Mrs. Xie gathered herself together, and then said: "Reporting to the old lady, the marriages of the children have not yet been settled. The nephew and daughter-in-law are in a hurry.
Now that our family has returned to the capital, my nephew and daughter-in-law want to talk about a marriage for the children in the capital.
However, the nephew and daughter-in-law are away all year round, and they don't know anyone in the capital. The children's marriage is really difficult. "
The old lady Wei nodded in agreement after listening, "This matter is indeed a bit difficult. But it is related to the lifelong affairs of the children, so we must not be careless. Girl Zhen is already old enough."
Mrs. Xie nodded, "That's right. Girl Zhen was already old in August."
The old lady Wei said: "Girl Zhen's marriage must be done quickly, and the child's youth must not be delayed."
Xie said: "My nephew and daughter-in-law think so too. Besides, Jiu'er and Yue'er are not young anymore. We should also prepare for the marriage of these two children."
The old lady Wei's eyes swept across the faces of Gu Jiu and Gu Yue, and then said: "These two children are not yet ready, their marriage is not busy for the time being, let's settle the marriage of Zhen girl first, and then talk about other things. .”
"The nephew and daughter-in-law listened to the old lady. It's just the marriage of Zhen girl, how to solve it? The nephew and daughter-in-law couldn't find a suitable family for a while."
Xie looked eagerly at the old lady Wei.
As long as the Hou Mansion is willing to come forward to resolve the marriage for Gu Zhen, then Gu Yue's marriage in the future can naturally be asked to be in the name of the Hou Mansion.
The old lady Wei was cheerful, and said: "The marriage of Zhen girl, the old body makes people look good. Zhili daughter-in-law, don't worry."
"Nephew and daughter-in-law understand."
Mrs. Xiao Wei of the Hou Mansion said aloud: "Speaking of Zhen girl's marriage, I have someone here to choose."
Gu Zhen's heart tightened, and she immediately pricked up her ears.
How could she not care about her marriage
At this moment, she was so nervous that her palms were sweating and her heart was beating like a drum. I'm afraid there are beads of sweat on his forehead.
Gu Zhen bit her lip tightly, lowered her head, not daring to look at everyone.
Gu Jiu sat next to her, seeing her like this, she whispered, "Big sister, relax, don't be nervous."
How could Gu Zhen not be nervous.
The conversation about Gu Zhen's marriage is still going on.
The old lady Wei asked: "Boss daughter-in-law, tell me quickly, who is worthy of Zhen girl."
The eldest lady Xiao Wei smiled, and then said: "In Haixibo's house, the concubine Wulang, does the old lady think it is suitable?"
The old lady Wei didn't think about it for a while, so she asked: "But the young master of the big house of Haixibo Mansion?"
The eldest lady Xiao Wei nodded, "It is the young master from the concubine."
The old lady Wei nodded, "Let's see each other first. If it's suitable, you can bring him to Laoshen. Laoshen has to personally check on Miss Zhen."
The eldest wife Xiao Wei responded, "My daughter-in-law will remember it. I will send someone to Haixibo's mansion some other day to say something. Take some time and let the second brother and sister have a look first."
"You make up your mind." The old lady Wei was very straightforward.
Gu Zhen was excited.
Haixibo Mansion, Earl's Mansion.
She secretly smiled.
Although the other party is also a concubine, it is the Earl's Mansion after all, and it is a meritorious title.
Gu Zhen clutched her handkerchief, she couldn't wait to see the young master from the Earl's Mansion, she didn't know what she looked like.
Mrs. Xie thanked Mrs. Wei and Mrs. Wei, "Thank you, sister-in-law, for solving a big problem for me."
The eldest lady Xiao Wei smiled and said: "Second brother and sister are too polite. Although our two families have separated, we can't write two cares in one stroke. If there is any difficulty for the second brother and sister, please tell me, can you help me?" Those who help will definitely help."
"With sister-in-law's words, I feel like I have taken a reassurance." Xie laughed.
Everything is going well today.
Zhang's eyebrows raised, seeing Xie's happy face, I couldn't bear to hit her.
