Xin Yi left the matter behind her in front of everyone, and after saying goodbye to the young woman who had kindly reminded her, she went to the old lady's courtyard.

Today, almost all the married girls outside Beijing have come, but in previous years, they did not come so neatly, and it is self-evident why.

But it was to disappoint them, and the old lady would not participate in such a feast.

When Xin Yi went to the old lady, Xin Zhu was talking with the old lady,

"Each room of the Tang family is in charge of its own house, which is similar to ours, and the mother-in-law is also a sensible person, the second sister-in-law has not come out all these years, and the others are thinking about letting the second brother take a concubine or something."

"Mother-in-law just said that the Tang family's rule is that only if you have no children at forty can you take a concubine, and the second brother will not reach forty for ten years, so let's wait until forty."

"Otherwise, what's the point of making this rule? Is it for outsiders to see? ”

The old lady raised her eyebrows in surprise, "I have seen your mother-in-law before, she is a cool character, she is a girl from the Anjia family in southern Zhejiang, and the family is like this." ”

"Isn't it?" Xin Zhu laughed and beckoned Xin Yi to sit beside him.

After Xin Yi sat down, the topic naturally turned to Xin Yi.

Xin Zhu touched Xin Yi's face, somehow, a little envious.

The rules and etiquette of the Xin family have made Xin Zhu a standard noblewoman, with innate dignity and nobility, even though there are countless female officials in TECO now, she has never thought of becoming a female official.

But this sister, although she looks very clumsy, doesn't know anything, and often gets into trouble in a daze, and is not a standard noblewoman.

It's just that she still has a noble aura on her body, and she has the freedom and freedom that the woman next to her can't have, she is determined, and her spirit is flying.

Xin Zhu was envious and a little proud, she was not afraid of being left behind by her sister, she was afraid that her sister would not be able to grow up.

She deliberately teased Xin Yi,

"Seeing that the female officer exam is about to start in March, why do you think you want to be a female officer? Don't you know that it will be difficult to marry after becoming an official? ”

It's my uncle's house, I was thinking about coming to see Xin Yi, and I intended to tell my sister to go home, but then I knew that I was interested in taking the female officer, so I temporarily stopped thinking about it.

The average veteran family will not want a daughter-in-law who is an official outside, unless she is at home to take care of housework and teach her husband and children after she gets married.

Xin Yi teased the sleeping little nephew below, and leaned lazily on her body,

"As the daughter of the Xin family, she hasn't done anything morally corrupt, so she can marry her."

Xin Zhu was amused by her, patted her on the shoulder, and asked her to sit upright,

"It's a big girl, and you can't get used to her, grandmother."

Then he nodded her forehead again, "You don't have to worry about getting married, but the big family won't accept it." ”

Xin Yi didn't get up, but hugged her arm and pouted on Xin Zhu's shoulder, "Sister thinks I'm suitable to marry into a family and live?" I never intended to marry into a family. ”

Originally, Xin Zhu was teasing Xin Yi, but his face changed slightly, pushing Xin Yi to get up and grabbing her,

"Do you know what that means?"

Once a high-born woman marries into some family without foundation, for the family, she is generally abandoned, unless the husband she marries is not a worldly talent.

The family has always been united and protected, you are in this circle, there is the support of the family behind you, whoever wants to give you no face, who dares to offend you, is against the family.

The daughter of the family has always been more confident than the princess.

Xin Yi nodded, "Of course." ”

Her path is different from others, she will not look for support, tie everything to others, as for help, there is the best, there is no fear.

She believes that she has the ability to support herself before she can count her life as complete.

Her avenue is immortal, and she can only move forward alone.

So, how can her life be the same as that of ordinary noblewomen? To put it mildly, she is not qualified to be like those noble girls.

Xin Zhu was a little silent, she was different from her sister, so she was worried about her sister's choice, but she was helpless.

