The Concubine's Survival Manual

Chapter 122

Seventh Lady's dowry list had already been delivered to the Duke's Mansion by the third day of the eighth month.

Although she is only half a prostitute, the eldest wife is very generous, and the land, land and silver for dowry are no less than when the fifth lady got married.Although the relationship between the Eldest Master and the Seventh Lady has been estranged this year, it is also very interesting in terms of dowry, except for the personal dowry provided by the eldest wife-this is the treatment only for prostitutes, the share given by officials, Privately gave Qiniangzi a few land deeds and store deeds, but when Qinianzi looked at them, most of them were land properties and shops that had been successively purchased in the capital during this year.

At that time when the concubines and sisters got married, the Yang family was only the governor, and the dowry was three to forty thousand taels. The fifth lady took away more than one hundred thousand taels of dowry when she got married. The seventh lady was not a saint, so she was naturally selfish She thought about how much salary she could get from the Yang family, but she didn't expect that when this day came, her salary would be higher than what she thought.

Clothes and jewelry have been bought long ago. The eldest wife paid attention to the purchase when she was in Jiangnan. Now it is just a matter of shipping. At that time, this item was only about ten thousand taels. The eldest wife waited for the fifth lady. The filial piety, rushed to buy a batch for Seventh Lady in the capital, and the clothes and jewelry alone cost more than 2 taels, which is not bad compared with the second and fifth ladies back then.

In addition to the ten Xianxiu workshops that the eldest wife gave her in her dowry, the officials also issued a land deed worth about 3 taels. There's no need to farm it by yourself, just send someone to collect the land rent every year. When Brother Jiu takes care of the family business in the future, he will naturally assign people to help her take care of it.

Adding in the land deed that the elder master gave in private, and the 5000 taels of silver that the eldest wife gave, her dowry is comparable to that of the second lady and the fifth lady, even in the entire capital, It is hard to find such a luxurious dowry.

Qin Niangzi accepts it with peace of mind - in the final analysis, this investment is to help her gain a foothold in Xu's family as soon as possible. It is the wish of her parents, but it is also their calculation.

What she cares more about is her servant.

Married to Xu's family, she can live in Xu's family, but she doesn't know how much thought it will take to make the Xu family's servants easy.How can I do it without a few capable maids by my side?
Fortunately, the maids in Qiniangzi's yard are also small, so she simply kept them as they were, and brought with her six capable servant maids, Lixia, Shangyuan, Qiqiao, Zhongyuan, Xiayuan, and Duanwu, and the eldest wife gave them a special gift. Two pretty maids asked Qiniangzi to do some chores in the yard.

The accompanying servants were pre-booked by the Zhou family. Seventh Lady thought that Uncle Zhou and Aunt Zhou had been cautious and careful over the years, and she was planning to let him and his wife be stewards. She had already called the eldest wife After saying hello, the eldest wife gave the third wife a dowry, which was enough for the four happiness. As for the management of the Zhuangzi, etc., after all, it is an employment relationship. .

The first lady, the second lady, the third lady, the fourth lady, and Grandma Min also sent some gadgets to add makeup to the seventh lady. The daughters of the Li family and the Zhu family also entrusted someone to send gifts. The six ladies in the middle of the show all rewarded a pair of exquisite purses, and the seventh lady took them one by one with great care, just waiting to get married with peace of mind.

Either because the future is uncertain, or because this marriage is not satisfactory after all, she does not have the shyness and joy of a new bride at all, it seems that what is being done now is just the most ordinary housework, but it is a little more grand, big Seeing this, the wife felt a little happy, and treated Qiniangzi even more pleasantly. She just talked to her about the origins of the Xu family's sisters-in-law and the backgrounds of their relatives, so that she could be the head of the family after passing through the house.

The newlyweds don't take it seriously, and the people in the house, etc., naturally don't show any joy. Ninth brother grumbles all day long, not only does not bring joy when he comes in and out, but sometimes there is a little anger. Seventh lady sees it, It is not without emotion in my heart.

It's hard to say whether her life would have been smoother without her younger brother, Nine Brothers.

However, she has never regretted having a younger brother called Ninth Brother. No matter how many shortcomings there are, he still thinks of himself wholeheartedly. Even after hundreds of years, how many brothers like this can there be?
At this point, if she can still think of someone she would like or not, the only one in the Yang family is Brother Nine.

The second lady came to see the seventh lady one day before she got married.

She wears a filial piety, although it has passed Daxiang and is about to get rid of her clothes, but it is still difficult to participate in the wedding, so she can only come to talk to Seventh Lady the day before.As usual, I had to meet the eldest wife first, and the two mothers and daughters had some private conversations, so the second lady brought the youngest son in to visit the seventh lady.

Xiao Shizi is four years old this year, but he already knows how to advance and retreat. He politely greeted Seventh Lady, and sat beside Seventh Lady, with his hands on his knees and his eyes fixed on him.On the contrary, it made Qi Niangzi very uncomfortable, and she didn't know how to treat him.

I had no choice but to find words to praise Second Lady, "Second Sister is really good at teaching."

