Chapter 173 Marriage
The Lai family fell into poverty, but Lai Ma did not fall because of Lady Jia.
She was the old lady's maid who came with her as a dowry. They had a relationship since childhood and she married into the Lai family at the old lady's behest.
In fact, Grandmother Jia did use the Lai family to control the entire Rongguo Mansion.
She was not like Lady Wang, who let her three children be taken away by her mother-in-law, and Nanny Lai also played a great role in this.
Of course, Lai Mama also helped her with some things that were not good to be said. No matter what others did, in Jia Mu's eyes, Lai Mama was the most loyal person to her.
Besides, when the Lai family was raided, Lai Da and his wife took responsibility for everything.
Jia She said that he would leave the youngest child to the Lai family. Although the children of the Lai family were considered family-born children, they were given grace at birth and were not enslaved.
So, the two boys and a girl now live with Nanny Lai.
Grandmother Jia specially gave a small courtyard to the family, and Nanny Lai also received ten taels of silver for her pension every month.
Although they could no longer live the same wealthy life as before, ten taels of silver were enough for them and their grandchildren to live on.
Nanny Lai rose from a little maid to a housekeeper, and in a place like the Jia family, she was able to pass on her position securely to her daughter-in-law. Needless to say, her methods were very clever.
Now she can no longer send her grandson and granddaughter to the Jia family, but how can she be willing to leave such a wealthy nest from now on?
Even though the Jia family rules had added a new rule that a man could take a concubine only if he was childless after the age of 30, as long as the girl was of good quality, she could still be promoted from a maid to a senior maid and then to a housekeeper.
If there is someone of your own family working as a housekeeper in the Jia family, your descendants will have one more path to choose from.
So Nanny Lai has been keeping an eye on it.
As a housekeeper for so many years, the people she took care of were countless.
After losing Lai Sheng, Ningguo Mansion no longer needs outsiders. How dedicated can they be to ask for someone at the pawnshop? There are conditions. They once said that they would teach the rules and send it over after the rules are taught, but Lai Ma said she wanted it, and they sent it over immediately.
After all, all the pawnbrokers in the capital have their own backgrounds, and it is not a place where whatever some powerful person says goes.
If you ask again, I'm sorry, someone else bought it.
Xing'er found out that the little maid bought by Nanny Lai was given to the old lady in the West Mansion, so he hurried to report it.
Since this matter was brought up today, Shen Ning couldn't help but ask.
"...Then I'll give you gold!"
When Lady Jia heard that she wanted to rely on the maid sent by Nanny, she simply refused as a joke.
After all, the Lai family has become enemies with this niece-in-law.
The little maid sent by Nanny Lai can be given to anyone except the East Palace.
Besides, she quite liked the kid.
He also gave her a nice name, Qingwen.
"Qingwen is a very talented child in needlework."
Grandmother Jia never wore clothes given by others in her life.
Needlework is also very important to her. "See my headband? That child made it."
The pine-colored pearl headband not only looks exquisite and luxurious, but also makes her look kind.
"So I can't give this person to you."
The old lady laughed, "If you really envy the person I trained, then change someone else. Qingwen is definitely not the right choice."
Don't give it to others, she's still worried.
The old lady could actually guess why Nanny Lai sent someone to her.
She is willing to give it a chance.
The Lai family was defeated.
The eldest son of the Lai family, the one called Shang Rong, is studying but he doesn't seem to be doing well.
The second boy can't even see it, let alone the girl.
Since she has already jumped out, it is impossible for her to marry into the Jia family again.
Even being a concubine to him is not acceptable.
Marrying the steward... is also an option, but now the eldest son, Jia She, is the one who makes the decisions in the mansion.
He had always been at odds with the Lai family.
Which steward would dare to marry the daughter of the Lai family? Jia's mother suspected that she was either trying to train a young wife for her second grandson, or she wanted to train a steward's wife so that she could take care of the Lai family in the future.
"Look, that girl is called Amber, and that one is called Parrot."
Shen Ning knew at a glance that the old lady was reluctant to part with her mandarin duck.
Yuanyang in Dream of the Red Chamber is not only responsible for the daily life of the old lady, but also shows her wit and adaptability in many important occasions. For example, when Granny Liu enters the Grand View Garden, she and Wang Xifeng jointly plan activities such as the "Three Announcements of Yapai Orders", control the overall situation, and create classic jokes, which makes the old lady and others laugh.
She was also thoughtful and considerate, making careful arrangements beforehand and apologizing warmly afterwards, showing great respect to Aunt Liu.
In terms of appearance, she may be second-rate in the Jia family, but her ability to read people's expressions and to adapt to changes is not inferior to Wang Xifeng.
Unfortunately, the old lady did not make good arrangements for her, so when the old lady died, she also hanged herself.
Shen Ning likes mandarin ducks very much.
But she was not alone.
In addition to the four major maids including Qingzhu and Qingping, there are now four more people from the east, south, west and north.
