Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 474

The official day of Cao Song's marriage is the sixteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, and today is the fourteenth day of the twelfth lunar month. The Fucha family invited guests to "add boxes" to Jinghui.

At this time, the dowry for a woman's marriage is divided into two parts, one is "saving makeup", which is purchased and prepared by the woman's parents; the other is "adding a box", which is a gift from close relatives and friends.

The day before the wedding is the day of "sending make-up", and the day before two days is the day of "adding boxes".

From the day of "adding boxes", the bride's family has started to arrange weddings and banquets to entertain relatives and friends.

Most of the people who "add boxes" to the women to be married are the female relatives. There are elders in the same clan, such as aunts, aunts, etc., as well as peers, sisters-in-law, sisters, and so on.

In addition to clan members, there are others such as grandmothers, aunts, aunts, aunts, cousins, etc., and some practical things should also be given according to the status of each person.

The date of Jinghui's "addition to the box" has been set long ago. Fu Nai has already sent invitations to relatives and friends, and wrote: I would like to celebrate the wedding feast for my niece Jinghui on the fourteenth day of the twelfth lunar month. We sincerely invite you to visit us.

Jinghui is going to marry to the earl's mansion as a daughter-in-law, the nephew and daughter-in-law of Cao Yin, a close minister of the emperor.Among the Dong'e clan, on the Wenshun mansion, Zeng Shou sent his wife to "fill the box" for his niece.

As a result, many of Jinghui's aunts, aunts, and sisters-in-law came to have fun.

Among them, Sanfujin and Jiufujin are the most prominent among the clan relatives.One of them is Zeng Shou's compatriot sister, and the other is a direct cousin, Jinghui's cousin.

Although they didn't come in person due to their status constraints, one sent someone a glass full-length mirror with a picture of "Tongxi" painted on the height of a person, and four boxes of leather and cotton materials; the other sent someone several boxes of gold and jade. jewelry.

Just what the two of them gave was enough for Jinghui to pay a few extra dowry.

Fu Nai is not a fool, he knows that the relatives of Dong E's family are "adding boxes" to Jinghui with such a big fanfare, just for the sake of Cao Yin's face.

In addition to Dong E's family, there is also Jinghui's mother clan, the Yiergenjueluo family, and there are many people who come to "add make-up" to Jinghui.

It goes without saying that Yiduli's wife came in person.There are also two cousins ​​of the same family, the fourteenth elder brother side Fujin and the side Fujin of Jian Wang's mansion, and they both sent many things over.

The Fucha family members, because Fu Nai has always been popular with people, and there is no real daughter in the house, so many people came to treat the niece as a married daughter.

Apart from these three relatives, it was Fu Nai's relationship.Among them, the fourth elder brother's house alone sent a lot of things in advance.Other families, more or less, also had Jingyi delivered.

At the end of the quarrel, even Fu Nai and Yiergen Jueluo clicked their tongues.

Originally, they were just worried that their niece would get married poorly, and wanted to help with the arrangement, but they didn't expect such a big commotion to happen now.

Although Chu Yu can be regarded as Jinghui's future sister-in-law, she is still a cousin because the newcomer has not yet been married, so she was also invited to "add a box" here.

Seeing that Jinghui's dowry is rich, Chuyu felt a little relieved.

Even if he is dissatisfied with this eldest daughter-in-law, Zhao Jia should not be too hard on her since the dowry is so generous.

Chu Yu had a good idea. The next day, when Mrs. Zhaojia looked at the dowry that filled the house and yard, she couldn't hide the joy in her eyes.

120 Eight lifts of dowry, that is, the married daughter of the palace, this specification also makes it.

You know, three upper rooms can be filled with 48 dowries.Other clothes and jewelry, let alone a lifetime, are enough for half a lifetime.

Zhao Jia couldn't help being puzzled for a moment, he had never heard that Fu Nai's family was so rich, how could they buy such a generous dowry for their niece?
Chu Yu watched from the side, his heart moved secretly, and he whispered a few words about the grand occasion of "adding boxes" at Fucha's house yesterday.

