Episode 22: The world is not allowed to see whiteheads (Part 1)
There are tall lampstands standing at both ends in front of the bed, and bright red candles are burning brightly, illuminating the whole room. The candle body is as thick as a baby's arm, with carved dragons and phoenixes and is gilded with gold wire, making it look so magnificent. Inside the room
The furnishings are also beautiful. There are pomegranates, grapes, lotus seeds and longan all on the big table. At first glance, I thought it was the daughter of some family getting married in glory.
However, although the beauty sitting quietly by the bed is covered with a hijab, it is an eye-catching pink color. The clothes are made of fine lake satin, and are densely embroidered with mandarin ducks playing in the water and lotus leaves in the field. After all, they cannot hide the red underneath.
Embarrassing. A pair of emerald bracelets on the woman's wrists, filled with a green halo, her hands were cold, and her water head was excellent.
There is no need to lift the hijab. The clear outline of the bun shows that the woman is combing her hair sideways, which is definitely not the way a real wife should dress. In this way, she is undoubtedly just a somewhat decent concubine. However, like a person drinking water, he knows whether he is warm or cold. The so-called respectability is just because of
Born in Lengxiang, where beauties are always expensive, if anyone can get one, even if it is just for decoration, it sounds very respectable.
What's more, Governor Li, who is in charge today, is a soft-spoken man. He has been mediocre for half his life. He is still holding an unspeakable job in the yamen. He can see the future at a glance. Among colleagues, there is also
Few people took him seriously. He suddenly got a beautiful concubine today. From his own point of view, he was very prosperous. At the banquet, he ignored the dissuasion of his wife and his subordinates and drank heavily.
drunk.
Only the concubine breathed a sigh of relief - even the best sobering soup would take some time to take effect. It was almost past the auspicious time, so I guess I could escape this night...
"Aunt Sheng, I haven't sobered up yet. My wife asked the kitchen to make lotus seed soup for you and asked the slave to bring it to you."
The mother next to the wife knocked on the door, and the concubine was a little flustered. She didn't think about whether to take off the hijab herself. I heard that this mother was brought by the wife's family as a companion, and she was the most decent and respected one. People under the general manager said that she was the best. Fortunately.
, the little girl who was newly assigned to serve the new aunt was able to stuff a purse, and with a few words she made the mother happy. Without any further embarrassment, she put down her things and left.
Lotus seed soup? The maid brought it up, and through the gap under the hijab, the concubine took a look. It was a hot crimson bowl, with plenty of lotus seeds and longan meat with the cores removed, and a few dates floating on it.
The maid was afraid of burning her, so she stirred it carefully, and she could see that there were snow-white peanut kernels hidden underneath.
There is a common saying among the people that giving food to the bride is a good fortune. But Governor Li is already old, can he really still have a child? Shen Lizhi sneered and crawled out of the belly of his concubine.
When I come out, even if I have a child, I'm afraid I won't be very comfortable.
The little girl said that my wife is not a bad person, please feel free to eat this lotus seed soup. It was late and I didn't have a proper meal, so at least I don't let myself go hungry. After hearing this, Shen Lizhi became more and more depressed - the daughter of an official family went to make it for others.
My concubine is still using someone else's name. If my childhood playmates and sisters find out, they will definitely laugh their teeth out...
"Okay, thank you very much."
Nowadays, she couldn't afford to offend anyone, and she had to speak politely to a maid. She raised her hijab, carefully hung it on the top of the phoenix hairpin, took the bowl and spoon and brought it into her mouth little by little.
The cooks in the Li family were not good enough, and she could tell with one bite. They were not even as good as Sister-in-law Wen from Lengxiang Pavilion. Once, Sister-in-law Wen felt sorry for her daughter, so she secretly prepared white porridge for Wen Yan'er as a midnight snack to relieve hangover, adding only a little bit of it. Peanuts and icing sugar are the envy of these girls.
When Shen Lizhi was young, he lived a prosperous life and could distinguish between good and bad. The bowl of lotus seed soup in his hand was full of ingredients and had a sweet taste in his mouth. The rest was almost useless. The porridge and rice were not dense enough, and even a little Mixed.
That's all, what's there to be picky about a concubine brought out of a brothel? I would agree to the arrangement of Mo Zhang's mother and daughter and marry her in place of Sheng Qiu Xiao. Wasn't it because I wanted to escape from the romantic field and rely on the fact that I grew up in the deep house compound? In the main house, even if you have to compete for favor, can you handle it?
Anyway, my biological father and mother have no chance to find out. It is shameful to be ashamed. I hope that their souls can rest in peace in heaven. Don't end up with a happy death in life and no peace in death for the sake of an eldest daughter who willingly fell.
A sixth-grade Beijing official, no matter how big or small, is enough to marry a virtuous wife, take in a few concubines who agree with you, and raise a whole backyard of children. Jealousy is always inevitable. , but there won’t be any scandal that makes people laugh. The real wife will always take care of her. She will beat and scold each other and punish Xiao Xing, and then drive her back to her own yard to think about her mistakes behind closed doors.
As long as there is no big trouble, it is not easy for men to get involved in the affairs of women in the back house. Otherwise, if the news spreads accidentally, they will inevitably be laughed at by their colleagues. In this way, the head wife's position is very comfortable, although she cannot have a pair of them for the rest of her life. People, but there are no worries.
If there is anything unsatisfactory, it is probably the heir. The eldest son was not born in the wife's belly, which does not sound glorious enough after all. The lucky concubine was the man's childhood sweetheart. In order to wait for a promise when he was young, he forced himself to marry her. Yunying was still unmarried until she was in her twenties, and she received a lot of looks and jokes in her hometown. This moved the scholar who had obtained the honors and moved away to a foreign country. The red sedan chair was carried upright and she was carried into the side door.
Only the first wife can use Zhenghong when she enters the family. This greatly disturbed the hierarchy and caused a lot of discussion in the capital. However, some people said that this gentleman is not high in official rank, but he has deep love and righteousness. It can be seen that he is quite responsible. It is rare that he will have one in the future. A great achievement.
In this situation, the only one who is extremely angry is the first wife, but there is nothing she can do about it. What is the so-called knocking out of teeth and swallowing blood? Fortunately, the concubine is never qualified to wear red. All the legitimate wife can do is to dress neatly and behave dignifiedly to accept the concubine. He kowtowed, then suppressed his laughter and took a sip of concubine tea.
Shen Lizhi was born into such a family. When she was at home, her real name was Chang Huan, which showed that her parents were on good terms at that time. Unfortunately, when the eldest daughter was still in her infancy, she had a younger brother who was a concubine and became a legitimate mother. It didn't look good, and his father rarely came to the principal wife's room. After all, he was not an important member of the court, and few people would give advice on Master Shen's actions. Without external oppression, the troubles in the Shen family's backyard began to sprout. It's like a spark that starts a prairie fire.
Mrs. Cao kept silent and kept her daughter under guard, not letting the concubine get the upper hand. As time passed year by year, Shen Lizhi grew up into a gentle and intelligent official lady, who was about to be born. After leaving the cabinet, bad times began for the family.