Wealthy families worship their birthdays

Whether it is the status of the Tang family in the imperial court or the status in the rivers and lakes, it is destined to make grandma play a pivotal role in Kansai. This was the daughter of the Hou Ye of the Wenzhao Hou Mansion in the south of the Yangtze River, after marrying in Guanxi, brought not only the glory of the lintel to this family, but more wisdom, decades of operation made the Tang family's status in the rivers and lakes more prominent, and the pharmacy and medical hall centered on Baicaotang brought not only silver but people's hearts. The establishment of Baihuatang not only gave Baicaotang its own reserve medicinal material base, but also allowed Tangmen to appear in the rivers and lakes as an image of doing good, gathering a lot of popularity.

Therefore, the grandmother's 70th birthday celebration people from all walks of life gathered in Xianyang City, and came to Tangzhuang early this morning to congratulate each other. When the guests arrived, Tang Lan took his wife to receive them in the front hall, and then Xinye led the male guests, and Xinyue brought the female guests in to pay their respects. After worshipping, they all went to the garden to have Xinqiang and his daughter-in-law leading their brothers and daughters-in-law to greet each other, or serve tea, or sit down to chat, and watch the play. Xintian and Xinjie follow their grandmother and are always ready to welcome important guests. And Lian'er is always by her grandmother's side. Although Xinjie's eyes often look at Lian'er, this girl knows how to advance and retreat, never responds to him, and most of the time she lowers her eyebrows and does what she should do. Xintian's mood has become very complicated since he saw Xinjie's unusual concern for Lian'er yesterday. He also kept watching Lian'er, but he couldn't see any difference between her and Xinjie. This is also in line with the grandmother's current reluctance to announce the matter.

Some of these guests are of course close friends, some are here to add color to themselves through the Tang Sect, there are also friends of children and grandchildren, such as Ding Wen He Liangwei's generation, and there is also a category of Tang Sect family friends or distant relatives, who feel that they have to come. Many of them are mothers or grandmothers with their unmarried daughters and granddaughters. The old grandmother is good at accidents, and of course she knows that her position as the eldest granddaughter-in-law who is pending is very attractive. Whoever gets this position is likely to be in charge of the internal affairs of the Tang Sect in the future, and even if he does not get the position of the eldest grandson of the long house, several unmarried grandsons of the Tang Sect are also very attractive. In addition to the children and grandchildren who are in the border pass and the capital, and can't come back from leave, they are all here today, look at their handsome and mighty grandchildren, especially Xintian, Xinjie and Xinye, handsome and elegant, grandma naturally knows what these mothers and grandmothers think. When many girls come in with their elders to worship, they are attracted by Xintian and Xinjie. These old ladies saw it in their eyes, and they were very proud.

She originally thought that most of them would pay attention to Xintian, but she soon realized that Xinjie was also very attractive to these people, especially from the capital. She immediately thought that many years had passed since Lan Xin's farce, and these people had recently seen Xinjie coming and going by the prince's side, and his performance was outstanding, if he could ensure that Yiyi finally became a great treasure in the future, with his martial arts and talents, it was very likely that he would be in the prime minister, and he would be around the emperor, and he might support another scene for the Tang Sect in the capital. The attraction of finding such a promising husband for his children is not under the long house in Kansai. And Xinjie's other identity, which many people have forgotten, makes him likely to have the opportunity to take charge of another major sect in the rivers and lakes.

Although the emperor is middle-aged, but his health is deteriorating, although he called for autumn hunting this year, it is actually a cover for the end of the strong crossbow, I want to tell people outside that the emperor is healthy and healthy, and he can also go hunting, in fact, he is supported by various medicines. This is also the reason why the Queen Mother was eager to eradicate Yixiang a year ago, once the imperial power changes, if such a tyrannical monarch ascends the throne, it will not only be a disaster for the people of the world, but also may threaten the safety of the imperial court. implanted Xinjie under the command of the new prince, and then further supported the power of the queen mother's family in the royal family, and also served as the support of the Tang Sect in the capital, which was originally installed by her and her sister. It's just that she didn't expect these people to have such a fast sense of smell, but unfortunately they were already late, she had already chosen someone for him who could strategize, be familiar with the court and the capital, and most importantly, he really liked himself. From Lian'er's happy mood today and her shy expression at the moment when Xinjie appeared in the morning, she had already concluded that her grandson would finally be able to get her wish. But she didn't want to announce it so soon, one is because Xintian, she wants to give him time to adapt, and she believes that Xinjie has also considered this; One is Ning'er's special identity. And that's the most important thing, because nowadays, even if there is some gossip, it can only be said that Xinjie is in love with his cousin, and no one is going to formally investigate the origin of this cousin. Grandma believes that so far, except for a few of them, no one knows that Lian'er is Ning'er. But once you enter the serious process of getting married, naturally someone will go to the bottom of it, and naturally someone will recognize her at that time. Once someone realizes Ning'er's identity, her special experience in the palace, and her understanding of the royal family, the other party will realize the advantages of this pair, which will become a great threat to potential opponents. She must not let them show their strength so early, so that her opponent can guard against or hit them early. And judging from the recent letters from the Jiangnan side, maybe there are also changes over there, maintaining the current state of Xinjie, maybe some things will automatically surface, and it will be easier to clarify.