Hearing that several princes Fujin "added boxes" to Jing Hui, Zhao Jia's expression was a little strange, "tsk tsk" said twice: "I really didn't expect that her relatives are quite humane."

Saying this, she knew in her heart that the eldest daughter-in-law might not be as cold as she imagined.

In addition, she has seen Jinghui before, and knows that she is an honest and quiet girl. Thinking about it this way, she feels that her son is not at a disadvantage.

The reason why Cao Yong has been so beautiful in the past few years is not because of the support of the Pingjun Wangfu and Chunjun Wangfu?If the son uses his daughter-in-law's light to establish relationships with several prince's mansions, wouldn't he have a bright future?

The more Zhao Jia thought about it, the happier she became, and she couldn't hide it on her face, showing a bit of complacency.This, but to see annoyed one person, that is Zhao Jia's sister-in-law Wu Yashi.

Wu Ya's only daughter is Ruhui, so the dowry has been prepared for many years.

After getting engaged to Cao's family, in order to make her daughter look good and not be overwhelmed by her sisters-in-law, Wu Yashi did not spend less effort.

From small bonsai, vases, and tea canisters for decoration to large cabinets, Eight Immortals tables, and table cases, they are all carefully selected and very gorgeous.

It's just that compared with what Fucha's family prepared, it lost its atmosphere.

Not to mention anything else, that is Ruyi with a hardwood glass cover, Wu Yashi prepared emerald for the girl, and Fucha's dowry was a white jade one.

I heard that when Cao's family recruited there, they used white jade like jade, so Wu Ya's complained to Zhao Jia's.

Since this is my own niece, I don't ask you to be more partial, and it's not good to distinguish between high and low like this.

Zhao Jia's heart was full of unexpected joy, he just felt refreshed and decent, so how could he care about his sister-in-law's ugly face?

There were quite a few girls flattering her, Zhao Jia became even more dizzy, feeling a little rejoiced in her heart.

Fortunately, my heart softened for a while at the beginning, and my son was fulfilled, so I didn't think about retiring.Otherwise, the more relatives who "add boxes" now, the more people will be offended?
Offending half a circle of princes and Baylor all at once, how can there be any mention of future prospects?
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Although the long house is living with the second house with a partition wall, after all, the family has not been separated. It is the Cao family who married a wife, so the wedding shed is still set up in this mansion.

This year, the yamen of the capital city selected by Qin Tianjian was sealed on the 22nd of the twelfth lunar month, and it has not yet come, but as the end of the new year is approaching, the yamen are also free.

Cao Yong went to the Yamen for a turn, took care of the errands at hand, and came back to take care of his younger brother's marriage.

Yi Duli is Cao Song's uncle and Jing Hui's uncle, and they have relatives at both ends.

Because the banner people value girls, he still went to Fu Nai's house to help.

Tang Zhiyu knew that both of them were busy, so he took care of the trivial matters in the yamen to make room for them.

Rather than talking about Cao Song marrying a wife, it is more about Cao Yin's first public communication after entering Beijing. Many old relatives and friends who went to Cao's mansion to socialize are naturally drunk.

Although Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Rites is only a dignified position and does not hold any real power, but Cao Yin has a good son and son-in-law under his knees, who would dare to underestimate him?

This door-to-door fun is naturally a few percent more than the people who have come and gone in the past? !

Going to Beijing from other places to wait for a lack of time or to wait for your Majesty to meet senior officials, since they have caught up with the happy event of the Cao Mansion, they have no embarrassment to be stingy.

Since Laba was over, congratulatory gifts have been delivered to the door continuously.It's not the right day yet, and the belongings of several houses have been collected, and gold, silver and antiques are also piled up on the floor.

Cao Yong originally took his younger brothers to welcome guests outside the gate, but he felt a little uneasy when the gift-giver made such a fuss.

There is no fanfare, why is this so?
People in Beijing love face, and there are many banner people who talk about ostentation.Take this happy event as an example, it is not uncommon for the "first five and last four" to be held for nine days.

Cao's family had a five-day arrangement of "the first three and the second two".

