Mama Wen was stunned, looking at the two sisters who were about the same height, equally playful and cute, dignified and noble, they couldn't speak for a while, but their eyes involuntarily fell on Qingyan's body, and she always felt that her body had a calm and calm that did not match her age.

"Lian'er, don't be naughty, Mama, this is my eldest daughter Qinglian, this is Qingyan." Jiang Yingyue nodded the former's forehead and said very dotingly.

Qinglian and Qingyan looked at each other and smiled, and sat back in their places. At the same time, Yi Han had already walked in with a calligraphy and painting.

"This is a calligraphy and painting I just made not long ago, please take it back! And thank you on my behalf for their love of me! She took it with her own hands, walked in front of Mama Wen, and put it in the latter's hand.

"Yes! Thank you for the reward! ”

"What do you say about rewarding or not? A few days ago, I had the pleasure of meeting Master Zhou, and his profound knowledge is really admirable, so it can be seen that his children must also be extraordinary, and it is my honor to be appreciated by several people! ”

Hearing this, Mama Wen's eyebrows curled, she stood up and saluted, and then walked out of Changyue Garden accompanied by Du Ruo, and went back to the house to resume her life.

Summer Palace

The old lady sat on the warm couch, her serious expression was unfathomable, her vicissitudes of life suppressed anger in her eyes, and Mama Gu beside her lowered her head slightly, her mouth was pursed into a line, and the beads of sweat on her forehead flashed, but she didn't dare to raise her hand to wipe it.

"Grandmother—"

Qinglong's voice came from far and near, and the moment the figure appeared in sight, she had already fallen into her arms, and then raised her head and looked at it with a smile.

"Grandmother, I heard that someone from the Zhizhou Mansion invited us to come over, but is it true?" She said expectantly, her eyes sparkling and shining.

Mama Gu's body trembled slightly, and she subconsciously glanced at the old lady, and then her head hung lower, her hands were clasped in front of her, and she inadvertently moved a small step back.

"Who did you listen to?" A stiff arc tugged at her serious expression.

"It's spread all over the house! It is said that the governor sent two people, one to see his grandfather, and the other to see you. And he drilled into his bosom, and his joy was palpable.

The old lady looked at her granddaughter's expectant look and couldn't bear to disappoint her, but the governor only invited a four-room family, not to mention herself, even the Hou Ye was not invited.

"Long'er, don't listen to people's nonsense!" She stroked her head and spoke softly.

"How can it be nonsense? When I came just now, I saw Du Ruo send someone away, I asked the next person, and said that the person was Mama Wen in the Zhizhou Mansion, the most powerful person around Mrs. Zhou! ”

"Long'er, you also said that Du Ruo sent it away, who is Du Ruo?" She suppressed her anger, her embarrassment, and her distress for her granddaughter, and said calmly.

"Grandmother is saying that they only invited the fourth uncle's family?" She was startled, then jerked free from her arms and spoke unwillingly.

The old lady didn't expect her to be like this, her body couldn't help but tremble, such a rude behavior made her even more angry, but seeing her sad eyes, she finally endured it: "Yes! ”

"Why?" She gritted her teeth.

"Long'er—"

"Grandmother, this is the Hou Mansion, not the world of his four rooms!"

"Long'er, it's okay not to be a guest, just stay at home with your grandmother!" The old lady suddenly softened when she saw her crying appearance.

"Nope! I don't want to, I was born in the Hou Mansion, and I am the honorable third lady of the Hou Mansion. Although the fourth uncle is an elder, he does not seek to be motivated, and the fourth uncle and mother are the daughter of an unsightly merchant, why can their family bypass the Hou Mansion and interact with the official family? The hysterical voice rang out, and the young man who had just entered froze in place.

"Long'er, you heard grandmother say-"

"I don't want it! I don't want to be a merchant's daughter all my life, I don't want to be a businesswoman like my fourth uncle, who is looked down upon even if she marries—" She said, turned around and ran out crying, and as soon as she went out, she saw her father Qing Changfu standing outside the door, the smell of wealth and copper all over her body, and the depression on her face made her heart shake, and all the grievances were unwilling to be magnified at this moment, and then she didn't even do the salute, and ran away.

He looked at his daughter's distant figure, thinking of her disdain for the merchant between the words, and turned around in pain and silence: "Qingwei, make arrangements, I want to see him!" ”

"Yes!"

Three days later, in the early morning, Qing Changgui and Jiang Yingyue went out with Qinglian, Qingyan, Qingnuan, and Qing Xuancheng, and went straight to the Zhizhou Mansion.

"Yan'er, leave Ling Shan with your eldest sister, what should you do?" As long as Qinglian thought of this, she felt uneasy, and discussed it with the Zhou Mansion with her intentions, maybe she could bring Qingyue with her, so that there was no need to separate Ling Shan, so that there would be no security here.

"Don't worry! Isn't there still Qingping guarding me in the dark? Moreover, this is to go to the governor's capital, which must be extremely safe. ”

"Why didn't the second sister bring the eldest sister and sister Yun with you? In this way, they can come out to play, and Ling Shan doesn't have to be left behind. Qing Nuan blinked in bewilderment.

"The eldest sister has already been engaged, and it is not suitable for going out for walking, and she is about to become the crown princess, and her every move will make people think a lot, so the best way is to stay at home and concentrate on embroidering the dowry."