Originally, Dongnanxixi was found for her daughter, but now Shen Ning feels that it is better for her to keep it for herself.
After all, having a mother or not is completely different.
If she's alive, her daughter will get more.
"Aunt, why don't you talk about mandarin ducks?"
Shen Ning gave Yuanyang a malicious look.
"What are you doing?"
As soon as Grandmother Jia saw her expression, she knew she was joking, and she also laughed and said, "You are trying to steal my sweetheart! No, no, Yuanyang, hurry up, drive her out of here."
"Mother, who are you trying to chase away?"
After hearing the last part of the conversation, Jia Min came in to see the joke.
"Hahaha, my aunt is going to chase me away for her sweetheart."
Shen Ning smiled, "Sister is no longer the apple of my eye."
"Who said that?"
Grandmother Jia smiled, "I have a lot of love and care."
“Puff~”
Jia Min laughed so hard that she doubled over. "Sister-in-law, even you are my mother's sweetheart."
The whole room suddenly burst into laughter.
Outside the yard, the children gathered around Cheng Luo and Yuanchun and were also laughing.
Mrs. Wang, who was not in the mood to recite the sutra, put her ear against the small window, her face unable to hide her sadness.
Her daughter, son-in-law, son, daughter-in-law, and youngest son are all out there, and none of them care about her as a mother! It's a pity that she always considers them...
No, we can't do this any longer.
It is not convenient for the two brothers to come to the Jia family again. My sister-in-law is also a member of the Wang family and it is not convenient for her to come over. What about my sister?
Thinking of her sister who married into the Xue family, Mrs. Wang couldn't help but walk around the room again.
At this time, she didn't know that because Wang Ziteng was going to leave the capital, Wang Zisheng had already written a letter to Aunt Xue who was far away in Jiangnan, inviting her to come to the capital to visit the Jia family as a relative.
It is not easy for the Wang family to enter the Jia family again, but the Xue family can definitely do so.
While everyone in the capital was either looking forward to or waiting, Prince Jin and Wang Ziteng left the capital one after another.
The two people never got together.
First, the Prince of Jin was unwilling, and second, Wang Ziteng was unwilling.
When Princess Jin sent an invitation to Princess Nan'an, she wanted to send one to Wang Ziteng's wife as well. However, when Prince Jin heard that Wang Ziteng had talked to the emperor for a long time in the palace and even had a meal with him, he felt very uncomfortable.
Prince Jin always felt that this guy was sent by the emperor to monitor him and Prince Nannan.
Although the Nan'an Palace did not keep the princess's appointment, which clearly showed its dissatisfaction with him, Prince Jin did not care too much.
Anyway, if he were the King of Nannan, it would be the same.
But what is Wang Ziteng? A villain.
The Jia family was so good to the Wang family, but what was the result? They wanted to eat up the Jia family completely.
Although he hated to kill Shen himself, the King of Jin did not intend to have an ally like Wang Ziteng.
At this time, Prince Jin didn't know that Wang Ziteng disliked him even more.
Not only do they dislike him as a person, they also dislike him for being slow.
The war in the north was tense and the south was ready to make a move, but the King of Jin, the so-called envoy to the south, was sitting in a carriage, leisurely traveling as if he was sightseeing.
Humph~ You have no sense of responsibility at all.
Wang Ziteng rode at full speed and in a blink of an eye, he left King Jin far behind.
"Your Majesty!"
Wu Rubao rode his horse to the side of the carriage and said, "Wang Ziteng is running so fast, should we run faster as well?"
If he arrived at Yuanjiang Prefecture and their prince hadn't even reached halfway...
Wu Rubao could imagine what the emperor would think when the news reached the capital.
Even if the emperor could tolerate him, and the emperor tolerated him for the emperor's sake, what about the court officials? They would definitely be impeached!
"What's the hurry?"
King Jin was very annoyed, "He is him, and I am me. He is in a hurry to reincarnate, should I reincarnate as well?"
“…”
“…”
At this point, not only Wu Rubao didn't dare to speak anymore, even the other followers didn't dare to fart.
Their prince is in a bad mood at the moment, so it’s better not to get into trouble.
Wu Rubao hurriedly slowed down and kept some distance from their prince to avoid being scolded by the prince.
"There's a tea shop, so take a break."
This time I’m leaving Beijing, I don’t know when I can come back.
Especially since the old man is so old.
just in case……
Prince Jin sighed deeply in the carriage.
Even if the Prince of Nan'an was a fool, Guangnan Prefecture had been run by others for generations. It would be difficult for him to do anything there! At this time, the Prince of Jin was still regretting the assassination at the August 15th Lantern Festival. If it hadn't happened, even if he had to go to Guangnan Prefecture at this time, he could have made up an assassination case, pretended to be injured, and never went there.
But now...
The Prince of Jin walked leisurely, completely unaware that while he walked a hundred miles, Wang Ziteng had ridden his horse for nearly four hundred miles.
What he didn't know was that his itinerary was reported back to Beijing the next day.
