in spring

Chapter 197
Ju'er was overjoyed, and suddenly caught a glimpse of Chunying and Shi'er standing by the table. The former had already read the contents of the letter, and couldn't help but panicked: "You... When did you come in?"

Ten'er smiled and replied: "Just now I heard my sister laughing happily here, so I came here out of curiosity to see what a good thing it is? Listen to what my sister said, and make us happy too?" The subordinate secretly pinched Chunying a handful.

Chunying gritted her teeth slightly, and asked with a smile, "What do you mean by Erjia Biography? Is it the number one in Erjia in this department? That's really remarkable, but the acquaintances of the master and wife during their lifetime?"

Ju'er bit her lip and did not speak, Aunt Qing wiped away her tears, walked over and said: "It was an official whom the master befriended in the past, and his eldest son was awarded the second-class biography. He knew him since he was a child, so before As soon as he heard that he was going to Beijing for the exam, the second master asked someone to inquire about it. Now that he is in high school, we are also happy for him. Do you want to cut new clothes for the lady? Have you seen it? How is the material, color and texture?"

Chunying and Shi'er looked at each other, and replied very cooperatively: "I have already seen it, and the material is not bad, but the color is too bright. I thought that the lady might not like it, so I asked them to re-select and send new materials." Come on, the sewing room hasn't let up yet." Shi'er added: "They said it was the old lady and the wife who confessed that the young lady usually dresses a little too plainly, and she was keeping filial piety before, so she dressed plainly to be polite. Xiao Xiao, young girls should wear some bright clothes. But the young lady has always disliked too many flowers on the fabric of the clothes, and we are arguing with those people."

Aunt Qing nodded: "Be more polite, I originally lived in this house, even though they are relatives, it's better not to disobey the master's wishes too much. If the sewing room sends more materials, you can just accept them. Tell them, let’s make the clothes ourselves, so we don’t need to work on them. Think about it yourself, if you think the material is not good, just pay the money and ask our family to buy it outside.”

Chunying agreed, gave Shi'er a wink, and retreated out.The two didn't talk much, and hurried towards the direction of the room.Ever since Nanqi got married, Shi'er moved in to live with Chunying, so it was convenient for him to whisper.

Turning the corner and about to enter the door, Chunying caught sight of an emerald green figure standing in the opposite corridor, leaning against the pillar behind the corridor and looking towards the upper room. She took a closer look and found that it was Dong'er with faint eyes. , seems to bring a trace of unwillingness.She was puzzled, thinking that she had made a mistake, and was about to see more clearly, Dong'er suddenly noticed something, glanced over, glared at her, then turned and went back to her room.

Chunying frowned, and when she heard Shi'er urging herself, she entered the room and closed the door.

Shi'er pulled her to sit down, and quickly said: "I see that the person who sent the letter is probably Mr. Gu. He seems to be quite talented? What does Erjia Biography mean? It sounds better than the second young master. Much stronger?!"

Chunying smiled and said: "Those who passed the exam are divided into three tops. The top one is the top pick, the second place and the third prize. The second top biography is the top two. In fact, it is No. 4. The second young master has more than 100 top three. That's the difference." It's not a star. I remember my aunt mentioned before that Mr. Gu is only a little older than Miss Biao, and his family is also from a scholarly family. He can be called the first in high school at his age. , can be called a very good young man."

Shi'er was overjoyed: "So, he's not a poor man anymore? Coming to propose marriage to Miss Cousin, isn't that enough?"

Chunying thought for a while: "Enough is enough. I remember that his father seemed to be an official in another province, at least he was a magistrate or something. Mr. Gu was born in an official family, and he has a reputation. It is enough to be a lady. And My aunt seems to have made an appointment with the master of the Gu family to get married." But there is no formal agreement, so I don't know if it will work or not.

Shi'er heaved a sigh of relief, and threw his whole body on the bed behind him: "This way, I can feel at ease. Such an official family, no matter whether they have money or not, is not much worse than our Hou's family in terms of family status. This Mr. Gu himself Better than the third young master, I just hope that the old lady will nod and promise Miss Biao to him, and I don’t have to worry about it every day, for fear that Miss Biao will fall out with the old lady and the wife, and it will hurt us.”

Chunying nodded: "I was still wondering why Miss Biao kept silent? She is already a filial piety, and she has lived in this mansion for a long time. She is not afraid of procrastinating any longer. The old lady will give her and the third young master A wedding? It turns out that she was waiting for Mr. Gu's scientific examination results. That's right, if he didn't open Enke this year, he would have to wait at least two more years for Young Master Gu to be awarded a Jinshi, and it might be too late."

