Firecrackers roared, plum branches piled with snow, and the entire capital was filled with joy. The New Year's Eve dinner at Ningyuan Marquis Mansion in the third year of Chongde had an extra special atmosphere. ~.beijingaishu.Please remember our website)] Facing the table full of exquisite New Year dishes, Mrs.
He said with a hint of sadness: "Well, our room is a bit thin after all. I think your fourth uncle and fifth uncle's family, your grandson and granddaughter can all squeeze into two or three tables."
Gu Tingcan turned her head to look out the window. Her beautiful and long neck was like a white swan on the lake. Her face was cold: "No, it was so lively in the past, but it's not like it is deserted now. It doesn't look like the Chinese New Year."
Shao looked gloomy, lowered his head in silence, and turned his eyes to Sister Xian who was standing aside; Zhu stroked her huge belly and frowned slightly; Minglan pretended not to understand, looking ignorant and shy, covering her mouth with a handkerchief from time to time.
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Also unaware was Gu Tingwei, who smiled and said, "I told you to invite the celebration class to have some fun, but my mother didn't allow it."
Mrs. Zhu anxiously went to look at Mr. Shao. Mrs. Tai gave her a sideways look and scolded her: "What nonsense are you talking about? Your eldest brother has not been here for nine months yet." Gu Tingwei smiled with a hint of shame.
Gu Tingye's expression remained as usual, and he slowly put down his chopsticks: "You are right, it is indeed a bit deserted. It would be great if dad had children earlier."
The look on the lady's face froze.
farmer
The industrial society believes that a prosperous population is a blessing. During the New Year and festivals, the table and the floor must be full, and the house full of children and grandchildren is considered prosperous. The three brothers of the older generation of the Gu family all got married early.
The eldest grandchildren are now negotiable
Kissed. At this point, the eldest brother is in relatively poor condition. Currently, there are only two adult boys, Gu Tingye and Gu Tingwei, and there is only one underage boy, Brother Xian, who is being served by his (nursing) mother and his two sisters.
eating on a small round table.
This situation stems from Mr. Gu's serious dereliction of duty. Because he was deeply attached to a piece of barren saline-alkali land, no matter how much fertilization and watering he applied, it was ineffective. There was no harvest for nearly ten years. When Gu Tingyu was born, Gu Tingxuan and Gu Tingyang were both able to
It was so easy. Two years later, Gu Tingye was born, and another five or six years passed before Gu Tingwei was born again. Here, Gu Tingwei had just stopped breastfeeding, and over there, Gu Tingxuan had already begun to talk about getting married.
The generation of Changfang will lose at the starting line. The root cause is that the land is not good, and it is a behavior of occupying something and not doing something. Unfortunately, the land that should not be (hairy) is currently sitting upright.
The lady’s sister above.
Since there were really few people, it would be more desolate if they sat apart from each other. Therefore, the eldest daughter-in-law of the Gu family, who was originally supposed to have a table for men and women, sat down together for the New Year's Eve dinner without hesitation at the suggestion of the dowager. It turned out that the three daughters-in-law
They should serve at the table and serve some chopsticks of dishes to the mother-in-law, but Zhu and Minglan were pregnant, and Shao was a poor widow, so it was just a matter of sex.
After Gu Tingye said this, Mrs. Tai's face looked unhappy. Everyone lowered their heads and ate in silence. The maids and women waiting at the table all fell silent. The New Year's Eve dinner actually had the atmosphere of a prison meal. It was quite flavorful.
Minglan thought with great interest.
In fact, Mrs. Tai's face has not been pretty these days.
That
Mrs. Ri Tai handed over the Gu family property. Minglan didn't want to join in the fun, but because of Gu Tingye's insistence, she sat quietly behind the screen and listened. In front of everyone, Mrs. Tai asked Xiang's mother to lay out the fish scale book like other clerical account books.
She looked sad and aggrieved, but she didn't say a single word of displeasure. She even greeted all her clan relatives with a forced smile. Thinking of her caring for the elderly and the young over the years, she often performed good deeds and was generous to the clan. Several of them
Elderly cousin
Bo also felt a little sorry.
Minglan was struggling with her handkerchief. In fact, a true actor doesn't need to cry loudly and flaring her nostrils to achieve the effect of crying while talking. She sympathized with Gu Tingye who was in the front, and he looked like an evil and vicious villain.
The situation was like this. Unexpectedly, the big villain was not aware of it, and he did not stop doing anything. He actually called the two clerks who came with him to come in, and counted the family property in person, without hesitation.
The expressions on the faces of the elders were getting more and more ugly, and Minglan felt very embarrassed from behind. In this embarrassing and entangled atmosphere, Gu Tingye actually calmly added a cup of tea.
"Today I have told everything in front of my family, and I will be able to live in peace and harmony in the future."
The madam's face was pale and she looked shaky. Fortunately, the two masters were very quick and checked her before she fell. After one check, two rounds and three questions, Gu Tingye waved her hand and checked her on the spot.
He asked the two masters.
"Aren't these three shops originally located in Yongming Street (a bustling commercial district in Beijing)? Why are they now moved to Oak Alley (a remote area)?"
"These three hundred acres were originally paddy fields with springs and forests nearby. How come they are now turned into sand fields?"
"Why should the shares of Ancheng Jinlou and the village in the southern suburbs be transferred?"
…
The madam couldn't put her face down for a moment. She wanted to get angry, but the two clerks were respectful and polite. Gu Tingye was calm on the side. She knew that if she didn't say something, people would make a fuss, so she didn't care about pretending to be weak and aggrieved at the moment.
The explanation is as follows: When I wanted to break up the relationship, I spent a lot of money to intercede, so I had to sell off a lot of my family property, and I was afraid that Gu Tingyu was weak and didn't dare to tell me.
Gu Tingye smiled and said nothing. The relatives on the side looked away and looked at each other strangely.
Everyone knows more or less that the financial situation of the Hou family has been very good since Bai's marriage. In addition, after Mr. Gu was bitten by a snake and suffered a lot, he has been carefully managing the family business.
Now, with a single word from the Tai Madam, she wiped out seventy-eight percent of the Hou Mansion’s savings over the years, and even lost some of her ancestral property. In fact, the Tai Madam did not achieve any results through her connections with the Hou Mansion. In the end, it was still
Thanks to Gu Tingye, the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion avoided the disaster of seizing the title. It is more credible to say that the family property was transferred to avoid being blamed.
