Chapter 19: Re-engagement
On the second day, the weather was fine and it was a holiday, and the Jin Wangfu sent someone to post and invite the three sisters of the Wen family to come over the house for a cruise.
The beams are open-minded, and the unmarried couple travels together, which has always been regarded as a good story.
Wen Hongyao was dressed up, and Ziqian was carefully prepared, and the sisters went to the appointment early in the morning.
Mrs. Wenhou specially called Lutang to the main room of the inner house and told her that she had just withdrawn from the marriage, so she should not go in order to avoid suspicion.
In fact, it is a small matter to avoid suspicion, and it is true to leave her at home to say that the matchmaker.
After breakfast, Wenhou and his wife sat in front of the screen. The eight concubines asked for peace, and the rules stood in the left and right rows. Lutang is a daughter, and she sits on a small bed.
Mrs. Wenhou put down the teacup and opened the door with a cold face: "The female eldest is not staying, and the marriage between the second girl and His Royal Highness the King of Jin has been withdrawn, and she can no longer stay." I was hired out earlier, and I was relieved of the burden of being an uncle and aunt. ”
If she strangles someone to death, she can unload the burden, but it's a pity that she doesn't dare. Lu Tang lowered his head and thought secretly, with a slight smile on the corner of his mouth.
Wen Hou picked up his pipe from the coffee table and said slowly: "Chongxian Guan Chen Tianshi said, the second girl is an ominous lone star, and her parents and husband are ke. The rumors outside are prosperous, but I'm afraid it will be difficult to hire her. ”
Liu's eyes were sharp, and he hurriedly served to light a cigarette, and said with a smile: "The second lady is young, and she is not afraid to stay for two years." ”
Mrs. Wenhou glared at her and said coldly: "Slut, I talk to Master Hou, it's your turn to interject?" ”
Liu Shi hurriedly made a small bow, bent his knees to light a cigarette for Wenhou, and retreated aggrievedly.
scolded the pet Ji as a "slut" in front of him, Wen Hou's brows tightened, and he did not refute it because of the face of the husband and wife.
Mrs. Wenhou said again: "I came to the book yesterday, and I talked to him about it. Chongxian Guan Jiao was originally invited by my mother's Yanfu, and they were kind and kind, but they saw the fate of the second girl. Shuzhen is kind-hearted, holds the position of the commander of the forbidden army, has a military position, and is in full swing, so he doesn't think that the life of the second girl is not good. ”
The girl with a flat head and a straight face in the world, Yan Ergongzi does not dislike it. He longs for all the women in the world to serve him.
"The book has a marriage contract, and the Zhou family is also a noble daughter, how to make it?" Wen Hou took a deep breath of his cigarette, still frowning.
Mrs. Wenhou glanced at Lu Tang and snorted coldly: "The second girl's life, someone is willing to ask for it." Shuzhen said, if the second girl goes over, looks at my face, and treats her as a wife, she has the name of a side room. The book is young, there is no one to serve him, and before he gets married, he puts a person in the room, and the Zhou family can't speak. ”
Wen Hou let out a big mouthful of smoke and said hesitantly: "It is really unfortunate to have this mourning star. The concubine of the Houmen is a concubine, which is insulting! ”
If you are afraid of insulting the door, don't talk nonsense about the old Taoist priest. The shameless old thing turned out to be his father's brother, and Lutang was disgusting and wanted to vomit.
Mrs. Wenhou squinted at her husband and said displeasedly: "Our Yan family's prime minister's family, three generations and three dukes. The book rut is under you, and you will be the commander of the forbidden army before the age of twenty, is it not insulting to the second girl? Anyway, this is not a poor girl. If she makes a side room for the rut, and brings her all her parents' things, so that she can hold her head up in her husband's house! ”
"Second girl, your aunt wants to hire you to marry your second cousin, what do you mean?" Wen Hou lowered his head and smoked, and the house was full of black smoke and miasma.
Liu Shi glanced at her, and Lu Tang raised his head and smiled faintly: "My niece is unwilling." ”
Mrs. Wenhou didn't laugh angrily, but laughed at the people: "What kind of family is my Yan family, it's this girl's turn to pick and choose?" My third-class maid of the Yan family is also more noble than your young lady! ”
Lu Tang sneered: "Auntie, don't be angry, but you are the mother of my young lady." ”
The concubines were about to watch the excitement, and a few of them couldn't help laughing, covering their mouths and bowing their heads.
