Time passed by in a hurry, and in the blink of an eye it was another three years.
On this day, the Rong Mansion was filled with lanterns and colorful decorations, and it was very lively with people coming and going.
The east courtyard was almost covered with a layer of bright red, and a group of girls from the government and relatives' homes were laughing and chatting together in the boudoir to welcome the spring.
Wearing a bright red wedding robe to greet the spring, she is unparalleled in beauty. She smiles and accepts the teasing of her sisters.
Today is her happy day. The person she is getting married to is Han Qi, the son of Uncle Jinxiang, who is a rare civil and military talent among the noble children.
Yingchun was getting older, and he did not have the temperament to devote himself to martial arts or practice. He stayed and stayed to become enemies. Although the elder was not interested in the so-called young talents of this era, he had to lose in the end.
Han Qi himself has good abilities, and there is a noble man who is willing to act as a matchmaker for him, and the other party has also done the old lady's work. After a few combinations, the old man agreed to the marriage.
Different from the unhappiness of the elder, Yingchun is still very satisfied with the choice of Han Qi. Through Jia Cong, she even personally took the initiative to observe and understand Han Qi, and even met Han Qi while disguised as a man. All in all, it was relatively good.
satisfy.
Compared with the many dandies in the Xungui family, Han Qi is relatively good. Although he is not immune to some of the young master's shortcomings, he is still within a tolerable range.
That’s all it can do!
Although the elder doesn't care much about family opinions, the reality is that if Yingchun really wants to marry a scholar or a newly promoted Jinshi, the elder will really be worried.
Marrying a flattering villain is better than being a white-eyed wolf. This is a world where men are superior to women. If the man's family background is too bad, who knows if they will have that kind of thought in their hearts that inexplicably hurts their self-esteem?
It's not a good idea to get married to a civil servant. It's not that the eldest master hates the civil servant group, but the civil servant family has too many rules, and Yingchun may not be able to adapt to such a harsh environment.
The elder would not let Yingchun suffer such a crime. Whose daughter has not been raised pampered and raised, why should she be sent to her husband's family for re-education? There is no such reason.
At this time, the Rong Mansion had completely gained momentum. With important ministers like the eldest father, recent senior officials like Lian Er, and middle-level officials like the second master Zheng and Jia Zhu, it was already regarded as a first-class family in Beijing.
There should not be too many dignitaries who want to curry favor or form marriage alliances. The eldest master is confident that he can protect Yingchun from the wind and rain, and will not let the Jinxiang Bo family show any contempt or disrespect.
In the boudoir, Xue Baochai, Tanchun, Daiyu, Xichun and other sisters were all there, chatting and laughing, but they had different thoughts.
Xue Baochai is older than Yingchun, but she has not gotten married yet, and she has long been extremely anxious, but she still has to maintain dignity and respectability on the surface.
It's not that no one wants to marry him, it's just that Xue Baochai has a bright eye, and she really doesn't like him if he's not a young man. At the same time, the ambition in his heart also makes her unwilling to accept him.
Of course, the reason why she hasn't gotten married yet is also due to her aunt, Mrs. Wang.
Mrs. Wang has taken a fancy to the Xue family's money and has long regarded the Xue family's vast wealth as something in her pocket. The breakthrough point lies with Xue Baochai.
I don’t know how she told Aunt Xue that she intended to marry Baochai on behalf of Baoyu, but Aunt Xue was so excited that she was very willing to do so, and she was waiting for Mrs. Wang to take the initiative to come to propose marriage.
Xue Baochai didn't feel anything at first, but as he grew older, his aspiration to become a successful man had no chance of success at all, and he was no longer so ambitious. When he heard that his aunt wanted to marry Baoyu again, even though he felt that Baoyu's temperament was too much.
She is delicate, but she is still a good marriage partner.
After all, the current Rong Mansion is made up of the first-class powerful families in the capital. Although the second family is far less powerful than the big family, they still have a bright future that no one dares to ignore.
Aunt Xue would naturally be very satisfied if she could marry Baoyu. Even though Xue Pan didn't think much of Baoyu's weak temperament, she still felt that Baoyu was a good match for her sister.
Therefore, under such circumstances, Xue Baochai's marriage was delayed and delayed again and again, which was very tortuous.
The only thing that dissatisfied the Xue family was that Mrs. Wang didn't mention the matter of Xue Baochai and Baoyu much after that, but the servants of the second house spread the word so much that the idea of a 'good match in gold and jade' sounded ridiculous.
Whenever the Xue family lost patience and wanted to find a match for Baochai, Mrs. Wang always jumped out at the right time and expressed her intention to get married in a very subtle way. Then Aunt Xue was fooled again.
As a result, Xue Baochai has been delayed until now. As time went by, she thought about it. It was obvious that her aunt, Mrs. Wang, was interested in the Xue family's money. Unfortunately, Aunt Xue did not believe this at all.
However, the Xue family is also well prepared. Through Xue Pan's relationship, they have fallen in love with a Jia clan member who has graduated from clan studies and passed the Jinshi examination. If Mrs. Wang does not give an accurate answer in the near future, the Xue family will give up the relationship with him.
Baoyu got married directly to the Jia family scholar whose family was not rich.
