Mrs. Li looked at the golden boy and girl back and forth, and said casually: "Okay, next time let Sister Scarlet accompany us to the play." ”

Feng Yan said without thinking: "Zhen Zhen and I will accompany my grandmother." ”

Looking at the young man in front of him and almost wagging his tail, Mrs. Li suddenly felt light in her heart. She is at this age, and she has nothing else to ask for, as long as the juniors are all good.

"Cousin Hanxing, when the time comes, you will also sneak out of the palace and join us in the Nine Siban." Duanmu Fei clasped his hands together, and said with his eyebrows fluttering, "I'll let Bi Chan go to Jiusiban later to ask what plays have been played recently." ”

The room was full of laughter and laughter, and the atmosphere was harmonious.

After a while, Mama Zhang came, and said to Duanmujun with her ear, Duanmujun turned her head and said to Mrs. Li: "Grandmother, let's go to the flower hall to sit down, now the pomegranate blossoms are blooming at this time, and when the banquet is held, it is just right to enjoy the flowers while eating." ”

Mrs. Li responded with kindness, so everyone surrounded the old man and went to the garden in the northeast of the mansion.

The spring breeze at the beginning of May is warm, and the spring breeze blows the flowing clouds in the sky and the flowers and trees in the courtyard, rustling, and the surroundings are lush and green.

Everyone walked forward with laughter and laughter, and entered from the southwest gate of the garden, and Duanmujun walked beside Mrs. Li, introducing her own garden from time to time, and walked straight to the entrance of the flower hall.

But I saw that the window sashes on all sides of the flower hall were all open, spacious and bright, and there were tall flower tables, cyan plum vases from Ru kiln and large vases on the floor in the corners, with a few flowers inserted in the vases, and tables and chairs had been set up in the center of the hall.

The flower hall was simply decorated, but also generous and elegant, and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the Li family exchanged a look with embarrassment, and secretly sighed that Sister Jun was really capable of doing it.

Mrs. Li was about to go in, when she heard Han Xing's crisp and joyful voice behind her: "Cousin You, look, are those two pomegranate flowers blooming very well?" ”

"Click......

The sound of branches and leaves breaking sounded, Mrs. Li and Xin turned their heads to look, and saw Li Tingyou handing two pomegranate flowers with branches and leaves to Hanxing, and the bright pomegranate flowers were as red as fire.

Han Xing looked at the two pomegranate flowers in Li Tingyou's hand with a strange expression, and did not take them immediately.

Li Tingyou was stunned, and carefully recalled what Han Xingfang had just said, as if there was not a word in her words to ask him to pick flowers.

He was embarrassed and wanted to take back the pomegranate flower in his hand, however, Han Xing made a very quick move and "snatched" the pomegranate flower in his hand.

She smiled and sniffed the flowers to the tip of her nose, and the smile on her beautiful and delicate face was bright, adding a little more girlish brightness in the warm sunshine.

"Hachi likes pomegranate flowers the most, and I'll take them to play with in the palace later." Han Xing stepped forward, grabbed Duanmu Fei's hand, and bit her ear with her, "Cousin Scarlet, how is Xiaoba lately?" There's no water and soil adaptation, right? ”

Li Tingyou touched his nose, and when he turned around, he happened to meet the perceptive eyes of Mrs. Li in front of him, and he saw a bit of banter in his grandmother's eyes.

He suddenly felt a little hot at the base of his ears, as if he ...... It's as if I was caught by my grandmother when I was naughty when I was young.

The Xin family is also a person who has come over, and vaguely saw something from the relationship between his son and Han Xing, and he was amused in his heart, holding Mrs. Li's arm, and said casually: "Mother, this hall can be really well decorated, Sister Jun, is it your handiwork?" ”

Duanmu Jun answered, and everyone laughed and entered the house.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the Li family glanced at each other quickly, and their hearts were completely relieved.

There are many boys in the Li family, and Li Tingyou has been impatient to play with little girls since he was a child, but watching him get along with the fourth princess seems to be quite compatible...... Looking at Feng Yan and Sister Scarlet are also harmonious, in this way, the emperor is not messing with the mandarin duck score.

Could it be that the emperor is a little confused in court affairs, but he is not ambiguous when he is old? !

Mrs. Li smiled so hard that her eyes narrowed, and deep wrinkles appeared at the corners of her eyes.

Fresh fruit snacks had been laid out on the table in the hall, and everyone sat down around Mrs. Li one by one, and the lunch time had not yet arrived, so Duanmujun only asked the maids to serve some more tea, syrup, and sherbet.

