Yu Tang Golden Boudoir

Chapter 5

"Grandma Xiong is a safe person. She must have said everything when she went. This is because your uncle doesn't want you to go back. I mean, to pick you up to live in our house. Your grandmother just refuses, you Nor will it, the Duke of Yongguo's mansion is now... firstly poor, and secondly, it is easy to not walk with other houses, but it is so unforgiving." Princess Jiang took Li Tian's hand and complained full of love and affection, Li Tian was sad She lowered her head and said nothing, Duke Yong's mansion doesn't tolerate people, but she has no choice but to tolerate her. She is the fourth concubine daughter of the Li family, and her identity is here. The fall of Duke Yong's mansion...it doesn't matter. She has already made an appointment, so if she thinks about it again, she will get married in the second half of next year, but what is living in Nanning County Prince's Mansion?Grandma will never let her live under the eyes of Princess Jiangjun.

"Alas." Princess Jiang sighed pitifully: "You don't need to pay attention to them, your uncle spends all day in the wine jar, and your uncle is a girl from the Yang family in southern Sichuan, so she still needs some face. Besides, there are As for me, don't worry, I won't let you be bullied."

"Yes." Li Tian's teary eyes were filled with gratitude, and she looked at Princess Jiang and thanked, "Thank you, aunt." Princess Jiang touched Li Tian's forehead with a doting face and smiled, "Thank you for what? Don't say you Grandma entrusted me before leaving, but she didn't entrust... I think you are the same as Kan Ke'er, there is one more thing, please listen carefully, don't patronize and be shy, before your grandma left, she booked a marriage for you, It's the eldest son of your eldest cousin's sister-in-law, surnamed Leng, have you told me?"

Li Tian bit her lip, lowered her head to her chest and let out a 'hmm'. She breathed a sigh of relief in her heart. This marriage was only a verbal agreement, and all the etiquette has not yet left. She is most afraid that Princess Jiang will do it in the middle. Hands and feet, ruining this marriage, and then using her to cling to wealthy families, it's best if she doesn't have this plan now.

"That's good." Princess Jiang continued in a soothing tone: "Mrs. Leng's family asked her mother, Mrs. Zhou, to find a good family for her grandson in the capital. Your grandmother made an appointment for you. She left the matter before she left." Give it to me, Mr. Leng will be transferred to be a member of the etiquette department after the year, and I asked your sister-in-law to go over and ask, saying that the Leng family will be able to enter the capital in the first ten days of the twelfth lunar month. My brother will be eighteen after the new year, according to my opinion, you should marry early, this woman's family, marrying is called returning home, and that is your own home."

"Well, I'll listen to my aunt." Li Tian felt a little relieved, pinching the corner of the handkerchief and giving a low reply, which was also her plan.

"You have been up for the past few days, look at this face, there is no blood, come, lie down and have a rest." Princess Jiang put a big pillow behind Li Tian, ​​and Li Tian lay back halfway, I closed my eyes.

The car was not moving fast, the carriage was shaking very slightly, Li Tian closed his eyes, but he didn't feel sleepy at all, Pingyuan Hou's mansion is a wolf's den, Yongguo mansion is not a tiger's den, but it's not much better, Li Tian secretly Sighing, if she really had no place to go, she would never want to go to the Yongguo Mansion, a quagmire full of old and dirty things.

In the previous generation of Duke Yong's mansion, there was a lot of mess.

Lao Yong, Li Tian's grandfather, is said to have a deep affection for his cousin, childhood sweetheart, but for some reason, Lao Yong did not marry his cousin, but married another girl from Wen Guogong's Wu family. The Duke Wen's mansion is not comparable to today's. There are two Jinshi in one school, and he just married Princess Ningguo.

Mrs. Wu gave the four dowry maids together to the old Yongguo, but within a year, except Mrs. Wu, the cousin and even the four maids were pregnant, but only the cousin gave birth to the eldest son, which is now Yongguo Gong Li Zhongchao, but since then, my cousin has never had a child again. A few years later, Mrs. Wu's dowry girl Jiang Shi gave birth to the second concubine Li Zhongming, Wang gave birth to the third concubine Li Zhongjing, and four or five other concubine daughters .

In the year when the concubine's third son, Li Zhongjing, was born, Mrs. Wu was finally pregnant. Who knew that she had a miscarriage after more than six months. Mrs. Wu was heartbroken, and she passed away after less than a month of lingering on the sick bed. The city was full of commotion, and the Duke of Wen's mansion accused the old Yong of doting on his concubine and killing his wife, and forced him to send away his cousin. Of course, the cousin did not leave. Cut off in-laws.

The old Yong Guogong served his wife for one year, and then continued Mrs. Ning, who is Li Tian's grandmother.

Mrs. Ning is the daughter of a sixth-rank official, her family is poor, and even the dowry was prepared by the Duke of Yongguo. She didn't see her at all, and even sold out a few aunts, but everyone praised her for her virtue.The stomach is also up to date, and one year after marriage, the eldest son Li Zhongxian was born, who is also Li Tian's father. A year later, the eldest daughter Li Jinghao was born. Jinghao was born and returned to the west on a crane. Mrs. Ning has a son and a daughter, and she has kept filial piety for her mother-in-law for three years. She can no longer stand firm in the Yongguo Duke's mansion.