These positive mothers or grandmothers and girls who are moved also gave her a chance to visit Lian'er. It stands to reason that according to her current relationship with Xinjie, if someone is particularly kind to Xinjie, especially if there are elders in the family who take the initiative to promote and have a very clear purpose of talking, if it is replaced by an ordinary girl, she will already have a face, or she will not know how to be unhappy. However, Lian'er was calm, without any special expression, and would not even look at Xinjie more, Xinjie seemed more unnatural than her, and when she was embarrassed, she would look at her nervously, and she didn't react at all. It is obvious that she is very confident in Xinjie's feelings, and she is rational. Dealing with it rationally is a must for her future position. Grandma was relieved that she hadn't chosen the wrong person.

At lunchtime, all the people who should have come have come have come, and some people have come to worship, eat tea, talk and leave; Some stay here for a day and return after dark; Some come from afar, and they will stay in the Zhuangzi for a few days. Especially some relatives who came from afar, the relatives of the grandmother who used to be in the Wenzhao Hou Mansion in Jiangnan, had not seen each other for many years, and they happened to come to get together. Therefore, the Zhuangzi is very busy and lively, and there are also flowing water mats outside the Zhuangzi for the neighboring farmers around the Zhuangzi to come and celebrate. No one in the family paid attention, and at this time, there was a woman who lingered at the door of the Zhuangzi and waited for a long time. This is Lan Xin, and she hopes to see Xinjie here. Grandma's birthday, he will definitely come back, and the Zhuangzi is so busy, he will definitely help take care of it. But what she didn't expect was that only Xinye and Xinyue were leading the guests at the door, and Xintian and Xinjie were both helping grandma in the inner hall.

When Lan Xin first saw Xinjie, she was about to give birth, the child of one of her and her father's staff. When she chose that man, she was unwilling to be lonely, she was so beautiful, but she had to wait for a fiancé she didn't know; The second is also to resist her father without her approval, and she has been engaged to her since she was a child, and she instinctively resents it. But Xinjie saw that she was not in the right shape the moment her sedan chair fell, and came to stop her from stepping forward towards the gate of the Tang family, and unveiled her hijab in public. Before she got into the sedan chair, she was ready to make a big fuss, but when she saw Xinjie, she froze and began to regret it, because although this husband had a gloomy face because of anger, he was dignified and dignified, majestic and elegant, noble and magnanimous, I don't know how many times more clever than her lover. At that time, Xinjie's surprise and anger could be understood, and Xinjie immediately asked the person carrying the sedan chair to send her back to the inn where her brother had married her. But the eldest brother who gave the marriage knew that he was sorry for the Tang family, and after the sedan chair was carried away, he didn't dare to stay at all, and fled from Xianyang quickly. When she arrived at the inn, because she had offended the Tang Gate, the shopkeeper didn't dare to take her in at all, and no one in Xianyang City dared to cause trouble. Because of the tossing and turning of the fetus, she lay at the door of the inn, helplessly*, and no one dared to come to her aid. In the end, Xinjie heard the report, so he sent her to his small courtyard in the city, and invited a midwife to deliver her. Since then, Xinjie has been regularly asked to send some money and ask his servants there to take care of their mother and son. All this made her feel that this husband was really very kind, far better than the lover who wanted her, but didn't dare to recognize it. From then on, she fell in love with this man. This was originally her man. She hoped that he would accept her again one day, so after the baby was weaned, she began to follow him everywhere. She found out that he sometimes went to meet the singers and dancers in Xianyang City, which made her very angry. She followed him to the capital, to Hangzhou, to many branches of Baihuatang, either with Kabuki, or with the stewards of Baihuatang every day. She was jealous of every woman who came near him, and she decided that it was her husband, and she was going to take it back. Three years ago, Xinjie was infatuated with the narcissus and red peony of Tianxianglou. Often spent the night at Narcissus's, she rushed in with a sword in a fit of rage and made a big fuss. Since then, Xinjie has felt very faceless in Xianyang, and it has been three years since he ran out. More than half a year ago, she finally waited for him in the capital, but found that he was messing with Red Sleeves all day, so she ran to Red Sleeves to make a big fuss. To her surprise, she saw not only Redsleeves in Redsleeves, but also a woman in bed at the same time, and she knew that the woman's name was Hualu, and she was also a vixen who seduced him. Even though she looked at him so absurdly, she still didn't change her mind. Xinjie couldn't bear it anymore, so he asked her to escort her back to Xianyang, and informed her father to send someone to pick her up. When Daddy and Big Brother came, they talked to her for several days, but they couldn't change her mind, and they finally put her in the car and tried to force her to go home. She knew that when she went back, they would definitely imprison her and find someone to marry her, so she escaped halfway, and she didn't want the child, she had to come back to find Xinjie.

