Birth, old age, illness and death are human nature. Just as the Liu family's girls were getting married in droves, the Liu family's vitality was greatly reduced. The same was true for the Zeng family. After Mrs. Zeng passed away, the funeral was even more elaborate.
I heard that Shoucai had been prepared a long time ago, but even so, the Zeng family's vitality was greatly damaged after handling it. This is the so-called public service.
Lishu knew very well that the Zeng family had always been frugal in their big house. Although it couldn't be seen from the outside, they had used it very restrainedly. No matter how rich the second wife is, Mr. Zeng and his wife are especially shrewd. They are not the Zeng family's moneybags. Although the second master of the Zeng family has made the big bucks, the other two brothers have to spend their own money.
According to what Zheng Hao said when he returned from attending the funeral, "Their family invited monks and Taoists to give him salvation, and it took him seven, seven and forty-nine days to do so."
"It's a pity that I can't go. Speaking of which, I was studying at Zeng's house, and she took care of me." Li Shu counted the days, and in the blink of an eye, it had been more than ten years since she was reborn. The days passed so fast.
As the eldest son, Zheng Hao knew these etiquettes very well. He said, "Now we have to set up a road festival at home."
Li Shu agreed: "That's right."
In fact, the Zeng family was fortunate to have two Jinshis in the family, who had good career prospects, and their second wife had a lot of money in business, so they didn't have to worry about any real problems. It's just that it's difficult for Liwan. If you follow the rules, you can't get pregnant. As a grandchild, Liwan has to observe filial piety for at least one year.
It's really strange that Liwan's mother-in-law, Aunt Su, relied on her belly to rise to the top quickly, but when she came to Liwan, she had nothing to show for three years after getting married.
In addition, several generations of the Liu family were either literary scholars or martial arts champions. In the next generation, there was no scholar among them.
It's really hard to say how lucky you are in life.
Liwan is also distressed. She is not very old. In fact, it does not matter if she is eighteen years old. Most people are pregnant in their twenties. However, she is marrying an only child. All the sisters who married after her are pregnant.
Unfortunately, her grandmother passed away, so she couldn't sleep with Zeng Yunxi for at least a year, and she didn't know what would happen in the future.
Yuming and Baozhu came in and said, "Mrs. Fourth Aunt is back."
Now that Mrs. Zeng has passed away, the little sisters in the family have all been promoted from aunts to aunts. Liwan doesn't have to think about anything else so much, and she instantly resumes her role as the mistress of everyone.
Zeng Yingdan had a very good relationship with Lirou when she was a student. When she got married, she didn't feel that there was any difference between herself and Lirou. Even at that time, Zeng Yingdan thought that the girls from the Liu family came from her family to study and were looking after her. Nowadays, there is a huge difference. Lirou married into a prime minister's family, her father-in-law is also a transfer envoy, and her husband is also a son of an official.
It seems that people's status is different, and the communication gradually fades away, and there is no need to take the initiative to say anything.
Liwan knew that her sister-in-law had a good relationship with Lirou, so the two exchanged a few words and then talked about Lirou. They also chose to say something nice: "Now that she has given birth to a son, she has nothing to worry about. There are few people in the Wu family who are powerful and rich." Achievable.”
"That's good. I'm really happy for her. Speaking of it, the girls from the Liu family marry better than the last." Zeng Yingdan thought about the fact that she was marrying a businessman from Yangzhou. Although her family was rich, it was not expensive. She was born into a family of officials, so of course she understood that power was more important than wealth. Without power, wealth would be difficult to keep.
Liwan said: "Isn't it bad that you married well? We all envy you when we talk about it. Yangzhou is such a good place."
Zeng Yingdan thought that she would marry a businessman no matter what. The third sister was originally married to Tanhua Lang, but her fate was not good.
, but it is better than myself. After all, Cousin Liu is now the governor of the river, and she is still the eldest daughter-in-law.
"Although Yangzhou is nice, it's far away from home, and now my parents can't even take a look." Zeng Yingdan lamented.
Liwan smiled and said: "If your brother goes to Yangzhou to do business, he can also watch you go, so why bother?"
Speaking of this, Zeng Yingdan felt a little guilty. Her brother took a concubine in Yangzhou. Businessmen have the habit of marrying someone with two heads, especially in business. Otherwise, a strong dragon will not be able to defeat a local snake. Business will not work without the right channels.
