Duanmujun has always been smart, of course she knows what Mrs. Li wants to say, but since Mrs. Li didn't say it, she didn't mention it, and smiled casually: "Yes, Zhen Zhen is the most well-behaved, and she was still helping me calculate whether the ice at home was enough two days ago, and she specially sent someone to the household department to send ice to my grandfather." ”

Bi Chan listened and bowed her head silently: Hey, my own girl knows that the fourth girl is so "enthusiastic", she just wants to calculate how much ice she can use to make cold drinks.

Duanmujun was still smiling and saying, "Grandmother, second aunt, is the ice over there in Xiangyun Lane enough?" ”

She looked at the two elders with concern, and saw that Mrs. Li was in a trance for a while, and couldn't help sighing: How could such a good granddaughter be confused about marriage......

Xin is used to it.

Since returning to Duanmu Mansion and getting an exact reply from Sister Jun'er, my mother-in-law has often been in a trance during this time, and often began to be in a daze when she spoke, or annoyed, or recalled the past, or reprimanded Cen for being despicable and shameless......

Xin hurriedly replied for Mrs. Li: "The ice is enough, Brother You knows that we are afraid of heat, so he has already bought ice in advance." ”

Duanmu Jun was still a little uneasy: "Second aunt, Zhen Zhen said that this summer will be very hot this year, how much ice did you buy?" ”

The two talked around the ice, Duanmu Fei sat aside, looked at Duanmu Jun for a while, and looked at Mrs. Li with a dull expression for a while, and always felt that there seemed to be something strange between her grandmother and sister.

Duanmufei's gaze moved from Mrs. Li to Duanmujun again, Duanmujun looked bright and energetic as usual.

Wait a minute.

Duanmu Fei suddenly thought of something, the second aunt said that her grandmother was afraid of heat, could it be that her grandmother was not in good spirits, it was because of this?

It turns out that I am so afraid of heat because I look like my grandmother.

Duanmu Fei felt as if she had found a good friend, and looked at Mrs. Li with a kind of affectionate eyes, thinking in her heart: Yesterday Feng Yan said that he would send her some ice, so she would give half of it to her grandmother!

Duanmu smiled very brightly, planning to surprise Mrs. Li tomorrow.

The four of them were talking in the hall, and Duanmu Xian came in a hurry, because he knew that Mrs. Li was coming today, so he hurriedly asked for half a day off.

The weather was hot, and when Duanmu Xian entered the door, his forehead was dripping with sweat.

The coolness in the small flower hall made him feel like a new life.

"In-laws, I'm late!" Duanmuxian smiled and arched his hand to Mrs. Li.

When Mrs. Li heard the word "late", it was as if her heart had been poked by a sharp arrow, and her face instantly became stiff, not angry and arrogant.

Oh, yes. It's all "late", if it weren't for the fact that Duanmuxian, an old thing, was not strict in governing the family and gave Cen Yin the opportunity to get close to Sister Jun, why would it be so!

Duanmuxian looked at Mrs. Li's gloomy face, his heart also sank, and he said secretly: Could it be that the marriage has not been negotiated?

He originally thought that there was a chance that this marriage would be successful......

Duanmuxian thought as he sat down, and the maid quickly served tea.

After Duanmu Xian took a sip of hot tea, he cautiously tentatively said: "My family, I don't know ...... from the county lord of Hejing."

Xin Shi frowned when he heard this, and said secretly: It is said that Duanmu Shoufu is an old fox with long sleeves and good at dancing, and she sees that she is simply a person who does not understand the world.

Sister Jun and Sister Scarlet, the two unmarried girls, are still here, he is good, in front of the two girls, he asked about Brother Heng'er's marriage.

I don't want to think about the fact that in this boudoir, the girls will inevitably have dealings, if the two girls know that the marriage is not successful, can they still communicate with the county lord of Hejing calmly in the future?

Xin Shi shook her head secretly, although she didn't speak, but the aura of "disapproval" was unconsciously released, which made Duanmu Xian's heart sink even lower.

