Zhenzhen, I brought the kitchen candy stove cake, you can try the taste. She was followed by a girl in Tsing Yi who was carrying a food box in her hand.

Approaching the Chinese New Year, Duanmujun is getting busier and busier, and finally comes back after being busy, planning to have some afternoon tea with his sister.

The maid opened the upper and lower layers of food boxes and took out small plates from them, on which were all kinds of stove sugar stove cakes: halva, almond crisp, sesame slices, sticky cakes, three-color rice, money cakes...... There are 12 kinds of them, all of which are colorful, and each one is very exquisite.

Duanmu Fei took a piece of halva and ate it, and held it on a small plate with one hand, the halva was made of maltose and peanuts, and when he took a bite, it was crispy, sweet, fragrant and mush......

This stove candy is eaten as "paste", and "paste" the mouth of the stove king.

The thin peanut powder touched the corner of Duanmu's lips, and she quickly stretched out the tip of her pink tongue and licked it, looking like a little gluttonous cat.

Duanmu hooked his lips and smiled, smiling, only thinking that his sister was really cute.

"Sister, eat stove candy." Duanmufei diligently handed halva to Duanmujun, and generously rewarded all the people in the courtyard with sugar and stove cakes.

A sweet smell spreads in the cold wind, today is the twenty-third day of the lunar month, and the New Year is coming soon!

When Wisteria came back, he saw that the house was very lively, not only people were eating stove candy, but the little starling was also eating, its black feathers were covered with fine peanut flour, as if it was dyed with snow and frost. Unaware, it is burying its head in the "wrestling" with halva.

"Big girl," Wisteria stepped forward to salute Duanmujun, "The New Year's gift to Cen Mansion has been delivered." “

Since the end of last month, Duanmujun has successively arranged for people to send out the New Year's gifts to their hometown, Minzhou and some relatives in other places one by one, and in recent times, they have begun to give New Year's gifts to some people who are close to Beijing in Beijing, and the New Year's gifts of the Anping Princess's Mansion, the Princess Mansion of Wuyang, and the Jianwang Mansion have all been sent out.

Wisteria continued with a smile: "Big girl, there are so many people who give New Year's gifts to Cen Mansion, those carriages are about to block the road, or our family has face, so we can easily send it in." “

As soon as the porter of Cen Mansion saw that it was the carriage of Duanmu Mansion, he asked Wisteria to cut in line, and without a stick of incense, Wisteria finished the errand and came back immediately.

"Quack!"

The little starling pecked the halva into powder, but he didn't eat a few bites at all, and he was angry, and when he flapped his wings, the peanuts and sugar on his body flew like snow, and the wisteria was sprinkled with half of the powder in the cold, and it seemed to be embarrassed.

There was silence all around.

The little starling froze for a moment, and seemed to realize that he was in trouble.

"Beautiful!" It cried out in a flattering voice, and flapped its wings and flew out of the window as fast as a frightened bird.

In the next moment, Wisteria burst out laughing, causing the girls to burst into laughter.

When Mama Zhang came in from outside, she happened to staggered with the wisteria who was hurrying out, and she looked at the embarrassed wisteria in surprise, and she didn't know what was going on.

"The eldest girl, the fourth girl, the slave maid sent the New Year's gift to Xiangyun Lane, but the young master of the Li family is not in the house."

Bi Chan looked at the Western clock on the side in surprise, Xiangyun Lane is much closer than the Cen Mansion at the other end of the capital, since Mama Zhang didn't see the young master of the Li family, why did she delay for so long?