Naturally, they were married in Yangzhou. The older one was a concubine with one of the best silks in Yangzhou, and the younger one was an oiran who was redeemed for three thousand taels. Of course, these were kept hidden from the family.
But she is not a person who can hide things, and her facial features reveal a few points. Liwan is so shrewd. She originally guessed five points, but now she naturally knows that it is ten points.
She also said to herself: "There are many people working in the dojo over there. Don't get hit. Why don't you move here in the small garden today?"
Zeng Yingdan successfully answered: "That's okay."
It was said outside that Grandma Zheng sent someone to send a letter to tell the Zheng family how to prepare for the road festival. Come over and tell Liwan. Liwan nodded: "I understand, you also go back to the first wife."
Zeng Yingdan knew that Grandma Zheng was talking about Li Shu, and felt familiar and unfamiliar at the same time: "Sister Li Shu was the most diligent in studying among us sisters back then, and she is also the best married now. I heard that Zheng Zhuangyuan was very fond of her. good."
"It's very good. I'm going to give birth in a few months. Last year, Mr. Zheng was forced to resign, and it was his third brother-in-law who took the lead, Mr. Hanlin. Among our sisters, except for the fifth sister who married into the Hou Mansion, the third sister married It's best, especially since my third brother-in-law keeps a clean mind and doesn't even have concubines around him." Liwan said with a smile.
Of course her words came from Yin Yang Zeng Yingdan. Although I have a good temper and don't care, it's not because I think it's ordinary, but because of everyone's dignity.
But she obviously misjudged Zeng Yingdan's wisdom. Because Zeng Yingdan's husband married her, an official daughter, he didn't cheat on her. But Zeng Yingdan's sister thought that Zheng Hao didn't either, and then she became very curious. Keep asking here and there.
"When I was studying, I saw that Sister Lishu was strict. Did she control things too closely?" Zeng Yingdan also joked.
Liwan was extremely angry and said: "What the hell, how dare the third sister do that? Brother-in-law Zheng realizes that he is a member of the family. If he does those stupid things and treats people as fools, then it is really true." It’s unwise.”
Only then did Zeng Yingdan seem to understand the meaning of referring to Sang and scolding Huai, and she laughed twice.
Originally, Liwan had always felt that nothing was more important than wealth, but occasionally she felt that wealth was not as important as she imagined. At least she was also a human being and would still be affected by fluctuations.
The reason why people are human is probably because of comparison.
Lishu said that comparison is okay, everyone is motivated, but if you just want to stand out by stepping on others, instead of seeing the benefits of others and noticing your own shortcomings to improve yourself, you will never succeed.
Just like Sister Qiu Shan, although she was called "Shan", she was not really pure and kind. On the contrary, especially after getting along for a long time, Li Shu realized that this girl was very ambitious.
If Xiao Yun becomes the emperor in the future, she will be more ambitious. But if Xiao Yun is a prince, he will be a vassal king in the future. The vassal king will have to keep a low profile. If he is not the only son of Emperor Yongchu, he will not be healthy.
, the vassal king still has to maintain the vassal territory, and cannot enter the capital.
Just like now, Aunt Qiu didn't know where she heard that her former nanny was someone close to Mrs. Wang, so she asked her to teach Sister Qiu Shan the rules.
Mrs. Zheng spoke, and Li Shu couldn't help but teach her.
Sister Qiu Shan, however, likes to inquire about the affairs of Prince Cheng's palace: "I don't know what Prince Cheng's eldest concubine is like. My cousin has always been in Beijing and is a talented woman famous in Beijing. She must know about it, right?"
In fact, Sister Qiu Shan also asked Tan, but Tan didn't seem to know very well.
Li Shu said: "I have only met the Chi family concubine a few times, but I know that she is the queen's niece, and the Chi family is not an ordinary family. The men of the Chi family are away fighting, and the women are also marrying into high families. .”
In fact, this is just a reminder to Sister Qiu Shan, don't underestimate the Chi family. People even rob other people's fiancés at the drop of a hat. If you really do it, be careful of retaliation.
