One of the Red Buildings: Three Thousand Miles

Regarding Mrs. Wan's praise, Mrs. Shi smiled and said humbly, "It's just a child's house making a fuss. I'll be the first to follow and watch closely. It's because I haven't dealt with such a big thing for many years. It would be embarrassing if they don’t do well. Now that they are using their names, if they are a little careless, I believe no one will embarrass them, right? I believe that many people will praise them in the future. way."

There is no way, it can be said that it is forced by current events, if Daiyu wants to find her husband's family, she must have a famous name, too low-key will not be good for her future situation.As for Xuanxuan, it is even more necessary. If you marry into that kind of family in the future, you will have no real skills, no real name, and it will be difficult to gain a foothold!Although Mrs. Shi believes that the other party will not really make things difficult for Xuanxuan, the big family always has people who are not open to it. What she can do now is to do her best to pave the way for Xuanxuan's future life.

Mrs. Wan naturally knew Mrs. Shi's motherly heart, and she sighed and laughed at the same time, "You are a monkey, you can think of ideas. Speaking of it, Yu'er's marriage is a worrying thing. How can I I heard that the Jia family intends to match Yu'er and Jia Baoyu? Do you know?" What is it? I heard that Mrs. Wan met Jia's mother when she participated in the Longevity Festival. Disrespectful dissatisfaction, but also a vague expression of hope to match Eryu, which means, like a kind of favor.Mrs. Wan naturally played sloppy with Jia Mu at that time, so that she could discuss with Mrs. Shi in the future.

Mrs. Shi hurriedly told about the fact that Mother Jia invited her there that day. Mrs. Wan sneered after hearing this, "Her daughter has done few dirty things? Don't even think about it. If it weren't for that, why should we be that villain? It is imperative that Yu'er not get close to her maternal grandfather's family. If it is not for fear that Yu'er will follow suit, who would not know that having more relatives will be beneficial to Yu'er in the future. Forget it, I don't want to have contact with her family anyway, so why don't you Just keep calm and go on sloppyly. Just don't be too cold, and don't be too indifferent, it's almost done, and I don't think her house will be popular for a few years."

Mrs. Shi was determined, although she also figured out that the situation of the Jia family was not good, but after hearing Mrs. Wan's assertion, she knew it.So they turned to chat about Daiyu's marriage.

Mrs. Wan also looked out for Daiyu on weekdays, but she couldn't find a suitable one. When she heard that Madam lamented that she didn't want it at home, she also moved her mind, thought and thought, and sighed together, "Wan Jia It's not suitable either, either it's too big or the child is angry, or it's too far away, even if I get married, I don't feel at ease, I can't take care of it, sure enough, I need to think more about Yu'er."

Mrs. Shi nodded, and then discussed with Mrs. Wan, "I also thought about it for a long time. I thought that the farm's harvest has been good in the past two years, and the family's income has also been good. Why don't you take advantage of the money in your hand and just get married on the other side of the sea?" I need someone to go out for a walk, and I want to ask my aunt to borrow two people to help me go around and buy some things. What do you think?"

Mrs. Wan nodded hurriedly, "That's the truth. It's a hundred times better to prepare in advance than to wait until the time comes. Especially for those large pieces of porcelain, if you don't prepare early, you won't be able to buy them with silver."

"Isn't that the reason, but there is no reassuring person around me, so I have to come to ask my aunt." Mrs. Shi said.

Mrs. Wan immediately agreed, and immediately called her daughter-in-law, asked the okay but reliable members of the family, and gave two places. The arrangement was made at that time, and the two people were notified immediately, and they made an appointment to go when the next day government.

Mrs. Shi thanked Mrs. Wan, and Mrs. Wan put on a tiger face and pretended to be angry and said, "I see you are being polite, I don't know that one family does not talk about two families." Mrs. Shi also laughed, no longer polite, but said Think about what you want to buy, and ask Mrs. Wan to help with the staff.Mrs. Wan listened carefully, and pointed out a few words, saying that some can be bought now, and some need to wait. She knows some jewelers she is familiar with, and after a while, she will send people to go to the seaside to buy them.It is said that things are honestly worthless at the seaside, and they are all sold by the box, but in the interior of the capital, their value immediately changes, and it is more than a hundred times higher.Mrs. Shi wrote it down carefully, and sure enough, this Li family is still very knowledgeable.

