Daiyu's stepmother is not easy to be

Hearing that after the plaque on Chugong Street was hung, the Rongguo Mansion was calm and there was no noise. Wen Jiao smiled slightly, thinking that Mother Jia had changed her temper suddenly, or did she figure it out?

No matter what it is, as long as it doesn't make her feel bad, it doesn't matter.Since nothing happened, Wen Jiao turned around and forgot about it.

——Early this morning, the team sent by Bohai Liu Xianglian to deliver the dowry arrived. She was busy with Yinglian's affairs, and was preparing for a treat on the seventh day of April, so she had no time to attend Jia's residence.

Liu Xianglian sent gifts worth [-] yuan, of which the betrothal money was [-] yuan, and the betrothal gift was about [-] yuan. After reading the gift list, Wen Jiao laughed with Yinglian: "This is really an all-out engagement. At the wedding, my nephew and son-in-law will become poor, and you will become his biggest treasure?"

Daiyu and Lu Qing were joking with Yinglian on one left and one on the right, and Yinglian chased her two all over the room with hatred.

Wen Jiao carefully read the gift list again, beckoned them to come over, and said to Yinglian: "You and Xianglian's wedding date is set on the sixth day of September, and the ninth day of August will be a good day, just in time for you to go out from home."

"Today is the third day of April, and there are only four months left until the ninth day of August. In two days, I will ask Lin An to take people to the Bohai Sea, first to see how the situation is there, and then I will make a purchase for you." The house is easy to handle. Tell me first, what kind of house do you want? Or do you have any requirements?"

"Xiang Lian is currently stationed in Ningchun with Rong'er. It was originally the royal city of the Donghu people. Although the Donghu people are poor, the conditions in the royal city are pretty good. There is only one thing, the summer is short, the winter is long, and it is extremely cold. , is colder than Ganzhou in the capital, and the province has just been established, and the remnants of the Eastern Hu have not yet returned. If it weren't for your kung fu, I really don't trust you to go there."

Thinking that Yinglian was going to Ningchun to get married in four months, Daiyu and Lu Qing felt sad for a while.Yinglian's eyes were also red, she held her two younger sisters and refused to let go.

Wen Jiao also had a sore nose, and hurriedly held back, before she could speak a few words of persuasion, she heard Lu Qing say: "Madam, if not, I will go with Sister Lian in August. In this way, Sister Lian will be accompanied by someone, just in time for me Also go to see my brother. I’m going to join the army in the future, and I have to get familiar with it first, don’t you think?”

Yinglian hurriedly blushed and said, "What are you talking about! I'm going to Bohai to have a wedding, not to serve as a soldier to fight and kill people. My wife said that because she was worried about me. I'm not a three-year-old child, and I need to be accompanied wherever I go. .”

But Daiyu said: "Marriage is such an important matter, if no one in our family goes with you, don't worry. It's not easy to go if father and mother can't get away. It's okay for Qing'er to go."

"She is Duke Liang's biological sister, and Duke Liang is General Pingyuan. She went to see you off in person, just to show you face. If it's not for you, so what if Qing'er is going to see her brother?"

Speaking of Lu Rong and getting married, although Daiyu was calm on the face, she was a little flustered in her heart, and felt hot in her ears.

Yinglian tilted her head and saw Daiyu's red ears, she couldn't help stretching out her hand to gently pinch her earlobe, which made Daiyu's whole body tremble.

Biansheng Yinglian still clung to her ear and asked with a smile: "What is Yu'er thinking? Are her ears so red?"

Daiyu insisted: "Let's talk about my sister's business, sister don't talk about anything else."

At this time, Lu Qing also leaned over and asked: "Sister Yu'er, Dading has already passed by, why is your name so unfamiliar when you talk about my elder brother now? You don't even call him by name, just 'Liang Guogong'. Hey , my elder brother heard it, and I don’t know how sad it is.”

Daiyu's face was flushed, and she stretched out her hand to pinch her face with hatred: "Whatever my favorite name is, I don't want to make a marriage decision with you, just take care of yourself and it's over!"

The three girls chattered and started to quarrel again. Wen Jiao thought about it for a while, and really thought that it was feasible for Lu Qing to go to Bohai Sea with Yinglian.

It's just that she was thinking about something in her heart, and she didn't speak for a while, so Lu Qing became anxious, rushed to her side, and hugged her arm to play tricks: "Madam! But as you said, I am still the sister of Duke Liang , there are few in Beijing who can compare to me, and when I get to Bohai, I am even more of a tyrant, who dares to provoke me? I have even been to the palace and come back, so I am afraid that Bohai will fail?"

