Yuan Fu Nushu

Chapter 424, Birth

When Yuan Hui arrived with her distinguished friends, Mrs. Nanyang Hou asked Nanyang Hou to ask for leave to come back. When the prince arrived, she was urged again. When the husband and wife arrived, Nanyang Hou had just entered the house , considered catching up with entertaining guests.

You think that Nanyang Hou is an old man who has been highly praised in the palaces of the princes in recent years, so it is impossible that he has never heard of it.The Marquis of Nanyang was particularly envious of the officials who served in the palaces of the princes. They were not short of errands and rewards.He knew You recognized his name, which was another reason.

Youzhen and his wife, Li Shi, parked outside the main entrance. Youzhen got out of the car first: "You wait in the car, I will send the name stickers first. If you want to enter, let's enter through the main entrance. The teacher said that the corner gate here is ten taels of silver. , Why should you and I go through the corner gate! Just go through the main gate and see who dares to accept me!"

Li Shi reminded: "Mother's family, please show your momentum."

You Zhen looked at his body: "I'm wearing an official robe. I've just been promoted to an official, no more, no less, just one rank higher than Nanyanghou."

Li Shi smiled and said, "Okay, as long as the natal family doesn't lose their identity."

Seeing the name sticker, Marquis of Nanyang hurried out to greet him, and invited Mrs. Marquis of Nanyang to welcome Mrs. Li, Luan Jing also came back from the yamen after hearing the news, the prince greeted the guests with trepidation.

The relatives of the emperor are always the focus in Beijing, especially the focus of the officials of the royal palaces in recent years. The Marquis of Nanyang is an old man, not to mention that he has always envied the officials who worked in the palaces of the princes and Duke Huguo. It is said that because of knowing Youzhen's background, you can deduce the reasons for Youzhen's prominent official career, and know the relationship between Youzhen and the wife of the Duke of the Protectorate.

Well, he and his daughter-in-law Qi are from the same hometown, Master You came here, let Nanyang Hou once again understand the unity of all people in Xinji, he is as radiant as the arrival of Princess Xian and the son of Prince Li, because the shoes are in good condition feet, otherwise you can walk on backwards.

You admit that whenever he met Luan Jing in the past few years, no matter what the occasion, he would be scolded or scolded or scolded.

The father and the son each have their own thoughts on welcoming the guests, and you think that today they are treated equally. He is here to congratulate, not to seek trouble.After a few words, Luan Jing gradually felt at ease, and also felt radiant.

After chatting harmoniously for a while, Luan Jing gradually grew proud, wishing he could grab his colleagues one by one and let them see the grand occasion in his home.

Only Mrs. Xi, a stable woman in the palace, is not something ordinary people can invite.

Fan's family is a stable woman, she is willing to help others, she has no airs, busy all day delivering babies and correcting the fetal position, and small officials prefer to invite her.

There are also Princess Xian and others.But Luan Jing's family grew up as a dude, and what he was familiar with was the romantic laughter on his face. He also knew that this kind of behavior was far away from the family, and farther away from Princess Xian and others. In his opinion, With the arrival of Princess Xian and others, he dared not think about it in his heart.

Only one person came, and Nanyanghou and his son were so grateful that they wept. Nanyanghou was afraid that he would not be able to entertain him, so he quietly ordered someone to invite Qinghehou, and then Linjianghou and other people on errands to accompany the guests.

The Marquis of Qinghe was overjoyed when he heard the news. He thought that the Qi clan was mobilizing and preparing to have a baby, and he asked his wife to come with a gift. The Marquis of Linjiang and others thought the same way, and they also asked their wife and daughter-in-law to come with a gift, and informed Wu Tianxiong that he would also bring a gift. Asking for leave from the yamen, he went to Luan's house one step earlier to help entertain guests.

They came at the right time, when several families or cars or sedan chairs arrived at Nanyang Marquis Mansion, a few horses happened to stop at the main gate, Yuan Lian and Zheng Liugen dismounted calmly.

After Grandpa Yuan left Beijing, Yuan Lian assumed the responsibility of Xinji's most senior elder in Beijing. Shu Ze and Aunt Yuancai had a dispute, and Yuan Lian would come.Give Yanyan momentum, Yuanlian will definitely come, and Zheng Liugen will definitely come even if he is not an elder.

Build momentum, the more people the better.

Everyone who comes here enters the main gate today. Qi Xi and others are not allowed to enter the main gate of the Nanyang Marquis Mansion, and the Qi family scholar who entered Beijing that year is allowed to enter the corner gate, and the corner gate collects another ten taels of silver. Lian and others can't get through here.

This is true of the Li family, and so is the case of Yuanlian Zheng Liugen.

Looking at the gate of Nanyang Marquis Mansion, it is simple yet vigorous, a screen wall that has been blown by wind and rain appears in front of it, and it is clean and clean, and it also has the atmosphere of a noble family.

Yuan Lian said: "It seems that luck is still there, it's just that the children and grandchildren are too ugly."

