Zhou Jianxiong took Zhou Guangxun to the door to propose marriage and finalize the marriage, while Zhou Xiya was responsible for paying the money and instructing people to buy furniture and decorate the old house.

Zhou Jianxiong raised his three nephews as sons, his brother and sister-in-law are gone, he is naturally responsible, although Zhou Xiya has never been married, but his subordinates are all elite soldiers and strong generals, and he handles such things in an orderly manner, Zhou Xiya only needs to be responsible for paying the money, and even Zhou Guangxun went to the yamen to be the shopkeeper.

Some good wood furniture, at the border, Zhou Xiya has begun to send people to collect under the reminder of the third aunt, not only the marriage of her three brothers, but also herself, and she will need a lot in the future, good wood is not something that can be bought at one time, not to mention that it is made into furniture, and the time for a bed to be carved may exceed a year.

When the eldest brother got married two years ago, Zhou Xiya participated in it, so she knew that some time-consuming furniture had already been made, so that the marriage would not be delayed.

Their brothers and sisters are about the same age, and they are lining up to get married one by one, and they are not prepared for how to do it.

"Miss, this is the purchase list, can you see what is missing?" Mama Zhou handed over a thick list, full of red paper and black ink.

Zhou Xiya flipped through it roughly, it was full of all kinds of things, all of which were top-notch, and this bride price was definitely eye-catching, "I don't have to worry about you doing things, just follow this list, the Chen family is a big family, don't let people think that our Zhou family's gifts are not thorough, the father of the second sister-in-law is promoted this year, and the grandeur of the marriage is a face, and there is no room for loss." ”

"Yes, miss, the old slave understands that this second young master's wedding must be lively." Mama Zhou nodded.

However, seeing that Zhou Xiya frowned slightly, Mama Zhou thought that Zhou Xiya was dissatisfied with something, and asked carefully: "Miss, what do you think is the problem?" ”

"The list is no problem, it's just that when the eldest brother and sister-in-law got married, the bride price from the Zhou family was not so rich, and the sister-in-law will definitely know about this in the future, if the sister-in-law has an opinion, it will be bad, isn't this making trouble for the second sister-in-law, the eldest sister-in-law is like a mother..."Zhou Xiya gently rubbed her eyebrows.

The sister-in-law's marriage is set by the father, the sister-in-law was born in Jiangmen, and the family is not high, just because of the sister-in-law's father's military exploits in the newly emerging family, the family background is not strong, but the sister-in-law's personality is very refreshing, and she has the unique temperament of the daughter of Jiangmen, the eldest brother has known her a long time ago, and the relationship between the two is also very good, so it is logical to get married.

However, the sister-in-law's family background is absolutely incomparable to the Chen family, and the dowry of the Chen family will definitely be indispensable in the future.

Although she doesn't need to be taken care of as a sister-in-law, the two sisters-in-law have a good relationship with her, and she naturally hopes that the two sisters-in-law can be harmonious, which will be beneficial to the Zhou family. Alas, it's a pity that the Zhou family doesn't have an elder, the grandmother left early, and the aunt is gone early.

"Hasn't the eldest young grandmother been at the border, now that the second young master is employed in the capital, there are few opportunities for the two concubines to meet, and there are many fewer problems, as long as the second young grandmother can be a person, the eldest sister-in-law is like a mother, there are a lot of etiquette for the New Year's holidays, there should be no problem." Mama Zhou doesn't care, family background can't be chosen, and whether there is harmony between concubines depends on whether they can be a person, and smart people can naturally handle it.

"Hehe, yes, it seems that I'm worried, the two sisters-in-law have a good temperament, and there will be no big problems, alas, there is a lack of female elders in the family, otherwise this marriage, where can I use a girl who has not been out of the cabinet to help handle it." Zhou Xiya sighed.

"Miss is thinking of Madame?"

"Well, I miss my mother, the girl is out of the cabinet, her mother is married, and her mother soothes the panicked heart, but I have nothing, and I need to face everything in the future by myself, so I can't help but feel a little sad." Zhou Xiya sighed, the happier she was, the easier it was for her to think of her mother, and at this time she was thinking, if her mother was so good, there were also people around her who pointed out and someone to say what was in her heart.

"Miss, if Madame sees you so strong, she must be very comforted." Mama Zhou doesn't know how to persuade her, the Zhou family, which looks at the scenery on the outside, is enviable, but who knows that this family is yin and yang, and there is a lack of hostesses in the house.

"What has happened to the Bai family mother and daughter in the past two days?" The more Zhou Xiya missed her mother, the more she hated the Bai family.

