This winter rain started falling two days ago, and stopped for an hour or two during the day, filling the water tank under the eaves one after another. This is very rare in Xiliang. Normally, if it rains this month, there will be heavy snow within a few hours, but this year is different.
But there's also the advantage that it's not too cold if it doesn't snow.
At the beginning of Shen Dynasty, Wei Changying and his two sisters-in-law were discussing the day's affairs. They were both a little tired, so they ordered their servants to bring rose water to refresh themselves. They also cleared the place and discussed what to do after the filial piety. Something.
-Since Wei Changying and his wife returned to Xiliang one after another, it is now the second year of the reign of Emperor Taiming, the younger brother of Huanzong and the former king of Run, so the reign name of Taiming was changed.
It is said that it takes three years to cut off the decline, but in fact it only takes twenty-seven months.
Shen Xuan, Mrs. Su, and Shen Zhou died at the beginning of the first month of the previous year, which was the end of October of the following year. In total, they had stayed for the twenty-second month. There will be a filial piety in March next year, and the first thing to bear the brunt is Miss Fourth Aunt’s marriage.
"I heard my elder sister-in-law mention it earlier, saying that it was the fourth sister's dowry, and my mother had prepared it a long time ago. It's just that all the things were in the imperial capital, and they must be gone now. In the two years since we came back, the clan has That starter..." Wei Changying pondered for a moment and said slowly, "It was only in the middle of this year that he had some time to prepare for the fourth sister. I'm afraid it will be very incomplete by then."
The fifth wife, Su Yuyin, is both Shen Zangning's fifth sister-in-law and her direct cousin. The relationship between the two is no better than that of the other sisters-in-law, and they have always been together. At this moment, he put down the glass cup and said warmly: "Third sister-in-law, don't worry. Fourth sister knows our inconvenience and won't care about us."
"I know that the fourth sister has always been sensible and considerate, but... the legitimate daughter of our family, especially the fourth sister, loves the most when her father is alive. If this important event in her life is too shabby, it would be really unfair." Wei Changying sincerely wanted to give this A decent wedding for the sister-in-law. Not to mention that the sister-in-law has always gotten along harmoniously, and the family has been observing the filial piety for so long. This first happy event after the filial piety should be held in a lively and grand manner to offset the dullness and bad luck in the past two years.
But she couldn't think of a good idea during this time. As long as the daughter of a noble family is not the kind that no one loves, her dowry will be enough to last her for several lifetimes. She must start saving it from birth. Because of such a large estate, it would definitely be too late to divide it from the clan when a girl is about to get married, and it would also be easy to cause trouble.
If only Shen Zangning's dowry was destroyed in the war and Wei Changying's own dowry was still intact, she wouldn't mind using her own share to make up for it for her sister-in-law first—not to mention Wei Changying's dowry, even Su's. The dowries of Yu Yin and Huo Qingling met the same fate.
Xiliang is far less prosperous than the imperial capital, and with the current war and chaos, merchants are also human beings and they care about their lives. The goods are blocked, and there is nowhere to buy them even if you have money!
Even though Wei Changying was picking and choosing among the trophies sent back by the Xiliang Army after conquering Guanzhou and Dingyun Prefecture in the past two years, he couldn't come up with a dowry suitable for Shen Zangning's status, which was a real headache.
"Or send someone to the imperial capital to have a look? I heard that the imperial capital is still stable now." Huo Qingling traveled a long distance to Xiliang due to illness and was dying. Fortunately, Ji Qubing came with him and nursed him back to health in person after arriving. This year, Jiang Yang's face has just gained some color.
This sixth lady is a cold-tempered person and doesn't talk much. She had been recuperating from illness, and she came out to help her two sisters-in-law after she got better in the past few months. She knew that she was not familiar with everything in Ming Peitang, so she was even more precious about words and did not express opinions easily.