Ten'er propped up his upper body with his hands, and blinked at her: "Chun'er, I realize that you know more than I do? This matter about Young Master Gu... where did you hear about it?"

Chunying was startled, and then laughed a few times: "Is this... I heard someone say it before... It's been so long, I almost forgot..."

Shi'er made a face at her: "You little hoof, you've been hiding so many things from me!" But she didn't ask any more questions, jumped out of bed, and reopened the door, "Aunt Qing told us to go get the What about the material, hurry up!" He turned his head and squeezed his eyes, and said in a low voice: "It would be better if the color of the material is brighter, why don't we just get a few more bright red ones? And bring back more silk threads of various colors? It's time to find some festive embroidery patterns." Chun Ying snickered and pushed her out the door.

After the scientific examination, there was a wave of wedding craze in the capital. Most of the grooms were famous students. Some of those recruited as son-in-laws thought that their status had improved, and they disliked their fiancées who had never seen the world in their hometown, sent a letter of divorce, and begged Miss Qianjin in Beijing.Some people can't understand it, some people feel jealous, and some people go to sue without resentment.All of a sudden, the whole capital city became lively.

Amidst this excitement, the marriage of the second young master Li Chang was also put on the table.Although Grand Master Liang was not very satisfied with the ranking of his future son-in-law, he finally had the qualifications to be an official. As long as he found a way to find a fat job for his father, Li Zhang, and arranged one or two trustworthy staff members, he would be released for a few years. Can be a big help.Even if it doesn't help much, it's good to respond to Li Zhang.Thinking of this, Grand Master Liang soon asked his son to come to urge the marriage.

Although Li Chang was also happy to be able to marry a beautiful woman back home as soon as possible, but he still felt a little uncomfortable being forced like this.Lord Hou didn't say anything, he went around the eldest son-in-law Prince Jing's mansion, and when he came back, he announced that he was going to hold a wedding.

Because Li Chang is a concubine, Lord Hou didn't intend to make a fuss, but ordered his family to set up twenty tables of banquets for the sake of him just in high school.It took a long time for the people from the Liang family to increase the number to thirty tables with difficulty, but the number of guests invited was somewhat discounted. Of the princes, county kings, princes and nobles and six high-ranking officials who had originally agreed to invite, only Prince Jing and his wife and several close relatives, plus those who have good relations with the Hou Mansion in Jingzhong but have titles but no real power, and all the relatives and friends of the Liang family are entertained by the Liang family themselves. Treat.

In order to form this family relationship, the Liang family endured their anger and went back.Aunt Hua managed to gain popularity with her son, and was about to show off, when she was doused with cold water and cried for a long time in front of Lord Hou, but was kicked out by him. Li refused to come out.After hearing this, An's heart was overjoyed, and she brought her trusted girl over to express her condolences.

Chunying is still quietly doing needlework in the small courtyard, occasionally cooks and makes snacks, or trains a few little girls, and chats with Shi'er in her spare time, only thinking that what happens in the house is gossip that has nothing to do with her , but also easy.When I was alone, I worried about Hu Fei, who hadn't heard from me for a long time, and when I thought of Zhou Nian again, I was startled for a while, and the days passed smoothly.But not long after, a letter came from her family, saying that the date of Uncle Lu's marriage had finally been fixed, and it would be ten days later.

Long before the second young master Li Chang participated in the palace examination, Lord Hou realized that the situation of the eldest son was not good. He had always loved this child and was reluctant to let Li Jing suffer, so he found a way to entrust someone to donate a hundred dollars to Li Jing in the banner guard. household.The ancestor of the Hou Mansion of the Qing Kingdom was originally a general, but it was only passed down for several generations, and he no longer holds military power, but he still has some honor in the army, so the action of Lord Hou is quite smooth.Eldest young master Li Jingping got an official position in vain, but accelerated the pace of family separation. Most of the family members who were trusted by him were sent to the new house, including Qing Ning who was next to the eldest grandma.

Chunying hadn't seen Qing Ning, and rarely contacted her second uncle, so she didn't know the news of the wedding until now, and she was a little flustered. Fortunately, the gift was prepared early in the morning, and on the day of the wedding, she specially asked Huo Yi After asking for leave, he went out to attend his uncle's wedding banquet.

