Dongli drinks wine after dusk

Chapter 4
So now Ning's heart is tied to her little daughter.

At her age, it is impossible to have another child in this life. It is too risky to have a child at an advanced age. She still wants to live a few more years to see her future precious grandson.

A man's family is not afraid of getting married a few years later, as long as his family's children are good enough, the problem is not a big problem, who makes the social atmosphere popular for old couples and young wives.

But the flowering period of her daughter's family is only a few years, and her only daughter is already thirteen.

After Jiang Wenyuan showed her intention to show her daughter last year, he got through with her and wanted to return to Beijing next time.

After letting go of so many foreign assignments, he finally made it to the sixth rank.In the Great Zhou Dynasty, all foreign officials above the fifth rank were, without exception, feudal officials, and non-official cronies were not allowed to serve.

In terms of seniority, age, and means, Jiang Wen is far from being a big official in the frontier. If he is appointed again, he may not be a fifth-rank official for the rest of his life. He must return to the capital and join the six departments and three departments Study and study to see if you can go further.

In another year or a half, this term will expire and I will have to return to Beijing to report on my duties.

Ning originally thought that when she returned to Beijing, her daughter was old enough to see each other first, to settle the marriage within a year, and then make an agreement with her future in-laws, leaving the cabinet two years later.

The abacus was well done, but the plan couldn't keep up with the changes.

The reason why they are so anxious now is not because of any changes in their return to Beijing. The elders in the family are also in good health, and there is no such thing as filial piety and prohibition of marriage.

It was because Ning met an excellent son-in-law candidate.

The other party is noble, Ning Shi didn't have wishful thinking at first, just wanted to obey the master's order, be polite, take good care of him meticulously, and then send him away properly.

Unexpectedly, after the lady met Jiang Jiuying, she actually wanted to marry them.

A piece of sweet pastry fell from the sky, how could she be calm.

Jiang Jiuying's baby face was wrinkled into a bun, and after much deliberation, she finally remembered the guest she had met at the Xikua courtyard of the mansion half a month ago, following her mother's orders.

Where does this follow?She knew the identity of the guest, and she had nothing to do with their family's social circle.

The Ning family is also from a noble family, so it's not that they have never seen the world, can't they see the abnormality in it?

Jiang Jiuying pointed at her face with embarrassment: "Mother, if you are that Mrs. Yong'an Hou, looking at my face, can you marry your son immediately?"

Her appearance, her middle-aged posture, her two eyes, one nose and one mouth, are all upright in every way, and she can't find any faults, but her whole face is also pretty and lovely, so she is not a beautiful woman. Overwhelm the country and the city.

To put it bluntly, she doesn't have the qualifications to be a beauty.

As far as the girls she knows who are officials in the Anqing Mansion and who are in the boudoirs, or who are better-looking than her, or have better talents and names than her, she will grab a lot of them.

Who made her determined to live a leisurely life (eating and dying).

If a local rich man came from a small place, he might be fascinated by the temperament she cultivated for more than ten years. So what kind of character is Mrs. Yong'anhou?
Ning shi told her with joy, how the Yong'an Hou Mansion is so prominent:
One of the three hereditary marquises of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the first Marquis of Yong’an was the life-and-death friend of the founding emperor. The family has been standing for more than a hundred years. Today’s Marquis of Yong’an served as the prince’s companion for more than ten years in the early years. The current emperor The red man in front of him.

Burning fire to cook oil, flowers to bloom, are used in such mansions.

Let's talk about Mrs. Yong'anhou.

The original wife, Mrs. Yong'an Hou, is the daughter of the Pingning county lord, and her maternal grandmother is the eldest princess of Kangcheng, the current elder sister.Although Mrs. Yong'an Hou has no title herself, she is of real royal blood, a daughter of the clan.

Although the current wife is the stepmother, she is also the concubine sister of the original spouse. She also comes from a prominent family background. This little son is also the only son under her knees. The title belongs to the original spouse's concubine. smooth.

The more Ning talked, the more excited she became, and the more Jiang Jiuying listened, the more frightened she became.

