At the end of the unitary time, the sun enters the West Mountain, the sunset on the horizon is in full bloom, and the afterglow falls on the flower stand in the Jinlin Courtyard, and the whole yard has warmth.

After Shen Rong came out of Sister Lan'er's house, she came up with sleepiness, she was lying on the hot kang that burned the earth dragon, her mind was confused, one time it was her mother, and the other time it was Zhou Shimin, and the blood-stained Dongling jade silk golden hairpin stabbed her like a fierce wind, she woke up and wet her entire back.

She looked at Dongmei, who hurriedly lifted the beaded curtain and came in, and then looked at the luodian bronze mirror in the room, the pear wood vermilion lacquer dressing table, and the ebony carved embroidered screen across the outer room outside the bead curtain.

Suddenly, this is her boudoir, and she is only ten years old now.

"The girl has nightmares again." Dongmei waited beside Shen Rong, "The slave maid just asked for benzoin from Mama Fang, and the slave maid will order it." ”

Dongmei lit incense in the incense burner and said, "After a while, the girl should go to Fuhua Temple, the girl just got up, there is a hot sweat on her body, and when the hot sweat dries, it will be almost the same." ”

Dongmei's small body, but she was unambiguous in her work, she took out a hibiscus-colored moire straight gown from the compartment, and took out a soft silver light lily skirt.

When Mama Fang came over, Shen Rong was already dressed up, she was sitting on the pear blossom wooden chair, looking at the appearance reflected in the luodian bronze mirror, some familiar and some unfamiliar.

She gently stroked her eyebrows, unlike Sister Lan, she was not as gentle and quiet as her, nor was she as gentle and supple as her mother, but like her uncle, her eyebrows were in a bun, slightly sharp, her apricot eyes were black and white, and her facial features were prominent, which was quite heroic.

"Girl, it's time for us to go." Dongmei reminded Shen Rong in a low voice behind her.

Out of the house, on the corridor, Shen Lan also came out.

Shen Lan glanced at her, and the two of them walked down the corridor one after the other.

"When did you talk about that box?"

Shen Lan, who was walking in front, suddenly spoke, Shen Rong was stunned, and immediately replied: "It's a few days after the end of last year, when you are born, there will be a gift every year." ”

If she and Shen Lan are coincidental, it is probably that although they are five years apart, they were born on the same day, both of which are the fifth birthdays of the second lunar month.

"Really?" Shen Lan stopped in front of her, thinking that something was wrong, and suddenly quickened her pace.

After meeting with their mothers in the outer courtyard, they went to Fuhua Temple together.

In the Fuhua Courtyard, the maids were busy up and down, and Mama Gui stood under the porch, commanding in an orderly manner.

"After the day, it's cheaper for you little hooves, these two days, all the snacks are served, and the newly brought vegetables and meat are all put in the ice cellar, flowing purple, you check the account first."

"Fangcao, talk to the kitchen, add steamed minced pork and eggs, three fresh ducks, almond tofu, the second lady, the second girl, the third girl is here, what do you want to eat, the old lady ordered, this time the lady and girls want to eat, you can tell the kitchen in advance."

"I'm tired of Mama Gui, what you just said is fine." Zhao said, ready to enter the house.

"Mama Gui, I'll order a seven emerald soup." I don't know where a voice came out.

"Okay, add a dish of seven green soup to the eldest girl." Mama Gui smiled crookedly.

Shen Hui nodded with satisfaction, squeezed her eyebrows and smiled with Shen Lan who came over, and then entered the room briskly.

In the flower hall, except for the four-room one, the other three rooms have arrived.

Shen Pingyuan and Shen Pingshi also returned.

The old lady was listening to the two of them tell interesting stories on the way, and the ladies also stood aside and listened.

"Mother, when I came back this time, I happened to meet the Qi family's convoy, they came from the capital this time, and asked me about the second brother's church meeting." It was the third old man Shen Pingshi who spoke.

Shen Pingcheng has been away for more than ten years, and most of the famous families in Yong'an City are not familiar with him, so when he comes back to take office this time, he naturally wants to hold a church meeting to bring the Shen family closer to them.

Shen Rong heard the Qi family, and sighed in his heart, the Qi family, the church, it was at the church meeting, the Qi family and the Shen family gradually began to move around frequently, the Qi family and the Shen family are different, they are real veteran families, the old lady of Qi, once served as the secretary of the ministry, his wife is the eldest daughter of the military department, his sister is the current queen mother, and his son is the eldest master Qi Daichun, and now he is the secretary of the Ministry of Officials in Beijing. Old Madam Qi's niece is the Prince and Princess of England, and this layer after layer of relationship is unimaginable.

Old Madam Shen took a fancy to this, so when the Qi family was courting for the eldest son Qi Yuedong, because Sister Hui had already been engaged, the old lady quickly settled on Shen Lan.

Shen Rong thought of what happened later, and his scalp tingled for a while.

I saw the old lady's eyes flashing: "Qi family? In this way, the Heisei church will come together. In the afternoon, Mrs. Shen also discussed with Shen Pingcheng whether she should post it to the Qi family, and now, the problem is solved.

"That's probably what it means, but it's the eldest son of Qi and the second son of Qi who are back from the Qi family."

"It's okay, Old Lady Qi won't return to Yong'an City after his term of office expires." The old lady thought for a moment and looked at the Yang family: "The two sons of the Qi family suddenly came back from Beijing, I don't know why, you look for an opportunity to inquire." ”

"Huh." The eldest lady agreed, her sister Yang Pei married the second master of Qi, the second master of Qi was not like the eldest master of Qi to be an official in Beijing, so he stayed in Yong'an City, was very idle, and had a son, who was a classmate of Brother Wu.

Old Madam Shen fell on Shen Lan's body again, and said to the Zhao family: "I haven't said goodbye to Sister Lan before, because you and Pingcheng are not around, and now that you are dragging you back, you can't delay Sister Lan anymore, you should pay attention to it at the church meeting and bother to think about it." ”

Speaking of family affairs, Shen Lan's face was full of crimson and lowered his face.

When it was time to eat, the fourth lady led the two girls into the house, and as soon as they entered the house, they stepped forward and hugged Mrs. Shen: "Mother, tell me about these two little ghosts, they have been tossing in the yard for most of the day, and they are clamoring to write a letter to Ping Yuan, and I will talk about it for a long time, so I won't make trouble." ”

The fourth lady Li and Mrs. Shen are aunts and nephews, and Shen Pingyuan is her most beloved son, and the Li family has no rules with her, and she doesn't say anything.

The old lady pushed Li away and glanced at her, but there was a smile on her face: "I see that you are lazy yourself." ”

Li Shi stuck to it like a plaster: "Mother, Pingyuan only comes back once in half a year, can Sister Lin and Sister Zhi not want to?" Don't talk about them, I know my mother wants to too. ”

"You!" At the mention of Shen Pingyuan, the old lady was overjoyed, and waved her hand, "Okay, let's eat." ”

A few little brothers and a few old men set up a table in the flower hall, and their ladies set up two black lacquered wooden tables on the kang in the west room and ate there.

Li folded his hands and smiled and led the two girls into the inner room.

The big family pays attention to food and sleep, and under the yellow light, only the sound of the clinking of dishes and chopsticks can be heard, Shen Rong moved the chopsticks, and he had no thoughts, and he only thought about how to prevent the marriage between his sister and the Qi family.