Zi Su raised his voice outside and said, "Girl, the eldest lady sent someone to invite you over." ”

Today, on Yuxi's birthday, the old lady has already spoken, and the whole family has dinner together in the upper courtyard in the evening. At noon, the meal was in Qiu's courtyard.

Yuxi's treatment has risen now, and in her previous life, except for her aunt, who would give her birthday gifts, everyone else selectively forgot about it. Where is it like now, the whole family does it as a big thing.

Hiding something in his heart, Duan Xinrong's whole person was full of sorrow, and he couldn't lift his energy.

Zhou Shiya felt that Duan Xinrong couldn't do this: "Xinrong, you happily came to participate in Yuxi's birthday, but you went back in a hurry, and when your family rejected the Jiang family's relatives, anyone could guess what Yuxi told you." When the time comes, it will be difficult for Yu Xike to do. ”

Duan Xinrong's heart sank, and he stood up and apologized to Yuxi: "It's mine, it's not." "Yuxi can say these things to her completely because of their friendship, and she can't cause trouble to Yuxi.

When the three of them arrived at the main courtyard, Duan Xinrong had a decent smile on his face, so that people couldn't see the slightest abnormality.

Qiu Shi looked at Duan Xinrong and said with a smile: "This kid is really looking like one day at a time, and he is getting more and more beautiful day by day." ”

Duan Xinrong is actually very good-looking, with big eyes, pink face and red lips, a petite and delicate figure, and two small dimples when she laughs, looking particularly sweet.

Hearing such a compliment, Duan Xinrong responded shyly: "Aunt has won the award." ”

Qiu's heart moved, how could she forget about such a good candidate, Duan Xinrong was three years younger than Ye'er, and all other aspects did not meet her requirements. The Qiu clan is not a person who can hide his thoughts, and with this idea, Duan Xinrong is enthusiastic again.

Yuxi looked a little puzzled, but she really didn't think that far ahead.

The lunch was very rich, full of a large table of dishes, flying in the sky, running on the ground, and swimming in the water. Yuxi said: "Auntie, how can you finish eating so much?" There is still a big meal in the evening, and it is too wasteful to make so much at noon.

Qiu said angrily: "It's not for you." This means that such a hearty meal is prepared for the guests.

Zhou Shiya said happily: "I just said, sweet and sour fish and lion head are what I like, it turned out that my aunt specially made them for me!" looked at Yuxi very proudly.

Yuxi said with a smile: "I made it for you, you can eat a little more today." ”

After lunch, Duan Xinrong and Zhou Shiya went back. Yu Xizhi didn't do much to keep them, and sent them directly to the second gate.

After Duan Xinrong returned home, she told her mother all the things Yuxi told her.

Mrs. Duan's Li was taken aback when she heard these words: "Miss Yuxi really said that?" Mrs. Duan was happy to have such a daughter, and she was naturally very careful about her marriage. The Jiang family came to propose marriage, but they did not agree, but sent someone to inquire about Jiang Jing seriously, and they always heard that Jiang Jing was very good in all aspects, and Mrs. Jiang had a good reputation in the upper circles, so she agreed.

Duan Xinrong said: "Mother, Yuxi doesn't need to lie to me, and as long as you inquire about this kind of thing, you will definitely be able to find out." Mother, the Jiang family's family business is still pushed!"

Mrs. Duan thought for a moment and said, "I'll let someone inquire first." She still has to discuss this matter with her husband, but if what Yuxi said is true, this family business will definitely be dismissed. Otherwise, when her daughter marries into the Jiang family, Mrs. Jiang fights with Mrs. Jiang, and it will be difficult for her daughter to be caught in the middle.

In the evening, Lord Duan came back from the yamen, listened to what Mrs. Duan said, and after a moment of silence, he said, "Refuse!"

Mrs. Duan didn't expect her husband to be so straightforward: "Let's go and inquire! What if it's a misunderstanding? Jiang Jing, that kid is very good, it would be a pity if there was a misunderstanding." Mrs. Duan carefully inquired about Jiang Jing's news, Jiang Jing was very good in all aspects, which made Mrs. Duan very satisfied, so she gave up with Yuxi's words, she was a little reluctant.

Master Duan shook his head and said, "The air is not blowing, the dissolution is still young, let's pick slowly, don't worry." Seeing Mrs. Duan's hesitant face, she hurriedly said: "We are such a daughter, even if there are only signs, we can't take risks." ”

Mrs. Duan nodded: "Since that's the case, then forget it." ”

Lord Duan said with a smile: "It's not that I boast, my family is not different from others, and I won't worry about finding a good husband in the future." However, it is best to find someone with a simple family background and a good style, the Pingqing Marquis Mansion is too complicated. "Pingqing Marquis is the only man in his generation, and he doesn't even have a brother, and the old marquis has so many concubines, but he didn't leave a son or a daughter, which shows the benefits and disadvantages of Mrs. Jiang's methods.

