But he said that Wu You had never returned to the capital since he went to the south to become a pirate. When he came back this time, he hung around his parents. He read at midnight and his mother looked at him happily. His father, Wu Baozi, simply stopped going to Ma Xing.
Just stay at home with your son.
Suddenly someone from the Rongguo Mansion came to deliver a message, saying that someone proposed marriage to the fourth girl. Wu You was so shocked that he jumped up and shouted: "Impossible!" After a while, he asked again, "What else did your third master say?"
The boy said: "No, let me finish and go back."
Wu You thought for a moment, then smiled and said, "Nothing's wrong, you can go back." He sent him away.
His wife and I looked at each other, a little confused, and Wu Baozi asked, "Aren't you protecting the fourth girl and selling her money everywhere?"
"Yes." Wu You stretched and said casually, "It's not Jia Zhen who can make the final decision about the fourth girl."
Wu Baozi said: "You'd better go over and take a look. Mr. Huan won't let someone come and tell you for nothing."
Wu You snorted: "He just wants to watch the fun, and I'm too lazy to help him."
His mother saw the smile on his eyes and brows, and suddenly realized that something was wrong, and asked tentatively: "Why are you watching the excitement?"
Wu You waved his hand and said: "It's nothing, don't ask anymore." Seeing that his mother was still staring at him, he was a little at a loss, so he casually found an excuse and wanted to slip out.
His mother had a flash of inspiration and understood immediately, shouting: "Hurry up and go to Rongguo Mansion!"
Wu You said as he walked: "Don't go -"
His mother stamped her feet anxiously: "Go quickly! You have to go no matter what! If you don't go, you are not allowed to come back!"
Wu You felt a little strange after hearing this, but he still said bravely: "What am I going to do? It's unnecessary! I just told you, old man, how can Jia Zhen control the fourth girl."
"What do you know!" His mother threw the sewing basket in her hand, "You have to be anxious! Do you understand that you have to be anxious? You have to let people see the joke! Hurry up!" Wu You was suddenly enlightened and jumped up with a "Oh!"
Just run.
His father turned around, pointed to where he was going, and asked, "What are you doing?" His mother smiled but did not answer, took back the sewing basket from the kang, and ordered the maid to thread the needle.
Wu You hurried to Rongguo Mansion and entered through Lixiang Courtyard. He was very familiar with the mansion. After all, Xichun was the only one who lived in the girls' courtyard now.
He climbed over the wall and entered, and soon he followed the voices and reached the window of Xichun embroidery room. The window was open and the curtain was hooked. Wu You turned sideways and peeked. There were several people sitting inside. He put his ear to the wall and
I heard a woman sobbing, as if she was crying without the support of her father or brother. Then I heard Xichun's voice and couldn't help but smile.
But she heard her say: "I advise my sister-in-law to just eat what you like and have others cook it, do what you like to do, and don't worry about him anymore. You can play the piano, calligraphy, or embroider, or you can develop a skill by wiping dominoes."
, go have your own fun."
Another female voice said: "Look, I have conquered Quan'er, and my life has become more interesting immediately. I don't care whether I am in the capital or not." She kept mumbling.
After listening to them for a while, Wu You felt that they were too chatty, and the four girls didn't want to hear them either, so he imitated a cat's meow. Seeing Jia Xichun inside, his body trembled, so he simply sat under the window and raised his face to laugh silently. Suddenly, he laughed silently.
, a head popped out of the window, which startled him! When he looked closely, he saw a little boy of five or six years old, with a chubby face, a horn on his head, and a pair of big black eyes. Wu You
He hurriedly put his finger on his lips and said "shush". The little boy blinked his eyes and said "shush". He looked at Wu Youhuizi again and retracted.
Not long after, he heard someone saying goodbye inside. Wu You took a peek and saw Xichun sending people out. When she came back, she ordered her maid to hold the Western cut glass mirror as big as a copper basin that Qian'er brought from the seafood shop.
