The Concubine of the Red Chamber

Fragrant soap is easy to use, whether it is for washing clothes, washing hands, washing face, and taking a bath, the business is booming just for this item, and now with these novel cosmetics, more and more people are looking for Huier, Jia The more Lan thought about it, the more her daughter would get married when she grew up, and it would be easy to make enemies if she kept it. Hui'er had a special meaning in Jia Lan's heart. Jia Lan was not really a ten-year-old child, she was called Hui Er came to discuss with her, and even asked the fifth concubine, although it would be inconvenient for Jia Lan to be around when Hui Er married and left, but Jia Lan would not delay her because of this.

If Hui'er is an ordinary girl, it doesn't matter if the Fifth Prince concubine assigns her a bodyguard to manage affairs, but Jia Lan personally entrusted her with a request that her family be innocent, sincere, responsible and self-motivated, and not bad-looking. More importantly, Jia Lan hoped that the man had better promise not to take concubines, would not care about Huier's identity as a girl, and really valued her...

After receiving Jia Lan's entrustment, the fifth concubine felt bad and wanted to say something, but seeing Jia Lan's immature, ignorant and serious face, she didn't know what to say.She got the meaning of the fifth prince, which was to raise Jia Lan as her own younger sister.The fifth prince revealed that the eighth prince didn't like to be in contact with people, and finally accepted Jia Lan. It's hard to say what will happen in the future, so let the fifth prince and concubine teach her well.Although the fifth prince is not very old, he brought up the eighth prince, so the relationship between the two brothers is extraordinary. The fifth prince specially entrusted him with the newlyweds, and the Wang family naturally did not want to violate it.Before Jia Lan asked herself to help manage the rouge shop or something else, it was the fifth prince who benefited. The fifth prince always remembered this, so although he was a little embarrassed about Huier, he still gritted his teeth and agreed, and decided in his heart that it was impossible. Let my father pick out a person from the tribe who is shallow and self-motivated.

"I don't know what the emperor means? Could it be that the eighth prince will live in the Huguo Temple from now on?" Hui'er didn't understand Jun Zexuan's decree to clean up. In her eyes, the eighth prince was just like her own lady. Children, but the two children were not only accused of being married, but also taken to the temple. Could it be that the emperor wants the eighth prince to become a monk?

"Needless to say, Father Emperor always has his own ideas." Jia Lan was also very helpless in her heart. Her impression of Emperor Longchang was mediocre, but now it is even worse. She said that she loves Jun Zexuan, but she has treated Jun Zexuan for so many years. Didn't seem to care much about it.The three princesses have been pampered for many years, but they have not seen many restraints, and even killed people, and they have not seen much care.The prince has been ill since he was a child, and he was not fit to be the heir apparent, but he was still named the prince, and his attitude was still mediocre, but Jun Zexuan was still allowed to live in the Huguo Temple under the name of praying for the prince. Although he could not leave the temple easily, But there are letters to Jia Lan every day, and the two of them come and go, but they are not unfamiliar.The inexplicable indifference to the fifth prince... He attaches great importance to the studies of the princes and daughters, but he does not forbid their private hostility, and even ignores all of them.He seems to be in control of everything, but he doesn't seem to be in control of much... He doesn't have much achievements in politics... In short, Jia Lan feels that Emperor Longchang is a very contradictory monarch and father.

Jia Lan flipped through the roster sent to her by the fifth prince and concubine, feeling a little dizzy. There were managers, shopkeepers, guards, and even some bastards from small officials' families... Then she directly called Hui'er to ask her what she meant.

Seeing Jia Lan asking herself so carelessly, Hui'er felt a little embarrassed, but she also knew that this was not something she could hide from because she was shy. The little master of her family knew it since she was four years old and begged the old lady to let Rong Guo The Duke decided on his own life, although it failed in the end, but now after so many years, he has been questioned countless times, and originally wanted to serve Jia Lan for the rest of his life, but was scolded by her, so he Absolutely no plan to groom herself, but she has already practiced the skill of being shy but not changing her face when facing her own marriage. After taking a look at the thick booklet, she felt infinite emotion in her heart. How could she ever think of it? Do you still have such a good life now?If you want to say that you don't want to marry, this is definitely not the truth. Since Jia Lan scolded her, she also thought about the kind of good life Jia Lan said, and she would not look forward to marrying and having children without that woman.But she still wanted to choose someone closer to Jia Lan, preferably a steward or guard in the mansion.

