Phoenix Indus

Chapter 33

Liu Linglan knew that Jin Yuyu was at the banquet and broke the news about Zhang Lanyue.I thought that Jun Xueqi would make a scene, not only to see her jokes, but also to take the opportunity to coax Jin Yuxuan into her room.Unexpectedly, after looking forward and looking forward with cold eyes, the front room was always quiet and there was no disturbance at all.

Liu Linglan was so worried that she reluctantly fell asleep, woke up the next morning, dressed up specially, and took the maid to the front room to say hello.Looking at the words and expressions, I saw that the husband and wife seemed to be fine, and they were still as close as before. Jun Xueqi was still in a good mood and asked her to stay for dinner together.

Liu Linglan was puzzled, but she couldn't ask her face to face, so she could only eat with her husband and wife with her thoughts.But I had something to worry about, so I didn't have the mood to eat it, so I just used it hastily, so I resigned and went to visit De Geer.

On the Golden Mansion's side, Madam Liu and Mrs. Liu arranged for the preparations for the New Year and the pick-up and delivery of congratulatory gifts in previous years, and it is still the same this year.

It's just that the hospitality and companionship sent to greet guests is different from previous years.In previous years, Mrs. Jin took Madam Liu and Mrs. Su, and then was accompanied by Mrs. Liu, who was the eldest grandson-in-law.This year, Jin Taijun specially called Jun Xueqi, and took her to sit beside her affectionately. No matter which family's family members came, they specially introduced the newly married third-granddaughter-in-law, and praised her a lot. Talk about it.

Mrs. Su was naturally happy that her daughter-in-law was valued by Jin Taijun. Although she was also puzzled about Jin Taijun's meaning, she didn't care about it because it was a good thing no matter what she thought.

But Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Liu couldn't sit still. Grandpa Jin liked Jin Yuxuan in the first place, and he always entrusted Jin Yuxuan to take care of important matters, and he valued him very much.And Jin Taijun now values ​​his newly married Jun Xueqi so much, and he is full of praise for this new granddaughter-in-law every day.

Such obvious promotion of Jin Yuxuan and Jun Xueqi made Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Liu feel urgent, uneasy and flustered about the continuation of the Jin family's future.

The New Year's Eve was thus spent in a festive, lively, and hectic manner. After the New Year's Eve celebrations were held on the morning of the New Year's Eve, all members of the Jin family went back to their courtyards to rest in preparation for the meeting after noon. Relatives and friends came to walk around.

The second day of the new year is the day when a woman married as a woman returns to her natal family to visit her relatives.

Everyone in the Jin family got up early and gathered in the flower hall in the garden. After having breakfast with Mrs. Jin and Mrs. Jin, they moved to the main hall to drink tea and chat, waiting for the three aunts who had left the court to come back. Visiting relatives, New Year greetings.

The second aunt Jin Yuxin who came back earlier was the second daughter of Mr. Jin's concubine.

Because Jin Taijun likes girls, the patriarchal ethos of the Jin family is not very heavy.The three aunts are all deeply loved by Jin Taijun, especially Jin Yuxin, because they are related by concubines, they were raised by Jin Taijun since childhood, and even their marriages were arranged by Jin Taijun.

Jin Yuxin has lived up to Jin Taijun's more than ten years of upbringing. Although she is a concubine, she has no sense of inferiority and weakness. She is very generous in her actions, dignified and elegant, gentle and virtuous. both.

It is enough for such a good woman to marry as the main mother, but because of her status as a concubine, she is inferior to the other two aunts of the Jin family in terms of marriage.With Jin Taijun as a matchmaker, he married the third son of a concubine who was the minister of the Ministry of War, and the Qinglong Major General An Wenxiu who is both civil and military.

The next one who came back was the great aunt Jin Yuxiang, she was the eldest daughter of Mrs. Jin, and she was the pride of Mrs. Liu.In the early years, Mrs. Liu dreamed of sending her daughter into the palace as a concubine, so she spent a lot of effort to raise Jin Yuxiang, hoping to become the emperor's mother-in-law.

Jin Yuxiang is also very competitive. Compared with her unpromising elder brother Jin Yuyu, she is more talented in managing the family and business, but it is a pity that she is a daughter.After Jin Yuxiang grew up, she was very assertive, seeing through the sufferings of the concubines in the palace, she was extremely disapproving of entering the palace.No matter how Mrs. Liu persuaded and reprimanded her, she just didn't nod.Both Mr. Jin and Mr. Jin liked her very much, so Mrs. Liu did not dare to force her into the palace.

Jin Yuxiang's life is considered good, although she did not enter the palace to serve the emperor, she still married into the royal family.Because she was favored by Princess Anle, she married the only son of King Anle.A year after getting married, Jin Yuxiang gave birth to a son.King Anle was very happy to have his grandson. After his grandson reached one year old, he went to the palace to ask for the seal, and gave the position of son to his son.Jin Yuxiang also became Prince Anle's eldest concubine, the future Princess Anle.

The last one to come back was Jun Xueqi's sister-in-law, the third aunt's grandmother Jin Yuting, the first-born daughter of Master Jin.Since childhood, she has been in love with sister Jun Xueqi, and is loved by her elder brother Jin Yuxuan, and also deeply loved by Jin Taijun.

The eldest aunt, Jin Yuxiang, was the matchmaker, and was chosen by Princess Anping, and married into the Anping Palace.After giving birth to a son-in-law, King Anping entered the palace to ask for the seal, and the position of Prince Anping's son was confirmed. Jin Yuting was promoted to Prince Anping's son-in-law, the future Princess of Anping.

