After Qi Yukun went to Danfeng Academy to study, his days seemed to slow down all of a sudden.

On the fifth day of the fourth month of April, Qi Juemin, the eldest man of the Qi family in Wuzhou, came to visit the eldest master Jiang and brought the orphan daughter Qi Thirteenniang from the fourth room of the Qi family.

The date of the spring election is set for April 18, when Qi Sanniang will be sent to the palace to run for election.

Although Mrs. Qi and Qi Tanying don't like Qi Juemin, Qi Shisanniang has no grudge against them, and people came to visit, and the mother and daughter are not easy to snub her, so they can only borrow the site of the Jiang family's house to entertain.

Seeing Qi Sanniang, Mrs. Qi couldn't help sighing, fortunately there was still someone in charge in their fifth room, otherwise it would be her daughter who was sent to the palace to participate in the spring election.

Qi Sanniang was born in the fourth room of the Qi family, her parents died early, and she was raised by her cousin in the next room. Seeing that he has reached the age of marriage, he can't make his own decisions about marriage.

She looked quite sensible and polite, came to Jiang's house as a guest, and brought gifts to Qi Tanying and the girls of the Jiang family.

It's not a valuable thing, but it's still new and interesting. The age difference between the four girls of the Jiang family is not much, and they are all fun-loving ages, and they like those gadgets very much.

Qi Sanniang is gentle and patient, and she will answer all questions, and the four sisters changed their words from Sister Qi to Sister Thirteen after a while, especially Jiang Yi and Jiang Mei, and even Qi Tanying, a serious cousin, was left behind by them.

Qi Tanying quietly observed Qi Sanniang, and finally understood that there were so many school-age girls in the old house in Wuzhou, why the clan chose Qi Sanniang to enter Beijing to run for election.

There are three reasons.

First, Qi Sanniang has just turned sixteen years old this year, with a delicate appearance, a graceful figure, a pair of beautiful eyes as clear as water, and a complexion as smooth as jade.

Second, Qi Sanniang's parents died, and she relied on her clan to raise her since she was a child, whether she entered the palace or married, she could only rely on her family. Such a person is best controlled.

Third, although Qi Sanniang is young, because she has been under the fence since she was a child, she has already practiced the ability to observe words and feelings, and it has become her instinct to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages.

If such a person is successfully selected, he can earn a world with his own skills no matter where he goes.

In addition, Qi Tanying found that she was quite good at being a peacemaker.

Most of the gadgets she brought with her from Wuzhou were imports, and one of them was a kaleidoscope of very delicate workmanship. Jiang Mei saw it at a glance, and without thinking about it, he hugged it into his arms.

Jiang Yao in the second room also took a fancy to the kaleidoscope and asked Jiang Mei to give her the kaleidoscope. Although Jiang Mei was reluctant, Jiang Yao raised the rhetoric of being inferior to the elder and younger, and Jiang Mei could only compromise.

Just when she was about to give the kaleidoscope to Jiang Yao, she was snatched away by Jiang Yi, "Whoever gets it first will be whoever, why should the big sister give it to you." ”

Jiang Yao didn't expect to bite the gold halfway, "It is said that those who are close to Zhu are red and those who are close to ink are black, the big sister loves her sisters the most on weekdays, and the second sister and the big sister are inseparable every day, why don't you know how good it is to learn from the big sister?" ”

Jiang Yi sneered when he heard this: "The third sister's kung fu of sowing discord and telling right and wrong is getting better and better, do you think that if you say this, I will follow your will and have a relationship with the eldest sister, and I am a fool!" ”

Jiang Yao didn't think that a few words could make Jiang Yi and Jiang Mei angry, but she liked to see Jiang Yi angry.

However, as he grew older and Mrs. Jiang's ears were raised, Jiang Yi was no longer as impulsive as before.

Jiang Yao didn't see what she wanted to see, and couldn't help but be a little disappointed.