Qiu Rulong and Lishu had also met each other once. Now she had the hereditary position of a hundred households. The Qiu family was rich, and within a few days, she found a way to spend money to be promoted to a thousand households. However, Aunt Qiu is still worried about such a young man who has reached the prime of life and is very well-connected. She always asks Father Zheng and Zheng Hao to exercise more restraint. This shows that the mother knows her son very well. It is very likely that Aunt Qiu thinks that her son is audacious. .
However, Zheng Hao is very busy. He has to return to the Hanlin Academy after serving in the cabinet for only half a year. He now wants to stay in the cabinet permanently. Otherwise, he will be promoted according to his seniority. He doesn't know how to wait until the Year of the Monkey and the Horse.
So whether he was writing articles to flatter Bai Xingzhong or trying to figure out what he meant, Zheng Hao was never relaxed at all.
Zheng Hao had no time to take care of Qiu Rulong. His father-in-law was obsessed with gardening every day, and even liked to live in the Zheng family's villa on the outskirts of Beijing. Having said that, for such an old man, taking care of many people would only make people hate him.
Sister Qiu Shan smiled and said: "The Chi family is naturally good, and they have been important ministers in three dynasties, but since the crown prince is the queen's niece, why can't she marry the East Palace? Such a family background can be regarded as a mother's honor to the world. Cousin, I have always been shallow. Did you ever know?"
Li Shu looked at her deeply and said, "It's hard to say what's going on in this world. Nothing is perfect. Whatever you gain, you will definitely lose."
With your Qiu family standing in line to become a prince, I don’t know if the crown prince will be able to inherit the throne in the future?
Now that you have become a side concubine, it does not mean that you must be humble. After all, side concubines also have grades, but you must know that there must be a certain gap between them and the main concubine.
Sister Qiu Shan glanced at Li Shu and tried to figure out what she said. Among the two cousins-in-law, she still felt that Mrs. Liu was more prudent. Not only prudent, but also her often energetic and magnanimous appearance.
Is it perfect? Her grandfather and father were both in the salt administration, and the family once welcomed the old emperor on his southern tour, which was so illustrious. From what she thought, she was destined to be the princess, because her uncle's daughter was married to Prince Xun, and she was still the hereditary prince. Why did she have to be a concubine when she came here?
Why do people with the same fate have different fates?
In fact, it is not that Sister Qiu Shan has no channels to inquire. The concubine she is with is a girl from the Wu family in Zhangpu. Her father was only a councilor of the Fifth Rank Political Department, but her grandfather was the minister of Dali Temple and also served as salt administrator. It is also the fourth grade.
Although her father is gone and her grandfather is now serving as an official, her family is still a local wealthy family, and now she can only be a concubine. She is very dissatisfied.
But she was not completely blind, knowing that her eldest cousin was telling her to stay calm.
Keep to yourself and don't complain.
Therefore, she did not insist on going against Li Shu. To put it bluntly, in the future, she would be able to rely on the prominent relatives of the Zheng family in Beijing. The eldest cousin was born in the top 100, and his official career will definitely be smooth in the future. But they didn't say anything to help them. They had their own marriage, and the people in the palace didn't look at the monk's face or the Buddha's face.
"I have learned what my cousin said. Yes, I heard people say that it is very good to eat more bird's nests during pregnancy. Of course my cousin's family is not short of it, but this blood bird's nest is the best among the bird's nests. I don't need it anyway, so give it to my cousin." Sister-in-law, you can just use it. ()"
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Sister Qiu Shan said quickly: "How could it be?"
"It's okay if you don't. In the future, you will be the concubine, so we will have fewer opportunities to meet. Now that you are getting married, it will be easier and faster. What I miss most now is the days in the boudoir, carefree, you You should cherish this time." Li Shu smiled.
The idea is to make Sister Qiu Shan feel at ease. She won't even be angry with the Chi family, but she will still be under someone else's hands when she enters the palace in the future.
Sister Qiu Shan paused.
After returning home, Aunt Qiu said: "Come on, just as I said you were coming back, your second cousin-in-law just left. She is really good at needlework."
"What's the use of it? I heard that my second cousin's illness is good and bad." Sister Qiu Shan understood very well.
Aunt Qiu waved her hand: "What are you talking about? If it weren't for your second cousin having such a shortcoming, I would have wanted to marry you in the first place. Your aunt has a good temper, and the Zheng family is a rare and quiet family."