Wen Jiao originally wanted to tease Lu Qing, but when she looked up and saw that her face was flushed with anxiety, Daiyu also looked at her eagerly, and couldn't help laughing: "Who said you won't be allowed to go? Seeing that you are so anxious !"

"So I can go?" Lu Qing's eyes sparkled.

Wen Jiao said with a smile: "If you can go, you can go, but there are many conditions, you have to agree to me first."

Lu Qing immediately said: "Madam, just say it! I will answer everything!"

Wen Jiao told her that she was going to represent both the Duke of Chu and the Duke of Liang, and the most important thing was to get Yinglian's marriage done well, and she could have fun with the rest, but she couldn't wait too long for socializing. .

After all, although her brother is now the highest-ranked official in Bohai, he is not the only one. There are also the governor-general and the admiral.Even if the empress is the mother of the country, it is necessary to find time to meet the courtiers and wives.

After this order, Lu Qing couldn't help complaining in her heart, but she had already said what she said before, and now she can only respond one by one, and write down all the things that need to be paid attention to in her heart.

After finally listening to his wife's instructions, Lu Qing couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.She suddenly thought of a good idea, but dared not say it.

Wen Jiao saw it, and asked, "What do you want to say? Say it."

Lu Qingdao: "Did my wife tell me?"

Wen Jiao smiled with great interest: "What the hell did you come up with again? Come on, I don't blame you and it's over."

Lu Qing then said: "Ma'am, I just thought about it. Sister Lian will go to Ningchun to get married soon. This trip will be one or two thousand miles away. It will be difficult to meet again in the next year. I can't bear to miss Sister Lian. Sister Yu'er is also reluctant."

"Why don't I send Sister Lian with Sister Yu'er this time? Sister Yu'er is the eldest daughter of the Duke of Chu, and she can best represent the Duke of Chu's mansion when she speaks out. Second, how many sisters is Sister Yu'er?" I'm going to Bohai Sea after the next year, so why don't I go and get familiar with it this time, and I'll have a bottom line in my heart later on. Come three times, cough, it's just right... um! eh!"

Daiyu was okay after hearing the first few sentences, but when she heard the third sentence, she immediately knew what Lu Qing was going to say, and hurriedly got up to cover her mouth, and said angrily, "You girl!"

Lu Qing let go of Wen Jiao's arms and got off the couch and ran out with her skirt in her hand. Daiyu chased after her with her handkerchief up. a rack.

When the three girls were arguing endlessly, someone suddenly came to report that someone from the Ministry of Industry asked to see him.Now there is no need for people to fight, the girls you pull me and I pull you, and they all go back to Wen Jiao to listen to Wen Jiao's assignment.

Wen Jiao said: "I'll go ahead and have a look, you guys go back first. Yu'er, Qing'er, it happens that you are helping Yinglian with her things. After a while, I will also send her dowry list."

As he spoke, Wen Jiao picked up a few letters from the table and distributed them to the children according to the names on the envelopes.One was written by Liu Xianglian to Yinglian, one was written by Lu Rong to Lu Qing, and the other was written by Daiyu.

Daiyu accepted the letter with a blushing face, and was about to turn around when someone grabbed her sleeve.She raised her head, and her mother whispered in her ear: "Yu'er, do you want to go?"

"If you want to go, then go with you. Your father has other matters, and I can settle them for you. Don't be afraid."

Daiyu pursed her lips and nodded lightly. Lu Qing stepped into the door again, took Daiyu's hand and walked out, saying, "Sister Lian is shy and has disappeared. Sister Yu'er, we Go back quickly. I see a lot of things, and I have to tidy them up for a day."

In the main room, Wen Jiao changed into the guest's clothes and wore a big phoenix, and then walked to the front hall with the girl's hand.

The person from the Ministry of Industry is a young official, who can be seen through the curtain like a zhilanyushu.

Seeing Wen Jiao turning the screen, he hurriedly bowed to salute, saying: "Wailang Li Mingcheng, the repairman of the Ministry of Industry, has seen his wife."

Wen Jiao was slightly taken aback when he heard the name, and said with a smile, "So it's Li Tanhua, please get up quickly, please sit down."

Seeing that Li Mingcheng was sitting carefully, Wen Jiao asked, "I wonder if Aunt Zun is in good health? I went back to Beijing, and I wanted to invite her to sit down and talk about my relationship over the years. Who knows that Pan Zhizhou will be released this spring." , she also went to Bohai Sea, which makes me feel a little regretful."

