Your daughter's strategy

Sure enough, Concubine An asked Xu Miaoyun after asking Princess Furong and Xie Zhilan, "Is this Bo Rang's unmarried daughter-in-law? She looks really pretty."

Xu Miaoyun went forward to salute, and said: "The imperial concubine is absurdly praised, I dare not be a little girl."

Concubine An said with a smile: "Not only is she good-looking, but she also knows the rules. No wonder Bo Rang likes it."

Then I rewarded Xu Miaoyun with two purses embroidered with gold thread. Xu Miaoyun did not dare to relax at all, and thanked him respectfully. Even Princess Fangyu felt strange, and murmured in her heart, why is Xu Miaoyun so sensible, and she can't even pick faults. When she came out, Concubine An thought, she didn't seem to be as ignorant of the rules as Fangyu and Changning said, the gossip between you and me among the little girls can't be taken seriously.

Concubine An asked Tang Nannan and Tang Yanran again, and rewarded things as usual, and when they left the Yihua Palace, Xu Miaoyun found that not only she was secretly relieved, but also Tang Nannan next to her was relieved, so she couldn't help but secretly smiled.

Princess Taining secretly said: "The empress mother also wanted to meet you, who knows that it's just a coincidence, this time it's all over, and it's the same when I see you again after the Lantern Festival."

Although the words were vague, Xu Miaoyun still understood that no matter how favored Concubine An Gui was, she was also a concubine and a concubine. She rushed to summon a few girls in front of the queen, and according to the temper of the queen, she would definitely not follow behind to meet the girls Being overwhelmed by Concubine An, I have to wait for the next time, and I am afraid that everyone will think the queen is arrogant, so Princess Taining said this.

Xu Miaoyun secretly thought it was funny, but she didn't dare to show it, and left the palace safely.

After a trip to the palace, I got a gold inlaid jade nine-linked gadget from the Queen Mother.After getting two purses of golden beans from Concubine An, as well as a pair of gold hairpins, a pair of purses and a pair of gauze flowers that were later rewarded by the empress, Xu Miaoyun said it was a good deal, and went back to show it to Mrs. Xu. Mrs. Xu said with a smile: "Look, I just said that she has stabilized, and she has shown her original shape again."

The new year is lively and lively, and after the first day of the new year, there will be a steady stream of banquets.In the first year when the Xu family first came to the capital, not only did they gain a firm foothold, but they even settled down with several children and marriages. Coupled with the matter of Wang’s recognition of his son at the beginning of the year, everyone turned their hearts towards King Kang, so many people gave the Xu family Mrs. Xu picks and chooses the posts.Some went by themselves, some brought three girls with them, some gifts were delivered but no one arrived, and some simply refused.

Even Xu Jinghuan kept on spinning, going out in the morning and coming back in the evening.If it’s not this one, then that one, and most of them don’t want to go.Old Mrs. Xu is the most leisurely. Elderly people invited the theater troupe to sing two lively plays at home. I was tired of talking and laughing with the three granddaughters. Until the Lantern Festival, the emperor issued an order to invite Mrs. Xu and the Xu family Entering the palace to appreciate the lanterns, this is the time to get busy.

Mrs. Xu has a royal order.Dressing up has its own rules, and Mrs. Xu is also easy to handle.There will be no loss of etiquette, Xu Peining and Xu Miaoyun are not worried, only Xu Jinghan, if she goes, whoever's attention will be attracted by such an appearance, it's fine, if it's a dude, should it or shouldn't it?If you don't go, letting people know is another crime of deceiving the king.

The old lady Xu was very embarrassed, but Xu Peining comforted her: "It's not like Jinghan has never met anyone before, many people know it, and it's not good not to go this time, just go generously, with such a beautiful three You should be proud of your granddaughter going there."

Mrs. Xu was teased like this, but it was nothing more than that.

The three sisters were wearing the same pink dresses and gold collars with their names engraved on them. Standing there, they were indeed very eye-catching.

Even Concubine Kang was stunned when she saw it, and kept praising Mrs. Xu for being blessed, let alone others. There are also those who are jealous in their hearts and only whisper behind their backs, and Mrs. Xu accepts them calmly.

As a result, it was widely spread, and everyone knew that the Xu family had a granddaughter who looked like a fairy, and even the queen mother and empress called people to come and talk to her.

The queen mother had met Xu Miaoyun before, so she pulled Xu Peining and Xu Jinghan to talk, and the queen pulled Xu Miaoyun to question her. She liked it very much. The queen mother asked the old lady Xu: "How did you train such a smart and lovely granddaughter? See you?" I think Miaoyun is good, and now these two are better, the Ai family is really envious."

