in spring

Chapter 268 One after another
The second wife Zhuo's order was quickly carried out.The next day, news came from the outer courtyard that Director Xu had sent someone to the yamen to say hello.Because Xiaohu is too young to be registered in the register of children born at home, he must first find out his parents' slave documents to prove his identity before he can be removed.When Aunt Xu came to inform about this matter, Chunying didn't bother her second uncle, who was restless recently, and immediately hired someone to send a letter to Daxing Village.The Lu family couple took their son outside the city overnight, and entered the city at dawn.

The matter was so important that Chunying didn't care about the second old lady's side anymore, she flattered her for half a day, and seeing her happy, took the opportunity to ask for leave, and accompanied her family to visit Mr. Xu's butler.This time, she learned her lesson and personally took her mother to prepare an inconspicuous but valuable gift, and brought them to the door together.

Maybe it's because the appearance is too inconspicuous, Mr. Xu and Aunt Xu didn't take it seriously at first. After Lu's family left, Aunt Xu looked through the gifts and found that there were several pieces of fine raw yarn and golden altar Gebu inside. There are two pairs of exquisitely embroidered pouches stuffed with gold and silver lockets, as well as sapphire bracelets, waist pendants and a pair of heavy gold five things.These valuables were all submerged in twelve pairs of embroidered shoe uppers wrapped in white linen, twelve packs of colored wool, fresh mulberries from Daxing Village, and twenty or thirty chicken and duck eggs.

Manager Xu and his wife looked at each other, and Aunt Xu frowned: "What are you doing, Lao Lu and his wife?! Who do you think we are?! Chunying usually looks like a good person, but she is confused, so don't try to persuade her Old lady?!"

Mr. Xu understood the thoughts of the Lu family: "Maybe I'm afraid too. You see, their family was much stronger than it is now, but they didn't take care of it carefully, so they were kicked out of the village. This matter is related to the future of Lao Lu's son. I'm afraid he would rather give more presents than have anything happen to him. Well, it's not a big deal, so let him feel at ease. Anyway, the wife has already sent a message, so I'll be quick and take care of it for them as soon as possible. It's done."

Aunt Xu was still a little unhappy: "If it spreads, the rules in the mansion will be broken! If someone gives us gifts and asks us to do things, what should we do? These years, because the master and wife are not at home, our husband and wife are in the mansion. Keep it up, I don’t know how many difficulties I have encountered and how many people I have offended! If I hadn’t acted justly enough, I wouldn’t have persisted until today, if this time I am caught and sued to the higher authorities, my wife will definitely be angry!”

Manager Xu waved his hand: "It's two different things. Firstly, Lao Lu's family didn't ask us to do anything. Second, the wife speaks first, and his family gives gifts later. We do things for the wife, not for them! This is giving gifts to others. Laiyang, we do things very differently. I know what you are worried about, but now the old lady and the wife are back, with the support of the master, we have nothing to fear. If you feel inappropriate, just tell the wife to accept such a gift. gone."

Aunt Xu pursed her lips: "It's serious to go back!"

Manager Xu shook his head: "There is only one son in his family. At a young age, he can get rid of his status as a servant and live a serious life. If it were you, would you be able to let him go without worry? I don't think the old road has any other meaning, just He wants us to do our best to do things well, and don’t make his son feel wronged. Let’s accept it, so that the Lu family can feel at ease, and after the Dragon Boat Festival, we will also send a gift, just prepare like this.”

That's all for Aunt Xu. After examining the presents carefully, she found that the raw gauze and Gebu are the colors she likes. They are soft and refreshing, and they are suitable for making clothes in summer; It is also very similar to the one my husband usually wears, but the quality of jade is better.She couldn't help but secretly sighed: Chunying must have helped prepare this, so it can be seen that this girl is careful!He also felt that Chunying was usually an honest and caring person, and he was very attentive in serving the master, presumably because he was worried about his younger brother, so he sent such a gift, so he threw away the previous bit of annoyance.