Li Mingcheng replied: "Thanks to Madam's concern, my aunt has always been grateful for Madam's affection, and often mentioned Madam's kindness to the younger generation and cousin Pan. My aunt has grown older in recent years, and often has a sore waist and legs, but please see the imperial doctor After a few visits, it gradually got better."

Wen Jiao smiled and said, "It's good to be safe. Fortunately, Sister Li has raised a pair of good children, and you are such a good nephew. As soon as I met you, I knew that Sister Li had a good life these years."

Li Mingcheng hurriedly said "Madam's absurd praise" and so on.

Wen Jiao said again: "It's just that the Bohai Sea is bitterly cold, and Sister Li is old again. If there is something missing there, and you can't do it for a while, you may as well tell me. I have everything here. Even if I don't have it, I can do it." Cheap. Or if she has anything else she wants to say to her daughter, she can also tell me, it’s convenient for me to enter the palace, and it doesn’t matter which day it is.”

Li Mingcheng was about to humbly decline a few words, looked up at Mrs. Su, and remembered what his aunt said about Mrs. Su's "uprightness", so he simply got up and thanked: "The younger generation thanked Mrs. Su for her kindness on behalf of my aunt."

After talking about the relationship between the two parties, Wen Jiaofang asked with a smile: "Why did Li Yuanwailang come here today? Could it be that the mansion has been repaired and we have chosen a date for us to move in?"

Li Mingcheng said: "As Madam said, the Duke of Chu's mansion and the garden next to it have been repaired. Qin Tianjian has occupied an auspicious day, and asked the Duke of Chu and his family to move into the new residence on the 26th of this month. The pavilions and pavilions in the garden were originally There is a couplet on the plaque that has not been moved yet, and the Duke and Madam are invited to appreciate it before changing it. The Duke of Liang’s Mansion has also been repaired, and if we know that the young lady of the Duke’s Mansion of Liang is in your mansion, let Madam be informed.”

Wen Jiao said with a smile: "Li Yuanwailang has worked so hard, and when the time comes to relocate, I also invite Li Yuanwailang and all the adults of the Ministry of Industry to appreciate it."

Li Mingcheng was very modest, then got up again and said: "I have one more matter to ask my wife to decide."

"What's the matter? Li Yuanwailang, please tell me."

Li Mingcheng casually said: "There is a nunnery in the Garden of Reward from the Holy One, temporarily named 'Qicui Temple', and there is a female master who is practicing cultivation with hair temporarily living in the nunnery, whose dharma name is 'Miaoyu'."

"According to people in the Rongguo Mansion, this Master Miaoyu was originally from Suzhou, and his ancestors were also from the family of poets and officials. Because Master Miaoyu was sick since childhood, many substitutes he bought were useless and entered Buddhism. Master Miaoyu will be fine if he enters Buddhism."

"Five years ago, Master Miaoyu came to Beijing with her master. Her master passed away in winter, and left a last word on his deathbed, ordering Master Miaoyu to stay in Beijing and not return home. Beijing has its own consequences. (Note 1) Four Years ago, the Rongguo Mansion built this garden, and a few people in the nunnery presided over it, so Master Miaoyu was invited to clean it up."

"Master Miaoyu is twenty-two this year. Both of his parents have died. He has an old lady and two maidservants by his side. After much deliberation, the officials asked Madam to decide how to arrange for this master. Master Miaoyu has moved out of the nunnery, so where should he be resettled?"

After Li Mingcheng finished speaking, he made a bow and stopped there.

After hearing this, Wen Jiao suddenly realized that there are so many people in the Xindao Industry Department, even though Li Mingcheng is of high background and is a student of the previous department, how could it be his turn to announce such a good news?It turned out that there was this difficult matter waiting here.

Miaoyu's identity is very suitable to be placed in the nunneries of various homes - everyone is born, knowledgeable about books and rituals, and is much more trustworthy than the messy nuns in the nunneries outside.

But the difficulty is that Miaoyu was invited by the Rongguo Mansion to host, and everyone knows that the Rongguo Mansion is the natal family of Duke Chu’s original wife, but the current wife of Duke Chu is the younger sister of the Empress Empress, and the two families have never been close. Do you know if Mrs. Su will hate Miaoyu?

Miaoyu is a girl in her early twenties, she is a cultivator, she is from a great family, and she is an orphan. The people in the Ministry of Industry also have to care about her reputation, so it is not easy to drive her away directly, so someone has to ask her head.

It is a happy event to say that the public house is going to be moved after the repairs are completed, but it may be bad luck to talk about Miaoyu's matter.Everyone doesn't want to do it, so it's Li Mingcheng's turn to do it?

