Sanxi held the gift box given by the knife and phoenix, took out the jasper knife from it and handed it to Zhuo Yiting, Zhuo Yiting took it in his hand and looked at it carefully, at the end of the handle, there were a few words "tribute Bali", she was out of her mind. Sanxi and Huiyuan looked at it and didn't say anything. After a while, Zhuo Yiting said to himself: "The treasure jade in the early dynasties was so valuable, and the eldest girl was willing to give it up. ”

Huiyuan said: "How does the girl know that it is the treasure jade of the first dynasty?" ”

Zhuo Yiting pointed out the small characters on the jade to Huiyuan and Sanxi, and said: "Bali is really 'don't lose Bali', in the Tang Dynasty it was the seat of Tingzhou, and it once belonged to the Uighurs of Xizhou. Contains jade. In the south, I read the books of the Ming Dynasty "Daming Huidian" and Song Yingxing's "Heavenly Creations". ”

Huiyuan said: "I can't see that it came from the Ming Dynasty." ”

Zhuo Yiting smiled, put the jasper knife back in the box, and said: "During the Yongle period, the Western Regions traded with the DPRK, so don't lose Bali as a heavy place in the Western Regions. Go to Beijing to peddle, there is tribute. Look at those words, aren't they a treasure to offer? Now do you still hear that there are eight miles in the Western Regions? It is both a tribute and a payment of eight miles, presumably it is the first thing of the Ming capital. "The History of Yeji Ming" has many sources, and during the Yongle period, there were many times when the tribute jade was lost. If it's not his, what else can it say? ”

Sanxi said: "In this way, the eldest girl even has a treasure in the palace, and she can give it away like this." It's amazing. ”

Zhuo Yiting sneered: "If you put it in the Kangqian Dynasty and hide such a plaything, you will have no place to die, and you will have to kill the corpse if you die." ”

Sanxi said: "Then I will take it, and I will have this treasure in the future, so that I can handle these people." Avenge the old lady. ”

Huiyuan smiled: "Now that the country is clear, there is no such deep sin." I don't know what the big girl means by her good name. ”

Zhuo Yiting shook his head.

Sanxi was about to say something, when someone from outside came in small pieces.

First, there was a box of Hong'er, the eldest lady's girl in Dongfu, and after coming in, she said: "The eldest lady He girl, send a golden lock to show joy." After a few words of greeting, Hong'er went. One after another, others waited for the girl to give gifts.

The lord of Xifu County sent a jewel to give a gift, and the jewel said: "The third wife, Miss He, give a ruyi handle, and two pairs of jade hairpins in the palace." ”

Aunt Nanfu sent the girl Rui'er and Xiang'er to give gifts, and reported: "Aunt He, Miss He, send a group fan on three sides, and hang the eight-treasure pearl fan pendant on three sides." ”

The people who came to congratulate him were sent away one after another, and they received a table of gifts.

The three masters and servants looked at those gifts in astonishment, not knowing whether they were happy or worried. Sanxi said: "They are all congratulatory gifts, and the girls are sending purses, handballs and bracelets." The master only has the third master to send it, and it is still a parrot. It's not funny. ”

Zhuo Yiting looked at the parrot and didn't speak.

Huiyuan counted and said, "Look, there seems to be one person missing." ”

Zhuo Yiting said: "But the second wife? ”

Sanxi smiled: "The girl has a number in her heart. ”

Zhuo Yiting said: "I heard my mother say that the second wife is different from other wives. ”

Sanxi was surprised, Zhuo Yiting smiled and said no more.

At this time, the second wife, Cao, came with the girls Guiyuan and Yuyuan. As soon as he entered the house, he smiled and said, "Congratulations to the junior girl." ”

Zhuo Yiting went back and bowed.

Cao's order Guiyuan presented a gift plate, and Yuyuan lifted the cloth, and saw a pair of Nanmu chopsticks inside.