Mrs. Wan suddenly remembered something, smiled and congratulated Mrs. Shi, "Hou Xuan didn't tell me when I went back yesterday, but he showed his face in front of the palace yesterday. I said a long time ago that this child must have great promise. More than I expected."

Mrs. Shi was surprised, and hurriedly asked what was going on, the family went to the Longevity Festival yesterday, and it was true that they came back late, Mrs. Shi didn't have time to ask, so she was busy letting them rest.I came here early this morning, and Hou Xuan hadn't gotten up yet when I left.Upon first hearing the good news, Mrs. Shi was so surprised that she was stunned. Mrs. Wan didn't take it seriously, and continued with a smile, "Last night Hou Xuan really showed the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty the true talents of today's number one scholar. Don't say The other thing is poetry and poetry, the boy is good and promising." Wen Cai can tell from the test papers, but poetry, poetry and poetry have always been specialized in art, and there used to be champions who were not outstanding in poetry and poetry.But the fact that Hou Xuan did everything, still earned enough face for the old Shi family.

Mrs. Shi was overjoyed, and hurriedly asked about the situation at that time in detail. Mrs. Wan was not someone else, so she naturally explained it carefully.At the end, she sighed, "It's all my fault that there is no suitable girl in my family. Otherwise, where can I find such a good son-in-law, I can't even see it with a lantern!"

Mrs. Shi thought about it, and turned to smile and said to Mrs. Wan, "So I hope my aunt can help you with Hou Xuan's marriage. If there is something suitable, you can help me to pay attention. You don't know, since the child Winning the number one prize, yes, the threshold of our family is almost broken by the matchmaker, but if it is really a girl who is so good that there is nothing wrong with it, no one will come to the door. Besides, judging from the marriage of Ruhai, if you want to find someone in the capital A girl who suits her heart, but she still needs to count on her aunt."

Where is Madam Wan's low position in the capital, besides living in the capital for a long time, she knows the crooked ways in the capital better than anyone else, which girl is good, and which girl has some bad flaws, she knows it in her heart.So Mrs. Shi thought about it again and again, and felt that it was better to let Mrs. Wan take a look at it.

Mrs. Wan naturally agreed, Hou Xuan has performed well and has a bright future. Just thinking about how much I can help makes me happy.Immediately, she talked with him about a few people she thought were suitable, and it took another half a day to talk about it.

Seeing that it was getting late, he hurriedly got up to say goodbye and leave.When I got home, I saw that Master Shi had come back early, Lin Ruhai had also come, and the whole family was sitting around the table waiting for her.

Xuanxuan came out to meet her, and said with a smile, "Mother, I'm waiting for you." She warmly embraced Mrs. Shi's arm, and led her into the house affectionately.

Mrs. Shi had a strong smile on her face, the whole family sat waiting for her, how could they be unhappy in their hearts.

Upon seeing this, Master Shi asked, "But Auntie told you something good, I hope it makes you happy."

Mrs. Shi smiled softly, "I can be unhappy that my son is promising." After finishing speaking, she pretended to be angry and said to Hou Xuan, "You are also capable. You performed so well yesterday and didn't tell me when you got home. I followed Lehelehe, your sister and I waited for you all night in the house, but we didn't wait for you."

Hou Xuan got up quickly, "Mother, this is the word there."

Xuanxuan smiled and pulled Mrs. Shi to the seat, and said cheerfully, "Brother, don't be fooled by mother, now that mother is fierce, no one will attack you. You can't open your eyes because mother is so happy. Mother, you didn't know it after you've been there for a day, my brother is no longer the brother of the past. My brother is now the master of the Hanlin Academy, which is not a low position. I heard that he seems to be almost catching up with Dad."

