"Auntie, this is the knee pad I made for Aunt Zhong," Lin Yubin handed her the thing like a treasure, "It's made of rabbit skin, I've tried it, but it's warm." ”

Lin Qingwan put it in the box and packed it, "Is there anything else?" ”

"There is also a purse and a pair of handkerchiefs, but it's a pity that I haven't learned to make shoes yet, otherwise I can make shoes for Aunt Zhong."

Lin Qingwan couldn't help but be jealous, "It seems that I am your aunt." ”

Lin Yubin hugged her hand and smiled: "Auntie, isn't this a New Year's gift for Aunt Zhong, and I will prepare a gift for you after the New Year." ”

Lin Qingwan's heart was more balanced.

She ordered something more, and when she found that there were no mistakes or omissions, she asked someone to seal the box.

Zhong Ruying's gift was ready, and she simply sent the New Year's gift to the emperor and empress together. That's a convention, Lin Qingwan doesn't expect her etiquette to be more brilliant, as long as she doesn't make mistakes.

So after checking it, she felt that it was no problem, so she handed the gift list to Steward Lin, "Seal it," Lin Qingwan thought for a while and said, "Wait a minute, frame the Hanmei picture drawn by the former Kodama and send it to the queen." ”

Steward Lin was stunned for a moment, and hesitated: "Will it look undignified?" ”

Lin Qingwan smiled: "Niangniang is a loving person, she won't mind." ”

Zhong Ruying told her that because the queen has only one princess, she likes girls very much, especially versatile girls.

Yubin is still young, just let her brush up on the queen's favor.

Steward Lin went to pick up the painting and sent it out, "No matter how many things you send, it's not as good as your aunt and grandmother going to see Your Majesty and Niangniang in person, next year Your Majesty Qianqiu, are you really not going?" ”

Lin Qingwan shook her head, "The disputes in the capital are more serious, and the affairs in Jiangnan have not been taken care of, what are you going to do in the capital?" ”

And there will definitely be a lot of people who will enter Beijing next year, and even countries will send people to celebrate her birthday, even if she enters Beijing, the emperor and empress don't have much time to see her, how can there be any time to cultivate feelings?

It's better to be indifferent and ambitious, and only live your own life in Jiangnan.

Steward Lin couldn't help sighing, "After all, it's the fifty-ninth birthday, looking at the world, which emperor has such a high life as His Majesty?" ”

This is true, whether it is Emperor Liu of the Southern Han Dynasty, who has been killed by Lu Jing, or Emperor Chu and Emperor Liao, they are all younger than the emperor.

Lin Qingwan said with a smile: "Then next year's birthday gift should be more prepared, let's start preparing now." ”

Steward Lin had no choice but to respond, their aunt and grandmother just didn't want to enter Beijing, what could he do?

The emperor's birthday is in July, and there is still more than half a year of effort, but this is the first time His Majesty has a big birthday, as early as before the winter, the imperial court has issued an order, next year all the generals will enter Beijing to celebrate their birthday, in addition, the envoys who are appointed to observe and the envoys to return to Beijing.

This is a rare event for Daliang, and I heard that officials from all over the country have begun to prepare for birthday gifts.

The Lin family is no exception, in addition to Lin Qingwan's one, the Lin clan has to enter a separate one.

Lin Yubin couldn't help but secretly said: "Your Majesty has a birthday, and you can receive a soft hand just by receiving a gift." ”

"I don't know how many of these rites are people's fat and people's anointing." Shang Mingjie frowned and said: "Up and down, Your Majesty shouldn't be so extravagant." ”

Lin Yubin snorted: "Your Majesty is so extravagant, he has only passed this birthday, and he is more frugal than many people in the people." ”

Lin Yubin often heard her aunt praise the present, and she had a very high opinion of the emperor's old man, so she was very unhappy Shang Mingjie said, "The emperor is hungry and wants to eat, and the hundred officials rush to the people's homes to grab rice and send it, you don't blame the officials who rushed into the people, but blame the emperor for why he is hungry to eat?" ”

Shang Mingjie opened his mouth, "My sister knows that I didn't mean that. ”

"I don't know what you mean, why don't you tell me what you mean?"

Shang Mingjie said: "Your Majesty can give an order, it is okay to enter Beijing to celebrate his birthday, but he is not allowed to compete for gifts, and he is not allowed to disturb the peace of the people because of the autumn." ”

He sighed and said: "Daliang has just quelled the war, and the people are recuperating, if you work hard and lose money because of Your Majesty's thousands of years, it is not to congratulate Your Majesty on his birthday, but to destroy His Majesty's merits." ”

"What's the use of you talking to me these things, I'm not an official." Lin Yubin saw that he was worried, so he proposed: "You might as well write a letter to the second uncle and ask the second uncle to write to Your Majesty." ”

Shang Ping, as an official of the imperial court, is qualified to write a book.

Shang Mingjie's eyes lit up when he heard this, "This is a solution, I'll go back and write a letter to my father." ”

After saying that, he ran away, and Bi Rong couldn't help but laugh when he saw it, "Since the second cousin young master and the tenants got together, he likes to worry about these idle things, but there are so many things in this world, how can he worry about it?" ”

Ying Yan glanced at the eldest lady, gave Bi Rong a look and said, "The second young master is going to be an official in the future, and it is a good thing that he is willing to worry about these, it is better than those officials who are just leading and not doing things." ”

"Why are you talking so much?" Lin Yubin pointed to the needlework in the basket and said, "It's not that you want to make new clothes, how to work can't stop your mouth." ”

Bi Rong couldn't help but stick out her tongue, got up and took her basket and left.

