Flowers on the other side [Comprehensive Red House]

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The eldest daughter of Jia Enhou, Jia She of the Rongguohou Mansion, was conferred the title of concubine Shu after being drafted.

As soon as the officials from the Ministry of Rites who announced the decree left, Jia Amnesty returned to his main courtyard and closed the courtyard door.

Sister Feng hurriedly arranged for someone to go to the household department to call Jia Lian, and went to the gate of the palace to meet Yingchun back to the mansion.While asking Jia Yun to follow Wu Xindeng to receive congratulatory congratulations, it is nothing more than Lord Hou and Shizi who have entered the palace to pick up Concubine Shu, and invite everyone to celebrate together another day, and then dismissed with a cup of fragrant tea.As for the female relatives who have sent posts to visit, Sister Feng asked the concierge to reply to all posts, and wait a few days.

After lunch, Yingchunfang returned to the Hou's mansion under Jia Lian's protection.Sister Feng took Daiyu to meet him at the gate of Yingchun's yard.When he saw Yingchun, he bowed down. Yingchun hurried up a few steps, supported Sister Feng, and stretched out his hand to pull Daiyu up.The three of them supported each other and entered Yingchun's living room.

Si Qi and Xiuju came up to serve Yingchun, changed their clothes, cleansed their faces, and brought flower tea to Yingchun. Sister Feng asked that Yingchun hadn't had lunch yet, so Daiyu ordered people to prepare it, and then Yingchun let the two of them and the nuns, together The palace retreated together with the returned eunuchs and maids.

After waiting for everyone to retreat, Sister Feng went to shake Yingchun's hand, "Sister, how are you doing these days in the palace? Are you feeling idle?"

Yingchun saw that Sister Feng treated her as before, Daiyu also looked at herself with concern, took a deep breath and said, "My sister-in-law still misses me. The food and food are similar to those at home. I thought Zhao and Li were the same Follow me into the palace."

Sister Feng said, "Sister, you enter the palace to participate in the election in the morning, and the four nuns will return to the palace in the afternoon."

Yingchun was surprised, "I just saw the nuns."

"He and the officials from the Ministry of Rites who came to the mansion to pass the decree came back." Sister Feng carefully looked at Yingchun's complexion, "Seeing that my sister's complexion is still good and she has not been wronged, my sister-in-law is relieved."

Yingchun was a little shy, "Sister-in-law, don't worry, I don't feel wronged."

Sister Feng was a little surprised, and she still looked unwilling when she went. How could she not feel wronged when she came back after [-] days of drafting?

"Sister-in-law, before leaving the palace today, the Empress summoned me and told me that the fathers of Concubine Xian and Concubine De were strong generals who had guarded southern and northern borders for many years. It’s not certain to do it. Sister-in-law, my father has made no contribution to the country, and my position is still above the two, so why should I feel wronged.”

Yingchun took a sip of scented tea and said to Daiyu, "The scented tea from my cousin's cellar is better."

Sister Feng was really relieved of Yingchun's mentality, and was really afraid that Yingchun would not enter the palace willingly and cause some trouble.

"The empress also said: Concubine Zhou has always been liked in Qiandi. Last year, because she gave birth to a princess, she was promoted to concubine. Let me avoid her a little bit, and said that Concubine Zhou is also a reasonable person. The status of concubine is also below me, so she probably won't do anything out of line."

Seeing that Yingchun is so transparent now, Sister Feng couldn't help saying to Yingchun: "Sister, don't feel inferior to the three of them. Treat each other with courtesy in everything and follow the rules. It doesn't matter. You don't have to be afraid of small things, and you don't need to be afraid of big things. Today Sister Shangfeng is in such a high position, it is for father to come forward to win over the old people who are thousands of years old and stabilize the government."

Yingchun laughed, "I have to help the saint, and the saint and the empress will give respect. Sister-in-law, I am not a beautiful person. My father has such an effect on the saint. I am at ease in the palace. Anida Buddha."

Yingchun pretended to proclaim the Buddha's name, and the three of them laughed together.It happened that Xiuju was ready for lunch outside the door, so Yingchun called in to set the meal. Knowing that Sister Feng and Daiyu hadn't eaten, and didn't leave anyone to wait, even Xiuju was kicked out, and the three of them ate together as usual .

After dinner, Si Qi and Xiuju came in to clean up. Sister Feng asked Yingchun to have a good rest. Yingchun asked Sister Feng to bring Yinger over for dinner at night. Knowing that Sister Feng agreed, she let Sister Feng and Daiyu go back to rest.

Xiuju waited for Yingchun to rest, and when there was no one around, Yingchun raised the curtain and called Xiuju softly, "Xiuju, come up."

Embroidered oranges quietly leaned against the curtains of Yingchun, "Niang Niang,"

"Don't call your mother, come up quickly, don't let the nanny find out."

Xiuju hurriedly got into Yingchun's bed curtain, "Girl, the girl is not here these days, Xiuju misses her so much."

Yingchun pursed her lips and smiled. "You come to the palace with me, are you willing?"

"Yes, yes. Xiuju will follow the girl all her life." Xiuju paused and asked Yingchun: "Will Si Qi also enter the palace with the girl?"

"No, Mammy has said that Si Qi's temper is too strong. She was in my yard, she changed to someone else's house, and she died countless times."

"Will Si Qi be released home?"

"I guess it's about the same as Zicuckoo."

