Pastoral affairs

"What are you laughing at?" Yang's face was flushed red for some reason when she smiled like this.Cui Wei gave her a cold look, and at this moment a sense of boredom arose in her heart: "Why should I give it to you, the money is mine, and this marriage will not work out. If the third brother wants me to help and see each other again, I can give you the money." Come out. But if you want to find a wife for your son, why do you want me to come out?"

"There is no married girl in this world who calls her brother a daughter-in-law!" Yang did not want Cui Wei to find a daughter-in-law who would not be close to him, would not listen to him, and was reluctant to part with five or two thousand silver, muttering incessantly. .Cui Wei was too lazy to talk to her, so she directly picked up the teacup: "I have something to tell third brother, if it's all right, dad, you can go to the street for a walk, it's rare to come here, and play around when you turn around." As soon as the words fell, Mrs. Liu was a little moved. It was rare to come to Beijing, and this was the first time in her life. Naturally, she had to look around.Although Yang was still a little unwilling, Cui Shifu could already see that his daughter was impatient now, so of course he dragged her away.

After the group of people left, only Cui Jingping was left behind, and Cui Wei sighed: "Third brother, I heard from Brother Nie recently that Lu Jin has written a letter to the emperor, and I am afraid that the emperor will make decisions for him. You and Miss Qin between……"

"I know." Cui Jingping nodded, with a look of pain in his eyes, and after a long while he took a deep breath: "Sister, since this is already the case, if I continue to stay in Beijing, I am afraid that Miss Qin will be the one in the future." If she is married, people will gossip about her. Sister, I am afraid I can no longer run your pastry shop. Although I can't study well, I don't want to live like this. I want to leave Beijing with my parents and others , you have to take care of yourself from now on!"

It wasn't the first time that Cui Wei saw such a painful and struggling look on Cui Jingping's face, she felt as if her heart was choked up, and she was so uncomfortable that she couldn't speak.If a person wants to grow up completely in his life, if he has not experienced such heart-wrenching suffering, I am afraid it is really not easy to escape the current situation. Cui Jingping's expression seems to have made some decision, just like when he left Xiaowan alone The appearance of the village is only compared with that at that time.She lost her childishness and became more determined, but those eyes were still as bright.

Although Yang Shi was still talking about it unwillingly, she couldn't make any troubles by herself. At first, Cui Wei still felt a little bored with her.But thinking of the world from now on, I am afraid that we will not have much time to see each other again, and the impatience in my heart has faded a little.After the end of June, Cui's family quietly left Beijing, along with Cui Jingping, and Cui Wei's shop was quietly closed.At the same time.At the beginning of July, after the emperor recovered, he married Jian Lu Jin, the imperial envoy, and Qin Shuyu, the daughter of the prefect of Dingzhou.The wedding was also scheduled for July.In this way, it is a matter of great honor and great joy for the Qin family to be bestowed by the emperor. The Xu family had been ridiculed behind their backs for a long time in Jingzhong, but at this moment they finally felt proud.

The Lu family had a big wedding, and the emperor specially sent all the officials to congratulate him, so naturally Cui Wei also went.I personally saw the legendary Lu Jin who is stern and selfless, although it is rumored that he is about 30 years old.But looking at this person's face, I am afraid that some people would believe that he is 40 years old. His complexion is pale and thin, and he often has a straight face. On the day of his great joy, but he was wearing a sixth-grade blue official robe, and he didn't even wear a wedding dress.

His mother, Mrs. Hou, looks quite old. I heard that she was too widowed in her early years and brought up Lu Jin alone. At this time, she had children early, so Lu Jin lost his father at a young age. Shi should only be in her 40s or less than 50 years old, but she has gray hair, ravines all over her face, and a pair of horoscope lines on her face. Lu Jin's appearance follows her, but Hou Shi looks even more severe when she is older.

Today was supposed to be Qin Shuyu's big day, but Lu's family simply hung a red color. Lu's mother, Hou, was wearing a blue velvet dress. Even when her son got married, there was no smile on her face. Standing beside her was a haggard-looking woman in her thirties, holding two children about four or five years old by her hand, and was timidly standing at the door to welcome visitors.When Cui Wei came over, she saw that there was not even a servant in Lu's family.These two children should be Lu Jin's children, and the woman next to the Hou family should be Lu Jin's concubine. On the day of Qin Shuyu's wedding, she even asked this woman and the child to come with her. Isn't that intentional to cause trouble for others?

Moreover, it was a day of great joy, and the mother-in-law didn't wear festive clothes, but even Lu Jin, the groom, was wearing an official robe, which made Cui Wei feel a lot of sympathy for Qin Shuyu.

Because this marriage was decided by the emperor, the emperor naturally ordered all the officials to come to congratulate her. Cui Wei also came with them. Several officials and wives walked in front of her. When Hou was in front of her, before she could say congratulations with a smile, the other Hou had already thrown back the gift list with a cold face, and said sharply: "Today's grand wedding is due to the great grace of the emperor. The Lu family has no foundation at all. If it weren't for The emperor issued an order, the old lady does not want to entertain guests, if these silver ladies have a heart, why don't they use it to help the people of the world, why do they need to get it at this time? Although my Lu family is not talented, but I don't like these contacts, please Madam quickly put away the things, let the emperor order you to come here today, if you accept this gift, you will have weddings and weddings in the future, the old lady will not be able to come up with money!"