However, where did it move to... Regardless of whether this matter is true or false, is there any better excuse than this? Everyone's eyes fell on the Madam three feet away.
Gu
Tingye smiled and did not ask any more questions. He just told all the relatives that he would like to allocate one hundred acres of fertile land as a sacrificial field and make it a family property for the purpose of worshiping ancestors. At this point, the atmosphere in the room changed again.
The so-called clan property is naturally shared by clan members.
The total of all the sacrificial fields below can produce about three to four hundred taels of rice a year. In addition to offering ancestral tombs in family temples, the output of the sacrificial fields can also provide some subsidies to the old, young and poor in the clan. This is exactly what we saw.
Those who have a share.
The clansmen's eyes wandered and their expressions were uncertain. Speaking of which, it was not unusual for a stepmother to not deal with her, and at present, it seemed that the stepmother was not as clean as rice paper.
After returning to the house, Gu Tingye told Minglan: "You must not be careless about this person." After connecting the plot and translating it into Martian language, the main idea is: this old woman will not give up even if she reaches the Yellow River. She will not give up easily, even if she gives up.
It’s also a pretense.
That night, Mrs. Tai lay down on the bed groaning, wanting to entrust all the housework to Minglan. Who knew that Minglan groaned even harder than she did, and begged with a trembling voice, "I hope you can do anything for the sake of my wife's inconvenience."
It's past the first lunar month. Mrs. Tai knew that there was something fishy about Minglan, but she couldn't do it, so she could only grit her teeth secretly.
Minglan expressed her gratitude - she must have done all the work on the accounts a long time ago, so there is no rush to check the accounts at this time. The first three months of pregnancy are the most important, don't be exhausted and put aside everything.
In this way, Minglan at the banquet grew up to be extremely white, plump and rosy. Not to mention the widowed Shao and Zhu who were about to give birth, even Tingcan, who was about to have a happy event, was not as moist as her complexion and complexion.
She is so charming, she can't pretend to be weak even if she wants to.
Gu Tingye looked at his brother on the side and said, "I have made an agreement with the Chief Secretary of the Ministry of War. You can take office after the first lunar month." Ting Wei was overjoyed. He had been impatient and bored at home all day long: "Thank you, second brother.
!" Gu Tingye said: "Do your job well, the 50% of the troops and horses are not as free as the camp and guard office, and there are a lot of troubles, so you have to pay more attention." Ting Wei smiled and said: "Second brother, don't worry." Gu Tingye nodded slightly.
After returning to the house at night, Danju came over with a small lacquered sandalwood box covered with bright yellow brocade, placed it on the round table in the room, and then left in unison. Minglan smiled and said to Gu Tingye: "This is the palace today.
I have collected all the rewards inside and the others on the side. These are very exquisite and valuable. Please let me see what I should do with them."
Gu Tingye was lying on Minglan's Xiang Fei couch, his eyes slightly closed: "You make the decision." It's the Chinese New Year, and there are a lot of things in the court, so he is so busy that he hasn't even sat down to eat properly in the past few days.
; After a while, he will have to watch the New Year's Eve, so now he will take a rest.
Minglan secretly sympathized, and if she gave something, she would get something in return. This time, she understood more deeply what the privileged class was.
There are always rewards in the palace during the festivals, and there are also rewards in the palace during the holidays to show favor. Colorful brocades, lake brocades, Japanese brocades, Sichuan brocades, and many kinds of silk pearls, precious damasks, soft smoke, cicadas, etc.
Wing yarn... and sets and boxes of gold, jewelry, and stones. That's all. If you go out to customize clothes, you don't even have to wait in line. The masters in the shop will come directly to your door to service you.
Pass
The year is a big day, so the rewards are naturally richer. Minglan takes out the items in the box one by one: a pure white jade bowl, two pairs of open-cut emerald chopsticks inlaid with red gold, and a yellow emerald and white cloud jade inlaid with gold.
Ruyi, there is another bright red one
Ming Lan took it in her hand and saw that there was a ruby concentric lock, a buckle, and a lock head. They were clasped together in the shape of a wishful ribbon, and separated into separate shapes. It was not only exquisitely polished, but also jade-colored.
Excellent. Ever since she got married, Minglan
I have seen a lot of good things, but such high-quality rubies are rare. The red jade is bright and dazzling, as moist as a hot spring. When held in the white palm of my hand, it looks like a drop of my heart's blood.
Gu Tingye didn't know when he opened his eyes and saw the concentric lock. His eyes, which had been cold all night, seemed to be illuminated with a layer of warm fire by the ruby lock. He held Minglan with one hand and sat down next to him.
He took the ruby and gently rubbed it on his fingertips. After a moment, he whispered: "Can you weave knots?" Minglan nodded. Of course you can, that is a required course.
"Kit it up, and each of us will take half of it." He whispered more and more.
Minglan felt soft in her heart and slowly leaned on his chest, whispering: "I will always carry her with me."
"Yeah. Make it up better."
just
On the first day of the lunar month, Gu Tingye and his wife went to the palace early in the morning to express their gratitude and pay homage to the new year. Because Minglan was pregnant, she asked Xiao Shen to inform her early, so the queen exempted her from entering the palace and also gave her some baby silk and nourishing food.
Drugs. Xiao Shen’s fundus (revealed)
A touch of envy, she got married earlier than Minglan, but has not yet been pregnant; fortunately, her eldest brother, General Zheng Jun, has many legitimate children, and there is no worries about the future of General Zheng Jun, so the pressure on her is somewhat lighter.
"This matter can't be rushed." Minglan comforted her, "I have a very good aunt in my mother's family. She gave birth to my cousin almost four years after she got married. Maybe I will give it to Guanyin now.
I'm carefully looking for a child for you. Well, would it be better to give him a little general or a little number one scholar? Oh, why don't we send them both together."
Little Shen's worries disappeared and she burst into laughter: "You are the only one who knows how to coax people!" Minglan was gentle and humorous, making her easy to get along with. As time went by, she became more and more interested in talking to her about her problems.
Minglan held her hand and whispered: "I know what you are worried about. But your wedding day is still young, far from that point. You can relax more. The more comfortable you are, the sooner you may get married.
"There are no new hospitals these days, so this is the only way.
Little Shen was not a troubled and depressed person, so she immediately thanked Minglan and her expression became clear again.
After Gu Tingye came back from the palace, Minglan ordered her mother-in-law to bring out several baskets of copper coins.