Bi Chan's eyes rolled slightly, and she asked curiously, "Mama Zhang, what happened on the road?" “

"It's fine." Mama Zhang waved her hand, "It's just that the street in the Weiguo Mansion is very blocked, and I didn't move a step after waiting for a stick of incense, so I simply took a detour." “

Duanmu raised his eyebrows, remembering that Fang Cai Wisteria said that the street in Cen Mansion was full of gift-givers, so he said casually: "Is it also for the Geng family?" “

"Not really." Mama Zhang shook her head, thinking of what she had seen and heard today, Mama Zhang's eyes were full of brilliance, and she said with great interest, "It was a vision from the sky in the Weiguo Mansion today, so it attracted a lot of people to go to watch." “

A vision from the sky?! The corners of Duanmu's lips hooked, revealing a smile that seemed to be a smile.

Several maids looked at Mama Zhang with burning eyes, and even Duanmujun was aroused a little curious, and asked, "Mama Zhang, what kind of vision fell from the sky?" What the hell is going on? “

Mama Zhang cleared her throat and said mysteriously: "Today, when the slave's carriage traveled to Changyu Street, the front was blocked, and the slave and maid waited there for a while. “

Mama Zhang clasped her palms together and reverently recited the Buddha, "It's a pity that the slave maid went a step late and didn't see it with her own eyes." “

The maids listened with relish and were amazed.

Duanmu sipped his tea with a smile, the corners of his mouth curled higher, looked at the blue sky outside the window, and sighed: "Now the 'Heavenly Destiny Phoenix Girl' is going to spread completely...... The Geng family wants to come to the lively scene. “

The Geng family is indeed very lively.

"What the hell is going on?!" Geng Hai looked at Mrs. Geng a few steps away, and asked with a frown.

Geng Hai got the reward from the government and hurried back.

When he returned to the house just now, he saw a lot of passers-by surrounded by three layers outside the house, and even mixed with the subordinates of some mansions in Beijing, probably came to inquire about the news.

Mrs. Geng's expression was a little complicated, she raised her hand and made a gesture, and all the people in the room retreated, leaving only one cronie and grandmother to guard under the eaves.

Geng Hai's heart sank little by little, and when he saw his wife's weak and surprised look, he knew that she had something to hide from him.

Mrs. Geng cleared her throat and said, "Grandpa Guo, I have been to Zhenyuan Temple this morning. “

Geng Hai's face froze, and a burst of heart fire rushed up, furious.

Since the last time that Sun Daogu went to Jiusiban to approve his daughter's phoenix life, Geng Hai was not surprised by this, but was very vigilant, lest this Sun Daogu deliberately aimed at her daughter and wanted to pretend to be a ghost to deceive her for benefits.

He deliberately asked his daughter to inquire about the events at that time, and knew that the three princes, Cen Yin, and Feng Yan were also in Jiusiban that day.

Since Cen Yin knew, then this matter would definitely not be hidden from the emperor's ears and eyes.

For the sake of prudence, Geng Hai decided to keep a low profile.

Now, all ethnic groups in the northwest and north come to Beijing to congratulate, and Beijing can be described as a mixture of fish and dragons, Geng Hai plans to wait and see for a while, so as to wait for the New Year.

He also told his family that no matter who came to give gifts, he would not accept all of them.

Unexpectedly, there was a fire in the inner house, and his wife went against her will!

"Grandpa Guo, that Sun Zhenren is a true immortal." Mrs. Geng saw Geng Hai's displeasure and hurriedly explained to herself, her eyes shining with brilliance.

Unlike Geng Hai, Mrs. Geng was overjoyed when she heard that her daughter was a phoenix, and she heard about the little boy who ran into evil in Pingjin Bofu, so she couldn't hold it back, and took advantage of Geng Hai's absence in the morning to quietly go to Zhenyuanguan.

Before she saw that Sun Zhenren, Mrs. Geng was still a little suspicious in her heart, and she didn't reveal her identity when she went to Zhenyuanguan, but only said that her surname was Shi.

That Sun Zhenren is full of immortal spirit, does not eat fireworks in the world, and when they meet, they say that she has strange eyebrows and is extravagant, and she should be a first-class lady, which is unspeakably expensive.

