Ordinary clear day

Chapter 202
Although the original date of Xiaoding has not been set yet, Mrs. Tong has been making the preparations that should be made, and [-]% to [-]% of the preparations are now prepared, so although the time is a bit rushed, if you don't want to be particular, there is no big problem.

The shoes, hats and clothes that are going to be used in return have already placed an order at a familiar shop, but they are too late to finish.Fortunately, Shu Ning had been recuperating in the house before, and she did a lot of needlework when she was bored, so Tong simply put together the few clothes she had made for Tong Ying, plus the shoes and hats she planned to take off, and made two boxes Gift.Although it is not as delicate as the ones made in the store, because it was made by Shu Ning herself, the meaning is extraordinary.Shuning didn't care about the embarrassment after being discovered by her mother, and just concentrated on arranging the cosmetics and the clothes and jewelry to be worn that day.

For the banquet, they went directly to Erfang, and asked them to send a few chefs from the restaurant, and then went to Sijiuji to buy twenty kinds of fruits, namely four meat, four honey, four dry, four fresh, four dim sum and so on.It was too late to set up the wedding shed, so the Rongqing hall was re-arranged, and the fourth house's Shen family and the big house's Xi Tala family were invited to accompany them.After all this arrangement, it actually looks good.

On the day of Xiaoding, Borzigit, the successor of Prince Jane's mansion, came in person, but there was no sign of Guerjia, Tongying's sister-in-law.Although Borzigit is Tongying's stepmother, she is actually only in her 20s, not much older than Li.She is very different from the thick eyebrows, big eyes, fit and tall Mongolian girl she usually sees. She is completely like a Manchu native born and raised in the capital. style.Right now, she looks a little pale, wears flat shoes, and always walks with her belly puffed out intentionally or unintentionally, but her belly is not actually protruding.When others asked, they casually said: "It's nothing, I felt a little unwell a few days ago, I invited the imperial doctor, and said that I am pregnant again."

Although she was satisfied with her "in-law" Tong's echoing her opinion and fighting back against the officials of the Ministry of Rites' delay, she still wondered why the other party suddenly changed her mind.Regarding this, Tong said vaguely: "There is no way, the date given by the Ministry of Rites is too late. I stayed in Beijing for several months, and Ama, who left the children, was in Baoding alone. Taking care of him is not a problem. So I thought about finishing the engagement wedding as soon as possible, so that I could go to Baoding as soon as possible, so as not to leave him alone there again."

Mrs. Borzigit thought she understood what she meant, and hurriedly said comprehendingly: "My wife is right, this man must be watched carefully at all times, and he cannot be away for too long, otherwise, who knows if someone will take the opportunity Make trouble." She thought Tong might have received some bad news suddenly, and had to rush to find her husband, so she suddenly moved the date forward.

Tong Shi knew that she had misunderstood, so she didn't explain it, and let her use the tone of someone who had experienced it to teach her nieces and daughters-in-law face-to-face.After hearing this, Shen frowned slightly and glanced at Tong shi.

Shu Ning wore a water-red flag dress today, she was neatly dressed, and carefully put on light makeup, she sat obediently on the couch, bowed her head and said nothing.Listening to those women's words, I secretly laughed in my heart, but my face became serious, pretending to be a lady.

When Mrs. Borzigit saw her, she smiled and said to Mrs. Tong: "Look at the delicate appearance of your girl, she is dignified and demure. Our second elder brother is really lucky. They are really a match made in heaven." Mrs. Tong He smiled and replied, "It's all about the great grace of the emperor."

Mrs. Borzigit smiled, and asked the accompanying mothers and maids to present four boxes. When they opened it, one contained gold bracelets, gold rings, gold inlaid with jade Ruyi, and the other contained hairpins and hairpins inlaid with jewels. Er, one is for embroidered clothes, and the other is for clothes.Mrs. Borzigit took a pair of gold bracelets, took Shu Ning's hands, put them on with a smile, and said, "Look at these hands, they look like water onions, and they look like a lucky person." .”

