After hearing the news, several people had their own thoughts, and Old Madam Su asked them to go back and think it over carefully.
Everyone saluted and quickly returned to their own courtyards.
Yun Manyu was not happy about her own concubine's daughter entering the palace to become a concubine, but this did not prevent other families from secretly making plans.
Shen Yuehong and the others had already started calculating in their minds.
Jiang Feier was not satisfied with letting a concubine's daughter enter the palace, she had to let her own biological daughter enter the palace.
How dare you try to become related to the emperor?
The highest-ranking official in the Su family is Yun Manyu's husband, Su Jingmo. Jiang Feier is afraid that Yun Manyu will get there first.
She hurriedly picked out a bracelet with excellent water content from her dowry box, wrapped it in soft cloth and put it in the box.
He hurriedly took the box and walked towards Mrs. Su's yard.
On the way, they met Shen Yuehong and Xu Hong from the fourth family. The three of them knew what was going on, and they pouted at each other and walked quickly.
As today is New Year's Eve, there are many things to prepare in the mansion.
I can't take care of it.
Yun Manyu finished all the things she needed to deal with first. She was so busy that she didn't even have a sip of tea.
It was almost noon before I sat down to rest.
Aunt Feng and several others came over.
"Sister, the Second Madam and the others all hurried to the Old Madam's yard. I even saw that they were holding jewelry boxes."
Su Tianci's mother laughed and said, "There must be some benefit for him to run so happily."
Yun Manyu thought of what the old lady said.
Look at a few people.
"There is indeed something, but I don't think it's a good thing. Emperor Jiawen is holding a selection in the spring, and the daughters of officials of the fifth rank and above can participate. This time, both legitimate and illegitimate children can participate, and our family has two spots."
Yun Manyu looked at everyone with their mouths open.
He spoke slowly, "To be honest, I would rather our daughter go out and become a proper wife. At worst, we can give her a bigger dowry."
"But my Qiqi is already married, and Su Ting and Su Yan are also the daughters of Aunt Feng and Aunt Lin. Naturally, I have to ask for your opinion."
Yun Manyu took a sip of tea casually and put the teacup on the table.
Aunt Feng looked at Yun Manyu first, "Sister, do you want my Ting'er to marry and become the first lady?"
"Of course. But I don't think I can marry into a wealthy family."
Aunt Feng's face was full of smiles. "What's there to be afraid of? It's fine to pick a son-in-law from the list. Even if he's from a minor official family, I'm not afraid."
Aunt Lin also had a plan in mind. As a concubine herself, she didn't want her daughter to follow in her footsteps.
A concubine's daughter would basically marry someone else as a concubine.
People generally look down on those from small families.
When Aunt Lin heard that the dowry would be a little more subsidized, didn’t she also think that the young talent was no better than the one in the palace?
"I'll listen to my sister. As long as Yan'er is happy, that's all that matters."
"Then I replied to the old lady. I see that she is interested in Ting'er. Aunt Feng, please let Ting'er be lazy for the time being and don't do anything too outstanding."
Aunt Feng was alert, "I'll go back and tell Ting'er right away."
"Sister, why don't you let them go to Jinyang Prefecture after the New Year? I always feel uneasy in the capital, and the old lady also mentioned to me once that she wanted Ting'er to bring honor to the family."
Aunt Feng thought the old lady was joking. After all, it was a man's job to bring honor to the family.
What can Su Ting, a girl, do?
Yun Manyu lowered her head and remained silent. After thinking for a while, she said, "It's a long journey. Ting'er, a girl, definitely can't go there. I'll discuss it with the master."
Aunt Feng breathed a sigh of relief.
Yun Manyu said that as long as she discussed it with the master, there would be a chance.
Now, Su Jingmo would be happy to have Yun Manyu as his servant if he just said a word.
She knelt down slowly and bowed deeply to Yun Manyu.
The maidservant beside Yun Manyu hurried forward to help Concubine Feng up, "Concubine Feng, why are you so distant? Our Madam truly treats Miss Ting and Miss Yan as her own children."
"Amber, I'm not being polite. I sincerely thank you for your kindness, sister."