She lowered her head, took two sips of tea, turned her head to look at the old lady, looked at Xin Yi again, hesitated and said,

"Grandmother, I'll just say it in front of you, just a few years ago, my mother-in-law called me to go, and wanted to say that she would marry our family, let me come over and ask what you mean."

The old lady stayed in the city for Xin Yi's marriage, even if Xin Yi didn't marry now, she always had to look at it first, and if she could make it, she would make it down, so that she wouldn't go to find it in a panic in the future.

The old lady, who was originally leaning on the couch and watching the two sisters frolic, straightened up slightly when she heard this.

Xin Yi got up and went over to help the pillow behind the old lady adjust the lower position.

Mama Qin had already retired the other maids when Xin Zhu spoke.

"You have already been married, and there is no such thing as two sisters marrying two brothers, who is your mother-in-law talking about? Settle down? ”

The old lady asked with a smile.

"Hmm." Xin Zhu nodded.

"Actually, at the beginning of last year, my mother-in-law probed me, but at that time, I didn't know the family's arrangements for Weiwei, so I replied vaguely."

"My mother-in-law came to ask again a year ago, and after I knew that you came back, I directly said that I would ask you what I meant when I went back to my parents' house, and I wanted to propose marriage to the fourth child of the An family."

The old lady nodded, her face was full of smiles, she turned her head to look at Xin Yi, and said with a smile,

"Although the An family is not a first-class family, it is also a rare good match for the temperament of everyone in their family."

"However, I am not busy replying to your mother-in-law, just saying that I still have to think about it, and besides, your mother will also be sick, and I will always ask her what she means."

The gift that should be done is still to be done, saying that Xu's illness is just to have a better excuse, and there is no need to refuse, and you can keep it at home first.

As for really letting the Xu family call the shots? Impossible.

Xin Zhu understood the joints in his head and nodded, "Grandmother, don't worry, I know it in my heart." ”

The sisters accompanied the old lady to say a few more gossips, and the old lady waved her hand and said,

"The banquet over there is about to start, so you don't need to accompany me here, let's all go and meet people."

The two of them retreated and went to the flower hall where they were entertaining.

In the flower hall, the early female dependents were full of flowers, and they were already standing in groups of three or five talking, and Luo's and his two daughters-in-law were also laughing and feasting with those female guests, saying kind words.

When the familiar female relatives saw Xin Yi and Xin Zhu coming, they naturally inevitably asked about Xu's illness.

"Thank you, my mother is much better, but she is going to raise it for a while."

Xin Zhu thanked every female family member who greeted the Xu family with a smile.

Over there, Luo Shi was smiling and talking to people, and at the same time let everyone take their seats, and everyone shouted to each other, greeted each other, talked, and saluted, and in a moment, it was a mess until everyone was seated.

The cold dish on the table has been set up a long time ago, and there is a little girl on the side to introduce the dishes on the table to everyone, help the cloth dishes, serve tea, after the cold dish, three or five hot dishes are served, everyone has the base material in their stomachs, and the ladies in the hall let the wine, talking and laughing, and gradually becoming more and more lively.

The topic of women together is always inseparable from men, children.

Xin Wu, as a high-ranking female dependent, sat at the third table, and the first two tables were all elderly elders.

She took her glass and went to the first two tables to toast, her voice cheerful, her eyes bright, and her spirits so good that she could not see the grizzled face of being squeezed in the garden.

When she passed by Xinyi's table, she stopped, this table was all unmarried girls in the family, it stands to reason that there is no need for Xin Wu to toast, it should be the girl at this table who toasts Xin Wu.

Xin Wu stood at the table and looked at the girls of the Xin family with a smile, "Today is a good day, there are no taboos, sisters are free, sister, I will do it." ”

As he spoke, he raised his head and drank the wine from the cup.

She was standing opposite Xin Yi, and when she saw Xin Yi picking up the wine cup and sniffing it slightly, she put it down, her face was gloomy, she walked over slowly, and stopped by Xin Yi's side,

"What, Weiwei, isn't my sister's wine delicious?"

