The Mu family was sitting in a lively discussion about Mu Zhengyi's marriage, and the water chestnut suddenly came in with a food box. As soon as she saw the familiar food box, Old Madam Mu laughed: "It's early for the people from Xie Mansion to get it today." ”

"Back to the old man's words," Lingjiao replied with a smile: "Today is earlier, Fourth Sister Xie sent someone to send a few kinds of pastries, and the slave maid has seen it, it is all raw, take it to my sister and then send it to the kitchen." ”

"Also," water chestnut put down the food box, took out a big red name post and an envelope and handed it to Mu Hongsheng: "Today, Fourth Sister Xie not only sent a letter over, but also made a post." ”

"I know what happened." Mu Hongsheng smiled and nodded, remembering that Xie Shurou had been with her before, and Grandma Xie's relatives had already brought the child to Beijing, and now they are living in Xie Mansion.

"Alas! Mrs. Xie is also kind. Old Madam Mu, who knew the inside story, also nodded: "Hongshang, your eldest brother and Gu Jiujie's family affairs are now contracted, and you should also write a letter to inform Fourth Sister Xie, lest Mrs. Xie still help worry about our marriage." ”

"I know," Mu Hongsheng nodded with a smile: "I just reject Sister Xie's post directly." Anyway, on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Mrs. Gu also gave a post to our family, and this time the family must respond to Gu's post. ”

"There's no need to refuse," Old Madam Mu shook her head with a smile: "Fourth Sister Xie invites you to play, just go." Mrs. Gu's invitation to the ladies in our house to enjoy the lanterns is just an excuse, the most important thing is to discuss your eldest brother's family affairs, set the day when the official media comes to the door, there are many things to discuss, and it is not interesting for you to follow a girl's family, it is better to play with you, I will take your mother and your second uncle to go. ”

"Oh," Mu Hongsheng looked a little disappointed: "You didn't take me there......"

"Your sister Gu is not here, what are you going to do." Duchess An Guo couldn't help laughing: "When you get married, Sister Gu Jiu is the daughter-in-law of our Mu family, when you go to visit her or she comes to visit you, it will not be as inconvenient as it is now, how many can't you see, what are you anxious about." ”

It's also ha, Sister Gu is not here anyway, so it's not interesting to go. Mu Hongsheng quickly nodded and replied, "That's okay, I'll go and enjoy the lanterns with Sister Xie on the fifteenth." ”

"Let Tsing Yi, Ling Yi and Jin Yi accompany you." Mrs. Mu said: "No matter why others invite you to enjoy the lanterns, you can play happily." ”

"Grandmother, don't worry," Mu Hongsheng nodded with a smile: "I will be clear with Sister Xie." It's a pity that Sister Gu is not in Beijing this year, and she can't make me new lanterns. Last year, the lantern she gave me was stolen by Jinyi, and I didn't want to burn it, it was my best lantern, and I blamed Jinyi, otherwise I would have been able to carry it out. ”

"Didn't I get beaten!" Mu Jinyi puffed out his mouth, looking unconvinced: "You beat me several times and you still can't relieve your anger!" Read it at every turn, gas! Why didn't you break the golden wire birdcage that my grandmother sent, and you still can't fix it. ”

Seeing that the two of them were about to tear up like black-eyed chickens, Mu Zhengyi stood up, directly pressed the Lin brothers and sisters one by one, and began to preside over the overall situation: "Okay!" Don't stop, when your sister-in-law enters the door, you can't make any lanterns, so you have to make noise here. ”

"Oh, big brother," Mu Hongshang and Mu Jinyi, who were staring at each other like a cockfight just now, showed exactly the same evil smile on their faces: "I haven't been engaged yet, isn't it too early to mention my sister-in-law now?" ”

"You two bastards!" Mu Zhengyi reacted at this time, he was tricked by his younger brothers and sisters, his face turned red, and he raised his fist to beat someone, but Mu Hongsheng and Mu Jinyi were so clever that they had already guarded against his move, and they turned their heads and ran away.

Mu Hongshang and Mu Jinyi ran in front, Mu Zhengyi chased behind, and two or three children rushed to the door of Mrs. Mu's main hall in an instant. Duchess An Guo was smiling and wanting to call her daughter and tell her not to be naughty, when she saw Mu Jinyi open the thick cotton door curtain by herself, rushed forward with her head stuffy, and crashed directly into the arms of Mu Chengxin, who had just returned home.

"You bastard, who are you offending again, in a hurry to run for your life." Mu Chengxin smiled, directly picked himself up and turned around, and threw it back into the house directly, just throwing it next to Mu Zhengyi, so that he could catch it.

"Third uncle," Mu Hongsheng jumped over happily, looking impatient, and said, "You can be regarded as coming back, grandmother has been waiting for a long time." ”

"There must be a good thing," Mu Chengxin raised his eyes and swept a room of ladies and children: "Everyone is beaming." ”

"That's it!" Mu Jinyi finally broke free from Mu Zhengyi's restraints, and replied with a smile: "Dad, you don't know, the Gu family came to the post to invite our family's daughters to enjoy the lanterns together, grandmother agreed to our family's courtship, and the eldest brother was so happy that he didn't know where to put his hands and feet, and he was ashamed of me and my sister after laughing a few words, and he had to beat us." ”

"That's a good thing." Mu Chengxin smiled and went to the door to greet Mrs. Mu, and then found a chair and sat down: "It just so happens that I also have something to discuss with you." Mother, the Gu family's post, you can take your second sister-in-law with you, and don't go to others. The left and right are not really for the lantern viewing, but just to discuss the children's marriage. You are an old feudal monarch in our family, and you and your second sister-in-law, a serious mother-in-law, can call the shots in everything, and you don't need many people to discuss it together. ”

"It's not good if your sister-in-law doesn't go," Mrs. Mu hesitated for a moment before replying: "After all, your sister-in-law is the serious Duchess of Anguo right now, the head of our house, the first time her in-laws have invited her, I'm afraid that the Gu Mansion will pick on her if she doesn't go, right?" ”

"Mother," the smile on Mu Chengxin's face faded by two points: "I can probably guess why Senior Gu replied so quickly." After the Chinese New Year, the court has not been peaceful, King Xin took the former Qin Feng Road to transfer Cui Wenju into Beijing, the emperor can't wait for the fifteenth to let the three will be tried, the trial has been a few days, and there is no result to report, the emperor's face is getting more and more ugly, I think, I am afraid that the main trial can no longer be delayed, these days will have a result. In the past few days, Li Xiang's face has been ugly, Zhou Shangshu of the military department has been restless, and Zhou Shangshu has wanted to stop me as soon as he disperses for a few days, but I have avoided him. Mother, think about it, everyone knows that our General Mu has always been idle in the court, and Zhou Shangshu is so desperate that he wants to go through my path? ”

"There is going to be a big change in the military department!" Mu Laofu's face also darkened.

"Yes." Mu Chengxin nodded: "I guess Zhou Shangshu is going to fall this time, and Scholar Gu should have already gotten the news." ”