The ultimate rebirth of the abandoned woman

Chapter 199 Nanping Crossing the Gate ([-])

Seeing that her daughter was still in a daze, the Eldest Princess immediately became enraged, and grabbed Xiao Nan's ear to teach her a lesson, only scolding Xiao Nan so that she ran away with her head in her arms.

Hastily packing a large pile of cloth and silverware newly given by the palace, Xiao Nan led a group of maids and women to rush out of the princess mansion, stepped on the ox cart, and returned to Cui's house in a hurry.

Yuzhu who was staying in Chenguangyuan heard the message from the maid, and rushed out of the courtyard to pick up the master. As soon as she got down the steps, she saw Xiao Nan staring thoughtfully at the Hepu courtyard next door in a daze.

"Princess, you are back, do you have anything to tell the maidservant?"

Yuzhu walked gently to Xiao Nan's side, and asked in a low voice.

Xiao Nan came back to his senses, shook his head, and then asked: "Has Hepu Courtyard been refurbished?" The curtain was still around yesterday, but it was removed today.

Yuzhu nodded, "Yes, I heard from the maid next door that the construction of the courtyard house has been completed, and only some chores of cleaning are left. In their courtyard, everything from personal maids to rough maids and cleaning maids have come into battle. It is said that the courtyard must be tidied up before the evening ceremony..."

Xiao Nan stepped up the steps, and asked casually: "Oh, yes, the six ceremonies have already passed the 'invitation period', and the next step is the 'welcome'. By the way, has the date been fixed? Where is it? sky?"

It stands to reason that such a big matter as the engagement date needs to be discussed by the two families. Even if it is not a big matter discussed by the whole family, it is extremely solemn.

It's just that the situation in Hepu Courtyard is special. Except for their own family members, the entire Cui family did not regard this wedding as a happy event for the whole family. Therefore, even if the elders of the two families set a date according to the rules, other members of the family did not pay much attention to it. .

This made the fourth wife, Yao Shi, who was dedicated to showing off, very frustrated: Performances also need audiences, and there is no one to join in, so why not play a P!

But who is the Yao family? If the mountain is not just me, I will come to the mountain.The Cui family did not pay attention to her son's marriage, so she took the initiative to attack, but whenever there was any progress in the marriage, she would go door to door to notify.

According to the usual practice, Yao's neighbor, Chenguangyuan, was the first to notify.

Xiao Nan was at home yesterday and didn't hear any news. Today, she went out early in the morning, and Mrs. Yao came to 'inform' that the master was not there, so she could only tell Yuzhu, who was in charge.

Yuzhu nodded and said with a smile: "The princess' guess is right. Yesterday, my husband and Wei's family have agreed on a wedding date, which is May [-]th."

Xiao Nan continued to walk into the yard, Yuzhu simply reported back the content of the 'notification' that the Fourth Madam came early in the morning, and finally said: "By the way, the Fourth Madam also said that I would like to ask the princess to be your bridesmaid .”

Hearing this, Xiao Nan couldn't help but stop, and turned to look at Yu Zhu, "Me? Ask me to be the bridesmaid?"

The bridesmaids (or female intellectuals) in the Tang Dynasty were called "sisters-in-law". Although it is not required that the bridesmaids must be the sisters-in-law of the husband's family or the mother's family, in most cases, they invite the middle-aged and seniors of the two families. , The elder sister-in-law with outstanding boudoir appearance takes this role.

From the point of view of Cui and Wei, the most qualified bridesmaid is Mrs. Wang.The Wang family was born in a famous family, and she is also the future wife of the direct branch of the Cui family. After marrying into the Cui family, she will help her husband and teach her sons, serve her Weng and Gu, and preside over the family gifts. The best candidate for the photo.

As for Xiao Nan, to put it bluntly, her "virtuous name" is far less good than Wang's, and in the eyes of those old-fashioned elders, Wang's "rules" and "duties" are not even there.

