When she went to Beijing this time, Ruiniang was accompanied by a nanny, four girls to serve her personally, and two servants to run errands. The nanny next to her was given to her by the Han family. She was originally the wet nurse of the Han family and a child of the Tai'an family. She is fifty years old this year. She is loyal and has no shortage of opportunities. Mrs. Han was afraid that her eyes would be darkened if she went to Tai'anbo, so she gave Nanny Yuan to her.
Even though she was fully prepared, Mrs. Han was still afraid that her daughter would suffer and be ostracized when they left. When the mother and daughter were still reluctant to leave, Meng Jue couldn't help but urge her: "It's getting late, go out early, and then it will be better." You can find a hotel to stay at earlier."
Only then did Han let go and said to Meng Jue: "Erlang still wants to see Ruiniang off, so I won't delay any longer."
Immediately, Ruiniang was helped into the carriage by Granny Yuan. She opened the curtain and waved goodbye to her mother and brother. Probably, her father could still give her a ride, which made her feel a little at ease.
But when she arrived at the gate of Xuanfu city, her father was about to go back. Ruiniang said goodbye to her father, tears streaming down her face. The girls and women tried to persuade her for a while before she calmed down.
This was the first time that she had traveled far away alone. She was still a little happy to put aside those feelings of homesickness and homesickness. At least now she could often open the curtains and see what was outside.
Xuanfu is in the north, and the road is also all the way north. In the north in autumn, the leaves have begun to turn yellow, and the forests are dyed red or withered into yellow.
Aunt Yuan was afraid that the autumn wind would scratch Ruiniang's face, so she quickly said: "My girl, you'd better sit calmly. This autumn wind is like a knife. What can I do if my face is injured?" "
"Mommy, no." Ruiniang said so and reluctantly lowered the car curtain.
The group traveled day and night, their bones almost falling apart, before they arrived at Yuheyi, the nearest post station to Beijing. It was already dark by now, and the steward of the Meng family had already submitted a message to the post house, and Ruiniang was also waiting to enter the post house.
After all, I was going to Tai'an Bo Mansion early tomorrow morning, and I had to freshen up and change my clothes. I couldn't go to see my grandmother with my hair unkempt.
After all, the capital city is at the feet of the emperor, so Grandma Yuan said to Ruiniang: "Girl, don't be impatient, there are too many high-ranking officials here, let's wait a moment."
Ruiniang smiled and said, "This is natural."
The Meng family was generous. When the Yi Cheng saw the Meng family's post, he couldn't help laughing and said: "Originally, we had a Jingtang who took office here, and two censors who resigned. They can no longer live here. But since Meng The general's daughter, no matter what, has to have a room in the upper room."
Liuying held a curtain hat for Ruiniang to put on. After looking around, Fang helped the girl get out of the car.
The Yi Cheng saw that the girl who got out of the car was covered by a curtain, but he could vaguely see that she had a noble bearing, and her ring was crisp in her movements. Yi Cheng has been here for more than ten years, and he has some sharp eyesight and dare not neglect it.
But as soon as Ruiniang crossed the threshold, she saw the postmaster behind her saying impatiently: "What? Dianzhan's daughter? This girl, our posthouse is indeed full. You see, the girl just now is all staying." It’s the last room.”
A crisp voice came: "Your Majesty, there is no resting place except for you within a radius of fifty miles. The Inn was originally a place for officials to eat, sleep, and change horses on the way. My father is also a sixth-rank official in the imperial court. Why can’t we live there?”
Ruiniang turned around and looked over, and saw that the person arguing was actually a very pretty girl, about the same age as herself, with particularly cunning eyes.
The postmaster was obviously a little arrogant: "Girl, what you said makes sense, but our posthouse is already full. I'm really sorry."
Anyway, Yi Cheng just didn’t want them to live there, and he didn’t know whether it was really full or fake. Ruiniang turned around and saw Nanny Yuan saying at the side: "Girl, let's go quickly."
Ruiniang nodded, followed the servants to the upper room, and the postman brought hot water. She had a good bath after a long drought. The two girls twisted her hair. Under the dim light, her skin became more and more radiant.
"You don't have to worry about me, go down and eat first." Ruiniang said to Qiulan and Qiu Shuang.
