The grandmother glanced at the place where the servants were standing in a row, and said lightly, "Come here." ”

The servants walked in small and orderly steps one after another in front of the master grandmother and Xu Qingqing, until they stood in the middle of the hall.

There are thirty people, and there is only a fist of distance between each of them, fortunately, the hall space is large enough, otherwise it may not be able to accommodate so many people, but it is almost the same, and the last person is lined up at the entrance of the hall.

Because there were too many people, Xu Nian felt a little stuffy in her chest, she covered her chest, and her face was not very good.

When Zhuji saw it, he took a cup of tea, Xu Nian took it, took a sip, and it was better.

This tea is the top snow top with emerald, which is generally only available in the palace, and the Xu family is doing business, and it is always available at home, but because it is really scarce, it is rarely taken out.

Xu Nian Dingding had only drunk it twice, and now it was the third time. She thought to herself, and no one really came to look at her, so how could it be too formal.

Immediately, she secretly laughed at herself, she was the top of the family, so why not be extravagant and formal, could it be that the Xu family couldn't afford it?

On the side of the grandmother, those individuals slowly unfolded the scroll in their hands. The posture is very decent, as if it has been specially trained.

Just look at the painting is painted by the best Danqing, and the painter's painting skills are not bad, and the people who paint have seven points of charm.

How did Xu Nian see it? Because she had seen a few of them, all of them were men who were on par with them, or even slightly taller. These people were all painted by the painters, and then they were used to look at each other, which was really painstaking.

I just hope that Xu Qingqing will not "live up" to the "kindness" of the main grandmother.

The first servant Mu Ran said: "Yang Feng, the son of the Yang family of Guangling, is of average appearance, he is ten years old and poetic, and he is twelve years old. There are no concubines in the family, the family style is clean, and there is only one mother. ”

Xu Qingqing looked at the person in the painting, how could that person say that his appearance was ordinary, and his appearance was simply unsightly, although he faintly felt that this person had a bookish atmosphere, but this face was ......

Xu Qingqing shook his head at the grandmother, and the grandmother waved her hand, and the servant rolled up the scroll and bowed before retreating.

Xu Nian kept staring at Xu Qingqing's expression, and seeing her go from joy to loss, she also thought it was quite interesting to watch, so she was holding back a smile.

It's really hard for her.

Yang is a character who can't be hidden, seeing the complexity of Xu Qingqing's expression, he teased: "Qinqing, it's difficult for you to look at each other with such a good character." She smiled like a flower, and it was really like she had forgotten the pain of the scar.

Xu Qingqing stiffened and said: "That's not the case, I just think that the scholar and I may not get along, after all, we are a family of merchants." ”

Yang was glared at by the main grandmother again, and Fang stopped talking, but he was still laughing when he should be laughing. The rest of the aunts were much more restrained, didn't say a word, just looked at this side, indicating that they were also participating.

But if you look at them closely, you can see that the corners of their mouths are also twitching, and they are also holding back laughter.

They laughed not only at the appearance of the first man Xu Qingqing looked at, but also because Yang was glared at by the grandmother and didn't dare to speak like a mouse seeing a cat, which made people feel funny.

On weekdays, she shows off her might, but after the death of her mother, it seems that only this one can cure her. They also looked down on her behavior in their hearts.

The second servant still said indifferently: "Jinghua people's ......" Before she finished speaking, the main grandmother frowned and said: "Why do Jinghua people also send it to us, don't you know how to pick when you choose a painting?" ”

The servant knew that there was no more play, so he also took the scroll and left.

The third servant said: "A native of Jingshi, Xiao Yu, the second son of the Xiao family, has a beautiful appearance, he went out with the caravan at the age of fifteen, has two concubines at home, his parents are still alive, and there is a grandfather, who is a high housekeeper. ”

The man in the portrait has a bright smile and sword eyebrows, and he really deserves the word beautiful appearance.

Xu Qingqing was a little moved, so he didn't ask him to leave, what else did the people present not understand?

The grandmother smiled and said, "You, go to the right." The servant was delighted, and after bowing hastily, he went to the right side. If this person is chosen, he will also receive a great reward.

The next few are dull and boring in comparison, and Xu Qingqing is not very interested.

Xu Nian was a little tired of watching, her phoenix eyes were closed lightly, the agarwood fragrance here was too strong, and it was easy to get sleepy after staying for a long time. What's more, it's the season of spring sleepiness. Coupled with the fact that it was very late, she really couldn't hold on.

Because she was afraid that she would fall asleep, her hands were pinched red by herself, and her plain white hands were full of red marks, which were extremely dazzling.

The grandmother glanced down and saw that she was taking a nap with her eyes closed. She sank her face and said unhappily: "Xu Nian, I didn't ask you to come to sleep when I called you. ”

Xu Nian opened his eyes, blinked uneasily, and got up to confess: "Grandma, my grandson can't help but close my eyes when he is unwell, please forgive my grandson's innocence." ”

The main grandmother still refused to let her go: "You didn't do anything, you stayed in the room all day, and your body was so unbearable?" ”

Xu Nian said aggrievedly: "Grandma, cough cough ......" because he was too excited, he began to cough again, and his face became more and more pale. Zhuji anxiously helped her serve tea.

