Ordinary clear day

Chapter 182 The Bride
The first thing Cui Momo came back was to check whether Shuning had been lazy during the New Year.In fact, this is very certain, so Shu Ning took a few rulers and started to practice walking, standing, sitting down and standing up again. Fortunately, she had a whim in the leisurely days after the full moon wine, and she reviewed the palace rules and etiquette a little, otherwise it would be worse .

Gradually, she picked up what she had learned, and slowly added new content, such as eating, drinking tea, talking and taking things, how to smile when smiling, how to bow her head, how to deal with bad things when eating and drinking, etc. Wait.This part is not difficult, Shu Ning has been used to it since she was a child.It was only later that Nanny Cui asked someone to buy a pile of coarse porcelain bowls and dishes worth five cents each, and they broke them around her from time to time, asking her to be indifferent to unexpected situations.At first, she would be taken aback every time, but after a few days she just raised her eyebrows, and after a few more days, she turned a blind eye to it.

What is recited is no longer palace rules and etiquette, but something that is relatively unspeakable.At first, it was the family background, background, temperament, hobbies, and taboos of all the concubines in the palace; then it was the names and responsibilities of the dignified eunuchs and maids in the palace. Shuning saw the name of Aunt Minglan last time; then This is the case of the princely mansions.Only then did she realize that the popular Prince Kang and the fallen Prince Xun's Mansion used to belong to the same family, and they were both descendants of Prince Li's family; and the Prince Jian's Mansion where Tong Ying lived was actually in the same line as the Prince Zheng whom she had heard about when she was a child. .

Speaking of which, there are so many brothers and sisters in the Tongying family, they are all together.In the new year of this year, he just had a little brother, ranking No. 12 among his brothers, and his biological mother is the favored Shufu Jinwang family.Although Tongying's stepmother is surnamed Borzigit, she is not the daughter of a Mongolian prince. Her father is only a first-class guard of the third rank, but the Gao family of Fangfu Jin is the daughter of the third rank Qingche Duwei. The two are fighting now. sharp.

It seems that Prince Jane's mansion is indeed very complicated, no wonder Tong Ying ran out every two days.She thought about herself, is she going to marry into such a family?She was a little hesitant. She couldn't stand a big family like the Earl's Mansion, and it seemed that Prince Jane's Mansion was even more...

But she thought of Tongying's goodness, and felt that she should not be shaken.While she was thinking wildly, Nanny Cui slapped her with a foot and said, "Why is the girl distracted? Please be serious!" Shuning pursed her lips and started reciting the book again.Xiao Liu saw it from the corridor, and hurried over to ask Madam Cui to show mercy.

Xiao Liu and Xiao Bao haven't left these days and have been living in Huaiyuan.I don't know if she got some advice from Mrs. Tong, but she took great care of Shuning, took care of her food, and often made things for her to replenish her body.She seldom interfered with Nanny Cui's teaching, but she was very unforgiving about Shuning being beaten, and would plead for mercy every time she saw her.But Nanny Cui is enshrined by the Tong family, so how could she take a concubine of my uncle's in her eyes?So it was rejected every time.

Shu Ning saw that she looked down on Xiao Liu's mother and son, she was annoyed, and said with a straight face: "Although the mother is old, she shouldn't be so rude to the aunt." Little Liu left, a look of surprise flashed across Nanny Cui's face, but she quickly regained her composure, and she just raised her voice: "Young lady hasn't memorized the book, so you can't go away." Shuning just pretended not to hear.

She dragged Xiao Liu back to the room, and advised him to take Xiao Bao back to Fangshan as soon as possible: "Little brother Xiaobao still has to go to school, not to mention the busy spring farming, there must be a host over there." But he laughed and said: "You heard the gossip in the mansion, are you afraid that I will be wronged? What are you afraid of? I don't care about those now. The master and wife are not here. Tell me to leave you little ones and go back to Fangshan to live a peaceful life. I will do it." I can’t come out. I didn’t know it before, but now I see you being beaten, I don’t feel at ease. Besides, the general’s mansion sent people to visit Jiu or deliver food. It’s not good for anyone in our family who is older to receive them. You can't rely on the eldest lady for everything."

