As for Zheng Lingzi's acceptance of Lu Guogong's wife as his godmother, both Mrs. Zheng and Li Shu felt that showing courtesy for nothing was either adultery or theft. Li Shu was related by marriage to the people in Lu Guogong's palace. She thought so in her heart, but still I went to my aunt's house to inquire about it.
Speaking of which, due to the death of Mrs. Lu Guogong, after the family was divided, the aunt and the others were separated, and life was not very easy. In the past, I lived in the public house and had good food and clothing. My uncle's temperament also had a sense of wealth and romance. However, after the separation of the family, money was tight. After observing his filial piety, my uncle's life in the Hanlin Academy was very average. Now it is only Zuo Yude of Zuo Chunfang of Zhan Shifu.
Moreover, there was not much to gain from the Hanlin Academy. With three cousins marrying one after another, the family was quite stretched.
This situation also exists in the Liu family. The Liu family has spent a lot of money marrying off their daughters for several years in a row. But after all, Uncle Liu and Liu Chengxu are both officials. Especially the young Fu family is very good at business. The Liu family's family fortune is quite strong, so they are not dwarfed by others. .
The situation at my aunt's home is not very good. Her house is quite large, with five people living in and five people living out, and a large number of servants. The aunt asked several cousins to come out to greet her. Lishu smiled and said: "Why did I let you come out? Why bother to mobilize troops?"
The eldest cousin of the Geng family smiled and said: "Third cousin, you are so polite. Mom is very happy to hear that you are coming to visit."
That's natural. Now Zheng Hao, as a rising star, is in the Hanlin Academy with Uncle Geng, and they have some interactions with each other. But Zheng Hao was still very young, and he started compiling from the sixth rank as soon as he entered. There is a saying in the officialdom that bullying the old does not bully the young. Moreover, Uncle Geng was born in a noble family and took the imperial examination. He did not do both, so he was in an embarrassing situation.
Lishu could only sigh. Officialdom was really difficult. At first, everyone thought they were the chosen ones, but now it becomes more and more difficult as they get older.
After meeting her aunt, her aunt pulled her over and said, "I went to your house a few days ago and saw that you were so busy that your feet didn't even touch the floor. How about it? Are you the housekeeper now?"
"How can it be possible? I am a new daughter-in-law who comes in and doesn't understand anything. How can my mother-in-law trust me and leave the house to me? Yes, my aunt went there that day and there were too many people. I didn't even have time to greet my aunt." Li Shu smiled.
What she looked at was the wife of her third cousin Geng. The third cousin of the Geng family got married a few months before her. At that time, because he was flirting with a brothel girl before marriage, he later got rid of the relationship. I heard that it was also It cost almost two thousand taels.
You don't have to go in and out of your home, and you have to maintain the pomp and splendor of your home. It's not just an ordinary home, it's an honorable mansion. It's more or less in decline.
This third cousin sister-in-law is also a daughter of an official, but it can be seen from this that she is not from a wealthy family.
Li Shu felt a little sad, but she became more determined to take care of her family business and not to show off.
The aunt waved her hand: "There are so many people in your family, even your mother has no time to say a few words, let alone me. You are here today, but you want to see me for something?"
She went straight to the point. Lishu didn't expect that she wouldn't mince words either, so she smiled. Her aunt asked her three daughters-in-law to go down, and Lishu explained her purpose.
"A few days ago, the eldest lady of your house suddenly came to our house and wanted to recognize one of our clan sisters as her goddaughter. We were so happy, thinking about what kind of family they come to your house. But after the wedding, we didn't know what happened? As the saying goes, "Blessings" God, you must also worship God. I have always known that my aunt is well-informed. She helped manage the family for many years when she was in the Duke of Lu's mansion, and she knows more than we do." Li Shu flattered her first, but she was not just bragging. , the old man of the state of Lu
When I was alive, I loved my youngest son, Uncle Geng, the most. My aunt had a very high status in that mansion.
Sure enough, her aunt was very proud of what she heard, but because Mrs. Lu Guogong was her elder sister-in-law, she couldn't say more. She only said: "We have been separated for many years, so I don't know what is going on over there."
