194 Apprenticeship and 100-day feast
Shen Tingjun heard the words relayed by Mama Cui, his expression was complicated and he didn't say anything, but said that since the eight characters had been combined and the two sides had exchanged tokens, this family matter was settled.
A few days later, the old lady came to the door in person, but she came to discuss the marriage.
According to the old lady's meaning, the sooner the auspicious day is set, the better.
She was anxious to hug her grandson, and she also wanted her eldest son to live a good life with his wife and children on the kang as soon as possible, and she really hated that the two of them would get married tomorrow.
But I also know that this is not possible.
Not to mention that Sang Fuyue didn't recognize her sister for a long time, and she still wanted to kiss her sister again, but only said that the deceased parents in the family began to save the dowry for the twist from the time she was just born - although the parents died early and part of the dowry was stolen, isn't this a large part of it back?
In addition, the things that the grandmother specially left for the twist, and the jewelry that the three brothers and sisters specially gave to the twist when they split up, these are all to be used as a dowry and screwed into the Wu'an Hou Mansion with the twist.
But some of these things are now in Jinju and some in Minju. Let's not talk about how much time it takes to get it over, let's just say that the daughter's family will give the dowry, the more generous the better. Sang Fuyue still owes her sister, and now that her sister has said that she is good at family affairs and is going to get married, as his eldest brother, can he not express it?
Sang Fuyue was going to marry his sister to Zhuangzi, shops, and houses, and he also had to exchange some of the cash in his sister's hands for a large piece of fertile land and a shop next to the street. But whether it is a good field or a shop, it is not easy to start, especially the good land near the capital. If you want to meet the right and finished film, and you have to wait for the opportunity, so it's hard to say when you can buy it.
In view of this species, Sang Fuyue naturally did not want her sister to marry earlier. But the old lady's words are indeed true, that is, the crane grows bigger and bigger, and there must be a biological father to accompany him in life so that there are no regrets.
And Shen Tingjun is in a high position, and he is busy every day, he can almost only come to the Mulberry Mansion at night, but every time he goes in and out of this mansion late at night, after a long time, is it really good?
The two sides quarreled with each other and had to compromise with each other. In the end, Sang Fuyue reluctantly set the auspicious day in the golden autumn of October.
He actually wanted to push the wedding date back, but as the old lady said, it would be winter in the capital later. What should I do if I get married in the wind and snow in the winter, and then freeze my body?
Neither in winter, then only in late autumn. Counting the time, there are only three months left until now.
The wedding date was set, and the old lady went away satisfied. But Sang Fuyue suddenly had a feeling of marrying a daughter, and her heart was sour.
He was not happy, so he asked his subordinates to block Shen Tingjun from entering the door. The excuses are all ready-made, that is, the wedding date is set, how many couples have you seen before marriage still see each other every day?
Would you like to spend the night in the bridal room?
Beauty doesn't kill you!
From today onwards, you will live in your Wu'an Hou Mansion honestly.
Shen Tingjun was pouted back like this, and he couldn't cry or laugh for a while.
However, he could also understand Sang Fuyue's mood at this time, and besides, he didn't have to go to the main door, so he didn't bother to bother with Sang Fuyue.
Before the 100-day banquet of He'er was officially held, Qing'er's apprenticeship ceremony was put on the agenda one step ahead.
At this time, many generals from all over the world who were selected to enter the Beijing Normal School also went to the capital. What is pleasing is that Chang Wuxing has also entered Beijing.
This was both expected and unexpected.
It is said that it is expected, because every time the Beijing Academy selects generals, those generals include all the garrisons of Great Qin, and they are almost the representatives of the garrisons sent to the capital by the garrisons in each region.
And the old general Chang Lao, the head of the Minzhou Navy Division, is not only His Majesty's henchman, but also the representative of the Minzhou Navy Division. Although Sang Fuyue has been selected from it, how to say it, Sang Fuyue's entry into Beijing this time is actually a large part of the tricky ingredients. If it weren't for Shen Tingjun's help, he might not have been chosen. But as the next head of the Chang family, Chang Wuxing can definitely be chosen.
However, summer is usually the season when the Japanese invaders are frequent, because there are many typhoons along the coast at this time, and the days of the Japanese are difficult, so they go ashore from time to time to plunder.
Since Chang Wuxing had already taken over most of the authority from General Chang Lao, it was not good to leave at this time. But if he leaves and enters Beijing, then naturally there is an old general sitting in the waters, and there is no need to worry too much about the affairs of the Japanese invaders.
Speaking of which, Chang Wu's march to Beijing always made Chang Minjun happy. With Lei Zhan and the three of them, they saw that the eldest uncle not only came to Beijing, but even brought two cousins into Beijing to "play with them", and they were also surprised for a while, and then quickly took their cousins out of the door.
