Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 1198

When He Lingzhi heard this, he didn't know what it was like.

Since the account books have already been prepared, if you are a generous person, you will naturally not be overwhelmed, but you will be thankful that you have saved a lot of worry; she was born to be orphaned when she was young, and she was dependent on others.

Wei Wenjie didn't notice it, and said to himself: "By the way, the dowry of the second brother is prepared on the general ledger together with my share. The engagement is about to be issued, please take a look again, don't miss anything. "

He Lingzhi reluctantly agreed with a smile, picked up the ledger, flipped through a few pages, and found the dowry item.

According to Gui Niang's meaning, even if the dowry gifts of the two brothers are similar, they should be distinguished. After all, the He family is the daughter-in-law of Wei's parents.

But Wei Wenjie refused, if Gui Niang didn't stop him, he would give his second brother an extra three points.

He has experienced sophistication in the world since he was a child, and he also knows how rich and honorable the world is.

Fortunately, Mrs. He is a wife I personally chose, with a pure and gentle temperament, and no one in the He family picks on these vulgar gifts; the daughter of the Zhuang family is raised in the Cao family, and she is used to being rich. , Affecting the relationship between husband and wife, isn't it because of a small loss?

But Gui Niang didn't allow it, after all, the elders and children are in order, so it's not easy to mess up the rules.

In the end, the dowry gifts of the two brothers were equal in weight.

He Lingzhi saw it in his eyes, and the joy in his heart dissipated immediately, as if swallowing a fly, he felt upset, but smiled on his face: "It's neat, I can't see anything that needs to be added, I must be bothering you." Aunt."

Wei Wenjie nodded and said: "It's made my aunt tired. Fortunately, now that you're here, she can enjoy the happiness..."

Although there are other thoughts in her heart, He Lingzhi is not dull, she doesn't show it at all on her face, she just hugs her husband gently.

The newlyweds have been in love for a long time, and it is like mixing oil with honey.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the Wei family had already left for Mancheng the day after their wedding.

After three days of getting married, he went to the house where the He family was planning to marry, met with several elders of the He family, and completed the "returning ceremony".

Once the things are ready, you only need to choose a day to make arrangements.

Seeing that although Wei Wenjie was happy, it became clearer and clearer. Cao Yong knew in his heart that this was because young people were greedy for joy.

Marriage is cumbersome after all. When Wenjie first got married, he had the help of the Cao family, which didn't bother Wenjie too much. Now it's Wenzhi's turn to get married, and Wenjie has to handle it as the eldest brother. Words can do the trick.

In February next year, Wenzhi will take part in the examination.

Cao Yong was worried that he would delay his homework, and knowing that he was so strong, he pondered for a moment and said: "It's nothing to make a big decision, but it's too hasty to marry within the year."

Wen Jie couldn't help but startled when he heard that, hesitantly said: "Then the wedding date is set in the first month?"

According to the world situation, the furnishing of the new house is for the woman to marry as a dowry, and most of them start to measure the house and arrange the furniture after the big decision is made.The wedding date is set within the year, and it is indeed a bit rushed.

The reason why Wen Jie wanted to get married within this year was also because he thought that his younger brother was getting older, and his sister-in-law was in her [-]s. If it was delayed by a year, it would look a little too old to outsiders.

However, the difference between the new year and the new year is not a few days, not in the twelfth lunar month, but it is also good to marry in the first month.

Cao Yong pondered for a while, and said: "The first month is too hasty, I don't think there is any need to rush too much, just choose a date before the year to make a big decision, and get married in April or May next year."

However, it was half a year later than originally scheduled. Wen Jie hesitated, and said, "Uncle Shi, is it too late? Last year, when I was a child, I mentioned that the wedding date is this year?"

Cao Yong said: "Marriage is a major event, and it is always better to prepare properly. It is better to delay it for a few months than to be in a hurry now. Your daughter-in-law has just entered the house, and she is still a bride. She has to act as the mother for Zhang Luo's brother-in-law. I also lost my sympathy. .Wen Zhi is a sensible person, if you can't make it clear to him, let him come and see me."

Wen Jie already had some regrets in his heart. If he had known this, he had set the wedding date in September, so there was room for it.In order to wait for the members of the He clan to go north, Piansheng set the wedding date in October.

Seeing that he was silent, Cao Yong thought he still couldn't figure it out, so he couldn't help but frowned, and said: "Besides Wen Zhi's marriage, next year's exam is also a big event, and now it's less than a hundred days away from the end, so we should be ready. No matter what happens in the end, Always be prepared, Fang has no regrets in his heart."

Wen Jie listened with a bow, and answered honestly...

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The inner house, the orchid courtyard, and the upper room.

Seeing the bride in a red shirt, Li Shi liked it very much.She lived in the south when she was a child, and even though she is now in Manzhou Banner, she still likes submissive women in her heart.

