The bride is coming in!
Wen Yu didn't have a deep impression of her elder brother and sister-in-law. When her elder sister-in-law came into the family, Yan Zhu had just died not long ago, and she didn't even come to the wedding. Then, she was sent to a separate courtyard by Song Shang, waiting to enter the Song family.
Since the blood relationship is thin, just follow the rules and don't ask for anything extra.
Wen Yu put on makeup in front of a diamond-shaped mirror. On such a day, it was not good to be bare-faced, so she applied a thin layer of powder and lip balm. She also used the gardenia fragrance she extracted herself.
Yan Zhu was standing next to her, looking at her intently, her face and eyes full of admiration. She looked left and right and said, "Girl, you are so pretty! So pretty!"
"Haha, isn't it! Isn't this set of jewelry from grandma beautiful?!" Wen Yu said mischievously. She had given all the jewelry and gold and silver to her uncle before, and only kept a few silver hairpins.
She wore it every day these days. The old lady was very displeased but didn't pay any attention to her.
Last night, Wen Yu went to the old lady's room with the clothes she was going to wear today. "Grandma, you know, my granddaughter gave all her valuable jewelry to my uncle. Her jewelry is usually very shabby. It's okay when there are no outsiders around, but it would be a disgrace to the Wen family if it's so shabby on my eldest brother's wedding day. Grandfather did give her a set of kingfisher feathers, but my granddaughter is only a few years old. It's a bit reckless to wear it. Can you lend me a set of jewelry? I'll return it after I use it!"
Old Madam Wen looked at Wen Yu speechlessly. She had become so shameless! She really didn't want to bother with her...
But if she didn't give it to her, she would really wear those silver hairpins... Humph, not only would it embarrass the Wen family, but who knows what the old man would do if he knew about it! She sighed secretly and said to Nanny Song expressionlessly, "Go and get my set of Dongzhu hairpins. It's just right, it goes well with this dress!"
After a while, Nanny Song brought out a box.
The old lady opened it herself, and on the red velvet cloth, there were eight exquisitely shaped pearl hairpins, emitting a bright glow.
"Take it and wear it, you don't have to return it!" she said lightly.
Wen Yu took it and looked at it, then nodded affirmatively: "After all, it's my grandmother's thing, it's really good! Thank you grandma for the reward!" After saying that, she took it and left.
The old lady looked at her back and said: Let’s get rid of that plague god and our son first, then think about how to deal with her!
At this moment, Yan Zhu combed Wen Yu's hair and put the hairpins on her head one by one. The glittering pearls reflected the black hair... She kept sighing, how beautiful! She said a lot of nice things, the main point was that she wanted to accompany Wen Yu to join in the fun. Wen Yu really had no choice but to agree.
When the two of them arrived at the back, the women of the Wen family all dressed up nicely and gathered together to chat and laugh.
The fourth master Wen had not returned, and the fourth wife was not at home either. Everyone asked no one. Even Guan did not ask, which made the old lady a little worried. She wondered if the old man knew about it...
Yan Zhu's eyes for clothes and jewelry were as sharp as an eagle's, and she had a photographic memory. She kept whispering comments beside Wen Yu: "Hey, the second young lady's fashion sense is inherited from our wife. Look at her from head to toe, there is not a single sloppy place! But no matter how she dresses, it will look sparse in front of you, young lady!"
Sure enough, this "sparse" situation was also discovered by Wen Wan.
She would never miss this opportunity. So she said, "Big sister has become very beautiful these days. Isn't it the second sister, the third sister?! Will everyone be that beautiful after they grow up? I'm really looking forward to it..."
Wen Jiao smiled sarcastically: "I should expect it, but don't let it become an extravagant hope, otherwise, you will be disappointed."
After saying this, he deliberately looked at Wen Huan.
Wen Huan looked at Wen Yu, feeling jealous and hateful. He became even more unwilling to give in when his sisters instigated him.
But she also agreed with her mother's opinion. What is her identity? What future will she have? Who cares about these things with them! Half a year later, Wen Jiao entered Beijing and knew what the difference between her and me was! Although she was young and inexperienced, she couldn't help but change her color repeatedly.
The women in the room were full of good things to say, and no one would find themselves feeling uncomfortable today.
A servant reported that a guest had arrived.
Wen Yu actually took the initiative to stand beside the old lady in a dignified, gentle and firm manner, and together with her, faced the guests with a smile.
She looks like the eldest granddaughter who is the most valued by the old lady.
For a moment, all kinds of words of "congratulations" and "congratulations" filled the house and the yard.
Sure enough, Wen Yu, who was beside the old lady, was so outstanding that all the guests saw her at first sight.
"Hey! Is this... Yu girl? " a woman asked Mrs. Wen.
"Mrs. Xu!" Wen Yu's face was rosy, and she stood neatly and saluted steadily.
