Zhilian knew that she would not listen to herself, shook her head impatiently, and led her little servant away.

Rumei looked at her five boxes of different sizes, and said loudly with a smug face: "What did my aunt give me?" Jinhong, open it up and let me see/"

The brocade red standing on the side immediately stepped forward and opened them one by one, the four corners were wrapped in copper leaves, and the yellow rosewood box covering the top and corners was exquisitely made, but the things contained in the box were even more amazing.

A box is a dozen or so palace flowers of various colors, purple green, bean paste, pine flowers, rose pink, indigo and other colors, fine workmanship, gorgeous extraordinary. In the other box is a child's gadget, all made of pure gold of the zodiac, each zodiac is made vividly, about the size of a baby's fist, visual estimates, this box almost used eighty taels of gold to create. A long pear wood box, filled with the most popular fabrics in the capital, Shanxi Lu silk, makeup satin, silver mink, brocade, Shu brocade and so on. A box full of popular seasonal toys in Beijing, wooden dolls, hand-painted books and periodicals, wooden horses, small donkeys, etc., a large box is packed. The other box contains huge pearls, agate earrings, amber pendants, and jade bracelets and other bead ornaments, this box is absolutely valuable, and the smug smile on Rumei's face is so obvious.

For these gifts, Rumei Xiaozi's heart is quite satisfied, because her cage is the most among the three sisters, and it is also the largest. Rushan only has three boxes, and Ruqing's is also three boxes, but they are all quite small, and they are estimated to be worth a few dollars, so he was in a good mood and walked towards Ruqing, "Ruqing, what gift did my aunt give you?" ”

When Ruqing saw her small box, she knew that her gifts couldn't catch up with Rumei no matter what, but she also opened the boxes one by one. One of the boxes contained all kinds of palace flowers for children's circles, which were similar to Rumei, but less. In the other small box are rare stones of different shapes, Fang Jing Xuanfu's family is also more decent, presumably these stones should be worth a few dollars, but it is not bad to take them or collect them. The other box contained a few pieces of cloth, all of which were of the highest quality, and it was estimated by visual opinion that about three or four sets of clothes could be made, but they were inferior and less abundant than those of Rumei.

Ruqing felt that Fang Jingxuan's gift to herself was not thin, although it was not as good as Rumei, but she knew that her identity was there, how could she compare with Rumei. It is estimated that if it is true, Fang Jingxuan will give it privately, and it will definitely be more generous than anyone else.

Rumei saw Ruqing's gift so shabby, and her heart was proud, but her sense of justice also broke out for a while, she took the rabbit made of pure gold in her cage, and took it to the heavy in her hand, and the beautiful one made by the child, the golden can't be beautiful, and she was reluctant for a while, and finally gritted her teeth, pulled a piece of material from the box containing the fabric and handed it to Ruqing, glanced at Rushan out of the corner of her eyes, and said loudly: "Aunt is eccentric, so I gave you so much fabric, oh, I have a lot here, give you one---- no, two." Feeling that he couldn't give away a piece of material, he took another piece of makeup satin from his box and gave it to Ruqing.

Ruqing's eyes narrowed, and she said in surprise: "Third sister, what are you doing?" This is a gift from my aunt, why did you give it to me? How unruly is that? ”

Finding that Rushan's eyes shot over, Rumei was proud, raised her chin more and more, patted her chest, and said loudly: "My aunt gave it to me, and now it's mine." We sisters, I have it but you don't, I don't want to go, oh, take it, this is my mind," after finishing speaking, he deliberately glanced at Rushan.

Jin Hong on the side was anxious and said, "Girl, these satins were given to you by your aunt, how can the girl give them away?" Then desperately glanced at Rumei, instead of sending cloth, it is better to send a golden rabbit, this material is worth a lot of money, a horse is worth a hundred taels of silver.

