Since he decided to go back to the banquet in Xuelou, and promised to take care of Xie Yingmai when the time comes, Zhuo Zhaojie returned to the fourth room, so he discussed the matter with He's first, and naturally didn't reveal his secret that Wen Tanrong "had a crush", and only asked He's to help him see the dress and congratulatory gifts at that time.

He smiled and said: "Since it is Wen Wuniang's birthday, in my opinion, Qi Niang is not as simple as dressing up, but now the weather is gradually getting hotter, whether it is the dress or the hairpin ring is too complicated, it is cumbersome, and it will not be convenient at that time; Second, it was a good day for Wen Wu Niangzi, I have seen this Wen Wu Niangzi twice before, and her appearance is not bad, but it can't be compared with Qi Niang, Qi Niang was born too well, and if you dress up carefully, I'm afraid that she will have no limelight as a birthday star, which will annoy you in turn. ”

Zhuo Zhaojie hurriedly wrote it down, and asked about the congratulatory gift, He's looked at the list prepared by Ah Xing before, changed a few items, added a few more, and finally said: "That's what I said, what the hell, or wait for my mother to come back and ask my mother to pass my eyes?" ”

So Zhuo Zhaojie sent someone to the Yongcheng Marquis Mansion again to tell Ning Shaobi that he had changed his mind again......

When You came back, Zhuo Zhaojie told her about his intention to go to the appointment, You nodded and said, "Ning Shaobi will accompany you, this is very good, you remember to treat him better at the banquet." ”

Of course, You's meaning is to let the 'daughter' get closer to her fiancé, so that Wen Tanrong will die and have the heart to 'insert' her feet from it, in fact, Zhuo Zhaojie also thinks so, of course, what she thinks is that she wants to try to be better to Ning Shaobi, so that Wen Tanrong can die of her heart......

Zhuo Zhaojie told Ruan Yunshu about his entrustment again, and the You family was surprised: "Xie Niangzi? ”

Waiting for Zhuo Zhaojie to explain what happened, You's face was a little unsightly: "This Xie Niangzi's origin...... How could Shizhi take a fancy to her? ”

"Oops, I forgot to ask." Zhuo Zhaojie remembered it at this time, and said with a smile, "Or I'll ask when I go back to Xuelou, as for the background, although Sister Xie is a little lower, I think Sister Xie is extremely capable, and she knows martial arts, and she can play the pipa well......"

You frowned and said, "What do you know? He is not a person in the rivers and lakes, he is going to take the road of eunuchs in the future, and his wife is naturally the same scholar doctor 'door' background, since childhood, he has been exposed to all kinds of know-how of the eunuch sea, and he has his mother's family connections is the best, this Xie Niangzi ...... It would be nice if she was a concubine! ”

Ruan Yunshu's choice for wife, You couldn't speak, so Zhuo Zhaojie didn't take his mother's dissatisfaction to heart, and said with a smile: "But I see that Cousin Ruan likes Sister Xie very much, and he will definitely be reluctant to call her a concubine." What's more, Sister Xie's relatives have all passed away, and there is only one cousin left, and now she is following her cousin and brother-in-law, and she came back to Chang'an because Qu Tan has to rush to take the exam. ”

"Do you like this Xie very much?" You didn't say anything for a short while, and then asked, "What kind of person is she?" ”

"That's good." Zhuo Zhaojie looked at his mother inexplicably and said, "Mother doesn't seem to have seen this Xie family's sister?" Why don't you like her? ”

You frowned and said, "I told you 'privately' that you can't spread it outside!" After a warning, he continued, "You and Ning Shaobi are on good terms, and I don't want to marry your Ruan cousin, but your Ruan cousin has always been a sought-after person...... After all, Liuniang is a concubine ......"

Zhuo Zhaojie came to his senses and said in surprise: "Sixth sister? But I heard Cousin Ruan say that he had already asked for permission from his aunt and uncle? ”

"Alas!" You sighed, "It seems that this child has nothing to do with our 'girl' child!" First of all, you don't like him! Now Liuniang is one step slower. ”

She shook her head, "Forget it, I'll tell your aunt about this tomorrow...... Let's look at other houses, don't say it, and don't mention it in front of Liuniang. ”

Originally, if it was just Ruan Yunshu and Xie Yingmai who had a good impression in private, You still felt that it might not be possible to break them up with the eldest lady, but since Ruan Yunshu had already told his parents, and Ruan Zhi and Zhuo Fanghua had also approved - even if this recognition was probably afraid that Ruan Yunshu would 'mess' his mind before the end of the game, he deliberately agreed to stabilize him first, but Zhuo Fanghua's always strong strength still made You dispel the idea of 'interfering' with his subordinates.

After all, Zhuo 'Yu' is only her niece 'daughter', not her biological 'daughter', You believes that there is no need to risk offending her sister-in-law for a concubine's niece 'daughter', Zhuo Fanghua has always been most annoyed by others 'meddling' in her affairs.

Zhuo Zhaojie also knew that Zhuo 'Yu' had always been worried about her marriage, and had heard Ruan Yunshu admit that she had an appointment with Xie Yingmai before, and she was surprised to feel that Xie Yingmai's fate was very good - she listened to Ruan Yunshu's praise as soon as she arrived in Chang'an, and now she thinks that Zhuo 'Yu' Niang also feels that her cousin's marriage is really a bit of a 'wave', and comforted You's and said: "The sixth sister is only one year older than me, I think Chang'an has many talents, next year' In the spring, scholars from all over the country must gather in Chang'an, and there must be people who are suitable for the sixth sister. ”

In the end, the lifelong event of the niece and daughter, the You family can only help if he can, and it is impossible to keep it in his heart, so he just nodded casually and said: "Your third sister-in-law gave you very good advice to go back to Xuelou, you just do what she wants." ”

Early in the morning on Wen Wuniang's birthday, Zhuo Zhaojie followed He's suggestion and chose a wide-sleeved placket with dark lines of grapes wrapped around his face, wearing tooth 'color' embroidered cyanotic Qingtuan 'flower' Yue Luo Hezi, tying a moon white hidden 'flower' skirt, a double snail, and a pearl and cui are rarely used, such a dress is very common, just to show the importance of Wen Wuniang's birthday, wearing new clothes.

