Legend of Concubine’s Daughter Minglan Chapter 144: Prepare for marriage

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After a still low-key Shangyuan Festival, Wang's baggage went north to Fengtian. The affairs of Shengfuzhong were all handled by Hai's. Since Hai's had been involved before, the handover of things went smoothly. One or two servants who didn't have eyesight wanted to get Joe, and Hai's also had some morning sickness in a timely manner, and then asked Rulan, who was the regular assistant of Wang's family, to help.

I don’t know if it’s because of the subtle influence of Brother Jing’s great personality, or if Rulan has really grown up, plus she was scolded by Sheng Hong and Wang a while ago, and the anger hasn’t come out. Scolded those women.

"You don't have eyes! Do you dare to refute what my sister-in-law said? You were talking like this when my mother was on top? Dare to live a good life and think about moving a place?"

"You were accompanied by the Wang family. My maternal grandfather's bank account is the most clear, but you used this amount today. How did you show the Wang family's face?"

"Don't talk nonsense? Let's get rid of the errands! You see that you are itchy in your bones, and everything will be gone if you beat it hard!"

After a bit of scolding, Hai’s morning sickness stopped, Rulan was also in a good mood, and she continued to embroider the dowry affectionately, Minglan was stunned, after a while, she couldn’t help saying: "Fifth sister, You seem to be out of the cabinet at this time, anyhow, be more generous, lest you..."

Ming Lan didn't know how to say to go on, Rulan answered the words very freely: "Lest they chew my tongue outside, don't they?" Ming Lan stared at her. Now that you know everything, then...?

Rulan looked tenderly at the half-embroidered'Blue Water Mandarin Duck Opera Lotus Leaf' on the bandage, without raising her eyes, she suddenly said without thinking: "Last time you followed me out I have met the old lady of the Wen family, what do you think of her?"

Minglan dodges her eyes and stammers: "Uh...it looks very talkative, very straightforward, and very crisp..." In fact, it is very noisy, very pungent, very arrogant, and has a loud voice; She spoke ill of her future mother-in-law like a blue face.

Rulan looked up at Minglan and said bluntly: "That's not a worry-free mother-in-law!"

Minglan stopped speaking, but Rulan continued: "I'm not really stupid; it's good or false to me, I know in my heart. When I returned to your home in Youyang when I was young, I met the old godly woman of the Sun family What did you do to Sister Shulan, and the **** surnamed Sun; Sister Six, I listened to what you reminded me many times later, and I also wondered if Brother Jing was really good to me. ?"

Ming Lan looked at Rulan’s solemn expression and listened quietly. Rulan’s voice gradually said in a low voice: “I say respecting brother is good, because he never conceals his family affairs, his mother’s partiality, he He told me everything about the brother’s lack of growth and the marriage that he repeatedly delayed! He also told me that his eldest daughter-in-law is not easy to be a wife."

"Then you still..." Ming Lan said softly.

Rulan cut off the conversation and said: "I told my brother Jing that I would be filial to my mother-in-law and be kind to my younger siblings, but there is only one thing. He has to be with me. As long as this is the case, I am not afraid of anything!" /

Ming Lan's heart moved. These words sound familiar. She once heard similar words in Hua Lan's mouth. She slowly became silent. It seems that the conflict between Wang and Sheng Hong was defeated by Lin. The past of the hand of the aunt left a deep scar on the hearts of these two daughters.

Rulan suddenly laughed briskly and said: "Brother Jing has agreed to me. If someone bullies me, he will never favoritism. It's great to hide away! I just thought about it, and I will practice courage now. Voice, the province will be defeated in time!"

Minglan laughed and laughed, she just shook her head. The so-called pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger, it doesn't matter who is a pig and who is a tiger.

"Fifth sister will be able to live well!" Minglan said sincerely.

Rulan rolled her eyes and snorted coldly: "That's natural! Both of you are married to Gao Men, but I am married to low. How can you live well? I won't make you laugh! "

Ming Lan looked up to the sky and was speechless. This is the fifth Miss Sheng Jia. Every time she has such a little positive emotion for Rulan, such as like, admiration, sympathy, etc., it will not last for five minutes, and it will directly turn into a negative emotion.