After finishing speaking, Xuanxuan winked at Master Shi, Master Shi smiled happily, he didn't take it seriously, and then nodded, "That's right, the younger generation is awesome, I think it won't take long for me, as a father, to sue for old age Returning home, waiting for my son to be raised. Haha~"

At the banquet, when Mo Xuan heard Master Shi's words, his heart skipped a beat and he panicked.If it is true as Master Shi said, Hou Xuan will be in the government and the public in the future, and Master Shi will go home to take care of his life, then what should she do?What about her dreamland?Seeing that the hope of entering the palace is getting slimmer and slimmer, but if you don't go that way, it will be even more difficult to fly to the branches in other ways.What's more, her current situation in the mansion is getting worse and worse. Mrs. Shi's neglect has infected the servants, not to mention neglect, but the once glorious young lady of the Shi family has become a thing of the past.Take tonight's banquet as an example, if Master Shi hadn't suddenly remembered, no one would have informed her.It's how she stretches her ambitions.

Mo Xuan's sorrow was unknown to others, and the whole family was happy for Hou Xuan. After dinner, Xuanxuan Daiyu came to his wife and talked about the preparations for Lin Ruhai's marriage in the past two days.Xuanxuan asked about Mrs. Hou Xuan's marriage by the way, "Mother, my brother is indeed not young. I planned to tell my brother a girl after the scientific examination. You went to my aunt's house today, can I ask?"

Mrs. Shi patted Xuanxuan's hand, "My son, how could I forget this. I've said it, I've thought about it too. The matter of picking a girl from the capital depends on your aunt."

Xuanxuan nodded, that's right, Mrs. Wan is still a leader in the social circle of noble ladies in Beijing. If there is any trouble in the family, she knows about it, and she knows about it. If you want to choose a wife for Hou Xuan, you really have to count on her.

It's just that the couple thought well, and indeed they found the right person. However, Hou Xuan's name spread and shocked the capital. It would be even more difficult to pick someone like their family.If you ask why, you can only say that someone has taken a fancy to him.And that family is so dignified and dignified!

It's a long way to say this, it is said that there are four princes with different surnames in Beijing, and they made great contributions when they followed Emperor Taizu to conquer the country.There were only four of them who worked so hard, and they all lived and died, and were rewarded after a narrow escape.In the capital, these four princes with different surnames are honored as the Four Kings by the world.These four can be regarded as prominent in Beijing.However, apart from the four princes with different surnames, there are two other princes of the royal family in Beijing, one loyal prince, Lao Qiansui, who committed a heinous crime back then, but His Majesty was kind, righteous and filial.And the other one is the uncle of the current sage, the virtuous king.

The virtuous king doesn't care about the government, it's because he's old, on the other hand, he doesn't like the world, he only likes drinking and composing poems, he's an extremely chic person.When he was young, he was suave and romantic, and his beautiful wife and concubines took over a whole yard. Now that he is old, he doesn't want to worry about the marriage of his beloved little daughter.

The youngest daughter of the old prince is the youngest child of his first wife. His wife, the old concubine, is the daughter of the Wan family. She has given birth to two children in her life, the eldest son Rongde and the princess Mulan.When giving birth to the little girl, the old princess was over forty years old, she was an absolutely advanced mother, and she gave birth for three full days. The old prince and the old princess loved the daughter very much, and always felt that getting a daughter when she was old was a gift from God.In a blink of an eye, his daughter grew up, and she was 16 years old. If she stays longer, she will become a big girl. Then the old prince endured the enthusiasm in his heart and began to choose a son-in-law for his youngest daughter.

Looking around the capital, there are quite a few descendants of the aristocratic family, but in the eyes of the old prince, there is no one who is worthy of Mulan.Either a dude, or a weak sissy, or a five-year-old who looks at Kong Wuli and is actually an idiot.After searching for half a year, the old prince became more and more angry. There are so many people in the capital, why is everyone suitable?

When the virtuous king entered the palace to meet the queen mother, he also told the matter. The queen mother waved her hand after hearing this, telling him to wait patiently, saying that there is an imperial examination at present. Choose inside.When the virtuous king heard this, it was like this, a literati, his family background is better than not, he still has the arrogance of the wind, and it also matches his temper.So the old prince waited patiently. In order to choose a son-in-law from this year's exam, the old prince went out of his way to find his nephew, the emperor, and read the test papers of this year's exam.The emperor was also happy when he heard it. Since he was choosing a husband-in-law for his little sister, the emperor was also concerned, and went through all the answer sheets with the old prince.

