Daiyu's stepmother is not easy to be

Ten days after arriving in Ganzhou City, Feng Shi also heard about the living conditions of many women in the Shaanxi-Gansu area.

——It was all told to Feng by Wen Jiao's instruction from the girl and woman next to Feng Shi.

She said that when Miss Lian came to live with her, Mrs. Feng would inevitably be lonely, so she talked to Mrs. Feng more about local things to relieve her boredom.

Short gossip among parents is always the fastest.The news that Vice Governor Hua Dianjun wanted to find a husband for the girl in the family has already spread among the servants of the Lin family.

If you want to talk about new things, you can't avoid mentioning this.After hearing what the girl said, Feng still couldn't believe it, but the girl kept assuring that what she said was absolutely true.

Mrs. Feng went to talk to Mrs. Ge, but Mrs. Ge was not surprised at all, and said with a smile: "This is a common thing in the Northwest. Several of my senior sisters have established daughter-in-law households to recruit husbands."

"It's just that my ex-husband made me feel that it doesn't matter whether it's a surname or not. Otherwise, Qing'er should be surnamed Ge by now."

Feng's expression was in a trance.

There are a total of 16 officials in the Governor's Mansion (including Dianjun and Deputy Dianjun), most of whom are married and have children.

In addition to the family members of the imperial physicians from central Beijing, on the morning of November 29, more than 30 people including old ladies, young ladies and little girls came to Wenjiaozheng courtyard.

These people first visited Wen Jiao in the main room. Wen Jiao said a few words to them, matched their faces with the list, and then divided them into different categories to entertain them.

Either stay and talk, or take it to Daiyu Yinglian Qingyu in the west wing, or send it to Fengshi Xu in the west wing.

The only ones who can stay with Wen Jiao are Changshi Shaoshi, the family members of Dianjun and Deputy Dianjun, and the family members of Royal Physician Wang, all of whom are from the sixth rank.

There is no way, although Wen Jiao knows that everyone is equal regardless of high or low, but whatever era you live in, you must abide by the rules of that era.

Now she is not only representing herself, but acting on behalf of the entire Lin family. She always carries some when meeting for the first time.

Kindness is good, but if people think it is too kind, many things will happen in the future.It's better to let them know their own style from the beginning.

The rest of the seventh rank entrusted the entrusted and deputy enshrined, as well as the family members of the trial and deputy judges, the family members of the Diancang good doctor and the Dianshan institute, as well as the family members of a seventh rank who served as an imperial physician and an eighth rank who served as an imperial physician , all sent to the West Wing to be entertained by Mother Xu of the Feng family.

The girls who came were sent to the west room to play with the three of Daiyu, so that the three groups of people were separated, it seemed very organized, and no one was left out in the cold.

Wen Jiao went out of her way to say a few words to Feng's yesterday: "Tomorrow's guests, I can't entertain guests here, please ask sister Feng to entertain them for me."

"They are all family members of the royal family, and they will have more time to deal with us in the future. Please don't refuse, Sister Feng, just make the decision for me."

Nanny Xu often went to socialize with each other, and was sent by Wen Jiao to accompany Feng Shi.

Therefore, Feng's heart has a bottom line.Before Zhen Shiyin and the Taoist left, she was also the wife of a local eunuch, and she had a lot of skills in communicating with people.

In addition, she had heard a lot of Northwest customs in the past few days. Although she was still shocked in her heart, she didn't show it on her face when she heard about it at this time, only thinking secretly in her heart.

Although the Feng family has no husband and children, but only one daughter, she is the biological mother of Wen Jiao's daughter, and she has an order on her body.

These officials all heard that in Governor Lin's house, besides the young lady, Mrs. Su also had two goddaughters whom she loved dearly like treasures. They had the same food and clothing expenses as the young lady, and they even lived in the same house.

When they met in the main courtyard just now, they met two young ladies, both of whom were like gold and jade.

Even Madam Xu and the others should be very respectful, let alone Feng Shi?So they also respect Feng Shi very much and dare not belittle him.

