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Chapter 255, Drought

Perhaps because she felt that when Shi Dingxuan was imprisoned, the Cai family did not do much to help. This time Jin Yue'e came to the banquet in Jiang Anhou's mansion, and Jin Yue'e was warmly received by Mrs. Caihou, and she personally brought her to meet many honorable women.

No matter how hard she studied, even though she participated in many banquets, Jin Yue'e was still not used to being surrounded by people and becoming the center of attention. It was just the thought that her eldest son would risk going south to be a fast catcher in order to support their family. It must not hold back the children.

Now that her children are grown up, she has reached the age to talk about marriage. Although she has help from the family, she can't pin all her hopes on others, she must also have her own social circle.

When looking at daughter-in-law and choosing son-in-law, you can't be led by the nose in everything.

Furthermore, the engagement of children has always been a mutual choice between two families. It not only depends on whether the children are good or not, but also depends on the behavior of the parents.

All of her four children are good, but it can't be because she has lost the chain.

Jin Yue'e stabilized her mind, felt the kindness of the people in Caihou's residence, accepted her affection, used all the communication and entertainment learned from Mrs. Shi and Mrs. Shi, and tried her best to befriend the wives present.

The people of Caihou's mansion secretly observed Jin Yue'e for a while, and saw that although she was not very tactful, she was more sincere than others, so they became more enthusiastic.

The fourth wife of the Shi family is the son's benefactor, and the son begged her many times to take care of Jin's mother and daughter. If she is a good person, she is also willing to come and go often.

Seeing her mother-in-law's attitude, Su Jiaying thought about it, and took the initiative to introduce the ladies from various prefectures to the girls of the Shi family.

While the girl from the Shi family was talking with the ladies from various prefectures, Su Jiaying came to Shi Fuyin and Shi Fuxin, and looked at the two of them with a smile: "It's better to meet each other than to be famous, the two sisters are really eye-catching. "

Shi Fuyin smiled modestly: "Mrs. Shizi is the one who is so radiant that everyone can't take their eyes off."

Shi Fuxin asked with a smile: "Mrs. Shi Zi, who has heard about us?"

Su Jiaying pursed her lips and smiled: "There are many people who praise you, but the one I hear the most is from the young master."

Shi Fuyin showed surprise.

Shi Fuxin looked curious: "Madam Shizi, what did the young master say about us?"

Su Jiaying saw the reaction of the two sisters, and said with a smile: "Young master praised you for being amazing."

Shi Fuxin frowned, and said happily: "Young Master really has discerning eyes."

Seeing that she accepted the compliment without being modest at all, Su Jiaying was taken aback for a moment, and then laughed too: "Sister Xin is so cute."

As he said that, he glanced at Shi Fuyao who was led by Mrs. Shi to meet the wives of various families, and looked at Shi Fuyin, "Why didn't sister Yin follow Mrs. Shi?"

Shi Fuyin froze for a moment, she didn't understand what Su Jiaying meant.

Shi Fuxin glanced at Su Jiaying, and said with a smile, "My sister is a student of the Women's Prison."

Su Jiaying smiled: "The students of the National Women's Prison can also take a look first."

Only then did Shi Fuyin understand, and she felt a little embarrassed.

Shi Fuxin smiled and said: "No hurry, my brother is not engaged yet."

Su Jiaying wanted to say something else, but at this moment the servant girl came to report that Princess Chang Le and Princess Huaining had arrived, so Su Jiaying left in a hurry to meet them.

As soon as she left, Shi Fuyin said: "This Shizi's wife is not familiar with us." The first time they met, they talked about her marriage.

Shi Fuxin didn't say anything, but looked curiously at Princess Changle and Princess Huaining who were surrounded by a group of people.

Shi Fuyin was also looking at it: "After all, she is a daughter of the clan, and the demeanor of her whole body is not comparable to that of an official lady."

Shi Fuxin replied: "If I'm surrounded by so many palace maids and eunuchs, my aura will be great."

Shi Fuyin gave a low laugh, and also pulled Shi Fuxin, and walked towards Princess Changle and Princess Huaining together with other ladies.

