Chapter 129: Winter and Summer Marriage
A few days later, the grandmother sent by the queen mother also arrived, with a stack of superstitions written by the queen mother.
Ming Lanying quickly read the thick stack of letters, first said a few words about the recent situation, and then said that Mama Cai was the most rigorous and loyal among the mammas around her, and she could be trusted, and the rest was to say a bunch of interesting things.
Including but not limited to the little prince's 100-day banquet and the first birthday banquet, the result of catching Zhou is the jade seal and the dragon chair, the civil and military officials are sincerely afraid, and the emperor is full of spring breeze, so he will say "How do you know that I have a cute and clever son!" β
Ming Lanying smiled, and immediately came back to her senses and looked at the middle-aged woman in front of her with an extraordinary bearing, with neat hair and meticulous simple dress, thin and weak, with a straight face all the time, and she looked fierce without smiling.
"Slave maid Cai Donghua please princess An, the princess can be called slave maid Cai Mama, in the future, the slave maid will serve by the princess's side every inch of the way, please let the princess command."
The courtesy is also a glance, respectfully measured like a standard instrument, very rigorous.
Ming Lanying, who was watching, felt nervous, and hurriedly went to help her, "Mama Cai doesn't have to be polite, I'll have to trouble Mama Cai more in the future." β
Mama Cai just got up, and when she heard her such polite words, she bowed down again, "Rest assured, the princess, the slave will not live up to the trust of the queen mother and the princess." β
"Okay, let's get up first."
Ming Lanying had no choice but to help her again, the person recommended by the queen mother is naturally excellent, and Mama Cai's rules are like the most standard mold carved out, and she abides by the rules in every word and deed.
"At present, there is no steward in the house, the prince has transferred a steward from the capital, and he should still be on the way, Mama Cai can tell me if she needs anything first."
"Thank you princess, the slave and maid affairs are just small things, and the princess comes first in everything."
Mama Cai swept left and right, didn't see any maids by her side, frowned slightly, considered her tone, and said slowly: "There should be two big maids around the princess." β
Ming Lanying breathed a sigh of relief, Mama Cai was too serious, she was still a little restrained, "It's okay, I'm used to it, it's inconvenient when there are too many people, and when there is a need for people, two people will be ordered to accompany her, does Mama Cai need two maids to serve and be convenient?" β
Mama Cai lowered her head respectfully, guessing that she was not an eventful master, and she was also relieved, "Don't dare, the princess is like this, and the slave doesn't dare to overstep." β
Ming Lanying waved her hand indifferently, "It's okay, there are not so many rules in the palace, it may be inconvenient for you to follow me in the future, no one can be dispatched at any time, let's choose two maids to follow you later." β
Ming Lanying's attitude was casual, but her tone was certain, and Mama Cai had no choice but to respond, "The slave maid chose four big maids to serve the princess, and waited from afar by her side." β
Mama Cai's attitude was firm, and Ming Lanying didn't want to brush off her kindness, "It's okay." β
When the time comes, let Mama Cai take care of it and prevent them from coming to her side.
A grandmother from the house, following Ming Lanying to serve is also considered a high status, and Ming Lanying called all her subordinates to recognize people.
Ning Er made a junior salute and called crisply, "Hello Mama Cai." β
Mama Cai was so sweet, and her serious face couldn't help but smile.
When Zhao Lao heard that Mama Cai came out of the palace, he was very respectful to her, and Dong Xia also gave her a big salute with some trepidation.
"This is winter and summer, my good sister, I will get married at the end of next month, I have never married a little sister, I have no experience." Ming Lanying pulled up Dongxia's arm and said to Mama Cai seriously: "But I also want to give Dongxia a grand wedding with a row, so please Mama Cai pay more attention to her during this time." β
Mama Cai saw Ming Lanying's attitude towards Zhao Lao and Dong Xia, and directly ignored the status of the two of them as untouchables, and treated them seriously as half masters.
"Although the princess commands, the slave and maid will do it perfectly."
Mama Cai is over half a hundred years old, and she is also well-informed, and Ming Lanying is relieved to hand over the winter and summer marriage to her.
Dongxia was a little frightened, "Sister-in-law, I don't have to be so troublesome......"
Ming Lanying patted her, "Don't be afraid, your sister-in-law will definitely give you a beautiful scenery, just embroider your wedding dress during this time." β
"Sister-in-law......"
Mama Cai's tone also eased a lot, "Winter and summer girls don't have to be nervous, getting married is a big deal, the princess has instructions, the slave and maid will try their best to do it, the slave and the maid have experience, and the rules of marriage The slave and the maid will also hand it over to you little by little." β
Dong Xia held Ming Lanying's hand tightly, "Thank you, sister-in-law...... Thank you Mama Cai too. β
Mama Cai bowed slightly, "This is what the slave maid still does." β
The total number of subordinates and guards in the palace is only a hundred, and the people who bought it are consciously sensible, and after Ming Lanying bought the mansion, there were no rules, and the control of the subordinates was not so strict.