Feng's ability to deal with people and things is not bad, he is kind-hearted, and there is no arrogance on his face, so the west wing room is full of bustle and amiability.

Wen Jiao listened to Yumei's whisper, saying that Feng Shi was having a lively conversation with those female relatives in the west wing, so she relaxed and concentrated on talking and laughing with these female relatives in the room.

Zhuang Changshi's old wife, surnamed Niu, came to Zhuang Changshi's house. She is over 50 this year. She is dressed in dark fur and moonlight clothes, and she moves a bit like Mrs. Bai.

In fact, the female relatives that Wen Jiao met today were seldom reserved and twitchy, and they all acted generously, which made Wen Jiao feel very comfortable.

Niu brought her granddaughter Zhuang Xiao here today.

Zhuang Xiao is 11 years old this year, the same age as Daiyu, but one month older than Daiyu, born in the first lunar month.

According to Lin An, Zhuang Shi and Niu loved this eldest granddaughter so much that they were able to manage half of the family.

When Wen Jiao saw her today, she was really a neat and generous girl.

Zhuang Xiaoli quickly followed her grandmother to salute her. Although she was a little nervous, she was not shy.

She was not very beautiful, but the confidence and self-esteem in her eyes made Wen Jiao fall in love with this girl immediately.

Wen Jiao took Zhuang Xiao's hand and asked a few words. He knew that Zhuang Xiao attended the teacher's class with his brothers at home, and also learned archery with his brothers.

Although Niu heard from Zhuang Shi that Mrs. Su must like Xiao'er, she was still a little uneasy, fearing that the wife from Beijing would not like the way women from Northwest China behaved.

But seeing Mrs. Su smiling all the time, after hearing Zhuang Xiao's reply, she smiled and said, "That's great! It just so happens that the three girls in my family love horse racing the most."

"Yu'er—come here, there is a young lady here, you can take her to play."

Not long after, Zhuang Xiao saw the maids lift the curtain, and a fairy-like girl came in.

Zhuang Xiao couldn't help staring blankly, and remembered in his heart that in the Book of Songs taught by his master, there is such a thing as smooth skin, scorpion head and crescent eyebrows, such a clever smile and beautiful eyes.

It turns out that there really are such women in the world.

Zhuang Xiao even felt that these poems were not enough to describe the appearance of the girl in front of him.The officials and women in the room were also dumbfounded.

Wen Jiao secretly laughed in her heart, Yu'er has become more and more elegant in the past two years.

Moreover, Yu'er's temperament in the original book is a bit sad.

But now Yu'er's body is healed, and her heart is relaxed. The sad temperament has long since disappeared, leaving only the elegance of the literati intertwined with the enthusiasm of the warrior, which is extremely charming.

They are used to seeing Yu'er's people, but it's okay, but now people outside, whoever sees Yu'er for the first time, will be shocked by Yu'er's immortality.

Zhuang Xiao came back to his senses and hurriedly saluted, and was led out by Yu'er, and the remaining three or four female relatives started asking questions in a hurry.

Among these officials, only Changshi Zhuangshi and Dianjun Lu Yuanliang are the sixth grade, and Lu Yuanliang's wife Lu is 20 years younger than Zhuangshi's wife Niu, so Niu is still the head of these female family members.

Mrs. Niu recalled Miss Lin's appearance, and asked with a smile: "My wife's family raises such a well-behaved girl, there must be a family with hundreds of daughters begging for her."

Wen Jiao was just waiting for someone to ask.

In the next year, Yu'er will be twelve, and her birthday is early, so it's time to find a suitable family.

Originally, Wen Jiao was also worried that going to the Northwest would not be as good as being in the middle of Beijing, where there were so many choices and it was easy to choose.

But after coming here for a few days, I know that the folk customs in the northwest are so friendly to women. Although these governors and political envoys are all transferred from various places, if you want to stay in the northwest for a few years, you will definitely be able to catch some of the atmosphere here.

