Zhao Qingru nodded with a smile: "Thank you second brother, second brother is still the same as when he was a child, I always feel that someone will wronged me." ”

When Zhao Tingshan heard this, he couldn't help but smile, and suddenly it was as if he had returned to his childhood.

Zhao Siyan sighed secretly in her heart, her aunt did have some means, but just one sentence reminded Zhao Tingshan of his childhood brother and sister relationship, so it would be much easier to ask him for help in the future.

Sure enough, Zhao Qingru spoke: "We are brothers and sisters of the same mother, second brother, I won't see you outside, I'll just say it." ”

Zhao Tingshan nodded: "Sit down and say." ”

Zhao Qingru sat down, looked at Zhao Tingshan, and said solemnly: "Second brother, you also know, it will be my mother's birthday soon, I thought, next year Da Liao may be going to call, and it will naturally be difficult to hold a birthday banquet again, and my sister-in-law also thinks so, so I want to hold a good one for my mother this year." ”

Zhao Tingshan nodded.

"Yes, third sister, you are very thoughtful, it is appropriate to celebrate your mother's birthday, I am usually busy with military affairs and am not always at home, and your second sister-in-law does not care about anything, but I have to work on you and my sister-in-law." Zhao Tingshan nodded, "If you want anything, just ask, I still have ...... silver."

Zhao Tingshan also knows the temperament of the Liu family, this kind of thing must not be done, and if he can't do it, he can only pay money, which he discussed with the Liu family just now.

"It's not a matter of money, it's something else." Zhao Qingru said, paused, she continued: "Second brother, you also know that the mother has always been strong, the most important face, if you ......"

"What if?" Zhao Tingshan jumped into the pit stupidly.

Zhao Qingru hesitated for a moment, and then spoke: "I was thinking, if I can invite the prince to congratulate my mother on her birthday, my mother will definitely be very happy." ”

After all, the prince's status is noble, even if Yiwangfu is not good now, but in Dengzhou, Li Junze's identity is also the first.

Zhao Tingshan was really embarrassed now, "It's easy to say if it's anything else, but after all, the prince has a noble status, and in the final analysis, it is only a monarch and a minister relationship with our Zhao family, and the relationship is not so close, so it's not good to come to my mother's birthday banquet, right?" ”

Men generally do not come to the birthday banquet of their female dependents, unless they are particularly close, for example, if they are related, or if two families are going to get married.

Obviously, the Zhao family does not have these two points.

Zhao Qingru's face was a little bad: "You have just made great contributions to the prince, who doesn't know that you can speak in front of the prince now?" The prince values you, and he will reuse you in the future, so what's wrong with coming to my mother's birthday banquet? My mother is so old, and she can be regarded as his elder! ”

Zhao Tingshan was speechless for a while, and even Zhao Siyan felt that Zhao Qingru was really a little nonsense.

Zhao Siyan opened his mouth and said: "Auntie, what you say at home is nothing, we are a family, but if it is spread out, I am afraid it will make people laugh and be generous!" After a pause, she continued: "I heard that even the queen's biological mother has to salute when she sees the queen's mother, not to mention that my father is just a subordinate of the prince, how can he be called an elder?" The monarch is the king, the minister is the minister, the relationship between the monarch and the minister cannot be messed up, and my aunt has also read and learned etiquette since she was a child, so she should understand this truth, right? ”

Zhao Qingru's face suddenly sank, and she glanced at Zhao Siyan with a smile: "Yan'er has really grown up, and they all say that you are very smart, comparable to a man, but I didn't expect you to be so sharp-toothed." ”

Zhao Siyan smiled shyly: "Thank you aunt for the compliment." ”

Zhao Qingru's expression was slightly distorted.

Zhao Qingshan looked at his sister with a worried expression, not knowing how to remind her, she actually dared to provoke his daughter? Is his daughter so easy to bully?

Zhao Qingshan thought about it, but still glanced at his daughter warningly, after all, it was his own sister, don't bully people too much.

