Rebirth of the Main Room Manual

Chapter 34
With trembling hands, Pang Ruxue took the thick family letter written by Xia Xiuping himself, as if she had received a heavy item, with tears in her eyes, she was reluctant to open it.

Here Mrs. Zhao took Le Qing to thank the poor man, just in time Master Pang and Grandma Pang came over to have a look, knowing what was going on, Grandma Pang immediately asked Fang Zhiqiu to have a few drinks with the guests from Huzhou.

Xia Xiuping is probably really reluctant to part with Pang Ruxue and the three children. He apologized to Pang Ruxue in the letter and said a lot of good things. As Pang Ruxue said, he admitted to Yiqing and Leqing that he indulged the Huang family. , is entirely for the sake of a good official career, "As long as you can earn an official position above the sixth rank, you will be transferred to other places for appointment, and you will have no scruples. At that time, the father will have the final say on everything, and you will also bring your mother and daughter with you." , no one can stop it!"

When Yiqing saw this sentence, she couldn't stop laughing, Leqing was silent, she rested her chin in thought, but Pang Ruxue was so moved that she burst into tears.

Attached with the letter was a 500 tael silver note, Xia Xiuping said that he would send the silver in the future, and told Yiqing and Leqing to take good care of her mother and ask her aunt to help during the delivery.

The five big boxes made of boxwood were very impressive when they were opened. Inside were brocades and silks woven by famous workshops in Suzhou and Hangzhou. Xia Xiuping said that it was cold in the north, so he asked his mother and daughter to make more clothes, but he didn't know. Did you choose it by yourself or ask someone to help you choose it? You have a good eye, and the texture and color are all very good and positive.

Pang Ruxue stroked the box and the fabric, and smiled with tears in her eyes: "It's just for Qing'er to embroider the wedding dress..."

Grandma Pang Da smiled and said, "Grandma, Qing'er's wedding dress doesn't matter. The Hou's mansion sent dozens of tribute satins... We also have a lot of good materials in our mansion! Let's leave this for Le'er to wear on weekdays." !"

Pang Ruxue said in a low voice but stubbornly: "It's from her father, you should use some of it!"

Seeing that she was very concerned about this, Yiqing said along the way: "There is no limit to one or two sets of wedding dresses. There are quite a few embroiderers in the house who embroider dowry, so I sew a few sets with the materials my father sent me. Embroider the pattern you like with your own hands, so you can change it during the wedding day!"

Pang Ruxue laughed and said, "That's exactly what my mother thinks!"

In the days that followed, Yiqing couldn't help herself and fell into all kinds of hectic activities: learning etiquette and rules, embroidering dowry, choosing jewelry styles, trying on wedding dresses, and receiving all kinds of wedding dresses. She is not counted as a guest, and Fang Yuxian’s eldest cousin is not polite, but there are some women who don’t know each other at all come to visit one after another. Grandma Pangda introduced them to the relatives of the Pang family, and some girls of the same age Ladies, every time you come to fill the room, not all people of the same age can get along happily together, the same rice raises all kinds of people, some are sensible and some are not, mixed among them, Sister Yiqing has dealt with it a few times, it is very difficult uneasy.

Yue Shumei brought her two daughters, Luo Suqin and Luo Yuqin, to visit Xia Yiqing, who was about to get married, and finally met Pang Ruxue. The two childhood playmates held hands and talked for a long time, and they could still chat like before. Yiqing saw that Seeing Niang's happy face, she sighed in her heart: In life, you will encounter many kinds of emotions. Among them, the friendship between friends is very precious and irreplaceable. Niang has lived in Jiangnan for more than ten years, and she has lost too much!
Pang Ruyun once brought her children to visit cheekily, Yiqing stopped Pang Ruxue from going out to see Pang Ruyun, and in front of Grandma Pang Da, she said to the woman in charge: "From now on, Mrs. Jian will never come here, we don't have such relatives!"

Pang Ruxue was so anxious that she wanted to cover her mouth: "Qing'er, you are a person who is going to get married, and you have to weigh your words before you can say them, and you can't act like this! Neglecting guests, being rude to elders, spreading the word will damage your reputation, What does the Marquis of Rongping think?"

