Chapter 854 Lin Zhao returns to the capital to marry his sister, Xichun laments the civil unrest in the Feng family
As the left governor of Jin Yiwei, he killed many people in Yangzhou.
After arriving in Chang'an, he presided over a severe crackdown in the capital. Although he did not kill many people, he sent most of the local gangsters to military training and forced labor, and many people were eliminated.
Now that he has come to Songjiang and resumed his old career, Lin Zhao is playing with ease.
He personally sat in charge and presided over Songjiang's "severe crackdown", which was carried out vigorously and resolutely. In just two days, most of the cases had been concluded. Those whose lives were involved in the lawsuit were all beheaded and their homes were ransacked, and those who abducted and trafficked women were also beheaded and their homes were ransacked.
Those who had fought and injured others were beheaded and their homes confiscated, while the rest were forced into hard labor for several years.
After calculation, more than 250 people were sentenced to death in one day in the county, and more than 800 people were forced to do hard labor. It was really a cruel punishment. The confiscated property was also rich, and the servants who wanted to do it were also supervised.
Lin Zhao's personal guards captured him and sent him to hard labor together.
If you count the people who were killed in the street yesterday, the number of people who have died or will die in the past two days is almost more than four or five hundred, which frightened the squires and common people of Songjiang Prefecture to the point of being cautious.
Dare to violate the king's law in the slightest.
According to the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty, even if the county magistrate sentenced the prisoner to be beheaded, the prisoner would not be beheaded immediately. As usual, it had to be reported to each level, and then the Ministry of Punishment would bring it together to the emperor for execution.
This went up step by step from the grassroots to the palace of the capital. It had to go through a number of procedures and was approved by officials at different levels. Many judgments were rejected during these approval processes and required retrials.
But as soon as the verdict presided over by Lin Zhao was reported, neither the government nor the province made a single move to stop it. They just signed it with a seal, reported it, and sent it all the way to Chang'an.
You must know that in the feudal era, Confucian etiquette and law permeated the officialdom, and everyone paid attention to "benevolence and righteousness." If an official in charge sentenced too many death sentences, there would be no good words in the performance appraisal, at least it would be difficult to take off the label of "cruel official"
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Of course, there are policies at the top and countermeasures at the bottom. It is not impossible for officials to avoid being labeled as "cruel officials" but to deal with the bullies and ruffians below them.
You can kill someone with just one stand.
When the judgment document was sent to the Ministry of Punishment, the Minister of Punishment couldn't stand seeing so many prisoners on death row, so he wanted to discuss it with the Minister of Punishment.
"Sir, the Songjiang Mansion is really outrageous now. It's ridiculous to announce the death penalty for two to three hundred people in one breath. This Lin Zhao is clearly looking down on human life!"
The Minister of Justice glanced at him and simply said:
"Is there anything irregular in Songjiang Mansion's documents?"
"This is missing. The confession and the signature are complete."
"Then you just report to the palace and let me be the judge. What are you worried about?"
"Sir, Lin Zhaowu has a mentality that treats human life as nothing. As the Ministry of Punishment, we are in charge of the world's prisons. How can we just sit back and watch the people of Songjiang being poisoned by him?"
"You are very considerate! No matter whether Lin Zhao was in Yangzhou or in the capital, or even in Guihua City, he never killed anyone, and every person he killed was done with complete procedures! It's not that Songjiang Mansion was in a mess, and he had to use
Chongdian? If that is the Taiping Zone, why did Prince Zhongshun come back some time ago? Just tell me what you said. If you really reveal it, I'm afraid even the emperor will hate you."
The Minister of Punishment who was talking about this was as silent as a cicada and did not dare to say anything more.
He didn't say it in the yamen, but when he went out to meet his friends, he couldn't help but say it.
Little did he know that his friend was also very knowledgeable. Hearing this, he sneered and said: "Lin Zhao served as one of the emperor's most trusted ministers, shook up the salt merchants, pacified the capital, and filled the emperor's inner treasury with 20 million in silver in the Jingxi region. Which of these things is not all-encompassing and shocking?"
Ancient and modern? Why go to Songjiang to kill a few gangsters to show your prestige? In my opinion, it must be the outrageous commotion in Songjiang Mansion, which made him murderous. Your Majesty is such a talented and resourceful person. If you want to make things difficult for him, I'm afraid even Your Majesty will do it.
It’s hard for you!”
After hearing this, the Minister of Justice's face turned red and white, and then he stopped talking.
