Shui Lian hurriedly smiled: "I originally wanted to tell the girl later, Erlang and I have really discussed this matter once or twice, what Erlang means, his hand ...... If you can't use knives and guns, this martial arts will not work. ”

"Well, Brother Shui is not bad at writing, and he is fine, and it will not be bad to enter the Sixth Department or be a magistrate, even if this is the case, you go back and discuss with Brother Shuisheng, start from the local area little by little, or start from the Sixth Department as a small official." This was expected by Li Xiaoyi, Shui Lian nodded hurriedly, looked at Li Xiaoqi and asked, "Second brother said, do you want to take Sister Tong to Huainan Road?" ”

"That was what was planned in the past, and now ...... Things have changed, let's talk about it after the holidays. Li Xiaoqi smiled vaguely, Shui Lian reacted immediately, and hurriedly pursed her lips and smiled: "I'm also dizzy, but no, the emperor is not in good health, and he will be in a while...... Who knows, by the way, Guo Sanniang pointed out that she was married to the prince, and today when her mother came to deliver steamed cakes, she also talked about it, and she was worried about the weight of the makeup, light, it was a holy decree and a reward, I was afraid of being disrespectful, it was heavy, in the end, there was Princess Ning on the other side, so accepting people, it was the most annoying. ”

There was a hint of trouble in Shuilian's words, Li Xiaoqi thought about it and smiled: "This prince has been a concubine in the past, there should be a rule in the house, right?" It's best to follow the rules, and you can't go wrong. Shui Lian nodded clearly: "I know, I'll send someone back to mention it to my mother later, this matter ...... Now the momentum outside is very loud, Ning Wangfu has not accepted anyone for so many years, this trip is a holy decree and a generous reward, I heard that the gold and jade will be rewarded two or three pairs, the prince and the concubine have decreed that they have been married, and there have been generous rewards, but this is a holy decree and a generous reward, but there has never been a precedent, that mansion ...... There is only one county lord, and Princess Ning is well-known and virtuous. Shui Lian's words were fragmented, but the meaning of the words was very clear, Li Xiaoqi listened carefully, picked up the cup, slowly drank a few sips of tea, and after a while, he put down the cup, looked at Shui Lian, and said with a flat smile: "Everyone has their own fate, if they are in line with the fate, this is her blessing, and it is also the blessing of the Guo family, after all, it is the emperor's grace." ”

"I heard that I gave platinum taels by decree, which is an example of the prince's concubine." Shuilian said in a low voice: "I don't know if I won't be able to knock on the door tomorrow, and everyone in Beiping will be staring at it." Li Xiaoqi was silent for a moment, looked up at Shui Lian and said in a low voice: "The emperor is not in good health, Brother Shuisheng's hand injury has not fully healed, tomorrow is the beginning of spring, if you really choose an official, it is inevitable to write and paint, Brother Shuisheng's left hand has to be practiced quickly, this time you will accompany him at home to raise his body, practice calligraphy well, now the prince is in charge of the country, whether it is big or small, it has nothing to do with us." ”

Shuilian listened attentively to Li Xiaoyi's words, nodded with a smile: "Well, what the girl said is, well, there is another important matter, the second brother, they asked me to ask the girl, what is missing from the dowry, the girl must not lack silver, that is, some wood or something, if there is no good one on the market, the girl must remember to say, our house also collects a lot of good red sandalwood, huanghuali, and the Marquis of Anyuan and Jingjiang Marquis collect even more." ”

"I see, thank you, if so, I'll send you to find you." Li Xiaoqi smiled and responded: "Your mother, they came early in the morning and left early in the morning?" ”

"Not yet, at home, girl, this is a big deal, I can't wait, come over first to congratulate." Shuilian smiled, Li Xiaoqi hurriedly straightened up and said, "What is a big deal for me, you go back quickly, if you have anything to say, I will talk about it later." Shuilian stood up with a smile and said goodbye and went back.

Just after the afternoon, the Marquis of Jingjiang sent someone to hand over the words, the eight characters sent to the Kaibao Temple is a good fortune, the good can not be better, has been reported to the palace and the Ministry of Rites, early tomorrow morning, the Ministry of Rites naturally sent people according to the rules of auspicious rites, to send gifts of silver and knock on the door, the steward of the Marquis of Jingjiang just left, the Ministry of Rites came to a few officials, and made a special trip to teach Li Zongliang all kinds of answers and answers.

There are not many servants and women under the willow alley, these two happy events are stacked in one place, and it is not enough to dispatch them anyway, Mama Zhang and Mama Lu, Wisteria, and Danyue discussed, and gave Li Xiaoqi a gift, and invited Shuilian, Sister Zhang, Mrs. Sun and Mingwan to work together on these two major events.

In the evening, Li Xiaoqi finished sorting out the secret letter sent by Huainan Road, sealed it and handed it to Nanning who came to get the reply, just after eating, Mama Zhang came in with the booklet, and said with a smile: "There are a few major things, the girl must be certain, one is the girl's dowry, the side is good, but spend more silver, it is the same furniture, this is only less than two months, it is too late to do it, the girl sees, is it to buy outside, or to find a good old piece, buy outside, one is afraid that you can't buy what you like, and second, the best red sandalwood and huanghuali furniture is less, I'm afraid that I can't buy it evenly, if I look for old pieces, we will have a few eye-catching pieces in our half-acre garden in our house, but I'm afraid that I will have to ......"