It seems that this marriage is not going to happen...... Duanmu Xian was thinking about it, so he heard Mrs. Li say slowly: "The county lord of Hejing has responded." ”

Thinking about yesterday's events, Xin's eyes were bright and bright, and she and her mother-in-law could be regarded as living up to their trust.

As we all know, the Ji family has no elders, so Mrs. Li and the Xin family went to the county lord's mansion to visit Ji Lanzhou directly.

Before leaving, Mrs. Li was not sure about this family business.

She inquired in advance, since Ji Lanzhou gave half of his family wealth to the court and was named the lord of Hejing County by the emperor, there has been an endless stream of mansions to ask for relatives, either for money or for knighthood, all of which have been rejected by Ji Lanzhou.

And when she saw Ji Lanzhou with her own eyes, her heart was even more complicated.

Ji Lanzhou can donate half of her family wealth for the country's righteousness, she must be a righteous woman, but she looks too weak, Mrs. Li is really worried that such a delicate girl can't afford the eldest daughter-in-law of the Duanmu family.

There is a way to be entrusted by people and be loyal to people.

Mrs. Li still told Ji Lanzhou directly about her intention, saying that she was proposing marriage for the eldest son of the Duanmu family.

The consternation on Ji Lanzhou's face after hearing this was hard to hide, obviously, she didn't expect that Mrs. Li's purpose in coming to her was for this.

After that, Ji Lanzhou was silent for a long time, at that time, Mrs. Li and the Xin family also thought that she would reject the Duanmu family like she rejected other families, but-

"The county lord of Hejing has answered." Mrs. Li looked at the stupid Duanmu Xian and said again.

She originally thought that even if Ji Lanzhou didn't reject herself, she would think about it for a few days, but she didn't expect the county lord to respond on the spot, and there was no twist in her expression.

Mrs. Li had a feeling at the moment that this county lord of Hejing didn't seem to be so weak, and the eldest granddaughter-in-law picked by Duanmu Xian seemed to be a little interesting.

Duanmuxian was stunned for a moment before he reacted, almost unable to believe his ears.

The marriage is done?!

He was overjoyed, and said to Mrs. Li again and again: "Thank you in-laws, thank you in-laws." ”

This Hejing County Lord is really a visionary!

The more Duanmu Xian thought about it, the more his eyebrows danced, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that he really had a vision and would pick his granddaughter-in-law, which was called a good match, and the two families were happy.

It seems that the emperor always messes with the mandarin duck spectrum, and often has a thought, and he casually makes a marriage decree, I don't know what it is!

Duanmu Jun is also happy for Duanmu Heng.

Duanmujun and Ji Lanzhou have only a few faces, and they have always had a good impression of her, and at this moment, they feel that this county lord is really smart, whether it is to give half of the family wealth to the court at the beginning, or to get married now, her actions have always exuded a taste of boldness.

So much better.

Duanmu Jun bent his lips, Liu Ye's eyes were shining, and he said in his heart: After Ji Lanzhou passes the door, he can be the shopkeeper and hand over the feed to her as the eldest daughter-in-law of the Duanmu family.

It's been less than a year and a half since my sister and Lu, and I have to step up, and I have to work hard to save a dowry for my sister.

To some extent, Duanmu Fei also thought of being with Duanmu Jun.

My sister has been in charge of Duanmu's family for the past two years, and when Ji Lanzhou passes, my sister can have more free time, and the two sisters can go to live in the hot spring village from time to time, and often take Feipian and Shuang Xuan to the horse farm to play, how pleasant those days are!

The sisters' minds accidentally ran away.

Duanmu Xian was focused on the eldest grandson's family business, and the smile on his face became more attentive.

"You also know the in-laws, the Ji family has no elders, and our Duanmu family does not have a suitable female dependents to come forward, and I am afraid that some rituals in the marriage will have to bother the in-laws to come forward for me."

