If it were another time and it was not a day when her cousin-in-law came in, Shu Shu would not tolerate it.
Who is not a noble lady?
Shu Shu could bear it, but Guo Luoluo Gege couldn't. She blushed, stood up and raised her hand to slap Shu Shu.
Shu Shu pinched Guo Luoluo Gege's arm and threw it aside, also annoyed.
Are you looking for trouble?
Do you really want to take action?
I still want to learn to be a tolerant person in front of others, but it shouldn't be a fault for a filial mother to protect her biological mother!
Qingru stood up and stopped in front of Shu Shu, and said solemnly: "It's all a quarrel between sisters, it's better not to disturb the elders in front...Who is right and who is wrong, can we still bring it to the imperial court to litigate?" Even if you don’t care about yourself, you still want to think about the dignity of your prince and brother..."
A farce ended as Guo Luoluo rolled his sleeves and left.
Shu Shu looked at Guo Luoluo's back and sat down, with no intention of getting up to see off the guests.
Qingru had no choice but to send it out in person. She would have to go to the main house's female family members to report it quietly to Mrs. Bo and Mr. Jueluo.
Madam Bo loves Shu Shu the most, how can she bear this: "What is it? He's not the prince Fujin, and he comes to bully people now?"
Jue Luo's face didn't look good either. He was not the prince Fujin now, but he would be next month.
If you are still worried now, what will you do if you no longer have any worries and bully Shu Shu?
Even if Shu Shu doesn't have a temper that can be punished, after all, it hinders the status of elders and inferiors, so he has to hold his breath.
Mrs. Guo Luoluo also looked ugly, but the man came with her. After all, she was responsible for it, so she quickly said goodbye and gave chase.
*
In the flower hall, the ladies all breathed a sigh of relief and talked about Guo Luoluo Gege.
Sangege from the same clan was surprised and said: "I only heard that he looks good, but I didn't expect that he has such a temperament!"
Nala Gege, the neighbor at the back, echoed: "Yes, they say that Mongolia Gege has a bad temper, and Guo Luoluo Gege is not much different..."
Princess Gege, who has Mongolian relatives, gossiped: "Her maternal grandmother is a Mongolian noblewoman, with Mongolian ancestry..."
Shu Shu coaxed her little cousin in a low voice: "Ignore what others say, Hu Xi. She wants others to respect her. I didn't respond before it happened to you..."
Little Gege's face had recovered, and she whispered: "Well, I just bully the weak and fear the strong... If you don't dare to go directly to your cousin, you will use me as a raft, but you will be disgraced..."
There are relatives among the Eight Banners, and even if no one specifically publicizes it, the inappropriateness of Guo Luoluo Gege today will be spread.
Shu Shu was quite polite before, only saying "uninvited", "unobtrusive" and "shallow knowledge". In fact, the most criticized thing was "uneducated".
Whether it was being an uninvited guest or making a fuss about Jueluo's family in public, it was not something that a well-behaved person could do.
Shu Shu was holding her breath in her heart.
Even if others criticize Guo Luoluo Gege behind his back, no one dares to say it to his face, and it is of no concern to Guo Luoluo Gege.
Why?
Could it be that my family's injustice will be in vain? !
When Qingru came back, he pulled Shu Shu to the next room and gave some advice: "Sister is too reckless today, so what if I can't tolerate her? I'm happy now, but if it spreads to the palace... even if she has It’s very wrong, but my sister’s rebuttal was also wrong..."
Shu Shu knew that this was a good thing. People in the world are like this. They are strict with others and like to find faults. They wish that everyone else is a saint.
Guo Luoluo Gege's irregularities are visible to the naked eye, but not too many people are harsh on her. Everyone will think that she has lost her parental upbringing and was pampered by her noble grandfather. It is understandable that she is inappropriate; and people like Shu Shu are Girls who grow up in normal families should be tolerant and tolerant and not care about them, otherwise they will be criticized.
This perfect person cannot be established.
Shu Shu thought and explained softly: "Unless you keep giving in, there will always be a time when you face each other... Instead of suffering the consequences, it is better to push back from the beginning... It will hurt your younger siblings. Be careful that she holds a grudge..."
Qingru's face suddenly turned red, she glared at Shu Shu, and said coquettishly: "What do you call me sister?"
The two sisters laughed and put Guo Luoluo Gege's matter aside.
*
News came from the front yard that the sedan chair had left the county palace and turned back.
The soldiers and civilians of the Eight Banners lived in separate areas in the inner city. Dong E's family and the Prince of Shuncheng County were all under the red banner, and they were all in this part of the west city, less than two-quarters of an hour away.
Shu Shu took a group of noble ladies to the front yard to watch the ceremony.
After a while, the team welcoming the bride arrived with trumpeting and beating.
After the flower bridge landed, the groom shot at the door of the sedan chair, and then Qingru, the "full blessing girl" appeared, took the powder on the heaven and earth table, dipped her fingers into the bride's cheeks, and applied it on the bride's cheeks, making one side red and the other white, which is called "Fasting powder".
Shu Shu, the sister-in-law, also had to act as a tool, holding a half-foot-high silver-gilt vase and delivering it to the bride. The bride originally held an apple in her hand, so she held the apple in one hand and the vase in the other. Got off the sedan chair.
Next, they worship the parents of heaven and earth, the husband and wife bow to each other, and the bride is sent to the new house to "sit in the tent."
The new house is decorated with red characters for happiness inside and outside, but it is Manchu custom. The characters for single happiness are posted instead of the characters for double happiness that were common in later generations.
Just because the Manchus believe that the word double happiness is a special form of "treachery", and it is unlucky to use it to celebrate marriages.