"Since the Bai family took the initiative to ask Ying to help with the second young master's marriage and was rejected by the master, the past two days have been very quiet, there is no change, but the second miss has been going out every day for the past two days, either to visit the silver building or to visit the clothing store, and the people who followed him came back to report that the second lady bought a lot of clothes and jewelry."

Zhou Xiya sneered, the Bai family thought that if she handed over the housekeeping of the kitchen, the Bai family would be able to be the master of the house as before? also took the initiative to ask for the second brother's marriage, she laughed in her heart at that time, but her face didn't show it, but her father is not so easy to speak, a sentence "You are not a wife or concubine, what qualifications do you have to deal with Xun'er's marriage"

This sentence of no wife and no concubine made Bai's face extremely pale, there is nothing more lethal than saying this sentence from his father's mouth, how much Bai cares about his father, how embarrassed he is.

As for Zhou Xiwan, it is estimated that she is dressed up carefully to go to the Three Princes' Mansion, if she doesn't help Zhou Xiwan, she seems to be sorry for Zhou Xiwan's enthusiasm.

Soon it was the birthday of the third princess, and after Zhou Xiya got up, Shiqin took a few clothes and asked Zhou Xiya to choose which one to wear.

Zhou Xiya casually chose a light blue twiggling plum long jacket, and the waist was tightened, which can better show the woman's Lingling figure, the lower body of the same color skirt, and the unique cut, not only will not look bloated, but more elegant, not to be so outstanding and eye-catching, as long as it is elegant and generous.

Today's protagonist is the third princess of the family, if the guest is dressed better than the host, isn't it to steal the limelight, and the Zhou family is very eye-catching, Miss Zhou's first appearance, the prince has a different mind, as the hostess, I definitely don't want to see the people of the Zhou family steal everyone's attention, and they are still high-profile on the chassis of others, which can only be said to be self-inflicted.

Don't say that Zhou Xiya doesn't have that mind, even if she has that mind, she won't do anything on this occasion today, make the third princess unhappy, no matter what people say, she is also a princess, isn't it simple to find a reason to clean up the young lady of the minister's house, but unfortunately Zhou Xiwan can't see it clearly, she is bent on attracting the attention of the three princes, but she forgot the wise saying that she shot the first bird.

"Miss, how about wearing this set of sapphire jewelry, this is the jewelry given to you by the old woman, this is a gift from the queen of the previous dynasty, it has been hundreds of years, but it is still so beautiful, there is no trace of time at all, this set is also very suitable for your clothes today." Shiqin carefully opened a jewelry box.

"It's a good match for today's clothes, but forget it, when people celebrate their birthdays, I won't steal the limelight, just use that set of pearl jewelry." Zhou Xiya shook her head, looking at the shining jewelry in front of her, Zhou Xiya couldn't help but have an idea, "I remember that there is also a set of ruby jewelry in the warehouse, that is, the one I said I don't like very much, that set of jewelry is even more dazzling than this set of sapphire jewelry, you personally go to give it to the second lady, tell her that this is the jewelry from the palace, and she will accept it." ”

Although Shiqin wondered why the young lady gave such a beautiful jewelry to someone she hated, she still obeyed the order.

Shiqin didn't ask, but Jinxiu didn't ask, she has been learning how to comb her hair with clothes and jewelry, she knows her own shortcomings, now Shiqin is out, she took the pearl head, put it on for Miss, and asked: "Miss, that's what the old lady gave you, how did you give it away, that set of jewelry can't be bought with money." ”

"If this piece of jewelry can get the result I want, it shows its value, and it doesn't have to be on my head." Zhou Xiya gently stroked the round pearl on a pearl ring she was wearing in her hand, and the corners of her mouth were slightly upturned, Zhou Xiwan was a person who was proud and inferior, if she knew that it was the jewelry of the queen of the previous dynasty, she would definitely wear it, and she would have something to look at at at the time.

She didn't like that set of jewelry, and she also felt that she was too young to wear such luxurious jewelry, and she was afraid that she would not be able to suppress the brilliance of the jewelry itself.

Shiqin was brought into the house by the little maid, bypassing the screen, and saw Zhou Xiwan sitting in front of the dresser with a dissatisfied face, the maid combed Zhou Xiwan's hair with a sincere fear, the bed and various clothes, there were many pairs of shoes on the ground, and the table was full of jewelry, Bai Shi sat on the side drinking tea, and his expression was a little helpless.