Le Qing heard it, but she didn't make a sound, just walked out with Zixiang, and after a while, she heard Pang Ruyun's scolding from the front, Ruxue hurriedly asked people to see what happened, it turned out that it was Yue Qing who drove Pang Ruyun's mother and son away with a broom go out!
Pang Ruxue said helplessly to Grandma Pang Da: "This child is still young, not as sensible as her sister..."

Grandma Pang Da smiled and said, "Don't worry, Grandma. Although Le'er is a child, she has a long memory. The facts that Grandma Ergu made are not kind. This is called the [-]th day of the Lunar New Year, just right!"

Only then did Pang Ruxue know that Pang Ruyun had gone to Fang's mansion to drive their mother and daughter out of Beijing, so she sighed sadly and did not reprimand Le Qing.

Before Yiqing and Leqing followed Pang Da’s grandma to meet their grandfather, Pang Ruxue pleaded to the two daughters, “Anyway, that’s Mother’s biological father. In the past, Mother was willing to go with your father. The mother's dowry was not taken by my grandfather on purpose, it was a long way to go, and my mother could not afford to keep it... You must not complain about your grandfather, you must respect him... Kowtow a few more times, and be filial for your mother !"

With tears in her eyes, what else can Sister Yiqing say?The only thing I can't do is promise.

Seeing the grandfather who is the head of the Pang Mansion, Mrs. Yu, as the mistress of the Pang Mansion, naturally also had to pay a visit together. The two sisters did not call their grandmothers, but only old ladies. Since her stupid niece Yu Peizhu provoked Xia Yiqing in the Jin Mansion and caused rumors all over the sky, they all said that the Pang Mansion abused the motherless eldest daughter. The girl surnamed Yu who lived in the mansion was sent away. For many years, she did not hesitate to harm the interests of the Pang Mansion for the sake of the Yu family. The family has severed ties, but her daughter Pang Ruyun has no brains, and Pang Shizhi is furious when she speaks and does things. Ruyun is forbidden to go back to her mother's house. ...Mother and daughter are having a bad time, she has to bear it for the time being, and wait for a while to talk about it!
Yu pretended to smile, and generously gave the two sisters a meeting gift.

Pang Shizhi saw that Yiqing was born plump and soft, her facial features resembled Ruxue's when she was a girl, but her temperament was completely different from Ruxue's, her manners were steady, her speech was appropriate, and there was a hint of luxury in her gentleness, he couldn't help feeling a little bit happy, I thought to myself that it is the blood of the Pang family, and she will not lose her true colors wherever she is placed. Such an outstanding girl is qualified even if she is sent to the palace. To engage in an engagement is as if someone is robbing him!
Pang Shizhi asked Yiqing a few words in a pleasant manner. Before the grandfather's score was finished, the granddaughter started to attack him. Yiqing handed him a list with both hands, and said respectfully:
"Grandfather please look at this!"

Pang Shizhi glanced at the list, and Yu Shi, who was sitting next to him, stretched his neck to look at it carefully, and he saw it clearly. Suddenly, the expressions of the couple changed.

Yiqing's smile is gentle, innocent and harmless, and her voice is soft and soft. If it wasn't for her younger sister Xia Leqing sitting beside her, Pang Shizhi and Yu Shi would doubt that the girl in front of them was Ruxue back then. Wei Qi said politely:
"I have always been an obedient child. My grandfather made this marriage for me, so I dare not disobey! But I am only the daughter of a county magistrate of Qipin. I have always been jealous, discussed and despised by women who marry from a low family and a high family. All kinds of embarrassments, at this time, there must be a dowry that can be obtained to attract attention and suppress people's words! The dowry of the Hou Mansion is heavy, and it must not be difficult to buy a dowry that looks passable, but my mother is worried and wants to give me more. For the sake of embarrassment, I wrote this list and asked me to give it to my grandfather. This is only part of my grandmother’s dowry. Naturally, all my grandmother’s dowry should be handed over to my mother! My mother said that when she married far away, she could not take away any of it. The dowry is all deposited with my grandfather, more than ten years have passed, and some have been lost or damaged, so I won’t mention anything else, I just want to take back these few pieces and add them to my dowry, that’s enough!"