Both Wen Jiao and Lin Hai only want Yu'er to live a safe and happy life. If Yu'er can be as comfortable as at home after getting married, then it doesn't matter if the family is lower.

So the two discussed it, and starting today, they will release the news that the Lin family has a girl waiting for them.

In this way, when the female relatives of the admiral and governor's family are invited ten days later, these wives must have heard the news.

On that day, whoever is interested and who is not, you will know with just a few words.Then slowly look at the homes of these interested people for two or three years, and pick out the most suitable ones.

Therefore, Wen Jiao had already made up his mind, so he pretended to be a little sad and said with a smile: "At first, I thought this child was still young, but who knew that time would pass so fast, and in the blink of an eye, he would be twelve years old, and he still has nowhere to go."

Dianjun Lu Yuanliang's wife, the eldest son of the Lu family, happens to be 12 years old this year, and now she only hates that her family is not high enough!

But she also knew that her son was hopeless, so just think about it.

But it would be great if he could be a great matchmaker, Lu asked with a smile: "I wonder what kind of son-in-law Madam is looking for?"

"Although a girl is such a character, I'm afraid it's hard to find a man who can match her. But I was born in Ganzhou, and I know a little about these people. If Madam doesn't mind, I will help Madam to inquire about it."

Wen Jiao said with a smile: "You are too polite, why don't you hate it, if you want to help me, I won't be happy?"

As she said that, Wen Jiao lowered her eyes, and sighed with a smile: "To be honest, as mothers, don't we just hope that our children will be happy for a lifetime?"

"As long as the children in that family are good and motivated, there are no such messy things in the family, and Yu'er is harmonious after she becomes a family, I will be satisfied."

Niu Shi and Lu Shi looked at each other, and said with a smile: "Madam is kind and motherly, all concubines will do their best."

It's almost done here, and it seems deliberate to mention it again.

After listening to this for a long time, Lady Ge remembered that her three children were all old enough to get married or find in-laws.

Last year I wrote a letter to Da Lang, asking him to ask for a girl he loves, but the child replied without mentioning anything.

Lady Ge decided to ask Da Lang face to face when she saw him.It's not too young to be engaged at the age of [-] during Chinese New Year.

What Wen Jiao wants to see today is the girl whom Deputy Hua Dianjun's family wants to recruit a husband.

But it was almost Chenzheng (ten o'clock in the morning), and almost everyone had arrived, and he hadn't seen his family members yet.

She was about to send someone to ask if something had happened, when outsiders reported that the girl from the Hua family was here.

Wen Jiao hurriedly ordered to come in.

The one who came in was a big girl with a round face and thin eyebrows, but she looked more like a Jiangnan woman.

But when she acted like a woman from Shaanxi and Gansu, she knelt down and saluted neatly, saying: "Huazhen, a daughter of the people, pays her respects."

Wen Jiao got up and saw that she was the only one who came, and the old lady of Deputy Hua Dianjun was not there, so he asked, "Why don't you see your grandmother? Is it because the old man is not happy?"

Miss Hua spoke like falling pearls, her voice was clear and brisk, very pleasant to listen to: "Returning to Madam, my grandmother woke up with a headache this morning, and she invited the doctor to come and see that the old problem has recurred, and she needs to rest. I can't get up, so I sent a civilian girl to make amends, and I hope Madam will forgive me."

Wen Jiao saw that her speech was logical, her attitude was sincere, and she was neither humble nor overbearing, so she smiled and said to the female family members in the room: "It turns out that our Northwest daughters are all so handsome, and I really like it very much."

She waved to Hua Zhen again, and said with a smile, "Come here."

Hua Zhen walked forward according to the words, was pulled to sit beside Wen Jiao, and said with a smile: "My good boy, since your grandmother is ill, if you want to come, you can stay here, and you will remember your grandmother in your heart."

"I'll ask you to come in to talk another day. You can go back today. I just brought some medicinal materials, and I'll pack some for you to take with you."

Wen Jiao winked at Yuxue, and Yuxue went down to pack things.