Chang Wuxing entered Beijing, and now that the Jingshi Academy has not yet opened, he went to Yingtian Academy with the Sang family on the day of Qing'er's apprenticeship and participated in Qing'er's apprenticeship ceremony.
Naturally, he went on the day of the month.
Although she is a female relative, she is Qing'er's closest relative. And because the deputy mountain chief was not a pedantic person, he turned a blind eye to her and Chang Minjun's past ceremony.
The ceremony was visible to the naked eye, because it was a day of recess and many ministers were in attendance.
It's hard to say whether they did this for the sake of Shen Hou's face, or because the deputy mountain chief and his family still have some power in the court. In any case, there were quite a few people who came to the ceremony on this day, and most of them were of noble birth. As a result, if someone mentions this matter afterwards, they can't help but look up to Qing'er.
After Qing'er's apprenticeship, it is the 100th day of the crane.
The 100 days of He'er were held in the Mulberry House, but most of the guests invited to the banquet were the in-laws of the Marquis of Wu'anβafter all, whether it was the Sang family or the Chang family, most of their networks were in the south. In the capital, they didn't even have a firm foothold, let alone many connections.
However, whether it is a guest of the Hou Mansion or a guest of the Sang Mansion, being invited over proves that the relationship is quite close. Everyone also knows the etiquette, what to say and what not to say, and they naturally know in their hearts.
Wang Xiuwen naturally also attended the 100-day banquet of He'er. She was able to come to the Sang House, not because of the face of Mrs. Wang's aunt, after all, because of the indelible hatred between the Wang family and the Sang family, the old lady made up her mind that she would never invite the Wang family on occasions when the Sang family was present in the future.
But Wang Xiuwen still came over today, and she came to the banquet with Mrs. Lang, that is, her mother-in-law.
Although most of the people invited today are relatives and friends, some guests with noble status, such as Lin Shangshu of the Ministry of Officials, Shilang of the Ministry of Officials, Shangshu of the Criminal Department, Yuan Zheng of the Inspectorate, Prince Qin Sheng, etc., these people are high and powerful, and they have always had a good relationship with Shen Tingjun, and it is not appropriate for you not to invite them over when you encounter such a big happy event.
The Marquis of Wu'an Mansion came forward to invite, and these adults also gave face, and they all came to attend the banquet.
Even Wang Xiuwen was stained with her mother-in-law's light, and walked into the mulberry house for the first time.
After Wang Xiuwen returned to the city that day, she knew about the relationship between Sang Xuanyue and Shen Tingjun. I even guessed that the baby my cousin was holding in his arms, and Bacheng was the child of him and Sang.
But the impact was too great, and Wang Xiuwen refused to accept it for a while.
She couldn't figure it out, where was she worse than Sang Twisting the Moon? Why would my cousin rather have a widow than marry her?
She felt aggrieved in her heart, and she also felt that this thing was too embarrassing for her, so she only did ideological construction for herself, saying that these might mean that she was thinking too much.
However, when she returned to the minister's mansion after running around and working, her mother-in-law didn't have time to care about her health and the child's health, but she opened her mouth and asked her whether the rumors outside were true or false?
She was stunned, and when she heard what her mother-in-law said, she realized that it was some guests who were dining at Mochizuki Tower, and they entered the city one step ahead of them, and told what they had seen and heard.
With their words to corroborate, the relationship between the cousin and Sang Twisting Moon has become a sure thing. Even the little baby's identity suddenly became precious.
Her mind was so confused that she couldn't remember how she dealt with her mother-in-law that day. I only remember that my mother-in-law sighed, and then what she said, I didn't expect that a person like Shen Hou, who was so solemn and dignified and engraved the rules in his bones, would do such a foolish thing. I don't know how stunning the Sang clan is, so Shen Hou doesn't even want a reputation for her......
She repeated her mother-in-law's words in her mind and went back to her room in a daze.
She has felt like she has been in a cloud for the past few days, and until now, it is hard to imagine that this thing is true.
But this is really true, she is here today to attend the 100-day banquet of her cousin and Sang Xuanyue's son.
Wang Xiuwen's face was sour, she greeted Sang Zhuoyue and said, "You are a good means." β
As if she hadn't heard what she said, Sang Zhuyue only bowed her head and beckoned to the other lady next to her.
Wang Xiuwen felt that she had been neglected and was very dissatisfied. But soon another distinguished guest came to the door, and she couldn't say anything more, so she withdrew.
