Do you know: I’m Xu Jiazi

Chai's backyard,

The procedure of making the room and rolling the bed is over.

The wedding room is located.

The maid of the Lu family who came with Xu Zaijing and Lu Zezong stood at the door with both hands holding the door.

After looking around the room at the brand new wedding curtains, quilts and other things, and then at the dressing box filled with valuable jewelry on the dressing table, the maid slowly stepped back and closed the door of the bridal chamber from the outside.

After locking the door with a copper lock tied with red silk, the maid of the Lu family took two steps outside and stood outside the bridal chamber.

There were two other maids standing around the Lu family.

After standing for a while,

The housekeeper of the Chai family came over with three maids, each holding a chair in her hands.

Coming up to the maidservant of the Lu family standing outside the house, the mother of the Chai family smiled and nodded slightly, saying, "Thank you all for your hard work tonight! Come to think of it, I did this job before!"

The maid of the Lu family bowed and asked, "Were you also standing outside when the Madam got married?"

Mother Chai smiled and nodded, saying, "That's right! When the Madam got married, it happened to be the twelfth lunar month."

"Then you must have suffered a lot!" said the maid of the Lu family admiringly.

Mother Chai waved her hand and said, "No, we were in the mansion in Hejian Prefecture at that time. We directly locked the gate and guarded it in the gatehouse of the courtyard."

"Oh~" The maid of Lu family smiled.

"So, our host family doesn't care whether the three girls have been standing all night! They still have to rest when it's time." Mother Chai said with a smile.

The three maids of the Lu family looked at each other, and the maid in charge bowed and said, "Please leave two chairs for us three to take turns to rest."

"good!"

After Chai's mother waved her hand to signal the maid to put down the two chairs, she led everyone out of the yard.

When the sun sets,

The yard began to grow dark.

The maid from the Chai family came to hang up the red lanterns for lighting, as well as the dinner for the maid from the Lu family.

When it became completely dark, the temperature dropped and the night breeze became slightly cool.

The mother of the Chai family, who had come in the afternoon, carried a lantern and led people into the yard again. She looked at the cloak on the Lu family's maid and said with a smile, "Three of you, my daughter said that it was still a little cold at night, so she specially asked me to bring a leather mattress."

"When I sit on the chair at night, this mattress will make me more comfortable."

"Thank you very much for your concern, young lady." The maid of the Lu family bowed and said.

"Oh! As it should be, we will be a family from now on."

After Mother Chai said goodbye,

As the night deepens,

At the end of the midnight (around 1am),

A bright jade plate hangs in the sky,

There are stars twinkling from time to time in the night sky around.

On the armchair under the lantern in front of the bridal chamber, two maids took turns to rest, wrapped in cloaks, leaning against the back of the chair with their heads tilted.

“Guhu.”

There was a slight snoring sound from time to time.

"Rustle~"

Hearing the noise, the standing maid of the Lu family looked to the side.

"cough!"

Amid the sound of walking, someone coughed.

The two maids on the chairs also woke up.

Come closer,

It was Chai Zhengzheng's personal maid, Yunmu, who brought with her a maidservant carrying a tray with steaming bowls on it.

Yun Mu smiled at the three people and said, "Three of you, this is the hot soup on the stove. Have a few sips to drive away the cold."

The maid of the Lu family expressed her gratitude.

Yunmu asked again if it was cold at night. After getting the answer that it was not cold, he led his people out of the yard.

The passage of time

early morning,

It's still dark.

The maid of the Lu family who was guarding in front of the bridal chamber was eating breakfast while listening to the hustle and bustle in the mansion.

One of them turned to look to the side and said, "Madam, that yard over there shouldn't be the Chai family's, right? Why do I hear some noise?"

Mother Chai smiled and said, "That's our courtyard! There are quite a few guests coming today, so Madam decided to open the gate a few days ago, clean it up, and prepare it for the guests."

The maid of the Lu family nodded repeatedly.

10:00 AM

The sun was climbing higher and was already moving south.

Standing in the sun makes people feel warm.

The maid of Lu family in the bridal chamber did not get a good rest the whole night, and when exposed to the sunlight, she began to yawn uncontrollably.

After yawning, tears welled up in my eyes.

It has nothing to do with anything else, I'm just sleepy.

When the maid of the Lu family was about to wipe her tears with her sleeves,

“Pah pah pah~”

A series of firecracker sounds came from the front yard.

"The guests are starting to arrive!"

The Lu family maid said.

The gate of the Chai family,

The smoke from the firecrackers had just dissipated,

A carriage with a wooden sign with the word "Gu" on it was driving to the side.

