After Shen Yiyao and Xue Shi left, the old lady made Chen Shi also roll away with a dark face, and then sat there with a dark face, not making a sound for a while.
Zhao's mother on the side didn't dare to persuade her. Now it's useless to say anything. The old lady doesn't want to make the embarrassment in the house public, so she can only hold on.
But where did the one thousand taels come from
Zhao's mother was full of worries, whether the old lady had money in her hands or not. It is estimated that there is no better understanding in this world than Zhao's mother.
"Go and take out the set of red gold inlaid green jade heads in my jewelry box and deal with it."
Zhao's mother was shocked and couldn't help saying: "But, but that's your favorite set of faces, old lady, such a precious thing, I'm afraid it will be hard to find in the future."
This set of red gold inlaid green jade head and face was brought up by Shen Yiyao in filial piety when the old lady celebrated her 50th birthday.
A set of 12 pieces of head and face, divided into top hairpin, distraction, heart-picking, temple hairpin, flower head hairpin, covering temple, bun, danzi, full crown and so on. They are all made of red gold inlaid with green jade. Not to mention the excellent workmanship of this set of head and face, the green jade embedded on your head is emerald green and has a very high water head. It looks really like people and is the best imperial green. . The old lady likes it very much, and she is reluctant to take it out at ordinary times. It is the most precious set of all her jewelry.
"What's hard to find is hard to find, and the others can't be worth the price. She Shen Yiyao filial piety came up, and now it's not a loss for her daughter."
Now, the old lady can only comfort herself like this.
Zhao's mother hesitated for a moment and asked, "Do you live or die?"
After asking this sentence, she quickly held her breath.
As expected, the old lady's face quickly contorted, panting heavily, and only after a while said: "Death!"
A long time ago, every time the old lady asked Zhao's mother to take her dowry out, she also had a beautiful fantasy. Thinking of waiting for her to live a little more in the future, she will redeem it all. But whenever she finally had some money in her hand, there were always other places where she was more anxious to use the money. Over time, those things made her forget them on purpose.
The number of times of deeds has been increased, and now the old lady also understands the key point. The money earned in death is more than twice as high as that in life. That's why Mama Zhao asked this question.
In the end, this set of Green Fei was worth 2,500 taels. Not only was it able to deal with Shen Yiyao's side, but the old lady still had a lot left in her hands, so I didn't mention it.
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The Xue family tossed and turned all night, and Yan Zhi couldn't sleep because of her tossing, so he simply sat up.
"You don't sleep this night, what kind of pancakes are you making!"
Xue also sat up, lit a small lamp on the low bedside cabinet, and then leaned back to the pillow.
She rambled about what happened today, and said again: "Do you think our family is really out of money? Where have all the properties gone? Now the old lady doesn't even care about her face, I really can't understand why she To be like this. With the promise of those industries in our house, it is enough for this family to live comfortably, why is it so stingy. "
Yan Zhi frowned and said impatiently, "You ask me, how do I know!"
"Do you think the old lady has caused the industry's scourge? But in the past few years, I haven't seen any place where large sums of money are used. You said that if we Ru'er got married, the government will take the money out of our daughter. Dowry It’s not too small, this year’s sixteenth, it’s not too late to delay marriage for another two years, but when the time comes, you will have to give the bride a dowry gift, which is another sum of money. There is also Ling girl, and the second child…”
The more Xue thought about it, the more annoyed she became, she couldn't help pinching Yan Zhi, "I'm so anxious that my hair is turning white, how can you still sleep! According to me, we might as well have gone out back then, there are so many Industry, let’s live frugally, it won’t be as difficult as it is now. All the income for so many years has been in the hands of the old lady, and no one can touch it at all. Except for daily wear, there is no extra money in hand, so I want to do anything. It's difficult. I finally saved some money in my hand, and the children are all grown up, and there are places where money is used."
Yan Zhi was very reluctant to listen to Xue's ramble, especially the sentence 'it's not as good', he said with a displeased face: "You don't know what those days were like when they were separated! Why don't I tell you a long time ago that we have to prepare for the worst, and that little industry will be treated as a meal and drink for all of us for so many years, so don't mention it again in the future!"
But how can you just eat and drink!
Yan Zhi has been alert since he was a child, has a sweet mouth and can coax people. Not only is the old lady liked, but the old man is also more respectable. He is also the eldest son. Although he is a concubine, he was raised in the old lady's room since he was a child, and his food and clothing are higher than other concubines, although he is not as good as two direct descendants. Yes, but also top-notch.
