The famous book tour starting from the Red House

Chapter 141
Having said that, Xue Baochai paused for a moment, then smiled wryly, "Mom also said that our family background is just like that. In the eyes of those rich and powerful, even if my brother became an official, they still think that we are from merchants and cannot stand on the stage. Don't you forget, what did uncle say a few days ago?"

Without waiting for Aunt Xue to respond, Xue Pan said, "It's my younger sister who can understand, and that's our own uncle! Thanks to him being able to speak out, he even asked my sister to be a concubine for someone else, and this person is clearly looking for My trouble. My sister wants to enter the door of others, so it will be a good thing."

"At least the younger sister is married by the emperor, and she is still a concubine. She is better than a concubine. Besides, with the appearance of my younger sister, Prince Mu will definitely like it. When I give birth to a son and a half in the future, I will beg him. It is not difficult for my younger sister to be promoted as a side concubine."

"Brother, why do you say everything outside, and you are not afraid of being laughed at by others?" Xue Baochai blushed, and hurriedly stopped Xue Pan.

I don't want Aunt Xue to listen to Xue Pan's words, but suddenly figured it out, and agreed,

"Girl Bao, I don't think your brother is talking nonsense this time. I just thought about it. That Mu Shizi is familiar with your brother. We have met him before. He looks really good. It doesn't seem like you will suffer if you marry. It would be great if you can be promoted as a side concubine at that time."

After finishing talking to her, Aunt Xue turned to Xue Pan again, "You turn around and ask someone to move Bao girl's dowry out of the warehouse, let's see if we need to add something, after all, she is entering the palace, so we can't let others You underestimated our family."

Xue Pan nodded seriously, "That's right, we must let my sister go out in a good manner."

Seeing that the mother and son talked more and more outrageously, and they all talked about the dowry, Baochai was so ashamed that she didn't know what to do, so she stamped her feet, turned around and went away, simply out of sight and out of mind.

On the second day of February, the Huachao Festival, just after dawn, the Lin Mansion began to get busy. The housekeeper Lin Quan commanded the servants to be busy everywhere in the mansion. Sometimes the main hall would be cleaned again, and later he would go to the back kitchen to check. I am afraid that the prepared dishes are not good.

Lin Ruhai specifically asked the yamen for leave today, and now he was standing under the eaves of the main hall, watching the servants busy around.Thinking that today is the day of my daughter Jiji, I can't help but think of Jia Min again.He said softly, "Min'er, today is the day of our daughter Jiji, if you are still here, you will be very happy..."

Seeing the tears in his master's eyes, Lin Quan knew that he must have thought of his wife again.After hesitating for a while, Lin Quan walked up to him, and softly replied, "Master, the second grandma Lian of Rongguo Mansion is here."

Lin Ruhai wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, took a deep breath, "Please hurry up."

Not long after, Wang Xifeng came in with Ping'er, the two bowed to Lin Ruhai first, Wang Xifeng asked, "Uncle Lin, am I not late?"

"It's not too late, your aunt is gone, and there is no one in charge of the Houzhai. Today is all up to you." Lin Ruhai responded with a smile.

Wang Xifeng kept humbly saying, "Whatever uncle said, it is my honor to help uncle and sister Lin. When I came, the old lady told me that she would be here soon, so my uncle can rest assured that he will definitely entertain those who come today." Those female relatives."

When Lin Ruhai heard her talking about Jia Mu, the smile on her face faded immediately, and then she pointed to Lin Quan, "Okay, then please. If you need anything, just tell Butler Lin."

Wang Xifeng responded, confessed to Lin Ruhai, and went to the back house to visit Daiyu first.Looking at the back of her leaving, Lin Ruhai sighed. He originally planned to invite the wife of Li Jian, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, as the guest of honor today.But Daiyu begged softly, saying that her grandmother had raised her and loved her very much when she was in Jia's house. He couldn't stand his daughter's pleading, so he had to agree to let her make up her own mind.

Otherwise, he would never have invited Mother Jia to visit. The Wang family had only apologized verbally for harming Daiyu before, and he did not take the Lin family seriously.

At six o'clock in the morning, Lin Ruhai stood outside the main hall, welcoming the male guests who came to watch the ceremony.And Jia Mu is in the back house, waiting for the female guests to watch the ceremony.

Lin Ruhai welcomed the male guests to the east side of the main hall, motioned to Lin Quan, Lin Quan waved his hand, and then the music began to play.

After a while, Mother Jia brought the female guests from the back house to the main hall, arranged the female guests to sit on the west side, and she herself came to the head of the main hall to sit.

Lin Ruhai got up and came to Mother Jia, saluted, then turned to face the visitor, cupped his fists and said, "Today, my daughter and Ji, thank you all for your kindness, Lin is very grateful." Then he ordered the servant in front of the screen to say, "Miss, please come out. Thanks everyone."

