The fifth day of the first month of June is the birthday of Mrs. Du Fuwei, because she is still within 100 days of the national funeral, the family has not done a big job, but it is an early order to do more longevity noodles, and to the most famous Wufangzhai in the capital to order a longevity peach, and also plan to finish their own lively and lively counting. At noon, a few sisters who were still moving around diligently brought their children, and when Mrs. Wei was entertaining, one of her most confidant mothers came quietly, saying that the third lady and the fourth young master of the Yangning Hou Mansion had arrived, and they had come to pay their respects on the order of Mrs. Tai. Hearing this, Mrs. Wei immediately raised her eyebrows.

According to the generations that go around and around between relatives, Zhu should be regarded as her cousin, but aside from this layer of distant relatives, in the early years, Zhu gently and skillfully helped the Wei family several times, that is, after her sister and her got married successively, she also asked Zhu because of industrial matters, plus she got the news a few days ago, so she immediately ordered her eldest son Du Sheng to take her younger brother Du Zhu out to greet him in person. When people came into the house, she looked at a pair of siblings, and couldn't help but look at them for a while.

This sister is a duck egg green cardigan, a white gauze skirt, no powder on her face, but there is a kind of beauty and clarity of clear water out of hibiscus in the plain color, and the eyebrows and eyes are full of grace. The younger brother was wearing a Weiluo Lingyun scarf and a white banana cloth summer shirt, although he looked like a teenager, his demeanor was particularly calm, and he was not as arrogant as the children of ordinary wealthy families.

Mrs. Wei was already curious about the sisters and brothers because of the Zhu family, but now when she saw such a character, she suddenly felt happy, and after they both saluted and celebrated their birthdays, she smiled and pulled them over and sat next to them, and asked their names and surnames one by one. When she learned that her sister Chen Lan was now fourteen and her younger brother Chen Yan was only twelve this year, she was suddenly amazed, and said to the sisters in front of her with a smile: "I used to think that my aunt was the most discerning, but now it seems that my aunt can teach people."

Among the several concubine sisters, the husband's highest official position is only six grades, and he is naturally a little shorter in front of Mrs. Wei, not to mention that now even the Yangning Marquis Mansion has let the young lady and the son come to celebrate her birthday, and they are even more envious of Mrs. Wei's blessings. Hearing this, they couldn't help but praise them, and they hurriedly picked up their children and went forward to talk to people, and for a while, there was laughter and laughter in the room.

"Madam, someone from outside is coming again, saying that it is to give you a birthday"

The sudden sound outside the door made Mrs. Wei stunned, and she hesitated for a moment before asking, "Who is here?" ”

The two said yes...... He said that he was a student of the master, and he came to visit his wife. ”

When he said this, everyone in the room was stunned. Mrs. Wei knows her husband best, before being promoted to the head of the Hanlin Academy, Du Weifang was reprimanded and idle, during which he has been teaching behind closed doors in Xuanfu's hometown, to say that there are more than a dozen students, but most of them are still working hard to take the county and government examinations, and the most promising ones are still taking the township examinations, and they will never come to the capital at this moment. As for the teachers and students of the imperial examination, Du Weifang has never been the chief examiner, where did this student start to meet his wife?

"Madam, why don't I go out and turn them down?"

The hesitant voice outside the door made Mrs. Wei wake up suddenly, and she pondered for a moment before she spoke: "Since people are here, how can there be any reason to drive people out?" In this way, Sheng'er, Zhu'er, you two brothers go out together to entertain guests. As for gifts, if it is your own calligraphy and painting, you should pay attention to it and put it away. If you give other gifts, you will refuse, saying that the rules of the master cannot be abolished. By the way, ask someone to stay and eat a bowl of shou noodles. ”

Du Sheng and Du Zhu brothers agreed and were about to go out, when a voice came from the side: "Mother, my father may really have a student in Beijing I still remember the last time my father taught me the Analects, saying that he originally looked at a very talented student, but he actually gave up his career and went to join the army in a good way."

Chen Lan on the side had just been surrounded by everyone and asked questions, and finally breathed a sigh of relief at this time, so he quietly looked at the people in the room, and saw that although Du Sheng and Du Zhu were stepsons, they were still respectful and polite in front of their stepmother, and Mrs. Wei treated several children equally, and she was not at all immodest in front of the women who were relatives, and she couldn't help but feel that this Du family was decent, no wonder the old lady had such a decision before. At this time, hearing this childish voice, she couldn't help but look sideways.

I saw that the little girl who spoke was only ten years old, and her pink makeup was extremely cute, and at this time she jumped down from the chair with great effort, ran to Mrs. Wei with a cigarette, and took her mother's hand with her face up, and said, "Mother, don't you remember?" The Chinese New Year gave a gift ceremony, but my father said that he should not throw it out, but he changed the hexagram and took the things to the study, and treated the paperweight as a treasure, and couldn't put it down all day long? ”

Saying this, Mrs. Wei suddenly remembered. She gently rubbed her daughter's head, and said to Du Sheng and Du Zhu, "Maybe it's really the person Zheng'er said." If so, you should all know that it is enough to be hospitable and speak. ”

As soon as the two left, Mrs. Wei didn't mention the previous stubble, and the happy atmosphere gradually returned to the house, followed by the girls who sent fruit snacks up, and the eldest lady Du Zheng personally held the fruit plate to entertain the guests, and there were two children from ordinary families who couldn't bear it, and hid two handfuls of candied fruit in their sleeves while the adults were not paying attention. Chen Yan on the side glanced at them twice, and then quietly looked at those adults, but not long after, Du Zheng actually sent the fruit bowl to him.

