A Collection of Old Sayings by Fourth Sister You

Chapter 101: Family (3)
Emperor
To Tong Shuming and his wife, marrying a dead daughter is no different from ordinary people marrying their daughters.The Rong family came to welcome the bride in the middle of the night, and burned clothes and jewelry in front of the mansion, Shu Ming and his wife came out to welcome them, holding back their tears and congratulating each other with their in-laws.The procession of the Rong family's marriage tablet was comparable to that of a wedding event, and eight sedan chairs were carried with drums and music. After Jin Mo's coffin was placed on the sedan chair, Mrs. Shuming and a group of female relatives burst into tears.

Song Yin and Rang Yu helped the sedan chair to see off their relatives, and followed the team to Qianliang Alley.There was a loud suona sound in my ears, and the cries behind me were drowned in the sound waves.Song Yin looked at the chair pole on the opposite side, and made Yu's filial hat very deep, covering her side face.Because she had an unpleasant quarrel with Tong Qing before going out, she lowered her head all the way without looking at her.

In the middle of winter night, the coldness pierces the brain, the ground is covered with snow, and the soles of the shoes creak when stepped on.She looked in through the fluttering car curtain, Jin Mo's lavishly decorated shrine was placed alone on a small table, she sighed, she couldn't tell what it was like, sad I was numb, and my heart was empty.

In the middle of the night, every family locked their doors and locked their doors, and the familiar streets and alleys also became strange at this time.Holding on to the sedan chair poles and moving forward step by step, the "Song of Pastry" played by the welcoming team was particularly harsh, as if people were sitting everywhere in invisible places, and they became hard-working performers on the stage.

Fortunately, Zhengbai Banner and Xianghuang Banner are not too far away, and it takes only two cups of tea from Tong's Mansion to Rong's Mansion.From a distance, I saw red gauze lanterns hanging high on the gate of the mansion. When the people inside got the letter, they rushed out in an instant. Like a cannon, the ground trembled under his feet.

It all depends on people to spread the red carpet, draw the curtains of the sedan chair, and then fill the sedan chair with an apple to welcome the shrine out.Song Yin and Rang Yu still escorted her sister from left to right, entered the gate of Rong's house and looked at it quietly, that's how it is for big families in Beijing, the main house is five rooms wide, and the third enters a courtyard, with fish tanks and pomegranate trees in the courtyard , of course, there must be a fat dog and a fat girl.The Rong family came to host a happy event, and set up a large shed as usual to entertain relatives and friends, only to see red happy words posted everywhere, red curtains hung, and even the tree poles were wrapped in red silk.

Rangyu took a look at Songyin, and the two sisters sent the memorial tablet to the Kang of the new house.It is all up to people to tie them together with a red headband, because they are dead, and the two cannot worship the heaven and the earth, so the married wife will do it for them, offering incense to Baifen.Then the waiter brought the wine and dumplings from the descendants to enshrine in front of the spiritual tablet, and the gift was completed.

Let Yu see those people singing happy songs and saying auspicious words in a serious manner, and muttered in a low voice, "Like a monkey."

Song Yin was afraid of being overheard, so she quickly glared at her.Just finished staring, a young man came, wearing blue satin arrow sleeves, with a row of gourds on his waist, he cupped his hands and bowed to them, "Sisters, please move over and kowtow to the newlyweds before the coffin."

Song Yin came to understand, it seems that this person is the second master of the Rong family, because Ama and Grandma have talked about it several times, so when he is in front of him, he can't help but take a look.

This sight made people's hearts tremble. I hadn't heard Ama talk about how beautiful the son of the Rong family is. Maybe men pay different attention to women, so there is only a four-word evaluation - not very reliable.Seeing him now, this Second Master Rong can be said to have bright eyes and teeth, as beautiful as a crown of jade.It's just that the corners of the eyes still have a bit of edge, although they are refined, they are also so refined that they are rampant.

Song Yin withdrew her gaze, staring at people lost her dignity, but that face was indeed enough to make people chew and chew.He and Prince Yu seem to be about the same age and stature.The bannerman girl is not shy about meeting outsiders, and allows them to go out to meet and kiss, but in her previous experience, there is no such person.At least like the few cousins ​​who often come to the house, they can be regarded as honest and handsome, and have nothing to do with the so-called beauty.In the past two days, I had done a lot of things and met a lot of people, so the emerald was dug out of the rubble, which was an eye-opener.

