After returning from the Wang family, Mrs. Ding began to look for outstanding sons and daughters for Xu Erniang. She screened out all the well-known families in the two armies of the two Zhejiang roads, fourteen states and two armies. [No pop-up novel website]
At the end of April, Xu Erniang finally got married. The husband is the eldest grandson of the Tongpan family in Mingzhou. He is eighteen years old this year, has a good appearance and is good at composing lyrics. He was selected as a Gongsheng student in August last year.
Ding spent a long time choosing this person, and finally decided on this person not only because of his family status, but also because he was optimistic about his future development.
Moreover, his mother is the niece of Mrs. Du's family. She has a bit of Mrs. Du's style in doing things. She is very upright and will not cause trouble for others. Ding met her several times and had a good impression.
Mrs. Ding believed that such a family was just right for Xu Erniang, as it would not let her suffer, but she could also change her temperament.
Xu Erniang was born in July. She turned fifteen last year. Now she is waiting in the boudoir and will not be able to have hairpins until she is twenty years old after getting married.
People got married relatively late in the Song Dynasty. Many people made arrangements early and did not get married until they were seventeen or eighteen years old. Xu Erniang's marriage was decided late, but Mrs. Ding pressed hard. She will get married at the end of this year, so she is at the right age to get married.
All the princesses in the Song Dynasty got married at the age of seventeen.
Xu Erniang is still in confinement and is not satisfied with the marriage. Ding tried to persuade her many times to no avail, and finally wrote a letter asking Aunt Xu to return.
Aunt Xu is 18 years old this year. She married to Hangzhou two years ago. Her husband's family is a wine merchant. Although her husband's family started late, in recent years, a large proportion of the wine sold in restaurants or roadside vendors on Liangzhe Road comes from his family. Aunt Xu has a half-year-old son who has established a foothold in her husband's family.
This time she returned to her parents' home with two cartloads of gifts. After entering through the Chuihua Gate, he first went to Lanyuan Hall to meet Mr. Xu and Mr. Zhang. He brought Mr. Xu fifty-year-old wine, and gave Mr. Zhang a pair of exquisite gold-headed noodles and a prescription for health. Mrs. Zhang was very happy.
Then he went to visit his parents, and then went to Yingcheng Courtyard with a group of maids and nuns to visit Xu Gucheng and Lu.
Xu Gucheng had no rest today and was not at home, but Xu Nuo had just had lunch with Mrs. Lu and happened to meet Aunt Xu.
It was the first time for her to meet her eldest sister.
Aunt Xu wears an apricot red round-necked jacket with a folded branch pattern, a golden strand of butterflies and flowers, and her long hair is pulled up. The hair was combed into a flowing bun, with a gold comb studded with precious stones inserted into the top of her head, and two gold combs with red Fei beads on them. With sapphire earrings hanging on her ears, she looked dignified and calm.
After entering the house, she first met with Mr. Lu. When she saw Xu Nuo, she affectionately called her "Liuniang" and looked her up and down. She smiled and said, "I didn't see you last time when I came back. The little girl back then has now grown into a graceful lady, and she looks a bit like my second aunt." There was actually a sense of intimacy in her words, and her voice was very pleasant. Like Xu Qian and Xu Erniang, they are soft and waxy.
The last time Aunt Xu returned to her parents' home, Xu Liuniang had just been found by Mrs. Lu. At that time, Xu Liuniang was indifferent, taciturn, and even a little shy. Not only did she not go to see Aunt Du, but she also closed the door to Aunt Du's visit.
Aunt Du said this. Madam Lu immediately laughed and waved her to sit down. He said happily: "It was only when I saw these eyes that I realized she was Liu Niang." After seven years of finding her daughter, Lu was both happy and sad every time she mentioned it.
Xu Nuo stood up, saluted Aunt Xu, and called her eldest sister respectfully.