Duanmujun invited another female singer, who played the pipa and told the story.

Everyone sat together, listening to books, talking, or drinking tea...... That rusty feeling was quickly swept away in the joke.

Mrs. Li looked at the smiling and smiling appearance of her two granddaughters, and was very emotional, and after hesitating for a moment, she said casually: "Sister Jun, I see that the gardenias over there are blooming well, you can go out for a walk with me." ”

The hall was silent for a moment, and then the others continued to chat, and anyone could guess that Mrs. Li was afraid that she had something to say to Duanmujun in private, so she didn't get up.

Duanmu Jun was stunned, thinking that his grandmother was going to ask about Han Xing and Feng Yan, so he immediately responded.

She personally carried Mrs. Li out of the flower hall, and her grandfather and grandson walked slowly along the pond in the direction of the gardenia forest.

Today's weather is very comfortable, with a sunny day and a gust of spring breeze.

The fragrance of pomegranate flowers and gardenias around is wafting in the wind, and the fragrance of flowers is overflowing, and the water on the pond next to it is shining, which makes people feel relaxed and happy just by looking at it.

"Sister Jun," Mrs. Li looked at her granddaughter's delicate and bright side face, "Don't nag your grandmother first, your sister is married, and your cousin is also married, what does your grandfather have plans for you?" If you have anything to say, don't hesitate to say it to your grandmother! ”

Mrs. Li thought in her heart that it must be because Duanmuxian was a man, so it was inconvenient for her granddaughter to say anything to him, so she would delay until now.

Duanmujun stopped a little unexpectedly, thinking that since the day his grandmother and second aunt arrived in Beijing, the two elders seemed to have looked at her with a very subtle and complicated look, it turned out that it was not for the relatives of her cousin and sister, but for herself.

Duanmujun felt a warm current in his heart, smiled, and continued to walk along the pond with Mrs. Li in his arms, "Grandmother, don't worry, I have my own ideas." After a pause, she added, "It has nothing to do with my grandfather." ”

Her marriage, she is in charge!

In just a few words, the girl's body revealed a sassy and heroic spirit.

When Mrs. Li looked at her, she thought of her young daughter who died early, and her heart was even more complicated.

She stopped under a gardenia, looked up at the girl in front of her, who was half a head taller than herself, and then asked, "Sister Jun, are you telling the truth to your grandmother, is it for your sister?" ”

Since the death of her daughter and son-in-law, Duanmu Jun can be said to be a father and a mother, and she obviously only has her only sister in her eyes.

Duanmu Jun understood his grandmother's concern for him, and a pair of black willow eyes looked directly at Mrs. Li without avoiding it, and shook his head.

At first, she was really for her sister, but then she felt that if she didn't meet the right person, it would be better to be like Wuyang, and be happy alone, and then ......

Her clear pupils fluttered slightly, and a face that was so perfect without a single blemish flashed in front of her eyes that it was close enough to be touched, and it seemed to be far away from the sky, untouchable.

As soon as the wind blew, the snow-white gardenia petals above fell one after another, falling on the girl's sideburns and shoulders.

Duanmujun couldn't see his eyes, but Mrs. Li could see it, and her eyes flashed.

She was also young, and she also had the feelings of a young Muai.

Mrs. Li vaguely understood something.

She was afraid that the girl's family would be shy, so she didn't dare to ask more, nor did she break it, so she continued to walk forward with a smile and said affectionately: "Sister Jun, you have always been sensible and steady, and you don't have to worry about me and your grandfather about everything." But you are still young, and your second aunt and I should stay in Beijing for a while, and if you have anything, you can come and ask us. We are the 'master' of everything. ”

Mrs. Li increased the volume on the last two words.

"Thank you, grandmother." Duanmu smiled at Mrs. Li's blessing.

Duanmujun didn't plan to mention this topic more, and was about to take Mrs. Li back to the flower hall, but he saw a familiar figure and shouted, "Grandfather! ”

Not far away, a figure dressed in azure dark stripes is walking towards this side like a fly, the person who came is dignified, extraordinary, with a little silver thread mixed between the sideburns, but it does not show old age, and there is a bit of wisdom in the gentle and elegant.

It was Duanmu Xian.

Duanmu Xian had just come back from the palace, and he was in a hurry, and when he saw Mrs. Li, he made amends again and again: "In-laws, forgive me for being late, it's really rude!" ”

Mrs. Li thought about Duanmujun's marriage, she felt that Duanmuxian was unreliable, and the "disgust" in her heart was a little more, in front of her granddaughter, she still smiled on her face, returned the salute to Duanmuxian, and said very politely "The family is courteous", "The emperor's order is in the body", "They are all for the court" Yunyun's polite words.