In her opinion, this bride is gentle and shy, not a tricky person.It is not only the blessing of the Wei family, but also the luck of Niuniu to have such a person as the daughter-in-law of Wei's parents.Otherwise, the sisters-in-law and sisters-in-law don't get along very well, but they will feel idle, and maybe the brothers will also hurt their relationship.

"Good boy, don't be an outsider, treat everything as if you are at home. The Wei family and the Cao family have been friends for several lifetimes, and your father-in-law and our elder are like brothers. I think you are good, so I can't help but fight." I love you dearly, if Brother Jie is ignorant and dares to bully you, just ask me to make the decision." Shi Li said with a smile while holding He Lingzhi's hand.

Although Mrs. Li is over half a hundred years old, she faces around forty people, and her face is full of kindness.

He Lingzhi couldn't help being moved, his eyes were red, and he said softly: "Mrs. Tai..."

Mrs. Li saw that she was feeling sorry for her life experience, so she patted her hand and said: "Let's see, brother Jie is so strong and has a great future, you just follow and enjoy the blessing."

Chu Yu was beside her, but she was not as optimistic as Li Shi.

Even if she is the eldest daughter-in-law, she knows how difficult and hard it is to be the eldest daughter-in-law.It is not only the filial piety to the elders, but also the younger brothers and sisters below, thinking about the affairs of the whole family, and there are many times when they are wronged.

When Chu Yu married, although she was young, she was the eldest sister in the palace and was taught by her aunt, so she managed to support her.

Fortunately, her in-laws love her, her husband is affectionate and righteous, and she takes care of things as she pleases. Even if it is hard work, relatives have given up a lot of money, and they are happy with it.

Not only is He an orphan, but she is also an only daughter. She doesn't seem to have a cheerful personality, and she doesn't know if she can stand this hardship.

But thinking about it in her heart, she still has a gentle face, listening to Li Shi and He Lingzhi's family talk, occasionally adding a sentence, making the room happy.

For the nobles of powerful families, He Lingzhi originally had a sense of awe in her heart, but seeing Li's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law being warm, her heart felt a little at ease.

She lives at her aunt's house, she knows how to look at facial expressions, of course she knows how to pretend to be cute, and after sitting for less than half an hour, Li's address has changed from "Jie Ge Daughter-in-law" to "Zhi'er" .

Mrs. He was delighted in her heart, chatted and laughed with her, and said to Chu Yu: "Aunt Shi, why don't you see Eldest Miss and Miss Ping?"

Chu Yu said: "Tianhui caught a cold a few days ago and was raising her in the house. I heard that you were coming over. She was going to come out to see her, but I stopped her. How can I give you a hand after she's sick? Both are in Beijing." Here, it's the same when we meet again in a few days."

Hearing this, He got up and said anxiously: "My niece and daughter-in-law are taking the liberty to come, Missy is not feeling well, and our husband and wife are still disturbing each other."

Seeing that she was being careful with her, Mrs. Li comforted her, "It doesn't matter, it will be fine in two days. If you two don't come, the master will have to wait..."

Before the words were finished, Le Lan from Wutong Garden came in, walked behind Chu Yu, and whispered back a few words.

Chu Yu's expression froze upon hearing this.

Mrs. Li accidentally heard the word "Dongfu", and hurriedly asked Chu Yu: "What's the matter? What's the matter with Dongfu?"

Chu Yu got up and said: "Old lady, the master just sent someone to deliver a message to his daughter-in-law, saying that the palace sent someone to the East Mansion to pass the decree. The fourth master of the East Mansion is in the yamen, and the second old lady took the fourth wife to offer incense. No one was there, so the housekeeper came to ask the master to go over to receive the order. According to the master, let the daughter-in-law also go over and take care of one or two."

When Mrs. Li heard the words, she couldn't help being moved, and said: "It must be the fourth girl who has news, don't delay, go quickly!"

Chu Yu responded, but Mrs. He was a little uneasy. Seeing Mrs. Li's changing expression, she didn't know what to do.

It was Mrs. Li who calmed down first, smiled at Mrs. He, and said: "The fourth girl of our Dongfu left a sign in the palace, and now this probably means marriage. One or two, don't blame me for being negligent."

For the He family, the Eight Banners talent show was originally a legend that was out of reach; now that I heard it with my own ears, it was like being in a dream, and after a while Fang asked: "It is said that the ladies of the Eight Banners family have to participate in the royal selection. Is it true?" Is it?"

Mrs. Li nodded and said: "It's true, all the girls in the banner who are over 13 years old will have to go through this. If they get married first, not only will the marriage be counted, but the father, brother and patriarch will also be questioned."

He hesitated for a moment, and Fang pretended to ask casually, "Did Miss and Miss Ping also participate in the Eight Banners draft?"

Although Mrs. Li has a gentle temper, she has lived half her life, so why haven't she seen it?

Although she held the corner of her mouth, she still spoke softly and said: "Sister Hui has already reported to the banner to be exempted because of her poor health; Get married at home."