"Brother Chen?"

Chen Yan is not the youngest among the brothers and sisters in the family, but he is not close to the younger brothers and sisters in the third room at all, and it can be said that he has never really experienced the taste of being an elder brother, so he was called by this brother, and he hesitated to say that he didn't need it, and he grabbed a handful of raisins by mistake.

"Thank you sister"

Du Zheng is usually used to being a younger sister, and he doesn't care if there is anything wrong with this solemn sister, he nodded with a smile and got out of the way, while Chen Lan heard the meaning of Chen Yan's words, and saw that he was trying to make a brother's style when he was grabbing a handful of raisins, and he almost didn't laugh out loud. However, at this time, the Du Sheng brothers had already entered the house from outside.

"Mother, among the two people who came, one of them was actually the whole brother and the whole brother who had prepared a bundle of repairs to his father to pay homage to the teacher, so I heard about the mother's thirtieth birthday, and he came back to personally send the birthday gift, I think he also sent a festival gift for the New Year, after all, it is the friendship of teachers and students, and he should come to celebrate his birthday, and he received the box of birthday cakes, and invited him in. As for the other one, who is indeed a tribute in his father's collection, he is also familiar with his brother, you see......"

When Mrs. Wei heard this, she didn't think much about it, and immediately nodded and said, "Who is my Dao, since I am the whole brother, and the other is familiar with the whole brother, and he is the tribute of your father, then please come in...... So I will go and meet the people before the battle, and you will stay behind the battle, so that you will not be disturbed. Zheng'er, you host are hospitable. ”

"Mother, you can rest assured"

Du Zheng smiled and waved his hand twice to his mother, and when he saw people going out through the curtain on the left, he immediately turned around and greeted his relatives one by one. Because she is young and cute, and Mrs. Wei has a good reason to go out, everyone will naturally not have any harsh criticism, and Chen Lan is worried about Zhu's words in his heart, and when Du Zheng stepped forward, he had to pull her to talk, listen to her A sister of the Chen family, her words are generous, and her speech is also refreshing, and she has a good impression of this little girl.

However, just as she asked Du Zheng what books she had read, there was also a voice outside the battle. For a moment, the other ladies in the room all consciously stopped talking, and she naturally put aside the conversation for the time being. However, when she heard who was talking outside, she was taken aback. Not only her, but even Chen Yan, who was sitting in a proper manner, jumped off the chair at once, but soon sat back honestly under Chen Lan's eyes.

The main house is outside the battle.

Mrs. Wei looked at the two young men who came to pay her birthday greetings, and saw that one of them was heroic and calm, the other was free and sunny, and their temperaments were extraordinary, so she gave birth to a little praise in her heart, but she only humbly accepted their half-salute. When she learned that she didn't come together, but happened to meet at the mouth of the alley, she secretly wondered and laughed at the same time, and then asked about the origin of the names of the two. It's okay not to ask, but when she asked, she was immediately taken aback, and immediately looked at Du Sheng who was standing next to her with a blaming gaze. Being glared at by his stepmother like this, Du Sheng couldn't help but secretly regret that he had just seen someone and wanted to meet his senior brother, and he didn't have time to explain more.

Coincidentally, at this time, there was a sudden great commotion outside. Although Mrs. Wei is young, she is also extremely strict in governing her family, and she can't help but feel angry at this time. She was about to let her confidant mother go out to see what was going on, but a servant woman recklessly broke into the house, seeing that there were all people in front of this battle, she was stunned for a moment, and then she didn't care about asking for guilt, and bowed her knees and said happily: "Madam, the news has just been passed over from the Hanlin Academy, and the master has entered the cabinet and been promoted to the second assistant, and he has been awarded the Huagai Hall University Scholar and the Household Department Shangshu"

Hearing this, several exclamations suddenly came from behind the battle, which had been silent just now. These are the women of the deep house, the second assistant of the cabinet, what is the meaning of conferring the Huagai Temple scholar and the head of the household, they are difficult to fully understand, but Du Weifang has been promoted, and they still understand this. And Chen Lan, who was pulling Du Zheng, was taken aback, and sighed in his heart.

Looking at it this way, if you want to marry the Du family, I'm afraid it's not easy.

At this moment, she heard a familiar voice from outside: "Mrs. Du, today is your birthday, and the teacher has entered the cabinet to pay respects, but I am afraid that someone will flock to congratulate her birthday immediately after, and you have to prepare early." ”

PS: At the beginning of the month, I asked for a guaranteed pink, right, I hope to pass 100 votes as soon as possible, and make a profit...... Tomorrow begins to resume the double