As soon as Mr. Gu returned to the mansion, he learned that Gu Jiu gave gifts to everyone, except Mrs. Xie.
Master Gu was about to say that Gu Jiu was too ignorant and not polite.
Immediately afterwards, it was heard that Gu Jiu and the Xie family had quarreled because of the Su family.
Gu Quan, the housekeeper, said: "My wife said that the Su family's etiquette is not very good, and they are not qualified to come to have a wedding banquet. The second girl got angry and argued with my wife. I heard that the quarrel was very serious."
Mrs. Gu frowned, "The Su family is the second girl's uncle's house. When she gets married, the uncle is the eldest. Don't you understand the truth? It's wrong for the second girl not to give her gifts, but it's the wife's own fault."
Therefore, Gu Daquan should not know about this matter. On the contrary, people remind Xie that on the day of Gu Jiu's wedding, no one is allowed to be disrespectful to the Su family.
Xie kept getting angry and fell ill again that night.
The eldest wife, Mrs. Zhang, and the eldest young wife, the younger Mrs. Zhang, murmured, "The second wife is getting more and more delicate. If you want me to say, she is too narrow-minded and can't find pleasure for herself all day long. The Su family is the second girl's uncle." Home, it’s fine if you’re not in the capital, since you’re in the capital, why don’t you come over to have a wedding wine.”
The eldest grandma went down to Zhang and said: "The second aunt is confused, and the uncle is the oldest. She doesn't understand this truth."
The eldest wife, Mrs. Zhang, said: "It's not that she doesn't understand, but she pretends to be confused on purpose. She just wants to take advantage of her status as the head wife of the second room to lose the face of the Su family.
It has been so many years since your Aunt Su passed away, but she is still a thorn in her heart.
Although the Su family was in decline, they insisted on farming, studying and inheriting the family, and there will always be a day when it will rise.
The Xie family is different, they are just nouveau riche with no background at all. Once Xie Mao died, the Xie family was beaten back to their original shape.
Facing the Su family, she has no confidence and a guilty conscience, so she doesn't want the Su family to come to her door. "
Xie, who has a guilty conscience, does not think he is guilty.
She believed that Gu Jiu was disloyal and filial, and was a traitor.
What chilled her even more was Master Gu's attitude.
Master Gu didn't reprimand Gu Jiu for being presumptuous, but instead sent someone to beat her, what's the reason
Xie couldn't think about it, seeing that the wedding was approaching, but she was lying on the bed unable to get up, and became emotional. He intentionally wanted to make things difficult for Gu Jiu's wedding.
Mrs. Zhang took time to visit Xie and advised Xie to think about it.
Gu Jiu got married, at least to save face.
Mrs. Xie began to cry in front of Mrs. Zhang, "Sister-in-law, my heart is bitter. As a stepmother, I have been trembling all these years, like walking on thin ice. I ask myself that I have done my best to the second girl and the two brothers and sisters, Sanlang, and I have nothing to owe. As a result What did I get in exchange? The sacrifices of these years are not worth it!"
Mrs. Zhang secretly rolled her eyes, Mrs. Xie really dared to put gold on her face.
But she still persuaded: "Okay, okay, I know you are suffering. In a few days, Xiao Jiu will get married. When she leaves the family, the family should be deserted again."
Mrs. Xie stopped crying, "Sister-in-law's kindness, I appreciate it. It's just that I'm not healthy enough, and I won't be able to get up for a while. But don't worry, sister-in-law, on the day of the second girl's wedding, I will personally send her off no matter what. One ride."
Mrs. Zhang saw that Mrs. Xie was throwing a temper intentionally, so she didn't continue to persuade her.
Qingmei and the maidservants were a little worried.
"The wife is still ill, will it affect the girl's wedding?"
Gu Jiu laughed, "What are you afraid of? It's better if she doesn't show up."
Nanny Fang also said: "My wife is hypocritical. If she was twenty years younger, she could still get the master's sympathy by playing this kind of trick. Now that she is old enough to play this kind of routine, it will only anger the master."
Gu Jiu said: "Don't worry about her. Nanny Fang, it's hard work for you to take a trip and send these two prescriptions for health care to the old man, and tell him to take care of his body and live a few more years at least."
Nanny Fang took the prescription, "Second Miss is filial."