As soon as Hui'er's words came out, Jia Lan rejected them. Jia Lan wanted Hui'er to live a good life, except for treating her as a relative and sincerely thinking about her. One of the best people to her since she came to this world, Jia Lan didn't want to wrong her.Besides, Hui'er is not bad, she can read and write, and her vision is not narrow. After two years of education by the nanny in the palace, the rules are not bad. She... such a good girl, Jia Lan sincerely wishes for her to live a healthy and smooth life.

Jia Lan often instilled this meaning in Huier, and Huier was grateful in her heart. She endured the shyness in her heart and read the brochure carefully. Even walking on knees is my own business, so I won't let Jia Lan worry about me anymore, let alone make her feel embarrassed and worry about me.Of course, she will work hard to choose a good candidate, after all, this is related to her life.

But before the few people Huier selected from the thick booklet were investigated, the fifth prince and concubine came over again.

"The Xue family of the imperial merchant asked Huier to marry him?" Jia Lan was very surprised to hear the news brought by the fifth concubine. The Xue family of the four famous families came to ask the second concubine to marry the girl beside him?

"The Xue family only took over the enshrinement of the silk flower ornaments in the palace the year before last. The family background is rich, and the rules of the imperial merchants are not strict. Although they are proposing for the concubine, the fifth prince has also seen it. He is a safe person, and he is handsome. At the average age of a girl, Hui'er just married to be a grandmother, and the Xue family is rich, so she won't suffer any hardships in the future, which is her good fortune." The Fifth Prince and Concubine thought it was a good marriage.

The Xue family?Jia Lan didn't have a deep impression of the Xue family, but she still remembered Xue Dafool, Xue Baochai, Xue Biao and Xue Baoqin in the future.In the Xue family, there is a lot of snow in a good year, and pearls are like earth and gold is like iron.Isn't the second sister-in-law Wang's sister-in-law the legendary Aunt Xue?Jia Lan thought about it carefully, and she was a little undecided. The Xue family has been in decline for a long time, and according to the thoughts of the fifth prince and concubine, she felt that it was a good marriage. She had nothing to say, so she called Huier over and asked her what she meant. .

"The servant girl has been with the eighth concubine since she was a child, and never thought of leaving. The eighth concubine has a deep affection for the servant girl. Although the Xue family sounds good, the servant girl..." When the fifth prince concubine did not expect it, Hui As soon as she heard it, she declined. She was not unmoved, but she couldn't bear to part with Jia Lan.

Jia Lan also heard Huier's meaning, sighed in her heart and asked: "Since the fifth elder brother and fifth sister-in-law said that she is a good person, she must be good. Sister Huier doesn't have to worry about me. Now I have my fifth brother, fifth sister-in-law and husband to take care of me. Sister Hui'er only asks her own heart, if you don't do it for me, would you be willing?" The ancient marriages were all about the order of the parents and the words of the matchmaker, the five princes and concubines all said so, she understood from the beginning that such a marriage was not important to a girl. In other words, it must be very good to think about it. There are still many years before the decline of the Xue family, and they may not be able to protect their family by themselves in the future.

Hui'er was silent, she was a little confused, she really never thought about leaving Jia Lan, after thinking about it, Hui'er asked the fifth prince and concubine: "The servant girl is just a little girl, just because the master has gained some false fame, so I won't let you The Xue family's concubine came to marry, but do they have other wishes?"

"Although I have something to ask for, it's not a big deal. The Xue family is used to running the business, no problem!" The Fifth Prince and Concubine looked at Hui'er admiringly.I thought to myself that this girl is really a good one, and she didn't get carried away because of such a good marriage, but was so cautious.

Hui'er understood at a glance that the fifth prince and his wife were extremely in favor of this matter, and her heart was a little shaken. She had never seen that person before, and she didn't know his temperament, but even if the fifth prince and his wife agreed, it meant that she would marry him It is beneficial, at least this is something the fifth prince and his wife would like to see, they have already made a decision in their hearts, but they still want to think about it for two days.

"The Xue family has a great career, your background..., I'm afraid that my sister will be despised when she marries." Jia Lan expressed her thoughts after the fifth prince and concubine left.