Seeing Xu Peining's calmness and calmness, and Xu Jinghan's dignity and elegance, the queen couldn't stop nodding: "It's just good looking, the important thing is to understand the rules, it's really rare."

The old lady Xu said modestly: "The Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager praised her absurdly. They are small, so there is no way to forbid them to praise them." She said so, but she was very proud of herself.

This time after the Lantern Festival, the three sisters of the Xu family are well-known in Beijing. Whoever brought it up did not mention it. Knowing that there is only one Xu Jinghan in the Xu family who is not engaged, they all turned around to ask about the marriage. Mrs. Xu rejected them all. But he joked with Mrs. Xu: "If the old lady doesn't speak, I'm afraid the threshold will be leveled."

The old lady Xu said: "You are a mother, why do you ask me what I mean? I didn't like any of them. It was not because of Jinghan's appearance that I wanted to marry back and restrain my son from seeking flowers and asking Liu, but because of Miaoyun and Pei. Ning's marriage, I want to rely on my brother-in-law to climb up."

Mrs. Xu was also dejected, and went to Xu Jinghan's room. Xu Jinghan was sitting at the desk copying Buddhist scriptures. Mrs. Xu was curious and said, "How do you copy this?"

Xu Jing served tea to Mrs. Xu with a smile, and said, "Didn't Grandma want to talk about going to see Aunt Cao? When the time comes, take a Buddhist scripture to go, so I can talk about it."

Mrs. Xu smiled and said, "You are still careful."

Xu Jinghan pursed her lips and lowered her head to smile, revealing a section of her snow-white neck. When she looked closely at her figure, she was already well-proportioned and graceful. Mrs. Xu's heart would also be moved when she saw it, let alone her beautiful face. If she was born 30 years earlier and sent to the palace, where would there be a place for Concubine An, she would definitely look back at Bai Meisheng with a smile, and the six palaces are colorless.

Mrs. Xu sighed secretly, took Xu Jinghan's hand and said: "Recently, you know that many people have come to propose marriage. The old lady is afraid that you will be wronged. See if this one doesn't work, and that one is not satisfied. You are a sensible person, so you don't have to." Ashamed, tell me what's on your mind? I can make up your mind for you."

Although Xu Jinghan is a concubine, she has an outstanding appearance.But Mrs. Xu did not suppress the concubine's heart. Firstly, the Xu family had few children, and each of them was treated as a treasure.

Xu Jinghan's mother is also Mrs. Xu's dowry maid, but she is unlucky. She left within a year after giving birth to her daughter. Xu Jinghan was watched by Mrs. Xu growing up, but she couldn't tell when she was young.The older she got, the more outstanding her appearance was, and Mrs. Xu felt a little terrified when she saw it.

After hearing this, Xu Jinghan didn't feel shy or at a loss, but became more calm: "I listen to my grandmother and wife."

Mrs. Xu said with a smile: "This is a major event in your life, even though it is the order of your parents. It can only be done if you are willing."

Only then did Xu Jinghan show a bit of bewilderment: "I haven't thought about it."

Mrs. Xu said: "In the past few days, there are high-ranking and poor families who come to propose marriage. The high-ranking families have rich clothes and good food, but they also have unspeakable difficulties. The poor families have a harder life. But you are more comfortable, but you You also know your appearance. You can’t be suppressed by a small family, I’m thinking about finding you a powerful husband, and ordinary people don’t dare to think of you, what do you think?”

Xu Jinghan was stunned and didn't say anything.

Mrs. Xu saw it, and went to Xu Peining in private: "I see that she seems to have someone in her heart, hello, you sisters. Ask in private, if it is similar. It's fine to follow her heart." Xu Peining agreed.

The two sisters talked privately behind closed doors, and Xu Peining didn't beat around the bush, and said directly, "You've fallen in love with Yang Minzhi," still in an affirmative tone.

Xu Jinghan was stunned, and Xu Peining said unhurriedly: "Don't ask me how I know, I can guess how much you care about Aunt Cao, and you suddenly fell in love with Lian Liu Gongquan, The second elder brother said that Yang Minzhi practiced Liu Gongquan's calligraphy very well."

Xu Jinghan's face flushed instantly, and she was speechless.

