Today, the Luo fu was especially busy. All kinds of luxurious sedan chairs were parked in front of the Luo fu and lined up half the street. The commoners on the side watched from a distance as the sedan chairs of the officialdom's furen passed and started to discuss the marriage of the Luo Family's xiaojie.
Qu Qing Ju arrived just in time. After her sedan chair appeared, the sedan chairs in front of her opened a path, allowing her wang fei grade sedan chair to smoothly pass.
After she got off the sedan chair, the one to receive her was Luo Wen Yao's mother, Luo taitai. She reached out to hold Luo taitai's hand and stopped her from bowing to her: "Luo taitai, what are you doing? You are my elder, there is no reason for an elder to bow to a younger generation. Today is a good day for Wen Yao meimei to have her makeup done. I'm just here to join in the festivities. "
"It is my humble home's honor that wang fei can come. How can it be said to join in the festivities," Luo taitai smiled brightly as she held her hand to enter the fu and led her to the houyuan. She saw that many people were already present. These people must be on good terms with the Luo Family and had come to add to the dowry at this time.
Tian Luo shi might be Qu Qing Ju's jiumu, but she hadn't expected that her niece would personally come. Seeing her, she paused and then a smile appeared on her face. Her niece valued her paternal family so much, it was because of her.
"Jiumu," Qu Qing Ju walked in front of Tian Luo shi. She saw that Tian Luo shi was holding Luo Wen Yao's dowry list in her hands. She glanced at it and said to Luo taitai behind her, "Luo taitai really loves her daughter. This dowry is very heavy."
Some of the furen at the side heard these words and also started to praise. The Luo Family's tradition of caring for their descendants was very famous in Jing City. Qu Qing Ju thought of the things on the dowry list. This kind of care for one's daughter was very rare.
Luo taitai heard these praises and cried as she laughed. It could be seen that she was happy for her daughter to marry but couldn't bear for her daughter to leave her side.
A short while later, everyone clamored to see the bride that was about to come out. Qu Qing Ju followed the crowd into Luo Wen Yao's yard. When she entered the room, she saw Luo Wen Yao wearing a pink dress, her face red as she sat by the window, clearly embarrassed. Old Madam Luo sat beside her with a kind smile on her face. As an elder, she was probably talking to her beloved granddaughter.
Qu Qing Ju paused in her steps. She felt that the scene in front of her was very warm and unconsciously gave a smile. Holding Tian Luo shi's hand, she stood silently at the side.
"Really a lotus flower out of the water," A furen looked at Luo Wen Yao who had her head lowered and sighed: "Back then she was just a little girl and now in the blink of an eye she is going to get married." She walked in front of Mrs. Luo and gently patted her hand. "As an aunt, I don't have anything good to give. Just take these things as a token of my appreciation as an elder."
After she finished, the yahuan behind her came forward with some items. Qu Qing Ju found that there were two pairs of bracelets, two pairs of earrings, two buyao, and two sets of jade artifacts. The craftsmanship of these things was very exquisite. It seemed that this aunt of Luo Wen Yao had put in a lot of effort.
The close relatives of the Luo Family all took out gifts to add to the dowry. Tian Luo shi, this aunt, didn't give any jade artifacts or jewelry, but directly gave a deed to the house and land of a shop. It was very generous. Of course, it also showed her position in the Tian Family.
After the relatives had given, it was the friends that acted. As a wang fei, Qu Qing Ju naturally wouldn't be the last to speak. She motioned for the yahuan that had followed to present the items. She walked next to Luo Wen Yao and lightly held her hand, declaring: "According to age, you are younger than me by a few months. It is appropriate for me to call you meimei."
Luo Wen Yao's face was red as she curtsied: "Jiejie."
Qu Qing Ju smiled as she touched her smooth face. Fifteen was still a child. In the ancient times, she was about to be married. She suddenly thought of what she had learned in language class in her previous life. The phrase "If a girl doesn't marry at seventeen, her parents are guilty" was often used as a joke. Now that she was living in this place, she finally knew what reality was.
"You have to remember, women can be virtuous, they can be dignified, but don't forget to treat yourself better," Qu Qing Ju slightly lowered her head and used a volume that only the two of them could hear to speak by Luo Wen Yao's ear, "Don't think that because you are a wang fei, you have to be serious in speech and manner. Everything else is fake. To have your husband treat you well, that is the best strategy. You have to remember that he isn't just a wang ye, he is a man."
Since the conversation had reached this point, Qu Qing Ju couldn't speak too clearly. She took a step back and looked at Luo Wen Yao's face that was so red it could drip blood. She couldn't resist touching her face again. Such a good girl, Xiao Ming classmate, don't let her down.
Luo Wen Yao looked at the smiling woman in front of her. For some reason, she placed the words she had just heard in her heart. Even though the two of them had only met a few times, she felt that what the other said was the truth. Everything the other said and did was good.
A beat later, she nodded heavily: "Jiejie, meimei will remember." A pair of large almond-shaped eyes were full of worship and trust.
The people around assumed that the two were of similar age and would be sisters-in-law in the future, so they said a few more words. They definitely wouldn't have thought that Qu Qing Ju was teaching Luo Wen Yao the art of controlling a husband. They looked at the gifts that Duan Wang Fei had sent and couldn't help but sigh inside that Duan Wang Fei was a person who knew how to repay favors.
