Chapter 77 Happy Events
Each room received the pastry of flowers from Yanhu sent by his maid, but Yan Xiang did not receive it. In anger, Yan Xiang asked the maid to inquire and learned that the pastry was made by a maid named Huaihua next to Yanhu, who was now named Water Chest. Yan Xiang frowned slightly. In the past, Yanhu had no maid who was good at making pastries, so there was a maid Su Wen who was good at medical treatment.
Princess Nanping felt that Yan Huo didn't give Yan Xiang pastries alone. When Yan Huo came over in the evening, he said a few words to her, "You kid, it would be fine if you didn't give Yan Xiang the cherry last time, why didn't you even give her pastries this time? Some trivial matters are too careless."
"Who made me remember it?" Yan Huoao said seriously.
Princess Nanping reached out to her nose and said, "No matter what Yan Xiang is, he is your sixth sister. If you leave her alone, others should say that you are ignorant. Those foods are not expensive, so it's nothing to give her a few pieces."
"She stole my maid before, and she had no intention of repentance or apologizing afterwards. She was older than me, but she was not polite and bullied her cousin in the next room. Therefore, others would not say that I was ignorant, but only talk about her." Yan Huo said seriously.
"Xiaoxiao is right."
"My little sister is right."
The Fourth Master Yan and Yan Tongzhu happened to enter the door. When they heard Yan Hu's words, they all agreed. Not only did the father and son support Yan Hu's actions, but even Mrs. Yan felt that it was no big deal. The sisters were in a family and they didn't interact with each other after getting married. What's more, Yan Hu and Yan Xiang were cousins in the next room, so they could not get close to each other.
The other sisters in the family were helpless in their reconciliation, and they were divided into two factions without realizing it. The eldest and fourth rooms were born in the first house, and they were naturally closer to blood. Yan Qi and Yan Xiang of the fifth room were very different in age, so they were closer to Yan Huo, so there was no need for Mrs. Yan Wu to give special instructions. Yan Hong was Yan Huo's little follower. Due to blood, the third room had no choice but to join the group. As for the second room, they were far away in Jiangning, so they did not have to join the battle between Yan Huo and Yan Xiang for the time being.
It is a trivial matter for the sisters of the Yan family to be disagreed. Mrs. Yan is quite strict and there is no news outside. Besides, the governments are busy with marriage, and even the top scholar's family almost has a relationship with the Yan family. This is almost because Wei Yan wants to betroth Wei Liniang to the top scholar's youngest son to ask Mrs. Yan's opinion, but was rejected by Mrs. Yan. "The top scholar is a new nobleman, and his wife has never been in contact with him. I don't know if it's easy to get along with. If it's a bad personality and loves to mess with his daughter-in-law, wouldn't Liniang have to endure hardships when she gets married? Besides, Liniang's temperament is not suitable to marry into such a family."
Wei Yan thought about it and smiled and said, "Just heard that the child is also a person who is studying and seeking progress, and he has forgotten the matter between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law."
"Although Wei Zongchang had a widowed mother back then, she lived with her son. If you marry, she would not control you. You can be the master of your family when you enter the house and live a breeze." Mrs. Yan also took a lot of effort to help the concubine choose a marriage.
Wei Yan thought of the years that her life was much more comfortable than that of Princess Chu. She smiled gratefully and said, "My mother treats her daughter well, and she will never forget her daughter in her life."
"You call me mother, how can I not think about you?" Mrs. Yan smiled. Wei Yan's filial piety did not disappoint her years of upbringing and dedication.
Wei Yan accompanied Mrs. Yan for a while and then went home. When Wei Zongchang came back from the yamen, he told him what Mrs. Yan meant. Wei Zongchang sighed and said, "If there is an old family, if there is a treasure, it is better for my mother-in-law to consider it more carefully. It would be fine if this marriage is just for Li Niang. You have someone for Xiang Ming's marriage?"