After that, Sun Zhenren asked her eight characters, pinched her fingers, and counted that she had recently been a villain, so-

”…… Recently, Madame has been often dizzy, insomnia and night sweats, and wakes up at night? “

"Don't worry too much, Madame, she is a rich and noble person, and there are nobles by her side to help her...... Wait a minute! Madame's daughter is a phoenix! “

"Madame, is it Geng ......?"

Sun Zhenren just said a few words, saying that he had said all his things correctly, and Mrs. Geng believed ninety percent in her heart at the moment.

Sun Zhenren was a living immortal, and he seemed to see that he still had doubts in his heart, so he quietly revealed a little genius.

After Mrs. Geng returned home, she waited restlessly, and when Sun Zhenren said, a purple gas swept across her daughter's courtyard......

Everything Sun Zhenren said has been fulfilled, and nothing is wrong!

Mrs. Geng no longer had any doubts in her heart, and told Geng Hai everything that happened in the True Yuan Temple today, including the image of the purple qi coming from the east.

"Grandpa Guo, our Sister Lian is really a Tianfeng destiny." Mrs. Geng's expression was radiant, and her voice trembled slightly, "In the future, I will enter the Middle Palace, and I will be the mother of the world!" “

As soon as she thought of this, Mrs. Geng's heartbeat pounded faster, her palms clasped together, and she wished to go and worship the Bodhisattva and the ancestors immediately.

But all rich and noble families, the more they believe in gods and Buddhas and believe in fate, they will set up a Buddhist hall at home, worship Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, pray for the protection of the gods, and pray for good luck to bring good luck to the family.

Mrs. Geng is no exception, and has believed in Buddhism and destiny for many years.

"......" The green tendons on Geng Hai's forehead jumped, and he felt that his wife was too angry.

In his opinion, how can there be so many living immortals in the world, and the Dao Gu surnamed Sun can never believe it all, even if Mrs. Geng says so much now, he still has sixty percent doubts in his heart.

Destiny Phoenix Maiden.

Geng Hai is not unmoved by this, he knows that although he is in a high position now, the emperor has left a trace of defense against him from the beginning, so he has never planned to marry his daughter into the royal family.

That's why I picked Mu Jinfan for Sister Lian at the beginning.

I didn't expect Sister Lian to have a "phoenix life"......

Geng Hai's heart moved.

He also had the intention to use Feng Mingyi to build momentum for his daughter, but he still understood that he didn't want to let this matter become the focus so soon.

It's just that his wife can't hold her breath.

"That's the end of it!" Geng Hai said with a calm face, "In short, any matter of the Heavenly Destiny Phoenix Maiden and the Purple Qi coming from the east, you are not allowed to mention it again in the future." Those who give gifts are not allowed to accept them, and those who accept them will be returned to me! “

Thinking of the commotion in front of Fang Cai's mansion, Geng Hai became even more irritable, and said: "Also, don't let Sister Lian'er go out again these days, so as to save yourself from causing trouble again." “

Mrs. Geng was full of joy, but she was splashed with a bucket of cold water by Geng Hai, and she was a little unconvinced.

She thought that he didn't believe that his daughter was a phoenix, and argued: "Grandpa Guo, my daughter is a phoenix, this is a great joy, how can I be unpopular!" “

What a woman's opinion! Geng Hai rubbed his eyebrows and felt a little headache.

As he spoke, a young man in a blue moire brocade robe slowly walked towards the main hall.

In the cold wind, the handsome young man walked slowly, it was Geng Anhao.

Geng Hai was relieved when he saw his son coming, and some of the truths were really inexplicable to the woman.

Mrs. Geng was also overjoyed, feeling that she had come to help, and immediately complained crackling when she pulled her son, feeling that she was both aggrieved and unconvinced.

Geng Anhao originally came here for this.

He and Geng Hai exchanged a look, seeing the same scruples in each other's pupils.

