Late at night, the snow is falling one after another, and the capital is peaceful.

The land was as calm as waves, and it was covered with a thick layer of snow overnight.

On the eaves, on the pavilion, on the trees, in the grass, the snow is shining.

The snow fell heavily for two days and two nights, and finally stopped on the third day.

The house was warm, and the fire was burning to the fullest.

Li Mingyun sat quietly on the side, listening to the eldest lady and the fourth lady gossiping with Li Mingqin.

Li Mingjia sat on the other side and followed a grandmother to learn embroidery.

"Qin'er, in a blink of an eye, you have grown so big, and you are going to get married." The eldest lady Yue said with emotion, and took Li Mingqin's hand and put it in her palm.

"Mother......" Li Mingqin was shy and sad, and turned her head and didn't know what to say.

Nie said with a smile: "Qin'er is so gentle and steady, I am really reluctant to marry into the Cui family." ”

She shook her head.

probably thought about what happened when I got married, and I felt a little uncomfortable in my heart.

When you get married, you have to leave your original home and go to a strange place to get along with other strangers, and it is inevitable to be sad.

"I can't bear it." Yue's tears were in his eyes, "After staying by my side for so long, suddenly Qin'er is going to marry into the Cui family, and I don't know if I can see it often." ”

Li Mingqin pursed her lips and wanted to cry a little.

"Mother, I'm not married." She said, lying on Yue's arm and snuggling up to her.

When Yue heard this, he stroked her head.

"How can there be a girl who doesn't marry." She sneered, "Don't talk nonsense. ”

She thought about it for a while, and then quipped, "Your eldest sister also said this before she got married, but now she is willing to go away with her son-in-law, which shows that this is also unbelievable." ”

"I can't believe it." Nie smiled shyly, looked at Li Mingqin and said, "The fourth aunt also said the same thing when she got married......

But now that I'm happy in the Li Mansion, I don't miss home much.

"Yun'er, what are you thinking?"

Suddenly, a question pulled Li Mingyun back from his mixed thoughts.

She looked up at Yue and smiled faintly.

"Auntie, Yun'er is thinking, what does the second sister look like when she gets married." She said.

Although she didn't think about this, it was impossible to say that she was thinking about becoming a king, so she could only find this explanation.

"It's definitely beautiful." Nie Shi smiled, took her hand, and nodded to her, "Yun'er will marry in the future, and the same will be true." ”

Li Mingyun couldn't think of what it would be like to get married.

She thought about it for a while, and suddenly remembered what Li Mingjia said about Qi Xun, and hurriedly got rid of this thought.

This is not something to be fooled about.

Yue Shi shook his head when he saw her, thinking that she was shy, so he said: "Women are all going to marry, and now they are shy and don't mention it, but with the person they like, they always think about it in their hearts." ”

She also made a joke.

Li Mingyun smiled.

She shouldn't be someone who thinks about it all the time, right? I have to read it all the time, how tiring it is.

"Auntie, fourth aunt, it's still early." She said.

The Yue clan and the Nie clan covered their mouths and smiled when they heard this.

Li Mingyun didn't take this matter to heart, and when the eldest lady talked about other things, he had already forgotten about it.

She listened to them obediently, smiling from time to time, but not listening to her heart.

Counting the days, Bai Ji should also be in the capital, and I don't know when I can meet them.

She was very curious, curious about what Bai Ji was like, curious about what the people in Chengwangfu were like, she couldn't tell what it felt, she was just a little eager and looking forward to it.

Just as he was thinking about it, a maid outside called "Big Lady".

Yue stopped talking and asked the maid to enter the house to report.

A little maid held a brand-new Phnom Penh invitation and respectfully came to Yue's side.

"Big lady, the Marquis of Changping has sent a post."

When Li Mingyun heard this, he and Li Mingqin glanced at each other.

It seems that Miss He has already mentioned it to Mrs. Changping Hou, and Mrs. Changping Hou also agreed.

"Changping Hou Mansion?" The eldest lady said "Huh", stood up and said, "What about people?" Why don't you invite people in? ”

The Marquis Mansion of Changping is the Marquis' Mansion, and they specially sent a post to their Li Mansion, so they naturally need to entertain the people who come.