Xin Yi smiled, and said in a good voice, "Please forgive me, I am a little drunk, and I can get drunk when I smell it." ”

On the side was Xin Zhi, the girl from the big house, and she also helped to say, "Yes, Sister Wu, you can't drink slightly, she, she smells so much wine today, and she will be able to sleep for a day." ”

Xin Wu looked at Xin Yi with a surprised face, and said with some regret,

"I see, that's my sister's fault for you, come, my sister should be punished, since you can't drink this wine, we won't let you smell the wine."

As he spoke, he plucked a jasper orchid from his head and was about to insert it on Xin Yi's head, smiling,

"Such a delicate step shake, and a talent of such a good look, it should be regarded as a sister's apology, you can wear it and play with it."

Xin Yi's body moved slightly, refusing Xin Wu to stick the step on his head,

"Thank you for the love of the princess, I don't dare to make amends, it's just that this step shake is not something I can wear, step shake this thing, where can I use it as a little girl?"

"Don't talk about playing, just touch it, it's all trespassing, the princess should spare me."

"I still want to keep my head and use all those things in Jinfeng Tower."

Xin Wu: This Jinfenglou matter can't be passed, right?

She was stunned for a moment with her hand in motion, then turned back in a strange posture and forcefully inserted Bu Shao back on her head.

As early as when Xin Wu was attacking Xin Yi, the ladies in the flower hall had already put down their chopsticks.

Everyone: Can we see the gossip of the face on the spot? Sudden excitement.

I just can't shake my fists to cheer up the two of them, come on, hurry up and tear them up.

didn't expect Xin Yi to be just four or two thousand pounds, blocked Xin Wu back, and finally slapped her.

It's not uncommon for people to shake any jasper, after all, it is not necessarily made by Jinfenglou.

I don't know when I can wear the things in Jinfenglou without wearing them the same.

Xin Wu endured her face, she couldn't wait to crush the cup in her hand, every time, Xin Yi's humiliation made her feel embarrassed, and it also made her hate Xin Yi even more.

She tried her best to make a smile and groan,

"My sister drank a little too much today, and I forgot that my sister is a little girl with no grade, and she can't shake it with steps, so she should be punished."

She squinted slightly, looked at Xin Yi carefully, put the wine cup in her hand on the table, took a string of pink and white pearls from her hand, and pulled Xin Yi's gloves on Xin Yi's hand.

"This string of beads is a reward in the palace, although it is not as good as the things of Jinfenglou, but it is a coincidence, my sister will play with it."

Xin Yi lowered his eyes, slowly removed the string of beads, looked at it casually, and said with a smile,

"It's a good thing, but it's not for me."

Xin Zhu's position was two tables away from Xin Yi's table, and she didn't rush up at first, after all, Xin Yi was already big, and she had to learn to deal with some chores since she was an official.

I didn't expect Xin Wu to be humiliated once, and I wanted to do it again, let alone be an ordinary concubine, but in that palace, I never saw a girl from the Xin family be a concubine.

Suddenly, Xin Zhu couldn't help it, walked through the crowd, stepped forward and took a slight hand, took the bead string, and bowed to Xin Wu in a regular manner.

"The princess, my family is slight, you also know that the family is not good up and down, and it is not good to be used to it by grandmothers, and the head and face of jewelry are not used to Jinfenglou.

The things in this palace, that is, Sister Wu can use them, and, sister, don't take this pink and white thing with you casually. “

"After all, which main room is not wearing a red wedding dress and sitting in a big red sedan chair, carried in from the main entrance."

"Weiwei, my grandmother said that in the future, I will definitely find her a good family with the right door, and I don't ask for anything else, just ask for a simple family, a kind in-laws, and a good sister-in-law."

