Daiyu's life

Chapter 57

Daiyu looked around and saw that Haoxuan and Haoyu were both neatly dressed, so she let them go out. Seeing the two running away happily, Daiyu felt sour, and complained to Xuejuan, "I don't know that Zheng San What's so good about the son, the nephews of the adoptive mother's family, and the younger brothers of the Ding family's Ke family, they can't compare with a third son Zheng, who ran away as soon as he came to invite Baba, and didn't care about anything gone."

Xuejuan smiled and handed Daiyu a piece of melon, and said, "This man has a fate with others, right? The two elder brothers fell in love with Mr. Zheng, and the girl can't help it. Well, I didn't pass the girl."

Daiyu pointed to Xuejuan and said, "Well, you are a very eloquent girl, you can laugh at me if you have nothing to do now, let you stay in Beijing next time, let Xuecui come with you."

Xuejuan just smiled while working, and didn't care about Daiyu's threats at all. With years of experience in dealing with the saint, Mr. Meng's assistance and the secret help of the saint, the several difficulties that the saint explained were resolved smoothly, and Lin Ruhai quickly Now that he has gained a firm foothold in the cabinet, the saint also has a reason for his fancy to Lin Ruhai.

This summer is very hot outside, because the emperor is not in good health and cannot use too much ice, the emperor is sick in bed and the palace is so hot that his body is festering, the saint can only take the empress dowager and others out of the palace to escape the summer heat, the Lin family is here The small summer garden in Xishan was sold for various reasons. With a swipe of his pen, the sage rewarded Lin Ruhai with a small garden. Lin Ruhai brought his whole family and moved to this Xishan with the sage.

Xuejuan looked at Shi Chen and said to Daiyu, "Miss, if you still want to visit Lanqingyuan, you should hurry up. The sun will rise soon, and you should be careful about the heat."

Daiyu saw that it was not the time to go there, and Daiyu complained, "I have been busy with the two of them this morning, and I have forgotten about this business."

The West Mountain is not so easy to escape the summer heat. A small garden on the West Mountain depends not on money but on status. Otherwise, the Lin family’s garden would not have been sold. The garden given to the Lin family by the saint is not considered big. But it's not too small, worthy of Lin Ruhai's status as a close minister of the emperor.

Lin Ruhai invited the Cai family to come over to escape the summer heat, Master Cai readily agreed, even if the Cai family has a better summer resort, it can’t compare to this Xishan, and the children who can follow this Xishan at this time are either the eldest son or the high-end family The most important thing to cultivate is the youngest child who is favored by the family. It would be great to go out more in summer and make friends with one or two friends.

Not long after this garden was given to the Lin family, all the places have been sorted out roughly. In the past few days, Daiyu has been busy sorting out the places where everyone in the Lin family lived. Yu must go and have a look now.

Lanqing Courtyard is a courtyard with two entrances. The first entrance is not dominated by orchids, but a ginkgo tree. The tree can only be hugged by three people, Daiyu and sisters. The three small principal rooms, which are dominated by orchids, can just live here for Cai Yahui. As for the boys of the younger generation of the Cai family, they live with Haoxuan Haoyu. Pinglexuan is also the largest place in the entire garden. Even the place where I usually go to class has come out.

Aunt Fan is still very reassuring to handle affairs. The whole Lanqing Courtyard is well cleaned up. Daiyu smiled and said, "Auntie is the best at handling affairs. This time I took Auntie away. Looking at Xiaosu's housekeeper Cried."

Aunt Fan said, "That monkey usually looks old-fashioned. He came back from Butler Su, and he is comparable to his little stone."

Xuejuan laughed and said, "Sister Huangshan has complained many times, saying that as soon as Butler Su came back, she immediately had another son, which is too much trouble."

People in the Lin family in Beijing have been a little depressed these years, especially Su Yang. Daiyu Haoxuan decides about the Lin family's affairs, but almost all the errands are handled by Su Yang. They have relaxed a lot in the past few months.

Daiyu and the others were talking and laughing as they checked, Xueyan chased after her and said, "Girl, the second and fourth girls are here, and they're all at the Yanzi residence."

Yanziju is exactly where Daiyu lives, and Daiyu walks back as soon as she lifts her foot, and asks, "Is there anything wrong with looking at the second girl?" Yes, it's okay for Xichun to go out, the general's mansion won't spread the word, and the Lin family doesn't shy away from it. Back then, Daiyu couldn't do anything about it, and now she's only lived in the Rongguo mansion for more than a year, but Xichun doesn't have to.