The Concubine Nan'an held the note sent by someone with ulterior motives and couldn't help but curse the person as an idiot in her heart.
However, the Nan'an Palace welcomes such idiots.
But Wang Ziteng...
The Princess Dowager of Nan'an actually really hoped that Wang Ziteng's wife could send an invitation to her family.
As long as the other party dares to send her, she will immediately bring her daughter-in-law to the appointment.
Unfortunately, no.
"Someone, go and send a letter to the wife of Lord Wang Ziteng, asking her to come to the White Horse Temple to burn incense in three days."
If no one comes to see her, she can only look for someone else.
The Concubine Nan'an was also helpless.
The servant went away in a hurry, and came back after a while, his face full of excitement.
"Toffee!"
The eyes of the woman who delivered the invitation sparkled. "Do you know what I heard outside?"
"What?"
Does this look like good news for their family?
Concubine Nan'an was waiting for her report expectantly.
"Oh, wasn't Madam Shen from Ningguo Mansion saved by the daughter of a fifth-rank official during the Lantern Festival on August 15? This morning, their family hired a matchmaker to marry that family's daughter to be their granddaughter-in-law."
What? Concubine Nan'an was stunned.
Nowadays, not only the daughters of the Jia family are popular, but also the men of the Jia family are very popular! How could it be...
"real?"
"Absolutely true!"
The old woman clapped her hands and said, "The family's surname is Qin. I heard that since the day they saved Madam Shen, the Jia family has been sending things to the Qin family non-stop. Every day, it's either this pot of flowers or that snack. They never stop. Now they are simply going to marry their daughter."
Isn't this confusing? "It is said that Jia Rong is very handsome and looks nothing like his father Jia Zhen. Instead, he looks a lot like his grandfather Jia Jing, who is good at both civil and military affairs!"
Don’t say that the Jia family is rising again now.
Even if he didn't get promoted, considering that he was from Ningguo Mansion and the eldest grandson of the Jia family, he shouldn't have married the daughter of a minor fifth-rank official.
"Isn't this good news?"
Nan'an Concubine: "..."
That’s good news, but...
She always felt something was wrong.
This is not Shen's style! The recent series of changes in the Jia family have all been influenced by Shen.
In particular, the family rule of the Jia family that a man can take a concubine only if he is 30 years old and has no children is clearly aimed at luring daughters from wealthy families.
How come, all of a sudden, just because of a life-saving grace, the position of granddaughter-in-law that everyone wanted to grab was given to the daughter of a minor official? Nan'an Concubine knew that because Ningguo Mansion had few children, they were very tolerant of the daughters-in-law who married into it.
Shen herself had never been bullied by her mother-in-law. After she got married, she was very tolerant of both the one who had died before and the one who was married later by Youshi.
There were rumors in the market that she also followed her mother-in-law's example and gave her a lot of property to Youshi.
now……
"Is there anything special about the daughter of the Qin family?"
“Good looking!”
The old woman said, "I heard that she is talented and learned a lot. She even won a good lantern for free by guessing a riddle the other day." At this point, she paused and said, "But I heard that the girl was the adopted daughter that Mr. Qin brought home from the charity hall."
“…Go and ask around!”
Concubine Nan'an felt that something was even more wrong.
When she asked her maid to inquire again, she found that many families in the capital were asking about Qin Keqing.
It’s really that Rong Ge’er’s conditions are too good.
The master of Ningguo Mansion is young.
This requires less socializing.
It also means that if my daughter gets married, she won’t have to give birth to so many children.
At most, you can be like Shen and just have two children.
You know, for women in the capital, the biggest risk is giving birth.
Every family has a daughter-in-law who dies during childbirth.
When this daughter-in-law was at her parents' home, she was also the treasure of the family.
If you have few children, your mother-in-law will be unhappy, your husband will be unhappy, and outsiders will talk about it.
My mother’s family is also worried.
But this is not a big deal in Ningguo Mansion.
Who wouldn't be jealous of such a good son-in-law? Qin Ye was also jealous, but he never dared to covet the proper masters of the Ning and Rong mansions.
The one he wanted for his daughter was a member of the side branches of the Ning and Rong families!
how……
Thinking of his daughter's identity, the old man felt uneasy.
But let him refuse...
Qin Ye really couldn't bear to do it.
The daughter's true identity is worthy of Jia Rong.
Deserve of any man in this world.
He was the one who held her back.
"Dad, if it's not ours, we shouldn't keep thinking about it."
Qin Keqing was very calm, "I feel unworthy of your life-saving grace."
If the Jia family's guards had not rushed to deal with the men in black, and if Mrs. Shen had not thought of a way to fight the men in black together, their family would probably have lost their lives given their close proximity to Prince Jin.
"Wait a minute, let Dad think about it for two days."
He didn't reject the matchmaker outright, but just said he needed to think about it first.
It's always like this when it comes to marriage.
The girl’s family will be reserved for a few days.
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