Although Shu Ning knew that what she said was reasonable, she still refused to give in: "Nurse beat me seriously, but it doesn't hurt. They all know how to measure it. If they beat me hard, they will leave scars. So you don’t have to worry, Auntie.” She said everything, Xiao Liu reluctantly gave in, and promised to let her son go back to Fangshan first, and she would not return until Duanning and his wife returned to the General’s Mansion for the next month, but then every ten days In eight days, I will go back to Earl's Mansion for a few days.

Shuning couldn't win her over, so she had to agree, thinking that at least Xiaobao wouldn't be bullied by her cousins, which was also good.When she bid farewell to Xiaobao, she also told him not to spend too much time studying, but to go out for a walk every day, even if it is good to see how the tenants farm the land.Xiaobao solemnly agreed, and then leaned into her ear and said, "Sister is at home, take care of my mother. Sister-in-law's Qixi and Bafu said bad things about my mother yesterday." Shuning frowned and nodded in agreement.

It turned out that among Zhenzhen's maids who came over as a dowry, Qixi and Bafu were pretty, and both had high hearts. As soon as they came, they took the maids serving Duanning as thorns in their eyes, and used words to run them against them from time to time.After Duanning announced the rules of the Meiyuan, they calmed down for a few days, and later saw that Duanning was busy with business, and the housekeeping was taken care of by his own lady, except for Ermo who occasionally taught them a few words, no one would take care of them, so they became bold .

Although Xiao Liu is Zhang Bao's second wife, she hasn't seen any favors for many years. Naturally, people under the name of the third bedroom will not despise her, but people in the Earl's Mansion will chew their tongues.Qixi and Bafu didn't know the details, so they underestimated her.

Zhenzhen has only been married for more than half a month, so it can be said that she is still on her honeymoon, and she and Duanning are very close, and she doesn't care much about other things.Although someone mentioned to her that the two girls were uneasy, but she thought that Jiu'er and the others left their parents and relatives and married her into this family, so her heart softened, and she didn't want to wrong them too much.

Even so, as the days went by, she felt something was wrong.Her in-laws are not at home, she lives comfortably on the land of the third bedroom, and does not need to strictly abide by many rules.But the Earl's Mansion is after all a generation of lords, which is quite different from her natal family. It is very particular about etiquette. For example, when she and Duan Ning eat at the same table in their own house, the Ermo will at most say a few words to Duan Ning when they meet, but if If the people in the room know about it, then Mrs. La or Mrs. Shen will ask her to come over and teach her the principle of "a new daughter-in-law is not allowed to go to the table for the first year".Gradually, she felt that living in a big family was not easy, and she became careful.In this case, her girl would offend her father-in-law's concubine, so she couldn't help but get angry.

After teaching the seven joys and eight blessings, she specially invited Mrs. Liu over, apologized to the other party, and ordered the two maids to serve tea to accompany the crime.Among them, Qixi did as she did, but she still had a look of resentment on her face, so she angrily asked her to kneel in the porch.

In fact, Xiao Liu didn't care much about these things.She has been in the door for several years, and now her position in the third room is stable, and her son is promising.On the day of Duanning's marriage, Zhang Bao took Xiaobao to meet relatives and friends, and introduced him as his son, and Tong also promised to send Xiaobao to Zhenghongqi's official school when he was 12 years old.Now she can say that everything is going well, she is getting older, has more experience, and believes in Buddhism, so she doesn't pay attention to these gossips.

When she arrived at Meiyuan, she wanted to say that it was not a big deal, but because she remembered what Shuning had said, she kept her composure, watched Zhenzhen punish the girl with cold eyes, took a sip of tea, and then said in a pleasant manner: "The man in the gate of this mansion The rules are also big, and the young mistress is still young, so she must be a bit unaccustomed to marrying into our family. I was not used to it when I first came here. As time goes on, it's just the same thing. It's just that the young mistress needs to be more careful. Being a new daughter-in-law is different from being a girl. There are many things to pay attention to. What's more, this family has a lot of business and people, and the first thing to do is to be cautious. Fortunately, it's me this time. Auntie, I can’t tell.”

