Jia Min also hurriedly stepped forward and replied: "Hello Sister Wang, my sister came to the house as a guest before, because I was a little unwell, I couldn't see the guest, don't blame me." ”

Wang Xin was very ashamed when he saw Jia Minti and their sisters visiting Rongguo Mansion with their mother, and said softly: "Sister Jia is too worried, it was our sudden visit, and my sister is unwell is also a helpless thing, so why blame it." ”

Jia Min saw that she was very knowledgeable and very different from that Wang Zhen, and she was also gentle and liked very much, so she smiled and said: "Sister Wang is not to blame, it is my sister who is generous." I make amends, and it is a courtesy. ”

Wang Xin was stunned for a moment when she heard what she said, and then tasted the joking taste of her words, and replied with a smile: "Sister, it's ridiculous." ”

Jia Min learned that Wang Xin was very good at the piano during the conversation, so he said: "In the book: 'Those who are good at the piano are able to be calm', and now I see that my sister is such a wonderful person, so what I said is true." ”

Wang Xin was also secretly shocked that Jia Min knew, but she didn't expect that she had learned so much at a young age, so she said: "What I have learned is just a small skill of carving insects, and my sister's knowledge is admired by me." It is said that listening to your words is better than reading a book for ten years, and I know what it means at this time. ”

Here Jia Min and Wang Xin are talking happily, and Wang Ji on the other side also wants to join, but she doesn't know what she is talking about, but she can only be secretly anxious, and there is nothing she can do.

Wang Xin also noticed that her sister's expression was not good, and she also knew a little about her thoughts, so she said: "Sister Jia, this is my second sister Wang Huan, and my third sister Wang Huan." ”

Jia Min read them one by one with Wang Xin's introduction, and then turned his head and said: "Sister Wang, let's call me Min'er in the future, since the third sister got married, I am the only girl in the family, I am very lonely, if you have to come to my house as a guest, and I still have a lot of piano scores, all of which are some ancient songs that I have never seen. Next time, my sister will help me as a staff officer. ”

Before her sister could speak, Wang Jian replied: "Min'er, don't worry, our sisters have nothing else to do at home, and we will often come to the house as guests." ”

Jia Min didn't respond to what he said, just looked at Wang Xin, and Wang Xin was very embarrassed.

Wang Xin saw that his sister looked slightly angry, so he said: "What the second sister said is very true, Min'er's invitation, and there is no reason. Jia Min smiled and nodded.

"Little girls, the table is open and the play is going on, and the old lady asked me to call you over. My aunt came just in time and walked in with a smile on her face.

Jia Min walked up to her aunt and said with a smile: "Sister Wang, let's go over quickly, don't let my grandmother and other wives wait for us." Jia Min looked at the angry look of the king, and secretly happy in his heart.

My aunt had already seen Jia Min getting along with the girl of the Wang family, so she understood the situation, glanced at her with a smile, and immediately greeted the sisters of the Wang family, "Miss of the Wang family, please come here." ”

Now it is the cold winter wax moon season, and the birthday banquet of the daughters of the Shi family is placed in a courtyard in the garden. A stage was set up in the courtyard, and many round tables were placed in the room. According to the first grade and then the intimate arrangement, the people are already sitting almost sitting. The little girls also arranged a special place and sat on the far right.

After sending off all the guests, Jia Min saw today's birthday star grandfather Shi Gong, and formally saluted and kowtowed: "I wish my grandfather a blessing like the long flowing water of the East China Sea, and a longevity than the old pine of Nanshan." ”

Shi Gong was very happy to hear his granddaughter's immature words, so he laughed and said, "Get up, get up quickly, it's better than what your two brothers said." ”

Jia Min smiled after hearing this, but did not speak.

When he returned home, Jia Min told his mother about today's flower hall in the carriage, and asked curiously: "Mother, why is the sister of the Wang family different, that sister Wang Xin knows that she reads at a glance, but the Wang Xin can't say anything about our conversation, why is this?"

When the wife heard her words, she was also suspicious, "Yes, but it is said that the two sons and three daughters of the Wang family, the eldest girl is a concubine, and the two sons and the second girl and the third girl are concubines." I don't know what the reason is, the eldest girl has been treated as the eldest daughter since she was born, and not long ago she was officially recorded in the name of Mrs. Wang, and became a veritable eldest daughter. ”

"Oh, it turns out that they are not sisters of the same mother, no wonder they get along strangely. Jia Min suddenly realized: "But I still like Sister Wang Xin." ”

"Oh, it's not easy to make us like Min'er. But don't you like the second girl of the Wang family?" Mrs. felt that although the eldest girl of the Wang family was already a registered concubine, she could not change the fact that she was a concubine, so she said to her: "Min'er, no matter how much you like that eldest girl Wang, you can't be better than the second girl in getting along. ”

"Oh, I see. I don't live with them, and we don't have many opportunities to meet each other. Jia Min laughed.

He finished celebrating the New Year not long after, and Jiafu didn't attach much importance to this year, they were even more busy with the uncle's Xiaoding. The old lady and the lady in the house were facing the gift that Xiao Ding gave that day. The wife looked at the things recorded in the gift list very valuable, which was several times higher than her original Xiaoding, and couldn't help but say sourly: "The old lady is a little better to her granddaughter-in-law than to my daughter-in-law? This small gift is so heavy, how to prepare for the dowry when you go back, and besides, there is a politician here, how to get it in the future?"

