Because of the rash, Xie Sihua stayed closed for many days, but Xie Xuan sent people to greet him every day, all he cared about was whether the rash on her face had faded, but he didn't say a word about her poisoning and the loss of her mother's spirit card, but Xie Sihua didn't plan to rely on him.

This red rash did not fade for a few days and died in a hurry Xie Xuan, but she was not in a hurry, he was unrighteous first, so don't blame her for crossing the river and demolishing the bridge now.

The old lady's 70th birthday was held as scheduled, and the sun was warm on this day, and the blue sky was like a wash, which was a rare good weather.

Shangshu Mansion is full of lights, and the two big pixiu in front of the door are also hung with red color heads, and the courtyard is not daring to say, but the guests are full but it is real, some of them are because Xie Xuan was the secretary of the military department at the time, and some of them are because he heard that Jiang Guoshi will also visit today.

Xie Sihua went to the old lady's yard early in the morning and helped the waiter get up and dress.

She grabbed a dark purple robe from among the servants holding the lacquer plate, unfolded it and carried it in her hand, smiled at her grandmother who was combing her hair in front of the mirror, and said, "Grandmother, do you think this is good?" Dignified and low-key, but also noble. ”

"The fourth girl's vision is good, you pick it, the old lady will definitely like it." Mama Chang said with a smile while combing the old lady's hair.

"I'm an old woman, what do you want to be dignified and extravagant." The old lady looked at the clothes in Xie Sihua's hand through the mirror in front of her, and smiled happily.

"Grandmother naturally doesn't need these empty costumes, but today is different, today is your birthday, and the guests who come are either rich or expensive, you are the façade of Shangshu Mansion." Xie Sihua walked forward with his clothes.

The old lady stroked her combed hair, got up with a smile, and sighed: "Okay, you are delicate and thoughtful, and it depends on you." ”

With that, she raised her hand and let Xie Sihua put it on for her.

At this time, there were bursts of footsteps outside the house, and the next person came to spread the news that it was Xue who led everyone in the family to celebrate his birthday.

Thinking of Xie Sihua's poisoning, although it was not found out that it was Xue's now, the old lady was still unhappy with Xue's in her heart, and the smile on her face couldn't help but fade a little, and she waved her hand to signal her subordinates to let them in.

Xie Sihua helped her to sit down on the soft chair outside, and saw Xue Shi leading a group of people to come in, and when his eyes bumped into Xie Sihua, he only glanced at him hurriedly, but there was nothing unusual.

The Xue family is dressed appropriately today, looking graceful and dignified, just like Mrs. Shangshu should be, she has indeed always been safe in this regard, otherwise Xie Xuan would not have been able to indulge her all these years. It's just that she was probably worried about this birthday banquet, and with the blow of Xie Siqi's incident to her, the pink delicacy on her face couldn't hide the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes and sagging cheeks.

"The guests should arrive later, I'm afraid there is no time, so my daughter-in-law brought Lou and the children to congratulate her mother on her birthday this morning."

Xie Sihua's eyes looked at Xie Siqi behind Xue's family, I haven't seen her for a long time, she is much better than before, and she is also dressed up today, she wants to support the identity of the concubine of Shangshufu and compare herself, but she has no intention of comparing with her today.

Xie Siqi naturally noticed Xie Sihua's gaze, and couldn't help but raise his eyes and look at her fiercely.

She was carefully decorated and dressed up today, obviously much more dazzling than her face full of red rashes and only wearing a veil, but she still saw a light smile in the other party's gaze, as if she was a joke.

This gaze made Xie Siqi couldn't help but want to rush forward and poke her eyes blind, but fortunately, Xie Qing beside her pulled her.

"Grandmother, my grandson hasn't seen you for a long time, I still see you so refreshed today, and my heart is much more relieved, congratulations to my grandmother on her blessings like the East China Sea, and her longevity is better than Nanshan." Xie Qing stepped forward and saluted the old lady, and saluted the gift box in his hand.

Xie Sihua turned his eyes to look at the man in front of him with a mediocre appearance and a gentle temperament. This is Xie Xuan's sister-in-law, the Xue family's greatest reliance.

He is now the Hanlin Writer, a while ago the Hanlin Academy revised the "History of the Ming Dynasty", he lived in the palace for a long time, and now he has finally returned home.

