Chapter Twenty-Five: The Blood Hosta of the Winged Perch
Wei Shangui was so ill, Wei Changxian's birthday banquet naturally ended hastily.
After saying goodbye to the Jingping Mansion, Song Zaishui had a good pinch with Wei Changying in the carriage, forcing Wei Changying, who knew that he was wrong, to apologize again and again, and talked sweetly all the way, and Song Zaishui's face was calmed down.
I went back to the house like this, first went to the upper room to see Mrs. Song, and then stepped into the 'door', and saw Mrs. Song looking happy, if I sat in the 'spring' wind, as if I heard something happy, and when I saw Wei Changying, the smile on the side of the 'lips' was deeper, and I didn't wait for the two to salute, and waved busily: "Don't be detained, come here!" β
The two sat next to Mrs. Song according to their words, and Wei Changying asked curiously, "Grandmother seems to be very happy today?" β
"Come and see this." Mrs. Song carefully 'touched' out a rosewood box from the couch behind her, this box is about a foot square, the box surface is carved with a lotus and a winged bird, the side is a peony 'flower' leaf, the four corners are wrapped with gold leaf, and the gold leaf is embedded with a night pearl - so attentive, at first glance, it is used to hold valuables.
Old Madam Song pressed the things at the bottom of the box here, and the few pieces of Wei Changying placed in the bright place were very clear, but this box had never been seen before, and she was very curious when she saw it at the moment: "What is it?" β
Without waiting for Mrs. Song to answer, she had already opened the box with her hands - before the box opened, a treasure light suddenly 'shot' out, making the room suddenly bright!
But on the brocade cushioned in the box, there was a pair of hairpins with bright colors and "bright" colors like blood and a few "desires".
This pair of hairpins are integrated, it is actually a whole piece of blood 'jade' carved out, the upper is the winged bird, the lower is the branch, the feather 'feather' is lifelike, the branches and leaves are like life, only this carving work, it is extremely rare!
Wei Changying and Song Zaishui are both the "daughters" of the top famous "doors" in the country, and they are used to seeing jewels when they are young, and they are also amazed by this pair of hairpins at this moment!
I only heard Mrs. Song say in a slightly smug tone: "This pair of hairpins is the handwriting of Ye Zhufu, a famous craftsman of the Ye family. That's Yezhufu's watch. β
The cousins hurriedly took one and put it in front of their eyes, the young man's eyesight was just right, and sure enough, he saw an ancient seal about the size of a sesame seed at the tip of the hairpin - Song Zaishui was surprised: "I heard my grandmother mention that this hairpin ring is the best in the Ye family in the country that has produced the imperial craftsman from generation to generation, but Ye Zhufu doesn't seem to be the person he is today?" β
"It's so good to have sex in the water." Mrs. Song was in a very good mood today, she glanced at her nephew and granddaughter with a smile, and said approvingly, "Ye Zhufu is a person from the time of Xuanzong, he has been around for more than 80 years, although there are many hairpin rings in his life, but the most proud thing is to count this pair of hairpins!" β
As she spoke, Old Madam Song took the one she took from Wei Changying's hand and advised, "Be careful...... This pair of hairpins was worth 10,000 gold when it was made, and now I am afraid that there is only a more valuable truth, although Qingzhou Su's heritage does not let our family, but it is also the top thing in Su Xiuman's marriage when he came out of the cabinet! β
"Mrs. Su's dowry?" Wei Changying was shocked, but the hairpin she took had been picked up by Mrs. Song so that nothing happened, and even Song Zaishui, who had always been 'fine', was so frightened that he hurriedly put the hairpin back in the box when he heard the words - although tens of thousands of gold were many, Song Zaishui, who was raised as the future queen, would not be so careful, but this was Wei Changying's future mother-in-law's dowry, and now it was sent to Wei Changying - such an important thing would not dare to damage it even if it was a worthless object, so it was better to be cautious.
Old Madam Song carefully put away the box, and then said with a smile: "Isn't it?" It was sent by Su Xiuman's old servant who personally traveled day and night. β
- No wonder Mrs. Song is in such a good mood today, when Wei Changying was 'yin', she was 'yin', and she didn't pass the 'door' to vent her husband's plan to beat her husband to Mrs. Su, Mrs. Su was angry, and deliberately when Wei Changying's aunt and aunt passed the house, she deliberately got close to Wei Lingyue, the granddaughter of the Marquis of Jingcheng and the famous virtuous Wei Lingyue in the imperial capital, and even picked the agarwood bracelet that she had carried for many years in public and gave it to Wei Lingyue.