Cao said: "We sent gold and jade to the birth, and it is inevitable that it will be vulgar. This is the Kusunoki chopsticks offered to the court. The girl can put it away! Take it steadily and enjoy it, if it is someone else's house, I am reluctant to give it away. Now that the junior girl has entered the house, she has been favored by the old lady, and I am here to stammer, and the girl will help us be filial to the old lady in the future. ”

Zhuo Yiting lowered his eyebrows and whispered: "Mrs.'s gift is too valuable, how can I accept it." ”

Cao said: "What's the matter, the girl has entered the house, and it is her own family." Window dressing is also as it should be. I'm not like others, I don't come in person, just send a girl to do it. ”

Zhuo Yiting smiled slightly and motioned for please sit and watch the tea. Huiyuan and Sanxi went out to serve tea.

Cao sat down and smiled, "The girl's health is good?" ”

Zhuo Yiting replied: "Mrs. Xie cares, it's better." ”

Cao Shi said again: "That's good, the old lady said that she will give you a door ceremony in the next two days, and she will be the daughter of the third wife in the future." Great joy! On the day of the ceremony, you will naturally have to work your body and bones, and rest more. ”

When Zhuo Yiting heard this, he bowed shyly.

Cao Shi saw that Zhuo Yiting didn't say much, and he couldn't talk about anything, so he was about to leave, and said: "I won't bother, the girl has to come and sit in my Beifu, and the second and third girls in our family will also praise you." Naturally, you are more popular than the other sisters. ”

After Cao's finished speaking, he turned his head and left, and passed by Huiyuan, who came in with tea, and Sanxi.

Sanxi saw everyone leave and said, "These two wives are really not ordinary. I came to give such a valuable gift in person. ”

Zhuo Yiting worried: "Where is this valuable gift, it is here to ring the bell to wake up people." And we want to live with peace of mind, take the chopsticks well, and eat the food in the door. ”

Huiyuan comforted: "It seems to be scheming, but it turns out to be just pretending, the house is big, and there are comparisons between houses." Girl, don't go to heart. ”

Zhuo Yiting said quietly: "If I can go to my heart, I won't stay." We should keep to ourselves, and we will not go beyond it, so naturally we will not leave anyone to talk about. Take it. ”

Sanxi said: "The second wife's heart is too small, and we have never had anything to do with her." I can't wait to get off the horse, and the words are hurtful. ”

Zhuo Yiting smiled, remembering the teachings of Bojing Laoni. Bojing Laoni said: "There are ten points in words, and ordinary people say seven points, leaving three points to advance and retreat." Those who are cautious should say five points, and leave five points to guess each other, so as to be good at blending and enterprising. The superior person does not need to say anything, just by his face and demeanor, and his words are clear. The relationship between the harem is like this, and so is the official road of the previous dynasty, and the folk business Tao is even more fond of this move. ”

Sanxi naturally didn't know about this layer, and Zhuo Yiting didn't explain too much to her.

Sanxi picked up the gifts, then turned around and said, "I just said that the second girl and the third girl praised the girl, but I can't tell if it's true or not." ”

Zhuo Yiting smiled and said: "The world is impermanent, what is true is false, and what is false is true." I thought about it, and I troubled myself. ”

Huiyuan helped Sanxi, and said suspiciously: "I don't know what the girl they said is famous, what kind of name it is." ”

Zhuo Yiting was thoughtful, thinking about this in his heart. At night, without waiting for the old lady to send someone to say hello, Zhuo Yiting had already taken the initiative to send the careful Huiyuan to the old lady to ask for peace. Sanxi saw that her girl sent Huiyuan to do things without her, thinking that her girl disliked herself, and she was depressed and sat out of the hospital. When I got to the door, I saw the butler hanging lanterns with all the servants.

When the housekeeper saw Sanxi sitting there alone, he came over to greet him and said, "Yo, isn't this Sanxi girl?" The night was cold, and the body was carefully cold. Let's get into the house. ”

Sanxi was already disgusted with the people of Zhuangfu and others, and he didn't want to talk to the housekeeper at the moment, so he got up and went into the house expressionlessly. The housekeeper was surprised, shook his head, and said to himself: "Miss Qi, there is really a little bit of talk here. Then he started to greet people again, and passed by Zhuang Hu.

