In front of the Zhumen simple atmosphere, the stone lions on both sides are majestic, and the dragon and phoenix dance on the lintel are two big characters: royal house.

After the little guy who came to open the door saw Xiao Jiu, he smiled and greeted him cordially: "It's Miss Jiu, Mother Song in front of the third grandmother before ordered, saying that you should go directly to the third grandmother." ”

"yes, I see." Xiao Jiu smiled and nodded, and walked straight away.

The courtyard garden inside the door is scattered, and the cloisters are repeated one after another, although they are not as exquisite and exquisite as the mansions of the family in the capital, but they are also solemn and solemn, and the heritage is profound.

Xiao Jiu changed into a long green skirt, wrapped in a delicate posture. The waistband is palm-wide, dark green and snow-white, tied into a simple bow at the right waist, and the rest hangs down to the calf, moving with the wind.

The upper part of the jet-black hair is neatly combed to the back of the head, tied by an equally snow-white hairband, and the remaining two long tails of the hairband are interspersed in the hair scattered below, with a delicate face and bright eyes, which are self-reliant.

On the way, I met a busy servant, and occasionally those who knew her would salute her. There will also be some words in the wind.

"Is that Miss Wang Jiajiu? What a sign! ”

"Isn't it, I heard that she was the number one literary figure in ethnology back then, and even the eldest young master and the second young master praised her, saying that few men could catch up with her, but it's a pity that 、、、、、、"

All the children of the Wang family have to study in the family study for six years from the age of six, that is, until the age of twelve, after the age of twelve, the woman is taught by the mother to be married, and the man can choose to continue to be taught for six years in literature or martial arts.

When I continue to be taught, not only the children and grandchildren of my family, but also the outstanding children of other families who come to me.

The Wang family has a total of five rooms, the eldest young master and the second young master are the eldest and second sons of the uncle, the two are only more than a year apart, twenty-one or two years old, one has a tough face and is upright, and one has a soft face like Haoyue.

Not only the uncle's family, but also the elders of the Wang family are now distributed all over the Great Zhou, either running for the clan or serving in the imperial court, and only the juniors and the third master and his wife stay in the ancestral house.

"Yes, it's a pity that I wasn't born in the belly of the third grandmother, and I want to be married to that wild place."

Xiao Jiu just brought Liu Hong back two years ago, and heard that the emperor gave her a family affair, and the man was the second prince of Yan Kingdom.

"Hey, I said his eldest sister, this is not something we can discuss."

The sons of the Wang family naturally have the way of being servants, and some of the doors in the family are actually clear doors.

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As soon as I arrived at the gate of the three-room courtyard, a little maid stepped forward.

"Miss Nine, come in, the third master and the third grandmother are waiting for you!"

Xiao Jiu nodded and smiled, and followed the maid who led the way forward, and the voice came from the main room far away. The four voices were laughing and happy, and the third master and his wife and Wang An's brothers and sisters should be there.

When he stepped into the main hall, Wang Anzheng walked out of the house, saying that he was going to tease the bird with his classmates in the clan study and would come back later.

And Wang Wei was coquettish with the third grandmother, saying that she didn't want to embroider in the afternoon and wanted to see the ink chrysanthemum that the eldest lady of the second master's family let people take home.

When the news of Wang Wei's marriage came when the second prince of Yan Guo begged for it, the third grandmother quickly cut through the chaos and set the second son of the squire of the military department, and the wedding date was also this year.

The third grandmother saw Xiao Jiu coming in with soothing steps, and with the sunshine entering the door, she felt like a heavenly maiden coming to the door in a trance, glowing, peaceful and calm. And Wang Wei was still muttering in her arms, rushing up with a burst of fire for no reason. The voice became sharper:

"If you say you can't go, you can't go, if you continue like this, you won't be as good as Xiao Jiu!"

"Am I inferior to her?" Wang Wei got up angrily, like a cat whose tail had been trampled on, pointed at Xiao Jiu with one hand, glared at the third grandmother with her eyes, and turned her head and shouted: "I don't have to marry into that remote barbarian land, saying that it is a prince, I don't know if it is a beast that drinks blood?" ”

After saying that, he rushed out the door.

In the room, there were only the dark third master below, the third grandmother with a red and embarrassed face, and Xiao Jiu with a calm face.

The third master flicked his sleeves, stood up from the Taishi chair, and only left a sentence to Xiao Jiu, 'I'll find him in the study later', and walked out.

The third grandmother who followed behind shouted twice: "Third master, third master、、、、、、 Seeing that the person in front of her walked away without looking back, she even muttered, "What's the matter、、、、、、 here'."

Turning around, he was slightly dissatisfied and ordered Xiao Jiu to sit down. Sitting back in place with an embarrassed face, his face changed a few times, and finally calmed down and talked to Wang Jiu with a pleasant face

"、、、、、、 I didn't call you here for a sideshow, it was for the most important marriage of my daughter's family. Your wedding date is just three months later, and there has been an order from Kyoto that it is a wedding sedan chair to set off from the ancestral house, in order to show that you will not forget the kindness of the ancestors of the Wang family、、、、、、

This is a royal favor, and it must not be taken lightly, you see!

