Poor Family

Perhaps because she felt that when Shi Dingxuan was imprisoned, the Cai family didn't do much to help, but this time Jin Yue'e came to the banquet in Jiang'anhou's mansion, and Jin Yue'e received the warm hospitality from Mrs. Caihou, and personally brought her to meet many honorable women.

No matter how hard she studied, even though she participated in many banquets, Jin Yue'e was still not used to being surrounded by people in public, but when she thought that her eldest son would risk going south to become a fast arrester in order to support their family, she, a mother, must not give it to her. Children hold back.

Now that her children are grown up, she has reached the age to talk about marriage. Although she has help from the family, she can't pin all her hopes on others, she must also have her own social circle.

When looking at daughter-in-law and choosing son-in-law, you can't be led by the nose in everything.

Furthermore, the engagement of children has always been a mutual choice between two families. It not only depends on whether the children are good or not, but also depends on the behavior of the parents.

All of her four children are good, but it can't be because she has lost the chain.

Jin Yue'e felt the kindness of the people in Caihou's mansion, accepted her affection, and used all the communication skills she learned from Mrs. Shi and Mrs. Shi, and tried her best to make friends with the wives present.

The people of Caihou's mansion secretly observed Jin Yue'e for a while, and saw that although she was not very tactful, she was more sincere than her, and she was a little more enthusiastic.

Seeing her mother-in-law's attitude, Su Jiaying thought about it, and took the initiative to introduce the ladies from various prefectures to the girls of the Shi family.

While the girl from the Shi family was talking with the ladies from various prefectures, Su Jiaying came to Shi Fuyin and Shi Fuxin, and looked at the two of them with a smile: "It's better to meet each other than to be famous, the two sisters are really eye-catching. "

Shi Fuyin smiled modestly: "Mrs. Shizi is the one who is so radiant that everyone can't take their eyes off."

Shi Fuxin followed with a smile and asked: "Mrs. Shizi, who has heard about us?"

Su Jiaying pursed her lips and smiled: "There are many people who praise you, but the one I hear the most is from the young master."

Shi Fuyin showed surprise.

Shi Fuxin asked with a smile: "Mrs. Shizi, what did the young marquis say about us?"

Su Jiaying saw the reaction of the two sisters, and said with a smile: "Young master praised you for being amazing."

Shi Fuxin frowned, and said happily: "Young Master really has discerning eyes."

Seeing that she accepted the compliment without being modest at all, Su Jiaying was taken aback for a moment, and then laughed too: "Sister Xin is so cute."

As he said that, he glanced at Shi Fuyao who was led by Mrs. Shi to meet the wives of various families, and looked at Shi Fuyin, "Why didn't sister Yin follow Mrs. Shi?"

Shi Fuyin froze for a moment, she didn't understand what Su Jiaying meant.

Shi Fuxin glanced at Su Jiaying, and said with a smile, "My sister is a student of the Women's Prison."

Su Jiaying smiled: "The students of the National Women's Prison can also take a look first."

Only then did Shi Fuyin understand, and she blushed a little.

Shi Fuxin smiled and said: "No hurry, my brother is not engaged yet."

Su Jiaying wanted to say something else, but at this moment the servant girl came to report that Princess Chang Le and Princess Huaining had arrived, so Su Jiaying left in a hurry to meet them.

As soon as she left, Shi Fuyin said: "This Shizi's wife is no stranger to us." The first time they met, they talked about her marriage.

Shi Fuxin didn't say anything, but looked curiously at Princess Changle and Princess Huaining who were surrounded by a group of people.

Shi Fuyin was also looking at it: "After all, she is a daughter of the clan, and the demeanor of her whole body is not comparable to that of an official lady."

Shi Fuxin replied: "If I'm surrounded by so many palace maids and eunuchs, my aura will be great."

Shi Fuyin gave a low laugh, and also pulled Shi Fuxin, and walked towards Princess Changle and Princess Huaining together with other ladies.

Because of the arrival of the princess and princess, the Cai family's banquet was instantly higher than other families' banquets.

There is no way, the various prefectures hold banquets, and almost no royal family members are invited to attend. That is to say, the Cai family is the emperor's uncle's family, which is why they are so respectable.

Princess Chang Le and Princess Huaining first met Mrs. Caihou and the other wives, and then followed Su Jiaying to the waterside pavilion to talk with the ladies.

Shi Fuyin and Shi Fuxin didn't press themselves in front of the princess and princess, but just sat not far away, listening to the two of them talking about interesting things in the palace with everyone.

Princess Chang Le knew that the emperor valued the Cai family, so she gave the Cai family a face in public: "Brother Wu Huang also wanted to come, but unfortunately there was a severe drought in Jianghan this year, and the local officials reported the disaster to the court because they couldn't hide the disaster."

"Father became very angry when he found out about this. He called several brothers into the palace early this morning, saying that he wanted to discuss disaster relief."

When Shi Fuxin heard this, she immediately looked over.

Su Jiaying quickly asked: "Is the disaster serious?"

Princess Chang Le: "I don't know too much about it, but I heard that many people seem to have starved to death. I see what the emperor means, it seems that he wants the emperor brothers to go to the disaster relief, and I don't know where this errand will end up. On the emperor's body."

The ladies were not interested in these matters, and Su Jiaying didn't want to talk about the court affairs, so she quickly changed the topic.

Shi Fuyin and Shi Fuxin looked at each other, they were hungry, and some people in Jianghan were worried.

In the evening, after dinner, the family members of the Shi family left and went home.

After returning from being a guest at Jiang Anhou's Mansion, Mrs. Shi often took Shi Fuyao out of the mansion as a guest, and within a few days, someone came to propose marriage.

"What, the person who came to propose marriage is not from the capital?"