Zhenzhen nodded to be taught, but Jiu'er and Bafu next to her didn't think it was very pleasant, and the latter said: "According to what my aunt said, is it possible that our girl, as the eldest daughter-in-law of the third wife, should be oppressed by other people's concubines?" Can you do it?" Zhenzhen scolded angrily: "Shut up! How dare you think of kneeling in the porch, don't you? You go too!" Bafu muttered aggrievedly, and obediently went.

Zhenzhen apologized to Mrs. Liu, but Mrs. Liu shook her hand, and suddenly changed the subject: "Speaking of which, the master and wife are not at home, but the internal affairs of Huaiyuan are handed over to Sister Shu and Ermo, and Changfu takes care of the external affairs. , the young mistress can only take care of the Meiyuan, and the few errands that were originally sent by Ermo have also been taken back. I wonder if the young mistress feels troubled?"

Zhenzhen hurriedly said: "This is my mother-in-law and Ermo doting on me. I don't care if I want to spend more time with my husband." She blushed slightly, but she meant it sincerely.It's just that Jiu'er behind her obviously disagrees with her, and just keeps silent.

Xiao Liu said with a faint smile: "Young Mistress, Huaiyuan is actually bigger. If you can manage Meiyuan well, you can manage more, but if you can't even cure the maid under your hand, what can you call your wife?" Don't worry about leaving the house to you? Although my words are not pleasant, it is really a good intention. "

Zhen Zhenben is a smart person, so she quickly understood what she meant, sat up straight and said solemnly: "Thank you, Auntie, for reminding me, I am young and ignorant, please teach me more, Auntie." She respectfully told Xiao Liu Shi added some tea, then bowed his head and sat back in his seat to wait for instruction.

Little Liu was delighted to see her like this, and glanced at the two maids. Zhenzhen found out, and immediately asked Jiu'er and Liuru to go out, and then obediently listened to the lecture.

Xiao Liu said with a smile: "Young mistress, you don't have to be so nervous. In fact, it's nothing. It's just that you and I know what these girls are thinking. I'm going to persuade you, and I'm going to give up this idea. My wife is good at other things. The only thing I hate is the fact that the girl from the family took over the house as a concubine. Don't you notice that the girls around Brother Duan are not outstanding? This is my wife's reassurance for you. "

Zhenzhen was a little surprised.She also obeyed Mrs. Wen's wishes and brought a few maids here to prepare for Duanning in the future. Although she was sad in her heart, she was also frightened by what Mrs. Wen said about pampering concubines and destroying wives, so she agreed aggrievedly this arrangement.Also because of this reason, she knew that Qixi was courting Duanning, but she turned a blind eye to it, but Duanning was not moved by it at all, which made her very happy and sweet in her heart.

But now according to what Aunt Liu wants, does the mother-in-law actually dislike this kind of practice?Then she condoned her maids to do this, did she not live up to her mother-in-law's kindness?
As soon as Xiao Liu saw her expression, she guessed what she was thinking, and said with a smile: "It's common for other families to take in people from the house, but my wife saw some brothers and nephews in this house, and I suffered a lot in the early years. , so I don't like it. After seeing the person brought by the young mistress, although the wife didn't say anything, she actually had thoughts in her heart, but she pityed the young mistress, so she didn't say it. But I really don't want to see you disobey It's all for her to say what she wants. If the people around Young Mistress have such thoughts, it's better to get rid of them as soon as possible. "

Zhenzhen didn't expect that she would make such a mistake, and she became nervous, and hurriedly asked Xiao Liu about other things, and found that many things were a little different from what she thought, and she couldn't help being very annoyed.

In the evening, she talked about this with Duanning in private, and Duanning smiled and said, "I'm still thinking about when you found out about this. As I said earlier, I only want you alone, and I don't intend to take a concubine to take over the house. You still treat me like a concubine." Coaxing you." Zhenzhen said angrily: "Men love sweet words, how do I know that what you said is not coaxing me?"