When Daiyu arrived in Xishan, she sent a letter to Xichun, inviting her to come over. Xichun said she would come over in two days, but now she suddenly brought Yingchun here, so it could only be because of something happened to Yingchun.

Xueyan said, "Second girl's eyes are swollen from crying, as for what's wrong, I don't know if I'm in a hurry."

Daiyu didn't ask any more questions, but walked back quickly.

When I arrived, it was just in time for Yingchun to freshen up under the service of Ruhua Siqi. Even after cleaning her face again, she could see that Yingchun looked haggard.

Daiyu fed Yingchun a cup of honey water, and then sat down to talk.

Xichun was able to lead Yingchun to Daiyu's place, which proves that there is no need to avoid Daiyu for what happened in Yingchun. Xichun said directly, "Sister Feng wrote a letter a few days ago and said that there is a family in Jiangwan, a big local family. The surname is Zhao, the second son of the family has just passed the exam in his twenties this year, and he has a good personality and appearance. He wants to marry brother Lian, but it happens that the second sister is old enough, so sister Feng wrote a letter and told the old man. "

Daiyu said, "But grandmother doesn't agree."

Xichun said, "It's fine if you just don't agree. The old lady told the old lady, and the old lady just said that she only cares about the second brother and the second sister's marriage. The second sister's geng post was sent over, and after two months the Elder Master personally sent the second sister there, the mansion was in a hurry to save the relatives, so it would be good for the second sister to get married directly in Jiangwan, but this married daughter can't just marry like this Let's go, the old lady asked the second wife to draw up the dowry list, and the second wife prepared some broken copper and iron to deal with people. I don't know where I found out that the family is a fourth-generation merchant. It can be said that after the imperial examination, there is such a candidate, and he said that the second sister will be married in the mansion." It is said that children from poor families are headed home early, and this child without parents is also headed early. Xichun is not shy when talking about dowry. , can't be refreshing.

Daiyu directly sneered and said, "If you marry in the mansion, the man's dowry will also be sent to the mansion, right?"

You don't need to tell Xichun about the rest. Jia Amnesty is not a pawn now. He has been bothering Mrs. Jia Zhengwang for not a day or two. There must be a lot of trouble in that mansion right now. Yingchun is the person in that mansion. It's not easy to stay here.

Xichun said, "That's not it, our mansion is well aware of what's going on over there, I hurriedly asked someone to bring the second sister over, our mansion is Brother Rong's daughter-in-law who has rectified a few times, and how many people in that mansion There is still a connection, and there must be a lot of people who bite their tongues, so I simply brought my second sister to my sister's place."

Daiyu saw that Yingchun was still a little dazed, and persuaded, "Second sister, don't worry, the eldest uncle will never agree to the second wife's proposal to marry in the mansion. You can live here peacefully, and go back after the trouble in the mansion is over." .”

Yingchun shed another two lines of tears and said, "I haven't been close to them for so many years, why don't they let me go at this moment."

Daiyu also wanted to sigh for Yingchun. Parents who don’t love their mothers can only reduce their sense of existence, and people ignore that after so many years, they will be counted on when they are about to get married. It's not for the purpose of welcoming the spring, so I can only comfort him and say, "It's just a matter of two months. Mr. Zhao won the imperial examination at a young age, and he will continue to study for the imperial examination in the future. Their family is originally a businessman, so they can pass the imperial examination." Yes, it also makes scholars dislike it, and the rules will definitely be more important. Everything will be easier if there are rules. After all these years, what we are most afraid of is the rules. If we keep the rules, life will be easier in the future. "

This marriage is considered to be the man's favorite, no matter how unbearable the Rongguo Mansion is, but this Jia She is a first-class general, and Yingchun's mother is a decent concubine, which is different from Tanchun, a handmaiden who gave birth to a son, but I don't remember it. Mrs. Xing's name is also enough, and it is also possible to match a son of a fifth- and sixth-rank official's family who is a famous son, but Mrs. Jia She Xing didn't even think about finding someone for Yingchun. Jia Lian took the initiative to mention it. No matter, Jia She was happy to agree, so no one said anything.

Xichun said, "I think the second wife is too busy, so a big garden is not enough for her, and she has to take care of the affairs of other people's daughters."

Daiyu said to Yingchun, "My uncle is responsible for this matter. In the future, when you come to Jiangwan, you will be helped by brother Lian. You will live your own life. It is easy for the second daughter-in-law to do it, and the second sister must have some success in her heart." Yes." Daiyu didn't dare to persuade too deeply, she is a young girl who has not been out of the court, she is not bad at this level, Wang Sifu and Chen Siji have never been married in their lives, Qin Keqing is not good at getting involved in the affairs of Rongguo Mansion Son, Daiyu can only hope that Yingchun will realize something by herself.

