Chapter Seventy-Eight: The White Family's Draft (II)

Although the Geng family didn't want to let Du's two daughters come in together, he was afraid that the old lady would not be able to help it when she saw the two daughters who grew up beside her, and ruined the future of the Liang Guogong Mansion, but since the old lady had already spoken, she had no reason to stop it, otherwise if it was for this charge of unfilial piety, it would not be worth it, and she could only see the move.

What's more, Geng's selfishness also felt that in front of outsiders, she was the housemother of the Liangguo Mansion after all, if she couldn't even handle these things well, I was afraid that it would make people think that this housemother was in name only, not to mention that in front of her sister-in-law, who had always had a good relationship with her, she was even more reluctant to show anything.

Because the old lady spoke, Bai Shi walked in front, Chang'an followed Bai You and Bai Ci into a row, Du Ruo followed closely behind Bai Ci, but he didn't dare to stand in a row with Bai Ci, he could only be half a step behind the three serious young ladies, and half a step forward than the three maids of them.

He Changan also noticed Du Ruo's cautiousness, and sighed slightly in his heart, in terms of blood, the big house on the eldest uncle's side is the orthodoxy of the Liang Guo Mansion, and the second uncle is only an in-law relationship, Du Ruo and the Liang Guo Mansion have no blood relationship at all. But up to the old lady, down to the eldest uncle and aunt, willing to take the second uncle, a niece whose parents died and have filial piety, to the mansion, it will inevitably be able to tolerate her, as long as she is willing, the Liang Guogong Mansion will treat her no different from Bai You Bai Ci and their serious young lady, after all, the Liang Guogong Mansion has been in business for decades, and it has been out of the queen's mansion, so it is not as if there is no shortage of food and clothing for an orphan girl, and even if the second uncle and second aunt accept Du Ruo as a righteous daughter, it is not impossible to marry from the Liang Guogong Mansion in the future.

But Du Ruo never thought about how to integrate into the Liang Guo Mansion, he only knew that he was low in front of everyone, and over time, the people of the Liang Guo Mansion felt that he was just helping this orphan girl. Besides, Du Ruo doesn't regard himself as a young lady, and his gestures are like being a maid for Bai You and Bai Ci again, so who else is willing to take Du Ruo as a serious lady?

Therefore, Du Ruo's current situation is purely self-inflicted.

After He Chang'an entered, he asked for peace in a proper manner: "Chang'an asks for peace for my grandmother, for my eldest uncle, my eldest aunt, and my second aunt." ”

The elders didn't call out, and He Changan didn't get up either, but secretly looked at the other three people he had never seen except for his eldest aunt Geng.

My grandmother looks older than her grandmother Liu, but the corners of her eyebrows and eyes are mostly kind, so she looks like a grandmother! Seeing the face of the eldest uncle, I remembered that Bai Benting, the Duke of Liang Guoting, was originally seen in the previous life when she served tea in front of the emperor, and it was also a few years when she had just entered the Yanqing Palace, when Bai Benting was still the son of the Duke of Liang, and was quite favored by the saint, but later after the death of his maternal grandfather Liang Guogong, Bai Benting inherited the title of Liang Guogong, for the balance of the minister, the saint rarely summoned Bai Benting in private, and He Changan rarely had the opportunity to see it again. Second Aunt Du's ...... Well, because she knows what kind of character Du Ruo is, He Changan really doesn't have a good impression of Du's family, and with a noble lady like her eldest aunt who is there to compare, He Changan feels even more that Du can't get on the stage.

Chen hurriedly called out, and asked Mama Jiang to take out a pair of floating jade serpentine bracelets that she had married decades ago: "This bracelet was originally given by your grandmother when she married your grandfather, and the texture is excellent, especially the serpentine stone I thought above, I heard that it was transported from a long distance by the merchants of the Yin Kingdom at that time, and it is extremely rare." At that time, when your mother got married, I was reluctant to put it in the dowry, but now that my grandmother is old and can't use such a bright color style, my grandmother gave you this pair of bracelets. ”

He Changan knew that the bracelet was very valuable, so he hurriedly pushed it away: "My grandmother gave her granddaughter such a valuable bracelet for dowry, how can this make my granddaughter appreciate it, but she never dared to accept it." ”

Chen waved his hand: "It's okay. Earlier, when you fell into the water, I heard that the doctor said that it may not be cured, and even if it is cured, it may leave the root of the disease, but you don't want to have such a creation, not to mention that the disease is completely cured, and the whole person also wants to be reborn, no longer as cowardly and cowardly as before, and has a lot of energy. I didn't believe it when Lan'er told me before, but now when I see it, I know that what Lan'er said is true. As he spoke, he looked at Geng who was sitting on the side and smiled.