On the second day, in the early court, the emperor pointed out several question papers one by one, saying that he needed to deliberate and deliberate. As for the top few, the emperor gave high praise, especially the answer sheet of Hou Xuan when he was the champion. Xuan said in the answer sheet, "The government and the people are clear and bright, but we can't rest on our laurels. There is no limit to learning, and the court should be even more so."Everyone sighed, my emperor is really a generation of sages!

So, sometimes, beautiful misunderstandings are beautiful.

After the candidate is selected, the next step is not to come to the door easily to discuss relatives, but to observe and study carefully.The old prince began to mobilize all the power he could, and conducted a comprehensive inspection of the Shi family.Not only to look at Hou Xuan, but also to look at Hou Xuan's parents, Hou Xuan's younger brothers and sisters, the parents are of good character, and the daughter will not be angry with her parents-in-law when she marries.The younger brother and younger sister Zhili will not intentionally embarrass them just because they are the eldest sister-in-law.Poor parents all over the world, the old prince has worked so hard for Princess Mulan.

However, the more the old prince investigates, the more satisfied he becomes.Especially the old princess liked it even more when she knew that Mrs. Shi and Mrs. Wan were aunts and nephews.In the words of the old concubine, with Mrs. Wan's character, her niece can definitely rest assured.

However, the old prince still investigated one by one, and even sent people to the border to see how the Shi family's reputation was in the border.It's just that the more investigations, the more time will be spent, especially for the people sent to the border, even if they are traveling day and night without stopping, it will take a lot of time.Therefore, whenever the old concubine heard that someone was coming to Shi's house again, she would say something about the old prince, and complained that if her good son-in-law was taken by others first, look back and see how the old prince would face Mulan.

But, fortunately, the Shi family didn't bother to pick up their in-laws from that group of people.Mrs. Shi hid out of the city, and the old princess was happy.However, they still sent people to watch Shifu every day, and immediately reported back whenever there was any trouble.Later, when I heard that the two little girls of the Shi family were preparing for Lin Ruhai's marriage, they had a good nose and eyes, and they sighed in their hearts, after all, they were Mrs. Wan's niece, and they knew what to do to benefit her best.

Just before the Longevity Festival, the people who went to the frontier came back and got the answers they wanted. The old prince also felt that there was really nothing to investigate. All that was left was to take a closer look at Hou Xuan himself.If he still can't find a problem, he can only give his daughter to Hou Xuan with a little peace of mind for the time being.

Therefore, on the Longevity Festival, there was a chance for Juzi to appear on the stage.

Hou Xuan's outstanding performance at the Longevity Festival not only made the emperor favor him, but also made the old concubine feel satisfied, so he saved up the virtuous king and quickly ordered him. If such a good son-in-law was not given to his daughter, how could he? No pity.

Ever since, within two days after the Longevity Festival, Master Shi received an invitation from Prince Xian's Mansion.

Holding the gold-plated hot invitation card, Master Shi wondered, anyone could invite him, but only the virtuous king, Master Shi really didn't understand why he invited him.

When Mrs. Shi knew about it, she also followed suit.Although this virtuous king is famous for not caring about worldly affairs and only living in his own small world all day long, he is also famous for his stubborn temper.Once there was an official who was found out by the virtuous king because of his lack of personal behavior. The virtuous king rushed to his house and beat him up.Later, when the quarrel was brought before the late emperor, the virtuous king spoke plausibly, saying that the official was dishonest and his personal morals were damaged. If such a person was in charge, it would be tantamount to slapping the emperor in the face, and he would report all the bad things about the official. According to the evidence, the evidence is conclusive and cannot be refuted by the official.In the end, the officials were dismissed, and the virtuous king went home to think about his mistakes behind closed doors, and continued his leisurely life.

Mrs. Shi knew what kind of person Master Shi was.In the past, there may have been a lot of mistakes, but since entering the capital and having serious things to do, Master Shi's whole person has changed, and he has become different from Bian Bian, as if the high-spirited him back then has returned.It's just that King Xian knew about the master's laziness when Bao Buqi was in the border area by accident, and it is possible to make trouble.

The more Mrs. Shi thought about it, the more anxious she became, worrying about Master Shi.