Although it is impossible for Mrs. Su to bypass Shen Xuan and change her daughter-in-law, Wei Lingyue, who can be regarded as the same clan as Wei Changying, has obtained the hand beads that Mrs. Su has carried with her for many years, and she still got it in front of Wei Changying's aunt Wei Zhengyin, but Mrs. Su did not say anything about Wei Changying, a prospective daughter-in-law...... Can Old Madam Song not be annoyed in her heart?
But now Mrs. Su has made up the gift to her prospective daughter-in-law, not to mention, she is still so generous, even this pair of hairpins from the hands of famous artists and is also very famous in the valve reading Biyiqi Lianli Zhixue 'jade' pair of hairpins were generously taken out - in contrast, the string of hand beads given to Wei Lingyue is just a common plaything, where can the meaning of the value theory itself to Mrs. Su be compared with this pair of hairpins?
This was the most valuable one in Mrs. Su's dowry when she married into the Shen family!
Even Mrs. Su herself, that is, when she was young, wore it for a while at the ceremony, and she was usually reluctant to take it out. Rao is like this, and among the noble 'women' in the imperial capital, countless people are envious, jealous and hateful, and even many nobles in the palace are red-eyed.
Wei Changying has not passed the 'door' before she gets such a valuable thing from her future mother-in-law, can Mrs. Song, who has always been worried about her after leaving the cabinet, not feel happy and joyful from the bottom of her heart for her granddaughter?
And because this pair of hairpins is too famous, there is nothing that the older generation of nobles does not know, that is, Mrs. Su will not wear it when she is older, and Wei Changying and Song Zaishui did not grow up in the imperial capital, so they have never heard of it. Such a thing, it stands to reason that even if it is given to the daughter-in-law, how can it be given to the eldest daughter-in-law, and it is also the daughter-in-law' who has passed the 'door', Shen Zangfeng is not the eldest son, not even the second son! Mrs. Su will reward this pair of hairpins now......
How 'shrewd' Mrs. Song was, she immediately guessed that Wei Changying could make up for this pair of hairpins, not only that Wei Zhengyin explained it successfully for her niece and 'daughter', but more importantly, it was decided that Wei Changying got this pair of hairpins in the final analysis or Shen Zangfeng!
Compared with the status of the hairpin in Mrs. Su, among the daughters-in-law and 'women', the one who can get them is either the eldest daughter-in-law, or the future head of the Ming Pei Hall of the Shen clan in Xiliang!
Obviously, the Shen family has already decided that Shen Zangfeng will take over Ming Peitang, so as Shen Zangfeng's fiancΓ©e, Wei Changying can have the opportunity to get this pair of hairpins.
The achievements of the grandson-in-law determine the future status of the grandson's daughter, of course, the more promising, the better. Although Mrs. Song has long speculated that Ming Peitang will be Shen Zangfeng's, but in the end, Shen Zangfeng is still young, and Shen Xuan has many heirs, and it is difficult to say what has not been decided.
Mrs. Song was really happy for her granddaughter, and explained to them with great interest: "Don't look at this hairpin from Ye Zhufu's hand, but the most precious thing is not this. She pointed, "The most precious thing is this material - the world often says that gold is priceless and 'jade' is priceless, but there are also high and low in 'jade', especially blood 'jade'!" β
Wei Changying said with a smile: "Blood 'jade' is very rare, I have a lot of jade, mutton fat 'jade', yellow 'jade', and purple 'jade' in my makeup, but there is no blood 'jade'." β
"I saw one at my grandmother's place, but it was only the size of a thumb, carved in the shape of a cicada, and my grandmother would sometimes 'touch' and play with it." Song 'waves' circulated in the eyes of the water, and Yan Ran said, "However, without this 'beauty', the 'color' of the face is a little darker." β
Old Madam Song smiled and said, "I also know your grandmother's blood 'jade' cicada, but it's different from this. You must know that there are two kinds of blood 'jade', one is that blood seeps into the 'jade' stone, and it is formed after years of accumulation! Your grandmother is only a thousand-year-old blood 'jade', and of course it is also priceless. But the material of this pair of hairpins is the second kind, which is natural blood 'jade', which comes from the western plateau, where it is Qiudi's territory. But even there, it's rare to be tight! β
Song Zaishui said with a smile: "Cousin, you haven't been out of the cabinet yet, and your mother-in-law loves you like this, I'm afraid that I will treat you as a 'daughter' in the future, and even your husband will have to eat it." She knew that Mrs. Song liked to hear this the most now, and sure enough, after hearing the words, Mrs. Song smiled immediately, and she really couldn't hide her comfortable and proud 'color'.
Wei Changying is also in a good mood - no matter how ruthless she is to deal with Shen Zangfeng, she is not disobedient enough to dare to punch and kick Mrs. Su, and now that Mrs. Su's attitude has changed, how can she be unhappy as a daughter-in-law?