Mrs. Wenhou was anxious and reprimanded: "Bastard girl, she dares to commit a crime!" When I dare not hit you? ”
"Why didn't my aunt dare to beat me? Since I have no parents, my aunt has beaten me a lot. At this time, his face was torn, and Lu Tang smiled, "Don't say that my aunt beat me, just fill me in the well and sink the river, what can outsiders say?" It's not that my ominous daughter has killed herself. ”
"Do you have any elders in your eyes who dare to speak like this!" Mrs. Wenhou glared angrily, pulled the grandmother beside her and said, "What are you waiting for, do you still want me to beat her?" ”
"It's better for my aunt to fight or fight in person, if I let the slave fight, my niece will fight back."
"Shut up!" Wen Hou glanced at the useless lady reproachfully, and scolded Lu Tang again, "Although the marriage of the Yan family is to be a concubine, it is a wealthy family, and the son-in-law is young and close. If you don't want to be so close, what else can you marry? ”
Lu Tang possessed himself and said: "Chongxian Guan Chen Tianshi said that his niece is ominous Lone Star Bike's husband. Now my uncle and aunt have asked me to give Yan Ergongzi as a concubine. When the niece passes, the second son has a good deal, won't the two families have a grudge? ”
"Huh!" Wen Hou waved his hand and said solemnly: "The book rut is a person who is in the army, and his life is extremely hard, and he will not be broken by you!" ”
Yan Shuzhi is strong and hard, is it possible that the life of the royal family of Xiao Yuanhui, the king of Jin, is soft? It's really the world that you have to say alone!
"If he is not afraid of my Kefu, what does his niece have to say!" Lu Tang sneered.
Mrs. Wenhou couldn't wait for her to be soft, and immediately ordered her subordinates: "Take my key, go to the treasury immediately, and take out all the things in the second room." Three days later, I will send the things to the Yan Mansion first, and I will order the day of the delivery! ”
Wen Hou hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said: "Okay, it's not a serious marriage, let's send the dowry over first, and the cage will be shown to Mrs. before affixing a seal." Second girl, what you want to bring in the room, also pack up, and send someone to carry it tomorrow. ”
The dowry is not allowed to be seen, and it is even monitored by others, where is this to check the dowry, it is clearly an excuse to forcibly occupy the family property!
Lu Tang opened his mouth faintly, interrupting the couple's self-talk: "My niece's destiny is ominous, it is what the Immortal Guan Heavenly Master said. Yan's second son's life is hard, it was guessed by his uncle and aunt, how can he rest assured? Since ancient times, marriage has been a child's play, my parents are dead, and my relatives are watching. Isn't uncle afraid of gossip behind people's backs? ”
This is what Wenhou is most afraid of.
If he wasn't afraid of outsiders' gossip, he would have occupied the family property of his younger brother and sister-in-law, so why wait for Lutang to get married and make this stealing beams and changing pillars!
"Uncle prides himself on being worthy of your parents, and even more worthy of you! What do you mean? Wen Hou sat firmly and sanctimoniously.
Lutang got up, slim and slim like a Lingbo fairy.
"For the marriage of the niece, it is necessary for the patriarch of the ancestral hall to come forward, the nine clan elders are present, and the three elders and four young people are discussed together!"
Mrs. Wenhou was disdainful and said, "Those old things, what's the use of calling them!" ”
Wen Hou couldn't bear it anymore, and turned his head sideways to his wife and scolded: "Ignorant woman! Don't you know what filial piety is! ”
The Marquis Mansion of Beining has been prosperous for several generations, and although the heirs of the great sect are thin, the patriarchs who guard the ancestral hall are extremely high, and they are all highly respected people.
Lutang's request to exit, in front of the many concubines below, Wenhou also opened his mouth.
It's afternoon to pick up the old guys. Nine grandfathers in their sixties and seventies, holding their uncles who were over the age of age, walked into the main gate tremblingly.
