In front of the chrysanthemum garden of the Chengenhou Mansion Garden, five or six large screens were placed around the Nanshan Pavilion to block the sassy autumn wind from the west and north. Qin Hanzhen, Qin Jinhua and Qin Jinchun, the three little sisters, sat together, drinking hot fragrant tea and eating dried fruit snacks. said that he came to enjoy the autumn, but in fact, his mind was shortened in the parents, where can he still care about appreciating the golden chrysanthemums in this garden?

Qin Jinyi will turn seventeen at the end of this month, and after her birthday, she can be regarded as an eighteen-year-old girl. Whether it is in the capital or elsewhere, a girl of this age has not even had an eyebrow about marriage, and the family must be in a hurry. Qin Hanzhen remembered the eldest girl of the Shen family back then, because of her filial piety, she had not yet allowed anyone to be allowed until she was eighteen years old, and her family could directly allow her to be a middle-aged person to fill the house. If it weren't for her hollow-eyed sister Shen Er, the second girl, who was not angry that her sister could directly marry her as an official wife, and if she was hindered, it would not be the turn of the nephew of the Mao family to hold the beauty.

Now I heard that the nephew of the Mao family has been lifted, and he is in harmony with Miss Shen's husband and wife, and the two also added a son at the beginning of this year, and they live happily and happily. But Miss Shen married into the Mao family, although it was actually her first marriage, she was also a stepfamily in name. The nephew of the Mao family died before his fiancée passed through the door, and he married her tablet into the door and occupied the position of the yuan match first.

Qin Jinyi didn't keep filial piety, but she actually dragged on to the age of eighteen, and she was able to sit still. Although Qin Hanzhen thinks that it is okay for the girl to be older, Xiao Feng married Qin An at the age of twenty-one, and now she is doing well, Huang Qingfang is also over twenty years old this year, and she has not yet allowed a kiss, so she is not in a hurry. But Xiao Feng is married to fill the house, Huang Qingfang has a family father and brother to support, what does Qin Jinyi have? She is not the daughter of the Hou Mansion now, the daughter of the sixth grade official is still so picky, saying that she is a beauty, in fact, it has not reached the point of being stunning, and her talent and knowledge are even more mediocre, only in the early years, when the family was not separated, she once hyped the title of a talented woman by relying on her piano skills, and she has long been forgotten. Where did she get the confidence?!

If you are really not in a hurry to get married, you can enjoy the leisure time in the boudoir, but you are on a blind date all year round. But she participated in all the banquets and gatherings she could. Her grandmother, Xue, was a widow, and it was inconvenient for her to be a guest at someone's house. Mother Xiao Xue is a businessman, and her temperament is indifferent, in fact, she is not good at socializing, and her identity is not enough, and those who can be invited are all banquets in the homes of low-level officials. Qin Jinyi is not very interested in such a banquet, that is, she only attends once or twice occasionally, most of the time, she is cheeky to go to the house of the prince and the family who she had befriended when she was not separated in the past, and touch the light of those old girlfriends to rub other people's banquets. Even if she makes a name every time and says that she is the daughter of her uncle's family, the niece and granddaughter of Empress Qin, how many people look up to her?

At this point, she is still proud, and she can't let go of her body. I always remember that in the past, she even refused the marriage of the young son of the king of Shu, and there was no reason to marry someone whose status was too different, completely forgetting that the so-called refusal to marry was just their own cleverness, and they didn't plan to marry her at all, and also forgot that the situation of the young son of the king of Shu is not much different from that of the children of the bald clan, and even his personal freedom is restricted. If she only thinks about the past scenery of others, and always stares at the best high-ranking children, it will naturally be difficult to find a good marriage.

Although Qin Jinchun has always been unfriendly with this eldest sister, because of his mother, he will still worry about her: "In fact, it is not that there are no suitable good people, my mother said that those are all good sons and daughters who are well-connected, as long as they are educated, willing to study, and willing to be motivated, they are poor in their family backgrounds now, and they will be blessed in the future." It's a pity that the big sister refuses to listen, and I don't know where the arrogance comes from, and she looks down on people all day long. In the past, my mother thought about marrying her back to the Xue family, but my grandmother and father didn't allow it at that time, and now my grandfather and grandmother are also talking about 'my aunt's blood will not return home', and I don't mention it anymore. Originally, my mother also had the idea of the second room of the Xue family, but later someone said that there was a Guogong Mansion, and my grandmother and father used the son of the Gongfu to refute my mother, and my mother never opened her mouth again. Now it's just a daily worry, she gives the big sister a good look, the grandmother and father are not satisfied, the big sister herself is also disgusted, the mother is afraid that the big sister will be dragged into the old girl at home, sometimes I can't sleep at night, from time to time I have to get sick, only in front of the Buddha to recite the scriptures, count the Buddha beans, the mood can be calmer. ”

Qin Hanzhen listened curiously: "Since there is a Guogong Mansion who comes to propose marriage, why didn't the second uncle's grandmother and eldest uncle agree to the family? Isn't the Guogong Mansion good enough? Can't it really be because Xiao once thought about the prince of the palace, so he really didn't marry the prince, right?"

