Duanmuqing walked up with a smile and helped the old lady sit down on the chair, and personally carried the porridge bowl, which was not hot, and brought it to her.

handed the spoon to the old lady before turning her face to look at Aunt Li, "Today is a young year, and it is naturally a good thing for my father to let my aunt come over so early." ”

When the old lady saw Duanmu Qing smiling like this, she felt more and more pity in her heart.

Duanmu Zi came over with Duanmu Bi, and was very surprised to see that everyone was there, but immediately restrained his expression, and saluted the old lady with a smile, "Grandmother got up early, but I was late." ”

There was a light snow outside, Duanmu Zi wore a silver fox jacket, and his face was more and more ruddy and translucent, and a ruby lotus hairpin on his head was shining.

The old lady smiled: "Today's dress is very pretty, young people should be like this, the small jacket on the body and the hairpin on the head are excellent, I think it should be Neigong!" ”

Hearing the old lady's words, a trace of pride flashed in Duanmu Zi's eyes, but there was a reserved smile on her face, "This is all given by my grandmother, the queen mother specially found a few pieces of good silver fox skin to the mansion of Qi State, and my grandmother gave me a piece, and saw that the hairpin was young and translucent, so she simply gave it to me." ”

There was a trace of coldness in the old lady's eyes, but there was still a kind smile on her face, and she took Duanmu Qing's hand and said to Duanmu Zi: "Your sister doesn't know how to dress up, she is so plain every day, I am used to seeing her like this, and when I suddenly saw you, I only felt that the whole room was bright." ”

Before Duanmu Zi could answer, he instructed Purple Kite, "Go, bring my white jade bell hairpin to the eldest lady." ”

Duanmu Qing was about to resign, but the old lady had already waved her hand and said with a smile: "It's not a valuable thing, when the Queen Mother and I were still young, we had a good relationship, we played a pair together, one for each person, her one was given to Princess Duanning, and I will give it to you!" ”

When everyone heard this, they secretly smacked their tongues, this is not a valuable thing? Although it is not a precious material, it is shared with the Queen Mother, and even if there is silver, it cannot be bought.

"......"

I wanted to say something, but I was interrupted again.

"I know what you think, although you are in filial piety now, this hairpin is silver, inlaid with white jade, which is not considered a violation of the law."

Originally, when she heard the origin of the hairpin, Duanmu Zi was just secretly annoyed that the old lady treated her so well inexplicably.

Now when I heard this, my face immediately turned red, Duanmu Qing was in filial piety, why wasn't she there?

It's just that the eldest cousin has made great contributions in the northwest, and the Duke of Qi has won many rewards, but the silver fox skin and the gem hairpin cousins don't have it, how can she not be happy.

Thinking that Duanmu Qing was pressing himself with his identity, he got carried away and brought it out.

At this moment, I only felt that everyone's eyes fell on her dazzling red hairpin, and it seemed that her scalp was a little painful.

"Mother is really embarrassed for the eldest lady, the eldest lady has always been filial to the second sister-in-law, this is known to the whole family, this has been almost two months, I see that the clothes worn by the eldest lady are either white or indigo, which makes people feel sad when they look at it."

The Zhou family is afraid that the world will not be chaotic, and he has always hated Duanmu Zi and Li Ningshuang, so naturally he is disgusted.

On the bright side, Li Ningshuang is a concubine, she is the lady of the main room of the third room, she is the elder, and Duanmu Zi is the junior, so it is impossible to come against her.

Seeing that it was almost over, the old lady pushed the bowl and said, "Okay, the second child called you here early this morning because I want to announce one thing." ”

The entire Rongxi Hall was suddenly silent, quietly waiting for what the old lady was going to say next.

"Now that it has been nearly a year, there are countless big and small things in the house, the second lady has gone now, as the Yongding Marquis Mansion, although the lady did not move around before, but after all, in that position, our family is not comparable to others, such a thing is arbitrary."

"But at this time, the second child is still in filial piety, and now that the children are older, it is not suitable to remarry, and Aunt Li has been managing the middle feed in the house for so many years, what we mean is that Aunt Li will be corrected at home, and there is no need to make a big deal."

The old lady's voice was very calm, as if announcing that they would have a Chinese New Year's Eve dinner together tonight, but they had their own ideas in everyone's ears.

Relatively speaking, Lin's expression was relatively calm, since that holy decree, the queen has been giving Li Ningshuang dignity, and the news that the eldest prince of the Qi State Mansion has reached an agreement with Zhu Xuanguo came, this decision was a matter of time.

Duanmu Zi's mother and daughter naturally got their wishes fulfilled, but they were a little disappointed if they couldn't do it in a big way, but when this news was released, could the Duke of Qi and the Queen Mother still let people know?

Thinking of this, I threw that loss out of the clouds again.

I couldn't see their smug looks, Zhou's face was a little unpleasant, but it was not something she could put her beak at this time, she knew this, so she didn't say anything.

