Chapter 19: The Mother's Family (I)
In the morning, more than ten days after the last bedtime, the cold wind was howling. Huizhu got up early to freshen up, and after she was dressed neatly, she took Su Xin to ask for peace to the Ulanala clan.
As soon as he walked out of the small courtyard, he met Geng's in the hand-copying verandah of the second garden, and Huizhu saluted Geng's and said, "Sister Geng went to Fujin so early tonight to say goodbye." "Huizhu likes Geng's very much, Geng's personality is gentle and very low-key, so although the two are not close friends, Huizhu can say something happily when she meets Geng's in the house; Especially the last time I came back from the palace, Yinzhen rested with her the night before Mu Xiu, not to mention that she was still squeezed by some people in the house, Geng Shi helped her say something at this time and comforted: "Don't worry, I was also a little stingy when I first entered the house three years ago, after all, I am still a newcomer, and it will be fine in the future." In this way, after one or two exchanges, there was some friendship.
Geng saw that Huizhu, who usually went to ask for peace to Fujin no later than late, actually came so early today, so he quipped: "Why is Sister Niu Hulu so early, and I can't see my sister's shadow at this time?" Could it be that my sister has changed sex today, so she got up so early. After hearing this, Su Xin and the big girl beside Geng's side, Yuyan, couldn't help laughing.
Seeing this, Huizhu smiled and said: "Sister Geng, isn't this a joke for my sister, seeing that even the girl Yuyan has come to bully her sister, it's really bold." When Yuyan heard this, her face was full of fright, and she quickly apologized: "Niu Hulu Gege, the slave should die." When the words fell, I saw Huizhu and Su Xin look at each other and laugh.
Huizhu looked at the red-faced swift, and then stopped laughing and said to Geng: "Sister Geng, it's okay to call me Huizhu in the future, and the three words Niu Hulu are also a little rusty." But my sister got up early this day for a reason, and she wanted to ask Fujin to let me go back to my parents' house, so I ......"
"Okay, I'll call you Sister Huizhu in the future; Sister, you have been in the house for more than a month, and your mother's house is close to the house, but it is only half an hour away, and Fujin will be generous enough to make you get your wish. Geng Shi looked at Huizhu with a smile and said, it is good that her mother's family is close, I think she hasn't seen Ama Eniang for more than two years.
While talking, the two arrived at the main courtyard of the Wulanala clan, and the maid and grandmother who were waiting outside the house saw the two of them and saluted one after another: "Slaves and maids, please two Gege Da'an." Huizhu and Geng responded with a smile, and then opened the curtain with the pretty girl next to the curtain and entered the back room.
In the upper room, the Wulanala clan, who was dressed in a light cyan seventy or eighty percent new flag uniform, walked from the bedroom to the inner room with the support of Mama Wang. Huizhu and Geng's two saw the Wulanala clan sitting down on the mahogany relief chair, and Fang saluted her together: "Concubine Niu Hulu (Geng's) asks for peace to Fujin, and Fujin is auspicious." ”
"I woke up early because of the wind outside, but I didn't expect my two sisters to come so early. Mama, put the prepared embroidery pier for the two sisters to sit on. Ulanara motioned for them to get up before speaking slowly.
"Xie Fujin is sympathetic to the concubines." Hui Zhu and Geng saluted the Ulanala clan again before sitting down on the embroidery pier. In fact, in addition to Fujin and Yinzhen's main seats, there are two side chairs in the house for the Li family and the Nian family to sit on, and the other concubines are not qualified to sit down.
"The two sisters are so polite, the two of you are the most humble and polite in this house, in fact, you don't need to thank me, in fact, this has already made people ready to sit on the pier, and in the future, when you come to ask for peace with the Song family and the Wu family, sit and talk, after all, you have also been selected and recorded on the jade plate, no more than others." Ulanara laughed.
Then the three of them said a few more words that were not salty or light, and Huizhu stood up and bowed to the Wulanala clan, and said: "Fujin, the concubine wants to go back to her mother's house to see her parents after returning from Fujin today, the concubine's maiden home is very close to the house; However, if this is not in harmony with the rules, please also ask Fujin to punish him. ”
The Ulanala clan looked at Huizhu who asked carefully, and said in her heart, she is still a homesick little girl, but she is very obedient and responsible, which makes her feel relieved, so she looked at Huizhu with a smile and said: "Sister Niu Hulu, you don't need so much politeness to sit down, you haven't been in the house for a long time, and it's common to miss your parents, besides, you haven't been back to your parents' house yet, so my sister should go." Mama, you go to the treasury and take two horses of three solo satin from the palace and two pots of coral from Zhuangzi to bring to Niu Hulu. By the way, you can find some medicinal materials to use and put them on, but you can't lose the face of Baylor Mansion and your sister. Sister, I'm sending Zhang De's father-in-law from the Second Courtyard to go with you, and I'm going back home after dinner, what do you think? ”
Huizhu hurriedly stood up again and replied respectfully: "Concubine Xie Fujin's love, how dare you have more opinions, it's just that Fujin rewards so many things to the concubine's mother's family, and the concubine deserves it." ”
The Wulanala clan waved his hand to let Huizhu sit down, and Fang said lightly: "My sister is the master's person, and it is also appropriate to take care of the master, and it is natural to bring some gifts back to her parents' house, so be it." Seeing that my sister hasn't eaten breakfast yet, let's go back to your yard to clean up now, and don't have to wait for the Li family. ”
Huizhu wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Geng: "Sister Huizhu, Fujin is generous, don't thank you for Fujin's reward." Huizhu glanced at the Geng family, and then blessed the Wulanala clan and said: "Xie Fujin is generous, the concubine will retire first, and she will definitely return to the house early, so as not to break the rules of the mansion and not to embarrass Fujin." At this time, the Ulanala clan laughed again and said, "Well, then my sister will go down first, be more careful outside, and grandma will also go and prepare things." ”
After leaving Fu Jin and Geng, Hui Zhu took Su Xin around the compound to avoid meeting the others who asked for peace, and hurried to her courtyard from the path.