"What about Lang here, you must know that you love people, you must be loyal, you must be kind to Weiwei, and you must have a good temper, and you can't be a character of three wives and four concubines."

The young woman who helped Xin Yi out of the siege just now happened to be at the next table, and after listening to Xin Zhu's words, she immediately covered her mouth and laughed,

"Azhu, it's hard to find such a man with a lantern, but you have to pay attention to it for a few years."

Xin Zhu sighed and nodded,

"Sister Amei is right, I used to think that this condition was not harsh, but after I became a mother, I didn't know that which one of these mothers was not looking forward to, and I am now thinking about whether to raise a little son-in-law for my little girl from an early age."

"Just raise one as my grandmother said."

The young woman named Amei smiled briskly, "It's a good feeling, you can raise one for my little naughty family." ”

Xin Wu was on the side, watching the two of them go back and forth, her face was gloomy and could drip water, and suddenly she smiled and said,

"It's all a misunderstanding, look at me, I've drunk so much wine, I'm dizzy, and I see this powder as white."

"Where will I let Weiwei be a concubine, after all, the family that Weiwei has decided to marry in front of him is the Leng family, although he has retired, how can he find a family that can suppress the Leng family."

"Didn't you hear last time that Weiwei liked the fourth young master of the Gu family? Oh, didn't Gu Sishao say kiss so far? It's hard to ......"

She was surprised, and her curious gaze fell on Xin Yi's face, the indescribable malice in this gaze, Xin Yi was looked at by her like this, and felt that she was being targeted by a beautiful snake.

How could Xin Yi ever be stared at like this?

Disgust arose in her heart, and she looked back coldly.

Xin Wu's gaze shifted in an instant, and he turned to stare at Xin Zhu on the side.

Xin Yi stopped Xin Zhu, who was about to come forward, and Luo Shi, who scolded Xin Wu, she smiled lightly and said frankly,

"Just now, the princess always said that she was dizzy, drank too much, and was dazzled, that step shakes, what does this pearl string mean, the princess knows it, and I don't need to repeat it."

"The princess must take herself too seriously, right? I didn't want to deal with you just now, but I didn't want to delay the meal of everyone here, but now it seems that it is more important to get justice for yourself than to eat. ”

She really just wanted to eat a meal with peace of mind, so she just said a few words casually, not wanting to entangle with Xin Wu, but the other party did not forgive, pointing at Sang and scolding Huai, saying that she couldn't get married, and she wanted her to be a concubine?

Xin Wuqiang smiled, "It's really just a misunderstanding." Did you hear me say that you were going to be a concubine? ”

Xin Yi said truthfully, "No. ”

"I apologize for my mistakes and for you, do you think I did something wrong? Didn't you? Xin Wu looked disdainful and sneered,

"Or do you think I don't have to apologize to others? Because apologizing is wrong. ”

"I sincerely apologize because I did misunderstand just now, but you said it yourself, did you go too far? As for this? ”

Everyone looked at Xin Yi.

Xin Yi has always had a light smile on her face, and the most polite child is none other than her.

She said softly,

"Who wouldn't do it? Ask yourself, what did you just want to do? Do you want me to be a concubine in your Heng Palace? Saying that the matter of Fourth Young Master Gu is to make me lose face? Do you want me to really not be able to marry in the future?

I don't see any sincerity in apology for what you did, but it was a trap after a trap, as long as I was stupid, I fell into it. “

"Now, it's just that you're too stupid to succeed."

Xin Wu said firmly, "I didn't. ”

"Really? Let's talk about the matter of the Gu family, at the Gao family banquet, the second lady of the high school said this in front of everyone, you know the final end, right?

The Gu family has obviously come out to clarify, which ear have you heard? Or did the princess lie under someone else's bed and eavesdrop? ”

"Rumors, rumors, it is people like you who can have rumors, others don't say it, you are also the daughter of the Xin family, why do you want to ruin my reputation like this?"