Seeing that both sisters-in-law were helpless at this moment, they pondered for a moment before saying, "Although the Wei Dynasty has actually been torn apart, the imperial capital is still the imperial capital after all. Presumably, the things there are better than those in Xiliang. Besides, the Gu family will welcome the guests in the future. The fourth sister is also staying in the imperial capital. If you prepare your things there, you don’t need to carry them back to Xiliang. You can just find a place to put them in the imperial capital and join the queue when you enter. "
"This is a good idea." Wei Changying discussed with Su Yuyin for a few words and nodded, "I just need to trouble you, Sixth Brother and Sister, to write a letter to Master Huo and ask him to take care of me. After all, our family last year After returning, the manpower in the imperial capital will only be the same, and I will just return the ordinary things. I am afraid that I will have to ask Master Huo to take care of the things at the bottom of the box for the fourth sister. "
After hearing this, Su Yuyin's expression darkened slightly. In fact, although Huo Zhaoyu and Princess Anji took their young son to the imperial capital to take office after their love was stolen, they captured the Rong people and went south. However, after the Shen family returned to Xiliang, it could be said that in the imperial capital The two brothers Su Xiu Ming and Su Xiu Wei were both good at military affairs but not good at presiding over government affairs. They almost took over all political affairs, and even became the Grand Master at a young age - but the reason why the Su family was willing to give him such an opportunity In the high position, they also fancy that the Yunxia Huo family is far less powerful than the Su family. They are not afraid that Huo Zhaoyu will help the royal family regain power after taking power, and they are not afraid that the Huo family behind him will overwhelm the Su family.
Therefore, the most powerful one in the imperial capital now is the Su family.
However, Su Yuyin's father Su Mao and brother Su Yuyuan are both deceased. Although she and her sister Su Yufei have survived, they have no biological father or brother to support them. The fight between Su Xiu Ming's brothers has not ended yet, and they have finally become indifferent to their two married daughters.
Not as reliable as Huo Qingling’s brother Huo Zhaoyu…
Huo Qingling agreed to Wei Changying's request and reminded: "The fourth sister's marriage has been decided a long time ago. We just need to prepare a dowry for her. It is Jing'er's business..."
The eldest lady, Shen Shujing, had been tested by various ladies from various families the year before last, and Mrs. Su and Mrs. Liu were tested. She is seventeen years old this year, which is considered to be the right time. But if you are not in a hurry, then you have already appointed someone to marry her - just wait for the husband's family to come and carry her. The mother-in-law's family is reluctant to let go of their daughter, so if she keeps her for a year or two, it will be fine if she leaves the cabinet at the age of eighteen, like Wei Chang Ying himself.
She hadn't gotten engaged yet at the age of seventeen. When Wei Changying was seventeen, her cousin Wei Gaochan, who was the same age as her, even though she was a concubine, her aunt, Pei, went to Mrs. Song to remind her. What's more, Shen Shujing has always been favored by her elders, how could she not remember her
This matter is a little more difficult to deal with than Shen Zangning's dowry, because it will be at least a few months before Shen Zangning leaves the cabinet, and there may not be a way to make up for it.
But a lovable husband cannot be seen in just a few months.
In particular, Shen Shujing is both talented and beautiful, and has a gentle temperament. She is well-known among the family members for having both talent and virtue. Thinking about such a niece who doesn't choose a good one for her makes her conscience uneasy.
Before the fall of the imperial capital, the children of each family were still there, and Mrs. Su and the Liu family had not chosen anyone they could like. The gentry suffered such a big change last year - when they broke out, which family would not give priority to their most outstanding and most valued children? But the Rong people got the news and laid out a vast array of bows and arrows to wait for these most outstanding and important people!
So now Shen Shujing's marriage is a headache for the aunt!
"What the sixth brother and sister are saying is that Ming'er is only two years younger than Jing'er, and we will discuss it after he pays filial piety." Wei Changying sighed, "However, due to the incident in the imperial capital earlier, heroes from all the families suffered losses one after another. It doesn’t matter whether you’re a man or a woman, it’s hard to find someone who is outstanding these days.”
Speaking of which, she was very lucky that Mrs. Su and Mrs. Liu were so proud of their family status and loved Shen Shujing that they did not arrange a marriage for her until the imperial capital was destroyed. Otherwise, the more likely ones would have died in the breakout, and Shen Shujing would have ended up like Duanmu Xinmiao, an outcast.
"Let's talk about the marriage after the filial piety." Looking at the private conversation between the three sisters-in-law today, they probably talked about these marriages. Su Yuyin said simply, "I want to say something that maybe I shouldn't care about, but I must mention it. - Yi'er died during the breakout. He was the second brother's only heir, and the second sister-in-law didn't come out... The second brother was in his prime, and he only had a daughter, Yan'er. How could the inheritance be broken? "
Speaking of this, Wei Changying and Huo Qingling's expressions became solemn: "We husbands can mention this to our second brother. After all, our father, mother, and uncle are no longer here, and so is my sister-in-law. We, the As a sister-in-law, you have to worry about the second brother's backyard. However, the second brother still has feelings for Yan'er... "
Shen Shuyi's death was finally covered up by the Shen family. Even among the three current wives of the Shen family, it was only Wei Changying who asked Shen Liankun about the true story.