The Marquis of Xiangyang, dressed in new clothes, limped and walked up to the head of the Chai family with his personal followers. He smiled and bowed, saying, "Little Chai! Congratulations!"

The Chai family master and his two sons hurriedly bowed in return and said, "Uncle, congratulations to you, too!"

Xiangyang Hou smiled and nodded, glanced at Chai Jin, and said, "Good boy! You are full of energy!"

"Thank you for the compliment, Grandpa."

Xiangyang Hou smiled and looked around, and asked, "Where is that kid Yuan Ruo?"

"Replying to Uncle, Yuan Ruo has gone to deliver the second makeup gift today."

Xiangyang Hou nodded and said, "Okay! Not bad, it looks like I can help."

After saying this, Xiangyang Hou waved his hand and said, "You guys are busy, I'll go in first."

"Hey! Uncle, please slow down." The head of the Chai family said with a smile.

Then,

The sound of firecrackers began to blast outside the front door of the Chai family.

The guests streamed into the Chai family's house.

It seemed that all the noble officials in Tokyo had sent people to congratulate the Chai family.

At the second gate,

Madam Chai, accompanied by Chai Zhengzheng and her personal maid, looked at the officials' wives in their best attire.

Mrs. Chai said with a smile on her face: "How is Rui Ge'er these days? The wind in the morning and evening is still a little chilly this spring, so you have to be careful!"

The eldest lady of the Shen family smiled at her daughter-in-law Zheng Ni and said, "Thank you for your concern, Madam. I will definitely give him more instructions!"

Zheng Ni looked at her mother-in-law's eyes and quickly bowed: "Thank you, Madam, for your concern!"

After saying that, Zheng Ni glared at Chai Zhengzheng, who was standing next to Mrs. Chai and smiling at her with his hands covering his mouth.

"Madam, you just go ahead and do your thing! We'll go by ourselves." The eldest lady of the Shen family said with a smile.

Mrs. Chai smiled and nodded.

After the Shen family mother-in-law and daughter-in-law walked a few steps, the welcoming lady shouted loudly:

"Madam Ningyuanhou~"

"Madam Yongchang Marquis~"

"Mrs. Shoushan~"

"Mrs. Kang Anbo~"

"Mrs. Sheng, the Marquis of Yongyi, has arrived."

After shouting for a while,

A group of officials' wives and noble ladies, dressed in fragrant clothes and brocade and embroidered jackets, walked towards Madam Chai.

Walking in the front were Mrs. Bai, wife of Marquis Ningyuan, and Mrs. Wu, wife of Marquis Yongchang, followed by the daughters-in-law of each family.

Before she even got close, Madam Wu shouted with a smile, "Sister Cheng, look how much trouble we have saved you by coming together as a group!"

Mrs. Chai smiled and said, "Sister Wu is right. I will definitely toast you a few more glasses of fruit wine today!"

"Okay, okay!" Mrs. Wu said with a smile.

Coming near,

Everyone bowed and greeted.

Madam Chai held Bai's hand, looked at Pingmei and said with a smile: "Look at you two, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, you look even better than the last time I saw you!"

Mrs. Wu at the side said with a smile: "Sister Cheng, I just said that, but the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law still don't recognize me! They thought I was talking nonsense!"

Mrs. Bai smiled helplessly and patted Madam Wu.

After some laughter, Madam Chai looked at the girl standing next to Gu Tingyi in the crowd and said with a smile: "This is Miss Huang Jiameng, right?"

Mrs. Yuan, the wife of the Earl of Shoushan, looked at her daughter with a smile.

Meng Jieer quickly bowed and said with a smile, "Meet the Madam."

"well!"

Mrs. Chai smiled and nodded repeatedly.

Xie Rui, who had just gotten married a few days ago, stayed with her mother-in-law and chatted with Mrs. Chai.

Hualan, wearing a spring gown made of silver-white silk embroidered with light green patterns, had been standing not far from Pingmei with a smile on her face, watching the ladies and other women who were talking.

When Madam Chai and Madam Kang Anbo finished their conversation, they looked at Hua Lan in the crowd and said with a smile, "Hualan, how is your mother-in-law doing recently?"

Hua Lan quickly smiled and nodded: "Madam, mother-in-law is in very good health! A doctor checks her pulse every two days."

As she spoke, Hua Lan smiled and nodded to Chai Zhengzheng, who was standing beside Mrs. Chai and looking at her with concern.

Mrs. Chai smiled and said, "That's good!"

The cute girl from Shoushanbo's family looked at Hualan who was talking and laughing, and couldn't help but sigh beside Gu Tingyi: "Sister Tingyi, Madam Sheng is so bright, beautiful, and graceful."

Hualan was embarrassed and pretended not to hear this.

