The Concubine of the Lin Family in the Red Chamber

After March, Xie Jinxuan came to the door to confirm the marriage date with Lin Jue again.Lin Jue glanced at him, "It's this time, can I still go back on my word?"

Xie Jinxuan gave a shy smile, not daring to say any more, and instead talked to Lin Jue about the process of the wedding day.Lin Jue picked up the teacup, stared at Xie Jinxuan without saying a word.Xie Jinxuan rubbed his nose, "Well, brother-in-law, then I'll go back and prepare first."

Lin Jue lifted the teacup, meaning "it's easy to leave without sending it away".

Because of Xie Jinxuan's marriage, the county king of Xining and his eldest son and second son also handed over the paperwork together and returned to Beijing on leave.

Xie Jinxuan's two sisters-in-law returned to Beijing early, but because of the delay in their schedule, they did not have the opportunity to visit their future siblings.The king of Xining's wife died early, and he did not remarry. The marriage of the three sons in the family was all arranged by the two daughters-in-law.

Xie's family has a simple population, Xie Guang is a rare infatuated person, one daughter and three sons are all born by his first wife, even if his first wife died, he has no intention of continuing.In fact, Xie Guang's wife is just a woman from an ordinary family, but she has truly shared hardships with Xie Guang, and Xie Guang loves it very much.

The Xie family has two daughters-in-law, the eldest daughter-in-law's natal family is just an ordinary official family, and the second daughter-in-law is the daughter of a deceased general under Xie Guang's command, so they are not really rich.The only high-married member of the Xie family was the eldest daughter, Xie Wenya, who married her childhood sweetheart, Prince Xianbeijing.It's just that the King of Beijing passed away early, and Xie Wenya became a widow at a young age. She raised the current King of Beijing, Shui Rong, by herself, and she was also an infatuated woman.

Probably the infatuation of the Xie family is hereditary, and Xie Shizi and Xie Erlang have no concubines in the house. Looking at Xie Jinxuan's energy, he is also a long-term lover.Lin Jue agreed to the marriage, perhaps without this reason.

On the first day of Daiyu's marriage, the Lin family also had a banquet, and many relatives and friends of the Lin family, as well as colleagues and friends of Lin Jue, came to congratulate her.In the backyard, Mrs. Zuo personally came to help host and entertain a group of female relatives.

There are also people from Jia's family, but Jia's mother feels unwell, and although she really wants to come, she has no choice.So it was Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Wang who came with Sister Feng Xichun, and Xing Xiuyan was also familiar with Daiyu, so they came together.

Mrs. Zuo is the aunt of the Lin family, and the two wives of King Xing are just aunts. Mrs. Zuo is the master of the Lin family, so no one can say anything.Although Mrs. Wang was dissatisfied in her heart, she did not dare to show one or two things.After all, although Mrs. Zuo came from a poor family, Prime Minister Zuo is a serious and powerful person. Even the old lady of his family should be polite when she sees Mrs. Zuo. stupid.

In the evening, the Lin family will sit together for a reunion dinner, which means farewell, and at this time they want to say some auspicious words.There are only two brothers and sisters in the Lin family, so Lin Jue kept Madam Zuo, "Auntie is the elder of our brothers and sisters, how can we not stay?"

Mrs. Zuo didn't pretend to be a gesture, she sent the two daughters-in-law away, and said to Daiyu with a smile: "Now we three, let's have this reunion dinner together."

Daiyu's eyes were slightly red, and Lin Jue was also emotional. The three of them sat around a table, and Daiyu held a meal for them, "When my brother and sister came to Beijing, I never thought that there would be today."

Mrs. Zuo has always loved Lin Jue, and she also has a good impression of Daiyu, who is beautiful and beautiful. She took Daiyu to sit down, patted her hand, and said in a gentle voice: "This is the fate of your brothers and sisters. Needless to say, Jue'er will Going to high school and gaining the favor of the sage, the future is boundless. It is Yu'er, you are now married into the palace, although the son-in-law is not the son of the prince, but you are better than a gentle temper. In the future, if you have a child, you can also add to the Xie family. I have fulfilled my responsibility, I am sorry for the Xie family."

