"In previous years, the Zhou family didn't post posts, but this year, it was probably for the sake of the second uncle. The second uncle, who was originally a magistrate, was transferred back to Beijing to take up the post of a member of the ministry, and I don't know what opportunity the second uncle had. Lord Zhou, as the secretary of the ministry, and the Zhou family has no feud with our Anyuan Bofu, so it is reasonable to send an invitation. ”

Looking at Li Jiangyun's clear analysis, Li Jiangwei always had a strange sense of disobedience. From time to time, she would forget that her twin sister was only fourteen years old. She couldn't help but think of what she was doing when she was fourteen.

Fourteen years old is the age of school. Arrive at the classroom on time every day and complete the homework assigned by the teachers in the evening. Anything will be some, not proficient in anything. In addition to studying, there is no need to think too much about it.

"The second son of the Zhou family wants to discuss marriage, and the second uncle lives in Bofu. If you don't invite your mother and sister, you can't get by. I'm not afraid of anything else, I'm afraid that those Yingying Yanyan sisters won't be able to resist. ”

"What do you mean by that?"

"Although the second son of the Zhou family was a sick man, he also got a good skin from God's mercy. How many girls in Beijing secretly promised him, but they were afraid that there would be a turbulent dark tide that day. ”

Just listening to it, Li Jiangwei's scalp was a little numb.

"What? My sister also thinks it's tricky? Li Jiangyun suddenly quipped.

Li Jiangwei knocked on Li Jiangyun's head with a smile, "Even if you don't feel tricky, you will be nervous when you say this." ”

"It's good to be nervous, you can guard against some unclean means."

Li Jiangwei felt that her sister seemed to have something to say.

"Sister, don't be afraid, I met a girl at the last three-day flower-viewing party. I see that the character is likable, and my sister should get along with her. Reasoning, the Zhou family's banquet should also invite her family to it. ”

"What's that girl's name?"

Li Jiangyun didn't sell much guanzi, and replied with a smile: "Her name is Shi Lu, and she is the only daughter of Lord Wu, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites. ”

The functions of the six departments are different, although they belong to the same layer on the surface, they are also divided into high and low secretly. The ministry was in charge of job promotion, affecting the career of the officer, so he was respected as the head of the six departments. The Ministry of Rites is at the bottom of the six.

Even if the Ministry of Rites is at the bottom of the list, there is very little flattery. But Shangshu is Shangshu after all.

What's more, the Wu family not only has a scholar, but the old man of the Wu family is also the current prince and concubine, a hairpin for generations, and a noble family.

After the death of the first prince, the emperor was reluctant to crown the second princess as the imperial concubine according to the etiquette system. The Ministry of Rites kept admonishing each other with the precepts of the emperor. Only then did the emperor make an order to appoint the second princess as the prince.

The emperor's attitude towards the imperial concubine is obscure, and some people say that the emperor does not like the second princess, but he reluctantly made an order because of the situation. In the future, other princes will grow up, and the position of the prince will change sooner or later. If you offend the emperor's Wu family, you won't get good results in the future.

Wu Shilu lives in such a family.

"I met Xiao at that banquet on March 3. Thanks to her, I was able to catch up when my sister had an accident. During this time, I kept writing with her, and I heard her tell me many interesting stories about my sister before. ”

Li Jiangwei remembered that when she first woke up, her sister told her about the big and small things outside the house.

"That's an interesting person."

"yes, yes!"

Li Jiangwei quietly listened to Li Jiangyun introduce the process of her acquaintance with Wu Shilu, and she hadn't seen Li Jiangyun smile so brightly for a long time. Looking at Li Jiangyun's simple and beautiful smile, Li Jiangwei's curiosity about Wu Shilu became heavier and heavier.

Three days later, it was the Wu family's flower-viewing feast.

