According to the custom, the elders in the family celebrate their birthdays, and the younger generations have to kowtow, say some auspicious words, and then offer their own gifts, which is considered to be filial piety.

So as soon as the auspicious time came, Lu Zhaoran, who was the eldest son, led his nephews to Fushoutang to kowtow to the old minister. Lu Xiang sat in the hall, and Mrs. Lu sat alongside, looking at her children and grandchildren with a smile.

Lu Zhaoran and Lu Zhaoan kowtowed one after another to congratulate their father on his birthday, and Lu Xiangye also sealed two red envelopes, which can be regarded as an auspicious begging.

Next is the eldest grandson Lu Qingyun and Lu Dahai in the second room kowtow together, the two also presented their own carefully prepared birthday gifts, Lu Xiang smiled so much that he only saw his teeth and eyes, and what he asked for when he was old was just the happiness of his children and grandchildren around his knees.

Then there is the gift of the two grandsons, Bai Muchen is now with Mr. Dongfang, his vision is not as good as before, the gift he gave is a high-grade immortal pine, and it is the seedlings he bought and cultivated by himself, whether it is the meaning or the intention, it is amazing again and again.

The old man naturally closed his mouth happily, sealed Bai Muchen a red envelope, and encouraged him a few words, so that onlookers knew that he valued this grandson no less than his own grandson.

After Lu Feiyuan and Lu Jiaojiao kowtowed, it was Bai Mujian and Bai Yunxi's turn. Bai Yunxi was thinking about the gift he was about to give to Lu Xiang, and even the voice of saying auspicious words was much louder than usual.

Lu Xiang opened the box and glanced at the superb ancient inkstone, he was very surprised, he loves to collect inkstones, and naturally understands inkstones, the value of this ancient inkstone can not be measured in silver. Therefore, I was very moved by the hearts of Bai Yunxi and his second daughter, and it was not easy to find this inkstone, let alone the money spent.

Lu nodded to Bai Yunxi again and again, and said, "You have a heart, grandpa likes it very much!" ”

This is still the first time Lu Xiang has received gifts from his children and grandchildren, and he said that he likes it, Bai Yunxi was so happy that his eyebrows were about to fly, and he couldn't help but glance at Bai Hibiscus, proudly showing his victory.

Bai Mujian didn't have any expression of envy or jealousy, only smiled lightly and took the gift box from the mandarin duck's hand, presented it to his grandfather, and said, "I wish my grandfather good fortune like the East China Sea, and longevity than Nanshan!" ”

Lu Xiang opened the brocade box and found that it was a pair of embroidery, so he didn't care much, thinking that it was a gift embroidered by his granddaughter himself, and he was very happy, after all, no matter how much silver taels could not buy a piece of filial piety.

stroked his beard and said, "Jin'er is filial, and my grandfather is very happy!" ”

Everyone was very disappointed, thinking that Bai Mu Hibiscus would have a big deal, but they didn't expect that the box was just an embroidery, although the base material used was precious, but it couldn't match the ancient inkstone that Bai Yunxi had just sent, and even the energy spent on Bai Muchen's immortal pine was slightly better.

And Bai Hibiscus, a pampered young lady, can be so exquisite, everyone doesn't have to think about it to know, and the reason why Lu Xiang didn't open it to see it is afraid that it is also to take into account the face of his granddaughter, right?

A trace of disdain flashed in Bai Yunxi and Lu Jiaojiao's eyes, the Hu family and the Lu family also looked at each other and smiled, even the Qin family and Lu Feiyuan showed a trace of disapproval, after all, the old man's birthday, giving such a thing that could not be put on the table, in the end, lost the identity of the eldest daughter of the Ningguo Mansion. If Bai Yunxi's gift wasn't so brilliant, it wouldn't be fine, but his sister was so generous and so shabby as a sister, he couldn't say anything about it.

Seeing everyone's expressions, Mrs. Lu felt a little unhappy in her heart, and was worried about how to give Bai Mujian a thorough treatment. But Bai Yunxi pretended to be innocent and asked: "It's an embroidery, grandfather, why don't you open it and take a look, my sister's embroidery is not bad!" ”

Originally, Lu Xiang didn't open it, but it was also to take care of Bai Hibiscus's face. When Bai Yunxi said this, he obviously wanted to see Bai Mujian's joke, and he was a little unhappy in his heart, in the end, he was a sister, how could he be so reckless?

But without waiting for Lu Xiang to refuse, Lu Jiaojiao also interjected and said: "Grandfather, I also heard that my cousin is good at embroidery, and I want to see it, in the end, it is my cousin's heart, if you don't open it to see, I'm afraid that my cousin will be sad!" ”

On the surface, it is for Bai Mu Hibiscus, but in fact, it is the same as Bai Yunxi's idea, which is to make Bai Mu Hibiscus lose face and see how proud she is.

Bai Hibiscus glanced at them lightly and did not speak. On the contrary, Mama Rui said with a smile: "Xiangye, since everyone has the heart to take a look, it is better to take a look, it is not something that is unsightly!" ”

The confidence in Mama Rui's eyes made Mrs. Lu feel a little relieved, it would definitely not be an object that could not be put on the table, otherwise according to Mama Rui's steadiness, she would not deliberately say such a thing, so she also echoed: "Master, then open it and take a look, lest others say that the gift given by Jin'er will not be on the table!" ”

When he said this, the chill in his eyes was great, and he looked at Lu Jiaojiao and Bai Yunxi, with a strong sense of warning. The two girls immediately lowered their heads, for fear that one of them would be careless and anger the old lady again, and there would be no good fruit to eat at that time.

