Yu Tang Golden Boudoir

Chapter 21 Family Sisters
Mammy Xiong lifted the curtain and came in, stood two or three steps away from the kang and looked at Li Tian. Li Tian pointed her finger to signal her to sit down. He gave Li Tian a cup of tea, looked at Mammy Xiong, then at Li Tian, ​​wanting to persuade him but didn't know where to start.

Mammy Xiong sighed again and said, "Fifth lady, don't be sad. There are many good men and gentlemen in the capital. Mammy will go to find suitable people tomorrow. Fifth lady has such a good character, talent and appearance, I'm afraid to find someone else." Not to a good family?"

"Mommy, if it weren't for the people from Duke Wen's Mansion who are bent on plotting against us, we don't want to be promoted, and we look for it slowly, and we don't worry that we won't find the right one. But in the current situation, this relative will retreat again..." Li Tian rubbed his forehead irritably and couldn't continue, she was just a piece of fat, she had a master, but now she fell into the pack of hungry wolves with a 'slap'!I'm afraid it's not just Wen Guogong's mansion who reached out this time.

"What's going on with Xiaomao?" Li Tian turned around and asked, Xiongmao hurriedly nodded and said: "Don't worry, fifth lady, not only Xiaomao, but also a big girl and a confidant in the eldest lady's room Everything has been arranged, but if there is anything that concerns Wu Niangzi, it will be delivered to me in time."

"That's good." Li Tian breathed a sigh of relief. She is an orphan girl. Once her grandmother leaves, the serious elders are Duke Yong and Mrs. Yang. Speaking of Duke Yong and Mrs. Yang, Mr. Yong is soaked in wine every day, so don't pay attention to him, as long as you look after Mrs. Yang, Mrs. Yang is very important.

"Fifth lady is blessed with great destiny. She will definitely be able to survive this period of time steadily. If she finds a good marriage, everything will go well in the future." Yingluo comforted, and Li Tian took a long breath: "I trust you Ji Yan, you and Qing Zhi should pay more attention to the mansion for a while, and Mammy should spare her hands to pay attention to suitable people outside."

"Yes!" Yingluo promised deeply, Li Tian took a deep breath, straightened his upper body, clenched his fists, and slammed his fists heavily on the Kang table, gritted his teeth and said, "I, Li Tian, ​​have money from you, who is afraid of coming? Those who dare to stretch out their hands , I will break his arm, and smash his teeth if he dares to open his mouth!"

In the blink of an eye, at the end of the New Year's Eve, Li Zhongzhi, the patriarch of the Li clan and Li Tian's uncle, sent someone to take Li Tian to his house for a New Year's Eve dinner. She just came back and yawned to catch up on sleep. She was filial, so she couldn't move around to pay New Year's greetings, so she had to sleep.

The ancestral home of the Li family was Yuhang, and Li Tian's great-grandfather was the personal follower of Emperor Taizu. When Taizu became emperor, the Li family settled down in the capital. In the generation of Li Tian's great-grandfather, the northern and southern sects were separated from his hometown in Yuhang. Li Tian's branch It is the northern sect, and the one in Yuhang’s hometown is the southern sect. Although the sects are divided, the rules and etiquette are still the same. The southern big clan pays most attention to the concubine and concubine, and they pay attention to the distinction between concubine and concubine. Therefore, after the death of Li Tian's grandfather, although the eldest son of the concubine inherited the title of title, the head of the Li family was taken over by his own younger brother, Li Tian's second uncle.

The second uncle was saddened by the tragic changes in his elder brother's family. He called his elder brother absurd and deserved it, but in his heart he transferred his resentment to the concubine sons of the Duke of Yong's mansion. A concubine and several of their descendants narrated the seniority and forced the Duke of Yongguo Li Zhongchao to change his name from the second master of the Li family to the uncle. Mrs. Yang was so ashamed and indignant that she changed her name on the spot. From then on, the Duke of Yongguo's mansion He was isolated by the Li family.

This second uncle loved Li Tian very much, and often visited her every now and then, but Li Tian had no impression of him. When he passed away, Li Tian was still the same Li Tian.

After the second uncle passed away, the head of the clan was replaced by his eldest son Li Zhongzhi. Li Zhongzhi was a loyal man with average talents. In the tragic change, the elders of the Li clan often warned their descendants not to take concubines, and Li Zhongzhi didn't even have a concubine, which can be regarded as the benefit of the tragedy.

Of course, another reason why there are few concubines in the Li clan is that almost none of the descendants of the clan are well-developed. Although Li Tian's ancestor was extremely trusted by the Taizu, he was just a confidant, and he could not succeed in writing or martial arts. No, from Gaozu to Li Tian's generation, apart from Li Tian's father, Li Zhongxian, who is so amazingly talented, there is even a rare talent, let alone Jinshi, because Li Tian Gaozu , The great-grandfather used to be in charge of the general supervisor and the Ministry of Industry, and now Li's children are mostly scattered in these two places to do some low-level small stewards. Although they are not prominent, they are better than benefits, and the family lives affluently. .

On the second day of the new year, it was snowing heavily again. Li Tian was standing on the porch, discussing with a few girls to hold a big umbrella in the yard, and sit under the umbrella to enjoy the snow and eat mutton pot. Yu Ye ran all the way along the corridor and said, "Fifth lady, The third lady accompanied the eldest lady to see you."

Li Tian was taken aback. The eldest lady said she was five months pregnant, and it was snowing heavily, and she had to walk through the entire garden to get to her place!Li Tian stomped his feet and hurriedly went straight across the yard to meet him.

