boyutpedia Chapter 131 This is not the clothes for me
Chapter 131 This is not the clothes for me
Chapter 131 This is not the clothes for me
The Ye family did not post couplets or hang red lanterns. After all, there was a major funeral in the family. Even in the folk, when there is a major funeral in the family, there is a custom of not posting couplets or wishing each other a happy new year for three years.
So the old lady just asked someone to write a word "Fu" and paste it on the door of the mansion. It seemed a bit deserted, but it was also in accordance with the rules.
These matters were previously taken care of by the First Lady. Every New Year was her busiest time. In addition to renovating and decorating the entire mansion, she also had to host banquets for all relatives and friends.
At that time, the eldest lady was the mistress of the house, so it was natural for her to do these things. But now that Mu had retired from the position of mistress, and the head of the family had become the second master of the night, Mu had a rare leisure year. In addition to the remembrance of her late husband, such a twelfth lunar month made her feel more comfortable. But if she was comfortable, someone else would be uncomfortable, because if she didn't do these things, someone else would have to do them.
Originally, it was supposed to be arranged by the second wife, Mrs. Xiao, but Mrs. Xiao was locked up in Qihua Pavilion and couldn't get out, and it wasn't appropriate to leave all power to the servants, so the old lady had to take up the burden.
The old lady hasn't taken care of these trivial matters for many years. Although she just sits in Fulu Courtyard and talks a lot, these days, the servants reporting and asking for instructions back and forth have made her feel overwhelmed.
This annoyance lasted until the early morning of New Year's Eve. The female relatives gathered in Fuluyuan to pay their respects to her. She finally couldn't stand it anymore and slammed the table at Mu: "Mu Qianqiu! Today is New Year's Eve, why don't you let Jingsheng and his family out quickly? How can you be so vicious as a woman!"
Mu had long been accustomed to the old lady's abuse of her these days. After hearing this, she said slowly, "Don't worry, old lady. As long as I see my daughter and she is really safe, I will release her immediately." The old lady became even angrier, "How many times have I told you that if you want your daughter to go to Prince Chen's Mansion, this matter has nothing to do with Jingsheng's family! Can you understand what people say? It's the New Year now. If you don't release them, do you expect me to prepare food and drink for you?"
Madam Mu glanced at her and said indifferently, "There is a big funeral going on at home, who would have the mood to eat and drink? We in the West Courtyard definitely don't need them, the old lady just needs to take care of her own food and drink. As for who to ask for the person, I only know who took them out and who didn't bring them back. If they really went to have tea with His Royal Highness Prince Chen, why didn't they mention it after they came back? If they had told me that Yan'er went to have tea with His Royal Highness Prince Chen, I wouldn't have locked them up in Qihua Pavilion."
"That's because they are too embarrassed to say it!" The old lady slammed the table again, "An unmarried girl went out for tea with a man and didn't come back until dark. Who would dare to say such a thing? They are trying to save face for you, but you are shameless!"
"Old Madam Ye!" Nanny Ji was unhappy again, "Please be careful with your words and don't say anything too harsh, otherwise someone will come to your house to reason with you. Or do you think that no one in the world can control you? Is it really the first year of Ye Sheng? Then should I kneel down and greet Her Majesty the Queen?"
The old lady broke out in a cold sweat again, secretly blaming herself for being so focused on venting her anger that she forgot about this matter.
So she lowered her face and stopped talking, but heard Madam Mu say again: "What is there to be embarrassed about? My daughter was just drinking tea with His Royal Highness, it's aboveboard, why should she be embarrassed? They can make their daughter pregnant before marriage, drinking tea is such a small matter, do you think they will be embarrassed? Oh, by the way, I heard that the third young lady was found by the people of the Su Wang Mansion and taken back to the other courtyard, and now she is living with His Royal Highness the Sixth Prince. I also heard that the baby in her belly is fine and is still alive and well. She is really blessed. Congratulations to the old lady for getting her wish and finally marrying the third granddaughter to His Royal Highness the Su Wang."
The old lady couldn't tell what she felt when she heard this. Normally, she should be happy that Ye Hongzhuang was found and the child was fine. But the fact that she was living in the Prince Su's villa made her a little worried.
She heard from Xiao that the baby in Hongzhuang's belly must be a boy. Only if it is a boy, their plan for many years will have a chance to come back. So this matter must be done well. Even if it is not a boy, it must become a boy.
Although she was not sure how he turned into a boy, she knew that Xiao Shi must have a plan for this matter. But now that he was in the hands of the Sixth Prince, what should she do?
This time, you are not happy and I am not happy either. The old lady was too tired to talk to Mu, so she just waved her hand and asked everyone to go back to their rooms. As for the family gathering together for lunch on New Year's Eve in previous years, this year they couldn't eat together because of these circumstances. Seeing that the old lady didn't want to make arrangements, the servants didn't dare to bring it up.
