Chapter 929 925 [Madam Fei]

Nanjing.

Ling Shi, who used to like to put on airs as a wife, is now a real wife.

However, she is no longer called Mrs. Ling, but the famous "Old Mrs. Fei", the real Mrs. Yipin Gaoming!

The Datong New Dynasty did not have too complicated regulations on the dress of the married woman, only the color and pattern of the dress. But every time Mrs. Fei went out, she followed the etiquette of Yipin Imperial Order. Since the new dynasty did not have too detailed regulations, she would follow the style of the Ming dynasty.

Let's talk about the head crown first. The five di birds on the front are all inlaid with pearls. Below the Zhai bird are two peonies made of pearls. On the top of the crown, there are two di birds made of gold, with pearls in their beaks. For the rest, there are patterns of emerald clouds and emerald leaves made of velvet, and pearls and silver ornaments on the forehead.

Zhai Guan's mouth ring is slightly innovative, and it is not quite the same as the Ming Dynasty. The emerald circle was changed to a red circle, and besides the eight golden treasure inn flowers, there were also three emerald green jadeite beads. This is because Mrs. Fei likes red, and the emperor "likes" emerald, so the emerald mouth turns red, and three more emerald beads are added.

The clothes are of course bezels with Zhai Wen Xiapei, and the pendants in front of him are no longer matched with gold flowers, but all changed to emeralds and pearls.

Elegant and luxurious!

Mrs. Fei is in her early fifties this year. Because of the good maintenance, she still looks charming.

Dressed neatly under the service of the maid, Mrs. Fei stretched out her left hand, and immediately the maid helped her to stand up, all the way to the inner courtyard.

High-ranking officials like to raise orchids, but Mrs. Fei doesn't. The servants in her family are all hired with money, and they have changed from being stingy when they were young, and are generous to the male and female servants around them.

If the servant's family was in trouble, she would often donate generously, which won the sincere admiration of the servants in the house.

"Go and call Master and Madam." Mrs. Fei ordered.

The master is of course Fei Chun, and Fei Lin who died half a year ago is the old man.

The wife is Fei Chun's wife.

Fei Chun Ding You was at home at this time, and it was not convenient for him to travel, so he stayed in the study all day, and learned to play Go to relieve his boredom.

Bringing his wife to the inner courtyard, seeing his mother in formal attire, Fei Chun couldn't help asking, "Where is mother going?"

Mrs. Fei said: "My eldest grandson was ill and asked the Bodhisattva to bless him. He has recovered in the past few days. Today, he went to Zhongshan Temple to fulfill his vow. You also went there and prayed to the Bodhisattva for you that day. The one in your room did not follow you. explain?"

"I said it three days ago." Fei Chun's wife replied in a low voice. She was also dressed formally today.

Fei Chun had no choice but to keep up.

Mrs. Fei said again: "Just wearing a Taoist robe? How imprudent, quickly change into your casual clothes."

Taoist robes belong to casual clothes, and casual clothes are the daily clothes of officials, so you can tell at a glance that this person is an official.

Fei Chun sighed, and obediently went back to his room to change into casual clothes.

The Fei family's carriage is quite simple, without gold or silver decorations, but the carriage is relatively large and the horses are more handsome.

There were not many entourages on the trip, and there were a few men and women each. This was Fei Chun's strong request, otherwise Mrs. Fei would definitely hug her.

Out of the gate, there is already a carriage waiting.

On the carriage, a woman, about forty years old, bowed down and performed the Wanfu salute: "I pay my respects to A Niang."

"Oh, my daughter has been waiting for a long time." Mrs. Fei's face was pleasant, much more affectionate than her attitude towards her own daughter-in-law.

This woman is Xiao Qifeng's wife, Liu Shi, who had already been neighbors with Fei Chun when she was in Luling County. At that time, Fei Chun's salary was not high, and he was not rewarded with mines and salt shops, so he lived a tight life. Mrs. Liu often came to visit, always bringing some small gifts, which made Mrs. Fei smile.

After coming and going, Mrs. Liu became Mrs. Fei's goddaughter.

If it weren't for the fear of messing up their seniority, the two families would have married long ago.

Now that Fei Chun's second son has grown up, and Liu's cousin and niece are about to reach the age of Ji, the two parties have made a marriage contract, and they can get married next year.

Compared with Mrs. Fei's nobility, Mrs. Liu is much more simple, just dressed like an ordinary lady.

Mrs. Fei took Mrs. Liu's hand and asked, "Why don't you wear that gold pendant I gave you for your mother?"

Mrs. Liu replied: "my husband is an upright official and doesn't like his family to show off."

Xiao Qifeng's personality is that of an upright official. Last year his son bought a fine horse and rode it on the street. Xiao Qifeng rushed to hear the news and broke his son's leg in the street. This incident has already spread throughout Nanjing, and was even praised by the emperor.

Mrs. Fei sighed: "It's not money that came from greed, how can you say so much? You are also ordered by the third rank, so don't lose your dignity when you go out, and let other officials' ladies look down on you behind your back."

Immediately, Mrs. Fei pulled Mrs. Liu into the car, but his son and daughter-in-law took another car instead.

The carriage moved forward for a while, and Mrs. Liu took out the jadeite bracelet from her bosom: "My husband has an old subordinate who was an official in the Pingnan Military and Civil Mansion. There is nothing in Burma, but jadeite is everywhere. Jadeite is very expensive in Nanjing. It was cheap in Myanmar, so my husband accepted it. My daughter knew that my mother liked it, so she asked a craftsman to polish a pair of bracelets."

"Oh, this color is so pleasingly green," Mrs. Fei liked it more and more, she held Mrs. Liu's hand and said, "You don't have any decent jewelry, why don't you keep it for yourself?"