The old lady smiled at the corner of her mouth: "Don't look too shallow, although these are given away, won't you follow your granddaughter-in-law back to our house in the future, and in the end, they will be passed on to the descendants of the Jia family." Besides, since you got married to Shan'er, this is also the first increase in our house, of course, we have to do it well. Besides, it's not an exaggeration to say that the kid is both talented and beautiful, if it weren't for the fact that our two families are quite related, I'm afraid this family wouldn't be able to get married. What's more, she is going to marry Yu'er to be the eldest daughter-in-law of our Jia family, and she has made enough face for her, and we don't look good on our faces!"

Seeing that his daughter-in-law still couldn't turn around, he said: "Do you know why you want Zheng'er to study since she was a child, and now she wants to go to the academy, it stands to reason that people like us, although Zheng'er is the second son of the grandson and cannot inherit Rong Guogong, but the family business is enough to eat and drink for a lifetime, so why go to fight with the children and grandchildren of poor families for the road to the imperial examination?"

"Old lady, isn't Zheng'er studying just to be in high school one day, go to the church, and get a half-official position? But what does this have to do with marrying a daughter-in-law?"

"Then do you know what the official position of the in-law lord is?" Seeing her shake her head, she continued: "From the second-grade Hanlin Academy, the bachelor is in charge of the Hanlin Academy, and the champions, lists, and tanhua selected in the triennial imperial examination will directly enter the Hanlin Academy, and those second-class jinshi need to take the exam again if they want to enter, and in the end, dozens of them will be selected." The most important thing is that his three brothers are Tanhua, one is a second-class jinshi, and the other is a lifter. In the future, if Zheng'er becomes an official, he will also need to be taken care of by the Zhang family. ”

"This, this, how is this possible, our family is a family of the princes, and the capital is only a little lower than the royal family and the four kings with different surnames, and it can't take care of Zheng'er's career?"

"But when the civil and military families of the dynasty were separated and did not intersect with each other, think about when our family and your mother's family had dealings with civil officials?" The old lady knows her daughter-in-law, and if she doesn't explain it to her in detail, she will never understand. "What can you do to take care of Zheng'er at that time? Also, no one in our family has ever participated in the imperial examination, and the Zhang family has been appointed by the imperial examination for generations. So when the eldest daughter-in-law enters the door, you should treat her well, we have a request from the Zhang family. ”

"Could it be that the lord set the Zhang family for Yu'er for this reason?" she began to understand that there was such a long-term consideration behind this marriage. "Old lady, I understand that I will treat my eldest daughter-in-law well in the future. ”

The old lady closed the gift list and chuckled: "Okay, don't be too cautious, you are a mother-in-law, she is a daughter-in-law, and she should keep the etiquette, just like I did to you." ”

After listening to the old lady's words, her hanging heart slowly let go, and she was afraid that when the time came, she would have to offer her new daughter-in-law like a bodhisattva. Now that I think about it, the discord between her and her mother-in-law is mostly because of her eldest son. If there is really nothing else, my mother-in-law has never given her a concubine to my lord over the years, and after having a pardon, she will let go of the housekeeper's affairs to her.

On the day of Xiaoding, after Mrs. Qin was fully dressed, Mrs. Qin accompanied her to Zhang's mansion at the auspicious time.

Zhang Changgong has a wide range of friends, and he is the head of the Hanlin Academy, so many people came to the Zhang family on this day, most of them are scholars, and there are still many people who don't understand how the Zhang family found a son of a military general for their daughter. However, today is the day of the Jia and Zhang families, and no one will say bad words, they are all talking about how this family business is made in heaven, and the backyard is lively all of a sudden.

When the auspicious time came, Zhang Qiong came to the main hall and saw that the long jacket with rose and red peony pattern brocade was quite bright, with a graceful figure, with a shy flush on her face, and the whole person was like a delicate rose.

Jia Shishi took her hand, the more she looked at it, the more satisfied she became, her temperament was something she had never seen before, and she said a few words of praise, which made Zhang Qiong blush even more like fire, but she still thanked her generously.

Jia Shishi personally put on Zhang Qiongwu's pressed bun the fulcrum emerald title bead inlaid with the golden phoenix title bead step shake, as well as the bracelet of mutton fat jade. Zhang Qiong is young, but with the grace and bearing of a noble lady, wearing that step is even more radiant, and the people present are even more amazed, and directly joked, Lian Dao Jia's family is so blessed, such a fairy concubine-like character is about to become her family's daughter-in-law. These two pieces of jewelry made the people present feel even more that the Jia family attaches great importance to Zhang Qiong.

Zhang Qiong also returned a set of clothes, shoes and socks worn by Jia Yu, as well as a purse for her in-laws. After seeing the work, everyone present praised him for his skillful hands.

Jia Shishi looked at it a little, and was very satisfied. Jia's family has a sewing room, naturally there is no need for the master to do how much needlework himself, like she is all year round, it is rare to move needlework, in the past, Jia Daishan would prepare a few purse fan covers or something when he was at home, and he didn't do it all these years, but it was good to be a daughter-in-law.

In this way, Xiaoding's basic procedures were completed, and Zhang Qiong also returned to the boudoir. This time, the friends who came with her mother are waiting for her here.