Xin Wu pursed her lips vigorously, and said in a good voice, "Weiwei, this matter is not serious, today is the banquet for the daughter of the Xin family, there are no outsiders, I just care about you, you said that you quit and failed to say goodbye, I just want everyone to think of a way together." ”

Xin Zhu was on the side, and he said "ha".

Xin Yi took a step forward, her voice was flat, and she couldn't hear the angry tone, but the corners of her lips hooked obliquely on her face showed the anger and ridicule she suppressed at this time,

"Oh, you say it's not serious, do you? Okay, let me tell you, it's not from the results, and it's not from you. ”

"You tell me what's not serious? Today's matter, can you promise not to spread it, if it is spread, your actions will be successful, people who don't know me believe what you said, and I can't clarify it at all, because you are the daughter of the Xin family. ”

"The Xin family said it personally, how can I clarify? So what will happen to me in the future?

I will live under the guidance of everyone, there is no good family to marry, and in the future, I can really only be a concubine as you said. ”

Her voice increased, "In this way, my life will be depressed, and I will never appear in front of you again, and it is impossible to use the jewelry of Jinfenglou to stand up again and waste the rest of my life." ”

"Do you care about my results? Have you been considerate? No, you'll be happy, ah, to finally get rid of this thorn in the eye. ”

Xin Wu didn't know how to react to what Xin Yi said, and only blushed after half a sound, "No, it won't." ”

Xin Yi looked at her proudly and said solemnly, "No? How could it be? Is it because I'm okay now? Rumors didn't get out? Didn't hurt me? ”

"I'm really ashamed that the Xin family has a daughter like you, do you think that if you marry into the Hengwang Mansion, you can bully people casually? I despise you in particular. ”

"Wantonly hurt others, but still laugh it off, only allow yourself to be vicious, do not allow others to collapse, only allow yourself to make mistakes, and do not allow others to resist."

"High up, don't ask right or wrong, complacent."

She stood in front of Xin Wu and questioned word by word,

"You said you didn't do anything, so what did you say? Fart? ”

"You are the princess, you are noble? Are you the daughter of the Xin family, nobler than others? But what about you? What are you capable of? Do you dare to say that you are an upright person who sends a step shake and a pink and white pearl for what? ”

"Do you have self-esteem, do you dare to face your dirty methods innocently?"

She and Xin Wu were extremely close, and her pupils reflected Xin Wu's ugly face.

She coldly spat out the last sentence, "You don't dare!" And I, dare to look directly at any of your means today. ”

After speaking, she saluted all the female relatives around her, and bowed slightly,

"The daughter of the Xin family is not a concubine, all the elders and sisters know, but the princess is still like this, she can do this to me today, who will she do to me in the future?

Isn't it a sin to not say kiss in sixteen? What is the sin of being divorced? Who wants this? ”

There was a deathly silence in the flower hall, no one really saw Xin Yi's angry appearance, and at this time, everyone imagined a sense of disappointment and sadness from the cold aura that rejected people thousands of miles away.

Xin Yi saluted again, turned around and walked slowly through the crowd and out of the flower hall.

She felt that she really didn't fit into any feast, because she could always make a good mess of it.

From the Gu family's spring banquet, to the small private meeting banquet of the Korean government, to the birthday of the Gao family, and even today's homecoming banquet.

Fortunately, she will become a female official in the future, so she may not participate in such banquets too much, right? Xin Yi thought so in his heart.

However, for many years after that, Xin Yi thought back to what he thought today, and felt that he was too simple.

Sure enough, he is a person outside the red dust, and he doesn't understand the things inside the red dust.

She walked forward with steady steps, ignoring the eyes of others, facing the bright sun.

Just out of the flower hall, there was a small guy outside to report,

"Girl, there is a holy decree ahead, and the eldest lord asked you to go over to receive the decree."

"I heard that after receiving the will, I will go to the palace to see the queen."

"Girl, go ahead with the little one."