Chapter 567: One Birthday
Cheng Jing looked at Yuan with cold eyes and didn't speak for a long time.
Yuan couldn't help but feel chills in his heart, and after self-regulation for a while, he reluctantly showed a smile, ready to bow his head and admit defeat, who knew that before she could speak, Cheng Jing had already said: "Then you can decide for yourself!" ”
After saying that, he walked away.
The maids and women serving in the house were all trembling, eager to be invisible.
Yuan Shi looked at the breath blocked in his chest, he couldn't get in, he couldn't get out, and his face was red with shame.
Min Jia, who lived in the backyard, knew and sneered secretly.
Her mother-in-law is too small-minded.
If this problem is not changed, there will be jokes in the future.
Fortunately, she was about to leave.
Speaking of the fact that she can go to Mianzhu with Cheng Xu, I would like to thank the old lady. If it weren't for her old man to speak, even if she used the matter of the heir as an excuse, I am afraid that the Yuan family would not agree so easily.
Min Jia thought that tomorrow was Brother Yun's first birthday, and Mrs. Guo had been looking forward to Brother Yun growing up peacefully, she thought about it, and asked the personal maid to open the cage for her marriage, took out a piece of peach wood carved peace card to use the box, and brought it over when she went to Chaoyangmen.
It was still early, but the Chaoyang Gate was already full of lights, opening the door to entertain guests.
There are quite a few guests who have come.
When she got off the sedan chair, she ran into the eldest wife and the third wife of the Yuan family.
She knows both wives, and it is not unusual for the eldest lady to come out to socialize on behalf of the Yuan family, but the strange thing is that the third wife, since the third master of the Yuan family has been raising an outer room outside, the third wife has not been out for several days. I don't know why I actually came to participate in Brother Yun's first birthday this time?
Min Jia muttered in her heart, but she didn't dare to show the slightest abnormality, and followed behind the Yuan family and stepped forward to salute the two Yuan ladies with a smile.
The two Mrs. Yuan are Yuan's sister-in-law, that is, Min Jia's cousin-in-law.
With this level of kinship, he is more affectionate than others when he speaks.
Mrs. Yuan said, "When will Jiashan leave Beijing?" His uncle wanted to set up a table at home to see off Jiashan. I think tomorrow will be a good day, how will tomorrow be? ”
Yuan smiled and said "Okay", and a sedan chair was carried over.
A young woman wearing a pomegranate red gown and a stone blue horse-faced skirt was helped down by the mother-in-law who accompanied the sedan chair.
Min Jia looked very angry, and Yuan and Mrs. Yuan were also confused. Apparently not recognized. When Mrs. Yuan San smiled and greeted the woman: "Mrs. Hong also came over, what a rare guest." Speaking of which, we haven't seen each other for four or five years. ”
The woman stepped forward and saluted.
The third lady introduced the woman to Min Jia and the others: "This is the wife of the former Zhejiang Provincial Superintendent Yu Shi Hong, and today in April, Lord Hong returned to the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and Mrs. Hong should have followed her back to Beijing." ”
Since everyone is going to walk in the house of the eunuch in the capital. The first thing to do is figure out who's who.
The third wife's voice fell. The other three knew who she was.
The daughter-in-law of Hong Xiu, the squire of the military department and the governor of Liangguang. That is, the niece and daughter-in-law of Mrs. Hong in the second room of Jiuru Lane.
The second room of Jiuru Lane and the long house were separated, but the people of the Hong family came to participate in the first birthday ceremony of Cheng Chi's eldest son......
Mrs. Yuan smiled: "Lord Hong and Lord Xiao Cheng are colleagues now, right?" ”
Mrs. Hong nodded hurriedly and said with a smile: "Not really." As soon as we returned to Beijing, we heard that Lord Cheng's eldest son was doing a first birthday ceremony. "I asked Mrs. Yuan San again." Hasn't the third master come out yet? I don't know what kind of errand can keep the third master? ”
Yuan Beiyun was a Jinshi earlier than Cheng Chi, and he was also admitted to the Shu Ji Shi and watched politics in the Ministry of Rites, but before the three years of Shu Ji Shi was finished, he couldn't help but resign from the official and wandered around, since the establishment of the country, he was still the first person.
