After chatting for a while, Yulan urged Chengzong: "It's not too early, you've been busy for another day, and it's time to go back and rest." ”

Chengzong reluctantly: "I really can't bear my sister!" ”

Yulan smiled: "It's a long time coming, when you come out in the future, are you afraid that you won't have a chance to come to see me?" ”

Chengzong smiled and stood up and walked out. Yulan kept sending him to the gate of the small courtyard and advised: "It's right to study hard, but you must also pay attention to your body." There are too many people, so I won't send you to the second gate. ”

Chengzong nodded and said, "Sister, take care", and then took the little maid out of Lu Jingzhai.

On Friday on the second day, Yulan went to Yiningju early in the morning to greet the eldest lady, and the eldest lady took a group of children to Songhe Hall to greet the old lady. The second wife, the fifth wife, and the children in the second room have arrived.

The eldest lady led her children to say goodbye, the old lady asked a few words about her grandchildren's homework, and the eldest lady changed the topic and asked: "The sixth day of the first month of April is the birthday of Mrs. Jinghai, and the Xiao family's post was sent early in the morning, how do you think it should be arranged?" ”

During the turbulent period of Taizong, Emperor Taizong not only found various reasons to clean the clan after sitting on the throne, but also implicated the Zhong Ding family. In the orthodox dynasty, although the emperor was a mediocre lord, he had a good temperament, and slowly restored several titles, and only six of the eight surnames were left to this day. They are: the Li family of the Korean Gong, the Chang family of the Duke of Eguo, the Feng family of the Song Guogong, the Xiao family of the Marquis of Jinghai, the Hou Lu family of Ji'an, and the Zhou family of the Hou of Jiangxia.

These six families are all founding merits, and they followed Emperor Taizu to fight in the south and the north, and made great contributions, all of which were hereditary titles. After all, it has only been more than 40 years since the founding of the country, and these six princes still have great prestige in the army. Over the years, these families have mostly married high-ranking officials and dignitaries, and they have been intertwined with the entire upper echelons of Dachu, and even these families are indispensable in the palace to send concubines. The eldest lady's mother, Xinghou Xiang's family, withered in talent, although there was a queen mother, but compared with these families with strong backgrounds, it was a step behind.

The Xiao family of Jinghai Hou was originally Taizong's confidant, and the Xiao family was accustomed to being left and right, and not only did they not suffer in the purge that year, but they gained many benefits. When Emperor Taizong died violently, the cabinet said that the three princes were the current emperor ascended the throne, and Xiao Zongchang, who was the left attendant of the Ministry of Rites, was the first to write to support, and grabbed the merit of this initiative, and the orthodox emperor reciprocated after ascending the throne, and repeatedly promoted Xiao Zongchang to the top of the Ministry of Shangshu three years later, holding the power of personnel appointment and dismissal. Emperor Xiao's concubine is favored in the harem, there are palace "deputy queens" inside, and there are officials and officials and Jinghai Marquis outside, and the Xiao family has been extremely prominent.

The old lady thought for a while and asked, "Are you ready for a gift for Mrs. Hou?" ”

The eldest lady said; "Ready, Mother wants to see the gift list?"

The old lady shook her head: "Compared with the old practice of previous years, you just look at the arrangement." ”

The eldest lady took the opportunity to ask, "Is the old lady going to pass that day?" I'd better prepare the sedan car in advance! ”

The old lady said: "I don't have a lot of good on me, so I will let the three of you take it on my behalf, and bring a few brothers and sisters with me, just to see the world." ”

The eldest wife, the second wife, and the fifth wife were busy getting up.

Several daughters-in-law sat down again, and the second wife pouted and said, "Mrs. Jinghaihou is only fifty-eight years old this year, and she is not sixty years old, why do you make such a big move?" The Xiao family is really too flamboyant! "The second wife's maiden family was the "chief minister" of the Taizu Dynasty in the past, but now she is suppressed by the Xiao family of Jinghai Marquis, so naturally her impression of the Xiao family is not much better, not to mention that in the court, the old lady and Xiao Shangshu have not been very well handled, and they are half political enemies, so she is unscrupulous.

