Chapter 15: The First Visit
Siniang thought about it and was a little embarrassed: "It's someone who knows Xue Yan, he claims to be Xue Yan's cousin, and he is from the Wenyi County Mansion." ”
County Princess? Qingrong raised her eyebrows in surprise, seeing that Siniang was a little uncomfortable, "You, you and him?" ”
Siniang hurriedly explained: "Sister, don't misunderstand, it was originally they who caused me to be involved, and now they came forward to help me clarify Isn't it right?" Besides, my unintentional move may have helped the Xue family. ”
"How?"
Siniang talked about her own speculation these days, and said: "Then Xue Yan is going to the army to the border by herself, delaying the marriage of the county lord, but I see what Cui Langjun means, the Xue family reprimanded Xue Yan on the face, but in fact, they are not sorry for this marriage, maybe they don't like the county lord?" But this lord in the court, which one of them is not married for the family of the court, not to mention that the county lord also has affection for Xue Shao, even because of the Yongwang Mansion, he should not let go so easily. ”
Qingrong knew that there was some truth in what she said. Who is King Yong, and now the court is King Yong's power, and he is saying the same... For some reason, she suddenly remembered the sage Li Jin she saw in the palace that day. Looking at his face, he is by no means a faint person without a city. An emperor is always an emperor, and which emperor will allow his courtiers to ride on his head?
"Is this Xue family and King Yong very close?" Qingrong couldn't help but guess, could it be that the queen was using herself to test?
Siniang said: "I don't know about this, I only heard that this criminal prince was pulled up by King Yong in the past." It may have been good in the past, but it's hard to say now. ”
Qingrong nodded thoughtfully, she thought about what had happened in the past few days, coupled with the attitude of the saint who had almost no reaction, and realized that she was afraid that she was insignificant in the matter of marrying the Xue family, not her, but someone else, and the queen actually just picked herself when she was in desperate need of help. The queen does this, no matter what, others will see her as the queen's person, but if you want to abandon her, it will not damage the queen herself. Where is this kind of calculation not clever?
She secretly shook her head and smiled bitterly, and said to Siniang: "I was fortunate to see the queen when I entered the palace today, the queen, I really don't lose the queen." ”
Maybe there is a lesson from Xue Yan's past, or maybe Xue Shao is particularly concerned about this matter, and he knocks on the side every once in a while, but when he thinks he is knocking on the side, the Lu family and Xue's father can see his mind clearly, so the Xue family is also very quick to prepare for marriage. Only a few days later, people came to the door to collect and ask for names.
Fortunately, the two families have reached a consensus, and they have not spent much time on negotiations. After another month or so, according to the calculated auspicious day, the elders of the Xue family came to propose their relatives. The dowry prepared by the Xue family was very rich, and the black boxes were piled up in most of the courtyard, and the Guining County Princesses were also very willing to marry their youngest son.
This is a kiss, and the marriage will be posted, although there is no marriage, but this Qingrong can be regarded as the daughter-in-law of the Xue family. Qingrong looked at the dowry that the Wang family had bought for her in the house these days, and was in a dazed trance, from the will to the marriage, it was only a little more than a month or two, and she was about to get married so soon.
It's a pity that Qingrong doesn't have the heart or time to sigh, the Xue family means that they want to marry Qingrong as soon as possible. But Qingrong is not very proficient in the rules of Gaomen, and he doesn't know how to run a house, but fortunately, Xue Shao has not yet set up his own door, and he can't use Qingrong's housekeeper for the time being, but he still has to learn.
In addition to buying dowries these days, Qingrong is not embroidering wedding clothes, or learning to settle accounts and manage affairs, rules and etiquette, and from time to time there are also official wives who come to the door to congratulate the Wang family, and all say that her third mother is a good luck. That's all the day, but I live a full life, and I don't have the heart to think about anything else.
Xue Shao is a little worried about her, not for anything else, Xue Shao wants to know what Qingrong's attitude is now, not to mention that he doesn't have to embroider wedding clothes and learn to settle accounts, so he has a lot of time to miss Qingrong a lot.
The Lu family still understood Xue Shao's thoughts, so she mentioned that her eldest granddaughter was going to hold a full moon banquet, so she placed a post to Lu's house and invited Qingrong to come as a guest, and said that she would see her little niece in the future. Because the banquet had not yet been officially held, Wang and Lu Siniang were not allowed to come together.
On the same day, the Lu family personally sent Mama Du to pick up Qingrong. Qingrong knew that there were four sons in the Guining County Mansion, and he didn't know what kind of person this eldest daughter-in-law Su was, Qingrong thought for a while and asked, "Mama, is there any taboo for this Su lady on weekdays?" I was a guest for the first time, and I was afraid of being rude. ”
Mama Du looked at Qingrong and smiled kindly, "Sanniang and relax, Su Niangzi is very enthusiastic and hearty, and people are also casual, but there are no taboos." ”
Qingrong nodded and responded with a smile. The carriage rolled forward, and she couldn't help but wonder, I don't know if I will see him today.
Walking to the Xue Mansion, Qingrong went in with the housekeeper's lady, the Xue Mansion occupies a wide area, with pink walls and black tiles, lush grass and trees, and some trees in the courtyard can be seen to be some years. They went up the steps, and Qingrong saw a woman in red waiting outside a courtyard.
"I've seen the lady."
