On the first floor is a large unobstructed room, consisting of two circular hollow mahogany arches into three rooms, and the one on the left is a study, which is not exaggerated and precious, but elegant, a simple long desk of wenge wood, a bench covered with thick cushions, and against the wall is a whole side of bookshelves, full of books. On one side of the desk is a painted celadon vat filled with scrolls of varying lengths and thicknesses. Under the front window was a narrow table, on which was placed a plum vase with a thin mouth and a long neck, and a snow-white spring flower branch that had just been broken into the bones was inserted in it.

The room on the right is a reception room, a large carved nine-screen bluestone Luohan bed, located in the middle of the room, as soon as the window is opened, it will complement the purple bamboo outside. On each side stands a tall multi-treasure grid shelf, on which are placed jade bonsai and plum vase flowers.

Mint and Vanilla were laying a carpet on the floor of the reception room, and Willow was helping to hang a beaded curtain at the door, and it was almost finished.

At this time, the bead curtain that had just been hung shook a little, and Chunhua swaggered in, looking at Shen Xiaoxia, who was sitting on the Luohan bed reading a book, and trotted a few steps with a smile.

"Girl, this is the invitation we received in our house this morning, and Madame asked me to bring it to the girl to have a look and discuss how to reply."

Xiao Xia put the book he had just read at the beginning in his hand, put it on the small table on the Luohan bed, took the posts handed by Chunhua, and flipped through them one by one.

"Girl, I went out of the house in the morning for a walk, and now our Yishan Bofu is very famous, how many people think about it!"

Xiao Xia flipped through a dozen invitations, frowned, and threw the invitations to the small table.

"None of the real nobles sent a post, we are just from the countryside, and we are nothing in the eyes of those real families. If you want to really gain a foothold in Shangjing, this is not enough. ”

"That'...... What should I do with this? ”

Chunhua, who was originally quite proud, listened to the girl's words, and her mood was not so beautiful, and she lost interest in looking at this pile of posts.

"Tell my mother, just say that our house has not been settled yet, and we will thank the guests when we are settled."

Chunhua got the order, and ran away with a bunch of posts.

Before Shen Xiaoxia could pick it up, Chunhua ran back in three steps and two steps.

"Girl, Shen Zhuangyuan is here, do you want to go to the front yard to have a look?"

Chunhua's eyes were full of hope, and when she saw the girl pick up the book and continue reading, the light in her eyes gradually dimmed, and she pouted and turned away.

When Chunhua left, Xiao Xia put down the book in his hand, and he didn't know what to think, so he was stunned for a long time.

The three girls exchanged glances with each other, and the house was already cleaned up, and they all quietly retreated.

It was very lively in the district at this time, Shen Xiaochun walked in with her sister and brother with a red face, she and Shen Zisheng had been engaged, and they hadn't seen each other for a long time, she missed it very much.

Thinking that in front of the elders in the family, it would not be rude to see each other, so she couldn't wait to come as soon as she received the news.

Several children in the family have come, and the future eldest brother-in-law will give them small gifts every New Year's Day, and it is the rule to come out to thank them.

After Shen Zisheng returned the gifts one by one, he took out a lot of small gifts, and everyone had them with his sister and brother.

Shen Zisheng looked around twice, but he didn't see Shen Xiaoxia's figure, and he felt a sense of loss in his heart. There is also a gift that he specially selected and did not give away!

endured and endured, but he still couldn't hold back, and asked with a little expectation and worry, "Why didn't you see Xiao Xia?" But sick? ”

Shen Xiaochun's eyes couldn't help but darken when he heard this, he lowered his head, kneading the brocade box in his hand and didn't know what he was thinking.

Shen Zhong sat in the first place, smiling with a spring breeze on his face, the more he looked at this uncle, the more satisfied he became.

"Xiao Xia's girl's yard is far from here, and I guess I won't be able to come over for a while. You said that she liked to be quiet and quiet at a young age, and that yard had nothing but a piece of bamboo, so many beautiful yards with flowers and plants were not chosen, but there was a preference. ”

Shen Zhongzheng is worried about his eccentric second girl, this year is already the year of the second girl, she doesn't like what the girl's family likes, and she doesn't know what to be busy with all day, living in a mansion, it is difficult for him to see each other as a father.

"Yashi likes bamboo, and there is a saying that 'I would rather eat no meat, not live without bamboo', bamboo is a gentleman, Xiao Xia has a straightforward temperament, and is smart and clever, and he has learned people. Naturally, the things I like will not be ordinary flowers and plants. ”

Everyone likes to listen to their children being praised, Shen Zisheng's words are in line with Shen Zhong's heart, Xiao Xia is his most capable girl. Although Shen Zhong had some complaints on his lips, he liked it tightly in his heart.

"Haha...... Or do you have vision, I, the second girl, are the most smart and clever......"

"Dad, you say this as if we are stupid!" Xiao Chun pouted and interrupted Shen Zhong's words.

Xiaoqiu is not very old, but she has experienced a lot, her temperament is the more cheerful among the sisters, but she is also the most attentive one. Ever since Shen Zisheng mentioned the second sister, she noticed that the expression on the eldest sister's face slowly became unnatural. Their sisters suffered a lot when they were young, and now that life has finally improved, she doesn't want her sisters to have a trace of guilt.

"You're all good boys, each good in his own way."

Hearing his father say this, Shen Xiaoqiu nodded reluctantly, and said, "Daddy can't be partial, otherwise I won't follow." ”

In the past two years, he has always been in contact with high-ranking officials and nobles to exercise, and Shen Zhong's mouth is not like before, like a gourd with a sawed mouth. But I'm still stupid, and when I feel like I'm ignoring it, I don't know how to explain it.

"Okay, you'll talk a lot, Dad, let's go back to the yard." Shen Xiaochun pulled his sisters to bend their knees and retreated, after all, there are foreign men here, and it is inconvenient to stay for a long time.

Walking out of the District Yitang, Shen Xiaochun was silent all the way, thinking about something, and his face was not as bright as when he came.

When Xiaoqiu saw it, she frowned twice, and asked Xiao Si and the maid holding Xiao Dong behind her to send them to her mother, turned her head, followed behind the eldest sister, and walked slowly.

I followed him into Panxiangju, and I didn't see the eldest sister looking back, and at a glance, she knew what she was thinking.

"Eldest sister......" Xiaoqiu shouted three times in a row before pulling Shen Xiaochun's thoughts back. After looking around, I realized that I had returned to my yard.

"What does the eldest sister think so intrigued?"

Shen Xiaoqiu's expression was embarrassed, and he didn't know how to say it, so he didn't make a sound.

The courtyard of Panxiangju is full of flowers and plants, but it is not yet seasonal, otherwise it will be a beautiful scenery of flowers blooming, competing for beauty, and colorful butterflies flying.

There are four main rooms in the courtyard, the two rooms on the left are Shen Xiaochun's, and the two rooms on the right are the four rooms, go through a door, the middle is a square corridor hall, and the left and right doors lead to the boudoirs of the two girls. The corridor is full of flowers and plants that have bloomed, and in the middle of a low pestle is a large fish tank of faience, in which several small black and white fish are swaying to their heart's content.