Although there were discussions in the court, Lin Zhao ignored it at all in Songjiang. Now he confiscated the money from his family, and thousands of young people in Songjiang Prefecture were sorted out through severe crackdowns. Then he collected money through "relief for work"
Tens of thousands of civilians began to promote the progress of various projects.
So in just half a month, the Songjiang port opening, which had been delayed and stagnant before, finally began to improve after Lin Zhao arrived, and various projects moved forward in an orderly manner.
The opening of Songjiang as a port was officially on track, albeit under the threat of a butcher's knife.
Build a seaport near the sea and build a river channel near the river. Use a checkerboard method to divide the areas. Each area has a fixed public use. Many officers and officers will be recruited to take care of everything, no matter how big or small.
To put it simply, it means city preparation and orderly expansion, providing fast, simple and clean services to merchants from all over the world, and at the same time maintaining law and order with force.
At the same time, Lin Zhao started operations in Yangzhou and arranged the fleet developed by his capable men, which began to come in handy.
They go around fighting pirates, establishing rules, and ensuring the interests of maritime transportation.
For Lin Zhao, the reason why he didn't care at all about the gold and silver provided to the emperor was because he had a larger source of income.
Because the Zhou Dynasty was similar to the Ming Dynasty, the coastal defense power was mainly on land, so the merchants at sea made a fortune.
Lin Zhao now has hundreds of sea-going ships and nearly 10,000 soldiers capable of fighting, and Lin Zhao has been managing this fleet in his own person.
Maritime business and collecting taxes and fees on maritime passage are the main income.
The annual income is only much more than that of the royal family.
After the simple construction of the port in Songjiang Prefecture and the completion of the trestle, enthusiasm suddenly increased.
There are several good natural harbors where Songjiang Linjiang and Linhai are located. Now that measures will be put in place, ships of larger tonnage can be berthed immediately, allowing for more convenient loading and unloading. At the same time, the renovation of river channels and
Widening and road maintenance are in progress.
The roads are smooth, making it easier for merchants to travel and transport goods. Even if Songjiang Prefecture does not have goods from the sea, it has the largest cotton production in the world and is extremely rich in various counties. Now this convenience is worthy of everyone to come and take a look. In the future
When doing business, expand it.
Suzhou Prefecture, Changzhou Prefecture, Zhenjiang Prefecture, Jinling, and even Yangzhou Prefecture in Jiangbei, Jiaxing Prefecture, Hangzhou Prefecture in Zhejiang Province, and Huzhou Prefecture all had businessmen coming.
The weather is getting colder day by day, but Songjiang Prefecture is getting hotter day by day.
However, Lin Zhao did not stay in Songjiang Mansion for long.
After the Chinese New Year, he wrote to the emperor that because his sister was getting married, as his elder brother, he didn't want to miss it, so he asked the emperor to take two months off and return to Beijing to marry his sister.
Emperor Xiaode naturally would not refuse.
So at the end of the first month of the ninth year of Xiaode, when Songjiang Prefecture continued to be prosperous, as the promoter of Songjiang's opening of the port, Lin Zhao took his beloved wife Baochai and returned to Beijing by boat.
Lin Zhao added makeup to Meimei and handed it over to Jia Min before leaving Beijing.
Jia Min only has one daughter, Daiyu, who treats her as a treasure and refuses to let her suffer. In addition, the Lin family is extremely wealthy, Lin Ruhai and Lin Zhao are both clever people, and the dowry given to Daiyu is truly unparalleled.
The days passed quickly. On February 11th, Daiyu showed off her makeup. Everyone who came to add makeup looked at her dazzling array of dowry and their eyes were straight: Is this the entire Lin family’s dowry for Princess Lang? This
There are too many things, right? The silks and satins given by the emperor, the Ruyi given by the emperor, houses, shops, land, villages, gold and silver jewelry, antique utensils, several large boxes of calligraphy and paintings, red sandalwood, huanghuali furniture, fine furs,
Western medicine, Western full-length mirrors, Western gadgets... piles of stuff filled the living room of the Lin family.
Many hostesses who are proficient in financial management secretly calculated in their hearts and couldn't help but be shocked.
Princess Lang's dowry, according to a rough calculation, is probably not worth hundreds of thousands of taels of silver.
Princess Yi, who came to watch the ceremony, smiled and said, "The little emperor has made a fortune."
Princess Zhongshun sighed silently: "Lin Shangshu really loves the princess. With such a generous dowry, I am afraid no one will be able to match her in more than ten years."
