On Li's mother's birthday, Li Mingshuo sent Dong'er to the princess's mansion early, asked her to rush over with the princess, and he hurried back to the mansion to assist his younger brothers and sisters in preparing the birthday banquet.

The bandage on his head was no longer a funny and exaggerated bandage like hooking from the top of his head to his chin, but was wrapped around his head, thinly wrapped in black gauze, and a black square scarf on the outside, which was not easy to see.

When Princess Ning'an rushed to her in-laws' house with a group of servants, the aunts, aunts, and uncles of the Li family had already arrived, and some officials who stayed in Beijing with Li Zongbing as officials also came to congratulate, they were not many in number, and after a greeting, the housekeeper led them to the house to sit and drink tea and chat, and the rest of the people stayed under the roll shed in the courtyard to settle down.

Someone came to inform Princess Ning'an that she had arrived, although Mother Li was a birthday star, she had to lead her family up and down to kneel down to give the princess a courtesy, and the princess asked them to sit down, so they dared to sit back.

Seeing that the relatives of the family are basically all here, the steward arranged for the filial sons and grandchildren to kowtow to Li's mother according to their generations, and worship the old lady's own grandson, Li Chongjun's five or six little babies are all kowtowing to their grandmothers, shouting "grandma lives a long life" in a milky voice, the eldest baby is only six years old, and the youngest is still breastfeeding in the arms of the nursing mother, some cry, some scream, making trouble and hurting, chaotic and coaxing, very lively.

Li Chongjun's aunt was the first to make a mistake, and the old lady looked at the pile of round little heads on the ground as if performing a fixed repertoire, shook her head and sighed: "Sister-in-law, our little grandchildren and grandchildren are really rare, seeing that they are getting older and older year by year, but it's a pity that they are all brothers, and there is a lack of cousins." It would be more fun if the children in the big room and the second room were together. When do you say that our eldest son will be able to become a father, it is really eye-catching. ”

My aunt took the second baton: "Yes, the uneven drought and flood can't be such an uneven law, a child pops out of the second son's house every three or five times, and the eldest son's house is deserted all year round, our family is a good child, God is really harsh on him." ”

The aunt said on the third hand, and said to Mother Li: "Sister, you have to worry about being a mother, or find a few nuns and Taoist priests to do it, so that the person who sent Guanyin to our family Li Boss with a son and a half daughter is also a mind, and it can't be said that there is no one." ”

Mother Li couldn't resist this wave of bombardment, and she had nothing to say, only a super embarrassing laugh.

The princess heard the old ladies chattering and besieging the birthday star, she looked at her husband, Li Mingshuo looked at her, smiled and nodded, and the princess looked at Cui's mother again. Cui's mother coughed twice and said to everyone: "Please be quiet, ladies and gentlemen, the princess has something to say." ”

Everyone quickly shut up, and looked at the princess in unison, usually these old ladies laughed at this gentle and demure princess behind their backs, and gave the princess the nickname------ old hen who occupied the nest and did not lay eggs. I can't live and I don't allow a concubine.

Princess Ning'an smiled gracefully and luxuriously, and said unhurriedly to Mrs. Li: "Mother, the birthday gift I just gave you is actually just an introduction, and the big gift I want to give you today is still to come." ”

"Behind?" Everyone stretched their necks in unison to look in the direction where the guests came: there are no big boxes or big boxes, where are the big gifts?

The princess smiled slightly, turned around and took Dong'er's hand, which had been standing beside her, and instructed her to come out, walk in front of Mother Li, and kneel. Fang Cai pointed to Wan Dong'er, who was kneeling on the ground, and said to Mother Li: "Mother, this is my big gift to you, is Mother still satisfied with it?" ”

"The folk girl Wan Dong'er has seen the old lady." Dong'er kowtowed to Mrs. Li as she spoke, with a respectful attitude, as if she had been cursed by Li Mingshuo.

