Rulan's homecoming banquet was also very lively. Six tables were opened inside and outside. Not only many relatives and friends came, but also the Molan couple and Aunt Kang. The old lady was very unhappy and stared at her coldly during the dinner.
He looked at Mrs. Wang for a while, only looking down at Mrs. Wang and not daring to speak. Aunt Kang was sitting next to Mrs. Wang, still looking gentle and delicate. [Ye*][*]
After the meal, the old lady and Mrs. Wang took Ru Lan and asked her a few questions about how the marriage would be, and then the three sisters left to talk and have tea.
Mo Lan and Ru Lan went back to their houses to reminisce about the past, and then gathered together in Ming Lan's Mu Cangzhai. Ming Lan was frightened when she saw these two enemies in her house, but she had to bite the bullet and call Dan
Orange tea.
The fragrant and pleasant Changqing melon slices turn into a beautiful green color after brewing for two times. Molan is wearing a lake blue thin silk gauze jacket. The rising sun in early spring is quite beautiful and charming. She looks at the white porcelain tea bowl with a charming look on her face.
Seeing Shi Yu, he said: "Sooner or later, our courtyard will be occupied by someone else. I just thought that if it was vacated so quickly without leaving a trace, it would be water thrown out."
After Mo Lan got married, Shanyue Residence was gradually evacuated, leaving only a little girl to look after the cleaning. The embroidered pavilion where there was once a place of laughter and laughter was gone; in fact, Taoran Pavilion also started to move, but there was not enough time.
When Ru Lan saw Mo Lan, she was like a fighting cock, with all her feathers standing up, waiting for the fight to begin. She immediately retorted after hearing this. Ming Lan quickly grabbed Mo Lan and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law is about to give birth to a second child. The third brother and the fourth brother are
We also want to get a wife, and since we are leaving the court one by one, sooner or later the house will be used by the nieces and nephews. Isn’t it a good thing to have a prosperous family?!"
Mo Lan looked at Minglan intently for a while, then chuckled and said, "Sixth sister is getting better and better at talking. No wonder she got married to a high family. You are probably the luckiest among our sisters."
Minglan immediately straightened her expression: "For marriage matters, my sister only has to listen to the instructions of her parents."
Ru Lan covered her mouth and chuckled, and immediately said: "That's right! You have to listen to your parents when it comes to marriage. How can you make your own decisions?" Minglan couldn't help but glance at her. This guy had obviously forgotten how his husband came to be.
Yes.
Mo Lan actually looked calm and said with a smile: "The two sisters are absolutely right... By the way, the fifth brother-in-law has finished his imperial examination, what are his plans?"
Rulan's face turned slightly red, her plain face exuded the charm of a newlywed, her eyes and brows were filled with joy. Minglan tilted her head and began to think wildly. She guessed that X's life was very harmonious.
"...I will first enter the Hanlin Academy to teach, and then I will find a job later. I don't know what the future will be like." Rulan's cheeks were greased, and she looked proud. Although brother-in-law Wen was not able to be awarded a common scholar like brother Changbai,
But if you can enter the Hanlin Academy, your official position in the future will be the same.
Mo Lan's eyes flickered, and she said with a sweet smile: "What's the problem? You'll be happy to support Sixth Sister later, let alone the county magistrate, no matter how high the official position is, it's impossible!"
Rulan immediately changed her face and glared at her angrily. Minglan quickly retracted her random thoughts and made her face very dignified and solemn, saying: "Fourth sister, don't talk nonsense. The control of six ministries is a major matter for the country. Why?
Are you joking? If the fourth sister said this, if someone heard it, they would think that the fourth brother-in-law...oh no, the official positions of the fourth brother-in-law and his family were all entrusted to him!"
This time it was Mo Lan's turn to change her expression, Ru Lan held the handkerchief and laughed.
Seeing that it was almost done, Minglan couldn't help but try to offend Mo Lan, so she quickly changed the subject and said, "On the day of the fifth sister's wedding, there was so much excitement in the house, and it's a pity that the fourth sister didn't come either!"
A very strange look appeared on Mo Lan's face, a mixture of happiness and anger, and then she said calmly: "There is something going on at home... Wan Yiniang is about to give birth, I can't go away."
Ming Lan was still wondering who this Wan Yiniang was, but Ru Lan immediately reacted and asked enthusiastically: "Is it a boy or a girl?" Mo Lan took a sip of tea with a smile and said slowly: "She is a girl."
Ru Lan took a breath and looked disappointed. Ming Lan finally remembered that Wan Yiniang was Miss Chun Ge.
Mo Lan put down the tea cup, slowly pressed the handkerchief to the corner of her mouth, and said with a concerned and sad expression: "The doctor also said that due to the difficulty in giving birth, Wan Yiniang is afraid that she will not be able to give birth in the future. Alas...it's a pity that she is also a
Unlucky."