Zhuang Hu had just come out of the old lady with the girls, and was about to go to Xifu to decorate with satin and some ornaments. Listening to the housekeeper's own words, he turned his head in surprise to look at the mirror Hua Xie, and did not stop until he reached Xifu.

When Zhuang Hu arrived in Xifu, he ordered the girls to put the satin and ornaments on the table, and then took a closer look at them, and counted: "It's all careful, bump into it, and ask you to pay for yourself." ”

The girls stood timidly aside. At this time, the third lord Zhuang Qin and the third wife came back.

When Zhuang Hu saw Zhuang Qin and the county lord coming back, he hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Third uncle, third aunt, do you think this arrangement is appropriate?" ”

Zhuang Hu pointed to the furnishings in the hall, and Zhuang Qin and his wife looked around for a while and nodded with satisfaction.

The county lord said: "It's festive to watch." Is the old lady also complete? ”

Zhuang Hu replied: "It's complete, outside the gate of the mansion, there is also a big lantern, which the old lady ordered." ”

The county lord looked at Zhuang Qin worriedly and said, "Isn't it a little swaggering?" Which family is this? ”

Without waiting for Zhuang Qin to respond, Zhuang Hu said with a smile: "The old lady said that this is it, don't worry."

Zhuang Qin raised his hand and motioned for the girl to have tea and sat down in the hall by herself. The girl presented the tea cup.

Zhuang Qin took a sip before saying, "Hu'er, you've been busy for a day, go back and rest when you're done!" I'm not busy and I'll come back tomorrow. ”

Zhuang Hu said: "The day after tomorrow, the ceremony will be held, the things on the façade are complete, and there are still many small things to go." Among the guests invited, the prince, the prince of the county, and the beyer of Beile, our Shide identity is not enough, and the matter of the next post is always the third uncle...... "The matter of Zhuo Yiting's ceremony in the house is handled by Zhuang Lu, the second master of the North Mansion, and she helps to take care of it, and she takes care of many details." The broken pieces in the house have been completed seven or eight, and there are some remaining contacts, knowing that the woman's family is not suitable to come forward, and then her husband is an outsider to the official of Chasid, and it is reasonable to ask someone to post a post that should have been written by the lord in the house.

Zhuang Hu said so, one shows that he is meticulous in his work, and the other is always mental, in case he loses his manners. She married a woman, she is already an outsider, and because she is the granddaughter of the governor of Zhuangfu, she is counted as an insider, according to the outside of the outside, and the inside of the inside, and she must explain it clearly, so that she can save people in a timely manner and be respected. Since he is an outsider, he is enterprising and appropriate, and he does not leak a drop of water, and he does not overstep his bounds, leaving a handle to chew with others.

Zhuang Qin was extremely satisfied and said, "Naturally." ”

Zhuang Qin finished speaking and left, not too concerned.

The county lord saw that Zhuang Qin's heart was wilting and did not make too much arrangement, so he overstepped and told Zhuang Hu: "Your third uncle has a lot of troubles, you send the people behind you to plan a famous post, and send it to your father tomorrow to see it first, and then come to the third uncle to pay the money, and let your second uncle be an official." Later, let people go and hand them over one by one. Your fourth uncle doesn't care about these things, and it's good to let him see if it's okay to see if it's okay. ”

Zhuang Hu Zhili replied: "Hu'er knows. As she was leaving, the county lord thought for a while, and called her back.

The county lord said: "It shouldn't have been what I said, you look at your third uncle's spirits and somehow, I'll talk a lot, it should be your second aunt and second wife who ordered the detailed rules, you should go and ask for instructions." ”

Zhuang Hu answered.

Look at Zhuang Hu walking away, the county lord followed behind Zhuang Qin until he returned to the bedroom.

