Chapter 179 Ji Rong's Engagement
Mrs. Ge came to Xiao’s house several times. The most recent time was when Zhou had just passed the confinement period. She came to visit her with gifts. She had long wanted to marry Zhou’s daughter and knew each other well. During the conversation, she naturally became more intimate and warm. Before leaving, Mrs. Ge held Ji Rong’s hand and praised her again. Zhou and Mrs. Xiao looked at each other and nodded understandingly. Then Zhou sent Mrs. Kong’s mother beside her to send Mrs. Ge out in person.
How could Mrs. Ge not understand the profound meaning?
After leaving the second door, she smiled and said to Kong's mother: "It's a blessing for Kong's mother. I will bring the children here to pay my respects to Mrs. Xiao another day."
Kong's mother nodded with a smile, "It's just right. I heard that the wife's children are all very popular, especially Ge Erlang, who is of first-class talent, appearance and character, and even the old teacher praised it. The uncle often used the young master to teach the young masters in the mansion and let them learn more. But the son was busy with his studies and was not easy to bother with, so he never had the chance to meet him."
Mrs. Ge's smile even more.
"It is an honor for my Erlang to be appreciated by the Grand Master and the National Uncle. I heard that although the National Uncle is a military officer, he is also very talented. If he can get some advice from the National Uncle, it will be a blessing that my Erlang can't even ask for."
"Madam, you are polite." Kong's mother smiled with deep meaning. "Mr. Guo is busy with official duties on weekdays. Before the Mid-Autumn Festival, she is at home on the 10th day of the lunar month. She can urge the young masters to do their homework and martial arts."
Mrs. Ge immediately understood, "My uncle is the pillar of the country, and he has worked very hard. Okay, you can send it here, I'll say goodbye."
The two of them were talking on their code, and their hearts were as clear as a mirror.
After Mother Kong returned, she told Mrs. Xiao and Zhou that Zhou called her eldest daughter to come.
"On the tenth day of the lunar month, Mrs. Ge will take Ge Erlang and Miss Ge San to the mansion to pay homage to your grandmother. Go and say something to Arong."
Ji Wan nodded and immediately went to tell her sister.
Even though he was prepared, Ji Rong was still a little nervous when he learned that he was going to meet Ge Erlang. I wonder what Ge Erlang looked like and what he looked like. Will he dislike his low-class background?
After a few days of anxiety, it was finally the tenth day of August.
Mrs. Ge came with her children on time. It is not advisable for a man from outside to enter the backyard, so she could only come over under the banner of paying homage to Mrs. Xiao.
Everyone knew that Ji Rong wanted to be a concubine, and the sisters in the mansion came to see him curiously. Even Xiao Shu, who was the least popular with Ji Wan's sisters, ran over to join in the fun.
Five little girls hid behind the screen and peeked.
Ji Wan, the real sister, naturally cared about her sister the most. She stood in front and looked at the boy in blue next to Mrs. Ge.
His eyebrows and eyes are starry, his face is smiling, he is very elegant and handsome, and his whole body exudes the elegant temperament of a scholar. Judging from his words and deeds, he is humble and modest, and polite.
A beautiful boy.
While responding to the inquiries between Mrs. Xiao and Zhou, his eyes suddenly passed by Ji Rong. When he met the little girl's curious and nervous gaze, he was stunned. Ji Rong was caught and peeked. He hurriedly looked away, his face blushed as blood. The expression in his eyes was clearly shy, happy, nervous and nervous. Ge Erlang's expression was clearly satisfied with his sister.
The character is also under the supervision of the grandfather and grandfather. The future mother-in-law loves Ji Rong very much. What are the concerns about it?
Ge Erlang should not stay for too long in the backyard where women are relatives. Not long after, a maid came in to report that his uncle was in the martial arts field to guide the young masters in the martial arts field, and asked Ge Er Gong to go over and take a look.
Ji Wan knew that this was his stepfather who was going to investigate him.
Mrs. Xiao was old, so she left her daughter-in-law here to entertain Mrs. Ge and her daughter, and took Ji Rong away first.
Ji Wan knew that her sister was shy at this moment, so she asked Xiao Wen and others to go back first and go to the inner room by herself. Old Mrs. Xiao was asking Ji Rong about Ji Rong's words, but Ji Rong kept lowering her head, her face was red, and she still nodded softly.
Mrs. Xiao nodded, looked up and saw Ji Wan walking in, and said with a smile: "You can take Arong back first, and I will discuss the important matter with your mother later."
The so-called important thing is naturally to decide the marriage between Ji Rong and Ge Erlang.
Ji Wan smiled, "Yes."
She led her still shy sister back to Ruyu Pavilion.
"Okay, now we are only two of us sisters, why are we shy?"
Ji Rong's face turned red again. After a long time of twisting, he couldn't help but say, "Sister, do you think he's interested in me?"
Ji Wan chuckled, "Silly girl, if he didn't like you, how could my mother keep Mrs. Ge talking to her? Don't belittle yourself. Our Arong is beautiful and well-behaved. It's his blessing to marry him, so how could she dislike him?"
She wasn't completely partial.