Lu Xiang heard his wife say this, so he no longer hesitated, he knew his wife best, he was definitely a short-term protector, and it was impossible to watch Jin'er make a fool of herself in public.

Lu Xiang took out the embroidery from the box, because it was extremely wide, so he had to help the housekeeper beside him to stretch it out, and when the scroll slowly unfolded, everyone's eyes focused on the embroidery.

The embroidery is a screen, and at first glance there is nothing special, but it is a picture of Baizi's birthday. On the left is a big longevity character, and on the right is embroidered with many children to an old man to celebrate his birthday.

But when everyone's eyes were focused and they looked carefully, they all took a breath, where can words describe the subtlety of this?

Even if you are well-informed such as Lu Xiang and Mrs. Lu, you can't help but be dumbfounded, not to mention the exquisite embroidery, just look at the longevity word, but not just a word, but a hundred small longevity words spelled together, and each word is different in shape, the font is ever-changing, and many people have never seen the ancient font.

The picture of the birthday of the hundred sons on the right is also amazing, a hundred boys, thousands of postures, lifelike, there is no duplicate, even if it is the smallest and farthest, a closer look is also vivid. Regardless of the flowers and plants interspersed among the boys, the birds and beasts alone are very exquisite, and they can be called ingenious.

If this is not an embroidery, but a painting, it is not too much to make than everyone to make, and embroidered with needle and thread, it is more exquisite and exquisite white hibiscus, such an embroidery, even if it is the best embroidery at that time, can not do, even if the stitch is exquisite, can not embroider the charm in this.

Lu Xiang looked at Bai Mu Hibiscus in shock, how could a fourteen-year-old girl have such ability? He couldn't help but ask in a tone of disbelief, "Is this ...... Did you embroider it yourself? ”

Bai Mu Hibiscus bowed his head lightly, without a trace of pride or excitement, but said a little shyly: "It was embroidered by Jin'er herself, not everyone's work, and it didn't cost much silver, compared with the ancient inkstone given by my sister, it is really difficult to get into the elegant hall!" ”

Mama Rui also said calmly: "Although it is not worth much silver taels, the young lady has spent a lot of energy to embroider this birthday picture of a hundred sons, and she has stayed up for several nights, and the slave maid is distressed when she looks at it!" ”

Lu Xiang and Mrs. Lu's eyes were a little moist, where can the value of such an embroidery be measured by money? Not to mention this ingenious skill, this heart is enough to move anyone. Everyone knows that even if the pattern is made by others, it is a huge process to complete such an embroidery.

Lu Xiang hurriedly ordered Steward Lu and said, "Hurry up...... Finish framing this screen! ”

Steward Lu has been with the old man for so many years, and he has rarely been so excited, but this embroidery, even he, who is not very knowledgeable, can see how wonderful it is, just the picture above is enough to make people amazing, those little dolls, look at it as if they want to come to life.

At this moment, everyone woke up to the fact that no matter how valuable the gift they gave, it would be overshadowed in front of this embroidery. Some rejoice, but others grieve.

Lu Shi looked at it for a long time before he reacted, and asked loudly: "When did Jin'er's embroidery become so exquisite, even I don't know!" ”

Bai Hibiscus naturally wouldn't tell her what kind of effort she had spent on embroidery needles in her previous life to have such attainments. She is the eldest daughter of Ningguo, but she works harder than those embroiderers, just to please the six princesses and Chen Guifei, the biological mother of the six princes, because Chen Guifei's favorite in her life is embroidery.

In order to pave the way for Li Jizong, she really did everything. In those years, she studied embroidery and painting almost day and night, perhaps because of her talent, whether it was painting or embroidery, she could integrate it and have her own school. In her previous life, she was also famous for her skills, and countless nobles came to ask for a pair of embroidery, which leveled the threshold of the Li family.

Li Jizong's wife's route was extremely successful, which made him a glorious marquis, but as the woman behind this glory, no one knows how much effort she put into it, but everything is just to make a wedding dress for her.

Thinking of this, Bai Mujian's lowered eyes were full of monstrous hatred, and her nails dug into her palms, letting the pain in her heart relieve her surging hatred.

When Bai Mujian raised his head again, it was already clear, and the corners of his mouth always had a warm and harmless smile, and he replied softly: "Practice makes perfect, in order to prepare a birthday gift for my grandfather, I secretly practiced embroidery early in the morning, and my grandmother taught me carefully, so I can achieve this work!" ”

In this way, others no longer have much doubt, the name of the old lady of the Bai family, older people have heard of it, and the white hibiscus was indeed taught by the old lady Bai herself.

Mrs. Lu looked at Bai Hibiscus, her eyes were full of appreciation and pride, this is her granddaughter, she can't wait to tell the world that Bai Hibiscus has such a proud talent.

The white hibiscus was still as plain as water, as if she had not noticed the appreciation and amazement in everyone's eyes, but the more calm she was, the more angry some people became.

The ancient inkstone that Bai Yunxi bought with a huge amount of money was dwarfed by the white hibiscus embroidery, so how could she not hate it? The fire of jealousy burned her reason and cultivation, and the words she said were naturally not good: "My sister is really powerful, it's just ...... Such embroidery, even if it is a grandmother, may not be able to complete, how did my sister do it? ”