The Red Mansion is so charming

Chapter 81

To say that the only thing that troubled Mother Jia during the whole new year was that the daughter of the Liu family was going to enter the palace.

There are karma and chance encounters in this life, and when good luck comes, it can't be stopped. On New Year's Eve, all the wives come to the palace to congratulate them.Liu Guogong's daughter-in-law was suffering from a cold, so the old lady brought her granddaughter, the lady who was about to enter the palace, to congratulate her.At the banquet, Mother Jia really didn't pay much attention to the appearance of the young lady from Duke Liu's family, but within a few days, news spread that the emperor had taken a fancy to this girl.

Jia's mother remembered clearly that the emperor's ass never left the dragon chair at the night banquet that day, and Liu Guogong's family and their people from the Rongning Second Mansion went out of the palace together. Bridge section.

Then why is it that a girl from the Liu family is a noble concubine when she enters the palace?

I think it was just a female history back then in Yuanchun.

Today's Duke Liu's Mansion is not as good as Rongguo Mansion!

Jia's mother suspected that Liu's family had some kind of scheming, so she wanted to ask Mrs. Wang to clarify.

The second wife smiled wryly: "My daughter-in-law also thought it was a heavenly beauty! But who would know it when she saw it, it's nothing ordinary, even the mandarin ducks around the old lady are probably a hundred times better than her."

Yuanyang blushed, "My wife will make fun of us, how can I compare to your concubine!"

But Jia's mother knew that Mrs. Wang was not a joker. Since she said so, the lady of Liu Guogong's family must be ordinary.However, it doesn't make sense, everyone knows that although Xiaozong worked hard to govern, he preferred beauty, and all the three thousand beauties in the palace were as beautiful as flowers.

Just like Zhou Cairen, who was known as the most beautiful Liugong back then, but stumbled all the way down, isn't he just a talented person?
It doesn't make sense to say that Xiaozong chose that woman as his concubine because he valued Liu Guogong's family background. Could it be that the combination of Rongning and Ningfu is not as good as Liu's family?

Mrs. Wang was also puzzled, "Old Ancestor, do you think His Majesty intends to reuse Liu Guogong? If so, the girl from the Liu family is the greatest enemy of the Empress!"

Mother Jia thought about it, and what the second daughter-in-law said may not be unfounded. In the past two or three years, Xiaozong wanted to reform several times, but the first one who opposed it was the Supreme Emperor.Xiaozong had a big hat on top of his head, seeing that the old emperor had a strong body, the emperor was in a hurry.

Although this is disrespectful, Xiaozong cannot reform the law if the Supreme Emperor is not dead.

Unless the old forces agree with the new monarch's proposition, no matter how unhappy the Supreme Emperor is, he cannot interfere with the overall situation.

On the fourteenth day of the first lunar month, Mother Jia took Mrs. Xing and Wang and many girls to Liu Guogong's mansion happily.The Liu family and the Jia family are family friends, although they are not related by marriage, but when Jia Daishan was alive, he and the old man of the Liu family were classmates, and later served as officials in the same dynasty, so their friendship is not bad.It's just that Jia's mother and the old lady of the Liu family had some quarrels. After Jia Daishan left, the two families only had a relationship of friendship and did not have much interaction.

Liu Guogong's Mansion is located in the west of Ping'an Avenue, and its scale is far smaller than that of Ning Rong's Second Mansion. However, if you look in from outside the wall, you can see halls and pavilions, towering and magnificent, and a garden behind, trees and rocks, full of affluence and majesty.

The eldest wife of the Liu family came out to greet Jia Mu in person to show her importance: "Ancestor, are you in good health? I haven't seen you for half a year, and the old ancestor is getting more and more energetic!"

Jia's mother smiled from ear to ear: "Look at this mouth, the person who said it is not sweet in his heart? It's strange that your mother-in-law is rosy all day long and has nothing to worry about. She has such a pistachio like you by her side, so she doesn't forget any troubles." off the side!"

The eldest wife of the Liu family took Jia Mu's forearm and pointed at the two wives Xing and Wang with a smile: "The old ancestor is running on me! No matter how sweet my mouth is, I can't compare with the two wives in the house. Our old lady always talks about it every day. , Your ancestors have a good vision, the two daughters-in-law are the first-class virtuous women in the capital, and they always tell us to do everything according to your family!"

The eldest wife of the Liu family praised her sincerely, but Jiamu heard ridicule.

Wang Xifeng is not only Madam Xing's daughter-in-law, but also Madam Wang's niece. If these two were virtuous women in the capital, then Wang Xifeng's viciousness would not cause trouble in the Jinluan Palace.

But Mother Jia didn't intend to show any embarrassment, this was like another fight on the battlefield, if she softened a bit, the opponent's arrogance would become a bit arrogant.

Mother Jia patted the hands of the eldest wife of the Liu family, and asked quietly: "I heard from our second daughter-in-law that the emperor will announce your girl to the palace after the next year? Is the news accurate? Do you want the concubine Yuan to take care of things in the palace first?" !"

The eldest wife of the Liu family kept nodding, her face was full of gratitude: "The old ancestor came into the house and said!"

Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Xing, who were walking side by side, exchanged suspicious looks unconsciously. Judging from Mrs. Liu's tone, there seems to be something hidden?
At this moment, Mrs. Xing's surprisingly stupid mind also began to spin rapidly, trying to fish for something in troubled waters.

The Liu family is different from the Jia family, the old lady Liu has passed away long ago, but their old lady does not intend to move out of the main courtyard.Her son Liu Fang and her daughter-in-law didn't dare to say anything, and they took money from the official fees every year to repair the old lady's yard.

