atypical prostitute

Chapter 10 Liu Erlang

The day Liujia Erlang came to Fu's house happened to be the last day of February (lunar calendar).

When the first dawn drum sounded, the Fu family sent the steward to the city gate to wait.It's just that the nearest post station to the capital is half a mile away, Erlang Liu's family is planning to stay in the capital this time, and he is carrying a mighty salute with as many as twenty carts, and it is estimated that he will not be able to arrive until noon.

It's a pity that even though this day was a public holiday, Fu Zhu still couldn't rest due to the urgent situation of the Xiliang war, which was a fly in the ointment.

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Mrs. Fu's family is naturally in charge of entertaining her natal nephew.

The day before, Li Ci had already received the news that the second son of the eldest wife's natal family was coming today, so although she didn't dress up deliberately before going to Fuchun Residence to pay her respects, it was more grand than usual.When I entered the Fuchun residence, I didn't think it was strange to see all the women beside the eldest wife were happy, and the maids also put on new clothes.

After greeting the eldest wife, Li Ci walked over to the first lady and prepared to sit down.

The first lady is wearing a peach red new shirt today, and is wearing a double-knife half-updo. She is solemn but still girlish, which coincides with the identity of her future prince Liang Di. Seeing her beauty, Li Ci wanted to boast a few words, Suddenly heard a delicate sound from behind the screen——

"Yu Jing greets her mother."

The air froze.

The eldest wife once said that after moving into the Sizhiyuan, the second lady would not have to greet her every day.It is true that Yujing has not appeared in Fuchunju for more than half a month.

But today, the spring is here to greet you!
Li Ci peeked over, the face of the eldest lady turned from sunny to cloudy, from cloudy to cloudy, and it was about to rain——

At this time, the daughter-in-law and servant girls came out from behind the screen surrounded by one person.

I saw her black hair combed into a double ring looking at the fairy high bun, decorated with hollow-pruned gold silk Huasheng, and thin temples were cut into thin slices and pressed against her cheeks, making her eyebrows even more picturesque; she wore a red gold plate on her neck. Wearing a tassel lock piece inlaid with ruby ​​gold, wearing a silver-red skirt with a hundred butterflies sprinkled with flowers, and a half-arm with a two-color gold mud peony pattern on the outer cover, the multicolored silk sash is formed into a red plum with a heart network, the spirit is brilliant, and the lotus grows every step of the way. .

I have never seen Er Niangzi dressed up in full dress, but I didn't know that she was so beautiful.Li Ci couldn't help but stare dumbfounded.

Looking around, there were all amazed glances, even the eldest wife who had never liked Yujing, saw the beauty and the haze faded a little.

"Yu Jing greets her mother."

The voice as delicate as a yellow oriole coming out of the valley called everyone's consciousness back. The eldest lady coughed a few times to cover up her gaffe just now, but Yu Jing was unforgiving, and she pretended to be courteous: "Mother is not feeling well? There is a doctor's office at the grandmother's office." The nourishing yin and moistening lung ointment I brought is the most nourishing and dryness-reducing."

The eldest wife stared around in embarrassment, and the maids and daughters-in-law hurried forward to deliver soup and water.

Yu Jing rarely gained the upper hand, and sat proudly opposite the first lady.

"Look at that gallantry! It's only been a few days since I moved into the old lady's yard, and I can't wait to hang all the gold on my body, lest people don't know that she was born by a maid!"

The first lady spat, her words were full of disdain, Li Ci knew that she was robbed of glory by Yu Jing, and felt uncomfortable, so she comforted her.

"The old lady just felt sorry for her from her humble background and she couldn't get on the stage. That's why she had to be educated."

When the first lady heard this, her complexion became much better.

Unexpectedly, at this time, Fifth Lady interrupted and said: "Just entering the old lady's yard, I threw away all the clothes and utensils that used to be, but it is really good manners."

Li Ci suddenly felt a headache:
The eldest wife didn't like Er Niangzi and Aunt Liu, and the whole backyard knew about it, but without the old lady's secret support, Er Niangzi didn't dare to move into Sizhiyuan and threw out all the old clothes and low-quality furniture the next day.