Even Huo Qingling, Shen Liankun's wife, was like Su Yuyin. The version she heard was that Shen Shuyi, like Shen Shuliu, was led by his father to break out of the encirclement, but ended up being unlucky and died on the way.
Since they didn't know that Duanmu Yanyu had killed his concubine, Su Yuyin and Huo Qingling felt more and more that Shen Lianshi's indifference and disgust towards their only legitimate daughter in the past two years was unreasonable.
Therefore, even Huo Qingling, who has never been very talkative, feels: "It's better for us to take the second brother's rematch seriously. Yan'er is the 11th this year, and there are at least four or five years before she leaves the cabinet. Second brother I usually treat her very coldly, but if I meet an unkind stepmother, this child will be so pitiful!"
"It's okay if you just suffer a little grievance in the past few years in your mother's family. With us watching anyway, even the new second sister-in-law has to restrain herself. If it doesn't work, let's find an excuse to take Yan'er over and raise her. There are ways to protect her, Ichigo." Su Yuyin pursed her lips, "What she fears most is that her stepmother will take care of her marriage! Her parents have the final say in this matter of marriage. Let's talk about it. Even her uncles are not so good. Chatty."
Originally, at this time of filial piety, they would not easily suspect that it was not good to continue the string. But who said that Mrs. Zhang in the Imperial Capital a few years ago was so famous? The temperament of Liu Ruoyu, the first wife's legitimate daughter, is quite worry-free. No matter how she looks at it, she can't hinder her legitimate mother, but she was abused by Zhang Shaoguang to such an extent that she never had a good relationship in her life - even though the mother and daughter were said to be in the Gyeonggi Villa. He died violently, and even the bones were hastily collected and thrown away in a mass grave. No one in the Liu family, including Zhang Shaoguang's son Liu Ruowo, even took a look.
But Liu Ruoyu's life was also embarrassing... There was such an example that they all knew. Shen Shuyan, who was not protected by her biological father like Liu Ruoyu, how could people not worry about the life she would live after her stepmother came in
"So the second brother needs to find a virtuous person for his renewal." Wei Changying nodded, "And it's definitely not someone who is virtuous on the surface but has a sinister side... Alas, you can choose the candidate for the second brother, that is, we are in Xiliang, near here now He doesn’t have enough status to get married with our family... I’m afraid he won’t inquire carefully if he’s far away!” Generally speaking, Xu Xian’s background will always be one level lower than Yuan Pei’s, so in the next marriage of the Shen family, Shen Lianshi is really the best to choose. If the sect doesn't have a suitable one, you can go to the side branch. If the legitimate daughter is not good, you can choose the concubine... If Shen Shuyan is not considered, it is easy to find.
Huo Qingling suggested: "Shouldn't we send people to the imperial capital to organize the dowry for the fourth sister? Why not send a few more mature and prudent people to inquire about the people of each family and look for them."
These few things were settled like this. As we said this, it was getting late. Because the filial piety period has not yet ended, the three husbands and sons-in-law all live in the front yard and rarely come to the back. But Captain Wei Ying will live with his mother next time, and Su Yuyin and Huo Qingling each have someone to take care of them.
Among them, Su Yuyin lived with Shen Shujing. Shen Shujing was seventeen years old and no longer needed anyone to take care of her. However, considering that she would not be able to learn how to be the boss after she left the palace. Wei Changying specially arranged for her to live with her fifth aunt. Instead of letting Su Yuyin take care of her nearby, he asked her to learn housekeeping from Su Yuyin. In the past two years, there had been infighting in Mingpei Hall. Liang, Su Yuyin was far more involved than Huo Qingling.
Huo Qingling raised Shen Shuyan.
So the three sisters-in-law looked at the clock, exchanged a few words, and then left.
Wei Changying led the newly elected ambassadors Lianzhu and Lianmei back to his room. When he entered, he found that Shen Zangfeng and his eldest son Shen Shuguang had come over and were looking at Shen Shuxie's homework. (To be continued)