In the blink of an eye, Yan Xiuyu's birthday is about to come, and if you don't prepare a gift for him, there won't be enough time.

Yan Qingge looked for an early morning to go back to Yan's house, when she arrived at Yan's house, the sky was dark, and the mother-in-law who watched the corner door saw Yan Qingge, and the action of opening the door was half a beat slower.

She showed a flattering smile and flattered, "The eldest lady is back?" The lord hasn't gotten up yet. ”

Yan Qingge glanced at her: "I'll come back to pick up things, don't look for my father." ”

But the mother-in-law didn't dare to slack off, and hurried to report Yan Songnian.

Back at Qingxingyuan, Yan Qingge didn't go to the warehouse, but asked Ruyi to bring the list in the warehouse, and first sifted it according to the list and then picked it out. Otherwise, there are too many things in it, and it will be tiring to find it.

After searching for a long time, Yan Qingge really found something good in his mother's storehouse - a long sword with cold light, not only blowing hair and breaking hair, sharpening iron like clay, but most importantly, its scabbard was inlaid with various colored gems, and it was very expensive.

Such a gift for Yan Xiuyu's twelfth birthday was just right.

Because there was no suitable box to put down the long sword, Yan Qingge asked Ruyi to find a brocade to wrap the long sword and put it away, and when she returned to Lejia, she would sew a simple sword bag to hold it.

After finding something, Yan Qingge was about to leave, Yan Songnian walked in striding in from outside the courtyard gate with his sleeves dropped, there were still lines pressed out of the mat on his face, he looked like he hadn't woken up, and his whole body was about to condense into substance, and he said stiffly: "Why did you come back early in the morning." ”

Yan Qingge curtsied at him and said, "Don't worry about my father, I'll leave." ”

The mother-in-law who was guarding the door just now came to report and said that Yan Qingge came back to pick up something. When Yan Songnian heard this, he couldn't sleep well in distress, so he quickly got up to see what was going on with Yan Qingge.

From last spring to now, Yan Songnian has been staying at home and has not done anything to make a living. The Yan family has a Zhuangzi and a few shops, although it is not enough to make ends meet, but there is no additional income, so Yan Song is always muttering in his heart, and he is becoming more and more stingy on weekdays.

Last time, Yan Qingge went to Lejia with something, which made Yan Songnian unhappy.

Although Le's dowry Yan Songnian couldn't see or touch it, but in his heart, as long as those things were still in the Yan family's yard, it was his, Yan Qingge was lying left and right lying out like this, it was poking his lung tubes, and he couldn't agree.

He looked at the house with purring eyes, didn't find anything abnormal, and looked at the yard, and saw no car with things, so he felt a little calmer, put on a pleasant face and said: "At the end of the month, your Aunt Hai is going to hold a summer poetry party, and the ice at home is booked, so you can bring your friends to play then." ”

Yan Qingge is not uncommon to have any poetry meetings to cool off, but all aristocratic families who have a little spare money will buy ice to cool off when they get hot, only the Yan family regards buying ice as a matter on the stage, and also holds a poetry meeting, and is not afraid of laughing out of people's teeth.

Seeing that Yan Qingge obviously didn't want to come back, Yan Songnian made a straight face: "Don't you even listen to what I said?" ”

Yan Qingge replied to him lightly: "I don't know how to compose poetry, why do I want to come back?" Besides, I made an appointment with my friend to go out, so I didn't have time to come over. My father wasn't teaching me to break my word and get fat, right? ”

Yan Songnian was rejected by her with a soft and hard hand, rubbed his nose gray, his face couldn't hold back, and he felt more and more that Yan Shuyu was good and Yan Qingge was not good. He snorted coldly: "It's nothing if you don't come back, you can't compose poetry, you can't do things, poetry will have your sister-in-law is enough!" Don't blame me for not telling you, this poetry meeting will all be there for the four talented women in Beijing, and a collection of poems will be published after the meeting, and all the major bookstores in Beijing have ordered the goods in advance, which is a good opportunity to become famous all over the world. ”

Yan Qingge didn't care about those false names, she smiled slightly and smiled at Yan Songnian: "Then congratulations to my father for having a good daughter who is famous all over the world!" ”

"Shuyu is naturally good, when can you learn half of Shuyu, I will have a good life!" Yan Songlai worked hard, but he didn't leave, and taught Yan Qingge a lesson.

Ruyi waited in the room, and the atmosphere did not dare to come out.

When Yan Song came to the year, she held the long sword and looked for the brocade wrapped in the sword. Yan Songnian saw that she was here to find fault, where did she dare to go out, so that Yan Songnian could see the long sword in her hand.

Yan Songnian's eloquence was mediocre, and he praised Yan Shuyu with his words outside, praising her as if there was nothing in the sky and on the earth, and at the same time belittling Yan Qingge. Yan Qingge sat patiently, listening to him count himself, and he didn't get angry, just deaf ears.

Yan Songnian said that he didn't stop for more than half an hour, and Yan Qingge lightly greeted the mother-in-law who was waiting in the house: "Go and pour a glass of water, see what my father said is foaming at the mouth." ”

Yan Songnian saw that she didn't eat oil and salt, so he was angry, pointed at Yan Qingge's nose and said, "Sooner or later, there will be a day when you regret it." After saying that, he brushed his sleeves and left.

After walking for less than two steps, he remembered the reason for coming this time, ran back, looked at Yan Qingge with resentful eyes, and said, "Tomorrow is the birthday of Little Prince Yan, have you received an invitation?" ”

He asked knowingly, Yan Qingge and Yan Xiuyu have a close relationship, plus Yan Qingge is now living in Yan Xiuyu's teacher Le Yi's house, Yan Xiuyu's birthday, she will definitely be invited.

