The Anping clan is naturally simpler than the Cui Mansion in Boling City, but the clan has already prepared a wide courtyard for the long house, Cui Cheng and his wife, Cui Lin and his wife, Cui Yi and Cui Ning have their own courtyards, although they are not as exquisite as those in Boling Mansion, but they are also sparse flowers and trees, simple and elegant.

Cui Lin and Gu Mingzhu naturally didn't feel anything bad, after the New Year, they were about to leave for Luoyang, and now they were just living in the clan.

The eldest lady still has no leisure, not only has to help the old lady with the New Year's sacrifice, but also has to start preparing for Cui Yi's marriage.

An edict has been issued in the palace, the marriage between Cui Yi and Princess Anping is just after the New Year, this is the marriage between the royal family and the Cui family, and it is the princess who marries into the door, so the Cui family naturally has to prepare a rich dowry.

Busy to the twenty-third of the lunar month, the eldest lady took the long room up and down to worship the god of the stove, and prepared the god of the stove banquet to be lively together, several side branches of the clan have sent the New Year's gifts, Zhuangzi is to pay tribute to the game and the year, the treasury is full, everyone can't help but look at the list of strangeness, but the Cui Mansion is divided, moved back to Anping Xiao Suo to go to most of it.

It was the first time for the old lady to follow the long house for the New Year, and it was rare for the eldest lady to help her take care of things clearly, and she sat and talked with Gu Mingzhu and Cui Ning's sister-in-law.

There are animal head copper stoves in the four corners of the hugging building, and there is a prosperous charcoal fire burning in it, and on the couch of the white fox coat, the old lady half leans on the table, and points to a few open large makeup boxes on the table with a smile: "...... That pair of pigeon blood red step shake was my favorite when I married into the Cui family, at that time it was your great-grandmother who invited a craftsman from Suzhou to give me a dowry, and now I still look good-looking, but it's a pity that I'm old, but I can't be as fancy as you anymore. ”

She asked Mama to pick out the pair of step shakes, compared them on Gu Mingzhu's head, nodded again and again and smiled: "Sure enough, it is still Wulang's daughter-in-law who is wearing it properly, and her appearance is good, this pair of step shakes is just right, and it is just right for you." ”

Gu Mingzhu hurriedly got up and said: "This is the old lady's beloved thing, and it is a marriage, how can I ......?"

Mrs. Cui belched: "This good flower has to be matched with a beauty, and the jewelry should naturally be used by the right person, and it will be thrown into the makeup box to fall into the dust if it is placed here, and it will be given to you, just continue, otherwise I won't like it." ”

Gu Mingzhu saw that the old lady looked serious, and didn't dare to refuse, so she had to thank her and accept it, but she was still stopped by the old lady Cui.

She turned out a pair of white jade carved grass arms from the makeup box, which was also a good jade, without the slightest flaw, and personally put it on Cui Ning's hand, smiling and looking left and right: "It looks good, I was also thin and white when I was young, but now I can't look at it." ”

Cui Ning also couldn't refuse, and thanked the old lady for accepting it.

The old lady had to turn over the cage, but was persuaded by Gu Mingzhu and Cui Ningqi, Gu Mingzhu smiled and said: "We have never seen the good things in your here, and we will point to the old lady to reward one or two in the future, where can we give it at one time, so that we can think about it many times." ”

Old Madam Cui smiled even more from ear to ear: "Look, this is something to remember, you just have to think, I still have a lot of good things here." ”

The three of them were talking and laughing, and they didn't even feel the chill of counting nine outside, they only felt full of joy.

It's just that there is something disappointing, and the little maid hurriedly comes in and bows: "The second lady, the third lady and the third young lady have returned to the clan." ”

The people in the second room are coming?

The smile of the old lady stopped for a while, and they didn't understand, they only returned to the clan from Boling some time ago, the second room was left in Boling Mansion for the New Year, and the long room was in Anping for the New Year, all of which were properly arranged.

Something must have happened again.

The old lady's face paled, and she instructed the maidservant to invite the second lady and the third lady to come in, and the grandmothers here also put away the makeup box with knowledge and interest, Gu Mingzhu and Cui Ning were about to get up and say goodbye, but they were called by the old lady: "This is Anping, it is the place of the long house, you are the masters, there is no reason to give them a place, just sit down and see it." ”

Gu Mingzhu and Cui Ning had no choice but to stay, but they were also puzzled, and they didn't know what was going on in the second room.

The second lady came in a hurry, strode into the door, and called: "Old lady." ”

When I got to the front, I saw Gu Mingzhu and Cui Ning were also there, and her expression was very embarrassed, so she could only pull the corners of her mouth and smile, saluted the old lady, and called the maidservant to support Gu Mingzhu, who was about to salute her: "You have a body, this is the top priority, it's almost a lot of courtesy." ”

Cui Ning, Cui Wei and Zheng Yuan saw each other, and quietly retreated to Gu Mingzhu's side and sat down, and the second lady also sat down on the couch brought by the maidservant.

Seeing the old lady, the second lady clearly had something to say, and her expression was also anxious, but Gu Mingzhu and Cui Ning were there, so she couldn't say anything, so she could only smile and greet: "The old lady is okay, but is she still used to returning to the clan?" I'll let the old lady take care of the courtyard in the house over there, if you are not used to living here, let's go back to the house. ”

The old lady looked at her with a faint expression, looking at her polite appearance, but her heart was cold, if she really cared about the old lady, she could have sent someone to greet her after returning to Anping for so long, Boling was only two hours away from Anping, but at this time, she only said a few polite words when something came to the door, how could she really care.

However, the old lady was already discouraged by the second room, so she said indifferently: "I also lived in Anping for a lot of time in the old years, there is nothing unaccustomed, your sister-in-law and a few of them are also dedicated, I am leisurely, you don't have to bother." ”

The second lady is now full of Cui Wei's affairs, so she didn't hear the old lady's words, and then said: "That's good, I came today for San Lang's business, and I want to ask the old lady to be the master." ”

It's just that she didn't continue, but looked at Gu Mingzhu and Cui Ning.

The old lady frowned, Cui Wei's matter, could it be that there is something going on in San Lang's room?

She couldn't help but look at Cui Wei and Zheng Yuan, only to see that Cui Wei's usually thick face was full of gloom, and she didn't look at Zheng Yuan sitting beside him coldly, but Zheng Yuan had a pair of red and swollen eyes at this time, her sallow face was powdery, and she didn't even see the hairpin ring on her head.

It seems that it is true that something is happening again.

The old lady couldn't help but get bored in her heart, who married a daughter-in-law didn't want An Ansheng to live, but after Zheng Yuan entered the door, the second room was all kinds of tosses, and everything that was difficult to say happened, which was really hard to prevent.

Since it was for this, she couldn't keep Gu Mingzhu's aunt and sister-in-law here to listen, so she turned her head and smiled with Gu Mingzhu and Cui Ning: "Your second aunt and mother are in a hurry, and they haven't delivered the news, but I'm afraid that your aunt will not be busy arranging the banquet for a while, you can go over and take a look, and you can also help her keep an eye on it." ”

Gu Mingzhu was originally reluctant to pay attention to Zheng Yuan's affairs, but when she heard this, she breathed a sigh of relief, and smiled and helped the handmaid's hand to get up: "Yes." ”

Cui Ning also retreated with her, leaving Baoxia to the anxious second lady and a few of them.