After a moment, I saw a small person sitting on the top, with his beautiful face sometimes frowning and sometimes lowering his eyes. Apart from calmness, there was no trace of waves in his deep eyes.
The gentlemen and ladies of the Jiang family all moved their gazes to her face, feeling only curious in their hearts. This girl is young, where did she learn her skills? Could it be the inheritance of the Qian family
After the three masters and ladies checked their pulse, they left in a hurry because there were guests in the house.
Qingguan tiredly supported his forehead with his hands and took a short rest.
Chunni came in carrying the food box with a distressed look on her face. The young lady is so busy that she hasn't even eaten her breakfast yet, so her stomach is empty.
Time is like running water, and one day passes quickly.
On this day, an iceman came to the Gu family's concierge and asked to see Mrs. Wei, saying that he wanted to conspire with the second lady in the house.
Mrs. Wei was very happy and hurriedly invited her two daughters-in-law.
Iceman is about forty years old, dressed very delicately, and calls himself Mrs. Chen.
Mrs. Chen is known as the best matchmaker in Beijing for her sharp tongue. After taking a sip of hot tea, she first praised the second young lady for a while, and then told the man's situation one by one.
Mrs. Wei's originally smiling face cooled down little by little, until it turned green in the end, and she immediately served tea to see the guests off.
As soon as Mrs. Chen left, Mrs. Wei was busy inviting the three masters back to her house.
While Mrs. Wei was serving tea to see off the guests, A Li welcomed Qian Fu into King Shou's study.
Qian Fu bowed, took out a stack of banknotes from his arms, presented it with both hands, and said, "Your Majesty, this is Qingfeng Hall's interest for one year, please accept it. This is the account book of last year's Qingfeng Year, Your Majesty." Please take a look."
Zhao Jingyan took a deep breath, took the money, and pushed the account book over. He moved the muscles on his face and tried to make his expression look kinder.
"Qian Fu, thank your young lady for me. I deserve it. I deserve it."
Qian Fu said with a smile: "Your Majesty, you don't have to be polite."
Zhao Jingyan pinched the banknote in her hand and pretended to say: "Since your lady is so true to her word, I have to tell her some news."
Qian Fu's heart tightened and his smile grew brighter: "Your Majesty, please tell me."
"The Minister of Industry, Gaofu, has sent an ice man to Gu's house to propose marriage. He is talking about the second young lady in the house and Gao Xiaofeng, the eldest son of Gaofu."
Qian Fu was a little surprised. There is a huge difference between the eldest son and the concubine in Shangshu Mansion and Gu Mansion in terms of family status.
Seeing that he didn't know what was going on, Zhao Jingyan deliberately laughed a few times. Come over here and I'll tell you a secret from the high house.
Qian Fu left in a hurry.
Zhao Jingyan counted the banknotes and smiled proudly.
"Ah Li, Ah Li, I'm so old and I've seen so many banknotes. I feel so happy."
Ah Li touched the remaining twenty taels of silver in his pocket and felt happy. With this money, life will be easier than Luo.
Zhao Jingyan was counting, then her hands slowed down, and she frowned and said, "It's only been ten days since the Gu family came to Beijing. How come this high-ranking official has fallen in love with the second lady of the Gu family? Who is pulling the strings here? It's weird, it's weird?"
A Li looked at the banknotes in his master's hand, swallowed his saliva, and casually said, "Can't we find out if we check?"
"good idea!"
A smile appeared on Zhao Jingyan's lips: "Since I have taken so much money, I should do something for my future princess. Ah Li, let's get to the bottom of it."
"Yes, Master."
A Li left quickly and rolled his eyes when he turned around.
You are too impatient, you are too impatient. Whether Miss Six will agree or not is still unknown.
In a flash, the two sisters had lived in Gu's mansion for six days.
The ancestor was now able to get out of bed and walk two steps. Although he was still out of breath, he was much better than the day when he was critically ill.
Qingguan went to the ancestor's room to perform acupuncture in the morning, and in the afternoon she and Qingzhi either did needlework or chatted with the wife and grandma of the house. They never went out for anything, and their days were extremely peaceful.
Everyone in the Jiang family said that the two girls in the Gu family were quiet, leisurely and well-educated.
On the evening of the sixth day, the ancestors sent a message to entertain the two girls of the Jiang family at the mansion. After receiving the order, Mrs. Zhu hurriedly went there.
The banquet was held in a side hall of the old lady's yard. No male family members were allowed in, and only two tables were set up for women's families. The old lady did not attend. She listened to the excitement in the room on the bed and felt happy in her heart.
After the banquet, gifts were given to each room and courtyard. Qingguan looked at the actions of the Jiang family and secretly sighed in his heart, this is a century-old poetry and ritual family.
It was the third watch of the night and everyone dispersed. The ancestors dismissed everyone and left Qingguan alone.
The door curtain was lowered, and the scent of sandalwood was deep in the room.
Qingguan sat on the stool in front of the bed, looking at his ancestor who was hesitant to speak, and said with a smile: "My ancestor has always been a straightforward person, and he doesn't mind speaking out if he has something to say."
The ancestor sighed softly and said: "Your mother... how did she leave?"
Qingguan never thought that this was what she was going to ask. She stopped smiling and said, "My mother took poison and died."
The ancestor looked sad, and there seemed to be tears in his eyes. He shook his head slightly and said, "My child, you have been pretending to be crazy and acting stupid all these years... I have wronged you."
