Ying Ning opened her eyes, beside her was a water-green silk quilt, a moon-white mosquito curtain, her head ached faintly, and she didn't know where she was for a while.

"Seventh sister, wake up, you drank a lot yesterday, the slave has already prepared hot water and tea, sister cleaned her face and combed her makeup, and just went to say goodbye to Mrs.

"You helped me back last night?"

"Last night, the brothers also enjoyed the moon and drank, and when I heard the sound, I went into the backyard to take a look, and I saw that the girl was asleep, and the third brother carried you back." Zitang replied.

"What about the other sisters? The second sister was also sent back? Sister Zhu drank a lot. ”

The second girl was sent back by the eldest brother. The five girls and the six girls didn't drink much, and they were able to walk alone by being helped by the maids, so I sent two more girls to follow back to Qingzhi Pavilion. Sister Zhu was very drunk, and she was carried back to the cool pavilion by her mother-in-law, and vomited the mother-in-law. Zitang replied, and said with a straight face, "This is never the next time, if my wife knows, I and Cyanqing will definitely be punished." ”

"I know, change your clothes." Ying Ning got up and let Zitang put on her dress. It's enough to really indulge once, if it wasn't for the drunkenness last night, how could you see the bitterness in Jingzhu's heart. The so-called poor people must have something to hate, and this is the truth. Jingzhu lost her relatives and lost her home, which caused her to love to climb high branches and please everywhere, and this temperament made her isolated and unpleasant, why is this? Yingning is not penetrating.

After dressing up, the hour was not early, and the breakfast was not yet available, so Ying Ning went to her mother's Moyun Hall.

In Moyun Hall, Mrs. Ji was having breakfast, and when she heard that the seventh sister hadn't eaten yet, she left her to eat together. Mrs. Ji knew about last night's incident, and the mother-in-law in the inner garden had already come to report to her, thinking that her sisters were usually well-behaved, and it was the Mid-Autumn Festival, so she followed them, and Ji's mother called her brother to go to the courtyard to have a look, thinking that the girl must drink too much, and sure enough.

In the dining room, two aunts and two girls came over. Aunt An stepped forward to prepare vegetables for Ji Mu, talking and laughing from time to time, while Aunt Qian served tea on the side.

Today's Mrs. Ji is wearing a dark red Shu embroidered shirt, which is formal. I was in a good mood when I got up this morning, talked and laughed with my aunt, and ate Aunt An's dishes.

After eating, Jingzhu came. Yesterday had a hangover, this morning I had a splitting headache. She didn't remember how she went back, so she asked the girl, and only said that it was sent by her mother-in-law, but she obviously saw the third son, but she felt that the girl had told a lie.

Jingzhu just invited An, and the second sister also came over, and when she entered the door, she asked, "There is something good today, and my mother is so happy." ”

Aunt Qian smiled meaningfully": Of course there are good things. ”

"What's the good thing?" Ying Ning had already noticed that something was different today.

Aunt Qian looked at the second sister and said, "It's the second girl's business." ”

When the second sister heard this, she immediately understood, her face turned red, she picked up the tea cup and drank the tea very carefully.

"Really? Then you have to pick and choose, and I have to help each other look at each other. Ying Ning was a little excited.

When Jingzhu heard this, her heart went up and down, and she smiled and said, "Will Mrs. Ji still treat her sister badly." ”

The second sister was speechless and only muttered, "Your little girl's family, you have to worry about your own affairs." "Don't look at her usual temperament, but when she encounters her own affairs today, she is too ashamed to do it.

Ji's mother smiled and said, "It's all big girls, what are you afraid of, you will listen later, after all, you are married, you should listen to it yourself." ”

The sisters exchanged glances and smiled mysteriously, except for the second sister.

While talking, Yan Hong came to report that Gong's mother was here, waiting outside.

"Come in." Mrs. Ji stroked her dress, cut her makeup and hair, and sat upright on the mahogany chair.

The sisters were taken into the back room by Yan Hong.

Outside, a woman in her forties entered, born strong, dressed in a dark purple patterned satin shirt, her hair was neatly smeared with oil, the corners of her mouth were lightly pursed, her back was straight, and she walked steadily, and she looked very decent.

"The women of the people ask Mrs. Ji for peace, and I hope that Mrs. Ji will be auspicious and healthy." Mrs. Gong knelt down and kowtowed in a proper manner.

"Mother Gong, hurry up, there is no need to be polite to me, our second sister's affairs still depend on you."

Mrs. Gong is a well-known matchmaker in Kyoto, and the girls and sons who have passed through her can promote good marriages, and her kung fu has long been famous, and this gift money should be high, and most of the people who can find her are rich and noble.

"There are no clouds or rain in the sky, and there is no matchmaker on the ground, which is naturally the internal business of the people. I just don't know the girl's age? What's the ranking? ”

"It's the second girl in our family, and she will be fifteen years after her birthday this year."

