"This is the girl of the Ji family, come and talk to us." Mrs. Chen saw Huo Shui'er at a glance and beckoned.

"Mrs. Chen." Whether Huo Shui'er is walking or saluting, her movements are smooth, with her own charm and very beautiful.

provoked some ladies and ladies to look at her frequently.

"I don't know what the girl is called?" Mrs. Chen accepted the words handed over from the front, knowing that her master had the intention of winning over the Ji family, so she still had to greet this Ji girl well.

Huo Shui'er's name here is "Ji Jiaojiao", her surname is Ji Yuan, and her name is also from the nickname he took.

"It's good that Madame calls me 'Jiaojiao'." Immediately, a female envoy brought a soft embroidered stool and placed it between Mrs. Ji and a young girl.

As soon as I sat down, I received a kind smile.

Mrs. Chen saw the two of them looking at each other and smiled, "Jiaojiao Xu doesn't recognize it, this is Miss Ruan, you should be the same age." ”

Miss Ruan's skin is like congealed cream, her face is gorgeous, her temperament is dignified and generous, she is gentle and atmospheric, her eyes are soft, and her smile makes people feel like a spring breeze, which is extremely clean and comfortable.

"My name is Ruan Qing, and Jiaojiao can just call me Ah Qing." Ruan Qing shook the fan in his hand, and a few strands of hair shook with it.

"Ah Qing." Huo Shui'er smiled and bowed her head.

Those who can sit at the top of everyone, the family is full of heads and faces, and they are considered rich in Jinling City.

The topics of these businessmen's wives are inseparable, whether it is how the family business is, or how the children are raised, or where there are new tricks......

Huo Shui'er is not interested in the life of a deep woman, and it is strange and boring to listen to.

may be because she was unfamiliar before, or maybe she is the only female relative on Ji Jiaming's face. Madame Chen inexplicably placed her in the noble lady's pile. Those young ladies sat in one place and laughed by themselves, and did not come to talk.

The only one here who is the same age as her is this Ruan girl.

As soon as I took a sip of tea, I raised my eyes and saw Miss Ruan winking at herself, and her heart was relaxed, she must know her true identity, and she also had the experience to send herself a lot of gadgets to relieve boredom.

The meaning of closeness was born in his heart, and the words tried to find a common topic, "What does Ah Qing like to do on weekdays?" ”

"In addition to helping my aunt and housekeeper on weekdays, I also read some miscellaneous books, and I love customs and travelogues, and occasionally draw some random pictures and practice calligraphy for a while." Ruan Qing laughed, the whole person was smart, and the almond eyes were cute and friendly.

Her hobbies seem to be the standard for noble girls in Daxia, a girl from a scholarly family, she always has to learn one or two piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and the housekeeper is also experienced before she gets married.

Only read books, catchy poetry is the standard, in their spare time, most of them are reading books, if the family origin, difficult and obscure ancient books are also noble girls like to study.

Few people like to read the chronicles of customs. Because the noble ladies of Daxia are like plum blossoms in the courtyard, all of them are noble and beautiful, and the branches cannot reach out no matter what, and they are imprisoned in the wall.

Many women don't know what the outside world is like, who they will meet and know about when they go out.

On the contrary, Ruan Qing is an exception, and so is Huo Shui'er.

The generation of the Qi family is all boys, and there is only one girl in the family, Ruan Qing, although she is a cousin, the elders of the Qi family love her very much.

never restrained her, Mrs. Qi loved this niece to the core, and she refused to marry it, so she simply stayed in the door to be her daughter-in-law.

Whether it is Ruan Qing or Huo Shui'er, they all benefit from the tolerance and few restraints of their families, so they are free in their hearts.

"I also like to read the customs of various places, and if I want to talk about it, Mr. Xu writes the best, the language is beautiful, the truth is rich, and it is quite interesting to read, and it is immersive."

As soon as she said this, Huo Shui'er immediately opened the conversation box and began to talk about some customs and chronicles that she liked to watch.

Ruan Qing listened with a smile, and loved this Huo family girl very much.

Originally, Ruan Qing thought that Huo Shui'er's identity was also noble, she was not only the concubine of Zuo Xiang, but also the sweetheart of His Royal Highness the Prince, if according to Bai Yan, she would become the most glorious woman in the world in the future.

Ruan Qingben was a little worried that Huo Shui'er would be a little arrogant and difficult to communicate.

Now it seems that it is surprisingly close and easy-going.

She and Huo Shui'er spoke more casually. Ruan Qing said from the bottom of her heart that she still likes to deal with a noble girl like Huo Shui'er, Mrs. Chen, after talking for a day, people will be tired for a long time.

Twists and turns, calculating, annoying.

The situation of the Qi family is relatively special, the old lady of the Qi family is the biological father of the first queen, Ji Yuan's maternal grandfather, the head of the Qi family is the brother of the first queen, Ji Yuan's maternal uncle, and the relatives of the emperor, so he couldn't deal with a businessman like the Chen family.

For businessmen, it is cheap.

But the Qi family needs to break through too much.

The unwritten rules of this dynasty prevent the dictatorship of foreign relatives, if there is a woman in the clan who becomes the queen of the world, at least three generations of official careers will basically be broken.

Therefore, as soon as possible, the queen has passed away for more than ten years, and as long as the prince is still there, no one in the Qi family will enter the official career again.

Even the false title that the head of the family is hanging on now is also the day when Queen Qi was canonized, from a real shortage, rising and descending secretly.

If a family has not entered the official career for three generations, it will not be able to reach a higher level by virtue of the emperor's grace alone. If you sit on the mountain, you will even be doomed.

There are exceptions, for example, Queen Xu's maiden family is the one who opened the academy, and she can live without the king, as long as there are scholars in the world, as long as the Xu family's academy is still there, there will be a Xu family in the imperial court.

The Qi family is not such a person after all.

You can't watch the Qi family change from a super-first-class family to a down-and-out aristocracy.

Someone must lead the Qi family to seek a new path of development. Qi Baiyan is such a character.

Engaging in business and being a merchant in Jinling can not only support Ji Yuan, but also expand the Qi family's livelihood.

He was also scolded by some stubborn clansmen in the backbone, and he was a big and young family, willing to be lowly, and in the company of merchants. Even more desperately, he demanded that Qi Baiyan be expelled from the house.

Master Qi naturally did not allow it, and he turned a blind eye to protect his son and balance the emotions of his clansmen.

Qi Baiyan was stunned and didn't care, he didn't say a word, until he found someone on the street in Jinling and asked, and when he talked about the Qi family, he had to give a thumbs up.

"Young Master of the Qi family, that's a benevolent businessman."

Qi Baiyan became a businessman, but won a lot of praise, because of the Qi family's connections in officialdom, he is even more like a fish in water.

In business, it is inevitable to deal with pure businessmen like the Chen family.

It is inconvenient for Mrs. Qi to come forward for such a task, and Mrs. Qi has the identity of Mrs. Qi.

Ruan Qing is different, she is the cousin of the Qi family and Qi Baiyan's fiancée, and it is most suitable for her to come forward to help Qi Baiyan.

Ruan Qing has not yet passed the door, and has actually begun to assume the duties of a clan wife.

Chatting with Huo Shui'er today, it was rare for her to participate in such a banquet, and she could feel a relaxed moment.

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