A Concubine of Salted Fish in Qing Dynasty [Red House]

Later, Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng also found out about the news. Jia Amnesty was fine, and he thought it was a happy event, so he cheerfully asked people to prepare gifts.

Jia Zheng forced a smile, and then fixed his eyes on Jia Baoyu.

Jade is not cut, not a device.

Baoyu must hurry up and not waste this great time.

Under Jia Zheng's gaze, Jia Baoyu seemed to have turned into a quail. Jia's mother was already in a bad mood, and seeing this made her even worse.

"Why do you always scare Baoyu when you're fine? You're not afraid of frightening people."

Jia Zheng: "I'm not trying to scare you. My son just wants to check his homework."

Hearing this, Jia Baoyu was about to cry. Mother Jia pulled him into her arms and raised her eyebrows: "I have nothing to say about you as my son's discipline, but you can't be too strict with Baoyu. He is still young." Small, the road needs to be walked step by step, and the meal needs to be eaten in one bite. If you let Baoyu learn too much in one breath, you can't continue to learn, let alone hit the board at every turn. Do you think this is not a meat?"

If it weren't for the master's gaze, Jia Baoyu would have nodded like a chicken pecking at rice.

That's right, the master is counterproductive, alas, he thought of Brother Lin who was so handsome, he had a good impression of him at first, but now the master looks up to him and demands his own appearance... Baoyu has a bitter expression on his face.

Jia Zheng was very helpless, but except for him, his wife did not stand by him, thinking that he was too strict.

He looked at Baoyu who was nestled in his mother's arms, and left disappointed. If he is like this, when he is a teenager, can he be a scholar just like his elder brother?

Disappointed, Jia Zheng saw Jia Huan who was endorsing the book while shaking his head.

Aunt Zhao knew what to say to make Jia Zheng happy: "Huan'er likes to read, unlike his second brother, and most of all he looks forward to going to high school like his elder brother in the future."

Jia Zheng was indeed very satisfied with his eldest son's ability to study, and he also demanded the same from Baoyu. He didn't care much about this bastard, but he also hoped that he could learn well. He nodded in satisfaction when he heard this, and then asked a few questions , after finding out that Jia Huan could answer well, he asked someone to give him the Four Treasures of the Study.

His answer is not good, but this attitude is worthy of affirmation.

When Mrs. Wang found out, she twisted her face immediately.

Aunt Zhao, this lowly maidservant!

He actually stepped on Baoyu to carry Jia Huan!

How can he compare with Baoyu?

She had a good vent in her courtyard, and then found an opportunity to punish Aunt Zhao to stand at the door and draw a curtain for her, while Jia Huan knelt in the small Buddhist hall and copied scriptures for her to pray for blessings.

Tanchun knew it, and almost didn't cry.

She already said not to compare with Baoyu, it is good for her younger brother to be enlightened secretly, but my aunt just doesn't listen!

Tanchun had a good cry with his back behind his back.

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Even if the Jia family is unhappy, they still have to go.

The Jia family didn't want to tear themselves apart with the Lin family.

Not only to go, but also to prepare gifts.

Mother Jia didn't want to go at first, but Mrs. Lin sent me one post after another, so she had no choice but to accept.

To be honest, Mrs. Lin had some doubts about the Jia family, but not many.

In the world of Gein's dream, she had seen too much about Jia's family and understood too much.

If the Jia family had this ability, they wouldn't end up in a vast expanse of whiteness in the end.

If it was said that those unprovoked families took action against the Lin family, they had the ability, but they didn't have enough reasons.

When did the Lin family offend them?

And it's too nasty to do it to a child.

When the day comes, the masters of the Rongguo Mansion can be said to have come out in full force.

Up to Jia Mu Jia Amnesty, down to Sanchun Baoyu Jia Huan and others.

The one who didn't go was Jia Zheng.

He couldn't pass the barrier in his heart.

The other is Wang Xifeng.

Her month is still young, so it is not suitable to go out.

Mrs. Lin put her heart and soul into the dishes, served good wine and good food, held banquets in the garden, and used the flower wall to distinguish between men and women.

It was a beautiful day, too, and the weather was fine.

If you don't know it, at first glance, it's fun.

On the other side of the male guest, Master Lin accompanied Jia She, mainly to talk about antiques.

On the female side, it was naturally Mrs. Lin who played host, one-on-one with Jia's mother.

Faced with Mrs. Lin's flamboyant words, the corners of Mother Jia's smile froze.

But he had to be patient and listen to her continue.

Jia Lian and Chen Yu sat together, and Chen Yu naturally would not talk about poetry and songs without understanding interest, but talk about some knowledge.

Jia Lian has not been to as many places as Chenyu, but when it comes to understanding some novelties in Beijing, Jia Lian must have a better understanding.

Yun Shuyao also went to test Jia Baoyu, but Ling Jing was still the same as before, without any response.

And Jia Baoyu was the same as before, always wanting to leave the men's table and go to the women's table to approach Daiyu.

It is true that there is no need to pay so much attention to the defense of men and women in the presence of many elders. It is not forbidden for him to come and talk to Lin Daiyu for a while, but the old lady just doesn't want him to be happy.

