Qiyou Episode (Ninety-Eight)
Hong Po and Chen Muqing stayed in Tongzhou for five days, and then they returned to Beijing. It's not that he doesn't want to stay longer, but that Hong Po has to report to the personal barracks.
Looking at Chen Muqing's red eyes, Hong Po smiled and said, "It is said that women are made of water, which is absolutely true." However, he forgot where he heard this.
Chen Muqing wiped away tears and said: "I just hope that Huanzhang can return to the capital sooner." In this way, her mother will also return to the capital. I was alone in Tongzhou, and there was no one to take care of me if I got sick or something.
Hong Po said: "When we have time in the future, let's visit our mother-in-law more often!"
Chen Muqing shook her head and said: "When you go to the military camp, how can you go to Tongzhou all the time." And she is a month old, so she dare not run outside anymore. If something goes wrong, it will be too late to regret. This time, Hong Po went to Tongzhou together, otherwise, even if the elders allowed her, she would not dare to go.
Like other military camps, the pro-barracks has two days off a month, and it is true that they cannot always go to Tongzhou.
Hong Po said: "It's just more than a year, and it will pass after a while." My brother-in-law will pass the rural examination in the second half of next year, and he will definitely pass it with his talent. After passing the township test, my brother-in-law will return to Beijing.
Chen Muqing nodded.
May 16 is the triennial examination. However, none of Prince You's Mansion and the families of his close relatives participated in the scientific examination, so they didn't pay attention.
Unexpectedly, a few days later, the Chen family sent a happy news. Mo Yunfan, the son-in-law appointed by the Chen family's second house, passed the exam, and his ranking is very good, he will be 26th in the exam.
Knowing this, Han Jingjing said with a smile, "I will be ranked twenty-sixth in the exam, which is really a good result."
After finishing speaking, let the servant girl tell Chen Muqing the news. Mo Yunfan is Chen Muqing's senior brother, and will soon become her brother-in-law, so this matter cannot be kept secret.
Because of Mrs. Chen's words at the beginning, Chen Muqing didn't have a good impression of Mo Yunfan: "Got it." Except for these three sons, there are no more expressions.
The person who came to deliver the good news didn't even have a red envelope, so he knew Chen Muqing's attitude immediately.
The three days before a woman gets married are the days when relatives and friends add makeup. Although Chen Muqing was bulky, she still returned to Chen's residence and gave Chen Mudan a pair of red gold silk bracelets for makeup.
Compared with the pair of wishful golden hairpins given by Mrs. Chen before, Chen Muqing's present gift in return is much more precious.
Chen Mudan held the pair of gold bracelets,
She said with anticipation: "Sister, when I get married, you and your brother-in-law will come to have a wedding banquet, right?"
Chen Muqing shook her head and said, "Your brother-in-law doesn't have a holiday, so he can't come to drink your wedding wine." However, she will definitely come. After all, her cousin got married and she was in the capital, and she got along well with Chen Mudan. If you don't come, it will be too unkind.
Chen Mudan was a little disappointed.
After putting on makeup, Chen Muqing was about to go back, but she didn't expect that the maid next to the old lady would invite her to the Upper Court.
This time, Mrs. Cui came to find Chen Muqing for something: "Mu Qing, your third uncle is getting old, so it's not a problem to always be so idle. Mu Qing, your third uncle loved you so much before, and now you help him a lot." Let's go!"
Chen Muqing knew it was not good when she heard it, and immediately asked with a puzzled look: "Grandmother, third uncle loved me very much before, why didn't I know?" Ever since Mrs. Cui forced Mrs. Chen to hide in Tongzhou, she has always treated Mrs. Cui Full of complaints. Even if Mrs. Chen kept saying that she was doing well, how could it be really good for a person who has a family and cannot go back to the village and hide alone. Since Cui is an elder, she can't say anything, and she can't do anything. But if you want her to help Master Chen San, don't even think about it.
Cui did not expect Chen Muqing to become so powerful. In memory, Chen Muqing has always been generous and talkative. After a pause, Cui said: "Mu Qing, you were still young at that time, and you haven't remembered anything yet!"
Chen Muqing smiled, but did not speak.
Cui suppressed the fire, and said about the purpose of looking for Chen Muqing: "Muqing, I heard that the Ministry of Criminal Justice is going to recruit a group of people. King You is the secretary of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, and is in charge of this matter. Mu Qing, please help your third uncle, please ask King You, beg him Arrange an errand for your third uncle."
Such an absurd request could be uttered, Chen Muqing laughed angrily: "Grandmother, the court has its own rules and regulations for recruiting people. I am sorry that Muqing can't do what Grandmother asks." Let alone his third uncle's virtue, even if he is It is impossible for her to ask for the second uncle.
Cui was so angry that she wanted to slap Mu Qing on the face, but for the sake of her youngest son, she held back her anger and said, "Third Uncle is your real uncle, what's wrong with you helping him?"
Chen Muqing didn't bother to say to Cui Shi: "Grandmother, I'm going back first." Looking for an errand for her third uncle, she didn't get kicked in the head by a donkey. That's a big trouble, and whoever touches it will be unlucky.
Cui's patience also has a limit, Chen Muqing's attitude clearly did not take her seriously, and she was furious immediately: "What are you..."
Before cursing, the maid outside said: "Old lady, the second lady is here."
Mrs. Chen Er was busy at first, but when she heard that Mrs. Cui was looking for Chen Muqing, she felt that it was not a good thing, so she hurried over.