Duanmuxian discussed some matters of the marriage with Mrs. Li with great interest.

Duanmuxian said that Mrs. Li would occasionally respond.

Although she didn't want to pay attention to Duanmuxian, with Duanmuxian's unreliable temperament, she was afraid that she would let go, and this old thing would dare to let Sister Jun take care of Duanmuheng's marriage.

Ay!

Sister Jun and Sister Scarlet are good, she looks at Duanmu Heng is also a good one, why is she such an unobtrusive grandfather!

The two elders discussed the marriage of Duanmuheng and Ji Lanzhou for a while.

For a while, Mrs. Li, who was diverted, forgot to tell Duanmu Xian about Duanmu Jun and Cen Yin, in fact, she didn't really forget, but she didn't know how to speak, and she was afraid that Duanmu Xian would be too utilitarian, so she accidentally "forgot".

Duanmu Heng is already seventeen years old, and he is not young anymore, Duanmu Xian thought about quickly deciding on the family affairs, and asked Mrs. Li to go to the county lord's mansion to ask Ji Lanzhou's meaning.

With Mrs. Li's help, the following three ceremonies and six appointments became very smooth, Duanmuxian just wanted to set the marriage in July and August, and was finally persuaded by Mrs. Li, and the marriage was scheduled for half a year later.

The Duanmu family is the first auxiliary family, there are happy events in the house, where can the ears and eyes of the people who have a heart be hidden, the news quickly spread in the various prefectures in Beijing, and the spread was boiling, and the attitudes of the various prefectures in Beijing were different.

Some mansions also fell in love with Ji Lanzhou early on, and felt that the Duanmu family was cunning and seized the opportunity;

Some mansions disagreed, thinking that Duanmuxian would not be mixed up by the heat, how could he fall in love with Ji Lanzhou, as the saying goes, widows and eldest daughters are not taken, not to mention that Ji Lanzou is still an orphan without a father or mother, not only has no elders in the family, but also has no brothers to help.

There were even some good friends who kindly came to the door and implicitly persuaded each other, and for a while, the Duanmu family was like a market......

No matter what others think, the marriage is decided.

Like Duanmu Xian, Duanmu Heng is also very satisfied with this marriage, and his satisfaction is reflected in the fact that he began to study harder.

The weather is hot, and Duanmu Heng occasionally goes to send sugar water to Duanmu Heng to cool off, and naturally he also sees Duanmu Heng's hard work in his eyes, and sighs in his heart: Big brother really can't think about it.

The weather is getting hotter and hotter, and the sun is scorching the earth, baking the capital like a hot oven, and everyone is almost cooked.

As soon as it was a hot day, everyone from the people, to the dignitaries, and even the emperor were so hot and irritable.

The emperor made a fuss again and wanted to go to the palace to escape the summer, but in the end it didn't work out, because the queen mother suddenly fell seriously ill.

Duanmuxian breathed a sigh of relief, the treasury really couldn't support it.

Not only did the emperor not make it, but Jun Ran didn't make it either, although the emperor responded to Jun Ran to go to the north, but he kept delaying his departure. Jun Ran had already relieved himself of the errand of the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, and could only wait anxiously every day.

From the end of June to July, Junran did not succeed.

During the waiting period, from time to time, there were military reports from the north: Jian Wang Junji was guarding Lingwu City, and the Northern Yan army was stationed ten miles outside Lingwu City, and launched surprise attacks on Lingwu City from time to time.

The battle is deadlocked.

The last time the Emperor sent a brave general, he had already arrived in the north in early June with reinforcements.

However, Jun Ran still couldn't rest assured.

The brave general Su Suichang is seven out of thirty, saying that he has great military merits, but he has never been on the real battlefield, and his military exploits are all obtained by suppressing bandits in the southwest, and the so-called "bandits" are just outcasts who have fallen into the grass.

The people of the Northern Yan are all Ru Mao drinking blood, killing people without blinking, far from being comparable to those ordinary rogues.

Can Su Suichang cope with the crisis in the north?!