Seeing that everyone had no objections, the old lady said: "The day after tomorrow is a good day, the Hou Ye and I will lead you and the children to the ancestral hall, and it just so happens that Brother Cang'er will come back two days after tomorrow." ”

Brother Cang'er refers to Duanmu Qing's eldest brother, Duanmu Cang, because he has always been guarding at Luoyang Pass, except for Nian Guan, who went to Beijing to report on his work, the others are outside and do not come back.

Even the last time Qiu Tian passed away, he couldn't come back because of the sudden incident over there.

Duanmu Cang is the eldest of the Yongding Marquis Mansion, the eldest son and grandson, very much liked by the old lady, and as early as the age of fifteen, he had already invited the emperor to be named the son.

Coming out of Rongxi Hall, Duanmu Qing secretly took Lu Xi to Lian Xia Ju.

At this time, Lian Xiaju was in full swing, and the shelves of the store were mostly festive costumes based on bright red.

When she passed, Shui Sanniang was reconciling accounts with the account room, and her sideburns were so busy that her sideburns were messed up.

Duanmuqing stood at the door for a while before she saw it, complaining that the guy didn't report it.

went straight into the backyard and went up to the second floor, Duanmu Qing opened his mouth and asked, "How did I do the things I asked you to do?" ”

Shui Sanniang said with a smile: "Don't worry, Miss, those people are very easy to talk to, and we are not a serious place here, and we are not asking them to do anything unseemly, everyone is also something you and I want, how can it be bad?" Besides, the eldest lady can also be regarded as their benefactor. ”

Nodding with satisfaction, Duanmu Qing pointed to the name of one of them, "How is she?" ”

"This is a sweet sister, when she doesn't speak, she just thinks it's a beautiful vase, and when she talks to you, there's really no way not to like it." Shui Sanniang smiled happily.

After a deep sigh, Duanmu Qing smiled and said, "I have a friend going to the Spring Hall the night after tomorrow, why don't you let her go and tell me two paragraphs?" ”

"This ......" Shui Sanniang hesitated when she heard it, she was originally a serious lady, and now she has no choice but to open the door to do business, but she still can't do such a thing by letting the people in her hands tell others books.

Knowing what she was thinking, Duanmu Qing smiled: "Don't think about it, I have no ill will towards her, and I won't let her lose the girl's face, you just arrange it well." ”

Saying that, she whispered a few more words in her ear, and when Shui Sanniang heard this, she put her heart at ease and said, "The eldest lady told me a long time ago, how could it make me misunderstand?" ”

"By the way, do you want to meet them?" Shui Sanniang walked to the door, suddenly turned back and asked.

Shaking his head with a smile, Duanmu Qing said: "Since I said that I won't embarrass them, I won't see them, they just need to know that they are our people who practice Xiaju." ”

Shui Sanniang retreated, sent people to Chunmantang, and turned back.

"How's the profit for the month? How much silver does it add up to now? ”

Hearing this, Shui Sanniang was taken aback, "Miss, this is what you want to ......."

"I want to draw 10,000 taels of silver, can I do it?"

Hearing that it was 10,000 taels, Shui Sanniang knew that Duanmu Qing was tailor-made, and she knew Lian Xiaju's profitability very well before she opened her mouth.

"Yes," Mingren didn't say secret words in front of him, and this shop was originally Duanmuqing's, so she couldn't feel distressed, "But it will take a few days." ”

Looking at Shui Sanniang with a smile, Duanmu Qing's tone was a little bantering, "Sanniang is a shrewd and capable person." ”

Shui Sanniang's face suddenly turned crimson, with a shy look on her face, and she said, "It's only a little bit, and I'll get it back in two or three days." ”

"I don't object to you putting the money in Yinzi, as long as you can be sure that you can get it back, and don't cause trouble to Lian Xiaju, and you can control it, I have nothing else to say."

"It's really pitiful for two children."

After half a year of contact, Shui Sanniang also knows Duanmu Qing's personality, although sometimes she feels that she has nothing to say, but she is not the person who has no conscience for the sake of profit.

At this moment, she said that she didn't care about putting the money in print, it was just because she knew her difficulties.

"I don't care about your relationship with Andingbofu, I just advise you, even if you want to be good for your two sons, you have to think about how to be good for them."

As he spoke, he quickly changed the subject, "Then you can prepare 10,000 taels of silver tickets for me within three days, and I will come back in three days." ”

The next day, the Yongding Marquis Mansion was lively, because of the eventful family, Duanmu Cang hurried for days, and it is expected that he will be able to return this evening.

The old lady was full of joy and instructed the people up and down to cheer up and welcome Duanmu Cang.

But in fact, in Duanmu Qing's heart, Duanmu Cang doesn't seem to like him very much, relatively speaking, he likes Duanmu Zi.

In the past, when I saw myself, I either made sarcastic remarks or deliberately made things difficult.

Sometimes I think about it, as a big brother, he is often not as calm as Duanmuhe.

So for this eldest brother who has not yet arrived, she really has no expectations for the whole family.