The filial son of the Red Mansion

Even if people don't consider the family background, they will ask about character first. Although the second sister's character is soft, it's not a big problem, but the You old lady actually spent all the wealth of the You family and stayed in Ning Mansion early. If it was the Xue family who stayed in Ning Mansion, it would be fine. The You sisters are now completely supported by Ning Mansion. As long as the matchmaker said a little bit of this, no matter how enthusiastic the person is, they will back off.

No one can guarantee whether You Erjie is the second You Lao Niang. Who would want to marry a spendthrift daughter-in-law who is only beautiful but has no means of making a living?

When asking a matchmaker for a marriage proposal, most people will also take the other party's parents into consideration.

In a noble family, the original status of the wife is face, and the wife's treatment of others, words and deeds are the inside. Qin Keqing has been learning the rules around Wang Xifeng and the old lady for the past two years, but the old lady still gave her jadeite, one is to help with housework, and the most important function is actually to teach Qin Keqing the etiquette of imperial edicts.

You Shi thought for a moment and said with a smile, "It depends on what kind of person you like. What kind of relatives are there in Ningrong Back Street? Among those who are well-read, there is Master Jia Ruirui, the grandson of the head of the Yixue School; among those who are well-versed in business and economics, there is Master Jia Gaogao, the son of the fourth aunt in Back Street; and there is also Master Jia San, a close relative of our mansion, who is now serving as a steward in the clan. He is very capable and an upright person. The three of them are about the same age as Rong'er, with good looks and a good family background, but they have not yet married. If you think any of them are attractive to you, I will ask Rong'er to invite them to the mansion in a few days so that you can take a sneak peek and see if you like them."

You Erjie shook her head secretly. Although she had only seen Jia? among the three, Jia? was definitely not very capable, and he also relied on Ningguo Mansion for his livelihood. It was said that Master Rui from Yixue was a very powerful person; on the contrary, she had never heard of Master Gao, and she thought he was far inferior to Rong'er.

Youshi stared at her expression closely, and saw that her second sister had no reaction. She thought to herself: Could it be that she really believed what I said and only targeted Rong Ge'er?

There were many bizarre things in ancient times.

Emperor Taizong of Tang took Xu Hui as his concubine, and Emperor Gaozong of Tang, the son of Emperor Taizong of Tang, took Xu Hui's younger sister as his concubine.

Emperor Taizong of Tang recruited the second daughter of Wu Shihuo, Duke of Ying, into the palace as a concubine, and his son Emperor Gaozong of Tang also recruited the second daughter of Wu Shihuo, Duke of Ying, into the palace as a concubine.

There are also records in the Book of Han that Emperor Cheng of Han saw that Wei Zihao's sister gave birth to his uncle, King Xiao of Chu, Liu Xiao, and Wei Zihao's eldest daughter gave birth to his sister, Princess Pingyang, so he betrothed Wei Zihao's youngest daughter to his younger brother, King Zhongshan, Liu Xing.

Although there were many such examples during the Han and Tang dynasties, most of them were royal affairs, and even so they were criticized by later generations as the Dirty Tang and Stinky Han.

How can ordinary people compare with the royal family?

It was not too unusual for a distant relative to be a second wife in the mansion. As long as both families were willing, it was not considered as forcing a good woman to be a concubine, but it would only bring bad reputation. Although both sisters followed their stepmother to remarry into the You family, the legitimate daughter of the You family married the master as a concubine, while the stepsister of the You family became a second wife in the master's room. Wouldn't she, the legitimate daughter of the You family, be scolded?

You Shi felt bitter. If this matter got out, it would be no less serious than the matter between her and Rong Ge'er. The matter between her and Rong Ge'er could be spread in the mansion. If You Erjie really wanted to be Rong Ge'er's second wife, she couldn't hide it from anyone.

She asked tentatively, "Could it be that my sister has found someone she likes?"