Mrs. Yuan San used to be a little embarrassed to hear others ask like this, but as Yuan Beiyun had something happening every now and then, Mrs. Yuan San no longer took these things seriously. She smiled: "It's like a child, and I don't know when I'll grow up." ”
That's not a good thing!
A few people agreed to two sentences, and then entered the second gate together.
Zhou Shaojin came to greet them in person and accompanied them to salute Mrs. Guo first.
Old Madam Guo didn't ask about Yuan Beiyun, but took Mrs. Yuan's hand and said, "You kid has been steady since he was a child. If Beiyun hadn't married you, no one would have been able to get along with him. You're a blessed one. ”
Mrs. Yuan's eyes were a little moist at this time, and she said, "I will borrow the old lady's auspicious words, and I will wait." ”
As she spoke, Mrs. Song came over with the married Miss Song.
Everyone had to say hello again.
By the time Min Jia came out of Tingxiang Courtyard, it was already three poles in the sun.
She took advantage of Zhou Shaojin to send them out, handed the box with the wooden card to Zhou Shaojin, and said with a smile: "This is what I went to Lingyin Temple to ask for in the past, and I opened the light and gave it to Brother Yun to wear and play." ”
The first birthday gift was sent over to Xinglin Hutong a long time ago.
This can be regarded as Min Jia's gift to Yun Ge'er alone.
Min Jia has always been cold and indifferent to Zhou Shaojin after marrying in, and Zhou Shaojin can't figure out why she suddenly changed her attitude. But since Min Jia has a friendly attitude, Zhou Shaojin will not hold it.
She smiled and thanked Min Jia.
I don't know why, Min Jia breathed a sigh of relief inexplicably.
She smiled and caught up with Yuan and the others.
Yuan said: "What are you talking about with Zhou?" ”
Min Jia had no intention of saying anything more to her, and said perfunctorily with a smile: "Brother Yun is one year old, I congratulated the fourth aunt a few words." ”
Yuan really didn't ask any more.
They sat in the flower hall for a while, and the flower hall was almost full.
Yuan sat next to him and talked to people who were close to him on weekdays.
Min Jia saw that Qiu and Xie were there to help Zhou Shaojin entertain guests, thought about it, and followed.
There is something to do, as if it is an auspicious time in a glance, and Brother Yun is about to catch Zhou in the hall.
The wives and grandmothers sitting on this side of the flower hall almost followed, but the older generation in the study and Tingxiang Courtyard only arrived with Mrs. Guo and Mrs. Pengcheng.
In the hall, there is a large desk bookcase, a scarlet felt carpet, and fish bags, peach wood swords, pen and ink inkstones, and books from hundreds of schools of thought are placed...... A large table was set up with a wide variety of dishes.
Someone among the female dependents said about their children's arrest of Zhou when they were young: "...... Grabbed a pen. Now I've grown up. Nothing else, but the book is well-read. ”
Everyone responded.
Zhou Shaojin walked out with Brother Yun in her arms.
The little man wore a festive red dress, wore a golden red gold collar and hung a longevity lock, his hair was black and shiny, his skin was fair and clean, his big eyes were as black as black grapes, and his long eyelashes were dense and curled, like a small fan.
It was the first time Yun Ge'er had seen so many people.
He was a little shy and hid in Zhou Shaojin's arms and looked out.
Zhou Shaojin gently stroked his back and coaxed him in a low voice: "It's okay." It's okay. Everyone saw that Brother Yun was beautiful and obedient. I like it very much, that's why I look around you. You can go to the long case and get something you like for your mother. Mother will take you to your grandmother to eat delicious food. Good no good? ”
Yun Ge'er didn't know if he understood, nodded his head, and his eyes shifted brightly to the objects placed on the bookcase.
Zhou Shaojin carefully put the child on the long case.