Cao Yin was busy entertaining guests in the living room, and even Mr. Zhuang, who usually didn't like to socialize, talked with congratulators in the side hall.

Inside and outside the mansion, everyone was busy, but the bridegroom didn't know where to go?

Cao Yong didn't see Cao Song for a while, so he asked Cao Shuo, "Where's your second brother, have you seen him? It's been a while since the dowry came back, why haven't you seen him yet?"

Cao Shuo shook his head and said, "I haven't seen you all this time, it seems like I haven't come over to the East Mansion yet."

Cao Yong rubbed his cheeks, smiled for a long time, his face was sore.Seeing that the guests had almost arrived, Cao Yong said to Cao Shuo, "Let's go, go ahead and have a rest. The wind has been blowing for a long time. This little girl, it's not that he stayed up all night happily last night, and now he hides Where did you go to catch up on sleep?"

While talking, the two brothers entered the mansion and went to the side hall.

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Cao Yong guessed that it was almost inseparable. Cao Song is lying in the wing room of Dongkua courtyard in Dongfu at the moment.

The female relatives who watched the bride's dowry outside had gone to the main hall of the inner courtyard with Mrs. Zhao Jia, and now only two little maids were left to watch the courtyard.

In the wing room, Yuqin was wearing a water-pink gown, sitting on the edge of the kang and rubbing Cao Song's forehead.

Cao Song said with a bit of embarrassment: "I drank alcohol last night and couldn't sleep in the middle of the night. Today, my head is 'buzzing', making people even more uneasy."

Yulong was a little worried, and said: "Let the kitchen cook two cups of tonic for the second master? Tomorrow is the right day, and you have to work for a while. What if your body can't stand it?"

Cao Song smiled and waved his hands, and said: "Okay, what kind of tonic to take, my body is strong." At this point, he stretched out his hand and grabbed Yulong's wrist, frowned and said: "It's you, why don't you know how to take care of it? Others winter Everyone grows fat in autumn, but you are getting thinner and thinner."

Yuqin smiled slightly, and said: "Because of the changing seasons, I am impatient to eat, and it will be fine when the weather is warmer. The second master doesn't have to worry about slaves."

Hearing this, Cao Song sat up, looked at Yulong, and said, "I'm ugly... I mentioned you to Jinghui, but she didn't mention you, she knew you before. She is a good-natured person, and in the future... From now on, the three of us will live a good life. Most of the grievances you suffered in the past are due to the Lord. Since I am your man, I will protect you from now on."

After hearing this, Yulong felt hot in her heart and her eyes were already red.

She tried not to shed tears, nodded with a smile, and said: "The servant girl is the girl of the second master, and when grandma comes in, she will also be the master of the servant girl. The servant girl should only be respectful like the master, which is also the duty of the servant girl."

Cao Song looked at the scar on her face, frowned and said: "Cry if you want to cry, this smile is uglier than crying. What's wrong with duty, wait for grandma to come in for a few days, and I will open your face. You serve me All these years, why have I ever treated you like a girl?"

Seeing that Cao Song was a little annoyed, Yuqin said: "It's the servant girl who made a slip of the tongue. Don't be annoyed, Second Master. While there is still time to leave the banquet, Second Master can lie down again!"

Cao Song had turned over and got off the kang, straightened his collar and turned his sleeves, and said: "Don't rest, the elder brother and the third child are still busy in the mansion over there, I should go and change it too."

Yulong also went down the kang, and after listening to Cao Song's words, she brought the hat on the tea table and put it on for Cao Song.

She is short and Cao Song is tall, so she has to tiptoe to reach her.

Cao Song smelled the faint fragrance on her body, thinking that the two of them hadn't had sex for a long time, reached out and held Yulong in his arms, bowed his head and whispered in her ear: "The tonic in the kitchen should be boiled, let's Drink the two together. You have to grow fatter, or the master will be so sick when you hold it."

Because of what he said in a whisper, Yuqin only felt that her scalp was numb and her face was hot, she nodded lightly, and replied: "Yes."

Joy appeared on Cao Song's face, he hugged Yulong vigorously before letting go, and said with a smile: "I'm going to the house over there, don't forget to order people to make tonic, and I'll drink it when I come back at night." Curtain, strode out.

