Concubine like a house

Chapter 201 Extra Story: Concubine's heart is like a journey, gathering and dispersing silently (4)
"At first, I thought that Zhuying's qualifications were not good, and she could barely use it after several years of training. I didn't expect Zhuyang to be a neat person, which made up for Zhuying's inadequacies." Mrs. Tai was really relieved this time.

"It's because you have good eyesight!" Chi's mother did not forget to compliment the master.

"You are so old, you have a sweet mouth!" Mrs. Tai pretended to spit at Mama Chi and laughed.

The two were talking about Zhuying, and he came.He used to guard Zhiyanxuan all the time, but now he is a housekeeper, but he has to run between Jiyun Hall and Rongjin Hall, which makes him quite uncomfortable.

"Madam, the dowry is ready, please have a look." Zhuying handed over the gift list respectfully, feeling uneasy in her heart, lest Madam Tai might make a mistake.

Mrs. Tai reached out to take the thick stack of gift slips, and immediately frowned: "So thick?"

"This is a special copy for you, using seven sheets of paper. The gift list used in the wedding ceremony is in triplicate, all written according to the old rules, and only three posts were used." Zhu Ying hurriedly replied.

Mrs. Tai was a little satisfied and nodded.She worked too hard when she was young, but now that she is old, although her body is still strong, her eyes are not as good as before.

"Is this an idea you came up with yourself? Make a copy for me alone?" Mrs. Tai asked Zhu Ying holding a stack of gift cards.

Zhu Ying bowed her head very ashamedly: "It's... Zhu Yang thought of it."

"You have married a good wife!" Madam Tai commented in this way, and teased Zhu Ying for a while, then squinted her eyes and looked down carefully, looking at each page of the gift list one by one:

Land and real estate, jewellery, furnishings, clothing and cloth, daily expenses and other necessary items, each of which occupies a full page, exactly five pages of the gift list.

The remaining two pages are about some small objects and curios and curiosities, big and small, and there are two full pages.

There are also 99 taels of gold and silver, each of which means "long and long", which was not written in the gift list, and was confessed by Mrs. Tai privately.

"This dowry is very meticulous. It's not bad for you to do this job for the first time." Mrs. Tai gave a positive evaluation, and Zhu Ying secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Where is the dowry now?" Mrs. Tai asked again.

"The three gardens, Fangfei Garden, Yinxiang Zuiyue Garden, and Jingyuan, are all full." Zhu Ying replied, "The 99 taels of gold and silver were not placed in the dowry. I have already told Yuntan, the head of Minzhou, to ask him to withdraw it directly from the bank in Beidi, so as not to have to carry it around on the road, not to mention time-consuming and laborious, and it is easy to be stolen by others."

Hearing about this arrangement, Mrs. Tai nodded again and said in praise: "That's right. You've become a Taoist."

Zhu Ying didn't answer any more, but Chi's mother was listening, but she laughed: "When Mrs. Hou Ye married in the past, a Fangfei Garden was enough to store the dowry. Now you give Mrs. Xiu's dowry, which is full of money. Not to mention the three gardens, that’s not counting the real money... Tsk tsk."

Hearing Mama Chi teasing herself so much, Mrs. Tai only gritted her teeth and said: "That boy Shen Yu is cheap! He's making money to death!"

"You can't say that." Chi's mother immediately retorted with a smile, "Based on King Weiyuan's deep affection for Mrs. Chuxiu, not only will she not touch her dowry, but he will also post all of his family property."

"Madam's dowry is kept by herself, and King Weiyuan's things are still hers." Mother Chi laughed so hard that her shoulders shrugged, and the fine lines on her forehead and around her eyes were straightened.

Mrs. Tai also laughed for a while before handing the seven gift slips back to Zhuying, and asked: "Have you found the dowry bearers? How are the clothes? How many people escorted out of Xiuxiu to Beidi?" "

"The dowry bearers have all been found. The clothes are all brocade gowns with red patterns on a black background. When they arrive in the North, each person will add a royal blue satin cotton gown to keep out the cold; all the dowries are packed in golden nanmu boxes and tied Wearing red silk satin, the satin is woven by Yunjinzhuang; I am going to use three thousand nursing homes to send my wife to the north, after all, there are too many dowries on the way, and I am afraid that something will go wrong."

