、、、、、、、、、、 As time went on, the weather became hotter and hotter, and even though it was early in the morning, it was not much cooler. Sitting in the shade under the porch and looking at the peony seeds in the gauze basket, she was in a good mood, the follicles had turned from crab yellow to brown, the peel was also cracking, the ripening process was completed very well, and she could sow the seeds as soon as the time came.

Sun came over happily and said with a smile: "Cousin Li bought a new house and wants to move, because it is Tanabata again, so people will send a post to invite everyone in the family to go, I heard that there are still many people to go, Danniang, do you want to go?" She has been very irritable lately, because the project in Fangyuan is going well, and the peony doesn't have to run often, and she has to take care of the peony flowers, so she hasn't gone out with the peony for a long time. Now that I have such a good opportunity to travel and travel, I can't wait to have a good life.

Peony's subordinates didn't stop, and said with a smile: "My cousin is moving, and we all have to go to warm the house, how can we not go?" ”

Seeing that although she answered, her mind was all on the work in her hand, so she couldn't help but gently knock her with the handle of the fan, and said with a smile: "Mother asked you to come over." ”

Peony ordered Kuan'er and Shu'er to still put the peony flower seeds in a cool and ventilated place, carefully guarded, and then got up and followed Sun forward.

Mrs. Cen was discussing with the Xue family and the Bai family what gift it would be better to give Li Manniang a warm house, and Zhen, Li and others led a few girls who were already old to discuss what to wear that day. Everyone said it enthusiastically, as if they attached great importance to this warm house banquet.

When Mrs. Cen saw Peony passing, she stretched out her hand and pulled her to sit beside her, and said, "This time your cousin moved, and it just so happened that your cousin-in-law was promoted again, so there will be many people going to the banquet at that time, and I heard that there are many girls from famous families." ”

Speaking of this, Mrs. Cen paused and looked at Peony lovingly: "Most of these people are friends with your cousin and cousin, and your cousin may be ordained in the next year." ”

Since Li Xun is going to be ordained, it is time to start a family. Not long after Princess Ning was buried, the Li family didn't have a chance to do this for Li Xun, and now Li Manniang's husband has been promoted, moved, and Qixi Festival, and it is a good opportunity to invite all possible girls from famous official families to get together, so that Mrs. Cui can choose her daughter-in-law, and it is also convenient for the other party to look at Li Xun and promote a good marriage.

Peony only thought about it briefly and understood the key point. smiled slightly: "I think it will be lively." ”

Mrs. Cen looked at her and said, "We must go." "This moving house is a very prosperous thing, as a relative, and it is usually a good friend, it is impossible not to congratulate. Even if you don't want to face Mrs. Cui's face, you must attend because of Li Manniang's affection. Fortunately, there will be a lot of relatives of the Li family and Li Manniang's family at that time, and there are many businessmen among them, so they don't have to deal with those official women, and they will avoid a lot of embarrassment for Peony.

Peony smiled: "Of course I want to go." What kind of gift is my mother going to give to my cousin? She asked herself if she had the courage and the ability to face this situation.

Seeing Peony's calm expression, Mrs. Cen breathed a sigh of relief slightly, and said with a smile: "What else can there be, our family's old business." ”

Peony rubbed the fan and said with a smile: "Xiangshan again?" ”

Mrs. Cen smiled: "Isn't it? There is nothing else suitable, we can't appreciate calligraphy and painting antiques, and your cousin and cousin-in-law don't like this, so it's better to send something practical. She paused and said, "Your cousin asked Rui Niang, Han Niang, Ah Wen, Ah Chun, and Ah Yan to help her carry the candle on the day of the move." We're going to give them new clothes, and I thought, why don't we all make a set, what do you want? ”

Peony smiled: "I won't do it." I still have a lot of dresses that I haven't worn. Wouldn't it be a waste to do so much. "She's not going to be the main character, and she really has a lot of new dresses in her cage that she hasn't worn.

Mrs. Cen frowned: "Everyone does it, how can you not do it?" You might as well choose a little better, the color is lighter, what do you think? ”

Peony looked back, and several sisters-in-law and nephews all looked at her with blank eyes, for fear that if she insisted on not doing it, she would harm everyone else, so she couldn't help but smile and said, "Then I'll listen to my mother." ”

Mrs. Cen said with satisfaction: "That's right. Seeing that Peony was generous and natural, she felt that her daughter was angry, and her mood improved, so she turned around and scolded a few daughters-in-law and granddaughters: "Do you usually make four seasons clothes for you?" It's just that I'm so angry to do this one by one. ”

Bai Shi hurriedly got up and pinched her shoulders and legs, and said sweetly: "Mother naturally makes us new clothes, and I still have a few good sets that I haven't worn." But this dress is always one less piece, and I usually don't feel it, but I always feel dissatisfied at the critical moment, so I have to take advantage of the big event of my cousin's move. ”

Seeing that Mrs. Cen was in a good mood and intended to praise her, Xue and the others leaned over and talked about being obedient, one could speak better than the other, and each had a sweeter mouth than the other. Zhen is cautious, her two daughters Hui Niang and Yun Niang are getting older, you can consider looking at each other's marriage, you have to take this opportunity to dress up, and also take advantage of the opportunity to get some ornaments or something, and the next sentence or two sentences will go around to the ornaments.

