Picturesque Rivers and Mountains in the Red Chamber

Chapter 366 5.48 The second girl is not engaged yet
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5.48 The second girl is not engaged yet
Li Wan couldn't stay, not because she didn't want to, nor because she couldn't help it, but because the traditional Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival was the next day. She couldn't just go back to her home a few steps away and stay at another place to celebrate the [-]th, right?Even so, once the little widow who hadn't seen her for a long time let go, it also made someone really experience a "squeeze", so that she almost couldn't bear it.

That night, Rongguo Mansion, Jia Muyuan.

"Daughter-in-law Zhu'er, why are you so careful?" Jia's mother saw Li Wan sending everyone away except Yuanyang in the five upper rooms, and realized that the matter was not simple, "These days you have been His Highness Yongchang has many instructions, but we can’t forget about things at home.”

In fact, based on Jia's mother's decades of experience, it would be an insult to her intelligence to say that she has not yet noticed that there is something wrong with Li Wan. However, she never expected that this dignified granddaughter-in-law from a family of poets and calligraphers had actually already She unlocked various things at other people's homes, thinking that she was just using the name of Princess Yongchang to go out and get more money for herself.

"Old ancestor, it is really inconvenient for outsiders to know what my daughter-in-law is going to say this time." Li Wan looked at Yuanyang first, knowing that it was impossible to kick her out, so he continued, "In the past few days at the residence of His Royal Highness Yongchang, The daughter-in-law often stays with the second younger sister, plus younger sister Bao of the Xue family, the two girls are considered to be the same age, but younger sister Bao has already engaged in a marriage, but second younger sister..."

"From the Zhu'er family, do you have any candidates?" Mother Jia is quite considerate of her girl, "It's just that the second girl hasn't been engaged yet, but now that His Highness Yongchang is thinking about it, the marriage may not be in the palace. Speak, if I make His Highness unhappy, I'm afraid that the second girl will be in trouble in the future."

"Ancestors still remember the young master of the Zhou family who often came to the house?" Li Wan smiled and went straight to the point, "Last year he let go of a thousand households in Huguang, and now he has been promoted back in just one year. He has just been appointed A commander who has reached the fourth rank will serve in the Beijing camp, and his future will definitely be good."

"You are talking about this, but when you first came to the house, you often drank and played with Lian Er, the young master of the Zhou family?" Jia Mu thought for a while and then said, "Didn't you say at the beginning that he had already settled on a girl from the Xue family? Although he is indeed a Okay, but after all, the Xue family has been friends for decades. If they really interfered, it would be hard to spread the news, right?

Didn’t you just say that the girl from the Xue family also entered His Highness Yongchang’s residence and you still see her often?With His Highness's temperament, I'm afraid he wouldn't be happy if he knew that the government was doing this. Wife-in-law Zhu'er, since you mentioned it today, do you think it has another reason?No wonder they kicked everyone out just now. "

"Sister Yuanyang——" Li Wan smiled and looked at the maid behind Jia Mu.

"Old Ancestor, there are no outsiders in the house now, and this servant is serving tea to the two masters." Yuanyang realized the seriousness of the next topic and immediately nodded to Li Wan with a smile.

"That's fine." Jia Mu nodded.

"Did ancestors know that just the day the young master of the Zhou family came back last night, he came to His Highness's house, and it was not until this morning that he went to the Ministry of War to receive his promotion notice and return home?" Li Wan smiled and said a word to Jia Jia. The mother was hit hard, "My daughter-in-law also heard that Master Zhou's confession was sealed by a saint in the palace and then sent to the Ministry of War for filing."

"Is it really what you said?" Jia Mu was obviously in a daze, "Doesn't that mean that His Highness Yongchang is really in harmony with..."

"Old Ancestor, there is one more thing you may not know. Although the Xue family's younger sister Bao entered the courtyard of His Royal Highness Yongchang, she is nominally hanging at His Highness Yongjing's." Li Wan said the breaking news again, "His Royal Highness Yongchang made it clear that Sister Bao will definitely enter the Zhou family's door in the future, but there are some barriers to her status."

Mother Jia is also an old lady who has experienced the peak period of Ningrong's second house. Naturally, she will not understand these private things. The female official of the princess's house has always been the lady of everyone. It is hard to say whether she will marry the princess, but she will never She married earlier than the princess. It is thought that either the princess was released as a reward before she got married, or she was released as a rule when she was over 25 years old. Theoretically, it could be earlier, but it had never happened in the history of the Zhou Dynasty.

"Daughter-in-law Zhu'er, do you mean to say that the official female official of His Highness Yongjing will be the member of Young Master Zhou's house in the future?" The old lady said seriously, "If I remember correctly, the Eastern Guards who grew up with His Highness Yongchang , are now also members of the Zhou family, doesn’t this mean that both His Highnesses are. Although the Zhou Dynasty has always been lenient, it has never done anything like this!"

"Whether there is or not, the matter is settled." Li Wan sighed softly, and said helplessly, "One more thing, the second sister is now under the name of His Royal Highness Yongchang, and the young master of the Zhou family has already stayed at the princess mansion. The ancestors think, is there any other choice now? This capital city is not small if you say it is big, but it is not big if you say it is big, such news cannot be hidden from people."