After a while, Huizhu put away the things she was going to bring back and the classification of Fujin rewards, changed into the newly made clothes in the house and put on some jewelry, and took Su Xin, Xia Mei, and Yuehe into the carriage, and then Zhang De and a small servant took the placed items and sat in the smaller carriage behind; Together with the coachman Huizhu, a group of eight people drove out from the back door of Baylor House.
The entrance of the Niu Hulu Mansion
After getting the letter, Zhang Jiashi took Huiya, Junxian and all the slaves to stand at the gate early and wait. As soon as Junxian saw the two carriages coming towards them, he shouted happily: "E-niang, my sister is back, it's my sister's carriage!" Zhang Jia's eyes were red and he pressed Junxian who was about to run over, and was about to speak, when he saw the carriage stop.
As soon as the carriage was stable, Huizhu wanted to jump out of the carriage and hug Zhang Jia's family, but finally made up her mind, and after the little girl put the low stool out of the carriage, she got off the carriage with Su Xin's support. As soon as Junxian saw Huizhu, he broke away from Zhang Jia's family and ran into Huizhu's arms, coquettish: "Sister, Junxian misses you so much, I haven't seen my sister for more than a month." Huizhu couldn't help but excitedly hug her younger brother, who had been hurting for more than ten years, and looked at Zhang Jiashi with red eyes and tears.
At this time, all the slaves knelt down and said, "Slaves (slaves) please aunt and grandmother." Su Xin and the subordinates of the Baylor Mansion saluted to Zhang Jia's clan and said, "The slave maid (slave) please be safe." ”
Zhang Jiashi called everyone up with a smile, and instructed Mama Zhang to give a reward to all the subordinates, and specially brought someone to Huizhu to give a double reward. Only then did he tremble and hold Huizhu's hand and said, "My Huizhu ......" and couldn't say anything else, and Huizhu was also teary-eyed.
Mama Zhao saw that a large group of people were outside the door, so she gave Su Xin a look and persuaded their mother and daughter to go to the house together. After a while, Huizhu stopped her tears and entered the house with Zhang Jia's family.
"Huizhu, I forgot to see you, let's go and say hello to your grandmother. E-niang really didn't expect you to come back today. I have already sent a little girl to the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Military Affairs to inform you of Ama and Junde, they will come back sooner, our Huizhu is born today, I think you were still swaddling on November 25 thirteen years ago, and now you are married. Zhang Jiashi said with tears in his eyes.
Huizhu called Eniang shyly, and talked all the way to the main courtyard where the old lady lived.
Entering the main house, it was everyone in the house who squatted and saluted Huizhu, Huizhu swept her eyes and saw that there was not much change, the old lady was in good health, and the servant was still proud.
In her mind, Huizhu had walked to the old lady, and the old lady was busy pulling Huizhu's hand up and down, only to see that Huizhu was wearing a ruyi placket light pink inlaid flower silk cheongsam on her upper body, covered with a blue satin vest and a purple gold and silver mouse shoulder gown, and there were not many jewelry on her head, but everything was not ordinary, so she said more and more lovingly: "Second girl, you look very good, you must have lived a good life in Sibeile Mansion, and grandma doesn't have to worry about you." You have to serve the fourth elder brother and Fujin well in the future, and it is a serious matter to be able to give birth to a little elder brother and a little Gege as soon as possible. But if there is anything, just help the family, your brother-in-law is on a bad business, you can take care of it as much as you can, so that you can stand firm in the Sibeile Mansion. ”
Huizhu replied: "Please also ask grandma to take care of her health, don't worry too much about her granddaughter, Sifujin and several other sisters treat their granddaughter very well." The old lady saw that Huizhu answered decently, thinking that this was her mother's family, how could she not help. Then he greeted him for a moment and instructed Huizhu to abide by the royal rules.
Huizhu responded to the old lady's words one by one, and followed her to say some pleasing words, the old lady showed tiredness, and said slowly: "I'm also tired, you can go down first, the second girl won't be back for long, it's better to leave your mother and daughter to talk well." So Zhang Jiashi and Huizhu quit the old lady and came out of the main hall.
After the group returned to the courtyard where Zhang Jia's family lived, Zhang Jia's family hurriedly instructed Mama Zhang to arrange for Huizhu to bring people from Baylor Mansion to eat and drink in the main house of the outer courtyard, and not to give Huizhu a faceless.
When Zhang Jia's family finished taking care of all the trivial things, it was noon, so he sent everyone away, and then rested in the house with Huizhu and Junxian, and hastily ate some lunch.