——It is clear that the old lady wants to cut the eldest lady's face.

But on the face of it, this has to be counted on Er Niangzi.

Just because he knew the twists and turns inside, Li Ci just smoothed things over Wu Niangzi's childish words: "After all, they are sisters. If she can't talk about a good husband's family, what will people outside say about her mother? I'm afraid it is. It also delayed the brothers and sisters below."

Since ancient times, marriages have been orderly, and there are very few cases where elder sisters are not married and younger brothers and sisters are married.It's just that Li Ci's words are correct, but this mention made the two prostitutes unhappy again.

Dressed up in fancy dress, it is clear that she wants to plot against Liu's cousin!

Raising her head, and smiling proudly at Shang Yujing, the first lady snorted secretly, and then glanced at the younger sisters beside her.

The fourth lady has not yet reached the hairpin, and today she received foreign guests, she just wore a triangular bun, paired with a few gold-encrusted white jade hairpin flowers, delicate and delicate.Taking another look at Wu Niangzi who was holding two buns, she was indeed pleasing to the point of being plump and white.

The appearance of these two younger sisters is far from that of Yu Jing, and their dresses are childish. Compared with Yu Jing's brilliance, it's... Sigh!

Is it destined that Yu Jing will succeed?

"Mother--"

The first lady was about to express her grief to the eldest lady, but Aunt Shen came in and said: "The old lady has passed on a message, saying that Langya Pavilion has been cleaned up. It is quiet and quiet, and it is also close to Sanlang's Dianlou, which is just right for me. To Mr. Liu Family."

Hearing this, the eldest lady's face became more and more gloomy, and Pian Yujing was present, so she could only smile without smiling.

"Why is the old lady looking forward to Liu's Erlang's arrival more than my direct aunt?"

Langya Pavilion is only a stone's throw away from Sizhiyuan. It is built along the lake, surrounded by bamboo, and you can see the Youran Pavilion through the window. It is an extremely elegant place.The old lady and her daughter-in-law have always been at odds, so naturally they would not deliberately clean up Langya Xuan for the sake of Mr. Liu's family.This move was obviously for Yu Jing.

It's just that the slander belongs to the slander, the eldest wife is a daughter-in-law after all, and she can only swallow her dissatisfaction with her mother-in-law's behavior.

She looked at the four ladies in front of her again, and felt that Yujing's beauty was particularly eye-catching, but the only fourth lady who was about the same age as Erlang was born skinny.With two people like this standing together, anyone with a discerning eye knows who to choose.

The first lady has already promised marriage, and the fifth lady is ignorant and dazed again...

The eldest lady was immediately discouraged.

The eldest wife's secret thinking did not avoid anyone, but out of her daughter's family's reserve, when she looked at Li Ci, Li Ci still lowered his head pretending to be shy.Only Yu Jing, as if eager to prove her victory, did not avoid it.

"I'm really shameless! I'm in such a hurry to get married."

There were subtle accusations, and Li Ci secretly sighed in his heart.

Yu Jing's performance today was indeed too eager, but she was not wrong.

The first priority of a woman's life in this era is to get married, and all the studies before that are to prepare for this ultimate goal.It's not that they have no ambition, it's just that the times they live in are like this.The woman has received countless hints since she was very young, subtly planning her life to find a man to marry when she reaches fifteen, and to be a husband and a child for the rest of her life.Marriage is not just love for them, it is a part of life.

For example, Fu Zhu's thinking is advanced enough, allowing women to study like Erlang, letting Mrs. Wei come to teach several women the art of playing the piano, and often telling Lici about government affairs, and he would sigh from time to time that Lici was not born well. , is a concubine again, racking his brains to give her the name of a talented woman, so that it is easy to talk about marriage in the future.

As for the Erlang of the Liu family, regardless of his appearance and character, he is the son of the Duke's Mansion, and he is also a cousin. He has had contact with him before marriage, so he knows him well.