When she got to the table, she turned the mirror around and saw the outside window. Wu You took advantage of her maid to go out to cut flowers, quietly stuck her head out from under the window, and waved to Xichun in the mirror. Xichun
He pursed his lips and smiled. Wu You couldn't help but cheered and immediately covered his mouth.
Nai retreated behind the wall, tiptoed around the maids and women outside, climbed over the wall and left. When he returned to Lixiangyuan, he breathed a sigh of relief, patted his chest and said, "Fortunately, Brother Huan didn't think it was a joke.
.”
At this moment, Jia Huan was still playing with the baby in Aunt Zhou's courtyard. At that moment, Jia Zheng sent someone over and asked him to go to Wei's house. He just said that since the fourth girl didn't want to, that's all. Jia Huan sighed: "At the end of the day
It's me again!" He had no choice but to go back to the house to change clothes.
Then he rode a horse and ran to the Wei family. When he came to the door of their house, he only said that he wanted to see their uncle. Not long after, Wei Ruolan came out personally and said with a smile: "Brother, you are here in a hurry."
After all, Jia Huan was more polite outside. He bowed and said honestly: "Brother Wei, I've taken the liberty to come to visit. We really have something important to discuss."
Wei Ruolan smiled and said, "Brother, I understand." She quickly sent him to her study room and ordered tea and snacks to be served.
Jia Huan no longer cared about eating snacks, and motioned with his eyes to remove all the people who were serving him, and said in a low voice: "Why is it so good that your family will come to our Dongfu to propose marriage? Doesn't Brother Wei know that the fourth sister has already been married?"
We are members of the government, so what they say doesn’t count?”
Wei Ruolan was startled, and then she cupped her hands and said: "I'm really sorry, our house has no intention of offending you. Although I knew that the fourth girl was raised in your house, I thought that after all, she was from the Ningguo house, and the three matchmakers and six
The betrothal gift will eventually leave that house."
Jia Huan sighed: "You didn't tell me about such a big event in advance, otherwise it would cause embarrassment between the two families."
Wei Ruolan hurriedly stepped forward and bowed: "I really didn't know this matter was so important. I hope you can forgive me."
Jia Huan waved his hand and said: "It's not anything else; it's just because their mansion has no idea what the fourth sister is like, but our mansion knows it."
Wei Ruolan was stunned for a moment and asked, "May I ask what the situation is like for the fourth girl?"
Jia Huan said, "I won't let others make the decision for me." Wei Ruolan frowned. Jia Huan took a sip of tea and continued, "She is a chivalrous woman who cannot be trapped in the backyard. King Yan the day before yesterday
She also praised her talent - not the kind of reciting poems and painting, but real talent and hard work. One day she will become an official in the court. I dare to ask Brother Wei, is your family willing to marry a woman who holds a wat in hand and goes to court?
Sir?"
"This..." Wei Ruolan was stunned for a moment, then said anxiously, "Where is the lady in the court?"
"Not yet," Jia Huan said, "probably there will be one in a few years. There are female emperors all over the West, and our dynasty has been divided into vassal states. It is not unusual to have several female prime ministers and ministers."
Wei Ruolan was stunned. It took at least a cup of tea, but he shook his head and said: "Although I admire such a strange woman, my parents may not be willing to agree to her."
Jia Huan clapped his hands and said: "That's right, my fourth sister will probably not agree."
The two were silent for a moment, and Wei Ruolan smiled bitterly and said, "I went to Lingnan last year and talked a lot with Cong'er, thinking that his sister must be pretty good."
Jia Huan said with a smile: "It's really not bad, and they all don't show off their eyebrows."
"Seven or eight days ago, I rushed back to Beijing." Wei Ruolan said, "I had just rested for a while, and I still didn't have the energy to go out to meet guests. Then I heard from my mother that the fourth girl from Rongguo Mansion was back, but the third girl was not there.
