Chu Yuexi's expression was a little shy, and hinted at her mother with her eyes, Aunt Qian smiled: "We have seen a few people, but we think that the second son of Anhou Mansion is the most satisfactory, but he married to fill the house, what does Hou Ye think?" ”

"Anhou Mansion?" Chu Yuan paused for a moment, "Oh, Zhou Fushen, this person is a talent, and he will have a future in the future, but this Zhou Gongzi is a son-in-law, and he naturally climbed a little higher when he married him, this Zhou Fushen was originally my husband who was selected for Yueyun, why did this booklet come to you?" ”

Chu Yuan's words made Chu Yuexi's heart tingle, she bit her lip and said unconvinced: "I and the fourth sister are both concubines, why is it Gao Pan if she marries me?" ”

"Although you are all my daughters, there are only a few differences, and you should also be self-aware." Chu Yuan said, "I have taken a fancy to a man, full of talent, but his family is poor, only a few acres of thin fields, with his talent, the scientific examination after the spring will definitely be able to high school, I like this person very much." ”

"Daddy is eccentric." Chu Yue cried aggrievedly, "They are also concubines, why can the fourth sister marry the Hou Mansion, but I can only marry a poor student?" Although the marriage is not as good as my father's wishes, since she was thirteen years old, you have been paying attention to the talented people in Beijing and trying to find a good family affair for her, why is my father so hasty when you come to me? I'm a concubine.,It's not something I can choose.,Otherwise.,Where am I worse than the other sisters? ”

"What do you mean by sloppiness? This person has also been observing for his father for a long time, his talent and character are rare, with your identity, if you marry into a high-ranking family, you will inevitably look at people's faces in the future, it is better to marry into a cold door, and advance and retreat together with your husband, the first few years are harder, and the days of happiness are behind! ”

"My father just didn't like me and wanted to send me out early." Chu Yue wiped her tears and said.

"I don't know what to do." Chu Yuan got up and said angrily, he finally really thought about the child, but others didn't appreciate it, so angry that he threw his sleeves and left on the spot.

Aunt Qian sighed deeply: "Why are you bothering your father? ”

"Father is obviously eccentric." Chu Yue covered her face and cried, "I just know that the good ones will never be my turn, and the turn will always be their uncommon, although I am the young lady of the Hou Mansion, I will always be a superfluous person." ”

Aunt Qian's eyes rolled and said: "I think what your father said is not unreasonable, marrying into a high-ranking family, you have to rely on others, live a cautious life, it is better to marry low, but the husband's family respects you and loves you." ”

Aunt Qian is desperate for the days of the big family, from entering the Hou Mansion as a maid, to being an aunt, she doesn't dare to say a superfluous word, she doesn't even dare to straighten up her waist over the years, so many years are more like a widow, if she can choose, she would rather marry a flat-headed ordinary person outside, and live an ordinary life with affection and love between husband and wife.

She sighed deeply: "Haven't you had enough of the days you have spent watching people's faces in this Hou Mansion?" ”

"You know what!" Chu Yue sighed, "It's just so that I don't have to look at other people's faces in the future, so I can't compromise like this now." I have long said that no one cares whether I am doing well or not, and that my own happiness must be fought for by myself. ”

The next day, Chu Yuexi went to Chu Yueyun to probe the mouth, the two talked for a while, Chu Yuexi asked: "Father has told the fourth sister that he is looking for a family business?" ”

"Family?" Chu Yueyun was grinding medicinal herbs, "No." ”

"I've heard recently that my father and wife are looking for a good husband with the fourth sister." Chu Yue smiled lightly.

Hearing this, Chu Yueyun said disdainfully: "When will it be my wife's turn to call the shots in my marriage?" ”

"Fourth sister, don't worry, it is said that my father is going to marry the fourth sister to the second son of Anhou Mansion, I think this family business is very good." Chu Yue hid her jealousy and said with a smile.

"What's good, if you like it, you can marry yourself." Chu Yueyun said lightly, "I saw it once that week, but it was because of the identity of the prince of the Hou Mansion, and there was no real talent to learn." ”

What he wanted to fight for was something that others looked down on, Chu Yue was even more sour in her heart, and asked again: "Then fourth sister, who do you want to marry?" ”

"The person I want to marry, I don't care what his background is, whether it is a prince or a general, or a common person, he must have extraordinary talents, and he must have the most upright conduct, and he must be what I really like." Chu Yueyun held his face and said, "Compared with glory and wealth, a pair of talents in a lifetime is really enviable." ”

Chu Yue regretted disdain in her heart, she had never tasted the taste of lack of money, she had not tasted the taste of looking up to people, naturally she disdained glory and wealth, her eyes rolled, and she asked: "Then what if my father has to marry you to Zhou Fushen?" ”

"You have to ask me if I want to, in short, no one can decide my marriage for me, not even my father." Chu Yueyun snorted.

