[Red Mansion] Marrying a wife like jade

With the queen's word of mouth, only the main wife or those who may become the main wife can enter the garden, even the eldest prince, can't violate it.The princes and concubines can already imagine that the expressions on the faces of those little fairies in the mansion must be wonderful.And once the garden is completed, you can also exchange the faces of the goblins in various prefectures with your sisters-in-law, which is several times more fun.

In order to get this joy as soon as possible, princes and concubines frequently summon their natal families and girlfriends, and don’t be too active in selling gold cards to them. It seems that whoever doesn’t get one will be sorry for their favoritism Same.

As for the silver card, do you think princes and concubines still value 500 taels of silver?

Thanks to the tireless propaganda of the princes and concubines, the garden has not even been drawn, but it has already spread among the officials and wives in Beijing.If people asked about it during the annual ceremony, many wives would proudly tell others that they have already applied for a card, yes, it is also a gold card.

Instead of waiting until the garden is completed, the princes and concubines can appreciate the changing faces of their concubines and favorite concubines: the princes received twice as much silver from the printing house this year than last year, that is, 100 taels of silver, so Everyone became generous, whether it was a gift for the old lady or the daughter-in-law, they all said they bought it with the 100 taels of silver.

But men, all have the mentality that a wife is worse than a concubine, a concubine is worse than a maidservant, and a maidservant is worse than a thief (Shen Yue said, I have never heard this sentence). Presenting gifts, but I still know that they are slightly inferior to the concubine.

But those side concubines and favorite concubines felt that they could break their wrists with the main concubines again, and told the princes about the gold card they had heard from their natal family or servants, and wanted to be cute and obedient. You can get one for yourself.

At first the princes didn't take it seriously: "Isn't it made of gold, that is to say, it's a card, just let someone give you a card." How much gold can be used for a card is worth so much thought.

This gold card is not the other gold card, so the side concubines or concubines gave science lessons to the princes.When they heard that the garden was to be built by Daiyu, the princes all wanted to shrink their heads.However, the side concubines and concubines couldn't hold back their anger or tearful eyes, and resorted to various methods to make them overwhelmed with machismo. They promised their side concubines and concubines that they would discuss with the main concubine tomorrow and let them take their place by the way. It's easy to make a picture in my heart.

So on the second day, the main concubines got the rare honor of their men coming to the main courtyard early for dinner, and saw side concubines or favorite concubines winking at the men around them frequently, and secretly looking at themselves. Demonstration-like half-smile.

Then my man, as if suddenly remembered, said that he heard that there was such a novelty in Beijing, and felt that it was not decent for the main concubine to go out alone, so why not take the side concubines and favorite concubines out so that they could serve her? Concubine.

If they had heard such words before, the concubines would either hold back their breath in secret, or simply refuse without giving face.I don't want all the concubines to be very calm this day

: "It's not that I don't want two more people to serve. But the queen mother said that the garden was built to relieve our sisters' boredom. If you are not the first wife, you can't enter it."

The faces of the side concubines and concubines all changed in horror, but there was also a well-informed person: "I heard that a certain lady has also applied for a gold card."

The concubines didn't directly take what those people interrupted, but responded with half a smile: "How do you know that the lady of the family will have to be a concubine for someone in the future? Who doesn't want to wear a red dress?" A married couple? If there are people who are willing to be degraded, we will tell the queen mother, withdraw their cards, and fine them double the silver."

The princes had to cough to hide their embarrassment, and their concubines doted on a lot in the room, didn't they all come from decent people?But the concubine's words could not be refuted, otherwise she would have made an enmity with a certain family that was mentioned by her side concubine or favorite concubine.

In order not to make enemies with others, the princes expressed to the concubine one after another that they did not know that the queen mother had such a will, that is, the concubines would not send people to serve them, so there was no need to apply for an extra gold card.

Now the concubines are unwilling to let the princes go: "Even if the master has money to issue cards for them, it's not bad for my money, right?"

The princes didn't know that the money to build the garden was paid by themselves, and they didn't dare to bear the name of spoiling their concubines and destroying their wives, so they had to give another 1000 taels to the regular wife to apply for a card.Even so, none of the princes and concubines who gathered in the Shen Mansion appreciated it: "You're cheap." This was their unified evaluation to the princes.