But Mama Cai saw a furrow between her eyebrows, "Please listen to the slave and maid." β
Ming Lanying looked at her in surprise, is there something to persuade her?
"Say it."
Mama Cai eased her tone and said: "The princess is kind and uninhibited, and she is also tolerant of her subordinates, but the subordinates of the palace also represent the face and rules of the palace to the outside world. β
Ming Lanying scratched her head, she was a princess for the first time, and she had no experience, but she listened to persuasion.
"Okay, then Mama Cai has bothered a lot, and she has worked hard."
Mama Cai lowered her eyebrows, "It's the slave's business." β
Ming Lanying waved her hand and handed over the subordinates to Mama Cai to discipline for a few days, Mama Cai came out of the palace, the rules and vision did not say, and the people who were pinched were also hand-caught, and they were obedient to discipline for a few days.
When Hebai and Shan Zhaofeng came back, they were startled by the reborn subordinates in the palace.
Hebai twisted his eyebrows, looking at the little maid in front of him with a standard demeanor, the maid who could still gag with her before leaving, now she is polite, her movements are elegant and neat, and her smile is standard and kind.
"You...... Got ghosted? β
The little maid squeezed her eyes at Hebai, but her behavior was still very like a maid, "The slaves and maids have boiled hot water, and the girl can go to the bath and have a good rest." β
Hebai was shocked and pushed into the bathroom by several maids, "No, you guys! What went through? I'm just going out for a while, how did you get like this! β
The maids covered their mouths and snickered, "There is a grandmother in the palace next to the princess, who taught the slaves and maids something, and the slaves and maids have benefited a lot." β
"It is a blessing for the slaves and maids to treat the slaves and maids well, and the slaves and maids represent the image and atmosphere of the palace, and they cannot embarrass the masters."
Hebai scratched his head, "That grandma is quite powerful, hey!" β
"Girl, go and wash up, the princess will see you later."
After Hebai and Shan Zhao settled the stolen money, they went to find Ming Lanying after washing.
As soon as the two of them saw Mama Cai with a serious face beside Ming Lanying, their hearts were shocked.
Ming Lanying raised her eyes and looked at the two of them, "Are you back?" Are there any injuries? β
The two shook their heads obediently, some didn't dare to talk nonsense, Ming Lanying was a little surprised, "This is Mama Cai, she will follow me to serve and assist me in doing things in the future." β
He said to Mama Cai again: "Mama Cai, this is Hebai, the younger sister of the prince." β
pointed to Shan Zhao beside Hebai, "This is Shan Zhao, the third son of the Shan family, and currently Hebai's fiancΓ©." β
Mama Cai bowed to the two, her master is now only one Ming Lanying, and the others are all taken care of by the way.
I don't know if Mama Cai's unspoken aura is too strong, and it seems that it is not Ming Lanying in front of her, but the majestic Princess Yanbei, so that Hebai and Shan Zhao don't dare to come up and talk nonsense.
The two glanced at each other and bowed in tacit agreement.
"Sister-in-law, I'll go see Ning'er."
"Sister-in-law, princess, I'll go and see the Hundred Beasts Garden."
Ming Lanying didn't see the restraint of the two, nodded and let the two go, "It just so happens that Ning'er should be in the Hundred Beasts Garden now, you can go together." β
"Okay!"
The two brothers Hebai and Shan Zhao hooked their shoulders and slipped away in stride, and Ming Lanying looked at the back of the two of them leaving thoughtfully.
Mama Cai was keenly aware of her emotional changes, "Princess, what's wrong?" β
"Shhhh
Ming Lanying twisted her eyebrows, and said to Mama Cai with a serious face: "Change your name, the princess and princess have heard too much." β
"Yes, ma'am." Mama Cai changed her name from the good, "Madame just thought something was wrong?" β
Ming Lanying rubbed her chin, "Hebai and Shan Zhao were quite good at making trouble before, and they could fight if they didn't agree with each other, but now after they go together to arrest corrupt officials and raid their homes, the relationship seems to have become much better, and the two of them were still arguing about getting out of the marriage before." β
Mama Cai also knew some things about the palace, and she didn't think much about it when she heard the words, "The feelings can be handled, maybe the two will not withdraw from the marriage at that time." β
Ming Lanying slowly swayed to the study, "I hope so." β
The funds of the palace were basically emptied, and the caravan dividends and restaurant dividends that Ming Lanying had just received were all lent to the army, and the palace reduced expenses, and Ming Lanying had to settle the accounts well and prepare for the winter and summer weddings next month.
Meng Huaisu came a few times every three or five times, all of them were to send things to Dongxia and Zhao Lao, and Aunt Meng often came to see Dongxia and instructed Mama Cai to embroider wedding dresses in winter and summer.
Half a month after Mama Cai arrived, the steward transferred from the capital by Ye Jielu finally arrived, and it was a pair of children from the king steward.
Sister Wang Yuying, who looks gentle and gentle, but is resolute, clean and delicate, and is arranged to manage the backyard.