The two of them did enough of the etiquette on the scene.

Duanmuxian wanted to talk to Mrs. Li about Li Tingyou's marriage in private, after all, Hanxing was also his granddaughter, so he casually sent Duanmujun away and asked her to go to her sister to play.

"Yes, grandfather." After Duanmu was blessed, he retreated.

Duanmu Jun walked elegantly in the direction of the flower hall, his back was as tall as a bamboo, and the slender girl was enough to stand out from the crowd with just such a back.

For Mrs. Li, Duanmuxian's move is exactly what she wants.

Mrs. Li watched her granddaughter's back walk away.

"In-laws ......"

Duanmu Xian just said two words, and was unceremoniously interrupted by Mrs. Li: "In-laws, the old body is only these two granddaughters, don't blame the old body for being troublesome, but the old body is really worried about Sister Jun, now that Sister Scarlet's marriage has been settled, Sister Jun is almost eighteen years old......"

Mrs. Li almost pointed at Duanmu Xian's nose to her face and scolded him for not paying attention!

Duanmu Xian's expression was subtle, he was a smart person, how could he not understand the questioning and reprimand in Mrs. Li's words.

Duanmuxian's heart is bitter, the more capable this granddaughter is, the more ideas she has, and he has no one to complain about on weekdays, so it's like opening the floodgates.

"In-laws, you can also see Sister Jun'er's temperament, she is capable and has a lot of ideas," Duanmu Xian sighed helplessly, "I'm also embarrassed as a grandfather!" ”

Duanmuxian still had a sentence hidden, according to his understanding of Duanmujun, if he took it upon himself to engage her in a family affair, then she would definitely take Duanmu Fei and leave the mansion immediately.

Whether it is Duanmujun or Duanmufei, they have grown up, to the point where others can't easily shake it......

In this regard, Duanmuxian was both proud and helpless in his heart.

Thinking about it, Duanmuxian's eyes became more subtle when he looked at Mrs. Li, this Li family is a little stubborn, Duanmuxian's temper is clearly like their grandfather.

Mrs. Li didn't pay attention to Duanmuxian's eyes, and looked at the sparkling pond next to her with half-lowered eyes, and her face with a little helplessness was reflected on the water.

She believes that Duanmuxian is telling the truth, but this man is unreliable, the girl's family has an idea, and he, as an elder, can't help but let his granddaughter really not get married!

I'm glad I came! Mrs. Li said secretly in her heart.

Mrs. Li turned around and looked in the direction of the flower hall, Duanmujun happened to walk into the flower hall with her skirt, Duanmufei and Hanxing greeted her, and the two little girls hugged Duanmujun left and right, talking and laughing.

The three girls smiled like flowers, harmonious and harmonious, which made people smile when they looked at it.

Mrs. Li looked at Duanmujun's smiling side face, and couldn't help but think of her eyes that wanted to say goodbye, which was clearly the appearance of the little girl's family when her heart moved.

Ay!

Mrs. Li sighed in her heart, thinking that it was Sister Jun who had fallen in love with someone, but she was a girl under the age of eighteen who was no longer capable on weekdays, which involved marriage, and she was inevitably thin-skinned, and she couldn't take the initiative to talk to Duanmuxian about this......

This marriage was delayed by Duanmu Xian!

Mrs. Li looked at Duanmu Xian again, thinking that the other party was her granddaughter's own grandfather, and suppressed the dissatisfaction in her heart.

After she settled down, her tone softened slightly, and she said, "In-laws, the old body just tested Sister Jun a few words in private...... According to the old body's opinion, Sister Jun is afraid that she already has an idea in her heart. ”

Duanmu Xian paused for a moment, although Mrs. Li's words were not completely clear, but the implication was clearly to say-

"In-laws, do you mean that Sister Jun has someone in her heart?!"

Duanmu Xian asked a little eagerly, overjoyed.

What an unexpected surprise!

Sister Jun is almost eighteen years old, it is the right age to get married, if you see the right object, then you can hurry up and do a happy event!

When he was free today, he went to look through the yellow calendar to see which day was an auspicious day for the zodiac.

Their Duanmu family hasn't had a happy event for many years!

Duanmu Xian had long forgotten about Duanmu Qi's marriage.

But the time is a little tight, fortunately, the dowry of the four girls should be prepared, you can move it to Sister Jun first, and he will go back and make up for the four girls more.