Shuning was forced to put on the bracelet, her hands hurt a lot, but she had to pretend to be dignified and shy, not daring to show any displeasure, until Borzigit turned around, and she quickly lifted the Glancing at her mother, she was so frightened by Tong's sharp look that she lowered her head again.

Mrs. Tong smiled and talked to Mrs. Borzigit. Seeing that the small ceremony was completed, she secretly heaved a sigh of relief, and asked Ermo to present four boxes of gifts in return. A box of clothes, a box of shoes and hats, and a box of brocade satin look better than the box of clothes sent by Prince Jane's mansion.She said with a smile: "The clothes, shoes and hats are all made by the little girl herself. The work is not good, so I am laughing at you."

Mrs. Borzigit took a few glances, and hurriedly said: "How come? Such a good needlework is rare nowadays." She chatted with Mrs. Tong's Mrs. Shen and Mrs. Li's Sitara, and suddenly remembered a The person came: "I heard that the second young lady in the house is a famous beauty and talent, why don't you see me today?"

Li's sister-in-law froze, and quickly glanced at Tong, but Tong said as if nothing had happened: "Oh, that child is not well, we just sent her to the village a few days ago." She After taking a look at Borzigit's expression, he rolled his eyes and sighed: "Actually speaking, this girl in our family has a really hard life. She has been a top-notch girl since she was a child, but she suddenly got selected during the draft. If you vomit and vent, you will miss the selection of the Holy Majesty. When you recover from the illness and the marriage is over, you have to go home. The child is wronged, but there are always people who like to chew their tongues and say nonsense. She is not in good health Quan, she became ill with anger. Our family felt that people in Beijing were too talkative, so we wanted to send her to the countryside for a while, and come back when she recovered from her illness."

Borzigit thought again: "So that's it. It seems that most of the rumors from outside are not true. Let me tell you, we have all experienced this draft, and it is hard to say what twists and turns are in it. The hateful thing is that there are always people who like to make irresponsible remarks and ruin their reputation!"

A stern look flashed in her eyes, and then she put on her amiable look again, turned her head to Shuning and said: "People outside don't know me, they always say that I'm not a good person. Presumably the girl has heard of it, right? Don't Believe me! I am the most kind-hearted and talkative person, and everyone with me knows it. It’s just that some people with ulterior motives want to ruin my reputation. You should be more careful when you marry into our house in the future, sister-in-law Wife, concubine, there are always some people who like to make trouble. If you are wronged, just tell me. Except for the prince and me, and the elder brother, if someone uses the name of the elder to oppress you, don't Be polite to them! You are the daughter-in-law of our Prince Jane's mansion, not just anyone can bully you!"

Several nuns and maids from Prince Jian's mansion hurriedly agreed, Shu Ning got goosebumps when she heard it, so she could only bite the bullet and say yes in a low voice.Borzigit looked at it and nodded with a satisfied smile.

Tong Shi laughed along with her, and said something else.At this time, Zhenzhen came in and said, "Mother-in-law, the banquet ahead is ready, do you want to invite Fujin to the banquet?"

Seeing this, Mrs. Borzigit smiled and said, "Hey, this is your wife? She looks really good." Mrs. Tong hurriedly said, "You have won the prize. This is the daughter of General Wudan's family. She just married at the beginning of this year. Give it to us, brother." He also called Zhenzhen: "It's really unruly, why don't you meet Prince Jane Fujin?"

Zhenzhen met after paying respects knowingly, Borzigit smiled and waved his hands and said: "There is no need to do this, they are all in-laws." Then he looked at Zhenzhen carefully.Mrs. Tong coughed lightly, and said: "The banquet is about to start, look..." Mrs. Borzigit smiled, and followed Mrs. Tong and others to the front.