Standing at the door, Yuqin looked at Cao Song's back and felt that he was full of joy. It seemed that this marriage was in line with his wishes.

Logically speaking, when such a grandma enters the door, she should be glad and happy. Why does her chest seem to be stuffed with a ball of cotton, making it hard to breathe...

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Not only Cao's mansion was full of congratulatory guests, but Fu Nai's mansion was also full of traffic, and the guests gradually dispersed only after nightfall.

In the west courtyard, in Jinghui's room, the maidservant has already sent out, only Jinghui and Yiergenjue Luoshi are there.

Seeing Ergenjue Luoshi put the two pairs of acacia copper puppets on the kang, Jinghui blushed immediately, her head was lowered, and she didn't dare to look at it.

Ergen Jueluo said with a smile: "Silly boy, there is such a day when my daughter's family is married and becomes a woman. The ceremony of Zhou Gong between husband and wife is a major matter in human relations. What is there to be ashamed of?
Jinghui sat on the kang, clutching the front of the bed, and didn't make a sound.

Ergenjueluo took out two more booklets from the side, opened them, spread them out in front of his niece, and said: "Even if you are shy, you have to read it, or there will be another joke in the bridal chamber tomorrow night. "

Listening to her aunt's solemn words, Jinghui held back her embarrassment, raised her head, and looked at the two pairs of brass acacia puppets and the album.

After a while, Ergenjueluo asked: "You can see it clearly, do you understand it in your heart?"

Jinghui nodded with a blushing face, and looked away from the album.

Ergenjue Luo said with a smile: "It's enough to know it in your heart, so as not to be scared by my uncle tomorrow night. This acacia is what your grandmother gave me when I got married, and it has been passed down for several generations. Today I will give them to you, and after ten or twenty years, you will pass them on to your daughter."

"Auntie!" Jinghui looked at Ergenjue Luo's loving face, was very grateful in her heart, and said with tears: "The marriage of the niece has made my aunt bother. It’s less. Tired aunt is like this, it’s really unfilial.”

"It's a happy day, okay, why are you crying?" Ergenjueluo took the veil from his armpit, wiped it for Jinghui, and said, "You are my niece, although you didn't come out of my stomach, But what is the difference with my own daughter? If I just stand by and ignore my own business, how can I have the face to see your mother in the future?"

When mentioning Jinghui's mother, the aunt and nephew were both a little sentimental, and the room was a little dull.

Ergen felt that Luo Shi was afraid that Jinghui would feel uncomfortable, so he hurriedly changed the subject and said, "I have to discuss something with you. There are so many people during the day, I haven't bothered to talk about it."

After hearing this, Jinghui accepted her sentimentality, and then heard Ergenjue Luoshi continue to say: "In addition to sending you the 'add box' things, your sixth aunt also sent two big girls, saying that she was afraid of the dowry around you. The population is not enough; apart from her side, Mrs. Jiu Beizi also sent two servants. Your uncle heard from your aunt that there was only one big girl with you, so he also chose two young girls to send over. In addition to our The two-bedroom population that was planned before here will have more servants for dowry. After all, it is going to be a passing day. At the beginning, the grandma of the Cao family entered the door, or the princess of the palace. There are certain cases. Our side is not good. Go past her..."

Jinghui heard that every family sent people here, she couldn't help feeling a little worried, and said: "Auntie, it's okay for uncle. The sixth aunt is in the next room, and Mrs. Jiu Beizi has no contact with her niece. It’s really flattering to buy things and give people away.” Speaking of this, he paused and said, “What does Uncle say?”

Ergenjueluo said: "Your uncle is also worried about you. After all, it is a gift from the elders. It is hard to say goodbye, but this guy's servant is different from our family's children. I can't say how many masters there are behind him. Where are you?" It’s so domineering? Even if you understand it in your heart, you can only accept it, just remember to be careful..."

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There are a lot of things on the weekend, and I only code after dinner. Today, after a change, Xiaojiu burst into tears. . . .

(End of this chapter)