Liu said: "My daughter's mother died early, and she has always been abused by her stepmother. After meeting A Niang, it was like meeting her mother. A Niang loves me so much. She is not my mother, but better than my mother. My daughter has a good Things, of course you have to think about A Niang. A Niang don't want to refuse, please accept my daughter's filial piety."

Mrs. Fei was even more happy, and immediately put on the jade bracelet, took Liu's hand and said, "You are my own daughter, more loving than my ignorant daughter-in-law. If there is anything you need, please speak up as soon as possible." Tell Auntie, don't be afraid to trouble Auntie."

"My daughter doesn't need anything, I just hope that my mother can live a long life." Liu said.

"I don't ask for a long life, I just want to live to be seventy years old," Mrs. Fei sighed all over her body. "My family didn't enjoy the blessings when he was young. My son managed to achieve something, but he died of a serious illness. , It’s really not a life of happiness.”

Mrs. Liu quickly said: "My condolences, Madam, the days to come will be long."

Mrs. Fei was thinking about her deceased husband, and she felt a little depressed. Mrs. Liu took a long time to coax her to be happy.

When they arrived at Dezhongshan Temple, Mrs. Liu helped Mrs. Fei out of the car, and Fei Chun and his wife became redundant attendants.

But that Mrs. Liu was very knowledgeable, and turned around from time to time, joking with Fei Chun and his wife, for fear of neglecting the two good masters.

Those good men and women who came and went, some people recognized them and bowed to them from time to time.

Even if there were people they didn't know, when they saw Mrs. Fei's Yipin's clothes, they all stopped and bowed their hands in greeting.

With such a beautiful scenery, Mrs. Fei was in a happy mood. She likes to go out in formal clothes and to be respected by others. This feeling is as comfortable as drinking ice water in the dog days.

"Good luck, old lady!"

But I saw a woman walking out of the hall with a maid, and immediately saluted when she saw Mrs. Fei.

Mrs. Fei nodded slightly: "The lady of the Wang family is being polite."

This woman is the wife of Wang Tiaoding, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites. She is a second-rank imperial order, and she is quite important in front of Mrs. Fei.

After a few words of pleasantries, Mrs. Fei asked, "Is the lady of the Wang family here to pay respects to Buddha, or to visit Zhongshan Temple?"

The wife of the Wang family replied: "The second child of my family will graduate from middle school next year, and he has to go to worship in Taoist temples and Buddhist temples. Please bless all gods and Buddhas."

"It should be, this kind of thing should pray to God and worship Buddha," Mrs. Fei said, "Although we can all pay for our children and grandchildren to go to college, can self-financed ones compare with public-financed ones? Public-financed college students are officials, just like the previous dynasty. He is a non-commissioned officer. A self-funded college student is an official, even if he has passed the general examination, he is also like the former court's Jurenguan. My eldest grandson is annoying. He didn't even get a high school diploma, so he has no way to go to college at his own expense. In a fit of rage, the old man simply sent him to the military academy. This bastard didn’t even get his graduation certificate from the military academy, so he can only be sent to work as a clerk. By the way, how is your second child’s grades?”

The wife of the Wang family said: "Barely passable."

Fei Chun couldn't help but said, "Mother, don't compare yourself. Although the second son of Wang Shangshu's family was eliminated in Huangcheng Middle School, he will definitely be able to go to university at his own expense."

Old Madam Fei was unhappy, and couldn't help but scolded: "You two don't know how to teach your children to read, what are you fussing about all day long?"

This sentence was actually blaming Fei Chun's wife.

Fei Chun immediately helped his wife speak: "Mr. Xixi has also been invited, and several of them are well-known and knowledgeable. Every holiday, I give that bastard a make-up lesson. Who can blame him if he can't learn it by himself? The boss is the one." It’s useless, the second child is not much different, only the third child is still good at reading. From now on, when the third child makes up lessons, mother, don’t feel sorry for him, let him play while he is reading.”

"Are you blaming me for doting on my grandson?" Mrs. Fei said angrily.

"Don't dare." Fei Chun quickly lowered his head.

The lady of the Wang family was a little embarrassed, she forced a smile and said: "Old lady, Mrs. Fei Ge, Mrs. Fei, I still have a place to worship at the Arhat Hall, so I won't bother you to pay respects to the Buddha. Farewell!"

Mrs. Fei entered the hall to fulfill her wish, and by the way, she began to make another wish, asking the Buddha and Bodhisattva to bless her grandchildren to become wiser.

After worshiping all the halls in the temple, Mrs. Fei finally returned home.

As soon as I arrived at the gate, I saw a group of men in black surrounding me.

Fei Chun was shocked and was already sweating. Then I thought, I'm not corrupt, I'm afraid of their shit!

The leading man in black stepped forward and cupped his hands towards Fei Chun: "I'm sorry to bother Mr. Fei Ge. We also bear the emperor's order. Please Mr. Fei Ge come with us. Also, Mrs. Fei and Mrs. Xiao have to Go sit down."

Fei Chun became more and more puzzled: "My mother is going too?"

The man in black said: "Xiao Qifeng's incident happened, and Master Fei San is also involved."

"My third brother is in Shandong, what kind of case can he have? He has nothing to do with Xiao Qifeng." Fei Chun looked confused.

The man in black didn't explain anymore, just said: "Everyone, please."

No matter how angry Mrs. Fei was, she didn't dare to lose her temper when she met a man in black, and she followed along at a loss. As I walked, I couldn't help but ask, "What crime did my third son commit?"

"You'll know when you go to the National Security Council," said the man in black.

At this moment, Xiao Qifeng's wife, Liu Shi, suddenly fainted after walking a few steps. Really dizzy, frightened fainted.