When Zhao Siyan received it, she didn't say anything else, but said solemnly: "My aunt is filial, it's all for my grandmother, if my grandmother knows, she must be very moved, but my father is really powerless about this matter." ”

Zhao Qingru immediately looked at Zhao Tingshan, raised her eyebrows and said, "Second brother, you also say something, is it possible that your second room is now a little girl in charge?" ”

Zhao Tingshan secretly said in his heart, do you know?

Not only Zhao Tingshan, but also the Liu family thought so in their hearts, didn't they? I don't know what's going on, but now it's his daughter who is in charge of their second room.

But when he said this, Zhao Tingshan didn't have the face to really admit it, but said solemnly: "Third sister, this is your mistake, you tell me, this truth is something that even a little girl understands in Siyan, where is the prince so easy to invite?" And the army is busy with official business, so he doesn't have time to participate! After a pause, he continued: "What's more, if I come forward to invite, others will know, I'm afraid that I will say that I please my boss and the reputation of the Zhao family is not good, you also said that my mother has always valued her reputation, and on her birthday, don't make her old man unhappy, right?" ”

Zhao Qingru was speechless, but there was no way.

Her face softened slightly: "It's that I didn't think it through, second brother, don't worry about me." ”

Zhao Tingshan naturally waved his hand and said no, and Zhao Qingru got up and said goodbye.

As soon as Zhao Qingru left, Zhao Tingshan looked at Zhao Siyan: "What's going on?" ”

"The eldest aunt has regained the favor of her grandmother because of the birthday banquet, but can't my aunt sit still? My aunt didn't want my aunt to be in the limelight alone, but now that the Zhao family was in charge of the eldest aunt, she had no other way but to find another way to make my grandmother happy. Zhao Siyan said: "Grandmother has always had a good face, if she can let her father invite the next son, even the eldest aunt will be crushed by her." ”

Zhao Tingshan touched his chin: "So, I was taken advantage of?" But even if the prince came, it was also invited by me, so what does it have to do with her? ”

This time, Zhao Siyan couldn't hold back, and rolled her eyes directly: "Dad, do you have any illusion about your status in your grandmother's heart?" ”

Zhao Tingshan: "......"

Whose child is this? Why pierce his heart so much! Giving birth to children, one by one, they are all here to collect debts! Little nasty ghost!

"Her circle is too big." Zhao Tingshan muttered.

"Of course, if it's just to celebrate my grandmother's birthday, my aunt won't come to open this mouth, and the second reason is that my aunt probably has another mind and wants the prince to be her son-in-law." Zhao Siyan said lightly.

Probably because of the loss in this contest with the eldest wife, Zhao Qingru was stimulated, so he wanted to fight back against the eldest wife, so he started Li Junze's idea again.

But with Zhao Qingru's current situation, he couldn't contact Li Junze at all, and there was no way for Li Junze to discover Chen Wanying's benefits, so he wanted to take advantage of Mrs. Zhao's birthday banquet to do something.

No matter what you do, you have to ask Li Junze to be there.

Zhao Tingshan looked helpless, he just felt that his sister had some misunderstanding about him, he was not even sure about inviting Li Junze to his mother's birthday banquet, his sister actually planned to use his relationship to marry his daughter to Li Junze!

It's also too misleading for him! He really can't do it!

Zhao Tingshan sighed secretly in his heart, fortunately his daughter refused, he didn't want to have too deep a relationship with Li Junze, after all, with Li Junze's face, it was too good to confuse the little girl, don't let his daughter fall in love with it when the time comes, what should I do?

Zhao Tingshan didn't think about what to do if Li Junze fell in love with his daughter, he didn't think about this possibility at all.

Zhao Tingshan discussed with the Liu family for a long time, but he didn't choose a birthday gift for Mrs. Zhao, no matter how you look at it, it doesn't seem appropriate.

"How's this sapphire?"

"It's still a pearl, this Dongzhu was given to me by my mother, I originally wanted to make a face for Siyan, but she is young, I haven't done it yet, why don't you give it to the old lady?" Liu asked hesitantly.