I haven't come back, so I think I got married in the south." Jia Huan chuckled. Wei Ruolan said, "Looking at your appearance, I know it's not the case." Jia Huan smiled but didn't answer. Wei Ruolan continued,
"That's why I begged my mother to ask a matchmaker to go to Ningguo Mansion to propose marriage."
Jia Huan said seriously: "Thank you very much for your thoughtfulness."
Wei Ruolan sighed: "Since she is such a strange woman, she probably can't look down on a commoner like me."
Jia Huan said: "It's not that I don't like her, it's just that you two are not suitable for each other. It would be better for Brother Wei to marry a woman with three obediences and four virtues to manage the house for you."
After another long while, Wei Ruolan suddenly asked: "Did Cong'er ever tell you that he had seen my wife's fate?"
"Huh?" Jia Huan was stunned, "No! Besides, he has lost so many lives over the years, so what's a few lives?"
When Wei Ruolan heard these words, she obviously admitted that Jia Cong had an origin, and hurriedly asked: "Has he told you, according to the destiny, who my wife should be?" Jia Huan shook his head sincerely. Wei Ruolan thought about it.
After a while, he asked again: "Did he deliberately marry off any noble family member?"
Jia Huan turned his head and counted for half a day: only Jia Yingchun was married in their family, and that was Jia She's decision and had nothing to do with Jia Cong; the other Qin Keqing was asked by Liu Xianglian, Xue Baochai was asked by Jiang Zixuan, and Xue Baoqin was married to Jia Huan.
Shi Xiangyun was the wife of Jia Mu, and even Xing Xiuyan was planned by the Xie family. Jia Cong had nothing to do with it. He shook his head and said, "I really can't think of it. I have checked all the women in my relatives' houses several times.
He wasn't married to her."
Wei Ruolan let out a long sigh, and after a while, she said softly: "...That's all."
He then made a complaint, but actually went to the door and asked a confidant to tell his mother about the matter, and then he went back to talk to Jia Huan. Naturally, Jia Huan could not leave immediately, and the two chatted for a long time.
Suddenly a big maid came outside, lifted up the curtain and winked at Wei Ruolan. Wei Ruolan had no choice but to accuse Jia Huan again, and got out on her own. Because the door of the room was not closed, although the door curtain was hanging, the maid's
The voice was crisp and not low, and Jia Huan actually heard some of their words. "My wife said, since this is the case, Mr. Li has not discussed the marriage yet. He is not the eldest son. I think my uncle will not care too much." Hearing again.
Wei Ruolan hurriedly jumped to tell the maid to go back quickly, and asked the wife not to make any more bad ideas. She couldn't help but laugh.
Not long after, Wei Ruolan came back, her face flushed. Seeing that Jia Huan seemed to be smiling but not smiling, she knew that he had heard her. She smiled bitterly and said, "My wife has no intention of looking down on the fourth girl."
Jia Huan smiled and said: "She didn't look down on my sister, she looked down on our brothers. Could it be that the reason why your parents are today is not because of uncle Ling, but because of their talents and good looks?" Wei Ruolan repeatedly raised his hands and shook his head, helpless.
Be true to your word.
Jia Huannai stood up and said goodbye.
After sending him out, Wei Ruolan sighed softly and went to see his mother. Mrs. Wei Li smiled and invited him to sit next to her, and asked: "Is Mr. Jia interested? Although it is inconvenient for you to marry a woman who is in public, anyway,
Your cousin will not inherit the family business either."
Wei Ruolan smiled bitterly and said: "Madam, it's not that I don't look down on her, it's that she doesn't look down on me. If she doesn't look down on me, how can she look down on my cousin?"
Li immediately lowered her face and said, "Why should she look down on you?"
"Jia Cong, Jia Huan, Jia Baoyu." Wei Ruolan said, "The girl's family naturally relies on brothers, otherwise why else? Jia Huan just told me specifically that the four girls are from their Rongguo Mansion.
, has nothing to do with Ningguo Mansion."