Qi Sanniang saw the friction between the sisters clearly, she stepped forward and picked up the kaleidoscope that caused the sisters' discord, and said with self-reproach, "It's all my fault, thinking that this kaleidoscope is interesting, but I forgot that I only got this one, which made the two sisters of the Jiang family hurt their harmony because of this." ”

Jiang Yi hurriedly waved his hand, "Thirteenth sister, don't say that, it's none of your business at all." ”

Jiang Yao also said: "My second sister and I have always been like this, we have long been used to it, don't think too much about the thirteenth sister." ”

Qi Sanniang smiled when she heard this, "Thank you sisters for your understanding." ”

She picked out three items from the box full of knick-knacks, a carved snuff bottle, a music box, and a box of glass balls with portraits of the zodiac signs embedded in them.

"These are all bought in the same store as Kaleidoscope, and the prices are similar, so they are all very interesting." After speaking, I showed them one by one.

The four girls of the Jiang family were really attracted by the three things she took out, Qi Sanniang smiled, put the previous kaleidoscope with them, and proposed to let Jiang Yi choose a few again, and she also proposed to use the bidding method.

The four sisters of the Jiang family each took ten wooden sticks, and Qi Sanniang acted as the person in the auction, and the four things were auctioned in turn, and the four sisters of the Jiang family gave the corresponding wooden sticks at the same time according to their own wishes, and the person who made the most wooden sticks each time got the lot.

The first round of bidding was a kaleidoscope, Jiang Mei took out all ten wooden sticks, Jiang Yi did not come out of one, Jiang Yao had three, and Jiang Yue had one. Jiang Mei photographed the kaleidoscope as he wished.

The second round of bidding was for ivory carved snuff bottles. Because Jiang Mei has already got what she wants, she can't participate in the remaining rounds. Jiang Yu still doesn't have one, Jiang Yao still has three, and Jiang Yue has five. The snuffbox was taken down by Jiang Yue.

The third round of lots is the music box, at this time only Jiang Yi and Jiang Yao are left two bidders, after the start of the auction, both of them out of ten wooden sticks, it can be seen that both of them want the music box, and no one will let anyone.

Qi Sanniang was a little embarrassed, and didn't know how to solve this problem, Qi Tanying, who was watching the entire auction process on the side, had an idea.

"The thirteenth sister might as well write the number with a pen, Cousin Gardenia and the third girl Jiang made a wooden sign according to their own guesses, and the one closest to the number written by the thirteenth sister wins."

Qi Sanniang's eyes lit up after hearing this, she asked Jiang Yi and Jiang Yao with her eyes, neither of them objected, and the time had come to fight for luck.

After Qi Sanniang wrote the numbers, Jiang Yi and Jiang Yao began to make wooden sticks, Jiang Yi counted nine, and Jiang Yao six. After the wooden sign was made, the two waited with bated breath for Qi Sanniang to announce the result.

Qi Sanniang unfolded the note she had written before, only to see the word "Qi" written on it. Jiang Yao took out six wooden sticks, which were the closest to the numbers she wrote. Jiang Yao got the music box, and the remaining glass balls belonged to Jiang Yi.

Jiang Yao couldn't put it down and played with the music box, and when she saw Jiang Yi's regretful eyes, she said proudly: "Second sister, I know you like this too, but who made me lucky." ”

Jiang Yicai didn't know her: "If I am willing to gamble and lose, I will not repay the debt." After that, he didn't bother with her.

Qi Sanniang used games to ease the quarrel between Jiang Yi and Jiang Yao, and the atmosphere became very harmonious.

But the elders don't get along very well.

Qi Juemin learned that the Jiang family's house and the Changxing Royal Mansion were about to become in-laws, so he started the idea of the Changxing Royal Mansion, and wanted to let Qi Shisanniang enter the palace to participate in the election through the way of the palace.

These people really dare to think of anything. Without Lord Jiang and Mrs. Jiang opening their mouths, Mrs. Qi was the first to refuse him.

Qi Juemin didn't give up, and used Qi Tanying's marriage as a threat, and Mrs. Jiang drove him out in a fit of anger.