In other words, Qiu Chen was surprised to see a yellow-flowered oleander, but a group of people came on the arch bridge.

This group of people are all women, with a wide range of ages, including aristocratic women in their fifties, thirties and forties, a little girl who is only seven or eight years old with a double bun, and even a little girl who is only two or three years old, describing a thin little girl in the arms of a nurse. Judging from the color of the clothes, the first seven or eight people of different ages are the masters, and the large group followed behind are their maids and servants.

It is in the nature of women to laugh and have nothing to do with their age and identity.

These women also talked and laughed, all the way to the arch bridge, the seven or eight-year-old girl ran at the front, ran on the arch bridge, and beckoned to the group of people behind: "Auntie, aunt, aunt Shuyi...... And Yu'er, you all hurry up, the begonia flowers here are so beautiful! ”

She called a large number of people in one breath, but only two middle-aged women in their thirties agreed, and the little girl hiding in the nurse's arms became interested, clapping her little hands and wanting to come to her.

"Sister Wei, look at the flowers!" The little baby who was called Yu'er didn't speak very neatly, burst out two words, and urged the nurse with her little body.

But following a group of aunts and aunts, how dare she, a little nurse, overstep and run to the front, so she had to pat the little lady on the back and coax softly.

The little girl who was called Sister Wei by Yu'er anxiously urged a few times, and she couldn't help but hold on to the railing and look down at the flowers.

Her mother-in-law is the second lady of the Liang Guogong Mansion, which is from the third aunt Xu.

It's just that a concubine's daughter, even if she was born in Liang Guogong, can't marry too well. Even if you marry into a noble family, you are just a child. Aunt Xu has such a calm temperament, how could she let her daughter marry the useless children of those noble families, after several years of pondering and planning, she finally married her second miss to the eldest son of the Tongzhou Zhai family.

Although the Zhai family did not produce high-ranking officials, it was a scholarly family for several generations, and the ancestors were valued by the founding emperor Taizu. Taizu died and returned home. Because he is a person from Tongzhou, Emperor Taizong remembered that he had been honest and upright for many years, and gave him a 1,000-acre grange for him to live in peace.

In the later generations, the Zhai family was all educated, but no one achieved the second-grade high position of their ancestors, and most of them abandoned the road of speech and officials, and changed to the release of actual officials, and more than one person achieved the position of four-grade government and even three-grade patrol envoy. And after having the imperial gift of Zhuangzi, the descendants of the Zhai family will not only study and conduct scientific examinations, but also select the children of those who are clever but do not like to read and conduct scientific examinations from each generation to engage in business and agriculture, operate granges, and engage in business and trade, and gradually run the Zhai family into one of the largest wealthy families around the capital.

The business is all over the north and south of the Yangtze River, not to mention, the grange alone has also expanded from the original thousand acres of grange to thousands of acres of fertile land. The Zhai family has also multiplied into a large family of two or three hundred close relatives.

The eldest master of the Zhai family of the previous generation, the scientific examination did not go well, and after the examination was lifted, he was named Sun Shan in several consecutive examinations, so he simply abandoned the imperial examination and went home to concentrate on taking care of the ancestral family business. However, his four younger brothers were all released as officials, and the third master with the highest rank is now the inspector of the Jiangsu Provincial Government, and he is in charge of the third grade.

Today's eldest young master of the Zhai family, the eldest son of the eldest master of the Zhai family, has been smart and clever since he was a child, and he is also quite talented in reading, but he seems to have followed in his father's footsteps. At the age of eighteen, he was lifted, and now he is nearly thirty, and he has two examinations before and after, one is that his grandmother died to mourn; Another time, when I was about to take the exam, I suddenly rode in a carriage and broke my horse, and I broke my leg......

Now that he is going to take the exam again in less than a year, he is studying diligently day and night, only hoping that this time he can pass the exam in one fell swoop, and then the front hall of the Jinluan Palace will be admitted to the second list of Jinshi, and he will also be ashamed of the two exams before.