By the way, the name of the great-grandson should have been chosen earlier!

Mrs. Li looked at Duanmuxian's overjoyed look, and the anger in her heart was suddenly swept away, feeling that he was a big man after all, and she couldn't expect him to be as careful and caring as a woman.

Mrs. Li stroked her sleeves and said, "In-laws, don't worry about this matter first." The old body will think of inquiring with Sister Jun and Sister Scarlet ......"

Saying that, Mrs. Li paused, thinking that Duanmu Fei had followed the emperor's southern tour in the past six months, and she probably didn't know much, so she asked Duanmu Xian again: "In-laws, have you ever heard Sister Jun mention which son?" …… Or which son-in-law did she have a relationship with? ”

Duanmu Xian moved his eyebrows and groaned slightly.

Duanmujun basically stays in the house on weekdays, that is, he occasionally goes out to see the two shops opened in Beijing, and most of the people who come and go are Wuyang, Hanxing, Yunhua and other girls' homes, to say that Gongzi, that is, Li Tingyu's cousin, and ......

"Cen Yin ......"

Duanmu Xian blurted out subconsciously.

"......" Mrs. Li looked at Duanmuxian suspiciously, waiting for him to continue.

However, Duanmu Xian was already stunned by himself.

How could he mention Cen Yin?!

Maybe it's because Cen Yin is the brother-in-law of the four girls?

Duanmu Xian cleared his throat, stroked the beard on his chin and said, "Don't worry about my in-laws, maybe I made a mistake." ”

Mrs. Li looked at Duanmuxian with a word, and the little good impression she had just had disappeared again, and she secretly shook her head in her heart: This old man should be the first assistant, and being a grandfather is really not responsible and unreliable!

Forget it, this old man can't count on it, so she better inquire by herself.

Duanmuxian thought about Duanmujun's marriage, and forgot what he was going to say before for a while, and the two old men went to the flower hall together, and several juniors in the flower hall hurriedly got up to greet each other.

"Grandfather (maternal grandfather)."

"Grandmother."

The housekeeper saw that everyone was gathered, so she came to ask for instructions on Duanmu, and after a while, a few maids rushed in, carrying pots, plates, dishes and bowls to the table, and a variety of dishes piled up the table.

After Duanmuxian took the lead in lifting the chopsticks, the others also let go of their bellies and began to eat.

Anyway, they are all from their own family, and the few people who come to visit are not fake, especially Feng Yan.

Since last Yuenan's tour of Beijing, it has not been as convenient for him to meet Duanmu Fei as before, and he can't eat with her, it is rare to be able to rub the Duanmu family's meal, of course he has to cheer!

What if Zhen Zhen and her sister mistakenly think that the food at home is not to his liking?!

Li Tingyou originally wanted to be "reserved", but seeing Duanmuxian glancing at him from time to time, that look seemed to say, Ping Ping is a young man, why do you eat so little?

He had no choice but to let go......

Let you pretend! Duanmu Fei looked at the tangled face of the cousin of the Li family, and felt that it was very good to eat, and he also ate a small bowl of rice.

In the flower hall, everyone had different thoughts, but on the whole, they still used this lunch happily and lively.

Mrs. Li knew that Duanmuxian was busy with official business, and after drinking a cup of diet tea, she said goodbye with Xin.

Duanmu Fei was very idle, and immediately proposed: "Grandmother, second uncle, I'll send you back." ”

Han Xing was more idle than Duanmu Fei, thinking that she had her mother as a guarantee today, so she didn't have to go to the study to attend classes. She said with a smile: "Grandmother, this palace and cousin will send you together." ”

Without thinking about it, she learned to call her grandmother, but after saying it, she felt that something seemed wrong...... Or, should she follow her cousin and call her grandmother?

Hanxing's cheeks are as rosy as pink peaches in early spring, bright and moving.

Duanmu Fei went, and of course Feng Yan followed.

Several teenagers and girls surrounded Mrs. Li and Xin to Yimen together, and along the way, the two little girls chattered like sparrows.

"Cousin Hanxing, when we send my grandmother and second aunt, let's go to Jiusiban to inquire about the latest plays."

"Okay, good, I haven't listened to Peking Opera for more than half a year, and I'm really thinking about it."

"You accompany me to Shuhaizhai to have a look, I haven't been there for half a year, and the boss must have entered a lot of new books and new scores......"

The cousins whispered, although it was a whisper, but in fact, several people around could hear it clearly, and Mrs. Li couldn't help but hook her lips, feeling that with this group of children, it seemed that even she was several years younger.

