Hou Men Splendid

Chapter 52 The First Day of Wedding

When Shao Ziyu was six years old, Shao Changzhong and his wife died unexpectedly. When they left, they still smiled and told him to stay at home obediently, but when they came back, they were cold corpses.

After that, he was taken by Master Shao to take care of him. After Qiqi, when he woke up overnight, Shao Ziyu changed. The soft and cute Fifth Young Master of the Shao family disappeared, and the rest was this silent and expressionless one. child.

The doctors who came to see him all said that they were stimulated and closed themselves up. Shao Ziyu didn't want to talk to anyone, he didn't want to open his mouth, and no one could force him.

In a flash, 11 years later, when Shao Ziyu took Lin Qingran to the front of his parents' ranking, he looked at the tablet with his parents' names engraved on it and said to Lin Qingran, "Kowtow to your parents."

The steward guarding the ancestral hall was really surprised when he heard Shao Ziyu speak, lit incense and handed it to Lin Qingran.

After Lin Qingran knelt down, she solemnly kowtowed three times towards the two memorial tablets, inserted the incense into the incense burner, and exchanged the tea offered in front of them, which was regarded as offering tea to the daughter-in-law.

The grandmother's tablet was on the other side. Lin Qingran went to kowtow to offer incense. After offering tea, she didn't have time to stay longer. After leaving the ancestral hall, she had to go to Mrs. Tai to offer tea.

Mrs. Gu did not live in the same courtyard as Master Shao. When Lin Qingran arrived at Hailiyuan, Gu had already got up and had breakfast and was waiting for them.

Mrs. Gu knew before they came that they went to the ancestral hall first, and waited for Lin Qingran to hand over the tea. Mrs. Gu looked at her a few times, and the elder said a few words in a symbolic way, "If you don't understand, ask me Just a few of your sisters-in-law are fine, since you are married into the Shao family, you should live a good life."

"Madam Tai said so." She lightened the teacup in her hand, took a sip, and ordered someone to bring the meeting gift, and Lin Qingran gave her a pair of shoes.

Mrs. Gu was not stingy enough to make things difficult for a junior, and she didn't want to say anything more after the tea was served, so she asked them to go to the front hall.

After going to the ancestral hall, I was a little late in the front hall. There was no one in the main seat. Lin Qingran served tea from the left. Smiling, he took the teacup without drinking it, just touched the wall of the cup with his fingers, and looked at Lin Qingran with a smile, "Little Wu, we have waited for so long, how can we drink the cold tea. "

The tea is not cold, it is warm, Jin insisted on saying it was cold, Lin Qingran said with a smile, "It's my niece's wife, Si Qin, why don't you go and change the hot tea and bring it to my aunt." Waiting for the tea After pouring it out again, Lin Qingran handed it to Mrs. Jin, "Auntie, forgive me."

Jin took the cup and didn't touch it with her hands again. The cup holder was a little hot under the scalding tea. Jin lifted the lid of the cup and a gust of hot air came up. She took a symbolic sip and then put it aside. Seeing Lin Qingran's eyes, there was a touch of deep meaning, "I, I like to drink hot drinks. Xiao Wu has married a new wife, so I have to keep my heart warm."

The old lady of the Shao family was eloquent, and the mistress of the Shao family made fun of such a few words with a smile, and she was waiting for the rest of the time. The husband and wife gave a meeting gift, and Lin Qingran also gave them the prepared one.

Then he knelt down in front of the second master of the Shao family, and the second master glanced at Shao Ziyu who had been following Lin Qingran, took the cup from Lin Qingran's hand and nodded, "I can come to your second aunt if I need anything. "

Respect to the third room, the husband and wife didn't say anything, and the third lady is also a straightforward person. After drinking tea and giving gifts, the elder brother and sister-in-law didn't say anything, and they had nothing to say, and it wasn't their own. daughter-in-law.

