After Qingxing left, the weather gradually warmed up. The Qin family made a birthday for Zhao Mo in a low-key manner, and when it came to Qin Hanzhen's birthday, they held a family banquet in the house of Confucius Temple.

This year is no better than last year, there is no need to have a big feast, they are also happy and quiet, there is no need to invite outsiders to come and make a scene, just need to have a meal as a family. If you want to eat any good food, you can go to your favorite restaurant and call it to your favorite restaurant, and if you want to listen to any good drama or music, you can also call people to your home to sing. I don't have to socialize with irrelevant people, but I also eat and play well, but I really have fun.

The most affordable thing is that although the Qin family has no intention of entertaining guests, the local officials, businessmen and gentry in Jinling who came to congratulate Zhao Mo on his birthday last year have not forgotten this day. Although there is news in Beijing now, everyone knows that Zhao Mo's father, Zhao Shuo, the son of King Liao, will not become the crown prince, but it is also rumored that Zhao Shuo is now a saint, anyway, such a noble person is always right to hold it. Yongjiahou and Zhao Mo had no intention of making a big deal, but those of them who knew what day it was, they couldn't pretend not to know, right? Zhao Mo couldn't refuse if he wanted to, so he hesitated for a moment and simply accepted it.

Anyway, he is still young, and even if those officials, businessmen, and gentry give him gifts, they don't want to ask him to do anything. Since it was a birthday gift for him, and he didn't make a big splash, he accepted the kindness of others. When he writes to his father in Kyochu, he will mention it in passing. As for whether his father Zhao Shuo wants to return the gift for him, it is a matter between his father and the giver, and it is not his turn to intervene as a junior.

Qin Hanzhen felt funny when he heard Zhao Mo say this, and asked him in a low voice: "Cousin Zhao, are you a little shameless when you say this?"

Zhao Mo only smiled and spread his hands: "I don't want to do this, but people insist on giving me gifts, and they refuse to take it back if I refuse, what else can I do? They didn't say what they asked me to do, they just wanted to sell it to my father." I did what they wanted me to do, so why should I be ashamed?"

Qin Hanzhen laughed. The truth is true, but outsiders don't know that Zhao Shuo doesn't want to see Zhao Mo, the eldest son. If Zhao Shuo knew that so many people had given gifts to Zhao Mo, but he didn't get any benefits, and he still had to accept the love of those people for the eldest son who didn't want to see him, I'm afraid he wouldn't be happy, right? But he couldn't help but accept the love of these people, because in the eyes of outsiders, their father and son are one. If the truth of their father-son discord is known to everyone, Zhao Shuo will also lose points in front of the emperor and the crown prince, right? Thinking about it this way, Zhao Mo can be regarded as a trick on his scumbag father. From his point of view, how could Qin Hanzhen feel a little cool?

She said to Zhao Mo with a smile: "Cousin Zhao is right, I said it wrong, so we didn't have shame! Didn't your father use your name to sell well in front of the emperor and the prince? Then you used your father's name to accept other people's birthday gifts, and by the way, you helped others bring him a good child, but in fact, it was just a matter of leveling out." Anyway, it's a happy thing, so let's not worry about it, and make a fortune with peace of mind. ”

In fact, not only Zhao Mo, but even Qin Bai and Qin Hanzhen also made a small fortune. Zhao Mo received a lot of birthday gifts, and Qin Hanzhen also got a lot of good things from the clansmen and relatives and friends who knew her birthday, and even Huang Jincheng and his wife gave her a set of new styles and noodles in Suzhou this spring. As for Qin Bai, because his birthday was in early March, he must have been on his way back to Beijing at that time, so the people of the Qin clan celebrated his birthday half a month in advance. When the news spread, the local officials, businessmen and gentry in Jinling broke the bank again. Zhao Mo is still only a potential stock, but Qin Bai is a real uncle of the country, of course they will not let go of the opportunity to tie up.

Qin Hanzhen didn't know anything else, but the ships they hired when they returned to Beijing were at least two more than when they went south, and they were specially used to carry goods, and the Feng family's ships were not counted in them. Fortunately, there was another boat hired by the Feng family to cover up, otherwise Yongjiahou and his wife would have returned to Beijing so mightily, and people who didn't know would have thought that they had made a fortune in Jiangnan.

On the day of Qin Bai's birthday in advance, Huang Jincheng brought his wife and sister to congratulate him. He also repeatedly said that he would hold a banquet in the best restaurant in the city and practice it for Qin Bai's family. Mrs. Huang Jincheng pulled Niu to speak, reluctantly, she was really reluctant to give up this good-tempered old lady. She came from the north, and she didn't get along well with most of the official wives on the Jinling side, but she was more close to the Niu family. Niu left, she had a place to walk, and she felt very sorry in her heart.

Qin Hanzhen pulled Huang Qingfang to a quiet corner to talk.

