Chapter 71
Rongguo Gongfu, Rongxi Hall.
When Yuanchun returned home, Mrs. Wang was talking to Yuanchun. At that time, Jia's mother was supported by the maid and walked over. For a while, there were tears in the hall.
After a while, Jia Mu, who had regained her composure, asked, "Girl, you're fine, why are you back from the palace?"
According to the rules, palace maids are not allowed to leave the palace. Yuanchun suddenly left the palace without any news in advance, which made Jia Mu think about it.
When Mrs. Wang saw this, she stepped forward with a smile and explained: "Old lady, this is a great thing. The Holy One has decreed that the eldest girl should be married to the Prince of Beijing County from the Prince's Palace of Beijing!"
When Jia Mu heard this, she was startled. The emperor granted marriage to the prince of Beijing Palace, which was unexpected by Jia Mu.
"Big girl, is this true?" Jia Mu asked Yuan Chun to confirm.
Yuan Chun nodded and said in a clear voice: "Grandma, it's true. Your Majesty is kind enough to let your granddaughter come back to the house first and wait for the imperial edict of marriage."
Hearing this, Mother Jia didn't know what to say for a moment. Yuanchun entered the palace because the Jia family was declining day by day, so she thought that letting Yuanchun enter the palace would be the hope of revitalizing the family. Yuanchun entered the palace and there has been no news for several years. This made Jia Mu and others stop thinking. Who would have thought that Yuanchun did not serve the king, but asked the emperor to grant a marriage.
As the second wife of Yuanchun, it is a great thing to be able to marry into the Beijing Palace. You must know that the Beijing Palace itself has a transcendent status. The marriage of the Jia family with the Beijing Palace can also play a role in helping. At this point, Jia Mu said happily: "Okay, this is the palace's great grace."
Yuanchun held the handkerchief and wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, then paid homage and called out: "Granddaughter, please pay respects to our ancestors."
Mother Jia looked at the graceful Yuanchun in front of her with joy, her old eyes couldn't help but become cloudy, and in an instant, there was another burst of tears in the hall.
"Ouch, what's the matter?"
At this time, there was a sweet sound outside the hall, and a group of daughters-in-law and maids were seen surrounding a person coming in from the back door. The person came with a sable Zhaojun suit, surrounded by beads, and was wearing a peach red dress and sprinkled flowers. Jacket, chinchilla cloak carved with azure silk, bright red crepe ermine skirt, bright pink.
When Jia Mu saw the visitor, she wiped her tears and explained with a smile to Yuan Chun, who looked suspicious: "Big girl, not long after you entered the palace, Lian'er got married. This is your second sister-in-law Lian, a famous one in our family." The rogue is called 'La Zi' in southern province, so I just call her 'Feng La Zi'."
When Yuan Chun heard this, she understood clearly that Wang Xifeng was her mother's niece. However, ladies among the ladies have always stayed close to home, so she had never seen her. She only heard that she had been raised as a boy since she was a child, and she had already gone to the palace before entering the palace. I heard that Jia Lian, the son of uncle Jia She, was going to marry Wang Xifeng, but she entered the palace before the wedding banquet.
"Sister-in-law Feng."
Wang Xifeng responded with a "Hey", smiled and came forward to hold Yuan Chun's hand, looked it up and down carefully, "Tsk tsk" and said in wonder: "I have long heard from our ancestors that my eldest sister has a very beautiful temperament. He is the one that our ancestors are most proud of. Now that I have met him, I know that what my ancestors said is right. I can’t blame my ancestors for his arrogance and demeanor every day. Hey, I will be compared to him in the future.”
The so-called sister is an honorific title. Yuanchun was obviously loved by the ancestors. How could the charming and graceful Sister Feng not be sensible? Therefore, even though she was Yuanchun's sister-in-law, she was also addressed as eldest sister.
When Jia Mu heard this, she immediately became happy and pointed at Wang Xifeng and started to curse. Suddenly, the hall became happy. Yuan Chun looked at Wang Xifeng and understood in his heart that he was obviously a well-rounded person.
Wang Xifeng covered her mouth and laughed twice at Jia Mu's scolding, and then asked Yuan Chun: "Isn't the eldest sister in the palace? Why did she come back home suddenly?"
Regarding Yuan Chun's return from the palace, Wang Xifeng had already received the news, but she didn't understand how Yuan Chun returned home safely, so after getting the news, she came to Rongxi Hall to inquire.
The joy on Mrs. Wang's face was so strong that she almost smiled crookedly at the corner of her mouth. She said with a bit of pride in her tone: "Girl Feng, the eldest girl has received the grace of the Holy Spirit and has been granted a marriage to the Prince of Beijing County in the Prince's Palace of Beijing. Returning to the palace is also a gift from the Holy One."
Seeing this, Jia Mu frowned slightly, a little frivolous. If it happened in the future, she might show off her face, but it was different now, so she didn't say much.
