At this meeting, the parents of both sides officially finalized the date of the document. Shu Xuan chose an auspicious day, on August 19, after the Mid-Autumn Festival. The next day, Tao Shengchuan and his wife returned to the northwest, and Tao Xiang stayed in Beiping temporarily, still living in Tao Si's house.

However, three days later, an earth-shattering event occurred in Beiping City, which stirred up the days of calm and calm on the surface.

The mutiny of this day and night made the impregnable city gate wide open, and the army of the Northern Expedition passed through the city without a single shot, and was still stationed outside the city, besieging the city of Beiping. The flag hung on the Beiping government building was replaced with the flag of the Nanjing government - the Beiping government fell.

Another day passed, the salute in front of the new government with the flag changed, the sound was deafening, and it could be heard everywhere in the city, like spring thunder, deafening.

Cheng Jingyi sat at home early in the morning until the sound of the salute died down, motionless and silent.

Wan Wei saw her in a daze, thinking that she felt unhappy again.

I didn't want Jingyi to take the initiative to speak: "This time, the third brother should be back soon." ”

"I have long said that I want to come back, but there is no promise." Wan Wei said her.

"I'm coming back." Jingyi said with certainty.

Wan Wei didn't take Jingyi's words to heart, but she didn't know that on the day Jingyi finished saying this, her family received a telegram from Zhichen.

Jingyi saw her happily reciting the short line on the telegram over and over again from Du Shi - it was the telegram that the third brother had sent to Du's mother alone - she was happy for her mother-in-law, and she also looked forward to seeing the third brother as soon as possible.

Just like Brother Jiu Zhishen said, maybe Zhichen will be able to help her when he comes back. Even a little bit of support is better than what she is alone now......

Du Shi was happy for a while, and discussed with Wan Wei to prepare things for Jingyi.

"Fortunately, the dowry of their sisters had been prepared in the morning, and now it was nothing more than the purchase of some clothes. Although there is still plenty of time, if you can be calm, it is natural to be more calm, and it is appropriate to start preparing early. If there is anything unsatisfactory, it is better to change it. I asked Qingdai and them to go to the library to rummage, I remember that there are dozens of good materials, which were brought by my aunt and grandmother from the south that year, and I have not been willing to use them, so it is better to cut clothes for Yi'er. Dushi said.

"It's up to my wife to decide. Even those materials are rare, and there are no such good things now. It's better for my wife to keep it for herself. To Yi'er, it's too much. She was too young to hold such luxury. Wan Wei whispered. My aunt and grandmother married to the south, and some of the silk they brought back was from the previous dynasty. She'd seen and used it.

Du Shi smiled and said, "I have a lot of plans, you have to come up with some ideas." Although those materials are good things, the patterns and colors are beautiful, and it is the icing on the cake for Yi'er to use, and we really can't hold it when we use it. Don't worry about it, if the third lady has anything to say, you shouldn't have heard it. Looking back at the old man and getting married, I naturally have a good give. It's not that I don't want to give them this, it's that it's not suitable for them. Nowadays, it is popular, Oriental material, Western material, they like that. If you like that, just change it. If you want me to say, Western materials are suitable for Western skirts, Oriental materials are suitable for their kimonos, we Chinese marry girls, or use our silk satin, is the real material. ”

Jingyi listened, but couldn't help but nod in agreement.

Seeing her nodding, Du Shi pointed at her with a smile, and said to Wan Wei: "Do you say that this kid doesn't know how to do it?" I said she knew the best. However, it's not me talking about you, the third wife has been preparing the luggage for school all day long, and she is busy driving back and forth, in and out. Preparing Yi'er to go out for such a big thing, you can hold your breath. ”

Wan Wei smiled and said, "What should be prepared for her is almost ready." Besides, she doesn't like clothes or anything, she doesn't like it herself, just have enough to wear. ”

"You're a! Marrying a girl is this time, and we are also happy to send it no matter what, and she is also happy. She just doesn't love those anymore, she can't be the daughter of our Cheng family who married in the past, and there are few decent clothes at the bottom of the box, right? Ouch, by the way, I almost forgot about this - Little Ten, there's a good thing, I'll keep it for you. Indigo, Cardamom, go to the back and carry my box out. Du Shi instructed the maid.

Jingyi listened for a long time and never interjected. When she heard that something good was given to her, she straightened up and wanted to cheer up.

Du Shi was on the rise, and when he saw Jingyi's listless appearance, he couldn't help but pat her face in disgust.

When the box was brought and placed in the room, Du Shi instructed Qing Dai to open the box, pointed to the contents of the box, and said, "When your sisters got married, I gave a few things to press the bottom of the box." Although it's not worth much, it's always given by my mother's family, so I think about it. This is for you. ”

Qing Dai carefully took out something from the box and walked to the masters.