"Mother, don't worry." Geng Anhui comforted Mrs. Geng softly and said, "This matter must be planned slowly, I can't eat hot tofu in a hurry, and I can't let the emperor think that our Geng family has to marry our daughter into the royal family." “

Mrs. Geng listened to her son's words a little, she hesitated a little and pinched the handkerchief in her hand.

Seeing that his mother's expression calmed down a lot, Geng Anhao's words changed: "Mother, you have time to do things for your sister Zhang Luo, why don't you think about your son, his son is twenty-two years old, and there is no incense under his knees." “

As soon as it came to the marriage of the eldest son, Mrs. Geng was worried, and said thoughtfully: "You, where did I ignore you, I told you a few people, and you were not satisfied with all of them. “

The more Mrs. Geng talked, the more upset she became, her son was really picky, saying that this girl was short and fat, and that girl was a big cake face, so she found him a slender melon seed face, and he thought that the girl's voice was ugly......

This son and daughter really came to collect debts in the last life!

Geng Anhao walked out with a smile on his arms and Mrs. Geng, and said, "Mother knows who her son wants to marry," he said almost coquettishly, "Mother, you love your son so much, think about it for your son." “

While speaking, the mother and son stepped out of the threshold, Mrs. Geng felt helpless, and sighed: "You, you, it's been so long, why can't you let go of that Duanmujun, I have raised you for more than 20 years, and now I know that you are still an infatuated species." “

Mrs. Geng had an indescribable feeling in her heart, and she was coaxed away by her son after all.

Geng Anhao stood quietly under the eaves, watching Mrs. Geng's back in the distance with the support of her grandmother, and the smile on the corner of her mouth was slightly reduced.

Under the shadow of the eaves, Geng Anhao's handsome face revealed a trace of coldness and depth.

It wasn't until Mrs. Geng left the courtyard that Geng Anhao turned around and returned to the hall.

There was only father and son in the hall, and it was empty.

Geng Anhao personally served tea to his father, and then sat down at the next head.

After Geng Hai took a sip of hot tea, he put down the teacup in his hand, looked at the eldest son he was most proud of in front of him, his expression was a little complicated, and asked, "Ah Hao, are you still thinking about the eldest girl of the Duanmu family?" “

Geng Anhao smiled slightly, did not deny it, and lowered his head to drink tea.

Geng Hai's forehead began to throb faintly again, and he was upset when he thought of the troubles that Duanmu Xian had given him recently.

The problem is that it is not a solution for the son to refuse to continue the strings, his son is the best, and the Guogong Mansion will also let him inherit it in the future, and the son must always have a son-in-law under his knees to continue the incense, and at the same time inherit the glory of their Patriotic Mansion.

Compared with these, the discord between himself and Duanmuxian has become insignificant.

Geng Hai weighed the severity in his heart, his eyes flashed slightly, he didn't continue the topic, and turned the topic back to Geng Tinglian, "Ah Hao, what do you think about the matter of the Heavenly Destiny Phoenix Maiden?" “

Geng Anhao has thought about this question countless times over the past few days, so as soon as his father asked, he replied in an orderly manner: "Father, the key is the female crown surnamed Sun." If she is true, it is the creation of our Geng family; If she's fake, then let's see if she's here to trick her, or if she's ......"

Geng Anhao didn't go on, but both father and son understood what he had to say.

"......" Geng Hai touched the short beard of his chin, and his face sank like water.

He had long wanted to try the depth of this Dao Gu, but this matter was about the Geng family girl, no matter what he did, it was easy to cause people to think too much, so he wanted to brake quietly, however, now this step has been destroyed by his wife.

That Dao aunt is now in the limelight, so many pairs of eyes are staring, and the fact that his wife has been to Zhenyuanguan is probably impossible to hide.

"You still have to try this Sun Zhencai." Geng Hai muttered.

Geng Anhao smiled and said, "If my father has any scruples, there is no need to use our people. “

Geng Hai moved his eyebrows thoughtfully.