Other self-owned homes are prepared for you, but you still need to come by yourself for wedding clothes and hijabs, are you ready? ”

Xiao Jiu leaned over a little and replied: "Mother rest assured, the cloth fabrics are all of the best in Beijing, and most of them are prepared according to Mother Song's instructions, and the March period is enough to be completed!" ”

"That's good, that's good!" The third grandmother had a relieved expression on her face, "You must know that poetry, books, and literature are all empty for your daughter's family, you see that no matter how well you read, you can't earn money with men, right?" And the needle chisel female red is the foundation of the daughter's family, as for those piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, you can dance and play it, and the classics and history are not things that the daughter's family should touch, which is also the reason why I am strict with your sister. This is a major event in your life, and you won't be sloppy if you think about it, so your mother won't have much trouble to check it out! ”

After speaking, he paused and said: "It's just that Yandi is far away after all, who is this candidate for marriage?" ”

"Mother, that's what the daughter wants from her mother. It is precisely because of the distance of Yandi that her daughter wants to take Liu Hong alone at home, after all, she has been following her daughter. If there are too many people, it is not beautiful to separate more people's flesh and bones, and if the customs are not customary, it will be another matter, so the daughter wants to seek the grace of her mother! ”

The third grandmother was suspicious, only taking the girl who had only been with her for two or three years?

But this is exactly what I want, but it's better not to say it from my own mouth:

"Even if you ask for it, your mother should not refute your wishes, but you still need to talk to your father about it. Since your father has something to say, go over first!"

"Yes, Mother." Xiao Jiu got up and saluted and retired.

The third grandmother looked at the back of Xiao Jiu's departure, a fourteen or fifteen-year-old girl, Tingting Yuli, should be neither humble nor arrogant, unhurried and unhurried in action, and generous, although her face could not catch up with Wei'er's exquisiteness, but it was naturally one, even when it came to the most important marriage of her daughter's family, she was calm and did not have a little anxiety. Thinking about it, I felt bored for no reason. The complexion changed several times.

Xiao Jiu walked out of the main hall, turned left along the path outside the hall, and walked through a crooked verandah before arriving at the third master's study.

The doors and windows outside the study are carved and simple. Xiao Jiu knocked lightly twice, and the third master's deep male voice came from inside:

"Come in!"

Pushing the door in, the slightly tired face of the third master Qingjun came into view, and he was sitting on the mahogany chair on the side of the black lacquer square table.

Xiao Jiu stepped forward and saluted:

"I've seen my father!"

The third master looked at Xiao Jiu in front of him with a complicated expression.

This woman had an accident, her mood cultivation was not enough in her early years, she couldn't put down her face, and she always had a little bit of a reaction to the appearance of this daughter, so she threw her to a servant woman in her forties who came halfway, and she didn't even have a child.

I still remember the shock when the servant woman hugged her half-year-old when she stopped him on his way home and asked him to think about dividing the family after her crazy biological mother died.

When he returned home, he looked at his other pair of children, whose mother was taking care of, and the servants were surrounded by servants for fear that they would not take care of him enough, but no one mentioned his other daughter.

After a few days of observation, it was found that the servants forgot about Xiao Jiu's errand for three days, and then tentatively mentioned to his wife that they should divide this daughter and not affect their family of four from time to time, the wife's eyes flashed with joy. Only then did he make up his mind to bother to plan to separate them.

Thinking back to the contact with the servant woman, not noisy, not hurried, not tepid, a few words like a demon mirror to take a picture of him, his wife and the situation at home, how similar to Xiao Jiu's demeanor in front of him!

"Sit down!" The third master sighed, pointed to the chair on the opposite side of the square table, and then poured tea for Xiao Jiu with his own hands.

Xiao Jiu sat down and said, "Father Xie" and tasted it with the teacup, without a slight twist.

The third master looked at his down-and-out daughter, and occasionally showed a look of enjoyment, and a trace of relief flashed in his heart. Talent:

"Xiao Jiu, it's your father who let you marry so far away because your father can't live with you, do you blame your father?"

A trace of surprise flashed in Xiao Jiu's eyes, and he replied with a light smile: "Father's words are serious, and the foreign country comes to ask for marriage, which shows the friendship between the two countries, and asks to marry the daughter of my Wang family. This is a matter of merit, how can there be blame. It is a daughter's honor to marry into Yan and make a contribution to friendship and friendship! ”

The third master's face was moved: "Our Xiaojiu has grown up, and the open-mindedness and vision are really not comparable to ordinary people, which makes me very ashamed to be a father!"

Back then, you were excellent in the family studies, everyone praised you, and your father also had a bright face. Thinking that you have followed the servant woman since you were a child, you also have feelings, so you have been living in that small courtyard with the servant woman.

The servant woman died three years ago, and you are also older, and you have an opinion, so you have recruited a maid to continue to live.

On the one hand, Dad pities you for being cold without being taken care of, and on the other hand, he thinks that it is also a blessing for you to live alone like this and live with Wei'er and them without incident. In addition, you have made outstanding achievements in clan studies and have good friends with the eldest and second children, and the second child is even willing to lend you the scriptures and secret books that the family regards as treasures (books are the treasures inherited by everyone in the family, and the readers especially cherish them, and they will not borrow them when they are free). My father thought that in the future, with their friendship, if I could give you a good in-law's family as a family matter, I would also be a matter of heart.

Who thinks that the world is unpredictable, and the envoys of the Yan State proposed to the emperor to marry the daughter of the Wang family. Before my father could react, the marriage fell on you by accident.

It's all mine, no! Now that the wood has become a boat, my father only hopes that you will be open-minded, able to make a good living, and get good results! ”

"Thank you for your father's concern, Xiao Jiu will live up to his father's expectations! Please also ask the father not to mourn, a drink and a peck have their own number. Although it is a distant marriage, it is also a blessing for her daughter. Wang Jiu replied with a solemn face.

Then he smiled lightly and said, "Being able to borrow so many precious books from the eldest brother and the second brother is already their favor to Xiao Jiu, if they ask for anything more, Xiao Jiu doesn't know what to do." Please tell your father that they don't have to worry about Xiao Jiu anymore, Xiao Jiu is not dissatisfied with this marriage! ”

The third master looked at Wang Jiu's face carefully, and there was no reluctance, so he sighed! Serve tea and let Xiao Jiu go back.

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