Before the banquet started, Qian urged Wan to ask his grandson to strictly restrict him to the male guests' table.

Jia Lian didn't notice it at first, but later, as long as his eyes were not blind, he could tell that Baoyu wanted to go with his sisters and Daiyu, but every time he wanted to leave, his cousin would pull him to talk, and Baoyu also wanted to go. You can't just walk away without politeness, and what the cousin said is really attractive. After going back and forth, Baoyu was strongly thinking about going to the female guest, but then he gradually became godly, and his buttocks sat very firmly.

Jia Lian looked funny, but he was still a child, and his attention was so easily diverted.

When the banquet was over, Jia Baoyu realized that he was about to leave, but Jia Baoyu, who only glanced at Sister Lin from a distance, was dumbfounded: "..."

What did he do today?

He still has a lot of things he wants to say to sister Lin!

When going out, except for Sanchun and Jia She, everyone else was not so happy.

It's no wonder that Mother Jia and Mrs. Wang were happy when they heard those bragging words.

Mrs. Xing didn't think there was anything wrong with Mrs. Lin's words, but before she went out, she was called over and scolded, telling her not to talk nonsense. Naturally, she was not happy when she came to the Lin's house.

Jia Lian looked at his young cousin with mixed feelings, while Baoyu regretted not seeing Sister Lin.

After talking today, brother Lin is indeed a handsome and handsome person, but it's a pity that he only thinks about fame and fame, so he is vulgar.

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Jia's family left, the old lady frowned, and the result of her exploration came out. Jia's mother knew nothing about what happened to her grandson on the road. Given the situation of Jia's mansion, others might not know, but Jia's mother is Will definitely know.

From this point of view, it is not Jia's mansion.

One candidate was eliminated, but the old lady was not happy at all. It would be better to get a direct answer when facing an unknown enemy, so she had better deal with it early.

Yun Shuyao also had nothing to gain, so she sighed regretfully.

A few days later, the old lady made an appointment with the abbot of Huguo Temple, and brought Chenyu and Daiyu there.

The abbot of Huguo Temple is not something that ordinary people can get. The old lady paid a certain price to get this opportunity.

Yun Shuyao didn't want to go.

If the other party has no real skills, it's useless for her to go.

If the other party has real skills and sees that she is not the original owner, wouldn't that add to the trouble?

And if there is any problem with Chenyu, it is impossible for the old lady to sit idly by and ignore it given the importance the old lady attaches to him.

So Yun Shuyao stayed at home and waited for the result.

The abbot said that there was nothing wrong with Chenyu, and there was no tampering with evil cultivators. In the end, the old lady only asked him and Daiyu for an amulet.

After getting it, I hung it around their necks, telling them not to take it off except for bathing, Chenyu and Daiyu obediently agreed.

Yun Shuyao took a closer look, this amulet...does have energy that she doesn't understand attached to it.

Although faint, it is real.

This lifted Yun Shuyao's spirits.

There are too many things represented here.

Of course, she also studied Buddhist scriptures and Taoist scriptures before, trying to get some methods of cultivation, but unfortunately, she got nothing.

Now she can study it carefully.

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It didn't take long for the old lady to see the news sent by the people below, and her brows could not help but twitch.

She asked people to check on the people in the mansion, and everything else was fine, but the Mei family, because they thought they had a long life, actually had something to do with Brother Jiu's people?

The old lady continued to read, her eyebrows relaxed slightly.

Fortunately, at present, the Mei family is only related to the disciples of Brother Nine.

Speaking of which, the Mei family's foundation in the capital is shallow after all, and they are not yet qualified to be taken seriously by Brother Nine.

So so far, only the granddaughter of the Mei family has been sent to be a concubine in the mansion of the Nine Argonauts, and there has been no further development.

But the Mei family once inquired about the situation in the palace, and the old lady suddenly thought of the eldest granddaughter in the palace. Would the Mei family have the audacity to plan on the eldest granddaughter?

She thought about her arrangements carefully, and made sure that she didn't tell her granddaughters about all the arrangements, let alone her aunt.

Even if the Mei family has any evil ideas, there is no shortcut.

As for the palace compound, she couldn't even get involved, let alone a businessman.

Just keep them, bad things are easier than good things after all.

Too greedy.

The old lady looked into the distance indifferently, it is not enough to catch up with the Lin family, do you want to reach the sky in one step?

I don't even look at whether my feet are safe or not. Does Aunt Mei know about this?

After a while, Aunt Mei hurried to the old lady's courtyard. When she came out, she was staggering and pale and was helped out by the servant girl.

It didn't take long to hear that there was a problem with the Mei family's business, and the head of the Mei family hurried back to Xingtai Mansion with his staff, which was the hometown headquarters to deal with the sudden crisis.

Because the silver gap faced is too large, if one is not handled well, the word-of-mouth and expanded business routes that have been hard-earned over the years will be set back for more than ten years.

Therefore, the foundation laid by the original intention to gain a firm foothold in the capital was also sold. Fortunately, as long as the property in the capital is suitable, it is not difficult to sell it. It's not bad to go back to the hometown with silver.