No wonder!
At this time, a maid came in from outside.
"Reporting to the old lady, the second old master from the house next door led several young masters to greet the old lady."
The old lady Wei was excited for a while, "Zhili is here, invite people in quickly."
The Second Madam Wang smiled and said: "These days, the old lady has been thinking about the Second Master. She said that she hadn't seen him for many years, and she had a strange thought in her heart. Today, I finally saw him."
Mrs. Xie hurriedly said: "Madam remembers my master, we are very grateful."
The old lady Wei laughed, "I grew up watching Zhili. This child likes to study since he was a child. Later, he passed the imperial examination and became an official. He has become more and more promising. Zhili has been away from Beijing for so many years, and now he is finally back. gone."
After finishing the words, Mr. Gu walked in with his sons and daughters.
When Mr. Gu saw the old lady Wei, his expression was excited, and his eyes were full of admiration. He said loudly: "My nephew greets the old lady. How is the old lady these years?"
"Okay, okay, I've always been fine. Come to me quickly."
The old lady Wei also seemed very excited.
The two are like mother and son, and their relationship is very deep.
Mrs. Gu stepped forward to make it easier for Mrs. Wei to look at her.
The old lady Wei said excitedly: "That's right, that's right. You are an official, and you are worthy of being a parent officer for so many years. Seeing that you are so promising, I am happy for you."
Master Gu laughed, "Seeing that the old lady looks so good, my nephew is relieved."
The old lady Wei said: "You don't have to worry about the old body, the old body can live for another ten or twenty years at least."
The second wife, Mrs. Wang, answered immediately and said: "The old lady will live a long life, and my daughter-in-law is planning to hold a centenary banquet for the old lady."
The old lady Wei suddenly laughed, "You monkey, if I really want to live to be a hundred years old, wouldn't I become an old monster. Then you should despise Lao Shen again."
Mrs. Wang hurriedly said: "Old lady, you are joking. We all hope that you will live a long life, old lady, and watch your children grow up one by one, marry wives and have children, and spread their branches and leaves."
As soon as the voice fell, everyone in the room burst into laughter.
After Master Gu and the three sisters-in-law greeted each other, they called Gu Ting to the front, "Madam, these are all your nephews and grand-nephews. Greet Madam quickly."
Sitting in a wheelchair, Gu Ting took the lead to greet the old lady Wei.
The old lady Wei said happily, "They are all good boys. Have you met your brothers yet?"
Gu Ting took the lead and said, "I already know the brothers in the Hou Mansion."
The old lady Wei looked at Gu Ting, "You are Saburo, why is your leg hurt? Does it hurt?"
Gu Ting hurriedly said: "Reporting to the old lady, my grandson was injured while riding a horse."
The old lady Wei immediately jumped up, "Why are you so careless? Falling off the horse is not a trivial matter. Apart from the legs, are there any other injuries?"
"Lady Tired is concerned, her grandson only hurt her leg, everything else is fine."
The old lady Wei immediately breathed a sigh of relief, "Lucky in misfortune. Sanlang, you have been injured for a hundred days, and your leg needs to be taken care of. The eldest daughter-in-law will take the old lady's post and invite Dr. Jiang Come and show Saburo the wound."
Mr. Gu hurriedly said: "Old Hou Ye has already sent someone to invite the imperial physician with a post."
The old lady Wei nodded repeatedly, "The old man is pretty reliable in his work."
Then, the old lady Wei Shi and Gu Cheng talked one by one, and presented a meeting gift. He also introduced them to the eldest wife, Xiao Wei, and the girls from the Hou Mansion.
After a while, everyone knew each other.
The old lady Wei said: "Men are not comfortable staying here, Zhili, you take a few children to the outer courtyard and talk to your hall brother."
Mr. Gu was kind and kind, and led his children out of Songhe Hall.
Then, the old lady said to Gu Mei, the eldest daughter of the Hou Mansion, "Girl Mei, take your sisters to the wing to talk."
Gu Mei agreed. Standing up and walking in front of Gu Jiu, "Sister Xiao Jiu, Sister Zhen, Sister Yue... Sisters, follow me to the wing room to talk."
