Kido

Chapter 74

The third wife is wearing a high-hanging lingyun bun, wearing a bright red thin satin beige sprinkled with gold everywhere, embroidered with rich and luxurious peonies, and wearing a dark green horse-face pleated skirt, the whole person is beaming.Although it is quite inconvenient to move to this small house, the house is small enough to receive distinguished guests, isn't it?Not only can Qi Nian marry into the Hou family, but also His Highness the Crown Prince will fight against him. The Duke of Wu and his wife are matchmakers, which is really surprising.

It's a pity that it was a little deserted.Those people on Dengshikou Street, as close relatives, refused to come to such a grand occasion one by one!That's all, on the day of great joy, don't bother with them.They must be jealous, jealous of Qinian's good marriage!Thinking about this, the third wife laughed even more happily.

I don't know if it's because the Marquis of Dinghai is very satisfied with this marriage, or because of some other reason, the Marquis of Dinghai's mansion is not only very courteous, but the dowry is even more generous than when marrying the original wife, the Xun family. .The third wife looked at the whole yard full of betrothal gifts, she couldn't help but grin from ear to ear, and then she complained about Mrs. Xie, "Why did you only give it to such a small yard!" Your family has a big business, and the third master is your own son. At least give it a spacious house to live in.

Xie Qinian shouted angrily: "Mother!" Fortunately, his father was not around, if his father heard it, he would definitely reprimand him!The house given by the old man is not big, but it is an extra, it is the old man's wish, and my father is grateful.Besides, for a master from the seventh rank, the house is too big, and it doesn't fit his status.

The third wife's smile trembled wildly, she stretched out her slender hand, and tapped Xie Qinian's forehead, "You little fool! Don't worry, my mother's heart is like a mirror." Your father is not here at the moment, let me complain a few words what's wrong ?If he comes back, how dare I complain about the old man?Isn't that just looking for scolding?

When Qinian was in Baiyun Nunnery, the third wife cursed all day long, and even ghosts and gods hated her.The marriage was decided, and the beloved daughter was brought back from the nunnery, and the third wife immediately felt refreshed, without any worries.At the moment Xingxing is thinking, "Repaint the whole house from front to back, so that it looks like we are going to hold a wedding."

Xie Qinian's face darkened.If Xie's family had not separated, of course he would marry from Dengshikou Street.In Xie's house on Dengshikou Street, there lived a servant, a minister of the Imperial Academy, and two young and promising candidates.In this way, he can be regarded as married out of the servant's mansion, and his face is also honored.It's a good thing now, the family is separated, and I want to get married from the small house of Beibing Masi.When the world talks about herself, she is "Master Xie's daughter".In the boundary of the capital city, what is a Beijing official from the Seven Officials?

The third wife has been planning from the house, servants, and maids to Xie Qinian's dowry, "After all, your grandfather loves his granddaughter. Although the family is separated, your dowry is from the public. It was given by your grandfather, and it was given by the Ding family." As a dowry gift, my mother will give you some more self-discipline, that's enough."

Xie Qinian bit her lip.Dinghaihou's mansion has a large population, a lot of talk, and a lot of ostentation.In the house of Shan Shizi, there are two legitimate sons, Ding Jia and Ding Zhe.Ding Jia married his wife, Yu Shi, the eldest granddaughter of the Marquis of Nanyang.As a sister-in-law and step-wife, she was already a head short in front of her.If the dowry is far inferior to her...?
The third wife loves Xie Qinian very much, but she doesn't want to marry her too much. "We still have a son." Third Master Xie mentioned that he wanted to accompany his daughter more, and the third wife objected plausibly, "Our family is not well-off, if we all accompany Qi'er, what will happen to the son in the future? Third Master, and Not every man can earn his own money." There are too many men relying on their ancestral business to earn their living.How do you know that Xie Zhinian is not one of them?With so much property in total, tell me, should I accompany my daughter or leave it to my son?

Third Master Xie really wanted to say boldly, "You are a good man, you should rely on yourself!" But he was ashamed to say that.Look at himself, he grew up eating Xie's family and drinking Xie's family, and when he grew up, he still relied on Xie's family to support his wife and children. He didn't earn any money by himself, so what face did he have to talk about his wife.

