In the attic of the back garden, Ding Xinru sulked alone, but couldn't help but call Xing'er over again and asked, "How is it now?" Are they still fighting couplets? ”

Xing'er, who knew her own miss's thoughts, didn't expose it, but just smiled: "Miss is too worried, since you didn't send the couplet to the front yard, the lord realized that something was wrong, and canceled the couplet activity, and now it's Miss Lin Shishi who is presenting a song, Miss, you don't know, Miss Lin's piano sound is good, Xing'er has grown so big, I haven't heard such an ethereal sound!" ”

Who knew that Ding Xinru's face became a little ugly: "Today is my birthday, and I don't know what my father invited her to do?" Acting bewitching in front of so many scholars and talents, what do they think of me in their hearts? ”

Xing'er was stunned for a moment, and then realized that Miss was referring to Lin Shishi's birth in the Qinglou.

In ancient times, the Qinglou was a legal industry recognized by the government, and the general dignitaries and dignitaries invited some singers to entertain the guests, and the high-grade ones would also find Qingqi and Oiran to accompany them.

The first impression of Qinglou is that it is a place where girls who have lost their feet and earn high amounts of money by selling their bodies. In fact, this is very one-sided, and only those remote areas, or smaller places, will rely on the body to attract customers.

They must not only be able to recite poems and lyrics, understand piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, but also know how to control the hearts of customers, how to mediate customer disputes, how to protect themselves in the sound of dogs and horses, and not offend customers, and let them be willing to pay money......

In short, these girls are not only versatile, but also proficient in psychology, communication, social management, political economy...... (Uh, it's a bit of a blur), in terms of later generations, they are a bit like a combination of stars and intersection flowers.

Therefore, if dignitaries and dignitaries hold a literary party or a birthday banquet, invite these people to come, not only will not affect their own image, but also improve the taste of the host and become the object of admiration by others.

But this is limited to the male owner with status and status, and it is not appropriate to involve the female relatives of the family, the difference between the social status of the two is too great, and it is easy to spread rumors.

Take today's events as an example, when others see Daolin Shishi hosting the birthday banquet, they must compare Lin Shishi with Ding Xinru. Just imagine, Ding Xinru is the daughter of the county lord of Qian'e, and she is noble, and even if Lin Shishi is famous in the Qinglou world, she can't get rid of the reputation of the Qinglou girl.

Xing'er looked at her own young lady, her eyes were extremely strange, Lin Shishi was invited by the master to celebrate her birthday, and the young lady knew it from the beginning. She also specifically mentioned this concern to Miss, Miss's attitude at that time was that she didn't care at all, and even wished that her reputation would be worse, and others didn't want to marry her, but ......

When Liu Shijun came to Dingfu, all this changed. The young lady, who has never cared about the major events of her life, has made a couplet, and she will be shy for a while, and angry for a while, it seems that this Miss Liu Gongzi has been deeply trapped in it and can't extricate herself!

But this is not something that she can talk nonsense about as a maid, Xing'er and Ding Xinru are inseparable, and she knows her joys, sorrows, and sorrows best, which jokes can be made and which jokes can't, she has a very good heart.

Just when she was worried about how to comfort her young lady, a laughing voice came: "Good daughter, don't look down on Miss Lin, she can come to help you celebrate your birthday, I don't know if it is a blessing for you to cultivate for several lifetimes!" ”

The person who spoke was about forty years old, thin, and bookish, who was Ding Qingwen, the owner of the Ding Mansion? Xing'er hurriedly saluted him.

Ding Xinru looked at her father and snorted angrily: "According to what you say, my daughter should feel honored?" Although I live in seclusion here with my father, I am also a small county lord, and my father compares his daughter with a woman in a green building, do you think Xinru is the kind of water-based Yanghua person? ”

After listening to Ding Xinru's words, Ding Qingwen's face turned pale: "Nonsense, my baby daughter has a noble status, how can she be compared to those cats and dogs!" Whoever dares to chew the root of his tongue, the old man cuts his tongue. ”

Ding Xinru said: "But it's my father himself who said this." ”

Ding Qingwen shook his head and said with a smile: "Good daughter, my father compares her with you, but he doesn't mean to belittle you, the poetry girl has a special status...... Anyway, I won't insult you. ”

Ding Xinru was stunned, her father's personality was the most upright. When he was unusually promoted to the role model because of the relationship between his mother, he has always regarded it as a great shame, and he did not hesitate to have a cold war with his mother for a long time. It wasn't until a later literary meeting that he clarified the matter in person and apologized to the world's scholars. Now that he is saying this, does this Lin Shishi really have any special identity?

She couldn't help but think back to Lin Shishi's personal deeds, and only then did she find that this poetry girl was completely different from ordinary Qinglou women. Ordinary Qinglou women, including Oiran, will more or less always have some rumors with this son and that young master, but Lin Shishi has never had any scandals in this regard.

She belongs to the Department of Teaching, but she is rarely seen there. Although it is a music institution and is responsible for teaching and performing affairs, it is an official prostitute to put it bluntly. It is difficult for the women of the Teaching Department to be free, except for Lin Shishi, who seems to really only have the responsibility of teaching and performing.