The door of the Zhai family is not high, but it can be regarded as a noble scholarly family; The family background is quite thick, and the eldest son of the Zhai family is famous, ambitious, and calm and hardworking enough...... As long as you can pass the palace examination in the future and go out smoothly, you will be no worse than those noble children.

Aunt Xu pondered for a long time before she chose the eldest son of the Zhai family, married her daughter, and secretly purchased a lot of goods to supplement the dowry.

The second lady inherited the calm and intelligent of the Xu family, and after marrying into the Zhai family, she gave birth to Wei'er that year; In the next four years, she gave birth to two sons, and now she has a daughter and two men, and the second lady Qin Xuying has gained a firm foothold in the Zhai family, and took over the housekeeping from her mother-in-law a few years ago, and has become a veritable eldest daughter-in-law, the head of the Zhai family.

Weier is her firstborn daughter after marrying into the Zhai family, because she is the first child in this generation, although Weier is a girl, she is still favored by the whole family, and her personality is lively and cheerful, just like a tomboy. But fortunately, everyone has their own set of etiquette, so although Qin Weier is lively and active, the etiquette in speech and demeanor is not bad at all.

Wei'er lay on the railing of the arched bridge and looked at the begonia flowers with great interest, and soon saw the grandfather under the begonia tree, she was about the same age as Ah Fu, both seven or eight years old, and there was also a four-and-a-half-year-old Ah Man, who was naturally interested.

"Vier, stay away from the railing!" The second lady, Liang Shi Yixuan, raised her voice behind her.

As soon as the words fell, Wei'er left the railing, turned around and waved her hand to her mother with a smile: "Don't worry, mother, I know what to do!" ”

Fourth Miss Yiheng said with a smile: "It's still Wei'er intimate, unlike those leather monkeys, one is more naughty than the other." ”

Yi Heng and Yi Xuan are both from the third aunt Xu, and they are married to the second son of Shao Jingshan, a waiter in the Ministry of Works. Shao Jingshan was born in a poor family, and he was born in the imperial examination, with no background, but there is a family rule, and the sons of the Shao family are not allowed to take concubines unless they have no heirs, which makes the second son of the Shao family an ideal husband for many celebrities in Beijing.

The second son of the Shao family had just passed the Jinshi in the last subject and worked as an editor in the Hanlin Academy. The taste is not high, but it is noble, plus Yiheng got the eldest son in the second year of marriage, and now he has another one in his belly, and he does not want her husband to take another concubine, although she is not in charge of the house like the second sister, she has a very comfortable life.

The second lady held her sister, so she couldn't follow her daughter, seeing that her sister looked relaxed and disapproving, she couldn't help glaring at her, and said hatefully: "You better take care of yourself, you are not worried, and a few more are also skin monkeys!" ”

The other aunts and grandmothers may marry higher than these two sisters, but they are either continuing, or there are unconscious concubines in the family who are naughty, and the biological mothers are all that kind of soft temperament. When I came back to my mother's house at this time, they were all silent, just followed the crowd, silently crossed the arched bridge, and went to the open hall of the banquet.

Weier ran down the arch bridge with her skirt and ran into the begonia bushes with a puff of smoke. She was full of eyes looking for friends to play, and she didn't notice Qiu Chen, who was looking at oleanders under the arched bridge.

However, Qiu Chen noticed a group of female dependents on the bridge.

She wasn't interested in such a chance encounter! Fortunately, she was followed by Qingxing and Hanguang, and at this time, the three masters and servants were blocked by a clump of bamboo, and they were in the blind corner of the line of sight under the arched bridge, not deliberately looking, and it was difficult for people passing by to find their existence.

Avoided the bamboo and oleander bushes, Qingxing and Hanguang also understood the master's thoughts, so they naturally hid in the flowers, and saw a group of aunts and aunts over there with a large group of girls and mothers-in-law talking and laughing, Qiu Chen's master and servant three breathed a sigh of relief.

Wei'er ran into the begonia bush and came to her grandfather's side, but she was suddenly a little embarrassed, stopped suddenly, and hid her little body behind the begonia tree, holding on to the trunk and poking out her little head to look over there.