Sitting next to Jia Lan, Hui'er thought that the Xue family must be useful to the Fifth Prince, otherwise there would be no such marriage, so she said softly, "Who is not married to marry? The lady also said that the Xue family has a great career, so Ding If I can't be wronged, the ladies of other officials' families are rushing to marry, let alone a little girl, no one will wrong me if I am wronged. Such a good future is already very rare, miss should be happy for me."

"Let Xiaoyi and the others go and investigate this concubine of the Xue family to see if he is voluntary. If he is forced, he will marry you reluctantly, and he will not feel comfortable." Jia Lan sighed and understood Hui'er's intentions , knowing that she is willing in her heart.

Since the Xue family was able to get the Fifth Prince's Mansion, it is now in the palace, Xiaoyi quickly found out, and to everyone's surprise, the candidate for Hui'er was actually chosen by Xue An, the concubine of the Xue family!

"The uncle of the Xue family married the young lady of the Wang family. The person who came to ask for marriage was the second son of the Xue family. Except for the first son, the other two families are both concubines and single-branches, and the second house is just like this..." Xiaoyi said everything he could find out by himself. A male heir is a concubine's concubine, and it is not without grievances to be married to Hui'er. After all, the wealth of the Xue family must not lack a good marriage.

However, because the Xue family is the head of the eldest house, Xue Xun, the eldest family, is not only a descendant but also a researcher, so he would not want his cousin to marry a useless in-law.He himself married the eldest daughter of the Wang family, and spent a lot of money on this.And now Huier is making good cosmetics, and can also make fragrant soap, even the palace is full of praise, naturally it has come into the eyes of Xue's family, but their family can't do this business to compete with the prince's mansion. Li, this girl may not be able to think of other things.Although Xue An had taken refuge in him in the past two years, Xue Xun still wanted to suppress her, so he put Hui'er on the marriageable list.Based on the choices given by his cousin, Xue An chose Huier who was at the bottom.This Xue An is not a failure, he has studied for a few years, so he is considered smart.He personally told his father that the concubine of the family may not have the ability of Huier, not to mention that Huier kept Jia Lan in the Rongguo mansion, and also learned the rules from the mother in the palace. She is also literate and sensible, and she will raise her children in the future It's not bad to think about it, and besides, it can be involved with the Fifth Prince's House and the Eighth Prince's House. Although the background is the lowest, it is the best choice he can choose.Compared to noble girls like his sister-in-law Xue Wang, Xue An felt that Hui Er could hold on to her, and her upbringing and looks were not bad.It's not his turn to have a good background, and the other noble girls don't know their character and appearance. Anyway, he met Huier once in Rongguo Mansion. She is not bad in appearance and has a good temper, so he made this decision.

As soon as Jia Lan hadn't made a statement, Huier breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that since this person is reasonable, and she was personally chosen by him, she would be at ease, she is not the kind of high-spirited person, and she is not a bad person. You can live a good life.Besides, she was very surprised that a girl had such a good future.

Hui'er nodded, Jia Lan was worried no matter how much she agreed, and the fifth concubine quickly called back to Xue's family. Jia Lan asked Huier to cancel her slave status and began to prepare a dowry for her. Jia Lan He prepared 2000 taels of dowry for Huier, plus what Huier had saved in the past few years, it was considered a generous marriage.The dowry of 5000 taels of silver for a lady from an official family is considered quite a lot, and Huier is considered a high-marriage. Jia Lan doesn't want him to be criticized for his dowry, so he plans to make her a decent one. The Xue family doesn't care about such a little money. Xue An even asked Jia Amnesty to send over 2 taels of silver notes. Jia Lan also knew that this was a tribute from the Xue family, but she had no intention of asking for it, and planned to give it all to Huier. Hiring silver and a dowry gift of around 1000 taels.After Jia Lan kept a little bit of the Xue family's betrothal gift, she stuffed it all into Huier's dowry, so that Huier's dowry could be seen no matter whether it was the face or the inside.Compared with ordinary ladies, they are not bad.

Taking advantage of his young age, Jia Lan also met Xue An. Xue An was quite good-looking. After Jia Lan beat him up a bit and gave him a chance to meet Huier, both of them were extremely satisfied. I feel relieved.

"Sister, you don't have to worry about marrying. You are married by the Xue family's matchmaker, and the girl and mother around you are from the palace, so there is no need for others..." Huier was not young at this time, she was married at the age of 19 It was very late, and Jia Lan knew she couldn't stay, but she was not in a good mood when she was about to get married.