"I fell in love with the eldest daughter of the second master of Linjiang Bo Mansion. Do you think it is feasible?" Wei Yan asked.
"If you like it, just hire that girl as your daughter-in-law." Wei Zongchang and Master Zhou Er were officials in the same court. He knew Master Zhou Er quite well. He was a pragmatic person and recognized this marriage.
Seeing that he agreed, Wei Yan went to Yan's mansion the next day and talked about this matter to Mrs. Yan and Mrs. Yan. It was related to the eldest daughter-in-law's family, and Mrs. Yan was not in a hurry to express her opinions. Mrs. Yan smiled and said, "This is a good marriage. I will go back tomorrow to ask my second sister-in-law's meaning."
"Thank you, sister-in-law, thank you for your hard work." Wei Yan said withdrew.
"When things are done, just remember to give me the money to thank the matchmaker." Mrs. Yan smiled jokingly.
"That's definitely indispensable." Wei Yan said with a smile.
Mr. Zhou Er is born in a illegitimate family, so Mrs. Zhou naturally would not dislike her mother who is born in a illegitimate family. She also has her own legitimate sister. Mrs. Zhou readily agreed to the marriage. The Wei and Zhou families got married and began to get married. The British Duke's Mansion and the Ningguo Duke's Mansion agreed to the day of bride. Zhang Weide will marry Jiang Qi on September 26.
The next morning, Yan Huo went to the Fourth House to greet his parents as usual, and then followed Princess Nanping to Chunhui Hall. After breakfast, Mrs. Yan said, "If there are guests here today, I will take a day off and I won't go to school."
The girls all bowed and Yan Huo got into Mrs. Yan's arms, "Grandma, where did you come from?"
"It's your sister Qiao's grandmother." Mrs. Yan smiled. The old sisters haven't seen each other for eight or nine years, and I don't know if she is healthy?
At the beginning of the Si hour, Mrs. Qiao, accompanied by her daughter-in-law Lu, led her eldest grandson Qiao Anzhi, eldest granddaughter Qiao Tinglan, second grandson Qiao Ruyu, and younger granddaughter Qiao Huaicheng to visit the Yan family.
"Old sister, I haven't seen each other for many years, so you still look the same as before." Mrs. Qiao was born into a general and married another military general. She spoke happily and cheerfully.
"I don't know how many wrinkles on my face have been added. My hair is almost white. I can still compare with those back then." Mrs. Yan smiled, "It's you, this rosy face is like an eighteen-year-old girl."
Mrs. Qiao smiled and said, "Old sister, don't make fun of me. My eldest grandson looks like she is about to be eighteen years old. I want to be like an eighteen-year-old girl. That's not an old monster."
He entered Chunhui Hall with a joke and sat down. The four children of Qiao family greeted the wives of the Yan family, and the juniors of the Yan family greeted Mrs. Qiao. Mrs. Qiao looked at Yan Tongliang with his arms hanging and twitched slightly. Her lively granddaughter, who looked like a monkey, thought the marriage was difficult, and she would probably hit her hands in the future. Unexpectedly, Haha, the elder Liu of the Yan family looked handsome. If this marriage could be accomplished, it would be the virtue of the ancestors of the Qiao family.
"Good boy, don't be too polite. The injury on this arm is better?" Mrs. Qiao asked with concern.
"The injury has been healed so much that the splint will be removed in a few days." Yan Tongliang replied respectfully.
"It's all the fault of this girl who loves you, and it makes you suffer." Mrs. Qiao said guiltily.
"It was not intentional to be loving." Yan Tongliang said with a smile.
"Grandma, Xiaoliang doesn't blame me anymore, so stop talking about it." Qiao Huaicheng said with a pout.
Be loving!
Xiaoliang!
The two grandmothers looked at each other very tacitly, and it seemed that the marriage was about to be done. Good, good, it was so good, they were happy to see it happen.
