Zhou Cheng's birthday, Jin Palace Master's children, except the old lady, almost all came to congratulate.
Jin Yi and Fu Ming walked side by side, while Ren Lan and Zhao Yan followed behind in a carriage, and the attendants branched left and right.
Zhou Chengyan and several cousins greeted the distinguished guests outside the mansion. Seeing Jin Yi and Fu Ming coming, Zhou Chengyan hurriedly stepped forward to hold the reins of the horse, personally helped Fu Ming to dismount, and accepted the blessings of the two with a very smile on his face. Renlan and Zhaoyan entered the inner courtyard through the corner door.
The Zhou family's momentum is now like cooking oil on fire, so there are many visitors, including high officials and nobles. In the lobby at the front, the cups were changed, and it was very lively.
Among the many young women, girls and young children who came with their fathers, brothers or husbands, except for the most powerful family members, Zhou Qiqing treated Renlan and Zhaoyan the most enthusiastically. Because of their previous in-laws, Ren Lan and Zhou Yuqing didn't have much friendship, but they were kind to each other. Zhou Xingqing asked about Renlan's current situation in Jin's house, and Renlan thought it was out of concern, so she also listened to her patiently and meticulously. Zhou Yuqing heard the words, but his face was a little light. Although Ren Lan felt a little weird in her heart, she didn't ask.
When the guests were almost there, Zhou Chengyan's ceremony officially began.
Noble children and crowns, the pomp is not too big, and the ceremony is not too meticulous and solemn.
Jin Yi and Fu Ming sat very close to the chairman and watched the ceremony very clearly.
After the guest had finished reading the congratulatory speech, Fu Ming tilted his head slightly and said to Jin Yi, "Is it the same as a hundred witnesses and a thousand blessings?"
Fu Ming was just asking casually, but Jin Yi thought about the situation when Fu Ming told himself that he had a table with the word "Night Heart", and felt a little sore in his heart. He took Fu Ming's hand under the table and put it on his knee and kept rubbing it. . Fu Ming was puzzled at first, and then he realized Jin Yi's consolation, and said with a smile, "I am also a person who has done the crown ceremony. Although it is not like today's pomp, I think it is good enough, and you don't have to feel sorry for me."
"Have you done it too? When? Who is hosting?" Jin Yi asked in surprise.
Fu Ming said: "Let's talk to the master after returning to the manor. Master Zhou is about to get a word for Chengyan."
When Master Zhou read out the words he had already picked up, everyone praised them. Elders and peers competed to call Chengyan by the words, and Zhou Chengyan replied with a smile. Fu Ming also called out "Xifu" with a smile like the others, Zhou Chengyan answered loudly with a brighter smile, and took a drink, Jin Yi patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Sirou was alive when he was alive. Let you grow up so that you can share the burden for your parents. You have grown into such a good boy as you are today, and she must feel relieved that she has a spirit in heaven. "
Zhou Chengyan nodded and said, "I understand, brother-in-law. In a few days, I will go to your house to worship my sister and tell her about it myself."
"Okay." Jin Yi smiled back.
After the banquet was over, because there was a rumor later that Miss Zhou and Miss Jin had not finished speaking, Jin Yi and Fu Ming waited in the front hall for the time being. The guests dispersed one after another, and Fu Ming had time to spare. Only then did he realize that in addition to him and Jin Yi, there were also several other men who came to congratulate him with their son-in-law. Judging from the demeanor of these people, it seems that there are those who are affectionate like ordinary husbands and wives, and those who are polite and alienated, or even those who hate each other so much that they ignore each other and glares at each other.
When a son-in-law left with his husband, he looked back at Fu Ming with envy in his eyes. Fu Ming smiled and nodded back.
When he returned from the Zhou family, Zhaoyan saw that Renlan was always staring at the curtains that were not raised in the carriage. Did someone bully you while you were playing? You tell Yan'er, and Yan'er asks Daddy to help you get justice."
Hearing this, Ren Lan came back to her senses and touched Yan'er's soft black hair, but only shook her head, before saying, "No one bullies me."
"Why is the little aunt unhappy?"
Ren Lan smiled. Although the smile was shallow, she still comforted the innocent child, "Little aunt is just a little tired, just go back and rest."
"Oh, since that's the case, Yan'er can rest assured."
Looking at Zhaoyan's serious little face, Renlan couldn't help laughing, "You!" The smile faded, and the sad face was adorned with brows.
After today's banquet, Zhou Yuqing took her to the inner room and said a lot of things. She was shocked when she heard it. She wanted to persuade but couldn't persuade her. She didn't know if Zhou Yuqing's thoughts could come true, and if it did, she didn't know what would happen in the future...
I hope she is just talking, Ren Lan hopes so.
In the deep autumn, the fragrance of cinnamon is fragrant in the Fang Man Court. Not long ago, the old lady asked if the sweet-scented osmanthus had bloomed. Fu Ming remembered the old lady's thoughts, and got up early in the morning to climb and break the best one, picked a porcelain bottle, and sent it to the old lady's house.
The old man got up early. When Fu Ming arrived, he had already eaten breakfast and was sitting on the kang studying.
Fu Ming put the cinnamon stick still with dew on the old lady's table in the middle of the bed, the old lady put down the book, sniffed it, and watched it carefully for a while, then smiled: "Sure enough, the water and soil in the courtyard are good, you Well done."
The old lady rarely reads, so Fu Ming asked with a smile, "The old lady is very interested today, what book did you read?"
The old lady replied: "I'm a woman, and I can read any books, but I only read a few articles that my family took with me when I was a child. Now I'm just turning it over and reading it again. It's just that my eyes are dim, and it's really hard to read this word. Come, read it to me."