Pang Ruhai and Grandma Pang Da, sitting on the left side, watched Xia Yiqing say these words lightly and skillfully, and couldn't help being angry and funny: I don't know which ancestor of the Pang family has manifested, and protected such a ghostly niece. It's a character, the Rongping Hou Mansion's visit to ask for marriage was all caused by her own troubles, and she would turn her back on it, and it turned out that the Pang Mansion forced her to marry the Hou Mansion!
Pang Shizhi held the list without saying a word, with a gloomy face. Since it was proposed by Ruxue's mother and daughter, and Yiqing married the Rongping Hou Mansion, he had no reason to refuse in court, but what did the girl just say? ? "I won't mention anything else, I just ask for these few things back!"

Of the seven or eight items listed on this list, which one is not a precious thing?Everything is worth 7000 taels of silver!
Mrs. Yu immediately said with a straight face: "Naturally, the richer the dowry, the more valuable the bride is. Who doesn't want a wider and bigger face? It also depends on your family background! If you want to open your mouth, you need it, our Pang family There are no such precious things!"

Yiqing expected that the matter would not be so easy, so she was mentally prepared and said calmly: "I made it very clear: I don't want anything from the Pang family, only the dowry my grandmother left for my mother! My grandmother's There is more than one copy of the dowry list, and my grandfather should have the original in his hand, so whether these items exist or not, my grandfather knows best!"

Pang Shizhi coughed, but Yu Shi didn't want him to talk, and said in a shrill voice: "Children, what do you know? People in our generation didn't live as easily as you do now. How could your grandmother and I have such an easy life?" Expensive dowry? If there is one, I would have given it to your mother long ago!"

Yiqing smiled softly: "Old lady, how can you be compared with my grandmother? According to the foundation of the Yu family, you really don't have any good dowry, old lady. You just renew the marriage and fill in the house. The wedding ceremony cannot be the same as the first spouse. The wife is so grand, so it doesn’t matter how thick the dowry is, no one pays attention to it! And my grandmother came from a famous family, and there are countless rare antiques and famous paintings handed down from generation to generation. Mingzhu... Wu Daru takes pity on young girls, and all these valuables are placed in his daughter's dowry! If you don't believe me, you can ask my grandfather!"

Yu Shi was so angry that his face turned purple, and when he pressed the light on his chest, he would gasp for breath and be unable to make a sound.

Yiqing looked at her, raised her chin slightly, and continued: "Although I am only a teenager, once my mother told me what happened more than ten years ago, I figured it out: If my mother hadn't gone up to the mountain to burn incense, She won't fall down the mountain stream and sprain her foot, and she won't meet my father, and of course she won't leave her hometown and marry Jiangnan! She will be like me today, marrying in the capital according to my grandfather's will, and my grandfather will naturally let that dowry follow She went to her husband's house, but some people didn't want to see the result, because my mother was a thorn in his side! She couldn't see my mother marrying into a powerful family, and she would be superior to her daughter in the future! And my mother's share The ready-made dowry is even more of a temptation for that person. Therefore, that person set up a trap to trick my mother into going up the mountain to make a wish, fulfill the wish, and then be in danger. If my father hadn't appeared, my mother's ending would have been even worse, maybe she would have died at all. Until now, no one has come to ask about this dowry!"

Everyone was stunned when they heard Yiqing's words, even Leqing was no exception. She only heard her sister talk about this matter today.

Yu Shi pointed to Yiqing and said "you, you" twice, rolled her eyes, and fell to the ground with a thud.

Pang Ruhai and Grandma Pang Da rushed up to help Mrs. Yu up, shouting repeatedly: "Come on, please call for a doctor! Hurry up!"

Pang Shizhi sat on the chair dumbly, staring at Yiqing, when he heard people running in from outside the hall, he waved his hand and said hoarsely: "Go back, don't come here again, if there is any trouble at this time, , is not good for your marriage!"

Yiqing led Leqing to salute, then exited the hall, and was escorted by the mother-in-law and maids to go back to the west courtyard where they lived. Pang Shizhi's words were correct. Affected, she has long nights and dreams, she can't afford it!
(End of this chapter)