Mrs. Wang, who made Xichun and others hate her toothache, did not have such an easy life. She is a noble mother, but it is impossible to change her money with her identity. Ten thousand taels of silver, Mrs. Wang's made up for Zhang's dowry, and her private house is not very rich, even if she opened the treasury and took out the silver, it would not be enough, and antiques and other things should not be pawned too much, or just cover an empty house. Yuanzi, let the virtuous and noble people look at the empty house.

Jia Amnesty was even more ruthless. Jia Lian sent someone to let him catch Lai Da's handle. Jia Amnesty did not hand over him, but held on to Lai Da. He didn't put too much money in his hand, and sent it directly to Jia Lian, making it clear that it was for Jia Mao.

Mrs. Wang's manpower was lost a lot, and these were all that could be used, which made Jia She find loopholes to take advantage of, and made Mrs. Wang miserable.

Mrs. Wang was quite aggrieved and said to Jia Mu, "Daughter-in-law, this is also for the sake of the second girl. It is decent to marry in this mansion. How can the girls of the Duke's mansion be the same as the official sisters of the fourth rank."

There was no big brother and sister-in-law quarreling, so Mrs. Xing said directly, "Siblings are in good shape. They have to deal with major and minor matters in the house, and they have to manage such a big garden. How can they still have time to manage the marriage of the niece and daughter? Unlike me, just taking care of the little things like sewing, the old lady is afraid that I will be tired, so she took it back and let my younger siblings take care of it."

Mrs. Wang took a deep breath in her heart. Mrs. Xing couldn't touch the account book with the housekeeper, so she could see it somewhat. Mother Jia took back the little bit of rights in Mrs. Xing's hand by taking advantage of Mrs. Xing's cold and headache. It is said that Mrs. Xing was allowed to rest, but Mrs. Xing has recovered for two or three months, and Mother Jia never asked Mrs. Xing to be a housekeeper. Mrs. Xing's previous years of housekeeping were more deductible, but she never came out. What's wrong, Mrs. Jia's saying that she is too petty to use it doesn't work at all. It's not easy for Mrs. Xing to point it out.

Mrs. Wang smiled and said, "It's all for the children, even if you are tired, it's okay. This marriage in the mansion is for the sake of the second girl's face, and Feng girl is young. If there is something wrong with the marriage, what should I do?" , this is the lifelong event of the second girl."

Mrs. Xing sneered, and said bitterly, "Siblings are really bothering me. I have sent out all the geng posts, and the place to get married has also been fixed. My siblings also remembered that Lian's daughter-in-law is young. Our first wife is the second girl. It’s not as honorable as the empress, we as masters and wives also think about it, when the time comes, I will go to Jiangwan with the master to marry the second girl."

Mrs. Xing is no longer competing with Mrs. Wang for the housekeeping right. Mrs. Jia would rather leave such a big matter to Lai Da than let the big house intervene, and Jia Amnesty would not grab it. Dare to choke, let alone Mrs. Wang.

Mother Jia was also very angry, but this big house has no power at all in the Rongguo Mansion, so anyone can say it was all Mother Jia's fault, and Mother Jia couldn't reprimand the couple too much, it's just that Mrs. Xing The words became more and more outrageous, and he almost pointed at Mrs. Wang's nose and said that Mrs. Wang forced Yingchun to stay because of the betrothal gift.

Jia's mother said, "Okay, everyone, your siblings are doing it for the sake of the second girl. It's fine if you don't appreciate it. There's no need to gossip here."

Mrs. Xing smiled and said, "Old lady, you know that my daughter-in-law is stupid, and she can't speak at all. She is obviously thanking my brother and sister for their kindness, so you can hear other meanings. Fortunately, the old lady doesn't let me go out and walk around now." Otherwise, how many people will be offended."

Mrs. Jia stared at Mrs. Xing and said nothing, Mrs. Xing smiled at Mrs. Jia, and Mrs. Jia looked straight at Jia She, who knew that Jia She was looking down at the teacup in his hand, as if the teacup could change like a flower

Jia Amnesty coughed, Madam Xing stopped laughing, Mother Jia just felt relieved when she heard Madam Xing say, "Since the old lady's siblings are all here, the master and I would like to ask the younger siblings what is left in the dowry list of the second girl." Bring it to us in time."

Mother Jia looked at Mrs. Wang and said, "I've read the dowry list. Didn't the second family send it to your sister-in-law?"

Mrs. Wang bowed her head and replied, "It's all been sent over."

