Wei Mengying replied to her daughter very affirmatively: "The prince even showed me the recital of inviting the prince to be sealed, can there be a fake?" ”

And he said, "He will be on the table after the beginning of the year." ”

"Then Yun'er will follow you?" Although it is true or false, you can know after the beginning of the year, Wei Mengying has no need to lie, but Song Yixiao still feels that something is wrong, and she has the impression that her mother is not a person to be sent away!

Her mind raced, and she said tentatively, "But I don't know if the prince has any arrangements?" ”

"Yun'er can only rely on himself to fight for strength in the future, and see if he can make a name for himself!" Wei Mengying glanced at her lightly and said, "As for me, haven't you always thought that Lu Guanlun was generous?" My stepmother is also a mother, and I expect him to provide for me in old age, it's not unreasonable, right? ”

Song Yi smiled and hurriedly smiled: "I didn't mean that - although I think Lu San Gongzi is generous, you are my own mother!" I just thought, this was quite sudden! ”

"That's because you still don't know your mother and me!" Wei Mengying sneered and said slowly, "It's also that you were too young back then, so you don't remember when I left the Song family?" Since I entered the Song family, I don't know how many times I've fought with that old thing from Pang Zi! I didn't pay much attention to her until seven or eight years ago, and as for why, I think you should be able to think of it now? ”

Of course Song Yixiao wants to get it!

Wei Mengying reconciled with Song Yuan seven years ago!

"What do you think I'm doing? I want to learn from your mother-in-law, but unfortunately not as good as her! Seeing her daughter's shocked eyes, Wei Mengying snorted, "Besides, there are only a few more noble identities than princesses in this world, I still have self-knowledge!" ”

She flicked the bracelet on her wrist and said lightly, "When there is hope for things, it is natural to fight for it by any means!" But if there is no hope, I am not a person who drags mud and water for my mother! Otherwise, this Hengshan Wangfu will not be my master, and you may not be able to marry Jian Xubai! ”

Song Yixiao didn't know what to do with her for a while, she was silent for a while, and then listened to Wei Mengying say: "The prince personally promised that Lu Guanlun's wife must be nodded before I can enter the door." I really want Yuan Xuecao to be my daughter-in-law, if you still treat me as your mother-in-law, don't be nosy! ”

After a pause, "I didn't expect you to help me for a long time!" ”

"......" Hearing the obvious depression in her tone, Song Yixiao's heart was also sour, and she struggled for a long time before she whispered, "I just hope that you and Sister Yuan are okay." ”

Wei Mengying sneered when she heard this, ignored her anymore, and only ordered left and right: "It's almost time, go to the old family's yard to pick up people!" ”

After a while, the three brothers and sisters of Lu Guanyun were picked up, and they saw Song Yixiao - the two younger sisters in the back were too young, so they could only be hugged to the front to tease the meeting, and then they were carried back to the room by the nurse to rest.

Lu Guanyun was surprised and delighted, pestering his half-sister to ask questions, chattering endlessly, and finally asked: "Can I go to my sister's place in two days?" It's so boring to stay at home all the time! No one to play with me! ”

Song Yixiao wanted to agree to him, but Wei Mengying rolled her eyelids and said, "It's over the New Year, and you are five years old!" Even if you are not serious and enlightened, this heart should be collected! Otherwise, what will you do now that your father is raising you? ”

Seeing his younger brother's dejected appearance, Song Yi couldn't bear to smile and interceded: "Mother, in the first month of the year, let him go to my place to play for a day or two, shouldn't he delay much homework?" ”

"Your girl's future is nothing more than getting married!" Wei Mengying glanced at her mockingly, and said unhurriedly, "The glory and wealth of their boys, if they can't inherit their ancestors, they have to rely on themselves bit by bit!" You will get used to him, and you won't have the heart to go to school when you play wild in the future, and you will raise him in the future? Did you ask your husband if he would like it?! ”

Song Yixiao, who said this, was speechless, and could only turn his eyes away from his younger brother's expectant eyes and pretend to be confused.

In this case, although Wei Mengying left her for lunch, she was naturally extremely embarrassed.

finally said goodbye, but they had to go to the Song Mansion again to answer the ceremony - simply this time they were not unlucky: the Lu family was infected with a cold two days ago, so they couldn't show up.

Song Yuan is said to have to take care of his wife, and he can't get out.

The husband and wife stood outside the gate for a long time adhering to the principle of "not disturbing grandmother", and finally Zhang Cuiniang took Song Yibao out and kowtowed to them, took the gift and the New Year's money, and gave them the New Year's money prepared by Mrs. Pang and Song Yuan and his wife - As for the real origin of this New Year's money, Song Yixiao didn't have to think about it to know that it must have been prepared by the stepmother alone - the two sisters said a few words casually, and Song Yixiao excused herself with the excuse "It's windy here, sister, go in, don't catch a cold", implying that this New Year's greeting is over.

When they returned to the Yanguo Mansion, it was not yet completely dark, so the two of them took a bath to wash away the fatigue of a day's travel, and then asked someone to take a meal.

According to the rules at this time, the first day of the first month of the first month worships the year of the family, and the second day of the first month, the Yue family, from the third day of the first month, is the movement between other relatives and friends, superiors and subordinates.

That is to say, from tomorrow, the Yanguo Mansion will also receive New Year's guests.

Of course, Jian Xubai himself had to go to the East Palace and the house of the military department.

