Everyone sat around and talked, and asked Jin Yi some questions about incense and food, and Jin Yi answered them one by one. The eldest aunt Lin said with a smile: "Jinyi will be our family's fragrant gluttony in the future." ”

"But no, these incense-making and cooking are still secondary, if my sister's medical skills are exquisite, I'm afraid that not only in our house, but also other noble families will know, and they will invite her to heal and recuperate every day, so they will be too busy!" The third uncle and mother An Shi smiled on the side, her voice was delicate, soft and waxy.

The third uncle and mother are the eldest daughter of the Huainan An family, a Jiangnan family, and a soft official dialect with Wu Nong, soft and soft, and beautiful.

It has been a hundred years since the Huajing Dynasty moved its capital from Luoyang to Jianye, but the relationship between the northern and southern clans has not been harmonious. Most of the nobles in the north are hereditary families who have entered the ranks with military merits and martial arts, and now they are equal to the civil officials of the southern Hanmo poetry and book clan, and they are on an equal footing with the Huajing court.

Due to the difference in living habits, there are not many intermarriages among the northern and southern families, and it is only in the past ten years that some southern families are willing to marry their daughters into northern families.

This is the case with the third uncle and mother. Although she has a delicate temperament, she is even loved by the third master Qin Zhicheng. But Qin Zhicheng was originally a concubine, and his temperament was lazy and tranquil, so he was not selected to join the office, and only spent time at home.

Old Mrs. Qin is not strict with men, and she does not treat the third child very lightly, but she does not like the An family very much, and she has not given birth for many years, and now the two young masters in the third room, Jinren Jinyi, and Qin Lian, are all from the aunt. became less and less intimate to her than the other daughters-in-law.

When An Shi entered the door, he heard what the old lady said, and thought in his heart that this was to tell Jin Yi about his mother-in-law's family.

She quietly looked at Jin Yi a few times, although the reputation of practicing art in Shangxiutang is not very good, and the appearance is a little too eye-catching, I am afraid that the lintel that is too noble may not be willing to marry such a person to enter the door. But after all, she is also the daughter of the Hou Mansion, and she is so capable and versatile, she can't help but think about it for her nephew.

An's has always been unpopular with the old lady, and no one in the house wants to be wooed by her, so it is inevitable that she will be weak. I thought that if my mother's family could climb to another level, maybe I would be able to have more face in front of the old lady in the future.

He came to the old lady and said with a smile in his voice: "Mother, I think Jinyi has passed this year, and it's time for her to plan for others." ”

Although the voice was not loud, it immediately attracted the attention of the whole room.

Jin Yi was a little inexplicable in her heart, these three uncles and aunts were always looking at themselves quietly today, it turned out that they had this idea, and they didn't feel a little funny, but their faces made a calm and slightly shy look, got up lightly, and avoided to the side.

Xu's eyes looked at An's like knives, and he said in his heart, what does this stupid woman want to do?

At this time, except for the old lady and the people in the second room, no one in the house knew Qingronghou's plan to bring Jinyi back, and after hearing the words of the third lady, they were all a little curious.

An Shi didn't notice the difference in the old lady's face, and said complacently: "My mother's nephew, who is my eldest brother's sister-in-law, is eighteen years old this year, and he will be recommended to join the ...... in a year or two."

Before she finished speaking, she was interrupted by Xu, "The third lady really has a heart, Jin Yi has just returned home now, and she is heartfelt to talk about her family...... But her father had already planned for her, so he didn't worry about her siblings. ”

An Shi was interrupted by her, and couldn't help but be a little stunned, and after a while, seeing that the old lady didn't speak, she just sat quietly on the side, and suddenly the ground was red and her ears were red, so she had to stand aside and be silent.

For a while, there was some silence in the room, and a few people who didn't know what the old lady meant, but they didn't dare to speak.

Old Madam Qin glanced at An Shi twice, and suddenly said: "I heard that Zhicheng went out of the city to Xishan at noon yesterday, and he hasn't come back yet?" ”

An Shi was a little uneasy, his smile was a little far-fetched, and he replied: "The third master has never told me about going out. ”

Old Madam Qin's face was faint: "You are so weak, you don't care about his affairs, who cares?"