Duanning smiled, and after a while he said seriously: "Now you know? My mother-in-law won't let Ama take concubines, and my younger sister thinks the same way. When I was young, I, Ama, had a concubine. Because I was favored, I was bold He killed our brothers and sisters. Since then, I feel that concubines are not good. Two husbands and wives are enough to live a life, and there is no need to intervene. You see, my mother-in-law has been married for 20 years and is still so affectionate. We are also like They're the same, aren't they?"

Zhenzhen lowered her head and blushed, but soon realized something was wrong: "Then what happened to Aunt Liu? Are you coaxing me?" Duanning thought for a while, then whispered the truth about Xiao Liu's concubine in her ear, and finally He also solemnly said: "This is my family's secret, you just need to know it, don't tell it, don't even tell your family and the girls." Zhenzhen was stunned for a long time before she nodded.

Now she finally knows that there are many mistakes in her original idea of ​​this family, so she no longer just cares about living a honey life in her small courtyard, and often invites Mrs. Ask them and Chang Fu, if Shu Ning is free, she will come to talk to my sister-in-law. The things she inquires are no longer limited to cooking and soup, but also asked about the rules of the family and the preferences of her parents-in-law.

Shu Ning was very satisfied that she had finally started to return to real life, she gave her all the money, and even instructed her to ask Mrs. Li and Mrs. Sitara for advice.She said: "Although we live in separate rooms on weekdays, we still live in the same mansion. Ama'er Niang is not here. It is also good for sister-in-law to pay more visits to aunts and aunts. Sister-in-law's side should be more frequent." Go, she is in charge of the house, although she doesn't talk much, she is actually a very easy to get along with. I have to learn the rules, I can't tell you everything, why don't you ask her more?"

After hearing what she said, Zhenzhen went to visit Mrs. Li and Sitara from time to time. After getting along for a long time, she felt even more lucky.Mrs. Li has to set rules in front of her mother-in-law every day. Although she is in charge of the house, she cannot share the table with her husband and mother-in-law when eating. She has to take care of everything, and she can't eat a little vinegar.

Compared with her, when she married into the third room, she didn't have to set rules in front of her parents-in-law, and her husband and sister-in-law treated her very well. Compared with the real eldest daughter-in-law, Li Shi, she was so much luckier.

Since then, Zhenzhen has been extraordinarily serious and cautious in her actions, and she has also become more particular about etiquette. The maids under her command are even more strict. When Nala and Shen met, they also praised a few words.Zhenzhen became more and more cautious, and when she returned to her mother's house to live in the opposite month, she was almost a different person from before she got married.

Mrs. Wen was very surprised, and couldn't help sighing: "That kind of big family is really different. The girl has just been married for a month, and it's like a different person. She has become more particular about everything."

Zhenzhen spat, and said: "What else did Erniang teach me earlier? It made me think that everyone is really like that, and it turned out to be quite ugly. Fortunately, my mother-in-law doesn't know as much as I do, and the family members don't Be considerate, otherwise I will make people laugh to death." She also pointed out that Tong's dislike of the girl confiscating the house, and said: "That girl Qixi caused trouble as soon as she passed by, how did the second mother choose it? The Beatitudes are not a fuel-efficient lamp."

Mrs. Wen said a little embarrassingly: "These two girls were born in our house. They are reliable. Young people are ignorant. But I also have good intentions. Who knows that your mother-in-law thinks so weirdly?"

Zhenzhen wanted to explain the reason, but felt that it was a secret of her husband's family, so she didn't say anything, just said: "Anyway, Jiu'er dare not disobey me for those girls, Liuru is also honest, and the other two , Er Niang beat and beat, they all thought I was confused."

Mrs. Wen agreed, chatted about trivial matters, and then asked about Shuning's situation.Zhenzhen said strangely: "What do you ask her for? Now she is learning the rules every day. It's so hard. I feel pitiful when I see it. I can be exempted from the election. It's really a great grace of the emperor."

Mrs. Wen pondered for a moment, and said: "Actually, it's good to tell you, you can help to say a few good words. Your ama and second brother have taken a fancy to your sister-in-law, and plan to propose marriage to your mother-in-law as soon as she loses the election, and marry her to you What about the second brother?"

Zhenzhen was startled, and said with a dark face: "What nonsense are you talking about?!"

(In fact, Zhenzhen is a good boy...)
(End of this chapter)