The ultimate rebirth of the abandoned woman

Chapter 378 Building a Garden

In the evening, when Uncle Cui came back from the Yamen, the family had dinner together and sent the two children to read while Uncle Cui and Xiao Nan sat and chatted at the main seat.

Xiao Nan has been pregnant for three months, and her belly has not yet protruded, but she still cautiously did not sit on her knees, but sat cross-legged casually, leaning on her hidden pouch behind her waist.

Taking a sip of red date tea soup, Xiao Nan told Cui Youbo his plan to build a yard.

"Well, my lady is very worried,"

Cui Youbo thought about it for a while, and he also thought it was reasonable, and he agreed on the spot: "Tomorrow I will order Cui Guanshi to find a craftsman and prepare the materials. As for the shape of the house—"

Xiao Nan said, "I've thought about this too. When grandma built the Rongshou Hall, she specially invited a member of the Ministry of Industry, Wailang, to design the courtyard. In order not to destroy the overall specifications of the Rongshou Hall, I thought I'd better go to the factory again. Please ask a familiar Yuanwailang to help take a look."

Uncle Cui had no objection, he just wondered whether the Cui family had any close relatives or friends in the Ministry of Industry.

Xiao Nan said again, "Minister Li from the Ministry of Industry has studied calligraphy with Aye for several years, so I want to ask Aye to write a letter to Mr. Li, asking him to do a favor."

"Very good," Cui Youbo sipped two sips of tea soup, nodded in agreement.

After discussing the business at home, the husband and wife began to gossip again.

"By the way, Princess Xincheng's wedding date has been set,"

Cui Youbo recalled the news he heard in the East Palace, put down the teacup, and said, "The Taishi Bureau has calculated three auspicious days for the zodiac, and the sage chose the closest one, which is the sixteenth day of the next month."

the most recent one?
Hearing this, Xiao Nan thought, could it be that the sage is bad, that's why he was in a hurry to marry off his beloved little daughter, and tried to see with his own eyes that his daughter had a good home?
Princess Jinyang married Wei Boyu last year. The young couple is gentle and virtuous, the other elegant and upright. The two of them sing harmoniously and have a deep relationship. The emperor and queen of the Taiji Palace were very happy to see each other.

Three of the four daughters from the first line were married off, and they all lived very well. While the emperor and empress couple were gratified, they were also worried about the marriage of the only remaining daughter, Princess Xincheng.

Especially the queen, her soul has been wandering in the capital since her death in her last life, and she saw with her own eyes that Princess Xincheng died of her husband in her early years, was treated poorly by her husband's family after remarriage, and then died in depression. She was only 30 years old when she died, without even a single heir.

After being reborn, the queen swore several times that she would never let her children repeat the tragedy of the previous life in this life.

After the rebellion of King Wu was put down, the empress was finally relieved, her sons had been saved, and after years of careful teaching by her, the prince was not what he was in his previous life. With him as the emperor, the Wu family should not have the chance to usurp regime, and Li and Changsun will not repeat the tragedy of their previous life.

The only thing that worries her is the marriage of the younger daughter Xincheng, should she still marry her eldest grandson Quan, or choose another one among the other honorable children?
After much deliberation, the queen finally decided to marry Xincheng to her nephew. After all, in her previous life, Xincheng and grandson Quan got along very well. If the Wu family hadn't killed grandson Quan, the young couple would be able to live forever.

As for the saint, he has always been generous to the eldest grandson's family. Originally, when the eldest daughter got married, he wanted to be in-laws with Fa Xiao, but the queen disagreed.

This time he was finally able to marry the Changsun family again, and the sage agreed a hundred times.

So, the marriage was settled in this way, and then it was carried out step by step according to the procedure of the princess getting married.

Xiao Nan calculated that according to royal procedures, her little aunt would not be able to get married until next year, but she suddenly set a wedding date, which is indeed a bit unusual.

Thinking of this, Xiao Nan sighed lightly: "Poor parents all over the world!"

Cui Youbo is no longer a rookie in politics, he heard the meaning of Xiao Nan's words, and nodded slowly, "Yes, the prince has been serving illnesses in Taiji Palace these two days, and rarely returns to the East Palace."

The sage probably won't survive this winter, and many courtiers are silently sighing in their hearts.

When this topic was mentioned, both husband and wife were silent, and the atmosphere was a little heavy for a while.

After a while, Cui Youbo twitched the corners of his mouth and changed the subject, "By the way, when it comes to marriage, the one from Hepu Courtyard is going to renew."

Xiao Nan raised his eyebrows, and asked: "Which family's noble daughter?" Probably not from a famous family.

It's not that Xiao Nan can't see that Cui Sibo has a good marriage, it's really that his conditions are not very good, people with a bit of background in Beijing know the scandal of Nanping princess back then, although it was three years later, there will still be " The romantic affair between the noble girl and the young monk came out.

Whenever this relationship is mentioned, people can't help but think of the Cui family who was cuckolded.At that time, there was no such thing as a cuckold, but in a situation like Cui Sibo's, the world called him a 'whore', which was a very insulting term for a man.

If someone's husband becomes a "whore", no matter how talented he is, his reputation will be ruined.

In addition, Cui Sibo didn't have any amazing talents, and he also relied on his family background to be an official, and his grade was not high, so if he wanted to be promoted, he could only suffer slowly.

Based on the above circumstances, Cui Sibo's conditions are really not good, and now that he is remarrying again, it is estimated that it will be difficult to marry a lady from a noble family.

Cui Youbo understood that Xiao Nan's "noble lady" was ironic, the corners of his lips raised, and he said with a smile: "It's the little lady of the Jingzhaosu family, and it is said that she is the sister of the Crown Princess."

