On the early morning of the 14th day of the first lunar month, Xue Tao began to panic. She and her lover had made an appointment to go shopping for lanterns on Yuan Ye night. How could she tell her parents?
According to marriage customs, they will get married on the second day of February. On the eve of the wedding, they should not meet again. On the third day of the first lunar month, they have already met for the first time. If they meet again and again, not only will they be gossiped about, but her parents will also be disgusted. Xue Tao himself will also
Don't want to do that.
But tomorrow is the Lantern Festival! The Lantern Festival is also a festival for lovers. It would be a pity if they were not together.
Xue Tao paced back and forth in the room upset. How should she make this request to her parents?
The mother has made it clear that they cannot see each other again, and the father has also implicitly stated that she should respect her mother's wishes. In fact, she does not want them to see each other again.
The maid Ah Qiu whispered an idea next to her: "How about the girl tells the master and his wife that she will go out to watch the lanterns with her friends, and then make an appointment with Mr. Guo somewhere, so that the master and his wife don't know about it."
Xue Tao shook his head. She didn't want to deceive her parents about this matter. Besides, her parents wouldn't believe it. They must have guessed that she and Guo Song were going out.
Xiaoyu Niang rolled her eyes and said, "Girl, doesn't Madam want to live in the garden house for a while? Use this as a condition to bargain with Madam, and I think she will agree."
Xiaoyu Niang has been with the Xue family for more than half a year, and she already knows the character of Mrs. Han very well. She is more vain, so if she uses this to make conditions, she will definitely agree.
Xue Tao thought about it. Although his father was gentle, he was very stubborn. Once he decided something, it was difficult to change. Although his mother screamed fiercely, it was easier to change her mind. It was easier to break through from her mother's side.
Time was running out, so Xue Tao got up and went to find his mother.
Ms. Han was also very busy during this time. She spent almost every day looking at all kinds of silk and satin fabrics in major stores and preparing a dowry for her daughter. Although she was a little tired, she was very satisfied.
A lot of business and all kinds of flattery greatly satisfied her vanity.
Today is the fourteenth day of the first lunar month, and there is still about half a month before her daughter’s wedding day. The dowry has been purchased. In addition to part of the financial gifts given by her uncle to be used as her daughter’s dowry, she also bought several high-end sets at Jubao Pavilion at extremely cheap prices.
Although she knew clearly that Zhang was half-selling the jewelry, she still pretended to be confused and happily accepted it.
Of course, Zhang Lei is also extremely shrewd. The Han family only has one daughter. No matter how much jewelry is sold to the Han family, it will eventually fall into the hands of her daughter, and it will still belong to the junior brother. This business is not a loss, and it is also a favor, so why not
Not for?
Mrs. Han is thinking about her daughter’s wedding dress these days. Purchasing a high-quality wedding dress is also very expensive, costing at least a thousand guan. Of course, this includes hairpin jewelry. The set of gold, pearl and jade jewelry that my uncle gave me is said to be the emperor’s.
As a gift, Mr. Han specially took it to the Jubao Pavilion for appraisal. The Jubao Pavilion gave an estimate of tens of thousands of guan, which shocked Mr. Han. A white jade hairpin alone was worth 500 guan, especially the phoenix crown was extremely expensive. At least it was only for the princess to get married.
Have the opportunity to use it.
If you exclude jewelry, the best wedding dress is three hundred guans. Six long Qiluo dresses made of Shu brocade can only be used by the daughters of powerful families when they get married. The Han family herself was very poor when she got married, so
She wants to make up for it with her daughter.
"Mother!"
When her daughter Xue Tao appeared at the door, Han's thoughts were brought back. She calmed down and asked, "Tao'er, what's the matter?"
Xue Tao walked in, sat opposite his mother and said, "It's the same thing. Guo Lang and I made an appointment to watch the lanterns at night. I hope my mother can agree."
Han sighed, "You will be together for a long time in the future! Why do you have to care about these two days?"
"Mom! It's different, isn't it? Before you and dad got married, didn't you go shopping for lanterns together?"
Han shook his head, "Your father is a bookworm. Everyone else went out to play together during the Lantern Festival, and he was the only one still studying hard in school. It was because of this that your grandfather took a fancy to him and betrothed his mother to him.
Your father and I see no difference between shopping for lanterns now and shopping for lanterns in the future. Taoer, just listen to mother and don’t let people laugh at us for not having a tutor."
Xue Tao felt resentful and resentful. She didn't live for others. What did others think of her?
"Mom! Guo Lang and I came back all the way, rode the same horse, and lived in the same room. He always treated me with courtesy and never went beyond the bounds of thunder. Can you still not trust us?"
"Of course I can trust you, and so can your father. Aren't you just worried that others will gossip about you?"
Xue Tao didn't want to waste any more words. Since her mother was very worldly, she could only use her trump card.
"Mom, don't you want to live in the garden house for a year and a half? If you agree today, I will be responsible for convincing Guo Lang."
Han's eyebrows raised, "You damn girl, why don't you let me live in the garden house if I don't agree today?"
"Mom, isn't this bargaining with you? Just tell me if you have any other conditions!"
