Chapter 1269: Confidence
In ancient times, it was a trivial matter for a large family to open their faces to their maids and take concubines, but in the circle of relatives and women, it was undoubtedly a very grand event.
First, it involves the parties for a lifetime, and the whole ceremony of becoming a concubine is equivalent to worshipping the church to get married, put yourself in your shoes, do not take it lightly, and relatives and friends should send a blessing.
Second, the life of women in ancient times was too boring, how could they miss any opportunity to gather? As soon as there is a stir, everyone is startled.
Third, it is out of curiosity, and in order to satisfy the heart of gossip, I have to rush over to ask for an understanding, and find out the stories that have to be told in people's houses.
In short, on weekdays, the wives and ladies who are good friends with Du Qianqian have come to ask questions, such as asking where is the new house? What is the auspicious day? How many tables do you want to have a banquet? What are the fun things to do during the feast, treats, etc.
With such a side knock, it is easy to observe what is going on through Guò Du Qianqian's reaction and the importance he attaches to this matter. In addition to satisfying the psychology of women to explore the privacy of others, it is also to understand Hongwen's status in front of his wife in advance, and then he knows what level of congratulatory gifts to give, and how to deal with Hongwen in the future.
The affairs of the inner house have always been extremely delicate, and any small thing will bring about a large chain reaction. Praise and debasement do not only belong to officialdom, it seems that it does not mean that it is a good thing to be promoted to a concubine, after all, the dignity of a concubine comes from the wife of the house, unless the wife of the house itself is weak and can be bullied.
Du Qianqian knew this, and said with a smile: "Don't be busy asking how to arrange it, Hongwen has been an orchid girl for a few years, so the old man in my family is afraid of being talked about now, so this time it must not be lively."
One lady said disapprerovingly, "What is this?" In the end, it's just a girl, and the wife lifts her up, that's her creation. It's not a girl, what's the scruples? Nowadays, there are many teenagers in their seventies and eighties, and I haven't seen anyone laugh at anyone. ”
Others also echoed the words, Confucian etiquette has been about self-discipline since ancient times, and it is a gentleman's moral constraint on himself, and the law cannot be controlled. Cao Mengde, Tang Taizong, etc., who liked people and wives in history; Li Zhi, who likes his father's little wife, Tang Minghuang, who likes his daughter-in-law, etc., look at the current atmosphere, is it a matter for the powerful to accept a daughter's personal maid?
Du Qianqian said euphemistically: "Because of our persuasion, he reluctantly agreed, but he will definitely not make a big deal." Everyone, please be patient and wait, it's better to find a name after the event, let's find a name casually, and make a lot of fanfare for a few days, at that time, the raw rice was cooked, and he had to let us make trouble. ”
These ladies nodded one after another, and Du Qianqian said again: "By the way, please go back and tell the masters of each family, don't laugh with my master, just treat it as if there is no such thing."
Someone said, "What are you afraid of?" It's not from an unknown origin, and it's not a forcible purchase, doesn't it seem that there is a ghost in my heart when my wife tells me like this?"
"You don't know why." Du Qianqian smiled bitterly, "You all say that I can't live without Hongwen, yes, yes, but why do I have to be like this?" It's a big deal to choose one of the girls who stands out in all aspects, and then worry about teaching for a year and a half, can you help me?
Actually, I'm for Aunt Shen, you know her personality very well, if you accept Hongwen, won't she be able to come out from this?"
"I see." The big guy suddenly realized.
"Alas!" Du Qianqian let out a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "Speaking of which, it's better for Aunt Shen and Hongwen's girl, I have the heart to fulfill the two of them, otherwise accepting a girl as a concubine is not a rare trivial matter." Just for Hongwen, the old man in my family was worried about his reputation and reasonableness, and he didn't agree, and he was finally persuaded by me, just hoping that no one would make fun of him in the past two days, for fear that he would regret it, so I refused to publicize it, for fear that good things would not be successful. ”
These words are reasonable, and the wives of each family finally understand why, and everyone can't help but say admiration in their hearts, and they really deserve to be good people.
Du Qianqian's choice of Hongwen is said to have her selfishness, but her selfishness is above board, who doesn't want to promote her own people? It is precisely because Hongwen is Mu Lanxiang's personal maid that Du Qianqian's actions that don't care about the reputation of the Mu family so much are especially commendable, and people who are not in love can't do it.
In this matter, Hongwen is undoubtedly the biggest beneficiary, Aunt Shen who got the identity is also very beneficial, Mu Ang also got a young beauty, Aunt Zhenqing is also liberated, there is no need to serve the master, but no matter how you look at it, it is not good for Du Qianqian.
As for the helper Yunyun, Hongwen doesn't become a concubine, she can still help, and she doesn't have to be the only one in Mu Wangfu.
What is the virtue of being a housewife? That's it!
It is not easy to be a good wife, just like every successful superior, the essential element is to know how to suppress personal likes and dislikes, not to act rashly, in order to succeed, for harmony, for fame, you must balance the interests of all parties as much as possible, and even need to compromise with enemies who do not share the sky.
