A few days later, Peng Chun's family came to visit Qi Shifu, and Peng Chun's wife Shu Mulu took her two daughters into the inner courtyard of Qi Shifu. The mother and daughter got off from the second gate, and were led by a group of servants along the flower corridor to the main courtyard of the Nalan clan, and saw the Nalan clan with Qi Buchen and Hajilan standing at the gate of the courtyard to greet them.

Shu Mulu smiled and said to Nalan Clan: "For so many years, my younger brother and sister have not changed much. ”

"The eldest sister-in-law laughed, how can the children not grow old when they are so old, but the eldest sister-in-law has many happy events, and her complexion is becoming more and more ruddy." Nalan said.

Shu Mulu pursed his lips and smiled to hide a trace of pride, turned to Qi Buchen and said: "This Chen girl is becoming more and more smart, and her gestures are full of nobility, so if you look closely, it is a little similar to our family girl, and it will not be similar in the future." ”

Nalan smiled, and did not take this stubble, but just praised Shu Mulu's eldest daughter Zengfu, sure enough, Shu Mulu's laughed in his eyes this time, and smiled inadvertently and said that his eldest daughter had been assigned to the third elder brother in this draft.

The two chatted for a while, and from time to time looked at the two daughters of Shu Mulu's family, Zengfu and Zengrui, who had met the ceremony, and pulled the Qi Buchen sisters to speak aside. The eldest sister of the clan has a slender figure, although her appearance is dignified, she is not amazing, but she has a bookish atmosphere in her bones, which is rare among Manchurian girls.

In comparison, Zeng Rui is a conspicuous pretty beauty, with a slightly plump figure, round eyes and a nose, and a shallow smile at the corners of her mouth, which is very likable. It's just that when he saw that Hajlan was so thin and ugly, he faintly implied some superior pride. Zengfu felt that Zengrui's watch was wrong, but after all, he didn't say anything after a few glances. Although Qi Buchen has long known the temper of this sister, he has been unhappy in his face without expressing his heart, and he still chats elegantly about family life, and most of them are only said to Zengfu, Zengrui can't stand being snubbed, because of the matter that his sister has given to the third elder brother, his status at home is not as good as before, so he is lukewarm and has nothing to say: "I used to hear people say that Sister Lan of the Qi Erbo family was born well, but now I see it for the first time, looking at a pair of eyes can barely match the rumors, just say, what can a child see." ”

Hajlan, who was named, looked up at this fourth cousin who was half a year younger than Qi Buchen, and said with a raised face: "That's because everyone loves me for being small, so how do you look good-looking, Sister Xi doesn't like me when she says this?" ”

This kind of cheeky words were beyond Zeng Rui's expectations, and suddenly Zeng Rui didn't think of how to answer, so he had to answer stiffly: "Why does Sister Lan think so, when I see Sister Lan, my sister is naturally happy." ”

Qi Buchen, who was watching leisurely from the side, smiled and nodded Hajilan's nose: "Listen to her naughty nonsense, people can still have problems with their eyes because of this!" He also explained: "My sister has lost a lot of weight recently, so it will be better when she gets fatter." ”

Zengrui lost a smile on his face, and when Zengfu saw it, he took the initiative to divert the topic, and Qi Buchen also followed the steps.

Because the Nalan clan left a meal, the Zengfu sisters and Shu Mulu said goodbye and returned home after the meal.

And the dining hall in the outer courtyard is a bit formal, in fact, it is Peng Chun father and son plus Qi Shi father and son, during the banquet inevitably talked about Dong E's family affairs, Peng Chun was concerned about the benefits of his brother, and held Qi Shi's hand and kept talking about family life, urging Qi Shi to fight for his position and further serve the family.

Qi Shi had no choice but to prevaricate, and when the two talked alone after the meal, Peng Chun mentioned this matter again, and Qi Shi finally gave a word: "This matter is not in a hurry." Then he explained: "The momentum of our family has been booming over the years, and you know more about the rights and wrongs of the capital than I do over the years, not to mention that our soldiers should have served the court to stay away from these rights and disputes, just talk about the four pilgrimages of our family, I heard that the eldest niece is going to marry the third prince, and the moon is full." ”

"Brother brother, I haven't thought about what you said, even if you hide here again, you have to come back, even if you don't want to come back, the emperor can't throw you in Chahar for the sake of your ancestors and your achievements, look at it, how long have you been in Chahar, don't you return to Beijing so soon! Even if Erluli's nephew is capable and doesn't need you to worry about it, you have to think about the two nieces, none of the girls in our Dong E family have been angry, you can rest assured that they will have a future in the future. At this time, Peng Chun couldn't help but feel tired of being a parent, tired of being a patriarch's parent, and even more tired of having a clan brother who didn't play cards according to common sense.

However, this made Qi Shi's heart skip a beat: "Brother did you say that which family in Beijing is interested in our family and wants to marry?" But my second niece and my two daughters are still young, so they are not suitable for marriage at all. ”

Peng Chun has become accustomed to Qi Shi's undead personality without reaching the south wall, and he patiently explained when he heard Qi Shi's question (Xindao: Clan brother, you know): "Most of the marriages in Beijing are not all chosen to choose the family, you also said that our family has four generations of saints, and now the court is fighting strictly, and our family has not expressed its position, how can we not be targeted, when the time comes, the royal family is the new favorite of the powerful, how can the two nieces marry whoever we want, if the family background is weaker, they may not dare to marry." ”

Qi Shi lowered his eyes and thought for a while before asking, "What do you mean?" ”

"Instead of mixing with those people, it is better for our family to have another one, so that we can avoid party disputes, and it is also beneficial and harmless to my Dong E family. And a family like ours still deserves two blessings, and besides, you have already gone out of the house, even outsiders can't be regarded as the daughter of a family. ”

Qi Shi didn't know what to think, but he finally asked something that made Peng Chun breathe a sigh of relief: "Is the prince the same age?" ”

"The eldest niece has to wait for one term, and the eldest niece is ninety, and the two princes are less than three years old, and the five elder brothers to the tenth elder brother are six princes, except for the sixth elder brother, the remaining five ages are all suitable." Peng Chun immediately gave a rough overview of the materials summarized by his wife, and was very relieved to see that Qi Shi was very troubled, and felt that his brother was really sensible, and comforted: "Although the people who have this heart in the capital are all cultivated in small schools, I see that the eldest niece is not big, and it is too late now." ”

Qi Shi didn't say anything more, and sent Peng Chun's father and son back to their own yard, but the sentence in his heart was echoing repeatedly, 'The eldest niece is ninety and the elder brother is less than three years old, except for the sixth elder brother, the age of the fifth to ten elder brother is suitable', I really want to rush to the Forbidden City to stuff these princes back into his mother's belly and let him come out a few years late, but along the way back, Qi Shi already has a goal for the next few years - to devote himself to the defeat of the eldest daughter in three years, 'Hmph,' Qi Shi's heart is full of ambition and secretly said, "The prince can't marry, that is the fire pit, It's a big deal that Lao Tzu will raise his daughter for a lifetime'.