She still went back to live in the small courtyard in Xinjie City, she thought that he should go back when he returned to Xianyang, but after he came back, he didn't go to the small courtyard at all, and the people didn't tell her, until she heard people talk about the grandmother's birthday on the street, and then she thought that Xinjie must have returned.

She waited all morning, but she didn't see half of Xinjie's figure. So she had to figure it out on her own. She wanted to go to the old lady, her old man's birthday today, maybe she had a happy birthday, for the sake of her years of sincere repentance, forgive her, and make the decision for her.

In the inner hall, Lian'er had just returned from the banquet with her grandmother and sat here to rest for a while. Xinjie and Xintian were still drinking with some uncles and elders in the hall. Liu's mother came in in a panic to find Xinjie, and Lian'er knew that there was a problem and stopped her. Mother Liu didn't dare to tell Lian'er about Lan Xin, so she could only say that there were acquaintances of the third young master outside who came to pay her grandmother's birthday. "Since it's the young master's acquaintance, why don't you let him in?" In a flash, Lian'er guessed, "Could it be Lan Xin?" Mother Liu didn't dare to make a sound, she knew that the young master had spent a long time coaxing Miss Lian yesterday, and she didn't dare to make a mistake. "Sister-in-law Liu, just tell the truth." Grandma also guessed that she wanted to test Lian'er's temperament, ability and wisdom again. "Lan Xin handed over this post to the door just now, and they didn't know what to do, so let me come and discuss with the third young master." Mother Liu trembled and took out a post and handed it to the old lady. The old lady took a look at it and handed it to Lian'er. Lian'er took it, only to see that it was written: "I wish grandma a long life than Nanshan, granddaughter-in-law Lan Xin knocks"

"Lian'er, how do you think this matter should be handled?"

"Is Miss Lan gone or is she still here?" Lian'er asked Liu's mother.

She refused to go, saying that she must come and kowtow to the old lady.

Lian'er looked at her grandmother and didn't speak. Grandma shook her head, refusing to see it. Lian'er thought for a while, "It's not a way for her to always make such a fuss. Grandma, since they didn't get married, the elders of the family have seen Lan Xin and officially talked about it? ”

"No, no one wants to see her. Last month, her father and brother came to see the eldest man, and they made it clear, and her father and brother talked to her, saying that they were taking her back, but they didn't know that they ran back again. There are so many relatives and friends here, in case she makes a fuss, she will lose all her face. ”

"I think she came to see your old man today, on this special day, maybe she didn't want to make trouble, she wanted you to make decisions for her, maybe she wanted to come and beg you to forgive her. ”

"What's the use, even if I can forgive her, I can't let Xinjie marry her. ”

"This is the crux of the matter, she thinks that she can beg your old man to show mercy and forgive her, so that she can finally have a chance to enter the Tang Gate."

"It's impossible. ”

So no matter whether Xinjie told her or her father and brother told her, she was unwilling, and there was still a glimmer of hope. I think you and the master should make it clear to her head-on. This kind of thing should have been done by his wife, but I think it's better for Xinjie to have to be done by your old man and the old man for him. Since the person is here, I think it is better to ask the master and you to meet her, and make it clear to her formally, so as to completely dispel her expectations. Although she may not accept it rationally, but we should always reason with her first, so that the master will be able to see people in the future, after all, the Lan Xin family has been friends of the master for many years. And I think the old man or grandma should come forward and let someone take back the yard that Lan Xin lent to live in Xianyang City in a few days, give her some coils, and let her go back to her parents' house. ”

"That's fine, then you can arrange it, and I will meet her with the master."

"Mother Liu, please take her to the small side hall in the outer courtyard and wait, let her wait there for a while, don't tell her anything, don't let her see any other guests, you bring a few people to watch her at the door. Grandma will rest here for a while, and I'll let you know, and then I'll take her to the little living room in the south courtyard. Liu's mother agreed. Lian'er asked Mother Qu to invite the master to the small living room in the south courtyard.

"It's good that I'll see her here, and I'm going to let my master and I go to the south courtyard for such a person."