Then Wen Jiao pointed at the wife of Royal Physician Wang and said with a smile: "This one is Zhou Anren, the wife of the sixth rank Royal Physician Wang of the Imperial Hospital."

Hua Zhen hurriedly got up and saluted.

Wen Jiao said again: "We came from Beijing this time, and we brought four imperial physicians from the imperial hospital, headed by Royal Physician Wang. If the old An's old illness is difficult to cure, you can also ask them to treat your grandmother."

It would be nice to take this opportunity to let everyone know that the imperial physicians are here, otherwise it would be embarrassing for no one to see them.

Lady Ge had already chatted with Lu Dianjun's wife, Lu Shi, and the sometimes deputy Dianjun's wife, Mao Shi.

Just now she happened to think about Lu Dalang's marriage, so she couldn't help saying a few words.

Just now when Wen Jiao introduced the Ge family, he said that he was a master of martial arts in his family, with high martial arts skills, and his eldest son was a thousand household in the Ningyuan army, young and promising.

Mao's husband, Shizheng, wanted to go to Ningyuan Army to join the army for more than a day or two, so he knew all kinds of new things in Ningyuan Army in detail.

It is not a secret that Lu Rong was promoted to be the commander of the fourth rank, but it is not a major event that has spread all over the world.

In the Ningyuan Army, there are about a dozen generals of the second and third ranks alone, and dozens of fourth and fifth ranks. If one is not very concerned about the Ningyuan Army, it is difficult to notice such a 17-year-old general.

And Shi Zheng was very concerned about Ning Yuanjun, and he had noticed Lu Rong since he was promoted to Qianhu.

Two months ago, when he heard that Lu Qianhu had become General Lu, Shi Zheng couldn't help admiring him a few times in front of Mrs. Mao, showing some envy.

When Mrs. Mao first heard Mrs. Su introduce Ge Yiren, she felt that Lu Qianhu was familiar, but she was not sure.

After hearing Ge's two words that his son is seventeen years old and has not engaged yet, Mao felt more and more like him, hesitated for a while, and said with a smile: "Coincidentally, I heard from my husband that there is a young man in Ningyuan's army. Qianhu, who was promoted to a fourth-rank commander a few months ago, is stationed in Yinwei City."

"I don't know if Yiren's son is in Silverguard City? If it's the same person, within two months, we should call Yiren Gongren."

Wen Jiao just watched Huazhen go out, and when he heard Mao's words, his heart moved slightly.

The 17-year-old fourth-rank conductor... Lu Rong, this kid, is really promising.

In the past few years, if he wins the battle against Wala, maybe Lu Rong will be the second-rank and third-rank general.

His family background is clean, he has been in the army for three generations, and there are no high-ranking officials among his relatives, so he is not afraid of being suspected of forming a clique.

And his family has only one mother, one brother and one sister.Ge Niangzi Qing'er is open-minded and likes Daiyu very much, so she doesn't have to worry about the relationship between mother-in-law, daughter-in-law and sister-in-law.

Back then, Lin Hai also met Lu Rong, and he praised him for his clear vision and upright heart, and a promising future.Judging from his several letters a year, this child is still a kind and righteous person.

In Wen Jiao's mind, all kinds of advantages of being Lu Rong's son-in-law flashed in her mind, but then she also thought of some disadvantages.

The first point is that those who join the army will inevitably fight on the battlefield.

The sword is ruthless, and being a general in the Great Yan Dynasty is a life-long tenure. What if there is an accident on the battlefield, resulting in death or injury, what should Yu'er do?

The second point is that although there are no high-ranking officials among Lu Rong's relatives, Lin Hai is now a very powerful minister and the governor of Sichuan, Shaanxi and Gansu.

However, the Su family already had a close relative by marriage like General Ning Yuan, and Su Wenzhe, the second son of the Su family, married Han Qiongying, the only daughter of General Han.

If the sage was suspicious of civil and military collusion, Lu Rong, a little fourth-rank general, would be no different.