Zhao Siyan sat on the side, and couldn't stand it anymore: "Dad, you just go outside and choose an embroidery made of three friends of the old and cold, or an ornament made of bamboo, so as to set off the elegance of your grandmother, as for those pearl jewelry, gemstones, don't give them away, even if you send them, your grandmother will only feel vulgar." ”

Even if Mrs. Zhao likes it, she won't say it, she will only say that it is vulgar and unbearable, and it is difficult to be elegant.

Zhao Tingshan glared at her for a while, and said secretly in his heart, that's his mother, Zhao Siyan is simply a big rebellion!

However, Zhao Tingshan was silent for a while, and then found that what his daughter said was really like this, and finally swallowed the words of reprimand and went out to find a congratulatory gift.

In the end, Zhao Tingshan didn't choose the worthless elegant thing, and went to someone to buy a rare calligraphy and painting, which can be regarded as related to elegance.

Mrs. Zhao's birthday was the sixth day of November, and Zhao Tingshan originally planned to go to the barracks in the morning, go home if he had nothing to do, and come back in the afternoon after attending the birthday banquet, but he didn't expect that Li Junze would call him over early in the morning.

If you want to say that there is something and there is no serious matter, it is just some idle official business, which is not urgent at all, seeing that the hour is approaching, Zhao Tingshan can't help but be a little anxious.

"Lord Shizi, I can't hide it, today is my mother's birthday, and my subordinates want to go back to celebrate her birthday earlier." Zhao Tingshan finally couldn't help but speak.

When Li Junze heard this, he raised his eyebrows in surprise: "It turned out to be the old lady's birthday?" I'm a little curious, the mother who can teach a pillar of the country like Lord Zhao must also be a virtuous and virtuous female model, right? ”

This is a compliment to his mother, Zhao Tingshan hurriedly smiled: "Thank you for the compliment, my mother is just a little stricter." ”

When he said this, Zhao Tingshan's heart trembled, and his mother didn't treat him very well.

"Lord Zhao is too modest, today is the old lady's big day, it is time to go back early, Chenghuan knees." Li Junze said, glancing at Zhao Tingshan, "Presumably the Zhao Mansion must be very lively today, and many guests have been invited, so Lord Zhao should go back to entertain guests as soon as possible." ”

If he agreed, it means that he must have invited a lot of people, so if he didn't invite Li Junze, isn't that the case? Isn't this waiting to give him little shoes to wear?

Zhao Tingshan thought about it, and said very politely: "How many tables have indeed been set, but the prince is free?" Why don't you go to the house and have a glass of wine? ”

God knows, Zhao Tingshan is really polite, as if the two of them met each other, and politely asked if you ate it, didn't you eat it, and went to my house to eat a little? Most people knew that this was just a word of humility, and after refusing, the two parted ways.

Zhao Tingshan didn't expect Li Junze to agree, and then he heard Li Junze say: "Since Lord Zhao is kindly invited, it's okay, after all, the old lady is an elder, and I should also go to see her." ”

"I don't know." ”

Zhao Tingshan's expression suddenly froze, obviously he didn't expect Li Junze to agree so happily.

Li Junze also raised his eyebrows and asked pretendingly, "What?" Lord Zhao didn't really invite him? ”

"No, no, naturally it is a sincere invitation, a sincere invitation, the prince is willing to go, and the mother will be overjoyed." Zhao Tingshan said with a stiff expression.

Li Junze nodded slowly.

Jiang Yi stood aside and couldn't help but roll his eyes, what he said was like the truth, and he didn't know who it was, after seeing that Gu Chenfeng was preparing for a birthday gift, he began to make people rummage through the boxes and cabinets to find a birthday gift, and he was worried that Zhao Tingshan would not invite him, so he racked his brains to call Zhao Tingshan to talk, just to find an opportunity to congratulate him on his birthday.

Watching Li Junze's painstaking detours, Jiang Yi was anxious for him, and he only felt that there were so many eyes in these smart people's hearts.

But the good thing is that the results are good.

Zhao Tingshan followed Li Junze home with a helpless face, what is he tossing about? I knew that when Zhao Qingru mentioned it, he would have agreed to it, and it took such a big deal of Zhou Zhang.