The eldest lady nodded in agreement: "Not really." Since the fourth son of the emperor sealed the king of Zhao, the eyes of the Xiao family have grown to the sky! "Don't look at the mess at home, when you go out of the gate of the Yang Mansion, you know the same guns.

Yulan looked at them with interest, thinking that the noble ladies of this era were quite interesting. Even Mrs. Fifth rarely showed an expression of approval.

The old lady waved her hand: "Okay, let's go down if there is nothing else to do, don't delay the homework of the sisters." "A few brothers were sent to the outer courtyard to study first.

Everyone saluted and retired, as soon as Yulan returned to Lujingzhai, as soon as Fang entered the courtyard, Qian's mother led a little girl wearing bean-green Shu brocade to come out to give Yulan a salute, and Qian's mother said: "On the palace of Yanqing County, the second cousin young master is next to the Zhujing girl." ”

"Slave maid Zhujing, please Seventh Girl." The little girl is polite, she is very moving, gentle and generous, and well-founded, that bearing is not like a maid, but like a small family pampered and raised by a young lady. Yulan secretly praised, there is a master, there must be a servant.

said: "Sister doesn't need to be polite, go to the house to sit, and Mother Qian will show tea to the guests." Xiaoyu had already stepped forward to help Zhujing and took her hand into the main room.

The little maid served tea fruits. Without waiting for Yulan to ask, he opened his mouth to explain: "The young master asked me to say hello to the girl, in addition to a few boxes of snacks, I also sent some gadgets by the way." After speaking, he took out a small box painted with red lacquer and gold, and Yulan saw that the box was made of high-quality cedar wood, and it was carved with peony patterns.

Zhu Jing opened the box, only to see that the box was surrounded by red silk cloth, and there was a delicate handmade ship model lying inside.

When Yulan took it out and looked at it, he saw that the ship model was only the size of a palm, and the main body was made of wood, and all kinds of small items on the ship such as cables, decks, guardrails, and even the guns on both sides of the bow and side of the ship were all available, all of which were exquisitely made and amazing. In the middle of the bow is a turquoise the size of a fingernail.

Yulan couldn't put it down in his hand, looked at it for a while, and actually dismantled a small sail on the ship and reinstalled it. It seems that all parts of this model can be removed and reinstalled, and Yulan has a full understanding of the craftsmanship level of this era.

Mother Qian and Xiaoyue Xiaoyu had long been amazed.

Yulan asked in the first sentence: "Do other girls have them too?" ”

Zhu Jing said: "Dim sum is available!" This boat is the only one in my young master's family, so I only gave it to the girl! ”

Yulan put the ship model down and looked at Zhujing a little strangely. Zhu Jing said: "The second young master asked me to bring you a message, and the young master said: Thanks to my cousin's clever plan, the ship has been successfully transported into the capital." The emperor and King Zhao were very satisfied, the emperor praised me for being agile, and Minchun did not dare to be ashamed, and he could not thank him. Since my cousin can come up with such an idea, I think you must have studied this kind of small object and are very interested. Min Chun couldn't thank him, so he borrowed flowers to offer Buddha and sent a small object for his cousin to enjoy, please don't shirk your cousin, you must accept it. ”

Yulan looked at the boat model and thought for a moment, and asked, "I see, the architectural layout and style of this small boat are different from ours, isn't it a foreign product?" ”

Zhujing's eyes immediately showed a look of shock, this thing is full of Chu and can't find a few pieces, Yulan can see that it is not domestic, this kind of eyesight does not say that the inner house girl, even the outside master Qingke does not have such poisonous eyes. No wonder the second young master has always praised her. She didn't know that Lu Dao Yulan had seen more than a hundred kinds of delicate things in her previous life, she had been in Dachu for so long, and she had already had a deep understanding of the architectural style here, and when she saw this small thing imported from Europe, she saw the clue at a glance.