"It's a pity, otherwise, with the outstanding character of the young lady and Miss Ping, they would be able to match the nobles." He said softly with regret on his face, but he was surprised in his heart. It turned out that the sister-in-law he had never been married to was still a lady from the official family.

It was a pity for her, but it was not because Tianhui and Niuniu couldn't match up with a nobleman, but because she thought that if Niuniu was drafted, the Wei family wouldn't marry such a daughter-in-law with such a background, and she wouldn't be so embarrassing.

Hearing these words, Mrs. Li didn't seem like it, so she couldn't help but take a closer look at Mrs. He, seeing that she was not lying, she didn't think much about it.

I only thought that maybe it was because the He family grew up among the people, and things related to the court such as "drafting" and "marriage referral" were only regarded as honorable and dignified.Who knows, except for those who want to use their daughters to get promoted, who would be willing to marry their daughters into the clan and the royal family...

*
Dongfu, the main hall in the front yard.

Cao Yong was wearing an official uniform and accompanied the eunuch who passed the decree in the palace.With Cao Xiang in Beijing, it is the order of the East Mansion to wait for him to come back to pick him up. Cao Yong, the cousin in the next room, is not easy to pick him up.

Although it was delayed for half an hour at the Cao's house, the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs personally accompanied him, and he was served with good tea and pastries. The eunuch only felt decent, and did not feel impatient.

Although the four girls of the Cao family did not point out any prince or county as Fujin, they were specially taken care of by Concubine Xi. I heard that they were the niece of Prince Yi Fujin.

Chu Yu was in the back room, talking to the fourth sister who just came back from the palace.

The important event of life has finally been settled, and the fourth sister is both shy and nervous.

"Since there is an order from the Empress Yi, either in the palace or the clan, have you heard anything about the fourth sister in the palace?" Chu Yu asked in a low voice.

Fourth sister blushed and shook her head.

After hearing this, Chu Yu couldn't help but feel a little worried, and asked, "You can see that the nobles in the palace have asked you about your relatives with the Thirteenth Fujin?"

The fourth sister nodded, and said: "I met the empress this morning, and heard the empress mention Aunt Fujin."

"Have you seen the queen?" Chu Yu was a little surprised when he heard this.

Because the fourth sister was nominated, she also paid attention to the movement in the palace.

Although the queen followed Luan back to the palace, she has been recuperating and did not intervene in the draft.

"Yes, I just said that the empress was summoned. The empress Xi thought she didn't know before, but she asked a few questions afterwards." The fourth sister replied.

When Chu Yu heard this, she made up her mind.

With Thirteen Fujin's promises first, and the Queen's advice later, the fourth sister's marriage will be as good as it should be.

The tea outside was filled twice more, Cao Xiang finally ran back from the yamen sweating profusely.

The eunuch poured a stomachful of tea and couldn't sit still any longer, so he said to Cao Yong and Cao Xiang, "I would like to ask Mrs. Cao to invite Miss Four to come out."

When Chuyu came out from the inner room with the fourth sister, the incense table for receiving the decree had already been set up, and the eunuch stood facing south and facing north, opened the Yi decree in his hand, and read out the decree.

In the front, some words of good reputation are indispensable, and the latter sentence is "referring to marry Guanglu, the grandson of Prince Yu Xian and the third son of Prince Yu Mourning, as his first wife, and choose an auspicious marriage."

Cao Xiang accepted this order as his elder brother.

Cao Yong had already asked people to prepare a thick silver seal, and the servant who delivered the decree left contentedly.

After the angel left, the fourth sister, accompanied by Chu Yu, hid in the inner courtyard.

Cao Yong looked at Cao Xiang and said: "The third son of Prince Yu Mourning, it seems that he is the younger brother of Prince Yu's mansion who is currently in charge of the house. The fourth younger brother is in the capital, do you know him?"

Cao Xiang was already joyful, and said: "Although I haven't seen it, I have heard of his name. Prince Yuxian died young, leaving behind his third son, the eldest son did not stop, and the only ones left are the second elder brother and the posthumous son." The third elder brother lived with his uncle in the eldest house since he was a child. The year before last, Baotai lost his title due to his misconduct, so the title fell to Prince Yu Mourning. A lot of gossip came out, saying that the elders of the clan were optimistic about the honest character of the third elder brother, but it was a pity that he missed the title due to his low birth."

Cao Yong listened, but felt wrong.

Man Qing respected ethics, and no one messed up the principles of concubines just because they were picky about their character. Those who spread such words seemed to have bad intentions.

The second elder brother and the third elder brother are half-brothers, because of this gossip, it is easy to create a rift.Even if brothers and sisters are originally in harmony, each should think about it...

*
Finally an early watch, tears.After staying up all night, my health has deteriorated to a certain point. The doctor warned again that this time I have to grit my teeth and get rid of the bad habit of typing characters in the middle of the night, and become a long-lived Xiaojiu.There will be an early change tomorrow, so cheer yourself up...Monthly pass, monthly pass, already the eighth...Yes, please ask for the monthly pass in a low voice...

(End of this chapter)