When Zhao Tingshan took Li Junze to the Zhao Mansion, the entire Zhao Mansion was shocked, no one expected that Li Junze would come in person, after all, this time it was Mrs. Zhao's birthday, as a man, the prince actually didn't have to come.

For a while, the guests looked at each other and had a lot of thoughts in their hearts.

Mrs. Zhao didn't have so many ideas, she just cared about being happy, but she didn't expect Li Junze to come to her birthday banquet in person, which was the first in the whole Dengzhou, after all, Li Junze hadn't been to anyone's house since he arrived in Dengzhou.

It was a very face-saving thing for her, and she was smiling.

And this incident was an unexpected joy for the eldest lady and Zhao Qingru, both of them moved their minds very quickly, and they also glanced at their daughters.

"Chenfeng, I didn't expect you to alarm the prince of the world, and I didn't say a word." Old Lady Zhao said with disgust.

Gu Chenfeng didn't expect Li Junze to come back, and said with a wry smile: "I didn't know that the prince would come." ”

The eldest lady hurriedly said, "Mother, let's go and greet the prince first!" ”

This reminded the old lady, and she nodded hurriedly: "Yes, yes, yes, I can't let the prince wait for a long time." ”

Mrs. Zhao and Mrs. Zhao came out with the guests to greet Li Junze.

Li Junze treated the two old men very politely, and said softly: "The old man and the old lady don't have to be polite, I am here to celebrate my birthday today, the old birthday star is the biggest, and there is no humility." ”

This remark gave Mrs. Zhao enough face, and Mrs. Zhao's smiling eyes narrowed, "Please come in." ”

Li Junze bowed slightly, his eyes flashed over someone behind Mrs. Zhao, he gently hooked the corners of his lips, and then walked out.

Li Junze's gaze was very vague, he naturally couldn't let people catch the handle, as if he was just flashing over everyone, but Gu Chenfeng in the crowd was keenly aware that something was wrong.

Gu Chenfeng glanced at Zhao Siyan.

Today's Zhao Siyan is obviously dressed up deliberately, in fact, the three girls of the Zhao family are all dressed up today.

Zhao Siyan wore a moon-white jacket, but the skirt was drawn with red silk threads, she was wearing a white rabbit fur cape, and the big hat set off her delicate and beautiful facial features.

Today's dress, Zhao Siyan also put a lot of thought into it, not to be in the limelight, but to make herself look low-key.

Zhao Siyin and Chen Wanying racked their brains to show off today, and Zhao Siyin also deliberately took out a gold-inlaid hosta that she rarely wears on weekdays. is very much in line with her identity as the eldest lady of the Zhao family.

She is wearing aqua blue today, and her temperament is calm and refined, which is very suitable for her.

Chen Wanying also reversed the usual dress of the small family jasper, she was wearing a red dress today, which was extraordinarily light compared to winter clothes, but it set off her beautiful and moving.

The three girls are all good-looking, but in comparison, Zhao Siyan's simple dress is not lost to Zhao Siyin and Chen Wanying, and they immediately scored higher, and at the birthday banquet just now, some people secretly inquired about Zhao Siyan.

Zhao Siyan is thirteen years old this year, and she has also reached the age of discussing relatives, so it is normal to set the family affairs first, and then get married after the marriage.

Gu Chenfeng's eyes sank, he felt that Li Junze's purpose was not pure, he had a faint guess in his heart, but he did not confirm it.

Gu Chenfeng walked in.

Li Junze's status is the highest and he should sit on the upper seat, but Li Junze said that he is a junior and the birthday star is the biggest, so he sat at the bottom and gave the Zhao family enough face, and the smile on Mrs. Zhao's face never broke.

Li Junze said with a smile: "Lord Zhao serves the country, he is a rare talent, I heard that it is the old lady's birthday today, so I came uninvited, just to see what kind of mother can teach a son like Lord Zhao, the old lady don't blame me for being abrupt." ”

It turned out that Zhao Tingshan was going to be reused, the guests knew it in their hearts, the previous thing was also known all over the city, and the final reversal, Zhao Tingshan was also indispensable, Zhao Tingshan was so capable, Li Junze wanted to reuse him, so it made sense that he would come to the birthday banquet.