Day by day passed, Rulan only had to concentrate on embroidering some coats for herself, and her dowry Wang had prepared in the morning, but Minglan was far from it; Mrs. Sheng originally He planned to let Minglan get married only half a year after Rulan's marriage. At this moment, her elbows and armpits were transformed, so she had to hurry up.

A few days ago, Youyang sent a letter saying that at the beginning of the twelfth lunar month, Pin Lan and Taisheng’s cousin had become relatives, and the gifts from the capital were all received and everything is fine; the old lady asked carefully about the new year’s return Yoona's dowry about Pinran, then cheered up and immersed himself in the battle to get Minglan's dowry.

The dowry is a very important item for the ladies of the wealthy families of officials and officials in ancient times. In some well-known families, the elders have to pay attention to the elder daughters from the time when they learn to speak. Every piece is given to the dowry.

It is the same thick and thin dowry, and there are two cases from the complicated to the simple. It is complicated, except for the dowry maid’s work and fixed production, as large as bed, table and cabinets and other furniture, as small as four-season clothes, and even mahogany golden hoop toilets and bathtubs. A little exaggeration might even have shrouds. Like the old lady Sheng and Haishi, they have a complete set of dowry that is strictly regulated from head to toe.

But this is a minority after all. Many officials and eunuchs have to go around as officials, where there is time to accumulate slowly, and some are late-prosperous and can't purchase a comprehensive dowry, so they came up with the most effective thousandth Zero one move.

Silver!

The old lady Sheng thought about it carefully, except that the antique pottery that came out of the old Jinling house was left to Changbai to pass on to the descendants of the Sheng family, there was nothing else that could not be given to Minglan; she took the cage Start with the land deeds of the fields and shops, and explain them one by one.

"...This villager is in the outskirts of Baitonghe, and there are about five or six hundred acres of fertile land inside and outside. The villager is your mother Cui’s old man. I think the couple is sincere. You married. There is a small forest next to the farm. Although it is not big, it has good feng shui. I bought it together two years ago and asked the guys from Lao Cui to take care of the fruit." Mrs. Sheng It is rare to say so many things once, and ask questions while saying, "Don't be frustrated!... Remember the business affairs that grandma told you?"

Minglan reacted immediately, and answered like fluent: "Well! You must trust people and always check! No matter how honest servants do not have effective supervision, they will inevitably have ambitions over time, but you should not be overly jealous and chill the head. Heart."

The old lady nodded in satisfaction, and then sighed: "There is a large area of ​​fertile land beside the farm, which is worth a thousand acres, because it is getting close to the imperial palace, I think I didn’t buy it if it wasn’t good; if I knew you would marry this way, I’d... alas!

"No need, enough, enough!" Ming Lan hurriedly said, Mo Lan has only 200 mu of paddy field plus a piece of dry land. Even Hua Lan’s dowry village is only 700 mu. Of course, Wang gave it back. To her other things.

"What is enough?" The old lady Sheng glared at it, and Ming Lan immediately shrank her neck; she didn't see Ming Lan's appearance as she had never seen the world, and continued to say to herself, "There are also a few lines in Jinling and her hometown. The shop front is looked after by your uncle, and there are a few dividends from the sale..."

"Grandma!" Minglan finally couldn't listen anymore. The farms and forests alone were seven or eight thousand taels. She couldn't help but interject, "The money is enough to marry a lady of the government, I How can I use this better!... Besides, you have to keep some things next to you. As the saying goes, the money around you is not as good as the money around you... Ouch!"

Ming Lan got a thump on her forehead, she squeezed her head into the kang mattress, and the old lady Sheng yelled: "You are not promising! Do you think the life of the family is better? Go to the elder-in-law mother-in-law and the maid-in-law, who is easy to do? After entering, there is a place for you to make money!"

Ming Lan knew what my grandmother meant, but shook her head and said: "What I am, outsiders know, there is nothing to charge for the wrongdoers, so you can do whatever you want at that time, and you will have to calculate it carefully; it's you, age It’s better to have more money by your side!” Nothing else, pretending to be stupid, but it’s the most exquisite skill Ming Lan has learned since this era.