"Old lady of the Xu family, I was sent by the prince to serve the second girl, and I know the girl's body very well. The girl has always respected the old lady of the Xu family on weekdays, so naturally she will not deliberately lose her temper, but the girl's body can't hold it. I will tell the world about today's events as it is. ”

Mrs. Xu was a little displeased, but she could only suppress it, after all, this was quite favored by the prince of the world: "That's it, you sit down, don't be sleepy anymore, and there are some more, you can hold on." "It is customary for the people not to fight with the officials.

Xu Nian nodded, sat on the stool slowly, and secretly felt sad, when did she have to rely on others to get out of the predicament? After all, I don't have the ability.

She hammered herself with her hand, and no one noticed, except for Zhuji.

Zhuji whispered, "Girl, are you okay?" ”

Xu Nian shook his head. What can happen?

Xu Qingqing was still looking over there, and she had already completed all the rounds, but she only chose three on the right, and she only chose three out of thirty. It can be seen that his vision is high.

She walked up to Xu Nian and said, "Sister, you go with me to see those three." ”

Xu Nian nodded: "Are you sure?" ”

Before she could answer, there was a sound of brushing outside the door, and the sound was very loud, and after a while, a person stepped on the door, bringing a room of coolness.

"What are you sure about?" The man's voice was deep, as if he was not very happy.

He casually saluted the lord: "Grandma, why haven't I received any news about the selection of a husband?" If I hadn't heard from the people, I'd have been kept in the dark. ”

The main grandmother said lovingly: "Didn't you go out to talk about business, and you have to study with Lord Shaoqing, seeing that you are busy, I didn't let these things bother you." ”

Xu Xin frowned: "Grandma, Qin Qin is my sister-in-law, no matter how busy I am, her affairs are not trivial." ”

Xu Xin can also be regarded as half of the Xu Mansion's head family, and his words still have a certain weight.

The old lady said again: "Xin'er, it's not too late for you to come, now it's the final election, and the portrait on the right is all set aside by your sister." ”

Xu Xin looked at Xu Qingqing fixedly, Xu Qingqing's eyes dodged, and he unconsciously hid behind Xu Nian.

He said lightly: "Qinqing, you...... Selected? The last three words are frivolous and disturbing.

Xu Qingqing stammered, "Brother...... I haven't picked ...... yet Good. Xu Xin's eyes made her feel very oppressed.

Xu Nian felt very strange about the way they got along with each other, especially Xu Xin, who seemed to be disgusted by his sister's choice of husband.

Xu Xin walked to the right side of the hall in disbelief, looked at the last three remaining paintings, and his face sank a point for each one he looked at.

The atmosphere in the hall also became darker. Several servants who were thinking of inviting merit also did not dare to speak, for fear that this one would cut himself.

After reading it, Xu Xin said: "Xiao Yu, lingering in the flowers all the year round, don't look at his beautiful appearance, the foundation is broken." He pointed to the man's painted face and said disgustedly.

"Liu Yulou, there was a wife in the family, two Qin Se and Ming, but the good times didn't last long, the wife died in childbirth, leaving a son, if you marry in the past, you will be an unfavored stepmother, and you will have to take care of the affairs of a large family."

"The last one, the Wumen clan in Suzhou, is so far away from Jingshi, and you are being bullied, how can your mother's family rush over to help you and rush there, you are afraid that you will be bullied." Because the last one was really good-looking, behaved, and couldn't find fault with the trivial things at home, he had to start from the place.

Seeing that Xu Qingqing's carefully selected people were rejected one by one, the corners of everyone's mouths were twitching, the first two were understandable, but the reason for the last one not to choose was a little far-fetched.

Xu Qingqing was also very unhappy, but he didn't dare to say anything, and looked at the main grandmother as if asking for help.

The main grandmother coughed twice, and finally spoke: "Xin'er, the last one...... I think it's also suitable, you see ......."

Xu Xin shook his head: "Qin Jing is not in a hurry to get married, besides, her eldest sister is not married yet, her father and mother died, and we have to keep filial piety for three years. ”

What he meant was that people are not suitable now, and the time is not suitable anyway. Just don't settle down.

Xu Qingqing pursed his lips, but he didn't say anything, so he said to Xu Nian: "Sister, if you don't choose this, you don't have to choose for so long next time, I ...... now There's no rush yet. ”

Xu Nian was a little surprised to be named, and when she heard this, she sneered in her heart, she has been like this since she was a child, thinking that she will definitely pick up things she doesn't want.

She shook her head: "I still want to spend a few more years with my grandmother, and I'm not in a hurry." ”

Xu Qingqing saw her refusal, and was displeased: "Sister, if you don't want it today, then we will be busy in vain, these subordinates have also worked hard for a long time, and we can't have no rewards." ”

The eyes of those subordinates suddenly resented, and they wanted to ask for some rewards, but they didn't expect to get nothing for their hard work.