The next day, the Chen family was preparing for entering the palace early in the morning. Chen Wenhui had already figured out what clothes to wear on the road, but at the moment she just asked the eldest girl Qiubi to take them out for her mother Bai's check.

Bai saw that his daughter was preparing a garnet red skirt, and there was a cotton skirt inside the skirt, which looked good and warm. The top is wearing a small padded jacket with autumn fragrance, and the outside is a sapphire blue placket jacket, with pretty teeth, which looks noble and beautiful. On the side of the skirt is a jade pendant of a white jade double fish, and on the other side hangs a purse with a sapphire blue four-sided buckle, which contains some small delicate gold ingots, some plum blossoms, and some fruit-shaped.

There were little red sheepskin boots on his feet, and Bai nodded and said, "This is very good, warm and beautiful, but what kind of hairstyle do you want to comb?" What kind of jewelry to wear? ”

Chen Wenhui hurriedly asked Qiu Bi to put all the jewelry out to see, Qiu Bi said: "I am going to comb the girl in a double bun, and the hair hanging down in the back is stored with ribbons." On the top of the double ring, there is a pair of jasper lotus hairpins, a pair of red gold inlaid gemstones, a pair of pearl flowers of southern pearls, and a circle of fine silk flowers. "After that, all the jewelry was sent to the Bai family to see.

Bai Shi looked, the jade used for the jasper lotus hairpin is very crystal clear, the water color is clear, the workmanship is also very good, the lotus pod is as if it is real, the gems of the red gold are all large sapphires and rubies, made into the shape of begonia flowers, the long string of gold beads hanging below, and the bottom of the red gold fish shape of the pendant, the small fish looks very smart. The bead flowers of Nanzhu are also well-made, and the pearls are all round pearls with lotus seeds and rice size. However, the silk flowers are very special, tiny and small, made into the shape of jasmine, and exude the fragrance of jasmine.

Bai said: "There are not many pieces of jewelry, but they are all exquisite, and they must not be comparable to the jewelry made in these shops in the capital, and even the Ministry of Internal Affairs cannot make such exquisite jewelry." ”

Chen Wenhui said with a smile: "These jewelry are all designed by me and created by people from the Hei family." Only the combination of my clever design and the exquisite skills of the black family can make such a good jewelry come out. In fact, this time, the Hei family is ready to spread Jin Ming to the capital, which is indispensable to make jewelry. I also bought shares, and I want to take this opportunity to promote Jinmingpu. Think it's a live advertisement. ”

Bai Shi smiled: "You, just sit in the eyes of money, the first time an ordinary little girl enters the palace, she suffers from gains and losses, you are good, thinking about selling things in the palace to make money." ”

Wen Hui stuck out her little tongue. Bai asked again: "What kind of collar are you wearing?" What are earrings used for? There are also bracelets to wear a few more, ready to meet the little girl who has a good relationship, so that they can give each other. ”

Qiu Bi hurriedly took out a clip. Check them out one by one and show them to Bai: "Madam, please see, this red gold ruby lantern earrings are going to be worn today." There is also the jewel collar buckle of this camellia that is also worn today, and this one has a total of six bracelets, which are ready to be brought together, and three are worn on one side. In this way, even if you give it away, you will have a pair to wear yourself. ”

Bai Shi saw it and was very satisfied and said, "Qiu Bi is very attentive, this is what you girls have experienced." ”

Qiu Bi smiled humbly, and Wen Hui asked, "Mother, are there many people at today's banquet?" ”

Bai said: "Today's banquet will basically be attended by the princes and nobles and their families, as well as the officials and officials and family members of the fifth rank and above in the capital. There are also those in the noble family who have been entitled. Not to mention, the nobles in the capital, there will be a lot of girls who have not come out of the pavilion, most of them are relatives of the ladies in the palace, they will give the right cards in advance, and they will be allowed to enter the palace. There are also places for the Maison. You can bring the girls of the family, as well as the children of the officials, and the noble girls will come. So, the number of people will definitely exceed 1,000. This time is exquisite, general. Separate seats for men and women. The emperor took the princes and officials and nobles to drink and feast together, and the queen brought the female dependents, but everyone was in one place and could see each other, so such a Chinese New Year's Eve banquet sometimes came with a blind date, and you can see at a glance whose girl is beautiful and whose son's appearance is dignified, so that it is convenient for everyone to kiss. Sometimes there will be emperors or princes who directly fall in love with which girl, and later send someone to ask for marriage. Once, at the Chinese New Year's Eve banquet, an emperor found a horse for his daughter. ”

Wen Hui laughed: "Isn't this a blind date conference?" It's just a blind date meeting between nobles. ”

Bai Shi said with a smile: "It can be regarded as a scene, this is the scene that should be seen in a peaceful and prosperous world, so at the Chinese New Year's Eve banquet, the female relatives are desperately dressed up and look like flowers." ”

Wen Hui said: "Mother, you don't have any thoughts, do you? ”