"Seventh brother and sister, don't you want to pay the money?" The third concubine rolled up her sleeves. If the seventh concubine nodded, she was going to ask her sister-in-law to take her with her, and they went to find the theory of the seventh prince together - there is money for the little one. Concubine flowers, but not to the main wife, you must be bold.

The Seventh Prince's concubine blushed a little: "Our master has no pets, and he didn't say who he asked me to get a card for. So, I didn't find a reason to ask him for money." She felt that she was really useless, and the sisters-in-law were all alone. There was an extra 1000 taels of silver, but I was the only one who was empty-handed.

The eyes of the five princes and concubines in front all dimmed. When they looked at the seventh prince and concubine, they couldn't even bother to tease her, and sighed one after another.The seventh concubine thought they were sympathizing with her: "I'll tell our master in the evening that my sister-in-laws have them, and I have to have them too."

Daiyu was casually writing new dim sum recipes on a piece of paper, but at this moment she had no choice but to give the Seventh Prince a hand: "The sisters-in-law are envious of you."

The seventh concubine was still puzzled: "There's nothing to be envious of. If you are envious, you should be envious. You have been pregnant for such a long time. I heard that your lord Shen still doesn't want to go to the government every day. Your mother-in-law also looks at it. It’s like a son.” In the future, if I become pregnant, maybe my family’s father will also accept someone.Thinking of this, the seventh concubine sighed along with the sisters-in-law.

Yes, who can not envy it?The five princes and concubines ruthlessly patted their new 1000 taels of silver in front of Daiyu: "Tell my brother-in-law, buy a few more acres of that land, and add a few more patterns in the garden. Their men can do it themselves." Looking for fun, can't we sisters have fun by ourselves?"

"You should talk to your younger sister." The eldest prince also brought a group of younger brothers to ask Shen Yue: "Her garden will be built immediately, whoever enters will not enter, and what kind of wife's concubine will be divided."

Shen Yue looked at the princes who came to look for him like a fool: "Who will enter? You princes think that if I build a garden for Yu'er to play, those people from Huajie and Liuxiang are also worthy of entering?"

The eldest prince waved his hands in fright: "I'm not talking about those people. Those people naturally cannot appear in front of my sister, and will not appear in front of my sister."

The third prince said to Shen Yue with some anticipation: "The side concubine is also of high grade, isn't she?"

Shen Yue turned back unceremoniously: "The second prince's side concubine Gu dared to speak rudely to Yu'er in front of the empress. Could it be that she has no rank? To tell you the truth, I gave Yu'er the idea. She is favored and delicate, and if she becomes the next side concubine Gu, then we will not be able to meet each other."

Everyone changed into an expression that you didn't say earlier, and they all said that they should, and it should be so.Shen Yue took the opportunity to brainwash them: "Princes can't handle official business, so why bother with the affairs of the mansion. The inner house has the princes and concubines to worry about, so the princes should think about it, and clean up all the work at hand a year ago. It's clear."

Several princes winked at each other, how could this person have the face to talk about others, if he wanted to talk about who worried the most in the inner house, he was talking about himself right in front of him.

Shen Yue didn't care about their faces and eyebrows, and asked the princes one by one what they were responsible for, what was wrong with the end, and then said very unscrupulously that these small problems can't be solved, and the princes are too disappointing to them. I look forward to it. In order for the saint to live a happy, peaceful and hopeful year, princes, please work hard.

The Seventh Prince, who was purely watching the fun, dared to look at Shen Yue with hatred at this time: "Shen Shangshu found several prescriptions at once, and he has to try all of them, and there is no delay, the Ministry of Industry is simply not enough manpower , you don’t let Zhang Yi go back to the Ministry of Industry.”

Shen Yue looked at the Seventh Prince with a lonely look: "This matter can only be done if Zhang Yi is willing. Now he feels that his reputation in the Imperial Academy is much better than that in the Ministry of Industry, and even his son is about to enter the Imperial College."

The Seventh Prince hated him even more: "I gave him the quota for the Imperial Academy."

The third prince quit: "I just cleared the Guozijian, and you stuffed people in there again, Lao Qi, is there anyone who makes things difficult for brother like you?"