"Divide into two ends, invite more craftsmen, how many pieces can be made, and then let Jiang Shuncai look for it outside, how many pieces can be found, first do the things on the face, don't be too particular about the side, if everything goes well, we may not be able to be idle in this Kaiping Mansion tomorrow spring, and the things next to it are also, just get by." Li Xiaoqi thought about it and replied, Mama Zhang smiled and nodded: "I also plan to do the same, since this is the case, I have the bottom, this is one, one more, Mrs. Fan's dowry, how to prepare?" ”

"Let's follow Sister Zhang's example." Li Xiaoqi was silent for a moment and replied, Mrs. Fan's private wealth had been copied, and she had to follow Sister Zhang's example, Mama Zhang nodded and agreed, flipping through the book and was about to speak, Li Xiaoqi opened her mouth first: "Those two Zhuangzi, left to the eldest brother, it cost a total of 1,600 taels to buy the Zhuangzi, and then took out 400 taels of cash to the eldest brother, the second, third and fourth masters' Zhuangzi had no time to buy, the family gave 2,000 taels of silver, and they bought it themselves, and the fourth master asked more, whether we help him keep it, or he will collect it himself, and give it tomorrow, You have bothered to settle the accounts of the past few years with them, and to settle the money clearly. ”

Mama Zhang agreed, closed the booklet, looked at Li Xiaoyi, sighed with emotion, and swallowed back what she wanted to say. Li Xiaoqi took a few sips of tea, looked up at Mama Zhang and said with a wry smile: "Does Mama think that she has given too much, or has she given too little?" ”

"Look at what the girl said, it was all earned by the girl, if there is no girl in this big family...... I don't know how to do it, give more and give less, is it possible that there are still people who come out to fight for more or less? Mama Zhang sat on the couch sideways, looked at Li Xiaoqi and said with a smile: "The girl doesn't look like a younger sister, but like the eldest sister in charge." ”

"Hmm," Li Xiaoqi let out a low 'um', his fingers slowly scratched the edge of the cup, and only after a while did he look up at Mama Zhang, and he swallowed back what he wanted to say, and then smiled for a while: "People, it's really strange, being a girl at home, I think my brother should be good to his family first, and he can't put his daughter-in-law first in everything, but if he marries, he thinks that if that man can't put himself first in everything, it will be unforgivable!"

"Look at what the girl said!" Mama Zhang didn't finish her sentence, and laughed out loud first: "Also, this person's heart, not all of them are like this!" Mama Zhang laughed a few words with Li Xiaoqi again, and then quit and went to get busy.

Li Xiaoqi bathed and washed, changed into half-old homely clothes and pants, wrapped in a thin quilt and crooked on the couch looking at the books, Wisteria came in and changed a cup of tea for Li Xiaoyi, sat sideways on the edge of the couch and said with a smile: "Today afternoon, several groups of people came to the Liang Wangfu. The book in Li Xiaoyi's hand fell down suddenly, looked up at Wisteria, Wisteria hurriedly smiled: "They are all people in the house, looking for Mama Zhang, Mama Lu, me, and Danyue They are talking, Mama Zhang and Mama Lu are so busy that they can't talk to each other, how can I have time to gossip with them, a few little girls, I didn't let them out, a few times I came, that is, I met Danyue." Li Xiaoqi breathed a sigh of relief, put the book away, picked up the cup and drank tea while waiting for the wisteria to go down.

Wisteria moved, looked at Li Xiaoqi and said with a smile: "It stands to reason that the letter that the girl is going to marry into the Liang Wangfu spreads, and the house shouldn't be like this, and the one who turned seven or eight corners also came to see this and that, does the girl still remember the Ruyue girl in the Liang Wangfu?" ”

"Well," Li Xiaoqi nodded, and Wisteria pursed her lips and smiled: "I heard that a few days ago, the prince rewarded her with a dowry and married her to a village head in the Zhuangzi of the Inner Mansion in the north, and she was carried out last night." Li Xiaoqi swallowed the tea in his mouth, and was a little stunned for a while, and Wisteria was full of smiles: "I inquired a few more words, the dowry of the prince is extremely rich, and there are two thousand taels of silver in the pressing box alone, not to mention the head jewelry and satin cloth next to it, the head head is not twenty-seven this year, and he has never married anyone before...... The head of the village in his twenties can manage more than a dozen Zhuangzi in the north, and he is also a shrewd and capable person, who came to pick up his relatives yesterday, and many people have seen it, saying that it is good to say that it is life, this person is the chief steward of the palace who was recently selected, how can it be wrong? The prince treats the girl like the moon as benevolent and righteous. ”

Li Xiaoqi let out a long sigh of relief, leaned back on the big pillow, looked at Wisteria and said with a smile: "These people are here, that's what they said?" ”

"That's not it, it's serious to inquire about the girl's temperament and character, in the past, the prince was not often at home, and the big and small things in the inner courtyard were mostly taken care of by the girl Ruyue, and now the girl has not entered the door, the lord sent the girl Ruyue away, these people, the most thoughtful of the top, naturally have to hurry up and inquire about the girl's temperament and character, if you can show your face in front of the girl first, it would be great." Wisteria's words were very polite, Li Xiaoqi looked at her and smiled: "Even so, there will be people coming in the future, and your family, I'm afraid that it won't be quiet for a while." ”

"Not really!" Wisteria sighed, Li Xiaoyi's heart moved slightly, handed the cup to Wisteria, and motioned for her to change a cup of hot tea, but he was stunned and asked around about the camp, but he was afraid that it was not only the people of Liang Wangfu.