"Okay." Fu Ming picked up the book that the old lady put down, and instead of sitting, he stood up and read.
The article the old lady was reading was "Chen Qing Table", and Fu Ming read it from the beginning:
Chen Miyan said: Chen was dangerous and provocative, Su was murdered by Min. In the sixth month of giving birth, the loving father saw his back; when he was four years old, his uncle seized his mother's ambition. Grandmother Liu Minchen was lonely and was raised by herself... She was born as a dead head and died as grass. This minister cannot overcome the fear of dogs and horses.
After reading, Fu Ming asked, "Do you want to continue reading?"
The old lady shook her head and replied, "No need." And asked him, "How do you think this article was written?"
Fu Mingdao: "What this expression shows is the true feelings of human relations, which makes people feel empathy."
The old lady asked again, "Then do you think Chang Bor and this writer are quite similar?"
Fu Ming replied, "Although there are similarities, they are ultimately different."
The old lady shook her head and said, "You are still young, you don't understand! Our Fu residence looks big, but if we count it down, how many of our own people are there? It's the same as the article said in this article, 'We are close relatives who have no time to go abroad, and we have no one in the family. There is not much difference between a five-footed boy who doesn't answer the door. They are all weak and weak. It is far more difficult to borrow one person to support the government of this country than the hardships mentioned in the article. "
Fu Ming put down the book, "If the old lady has something to say, please tell me clearly."
The old lady sighed, "You are a sensible person, and you may have already guessed what I meant. Back then, I was deeply in love with my grandfather and wife Changji. After marrying into the Jin residence, I gave birth to Changji's uncle and his father. At that time, my mother-in-law originally intended to take a concubine for her husband, but I was unwilling, and my husband was very accommodating to me, and because of the fact that I already had two sons, the matter was postponed. I kept my filial piety, and there were no more children born in Jin’s house. Soon after the filial piety period, my husband contracted an illness again, and passed away like that. I sent away my mother-in-law and my husband, and later, the eldest son was bedridden and the youngest son was unable to get up. The son is even more..., one of the two daughters-in-law was willing to escape into the empty door, and the other died of depression... Now looking back on the past, and looking at the current situation of Jin's residence, I only feel ashamed of the Jin family and husband, suffering day and night, and regretting it."
Hearing this, Fu Ming also felt grief in his heart. He walked to the old lady's side, stroked her back, and gently persuaded: "There are unforeseen circumstances in the sky. It is not easy for you to manage your life for the Jin family, so don't blame yourself too much."
The old lady shook her head and said, "Brother Ming, you are still young, and you don't understand what is most important to a family. If we had more family members, and we would take care of them both inside and out, it wouldn't be in the current situation. The burden can also be lighter."
Fu Ming asked silently after a while: "I think I understand what the old lady means. Do you want to take a concubine for your grandfather? "
The old lady said, "It hasn't been a long time since you entered the Jin Mansion, and now you have finally reached the same heart with Chang borrowed. I understand your mood, and I definitely don't want him to take a concubine at this time. But I have learned from the past, many things, can not be the same. Procrastinate again." The old lady paused and continued, "Ningxue was good before, but she has become more and more out of place over the years, and Chang Bor will definitely despise her. The new moon is good, but Chang Bor can't deal with that in his heart. Kan, also has no part in it. The reason why I didn't bring this up in the first place is that I haven't found a good one, but now, some people are willing to aggrieve their status as a lady from a noble family, and they are willing to lend a concubine to the long-term borrower. Perhaps, this It was also God's intentional arrangement."
Hearing this, Fu Ming was amazed. After stabilizing his mind, he pondered for a moment and asked, "The one you are talking about is the sister of the first madam?"
The old lady nodded and said, "It's the child of Qi Qing. You may not know about some things in the past. If... Well, we shouldn't hide what you should know. When the sage hadn't given you a marriage with Changji, the Jin family had The Zhou family originally intended to marry again. Of course, because of the kindness of the saints, Chang Bor finally married you, which is not bad. You are an excellent person, and it is not a loss to marry Chang Bor. But Xue Qing is stubborn and refuses to marry anyone else. , I don't know how the Fu family thought about it, and they were willing to accommodate her. Two days ago, they sent someone to come to kiss her. In terms of love, we should not refuse; Day, I think it's disrespectful, and let's talk about it, apart from being a little unfair to Xun Qing, it's also a happy event, so I'll talk to you first, if you can figure it out and agree, you can borrow it for a long time."
Fu Ming's mood was tumultuous, and after a long time he said: "Old lady, are you here to ask me what I think, or..."
Before Fu Ming's words were finished, the old lady said again: "I know brother Ming, when you hear about this, it must be hard for you to accept it. But it is common for a man to have three wives and four concubines, either this year or next year, or this or that. What's more. , about Lan Yatou, Changbor told me that I originally meant for the Wang family in Hedong. After all, marrying the Wang family helped the Jin family. But Lan Yatou is a woman, and the Jin family did not sacrifice the happiness of the girl’s marriage. The truth is. My husband had repeatedly condemned the court to appease Hu Yi for burying his great daughter outside the Great Wall. When you come to me, you must not do such a thing. But the long-term loan is different. But the person who bears the heavy responsibility, whether it is to inherit the lineage or to revive the family business, he has the responsibility. You have always been reasonable, and you should understand that as his wife, this is also your responsibility. "
First of all, he said it with affection, and then understood it with reason. The last sentence, "I have no shirk", Fu Ming deeply understood that this matter was a conclusion, and no matter how he thought, it was impossible to change the facts.
In the end, Fu Ming just replied softly: "I see, you can rest assured."