Anyway, Rang Yu was dumbfounded, her cheeks flushed faintly under the lamp.Song Yin thought that she must be in a turmoil, and planned to tease her later.He was still able to stay calm, Fushen bowed back, and dragged her to the spiritual place, where the futon had been prepared, the three of them lined up one by one, knelt down, and kowtowed respectfully to the head.

Song Yin remembered that when Jin Mo celebrated her birthday in the early spring of this year, they also kowtowed to her.The aunts of the Banner family have a high status, and when the eldest sister celebrates her birthday, the younger ones have to congratulate her.At that time, she was still in high spirits, but now she is separated from her yin and yang...

I cried so much that my tears were all dried up, leaving only boundless regret in my heart.After kowtowing, he stood up, his knees swayed, and the person next to him gave him a timely support, and quickly withdrew his hand, "Are you all right?"

Song Yin was a little embarrassed, hurriedly said it was okay, and took Rang Yu to squat in front of Rong's family, "Congratulations to the old lady, Rong Zhongtang, and Mrs. Rong."

The other side also returned the gift, "My daughter-in-law is also happy."

The old lady Rong liked them very much, held hands and looked at them again and again, "Although I have never met my grandson-in-law, it is the same when I see my daughter-in-law. It's so nice, so complete..." She wiped her tears again, "Our brother Xu It's a good fortune, I didn't get married when I was alive, but now I'm meeting a good one, and I'm not lonely below. My daughter-in-law, our family has a small population, and it's strange that it's deserted. I look forward to getting married, and the two families move around. I Seeing that you are so worried, come and sit down when you have time, I think it is my sister who is in our door, this is her husband's house, isn't it?"

Songyin said yes, "Amagene at home also asked us to bring a message to say hello to the old lady. The old lady doesn't think we are noisy, and we will definitely come here often. My grandma said that when the matter is over, please also ask my in-laws and The old lady went to the house to disperse."

The old lady Rong nodded, and looked at her eyes with more approval, "Good girl, thank the old lady in the house for me. From now on, the two families will merge into one family, and they will have a relationship."

Let people prepare jujube and lotus seed tea, and invite the two in-laws to be happy.After sitting for a while, Song Yin and Rang Yu got up to say goodbye, Mrs. Rong hurriedly called Rong Shi, "Send the girls back to the house, be careful on the way." Before leaving, she asked Song Yin, "Tomorrow we will welcome the coffin, I have to trouble the second girl. It’s so late at night, and the girls have to stay up for most of the night, and we have to take care of the eyes that can’t sleep for two hours when we go back. We are really sorry.”

Song Yin leaned back and said: "Madam, don't say that, there is no reason to ignore our own sister's affairs. Madam, please wait, we are going."

A large group of people sent them out, and the etiquette was extremely thoughtful.The Rong family prepared two sedan chairs, and Rangyu was willing to squeeze in with Songyin, saying that it was so warm, Songyin had to step aside and let her sit in.She came here with something to say, and she couldn't wait to lift the curtain to look out, pointing with a low voice: "See? Beauty!"

Song Yin covered her mouth, "Let people hear you!"

"Hear what's wrong, praise him!"

"Would a man want you to praise him for being beautiful?" Song Yin wanted to sew her mouth shut, and said to her, "Hurry up and calm down, we will be home soon, ah."

Rang Yu refused to accept, "Then do you think he looks like brother-in-law? Big sister likes the kind of heroic man who can draw a bow and shoot an arrow, and kill a blind bear with one punch. This kind of young master... brother-in-law really looks like that." In that case, Big Sister might not be happy..."

In fact, where can it be!There is no delicate young master in the bodyguard, he is on the emperor's errand to accompany his elder brothers to beat, and Mulan competes against Batulu in the paddock, can young master Yangzi stay as a first-class bodyguard?
Song Yin thought about it, closed his eyes idlely, and didn't answer.When I was drowsy, I suddenly found that something was wrong with the sedan chair. Why did it seem to be spinning in circles on the spot?Because of the inertia of spinning, the person suddenly swayed to one side, almost sticking to the sedan chair, and became dizzy after a while.

