The sun rises. The snow on the branches and roofs of the trees was instantly coated with a layer of colorful light. The heavy snow gradually turns from colorful to crystal clear under the sunlight.

When Qi Hao opened his eyes, he heard a ticking sound. After sitting up, Qi Hao looked at the sunny outside again: "What's the sound of ticking outside?"

He took his clothes and said, "It's the sound of snow and water." "The snow melted and fell from the eaves and fell on the green bricks.

Qi Hao sighed, looked at Brother Xuan next to him and asked, "What about Ah Rui and Ah You?"

As soon as these words fell, Brother Xuan woke up. Brother Xuan looked around and asked, "Big brother, where is this?" The layout of the wing room was changed, so Brother Xuan didn't recognize it for a while.

"Third Young Master, this is the west wing of the main courtyard. After a pause, he said again: "Shizi Ye, the eldest young master and the second young master are sleeping in the back room, and they haven't woken up yet." ”

Brother Xuan remembered what happened yesterday and asked, "What about my father and mother, are you still in the house?" In fact, Brother Xuan only drank half a bowl of wine yesterday, but this wine was too strong.

You Yuan shook his head and said, "The prince and the princess went out after breakfast." The princess went to the front yard, and the prince went out. As for where Yunqing went, she didn't know.

Knowing that it would be early noon, Brother Xuan said while dressing: "This wine is really a mistake. "Since I was sensible, I got up at dawn every day, and today is the last time I got up.

Qi Hao said with a smile: "It's also a rare pleasure, otherwise my mother wouldn't let us get drunk." "He was also very happy yesterday, and then unknowingly drank too much. The main thing is that Yunqing and Yuxi are there, and Qihao has no worries. If he's outside, he's never going to drink. This bit of self-control, Qi Hao still has.

At noon, Yunqing and Yuxi didn't go back to the backyard for lunch, only the two brothers ate together. Because Yuxi had already helped them ask for leave with their husband and masters, Qihao and Brother Xuan took the books and read them in the house.

At the end of Shen Shi, Brother Rui and Brother You woke up. As soon as he opened his eyes, Brother Rui touched his head and shouted, "My head hurts......"

Brother You touched his head and said, "Second brother, why do you have a headache?" Why didn't he feel it.

Tong Fang explained beside her: "Drinking too much alcohol will cause headaches, don't drink so much next time." ”

Brother Rui felt very aggrieved, so he only drank more than one bowl, and his father and eldest sister drank two or three bowls. In fact, Yunqing drank the most last night, drinking three bowls. However, Yunqing has a good amount of wine, and can drink two catties of liquor.

Mama Quan scolded with a smile: "You are still wronged, the prince who vomited yesterday is all over his body." Yunqing was not so particular, put him down and went to take a shower. If he spits on Yuxi, it is estimated that he will be disciplined today.

When Brother Rui heard this, he couldn't wait to go into the hole. He actually vomited his father, how will he face his father! And with last night's incident, it is estimated that his mother will not let him get drunk.

Seeing this, Brother Xuan hurriedly comforted him and said, "Second brother, the eldest sister not only vomited the second sister's house last night, but also cried wolf until midnight. ”

"Ah...... Hasn't the eldest sister always been very good at drinking? Why are you also drunk?"

Ayou was lying on the bed and was reluctant to get up, and said lazily: "The eldest sister said that she is not drunk with a thousand cups, do you really believe it?" The eldest sister likes to brag the most, so if you are jujube, Brother You will depend on the situation.

Not long after Qirui and Qiyou were freshened up, Yunqing and Yuxi came back.

Qi Hao lowered his head and said with a look of self-reproach: "Dad, mother, I'm sorry, I tired you last night." ”

Yuxi touched his head and said with a smile, "What kind of stupid thing are you talking about? "Qihao's wine is the best, drunk and silent.

Yun Qing patted him on the shoulder and said, "How can a boy be so grinding and chirping." But in the future, you have to practice your drinking, but you can't drink this and get drunk, otherwise how will you socialize in the future?"

Yuxi glared at Yunqing, and said helplessly: "Ah Hao, don't listen to your father, drinking is not a good thing, can you drink or not." "With Qihao's identity, what else do you need to socialize. Until now, Yunqing often forgets his current identity.

Yunqing reacted that he didn't speak right, and he didn't object, but just pinched his nose.

Seeing this, Qi Hao pursed his lips and smiled: "I listen to my mother." "He doesn't like to drink too much, first, the taste of wine is too strong, and second, he is easy to make mistakes when he gets drunk.

Brother Rui was about to speak, when he heard the sound of jujubes.

Yuxi knew about the jujube in Biqin Garden last night: "Liu'er, I tired you last night." "It was midnight last night, and the people in the entire Biqin Garden didn't rest well.