On the Sifang side, Mrs. Sun, the fourth wife, took the cup, took a sip, and smiled, "I said Xiao Wu, this is toast tea, what are you doing, you follow your wife so closely because you are afraid We can't eat her."

Shao Ziyu didn't speak, and no one spoke for him. Sun took the cup and glanced at Lin Qingran, and didn't feel embarrassed. The smile on his face was even worse. The embroidery sent by Qing Ran also boasted, "This embroidery work is really good."

Next is the peers, no need to kneel down, receive a cup of tea, and give a meeting gift. Among them, the eldest wife of the Shao family met yesterday, and the second wife, third wife and fourth wife met for the first time. They are a few years apart, and they look close.

After offering tea like this, the whole morning passed.

Back in the Chenxiang Courtyard, Lin Qingran sent someone to give Dafang and Sanfang a meeting gift for the two children. After listening to Mama Li's report that the things brought from the Lin family were properly placed, Mama Li asked her for instructions, " When will some of the people who serve in the Chenxiang courtyard be brought here to show to Miss."

"Let's see after you go back to the door. You are also just here. You have been in touch for the past two days to see, and your temperament is somewhat low." Lin Qingran knelt so many times in the morning, and she didn't sleep well last night. She looked tired. Wanting to take a rest in the inner room, Si Qin walked in, "Miss, the old lady sent someone over to tell Miss and Uncle to go to the ancestral hall and ask for the genealogy."

After changing into solemn clothes, Shao Ziyu waited for her in the outer room, and when she arrived at the ancestral hall, the elders of the Shao family presided over it. Lin Qingran's name was recorded in the Shao family tree, and Shao Ziyu's wife, Lin Shi, was the fifth wife.

It was about noon after Lin Qingran knelt down to worship the ancestors.

After returning to the Chenxiang Courtyard, she confirmed that there was nothing to do in the afternoon. After the young couple had lunch, Lin Qingran put things aside and decided to take a nap first to regain her energy.

When Shao Ziyu came back from Lord Shao's place, the person on the bed had already fallen asleep. Seeing her sleeping soundly, he also felt a little sleepy. He took off his coat and shoes, lay down and took her to his side, and fell asleep as well. took a nap
Lin Qingran woke up and found herself in his arms again, still a little muddy, remembering what the fourth aunt said when serving tea, she pushed him, and said in a soft voice, "You used to say this in front of them Why don’t you post it, no matter what they say, you don’t speak?”

"Hmm." Shao Ziyu looked down at her, and Lin Qingran asked again, "Why is that so?" She looked at him as not really a person who didn't like to talk.

"This way they won't notice me." Shao Ziyu hugged her tightly, "My father and mother passed away, and my grandfather took me with him." Even if he is willing to talk to Lin Qingran now, what he said is very simple, but Lin Qingran Qingran understood what he meant, Master Shao brought him by his side, with so many descendants of the Shao family, it is inevitable that people would think that Master Shao would want to train him, if he is still outstanding at this time, he will be so young at such a young age. , to put it bluntly, there is no guarantee that something will happen.

But he was only six years old at the time, so he knew how to protect himself, what kind of life he had lived in the Shao family for 11 years.

Lin Qingran looked up at him, with distress in her eyes, does it need to continue like this for the rest of her life?

Shao Ziyu seemed to see what was going on in her heart, he took her hand and held it in his own, feeling soft and comfortable, he couldn't put it down and squeezed gently, with a smile on his face, "But I won't need it in the future. "

Following his words came his focused eyes on her, Lin Qingran's cheeks were slightly hot, and she turned her face to the side

When she first arrived at Shao's house, Lin Qingran didn't see anything. In the past few days after she got married, the Shao family had a consensus. No one came to visit Chenxiangyuan. something over here.

Returning home on the third day, she set off back to Lin's Mansion early in the morning, and the carriage arrived at the gate of Lin's Mansion after an hour, and Mrs. Lu was waiting for her in the front yard.

