Chapter 140: Gift-giving
It was not difficult to inquire about the small banquet before and after the festival of the ladies in the capital, and it didn't take long for Shui Er to find out the matter clearly, and the Lin family really had a little daughter, Miss Lin Si, who held a small banquet, and the time was exactly this afternoon.
Hearing the news, Han Jiangxue asked Shui'er to prepare a generous gift, and planned to go to the Lin Mansion in the afternoon.
"Miss, are you going to go to the Lin Mansion in person in a moment?" Seeing Shui Er handing out gifts on the side, Zi Yue asked, "Do you want to give the fourth lady of the Lin family a name sticker to say hello in advance?" ”
Ziyue knew that the Lin family did not invite their own young lady, so she thought that the young lady would personally go there this time to definitely be the Lin family's favorite Lin Xiaoxiao from the eldest young master, otherwise it would be impossible to attend these irrelevant small banquets, especially this kind of gathering of ordinary official ladies.
"No need, just go directly when the time comes, anyway, I'm not here to make trouble, the Lin family shouldn't have any plans for my uninvited arrival." Han Jiangxue shook her head, and then Han Shui'er, who was busy, said: "Shui'er, you can help me pick out a more expensive jewelry alone, preferably a hairpin, step shake or something, and just give it to me directly after picking it." ”
When Shui Er heard this, she responded, put down the gifts to be prepared on the scene at hand for the time being, and picked the things that the eldest lady pointed out first.
"Ziyue, how is the situation on Han Yajing's side these days? Didn't you say a few days ago that she always ran to the second and third aunts? "When she came back from learning the piano in the past few days, Ziyue always had this more similar situation in the content she reported. This will be idle anyway, Han Jiangxue asked casually.
"Yes. It's still the same these days, but when I go to the second lady's place, I just sit down and say a few words and leave. On the third lady's side, it was much different, and the stay was very long. It seems that the relationship with the third lady is getting hotter and hotter. Ziyue said: "But what they say is all gossip, and there is nothing special. Since the day before yesterday, she also asked the third lady to teach her a new embroidery method that is becoming popular recently, and she stayed for a long time, and she didn't know what tricks she was playing. ”
Hearing this, Han Jiangxue didn't say anything, but just hummed to indicate that she knew.
Ziyue saw this. He also said: "Miss, I always feel that Han Yajing always goes to the third lady to learn new embroidery methods, chatting and passing the time. Sometimes they muttered something in private, and it wasn't necessarily what they said, otherwise I would go and ask the third lady secretly for you. ”
"No, you don't have to worry about this, just let them go. Just remember to keep watching. You should pay attention to it every day, and feel free to report any special circumstances. Han Jiangxue rejected Ziyue's proposal, and did not seem to be worried, but instead showed a smile on her face, as if there was something funny.
In this way, Ziyue naturally didn't say anything more, and she just wanted to come to Miss Know.
After a while, Shui'er sent an extremely valuable jade hosta that had been picked out to Han Jiangxue for him to see. Han Jiangxue couldn't remember when she got this hosta. The identity of the eldest daughter is here. No matter what outsiders thought of her before, it didn't affect the number of expensive gifts. She has saved a lot of such good things over the years. I don't like to wear any ornaments on weekdays, so I keep them there for various purposes.
"It looks pretty good, that's it." After looking at it for a while, Han Jiangxue was very satisfied with Shui'er's eyes, and did not put it back into the brocade box, but directly inserted it on her head and wore it.
"Shui'er, you go and prepare two more delicate and valuable gifts, and send them to the second and third ladies respectively at that time." Han Jiangxue asked Shui'er to prepare two more in one breath: "The second uncle and the third uncle have been away from home for a long time, and the New Year is approaching, but I can't treat the two good aunts slowly." ”
Hearing this order, Shui Er reminded: "Miss, the New Year's gifts have been given to the second and third ladies two days ago, which is twice as much as before, and it is already very heavy." ”
"It was sent by me, the representative of the Han family, who is in charge, and this will make you prepare for me, who is a niece, to be filial to them. To prepare is, not too much, fine and fresh to appear to be more thoughtful. Han Jiangxue reminded again: "Remember to step on the middle point when you send it, it's best to follow Han Yajing into the door, send it in front of her, and make your mouth sweeter, say a few nice words in public, and convey to me what the two aunts need, just speak out, they are all a family, you don't have to be polite." ”
"Yes!" Shui Er naturally understood the eldest lady's intentions now, and happily agreed, and then went to work on her things.