Mrs. Duan said angrily: "The family background is simple, and there is no foundation. "The foundation of the Duan family is too shallow, so Mrs. Duan wants to find a family with a strong background for her children. In this way, she has in-laws to help her with anything. Of course, the premise is that she has to meet her standards, and if she doesn't meet them, she won't succeed.

When Lord Duan heard this, he couldn't help but think of the things in the court, and his mood was a little heavy. Song Guifei and the queen have been fighting openly and secretly, and the crown prince and the Nine Emperor Princes are also like fire and water, and I don't know how long the calm situation can last. Once the calm situation is broken, it will definitely be another storm at that time. They are in the whirlpool, and no one dares to guarantee that they will not be involved when the time comes.

It's not that Mrs. Duan doesn't know anything about the court, and it is precisely because of this understanding that she wants to find someone with a solid background, and if her family really has something, she will have a help.

Yuxi didn't know that because of his phone call, Lord Duan and his wife fell into a state of sorrow. At this time, she received the gift softly. The old lady didn't send jewelry this time, but gave a set of the four treasures of the previous dynasty's study; Qiu's gave a set of Diancui jewelry; even Ye's was bleeding heavily this time, and Yuxi was given a set of red gold jewelry that she ordered in Ruyi Pavilion.

Han Jingyan was the last to give a gift, and the gift was carried into the house by two people, and everyone was stunned when they saw it.

Han Jingyan's gift to Yuxi was a 12-fan screen carved from Huanghuali wood, and the flowers, trees, and figures carved on the screen were all high relief, hollow carving, through carving, three-dimensional carving and other techniques, which were finely carved and exquisite.

Yuxi saw this gift, and his mood was very delicate.

The old lady saw the screen, and then looked at Yuxi's reaction, and her face sank. The youngest son usually looks shrewd, but he didn't expect to be so confused in this kind of thing.

Yuchen looked at Yuxi's appearance and thought she was happy and stupid, so she couldn't help but gently push Yuxi. Yuxi came back to his senses and said happily: "Thank you, Dad, I like this gift very much." "This screen can't be purchased without two or three thousand taels of silver, and this time Han Jingyan is willing to spend money on her. Come to think of it, it's also because of her recent fame.

Han Jingyan saw that Yuxi's face did show a happy expression, and bowed slightly: "It's good if you like it." ”

Wu looked at this screen, but his face was not very good-looking. This thing is not cheap at a glance, and the lord is really willing to do it. Thinking of this, the Wu family was depressed again, the financial power of Sanfang has always been in the hands of the master, and she doesn't know how much Sanfang's family has at all.

A complicated look flashed in Yujing's eyes, she used to laugh at Yuxi for being a father who doesn't hurt, but now feng shui takes turns, and she has become the one whose father doesn't hurt.

Seeing this, Yuru's expression was calm, and there was no jealousy or unwillingness in her eyes. In the past few years, she has long let go of her obsession. Now she only hopes that her mother-in-law will find a good family for her, and she doesn't ask for much else.

Although Yuxi's birthday was not big, he earned a lot of money. Shisu was in charge of the treasury of the Rose Courtyard, looked at these things and said with a smile: "Now the girl's private room is a lot fuller. ”

Kufu looked at the twelve screens sent over, and said in embarrassment, "Where is this thing?" The rooms in the Rose Courtyard are not spacious, and they can't fit such a large screen.

Yuxi said: "My house is too small to fit, put it in the storeroom!" If this screen is broken, it will occupy one-third of her room. Of course, don't say that there is no place to put it, even if there is a place to put it, she doesn't want to put it, looking at the diaphragm.

After the screen was moved, Yuxi looked at Zisu and said, "You go and check, what's going on with this thing?" Yuxi didn't believe that Han Jingyan would go to great lengths to give her such a good thing, this gift must be boring.

Zi Su saw that Yuxi was about to enter the study again, and said, "Girl, today is your birthday, let's rest for one night!" After Mr. Song left, her girl did not relax for a day.

Yuxi smiled and said, "I can't sleep now, so I might as well go and read a book." "Since Yuxi is rich, he is also very willing, he reads books at night, and the study is lit with four candles.

Yuxi, who was huddled in the study, did not read the medical book, but took out the "Book of Han" from the cabinet and came out to read it. I started reading history books because Mama Quan said that it was useful to read more, but now it has become a thing that must be done every day.

After watching it for half an hour, Yuxi pondered it carefully, and then wrote down her feelings, which was also asked by Mama Quan to do, and it has become a habit over the years.