Yingluo didn't dare to let others help her, so she and Qingzhi carefully waited for the eldest lady Li Yuerong to sit on the kang, washed her hands and face, sent the hand stove and foot stove, and hurriedly asked people to make lotus seed and white fungus soup, they were busy all the time.

Li Yuerong hurriedly waved her hands and smiled: "It's okay, it's been more than five months, and the fetus has already sat firmly, so I came to see the fifth sister, your grandmother passed away... the eldest sister is very sad, she is pregnant and can't go to the funeral, I had no choice but to send your eldest brother-in-law to go twice more, to kowtow a few more times, and later heard that you moved back, and I wanted to come and see you a long time ago, I am not cheap."

"Big sister, you're being polite. It's all my fault. I've heard that big sister is having a happy event. I should have gone to see her to congratulate her. At that time, grandma was ill. When she came, she was seriously ill and couldn't leave her alone. Second, I'm afraid I'll get sick." Li Yuerong was polite, and Li Tian was also very polite.

"We sisters should not pay attention to those things. As soon as I came back, the third sister told me how much you took care of her and let her learn the piano from Mr. Shui. The third sister was very grateful, and I was also very grateful. "Li Yuerong took a sip of the lotus seed tea that Yingluo offered and put it down, looked at Li Tian and said sincerely, Li Tian hurriedly smiled and said: "Third sister takes care of me more, Mr. Shui likes third sister very much."

"It's all because of your kindness." Li Yuerong stretched out his hand and took Li Tian's hand, with a strong sense of gratitude in his tone: "The third sister told me that Mr. Shui not only taught her to learn the piano, but also those who are women The truth, where can I hear it outside? Who will teach her? They are all sincere words for her good. If it weren't for you, who would Mr. Shui know who she is? How can the third sister have such a blessing? I am grateful in my heart, no matter what I have to come and talk to you."

"Big sister said that, how can I afford it? We are sisters of the first blood, don't the elder sister and the third sister treat me like this?" Li Tian smiled, and Li Yuerong said with emotion: "That's right, we are sisters of the first blood , Break the bones and connect the tendons!" Li Yuerong stopped abruptly, looked at Li Tian and sighed: "In the days since you came back, they have caused a lot of trouble, I have heard about it, my mother, she... really She is getting more and more confused every year. She was not like this when I was a child, but now... I heard about those things, but I am so ashamed that I can't lift my head. I have wronged you. I will accompany you on my mother's behalf, right? gone."

With that said, Li Yuerong supported the kang and was about to stand up and salute. Li Tian hurriedly held her back and said, "Don't do it! Big sister is like this, how can I afford it? Big sister, don't be like this." Yingluo and Qingzhi also hurried over to help Staying with Li Yuerong, I'm afraid that she might make a mistake.

"Third Sister, you can make an apology to Sister Tian for me and Auntie." Li Yuerong didn't struggle much, but turned to order the third lady Li Yunshang. Knees were almost half-kneeling on the ground, Qing Zhi hastily took two steps over to help Li Yunshang.

"Big sister's intentions are clear to me. There is nothing wrong with my auntie. Even if there is, it is an elder. Don't worry, big sister." Li Tian jumped off the kang, pushed Li Yunshang to sit down, turned to look at Li Yuerong and said .Li Yuerong secretly breathed a sigh of relief, if Sister Tian is willing to say that, then it is really over.

Li Yuerong sat and talked for another half an hour. Seeing that it was lunch time, she got up to say goodbye. Li Tian hurriedly had someone lift her soft bag, and called two safe women to carry her back to Ziyunju.

Li Yuerong put down the soft pockets and wanted to reward the mother-in-law, but the two wives refused to take them even if they died, so they put away the soft pockets and retreated.Li Yuerong watched the two women walk away, leaning comfortably on the kang, and let out a long sigh of relief. Li Yunshang looked at Li Yuerong strangely and smiled: "Why is sister so polite to sister Tian? It seems that you are polite. Sister Tian is not our younger sister, but our elder!"

"I'm doing this for you!" Li Yuerong beckoned Li Yunshang to sit beside her and said, "It's your blessing that she moved back here. You see, there was Mr. Shui who taught you that first."

"Well, my piano is much better." Li Yunshang said happily, Li Yuerong pinched her nose and said: "Silly sister, that piano is nothing, I said she taught you, she is willing to teach you those daughters The thing is, you are married, who has the time to listen to you playing the piano, what you have to do every day is to serve your uncle and husband, that is the most important thing. This is a small benefit, in March, she will be able to move around besides filial piety If she is willing to walk around with you, your marriage may be settled. Our family... well, I'm not saying that our family is not good, but How many families walk with our family? Even our own family members don’t associate with us.”

"Big Sister." Li Yunshang relied on Li Yuerong, and Li Yuerong smiled bitterly: "I thought I would take care of a good family for you after I got married, but..." There was a strong bitterness in Li Yuerong's voice: "With you The elder brother-in-law's family contacts are all low-level officials. The elder sister doesn't want you to be like the elder sister. After this step, it will be very difficult to climb up. In the future, you will treat sister Tian sincerely Well, Sister Tian is the granddaughter of our grandmother, and she was brought up by her grandmother. She is very shrewd. You have a real heart. Once you show your heart, you have to be seen by her. Treat her sincerely, just like me. , better than me, you hear?"

"Is she really willing to help me?" Li Yunshang asked suspiciously.

"She asked Mr. Shui to teach you those things, and she is willing to help you! You silly girl, come on, come, tell my sister, what else did Mr. Shui teach you?"

"Well, Mr. Shui said..." Li Yunshang blushed, and next to Li Yuerong, the two of them murmured for a while, surprised and laughed for a while.

(End of this chapter)