The eldest wife of the Su family received a letter from Su Rong, which stated that the engagement was postponed to the twelfth lunar month, which made her relieved.
This time, unlike the previous one, in addition to a letter, it also came with a hundred thousand taels of silver notes, which were delivered personally by her people.
The eldest lady looked at the 100,000 taels of silver note and was a little surprised, "How can I pay back the money?"
The visitor passed the message, "Back to Madam, the concubine said that when the three ladies were getting married, she was at war and did not have time to add makeup. Now I would like to trouble Madam to make up for each young lady, as well as the three young ladies who are now to be married. Ten thousand taels per person. The rest will be used as pocket money for you, madam."
Madam: "..."
After many years, she finally saw the money back.
But she was reluctant, "Nanchu has been in chaos for so long, and the treasury may have been drained by the war. She just came into power, and now is the time to spend money."
Although one hundred thousand taels is not much, it is still a lot. It can buy as much food as possible and do many things.
The visitor smiled and said: "Madam, although you accept it, the princess is not short of money now. Although Nanchu's treasury is empty, the princess herself has some money."
The eldest lady nodded after hearing this and refused, "Okay, I'll accept it then. I will thank her in the letter on behalf of her sisters. The six girls have not endured her sister for so many years in vain."
After the messenger left, the eldest lady sent someone to deliver a letter to the three young ladies who were married, asking them to take time to go home one day, saying that the letter was from their sister.
An hour after her letter was sent out, the three ladies came back immediately without waiting.
The eldest lady looked at them and smiled. She was satisfied with the husband's family she chose for them. Only her husband's family was good. They lived a smooth life. They didn't receive much criticism after entering the house. They didn't have to be behind closed doors to set rules. Only their parents' family could spread the word. They There was no need to wait to tell my mother-in-law, she came back directly the same day.
"Mother, did my sister write a letter? What did she say in the letter? Do you want to go to Nanchu immediately?" the eldest lady asked.
The other ladies looked at the eldest lady.
The eldest lady shook her head, "No, the date of her wedding has been postponed. She probably had some free time when she wrote this letter. She remembered that when the three of you got married, Nanchu was at war. As her younger sister, she had no time for him to take care of her. You added makeup, now I’ll replenish it for you.”
After she finished speaking, she took out 60,000 taels of silver notes and handed each of them 10,000 taels, "Your sister gave it to you, each of you has 10,000 taels. The three of you who are already married will count as additional dowry. Three, just in time to add makeup."
All the ladies were shocked and quickly declined, "Mother, Seventh Sister has given you too much, we can't take it."
"To say it's too much, it's indeed a bit too much. The total dowry given to you by my family is only eight thousand taels. It's rare for your sister to be willing to part with it, so you just spent so much. It's time to give you another dowry. "The eldest lady smiled and said: "But since she gave it to you, she must have become a princess now. If you don't need the money in your hand, you can just keep it. After all, you are the head of your own family and live in front of your mother-in-law. There’s no need to be tight, life will be easier and faster.”
The eldest lady sighed, "Seventh sister has lived and died many times, and we sisters can't help her. How can we still ask for so much money from her? Even if she is not short of this, mother, this is too much."
The other ladies also nodded, "Mom, that's what eldest sister said."
The eldest lady smiled and said: "This is her intention. Even if she is thousands of miles away from Nanchu, she still thinks of you, so just accept it."
The second young lady whispered: "Seventh sister has now become the princess of Nanchu. We already relied on seventh sister for our glory. In addition, our brother is favored by the prince. My life in my husband's family is very easy. Not to mention my mother-in-law, I will marry her." Later, my uncles and sisters-in-law were also very fond of me."
"Me too." The eldest lady and the third lady said in unison.
"Your mother's family is your foundation in your husband's family. This is normal. However, you must also be able to stand up for yourself. You must not be too talkative and let others be deceived and bullied. However, you must not think too highly of yourself and look down on others. Live your life as the head of the family and get along with your husband's family. , is a university subject, if you remember what I taught you in the past, it will be enough for you." The doctor said.
Several ladies said repeatedly: "Don't worry, mother, we will always keep this in mind."
The eldest lady looked at her three married daughters. Everyone looked good and comfortable. She nodded happily, "The days are short now, so your comfort is nothing. The days will be long in the future. Yes." Many women cannot stand up for themselves after getting married, are not loved by their husbands, and are not respected by their husband's family. No matter how powerful their mother's family is, their life behind closed doors is their own, and they need wisdom. Without wisdom, even a royal princess , and was still bullied."
Several ladies nodded again, "What mother said is that we don't have to."
The third young lady whispered: "Don't worry, mother, we all learn very well what you taught us. I took the initiative to take a concubine for my husband, which scared him so much that his face turned pale, thinking that I didn't want him anymore. Now. He no longer has a maid next to him, and is replaced by a mother-in-law and a maid. My mother-in-law seemed to be frightened too, asking if he had offended me because of his ignorance. I said that my daughter-in-law wanted to be virtuous and generous, otherwise she was afraid of what others would say. The daughter-in-law is too jealous, and the mother-in-law said that it doesn’t matter what others say, everything depends on the husband’s wishes.”
The eldest lady looked at her amusedly, "It seems that you have captured your husband's heart to death."
The third lady blushed and said, "He asks for it every day. I'm almost annoyed to death. I wish I could give her two."
Madam: "..."
Is it possible to say this?
She looked at the third young lady with difficulty, and reached out to poke her forehead, "It seems that I hired someone to teach you Fangzhongshu secretly for nothing, and you are the best learner."
The third lady covered her face and said, "Mother!"
The eldest lady let her go and turned to look at the other two ladies, "What about you?"
The eldest lady blushed and said, "My husband has two wives, as you know, mother. After I came in, he said he was sending me away, but I kept him. But he didn't go there very much, and he still loved me very much." of."
The third young lady put down her hand and immediately said with admiration: "Big sister, you are still smart. No one is sharing the burden, and I am exhausted."
The eldest lady glared at her and said, "Why don't you act like a good boy even though you get an advantage? Who doesn't like a husband who just keeps to himself. My husband's family is different from yours, with few heirs, so I don't want to be under too much pressure. Who will be born or not. After all, They all call me mother."
The third lady sighed.
The eldest lady nodded, "That's the truth. You didn't crawl out of my belly, but you are still my daughter. Men, there is no need to use it every day and tire yourself. If you want to use it occasionally, just use it."
After speaking, she looked at the second young lady.
Er blushed and said to the eldest lady: "Mother, you know that my husband's family has no children before he can take a concubine. The rules are strict. My husband is not very enthusiastic about such sexual intercourse."
The third young lady immediately broke the story and said, "Mom, the second sister is pregnant. You said that the second brother-in-law is very capable, but he is not too keen on it and still let the second sister get pregnant early. I am enthusiastic, but there is no movement."
Madam: "..."
She laughed angrily and said to the third young lady: "Shut up! I've never seen you so eloquent before. If you had been such a bad character, you should have played well with your seventh sister."
The third young lady gave the eldest lady an angry look, "Seventh sister is like a wolf and a tiger. I don't dare to offend her or get along with her. She had a marriage contract when she was a child. How can we compare with her? I don't care if she can't get married. I don't care. But you can’t get married.”
After she finished speaking, she smiled herself.
(End of chapter)