As soon as they disappeared from the door, Shu Ning breathed a sigh of relief, her whole body relaxed, and she almost froze after sitting upright for so long.Zhenzhen came in from the door at this time, and smiled when she saw this: "I'm tired now? The method I taught you is not bad, right?"

Shu Ning twitched her lips: "That's right, just pretend to be a wooden figure and sit down, don't look up at people, is this your experience?"

Zhenzhen smiled and said: "It's fine if it works. They have gone to Rongqing Hall now, and they probably won't come back, but just in case, don't change your clothes and remove your make-up, and I'll ask someone to bring food later, so don't go out. "

Shu Ning nodded, watched her leave, and then stretched.After a while, Su Xin came in with a bowl of glutinous rice balls and sugar water, and said: "Young Mistress asked me to give this to the girl, and she said she would have dinner in the evening." Shu Ning nodded, took it and ate it carefully, trying not to touch her lips Rouge.

After eating, she thought for a while and asked Suxin: "Did you hear any news from the bamboo courtyard today?" Suxin replied: "I have been staying here since the morning, but I heard that grandma and four My wife talked and mentioned that the eldest wife had a bowl of porridge this morning, and she thought she was better."

Shu Ning nodded, stretched her neck to see that there was no one outside, then beckoned Su Xin to come closer, and asked in a low voice: "Is there any news about going out to find someone?"

Suxin shook her head, and replied in a low voice: "There is no news. I heard that the two stewards sent out searched Wanping for a day, but they didn't find any trace of the second girl. They should have left."

Shu Ning thought for a while, then said softly: "This matter is of great importance, you all know it. Presumably the people in the house are also aware of it. Maybe someone sees that the eldest aunt is ill and the elder sister-in-law is young, so they ignore the prohibition and talk about it at will If it gets out, it won't just be Dafang's family that will be affected. My mother-in-law won't just sit back and watch this kind of thing happen, she will definitely use some thunderous tricks. A humble person, no one cares about life and death, some decent , and it happened to be used as a raft. You have a lot of family members, relatives and friends, you should at least remind them not to get involved in it. Otherwise, my mother-in-law will never tolerate it."

After Wanning left, she worried for a while, and gradually came to terms with it.This is not a matter of the eldest family. Their third and fourth families will be greatly affected. Even the second family who separated and the married Aunt Fuli and Sister Fangning will also be affected, so we must prevent the situation from deteriorating.Judging from her mother's quick decision to set the date in advance, she will not easily let this matter affect her family, so in order to reduce the number of people punished, Shu Ning herself decided to do something.

Suxin's family has a large population, and they are distributed throughout the Earl's Mansion and various industries. The scope of marriage is almost all the families with children. If the news from her side is passed on, it can somewhat stop the spread of rumors, but the next thing is to It depends on the courage of the head of the family.

As a result, just as she had imagined, there were many servants sent out to find someone, and gossip had already spread in the mansion.Jin Bao wanted to pretend nothing happened and went back to the yamen on business. Nala was bedridden and unable to manage the council, and Li was inexperienced in this area, so he could no longer stop the news from spreading.At this time, Tong put aside his worries, resolutely intervened in housework, resorted to thunderous means, killed several mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law who chewed their tongues, and dismissed several stewards one after another, escorted them to Zhuangzi to guard them strictly, and because of casual discussion There are as many as 20 male and female servants who are punished by the master's family.

As soon as her high-pressure policy came out, the people below immediately became quiet, and because there were two decent housekeepers and daughter-in-laws among the dead, even the old people in the house didn't dare to say anything more.But they were somewhat dissatisfied, so they gossiped in front of Nala.But Nala knew very well that it was necessary for Tong to do this, and she didn't want the news about her daughter to spread all over the city, so she decided to stand by Tong's side and coldly pushed back those old people.

On the contrary, Mrs. Li and Mrs. Sitara were deeply shocked, and the former learned a lot of family management skills from being with Mrs. Tong, which can be said to have benefited a lot.