Gu Jiu shook his head and said, "Grandpa treats me well, I just do my duty."
"This servant will deliver the prescription to the old man."
When old man Gu received the prescription, he said disgusting words, saying that Gu Jiu was troublesome, but he also benefited from it in his heart.
As soon as Nanny Fang left, he murmured to his concubine, "Xiao Jiu still cares about me."
The concubine said with a smile: "If the second girl really cares about the old man, why don't you come to pay my respects to the old man."
"You know what a fart. You are a pig brain, only worthy of drinking."
In a blink of an eye, it is the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, the day to add makeup.
A dowry of 40,000 taels, plus a betrothal gift of 25,000 taels, was placed in the flower hall, full of them.
Mrs. Xie refused to show up, Master Gu did not force her. Anyway, he didn't have any hope for Mrs. Xie.
He directly asked Mrs. Zhang to greet the guests.
The eldest wife, Mrs. Zhang, and the eldest and younger grandmother, Mrs. Zhang, greeted the guests in the flower hall together.
The Hou Mansion was the first to arrive.
Seeing the full dowry, they were all happy for Gu Jiu.
The eldest lady Xiao Wei said to Gu Jiu, "With this dowry, when you arrive at the palace, you will have enough confidence."
After all, Mrs. Xiao Wei added a pair of head jewelry to Gu Jiu, worth several hundred taels.
Gu Jiu hurriedly said: "Thank you, Auntie in the lobby, for letting you spend money."
"You child, why are you being polite to me. The hand warmer you sent someone last time is very useful. You have a heart."
Gu Jiu was a little embarrassed, "The needle and thread are rough, don't be disgusted with Auntie in the lobby."
Mrs. Xiao Wei smiled and said: "The needle and thread are not rough, but the materials used are not exquisite enough."
After finishing speaking, she asked the servant girl to bring up the new hand warmer.
Sure enough, it was much more delicate than the one Gu Jiu sent.
The inner layer is made of cotton cloth, which is warm. The outer layer is made of satin, embroidered with rich and noble peonies, and bordered with gold thread. At first glance, it is used by wealthy wives.
Gu Jiu blushed, "It's still the handy girl next to Auntie in the lobby. This hand warmer looks delicate and beautiful, and it warms your hands."
The eldest lady Xiao Wei smiled and said: "You child, you can really talk."
The second wife, Mrs. Wang, gave Gu Jiu a pair of jadeite bracelets.
The third wife, Mrs. Duan, added several bolts of brocade and cotton cloth to Gu Jiu, as well as some gold and silver trees.
Aunt Zhang also gave Gu Jiu a pair of jasper bracelets.
The eldest and youngest grandmother, Xiao Zhang's, also added cloth.
The girls of the Hou Mansion dragged Gu Jiu to the side room to talk.
They took out their carefully prepared makeup gifts, which were much richer than those outside.
There are the four treasures of the study, ancient books, calligraphy and paintings.
"I know that little sister Xiaojiu likes to read books. I collected them from the study of Lord Hou. Does little sister Jiu like it?"
Gu Jiu hugged the ancient book and couldn't put it down. He said happily, "I like it."
Gu Shan, Gu Lin, and Gu Jun all sent makeup gifts one after another.
They prepare all kinds of needlework.
Gu Shan prepared thirty purses embroidered with gold thread, "Second sister will inevitably reward the servants when she arrives at the palace. I want to make more purses for the convenience of second sister."
"Thank you fourth sister, you are too thoughtful."
A purse embroidered with gold thread is worth five denarii each. Just use your purse to reward the little maid.
Last night, Qingmei was still worrying about not having enough purse for tipping.
Together with Qingzhu, she prepared a total of two hundred purses.
As a result, Nanny Fang checked and said that it was not enough, but it made Qing Mei panic to death.
Qingmei took the green bamboo and Xiaocui, and the little maid in the yard, rushed to make another hundred purses overnight, and made up three hundred.
Tonight, Qingmei and the others will continue to make purses.
The thirty purses with gold thread that Gu Shan sent solved a big problem for them.
Gold thread is difficult to embroider, and now it is too late to embroider purses with gold thread.
Gu Shan's gift is just right.
Gu Lin and Gu Jun also sent needlework. There are handkerchiefs and purses, both of which are very practical.