Yuanchun lowered his eyebrows and lowered his eyes when he heard this, and his pretty cheeks were stained with a little pink. After all, he was still a little shy when talking about marriage in front of a daughter.
Wang Xifeng's eyes widened, and he clapped his hands and shouted: "Oh, the magpies have been chirping non-stop this morning. I thought it was noisy, so I thought about asking someone to drive them away. Fortunately, I was busy and forgot about it, otherwise it would still be my fault. , Amitabha, God bless you!"
With that said, Wang Xifeng congratulated Mrs. Jia and Mrs. Wang: "Old ancestors, second wife, we are going to have a princess in our house. This is a great event. We can't favor one over the other in the future."
Mrs. Wang was also happy in her heart. Firstly, Yuanchun returned to the palace, which alleviated Mrs. Wang's pain of missing her daughter. Secondly, although Yuanchun was the daughter of the Duke's palace, she was only the legitimate daughter of the second wife. If she could enter the Beijing palace, wouldn't it be a departure? Good luck, whoever dares to underestimate her in the future will have a higher eyebrow even when going out.
When Wang Xifeng saw that everyone was rejoicing, she rolled her eyes, waved the handkerchief in her hand and said with a smile, "Yes, I must take advantage of the good fortune of the princess."
Although the marriage was finalized, but the imperial edict had not yet been issued, Yuan Chun heard Wang Xifeng shouting about the county princess. Her face was a little shy, and she said in a clear voice: "Sister-in-law Feng, please don't yell."
When Wang Xifeng heard the address, her face was full of smiles, but she was very envious in her heart, but she would not show it. When she heard Yuan Chun's shy words, she said with a smile: "Sooner or later."
After hearing this, Yuanchun pursed his lips and smiled without saying a word. Thinking that the room was full of his own family, he did not hide anything. He turned to Jia Mu and said: "Old ancestor, when my granddaughter came out of the palace, the imperial concubine heard that Brother Zhen's son Rong My brother is not yet married, and it happens that the second girl of the Zhen family has reached the age of getting married, so I deliberately set up a match."
Upon hearing this, Mother Jia was immediately stunned. They knew who the imperial concubine was. After all, the Jia family and the Zhen family were friends of the older generation.
Wang Xifeng was silent after hearing this. It was not her turn to talk about things in the East Mansion, so it was better to be quiet. However, she did not expect that the imperial concubine actually intended to marry the Zhen family to the Jia family, but it was not a big deal, after all. The two families are family friends, so it is a good thing to get married. It can also deepen the friendship between the two families. I think Jia Mu would not disagree.
As expected, Mother Jia didn't think much about it and said: "Since the Imperial Concubine has this intention, it is also a good thing for Brother Rong. I will ask someone to ask Brother Zhen to discuss it later."
Yuanchun nodded lightly when he heard the words. She was just passing on a message about the marriage between the two families. The rest still had to be decided by Jia Mu and others. Seeing that Jia Mu had an idea, Yuanchun asked: "Old ancestor, where is Baoyu?" ?”
Wang Xifeng smiled and replied: "I guess he is still playing with the sisters in the courtyard."
Yuanchun couldn't help but frown when he heard this. She had been in the palace for several years, and now Baoyu is not young. Instead of studying hard at this time, he is hanging out with his sisters?Seeing this, Jia's mother understood clearly that the so-called eldest sister is like a mother. She had carefully enlightened Baoyu in early Yuanchun, and she attached great importance to Baoyu, the only male heir of the second wife, so she had high expectations for him.
After pondering for a moment, Jia Mu said: "Let's not talk about this for now. Girl Feng, please arrange for someone to tidy up a room in the courtyard for the eldest girl to live in, and then send a few dedicated cleaning girls to help. Let Baoyu and the others come together to meet you, my eldest sister."
Yuanchun has been in the palace for many years. The courtyard where he used to live has long been idle, and there are no servants around him. Now that he is about to get married, he will not live in the palace for long, so Jia Mu asked someone to clean up a room for Yuanchun to live in first.
Sister Feng responded with a smile: "Don't worry, ancestor, I will definitely take care of everything. I will find a few proud girls to help my eldest sister, so I can take good care of her."
As soon as she finished speaking, a nun behind Jia Mu came forward and said: "There is a well-kept girl next to me. She is very good at conversation and needlework. I was originally going to give it to the old lady. If the eldest lady doesn't dislike it, I will give it to you." I borrowed flowers to offer to the Buddha."
Yuanchun looked over with apricot eyes. She knew this nanny, and everyone in the house called her Aunt Lai.
Aunt Lai was Jia Mu's dowry girl. She had served the older masters of the Jia family. According to the rules, any servant who had served the elders was more honorable than the younger masters. Therefore, Yuanchun would not lose his etiquette and responded with a smile: " It's my mother who took care of me, how can I dislike it?"
Seeing this, Mother Jia smiled and scolded Aunt Lai, "You are a good person."
Aunt Lai knew that Jia Mu was teasing her, so she smiled and said, "The eldest lady is back, and I am happy too."