"What's the matter?" She woke up most of the time, struggled to lift the curtain to look out, and found that the sedan chair had arrived on Andingmen Street, but it didn't move forward, and was spinning on the wide street.Rong Shi was in front of him, and seeing him reining in the horse, walking decently, Song Yin couldn't help but call out to Second Master Rong, "Why don't you go forward? Why are you spinning around?"

He looked back, and the long follower who cleared the way was holding a lantern, illuminating his handsome face, and he twitched the corners of his mouth strangely, "Isn't this going forward?"

Rang Yu was terrified, "Did he open his eyes and talk nonsense, or did he hit a wall with a ghost?"

Song Yin knew in his heart that what the blood ancestor said just now was overheard, and he was playing tricks on him!When they are outside, whether they are content or bearers, they know it well.They are loaded in the sedan chair, like sweet potatoes stuffed into the hearth, how to roll is up to people.

It won't work if it goes on like this, it must be vomited.She said to stop the sedan chair, "It's not far from Bu'er Hutong, we can go back by ourselves, we don't dare to trouble the second master."

Rong Shi didn't smile, his eyes sparkled, "That's not good, I was ordered to send my younger sisters home, and if I didn't get down the steps, it would be considered a dereliction of duty. The two younger sisters should sit down, the front is coming soon."

Rangyu shouted, "What's the matter? Spin around on the spot, treat us like diabolos, and shake us to play?"

Song Yin patted her on the leg once to tell her to be silent before getting married. Does it look good after tearing up her face?She held her temper, held the sedan chair door and said, "I think I encountered something unclean, Second Master, please stop and go again! Otherwise, I will show you the way and follow the direction I said."

He didn't have any objection, so he said yes, "Second Miss, we will stop if we tell you to stop, and we will leave if we let you. It's all up to you to speak."

He probably thought that she would try her best to lure them to Bu'er Hutong so that she could continue to pretend to be confused.Since that was the case, there was nothing to be polite about, Song Yin asked them to turn around, and then instructed them to go forward along the road, and sure enough, the faces of the group of bearers showed surprise.She laughed instead, wasn't she bewitched by ghosts? If she was really fascinated, then she would turn back and return to Rong's mansion if she had the ability to take care of his son.

At this time, some dog barked, and the stalker who carried the lantern in front was so clever, he sneezed at the right time, and let out a cry as if he had just woken up from a dream, "How did you get here after walking for so long?" ? Master, we are going the wrong way!" Then Zhang Luo got up, took the reins of Rong Shi's horse and drove towards the Xianghuang Banner, thus invisibly helping his master out of the siege.

"I knew that Rong Er had no good intentions!" Rang Yu muttered, "I still praised him!"

Song Yin was so angry that he gasped, "You still say?"

Rang Yu understood how powerful she was, she stuck out her tongue and said nothing.When he got to the gate of Tong's mansion, Rong Shi got off his horse first, and stepped forward to draw the curtain for them. His gentle face was hidden behind the velvet curtain, so it was difficult to connect the encounter just now with him.His every move was very cautious and polite, "Please get off the sedan chair, sisters."

Song Yin gave him a blessing, and when he passed by him, he heard him smile, "The prince told me about you before, and the old man was also frustrated, my sister is very powerful."

So he deliberately made things difficult for her?Song Yin was not anxious, she lowered her eyebrows and said pleasantly: "Your Highness thinks highly of me, I have never seen the world, I don't know His Highness is here, and I have treated Master poorly. I would like Second Lord to say something nice for me in front of His Highness, I am ashamed If it is not my wish, please, my lord, ignore the villains!"

There is another sentence in front of me, which is not what I want. You are not as good as you are.Rong Shi looked at her seriously, this girl didn't suffer from the first half of her words, so it's quite interesting to be pulled back by her without humming or haha.

As for Songyin's side, she felt that she was kind and gentle. Although she had a warm face, she stabbed him hundreds of holes in her heart, so much so that when she walked in the Forbidden City, she felt that she would never have any contact with him. .The old ladies and wives of the Rong family visited Ann a few times, but because they were only close relatives, they became very warm at that time. After all, there was no middle bond to maintain them, and they gradually drifted away and gradually became very strange.