Mrs. Wu on the side glanced at Hua Lan and said with a smile: "Of course! My sister from the Sun family is good at choosing a daughter-in-law!"

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As soon as these words were spoken, the ladies around laughed.

Lady Shoushan also looked at Hualan with a smile, but she felt a little regretful in her heart.

If the sister-in-law and niece-in-law from her mother's family, that is, the former Earl Zhongqin's Yuan family, had not caused any trouble, such a good girl would have been the eldest lady of the Yuan family.

A good daughter brings prosperity to three generations, and the Duke Zhongqin’s Mansion would not be in its current state.

Bai looked at Hualan's embarrassed look and said, "Sister Wu, please stop making trouble for the younger generation. Let's go in quickly!"

Madam Wu smiled and said, "I'm not making a fuss, I'm just telling the truth!"

After a few more jokes, Madam Chai on the opposite side smiled and tilted her head. Chai Zhengzheng on the same side said, "Zheng'er, accompany the ladies to sit in the courtyard."

Chai Zhengzheng bowed and said, "Yes, mother."

On the way to the yard, Gu Tingyi looked around and said, "Zheng Zheng, it seems that the route I took is a little different from the last time I came to your house!"

Chai Zhengzheng turned around and smiled, "Sister Tingyi is right. We won't go to the previous place! There are a lot of guests today, so mother opened a few courtyards."

"Ah? Yards, how many more?"

Gu Tingyi asked with a surprised smile.

"Um!"

Chai Zhengzheng smiled and nodded, then continued to lead his men forward.

Madam Wu looked at the surrounding scenery. After her eyes paused for a moment on a beautifully embroidered building in the distance, she sighed and said, "No wonder the wealthy families in the capital wanted to buy the courtyard nearby but couldn't find the owner! It turns out that it is owned by the Chai family."

Chai Zhengzheng, who was walking in front, looked back and smiled embarrassedly.

Soon, everyone sat down in the main room in the courtyard.

Ladies and ladies who came with me,

Mrs. Wu's husband's family, the Liang family, is a well-known wealthy family in Beijing.

Bai was born into a wealthy salt merchant family.

The family conditions of Lady Shoushan, Hualan and Zheng Ni are also very good.

but,

Today, they walked in the Chai family's villa and sat down in this house. Looking at the materials used in the tables and chairs, as well as the surrounding furnishings, they were secretly amazed in their hearts.

In short, people knew that the Chai family was wealthy, but they didn't know how wealthy they were.

The banquet has not started yet.

Chai Zhengzheng has also returned to Mrs. Chai.

The table in the main room is mostly decorated with dried fruits, candied fruits, and tea drinks.

Mrs. Bai sat at the table, listening to Mrs. Wu's comments on the furnishings in the house, and nodded repeatedly.

Glancing at her own girl out of the corner of her eye, Bai saw Tingyi grabbing a handful of candied fruits with his left hand and eating them one by one with his right hand, looking bored.

He glanced at the wife of the Earl of Shoushan who was sitting opposite him.

Bai patted Tingyi's right hand and said, "Still eating?"

Seeing the look in Tingyi's eyes, Bai said, "Listen more to what Madam Wu says, and you will gain more knowledge!"

Gu Tingyi nodded: "Oh!"

After saying this, Gu Tingyi couldn't help but think of the jade incense burner near Chai Zhengzheng's bedroom.

Compared with the things in Chai Zhengzheng's yard, the things in this other courtyard are really dwarfed by those in it. The gap is huge.

At the second gate,

"The wife of Marquis Fuchang has arrived~"

The receptionist's mother shouted again.

Looking at the wife of Marquis Fuchang and Rong Feiyan walking towards this side, Chai Zhengzheng stood beside Madam Chai with a smile on his face, and said with his lips moving slightly: "Mother, why didn't the Rong family come with the Dou family?"

Starting from the morning, most of the guests who came to the Chai family came together through relatives.

This will firstly show that your family is numerous and powerful, and secondly, the host family can welcome the guests together, thus reducing a lot of trouble.

Madam Chai shook her head slightly and said, "I don't know. Maybe the two families are too far apart?"

Chai Zhengzheng: “Maybe.”

While they were talking, the wife of Marquis Fuchang and Rong Feiyan had already approached.

Chai Zhengzheng looked at the amazed and admiring look in Rong Feiyan's eyes, bowed slightly, and said with a smile: "Meet the wife of Marquis Fuchang! Miss Feiyan, you are here! Please come in."

Although Chai Zhengzheng is a girl, looking at Rong Feiyan's appearance, she still wants to take a few more looks at her.

Rong Feiyan smiled and bowed to Madam Chai and Rong Feiyan. After her mother and Madam Chai exchanged a few words, she followed them to the backyard.