"Why is it not going well?" Rulan asked.
Mo Lan sighed softly: "The doctor said that the fetus is too big..."
Ming Lan's heart tightened. She had also heard at home that Mo Lan was very virtuous in the Liang family. He greeted the spring boat, served him with bird's nest and ginseng every day, and ate delicacies from the mountains and seas. Sometimes he even used his own dowry to supplement his income, which attracted everyone's envy.
However, Minglan clearly remembered that Aunt Wei lost her life because her fetus was too large and she ate cold food, which led to premature birth. In addition, she did not find Wen Po in time.
Minglan lowered her head and didn't want to speak.
Rulan didn't understand, and found it boring, so she found a new topic and asked: "Sixth sister, why is Aunt Kang here again? Didn't mother say that she would never come to the door again?"
Minglan sighed: "It was because of your marriage that Aunt Kang took the opportunity to come to visit me again. I didn't see it, but I heard that she cried and talked for a long time in my wife's room. It seemed... um... Cousin Yuan'er
Life in the Wang family was not very good. Anyway, they are biological sisters after all, and my wife softened her heart in the end."
"What's wrong with Yuan'er?"
"What's wrong with her?"
Mo Lan and Ru Lan had a tacit understanding at this time. They both grasped the key points and spoke in unison. Then they looked at each other, coughed twice in embarrassment, and looked at Ming Lan to wait for the next words.
Minglan was speechless. She organized her thoughts briefly and said: "It seems that cousin Yuan'er, oh, I have to call her cousin, she contradicted her aunt or something, and her aunt was so angry that she sold out several maids and mothers around her.
Grandma was also annoyed. She asked Cousin Yuan'er to learn etiquette, and she was forced to copy the "Girls' Commandments" hundreds of times. She was also asked to stand in front of her every day to set the rules; if she was not honest, she would not be given food... This is what Aunt Kang said.
"
Rulan suddenly calmed down and said with a look on her face, "Let me tell you! Cousin Yuan'er is impatient and impetuous. She is far from good as a daughter-in-law. How can my aunt like her?"
Minglan sighed: "That's all for others, but I heard from the old lady that the Wang family's grandmother is very fair and generous. If even she is annoyed, I'm afraid it's really my cousin's fault."
Mo Lan curled her lips, seeming to be disdainful, rolled her eyes, and thought of the plan, suddenly let out a long sigh, and said sadly: "Yuan'er did something wrong, and there is still a chance to change it, but I have pity... my aunt...
, I heard that she couldn’t eat well or sleep well in the village. Now that we have all left the cabinet, she has also been punished. I don’t know when she will come back! Sixth sister, now that you have a distinguished status, can you go out in front of the old lady and the madam?
Tell me something!" As he said this, his eyes filled with mist again.
Ru Lan sneered and said contemptuously: "My sister is already married. It's better to stay away from her mother's family's affairs. First, she should take good care of her own three-quarter-acre field! I heard that the Liang family is not having a good time today. They are being raped one after another.
The imperial edict has reprimanded him twice. He used to be a good family, but no one knows that some bad luck has entered the family, causing them to be unlucky all the time!"
Mo Lan's face turned red, she became angry with embarrassment, and retorted: "I am a good-for-nothing, but no matter how good-for-nothing I am, I rely on the hard work of my husband's family to make a living. Unlike some people, who still use dowry to support the man's family. It's strange that other people are
He said that his daughter is a loser!"
"What did you say?!"
"Human words! Don't you understand, Fifth Sister?"
——Ming Lan looked up to the sky and sighed. Her last sister gathering before her marriage ended with Mo Lan and Ru Lan breaking up on bad terms. After the war, the damage was counted and a total of two teacups, three saucers, and a pair were killed.
Dessert plates with the same pattern.(·~)
"It's so dangerous, so dangerous!" Dan Ju patted her chest, "Fortunately, I was quick and saw Grandma Four and Grandma Five coming from a distance. I quickly put away the top-quality Begonia Frozen Stone Banana Leaf Tea Set that the old lady had just given me.
...It just frightened Xiao Tao. As soon as she took a sip of tea in the room, she asked me to grab the teapot and cup. Haha, I smashed your things, Xiao Tao, don't be upset."
Xiaotao wiped the table slowly, seeming a little embarrassed: "Um...actually, I used your teacup."
Minglan:……
A few days before leaving the palace, the old lady called the stewards of the dowry village and asked Minglan to recognize them one by one.
"You have been following me for many days, and I have something to say to you first. Don't rely on your qualifications to start a fight in front of the Lord. If there is anything bad, Liu Yatou will punish you immediately! I am
I won’t give you any face!” The old lady scolded clearly with a majestic expression.
