It's the end of summer in the blink of an eye, and the heat has finally passed.

The Bai family is still busy all day long, and now there is only such a young lady left in the family. I still have to marry into the palace to be a princess, not to mention the preparation of cumbersome dowry, even the flowers and landscapes at home, and the family courtyard and pavilion have to be renovated.

Grandmother Zhou is old and not very well, especially in the scorching heat and cold winter every year.

Since she became a family, she can be regarded as knowing that her daughter-in-law Qi has not been easy these years, and she has been troubled by the deceased Zhao and Bai Yueyu for so long, and she only feels exhausted. Some time ago, in the middle of summer, he didn't catch the cold, so he used the excuse to return the power of the housekeeper and the accounts of the house to the Qi family.

The Qi family was originally a fiery character, and in the past, it was to govern the Zhao family that he listened to his daughter's words and handed over the housekeeper power. Now that the Zhao family is gone, she can't be a little idle, so she takes it over half-pushing, and takes care of her daughter's marriage, and she is busy all day long.

Bai Boren was in the Ministry of Rites, so he naturally had to be idle. Bai Zonglin also followed suit, and now he has all kinds of invitations every day, but he has been rolling in officialdom for half his life, so he naturally knows what to eat and what not to eat.

If there is anyone else in the house who is idle, it is the Tang family and the Yang family who raised the fetus. After the first three months, the two aunts' bellies grew bigger day by day.

Especially Tang's stomach, it's like blowing air, obviously vomiting every day after eating, the whole person seems to have suffered a serious illness, but the whole person is round, and even the weight is gone.

Yang is a special case, Tang only reacts more than ordinary pregnant women, and Yang does not react at all. In addition to drowsiness and appetite, his complexion has improved a lot, but his stomach has only risen sharply, and there is no discomfort of ordinary pregnant women, which always makes Tang envious.

Bai Yanran not only had to help the Qi family share the housework, but also went to her grandmother Zhou to serve the decoction every day. is about to be old and has a thin body, but Zhou's little wind and cold have lingered for half a month and have not healed, and there must always be someone around to take care of them.

Life went on like this, until one day she heard that the holy decree went to the Qi family, and the emperor gave the crown prince and Qi Simin a marriage, so she took the time to go to the Qi family.

When she went, her father-in-law who came to announce the decree had only left for a short time, and the courtyard was still stocked with the emperor's and queen's rewards. Zhang's Zhang Luo sorted the subordinates one by one and put them everywhere, and when he saw that Bai Yanran was coming, he showed a little smile on his face, and said: "Yanran came just in time, go and talk to Simin, she always talks about you these days." ”

Bai Yanran greeted the Zhang family, and she didn't need to be led, so she went straight to Qi Simin's courtyard. Qi Simin was sitting at the table outside, and on the table was a small wooden box, in which were placed a pile of gold and silver treasures, including land deeds and house deeds.

"Yanran, you're here."

It's rare for Qi Simin to be so listless, and when she saw Bai Yanran, she just showed a wry smile.

"What are these?"

Qi Simin sighed: "This is all my savings over the years, all here. ”

Su Xin behind Bai Yanran was startled, looked left and right for a while, and then whispered: "Miss Cousin, aren't you going to pack up your things and run away from marriage?" ”

Qi Simin couldn't cry or laugh, and said, "What do you think about this little girl?" This is a thank you gift I took to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and now he has returned it all. Except for a coral bracelet, I saw him wearing it on his wrist that day, and it seemed that he liked it very much, and it seemed that he was not going to return it to me. ”

Bai Yanran nodded the little girl's forehead and said with a smile: "You and Xile go out for a walk, and I will talk to Simin for a while." ”

Xile looked at Qi Simin, and went out with Su Xin, and when the two little girls walked to the door, they were already talking about the leftover pastries from yesterday.

Bai Yanran sat down next to her, fiddling with a begonia in the box and asking, "Have you thought about it?" ”

Qi Simin scratched his face and said with a little apprehension: "I don't know if what I did was right, since that day, the prince has come to the door every day, and he doesn't say much, just looking for me to eat cakes and laugh, every time he doesn't come empty-handed, he always brings gadgets to me, and he really cares about it." ”

Bai Yanran was surprised: "So you agreed?" ”

Qi Simin shook his head, sighed and said, "I really think we are not suitable, and I am even more unsuitable to be the crown princess and the emperor...... I thought I'd just wait for him to get impatient. It wasn't until the day before yesterday that I overheard my father and grandfather talking, and suddenly I realized that this marriage was not only my business, but also the entire Qi family. ”

She fiddled with a handful of golden nudes in the box with some irritability, and said in a muffled voice: "Anyway, I always want to get married, and there is no one who has to marry, and I can keep the peace of the family, so there is nothing wrong with marrying the prince." As you said before, I will be the crown princess that Ming Media is marrying, and I will never let anyone bully me, what is there to be afraid of. ”

Having said that, it is easy to dodge the open gun and difficult to defend against the dark arrow. Bai Yanran couldn't help but think of Gu Yueyao's various things in the Anwang Mansion in her previous life, the Bai family is just a small family and a small family has people like Aunt Zhao, not to mention the prince's mansion, and even the future harem, with Qi Simin's temperament, I am afraid that it will inevitably suffer a big loss.