Why is Wang Xifeng, such a shrewd and capable person, who has done his best for Jiafu, but has not been able to get the understanding of the top and bottom? It's just that she doesn't have such a bearing, even if it's hypocritical generosity.
In the afternoon, Du Qianqian, who had sent away the wives of each family, called Hongwen over, told her about it in person, and gave her a good order, telling Hongwen to be humble and tolerant in everything, to be gentle and peaceful, to be respectful to people, and to do her duty to live up to this promotion.
The commission is really a promotion, the big family is exactly the same as the private enterprises of later generations, Hongwen is equivalent to the personal assistant of the chairman, and suddenly entered the core management class.
Hongwen, who had been mentally prepared, lowered her head and listened, blushing and responding slightly, with infinite ecstasy in her heart, secretly saying that what I am most afraid of is to send out a small house, and to show favor to the flower farmers that day, it can be said that there is no way, I am afraid of laughing at Qiu Ping, Si'er and their group!
"Now that my wife has promoted me, I am also an aunt, the old man is in the prime of life, dignified, and a member of the Huanghuang class, although I am a concubine, I am a hundred times better than them!"
So satisfied, she stepped forward shyly, respectfully kowtowed to her wife three times, and then covered her face and ran to a remote room to hide, afraid that she would be ridiculed by her sisters like Qiu Ping that day.
Du Qianqian, who knew her psychology, did not ask her to serve, and immediately ordered someone to clean up a room, which was decorated inside and out, and all the furniture in the house was compared to the furnishings in the room of the two aunts.
Quietly called in a few needlemen, hurriedly sewed more than a dozen sets of dresses, and added a few sets of jewelry.
However, the maid assigned to Hongwen's envoy showed a world of difference from the young master and young lady, even if it was Mu Wangfu, only a half-sized girl was assigned.
On April 26, Du Qianqian, who didn't want to alarm outsiders, prepared a few tables of banquets and invited her sisters to eat and watch the ceremony.
In the morning, in front of everyone, Du Qianqian personally opened her face to Hongwen, and in a series of congratulations, the servants and women inside and outside had their own rewards.
At noon, I ate a wine banquet, and without Mu Ang's participation, the ceremony was completed.
In the evening, seeing off the guests, Du Qianqian pulled Mu Ang to see the new house.
The new house has become a small world by itself, two bright and one dark wing room, there are three ear rooms on one side, flowers and bamboos in the yard, pavilions, rockeries, swings, etc.
Go out under the south window of Du Qianqian's main house, and there is another sandwich road, that is, you can enter and exit freely without passing through here.
Du Qianqian smiled and said to her husband: "You have been so old, do you see if I treat your new aunt lightly?" I'm confident that I've done it all. You didn't bother to sit back and enjoy it, how can I thank me?"
"I've been killed by you." Mu Ang smiled helplessly, "When my brother-in-law and friends know, how can you not take the opportunity to make fun of me?" I don't blame you for being good, thank you? Nothing. You still ask Shen Niang to thank you, you are indeed considerate to her. ”
Du Qianqian suddenly chirped: "Phew! Why did I cheat you? People are kind enough to give you a little wife, what are you willing to do with me? What's wrong with you? If you haven't seen a man's brick wall, do you want to ask for a concubine? There are a lot of noisy people in the main room, and there are even a lot of people who are spicy. Hum! I've never seen a rotten good person like me, taking the initiative to make a beautiful concubine for you, and you have to be cheaply sold by you, saying that this is not good, that is not good, am I crazy to lose my mind?"
As she spoke, Du Qianqian couldn't help but feel a little angry, after all, no woman wants to share her husband with other women.
"That's it, you're not happy, are you?"
Du Qianqian looked at her husband angrily, "Then I'll find someone to send out tomorrow, I want a beauty like Hongwen, and I'm worried that no one will marry?" Some men are desperate to get their hands on it! Let's make it clear now, don't make it past tomorrow night, if you still can't say it, then it won't be able to be recovered, hurry up and make it clear today. ”
Mu Ang smiled and said, "Okay, okay, I said a word, and it led to your nagging, I won't say anything, okay?" With that, he walked away.
"Humph! Get cheap and sell well. Du Qianqian scolded.
Her face was opened, and it was too late to regret it, she was upset when she was handling this matter single-handedly, so she called Hongwen out again, and said in a deep voice in front of her: "From now on, you have a landing, no better than when you were a girl, you must abide by the rules in everything, don't take a step in vain, say a word in vain, otherwise the Mu family's family law will not tolerate you."
"Yes." Hongwen, who was dressed in red, hurriedly replied.
Du Qianqian said again: "In short, you have to remember to fight for me, so that I will not be in vain to fulfill you." When you give birth to a boy in the future, I will definitely lift you up. Our master is a person, you know, as long as he is diligent and prudent, he will like it. You must remember not to rely on pampering, nothing to do, and let me and my aunt have a good intention.
You must know that the master originally refused to accept you, but we persuaded them again and again, the two aunts are honest people, you must respect them in everything and learn from them to be people. ”
Du Qianqian's words were heartfelt, Mu Ang's wife and concubine were much quieter than Xu Hao's inner house, in contrast, no one was not staging a scene of Zhen Huan's biography, including the noble concubine Sun Wangyue, who was pointing at the back of the sword.