Who doesn't have a background in officialdom?Li Mingcheng is a young man who has only been in the officialdom for a few years. Even if there are people in his family, he has to learn how to survive.

Li Mingcheng is also a clever kid. When she said that she wanted Mrs. Li to come to her for something, she didn't pretend to refuse, but agreed directly, saving her a lot of trouble.

But Wen Jiao doesn't dislike Miaoyu, she thinks this girl is a bit pitiful.

His ancestral home is Suzhou, and he was weak when he was young, so he had to enter Buddhism to get better.A family of poets and books, rich in wealth, both parents died, no relatives, very good-looking, very talented... Think about it, isn't this the Daiyu whose parents listened to the monks and Taoists?

In the original book, Miaoyu's ending is "the flawless white jade was trapped in the mud". In this life, nothing happened to Jia's mansion, and Miaoyu was able to live in Quicui'an for four years. Why did she drive Miaoyu out?

In this world, an orphan girl with no father and mother, no backer, such outstanding appearance, and property, living in a nunnery outside, which is almost a prostitution hall, is tantamount to pushing her to a dead end.

Seeing Li Mingcheng standing there motionless, bowing without even raising his head, Wen Jiao laughed twice and said, "Nephew Li, what kind of big deal is this, it's worth your frightening?"

"Since Master Miaoyu has already lived in Changcui'an, let her continue to live. It just saves me the trouble of going to invite Master. You should sit down quickly, and don't stand around stupidly."

Hearing Madam Su's voice, Li Mingcheng didn't mean to be angry at all, and immediately sat up with a smile on his face, and said: "This junior also thinks it's not a big deal. Although this junior has never met Madam before, I heard from my aunt that Madam is not such a stingy person."

"It's just that the adults insisted on pushing the younger generation. The younger generation thought, cough, it must be because the younger generation is young, and Madam is not easy to blame, so it is inevitable that I should be careful. I hope Madam has a lot of adults, so forget about it. ?”

Wen Jiao shook his head and sighed with a smile: "Forget it, you've already said that, if I blame you again, don't I just confirm my reputation? It's just that you let me settle this matter. I also have one thing I don't know, and I want to ask you."

"Li Shinephew was born in Tanhua. After the palace selection, he was selected as the seventh-rank editor of the Imperial Academy. According to common sense, if you want to transfer officials after entering the Imperial Academy, you will either be transferred to the third department of official household rituals or Dali Temple, or Transfer to another place to be the magistrate of the prefecture and county, and experience it. In this way, not only can you be promoted as soon as possible, but your resume will also look better. The Ministry of Industry...it really doesn't seem like the first transfer of a young official from Tanhua outside of the Imperial Academy. "

Seeing Li Mingcheng's complexion changed slightly, Wen Jiao knew that he had hit the point, and continued to ask: "For example, Nephew Pan, nephew's cousin, was selected by Erjia as a good scholar to enter the Imperial Academy, and he was transferred to Bohai Sea this year. Go to any place to know the state (Note 2). Bohai Province was established in the early days, although it is more difficult, but it is also better for meritorious service and promotion."

"Li Shi-nephew is even more of a family background, and the sage cherishes talents. If there is no reason, Li Shi-nephew would not be willing to transfer Li Shi-nephew to the Ministry of Industry to build a house and repair the garden."

Wen Jiao looked at Li Mingcheng, and asked sincerely: "I wonder if my nephew has encountered any troubles? If there is any trouble, please let me talk about it, and I will help if I can, don't be unreasonable."

After hearing Mrs. Su's words, Li Mingcheng was filled with emotions.

After learning that he was transferred to the Ministry of Industry, the former colleagues who did not know the reason felt sorry, and some sarcastically said, "So what if he is from the fifth rank? I have never seen someone from Tanhua who was transferred to the Ministry of Industry. I think He has lost his heart".Even these grown-ups from the Ministry of Industry looked at him with deep meaning in their eyes.

Mrs. Su is still the first person in the past few months since he was transferred, besides Su Shangshu——Su Shangshu was gradually taking over the affairs of the bureaucracy. What a problem.

Regardless of whether Su Shangshu and Mrs. Su's father and daughter intended to win over or not, Li Mingcheng was deeply moved and accepted this love.Not everyone can say that they will help when they know that he may offend the emperor.

Then he got up again and said: "Madam, please don't worry. The transfer to the Ministry of Industry is done voluntarily by this junior, and there is no secret conspiracy in it. Thank you, Madam, for your concern."

After finishing speaking, Li Mingcheng bowed to the ground with a long bow.