Hui'er nodded with tears in her eyes. Facing Jia Lan, the master who was nine years younger than her, this girl whom she had watched grow up little by little, was full of gratitude and reluctance, and bowed deeply to face Jia Lan. Jia Lan kowtowed three times.

After three books and six rituals, Jia Lan married Hui'er in a dignified manner, and suddenly felt a little empty in her heart.At the same time, there is also an indescribable feeling that power is so important, she would have thought that Huier would marry so beautifully in the past, so Jia Lan is really grateful for Jun Zexuan's choice.If she really waits for her to grow up, her aunt may not be willing to marry her because of Jia Min. Even if Jun Zexuan is like a fool in Jia Shishi's heart, it is not for Jia Min, and Jia Shishi is not willing to let Jia Lan live. great.What's more, because of Jia Min's concubine who became the concubine of the prince, it is difficult to say about her future marriage. Jia Lan is also glad that Jia Daishan is still healthy and able to hold down Jia Shishi.

Hui'er was married off so well, and she was still the main wife. Although she was just the bastard son of a businessman, she was not something a girl could imagine. Well, there is also a heavy dowry that is comparable to that of our young lady, which is also amazing.

"Mr. Chen is lucky to be with you." Hui'er will never be with Jia Lan when she gets married, and it's all up to Mammy Shen and others to make arrangements.On the day of the wedding, Jia Lan did not go to watch the ceremony. The fifth prince concubine saw Jia Lan's arrangement for Hui'er, and she knew that Jia Lan did not take the 2 taels of silver that Xue's filial piety paid for all of her daughters as dowries. She was very emotional, if she hadn't married the prince, her dowry would not be much thicker than this.Now she is in charge of Xiangbaozhai's business, and was beaten by Emperor Longchang before saying that he should not compete with the people for profit. I plan to figure it out slowly, even the account books are done very properly, and it is not very profitable.And I also bought mountain flowers, and even posted a lot of them. Of course, there are many benefits. At least I have carefully explored the situation of many officials' inner houses in Beijing and took the opportunity of having people come to teach them new makeup.

Hui'er had long forgotten her surname, so she took the surname of Chen's mother and named her Chen Hui.Jun Zexuan knew that his wife was interested in a girl, and he felt a little uncomfortable, but he didn't stop him. After Hui'er got married, he took leave and came back to accompany Jia Lan for several days. Called to speak.The fifth prince concubine was born in a family, and because of the fifth prince's intention, Jia Lan was young, so she always gave her more guidance. Jia Lan asked people to memorize all the beauty care recipes, and planned to take good care of them according to their own conditions.

Jia Lan heard the fifth concubine tell a lot about the experience of the housekeeper, not only wrote it down, but she was very serious on her face. The fifth concubine saw that Jia Lan was sensible and sensible, so she said it in more detail, and returned it to Jia Lan before leaving. He said that if he still didn't understand, he would ask her later.Jia Lan sent off the fifth prince and concubine, wondering about the matter of the Xue family, if the Xue family hadn't been greedy for their cosmetics business, they would not have fallen in love with Huier, but Jia Lan is not afraid, the Xue family has a big business, and the cosmetics inside The profit must be clearer than the eldest princess. Now it's just a novelty, and now the eye shadow is tired, and now the nearby shop is also selling it. It's just that the price of Xiangbaozhai is divided into several points, so it doesn't affect the business very much.The enshrined things are indeed liked by the ladies in the palace, and they are much cheaper than before. No matter how greedy the Xue family is, they dare not snatch the enshrined errand from the princes and daughters.In this way, the brand of Xiangbaozhai has been sold, and there will be no shortage of business.

Now that Jun Zexuan is praying for blessings according to the order, and now he still has things ordered by his brother, he doesn't want to tell Jia Lan about some things to make her worry. After spending five full days with Jia Lan, he left.

After leaving for more than half a year, Jia Lan was very surprised when he saw Jun Zexuan. Compared with before, he has changed a lot. When Jun Zexuan was facing outsiders, he didn't have much expression on his face. His gaze is also empty, which often gives people a feeling of being stupid and ignorant of the world, but now he has matured a lot, his eyes are no longer dull as before, but have become sharper, and there is an indescribable chilling feeling all over his body.Jia Lan couldn't help wondering if he really lived in Huguo Temple?But Jia Lan was also fortunate that he was still the same when facing her.