Li Shu remained calm and continued: "If aunt doesn't know, we don't know even more. If aunt tells me, I will never say that it was you who said it. You don't know that my clan sister's father is gone. There is only a widowed mother, although she has brothers and a powerful sister-in-law. My aunt only treats her as pitiful and pity her, and cannot let her be confused."
"This..." Auntie hesitated.
Li Shu smiled and said: "My aunt doesn't want to say it, but I can understand it. You are the side branch and they are the main branch. You may not know what they are going to do. Then let's not mention it. My husband's family is drinking tea and saying It was a gift from the Holy Spirit. I remembered that my aunt's taste in tea is the same as mine, so I packed some for her."
She knew very well that this aunt was extremely competitive, but she didn't want to say it, so Li Shu just retreated in order to advance.
I'm afraid this kind of tribute tea was only available to my aunt when she was in the Duke's Mansion of the State of Lu. Now it would be difficult to separate the family.
The aunt could clearly see that her niece was pitying her. She was afraid that she really thought that she was already a side branch of the Duke of Lu's palace and had become submissive.
Therefore, she took the tea first, looked at it carefully, and then said: "You don't have to use words to provoke me."
Li Shu waved her hand: "How can I provoke my aunt with words? To be honest, the fact that the Duke of Guo came to recognize his daughter may have something to do with the envoys from Wusun and Dawan who came to Daqi in recent days. If you are willing, that's all. I’m afraid that if the coaxing doesn’t work, I’ll cause trouble.”
"Don't worry, my sister-in-law's sister is a concubine in the palace and is very dignified." said the aunt.
Li Shu turned around and smiled: "Does that mean this is really happening? It seems that I guessed it right."
Only then did the aunt realize that Lishu had been deceiving her, so she also told the truth: "My sister-in-law has a daughter who is two years younger than your third cousin. She is smart and beautiful. This girl You recognize it too."
"Is it Mr. Ai?" Li Shu vaguely remembered that when she participated in the poetry meeting last year, she played with the girls from the Duke of Lu's mansion.
The aunt nodded: "That's her. It is said that this time the princess wants to get married, not just the princess, but also a concubine, at least six noble girls must be brought along. My niece Aijun was chosen, listen. He said that in addition to them, even the princesses of the vassal area had to send people. Because Wusun and Dawan asked for noble ladies. In the past, these two countries were small countries, and we didn't take them seriously at all, but who let them We suffered defeat."
Li Shu understood: "So you went to find the girl from the Zheng family?"
"Yes, one is asking for an official, and the other is asking for a person. Niece, I advise you not to interfere with this matter. Although you are the future clan wife, you may not be able to interfere with other people's wishes." My aunt took a sip. Tea, finally regained some confidence.
Li Shu smiled and said, "It would be fine if I didn't know about this matter, but now that I know it, I can't allow this kind of selling of girls for glory to happen. Otherwise, if something like this happens to the entire Zheng family, their reputation will be ruined." No more."
A person's reputation is like white jade, if there is a slight flaw, it cannot be restored.
The aunt looked at Li Shu turning around and couldn't help but said: "Actually, the person who looks most like my first brother is Li Shu. My first brother
He is an upright person, his niece is round on the outside and square on the inside. It’s no wonder that Li Shu is the one that my mother likes the most. It’s a pity that Li Shu is not a boy, otherwise the family will definitely be restored to its former glory. "()
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"That's it. Fourth brother Ze has only been in Beijing for a few days. He was just a county magistrate before. He just wants a place like the customs. If he can run it, that's it. But he lets his sister go and exchange for marriage? Is this better than those who sell goods among the people? What's the difference between a son who sells his daughter." Lishu herself suffered, she couldn't change everyone's fate, she could only help as far as she could see.
Zheng Hao nodded: "I will take care of this matter, don't worry."
When Zheng Hao came forward, Zheng Ze naturally refused to admit it. He only said that the Duke of Lu was good at making opinions. When the six old ladies found out, they scolded Zheng Ze, his wife and Liu, and Zheng Lingzi quickly arranged a marriage. , Mrs. Rongyi came forward and decided to give it to a child of a noble family. That family was also from a branch, the children were still studying, and the family was quite well off.
Originally, the Sixth Old Madam had scorned this marriage. Of course she wanted Mrs. Zheng to come forward to find a prominent member of the family, so that they could continue the marriage. Now that something like this happened, she was afraid that she would go elsewhere to get married, so she wanted to get married as soon as possible. .
