Since Saitama saw Qi Ying that time, Qi Ying has cheered up a lot, and her body has recovered quickly. Liu was very pleased to see this change in his daughter, and he was also grateful to Saitama, and took more meticulous care of Saitama in terms of food and clothing.

When Wang came back from his mother's house that day, he knew the reason for Qi Ying's illness, so he didn't mention it anymore, but just pretended not to know. During these days, there was a rare tranquility in the house. Only Liu's is very busy, because the New Year is approaching, on the one hand, he has to prepare his own family for the New Year, prepare New Year's goods, buy new clothes, and on the other hand, he has to prepare New Year's gifts to be sent to various families, and he is often tired and has a sore back. On the evening of this day, Zhang Zan returned to the room and saw the little maid pinching Liu's shoulder, and Liu quickly stood up when he saw Zhang Zan.

"Why did you come back so early, sir?"

"There are few things to do today, so I have to come back early. How's Ying'er doing?"

"It's a lot better, thanks to Sister Yu'er coming back, she is always in one place to comfort her. Zhang Zan is different from Zhang Hou, because his heirs are not prosperous, so he is very concerned about these two children, and he is unwilling to let his children become victims of family interests. Therefore, as soon as the matter of King Shou came out last time, his first reaction was to refuse. Although he was not optimistic about King Shou in his heart, he had to stand on King Shou's side for the sake of his daughter.

"Sister Yu is a good one. ”

"Yes, Ying'er can also talk to Sister Yu'er. But Ying'er's family business?"

"This matter can't be rushed, it's hard for anyone to say at this outlet now. Aren't all the ones you mentioned earlier?"

"But Ying'er has passed the age of Jilu, and this family affair has not yet been settled. I'm in a hurry. Liu said and burst into tears. Zhang Zan moved over Liu's shoulder and said:

"Don't worry, I've recently seen if I can beg King Shou to let Ying'er enter the palace to see Concubine Chen, if Concubine Chen says a word or two, other people's families shouldn't have any scruples. When Liu Shi heard this, he grabbed Zhang Zan's sleeve tightly,

"Then why didn't the master hurry up and say it?"

"I just followed King Shou, and it was not good to mention this matter immediately, and it is difficult to say that King Shou is. ”

"What's hard to say?"

"King Shou is narrow-minded, and he will repay him, I don't think he is a person who has achieved great things. Don't look at his power now, but just a matter of the last sentence of the saint, there is nothing. ”

"What the lord means, the saint may not like King Shou. ”

"That's right, that's why I want to wait and see. ”

"Ke Ying'er?"

"At this time, a careless accident is the whole family suffers, for Ying'er, we can only do our best, let it be fate. Liu Shi saw the tiredness on Zhang Zan's face, and he couldn't bear to say anything, so he didn't mention serving Zhang Zan.

On this day, everyone in Zhang's house was gathering in the old lady's house to discuss the New Year. Suddenly, the little maid in Wang's room came to report, saying that someone from the Qi State Mansion had sent a post, and then presented the post to Wang. After a look, Wang realized that it was Lian who invited him to take Qi Jiao to the house. The old lady Shen on the side looked at Wang's face with joy and asked:

"This Qi State Mansion has nothing to do with us, which one is this singing?"

"My mother didn't know that the Duchess of Qi and her daughter-in-law were old friends in the boudoir, and the daughter-in-law gradually had no contact after she went to Shandong. But Qiao'er, this time, because her mother, Mrs. Pingyang Hou, was gone, she went to the funeral, and on the way back from her daughter-in-law, she spent a few days together, and then returned to Beijing together. Mrs. saw Qi Jiao at that time and liked it very much, and this time she invited me to take Qi Jiao over to the house. ”

"I see. ”

"The Mansion of Qi is the maiden home of the ladies and concubines in the palace. Liu asked.

"Exactly. Wang replied. Liu nodded, and did not speak again. When Qi Jiao heard that Mrs. Li had only invited her alone, she couldn't help but glance at Saitama triumphantly, but she couldn't help but be disappointed when she saw Saitama's calm face. Then I heard the old lady say:

"Qi Jiao, after you go, you must be cautious in your words and deeds, and you can't lose the face of our Zhang family. ”

"Grandmother, granddaughter knows. Qi Jiao responded on her lips, but she didn't think so in her heart, complaining about why her grandmother was so uneasy about herself. Wang said that he wanted to go back and prepare for Ming'er's going out, so he got up and said goodbye to the old lady, and after Shen agreed, he took Qi Jiao and Qi Yun down first. The Liu family went to work with the house, leaving Qi Ying and Qi Yu to accompany the old lady. They helped the old lady back to the back room one by one, the old lady felt a little tired, so she lay on the couch, and the sisters Qi Ying and Sai Yu sat on the small kang in front of the window, and took the work and embroidered their own.

