Sheng Chong Concubine

Chapter 8
"No, what's on my daughter's mind?" She blinked playfully, and said in distress: "It's just my daughter's first visit to Beijing, and I thought that there must be many brothers and sisters in the Qiu Mansion. nervous."

"So that's how it is." Without doubting him, Shen patted her head dotingly, with a gentle tone.

Qiu Mingrui leaned over with bright eyes, "Mother, I'm also very nervous. Will grandma and grandpa dislike me and my sister?"

"No." Shen comforted the two children, "Your grandmother is a very kind person, she will definitely like Rui'er very much."

"Really?" After all, it was the nature of a child, and Qiu Mingrui immediately became happy when Shen said this.

Qiu Mingyue smiled without saying a word, lowering her eyes.Mrs. Jia is naturally easy to get along with. At the beginning, she made a marriage contract with her grandmother for children, but later broke the contract for various reasons. She already felt guilty towards her mother in her heart.Besides, although her father had wives and concubines, he had no son under his knees.The mother gave birth to the father's only son, how could Mrs. Jia dislike the three of them?Qiu Mingyue was not worried about this at all.

There are many people in Qiufu, and the brothers have not separated.As far as she knows, her cousins, cousins, cousins, and cousins ​​all have more than a dozen people.In this kind of mansion, if there are more people, there will be more fights.Mother's temperament is kind and doesn't like to fight, and this time she was picked up by her father in person, how could Qiulin bear this tone?

Well, let's talk about these things later.there is always a solution to a problem.As a highly educated modern person, is she still afraid of this group of backward ancient people?

As the sun set, the carriage finally arrived at the gate of the Qiu Mansion.After getting off the carriage, Qiu Mingyue narrowed her eyes and looked at the gorgeous and rich mansion in front of her.The vermilion green tiles are magnificent.As the setting sun slanted, two large golden characters shone on the high door plaque.

'Autumn House'

She was in a daze for a moment, compared to the elegance and warmth of Shen's Mansion in Yangzhou, Qiu's Mansion is undoubtedly luxurious and cold.

The Shen family is a good concubine. In ancient times, wives and concubines were classified into different levels.Although she is a good concubine, she is still a concubine after all.When a wife enters the house, she must carry eight sedan chairs and marry from the main gate.And there are many kinds of concubines.Vine concubine, good concubine, lowly concubine...

The so-called vine concubine is actually not much different from a lowly concubine.It's just a concubine promoted from a servant girl.But there are also differences. Vine concubines are generally concubines prepared for the husband when the daughter of a wealthy and noble family gets married.As for the lowly concubine, she would be a housemaid first, and would be promoted as a concubine depending on how favored she was or if she gave birth to an heir.And the good concubine was also married by Zhenger Babai, but it was not a big sedan chair carried by eight people, but a pink sedan chair, which was carried by two bearers and entered through the back door or side door.All in all, it's the value of a concubine.Even more noble than good concubines, there are noble concubines.Concubines are generally the concubine daughters of well-born officials or the daughters of big merchants.

Generally speaking, with an identity like Shen's, according to the etiquette of this era, one cannot enter through the main entrance.Therefore, Shen Shi hesitated standing in front of the door.

"Zhongqing, this..." In her private heart, she naturally hoped that she could enter through the main gate of the Qiu Mansion in a dignified way, instead of entering through the side door.But this is unreasonable, if Lin finds out, I'm afraid there will be endless troubles again.

Qiu Zhongqing patted her hand with a gentle tone.

"Don't worry, that's what mother said."

Shen was surprised, even Qiu Mingyue couldn't help raising her eyebrows.She knew that Mrs. Jia felt sorry for the three of them, mother and son, but at least it came from everyone, who had been washed by feudal ethics since childhood, and would abide by the principles of etiquette and righteousness no matter what.But she didn't expect that she would be so tolerant and loving to their mother and son.

"Let's go, let's go in first." Qiu Zhongqing shook Shen's hand and walked in front.

Shen's heart was a little panicked, Qiu Mingyue came over, "Mother, go in."

"Um"

Stepping into the gate of Qiufu, you can see the pavilions, small bridges, flowing water, rockery and jade inside, and there is a rich atmosphere everywhere.Qiu Mingyue couldn't help feeling a little sour in her heart. From this moment on, she could no longer call her mother 'mother', but aunt.This is the ethics of this world and the sorrow of all feudal women.

Walking in, the main hall is already full of people.The ones sitting high are Old Master Qiu and Mrs. Jia.

The old man Qiu was wearing a dark blue plain brocade gown, with a clear face and bright eyes.The old lady next to him was wearing a lotus blue satin gown embroidered with gold thread and embroidered with pomegranates. There was a warm and warm smile on her well-maintained face, and there was faint excitement in her eyes.

As soon as Qiu Zhongqing walked in, she went up to the elders and bowed her hands respectfully, "I have seen my parents."

The old man Qiu waved his hand, but the old man looked at Shen Shi with his bare eyes, and nodded lightly.

"Ah."

The old matriarch called out to Shen, "Rou'er..." That excited and joyful appearance really made Lin's teeth itch with hatred.She looked at Shen Shi with vicious eyes, but she saw that she was wearing a honey pink Wanfu satin dress inlaid with silver silk. She had a magnificent face, fair skin, and eyes full of affection. Although she didn't have any decorations, she couldn't hide her beauty.She gritted her teeth tightly and cursed in her heart.

"Fox Meizi."

Mrs. Shen bowed to Mrs. Qiu and Mrs. Jia, and ordered Qiu Mingyue and Qiu Mingrui to kneel down and kowtow to their elders.

"I've met my grandparents." Qiu Mingyue's voice was light, with a calm look on her brows.The calm demeanor and the elegance in every gesture made old Mrs. Qiu take a few more glances.As for Qiu Mingrui, who was young, his voice was crisp and sweet, and the old lady's brows and eyes were drawn into a line of laughter. She shouted hastily, and then ordered the nuns around her to give a reward.Qiu Mingyue's is a set of red gold and gemstone-studded heads.Qiu Mingrui's is an exquisite set of the Four Treasures of the Study.

After Qiu Mingyue and Qiu Mingrui accepted each of them, the old matriarch gave up again after he gave up.

From the moment Qiu Mingyue walked in, she felt a vicious gaze from above. She raised her head to meet her and saw a beautiful face.It was a woman in her 30s, wearing a scarlet silk dress with golden branches and green leaves and a hundred flowers, her hair was covered with pearls and jade hairpins, and she exuded a graceful and luxurious temperament.It's just that the jealousy in those eyes and the overly extravagant dress greatly discounted that pretty face, making her a little more vulgar.

Needless to say, this woman must be Lin Yufang, Qiu Zhongqing's wife.

There were two young girls sitting beside her, the one on the left looked a little older than herself, wearing a light yellow embroidered white magnolia dress, she had a pretty face, but her face was haughty, and her almond eyes were full of jealousy looking at her.The one on the right is a little smaller than myself.The appearance is also a little bit better than that of the woman just now. She is wearing a green satin dress, which perfectly sets off her exquisite waist.Her eyes were like autumn water, and she looked at herself with some scrutiny, she seemed like a woman who was easy to get along with.But no matter how she hides it, Qiu Mingyue still catches the gloom in her eyes.

(End of this chapter)