It's a phoenix crown.

Cardamom took the curtain out of the box and shook it open.

This is a complete set of phoenix crowns.

When Wan Wei saw it, he said, "This is the stuff of the Venerable Master in the past, how can it be given to Yi'er." ”

"Why can't you give it to Yi'er?" Du Shi put on his glasses and looked carefully at the phoenix crown in front of him, "I cleaned it up quite carefully, and it hasn't been bad in my hands over the years." This is not only my idea, I mentioned it to my lord a while ago. The old man said, since I have this meaning, then give it to Yi'er - you don't have to panic, any girl in our family has it out of the cabinet. At that time, the fourth child went out, and I wanted to give it to her, but she said she didn't want this, let me keep it, and said that she knew that I loved this. I also want to keep it to myself for a few more years. The fifth and sixth went out, thinking about who to give them. But no one picked this one. It's just left here, and it's time to give it to Yi'er. Du Shi smiled, satisfied.

Wan Wei looked at the Jingyi.

Jing Yi is looking at this beautiful phoenix crown - such a style is from the Ming Dynasty. She'd seen it before, when she was very young. It should be the mother-in-law, before the fourth sister got married. She was still lying on her mother's lap and watched the fourth sister put the phoenix crown on her head. The fourth sister is so beautiful...... When the fourth sister got married, she was only seventeen or eighteen years old, right? Smaller than she is now. She still doesn't know anything, the house has been lively for so long, what silk and satin, gold and silver utensils...... It's all full of tips, she's a little kid's home, and I just like it. It's lively, but after a while, when the fourth sister goes out, she knows what it feels like to be empty...... In the family temple, there are yellow-colored portraits of ancestors, and they have to go to worship every big festival. The phoenix crown in the painting was in the rich fragrance and dust, and she felt heavy since she was a child. But looking at it so closely, it's so beautiful that you can't take your eyes off it. She flicked the wings of her hat, trembling, like dewdrops on the leaves, and it was really unbearable to touch it again...... She felt that she couldn't have this, but what came out of her mouth was, "Thank you, Mother." ”

When Du Shi heard this, he was very happy.

"Keep it up. In the future, it will be passed on to your daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law, which is also the same meaning. The things on the side are limited, but I have to give you this one, and you take it carefully. She asked people to take the phoenix crown and xia, and ordered her to go back to Xinglu, and said, "This afternoon, Yunshang's master came to the house to measure the clothes." I heard that there have been several families who have been married recently, all of them are done in Yunshang, and they are said to be very satisfied with the good materials and the new appearance. ”

"Yi'er's skirt is ready. It's just that the Tao family doesn't know what kind of wedding they want? If it's a Western-style wedding, I'm afraid I still have to prepare a Western-style dress, and I won't be able to do that. Wan Wei said.

"Naturally, you prepare it for her yourself. Western-style dresses are also ready, I have already mentioned to Minister Huang's wife, she said that there are acquaintances in France, if you need it, choose the pattern, send the size of Yi'er, at most two months, and you will get it. Or go to the International Hotel, where there is a French woman, what is her name, opened a clothing store, specializing in taking care of the clothes for the ministers of various countries, please tell the minister's wife, you can also get it quickly. It's just that it may not be as delicate as that from France-Yi'er, you see? Du Shi said his plan and asked Jingyi.

Jingyi said, "Don't bother Mrs. Huang." As soon as she heard Minister Huang, she was naturally Huang Yu. When I think of Huang Yu, I naturally think of Huang Jenny. Not to mention that she didn't have any expectations for this wedding at all, and even if she did, she didn't want to have any contact with Jenny Huang.

"That's fine. Wait to go to the French woman and do it. Du Shi was still very happy. Jingyi's calm and smooth made her feel doubly comfortable.

However, the calmer Jingyi became, the more Wanyu felt that something was inexplicable.

When she left Du's residence with Jingyi to return to Xinglu, she walked on the road and asked Jingyi: "The third wife said this morning that if Miss Seventh and Miss Eight are married, they don't have to wait to get a college diploma. Do you still insist on studying? ”

Early in the morning, the third lady said something. Jingyi's marriage made the third wife jealous, which is well known. Moreover, although Du Shi didn't say anything, she prepared for Jingyi's marriage more carefully than her own daughter when she got married, which made her a little uncomfortable.

Jingyi knew that every word of the third wife's words was aimed at their mother and daughter, so she pretended not to hear it as usual.

"Mother, since my father has made the decision to transfer my school status back, I naturally have to study for a few more days." Jingyi helped her mother and walked onto a small bridge.

A small boat happened to pass under the bridge, and the gardener and his wife, who were fishing for rotten leaves in the pond on the boat, saw them and hurriedly saluted.

Wan Wei waited for the boat to go far away, and then said, "It's better to recuperate quietly at home." ”