Qingguan's nose felt sore.
The ancestor actually knew all this, so it must be Jiang Hongwen who exposed all her secrets.
She lowered her head and choked with sobs: "It's not hard, God has blessed me to be alive."
For someone to say such a thing at such a young age, the ancestor said with great pity: "Your aunt was strongly opposed to your mother getting married back then. She once told me that your father's eyes looked a little frivolous and he was afraid of being evil. I'm far away in Jiangnan, so if something happens... my parents can't help me."
Qingguan listened carefully. Xindao's mother is very accurate in her judgment of people.
"Who would have thought..." The ancestor sighed slightly, turned his head, and his voice weakened.
"My condolences to our ancestors."
The ancestor thought for a while, opened his mouth and said: "If you have any difficulties in the future, just come to the ancestor. Even if it is useless, you can still say a few words."
Qingguan said hurriedly: "Thank you, ancestor."
"Good boy, there is no word of thanks between us."
Qingguan returned to the courtyard and stood under the white plum tree for a while. Chunni was afraid of catching a cold in the cold night, so she coaxed people in.
Just after washing up, the maids next to the three ladies came in one after another. It turns out that the ladies secretly prepared another gift for Qingguan, which was slightly thicker than the one just now.
Qingguan accepted it with a smile, but refused even half of it.
After the people left, Chunni looked at the gifts in the pit and said with a smile: "Miss, you have worked hard to diagnose the pulse these days, and you have gained something. This slave looks at these things, they are all fun."
Qingguan picked up one of the white jade lotus hairpins, held it in his hand, looked at it and said, "What do you think of the Jiang Mansion?"
Chunni put away the gift and said with a smile: "Old people are like old people, young people are like young people, men are like men, and women are like women."
Qingguan smiled and said, "How do you say this?"
Chunni thought for a moment and said, "I can't tell you, slave. Anyway, there are quite some rules."
"tell me the story."
"Don't talk about anything else. Let's just talk about this gift. I was afraid of losing face to the second lady, so I prepared two copies. I sent another one to the lady in private to show my kindness. But others only said that the Jiang family treats everyone equally."
Qingguan admired in his heart.
My grandfather always said that doing things is how to be a good person. If you do a good job, things will go smoothly. From this point of view, it makes sense that the Chiang Mansion has been able to survive for several dynasties and that Jane is in the emperor's heart. "Miss, you see, every man in the Jiang family has an aunt in his room, but we have been coming in and out these past few days, but we haven't met any of them. I heard that according to the rules of the Jiang family, the aunt can't even go out of the courtyard. Live in your own room, look how rules are there, unlike the aunt in our house, everyone should be treated as their own.
Oneself is a person. "
Qingguan nodded. The men in the Gu family also took concubines, but they never spoiled their concubines or destroyed their wives, and respected their first wives. The old men are like this, and so are the men below.
Whenever a man goes to his aunt's room a few times, he will beat the ancestors down to the three ladies.
"Miss, look at the concubines in the house. They are all raised by the aunt's mother. They are dressed exactly the same as the aunts, even the beads and flowers they wear are the same. The slaves and maids see that they are very well-behaved in everything they say and do. "
"The elders and younger ones are in order, the descendants and descendants are clearly distinguished, and the family is prosperous." Qingguan sighed.
"The most rare thing is that there are three families in this mansion living together, and the servants have never heard a harsh word. This shows that the rules in this mansion are very strict."
The more Chunni talked about it, the more proud she became. She thought that if the young lady could marry into such a family, with the pampering of her ancestors, the love of her three wives, the harmony of her brothers, and the love between her sisters-in-law, her life would be easy.
Qingguan smiled slightly and said, "What do you think of marrying the second sister to this house?"
Before Chunni started to make calculations in her heart, she heard such a sentence. Her eyes widened in shock and she said, "Miss, it's hard to find such a good family even with a lantern. Why don't you marry yourself?"
Qingguan laughed dryly, picked up the medical book, and refused to speak again.
Chunni was holding back a lot of words and wanted to ask. Seeing the young lady's appearance, Chunni could only make some remarks and said: "Miss, I have inquired about it. In the current generation of the Jiang family, except for the seventh master of the eldest room, there are only those in the third room." Mr. Liu is not married yet.”
Qingguan raised his head and said, "But this Sixth Master is also a direct descendant?"
Seeing that the young lady understood clearly, Chunni smiled awkwardly and said, "If the second young lady wants to marry in, her status is not suitable for her."
When Qingguan said this, she could no longer read the medical book.
Rules are the most important thing in aristocratic families. As the saying goes, there is a difference between concubines and concubines. The second sister's status is indeed inferior to others. This is a reality she has to face.
The inner residence of Gu Mansion.
Princess Huayang took off her hairpin and sat on the edge of the bed with only her middle coat on. She said to the man, "Tomorrow is seven days. I plan to take him back in person and give him some New Year's gifts."
Mr. Gu has been worried about his official position these days. Although the old King of Qi agreed, there is still no definite news. His heart is in mid-air, neither up nor down, and he can't even live a year. taste.
Furthermore, Mr. Gu's connections are all in Jiangnan, so for him, the capital city is a black eye. Seeing that the boss was drinking and having banquets every day, he was so busy that he had only the old Qi Prince's Mansion to move around, and he felt a little unhappy. Feeling unhappy, he didn't bother to answer the question, turned over and continued to pretend with the book.