The three ancestors and grandchildren were happy for a long time, but Chen Ruhua reminded with a smile: "I'm afraid that the eldest lady doesn't know about this matter, is it someone to tell the eldest lady?" β
"That's right." Only then did Mrs. Song come to her senses and hurriedly called someone, "Shuangli, go and talk to Yu Wei about this - and then ask her to pick a suitable filial piety for Chang Ying." He turned his head to Wei Changying and said, "It is said that you should personally choose this gift, and your mother and I will give you a palm, but the servants of the Shen family said that they should go back quickly to make a report, and they can't delay, so they can only let your mother do this on your behalf...... You go back and take a good look at the gift list, learn a little, you know? β
Wei Changying has always been full of promises about not wanting to do things immediately, nodded obediently, and said, "Grandmother, don't worry, I will definitely ask my mother when I go back!" β
β¦β¦ When Mrs. Song learned that her in-laws not only abandoned their previous suspicions, but also sent such a precious and significant thing to Fengzhou thousands of miles away, she was naturally overjoyed for her 'daughter'! She personally selected the precious return gift, thought about it, called the 'girl' to her, pointed to the extra gift list, and said, "Do you know who this one is for?" β
Although Wei Changying didn't pay much attention to these social skills, he was extremely smart, and he just thought about it and said, "Is it for the second aunt?" β
"Not bad." Mrs. Song felt a little comforted when she saw that the 'girl' was smart, and said earnestly, "This time, your mother-in-law sent this pair of hairpins, and the first credit is your aunt!" If it weren't for your aunt to ease your cheeks in the imperial capital and make her words beautiful, not to mention that your true thoughts can't be said at all, that is, you are really virtuous and virtuous, how can Mrs. Su know the truth when she is so far away? Speaking of which, Jingchenghou is also a child of our Fengzhou Wei family, and his family goes out to say that his children are not good, can outsiders not believe it? So you have to return the gift from your mother-in-law in the future, but you can't forget your aunt. β
I have to tell her that after the 'door' arrives at the imperial capital, she must visit Wei Zhengyin's mansion in person and have a good relationship with this aunt - after all, Wei Zhengyin is Mrs. Su's brother-in-law, and although her 'friendship' with Mrs. Su is not like a sister, the scene is always passable, how can Mrs. Su give her younger brother some face.
Wei Changying got along with this aunt, not only to fulfill the righteousness of relatives, but also to get the support of Wei Zhengyin, and he will not suffer a loss.
In order for the relationship between her aunt and nephew to have a good start, Mrs. Song naturally will not forget Wei Zhengyin's good at this moment.
After teaching the 'daughter' the importance of coaxing her aunt in the future, Mrs. Song then reminded her of the future relationship between concubines and concubines: "This is more famous and meaningful than the 'jade' hairpin of Yiqi Lianli's branch blood, and your mother-in-law has rewarded them to you now, although it expresses her love for you, it also proves Shen Zangfeng's status in the Shen family." However, Shen Zangfeng is not the eldest son, even if he is, he may not be able to stop the blush between the concubines! Therefore, don't look at you for such a precious thing, if I guess correctly, this is also a test for your mother-in-law to you! β
Wei Changying said thoughtfully: "I haven't passed the 'door' yet, so I attracted the eyes of the concubine first?" β
"It's nature." Mrs. Song sneered and said, "Your future eldest sister-in-law Liu is the 'daughter' of Donghu Liu's descendant, and it is said that her 'temperament' is gentle and generous, and she is extremely virtuous!" Now the housewife of the Shen family says that it is Su Xiuman, in fact, it has long been the Liu family who is in charge, but the hairpin of the blood of the branch of Yiqi Lianli is in your hands, Shen Zangfeng has a great future, you are his future wife, the position of the housewife of the Liu family, after you pass the 'door', I don't know if it will change? How will you cope then?
"Although your future second sister-in-law, Duanmu, is only the concubine of the splendid Duanmu, like the Liu family, it is very good to have a reputation in the boudoir! And it is said that Duanmu has a 'girl' under his knees, who is now only four years old, and when he entered the summer this year, he made a poem in public, and she is a famous young talent 'girl' in the imperial capital, so she is quite favored in front of Su Xiuman, and Duanmu is also considered to be very good at teaching her son'! They passed the 'door' early, and the sons and daughters have already made the trip, which can be said to be deeply rooted in the Shen family, but the value of the mother-in-law is not as good as yours, do you have to think about what you should do in the future? β
Mrs. Song nodded at the 'girl's smooth forehead, and said solemnly, "So don't think that you can sit back and relax with this pair of hairpins!" There are many things to worry about in the future! β