During the Jinghai period, the fifteenth day of the first lunar month was the first lunar festival.

On the Qinji Mansion in Langzhong of Jiangzhou Brocade Bureau, the flowers are clustered, the lanterns are colorful, and the guests come and go in an endless stream. Although it is the first month, the plum blossoms in the courtyard of the Qin Mansion bloom early, and the fragrance is refreshing.

Qin Ji was over forty years old, only married one wife and one concubine, the original wife was the daughter of the governor of Jiangzhou, Xu, and had a son and two daughters: the eldest son Qin Yu was twenty-five years old, married Tao Pei, the daughter of the governor of Liangjiang, and gave birth to a daughter, six years old, named Qin Huan; The second daughter Qin Lun, seventeen years old, is in the boudoir, has not yet married, Qin Ji likes Tao Pei's cousin, Cao Ling, the eldest son of the Minister of Salt Transportation, both families are interested, only after February 2, they will pick out this matter, and there will be nothing to do when it comes to the Dragon Boat Festival; Qin Ji's youngest daughter, Qin Chun, is fourteen years old, and her future is still inconclusive.

Qin is burly, a talent, well-versed in literature and ink, knowledgeable in economics, Xu Shixiu is wise and gentle, and the three children born are all Zhong Lingyuxiu and outstanding.

Qin Yu is eight feet tall, tall and strong, born full of heaven, sword eyebrows and starry eyes, and his daughter Qin Huan is also with her father, although she is still young, but it is foreseeable that she will also be a beauty embryo in the future.

Not to mention Qin Lun, the daughter of the Qin family is one of the best beauties in Jiangzhou City, with a tall and slender figure, white skin and beautiful appearance, eyes like a river spring water, red lips like spring flowers in February, hair like ink dyeing, eyebrows like Daishan, a smile and a smile are touching, and every step is full of style. The most rare thing is that Qin Ji attaches great importance to the cultivation of this daughter, and does not despise her education just because she is a girl. Qin Lun has traveled south and north with Qin Ji since he was a child, and he has learned with Qin Yu since he was a child. Qin Lun reached the age of the general, and the person who asked for relatives stepped through the threshold of the Qin Mansion, but Qin Ji had already expressed his attitude that the family lintel was not the most important, the key was to see how the man's character was, and Qin Lun liked it. After a long election, Cao Ling was decided, Cao Ling is the only son in the family, in his prime, handsome and chic, and Qin Lun have seen each other from afar several times, both sides like the appearance, but he also has a younger brother, named Cao Qin, whose mother was originally a famous old female student Yang in Jiangzhou City, it is said that Cao Qin is not learned, unskilled, alcoholic and aggressive, and has a bad reputation outside, and is a bad person, but this is the same, Qin Ji is not very satisfied.

Qin Chun, fourteen years old, is described as quite her sister's style, but because Qin Ji is overly spoiled, she is used to not liking to read, only loving female red embroidery, and she is innocent.

Today's Shangyuan Festival coincides with the 60th birthday of Qin Wang's mother, Qin Ji, and Qin Ji, as the eldest son, naturally has to do it. Qin Ji has a younger brother, Qin Quan, who took office in the capital far away, and could not rush back to celebrate his mother's birthday, so he sent ten ginseng plants, two boxes of cinnamon, a box of cordyceps, two boxes of ejiao, two boxes of saffron, a pair of jade bracelets, and one hundred taels of gold as a congratulatory gift, presented in the living room. People who come and go all praise his filial piety. Qin Ji also has a sister, Qin Pu, who died early a year after marrying the imperial family, which is a taboo in the Qin Mansion, and no one dares to mention it.

Qin Ji has a concubine, named Liu Rumei, who is the sister of Jiangyang County Ling, a small jasper, through poetry, quite loved by Qin Ji, but she has always been weak, thin, and has nothing to show in her heirs. The people of the Qin Mansion call her Aunt Mei, just because she is sentimental and perverse, there are not many people in the mansion who get along with her, and the Xu family is only polite on the surface, the well water does not violate the river water, but she loves Qin Lun and Qin Chun alone, and regards them as her own.