Ms. Sheng was touched in her heart, but she still said: "I keep my money, so I don't need you to worry about it! It's not because you are a high-end wife, you have to accompany you with more dowry!"

Ming Lan remembered Hua Lan’s life in Yuan’s Mansion. Did she have no money? How did she live well? It can be seen that money can’t be bought for attention and love; she looked into the eyes of the old lady and said with a serious face: "Grandma, Listen to me, if I am a blessed person, I will not worry about my life in the future. If I am a blessed person, no matter how much dowry is, it will be cheaper to marry others! You should save more by yourself. Your body is not good. If... If you’re a poor person, or someone who doesn’t ask for it, what can’t you do if you have money?"

These are all words of condemnation, and even some meanings of unfilial piety and disobedience are in it. Until this time, Minglan would not dare to say it. Why the old lady did not understand, tears in her eyes, she whispered: "Don't worry, they don't dare to neglect me!... And I see that your sister-in-law is a polite, treat me very filially; I only worry about you stupid boy..."

Ming Lan's eyes were moist, she tried to look happy, and smiled: "I heard Xiaotao say that there is a saying in their village, marrying a man, marrying a man, dressing and eating; the granddaughter is married for a long time. I can't live it anymore!"

The old lady couldn't help but laugh when she heard it, then she straightened her face and said: "Okay! He has done everything possible to calculate you, and I will definitely not make you hungry!"

The grandfather and grandson talked for a long time, and finally decided that the fixed production should only accompany the pastures and forests. When the time comes, accompany more silver taels, plus a few large boxes of precious materials that the old lady has accumulated over the years.

After all, the dowry is a dead thing, and if it is decided, it is decided. The dowry population is the trouble.

When Hua Lan got married, in addition to Wei Wei Xuan's maidservants, Wang escorted a colorful hairpin, and the old lady also gave her beloved granddaughter a cicada. Nearly ten years later, Caizhan was carried into a concubine and gave birth to her eldest son. Now she is susceptible to Hua Lan's suspicion. But Cui Chan married the most powerful steward in Yuan's house and became Hua Lan's most trustworthy. Heavy right arm.

Mo Lan is an exception. Wang and the old lady didn't give away any more people, and only brought her people from Shanyue Curie.

For the rest of Rulan and Minglan, Wang followed Hualan’s example and gave Rulan a color pendant and Minglan a color ring. The old lady gave Rulan to the oldest and stable Cuiping. As for Minglan, in fact, Xiaotao and Danju were basically out of Shou'antang, and the four green ones were also trained by Fang's mother. With a green sleeve, the old lady would no longer give it to others.

Girl Caihuan is a little beauty with apricot eyes and peach cheeks. The old lady looked at her for the first time, she was angry and said bitterly: "I don't know what she feels like?"

Ming Lan hurriedly comforted her and said: "In terms of color, she is not as good as eyebrows, let alone Shen Yuluoyan, the shameful granddaughter of me!"

The old lady staggered and almost fell from the kang.

Back to Mu Cangzhai, Ming Lan kept thinking about this, so she asked Dan Ju: "The old lady has chosen someone to marry me. Go down and ask them if they are reluctant to give up their parents, or It's a favorite marriage, don't have this shop after passing this village."

The little peach on the side listened, and quickly interrupted: "Sister Danju and I are naturally going to follow the girl!"

"Nonsense!" Minglan glared at her, "Shut up, I'll ask Danju!"

Who knows that Dan Ju has a look embarrassed, she squeezes her fingers, and Minglan said in a strange way: "Could it be that you don't want to go with me? You said it's okay."

Dan Ju was taken aback and waved his hands again and again: "No, no! How can I leave the girl, it's... Yan Cao and Ruo Mei."

Ming Lan frowned and said softly: "Let's talk about it! I'm afraid that many people will come to ask you these days."

