The subordinate led her towards the house of Mrs. Zhao Guotai's wife, Cui's house, the ground in Xie's house was not dry, but the rain had stopped, and the green smell of the plants planted in the garden hung with a little beads of mist.

The water traces left on the roof last night were still slowly dripping down the eaves, and when Fu Minghua came to Cui's room, many people in the courtyard had already come.

She wasn't the first, but neither was the latest.

The carved Hu bed was still empty in the middle, and the waiting mother-in-law came up diligently to get her cloak, and Fu Minghua's great-grandmother Zhu Shi in the house was also there, talking to a few women sideways.

The old mansion of the Xie family rarely sees the chairs that only exist in the new noble mansion in Luoyang, but almost all of them here are stools and beds similar to small couches, which can sit for about two people.

Had it not been for such an occasion, when they returned yesterday, most of the women were sitting on the floor.

Zhu raised her head when she heard the footsteps, and when she saw Fu Minghua coming in, a little surprise flashed in her eyes, obviously she didn't expect her to come so soon.

She is less than fifty this year, but she looks like she is about forty, with combed sideburns, gold silk sideburns, and a few tassels hanging down, showing her somewhat serious and arrogant countenance.

Zhu Shi put on wine and makeup, her eyebrows were drawn extremely black, and the smudged rouge covered the corners of her eyes and eyebrows from both cheeks, showing her momentum and abundance, and she looked at people with a faint taste of scrutiny, I am afraid that the average little lady standing in front of her will have a weak heart and shortness of breath and can't raise her head.

In addition to the Zhu family, there are also the second and third wives of the Xie family, as well as several juniors, all of whom are born with three surnames to protect their bloodline.

"Yuan Niang is here." Zhu smiled and beckoned to her, "Why did you come so early?" Were you used to sleeping last night? What is missing, despite talking to my grandmother. ”

She wore a ginger-colored dress with a Xiangfei-colored blouse, with a plump figure and full cheeks.

Seeing Fu Minghua step forward, he took her hand and explained earnestly: "If the subordinate has a place where the servant is not thoughtful, just come and say." ”

"My sister-in-law has long been thinking about Erniang's only daughter, and now I have finally seen it." It was Xie Er's wife Yin's who spoke, she was younger than Zhu's, but she was almost the same in appearance.

After finishing speaking at this time, when she saw Fu Minghua looking at her, she smiled and said: "Yuan Niang, if you are free, come to my courtyard to play, it is rare for you to come to Jiangzhou, your sister Shuhuan has long been thinking about it." ”

"Thank you, second uncle and grandmother." Fu Minghua saluted, Yin was stunned, and suddenly became a little surprised: "It's hard for you to remember me." ”

Yesterday, Fu Minghua first arrived, and saw so many people, the second wife never thought that she could recognize herself, so she smiled a little more, shook her hand, and casually took off a bracelet on her wrist and put it on her hand: "Good boy." ”

The rest of the people were busy getting their gifts.

Although it was sent yesterday, there were a lot of rules for the Xie family, and it was sent in a hurry yesterday, and people didn't necessarily recognize it, so today it was to send it again.

Fu Minghua had seen a few elders in the house, and then the rest of the Xie family came in a hurry.

has been inherited for many years, and there are really a lot of juniors in the Xie family.

There are as many as seventeen cousins of Fu Minghua's peers alone, and Fu Minghua has already memorized the list of people from the Xie family when he came to the Xie family, as long as he can match his face with his name.

When Mrs. Zhao Guotai came out of the inner room, there were twenty or thirty people in the hall, and several generations were in the same house.

"As soon as Yuan Niang came back to Jiangzhou for the first time, she treated the Xie family as if she was her own home." Cui's words made the eyes of a bunch of little ladies of the Xie family fall on Fu Minghua.

Fu Minghua smiled and nodded.

No matter before this, the rest of the female relatives among the four surnames didn't have much affection for Fu Minghua because of the Changle Marquis Mansion, but at this time, seeing her advance and retreat, gentle and generous, it was not the same as they imagined.

When he came out of Cui's courtyard, Xie Shuyan in the big room and Xie Shuhuan in the second room were quite close to Fu Minghua.

Among the little ladies of the Xie family, they are the only ones who are the same age as Fu Minghua, so they invite her to go to Jiangling Mansion tomorrow to play.

Fu Minghua smiled one by one, and asked Mama Jiang to take out the gifts that had been prepared a long time ago and exchange them with the two little ladies of the Xie family, and only then did the few people walk along the verandah to the other side.

"As soon as Yuan Niang came, the heavens were beautiful, and the weather was clear." Xie Shuyan is the eldest daughter of Uncle Xie Lizhen, who looks a little similar to Xie's family, wearing a long skirt of spring flowers, a pink shirt on the upper body, a jade ring on his arms, a pair of gold bracelets inlaid with precious stones on his wrists, and two huge pearls on the upper of his feet when he walks.

In comparison, Fu Minghua's dress is much cleaner.

It's not that her clothes are not as good as Xie Shuyan, it's just that she doesn't like gorgeous dresses and cleans up.

"Mother gave me a new set of bird dresses, I haven't worn it yet, if Yuan Niang likes it, I will let people send Yuan Niang to your courtyard." Xie Shuyan looked at Fu Minghua and smiled, her attitude was very comfortable.

When he said that he was giving something, he did not have a gracious tone, nor did he see much flattery.

Fu Minghua smiled and shook his head: "Where can I rob the fifth sister's demeanor?" ”

The Xie family is ranked by generation, and there are several sisters in front of Xie Shuyan, but they are all married.

She also set a family affair, wishing the family, and the wedding was scheduled for March of the following year.

Next year, due to Yan Chai's marriage to Fu Minghua, many people were forced to advance or postpone it, and they did not dare to collide with the prince.

With such a portal as the Xie family, it is impossible to marry a daughter in a hurry, and it is better to marry a daughter later than earlier.

She was a few months older than Fu Minghua, and she was already seventeen when she got married.

Xie Shuyan heard Fu Minghua's refusal, so he was not reluctant.

After walking for a while, Xie Shuhuan pointed to the front and said: "The verandah over there used to be the Little Hidden Garden, and the flower dew and essence in the house are all from the Little Hidden Garden, do you want to go and see it?" ”

She tilted her head to look at Fu Minghua, and Fu Minghua nodded.

After going out of the verandah and down the stairs, you can see the arched door of the small hidden garden.

The ground was still a little slippery, and Mama Jiang carefully helped her, lest she fall.

There are many vines climbing on the courtyard wall, and the ground is paved with polished smooth pebbles, showing a bit of simplicity and elegance.

There were various clumps of fine bamboos on both sides of the door, the breeze mixed with the smell of the soil and the fragrance of the grass and trees, Fu Minghua carefully lifted the shawl, and before he took two steps, he heard a voice from the other end:

"Your Highness's dragon and phoenix posture, the hexagram is also ......"

The voice was a little old, and when he heard this, Xie Shuhuan was stunned.

"It's Mr. Guo."

The first thing that came to Fu Minghua's mind was Guo Zhengfeng, the descendant of the world-famous Guigu faction.

It's just that she quickly realized that this Mr. Guo is nearly 100 years old and has always lived in Yunmeng Mountain.

Although Guo Zhengfeng is good friends with the Xie family, at his age, it is unlikely that he will go to the Xie Mansion in person, and it is very likely that he is just a descendant of the Guo family. (To be continued.) )