Since Mr. Song Dalangjun was already over 20 years old, the Song family hoped that the eldest daughter-in-law would come into the family soon, so they exchanged the Geng Tie very quickly, and the wedding was scheduled for the end of this year, that is, after Li Jia turned fourteen, she would get married.
There had been no movement at Lijia's house before, and there were inevitably people who made jokes in the whole family. Now she is marrying the eldest son of a Cangchang minister. The entire Liu family has begun to prepare a dowry for Lijia. Young Master Fu also wants to marry Lijia. With the Ritz-Carlton butler and so on, it was very busy.
Lishu was playing on the swing in the yard, while Shulin was playing hide and seek with the maids. All Lishu could do now was help take care of her brother.
From time to time, someone came in from the courtyard door, but it was Lijia who brought a bowl of iced red bean paste. Lishu got off the swing and couldn't help but said: "Why did eldest sister bring it to me in person? You are very busy now."
Lijia smiled and said: "Look what you said, there is nothing to be busy with. Speaking of which, I would like to thank my wife for taking care of me."
"Eldest sister, why are you so unreasonable? Besides being sisters, we are closer than others. Come in quickly, it's a little hot outside." Lishu led Lijia in.
In fact, Lijia has no regrets about marrying into the Song family. Fu Minglun has a wild temperament. Even though he is talented and knowledgeable, he hates official career and has no knowledge of economics. In the past, she thought that the Fu family was her maternal ancestor's family and she knew Fu Minglun. The conditions are the best among people, and she is the most achievable.
She had actually advised cousin Minglun not to lose his temper before and learn more about economics, but he was not pleased with her. Now the eldest son of the Song family, according to Xiao Fu, his father is urging the Song family to carry out his errands. If she marries her and her husband has an official status, what's wrong with it?
Of course, Lijia also knows very well that Yin officials are different from Jinshi. The selection of officials for Jinshi is a tiger class, and any vacancies can be filled. Yin officials are promoted very slowly, and most Yin officials are civil and military officials, just like the Liu family's situation. In this way, my grandfather was also a hereditary guard of thousands of households, because my great-grandfather was once the Minister of the Ministry of War and had won several battles, so the Liu family had a hereditary position.
But looking at my father, a serious second-ranked Jinshi, who has been circulating in the seventh rank for many years, I know that it is difficult to be promoted if there is no official in the court.
Moreover, there were many surprises in the imperial examination. Lijia looked at Li Shu and realized that although Zheng Hao was full of knowledge and famous for his talents, it was not necessarily certain that he would be a Jinshi in the imperial examination. Thinking about it, she came to see Li Shu to ease the relationship between them.
In any case, Xiao Fu did not hold back her wedding dowry, and reciprocated the good relationship with Li Shu.
"Try this red bean paste. It's not as cold as mung bean paste. I think it tastes good." Lijia pushed the bowl towards Lishu.
Li Shu smiled. She knew that many things were different in this life. In the previous life, her father's career was not so smooth. Especially when he was the young minister of Dali Temple, all the portraits of suspects were drawn by her mother. It was easier to solve crimes with half the effort, so he was promoted. very fast.
As long as they are in the capital and her father is an important minister, her marriage will be more secure.
Li Shu lowered her head to eat the red bean paste. It was soft and fragrant. After eating a bowl, she was still unsatisfied, "It's delicious, it's really delicious."
"As long as you like it, yes, I heard that the fourth girl's marriage is probably settled, and she seems to be getting married to her aunt's family." Lijia said with a smile.
Compared to Li Shu, Li Jia is about to get married now, and she is not shy about everything in the family. Li Shu said: "This marriage is really good. My aunt has always liked the four girls. Who is she talking about? Is it my cousin? ?”
Lijia nodded: "If not him, who else."
Li Shu thought to herself that life was different again. Lirou was going to marry her cousin instead of Cen Shifang. Thinking of this, on the Ghost Festival, Mrs. Lu Guogong fell ill with fever. My uncle wants Ding Younian, and the Geng family faces separation.
The marriage was delayed.
Also, the Liu family wanted to come to the Duke of Lu's house to complain. They all put on plain clothes, and even wore only silver ornaments on their heads. Mrs. Xu is the most active, for no other reason. The marriages of the four girls in the same room have all been decided, but Lizhen is still struggling. Now the housekeeper rights have been taken away by the little Fu family, and her Aunt Zhou One of her sons died in childbirth, and she showed off to Liu Chengzong, which made her sad for several days.
After such a delay, the eldest girl will get married in half a year, and Li Zhen has not yet been found.
The Duke of Lu also accompanied Emperor Taizu to conquer the world in the early days of the country. Although he is not the top one now, he is still very important among the nobles.
Of course, for the Liu family, Dao Ann is fake, and the most important thing is the separation of the Geng family.
After Lishu got off the carriage, she followed little Fu to the mourning hall. Today, little Fu only brought sisters Lishu and Lirou, while Mrs. Xu brought Li Zhen. The reason is of course that the adults like them are not at home and there are always people at home. Li Jia and Li Wan were old, so they naturally stayed to look after the family.
Besides, Lijia is getting married this year, so it’s not a good idea to come here to get into trouble.