The room was quiet for a moment, and then Geng Haicai said again: "Seeing that the New Year is approaching, it is almost sealed." “

You have to plan slowly, you can't really fake it, and you can't fake it.

Suddenly there was a strong wind outside, blowing the branches and leaves in the courtyard violently against each other, making a crackling sound, just like the hearts of people in this house, stirring endlessly.

Rao is Geng Hai repeatedly ordered the people in the house not to talk about the matter of Feng's life, but how can this person's heart be sealed by an order, not to mention, he can control the people in the house, but he can't control the people outside the house.

The matter of purple qi coming from the east is too mysterious, combined with the life of Sun Gen Zhenren to Geng Wu girl a few days ago, in just a few days, there are more people who come to the Weiguo Mansion to give gifts and show goodwill.

It just so happened that the New Year was approaching again, and many mansions simply took the opportunity of giving New Year's gifts to prepare the gifts more thickly, and let the concierge accept it, nor did it accept it.

For a while, the threshold of the Weiguo Mansion was almost broken, and Huayu Street, where the Weiguo Mansion was located, was crowded every day, and the winding queue was lined up to the street, which was almost comparable to the Cen Mansion.

Some mansions that were still waiting and watching also came one after another, and the Weiguo Mansion also became the focus of attention of various mansions in Beijing, and the rumors about the Heavenly Destiny Phoenix Maiden intensified, and many people said it as if they had seen it with their own eyes.

Approaching the Chinese New Year, the streets and alleys of the capital are more lively, and there is a busy atmosphere of "no empty family, no prodigal generations in the alleys".

Duanmu's house is now the Shoufu Mansion, and there are many more mansions to give New Year's gifts than in previous years.

The New Year's gifts of the Li family in Minzhou and the mansion of the eldest princess of Anping were sent early, and Duanmuxian was the master and returned to the private treasury of Changfang, and the New Year's gifts of his hometown and other mansions were merged into the public middle school.

At the end of the year, Duanmu Xian is even busier, and there is a second master in the house, Duanmu Chao, who goes to greet male guests, and Duanmu Chao is so busy that his feet do not touch the ground.

As soon as a visitor was sent away, another porter came panting.

"Second master, a little father-in-law is here, and he wants to see the eldest girl and the fourth girl." The mother-in-law with a big waist and a round waist took a breath and continued, "It's a New Year's gift from Lord Cen Du. “

Duanmu Chao was so shocked that he almost didn't drop his jaw.

Cen Yin gave New Year's gifts to others, this Duanmu Dynasty had never heard of it, he was like a drum for a while, and he didn't know whether he was scared or scared.

Duanmu Chao was stunned, and in the next moment, he saw another mother-in-law leading a young waiter in Tsing Yi to this side.

It's coming too fast. Duanmu Chao was almost dripping with cold sweat, and hurriedly instructed the mother-in-law in front of him: "Why don't you hurry up and invite the eldest girl and the fourth girl!" “

The mother-in-law responded again and again, but the slightly sharp voice of the little waiter came from outside the house: "Don't dare, don't dare!" Just let the four girls take their time. Besides, it's cold and slippery this day, don't worry about the four girls. “

The little waiter looked like "the world is not as big as the four girls of Duanmu", and he was very intimate.

"......" Duanmu twitched at the corner of his eyes, he couldn't believe his eyes and ears, so he could only respond attentively, and beckoned the maid to serve tea to the other party.

Duanmu Chao never believed that Cen Yin really recognized his fourth niece as his righteous sister, until this moment, seeing that this servant sent by Cen Yin was so respectful to his fourth niece, his heart couldn't help but waver.

Just in Duanmu Chao's complicated thoughts, Duanmu Jun and Duanmu Scarlet sisters came hand in hand.

