"Eniang...you...want to help Aunt Ningjing?" On the carriage back home, Jinxi couldn't help but asked when she saw Minrong looking worried.
This kind of favor is not so easy to help. If she agrees to the other party, she will also help her daughter get it. But if the final result is not satisfactory, Ningjing will not only not be grateful to Minrong, but on the contrary, she will hate her. I feel that Minrong did not
Help her daughter strive for the greatest happiness.
But in such a backward civilization where husband is the first priority, what exactly is a woman’s so-called happiness?
Marry high, but there are only a few high-ranking ones, and there are so many beautiful girls. Most of them have to be concubines. Therefore, you have to look at the faces of Fu Jin, the legitimate son, and the legitimate daughter in the house, and lower your posture to avoid being displeased by the head wife.
Lost his life.
He married well and became his legitimate wife in a glorious manner, but there were always restless concubines standing in front of him. What's more, without his legitimate son, there were many concubines that overshadowed Fujin.
Marrying low, can you finally occupy the position of the only wife of a commoner? But compared with the luxurious life of a close friend in the boudoir, which is comparable to that of a noble lady, I feel that I have lost my due status... So, the so-called poor and lowly couples are in trouble.
, it’s not too outrageous that it ended in tragedy...
In short, in this era, women can never pursue the happiness they really want.
Jinxi couldn't help but sigh in her heart. She also became more determined to enter the palace as a palace maid, leave the palace to do business, and never marry a man from the Qing Dynasty.
She didn't believe it. With her modern skills and skills, she was afraid that she wouldn't be able to compete with this ancient merchant?
However, what Nalan Ningjing said is correct. If the cheap lady only has her as a legitimate daughter in this life, when she leaves the house in the future, the cheap lady will most likely be oppressed by her concubines.
Therefore, before she can stand for election and enter the palace, no matter what, if she wants the cheap lady to get pregnant again, it is best to get a boy at one stroke. Then, she will have someone to rely on for the rest of her life. The burden on her shoulders will naturally be lightened a lot.
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"Xi'er, E Niang really doesn't want to agree to her." Minrong thought for a long time and then sighed slowly.
"Then just turn it down." Anyway, they are distant relatives that we may not get to see each other in eight lifetimes, and they are still the kind of powerful distant relatives who come to the door if there is profit, and go around if there is no profit. Just do whatever you want.
"But..." Minrong shook her head gently, "Your Aunt Ningjing is not easy to get rid of. If you don't respond to her this time, she will come next time. If you don't respond, she will keep coming."
"Then I won't see her." Out of sight is pure. Jin Xi shook her head disapprovingly. Doesn't it mean that her husband's official position is not as high as that of her father? So if she doesn't want to see her, do she still need to find a reason? Sometimes, you should be more powerful.
"Xi'er..." Minrong sighed with a smile. If only he could do what his daughter said, he could just disappear if he didn't want to.
"Ah... Niang, Niang, I want to go to Xuanwumen Catholic Church." Seeing the carriage passing the stone arch bridge in front of Xuanwumen and about to enter the inner city, Jinxi hurriedly held Minrong's arm and begged.
"Now? But..." Minrong looked outside. The heavy snow had stopped, but the snow on the road was very thick. Occasionally, the north wind blew by, which made her face very cold.
"It's okay, E Niang, I just want to see the gift Mr. Nan gave me last time." Jinxi quickly stopped what Niang Niang had said, and repeatedly promised that nothing would happen to her.
"Okay, Mo'er, go in with Gege. Be careful. Niang will wait for you here for half an hour." Minrong couldn't resist her daughter's plea, so she had to nod in agreement. Looking at the sky, it shouldn't be the end of the day yet. She and her cousin
The conversation lasted for more than a cup of tea, so I found an excuse and left.
"Eniang, do you want to come in with us?" Jinxi, who was about to get off the carriage, looked back at Minrong who was looking at her with a smile, and couldn't help but invite her.
"No, just go in, Xi'er. I'm waiting for you." Minrong smiled and shook her head.
Although she was unfamiliar with this Catholic church, she also knew that it was different from the Bodhisattva she believed in. She could not confuse the gods in her heart. However, her daughter was still young and had not yet reached the age to believe in Bodhisattva, so she was left alone.
When Jinxi saw Minrong shaking her head and refusing, she thought of the Buddhism that Bainiang believed in, which was incompatible with Catholicism.
So he took the little maid out of the carriage and walked carefully towards the door of the church.
"Hi, Uncle Mo!" Jinxi walked into the main church and saw Mo Linsheng, who had been guarding the South Hall for a long time, wiping the long rows of wooden chairs in the hall with a rag in his hand, thinking he was doing the cleaning before the year.
"Hey, Princess is here? Are you here to see Mr. Nan?" Mo Linsheng greeted boldly. He had a good impression of this little adult-like Princess.
"No. Is Mr. Nan here too?" Jin Xi asked in surprise. Didn't it mean that Nan Huairen had a mansion given by the emperor and no longer lived in this Nantang villa?
"I just arrived at noon, I think I made an appointment with you." Mo Linsheng was in his early forties, and he pretended to be naughty and winked at Jinxi, which made Jinxi laugh happily. He thought it was with Nan.
After spending a long time with Huairen, his temperament became more outgoing and cheerful than that of ordinary nursing homes.
