Qin Mingyue said: "Fourth sister, fifth sister, they have also grown up?" Time flies. How many of them don't know? I used to be too busy, and I didn't pay attention to them. ”

Mama Ma said: "These young ladies are basically one or two years old, or two or three years old, they were brought back from Zhuangzi and raised in the Guogong Mansion. The same is accompanied by two teaching grandmothers, a nurse, four big maids, eight second-class maids, and ten third-class rough maids. There are also four rough mothers-in-law. Everyone is a separate courtyard, in recent years, there have been more and more masters of the Guogong Mansion, but fortunately, the mansion is spacious, but it is enough to live. ”

"The Duchess is very kind to these younger brothers and sisters, not only with fine clothes and food, but also arranges for them to go to school. The ladies are all going to go to boudoir school, and now, the Qin family's boudoir school is famous throughout the Great Zhou. The gentlemen all went to school in the Outer Courtyard Ethnology. In the boudoir school, not only are there a few young ladies from the concubines, but also a few young ladies born to the Duchess are also there, and in addition, one of the daughters of the third master also goes to school in the boudoir. In fact, the aunts and grandmothers of the older generation, as well as the third lady and their married daughters, also wanted their daughters to come to the Qin family to study, but there were too many people, so the Duchess did not agree. Rao is like this, there are a lot of people in this boudoir. ”

Qin Mingyue nodded, in the past few years, the population of the family has increased too much.

Mama Ma continued: "Look at me, this is really old, talking about the affairs of Miss Fourth and Miss Wu, how far away." These four ladies and Miss Wu are now eleven or twelve years old, and the Duchess takes the two of them with them every day to socialize, and the rest are not yet ten years old, so they have never taken them out. The Duchess of the Kingdom set an example, the young ladies of the family, under the age of ten, can only move among relatives. When you are ten years old, you can follow the Duchess to walk outside. ”

"Now, although the fourth lady and her sisters are still young, they have just followed the Duchess for a year or two, but they are already well-known in the circle of noble ladies in the capital. Miss Four is good at poetry and writing, and Miss Wu is good at painting, and they are both famous talented women in the Beijing Ladies Show. I heard that many people have already inquired and want to marry the Qin family. ”

Qin Mingyue said: "It is normal for a family of women to ask for hundreds of families. However, I want to tell my sister-in-law that our Qin family daughter can't be entrusted to a non-person, and we must make a good choice. In addition, none of our Qin daughters marry early. You must be at the age of sixteen before you can get married, and it is best to marry at the age of eighteen. In this way, there will not be much danger when it is produced in the future. Like me, I didn't have a baby until I was in my twenties, you see, everything went smoothly. People said that it was a matter of the ghost gate, but when it came to me, it was painful for an hour to give birth to Anfu. ”

Mama Ma smiled and said, "Who can have such a blessing as a national teacher?" ”

Qin Mingyue also laughed.

Mama Ma continued: "Fourth Miss, Miss Wu is just that, the eldest lady of this Duchess is indeed good." It's really good. Although he is still young, he is definitely the best among the ladies in Beijing. is full of style, it doesn't look like she was born to the Duchess of the country, she is simply born to the national teacher. ”

Qin Mingyue laughed: "Really? I've always liked this kid like Rulan, who has been shrewd and capable since he was a child, acting magnanimously, likable, and very simply. Now that I've grown up, is it really good? After a few days, when I was done, my grandmother cleaned up the house, invited the sisters to come and get together, and brought these juniors to me to see. I met them two years ago and haven't seen them a few times, mainly because I'm too busy. Now that the kids are all grown up, I'm going to take a good look at it. I also have to discuss it with my sister-in-law and plan more for the children. ”

"Besides, although we are still young, we are dishonest and like to play crazy with children the most. She must be glad to call her cousins and cousins. ”

Mama Ma said, "It's late tonight, and I haven't kowtowed to the little county lord yet." Tomorrow, I'll see you early. ”

Qin Mingyue had a headache when she mentioned her daughter: "Mama, take a good look, although Anfu is still young, but she is not honest at all, the prince spoils her too much, and she is used to everything." I'm afraid that she will grow into a gentleman in the future, what should I do? ”

Mama Ma laughed: "The national teacher has filtered." This county lord is a girl's family, how could he become a gentleman? The girl's family didn't matter at all when she was naughty when she was a child, but when she grew up, she got better slowly. ”

Qin Mingyue sighed and said, "Hey, I hope." By the way, Mama, I don't know how Xingmijia is? Do you have a letter in the capital? ”

Mama Ma said, "Mrs. Shen? She is also the head of the Beijing ladies team. In the past few years, the Shen family has not been as strong as our Qin family, but Mrs. Shen's in-laws have passed away a few years ago. After three years of filial piety, the prince inherited the title. Now, Mrs. Shen is Mrs. Marquis of Xiangyang. A dignified Mrs. Hou, a super-first-class fate. That's it. The Marquis of Xiangyang is very trusted by our prince and the emperor, let him lead the army and hold great power, and this Mrs. Shen will naturally rise with the tide. Her mother-in-law and mother-in-law have the ability to do it. In the capital, who doesn't know that although Mrs. Shen is inferior to the national teacher, she is your genuine handkerchief, just for this, she is not the head of this lady's team, who should be? ”

"She's a crisp person again, and she's blessed. In the past few years, she has taken good care of her dowry. There are several more shops on West Street, and the silk shops have spread all over the big cities of Dazhou, and I heard that there are shops in the capitals of the three kingdoms of Wumen. has money in her hands, a good background, and a powerful family, so naturally this lady sits steadily. That's it, her sons and daughters are extremely promising, especially these two daughters, who were born extraordinary, not only good looks, but also dignified and generous, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting are all fine, and they are really fairies in the sky. ”

"Originally, I thought that Miss Rulan, the eldest lady of the Qin family, was already the best, but it was still not comparable to Mrs. Shen's second lady, Ma Huiyan."

Qin Mingyue smiled and said, "Is it really that good?" Another day, I'll see you in person. ”

Mama Ma said: "The national teacher sees people with a good eye, and you know it at first sight, this is definitely not my exaggeration." I heard that even the queen mother likes Miss Huiyan very much, and often asks Miss Huiyan to enter the palace to talk with her. There are rumors in the capital. ”

Speaking of this, Mama Ma paused.

Qin Mingyue said: "It's okay, it's just that the two of us are here to talk and talk about anything." What else can't I say? ”

Mama Ma thought about it, so she said directly: "Actually, it's all rumors." It is rumored that the queen mother likes Miss Huiyan very much and wants to marry Miss Huiyan to the fourth prince. ”

Qin Mingyue laughed.