It's a pity that Rumei is determined to be a good sister, regardless of Yahuan's persuasion, she just stuffed the cloth into Ruqing's hand, and said very righteously: "Take it, this is a sister's intention." ”

Rushan, who had never spoken, sneered at this time, "Fourth sister, you can accept it, the third sister of the family is lifting you." Don't be embarrassed. ”

No matter what Rumei says or does, Ruqing can go in the left ear and out the right ear, but for some reason, if she is good, she will be so harsh as she listens, she holds the tender couple-colored folded branches and begonias in both hands and embroiders the Ruyi moire cloth, and smiled sweetly at Rushan, "Second sister, the third sister sent the fabric to me, it was to lift me, what about the second sister?" What did the second sister send to me? ”

Rushan was stunned, she had seen a thick-skinned person, but she had never seen such a dead-skinned person.

Rumei was happy when she heard it, clapped her little hands and said, "Yes, Rushan, I've given it to my sister, you can't be stingy?" She squinted at Rushan's expressionless face, and said deliberately: "Among our sisters, you are the most loved by your father, and your father is generous to you, you can't be stingy." ”

Rushan smiled softly, "Where did the third sister start with this?" Daddy loves me, but he just pities me for not being born in my wife's womb. If I am in my wife's womb, why should I be cared for all the time? ”

Rumei said proudly, "Even if you still have self-knowledge, you know that you can't go past me." ”

Ruqing bowed her head, indicating that she was a supporting role, and she did not have the ability to compete with Rumei, nor did she have the ambition to do good. The battle between the two of them, she only watched from the wall.

Jin Hong frowned on the side, seeing that her master was still smug when she was ridiculed, she couldn't help but say: "Second girl, what you said is not right, the master loves the second girl, who doesn't know up and down this house?" Fortunately, the second girl was not born in our wife's belly, otherwise, with the second girl's ability and the master's favor, it would be even more like a tiger's wings, isn't it, girl? Then he secretly pinched Rumei.

Rumei was stunned for a moment, and finally heard the voice of her girl, which Rushan was clearly accusing her mother of being mean to her at any time, and couldn't help glaring at Rushan angrily, "What do you mean?" ”

Rushan raised the corners of her lips slightly, "The third sister is so smart, what do I mean, I don't have to explain anymore, right?" ”

Rao is Rumei is so big and transformed, and she also heard that Rushan was ridiculing her for being stupid, so she couldn't help but be angry, raised her hand and coaxed her, shouting in her mouth: "If you dare to insult me, I will kill you----"

Rushan is half a year older than Mei, and her figure is half a head taller, Rumei's hand has not yet reached the end, and Rushan's counterattack has pushed her back again and again.

However, the two sisters still didn't really fight in the end, because they were all pulled by their own rings, and Ruqing took advantage of their quarrel to pull Agarwood and Linglong to hide away.

Rushan had a few scratches on her face, and her girl Bizhu had already screamed, "Girl, it's bleeding, what can I do?" ”

Rushan touched his cheek and sneered, "What is it called, you can't die." Then he ordered the girls to carry their belongings back to Yiqingxuan, and before leaving, he lightly dropped a sentence, "Your fabrics are worth more than mine, but the bracelet that my aunt gave to the fourth sister is worth more than yours." In the anger of Rumei's leisurely change color, the corners of her lips walked away with a gloating and contemptuous smile.

Ruqing's scalp was numb for a while, and she scolded to death in her heart for this Rushan who was afraid that the world would not be chaotic, but a flattering smile appeared on her face, and she took out the jade bracelet from her arms, and said in a joyful tone: "Third sister, is this bracelet really that valuable?" ”

Rumei rescued her, in fact, she didn't know much about the goods, but in order to prove that she was an expert in knowing the goods, she said in a disdainful tone: "I thought there were many more expensive, but they were worth more than ordinary bracelets, hmph, my mother's bracelets are a lot." Saying that, he returned the bracelet to Ruqing with disdain, and swept the things in Ruqing's box, feeling that it was still more valuable to himself, so he looked at Ruqing with a pleasing eye. and pushed his toy box in front of Ruqing, full of pride, "What style you like, just pick." ”

In order to show the friendship of sisters, Ruqing picked a wooden horse and a wooden camel toy, and then gave a few stones in her box to Rumei, for a while, the two sisters were intimate like conjoined babies, and the passers-by saw it, and boasted: "The third girl and the fourth girl are really sisters!" ”