Year
Happy New Year. All the stewards, mothers-in-law, daughters-in-law, and all the maids in Chengyuan all have red envelopes to reward money. These copper coins on a red string are prepared for the children. The original red envelope between the Marquis Mansion and Chengyuan
The redundant walls have long been demolished.
We only have to wait until the New Year before we can start construction, fill the soil, lay bricks, and build gardens. Now everyone in the original Marquis Mansion knows that sooner or later, the power of the Manchu Mansion will be taken back by Mr. Marquis and Mrs. Hou. There are many people who are in charge of the affairs and are attentive.
.Piancheng Garden is like an iron gate
At the bar, everyone is responsible and dare not neglect or slack off. The needle (insert) will not penetrate the water and the water will not pour in. The new lady looks gentle, but her true (nature) cannot be ascertained, and the people in charge are worried.
Gu Tingye had a free half-day, and watched with a smile as Minglan rewarded the coins and snacks one by one. The garden was covered with snow, and many little girls and children were running and playing, rolling up snowballs and throwing them at each other.
and bursts of laughter.
Rong
The sister was wearing a brand-new winter coat as she walked along. The gold necklace around her neck shone in the snow. She had been feeling a little unhappy recently. I remember when she first entered the Marquis Mansion, she missed her biological mother and younger brother almost every day, and she missed her little brother at night.
Can wake up crying
Come over; I don’t know when, but this longing has become less and less. During the Chinese New Year this year, because her aunt was pregnant, she suddenly thought of her brother whom she had not seen for a long time. However, she could no longer remember how old her brother and mother were.
What's going on? Mother-in-law
Will she have a younger brother or younger sister?
She knew that her aunt treated her very well, and there were also concubine girls in the school who envied her for her good fortune, good clothes, and good use. Sometimes her aunt would come to pick her up from school. She could do it later.
Well, if the aunt-in-law had a child of her own, would she be a thorn in the side of the concubine as people said... She was suddenly startled, remembering Mr.
If you are biased, you will have a right heart and a broad mind.
Open, clear-eyed and clear-minded.
She was secretly ashamed that she had forgotten what her husband said! She had made up her mind a long time ago that she would learn from now on and become an upright and clear-minded person like Mr.
Don't be like your biological mother.
Rong
The sister raised her eyes and looked up. Her father was smiling gently at her aunt, holding the stove for her with one hand. She felt sad. In fact, whether she had younger siblings or not, it didn't make much difference to her. Regardless of her aunt's sincerity
Treat her well and return it
Is it for a good reputation, or to pity her, or to show her kindness in front of her father? My husband has said that good is good, and those who have received good should be grateful, sincerely cherish blessings, act with humility, and do good deeds in a gentle manner.
Only in this way can it last long
The blessings left behind, God bless others.
"...Sister Rong." Her aunt called her. Sister Rong quickly raised her head, her eyes wide open. The noble lady wrapped in rich clothes was young and beautiful, with a soft glow on her cheeks: "Come, this is yours.
Lucky money."
Danju held the small plate and handed over the red envelope, and Sister Rong took it blankly.
"The gentlemen all said that you studied well and worked hard, and you made great progress." My aunt's eyes were kind and she whispered softly, "Your father and I were very happy after hearing this. When the New Year begins, it will still be like this.
That’s it.”
Sister Rong lowered her head. She was proud and moved in her heart, but she couldn't say anything. She could never learn to be coquettish and behave like her aunt, especially when her father was also present.
Gu Tingye looked at her and suddenly said: "You are going to be a sister." Sister Rong raised her head in surprise, but heard her father's majestic voice, "The younger brothers and sisters behind you are all looking at you, you have to lead the way."
Sister Rong's heart felt like a floodgate suddenly opened by a flood, and she was filled with a clear spirit. She lowered her body respectfully and bowed steadily, with a dignified and gentle posture. She raised her head and looked directly at her superiors, and said loudly: "Thank you, father, for your teaching.
Mother cares, daughter, remember this."
Minglan felt happy and secretly thought that the tuition fee was worth it. She would definitely prepare a generous annual gift when school starts again.
Gu Tingye on the side looked at her intently.
In the first month of last year, Minglan went around to pay New Year greetings to her elders, brothers and sisters-in-law. At that time, no one paid her a visit, but this year it was exactly the same. She stayed at home to raise her baby, and even asked Mrs. Sheng to skip the New Year greetings from her parents' family.
, she only asked Gu Tingye to go there and have a drink and come back. For the rest, she didn't have to go anywhere. But now that Gu Tingye was in good momentum, there was a constant flow of people paying her New Year's greetings.
First of all, there were relatives in the clan, even if they were far away, so they didn’t attract many people in the autumn wind, but the fourth and fifth bedrooms were their direct uncles. Gu Tingye prepared a moderate New Year’s gift to pay New Year’s greetings without any resistance, and he didn’t know who he was.
What did he say to his two enemy uncles, and he actually came back in a good mood.
Minglan was very curious, so she asked someone to ask. The families had separated not long ago, and their servants were very familiar with each other. Taking advantage of Gu Tingye's New Year greetings inside, the servants asked a lot about the situation in the two houses.
Gu Shun, who followed him to the fourth old lady's house, said: "...In the old days, people came to the door for the debt owed by Mr. Bing, and threatened to beat him or kill him if he didn't pay it back. The fourth old lady was so angry that he wanted to entrust the whole family to him.
For Uncle Xuan, Aunt Liu and Mrs. Bing Er refused and were crying and making trouble. There was a chaos there when we went, and it took a long time before we had hot tea."
Follow
Gu Quan, who went to the Fifth Old Man's house, asked Xiao Tao to stuff an arm full of fruit snacks, and smiled with two little tiger teeth. The little guy said even more deftly: "Now Mrs. Di is in charge of the business there. The Fifth Old Master strictly ordered the second wife to be careful and fair.
Anyone
Don't mess around. The second wife knew better, so she wouldn't let Mr. Yang pay the money at will. But the fifth old lady was unhappy, complaining that the second wife was unfilial and unvirtuous. The second wife cried in grievance, and both Mr. Bing and the fifth old lady
I pushed it several times
Oh, a few days ago, someone came outside to ask for a debt. The second wife said it was blackmail, so she didn't call him in. The debt collector just stayed at the door for a while. It happened that the fifth old man came back from reading poems outside.