It was only halfway through the hour, and the sun was at its hottest, and the weather was already a little harbinger of the approaching midsummer.

The streets of the capital were still empty, and two horses escorted the two carriages all the way from Quanyu Street to Xiangyun Lane.

Mrs. Li and Mrs. Xin didn't let Li Tingyou accompany them, and sent him to play with Duanmufei.

Mrs. Li had been a little tired after coming out for a long time, but several young people were in good spirits, and turned around and went to Jiusiban.

Only then did they cross two streets, and Duanmufei and Hanxing in the carriage heard some commotion outside, so Duanmufei curiously opened the curtains to look and found that they had arrived at Mingxian Street.

The noise they heard seemed to come from the Guozijian who was about ten feet away in front of them, and there were more than a dozen people bustling around the gate of the Guozijian, shouting and shouting.

"I don't know what happened to Guozijian......" Han Xing craned his neck to look, frowned and muttered.

Duanmu Fei also frowned, and said, "Big brother is still in class in Guozijian, cousin Hanxing, let's go over and have a look." Duanmu Fei was afraid that someone in the country would make trouble and implicate Duanmu Heng.

Feng Yan and Li Tingyou, who were outside the carriage, heard the voices of their cousins, and Feng Yan hurriedly said, "Zhen Zhen, don't worry, I'll go and see ......"

Feng Yan rode forward quickly, and before he reached the gate of Guozijian, he saw a young man wearing a blue straight shirt walking out of the crowd, carrying a rattan bookcase in his hand, elegant and elegant.

"Boom!"

Ben Xiao also knew Duanmu Heng, and shouted happily twice, Duanmu Heng looked at Feng Yan when he heard the sound, and naturally saw the carriage and Li Tingyou in the rear, and walked over to them.

Duanmu Fei leaned out of the window of the carriage with a small face and beckoned to Duanmu Heng.

The coachman quickly pulled the carriage over to the side of the street.

"Big brother," Duanmu smiled at Duanmu Heng obediently, tilted his head and asked, "What's going on?" ”

Duanmu Heng really knew, and immediately replied: "It was the wife of the Wang family and the second son of Wang who came to find Miss Ji." As he spoke, Duanmu Heng glanced back at the noisy crowd.

Duanmu Fei followed his brother's gaze and looked at it, only to find that the eyes of the prisoners gathered at the gate of Guozi Prison were all looking at Huilanyuan next to him, and they exchanged their heads and ears.

At the door of Huilan Yuan stood a young man with a handsome face, his body was thin, and when the wind blew, the slightly wide lake blue robe puffed up with the wind, and the hunting sound was revealed, revealing a feeling of pinning bones.

Duanmu Fei and Han Xing both knew this young son, who was Wang Tingwei, the second son of the king.

So—

The girl Ji in Duanmu Heng's mouth doesn't need to ask more, of course it's Ji Lanzhou.

"......" Duanmu Fei and Hanxing subconsciously looked at each other on the ground.

Duanmu blinked his eyes and asked curiously, "Big brother, why did Mrs. Wang come to Huilanyuan to find Miss Ji?" ”

Hmm, she and Hanxing have only been away from the capital for half a year, why do they seem to be out of touch with the capital?

Han Xing also looked at Duanmu Heng with a curious expression, his eyes burning.

Guozijian and Huilanyuan are only separated by a wall, and Duanmu Heng still heard a thing or two in Guozijian.

In particular, Ji Lanzhou donated generously and donated a full 4 million taels of wealth, serving the country and the people, and had an excellent reputation among the scholars, soldiers and the people.

Duanmu Heng sorted out his thoughts and told them what was going on.

After the Chinese New Year this year, the women's school was re-enrolled in the second half of the first month, and Ji Lanzhou also took the entrance exam and was admitted to the women's school with the first place.

Because of this, many prisoners in Guozijian paid special attention to her.

Today, Mrs. Wang took someone to Huilanyuan to make trouble, and some prisoners learned about it, so they went to inquire, saying that Mrs. Wang claimed that Ji Lanzhou and Wang Ting, the second son of the Wang family, only had a marriage contract, and this marriage contract was made by his father, although now that their Wang family is down, Ji Lanzhou does not want to admit this family business, but Wang Tingwei is infatuated with her, and Mrs. Wang feels sorry for her grandson, so she can only lick her face and ask her granddaughter to fulfill the marriage contract of the year.

When the prisoners heard about this, they expressed their opinions and became in an uproar......