As soon as he finished speaking, the praiser Tanchun came out first, washed his hands, and took his seat on the west steps.Then Daiyu came out with Xiangyun, went to the venue, faced south, and bowed to the guests.Then face west and sit on the mat.Tanchun combed his hair and put the comb on the south side of the mat.

Jiamu got up and came to Daiyu. Si Xiangyun offered Luopa and hairpin. Jiamu chanted the congratulatory speech loudly and said, "On the auspicious day of the month, I will start to add yuan clothes. Abandon your young ambitions, and follow your success." Shoukao Weiqi, Jieer Jingfu." After reading the congratulatory speech, Jia Mu combed Daiyu's hair and tied it, and then Tanchun symbolically straightened Daiyu.After everything was over, Daiyu stood up and bowed to the guests.Then Daiyu came to the main seat again, knelt down and kowtowed to Lin Ruhai, "Thank you, my daughter, for your father's kindness in nurturing you."

Lin Ruhai helped his daughter up with a smile, "Okay, my son has grown up today, I am very happy to be a father."

Daiyu thanked her with tears in her eyes, and with the support of Tanchun and Xiangyun, she walked towards the back house.After they left, Mother Jia nodded to Lin Ruhai, beckoning the female guests to also go to the back house.

When all the female guests arrived at the hall of the back house, Wang Xifeng rushed up to greet them, and together with Jia Mu invited Concubine Zhang and Concubine Nan'an to the upper seat, and invited the other female family members to sit down according to the size of the order.Then a girl from the Lin family came in and brought hot tea and cakes to everyone.

After everyone sat down for a while, Daiyu walked in, wearing a light red skirt, accompanied by Tanchun and Xiangyun.Now she has grown up to look like an adult, and after two years of careful conditioning, she has long since disappeared from the inadequacies of the past, only her delicate appearance remains, she suddenly looks like a fairy in the heavenly palace, indescribably graceful and graceful, as picturesque as poetry.

Concubine Nan'an looked at Daiyu, smiled and sighed, "Tsk tsk, I've seen the world too. I haven't seen such a girl with such a mark in these years. Now it's cheap, Mu boy."

Daiyu thanked her shyly. Concubine Zhang pulled Daiyu to her side with a smile on her face, and proudly said to Concubine Nan'an, "It's useless if you envy her any more. Now Miss Lin is my granddaughter-in-law."

Concubine Nan'an pointed at her and complained to Mother Jia and the others, "Look at her, she's thrown me, a matchmaker, over the wall before she's married."

Everyone in the room laughed when they heard this.Seeing Daiyu's more and more iconic appearance, Jia's mother regretted that Baoyu was not blessed, but she still said, "My grandson-in-law is also very brilliant. The two of them are just like men and women, and they are a match made in heaven."

As soon as she said this, all the female family members in the room who came to watch the ceremony echoed her voice, making Daiyu ashamed, her face burning like fire.

When it was busy, she saw a girl running in from the door. She looked at the group of people in the room, and was stunned for a moment.It was still Wang Xifeng who was clever, and called her to his side and asked, "What's the matter?"

The girl hurriedly saluted, and replied, "Someone is coming from the palace, the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager want to convey the decree to the girl."

Hearing her words, the room was silent for a moment, and it was Concubine Zhang who said, "Invite people here soon, don't neglect."

The girl took the order and left, and after a while, she saw a nun walking in with eight maids carrying trays.

Concubine Zhang and the others hurriedly got up to greet her, and Mother Jia, as Daiyu's elder, let her treat the guests, "Madam Liu is here, and I am sorry for being far away in welcoming you, please forgive me."

Nanny Liu bowed to Concubine Zhang and the others, "You are polite, today is Miss Lin's birthday, so the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager have specially ordered me to come and give Miss Lin a blessing."

Daiyu heard the words, came to the front, bowed three times in the direction of the palace first, and then said, "I thank you two ladies for your kindness."

Nanny Liu nodded with a smile, and then ordered Gong'e to bring up the gift.When Daiyu saw this, she was about to kneel down to accept Yi's decree.However, Nanny Liu stopped her and said, "Miss Lin, stay here. The Empress Dowager has explained that there is no need to be polite today."

She will point to the various gifts in the palace lady's tray behind her, "These phoenix coronets and jewellery, all kinds of jewelry, are carefully selected by the two empress dowagers. When I come, the empress dowager asked me to send a message so that the girl has more time to go to the palace to talk."

Daiyu accepted the order respectfully, and asked her to thank the palace on her behalf.

　I did some research and found that the ancient women's Jiji ceremony was too complicated, so I simplified a lot of the process, so as not to let everyone say that I have too many words.

　　
　
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