"Grandma, that is a place to meet foreign guests, and you are a place for important guests to meet in the Tang Sect, so if you let her come here, wouldn't it make her feel that she has the possibility of entering the house."

"Do you want to tell Xinjie?" Grandma looked at Lian'er cautiously.

"It's useless to tell him now, what can he do but be angry?" Lian'er smiled faintly, "Tell him later."

When Lian'er accompanied her grandmother to the south courtyard, Tang Lan was already waiting there. He also regretted that he shouldn't have hastily decided this family affair for his son, after so many years, the trouble still hasn't been solved. After Lian'er made it clear to him, she asked him to emphasize to Lan Xin that the marriage contract had been dissolved a long time ago, that he and Lan Xin's father had already decided, and that there was a letter from Lan Xin's father. Tang Lan agreed very simply, of course he felt that he had an obligation to help his son solve this matter. He was just a little surprised that his mother had asked this girl to tell him about it, and how did his mother plan to arrange for this girl?

When Liu's mother came in with Lan Xin, Lian'er retreated and stood on the outer corridor. She didn't feel like she was fit to stand there. She heard Tang Lan say everything she wanted to say outside, Lan Xin still wanted to beg her grandmother to forgive her, it seemed that this girl was really unreasonable.

"Lan Xin, there are some things that young people can't do wrong in their lives, even if I, an old woman, can forgive you for being young and ignorant, but I can't accept you as my family, if I can agree to this kind of insulting thing about my family, how will I go underground to see my late husband in the future. I can't let Xinjie marry you, if I embarrass him like this, how will I have the face to meet his underground mother in the future. And child, people are precious in self-respect, you are still young, now go home well, self-cultivation, find someone to remarry, and settle down in your own home. ”

Having said this, Lan Xin seems to have accepted the fact that it is because of her own fault that she will not be accepted by the Tang family for the rest of her life. If it hadn't been for the rest of the story, maybe it would have been over. At this time, Xinyue suddenly ran in, and said in a loud voice as she walked: "Sister Lian, I'm looking for you everywhere, can you take out the piano that the third brother bought for you and show it to Brother He?" Lian'er shook her hand vigorously, but it was too late to stop her from saying the above sentence, and then Lian'er knew that all the work was lost, and Lan Xin would focus all her hypothetical hostility on her as a specific person.

Lan Xin was originally puzzled when she came in, because she had been tracking Xinjie for many years, and she knew all the sisters of the Tang family. When she came in just now, when she saw Lian'er going out, she began to think that she was a maid beside her grandmother, but her temperament and dress were too noble, and she never looked like a subordinate. Hearing Xinyue's words, she was obviously stimulated, although Lan Xin was axial, but people were not very stupid, and the woman's intuition told her that Xinjie actually bought her the piano, obviously her relationship with him was anything but ordinary.

"Grandma," Lan Xin suddenly became hysterical, "did you drive me away for the sake of the woman outside, did you already choose another daughter-in-law for Xinjie, so you don't want me." Is it the woman out there? She suddenly rushed out and pounced on Lian'er, which neither the old grandmother nor Tang Lan expected. Although her martial arts skills are not very good, but under the madness, her movements are also extremely fast, Lian'er can hardly avoid it, but fortunately, Xinyue took action to drag Lian'er aside, stretched out her hand to push her away, and Tang Lan also came out to restrain her.

"Lan Xin, don't mess around, this is my niece, you can't hurt her. Lian'er, are you alright? Lian'er was a little surprised, she didn't expect Tang Lan to react so quickly in this scene, calling her Lian'er, and greeting her.

She immediately responded, "Uncle, I'm fine. The uncle called out, although she hoped that Lan Xin would believe it, but Lian'er judged from her eyes, no matter what others said, this woman could not believe it, she had already decided that she was her enemy, she would blame her for all the misfortunes she thought she had, and unfortunately, Lan Xin's instinct was correct, the new jie she had been chasing did love her.

"Uncle, I'm fine, but I think this Lan girl may be too excited, you should send someone to send her home early." Of course, Tang Lan understood that this girl was asking him to send someone to send Lan Xin away quickly. Everyone didn't have a better way for a while, so Tang Lan sent someone to send Lan Xin back to the small courtyard in the city first. But after all, the Tang Gate is not an official government, and it is impossible and does not have the right to detain people. Therefore, Tang Lan could only write to Lan Xin's father to explain the situation, and on the other hand, pack all Lan Xin's things and send someone to send Lan Xin and her things all the way back to her father and brother. and instructed the subordinates of the Tang Sect to never let her return to that courtyard.

