Aunt Hai is 29 years old.

In Yan Qingge's memory, Aunt Hai before her rebirth never seemed to be old, and she had always dominated Yan Songnian and the Yan family. By the time she got married, Aunt Hai was forty-one years old, and her appearance was still very delicate, and she looked like she was in her early thirties.

But now, Yan Qingge was surprised to find a few lines in the corners of her eyes, and the nasolabial folds at the corners of her mouth have never been as deep as a knife carving, and her face is not very good, sallow and sallow, and the whole person is old.

I don't know if it's because the light in the room is not good, but now when she pinched her waist and questioned Yan Qingge viciously, she looked older than her actual age.

For a while, Yan Qingge suddenly realized in his heart that if a woman is not happy, she will age quickly and be ugly quickly.

With an indescribable taste of joy and pity, Yan Qingge said: "Why did Aunt Hai ask me, it was my sister who first said that she wanted to take Miss Liu, who married a cousin, as an example, so that others would misunderstand." But Brother Xuan startled her, Brother Xuan is the unwarranted disaster, when is my sister going to apologize to Brother Xuan? ”

Yan Shuyu's eyes were slightly red and swollen, and she looked like she had cried, she stood up and said to Yan Songnian delicately: "Dad, it's obviously not like this, what I'm talking about is that women must be chaste and dignified like Miss Liu, who wants to learn from her to marry her cousin?" ”

Yan Qingge glanced at her mockingly: "That's what you said at the time." And you went to the teahouse by yourself, we didn't invite you. ”

Yan Songnian frowned and said, "Shuyu, didn't you say that your sister asked you to go to the teahouse today?" ”

Yan Qingge then understood what was going on, and sneered: "Father forgot, last time Rouhui Gong hosted the lotus party, my sister-in-law didn't have an invitation, so she touched it herself." She likes to come uninvited, and yesterday it was a relapse. ”

Yan Shuyu was exposed in front of her, her face turned red, and she rushed to Yan Songnian and said, "Dad, my sister can go to Bailu Academy to study and meet so many friends." Shuyu can only be locked up at home, reading and writing poems with her head bored. Even if others say that I am a talented woman, I have no friends, and my heart is so bitter. Shuyu is just envious of her sister and wants to meet a few girls of the same age. As he spoke, he began to cry.

Yan Songnian's face relaxed, and he patted Yan Shuyu's back lovingly: "Hurry up, your sister won't blame you." But don't be so reckless in the future, you have to ask your sister first, don't go out rashly like you did today and get into trouble. ”

This made Yan Qingge feel strange, although Yan Shuyu was embarrassed today, and had a few words with Yuan Qianqian, how could it be called provoking fire. She knew that it must be Yan Shuyu who added fuel and vinegar to something.

Within a few days, it was the day of Yan Qingge's start of school, and she and Ling Xiao returned to the academy.

After a year of not seeing each other, Yan Qingge found that Shui Ying had lost a lot of weight, and he could see that his cheekbones were coming.

Shui Ying's face was slightly sad, when the three of them were eating, she only took two mouthfuls of food and put down her chopsticks. After eating, I didn't call for dim sum and sweet tea, I just sat in a daze.

Yan Qingge was worried about her in her heart, looked at Shui Ying, Ling Xiao glanced at her, and took her out.

When the two arrived at Ling Xiao's house, Ling Xiao saw that there were no outsiders, and then said: "Shui Ying's father and two elder brothers went to the west last summer, and the battle situation has been stalemate. A few years ago, news came from the west, Shui Ying's father was shot by the opponent's poisoned arrow during a confrontation, and ran away, her two brothers chased to save people, and the father and son were all missing, and only three dead horses were found. ”

Yan Qingge was taken aback and said, "What should the Shui family do now?" Then, she asked again: "How many brothers does Shui Ying have?" ”

"No more! The Shui family has a strict family style, and the concubines are not allowed to give birth. Only her mother gave birth to three children, that is, her and her two brothers. ”

Yan Qingge sighed before he breathed a sigh of relief, this matter seemed to be in danger.

Before Yan Qingge was reborn, Ling Xiao married one of Shui Ying's brothers, and there were only these two men in the Shui family, so at least one boy would survive.

However, even if Yan Qingge knew in his heart that at least a boy from the Shui family would survive, he couldn't say it. She knew very well how tormented Shui Ying was now.

Yan Qingge sighed and said, "Let's accompany Shui Ying more, she must be very uncomfortable during this time." ”

Ling Xiao lowered his head and looked at the tip of his shoe, and suddenly said, "Qingge, do you know?" Brother Lie is going to fight in a while. ”

The news came too suddenly, Yan Qingge couldn't reply, and asked, "Your brother is only fifteen, so young, how can he go to the battlefield." ”

Ling Xiao had tears in his eyes, and wiped his eyes vigorously with the back of his hand: "What can I do, my family is similar to the Shui family, looking at Rong Xuan, but they all started from the military industry, how much glory and wealth they enjoy, how many lives they have to take." My family called Brother Lie studied hard, just to ask him to take the test for fame, but it was no better than the days when the knife licked the blood, but the Holy One decree came down ......"

