Madam Hou

Chapter 2

Although Mrs. Lin Hou didn't like her concubine very much, she still had some sincerity towards Yan Niang, who had saved her life. She makes clothes and hairpins.

Those Zhuchai clothes are all gorgeous and precious, the clothes are made of feather gauze and colorful satin, Zhuchai is inlaid with gold and jade, and the style is novel, even though Yan Niang doesn't know how to appreciate it at this time, she also knows that these are things she has never seen before. Good stuff I've seen.It turned out that Yanniang was somewhat resentful towards Mrs. Lin Hou for kicking her like a football to the concubine, and felt that she was a little ungrateful, but after seeing these things, most of the resentment disappeared.

She would not dare to dream of marrying the concubine son of the Hou family, even if she was assigned to the concubine son, she would be too high. If she was in Linping County, she would marry better than the county magistrate's son. If she was worse, she might marry into some fertile land Where could a better marriage be found at the house of a gentleman of the country.What's more, people are selfish. For Mrs. Lin Hou, no matter how good she is, she can't compare to her own son. Just like for Chen's mother, no matter how good the son of Mr. Zhao's family in the next village is, he is smart and good at doing business. She also likes her, but Mother Lin still thinks that his family is a merchant with a low status. Mrs. Zhao came over and hinted at it several times, and Mother Chen also acted as if she didn't know.

The concubine of the Hou Mansion is also the son of Lord Hou, and there will always be some property in the future when the family is divided, and she heard from the maids of the Hou Mansion that the nobles in the capital usually donate the fifth and sixth ranks to the adult concubine at home.In Yanniang's concept, fifth-rank and sixth-rank are very high official positions. Her father, Chen Xiancheng, studied for more than 20 years, and finally got the last place in the exam by luck. The mother's dowry was removed, and only then was he awarded a county magistrate of the eighth rank.I have been working as a county magistrate for almost ten years, and my buttocks have not moved up to now. How big is a fifth-rank official!
If she married into the Hou's mansion, she would take care of Mrs. Lin Hou carelessly, and for the sake of saving her life, her life would not be worse than marrying someone in Linping County.After Yanniang figured it out, she began to treat Mrs. Lin Hou with sincerity. She usually greeted her in the morning and evening, and gave her small handkerchiefs and purses embroidered by herself from time to time.

Mrs. Linhou was satisfied when she saw that Yanniang was good-looking, and she treated Yanniang better at ordinary times. All the statuses in the family mentioned that they were at the same level as the daughters born in the family. of).

The one who taught the rules was an old man named Yu who came out of the palace to serve him.In the beginning, I was just perfunctory teaching, as a bastard and daughter-in-law, I don’t need her to socialize in the future, as long as I don’t make mistakes when I meet people, I just want to teach Yanniang to distinguish cloth and clothes, understand The etiquette is the end of the story.

But Yanniang is eager to learn, she is smart and quick to learn, as long as she is a teacher, there is no one who does not like smart and studious students, so seeing Yanniang, it is like seeing her own successor, wishing to pass on all her abilities All taught Yan Niang.In addition to rules and etiquette, dressing and wearing hairpins, she also taught her how to make incense and medicine, and even told her about the secrets of the palace that some wealthy families in Beijing avoided.Although Yanniang didn't think these things were useful to her, she could understand it and listened to it like a story.

Yan Niang learned the rules in the Hou Mansion for three months, and when Mrs. Lin Hou inspected her, she performed to Madam Lin Hou's satisfaction.Mrs. Lin Hou felt that Yanniang learned the rules well, so she should give some rewards, and thought that there is no girl in the family who doesn't like to play. Yanniang has been locked up in the Hou's mansion for three months, and I am afraid it will be boring, okay, Alright, let's reward her to go out to play.

So, Mrs. Lin Hou arranged for a servant girl to drive and horses, and asked a concubine at home to take her out to play.Before going out, she stuffed Yanniang with 500 taels of silver notes, and told her to buy back whatever she liked.

Yan Niang was really bored in the Hou Mansion, and she was very happy to have the opportunity to come out.

The concubine led Yanniang to Hanyun Temple, the most popular temple in the capital. There were many street vendors in Hanyun Temple, selling everything, including food and entertainment.The concubine herself is usually strictly controlled by her aunt at home, and she doesn't have much chance to go out. Now that she is out, she also wants to play around, so she sent a few servant girls to follow Yanniang, and she led the other servant girls to go elsewhere. played.

There are jade and emerald sellers in the street stalls, where did Yan Niang choose, she originally wanted to buy some to send back to Mrs. Lin Hou and the other masters and ladies of the Hou Mansion, it was considered a kindness.

Although the Great Yan Dynasty had less strict requirements on women than the previous dynasties, female family members still had to wear a hat when they went out.At this time, the breeze blew, and the tulle of the hat was blown up, revealing half of Yan Niang's face.It just happened to be such a coincidence that the supreme ruler of the Great Yan Dynasty, our Emperor, happened to appear in this Hanyun Temple in the name of a private visit in a micro-clothes, and when the veil was blown, the Emperor looked in Yanniang's direction.

The half-hidden half of the face in the veil, the eyebrows and eyes are full of autumn, the skin is like fat, the body is slender, the movement is like a peony, and the tranquility is like a water lotus. The emperor's heart trembles when he sees it. He chanted: "The brows are as light as autumn water, and the jade skin is accompanied by the breeze. Which wife is so lucky to raise such a beautiful daughter."

The eunuchs around the emperor are all old men who listen to the words and know the elegance.After returning to the palace, he immediately called his godson to find out which family's daughter it was.Those who can be the godsons of the old man are all villains. In less than three days, I found out that the beauty came from the Yongning Hou Mansion. Because she saved Mrs. Lin Hou, Mrs. Lin Hou assigned her to her family to repay her kindness. The concubine gave birth to the second son, and took her home to teach her personally. By the way, she also found out Yanniang's family background, and even found out that her three generations of ancestors had no criminal record.