Zhu Jing's expression was respectful: "This boat is a gift from Morrison, a missionary of Franc Ji, to the second young master, what is it called?" The second young master has always loved ...... treasure"

Yulan smiled after hearing this: "This ship model is so precious, I don't dare to rob my cousin's favor!" Sister Zhujing, let's take it back. With that, he reluctantly put the ship model back into the box.

Zhujing was stunned when she heard the words "ship model", she reacted very much, and hurriedly said: "It's all the little maid who didn't cover it." The young master had already instructed the young master before the little maid came, please accept the ......"

"In that case...... Yulan suddenly interrupted her and smiled, "...... I'll take it! "Ye Minchun really has an eye, and Yulan really likes this artwork very much. Because she saw a trace of her past life from this ship model. At this point, she couldn't return the ship model. Otherwise, even if Ye Minchun sent a thousand taels of silver, she would not hesitate to return it.

Zhu Jing held back her belly and waited to persuade her to accept the gift, but she didn't expect this girl to only pretend to excuse herself once and accept the gift generously, this seventh lady, ...... It's really special.

Give the girl a good place to keep it. I don't care if it's broken! Xiaoyu carefully accepted the ship model, and smiled at Zhujing: "Yulan really likes this model, so my sister smiled." The words were full of sincerity, and Zhu Jing didn't have a trace of bad feeling in her heart, but suddenly felt that she was a lot closer to this unknown seventh girl.

This girl is really likable.

Her expression was not as tense as when she first came, Yulan asked Ye Minchun how she was, thinking of the foreign missionary, she couldn't help but be interested, so she asked: "That Franc machine missionary Morrison, sister knows which country Lu Dao is?" ”

A little girl in Zhujing didn't know where to go, but asked, "Isn't it the Francophone man?" ”

Yulan explained with a smile: "Sister doesn't know, Francois is not one country to the west, but many countries. At that time, Da Chu did not distinguish between Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal and Spain, and all Europeans were collectively referred to as Franco.

Zhujing didn't seem to understand it, and Mother Qian and the two big girls were at a loss. Yulan also changed the subject. After chatting for a few more sentences, Zhujing got up and said goodbye: "...... I have to go back to report to the young master. ”

Yulan rewarded her with five taels of silver and sent her out of the courtyard: "Go back and help me thank my cousin." I like this boat model very much. ”

As soon as Fang Yulan returned, he asked Xiaoyu to bring the ship model, and he couldn't put it down and looked at it again. Xiaoyue smiled: "Our girl is different, other girls like flowers, powder, clothes and jewelry, but our girl likes this Rausch submodel...... Modular ......"

Yulan smiled: "It's a model, stupid girl!" ”

Xiaoyu also smiled: "The girl is indeed different from others, if you are a man, you will definitely be able to compare all the young masters in the outer courtyard." ”

Mother Qian stepped forward with a smile, helped her smooth out the wrinkles on her clothes, and gave a look to a few little girls in the room, and they immediately retreated.

Mother Qian's face was full of smiles, "When did the girl become so familiar with the second cousin?" Let him send you all the things on his heart. ”

"On the day of the Shangsi Festival, Princess Yanqing took her cousin to the old lady to ask for a meeting, and a few days ago, my grandfather Songfeng Academy saw me again, how can I ......" Yulan looked up in amazement, and saw that Xiaoyue and Xiaoyu on the side were also thoughtful.

In her bones, she is still a modern person after all, and there is still such a string missing in her brain. Gifts to friends in modern times are nothing, but in ancient society, the meaning was completely different.

"I have long heard that the second cousin young master is a talent, and the emperor and the prince are extremely important to him, and the Yanqing Royal Mansion is such a prominent county palace, and the princess is your aunt...... Girl, you can't find a good family with a lantern! Mother Qian became more and more excited the more she talked.

