Ajiu

Chapter 12
In fact, this belongs to Xu who thinks too much, whether Gu or Lin Youhui, they are not so boring.Mrs. Gu just sighed a few words for the eldest sister, "It's a pity, this child has excellent facial features. If he is as well-bred as Ah Jiu, he must be a lovable little girl." Lin Youhui couldn't care less about this , the emperor wants to build a palace and do a lot of construction work, so the Ministry of Industry should be very busy.Her father Lin Shangshu is in charge of the Ministry of Industry, Lin Youhui can't help but worry about her father.

Mrs. Xu was annoyed for a while, and went back to the table, calmed down, wrote and sealed the letter, and ordered someone to call the accompanying room, Nanny He, "You will send these two letters to the capital tomorrow. Also, Who among the people I brought here is related to the Marquis of Nanxiong? The fifth aunt of the Zhao family came to visit today, and when I think about it, I don’t know much about her.”

Zhao Zhen, ranked fifth in Nanxiong Houfu.

Madam He is the companion room carefully selected by Mrs. Wei Guogong for her daughter, and she has always been keen-eyed.She already knew about Zhao Zhen's sudden visit, and when she saw Mrs. Xu asking about it, she calmly smiled and said, "I've heard from my old sister about the matter of the fifth aunt of the Zhao family. The matter about her at her mother's house, she I know a thing or two about Mei Qianhu from my husband's family."

Marquis Nanxiong and his stepwife Lu Shi have a son and a daughter. The son is Zhao He and the daughter is Zhao Zhen.Both Zhao He and Zhao Zhen were brought up in Lu's palm. Zhao He is a well-known dandy in the capital, while Zhao Zhen is a delicate girl who has no skills and will cry when things happen.

After Zhao Zhen grew up, choosing a mate caused Lu Shi a terrible headache.The well-matched family, when they heard that Zhao Zhen was born to the stepmother, first murmured in their hearts, and then looked at Zhao Zhen's frail and delicate appearance, and dared not care about it.Lu's eyes were staring anxiously, and he didn't find a good husband's family for Zhao Zhen.

At this time, Zhao Zhen's father had passed away, and her half-brother Zhao Xian was in charge of the Nanxiong Hou Mansion.Zhao Xian and Lu's stepmother didn't deal with each other, so they were extremely indifferent to Zhao Zhen's half-sister. Nanxiong Marquis Zhao Xian's family didn't care about Zhao Zhen's marriage.

Lu had no choice but to marry her daughter to the Mei family after a matchmaker.The Mei family was a military officer, Mei Ren was young, handsome, and talented. The family population was simple, his father died early, there was only a widowed mother, and he was very kind.At this moment, Lu Shi doesn't care about being rich and famous, as long as her daughter's life is happy and smooth, she is satisfied.

When they were newly married, Mei Ren and Zhao Zhen also loved each other for a few days. Later, Mei Ren saw that his wife was weak and deceitful, and she couldn't make up her mind when things went wrong, so she gradually became impatient. The "very gentle" mother Mei didn't show much consideration for her daughter-in-law. When Zhao Zhen was pregnant with the child, she had a miscarriage.

Lu Shi felt distressed and angry at the same time, so he inevitably came to argue with Mei Mu.Mei's mother is not easy to provoke, if she is kind and can be deceived, how can she raise her youngest son alone?The two were at odds with each other, refusing to give in to each other, and almost made their children reconcile.

He Li's words were purely for fun.Lu Shi didn't really look forward to her daughter's return, and Mei's mother was not stupid, she wouldn't offend Nanxiong Houfu to death.

Zhao Zhen still lived in Mei's house. After two years, she became pregnant again, and when her pregnancy expired in October, she gave birth to her daughter, eldest sister.The eldest sister is a girl who doesn't like her grandmother and father. She is over half a year old and doesn't even have a name.

Mei Ren didn't want to sit and eat in the middle of Beijing, so Zhao Zhen took out the dowry money to arrange for him, and got the job of this thousand households. "Today, most of the wealth and wealth are in the southeast, and Su is the best." Suzhou's wealth is well known in the world, and it is naturally his wish to come to Suzhou to work.

Mother Mei's housekeeper is very strict, the eldest sister is only allowed to use one nanny, and no extravagance is allowed in food, clothing, housing and transportation.It is even more difficult for Zhao Zhen to add one more dish and make more new clothes. She is suffering under the control of her mother-in-law, and she often weeps behind people's backs, and her eldest sister loves to cry too.

"It's really promising." Mrs. Xu snorted coldly.

Anyway, she can be regarded as a young lady of the Hou Mansion, how can she live her life so uselessly?As a daughter-in-law, it is a blessing for her mother-in-law to be kind, but if her mother-in-law is vicious, you can't sit and wait for death, you will just accept it?What's more, there is a young girl in my arms, so I don't think about myself, but also think about the child, how can I only cry.

"See if anyone on our side can talk to the Mei family, and often go to find out the news. If she still wants to visit the Pei family, please come and report to me." Xu ordered.

Mrs. Xu doesn't care about Zhao Zhen's life or death.However, if Zhao Zhen still intends to associate with the Pei family, Xu has to be on guard.It was enough to be ashamed once, and she didn't want to experience such embarrassment again.

Mother He could not understand Xu's intentions, she agreed with a smile, "Yes, I will do it now."