How did Chunying know these things?Seeing that the younger brother's slave release document arrived within two days, I was so happy that I immediately took it to my sister's house to show to my parents. The whole family was very happy.Xiaohu was still ignorant and didn't know what his parents, sisters and husbands were happy about, but when he heard that he was going to stay at the eldest sister's house and read and read as before, he quit: "I want to go back! It's fun in the village! I still want to accompany my parents!"

Lu's mother slapped him on the head with a slap, hating iron for being weak: "What nonsense are you talking about?! It's a good thing to be able to go to school. When you first went to the village, didn't you want to come back to school?!"

Xiaohu squatted down with his head in his arms and stopped talking, Chunying said with a smile: "Are you reluctant to have fun in the village, or do you want to be with your parents?" Seeing her blinking at him, Xiaohu suddenly hugged his mother cleverly, and said: "Of course it is to accompany father and mother! Father is not at home during the day, mother is bored, I want to relieve her boredom! Mr. said before, this is called Cai...caiyi...bruises?"

"It's Caiyi Yuqin!" Chunying said with a smile, "Look, your knowledge is still far behind. If you really want to make your mother happy, you should study hard. When there are no classes in school, please ask How about brother-in-law sending you to live with your parents in the village for two days?"

Xiaohu hesitated, and got another slap on the back of the head from Lu's mother: "I know that I am playful! It's fine if you didn't expect it before, but now that you are out, I have to urge you to study hard! Don't be lazy! Otherwise, I'll break your legs and see if you still dare to sneak out to play!" Xiaohu then stopped.

Chunying looked amused, turned her head to tease her little nephew, Qiuyu asked her something about her errand, she said one by one, Qiuyu pointed out a few more essentials, then sighed, said: "Now my brother is a Come out, do you have a charter for your own affairs? When will Brother Hu come back? You are not young anymore, Shi'er is the same age as you, and you are going to get married!"

"I've also heard that when is Shi'er's big day set?" Chunying deliberately skipped the previous question, she didn't know about that kind of thing, and it made her sister sad when she said it, "I've already prepared the next day." I bought a gift, and when my mother goes back, remember to take it. I have asked for too much leave these days, and I guess I will not be able to ask for leave for at least two months. You will be unhappy, and the people below will gossip even more.”

Qiuyu looked at her helplessly: "Forget it, you must have your own ideas, but I have a word to tell you, don't delay too long."

Lu Yougui also said beside him: "Your eldest sister is right. The most important thing now is to get yourself out. As for me and your mother, there is no rush. After working in Dongfu for a while, I feel This place is easier than the Hou Mansion, and the people are not that difficult to get along with. Even if I work in the East Mansion for a few more years, I'm just worried that you won't have a good name when you get married. But no matter what, your own future is the most important thing. "

Chunying was a little moved, held back the soreness in her nose, responded, turned her head and pulled her younger brother, and said solemnly: "Xiaohu, your status is different now, and your future destiny is also different, whether you want to study or To learn crafts, you must do it seriously. It doesn’t matter if you love to play, as long as you don’t leave the business behind. My parents, elder sister and I are all looking forward to your success, you should be more sensible, understand?”

Xiaohu seemed to understand, but he also felt that the second sister was talking about something very important, so he nodded along with Zheng.

Chunying went back to Dongfu that night, and asked Qiuyan and Bailing how the old lady was feeling before going to her to plead guilty, asking her to forgive her for delaying her errands because of her family.The second old lady was in a good mood, so she could just ask a few words.After that, Chunying didn't ask for leave for a long time, and concentrated on doing her work. Even if someone had any dissatisfaction, it quickly disappeared.

Because the second wife met several female relatives in Beijing, and they had contacts from time to time on weekdays. Occasionally, several wives would come to drink tea, and sometimes they would bring their own daughters or nieces.In addition to being the housekeeper, Fourth Miss also made several close friends in the boudoir.At the same time, with the progress of this kind of communication, various gossip in the capital also spread to the ears of people in the East Mansion.