At this time, Aman was held by Qin Zheng, and went high to reach for a budding begonia: "Daddy, if it's a little higher, I'm going to pick that branch off and put it on for my mother!" ”

Qin Zheng almost lifted the little girl above her head with both hands, Aman was not afraid, she opened her two little fat hands and swayed to pick begonia flowers, her fingertips reached it, her body shook, and the flower branches bounced away again, so she threw herself down and hugged Qin Zheng's neck, giggling.

"Sister, don't pick it up, my mother should be in a hurry over there!" Ah Fu reminded loudly beside him.

Ah Man lay on Qin Zheng's shoulder, looked at his brother condescendingly, and said with a smile: "Brother, Man'er picks another branch, will you pick this branch again, okay?" ”

Ah Fu looked at Ah Man and shook his head, but agreed with a pampering face: "Just one branch, just one branch!" ”

"Well, I know it!" Aman nodded and agreed, then turned around and hugged Qin Zheng's neck and said, "Daddy, if you raise a little higher, it's almost a little bit!" ”

Qin Zheng has no resistance to this soft little thing at all, although he is not his own, but Man'er is very close to him, without the slightest pretentiousness, he really relies on him to be intimate with him, coquettish with him, hugging his neck and saying sweet words......

Qin Zheng, who has almost no playmates since he was a child, and has never been close to his brothers and sisters, can withstand this kind of sweet offensive, and unconsciously gives the little girl a headache in her heart, even if it is her own daughter, it is nothing more than that!

Nodding good-naturedly, Qin Zheng held Man'er's waist with both hands and raised it high again......

"Wow! You're going to fall! A sudden exclamation made the flower branch that Man'er had just touched bounce away again, and her little body was also unstable, and she pounced directly, but fortunately, Qin Zheng caught her with her hand and held her in her arms, and the little girl avoided the doom of planting onions.

"Who? Who hides there to scare people? Man'er struggled to get up from Qin Zheng's arms, and he didn't care about being coquettish with Qin Zheng, so he held Qin Zheng's neck and looked in the direction where he had just made a sound.

Man'er has been practicing martial arts for more than two years, and he was washed by Old Man Mu with medicinal decoction, and the sensitivity of his body and five senses is much higher than that of ordinary children. The reason why she didn't notice Wei'er's approach before was just because she followed her father and brother and relaxed her vigilance.

This time, when I heard the voice, I followed the sound and looked over, and I saw the little girl hiding behind the begonia tree very accurately, and she was also combing a bun head, each with a red gold flower on the bun, and each wearing two piles of yarn palace flowers, her face was like a bright moon, her eyebrows were picturesque, and she was blinking a pair of slightly narrow eyes.

"Huh?" Man'er let out a question, blinked her eyes, the annoyance on her face instantly changed to a smile, and she looked at Wei'er sweetly and asked, "Where are you from?" I'm Man'er, I'm four years old! ”

A string of words made Man'er say sweet and crunchy, coupled with the bright and innocent smile on her face, not to mention that Wei'er is just a seven or eight-year-old little girl, even if she is replaced by an adult with a mature mind, I am afraid that she can't afford to be a little wary.

Wei'er is a lively and cheerful character, and she came to play with her friends, hearing Man'er introduce herself so straightforwardly and clearly, she couldn't help but relax and said happily: "My name is Mingwei, and the adults in the family love to call me Wei'er, and I am eight years old this year!" ”

After saying that, she straightened her small chest and tried to look taller to show her persuasiveness to be an older sister.

Man'er looked at this Wei'er with a smile on her face, and subconsciously glanced at her brother Ah Fu, who was holding a few begonia flowers next to her. I didn't know what I thought, I didn't pick the begonia flowers, let go of my hand, slipped out of Qin Zheng's arms, came to Wei'er with my little fat legs, and said with a smile: "Sister Wei'er, who are you coming with?" ”

"I came here with my mother and aunt, they all went over there, and today my grandfather and my wife have a banquet to let my mother and aunt know the new aunt...... By the way, where are you from, little sister, why have I never seen you? ”

Man'er tilted his head with a smile, looked at the palace flower on Wei'er's head and said, "I haven't seen you either...... Oh, it's my daddy. ”

As he spoke, he pulled Qin Zheng, who had never spoken, and introduced it to Wei'er.

