Chapter Twenty-Four: The Dongqu Family
Early the next morning, when Jiang Yu woke up, it was already bright outside.
She sat up, rubbed her temples, and seemed to have slept a little longer.
Hearing the movement inside, Chi Ying hurriedly came in around the screen, and when she saw that Jiang Yu had woken up, she hurriedly came up to change her clothes, and asked the little girls outside to bring in toiletries.
"Miss, are you awake?"
Jiang Yu was still thinking about it, she seemed to have forgotten something-oh!
"Chi Ying-I have to hurry, it's only the second day today, if I'm late, I'm afraid Mr. Qiao won't be happy······" Jiang Yu said, and casually ordered a set of primrose-colored long undergarments and crescent-white gowns among the several sets of clothes handed over by the little girl.
Chi Ying sneered, "Don't worry, the old lady sent someone over last night to say that Mr. Qiao Nu was temporarily not allowed to come over because of some things in the house where he lived, and you had already slept at the time, so the slaves and maids didn't say anything." ”
"Did grandmother say when Mr. Qiao will come back?" Jiang Yu was slightly surprised in her heart, she still wanted to use Jiang Zhirou to knock on the side today to see if she could get some of Mr. Qiao's words, but people couldn't come today.
But it's okay, this matter can be considered in the long run.
Jiang Yu knew that she didn't need to see Mr. Qiao, so she didn't bother to look at her makeup, just trying to save trouble.
It was Xiuzhi who dressed her up, and after a few days of running-in, she also figured out Jiang Yu's character, so she only combed the usually inconspicuous bun, and gave Jiang Yu a light hollow golden hairpin, not even tassels and pendants, which was very plain.
Chi Sakura was not idle beside her, twisting the gold wire and playing Yingluo, while directing the little girl to take out a mahogany four-corner gilt box and put it on the table.
As soon as she looked up and saw Jiang Yu's appearance, she couldn't help but be stunned: "Miss, there is a distinguished guest in the mansion today, and I am afraid it is not good for you to be so simple." ”
Jiang Yu shook her head, she knew who the distinguished guest who was coming, so she had to face the sky like this.
"It's okay, Chi Ying, I'm still young, the third young master of the Dongqu family is the same age as his brothers and sisters, so he won't play with me, so it's not rude." Jiang Yu explained, but because of Chi Ying's unconvinced expression, she had to ask Xiuzhi to add a pair of pearl earrings to her.
Jiang Yu, who was lined with the pearls of the East China Sea with a full and lustrous shape, became more and more white and transparent, and Chi Ying stopped talking.
Before going out to the old lady, Chi Ying glanced at Jiang Yu and sighed in her heart.
Jiang Yu heard her think, Miss is really too young, where is she talking about rudeness or not - what she is thinking about is actually Miss's marriage, but she doesn't dare to say it explicitly.
There has been a first-class member in the Dongqu Mansion family, and now the third son of the Dongqu Mansion has a sister who is a noble concubine of the dynasty, such a family background, I am afraid that several ladies in the house will be tempted, although the Jiang family is also good, but if it is true, the noble daughter of Man Guangling, I am afraid that the qualifications for the young lady to carry shoes are not enough.
If it weren't for the fact that the third son was young, but he also had a career of his own, and the identity of the young lady couldn't be too eye-catching, she wouldn't have moved this thought.
Moreover, the old lady is still there now—but where can I wait for the things in this world?
Miss has no parents to call her minds, and her parents have died since she was a child, how can she justifiably say that she is a good person?
It's sad.
Chi Ying thought about it and sighed again, seeing that they were about to arrive at Jiufutang, Jiang Yu couldn't cry or laugh, and reminded her: "You look at the road, fall carefully, and people will laugh at me then." ”
Chi Ying was busy gathering her thoughts, and said with a straight face: "Miss, don't worry, the slave will not embarrass you." ”
As she spoke, she added in a low voice: "If she really falls, the slave will say that she is the old lady's maid, and see who dares to laugh." ”
Before the words fell, the whole person staggered forward, but fortunately, Xiuzhi behind him pulled a hand, and then he staggered and stabilized.
Akazakura's face turned a little pale with fright, and when she looked down, she saw a small stone rolling in the middle of the road, and she angrily stepped forward and kicked the stone.
“······” Jiang Yu didn't know whether to laugh or not. She endured it, and when she saw Akazakura's expression on her feet looking at her feet in shock, she still smiled unkindly. "Okay, today you can honor a girl for your grandmother."
Chi Ying still wanted to argue, but Yingcui happened to come from the opposite side to pick her up, and Jiang Yu smiled and pretended not to hear.
There are a lot of people in Jiufu Hall today, and several young ladies of the Jiang family are here, so they should have received the news and did not go to the academy again in the morning.
After Jiang Yu greeted Mrs. Jiang and several aunts, the old lady beckoned to her, and Jiang Yu sat beside the old lady in a proper manner.
It didn't take long for the people of Dongqu Mansion to be introduced into the main hall of Jiufutang by their subordinates.
The person who came was the eldest lady in charge of the Dongqu Mansion, and the maids and servants behind her followed in a mighty way, and finally all stayed in the courtyard to blow the wind.
Mrs. Jiang glanced at her eldest daughter-in-law, Chen, and Chen immediately took those maids and servants to entertain her, and at the same time transferred all the girls in the big house to prepare for the call of Mrs. Dongqu.
Several young ladies of the Jiang family looked at the girls and servants who came and went, and they were a little uncomfortable, not because they were jealous, but because they were not used to it.
Jiang Yu heard Jiang Zhihua say something excitedly: "······ With such a big show, sister, if you enter the mansion in the future······"
Jiang Zhilan turned to look at her, and Jiang Zhihui obediently silenced.
Jiang Zhirou next to her spoke in a surprising voice, and whispered: "My mother said that the Dongqu family is nothing, and the head of the Dongqu family is a commander, and he is still in charge of the most barren southern Sichuan······ But his family's business is doing... Hmm······"
The young lady of the Dong Qu family, Dong Qu Jie, was not far away, and seemed to raise her eyes to look at the young ladies of the Jiang family.
Jiang Zhiyou was so startled that she covered her mouth with a handkerchief.
After a lot of busyness, by the time the eldest lady of Dongqu Mansion took her daughter and the Jiang family to meet in earnest, it was already a quarter of an hour later.
Mrs. Dongqu didn't care, because she came to visit the Jiang family instead of her husband, she naturally wore a very grand dress, and when she stepped forward to support a few young ladies who saluted her, a few carved Ruyi gold bracelets inlaid with rose stones and red agate on her wrists swayed and made a crisp and pleasant touch sound, and the whole body was extravagant.
Her daughter Dong Qujie is also the same style, Dong Qujie is wrapped in a thick brocade inlaid silver rat skin cloak with eight groups of happy encounters, and after untying the cloak, she reveals a peacock pattern brocade coat with cloud pattern beads, and a long gown with a good Shu brocade and a hundred bats flying together, and her hands are also ringed and jingling, rich and powerful.
"Isn't this a walking gold mountain······?" Jiang Zhihui couldn't help but mumble again.
Jiang Yu also felt the same way, although she had been mentally prepared, she still inevitably showed off her wealth in person, her family was naturally rich before, but that was different, except for what the whole country celebrated, of course her father and mother would not let her go out in a brilliant outfit.
And······ Probably no one dares to show off her wealth in front of her family, if she is fancied, she will be easily destroyed.
In fact, Jiang Yu really didn't expect Dongqu Huaixi's family to be so rich, and she knew it earlier······ She might have made other plans for the marriage back then.