Sister Qiu Shan hugged Aunt Qiu and acted coquettishly: "Actually, I am still a little afraid of my eldest cousin, but the more I am afraid of her, the more I know that she must be a capable person. What you are talking about is old history, so don't mention it anymore. Now I am going to be the concubine of the crown prince, who dares to look down on me?"
"Don't say you're afraid of her, even I'm a little afraid of her." Aunt Qiu has been told by her mother since she was a child that she is a soft-hearted, bad-hearted person, so she was asked to marry the youngest son of the Qiu family, while her sister married to the Zheng family Be a clan wife.
Hearing that my mother was also a little afraid of my eldest cousin, Sister Qiu Shan was a little surprised: "Daughter, do you think your eldest cousin is very considerate to you?"
Aunt Qiu waved her hand: "It's not a question of carelessness. She really couldn't find any mistakes, but her mind turned too fast. She could tell a thing or two about anything she said casually at your aunt's place that day. Come here three times, and your aunt asked her, she can also react. We just came out and saw the servants quarreling. She said a few words and the two of them were extremely ashamed. Her eyes were firm, her words were true, her will was firm, and she was not afraid. Anything, so I’m a little scared of people like this.”
After hearing this, Sister Qiu Shan clapped her hands and laughed: "I see, that's it. I think some people are so smart on their faces. They like to take advantage of others and act like a shrew. It seems hard to mess with, but my cousin is also scary."
"She is born with an aura that cannot be ignored." Aunt Qiu was not belittling Li Shu, but she felt more at ease living in the Zheng family.
As the mother and daughter were talking, they saw Qiu Rulong coming back from outside. It was obvious that he had not seen Mrs. Tan today, and his heart was itching unbearably. Therefore, he came back early. He didn't expect that Tan was not here, and he was very disappointed.
Aunt Qiu didn't realize it and said: "How can you
() Is it back? Okay, today I just asked the kitchen to prepare a table of dishes, and you brothers and sisters will accompany me. "
Qiu Rulong had no choice but to sit down. He was out getting money to clear the way, and he had found out a lot of information for her sister: "Concubine Wu can only bring two girls from the family with her when she enters the house. She can bring the dowry, and Concubine Wu." , I heard he was a quiet, noble man who read a lot of poetry and books."
Sister Qiu Shan spat: "Fake, since you are about to enter the palace, why are you pretending to be noble and quiet? Isn't it all just to win favor? Huh, I won't pretend to be noble."
After that, he asked his servants to bring a white jade Guanyin to Lishu.
In any case, she is the person who has the most contact with Prince Cheng's Mansion, so it is appropriate to give things to her.
At this time, Li Shu was having dinner with Zheng Hao. Zheng Hao asked, "How is your stomach?"
"It's a little uncomfortable, but it's okay anyway. Anyway, I really want to give birth to this child as soon as possible. Every day is like going to jail." Li Shu took Zheng Hao's hand and acted coquettishly.
Zheng Hao saw her like this and knew that she was working hard, but this kind of pain was unbearable for others. When he was about to comfort her, he heard someone say that Miss Qiu Biao had brought something.
Li Shu asked someone to open it and took a look, but it was a white jade Guanyin. The jade Guanyin was extremely high-quality, and the one given by cousin Qiu had no flaws at all.
"Your cousin is really a rich man. She is very generous in giving away things. She is definitely not fake." Li Shu felt more and more that this Sister Qiu Shan was quite a person.
Zheng Hao said with a smile: "You."
"Why do you smile every time you hear me talk? Why do you smile every time you look at me? I'm talking serious words to you." Li Shu pouted.
Even though she is pregnant, she wears a milky white gauze skirt, a small golden crown on her head, and elegant features. This is the true form of Guanyin Bodhisattva.
Zheng Hao hugged her and said: "Every word you said, I never remembered it in my heart. A few days ago, I was making a fuss about eating stinky tofu. Who secretly brought it back for you to eat? Because of this, I How stinky it was that day, I kept it in my sleeves and just watched the servants shun me."
"Okay, okay, I know you sacrificed a lot for me that day, and I am very grateful to you." Lishu especially liked to smell the smell of him, sometimes it was a fresh fragrance, sometimes it was a scent of ink, it was very Let her indulge in it.
Zheng Hao sighed: "There's nothing I can do against you."
Lishu has already sent two wet nurses and two maids here to serve the future young master, and even Doctor Wenpo has been invited.