Wei'er was a little surprised, she had just seen this man holding the child, although he was dressed decently and his description was majestic, she never thought that he was the father of the little girl...... In this era, it is important to hold grandchildren and not children, and her father also connived at her, but never hugged her, but her grandparents hugged her more often. She had just thought that this man was the little girl's uncle or uncle!

At this time, Man'er didn't know Lu Daowei'er's identity, but Qin Zheng already knew it. There are children of his aunt who have just passed the door, and they are none other than the children of his sisters!

Because Qin Zheng's marriage has dragged on for too long, even the younger brother of the concubine can't wait to marry first, not to mention the younger sisters of the concubine, who have already married. Looking at this little girl's lively and cheerful temperament, Qin Zheng also roughly judged which little girl's mother was. The only ones who can give birth to such a big child are the eldest sister and the second sister, but the eldest sister is a stuffy gourd, relatively, the second sister is cheerful and assertive, but it is similar to the temperament of this little girl.

If Qin Zheng still has relatively close brothers and sisters, the second sister Yixuan can barely be counted as one.

At the beginning, he practiced martial arts hard every day, and he was almost always on the martial arts training field. The second sister Yixuan is lively and active, sometimes she sneaks to the martial arts training ground to watch him practice martial arts, and when she is older, she secretly asks a riding master to teach her to ride a horse......

The little girl who was always smiling and full of energy...... Now my daughter is so old!

"Oh, your dad is so tall, and he's still so ...... Down! Wei'er was next to Man'er, already an old friend, biting her ear and muttering quietly.

But in the blink of an eye, Wei'er changed her words and said prominently: "Let me tell you, my eldest uncle is amazing, taller than your father, and more majestic than your father...... Do you know who my uncle is? ”

Aman shook his head blankly, how do she know who her eldest uncle is!

Wei'er proudly raised her little chin slightly, and said with a proud face: "My eldest uncle is the famous Jingbei general, and was later named Qin Zheng, the Marquis of Jingbei!" ”

Aman looked at his father behind him dumbfounded, and then turned back to look at Wei'er, who was still stunned......

Wei'er was shocked when Man'er heard the name of Jingbeihou, and said even more proudly: "Do you know the way?" I like my uncle the most, and my uncle likes me the most! ”

Man'er's little mouth opened wider, almost enough to fit an egg!

Ah Fu, who has always been calm and quiet, couldn't help but chuckle.

"Hey, what are you smiling at? What are you laughing at sneaking over there! Wei'er was a little weak by laughter, could it be that this stinky boy knew that he had never seen his uncle at all?

The weakness of her heart made Wei'er a little embarrassed, and she put away the sneer on her face and asked Fu'er viciously.

Aman finally came back to his senses, looked at his brother who still couldn't help laughing, and then looked at his father, who had a calm face and couldn't see any change in his expression at all, and decided not to meddle in his affairs.

Looking at the choking pepper in front of her, Qin Zheng rarely showed a touch of nostalgia, this girl's temperament is really similar to her mother's!

Raising his hand to touch Wei'er's head, Qin Zheng softened his voice and said, "I am your uncle!" ”

Wei'er's horizontal eyebrows froze coldly, a pair of narrow Danfeng eyes widened, and she looked at Qin Zheng in a daze, and only after a while did she turn her eyes away and look at Ah Man next to her, revealing a hint of condemnation.

Aman didn't apologize at all, she didn't know her, and she didn't know who the eldest uncle she suddenly talked about was, how could she remind her? Who knew that she bragged nonsense, so that she ran to the real person and bragged about it?