After hearing this, Mrs. Xing read the dowry list prepared by Mrs. Wang, and finally asked, "This is what the second wife prepared."

Mrs. Wang's face turned red and then turned white, she was really pretty, even this Mrs. Wang didn't say to exchange a dowry list for Yingchun, but nodded.

Mrs. Xing couldn't close her mouth in surprise, and said, "Second Miss and Fourth Aunt are incomparable, but the dowry should not be so different from Eldest Aunt, right? There is no shop in Zhuangzi, and this face is so tired , there is not even a pair of red gold, and there is not even a shadow of this gemstone. Second wife, you are sending a girl, second wife, what are you kidding, and those rags at the bottom of the box, your house Take out all the things that the big girl doesn’t wear as a dowry for the second girl, and ask the second wife to think about it for our second girl. This mansion has spent money and silver for the empress, so don’t take advantage of our second girl’s idea Dowry. Even if our husband and wife are both unworthy people, the second girl is still the younger sister of the empress, so it would be embarrassing for the empress to go out like this."

Mrs. Xing is completely shameless. Everyone in this mansion turns around three times when talking. Mrs. Xing said it directly, not to mention Mrs. Wang, even Jia Mu's face was flushed with anger. Just now, Mother Jia said that after reading Yingchun's dowry list, she just said it casually, just to protect Mrs. Wang. Who knew that Mrs. Wang was so bold and withheld to such an extent that the entire dowry list could be read for a thousand li of silver.

Mrs. Xing didn't care if Mrs. Jia's mother was angry or not. Jia Amnesty told her how much dowry she would pay for Yingchun, and gave her 2% of the dowry. The government's married daughter should order at least 2000 taels. Li Na is [-] taels of silver, how can Mrs. Xing not work hard.

Jia Amnesty did not reprimand Mrs. Xing, but instead said, "Old Madam, Er Yatou is the only girl in our room. A few days ago, I was thinking of recording her under Xing's name."

Mother Jia listened to Jia She's threatening her, but she was not angry anymore, she calmly explained to Jia She, "Your Majesty is promising, it's also the glory of the house, isn't it, the life is a bit difficult now, I have wronged the second girl, when the days are relaxed Just make up for it and go back.”

Jia Amnesty glanced at Jia Mu, then lowered his head to look at the teacup, and said, "If it's really difficult in the house, I'll write a book about the sage tomorrow, saying that our family won't pick you up, so we can't." For the sake of my mother, I don’t even eat anymore.”

Mother Jia looked at Jia She and frowned, Jia She was born by her, and Mother Jia thought she understood that it was a glorious time for a mother to be born in the family, and Jia She would definitely take advantage of this moment to show off her power and let the mother go home Blinding relatives is such an important matter, Jia Amnesty does not say that he fully supports it.Jia Amnesty's current performance made Jia's mother very suspicious. Jia's mother said that things were too easy to let Jia She and others come forward. Only then did she find out that the eldest son was wrong. Jia's mother was always a little upset, not knowing what was wrong.

When Jia Mu was thinking about why Jia She was like this, Jia She raised her head and looked at Jia Mu again. There was no warmth in her eyes, as if she was looking at a stranger, which made Jia Mu's heart skip a beat.

Jia Amnesty wasn't talking nonsense with Jia's mother, there had been two quarrels in the past two days, and this meeting was just the final negotiation, Jia Amnesty said, "Son, go back and wait for the second wife's dowry order."

After listening to Jia She's words, Jia's mother suppressed her uneasiness. Even if Jia She was dissatisfied, it was a list that Mrs. Wang was tired of, so there was nothing to be afraid of.

Mrs. Xing saw that Jia Amnesty left so easily, followed up very uneasy, and couldn't help asking, "Can this old lady let the second wife prepare the dowry again?"

Jia Amnesty said indifferently, "It's only 2 taels of silver. The old lady can take out a little private house and have it."

Mrs. Xing breathed a sigh of relief, as long as her 2000 taels of silver did not fly away.

I have to say that Mrs. Xing's harsh sarcasm, coupled with Jia Amnesty's threat, really improved the effect. In the afternoon, Mrs. Wang sent over 2 taels of silver notes, saying that the house was busy, and the dowry for Yingchun was too big. Let Dafang prepare it by himself. Apart from giving 2000 taels of silver to Madam Xing, Jia Amnesty did not keep the rest of the silver for himself, but sent it to Jiangwan to Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng for their help.

After the matter was over, Jia Amnesty sent a letter to Yingchun to tell her. At the same time, he also brought a lot of fabrics for Yingchun to show her dowry, and also sent some small things to Daiyu to thank Daiyu for taking care of Yingchun. Yingchun stayed at Lin's house for a few more days, feeling relaxed and relaxed.