The hatchbacks were paired together, and they couldn't hide it. Five
The old man was so angry that he tied up Uncle Yang and beat him severely on the spot. When we went there, Mr. Yang hadn't gotten up yet..."
Ming Lan silently returned to the room and looked at Gu Tingye who was sitting behind the desk. He was sitting upright, his eyes were steady, and the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, like the brisk crescent moon on a summer night - she (touched) (touched) her belly, don't be like your father and gloat.
oh.
The next day, the fourth and fifth families came together to pay New Year greetings.
The madam finally cheered up and ordered a few tables of banquets to be opened, one for men outside and two for women inside. She also asked her daughter-in-law to sing some songs to cheer up the entertainment. She took her two old sisters-in-law and talked.
Laughing, Zhu and Tingying chatted with each other, which was quite lively. Tingcan didn't eat a few mouthfuls, so he called Tingling into his room to talk, while the remaining children asked their mothers-in-law to play with them.
Mrs. Yang was even more haggard. She was only about thirty, with a few streaks of silver on her temples. On one side was her husband who was injured and had a violent temper. She had to look after her day and night, and on the other side was her strict mother-in-law.
His mother often scolded her for being unworthy, which made her husband useless.
Minglan felt sympathetic: "Sister-in-law, you have worked hard these days. Brother Xun is still young, so you should take more care of yourself. (·~)" Mrs. Yang carefully looked at the fifth old lady who was joking over there.
He glanced at Minglan gratefully without saying a word.
Mrs. Di Er's family came from a good family and she always looked down on her sister-in-law. She sighed when she heard this: "My sister-in-law is a lucky person. Brother Xun is studying hard day and night to make progress. This time, the husband said, it's time to give my nephew a try."
It seems like your father is so happy, sister-in-law, don’t worry, Brother Xun will earn some fame for you sooner or later."
When she mentioned her son, Mrs. Yang's tired and old face was like the rising sun breaking through the dark night, she smiled happily and proudly, but she still said humbly: "Their husband just asked me to give him a try. No one from a kid's family can be that capable."
"That
The husband is actually the same age as my father, and he was a scholar in his early years. What he said is still false. Alas, in the future, children of our generation will have to rely on brother Xun." It's true that bad bamboos produce good ones, Mrs. Di Er
I couldn't help but sigh, feeling sorry for my husband
At her husband's age, she was forced by her father-in-law to study and take exams. Seeing her nephew Gu Shixun becoming more and more successful, she gradually stopped despising Mrs. Yang. The so-called husband education means that people put at least half of their own work into consideration.
It's done, isn't it?
Mrs. Yang smiled at her gently, a bit flattering as usual. Mrs. Di returned the smile calmly, patted her hand affectionately, and poured her a glass of wine herself.
After the house was divided, the two sisters-in-law in the fifth house tended to be harmonious and understanding, but the sisters in the fourth house became more and more incompatible. On the table, Mrs. Xuan resolutely turned away her head and only talked to Minglan without paying any attention to her.
The sister-in-law next to her, Mrs. Bing'er, sneered repeatedly: "My sister-in-law has been very bad-tempered recently. Now that the whole family is in my hands, everything is different!"
Mrs. Xuan turned back angrily: "Whoever loves the housekeeper should take care of it! It's like I've been asking for it for so long. I've worked hard and worked hard, and it's fine if I don't say a kind word, and I'm left with everything!"
"Hey, we have gold and silver in our hands. We can move wherever we like. I don't want to ask anyone to say anything!" Mrs. Bing Er was very angry. Mrs. Xuan was so angry that she said no.
As he spoke, his sleeves trembled.
As she spoke, Mrs. Bing'er rubbed her eyes with a handkerchief, looking like Xianglin's wife, sniffling and crying, saying the same thing: "Oh, now we are disliked by others. Your brother is out there and we don't know whether he is alive or dead. We are orphans and widows."
You can’t help but have your mother’s body rubbed!… I just hope that my sister-in-law will take pity on your nieces and nephews and save some sips of soup! We…”
Bang. Minglan slammed her chopsticks on the table, her face covered with frost. Mrs. Bing'er stopped talking. Everyone looked at Minglan in surprise, even the three old ladies sitting in the front listening to the music.
"You have to go back and cry. Are you looking for bad luck on New Year's Day?" Minglan's voice was low, but her tone was stern.
Mrs. Bing'er was stunned for a moment, then cried again: "I'm not..."
"No one in the whole family knows about Brother Bing's affairs, and no one is worried about you. No matter where or when, you can cry whenever you want." Minglan snorted coldly, and glanced at the stupid (lustful) side over there.
) The moved wife said, "When Sister Can comes out of the cabinet, you will come out like this. When you think about it, you will talk about it and cry when you talk about it. If you get the bad luck on the wedding day, I, the sister-in-law, will be the first to tear your mouth apart.
!”
The madam lowered her originally upright shoulders, her eyes flashed, and she did not speak.
Bing
The second wife didn't dare to cry anymore. She opened her eyes in a daze. Minglan looked at her and said word by word: "When Brother Bing was in prison, Brother Xuan worked for him through thick and thin. He had to run for several hours a day.
, it’s half a mile waiting outside the Yousi Yamen.
God, we all see it in our eyes to make people smile, say nice things, and not even bother to eat a hot meal. No matter how distressed Sister-in-law Xuan is, she never stops her. I am young and have not been here for a long time, but
I'm so touched, thinking that it would be really nice to marry me
This is a brotherly relationship and a harmonious family. But just like this, the second sister-in-law is still not satisfied? Even though we are brothers, we can't even say thank you."
Mrs. Xuan's eyes turned red as she listened. Tingying saw this and hurriedly came over to hold the eldest sister-in-law's arm. The two sisters leaned against each other head to head.
Mrs. Bing's second wife was speechless when she was told that her face turned green and white. Seeing this, the fourth old lady felt particularly happy. The fifth old lady on the side looked at Minglan displeased and said, "Although what my nephew-in-law said is correct,
But your cousin-in-law is older than you after all, so how can you reprimand her so harshly, no matter how big or small, it would be a bit disrespectful..."
talk
Before she could finish speaking, the fourth old lady interrupted her and said: "Hey, my brother and sister are not right. I think what my nephew-in-law said is absolutely right. On New Year's Day, everyone was drinking and laughing. Sister Can has such a
A good marriage, the Gu family is about to add another child
Oh, on such a great day, the second daughter-in-law is ignorant! No matter how sad she is, she should go home and cry again. In front of the elders and juniors, she must cry like this...! Alas, the nephew's daughter-in-law will not take it either.