Huang Qingfang was also very reluctant for Qin Hanzhen to leave, but she had good news to share with Qin Hanzhen: "What I told you before, my eldest brother has already agreed, and in turn persuaded my sister-in-law to stop worrying about my marriage and let me rest for two years." My brother also wrote a letter to his family in the capital, urging my parents to stop worrying about me, and not to say yes to anyone who came to say goodbye to me. In fact, my brother is also too worried, where else will anyone come to say goodbye to me now, but my brother still felt that it was not a big mistake to be careful, and greeted the family in advance, which also saved the elders from wanting to say a family thing for me as soon as possible, so they promised me out in a daze. ”

Qin Hanzhen was also happy for her: "This is a good thing." Aunt Huang, haven't you always wanted to hide for two years? Avoid those personnel in the capital, and the climate here is more pleasant. Marriage or something, there is no need to rush to decide. This is related to the happiness of your whole life, how can you hastily settle down because of a few rumors? Anyway, now that you have enough time, your family can slowly find a reliable family for you, and after repeated investigations, you can make sure that the other party's character is trustworthy, and it is not too late for you to consider marrying again. You are a person who has suffered a loss in marriage, and the second time you say goodbye, you must not go wrong again! It is better to be slow than to make mistakes in your busyness. ”

Huang Qingfang blushed, but still nodded solemnly, and then said with a wry smile: "I can see it, and my brother doesn't care." It's just that my parents and sister-in-law may be worried that my future marriage will not be satisfactory. After all...... I'm not young now, and in two years, I'll become more and more of an old girl, and even if I want to say goodbye, I may not find any good candidates. They didn't say anything, they all advised me to relax, but in fact, they were all worried. For my sake, the family is not at peace, and I really don't want to go. ”

Qin Hanzhen snorted: "What's so good about not going? Your family cares about you, and you are also sincere to your family." As long as you live well in the future, they will be at ease, and the momentary sorrow is just a small episode. Besides, what is a good candidate? Do you have to be a high-ranking official, rich and glorious, to be called a good candidate? In my opinion, character is more important, and temperament must be similar to yours. ”

She held Huang Qingfang's hand and said, "Don't worry, my grandfather and grandmother just recently made a matchmaking for a girl from a relative's family. That girl is nineteen years old this year, and she delayed her marriage because of filial piety. My grandfather took the lead and told her to the nephew of a friend in Huzhou. The man and the girl were well matched, they were of the same age, and the two families were very satisfied, and the marriage date was already set. It can be seen that even if a girl is older, she may not be able to marry a good family. Aunt Huang's family background and appearance are many times stronger than the girl from my relative's family, and she can find a good marriage, how can you not find it? What's more, don't you really have to wait two years before you say goodbye, isn't this two years for you to choose and consider? ”

Huang Qingfang's expression softened, and she smiled a little embarrassedly: "Look at me, I'm confused, tell you a little girl that you don't have any of this...... Fortunately, I didn't let anyone listen to it, otherwise I don't know how they would laugh at me. ”

Qin Hanzhen grinned and took her arm and said, "Let's be good, so we don't have to see outside." Aunt Huang doesn't talk to everyone about these heartfelt words, but she is close to me, so she doesn't shy away from it. Why should we care what others say?"

The two of them chatted affectionately, and not far away, Mrs. Huang Jincheng stood behind the flowers with a complicated expression, but did not go any further. Niu smiled and motioned for her to turn around and leave, and walked away before saying, "The two girls are chatting, let's not disturb them." When we returned to the capital, Han really wanted to see her Aunt Huang again, but I didn't know how many years it would take. ”

Mrs. Huang Jincheng smiled: "Mrs. is right." Although the dim sum is good today, you can eat it when you ask someone to make it later. But Sister Fang and Ling's granddaughter didn't know how many more times they could get together, so let them talk. The two returned to their original seats and continued to watch the play and chat.

There was no one else at the table, and Mrs. Huang Jincheng listened to the sincere words of her sister-in-law and Qin Hanzhen, and couldn't help but confide in Niu's family: "Sister Fang must be because I have been talking about her family affairs in the past few months, so I feel uneasy. I was also confused, and I forgot that Sister Fang's marriage could no longer go wrong, and I just blindly hoped that she could talk about good people as soon as possible and get rid of those ugly gossip. In fact, what's the point of gossiping? Just ignore it. You can't just hastily set Sister Fang's life because of a few gossips. If something goes wrong because I was in too much of a hurry, and I will hurt Sister Fang in the future, how can I have the face to see her parents and brother? I didn't even think about the truth that my granddaughter understood, it was really a sin!"

Niu Shi sighed, and comforted her in turn: "You are a good sister-in-law, and Sister Fang also understands." She has a bad life and is unladylike when she meets people, but she has a good brother and sister-in-law like you, and her family is willing to protect her, and she will have a good fortune in the future!"

Mrs. Huang Jincheng's eyebrows gradually faded, and she also showed a smile: "Mrs. Cheng has good words." "I was thinking in my heart, two years later, two years later, anyway, girls like them, if they want to talk about family affairs, they have to look at it for at least two or three years before they can decide. At the beginning, the sister-in-law's marriage was hastily decided by the old man in the family, and if she didn't look at each other carefully, something would go wrong. Now it's just a matter of starting over and going through the procedure again, and the sister-in-law's lifelong happiness is more important.

Mrs. Huang Jincheng relaxed her heart and listened happily to the play. She didn't know, after the banquet was over, the Niu family found Wu Shaoying privately, told him about it, and quietly discussed with him: "If the Huang family really waits for two years before setting a family affair for Sister Fang, maybe Brother Ping will really have a chance! I will be busy with a happy event for Brother An this year, it's too late, at the end of the year, I will definitely persuade you to see if you will go to Lingnan next year, no matter what, you must persuade Brother Ping to agree to marry! As long as he nods, I will immediately go to the Huang family to propose marriage! What do you think?"

Wu Shaoying couldn't help but secretly wipe a handful of sweat, and began to think about whether to report to Qin Ping in private.