Chu Yue was relieved, with the temperament of the fourth sister, the things she decided would definitely not be swayed by other people's ideas.

Soon it was the first day of the Lunar New Year, which was the most lively festival in the Southern Tang Dynasty, and every household set off firecrackers to welcome the New Year, which was extremely festive. The children put on new clothes, held sugar gourds, ran and played on the street, and the old people sat at the gate of the yard basking in the sun, chatting about the day.

Ninghou Mansion is also extremely lively, and the people are lively and talking, as if all the etiquette will be extra tolerant on this day.

Chu Yue'an has always been generous, and he has given a lot of rewards to the people of Tianhe Academy, and Tianhe Academy has always been more lenient than other places, and now, the laughter and laughter of the maids can be heard from afar.

A maid came to urge: "Second Miss, the people in the second room have arrived, and the banquet is about to start, so I'm waiting for you." ”

In order to cope with this joy, Caixing wore a peach-colored cotton jacket, these days she has plump a lot, white and chubby like a New Year's doll, she smiled and took some broken silver and rewarded it to the maid who came to pass the word: "It's almost fast, this is a reward from the second lady, you take it, a colorful head!" ”

"Slave, thank you Second Miss for the reward!" The maid said overjoyed.

After a while, Chu Yue'an finished what he was doing, put on a cloak and went to Chunjing Garden.

This Chinese New Year, naturally, everyone wears new clothes and wears the most decent jewelry, Chu Yuean doesn't like those complicated things, and has a simple appearance, compared with the women who are dressed in gold and silver, it seems to be incompatible.

Chu Yueyan looked at her coming, hurriedly got up and ran over to hold her arm and smiled, "Why are you here so late?" Isn't it lying in bed? ”

"It's cold, it's not easy to get out of bed now!" Chu Yue'an said with a smile.

Since the second lady knew that Chu Yue'an and Chu Qingbai's sister and brother had beaten Chu Qingxiu, she looked at them very unpleasantly, and said sarcastically: "For the New Year, let the elders wait, you are too unruly." ”

Chu Yue'an smiled slightly: "A few of our brothers and sisters, we got up early in the morning to pay New Year's greetings to our grandmother, father and wife, but our grandmother was not in good spirits, so we rested in the courtyard for a while, and the second uncle and aunt should also come to visit our grandmother for the New Year, right?" Why did you come now, but it was noon. ”

"Is it your turn to ask one of your juniors to do things?" The second lady scolded, "There are no rules. ”

"Yes, the younger generation is naturally not able to teach the elders to do things, just kindly remind, I know that the second uncle and second aunt are the most filial people, and when the next time the son pays New Year's greetings to the old lady, he will come earlier, I don't know if you think you don't take the old lady to heart!" Chu Yue was blessed, "Second uncle and second aunt have a good New Year." ”

She stretched out her hand to the two of them, and the second lady was puzzled: "What are you doing here?" ”

"The younger generations give New Year's greetings to the elders, should many of the elders give red envelopes to the younger generations? Naturally, I asked for red envelopes from my second uncle and aunt! Chu Yuean said with a smile.

When the second room came to the Hou Mansion, there was never a time when he moved things from the Hou Mansion to the house, and when he had not taken it out of his pocket, the second lady said unhappily: "It's been more than ten years, where is there any red envelope?" Don't be troublesome, why didn't others ask us for red envelopes! ”

Chu Yuean raised her eyebrows: "The size of the red envelope is not important, the most important thing is a heart." However, the second uncle and aunt are not even willing to do superficial work, and they have never taken our Hou Mansion to heart. ”

Seeing this, Chu Yueyan hurriedly grabbed Chu Yuean's arm and said, "It's just that I was prepared, but I was in a hurry to go out, I forgot to bring it, and when we go back, we will send the red envelopes of our younger brothers and sisters." ”

At this time, Zhao helped the old lady out, and Zhao said with a smile: "Second Miss, how old are you, are you a child, why do you still ask for red envelopes?" ”

"Today's New Year, there are no taboos, this red envelope is naturally a joy." Chu Yuean smiled shallowly.

When the second lady saw the Zhao family, she remembered Chu Yuezi's marriage, and even their family was ridiculed, so she sneered: "Mother, is Madam also going to eat with us?" ”

Zhao's face changed slightly: "Can't I eat with you?" ”

"Right now, the Hou Mansion still keeps you, and if you are not divorced, it is already a gift to you, why are you still kicking your nose in the face? You don't want to think about how much face our Chu family has lost, as soon as I see you, I think of that ugly thing, what mood do you have to eat! The second lady said unhappily.

"If you can't eat, don't eat." The old lady said coldly, "Your sister-in-law is pregnant now, and whoever makes her angry will not be able to get along with me." ”