The seventh prince had no choice but to smile flatteringly at the third prince: "When Zhang Yi was leaving the Ministry of Industry, I brought him to the printing house, and I agreed to give his son a future. Besides, his son is not bad at studying."

The third prince still refused to accommodate: "You have to pass the exam."

Seeing that Shen Yue easily changed the subject, the remaining princes knew that their side concubines and concubines were hopeless to get a gold card, so they wanted to hurry up and get busy with their own affairs—they didn't listen to Shen Yue's advice just now. Did they buckle the hat?My emperor's father can't live a good year, and it's all on me.

"Seventh Prince," Shen Yue suddenly smiled and waved to the Seventh Prince: "It's Chinese New Year, I have a gift for the Seventh Prince. It's not from the minister, but from the minister and his wife."

The eldest prince and the others couldn't move their feet anymore, Shen Yue, who was so dedicated to scraping money from them, actually gave Lao Qi a gift?Even the seventh prince stopped entangled with the third prince, and stretched out his hand to Shen Yue, asking him to show him the gift.

Shen Yue fumbled for a while from his somewhat messy desktop, took out a piece of paper and handed it to the Seventh Prince: "I also invite the Seventh Prince to share the reward with the prince and concubine after returning home."

It's fine if he didn't say that, but once he said that, the sixth prince took the paper from the seventh prince directly.Fortunately, the Seventh Prince looked at the paper with a hint of color, and knew it was a painting, so he didn't dare to use too much force, but he still gave his brother an angry look.

The sixth prince thinks that he won't lose a piece of flesh even if he stares at it, so let's take a look at Shen Yue's painting, which is thicker and thinner than the other: when the painting is spread out, there is a pair of Bi people on it, the man is handsome and extraordinary, the woman is charming and beautiful, and the two are beautiful. People depend on each other, the woman points to the butterfly flying on the flower, and the man looks at it affectionately, not knowing whether it is the butterfly or the finger.

"Old Seven?" The sixth prince was the first to see clearly that this painting was exactly the picture of the seventh prince and his concubine having fun: "Okay, Mr. Shen Yue is so busy, let alone us as brothers, even the emperor would be embarrassed Asking him to do the painting, you dare to ask Mr. Shen to draw a picture of your husband and wife having fun."

The seventh prince looked at the painting more and more and loved it more and more, but he still knew how to explain in his mouth: "I really don't know when Mr. Shen saw it. How dare I ask Mr. Shen for a painting." Why can't I remember such a warm relationship with the prince and concubine? time?It doesn't look bad though.

"Thank you, Mr. Shen." The Seventh Prince bowed to Shen Yue, and Shen Yue quickly avoided: "You don't need to thank me for this."

Seeing that the seventh prince was puzzled, Shen Yue explained to him: "My wife thinks that the seventh concubine has the cleanest and most carefree smile among the concubines, so she quietly drew a small portrait of the concubine. , so I added the Seventh Prince's heroic figure, and thought it was worth seeing, so I gave it to the Seventh Prince."

This is actually a painting made by their husband and wife. When everyone looked at it more carefully, they could barely see the clothes and faces of the seventh brother and sister. They really needed to be more delicate, so they believed Shen Yue's words.

The eldest prince would quit: "Sister, does this despise her sister-in-law? My concubine also has a sincere relationship with my sister, and there is never any hypocrisy."

Shen Yue smiled at the eldest prince with a deep meaning: "The eldest prince is serious. What my wife values ​​most is the carefreeness of the seventh prince and concubine. She said that among the princes and concubines, it is rare for someone to be carefree. That's the reason why she is willing to write. Even today, I took the painting and wanted to give it to the Seventh Prince, and she also told me that if the Seventh Prince also asked for a card for someone, I would tear up the painting and not give it to the Seventh Prince. "

The princes fell silent, even the seventh prince felt that the painting in his hand was a bit heavy.Shen Yue had already made it so clear, if they still couldn't understand what Shen Yue meant, they would have done so much work in vain.

But aren't all men like this?The princes felt that Shen Yue was making a fuss out of a molehill, because the Shen family had never taken concubines, so Shen Yue had the confidence to say such things.The First Prince whispered: "Ancestral rules..."

"Concubine, Li daughter." Shen Yue said directly.