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After moving the things back to Songhe Courtyard, after Agarwood led Linglong to classify and pack up all the things one by one, Linglong couldn't hide her words, and couldn't help complaining: "This aunt is too stingy, giving so many gifts to the third girl, and our girl is just so little." Even if it's the identity of the concubine, it has to be the same as the second girl, look at the three boxes of the second girl, so big. ”

Agarwood's face changed, he looked left and right, and then lowered his eyebrows: "Shut up, you dare to say one more word, see if I don't tear your mouth." ”

For the first time, Linglong saw Agarwood speak so violently, and couldn't help but be shocked, and closed her mouth in disdain, but she was still unconvinced, "The old lady is in the main hall, and no outsiders hear it here." ”

Agarwood still kept a straight face, "Whether there are outsiders or not, you are not allowed to say this." You know? Fortunately, there are no superfluous people here, if outsiders hear it, do you know how much trouble you have to cause for the girl? ”

Linglong blinked, "No, I didn't say anything." ”

"It's taboo to talk about the affairs of the masters. Don't do it again, understand? ”

Linglong pursed her lips, although she was not convinced, but Agarwood was bigger than her, and she knew how to do things, she had always looked at her horse, she should have her reason to speak, so she had to shut up.

Agarwood saw that she was soft, and breathed a sigh of relief, while putting the makeup satin into the middle layer of the round-backed chair carved with a double arch longevity pattern in the middle of the wardrobe, and said softly: "My aunt is married, and when she returns to her parents' house, she can be regarded as a petite, but no matter how delicate a guest is, she has to rely on her mother's house to support the façade." The eldest girl is the eldest daughter, and she has booked a good family affair, the third girl is from the wife, and the second girl is favored by the master, no matter what the purpose, their gifts cannot be light. But our girl is different, neither is it from his wife, nor is he taken seriously, so the meaning is all at once. You are blatantly publicizing it, only for the sake of scolding, and it will also affect our girl, and you will end up with a reputation that is higher than the sky, are you satisfied? ”

Linglong didn't expect that her words of complaint would cause so many things, her face turned white with fright, and she hurriedly waved her hand: "Sister Agarwood, I know that I am wrong, and I will never dare to talk nonsense in the future." Just spare me this time. ”

Agarwood saw that she really knew that she was wrong, so she was satisfied: "It's good that you know that you are wrong." Our girl is younger than you, she can see these truths clearly, you are older than her, why don't you understand? ”

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What gifts Fang Jingxuan gave to the three brothers, Ruqing didn't know very well, but at the dinner table, it can be seen from the courtesy of Zhili and others to Fang Jingxuan that Zhili Zhiyi was very satisfied with the gifts. As for Rushan, this person is very good at hiding his heart, and he can't see his joy and anger for the time being. However, the other party's Jingxuan is also respectful and abnormal, and his witty words are like beads.

Fang Jinglan still attaches great importance to Fang Jingxuan's sister, and in the afternoon, he came back from work early to fall in love with his sister's cousin. The brother and sister had endless words, Fang Jingxuan introduced his two sons and Li Plao and Fang Jinglan, Fang Jinglan heard that Li Plunder was the prince of Yujun in the capital, and was slightly surprised, but soon waved his long-sleeved and skillful dancing skills, and coaxed Li Plunder to fit in with a few words, and even pulled away the arrogant bone thorns on his body.

The brother and sister haven't seen each other for many years, this time, they got together, but until dinner time, Fang Jinglan was really happy today, and he completely ignored any etiquette and rules, waved his hand, called his wife and children, set up a big round table in the main hall, and ate together.

The old lady, Fang Jinglan brothers and sisters, Li's family, and Li Xu, Zhao Qin, Zhao Jin and others sat down next to each other, and Ru Zhenzhili and other brothers and sisters gathered around a table next to each other. Ruqing is the youngest, she doesn't know much about the times, and she can't say anything, and others won't pay attention to her, but Rushan drives the atmosphere of the meal, and only Fang Jinglan's laughter and Li's stiff smile can be heard during the banquet, as well as the old lady's smiling and non-smiling, and the deafness of the three brothers and sisters of Ruzhen.