Since she decided on Gu Tingye’s marriage, her value has soared, and many of the maids and women in charge want to follow through; so she talks to someone openly or secretly, Xiao Tao is a famous and straightforward silly girl. Asking her to bring a message might mess it up. Luzhi has no virtue. It would be good if she didn't scold him a few words, so the gentle and kind Danju became the best breakthrough.

Dan Ju looked embarrassed and stammered: "Ruo Mei... she bought it from outside, and there is also San Ye Feng... It's a matter, she has only girls to rely on."

Minglan pondered and said nothing, Ruo Mei was the first person Fang Mama wanted to get rid of, saying that she was born too well, and she was literate and hyphenated, and her heart was high and arrogant. It's not good.

"What about Yancao, isn't she telling her about marriage?"

Dan Orange's face is even more ugly, and he whispers: "...She said that she is reluctant to bear the girl and wants to serve her for a few more years."

Now, even Minglan's face is ugly.

Xiao Tao made the bed, carried a blue and white porcelain smoker and slowly smoked it in the warm pavilion. Hearing the words, she turned around and said: "Sister Yancao’s mother came into the house a few days ago, and they are hiding in the house. I said it for a while, but I said this."

Unfortunately, he was said to be broken, and Dan Ju was embarrassed for a while.

Ming Lan glanced at it, Dan Ju stood upright, and Ming Lan said indifferently: "You are always too soft in your heart." Dan Ju was at a loss when Ming Lan looked at it. She really didn't dare to hide it anymore, so she murmured: "They are all grown together. She said we are going to enjoy the blessing, but we can't leave the sisters behind."

Minglan's heart sank, and she was silent for a while before she said: "If the eyebrows are put on, the yancao will stay."

Dan Ju was startled, Ming Lan glanced at her, and continued: "...From tomorrow onwards, Lv Zhi will do her job, so that she will be prepared to marry. We are in love. She must have lost her dowry."

Dan Ju answered, before raising the curtain and going out, she couldn't help but turn around and said: "Girl, after all these years, Yan Cao has done her best and made no mistakes." She served Ming Lan for nearly ten years, knowing Ming Lan looked on the surface. He speaks in a friendly manner, but in fact he is firm in his mind, and the things he thinks are seldom changed; it’s just to try his best anyhow.

"I know." Minglan said slowly, sitting in front of the mirror, holding an exquisite and lovely jade-white elbow, "but it is not good for her to have this kind of heart. It’s because you don’t have any crooked minds that you are afraid of being hooked out of crooked minds, not to mention that she is a weak-minded person; this will give us all our affection."

She is not afraid of being deceived, nor is she afraid of betrayal, for fear that it is the person she trusts and cherishes who lie to her and betray her.

In early February, the coldness of the spring had faded in half early. The second day when Brother Jing and Changfeng entered the examination room, Wang returned from Fengtian. Although he was all in the dust, he could not hide his happy mood and his face was ruddy.

"Mother, she has been coughing recently, so she didn't come to see the two girls coming out of the cabinet. She said that when the weather became warmer, she would take your aunt and cousins ​​to walk with relatives!" Hong laughed too.

In the room, a large round table filled with begonia stone filled with furry leather and thick velvet is very precious. There are also boxes of ginseng tied with red threads. Wang said, "...Nonuo , This is what my grandma gave you to a few juniors. I picked what I like. This was just shot last winter! Ming girl, don’t be stunned, your grandmother can miss you, she said, inside I have your part too!" She returned to her family's home this time and won a big victory. Mrs. Wang was relieved when she was begged by her little daughter. In the end, the mother and daughter cried for a while.

Ming Lan stepped forward with a smile, and followed Rulan to examine the thick and shaggy fur, her tentacles were soft and warm, she was indeed a good product, she was boasting, but in her heart she wanted She understands that her own good things are not enough to make her happy, and there must be others' bad things to make her gloat. Could cousin Wang and cousin Kang feud after marriage, and mother-in-law and daughter-in-law?

Just as I was thinking, Rulan rushed to Minglan's ear and whispered softly: "Sixth Sister, I'm afraid Cousin Kang didn't have a good time in Wang's house!"

Ming Lan was happy, and tilted her head and leaned forward, biting her ears: "The heroes see the same thing!"