Chapter 15: Things are going on

There is a three-foot-square shrine in the front of the hall, which houses a seated statue of Guanyin. In front of the statue is a small three-legged clay gold incense burner, which holds three sticks of Ganan incense.

Amid the curls of cigarette smoke, Guanshiyin Bodhisattva is looking at all living beings with a loving and compassionate expression.

After hearing the report from the maid, Eleven Niang came to deliver Luozi in person, so the two aunts came hand in hand.

The aunt's round smile was gentle and affectionate, and she loudly ordered Caixia: Hurry, serve tea to Miss Eleven.

A few smiles appeared on Er Yi Niang's thin face, and she pointed to the Taishi chair beside her: "Sit down and talk."

Eleven Niang smiled and saluted the two aunts, and half-sat on the Taishi chair. She motioned to Amber to hand the box to the two aunts, and said modestly: I don't know if I agree with it.

The aunt took the box with her own hands and smiled before looking at it: It's agreeable, it's agreeable, how could it not be agreeable?

The maids served tea, and the eldest aunt smiled and said: I went to Luyun Tower early this morning and heard that you were having a vaginal intercourse, so I didn't bother you and went to Miss Ten.

Since I personally sent Luozi here, I wanted to take this opportunity to make something clear. Since the other party was not shy at all, he also wanted to open the window and speak frankly.

If you go around in circles again, it will look pretentious.

Eleven Niang smiled slightly: I heard that you went to Shiniang's place, I asked Dongqing to invite you, but who knew you were gone. I thought that I would send it over after the straps were tied, so I didn't let her chase you.

The aunt smiled kindly: I went to Miss Fifth.

Eleven Niang couldn't help but feel surprised in her heart, her lips curled up slightly, and she was just thinking about what to say, when her aunt sighed: You are young, and you don't know some things in the past.

Your eldest sister's husband's family is Yongping Hou Xu's family. Their ancestors lived in Hebei. Because of their meritorious services, they were awarded hereditary and irreplaceable titles. They were rated among the ten founding generals and were entitled to enjoy the Imperial Ancestral Temple. During the Zheng'an period, the Xu family was involved in the rebellion of King Zheng An and was arrested.

Although he regained his title during the Yannian period, his reputation was not as good as before. When the old man was an official in Beijing, he had a good relationship with the old marquis of the Xu family, so he promised your eldest sister to the Xu family.

At that time, the second daughter of the Xu family was just a powerless Princess Jian. Her uncle did not study much, and she had an older brother and younger brother. She was appointed as a seventh-grade camp guard in the Imperial Guard, but the eldest lady was not willing to do so.

Who knows, time will come.

First, my brother-in-law died of illness, and he received a title, and the eldest lady became the Marquis of Yongping. Later, King Jian ascended the throne and became the emperor, and made the second daughter of the Xu family the queen. My brother-in-law also put down the Miao and Northern Xinjiang rebellions, and granted the title of Queen.

The general became a third-grade governor. Such incredible wealth is not something everyone can enjoy.

Having said this, the aunt's eyes felt a little cold.

The eldest daughter had a miscarriage with her first child. The old lady of the Xu family took the decision. First, she stopped the medicine for Qin and Tong, the two cousins ​​​​in the uncle's room before the eldest daughter came in. Then she took the eldest daughter of the Yangzhou Wen family for her uncle.

As a concubine. The next year, Mrs. Qin gave birth to a son and raised her aunt. Although Aunt Wen was not as lucky as Mrs. Qin, she also gave birth to a daughter. As for the eldest daughter of our family, there has been no movement for several years.

Qiu Luo, the personal maid, took over the house. Finally, Qiu Luo became pregnant. The next year, she gave birth to a son, but the child died before he was full term.

For this matter, our eldest wife prayed to countless gods and worshiped Buddhas, and the eldest lady searched for countless secret recipes and took many side medicines. Finally, in the eighth year of marriage, we had the good news. Who knew, the child

In the seventh month of pregnancy, she was born prematurely and gave birth to a son who was too weak to even cry a few times, named Brother Chen.

Eleven Niang couldn't help but let out a soft sigh.

In the eyes of the Luo family servants, Luo Yuanniang has always been a godlike and distant existence among the Luo family sisters.

She has outstanding appearance, extraordinary talent, married a powerful man of the day, and gave birth to a legitimate son. All the happiness that can be imagined in the world can be found in her. But what she didn't expect, and what she didn't expect even more, was that one of the four wealthy businessmen in Jiangnan was known as Jiangnan.

One of the Wen family actually agreed to let their daughter be a concubine for Marquis Yongping.

She thought about what her second aunt had said that day, that Brother Chen was the legitimate son, but not the crown prince. Could it be that this was the inside story?

Eleven Niang felt her throat was dry and wanted to ask, but she didn't know how to ask.

After all, he was not full term. He was fed ginseng and bird's nest. After all, he was no better than Qin's son. Not only was he bouncing around, he was also very smart. He could read at the age of three, and he could read and write at the age of seven. Now he is just ten years old. He said it will be next year.

It was time to take the scholar exam. As she said that, the eldest aunt gave Eleven Niang a deep look. Therefore, our eldest lady has been having trouble sleeping and eating in the past few years, so it is natural that her health cannot be well.

The Xu family is really complicated

Eleven Niang smiled bitterly in her heart. She muttered: Wen family, how could you agree to give your daughter to someone else as a concubine? This is too shameful.