"What's the matter" Zhou Xiwan asked impatiently, and reached out to take down the phoenix hairpin on her head and scolded the maid next to her, "Will you match jewelry, will this phoenix hairpin match my clothes today?" ”

"The slave should die, the slave and the maid will pick it for the young lady again." The maid hurriedly looked for suitable jewelry on the table.

Maybe she was too nervous, or maybe she was too scared of Zhou Xiwan, her hand shook, and a box of jewelry fell off the table and scattered all over the ground.

"You're going to die, what are you doing with your eyes, such precious jewelry fell for me, you don't know the value of this set of jewelry can buy you a hundred, you can't get a bead on it if you sell it, and you're still stunned What are you doing, don't pick it up for me, useless things." Zhou Xiwan twisted the maid's arm hard, and the little maid squatted to pick up the jewelry on the ground with tears in her eyes.

"Wan'er, what are you doing, no matter how anxious you are, you can't take the maid out of anger, don't worry, your sister will wait for you, she won't come to urge you, you kid is really angry." Bai Shi frowned and said with a smile, she didn't want any bad reputation for her daughter outside, especially not to let Zhou Xiya see jokes, this girl, I don't know what's wrong today, she is in such a hurry, she has lost her usual security, is it important to go to the birthday banquet of the third princess?

"You're Ya'er's side, right, Ya'er asked you to come over, but what's the matter?" Bai asked with a smile.

"That's the case, Miss sent me to send a set of jewelry to the second Miss, this set of jewelry is a precious head given by Queen Yulon in the previous dynasty, it is of great significance, Miss is very cherished, but Miss said that she can't get all the good things, you are sisters, you have a share, naturally you have a share, so I specially let the slave send it." Shiqin placed the jewelry on the table and opened it.

"Isn't this the set of jewelry that my mother collected? I didn't expect to give it to Ya'er, Ya'er, this kid is really generous. Bai's eyes flashed with jealousy, that old woman must have given Zhou Xiya a lot of good things, this set of jewelry was brought out once by the old woman on her fiftieth birthday, won full applause, and everyone sought after, but now Zhou Xiya sent it to Wan'er.

"I don't want it, I have my own jewelry, I don't need her to give it to me." Although dazzled by jewelry, Zhou Xiwan still has a strong sense of self-esteem.

"Hehe, you kid, what else is there to shirk between your sisters, you can take what your sister gave you, don't waste your sister's kindness, okay, Shiqin, we accepted this jewelry, take us thank Ya'er." The Bai family directly evicted the guest.

After Shiqin left, Zhou Xiwan turned around and looked at Bai's dissatisfaction and said: "Mother, why did you accept the jewelry sent by Zhou Xiya, she treats us as Huazi who have no money, and we can't afford it ourselves, so we have to come here to show off and humiliate me." ”

"Who said she was here to show off, don't forget, she has amnesia, and she doesn't have so much malice towards us, maybe she really came to give you jewelry sincerely, and aren't you dissatisfied with these jewelry, isn't this just the right one? You don't know this set of jewelry, how many ladies saw the light in their eyes, Empress Qingren is the queen favored by the emperor, this set of head is carefully polished and carved by craftsmen for more than a year, the gems are foreign tribute of characteristic gemstones, rare in China, extraordinary value, you wear this set of jewelry, doesn't it seem that my daughter is shy and moving, glamorous and extraordinary, extraordinary, and extravagant, when the time comes, you can press so a woman. Bai patted Zhou Xiwan's shoulders and looked at her daughter in the mirror, her daughter was the most beautiful.

Zhou Xiwan touched the jewelry lightly, she also liked this set of jewelry very much, and she liked it at first sight when she opened it, but her self-esteem made her unable to pull her face.

It's almost time, Zhou Xiya came to the gate of the mansion first, the carriage was already waiting beside her, Zhou Xiya was telling the people next to her something, and saw the Bai mother and daughter walking slowly, and saw the dazzling jewelry on Zhou Xiwan's head, Zhou Xiya smiled.

"My sister is really beautiful today, but I can compare my sister to me, aunt, Sister Wan'er is really with you, she looks so good, when you go out, others will say that you are sisters, and you will never think that you are mother and daughter." Zhou Xiya was very happy to step forward and take Zhou Xiwan's hand and look up and down, Bai's appearance is indeed good, Zhou Xiwan also followed Bai's good appearance, Lingling's figure, charming face, but unfortunately, her heart is black.

"Hehe, you kid is really good at talking, aunt is old, you are the best time to be in your life, you can't compare to you." Who doesn't like to hear nice words.

Zhou Xiwan rolled her eyes, sycophant, she was good-looking and said Zhou Xiya.