The battle in Northern Xinjiang was originally the defeated side, and the matter of sending envoys to negotiate in Great Xia was very hard. Not long after the talks, before the beginning of winter, Elder Yan submitted the specific provisions of the negotiations between the two sides to the cabinet. The content of the article was very sacred, and the old emperor was happy, so he ate two more mouthfuls of porridge that day. I was full of food, and I didn't forget to reward the negotiation envoys.

So as soon as he was happy, Yan Ge's son was promoted to a criminal department secretary, which can be regarded as making up for Chu Jinzhang's previous shortage.

Such a good thing, Sister Hui learned from Chu Jinmin's mouth, and she was also happy for Sister Lan in her heart.

Unexpectedly, two days later, the housekeeper handed over the invitation of the Yan Mansion - Sister Lan'er's fifteenth birthday gift. It is also the most important birthday gift in a girl's life, and after the ceremony of the ceremony, it is adulthood, and she is ready to marry and leave home.

"This time, the Yan family's girl's ceremony happened to meet the festival of Lord Yan's ascension, and there must be a lot of people who went to congratulate her." Mother Xu said to Sister Hui while collecting the gift list.

"yes, but we don't have to make a big gift for this. Lord Yan's etiquette is naturally handled by the former housekeeper for his father, so let's just prepare the gift to Sister Lan. I have been a companion all these years, Sister Lan is two years older than me, and she takes care of me very much, and this friendship does not have to be involved in the rights and wrongs of officialdom. "Sister Hui knows that Sister Lan'er is the second in the family, and she was also pampered and raised, although she is a very popular person, but she is not a layman. If you add a side gift, it will ruin her intention to send this invitation.

When Mother Xu heard this, she smiled with a little emotion on her face: "My sister and my wife have the same temperament. ”

"That's nature, I'm my mother's daughter." Sister Hui raised her head and smiled proudly.

On the third day of October, Sister Hui and Chu Jinmin drove to Yan's house to eat wine. Walking to the gate, the father and daughter were each taken to different seats.

Sister Hui entered Sister Lan'er's yard, and as soon as she arrived at the door, a woman with her hair came over, with a hearty smile on her face, looking seven points similar to Sister Lan.

"This is Sister Chu Jiahui, I often hear my little sister talk about you, but it's the first time I've seen you, but it's really a lovely person like the rumors. I'm Sister Lan's eldest sister. ”

When Sister Hui heard this, she was relieved. This is the granddaughter of the Yan Pavilion boss who married into Concubine Li's mother's family, the Li family.

"Hello big sister." Sister Hui blessed her with a gift

"Alas, don't be polite, get up quickly. Come, come with me and see her. The eldest sister of the Yan family led Sister Hui all the way into Sister Lan's house.

There are already a lot of small guests in the house, and Sister Hui thinks that she is in the noble circle, and this is the first time she has participated in the banquet of the noble circle. Sister Lan also knew that after the plaque was removed, her identity was embarrassing.

So he hurriedly got up and pulled her into the crowd: "This is Sister Hui of the right envoy of the grain road, Master Chu's family, who is with me to read by the side of the Seventh Princess, and is my good sister." ”

After Sister Lan'er finished her introduction, Sister Hui saluted everyone.

And they all stood up and saluted. Everyone walked according to the etiquette, which was very standardized, but faintly with a diaphragm. Sister Hui didn't think that these people could accept themselves, the bloodline can't be changed, rather than blending in, it is better to be harmonious and different, but to be comfortable.

Sister Lan pulled her to her side and sat down and whispered, "My sister invited your cousin and aunt to come and meet my mother in the front hall." ”

"Hmm." Sister Hui accepted Sister Lan'er's kindness, and nodded with a smile.

"There's your favorite acrobatic show for a while, but don't oversleep." Sister Lan reminded with a smile again

Sister Hui'er's strange problem of sleeping as soon as she watched the play was not cured by the famous actors invited in the palace, and it was a secret that was not a secret in the circle.

Sister Hui smiled on her face and waved her hand again and again: "No, no, today is a good day for you." ”

"By the way, Sister Lan, your fiancé will come in a while." Suddenly, Sister Lan sat on the other side of a girl in a yellow jacket with a smile and teased.

I have a good relationship with Sister Lan here, and everyone who knows it also coaxed: "Yes, I heard that the son of the Zheng family is personable, and he has to be appointed by the Holy Lord again in the spring this year." Today, Sister Lan and Lu, I'm afraid that we will have to come to stop Sister Lan from receiving red envelopes at this time next year. ”

"It's all!" Sister Lan'er's face turned red with shame, pointed at the group of laughing people, and shouted.