That’s why we are outsiders
of."
The fifth old lady was a little stunned and stared blankly at the fourth old lady who never contradicted her in the past.
Minglan smiled, turned to Mrs. Bing'er and said, "It's my fault that I spoke too hastily.
I hope you won't be offended, sister-in-law. I just treat you as one of my own, and I will say whatever comes to mind." Mrs. Bing'er answered yes and no, answered no and no, and put on an ugly smile. Mrs. Xuan looked at it and said it.
, sighed, patted
Mrs. Bing Er's hand: "You should relax, his eldest brother has already taken care of the post office. Brother Bing will send a letter every two or three months to report that he is safe. There are still people waiting for him. I think he will be fine. I have been there."
After two years, the family will be reunited again
What?"
Mrs. Bing'er sniffed, lowered her head, but stopped making trouble; Mrs. Xuan raised her head, looked over Mrs. Bing's head, took a deep look at Minglan, Minglan smiled, and turned to listen to the music
.
Mrs. Di Er took a closer look at this scene and remembered that she had heard that Tingxuan had already found a good job despite his young age. She sighed in her heart. She was usually conceited and smart, but she was not as good as the noisy Xuan with a loud voice.
The eldest lady saw the opportunity quickly and turned around quickly. It turned out that someone had caught up with her a long time ago. Alas, people really cannot be judged by their appearance.
During this New Year's greeting, Minglan shed a lot of blood. Several unmarried cousins, as well as half of the nieces and nephews in the house, all had to give New Year's money, so that when she gave birth to a baby next year, she could get back a share of the money.
When the year comes, it is still outnumbered.
Everyone. Even if she works hard to give birth, gives birth with all her strength, and waits for her to give birth to many little ones, the little girls who are now receiving New Year's money from her will already have children by then.
, she (or her children) has to inherit
I will continue to give my grandnephews and grandnephews their lucky money (if they are still in contact with each other). Oh my god, as expected, this hatred will last forever, and I will never be able to give them enough money - this transaction is obviously a settlement, and it will last for a long time.
within a period of time, yes
It’s hard to get your money back.
After returning home at night, Minglan covered her bleeding little liver and told her husband about this tragic prospect with a sullen face. In this tragic ancient times, childbirth is really the primary productive force. Gu
After hearing this, Tingye fell on the bed and laughed. He was half awake from the wine. He looked at Minglan's belly. He went back to the study room to read some papers. He read two books and suddenly thought of someone who used to whisper in his ear.
"The gentle village is the Tomb of Heroes", so he ordered
The boy went to drag Gongsun's old bones out of bed.
Six or seven days after the first month of the first lunar month, Gu Tingye's staff and friends began to come to the door.
Fortunately, Mr. Gongsun warned him early, Gu Tingye did not dare to use
The crowds were crowded, too lively and ostentatious, attracting wordy officials, but there were still many people who came to give New Year's gifts. Gu Tingye entertained guests in the outer courtyard, and ordered the concierge to only let in those he could make friends with or who he was familiar with. Minglan placed a number of guests in the inner courtyard.
dignified and gentle smile
Face, he kept saying to the unknown female relatives, "Why are you so polite?", kept saying to the child, "Get up, it's cold on the ground," and then complimented him by saying, "This child looks so good," or "He's so well-behaved."
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Fortunately, she had been prepared for such a battle and asked the gold shop to strike many gold and silver ingots engraved with auspicious words like "Ruyi" and cloud patterns. Since it was the Year of the Monkey, she also struck dozens of small golden monkeys the size of thumbs.
Although the cub is not heavy in weight, it is vivid and very interesting. It is suitable for giving to children as lucky money.
Whether she met someone who was eloquent or someone who was silent and honest, Minglan was always kind and polite, and she never favored one over the other. The value of Mrs. Sheng’s strict training since she was a child was now reflected. Minglan sat upright and smiled, looking like a lady.
She was gentle and elegant, but she was very carefree. She didn't talk much, but she was kind and interesting. After a few days, everyone outside praised Minglan for her good nature and her kind-hearted nature.
Minglan felt very proud of herself. After all, the eyes of the masses were sharp.
Apart from these tedious social activities, receiving gifts is very pleasant. Most people in the officialdom, except for truly reliable confidants, will not carry a whole box of silver to express their feelings, let alone wrap a stamped banknote to express their feelings. Feelings of admiration.
There are big southern pearls from southern Fujian, a whole box of white and round pearls; a half-foot-tall emerald dripping Guanyin that warms the touch; a flat peach bonsai made of agate jade and gold and silver branches, which is almost real; black pearls from the north Fox, purple, lamb, lynx, and the entire mink fur, which feels incredibly soft and rich, as well as the precious bear bile, tiger bone, and snow ginseng...
"Really, is it okay?" Minglan has a bit of a country bumpkin mentality, she is surprised and scared at the same time - is this legal?
Old man Gongsun looked calm: "If you don't accept it, it will be bad."
If Minglan was asked to go to Uncle Shen's house to have a look, he probably wouldn't be so excited. Bureaucrats who have been out on the border all year round have no idea what the direction of the court is. If they don't work hard now, when will they work hard? Besides, these have already been sifted If it's repeated several times, it usually has some explanation.
The situation didn't get better until the tenth day of the lunar month.
Compared with the bustling Chengyuan, where even the concierge is making a fortune, the Laohou Mansion is much more deserted. In contrast, everyone from the stewards to the handymen there wish they could ask Minglan to take charge of the housework so that things can improve. treatment.
Because Minglan was busy, he was afraid that Sister Rong would miss her homework, so she went to Shaw Brothers to see Sister Xian studying and becoming a popular girl. By the way, she also fell in love with Sister Rong. Strangely enough, Minglan spent three days there. The two sides went to ask Shao to help this group of people, and Shao felt comfortable. Although he spent more time with Mrs. Zhu, he also liked Minglan.
Watching the two little girls building snowmen and running around in the garden, followed by a group of maids laughing and joking, everyone's faces turned red while playing, the sadness in her heart seemed to have faded away a lot.
"Go and call these two girls back. They have been crazy for half an hour." Shao ordered the people around him.
A maid with sharp eyes spotted a familiar Jinxiang sedan from a distance, and said with a smile: "Maybe the second lady is here."
