Chapter 3 Birthday
Fukujudo
"Makeup, come back this time, stay a few more days with Grandma. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info," Mrs. Yan said, holding Yan Juejue's hands, with a loving face.
Yan Juejue knew that Grandma really loved her, but she was already used to being away, and she still needed to rush back to Luoyang. My aunt will give birth next month, and I don't know if I can catch up.
"Grandma Mo didn't forget, my aunt is going to give birth next month, my uncle went to Yongzhou, Mengmeng has been away from home for many days, and the Fang family is only Shixiong, how to take care of my aunt when he is only seven years old." Yan Juejue smiled and hugged Mrs. Yan and said carefully.
"This is also Lingrong's third child, Fang Yichuan, this kid dares to ignore his wife and children at this critical moment. Knowing this, the old body should not have looked at the face of the other family. Hum! When Mrs. Yan heard this, she pretended to be angry.
If Mrs. Yan regretted marrying her only youngest daughter far away, Yan Jiaojiao's ears were almost calloused when she heard it every day. Although Yan Juejue has only come back twice for more than a year, Mrs. Yan has not landed once and again.
"Grandma, don't be angry. It's nice to be angry, but it's even more beautiful to laugh. Makeup finally came back once, grandma wants to smile more to show makeup. Yan Juejue knew that Old Madam Yan had a little temper, and said coquettishly.
"Okay, for the sake of our rare return to makeup, Grandma won't be angry with him." Old Madam Yan didn't take Qiao either, she patted Yan Juejue's right hand with a smile, but she touched a hard object, lifted the cuffs, and it turned out to be the white jade bracelet that Yan Jiaojiao had given to her before, so she looked at Yan Jiaojiao, "Fat Qing, you gave the bracelet makeup?" ”
"Yes, Grandma. The daughter of our Yan family can't lose face at her own banquet. Yan Jiaojiao nodded.
She stood on the side of Mrs. Yan, making her own scenery.
Mrs. Yan saw that Yan Jiaojiao looked good and dignified, and she became more and more generous, so she was very satisfied with this, and her hard work was not in vain.
The two daughters of the Yan family, Yan Juejue was raised in the Cui family in Boling since childhood, although she also received the education of the Cui family before the age of eight, but was taken back to Luoyang by Yan Lingrong after that. And Yan Jiaojiao has been growing up in Gusu and receiving the Confucian education of Old Man Yan, who is knowledgeable and courteous, gentle and generous. Although the Yan family broke away from the Langya Yan family, the younger generation of the Yan family only had one daughter, and Mrs. Yan still had to plan for the future.
"The character of makeup is not at all like Wanyan." Old Madam Yan shook her head with a smile, and then instructed the maid, "Ziyuan, take the hollowed-out wooden box on the right side of my dresser." ”
Yan Juejue smiled embarrassedly, pulled her grandmother and talked about the anecdotes on the road again.
When Ziyuan presented the jewelry box to Mrs. Yan, Yan Jiaojiao's face changed: "Grandma, isn't this a gift from the emperor?"
The jewelry box is covered with a layer of red silk, and on top of the red silk lies a pair of warm Hetian jade bracelets, which are not all plain, and there are two small yellow flowers carved out, which can be seen at a glance to be the best product.
"It was given by my mother when I married you." Old Madam Yan remembered her deceased friend in the palace before and seemed to sigh with emotion, and pulled Yan Jiaojiao to her side as she spoke.
"Grandma, this can't be helped." Yan Jiaojiao guessed Old Madam Yan's plan when she saw the pair of jade bracelets, and hurriedly excused herself.
"A person like Zhong Lingyu is beautiful, and people like Fat Qing should have such jewelry to complement each other." As she spoke, Old Madam Yan had already put a pair of jade bracelets on Yan Jiaojiao's wrists, "After the fat Qing and the hairpin ceremony, it is time to get married." ”
"Grandma!" Yan Jiaojiao turned her face shyly, looking like a little daughter.
"Kyauk-kyao, when have I seen you like this? Shame. Yan Juejue laughed and teased her.
After all, Yan Jiaojiao is used to acting in moderation and paying attention to the rules in everything, and she is close to her grandmother, but she will not be as coquettish as Yan Juejue.
"Yan Juejue!" Yan Jiaojiao turned around, and her face became redder and redder.