Seeing that Dong'er was so obedient, Li Mingshuo couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and said secretly in his heart: "It's okay, it's okay, I didn't bring the same set to the old lady as I am, if it's still as smelly and hard as in Luohua Lane, I'm really fine." Thank God. ”

Fang Cai Dong'er had been standing behind Princess Ning'an, keeping her head down, and no one saw her look up. Now that she came to Mother Li, even if she didn't look up, everyone saw her jade-like skin and flower-like appearance from the side, and couldn't help but be amazed: "There is such a beautiful palace maid next to the princess, why didn't such a beautiful little palace maid stay in the palace to serve the emperor, but to serve the princess." ”

"Lift your head up and let me see." Mother Li never thought that Princess Ning'an would give a big living person to her mother-in-law as a birthday gift, and with many doubts, she specially ordered this gift to raise her head and show her clearly.

Dong'er straightened up mechanically, and although she raised her head, her eyebrows were still lowered. She just stared at the ground with no interest in looking at the ladies who sat on their chairs in fine costumes for the birthday feast.

When the noblewomen present saw the young girl kneeling on the ground, who looked like a jade person, they all exclaimed "oh", and they all exchanged their heads in private, and discussed: "Strange, what is such a beautiful girl doing to an old lady?" ”

Mother Li had the same doubts as the ladies who were talking to each other, and she asked Ning An in confusion: "Princess, old lady, I am not an emperor or general, a hero, what are you sending me such a peerless beauty for, do I have a country and a mountain society to make you worry about it?" ”

The princess smiled, shook her head and said, "That's it, don't say it's an old lady, even the eyesight of us young people can't do it, but we should let the nephews and nieces of the little uncle's family come over to see if this winter girl's belly is pregnant with a cousin or a cousin." It is said that children will watch it. ”

All the ladies were dumbfounded, and they all opened their eyes wide and twisted their necks to find Li Mingshuo, the eldest son of the Li family, eager to see what medicine was sold in the gourd of the two of them.

Li Mingshuo saw that those mothers were looking at him one after another, so he hurriedly walked out, knelt beside Dong'er, and reported to his mother: "Mother, it's better for my son to explain it to you." ”

Li Mu nodded. Li Mingshuo began to speak: "As early as this spring, the princess thought about giving her mother an ingenious gift this year, and I also helped the princess carefully select, and then Cui's mother reminded us that her mother had a lifetime of golden branches and jade leaves, and she had never seen anything rare, but the child of the eldest son of the long house had not seen it, so the princess and Cui's mother worked together to find such a girl with many children to pass on the lineage for me. This girl has been with me for three months and is pregnant, I wonder if the mother still likes this gift prepared by the princess and her son? ”

"Like, like." Mother Li happily burst into tears at the corners of her eyes, and her eyes were red, she raised her cuffs to wipe the tears from the corners of her eyes, and said excitedly: "I like it so much, this is my favorite birthday gift I received today." Stand up and walk beside me, kid, so I can take a good look. ”

Dong'er slowly stood up and walked to Mrs. Li's side, and Li Chongjun, who was originally standing next to her mother, gave way to the side, made room for her, and stood by Dong'er's side.

Dong'er heard Li Chongjun beside her mutter, and swallowed hard.

Mother Li grabbed Dong'er's hand and looked up and down with a smile at the girl who could give birth to the eldest grandson of the long house.

The aunt of the Li brothers, who sat next to Li's mother, was the most distressed nephew and the elder of her mother's family, she saw that her eldest nephew had endured for so many years, and finally embarked on the agenda of being a father, and she was happy for her nephew in her heart, and remembered some things that Li Mingshuo's aunt had done back then, so she stepped on it and complimented Princess Ning'an.

"All of you look at it, as I said, the princess is the daughter of the emperor, and her bearing and mind are definitely not comparable to us ordinary people. I remember a few years ago, there was a wife of an official family, who couldn't give birth to herself, and refused to be a concubine for her husband, and finally gave her husband a water tank to make a concubine room, that waist is thick, when I first saw her, I thought she had three or four children in her belly, it turned out that she was not pregnant, and then she was pregnant, and she was directly out of shape, I really don't know how the official man survived, hehehehe. ”

All the ladies naturally knew that it was the Li family's aunt who was sarcastic---- that is, Li's mother's half-sister, so they all covered their mouths and smiled.

Li Mingshuo's aunt was absolutely dumb and couldn't say --- bitterness, her face was so angry that her face was red and white for a while, and the maids and servants around her didn't dare to laugh with the people around her, and they became a handful of special existences.