As a slave, how can Aunt Lai be ignorant if she can be treated politely by the people in the mansion? This eldest lady returns to the mansion and will soon become the princess of the county, so she must not express her feelings.
Everyone laughed and said nothing when they heard this. Mrs. Wang on the side felt proud when she saw this. Her daughter was back and was about to become the princess of the county. The attitude of the people in the house changed for the better.
Evening time, Lixiangyuan.
The room was brightly lit with candles, and Aunt Xue walked in. Seeing the beauty sitting in front of the coffin, she greeted with a smile: "My dear, you haven't rested yet."
When Baochai saw the person coming, she took off the cloisonné and red coral earrings from her left ear and said with a smile: "Mom, why are you here?"
Aunt Xue moved closer, sat down on the golden pier, and said warmly: "I have nothing to do. Come and see you."
Baochai looked at her mother with a slightly suspicious look. Based on her understanding of her mother, she didn't seem to have anything to do at this time. She took off the other cloisonné and red coral earrings with her jade hands and put them into the makeup coffin. She opened her red lips lightly and said, "Mom, if you need anything, just tell me. My daughter is listening."
Aunt Xue was not surprised when she heard this. Her daughter was already a smart person, many times better than that evil obstacle. If she were a man, she wouldn't have to work so hard.
Seeing her daughter express her position, Aunt Xue said with some envy: "You have also heard about the eldest girl. With the grace of the Holy God, she has been granted a marriage to the prince of Beijing County, and she will be the princess of the county."
Although the marriage between Jia Yuanchun and Shui Rong has not yet been announced, everyone in the Jia family knows about it, and Aunt Xue, who lives temporarily in the Jia family, naturally also got the news.
Baochai frowned slightly when he heard this, and said softly: "I have met my eldest sister before."
When Yuanchun met the sisters at home earlier, Baochai was also there. They were cousins and it was right to call them eldest sister.
Aunt Xue sighed when she heard this: "Speaking of which, it seems that the Prince of Beijing County has fallen in love with you, my daughter, but there has been no movement in the past few days, and mom is not sure."
I still remember Shui Rong's clear statement two days ago, which seemed to mean that he was interested in Baochai, but there was no movement in the past two days. Instead, it was the eldest girl of the Jia family who wanted to become the princess of the county. This caught Aunt Xue off guard, and she couldn't help but It put her in a trance.
Hearing this, Xue Baochai raised his eyes and glanced at Aunt Xue, and said in a clear voice: "Xu Shi Wangye is just joking, don't take it seriously."
Originally, Xue Baochai guessed that what she said that day was just a joke, which meant that her mother believed it to be true. However, she had to say that Shui Xiong's status, appearance and character were all ideal for the girl to fall in love with.
Aunt Xue nodded slightly when she heard this. Maybe the prince just said something in excitement at that time and turned around and forgot about it.
After a deep groan, Aunt Xue said: "My dear, your eldest sister has returned home. You have more time to go around. If the prince is interested in you, you can get along well with her in the future. Even if it is not intentional, the eldest girl is Baoyu's biological sister. , and the future princess of the county."
"Mom, what do you think of your daughter?" Baochai interrupted angrily as her almond eyes turned red before Aunt Xue could finish her words.
Aunt Xue didn't need to explain what she said next. She already knew that the eldest sister had become the princess of the county, and Baoyu's identity had become extraordinary again.
First, the Prince's Palace in Beijing, and the Jia family here. Where should she be placed? Aunt Xue saw that Xue Baochai was getting angry, and she knew her pain in her heart. Thinking about the situation of their mother and daughter, she couldn't help crying: "Mom, I don't know how I have wronged you, but I can't help it. You can't be in any situation in the Xue family." I don’t know, that evil obstacle is not easy to worry about, but if that evil obstacle is more worry-free, mom can do anything for you."
Baochai felt sad when she saw Aunt Xue crying. She also knew in her heart that her mother was so powerful. The Xue family had a great business, but they had no backbone. Aunt Xue had to endure so many cold looks as she supported the family alone. , if it were not for relying on these relatives, the family business would have been divided up by those evil-hearted people.
It took a lot of effort for her brother to grow up, but he was also a naughty boy who couldn't stir up trouble. If he wasn't more powerful, sooner or later the Xue family would no longer have a place for them.
Thinking of this, Baochai stepped forward and comforted: "Mom, don't be sad, my daughter will listen to you."
Aunt Xue felt much better after hearing this. She wiped away her tears, looked at Baochai with pleased eyes, and said warmly: "Although Mom is a little more powerful, she also thinks about you. If you marry a good man, your life will be easier. Mom, I just hope that the evil obstacles can subside a little bit."
Baochai was silent. Aunt Xue's words were not wrong. Although she was thinking of the Xue family, she was also helping her plan. No matter where she ended up, she would not suffer any loss.
Alas...it's just that this eating appearance is really too ugly.
(End of this chapter)