First of all, good news came from the harem one after another. The queen gave birth to a royal daughter. Before the full moon, a servant and a lady were pregnant with dragon veins. When someone gives birth to a prince, they will be promoted to another level.After the news came out, it didn't take long for one of the talented people to conceive, and then there was another news that Liu Cairen, who was chosen by the Empress Dowager's family to enter the palace, was the most suspected.

Although Liu Cairen has a prominent family and is backed by the queen mother, he has no choice but to be disliked by the emperor. Seeing that the low-ranking concubines under him first had a dragon fetus, they were promoted to the same level as him, and even higher than him in the future. Liu Cairen was very dissatisfied with herself, and there were some gossip and gossip about her, but this time she was sued in front of the emperor, saying that she had harmed the emperor's descendants.

Naturally, Liu Cairen wanted to complain, so did the Queen Mother and her natal family, and the Queen Mother Liu wanted to strictly deal with those palace people who chewed their tongues, but for some reason, the matter spread. Severely punishing this kind of behavior also involves the Liu family.Being accused of mutilating the royal descendants, even the Empress Dowager Liu can't just pass by, let alone the Liu family?They begged for many days and made countless concessions before they got a decree from the emperor, saying that the miscarriage of the palace concubine was due to an accident, and the government and the opposition should not discuss such things in private.The Liu family breathed a sigh of relief, and when they calmed down and made an afterthought, they found out that they had suffered huge losses in the process of making concessions, but they could only knock out their front teeth and swallow their blood.That Cairen Liu was also given up by them, which was equivalent to being thrown into limbo in disguise.The whole thing, the emperor is the biggest winner.

Then, a new development finally appeared in the war in the north, and the Qing Dynasty sued for peace.The border guard Shangben asked the court to send people to negotiate, and several young generals who had made military achievements also came into the sight of the capital's dignitaries. At the same time, Li Yan, the second master of the Dongfu, was also a minister of merit. Gao Sheng is a foregone conclusion.Dongfu suddenly became hot.Under such circumstances, Zhuo remained calm. No matter what good things others said, he would always maintain a humble attitude and never be proud of his achievements.

After entering May, the Department of Western Affairs, which is of great concern to the aristocratic families in central Beijing, officially opened its office. Several selected assistant officials, in addition to representatives sent by a few aristocratic families with fleets, there were also some A person with a lot of money and hands and eyes.What is surprising is that there is actually the name of the third master of the Fan family!
The Hou Mansion immediately became a sensation, and the news even spread to the Dong Mansion and the Li clan in the Back Street. There were also rumors that Miss Fan's family was going to marry into the Wang Mansion.After Chunying heard about it, she was dubious. After all, this kind of news had been spread for a long time, but for nearly a year, there was no movement.

After the second wife Zhuo heard about it, she thought about it for a while, then smiled, and ordered people not to discuss it anymore. In front of the second old lady, she just said: "She is from a girl's family. Isn't it ashamed to hear such rumors?" Died? If it really happens, let's congratulate her soon."

The second old lady nodded: "That's reasonable. If that's the case, let's throw it away. If she comes to say hello again, don't make fun of her. What happened to the matter of asking Brother Dun for a husband? He is here every day. It's not a problem to mix in the ethnology, I heard that there are many naughty children in the ethnology, and they don't want to study."

Zhuo hurriedly said: "All the daughter-in-laws have been entrusted to Lord Hou. A letter was sent yesterday, saying that they have found one and made an appointment to come to the door tomorrow."

"Then tell Brother Dun not to go to school tomorrow, and concentrate on waiting for your husband at home. If this is good, we can breathe a sigh of relief in the future."

Zhuo was busy answering, Chunying came in from the door, holding a post, and smiled in surprise: "Old lady, madam, Prince Jing has posted a post, saying that we will invite our fourth young master to come to the house for tea tomorrow."

(End of this chapter)