In the Wenlan courtyard the next day, Xiao Jinwen, who has never liked others to enter his courtyard and always loves a quiet poem, invited Xiao Jinxuan today.

And I saw that in Xiao Jinwen's room, there were countless exquisite materials and ingenious jewelry.

And the maids standing on both sides of the service were holding a piece of luxurious and exquisite cloth in their hands, and Xiao Jinwen was holding a lilac material in her hand, and asked with a smile at Xiao Jinxuan:

"Five days later is the birthday of the saint Hua, you and my sisters are invited, because every year there are envoys from other countries to congratulate, it is really a national feast, we must not only observe the number of etiquette, but also the dress of this palace group, we must also carefully choose, otherwise we will lose face, it will simply add ugliness and shame to my Great Zhou Kingdom."

Then I saw Xiao Jinwen holding the material in her hand, and approached Xiao Jinxuan a few more points, and then said with a very satisfied smile:

"I know that you have always liked purple, this material is Lianyun brocade, and it is embroidered with gold plum blossoms, my sister uses it to make a palace skirt, and it will definitely add more beauty when you wear it."

Reaching out and touching this fabric, Xiao Jinxuan really liked it, but then she shook her head and said:

"This material is beautiful, but the color is too elegant, the palace banquet is not solemn enough, and the plum blossoms have the meaning of bitter cold, and the pattern of the saint's birthday is not suitable for wearing, so there is Sister Lao, but Jinxuan still wants to choose carefully."

Hearing this, Xiao Jinwen looked down at the material in her hand, and couldn't help but feel that what Xiao Jinxuan said was reasonable, so she immediately waved her hand and motioned to the maid to quickly remove the cloth.

And Xiao Jinxuan has already come to the front of more than fifty pieces of fabric, admiring the luxurious fabrics, and said with a smile:

"Actually, speaking of which, Cousin Lao really bothered to think about it, and even took out these treasured fabrics and shared them with me, especially those jewelry, which are not only noble and good, but also each piece is probably no less than a thousand taels of silver.

The birth of Emperor Ming is approaching, and the nobles of the invited family naturally have to bother to prepare.

In fact, the Shuai Mansion has already sent them to the various courtyards, and the jewelry and fabrics in the share are just a world of difference between those things and Xiao Jinwen, and they can't be the same at all.

Xiao Jinxuan's current property outside is not good, and she is not short of silver, but many things, not that you can buy them with money.

At least in terms of precious fabrics and luxurious jewelry, Xiao Jinwen's inventory is simply more than ten times that of hers.

But this is not surprising, after all, Xiao Jinwen is the eldest lady of the Shuai Mansion, and she has lived in Beijing since she was a child, and it is not surprising that she will have a rich private small treasury in the past ten years.

After all, every young lady of the family will have such rare items under private savings.

And these things are not recorded in the account books, and on the day of marriage, the things in the small treasury will become a dowry, and they will be carried to the husband's house along with the daughters of the family.

And the richer the dowry, the more valuable the bride's status.

Therefore, for the things in these small warehouses, the ladies of the family are rarely willing to take them out and give them away, after all, this is related to the marriage event.

Therefore, Xiao Jinwen's favor is indeed quite heavy, after all, the cloth and jewelry here in front of her, which one of them is taken outside alone, is enough to make people rush to it.

But hearing this, Xiao Jinwen smiled lightly, and then stepped forward to grab the other party's wrist and accompanied Xiao Jinxuan to pick it up.

"Sister, don't see me like this, you have only been in Beijing for a short time, and I should take care of you as a cousin. And if you say thank you, it should be my sister who thanks you, after all, sometimes, my mother's words are inappropriate, fortunately Jinxuan you don't care, but sister, you can rest assured, about Wen Yao's matter, my mother has promised to take him home, I hope that yesterday's incident, you don't take it to heart. ”

Xiao Jinwen would say this, naturally there is a reason, in fact, just last night, Xiao Jinxuan, who was eager to bring her brother to take care of her, went to find the Zhao family.

After all, this eldest aunt is now the head of the Shuai Mansion, and only when she nods, Xiao Wenyao can be accepted to the Shuai Mansion.

But when he heard that Xiao Heng's concubine was going to come to the mansion, the Zhao family immediately began to think about it for himself.

Even if Xiao Wenyao is just a concubine, he is the male of the Xiao family, and the other party also has Xiao Jinxuan, the sister who makes the Zhao family jealous.

Therefore, after thinking about it, the Zhao family was afraid that Xiao Wenyao would become a potential competitor for his son in the future, so he immediately did not want to agree to this matter.

But now in the Shuai Mansion, no one can balance Xiao Jinxuan, she wants to take her younger brother over, but the Zhao family doesn't agree, so she naturally won't go on with Yan Yuese.

Therefore, after some unhappy dispersion, the Zhao family not only made a lot of trouble, but finally had to deal with this matter, but the relationship with Xiao Jinxuan naturally stiffened a lot.

And early this morning, Xiao Jinwen invited her to Wenlan Academy, in fact, Xiao Jinxuan knew in her heart that this cousin was deliberately easing the relationship between them, and she didn't want to really break up with the Zhao family, so there was this invited scene in front of her.

Stopping in front of a dark purple cloud fabric, Xiao Jinxuan stroked the material quite fondly, and said lightly:

"I want to take Wen Yao, this idea is indeed relatively sudden, and it is normal for the eldest aunt to oppose it, but since the result I want has been achieved, and there is also the lobby sister, you understand me, Jinxuan has always respected the aunt, how can there be any dissatisfaction in this heart, and there is no overnight hatred in my family."

