Phoenix Indus

Chapter 4

The Jun family was still in the period of filial piety, so the old mother who lost her son and the young wife Jun who lost her husband naturally didn't want to be lively, so the Jun family was deserted and quiet, and passed this New Year.

As soon as the new year is over, the second anniversary of Jun Yili will not be far away. Thinking of his son and husband who died of illness in his prime, plus the news that Jin Yuxuan's concubine, Aunt Liu, has good news from Jin Manor, she has just recovered from a serious illness. Not long after, Mother Jun and Mrs. Jun were so sad that they fell ill on the bed.

Aunt Jiang took her nanny and maids to wait on Mrs. Jun day and night, while Jun Xueling took her nanny and maids to wait on Mrs. Jun. Dare to have the slightest negligence.

Jun's mother and Mrs. Jun fell ill again, and the heavy responsibility of being the head of the Jun's family naturally fell on Jun Xueqi's shoulders again.Jun Xueqi, who was only 14 years old in a few months, had to take on heavy responsibilities again, taking care of all the family affairs and preparing for the second anniversary of Jun Yili's worship ceremony.

Now, all the servants in the Jun Mansion have seen Jun Xueqi's way of housekeeping, and Mrs. Jun, who usually talks about old feelings, fell ill again, so all the servants tightened their nerves and handled their errands cautiously , for fear of causing disaster, she would be kicked out of the house by Jun Xueqi or sold out.

Under the management of Jun Xueqi, the worship ceremony for the second anniversary of Jun Yili passed without any surprises and in a safe and sound manner.From the beginning to the end, he did not lose the dignity of the Jun family, nor did he neglect the relatives and friends who came to worship.

Those who have close contacts with the Jun family all praised Jun Xueqi for being sensible and capable, and the wives who have children who have not yet discussed marriage, also pulled Jun Xueqi to talk about things, intending to be with Jun Xueqi after the completion of filial piety. , I am fortunate to be able to ask Jun Xueqi to be my daughter-in-law.

Even Jun Xuewen, who came back to pay homage to his father with a sick body, felt that this little sister had grown up, and was both happy and envious in her heart. Fortunately, the Jun family had such an intelligent and capable young lady as Jun Xueqi, who could accompany mother Jun and her father. Mrs. Jun's side, to share their worries and relieve their labor.

The return of Jun Xuewen also improved the condition of Jun's mother and Mrs. Jun, but although their spirits improved, they still needed to take medicine for recuperation, but the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law could already get out of bed and walk around.

After breakfast this day, Jin Yuxuan went out to help Jun's family check the shops to see if there were any stewards or buddies who didn't have eyesight, who deceived the Jun's family that there was no man in charge, and they were tampering with the Jun's business Or those who are greedy for Mo Jun's property.

After all, Jun Xuewen came out of the pavilion, it was impossible to stay in her natal family for a long time, and she was reluctant to leave her natal family, so she sent Jin Yuxuan out, changed her clothes, and took the maids to the winter courtyard to pay her respects to Jun's mother. The well-to-do Mrs. Jun was also there, and the three of them were sitting together drinking tea and gossip.

Because Jun Xueqi is now promising, and it is already a matter of family affairs, Jun Xuewen remembered her eventual success, and asked with a smile: "Third sister is very important now, look at the two cities of Wenning and Yongning. They are all from Ba Chen'er. The eyes of those Taijun wives are almost red at this father's sacrifice ceremony, and they can't wait to hire the third younger sister. The third younger sister has both talents and looks, and the husband-in-law will have to choose carefully. I don't know if there is a match between the ancestor and the mother?"

In fact, Jun's mother had considered Jun Xueqi's marriage when she was planning Jun Xuewen's life back then, and saw that there were only two mothers, Liu and Wu, in the room, and they were not outsiders.Furthermore, this matter still depends on Jun Xuewen's leading the way, so she didn't hide it anymore, and replied with a smile: "I have fallen in love with Jin Siye, but I don't know if Qi girl has this blessing."

Mrs. Jun didn't know that Mother Jun had such thoughts, so after hearing her words, she was as shocked as Jun Xuewen.It's not uncommon for sisters to marry brothers since ancient times, and I don't think there is anything wrong with Jun Xueqi marrying Fourth Master Jin, besides, they are of the same age.It's just that Jin's parents have moved the capital for many years, and only occasionally show up in front of relatives and friends when they come back to worship their ancestors. Why did Jun's mother think of him in choosing and choosing?