Bai Shi smiled and said: "This is all for you to guess, in fact, I want to take this opportunity to observe the girls in the capital, so that I can choose a good one for your second brother, so ah, when you little girls who have not been out of the pavilion get together, you should pay more attention to those good girls, who are the same age as your second brother, have the same talent, good character, and outstanding ability." ”

Wen Hui rolled her eyes and said, "Mother, you are really worried about your life, you just finished the marriage for the eldest brother, and you started to think about the second brother, and you are not too tired?" ”

Bai Shi smiled and said: "What's so tiring about this, this is a good thing, you don't care, you just pay attention to the good girl, and you must be cautious." In fact, we are now a good saint, and your aunt is presiding over the palace banquet on behalf of the queen this year, and it is estimated that no one dares to provoke you, but there may be a lot of stammers. But there's nothing wrong with being cautious in everything. ”

Wen Hui understands in her heart that her family is now extraordinary and powerful, she originally relied on the Chen family's big tree, and now she has laid her own foundation in Nanyang and Yizhou Island, and her net worth is rich, and her saints are good, it can be said that she is in the middle of the day, and she doesn't have to worry about anything at all, but her parents have been cautious all their lives, and they still have to give advice.

As he was talking, a mother-in-law came in and said, "Back to the third lady, someone from Princess Lichuan's mansion has come and given a post." ”

After speaking, I will present it. Bai Shi looked at it and said with a smile: "There is no problem now, Princess Lichuan has got you a good seat, by her side, it is a good position that is hard to buy, the closest to the emperor's side, with such a seat, it is estimated that no one will dare to provoke you without opening their eyes." Your position is higher than your cousin Wenfeng's. ”

Wen Hui frowned and asked: "This is strange, although Princess Lichuan is good friends with me, but she is a person who pays great attention to etiquette, how can she arrange me to such a conspicuous and important position regardless of etiquette, if it is to take care of me, you can arrange me to a better position at the next table." ”

As soon as he said this, the Bai family was also a little strange, but the Bai family still ordered to reward the person sent by Princess Lichuan first, and then said: "Otherwise, wait a while for your father to come over and ask your father, but it's a little weird." ”

As he was talking, Chen Yuanheng had already walked in: "I know what you want to ask me, in fact, I got the news early in the morning that Wen Hui's seat is with the princess, and it is not far from our seat." I felt strange, so I asked my eyeliner in the palace about it. They told me that this position was arranged by the emperor himself to the princess. Otherwise, although the princess was favored, she didn't dare to arrange it so casually, after all, Wen Hui had no rank. ”

When Wen Hui heard that it was arranged by the emperor, her mind raced, and she suddenly understood and asked: "Father, the emperor arranged it like this, but it was for the black family on Yizhou Island?" ”

Chen Yuanheng smiled appreciatively: "Hui'er is really smart, I thought of it so quickly, but it is." Now Yizhou Island plays a pivotal role, it is a transit connecting the South Seas, Yizhou Island itself is rich in products, the grain output is very high, and a large amount of grain has been sent to the imperial court for more than a year, otherwise, it is impossible for the imperial court to achieve such a great victory in the use of troops against the barbarians. Therefore, the emperor attaches more and more importance to the affairs of Yizhou Island. Naturally, he pays special attention to the black family. ”

Wen Hui said: "So, the emperor knows about the fact that the Hei family recognizes us as the master?" ”

Chen Yuanheng said incomprehensibly: "Actually, not only the emperor knows, but the patriarch of our Chen family also knows, that is, the Bai family, the Li family, and the Wang family probably know it now." Their network of news is far beyond what you might think. Therefore, our family is hot now, not because I am a second-class official, but because everyone is enthusiastic about the distribution of interests on Yizhou Island, and even about the distribution of interests in the vast territory of Nanyang. This issue, in addition to the patriarchs of various families and the royal family to negotiate, the Hei family is particularly important. ”

Chen Wenhui understood that he was just thinking of the huge economic benefits brought by the development of Nanyang, these big families, the emperor and they were thinking of a more far-reaching issue of power expansion, and they were really not people of the same level. In this way, everyone is estimated to have to fight for the talent that they value most in the black family. But Chen Wenhui doesn't think it's a good thing. She is just a girl, she has not yet married, she has not even grown up, and her power is very weak, that is, her parents and brothers have not yet grown into a sky that can shelter her, so she is still in a very dangerous situation. In this way, this trip to the palace should be cautious. After all, the interests of Nanyang are so huge that they can allow some people to use extraordinary means.

Chen Yuanheng saw the solemn expression on his daughter's face, and knew that his daughter had figured out the trick, and couldn't help but think, this daughter is too smart, sometimes, he doesn't want his daughter to be so smart, it's better to be stupid, so maybe his life will be smoother and happier, but since God gave him such a smart daughter, he has no choice, he can only work hard to grow up and grow into a world that can shelter her.

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The second update is to try to save the manuscript.