After breakfast, I went to the upper room to tell Shen as usual, obtained Shen's permission, and went out of the 'door' by car.

Originally, from the Minping Marquis Mansion to the Qujiang Furong Garden, as long as you go south along Zhuque Street after leaving the workshop, turn east at Anyifang by the Mingde 'gate', and go all the way to the end, but today it is about to turn before Baoning Fang, which is not Anyifang, this is because Xie Yingmai and Qu Tan, Mrs. Wu moved out of Ruan's Mansion a while ago, and now rents a small courtyard in Changle Fang to live - after all, in the past, Xie Yingmai and Ruan Yunshu were polite, and it can be said that they borrowed Ruan's Mansion with their cousin and brother-in-law, and now Ruan Yunshu has even told his parents, If you live any longer, it will inevitably be embarrassing, and it will not be good for Xie Yingmai's reputation.

This Changle Fang is actually opposite Tongshan Fang, Zhuo Zhaojie entered the Fang, according to Ruan Yunshu's "handover" to find Qu Tan in front of the small courtyard rental, the coachman stopped the carriage, and the little guy with the car ran over and knocked on the 'door', and there was a "woman" inside who raised his voice: "Here it is, here it is!" ”

I only heard a sound of footsteps from far and near, and as soon as the courtyard 'door' opened, a 'woman' wearing a coarse cloth dress 'exposed' half of her face, and saw the mark of the Minping Marquis Mansion on the carriage, so she opened the 'door' with a smile and said attentively: "Is it the lady of the Zhuo family?" Our lady is ready, please wait! ”

This 'woman' looked at her eyes, and Zhuo Zhaojie thought that she should be the next person she invited by the way when renting a small courtyard.

Not long after, it was Mrs. Wu who personally pushed Xie Yingmai over, Xie Yingmai wore a Yueluo cut Ai Green Hezi skirt, the "chest" was embroidered with gorgeous and complex peony "flowers", the head was wrapped in a bun, and the eyebrows were lightly painted, and the eyebrows were also pasted with "flowers", and the fat powder was lightly applied.

It's just that at this moment, Xie Yingmai was pushed by Mrs. Wu, looking reluctant.

When Zhuo Zhaojie saw them, he got out of the car to greet them, Mrs. Wu came to the front and greeted each other with Zhuo Zhaojie, this "smart" capable and assertive "woman" actually "revealed" some embarrassed "looks" at this moment, and said: "Zhuo Niangzi waited for a long time, and suddenly couldn't find a pearl hairpin, so it took some Chen Guang to come out." ”

"I'm just there." Zhuo Zhaojie looked curiously at the depressed look on Xie Yingmai's face, and noticed that a pair of dotted emerald inlaid beads were slanted into her bun to accumulate hibiscus 'flowers' gold steps, and the beads inlaid on the top were thumb-sized southern pearls, the 'color' was light gold, and the halo was soft, even from the perspective of a person like Zhuo Zhaojie, who was born in Hou's 'door', it was a pair of good hairpins, it was estimated that the cousins were pressing the things at the bottom of the box, combined with Xie Yingmai's reluctance, and raised her hand several times to pull the hairpin off, but was beaten down by Mrs. Wu's eyes. I'm afraid that Mrs. Wu also knows that the Wen family's invitation to Xie Yingmai to the banquet this time may not be all good-intentioned, but she is afraid that her cousin will be compared to others, this is a hollowing out of her mind to dress up her cousin, but Xie Yingmai seems to have no intention of competing with others, but she was forced by her cousin to do it.

Sure enough, Mrs. Wu and Zhuo Zhaojie exchanged a few words, Xie Yingmai had already tried to pull out the pearl hairpin two or three times, but Mrs. Wu's 'shrewdness', while talking to Zhuo Zhaojie, she also stared at her, Xie Yingmai often raised her hand, and was hit on the back of her hand, a few times, Mrs. Wu was also annoyed, her face sank, and shouted: "You pull it out and try it again!" ”

Xie Yingmai said aggrievedly: "Cousin, this pair of pearl hairpins is too valuable, it is the dowry that my aunt left to you back then, I really can't rest assured that I wear it on my head, in case I accidentally lose ......."

"Shut up!" When Mrs. Wu saw her say this, some of the people who came from Zhuo Zhaojie showed a contemptuous "color", and became more and more annoyed with her cousin's disobedience, and shouted coldly!

In front of people, it was inconvenient for her to say anything to her cousin, so she only hurriedly admonished, "If you wear it, you will wear it!" Dare to 'mess' with my hairstyle that took more than an hour to comb, believe it or not......"

Xie Yingmai's age is almost double ten, Mrs. Wu scolded her for not saying anything that was too face-saving for her cousin, glared at Xie Yingmai with threat, and then smiled with a 'spring' wind, turned to Zhuo Zhaojie, and entrusted Xie Yingmai in a soft voice......

Zhuo Zhaojie naturally made a solemn promise, and decided to take care of Xie Yingmai at the banquet, and greeted Mrs. Wu several times, so he invited Xie Yingmai to board the car together......