The Concubine's Survival Manual

Chapter 47

The highlight of the lake tour is actually at night.

After the sun went down, the sound of flute pipes and silk bamboo came from another painting boat, and the immature timbre was hanging in the throat.Through the water, it becomes clearer and brighter.

The eldest wife introduced to Mrs. Xu with a smile, "When it comes to Beijing opera, naturally the best troupes are in Beijing, and I have to listen to Nanxi opera in Suzhou."

Mrs. Xu said with a smile, "Nowadays, when the good Kun classes in the capital are on a business trip, the rewards are several hundred taels. In this way, it is rare for the Jiqing class to rest for a few days a day."

When you come to Suzhou, you will naturally listen to Kunqu Opera.

There was a well-dressed middle-aged class leader who came to invite the eldest wife to play.

Several children sat down around the round table, and the maids served Taihu Sanbai and Liangxi crispy meals...they are all freshly caught and killed boat dishes with a light taste.

Only the mother and son of the Xu family have always lived in the north, so they don't have many opportunities to taste the delicacies of the south.

Mrs. Xu praised the eldest wife, "When I was at home, I was always pampered and pampered. I didn't expect to be so capable when I got married, and everything was arranged properly."

The eldest wife smiled and talked to Mrs. Xu about the past when she was not out of the cabinet.

A melodious and clear singing came across the water.

It has always been difficult for children to appreciate the beauty of opera.

After eating a few chopsticks, Fifth Lady and Sixth Lady put down their bowls and left to play on the rear deck.

Brother Nine looked at Twelve Lang, and the two smiled knowingly, finished the rice in the bowl with big gulps, and walked out of the hatch holding hands.

Seventh Lady just came out of the clean room, only Shishilang and Xu Fengjia were left on the table.

She couldn't help sighing, took a few more mouthfuls of food, and then left.

The back deck was huge, and the fifth lady and the sixth lady leaned against the railing, pointing to the stars in the sky.

Brother Nine and Twelfth Lang were fishing after all, their childish laughter spread far away.

Brother Nine has rarely had playmates of the same age.

The youngest self is also young and mature.

The laughter between him and Twelve Lang made Seventh Lady's heart soften.

She leaned against the cabin door, listening to the sound of oars, looking at the unpredictable lights and shadows in the water, and savoring the slightly chilly autumn wind.

The old things from the previous life came back to the front of my eyes.

Seventh Lady rolled her eyes.

She must live well no matter where she is, she repeated the declaration of the past over and over again in her heart.

No matter where I go, I can live well.

The past life has become a picture scroll, which is unfolded in the bottom of my heart little by little.

For a moment I was immersed in my own world.

The sound of silk and bamboo came from far away on the other side of the water.

The laughter of Brother Nine and Twelfth Lang, and the murmurs of Fifth Lady and Sixth Lady drifted in the wind.

Seventh Lady smiled.

The next moment, she was suddenly pulled away from the hatch.

Qin Niangzi came back to her senses and shook her hands in surprise, but she didn't let go of Xu Fengjia's grasp.

In the Yang family, who else would be so rude except Xu Fengjia.

"Are you afraid of water?" Xu Fengjia asked with great interest.

Not far from the hatch is the railing.

Only then did Qiniangzi realize that she was beside the boat, and immediately broke out in a cold sweat.

This is no better than when we were in the rockery.

The adults are not far away, as long as they get up together, they can see her and Xu Fengjia together.

There was just a dead wind lantern hanging precariously on the after deck.The dim light can only reflect the shadow of people.The servant girls who served were also distributed around Jiu Ge and Wu Niangzi.

Xu Fengjia might really push her into the water.

The medical conditions in ancient times were not good, and now it is late autumn again... Once you enter the water, you are likely to get a cold.Wind-cold may also spread into lung disease and cause the root cause of the disease.

Seventh Lady felt scared for the first time.

It was like facing an underage beast in the dark, and immediately felt the power gap between the two.