Wei'er was embarrassed and stunned, and for a while she didn't know how to face her 'favorite uncle'. Fortunately, Man'er didn't completely abandon her, pursed her lips, put on a bright smile and threw herself into Qin Zheng's arms, shouting: "Daddy, why didn't you tell me Sister Wei'er?" Do you like Sister Wei'er the most, don't you like Man'er? ”

Qin Zheng blinked, showed a helpless smile, hugged Aman's fleshy little body, patted her head and said, "Daddy likes Wei'er, and he likes Man'er!" ”

looked back at Ah Fu beside him, and added: "There is also filial piety!" ”

Ah Fu blushed slightly, glanced at Qin Zheng quickly, pursed his lips and lowered his head.

Uncle Qin is really good as a father, but he is already old and knows very well that his father is not Uncle Qin.

He doesn't remember his father's appearance anymore, but he often describes in his heart that his father was killed in the northern Xinjiang, and the second uncle often said that his father is the most powerful, and his archery skills are excellent, and he can shoot hundreds of arrows without missing when hunting...... So, his father must be as burly and vigorous as Uncle Qin, and he is heroic, right?!

was made up by Aman, and Wei'er's embarrassment eased a lot, especially when she heard her uncle say that she liked her, the embarrassment in the little girl's eyes was gone, replaced by full of surprise and admiration.

As the general of Jingbei and the uncle of Jingbei Hou, he actually likes her?!

At this moment, she can't wait to put on her wings and fly to her mother and tell her the good news!

Qin Zheng appeased Ah Man, held her with one hand and Wei'er with the other, and beckoned Ah Fu to walk out of the begonia bush together.

Qiu Chen also walked out of the oleander bushes after the group of female dependents left, and saw Qin Zheng holding two little girls, followed by Ah Fu holding a few begonia flowers, and the group of people were all happy, and couldn't help but show a happy expression.

"Mother, I can see the appearance of the weeping begonias clearly, they all have a long flower stalk, and the flowers are hanging on the branches!" As soon as Aman saw Qiu Chen, he ran over and muttered.

"Oh! Man'er saw the begonias clearly this time, and if you see anything in the future, you must also remember to observe carefully, as long as you are careful, many things will not escape your eyes, and you will understand many things that cannot be learned in books and classrooms! Qiu Chen took the opportunity to encourage Aman and put forward encouragement and expectations for her future behavior.

Man'er was full of joy at this time, and nodded very obediently and agreed. It's over, and then I remembered the little friend I just met, and hurriedly took Qiu Chen's hand over and introduced her to Wei'er.

"Mother, this is Sister Wei'er, she is called uncle to her father, she is eight years old this year, she likes her father the most!" Man'er told the information he knew.

Qiu Chen looked at Wei'er with a smile, bent down slightly, took out a gold-inlaid jade bracelet from his sleeve, and took Wei'er's hand and put it on her wrist.

This bracelet was originally prepared by Qiu Chen to make a meeting gift for the child, and the size of the inner diameter was made according to the child's wrist.

Such a gift with obvious intentions is far more pleasing than those public gifts, although Weier is a child, she can most directly feel the good and evil of people, and she is more eager to be valued by adults. Yes, she shook the bracelet on her wrist, and immediately felt that she liked this aunt who smiled very gently and looked good.

Danfeng's narrow eyes narrowed into a line, and Wei'er smiled brightly and said, "Xie Lu, Uncle Xie." I like my uncle, and I like my aunt the most! ”

This little girl is lively and cheerful, and she looks pleasing, Qiu Chen also feels cute, she lowered her head and rubbed Wei'er's little face with her cheek, and then reached out and rubbed it, then she straightened up, looked back and looked carefully at the begonia flowers in Ah Fu's hand, and discussed and evaluated with the three children lively, and then handed over the begonia flowers to the girls, took Ah Fu, and said to Qin Zheng: "Mrs. Gu and aunts and grandmothers have gone in, let's go over too!" ”

Qin Zheng didn't say a word, just nodded, took Aman and Wei'er one by one, and walked straight to Changxuan.

Qiu Chen consciously took a step behind and led Ah Fu to follow behind.

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