Xiao Jinxuan's methods, Xiao Jinwen has seen it more than once now, especially the time when the other party severely punished her, which scared her into nightmares for several nights.

But after a long time of contact, Xiao Jinwen found that the cousin was still very easy to get along with, and she didn't have any temper on weekdays, and she was very easy to talk to.

Sometimes Xiao Jinwen doesn't understand why her mother, Zhao, can't get along peacefully, but always wants to provoke this cousin.

She was also scared, caught in the middle, and was in a dilemma.

However, seeing that Xiao Jinxuan did not hold a grudge because of yesterday's incident, Xiao Jinwen secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly called the maid to wrap up the few horses that the other party liked.

Just when Xiao Jinwen wanted to give these things to Xiao Jinxuan, she hadn't said this yet.

Suddenly, he saw that Zhu Xin broke in without knocking on the door, and his face was even more overjoyed, and he said with an impatient smile:

"Miss has become, the title of Meng Mian's son's gold list is the champion of this year, that Ji Lingfeng only got a list, the list of the court has come down, and the slave has seen it with her own eyes."

Xiao Jinxuan, who has always been moody, couldn't help but smile immediately when she heard this.

She worked hard, and even invited Meng Mian, who was far away in Yangzhou, in order to be called Ji Lingfeng, and she couldn't get her wish like in her previous life and become the champion of the two lists.

And now that she saw that her plan had really succeeded, when she thought of Ji Lingfeng, a guy whose eyes were higher than the sky and was extremely conceited, this would definitely be hit hard, Xiao Jinxuan felt a burst of joy in her heart.

But compared to Xiao Jinxuan, she was extremely happy to get what she wanted, and Xiao Jinwen was also extremely happy.

Even regardless of his identity, he directly grabbed Zhuxin's hand, and then asked very excitedly:

"The Meng Mian Gongzi you are talking about should be the Meng Gongzi who visited Jinxuan last time, if this is the case, then it is really good, presumably Meng Gongzi must be very happy now, after a few years of cold windows, he won the list in one fell swoop, I know that he must be different from others."

Seeing this, Xiao Jinwen actually grabbed Zhuxin's hand, looking like she was about to cry with joy.

After Xiao Jinxuan was stunned for a moment, she immediately stepped forward with a smile and grabbed the cousin, and then gently and softly instructed the maids serving in the room:

"Okay, my cousin and I want to take a look at the jewelry first, you take out the cloth first, the room of people always looks too messy, Zhuxin, you just stay outside, my cousin and I will stay alone."

As soon as she finished saying this, the servant girls around her naturally walked out immediately, but Xiao Jinwen's personal maid Ziying glanced at her own young lady with some unease, obviously not wanting to leave the other party alone.

Seeing this, Xiao Jinwen was lanxin, and she also saw that Xiao Jinxuan wanted to have something to say to her, so she immediately smiled and signaled Ziying not to worry, and asked the other party to go out for a while.

Seeing that there was no one around, Xiao Jinxuan stepped forward to take the cousin's hand, and sat down next to the tea party with a smile, and then saw her suddenly say:

"Cousin, if Jin Xuan is not mistaken, you seem to be quite concerned about the results of Meng Gongzi's imperial examination, you and your sister are honest, my sister is moved by him."

Xiao Jinxuan's voice is still quite soft and gentle on weekdays, but her gentle tone still startled Xiao Jinwen, and she immediately saw her hurriedly waving her hand and said:

"Sister, what do you mean by this, I am a boudoir woman, how can I have such a restless mind, my sister just misses the last time in your yard, that Meng Gongzi did not hesitate to hurt himself, and he did not want to insult me for half a point, which left a slight impression on him, and there will be nothing between us at all."

Hearing this, Xiao Jinxuan couldn't help but raise her eyebrows, and then said with emotion:

"Yes, it seems that I think too much, after all, my sister's status is noble, even if Meng Gongzi is named on the gold list, but how can a mere champion be worthy of his cousin, and he who can get into the eyes of his sister in the future, it must be either the prince of the family, or the general of the Hou Ye, just now Jinxuan's words were reckless, and the cousin should have not heard of it."

But who knew that as soon as Xiao Jinwen heard this, she immediately lowered her head with a sad face, and the room fell silent for a while.

Suddenly, a tear suddenly fell, on the back of Xiao Jinxuan's hand, and when she heard the other party's words, her voice choked and said helplessly:

"In fact, I am dissatisfied with my sister, what princely generals, my sister has never cared at all, to say that my daughter's family is not ashamed, in fact, for my future husband, cousin, I just want to find a husband and wife, and a confidant who loves Baishou. But as the eldest lady of the Shuai Mansion, many things have been doomed since I was born, and my marriage is even more unlikely to be in my own hands, so Meng Gongzi I have affection for him or ruthless. and between him, we are only in the mirror after all. ”

Seeing Xiao Jinwen, she silently shed tears and said these sad words, Xiao Jinxuan knew that she had just guessed correctly.

This cousin really had a trace of affection for Meng Mian.

took out the silk handkerchief and wiped away the tears on the back of her hand for the other party, and then Xiao Jinxuan suddenly laughed, and then said with a hint of coldness in her voice:

"Cousin, as women, we can't make achievements like men, whether it is before marriage, or after giving birth to children, we can only be trapped in this back house, in the world of the four directions, and all freedom is blocked by the courtyard wall. It's unfortunate enough to be a woman, but if you can't even control your own marriage, then your sister doesn't know what it means to live like this, and sometimes you just need to take a brave step, maybe you will find that the sea and sky outside are actually not out of reach. ”