Because of the arrival of the princess and princess, the Cai family's banquet was instantly higher than other families' banquets.

There is no way, the various prefectures hold banquets, and almost no royal family members are invited to attend.That is to say, the Cai family is the emperor's uncle's family, which is why they are so respectable.

Princess Chang Le and Princess Huaining first met Mrs. Caihou and the other wives, and then followed Su Jiaying to the waterside pavilion to talk with the ladies.

Shi Fuyin and Shi Fuxin didn't press themselves in front of the princess and princess, but just sat not far away, listening to the two of them talking about interesting things in the palace with everyone.

Princess Changle knew that the emperor valued the Cai family, so she gave the Cai family a face in public: "Brother Wu Huang was going to come, but unfortunately, there was a severe drought in Jianghan this year, and the local officials kept it secret and did not report it to the court until the disaster was out of control. It's on the fold."

"Father became very angry when he found out about this. He called several brothers into the palace early this morning, saying that he wanted to discuss disaster relief."

When Shi Fuxin heard this, she immediately looked over.

Su Jiaying quickly asked: "Is the disaster serious?"

Princess Chang Le: "I don't know too much about it, but I heard that many people seem to have starved to death. I see what the emperor means, it seems that he wants the emperor brothers to go to the disaster relief, and I don't know where this errand will end up. On the emperor's body."

The ladies were not interested in these matters, and Su Jiaying didn't want to talk about the court affairs, so she quickly changed the topic.

Shi Fuyin and Shi Fuxin looked at each other, they were hungry and worried about the people of Jianghan.

In the evening, after dinner, the family members of the Shi family left and went home.

After returning from being a guest at Jiang Anhou's Mansion, Mrs. Shi often took Shi Fuyao out of the mansion as a guest, and within a few days, someone came to propose marriage.

"What, the person who came to propose marriage is not from the capital?"

Shi Fuxin was a little surprised: "Why, my aunt wants my fourth sister to marry to another province? She married out of town, and the sky is far away. Fourth sister will be angry with her husband's family, and the mansion can't support her."

In ancient times, transportation was inconvenient. When a woman married, it was good if she married close, and she could go back to her natal home once in a while, but if she married far away, she might not be able to return to her natal home for the rest of her life.

Shi Fuyin explained: "After all, the fourth sister is a concubine. It is not easy to find someone with a good family background, good character, and good education in the capital. That's why my aunt turned her attention to other provinces."

Shi Fuxin was silent: "Where is the family who proposed the marriage?"

Shi Fuyin: "It belongs to the Qu family in Min Province. This Qu family is one of the best scholarly families in Min Province. It is the youngest son of the eldest son who wants to marry the fourth sister."

Shi Fuxin frowned: "If this Qu family is really a scholarly family, how could they let a legitimate son marry a concubine daughter?"

Shi Fuyin paused for a moment: "Although the fourth sister is a concubine, but she was born in the uncle's house, naturally she can't be compared with the concubines of ordinary officials' families."

Shi Fuxin shook her head: "If the uncle's mansion is still at the peak of its power, then it is justified, but the current uncle's mansion is just empty, and my brother was demoted not long ago, I don't think the name of the uncle's mansion can be honored How useful."

Shi Fuyin also hesitated, thought for a while and said, "Auntie will never harm Fourth Sister."

Shi Fuxin: "It's not a question of whether to harm or not. The eldest aunt is a woman. No matter how generous she is on weekdays, it's impossible for her to really not care about concubines and concubines at all."

"I believe that when choosing a husband's family for the fourth sister, the eldest aunt put her heart into it, but this intention was more for the interests of the family. As for the happiness of the fourth sister, I don't think it will be considered too much."

"This Minxing Qu family sounds good in everything, but sister, think about the temperament of the fourth sister, do you think she is suitable for a long-distance marriage?"

Shi Fuyin stopped talking. The fourth sister, Shi Fuyao, was a bit cowardly. After returning home for so long, she saw her siblings insulting her several times. She chose to bear it silently and never resisted once.