Mrs. Jun and Jun Xuewen are both women in a deep house, and they have long practiced the ability to be calm and calm in situations. Although they were shocked in their hearts, they didn't show it on their faces.

Therefore, Jun's mother didn't notice the abnormality between the two of them, and she just laughed alone: ​​"Master Jin is now the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and my aunt is also the princess of Prince Anle, and Fourth Master Jin is as obedient as his father. In the future, he must also obtain fame and become an official in the court. Although he is the second son of a concubine, he is still the son of an official family. It is a good match with the background of a Qiyatou merchant lady, not to mention that they are about the same age. It's just that our family doesn't come and go with Jin's family very often, although I have this idea, but I don't have much confidence."

After finishing speaking, he took Jun Xuewen's hand and stroked it gently, and said with a kind smile: "This matter still depends on you and your in-laws to discuss and discuss, see if you can help make this marriage possible. You are sisters In the future, if you can really be sisters-in-law, it will be a great thing, and there will be mutual support in the Jin family."

Although Jun Xuewen has not been married to the Jin family for many years, she knows what she should know. Furthermore, although she and Jin Yuxuan cannot be called affectionate, Jin Yuxuan still respects his first-law wife very much. She has explained everything to her, so she is aware of the tense relationship between Jin's first house and the second house.

It's just that Jun's mother has already stated her plan now. If she refuses the matter in person, one is afraid that Jun's mother will be frustrated and her condition will worsen, and the other is that Mrs. Jun is here. I don't want my step-sister to marry well, and thirdly, it's a matter of the Jin family, so it's hard to talk about it, because the family's ugliness must not be publicized.

The old Jun Xuewen didn't express his intentions either, and just replied with a smile: "Don't worry about the old ancestor, the granddaughter will discuss this matter with her mother-in-law when she returns home, and ask her to help her to come up with an idea. When there is news, the granddaughter will come back and tell the old ancestor and mother."

Jun's mother nodded happily, and because she was worried that Jun Xuewen would get angry with that Liu family again, she took out most of her life's experience and a lot of reasoning, and even persuaded and asked Jun Xuewen to talk for a long time, It was not until lunch time that Fang let her go back to have lunch and take a nap.

After Jun Xueqi took care of the affairs of the mansion in "Ju'an Hall", she went back to Tingyu Courtyard to rest, waiting for lunch, when she heard Yueling say from outside: "Master Biao has come in." She hurriedly got up and went out to greet her.

Jin Yuxuan is Mrs. Jun's nephew, and Jun Xueqi is a cousin, and she is ten years older than Jun Xueqi, so she dotes on this cousin who is as old as her own sister.When I didn't welcome Jun Xuewen together, as the young master of the Jun family, I would come here with my mother and younger sister every year for a month, and accompany my younger sisters Jin Yuting and Jun Xueqi to go crazy every day, for fear that the two Jiao Didi's daughter had an accident at home or hurt herself.

Because of Jin Yuwen's poor health, he could not inherit the family business, so Jin Yuxuan has always been trained by Master Jin as an heir. He has been exposed to the shopping malls like battlefields since he was a child, and has developed a mature, steady, wise and indifferent personality.The only ones that he can hold in his hands like treasures are his younger sister Jin Yuting and cousin Jun Xueqi, so he always buys this and gives that to their cousins ​​in different ways.Later, at the order of his parents, he married Jun Xuewen and came in. This was his cousin and sister-in-law, so he loved Jun Xueqi even more.

As a young master, Jin Yuxuan has been in and out of Jun's house freely since he was a child, and when he grew up, Jun's house did not move out to avoid leisure. He said, what he was like when he was a child, and what he was like later, plus the folk customs of this dynasty are open, The requirements for the difference between men and women were not very strict, so no one in Jun's family prevented Jin Yuxuan from entering the inner courtyard, it was just that the elder brother came to visit his younger sister again.

It is precisely because of the above that the people in Jun Xueqi's yard are used to calling Jin Yuxuan "Master Biao". Even if Jin Yuxuan later married Jun Xuewen and became the eldest son-in-law of the Jun family, he still couldn't change his name. Still shouting "Master Biao, Master Biao".