Zhu Ying reported up to this point in one breath, but before she finished speaking, she took a deep breath and continued: "There are only a few large dowries, such as a mirror table with three screens carved in vermilion lacquer and gold, a large red sandalwood bed with carved dragons and phoenixes, agarwood The four-season wishful screen carved from wood, the black lacquered clothes hanger with the brain on it, the canopy bed made of black lacquered mica stone, the mahogany inlaid snailed marble armchair, the four nanmu primrose-colored tapestry glass screens, etc. These dowries are too large and It is expensive and has to be carried with bare hands, which is more labor-intensive."

"It seems that Zhuying really worked hard, and the dowry can be memorized! There is no bump in the middle, and it is very smooth!" Chi's mother giggled again, and praised Zhuying in front of Mrs. Tai, "In just a few months, It’s really good that he can do this.”

"He should do well, and he should be punished if he doesn't do well!" Mrs. Tai didn't praise any more this time, and instead asked Zhu Ying: "Have you decided on the dowry maids and servants?"

"This..." Zhu Ying was in trouble, "Madam herself said, don't need so many maids and servants, just let Yue Wan follow."

"Nonsense!" Mrs. Tai immediately reprimanded, "She has so many properties, fields, and shops, and she doesn't want someone to take care of her? It's freezing on the way, so she doesn't need someone to take care of her? Can she get used to it?"

Mrs. Tai asked three times in a row, and then put the blame on Zhuying's head: "In my opinion, it's all your fault! She wants to save us manpower, so you just let her mess around? I thank Badan's daughter-in-law for remarriage and accompany her With so many things, are you still stingy with a few people?"

Zhu Ying bowed her head, not daring to explain further.

Mrs. Tai sighed, and then asked back: "If I didn't ask one more question, would you still plan to hide this matter? Let others see the joke?"

"Don't dare." Zhu Ying quickly replied, "Madam herself said that she will come and report to you."

"You shouldn't agree to this matter!" Mrs. Tai suddenly became angry when she said this, she raised her hand and slapped the table, "It's time to leave in three or five days, where can I find so many people now?"

Seeing that Mrs. Tai was really angry, Mama Chi quickly tried to persuade her from the sidelines: "Calm down, this is a happy event and it's not worth getting angry. Besides, it's Zhuying's first time in charge, so it's inevitable that there will be omissions."

Mrs. Tai snorted coldly, and waved her hand at Zhuying: "Go and pick up all the people in Zhiyanxuan! Those who are strong, smart, and quick-witted should be brought to Xiu! Don't let people see our jokes! Think I am Yunfu nobody!"

The ninth day of September is the auspicious day that Mrs. Tai asked someone to calculate, and it is also a good day to go out of Xiuxiu and go to the north.

After so much anticipation, this day finally came.But parting is imminent, and it is extremely difficult.

Now that I think about it, every day and every moment in Yunfu, every thing and every person I met has been deeply penetrated into the bone marrow, and can never be separated from her life.

Yunjinzhuang worked day and night to make a wedding gown, a silk long gown with scarlet peony, gold, jade and wealth patterns, matched with a golden peony cloud pattern skirt, and 99 vast sea pearls adorned the whole body.This was already luxurious and dazzling enough, but I heard that Mrs. Tai was still not satisfied and reprimanded the steward of Yunjinzhuang.

In fact, from Chuxiu's point of view, being able to make such a delicate wedding dress in just four months is already impeccable.Mrs. Tai suddenly treated her so well, but she didn't quite get used to it. Instead, she began to miss the time when she was taught by Mrs. Tai's sneer.

Putting on the wedding dress with Su's hands, Chuxiu felt that everything in front of him was like a dream, so unreal.She thought that she would be a widow in Yunfu in this life, but in this life, she still has a chance to wear a wedding dress in a legitimate way.

Use the name Yunci gave her, and marry the person Yunci chose for her...

Just yesterday, Mrs. Tai gave a set of red coral and red gold Qiluan jewelry, including hairpins, earrings, and bracelets. It is said that they are her old treasures in the bottom of the box, and Madam Chi personally delivered them to Zhiyanxuan.

Especially what Chi's mother said, Dang even made Chuxiu shed tears - "Mrs. Tai is marrying her daughter!"

yes!From the age of 16 to 25, the best ten years of her life were spent in Yunfu.In the bitterness, sweetness, glory and humiliation, she is closely related to Yunfu, and she has already become a relative with Mrs. Tai.

This love between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, mother-daughter, is not real, but better than real.

"Ma'am, it's time to change your clothes and go to Rongjin Hall to bid farewell to Mrs. Tai." Yue Wan whispered behind her.

