(five)
On the second day of October, the Xue and Gu family were overjoyed.
It stands to reason that the wife's family does not need to display wedding wine, but Xue's residence is still arranged, and it is no less than the battle of Xue's family when their sons got married.
On this day, the Xue Mansion was very lively, and even Emperor Jiacheng sent someone to give a big gift.
The ceremony was brought by King Lu.
In this case, he naturally had to stay and drink the wedding wine.
He is the most honorable here, and only Xue Tingxiang can accompany him personally.
It is also surprising that King Lu looks cold and cold today, but in fact, he is very alcoholic. He has already drank several pots of wine, and he has a posture of making the Xue family poor.
How could the Xue family be so impoverished by him that they could drink it for another hundred years, but some officials and nobles who wanted to come up for a toast did not dare to come up, probably because they could see that King Lu was in a wrong mood.
Only Xue Tingyan, who accompanied him in person, could not hide, so he could only drink with him. Therefore, they drank a lot of wine, and those who didn't know thought that the two had some feud, and they put it aside to fight wine.
In Ningxi's courtyard, Ning Ning, dressed in a bright red wedding dress, was waiting for the groom to welcome him.
Xue Yaotai came suddenly, thinking that this was something that brother and sister had to say, and all the female relatives who came to accompany them all left.
"Are you really planning to marry?"
Ning Ning didn't expect the second brother to ask such a question, and was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "Second brother, what are you talking about, I'm already like this, why don't you marry?"
Xue Yaotai didn't speak, just looked at his sister.
In fact, what can be hidden from the other twin
Xue Tingxiang is busy with official business, and Zhao'er has to take care of him, and he has to be busy with business affairs. It is inevitable that he will neglect his children. And Xue Yaohong has never returned, so if the entire Xue family knows Ning Ning best, it is Xue Yaotai.
It's just that he has a gentle personality and doesn't usually talk much, but that doesn't mean he doesn't know.
"Are you willing?"
From then on, the smile on Ning Ning's face finally couldn't hold back.
After a long while, she said softly, "What's not to be reconciled to? Big brother has the responsibility of big brother, and you have your responsibility. I am the daughter of the Xue family, and I should also have what I should do."
They are all children of the Xue family, although their parents never asked them, but everyone is doing what they should do.
Just as Xue Yaohong embarked on a career; as Xue Yaotai showed his talent in business early and shared the burden for his mother; as Ning Ning, the only daughter of the Xue family, the only thing she can do is to try to make herself happy and not let her parents and brothers worry.
Xue Yaotai's eyes became complicated: "Then are you happy?"
Ning Ning didn't answer immediately, but after thinking for a moment, he said, "I will be happy, second brother. My husband loves me dearly, and my in-laws love me. I will definitely be happy. And I will try my best to make myself happy and live my life. the day it should be."
There was a faint sound of firecrackers, and this was the arrival of the welcoming team.
Xue Yaotai sighed in a low voice, stroked his sister's Wufa and said, "If one day you are not happy, tell the second brother, the second brother will take you away."
Ning Ning couldn't say that good word, she could only nod her head desperately, with tears in her eyes.
Someone was already knocking on the door outside, Xue Yaotai picked up the hijab and put it on his sister himself, then carried her on his back.
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The sound of firecrackers can be heard endlessly.
This is the bride saying goodbye to her parents, getting on the sedan chair, and heading to her husband's house.
It is naturally impossible for someone with a status like King Lu to send a marriage. All the officials are sitting in the hall drinking, and their mouths are saying the festive words of God-given good luck and perfect match.
The sound of the firecrackers finally stopped, although there was a lot of noise everywhere, but it made King Lu feel frighteningly empty.
Xue Tingxiang sent his daughter away and returned to this hall again, where the cups and cups were staggered again, and the congratulations continued.
King Lu suddenly stood up and walked out the door. His appearance was so abrupt that all the guests in the hall looked at each other in dismay, but they didn't know what was going on.
Only Xue Tingyan's face was as black as ink, and he felt that this person was here to make trouble on purpose.
The three dynasties return to the door, which is the third day of the wedding, the day when the bride takes her husband back to her parents' home.
It is also for the family to see if the daughter is doing well in her husband's house.
It can be seen that Ning Ning has a good life in Gu's family, and Gu Qian is also very considerate, which makes Zhao'er and Xue Tingxiang very satisfied.