When the old marquis split up the family business before his death, Yan Ting and Yan Qu got the two big heads. Yan Zhi was naturally inferior to them, but he was much better than the other concubines. Not only were there two shops in excellent locations, the big and small fields. Zhuangzi still has four more, and the old Houye also divided him more than 2,000 taels from his private house. Except for the little money, all these things were collected by the old lady as an undivided family and placed in the duke before he got to him.
For so many years, even if the big house has eight mouths, the industry's prospects will not be exhausted.
But Yan Zhi seems to be slick, but he is actually a filial person who can handle it clearly. He always felt that no matter what, his father and the old lady treated him well. Although he was abandoned by the old lady back then, he is useless now, but no matter what, people still treat him like half a son to love him, and his family lives in this house. It is also a lot of light.
Everyone stood on their own position and had their own discretion, including his flattery, but he didn't have any pure thoughts. In the same way, if people are close to their sons first, even if their minds are not so pure, don't say anything, because everyone is not pure.
But sometimes that kind of pain is really painful, no matter what the reason is, Yan Zhi can actually feel it.
The big couple are not stupid, they have already seen some clues. Xue was a woman, and she was in charge of the money in the family, so she was more worried, and could not help complaining a few words in front of Yan Zhi. Yan Zhi thought about it more thoroughly than her, and he also cared about the affection he had before. After all, this is already the case. Even if those industries are really gone, what else can he do? Is it possible to make trouble with the old lady? It can only be assumed that there is no such thing, so I feel more comfortable.
"Why don't you mention it? Don't mention what we will eat and drink in the future, and what will our son use to marry a wife? If you only rely on your salary, you will starve to death. I admit that my father treated us well at that time, and the old lady was pretty decent on the surface. , but your surname is Yan, don't forget, is it possible that you should die because you are a concubine? You always compare yourself to those concubines, you forget how much you paid for everything today? There, you haven't called a mother up until now. She doesn't leave home on weekdays, so let's pretend to be stupid and pretend that there is no such person. In order not to provoke her jealousy, you have been acting stupid for so many years, all day long Live hard, Yan Zhi, do you feel aggrieved? I tell you, you don't owe her, you deserve everything!"
Yan Zhi stared at the Xue family for a long time before wiping his face decadently.
"Okay, you're right. But if that's the case, what can you do?"
Xue Shi was silent for a while.
"It's alright, alright." Yan Zhi pulled her down to lie down, and blew the light again, "I've been thinking so much all day long, let's take a step by step. If you can't get to the point you said, the sky will fall. If you don't come down, there will still be a second child there to support!"
Every time the two talked about this, Yan Zhi would always use this statement to appease the Xue family.
And as the tall Yan Ting in "The sky is falling and there is still a tall guy on it", he has not been very proud of himself recently.
What happened was the greatest humiliation in Yan Ting's life.
He thought about killing Xu Xiangrong to vent his hatred, but he didn't even have the courage to do it, and in the end he could only choose to avoid it.
These days, there are many friends outside asking Yan Ting to go out, but Yan Ting all refused one by one. Every day, I was almost Mao, and I went back to the mansion. After returning to the mansion, except for the occasional visit to the old lady, I didn't even go into the backyard, and always stayed in my front yard study.
Even so, he also met Xu Xiangrong twice when he was working in the palace. Although the two didn't talk, the look in Xu Xiangrong's eyes always made Yan Ting feel chills in his bones.
Yan Ting suffered from insomnia overnight, and then used alcohol to anesthetize himself. He couldn't sleep without drinking, but he always had nightmares when he fell asleep after drinking.
In less than a month, Yan Ting lost weight rapidly.
The old lady thought that he was working too hard, and Yan Qian's disappearance made a fuss. Only Yan Ting knew why.
**
Soon came the day of Yan Yan and her wedding.
In the first two days of the day, Shen Yiyao began to make arrangements.
The courtyard where the guests were entertained that day, the hall where the ceremony was held, and the banquet after the ceremony, red silk was hung everywhere in the mansion, and the decorations were all new.
On the contrary, Yan Yan was quite leisurely. Apart from preparing the clothes and jewelry that she was going to wear that day, it was time to keep her spirits up and attend in the best state of mind.
Compared with Yan Yan, the protagonist, Yan Ru and Yan Ling are more nervous. Because the second aunt told them both that it was time for them to help entertain the female guests. They have never presided over such a big scene as the host, and they are inevitably uneasy.
It can be said that Shen Yiyao put a lot of thought into making her daughter's wedding ceremony decent enough. The one thousand taels of silver allocated by the public is naturally not enough, and she pays all the rest from her own pocket. Everything needs to be perfect, and the selection of the guest and the likes has changed a few times.