When Jun Xueqi went to pay her respects to Jun's mother in the morning, she knew from Jun Xuewen that Jin Yuxuan had gone out to check the shop, and when she heard that Jin Yuxuan came to visit her, she knew that she must have bought something good for her.He was in Tingyu Courtyard where he lived again, and there were no outsiders, so he didn't put on the airs of a rich young lady, showing his mischievous childlike disposition, and hurried out of the main room.

Shui Ling, who was asking Jin Yuxuan to sit down and was busy pouring tea, saw Jun Xueqi's eager and excited face, smiled and joked: "My dear miss, you are now the head of the Jun family anyway, why are you still talking to me?" Like when I was a child, when I saw Young Master Biao coming, I rushed out to ask for gifts. I am not afraid of spreading jokes and making people laugh, if the stewards know about it, how can I obey Miss. "

After hearing Shui Ling's joke, Jun Xueqi couldn't help blushing with shame, straightened her expression, straightened her dress, and walked towards Jin Yuxuan gracefully, saluting politely, and said with a wry smile: "Greetings to elder brother-in-law, The eldest brother-in-law went out to help check the shop today, it was really hard."

Seeing this, Nanny Shen, Yue Ling, Shui Ling and the younger Xiang Yu and Xiang Xue couldn't help laughing.

Jin Yuxuan still sat calmly at the stone table, drinking tea, and looked Jun Xueqi up and down. After a long while, Fang nodded with satisfaction and said, "Well, the third lady of the Jun family really lives up to her reputation. The etiquette is comprehensive."

After finishing speaking, he opened the paper bag containing pickled plums on the table, and looked at Jun Xueqi with a smile in his eyes, with a shrewd and calculating look in his eyes.

Jun Xueqi naturally guessed what Jin Yuxuan meant, her teeth were itching with hatred, and she couldn't bear to part with her favorite pickled plums, so she had to thank her and salute, and said with restraint: "Qi'er is young and greedy, and it's really disgraceful to bother my elder brother-in-law. Sensible, I also ask my eldest brother-in-law not to be as knowledgeable as Qier because of Qier's young age, and I would like to thank my eldest brother-in-law for her love."

After saying that, without waiting for Jin Yuxuan's intention, he quickly stepped forward, grabbed the paper bag, sat on the stone bench opposite Jin Yuxuan, held the bag, and happily ate plums.

With this move, Nanny Shen and the others who were accompanying her couldn't help laughing again, and even Jin Yuxuan couldn't help but smile wryly.

While eating pickled plums and drinking tea, Jun Xueqi asked nonchalantly, "Father's sacrifice is over, are elder brother-in-law and elder sister going back to Yongning?"

Holding the teacup, Jin Yuxuan nodded silently, and then continued to drink tea.

Jun Xueqi had long been used to Jin Yuxuan's temperament, she nodded her head clearly, and then quietly ate plums and drank tea, thinking about the things that had been on her mind, she seemed a little absent-minded.

Seeing this, Jin Yuxuan thought that there was something troublesome about Jun's family, so she couldn't open her mouth to ask. Seeing that it was almost time for lunch, she drank the tea in her hand, got up and straightened her clothes, and said, "It's almost time to eat." It's time for lunch, so I won't bother you, you are in charge of the Jun family now, and you have a lot of troublesome things to worry about, so don't work too hard, take care of yourself."

Seeing that he turned around and was about to leave, Jun Xueqi couldn't suppress the things she had been pretending to do all the time, she hurriedly got up and asked, "Cousin, is that Liu family really that good? Is it better than Big Sister?" ?" Seeing Jin Yuxuan turned around to look at him again, the courage in his heart was finally vented, and he vented again, so he could only bite the bullet and said softly: "Since that Liu family entered the door, I often heard that the eldest sister Ill, I am sick today, I will get better tomorrow, and I will be sick again in the future, which makes people worry about it. I heard from my mother that Aunt Liu is happy again, so I am worried about my eldest sister..." At this point , I don’t know what to say anymore.Seeing Jin Yuxuan staring at him closely all the time, he was afraid and regretted in his heart.I also understand that such a matter should not be asked by a girl who has not left the cabinet.

After a while, Jin Yuxuan only left a sentence "I know what I know", and left without hesitation.

Jun Xueqi, who had exhausted all her strength, was also frightened by what happened just now, and sat down on the stone bench. After a long time, she calmed down the panic in her heart, got up and took pickled plums, and returned to the main room.

(End of this chapter)