After Madam He agreed, she went out to act.

Xu secretly heaved a sigh of relief.

This is the advantage of a family girl: a generous dowry, and confidence in being a person and doing things.Of course, a rich dowry does not only refer to a lot of money, a lot of Zhuangzi, and a lot of jewelry, but also includes manpower.A shrewd and capable servant can save the master a lot of trouble.

In the days that followed, Mother He often reported the affairs of the Mei family: Mei Qianhu was a considerate person, and he visited all his superiors, parents, officials, and gentlemen in Suzhou one by one, and he was courteous; Did not follow, Zhao Zhen often entertained the officers' family members, and looked cheerful every day.

"I don't care if she is cheerful or not, just don't bother me." Xu Shi felt a lot relieved when she heard that Zhao Zhen had no intention of coming to the door again.

When the three sisters-in-law and sisters-in-law gathered in the second room to tease Ajiu, Gu casually mentioned, "Little Ajiu, do you still remember the young lady from the Mei family? Let's invite the young lady to play with you, shall we?" Mrs. Xu was startled when she heard her sister-in-law mentioned the eldest sister of the Mei family, okay, why did the sister-in-law think of her?That kid looked dumb, nothing compared to the clever little Ajiu.

Ajiu smiled enthusiastically at Mrs. Gu, then shook her head firmly.

It's better not to invite a little girl who loves to cry over the house to play, that is not an easy and happy thing.

It's one thing to sympathize with a big sister, but playing with a big sister...it's a test of patience.

Before anything happened, she began to cry, embarrassing Ah Jiu who was sitting with her.Two children were sitting together, one was fat and white, the other was thin and small, and the little one was crying, crying very wronged, who would believe that the fat and white child didn't bully her?
"It's better to play with my brothers." Ajiu giggled, showing a pair of small white teeth, "My brothers are willing to give in to me, and no one is crying in front of me!"

However, she could only think about these words in her heart, but couldn't say them.The only thing she could do was to shake her head resolutely when Mrs. Gu asked her if she wanted a young lady.

Gu was surprised, "Ajiu has a good memory, why don't you want Miss Sister?"

Gu Shi thought that Ajiu had forgotten about the eldest sister of the Mei family.

"We Ajiu don't want Miss Sister, Ajiu wants brothers, right?" Mrs. Xu didn't like Gu's mentioning Miss Sister all the time, and said with a smile: "My brothers love Ajiu so much, let her go!"

Ajiu nodded with a wry smile.

Yes, yes, the brothers are very good, they know how to let me go!The youngest starling, Arlene, was still naive, so she grabbed snacks from me, but the eldest brother, second brother, third brother, fourth brother, fifth brother, sixth brother, and seventh brother were all scolding him, and the little one was all scolded!
Ah Jiu thought of the bewildered expression of the eighth brother Pei Lin at that time, and grinned happily.

Poor old eight, poor little brother.

Seeing that her sister-in-law no longer mentioned "Miss Sister", Xu secretly breathed a sigh of relief.What kind of young lady, is the daughter of my uncle's step-room's daughter also worthy of being Ah Jiu's young lady?

"Your cousin is married to the Mei family, so she's married." Thinking of her poor eldest sister, Gu sighed, "It's such an unfavorable life after getting married, the world is really helpless."

The daughter of the Nanxiong Hou Mansion, who married Mei Ren, is already married.This thousand households surnamed Mei married a daughter of the Marquis Mansion, but they still think it is not enough, and they don't cherish their wives, which is really infuriating.

"Sister-in-law said that she is married." Mrs. Xu nodded in agreement.Mrs. Xu agrees with sister-in-law's words. Although Mrs. Xu looks down on Zhao Zhen's background, Zhao Zhen's marriage to Mei Ren is indeed a marriage.

If it was normal, Lin Youhui smiled and listened to their gossip, maybe he would not open his mouth easily.Little Ajiu is here now, Lin Youhui can't be silent anymore.

"Women, you can't feel that you are married." Lin Youhui said lightly: "If you think about it like this, eight or nine times out of ten you will be unlucky."

Can't you feel like you're married?Ajiu tilted her head and looked at Lin Youhui inquiringly.Mother, what do you mean by this, please explain it more carefully, okay?
"How can I not feel that I am married?" Lin Youhui looked at Xiao Ajiu with a smile, and said calmly, "First of all, don't marry at all."

Good girl, why do you want to get married?It is reasonable to find a husband and son-in-law of the right family and age.

Ajiu giggled, and excitedly patted the table with her small hands.Listen, my mother's words are so interesting. If you don't want to get married, the key is: don't marry at all!

This is so true.

Gu's and Xu's both looked at little Ajiu dizzy, "Can she really understand? If so, this child is too smart!"

Lin Youhui took out the handkerchief, and while wiping little Ajiu's saliva, he said slowly: "Secondly, even if you really have to marry, you can't feel that you are married."

There is always a reason for a woman to marry.Maybe I'm not beautiful enough, maybe I'm not smart enough, or maybe something happened to my family and I have to follow the authority.No matter what the reason is, in short, it is time and fate, and it is useless to talk more.

If you keep thinking about "marrying down", you will make yourself unhappy in vain, which will not help the past and will not help the future.

There are hundreds of harms but no benefits.

(End of this chapter)