You Erjie suddenly thought of Jia Rong, nodded, and then shook her head. She really couldn't tell whether she liked Jia Rong or not, but she felt that Rong had touched her all over her body and kissed her. If she didn't follow Rong in the future, what would it matter if she followed someone else?

Besides, although Rong Ge'er is a bad boy and I always feel shy when I am with him, I am also very happy.

You Erjie lowered her head to look at her wrist. In the past two days, she had added a pair of scented beads there. They were the ones Rong Ge'er had given her when he came back from the Zhou family's road sacrifice.

Incense beads are also called incense beads, incense strings, and counting beads. They are made of a variety of materials such as agarwood and musk. They are bright red and beautiful, with a refreshing fragrance. They can also repel mosquitoes and ward off evil spirits. They are commonly used in summer and autumn.

She liked it very much.

When Youshi glanced at her second sister's eyes and saw the red incense string in her hand, her heart suddenly skipped a beat.

Looks so familiar! I seem to have seen it somewhere before.

Yesterday, it seemed that Rong'er sent an identical incense stick...

Could it be that they already have?

Youshi sat on the edge of the bed, and she was a little unsteady. She simply stopped asking, and did not mention the matter of matchmaking for You Erjie. After a few random words, Youshi no longer wanted to stay, so she took Yindie back to the room. After changing clothes, Youshi asked Yindie to go out and accompany Rong Ge'er, and she lay on the bed and thought for a while.

However, You Erjie was always paying attention to You's movements next door. When she heard from the maid that Yindie had gone to the side hall, she could only plan to take a short rest and wait for Yindie to come back before going over.

Jia Rong lit incense in front of the coffin, picked up the oil lamp, lit the candles, and burned paper money. He was calculating the time management for tonight when he suddenly heard a sound at the back door. It was Yindie who came in alone with a red face. How could he not understand what Youshi meant?

"Sister Yindie, come into the room and I'll show you a treasure."

Chapter 163: The Voice of a Woman in the Temple

A wind chime is hung on the eaves of the Buddhist temple.

The wind chime is like a miniature copper bell with a copper ball hanging inside. When the night wind blows into the temple from outside, the wind chime under the eaves of the Buddhist temple makes a crisp sound of tinkling.

Bells and silk banners sway in the breeze.

The animals on the eaves of the Buddhist temple seem to come alive, overlooking the entire temple from the eaves. They make the birds in the sky dare not land, and the evil spirits at night dare not enter the temple. They also seem to be constantly reminding people to remember to calm down and cultivate their nature.

Buddhism is pure and everything is like this.

There is a nunnery not far from Tiekan Temple, named Shuiyue Nunnery, which is also called Mantou Nunnery because of its famous steamed buns. At this time, the wind bells under the eaves of the temple in Mantou Nunnery were swaying, and the tinkling sound reached the ears of Jingxu, the nun who was the abbot of Mantou Nunnery.

The old nun smiled happily, stretched out five fingers and chanted "Amitabha", then shook her head and said, "This is difficult to do."

A woman beside the old nun understood and whispered, "You and the Zhang family are old acquaintances. When you were in Shancai Temple in the past, the Zhang family gave you a lot of incense money. Now the master is working in the homes of many nobles in the capital. All you need is for each family to send a letter to Chang'an Prefecture. Once the lawsuit is dropped, the money the Zhang family will give you will definitely be more than five thousand taels."

Nun Jingxu said, "Amitabha, even though I have gained a little good karma, how can I shake the family of the fifth-rank garrison commander?"

The woman was still unwilling to give up. She gritted her teeth and said, "Master has been getting close to the Ning and Rong families in Shenjing City recently. Their family is a family friend of the Yun family, the governor of Chang'an. If the Jia family can ask for it, I will also add 3,000 taels of silver, and make up a total of 8,000 taels of silver to add incense oil to the nunnery."

After hearing this, the smile on Nun Jingxu's face became even brighter.