This means that she didn't even take care of her own master, but she was thinking about Jinyi's family affairs.

An's face was a little unbearable, and he said: "I only vaguely heard a sentence, saying that there is a pharmacist surnamed Xiao under the old man's hand, and he has taken a fancy to a few calligraphy and paintings in the hands of a master in Xishan Zhaolai Temple." Maybe the uncle can't go out of the city, so let Zhicheng help him run. ”

When the eldest lady Lin heard this, she frowned a little, but she did not speak.

Old Madam Qin was silent for a long time, and Fang said lightly: "You still have to take care of the third master's affairs in the future." ”

An Shi hurriedly responded, sat aside with his eyebrows drooped, and didn't dare to make another mistake.

……

When the sisters were talking to An, they had already been taken aside by Dafang's daughter-in-law, Kong.

At this time, he was sitting around a mahogany marble round table in front of the window, looking down at a splendid peony brocade. On the base of the pale yellow checkered brocade, the crimson peony looks graceful and luxurious, delicate and gorgeous.

Qin Xiang praised: "The third sister's embroidery skills are becoming more and more exquisite. Look at how smooth and delicate this line is, this peony is rich and dignified, but it seems to be the temperament of the third sister. ”

When Qin Lian heard this, he was not far behind, and hurriedly said, "Yes." There are also these green leaves, shades and shades, with distinct layers, which make this peony seem to be alive and can smell the fragrance. ”

Jinxiu listened, pursed her lips and smiled slightly, glanced at Qin Jinyi, and said in a sweet and coquettish tone: "Although the peony is good, it also needs green leaves to set off Fang Xian's dignity." Do you say, second sister? ”

Jin Yi looked at her, she was wearing a honey-colored butterfly and a flower brocade jacket today, with a smoke cloud butterfly skirt. Wu Si pulled the first bun and wore a royal blue dotted green butterfly winged hairpin. The face has also been carefully decorated, the eyebrows are lightly swept, the phoenix eyes are slightly upturned, sprinkled with a little light gold and bright powder, and the lip color is pale and vermilion, which makes her eyes bright and bright, which is very moving.

Jin Yi sighed slightly in her heart, and secretly said that the Xu family really took great pains for her daughter. Splendid and brocade are the same as the year, they are only in time for next year, but they are already proficient in the way of makeup, and they know how to show their beauty to the fullest.

According to Jinyi's deliberate observation this day, it was found that Qin Jinxiu was really thoughtful, with dignified manners, and occasionally showed some of the coquettishness of a little daughter, without any arrogance and domineering. With such a noble family background like her, coupled with such a delicate appearance and supple temperament, she naturally has a great chance to win the favor of the queen and the love of the prince.

Jin Yi didn't believe that she was really supple, otherwise she wouldn't have seen the head given to Jin Ru yesterday, and her face showed such a look.

"I don't even have this bit of city government, just blindly pretend to be good, and I can be the crown princess?" Jin Yi couldn't help but be sarcastic in her heart. Not to mention that the crown prince is the future emperor, and the future queen is beside him, such an important candidate, if he only has good looks and temperament, then a group of old foxes in the court should also resign and return to their hometowns to enjoy their old age.

His face was silent, but he said calmly: "Although the peony is in full bloom, it does not smell the flowers and is not red for a hundred days." Often the flowers have withered, and only the green leaves are luxuriant, which is a pity. ”

When Jinxiu heard this, her face couldn't help but become a little ugly.

Qin Xiang and Qin Lian on the side were a little hesitant, they had long been accustomed to flattering Qin Jinxiu in the Qin Mansion for all these years, after all, she was a concubine, and she might have a bright future in the future. But now that Qin Jinyi has returned, no matter how bad she is, she is also the concubine of the Qin Mansion after all, and she is not happy to help either side, so she can only bow her head and remain silent.

Jinru was very happy to hear it, and said: "So I like plum blossoms more, and I don't need the green leaves to accompany the flowers, but it's not very clean." ”

At this time, a clear laughter came, teasing her: "Yes, you love plum blossoms." I don't know who picked all the ice and cold plums in my garden last year...... It's really clean ......."