The ancients paid the most attention to being well-matched. According to the current standards, the Marquis of Yong'an is a marquis of super-grade, and the Jiang family doesn't even have a third-rank. Let alone the third-rank, they are not worthy of the Marquis of Yong'an even if they are the cousin of the eldest daughter. , if it is possible to say that the side branch is still possible, the son of the direct branch is afraid that he is not worthy of carrying shoes for others!

"Mother, does their child have any disabilities?" If there is a missing arm or a broken leg, it is still possible.

"You child, why do you want to belittle yourself? Is your mother the one who is worthless?" Ning picked up her tea and took a sip: "Listen to me carefully. There is a kindness of salvation in it, Marquis Yong'an Madame is a person who knows how to repay her kindness."

Jiang Wenyuan is a general judge, in charge of criminal names, and sometimes needs to go out to investigate cases.About a month ago, he went to the office in Suzhou under his rule. On the way back, it happened that the weather changed and it started to rain heavily. The group had to find a ruined temple, set up a fire to dry their clothes, and wait for the rain to stop.

Mrs. Yongning Hou took her youngest son to the neighboring prefecture to study as a teacher. Due to the sudden incident, she hurried on the road anxiously and was not well prepared. She drove all the way to the outskirts of Anqing Prefecture, but the axle broke.

There was no village in front of the village and no shops in the back, and there was no replacement carriage, so Mrs. Yongninghou could only send her clever servants back to the previous market town to see if she could buy or rent a carriage.

Unexpectedly, the rain fell as soon as it said it, and Mrs. Yongninghou was weak and couldn't get wet from the rain. When the group of them found a ruined temple to shelter from the rain, even though they were holding oil-paper umbrellas, their clothes were completely soaked.

It is always inconvenient for women to go out. There is no place to change clothes in this ruined temple. Jiang Wenyuan gave them the fire and led others to avoid it.

The rain never stopped, and the servant who was looking for the carriage never returned, but Mrs. Yongning Hou was getting hot.

They were in a hurry to avoid the rain. They forgot to take all the food and medicine in the car. When the servants saw their wife fell ill, they were in a panic and didn't know what to do. It was the 15-year-old Mrs. Hou's youngest son who came forward and asked Jiang Wenyuan for help. I hope that Jiang Wenyuan can use their horses to send his mother to the hospital in the city in the rain.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Wenyuan directly took out the medicinal materials wrapped in oiled paper and told his subordinates to boil it.

How backward is the medical condition in this era?
A wind and cold was not cured well, and people died.

A small wound became infected and the person died.

Accidentally fell and broke a rib and stabbed the internal organs, and he had to die.

Not to mention being bitten by a mad dog, getting cancer, giving birth to a difficult child, in short, you may die from any disease.

Jiang Jiuying has enjoyed the blessings for 13 years. He eats well and dresses well. He doesn't want to be killed by some diseases that are considered small and easy to treat in later generations before he enjoys enough. He regrets his life very much.

The husband and wife in their family are harmonious, the mother is kind and the son is filial, of course she also cherishes the lives of her family.

So, no matter who goes out, no matter how far or near, they must take the Jiang girl brand life-saving medicine with them.

"Isn't this equivalent to you indirectly saving Mrs. Hou? Now you know why she wants to ask for marriage?"

Jiang Jiuying still didn't believe it.

Those who have been in the top position for a long time have more time to do things as they please, but unless Mrs. Yong'an Hou's brain is burned out with a fever, it is impossible to pay for her youngest son's life for this matter.

After all, there are many ways to repay gratitude.

The situation at that time, Ning said seriously, but it can be seen that Jiang Wenyuan brought their mother and son back, and they only raised them for four or five days, and Mrs. Yong'anhou jumped out to see the guests again, so we can know that she is not seriously ill. .

The only thing I brought to Jiang Wenyuan was a very general medicine for wind-cold and knife wounds, not a panacea.

If something goes wrong, it will be a demon!It was a matter of her life, and in this cheating era when marrying the wrong person and making it impossible to get back together, she couldn't help but not be nervous.

(End of this chapter)