Everything was a sign that Lishu was about to give birth. Of course, Lishu couldn't let herself be immersed in such emotions, otherwise, she would be frightened by paying too much attention to herself.
It was unfortunate that in the few days when Li Shu was about to take action, Zheng Hao met Sister Qiu Shan who was getting married.
They were all saying, "Don't be the same person."
Although Sister Qiu Shan is a side concubine and does not have a big wedding like the main concubine, she still enters the house formally, which is different from the other concubines. Moreover, she and Wu Side Concubine are both married by the emperor, and the two are also compared. Of course she hopes that the Zheng family Everyone is busy working for her.
Otherwise, she herself must be more important than others having grandchildren or granddaughters.
Sister Qiu Shan's dowry was brought from home a long time ago. Mrs. Zheng asked Tan to help with the marriage. There is no doubt about her abilities towards her two daughters-in-law. Although Tan last time
I was defrauded of money, but the service was very considerate. ()
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"Well, thank you, mother." This was the first time Li Shu called Mrs. Zheng her mother.
It's true as your mother said, after you give birth to your child, your husband's family will feel that you are one of their own. Mom really eats more salt than she eats rice.
Mrs. Zheng was also happy when she heard her calling her mother: "You don't need to take care of everything in the house. When the time comes, I will have a double confinement period and take good care of my body."
Li Shu tilted her head and smiled: "Yes."
Li Shu also mentioned this matter to Zheng Hao in the evening, "This is the first time that I call my wife my mother. Also, the wedding arrangements for Sister Shan are in full swing in the house. What if I'm going to give birth?"
Zheng Hao opened his eyes wide: "What should I do? Wait a minute, what will you do if I am not by your side when you give birth?"
What is this and what?
Xiao Yun had already rushed back on the fourth day of September, and he was marrying two concubines on the sixth day of the lunar month. One of them had a father in the General Affairs Department and knew all the secrets, and the other had been a salt officer for several years, and was considered a money bag. He had stabilized the relationship between Concubine Chisong and the Queen.
That night, he still stayed at Chi Song's place. After the two of them had an affair, Xiao Yun became interested again. He really liked the fact that his true grandson came out of Chi Song's belly.
Chi Song was very satisfied that night. It would be great if she could give birth to a son and a half daughter earlier. As for Concubine Wu, who was pretty and pretty, or Concubine Qiu, who was full of money and nobility, she didn't take it seriously. Inside.
In the morning, when Jiuyue opened the door, it was already cool. Zheng Hao smiled and said to Li Shu: "Today is a big celebration for Cousin Qiu, but there are too many people and too many people. Don't be rushed. When I come back, I will take care of you." Can you buy some sugar-roasted chestnuts?"
"Yes." Li Shu stood on tiptoes and tied the cloak for him.
They had been like this since they got married, and they had never been separated. Lishu gradually got used to sleeping with two people.
Not long after Zheng Hao left, Li Shu fell asleep. She was probably going to give birth in the next few days. I don't know if I will recover well after giving birth. Today is Sister Qiu Shan's wedding. Although it is not a big deal outside, it is still very lively.
Her stomach twitched quickly and then stopped moving. Lishu thought it was the same as before, but she didn't expect it to actually hurt, and the people around her started to move.
Lamei also said to Zhulan: "I'm really worried about what's going on. Go and call my wife over quickly."
Wenpo's maid came soon, and Lishu was lying on the bed. She also heard that her sisters and aunts were coming soon, and of course Mrs. Zheng was the first one to come.
Lishu had already heard Po Wen say: "The fetal position is very good, just lie on the bed and give birth."
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Outside, Mrs. Zheng hurriedly said to people: "Hurry up and call the uncle back. If he is in the palace, that's it. If he is in the Hanlin Academy, ask him to come back quickly, saying that her daughter-in-law is about to give birth."
Mrs. Xu and Lirou secretly felt sad when they saw that Mrs. Zheng really cared about Lishu. Mrs. Xu felt sad for her daughter because her daughter's mother-in-law, Mrs. Cen, was a shrewd and calculating person who was not a good person. Lirou felt that for the first time, she had never been a good person. She has never been rude to little Fu, but when it comes to marriage, as a mistress, she only cares about choosing a good husband for her daughter, without caring about the life or death of others. !
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