Zheng Liugen smiled and said: "Father-in-law is gone, let them understand."

Yuan Lian hummed twice.

Marquis of Qinghe, Marquis of Linjiang and others came in from the corner gate. Before they could sit firmly in their chairs, Yuan Lian's greeting card was delivered, and everyone's faces lit up: "So it's him, and he's here too."

Wang Xueshi's two sons, the eldest son and the second son, have become more prominent in the capital's literary circle in recent years. Yuan Lian and their Meng Bulijiao are also well-known.

Besides, the second master is a relative of the Duke Huguo's mansion, so there are more people who flatter him, and his reputation spreads even more.

Qinghe Hou commanded: "Hurry up, get dressed, and welcome the Second Master Yuan together." Yuan Lian has an official position and belongs to the Ministry of Officials, and now he is serving in the study of his niece and son-in-law.

Some people might say, is General Zhen Guo a general?

The emperor is Tang Ze, and it is not impossible for the yamen to second officials.The Ministry of Officials is under the control of His Royal Highness Prince Ping. If the censor does not speak out about crimes and the suffering of the people, King Ping will be the first to refuse.

In fact, many people are chasing rumors for an official position like censor, but the emperor is Tang Ze. He is smart and has suffered dangers since he was a child.

Both Yuanlian and Qinghehou were in the Ministry of Officials, but they hadn't met much.

Qinghe Hou really wanted to get to know him, and today's opportunity came.

A group of Marquis flocked out to the main entrance, doubled their etiquette and politeness. When they asked who Zheng Liugen was, no one underestimated them, and they were all polite.

Zheng Xiucai was also a famous figure in Beijing, Xiaqiuwei at the age of eight, and Xiachunwei at the age of 12. He stopped in the palace examination of this subject, which is the pride of Beijing's official school.

After all, it was a government school that left him to study in Beijing.

In terms of kinship, he is the fiancé-in-law of Yanyan's fellow villager Yuan Er.Nanyang Hou implicitly also regarded him as a relative.In fact, there is no relationship at all.

When Wu Tianxiong rushed over in a panic, he scolded Luan Jing for not knowing what to do beforehand, and Luan Jing spread his hands together, "I don't know either." Just now, someone came back and said, "My lord, repair the garden for us. , Madam let you entertain."

Luan Jing waved: "Come and help."

Wu Tianxiong and him rushed to see the visitor, and only then did they understand that the wife of Duke Huguo sent many craftsmen to repair it, so that after Yanyan gave birth, it would be unsightly for Nanyang Marquis to entertain guests.

In Luzhu's letter, Yuanxiu asked Yuanxiu to agree to transfer the money from the store. Yuanxiu had a big belly and found it inconvenient to carry a pen. It happened that Yunzhan was at home, and Yunzhan replied on her behalf, because it is best to leave a written note for money matters.Yun Zhan said no, and directly asked the yamen in charge of the repairs to go to the manor, and after the repairs were completed, he would go to the Duke Huguo's mansion to collect the money.

A dozen or so people came to check the location first, and half an hour later until it got dark, about [-] carts came one after another, accompanied by Luan Jing and Wu Tianxiong the whole time, Luan Jing tearfully said: "Yes, what your lord said is, look at where the repair is, Just fix it, my family will cherish it."

The relevant official said with a smile: "I'm not afraid of your son's anger. After all, this is an errand ordered by you. We don't charge you money. We can save as much as we can."

Luan Jing and Wu Tianxiong nodded and bowed: "Yes, you have the final say."

The official pointed out: "Now only the east garden where the second grandma lives is being repaired, the main hall where the young master is born after the full moon, and the road from the east garden to the main hall, and the young master who lives for a hundred days is also in the main hall, we will repair less. "Yanyan hasn't given birth yet, and the polite person is talking about giving birth to a son.

Luan Jing and Wu Tianxiong said: "Yes."

When the main hall of Nanyang Marquis Mansion was full of guests and friends, the mansion was repaired.

Wu Tianxiong burst into tears with envy: "Lao Luan, you are about to become a great success, don't forget me, brother, and give me a hand."

Qing Hehou and others also came out to see it, and they were also full of admiration.Marquis Qinghe asked himself, ever since he knew that his son-in-law was marrying another wife, he not only agreed, but also rushed to the Qi family to ask for a marriage.

From then on, guests came like clouds, and until a few days later when Yanyan sent a letter of congratulations, Mrs. Xi and Mrs. Fan said that they were about to give birth. Let someone tell Mama Luo.

Mother Luo listened to the instructions: "Pack up the soup." There are eight women and girls who specialize in helping her every day, packing the ready-made chicken soup, ginseng soup, brown sugar eggs, etc. on the stove, each of them picks up one, and goes out the second door Get in the car, four cars and eight family members, Huang Ying takes another car to see them off, and enters through the corner gate guarded by Luan Tai Lewang.

Biyun greeted and led the way at the second gate, Mrs. Nanyang Hou and other relatives guarded Yanyan, and saw a group of people coming in a mighty way. The leader, Bai Fat Mama, was very imposing, and said when she came in: "Where is the stove, start a fire!" Come, take the soup we brought in and give it to Miss Yanyan to eat first."

