Lu Jiayue was curious, raised her eyes and quietly looked around.

But she was young, slender, and "surrounded" by all the women, so she couldn't stand on tiptoe.

I couldn't see anything, so I could only go forward with the women.

I don't know how many halls, in and out of a few courtyards, and straight for a cup of tea, I heard the servants and maids of the Suiguo Mansion laughing and shouting, "It's here, it's here." ”

It was originally to the courtyard where Qu Yi lived.

Lu Jiayue looked up, only to see a hanging flower door in front of her, vermilion lacquer columns, the beams on the door rolled up, carved plum orchid bamboo chrysanthemum patterns, painted with color, delicate and gorgeous. Hang a gold silk plaque again, the book "blue heart blue quality".

Qu Yi helped Mrs. Qu to walk in first, and Lu Jiayue followed with all the female dependents, entered the courtyard, and took a look, but couldn't help but be stunned.

I saw that there were many potted chrysanthemums all over the yard, red, yellow, purple and green, with different postures, blooming in the cold wind of winter, more elegant and gorgeous than the autumn frost season.

In addition, the houses in the courtyard are neat and wide, and at a glance, Lu Jiayue thinks that she is in the Ju'an Hall of Old Madam Qu.

Sure enough, Old Madam Qu smiled happily at Qu Yi: "It's getting colder and colder these days, but the chrysanthemums you have here are blooming very well." ”

Qu Yi smiled and said: "This is also carefully cultivated by the gardeners in the house, and it was only put out early this morning, in order to let you see the freshness." ”

"Uh-huh, yes." Old Madam Qu praised her jaw.

The ladies accompanied Mrs. Qu to enjoy the chrysanthemums, and Qu Yi said: "Mother and sister-in-law, as well as two younger siblings, are tired of coming, so it is better to rest in the house first, and come out to enjoy it later." ”

All the ladies and relatives followed Qu Yi into the hall, the hall was as warm as spring, the maids and grandmothers served to take off their cloaks, arrange their clothes, and when they were seated, there were maids who served hot tea and pastries, all kinds of fruit preserves and other snacks.

The hall here was originally spacious, but all the ladies and maids gathered in one place, which inevitably seemed a little crowded. Lu Jiayue looked at those maids coldly, although they came and went in a hurry, they were clever and orderly, and there was no mistake or omission.

Lu Jiayue sat next to Mrs. Qu, picked up the tea bell and drank two sips of hot tea, only to feel that the tea was fragrant and quiet, and her mouth was full of relish, which was far better than the Longjing before the rain that she drank in the past. In his heart, he was guessing what kind of tea it was, and he heard Qu Yi smile in his ears: "This little girl has never seen it-" He said and looked at Meng, "Look at the similarity between this eyebrow and the eldest sister-in-law, isn't it a relative of the eldest sister-in-law's mother's family?" ”

Meng Shi nodded with a smile, "It's my sister's daughter, and her name is Jiayue." ”

Meng Shi said, Lu Jiayue had already put aside the tea bell, stood up and walked forward a few times in front of Qu Yi, with a shallow smile on her lips, saluted solemnly, and said softly: "Jiayue to see Mrs. Gu, Mrs. Gu is fine." ”

In fact, just now at the side door, Qu Yi had already noticed Lu Jiayue in the crowd, but it was too crowded to speak, so he sat down quietly and took a closer look at her, but she was a very good-looking little girl.

"You're welcome," Qu Yi helped Lu Jiayue up, then took her and sat down beside her, looking at her with a smile, "It's a beautiful embryo, it's more than ten years this year?" ”

Lu Jiayue only felt that Qu Yi's hands were warm and soft, and the smile on her face was calm and peaceful, which made her originally somewhat nervous mood calm down suddenly.

Listening to Qu Yi praise her again, she felt shy, and lowered her head slightly, "Mrs. Hui, I am thirteen years old this year." ”

Qu Yi nodded, but his eyes did not leave her, "It's still young, in another year or two, it will grow a little longer, and it should be more beautiful." ”

"Don't blame Mrs. Gu for praising our sister-in-law's niece and daughter, the old lady also loves this child as if she loves something." The fourth lady on the side, Fang Shi, knocked on the melon seeds and said with a casual smile.

When Mrs. Qu heard this, she also smiled and said, "I also told them the same, none of these people in our family are as good as the moon girl." ”

Lu Jiayue became more and more embarrassed, and her cheeks turned red.

Mrs. Qu likes to see the shy appearance of the girl's family the most, which is really cute, so she smiled again: "This little girl, she blushes when she praises her twice, if I ask Mrs. Gu to choose a good family for you, what should you do?" ”

As soon as she heard this, Lu Jiayue was so ashamed that her ears turned red, and she just wanted to find a corner to hide immediately.

Meng Shi knew that Lu Jiayue was young and had never heard such words, so he couldn't deal with it, so he smiled and broke the siege: "The old lady is kind, I took the lead on behalf of the girl, but she is still young, and it is not too late to pick someone in a year or two." ”

Old Madam Qu nodded, and said with a faint smile: "It's not too small, you can also plan to get up for her." ”

Qu Yi touched Lu Jiayue's hot cheeks with a smile, "I also liked this child very much when I saw it, since my mother has spoken, I will take this matter to heart." ”

Qu Yigui is the younger sister-in-law of the Empress of the Middle Palace, and she is naturally quite well-connected among the official eunuchs and daughters in Kyoto City, and it must be safe for her to come forward to choose someone for Lu Jiayue.

Thinking so, Meng Shi also acquiesced to Old Madam Qu's words in his heart.

When Qu Yi was talking, Mrs. Qu's eyes turned on Lu Jiayue, her eyebrows moved, and she said to Qu Yi again: "Speaking of family affairs, there is no good news for Uncle Guo?" ”

"No," Qu Yi frowned slightly when he heard this, "I only go in and out of the yamen and the palace in the guard house every day, and I do errands for the saint wholeheartedly, but I don't pay attention to my marriage at all." ”

The uncle in Mrs. Qu's mouth is Qu Yi's uncle, and now the son of Suiguo - Ding Can.

Suiguo Gong and his wife have a daughter and two sons, the eldest daughter is the queen of the middle palace, and has a prince, who has been made the crown prince by the saint many years ago. The eldest son is named Ding Yan, the former son of Suiguo, Qu Yi's husband, and the two have a son Ding Rui and a daughter Ding Yu.

Because the Suiguo Mansion was originally a family of military generals, and the military power was in charge for generations, a few years ago, the Tatars invaded the border of the Yan Dynasty, and the prince drove the royal expedition on behalf of the saint, and Ding Yan led the troops to escort the battle.

After Ding Yan's death, Ding Can, the second son of the Suiguo Duke and his wife, inherited the title of the prince of Suiguo, and because he was the queen's brother, everyone called him the uncle of the country.

After hearing what Qu Yi said, Meng said: "Although Uncle Laiguo is Song'er's elder, the relationship between the two is very good, and they often come and go. But he's two or three years older than Song'er, and now he's always twenty-six or seventeen, right? Isn't he in a hurry himself? ”

"Not only is there no hurry, but there is even one in the room—" Speaking of this, Qu Yi paused, with a somewhat unspeakable look, "There is not even a person who is close to you." ”

Several ladies understood the meaning of Qu Yi's words, and they couldn't help but be surprised.

A man in his twenties, when he was just strong, didn't marry a wife and take a concubine, and there was not even a maid in the room...

Could it be that there is some hidden disease that is inconvenient to talk about and people know?