Aunt Lin also bowed and said, "Sister, why don't you let Yan'er leave with Ting'er?"
"I'm afraid the old lady will start hanging out with the ladies in the capital again. If she does, we won't be able to do anything about it.
Just compare it to Susan and you will know. If it weren't for Tianze's constant warnings, would Susan have had a good life in the Zhao family? "
You can't disobey the old lady.
Even Su Jingmo couldn't do this.
The concubines themselves were not afraid, they just wanted their daughters to marry well.
Yun Manyu pinched her brows and said nothing.
After a long while, he sighed, "Forget it, Amber, go to the front yard and ask the master if he wants to stay in my yard tonight."
Amber bowed and smiled, "It's what the master is looking forward to."
After that she went to the front yard.
The other concubines also smiled and joked to Yun Manyu that they were afraid Su Jingmo was looking forward to this day.
Mengjiazhuang.
The Gu Mansion was bustling with activity.
There is a door in the middle of the two courtyards to facilitate people from both sides to move back and forth.
The five people lying down also struggled to get up and walk around. Some of them knew that this was Gu Beiheng's home.
They can also rest assured and recuperate here.
The New Year gifts from Hulu Mountain were used today: several wild boars, a few roe deer, and lambs. Over a hundred fish were caught and sent over, along with some mountain delicacies.
The New Year’s Eve dinner was very sumptuous.
Ke Suanzi started drinking in the morning.
Su Qi asked Xiang He to send some New Year gifts to Gu Wushen's concubines, including a few pounds of wild boar meat, a roe deer leg, about twenty eggs, two boxes of snacks made by Xia He, two cans of meat sauce and a basket of vegetables.
It's quite generous.
If it weren't for those miserable concubines.
Su Qi was unwilling to pay any attention to Gu Wushen.
And Gu Wushen is Gu Beiheng's father, so he has to give him something at the end of the year.
Ma Qiumei, the second wife of the Gu family, gave Su Qi some New Year gifts, and Su Qi also gave some gifts in return.
Ma Qiumei has lost her husband, and her mother-in-law is a softie. She is the only woman left to support the family.
Su Qi and Xia He were cooking in the kitchen. Today, there was no distinction between big and small kitchens.
All cooking is done in the big kitchen.
There are twenty or thirty fish ready to make pickled fish.
Su Qi washed about twenty fish, cut them into pieces, coated them with flour, and fried them in a frying pan.
There were already buckets and buckets of fried meatballs, fried taro, fried sweet potatoes, and fried vinegar pork.
Fried five-spice and fried fish slices.
The air is filled with the smell of oil, and you can tell it's a rich family's home just by smelling it.
Ordinary families cannot afford so much oil.
Su Qi took out some French fries from the space and fried them for everyone to eat.
Everyone was wondering where they had eaten this before and what it was.
I heard that potatoes are very rare, and ordinary potatoes can be so delicious.
Gu Xiuming and Gu Xiuting's wives are also helping here, and the men in their families all work for the Gu family.
We all had dinner at Gu's house today. As for the older children in the family, they were all working.
Those Northwest Army soldiers who stayed in Mengjiazhuang grinned.
I have never felt as happy as I did this New Year’s Eve in my life.
Everyone came to help and set up a shed in the open space in the yard next door.
There are tables below.
There are many different styles of tables, all of which were taken away by Su Qi from the Duke of Ru's Mansion. Some were also taken from the Duke of Ru's Mansion's other courtyard.
It’s just right for use now.
Dabao and Erbao are tired from playing with a few naughty kids.
Dabao, Erbao and Niu Xibei were dressed like bears, with a short tail at the back of their furry one-piece clothes.
There are also two small ears on the hat, and a small cloth bag is carried on the body.
There were some candies, peanuts and sunflower seeds in it.
Today, three people slipped out while the adults were not paying attention, and walked to the back along the corner of the wall.
He didn't get to the foot of the mountain until he squatted on the ground, dragging a small shovel and found a tree root to dig up.
Dabao stuck his butt out and dug at the tree roots, "Don't look at what I'm hiding later."
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