Later, I heard that Zhili came back from the court, met with two distinguished guests, and stayed together for dinner, He had a meal with the old lady Ruqing in the inner courtyard, during the banquet, the old lady asked about the reason for the guest's arrival, He replied: "The husband and Jiang Shizi are like-minded, and they move around a lot." That Li Shizi, but he rarely had contacts. And I didn't know that this son would suddenly come to my door. ”

The old lady glanced at Ruqing and said, "It is estimated that the drunkard is not in the bar." ”

He smiled slightly, but did not speak, and only continued to eat her meal.

Ruqing also pretended not to know anything, after finishing the meal, said goodbye to the old lady He, and returned to the room, suddenly heard the commotion outside, and then Linglong came back and said: "It was the princess of Yujun who led the housekeeper, and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law came to visit and tied Li Shizi back." ”

Ruqing said "oh", fell silent, and looked at the movement of the He family strangely, "Princess Yujun came to the door in person, why didn't the eldest sister-in-law go to receive her?" ”

Linglong said: "Grandma had a fetal gas after dinner, and she was lying in bed recuperating at this time." ”

Although she was suspicious, Ruqing wisely did not continue to ask, and turned back to the room.

Not long after, I heard the neighing of horses, and at this time Ruqing was already lying on the bed dreaming of Zhou Gong, sitting up with sleepy eyes, very depressed, this Fang Mansion is too small, any wind and grass in front of it, the backyard can be heard. Alas----

The next day, Ruqing got up, and listened to some new gossip, the eldest lord and Jiang Shizi were really like-minded, and the two sat together to discuss Yan Zhenqing's handwriting and discussed it until late at night, and couldn't stop, and then Mrs. Yongningbo came to the door in person and brought Jiang Yunran back.

Later, I heard Linglong say in a broken voice, "I heard the doorkeeper say, the steward of Yongning Mansion knocked on the door, and he saw Mrs. Yongningbo's evil spirit, which scared him so much that his legs couldn't stand." Thought something was going to happen. Later, I learned that this Mrs. Jiang was here to find Gongzi Jiang who did not return at night. ”

Ruqing looked at her hairstyle today in the prism glass, and said, "Jiang Gongzi is really pitiful. ”

Linglong was stunned for a moment, and said disapprerovingly: "How come? If she didn't go home in the middle of the night, it was no wonder that Mrs. Jiang was so anxious. ”

"I'm not talking about this, but ----" Ruqing felt that she was completely talking to a duck, so she stopped talking.

At breakfast, Ruqing asked He with a smile how his body was, He was stunned for a while, and said, "With Sister Lao's concern, it's much better." ”

The old lady looked at her aunt and sister-in-law left and right, a smile flashed across her lips, and she said to He: "Didn't you say a few days ago that Grandfather Ling was about to celebrate his seventieth birthday, but did you think about going back to celebrate his birthday?" ”

He said: "Originally, it was going to be a big deal, but it happened that it was an eventful time now, and the first emperor died less than a year ago, so he was spared." ”

The old lady nodded, "That's right." However, although you can't do it on a large scale, you have to get together with your own family, right? You and Zhili don't plan to go over? ”

He smiled: "I want to go." ”

The old lady said, "Take your sister with you when you go." This girl is really like a wild horse, I can't control it. ”

He smiled, "What did the old lady say?" The fourth sister is so well-behaved and clever, looking at the entire capital, I can't find the second one, do you still think so? ”

*

The old lady of the He family said that the 70th birthday was indeed what the He family said, because of the eventful autumn and the national funeral, he was low-key and low-key, only closed the door from his family, killed two sheep, and set up five tables.

As the aunt of the He family, although Zhili is only a small Hanlin editor, he was also ceremoniously received, and even let Ruqing show his face fiercely and receive several valuable rewards.

The He family has been clear for generations, and there have been two elders, five scholars, who have been prominent for decades, such as observing the words and deeds of the people, listening to their conversations, and then observing the respectful and cautious behavior of the people of the He family, and came to a conclusion, it is not unreasonable for people to be prominent for so long.

The He family does have strict family rules, no matter whether they are out or behind, they seem to be very easy-going, and they are also very friendly and courteous to Ruqing. After lunch, Ruqing made the first friend in her life, the daughter of the He family's eldest house, Miss He Yingfang, and the second friend was the granddaughter of the He family, Liu Wan.

Mrs. Yu, the eldest sister of the He family, has a big belly, and when she heard that she was about to give birth, she brought her three-year-old son and her uncle's daughter Yu Jiale this time. This Yu Jiale is only one year younger than Ruqing, and he also has a lot of fun with Ruqing. But the Yu couple left very early and left after lunch. Before leaving, he also took away his daughter who was reluctant to play with Ruqing.

Mrs. Yu reluctantly took Ruqing's hand before leaving, and said, "My sister has just come to the capital, so she hasn't been anywhere yet. ”

Ruqing said that if you have time, you must go over to play.

Again, the grandmother of the He family, that is, the sister-in-law of the He family, Ding, also held Ruqing's hand very warmly, and gave Ruqing a bracelet with a whole body of turquoise.

Ruqing wears a green bracelet, green like washing, without impurities, but there is a blood-red color in the middle, and the red and green foil is extremely gorgeous.

This is a very valuable bracelet, Ruqing didn't dare to accept it, but she couldn't stand Ding's insistence, and then He made fun of it on the side, "You don't have this sister-in-law next to you, it's just that there are too many gold and silver jewelry to count, don't save it for her, take it." ”

Ruqing accepted it, and then during the banquet, the Ding family worked hard with Ruqing to pick up vegetables and rice, and asked her age, hobbies, and what she usually did at home.

Although Ruqing was strange, she also answered them one by one.

Generally speaking, Ruqing received great attention in the He family, the old lady of the He family gave her a red gold plate and a red gold circle, the wife of the He family gave a gold and silver wire inlaid with old pearl ruby jade hairpin, the second lady of the He family gave a flounder pendant, the second grandmother of the He family gave a jade plate finger, the second grandmother of the second room sent a bracelet with a twisted silver silk intricate pattern, the second grandmother of the second room sent a bag of goldfish, the second room and the fourth grandmother sent a bag of huge beads, and the rest have their own rewards. She has risen from abject poverty to a rich woman.

However, not all of the He family are courteous to Ruqing, and there are several sarcastic ones, one of whom is mean, the other party took Ruqing's hand and looked at it carefully, and said with a smile: "It's really as the second niece said, the fourth girl is indeed open-eyed and cheerful." Even I liked it when I saw it. Ruqing was about to say "Thank you for the compliment", but the other party changed her words, "It's a pity, but it's a concubine." Otherwise, I'm going to hire my unsuccessful dick. ”

Ruqing was angry, but she smiled on her face: "Ruqing is an unblessed person, and she can't afford to be loved by your mansion." Then he shook off the man's hand and stepped back behind Ho.

He comforted Ruqing, and said lightly: "Sister, the sisters of the same age as you are all playing in the garden in front of you, so you can go and play with them." ”

Ruqing nodded and retired quietly. After walking a few steps and hesitating again, He smiled and said, "My girls are very well-educated, and they won't think you are a concubine." He paused, and then said, "If there is anyone who clearly dislikes, you will return to me, and I will let them copy the book." ”

Ruqing suddenly thought that before the He family got married, he helped his mother take care of the house.