Daiyu's cheeks turned red when she heard the words, Granny Xi had told her about these things long ago, Nanny Fang had also infiltrated it, but she was a girl who hadn't left the court after all, she was still a little shy when she heard the news of having a baby.

Lin Jue also poured wine with Mrs. Zuo and Daiyu, "Tomorrow is Daiyu's big day, and my brother is here, so I congratulate my sister for having a baby early."

The three drank a glass, Mrs. Zuo could also drink a glass of light wine, Daiyu only had a glass of honey juice.Mrs. Zuo smiled and asked Lin Jue to pour herself a glass of honey juice, "This is good. In the past, only summer fruits were available when there were a lot of seasonal fruits. It would be better to drink it with ice." It's very simple, and you don't often waste a lot of fruit to make this kind of honey juice, so although Mrs. Zuo likes it, she can't often drink it.

Lin Jue filled Mrs. Zuo's glass again, "Auntie likes it, I'll get some for my side in the future, and give some to Auntie too."

Mrs. Zuo smiled and said: "I know you are filial, and I am the only one who likes you at home. They don't like it very much. Besides, the doctor forbids me to eat more sweets. Even if you bring them, I don't dare to use them too much. I might as well drink them." I will come to you."

Lin Jue said: "My aunt likes it so I come here often. I don't like such a sweet drink that much. It's a blessing that my aunt likes it."

Mrs. Zuo smiled until the wrinkles on her forehead appeared, and said to Daiyu with a smile: "I just like your brother's mouth, every time he says something, it makes people feel very ironic."

"I'm telling the truth. I'm an honest man."

"Yes, yes," Mrs. Zuo smiled even more, "Just because you are honest, we are not as good as you."

Lin Jue blushed when she was teased, and Dai Yu also laughed.

With such gags, the sad atmosphere has been diluted a lot, and Daiyu's nervousness about getting married the next day has also been eased.

Mrs. Zuo stayed overnight, but she was not in a hurry to get up the next day. After all, it was dusk and the auspicious time was evening, so the Lin family had a whole day to prepare for the wedding.The dowry has been prepared in advance, and now it is all carried to the yard. When the people who welcome the relatives come, they will be carried to the man's house along with the sedan chair.

Although there was no need to get up early, Lin Jue got up at five o'clock. First, she counted the dowry, and then went to Daiyu's yard to see if Quanfu had arrived.Hearing that Daiyu was taking a bath, he withdrew first, and only went in to meet people when Daiyu was well.

Mrs. Quanfu was found by Li Yibai. She was a relative of the concubine's natal family in Yonghe County. She was a woman with living parents and both children.The woman came over to greet Lin Jue, Lin Jue smiled and said, "I'm sorry to bother you, sister-in-law."

Mrs. Quan Fu smiled and said: "There was nothing to worry about. This is a happy event. It is also my good fortune that Mr. Lin came to find me."

Lin Jue smiled and said some polite words, and Daiyu came out.

Mrs. Quanfu mainly twists noodles and combs hair for newcomers, and is also responsible for sweeping, fumigation, and caring for the sedan chair.Daiyu had already bathed, and Mrs. Quanfu twisted noodles for her first. Nanny Fang held the five-colored cotton yarn and handed it to Quanfu, who then carefully opened Daiyu's face.From Lin Jue's point of view, the face-opening process was somewhat similar to modern facial shaving, where the hair on the face was plucked, and the eyebrows were shaved, making the whole face look more energetic.

After twisting the noodles, Quanfu went down to eat the noodle soup, and Mrs. Zuo drove Lin Jue out again, and talked with Daiyu about the bridal chamber in detail.These are the things that a mother should do, but the brother and sister lost their mothers and mothers, so Aunt Lin can only come forward.