Qi Simin always thought about it, and quickly became excited, and said to Bai Yanran: "Now it's just a marriage, and the marriage date has not yet been agreed upon after the sixth ceremony, and it will be inconvenient for me to go out when the time comes." While my mother still doesn't care about me, let's go out for a walk, I heard that the chef of Liuxiangju has developed a new pastry, let's try it. ”

It was in the afternoon, and there were many people who came to Liuxiangju to drink tea and listen to music. The teahouse invited a new Le Ji, who was surrounded by three days, and the origin of this Le Ji became a mystery, and many sons and brothers failed to find out the name from the mouth of the teahouse owner, so they gave a mixed name of the wonderful sound lady.

Although Miaoyin Niangzi has been covering her face with a light veil every day, she can still see from her eyebrows that she is a beauty, which has provoked many sons and brothers to come to cheer, and she has gradually become famous and has become a beautiful talk for a while. When the two of them arrived, the lobby was already full, and even the last box on the second floor was left, and they almost had to run in vain.

Entering the box, I only heard a burst of whispers from the box on the side, it seems that there are still a lot of people, and I think there are also a few daughters who come to have a lively listening to the piano. The two glanced at each other, and they were both a little curious about the Miaoyin lady, and when Bai Yanran hurriedly glanced upstairs, she inexplicably felt that the woman was a little familiar.

The two listened to the sound of the piano for a while, and this wonderful sound lady really had good piano skills. There was a burst of applause downstairs, and the teahouse guy presented the guests' rewards with a tray, but the Miaoyin lady didn't look at it, as if she didn't care much about those yellow and white things, and only lowered her head and plucked the strings.

Qi Simin said with great interest: "I heard that this lady is a young lady from a middle-class family, but now she comes to this teahouse to perform, but she doesn't care much about money. If that's the case, why don't she go to Fuyao Pavilion to seek a soulmate? ”

The pastry came up, and Qi Simin also put his mind back, pondering the recipe of the pastry while eating. At this moment, the guy holding the tray went up to the second floor, and Bai Yanran asked Su Xin to put down a piece of silver as a reward.

The guy stood in front of the box door on the side again, and some girls came out to give a reward, and then said: "The lord of my family appreciates the piano skills of the Miaoyin lady, and wants to see her, you go and invite the Miaoyin lady." ”

The tone was very arrogant, and the guy suddenly had a bitter face, and said with a smile: "This girl, it's not a little slack, it's just that this Miaoyin lady has rules and never meets guests alone." And she didn't sign a contract with our teahouse, and the boss couldn't send it, so I'm afraid it is, I'm afraid it'......"

The girl thought that her own county lord was so condescending, and the Miaoyin lady should come up to thank her, but she didn't want to be dismissed, listening to the faint laughter in the box behind her, she suddenly blushed and scolded: "You stupid person, how can my county lord be an ordinary person, you go down and make it clear to the Miaoyin lady, let her come up quickly, our county lord is still waiting." ”

Su Xin should have gone back to the box after putting the silver, but at this moment, she couldn't help but watch the excitement by the door. I saw that the guy went down and laughed bitterly and laughed at what Miaoyin Lady said, and Miaoyin Niangzi looked up slightly to look here, and then really got up and went upstairs.

Su Xin seemed to be relieved when she heard the girl in the box next to her, and a smug smile appeared on her face.

The Miaoyin lady went upstairs and walked this way, and Su Xin couldn't help but look at her curiously. As I approached, Su Xin smelled a faint fragrance, which was not like the ordinary fat powder fragrance, and the fragrance was light and cold, and it smelled very good.

Just as Miaoyin Lady approached, and the girl in the box next to her was about to open the box door, the Miaoyin Lady suddenly stopped, turned to look at Su Xin and asked, "Your young lady is Miss Bai?" ”

Su Xin was stunned for a moment, and before she could react, the girl in the box on the side said hurriedly: "Miaoyin lady, it was the county lord of my family who invited you to come up, don't be mistaken." ”

Miaoyin didn't look at her, and asked again deafly.

"It's Miss Bai in the box?"

Su Xin looked at the ugly girl and nodded hesitantly. Miaoyin Lady said "I'm sorry", and pushed the door in.

The door panel was thin, and everyone in the box had already heard the movement outside, and when Miaoyin Lady pushed the door in, Bai Yanran and Qi Simin had already stood up and looked at the door. Miaoyin Lady pushed the door in, but she didn't have any uninvited informality, and bowed generously, saying, "The slave family has seen two young ladies." ”

Qi Simin opened his mouth and asked, "Why did you come to Yanran from the box next door that invited you to come up?" ”

Bai Yanran was also staring at her eyebrows carefully, always feeling a little familiar, but she couldn't remember who it was for a while.

Miaoyin Niangzi's voice is also very good, and her voice must be good, but she is still unhurried in the face of such a question.

"The slave family has long heard the beautiful conversation between Miss Bai and His Royal Highness King An, and they admired it in their hearts, so they came to get married, and asked the two young ladies not to dislike the humble body of the slave family."

Bai Yanran said lightly: "Miaoyin Lady knows who I am, but I haven't seen the true face of the lady yet, so why dislike it." ”