Mrs. Cen originally intended to add some ornaments to each of the women in the family, and the reason why she didn't take the initiative to say it was to wait for them to speak. This announcement pushed the atmosphere in the room to the highest level, and everyone imagined what they would be like for that day, and it was simply extremely exciting.

Not to mention how the women of the He family choose clothes and decorations, and how Mrs. Cen carefully prepares the delicate, generous, and not very outstanding color dresses for Peony, the Li family is also busy here.

Mrs. Cui racked her brains and ran around, hoping to take advantage of Li Manniang's move to wipe out all the good families who might be married to her family, and bring all the school-age daughters of other families to show her, and be sure to pick out a daughter-in-law with good looks and background as much as possible. In order to make Li Xun's appearance better, she had to dress up for Li Xun's good life, and asked someone to block Li Xun at home early in the morning, called someone to tailor it for him, and brought out a lot of stored good materials, and pulled Li Manniang to carefully select there.

Li Xun knew what medicine Mrs. Cui sold in the gourd, even if she was full of dislike, she couldn't resist Mrs. Cui after all, so she had to force her impatience to let people measure herself, and listened to Mrs. Cui excitedly discuss with Li Manniang what material is most suitable for him to wear and what color best suits him. He was originally a person who loved to dress up, but at this time, he felt that it was really annoying to make this dress, so it was better not to do it.

Li Yuan came in from outside, and what he saw at a glance was his wife and sister who were extremely excited, talking non-stop, and there were still people who were still being pushed around by them, pulling the fabric and gesturing on their bodies, with a sullen expression, and two nephews who were sitting on the side watching jokes. He coughed at the moment and said, "Okay, are you okay today?" Why are you still sitting here? ”

Li Xun was overjoyed when he heard this, and secretly said that he was finally relieved, and hurriedly said: "I'm about to leave, and my father is going to the palace on an errand, right?" We're in the same place. ”

Li Yuan happened to have something to say to him, so he nodded immediately: "Let's go." ”

Before Mrs. Cui finished the comparison, she saw her husband pull her son away, and she couldn't help but be full of displeasure, and was about to stop her, Li Manniang gently pulled her and said in a low voice: "Let the eldest brother talk to him." Otherwise, he turned around and ran away that day, where are you going to find someone? ”

Mrs. Cui thought about this for a while, so she paused and said whimsily: "Let's also add something good for ourselves." ”

The two fathers of the Li family walked out of the main house side by side, and the little servants were busy leading the horses to prepare for the trip, Li Yuan walked forward with his hands behind his back, and said lightly: "Still thinking about that?" ”

Li Xun's heart tightened, and then he pretended to smile: "What are you thinking?" ”

Li Yuan glanced at him lightly, and said bluntly: "Thinking about the Danniang of the He family!" ”

Li Xun stubbornly pursed his lips, it shouldn't be, and he didn't answer no.

Li Yuan saw that he really acquiesced as expected, and sighed softly at the moment, and said: "Nine times out of ten, life is not as expected, the eldest husband should have a choice!" He paused for a moment, and said in a heavy tone: "If you are good, you will help the world, and if you are poor, you will be good alone, haven't you always complained about the business?" Don't you think people should look down on businesses? This is not something that can be done overnight, and if you want to change their opinion, it is impossible to do it with your current status! ”

Li Xun was a little upset, of course he knew this, and he also wanted to continue to move up, do better, and one day in the future, let most people calm down and listen to him expound his views and realize his ideals. But couldn't he do it through his own efforts? What to do with him talking about these.

Li Yuanjian'er pursed his lips, his face full of disapproval, knowing what he was thinking, and said at the moment: "You probably think that you can do it with your own talents." But success is not enough with hard work alone, there are a number of opportunities, and it is not given easily, if you can walk five steps and finish it, why should you take ten steps, or even steps? ”

Li Xun said sharply: "Could it be that you also thought about these things when you married your mother?" It's just that you can't marry a woman from a famous family, so you retreat to the second? Although you have had a difficult career in your career, can you say that your mother has not helped you at all over the years? ”

Li Yuan raised his hand to stop Li Xun's rebuttal, and said solemnly: "At this time and that time, my situation at that time is different from your current situation!" I know in my heart how much I've suffered, that's why I don't want you to go again. I admit that Danniang is a good girl, the same age as you, but does she have you in her heart? ”

Li Xun was angry for a while, if it weren't for the opposition of his family, Mrs. Cui went to say those inexplicable words several times, why did he and Peony come to this point?