Yan Songnian's actions like this reminded Yan Qingge of the fact that during the Chrysanthemum Party last year, Yan Songnian snatched her bronzing invitation.

"Didn't get it!" Yan Qingge replied.

This time Yan Xiuyu celebrated his birthday, except for the soup that was widely advertised in the morning, Yan Wangfu was not ready to make a big deal. According to Yan Xiuyudao, there were less than twenty guests invited this time, and all of them were extremely close to the Yan family.

Of course, invitations will not be sent out for this kind of private gathering of relatives and friends, and after everyone receives the invitation and is sure that they can go, it is good that the people arrive on the day of the banquet.

"It can't be!" Yan Songnian blurted out. As early as when he heard that Yan Xiuyu would give food to the whole city on his twelfth birthday, he couldn't hold back his mood and asked around who had received the invitation from Yan Wangfu.

Although as far as he inquired, none of his fox friends had received invitations, but this did not affect his perception that he was different and had to receive invitations.

After all, everyone knows that his brother-in-law Le Zhuangyuan is Yan Xiuyu's teacher, and he often bragged to people about the touching deeds between Lejia and him, such as that he had lost his wife for many years and did not remarry to fill the house, and his daughter Yan Qingge lived in her uncle's house all the year round......

I don't know what others think of Yan Songnian, but he said a lot, and he was moved first.

Yan Qingge met Yan Songnian's suspicious gaze and said, "There is really no invitation, my father doesn't believe it, let's go to Yanwang's Mansion to inquire in person." ”

Yan Songnian's loss in his heart was only slightly better, he looked at Yan Qingge with strange eyes, and said in his heart, if Le Yi didn't receive the invitation, then it wouldn't be a shame that he didn't receive the invitation.

Yan Songnian didn't dare to lie to him about this matter, he turned his head, snorted, and walked out of Qingxing Garden.

He didn't plan to go out to socialize today, but with Yan Qingge's words, he could generously go out to publicize the news that Yan Xiuyu was only on his birthday this year, didn't he see that even his brother-in-law Le Yi didn't get the invitation.

After sending Yan Songnian away, Yan Qingge left the Yan family.

On Yan Xiuyu's birthday, when he saw this long sword, he was really happy. There are also many gifts from others that are more expensive than this sword, but this is given by Yan Qingge, and others naturally cannot be compared with this sword.

He took the sword and said to the servant, "Go, put this sword in my house!" "He wants to look at this gift every day!

As soon as Yan Xiuyu's birthday banquet passed, Yan Qingge was about to prepare for entering the palace.

Early that morning, Yan Qingge sat in front of the dresser to clean up.

She has to dress plainly, but not too plainly. It's really hard to dress up decently.

Fortunately, she had already decided not to marry the prince, otherwise she would have to think over and over again every day just by getting dressed, how tired it would be to live.

In the end, Yan Qingge's hair was tied into a double-ring bun, lotus lotus-colored gauze flowers decorated with small pearls were tied on both sides, he wore a skirt with a plain pattern of flowing fairy, a pearl bracelet on his hand, and a jade plaque hung on his neck with a thin and short gold chain.

She has never used fat powder, but in order to look solemn, she specially rubbed a thin layer of fine white powder made of jasmine seeds, and applied a light rouge on her mouth and cheeks, which looked slightly more mature than usual, and was quite girlish.

After meeting, as soon as Ling Xiao saw Yan Qingge dressed like this, he smiled and took her hand and said, "Sister Qingge is so good-looking today." ”

Yan Qingge smiled: "You are also very good-looking." ”

Ling Xiao wore a bright red dress, her hair was jet black, her complexion was snow-white, and she exuded full of vitality.

The two got into the carriage and muttered to each other.

They all brought gifts to Shui Ying. Yan Qingge brought her a box of gadgets, most of which were small things such as unchaining and tangrams, which could make Shui Ying have nothing to do and spend time in the palace. What Ling Xiao brought was for food, and she secretly said to Yan Qingge: "Shui Ying lives with Concubine Shui. After the death of the first emperor, Concubine Shui devoted herself to the Buddha, she practiced the ascetic sect, drank ice water in winter, did not move the fan in summer, I heard that the most powerful practice, do not wear shoes all year round, I am afraid that Shui Ying will follow the lack of food and clothing. ”

Yan Qingge was surprised: "Not really, right? ”

"Who knows, anyway, she lives in the deep palace, and she is a concubine, so she can do whatever she wants." Ling Xiao shrugged.

Concubine Shui is Shui Ying's father's aunt, and Shui Ying should call her aunt.

Entering the gate of Yaohua Palace, where Concubine Shui lived, Yan Qingge found that this place was actually very well cleaned, it didn't look as terrible as Ling Xiao Road said, and in the entire palace, it was a better place to live.

Shui Ying had already called the maid to greet them at the door and led them into the house.

As soon as she saw Yan Qingge and Ling Xiao, Shui Ying smiled and said, "You guys are here." ”

Yan Qingge handed the gift to Shui Ying and said, "Don't we have to go and see Concubine Shui first?" ”

"No need, the concubine is doing penance in the small Buddha hall and rarely comes out, let's not disturb her practice." Shui Ying said cautiously and cautiously.

Yan Qingge's eyes glanced slightly, and found that a middle-aged grandmother in palace clothes behind Shui Ying was looking at her and Ling Xiao, so he deliberately shook his head and said, "Yes, extremely!" Yes, extremely! ”

She has been learning Lexuan for a few days, and this sentence will be like Lexuan's learning.

The grandmother immediately paid attention to Yan Qingge, and at this time, a palace maid brought tea. Yan Qingge squinted his eyes and looked like he couldn't see clearly, and when he reached out to take the teacup, he almost knocked over the cup.