"But it's really interesting. I've also heard about this. I heard that the family went to Lianjia Village several times before and gave gifts to people many times. The Lian family was really shameless. They accepted all the gifts. Regarding the marriage,
Even if you keep silent and just think about it, everyone knows that once they leave, even the family members will go around saying that they look down on the people in Hexi Village because they are too poor."
Ge Rui has nothing to do at home now. Lu Donglin is busy with factory work outside. The two families are eating at He Chunmei's place. Ge Rui has nothing to do. Every day after dinner, he listens to Lu Ziwan and walks around.
Whenever I meet someone's daughter-in-law, I chat with them, and I hear a lot of interesting gossip.
"Now the people in the village are saying that this is all thanks to our Lu family." Lu Donglin was very proud.
"One more thing, Chen Xiaohua from Henan Village, didn't Sister Hua just break off her engagement with a wealthy family in the county and squeeze in to run for the concubine? There has been no news here, but I heard someone say
, the empresses who were canonized as concubines were all wealthy ladies from official families, and Sister Wan really hit the mark. Not many of them came from small families, but I heard that there was a daughter from a poor peasant family in the south of the Yangtze River.
Because of her beauty, she was also selected to be named Zhaoyi." Ge Rui added with a mocking look on his face.
"It seems that many days have passed since the canonization ceremony. The imperial edicts have been issued to the women selected by the emperor. The father-in-law from the palace personally went to the concubine's natal home to announce the edicts. There are also a lot of rewards. For those who have not waited for the edicts,
The daughter was left in the palace as an errand, serving others."
Lu Ziyuan nodded. It had been a long time since Chen Xiaohua was sent to choose a concubine. Although the beautiful women who entered the palace had to pass various assessments and were taught piano, chess, calligraphy and painting by a special disciplinarian, the rules in the palace were
It will take a long time to complete this series of rituals and etiquette, but it will not be so long that there is no result yet.
Now it seems that neither the father-in-law in the palace came to announce the good news, nor anyone came to announce the funeral, which means that Chen Xiaohua is still alive at least now, staying in the palace as a serving maid. Today, the old Chen family does not have Chen Xiaohua.
Among the tricky sisters-in-law, the happiest one is Lu Fangfang.
"It's normal for Chen Xiaohua not to be selected. Originally, she was just a bit paler than the girls in our village. Her facial features were not distinctive at all. In the palace where there are so many beauties, she just made people look at her.
Someone who can be forgotten at a glance." Lu Ziyuan shrugged.
"Fortunately, you and Guan Lang's marriage was arranged in time. If it had been later, it would have been a disaster. If you went to a place where people don't complain, you would be ruined for the rest of your life." He Chunmei said.
He said with a happy face.
"No, if you work in the palace, you have to wait until you are 25 before you can leave the palace. Even if you are not ruined or killed by the people in the palace, you are already so old when you come out alive. Apart from marrying someone to fill a house, what else can you do?
How about it?" Ge Rui echoed, "The old Chen family has ruined their own daughter in vain. Sister Hua is not sensible, and the two elders are also ignorant and messing around."
After the meal, they sat under the tree to enjoy the cool air and chat. It was not until midnight that everyone went back to their houses with smiles on their faces.
Lian Guanlang stood at the door and waited for Lu Ziwan to enter before closing the door. Then he looked at Lu Ziwan and said, "Daughter-in-law, I now know why you suddenly asked me to marry you. It turns out that you were afraid of entering the palace."