万太太在谢家度过了愉快的半天,回到自己家里后,却独自在房间里思考了许久。
期间她的两个亲生儿子万兴与万荣结束了西席那边的课程,过来给她请安,她柔声问了几句今日他们身体情况的话,叮嘱他们不要学得太过刻苦,累坏了身体,便让他们回去了。接着,便是两个嫡出的女儿万大姑娘与万四姑娘过来。
万大姑娘已经十四岁了,万四姑娘也有十一,但见了母亲还是习惯性地凑上来撒娇,想要给自己做新衣裳,或是添置新首饰,万大姑娘还想要一套新的上等扬州好脂粉。万太太是位慈母,自然一一答应下来。她觉得这样的女儿十分天真可爱,怎么看怎么惹人喜欢,若不是顶顶好的青年才俊,都配不上她们一根手指头的。
至于庶子庶女们,她是素来不爱搭理的。没有她召唤,都不许擅算跑她面前来碍眼。
不过今日万四姑娘向她告状了:“美娘和丽娘两个今日吃了雄心豹子胆了!我见美娘扎的花儿好,叫她给我绣几块帕子,她竟然没有加紧把我做好,反而先给姓王的贱人做了鞋子,说是姓王的贱人明儿过生日,这是她早先答应过丽娘的。丽娘竟然也帮着她说话,这是仗着自个儿哥哥有了倚仗,便不把我们姐妹放在眼里了!”
万大姑娘也皱着眉问母亲:“那位严姑娘好象真的对万隆上了心似的,今儿又打发人给他送东西来了。虽说是打着给姓王的贱人送礼的旗号,但实际上那些东西是送给谁的,人人都知道!她这般不要脸面,早晚要把消息传得沸沸扬扬的。她家里也宠着她,没有拦着的意思,就算被退了亲,也不过是另说人家罢了。可赵家那边若真的因此误会了我们万家,误会了我也是万隆那般不讲规矩不要廉耻的人,那怎么办?!”
万大姑娘在京中长大,早已是能说亲的年纪,因此前两年就已经开始相看了。家里人看中的是赵家嫡支的一名子弟,万大姑娘自己也很满意。然而,前两年二皇子势大的时候,人人都知道他记恨赵家,曾经说过要对赵家不利的话。虽说他终究什么都没干成,赵家虽然没出太子妃,却也把女儿嫁进了长公主府,算得上是皇亲国戚了,家族成员在朝廷与地方上任官,依旧稳稳当当的,但要是林家真的斗倒了曹家,二皇子取代了太子,成为储君,那赵家是定不会有什么好下场的。
万太太心疼女儿,便拦着丈夫,不叫他把婚事正式做定,怎么也要等到林家那边有个结果了,再说此事。谁知今年林家开始倒霉,万家三房却外调北平了,与赵家隔着千里远,又有先前拖着婚事不肯定下的旧怨在,婚事自然有了波折。这回轮到赵家犹豫,不知该不该为自家儿子求娶万大姑娘了。偏偏万大姑娘又认定了这个准未婚夫,不肯另外说亲,万三老爷夫妻俩只好想方设法去说服赵家人了。
赵家那位得他们青眼的子弟,有个嫡亲的堂兄,定下的未婚妻是北平这边的望族世家之女,姓严。因为两家的姻亲关系,万大姑娘往日随母亲出席本地官宦圈子的各种宴会,也曾特地结交这位未来的妯娌,不料意外地让严姑娘有了结识万隆的机会,竟然觉得他不错,认为万太太待庶子太过苛刻了!万太太因为严姑娘的一位闺蜜替万隆说好话而恶言相向时,严姑娘也对此感到十分不满,没少在亲友面前议论此事。
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