A group of people were kneeling below, and an old man with a square face in the middle came out and kowtowed quickly: "What did the old lady say? From today on, Miss Sun is our leader, how dare we be negligent!"
The old lady nodded and said: "You understand; if you take good care of it, I will not treat you badly."
Later, Lao Cui led his two sons, Cui Ping and Cui An, to kowtow to Minglan, and Minglan nodded in agreement.
Old Cui Tou is actually not very old. He is not yet fifty years old. His face is dark and wrinkled due to being exposed to the sun all year round. He is very good at handling crops. Both of them look very generous and strong.
While his father managed the crops, one planted some fruit trees in the mountains and forests; in addition, there were two companions, one named Liu Mangui, who looked smart and capable, did not smile or talk, and the other named Ji Qiang, who spoke awkwardly.
There was still dirt between the nails; after asking carefully, he turned out to be Lu Zhi's brother.
Minglan was quite surprised. The two brothers and sisters were so different.
"My mother died young, and my brother was an honest man. He was often bullied. All the hard, dirty and tiring work was pushed to him. If something went wrong, my brother would be blamed for it. If it weren't for Fang's mother, my brother wouldn't know it.
Is there any life left?" Luzhi recalled the past sadly, "I'm already twenty-five, and I haven't even talked about my wife yet."
"No wonder Sister Luzhi is so powerful." Xiao Cuixiu said with a smile.
"What's so great? This is called Lian Da." Qin Sang smiled softly and poked Xiao Cuixiu's forehead, "When we go back to my uncle's house, we don't dare to talk nonsense, otherwise we will not only lose the girl's face, but also treat our Sheng family as
Uneducated."
Xiao Cuixiu covered her forehead and nodded, then said: "Hey...it's a pity that Sister Yancao and Sister Jiuer can't go together. We have been together for many years, but we always feel that something is missing."
Ruomei sneered slightly and said: "They are both blessed, and I am in pain; I don't need you to worry about it!"
Bisi covered her little mouth delicately and said with a smile: "Don't talk about Jiu'er. Mother Liu didn't intend to ask her to dowry, but she just put her in our courtyard to live comfortably for a few years. As for Sister Yancao,
Haha, her mother was afraid that she would follow the girl to her husband's family and suffer hardship, so she went to Fang's mother early to ask for a match of her own. Who would have thought that the girl's husband's family was much better than her mother's family! This time it was too late to change her mind.
What kind of person is our girl, what can’t you see?!”
Danju listened to them talking more and more outrageously. She lowered her face and scolded: "We can discuss the Lord's affairs?! The girl has a good heart and doesn't want to break up the family relationship. Moreover, she heard that Yancao's father and mother are looking for someone.
My son-in-law is quite good, so I left Yancao behind. What are you talking about?!... Sister Qin Sang just said it right. After the girl passes away, everyone must be careful in their words and deeds, keep their mouths shut, and don’t imitate
Why are you talking nonsense! You know the girl’s temper, she is not a coward and easy to bully!”
Danju is the eldest maid in the courtyard. She usually controls the girls. Although she is tolerant and kind, she has become somewhat dignified over the past few years. Bisi pouted and stopped talking, and Ruomei also lowered her head and said nothing.
Although Xiao Cuixiu is young, she is clever and clever. Seeing the tense atmosphere, she hurriedly pulled Dan Ju’s sleeve and acted coquettishly: “Good sister, there is something I don’t understand. Please tell me, sister!… I heard that big brother used to be a big girl.
When the young lady got married, she only brought four girls with her, and later when the fourth girl came out of the palace, she only brought four girls with her; why did the fifth girl and we girls have to bring so many girls?"
Dan Ju opened her mouth, smiled at her, and said: "How can this be the same? My eldest uncle and my fourth uncle both come from noble families. There is nothing in the house. It would be bad to bring more girls there; the fifth uncle comes from a scholar's family.
, the family has a small population, so we can accompany a few more people to serve us; as for us girls... I heard from Fang’s mother that General Gu established a separate family, and he has only been in business for a short time, and there are no reliable servants in the family.
By making it easier for you, a little girl, you can follow me to see the world."
Xiaotao, who had been lowering his head to gnaw on the peach, finally raised his head, with his mouth full of juice, and asked naively: "But... I heard that the girl's marriage was held at the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion!"
Danju turned around and said with a smile: "The wedding will be held there. After paying homage to our ancestors and relatives, we will go back to live in the Governor's Mansion."
Everyone said "Oh" together, suddenly realizing it; then everyone looked happy - without the elders to take care of it, wouldn't it be Minglan who could make the decision in the Dudu Mansion? Their life would be much easier.
On the tenth day of March, just after dawn, General Bo's wife rushed over. Danju immediately presented two large red envelopes and said, "Thank you for your hard work." The maid next to Mrs. Bo accepted them.