"With so many people here today, I wonder if the firewood in the kitchen is enough? I boiled the water three or four times just to warm the wine, and if I went on like this, I was afraid that I would not have firewood to wash my face tomorrow. "A little girl came to find Qixia, the big girl of the Xu family.

Qi Xia is Xu's marriage, twenty-six years old, Xu's trust this girl the most, how reluctant to let go of the house, Qi Xia is also loyal to the master, and now she is the steward of the Qin Mansion.

Qi Xia was overwhelmed, holding the plate and scolding: "Naturally, I will focus on today, and do big things in the house, so I can't help but worry about your cat face and dog face tomorrow!" ”

The little girl's acquaintance retreated, only to see Qin Lun's girl Curly Grass coming in with a black face again, sitting on the porcelain stool on the side angrily, tilting her head inward and not speaking, Qi Xia knew that Curly Cao's temper was a rectum with everything written on her face, so she put down the plate and asked, "Grandma, what's wrong?" Look at me in a hurry, you don't say to help me, who are you angry with here? ”

Curly grass pouted, her cheeks were crimson with anger, and she pulled Qi Xia over and whispered: "It's not the Cao family, it's just that there is nothing wrong with my young lady, today's old lady's birthday, she only gave a pair of jade Ruyi, that color, it's not as good as the bracelet on my young lady's hand!" ”

Qi Xia was very surprised when she heard this, and pulled the curly grass to a secluded place where the lights were lit and interrogated carefully.

"Can you see clearly? Just a pair of jade Ruyi, nothing else? Qi Xia asked.

Curly Cao nodded angrily: "I'm afraid that I'm mistaken, so I asked the person who received the gift today, and there is nothing else." ”

Qi Xia sighed: "It's really a hot and cold world. I heard that because the old man had some mistakes in office a while ago, there is no explanation so far, and the Cao family should be avoiding suspicion by doing this. ”

Curly grass wrung the corners of his clothes and continued: "There is even more annoying! Do you know who the Cao family sent to send a congratulatory gift today? ”

Qi Xia thought for a while, pointed ahead, and asked in a low voice, "Could it be him?" ”

Curly grass said angrily: "Isn't that him?" Every time the second son of the Cao family comes, it is the same as coming to his own house, and the girls are teased by him and do not mention it, and they never respect my young lady. ”

Qi Xia knew that Cao Qin's personality was also hateful, but today was the Qianqiu of the old lady Qin, and she didn't delay the overall situation for this kind of demon king of the mixed world, so she carefully admonished the curly grass for a few words, and it was good to get by on today's scene.

Curly grass nodded helplessly, and the two were about to disperse after speaking, but when Curly Cao turned around, he was startled by a figure that suddenly jumped out at the base of the wall!

"I'm going to die! Which one are you? This black light scares me! ”

Curly grass clutched a handkerchief and covered his chest, and looked at it, it was no one else, it was really Cao Cao Cao, Cao Cao Cao arrived, Cao Qin looked at a yellow orange in his hand and appeared in front of the two.

Cao Qin was wearing a pale cyan Youyou robe, a dark blue belt with silver trim around his waist, and an agarwood jade pendant, with a loose neckline, his hair in a messy bun, and he saw that he had drunk a lot of wine. Cao Qin's face is like a crown of jade, and his appearance is not bad, but his character doesn't matter what he looks like.

Curly Cao said angrily: "Master Cao, this is an inner house, how can you break in without saying hello?" Are you so elusive in your Cao Mansion? ”

Cao Qin saw the two maids talking here, and wanted to scare them and make a prank, but when he got closer, he found out that it was Qin Lun's girl Curling Grass, and he was even more proud, teasing Curly Grass's chin with a finger, and said with a smile: "It turned out to be my own family." ”

Curly Cao pushed Cao Qin's fingers away, and said angrily: "Who is your own family with people like you." ”

Cao Qin snapped his fingers, not annoyed, and said with a smile: "Your young lady is about to marry into my Cao family, you girl will inevitably not accompany you when the time comes, you say, will it be a family by then." ”