Time flies, four years passed in the blink of an eye like turning the pages of a book.

It’s another season of spring when flowers bloom, Songyin likes this season, colorful paintings on red walls, smoke and willows form an array, the palace garden that was so solemn and inviolable, suddenly spring comes to report, after a drizzle, the pear blossoms of Shoukang Palace and Chengqian Palace They are all open, as well as the Magnolia in Zhongcui Palace and the Begonia in front of Wenhua Gate. The smoked wind brings a burst of fragrance, embellishing this impersonal place with vitality.

Zhang Jing and the others from the Military Aircraft Department were passing through the Longzong Gate. They didn't have a straight face like before. They were probably affected by Chun, and there was a slight smile on the corner of their mouths.After discussing the matter, I went down to discuss the crickets in twos and threes, saying that the uncle loves insects so much that he filled in the old house for the sake of an "iron-headed general", and his words were full of regret.Some banner people have this problem. The hostility of the ancestors when they opened up the territory degenerates into the exquisite playfulness of the descendants. The richer the life, the more fun they will have for themselves.Today's Eight Banners children prefer to fly kites, dress up in Tsing Yi, and go wherever they are elegant.

Banner people have salaries more or less, but the money is not enough for their extravagance when buying gadgets, so they rely on the money accumulated by their ancestors to sit and eat.Prince Yu didn't like it, and went to rectify the military affairs. He wanted to collect all these idle people. Those who should be rectified should be rectified.This time, the Bannermen seemed to be more restrained, but occasionally such bad news would come out.

Song Yin came out of the manufacturing office and wanted to go to the four executive warehouses. The Spring Festival began, and the House of Internal Affairs wanted to put on Luochun robes for the emperor.The crown clothes used by the imperial court are exquisite and finely made, and they are not tailor-made like outside tailors.Your Majesty is busy with maintenance, so you don't have time to stand there for you to measure, so the Ministry of Rites will decide on the style and send it to the artist of Ruyi Museum to draw a sample of fine brushwork.She was thinking in her heart that she had to go to Gandong No. [-] Institute to read the paper today. If it was possible, Lu Runrui would present it to the emperor for a preview in the afternoon.

Meeting all the adults in the narrow alleyway, she stepped aside, the dignified and quiet girl, if she wasn't dressed in drag, she would probably have passed by like a court lady.But the sharp-eyed adults knew that she was the successor chief of internal affairs and would be a famous second-rank official in the future, so they stopped to greet her.She wasn't called Miss Tong Er, she was called Manager Xiao Tong. She had gradually gotten to know them in the past four years, and she became more at ease, so she clasped her fists and bowed to them.

"Busy?" The officials greeted each other like neighbors, except that they didn't greet them for food and drink.

She beeped, "Go to Ruyi Pavilion. Your lords are leaving the palace on duty? Let's go."

Everyone smiled back and headed towards Shibahuai.She pays attention everywhere, she knows who is in the crowd and who is getting close to whom.At a glance, seven Zhang Jing passed by, and it seemed that someone was missing, only Prince Yu did not appear.She shrank her neck slightly, and said to herself, hurry up, step quickly, maybe she won't meet her.

Regarding that prince, since Jin Mo's funeral, whenever he met him, he would only talk to her, Ama, without even looking at her.Once he deliberately knocked on the rim of the vat, and sighed with regret, saying that the gold ink is an ink ingot inlaid with gold, and if he is still alive, there is a lot to do.The implication is that she is not good as a substitute, she is a long way behind the boss, and she is very unpopular with his serious master.She pouted, knowing that he was always picking on her, and what he said was up to him, but she closed her ears and didn't care at all.He probably noticed that the effect of hitting her was not achieved, and he became more and more dissatisfied with him, and began to pick his nose and eyes, and looked unhappy if he didn't relegate her to Shangyu to raise camels.

He's quite a big man, so he likes to wear small shoes for others, so he can't be said to be worthless, but he just uses her for entertainment.Later, when she saw his figure from a distance, she avoided him. In her heart, this Prince Heshuo was as annoying as Rongshi, and it was best not to meet him face to face.