Only then did Chuxiu come back to his senses, solemnly put the wedding dress on the couch, and said, "Pack it up."

She doesn't need to wear this wedding dress today, she will wear it when she welcomes her relatives in the Northern Territory.For this reason, Yunjinzhuang made several sets of colorful dresses. Today she bid farewell to Mrs. Tai, and specially chose one of the red pipa skirts with vermilion color and golden pipa.This color is lighter than Zhenghong, darker than peach red, a bit like vermilion faded rouge, this is the first time I have seen it in Yunfu for so many years.

It can be seen how much thought Yunjinzhuang has spent on developing this color.

When the dress was on and the mirror was finished, Chuxiu couldn't believe that the person in the mirror could be herself.She usually doesn't wear makeup, but now she looks like another person with her red body.

Seeing that her master had been staring at the mirror in a daze, Yue Wan immediately smiled coquettishly and said, "This is the beauty of the city, ma'am, are you dumbfounded?"

Chuxiu came back to his senses, smiled and said, "Don't be poor, go to Rongjin Hall."

"Yes." Yue Wan helped Chuxiu out of Zhiyan Pavilion, and walked slowly to Rongjin Hall.Along the way, the maids and servants were all beaming with joy, and there were many congratulations.Although the whole mansion is not decorated with lights and festoons, red silk and satin are all tied up wherever the eye catches one's eyes casually, showing a low-key festive atmosphere.

In the Rongjin Hall, Mrs. Tai was sitting in the main hall, with Yun Cheng and Zhuang Yiran sitting on one side, waiting for Chuxiu's final farewell.

It can be seen from Chuxiu that Mrs. Tai also dressed up deliberately today. She is wearing a silver-purple phoenix-tailed crimson gauze dress and a complicated and expensive coiled bun. Although she is not decorated too much, she looks rich and noble solemn.

"Mother..." Chuxiu had prepared tens of thousands of words, but at this moment, he couldn't say a word. After calling out this sound, he could only kneel down and kowtow to express his gratitude.

Mrs. Tai looked very gentle today, and she asked straightforwardly: "Have you been to the ancestral hall?"

"I've been." Chuxiu replied truthfully, "Last night... I went to say goodbye to Master Hou."

Yes, she has been, alone.There are some things that only she and Yun Ci know, and there is no need to let others know.

"Okay! Just go there." Mrs. Tai squinted her eyes and nodded slightly, "You don't need to tell me anything, go and say goodbye to Cheng'er and Yiran."

As soon as the words fell, Yue Wan helped Chuxiu to get up.Yun Cheng and Zhuang Yiran also went forward at the same time, and said in unison, "Congratulations, mother."

These four words made Chuxiu at a loss, he didn't know how to reply, so he could only smile back with his lips pursed.

Yun Chengguang stood tall in the wind and the moon, and said sincerely: "Uncle Shen has been waiting for you for so many years, and finally got a good result."

Zhuang Yiran also echoed: "I heard from Lord Hou that Uncle Shen is upright and open-minded, and he has a deep love for you. We are all happy for you to have this good marriage. I won't say much about a hundred years of marriage. On the contrary, Appears divided."

The more the two juniors talked like this, the more Chuxiu didn't know how to respond.Accepting their blessings frankly makes her feel uneasy; if they don't give her blessings, she will feel even more uncomfortable.As if how to answer is a mistake.

Fortunately, Mama Chi got out of the bag in time, took out a beautifully bound package from the inside, and handed it to Xiudao: "This is the wish of Mrs. Tai, please accept it, Mrs. Madam."

Chuxiu immediately thanked Mrs. Tai and Mama Chi, took the package and handed it over to Yue Wan.At the moment of passing, Chuxiu felt that although the package was heavy, the inside was soft, like a piece of clothing.

Just as she was thinking about it, Mrs. Tai opened her mouth, pointed at the package and said, "It's cold in the north, and it's winter when you go from Fangzhou. Let this fox fur coat protect you from the cold."

Mrs. Tai said it lightly, as if it was an extremely small matter.But in Chuxiu's ears, thousands of waves suddenly surged in his heart, and tears burst out of his eyes.

She suppressed her tears and raised her eyes to look, only to see Mrs. Tai, Yun Cheng, Zhuang Yiran, and Mother Chi all had blessing smiles on their faces.This scene is really too warm and heartbreaking...