Zao Zao blushed when he heard this and said, "Mother, I didn't mean it. Zao Zao woke up in the afternoon, and he was very upset after knowing what he had done.

Yuxi snorted coldly and said, "Let people know what it looks like, and you are not allowed to drink at home and in the army in the future." "Zao Zao has never been drunk at home before, and he will never get drunk in the army. So even Yuxi didn't know that Zao Zao would be so terrifying when he was drunk.

Zao Zao said pitifully: "Mother, I won't be in the future." As for whether she can't drink or can't get drunk and go crazy, only she knows.

Yun Qing hurriedly interrupted: "Okay, the meals are served, let's eat!" The culprit is him, if he doesn't roast the sheep, there will be no drunkenness.

After dinner, Yuxi asked Liu Er to stay. Brother Rui hesitated, and said to Yuxi: "Mother, can we not do our homework tonight?"

Yuxi smiled and said, "Yes." ”

Out of the courtyard, Brother Rui said to Qi Hao and the others: "Big brother, Ah Xuan, Ah You, let's guess the boxing later, okay?"

Brother You was the first to object: "If you don't play, it's not interesting at all, it's better to compare archery!"

Brother Rui is also willing to compare archery, but the problem is that it is dark now, and it is not realistic to shoot arrows.

Ah Xuan said: "You can break the word or guess the riddle." "Brother Xuan likes more elegant things.

Brother Rui didn't want to do his homework, how could he play any word splitting riddles. In the end, he asked Qi Hao's opinion: "Big brother, what do you think is good to play?"

Qi Hao glanced at Brother Rui and said, "I still have a lot of homework to do, and I have to go back to do my homework." Yuxi said that he would rest today, he only restrained himself, and would not force Brother Rui to be the same as him.

Zao Zaole, who had been silent, said: "Arrow, go to my yard, I will accompany you to practice." ”

Brother Rui is unwilling, he is a sandbag when he trains with jujubes. Every time, he was beaten so hard that he couldn't fight back.

Zao Zao said: "I don't want to pull it." "It's a bit of a shame to say, but it would be nice if every day was like yesterday. Ahem, the cheerful times always pass very quickly.

Liu Er thought she was talking about dates, and as Yuxi entered the study, she hurriedly said: "Mother, although the eldest sister made some trouble last night, she just muttered that she wanted to become a generalissimo and a generalissimo, and she wanted to be famous for eternity, and she didn't say anything else." "Confidential matters, not a word was revealed.

"Hmph, just her, is she still eternal?" If it weren't for her paving the way with Yunqing, not to mention the longevity of the jujube, she wouldn't even have a stable life. But then again, it is because he thinks that he can protect the child that he has developed the lawless character of Zaojube.

Liu Er said with a sincere face: "Mother, I think it's good for the eldest sister to be like this." After a pause, Liu Er said again: "Mother, it is also because of you and your father's support that the eldest sister can live so comfortably." The more she learned about the outside world, the more she felt that her sisters were very lucky.

The mother and daughter gossiped for a while, and then got to the point: "Liu'er, your father means to promise you to Cui Weiqi, what do you think?"

Liu Er is not a jujube, and when she talked about her marriage, her face immediately turned red. Lowering her head and pinching the corners of her clothes, Liu Er said softly: "Mother, you and your father are in charge of this matter." "It was like a mosquito chirping, and if it weren't for the silence of the house, I wouldn't have heard it.

Yuxi held Liu'er's hand and said, "Don't worry, you won't be in time until the end of next year." The marriage will not be decided until you and Lu, and you can think about it during this time. "Speaking of consideration, it is actually to give her the opportunity to get along with Cui Weiqi. Only when you get along can you know whether it is suitable or not.

Liu Er heard the meaning of Yuxi's words, and immediately hesitated: "Mother, wouldn't this be bad?"

"Marriage is a lifelong event, and there is no room for mistakes. After a pause, Yuxi said, "Liu'er, my mother hopes that you can find a person you like like your eldest sister!" She was lucky to meet Yunqing. But how many women marry unsatisfactorily and have a hard time.

Liu Er lowered her head and did not speak.

Yuxi touched Liu'er's head and said, "Life is lived by yourself, don't care what others say." Besides, you don't have to think so much about everything. "The only bad thing about Liu Er is that she thinks too much and her mind is a little heavy.

Liu Er nodded slightly.

Yuxi thought for a while and said, "If you think Cui Weiqi is not suitable, tell your mother, and your mother will find you a better one." "Liu'er is different from Zaojube, except for some necessary entertainment, she basically doesn't go out, and the probability of meeting the man she likes is very low, so she still has to help each other.