The sedan stopped directly at the door, and Dan Ju carefully helped Minglan get out of the sedan. Shao asked someone to turn on the heater in the room. After La Minglan sat down, he said: "It's a cold day, and you are not in good health." , What are you doing out here? If you need something, just ask me to go."
Minglan took off her cloak and said, "I'm bored. Besides, if you're sitting in a sedan, you don't have to move around by yourself." She turned around and waved her hand, asking someone to bring the things in. "I got two pieces of carved silk brocade yesterday. , I saw that the color was fresh and the material was good, so I brought it to my sister-in-law to make two new clothes for Sister Xian."
When Shaw saw that the material was bright and brilliance, the patterns were noble and elegant, but the color was plain, which was suitable for a girl who was mourning her father, she felt happy in her heart, but she said humbly: "The child's family is growing, so why spend so much money."
Minglan smiled and said, "Our sister Rong does the same thing. Both of them are good children. They study hard and are filial to their elders. Sister Xian is especially well-behaved and sensible. She deserves to be rewarded."
Shao felt this in his heart and accepted the materials. After the two sisters had a conversation, Minglan proposed the reason for coming today: "Sister Can is going out soon, and we should add some joy as sisters-in-law. I just don't know what the rules of the Gu family are. Please Sister-in-law, give me some advice to avoid making mistakes."
Thinking of Tingcan, Mr. Shao hesitated for a moment and then said: "When I came, the sister Tingyan in front of me was already married. Looking at the two sisters who lived in the uncle's room, there seemed to be no special rules for getting married. It's just..." She looked at it. Minglan's face said, "Sister Tingcan is noble and pure, there are some things that I'm afraid I won't look down on."
Brothers and sisters-in-law add more dowry to their sister-in-law. In fact, they are collecting more dowry. Those who are rich can send it to the farm shop, and those who are considerate can buy a complete set of bed frames, clothes and jewelry. But after all, they are just brothers and sisters-in-law. Most of them are just for the sake of meaning.
A hairpin, a pair of bracelets, or a mirror are also acceptable.
Minglan had already expected it and said: "I heard that the Princess Mansion came to discuss the wedding date. It seems that she hopes to get married as soon as possible. Why not ask my sister if there is anything she likes or dislikes, so that I can make preparations early.
"
Shao felt relieved. She couldn't afford to offend either side, so she smiled and agreed: "That's great. My sister's house is only two steps away from here. I'll go with you."
Just from looking at Gu Tingcan's residence, we can tell that she must have been favored since she was a child. Her house has the best lighting and the best orientation in the entire garden. Before entering the house, the ground is already covered with precious plants and trees;
While the entire Hou Mansion was desolate and desolate, only the girls at the seventh girl's office remained neat and tidy.
"What a coincidence, the two sisters-in-law came together." Gu Tingcan sat quietly in front of the piano stand with a careless tone in his voice.
She was very beautiful, but there was a kind of scorn and melancholy in her expression, and she was always alienated as if separated by a veil. In ancient times, women were expected to be gentle, shy, dignified and kind. This does not meet the normal requirements of boudoir, but she passed away.
The old Marquis likes this the most.
Room
The natural furnishings here are very elegant and unique, neither covered with gold or silver, nor too plain, which just shows her good taste and proud background. A beautiful scroll is hung so simply, only the scroll is faintly visible (
exposed)
Sapphire and gold, a book, placed so plainly, at first glance, it is actually a rare and unique copy in the world. A cluster of delicate red plums on the table seems to have just been folded from outside and inserted.
But it is a white porcelain flower bag from Ru kiln in the former dynasty that is hard to buy for a lot of money.
The decoration is very outstanding. Compared with hers, Hua Lan's boudoir is too gorgeous, and Mo Lan lacks the show of elegance.
Minglan followed the Shaw family and walked around. After sitting down, she lowered her head and smiled. The most interesting thing about this room was that the three or four paintings and calligraphy hanging on the wall and the calligraphy in the corner were all written by Miss Gu Qi.
, even the several collections of poems placed on the table are all poems written by Miss Qi since she was a child, and then compiled and bound with soft silk.
As the eldest sister-in-law, Mrs. Shao naturally opened her mouth to tell her the purpose of her visit. She smiled and said, "Just open your mouth and see if the sisters-in-law can do it."
Tingcan raised his neck out of habit and smiled only to the corners of his lips: "That's great. Then my sister said that I want to go back to the old days, when the family lived in harmony. I wonder if my second sister-in-law can do it.
Arrived?" She looked at Minglan. Shaw was embarrassed for a moment.
Minglan was always too lazy to talk nonsense to such an ignorant little girl. She said calmly: "Even if we go back to the old days, can I still live here for a lifetime? For us girls, the husband's family is the queen.
It’s the place where half a generation has settled. Could it be that the seventh sister wants to take the whole family to the princess’s mansion?”
In terms of sharp tongue, how can a reclusive literary young woman keep up with the court secretary who is accustomed to quarreling. Tingcan closed her mouth and turned her head angrily. Minglan said again: "If my sister can't think of what she likes at the moment, she just says she hates it."
That’s all, lest my sister doesn’t like the things you send me.”
Tingcan almost said, "I hate everything you give me." He remembered his mother's advice and endured it. He rolled his eyes and said, "I don't like flowers and pink children. I have all kinds of jewelry. I can spread them all over the field."
I don’t dare to ask for it, the clothes, materials, beds, tables and stools are all complete. I love the poems, calligraphy and paintings I picked out myself. Other than that, my sister-in-law will give it to me.”
After saying that, she sat down proudly and then looked at Minglan to see what she could give.
"Sister said it clearly, and we all understand it. Just ask us to go back and think about it, so that it won't hinder my sister from studying." Minglan smiled and pulled up Shao, walked out slowly, and stayed with the fairy for a moment longer.
All are not conducive to prenatal education.
Tingcan raised the scroll in his hand gracefully: "Sister-in-law, please leave. I won't give it away."
Minglan walked out while stroking her thoughts. Because Sister Rong and Sister Xian were good friends, they always went out and went in together. As time went by, the maids in Chengyuan and Shaw's offices became familiar with each other, and
Most of the people around Gu Tingyu are the old people left by his biological mother, and they know the old things very well. They said: The seventh lady was born very much like the first Mrs. Qin.
Unlike the Bai family, the Daqin family is not taboo in the palace. Even the wife herself often mentioned her sister's benefits to the old marquis.
You can know a lot of past events.