Cheng Chi came in with the male guests who came to watch the ceremony.
Yun Ge'er grinned. shouted "Daddy" at Cheng Chi.
Cheng Chi walked over and touched his head lovingly. said, "Take something you like and give it to Daddy." ”
Yun Ge'er was happy. Giggling, he walked somewhat unsteadily to the middle of the bookcase, and sat down. I looked left and right for a long time and took the fish bag.
Mrs. Peng Cheng smiled and said, "Our Brother Yun will definitely be a big official in the future." ”
As a result, before her words fell, Yun Ge'er grabbed the peachwood sword on the side again.
Mrs. Song smiled: "Ouch, it's still both civil and military." ”
Mrs. Guo smiled.
Yun Ge'er lost the fish bag and the peach wood sword in his hand and grabbed the abacus not far away.
The abacus represents the merchants.
Now everyone's expressions are a little depressed.
Zhou Shaojin felt that it didn't matter.
Fan Liu said that she also grabbed a pen when she was a child, but she didn't have much knowledge.
Zhou Shaojin was about to step forward to touch Brother Yun, but Brother Yun lost his abacus again and grabbed the ink strip wrapped in red gold thread in front of him.
The atmosphere in the hall changed.
Someone joked: "Okay, okay, our Brother Yun will be a scholar in the future." ”
At this time, the child was picked up, and the catch was over, which was the final foreshadowing.
That's why everyone breathed a sigh of relief!
Zhou Shaojin pursed her lips and smiled, ready to pick up Brother Yun.
Brother Yun lost the gold thread, and I grabbed it aside and grabbed a handful of green onions.
Green onion means smart.
Everyone was stunned.
Yun Ge'er had already stuffed the green onion into his mouth.
Caught off guard, Zhou Shaojin couldn't stop it at all.
Brother Yun cried out loud with a "wow".
Zhou Shaojin hurriedly hugged his son, while helping to clean up the green onions in his mouth, while coaxing Brother Yun: "Don't cry, don't cry!" You're going to spit it out. Mother will get you honey water right away. But she complained in her heart that although it was her own idea to put the green onions, she didn't let them put the real green onions, so that they could find out the jade shallots in her cage box to find out .......
Brother Yun cried loudly, pinching the green onion and refusing to let go.
Zhou Shaojin had no choice but to let him pinch it.
Seeing this, the concierge smiled and said: "Our birthday boy Weng caught green onions today, which means that our Brother Yun is very smart, and he will do everything in the future!" ”
Such an explanation is not bad.
Cheng Chi smiled and beckoned everyone to go to the flower hall or the front yard to eat.
Zhou Shaojin took Brother Yun back to the house to drink honey peak water, and took the opportunity to teach Brother Yun a lesson: "In the future, you can't take anything and stuff it into your mouth without looking at it, you know?" ”
Brother Yun nodded with tears in his eyes.
Zhou Shaojin was heartbroken.
took Mifeng water and fed it to Brother Yun to soothe his emotions.
Someone leaned against the door and gave him a high-five.
Zhou Shaojin looked up, but saw Ji Ying wearing a gown with stone blue printed with silver-white phoenix tail flowers, standing against the light as if smiling, and her red lips were like blooming pomegranate flowers.
"Ji Hotaru, why are you here!" Zhou Shaojin jumped up, stood up with the child in his arms.
"I'm here to attend Brother Yun'er's first birthday!" Ji Ying smiled, walked in lazily, looked at Brother Yun with a smile, and said, "Uncle Yun, good job!" I'm afraid that you caught a fish bag like your father did when he was a child, and finally went to take the two-rank Jinshi exam. ”
Yun Ge'er looked at the strange Jiying, and shouted "Daddy" behind her in confusion.
"Cheng Zichuan?!" Ji Yinghua's face was pale, and she jumped up and hid behind Zhou Shaojin.
The wind blows green bamboo outside the door, where is the shadow of Cheng Chi.
The crowd burst into laughter.
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※(To be continued......)