The third prince didn't dare to raise his voice: "For the sake of the heirs..."

Shen Yue glanced at him contemptuously: "The subject's father only has one official wife, the subject's mother, but the subject has two direct brothers. The sage has only nine princes to grow up." How many beauties is the sage in the palace?

The hearts of the princes went cold. It's not like they didn't hear rumors when they were young that a certain concubine had a miscarriage and a certain little prince died.That is to say, in recent years, the sage has concentrated on government affairs, and no one in the palace has heard good news, so there have been no such rumors.The eldest prince remembered that when Shen Yue was in Qiuwei, he specially asked for leave to send his brother to the exam, he closed his eyes slightly, and thought of sending it off, but who would he send it to?

Seeing the princes all leaving the house with their heads drooping, Shen Yue called out: "Prince, I have something to ask."

The eldest prince looked back and took a deep look at him, and said with a smile: "If you're not busy, what about tomorrow? Your sister-in-law has come up with a new recipe, and there is one thing missing. I'll go find it for her."

Shen Yue smiled frankly: "Then you dare not miss the eldest prince's business." He sent all the princes out of the official office.

The eldest concubine couldn't wait until the next day, so she asked someone to send a few rough diamonds to Daiyu that night. The reason was that she looked at the servants' inventory and knew that her sister liked diamonds, so she was afraid that she would forget about it. It's okay, let's send it directly to my sister to rest assured.

Daiyu looked at the rough stones, but there was no expression of joy on her face, she just put her hand on her chin, stretched out the other hand, and gently pulled the few stones and rolled them around on the table.

Shen Yue looked amused: "But I haven't thought about what jewelry to wear, you tell me and I will go into details for you."

"Actually, sister-in-law is also complaining in her heart." Daiyu said leisurely.

Shen Yue sat beside her, and pulled the stones together with her: "At least for the past few days, the eldest princess is happy in her heart. As long as the eldest prince is not confused, the future life of the eldest prince will be better than that of the empress." easy."

Stretching out his finger, he stroked the stone that Daiyu was pulling farther away, and proudly expressed his gratitude to Daiyu: "Now you should know how rare I am?"

Daiyu pulled the stone back again, and took a look at Shen Yue: "I knew it too."

Shen Yue's rare face was a little hot, and he insisted: "In the future, we must know better." Daiyu stretched out her small hand to press a few rough stones in her palm, and proudly raised her small chin to him: "Again Look." Shen Yue couldn't help lowering his head, trying to keep those annoying words in his mouth.

There was a coughing sound from outside, Daiyu gently pushed Shen Yue, Shen Yue raised his head helplessly, and muttered to the outside: "Mother Gu, shouldn't you rest?" Following the voice, Mother Gu Already entered the inner room.

She replied softly: "Don't dare to be the uncle's concern. The chicken soup stewed by the maidservant for grandma is ready, and the uncle will also try a bowl?"

Looking at the clear chicken soup in her hand, Shen Yue asked without confidence: "Is there more?"

Gu Momo replied honestly: "I will put some water in the pot when I go back, so the uncle will be able to drink it after a while."

Daiyu could only half cover her face with a handkerchief: "It happens that I don't have much appetite, brother Ai, drink it for me."

"Grandma has no appetite? When did it happen? Do you want me to go and see the imperial physician now?" Gu Nuo ignored Shen Yue, and looked worriedly at Daiyu's slightly round face: "It took a long time to make up for it." Come back, don’t dare lose your appetite anymore.”

Shen Yue, who was ignored by others, quietly stretched out his hand to the chicken soup bowl that Gu Nanny hastily put on the table, but heard Gu Nanny called out in disapproval: "Master." It seemed to be complaining why he wanted to grab Daiyu ate it with one bite.

Shen Yue's breath was stuck in his chest, he couldn't get up and down, and he had to apologize to Nanny Gu with a smile: "I feel that this soup is hot or cold, so let me feed it."

Only then did Mammy Gu smile in satisfaction: "Master Labor, the chicken is still in the pot, I'll bring it to you. After two hours of stewing, it's so rotten that it's just right for you to eat."

Shen Yue really wanted to tell Nanny Gu that the essence of the stewed chicken was all in this bowl of soup, so what food is there for chicken like cotton wool?But Nanny Gu was looking like you were taking advantage of her, making Shen Yue take another breath, and serving Daiyu the soup with a bowl.