The younger brother Wang Changying, who is a smiling squint and slick in everything, knew the layout of the palace and all the subordinates on the first day of reporting to the palace, inherited the shrewd calculation of the king's steward, and was arranged to manage the front yard.
Steward Wang is the son of the Ye family, and he has served the Ye family for generations, and he has no two hearts, so Ye Juelu is very relieved to use.
Ming Lanying also asked Ye Jielu why she transferred two, Ye Jielu gently pinched her shoulders and said in a low voice: "Wang Yuying is a woman, it is convenient to act in the backyard, she is very accurate in seeing people's minds, and there are many maids in the backyard, it is difficult to say whether there will be careful maids looking for trouble in the future, she can save a lot of trouble." β
Ming Lanying raised her eyebrows lightly, "You're quite narcissistic." β
Of course, Ye Jielu knew what place she attracted first, "The lady likes it, naturally it is the best." β
praised her for her good eyesight, and praised herself for her good looks by the way.
Ming Lanying rolled her eyes, but looking at his face, she really couldn't say anything against her will, if she was a maid with other thoughts, she would indeed take away other thoughts from such a male host.
After Ming Lanying gave the sister and brother three days to familiarize themselves with the things in the house, she gave the two of them a big task.
"At the end of the winter and summer months, I married Meng Tong, you look at the arrangement of this matter, it must be grand and arranged, how to make trouble in the palace, you look at it, as for the banquet...... There are not many acquaintances in the side plug, and I can't put a few tables, so let's just make an eighty-eight table flowing water seat! Some of those who must be invited will be arranged at several tables depending on their identity, and others who have sent congratulatory gifts and blessings can come to the banquet, and they can't lose the face of any big family to marry a daughter! β
Anyway, Biansai is Ye Juelu's fiefdom, he has the final say, Zhao Lao has a life-saving grace for him, and he also attaches great importance to Zhao Lao's granddaughter marrying, and giving a big wedding is nothing.
The siblings nodded seriously, "Understood!" β
Ming Lanying carefully set aside 800 taels of funds for the wedding, but the sister and brother were more capable than she imagined.
Soon contacted the cloth village, and bought enough red cloth to decorate the palace at the lowest price, red cloth, red silk and red lanterns, and the big red happy words were pasted everywhere, and they began to decorate it early.
Dongxia watched the palace being swallowed by the festive red little by little, and her heart was nervous and moved, and she didn't know what to say to Minglan Ying.
"Sister-in-law, am I causing you too much trouble, in fact, you only need a sedan chair to carry it away, so you don't need to be so extravagant and wasteful."
Ming Lanying rubbed her face, "Where is this wasted, how can you be hastily involved in such an important matter as marrying, and you call me sister-in-law, what's wrong with being a sister-in-law and managing the marriage for your sister-in-law!" You can get married with peace of mind! β
Then Ming Lanying smiled, "Anyway, after you get married, you still have to go back to me to be my exclusive doctor, and if you want to repay me, then make some whitening medicine for me!" Take care of Ning'er for me, this is a very heavy responsibility! β
With tears in his eyes, Dongxia nodded vigorously, "Okay!" β
The sisters and brothers of the Wang family are worthy of being the children of the shrewd Wang steward, and in half a month, they held a grand wedding with the lowest price of 300 taels of silver.
It was bigger than the pomp and circumstance of the Dong Mansion she watched in the capital.
Zhao Lao looked at the red silk flying in the sky, and there was an indescribable emotion in his heart, Dong Xia married a good family, and her parents and grandmother also knew about it, and he had no regrets.
Meng Huaisu was dressed in a red wedding dress, riding a high-headed horse to the palace to pick up relatives, and the girls who watched the excitement on the side of the road were all red and red-eyed.
Ming Langtao, as a good brother, also went to the field, and originally wanted to pull Ye Jielu together, but was stopped by Ming Lanying, because Ye Jielu was Dong Xia's mother's family and wanted to block the door together.
There is no difference in identity in front of the happy event, the lively wedding is held, there are two conspicuous bags of Hebai and Shan Zhao, and the groom begins to enliven the atmosphere when he enters the door.
It was even more lively than expected, and even Mama Cai's serious face was dyed with a smile.
When the auspicious time came, Dong Xia tearfully bid farewell to Zhao Lao and Ming Lanying and his party, and the welcoming team of gongs and drums set off from the palace, and the festive red went around half of the city and entered the Meng Mansion.
There is a happy event in the palace, and Ming Lanying also takes advantage of this happy event to get to know the people with heads and faces in Yanzhou, and the people can come to eat the flowing water banquet of the palace as long as they bring congratulatory gifts and send blessings.
When worshipping the church, Zhao Lao and Aunt Meng, as the high hall, did not want to be the lord, so they pushed Ming Lanying and Ye Juelu up and accepted the bow of the newcomer.
Identity and status are here, and neither can the two.
After three bows, everyone gathered around the newcomer into the cave room.
When Hebai, Shan Zhao and Ming Langtao still wanted to make trouble in the cave room, they were frightened away by Meng Huaisu's cold eyes for the first time in their lives.
Until the feast, the three of them still had palpitations.