Before the two sisters entered the house, the little chamberlain had already gotten up to greet each other with a smile, until the two approached, and said in a row: "I have seen the big girl Duanmu, the fourth girl, and the younger one is on the order of the overseer to give the two girls a gift of worship." “

As soon as he raised his hand, a maid who followed him held a mahogany carved box in his hand to Duanmu Xuan and Duanmu Fei, and opened the box.

It is a pair of Hetian jade inkstones, a carved jade phoenix, a carved jade phoenix, and the bottom is a carved lotus base of red sandalwood, which is both elegant and luxurious.

Duanmu Chao also saw it, and his eyes were more complicated. This pair of Hetian jade inkstones is worth a lot of money at first glance, and it is a rare thing.

"It's a coincidence, it just so happens that my inkstone was accidentally broken by me, and my father-in-law thanked Lord Cen for me." Duanmu scarfed his palms with joy.

Duanmu slipped his hand when he heard this, and the teacup he had just picked up almost didn't let go.

This pair of rare Hetian jade inkstones is a few years of antiques, which is used to collect and enjoy, and it is really used for the two little girls when they write, that ...... Isn't it a tyrannical thing?!

When the little chamberlain heard this, he smiled brightly, he shook the dust in his hand, and said flatteringly: "The overseer must be happy to know that the fourth girl likes it." “

Duanmu Jun also smiled and gave Wisteria a return gift: "This is a pair of noodles that my sister and I braided, which are just right for the New Year." “

Although Duanmujun's New Year's gift to Cen Fu had already been given, she still prepared some hand-made gifts with Duanmufei, thinking that it could be used as a small return gift when visiting relatives and friends during the New Year, that is, to make fun.

The pattern of this pair of yarns was created by the sisters themselves, and it is unique.

The little chamberlain didn't expect to have a return gift, and smiled even more warmly, feeling that his errand was perfect, and he could go to the overseer's side to show his face for a while later.

The two girls of the Duanmu family are really wonderful.

After the little chamberlain saluted, he excused himself to go back and leave in a hurry.

Duanmu Chao on the side was already stunned, and he only felt that his daughter was so uncompromising, if she could cling to a noble person like Lord Cen Dou, wouldn't she be able to easily dissolve her marriage with the Yang family?!

Duanmu Chao looked at the back of the little waiter, his eyes were bright and dark, and he didn't dare to mention that this New Year's gift was included in the public middle school after all, and said in his heart: It's better to wait for my father to come back and clarify the situation, and then talk about it.

It's about Lord Cen Du, and it's not something you can call the shots at will.

Duanmu Chao was a little absent-minded, and he didn't even realize that the sisters saluted and said goodbye to him, but just responded intuitively casually.

The two sisters happily returned to Zhanqing Courtyard.

Duanmu Fei took Duanmu to the small study, and personally took out the pair of Hetian jade inkstones to enjoy.

The jade phoenix squatting on the rosewood seat is delicate and smart, and when put together, the two are neck and snuggling, and their expressions are serene.

Jin Se watched for a while, and suddenly blurted out: "Fourth girl, is this the pair of 'county garden drinks' and 'jade phoenix inkstones'?" “

Duanmu Fei nodded, and with a smile, he stretched out an index finger and rubbed it on one of the inkstones.

Duanmu Jun raised his right eyebrows, listening to Jin Se's tone, could it be that this pair of inkstones still has some origin.

The pothos also came over curiously, and Jin Se explained: "'Xianpu' means Kunlun Wonderland, and 'Drinking Harmony' comes from 'Zhuangzi': 'Therefore or drink people without saying anything', which means to enjoy a peaceful and comfortable life." “

Jin Se still saw the illustration of this pair of inkstones on a "Jade Book" in this small study, which was a congratulatory gift from Emperor Taizong of the previous dynasty to the Queen Mother's 80th birthday, both the texture of the jade and the craftsmanship of the craftsmen are extraordinary.

Duanmu Jun sighed in a low voice: "Those who know me, Lord Cen is also." “

That's probably what she wants in her life.

When I think of my previous life in the North, I don't think I'm at ease.