In the morning, Xia Qingyun was restless, wanting to take care of business matters but couldn't keep his spirits up.

Qingmei came in with two posts in her hand, and the person who sent the post left not long ago.

"Sister Qingyun, the second lady of the Shangshu family of the Ministry of War invites you to participate in the day after tomorrow. There is another post, sent by the Seventh Prince, asking you to attend a tea party in his courtyard on February 2. ”

The military department Shangshu has always been good friends with the Si Hong family, and he naturally wants to go. As for the tea party of the Seven Princes, Xia Qingyun was a little undecided.

Qingmei said: "The person who sent the post specially confessed, saying that several princesses and county lords will participate, please be sure to go." ”

Xia Qingyun was a little surprised, the Seventh Prince should have also heard about the fight between the Lord of Changping and the Third Princess, why did he still put the two of them together, isn't this afraid that the world will not be chaotic.

She took out her post and told Qingmei to go to the eldest princess's mansion and ask the eldest princess if she participated. To be honest, she really didn't have the heart to deal with those delicate princesses and the eldest lady of the official eunuchs. If the eldest princess goes, she should be her companion.

As soon as Qingmei left, the next person came to report again, saying that the emperor had asked to see him in the south.

"Xiaomin congratulates the county lord!" As soon as the emperor came in, he arched his hand and congratulated.

On that day, Xia Qingyun got engaged, and Ben also sent him a wedding card. Unfortunately, Huangfu went south to a silk workshop in a neighboring province to stock up on goods, but failed to make it back.

Xia Qingyun asked with a smile: "My goods have been sent to Liwan, when will the prince of the emperor leave?" ”

Huangfu waved his hand to the south and said, "Not busy." I don't want to go too far this time. There's nothing to barter on Kuroban except for gems, and he's got your two boats with him. This time, I only went to Nanyang and Xifan. Change some glass products and spices, and you can come back in about half a year. ”

Xia Qingyun brewed two eight-treasure teas, smiled and handed them to Huangfu to the south.

"My ship will be entrusted to you, and 10% of the profits will be used as custody fees, can Childe be satisfied?"

Huangfu waved his hand to the south with a big grin: "The county lord is too outward, what kind of custody fee, it's just a gesture, how can I take advantage of you." ”

Xia Qingyun said with a smile: "Favors are favors, business belongs to business, don't mix them up." ”

"Okay. It's up to you. Huangfu took a sip of the bowl to the south. I'm here today to ask about something. I heard that the county lord won two games in a row at the Shangyuan Lantern Festival, which not only kept the territory of Qi State, but also forced Suhelek to agree to revoke the checkpoints on the trade road. If the trade route is smooth, what procedures do you need to go through to open the customs and trade? ”

It has only been a few days since the Huangfu family got the news. It seems that Huangfu Huazang has not worked in vain for many years.

She smiled lightly: "I can't say anything about this either." It is necessary to wait for General Zhenyuan to return from the northwest. I asked the emperor to know. ”

Huangfu joked to the south: "I thought you were the first to get the moon near the water, it seems that I was in a hurry." Then ask the county lord to help you remember.

"That's nature." Xia Qingyun took a bite to come.

Listening to Huangfu's tone to the south, he should have taken over the comprehensive management of Huangfu's business one after another. The two chatted for a while. The emperor stood up to the south and took his leave.

When he walked out of the door, he sighed secretly, the gap in status made him destined to be unable to compete with her. However, he will give her the greatest support in his own way.

Qingmei came back from the eldest princess's mansion and said that the eldest princess promised to go to the meeting, and asked her to go with her.

Two days later. Early in the morning, Xia Qingyun was bathing and changing, and Qingmei reported that the eldest princess had come with the county lord of Anping.

She hurriedly instructed Qingju to ask the eldest princess and Shan'er to wait in the living room first.

Qingmei hung the selected clothes on the shelf and said, "The eldest princess said that Shan'er knew that you were going too, and as soon as she came out of the house, she would make a fuss to see you, so she brought her over and waited for you to go with her." ”

Because she was going to watch the ceremony, the clothes chosen by Qingmei were more festive. A set of pale pink brocade robes, the neckline, cuffs, and placket are inlaid with light purple lace, embroidered with silver thread with moire, and a circle of light gray rabbit fur. After combing her sideburns, Qingmei picked out the latest style of pale pink palace flower with pearls and put it in a bun.

When she came to the living room, Shan'er was nibbling on a piece of peach crisp with a cup of steaming milk in front of her.

The eldest princess smiled: "This child refuses to eat well at home, but when he comes to you, he has an appetite." ”

Xia Qingyun walked up to Shan'er and stroked her head with a smile, "Children are like this, they like to eat other people's food. In our Beixi village, it is said that children who eat 100 family meals grow stronger. ”

The eldest princess looked at her with a little envy in her eyes. Xia Qingyun is tall and tall, but his skeleton is small, even if he wears a thick brocade robe, he still can't hide his slender figure. Since she gave birth to Shan'er, her figure has been a little fat, and she looks a little bloated if she wears more.

"It's still good to be young, my sister is wearing this pink and tender body, it really looks like a person in a New Year's painting."

"My sister is also dressed up beautifully today." Xia Qingyun smiled and sat down beside Shan'er. The eldest princess wore a water-blue brocade robe today, and the skirt was embroidered with blue-purple trumpet flowers, which looked fresh and elegant. Although the figure is a little rounded, it just reflects the demeanor of a young woman.

Coincidentally, the palace flower on the hairpin on the eldest princess's head is the same as Xia Qingyun's, but the color is slightly darker.

The eldest princess also saw it, and said with a smile: "I thought that today was a good day for others, so I dressed up more festively, but who knew that I picked the same palace flower as my sister." My sister won't mind, right? ”

"I should say this to my sister." Xia Qingyun smiled and instructed Qingmei to fetch a few more palace flowers and replace the ones on her head.

The eldest princess hurriedly stopped, "Don't be busy, it's the same, and those who are too talkative don't dare to chew their tongues in front of us." ”

After Shan'er finished eating the pastry, Xia Qingyun took Qingmei and Xue'er to set off with the eldest princess.

When they arrived at Shangshu Mansion, there were already many guests, and there was a lively scene at the entrance of the mansion, with many luxurious carriages parked.

As soon as Xia Qingyun got out of the car, he immediately attracted the attention of many people. A few female dependents were just about to whisper, but when they saw the eldest princess and the county lord of Anping also getting down from the carriage, they immediately stopped talking.

The eldest princess's temper is notoriously unreasonable, not to mention them, even the third and fourth princesses in the palace dare not provoke her.

Qingmei and Cher followed behind. Qingmei was carrying a big vermilion lacquer food box, which was a cream cake made by Xia Qingyun yesterday. Xue'er is holding a bamboo box, and inside the bamboo box is the newly made best Bitan drifting snow.

The eldest princess's maid walked with the two of them, also carrying a brocade box in her hand, and the eldest princess prepared a set of delicate jade heads.

Mrs. Zhao of the Ministry of War brought her eldest daughter, Shangguan Wenyan, to greet her in person.

The living room is very lively, as soon as you enter the door, the fragrant breeze blows, and the ladies and ladies dressed up are gathering together to chat. Seeing Xia Qingyun and others coming in, the living room was immediately quiet for a few seconds. (To be continued......)