Qiulan and Qiu Shuang are second-class maids. I heard from my mother that when the Meng family was prominent, her cousin Tongniang had eight maids by her side, two nuns for guidance, four maids for help, and four mothers-in-law. But when Ruiniang grew up, his father was demoted from deputy general soldier to travel dispatcher three years ago, so Ruiniang only had four girls around him.
Qiulan and Qiu Shuang are about twelve or thirteen years old. Because the Meng family's mistress is tolerant, they have not suffered much and are still very lively.
After hearing what Ruiniang said, the two maids happily went out to eat. She then wiped her hair carefully. After a while, Huaping and Liuying came over: "Miss, the girl we saw at the door of the post house just now lives there." He came in and actually lived next to our servants’ room.”
"Okay, let's not talk about it anymore. There are always high and low situations in life. For example, if we have a high status today, maybe we will have a low status in the future. You should also pay attention. If they are short of food and clothing, help them if you can. Go out. It's good to take care of each other outside." Ruiniang said calmly.
As soon as she finished speaking, she saw someone knocking on the door outside. Huaping hurried to the door and asked, "Who is it?"
I heard a female voice coming from outside: "I just met you at the door. My father is the sixth-rank official of the Jin Dynasty. Now I want to borrow something from the girl."
She was really talking about Cao Cao. When Cao Cao arrived, Ruiniang thought to herself that this girl was very articulate, but she was a shameful person, but she just didn’t know what she wanted to borrow?
So he raised his chin and asked Huaping to open the door.
Le Lingzi folded her hands in front of her and walked in briskly. She looked inside the house and saw the girl in the house wearing a lotus-colored shirt, revealing a slim figure with green hair like a waterfall. When she stood up, Her buttocks were round, her legs were slender, and her appearance was so exquisite that she didn't dare to look directly at him.
Ruiniang stood up and said, "I wonder what the girl wants to borrow?"
Even the voice was so beautiful. Le Lingzi thought that when she was at home, she was often praised for her appearance, but now she knows what good looks mean. Therefore, he felt a little ashamed and said, "Why don't I have my menstruation? I'm leaving in a hurry and I don't have a menstrual belt, so I want to ask the girl to borrow one?"
It turned out that she was borrowing a menstrual belt. Ruiniang was always well prepared when going out. She smiled and said, "It's okay, I'll have someone bring it to you."
Liuying quickly opened the box and took another piece of cloth, wrapping it up before giving it to Le Lingzi. She was very thoughtful.
Not long after Le Lingzi took it back with great gratitude, she brought another box of snacks over and told Ruiniang each other about their families. Only then did Ruiniang know that this girl Le's family was not as poor as she seemed on the surface. It turned out that her grandfather was born in Juren, and later served as a pawn in the household department. At that time, he had reached the position of a doctor in the household department. Unexpectedly, the two The month was gone, and it was also involved in a major case at the Ministry of Household Affairs. In order to repay the court's silver, the Le family owed a lot of debt. Until now, the family only rented a dozen or so houses to live in.
Fortunately, her father was appointed as a sixth-rank official in the Jin Dynasty. It is said that he was very trusted by the Jin Dynasty. She went back to her hometown with her mother to visit relatives. Little did she know that the carriage broke down halfway. After repairing the carriage, she missed the time to enter the capital and had to enter the main post house. .
"I see, you don't have to worry about it. Even when we come here, we can just talk about it." Ruiniang knew that officials like Le Jia might not have a high official position, but they were close ministers of the King of Jin. This King of Jin is considered the most noble prince. He is the younger brother of Zhaodi and the youngest son of Empress Dowager Pang.
Among the seventh-rank officials in front of the prime minister, the Le family also has its own connections.
Le Lingzi also heard that Ruiniang was the granddaughter of Tai'an Bofu and the daughter of a third-rank general. She came to Beijing to celebrate her grandmother's birthday. But seeing her with such good looks, outstanding family background, and extraordinary wealth, I couldn't help but feel envious.
But Ruiniang knew that when getting along with strangers, the most taboo thing is to talk briefly and deeply, so she stopped there.
After Le Lingzi walked out of the door, she looked back at the door of Miss Meng's room. She always had a premonition that they would meet again.
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The next day, the people from Tai'an Bo's Mansion had already arrived at the post house. Ruiniang freshened up and got into the carriage with her curtain and hat still on.