The second aunt, who had been silent all this time, snorted coldly and said in a sarcastic tone: Appearance is nothing, whether you can eat or drink. With this relationship, the Wen family only won the porcelain business of the Ministry of Internal Affairs this year.

What does face mean when it comes to profits from porcelain?

Eleven Niang wanted to speak but stopped.

As the second aunt said, face can neither be eaten nor drunk, but at critical moments, it can help people straighten their backs and overcome the dilemma of neither eating nor drinking.

But she didn't come here to argue with the two aunts, nor did she have any intention of changing other people's opinions.

She smiled faintly and said: In this way, Qiu Luo in our house is not lonely even if she has a young lady from the Wen family as her companion.

In fact, he was asking his aunt in a tactful way how Qiu Luo, who had given birth to a child for Marquis Yong Ping, was doing.

The aunt is also a smart person, and immediately smiled and said: Qin was trained by the old lady of the Xu family since she was a child, and Wen is the legitimate daughter. Although we Qiu Luo are beautiful, if this woman only relies on her beauty, how can she be a good match?

As he said this, he covered his mouth and smiled, and the corners of his eyes and eyebrows turned out to be a little charming.

In other words, Qiu Luo couldn't even get an aunt.

Eleven Niang's face changed slightly.

Although these two aunts have passed away in their years and their faces are haggard, the charm they reveal unintentionally in their gestures can make her guess how beautiful they were back then. Even they have fallen into this kind of fate, isn’t it because women cannot rely solely on their beauty?

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She couldn't help but sigh softly.

But our Luo family is a family of officials, with a reputation for literature from generation to generation. The old man has worked hard to become a cabinet bachelor, which is not comparable to the businessmen of the Wen family for generations. Eleven Niang further verified that lighting the longevity lamp is not an ordinary Buddhist ritual, right?

Unexpectedly, you also know about lighting longevity lamps. There is a deep smile in the eyes of the second aunt who has always been cold-faced. When Ma Zifu, the former minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, was participating in politics in Shaanxi, there was a wife from another wife who brought her son.

Returning, the late emperor still said that he was a very good official and had excellent talents and qualities. What's more, the three of you have no genealogy.

At this time, Eleven Niang could no longer conceal the throbbing in her heart, and her face suddenly turned pale.

Not in the family tree

She never knew that she was not in the family tree.

The aunt sighed deeply and looked at her with a sense of pity: When you just came back from Fujian, the second master and the third master also came back from their posts with their families. There were a lot of things at home, and it just so happened that you fell down again.

Madam, you can forget it

Eleven Niang returned to Luyun Tower with a complicated mood.

Shi Niang hasn't come back yet.

She asked Dongqing to inquire about the news, and Baizhi said that Shi Niang had not come back since she went out in the afternoon.

After listening to this, Eleven Niang was silent for a long time, and asked Amber to unfold the words written by Wu Niang and show it to Dongqing.

When I give you one night, you use clear paper to draw a picture.

Although she didn't know what Eleven Niang was going to do, Dongqing still responded respectfully as before.

Eleven Niang didn't say anything more, and she rested under the care of Amber.

Early the next morning, Dongqing handed over the errand she was assigned with a dark circle under her eyes.

Eleven Niang took it over and looked at it carefully for a long time, then nodded and said with a smile: Dongqing's painting skills are getting better and better. You worked hard yesterday, go and have a rest.

Dongqing withdrew in response, and Eleven Niang wrote a letter, then put the letter and clear paper into an envelope, sealed it, and gave it to Qiu Ju: "Send this to Master Jian in Hangzhou Prefecture. And asked Hu Bo to give her five taels."

Money, never let others know about it.

In the winter months, Master Jian went back to Hangzhou to celebrate the New Year, and would not return to Luofu until March next year.

Qiu Ju took the letter and put it in her arms: Miss, you are asking Master Jian for advice on embroidering the screen. I will definitely not tell anyone else.

She has a brother who works as a boy in Ma Yuan and has a very good relationship with the boatmen who transport goods to the Luo family.

Eleven Niang didn't explain much and went to the eldest lady's place with a smile.

I had a good sleep last night and will start embroidering the screen when I get back.

Even though she came earlier today than yesterday, she still saw Wu Niang.

The eldest lady immediately asked someone to bring the sheep to her. After she drank, she asked her to embroider the screen in peace and not to come to say hello in the evening. She also emphasized that it is true filial piety to have the screen embroidered on time.

The eldest lady also said something like this last time. It seems that the eldest lady was not lying.

Eleven Niang thought about it, then smiled and agreed. She chatted with the eldest lady for a while, then returned to Luyun Tower and began to embroider the screen with concentration.

A few days later, the eldest lady sent someone to make spring clothes for Eleven Niang.

Holly was stunned.

Making spring clothes is custom-made and must be done after the second day of February.

Now, it’s not the New Year yet

When Eleven Niang knew it, she just raised her head and asked: Is it just for me or is it for everyone?

The person who came to measure the clothes smiled and said: Of course everyone has one. However, the eldest lady said that Miss Eleven has grown a lot this year and asked us to make more sets.

After hearing this, Eleven Niang nodded absently, then lowered her head and continued to embroider the screen.

Amber was very uneasy after hearing this, and pulled Binju: While the lady has Dongqing at her side, let's go to the fifth lady's place. I used to be at the eldest lady's place, and didn't get along with Ziwei and Ziyuan much. I am now in the eleventh lady's house.

Now that we are here, it would be better to get closer to the ladies in the house.

Binju still supported her statement and went to Wuniang's place with Hubo.
Chapter completed!