Chapter 56, Three Coincidences
After the queen mother sat down on the main seat, the eunuch at the door announced that Mrs. Yipin had entered the hall.
Yan Yan swept it, there were about 20 people who came in, some were supporting the old man, some were leading the little girl, and the leader was wearing a big red first-grade crane command suit and wearing a golden veil on her chest was Mrs. Lu, Mrs. Lu was not very old, it should be less than forty, but the life expectancy of ancient people was generally short, and they got married early, so people who were only in their thirties looked a little dull.
Of course, it may also be related to her recent bad mood, she is in a bad mood, and her dark eye sockets and lower eye bags are coming out.
When Yan Yan was looking at the other party, Yan Yu stretched out his hand and stretched out his mouth, Yan Yan hurriedly followed her and walked behind the Ma family and stood among these people, but it happened to be behind the Meng family.
The Meng family came to three people this time, Yan Yan's maternal grandmother Chang and maternal uncle Tian and Meng Jing, Meng Jing and Yan Tong are the same age, thirteen this year, she is the youngest daughter of the Tian family, with a lively temperament, and is deeply loved by the elders.
No, when she saw Yan Yan, she turned around and squeezed her eyes at Yan Yan, but she didn't dare to speak, after all, the occasion was different.
After kowtowing, Ma took Yan Yan to find a low table and sit down, next to the Meng family, Yan Yan sat on the side, Yan Yu on one side and Meng Jing on the other.
"Big cousin, I heard that you want Mrs. Lu to apologize to you and admit your mistakes, is it true? You really don't plan to marry Lu Shizi? Meng Jing leaned over and asked in a low voice.
Yan Yan shook his head, only smiled, and did not speak.
"Could it be that you really want to marry that mute?" Meng Jing asked again.
"Shhhh Yan Yan made a move.
The main reason is that she found that Yan Yu was listening with her ears pricked up, and she was afraid that she would talk too much, especially this kind of half-cut words that didn't really sound were the easiest to cause trouble.
Meng Jing quickly realized his mistake and hurriedly sat up straight.
To be honest, it's not that she doesn't understand these rules and etiquette, nor does she not understand the stakes in them, she's just too curious.
After Yan Yan's accident, she originally wanted to follow her mother to visit Yan Yan, but her mother refused her on the grounds that she had something to talk about, and after her mother went back, she originally wanted to come alone, but her mother stopped her again on the grounds that Yan Yan couldn't speak and needed to recuperate, and then later, Yan Yan went to Meng's house to visit the old lady, and Meng Jing unfortunately went out, so the two missed it again.
This delay dragged on for nearly a month, and Meng Jing couldn't help it, so he couldn't wait to whisper a few words to Yan Yan. No, after being reminded by Yan Yanyi, she quickly quieted down.
As soon as the two of them sat upright, the ladies of the second rank came in, and after kneeling, they sat in the middle row in front of the low line, and then the third rank of the order, sitting in the back row.
After everyone sat down, the eunuch began to offer gifts, the first thing to be carried in was the Lu family's things, it was a sitting statue of Guanyin of mutton fat jade, this sitting statue was about two feet high, whether it was jade or carving, the Bodhisattva was sitting on the lotus seat, low eyebrows and pleasing to the eyes, the right hand stood on the chest, the left hand was in the shape of an orchid, as if it was chanting, it was also like preaching, the whole line was very smooth, whether it was the Bodhisattva's skirt or the petals of the lotus flower and the Bodhisattva's eyebrows, they were all fresh and visible, and they were not ordinary at a glance.
As soon as the eunuch sang this gift, Mrs. Lu stood up, "The Empress Dowager, the courtiers heard that the Empress Dowager likes to eat fasting and recite Buddha, and has always been generous to others, so the courtiers specially invited this Nanhai Guanyin for the Empress Dowager to bless the Empress Dowager's old people with health and safety, and longevity like Peng Zu." ”
"Okay, good, good, the mourning family is trying to invite a Bodhisattva, the Duchess of Zhenguo has a heart." The Queen Mother knew that Mrs. Lu's Bodhisattva had a deep meaning, but she also gave the other party this face.
Next is the Fuguo Gong Wang's family, the Wu family of the Protector of the Kingdom and the Zhao family of the Governing Prince, these four dukes were fought with Emperor Taizu back then, hereditary replacement, super one grade, only one level lower than the county king, and five thousand stones.
After the four dukes presented the gift, it was the turn of the eight marquis, although the eight marquis was also in the first grade, and the food was 3,000 stones, but the title was not reduced for three generations, originally Yan Peng was the fourth generation, but because Yan Yan's father Yan Rui had outstanding military achievements and died on the battlefield, the emperor was particularly gracious, and did not lower Yan Peng's title, but still gave Yan Peng a marquis.
Therefore, it can be said unceremoniously that Yan Peng's marquis was definitely exchanged for the blood and life of the original owner's father, which Yan Peng also recognized, so he regarded the original owner as his own and responded to his needs.
It's far away, and now let's say that in front of me, the Yan family ranks second in the eight marquis, so the gift of the Yan family is the second one in the eight marquis, and the Ma family gave a longevity character embedded with one hundred and eight pearls, each pearl is similar in size, similar in color, and all have the size of a little thumb cover, this congratulatory gift is really not light.
Yan Yan's embroidery was also brought in with this picture of longevity, and it was packed into a rosewood frame, which was prepared by the original owner before.
"Qi Yu Queen Mother, this embroidery is embroidered by the courtiers herself, the courtiers borrow Magu's longevity peach to congratulate the Queen Mother's old birthday star Sun and Moon Prosperity, Pine Crane Changchun, wealth and health, and eternal enjoyment." Yan Yan stood up and walked out of the queue to the middle of the main hall and kowtowed three more times.
"Okay, well, bring it up to the mourning family and take a closer look, why does the mourning family think that this crane seems to be flying, and its eyes will move? Also, why is there an extra swallow next to the crane? The Queen Mother saw that this embroidery was extraordinary, and it was not the same as what was sent in the past, and it had obviously grown a lot.
Yan Yan naturally knows this, the original owner is good at Danqing, although the fine brush painting is also slightly involved, but there must be a gap compared with her, a person who has learned modern sketching, so Yan Yan slightly modified the crane on this embroidery, and added a swallow at the same time.
Another point, the crane's eyes are embroidered with her own hair, the ancient people cherished their hair quite much, and believed that the hair and skin of the body were subject to their parents, and they were reluctant to pull it out as embroidery thread, so this is also a secret weapon for her.
"Back to the Queen Mother, this swallow has two meanings, one is that the swallow is a bird of ANGELO, as the saying goes, the swallow does not enter the door of the house, but enters those peaceful people who have happy events and good things; The second is that the courtier's name is Yan Yan, so the courtier's daughter also wants to be a flying swallow to bring auspiciousness, happiness and health to the old lady of the queen mother. ”
"Imperial grandmother, granddaughter-in-law finally understands what the ancestor said about the child's ingenuity and dexterity, according to the granddaughter-in-law's foolish opinion, you have to add a clever mouth." Sun boasted with a smile.
The crown princess spoke, and soon someone agreed, and the princess was not wrong, putting aside Yan Yan's reputation, this embroidery is indeed a superior work, not to mention that Yan Yan has another good news and an auspicious or something, anyone who listens to it will be happy.
It's a pity that they recognized Yan Yan's talent but not Yan Yan's character.