Princess Beijing was proud of her rich dowry, and she couldn't help but sigh: In this world, daughters are not as valuable as sons. Which family with a man in the family is willing to give half of the family property to their daughter as a dowry? It's just the Lin family.
But then everyone thought about it, the Lin family gave 20 million taels to the emperor. Now the dowry for his daughter is only a few hundred thousand, so what does it mean?
After all, is it true that Uncle Zhongqin, who is known as a boy who is good at making money, is a prosperous father and a shadow of his sister, is actually ordinary?
Jia Mu felt really bad: if she had followed her previous plan, these would have been her treasures, but now...
Thinking of this, she secretly glared at Mrs. Wang, feeling really angry in her heart: This short-sighted and quarrelsome stupid woman has deceived her precious jade. Although the Xia family is rich, Xia Jingui cannot be controlled by ordinary people, let alone
What's more, his background is too low.
On the other hand, Mrs. Wang has been as silent as a wood carving and clay sculpture since she entered the Lin Mansion. Even when she saw Daiyu's astonishing dowry, she showed no expression.
Among the sisters, Sister Feng, Yingchun, Xichun, Baoqin and others had all seen Daiyu's dowry a long time ago, so they just stood aside with a smile. Xia Jingui, Jia Tanchun and others had not seen it, especially Xia Jingui, although her face was
He didn't show it, but his heart was rolling like a stormy sea, and he was secretly bitter: the key to his ability to gain a foothold in the Jia family was the rich dowry. I heard that his mother-in-law valued the Xia family and disdained the Lin family. One of the reasons was that the Lin family was dedicated to serving the family.
The emperor made money, but suffered himself.
Now it seems that most of the income is given to the emperor, but the rest can be leaked with fingers, allowing Princess Lang to walk sideways in the capital!
Now that the Lin family's dowry is unprecedentedly rich, I'm afraid that I will be rejected by her in the future. Then I thought again: It doesn't matter, my mother-in-law seems to be smart, but because she is illiterate, she doesn't know many things at all, so she only needs to give some advice.
The method is to lead her by the nose?
If you want to show your face, you have to see if you have the ability!
Anyway, I don’t need to “set the rules”, so why should I be afraid of him?
The worst thing is, it will turn him upside down!
The news about Daiyu's generous dowry naturally spread to the palace.
After hearing this, Emperor Xiaode nodded with satisfaction and sighed: "Although the Lin family are pure ministers, they still know their own plans, but they only left so little money, which makes me feel a little shabby."
Dai Quan bowed and smiled, but did not dare to speak.
Because only the emperor can say this.
Everything Dai Quan says is wrong.
The Flower Festival on February 12th is the big day for Daiyu to come out of the palace. The weather is sunny and the breeze is gentle. The weather was a little bit cold yesterday, but today it has warmed up. It is as warm as spring, and the flowers all over the capital are blooming in an instant.
Emperor Xiaozhang touched the flowers sent by the palace servants and smiled with Dai Quan: "It is the only time in my life that I can see flowers during the Flower Festival."
Dai Quan bowed and smiled: "A long time ago, I heard an anecdote. When Princess Lang was born, hundreds of flowers bloomed in Yangzhou City for three days. However, it has been a long time, and I don't know whether this rumor is true.
That’s it.”
Emperor Xiaozhang laughed and said: "So what if it's true or not? She is just a little girl after all. Lin Ruhai is shrewd. He is not willing to let his own girl be like the broken stone in Jia's house. He wants to publicize it everywhere."
Dai Quan smiled apologetically and said, "That family is really ignorant."
Emperor Xiaozhang nodded and suddenly asked Dai Quan: "Is the gift that Concubine Xian De gives to Jia's house now the same as before, forgetting General Jia and his wife?"
Dai Quan thought about it carefully and said, "I haven't forgotten everything. I haven't forgotten the New Year's Eve and Mid-Autumn Festival rituals."
Emperor Xiaozhang asked: "When she first entered the old residence, her name was written as the legitimate daughter of Duke Jia's mansion?"
Dai Quan said: "Exactly. My servant still remembers that the name of Concubine Xiande said: "The legitimate daughter of Jia Cunzhou, the second son of Duke Rongguo, and the uncle of the first-rank general Jia Enhou." The Supreme Emperor read about the merits of Duke Jia and rewarded him.
It gave her the dignity to enter the house."
Emperor Xiaozhang sneered and said nothing.
Let's talk about Daiyu's gift. In order to come to this day, all Lin Zhao's subordinates can take leave.
Four of them, Gu Haiquan, Han Wenchong, Feng Ziying, and Shen Lian, were all unmarried, so they formed the Four Diamonds and were responsible for embarrassing the groom in front of the Lin Mansion.
