Chapter 17: The Situation (I)
Thank you for the pink ticket of the pro~
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Chun Yao's eyes flashed, and he glanced at Miss Six's room, and Rong Hua also looked over, at this moment, the door of Miss Eight's house was closed, and she looked like she was rejecting people thousands of miles away. The fourth aunt's maid Zhihua didn't know where to go quietly, and the room suddenly became extremely quiet except for the sound just now.
This is the practice of covering your ears and stealing the bell.
Rong Hua couldn't help but smile.
Xiangqiao clenched her hands nervously, but fortunately, Miss Eight smiled gently, "Since that's the case, then don't disturb the sixth sister's rest." ”
Xiangqiao hurriedly sent it off.
Rong Hua and Chunyao came out of the courtyard of the sixth lady and went directly to the eldest lady's room.
The eldest lady was sitting and talking to Chen's mother, and Deacon Cui's family was also sitting on the brocade and drinking tea, and when she saw Rong Hua coming in, Deacon Cui's family got up and blessed her body, and said, "Hello Miss Eight." ”
Rong Hua saluted the eldest lady, and returned to Deacon Cui's house and Chen's mother after several weeks, "I drew a pattern, and I took it to my mother to see." ”
The eldest lady smiled, "Have you shown it to your sixth sister?" ”
Rong Hua's face changed slightly, and he just said obediently: "Not yet." And there was nothing else to say.
The eldest lady glanced at Chunyao, Chunyao's eyes were also strange, and the eldest lady seemed to have gotten the answer she wanted after a little thought.
Chunyao took the pattern over, and the eldest lady looked at it one by one, and immediately praised it, "I always say that Chunyao's girl is so hard to find, but I didn't expect that our eighth lady is even more unusual, you look at how beautiful this pattern is, let alone embroider it." ”
Chen's mother and Deacon Cui hurriedly stepped forward to take a look, and they were also amazed, "It's really good, it's difficult to find such a trick in the famous embroidery village in Beijing." ”
The eldest lady smiled and said, "If you do this trick, your relatives will like it." I don't need to pick and choose, I can do all of these looks," he said, picking out two of them, "These two looks are made into two purses, and the color should be a little more festive." ”
Rong Hua responded respectfully and took the trick.
The two looks picked by the eldest lady look like a pair when they are matched.
Dong Rui brought the tea, and Rong Hua sat on the chair next to the eldest lady and drank tea.
A few people talked for a while, and the eldest lady talked about the daughter born to the elder brother of Deacon Cui's family, and Rong Hua gently blew open a tender green leaf in the tea bowl.
The eldest lady has always been strict in governing the family, Deacon Cui's family is a slave born in the eldest lady's mother's family, and Deacon Cui's brother was kicked out of the house by the eldest lady's family because he was not used, and all these years have been supported by Deacon Cui's family, and it stands to reason that the niece of Deacon Cui's family should follow Deacon Cui's family into Tao Mansion.
"It's also her blessing to be able to go into someone like the Hou Mansion to serve."
Rong Hua couldn't help but be surprised that there was no hint of blame in the eldest lady's words.
Deacon Cui's family was grateful, "Mrs. said this, how can I be good." ”
The eldest lady said, "When she comes back, you can bring her in and I'll see." ”
Deacon Choi's family hurriedly said yes.
It is rare for a lady to be so magnanimous.
After drinking two cups of tea, Rong Hua, Chun Yao, and Deacon Cui's family retreated together.