What I'm most afraid of is that Lu Rong will lose his life...

Also, Lu Rong is six years older than Yu'er, which is a bit far behind, and he doesn't know what Ge Niangzi is thinking, and what Lu Rong is thinking.

It's impossible for Mrs. Ge not to like Yu'er, but she's afraid that if Mrs. Ge thinks that Yu'er is too high-born, or that Lu Rong already has something to belong to - it's common for a teenager who is nearly eighteen to have someone he admires.

In Yinwei City, six of Lu Rong's soldiers had already set off for Ganzhou City in two carriages.

...These two carriages are almost full of dried meat, bacon, milk cakes, pickles, and other food sent by brothers in the army.

There are also two puppies from Deputy Li Qianhu's family.

Li Fu Qian Huqian reminded those soldiers, how many meals and bowls of water to feed the bastards a day, how to take care of them, don't get sick and die!

It wasn't until those soldiers could recite what he said, and Vice Li Qianhu patted the heads of the two puppies again, that he reluctantly let them go.

Riding a horse is faster than a carriage, let the carriage go for two days first, just in time to go to Ganzhou City with Lu Rong, saving him an extra two days on the road.

Seeing that the soldiers had gone far away, Lu Rong patted Deputy Li Qianhu on the shoulder, and said with a smile, "If Brother Li is really reluctant, I can ride a horse and chase them back now."

Deputy Li Qianhu sighed: "There are eighty if not a hundred bastards sent out by the family. It's not that I don't want to part with them."

"It's just that this is the first time to send it so far, and I'm afraid that something will happen on the way..."

Lu Rong patted Deputy Li Qianhu on the shoulder again, walked to the camp with him, and said with a smile, "I wonder if Brother Li is free now? I have never raised a dog before, please tell me about it. Write it down so that you can tell your mother and sister not to spoil it."

Deputy Li Qianhu became excited and said excitedly: "I'm free! I'm free! I know how much the general wants to hear... I know what's going on?"

Lu Rong reminded: "Say everything you know, talk endlessly."

Deputy Li Qianhu slapped his thigh and said with a smile: "Yes, yes, yes! There are endless words! General, please!"

When Wen Jiao thought about Lu Rong, he thought about it until Lin Hai came back at night.

Lin Hai sat in front for another whole day today, only feeling sore all over.

He now eats three meals a day with Wen Jiao except for breakfast, and eats lunch and dinner in the yamen with Junliangdao and so on.After eating, I continued to work, and I didn't come back until nearly Haishi (nine o'clock in the evening).

The same was true three years ago when Lin Hai was appointed Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, and the governors of the three provinces would only have more affairs than the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment. Wen Jiao did not blame Lin Hai for this matter.

She herself was too busy to touch the ground.

As soon as Lin Hai came in, he saw Wen Jiao leaning on the pillow with his eyes closed, so he gently pushed her and said, "Yue Niang, get up, wash and sleep well, be careful of neck pain."

Wen Jiao kept the female relatives for dinner at noon, and after sending them away, he only took a nap at noon, and was busy all afternoon.

Moreover, while she was busy today, she looked at Daiyu and remembered her marriage. She was distracted and thought about it until now, and she felt more tired than before.If Lin Hai hadn't pushed her, she would have fallen asleep.

Wen Jiao barely opened his eyes, saw Lin Hai sitting there hammering his back, then pushed him and said, "Your body is sore, go out and do a set of punches and come back, just in time for me to wake up."

Lin Hai really followed his advice and went out to fight a set of punches.

Although he has only studied with Liu Xianglian for a year, but practice makes perfect, and this set of boxing has some tricks, which is quite beautiful.

Wen Jiao stood on the porch watching him, which gave Lu Rong another advantage: martial arts practitioners are in good health.

Lin Hai exercised his muscles and bones, sweated a little, and really felt more comfortable.

He walked to the corridor in two steps, dragged Wen Jiao into the room, and said with a smile, "I've been so busy recently that I forgot about martial arts, thank you Yueniang for reminding me."