When the old lady saw him, her raised eyebrows instantly relaxed, and she hurriedly beckoned him to come closer.

Mama Chang took the gift box in his hand, and Xie Qing stepped forward to hold her grandmother's hand, with a humble and gentle smile on her face.

The man's palm was large and warm, perhaps because of his age, and the old lady held it, and she felt a lot of sorrow and joy in her heart, and she actually shed tears for a while.

Seeing this, Lou Shi was busy advising and relieved: "Old lady, don't cry, isn't the son back, today's happy day, happy is it." ”

The old lady picked up the handkerchief and pressed the corner of her eyes, patted Xie Qing's back with a smile, and said, "Yes, yes, it's good to come back, it's good to come back, it's just thin." ”

Xie Qing is indeed relatively thin and thin among men, and his appearance is not outstanding, but fortunately, he is competitive, he likes to read since he was a child, and he is also well-behaved and sensible, and now he is twenty-three out of twenty, and there are also those who come to the door to inquire about the marriage match from the Xue family, but Xue's eyes are above the top, and he always feels that his son will marry the phoenix among people in the future, so he politely refused.

"The food in the palace is very good, and it's true that my grandson has gained a few pounds."

"It's better to be fat, be fat, be strong, be handsome, you're just too thin." The old lady pouted.

Xie Qing grinned, raised his eyes to look at Xie Sihua beside the old lady, and said gently: "I haven't seen you for a long time, but the fourth sister is a real woman, and I can't even recognize it." ”

Xie Sihua met his smiling gaze, curtsied, and said, "Big brother has worked hard." ”

Xie Sihua is actually relatively unfamiliar with this eldest brother, he has been relatively withdrawn since he was a child, he likes to lock himself in the room to study, and later entered the Hanlin Academy when he was older, and he is often not at home, even when he is there, the two are only nodding friends.

It's just that he is not like Xue and Xie Siqi, and he never seems to have any ill will towards her, maybe in his eyes, she has never been insignificant and insignificant.

Xie Qing nodded slightly, turned his gaze away, and did not continue to talk to her, and then Xue's, Lou's, Xie Siqi, and Xie Sijiao presented gifts one by one.

"Fourth sister, where's your gift? Grandmother has always loved you the most, you won't be unprepared, right? Xie Siqi saw that Xie Sihua was standing behind the old lady and did not move, and thought that she had no silver savings over the years, thinking that she must not be prepared, so he deliberately spoke.

Xie Sihua looked at her silently and with a smile, his eyes were still like looking at a clown jumping off the beam, and Xie Siqi was a little anxious and crazy in his heart.

Ying Ning heard the sound and was about to step forward to present the embroidery she had prepared, which was locked in the house for the past few days, Xie Sihua personally embroidered the Amitayus Sutra, although it was not as expensive as their gifts, but it was better than their hearts.

"Green."

Xie Sihua called.

Ying Ning was stunned, didn't she call herself? She rolled her eyes and saw Hou outside's green manure coming in, holding a sandalwood gift box in her hand. Ying Ning didn't know why, but she still retracted the steps she had taken, and watched Lu Wu hand the gift box to Mama Chang.

Xie Sihua stepped forward and opened the gift box, and a string of warm white jade prayer beads was displayed in front of everyone.

Xie Siqi stared at the beads in the box, the jade stones were uniform in size, round and pure, and he knew at a glance that they were of the highest grade, but such a thing must be worth a lot of money, how could Xie Sihua give it away?

"This jade color is of course superior, but it is not a rare treasure, but there is also ingenuity, grandmother sees, each bead is engraved with a Buddhist scripture, a whole string of strings, is a "Diamond Sutra"."

Mama Chang took a closer look and found that it was really as Xie Sihua said, each bead was engraved with very small words, so she handed it to the old lady.

The old lady was obviously very curious, picked it up and looked at it carefully, and couldn't help but be pleasantly surprised: "It's really a good thing." ”

"The fourth sister really has a heart, and my grandmother recites scriptures every day, this string of prayer beads is very suitable." Xie Sijiao said softly.

Xie Sihua turned his eyes and smiled at her, seeing that she also put on a little makeup today, the sickness on her face was covered up a lot, which was a little fresh and refined.

Xie Siqi looked at the string of prayer beads, sneered and said, "Heh, the fourth sister is so generous, this thing should be worth a fortune, right?" ”

After that, everyone looked at Xie Sihua.