"Cousin, I know how to shout." She kept her composure.

Xu Fengjia's face was hidden in the shadows.

"You won't." He replied affirmatively.

Seventh Lady has nothing to say.

She really didn't dare.As Xu Fengjia, even if she pushed Qiniangzi into the water, what would the eldest wife do to him?This is the future Duke of Pingguo... Seventh Lady is just a little concubine.

Shouting it out, on the contrary, made everyone bored.

Besides, with Ninth Brother's temperament... Xu Fengjia probably had a thorough understanding of the stakes in it, so he played tricks on her unscrupulously.

Seventh Lady had no choice but to soften her tone.

"...I know I'm afraid, please cousin don't throw me into the water." She said pitifully.

The voice trembled a little more.

Qin Niangzi is not very good at acting.

She didn't have many opportunities to act, and for most of her life, Qin Niangzi has been enduring.

She can only act so far.

Xu Fengjia seemed a little more satisfied.

He turned his head to examine her expression carefully, and gradually relaxed his hands.

"I knew it! You will be afraid, too? There is nothing I, Xu Fengjia, cannot do in my life."

The complacency in his voice pierced Qiniangzi's heart at once.

Who told you I was scared?I'm just entertaining you!
She almost wanted to cry out.

A proud man like Xu Fengjia must be very conceited, thinking that there is nothing he cannot do.

To deal with this kind of person, you have to stroke his hair... It's no fun to stimulate his arrogance.

"I'm scared, cousin, just let me down." She softened her tone.

Begging Xu Fengjia coquettishly.

Xu Fengjia seemed to find it very interesting.

"Don't let it go." He smiled, "Please let me go."

Qin Niangzi bit her lower lip and struggled silently.

After all, she is small and light, without struggling a few times, she could only submit obediently. Fortunately, Xu Fengjia didn't seem to plan to go too far, this time her foot stepped on the board of the boat.

"Such a stubborn temper at such a young age!" Xu Fengjia scolded Lady Seven, "Is it so difficult to be soft? I have never seen you with a nose that is not a nose, and eyes that are not eyes...you have to learn to be soft in the future. !"

"Yes... yes, I will be soft in the future!" Seventh Lady had no choice but to soften her voice, coaxing this little cousin.

However, Xu Fengjia still seemed to have more ideas.

"Do you know that Li Shishilang is interested in you?" There was a low smile hidden in his voice, but the conversation was lively. "He's interesting. Now, the sixth lady of your family, who is about the same age and unparalleled in beauty, has taken a fancy to you instead! Tell me, what's so good about you?"

Qin Niangzi wanted to push Xu Fengjia into the lake!
I've never seen such an unreasonable and unforgiving idiot, I've been subdued, what else do I want?
She struggled again. "You're talking nonsense! Let me go!"

The words already carried the meaning of exasperation.

Xu Fengjia was satisfied on the contrary, and she wanted to let go of Qin Niangzi when she let go of her hand.

When a wave came, Qin Niangzi slipped, but half of her body slipped out of the gap in the railing.

"Ah!" She whispered in horror, kicking her feet wildly, but couldn't find a foothold for a while.

Xu Fengjia also turned pale with fright, and grabbed her shoulders.

Qin Niangzi had no choice but to hug Xu Fengjia's neck.

"Don't move!" Xu Fengjia grabbed the railing and yelled in a low voice. "Don't hold it so tight!"

Qin Niangzi hugged her too tightly, so it was difficult for him to exert force.

While speaking, Xu Fengjia took advantage of the bumping of the ship to hug Qiniangzi back to the deck.

Hastily pulled Qin Niangzi back a few big steps, far away from the side of the boat.

Qiniangzi was still in shock, gasped for a few breaths, and couldn't help being annoyed and hated.

"You think I'm really scared? I'm bluffing you!" Before she had time to think about it, she yelled out the words in her head. "The young master got into trouble with the concubine's daughter of which family and got angry, so he went to that house. He didn't have to fight me endlessly. What's the point!"