Xu Peining sighed, and said, "Do you think grandma might agree to this marriage? Yang Minzhi is promising, but he is an illegitimate son. For the benefit of us, we can win over Aunt Cao. Yes, we can marry you. Grandma will be the first to refuse!"

Xu Jinghan's face turned pale again in an instant, and Xu Peining said: "The Yang family is a quagmire. If you marry Yang Minzhi, you are bound to fall into it. You are a noble family, and your children are not up to date. You don't know how many dirty things you have done. I know, grandma loves you and won't let you be entangled in all kinds of bad things."

Xu Jinghan couldn't bear it and said: "Sister, don't talk about it, it's just my wishful thinking, I never thought about such a thing, marriage is a big deal, I will listen to my grandmother." Sadly.

But Xu Peining remembered an incident when she was a child. At that time, Miaoyun was still young, and her family had just moved to Hangzhou, and they were not used to the life in Jiangnan. Miaoyun cried every day, so her grandmother and mother put their minds on Miaoyun. .

Jing Han was not acclimatized and was not feeling well. She was afraid of causing trouble to the family so she just kept silent, but she lost a lot of weight. If it wasn't for the care of the second brother, she found that she ate less than one meal, and asked someone to invite a doctor. , I'm afraid she still has to endure it.

Xu Jinghan is such a soft-tempered person, afraid of causing trouble to others, she bears with herself when she is wronged, which makes people feel distressed and angry.

Just like this marriage, if she told her it was impossible, she would swallow her breath and say that she had listened to the arrangement of her elders. If Miaoyun had changed, she would have said the same thing earlier, and even if she didn't make sense, she would have taken it out of reason.

Crying children have sweets, Xu Jinghan is such a silly child who doesn't know how to cry and act like a baby.

Xu Peining sighed and said, "Can't you learn from Miaoyun? It's your marriage after all. That being said, it doesn't matter if grandma has other ideas. Why don't you talk to grandma, maybe grandma will agree? "

Xu Jinghan hesitated: "I dare not say, and this is just my wishful thinking, Yang Minzhi...he doesn't know anything."

After all, Xu Peining had many ideas, and said: "Nowadays there are many people who come to propose marriage, and grandma will definitely not agree immediately. I think of a way to get someone to pass the letter to Yang Minzhi's ears, and see his reaction. It’s you, if there’s no movement, it’s hard to say.”

Xu Jinghan hurriedly said: "Don't tell me, sister, I am busy with my eldest brother's marriage recently, Yang Minzhi and my second brother are getting close, and my second brother is so smart, what if I find out?" Xu Peining said: "Don't worry, It's up to me."

After the first lunar month, Mrs. Xu began to discuss the marriage of Xu Run'an, because she married the eldest daughter of the Xie family. The Xie family is not only the royal family, but also the mother's family of the queen mother. This marriage is bound to be a grand affair. one game.

Mrs. Xu heard from Nurse Xu that Mrs. Xie entered the palace and begged the Queen Mother for grace as soon as she entered February.The queen mother gave Xie Zhilan a white jade Guanyin as the head of the dowry. As a result, the queen also admired the jade bonsai of plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum, which was placed on the second lift.

Mrs. Xu was afraid of losing face, so she talked about welcoming her relatives: "There is Jing Huan, the literary champion, and I want to add another martial arts champion, who is both civil and military."

Mrs. Xu said with a smile: "Wu Zhuangyuan won't succeed, but Jing Huan said that the king of Ancheng County will follow. That's enough. Originally, Zhang Sa was invited, after all, he was older, but he and Xie's family It's a cousin, and I want to make a fuss at Xie's house."

Mrs. Xu said with a smile: "I've been busy for the past two days, just wait for my daughter-in-law to come in. I can relax now."

Mrs. Xu also nodded with a smile, looking forward to her daughter-in-law.

The wedding date was set in mid-March, and Xu's family ordered a large amount of sea cucumber, abalone, scallop and shark's fin at the dry goods shop early in the morning, just as they were preparing for the wedding, Xu Peining and Mrs. Xu arranged the new house together.Xu Jinghuan took over the job of finding a cook to start the stove. Xu Jinghan's handwriting is good.Responsible for writing wedding invitations to my family.

Only Xu Miaoyun, she wanted to help, everything was assigned, and she couldn't intervene, so she had to go to see Xu Run'an's wedding dress, the bright red silk was slippery to the touch, and the cuffs and neckline were matched with pressed maroon and gold Wire.Embroidered with a cloud pattern, it looks very luxurious.But it is not ostentatious, which is in line with Xu Runan's gentle and elegant temperament.