Geng Shi took over: "Mother also said that Lan'er said that it was Lan'er, and now you know that it's true, right? Chang'an is really getting more and more generous, but I don't know which brother is lucky enough to marry our Chang'an." Chang'an, your grandmother really wants to reward you, if you don't really love you, you can't ask for it. The elder gives, you can't give up, you just accept it. ”

Geng's words were bland, but Du and Bai Er, who was standing beside He Chang'an, changed their faces a little, others didn't know, but they knew very well in their hearts, Du had already inquired that Chen had such a pair of bracelets, and had been pleading with his eldest daughter to ask Chen for this pair of bracelets by virtue of the affection she had raised by her grandmother's side since she was a child, but Chen never let go, and I don't know how Geng knew about it, although they didn't say it by name, but Du and Bai You still felt that their faces were dull.

Geng Shi looked at Du Shi's face and felt secretly angry in his heart, but he pretended that nothing had happened on his face, turned his head and instructed his personal maid to take a pair of floating flower jade earrings that Princess Jing had rewarded and gave them to He Chang'an: "The eldest aunt is not as good as your grandmother, and there are not such valuable things, this pair of floating flower jade earrings was accidentally obtained by Princess Jing a few years ago, so she gave it to me." I have not been able to find a match with it, so I put it away properly, today my mother rewarded you with a floating jade bracelet, I look at it and feel that this earring is just right, it is also a little bit of my aunt's heart. ”

When Du Shi saw it, he was embarrassed not to say anything, so he asked his maid to take out a piece of jade and jade pendant, and said a few nice words without being salty, but He Changan felt that the expression on Du Shi's face was as painful as cutting meat.

Just to give gifts, Du Shi definitely failed to steal the limelight in front of Geng's family, and seemed to be a little unwilling: "Chang'an's niece is also going to participate in the draft this year?"

Bai, who hadn't spoken much, opened his mouth: "Second brother and sister, Chang'an is only twelve years old this year, but I'm afraid it won't be enough for the draft." But the second brother and sister should worry about the two nieces, after the holy decree this year, the two nieces can be included in the ranks of the draft girls, but this holy decree fell from the sky, I am afraid that the second brother and the second brother and sister have not prepared for this matter before, and the two nieces are only one year apart, and they are all in the draft, but I am afraid that it will be a little rushed. ”

Hearing the word draft, Bai You threw himself into Chen's arms: "Grandmother, do you want to participate in the draft......?"

Chen looked at Bai You who was in his arms, and the love on his face didn't seem to be fake at all: "Then Sister You'er told her grandmother, why do you want to go to the draft?"

Bai You straightened up slightly, and looked at her grandmother with a hint of admiration in her eyes: "Grandmother, since I was a child, You'er has known that her father is not as capable as her eldest uncle, and he is just a small official, so You'er has no chance to participate in the draft, and only the fourth sister in our family can participate in the draft." But You'er thinks that she has been raised by her grandmother's side since she was a child, and her words and deeds have been guided by her grandmother, so even if she really participates in the draft, she will not embarrass the ancestors of the Bai family. ”

Geng hesitated a little when he heard this, Bai You also grew up with her, although she also stole a lot of limelight from the four girls she gave birth to since she was a child, but she always felt that this child was not bad in nature, but the Du family was too powerful, and the little girl who was affected was sometimes shallow-eyed, but at this moment, the draft that the little girl was thinking about was just to prove that she was not as bad as Bai Hui, and beckoned to Bai You: "Uncle asked you, then do you know what the draft means?"

Bai You shook his head, nodded again, turned his head and didn't know what to look at, then turned his head and replied: "The draft means earning glory for our Bai family." My third sister and I are the same as the fourth sister, we are all daughters of the Bai family, and the fourth sister can earn glory for the Bai family, and so can I. ”

"So do you know what the results of the draft are?"

Bai You hesitated for a moment, but still answered: "This draft, it is said that it is for the princes, the royal children of the right age to choose wives and concubines, if they are selected, they can naturally marry into the high family and glorify their ancestors." After saying these words, he coquettishly said to Chen like a child: "Grandmother, you will agree to You'er, You'er will definitely not embarrass her grandmother......"

Geng suddenly asked by name: "Chang'an, what do you think?"

Chang'an didn't expect Geng to suddenly ask himself, and he didn't know how to answer for a while, but he remembered Bai You's sentence "Marrying into a high gate, glorifying the ancestors", and thinking of the things in his previous life, but his heart was very unpleasant: "My niece and nephew are still young, and I don't dare to talk about the draft, but I vaguely remember that Mr. Lady taught such a poem, 'Just as the Houmen is as deep as the sea, Xiao Lang is a passer-by from now on' It can be seen that although the royal family is clothed and fed, the royal daughter-in-law is not so easy to be." As the daughter of a family with a title, if the family needs it, we should have gone to the soup to go to the fire, but if possible, Chang'an hopes to marry a person who is the right person, respect each other like a guest, and never leave the white head. ”

After Chang'an said this, he felt that there seemed to be an unkind gaze projected at him behind him, and when he turned to look, there were only the stunned third lady Bai Ci and the low-eyed Du Ruo standing behind him