The Duke of Lu's palace invited monks and Taoists to face the altar. Smoke filled the air, and various ministers also came to the door like the Liu family. Now the person in charge of the family is Mrs. Geng, the aunt's sister-in-law, who is the current wife of the Duke of Lu. Lishu glanced at Mrs. Geng and heard that she had a cold temperament and was not very popular in front of her mother-in-law. The son she gave birth to was also unfavorable. It is not as good as the son of a concubine, who lives a very unhappy life, so he is cold and indifferent.
Now that her mother-in-law is dead, she still has to cry sadly. Although it sounds aggrieved, she is very happy. After all, her mother-in-law is gone, and she has no one to live with.
It’s hard to say what it tastes like.
"My dear old lady." Mrs. Geng cried and threw herself on the ground.
Mrs. Liu also wiped her tears with a handkerchief, "You old lady and I have been in-laws for so many years, and our two families are as close as one family. I didn't expect that her old lady would pass away like this."
Li Shu also wiped her tears and cried very sadly. Li Rou and Li Zhen were also very surprised to see Li Shu cry, but Li Rou calmly held her breath. Li Zhen said in Li Rou's ear: "No one in my family has ever seen her cry. So sad."
Li Rou wanted to laugh again, but she held it back, and it was hard to say that Li Zhen was being mean.
Several people were annoyed, and their aunt took them to sit down in the next room again, "Mom, you are getting old, come with me to have a rest first, my two sisters-in-law will be bothered here."
Mrs. Xu and Mr. Fu both said they didn't dare.
Lishu knew that her aunt wanted to talk to Mrs. Liu, and she was afraid that the family would be divided unevenly and she would need advice and support from her mother's family. Anyway, my aunt has two brothers, both of whom are high-ranking officials and very important.
"Mom, this tea is Mengding nectar." Lishu knew a lot about tea ceremony, and she tasted it as soon as she ate it.
For example, Mengding Manna is mainly used to refresh the mind, relieve fatigue, produce body fluids and quench thirst. However, people with cold body should not drink it. So Li Shu reminded little Fu: "You have a weak spleen and stomach and a cold body, so you can't drink this."
Seeing how attentive her daughter was, Mrs. Fu was very touched: "Mom knows."
But it was impossible to let mother do this, so she said: "Mother, I will go and pour tea for you. Don't be thirsty."
Little Fu, who was always afraid of troubling others, said: "My dear, let's forget it."
Li Shu shook her head: "Mom, why do you say that? If I am thirsty, I will be thirsty. But you are so tired these days, your daughter can just find a girl quietly."
In this case, little Fu had no choice but to nod.
Li Shu quietly walked out, and Li Zhen asked Li Ju: "What is she doing sneakily? Let's go out and have a look too?"
Li Rou originally didn't want to go out, but Li Zhen held her captive, so she couldn't refuse, so she had to tell Little Fu to go change clothes. Little Fu asked the girls to follow and told them not to play outside.
Unfortunately, Li Shu was nowhere to be seen after the two of them went out. Li Zhen stamped her feet, while Li Rou said, "Then let's go back."
"No, the smell there is too mixed. Let's go sit there." Li Zhen pulled Li Rou over.
Then Li Zhen saw the familiar handkerchief being exchanged and hurriedly went over to talk. Seeing this, Li Rou's maid couldn't help complaining: "Fifth girl is always so careless about the future."
Lirou sat for a while, and after not seeing her for a long time, she had to go back first. Unexpectedly, I met a man on the road. He was wearing a black robe with some complicated dark lines on the collar. He was holding a string of colorful beads in his hand. He had extremely sharp edges and corners. He had a straight nose and tight thin lips. He looked like Yuan Tingyue. Feeling of confrontation.
Who is this if not Cen Shifang?
Lirou was about to run away, but was stopped by Cen Shifang.
"I heard that my late wife had the best relationship with you when she was alive. It's a pity that she never misses the holidays. Looking back on everything, there are also things I don't like about her."
Lirou said to herself that it was not your cousin who did the harm. Why are you talking about this? But what he said on his face was: "Sister Gu and I have always had the best relationship. She passed away, and I am very sad."
Cen Shifang saw that this girl obviously didn't mean what she said. He heard that her cousin had been scolded by her and cried, but now she was pretending.
Therefore, he said: "I have heard about your sisterly love before. I also dealt with the Gu family's request for an official position, although it can't make up for anything. I think her spirit in heaven will also be happy."
Lirou was not convinced. She thought about how gentle and kind-hearted Sister Xue'e was. She had never offended anyone in her life, but she died innocently. It is said that Cen Shifang is planning to remarry his cousin, which is really unfair.
But she couldn't directly stand up for Gu Xue'e, so she said: "Cen Shizi, Sister Gu actually wrote to me through letters before she died. She said that she always felt like her lower abdomen dropped after eating. She has always been in good health. I think You should check the reason for this."
Cen Shifang opened his eyes wide. He didn't know much about the affairs of the inner house. Now when he heard Lirou talking about it, he seemed to be mentioning something. When he raised his head again, she was already gone.
When Lirou came back, she saw Lishu serving Mr. Fu for tea, and she sat quietly aside.
But Li Shu asked her, "Where have you been? Li Zhen said just now that she didn't see your people in the blink of an eye. There are so many people here, even when I was pouring tea for my mother, I didn't dare to go far."
Of course, Lirou would not tell her about her private meeting with Cen Shifang. She just smiled and said, "I felt dizzy just now, so I found a place to sit for a while."
"That's good." Li Shu gave Lirou a deep look. :,,