After following Lin Zhao for too long, the four of them were quite lawless and made trouble in every possible way. They used one method after another, asking for poems, red envelopes, and sword dancing.
But the people Prince Heng invited to help should not be underestimated. They were all very important, including the commander of the Forbidden Army, General Zhaowu, and even his own four nephews.
His four nephews were no better than ordinary people, and one of them might become a great one in the future, so everyone did not dare to go too far. Seeing that the auspicious time was coming, they hurriedly let him go.
Sister Feng and others listened to the excitement coming from the front and laughed non-stop. Finally, the Feng Guan Xia Pei was brought in, and everyone hurriedly put it on Daiyu. Lin Zhao, as the elder brother, came in and carried Daiyu to the sedan chair.
Daiyu had been crying in Jia Min's arms for a long time, but when she saw her brother, she wanted to cry again. Lin Zhao comforted her and said, "My sister should also be happy on this big day. Otherwise, my parents will be worried."
Don't worry, our two families are close to each other anyway, you can come back anytime you want."
Daiyu held back her tears, nodded gently, leaned on Lin Zhao's back, and followed him out step by step. However, she couldn't hold back anymore. When she reached the door, Daiyu's tears had already wet Lin Zhao's cheeks.
The whole back.
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After Daiyu's wedding, Lin Zhao's vacation was almost over, and he was ready to leave Chang'an with Baochai.
Of course, before leaving Chang'an, he and Tanchun met in private, but it was just a matter of eternal oath.
But just as he was preparing to leave, there was news about Feng Ziying's errand.
He wanted to make progress, so he was assigned to guard Luoyang, and he would take office soon.
General Shenwu Feng Tang did not want to leave his son alone, so he wrote to Feng Ziying asking for another month of marriage leave.
Feng Ziying couldn't laugh or cry: "Old man, what are you doing? The fourth girl is only fourteen years old, how can she get married?"
Feng Tang said eloquently: "Why can't you get married at the age of fourteen? There are people who get married at the age of twelve or three. Besides, your brothers are all married now. When you take office, your Qiuniang is pregnant again.
You're pregnant, you can't travel far, and there's no one around you to take care of you, so how can you do that? Even if Qiuniang follows you, it's not easy to socialize in the backyard. So you should get married, and the marriage can be consummated two years later at most, what's the big deal."
Feng Ziying was helpless by her father, so she could only say: "This is your wishful thinking. Have you asked others about their intentions? Are they willing?"
Feng Tang sneered: "If I speak in person, how dare Jia Zhen respond? If he dares, I can break his legs!"
Feng Ziying quickly stopped her and said, "Old man, you're pretty close. It's a marriage, not a feud. What's wrong with someone who beats people at every turn?" He then said disgustedly: "You're like this. Last year, I beat Qiu Duwei's family.
When I was a son, you still had the nerve to talk about me."
Feng Tang said seriously: "That's different. My old enemy was the deputy commander of the Wucheng Army and Horses Division, and he was also in charge of the patrol camp. The son he taught was also shrewd. It's your fault to fight against him, but Ningguo Mansion
Who does Jia Zhen mean? Calling him General Jia is a compliment to him." After saying that, no matter how Feng Ziying tried to stop him, he ordered people to invite Mrs. Feng and asked her to talk to Sister Feng in person.
As soon as Sister Feng heard what Mrs. Feng said about the Feng family's intentions, she didn't even have time to hesitate. She immediately patted her chest and agreed: "Madam, just don't worry, it's all on me. Madam, please go back and prepare for the wedding. The fourth sister's dowry is too old."
It was all in place earlier, but even now it’s more rushed, it’s still very thorough.”
Mrs. Feng was surprised, and then went back to ask Feng Tang and Feng Ziying full of doubts: "...Then Second Mistress Lian said that the fourth girl's dowry has been completed a long time ago? What's going on?"
Feng Ziying said with a smile: "Well, when Mr. Jing was still here, Mistress Lian persuaded Mr. Jing not only to let the fourth girl come to Princess Lin as a female official, but also left a dowry for the fourth girl in advance, which was deposited with Brother Lin.
That’s why Second Mistress Lian would say this now.”
After hearing this, Mrs. Feng couldn't help but admire her: "This Second Grandma Lian is a smart person. Although she married Jia Lian, it's a pity that she entered that place and ended up with such a family."