When Daiyu came out again, her face was flushed with shame, and Lin Jue smiled knowingly.

After Daiyu changed into her wedding dress, Quanfu came over to comb her hair again.Mrs. Zuo and Nanny Fang were also there, and when they saw Lin Jue watching the scene, they both covered their lips and smiled lightly.Lin Jue had never seen the marriage posture of ancient people. Now that he had the opportunity, he wanted to see it with his own eyes. He was not embarrassed to see them laughing, and he still watched it with gusto.

People in Quanfu earnestly do what they should do. While combing Daiyu's hair, they say in their mouths, "If you comb to the end, you don't have to worry about being rich... and if you comb to the end, you will be rich and honored together... There is a head and a tail, and you will be rich and honored." expensive."

After combing her hair, she put on makeup on Daiyu. After all, she is a newlywed, so no matter what, the makeup is beautiful enough.Besides, Daiyu didn't usually wear makeup much, but when she put on makeup suddenly, the change was big enough, which completely made people's eyes shine.Lin Jue teased with a smile, "Such a beautiful sister, I am reluctant to marry Senior Brother Xie."

Mrs. Zuo thumped him, "What silly things are you talking about, kid!"

Lin Jue pursed her lips in joy, but Dai Yu's eyes were slightly red, "I leave home, and only my brother is left at home..."

Lin Jue hurriedly said: "Today is a day of great joy, we are not in the mood for 'crying for marriage', besides, I still have Yi'er and Nian'an with me at home, so I am the only one left."

Mrs. Zuo wiped away Daiyu's tears carefully, "Silly boy, it's not like you won't come back, besides, Xie's family is so close to ours."

Daiyu also knew that she had makeup on her face, so she stopped crying with two sobs. "Speaking of Nian'an, I only saw you briefly yesterday, where did you go now?"

At home, Nian'an has been pretending to be a young master, and has always had a deep relationship with Lin Jue and Daiyu. Now that Daiyu is married, he also took time off from school to see her off.

"I saw him just now, I don't know where he went now. Fengju, have you seen Nian'an?"

"I just heard from the second master that I went to Brother Yi's place, so I guess he's there now." Feng Ju replied respectfully.

Just as Lin Jue was about to ask Feng Ju to find him, she saw that Nanny Fang's expression changed, "I'll go and have a look."

Lin Jue glanced at Nanny Fang suspiciously, but she saw Nanny Fang leaving in a hurry. Fortunately, everyone else was paying attention to Daiyu and didn't take Nanny Fang's strange behavior to heart.Lin Jue paid attention, and didn't ask Nanny Fang much at this time, and continued to talk to Daiyu.

It was still early in the morning, and Daiyu only missed a bowl of japonica rice porridge and two steamed dumplings in the morning, and by noon, everyone had eaten rice, but Daiyu had nothing.

"It's a big day, so I'll have to make it into the night. My sister will use some." Seeing that Daiyu just sat and didn't eat anything, Lin Jue thought that Daiyu was too nervous to eat. , Come over to persuade me.

It is true that Daiyu can't eat a little bit, and more, it's just like the rules.Only some vegetarian food is allowed in the morning, and nothing is allowed for the next day until the bridal chamber.There will be some melons and fruits in the bridal chamber, but with Xi Niang watching, you can't eat them casually.When the auspicious time comes, the bridegroom also enters the bridal chamber. At this time, the bride leaves. If the groom is not so eager, the bride will have a chance to eat something.

Daiyu couldn't say such a thing, her brother would never abide by these irregular rules.Mrs. Zuo laughed and said: "It's nothing to eat, but if you need to change halfway, you will make some jokes. If you don't feel hungry, it's better not to eat."

Lin Jue understood what was going on as soon as she heard it, so she stopped trying to persuade her.

A little later, Xie's family's welcoming team arrived in front of Lin's mansion on the auspicious time.