Qi Ying embroidered a purse, dark blue background, hooked with gold thread on the edge, and in the middle is a vivid carp picture. Saitama embroidered a handkerchief, the level of the purse, she didn't dare to try it. Qi Ying turned her head to look at Saitama's work, and said with a smile:

"My sister is really amazing, she can embroider such a style of bamboo?"

"What kind of style?" Saitama knew her level of embroidery, but she didn't understand what she meant for a while.

"Of course, that's 'into the bamboo ten thousand poles'. Saitama looked at the twists and turns of the bamboo embroidery on his handkerchief, and listened to Qiying's words, so he naturally couldn't help it, and put down the embroidery bandage and went to squeak Qiying. Qi Ying couldn't resist and hurriedly begged for mercy, Saiyu didn't follow, Qi Ying also resisted immediately, the two made a mess on the kang, the old lady on the couch looked at the intimacy of her granddaughters, and was also very happy, so her maid Hongling took Saitama's things to see, and at a glance, she couldn't help laughing. Qi Ying saw it and hurriedly said:

"Sister, look at my grandmother too. Saitama watched as everyone laughed at her, and sat on the kang with a pout. After a while, the old lady said:

"Yu'er, how long have you been learning to embroider?"

"It's been two or three years. ”

"Listen to my grandmother, this is the ability, you must be able to do it, as the saying goes, skills are not pressing. Although I don't point to how proficient you must be, there are embroidery girls in the house after all. But what about getting married, the first thing your mother-in-law sees is your work, can you take out something that is too bad? Take a step back and say, even if you marry well, there is an embroidery girl in the house, but that close-fitting clothes can still fake others?" Saitama heard and knew that what her grandmother said from the bottom of her heart, so she stopped talking. Sai Ying took Saitama's hand and said:

"Sister, don't worry, as smart as you, as long as you put in some effort, there is no no, in the future, I will teach you every day, although my level is average, but I can still teach you." Don't worry, my sister will help you when you embroider the dowry. Saitama in front was still listening carefully, and when she heard that Qiying was not like words, she withdrew her hand and continued to squeak, and the two sisters laughed together for a while.

Wang took Qi Jiao and Qi Yun back to his courtyard, and when he entered the house, he saw that Qi Yun was still standing on the side, and said:

"Yun'er, it's been a while since I've been back, and I don't know how your aunt is, you can help me write a letter and ask. When Qi Yun heard Wang's words, she knew that Wang would have the spare time to greet her aunt, but she was just looking for an excuse to let her leave. Qi Yun immediately agreed to retire. Wang watched Qi Yun go out before he said, "Something that doesn't look at you." Qi Jiao didn't pay attention to it so much, only thinking about what clothes to wear and what headdress to wear when she went out tomorrow. Wang pulled Qi Jiao and said to her:

"Jiaojiao, in fact, my mother didn't tell your grandmother just now, and the Duchess also said in the letter that she wanted you to stay with her for a while, but her mother was afraid that your grandmother would stop her, so she didn't say it just now. In this way, the Duchess of Guo has a mind for you. But you have to know in your heart whether you want to tell you what your mother told you that time. ”

"Mother!" Qi Jiao was still a little shy after all.

"What's there to be ashamed of, it's just our mother and son here. If you don't want to, we shouldn't get too close to the Guogong Mansion, so as not to affect you in the future, and if you do, this kind of movement is a good opportunity. Qi Jiao listened to Wang's words, her head slowly lowered, it is impossible to say that she is not a little tempted by Li Duan, but is she going to take the road of Fuzheng after all? That girl has never dreamed of the scene of herself wearing a gorgeous wedding dress and getting on a sedan chair. Seeing that Qi Jiao was silent, Wang said:

"Mother is just reminding you that it is not for you to decide now, there is still time. It's just that you have to remember that your mother loves you the most, and she will never let you suffer a trace of grievances, and it is a last resort to let you enter the Guogong Mansion in that way, and it is not good for the Duchess to directly let the prince divorce her daughter-in-law. What's more, now the attitude of the prince and the grandfather of the country is not clear, so he can only marry a noble concubine first, slowly cultivate a relationship with the prince, and when the time comes, it will be easy to catch the prince. If you find a mistake and get rid of her, even Grandpa Guo can't say anything. ”

"Mother, but ......"

"Mother told you not to answer first. There is another thing you have to know, no matter how beautiful you are when you get married, it is only temporary. It is a blessing to be able to live a good life for a long time in the future. Okay, don't think about it so much, mother, let's see what other good things there are, and dress you up. ”