"Two princesses." Mother Jia didn't really understand. After pondering for a while, she raised her head and said, "Daughter-in-law Zhu, you mean to let the second girl go too? A daughter of the Rongguo Mansion has absolutely no reason to be a concubine, but if It’s really His Royal Highness Yongjing, as the servants of the Tian family, the Jia family doesn’t have the guts to go over there.”

"The daughter-in-law also means the same thing." Li Wan smiled slightly, "Since the second sister is now under the name of His Royal Highness Yongchang, it is naturally not our turn to make decisions. If it is true in the future as the daughter-in-law said just now, it is all right to let the second sister follow. Your highness has always been close, so it's normal for the female officer in his hand to adjust." "That's right!" Mother Jia's expression slowly relaxed, and after a long time she said slowly, "The commander of the fourth-rank Beijing camp who is just over the weak crown, let the second It's not a grievance for the girl to go, so just wait a few days!"

"That's what our ancestors said!" Li Wan nodded with a smile, "It's just that the eldest master is here."

"You don't have to worry about it, the old lady will arrange it." Jia Mu said calmly.

"Daughter-in-law, please excuse me!" After he finished speaking, Li Wan had no intention of staying any longer. He stood up with a smile and bowed, turned around and walked out of the room, helping Su Yun in the courtyard to return to his home.

Compared to the other girls in the Zhou family's courtyard, Li Wan's status is too special, even more special than Wang Shuying's. Although the Ningrong Second Mansion is now in decline, it can be regarded as a second-class martial arts giant in the capital, and the second room of the Rongguo Mansion For the eldest daughter-in-law, there is no rule of remarriage, except in very special circumstances, her identity is difficult to see.

In this way, she needs an absolutely reliable ally or representative in the Zhou family. Comparatively speaking, Yingchun is very suitable. On the one hand, her status is not low, and the concubine of the Duke's palace is also married off. On the one hand, she has no ambitions. As long as Li Wan treats her sincerely, there is no need to consider the issue of "betrayal".

So when it came to Yingchun's marriage, she was more active than the two parties involved. When a cruel person almost forgot, she still remembered to remind him. As for Yingchun herself, her character was just self-pity at best and she had no courage to do anything else. , and on the other hand, as long as Zhou Yang is still willing to marry, she will not object - it sounds a bit cruel, but the reality is that a concubine in the Duke's palace has a high status, but in the end she cannot escape the fate of marriage, at least Zhou Yang will not Treat her badly.

Zhou's courtyard, outer study room.

There are generally three study rooms for the owner of a normal mansion, namely the large study room in the main hall of the courtyard. This is actually only used when receiving distinguished guests to talk about topics that are inconvenient in the living room; the outer study room is usually used to receive less important guests; the inner study room , the core of the entire mansion, is used not only for receiving important guests, but also for the daily residence of the family owner, official affairs and secret storage.

Of course, the above are all theoretical uses. In fact, it is not impossible in private.
"You are so cruel and short-lived. If I hadn't been kicked out of the house by you, I would have thought that I was useless." After dinner, she was pulled over by someone. Wang Shuying, who was fed again after a meal, obviously relaxed a lot. , although the words he said were harsh, his tone was extremely soft.

"I'm so cruel. I've been busy these two days. I just got some free time. I'm going to find you right now?" Zhou Yang rubbed his waist and secretly said, "Sex is like a steel knife for scraping bones." He had four girls. If he hadn't practiced it, he would have been embarrassed by now. Fortunately, only one of them, Li Wan, was strong in combat. The other three together were only a little more than "one Wan". In addition, there were many things to discuss today. It's big, but it's hard to speak. It's easier to talk if you serve it first.

"Aren't you cruel?" Wang Shuying gritted her teeth and said, "Pan'er was just sent back, and he only saw me once for less than two sticks of incense, and then he was sent to the military camp by your wolf-like soldiers. Next I don’t know when we will see each other again, my Pan’er, if we continue to be locked up like this, it will be difficult to even arrange a marriage!”

"You still don't know a good heart, how many days did I let him go in Jinling? If I hadn't acted quickly enough, you still wanted to arrange a marriage for him, just waiting to collect the body!" Zhou Yang slapped her angrily After a few clicks of PP, "Besides, I haven't considered his marriage. You also met the palace judge this afternoon. What do you think?"

"You are," Wang Shuying couldn't help laughing. "You are quite courageous. The young mistress of Rongguo Mansion even let you get your hands on it. Well, although it has not been long, Miss Li's style can only be maintained by poetry writers." Come out, I don’t know how much effort you put into getting people in.”

"I'm afraid it won't be easy to arrange the entrance." Zhou Yang smiled helplessly, and then said, "Brother Wenlong has a special status after all, so there must be no problems. I also made special arrangements to protect him; as for the marriage, you don't have to Worry, I have my own arrangements, but if he is in danger, then there is nothing we can do."

"Why bother with so many calculations in this world." Wang Shuying sighed quietly, raised her head and rolled her eyes at someone, "That's all, as long as you don't forget the sufferings of me and Bao Yatou, the rest is up to you; but you mentioned it in the first place However, during the day, Mrs. Li’s second uncle’s house also had two cousins ​​who had not gone out. If she can be half as charming as she is today, it will not be in vain for me to lose face. "

"I'll try my best." Zhou Yang sighed softly, remembering that in the original work, Li Wan and the Xue family had almost no contact with each other except for Xue Baochai.

"You have to work harder!" Wang Shuying's heart moved and she knelt down gently.

(End of this chapter)