After entering July, the weather in the capital is getting hotter and hotter, and Junran is getting more and more anxious.

It was in this anxious mood that the Thousand Autumn Festival arrived.

In order to rejoice the Empress Dowager He, who was in arrears with the phoenix body, the emperor held a banquet in the palace.

The Queen Mother's Thousand Autumn Festival has not been held for many years, and the external saying is that the Empress Dowager He does not like extravagance, but many close ministers know that in recent years, I don't know why, the Queen Mother and the emperor's mother and son are not in harmony.

On the day of the Qianqiu Festival, Duanmujun and Duanmufei prepared to enter the palace with Mrs. Li's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

The gate of the palace was bustling, and the carriages of various prefectures lined up in a long line, from the palace gate to the end of Chang'an Street.

Both sides of the street are covered with red lanterns, as if the New Year is festive.

The attendants who greeted the guests outside the palace gate could be said to have eyes and ears in all directions, and soon some attendants saw the four Duanmu girls sitting in the carriage of the Li family, and politely let the Li family's carriage cut in the queue, and welcomed Mrs. Li and Duanmu Fei into the palace first.

The four of them went to Fengluan Palace first, and after asking the queen to say goodbye, they went directly to Duanmu Guifei's Zhongcui Palace, and Hanxing was also in Zhongcui Palace.

After a room of ladies sat down, it was lively.

Duanmu Guifei was dressed very noble and bright as usual, and when she faced the Li family and her two nieces, her temperament on weekdays became a lot warmer.

"Mrs. Li, it has been hot in Beijing recently, you and the second lady should pay attention to your body, don't get heat stroke." Duanmu Guifei smiled and greeted the Li family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law gently.

"Thank you for your care," Mrs. Li politely thanked the concubine, "This capital is not hotter than the summer in Minzhou, and the courtiers are just taking refuge in the capital." ”

One for the grandson and the other for the daughter, the two were very polite to each other.

Duanmu Guifei thinks about it, Minzhou is close to Liangguang, so it is naturally hotter than the capital.

Han Xing couldn't help but think of his brother who was far away in the south, and muttered, "It should be very hot in the south at this time." ”

Duanmu Guifei moved her eyebrows, and the teacup that was originally brought to her lips paused for a moment, and then put it down again.

The corner of her eye glanced at Duanmu Jun on the side, and said quietly: "Sister Jun, Sister Scarlet, this palace just received a letter from your cousin from the south yesterday, the southern army has returned to Dian Prefecture, and it is just around the corner to recover Dian Prefecture." ”

Duanmujun and Duanmufei glanced at each other, and the two sisters were smiling, and the smiles on their delicate faces were as bright as summer.

"Aunt Guifei, great!" Duanmu Jun said with a smile, his expression was calm and sincere, "When my cousin returns triumphantly, my sister and I will definitely go to the city gate to greet us." ”

"And Hongu!" Han Xing couldn't help but interject.

Duanmu Fei smiled and stretched out his finger and nodded Han Xing's forehead, "You will definitely meet your cousin in the palace at that time, how can you go to the city gate with us?" ”

Han Xing thought about it too, and pouted with his small mouth.

The three cousins talked and laughed, and Duanmu Guifei looked at Duanmu Jun with a calm expression and no shame, and her expression was a little complicated.

Duanmu Guifei lowered her eyes slightly, picked up the teacup again, and drank tea silently.

Mrs. Li moved her eyebrows, looked at Duanmu Jun, and then looked at Duanmu Guifei, and a guess vaguely appeared in her heart, thoughtful.

Although Mrs. Li thinks that it is not good to marry into the royal family, there are many rules and a big shelf, but it is better than Cen Yin......

I'm afraid that I'm only afraid of Sister Yi'er's temper, and I won't listen.

Hey—

Mrs. Li sighed in her heart, and became even more worried, her eyebrows were lightly raised.

Mrs. Li also picked up the teacup and sipped the tea with a heavy heart.