"You!" Xu Fengjia was so angry that she wanted to grab her, "Don't run away! Damn girl, you—"

It was too late for him to chase.

Seventh Lady had already run to Fifth Lady, carefully patting the wrinkles on her clothes.

"Double Emerald Greens" was sung in the painting boat, and Nana's graceful Nanyin sounded more translucent across the water.

"It's hard to stop walking, and it's hard to stop sitting. The more you talk, the more you don't think about it..."

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The next day, the boat sailed to Lingshan, and everyone disembarked again to offer incense at Xiangfu Temple.

On the morning of the third day, the boat returned to Guangfu Town.

Mrs. Xu is reluctant to part with her.

"I want to worship Bronze Guanyin for a few more days." She discussed with the eldest wife. "If you have a lot to do, go home first. I live here, and it's the same."

The eldest wife could only laugh, "Let the younger siblings come and accompany the third sister, the second lady is going out, we do have a lot of family affairs."

Where does Mrs. Xu not understand the tedious matters of marriage? "You just go back first."

He also told Xu Fengjia, "Go back to Yu Rongyuan, listen to Fourth Aunt, don't be too naughty, just joke with your cousin when you have nothing to do, don't go out casually."

Xu Fengjia said yes.

When no one was paying attention, he turned his head and glanced at Qiniangzi, then hummed softly at her.

Seventh Lady's heart tightened.

Without Mrs. Xu's restraint, I'm afraid Xu Fengjia will be even more lawless.

I wanted to avoid trouble and resolve trouble, but in the end I still couldn't hold back and couldn't solve trouble.

Fifth Lady acted like a baby to Mrs. Xu, "I will miss Third Aunt!"

Madam Xu smiled and nodded her nose, "What a silly girl."

Saying that, the two aunts and nephews laughed together.

The eldest lady's eyes flashed, but she didn't say much.

The old man returned to Suzhou the night before, so he didn't need to accompany the female relatives, he walked quickly alone.

After autumn is the busiest time for the Weaving Bureau, it is considered very sincere that the Elder Master can spare a few days.

Mrs. Li specially came to pick up her son, and thanked the eldest wife, "Young son has caused you trouble."

"Where." The eldest lady was very polite and praised with a smile, "Twelfth Lang is innocent, Eleventh Lang is steady and generous, they are both good boys."

Mrs. Li smiled and looked at Shishilang and Shishilang, and gave Shishilang a questioning look.

Eleven Lang pursed his lips and ignored Mrs. Li.

Mrs. Li let a few girls from the Yang family go to the Li family to play with the daughters of the Li family.

"Thirteen Niangs are thinking about you!"

Fifth Lady thanked Mrs. Li for her invitation on behalf of Sixth Lady and Seventh Lady with a smile.

Mrs. Li and Mrs. Xu joined hands to send everyone out of the mountain gate.

The eldest wife personally brought Xu Fengjia a sedan chair.

Wu Niangzi brought Jiu Ge a car, Six Niangzi and Qi Niangzi a car, and two more small clean oil trucks stayed in Guangfu, ready to be used by Mrs. Xu's servants.

On the way back, Sixth Lady and Seventh Lady were discussing the scenery of Taihu Lake.

"Although I come to Guangfu every year, I only come here every year in the twelfth lunar month. In the past few years, I have to go back to celebrate the New Year after staying for half a month." She was very excited. "It's rare to get on a boat to play in the lake."

Whether or not to reveal the Li family's thoughts to Liu Niangzi, Qi Niangzi hasn't made up her mind yet.

It stands to reason that an unmarried daughter should not hear about her own marriage.

Liu Niangzi did not have the right to make decisions about her own marriage.

Whether she knows or not will not have any influence on the development of the matter.

However, even so... Liu Niangzi must also really want to know who her future husband-in-law is.