He also said happily: "We all watched when we were socializing. The four girls were brought out by Second Grandma Lian. Second Grandma Lian is such a person. The four girls must not be much different. With the face of Princess Lin, you
It’s rare for the boy to do something serious this time.”
Feng Ziying smiled and said: "Look at what mother said, haven't I ever done anything serious in the past?"
Mrs. Feng snorted coldly and said: "What serious things have you done in the past? What about the Cuiyi Loutou brand? The Hua Dan in Taohongyuan? The leader of the Jin family class? Which one is a decent person? And which family is your Qiuniang popular?
Girl? I'm just glad that you know the rules, and if you want to make trouble, you make trouble outside. You didn't attack your maids at home or cause any scandal, otherwise look at how I will teach you a lesson!"
Feng Ziying touched her nose and dared not speak.
Feng Tang said calmly: "For those of us with titles, it is inappropriate after all not to have a legitimate wife or legitimate son. If that Qiuniang gives birth to a son, you have no choice but to teach him well, but you can only give him a way to make a living!"
Feng Ziying nodded and said nothing.
Seeing that he was sleeping well, Mrs. Feng calmed down a little and said: "The fourth girl is a good girl, and you personally asked for her. You should treat her well when you get married. Even if you can't consummate the marriage in the first two years, you have to know
Be restrained and don't act so recklessly that you will make others feel cold. Otherwise, let alone Princess Lin and Uncle Lin, I will not spare you for being the first one."
Feng Ziying hurriedly apologized and said with a smile: "Don't worry, mother, my son will save the trouble."
Mrs. Feng hummed and said, "It's good that you know the importance." She turned around and discussed the wedding with Feng Tang.
After Sister Feng got the news, she didn't report back to Jia Mu first. She went straight to Prince Heng's Mansion to pick up Xichun, and told Daiyu and others about the Feng family's wishes. Finally, she said: "I think the Feng family's wishes are what I want."
.Although Mr. Feng is going to go somewhere, we will inevitably have to be separated from our fourth sister for two or three years, but this will save our fourth sister from being involved in our family in the future and save a lot of trouble."
Daiyu and others also agreed with Sister Feng's words. Although they were reluctant to give up, in the end, avoiding disaster was the most important thing. Sister Feng got the support of all the sisters and became more determined. She secretly planned in her heart and discussed with Daiyu and others to decide first.
After Xichun returned to Rongguo Mansion, he rushed to Ningguo Mansion without stopping.
Jia Zhen heard about the Feng family's plan and was a little hesitant.
Sister Feng knew very well what Jia Zhen was hesitating about, so she said, "Brother Zhen is worried about being too rushed?" Without waiting for Jia Zhen to say anything, Sister Feng quickly said: "Brother Zhen doesn't have to worry about this matter. After all, my sister has taken care of the second sister.
, Sister Xing has been waiting for several marriages, and she is familiar with these rules and procedures. She also knows which items are good and which store is good. So Brother Zhen, just leave it to your sister with peace of mind, and keep it safe for you.
The scenery is beautiful and will not lose the face of our two governments."
After hearing Sister Feng's words, Jia Zhen still didn't feel relaxed. He frowned and said, "I naturally believe in my eldest sister's ability. But now that life is difficult, the family has been frugal. According to the original plan, my sister will be born after two years."
I didn't get married until three years ago, so I planned to have a harder time in the past few years, so I could save some money so that I wouldn't wrong my sister in the future. But if the day comes now, I have to do something immediately, and the money in the house... Although the rent in various places
The money is about to be delivered, but now that this month, disasters are being reported from all over the country, the rent has to be discounted. And the new year is approaching, and many things such as New Year's gifts, New Year's wine, sacrifices, etc. require silver. This... alas, for a while
I'm afraid I won't be able to get much together after a while, and I'm worried that I will wrong my sister."
Sister Feng felt disdain in her heart: She didn’t have money to buy a dowry for her fourth sister, but she had money to spend time and alcohol outside to find a concubine? Who were she kidding? But she still smiled on her face and said: “If it’s a dowry for my fourth sister, brother Zhen doesn’t have to worry too much, I’m somewhat worried about it.
I have an idea. Just tell me the truth, Brother Zhen, how much dowry money can the family give to the fourth sister now?"
Jia Zhen made an estimate in her mind and said hesitantly: "Five thousand... no, ten thousand taels of silver."
Sister Feng said in surprise: "Ten thousand taels? When the second sister got married, it was only ten thousand taels. The fourth sister is a legitimate daughter, so is this only ten thousand taels too little?"