However, the Forbidden City is said to be very large, and it is said to be small, and there are only a few important places to go back and forth, and it is inevitable that encounters will occur.Sure enough, she was planning to step up and escape. Just after passing the Longzong Gate, when she looked up, she saw Prince Yu coming out from the military plane. He was not wearing a brimmed hat, and his black hair was swirling in a dark halo under the warm spring sun. .

She choked for a moment, "please, Master Liu."

After all, he was working for the emperor, making the master a taboo in the palace, and the only master in the Forbidden City was the Lord Long Live.Prince Yu Yansui ranked sixth, so everyone called him the sixth master.

He stood there without speaking or nodding, just looking at her like this.Song Yin has a kind of natural fear of him, and she is flustered and short of breath in front of him, and her whole body is hairy.Especially when he didn't say a word, she felt even more terrifying. She raised her eyes cautiously, and said the same words as before, "Master Liu is on duty? You go."

He snorted almost inaudibly, "Are you a teahouse clerk? Did the way of seeing off guests be used in the palace?"

Song Yin lowered her head and said she didn't dare, and murmured in her heart, isn't this just looking for something to say.If he didn't look her in the eye, she wouldn't have to think about this argument.

But he made up his mind to continue to nitpick, and looked her up and down, "I remember what I said, you haven't officially been on duty yet, so you don't need to wear a dress. Women wear the same clothes as men, which messes up the rules."

Song Yin was a little aggrieved, "My son was an official before, and now I am in the position of Yuanwailang."

The appointment and dismissal of officials in the Ministry of Internal Affairs is different from that of court ministers. The emperor thinks that he should be promoted, and it can be done with a single word of mouth, without disturbing the military aircraft department. Therefore, it is not surprising that Prince Yu didn't know about it.Song Yin was secretly a little happy, feeling that this time his mouth was blocked, he must feel embarrassed.She was secretly happy in her heart, she didn't pay attention, she had a smile on her face, and added another sentence, "From the title of the fourth grade."

This time it might have annoyed him, he gritted his teeth, "From the fourth rank, such a high rank, to show off in front of me?"

Song Yin said, and felt a chill creeping up the back of his head from the spine, hurriedly collected himself, stammered and said: "How dare the slave, I should... I should report back to the sixth master, because I have been busy for the past two days, I am so busy Ah...the Ministry of Internal Affairs is preparing to change the clothes of the season, so I didn't find time." After he finished speaking, he thought something was wrong, and then he defended in shock, "I never mean to meet Liu Ye only when I have time, because I can't go away, and Knowing that Lord Liu is supervising the military affairs of the Xishan Jianrui Camp, I was afraid that Tetra's visit would disturb the peace of Lord Liu. Today is just right, I came from the manufacturing office, and I am sure that Lord Liu will be on duty at the gate of Longzong Waiting for the sixth master, so that I can understand the master, thank you for the promotion."

She can talk, she was like a straight stick four years ago, stabbing whoever she caught.Now that I have practiced in the officialdom, I know that I have found a way to step down for myself.

Yan Sui was still doing well, and his frowning eyebrows gradually relaxed a little, "Waiting for me on purpose? It's hard for you. But it's not a bad thing to have a female manager in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. You also know that the harem is in the hands of the Chief of Rites. You Ama, a man cannot walk in the forbidden court, everything depends on Tan Rui. There is always inconvenience across the road... I heard that you have contacts with Concubine Hui, and the two masters in the palace have a relationship at the same time Pregnancy, and the due date is also very close, do you know when exactly? The clan mansion holds the roster, and when the child arrives, the family tree will be prepared, and the time has been set, so it’s better to make preparations early.”

Prince Yu has not yet officially married, the two members of the family are useless, and none of them has given birth to a child for him, so he does not understand the meaning of it.Song Yin smiled, "I can't say for sure, unlike melons and fruits, half a lifetime can do it. The child has to mature, and when the time comes, he will come out. As for me and Concubine Hui, Hui Zhuer ran for the election last year. I preside over at the Shunzhen Gate, and I know each other from time to time, and I’m not too close to each other, nodding acquaintances. On the fifth day of March, I was ordered to make spring robes for the palace, and I went to the Yonghe Palace to greet the benefactor... "He paused for a while, and it's not easy to disclose the matter related to the emperor's heir, but she kept it here, and he could still inquire about it at the Tai Hospital.The inlaid yellow flag was held in his hand, and the Manchu people respected the owner of the flag a thousand and two hundred times. Now that she had spoken, she really didn't dare to shirk. After careful consideration, she said truthfully, "It should be at the end of May. According to the respect room According to the records, Xi Guiren and Hui Zhuer are three days apart, so the days should be about the same."