It was Lin Wenxi who received the son-in-law, and the Lu family took Lin Qingran back to Luoyingyuan to chat. Here Lin Wenxi looked at Shao Ziyu. The son-in-law didn't like to talk, and being a father-in-law was also very embarrassing.

In the end, it was Lin Wenxi who spoke first and went straight to the point, "If you don't take the scientific examination, you can be placed in the Imperial Academy first, but start from a low level, and it will take a few more years."

With Lin Wenxi's status in the Hanlin Academy and Master Shao's weight in the court, it is not difficult at all to arrange a position for Shao Ziyu, it depends on whether he is willing to go.

"Son-in-law wants to wait another six months." Shao Ziyu picked up the cup and toasted Lin Wenxi, "Qing Ran first came to Shao's residence, so I'm afraid she might not get used to it, so let her get acquainted with Shao's house first."

Lin Wenxi raised his eyebrows, and the son-in-law went on the road.

Although it is not a man's business to not pay attention to official career and accompany his wife at home, but Lin Wenxi's current identity is the father-in-law, and the person opposite is marrying his precious daughter. Hearing what he said, I am naturally happy in my heart, and I still have to warn him. "The house is a woman's business, you should focus on the future."

"Father-in-law, don't worry, he won't let his wife suffer hardships with her son-in-law." The implication is that he is not short of money if he is not an official, and he will never be without money.

After talking for more than half an hour, although Lin Wenxi talked more and Shao Ziyu talked less, Lin Wenxi's impression of this son-in-law has changed a lot. It's not that he didn't worry about giving the marriage before. It's not that she's stupid, and it's not that she can't really talk, but if her daughter lives with a silent gourd after she gets married, it's not going well. Now that she's chatting, at least Lin Wenxi can be sure that this is not a chestless woman. A person with great ambitions can be considered to be steady and has a bit of a plan. He doesn't know what kind of temperament his daughter is. She looks submissive, and she is not a master who is willing to suffer. The young couple should be more restrained, which is good.

In Luoying Courtyard over there, Mrs. Lu took Lin Qingran to ask about the Shao family, and Lin Qingran recounted the scene of the tea ceremony. Seeing her proud expression, Mrs. Lu poked her Forehead, "Thank you for thinking it out, use hot tea."

Mrs. Shao felt that the tea was cold, so Lin Qingran served her a cup of hot water. She deliberately made things difficult, so she had to go ahead. If she said it was too hot again, she would be making things difficult for herself. God, how could the mistress of the Shao family be so small-minded.

Lin Qingran took Lu's arm with a smile, "Mother, you should live it, you can't let it go too far, my daughter will save her enough face by doing this."

"You!" Lu smiled, "You just got married."

Not long after the mother and daughter talked, Lin Qingyue and Lin Qinglan came over. They could see each other every day, but now they haven't seen each other for three days. The two girls rubbed against Lin Qingran vigorously.

The two young ones have always been used to it, and their tempers are naturally arrogant. Lin Qinglan is 13 years old, and she has to say goodbye next year. Mrs. Lu is not worried that she will be bullied, but she is worried that her two young daughters will get married later. , bullying others.

Waiting for Lin Yunze and Lin Yunhao to come back from school, the family had dinner, and Mrs. Lu sent them to the door, loaded a lot of Lin Qingran's favorite food into the cart, and closed the door after watching the carriage disappear.

Lin Qingran sat in the car, looking at the sky outside the curtain, "Dad told you something."

"Ask me if I would like to go to the Imperial Academy." Shao Ziyu only found out from his father-in-law that she would get motion sickness in the afternoon, so he pushed open some carriage doors to let the wind into the car.

"Do you want to go?"

"Wait half a year." Hearing what he said, Lin Qingran turned to look at him, "Why wait half a year."

"It's not too late to go to Shao's house after I get acquainted with you." Shao Ziyu looked at her with a smile, and took advantage of the opportunity to add a cushion behind her.

Seeing his serious expression, Lin Qingran's cheeks became hot, and she turned her head to look out of the small window to avoid sight, inadvertently, a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth

(End of this chapter)