However, Yan Tongliang and Qiao Huaicheng were still young. No matter how much the two old ladies thought, they had to wait a few more years. Fang Sanlang had the shortage of the Imperial College Chief, and the Fang family invited a matchmaker to come to the Yan family to propose marriage. After several negotiations, Yan Qi's marriage was set on the tenth day of the eighth month, which was three months later.
Mrs. Yan went to find Yan Qi, "You should concentrate on embroidering the wedding dress and the veil, give the Fang family a gift, let the maids make it, and give the servants' purse. I asked the needlework and thread ladies to make a hundred, which should be enough."
Mrs. Yan Qi was naturally grateful when she thought about the matter so thoroughly, "Thank you, mother."
"If you live a good life in the Fang family, you will not waste your family raising you for more than ten years." Although Mrs. Yan has two biological daughters, she has never treated her concubines harshly. Of course, this is related to Mr. Yan's failure to favor concubines and destroy his wife, and respect the legitimate wife. If Mr. Yan has a concubine or something, Mrs. Yan's mentality will not be so peaceful. "Then Fang Sanlang is a scholar. I think he is similar to your father. If you marry, you will be the wife. If you stand by yourself, he will give you the respect you deserve. You just listen to what your aunt said to you. Don't pay too much attention, do you know?"
Mrs. Yan was willing to tell Yan Qi this, which shows that she was sincere in order to make Yan Qi's good. Yan Qi was increasingly moved and said, "My daughter cannot be happy under her mother's knees in the future. I hope her mother will take care of her health."
"I can do it, you must be fine too." Mrs. Yan's eyes were slightly red. She had been raising a cat and a dog for more than ten years and had feelings for her, let alone an individual.
Whether Yan Qi married well or not, the wind was not prosperous. Mrs. Yan San would not care about it, nor could she care about it. What she cared about was her biological daughter Yan Zhi. "Zhizhi is the legitimate daughter, so the dowry should be more generous than the second girl."
Mr. Yan San didn't look at her, and said, "You don't know that there are rules at home. The legitimate daughter will get married for 5,000 taels of silver, and the concubine's daughter will get married for 3,000 taels. If you want Zhizhi's dowry to be richer, you can compensate yourself."
"How can I get the money to pay for it?" Mrs. Yan San said sharply. The Jiang family was not of high status. Mrs. Yan San's father was a successful man. The Jiang family did not lose money, but it was not prosperous. Mrs. Jiang San was not the only daughter in the family, so she had a little more dowry than the fifth wife Wang.
"Five thousand dollars are not bad, so don't always think about competing with the big girl." Master Yan San advised.
"Why can't you compare? They are all the same Miss Yan's family. She has red makeup for ten miles and Zhizhi only carries the makeup box for a few times. Don't you feel embarrassed?" Mrs. Yan San asked angrily.
Master Yan frowned and asked her back: "The eldest girl married the prince of the Marquis's family and was a clan wife. The Marquis's family also gave many betrothal gifts. How many can your family give?"
Mrs. Yan was speechless. Although she didn't know the specific number of betrothal gifts sent by the Marquis of Jingbian, she vaguely revealed from her sister-in-law that there was no less than 30,000 taels of silver.
Master Yan San added: "Besides, the eldest maid's grandfather's home, Linjiang Bo Mansion, also sent generous makeup. How much makeup can your family give?" He also wanted to marry his daughter, but what kind of marriage he gave him? Yes, he had three industries, but two of them were given to him by his legitimate mother, and the other small property was earned by him over the years. He married Jiang against his legitimate mother's wishes, and was unfilial. He wanted to use the property he gave to him as a dowry for his daughter. If he died, the King of Hell would not accept him.
Well, even if he is unfilial again and is willing to use these industries to dowry the eldest daughter, what should the other children do? Although he does not have a legitimate son, he has a concubine son, so he has to consider it for the concubine son.
Chapter completed!