He kept his daughter and son-in-law in the mansion for a whole day, and did not let them leave until dusk was approaching.
Before leaving, as strong as Zhao'er, she couldn't help but wipe her tears. Although she knew that both families were in the capital and her daughter could come back at any time, she always felt like she had lost her daughter.
This feeling of worrying about gain and loss followed her for many days, and every now and then she would wipe her tears when she thought about it.
Right at this moment, Xue Yaotai suddenly proposed to leave the house, temporarily pulling Zhao'er's attention back.
Xue Yaotai went out to inspect business in various places. He had this idea for a long time, but his mother always thought that he was still young and would not let him go out alone.
Now that his sister is married, it is obvious that he will be next, so he naturally doesn't want to stay any longer.
Zhao'er had an insight into the younger son's thoughts, but the family business is all about marrying the younger son. She couldn't stop him from going out for the rest of her life, so she could only agree.
First, the eldest son was sent away from Beijing, and then the daughter was married. Now that the second son was sent away, Zhao'er felt extremely tired, and once again sighed with Xue Tingxiang that it was fortunate that she only gave birth to three, otherwise she would probably die of worry.
Of course, it's not without benefits, at least Zhao'er finally gathered up the scattered hearts and put them all on Xue Tingxiang alone.
It's good for Xue Tingxiang to sigh repeatedly that his children have left home, but this idea is secret, and Zhao'er knows that he probably won't be able to eat and walk around.
Winter comes and spring comes, another year, and many things have happened in the past year.
It is worth mentioning that King Lu went out of Beijing to travel around the world in the new year. However, this master has always seen the head but not the tail of the dragon. As long as Emperor Jiacheng agrees, no one else can say anything.
On the Xue family's side, the Xu family added a second grandson to the Xue family. Zhao'er could not go far to take care of him personally, so he could only send people and things there. Naturally, she wanted to see her grandson, but she couldn't bear to let her son, daughter-in-law, mother and son separate from husband and wife. She wanted to go, but Xue Tingxiang couldn't leave her here.
As for Xue Yaotai, after he went out, he came back, and when he came back, he went out again. Zhao'er had urged him to get married, but he always used his elder brother to marry only when he was old, and he was not in a hurry to stop him.
These two sons seem to be gentle, but in fact they are just as stubborn as his father.
And Ning Ning had a good life at Gu's family, her husband was considerate, her parents-in-law loved her, and she would go home after a while to reassure her parents.
Everything was going well, except for Ning Ning's belly, there was no movement.
Zhao'er is not in a hurry, but she can't help worrying that the Gu family will be anxious, after all, her daughter is married to someone else's family. On the surface, it was not easy to say it in front of his daughter, but secretly he burned incense and worshipped Buddha everywhere, which made Xue Tingxiang laugh at being old, but he believed it.
Zhao'er was too lazy to care about her, and now she finally understands why those ladies like to burn incense and worship Buddha, because there are always some things in this world that even in their identities, they will feel very powerless.
It's just that she didn't expect this powerlessness to come so quickly!
"What did you say, Ningning has a miscarriage?"
The high-quality Ru kiln tea cups fell to the ground and shattered into flowers, and the tea inside was also splashed all over the floor.
The girl kneeling below was splashed with tea from her head, but she didn't dare to say a word, she just nodded her head desperately and cried.
"What's the matter?" Zhao'er asked with a cold face. She helped the lower kang table but it was empty, or the girl beside her supported her.
"The slave maid doesn't know what's going on. It was Sister Siqin who asked the slave maid to come back to report."
"Prepare the car!" Zhao'er stood up suddenly and said.
The Xue family's carriage soon arrived at the Gu Mansion, because knowing that things here may not be good, Zhao'er brought a lot of them deliberately.
The guards brought more than a dozen, not to mention the maid, and after arriving at the Gu Mansion, they broke in all the way, and everyone avoided it.
"My dear family!" Madam Gu greeted her with a face full of guilt.
"Don't get too close, I want to see my daughter!"
Zhao'er's attitude made Mrs. Gu's heart sink, but she couldn't stop the mother and daughter from seeing each other, so she could only let Zhao'er go.
She was busy thinking of a way, and at the same time cursed in her heart, sooner or later, this Gu Fu was tossed by her worry-free mother-in-law.
Zhao'er rolled into the room like a gust of wind, and across the screen, he saw Ning Ning, who was half lying on the bed.