"It's a good age, fifteen or sixteen years old is the age of marriage. With such a family background as the Ji family, presumably Mrs. Ji's training must be dignified, but there is a portrait? ”

"Well, that's it." Mrs. Ji signaled, and Yan Hong handed over the portrait of the second sister.

Mrs. Gong looked at the portrait and praised it: "Good looks, good looks, this life experience, this character, this appearance, are all impeccable, this big family in Kyoto can choose as you like." ”

Mrs. Ji said with a smile: "Mother Gong is funny, we don't pick others, people still want to pick us." ”

"What else is there to pick on, where can I find such conditions as Miss Ji Er, at first glance, it looks like everyone's housewife. As soon as I say something, I don't mention the second grade, even the first-grade family, and they must be asking for marriage. ”

Ji Mu was also happy when she heard it, "Is there a good one?" ”

"I've got a few of them." As she spoke, Mrs. Gong took out a few portraits from her sleeve.

The second sister was riveting her head behind the door, and she couldn't see the portrait on the paper.

Yingning laughed: Who was still ashamed to blush just now, but now it's positive. ”

Yingxue continued: "The second sister is anxious to see her future husband, and she can't take care of it if she is ashamed. ”

When everyone heard this, they laughed. The second sister's face turned red again, pretending to be angry, throwing off the handkerchief and sitting back on the chair to drink tea. I heard the six girls flickering that the man in the painting was handsome and chic, and I couldn't help but run over.

"The conditions of the second girl of the Ji family are here, and I won't mention those who are old, married to concubines, and those who are of low rank. The portraits are all good, and they are all entrusted to me as a matchmaker. Ever since Mrs. you brought someone to me, I have been paying attention everywhere, and I know in my heart that there are young talents in this city, who will marry and who wants to kiss me. Gong Pozi took a sip of tea and continued: "This one with beautiful eyebrows is Lin Shangshu's fourth son, who is sixteen years old. This fourth son of the Lin family is full of knowledge, and he has achieved the position of studying for a bachelor from the third grade at a young age, and his future is limitless. ”

"I heard that Shangshu has four sons, and the youngest one is a concubine?" Lin Shangshu is a civil official of the first grade, and he is also a scholarly family, a big family, if you don't count the name of the old lady of Shangji, the second sister is high.

"Character upbringing, ability and knowledge are all good, just a concubine, but since I was a child, I was taught by Lord Lin by my side, and it must not be bad. In the future, they will all be divided and expanded, and there is nothing that is not a concubine, and as Miss Ji Er, she must be in charge of the family when she marries. A high-ranking family like Shangshu, if he marries a sister-in-law, he may be able to calm down. "Mrs. Gong's tongue is like a spring, and when she saw that Mrs. Ji minded a little, she drew another painting": If Mrs. Gong thinks she is a concubine, then this can be regarded as a good match. The son of Master Chen, a bachelor of Hanlin Academy, is the second in line, and is a grandson, twenty years old. The appearance is indeed not as good as the son of the Lin family, but the man is focused on the career, and the appearance is not important, what do you say? ”

"Twenty years old, is that a meritorious person?"

"It's still a lifter, Mrs. Chen's Yu family is gone, Chen's second son is filial, and he has been filial for three years, and he missed the test, which is a pity. It's only a matter of time before this fame comes in. Hearing Mrs. Gong say this, Mrs. Ji remembered, she had already heard about Lord Chen's family affairs, and heard that Lord Chen spoiled his concubine and killed his wife, that concubine was a powerful one, and he hurt the main mother, and sat in the position of the main room, if the second sister really married, there was such a stepmother-in-law, and life would not be easy.

Jingzhu listened, and only felt that the son of the Lin family was very good, the son of Shangshu who was dignified, and the official was added, but Mrs. Ji was so picky.

Ying Ning couldn't see the portrait clearly, and just listened to the words of the two of them, she knew that the appearance of the second son of Chen was not good": Just like the second son of Chen, the second sister must not look down on it, right? ”

Yingxiu snorted, thinking that she must be fat, if she was facing a fat head and big ears all day long, then she might as well hit the south wall.

Mrs. Ji flipped through the portrait again and said, "The person is a good person, but this matter is a little complicated, let's take a look." ”

"Ai, you must pick the major events in your life, and if you pick the right person, everything will be fine, Madame will look slowly, and I will talk to Madame and Madame." Gong Pozi smiled, saw Mrs. Ji flipped to one again, and said: "This is the third son of Lord Jia of Taifu Temple, who is seventeen years old, is a grandson, and is also a lifter, he is smart and knowledgeable, and he is expected to enter the palace examination at the age of tomorrow." ”

Taifu Siqing, is a third grade, the grade is lower, and the palace test has not yet been seen, in fact, Mrs. Ji thinks that people are good, and family affairs are simple, but Lord Ji is not easy to say, and he must not be able to look at it from the third grade.

"Second sister, you see that your mother is not uncommon, your family is good, her appearance is good, her character is good, and she wants a concubine, and she must be a good age, and it is difficult to find it in Kyoto." The fifth sister said.