Wenhou personally greeted him and opened the main hall for the clan elders to sit down. He and Mrs. Wenhou had to sit down together, the concubines stood against the wall, and the servants and maids stood all over the ground.
Lu Tang saw that the scene was almost supported, and then he was supported by Ling'er Susu's two maids, and walked into the door crying.
As soon as she stepped over the threshold, Liu secretly pinched her and said softly: "The old guy can't believe it." ”
Lu Tang shook his head lightly and said, "Auntie, don't worry!" ”
She was aggrieved and aggrieved, gave a big gift to her uncle and the elders, and told her uncle and aunt about her marriage with tears.
These old grandfathers who guard the ancestral hall and take care of the family school are extremely bored on weekdays, and they are suddenly invited to the mansion as important guests, and they are all eager to try, and they all have to tell some big truths.
One of them said: "The second girl is an ominous fate, and we have heard about it." At the beginning, the family was to be a princess, but now she can only be a concubine. Children are young and ignorant, and feel that it is natural to be wronged. ”
Another persuaded: "It's not that we rely on the old and sell the old, although the second girl is ominous, it is also the blood and bones left by her father." It's good to find a single wife, and the young couple can live a good life. Why bother to be a concubine. ”
Wenhou and his wife changed their indifference, their words were sincere and affectionate, and they talked about how Yan Shuzhen was young and good-looking, how the family was noble, and how to treat each other as equals when he married, and turned around and blamed Lutang.
"This girl has no parents to discipline, and her aunt said a few words, she was full of conflicts, crying at every turn that her parents went early, and she was wronged at her uncle's house! If you don't marry such a good family, what kind of family is it good to marry? ”
The elders of the clan were moved by the words of their couple, and turned to teach Lutang a lesson: "The second girl must know, the loyalty is against the ear, the medicine is bitter, and the uncle and aunt are also good for you." ”
Lu Tang knelt on the ground and listened, looking up at the opportunity to look up and say: "Uncle Tai, grandfathers, granddaughters dare not have any objections to the marriage arranged by uncles and aunts. But the granddaughter is an ominous body, and the second son of Yan is an aunt and nephew, our in-laws. If he is punished, the granddaughter's sin is too great. Ladies and gentlemen. ”
Uncle Tai, who had not spoken, pulled his beard, pointed down tremblingly, and said to the old Long Zhong: "Your fourth grandfather is the best at divination, please let him unite and combine eight characters." If the time comes, the marriage is decided. If it's not good, look for another home. Wouldn't that be nice? ”
Mrs. Wenhou immediately ordered Mama: "Bring the eight characters of the second son of Yan's birthday, and write the eight characters of the second lady!" ”
Lu Tang skimmed her smug expression, knowing that she had expected this.
Looking back at the hall, Liu was cooking tea with the maid, frowning and shaking his head at himself, his expression was extremely ugly.
"The grandmother in the lady's room just gave the fourth grandfather of the clan a hundred taels of silver." Ling'er told her ear.
Lutang chuckled, "Okay." ”
The hall held the almanac operator, and the fourth grandfather of the clan pinched his fingerprints, shook the operator, and opened his mouth full of ugly Yin.
Most of the people didn't understand, and Wen Hou asked reluctantly: "Does the fate match or not?" ”
The old man shook his head and said: "A good life, wealth and glory-two children, the number of lives is worthy!" ”
"Good! In this case, please wait for tea in the front yard of the old uncle and all the clansmen! Wen Hou was already impatient, and waved his hand to order someone to clean up.
Mrs. Wenhou also instructed her subordinates: "Why don't you go to the warehouse quickly, pack up the things in the second room, and prepare to send them to the Yan family the day after tomorrow!" ”
Lu Tang got up with a sneer at this time, slowly blocked the door, holding a stack of scrolls in both hands, and his tone was solemn:
"Old uncle, grandfather of all clans. The granddaughter invited the elders to come, not just for divination and marriage. Here are two books, one is a list of my father's possessions, and the other is my mother's dowry. Today, my uncle and aunt will make another marriage contract for me, and the dowry will be taken away the day after tomorrow. The granddaughter is brave and invites the old uncle and the old grandfather of the clan to check the family property together! ”