In the spring of this year, Sister Hui'er and the two brothers who were supposed to participate in her family were not allowed to participate in the trip, so they were inexplicably hostile to the top three this time. During the palace examination, it was the day of accompanying reading, and the princesses in the palace specially asked for leave with their masters, and took them to take a look at the drum tower that could just see the Jinluan Palace. She also looked at the eyes of the person on the dragon chair in the Golden Luan Palace.

At that time, the third was Sister Lan's fiancé, the third son of the Zheng family. That young master of the Zheng family is indeed a good writer, and he is smart. I still remember that many princesses were ready to move at that time, and the second princess, who had always had a knot with the emperor and was unwilling to marry, praised it. I heard that I learned that this marriage was found for her by Sister Lan's mother-in-law, and she ran to her mother's monument very sadly for a long time.

Sister Lan was still worried.

However, if you want to rank it according to topicality and popularity list, this year, Wenqu Bo, who is good at music, is not in the capital when he travels abroad, and the merry young master of the Fu family is also mentioned by his father to go to northern Xinjiang.

"Look, it's all red, what's red. On such a big day, your mother-in-law sent a gift in a while, but you have to open it in front of us to see what he has given you, but you are not allowed to steal the fun yourself. ”

"That's it!" One person proposed, and everyone coaxed.

Look at this momentum, everyone in the world knows that the young lady of the noble family is a model of the boudoir and a template of etiquette. Sister Hui has seen the demeanor of the eldest lady of the Kong family, and she has also seen the demeanor of her cousin, and she has even witnessed the demeanor of Concubine Li in the palace, and she has always been deeply convinced by the rumors. But today it can be regarded as a true understanding, regardless of his thousands of years, he is noble and noble. Men, gossip, and dressing up are always the three major topics that women in the world are inseparable from.

Here, Sister Lan is being laughed by everyone, and her face is burning like a sunset, but the men's table over there is discussing the government and politics in full swing.

By the way, the young master of the Zheng family was also teased.

"Brother Yan's family has a daughter growing up, I'm afraid I will be a father-in-law again in a short time." The one who joked about this was Liu Shangshu, who had a good relationship with Yan Zheng's family.

This is not like a simple joke from the girls in the backyard, but a vague request that the Yan family and the Zheng family are going to get married. The Yan family is in the limelight, the son-in-law of the Zheng family must also be an upstart, the old emperor wants to choose the book order, and he seems to like this young master Zheng very much, the Yan family has to prepare for a move?

Chu Jinmin took a sip while counting his wine glass, and whispered to Li Yuyi, who was sitting next to him, and his father Li, "The Zhongshu Order is very important, although the official is small, he can do all the practical things. Seeing that the Yan family doesn't seem to have a few heads, but the eldest son of the Zheng family is very close to the six princes. I thought that after Zhang Ruosheng came back from northern Xinjiang, I asked the third prince to recommend him, thinking that after this training and his talent, it should be foolproof, but now it seems that he has made a fortune to bite the gold. ”

There is such a shortage in Zhongshu Province, and there is no reason why the Yan family does not take care of their own uncle.

"Zhang Ruosheng's kid is a talent, but this Zheng family kid is not bad, look, there are people on King Yong's side." Master Li looked at the young master of the Zheng family, who was talking and laughing freely in the crowd, and said lightly.

"Well, but Lord Liu is in charge of the ministry, and Yan Ge's protégé, asking such a sentence seems to be handing a ladder to the Yan family."

"Although he Liu Zhi wants to give his teacher this favor, he has to see whether he can afford it or not, although the Zhongshu Order is recommended by Yan Shoufu of Zhongshu Province and Shangshu of the Ministry of Officials, but who to use is still the emperor's final decision." Master Li said again.

Chu Jinmin nodded, raised his glass and touched it, evoking a smile and looking up. He was thinking in his heart, he had to find Ah Shao Haosheng to plan for this matter.

When it was the auspicious time selected in the morning, Sister Hui and everyone still couldn't see the gift from the young master of the Zheng family. Sister Lan was led into the main hall by a group of maids and ladies sent by Mrs. Yan.

When Sister Lan'er's green silk was hairpinned by her future mother-in-law, Mrs. Zheng's family, and then Sister Lan thanked her parents and guests, Lord Yan got up and read Sister Lan's speech at the coming-of-age ceremony.

Sister Hui looked at it with great emotion, and unconsciously the sisters around her had grown up.

After the banquet was dispersed, he followed Chu Jinmin home, and as soon as he entered the house, he saw Mo Qi hurriedly ushering: "Miss, Miss Jiang has arrived." ”

"Who?" Sister Hui was a little dazed for a while.

"It's Miss Xuan." Moqi repeated.