Clan sister?

Xiao Nan smiled, according to the temperament of the world who likes to show off his family status, since the woman is said to be a 'clan sister', it is very likely that she is the daughter of a side branch of the Su family.It is estimated that there is no relationship with the princess, and it will take eight or nine generations to find the common ancestor of the two.

But anyone who has a close relationship will keep saying that she is the cousin of the Crown Princess, not the sister of the clan.

"Hehe, that's right." Covering her mouth with a veil, Xiao Nan giggled happily. After a while, she calmed down and asked, "It's already settled? When is the ceremony?"

Cui Youbo said: "It's settled. It is said that the evening ceremony will be held on October 29. The uncle of the Hepu courtyard is discussing with the old man and wants to renovate the courtyard."

When the Hepu Courtyard was first built, it was basically built according to the preferences of the princess of Nanping. Now that he is going to marry a bride, there is no reason to keep the imprint of the old man.

Cui Qing's request is not high, but it's a pity that his status in the Cui family is embarrassing, if he fails, he will be kicked out of the house by the old man.

Xiao Nan smiled slightly, and said: "Hehe, we are going to build a yard here, and we also need to repair that side, what a coincidence!"

Cui Youbo waved his hand, "Not only that, the elder brother also said to me that the nephews are getting older and it's time to get married, the houses in Yinghui courtyard are not enough, and my sister-in-law also plans to expand the courtyard."

Well, there are really more than one.

If Sanfang hadn't gone to Luoyang, it would probably have to be expanded.

Prosperous offspring is a good thing, but children also have many troubles when they grow up.

Regardless of the huge building area of ​​the entire Cui family, they couldn't bear the fact that there were many children in the family, and when the nobles built houses at that time, they paid attention to mountains, water and gardens, and these 'accessories' took a lot of space.

The next day, Xiao Nan wrote a letter and ordered someone to send it to Xiao's house.

Within three days, a member of the Ministry of Industry surnamed Yuan, Wailang, came to pay a visit.

Xiao Nan ordered someone to come in, and told Yuan Yuanwai Lang his plan and request through the screen.

Yuan Yuanwailang is not very old, about 30 years old, with a dark complexion and a thin body. Coupled with a pair of shining eyes, he is a very smart person.

After hearing Xiao Nan's words, Yuan Yuanwailang straightened up and saluted, "I understand the meaning of the princess. You just need to rest assured that the princess will finish the blueprint of the new courtyard within three to five days. There is only one point—" Deliberately elongated.

Xiao Nan asked: "But is there any embarrassment? It doesn't matter if Yuan Yuanwailang speaks directly."

Yuan Yuanwailang hurriedly said: "It's not really a problem. If you want to re-plan the courtyard, you need to understand the layout of your mansion in detail. This may--" He is a man after all. too appropriate.

After hearing this, Xiao Nan smiled lightly and said, "Hehe, Yuan Yuanwailang doesn't need to worry, I will order someone to arrange it. Is there any difficulty?"

Yuan Yuanwailang shook his head.

Seeing that the matter was almost finished, Xiao Nan summoned Zhou Hu, the steward of the atrium, and ordered him to accompany Yuan Yuanwailang to survey the Rongshou Hall and take charge of the corresponding affairs.

After sending the two of them away, Xiao Nan was about to go back to the dormitory to rest, when a little servant girl passed the message outside, "The eldest lady is here."

"Please!"

This is the first time Xiao Nan sees Mrs. Wang since Ri Zhang scolded the eldest lady's servant.

For some reason, Xiao Nan felt that Wang was a bit haggard.

Inviting Mrs. Wang to take a seat, Xiao Nan asked: "Why does the sister-in-law have time to come over?"

Wang twitched the corner of her mouth and said: "Oh, I don't go to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing. To tell the truth to my brothers and sisters, I am here to hide from people."

Xiao Nan held the teacup in one hand, and lightly touched the lines on the white porcelain with the other hand, and said, "Oh? What does the lady in the hall say?" She couldn't be someone hiding in Hepu Courtyard, right?
Mrs. Wang smiled wryly, "Oh, it's not about Hepu Courtyard?! Did you hear about it? That big cousin is going to continue."

Xiao Nan took a sip of tea, nodded and said: "I heard that she is a young lady from Jingzhaosu's family, a relative of the Crown Princess."

"Tch!" Mrs. Wang sneered, and said mockingly, "The relatives of the Crown Princess are just distant relatives who cannot be reached at all, so I am ashamed to talk about it."

Besides, so what if they are the real sisters of the Crown Princess, they are dignified Cui family, the princess and princess can marry, not to mention a foreign relative.

Mrs. Wang really couldn't see Mrs. Yao's face of being a villain, and she didn't want to get involved in the chaos of Hepu Courtyard, so she went to the Rongshou Hall to complain to Xiao Nan and hide for leisure.

Xiao Nan smiled, but didn't say anything.

Wang continued: "My siblings also know the temperament of the Fourth Madam, oh, I, I really..."

Shaking his head helplessly, Wang Shi, who was born in a family, really has nothing to do with a market woman like Yao Shi.

After talking for a while, Wang saw that Xiao Nan didn't seem interested in this, so she lowered her voice and pretended to be mysterious and said: "Sister and sister, I don't know if you have heard that Mr. Silang (Cui Qing) went to his old man yesterday and said that he wanted to build a In the courtyard, the old man did not allow it, but in the end, Mr. Shi Lang took the initiative to ask for a separation of the family, do you think it is strange?!"

(End of this chapter)