Ning Ning looked very bad, and his face was pale and haggard.
Not long ago, Zhao'er had only seen her rosy and healthy appearance.
"what is the problem?"
Ning Ning was a little dazed when she saw her mother coming, but she quickly reacted and said nothing, but her eyes were looking at Zhishu.
"It's nothing, it's nothing for you to be like this?" Zhao'er naturally didn't miss her daughter's look at the girl, and turned around and said, "Come on!"
Ning Ning was still staring at a few Zhishu.
At this moment, Siqin took a step forward, thumped and knelt down, and said, "Girl, even if you blame the slave, the slave can't bear it anymore."
With Siqin's cry, Zhao'er gradually understood the ins and outs.
In fact, everyone in the Gu family treats Ning Ning very well. Her husband is considerate, her in-laws love her, and her servants are respectful. Everything was as smooth and smooth as Zhao'er thought, the only problem was Ning Ning's unmoved stomach.
Originally, Mrs. Gu was in the way of the Xue family, and it was good to treat Ning Ning all the time, but seeing that Ning Ning's stomach has not moved for so long, she couldn't help but murmured.
The old man always attached importance to his children, and she was kind to Ning Ning, so she was somewhat reluctant. And when she passed her birthday last year, she brought Gu Lanying's mother and daughter back, and Gu Lanying kept instigating her.
She also didn't dare to take Ning Ning's face, but only occasionally gave some vague expressions on her face. Seeing Ning Ning's silence, and thinking about how docile Ning Ning has been since he entered the door, it becomes more and more excessive.
At first, he was showing some faces behind his back, but gradually he used the excuse of liking his granddaughter-in-law, causing Ning Ning to go to his mother-in-law to say goodbye, and to go to Mrs. Gu's place.
As for Mrs. Gu, it is natural to use the name of 'love', and she will try to find the truth.
For example, let them serve meals, squeeze their shoulders and beat their backs, and pour a cup of tea and water. This is because the elders love the younger generation. For Mrs. Gu, who has stayed in the back house for a lifetime, it is the best. Therefore, no one in the Gu family would say that the third wife had the old lady's face, and they all respected her.
Even Mrs. Gu was wary of her mother-in-law, and she felt relieved when she saw this.
But in reality, it's just like drinking water.
And Ning Ning is also stubborn, and several Zhishu said more than once that she went home to report to his wife, but she was blocked by her. However, she also complained to Gu Qian under the persuasion of a few Zhishu.
It was just a tentative complaint. Sure enough, although Gu Qian felt sorry for his wife, he didn't take it seriously at all. He even said it many times. On the contrary, some of Gu Qian's wives sighed squeamishly.
Since then, Ning Ning has stopped talking about these things.
In addition, Gu Qian was busy preparing for the test next year, and he neglected his wife, which is why Ning Ning's miscarriage happened this time.
In fact, if he really cares about it, there is no way to talk about it at all. It's just that Mrs. Gu occasionally felt the cold and kept Ning Ning waiting for the soup for a few days.
It was said that she was left to serve, but in fact, most of the servants did, and she was just helping by the side.
It was also Ning Ning's negligence. For more than a year, her childhood has been abnormal, and she never thought that she was pregnant this time. Maybe I'm tired and the baby is gone. At first I thought it was a menstrual period, but I didn't know it was a miscarriage until I felt wrong and went to the doctor.
Fortunately, the month is still young, and he didn't hurt his body very much. He just had to rest for a while.
"Mother, it's also a talkative Siqin. You see, it's nothing at all."
"It's nothing to worry about? If she makes things difficult for you, you won't come back and tell your mother?"
But how can I say that my grandmother asked me to pour tea and water, and beat my waist and shoulders, was she sparring herself? What grandchildren don't do this
Even in a big family, the generally shameless grandchildren can't do this, because the elders ask you to do it to give you dignity and to represent closeness. The big families are all flourishing, with too many children and grandchildren. If they want to stand out, they will find opportunities to show their faces.
Like Ning Ning being favored by Mrs. Gu, there are many people in the Gu family who are jealous and say some sour words.
Even if it is used for outsiders to judge, there is nowhere to say, others will only say that the daughter of the Xue family is too squeamish, why is she so vain? !
"Mother, don't listen to Siqin. It's something that makes things difficult for me. I didn't take care of it myself. I don't blame others. Besides, after this time, she will definitely not dare to ask me to do anything in the future."