Seeing that Xie Qinian seemed displeased, the third wife hurriedly took her hand, whispering to her confidant, "Qi'er, don't be stupid! That girl like Hua Nian, the dowry is generous enough, isn't it? One or twenty thousand taels of silver to accompany her In the past, it was just that if the prince married a young lady! What happened? The Mi family was able to live a poor life, but since they married Hua Nian, a daughter-in-law with a dowry, the Mi family wore gold and silver from top to bottom. Is it interesting to take money from Xie's family and pretend to be Mi's family? We can't do that. Qi'er, you are a kiss proposed by His Highness the Crown Prince himself. You have a big face. Even if your dowry is a little less, who dares to look down on you when you arrive at the Dinghaihou Mansion!" Looking down on you means not paying attention to His Highness the Crown Prince, who dares to see her.

Xie Qinian's eyes turned red, "Forget it, I'm the stepmother anyway, so it doesn't matter." A Zhe was married to the Xun family after all.Although he and Ah Zhe are bound to be harmonious and affectionate husband and wife, but in the eyes of the world, filling a house is always inferior to others.Forget it, let's not argue, no matter how rich your dowry is, those who should be looked down upon will still be looked down upon.

"Damn! What's wrong with the stepmother?" The third wife spat with a flushed face, "It doesn't matter that his predecessor didn't have a son or a daughter. A young and promising man like my uncle married It's nothing once! Those people who bite their ears behind their backs are nothing more than jealous of you. Qi'er, don't pay attention to those people." The more she spoke, the lower her voice became, and she felt that she lacked confidence.

When Mrs. Xie ordered the division of the family, Third Mr. Xie once mentioned, "Can we wait until Qi'er gets married?" Mrs. Xie honestly refused, "I have never married a daughter of the Xie family. Stepwife." After your daughter gets married?How could that be possible.It is because you want to marry your daughter that you have to divide the family.

Xie Qinian lowered her head, tears falling drop by drop.Seeing her crying, the third wife couldn't help but also cried, "Qi'er, when a woman marries her husband, it doesn't matter what the others are. The first thing she wants is for her husband to love her. Don't say that you are married to be the second wife, or married to be the concubine." , as long as a man loves you everywhere, you can live a happy life. Isn’t it a man who a woman depends on in her whole life?” The man she married couldn’t do anything, and she loved to sleep with flowers and sleep with willows.The husband and son-in-law that Qi'er married, let alone other things, if His Highness the Crown Prince could speak for him, his official career would definitely be good.The son of the Hou family, young and promising, what more can a husband ask for.

Xie Qinian and the third wife hugged each other and cried.

The wedding day is approaching day by day.Xie Qinian's long-cherished wish is about to be fulfilled, sometimes joyous, sometimes sad.Is it a good thing to marry Ding Zhe and marry into Dinghaihou's mansion?Will there be better days in the future?Xie Qinian began to toss and turn, worrying about gains and losses.

In the winter, the weather is getting colder, and there are old relatives and relatives sending make-up gifts one after another.The third wife put it away happily and added it to Xie Qinian's dowry, "Qi'er, add the dowry, your dowry looks very decent." The third wife said complacently.

Mrs. Xie and Mrs. Xie rewarded a pair of old pit glass full of green bracelets. The head of the water is excellent and the green color reflects people.A pair of red coral trees more than three feet high, the color is as red as fire, and the branches are as if.There are also a pair of red gold hairpins, a pair of pearl hairpins, two boxes of fine clothing materials, and two boxes of furs.The third wife saw the things, shed tears, choked with sobs and said, "Qi'er, the old master really loves you!" These are all genuine and high-quality items, not adulterated at all.

Xie Qinian's voice was gentle and gentle, "What mother said is that the old man and the old lady really love me." After collecting the rewards, he went to Dengshikou Street to thank him in person.Mrs. Xie and Mrs. Xie both said in a calm and steady manner that "mutual respect and love, mutual support", are all clichés.

After thanking you, Qinian went to Boyaxuan.The towers and pavilions are still the same, but things are different.Qinian pushed open the door of the embroidery room, and silently walked to the embroidery frame.There was no one in the room, and in a trance, Qinian seemed to have returned to two years ago, when she was still a pure and innocent daughter in her boudoir, sitting in front of the embroidery frame, idling with needles, embroidering a bunch of flowers.

Xie Qinian's tears fell drop by drop.Such a quiet and noble life will never be possible again in the future, right?After getting married, you have to serve your parents-in-law and husband, deal with your sister-in-law and sister-in-law, and socialize with relatives and friends of your clan.

"Fourth Master!" A little girl's greeting sounded from the courtyard.Xie Qinian cheered up, and the fourth uncle came!She quickly wiped away the tears on her face, went to the floor-to-ceiling glass mirror to sort out her description, and walked out quickly.

