An Geun stayed in the annex and lay in bed for several days. On the third day, An Jin couldn't bear it, just got up and walked a little, and her ankle was swollen again, even worse the day before yesterday, the old doctor shook his head, saying that An Jin was disobedient and might not be able to walk for a month. Frightened, An Jin had to lie on the bed obediently, or let someone set up a reclining chair in the yard, and it was also fun to lie outside and watch her sisters stroking the piano and making tea on the side.

Zhao accompanied An Jin to live in the courtyard for another two days, and then received messages from the old lady of the Hou Mansion one after another, asking her to hurry back to the house. But it was the eldest lady in the house Cui Shi who reported her illness, and the eldest and younger grandmothers and the second young grandmother were both pregnant, and no one could give them in the palm of their hands, so they ordered Zhao to return to the house as soon as possible. And at the end of this month, I will marry Liu Huanzhu seriously to be the second room of the eldest young master, and I also want to hold a wedding banquet with a wedding ceremony.

However, An Jin's situation was really not suitable for tiring travel, and the Zhao family was not at ease when she stayed in the other courtyard, or the old Duchess finally said that she would stay in the other courtyard to take care of An Jin, and when An Jin's illness was better, she directly took An Jin back to the Gongfu Mansion to live for a period of time, and the Zhao family decided to return to the Hou Mansion with peace of mind.

The old lady had already sent the restless second daughter-in-law Zhuang two days ago to take Zhao Minyuan back to the house, although Zhuang sent Zhao Chengyi back to the house, saying that he was going to the second master of the Guogong Mansion to receive the punishment, but he was afraid that the punishment would be heavy, as soon as the old lady said to let her go back to the house first, Zhuang had already picked up the package that had been packed and hurried away.

Ruan Anzheng also offered to stay and take care of An Jin, and Zhao thought of the mess at home, so it would be good for Ruan Anzheng and An Jin to go to the Guogong Mansion to live for a while, so they agreed. Ruan Anmei and Ruan Antong also wanted to stay, but she was still young, and not only could she not serve the old lady and take care of An Jin, but she might also be tired of the old lady's troubles, so she didn't agree to take the two of them away.

Before leaving to say goodbye, An Jinfan said to Ruan Anmei seriously: "Fourth sister, you remember to help me copy the scriptures, and burn them in front of the Buddha in two months, let the Buddha bless me, give me some filth, don't get dirty all the time." Ruan Anmei agreed seriously, she felt that this was an important matter. Looking at the little faces of the two little sisters Yan Sù, Ruan Anqi Orz was embarrassed.

The Zhao family led Ruan Anmei and Ruan Antong away, and the old lady ordered someone to move Ruan Anjin and Anjin to the main courtyard, and cleaned up two rooms next to her room for the Anjin sisters. Watching the two sisters talk and play every day, An Geun also made the boring days of recuperation fun. Every morning and evening, she lay in the courtyard outside in front of all kinds of flowers, birds, bees and butterflies, either rustling and painting, or talking with the old lady, or watching Ruan Anzheng on the side, threading needles or fiddling with a bunch of gadgets.

"Third sister, what are you fiddling with? How come I can't get to the point? An Jin finally couldn't help but ask one day, she really didn't know what Ruan Anzheng was doing every day.

Ruan Anzheng looked at the unformed little rag doll in his hand, and said helplessly: "Less than twenty days is the Qiqiao Festival, I want to make something to participate in the Qiqiao Festival, try a few, and I don't think it's brilliant." ”

The seventh beggar festival in July, like the Flower Dynasty Festival in February, is an important festival for unmarried girls in the Great Qi Dynasty. The largest beggar party in Kyoto is, of course, the royal beggar party organized by the queen's mother, but it is not only the royal princesses and princesses who participate, but also the daughters of officials who are above the fifth rank in Kyoto. It is not impossible for officials below the fifth grade to participate, as long as they can get some recommended places. For example, the princesses' mansions can get some recommended places, so that they can provide them to the daughters of the side branches and in-laws.

In the case of the Ruan family, as soon as the old marquis dies and the title is withdrawn, and there are no officials above the fifth rank in the family, they cannot directly participate in the royal begging meeting, but they will definitely be able to get the recommended quota from the Shunguo Mansion.