Uncle Lu's wedding is naturally not comparable to that of the second young master, nor can it compare to the splendor of Wang's "former" manager marrying his granddaughter.However, they set up four tables of wine in the courtyard of Lu's house to entertain relatives and family members of the Hou family whom they had been friends with on weekdays, and set up two tables in the house for female guests.Lu Yougui greeted the steward of the mansion, borrowed the west wing for a few days, cleaned it up and entertained the bride, and then invited a few female guests to accompany the banquet, and when the banquet was over, he let the young couple go back to their small courtyard.

The banquet outside was extremely lively, Second Uncle Lu was persuaded to drink one cup after another, but he continued to drink happily.The atmosphere in the room was also very lively, there was an endless stream of persuading people to drink, even Chunying was poured twice, Qiuyu blocked it for her sister angrily, instead she made fun of the female guests, pointing at Lu Renyi on the table outside to joke, She was so ashamed that she picked up the jug and was about to pour it, and there was a commotion at the banquet.

Ping'an and his wife also arrived today, and Mei Xiang, who is married as a married woman, is more and more beautiful, her whole face is radiant, her clothes seem low-key and inconspicuous, but Chun Ying has a sharp eye and recognizes that they are all newly-launched good materials, the workmanship is excellent, and the jewelry is also She was new, and people who didn't know her thought she was the young mistress of a rich family. They knew that she was doing well and were happy for her.

Mei Xiang rolled her eyes, looked over, smiled slightly, and beckoned her to sit over, and asked her about her current errands, Miss Biao's temper was good or bad, but it was just a few chats, and after a while, she said that she was drunk and wanted to sit down. Borrow Chunying's room to rest for a while.

Chunying didn't suspect him, so she hurriedly welcomed her into the room, twisted a wet handkerchief to wipe her face.Mei Xiang took it casually, then pulled her to her, and asked her seriously: "Chun'er, let me ask you, you work for Miss Biao, did you notice... what's wrong with her?"

Chunying was a little surprised: "Not right? What does this mean?"

Mei Xiang hesitated for a moment, then said cautiously: "It's nothing, just someone mentioned it in front of the wife, saying that... Miss Biao is writing privately with people outside the house, which may hinder her marriage with the third young master. The wife is worried that it will If there is a scandal, ask someone to quietly go to the second door to inquire. If there is nothing wrong, it is naturally the best, if something really goes wrong, you and Shi'er have to be more vigilant!"

Chunying was taken aback, and quickly asked: "Sister, do you know who is chewing tongues in front of your wife?" Mei Xiang remained silent, Chunying rolled her eyes, and said in a slow tone, "What did you say? Who is slandering behind the scenes? Ms. Biao usually communicates with the outside of the house. The young master of the Huo family has a letter every few days, and his second wife often sends people to greet him. Besides, the housekeeper of the Huo family I have something to report, so it’s not easy to report it in person, it’s all sent in by letter. The old lady and Lord Hou also know about these things, how can the wife think it’s a scandal when she’s doing well?”

Mei Xiang breathed a sigh of relief when she heard the words: "If this is the case, it would be great. Originally, I have nothing to do with Miss Biao's affairs, good or bad. I am just worried that you and Shi'er will be implicated. Similar people, Miss They have made a big mistake, at most they will be scolded a few times, locked at home and not allowed to see anyone, but the girl who waits below will not end well." After a pause, he lowered his voice again: "No matter what, you go back and say One word, be careful about everything, now the second door is full of wife's eyeliner, it's not as convenient as it was when Mr. Wang was still there. Our husband and wife don't want anything to happen. Most of the outer courts are managed by Ping An, and three people are involved in it. Young master, if you make a scene, everyone will be ashamed. However, the wife is the most upright person, and she has never tolerated things that have to be done according to the rules. You should pay more attention to yourself. "

How could Chunying not understand?He hurriedly thanked Mei Xiang solemnly, made a plan in his mind, and found out a pair of excellent jasper bracelets that Huo Yi had previously awarded, saying that they were "specially picked for my sister as a birthday present", Mei Xiang smiled and tapped her forehead, Putting the bracelet into his sleeve, he went back to the banquet outside to eat wine.

Chunying gritted her teeth secretly. Originally, as long as Mr. Gu came to propose marriage and Miss Cousin's marriage was certain, there would be no disturbances. At this juncture, where did Cheng Yaojin come out? !
(End of this chapter)