The woman was also very happy to see this, but she didn't know that her young daughter was being coaxed by a young nun named Zhitong, a disciple of Jingxu, to come to Mantou Temple to become a nun.

The wind has not stopped, and the wind chimes on the eaves of the Buddhist temple are still ringing.

Twenty miles north of Shuiyue Temple, there is a temple called Dizang Temple.

Dizang Temple is a holy place for praying for children in the suburbs of Beijing. At this time, a kind man was staying under the eaves of the Buddhist temple in Dizang Temple, listening to the crisp sound of the wind chime above his head. In the Buddhist temple inside, there was a statue of the Bodhisattva Guanyin, who was praying for children. In front of the Bodhisattva, there was a young woman praying on a cushion.

The abbot of Dizang Temple gave the woman a cup of tea and said, "Amitabha! If you are a sincere donor, you only need to stay in a clean room for one night, and you will be able to have a child tomorrow."

The woman did not doubt it, drank the tea, and then, led by the host, went into the hall to rest.

At that time, the abbot winked at the little nun beside him, and the little nun hurried out of the temple to find the good man outside the temple. In the dark night, as soon as the little nun showed her figure, the good man took her into his arms and rubbed and kissed her.

The nun said shyly, "Why are you trying to use force on me? The female donor has already drunk the tea and smelled the fragrance, why don't you go in quickly?"

When Shannan heard the letter, he was immediately excited and slapped Xiao Niwei's plump buttocks and told her to open the secret door quickly. He crawled into the dark room through the secret door and saw a beautiful woman who was praying for a child sleeping in the next room.

His whole body became even hotter, and he quickly took off his clothes to prepare for the birth of his child.

The little nun closed the secret door slowly, rubbed her aching buttocks and cheeks, and cursed inwardly: "I am so annoyed. I must kidnap a few pretty girls from those dukes' houses, so that I don't have to suffer this all the time."

The sound of the wind chimes is clear and crisp, and the Buddhist temple is peaceful and quiet.

Outside the west gate of the Shenjing, in the Muni Temple, there was a nun with long hair who was staring at the full moon in the sky, wondering what she was thinking.

At this time, in the Tiekan Temple, the ancestral temple of the Jia family, Jia Rong had already embraced Yin Die.

Yin Die smiled tenderly and said, "Master, what treasure do you want to show me?"

"Didn't your hand just touch that big treasure?" Uncle Xiaorong raised his head and laughed, then went to untie the sweat towel around Yindie's waist.

Yin Die is different from the other maids in the Ning and Rong mansions.

She lived a very transparent life, never thinking about the future, and never asking Rong Ge'er for any promises. At this moment, although she was shy, she was not reserved. She just asked curiously: "Master, are you very disappointed to see that I came just now?"

"That's not true." Jia Rong shook his head firmly and refused to admit it.

Yindie said coquettishly, "Don't think I can't see it. Grandma saw what was going on just now and is now sulking in her room."

"What does it mean? Why are you sulking?" Jia Rong was not pretending to be stupid. Instead, his attention was completely focused on Yin Die, carefully looking at this delicate body that he had never seen before.

"I am angry that I can't control the master, nor can I control the girls of the You family." Yindie suddenly exclaimed, and finally blushed, and said: "Does the master have to be here? I have never experienced anything."

Jia Rong's eyes lit up.

First, she was happy that Yindie was a virgin, so she would be so gentle to her later; second, she was happy that Youshi no longer cared about the two sisters of the You family.

Youshi is still the same Youshi. The things in her bones cannot be changed, and the character she has developed over the years cannot be changed.

"I'll carry you inside." Uncle Rong was overjoyed and looked at the scarlet flowers blooming in the night.

However, You Erjie took a short nap and was suddenly awakened by a maid.

The second sister asked with hazy eyes, "What's wrong?"

The maid reported in a low voice: "There was a commotion outside just now. It must be Yindie coming back."