It was not until the afternoon of Shen that they were ready to leave the house and go to the palace. The palace banquet was scheduled for You, and the official banquet would not start until at least 15:30, but at Shen, each family had to leave for the palace. In addition to the time spent on the road, they also had to wait at the palace gate.
With so many people attending a palace banquet together, they couldn't just squeeze in. They had to go in one by one, and they had to hand in their invitations first. They could only be allowed into the palace after the palace servants checked to see if there were any problems.
So this amount of time must be given in advance, not to mention that people also want to talk to each other while queuing at the palace gate.
Because the old lady specifically brought Ye Chulian with her, Ye Chulian was extra busy on this year's New Year's Eve.
This kind of thing didn't happen in previous years. Not to mention that it wasn't her turn to enter the palace, even at the family dinner on New Year's Eve at noon, she and Liu had to sit in corners, and basically no one would think of them.
The mansion sent someone to deliver new clothes early in the morning, saying that they were specially prepared for the palace banquet. They also said a lot of auspicious words to compliment the fifth young lady who had never been well received by anyone.
After these people left, Ye Chulian looked at the newly delivered clothes and recalled the auspicious words just now, then she remembered her omission: "Did I not give a reward? Generally speaking, rewards should be given in this situation, right?"
The maid stomped her feet in joy and said, "Oh, I forgot. How about I chase after him?" Then she said with some embarrassment, "But Miss, we don't have anything to reward people with! Normally, we should give out silver during the New Year, and it should be more than usual, but we don't have much silver in our hands, and we are tight on money, so how can we have extra to reward the servants?"
Ye Chulian's mood suddenly dropped, and Liu quickly comforted her, "Those who came here are the elders of the mansion, so they naturally know what our situation is like. Although things are much better now than before, it's only on the surface, and there is no change inside. Even the regular silver is not a penny more than before. Don't worry, no one will blame you. When things really get better in the future, you can think about making it up to them. We have been living like this for so many years, so this one or two times won't make a difference."
Ye Chulian laughed, "Yes, I have been living like this for so many years, and I have never thought of resisting. Why am I not convinced today? In fact, it is still better now than before. At least the salary given by the mansion can no longer be taken back from me. Unlike before, as soon as the salary was issued, the second wife's maid would take half of it. The remaining half is not even enough to buy thread for needlework, let alone reward. Forget it, let's just leave it like this!"
As she spoke, she opened the new dress and after looking at it for a while, she felt something was wrong. "This dress is not made for me. It's not made for my body and size."
Liu leaned over to take a closer look and quickly discovered the problem: "It's definitely not your size or stature. You're not that tall, and your arms aren't that long. It looks like..."
"It looks like clothes for the third sister." Ye Chulian took over the conversation, "Among the girls of our generation, the third sister is the tallest, so this dress is most likely prepared for the third sister." She felt the material and it felt very soft and smooth. It was a good material that she had never worn before.
"The clothes should have been made before the third sister's accident. At that time, my grandfather and uncle had just passed away, and they should have been arranging for the third sister to marry into the Su Wang Mansion. In addition to this dress, there must have been many more prepared. Because her parents' family was in mourning, she couldn't wear red and green even if she got married. It was not convenient to go to her husband's family to make plain clothes, so her parents had to make them for her to take with her. I'm afraid that the third sister won't be able to wear all the new plain clothes for three years, and I may have to pick up the clothes she doesn't wear for the next three years to wear."
Liu frowned and thought for a while, then comforted her, "No, it's probably too late this year, so I found Miss San's clothes for you to wear. But since the family wants to train you well, they will definitely pay more attention to you, and this kind of thing will not happen again. Not only will you not be short of clothes, but your stipend will definitely increase."
Ye Chulian smiled and said nothing.
She really didn't need these few pieces of clothing, and it didn't matter to her whether she had money or not. She was just looking forward to this palace banquet, because not only was it her first time to enter the palace, but most importantly, she might be able to see the Fourth Prince again at the banquet.
If you only see someone once, you can't be sure if you like them, but what if you see them twice? If you can talk to that person a few more times, can you be sure that you will fall in love with him/her?
Of course, it was useless even if she promised him. That was His Highness, Prince Chen. How could a little concubine like her covet him? She would only make the world laugh at her.
But just like she said, one must have something to look forward to in life, so that one can live with purpose and hope, and can always motivate oneself not to go astray and to get better and better. And the frost in that person's eyes can only be slowly melted by someone with sunshine in their heart, and she is willing to be that person with sunshine in her heart.
"Aunt, please help me to modify it. I can't wear clothes that don't fit me into the palace. It will make people laugh at me." Ye Chulian was a little flustered, and pulled Sui Xi over, "You come too. The three of us can always finish the work before leaving the house."
At Izumo-in, three people were busy working on a piece of clothing, but even so, it still took time...