Wen Jiao thought about it, and understood a little bit, knowing that the emperor valued him so much, and there must be some secrets in it, so he smiled and said: "It's fine, I'm at ease."

After finishing speaking, Wen Jiao suddenly remembered a rumor, and thought that Li Mingcheng was in his twenties, and he was still undecided, so he asked, "By the way, why did I hear in a trance a few days ago that your parents took possession of you in the temple?" Sign, you are not suitable for marriage these few years, you have to be over 25 years old?"

Li Mingcheng might as well Madam Su suddenly asked about this. Of course, it is hard to say that this is because two years ago, in order to avoid the marriage with Princess Geng Xiao, and want to wait for Cousin Pan, so he wrote a letter to collude with his parents.

He only explained the facts and other words, and didn't say a word.

When Wen Jiao saw it, he knew that something was wrong here.It's just that when she met Li Mingcheng for the first time, she didn't want to ask more questions. She thought about sending a letter to Bohai to ask Sister Li.

In addition, it was almost noon, so Wen Jiao asked him to have lunch, and ordered Lin Ling, Lin Feng and Qing Yu to accompany him.

In the evening, Wen Jiao and Lin Hai talked about today's events. Lin Hai pondered for a while, waved away the crowd, and said to Wen Jiao: "Northeast and northwest are stable, the emperor will reorganize the navy next, and there is a plan to develop large ships and ship-mounted artillery. , Li Mingcheng is probably a talent chosen by the emperor himself."

On the seventh day of April, Wen Jiao held a birthday party in the garden, and invited some senior officials' wives, relatives and friends, etc., so that all three girls in the family showed their faces.

Those wives had heard about Daiyu and Jishi's demeanor for a long time, and when they saw them today, they all stopped to praise them, and they also praised Yinglian and Lu Qing, saying that they envied Wenjiao for having such good three daughters.

On the eighth day of the fourth lunar month, the three girls who received several carloads of compliments at Wenjiao's birthday banquet all dressed up and went to Rongguo Mansion by car to watch Jia Yingchun come out of the pavilion.

The three girls went happily, and came back talking and laughing, talking to Wen Jiao about Feng Ziying, Jia Yingchun, a talented woman, etc., but Daiyu seemed to be sad.

Wen Jiao asked a few words in private, Daiyu leaned on Wen Jiao's lap, and sighed: "Mother, grandma is getting old and confused. If you say something bad to Mother, Mother will see it for my sake. Don't speak too harshly, okay..."

Seeing Daiyu's tears falling drop by drop on her skirt, Wen Jiao gently wiped Daiyu's tears while smiling, "Don't worry, Yu'er."

On the tenth day of the fourth lunar month, Wen Jiao and Lin Hai took the children of the family to the emperor's garden for a stroll.

Half of the pavilions and pavilions in the garden are written with plaques, but the other half has not been mentioned yet. The emperor has already given the name of the garden, and it is called "Chu Park".

... that's fine too.

Chu Gong Street, Chu Park, if she was Jia Mu next door, she would probably be troubled, Wen Jiao thought.

Lin Hai enthusiastically dragged Wen Jiao and the children around the garden, making nominations, making couplets and composing poems, and even asked Wen Jiao what he meant.

Wen Jiao listened to them chanting to and fro, and unexpectedly several lines were the same as those in the original book... what "Convex Crystal Pavilion" and what kind of "Aubi Mountain Villa" are they all in Daiyu's original book? mentioned it?

In the end, the scenery in the whole garden was almost the same as the original book.

Wen Jiao thought about it for a long time after returning home, and could only explain that the scenery is still those scenery, and the name is just those words.

A small part was mentioned by Jia Baoyu a few years ago. Jia Baoyu's literary talents in these poems are good. Lin Haidaiyu wanted to change them when she saw them, but she didn't change a few words.The other half was originally proposed by Daiyu, so in the end, it seems that it is not too much.

After visiting the garden, I was busy preparing to move.After half a month of busy work, on April 26, Lin Haiwenjiao took the children and moved into the renovated Chu State Mansion smoothly, and Lu Qing also moved into the Liang State Mansion with the support of Lin Pingping. The next person lectures.

Ten days after the move, after the Dragon Boat Festival, and on the tenth day of the fifth lunar month, Wen Jiao hosted another banquet in Chu Park to congratulate the housewarming. The female relatives of the neighboring Rongguo Mansion were also invited.

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Note 1: For the description of Miaoyu's life experience, refer to the original book.

Note 2: Panzhi County in Chapter 406 has been changed to Panzhizhou.

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