As soon as she saw Minglan, Mrs. Bo smiled at the corner of her mouth and said: "Okay, he is a blessed child; your family is really blessed, and his sons, daughters and sons-in-law are all great!"
Wang's face was full of smiles and she respectfully replied, "Thank you for your good words."
After Minglan finished bathing, she was pressed in front of the mirror and dressed up properly. Although Mrs. Bo was old, her hands were very steady and she twisted Minglan's noodles quickly and neatly, before Minglan could scream.
After a few clicks, a thick layer of ointment was applied to the face, and then four or five layers of white powder were applied on the face like painting a wall, followed by eyebrow makeup.
Minglan sat there resigned to her fate, not even interested in looking in the mirror after she was done. She had seen the scene of her three sisters getting married, and she knew very well that she probably looked like a white dough smeared with rouge at this moment.
But...Brother Bao really has a sharp eye. Under this ultimate makeup technique, he can actually tell the difference between Sister Bao and Sister Lin. Sister Bao, sister Bao, if you apply the powder thicker, maybe
The wedding night can be deceived, and Baoyu can be put to bed first, so that a group of well-fed x-ologists will not have to deduce "whether Baochai has a sexless marriage" every day with a serious academic posture.
This kind of gossip topic.
The next process was a mess for Yu Minglan, as if there were a lot of things weighing heavily on her head. As long as there was the slightest movement, there would be a jingling sound, and her neck would immediately become three inches shorter.
After eating a few mouthfuls of sweet bird's nest and red date porridge, a group of old, middle-aged and young women came into the room and said many auspicious words. Minglan didn't need to answer at all. She just lowered her head and was shy. Xiaotao was there.
Next to him was a small porcelain jar with some snacks and ginseng slices in it, just in case. Danju was busy taking care of Minglan's belongings, hoping not to miss any of them.
I don’t know how long it took, but there was a commotion outside, and the wedding team came to the door.
Gu Tingye is wearing a bright red wedding dress, with a tall horse. On the left is the newly minted Weibei Marquis Shen Congxing. On the right is Chang Qiu Shu, the bachelor of Wuying Palace, who is also a new scholar. Behind him are Zheng Jun, the commander-in-chief of the Royal Forest Army, and the two brothers Zheng Xiao, the queen's brother-in-law.
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Changbai stood in front of the door, the corner of his mouth twitching, "Very good, very good, the new civil and military nobles, the royal relatives, all are here."
As usual, I have to embarrass the groom.
As soon as Liang Han mentioned his experience on the use of spears, the young general Zheng Xiao immediately rolled up his sleeves and expressed his willingness to experience these experiences with actual actions.
Brother-in-law Wen cleared his throat and asked two questions for the test. Qiu Tan drew inferences and answered questions fluently. Brother-in-law Wen stopped when he was satisfied. The two new scholars chatted happily and said, "I wonder what happened during the palace examination back then." In fact, the palace examination had just begun.
It has only been a few days, and there is no need to think about the past. The fallen maple beside me is very melancholy.
Brother-in-law Yuan was the most sensible, with an upright face, but he quietly moved to the door, secretly unlatched the door, and called a code. Gu Tingye was bright-eyed, whistled, and the men were ordered, and there was a burst of shouting.
They rushed fiercely and the gate of Sheng Mansion was lost.
Changbai summarized his speech, the first line: There are traitors inside, the will to fight is not strong enough, the second line: There are strong enemies outside, the mind is cunning, the style is tough; horizontal criticism, thunder, rain, everyone quickly put away the clothes, wash and sleep.
Xiao Changdong, who was beside his legs, held the red envelope that had been stuffed just now and rubbed it gently. The rustling of silver notes came from inside, euphemistically telling the deep friendship of the newly appointed sixth brother-in-law. He couldn't help but say: "But, big brother
Brother, you didn’t help to block the door just now!”
Although those few didn't work hard enough, they were more than willing to do it, unlike Changbai who stood aside and pretended to be a doorkeeper.
Changbai still held his hands and said slowly: "Because, I accepted a copy of Qian Xiuzhi's "Fishing Pictures of Wujiang River" sent by your sixth brother-in-law."
"Ah?!" Changdong opened his mouth wide and stuttered, "Then, then...you also said that these brothers-in-law..."
Changbai had a stern look on his face and taught his younger brother earnestly: "I have collected the paintings, so it's hard to stop them. What does this have to do with whether I talk to them or not? Brother Dong, you have to remember that you have to distinguish between people and things.
There is no right or wrong.”
After saying that, he turned around calmly and left slowly, his clothes fluttering, quite like the elegance of the Wu Yidi in the Wei and Jin Dynasties.
Changdong stayed behind, his face full of admiration.
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A best friend sent me a video. I was very moved after watching it, so I wanted to share it.
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