Jia Zhen said awkwardly: "I also know that I have wronged my sister, but it is really difficult in the house now. No matter how frugal I am, I can only scrape together five or six thousand taels at most. It will be too much if I have more, and I have to celebrate the New Year.
Besides, you still have to take care of the life of the whole family."
Sister Feng sneered in her heart, but smiled on her face: "In that case, Brother Zhen, just give me these fifteen thousand taels of silver. There must be subsidies from our ancestors. Sister Lin said that the fourth sister at least killed a female official next to her.
She had a name, so she told her cousin Lin that she also needed to buy some things. Although the three parties added up, although it was not comprehensive, it was not too different at least, and it was enough to meet the status of the fourth sister. That is
If it's not enough, the sisterhood between me and my fourth sister over the years is not fake. I paid for it out of my own pocket to make up for her. Even if it's a bit hasty, I must make the fourth sister's marriage glorious and decent.
, don’t let outsiders see the joke.”
When Jia Zhen heard about it, she was extremely grateful: "Sister, thank you for your help." She immediately ordered Jia Rong to go out and tell the accountant to take fifteen thousand taels of silver and give it to Sister Feng. She also ordered You to say: "Are you my sister-in-law?
, even if the eldest sister takes over the work, you still have to go over and help. If you can’t help with big things, you should also do some chores.”
How could Sister Feng let You intervene? If You came, how could Xichun's dowry be obtained from Lin Zhao? So she hurriedly said: "Brother Zhen also said that the new year is approaching and everything is busy, and my sister-in-law is no better than me.
, just an idler, just waiting to eat, drink and have fun. After all, she is the head grandmother of Ningguo Mansion and the patriarch of our clan. She has to arrange all kinds of favors during the New Year and take care of the clan's sacrificial affairs. She is very busy.
Let's make friends. Besides, these are top priority matters, which are related to the dignity of our family, and cannot be ignored at all. If the sister-in-law's energy is diverted from the fourth sister's affairs, and the important events of our family are delayed, the fourth sister will also be uneasy.
.So regarding the fourth sister's matter, if my sister-in-law is willing to do her best, she can help arrange the wedding banquet on the official day. Anyway, your house also has a New Year's banquet. Even if the two rules are different, they are not too different. They are all about eating and drinking.
If you are just joking at the theater, my sister-in-law will arrange it together."
Youshi was naturally happy and relaxed, and said with a smile: "Girl Feng has arranged it very well. In this case, I will be in charge of the wedding wine of our four girls, and the rest will be all on you. You must carefully prepare the wedding wine for us four girls."
The girl has done it, but if there is even the slightest deviation, we will not comply."
Sister Feng said with a smile: "My sister is doing things, so my brother and sister-in-law can rest assured that nothing will go wrong."
After returning to Rongguo Mansion, Sister Feng went to see Jia Mu again. After explaining what the Feng family said and what Ning Guo Mansion meant, Jia Mu said: "Although according to the rules, the fourth girl is from that mansion, and the dowry should be from that mansion."
Yes. But she grew up in our house, and she was filial to me every day. I loved her so much, but I had to watch her get married in a glorious way. I also know that now in the house
It’s so difficult that I can’t even use any spare money. That’s it, that’s it, I won’t use the money from the public house. Just like the second girl, I will spend 10,000 from my private house to make the dowry for the fourth girl.” Then he said to Sister Feng:
"Don't be careless with me. According to your sister Lin's temperament, she must have prepared something for the fourth girl's dowry. You can add it to it. There is a precedent for the second girl's marriage. The fourth girl is from the Ningguo Mansion.
My daughter-in-law, this dowry must be richer than that of my second daughter to be worthy of it."
Sister Feng first responded with lowered eyebrows, and then said with a smile: "It is true that nothing can be hidden from the eyes of our ancestors. Cousin Lin and Sister Lin have said that they will buy something for the fourth sister as a dowry. I originally
I thought about keeping some good things for myself, but who would have thought that my ancestors were very aware of the details and immediately saw through my little thoughts and even proposed specifications. Now, not only the things belonging to cousin Lin and sister Lin, I can’t keep.
I'm afraid I have to paste part of it upside down." Then he pretended to cry: "Old ancestor, you have tricked me."
When everyone heard about it, they all laughed. Jia Mu laughed and said: "I just tricked you! You are the son, so you should support your sister!"
Sister Feng cried louder. While everyone was laughing, Xia Jingui glanced at Mrs. Wang and saw that she had her head lowered. She didn't know what she was thinking, and there was no smile on her face. There was a cold smell in her whole person, and she couldn't help but feel...