Before moving, Sister Feng sent Jia Yun to Jia's mansion to obtain Zijuan's body deed, and assigned Zijuan to the second son of a Zhuangzi in the Houfu Zhuangzi.Before Zijuan left, she couldn't help crying, saying that the old lady had given herself to Miss Lin, and shouted to see Sister Feng.Sister Feng called Yingchun and Daiyu together, took Siqi, Xiuju, Xueyan, and Hongyu beside Yinger, and said something to Zijuan.

"Zicuckoo, do you think you have served Miss Lin with all your heart?"

"Second Mistress, since the servant girl came to the girl, she has been serving the girl wholeheartedly."

"Zicuckoo, you are the big girl next to the girl, and your duty is to take care of the cousin girl, and you should do your best. Now that you are married to Zhuangzi, you don't want a wronged face. Think about what you didn't do well?"

Zicuckoo knelt there and did not speak.

"Zijuan, you are a few years older than the girl. Before you came to the girl, you were taught by the mother. You let Baoyu go in and out of the cousin girl's room. The girl is young, don't you understand? What is your own idea here? Think about what your second master said when he picked up the girl."

Zicuckoo's face paled and withered on the ground.

"This Zhuangtou family can live a good life, and you don't need to wash and cook every day. It's just one rule. Do you understand?"

Zijuan is also a clever person. Seeing that things cannot be changed, she is indeed wrong. There is such a family that has been favored by Sister Feng.So I knelt down and kowtowed to Sister Feng, "My servant thanked Second Mistress for her kindness, and this servant will not say a word about my girl in the future."

When Sister Feng saw Zijuan on the road, she said: "Yingchun, you add three points to Zijuan's dowry. Add 50 taels of private house."

Zijuan kowtowed to Sister Feng and Yingchun again, and finally said to Daiyu: "Girl, it's my selfishness. I'm sorry girl. Don't think about Zijuan in the future, just pretend that I have never been there." Daiyu kowtowed and married Zhuangzi obediently the next day.

Speaking of Zijuan's marriage, Xiuju spoke to Yingchun in a low voice, "I'm afraid Si Qi won't do it. Si Qi has always been high-minded."

"Xiuju, do you think your girl has become a concubine, so what do you say? In the palace, there is a queen concubine who is in charge, just like the second grandma in this family. If it weren't for my sister-in-law who was willing to give me face, the nanny's family It's all on me. It's better to let Si Qi marry now than to follow her into the palace and lose her life. Wait until Second Grandma tells her, and then you can persuade her."

The two masters and servants whispered in low voices, until it was almost the time, Xiuju gave birth to the eldest son, and invited people to come in to serve Yingchun.

After dinner, Jia She summoned Jia Lian and Sister Feng to the front yard and showed them the thick stacks of invitation cards.

"Lian Er, Feng girl, take these back, study them carefully, and keep another account. Tomorrow, Wu Xindeng will take Brother Yun'er to deliver posts from house to house, and a banquet will be held on March 21 to invite these people. Those who posted today , you have also tidied up in the past few days, and have a banquet on March 22."

Lian Er and Sister Feng got up and answered.

Jia Shefu asked Sister Feng again, "how is the eldest girl?"

"Sister, everything is fine. My sister said in the afternoon that it was similar to what I ate at home. I thought that Mother Zhao and Mother Li had followed her into the palace. Before my sister left the palace, the empress summoned her and told her about the concubine Xianfei Defei. Her father and grandparents were fierce generals guarding the frontier. The younger sister told her daughter-in-law that she would not feel wronged when she entered the palace knowing the background of Concubine Virtuous and Virtuous. In order to comfort her younger sister, the daughter-in-law told her that her father needed to take care of the old thousand-year-old concubine People. During the [-] days since entering the palace, my younger sister has grown too much, and she even said that it must be useful to a saint, and only today and the empress will show face."

Jia Amnesty was relieved, "I don't have to go to the back to see the eldest girl, please work harder, Feng girl, go and see more."

"Father, don't worry, daughter-in-law will save it."

Jia Amnesty asked Sister Feng to go back to rest, and Jia Lian was left to discuss other matters in detail.

At the end of the day, Sister Feng felt that her heels were hurting, so she hurried back to rest.

On the ninth day of March, the imperial examination for Jinshi began.After dinner on the eighth day, Jia Lian took people to Hanlin Street to see some cousins.Then they stayed in Hanlin Street, waiting to send their three brothers to the Gongyuan in the middle of the night.

Zhang Zhao chased him away, "Lian'er, you go back and take care of Sister Feng, the old and the young in that house, go to the Gongyuan, we just need someone to accompany you."

Jia Lian said: "How can I do that? Every time I go to the Gongyuan, there are people who have accidents because of this or that. My father told me repeatedly that I must send my cousins ​​to the Gongyuan safely. I sent you off, I'll go back, it's just in the middle of the night, it's okay, it's okay. You guys hurry up and go to sleep for a while, and sleep for a while." The three brothers were driven back.

Then he took the things he brought, in triplicate, and handed them over to the first and second cousins ​​for inspection.

"Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, take this velvet cloak to my cousins. I just got the material a few days ago. Sister Feng let the needlework catch up and said it was a bit rough. Don't laugh. One piece for each person. This is a single layer, although it is not wind-resistant, but it is light and warm when wrapped around the body, and a thicker wind-resistant layer will do the job, and if it is made bigger, it can be covered at night."

The two sister-in-laws used to be from good families, and they knew that Zhangrong was a good thing, so they accepted it after thanking them.Then the three of them drank tea and chatted until the middle of the night when they woke up the three brothers of the Zhang family.