Ling Xiao choked up and couldn't continue, Yan Qingge's heart tightened, he took her in his arms and patted her, and coaxed: "Your brother Lie will be safe, and Shui Ying's father and brother will be fine." ”

"Woo, I don't want Brother Lie to go. I heard my mother talking to my grandmother a few days ago, and they said that they were afraid that Brother Lie would die outside, and they didn't even dare to tell him, for fear of delaying other people's girls. I feel so bad. ”

Yan Qingge's heart was also gloomy.

She had almost forgotten how warlike the reigning emperor was. During his reign, he fought in the east and the north, conquered a large number of rivers and mountains, and recovered many frontier peoples.

The Northland is cold, so the Northland people are the best at heating, and the fur hats, leather handguards, and even the fire walls that she learned to make before she was reborn are all from the border peoples of the Northland.

The southern land is like spring all year round, and they can grow rice all year round, rich in all kinds of fruits and spices, but they are too lazy to plant. After the south was defeated, the southern people moved inward, the mainlanders moved south, the southern rice and southern kudzu became more and more common, and the price of various spices gradually decreased, and ordinary people could afford to use them.

The western region is mountainous and mineral, and there is a large salt lake. Therefore, after the western land was conquered, the mainlanders who knew how to smelt moved over, gold and silver ware were no longer as rare as before, and the price of salt changed from 100 wen to 10 wen......

The things of these frontier nationalities have slowly entered the corners and corners of the lives of ordinary people in the Great Zhou. Like all the ladies of the boudoir at that time, she didn't think much about it, and it wasn't until she really came into contact with the families of the soldiers that she suddenly realized that the things that brought new color and convenience to her life were all bought with the blood of soldiers.

Yan Qingge was speechless for a while, but she couldn't say that these were all wrong. Because, she really knows that after a few decades, the territory has expanded nearly twice as much as the Great Zhou, and with the help of the newly laid down rich and young people's territory, how strong it has become in all aspects. Even if there is a traitor in the inside, and there is a hen Si Chen, it is still a thriving situation where all countries are coming to the court.

She can only hold the crying Ling Xiao and pray with her now, hoping that God will bless the soldiers with safety.

When Yan Qingge's thoughts came and went, Ling Xiao, who was lying in her arms, slowly stopped crying, and said to Yan Qingge with a little embarrassment: "Qingge, I thought about it before, if Brother Lie didn't have to go out to fight and get famous, I would tell my father and mother, go to your house to propose marriage, let Brother Lie marry you, and we can still be good sisters together for a lifetime." ”

Yan Qingge was so amused by her that she suddenly wanted to laugh, she patted Ling Xiao's back and said, "Silly Ling Xiao, even if I marry your brother, aren't you going to get married?" We won't see each other then. ”

Ling Xiao broke away from Yan Qingge's embrace and said in a daze: "It seems to be like this." But...... But my parents must be reluctant to let me get married. I'll stay at home for the rest of my life, and of course we'll be able to stay together. ”

Yan Qingge nodded helplessly at the door of her head: "What you think is too beautiful." When you're old, it's no wonder that your parents don't want to sweep you away. ”

At this time, a burst of laughter came from the window, and a girl said outside: "The two younger sisters are so young, they are worried about getting married." ”

Yan Qingge and Ling Xiao's faces changed, Ling Xiao jumped off the couch, put on his shoes and walked out, and the girl who was eavesdropping outside did not avoid people, and walked in with a big sting.

Now it is the cold of spring, it is very cold outside, and it is dark, and there are no maids watching in the yard, who would have thought that someone would hide in the window of others and listen to people's private words.

When Yan Qingge saw the person coming, a cold light flashed in his eyes, it was none other than Yuan Niannian who was eavesdropping.

Yuan Niannian suffered a big loss last time in Yan Qingge, and was seen as a joke by many people, and later in the bow and horse class, she didn't talk to Yan Qingge again, so as not to be bored, but today she smiled brightly, her face was full of color, and she came to the door to talk to Yan Qingge, there must have been something that Yan Qingge didn't know.

Yuan Niannian faced Ling Xiao's disgusted gaze and chuckled, "Don't the two sisters invite me to sit too?" ”

Yan Qingge was disgusted with her tightness, and said lightly: "Our temple here is small, and we can't accommodate the four talented women in the capital." Sister Yuan, please go back. ”

Yuan Niannian was not discouraged at all, holding a handkerchief and covering his mouth and smiling, his eyes wandered back and forth on Ling Xiao and Yan Qingge, and he giggled: "Sister is really joking, isn't the sister in your family also the first of the four talented women in the capital?" Why can't you tolerate me? Speaking of which, my sister Qianqian seems to have been fortunate enough to meet her, Sister Qianqian has a bad temper, and she actually bullied your sister-in-law, this matter is known to everyone in the capital, Sister Qianqian's temper doesn't know when it will change. ”

The three sighs she said seemed to be mentioning Yuan Qianqian's lamentation, but in fact, she was simply gloating.

Where did Yan Qingge still understand, it must be Yan Shuyu who was hyping up Yuan Qianqian's bullying and saying bad things about Yuan Qianqian, so he made such a big fuss. This is a rare and great thing for Yuan Niannian. Because in the battle between the three sisters of the Yuan family, Yuan Qianqian is the concubine, and she is undoubtedly the most dominant. But if she has a bad temper, a narrow heart, and can't tolerate the reputation of a wicked woman like others, the crown princess will not be able to do it.