When Zhu Tingfang came in, he saw that his grandmother and stepmother were playing with a pair of short swords with great interest, Zhang Shou and Zhu Ying stood beside the two, and his happy appearance was overflowing, and he knew at a glance that it must be Hua Qi's congratulatory gift sent early. And before he could stand firm and speak, he only heard Zhu Er's voice from the side.

"Big brother, the gift that Uncle Hua Qi gave to Yingying and her brother-in-law is a pair of short swords, what is it for you and your future sister-in-law? Don't be stingy, take a look! ”

"I ...... Haven't seen it yet. Zhu Tingfang spit out these words unnaturally, seeing Mrs. Tai and Jiuniang looking at him with a smile, as if he would not give up without looking at it today, he really wanted to say such a congratulatory gift, shouldn't he wait for the wedding day to open it? But what he didn't expect was that Zhu Er, who didn't open which pot to mention, actually interjected idly.

"Isn't the eldest brother waiting to watch with his sister-in-law in the future?" Cheapness is addictive, when Zhu Er joked so jokingly, he saw Zhu Tingfang suddenly turn his head and stare at him, there seemed to be a bit of murder in his eyes, so frightened that he shuddered and hurriedly stopped his mouth. But before he could think of a way, he quickly fooled this stubble over, and Mrs. Tai actually learned from him.

"Hua Qi should be afraid that he won't be able to catch up with your wedding with Yingying when he goes to Huairou, so he sent something early. Da Lang, just like Erlang said, don't be stingy, let us see what did Hua Qi give? ”

Seeing Zhang Shou smiling, Zhu Ying was curious, and her stepmother nodded to him as if encouraging, Zhu Tingfang suddenly regretted why he didn't follow Zhang Shou's example, and opened it generously when he received the gift. You know, with Hua Qi's bad personality, it is completely possible to give him a Spring Palace painting in a brocade box as a congratulatory gift!

If only Zhu Er and Zhu Ying coaxed, he would still be able to refuse, but his grandmother and stepmother also put on a look that I just want to know, and he really couldn't prevaricate. He looked down at the brocade box, which was about the size of two adult palms, and thought to himself, if the thing was outrageous, when he turned around and saw Hua Qi, he must give people some color.

With this deep understanding and not very high expectations, Zhu Tingfang finally slowly opened the small brocade box in his hand, and when he saw the things lying inside, he couldn't help but be stunned.

And Zhu Ying, who was really curious, stepped forward with an arrow, and when she saw the contents of the brocade box clearly, she couldn't help but sigh in admiration: "Uncle Hua will even give such a thing as a jade pendant...... Hey, this is not a jade pendant, this is not a carving, it is actually a natural pattern! ”

Mrs. Tai and Jiuniang were very suspicious of Zhu Ying's words, and although Zhu Er said that he was afraid of his brother in the past, but now that he has already died, he simply dared to sneak forward, snatched the brocade box from Zhu Tingfang's hand, and sent it to his grandmother and stepmother as if flattering. As a result, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law saw the pair of round-shaped objects in the brocade box, but Mrs. Tai couldn't help but be amazed.

I saw the lines on one piece, a vermilion character was faintly visible, and the lines on the other piece were faintly visible a jade character.

"I thought it was something, it turned out to be agate! Idle agate is not as valuable as Hetian Meiyu, but the one with a pattern on it is very popular with those literati and ink writers, and the pattern is similar to a word, which is even rarer. But the most rare thing is that the words on these two pieces can still be matched, and the gift of Hua Qi is really ...... I'm afraid it takes no less effort than Yingying's pair of swords. ”

Zhu Tingfang really didn't know what to say at this time. In fact, he doesn't know anything about agate or jade, and it looks similar to ordinary stones. But how many rich and noble families are obsessed with this kind of stone, he still has heard of it.

Agate is not valuable, and after grinding, if the surface texture can show the landscape of the landscape, or the image of various characters and animals, it will be very popular with those scholars. And the two pieces sent by Hua Qi are very pure, and the faint lines in them are like a trace of black light smoke lingering, and after a careful look, you can find that they are the words that are composed.

The so-called Zhu character naturally represents him, and the jade character is a word in the name of his future wife.

It is not difficult for Hua Qi to find this, but to find these two pieces of agate, I don't know if it was a coincidence, or after his marriage was confirmed, people urgently tried to find it.

He is not like Zhu Ying and Zhang Shou have been married since childhood, but they have never publicized it, until the two met, Zhu Ying fell in love with Zhang Shou at first sight, and the matter was quickly finalized. His marriage was full of disasters and difficulties, and he was even rumored to have lost his wife, and he himself didn't know who he would marry in the future, and it was even more impossible for Hua Qi to know it early...... But not necessarily, depending on the relationship between his father and Hua Qi, maybe he said it earlier.