She had a good impression of this eldest sister, with a graceful manner and clear and sincere eyes. Thorough etiquette. With her keen eye for people, she didn't find anything pretentious about Aunt Xu. Every move she made was calm, and her respect for Mr. Lu didn't seem to be fake.
Born to the same mother, Aunt Xu was ten blocks ahead of Erniang Xu?
Aunt Xu humbly supported Xu Nuo without having to salute, and beckoned the maid to bring over a tea set, saying, "I heard that Liu Niang won third place in the tea competition, so I specially prepared this. I wonder if you like it." She had not yet When they got married, the female members of the Xu family always participated in tea competitions with her as their representative. She won the first place in the tea ceremony for three years and was extremely accomplished in the tea ceremony.
Xu Nuo thanked him, said he liked it very much, and accepted the tea set obediently.
Aunt Xu said a few more words, left the gifts for Xu Gucheng, Xu Pingqi and his son, and went to see Master Xu and Mrs. Zhong. Shen Zheng was already there when she went to see Du Erniang.
She drove back and visited her elders non-stop. Now she was a little tired, but she had to go see her sister, because this was the only purpose of her return.
"Sister, I don't want to marry to Mingzhou, I..." Xu Erniang knew that her sister was coming a long time ago and had been waiting in the house. Now that she saw her, she pouted and complained.
Aunt Xu ignored her, took off the accessories from her hair, and sat on the banquet. After drinking a glass of water, she said: "Second mother, you are about to be sixteen. There are some things you shouldn't be willful about. Do you know that you Such ignorance makes my mother very embarrassed." My mother was so worried about Xu Erniang's marriage, how could she not know it.
The person Xu Erniang respected the most was the sister in front of her. Aunt Xu spoke with a straight face, but she did not dare to refute, she only lowered her head and looked at her hands.
"My grandfather is most concerned about the future of my fourth cousin. Now that my uncle has been promoted to participate in political affairs, he will not stop here. The future wife of my fourth cousin will definitely be the best lady in Bianjing, whether she is born or Your talent and knowledge must be worthy of your fourth cousin. Tell me, do you have such family status and talent?"
Aunt Xu showed no mercy and put the truth in front of Xu Erniang. Xu Erniang's head lowered to the ground, and it took a long time before she said: "He and I have a relationship that we have grown up with since childhood."
"If there was love, he would have asked his grandfather to come to Xu's house to propose marriage. If there was love, how could he listen to his grandfather's words and hide out for a month after the Qingming Festival? If there was love, he wouldn't just refuse when you showed everything , you are so old, don’t you even understand the rejection of others?
"Aunt Du wanted to hit Xu Erniang with a stick, but she really didn't understand why she couldn't turn around on this matter.
Xu Erniang raised her head suddenly, with a bad expression on her face: "Did my cousin go out for a month just to avoid me?"
Aunt Xu nodded. She did not give Xu Erniang time to be sad. She started to persuade her from another angle: "You also know what kind of person my eldest aunt is. The Ding family's tutors are famous for their strictness. If you really marry into the Ding family, you will not complain all the time." ? Don’t think that your mother can support you. Your uncle is in Bianjing, which is thousands of miles away from Suzhou. You will suffer a lot when the time comes. And with your uncle’s status in Bianjing, many people want to give birth to their second daughter or concubine. Are you willing to be sent to the Ding family as a concubine?"
Xu Erniang shook her head, with a hint of wavering in her eyes.
Then, Aunt Xu told Xu Erniang many of her fiancé's advantages and analyzed them for a whole hour. Xu Erniang was finally convinced.
Aunt Du spent a lot of time convincing Xu Erniang. She breathed a sigh of relief, left Xu Erniang's residence and hurriedly went to tell Mrs. Ding about the matter. (To be continued...)
ps: The author has been extremely busy these two days. He will continue to go to the interview + job fair tomorrow. There is still a little coding left to do. I will post the chapters first and will change them back soon.
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