Seeing that Xie Baochai, who is even younger than her, is marrying well in the Spring Festival, it is impossible for Xie Baochai to say that she is not jealous at all. But she has always been able to act, and no one noticed her inner thoughts even though she was smiling on the surface.
If Xue Baochai was just jealous, Tanchun was envious in all kinds of ways, and there were thoughts in his mind to replace it.
It is not easy to make a living under Mrs. Wang, especially since she is a concubine, and her future life events are in Mrs. Wang's hands. In order to have a good future in the future, she always flatters and apologizes, and behaves well and filially, just to make Mrs. Wang feel comfortable, and her heart is depressed.
One can imagine.
Now that I see my cousin Yingchun, who is as beautiful as a flower and married to a good husband, I can't help but feel envious and jealous in my heart. She is also a concubine. Why is her life so miserable?
Daiyu and Xichun were simply happy for Yingchun. Daiyu had both parents and her younger brother was talented in both civil and military affairs, so her life should not be too easy. As she got older, her parents began to look for a good husband to marry.
Daiyu, who had long since taken over the reins of the family for her mother, was innocent in her heart, but she pretended not to know how to hide her shyness. Now that she saw her cousin Yingchun in a red wedding dress, she looked as pretty as a flower.
How awesome is it?
But Daiyu didn't know that Lin Ruhai and Jia Min were having a lot of headaches over her marriage.
Because Lin Ruhai is the mainstay of the Big Master's faction, her relationship with the civil service group is quite delicate. It cannot be said that they have no contacts, but after all, they are not on the same path, so don't expect any friendship.
In other words, the Lin family was incompatible with the civil service group. Although it could not be said to be ostracized, they did not have much friendship. As for forming a family with children, it was basically impossible.
But Lin Ruhai also wanted Daiyu to marry into a scholarly family, and he was not willing to marry his daughter to a noble son with unpredictable temperament, even though the officials in the court had already classified him as such.
Xichun is still young, so she is simply happy.
Although she has an irresponsible biological father and the Ningguo Mansion has been closed for many years, her life is quite good.
Normally, he lives in the eldest master's villa and learns the noble lady's knowledge and skills from Jia Min.
During the holidays, she went to Tongzhou to live with her nephew Jia Rong and his nephew-in-law Qin Keqing. Her life was not too carefree, and she did not have the deserted temperament in the original work.
"Come on, come on, the wedding team is here!"
While the girls were laughing and chatting, the door of the room was suddenly pushed open, and Qiaojie, who was less than ten years old, followed behind Shi Xiangyun, walked in and shouted loudly: "The wedding team is here!"
boom!
The boudoir was stunned for a moment, then quickly became lively.
…
The eldest man was sitting at the head of the Hall of Honor, smiling and chatting softly with the guests who came to the door.
With his status at this time, there are not many people who are qualified to stand by his side or even ask him to receive them in person. Obviously, the head of the Eight Dukes and Twelve Marquises family still has some qualifications.
My daughter got married today, and all the core members of the distinguished family in Beijing came to congratulate her as if they had made an appointment.
These guys are really good at being good people. All the ladies they brought with them went to Rongqing Hall to flatter the old lady. For a while, the atmosphere in the main hall of Rongfu was very lively and joyful.
When the wedding team arrived, he was not interested in going over to join in the fun. He sat on the Diaoyutai without moving, but his eyes swept over the guests, with a hint of amusement on his face.
Except for officials from the Ministry of Industry, almost no important backbone of the civil service came.
These guys have really done a great job, but they still talk about "courtesy, courtesy, courtesy" all day long. What about their own etiquette?
Why is this so? It's just because of interests.
As the power of Shantou under the independent control of the big boss has grown stronger, it has long aroused the dissatisfaction of the civil servant group.
Despite the fact that the elder has expressed a neutral position, it is a pity that due to his origin, the elder is naturally a member of the noble circle and is not favored by the civil service group.
As his reputation and status grew, the hostility of the civil servant group became even stronger than before. With the increase in power, the great master had enough qualifications to join the cabinet.
The civil service group is trying hard to control the cabinet, make the cabinet the possession of the civil service group, and completely control the entire Qi Empire.
It's just a pity that the strong rise of the great master has given the Xungui Group, which was originally in decline, a slight chance of rising again. This is why the civil servant group cannot tolerate it.
After finally using the hands of today to completely suppress the momentum of Xungui, they are not willing to repeat the possibility. If they do not do well, all their previous efforts may be wasted.
The big master and his capable men are the biggest variable. Whether others like it or not, his existence is a fact, and it is difficult to turn a blind eye.
The guests who came to congratulate me were quite sensible and did not take the initiative to mention such things, as if they came simply to congratulate me.
Soon, the team that welcomed the bride put Yingchun into the sedan chair, and left directly after performing the salutations. For some reason, the elder felt a little emotional in his heart, and felt a little empty.
"Brother, this is Jia Shifei, a very capable official!"
At the wedding banquet, Mr. Zheng Er, with a red face, came over with an extraordinary man and introduced him warmly.
"I've met Mr. Budo!"
Jia Shifei is neither condescending nor overbearing in his courtesy, which makes people feel like a spring breeze.