Aunt Yuan introduced along the way: "The old slave has not been back for more than ten years. I don't know whether the uncle's house is the same as before. When the young lady's mother got married, the old lady was still in charge of the house. Now I am afraid that Yongning County In charge of the house.”
At the end of the story, Grandma Yuan was a little uneasy.
Ruiniang couldn't help but ask: "Mommy, how was the relationship between my mother and my aunt when she was in the boudoir?"
Aunt Yuan was startled after hearing this, "The relationship is not bad. You also know that my wife is a person and rarely conflicts with others. Don't worry, the princess is not an unreasonable person."
Having said this was the same as not having said it. Grandma Yuan was thinking about how her own girl had been drafted back then. No one would have known that King Jin fell in love with her at first sight, and that the emperor also fell in love with the girl at first sight.
But the girl fell in love with Meng Taibao's son, and even threatened to kill him, so that the marriage could be arranged.
I heard that Princess Yongning said behind her back that her daughter was a concubine, and it was already a great joy to be favored by the prince as his concubine. She actually didn't hesitate to take advantage of the blessing.
But before that, there were no major conflicts between the sister-in-law and the sister-in-law.
But Ruiniang is such a perceptive person. She knows very well that obedience should not be taken at face value. If the relationship between aunt and mother is really good, she should not say this.
But she did not continue to ask any more questions. Even to Nanny Yuan and the maid below, she could not show fear of weakness.
Why do servants like to rebel? Except for those who are cowardly and greedy for wealth, most of them are because the master is too cruel or too weak, and the servants have no hope, so they will find another master.
Soon after the carriage entered the city, the surroundings began to become noisy. Ruiniang sat in it, pulled down the curtains, and saw that her hair was intact, and straightened her back, for fear of being laughed at by others.
The maid who came to pick her up just now was already looking extraordinary even though she was not even serving her grandmother and aunt. From morning to evening, the sky is filled with rays of rays of light, and there are a lot of people along the way. When she heard Nanny Yuan talking about the uncle's residence, Ruiniang looked around slightly. The most impressive thing was the door, which occupied five rooms. The doors were all decorated with red lacquer.
Before she had time to take a closer look, she had already arrived at the east corner gate of the uncle's residence. Ruiniang got off the carriage and saw that the mansions in front of her were all covered with green tiles and red eaves. As soon as she stood firm, she was helped onto the sedan again. After sitting for a while, another person appeared. The maid lifted up the sedan curtain and helped Ruiniang get out of the sedan.
This is a gorgeous pavilion. Looking at the pavilion, it feels like there are many layers of pavilions, just like the Guidian Orchid Palace. There is a small river like a jade belt in front of the pavilion. The river is full of duckweeds, adding a bit of clarity.
After crossing the arch bridge over the small river, we passed the Neiyi Gate, and then walked through a hand-drawn corridor before arriving at the main hall of the inner courtyard. After bypassing the main hall and walking in front of the courtyard, I saw five upper rooms.
A maid happened to come out. When she saw Ruiniang, her eyes lit up: "Our old lady just asked me to come out to see if my cousin is here. What a coincidence."
Ruiniang nodded slightly, and then saw her setting up the curtain, so she went in.
The inner hall was already surrounded by pearls and emeralds, and her clothes were fragrant. Mrs. Han was sitting on it, holding Buddhist beads in her hand, saying nothing. Sitting next to her was a beautiful woman named Princess Yongning who was gorgeously and elegantly dressed, but she was an old god.
The eyes of the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law looked at a young gentleman in unison, who was playing with a walnut sculpture out of boredom.
"My cousin is here."
As soon as these words came out, everyone looked towards the door.
I saw the curtain opened and a group of people came in. Among these tall and strong servants and maids with colorful clothes and rigid manners, she stood there quietly, looking so quiet and elegant, pure and pure, and she behaved elegantly when saluting. , like a pearl shining brightly in the dark night.
Originally, Princess Yongning was extremely confident in the appearance and temperament of her niece Guo Lingyi, and thought that Meng Yaorui, who grew up in a place like Xuanfu, had nothing to fear. Little did she know that she had really made a mistake now. She only saw her son Han Xian...
Sure enough, Han Xian's eyes lit up when he looked at Ruiniang. What he admired was not her stunning appearance, but her unique temperament. This kind of temperament has a fatal attraction for men. When you see her, you are not just happy about the girl's family because of sex, but when you see her, you are willing to understand her and get along with her.