When the people left, the eldest lady asked Chen's mother, "What's going on with Miss Six?" ”
Chen's mother said: "Tinglan in Miss Six's house said that the fourth aunt went early this morning, and Miss Six was losing her temper with her aunt. Yesterday, Miss Six hit a gray nose, so she will naturally rely on the fourth aunt's head, isn't this just in harmony with Mrs.? I'm afraid that Miss Six will not listen to the fourth aunt in the future. ”
The eldest lady said: "That's not necessarily, after all, it crawled out of her belly." Speaking of this, there was a little more disgust in the eldest lady's eyes, "Yanhua is so unpressing, everyone is docile, tolerant, and virtuous, she doesn't have any of them, I have worked hard to cultivate her all these years, but she can't use it at critical moments." ”
Mother Chen sighed, "You can't help it, the other young ladies are either born dull, or not outstanding, or naturally timid and afraid of things, only Miss Six is still good." ”
The eldest lady said: "If the master could have let me take care of the affairs of the house, there would not have been such a situation." That dead Rong Hua, if he handed it over to me early, maybe it would still come in handy. ”
The eldest lady's eyes flashed, "It seems that Miss Eight should have been to Miss Six." I have time to ask Chunyao for clarification. ”
Chen's mother said, "Yes." ”
The eldest lady thought for a while, "Didn't Chunyao say that Miss Eight believes in Buddhism?" You go and bring the few Buddhist scriptures that I often read to Miss Eight. ”
Chen's mother went to get the Buddhist scriptures and came out.
The eldest lady said: "You have also read a lot of scriptures with me over the years, and you will personally send this Buddhist scripture." ”
Hibiscus and a few maids sat idly in the garden, and everyone talked in the sun.
Hibiscus to Miss Eight or something, although the monthly example is still a third-class girl, but the next person has already seen that she will have a good future sooner or later, and the maid who was reluctant to talk to her before no longer excludes her, and she is also with her.
A few people chatted about something else, and Mu Hibiscus suddenly remembered, "The old lady is going to have a big birthday!" In a few days, the house will be lively. ”
A girl said: "No, it's the winter solstice, don't talk about the winter sacrifice, the old lady's birthday is on those days." ”
"The third old man continued, the old lady and the wife only took the girl around them, how the third lady we can't see, this time we finally want to see it."
"yes, I've heard ...... too"
"What do you know? Our new third wife, in fact, ......" is a maid raised in the Tao Mansion, her brother is on an errand in the third room, and her sister-in-law brought some things to her a few days ago, thinking that her words are credible.
Hibiscus hurriedly listened carefully.
Mu Hibiscus returned to Miss Eight's room, opened the curtain and heard Chen's mother talking to Miss Eight, Miss Eight was probably talking about the content of some Buddhist scriptures, some complicated Buddhist words she couldn't understand, let alone understand, just felt that Miss Eight was very patient, Chen's mother asked on the side, and Miss Eight explained on the side.
After a long time, there was no impatient look on Miss Eight's face, but Chen's mother felt embarrassed, "Look at me, I came to find trouble for Miss, it's just that my wife sent me to send the Buddha through, I actually nagged endlessly, Mrs. is right, reading Buddhist scriptures is really to be patient." ”
"I think Miss Eight is a good person."
Rong Hua smiled embarrassedly, "It's also when it's okay, Mother Chen asked me, I dare to talk nonsense, usually when I have nothing to do at home, I also copy Buddhist scriptures." ”
Chen's mother was immediately overjoyed, "Mrs. asked me to take the Buddha passage, just to bother the lady to copy it a few times, and seeing that it was about to give the old lady a birthday, Mrs. wanted the ladies in the clan to copy it hundreds of times, in order to show filial piety, she took out a small yellow silk bag, and opened it to be a copy of the "Security Extension Sutra" and a few pieces of Buddhist yellow and silver rice paper. This first copy is naturally for the young lady in our house to write, Mrs. said, looking at Miss Eight is a blessing, so let me send it to Miss Eight, who knows that it is a coincidence, Miss Eight has copied it before. ”
Rong Hua took the scriptures with both hands, "Mother can trust me, I will naturally do my best, and besides, I should do my filial piety in front of the old lady." ”
Chen's mother smiled, "Yes." After two more gossips, he resigned.