Shi Fuxin was a little surprised: "Why, eldest aunt wants Fourth Sister to marry to another province? She married to another place, and the sky is far away. Fourth Sister will be angered by her in-law's family, and there is no way for the mansion to support her."

In ancient times, transportation was inconvenient. When a woman married, it was good if she married close, and she could go back to her natal home once in a while, but if she married far away, she might not be able to return to her natal home for the rest of her life.

Shi Fuyin explained: "After all, the fourth sister is a concubine. It is not easy to find someone with a good family background, good character, and good education in the capital. That's why my aunt turned her attention to other provinces."

Shi Fuxin was silent: "Where is the family who proposed the marriage?"

Shi Fuyin: "It belongs to the Qu family in Min Province. This Qu family is one of the best scholarly families in Min Province. The one who proposes to marry the fourth sister is the youngest son of the eldest son."

Shi Fuxin frowned: "If this Qu family is really a scholarly family, how could they let a legitimate son marry a concubine daughter?"

Shi Fuyin paused for a moment: "Although the fourth sister is a concubine, but she was born in the uncle's family, naturally she can't be compared with the concubines of ordinary officials' families."

Shi Fuxin shook her head: "If the uncle's mansion is still at the peak of its power, then it's justified, but the current uncle's mansion is just empty, and my brother was demoted not long ago, I don't think the name of the uncle's mansion can be honored How useful."

Shi Fuyin also hesitated, thought for a while and said, "Auntie will never harm Fourth Sister."

Shi Fuxin: "It's not a question of whether to harm or not. The eldest aunt is a woman. No matter how generous she is on weekdays, it's impossible for her to really not care about concubines and concubines at all."

"I believe that when choosing a husband's family for the fourth sister, the eldest aunt put her heart into it, but this intention was more for the interests of the family. As for the happiness of the fourth sister, I don't think it will be considered too much."

"This Minxing Qu family sounds good in everything, but sister, think about the temperament of the fourth sister, do you think she is suitable for a long-distance marriage?"

Shi Fuyin stopped talking, and the fourth sister Shi Fuyao was a bit cowardly. After returning to the house for so long, she saw Shi Fulin speak ill of her several times, but she chose to bear it silently and never resisted once.

Marrying far away, with the temper of the fourth younger sister, it is estimated that she will really be bullied.

After all, Shi Fuyao's marriage was a matter for the big house, Shi Fuyin and Shi Fuxin just said a few words and left it alone, and each went about their own affairs.

On the second day of September, after the Qu family, another family came to propose marriage. This time, the visitor was a native of the capital, but his family background was not as good as that of the Qu family, and he was a family of fifth-rank officials.

Regarding the choice of in-laws, Mrs. Shi was still very cautious, she specially called Shi Fuyao to her, asked her opinion, and asked her which one she liked more.

Shi Fuyao: "My daughter listens to her mother."

Mrs. Shi took a look at her, waved her to leave, and went to discuss with Mrs. Shi herself.

When Shi Fuyao came out of Yiming Hall, she met Shi Fulin and Shi Fuying.

Shi Fulin smiled and said, "Fourth Sister, I didn't expect you to be quite likable. It's only been a while, and two families have come to ask for marriage." Curious, "Fourth Sister, you prefer Fujian Province The Qu family, or the Ren family in the capital?"

Shi Fu also looked over.

Shi Fuyao still said the same thing: "I listen to my grandmother and mother."

Shi Fu frowned: "Fourth sister, it's good to be filial, but you still have to make up your own mind about some things. Grandma and mother don't know what kind of person you like."

Shi Fulin looked down on Shi Fuyao's shyness, as if her mother had treated her harshly: "If you want me to say, Fourth Sister should choose to stay in the capital. Qu's family is too high, I'm afraid that Fourth Sister will marry into her I can't handle it later."

Shi Fu nodded in agreement: "Although the Ren family is only a fifth-rank official family, but the family population is simple, marrying into such a family will make life easier."

When Shi Fuyao saw that both of them were not optimistic about her being able to marry into a noble family, she felt that she was underestimated, and some dissatisfaction surged in her heart: "I listen to my grandmother and mother."

Seeing that she didn't listen to their words, Shi Fulin snorted, and Shi Fubin shook his head and left.

Looking at the backs of the two, Shi Fuyao clenched her fists: "Am I not worthy to marry into a noble family?"

After that, Shi Fuyao was approached by Mrs. Shi to ask her again, and Mrs. Shi also analyzed the pros and cons of the Qu family and the Ren family with her.

The Qu family has a high family background, looking at the decent scenery, but it may not be easy to be a daughter-in-law.

Ren's family background is a bit low, but the population is small, and it is close to her mother's house, so the family can help out if there is anything.

"This is a major event in your life. The family can help you check it out, but you still have to choose who you like."

Seeing that Shi Fuyao was silent, Mrs. Shi asked her to go back and think about it.

After Shi Fuyao left Yixiangtang, she went to find her biological mother, Aunt Xue.

Aunt Xue naturally thought that the Qu family was good, so she asked Shi Fuyao to choose one.

Shi Fuyao was a little scared, Qu's family was far away in Min Province, too far away from the capital, after getting married, the chances of her going back to her natal family would be very few.

When Shi Fuyao was struggling, Shi Fuxin listened to the news of the disaster in Jianghan Province in the country.

It turns out that Jianghan is not only suffering from a severe drought this year, but also that many places failed to harvest crops last year. Jianghan officials suppressed this matter and did not report it until this year, people starved to death, and because the corpses were not handled in time, some places erupted The plague could no longer control the situation, so it had to be reported to the court.

There was a plague, and when the emperor announced the dispatch of disaster relief officials, the Manchu officials were all shrinking back, unwilling to go to Jianghan for disaster relief.

For this reason, the emperor made a big fuss again.