After Lan Xin returned home, she was strictly guarded by her father, two brothers and sister-in-law for two months, and on the surface she was a lot of peace, but neither the children nor the persuasion of her father and brother had any effect in the end, and she disappeared from home again one morning.

After Lan Xin left, Grandma felt a little guilty, "Lian'er, I wronged you in this matter, I shouldn't have let you get involved, didn't I scare you just now?" ”

"Grandma, it's nothing, it's Lian'er who didn't handle it well. Let grandma still suffer this kind of anger on a day like today. But Lan Xin is also quite pitiful, such a shaft in it, her whole life has been ruined. When she said this, her grandmother thought it was normal, but it made Tang Lan look at her differently.

"I don't care, it's much better than she got into a big fuss and disgraced in front of her relatives. Lotus, crescent moon, remember the poor man, there will be something contemptible about you. If you decide to do good, be prepared to take responsibility for the consequences of what you are about to do. Xinjie was too merciful in the first place, so he made so much trouble for himself. Since this is already the case, he has to bear it himself. Everyone is responsible for their own affairs. Lian'er pondered these words. In fact, that means that if she chooses Xinjie, she should also be responsible for her own choice and face these things with him.

"Well, let's not talk about these unhappy things. Xinyue, what kind of piano do you want Lian'er to take? ”

"The third brother bought a waterfront in the city a few days ago and gave it to Sister Lian, which is very similar to my uncle's original ones. The third brother's friends coaxed, wanted to see, and wanted to listen to Sister Lian pull it to them. As soon as Lian'er heard it, she knew that it was Xinyue's muttering, that piano was so special to them, Xinjie couldn't have preached it to his friends. And with Xinjie's current mood, it is estimated that she does not have the desire to let her play the violin for everyone in public. She knew him, and although he had a big belly in many things, there were many things about her that he didn't necessarily like to share.

"Oh, that's right, then I, the old lady, have to go and see it."

Lian'er couldn't, so she had to ask someone to fetch the piano. The old grandmother took them to the flower hall where Xinjie and the others were. It turned out that these people were practicing the doule that they had agreed with a few days ago. Because Ding Wen went to Boss Gao's shop to shop for something a few days ago, Boss Gao showed that he bought the guqin for Xinyue a few days ago, and sold the western-style piano to Xinjie. Of course, the new moon is very happy to exhibit itself in public. When asked about Xinjie, he could only say that he gave the piano to Lian'er, because he saw that she liked it at the time, so he bought it, and he himself didn't know how to play it. The person with the lowest mood here is probably Xintian, originally he asked Lian'er to go into the city to accompany Xinyue to buy a piano, but it turned out to be Xinjie.

It is true that Xinjie is not very happy at this time, Lian'er guessed correctly, he doesn't really want her to play the violin for others now. But when the new moon asked her to play a section, she chose a song adapted by herself from a nursery rhyme in Beijing, saying that it was to use a happy song for her grandmother's birthday. This also tells Xinjie that some songs will only be kept for him in the future.

At this time, Tang Lan began to seriously look at the girl who she had saved more than ten years ago and her youngest son three years ago. Zhizi Mo Ruo's father, when he first saw Xinjie appear with her in the city, he was a little suspicious, when he heard that Xinjie bought the piano for her, he was a little more suspicious, and now looking at his son's eyes, he now understands why his mother asked Lian'er to deal with Lan Xin's matter just now. It seems that she has passed her mother's test, and although she has just fallen short, it is not her fault. The brothers' sons have all married wives and had children, and his three sons are still floating, Tang Lan doesn't feel anxious. Speaking from his own experience, he would rather them find and touch slowly until they meet the one he is satisfied with. What he cherishes most in this life is the days with Yeon-yeon. Xinjie has the shadow of Yanyan, although he has always been very serious in front of his son, but in fact, in his heart, he pays the most attention to Xinjie. Now that he has found such a woman, he can be regarded as letting go of a matter. He sometimes thinks that this may be because Yanyan is helping Xinjie in the dark, and Wanning was chosen by her at the beginning. So even if he got engaged to the Lan family later, they still didn't have a chance with each other.

That night, while the others were still drinking at the banquet, Lian'er sent her grandmother back to her room, and then went back to her room to rest. When she finished washing up and stood in front of the mirror to comb her hair, Xinjie suddenly walked in, and he didn't care if Wu's mother was still in the room to sort out Lian'er's clothes, and walked straight over to hug her from behind. Frightened, Wu's mother hurriedly withdrew. Although she watched Xinjie grow up, she and Xinjie were not as close as Liu's mother, and she was more or less afraid of this young master. Don't look at him often whispering in front of Miss Lian, but he is very dignified in front of others.