If they were still in the north, with the threshold of the Ji family, they would definitely not be worthy of the Ge family. But now that the Xiao family and the Zhou family are their backers, how could the Ge family underestimate them? The sister is beautiful, good-natured, well-behaved and sensible, and well-educated, and is no worse than those ladies from the nobles.
How could Ge Erlang look down on her?
Today, the two met for the first time and had a good impression of each other. As for the relationship, we can slowly cultivate it.
There is no way. In this ancient times when marriage was ordered by the parents and said the matchmaker, it was basically impossible to fall in love freely.
"I asked someone to inquire. Ge Erlang is devoted to studying, and the maids he serves around him are arranged by Mrs. Ge himself. He has not yet benefited from the family room..."
"elder sister."
Ji Rong's face turned redder and she screamed in a coquettish manner.
Ji Wan smiled, held her hand, and said seriously: "When my father met Ge Erlang, your marriage will be settled. This era is very harsh on women, but the most tolerant of men. In the future, we will marry as wives and each have their own families, and I cannot help you relieve your worries everywhere. If you want to live a good life, you must have the ability. If you let the man only cares about you, you will naturally not have the worries about the back home. If there is conflict between sisters-in-law, you can give in, but you cannot just compromise. Maybe I'm too early to tell you about these things now, but I'm too busy and I'm going to get married next year, so I don't have much time to take. When you get married, my mother will at most tell you how to follow the three obediences and four virtues and how to be a good wife. But we women still have to plan for ourselves."
Ji Rongyuan was shy and gradually began to listen carefully.
She is still young, she is just beginning to fall in love and has longing for her. She naturally doesn't understand how couples get along. Her father is a poor peasant, and she treats her mother as gentle as her, and has never had a two-hearted heart. Her stepfather is also considerate and considerate to her mother and has not taken a concubine yet. Others, grandfather and two uncles, have concubines.
It's actually too early to worry about this before getting married. But when Ji Rong remembers that his husband would hug him from the left and right in the future, he couldn't feel comfortable.
"Sister." She pursed her lips and whispered: "Will you allow your brother-in-law to take a concubine when you marry into Duke Anguo's Mansion in the future?"
The name brother-in-law is only when the two sisters are together in private.
Ji Wan had thought about this question a long time ago and said frankly: "If he can treat me wholeheartedly, I will treat him wholeheartedly. If he is indifferent, I will no longer need to treat him, and respect each other as guests."
If Lu Feili changed his mind, it would be best if he could be with Li. If he couldn't, she would separate from him and live in her dowry industry. In any case, she would never be able to share a man with other women.
She can think easily, but her sister may not be.
Ge Erlang is less innocent this year, and he is naturally very sincere in his liking for a woman. What can he do? Will he be alone in his younger sister after success or fame? This is hard to say.
"You can't be too good to men, otherwise he will naturally be disrespectful if he thinks you can't live without him. Bad men are the result of women's indulgence. If he makes a mistake, he should not be tolerant and tolerant. What he can't get is always the best."
My sister is only thirteen years old, and it is really inappropriate to tell her about these things. But Ji Wan knew that the traditional mother would never say these "extraordinary" remarks to her sister.
"He is good to you, and you will naturally treat you sincerely. If he neglects you, you don't have to beg or complain, otherwise he will only look down on you more and more. Never lower your identity for other women. Being jealous will only make yourself hateful."
A man's cheating is like domestic violence, with only zero or countless times. If everyone makes a big fuss, the only one who hurts in the end is himself.
Look at the third lady, this is the best example.
"Arong, no matter when and where, women's self-reliance and self-improvement are always the most important thing."
Ji Rong was confused at first, then thought deeply, and finally nodded.
The girl who has suffered and suffered from suffering since childhood has long understood the difficulties and cruelty of reality. She has just upgraded from food and clothing to spiritual level.
After seeing the fate of Xu, Mrs. Wei, and Mrs. Xiao, Ji Rong was simple and had some understanding of the affairs of the Houjiao.
"Sister, I remember it all."
Ji Wan said no, and said, "But you can't think too extreme in everything. Although women in this world are difficult, most of them can only rely on men to survive and are subject to the constraints of the three obediences and four virtues, there are still dedicated men in the world. For example, our father, stepfather, and third uncle, after waking up, they will treat their third aunt wholeheartedly. In fact, marriage, like doing business, also needs to be managed well."
Ji Rong seems to understand but not understand.
On that day, Mrs. Ge exchanged children's horoscopes with Zhou and wrote a marriage letter.
Xiao Wen and Xiao Zhen and others came to Ru Yu Pavilion to congratulate him. Among the sisters and peers, Ji Rong lost the previous twisted and restrainedness, but she was still a little embarrassed.
The atmosphere was very lively, but some people were unhappy.
Xiao Shu snorted coldly and curled her lips and said, "The same origin and the same parents have such a huge difference in treatment. One wants to marry into the Duke's Mansion to be the wife of the prince, and in the future he will be the wife of the Duke's Kingdom. The other can only marry a son of a third-rank official. He has not even passed the Jinshi exam. He has to start step by step. I am afraid that he will have to endure twenty years, and he may not be able to win his wife. Some people still think it is such a good marriage, and they are complacent and proud, and have never seen this stupid person."
Chapter completed!