There are many luxurious soft sedan chairs parked in front of Zhoujiajiao, gathering many famous people in Beijing. Such a lively scene is not seen in An Yuanbo's mansion. This trip to Anyuanbo's Mansion came to four people, Qian's family, Feng's family, Li Jiangwei, and Li Jiangsheng.

The maids who came to greet them learned that they were from An Yuanbo's mansion and led them directly to meet the Zheng family.

Zheng is the wife of Lord Zhou, all the way from poverty to wealth, which can be described as sharing hardships and hardships. Li Jiangwei looked at her radiant and harmonious appearance, and she looked close.

Li Jiangwei's regular salute can't find a trace of error in etiquette alone. After the salute, she smiled quietly on the side, and stood there quietly as a well-behaved junior.

"It's your blessing to have such a well-behaved child in Uncle Anyuan's mansion."

"Where, where, it's Madame who has an overreputation."

After some politeness, Zheng called his mother-in-law and took Li Jiangsheng and Li Jiangwei out.

In order to make the juniors more comfortable, these elders sit in one place to talk and laugh, and the juniors themselves sit in another place to play.

The men and women of the Gong Dynasty are not as serious as those of the previous dynasty, and women can also go to the street without covering. However, the famous families in Beijing will still entertain the male and female juniors separately at the party.

The Zhou family is no exception.

The mother-in-law arranged for the maid to take Li Jiangwei to the east bank of the garden pond. arranged for the little servant to lead Li Jiangsheng to the west bank where the sons of various families gathered.

Following the Zhou family's maid through the winding corridor, this is the Zhou family garden. There is a pond in the garden with lotus flowers.

As soon as I entered the garden, I saw a woman dressed in a delicate dress and a lotus pattern shirt and asked with a smile, "Where is this handsome girl?" ”

"Third Miss Hui, this is the fourth girl from Uncle Anyuan's Mansion."

"It was Miss Li Si." Her smile faded a lot.

This person is Zhou Jingyan, the third in the Zhou family, and Li Jiangyun mentioned it to Li Jiangwei when she introduced the Zhou family earlier.

"I look at my sister's eyes, have you participated in the flower parties of various families in Beijing before?"

"I went there on the third day of March."

Zhou Jingyan covered her mouth and chuckled, her eyes flashed with disdain, "The banquet of Princess Heshou is so big, anyone with an official status in the family can go there." Thinking that my sister had not been in front of the county lord that day, I felt that my sister was angry. ”

Although Princess Heshou was the nominal host of the March Sanhua Banquet, in fact, the entire banquet was presided over by her daughter, the county lord of Fengyang.

"Have you ever been to any other flower club? Like Ning Xiang's peony flower club? Or the flower god club opened by the lord of Fengyang earlier? ”

If Li Jiangwei couldn't hear the ridicule in the other party's words, she would seem to be stupid and stupid.

"What Miss Zhou said about the flower will sound lively, but it's a pity that I, like the second young master of your mansion, have a weak body and don't go out often."

Li Jiangwei's smile did not change, and she still maintained the harmony on her face. But Zhou Jingyan raised her eyebrows when she heard Li Jiangwei mention her second brother.

"How do you compare with my second brother?"

Zhou Jingyan said dissatisfiedly to Li Jiangwei: "What kind of beautiful character is he? How do you compare? ”

Looking at Zhou Jingyan's appearance of defending her brother, Li Jiangwei suddenly felt that she was a little cute, and couldn't help laughing out loud. I thought of the third brother who stroked the piano two days ago.

These two brothers, I don't know who can be called more beautiful?

"What are you laughing at!"

"Miss Zhou maintains her brother's appearance, just like my sister. I think it's so cute. ”

Zhou Jingyan's face turned red and scolded: "You! What nonsense are you talking about! ”

"Miss Wednesday's blushing look is even cuter."

"Me!" Zhou Jingyan's little face was flushed, and she didn't come out with a complete sentence for a long time. looked at Li Jiangwei, who was smiling on the side, and felt ashamed and angry in her heart.