"Come back if you want." You Erjie replied drowsily. Suddenly, as if she remembered something, she sat up and asked, "What time is it now?"

The maid had already calculated how many times she had changed the candles, so she replied, "I guess it's midnight."

"I slept for so long?" You Erjie was quite surprised, and even more surprised why Yindie came back from the palace at this time. She said worriedly: "I'm afraid Rong'er has rested by now."

"How can Master Xiaorong be willing to rest if he doesn't see the girl coming over?"

The maid teased in a low voice, which made the girl shy for a while, and she changed her clothes while laughing. You Erjie saw that the lights in the next room had been turned off, and she quietly left the room and went through the back door with expectation and shyness.

A gust of wind blew in through the gap in the back door, blowing the candles in the hall and the unfinished scriptures on the square table in the side hall.

Uncle Xiaorong was not in front of the coffin.

The second sister and the maid went to the bedroom, but Master Xiaorong was not there.

Uncle Xiao Rong was standing in front of the statue of Amitabha Buddha, listening to something with his ears tilted. He actually knew that You Erjie was coming, and he heard the sound the moment You Erjie came out of the room.

I should not have been able to hear it, but I actually heard it, as if I had suddenly grown a pair of super hearing.

When he turned around and looked at You Erjie who was walking towards him, he could faintly hear the voices of You and Yin talking in the backyard.

Youshi actually knew that You Erjie had gotten up!

"Rong'er likes her from the bottom of her heart, so if he wants to marry her, then let him. It's better for the second girl to follow him willingly than to suffer outside. I have lived a caged life in Ningguo Mansion for more than ten years. More or less, women in the world are the same as me, crushed to death, suffocated to death, and have never really lived a day since getting married. It was only after I met Rong'er that I came back to life."

Although Youshi was clearly talking to Yindie in the room, her voice clearly floated into his ears.

Jia Rong asked: "Did you hear it?"

You Erjie shook her head, not knowing why.

Yes, how can a normal person hear other people's whispers in the room! Rong Ge'er smiled bitterly in his heart, wondering if he had a mental problem. But he felt that it shouldn't be like this, because he was still very normal when he was playing with Yindie just now.

He seemed to remember something, and hurried to the side of the second sister, and asked softly, "Were you worried that I had rested in the room just now?"

You Erjie's slightly sleepy face showed a hint of shyness, and she asked angrily, "You came into the backyard and eavesdropped on our conversation?"

Weird!

Rong Ge'er was surprised. Seeing the lovely expression on the pretty face of the second sister, his heart was moved and happy. For the time being, he didn't care what happened to the ear. Anyway, it was not a bad thing. He would coax You Erjie first, and then ask You Erjie to help the thorny You Sanjie to come back. That would be the best thing.

Jia Rong chuckled and said, "Why would I go in there? It must be because you and I are close friends, so your words are conveyed to my heart." A big hand then took You Erjie and held her small hand.

After all, You Erjie was an unmarried girl, and she had rarely seen men in the past, let alone heard such smooth talk. Now, after hearing the coaxing words and holding hands, she felt sweeter than eating candy.

What I said is indeed right, Rong Ge'er is different from others.

Rong Ge'er held her hand, but he didn't do anything embarrassing like he did in the past. He just held her hand and walked around the hall. When he returned to the table in front of the coffin, he pulled You Erjie to sit on his lap.

"Are you still sleepy now?" Rong Ge'er gently bit You Erjie's earlobe.

The earlobes are not actually very sensitive, but the hot breath hits behind the ears, and the breath disturbs the auricle. You Erjie actually feels a tingling sensation from the side of her head to her scalp, her body gradually becomes hot, and the remaining drowsiness completely disappears.

Seeing You Erjie shaking her head, Jia Rong asked again, "Madam seems to have noticed something strange about us. Did she say anything to you?"

You Erjie told Mrs. You that she wanted to arrange a matchmaking for her.