Later, Mrs. Tong and Mrs. Nala talked in secret for half a day. After they came out, some news gradually spread in the mansion.It was said that the second girl was depressed because of her failure in the draft, and she was sent to the Zhuangzi to recuperate from her illness; there was also a story that a girl in the eldest wife's house stole a lot of property and eloped with a male servant. Some people also said that the girl who eloped was not from the wife's house, but from the second girl's house. Because the girl was not there, she took the opportunity to wrap up her things and escape... and so on.

These rumors are specious, and they were all fabricated to prevent rumors from spreading out of the house.In this way, no matter what news is unfavorable to Wanning outside, it can be confused.However, as soon as this kind of news spread, everyone in the know would know that the rumored maid and servant might not be able to save their lives.

Shu Ning can't accept this. Although what she said to Su Xin earlier kept the Zhou family and the close family members out of the way, but some of the people who died before were people she recognized, and now, someone is about to be killed. Sacrificial, she felt very uncomfortable.

Seeing this, Tong said indifferently: "If you don't do this, things will only get worse. What's more, those few people who dare to help the second girl do this kind of thing should not have stayed. Lian Qiaoyun and the others have been serving her since childhood. Yes, they were all boarded and locked up in the woodshed, not to mention those who came halfway? As for the people who died before, they were all trying to make an example to others. The servants in this mansion have all kinds of bad habits. In the past, I took care of your aunt, So I never said anything. Now this is a matter for the whole family, how can I let Da Fang's daughter implicate our family."

Shu Ning lowered her head and did not speak, Tong's heart softened, and said: "You child, everything is good, but your heart is not hard enough. Well, you are still young, so it is inevitable. But what you saw and heard today, you can't help it. You must keep it firmly in your mind, and if you take over the family in the future, you must not tolerate such a thing. How many rich and powerful families are broken by Diao Nu!"

Shuning silently nodded.

The people who were sent out to look for Wanning and his party reported one after another that there was no news.Later, someone accidentally found out that on the way back to Beijing, a waiter in a tea shop had seen someone similar to Brother Fang Qing.Following this clue, they found that Wanning and his party turned back to Jinjing Avenue, then walked north from the fork road, and finally found their traces in Huairou.

When the news was sent back to the Earl's Mansion, everyone was very worried, not knowing where Wanning was going.But Shuning thought back carefully, and felt that she most likely went to Chengde Mulan paddock.After hearing this, Tong felt that the matter was of great importance, so he quickly informed Nala and the others.Both Jinbao and his wife were taken aback. Jinbao even sent people to Chengde overnight to quietly inquire about any women entering the royal hunting ground and palace.

This year's Mid-Autumn Festival has passed, and no one is in the mood to celebrate.Zhang Bao went home for the festival according to the appointment. He was a little sorry to learn that his daughter Xiaoding had passed away, but he was very angry at his niece's reckless behavior, so he discussed it with his wife. I want to go back to Fangshan and stay there.Only Duanning and his wife were unable to leave because Duanning was going to the Ministry of War.

Time flies by, and it is September in a blink of an eye, Sheng Jia is going back to Beijing.

Although the Earl's Mansion never heard about Wanning, they caught the servant who went with her and quietly brought her back to Beijing.Knowing from his mouth that Wanning really went for Sheng Jia, they were worried, wondering what would happen to the family when Sheng Jia came back.

But to everyone's surprise, on the night when Sheng Jia entered Beijing, several eunuchs and maids and a group of guards brought Wanning back, but she was lying on a stretcher.Before Nalashi cried and scolded his daughter, the head eunuch first revealed a surprising news.

Because Wanning was credited with reporting to save Jia and the fourth prince, she was designated by the emperor as the fourth prince's concubine.

(Er... Actually, it is also in line with my own wishes, right?)
(End of this chapter)