After Duanmu Guifei took two sips of tea, she put down the teacup again, and invited a small chamberlain to instruct: "You go and see, is the county lord of Hejing here, if she comes, please come and sit down." ”

Although Ji Lanzhou lived in the palace last year, Duanmu Guifei did not have much contact with her, and she had only heard about those things of the Wang family, and she didn't pay much attention to them, but she didn't expect her father to set Ji Lanzhou for Brother Heng.

Moreover, the marriage was decided in the blink of an eye, and Duanmu Guifei had no chance to persuade or stop her.

Now that the wood has become a boat, Duanmu Guifei just wants to take advantage of today's Qianqiu Festival to take a good look at what kind of girl this Hejing County Lord is.

The little waiter went out for less than a cup of tea, and then came back in a hurry, and in the slightly stunned eyes of Duanmu Guifei, he said: "Guifei Niangniang, the county lord of Hejing has arrived." ”

After a pause, the little chamberlain added: "This is a coincidence, the servant has just left the Zhongcui Palace, and he saw the Lord of Hejing County coming here." ”

Duanmu Guifei was stunned, and there was a little more smile in the eyes of the willow leaves that were somewhat similar to Duanmu Jun.

Not to mention anything else, Ji Lanzhou is at least sensible.

"Bring people in."

Duanmu Guifei said lightly.

Between the words, her waist seemed to be a little straighter, the corners of her mouth were still smiling, but the momentum on her body became majestic, and she had the demeanor of a "concubine".

"County Lord, please come here."

Ji Lanzhou soon came in under the guidance of the little chamberlain.

Today's Ji Lanzhou has obviously dressed up deliberately, she is wearing the county lord's makeup, gorgeous and gorgeous, and jewelry, adding a bit of grace and nobility to her beautiful face.

She was slender and gracefully curled up, with a smile on her lips.

Rao is Duanmu Guifei is picky, and she can't find fault with her demeanor.

Of course, Ji Lanzhou saw Mrs. Li and Duanmu Fei, but he didn't squint, didn't stop, walked to Duanmu Guifei unhurriedly, and bowed on his knees.

"See the concubine."

Duanmu Guifei raised her hand, motioned for Ji Lanzhou to get up, and asked the palace maid to give her a seat.

Ji Lanzhou thanked Duanmu Guifei, and gave Mrs. Li, Han Xing, Duanmu Jun and Duanmu Fei also salutes one by one, and then sat down.

Ji Lanzhou looked casual, elegant and dignified, but he was a little embarrassed in his heart.

When her eyes met Mrs. Li's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, she couldn't help but think of the scene when Mrs. Li went to her house that day.

To tell the truth, at that time, she didn't expect that Mrs. Li was for Duanmu Heng, and when Mrs. Li said that she was entrusted by Duanmu Xian to ask her what she meant, she almost thought she was dreaming.

She knows her own situation best, she doesn't worry about getting married, but the real family portal will never marry a woman like her.

The Duanmu family is the first auxiliary family, and it is a family that she didn't dare to think about before.

Moreover, she knows Duanmu Heng, Duanmu Heng, and Duanmu Scarf......

Duanmu's house is very good.

Duanmu Heng is also very good.

When her father was alive, he often taught her that the opportunity should not be lost and never come again, and the opportunity is often only once, fleeting.

Officialdom is, shopping malls are, and life is even more so.

So, she answered.

In her heart, she has no better family than Duanmu family and Duanmu Heng.

After the marriage was decided, the gossip in Beijing also came to her ears from time to time, and she was also worried, worried, and couldn't sleep...... I'm afraid that the Duanmu family will be moved by other families, and I'm afraid that the Duanmu family will regret it.

But the three books and six ceremonies went smoothly, and now the wedding date has been set, this marriage is equivalent to the completion of eight or nine times out of ten, and she is sent to pass the door.

Ji Lanzhou still occasionally has a feeling like a dream.

This time it was Duanmu Guifei who woke her up from her dream.