"Isn't that boring?" Qing Xuan took over the words.

"How can it be boring? The eldest sister is about to get married, or to marry the prince, it's too late to be happy! Qinglian scratched his nose and smiled softly.

Outside the car, in the private room on the second floor of the Drunken Immortal Building, Qing Changfu looked at the four carriages outside the window and waved his hand to Qingwei beside him, who immediately walked out of the door, while he pulled the corners of his mouth and slowly closed the window, isolating all the hustle and bustle of the outside world.

The carriage has been marching into the second gate of the Zhou Mansion, Fang stopped, Jiang Yingyue, Qingyan and others walked out of the car one after another, and saw Mama Wen standing there with a smile, and in front of her was a graceful woman standing there, wearing a blue plum blossom dress, covered with a lotus cloak with blue water, holding a peony bun, eyebrows without painting, and lips without dotting but red. When he saw a few people, he hurried up to meet them.

"I've seen Madame!" Jiang Yingyue took Qinglian, Qingyan and others to bow down.

"Hurry up!" Mrs. Zhou pulled her up and looked at her from top to bottom, with a blue dress, holding a flowing cloud bun, her skin was better than snow, and her body was light, although she was born in a merchant, she was full of beauty and refinement: "I saw you today to know what rumors are not credible!" ”

Jiang Yingyue was surprised, she didn't expect that the two would say such things when they met for the first time, the so-called rumors, she had heard of them herself, it was nothing more than a copper smell, and she couldn't give birth to an heir, she had a beautiful face and a strong family background.

"Mrs. Zhou laughed, although the rumors are not credible, there is also the truth, the concubine is indeed the daughter of a merchant, although she is married, she is still doing some small business!"

"Look at what you're saying! Just ask which woman is married, but if she has some ability, she will start some small business on her own and earn some rouge gouache money for herself, so you must not take these to heart. As she spoke, she took Jiang Yingyue's hand and walked towards the flower hall in the inner courtyard.

"That's what Madame said! It's the concubine who is lonely and unheard. ”

"Where is that? It's just that you think too much, and most people in the world are prejudiced against merchants. These are your daughters, right? It's all good, you can teach your daughter. Her gaze wandered between Qinglian, Qingyan, and Qingnuan, and she glanced at Qing Xuancheng, paused for a moment and skimmed it.

"Madame is wrong! However, the only thing that the concubine is proud of is that she has these three daughters and this son. She didn't move, but she pulled Brother Cheng closer, her eyes full of pity.

"Son? It's "she was surprised, it wasn't that she hadn't seen him before, she only heard that this son was born to an aunt, that is, the concubine, and thought that taking him out was forced by pressure, so she still thought that the concubine was embarrassed, if it was a good one, let her son take it well in the future, don't go the wrong way, but now I look at it, but it seems to be completely different from what I thought.

"Well, although he was born to my aunt in the family, he is recorded in my name, and he is a sister-in-law, and he has not left me half a step since he was born, and there is no difference between parents and children! Brother Cheng, I've gone to see Mrs. Zhou! ”

"Xuan Cheng has seen Mrs. Zhou!" Although he is young and has never studied, he shows his generosity and decency when he raises his hand and feet, which shows that he has indeed been valued in the house.

"Qinglian—"

"Qingyan—"

"Qing Nuan—"

"I've seen Madame, please say hello to Madame!"

The three sisters stepped forward at the same time and formally saluted Qing Xuancheng behind him; This scene once again surprised Mrs. Zhou, the current Celestial Empire, although because of the existence of Yanyou Academy, the women in this world have received a certain amount of respect, but they are still men and women are inferior, and all men are standing in front of women at home.

But if this man is a concubine, then whether it is a poor family or a rich official family, the status is all after the concubine, even if it is born to the aunt and recorded in the name of the head of the house, it is also inferior, but now the scene in front of him has impressed Mrs. Zhou, Jiang Yingyue's love for him, the respect and doting of the three sisters for him, no matter which one is not false, it is true that he has something to do with not being able to give birth to an heir, but if he is not really loved, he will never be able to do this, it can be seen that her heart is good, and her person is warm, Compared to the women of those eunuchs, they are really many times stronger. It can be seen that the merchant's home can also walk out of everyone's ladies, and the heroines among women.

"Madam, the two young ladies and the young master will be here soon." The little maid outside the hall hurriedly ran in, leaned over and said.

"Then let's"

"Mother-"

She was about to tell them to come in when she heard the anxious calls of her two daughters and the sound of running.

"What are you two anxious about? Talent has just arrived! And then there was the son's voice that was not composing for his age.

"I'm going to see you guys!" Mrs. Zhou waved her hand, telling Qinglian, Qingyan and the others to hurry up, and then smiled helplessly at Jiang Yingyue and couldn't hide her doting smile for her children.

"You're not in a hurry, what are you doing now? I don't know who was obsessed with the calligraphy and painting of the county gentleman! ”

Jiang Yingyue was just about to say something, and the voice of a young girl came from outside the hall again, and then she saw two flower season girls rushing in like a wind, and then looked at Qinglian and Qingyan's eyes shining.

"It's all said that people just arrived, and they won't run!" Immediately, a young man who looked somewhat similar to Lord Zhou walked in, the difference was that his eyes were on Qing Nuan, who was secretly picking up the osmanthus chestnut cake and putting it to his mouth.