"Makeup is still young now, and after a few years, the hairpin ceremony should also be taken care of, the same as fat Qing." Old Madam Yan was very relieved to see the two sisters playing, and looked at Yan Juejue and instructed.
At that moment, there was a knock on the door.
"Grandma, can Zhiqing come in?"
It turned out that Yan Shaojia sent He Qian back to the guest room to rest, and then came to Fushoutang to visit Mrs. Yan.
"Come in." Old Madam Yan motioned for the maid to go and open the door.
"Since my brother has something to find his grandmother, Fatty Qing will take Jue Jue back first." When Yan Jiaojiao heard that it was Yan Shaojia, she instantly regained her dignified complexion, and her eyes signaled Yan Juejue, who was smiling happily, to prepare to leave together.
Yan Juejue also knew that Yan Shaojia must have something, and when she received Yan Jiaojiao's eyes, she blinked to show that she understood, and stood on the side of Mrs. Yan.
"Okay, you guys go back first." Old Madam Yan nodded, and remembered what to tell Yan Juejue to say, "Makeup will go back to Luoyang tomorrow, don't forget to go and say hello to your aunt." ”
"Got it, Grandma." Yan Juejue nodded in agreement.
Yan Shaojia walked into Mrs. Yan's house and happened to see Yan Jiaojiao coming out with Yan Juejue.
"Brother Shaojia." Yan Juejue saw Yan Shaojia's handsome face that she hadn't seen for a long time, and she didn't care that she was happily stepping forward in Mrs. Yan's room and pulling his sleeve, looking up at him with a smile.
"The makeup has grown a lot." Yan Shaojia picked up Yan Juejue and turned around in place, and then put her back in place, "It's also a little heavier." ”
"Brother Shaojia." Yan Juejue pouted dissatisfiedly.
Yan Jiaojiao knew that Yan Shaojia and Mrs. Yan had something to talk about, so she stepped forward and pulled Yan Juejue to shake her head, then raised her head and said to Yan Shaojia: "Brother, I'll take Jue back first." ”
Yan Shaojia nodded and said, "Okay." ”
After the two went out, Yan Shaojia ordered the maid to close the door, and then walked up and made a respectful gesture.
"Grandma."
"Sit down, the guests are all back?" Old Madam Yan asked.
Yan Shaojia sat down on the first mat on the left, and the maid immediately served hot tea.
Yan Shaojia took a sip and said, "Only He Qian in Gusu City is still in the house, and I arranged it in Zizhu Courtyard." Visitors from outside are all in Mozhuyuan. Today thanks to Cousin Linmer. ”
"You also know that if you don't go out to preside over the overall situation, you hide in the study with He Qian and play chess. No matter what Lin Mo said, it was not the Yan family, what kind of words were passed out. I think it's time for you to get married. After the hairpin ceremony, you can't shirk it anymore. You're nineteen. Old Madam Yan's words seemed to be accusatory, but in fact, she just wanted to urge Yan Shaojia to marry as soon as possible.
"Grandma, Zhiqing's temperament, you also know, it's still too early to start a family, it's still early." Yan Shaojia had a headache and wanted to avoid this question.
Yan Shaojia knew that Grandma would not force him to marry, after all, he had also heard about Grandma and Aga Weng.
"You should find a daughter-in-law to take care of you. You are nineteen years old, and you can get married after the crown ceremony next year. Today's birthday banquet also came to a lot of good girls, can you see it? If there is, Grandma will ask the old lady of the Li family tomorrow and ask her to help you come to the door to propose. Old Madam Yan said that she was going to settle the matter.
"Grandma, I really don't." Yan Shaojia said helplessly.
Yan Shaojia is not a person who is not close to women, but not to mention before, he didn't feel the slightest feeling about the girls who came to celebrate his birthday today.
"Zhiqing, our Yan family is just a businessman after all, although the saint is enlightened, it can't change the last status of the businessman. Now we don't care that it is because of the prestige of the Langya Yan family and the Boling Cui family, those official eunuchs will give a little thin face. Although your aunt is the second lady of the Wang family, it is not easy for you to marry the official lady, unless you are going to get famous. If it is an ordinary businessman, Miss Jia is lacking. Old Madam Yan analyzed the form and sighed.
"Exactly. However, the official lady is somewhat sure. Old Man Yan walked over from the side room.
"Awn." Yan Shaojia saw Old Man Yan come out and got up and made a gesture.