Du Qianqian said with feeling: "When the aunt heard that the master was going to ask for a concubine again, she was afraid that she would be favored by the newcomer, so she cried, made trouble, and hanged herself, but she didn't have children in the main room, so she didn't try her best to obstruct it?" Needless to say, Aunt Shen is not jealous at all, she is more earnest than me, and even touched the master's nail for you. ”
"Yes, slaves know gratitude." Hongwen said gratefully.
"It's good to know." Du Qianqian's words changed, "Of course, because you are the one I have to use, you can understand what I mean, but in the end, she does not do this as much as ordinary people." Therefore, in the future, you are not allowed to compete with her, if you dare to bully her, I will not follow. Well, you're not a fool, so you don't need me to go deeper, you naturally understand it in your heart. ”
"Please rest assured, wife." Hongwen hurriedly raised her head, and said, "The slave and the maid are lifted by Mrs. Meng, and the aunt said that this kindness is like a parent." Even if the wife does not command the slave and maid, the slave and the maid will not dare to have a wife. ”
Du Qianqian nodded slowly and said, "I hope so, you go to sleep, I don't need you to serve here."
Hongwen, who picked up Aunt Shen's class, came down and returned to her new house. According to the usual practice, because of the face of his wife and other old people, the man who has become the groom's official generally does not come to the round room that night, at least the second night, and Hongwen's mood is very calm.
Facing the moment when she is about to become a woman, to be honest, only those women who are sick with princesses will have mixed feelings, and they will never forget, what is sacred or something. Normal girls are nothing more than a little scared, a little expectant mentality, as men pierce that layer of chastity, endure it and pass, which woman in the world is not like this? It doesn't matter about nostalgia at all.
In the traditional concept, ancient women are conservative, modern women are open, in fact, it is also true, all those who love history must understand that the life of the rich in ancient times is called a shameless and shameless, all kinds of staggering behaviors in modern society, and it is called romance in ancient times.
For a maid like Hongwen, dignity and personality can't be talked about, is Shenma chastity worth a penny? Of course, everyone's concept is different from person to person, and many ** still have the mentality of starting from the beginning.
In short, Hongwen is not bound by a little conservative concept, and living in a closed world in a wealthy family is nothing more than no chance, otherwise she would have taken the initiative to hook up with Xu Yu a long time ago, this is the true mentality of many people, and in order to strive for the top, you must do whatever it takes.
Hongwen is ready, ready to please the master in any way, eager to become popular overnight.
At this moment, she stood alone in the room, slowly took off her clothes, admired her delicate body in the mirror, and whispered to herself.
"Madame didn't say anything to me."
Hongwen raised her hand and stroked her chest, and after a short period of gratitude, she suddenly felt a trace of pride, "I have served her since I was a child, and this time I was lifted by her again, can I not respect her?" Besides, my wife is the original Mrs. Yipin, the cousin of the third master of the Xu family, how dare I compare? I don't have that qualification. ”
Fingers moved up and down the skin, and Hongwen gasped slightly like a learner, trying to make all kinds of movements that stimulated the man and showed a coquettish demeanor in excitement.
"But what's so great about my aunt? It's just a few years earlier, raising children, what's so unusual? What woman can't have children? It's ridiculous that Mrs. ordered me to respect them in everything and learn from them to be a human being, but I can't accept it. ”
Speaking of this, Hongwen's expression became disdainful, "It's really infuriating, I used to be my wife's personal girl, and I became a girl's personal girl, they are concubines, what is superior on both sides?" Now that I'm also a concubine, why am I a head shorter than them? Mrs. said that Aunt Shen also persuaded the master to accept me, that is, when Mrs. said so, I didn't believe it. ”
The little hand touched the mountain from this side of the mountain to the mountain over there, and then went all the way down the smooth and white skin to the thin waist that was not in a hand.
Hongwen gently stroked her extraordinarily upright little buttocks, ate and smiled, and stared at the gurgling valley below her abdomen that could make men crazy.
The corners of his mouth swayed a smug smile, youth is capital, and he said proudly: "It's not that I'm conceited, my appearance, my figure, my temperament, my heart and eyes, which one is not as good as Miss?" What's more, Aunt Shen, who was born in a small family, relies on her blind dedication in front of her wife, and I will do it too, and it is not a difficult task. Just beg my stomach to fight and give birth to a son in a year, so that my wife's mouth can be stopped. ”
Turning around, Hongwen was facing the door naked, her eyes gradually becoming extremely foxy and debauched, and she was also unusually full of confidence.
"From this day forward, she will not provoke me, and I will not provoke her; If she wants to oppress me, then I can't blame it.
At that time, even if my wife supports you, I will not be afraid. Hehe! Because pleasing the wife is fake, pleasing the lord is real!
What's the trick to please you? It's just that kind of thing, trying to be a shameless slut, and I want to let the old man know the taste of the marrow, and I can't leave me. (To be continued......)