In an instant, a thought flashed through Chuxiu's mind, and it instantly occupied her mind: "Mother, can I not marry?" She knelt down to Mrs. Tai again, tears could no longer be restrained, along the The cheeks rolled down, and the drops were as crystal clear as pearls in the sea.

This time, Mrs. Tai stood up and helped Chuxiu up herself, pretending to be serious and said: "What joke are you talking about? Everyone in the world knows that I thanked Badan for letting my daughter-in-law remarry. Now that you regret your marriage, don't say that Shen Yu is not happy. Wouldn't the world also want to?" See my joke?"

After saying that, she waved to Yue Wan and said, "Wipe her tears quickly, the makeup is all gone."

Yue Wan was holding the package containing the fox fur in her hand, and was about to find a place to put it down, when the bamboo shadow outside had already called: "Madam, the auspicious time has come."

Several people heard it in their ears, and they all knew that this was the last farewell.In the future, the mountains will be high and the water will be far away, and it will be even more difficult to see each other again.Especially Mrs. Tai is old, and she sees her once more, and less once.

Chu Xiu hesitated and refused to answer, but Mrs. Tai frowned and chased people away: "Hurry up, hurry up, it will be bad luck if you miss the auspicious time!"

Zhuang Yiran also stepped forward to persuade: "The envoys of King Weiyuan have already arrived outside the gate of the mansion, mother, go quickly. We have people in the North who have business, and we will visit you later."

Almost persuading and pushing, Zhuang Yiran and Chi's mother sent Chuxiu out of Rongjin Hall together.

All the servants and servant girls of Zhiyanxuan lined up and waited all the way.The sound of firecrackers suddenly sounded at this moment, and among the crackling sounds, General Zhu's high-pitched voice could be heard from a distance: "Princess! Don't miss the auspicious time!"

It turns out that this is the welcoming envoy.Chuxiu met General Zhu once in Prince Cheng's mansion, and knew that he was Shen Yu's good friend in Beidi.It's just that this person is a bit too bold, but... it is very suitable to be a welcoming envoy, and it is very lively.

Until he came to the main gate of Yun Mansion, Chuxiu saw Yun Xian standing in a long gown, cupped his hands and said with a smile, "Congratulations, sister-in-law."

Only then did she remember that Yun Xian was the envoy appointed by Mrs. Tai to send her relatives off, so she returned the gift generously: "I have to thank the third master for this journey."

Yun Xian didn't do any more polite things, just nodded and stretched out his hand to Chuxiu: "Go into the sedan chair."

Chuxiu lowered her eyebrows and looked at the threshold in front of her, but she couldn't move forward.Just at the right time, Yuewan called out in a low voice from behind: "Madam..."

Looking back at Chuxiu Xunsheng, I saw a familiar yet unfamiliar figure: "Qianyun."

It's been a long time since I saw her, but Qian Yun's dress looks like a woman's, she looks very stable.Chuxiu once heard Zhuang Yiran mention that since the birth of Xiaoshizi, Qianyun has invited her to take care of her, and it seems that she has made up her mind not to marry.

She is also 28 years old, does she really want to stay in Yunfu?Chuxiu looked at Qian Yun, and saw the other party slowly approaching, she opened her mouth to say something, but was dumb.

It was Qian Yun who spoke first, although her face was not smiling, but her tone was good: "In my opinion, you should be a widow for your master for the rest of your life, and no one in this world can compare to him."

Chuxiu's throat choked, and she replied with shame: "I let you down."

Qian Yun shook her head: "Since this is the master's last wish, I have no right to blame you. I can only obey his orders. But if I want to bless you, I can't do it."

Chuxiu pursed her lips, feeling even more dejected in her heart.She thought that Qian Yun would say something again, but no, Qian Yun only waved her hand lightly and said, "Madam, go. I will continue to guard the master's descendants and serve every letter of departure." Hou, until I die."

After finishing speaking, Qian Yun didn't give Xiu another chance to speak, and turned around to leave.

Looking at the figure who resolutely went away, Chuxiu's heart was surging, and he didn't know what it was like.

"Sister-in-law, let's get on the sedan chair, don't miss the auspicious time." Yun Xian reminded at the right time behind her, and General Zhu outside the door also laughed loudly: "Princess! Hurry up!"

So far, Chuxiu finally has no way to retreat, and can only take this step bravely.And this step is the path she chose herself.

The threshold of Yun Mansion is high and thick, once you step out, you will be from another family.And although she is still out of Xiuxiu, she has to bid farewell to the word "Mrs. Chuxiu".

(End of this chapter)