From Ding Xinru's understanding, Lin Shishi gathered a large number of sisters around her, often performing in remote and poor places, and she gave countless graces under the slogan of disaster relief, poverty alleviation, and donations. If you do a questionnaire survey of the most popular people in ordinary people's families, Lin Shishi will definitely win by the greatest advantage. In the eyes of the people, she is no different from a living bodhisattva.

It's just that kindness is kindness, in the final analysis, she is still a person in the Qinglou, a person's background has been set when she was born, how can she compare with herself?

Ding Qingwen didn't seem to want to mention more about this matter, but changed his words: "Good daughter, what do you think of the guest that Daddy invited today?" ”

Ding Xinru looked at her father's playful eyes, suddenly understood something, and her face turned red: "What does Daddy refer to?" ”

Ding Qingwen laughed: "What else could it be, of course it's the Liu family's boy, are you surprised, surprised?" ”

"Daddy......" Ding Xinru said coquettishly: "You know everything?" ”

Ding Qingwen: "Of course, if I don't even know the careful things of my good daughter, wouldn't it be too dereliction of duty for me to be a father?" In fact, when you and the Liu family boy met for the first time, Dad knew about it. In order to surprise you, I went to Liu's house to propose relatives without telling you. In the old man's opinion, the boy of the Liu family and my baby daughter are talented and good-looking, as long as the old man speaks, this matter will be done. Who knows......"

Ding Xinru was embarrassed by what her father had done behind her back, and when she heard "However", she suddenly panicked in her heart, could there be anything else that could not happen in the future?

Sure enough, Ding Qingwen continued: "Who knew that when I explained my intentions, the old man Liu directly refused, saying that our family is a relative of the emperor, and his little Liu family can't afford to climb it, I'm sorry!" Isn't it just looking down on the old man and the county lord? When I married your mother, the old man liked it, so I didn't care what others thought of me. His Liu family can't afford to climb high, and my Ding family still disdains it, is it possible that without your surname Liu, my Ding Qingwen's daughter can't get married? ”

"So when I left the old man of the Liu family that day, I swore to the sky that my daughter Ding Qingwen would not marry into the Liu Mansion!"

Hearing this, Ding Xinru's face turned pale: "Daddy, I ......"

"Hahaha......" Ding Qingwen patted his daughter's hand and comforted: "At that time, the old man was very angry, and after returning to Qingfeng, he closed his door, and he wanted to find a family for you to marry more than once. The old man hesitated for a long time, feeling that his face was important, but his daughter's lifelong happiness was more important, so the old man's heart slowly wavered. ”

Ding Xinru heard her father say that she was looking for someone to destroy, and suddenly thought of Qian Yu's trouble, and couldn't help but feel a little guilty of being a thief.

Ding Qingwen didn't pay attention to his daughter's face: "However, as long as I think of the hateful face of the old man Liu, the old man will be angry." The old man was not afraid of being angry, but he rejected me back then, and even if he went again, he would be humiliated. Just when the old man was worried, the opportunity came! The boy of the Liu family was sent to Datong on a business trip after winning the championship, hahaha...... Now that you have arrived at the old man's territory, it is not so easy to leave.

So the old man invited him with a letter. Hmph, no matter how slippery the stinky boy is, he escapes from the palm of the old man's hand. And you are the lord of the county, how can you marry someone else? Even the champion can't do it, so Liu Xiaozi can only come to my Ding family and the county lord. Wha...... Call you Liu Lao Pifu to look down on Ding, and the old man will let your grandson be the same as me! ”

Ding Qingwen finished speaking triumphantly, and added: "And in this way, you don't have to marry, and the oath made by the old man is not broken, daddy is shrewd!" ”

"Daddy......" Ding Xinru's face has become a big red cloth: "My daughter is willing to marry Liu Gongzi, even if she gives up her identity as the county lord." ”

Ding Qingwen's eyes widened: "No, Liu Xiaozi must still come to our house, and it can't be determined by your temperament." Don't worry, if he dares or not, I will tie him up and tie him to your room. When the matter is completed, the old man will be cheeky enough to ask the emperor for the grace of the county captain, and it will be too late for him to regret it. In the future, if the old man is in a good mood, it is not impossible to let your children change their surname to Liu, so that Old Man Liu can't say that we cut off the incense of his Liu family. ”

Seeing that his father was on the rise, Ding Xinru couldn't bear to disturb his interest. However, she already has a plan in her heart, the Liu family only has Liu Shijun, a single seedling, and she must not be involved, but this matter is not in a hurry, and it is not too late to talk about it when she has the opportunity in the future.

The father and daughter talked about the common thing again, and on the premise that the knot had been opened, both of them were in high spirits, and laughter came from the room from time to time.

At this time, a crisp and pleasant voice sounded: "Mr. Ding, Shishi is busy helping you collect poems, it's good for you to hide here and talk about family life." It's not that poetry is talkative, there are so many guests waiting in the front yard, isn't it inappropriate for you to do this? ”