Zhang's mother hurriedly reminded: "Mother Luo in the Duke Hu's mansion is the small kitchen of Mrs. Guan Shizi."

Mrs. Nanyang Marquis, Mrs. Qinghe Marquis, mother-in-law and Mrs. Linjiang Marquis came out to admire her. At this time, Yanyan’s cry came out, and Mother Luo stepped up to the kitchen, but Shu Laibao, who was being held by Aunt Yuancai, came suddenly. Gaining energy, he clawed at the crack of the door and yelled clearly: "Brother! Brother!"

A group of children, big and small, came running, and Yuan Hui and her little friends also stood outside the door or under the window and shouted: "Nephew, nephew, nephew!"

Finally unified: "brother brother brother brother brother."

With a loud cry of "Wow", the person who helped Mrs. Wen came out beaming: "Congratulations, congratulations, you are a young master."

Mrs. Nanyang Hou was choked with tears, and Mrs. Qinghe Hou was also moved to tears at the shout of "brother". At this time, the female relatives congratulated together, and Shu Laibao yawned lazily. He was tired and wanted to sleep.

Tang Qing asked for credit: "Aunt Hui, I shout the loudest, you have to reward me."

Yuan Hui said: "Follow me, let's go eat."

Friends, none of the family is short of delicious food, it's just for fun, everyone responded: "Let's go, after eating delicious food, I will come and see my brother."

Sister Ting also said that her younger brother forgot to change her words.

A few days ago, the garden was not just repaired, so I put delicious food in the yard closest to Yanyan's residence, and used it as a small living room, where Li's green bamboo took care of it.

Hearing that Yanyan gave birth smoothly, Shi Li stretched her neck and urged Lvzhu: "You go and see first, and I'll go and see later."

Luzhu said: "You can watch it when you are born, sister-in-law, let's watch the tea here, there are bad people in this family, if Sister Hui and the others eat something wrong, I'm sorry for Sister Xiu."

Li Shi stopped looking at the child and said: "You are right, we still keep the snacks, and I will cook the tea."

While talking, Yuan Hui and the others rushed in, giggling and showing off their contributions, everyone felt that he was the loudest and most useful.

Green Bamboo brought refreshments: "Sister Hui, after you finish eating, go to the shop. The loser is in the shop early in the morning, let him bring some more things to entertain the guests at this house, and let the loser come with the elders."

"Okay." Yuan Hui's friends were the quickest to agree.

After eating snacks, together with the waiters, more than a dozen carriages rumbled out of the corner gate.Nanyang Hou sent the guests to see him. He couldn't help himself for a while. He didn't go back to the living room. The son born to the Qi family will soon prosper again. Woo"

The more you cry, the sadder you become, and the more you think of yourself as a playboy when you were young, and your career as a young man is not going well.The Marquis of Nanyang knew about Luan Jing's embarrassment in the Yamen.Even if he hadn't inquired about it, he could tell from Luan Jing's increasingly sad face that the Marquis of Nanyang knew that his son was going his own way, just like he was following his father's way.

They are all young dandies, young people whose official careers are not going well, and who have worked hard all the way to middle age to become old officials, but they are not in charge of the yamen. It is a blessing to be able to manage this official in a stable manner.

The Feng family has never experienced the grand occasion of the Qi family giving birth to a large number of guests, nor has the Mrs. Nanyang Hou, nor the old Mrs. Hou.

Someone might say, Feng's production, didn't Qinghe Hou and others come?The difference is that the arrival of Yuan Lian, Zheng Liugen and others made Nanyang Hou and Qinghe Hou all smiles and invited his colleagues in the yamen. .Aiming at Yuanlian, the Marquis of Qinghe is a diligent and conscientious old man, so he even invited the Minister of the Ministry of Officials here.

This is a grand event that has never happened in the Nanyang Marquis Mansion for several generations, not to mention that there are Wang Shizi, Wang Shisun, the prince's son and the county master.

When Nanyang Hou was crying, Yuan Hui and others drove to the shop and asked, the elders whom He Ning and Lu Zhu had invited had already left the house, and Qi Jun's face was full of red: "Maybe it's not the same road, you haven't met."

The shop is crowded with people today, to celebrate the birth of the owner, the shop is discounted, and shoppers are squeezing in and out. Butler Xie sits here and recruits staff from Su Wang's mansion to maintain it.When Yuan Hui and the others arrived, they took a different path to enter, and hurried out again.

I really can't stand.

They went back to Nanyang Hou's Mansion with peace of mind and continued to play.

At this time, a group of people came outside the main gate of the Nanyang Marquis Mansion, and a servant trotted to send a greeting card: "Hurry up and report, my family's eldest son from the Duke Huguo's Mansion has come to congratulate you."

Those who came were Yun Zhan, He Ning, Qi Dong and his wife, Qi Xi and his wife.

(End of this chapter)