On this day, the participating girls will show their own mental skills and craftsmanship, making ingenious handicrafts, or embroidery, or female red, or hand-made jewelry, etc., as long as you can show that you are a good girl. If you can get the top ten, you can get the prescribed rewards, and if you can get the first place, you can get the special reward of the queen.

At the same time, not only the girls were allowed to attend the conference, but the children of the nobles were also allowed to participate. Therefore, the begging festival and the flower festival are also important festivals for the royal and noble families to choose daughters-in-law, usually after the annual begging festival and the flower dynasty festival, the palace will come to the news of marriage one after another, so when signing up for the begging festival, you must indicate that you are not pro, otherwise it is not good to be mistakenly ordered mandarin duck spectrum, and when the marriage is over, the families of the noble officials will begin to move and marry. In short, this can actually be regarded as the daughter-in-law conference of the Great Qi Dynasty.

An Jin looked at Ruan Anji's somewhat depressed appearance, and suddenly remembered what Zhuang Lingxi said in her ear that day, and her heart was a little stunned. In fact, she believes in the implied information of Zhuang Lingxi's words, and whenever she thinks about it these days, she is also faintly worried. Now watching Ruan Anzheng seriously fiddling with the things in his hands, his heart feels like he has been pricked by a needle, and he feels a faint pain, this sister is still looking forward to marrying a simple good family.

Before going to bed at night, the old lady came to see An Geun as usual before going back to her room to sleep. This night, Jin stopped the old lady who was about to leave.

"Grandmother." An Jin shouted softly, looking at the old lady and groaning, her little hands clenched nervously into fists.

The old lady looked at An Jin and said with a smile: "Why, my sister Jin is reluctant to let her grandmother go, and she wants her grandmother to sleep with her?" ”

An Geun couldn't help but smile when she heard this, and the person relaxed a little, shook her grandmother's hand and rubbed it on her face, and didn't speak for a long time. The old lady stroked her hair and said with a smile: "Sister Jin'er has anything to say to her grandmother, just say it." At first, the doctor said that you were worried, and I didn't believe it, but although I saw that you have been doing well for the past few days, you seem to have something on your mind, and now you are willing to tell your grandmother? ”

"Grandmother......" An Jin's heart was soft, it turned out that she thought she was hiding a good mood Grandmother had already seen it in her eyes. She always thought that her grandmother was the most important to her second sister Ruan Antan, and the third sister Ruan Anzhen who was most like her mother was the most preferred.

"It was true that I hit Cousin Zhuang first that day, because she told me that the second prince fell in love with the third sister, and no one else would dare to marry her. She also said that her mother had offended the current majesty, so even you and the concubine couldn't help the third sister, and the second prince might be able to ask the emperor for marriage. An Jin looked at her grandmother and said in a low voice.

She saw her grandmother's face gradually change, and as she spoke, her face became colder and colder, and the corners of her mouth were tightly pursed, threatening people, if An Jin was an ordinary little girl, she couldn't ask if she couldn't say it.

An Jin saw that her grandmother was silent when she saw her grandmother's face, gritted her teeth and asked, "Are these real?" Also, why did she say that her mother offended Her Majesty, her mother was just a boudoir woman, and later married the Ruan family, who was 108,000 miles away from the royal family, how did she offend Her Majesty? An Geun asked, her heart pounding. She actually had a vague answer in her heart, but she didn't hear her grandmother say it, so she didn't dare to confirm it.

These days, she has been thinking about it, she has thought carefully about how to check, but she can't think of a better way than to ask her grandmother. Ask the parties? Don't think about it, the mother is arrogant and impatient, how can her nine-year-old daughter ask about this kind of thing? I can't ask where she heard it, and it's a matter of right and wrong. Ask the grandmother next to the mother? They are loyal, how could they tell a nine-year-old child about their mother's old things, not to mention some things, I am afraid that even the grandmother around the mother may not be able to know.

The best way is, of course, to ask your mother's mother, maternal grandmother. She believed that there were some things that her grandmother might know better than her mother.

The old lady looked at An Jin quietly, and looked at the little girl's nervous but pretended to be calm, her heart softened, and her complexion eased little by little. She thought that one day a granddaughter would come to ask, either Ruan Antan, or Ruan Anzhen, but she never thought that it would be the youngest Ruan Anjin, this child, surprised her everywhere.