Gu Jiu stood up, smiled and said, "Sister Mei, please lead the way."
The girl from Gu's mansion came to the wing room with the girl from Hou's mansion.
There are more than a dozen girls from the two prefectures. Together with their respective maids, the wing room was extremely lively.
Gu Jiu presented the meeting gift.
The meeting ceremony she prepared was a small screen.
The embroidery on the screen is double-sided embroidery. And all embroidered with each girl's name.
Gu Mei got the screen, and she was overjoyed: "It's so delicate. Sister Xiao Jiu has a heart, I like it very much."
"As long as Sister Mei likes it."
The other girls in the Hou Mansion also said that they liked the gift from Gu Jiu very much.
Because everyone's gift is unique, this alone makes everyone feel pleasantly surprised.
The gift that Gu Jiu sent out stole the lottery.
Not to be outdone, Gu Yue also presented a gift that she had prepared long ago.
The gift she prepared was Yingluo, which was also unique.
Gu Mei said: "Sister Xiaojiu, sister Yue, the gifts you prepared are very thoughtful. In this comparison, the gifts we prepared are all embarrassing."
"Yes! Sister Xiaojiu, Sister Yue, I like the gifts you gave me very much. Thank you!" Gu Qi, the second girl of the Hou Mansion, held two gifts and couldn't put them down.
Gu Yue smiled and said, "As long as you like it."
Then, she raised her eyebrows and smiled at Gu Jiu, as if to say, look, the gift I prepared is no worse than yours.
Gu Jiu smiled, completely ignoring Gu Yue's provocation.
Gu Yue acted like an immature child. Complaints with Gu Yue, lose one's position.
Then, Gu Zhen, Gu Shan, and Gu Lin also presented greeting gifts.
The three of them prepared purses embroidered by themselves, and they were very careful.
Gu Shan said: "Embroidery is not good, please don't dislike it, sisters."
"Sister Shan is too polite. The purse you embroidered is very good. How can we not despise it?"
The gifts were sent out, and then, the girls of the Hou Mansion also presented the meeting gifts that had been prepared.
There are needlework, books, pens, ink, paper and inkstones, picture albums, and copybooks.
Everyone prepared a different gift, and both parties were happy.
Gu Mei pulled Gu Jiu to talk.
"Sister Xiaojiu, is it cold in the northwest now?"
Gu Jiu nodded, "It's colder than the capital."
"Is the northwest fun? There are many horse farms over there. Do you usually ride horses?"
Gu Jiu shook her head, "To tell you the truth, sister Mei, I've grown up so much, I've never ridden a horse before."
"Isn't it a pity?"
Gu Jiu nodded and said, "Now that I think about it, I'm really regretful. Can Sister Mei know how to ride a horse?"
Gu Mei nodded, "I know how to ride a horse, but I'm not good at it. When spring starts, I'll take little sister Xiaojiu out to ride a horse. Then I'll introduce friends to you."
"Thank you, Sister Mei."
"We are sisters, don't be polite to me."
Gu Zhen looked around.
She had met the sisters of the Hou Mansion when she was a child, but she was too young to remember them.
She walked around the room, and finally got in touch with Gu Qin, the fourth girl of the Hou Mansion.
The fourth girl, Gu Qin, is a concubine from the eldest house of the Hou Mansion, only two or three months younger than Gu Yue.
Gu Zhen and Gu Qin chatted, and when the atmosphere was just right, Gu Zhen said, "Sister Qin, I have a heartfelt favor."
"Sister Zhen, please tell me."
Gu Zhen pondered for a moment, "Sister Qin, what kind of family is Haixibo Mansion?"
Gu Qin smiled comprehensibly, "Sister Zhen, do you want to inquire about the young master from the Haixibo Mansion?"
Gu Zhen's cheeks were flushed, reaching the base of her ears.
She lowered her head, embarrassed. But he still nodded boldly, "Sister Qin, please tell me, please?"