As the beginning of everything, what kind of person is Da Qin? Minglan has been curious for a long time.
When Xiao Tao was talking, Bisi asked: "Is she beautiful?" Ruomei asked: "How can she learn?"
The old servants said that the eldest daughter of the Qin family is as beautiful as an autumn lotus, extremely calm and graceful. She is good at poetry, music, music, music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and is good at everything.
At that time, the Dongchang Hou Mansion was still full of flowers, and she was the eldest daughter of Dongchang Hou. However, such a beautiful and talented girl had not yet married at the age of eighteen. The reason was simple: she was seriously ill.
, was frail and sickly, and was well known throughout the capital.
Parents are reluctant to let their daughters marry low, but who in the right family is willing to marry such a medicine pot? Marrying a wife and marrying a virtuous wife is not just about looking good, but also requires husbands to teach and manage the family. These are all done by the Da Qin family.
Can't do it.
At this time, Ningyuan Hou Mansion came to propose marriage on behalf of the legitimate eldest son. This was really a good marriage that fell from the sky, and Qin's parents were overjoyed.
According to what the old servants said, Mr. Gu had met the Daqin family before his marriage. He didn’t know when and where, but he had a sudden glance and secretly fell in love. This is really a strange fate, a dancer who has been dancing all the year round.
Minglan was puzzled by the fact that a general on the battlefield who wielded swords would like that kind of extremely fragile beauty.
Then he begged his parents to propose marriage. How could the old Marquis and his wife be willing? Not only did such a daughter-in-law not only have no idea how long she would live, but it would be almost impossible to have an heir. Gu Yankai's beggars were in vain and he simply ran to Northern Xinjiang.
Serving in the military.
At that time, the war was raging, and the war was fierce and dangerous, and they could die at any time. The old Marquis and his wife suffered in fear for a year or two, but finally they could not bear it for long and agreed to the marriage. At that time, they accepted their fate and made a compromise. If the Qin family did not have them, they could raise them.
Common people. However, their innocence was quickly broken.
marriage
Later, the couple became extremely affectionate and inseparable. One, two, and three years passed. The old Marquis and his wife were anxious, but Gu Yan couldn't even see a female mosquito in his eyes, let alone a concubine.
The Marquis used the family law of filial piety to threaten
Forced, the old mother begged with tears, Gu Yankai had no choice but to obey and patiently comforted his good wife. As soon as he left, Da Qin cried in the wind. She did not dare to refute in front of her parents-in-law, but she was so sad that she couldn't help herself, and fell ill with high fever.
There was a lot of chaos in the Hou Mansion, and finally they were able to save the person. When he opened his eyes, he was crying so hard that he almost lost his breath. Gu Yankai quickly sent away all the concubines who had shared the same house with him, and raised the nurse like this.
After cherishing her for half a year, she took care of her
Yan Kai once again went to get close to the girl next to him at the request of his parents. Although Da Qin was in poor health, he was well informed. The two of them had not yet finished taking off their clothes, and she fainted again and was unconscious.
After doing this several times, Gu Yankai felt that he could not go on like this, so he asked to be transferred to the Southwest Border Guard without telling his parents, and then ran away with his wife. His parents jumped and scolded him to no avail. In the next few years, the old Marquis and his wife thought about it several times.
The divorce papers were settled, but the Marquis of Dongchang and his wife came to the house in person to plead for mercy, and they couldn't bear it.
quiet
In the second year after Queen An's death, Gu Tingyu was born. Before the Ningyuan Hou Mansion could rejoice over this long-awaited grandson, disaster struck. In fact, not all of the money lost was due to the Gu family's squandering. Several sums of money were lost.
Can
To clarify the origins, Fujian Shipping, Southwest Border Trade, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs' purchases were all done by old friends. But Emperor Wu suddenly became very tyrannical and could not listen to anything he said, but he could explain clearly that the Gu family owed money.
Enter those of
Officials were all involved in palace disputes to varying degrees, and were either beheaded or exiled and had their homes confiscated. When everyone was in danger, who dared to rescue others?
The kind-hearted old Marquis suffered a stroke immediately, and the whole family was in a state of panic. At this time, an old friend came to complain. He had written a letter from his hometown in the south of the Yangtze River and mentioned something. There was a salt merchant in Haining.
An only daughter, at the prime of life, wanted to find a good son-in-law.
The Hou family is both happy and embarrassed. The three concubines have already been married. What should they do? They are afraid that they will not accept her as a concubine.
Regardless of the worries of the people in the government, the kind-hearted old friend has asked someone to go to Jiangnan to make connections. Mr. Bai and others
No matter how interested he was in the nobility of the Marquis, it was about the marriage of his only daughter, and he would not believe the matchmaker's words. He was vigorous and resolute in his life, and rushed to the capital a few days later, and then met the fifth old lady who was having a eloquent talk in a teahouse.
Master, he ‘accidentally met’ the fourth old man at the gate of the red light district. The most irritating thing was that these two guys he despised were actually married.
Furious, he scolded the matchmaker after he returned, indicating that the matter was over, and then said: "You have blinded the eyes of your eighteenth generation ancestors. How can an old man raise a daughter by himself?"
Concubine!" - Mrs. Bai also brought some of her family members as dowry when she married into the Hou Mansion. Although these people were all sent away, she also told a lot of past events, and some old servants still remember them.
After the kind-hearted and troublesome old friend conveyed the message, the old Marquis desperately asked people to carry him into the carriage, and hurriedly went to the southwest. He held his long hand and begged silently, and the man above him was about to cry his eyes out.
With his blind old mother, his helpless and frightened brothers and sisters below, and his beloved wife next to him, Gu Yankai went crazy almost overnight.
Da Qin, who was well-informed, naturally knew it. Even though her mother-in-law had sworn to promise that they would only divorce her temporarily and remarry her later, she still couldn't accept it. She was already weak after giving birth and struggled in pain for several days. Before her death,
She pointed out a girl to be her husband's concubine, and then she died in the West.
There was no time to grieve, so the old Marquis immediately sent someone to Haining to propose marriage. The old Marquis Bai initially refused, but the temptation was too great to think that his beloved daughter could become the legitimate Marquis of Ningyuan and would no longer be a humble merchant's daughter.
!
He gritted his teeth, and with the intention of giving it a try, he went to the southwest to meet people as usual. This time, he took a fancy to it.