"Don't be like this, you see you scared Mother Wu out. Xinjie didn't speak, just hugged her quietly, closed his eyes, and smelled the faint fragrance of orchids emanating from her hair. After a long time, I told her to wait for him for a while, and he went to clean up and come. As soon as Xinjie went out, Wu's mother hurriedly came in to finish her work, and then left in a hurry, making Lian'er feel very embarrassed.

When Xinjie sent Liu's mother away and returned to her room again, Lian'er sat at the desk and quietly read the book. Xinjie went over and turned off the headlights in the room, which startled Lian'er. Xinjie didn't care about Lian'er asking him, just picked her up and walked to his room. Lian'er knew that this man had made up her mind, and she couldn't stop it, so she let him hold her until he put her on the bed and covered her with a quilt. "I'm a little bigger here, a little more comfortable."

Lian'er had never entered his room, and this was the first time, and she didn't expect to come in like this. It's a lot bigger than her room, and the bed is a lot bigger. This is the largest room in this courtyard, because Xiaoxiao used to like to sit in the north room, so she lived in the north room, but gave the largest room in this courtyard to Xinjie. In addition to the big room here, the bed is also very big, and even the quilt on the bed is big, obviously it was prepared for his marriage. But everything is new. Xinjie seemed to see through her thoughts, "Don't worry, it's all new, I asked Liu's mother to help me go up and down this morning, and it will be brand new inside and out." All the old ones are thrown out. After saying that, he himself went into the quilt and hugged her. Lian'er was helpless, she knew she couldn't refuse him anymore. Although they were lying together yesterday, today they were really in bed, and her thin nightdress couldn't block the heat from his body and the feeling of his strong muscles against her. His solid chest was also a temptation to her, and since she couldn't change it, Lian'er simply leaned her head on his strong shoulder. Xinjie is very good at seizing the opportunity, hugging her tightly and asking her to marry him. Lian'er felt a little crying and laughing, at this moment, he could do whatever he wanted with her, why did he want her to make a verbal promise. But she was also very moved, and it was clear that Xinjie still respected her very much. Thinking of Lan Xin's incident this afternoon, she sighed softly.

Xinjie was sensitive and immediately realized that something was happening. Lian'er probably told him about it, which made Xinjie very surprised and nervous. He didn't expect his grandmother to let Lian'er deal with this kind of thing, and she didn't tell him. He knew that if he had told him at the time, he would not have let her meet Lan Xin. Although he didn't make a move on Lan Xin, he knew this person quite well, and he was really afraid that she would say something crazy to Lian'er, or even hurt her.

"Did she hurt you?"

"No, with your father and Crescent Moon here, where can she get it."

"That's good. When I saw her in the future, I stayed away from her. She's really crazy sometimes, and I'm so scared she'll hurt you. I hope she doesn't appear again in her life. ”

"Your father has already let people watch her, and tomorrow he will send her back to her mother's house. Actually, it's quite pitiful to think about her. ”

"It's because I think she's pitiful, so I can't do anything to her."

Lian'er knew that he was telling the truth, that he was a very kind person, and she leaned her body closer to him. He could feel the kind of affection she had for him.

"Lian'er, promise me to stay away from that madman."

"I know, it's hard to blame her entirely. Whoever has such a good husband will not be willing to give up. Xinjie reacted quickly, immediately turned up and pressed her, and smiled slyly: "What did you just say?" She knew she had said the wrong thing, and she had mistakenly called him her husband.

Lian'er now finds that she really loves him. Although in such a close environment where only the two of them were close, she didn't commit for a day, but he insisted on respecting her. She knew it would take a lot of effort for him to control his desires. Sometimes it's really unbearable to think about. She woke up at night, looked at the man next to her, and felt so happy, and sometimes felt a little unreal.

The birthday banquet of the old lady of the Tang Sect was held for three days in a row, so the next day Lian'er still got up early in the morning to prepare to go to her grandmother's, and Xinjie still insisted on practicing first. Before she walked out, Xinjie suddenly remembered: "Have you not practiced sword dance for several days?" I didn't see you practicing Jinggong in the morning. ”

"Yes, I felt too tired to stay up late a few days ago, and I couldn't practice."

"After these two days, after resting, let's hold on." Xinjie walked over and hugged her a little melancholy, "You know, although the Tang Sect looks vigorous on the surface, there are a lot of people who are calculating outside. You also have to know that I have been doing things outside for the past few years, and it is inevitable that some people will be dissatisfied, what if these villains will be angry with you in the future? I'll do my best to protect you, but sometimes I can't do it. After speaking, he sighed deeply, It is really a little helpless to force a weak girl to practice martial arts.