As soon as Chen's mother left, Mu Hibiscus happily came over, "In the past, this kind of face-showing thing, the eldest lady was handed over to Miss Six, it can be seen that now the eldest lady already has a young lady in her heart, and when it comes to the old lady's birthday, the first credit is the young lady's, and when the young lady officially meets in front of the old lady, the name of the young lady should naturally fall on the family tree." ”
Gaining the trust of the eldest wife, and writing her name on the genealogy, these are all beneficial to her in the future, but if she wants to marry well, there are still those etiquette constraints, "There are still five non-marriages in the innocent family." ”
Hibiscus's eyes widened, "What did Miss say?" ”
"The widow and the eldest daughter do not marry, and there is no religion."
Hearing Rong Hua say this, Mu Hibiscus's face couldn't help but be full of sorrow, "Miss, what should we do?" ”
Rong Hua smiled slightly and diverted the topic, "How about letting you go to investigate?" ”
Mu Hibiscus glanced out, and then dared to quietly tell Rong Hua the news he had inquired about, "The third wife of the third master's new continuation, her father is from the same Jinshi, and she is currently a waiter in the Hanlin Academy. ”
Rong Hua nodded, such a marriage can be regarded as a good match.
"It's just that I still heard from them that the third wife is twenty-eight this year."
Rong Hua couldn't help but be surprised, "What? ”
Twenty-eight years old, I have never been worthy of someone before, although there are examples, but there are very few.
Most of these older women are betrothed, and some are even widows who have married and died of their husbands. If this were the case, the father would not have agreed.
Shan said that he married the third uncle at the age of twenty-eight to be the main house...... Although the third wife's father was born in the same Jinshi, he was only a waiter from the Hanlin Academy of Wupin, and there was nothing that could make the Tao family lower their worth and ask for marriage.
Kyoto Liao family. Rong Hua's eyes flashed, could it be the Liao family who had made meritorious contributions when Emperor Gaozong succeeded to the throne.
"Wu'er's sister brother is on an errand in the third room, her sister-in-law came to see her some time ago, and chewed some tongue roots, saying that the third wife is also from an official family, but her family is not very prosperous, none of her relatives is underdeveloped, just say that the third wife's uncle, that is the fourth grade of the leader, and a daughter is married to An Guogong."
"An Guogong is no longer here, and the son of the third wife's uncle and sister inherited the title."
Rong Hua's heart moved.
"Do you know who it is?"
Mu Hibiscus nodded, "Wu'er said, it's Wu Muhou." ”
Rong Hua was stunned for a moment. Wu Muhou, what Yanhua mentioned in front of her was Wu Muhou, Wu Muhou's main room died before the door, could it be that the eldest lady is Wu Muhou's wife? Although Zhao Xuanhuan is the eldest son of the Marquis of Yicheng, he has not inherited the title after all, and Marquis Wu Mu is a noble who has inherited the title.
The eldest lady has only two daughters.
The eldest daughter married into the Yicheng Hou Mansion, but unfortunately the eldest daughter Shuhua has become a chess piece in the hands of Mrs. Hou over the years, and has not helped the family much, the eldest lady will definitely not put all her expectations on Shuhua, she wants to find another way, and there is only the second daughter Yaohua by her side.
If Wu Muhou's Mansion is really as rumored outside, can the eldest lady be willing to marry the weak Yaohua to Wu Muhou? Even if the eldest lady is willing, there have been previous examples, and the Wumuhou Mansion will not have a frail and sickly wife, so as not to repeat the mistakes of the past.
Then the eldest lady can only choose a concubine daughter in the house to marry.
But how can the identity of the concubine climb to the Hou Ye's mansion? Even if the Wumuhou Mansion has that kind of reputation outside, there must be a saying in it.
Unless it is recorded in the name of the eldest wife, as the daughter of the main family......
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Thanks to the pink ticket of the students who did good deeds without leaving their real names, the sect leader was very moved.
Two hours later, add more~
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