Li Yuancai didn't have time to care about what Li Xun was thinking, and said to himself: "If she really has you in her heart, she shouldn't be a stumbling block to you, if she wants to be with you, for your good, for your future, she shouldn't be demanding......" He smiled, "You really want to be together, I don't have to allow it, as long as she is willing to take a small step back." ”

Li Xun's face suddenly became hot, as long as Danniang has him in her heart, as long as Danniang is willing to take a step back, that is to say, let Danniang be his side room? He couldn't tell what he was feeling for a while, he was annoyed and distressed, and he had a strong sense of frustration.

Li Yuan saw that his expression had changed significantly, and smiled lightly: "But, is she willing?" Ho Jiaken? "The He family loves peony so much, how can she be willing to be a side room of a person and be angry with the master's mother? Peony was originally the only wife of a big man, but he refused to bear it, and he spent so much effort and suffered so much to make peace with people, how could he be willing to come to the side room of someone like him? It's a joke!

Li Yuan can imagine it, Li Xun can also think of it, he suddenly looked up at his father, blushed and said: "Daddy has something to say, but He'er is straightforward, why bother to beat around like this?" ”

When Li Yuan saw him turn his face, he also turned his face, and snorted coldly: "To tell you the truth, someone from the Qinghe Wu clan will also come this time!" This is a rare opportunity! Others can't ask for it with lanterns! ”

Li Xun desperately suppressed the anger in his heart and said, "I never knew that the Qinghe Wu family also had a relationship with my family!" ”

Li Yuan stared at him and-for-tat: "He didn't have a relationship with us before, but there will be one later!" Speaking of which, this one was mentioned by Concubine Qin in the past. ”

Li Xun's head "buzzed", and he sneered: "I'm afraid it's a concubine from the side, even if she marries, she may not be able to give you what you want." ”

Li Yuan turned a blind eye to his resentment, and said lightly: "Although the five surnamed concubines don't talk much, this one happens to be a good match in all aspects!" Don't worry, people won't necessarily be able to take a fancy to you. I'm just saying hello to you in advance, you have to know what to do. You're twenty-one this year, and you can't put it off any longer. I'm not a man of glory, and I know what's better for you. What's more, you should understand the current situation in our family, there are some things that you and I can't do the Lord. After Li Yuan finished speaking, he flicked the whip, threw down Li Xun and left on his own.

Li Xun stood stunned for a moment, gritted his teeth, and with a fierce whip, his horse galloped, and instantly threw Cangshan and Luoshan behind him far away.

In a blink of an eye, on the day of Qixi Festival, the courtyard of the He family was noisy early in the morning, the adults and children were wearing new clothes, and the women were even more carefully dressed, full of pearls, and the strong fragrance made He Zhizhong couldn't help but sneeze countless times, and laughed at himself: "Although I am used to smelling this fragrance, if it is often like this, I am afraid that my nose will not be used." ”

Peony smiled: "The fragrance of our family is actually elegant enough, but we have many families and different tastes, so it will be like this." Daddy can't stand it once in a while, so why don't we have to gather with so many beauties today, won't we all cover our noses? ”

He Zhizhong said with a smile: "I don't care if you cover your nose or not, I only know that as soon as the fragrant mountain I took today is taken out, I will ask those many people to ask who sold it." Tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, our shop will start to get busy again. ”

Everyone rode horses, rode cars, and dozens of people walked towards Zhaoguofang with laughter. At this moment, it is still early, Li Manniang's new house is surrounded by her own relatives, and there are no outsiders, just waiting for the auspicious time to complete the house ceremony step by step.

Li Manniang wore a crimson skirt, and talked happily with everyone with a happy face, and when she saw everyone from the He family coming, she squeezed over from the crowd and greeted: "It's here, ah, it's not easy to drag the family with you." ”

Mrs. Cen smiled: "There are many children, no way." Then greeted the others with a smile and a smile, and when Mrs. Cui saw this, she also came forward to talk to Mrs. Cen, and looked at the peony seriously by the way.

But seeing that the peony combed a heart-to-heart bun, only two simple and elegant double-strand gold-framed Baodian's hairpins were inserted, wearing a jade-colored dark pattern folded peony silk short skirt with eight long skirts of the same color, and the pine green skirt tied around the waist was carefully embroidered with a few blooming purple peony flowers, draped in a lilac light gauze shawl, and a pair of purple satin shoes under his feet. Her outfit is not outstanding, it is relatively low-key, but the whole person looks elegant and spiritual, with bright eyes and bright teeth, dazzling, full of vitality, which makes people want to ignore it and can't ignore it, and I want to see the second look after the first look.