The maid replied in a low voice: "That sister said that it was cold outside, and she didn't want to trouble the people in the house, so she handed over the post and left." ”

Knowing that the person had left, Yue sat down and waved his hand to let the maid retreat.

"Why did the Marquis of Changping send us a post to the Li Mansion?" Yue muttered to himself, holding the post and looking at it.

This post is painted with Phnom Penh, which looks extravagant and quaint, and is very textured.

Li Mingqin guessed: "It should be to invite us to the plum garden." ”

Yue Shi opened the post suspiciously, looking at the words written on it.

"If so, I really invite you to the plum garden." She said, looking up at Li Mingqin, "How did you know?" ”

The Yue family didn't know that Miss He had come to the mansion to talk to Li Mingqin about it two days ago, so she was a little confused about Mrs. Changping Hou inviting them to the plum garden.

"Sister Yi said it when she came back to the house." Li Mingqin explained what happened last time.

"I see." Yue's suddenly.

After thinking about it, she said: "I heard that Mrs. Changping Hou invited a number of young ladies from the family to the plum garden, and it seems that she has her own plans. ”

After saying that, she looked at Nie, who understood what she meant, and shook his head to indicate that it didn't matter.

"What are you going to do?" Li Mingjia on the side put away the needle and thread and walked over, "Auntie, isn't the banquet meant to invite a lot of people?" ”

She looked at Yue innocently.

Yue Shi was stunned for a moment, and then smiled again.

"That's what the eldest aunt said." She said gently, "Since Mrs. Changping Hou has invited you, you can go, Zuo is just going to play there." ”

The Yue family naturally knew what Mrs. Changping Hou meant by inviting the ladies to the plum garden. is nothing more than using the banquet as an excuse to look at his daughter-in-law for his son.

Many powerful families in the capital, including His Majesty's concubines, did the same.

It's just that Mrs. Changping Marquis holds a banquet in the Plum Garden every year, so the people who participate don't care about it and think it's an ordinary banquet.

Li Mingjia nodded in response.

"I'm just thinking about going to the plum garden." She said happily.

Li Mingqin scratched her nose and smiled, "You'll be able to see it soon." ”

Yue looked at them and smiled, and then said to Li Mingyun: "Your second brother went to the Plum Garden last year, and he went with those colleagues from the Hanlin Academy, if you are really curious, you can ask him first." ”

"Second brother has been there?" Li Mingjia didn't know about this yet, and looked at Li Mingyun in surprise.

Li Mingyun nodded.

"I've been." She said simply.

"I can go to the plum garden, the second brother is so powerful." Li Mingjia praised.

It seems that everyone regards it as a very honorable thing to be able to go to the plum garden.

Li Mingyun didn't feel honored, he only thought that he had the blessing of eyes to see a whole field of plum blossoms in the snowy garden in winter.

"That's right!" Yue patted the handrail and said, "Your new clothes are ready, the shopkeeper has sent someone to the house, and when the time comes, go to the plum garden, remember to put them on." ”

After she finished speaking, she instructed the maid outside to bring the new clothes.

Li Mingqin smiled and said hello.

The new clothes were placed in front of Li Mingyun's eyes after a while.

She tried to wear one, and she looked slim, with a clean face, and she was very beautiful.

"It's really pretty." Nie circled around her.

Li Mingyun said with a smile: "The fourth aunt is also good-looking. ”

Nie smiled.

Li Mingqin and Li Mingjia also tried on their own clothes, and they were very satisfied with the matching colors and colors on their bodies.

"Wear this." Nie gave Li Mingjia an idea, "Jia'er, this dress looks good to wear." ”

How can a woman not want to look good? Li Mingjia immediately nodded and said that he would wear this one.

"Pick up a few more beautiful pieces of jewelry." Yue said, and instructed the maid to take out the jewelry in the room and the warehouse and pick them out.

Li Mingqin didn't like to dress up as bells and whistles, so he immediately shook his head.

"Mother, I'll do it as usual." She said.

Yue nodded, waved his hand and said, "You can just do it." ”

After speaking, she looked at Li Mingyun, who was just about to make the same request, "Yun'er, aunt has a lot of jewelry here, you can choose some to wear." ”

"And Jia'er, you are also ......"

The Yue family arranged them properly, and the Nie family occasionally mentioned it, and Li Mingyun couldn't say anything, so he said yes.

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