In Tingyun Pavilion, Shiqin said with some sighs: "The gift that the master gave to the four girls this time really took a lot of thought. The slave maid was really happy when she saw that the four girls were really happy tonight, and the smile on her face never broke. ”

Yuchen smiled: "I hope this gift can let the fourth sister know that my father actually loves her." She knew that the Wu family's reason had caused Yuxi to be estranged from her father, and now that her father had changed his attitude, she believed that Yuxi would soon eliminate the estrangement.

An hour later, Yuxi left the study and climbed into bed after bathing. I couldn't fall asleep again and over again on the bed: "Zisu, go to the study and bring my medical book." ”

When Shiso went out, Kufu was waiting outside the door.

Kufu followed Zisu into the house, and said in a low voice: "Sister Zisu, why do I feel that the girl doesn't seem to be very happy?" The girl didn't seem to care much about the expensive gift given by the master, otherwise she wouldn't have put the screen in the warehouse. What kind of room can't be put on a small show, it's an excuse to hear it, and there is no joy on the face of my own girl.

Shisu sighed slightly and said, "It's good that you know about this matter." "Kufu and Dongmai are both the girl's personal maids, and they can still be trusted.

Kufu said worriedly, "Girl still can't let go of the past?"

Zi Su smiled bitterly and said, "You don't know what kind of life the girl lived before? If it were you, would you let go so easily?" The girl had such a difficult time back then, and even almost died, where was the master at that time? Where is it so easy to repair the relationship between father and daughter now.

Kufu didn't know what to say. She has never experienced such a thing, although she has many brothers and sisters in her family, but her father and mother are very good to them, and they don't even favor sons over daughters.

Zi Su knew what Kufu was worried about, and Kufu was worried that the girl's true thoughts would be discovered and not good for the girl: "You don't have to worry, the girl is acting in a measured manner." Over the years, the girl has not done everything very well. "At least except for the few people who serve them closely, no one else can see the girl's strange appearance.

A few days later, Yuxi knew why Han Jingyan would give her such an expensive gift. These twelve screens were originally a gift prepared by Han Jingyan for Mrs. Jiang's 60th birthday, but there was a bit of a difference when carving.

Yuxi asked, "What's the difference?" ”

Kufu said: "There is a poem on the ninth leaf of the screen, and there is a word in the poem that is inscribed incorrectly. "Actually, it wasn't that the wood carver carved it wrong, but that the person who wrote the poem at that time wrote a wrong word and wrote it to the homophonic word.

Yuxi said softly: "Sure enough. "If you give it to Mrs. Jiang, there must be no flaws, otherwise you will be laughed at. It's funny to give her something that others don't want, and to want her to be grateful.

Kufu was very surprised when she heard this, and said, "The girl already knew that there was a problem with the screen?"

Yuxi chuckled: "I'm not able to pinch and calculate, how do I know that there is a problem with the screen." She only knew that this screen was so valuable, and it was carefully made at first glance, and she didn't have that much weight in Han Jingyan's mind.

Yuxi's actions fell in the eyes of the old lady. The old lady turned the beads and said, "It's really confused. "It's normal for a father to give something valuable to his daughter, but it's not normal for a younger son to give something so valuable. She suspected that there was something wrong with this gift, not to mention Yuxi, who had always been thoughtful.

Luo's mother also shook her head: "It's too late to be happy when I received such an expensive gift, but I didn't expect the fourth girl to ......" The fourth girl's suspicion was really too heavy.

The old lady said softly: "She is resenting, and she is hating. resented Yan'er's negligence and neglect of her, and hated her for throwing her in Qingzhu Xiaozhu regardless of her life or death. Although the girl is well disguised on weekdays, her eyes can't betray people, and when the girl faces her and Yan'er, she has a smile on her face, but there is no fluctuation in her eyes.

Mother Luo couldn't deny what the old lady said, and only said: "Old lady, the fourth girl's filial piety to the eldest lady can't be faked. Last year, the eldest lady was sick, but the four girls were waiting by her side, and the old slave was moved when she saw it. Moreover, the fourth girl's love for the prince and the second master is also real. ”

The old lady didn't speak, but the Buddha beads in her hand were turning rapidly, revealing the unrest in the old lady's heart from here.

Mother Luo thought for a while and said: "Old lady, even if the fourth girl marries in the future, will she still dare to be disobedient and unfilial to the third master? As for the Guogong Mansion, there are the eldest lady and the second master, and the fourth girl will take care of them and will not do anything unfavorable to the Guogong Mansion." ”

Luo's mother will help Yuxi speak, which is entrusted by the Qiu family. Qiu knew that the old lady didn't like Yuxi, so Toro's mother occasionally helped Yuxi say good things and asked the old lady not to make things difficult for Yuxi. It was also Qiu's behavior that allowed Yuxi to avoid a lot of trouble.

The old lady held the Buddhist beads in her hand tightly: "If it weren't for that, how would I tolerate her to this day." ”