"If Zhiqing is willing, Grandma thinks that Wu Niang, who joined the army, is generous, demure and decent, and her appearance is also delicate and lovely, and she will not be bad if she is worthy of Zhiqing." Old Madam Yan got up and stepped forward to help Old Man Yan to sit down on the main seat.
"Grandma, Zhiqing just doesn't want to marry a woman she has never met, besides, how can a woman who is too demure take charge of the Yan family's mansion in the future and manage the business." Yan Shaojia still hopes to marry a woman who can share the burden for him and is capable and resourceful.
"Bastard, the words of the matchmaker of the parents. The woman your grandma has a crush on will not be bad. Old Man Yan reprimanded, "And I have some friendship with Fang Qian, and there is something to say about this matter." ”
"If Zhiqing wants to see her, it will not be easy. On the first day of the next month, the lady of the Fang family will go to Hanshan Temple to offer incense. When the time comes, you can accompany Grandma to go. If you can't trust Grandma, call Shang Liqing and let her help you find out. Old Madam Yan understood what Yan Shaojia was thinking, but she thought of an idea.
"Then it's all up to Grandma's arrangement." Yan Shaojia had no choice but to nod in agreement.
"Fat Qing is not small, let's settle it together." Old Man Yan spoke.
Kyaukyue Tower
"Kyauk-kyauk, why don't you speak." Yan Juejue was going to leave tomorrow, and after preparing for the night, Yan Jiaojiao slept with her and followed her back to Jiaoyue Tower, but Yan Jiaojiao suddenly stopped talking.
"Jue Jue, someone came to the house last month to propose marriage." Yan Jiaojiao spit out a sentence after a long time.
"Kyauk-kyauk, that's a good thing." Yan Juejue is young, and she doesn't understand love, so she naturally doesn't understand Jiaojiao's heart.
"Jue Jue, you don't understand." Yan Jiaojiao looked at her sister who was still in the prime of her life and sighed.
Fukujudo
"The second lang of the Yuwen family asks for the fat Qing as the continuation of the string, and the eldest lang of the Dugu family promises to be the wife of the equal. I discussed it with Yan Zhi, but I felt that the Yuwen family was more suitable for fat clearing. The second son of Yuwen has no son-in-law under his knees. Old Madam Yan said.
"The Yuwen family and the Dugu family don't know what they are planning. My sister-in-law, Su Yan's family, is so valued by them. "Old Man Yan doesn't know what they are plotting, although he is out of the Yan family, he has not been expelled from the family tree, he is still a member of the Langya Yan family.
Kyaukyue Tower
"Kyauk-kyo, who do you like more?" Yan Juejue asked.
It is said that Yuwen Erlang is suave and suave, although he has no son-in-law under his knees, but he has a lot of confidants outside the world, and he is also very talented. And Dugu Dalang is elegant and proficient in the six arts, but he already has two sons-in-law. It's just that Yuwen's family is far away in Chang'an, Yongzhou, and although Dugu's family is in Luoyang, Henan, it is not easy to see him in the future. Yan Jiaojiao had already heard the situation of the two families clearly and made an analysis and comparison, but what was the use of this, after all, she couldn't be the master.
"If you don't like it, then you won't marry. Let's go to Luoyang with Jue Jue. Yan Juejue didn't understand the intricate relationship between the families, she always thought that Yan Jiaojiao could be the same as her, but it was always different.
"Jue Jue, the family affairs of my daughter's family can't be done by myself. Besides, if it weren't for Grandma Aweng's background, how would our little sister-in-law Su Yan's family be in the eyes of these families. Yan Jiaojiao envied Yan Juejue's freewheeling, but she also understood that it was impossible for her to live such a life in this life.
"Then there is no way, is it?" Yan Juejue looked at Yan Jiaojiao's frowning eyebrows, and reached out to smooth her out.
Yan Jiaojiao nodded helplessly.
Fukujudo
"I think it's still the Yuwen family. The continuation is also the main room anyway. How can she not be worthy of the Yuwen family with such a talented appearance, her mother's family is also the Langya Wang family, and the Yuwen family will always be a little scrupled. Old Madam Yan said after thinking twice.
"That's fine. Find a day to go to Yongzhou. Old Man Yan finally nodded, but he thought that Yan Shaojia's marriage had not yet been settled, "Zhiqing's matter will be settled." ”
"Yes, Awn. Then he retired first. Grandma Wong, rest early. Yan Shaojia got up and waved again, turned to leave.