Mrs. Li looked at him and said, "What does Jia Huan mean? How many of these brothers can support this fourth girl to become an official?"
Mrs. Li suddenly laughed: "Okay. Lan'er, what I just said was to test him." Wei Ruolan was stunned. She squeezed her son's palm, "Even going to propose marriage today is to test their family."
I've already guessed that this marriage probably won't happen."
"Since Madam has guessed, why do you still ask someone to propose marriage?"
Mrs. Li glanced at him: "You told me happily, if you tell me that people don't like you, will you be willing to do so? Besides, if you don't make such a fuss, you may not be willing to marry the wife I want you to marry."
Wei Ruolan moved: "Who?"
Li Shi said: "I have set my sights on the Rongguo Mansion for a long time." She sighed, "Many years ago, I heard someone mention that Jia Cong of the Rongguo Mansion said that the most important thing for a woman is her father, brother, and son, and nothing else matters.
At that time, he was still a seven or eight-year-old boy, so I knew that this boy was very perceptive. Later..." Ms. Li paused, "The second girl in their family got married. A concubine, married to the Gao family in Ping'an Prefecture.
The legitimate son. He was engaged to be married a long time ago, but he delayed his marriage until Miss Jia was eighteen years old. Guess what is the reason why Jia Cong delayed his sister's marriage and told the Gao family?"
Wei Ruolan shook his head: "I don't know."
Li said: "A woman who gives birth to a child before the age of eighteen is likely to die young."
Wei Ruolan frowned: "But is it true?"
"Really." Mrs. Li nodded, "Even if he didn't die young, he was probably weak."
Wei Ruolan said: "He knows everything."
Li said: "I just used this as an excuse to delay the marriage. Ordinary people would not agree to it. But the Gao family actually agreed. Not only did they agree to this, but they also agreed to not take concubines! You just want to think, with what?
What! You can't rely on that old fool Jia She."
Wei Ruolan said: "Of course I rely on Cong'er."
"Yes." Li nodded and said, "It can be seen that in the eyes of Gao Li, the governor of Ping'an Prefecture, Jia Cong is a great person. As long as they can marry him, they are willing to agree to any conditions. Just what Jia Huan wanted, they can actually
Supporting the fourth girl to become a female official! How can ordinary people do this?" She looked at her son and said earnestly, "Think about it, how do your father and Gao Li, and our family compare with the Gao family? How could their family be willing to compare it with the Gao family?
The fourth girl will marry into our family?"
Wei Ruolan remained silent.
After pausing for a moment, Li continued: "As the saying goes, when one person attains enlightenment, chickens and dogs ascend to heaven. The ghosts and gods in this world are unpredictable, but the Rongguo Mansion will definitely become more and more prosperous. The meat rots in the pot, and not everyone has soup to drink.
, you have to pick up the edge of the pot. Jia Cong is a close relative. Their grandma Zhu is the daughter of a famous eunuch in Jinling. Her father, Mr. Li, once offered wine to the Imperial Academy, and everyone in the family is a scholar. She is indeed a scholarly family.
There are two nieces from their natal family who used to live in the same courtyard with the girls in their house. Later, their girls moved south and moved out with their widowed mother to live in Ningrong Street. Grandma Zhu always supported her. Last year, Li
The eldest girl has already married a son and is waiting for the test list."
Wei Ruolan stayed for half a day: "What do you mean, madam?"
Mrs. Li smiled and said: "The only one who can match their family, have a good status, and are of the same age as you is Miss Li. But, let's wait for their eldest uncle to win. Otherwise, we will
The marriage would be too conspicuous."
Wei Ruolan smiled bitterly and said, "Wouldn't it be conspicuous that their eldest sister-in-law won the prize?"
"Idiot." Mrs. Li stroked his head, "As long as there is a cover, even if a smart person understands what is going on, it is still better than no cover. Lan'er, showing weakness is more beneficial than being tyrannical.
It's okay to act silly for a little bit." She sighed softly, "You will eventually practice martial arts one day."