At the beginning, Shen Yiyao planned to let her second sister-in-law be the daughter and the guest of honor at the wedding ceremony, but the choice of the guest of honor is also very particular. High moral character.
The second Mrs. Shen is consistent everywhere, but there is only one point, only a son and no daughter, can not be regarded as having both children.
Shen Yiyao was very contradictory. After thinking about it for a few days, out of nervousness about her daughter, she decided to invite Ma Quanfang to be the guest, Mrs. Shen Er as the likeer, and Mrs. Xue as Yousi, that is, the assistant of the guest and the like.
But when the words reached Yan Yan, they were refuted.
Yan Yan insisted that her second aunt be her guest, even if she did not have both children. But in her mind, only the second aunt is qualified to put hairpins on her hairpin, indicating that she is an adult.
It's not that Ma Quanfang is not good enough, but Mrs. Shen's meaning to Yan Yan is different. There are so many things that are indescribable, only Yan Yan can understand it in her own heart.
Shen Yiyao couldn't beat Yan Yan, and she also thought that this official guest would not let the second sister-in-law take over, it was really unreasonable, so she promised.
They sent someone to deliver the letter in advance, and Mrs. Shen was surprised when she was invited.
Yan Yan and his wife are not a trivial matter here at Duke Zhen Guo's mansion. If it wasn't for the fact that he couldn't bring his granddaughter to Duke Zhen Guo to hold the wedding ceremony, Duke Zhen Guo might have done such a thing.
Mrs. Shen started to feel uneasy early, but she also knew that she was not qualified to be a guest, so she thought that it was feasible to be a praiser at this time.
Of course, there will be sadness in the heart.
Who would have thought that she had received an invitation to invite her to be the guest of honor, and Mrs. Shen was both happy and uneasy. After asking the person who came to deliver the letter for a long time, she knew that Yan Yan insisted on doing so, and she couldn't help shedding tears of excitement.
Mrs. Shen Er has always been a prudent and self-controlled person, and she rarely loses her temper like this. But A Yan is no less than her own daughter to her, and being able to put a hairpin on her hairpin means a very different meaning.
On the day of Yan Yan's wedding, Weiyuan Hou's mansion was very lively.
There was an endless stream of carriages from various houses in front of the door, all of which were ladies from various families who came to attend the ceremony.
Duke Zhen Guo and his whole family were present. This was the first time Duke Zhen Guo stepped into the gate of Yan's house. Even in the funeral of Marquis Weiyuan back then, he just asked his son to come to worship, but this time it was for his granddaughter. and came.
The attendees of the ceremonial ceremony are generally dominated by women, but not without men. First of all, as the father of the concubine, Yan Ting is going to be present, and the male guests of Zhen Guogong's family, as Yan Yan's grandfather, uncle and cousin, also have this qualification.
The arrival of Duke Zhen Guo's family has attracted countless admiration. If you know that Duke Zhen Guo is extremely rare to appear in front of people. Although the Duke of Zhen's family acted domineeringly, they never made friends with them. Other families hold banquets and wines, and it is rare to invite men from Duke Zhen Guo's house, at most Mrs. Shen Er and Mrs. Zhen Guo go out to socialize.
As Mrs. Zhenguo gradually grew older, she rarely went out, so the Shen family was mostly the second Mrs. Shen who walked outside on weekdays.
If it is said that the appearance of Duke Zhen Guo is amazing, then the rewards that come one after another in the palace behind are even more surprising.
The first to come was the reward of Emperor Xi, and the reward was very ordinary, that is, a bucket of pearls and two handles of wishful thinking. The people in the palace in front had just left, and the reward came again, but this time it was rewarded by Empress Xiao, which was a hairpin.
The hairpin is a longevity hairpin carved from suet white jade, and the hairpin is the last stroke of the longevity character. Ingenious and exquisitely carved.
Empress Xiao, as the mother of a country, gave a hairpin to Yan Yan and the ceremony, the meaning of which is self-evident.
Yan Yan's wedding ceremony is not the most grand and unprecedented in Beijing, but it is the most honorable. A little girl's wedding ceremony, the emperor and the queen have successively given rewards, even the families of those princes and ministers rarely see such a situation.
Emperor Xi naturally looked at Duke Zhen Guo's face and made a face for his granddaughter, but Empress Xiao's reward was somewhat unexpected.
Before the ceremony was about to begin, something went wrong.
Yan Ting actually never showed up. After the report came up, Shen Yiyao's internal organs were burned, and he ordered people to search everywhere.