Although the father of that family was only from Zhongshushe, he still found his way in, but this also showed that there was a trace of ancestors. Zheng Ze and Zheng Hao both looked at each other. The man was expected to make progress at the age of ten. You are a scholar, and your future is just around the corner.
Zheng Lingzi's marriage was financed by her sixth wife, but Ms. Wang was scolded and unwilling to take out the money. Fortunately, Ms. Liu had saved a share of furniture for her daughter since her husband's death, and she used her own body. Say nothing.
Despite what the old lady Six said, she was also a loser.
Lishu told Zheng Hao this while eating, and Zheng Hao said: "Since ancient times, businessmen have attached great importance to profits. One penny spent on people is to gain two penny profits. How could they think that marrying someone else would really mean that they can make a profit?" Why do you want people to take out all the money?"
"Lingzi is the younger sister of Fourth Brother Ze. It's okay if Fourth Brother Ze doesn't contribute money, but his two daughters and a son are already quite young. I'm afraid I'll have to beg the Wang family when the time comes. If the Wang family doesn't Pay attention, maybe you have to find your wife." Li Shu spread her hands.
People all over the world have the same mentality, and the Liu family also has relatives who are like this. Whenever the main branch of the Liu family comes to visit and the main branch of the Liu family is not doing well, they have to come to let them know the autumn wind, otherwise they will be blamed.
Zheng Hao also agreed: "I'm afraid this has to be the case."
But Lishu didn't just talk about these gossips. She knew that men would become impatient after hearing too much about housework, so she said: "You are in the Yamen all the time, and I am at home after greeting you every day. You don't know what you think about it." you."
"Ah?" Zheng Hao, who had just put down his chopsticks, blushed slightly when he heard these words, "What did you say?"
Li Shu snorted coldly: "Forget it if you didn't hear it."
Zheng Hao raised his hands, as if he was afraid of you, and said: "When I finish my work for a while, I will accompany you back to your parents' home. Old Taishan may also be in charge of the river."
In fact, Li Shu felt that there were too many tricks in the river. Her father was indeed very talented, but he was not complicit in the evil.
()man of,
Of course for an official like him,
You don’t necessarily want to be a high official, but you can definitely become a high official, but there will be twists and turns along the way.
But Zheng Hao said that she was still very happy to accompany her back to her parents' home.
Because of Li Shu's intervention, Zheng Lingzi got married quickly before the Dragon Boat Festival, but others may not be so good.
Even Prince Yun's daughter, Princess Shao'an, had an original engagement, but it was cancelled, and she was brought into the palace. It was said that she was going to get married. I heard this from Lijia, because she was finally pregnant again.
Lishu sat by the bed and saw several concubines in Lijia serving soup and medicine. Lishu had already heard that Mrs. Song and Mrs. Song used various methods to seduce her eldest brother-in-law, but Lijia did not refuse. , she accepted them all, and placed those she could not deal with in the same small courtyard. These people were all incompatible with each other, so that checks and balances consolidated her authority.
Of course, Lijia was also doing it for her own reputation. If it were Lishu, she wouldn't be like this even if she didn't want these concubines and made people jealous.
"Sister, you have to take good care of yourself so that you can give birth to a nephew for me," Li Shu said.
Lijia nodded. She looked at Lishu's face again. It seemed that she had a lot more hair than when she was at her parents' home, especially the down on the front. She looked full of energy and blood. She must have lived a good life in the Zheng family. good.
She has met Mrs. Zheng. She is a very sensible woman. This woman not only depends on how the man is, but the most important thing is how the mother-in-law is. The man is out from morning to night. The mother-in-law is not easy to get along with and has more authority and seniority than her. You're high and uncomfortably tight.
She asked the concubines to go down, and then said to Li Shu: "Don't you know that the marriage between Princess Shao'an and Zeng's fourth cousin did not come to pass? Princess Shao'an was sent to the palace to prepare for marriage with a foreign country. Prince Yun’s second concubine was so blind that she cried her eyes out, it’s really sad for anyone who hears it.”
The princess of Shao'an, who was once so arrogant, was actually sent to get married.
"But I heard that they are looking for women from other ministers to take their place. Maybe Princess Shao'an doesn't have to go?" Li Shu didn't know if Li Jia knew about this.