"Uncle Hua is really kind to this gift, and when I get married, I also want a pair of such agate!"

Zhu Er couldn't help but shout, but what was ushered in was Zhu Tingfang's deep gaze and Zhu Ying's resentful gaze. When he saw Zhang Shou looking at him with a smile, and his grandmother and stepmother had a lively expression, he immediately thought that he had offended his eldest brother just now, and now if he aroused his sister's resentment, he would definitely be unlucky to death, and he hurriedly wanted to remedy it.

But before he could put this remedy into action, he heard Zhu Tingfang's cold voice: "The day after tomorrow is the wedding date, I heard that the second brother helped me rehearse before?" I'm going to ask for advice tonight so that I don't get things wrong. Second brother, you have to teach me well. ”

Hearing the last words "teach me with my heart", the tone was aggravated and meaningful, and Zhu Erden secretly complained to himself. But he looked around as if asking for help, but there was no one to relieve him. Zhang Shou even said with a smile: "Second Brother Zhu will work hard tonight, Brother Zhu will definitely thank you." ”

I don't want him to thank me! What's more, where is he thanking me, he took the opportunity to toss me!

Zhu Er almost wanted to cry, especially when Zhu Tingfang couldn't help but say that he dragged him out, he couldn't help but dance and shout: "Grandmother help, mother help, Yingying help!" Brother-in-law, don't gloat, I'm your student, and there are so many good things waiting for me to grow in the future, can you bear to see me start a business before I get in the middle...... Not! ”

Before he could finish his words, Zhu Tingfang covered his mouth, and at the same time, his eldest brother's warning full of anger came into his ears: "You dare to use the famous sentences in "The Teacher Table" indiscriminately? No matter how verbose you are, you'll be my sparring partner for the next month! ”

Zhu Erden wanted to cry without tears. Sparring partner for his eldest brother? What kind of joke, even those guards in the mansion are also the most frightened to Zhu Tingfang as a sparring partner, not to mention his small body?

I'm afraid that by that time, his fate will be as miserable as those little guys in Zhang Yuan who were trained by Ah Liu to cry and call their mothers!

Wait, there's Ah Liu!

Zhu Er, who was forcibly dragged by Zhu Tingfang in Qing'an Hall, was like grasping a life-saving straw, and hurriedly shouted: "Sixth brother, sixth brother, help!" Didn't you also prepare a gift for my eldest brother? Uncle Hua has sent it early, you are Uncle Hua's apprentice, you can also send it early, this is called choosing a day is better than hitting the day! ”

Zhu Tingfang was stunned for a moment, and his hand couldn't help but loosen, and it was rare for Zhu Er to escape the clamp. Of course, with his ability, if he wants to catch Zhu Er back, it will be easy. It's just that when he saw that the familiar young man really appeared because of Zhu Er's words, Zhu Er even hid directly behind him and used people as a shield, he was still angry and funny.

The next moment, he saw Zhu Er being directly grabbed by Ah Liu. Immediately after, the expressionless Ah Liu was like carrying the back of a rabbit's neck, carrying Zhu Er's collar and sending it back to him. Seeing his younger brother crying with a sad face, looking like he was sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight fail, he didn't bother to pay attention to this living treasure, but looked at Ah Liu thoughtfully.

And Ah Liu was looked very unnatural by Zhu Tingfang, and finally cleared his throat and said: "The gift was picked by the eldest lady, and it will not be given to you until the day after tomorrow." ”

Zhu Tingfang didn't care about Ah Liu's words, he didn't care about any gifts, but remembered that Zhang Shou had sent someone to visit himself who was "assassinated and injured", but Ah Liu took it for granted that he went to the medicine store to buy the best four-color tonic and sent it, so that he was seen by Master Kong Jiu, so the rumor that he was seriously injured spread throughout the capital, and the effect of this crooked beating helped him a lot.

At that moment, he smiled at Ah Liu and said, "Thank you." ”

These two simple words were dumbfounded by Zhu Er, who Ah Liu carried to Zhu Tingfang, and Ah Liu himself was also full of surprise. Because he didn't feel at all that he had done anything worthy of the other party's thanks. Therefore, the always cold young man frowned a little embarrassed, remembering that Zhang Shou would often say this to him, he said uncertainly: "No thanks? ”

But when the three words came out, he felt that it was inappropriate, so he quickly said with a straight look: "Well, I wish you and the future young lady a good marriage for a hundred years and an early birth to a noble son." ”

This is the auspicious words he originally planned to say on the day of Zhang Shou and Zhu Ying's big day, but at this time, the ghost made a god to say it, and said to himself in his heart that it was a drill before the next official speech. However, as soon as these words came out at this time, he heard a burst of exaggerated laughter, and when he looked at it again, he saw that Zhu Er, who had just been carried in front of Zhu Tingfang by himself, had already squatted down directly with laughter.