Before Mrs. Cui summoned her, Mrs. Chen opened the curtain and walked in. Seeing that Cui Shi's face turned purple, he knew that the two of them had a very unpleasant conversation. But she also deliberately ignored these things, looked at Mu Qing and said, "Mu Qing is going back?"
Chen Muqing hummed and said: "There are still things at home, grandma, second aunt, I will go back first." Before Cui could answer, Chen Muqing took the maid and left.
Mrs. Cui glared at Mrs. Chen Er: "What can I do for you?"
Second Madam Chen held back her anger and said: "Mother, Mu Qing is now the grandson concubine of Prince You's Mansion, and she is no longer a girl from the Chen family who can be beaten and scolded by you." If it wasn't for worrying that Cui's family would anger Chen Muqing, she would be afraid that Chen Muqing would not come here in a fit of anger Attending her daughter's wedding, she doesn't care what Cui Shi does!
Everyone in the Chen family knew that Hong Po was admitted to the military camp with the fourth place. Originally, the grandson was as close to the grandson as brothers. With this talent, his future is boundless. For the sake of her husband and son, Mrs. Chen Er naturally wanted to establish a good relationship with Mu Qing.
Cui was very angry: "Don't say she is the grandson concubine, even if she becomes Princess You, she is also my granddaughter."
It's your granddaughter, but it's impossible for you to beat and scold me anymore. However, Mrs. Chen Er has no time to argue with her now: "Mother, there are still a lot of things waiting for me to take care of outside. If I have anything to say, I will talk to you in two days." She has to take care of everything outside and outside. During this time, she was really busy.
On the second day, people from Chen's house sent a dowry to Mo's house. Mo's house is in the suburbs, more than half a day away from the capital. Therefore, they were all sent in horse-drawn carriages.
Chen Mudan's dowry was seventy-two lifts. These seventy-two lifts are all real, not just fake. This credit is all due to Mrs. Chen Er.
If the two married families are close to each other, there will be a lot of dowry, and the woman's family will give the dowry the day before marriage. The Mo family was far away, so they delivered it two days in advance. Of course, if the dowry is relatively small, then go with the bride.
Because Mo's family is in the suburbs, it takes more than half a day to go back and forth from the capital. Before dark, Mrs. Chen Er thought that Chen Huansheng would spend the night at Mo's house. As a result, Mrs. Chen Er was about to rest but got the news that Chen Huanzhang was outside the city gate.
There are rules in the capital, and the city gates will be closed after dark. If you want to enter the city, you must find someone to open the city gate.
Mrs. Chen Er hurriedly looked for Chen Zhonghe and said, "Uncle, can you find someone to open the city gate and let Shenger come back." The messenger was vague, which made her very worried that something might go wrong.
Chen Zhonghe nodded and said, "Don't worry, I'll find someone right away."
Without a strong relationship, the gate of this city cannot be opened. Fortunately, the Chen family has been operating in the capital for several years and has some connections.
An hour later, Chen Huansheng went home. He came back with Chen Mudan's seventy-two dowry.
Mrs. Chen Er was dumbfounded when she saw these dowries. What's the matter with going to send the dowry but bringing back the dowry.
Chen Zhonghe asked with a sullen face, "Sheng'er, what's the matter?" With Chen Huansheng making such a move, the marriage is likely to be prostituted.
Chen Huansheng said angrily: "I sent the dowry to Mo's family. The Mo family didn't move the dowry to the new house, but moved it all to old lady Mo's house. I talked to old lady Mo, but the old lady yelled that my sister would marry them." family, this dowry will naturally belong to her."
Mrs. Chen Er's eyes almost popped out. When Mrs. Mo came to propose marriage before, her attitude was not to mention that. Now that her daughter has not even passed the door, she has changed her face.
Chen Zhonghe said with a sullen face, "Did you find Yunfan about this matter?"
Chen Huansheng said: "I asked someone to look for it, and then I found out that Mo Yunfan had gone to Baoding and hadn't come back yet. He was going to get married in two days, and he was still out of town and hadn't come back." The dowry, and later found that Mo Yunfan didn't take his sister seriously at all. Chen Huansheng was just at the age of youthful vigor, so how could he stand this useless air. In a rage, he brought back all the dowry.
Chen Zhonghe couldn't help thinking of what Mrs. Chen said before, and his heart sank slightly.
Mrs. Chen Er rushed over and beat Chen Huansheng vigorously and said, "You fool, you are going to kill your sister." The dowry was brought back, and there was no end to this matter.
Chen Huansheng roared: "Mom, Mo Yunfan doesn't take my sister seriously, that old woman is greedy and vicious. You marry my sister into his house, that's the real harm to my sister." I have never seen a daughter-in-law wanting to swallow the dowry without entering the door.
Mrs. Chen Er also knew that her son was right, but what would her daughter do after the wedding was cancelled.
Thinking of this, Mrs. Chen could not help crying. If I had known, I would not have been engaged to the Mo family that day.
Chen Huansheng hugged Mrs. Chen Er and said, "Mother, I know what you are worried about. Mother, if sister can't find a good family, I will support her for the rest of her life." Anyway, he made up his mind that he would never let his sister marry into the Mo family. With her sister's temperament, she might not even have bones left in a few years after marrying into the Mo family.
Chen Zhonghe was also in a heavy heart at first, but he was very relieved after hearing what Chen Huansheng said. The nephew has grown up and is fine.