The eunuch next to the emperor was surnamed Li, and he was the chief eunuch in the palace.

Eunuch Li stroked his beardless chin and thought about it all night. The next day, someone sent a post to Lin Houye, and brought up a jar of Xuelihong that had been buried for 30 years and even he himself was reluctant to drink. He invited Master Lin Hou to have a drink at the best restaurant in the capital.

Although Lin Houye wondered why eunuch Lin would think of him, but the chief eunuch next to the emperor invited him to drink, and even the princess and prince would give him three face-savings. How dare Lin Houye not go, he changed into clean clothes and went in a hurry went to dinner.

The two flattered each other, and after drinking for three rounds, Eunuch Li finally got to the point: "I heard that my wife was met by bandits when she went back to her hometown to worship her ancestors some time ago. It was a little lady who rescued her. The lady brought it to the house."

It's not a secret, Master Lin Hou breathed out alcohol, and said yes again and again.

Eunuch Li said again: "The little lady is kind-hearted, and the madam knows how to repay her kindness. In order to repay her kindness, she actually recognized the little lady as her goddaughter, and raised her like her own daughter."

Master Lin Hou was in a state of confusion. She was clearly a daughter-in-law, so why did she become a goddaughter?But if Yanniang was told to the second boy in the family, it was only inside the family, because he was afraid that Yanniang's rules would be wrong and she would be rude to others, so he didn't take her out to socialize, and people outside didn't know about it, and he didn't know what Eunuch Lin said. It was easy to refute, so I habitually nodded and said yes.

Eunuch Li continued: "This little lady is really well-born. A few days ago, I accompanied the Long Live Lord on a visit in incognito. I saw the little lady in Hanyun Temple. Even the Long Live Lord said that I don't know which wife is so lucky. Raise such a beautiful daughter."

Lord Lin Hou said directly where and where.

Eunuch Li continued to talk about Yan Niang and praised her, saying that there is nothing in the sky and nothing on the earth.

Lin Hou Ye is even more confused, what exactly do you want to express?You invited me out just to praise the new lady in my house?

When the banquet was over and returned to the mansion, Lin Houye was still in a daze, and went back to the mansion to hide in the study and continued to speculate on Eunuch Lin's deep meaning.Until the dead of night, Lord Lin was so thoughtful that he couldn't sleep, he tossed and turned on the bed, and at a certain moment, he suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and finally remembered that Eunuch Lin once said something about Long Live God, and he deliberately emphasized it.

Master Lin Hou turned over and sat up immediately, and pushed Mrs. Lin Hou who was asleep beside him to wake up.Mrs. Lin Hou was pushed awake in the middle of the night, she lifted the quilt and sat up, and asked angrily: "Master Hou, what do you want to do if you stay up so late, can you be considerate of my concubine's hard work in taking care of the housework every day. "After finishing speaking, I will fall down and continue to sleep.

Lord Lin Hou pulled her up and told her what happened today verbatim.Mrs. Lin Hou's drowsiness immediately flew away and jumped up from the bed: "Why didn't Lord Hou tell this concubine earlier?"

"I didn't understand what Director Li meant."

Mrs. Lin Hou scolded in her heart, you are stupid, you have to understand such an obvious meaning for a day and a night, and you almost broke things.Mrs. Lin Hou quickly put on her coat, without even taking care of her hair, and went out with windy steps, which made her confidant Momo come in.

Mrs. Lin Hou's confidant, Yuan Meme, originally wanted to serve by her side, because she had a new grandson in her family, and Mrs. Lin Hou gave her three days off. When she heard that Mrs. Lin Hou was looking for her at this time, she knew it was an urgent matter, so she He also hurried into the Hou's mansion.

When Mrs. Lin Hou saw Yuan Momo, she immediately ordered: "Meh, hurry up now and get someone to hurry up quietly and chase back the person who went to Linping County to deliver Geng Tie today."

Yuan Meme wondered, "Ma'am, why?"

Yuan Momo has served Mrs. Lin Hou since she was a child, and she is absolutely loyal to Mrs. Lin Hou.Back then when Mrs. Linhou wanted to ration Yanniang to the only concubine of the Houfu, she absolutely agreed.This not only prevents the concubine from finding a powerful family, but when outsiders know about it, they will only repay Mrs. Linhou with a word of gratitude.

Mrs. Lin Hou supported her forehead with a headache and said: "A few days ago, Yanniang went to visit Hanyun Temple and let the emperor see it."

Yuan Memo thought of Yanniang's pretty face, and immediately realized it, and hurriedly said, "Young maidservant, let's go now."

No matter how big the Hou Mansion is, it cannot compete with the emperor for women.

After Yuan Memo left, Mrs. Lin Hou rubbed her head and continued to have a headache.I don't know if the person who sent out can catch up. I knew she shouldn't be in a hurry to finalize the marriage.She saw that Yanniang had learned the rules well, and that Yanniang was also 15 years old, so she thought to settle the marriage as soon as possible, and when the elder son's marriage was finalized, she would get married quickly, so she also arranged the marriage between Yanniang and the concubine .She even decided on the candidate for Shizi's wife, so she sent a matchmaker to make peace.

It's all the fault of Lord Hou, his head is simply made of wooden stakes, and he is one step closer to actually swapping Yan Niang and the concubine's Geng Tie and finalizing the marriage. You don't want him to wait to see the Yongning Hou Mansion in 30.You must know that the emperor is only [-] years old this year, Geng, and it is still early before he dies.

(End of this chapter)