Jiangshan is the betrothal gift

Chapter 48 Encountering Sudden Mutations 5
"I don't work hard at all. My daughter and son are being raised and taught by my wife. The girl is well-educated and beautiful, and my son has a bright future. Look at the people I joke, I will have a son and daughter-in-law in the rest of my life, so beautiful."

"Yes, better days are ahead." Rui Yi said softly.

Are people going to be appointed?

If she accepts her fate, will she enter the palace according to her father's wishes?

But what about after entering the palace?
There is no future at all, if he is good, he will be favored for a few years, and if he is lucky, he may have a child. When the emperor dies in the future, he can only die alone in that cold royal family.

Why should she live such a life, sacrificing herself for the good life of others?
Jiu Yiniang resigned to her fate because the eldest lady is a person of rules, as long as you obey the rules, you will have a good life.

She wants to accept her fate, but there is no one above her who talks about the rules.

Speaking of which, she was born as a lady of the Hou family, but her life is not as comfortable as Jiu Yiniang's.

Jiu Yiniang chattered a lot, seeing her daughter's tired face, let her rest well, and couldn't bear to make her tired.

After Jiu Yiniang left, Rui Yi fell into a deep sleep, still thinking about whether he should be appointed or not in his sleep.

About Xiaoqingshan, Ruiyi rotted in his stomach, and never mentioned it to anyone.As the weather got colder, her health also improved, and then Ruifang's marriage was formally settled, and the housekeeper invited a matchmaker to come to propose marriage. Although the three matchmakers and six hires were not as beautiful and prosperous as Ruihua Ruiming's time , but it is also well-stocked.

There was happiness in the family, Rui Yi also recovered from his illness and went out for a walk, and the whole Hou Mansion was full of joy.

Ruifang's marriage has been finalized, and the wedding date will be in March next year, which is officially a good day when spring is warm and flowers are blooming.Because Ruifang has always behaved very well, before winter, she sent the eldest lady a complete set of jacket skirts, as well as sleeves for wiping her forehead and warming her hands. With great sincerity.

On the day of the winter solstice, Ba Yiniang came back from Zhuangzi.

When Rui Yi saw Ba Yiniang, he was taken aback, and since he hadn't seen him for a few days, Ba Yi Niang had grown old a lot.

When Jiu Yiniang saw that Ba Yiniang came back, she sighed at Ruiyi and said to Qian, "It's really pitiful. It took only a few months to shed a layer of skin."

"Finally I'm back, I'll be fine after a few months of raising her." Rui Yi looked at Jiu Yiniang and said, afraid that Jiu Yiniang would be soft-hearted and do something stupid again.

"I have a few boxes of beauty cream in my place. I sent two boxes to her later. It's a pity that I can't see anyone with that face."

"Ba Yiniang has taken care of her face, and she is going to argue with you again, aren't you angry?"

"It's not interesting if there's no one to argue with. It's not interesting at all. Those little girls who just came here are respectful when they see me. It's not fun at all."

Ruiyi: ...

After the winter solstice, the weather is getting colder and colder. When the new year is over and the spring begins, if her marriage is still not settled, I'm afraid there will be a draft.

Day by day, Rui Yi found that he no longer had the anxiety of the previous days, wondering if he was brainwashed by Jiu Yiniang's appointment.

If His Royal Highness King Qi really doesn't like her, the Marquis of Shun'an can't just put her face on it, can't he?Da Furen and Ruihua would definitely not pave the way for her with such a smiley face, so she tried her best, but if there was no result, she could only be appointed.

After Xiaohan passed, it snowed in Kyoto, and the news of the emperor's illness also came out, and the Marquis of Shun'an became a little nervous.

Before, it was only said that it was a bit cold, but after more than ten days, it was reported in the palace that King Shen and King Hui were vying to fulfill their filial piety in front of the imperial court, and they almost had a big fight.There was also the scandal of Concubine Ru and Concubine Yun competing to serve each other and causing a mess, and the capital was really lively for a while.

The Holy Majesty's poor health is not a matter of the past two years. He has been addicted to alcohol and sex all the year round, and his insides have already been hollowed out. Now he is just holding on.Now this disease, I don't know if I can survive it. It is because of this that there will be changes in next year's draft, or the marriages of the girls, and they are already busy.

Ruifang's marriage in the Marquis of Shun'an has already passed Ming Road, and the second wife of Ruilan's marriage has also started to prepare, at least to complete the number of steps first, so that the status is settled, and most of the peace of mind.

The marriage of Ruifang and Ruilan has been settled, and Ruiyi is the only one left in the entire Shun'an Hou Mansion.Everyone knows that Da Furen loves Rui Yi very much, and now they can't help but guess, wondering what kind of good family Da Furen will choose for Rui Yi.After being ill for a while, it was rare for Rui Yi to calm down, and he really felt like resigning to his fate as Jiu Yiniang said.

The palace was very lively, the emperor did not establish a heir, and the empress died young and did not leave any direct children. Since then, the emperor has not established a heir.As a result, the princes fought more and more fiercely.King Qi has only been back to Beijing for a long time, and I heard that King Shen and King Hui are vying to win him over, and I also heard that King Qi was assassinated several times.

Everything is based on rumors. The high walls in the palace blocked the inner and outer worlds. People outside couldn't see what was going on inside clearly, and people inside didn't have time to watch the people running around outside.