Han Jiangxue's grandfather has a total of five children, except for Han Feng, the only one sister-in-law, the others are all from the concubine room. Not counting the two aunts who got married, my father himself has two younger brothers who are just over 30 years old. They have already married and have their own wives and children, although the two families also live in the Han family's mansion, but they have always been very peaceful, and they have never liked to stir up trouble like the best brothers in other big families.
Although Han Jiangxue's second uncle is young, he has been an official in Huaizhou, and he has been an official in office for the past two years, and he is very busy, so he rarely comes back. However, family letters must arrive every month, not only to the wife and children in the house, but also to her father letters are also quite frequent, and the brother has a good relationship.
The third uncle is not an official and does not like to do business, he likes to travel around the world, and he stays in the Han family very little in a year, and when he came back last year, he also took his son, who was less than ten years old, out to travel. When Han Jiangxue's grandfather was alive, he said that this youngest son was unreliable, and he made up his mind several times to change the character of the third child, so that he could follow the two brothers or do something serious for officials or business, but he never succeeded, and over time he no longer insisted on it.
The two uncles have been absent from the house for many years, but fortunately, the two aunts are all the kind of knowledgeable and virtuous temperament, plus when the Liu family was in charge of the family in the past, they also did a good job in the face, so they got along harmoniously and harmoniously, and there was nothing unpleasant.
Compared with the temperament of Han Jiangxue's two aunts, it is normal for Han Yajing to get closer to the third aunt now. The third aunt is shallow-faced, and she has always been an excellent talker, whether she wants to or not, she is the kind of person who doesn't refuse much. In contrast, the second aunt is much more principled and better at thinking about herself.
However, the two aunts are generally good people, they are not bad-hearted, and they don't care too much, which is also an important reason why there are not so many disputes within the Han family as there are other families.
Han Jiangxue had to say that his grandfather's vision and positioning of choosing his daughter-in-law were very good, and the three daughters-in-law were the kind of people who really lived in peace, but it was a pity that the old man still didn't prevent the tricks of the one in the palace, and he accompanied a good daughter-in-law for no reason, not to mention, and made such a scourge as the Liu family secretly hurt the vitality of the Han family.
In the afternoon, Han Jiangxue left Shui Er at home to continue to deal with the things she had explained earlier, and she took Ziyue out to Lin's house.
Han Jiangxue's arrival really surprised the Lin family, although there was no invitation, but the name of the eldest lady of the Han family was more influential than the invitation.
When everyone saw Han Jiangxue suddenly arrive uninvited, they were all surprised, not to mention the young ladies who were invited to come, and even Miss Lin Si, the host of this small banquet, was so shocked that they pouted. Lin Xiaoxiao, who was following Miss Lin Si, also never thought that Han Jiangxue would come to Lin's house in person.
Except for Lin Xiaoxiao, it was the first time for everyone present to see Han Jiangxue, but they were already familiar with this famous young lady from a family. When I saw it today, I couldn't help but light up in my eyes, and whispered between the left and right.
I have to say that the Han Jiangxue they see with their own eyes is different from the first barbaric, unruly and disgusting image of gentlemen, and at the same time, it is not the same as the powerful and deeply thoughtful sinister person in the recent popular legends, but it gives people a refreshing posture of being knowledgeable and generous.
The eldest lady of the Han family not only showed that it was disrespectful to be uninvited without greeting in advance, but also personally sent a generous gift and sincerely asked today's master, Miss Lin Si, to forgive me. All kinds of words and deeds, and demeanor are humble and friendly, without any slightest, and they are not at all like the eldest ladies of those powerful families, giving people a sense of distance that cannot be approached.
As Han Jiangxue, she would take the initiative to come to such a small banquet as the Lin family, which was a great surprise for Miss Lin Si, not to mention that the eldest lady of the Han family also gave her face in this way, making her greatly lose face among these friends. Therefore, it was naturally impossible for Miss Lin Si to have any dissatisfaction with Han Jiangxue who came suddenly, on the contrary, she greeted her extremely warmly and happily, and even invited her to sit in the main seat.
However, Han Jiangxue didn't make anything special, saying that she was a guest, how could she occupy the main position, and naturally pulled Lin Xiaoxiao to sit next to the future sister-in-law.
And Miss Lin Si's head was also flexible, knowing that Han Jiangxue would come to the Lin family today to participate in a small banquet of their level, it was definitely because of her sister-in-law's relationship, so she asked her sister to help entertain Han Jiangxue together.
Han Jiangxue could also see that the relationship between the Lin family's sisters was not bad, so she didn't rush to the point, but chatted with Miss Lin Si for a while, which could be regarded as giving the fourth lady enough affection. (To be continued......)
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