Xu Miaoyun looked at the eldest brother who was wearing a wedding dress, and was very reluctant to part with it: "After the eldest brother gets married, he can't be called the eldest brother."

Xu Run'an laughed: "What's the name?"

Xu Miaoyun tilted her head and said, "I want to call you sister-in-law's husband."

All the maids serving around laughed, and Xu Run'an also laughed: "You girl, you are trying to say that I married a wife and forgot my sister, right?"

Xu Miaoyun giggled: "I dare not."

Xu Jinghuan's new house is located in Huanfang Pavilion, which is a small courtyard with three entrances. After the new year, Mrs. Xu asked people to re-paint the walls and re-arrange the blue bricks in the courtyard. It is very clean. Neat, now is the season of a hundred flowers blooming, there are a lot of flowers and plants, it looks very lively.

The old lady Xu was very satisfied, and said: "The Xie family really measured the size of the house in the front and back three yards. By then, the bride's dowry will be full. Do it in a lively manner.”

Mrs. Xu said with a smile: "Don't worry, the old lady. From the day of giving the dowry, two suona troupes have been invited to play in different shifts. They will sing for two days in a row and keep it lively."

The day to make the bed is coming soon, the Xie family sent to make the bed is a cousin of Xie Zhilan, she speaks very frankly, and compliments the Xu family a lot, Xie Zhilan's dowry is also packed full of 120 liters, all black lacquered furniture , Neatly, the dowry box is a big red mahogany box painted with gold and color, with auspicious patterns such as a hundred sons and a thousand blessings painted on it, among other things, the dowry box alone can be used as a family heirloom.

Mrs. Xu also felt that she was honored, and she came forward to reward the dowry with 20 taels of silver bills in each of the red envelopes. Everyone didn't know it at the time. When they went out to see that there were 20 taels, they couldn't help but praise the Xu family. Big hands.

The Xie family felt honored when they found out, who wouldn't want to have a generous in-law, not for the money, but just for the sake of looking good.

On the day of the day, the three sisters of the Xu family were in charge of entertaining the young girls from various families who came to congratulate them. Mrs. Xu and Grandma He greeted the female guests. Xu Jinghuan, Prince Ancheng, He Bingshu, Dong Zicheng, Wei Ya and a group of young talents escorted him to Xie's house to welcome his relatives.

Among other things, just looking at the battle of welcoming the relatives makes people very envious. A new champion, a grandson of the emperor, a grandson of the old man, and two upstarts this year, all the way from Xu's house to Xie's house It's enviable to walk.

When Xie's bride got on the sedan chair, Xie Yushu, Xie Yuwu, and Zhang Sa pressed the sedan chair, all the way to Xu's house, firecrackers rang all the way, and the sprinkled red paper reflected half of the sky in the capital. Such a lively and happy event lasted seven or eight years. gone.

When talking about this marriage at the beginning, Mrs. Xie was actually very reluctant. She felt that even though the Xu family had a solid foundation, it was not long before the reunion. She was afraid that the Xu family only took a fancy to the rich and powerful of the Xie family, and was also afraid that Mrs. Xu and Xu's family would be in love with each other. The eldest lady is not good at talking.

But later I heard that Xu Jinghuan had won the first prize, and I met him by chance. He was handsome and suave, a handsome young man, and he matched Xie Zhilan like a golden boy and jade girl. Mrs. Xie was moved.

After seeing Mrs. Xu a few times, I felt that she was gentle and easy to talk, so I was more willing.

But Xie Zhilan didn't want to. She has always had her own ideas since she was a child, and she also understands that her parents are the ones to make decisions about marriage. At the beginning, she said that Mr. Xu said that she fell in love with Xu Jinghuan, so Xie Zhilan asked her brother Xie Yushu to inquire carefully, and she was unwilling when she came back. Well, living with such a shrewd person like Xu Jinghuan, you have to be careful when you sleep, it is too tiring, the old lady Xu is very worried, and she hesitates about the marriage. Later, she met Xu Runan, handsome and elegant as Xu Jinghuan, but a Knowing the cold and hot, with a gentle and honest temperament, she suddenly thought again. Princess Tuokang went to talk, but it hit it off, and the Xu family also fell in love. The Xie family is both a scholarly family and an honorable relative. Xie Zhilan is gentle and generous , is material to be a good wife and mother, tell Xie Zhilan, Xie Zhilan is also willing. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)

ps: I am a lovely manuscript box, the author took the civil service exam today, and went happily after the exam, okay?