"Naturally, I don't want ordinary laymen, my mother knows about me." The second sister was a little proud.

Can't you find a good one for this man in Kyoto? Jingzhu thought angrily.

"Madam, I still think of someone, but I don't know what you think." Gong Pozi said.

Mrs. Ji raised her head: "Tell me about it?" “

Mrs. Gong asked, "Madame, do you know the third son of the Hou Mansion?" “

Zhenguo waited for his birthday, and he was greeted at the door, with a dignified, handsome and chic appearance. "I know, but he has already married a wife, what do you want him to do?" "This Wednesday, the son's wife, Wei, had a difficult birth, leaving a girl, and Mrs. Shizi also asked me to help her, a little uncle, look at each other."

Wednesday's son is impeccable from the door, and he is also the main room when he marries, but this continuation is not good, and there is a girl, although she is a sister, but the stepmother is also difficult to be. "As soon as you get married, someone will call you your mother, okay?" The sixth sister said with a smile. "Sixth sister, don't talk nonsense." The second sister said angrily, remembering that the young man at the gate of the Hou Mansion that day was full of spirit, marrying him, but she did not reject it, just marrying a stepfamily, this is a problem......

The matchmaker talked for a long time, except for a few sips of tea during the intermittent period, her mouth did not stop for a moment. "Mother Gong works hard, this is the gift money in front, you go and help our sister and son look at each other, I will discuss with our family, if it is done, there will be heavy thanks in the future."

Mrs. Gong looked at the silver taels sent up, and smiled more and more piously, "Mrs. Xie's reward, this marriage must be sloppy, so naturally you have to think about it carefully." It's just that this thing hasn't been done yet, and this gift money is a little heavier. "I still have something to ask Mother Gong to help me with, and there is a girl in my house, who is as old as the second sister, and she is only a few months younger, and she looks beautiful. My parents have died, and I have kept her, and I treat her like my own children and daughters. "I will take to heart what Madame has entrusted me. If Madame has a fancy to someone, as long as I go and talk about it, I will be able to get things done. “

Mrs. Ji sent Yan Hong to personally send Mrs. Gong outside the Hanging Flower Gate. "Sister Zhu, my mother must be giving you a kiss." The fifth girl said.

Jingzhu also heard it, and pursed her mouth, Ji's mother said that she was treated like her daughter, but she felt that there was a thousand differences. Just those good people, why didn't Mrs. Ji think about it for her? Why did the second sister have to pick first, and she had to pick the rest later? Jingzhu was a little unfair when she thought about it like this, but she didn't expect that those big families were also going to pick her, she was a fatherless and motherless girl, and her temperament was so restless, even if there was a good family, it was impossible to choose her as the housewife, and who would want to be a concubine? Mrs. Ji was thoughtful, but this thoughtfulness seemed to Jingzhu, who had nothing to do, but she felt wronged.

At noon, Mrs. Ji went to the old lady's Wanshou Hall again. "These second sisters are the eldest girls of the Ji family, and they have to look at the door and knowledge, these are good, but they can't reach my heart." Mrs. Ji looked at the portrait again and again, and carefully asked about her family history and age.

Mrs. Ji spoke eloquently, and nodded after listening to the old lady's words: "That's the reason, don't worry, let's pick again." It's best to be familiar with it, know the family background, and our sister can also know if it's good or not when she marries. "When you say that, I think of someone too." "Mother, tell me, you won't be bad." "My nephew, your cousin." "But the one who was the deputy general of staff?" "Exactly."

Mrs. Ji comes from a family of generals, there have been men fighting on the battlefield in the past dynasties, there have been two generals, her deceased brother is a mighty general, her brother has a son, became a deputy governor, is a second-class general, and Mrs. Ji's nephew is the son of Liu Dutong, named Liu Ziye, he has practiced martial arts with his father since he was a child, and entered the military aircraft battalion at the age of fifteen, and became a deputy general at the age of eighteen, which is a promising one. "It's a person, this can really know the roots, only the old man wants to look at it" Mrs. Ji knows what her daughter-in-law is worried about, her son is not used to looking down on military generals, even if she is a general, Ji Yihuai does not have much contact with his grandfather's family, in his bones the military general is a reckless man, he only knows how to march and fight, but the family foundation is thin.

After nightfall, Mrs. Ji mentioned this cousin to Master Ji, but unexpectedly, Master Ji agreed, and only said that he would find a day to post and call him to meet. Mrs. Ji never thought that her husband would agree so simply, and half of the things that were pressed in her heart were put down.

Yes, this military general is from Ji Yihuai, but the deputy governor is not comparable to ordinary people. Lord Ji and Prime Minister Nie Cheng have always been close, and they are from the faction of the eldest prince Nie Guifei, and these days Prime Minister Nie Cheng's words have all revealed that he wants to have something to do with the military aircraft battalion, and he is also worried that he can't find a good reason. Besides, the Liu family is his mother's maternal grandfather, and filial piety has always come first, and no matter how much she can't save face.