"Giggle...Uncle Mo, you are so funny. However, I am here to open the baby gift that Mr. Nan gave me. I have been looking forward to it for a long time." Jinxi said with a smile, her hands clasped against her chin, her eyes sparkling.
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"Haha, then I won't bother you to go upstairs and open the gifts. But..." Mo Linsheng looked around mysteriously, then leaned into Jin Xi's ear and said in a low voice that could be heard in the whole hall:
"Don't have high expectations, Mr. Nan is extremely stingy."
"Uh-huh... Mr. Mo, I heard your bad words!" Nan Huairen's rich and smiling voice sounded beside them.
Oh, Lao Mo was caught red-handed. Jin Xi snickered evilly. Then he bowed to Nan Huairen, "Hello, Mr. Nan." Although the clothes of the Qing Dynasty did not match the bowing etiquette, the strange thing was that
, it’s surprisingly harmonious to see Jinxi doing this.
"Haha... I made the prince laugh." Nan Huairen stroked his beard, turned around and said with a smile to the person behind him.
What? Is there anyone else? Jinxi's eyes suddenly widened, and he watched a distinct figure slowly move out from behind Nan Huairen, wearing high cyan embroidered boots, a dark-soled yellow gown and satin clothes, and a silk cutout around his waist.
The yellow ribbon of flowers and the exquisite jade medal hanging on her waist were too dazzling for her to ignore.
"Ah! It's you!" When he scanned the other person's face from bottom to top, Jin Xi couldn't help but exclaimed in surprise. Isn't he the young lady who was with the kid at Futa Temple last time?
"I didn't expect you would still remember." The eight-year-old boy nodded with a smile. He is none other than the fourth most favored son of the emperor - Aisin Gioro Yinzhen, the fourth son of the emperor.
Nonsense! Jinxi rolled her eyes secretly. She was the only young noble lady of his age, well-dressed, and handsome-looking, who she had seen in this era.
"You two know each other? That's great. I have to go find some items. Isn't Gege going to the attic? Do you mind taking the prince up with you?" Nan Huairen glanced at the pocket watch in his hand and took a look.
It was getting late, and I was ready to go to Xianshe to deal with the business of this trip, but I couldn't bear to leave the young prince alone, so I suggested to Jinxi.
Mo'er subconsciously tugged on Jinxi's sleeve, meaning that Gege must never agree to be alone with a man in private. Even if the man is a prince.
Jin Xi, who was about to nod in agreement, was pulled by Mo'er, and only then did he realize that this was not the 21st century, but the Qing Dynasty where men and women were differentiated and there was no intimacy between men and women.
He sighed helplessly, "Master Nan, how about you let Uncle Mo move the box down? I'll be here with the prince to see the gift that Master Nan gave me?"
"Gege's suggestion is very good." Nan Huairen nodded understandingly. Having lived in the Qing Dynasty for more than 20 years, how could he not know the customs here? I just thought that Gege was still young and would not be so precocious. However, Gege
His suggestion was not bad, and he nodded to Mo Linsheng and motioned for him to go up to the attic and move the two large wooden boxes here.
Yinzhen glanced at Jin Xi thoughtfully, then withdrew his insightful gaze, and turned to look at the exquisite decoration in the palace that was different from that of the Qing Dynasty palace.
Jinxi sat down on the nearby wooden chair and caressed the exquisitely carved white kapok on the armrest. She couldn't help but sigh in her heart. This was definitely a piece of fine carving that would be difficult to imitate in future generations.
"Gege seems to have lost a lot of weight." Yinzhen finished admiring the circle, walked to Jinxi's side, and sat side by side with Jinxi across the aisle.
"..." Jin Xi glanced at him speechlessly. Although there was no smile on his face, he was sure that he did not miss the smile in his words.
"The prince is also a lot taller." Jin Xi tried to express herself more calmly, but her childish voice betrayed her completely.
"It is indeed much taller than you." Yinzhen held back his smile and nodded seriously.
Sorry, why did you grow taller so quickly? Haven't we seen him for four months? He's more than five centimeters taller. I didn't expect that this ancient boy was quite tall. And he grew up early enough.
Also, the little young lady in front of me will get married in a few years. Tsk tsk, I wonder if starting to taste the taste of a woman so early will... then... Jinxi suppressed the corner of her mouth, and there was a wretched secret in her heart.
laugh.
At this moment, Mo Linsheng had already wiped clean the two dusty wooden boxes that he carried downstairs twice in succession.
"Why did Mr. Nan give these treasures to you?" Yinzhen asked in confusion. He heard the prince say more than once that he asked Nan Huairen for those weird treasures from him, but he never agreed. Unexpectedly, the little boy in front of him
This girl actually got two large boxes of Nan Huairen's treasures at once. I wonder what the prince's face will be like when he finds out.
"Secret!" Jin Xi made a bad face, obviously trying to appetize him.
Yinzhen tugged at the dark green ribbon in the hair of the hibiscus seal in a funny way, "So proud? You are not afraid that you will find two boxes of useless things when you open it."
Jinxi couldn't help but roll her eyes at him, "If it was useless, would Master Nan collect it so carefully?"
"It's just because it's useless that I keep it." Yinzhen replied with a smile, not minding her rudeness at all. On the contrary, it actually made him feel an unprecedented feeling of pampering in his heart.