There are a lot of rules to follow in the new house: the tents are laid, the groom picks up the hijab, "arranges flowers to predict happiness", the couple drinks Henu wine, and then eats dumplings for children and grandchildren and longevity noodles.
The cakes for children and grandchildren are prepared by the mother's family, and the longevity noodles are prepared by the man. The cakes for children and grandchildren are to be "born". The husband and wife sit opposite each other and feed each other.
After this, the bride and groom both blushed.
The groom went out to toast and accompany the guests, and the elder female family members also went to sit at the banquet. Shu Shu and Qing Ru came in handy to accompany the bride in the bridal chamber.
The bride is a few months older than Shu Shu, her maiden name is Guizhen, she has a smiling face and is very considerate in her actions.
"I've been thinking about it. My sister-in-law brought two boxes of books with her as part of her wedding. Please lend me two of them later..."
Shu Shu smiled and said, the two have known each other for many years, so naturally they are not strangers to each other.
Because the emperor admired Confucianism, the sinicization of the Eight Banners was no longer limited to honoring the common people, but also extended to the clan. The bride's dowry included many books, calligraphy and paintings.
Guizhen smiled heartily: "Just take it if you like it, sister. It's just for window dressing... In the past few years, many members of the clan had organized groups and even sent me posts. But I have a headache when I read, but it's as clear as my sister's here. , many people like it, she is still a young talented girl..."
After hearing this, Qingru said shyly: "It's just to kill time with nothing to do, to entertain myself... The world outside is so big, all we can see is the palm-sized place in the capital, places we have never been to, and we have not seen The places I have been to are all listed in the book, so I think I have been there and seen them..."
Shu Shu nodded along beside her, which was also the reason why she and Qing Ru got along well.
It is really rare for Qingru to have such knowledge. There are many noble ladies who learn piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and they think about the future of their husband and wife, but she is the only one who thinks about her own entertainment.
Guizhen said with a smile: "I don't care about the mountains and rivers outside, I just care about the delicious food... Shu Shu has always been naughty, so she changed books to read, and then followed the instructions to cook delicious food. Last winter, my aunt caught wind and cold, and fell ill. When she had a cough, Shu Shu used the "Ancient and Modern Medical Review" of the previous dynasty to get the honey pear cough. After eating it for three days, it really stopped... I heard that summer had come a few days ago, so Shu Shu used the "Compendium of Materia Medica" I asked someone to make 'Five Beans Drink' to clear away heat and remove dampness..."
Qingru looked at Shu Shu with starry eyes and sincerely praised: "Sister is so smart..."
Shu Shu chatted, who would save his life even if he was greedy?
Thinking of her previous life, she was not worried about the medical conditions in this life. She was thinking about cherishing her life and improving her quality of life.
Nowadays, the menus in various restaurants in Beijing are monotonous. The meats are either grilled or stewed, and the seasonings for stir-frying vegetables are limited.
It would be too weird for a noble girl with no hands to directly come up with gourmet recipes. Getting it from books is a legitimate way.
There is also Shu Shu's pity for life. You must know that three years ago, he suffered a serious illness because of the wind and cold at the turn of autumn and winter. It lasted for half a month, and he almost died of the illness before he awakened to the memories of his previous life. It also left sequelae, namely "cough disease" , autumn and winter and winter and spring, when cold and warm alternate, it is easy to get sick.
It's because Shu Shu has taken good care of herself in the past few years and asked people to wear a mask-like cover to avoid direct contact with cold air, so she makes fewer mistakes.
"Mi Li Kui" was something Shu Shu found for herself because she was unwilling to take medicine. Because it was useful, it made Shu Shu pay more attention to Chinese medicine.
In the past three years, Shu Shu has read "Compendium of Materia Medica" and "Book of Changes", which are the foundation of traditional Chinese medicine.
It's just "Compendium of Materia Medica". Although the descriptions in some outlines are slightly fantasy, most of the effects of herbal medicines are described relatively objectively, but the "Book of Changes" is too unobjective.
After all, Shu Shu is not a real cardamom girl. She has developed a world view and it is difficult to accept the cognitive setting of the "Book of Changes".
She didn't have any trouble for herself, so she worked harder on "Compendium of Materia Medica" and collected and tried some successful prescriptions.
Not only have I learned it now, but I also know a little bit about the effects of general compatibility.
As for Guizhen, although she said so, she was actually not thinking about the delicious food, but the health-preserving medicinal food in it.
Her husband Xizhu was born with a congenital defect and took medicine before he started eating. After more than ten years of treatment, he was still weaker than ordinary people.
Even though there was nothing wrong with the sedan door shooting today, the difficulty was visible to the naked eye. How could we not worry about it?
A few people chatted about the books, and Guizhen lost her bride's restraint.
When the groom came back smelling of alcohol, Shu Shu and Qing Ru reluctantly left.
"Sister-in-law has such a character that both the uncle and the madam will like..."
"It's sour, don't worry, I like you too..."
"I'm afraid that I won't do well..."
Qingru felt uneasy, or it was normal for a eldest daughter like Guizhen to be preoccupied with her own little family, and center all her life plans around her husband, then give birth to a string of children, and then raise and educate them. These children are adults, not just like me, who have read too many books and don’t want to live that kind of life.
Shu Shu took Qingru's hand and whispered: "Just look at the days of A Mou and me, and there is nothing to worry about..."
Perhaps in other families, husbands and wives still have to discuss matters of superiority and inferiority, but in the Dong E family's house, because the eldest daughter has been the head mother for generations, the hostess has the final say.
The eldest daughter is the eldest daughter, living according to the rules is much easier than an ordinary bride...
Just like herself, she would rather be a member of the clan than the tooth-ache-inducing Jiu Fujin...