"I know, I'm going to try. ”

As she was about to leave, he stopped her again, and then stopped talking. She could tell that he was worried, but she didn't know what it was, at least there shouldn't be any trouble with Lan Xin these days. So she gave him a big smile, kissed him on the cheek and left. Xinjie was really hesitant just now, he loves Lian'er very much, but does he really want to pull her into his life, and he may face some unpredictable dangers in the future? Maybe she should marry an ordinary person and live her life in peace. But if you ask yourself, he really can't let go of himself, and she has acquiesced to him getting so close to her for the past two nights, and almost no longer guarding her last bottom line, which shows that she has also fallen into a deep depression.

On the second day, most of the guests stayed on the first day, and there were a lot fewer things to do than the first day, so everyone began to be interested in finding ways to have fun. Lian'er accompanied her grandmother to watch everyone play from beginning to end, and she and Xinjie continued to pretend to be plain in front of everyone. Xinjie tried not to mix himself into these games, and chatted with some uncles and elders and brothers at home, which was the most different from him before, usually he and Xiao Jiu were the craziest plays. The most lively is the group of Xinhua and Xinyue, in addition to continuing yesterday's fighting music, they actually started to fight.

The brothers and sisters of the Tang family, because they have a foundation in martial arts, and most of them know some music and rhythm, so almost all of them are good at dancing. Not only Xinyue, but even the two married sisters Xinhua and Xinyu were interested, and even pulled their husbands. The folk customs of Kansai are very civilized, because of the influence of foreign people outside the mouth, both the folk and the official eunuchs have the custom of impromptu dance. So all the people present, except for Lian'er accompanying her grandmother, Xinjie was watching from afar, and all of them were swept up, and even Xintian indulged it.

Next, Xinhua, Xinyu and Xinyue, each leading a group of people to accompany them, competed with each other.

After Xinhua danced for a while, she always felt that the skills of Ding Wen and her husband, who were the accompaniment, were not good enough, and insisted that Xintian and Xinjie play for her. As a result, everyone rushed to tell each other, and even the artists who sang and played music for the guests in other places gathered here. Not to mention that Xinhua is the highest dance skill among the Tang sisters, the skills of these two brothers in music and rhythm are very famous in Xianyang, sheng flute and drum music, everything is good. Because Xinjie is away all the year round, there are really few opportunities to hear the ensemble of two masters in recent years, let alone a beautiful dancer like Xinhua.

Xinhua chose a "Caiyun shirt" that she had with the two brothers before she got married. Xintian plays the piano, Xinjie blows the flute, melodious and tactful, Xinhua makes a young girl a cloud dress wedding dress, tries on the clothes and dances, innocent and shy, the heart of spring is moving, and it is vividly expressed. Let both Xinyue and Xinyu sigh to themselves. Everyone was amazed by Xinhua's dancing skills, and many of the girls who showed a strong affection for the brothers yesterday were even more overwhelmed by the two brothers at this time.

Lian'er used to hear Xintian playing the piano a lot, but this was the first time she heard Xinjie blow the flute, and when the two made eye contact, they both had a knowing smile in their eyes.

This kind of eye contact was clearly seen by the grandmother. "Girl, aren't you going to jump? Let them both play a song for you too? Hearing grandma say this, Xinyu and Xinyue followed suit. This made Lian'er embarrassed. Xinjie guessed correctly, although Lian'er received strict training from the Queen Mother since she was a child and her dancing skills are excellent, most of the time, her dance is for herself, and it is seen by the real enlightenment teacher who danced for her in heaven. So in the Tang Sect, the only people who know that she is good at dancing and have seen her dance are grandma, Xinjie, Xinye and Xinyu. Xinyu just caught up with it, although she made fun of Lian'er's sword dance like a dancing god, but the flying fairy dance she saw Lian'er was absolutely beautiful. Only Shinno used to accompany her and often admired her dancing.

In the past, unless the Queen Mother spoke on a grand festival, she would dance in public. Now that grandma has spoken, and it's her old man's birthday, it's hard for her to refuse. "I've never been with either of them, so I'm afraid it's hard to get along. Let's ask Shinno for help. ”

Xinye didn't expect Lian'er to point at him. Originally, in the Tang Sect, he and Lian'er were like sisters and brothers, and they were often together. Unexpectedly, he went to the temple with his grandmother to fast for a few days and came back, and things changed, he found that although the third brother did not go out with her, the third brother's eyes were often on Sister Lian. The two of them must have quarreled a few days ago, so Lian'er ignored the third brother, and the two days seemed to be together again. Shinno is a smart man, he guessed it a long time ago. Although he also likes Lian'er, he knows that she has always regarded him as a younger brother. Seeing that she could find her own beloved, not to mention her outstanding third brother, of course he was happy for her. They chose a very special piece of feather dress music and dance, accompanied by a staggered combination of guqin and drums. While preparing, Xinye gritted her teeth and said to her, "Sister, aren't you harming me?" The eldest brother and the third brother still don't eat me?! Lian'er smiled lightly: "When is the Ninth Young Master still afraid?" How did I not know? ”