Wait for Mrs. Li to come to the door again, and then take a look.

Even if Mrs. Li has such thoughts, the eldest wife may not agree.

Besides, the second lady's wedding is just around the corner, and I'm afraid the eldest wife doesn't have the heart to think about other things.

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Seven Lady guessed right.

Not long after returning home, people from the Sun family came to deliver the letter.

The future second son-in-law, Sun Liquan, has already passed through Nanjing, and I'm afraid he will arrive in Suzhou in a few days.

The wedding date is set in the twelfth lunar month, and of course the wedding will be held in the capital. If it is a girl from a small family, she may marry at the home of Master Yang Er in the capital. He personally came to Suzhou to welcome the second lady out of the house.

Sun Liquan arrived in Suzhou in mid-October, which shows that the Sun family attaches great importance to this marriage.

The eldest wife is very satisfied.

"The wedding ceremony should still be on the first day of November." She discussed with the woman in charge sent by the Sun family. , let’s sail.”

Of course, there will only be the sedan chair, the bride and a few attendants on the boat that greets her.The boat is light and travels fast, and it is easy to reach the capital in a month.

The boats full of dowry go slowly in winter. If you still follow the happy boats, you may not be able to catch up with the auspicious days.

It is impossible to justify the fact that the bride did not have red makeup when she got married.

The woman in charge of the Sun family narrowed her eyes with a smile, and agreed again and again.

The eldest lady sighed and handed over another red slip.

"This is our family's dowry list." She said leisurely, "My wife is not here, so I have to ask my uncle to have a look."

The woman in charge hurriedly said politely, "No way, Mrs. Yang is an elder, so there is no need to be so polite to our young master."

As he spoke, he glanced at the list in his hand.

She is also a person who has passed through the rich, and at a glance, she feels that the list in her hand is too heavy to hold.

The Yang family is so extravagant!

Not to mention Tian Tu's clothing, not to mention the pressed boxes of silver that have never been on the list, the thirteen Xianxiu workshops in Jiangbei are actually all accompanied by the future young lady!

Although she concealed and concealed, she still showed a strange expression.

There was a hint of a smile on the eldest lady's lips.

When a daughter arrives at her husband's family, whether she can stand up depends on the identity of her mother's family and her own dowry.

With the second lady's dowry, the younger masters of the Sun family, even if they were talking about the more noble daughters-in-law, it would be difficult to shake the second lady's position.

The husband's love can only play a secondary role in the inner garden of the deep house.

Only with a dowry and the support of her natal family can a daughter-in-law be able to hold her head up.

The woman in charge restrained her arrogance, kowtowed to the eldest lady in a polite manner, and took the red sticker back.

After she left the main courtyard, the eldest lady suppressed the smile on her lips.

Mama Wang said cautiously, "Master spent the night at Xi Kefang again."

Ever since he knew that the eldest wife had really given Xianxiu Fang to the second lady, the elder master and the eldest wife had become angry.

Although it is said that this is the dowry of the eldest wife, and the eldest wife can arrange it however she likes, but generally women who have their own sons will also leave a portion of their dowry to their sons.

Although Jiu Ge didn't crawl out of the eldest wife's belly, he was carried to the main courtyard when he was born, and he didn't even see his mother's face a few times...

The eldest wife's actions are indeed somewhat unreasonable.

The eldest lady sighed.

"Raising brother Jiu in the main courtyard is not for the Yang family, but for Xiao Er and Xiao Wu." She looked far away. "Only when he is raised in the main courtyard, can he know how to get close to his sister... Otherwise, why should I worry about the Yang family."

Mama Wang kept silent, not daring to say a word.

This is often the case with inner house battles.

The public says that the public is right, and the mother-in-law says that the mother-in-law is right.Everyone makes mistakes, and everyone has difficulties.

The eldest wife is also jealous of the fourth aunt.

He bowed his head and pondered for a while, then asked lightly, "Where are the little seven?"

(End of this chapter)