The three aunts of the Jin family are considered top figures among the famous ladies in the capital, and even the empress dowager and empress admire them quite a lot.

Moreover, the three aunts married were all as handsome as a dragon among men, and they were deeply respected by all the officials and women in the capital.

The promotion of the Jin family's fame, status, and reputation also has their efforts and achievements.

In the evening, three tables of banquets were set up in the flower hall in the garden.Everyone was lively and happy, and had a real reunion dinner.

Grandpa Jin was even more happy, took out the famous wine that he had treasured for many years, and had a drink openly with his son, grandson and grandson-in-law.

That night, the three aunts and three uncles all stayed overnight in the Jin Mansion.

The next day, all members of the Jin family gathered together for breakfast again, and Mrs. Jin took his son, grandson and grandson-in-law to the big study in the outer courtyard to talk.Jin Taijun took his daughter-in-law, granddaughter-in-law and granddaughter again, drank some tea and talked for a while, and because of exhaustion, he went back to the Buddhist temple to rest.

Mrs. Liu ordered Jin Yuxin and Bai Shi to visit Aunt Wen, and then took Liu Shi and Jin Yuxiang back to the courtyard to talk about herself.Mrs. Su told Mrs. Deng to go back to the Yuyuan to prepare the decoction that Jin Yuwen would take after lunch, and then she took Jin Yuting and Jun Xueqi back to the Shuangyuan to talk about herself.

As soon as they returned to the main room of the Luyuan, Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Liu brought the second wife of the Jin family back, and Mrs. Jin and Mrs. Jin complained about Jin Yuxuan and Jun Xueqi's affairs at length.

Mrs. Liu complained bitterly again: "My dear daughter, look, look, there is no way for our eldest family to live here. Now this Jin family is the world of the second wife. I don't understand Now, your elder brother, the eldest grandson of the eldest son, doesn't pay much attention to the eldest grandson of the second wife. Your elder sister-in-law, the eldest daughter-in-law of a famous family, does not praise her, but instead praises a grandma who married into the family. I really don't know how grandpa and What does Taijun think, he is so old, and he does things so muddled. Fortunately, your father didn't bother to argue, but it made me anxious and angry day and night, worrying about our eldest family."

Mrs. Liu also added embellishments and said: "The ancestral property and ancestral property over there in Yongning are all managed by the second uncle's family. It must have nothing to do with our eldest family. The father-in-law and mother-in-law are generous, and they will not go with the second uncle. The family theory. Unexpectedly, the second uncle's family was not satisfied, and went to the capital to plan the family business here, which really drove our eldest family to a dead end. Good aunt, you can't just look at your mother-in-law like this I have been wronged with your eldest brother, so we have to help to think of a way. If our eldest brother wants to live with the second bedroom's face in the future, how will our eldest brother see people when we leave the gate of the Jin Mansion?"

Jin Yuxiang frowned and listened to Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Liu's complaints, secretly sighed at Mrs. Liu's confusion, but dared not speak out.I had no choice but to persuade: "As far as I'm concerned, it's better for mother not to worry about such leisurely things. The inheritance of the Jin family is decided by the grandfather, and even the father cannot refute it, let alone mother and me. At the age of the mother Although it's not big, it's not small, and it's better to take care of the house and take care of the house. Don't worry too much about the heir.

"Second uncle's family is also a sensible person. Even the third brother has always adhered to the etiquette and has never wronged the elder brother. Although since ancient times, it is said that the eldest brother is not the concubine, and the elder is not the young, but he must be able to support him. Get up. It’s not that I’m complaining about my elder brother’s lack of success, it’s just that the facts are there. My elder brother is about to celebrate his 31st birthday, but he still achieves nothing. He only helps the grandfather run errands every day, and he can’t take on any important responsibilities. Thanks to the elder brother I don't know how to make progress, I only know how to indulge in drinking and sex every day, and the reputation of spending time and drinking is well-known in the capital.

"Brother is so unsatisfactory. If the family business is handed over to him in the future, it will be ruined sooner or later. At that time, the mother and sister-in-law will suffer. Why don't you follow the grandfather's arrangement? The third brother is a business genius. In the past few years, I have taken on many important tasks, and I am well-known in this capital. The third brother is in charge of the family, and the family business can only be prosperous, and will never decline. At that time, will the second uncle's family treat our eldest family badly? The Jin family is one of the best families of big merchants. The second uncle's family also wants face and dignity. He and the third brother are not the kind of heartless and righteous people, so why does mother bother to trouble herself?"

One conversation made Mrs. Liu sit there, unable to open her mouth for a long time. Although she admitted in her heart that Jin Yuxiang's words were right, she was unwilling to just let it go. She also felt that Jin Yuxuan had wronged Jin Yuyu too much.

Seeing this, Mrs. Liu was very anxious, and asked her to hand over the position of future mistress to Jun Xueqi, but she was absolutely reluctant.Therefore, he sneered and said: "My aunt's words are chilling. My husband is the elder brother of my aunt's compatriots. My aunt doesn't think about her brother, so why is she speaking for my second uncle's family? Although there is something wrong with my husband, it is my aunt My brother, and even though he has passed thirty years of age, he is still young. As long as the grandfather gives the opportunity and patiently teaches the husband for a few years, the husband will naturally establish a career in the future, and he can really live forever Did nothing happen?"

(End of this chapter)