When Daiyu received Jia Amnesty's message, she couldn't stop the surprise on her face, she couldn't be sure that this was her uncle.

Yingchun was so surprised that she was dumbfounded. Jia She, a father who had ignored her for so many years, would support her at this moment, it was really surprising.

Seeing the surprised look of Yingchun Xichun and Daiyu, Cai Yahui swallowed the comfort that came to her lips, and waited for the three of them to recover before continuing to speak.

Jia Amnesty's surprise did not disrupt Yingchun's life. On the second day Yingchun came to Xishan, Daiyu asked people to find some high-quality materials from the Lin family's warehouse to embroider Yingchun's dowry. Chen Siji liked Yingchun very much. , but often came to talk to Yingchun, Chen Siji was never married, and his understanding was not comparable to that of Yingchun and other young girls who had never left the cabinet, but Yingchun benefited a lot.

Since coming to Xishan, Xichun has always slept with Daiyu at night, and Xichun murmured to Daiyu, "This is the real person who does not show his face. No one thought that the elder sister would come out in the first place, and the money would be sent to Jiangwan." It’s really rare to give it to Sister Feng.”

Jia Lian and his wife are very rich now, Jia Lian and his wife will give Lin Ruhai a generous gift every year, and Daiyu and his brother have separate things here.From the festivals Jia Lian and his wife gave to the Lin family every year, it can be seen that the two live a very happy life. Jia She sent them things and money from the Rongguo Mansion every year. The mouth earned it by itself, which is really enviable. The dowry silver for Yingchun is in Wang Xifeng's hands. With Wang Xifeng's current net worth, she will definitely not take more, maybe she will add some to it.

Daiyu said, "Grandmother's family is full of people, and Lian's elder brother and sister Feng's life is the most satisfactory."

Xichun said, "That's not right, even Brother Rong's daughter-in-law Qin Qianqian, brother Feng and sister Feng are full of envy. One brother and one sister, not to mention both children, how rare it is to be able to keep them by your side. Hey, sister, why didn't the old lady want it?" Take Mao Geer back and raise him?"

Daiyu said, "Grandmother often said that the second cousin is a man of good fortune. The whole house loves him as a person. When Brother Mao comes back, he will be the great-grandson of the Jia family. I heard that Brother Mao is also good at reading and writing at a young age." Okay, that's not Lange, you can do whatever you want at home, as long as the eldest uncle treats Mao Geer seriously, if grandma treats you a little bit badly, uncle will definitely fall out."

Xichun sighed and said, "I think so too. Elder sister, you said why my grandmother favors the second brother so much? Is it because the second brother was born with jade and is a good fortune?"

Daiyu shook her head, Mother Jia's kindness to Jia Baoyu could no longer be described as partiality, it was all for Baoyu's sake and she didn't care about anyone's life or death. This kind of morbid love not only harmed Baoyu, but also harmed the Rongguo family.

Xichun said quietly, "When I lived in that mansion, I just felt that the old lady favored the second elder brother more, but it's nothing. The second elder brother was born with jade, and he is also handsome. He is still smart because he was raised by the old lady." It's normal for the old lady to have some partiality. It's only after leaving the mansion that the old lady's partiality is really bad. The second elder brother is still raised by the old lady when he is old. He doesn't understand anything. If the old lady can live longer It's good for the hundred-year-old to be with the second elder brother, if not, what will happen to the second elder brother in the future."

Daiyu touched Xichun's head, and hugged him over. Xichun grew up in Rongguo Mansion since she was a baby, and she has a much deeper affection for the people in Rongguo Mansion than Daiyu. Don't think too much.

Daiyu said, "Everyone has their own destiny. If we are a few years older, we may not be able to be rescued. At this moment, you can only take care of yourself first and then talk about other things. Brother Rong's daughter-in-law doesn't like that house. You should pay more attention at ordinary times, Brother Rong's daughter-in-law is dedicated to you and thinks about everything, so you should follow her."

Xichun nodded and said, "I usually learn a lot in the mansion, and no one talks to me. I just think about these things in my heart. It is impossible to discuss with Brother Rong's daughter-in-law."

Qin Keqing is really a ruthless person. The Rongguo Mansion visits relatives. In Jiamu's words, it is a big deal for the Jia family. Then Qin Keqing can make Jia Rong pretend to be quail. She didn't come to the door to ask for money, such a capable person Xichun would only benefit and not harm if she followed her, Daiyu naturally didn't want Xichun to make Qin Keqing unhappy for the sake of the Rongguo Mansion.

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