Han sighed, "I guess if I don't let you go, you will still go secretly tonight. Forget it, I won't stop you. Just go if you want! It's just that you have to go through your father's test yourself."
Xue Tao was overjoyed, hugged his mother's neck and said coquettishly: "Mom, please help my daughter one more time!"
Han's heart softened and he had no choice but to say: "Okay! I'll tell your father, but you have to give him some benefits."
“There are benefits!”
Xue Tao ran back to the house and brought a bottle of wine. This was the bottle of wine that Emperor Li Shi drank during his private visit in disguise. It was a pound of wine. At that time, Guo Song and Li Shi drank one cup each, and there were still eight taels left.
Guo Song took it back and gave it to Xue Tao, who planned to use it at this time!
"Can you bribe your father with just a bottle of wine?"
"Mom! This is not an ordinary wine. Meishou Winery only has three bottles. One bottle was given to the emperor, who praised it as the best wine in the world. There is also another bottle collected by Meishou Winery. This is the third bottle.
No more fourth bottle."
Han's eyes widened, "Okay! I'll tell it for you, but at most half of the wine should be given to your father and the other half to your grandfather."
"Mom makes the decision."
Mrs. Han walked quickly to her husband's study, carrying the wine.
The imperial court has been on holiday for three consecutive days starting today. On the seventeenth day of the first lunar month, Xue Xun went to court. Xue Xun enjoyed his leisure time, reading books and drinking tea in his mansion, spending this holiday in great comfort.
"Master, can I come in?" His wife Han's voice came from outside the door.
Xue Tao was a little helpless. No one was allowed to enter his inner study. His wife always used the pretext of cleaning the house when he was not at home to take a peek and look through his bookcase drawers, as if there would be something hidden there.
It's like a woman who agreed to let herself take a concubine on a whim before, but never mentioned it again after returning to Beijing.
Now he is asking questions knowingly, can he say that he will not be allowed in?
"come in!"
Mrs. Han walked in with a smile and put a bottle of wine on the table, "This is a gift from my daughter to you as a filial piety, but it's only half. She has to honor her grandfather for the other half."
Xue Xun thought about it and understood immediately, "She wants to go shopping with Xiao Guo for lantern shopping?"
"You really know your daughter. She came to me to plead for mercy, and I agreed."
Xue Xun smiled slightly and said: "What benefits did she promise you? Will you promise her?"
Han's eyes widened, "Why does it have to be beneficial? Can't I feel sorry for my daughter?"
"Let me tell you this, why are you excited?"
"Then don't make false accusations against me. I know that even if I don't agree, she will go, so I just let her go happily. I trust Xiao Guo. If it were the old Jade Sword Master, would I agree?"
Xue Xun didn't know what to say. In the past, his wife praised the playboy to the heavens, but later she heard that he was in prison. She said that she was lucky to be a good judge of people and did not agree to the proposal of Master Yujian. Anyway, she was justified.
"OK OK!"
Xue Xun smiled and waved his hand, "Let me ask you, why did you only give me half of a bottle of wine?"
"This is the best wine in the world. There are only three bottles in total. One is given to the emperor, and one is kept in the Meishou wine shop. This bottle is given to you. Aren't you satisfied?"
Xue Xun quickly took the wine bottle, pulled out the cork, and took a deep sniff at the mouth of the bottle, with an intoxicated look on his face, "Really good wine?"
He took out a bottle of Meishou wine from under the table and handed it to his wife, "This is also a good wine given to me by Xiao Guo. I have always been reluctant to drink it. This bottle is for your father."
"What's the meaning??"
Han said angrily: "Do you want to swallow this bottle of the best wine in the world for yourself?"
"I'm not going to swallow it all to myself. I don't want to drink this bottle of wine. I want to keep it. If I give it to your father, he will drink it in two gulps. What a pity."
Mrs. Han was right when she thought about it. Her father was a heavy drinker and had never had a night out. The last time Boss Zhang gave him a jar of Meishou wine, he drank it all in three days, including all his husband's wine.
You really can't give it to him.
"Okay! I'll give it to you. Since you accepted my daughter's benefits, do you agree to allow her to go out tonight?"
Xue Xun smiled and said: "Didn't I tell her to respect your opinion? Since you have agreed, what else do I have to say."
"You... are really cunning."
Only then did Mrs. Han realize that her husband had no intention of stopping her daughter from being a bad person.
She was really dissatisfied and turned around to leave. Xue Xun didn't panic and said, "Actually, even if you don't tell me, I will let Tao'er and Xiao Guo go out. Do you know why?"
"Why?" Han stopped and turned around to ask.
"The Lantern Festival is the most likely time for stories to happen, especially the romance between men and women. I don't know how many people want to betroth their daughters to Xiao Guo and don't let Taoer go out with him. Isn't it just creating opportunities for other people? I don't want to
If something goes wrong at the last minute, let Taoer keep a close eye on him."
Mrs. Han deeply agreed, "You are right, even if Tao'er doesn't go by herself, we have to drive her away. A little gossip is nothing. The key is not to let the golden turtle son-in-law run away."