Ying Yan glanced out, sat beside Lin Yubin and said in a low voice: "Miss, don't blame the slave for being too talkative, you grew up with the second cousin and the young master, you didn't realize it when you were young, but now that you are older, it is a little inappropriate to play together." ”

"Then he will come back later, and you can just stop him outside."

"The eldest lady is angry again, do you want to see him, and he still dares to break through?" Ying Yan said softly: "I'm also for the good of Miss, I don't want you to be criticized, and I don't want to go against your wishes, so I mention this sentence more." ”

Ying Yan glanced at Lin Yubin carefully, and when she saw that she hung her head and didn't speak, she sighed and said, "I know what the eldest lady wants, and I will know how to do it in the future." ”

Lin Yubin glared, "What do you know?" ”

"I know that the young lady is reluctant to grow up with the second cousin young master, but in such a situation as our two families, being together again is just embarrassing for you, the second cousin and the aunt. Therefore, when the second cousin young master comes back in the future, I will stop him and prevent him from coming to the backyard again. ”

Lin Yubin bit his lip and didn't object.

Ying Yan knew that she had acquiesced, and after sighing, she also took her basket and left.

She has always been by Lin Yubin's side, and she knows the eldest lady's mind best.

She can feel that the eldest lady also likes the second cousin, and she also feels that it is rare to find someone in this world who cherishes the eldest lady like this.

But things in the world are never perfect.

The Zhao family and the Lin family have already torn their faces, and the second wife of Shang is such a temperament, what good life can the eldest lady have if she really wants to marry?

One day or two days can live on the affection of the second cousin young master, how long will it be?

If the second wife Shang had one more son, it would be better for the second cousin and young master to split up, but he was the only son.

The eldest lady was young before, and she was also self-controlled, and even deliberately alienated the second cousin young master, but in the past half a year, the second cousin has been running to the other courtyard every once in a while, and the relationship between the two of them, which is easy to cool down, has heated up again.

Seeing that she was going back to the way the eldest lady lived in Shang's house before, Ying Yan couldn't help but remind her.

What's more, the eldest lady has already been filial piety, and she will be in time for next year, if there is no accident, this year's New Year's aunt and grandmother will take her out for a walk and begin to prepare for her family affairs.

At this time, either make up your mind to marry into the Shang family, or you should make a decision and break off this relationship with the second cousin, so as not to be entangled and more sad in the future.

Ying Yan has this insight and decision, let alone Lin Yubin?

She was just used to it for a while, so she didn't scruple about it, and at this time, she was broken by Yingyan, and she came back to her senses.

She knew that unless the Zhao family admitted their mistakes from the bottom of their hearts, the beams of the Lin and Zhao families would not be able to be unraveled.

Neither she nor her aunt were the ones who could compromise on everything.

Lin Yubin thought of the pleasure of writing books with his second cousin in the past few days, and couldn't help but tug on his head.

She got up and went to look for her aunt in the small study.

Lin Qingwan was only reviewing the manuscript, and when she saw her coming, she beckoned, "Come and read the book written by your second cousin." ”

"I've seen it all."

"That's right, I heard him say that you corrected a typo for him." Lin Qingwan rubbed the corners of her eyes, put the manuscript aside and said with a smile: "I read most of it, and the writing is very good, this kid is clever, and he also collected some ingredients and wrote down the production methods." ”

Lin Yubin found a chair and sat down, looking down at his toes sullenly.

Lin Qingwan didn't see her responding, but when she raised her head, she saw her like this, and couldn't help but ask with a smile, "What's the matter, who made our family Yubin angry?" ”

"No, it's just that I don't want to go to my grandfather's house in the second year of junior high school, auntie, you can go by yourself."

"That's your grandfather's house, and it's not mine, what do you mean if I'm alone?" Lin Qingwan raised her eyebrows and asked, "Is this a quarrel with Mingjie?" ”

Lin Yubin shook his head, "Okay, what am I arguing with him?" ”

Lin Qingwan looked at her for a while, and said with a smile: "It's good that there is no noise, next year's Lantern Festival, our house will also set up a lantern shed, and then we have to ask him to bring us some people to the shed." ”

There are still ten days left before the Chinese New Year, and twenty-five days before the Lantern Festival.

Lin Yubin nodded sullenly and said: "There are so many people in our family, it is enough for each cousin to bring a few friends, where do you need him to bring people?" Besides, I also have classmates and friends, and I will bring them all with me when the time comes. ”

"So you don't want to see him, do you?"

The corners of Lin Yubin's eyes were slightly red, but he still nodded and said, "Auntie, I'm growing up, and it's not good to play with my cousins anymore." ”

Lin Qingwan put away the smile on her face and asked, "Then have you told him this?" ”

"Bring him tomorrow and I'll talk to him myself."

Lin Qingwan didn't stop her, since she knew that the Zhao family might be involved with the Liao people, she was even more dissatisfied with the Shang family.

It's a pity that Shang Mingjie and Shang Mingyuan are the brothers.

Lin Qingwan bowed her head and said, "You can solve the matter between your children yourself." ”

She decided to take Lin Yubin out for a walk during the Chinese New Year this year, and by the way, take a look at the young talents in Jiangnan, their family Yubin will be in time next year.