He sneered, but turned a blind eye and turned around to joke with everyone as if nothing had happened.
Because Feng Ziying was going to take office soon, the Feng family proposed to get married as soon as possible. Sister Feng agreed immediately. She took Grandma Wang and Feng'er to recall Xiaohong who was married to Jia Yun, and the ceremony started in a hurry.
Xichun's wedding came, and Xichun was too shy to hide in the Champs Elysees.
After discussing with Feng Ziying, Sister Feng began to seriously purchase Xichun's dowry. Fortunately, Lin Zhao had invested in most of the properties that had been entrusted to Lin Zhao over the years, except for the paintings, calligraphy, antiques and jewelry that had been left behind.
The past year has been very rich.
Therefore, Xichun packed the box with quite a lot of money, eighty thousand taels, and other things were not important. Land and village and the like were easy to manipulate. Other people's land was an acre, while his own was an acre. All he needed was a dowry.
Just write it clearly on the list. Daiyu smiled mischievously and said to Sister Feng, "Sister-in-law should also write down the number of private houses that will be used to marry the fourth sister."
Xichun's face turned red after hearing this, and he immediately rushed over to tear Daiyu's mouth apart.
But now that Lin Daiyu was Princess Heng, and she was pretending to be a princess, Xichun could only stop abruptly.
Sister Feng was too lazy to pay attention to their sisters, and took Baoqin to discuss what should be brought if Xichun went out with Feng Ziying. Baochai, Yingchun, Xing Xiuyan and others also came to help. The sisters gathered together to discuss and decided unanimously,
You should bring more books and medicinal materials, the former to cultivate your sentiments and the latter; you should also bring more jewelry, silk and satin, and light antiques, firstly, they look dignified, and secondly, they are convenient for giving gifts; large pieces of furniture, vases, etc., just
Don't bring it, it won't be a burden. Bring more silver taels as well. Twenty thousand taels is enough. If you have any specialties that you like, you might as well have money to buy them.
With this arrangement, when Xichun showed off her makeup, the dowry seemed quite satisfactory, with nothing too out of the ordinary. Daiyu also gave Xichun many Western gadgets, but Feng Ziying had bought a lot of those things in Guangzhou in the past few years.
Therefore, the Feng family does not lack these, so that's fine.
Jia Zhen looked at Xichun's dowry and sighed: Except for the money in the box, the other things were not much richer than the second sister's dowry in the past. In terms of status, her sister was wronged after all. Jia Zhen couldn't say anything.
The two governments only gave Sister Feng a total of 25,000 taels of silver. Sister Feng was able to leave 20,000 taels for Xichun as a box of silver. Using 5,000 taels of silver and things given by the Lin family to purchase such a considerable dowry was already very thoughtful.
When adding makeup, Jia Zhen felt guilty, so she gave You a three-foot-high red coral from her private room, asking her to add it to Xichun. Jia's mother also gave her a ruby bonsai and a beaded corolla, which were gorgeous.
.The rest of the people didn’t add up what they gave one by one. Sister Feng couldn’t help laughing and added to Xichun, and then quietly said to Xichun: “They all feel that you have been wronged.”
Xichun said helplessly: "It's not a good thing for a family to be prepared for such calculations."
Sister Feng said sternly: "If they were good, they shouldn't be so defensive about scheming. But if they don't be so virtuous, your things would have been gone long ago. Besides, you didn't take them in vain. You will always pay them back in the future.
At that time. Besides, those things were all left to you by Mr. Jing, and they are not stolen by you yourself. Naturally, you should keep them in your own pocket." Then he pointed at the red coral and sneered: "Not at all.
I said behind my back, look at this, I'm afraid they have much more good stuff in their private rooms than you have there."
Xichun sighed and stopped talking.
On February 28, Xichun got married. After returning home from the Three Dynasties, Feng Ziying asked Xichun to pack up the valuables that she did not plan to take away from her dowry, as well as her income over the years, and go to the Lin family to visit relatives.
Only by entrusting it to Lin Zhao, a boy with good fortune, for safekeeping, everyone felt at ease.
However, Lin Zhao could only seal these in his secret warehouse.
Because Daiyu, Sister Feng, Yingchun and others were also there, after delivering the things, everyone started gossiping.
Xichun drank the water exaggeratedly and said: "What your husband said originally is right. Except for the parents-in-law, the aunts and sisters at home are not fuel-efficient lamps. If we leave, our things will be left alone in our courtyard.