"Since Sister Zhen asked, I naturally know everything. The young master of the Haixibo Mansion is the fourth in his family. He is called Zhao Silang. I have only met him once. He is tall and big. That's right. I heard that his aunt passed away in dystocia, and he was raised under the name of his aunt since he was a child."
Gu Zhen was overjoyed after hearing this. Being raised under the name of his aunt since he was a child, isn't it the same as giving birth to a young master.
The marriage that the aunt in the lobby introduced to her seemed to be pretty good.
Gu Zhen asked, "This Zhao Silang, does he have any bad habits?"
Gu Qin shook her head and said, "I've never heard of it. Sister Zhen, you don't need to worry. The marriage that your mother introduced to you is very good.
If you don't believe me, after you go back, you can ask the cousins in your house. They also all know this Zhao Silang. If this Zhao Silang has bad habits, he will definitely not be able to hide it from everyone. "
Gu Zhen hurriedly said: "Thank you, sister Qin. It's not that I don't believe what you said, but I'm a little uncertain and nervous."
Gu Qin smiled knowingly, "I understand how Sister Zhen feels. After Sister Zhen's marriage is settled, it will be Sister Xiaojiu and Sister Yue's turn."
Gu Zhen said: "My second younger sister is in poor health, so the marriage will not be settled so quickly."
Gu Qin froze for a moment, "Didn't Sister Xiaojiu say that she was in good health in front of the old lady? And I saw that Sister Xiaojiu looked very good. Why did Sister Zhen say that Sister Xiaojiu's body was not in good shape?" .”
Gu Zhen looked around and dragged Gu Qin to the corner, "I'll only say this to Sister Qin, don't tell anyone else."
Gu Qin nodded repeatedly, promising not to tell anyone else.
Gu Zhen lowered her voice and said: "Late autumn last year, my second younger sister was pushed into the water and became seriously ill, and didn't recover until this summer.
At that time, my second younger sister almost didn't make it through, and we all thought she was dying.
Fortunately, the second sister survived.
When we were in Northwest China, my second younger sister had been recuperating in her room. Until now, she has to drink medicine every day. People in the northwest know that my second sister is a medicine jar. "
Gu Qin was surprised, "Really?"
She wasn't surprised by Gu Jiu's poor health, but was surprised by such a thing. Gu Zhen told her the first time they met.
Isn't this kind of thing usually kept secret
For the sake of Gu Jiu's marriage, this kind of thing should not be said.
But Gu Zhen just said it.
Gu Qin's eyeballs rolled around, what did Gu Zhen mean by telling her these things
Could it be that Gu Zhen and Gu Jiu had conflicts
Or, Gu Zhen hoped that she would spread the news about Gu Jiu's poor health.
As a result, Gu Jiu couldn't talk about a good marriage.
A wealthy family in the capital would not marry a sick girl.
On this point, Gu Qin's heart is clear.
Obviously, Gu Zhen also understood this.
Gu Zhen faced Gu Qin and nodded heavily, "This is absolutely true. Do you know what people call my second sister in the northwest?"
Gu Qin shook her head.
Gu Zhen said: "Everyone calls her a sick child."
"Ah? Isn't sister Xiaojiu very sad?"
Gu Zhen said: "I don't know if the second sister is sad or not, she never tells us what's on her mind."
Gu Qin smiled, "Sister Zhen, I suddenly remembered that I still have something to do."
"Sister Qin, go get busy."
Gu Qin hurriedly left Gu Zhen.
At this moment, Gu Qin's perception of Gu Zhen has dropped to zero.
At first, Gu Qin liked Gu Zhen quite a lot. Both of them were concubines. The same situation made them closer quickly.
However, when Gu Zhen talked about Gu Jiu's affairs full of malice, Gu Qin realized that Gu Zhen should not be friends with.
In case one day, Gu Zhen has a conflict with her, and she will arrange her right and wrong outside, and it will be too late to regret it.
So Gu Qin found an excuse and hurriedly got rid of Gu Zhen.
Oh my god, the girl in the house next door is really just like Sister Mei said, she is everywhere with swords and swords, without a single fuel-efficient lamp.