"Mama Du is here." Mama Du turned her head and introduced the person behind her to the Su family, and said with a smile: "This is the third mother of the Lu family." ”
After Qingrong stepped forward to salute, that Su Shi was really enthusiastic, stepped forward to take her hand, and introduced herself: "I also said it, A-Niang said it really well, Sanniang was born with a good color, don't say it's a man, it's a woman's family that I like it when I see it." My surname is Su, and I am Shiro's sister-in-law. ”
Qingrong listened to her hearty laughter, and was also curious, and raised her eyes to look at the daughter of the gate in front of her. Her facial features are beautiful, her eyebrows are slightly raised, and she is wearing a bright red pomegranate skirt, which makes her look extremely cool. "Look at my memory, how can we stand outside, come in with me, A-Niang is already waiting." He also instructed the maidservants beside him, "Send some buttermilk and snacks quickly." ”
After seeing the Lu family, after the three of them exchanged pleasantries, the Su family looked left and right at Lu Qingrong, but he was very satisfied, "After seeing this Sanniang, I knew that there is really such a fairy and fairy-like character in this world, so elegant and generous, this is like a lady, if my eldest mother can be like Sanniang in the future, it would be good." ”
This praise also made Qingrong blush, "Madam praised falsely, where does Qingrong dare to be." ”
"Saying that, you also know that you don't look like a lady anymore?" Lu quipped.
"What don't you dare to do, yes." Su Shi laughed, "Just like A-Niang said, I don't like to talk about this rule, where does it become like this?" If this continues, my family's reputation will be completely ruined! ”
Qingrong was a little surprised, but she didn't expect that Lu's and her eldest daughter-in-law would get along so casually and harmoniously, but it was much better than she thought, and Qingrong was also a lot more relaxed. Seeing Lu Qingrong, he also smiled, "Madame is really open-minded." ”
It didn't take long for Su to call the nurse to pick up the eldest lady and take a look, it happened that the female doll had woken up, and she was scared to cry when she saw a group of people surrounding her, and Su called the nurse to take her down.
Su Shi said helplessly: "She loves to cry so much, and I don't know if she will be an impatient and troublesome person in the future." ”
Lu Shi glanced at her and said, "How big can you see this?" You don't have to worry so much, this is still a girl, and you can't worry like those kids. ”
Su Shi felt that it was reasonable, and nodded, "That's right." As soon as the words fell, a high-pitched female voice sounded outside the door, "Auntie, sister-in-law, we are late, I heard that the third mother of the Lu family has arrived?" ”
Qingrong followed the sound and glanced out, only to see two women standing in front of the door, one tall and the other slightly thinner. The second sister-in-law, Qin, pulled the third sister-in-law, Yang, inside, and when Su saw this, he introduced them to Qingrong.
The Qin family is taller, dignified and magnificent, and his speech is also very arrogant, unabashedly public. It's this Yang family, who is also a beauty with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, but the corners of her eyes and mouth are slightly drooping, and she looks a little bitter. But when he saw Qingrong, he still tried his best to raise a smile.
After Qingrong saw the salute one by one, the Qin family pulled Qingrong with great enthusiasm and said with a smile, "These four brothers and sisters are so good-looking, no wonder my sister-in-law doesn't call me and Ah Miao to come when she sees it." ”
Su Shi made a gesture to screw her, and said with a smile: "Heaven and earth conscience, don't wronged me, I sent someone to call you, but I just said that you came." ”
Qin said: "This is the first time I've seen these four brothers and sisters, don't I want to come and see it earlier?" As he spoke, he reached out and touched Qingrong's face, and exclaimed: "The fourth brother and sister are really smart." ”
Su Shi patted her hand and said, "Oops", "I said you can be light, this bride has not entered the door yet, and she has pinched it for you." ”
Qingrong saw that the way they were talking was really funny, and she couldn't help but purse her lips and snicker. The Su family and the Qin family got along well, but the Yang family was exceptionally quiet, and they were just laughing on the sidelines.
After talking for a while, Su Shi mentioned: "I heard that Sanniang's needlework is good, and I want to ask her for advice, so I happened to ask her to go to my hospital to have a look." She looked at Qingrong again and smiled meaningfully, "Sanniang, what do you think?" ”
Qingrong knew that she was afraid that she had something to say to herself, nodded and chuckled: "Qingrong is so happy that she listens to Su Niangzi." ”
Qin Shi was dissatisfied: "What can't you take it to see in front of all of us, are they all women still shy?" ”
However, Yang Shi pulled her as if he knew something, and reminded her with a smile: "Third sister-in-law, A-Niang is still there." ”
Qingrong followed the Su family towards the corridor, they walked in front, and the personal maid followed not far behind. Su Shi said with a smile: "Sanniang, don't be surprised, these three brothers and sisters are straightforward and fast-hearted, but they treat people very well." ”
Qingrong shook her head, it is also suitable to get along with such a person, there are not so many twists and turns, if the daughters of the Xue family are so easy to get along with, then she can't ask for it. It's just that it's just one side, and she can't judge it. Qingrong smiled and said, "Qin Niangzi is a person in the mood, and it's too late for Qingrong to envy." ”
Su Shi quipped: "Is it still called a lady?" I heard that this marriage post has passed, so it's time to change my words. ”
Qingrong's face turned red, and he hung his head down in embarrassment. Su Shi led her through the corridor and came to a lakeside pavilion, and the man standing by the corridor was not Xue Shao, who was it?