After Yun Shuyao found out, her hands, which were pruning excess branches, paused.

The old lady is still so decisive.

The Mei family's hand really stretched out where it shouldn't be.

To do business, do it honestly, as long as they don't pass the line, with Lin Ruhai's status, it is enough to protect them.

But is the businessman allowed to intervene in the matter of the prince?

If you are not careful, you will be smashed to pieces.

The old lady kept secret about the matter of the prince seizing the heir, and she didn't plan to take refuge in any prince. As long as she knew that the Mei family had an affair with the prince, she would not just sit idly by.

So now something happened to the Mei family.

However, this also reflects from the side how high the status of the sergeant in the four ranks of the scholar, farmer, businessman and commerce is.

Before Lin Ruhai could make a move, the old lady only sent a letter, and the Mei family's business was hit hard. If the old lady wanted to, it would not be difficult for the Mei family to go bankrupt and be eaten by cannibals.

Therefore, if you want to live a good and free life as much as possible in this era, your status is a threshold that needs to be raised as high as possible.

At this time, the two sisters in the palace did not know what happened to their younger brother, nor did they know what happened to the Mei family.

After entering the palace, it is difficult to transmit news from the outside. Correspondingly, it is also difficult to transmit news about them.

Entering the palace for the draft is not to know the result immediately, but to learn the rules from the nanny first, and then the primary selection will be held. If you fail the primary selection, you will leave the palace, and those who pass the selection will enter the secondary selection. After the secondary selection, you will wait for the result up.

There are several kinds of results.

The first is to be directly ordered into the palace and become the emperor's woman, or enter the prince's mansion or other palaces. According to the difference in birth, status and appearance, some become regular wives, and some become princesses.

Generally speaking, the emperor will refer to the Aixinjueluo family, the family of in-laws, or the confidant ministers, and the emperor does not have the leisure time to propose marriage to them.

The second is to put down the sign and go back to get married on your own, which is also the goal of the old lady.

The third is that it may be because of young age, or other reasons to keep the brand. Some are unlucky, and they are forgotten in the next draft, which is bad.

Was tagged and could not self-dispense without instructions.

If you are unlucky and have not been remembered, it is not uncommon to be old and miss the flowering period.

As long as you are a bannerman, you must participate in the draft.

There are daughters of high officials and nobles, and there are daughters of ordinary common people.

In this primary election, most of the daughters of ordinary families were screened out. They hadn’t learned the rules before, and they didn’t even know how to read and write. Although they would be taught the rules when they entered the palace, they could adapt quickly and Not many perform well.

For the daughters of nobles and noble families, these maids and nuns will not be too difficult, unless there is a conflict of interest, otherwise they will not knock them down at the first level, otherwise it is equivalent to saying The daughter of that family is not well-bred, and she offends others very much.

When the two sisters entered the palace, there was not much difference from the image before entering the palace, they were all carefully designed.

Of course, this can't be called deception, it's just pressing the eyebrows and eyes, and then starting with the hairstyle, hair accessories, and clothes on their bodies, so that they stand out, but not too stand out.

Especially among the well-dressed show girls, they are neither in the front row nor in the back because of their Han army flag position.

The reason why the old lady wants to put up the sign is because if they are accused of being married, it is difficult to be accused of being the main wife.

If one is not good, he will enter the palace. If he enters the palace compound of such a place, let alone whether he can survive well in the eyes of the granddaughters. To say something disrespectful, the emperor is of course honorable, but this cannot cover up the majesty. The fact that you are no longer young.

The granddaughter is the flag of the Han army and a concubine. If she is accused of being the main wife, she will basically be some idle clan with a low title.

Most of them have no skills, and live on the family wealth and support money passed down from their ancestors.

It's not that there are no good ones, but the possibility of hitting a good family with such luck is too low, and most of them are more inclined to marry a woman full of military flags as the main wife.

As for negotiating with certain clans who may be accused of marriage in advance... If there is no strong enough relationship, then it is contemptuous of the emperor's prestige and the family law of the ancestors. You dare to privately decide for life before the emperor chooses someone?

That's why the old lady wanted her granddaughter to put up a sign and get married on her own.

These thoughts of hers were also discussed with Yingyu Luoyu separately.

Otherwise, she has worked hard to arrange it, but the two granddaughters have "big ambitions", so what should I do?

Fortunately, the two sisters had no objection, and after entering the palace, they honestly played the role of wood.

Moreover, they are sisters, and they were assigned to the same room when the residence was allocated, so the two sisters could take care of each other.

It started off well.

They had money to manage, no one made things difficult for them, there was no problem with learning the rules, and they got some care, and passed the primary election smoothly.

But after entering the re-election, the re-election has not passed yet, one after another the show girls are summoned by the main empress in the palace to speak.

Those who can be summoned are either the beautiful daughters of the same clan of the empress, or those with extraordinary family backgrounds.

Yingyu and Luoyu were neither, but they were also summoned.

It was Empress De, one of the four concubines, who summoned them.