At this moment, it is the middle of the night. The county lord waited for Zhuang Qin to change his clothes so that he could rest. Zhuang Qin changed his previous silence, and the county lord sensed that he had something on his mind, so he silently sidestepped aside and did not speak. After changing his clothes and going to bed, Zhuang Qin got up again and begged for tea.

The county lord was afraid that using tea before going to bed would not be conducive to a healthy sleep, so he persuaded him: "The tea in the house is cold, and the lord will not be able to sleep with an uncomfortable stomach if he drinks it." I asked the girls to go and do it again, but I don't know when I got it. ”

Zhuang Qin sighed, shook his head and went to bed, speechless.

The county lord sat on the edge of the bed, put his hand on the back of his hand, and asked softly, "The old man has been uncertain for a long time, what's the matter?" ”

Zhuang Qin turned sideways and patted the county lord's hand, signaling comfort.

Seeing that he didn't reply, the county lord said again: "Do you think Hu'er didn't do what the old lady explained?" ”

Zhuang Qin's eyes closed, his body was lying upright, and he said on his back: "I'm afraid that Hu'er will do too well." ”

The county lord was surprised: "Before the old lady leaves, it can't be counted as a trespass." There is no need to be so alarmed. ”

After listening to this, Zhuang Qin sat up, looked directly at the county lord, and after a long time, he said: "Don't hide it from Mrs., we are doing family affairs with our heads." ”

When the county lord heard this, he had an ominous premonition in his heart, and he had to be solemn and diligent in his eyes, so he sensed to close the door tightly. turned around, and then went to Zhuang Qin's bedside, Zhuang Qincai quietly raided his brother-in-law Zhuo's house in a low voice, Zhuo Yiting fled, and rescued Zhuang Jue into the house by mistake.

When the county lord heard me, he was so shocked that his face darkened and he panicked.

For a while, the county lord didn't know how to speak, but said, "How is this good?" His hands trembled incessantly, and he said, "If it spreads, the heads of the house will not be safe!" Sir, you're confused too! ”

Zhuang Qin was very helpless and said, "The old lady insists, and the eldest master agrees." ”

The county lord had a grudge in his heart, and he could only say: "The uncle listens to the old lady the most, you still don't know in your heart, the second master will oppose you and follow the objection." According to me, send the second girl of the eldest sister's family back to the south far away, find a place to hide, and maybe you can avoid it. You think, at the feet of the Son of Heaven, there are many ears and eyes, how to get it. ”

Zhuang Qin said: "This is where I am not at ease. ”

The county lord was quite angry and said, "If you don't say it today, I'm really in the dark." ”

Zhuang Qin took the county lord's hand and said heavily: "Madam, the less people know about this kind of thing, the better, the old lady also told me, and no one is allowed to mention it." You've never heard of it. ”

The county lord nodded, and it was agreed. After thinking about it, he asked uneasily: "The eldest wife and the second wife don't know about the mansions over there?" ”

Zhuang Qin said: "The eldest lady is a thoughtful person, so my aunt naturally doesn't care about this." is afraid that the second wife's mouth is not strict, and the second master said that he knows. ”

Saying this, the county lord also panicked. She understands the power of it, Zhuo Fu committed the crime of rebellion and self-destruction, and it is already a blessing to punish the crime of not following the joint punishment, if she learns that her relatives are guilty of hiding crimes, it is really a heinous crime, and there are even eight out of ten. Today, the Queen Mother is in charge, and her means are powerful and known to the world, but I am afraid that the old lady's affection will not be able to protect so many people. Thinking about it again, the lives of her mother's entire family and her two precious sons are really worried.

The more the county lord thought about it, the more flustered he became, and after falling asleep, he got up again and shook Zhuang Qin up.

The county lord said: "I'll probe them tomorrow, if I know everything, prepare in advance, if I don't know, I don't know, I don't know." Master, it's better to plan this matter early! ”

Zhuang Qin nodded, and the two of them talked about the three masters and servants of Zhuo Yiting in detail, and they fell asleep in a trance.