This music and dance is different from Xinhua, which is known for its gorgeous music, melody and softness. And this kind of music and dance, in addition to the extremely high requirements for the dancer's dancing posture and skills, the most important thing is the rhythm, many times, Xiao Jiu just beats the drum for her, fast or slow, static or moving, the perfect combination of jumping and spinning and rhythm, and sometimes accompanied by a short melodious guqin, soothing and condensing. This kind of music and dance originally originated in the imperial court, and later spread to Jiangnan, where it was extremely popular when the grandmother and the queen mother were still little girls. When Lian'er was in the palace, she reappeared according to the Queen Mother's dictation, and because of her excellent dancing skills, she improved a lot. The Queen Mother admired it very much, and when the old grandmother entered the palace, the sisters asked Lian'er to jump over and relive the old days. Xiao Jiu also saw Lian'er dance for the first time at that time, and later after Lian'er was in Tangmen, he often practiced for her accompaniment. The two worked extremely well together. Xiao Jiu's guqin is no worse than Xintian, just because he is young, when Xinhua and they didn't go out of the cabinet, he was still a child, and now after growing up, the sisters are also surprised to find that Xiao Jiu also has such skills. Drumming and dancing amazed the audience. The most surprising thing is Xintian, he has been pursuing this girl for two years, and he thought he knew her quite well, but only now did he know that she had such a stunt, and her cooperation with Xiao Jiu was so tacit, they should have practiced it repeatedly. He couldn't help but be very discouraged, and he regretted that he had not spent enough time and effort on her.

Of course, there is also Xinjie in his heart, he has seen the butterfly love flower she has put into, but it is a completely different style, there is no accompaniment that day, after all, it doesn't feel so perfect. Today, however, it can be said to be two excellent words. Although he knew that he shouldn't be jealous of the tacit understanding between Lian'er and Xiao Jiu, it still felt weird. The thoughts of these grandchildren couldn't escape Grandma's eyes, she just patted Xinjie's arm gently, Xinjie of course understood what Grandma meant, and could only smile shyly.

This music and dance was quite long, so at the end of the song, Lian'er stood there to breathe and breathe, speechless for a while. The new moon has already rushed over, and in addition to being excited and admired, she wants Lian'er to teach her, but Lian'er can only nod in agreement. The next afternoon, most of the people gathered around to watch the new moon and follow Lian'er to learn the basic drum rhythm of that dance, and Xiao Jiu had to accompany them all the time. At first, only Lian'er danced, the new moon followed, and later added Xinhua, Xinyu, and some girls from some relatives of the Tang family, and some half-grown children, and later several little brothers of the Tang family, guests from all walks of life, all mixed in, everyone followed the drum beat, walked the simplest steps, turned into a group dance, but it was also very lively.

Xinjie always sat silently beside his grandmother, looking at Lian'er's face crimson from exercise, her soft figure and her hair that occasionally swirled and fluttered. He knew that almost all the men present were watching her, and he himself felt the urge to rush over and carry her home and hide her.

"Are you starting to feel sorry for your daughter-in-law?" Grandma started teasing him, "Oh, yes, you haven't turned her into your daughter-in-law yet." ”

Xinjie was embarrassed, but he didn't know how his grandmother could see it.

"Don't be so careful, people can only look at it."

"I didn't, but do you think I made the right choice?"

"Do you doubt yourself or her?"

"No, Grandma, you know she doesn't have martial arts skills, and I can't guarantee that no one will get involved with her in the future, just in case..."

"You should talk to her about it, make it clear to her, and make it her choose. Although many times husbands and wives are birds of the same forest, there are also people who are willing to join hands in adversity. ”

This is where Xinjie is embarrassed, he understands that if he gives the choice to Lian'er, it is very likely that Lian'er will not care about anything else, and follow him without hesitation, he is indeed a little scared, but he really can't let go of her.

"Have you ever seen her sword dance?" Grandma asked him.

"I saw it when I was in Xianyang."

"Although this child didn't practice martial arts when she was a child, you should know if you look at her dancing skills, maybe she has more potential than ordinary people. Her current sword dance may still be a little less popular, but if you have time, given time, and practice well with her, you may soon surpass many people in the rivers and lakes. What may be lacking at that time is the experience of dealing with the enemy. Child, there is no perfect thing, and the key to many things is to ask your own heart and your feelings. The best grandma can arrange for you is this girl, take advantage of it. Xinjie was very touched in his heart, since he was a child, his grandmother and aunt have given him more love than any brother in the family.