Chicken blood jade pendant, ruby comb, mutton fat jade bracelet, twelve double-sided embroidered sky silk handkerchiefs, the entire set of pearl headwear, and that pair of jadeite buyao. These were all rare items. Duan Wang Fei had taken out so many. It could be seen that she remembered how well the Luo Family had treated her in the past.
Thinking about it, everyone laughed inside at Chang De Gong Fu. A good di eldest daughter had to be treated harshly. Now that the di eldest daughter had grown up, she was like a stranger to them. The di second daughter that had been placed at the pinnacle of their hearts rushed to become a qie. This matter had become the joke of Jing City. Did the people of Chang De Gong Fu still have the face to go out?
Not long after, even the Princess Royal and some of the feipin in the palace sent people to add gifts. It could be seen how much importance they placed on the Luo Family. It also showed that in the future, when Luo Wen Yao married over, she wouldn't be treated harshly by the Imperial Family.
After the guests left the yard, Luo Wen Yao sat by the window. Thinking about Qu Qing Ju's words, she blushed. She turned to look at her grandmother who was accompanying her and said in a small voice: "Grandmother, Duan Wang Fei is a good person."
Luo lao taitai heard her granddaughter's words and smiled: "Duan Wang Fei might not be a good person, but she treats you well. Yao girl, you have to remember, tomorrow, you are going to marry into the Imperial Family. The people that treat you well might not be good, and the people that treat you well might not be true. "
Luo Wen Yao nodded. She hesitated before opening: "I don't know why, but the first time granddaughter saw Duan Wang Fei, I felt she was especially close. Is granddaughter too rash?"
"Your personality has always been steady, grandmother knows," Luo lao taitai shook her head. She reached out to fix the buyao that was slightly askew at her granddaughter's temples. She smiled as she said, "This world always pays attention to fate. If you feel that a person can be close to you, then look and think more. In the end, the result will always tell you if your intuition is right or wrong."
Luo Wen Yao thought carefully before lowering her head to reply: "Granddaughter will remember."
"Even Duan Wang Fei doesn't always have smooth sailing. Last year, when she first entered the fu, she wasn't favored by Duan Wang. At that time, she had to look at Liang shi's face to even return to her home," Luo lao taitai sighed, "Who knew that in just a short two months, Duan Wang's love for her had increased. He even caused trouble at Chang De Gong Fu for her. It shows that Duan Wang Fei is a very outstanding woman."
After listening to her grandmother's words, Luo Wen Yao's admiration for Qu Qing Ju became even more evident. If a woman like Duan Wang Fei couldn't obtain her husband's love, then it meant that Duan Wang's eyes were too poor and didn't deserve Duan Wang Fei's favor.
After adding to Luo Wen Yao's makeup, she stayed at the Luo Fu to eat a meal before Qu Qing Ju sat on the sedan to return to the fu. Outside the sedan, the sound of hawking occasionally came in. She opened the sedan curtain and saw a stall selling stewed eggs not far away. Even though it didn't look very clean, but the fragrance reached her nose.
"Stop the sedan," As Qu Qing Ju's voice landed, the sedan slowly stopped.
"Wang fei," Huang Yang walked to the window of the sedan and asked in a small voice, "Did something happen?"
Qu Qing Ju opened the window a crack, "I saw that the stewed eggs are very fragrant. I'm going to buy a few to try and have the stall owner send more soup. When we get back to the fu to heat it up, the taste won't go away."
Hearing this, Huang Yang turned his head to look at the stewed egg stall on the side of the street. In a few steps, he ran in front of the stall and took out a handful of copper coins. He bought a dozen or so and wrapped them in lotus leaves. He also held a clay bowl filled with the brine. He ran back to the sedan and reported in a small voice: "Wang fei, this one has already bought them."
"En, go back." Qu Qing Ju rubbed her nose. Even though she wanted to just have a taste, but in consideration of her image, she suppressed the desire.
The old woman selling stewed eggs hadn't thought that there would be a day when a noble person would buy her goods. Her face was full of excitement as she looked at the red-yellow sedan moving away. She murmured: "The Heavens are protecting us, we've met a noble person."
The passersby saw that even a noble person who was suspected to be a relative of the Imperial Family had bought these stewed eggs. Many people wanted to buy a few to try. This was something that nobles liked.
Not far away, He Yuan was on horseback looking at the stewed egg stall that was surrounded. He frowned and raised his horsewhip to point at the stall, ordering: "He Fu Er, go buy two."
He Fu Er hurriedly led two guards over and pushed through the crowd. He bought a few stewed eggs and squeezed out of the crowd. He brought them in front of He Yuan to warn: "Wang ye, the things on the side of the road aren't clean. Don't eat too much."
Looking at the ugly color of the eggs, He Yuan used a white handkerchief to take the peeled eggs. He hesitantly took a bite. The stewed eggs had been cooked for a long time and were slightly overcooked and salty. The flavor was very special.
"What are they, throw them all away," He Yuan finished eating a stewed egg. He wiped his hands and threw the handkerchief in his hand out. He ordered coldly, "Let's go back to the fu."
He Fu Er stilled. He raised his head to see that wang ye had already ridden far away. He turned and shoved the stewed egg wrapped in a lotus leaf to a child on the side of the street before jogging to catch up.
The child that had been stuffed with a stewed egg stared dazedly at He Fu Er's back. He peeled the egg and took a bite. Instantly, his eyes narrowed in a smile. Yao Po's stewed eggs were really flavorful, delicious!
That rich person really didn't have good taste, to miss such a good thing!
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