When Jia's mother and Mrs. Liu met, they were very close. Anyone who saw it would think that the relationship between the two dukes' houses was very close.Mrs. Liu praised Sanchun again and again in front of Jiamu, and when she saw Daiyu, Baochai, Baoqin, and Xiuyan, she felt a little uncomfortable.

"Old sister should have brought these girls to our house to visit relatives. If I hadn't invited them, I'm afraid you would have hidden a few girls at home!" Old lady Liu looked at Mother Jia with half anger and half anger. .

Jia Mu laughed loudly: "It's not that I'm covering it up, it's the sisters who are shy!"

The third aunt of the Liu family held Daiyu and Baochai on her arms, and the eldest wife of the Liu family took Xiuyan and Baoqin, and kept nodding their heads in praise.A maid from the family had brought a meeting ceremony. Li Wei and Li Qi knew that they were not the protagonists, so they stood obediently at the end, but Shi Xiangyun talked non-stop next to Mrs. Liu.

Not long after, a banquet was prepared in the back, and the third aunt of the Liu family smiled and said: "Mother, I love the character of these girls in my heart, why don't you ask me to take them over to play, and let the girls in our family see the glory The bearing of the ladies of the Guofu!"

Old lady Liu laughed and scolded: "You monkey, don't frighten the ladies."

For a while, the younger generation left the cabinet, and there were only two old ladies Bing Xing, Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Liu's family left in the house.

"Old sister, you were a happy person when you were young, and I don't speak ill of you in front of the wise," Old Madam Liu sighed, "The emperor appointed the second girl to accompany him in the palace, but we didn't know what to do."

Jia Mu laughed and said: "Sister is confused, this is a great happy event, you only teach the second girl to learn etiquette, and from now on, she will abide by the palace rules, so she will be safe and sound, how can there be no bottom line!"

"Oh, old sister, it's not as easy as you said!" Old lady Liu looked hard.When her daughter-in-law saw that she couldn't hide it, she got up and went to the inner suite, and pulled out a girl of sixteen or seventeen.

Jia Mu hurriedly looked at it, but after seeing the girl's appearance clearly, Jia Mu couldn't help being disappointed.

This girl is really very ordinary.His face was a bit dark, although a lot of balm was applied on it.With a high nose bridge and high cheekbones, it is hard to hide his meanness.The only thing that stands out is a pair of big watery eyes, which can be embedded in this face. It can't help but make Jiamu feel pity.

Mrs. Liu and her daughter-in-law had a panoramic view of the expressions of Jia's mother and the others. They were very blocked, but they still forced a smile: "This is our second girl, and her maiden name is Caiwei. Caiwei, give it to the Jia family quickly." Greetings from the ancestors."

Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Wang hurriedly supported Liu Caiwei, and Jia's mother smiled and said, "I can't afford it. The second girl will be a noble person from now on, so we should show respect."

Old lady Liu waved her hand and dismissed her granddaughter.There was no one in the room to answer the conversation for a while, Old Madam Liu could only bite the bullet and said: "Old sister doesn't know something, our family is going to send our daughter to the palace to serve His Majesty, but the one who was chosen was not Caiwei, but the big girl. When I entered the palace on the thirtieth year, my daughter-in-law fell ill, and the eldest girl insisted on staying to take care of her mother, so I had no choice but to take Caiwei with me. There is no trace of whereabouts, so whoever thought that the emperor named Caiwei. The family of Nao My son was terrified, thinking about it, the old sister is well-informed, and the concubine Yuan is a celebrity in front of the emperor."

Mother Jia observed coldly, and Mrs. Liu's restlessness did not seem to be faking, which showed that the Liu family was really confused.

"Could it be that the reputation of the eldest lady in the mansion has long been spread into the palace, and the emperor mistakenly regarded the eldest lady as the second lady? To be honest, there were so many people at the banquet that day and night, and some people may have lost their eyes for a while."

"Hey, I was afraid of this, so I secretly asked Eunuch Dai. It's not a mistake. The emperor wants to choose Caiwei."

Can the Liu family not be in a hurry!They are not afraid that Caiwei will fall out of favor after entering the palace, it would be strange for this second girl to be favored!They were afraid that the emperor would find fault with Caiwei on purpose, and they would blame Liu Guogong's mansion.

Mother Jia soon realized what the Liu family was worried about.

"Old sister, although we were a little bumpy when we were young, you have to help us now! You must know that four princes and eight princes have always shared honor and disgrace. If the emperor makes things difficult for the Liu family, your Rongguo Mansion will not be able to escape!"

Not to mention how Mrs. Liu used all her skills to ask Jia Mu for help, but the third aunt took a group of people to the Guangsha behind to have a banquet.This third aunt was a widow living in her natal family, and because she had no children, she treated her mother's nieces as her own.

The ladies of the Liu family don't usually have the chance to go out, and they don't have a brother like Baoyu who loves to hang out in the inner house. Today, when I suddenly saw many ladies of the same age, all of them were better than them, I didn't feel jealous, but I was happy.In addition to Jia Baoyu's nonsense, the ladies of the Liu family heard that Daiyu and Baochai were very talented in writing, so they hurriedly sent people to fetch pens, ink, paper and inkstones, and insisted that everyone keep their calligraphy treasures.

Xiuyan knew that she didn't have that ability, so she leaned back and sat alone by the window on the second floor to look out at the scenery. From this angle, she happened to have a panoramic view of the main courtyard gate of Mrs. Liu.

"Sister Xing, why don't you go and have fun?"

Xiuyan rushed to the people with a smile: "Sister Caitiao, sit down!" There was a long wooden bench in front of the window, and Xing Xiuyan made way to the side, "If I embroider flowers, I still have some confidence, if I change I want to write poetry, but it's hard for me!"

The person who came was the eldest lady of the Liu family, Liu Caixie who was supposed to enter the palace that day.

(End of this chapter)