After the meal, the mulberry house also arranged storytelling and acrobatics to relieve people's boredom. Wang Xiuwen was in a bad mood and had no time to watch these, so she excused herself to go to the toilet and walked around the courtyard by herself.
Before she knew it, she walked away, and then she heard an old lady and the maid beside her complaining, "Why is she embarrassed to come to our little master's 100-day banquet?" The deaths of the lord and the lady are inseparable from their Wang family. The feud between the two families is as deep as the sea, and we don't go to her trouble, because we feel that the grievances don't need to involve the next generation. But if she is self-aware, she should also avoid our family. After all, she owes us two lives, can she stand up straight when she talks to us? β
The talking grandmother Wang Xiuwen actually didn't know, but the Wang family in her words made her care for no reason.
Look at the other maid next to this grandmother, isn't it the Su Xin next to Sang Xuanyue?
The grandmother who wants to come here to talk is not someone else, it should be the old man of the Sang family. The old lady in the mouth of the old man of the Sang family is very likely to refer to Sang Xuanyue's parents. The Wang family owes Sang's father and Sang's mother their lives, and the enmity between the two families is as deep as the sea, so ...... What is this royal family?
Wang Xiuwen listened attentively, so she didn't notice that Su Xin glanced in her direction several times intentionally or unintentionally when she spoke.
Su Xin said: "You also said just now, our girl and young master are generous, and I think that since the perpetrator has passed away, there is no need to involve some hatred and resentment on the juniors." Miss Xiuwen specified that she didn't know that their family owed our lord and lady's life, otherwise where would she have the face to come to our house. β
Wang Xiuwen's head buzzed, and she was directly stunned.
Since Su Xin specifically mentioned her name, the Wang family in their mouths was designated as her maiden family.
Although she also felt that her mother's family couldn't pull her up, and coming to the capital would only drag her back, but when did her mother's family have a blood feud with the Sang family? How could she not know anything about such a big thing?
Wang Xiuwen's heart was in turmoil, and her head was buzzing. She couldn't listen anymore, but she looked for a direction in a panic, and then turned around and left.
She had to think about it, what if it went wrong? She has to sort out this matter, otherwise it is a trivial matter to take two lives for nothing, and she is afraid that Sang Twisting Yue will hate this matter, and then marry into the Hou Mansion to blow the pillow wind to her cousin. When the time comes, let alone being pulled out, they will have to be disliked, so how will their lives continue?
Wang Xiuwen left in a hurry, and Su Xin and the nurse noticed her embarrassed figure, so they smiled at each other.
Su Xin said: "Why do they owe our family's debts, and they can still be angry with our girls?" I saw it just now, this Wang Xiuwen muttered in the girl's ear, and she didn't say anything good. We should have exposed these things as soon as possible, her Wang family has a 'butcher' who treats human life like a mustard, and he still owes the life of our old lady, so I don't believe that the Wang family is embarrassed to speak loudly in front of us. β
When the nurse heard this, she said: "I think what the eldest young master said before is quite right, that is, one person does things and one person is responsible, since the old man of the Wang family has passed away, there is no need to worry about the juniors." After all, when is the time for retribution? But we can afford to put it down, but this Wang family has a small family spirit. Let's not bother with them, but they kicked their noses in the face, so as you said, directly expose this matter, and see if they are embarrassed to come to the door in the future. β
The two whispered words of relief, then looked around at no one and hurriedly left the place of right and wrong.
When they get back to the front yard, the guests will be gone.
Sang Xuanyue looked at the nurse and Su Xin who had disappeared for a long time, she didn't suspect anything, let alone think about anything. Only handed the crane to Su Xin, and let Su Xin and the nurse lead the child back to the backyard.
Today's mission has been successfully accomplished.
He was yawning with his mouth open, and he was about to fall asleep.
But the child is still hungry, and he can't sleep without eating.
It was Sang Twist Moon who whispered a few words in Su Xin's ear before letting them take the crane back to the backyard to find the nurse.
Today, on the first day of the Lunar New Year, I want to go out to kowtow to the New Year. But because of the heavy snowfall a few days ago, now the road is frozen into ice, and my stomach is almost six months old, so I won't kowtow this year. It's a big deal! The key is that my mother and I are both married to our own village, and the New Year's kowtow is really, from the northernmost street, to the southernmost street (most of my husband's uncles and uncles live here), and then to the westernmost (my two uncles' houses. My grandparents are gone, and I don't go to my uncle's house for dinner during the New Year, so I will come back every year on the first day of the new year to give some gifts), and then kowtow to the easternmost end on the second day of junior high school (many elders in my mother's family live here). I dare say that there is absolutely no one in our village who kowtows and runs farther than me, and my knees hurt every year when I kowtow, but this year I can rest.