"Oh, she's really grown up! That's great! Aunt Wen actually raised her granddaughter so well, wow..."
Wen Yu was smiling throughout the whole process. She was reserved but not shy, generous but not ostentatious.
"That's right! Old sister, I really envy you. Look at the flowers around you! Especially Yu girl... She is so generous, worthy of being your eldest granddaughter! Come, come, let me take a look. Tsk! She is beautiful, and her figure looks like you, old sister! Yu girl, this necklace was brought back by your uncle Huan from outside! Take it and wear it for fun!"
Wen Yu glanced at her grandmother first, and when she saw Mrs. Wen nod, she took it with both hands.
Wen Huan, who was standing by, heard the words "eldest granddaughter" and his face turned pale with hatred.
After a while, Yan Zhu received a lot of jewelry from customers as gifts for Wen Yu, which made her very happy...
Of course, there were also families who had a good relationship with the Wen family. They knew that Wen Qian's promotion would give him a brighter future and he might even be able to join the cabinet in the future! So they also tried to curry favor with Yuan and Wen Huan.
Wen Huan felt a little relieved, but she didn't want to be as gentle as Wen Yu. Instead, she acted like a lady and interacted with others in a reserved manner.
Yuan saw this, but she didn't feel anything wrong. When her family arrived in the capital, it was a completely different world! She might not be able to associate with the people here in the future.
Now you need to practice the manners of a lady from an official family.
Old Lady Wen entertained the guests, but she did not forget to observe Wen Yu secretly. She found that this girl really did everything just right. Who was far away, who was close, how they talked and how they laughed, it was almost exactly the same as her own thoughts.
I couldn't help but wonder, who taught her all this? No matter who taught her, her popularity was a troublesome thing. Then, finally finding a free time, the old lady said to Wen Yu: "There are many girls here today, you don't have to accompany me all the time, go and play with the little sisters!"
Wen Yu agreed readily, then turned and left.
I had just walked out of the house and taken a few steps when I heard a little girl running in lightly, "Sister Yu!" with a laugh.
It turned out to be Zhang Jinqing, the youngest daughter of Zhang Zhifu, followed by Mrs. Zhang, her daughter-in-law, and Zhang Weiqing, the daughter of Zhang Zhifu's elder brother.
Zhang Jinqing was ten years old, very innocent and lively: "Sister Jinqing, why are you so happy?" She pulled her gently.
"Brother Wen is getting married! I'm so happy that I can see the bride soon! Oh, Sister Yu looks so beautiful today! Her clothes are pretty and her hair is combed beautifully! She smells so good too!" Zhang Jinqing praised her one by one.
Yan Zhu was beside her and quickly whispered to her that she had combed her hair herself.
"Aunt Zhang!" Wen Yu greeted Zhang's eldest daughter-in-law and Zhang Weiqing one by one.
Mrs. Zhang and her group looked at Wen Yu and were all surprised. How could Wen Yu be so beautiful? "Ayu is really beautiful today!" Mrs. Zhang smiled. Her daughter-in-law and Zhang Weiqing both nodded.
When the old lady heard from the servants that Madam Zhang had arrived, she hurried over to greet him, “Hui Xian is here!?”
Mrs. Zhang took people to see the old lady.
Wen Yu pulled Zhang Jinqing and asked, "Where is your brother?" She was asking about Zhang Jiangqing, the youngest son of Prefect Zhang.
Zhang Jinqing's eyes sparkled: "It's in front!"
Wen Yu whispered a few words to her, and Miss Zhang nodded vigorously.
Mrs. Zhang had already finished congratulating him. The two families had a good relationship, so they chatted for a while about all sorts of things. "When I saw Ah Yu today, I didn't even recognize him! How come he's so tall all of a sudden?"
"Yes, she's grown up! She's a big girl! You know, the fate that was predicted for her when she was a child... Although I don't believe it, after all... Now, she has overcome the difficulties! From now on, everything will be good!" Mrs. Wen said with infinite emotion. She was passing on the message, wanting to quickly finalize the marriage with the Zhang family to prevent any more troubles!
Mrs. Zhang nodded and said, "Ayu has always been a good child!"
In fact, Mrs. Zhang had long been eyeing Wen Yu and wanted to marry her to her youngest son Zhang Jiangqing. But her son said that he had to wait until he had achieved fame or a position before proposing marriage, so that A Yu could "have more face."
Haha! That silly boy! His father has already made plans for him, and things are already taking shape.
She originally wanted to wait until it was finalized, but when she saw how outstanding Wen Yu was, she was worried that many people would be attracted to her at the wedding, so she had to act first! She had just found a suitable way to express herself so that the old lady would have a clear idea, and was organizing her words when a new guest came and interrupted her...
I had something to do at home, so I wrote this in a hurry. There may be a lot of mistakes. I will revise it tomorrow.
(End of this chapter)