Fourth Master Xie was wearing a snow-white mink fur and stood quietly in the courtyard.The weather was lightly snowing, and small snowflakes fell to the ground one by one, and the green bricks soon turned white.Fourth Master Xie in the snowy complexion had a jade-like complexion and an indifferent expression.

The girls had already been waved away by him, and the courtyard was very quiet.Xie Qinian's knees softened, and he knelt down, "Fourth Uncle!" My most embarrassing and miserable appearance has been seen by Fourth Uncle!

Snowflakes fell to the ground, and some had turned into water.Xie Qinian knelt on the snow, she didn't know whether it was because of fear in her heart or because of the cold weather, she shrank and trembled, her figure was infinitely pitiful.

Fourth Master Xie glanced at Xie Qinian who was prostrate on the ground, and threw a scroll in front of her, "In this scroll, there is a topographic map of Dinghaihou's Mansion, as well as the pictures, temperaments, backgrounds, and experiences of the people in Dinghaihou's Mansion. You Take a good look."

Xie Qinian suddenly raised her head, looking at the scroll in front of her in disbelief.After a long time, Fang tremblingly picked up the scroll and flipped through it hastily.That's right, Fourth Uncle Xiang Wuxu said that this scroll not only listed the temperament and background of the people in Dinghaihoufu, but also their strengths and weaknesses!With this scroll, when I arrived at Dinghaihou's Mansion, it wasn't as if my eyes were darkened.

Xie Qinian kowtowed repeatedly, "Thank you fourth uncle!" Fourth Master Xie gave her a faint look, "Remember your surname is Xie. When you arrive at Ding's house, you must straighten your back!" Shame on the Xie family.

Xie Qinian solemnly kowtowed three times, and stood up gracefully, "Yes, uncle, when I get to Ding's house, I will definitely stand upright!" What happened to the house, His Highness the Crown Prince himself proposed a kiss.Otherwise, I will thank my daughter well, as for that.The marriage is already wronged, the Ding family can't let me be wronged again!
Fourth Master Xie smiled faintly and drifted away.Although Fourth Master Xie didn't say much, Xie Qinian felt that his expression was clearly telling himself, "Xie Qinian, whether it's the Shen family or the Yu family, are all ordinary housewives. If you can't even fight against them, don't worry about it." Go home and complain."

Even though it was snowing, and Xie Qinian was wet below her knees, she didn't feel cold at all, but had a smile on her face.Seeing Fourth Master Xie leave, the maid hurried over to support her with her skirt in hand, "Second Miss, are you not freezing? Go back and change quickly." A bride who is going to be a bride must be terribly cold.

Xie Qinian smiled and said, "What's the rush? You're making a fuss." Smiling, she helped the maid, and went to the room to change out of her wet clothes and put on clean clothes.After saying hello to the eldest wife, fourth wife, Mu family, Cui family and others, I said goodbye to everyone and went back to Beibingmasi Hutong.

The closer the divorce, the more complaints from the third wife. "Dengshikou Street is really too much! It's too much for a serious girl to marry them, and they don't care about it. A little girl who is born out of a concubine will have a ten-year-old birthday, and everyone will be turned on their backs!" At the end of November, it was the seventh lady Xie Liunian's ten-year-old birthday.According to the old practice of the Xie family, girls at the age of 15 and [-] are considered big birthdays, and the birthdays are more grand than usual.

Xie Qinian pursed her lips and smiled.The fourth uncle looked cold, but he was actually warm-hearted.He still cares about his niece in the next room, Xiao Qi is his own daughter, how can he not care?I heard that Xiaoqi will have a big banquet for his tenth birthday, which is not bad.There will definitely be a lot of excitement at that time, but it's a pity that I, who is about to get married, can't go to watch the ceremony.

Nanning Marquis Mansion.Xie Liunian sent out the invitation with great vigor, "November 25, the 29th year of Taishi, all of you!" I have been in this world for almost ten years, and I have never been a baby who can't talk or walk until now. Is it easy for me.Be determined to make a big deal of it!

"We must join you!" Everyone accepted the invitation with a smile.Zhang Yi agreed most sincerely, and asked humbly, "Little Junior Sister, what birthday gift do you like?" Xie Liunian raised his face and smiled at him, his two dimples were very sweet, "No need, Zhang Naishan, people Just arrive." I'm not greedy for money, and I don't accept gifts.

(End of this chapter)