When mentioning her son, Er Niangzi's face softened a little. "It's not his father's trouble. A four or five-year-old child is as restrained as a fourteen or fifteen-year-old."

She patted Xiao Shizi on the shoulder and said with a smile, "You don't have to act like this at grandma's house, just go down and play!"

Xiao Shizi's face was tense, he glanced at Seventh Lady, then at Second Lady with a little hesitation, then jumped to the ground and looked around, somewhat childish.

Seventh Lady heaved a sigh of relief, hugged Xiao Shizi and smiled, "Kiss Seventh Aunt?" With a helpless face, Xiao Shizi kissed Seventh Lady, and then Seventh Lady smiled and asked Li Xia to carry him down, "If you want to eat Let him eat more, it's rare to come to Aunt Qi to play here!"

Although she is not happy about having children, it is not that she does not love children.

The second lady looked at her entertaining the young prince, her eyes were full of tenderness, but there was also a little sentimentality.

He lowered his head and sipped his tea, and asked slowly, "Have you met Shiro and Goro?"

Wu Niangzi's twins were sent to Uncle Qin's mansion when they were only one month old. Uncle Qin is an old-fashioned person. Although he was forced to stay in office, he usually lives in the mansion to keep his filial piety. No one in the family is released. Walking around, the twins entered the Qin's house, as if they were in prison. In the past year or so, they were carried to the Yang's house to meet the eldest wife only twice.Usually, Xu's family is only visited by a few female relatives.

Seventh Lady came to visit with the eldest wife and met the twins a few times, and when she heard the second lady's question, she shook her head, "I met once in July, and they are very strong and energetic. "

The second lady's eyebrows were covered with a layer of haze. "I heard from my uncle that Shiro learned to speak, but he learned slowly."

The two children are already two years old this year, and they are already a week and a half old. The smarter children can speak long words at the age of one, and it is not uncommon for Seventh Lady to see them.However, it is not uncommon for those who develop late and only learn to speak in two or three weeks.

She was about to speak, but suddenly she came to her senses and understood Er Niangzi's scruples.

"Second sister means that Shiro's high fever—"

The second lady sighed, and turned to comfort the seventh lady, "Perhaps it's not necessary to think too much, even Shiro's usual actions are a bit clumsy..."

Seventh Lady let out a sigh of relief, "Does Mother know about this?"

"Uncle is just afraid that mother will be sadder if she finds out, but I think it's impossible to hide this matter. It will be worse if you wait until you pass the door." The second lady pulled her lips, "I also let you feel sad For the bottom line, fortunately they are twins, who is the older and who is the younger, in fact, it is still unclear... I told my mother just now—I am sad now."

Qin Niangzi didn't know what to say, so she smiled wryly for a long time, "Hey, maybe Shiro just spoke late."

The second lady responded in a low voice, lowered her eyebrows for a long time, and then said, "Although Shiro and Wulang are no different from your own sons, it's better to have a son beside you, Fengjia. I have been busy for a few years, and in a few years you will be older, and it will be even more difficult to have children, so don't be too shy after passing the door, just seize the opportunity."

Er Niangzi's words can be said to be heart-to-heart.

It is considered late for Seven Lady to get married. In modern times, a woman’s 20-year-old life has just begun. In Daqin, most of the 20-year-old daughters’ families have had one or two births. Naturally, they can’t survive the pain of childbirth. Two said.If Xu Fengjia is still so busy in the next few years, by the time he has time to have a baby, Qin Niangzi will probably be almost 25 years old, which is too late in Daqin.

She has always been bright and beautiful, even though the relationship between the seventh lady and the eldest wife is already awkward, the second lady's speech is still aboveboard, showing a sense of righteousness.

However, Qin Niangzi suddenly remembered the medicinal herbs sent by the eldest wife.

She smiled self-consciously again.

After living in a deep house for a long time, I really lost a little trust in human nature.

"Second sister, it's not like I don't know this truth..." She sighed a long time, "It's just that the second sister is not ignorant of Dr. Quan's words. For this kind of thing, let's just let it go. No matter how hard you force it, there is no fate." Also useless."

Second Lady's eyes darkened, she looked up at Seventh Lady, sighed again, and patted her on the shoulder.

"I'm sorry for you!"

For more than a year, this was the first time someone said such a thing to Qin Niangzi.

Qin Niangzi's eye circles were hot, she lowered her eyes, and smiled faintly, "It's useless to be wronged... Life, don't you want to live? Besides, the parents' arrangement is like this, so what can we do if we don't marry?"

Unbearable flashed in the second lady's eyes again.

"Wait a few months." She weighed her words carefully, "After taking off the clothes, I will definitely go to the palace to meet the queen. At that time..."

She didn't promise anything, but Seventh Lady already understood what Second Lady said.

She was reluctant about this marriage.

Of course, she also had reasons for her reluctance. She was a stepmother when she married her, and her first sister died for no apparent reason.

Of course, she can bury this reluctance deeply, or make it public so that everyone knows it, but Qin Niangzi feels that it is enough to reveal it faintly like this.

(End of this chapter)