Mrs. Cui couldn't help but peek at Li Xun, who had been standing in the corner of the street, but saw that although Li Xun didn't come over to greet the He family, she kept looking at Peony with a gloomy face. Mrs. Cui's smile was a little stiff, and she quietly stepped forward to block between the two, if she could, she didn't want Peony to come, but the relationship between the two families, and Li Manniang entered the house, she couldn't stop Peony from coming. All she can do now is try not to let the two of them come into contact with each other, and then hope that the distinguished guests who came to the banquet later can use their anger and pretense to suppress the peony.

Peony didn't deliberately pay attention to Mrs. Cui's small movements and expressions, as soon as she came, she was surrounded by those relatives of the Li family, and kept answering everyone's questions and expressing her gratitude for everyone's concern. Occasionally, when I don't hear a few people who don't speak well, I treat them as if I didn't hear them, and try to maintain a decent smile and a kind tone.

After a while, Li Manniang smiled: "The auspicious time has come!" ”

Peony remembered that moving into the new house was very particular, so she quickly chose an excellent location to stand and look lively.

Mrs. Cui commanded Rui Niang and Han Niang, two virgins, one holding a porcelain pot filled with clear water, one holding a lit candle and standing in the front, He Wen, He Yan, He Chun, a boy holding water, one holding a candle followed closely, Li Xun led the sheep, He Dalang pulled the cow, the two nephews of the Li family carried a long case full of gold and jade artifacts, Erlang and Lang carried a copper kettle full of grain, Li Manniang's eldest son held a sword, the second carried a saddle, and several lined up to follow behind and enter in turn.

Peony thought that this was the end, but the result was not over, and the other two nephews of the Li family carried a box full of colorful silk and followed in, Mrs. Cui and Mrs. Cen hugged a retort full of rice, wheat rice, millet rice, millet rice, carved hu rice and other five kinds of rice followed, and Li Manniang held a bright copper lock on her chest and followed into the door.

Everyone laughed and shouted in unison: "Holding candles and water, leading sheep and dragging cattle, piling up gold utensils, kettles and valleys, and boxes full of silk!" Good luck! After shouting, they entered in turn with a grin, and the ceremony of entering the house was over.

Li Manniang's house is good, very large, and the grass and trees are also flourishing, and after everyone has visited around, they scattered in all directions, and each went to arrange help for the afternoon banquet, leaving only the young girls to sit in the pavilion by the pond in the garden and laugh.

Among the girls, only Peony has been married and divorced, except for Yingniang, Rong Niang and other nieces of their own families, others are actually very curious about Peony, who is not in good health and has no interaction with everyone, relying on Chongxi to survive, and vigorously and divorced.

A group of people gathered the peony in the middle, studied her ornaments, looked at her clothes, then studied her sachets, and were curious about the color of her lipstick. Some people also asked about some things about Peony in Liu's house in an uninteresting way, and asked her why she didn't want to be an official wife and would rather go home? Rong Niang and Ying Niang spoke unhappily to stop them, Peony smiled faintly, and said indifferently: "If you don't agree, you will leave." "Not much else.

Suddenly, there was a burst of laughter not far away, and several brightly dressed girls walked towards the pavilion with a smile, and one of them said loudly: "Sister He, I have a good rest for you!" Come, I've brought some good sisters to show you. "It's the Snow Lady I haven't seen for a long time.

Peony hurriedly got up and stepped forward, and unexpectedly, she saw Qi Yuzhu wearing a red eight-piece Luo skirt, a colored Luo skirt, and a gold and jade dress from several girls.

Seeing the peony, Qi Yuzhu's smile was a little unnatural, and she quickly covered it up, and stepped forward to greet the peony in a gentle tone: "Sister He." ”

Xue Niang said in surprise: "You know each other? A maid behind her was busy gently tugging at her clothes, and she closed her mouth before she realized it.

Peony smiled slightly: "Naturally, I know." Seeing that the other girls were all looking at him, his face was full of confusion, but he just asked directly because of his bad manners. After the left and right, they will inquire in private, and there is no need to hide it if they can't hide it, she said coolly: "Sister Yuzhu used to be a relative of me for a while. ”

Seeing that the women all made a sudden realization, some were slightly disdainful, and some were indifferent, one of them was wearing a double ring and looking at the fairy bun, wearing a garnet red eight long skirts, and the lively and pretty woman looked at the peony and smiled: "I've heard of you." ”

Peony raised her eyebrows and smiled lightly: "Oh? ”

The woman said: "The seventeenth mother of the Wu family in Qinghe is my clan sister, and we often play chess together. I've heard her talk about you, and she said you're good. She introduced herself enthusiastically: "By the way, I'm Nineteen Niang, it's a pleasure to meet you." ”