Mrs. Chai followed Rong Feiyan's gaze for a while, then looked at Chai Zhengzheng.

Chai Zhengzheng: "Mother, what's wrong?"

Madam Chai smiled and shook her head, saying, "This Miss Feiyan is really outstanding in appearance! I wonder which family can marry her."

Chai Zhengzheng rolled his eyes and nodded in agreement: "Yes!"

Then, another group of women came.

Without the housekeeper's instructions, Chai Zhengzheng recognized that these people were her aunts and cousins ​​from her maternal grandfather's Cheng family.

The Cheng family entered the backyard.

More women than members of the Cheng family appeared in Chai Zhengzheng's sight.

"Mom, there are so many people!" Chai Zhengzheng sighed.

"Well, it can be seen at first glance that he is from the Feng family of Duke Chengguo." Mrs. Chai said with a smile.

When a large group of people came near,

Because there were too many people, Chai Zhengzheng bowed and then nodded repeatedly, calling people incoherently.

but,

When Chai Zhengzheng saw Wang Ruofu standing in the crowd, he looked at her and said clearly, "Hello, Madam Wang."

Wang Ruofu, who was mixing in with the Feng family's crowd with Mother Liu, was also walking forward perfunctorily with a smile on her face.

Being suddenly stared at by Chai Zhengzheng and being called so loudly, Wang Ruofu's smile immediately became sincere. She nodded repeatedly and praised: "Hello, Madam Chai, hello, Miss Zhengzheng! She is so pretty!"

Chai Zhengzheng smiled and said, "Thank you for the compliment, Madam! By the way, I just saw Sister Hualan!"

"Oh oh oh! That girl Hualan!" Wang Ruofu responded with a smile.

Madam Chai smiled and nodded, and stretched out her hand, saying, "Everyone, please come in. Madam Wang, please come in."

"Why!"

Wang Ruofu smiled and followed the Feng family towards the backyard.

After the Feng family members left,

Madam Chai asked in confusion, "Zheng Zheng, you recognized Madam Wang very quickly! As for the others, I heard that you didn't recognize any of them!"

Chai Zhengzheng smiled and nodded: "Isn't he studying in the private school of Madam Wang's in-laws? How could my daughter not recognize him!"

Madam Chai shook her head helplessly, and took advantage of the fact that no guests came to say, "This elder sister of Madam Wang who married into the Kang family was not seen in the crowd today."

Chai Zhengzheng said: "Mother, the daughter of the Kang family caused such a big disaster in the Feng family, how can the Kang family have the face to follow her."

Madam Chai nodded repeatedly and said, "Oh my God! Fortunately, that woman didn't come, otherwise we would have to send someone to keep an eye on her."

Wang Ruofu followed behind her maternal relatives from the Feng family. She looked back at Madam Chai and Chai Zhengzheng, and whispered to Madam Liu, "Ms. Liu, how did Miss Zhengzheng recognize me so easily? She called me clearly."

"Is it because of Hualan?"

Mother Liu thought about it and nodded: "That should be it."

Wang Ruofu pursed her lips and said with emotion: "As long as it's not because of that evil creature in my sister's family!"

"Because of that evildoer, I dare not bring Rulan and the others out, for fear of being ridiculed and mocked by others."

As she spoke, Wang Ruofu looked at the Chai family courtyard beside her and began to join in the discussions and praises of her relatives.

At the second gate,

In the shouting of the welcoming mother,

Several daughters-in-law of the Anguogong Tan family came to Madam Chai with their relatives.

Although they looked down on the children of the Tan family, there was no hatred between the Chai family and the Anguo Mansion. Chai Zhengzheng still greeted the ladies with a smile.

When he saw the lady at the back, Chai Zhengzheng's smile became much more sincere, and he said, "Madam Qin, we meet again!"

As he spoke, Chai Zhengzheng nodded to the little girl who was following him.

Little Qin Yanwen bowed to Madam Chai and Chai Zhengzheng and said some auspicious words of congratulations. The little girl beside her and Xiang's mother behind her also quickly followed suit.

"Before, thank you Miss Zheng Zheng."

"Madam, there's no need to thank me. This is what you deserve." Chai Zhengzheng said with a smile.

After exchanging a few more pleasantries, Qin Yanwen followed her sister-in-law, niece-in-law and others towards the backyard, but in the opposite direction of Mrs. Bai, Madam Wu and others.

Madam Chai looked at Chai Zhengzheng suspiciously and asked, "Know him?"

"Um!"

Chai Zhengzheng said a few words briefly.

Madam Chai sighed and said, "It's hard to be a second wife! She's still the legitimate daughter of a marquisate, ah!"