Li Zhongxian was handsome and smart. He was regarded as a child prodigy since he was a child. At the age of 13, he said that he wanted to end the game, but he came back with a Jieyuan test, which caused a sensation inside and outside the capital. Yi Chuchen, he grew up just like his father, Li Tian felt a little hot in his heart, he didn't know how handsome his father was back then, and how proud his grandmother was to have a son like this.

The grand occasion of my mother’s wedding back then is often mentioned in the capital, and the dowry is only 120 yuan, but the dowry is carried by two people, and the mother’s dowry can’t be carried by two people, only four people can carry it. Li Tian thought about it. The tall red coral, the ancient jade tripod hundreds of years ago, the gemstones that are so shiny that you can't look directly at them... Not only is the mother rich, but she was also a famous beauty and talented woman in the capital, standing on the pile of gems. Talented man and beautiful woman, Li Tian couldn't stop sighing in his heart. When his father died, his grandfather was already over fifty years old. Before he could hear the bad news, he had a stroke and collapsed. The next day, he was awarded the title, please grant the concubine's eldest son Li Zhongchao.

On the day the grandfather handed over the son, his cousin died of a sudden illness. Four months later, Li Jinghao also married four people at 120 and carried the dowry. Grandfather and grandmother died of illness on the same day.

After Mrs. Ning's death, Li Jinghao never returned to her natal family, and went to a foreign post with her husband every other year. In the past ten years, she has been transferred to and from foreign posts. She has never returned to the capital, and she has been silently with Yongguo Gongfu. She has lost contact with her, but every year she gets people to bring a lot of things to her. If she is in the capital, she may be someone she can rely on.

There were bursts of cheerful silk and bamboo sounds outside the car. They should have passed the Qingfeng Tower. I heard that at the beginning of the month, several princes were ordered to hold literary meetings in Qingfeng Tower in turn to 'raise the spirit of literature'. Qingfeng Tower is not far away. , is Yongguo Gongfu.

well!Li Tian secretly sighed sadly again, some people are happy and others are bitter.

Princess Jiang raised the curtain and looked at the very lively Qingfeng Building. The corners of her mouth couldn't help but curl up. The prince of Nanning County, naturally he can't end up competing with others, he intends to help his younger brother Caixiu prepare poems and essays to earn a lot of money, who knows that he was selected to comment on poems and essays the first day, which is good, every day, a person who has racked his brains to comment Come up with a new idea, a painstaking poetry and prose is almost graying out.

Concubine Jiangjun's eyes flashed with pity, but the smile on the corner of her mouth became stronger. I heard that the princes of Shouzhi's commentary never said "no". Not only did the fourth prince praise him once, but even the eldest prince praised him a few times. The eldest prince is naturally silent and stable, but he doesn’t praise others easily. If you have a good impression, you will have more opportunities to keep your will and talent in the future.

Alas, Concubine Jiangjun sighed softly. The Duke of Yongguo's mansion has fallen, and the Marquis of Ningyuan's mansion has also fallen, but how can the Prince's Mansion of Nanning County be better?The husband is as cowardly and incompetent as the father-in-law. In two generations, no one has been able to serve as an official. There is a big air of the county prince's mansion outside, but who really pays attention to the Nanning county prince's mansion?

Concubine Jiangjun felt sore and bitter in her heart. Their family was so desolate that they could not talk about it. Every year, except for a few family members who often come and go, who else is willing to come to the snow and flower appreciation party?Even people like the Marquis of Chang'an and the Marquis of Linchuan have a full three ranks of title difference from the county kings, but every year when they post invitations to them, only a few female relatives come to cheer them on. back?Who let the family's descendants go out to official positions and hold real power? The sourness in Princess Jiangjun's heart is even stronger, and she can't help but sigh annoyed.

This is not something I should worry about... Well, I won't mention it. Fortunately, my son has grown up and finally knows how to make progress. He is not at all like his father. The eldest daughter married into the Dongyang County Prince's Mansion again. Gao Pan's family was very worried at first, for fear that Wen'er would be offended. Although Wen'er said she was willing, but in the end... This guilt has tortured her for several years. Now her daughter and son-in-law are reconciled, and her daughter has two sons and a daughter. Once you have established your footing, you will feel better in your heart.

Ke'er has a simple mind, and she must find a suitable one for this marriage. If the Leng family's family status is higher, the family is very close... Princess Jiang put down the curtain, looked down at Li Tian who seemed to be asleep, her eyes were complicated and indisputable, Li Tian doesn't look like her mother and grandmother. Her mother and grandmother are both typical of the Lin family. They are beautiful and energetic. She is like her father, a quiet and natural orchid in an empty valley. Ke'er, on the other hand, is very similar to her aunt. ...Thinking of Mrs. Lin, Concubine Jiangjun was disturbed for a while. For this aunt, she always had mixed feelings in her heart, and she couldn't tell what it was. The heads of the two husbands are on the shoulders of the aunt. This aunt sits in the Ningyuan Hou Mansion, pinching the Ningyuan Hou Mansion with one hand, and pressing the Nanning County Prince's Mansion with the other hand. Even I am also this aunt. The choice was made, and she always felt that she was a puppet pinched in the hands of her aunt.

(End of this chapter)