She was so busy these days that she rarely met Yan Ting's face. Just two days before the main day, he sent someone to inform him, thinking that Yan Ting should not be absent on such an important day, so he didn't pay attention. Who would have guessed that such a thing happened.
Yan Ting was in the mansion, but he drank too much in the study the first night, and has not woken up until now. When the servants found him, he was sleeping soundly, looking extremely embarrassed, with a stubble face on his face. I hurriedly woke up, and had people clean up their instruments again, and came in a hurry, but fortunately it was just before the auspicious time.
As the auspicious time arrived, Yan Yan's wedding ceremony began.
The words of praise were sung, and the satin-like black hair scattered behind her was pulled up by Mrs. Shen herself, and the white jade longevity hairpin that the queen had given down on her hairpin represented the accomplishment of the ceremony.
Shen Yiyao had prepared a hairpin for her daughter and inserted her hair, but since the queen rewarded one, it was naturally the one that the queen rewarded.
The salutation lyrics: "The scorpion worships Yousi and all the guests—"
Yan Yan solemnly and solemnly bowed in order, and the audience responded.
Li Cheng.
The salutation also sang the words: "The ceremony is completed, please ask the parents of the person to bow to all the spectators."
Afterwards, the spectators, led by the likes, left the stage in order to go to the banquet.
Duke Zhen Guo didn't stay for long, he left after Yan Yan's ceremony, along with Shen Ding, Shen Qi, and Mrs. Zhen Guo's wife. Mrs. Zhenguo occasionally felt a cold, and it was not suitable to go out, but today was the day of her granddaughter, so she came to the scene with her ill body.
Only Mrs. Shen Er was left to help entertain the female guests who came to watch the ceremony in Weiyuan Hou Mansion.
Xue Shi has made a big splash today, and she feels extremely proud of being a Yousi under the attention of everyone. On the other side, Yan Ru and Yan Ling were respectfully leading the ladies to the table. There were not many seats, and there were only about ten tables, but all of them were well-known ladies in Beijing.
Yan Ru and Yan Ling's generosity and decency attracted the admiration of many ladies. They were neither humble nor arrogant, with decent smiles on their faces. Chen shi naturally would not miss such a good opportunity, and also pushed the sixth and seventh girls out.
But Yan Xia and Yan Juan were both raised by her to be introverted and afraid of life, and they looked restrained, but it had the opposite effect, which made Yan Ru's elegant and decent, and Yan Ling cute and not rude.
After the banquet, some people inquired about Shen Yiyao, Second Lady Shen, Ma Quanfang and others.
Knowing that this is the cousin of Yan Yan, Shen Yiyao's niece, although her husband's background is not high, it makes people feel a bit sighed, but these ladies present not only have children and descendants of their own families who need to marry, but also many relatives. descendants.
All in all, the appearance of Yan Ru and Yan Ling has won the eyes of many ladies, and there will be an endless stream of people who come to their homes in the future.
And Yan Yan, the owner of this wedding banquet, was in the Ningxiang Pavilion at the moment, stunned by the gift that Luo Huaiyuan brought to her door.
If you were a modern person, you would know what this thing is at a glance, but the key point is that Yan Yan is not a modern person.
On a huge Eight Immortals table, there is a table of pink flowers. There are all in sight, countless, delicate, magnificent and splendid. The pink color and the beautiful appearance, even Yan Yan, who has never had her little daughter's love for beauty, can't help but be amazed.
On top of the flower is a small card that is co-authored, spread out and read, with a few words written on it—
It is said that in the far western ocean, there is a kind of flower called rose, and its flower language represents love.
999 roses represent everlasting, endless love.
Although these are not real flowers, it was just that I listened to people in Fuzhou at that time, and later found a skilled Xiu Niang to make them with satin silk, but I believe that Sister Ayan will definitely understand my heart...
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Along with the flowers came a small box in the shape of a long strip.
Yan Yan opened it, and there was a golden hairpin inside.
This golden hairpin is made of golden threads to form a grass-like pattern, on which a three-dimensional wishful cloud pattern is made of gold thread. A phoenix is flying in the middle, and both the phoenix and the cloud pattern are made of hair-thin gold threads. In the middle of the mouth of the phoenix, there is an extremely dazzling and dazzling pink gemstone.
There was also a small piece of paper in it, and on it was written—
'It's a pity that I have been flattering the crown prince for several days, and the queen is too stingy, so I will send you a white jade hairpin. It doesn't matter, your husband, I have money, we sell it, and you marry me in the future, if you want to buy a few, let's buy a dozen at a time, and put them all on your head! '
Imagining herself with a hairpin inserted, Yan Yan couldn't help but burst into a smile, but tears were shining in her eyes.