Lijia shook her head: "I heard that it was Princess Longchang who suggested it, saying that it would be okay if Princess Funing got engaged. Originally, throughout the dynasties, there were clan daughters who married in place of the real princess, and she was not the only one. Even the imprisoned King Jin The daughter also wants to marry. Besides, in addition to marrying the kings of foreign countries, there are also important ministers around me who can also marry."
Li Shu thought so. Princess Longchang really offended Prince Yun. Logically speaking, the royal family didn't have to do the same.
She thought so, but Xiao Yun was very satisfied: "Princess Longchang proposed it, but Prince Yun knew that she wanted Shaoan to be Funing's scapegoat. Both Dong Palace and Prince Yun would fight each other."
Song Mingcheng held his palms and smiled: "The prince is really tall. Princess Longchang deliberately humiliated Prince Yun. Prince Yun hates Princess Longchang and the East Palace. We will be able to benefit from this. I admire you."
Xiao Yun gave a smile.
After Song Mingcheng left, someone outside sent a letter to Xiao Yun. It was actually sent from Huainan. Normal letters could not reach Xiao Yun, but there was the prince's jade pendant here.
Xiao Yun opened it and saw that it was a letter sent by Yang Chuying, saying that her father actually asked her to marry the princess of Qinghe for the sake of her future. She finally asked the person left by her grandfather to send the letter and asked for his help.
Xiao Yun burned the letter as soon as he finished reading it. He was about to marry the princess, how could he leave such a clue?
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Soon it will be June, and Lirou is getting married. This time Liu Chengxu's appointment has been announced, and he is planning to rush there as soon as Lirou's wedding is completed.
Zheng Hao accompanied Li Shu back to add makeup. Li Shu knew that Li Rou had never liked poetry, calligraphy and painting, so she gave her two pieces of blue palace satin with gold and ice plum patterns, two pieces of orange and red gold with auspicious and longevity patterns, and pink with gold and longevity cloud patterns. Two pieces, one with pomegranate red beads and two pieces with peacock pattern brocade. There is also a box of silk flowers sprinkled with golden beads and stamens, and a pair of copper enamel flower baskets inlaid with sapphire.
Lirou was already fifteen years old and was well-off. She thought that the silks and satins given by Lishu were of good quality, and the makeup was also excellent. A few nice words would not do much, so she smiled and said: " Thank you, Third Sister."
"Thank you for everything, it's all deserved." Li Shu smiled and saw Aunt Ding coming over, so she left first.
Aunt Ding waited until Li Shu walked away before saying: "With the Zheng family's wealth, she can't afford to give these to her. It's not that I'm picking on her. It seems that her life in the Zheng family is not as good as that of your elder sister. Adding makeup to yours is much more expensive.”
Knowing that Lirou only had two dowry beds, Liwan specially added two beds.
It can be regarded as a timely help.
"If you want to show off, you must be able to show off. Once she marries Zheng Shangshu and becomes an official, I'm afraid her life may not be easy."
Lirou nodded: "Is this what you call a benefit?"
"Yes, the beauty on the outside may not necessarily be beautiful on the inside. Lishu likes singing in the wind and moonlight, and would rather pay a lot of money to buy a guqin than yellow and white things. But the housekeeper has seven things to do when opening the door, including firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar and tea. Everything costs money. ." Aunt Ding shook her head.
After Lirou finished laughing, she felt a little sad again: "Auntie, my daughter will go to the Wu family in one day. I heard from Li Zhen that several ladies and grandmothers in the Wu family have strong personalities..."
Aunt Ding smiled and said: "They are not strong, how can you show your kindness? When we women get married, it is like being reborn. Originally, you were born in my belly and it was already bad, but now your father-in-law is an official. the best."
Originally, Lishu's father-in-law had the best official position and was an official at the ministry level. But who knew that her father-in-law would become an official within a few days of Lishu's arrival.
Both mother and daughter have a sense of joy after suffering.
On the other side, Lishu was also talking to little Fu, who was going to take her two sons away: "Originally, they were sent to study in Beijing, but you see, your two brothers didn't get much success. My brother is getting married, and I have entrusted your grandmother and your aunt to help with the arrangements. We are going to take your third brother to foreign posts this time and let him handle some general affairs."