"We're going to go separately from tomorrow, you stay at home and receive the subordinates who come to the door on my behalf." After dinner, the servant presented tea, and after the two of them rinsed their mouths, they said simply, "I will leave Ji Su behind, and if they come to the door by themselves, let Ji Su receive them; If you bring a female dependent, you can help perfunctory - as for other relatives, when the eldest sister sets a time, she will send someone to tell you, and then you will go together! ”

Song Yixiao wrote them down one by one, dismissed them with a look, put down the tea bowl, and said, "Today, in front of me, my mother asked Sister Yuan if she was willing to marry Lu Sangongzi." ”

Jian Xubai was slightly surprised when he heard this, but he quickly didn't care and said: "That girl's future, Xuepei has her own worries, so we don't have to be nosy, so as not to dislike my mother-in-law!" ”

Hearing the confidence in Yuan Xuepei in his tone, Song Yixiao had to swallow all the words she had originally planned, only secretly thinking that if she was free in the future, she would have to communicate with Yuan Xuecao often, and once she found out that something was wrong—anyway, she would never want Wei Chan's experience to happen again!

Because it was not yet time to be free, and because the husband and wife had their own concerns, the two didn't say anything that night and settled directly.

Early the next morning, Jian Xubai got up and dressed first as usual, and then woke his wife up.

The two of them freshened up, had breakfast, Jian Xubai went out with the gifts that had been prepared a long time ago, and Song Yixiao, who stayed at home on his behalf, ushered in the first batch of visitors not long after—it was several of Jian Xubai's subordinates who came together.

Due to the difference between men and women, these people had their own Ji Su to greet them in the front yard, but the female dependents who came with them had to go to the back hall to see Song Yixiao, and two female dependents also brought their young children with them.

After Song Yixiao accepted the salute, she called out with a pleasant face, ordered someone to watch the tea on the seat, and asked the children to take the tea fruit box - after some entertainment, everyone began to greet you and me, and then took turns to find the topic, talked about it until noon, and naturally left them for dinner, and then saw that no one else came again, and there was nothing else, so she also served tea to the guests.

After the guests left, Song Yixiao unloaded most of the dignified shelves, showed a tired look, and asked someone to prepare a bath.

When she soaked in the shoulder-high bathtub and closed her eyes to recuperate, Jin Xun came in to pinch her shoulder, and told by the way: "Liao, the wife of Ming Yuanwai, fell behind when she left, and stuffed two silver collars for Sister Qiaoqin, and asked about your birthday and preferences!" ”

"What did Qiao Qin say?" Song Yixiao was not surprised when he heard this, and still asked with his eyes closed.

This Ming member is a member of the military department, and he is a simple and humble deputy. The so-called wife is honored by her husband, in this group of people who came today, although the Liao family did not take the lead, it can be seen that the status is also relatively high.

Jin Xun said: "Sister Qiaoqin told her about your birthday, as for preferences, Sister Qiaoqin said that although you are good at piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, you have never been very popular." ”

"She can talk!" Song Yi couldn't help but smile, "This is not the time to ask for gifts from others, not only to be expensive, but not to be vulgar?" ”

Jin Xun smiled and said, "The vulgar and cheesy things are not worthy of you!" ”

These are all courtesies and exchanges that have become tacit understanding in the officialdom for many years, and Song Yixiao did not intend to persuade her husband to be unique and be the enemy of the world, and asked Liao and others that their words and deeds were within common sense, so they didn't care.

She sorted out the experience, and when her husband came back in the evening, she roughly described it, and after listening to it simply, she bowed her head: "I will take a leave on the ninth day of the second month, and I will give you a lively and lively house in the house!" ”

Song Yixiao's birthday is the ninth day of February.

"In my opinion, it's better for you not to take leave!" Song Yi smiled and reminded, "At that time, the people who came to congratulate me must be female dependents, if you are present, how can they give me a birthday greeting?" On the contrary, it can't be lively! ”

"By April 13th, you need to come back early for the banquet so that you can be congratulated by the guests!" ”

Now that the first month has only begun, there is still some time in February and March, and Jian Xubai does not argue with her, but only asks: "Can the eldest sister or second brother send someone to talk about going to a relative's house today?" ”

Seeing Song Yi shaking his head with a smile, he said, "Then I'll go to the homes of a few colleagues at the same level tomorrow, you stay at home, and it is estimated that some colleagues will come to our house!" ”

In fact, among the people who came to greet them today, there are also one or two who are also five-rank officials - so the Liao family can't take the lead - after all, even if Jian Xubai is not a knighthood, he is also the best in the five-rank in terms of official position alone.

If an official at the same level does not have a backstage, it is a potential rule to take the initiative to visit the door, and it is not very flattering.

However, the imperial capital is at the feet of the Son of Heaven, and although Jian Xubai is also considered a high and powerful position among the five-rank officials, he is not unique in the end. What's more, he is young and his career days are shallow, so he still has to maintain respect for some seniors.

The next day, the husband and wife went their separate ways again - on this day, after Song Yixiao sent off the guests, the county lord of Qingjiang sent someone over: "The county lord plans to go to Qiu Shangshu's house to pay New Year's greetings the day after tomorrow, and send slaves and maids to ask the grandfather and Mrs. if they are going together?" ”

Song Yi smiled and remembered the sentence "It's not a family, you don't enter a family", and she almost forgot it in her busyness: both husband and wife have a bad father, and although she still has a bad grandmother, Jian Xubai also has a bad cousin!

She told the person sent by her sister-in-law: "Naturally, go with the eldest sister!" ”

The willow-like eyebrows couldn't help frowning slightly: I've been pinching again and again in the court, and I don't know what this hob cousin will do to them when I get to Qiu Mansion?