Li Junze also explained why he came to the Zhao family.

Old Mrs. Zhao glanced at Zhao Tingshan and said with a smile: "I have taught him to be loyal and patriotic since I was a child, and the prince can use him, that is his blessing!" ”

Li Junze smiled and chwed his head unchanged.

The eldest lady stood up and said with a smile: "Mother, the second brother has always been capable, we are not as capable as the second brother, and we are also filial, Yin'er prepared a congratulatory gift for you early in the morning, and even my mother didn't tell me, and I have been secretly preparing for several days." ”

Mrs. Zhao knew what the eldest lady meant, this was a chance for Zhao Siyin to show her face, she smiled and glanced at her: "I know that Yin'er is a filial person, what are you preparing?" ”

Although a few days ago, because of the Wang family's affairs, Mrs. Zhao was a little dissatisfied with this daughter-in-law, but in the end, it was her eldest daughter-in-law, and after beating a few times, she was also angry, and began to give her face again.

Zhao Qingru also smiled and said: "The two sisters have a good heart, and Wanying also prepared a congratulatory gift, but she didn't tell me, saying that she wanted to surprise her mother." ”

The guests naturally complimented Mrs. Zhao one after another, saying that the granddaughters of the Zhao family were all filial.

Zhao Siyin smiled slightly, and then took a step forward, followed by a little maid, holding a tray in her hand, and a pair of calligraphy and paintings were placed in the tray.

Zhao Tingshan muttered a little in his heart, is this a gift?

Zhao Siyin turned around, took out the calligraphy and painting, and slowly opened it, on it was a picture of longevity, that is, 10,000 longevity characters were written into a large longevity character, and it was rare that Zhao Siyin was written in different fonts.

Zhao Siyin's handwriting is specially practiced, the handwriting is beautiful, the eldest lady is staring closely, and she is willing to work hard.

"Good word! That's a good word. ”

"Yes, the most rare thing is that the eldest lady has a pure filial piety."

The guests were full of praise, and the eldest lady straightened her back, but her face was proud, obviously very satisfied with her daughter's birthday gift.

"Granddaughter wishes grandmother, evergreen pines and cypresses, and a long life!" Zhao Siyin said, bowed gently, with an elegant and dignified posture, and saw a good upbringing.

The eldest lady has always been very strict with Zhao Siyin's upbringing, and the guests couldn't help but look at Zhao Siyin approvingly.

"Good, good, good!" Mrs. Zhao said three times in a row to express her satisfaction, and she pulled Zhao Siyin to her side, "It's really hard for you, you're tired of writing so many words, right?" ”

"What is this tired of? As long as the grandmother is happy, the granddaughter is willing to do anything. Zhao Siyin said seriously.

The little girl opened a pair of sincere eyes, said sincerely, revealing a pure filial piety, knowledgeable, and filial woman no one would dislike.

The guests praised Zhao Siyin again, Zhao Siyin pursed her lips, showing a faint smile, and looked like she was not shocked by honor and disgrace.

Zhao Siyan nodded secretly, in fact, Zhao Siyin is good looking, no wonder she is arrogant and can fall in love with Li Junze.

Zhao Qingru didn't seem to care about the scene in front of her, she didn't care at all that Zhao Siyin was in the limelight, and she seemed to be very confident in Chen Wanying's congratulatory gift.

Zhao Qingru glanced at Li Junze secretly, and saw that he nodded slightly, but the smile on his face couldn't see his intentions, and she couldn't get his thoughts in her heart, she glanced at Chen Wanying.

Chen Wanying stepped forward and said with a smile: "Grandmother, my cousin's congratulatory gift is so good, but I don't dare to take it out." ”

Mrs. Zhao looked at her with a smile and said lovingly: "It's all your heart, can grandmother still pick on you?" ”

Chen Wanying held her arm and coquettishly said: "Then grandmother said okay, no matter what Wanying gives, grandmother will like it!" ”