This sentence was extremely blunt, and many people outside the courtyard were stunned.

The face of the lady who gave the gift was flushed red, her lips were trembling, her complexion turned livid again, and her body became stiff. If it wasn't for the emperor's order to send someone to come here today, the lady would turn around and leave right now.Cui Wei also felt a pain in the head, someone came over and whispered: "This is Mrs. Zhao, Minister of History." Cui Wei looked back subconsciously, and saw Feng Shi, the wife of Wang Guogong's mansion. Er was talking to her with a smile on her face. Originally, Cui Wei was somewhat embarrassed when facing her because of Qin Shuyu's matter. Now when she saw someone, she immediately pursed her lips and said with a smile: " Thank you Mrs. Wang for your point, but I came here in a hurry, now that I look at it like this, it's not easy to give gifts."

Cui Wei didn't have much time when she first arrived in the capital, and because of her pregnancy and childbirth, she didn't have much time to go out to meet guests.Fortunately, Feng Shi had mentioned something to her at this moment, no matter what Feng Shi said, it was a good intention, Cui Wei also appreciated it in her heart, and hurriedly replied with a smile, and the two of them finally hit on the conversation.

"Madam Lu speaks so eloquently and powerfully, the emperor must praise her for her understanding and righteousness. In this case, you don't need to give away the precious ones, just pick up anything on your body and give it away." Feng said with a smile. After saying a word, Cui Wei glanced at herself, because there was a younger brother who was valued by the crown prince, and Luo Xuan often sent her some gold, silver and jewelry. After giving a gift, she was thrown in the face, so after thinking about it, she smiled at Feng Shi, and without avoiding her, she turned her head and said to Bi Liu beside her, "Give me the bracelet on your wrist, and I will return it later." You alone."

Bi Liu is wearing a pair of plain silver bracelets, the outer appearance is hollow, it is made of thin silk after hot-melting silver, and the bracelet is twisted into a bracelet, it is not heavy, but it is more beautiful Many maids in Beijing love to wear this style.When Feng heard that Cui Wei asked people to take off the bracelet, her eyes lit up, and she quickly followed the same pattern, asking the girl next to her to take out a piece of jewelry, and while having it wrapped, she whispered to Cui Wei: "Nie Madam is a good idea, I didn't expect that Lu Jin would not want to collect money according to the order, it really saved our family a lot of money."

Wang Guogong's mansion has been passed down for several generations, so there would be no shortage of money, but Cui Wei couldn't help laughing when she heard what Feng said was interesting.The two said a few words, and they seemed to be getting closer. Cui Wei also had a good impression of Feng Shi in her heart. The emperor just recovered from his illness, but the crown prince fell ill again. Luo Xuan relied on the crown prince, so his power is naturally not as good as before. , she is the wife of a new top scholar, besides Luo Xuan, there is nothing else worthy of being liked by others, those people have really faded away, now when they look at Cui Wei, they wish they could stay away, but Feng's has not changed. manner.

Both of them borrowed the jewelry from the maids, and the Hou family really let people take the things away without making a sound.Cui Wei and Feng Shi went into the inner room and sat down, and just said a few words, the wife of the eldest son of the Duke's Mansion came over and called Feng Shi away, when Cui Wei was doing nothing, she heard someone shouting outside, saying that it was the bride Son is here.

Cui Wei and Qin Shuyu were considered acquaintances, so they quickly stood up and went out to watch along the way.Because this marriage was ordered by the emperor, and the emperor specially asked all the officials to come to congratulate him in order to use Lu Jin to establish his prestige. Although the Xu family is marrying a daughter, she is also the wife of the fourth-rank prefect, so naturally they came together .Qin Shuyu was wearing a bright red wedding gown, and Qin Huai carried the hijab on her head from the sedan chair. When Cui Wei came out, she happened to meet Qin Huai's eyes. Qin Huai showed a look of embarrassment and guilt, and hurriedly turned his face away Driving away, Mrs. Xu looked at the lively scene in front of her, a little complacent, raised her eyebrows at Cui Wei, and her contemptuous look changed suddenly when she saw Lu Jin's mother and son coming out in blue clothes.

On the day of great joy, neither Lu Jin mother nor son were wearing wedding clothes. Xu's face was a little embarrassed, and he saw the middle-aged woman next to Lu's mother Hou, and her husband who looked not much younger than her husband. Lu Jinshi's face froze immediately, and his hands and feet were instantly cold.At this moment, Qin Shuyu is like a wooden man, letting others lead her to worship the heaven and earth with the serious and mature Lu Jin, and then she is led to enter the new house.Xu smiled reluctantly, and the people around her looked at her with some mockery and malice.Lu Jin's marriage today can be regarded as offending people to death. Everyone who came to give gifts happily was scolded by him, and even threw one person's gift on the ground, saying that his body smelled of copper. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)

ps: The second update~!