Lin Hai's hands were warm, so comfortable that Wen Jiao shrank his hands into his hands, annoyed him: "No matter how busy you are, you should always pay attention to your body, get up and walk around in half an hour."

"I'll see how you celebrate the new year after you've boiled your body down."

Seeing Lin Hai begging for forgiveness repeatedly, Wen Jiao also said to forget it, and asked him: "Your birthday will be in two days, how will you celebrate your birthday this year?"

Lin Hai thought about it, and said with a smile: "It's fine for our family to eat a bowl of noodles together. I haven't seen such a lively scene. Besides, this year is busy, so keep it simple."

Wen Jiao sighed with a smile: "It's really not decent to come here under the king's order, but make a big fuss about your birthday. Then I can save trouble, thank you Ruhai for being considerate of me."

Lin Hai was sweating, so he ordered someone to bring water to take a bath.While undressing, he asked with a smile: "Is there anything Yueniang wants to say? If there is anything you can't say to me, just say it."

Wen Jiao was not surprised at all that Lin Hai saw that she had something on her mind.

The husband and wife have been together day and night for more than four years, and she didn't hide it on purpose. It would be strange if Lin Hai couldn't see it.

The hot water for bathing always had to wait for a quarter and a half, but the hot water for Wen Jiao to wash his face, brush his teeth and soak his feet arrived first.

Lin Hai wrung out the towel in the copper basin and handed it to Wen Jiao. Wen Jiao smiled while wiping his hands: "Today I heard that Lu Rong from Mrs. Ge's family seems to have been promoted to the fourth rank."

Wen Jiao only said this sentence, and stopped talking. He took a hot towel from Lin Hai's hand and began to wipe his face.

After Lin Hai punched, his body was tired, but his mind was much clearer.

Sitting on the bed, his thoughts were spinning, and seeing Wen Jiao lifted his face from the towel, he gave her a look.

Wen Jiao threw back a wink at the handsome Lin Hai, and added: "Miss Ge said that before the Chinese New Year this year, Lu Rong should come to see her."

Lin Hai pondered for a while, until he prepared the hot water for bathing, and then sighed: "After all, the battlefield is ruthless, and the outcome is unpredictable..."

Wen Jiao got up and sent him to the door of the anteroom, and said with a smile: "But he has few family affairs."

"After thinking about it, there is no one who knows everything better than him and can make Yu'er feel as comfortable as in her boudoir."

Lin Hai frowned slightly, feeling that the upright young man whose face had been blurred in his memory turned hideous!

But if you let him say it out, it feels too...childish, so we had to hum with Wen Jiao twice: "Look again, look again."

Wen Jiao stretched out his hand and scraped his face a few times, and said jokingly, "Now I'm just showing Yu'er a look, let's mention it in private, whether it will work or not is still a matter of opinion, I haven't even dipped in ink yet."

"Why is Ruhai starting to pick on his son-in-law?"

Lin Hai couldn't hold back, moved his lips, and hummed again: "It's time to take a bath." After speaking, he went to the ear room.

Wen Jiao laughed a few times, sat back on the kang in the bedroom and began to soak his feet, the child Lu Rong was still wandering in his mind.

To be honest, regardless of other things, Lu Rong has only one biggest advantage.

The family population is simple.

His mother and sister also liked Daiyu very much.A girl from Northwest China, she has a quick temper and won't get bored when she has something to say.

Even Su Jingde, the eldest son of Sister-in-Law Liu's family in Cheng En Gong's Mansion, is not as good as Lu Rong in this regard.

Even if the Han family is not in the capital, Daiyu has to deal with the number of relatives and elders in the Su family, Bai family and Liu family.

Moreover, the Liu family doesn't like girls with such a temperament as the second princess, but Daiyu and the second princess have similar temperaments.

Even if her family is relatives, if Daiyu lives with Su Wenjian and the Liu family, she will inevitably restrain her temper.

From Wen Jiao's point of view, to Daiyu, this is already a great grievance.

The author has something to say: