concubines are respected

Chapter 28
After the incident of Shujian being poisoned, the old lady's attitude towards Suxian has changed drastically. Although Suxian still lives in the secluded Bird Garden, the old lady often asks Suxian to talk.Suxian is smart and very likable, she often makes the old lady laugh out loud, for a while, Suxian tends to surpass Ling Zhilan in the degree of doting in front of the old lady.

Because of Shujian's repeated intercession, the old lady only gave Jindou a meal and gave up.The third aunt was worried that Shujian would continue to play wildly, and she would take care of him all day long, for fear of any accidents.

However, the eldest lady could not do harm to others, but instead made clothes for others in vain, so Suxian took the opportunity to get on the stage, and was so angry that she slept in the room for several days, unwilling to come out and walk around.Suxian is currently in the limelight, she dare not make any more noise, so she can only hope that Annanhou's mansion will come to propose marriage, and let Zhilan marry into a noble family as soon as possible, which can be regarded as a sigh of relief.

Nearly a month later, Lin's mansion finally looked forward to the steward who was ordered by Lord Hou to come to propose marriage.

One day, when the old lady woke up from a nap, she called the girls from the mansion to accompany her to relieve her boredom. Ling Zhilan and the others gathered around her knees, chatting and chatting about the family affairs. Suxian was naturally present, watching Shui Lingling Granddaughter, the old lady was really happy, as if she saw herself when she was young.

"Mother Yue, go and present the sliced ​​green melons in the well in the backyard to relieve the girls from the summer heat." The old lady adjusted the black jade beads on her wrist and said to Mother Yue who was waiting on her side.

"Mother Yue, I'll help you." Suxian stood up and said to Mother Yue.

"Second miss, let the old slave do these rough jobs, don't stain your dress." Mother Yue said with a smile to Suxian.Among the girls in the mansion, Suxian is the most understanding. Although she is the master, she is very considerate to the servants. She is always willing to do simple tasks by herself.In the past, Suxian lived in Queyuan and seldom came to the main courtyard, so she didn't know much about her, but now she came out more often, and Mother Yue had a lot of affection for this kind and kind girl.

"It's okay, I'm just greedy and can't wait, so I rushed to help. Hehe!" Suxian said with a joking smile, and then blinked her big dark eyes playfully.

Mother Yue covered her lips and smiled lightly, getting along with the second young lady was always so relaxed, she was obviously helping her, but she said that she was greedy in order to make her feel at ease.

"Haha, let her go. The girl Qian'er can't stay idle. Yesterday she copied a thick stack of scriptures for me, which made her miss dinner time." The old lady looked up at her lovingly. Holding on to Suxian, she said to her mother-in-law.

Mother-in-law walked out of the room one after another with Suxian.

At this time, the housekeeper Lin Ke passed by him, and just entering the room, he bowed and said to the old lady, "Go back to the old lady, someone is here from the residence of Marquis Annan."

"Oh? Really, please come in quickly, don't neglect." The old lady was pleasantly surprised, and hurriedly ordered Qiu'er beside her, "Go and invite the eldest lady and the third aunt to come. Came here for marriage proposal."

Lin Zhilan and Lin Yinglu who were surrounded by her had shy expressions on their faces when they heard the words.Lin Zhilan immediately stood up and said to the old lady Fuli, "Old lady, there are foreigners coming to the house, we sisters should avoid it."

The old lady thought for a while, then nodded and said, "Alright, although this is a major matter for the Lin family, it is inconvenient for the girl's family to show up."

Seeing the shyness in the eyes of Lin Zhilan and the others, but also the hidden expectation, he couldn't help thinking about it, and said with a very considerate smile, "Why don't you go to the back hall for a while. After the people leave, come out to talk "The old lady doesn't know the thoughts of the daughters to be married, rather than hiding them from them, it's better to let them listen to them in the dark, which can be regarded as taking care of their thoughts.

Lin Zhilan and the others immediately bowed their knees, "Thank you, Madam." After saying that, several sisters filed into the back room to take shelter temporarily.

The eldest lady and the third aunt got the letter, and hurried to the main room. Just as they sat down, the butler Lin Ke brought Guanshi Zhong from Annanhou's mansion into the main room.

As the saying goes, Guanshi Zhong, the seventh-rank official in front of the prime minister's gate, is only a servant of the Marquis of Annan, but he still has an extraordinary bearing. I saw him holding a big red envelope, wearing a dark lotus color embroidered gold gown, and a black satin waist. belt, strode into the room with head held high and chest held high.

When meeting the old lady, she didn't have the humble attitude of ordinary servants, but she leaned slightly, clasped her fists without losing politeness, and said without compromising the majesty of the Marquis Mansion, "Annan Mansion Manager - Zhong Tao sees you ladies."

The old lady sat upright, and said with a very gracious smile, "Guard Zhong doesn't need to be polite."

The lady’s smiling brows seemed to be dancing, and her eyes were fixed on the big red envelope in Guanshi Zhong’s hand, wishing to see through the envelope and find out what was written inside, “Guard Zhong must be tired after a long journey, sit down and rest soon. Rest." The lady said, and then said to Xi Lian, "Xi Lian quickly pick the monkeys I treasure and make a cup for Zhong Guanshi."

Guanshi Zhong thanked him respectfully, and sat upright in the guest seat on one side.

Maid Xilian brought the tea, Guanshi Zhong took a sip, and then said to the old lady, "Zhong was ordered by Lord Hou to come here for the marriage contract between Mr. Lin and Lord Hou of your mansion several years ago. I just heard that Mrs. Lin is ill, so I don’t know if the old lady is aware of what happened back then.”

The old lady said with a smile, "I have heard about this matter for a long time. Over the years, Mo Cheng and Lord Hou have had a close relationship. Back then, they agreed that when the child under their knees came of age, the two families would marry each other and be good friends forever."

"What the old lady said is that Zhong took the liberty to come to the door today because of this matter." Guanshi Zhong bowed slightly and spoke very politely.

"However, Lord Hou has only one son under his knees, but Mo Cheng has four daughters under his knees. My family, Mo Cheng, is very ill, and has not explained in detail which girl in the mansion he will give to his son. Now Mo Cheng is recuperating in a monastery in the capital. Sending someone a letter to inquire, I'm afraid it will take some time." The old lady said apologetically.

Without waiting for Steward Zhong to respond, the eldest lady took the words, "Don't worry, old lady. I know this matter after thinking about it. Although the master has four daughters, there is only one prostitute daughter, and the other three are concubine daughters. They are worthy The son of the Marquis of Annan is naturally the young lady who was born in the direct line of the Lin family."

The old lady originally thought the same way, the words just now were just a courtesy, at this time the lady had to speak, the old lady also nodded with a smile.

In fact, Guanshi Zhong didn't know that it was a young lady from Lin's mansion who was married to the Hou's mansion. As for the big red envelope in his hand, it was handed over to him after Master Hou installed it properly before leaving, and he repeatedly told him to keep it. Personally submit to Mrs. Lin, please do not make any mistakes.

"Mr. Zhong is ashamed. As for the marriage with a young lady in the mansion, Mr. Zhong does not know about it. However, the direct descendants are always respected. My family's eldest son is young and promising, and his future is limitless. I think the Marquis will definitely choose a good match for the eldest son." "There has always been a folk saying that bamboo gates match bamboo gates, and fence gates match fence gates.The eldest son, Murong Haotian, is the only legitimate son of the Marquis of Annan, and will inherit the marquis in the future, so the person who can match him must also be the legitimate daughter of a famous family, how can the status of a concubine be a good match for him.Therefore, although the answer is still hidden in the envelope, Guanshi Zhong can still conclude that the wife of the future son must be the only prostitute in the Lin family.

The eldest lady smiled with satisfaction, turned her head slightly and cast a provocative glance at the gloomy third aunt beside her, secretly ridiculing her toad's desire to eat swan meat.

Guanshi Zhong's words extinguished the faintly throbbing fire in San Yiniang's heart, and immediately extinguished it and smoked.Originally wanted to fight for my daughter, but now that the eldest lady is taking the lead, there is no room for her aunt to intervene.The old lady's expression at this time obviously did not intend to fight for Lin Yinglu.It seems that this marriage of climbing the dragon and attaching the phoenix will only fall through the cracks.

The old lady doesn't know what the third aunt is thinking, but among the granddaughters under her name, only Lin Zhilan has been trained by the famous teachers invited by the old lady from all over the years. Everyone's ladylike demeanor.Compared with Lin Yinglu, she is much more spoiled and savage, it is really difficult to be elegant.

Although Lin Mocheng is the fifth-rank magistrate of Kangzhou, he can be regarded as a famous family in the territory of Kangzhou.But if compared with the Annanhou Mansion in the capital, this marriage is really high.Therefore, the person who married into the Annanhou's mansion must be a noble and beautiful woman with a legitimate name in Lin's mansion, otherwise the old lady's face would be unjustifiable.

The old lady laughed loudly, and chatted with Guanshi Zhong for a while. Guanshi Zhong didn't delay anymore, took a step forward from his seat, presented the big red envelope in his hands to the old lady, and said seriously, "Old lady, this letter is The book written by Mr. Lin when he was married to Lord Hou, it contains the name of the wife of the future son of the Hou Mansion, please read it in person. If it is correct, please hand over the date of birth of the wife of the future son to Zhong. The specific date of marriage, after Zhongmou returns to the mansion to report to Lord Hou, then the son will come and hire him in person."

The old lady smiled, and Qiu'er, who was waiting on the side, was clever, and immediately stepped forward to take the envelope from Steward Zhong and put it in the old lady's hand.

The third aunt knew that there was nothing to do, so she couldn't help but sink her head in frustration, and twirled the jade bracelet on her wrist boredly, while the eldest lady sat upright, watching the old man open the envelope with a smile.

Although the envelope was new in color, the letter paper inside was a little yellow, which seemed to be old.After a cursory glance, the old lady confirmed that it was Lin Mocheng's handwriting, and then read aloud word by word, "My humble servant, Lin Mocheng, whose name is Bo Nian, has a close relationship with Brother Murong, and intends to marry Brother Murong as a good friend, to achieve success." A happy relationship between children. I am hereby determined to be my beloved daughter Lin."

As soon as she read this, the old lady's complexion froze, and she glanced at the eldest lady in surprise, then retracted her gaze, took the letter paper closer, carefully looked at the familiar characters on it again, and after confirming that it was correct, her face Showing a more surprised look.

The eldest lady was listening intently, but saw that the old lady's face changed again and again, but she stopped reading, and could not help reminding in a low voice, "Old lady, old lady."

Steward Lin saw the old lady's complexion changed, and asked worriedly, "What's wrong with the old lady, is there something wrong?"

"Oh, no, no, there's nothing wrong with it." The old lady smiled reluctantly, then straightened her body, took a sip of tea from the gold-painted teacup on the side, moistened her throat and continued to read aloud, " It is hereby decided to betroth my beloved daughter Lin Suxian to Murong Haotian, the eldest son of Brother Murong, and hope that the two will watch over and help each other and be united forever."

The old lady breathed a sigh of relief, finished reading every word and then stopped talking, her eyes continued to scan the envelope, as if she still didn't believe it.After hearing this, the eldest lady was immediately stunned on the spot, feeling a little overwhelmed for a while.

Only the third aunt was vigilant, covered her lips gloatingly and smiled, "A good marriage, it really is a good marriage."

At this moment, Suxian and Yue's mother entered the room with a tray containing green melons, and did not notice that a stranger came into the room.Seeing San Yiniang smiling happily, Suxian asked with a polite smile, "San Yiniang is smiling so heartily, isn't there something good about it?"

Seeing Suxian coming, San Yiniang smiled even more, "Hehe, of course there is a good thing, but it's Suxian's good thing, it's a great good thing!"

(End of this chapter)