Ruiyi is just a little girl among all living beings, and it is not her turn to worry about military affairs, and the Marquis of Shun'an is not an important official in the court.At this time, the only worry for Marquis Shun'an was where he should stand in line, and what the lady was worried about was if there was no news from King Qi, what would happen to Rui Yi's marriage?
After Laba, the eldest lady frequently went out to be guests. There were many girls in the Marquis of Shun'an's family and many in-laws, plus relatives and old friends, friends of three or five, the eldest lady was not busy going around.Gradually, news came out, saying that the eldest lady kept going out as guests, but in fact she went to see her for Xiang Ruiyi.

Naturally, Rui Yi also heard such rumors, but the eldest lady didn't say a word, so she didn't ask a word, but she couldn't help feeling uneasy.Seeing the eldest lady's appearance, Rui Yi gradually understood in his heart that maybe there is no possibility of King Qi's side at all.It can't be said that she is sad, she is just looking for a future for herself.It's just that there is a life-saving grace in the middle. When I think about what happened on the top of the mountain that day, I always feel a little different.

After winter, the first heavy snow fell on the ground like goose feathers when Shengshang's health improved greatly. The Fan family of An Guogong's mansion held a snow appreciation banquet, and invited the eldest wife, the second wife, and several sisters of Ruiyi to come and have fun.

Rui Yi was sitting opposite the eldest lady, and she heard her say: "Since I got well last time, I seldom go out for this item, this time I just went out to get some fresh air."

"Yes, I listen to my mother." Ruiyi said with a smile, could she still say no.

Then I heard the eldest lady say again: "The new winter clothes I gave you last time are still on your body, right?"

There is a rule in the Clothes Mansion throughout the year. Because of her illness, the eldest lady specially took out her private house to make Rui Yi two extra clothes.Even the jewelry is extra, Ruiyi has always been favored by the eldest lady, this kind of subsidy is not once or twice, even if everyone has something in their hearts, they dare not say it out of their mouths.

"Not yet, my daughter wants to wait until the Chinese New Year to wear it." The clothes are also specially made for guests when they go out, and they are usually worn at home, and the clothes that Rui Yi usually wears at home are designed to be comfortable and comfortable, and the clothes are all made loose.The clothes to be worn when going out as guests must be in line with the status of the Hou Mansion, exquisite, beautiful and luxurious.

The eldest lady smiled, looked at Ruiyi and said, "Yesterday your elder sister sent a letter asking if you are okay. She can't go out now, so you can go and see her in two days." Reassure her."

When Ruihua was mentioned, the smile on Ruiyi's face became brighter, "It's really my fault for making big sister worry about me, and I have to make amends when I see her later."

The eldest lady also laughed, asked Rui Yi a few more questions, and asked her to go back and rest.

After returning to her own yard, Rui Yi asked Ling Xiao and Mu He to take out the two new clothes that Da Furen had made for her before.One was a brocade-embroidered skirt with begonias all over the place, trimmed with sharp white fox fur, and the white fur set off her skin, making it more and more white as jade.The other is a lavender hang silk jacket with a pattern of folded branches and plum blossoms. The jacket on the front is inlaid with jade buttons, and the cuffs are inlaid with three layers of piping, which is very luxurious.

The exquisiteness of the clothes is all about the embroidery on the top, and these two clothes she used are not Suzhou embroidery but Hunan embroidery techniques.The thread used in Hunan embroidery is unique. Before embroidery, the embroidery thread should be soaked in special water, picked up later, and after the water dries, wrap it in bamboo paper to wipe it, so that the silk thread is smooth and smooth and not easy to fluff.Hunan embroidery is extremely fine and even surpasses Suzhou embroidery, so it is called "wool fine embroidery".For her two clothes, the embroiderers' wages are very considerable, and the four embroiderers have worked for half a month, which shows that they are meticulous.

The eldest lady specifically mentioned letting herself wear one of these two clothes, and then remembered that the eldest lady went out frequently these days. Could it be that something related to her marriage really happened at the snow appreciation banquet in the Duke An's mansion?
Feeling worried, Rui Yi asked the two maids to hang up the clothes and iron them, and specially picked out a matching cloak to match them.Rui Yi brought over the dowry box again, and inside it was a set of pearl jewelry sent by the Da Furen a few days ago.

Looking at this set of pearl jewelry, Rui Yi wondered if the eldest lady had heard about Jiu Yiniang giving her pearls.The set of pearl jewelry sent by the eldest lady is complete from the buwan on the head, the pendant on the ear, and the bracelet on the wrist, and there are extremely rare golden pearls inside.After looking at this set of jewelry, he put it out alone, and said to the two girls: "Use this set when you go out."

At night, there was another heavy snowfall, and this time the snow feast was truly worthy of its name.

In the morning, Ruifang, Ruilan, Ruiyue and Ruiyi all met in the Da Furen's courtyard. When they met each other, when they saw the set of clothes and jewelry on Ruiyi's body, everyone was obviously stunned.Even Rui Yue was a little unhappy, she, a daughter of the second wife, was overwhelmed by Rui Yi, her face was as dark as it could be.

Ruifang has nothing to be jealous of now, she smiled and praised a few times, and said to Ruiyi: "This set of jewelry is beautiful, and the pearls are fine, but these few golden pearls are extremely rare."

Rui Lan's eyes fell on Rui Yi's body with complicated expressions, they were both concubines, but they couldn't even match Rui Yi's tail.Just looking at the embroidery, you can see how difficult this outfit is. The whole set of pearl jewelry would cost several hundred taels of silver, compared to her dowry, which was only 5000 taels each.But she only has one set of jewelry, which costs hundreds of taels of silver.

Rui Yi smiled faintly, "A few days ago I was sick and was bedridden, and my mother was afraid that I would be unhappy, so she specially found this out for me to enjoy." Believe it or not, there is always something to say on the surface.The Da Furen gave it, is it something she can do without?

(End of this chapter)