Zhu Er has never seen anyone dare to say such a thing as giving birth to a noble son early in front of his eldest brother - in his opinion, the eldest brother has not been married for a long time, and he has not urged him from his grandmother to his father, not because he has let it go, but because he is afraid that the things that came out after the marriage in the past have caused too much pressure on the eldest brother.

And even after getting married, they will not look forward to the birth of their grandchildren like ordinary parents and elders, explicitly hinting at various urgings to put pressure on the eldest brother and future sister-in-law. When he was helping his grandmother and stepmother rehearse before, he heard them say to the ladies and wives who were invited to pay their respects, and they must omit the words "early birth of a precious son".

But now, these four words are like a matter of course, and they were directly said by Ah Liu!

Anyway, he's already died many times today, so let's just laugh a little bit at this time. And this time, no one paid attention to him who was laughing like a madman, because Ah Liu's face was dazed, Zhu Tingfang's face was sluggish, and Zhang Shou and Zhu Ying, who heard the sound, laughed and laughed at the same time, but they were also a little embarrassed and did not step forward immediately.

And finding that the atmosphere had not eased for the time being, Zhang Shou coughed, and just wanted to interrupt and say that Ah Liu couldn't speak, Zhu Ying walked forward briskly, circled around Zhu Tingfang and Ah Liu, and then said with a smile: "I can't see that Ah Liu, you still say such auspicious words, how long have you practiced, did you originally plan to say it to me and Ah Shou?" ”

Without waiting for Ah Liu to answer, she winked at Zhu Tingfang: "But the congratulatory gift I picked for him and Ah Shou for the eldest brother is also this kind of kindness, so don't blame Ah Liu for saying it casually." To be honest, I'm looking forward to seeing what the children my eldest brother will look like in the future, and what it will be like for you to teach your children when the time comes. ”

At this time, even Zhu Er, who was squatting on the ground with a smile, couldn't help but tilt his head and imagine the appearance of his eldest brother's godson. But this imagination, in front of him, it seems that there is a serious child who is exactly the same as the eldest brother, the father and son stand opposite each other, and the serious appearance is like a boss and a subordinate...... So, he couldn't help but sigh for his little nephew who had not yet been born.

Born as the son of the eldest brother, it seems to ...... No, it's definitely tiring!

Not to mention that Zhu Tingfang was just stunned just now, and he didn't want to get angry, even if he wanted to get angry, he was teased by Zhu Ying's words and his face was full of helplessness. He stretched out his hand and wanted to touch Zhu Ying's head as he did when he was a child, but in the end it only landed on her shoulder. After all, she is no longer a little girl with no hair tied and only two mustaches.

"Brother sent these words back to you in their original form. You've been spoiled by our whole family since you were a child, and I'd love to see if you would spoil people like you if you had children! ”

"I'm not spoiled, Ah Shou has always said I'm fine!" Zhu Ying held her head high confidently, and saw Zhu Tingfang looking behind her with a strange face, thinking that she wanted to see whether this was true from Zhang Shou's face, but she smiled as if she was not worried at all, "Ah Shou said, in the future, his son will be under his control, and his daughter will be under my control!" She said, "My daughter just wants to be like me!" ”

This time, even Zhu Er couldn't help but look back at Zhang Shou, wondering if his brother-in-law was joking. It is already terrible to have one Zhu Ying in the family, if there is another little Zhu Ying who is fun to toss people, it is simply a terrible combination, it is a disaster! Besides, wouldn't it be too unlucky to be little Zhu Ying's future brother?

Sitting firmly in the Diaoyutai and not going outside to see the lively Mrs. Tai was deaf and clear-sighted, and the conversation outside could be heard clearly, and she couldn't help but laugh for a while. And Jiuniang also laughed softly: "We don't dare to urge, others urged for us, Da Lang was choked by Yingying's words, this is a rare scene!" I only hope that after getting married the day after tomorrow, he and the Miss Yu of the Weinan Bo family will really be able to harmonize. ”

Zhu Tingfang's marriage can be regarded as a heart disease of Mrs. Tai, at this time, listening to her daughter-in-law say this, Zhu Ying was twittering and teasing Zhu Tingfang outside, Zhang Shou also helped idly from time to time for a sentence or two, plus Zhu Er, who was obviously overkilled today, just formed a scene of everyone besieging and besieging Zhu Tingfang, she thought about the future, and couldn't help but feel bright.

"Within half a year, the happy events of the three children have been done, and the family will be completely lively!"