Qin Jinchun sighed: "Although there is a title in that Guogong Mansion, it has already fallen into despair, but it is just barely supported by the glory of the ancestors. If it weren't for the old lady of the family, and the righteous Duchess of the country supported her, the plaque at the gate would have been changed long ago. His grandmother and father disliked his family's disarray, and after rejecting his mother, he rejected the family within two days. But after that, there was no such family to come to the door to propose. ”

In addition, in fact, there have been officials such as prefects and political envoys who have revealed the tone of marriage, and they are all talking about their sons and nephews. Xue and Qin Bofu are either suspects are officials in other provinces, too far away from the capital, or they suspect that the children of the marriage are not the eldest sons. There is also a highest-ranking political envoy, who came to the concubine in the family to say that he came in person, and he almost didn't ask the Xue family to scold him. But strictly speaking, Qin Jinyi is the daughter of the side branch of the Cheng'en Hou Mansion, even if she is a concubine, how can she be more noble than others? Xue and Qin Bofu didn't like any of them, and Qin Jinyi was also very picky.

In the early years, she was still reserved, but now there are fewer people who are interested, and everyone knows that he is picky. She is now at someone else's banquet, but she is cheeky and stubbornly holding on to her face, and she can't let go of her figure, which shows that she really doesn't want to get married.

Qin Hanzhen spit out: "Why bother? Even if we have already separated the family, everyone in the capital knows that we are originally a family." Big sister's posture is so ugly, don't affect our reputation. Outsiders laugh at her, what light do we have on our faces?"

Qin Jinhua sighed: "In fact, two years ago, many people didn't know the rumors of the eldest sister, seeing that she was talented and beautiful, and she was still the niece and granddaughter of the queen's mother, they were willing to come to the door to propose." Helplessly, the eldest sister is too picky, and the second uncle, grandmother and eldest uncle are very arrogant, and they rejected all the people who came to the door, and there are so many people who offended that it is difficult for her to find the right family now. My mother sometimes sighs in private, saying that the eldest sister was delayed by the elders. If you come to your senses as soon as possible and find a more realistic marriage, even if the reputation of Jingzhong is not good, you can find it in other places, and the big sister will be able to live better in the future. But if they don't come to their senses, the big sister is afraid that she will really become an old girl in the future, and in the end she will have to fill the house for others, and it will be too late to regret it. ”

Qin Jinchun snorted: "Don't talk about the future, my father has thought about marrying his eldest sister to fill the house now." It seems that the princes of the palace are almost forty years old, and two wives have died before and after, and there are a lot of children in the concubines. The eldest sister refused, had a fight with her father, and received two slaps. Later, I heard the news from my eldest brother, and I knew that the prince had already said that he would marry his wife and sister as a continuation, and he didn't plan to hire someone outside at all, so this matter was just that. But my father still annoyed my eldest sister, and I didn't give her a good look for two or three months. However, the eldest sister still has her grandmother's support at home, so she will not suffer any grievances. ”

Qin Hanzhen once listened to Zhao Mo's introduction to the situation of the clan, and quickly guessed who Qin Jinchun was talking about: "Why is it his family? That prince is not only old, but also has a bad character, he only knows how to eat, drink and have fun all day long, and he is good at gambling, and he is about to lose all his family." If it weren't for the lack of other brothers, he might not even be able to sit firmly in the throne. His wife and sister are willing to marry him, most likely because they take a fancy to his appearance. But how can such a man live a good life?"

Qin Jinhua said: "I heard that his wife and sister seem to be from a concubine, although the brother-in-law is not good, but marrying a ready-made princess of the palace is also a beauty." I guess I got married because of this, right?"

Qin Hanzhen sighed twice: "It's really crazy, the name of a princess, can you still eat it as a meal?"

Qin Jinhua covered his mouth with a handkerchief, and glanced at her with a smile: "The third sister is going to be a princess in the future, so naturally she can't look down on the name of the princess." ”

Qin Hanzhen took a sip of her, coughed dryly, and changed the topic with an uncomfortable face: "By the way, the eldest sister's marriage has not been decided for a day, so it is inconvenient for the fourth sister to say kiss, right?" Although the fourth sister is still young now, she is almost at the age of discussing relatives. If the eldest sister keeps dragging out and can't get married, will the fourth sister also be delayed?"

Qin Jinhua hurriedly said: "That is naturally not possible! I have already told my grandmother and mother. What about the eldest sister, it has nothing to do with us, but the marriage of the fourth sister, grandmother and mother must contribute, how can they send her out in a beautiful way, so as not to waste the friendship between our sisters for many years. ”

Qin Jinchun blushed, covered his face embarrassedly and said, "Sisters, why are they still involved in me? She showed a pair of eyes from behind her hands, "I've heard the girls say, the second aunt is showing the second sister someone's house, and when the second sister is ready, it will be decided." The second sister doesn't have to wait for the big sister, I think this time next year, maybe the second sister will get married, and a little nephew can be added later!"

Qin Jinhua also blushed when he heard this, and rushed to her with a smile: "I'm still worried about your life's affairs, you just joked about me, see if I don't tear your mouth!"

The sisters were playing around in a circle, not even caring about the chrysanthemums behind them, making the ground full of yellow flowers, and they couldn't stop laughing, only playing around Qin Hanzhen. Qin Hanzhen sat upright with a smile, took a sip of tea with a cup, and looked up at the sky.

The weather is so nice today.