In fact, as long as the cousins ​​in ancient times were not too bad, the cousins ​​didn't mind marrying the cousins.This is an era when blind marriages are the mainstream. Faced with the fear of living a lifetime with a man whom they met for the first time on their wedding day, cousins ​​naturally become an excellent choice for women in deep boudoirs.

Therefore, the old lady attached great importance to Liu Jiaerlang's visit to Beijing this time.

It's just that the eldest wife is the mistress of the Fu family and the daughter-in-law of the Duke of Wei, so how could she let Yu Jing, an eyesore concubine, plot against her nephew!

You can't give it to anyone, this little rascal!
The eldest wife made a decision immediately, Lici was favored by the eldest princess, it was inconvenient for her to make decisions about the marriage, and she was not born well, so it was expected that Erlang would not like it.Wu Niangzi is still young and her figure has not grown up. Even if she is a cousin, it is a bit wronged Erlang to talk about marriage at this age.Therefore, she simply did not expect the Liu family and the Fu family to get closer.

If Yujing thinks that an old lady can cling to the family status of the Liu family, then she is doomed to be disappointed!

The eldest lady made up her mind, and immediately ordered the women to take the ladies down to dress up again, and went to the Sizhiyuan to discuss with the old lady the details of receiving her natal nephew.

Therefore, when Liu Mengyun first entered Fu's residence, what he saw was the deliberately created harmony.

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When Fang entered the room, he didn't wait to look at the surrounding furnishings. Immediately, a woman walked out from behind the screen with a noble lady on her arm. Liu Mengyun knew that this was her aunt, so she hurried to see her.After the meeting, the woman welcomed him into the main hall, and saw the old mother with frosty temples, wearing a brocade jacket with many blessings and longevity, sitting on the bed. This is the old lady of the Fu family.So see you again.

Fu Liu's family has always been capable, Erlang of the Liu family just finished paying his respects to the old lady, before he recovered, he pointed to the aunts standing beside him and told him one by one, Liu Mengyun paid his respects one by one, and all the aunts smiled happily I bowed my body to return the gift, and gave some small things as a meeting gift, nothing more than golden locks, golden locks, and golden pigs.

At this time, Sanlang arrived, and the cousins ​​hit it off right away and praised each other.It's a pity that none of them are full of knowledge, and after a few sentences, they are exhausted and timid.Fortunately, Fu Liushi saw their embarrassment with keen eyes, and quickly hinted at the old lady to save the situation.

So, here comes the main event.

The old lady put on a show and said: "Women are invited to come." The woman on the side agreed, and after a while, five or six maids came out surrounded by the sisters.

The first one is dressed in palace attire, combing the fashionable double-knife half-up bun, with high temperament, slightly moist skin, and picturesque eyebrows; It seems that she is slender, with a coquettish physique, and looks bright; the third one has good features, and the triangular ring topknot sets off the warm and lovely oval face, with the essence of literary talent, but her complexion is sallow, which seems to be deficient; the fourth one is not tall enough, Still childish, holding the two buns, she looks more and more white and tender.

The four ladies are all outstanding in appearance, which is unusual.

Liu Mengyun knew that these were the four wives of the Fu family, so she went forward to salute, exchanged pleasantries, and then returned to sit.

And the four ladies, especially Yu Jing and Li Ci, were also secretly observing their cousin who came from afar.

This Liu Mengyun grew up in the Northwest, but she was born with delicate features, red lips and white teeth, and a warm smile. She wore a sapphire crown with hair tied on her head, and was dressed in a lake blue embroidered silver silk beard, with silver thread flowers on the lapel, and a silver blue jade belt around her waist. , hung with multicolored flowers and knotted with long tassels, and tied with an exquisite jade plaque, it looks more and more tall and straight.

Different from the lawlessness in the rumors, this second young master is a very polite person. When he met the sisters, there was a flash of surprise, but it was only for a moment. Not much to look at.

The old lady was very enthusiastic, she took Erlang to look at it again and again, she liked it very much, and then looked at Yujing who was extraordinarily beautiful today, her heart moved even more.It's a pity that the daughter-in-law is present, so it can't be too obvious. Fortunately, Erlang has been arranged to live in Langyaxuan, so there is no need to worry.

(End of this chapter)