"But..." But that was his grandson who had no chance to meet.
"Mother, okay, my husband is very sorry for what happened. Even my grandmother ordered a lot of supplements."
Zhao'er was so confused, she didn't know what to say.
She and Xue Tingxiang, the young husband and wife, accompanied them all the way. She had the final say in the entire Xue Mansion, and naturally she did not know the private affairs of these noble families.
She wanted to attack the Gu family violently, but her daughter is still in the family's house. Mrs. Gu is Gu Heng's biological mother and Gu Qian's biological grandmother. It is easy for her to vent her anger. What will her daughter do in the future? Betrayal
At this time, Mrs. Gu also came, saying sorry again and again.
Mrs. Gu also came with crutches, saying that she was old and confused. Knowing that there are many family members and her granddaughter-in-law is a bride, she hurt her a lot and gave her a long face. Who knew such a thing would happen.
The trouble was so bad that Zhao'er couldn't even utter a word of rebuke, but instead had to comfort the two of them.
For a while, the house was lively as if the pot was boiling. Ning Ning, who was sitting on the couch, saw this scene, watching her mother feel aggrieved and had to comfort Old Madam Gu, a flash of guilt and coldness flashed in her eyes.
After Zhao'er left, Ningning looked at Siqin.
Siqin knelt down with a plop, lowered her head and cried, "Miss, this servant knows that you blame the servant for being so talkative, and even invited the lady here, but the servant is really, really reluctant to see you wronged yourself."
The three Zhishu also knelt down and pleaded for Siqin: "Girl, this matter was actually discussed by a few of us. If you want to punish, punish us."
In fact, why did Ning Ning not know that Siqin and the others were loyal, and how could he bear to punish them.
She closed her eyes and waved, "Go on."
Only then did the other two girls help Siqin down, leaving Zhishu alone.
The room was quiet, Zhishu saw that Ning Ning kept her eyes closed, so she stepped forward and wanted to serve her to lie down, but when she got closer, she realized that the girl was not asleep.
Zhishu glanced at her before hesitating: "Miss, why didn't you tell Madam about the girl?"
Why not tell
Maybe she's looking for a reason for herself
There will be a test in February next year. In order to study hard, Gu Qian has been sleeping in the study for a while.
But I don't forget to come to see my wife every day, especially when something like this happened this time, it made him run to his wife's place diligently. In the end, Ning Ning advised him that it's not a big problem, not to give up the root and the bottom, and she also wanted to have a good rest, He just came less.
But once a day, it is unstoppable.
Although Zhao'er didn't say anything about this matter, how could the Xue family not complain. Recently, in the court hall, Xue Tingxiang staged a drama of 'righteousness and annihilation of relatives'. Ju Heng said that he held the opposite attitude.
Gu Heng was not stupid, he naturally knew where the crux was.
He went to Mrs. Gu's yard and was furious. Not only did he say that he would send Gu Lanying away, but he also asked Mrs. Gu to find someone for Shao Yan and marry her off immediately.
Anyway, there was a lot of trouble, and Gu Qian was also told by his father to coax Ning Ning well.
Gu Qian has heard such words countless times, and it has even become a shadow.
He also loves his wife, but in this way, he treats Ningning with a little less freedom between young couples, and instead is a little more cautious.
On this day, he watched the maid serve Ning Ning and drank the medicine, and left.
On the way back to the study, he met Shao Yan.
"Cousin..." Shao Yan burst into tears and couldn't cry.
Gu Qian wanted to hide when he saw Shao Yan, and had no intention of talking to her at all.
He hurriedly avoided and wanted to leave, but Shao Yan said behind him: "Cousin, if you don't help me, I will have to die. The Xue family made things difficult for the eldest uncle, and the eldest uncle would take my mother and me out of anger. My aunt wants to marry me to an old imperial censor who is a widower, I would rather die if I marry such a person!"
In fact, with Mrs. Gu's character, how could she choose such a marriage for her niece, but she was rushed, and she didn't have time to choose anyone.
She chose a few new recruits for Shao Yan, but unfortunately Shao Yan and Gu Lanying either thought they were ugly, or they thought they were poor. In the end, Madam Gu got angry and appointed her a censor who was already an official.
It is said that he is only in his thirties, his original partner died early, and he has no children left, which is not bad for Shao Yan's identity.