Marrying far away, with the temper of the fourth younger sister, it is estimated that she will really be bullied.

After all, Shi Fuyao's marriage was a matter for the big house, Shi Fuyin and Shi Fuxin just said a few words and left it alone, and each went about their own affairs.

On the second day of September, after the Qu family, another family came to propose marriage. This time, the visitor was a native of the capital, but his family background was not as good as that of the Qu family, and he was a family of fifth-rank officials.

Mrs. Shi was thorough in everything, she didn't make a private decision on the concubine's marriage, but she specially called Shi Fuyao to her and asked her opinion.

Shi Fuyao: "My daughter listens to her mother."

Mrs. Shi took a look at her, waved her to leave, and went to discuss with Mrs. Shi herself.

When Shi Fuyao came out of Yiming Hall, she met Shi Fulin and Shi Fuying.

Shi Fulin smiled and said: "Fourth sister, I didn't expect you to be quite likable. It hasn't been long, and two families have come to ask for marriage. I heard from my mother that the Qu family and the Ren family are very good. "

As she said that, she showed curiosity, "Fourth sister, do you prefer the Qu family in Fujian province, or the Ren family in Beijing?"

Shi Fu also looked over.

Shi Fuyao still said the same thing: "I listen to my grandmother and mother."

Shi Fu frowned: "Fourth sister, it's good to be filial, but you still have to make up your own mind about some things. Grandma and mother don't know what kind of person you like."

Shi Fulin looked down on Shi Fuyao's shyness, as if her mother had treated her harshly: "If you want me to say, Fourth Sister should choose to stay in the capital. Qu's family is too high, I'm afraid that Fourth Sister will marry into her I can't handle it later."

Although this remark was somewhat unpleasant, Shi Fu nodded in agreement: "Although the Ren family is only a fifth-rank official family, the family population is simple. Marrying into such a family will make life easier."

When Shi Fuyao saw that both of them were not optimistic about her being able to marry into a noble family, she felt that she was underestimated, and some dissatisfaction surged in her heart, and the same sentence: "I listen to my grandmother and mother."

Seeing that she didn't listen to their words, Shi Fulin snorted, and Shi Fubin shook his head and left.

Looking at the backs of the two, Shi Fuyao clenched her fists: "Am I not worthy to marry into a noble family?"

After that, Shi Fuyao was approached by Mrs. Shi to ask her again, and Mrs. Shi also analyzed the pros and cons of the Qu family and the Ren family with her.

The Qu family has a high family background, looking at the decent scenery, but it may not be easy to be a daughter-in-law.

Ren's family background is a bit low, but the population is small, and it is close to her mother's house, so the family can help out if there is anything.

"This is a major event in your life. The family can help you check it out, but you still have to choose who you like."

Seeing that Shi Fuyao was silent, Mrs. Shi asked her to go back and think about it.

After Shi Fuyao left Yixiangtang, she went to find her biological mother, Aunt Xue.

Aunt Xue naturally thinks that the Qu family is good. The Qu family is much higher than the Ren family. If a daughter marries into the Qu family, it is considered a high marriage, but if she marries into the Ren family, it is a low marriage.

"As women, our status and glory are given by our husbands and sons. Marrying a husband with a good family background can save decades of suffering."

Shi Fuyao remained silent, she was afraid of marrying far away, the Qu family was too far away from the capital, after getting married, it would be difficult for her to return to her natal family.

"Auntie, let me think about it again."

When Shi Fuyao was struggling, Shi Fuxin listened to the news of the disaster in Jianghan Province in the country.

It turns out that the severe drought in Jianghan did not start this year, but last year there were no crops in many places.

Officials in Jianghan did not report the drought. It was not until this year that people died of starvation, and because the corpses were not disposed of in a timely manner, plague broke out in some places and the situation could not be controlled, so they had to report to the court.

There was a plague, and when the emperor selected disaster relief officials, the Manchu officials were all shrinking back, and they were unwilling to go to Jianghan for disaster relief.

For this reason, the emperor made a big fuss again.

(End of this chapter)