novelraw Chapter 70
Chapter 70
Chapter 70
The Xue family accepted the imperial decree again, although it was only a verbal decree.This time, it's a marriage gift.
"Mrs. Xue, your girl is well-raised! Mrs. Huang is someone highly valued by the emperor, Miss Xue is so lucky!" The old eunuch who delivered the decree was drinking tea with a smile, and secretly squeezed the purse in his sleeve, Flat, with a few sheets of paper vaguely touched.
He burst into laughter in his heart, and it cost him 50 taels of silver as a facilitation fee to come to Xue's family to preach the decree. Usually, the rewards given by others are at most dozens of taels of silver, but the Xue family reckoned that what they gave was a silver ticket, so there must be some money. A few hundred taels?It really is a big profit!
"Yes yes yes, the emperor's kindness is mighty, the emperor's kindness is mighty!" Aunt Xue was sitting at the top, also smiling, but she couldn't stop complaining in her heart.
She is young, beautiful, well-educated, considerate in doing things, smooth in speaking, and good at managing the family... Even if she is married to a relative of the emperor, or enters the palace to fight for the position of concubine, it is all possible.
As a result, now a boy came out of nowhere, and the emperor granted the marriage when he said it was bestowed on him.
"It's getting late, and our family has to go back to the palace!" The old eunuch drank the tea in his hand slowly, sighed repeatedly that Xue's family had a lot of good things, and reluctantly left.
Ying'er brought a cup of bird's nest to Xue Baochai, imitating Aunt Xue's way of receiving the old eunuch: "Madam's face was frozen with a smile, and the father-in-law was also smiling. After drinking two cups of tea, he only said that our Xue family is very lucky. Before leaving, I also brought a bag of tea and various snacks, so I really eat and take."
Zhou Lang pursed his lips and smiled, and said: "Even though that father-in-law has already gone back, he can't arrange it at will. It's not good to spread it outside."
Ying'er nodded in agreement, and collected the finished books on the table for Zhou Lang.
But after waiting for a while, Aunt Xue came.
"How is it so good, the emperor actually pointed out a marriage?" Aunt Xue wanted to sigh, but suddenly held back forcefully.You can't be dissatisfied with the marriage bestowed by the emperor!
It's a pity, she still planned to marry the Jia family, but now it's over!
"Mom, of course we have to obey the emperor's golden words of marriage. It must be very good for this young man surnamed Huang to let the emperor specifically designate marriage." Zhou Lang couldn't help smiling while drinking the bird's nest. .
Although Aunt Xue had some regrets in her heart, she had to compromise with the imperial decree. After all, the fear and admiration for the royal family was engraved in her bones.
After thinking for a while, Zhou Lang mentioned to Aunt Xue that he was going to move to Xue's residence, and persuaded him: "Now Rongguo Mansion is going to build a Grand View Garden. I measured the ground with a stick. I heard that the wall is going to be rebuilt. I guess it will be noisy. .Now that I have a marriage gift, even though it will be next spring, I can’t live in a relative’s house to wait for marriage.”
This time Aunt Xue didn't say anything, she just sighed slightly and said, "I'll pick a good day, and I'll tell your Aunt, you should get together with some sisters too!"
Zhou Lang smiled and agreed.
The next day, when Mrs. Wang heard that Aunt Xue was going to move out, she was surprised and tried to persuade her to stay.It's just that Aunt Xue knew that her daughter was going to marry, and living in a relative's house was ugly, so she insisted on moving out no matter how reluctant she was.Mrs. Wang couldn't stay any longer, so she just said, "Fortunately, I live close by. I want to come to the mansion to talk every day."
Aunt Xue naturally nodded her head repeatedly, and replied: "Naturally, we need to communicate a lot, come and talk and play every day."
When Mother Jia heard that Aunt Xue was going to move out, she dragged Zhou Lang to talk for a long time, moistened her eyes, and told her to play in the mansion more often, and don't forget the sisters.
Zhou Lang pursed his lips and smiled, and coaxed Jia's mother a few words, but he laughed in his heart.After living in Jia's mansion for several years, mother Jia never held her hand and spoke so affectionately. Now that she is going to move out, people who don't know her will think that the old lady's granddaughter is going to move out.
Two days later, Zhou Lang set up a banquet and invited Lin Daiyu and Sanchun to have a drink and play together, Jia Baoyu was naturally unwilling to be left behind.Although Zhou Lang didn't invite him explicitly, he just met Lin Daiyu in Lin Daiyu's room, so he had no choice but to invite Jia Baoyu by default.
Speaking of Jia Baoyu, if he was a younger brother, he would be quite cute. After all, his sweet mouth can deceive people, and he knows to leave any good things for his sisters, and he can play around.But if it is a husband-in-law, Jia Baoyu is too far behind. He is cowardly and can't bear it.
Whenever Zhou Lang saw Jia Baoyu in Lin Daiyu's room, he really wanted to complain.But Lin Daiyu and Jia Baoyu are used to playing around, children in their early teens are still ignorant when talking about love and love, but they are closer than siblings.
Zhou Lang didn't dare to reveal the feelings in it, lest they didn't realize it, and instead, she would give birth to their thoughts.
At the banquet, several people drank two or three cups of warm wine, laughed and said a few crooked poems, and then agreed to go to Zhou Lang's house to play in the future.It wasn't until late at night that each of them was supported by the girl and led by the mother-in-law, and they went back to the yard to rest.