Yulan looked at the boat model in his hand and immediately felt that it had become a hot potato. "Mom, that's not what my cousin meant......"

Xiaoyue also reacted at this time: "Girl, if the young master didn't look at you differently, why didn't she send the fourth, fifth, eighth, and ninth girl models, just to you." Mother Qian is right, you can't find a good family with a lantern! ”

No way! Yulan suddenly had a head and two big. Although Ye Minchun is good-looking, Yulan also admires him, but after all, he is only seventeen years old, and letting Yulan fall in love with such a half-grown child, Yulan really thinks how awkward.

What's more, the two are still cousins, although the ancients didn't mind, but she is a modern person, she minds!

"Stop talking nonsense!" Yulan hurriedly interrupted Xiaoyue's words: "My cousin is a glorious person, and he has no intention of giving and receiving it privately. I was given this model just the last time I gave him an idea, and he thanked me. Don't talk about it again! ”

Xiaoyu said: "Young Master Cousin obviously has a good impression of you, why don't we push the boat with the current...... Isn't it a good thing for the two families to get close to each other? Mother Qian and Xiaoyue also nodded again and again.

Yulan held her head in annoyance: "No, no, no, I'm just a little older." Besides, there are several sisters ahead! ”

Mother Qian said anxiously: "You are also thirteen years old, not too young." It is not uncommon for a thirteen-year-old to marry a big Chu. What's more, you can ask the old lady to settle the family affairs first, and when the first few girls in front of you get married, it's not too late for you to marry again! ”

Yulan saw that the three henchmen were all moved by this family matter, so she had to sit solemnly and said, "Let's tell you clearly, this matter is impossible!" ”

And they all asked, "For what?" ”

Yulan said: "Don't forget what kind of background Cousin Min Chun is. He is the grandson of Emperor Taizong, the second son of the prince of Yanqing County, and one of the top talents in the third-generation clan, even if he is not the eldest son and cannot inherit the prince, but his future is poor? He has grown up with the prince since he was a child, and he is the prince's companion, can he not be reused when the prince ascends the throne in the future, it is not difficult to get a prince to be in charge. He has a bright future like this, what kind of concubine can't marry, how can the third aunt find him a concubine to be his wife. If I didn't guess wrong, I'm afraid that only one of the eighth sisters in the Yang family can enter the eyes of the third aunt, and she may not be able to see the eighth sister's temperament......"

Xiaoyue said hurriedly: "But I heard that the prince and the princess are very fond of the second cousin young master, and the third aunt's wife is so kind, maybe she will follow the second cousin's young master's temperament......"

Yulan sneered: "The third aunt is kind, but she has the right idea." Don't look at her politeness to me that day, but I can clearly feel that she is alienated from me, I'm afraid it's because of my biological mother...... What's more, how do you know that Cousin Lu Dao really loves me? Don't say that again! Ye Minchun is gentle and introverted, but he is very assertive, people like him must be used to seeing beautiful women, she doesn't believe that Ye Minchun will not marry her if she sees her twice.

Yulan still hasn't said a word, the old lady has a bad attitude, and the eldest lady will definitely not want to see her marry so well.

Hearing these words, Mother Qian and the others couldn't hide their disappointment.

Yulan shouted to Xiaoyu: "Hurry up and put away the roots and seedlings of this mess." Don't call anyone to see you. "If this news reaches the ears of the other sisters, I am afraid it will cause a storm again. On the day of the festival, it was obvious that several girls showed great interest in Ye Minchun.

He also instructed Qian's mother: "Mom, you are so angry to restrain the little girls, tell them not to go out to chew their tongues, if others ask, they will say that our cousin sent us something, just like the other sisters, that is, a few boxes of snacks in the palace." ”

Thanks to Ye Minchun's steady handling of things, while sending the model to Yulan, he didn't forget to send some food to the cousins in the house. Otherwise, Yulan may immediately become the target of public criticism.

Mother Qian hurriedly agreed.

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