Mr. Bai was a man of fiery eyes, a man of three religions, and a high-ranking official. He had never looked past a noble man. He concluded that Gu Yankai was a man of upright character (nature), upright, kind, brave and courageous. He was a good match. Although his wife died before him,
also
It doesn't matter, it's not uncommon for a wife to die. He also died of his wife, and two of them died. Isn't this a good thing? It's time to find a match, and it's time to take concubines. I heard that the son-in-law and the former wife had a deep love, then
It doesn't matter, men are all
Not growing up (sex); treating your ex-wife well means you will be a good husband. When he marries your beautiful daughter, as time goes by, the past will fade away.
Gu Tingye had already told Minglan about what happened next.
The marriage was held in the southwest, so no relatives or friends in Beijing were invited. Mrs. Bai did not wait for a long time. She passed away before she was twenty years old, leaving only an unattended child. Waiting for Mr. Bai
When he came from Haining, he only saw his daughter's coffin. He was furious, but he was too old and weak to seek justice for his daughter, and he passed away soon after.
again
A few years later, Gu Yankai married again, another young lady from the Qin Mansion. When Gu Tingwei was seven or eight years old, he was summoned to the capital by imperial edict, and he returned to the Hou Mansion with the young Qin family and his third daughter. Not long after,
, the old Marquis and his wife passed away,
He ascended the title and became the Marquis of Ningyuan. Under the deliberate cover-up, not many people knew that there was a Mrs. Bai between the two Mrs. Qin. For some unknown reason, Gu Yankai intentionally or unintentionally led everyone to think that Gu Tingye was also a descendant of the Qin family.
out.
Gu Tingcan was his last child and the one he loved the most. In fact, apart from her appearance, other habits, hobbies and even her heart (nature), she was not very similar to the Da Qin family. However, under the conscious or unconscious expectations of her parents, she unconsciously imitated a former child.
Dead person.
Children have very keen instincts. They naturally want to get more attention. For Gu Tingcan, the more she behaves like Da Qin, the more her father will love her and respond to her requests, and even her mother will benefit. Sometimes,
The madam wanted to do something, so she asked her little daughter to talk to the old man, and she almost hit the mark.
Minglan sneered in her heart, a truly talented woman who did not eat the fireworks of the world, was cold and arrogant, and did not care about the trivial matters in the world. The quarrels between mother-in-law, daughter-in-law, and sisters-in-law were just a cloud. She was frustrated because of her mother, so she thought of something to embarrass her sister-in-law.
...Humph, it's a pity that drawing a tiger is not like a dog, it's neither fish nor fowl.
Shao hurriedly followed behind: "What kind of gift can I give this to?" Tingcan took in almost everything.
Minglan turned around and said with a smile: "This is not easy, just give me money. It saves trouble and effort. My sister is really considerate of my dim-witted sister-in-law and saves me the effort of thinking." It is exactly what she wants, if
I gave a lot of fine and valuable items, but they didn't go well when I picked them up, so I gave them money. When I talked about it in the future, I just quoted a number. The value was about the same, but it was much more shocking.
Shao was surprised: "Silver?" Tingcan hated these yellow and white things the most. Suddenly, she thought about how she didn't have much cash in hand. "How much silver should I give?" she worried.
Minglan held her arm and comforted her: "I want to give you money, so just treat me as if you love me, don't give me anything."
"Then what should I give you?" Shao had a headache.
"Sister-in-law picks a few loyal and honest servants to be my companions, and that's it."
The sedan stopped directly at the door, and Dan Ju carefully helped Minglan get out of the sedan. Shao asked someone to turn on the heater in the room. After La Minglan sat down, he said: "It's a cold day, and you are not in good health." , What are you doing out here? If you need something, just ask me to go."
Minglan took off her cloak and said, "I'm bored. Besides, if you're sitting in a sedan, you don't have to move around by yourself." She turned around and waved her hand, asking someone to bring the things in. "I got two pieces of carved silk brocade yesterday. , I saw that the color was fresh and the material was good, so I brought it to my sister-in-law to make two new clothes for Sister Xian."
When Shaw saw that the material was bright and brilliance, the patterns were noble and elegant, but the color was plain, which was suitable for a girl who was mourning her father, she felt happy in her heart, but she said humbly: "The child's family is growing, so why spend so much money."
Minglan smiled and said, "Our sister Rong does the same thing. Both of them are good children. They study hard and are filial to their elders. Sister Xian is especially well-behaved and sensible. She deserves to be rewarded."
Shao felt this in his heart and accepted the materials. After the two sisters had a conversation, Minglan proposed the reason for coming today: "Sister Can is going out soon, and we should add some joy as sisters-in-law. I just don't know what the rules of the Gu family are. Please Sister-in-law, give me some advice to avoid making mistakes."
Thinking of Tingcan, Mr. Shao hesitated for a moment and then said: "When I came, the sister Tingyan in front of me was already married. Looking at the two sisters who lived in the uncle's room, there seemed to be no special rules for getting married. It's just..." She looked at it. Minglan's face said, "Sister Tingcan is noble and pure, there are some things that I'm afraid I won't look down on."
Brothers and sisters-in-law add more dowry to their sister-in-law. In fact, they are collecting more dowry. Those who are rich can send it to the farm shop, and those who are considerate can buy a complete set of bed frames, clothes and jewelry. But after all, they are just brothers and sisters-in-law. Most of them are just for the sake of meaning. A hairpin, a pair of bracelets, or a mirror are also acceptable.
Minglan had already expected it and said: "I heard that the Princess Mansion came to discuss the wedding date. It seems that she hopes to get married as soon as possible. Why not ask my sister if there is anything she likes or dislikes, so that I can make preparations early. "
Shao felt relieved. She couldn't afford to offend either side, so she smiled and agreed: "That's great. My sister's house is only two steps away from here. I'll go with you."
Just from looking at Gu Tingcan's residence, we can tell that she must have been favored since she was a child. Her house has the best lighting and the best orientation in the entire garden. Before entering the house, the ground is already covered with precious plants and trees; While the entire Hou Mansion was desolate and desolate, only the girls at the seventh girl's office remained neat and tidy.
"What a coincidence, the two sisters-in-law came together." Gu Tingcan sat quietly in front of the piano stand with a careless tone in his voice.
She was very beautiful, but there was a kind of scorn and melancholy in her expression, and she was always alienated as if separated by a veil. In ancient times, women were expected to be gentle, shy, dignified and kind. This does not meet the normal requirements of boudoir, but she passed away. The old Marquis likes this the most.