Prince Yu sighed, lowering his eyes slightly thoughtfully.

Song Yin felt uneasy, four years had passed, and the emperor still hadn't been able to expect an elder brother.Now that the two young masters are healthy, the odds of winning have increased to [-]%, so Prince Yu is in a hurry.He was also afraid that if he had a prince, his position would be shaken in the future.Song Yin felt in a dilemma, and she began to worry about how she would respond if he made any demands.The left hand is the banner owner, and the right hand is the emperor.According to theory, the emperor is the master of the people in the world, but for the Manchus who accept death, the banner owner is closer than the emperor.Fortunately, Song Yin is not that kind of blind person, she has a steelyard in her heart, whether the emperor is good or not, she should not judge.She only knew that she was receiving the emperor's salary, and in front of the emperor's family, she should be loyal to the emperor.

She coughed softly, "That's what the Tai Hospital reported to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but when I saw Hui Zhuer the other day, she said that the appointment time for the respect room was wrong, it should be in the middle of May, because I was lucky enough to return and didn't record it ..." She blushed after she finished speaking, she was an innocent girl, she was really embarrassed to talk about flopping luck all day long.This time she was lying nonsense, it was a feint to cover Concubine Hui.If Prince Yu had any schemes, there would be a deviation in time, and at least there would be more chances to turn things around.

But Prince Yu is not a foolish person, she was a little timid in her heart, she raised her eyes to look at him, but she didn't expect that he was also looking at her.The open space outside the Military Aircraft Office is connected to the Paradise Street in front of the Qianqing Palace. It is broad daylight and not covered, but he does not avoid it, not afraid of people saying that he has a close relationship with the Ministry of Internal Affairs.Song Yin swallowed her saliva and stared blankly. Prince Yu is 23 this year, but he has a calmness and profoundness that this age doesn't have.His scheming is not obvious, but it can always make people feel threatened.Song Yin didn't live long, but her insight was absolutely keen.This gentleman is famous, and most people hold Prince Yu in awe and admiration when they mention Prince Yu, but what she feels is different from others, there is no reason, anyway, she just thinks he is not simple.

It's not that it's not good. People have depth, and they don't look like a blank sheet of paper.Nine bends and eighteen bends, on the contrary, seem to be chewy.Look at him carefully, the older you are, the more still the water is.He is unassuming and has such a personality, but he can't hide the astonishment on his face.Shi Qing's shawl, like Hai Dongqing with two wings spread out, rests on his shoulders, and the two tucked Kuilong stretches its teeth and claws, extending to the crook of his arms.When he was not speaking, he pursed his lips, tough and introverted, but there was a certain kind of melancholy in this Tsinghua atmosphere, which was hard to see through.

He probably found that she was staring at him a little uncomfortable.With flickering eyes, he hurriedly said: "Do your job well. The two masters are pregnant, so they should be given special treatment. There is another one who has returned to the queen early. Jingqi, nurse, and nanny must be ready. Don't wait until the time comes." It's your fault for panicking."

Song Yin was at a loss, and it was different from what she had expected. Although she was puzzled by the sudden change in wind direction, it was a good trend.She hurriedly said, "Thank you Liuye for your advice. I have already asked the imperial physician to give the masters extra meals. The empress also often rewards me, so I told you not to treat me badly. This time it is a big deal, and everyone in the palace is very caring. "

He nodded, said nothing, and went up to Longzong Gate with his hands behind his back.Sura, who was standing far away, quickly came over with her hat in her hands, bowed in front of her, and Go-Fly quickly followed.

Song Yin walked forward slowly, savoring what he said just now while walking, it is human nature to care about the emperor's heir, since she didn't use her status to imply that she was doing bad things, probably she was worrying too much.She breathed a sigh of relief, and looked up, she had already passed Qianying Gate, and there was the fifth Qiandong Institute in front of her.

(End of this chapter)