It's a pity how did Gu Qian know this, and Shao Yan cried like this again. In the end, it was because of his wife that Gu Qian felt guilty, so he promised Shao Yan to talk to her mother and change her cousin's marriage.
The two went to the yard where Mrs. Gu lived together.
Halfway through, Shao Yan was too timid to go, saying that Gu Qian could only follow her while waiting for news in Gu Qian's study.
And this matter reached Ning Ning's ears in an instant, but she didn't say anything.
Gu Qian didn't come for three days in a row.
The fourth day came, but his eyes flickered and he dared not look directly at Ning Ning.
And come in a hurry, go in a hurry, seems to be busy with something.
Ning Ning knew what was going on, and even a few Zhishu knew about it, but they couldn't bear to say it.
Until now, they didn't understand why they always felt that something was weird after the girl got married, and it turned out to be the case. But they didn't know what the girl wanted to do, and they didn't dare to interrupt. And with the previous time, it was natural to secretly deliver a letter to the mansion again.
When the first snow since the beginning of winter, Ning Ning finally gave birth to a small confinement.
Zhao'er came to see her daughter, and saw that she was raised as red as white, and finally felt relieved. Seeing that the young couple's relationship was the same as before, she didn't feel any resentment in her heart. How could life be smooth all the time, as long as the young couple were harmonious.
Gu Qian also specially took Ning Ning to Xue's house.
Here, he met his father-in-law, Xue Tingxiang.
For Yuezhang, Gu Qian has always been respectful and awe-inspiring. Now he mainly tests for fame, he naturally understands how difficult it is to achieve Yuezhang's six yuan and the first, not to mention that Yuezhang can have today's power, all relying on himself Fight it out.
Xue Tingxiang could naturally see his son-in-law's timidity towards him. To be correct, the only thing his son-in-law dissatisfied with him was this.
But he has experienced two lives, he knows why this is the case, and he understands that no one is perfect, but he doesn't care about it. As long as the son-in-law treats his daughter well, he can ignore everything else.
When something like that happened to his daughter, he was naturally annoyed. Now that he was out of anger, he had to beat him.
After the beating, he began to call Gu Qian about some things in the imperial examination.
After the two returned home, when they were walking on the road, Gu Qian looked at Ning Ning and hesitated.
"What's wrong?"
"I see that I'm going to end next year, and I don't have much time to accompany you. There is a village in Tangshan, why don't I take you to enjoy the snow?"
Ning Ning looked at him and nodded.
Too bad we didn't get to go this time.
Gu Qian was trying to avoid it, but since others were staring at him, how could he let him leave easily.
Zhishu and several people were packing their luggage, when suddenly Gu Qian couldn't speak, saying that something happened to one of his friends, and he had to help him deal with it.
But after all the luggage was packed, Ning Ning said that he was going to relax, and Gu Qian didn't need to go. For Gu Qian, this was just in time, so he promised again and again, and said that he would go to her when it was finished.
"Girl, what do you think?"
This whole thing is not only incomprehensible to Zhishu, but also to several of Ning Ning's confidants.
They know the inside story the most, even better than Madam and Master, but because they know so much, they can't understand what the girl is thinking.
They originally thought that the girl never liked the uncle from the beginning to the end, so they would sit back and watch the girl's actions and pretend to be deaf.
The purpose is to find an excuse for yourself to succeed and leave.
Perhaps this act was shocking to the world, but it can be seen that Shu and several servants, the masters and wives of the mansion, and even the sons and daughters of the mansion are not ordinary people, so I don't think there is anything.
Given the Xue family's family background, without this, many people would be willing to marry a girl.
I originally thought that the girl would wait for the incident to break out and push the boat with the flow, but who would have thought that the girl would take the initiative to avoid it.
What happened to the friend of the uncle, it was obviously a temporary excuse by the girl who used the means to get away, but she couldn't let go of the girl.
Gu's family must be in chaos at the moment, this is the best time, but the girl took the initiative to avoid it, and when it is time to go back, it will probably be calm again.
After hearing Zhishu's words, Ning Ning was stunned at first, then lowered his head and smiled: "What are you thinking? I don't know what I am thinking."
Maybe he was true to her throughout the whole thing, so she couldn't bear it? Perhaps it is to sit back and watch and feel ashamed
In fact, she is selfish and hypocritical, pretending to be tolerant and doing things she thinks are magnanimous, but in fact she is just reassuring herself.