It can be said that Yao's proposal to ask Xiao Nan to be the bridesmaid is definitely not flattery to please Xiao Nan, but to bring hatred to Xiao Nan and slap Wang in the face.

Yuzhu also understood the meaning, her complexion was not very good, she nodded sullenly: "Well, although she didn't say it directly, the meaning in her words—"

Xiao Nan raised his hand to interrupt her, stood in the courtyard and thought for a while, then sneered, "Hmph, since we didn't say it directly, then let's pretend we don't know...how is my lady, is your husband back?"

Seeing that Xiao Nan didn't want to bring up the matter of Hepu Courtyard anymore, Yuzhu didn't want to say any more, so she hurriedly changed the subject, "The nanny is playing with the little lady in the main hall, and the gentleman hasn't come back yet, so he only sent Cheng Cheng, a servant beside him Xin came back to send a message, saying that there will be a poetry competition today, he will taste wine and compete poetry with a few acquainted bridegrooms in the wine shop, and he will not come back at noon, and he will not be back until the evening at the earliest."

Competition poetry?

Hmph, it won't be prostitutes, let's play the romantic game of "prostitute circle".

Traveling through the Tang Dynasty for two lifetimes, Xiao Nan didn't know the tricks of men.The so-called prostitute circle means that when men are drinking and having fun, they invite a few prostitutes to play with them. When the wind blows or the weather turns cold, let those prostitutes surround the table and use powdered and fragrant dolls as a screen to satisfy the men or flirtatious people. Or nasty needs.

Thinking of this, Xiao Nan asked again: "Where is Mr. Liu, did you go to the 'Poetry Competition' with Mr. Lang?"

Yuzhu thought for a while, and said: "Chengxin didn't mention Liu Langjun, maybe he didn't go, I heard from the maid we sent to serve Liu Langjun, that Liu Langjun has been staying in the study recently, he I borrowed the Dibao from the first year of Zhenguan to the present from the old man, and I read it carefully every day."

A look of helplessness flashed in Xiao Nan's eyes, alas, even Liu Han could sense the strange atmosphere in Beijing, and was doing statistical investigations in the study, but that clever Cui Yulang was still messing around all day without heart.

Forget it, for such a young child, Xiao Nan doesn't expect him to be self-disciplined anymore, it's better to find him an errand, put him in a tight band, and use the tight band spell to 'tune' him well.

Arriving at the main room, after Xiao Nan was baptized by his daughter's saliva, his depressed mood improved again. She changed into homely clothes, sat cross-legged on the couch, and was about to tidy up the things brought back from the Princess Mansion, when Polygonatum came again Report: "Princess, the young lady is here."

Xiao Nan was taken aback, isn't it, such a wicked family, just as she mentioned Wang, Wang came to him?

"Please."

Xiao Nan hurriedly ordered Yuzan to pack up the scattered bundles, and asked Yulian to make tea soup and prepare fruit, and then he stood up to welcome his sister-in-law to visit.

"Siblings are back, hehe, is the eldest princess well?"

Mrs. Wang didn't show any formality, and greeted Xiao Nan with a smile, and then sat on the square couch opposite her.

"Aniang is doing well there, thank you sister-in-law for your concern."

Xiao Nan swung his sleeves as if to please, and after Wang was seated, she also knelt down on the couch.

At this time, Yulian took two little maidservants to deliver the cut fruit and steaming tea soup.

Mrs. Wang picked up the teacup, took a sip, nodded and praised: "The tea soup here is still delicious."

Xiao Nan smiled modestly: "Sister-in-law was joking, when it comes to sencha, who doesn't know the reputation of Wang's recipes."

The two exchanged a few polite words, Wang put down the teacup, casually glanced at the furnishings in the main hall, and said with a smile: "Sister and sister, this room is decorated comfortably and elegantly."

Xiao Nan raised her eyebrows, she thought that Mrs. Wang came here for the business next door, but hearing her voice, it didn't sound like it.Unable to guess what the other party was thinking for a while, she could only smile back.