The servant girl reported, "Grandma Grandma, Grandma Sangu, and Grandma Han are here."
Grandma Han is Gu Mei, sister Mei.
As soon as she heard that Sister Mei had arrived, Gu Jiu rushed out to greet her.
"Sister Mei."
Gu Jiu's gaze immediately noticed Gu Mei's slightly bulging belly.
She immediately laughed, "Congratulations to sister Mei, and congratulations to sister Mei."
Gu Mei smiled shyly, took Gu Jiu's hand, "I should congratulate sister Xiao Jiu."
Then he whispered: "Sister Xiaojiu, you can take a look for me later, okay?"
Gu Jiu asked curiously, "How many months?"
Gu Mei lowered her head and smiled, "It's been more than three months, and I haven't made any announcements before. Taking advantage of today, I just made it public."
As soon as the news of Gu Mei's pregnancy was made public, many people came to congratulate her.
Gu Zhen and Gu Yue are also back.
Gu Jiu went up to meet her and took Gu Zhen's hand, "Big sister, you're back. Eh!"
Gu Jiu stared at Gu Zhen's abdomen.
Gu Zhen was a little embarrassed, but she still nodded secretly, and whispered to Gu Jiu, "I'm just two months pregnant."
Gu Jiu was overjoyed, "Congratulations big sister, congratulations big sister. Brother-in-law is also very happy."
"He was very satisfied. He still refused to let me go out today, for fear that I would bump into it. I said that today is the day for the second sister to add makeup, and she would come anyway. So he asked for leave and sent me here in person. "
After finishing speaking, Gu Zhen was a little embarrassed again, her ears turned red.
Gu Jiu joked: "Brother-in-law cares about Eldest Sister, Eldest Sister should be happy."
Gu Zhen is infinitely shy and stunning.
"Don't laugh at me. When you marry Young Master Zhao, you will be as loving as we are."
"Auspicious words from big sister."
Gu Jiu invited Gu Zhen into the side room and took a seat.
Gu Yue was still staying in the flower hall, looking at the dowry filled to the brim, her heart felt like a fire was burning.
Today, she is still wearing heavy makeup, and her face is covered with a thick layer of powder.
Gu Shan has been thinking about her.
As soon as she heard that Gu Yue was coming, she rushed to the flower hall.
"Why doesn't Third Sister go to the wing room for tea?"
Gu Yue heard the movement and looked up at Gu Shan.
Gu Shan looked at Gu Yue with a half-smile, "Why does the third sister make herself so ugly? This makeup is not suitable for the third sister. Could it be that the third brother-in-law has done something to the third sister?"
Gu Yue lowered her voice, "Don't talk nonsense."
Gu Shan sneered, "Does Third Sister dare to clean her face? If you don't dare, don't be brave. Look, this is Second Sister's dowry, which is more than twice as much as Third Sister's. Even the makeup of relatives and friends, Compared to adding makeup to the third sister, it is much more expensive. Is the third sister envious?"
Gu Yue gritted her teeth, "It's not your dowry, what are you proud of?"
Gu Shan leaned close to Gu Yue's ear and said in a low voice, "As long as Third Sister suffers, I will be proud."
"you… "
Gu Shan distanced herself from Gu Yue, her brows and eyes curved, she was very happy.
"Third Sister, the marriage you were desperately seeking, you got your wish and married brother-in-law of the Zhao family. Are you satisfied? You must be satisfied. But look at your makeup, it looks like your face is covered with a layer of wall dust. Didn't anyone tell you that you look ugly?"
"you shut up!"
Gu Yue scolded Gu Shan softly.
Gu Shan looked at Gu Yue with a half-smile, "Don't worry, Third Sister, I won't spoil your makeup today. Today is a good day for Second Sister, and I can't make things difficult for Second Sister."
Gu Yue gritted her teeth, "You eat your own food..."
"shut up."
Gu Shan scolded Gu Yue angrily.
Her eyes were red, and she stared fiercely at Gu Yue, "You who murdered and set fire, what right do you have to accuse me? I only regret that I didn't eat your skin earlier, and let you be rampant until this year. But God has eyes and told you to marry a wicked person. As the saying goes, a wicked person needs to be tortured by a wicked person, so you are in a bad position."
Gu Yue clenched her hands and clenched her fists tightly.
She hates, she is angry!