The strange thing is that no prince or concubine came to the Shen residence on the second day, Dai Yu thought everyone was busy with the New Year and didn't care.But for four or five days, no one came to the door, and just sent someone to greet her with a gift, Daiyu felt that something was wrong.

Even Mrs. Fang asked Daiyu: "Dare you have something to do in the palace, why don't the princes and concubines come to play with you?"

Daiyu didn't know either: "Maybe it's because when the year comes, my wife has a lot of things to do, and they bother my wife too much when they go over the house, so I'm sorry."

Fang felt that this reason was a bit far-fetched, after all, the princes and concubines had never been so polite before.The two mothers didn't know that the reason why the princes and concubines didn't come to the door was because they were also waiting.

Waiting to see the man in his family can maintain this heat for a few days!

According to what the married princes other than the seventh prince told the concubine, the old seventh couple got the portrait painted by Shen Yue and Daiyu together, and it was a good painting, and their own husband and wife should also have one, or they would not have it in front of their brothers. face.

The eldest princess felt that if she spoke to Daiyu, she should still have the face to ask for a picture.But the First Prince said, the ones that were begged and the ones that were drawn by others could be the same thing?Now he stays in the main courtyard every day, pretending to be inseparable with the eldest prince and concubine, hoping that Shen Yue and his wife will find out.

The man is willing to stay in the main courtyard and has a good relationship with him, so the eldest prince and concubine will naturally give Daiyu a generous gift.But she just wanted to see if the eldest prince's enthusiasm could last for a few days, and if Daiyu and his wife hadn't given portraits of themselves, would the eldest prince still be able to persist.

The other concubines and the first concubine have similar psychology, how could they dare to enter the door of Shen's mansion and destroy this rare relationship between husband and wife?

When it was time for the palace banquet, even the queen noticed the clue and asked the emperor's eldest grandson, "Yuan'er, why didn't your father bring those two goblins into the palace?"

The eldest grandson of the emperor followed Lin Ruhai for the past year, and seemed more stable.Hearing grandma directly call father's side concubine a goblin, there was no joy on her face, but she replied with a straight face: "Perhaps my father found out that those people are not safe enough, and I am afraid they will run into my aunt again."

The queen still misses her grandson who dared to act wildly: "Lin Ruhai has taught you Taoism. This year your aunt will not enter the palace, and I will let her mother-in-law not have to attend the palace banquet, so that she will not be bored at home alone, your father Don't you know?" This palace banquet is a rare occasion where concubines appear legitimately, so it's no wonder they don't cry and beg their son to bring them.

The seventh imperial concubine smiled and said to the queen: "I don't know, the mother-in-law, now that the sister-in-laws are getting along with the elder brothers, where can those side concubines get in?"

The biological mothers of several princes looked at their daughters-in-law together, and they saw that all of them had radiant complexions, bright brows, and no grudges like they used to. It can be seen that they are living comfortably.

The queen also nodded straightly: "That's the best. This will also allow me to hug a few more grandchildren."

The expressions of the concubines became wonderful.But the empress is respected, and her son's status is becoming more and more stable, so she doesn't need to care about their thoughts.Even the biological mothers of several princes also understand that the saint himself succeeds to the throne by his son, and he attaches great importance to his son and concubine. Wouldn't the son be more pleased with the saint if he had his son first?

Even if you are no longer interested in that seat, but you can't get the Sacred Heart, it's still different.Just looking at the taciturn second prince and concubine, one can imagine what the second prince is like now.

Among the radiant princes and concubines, the second prince and concubine looked lonely.She also knew the current situation in her mansion, and was even more envious of the sisters-in-law who could come to the palace banquet alone.

Inadvertently looking at the side concubine standing next to him, the second concubine only felt bitter: Although according to the rules, this side concubine can only stand behind the main concubine to serve, but in the entire hall, there is only such a concubine standing behind her. , but she would rather not be this outstanding.

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Me, I'm going to take the test of subject two tomorrow, and I'm not usually in the dark.If it passes, the update the day after tomorrow can still be guaranteed. If it fails, I'm afraid it's too late to code.So, angels, bless me and wish me a pass in the second exam.