Li Mingshuo's aunt is not a big deal to see the excitement, and added: "Sister Kong's words are too exaggerated, as if we haven't seen it, in my opinion, it's a willow spirit, although a few people in the atrium can't hug it, but the chassis is stable, not to mention that the head and face are dressed up, and then twisted a few times, it is also quite willow-like, you people, don't know how to appreciate it." ”

The old ladies laughed maniacally again. Even the people on the princess's side laughed so much that they couldn't stop laughing.

Dong'er didn't have a smile on her face.

Mother Li held Dong'er's hand, looked at Dong'er's expressionless face, and asked with concern: "This child, are you uncomfortable today or what?" Why do you look sullen? ”

Li Mingshuo hurriedly explained: "Her face is stiff, and the doctor said that this disease has another name, called facial paralysis, which is not easy to treat." ”

"Is there still this disease in the world? It's the first time I've heard of it at such an old age, have you heard of it? Mother Li asked the ladies around her in disbelief.

The ladies shook their heads, saying they hadn't heard of it.

The princess smiled and blamed Li Mingshuo for saying: "The concubine is really straightforward, since she is a girl I sent, the concubine can't sell me a thin face, saying that she was born with a praising face, an iceberg beauty, and she actually said such a thing as a stiff face and paralysis." ”

Li Mingshuo hurriedly changed his words and said: "What the princess said is very true, but our aunts and aunts are not talented and virtuous, they may not recognize who Bao Xi is, and if they say it, they will tell them the allusions of the princes of the Beacon Fire Opera, it is better to say how to be coarse." ”

Mother Li had a little regret, and still asked Dong'er in disbelief: "Girl, have you never laughed?" ”

Dong'er remembered the previous time, shook her head sincerely, and denied it.

Li Mingshuo added again: "Of course she laughed, but her laughter was uglier than crying, and I felt that my diaphragm deserved to panic, so I forbade her to laugh." ”

Li Chongjun said disapprerovingly: "Bao Xi must be good-looking when she smiles, but if this girl is Bao Xi, then my brother will not become the king of Zhou You, this metaphor is unlucky, not good." ”

Su Ziying tugged at her husband's sleeve and reminded him: "Just say a few words, this is a birthday gift from the princess to her mother." ”

Mother Li tested Ning An: "Princess, what should the people in our house call this girl Wan in the future?" Let everyone call her Aunt Wan? ”

The princess was hesitating how to answer this question, and Cui's mother said: "The matter of setting up an aunt should not be rushed, I think it is not too late to wait for the eldest grandson to give birth to her." Let's call her a girl now. Whether a mother is expensive or not depends on her creation, which can be regarded as the motivation for her. ”

Mother Li didn't dare to offend this nurse who could talk to the people in the palace, so she had to be silent.

At this time, the doorman announced loudly: "Yang Shilang Yang is here to celebrate the old lady's birthday." ”

Li Mingshuo secretly complained: It's not good, Yang Boqing is here.

Afraid of arousing Wan Dong'er's sadness, he wanted to drag Dong'er to the back, but it was too late, Yang Boqing had already come to Mother Li.

Yang Boqing gave Mother Li a spring breeze, congratulating the old lady on her long life, and when she raised her head again, she saw Wan Dong'er surrounded by flowers around the old lady, and he was stunned, but fortunately, he quickly came back to his senses, pretended not to know Wan Dong'er, and said hello to Li Mingshuo, which did not arouse more suspicion from the people around him.

Even if someone had already noticed that his expression was wrong, they thought that he, like Li Chongjun, had never seen such a heavenly beauty as Wan Dong'er, and he was stunned for a while.

Li Mingshuo saw Yang Boqing's five thunders, and also saw the hatred in Dong'er's eyes.

He led Yang Boqing to the small room in the back to sit with those officials, eat tea and chat.

After settling Yang Boqing, he hurriedly found Li Moge and specially instructed him: "Be sure to take a good look at Miss Wan today, and don't let her get close to Yang Boqing." ”

"Master, do you have any ominous premonitions?"

Li Mingshuo said worriedly: "When the enemy meets, his eyes are red, don't ask too much why, I don't have time to stare at her, you just have to take care of her, don't let her act impulsively." ”

Mogo nodded.