I don't know whether the next person serving the dishes is intentional or unintentional, the dishes served are far away from themselves, and all the good dishes and good tastes are served to Rushan's side, and then Rushan will assign them to other places, and then he will take the chopsticks to Fang Jinglan to pick up the dishes, Fang Jingxuan to pick up the dishes, and then to the old lady to pick up the dishes, and give the Li family the dishes, and the service is not very attentive.

The Li family is a daughter-in-law, and the old lady is in town, and she doesn't dare to eat too casually, in front of Fang Jinglan, she is not waiting for the old lady for one or two, but for the Li family and Rushan's waiting, the old lady Fang always has a faint expression, Fang Jingxuan sees it in his eyes, and his heart is clear. For the dishes that Rushan sandwiched over, she quietly took the porcelain bowl of "Bizhu Lianzhi" in the official cellar and moved it to the side, and said with a smile: "Good girl, don't be so polite, aunt I have hands, I can eat by myself, hehe----"

Rushan was slightly stunned, retracted his hand, and said with a smile: "Hehe, okay, then, aunt is not polite, just eat." Then he sandwiched a piece of Dongpo meat and put it in Fang Jinglan's bowl, and his voice was sweet, "Daddy, you love Dongpo meat the most, don't just drink wine, but also eat more vegetables." ”

Fang Jinglan stroked the beard on his chin and laughed, and the other party Jingxuan smiled: "The good girl is really caring,"

Fang Jingxuan couldn't help but smile slightly, and said, "Yes, I heard that Shan'er is a famous talented woman in Qizhou City." Even I have heard of it as far away as the capital. ”

Rushan lowered his head and said coquettishly: "My aunt has promoted me again, but it's just a cloud of people, and it shouldn't be true." ”

Fang Jingxuan still smiled at the corner of his lips, "I heard that the county lord of King Jing's mansion Yunhe also smelled your name, and deliberately pretended to be a man to compare with you, but he left with a disgraced face, this news spread for a while, and now, the reputation of your talented woman is even louder than the reputation of the county lord of Yunhe." ”

Rushan's face stiffened slightly, Yunhe County Lord is the most hated stain in her life, but unfortunately this stain can't be erased, as soon as she heard Yunhe County Lord, she was disgusted from the heart, in fact, it is not so much disgust, but rather fear--- because, although she has the reputation of a talented woman, no matter how proficient she is in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, she has never had an opponent, only being right is her weakest Achilles heel.

Fang Jingxuan tried the stains on the corners of his lips with a handkerchief, glanced at Rushan's face lightly, and the corners of his lips bent silently. Then his face turned pale and he re-invested in another topic that was of interest to another **.

"I heard that a few days ago, Li Xiao, the son of King Jing, often ran to his brother's mansion, why is this?"

For a while, everyone's eyes were raised, and then they all looked at Zhiyi.

Rushan is very good at hospitality, and said with a smile: "Auntie, you don't know, this King Jing and the second brother are brothers in the same sect. He often comes to our house, and he learns martial arts with his second brother. ”

Fang Jingxuan couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, "Zhiyi worships under the door of General Zhuguo, I have heard of this." Why, is the same with King Jing's son? ”

Fang Jinglan smiled, "Yes, I didn't know it before, and I only learned about it recently." ”

Fang Jinglan couldn't help but smile and said: "That dare is good, I didn't expect Zhiyi to know such a decent person as King Jing's son." ”

Li Xuan, who had not spoken much, raised his head sharply at this time, and said disdainfully: "Does the second aunt think Li Xiao is very decent?" ”

Fang Jingxuan paused, and then said with a smile: "As long as there are people who are more powerful than our family, they are all decent." Our family's predators are just as decent. ”

Li Chuan snorted softly, habitually spreading his eyes, and then touching Ruqing's slightly bulging face, and suddenly his eyes were dumbfounded.

At this time, Ruqing is struggling with braised chicken feet, the braised chicken feet have a strong taste, the more you eat, the more fragrant they are, Ruqing is a dog, and she does love to gnaw bones, and the chicken paws are in her mouth, gnawing with relish. The adults at the dinner table didn't ask any questions, only single-mindedly fighting with chicken paws.