Li Shu also agreed: "After all, the old lady at home is old and can't control the two younger brothers."
"That's it. That's right. You won't come back because of Brother Yi's marriage?" Lishu asked.
Little Fu said sarcastically: "Liwan is so scheming. She married Yingxiu for her brother. Now that she has the Zeng family's eldest brother, she can support her career even if the family is separated in the future. Moreover, she has also become closer to the Zeng family's eldest brother. The relationship can be described as killing two birds with one stone.”
Li Shu lowered her eyes: "Does that mean she told the secret about the Fu family?"
"Although I don't have ten
() points of evidence, but I think besides the Fu family and Li Jia, we also have this matter, but none of us will talk about it. So besides her, who else could it be? "
Little Fu pursed her lips.
Li Shu said: "There is no one else but her who could come up with the idea of letting Yingxiu marry into our family. Moreover, this person knows everyone's habits, and even knows how to ask Mrs. Zeng San to pressure the eldest sister. My sister hates the Fu family and because she is in her husband's family, she has to rely on Mrs. Zeng San to go back and speak for her on weekdays, so she agreed without hesitation. However, no matter what, Fu's existence can't keep threatening us like this, right?"
Little Mrs. Fu was silent, but she shook her head resolutely: "It's true that a man is guilty of carrying a jade while he is innocent."
…
The next day, Li Rou got married, and eighty-eight carried the dowry and arrived at the Wu family smoothly.
That night, Wu Xuanhe took off his hijab and saw that the bride was very beautiful and docile, and he toiled alone until midnight.
Before returning home on the third day, Liu Chengxu had already taken young Fu and his three sons to work abroad. Zheng Hao and Li Shu had even picked them up for practice before that. Li Shu's father-in-law had a particularly good relationship with Liu Chengxu. They both got drunk, and Li Shu even left little Fu to sleep with her all night.
It was the first time for Mr. Fu to stay at her daughter's house, and she felt it was very strange. Her daughter came here like a butterfly, either bringing snacks or supper. Zheng Hao, the son-in-law, was even more attentive and thoughtful, and even served it himself when he got up in the morning. When breakfast came over, the two of them had never been so considerate even if they were biological sons.
Therefore, I was very reluctant to leave.
Zheng Hao also specially asked for leave and took Li Shu to send them to Tongzhou Port. When the Zheng family had nothing to do, Li Shu also learned from her mother in making pickled vegetables. She knew that her father loved horse meat and donkey meat, so she asked someone to get it.
"Okay, okay, Shu'er, you gave me too many things." Xiao Fu and Liu Chengxu both laughed helplessly and happily.
Li Shu said: "It's not a valuable thing. I just thought it would be difficult for you to buy things along the way, and you are following your brother and a few other young men, so I prepared some snacks to go with the wine."
"This is what I like." After Liu Chengxu found out that his daughter was donkey meat pickled with pepper, he just wanted to have it cut out and eaten.
There was always so much to say before parting, but after the bed was on the beach, they had to get in the car. Zheng Hao grabbed Li Shu and said to little Fu, "Mom, you and dad should get on the boat as soon as possible. Don't delay the journey."
Li Shu couldn't help crying in the end, and Zheng Hao felt very distressed.
Shuyi, who came with them, rode back to the city quickly. As soon as he came back, Mrs. Liu knew that her son had boarded the boat, and her face instantly darkened.
"The old one has always been sympathetic to the poor and weak, and he is upright and upright. Young Mrs. Fu is also kind and soft-hearted. The couple both have silver-like pewter spear heads. If Mrs. Fu's matter is not dealt with early, I am afraid that in the future it will be like a hanging bag hanging over her head. The sword may fall at any time, why doesn’t this woman die?”
Old Mrs. Liu patted his wife's hand: "I understand what you mean. I looked at her because of Shu Zhao before, and later because of our son Renyi, but now anyone can use this to threaten us. Leave this matter to us I will do it myself, and I will definitely do it without leaving any trace."
Mrs. Liu knew that her husband had served as the commander of the Jinyi Guards for many years and was able to avoid the official autopsy. She seemed to be as trusting as when she first got married: "You go and do it. This is the best thing. The sword hanging over our heads has finally been completely destroyed. No one can threaten us anymore." Got it."!