"Good. "Liu Er received the most orthodox education, and she paid great attention to male and female defense, so she basically never went to the front yard. Cui Weiqi has been in the palace for four years, and he has only seen him twice in the main courtyard, and he is familiar with Cui Weiqi and Liu Er.

Liu Er could hide things in her heart, knowing that if she asked Zao Zao and Qi Hao now, they would definitely see the clues, so she didn't say a word. I'm going to wait for a year to ask about jujubes, but of course I won't ask directly.

On the eighteenth day of the lunar month, the things sent by Jiangnan arrived. Han Jianming is very measured, and what he gives is not expensive but very distinctive. Among them is a small box with paper cutouts of various patterns.

Meilan took out a pair of paper cutouts of a fat doll holding a carp, and couldn't help but admire: "It's so beautiful." "The fat doll holding the carp and smiling is very cute.

These paper-cuts are the most popular with Liu'er: "Mother, how are these cut-out?"

Yuxi doesn't know much about this, and the capital and pickaxe city also have the skill of paper-cutting, but the craftsmanship is not so good.

Liu Er thought for a moment and asked, "Then I'll ask Mr. Meng." "Mr. Meng is old and has rich experience, and he has helped Liu'er people answer a lot of questions. So she felt that Mr. Meng should know about this.

Yuxi smiled: "The old gentleman is well-informed, and he may know something about this." "Paper-cutting is generally made by women, and Mr. Meng doesn't know much about it as a person who learns music and rhythm. However, she didn't dampen Liu'er's enthusiasm.

Meilan walked in and said, "Princess, the mother-in-law next to the second uncle's wife came over and asked if the princess was free in the afternoon?"

Yuxi said: "Let her come over at the end of the time." ”

At the end of Shen Shi, Lu came over on time.

Seeing the Lu family, Yuxi was a little surprised. Lu Shi wore a bright red embroidered jacket full of gold, combed a peony bun, and a red gold phoenix hairpin inserted in his hair bun, and was dressed very gorgeously.

Lu Shi stretched out his hand to support the phoenix hairpin on his head, and said with a smile: "I just finished attending the banquet in the Yuan Mansion. ”

Yuxi asked, "What is Mrs. Yuan's banquet for?" Mrs. Yuan's Xiao likes to be lively, and she will hold a banquet every three or five times. Yuan Ying is now the secretary of the Ministry of War, with a high position, and those who receive the post will go to the scene.

The Lu family knew that Yuxi was busy and would not ask about these things: "The second young master of the Yuan family is fourteen years old, and Mrs. Yuan has been looking at others for him recently. ”

Yuxi smiled and asked, "Then Mrs. Yuan has a girl in the picture this time?" she said casually, not really caring about Yuan Yan's marriage.

Lu Shi hesitated and said, "Mrs. Yuan seems to have taken a fancy to the eldest girl in General Anyuan's Mansion. "General An Yuan is Liu Yongnan's title, and her eldest daughter is thirteen years old this year, and her age is quite appropriate for Yuan Yan.

Yuxi chuckled: "I really dare to think about it." "If Yuan Yan has the ability to be motivated, there is still a possibility that this marriage will be successful. But Yuan Yan is an unlearned and unskilled person, and the Xiao family also dares to think about the eldest daughter of the Liu family. You must know that Liu Yongnan is also a powerful general, and his official rank is not lower than Yuan Ying.

Lu said: "Everyone knows this. "No matter how strict Yuan Ying is, Yuan Yan can't hide it from everyone if he doesn't learn and don't know how to do it. Although the Lu family knew, there were no girls of the right age in the Han Mansion, so she didn't pay attention to it.

Yuxi smiled, Mrs. Liu is not a fool and it is impossible for Xiao to fool her.

Lu said: "Princess, this time I came here for Brother Chang'er's business. I just received a letter from the eldest master, and the eldest master asked me if I could pick a suitable candidate?"

This was expected by Yuxi. Han Jianming's things on the front foot were delivered, and the Lu family on the back foot came to ask for a meeting, and nine times out of ten it was for Brother Chang: "Do you have a candidate." ”

The Lu family chose two people, one is Xu Zhen's eldest daughter Xu Yue, and the other is Lu Fei's second daughter Lu Lanlan.

Yuxi thought about it carefully and said, "If I remember correctly, these two girls are average-looking. ”

Lu Shi nodded and said, "The appearance is indeed average, but they are all capable. "The two girls are not outstanding in appearance, among them, Xu Yue is quite handsome, and Lu Lanlan is the kind of person who can't be found in the pile. It's just that Han Jianming requires ability and family background, and appearance is secondary.

Yuxi frowned, but didn't say much: "Since you have inquired clearly, write to tell the eldest brother!"