When it came time to move, Zhou Lang had assigned the tasks of the servants early on, led by the manager, and watched by Ying'er, who carried the things of the Xue family into the carriage and went to Xue's house.When they arrived at Xue's house, they naturally went through a lot of tossing about putting things away.
The Xue family deserved to be a wealthy imperial merchant, and the originally designated warehouse could no longer store things, so Zhou Lang had no choice but to open a side room next to it as a warehouse, which was still full of things.
By the time everything is settled, it's getting late.Zhou Lang and Aunt Xue had a hasty dinner, and then rested separately.
Only now did Aunt Xue have time to think that she had borrowed several 10 taels of silver from Mrs. Wang, and she originally planned to marry her daughter, so she didn't feel distressed at all.Now that Zhou Lang has made a marriage arrangement, Aunt Xue feels uncomfortable when she thinks about those money.
Aunt Xue's mood didn't affect Zhou Lang, she only focused on managing the store business and preparing her own dowry.For a family like the Xue family, her dowry was naturally prepared since childhood.In addition to part of Aunt Xue's dowry, there are also good things accumulated in the Xue family's warehouse from generation to generation.
Taking advantage of the fact that many families in the capital were building family-friendly villas, Zhou Lang also left some good things to add to his dowry list.
Itachi didn't show up again, he seemed to be busy with something, and just occasionally gave her some small things to play with.Aunt Xue also muttered a few words when she saw her, but she was a petty official with both parents dead and a poor family background, who even put on airs, who cared about these worthless gadgets!
In the end, seeing Zhou Lang put away those things carefully, Aunt Xue choked in her throat and felt uncomfortable.
When the weather is fine, Zhou Lang also posts a post to invite Lin Daiyu and Sanchun to play, and occasionally Shi Xiangyun.Xue's family is not as big as the Rongguo Mansion, so although they can't play with it openly, they are still fresh and exquisite.
Lin Daiyu and the others are very happy, after all, there are very few opportunities to leave the Rongguo Mansion.
When Tanchun saw Zhou Lang's dowry, he felt envious, so he couldn't help joking a few words.Zhou Lang glanced at Lin Daiyu, suddenly his heart moved, and he smiled and said: "My dowry is also due to the blessing of my family's business, unlike the Jia family and the Lin family. I heard that sister Lin's mother wore red makeup when she got married. The front has already arrived on the boat, but the back is still in the mansion, it is really famous in the capital!"
Sanchun nodded and said: "My aunt's dowry is really generous, and there are still many people in the house who remember the scene at that time!"
Lin Daiyu froze for a moment, then smiled shyly.
Zhou Lang paused for a moment, and then said: "Speaking of the single-handed generations of the Lin family, although the dowries of the mistresses of the past generations were not as rich as those of Sister Lin's mother, they were still quite a sum of money accumulated. Sister Lin returned to Beijing last time. My brother must have brought my sister's dowry back to the capital. When my sister gets married in a few years, it will definitely cause a sensation in the capital again!"
Everyone laughed out loud when they heard this, and made fun of Lin Daiyu from time to time, but they had their own ideas in their hearts.Although Sanchun is the daughter of the Rongguo Mansion, it's a pity that Chun's brother doesn't care about her at all, and Yingchun and Tanchun, one has a father like Jia She, and the other is a concubine.Although they were born in a prominent position, they are all worried about their future inside.
Like Lin Daiyu, Shi Xiangyun was an orphan who lived with relatives. Hearing Zhou Lang talk about Lin Daiyu's dowry and comparing it with himself, he felt sad.Naturally, her mother's dowry was not as much as Jia Min's, and it would be good to make up what is left now. After two years, I don't know what the situation will be.
Lin Daiyu's face was pink, she lowered her head shyly, but she was surprised and wronged in her heart.She lost her parents and lived in the Rongguo Mansion since she was a child. Others said that she used every piece of paper and wood from the Rongguo Mansion, but how did they know that Jia Min's dowry and the dowry of the Lin family's mistresses were honored. The government took it?
When Lin Daiyu came back from Jiangnan, had she ever seen those things?Even the Lin family's money was never seen.Could it be that the Lin family was so poor that all they had left were the boxes of books and famous paintings she carried?
Lin Daiyu vaguely remembered that when she was a child, even the tables and chairs, pens and inks, and tea sets she used were all the best things.But now, where have all those things gone?Not to mention there are all kinds of antiques, fields and real estate.
Lian's second brother didn't say a word to her, but brought her back and still lived with the old lady.Now, everything in the Lin family is inexplicably gone, and she has really become an orphan.
Thinking of this, Lin Daiyu's eyes were slightly red, but she didn't dare to cry in public, so she had to drink tea to cover it up.It's just that other people didn't notice it, but Jia Baoyu, who was always staring at Lin Daiyu, couldn't fail to notice it.
"Sister, why are you so sad again?" Jia Baoyu leaned forward and asked, with a naive and ignorant expression.
What's the use of talking to him?Jia Baoyu didn't understand these things the most.
Lin Daiyu smiled and said: "Sister Bao talked about my father and mother, I miss them."
Jia Baoyu nodded pretending to understand, but he couldn't empathize in his heart, and secretly thought.He was born to live in a heap of gold and jade, and Jia's mansion went up and down, except for Jia Zheng who was strict with him, everyone loved him, how did they know that Lin Daiyu had no parents, and lived in the hardships of Jia's mansion every day, dare not say a wrong word In other words, the heartache of not daring to do one thing wrong.