Anyone can step on her, except Gu Shan.
Gu Shan has no right to accuse her.
"Third Aunt, Fourth Sister, why are you standing here? Hurry up and drink tea in the wing room, the girls are all inside."
Seeing that the two of them were in the wrong momentum, the eldest and young wife, Xiao Zhang, hurriedly stepped forward to stop them.
She took Gu Shan's hand and Gu Yue's arm again, "Go, go. Don't let everyone wait for you. Do you know that Grandma Han and Grandma Han are both pregnant. It's really gratifying Hey."
At this moment, Gu Yue's heart was full of anger and malice.
She blurted out, and went directly to Xiao Zhang, "Sister-in-law and sister Mei got married around the same time, why hasn't my stomach moved yet?"
Xiao Zhang was embarrassed.
Why is there no movement in her stomach? It's because she and Gu Ban get together less and leave more.
Gu Ban has an errand, so he doesn't come back once in three to five months.
He could only hope that during the Chinese New Year, Gu Ban would be able to take a one-month vacation. She counted the days and tried to get pregnant during the Chinese New Year.
As a result, Gu Yue didn't even have the slightest vision to open which pot and which pot to lift.
Xiao Zhang immediately disliked Gu Yue.
Will you speak
She stared at Gu Yue's abdomen, "Is the third sister pregnant?"
With a guilty conscience, Gu Yue said with a straight face, "Not yet. I'm not in a hurry."
Mrs. Zhang laughed, "I'm not in a hurry. If the third sister is pregnant, she must tell her family. I will visit you and give you a gift when the time comes."
Gu Yue wrung the handkerchief, "Sister-in-law has a heart. As a clan wife, sister-in-law should hurry up and conceive a child."
Mrs. Zhang smiled, "I don't need my third sister to worry about my affairs. Third sister should worry about yourself first, so don't be beaten by Zhao Erlang again."
Gu Yue's face was pale, but because of the heavy makeup, it couldn't be seen.
She shook off Xiao Zhang's hand, "I'll go by myself."
Xiao Zhang was not willing to hold her arm, "Third sister is different from others. When everyone is happy, you always keep a straight face. When everyone is sad, you are always happy."
Gu Shan lowered her head and chuckled. Sister-in-law's words are really wonderful.
Gu Yue stopped, "Is it because my sister-in-law can't understand me?"
Xiao Zhang covered her lips and smiled, "Where is it, third sister, don't misunderstand me. I have been looking forward to your return. You must know that after winter, the second aunt will be bedridden for three days, and her body is heavy. As a daughter-in-law, the third sister , should come back to visit.
Of course, it is understandable that the third sister has not been back once during this period. You must be busy performing filial piety in front of your parents-in-law, so you forgot that Second Aunt is not in good health and needs you to perform filial piety. "
Gu Shan sighed, "Mother didn't show up today because she was not feeling well. Third sister, do you want to visit mother with me later?"
Gu Yue's complexion changed again and again, and his expression was stiff, "I will visit my mother myself, so I don't need to worry about my sister-in-law. It's not your turn to take care of the second room."
Xiao Zhang is not as knowledgeable as Gu Yue.
Gu Yue has been married for several months, but she still hasn't made any progress. Talking with thorns, you can offend everyone as soon as you open your mouth.
She can only say that Gu Yue deserves what he has today.
The wing is not far away, we will be there soon.
Gu Jiu, Gu Lin, and Gu Jun all turned their heads and saw the heavy makeup and thick layer of powder on Gu Yue's face, the three of them knew it well.
It was obvious that Gu Yue had another injury on his face, so he needed to use a thick layer of powder to cover it up.
The girls in the Hou Mansion were surprised that they had never seen Gu Yue like this.
You know, although Gu Yue loved to dress up in the past, she always dressed in a beautiful direction. Instead of applying a thick layer of powder to the face, there is no beauty at all.
Gu Yue's appearance today is very strange.
"Third sister, you are here. Thank you for coming to add makeup to me."
Gu Jiu stepped forward to greet her with a polite manner.
Gu Yue coughed lightly, "On your day of great joy, I will naturally come back."
After finishing speaking, she asked the servant girl to present the makeup gift.
A pair of red gold earrings and a red gold hairpin.
Gu Yue is generous enough!
Very abnormal!