Wang continued: "The house is well furnished, no wonder so many people are thinking about it."

Xiao Nan understood a little bit, she put down the teacup, put an apple on a silver stick and handed it to Mrs Wang, "Sister-in-law, try it, this is a newly picked fruit in my village."

Mrs. Wang took it casually, chewing it in small mouthfuls, Xiao Nan's voice came from next to her ear, "My house is also normal, and someone is thinking about it, maybe it's not because of this arrangement, right?"

Mrs. Wang swallowed the pulp in her mouth, touched the corners of her lips with a handkerchief, and said softly: "My brother and sister are sensible people, and I won't go around with you anymore. These days, my eldest aunt goes to my place to chat every day, saying that she misses staying with me. Several children and grandchildren of the husband's family, the ex-aunt still has a grudge against the aunt, and the eldest aunt can't afford to go to the husband's house. How about bringing a few children to our house, and the Qiwu courtyard is a bit narrow—"

OK, I understand, the miser of the Cui family has also taken a fancy to her Chenguangyuan, and this is planning to get Chenguangyuan under his own name.

Well, Xiao Nan thinks about it, and he can understand Cui Jiang's plan - the Cui family must be separated, the ancestors stipulate that the four generations must drink in the same room, but Wang's son is about to say goodbye, Once the fourth generation gets married and gives birth to the fifth generation, it will be time for the Cui family to separate.

Once the family is separated, Cui Jiang will live with Cui Ze. Looking at the entire Rongkang Hall, which courtyard has a better location than the Chenguang Courtyard, which is the closest to the main courtyard?
Cui Jiang is different from Cui Wei and Cui Xuan, she is the daughter of the Cui family who returned home from Heli, as long as she does not remarry, the Cui family will be the place where she will die. According to Cui Jiang's character of not wanting to suffer, she must find a Comfortable place to live.As for living in Wuyuan, it was just an expedient measure for her.

With the passage of time, the turmoil caused by Cui Jiang's reconciliation gradually subsided, and Cui Jiang's young lady's temper gradually returned. When she looked at the small house in Qiwuyuan, she couldn't be pleasing to the eye.

Therefore, when she learned that Cui Ba lived in Jirongshoutang, the first thing she thought of was to take Chenguangyuan as her own before the separation.

However, what does this have to do with Xiao Nan?
It's one thing to guess Cui Jiang's thoughts, but why did Wang come to tell her so solemnly?
Xiao Nan kept his composure, smiled and agreed with Wang: "Qiwu Courtyard is indeed narrow, but after the two younger sisters get married, won't the courtyard be vacated?"

Seeing that Xiao Nan was pretending to be confused, Mrs. Wang was not discouraged, she continued to laugh and said, "Yes, I have heard that the two sisters' good news is coming... Speaking of which, our Cui family's happy events are really one after another. Not to mention other halls, just our Rongkang Hall, the one in Hepu Courtyard is about to hold a funeral ceremony, and even my Dalang and the eldest wife of my third sibling have reached the age to say goodbye."

When Xiao Nan heard this, she somewhat understood what Wang meant. She looked up at the smiling face in front of her, and thought to herself: Yes, Wang has two sons and a daughter. The eldest son, Cui Lingyuan, is ten years old. It's five years old, and the Wang family is also actively seeing her daughter-in-law. It is estimated that it will be settled in the next two years. The eldest son will not be able to live in the main courtyard of his parents when he gets married, but will need to choose another courtyard; Cui Han is nine years old, and according to the rules of the Cui family, he has also reached the age of moving away from the main courtyard to live in other places...

Wait, not only Wang's, but also Wei's sons and daughters are growing up...Could it be that the two houses want to divide the Chenguang Court equally? !
PS: Make up the previous day's drops.Alas, I have been revising the previous text for the past two days, huh, finally all the previous texts of more than 60 words have been revised, after two days of revision, a certain shaman has mosquito coils, embarrassing!

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