If it is not kept intact, it will be gone. Sisters, you don’t know that when I was sitting in front of my mother-in-law, drinking tea and chatting, my two sisters would smile and say to me: “The hairpins on my brother and sister’s heads are so beautiful, I don’t know where they are.
Bought? Are there any for sale? "You don't know, I was completely stunned at that time. Can you beg for something so blatantly? I'm so shameless."
Sister Feng asked hurriedly: "Then how did you return? Your mother-in-law is here. If you don't return well, you will be looked down upon."
Xichun smiled and said: "How else can I answer? Tell the truth. I smiled and said to her: "This hairpin was given to me by my sister Lin, a set of twelve. If the two sisters like it, you might as well take a few and wear them.
Let's play." Before my two sisters said anything, my mother-in-law said: "Since it was given by Princess Heng, you should keep it and wear it yourself. You can't let down the friendship of the princess." She said to my sister again.
: "It's not like you don't have any jewelry. Didn't you just send the New Year gift yesterday? Why are you so greedy? It's okay. Ying'er's wedding this year is a happy event, so let the government give you another one, everyone.
"My mother-in-law said this, and I looked on coldly, and my two sisters' handkerchiefs were all twisted into twists."
Sister Feng sighed: "They are not young anymore. Mrs. Feng is unwilling to propose marriage for them, and General Feng doesn't care. After all, they are suffering."
Xichun said: "I thought so at first, but the things they did with their aunts are really hard to pity. I've only been here for three days, and they are acting up every day, and they are so careless.
I really don’t know what to say when I make a fuss in front of my mother-in-law, so they really don’t worry about their own future? Which girl’s aunt went out to propose marriage? Their aunt has no brains, so they also have no brains? It’s so offending
Mother-in-law, if you don’t talk about the future, even now, you won’t get anything good.”
Daiyu hurriedly asked: "What trouble have they caused for you?"
All the sisters looked over.
It has to be said that these sisters, Baochai, Daiyu, Miaoyu, Yingchun, Baoqin, Xingxiuyan and Yinglian, have never seen the fighting in the backyard due to various reasons of their own and husband's families.
I heard from the nuns that Sister Feng and several nuns thought that they were unmarried girls. Many of them were vague about it, and most of them taught them not to be plotted by any means, and to face their secrets directly.
Very rarely.
Therefore, they were very interested in Xichun's confrontation with the family. Besides, in the past two years, the sisters have all gotten married one after another. These things are just a precaution. No one can predict what will happen in the future, right?
Grandma Li helplessly looked at the grandmothers and ladies with bright eyes, and asked Grandma to take Sister Qiao down. Sister Qiao was very dissatisfied: "I am already nine years old this year, and I have grown up and can listen.
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Aunt Li coaxed her and said, "Yes, yes, yes, our girl Qiao has grown up, but our brother has not grown up yet. Miss Qiao is the eldest sister, and she has to take care of them, right?" After coaxing and deceiving, Li
Grandma just dragged Sister Qiao to the next room.
When everyone saw that the troublemaker was gone, they pulled Xichun and said, "Quickly tell me, what's going on?"
Xichun said: "On the second day when we served tea, my father-in-law and mother-in-law didn't say anything. Aunt Yun, who gave birth to the eldest daughter, said that the third grandma was too young. Master, madam, please forgive me for saying this.
I was afraid that I would have to replenish it quickly. Our father immediately clenched his fists, but I pulled him back. My mother-in-law didn’t even raise her eyebrows and said, “It’s not a big worry, Aunt Yun, Aunt Yun.”
It's better to take care of your own health first. Didn't you say you were sick again yesterday? I asked you to go to the imperial doctor quickly, how come you can come out today?" Finally, my mother-in-law said: "Let's not talk about the concubine, just the girl.
She is a girl, and the man is a man, how can they be compared? Ying'er doesn't have an elder brother, so what's the deal with those three characters? Come to me as soon as possible. Ying'er is always called uncle in the house, so his wife is naturally the elder
Grandma, this is the first time. I think you haven’t read a book and don’t know the rules. Ying’er has just gotten married. For the sake of the master, I will let you go. If it happens again, you will be severely punished. Listen.
Are you clear?" After my mother-in-law finished speaking, except for the servants, they refused to move because of their big faces. They only used their eyes to hook my father-in-law. My mother-in-law was so angry that she could no longer hold the cup in her hand.
, my husband also looked ugly, so my father-in-law said: "Madam is right, you should remember it. Otherwise, let alone Madam, even I will not let you off lightly." Father-in-law.
After saying this, the concubines bowed their heads and agreed. When I went back to see her later, my husband’s hands were all turned white."