He Shaoguang looked left and right at the face in the mirror, and let Ni Jun pull a lily bun, which means that it is not as easy to hold down as a peony bun. When changing clothes, Ni Jun took a set of red coat collar skirts and another set of peach colors of similar style, and after thinking about it, He Shaoguang picked the pink one.

Ni Jun reminded her: "Aunt... The first day the lady saw the old lady, it was not impossible to be peachy... It's just your good day, don't you wear red? ”

He Shaoguang frowned and thought for a while, but somehow he didn't want to wear red today, so he finally changed into a peach-colored suit and a thin pink and white cloak.

The weather in March was still a little cool, and He Shaoguang followed Lu Xiaowen unhurriedly and walked unhurriedly, observing the terrain in the mansion.

The entire Lu Mansion is not too big, and it is considered to be in the middle and upper class in the imperial city, and it is better to be close to the palace. Among them, the Rose Garden where Lu Xiaowen lives is the largest in the house, and since Jiang Ningyu went, if Lu Xiaowen is not in Beijing, no one lives here on weekdays. The location in the house is also convenient, if you go to ask for peace, across the bridge and then walk a stick of incense is the old lady's lilac garden, Lu Xiaowen's two children also live here with the old lady.

In addition, there is also a large room of Begonia Garden and a three-room crape myrtle garden, which are not far apart. The population of the province is small, so the rest of the city seems to be a little empty, and only the subordinates of the various divisions walk through the road.

When they arrived at the gate of Lilac Garden, Lu Xiaowen specially stopped and waited for He Shaoguang to go in together. Mother Zhou, who was waiting under the porch, opened the curtain for the two, and as soon as she entered the door, she heard the laughter of the old lady combined with a crisp and high young female voice, I don't know what she was talking about, it was very lively.

"Oh, mother, look, isn't that just coming? It can be seen that you can't talk about people behind your back, but you don't know if the second brother and sister-in-law heard it, don't blame the younger siblings. The owner of the voice covered his mouth and laughed, saying that he would not let him be blamed, and the old lady laughed so heartily that no one could be blamed.

In addition to her voice, what is also flamboyant is her dress, wearing a red bandeau skirt, which sets off her complexion and is better than snow. The tails of the eyes are gently raised, and the complexion is beautiful.

Only then did He Shaoguang recognize that this was Shi Nianjiao, the third lady of Lu, who was known as the first beauty in the capital. At the beginning, Lu Sanye fell in love at first sight at the Lantern Festival, but there were many competitors, and it took a lot of thought to ask for marriage.

He Shaoguang saw that she was looking at herself and nodded at her.

Lu Xiaowen didn't pay attention to her, and took He Shaoguang to ask Mrs. Lu for peace.

After drinking the tea of the new daughter-in-law, Mrs. Lu cared for He Shaoguang with a pleasant face, whether she was used to such words. asked Zhou's mother to present her a meeting gift, which was a pair of excellent pink jade bracelets.

"This jade material was obtained by chance by your father in southern Myanmar, and a craftsman was asked to carve this pair of bracelets. The pink color is delicate, and you young people carry it just right. Old Madam Lu smiled and helped He Shaoguang put it on with her own hands.

Hurriedly thanked, the next thing is the meeting gift of the second lady. The two of them were almost prepared, and they should have been discussed in advance.

Sister-in-law Xu Ruyun's father is a famous Danqing master in the south of the Yangtze River, and her daughter is naturally good at painting since she was a child, so the big house sent a pair of landscapes and danqing drawn by Xu Ruyun herself, with a far-reaching artistic conception. is also like her painting, Xu Ruyun is quiet, and the whole person exudes a quiet and talented temperament, He Shaoguang can't help but have a good impression of her.

And Shi Nianjiao is most proud of her face, and she spends a lot of time on maintenance every day, which is quite experienced. She Shi Shiran handed He Shaoguang a few boxes of small jars with exquisite appearance, just like herself, as soon as she approached, the fragrance of flowers was fragrant.

"Second sister-in-law, do you know the Purple Bamboo Holy Hand? My younger brother and sister have nothing else to do, but the flower dew I use on weekdays is all recipes that are mixed by Zizhu Shengshou when I was in the boudoir, and they are all made of high-quality materials, and the fat powder shop next to them can't be bought. Speaking of this, she hooked her lips and smiled, "My brother and sister don't have any good things, and please don't dislike my second sister-in-law." ”

Zhijun stepped forward to take it from her, and He Shaoguang returned a harmless smile: "How can you dislike it, the third brother and sister are peerless, and anyone who sees it will be envious." ”

After greeting the ancestors on the first day, they had to worship their ancestors, and then add He Shaoguang's name to the family tree.

After worshipping the old man, there was a lonely tablet erected on an empty platform next to him, which belonged to Jiang Ningyu.

The old lady followed her gaze and sighed slightly: "Ning Yu is a good child, but his heart is too high, and he is also light to Xiaowen, but he is very good to Brother Yan'er, but it's a pity... gave birth to a girl and went. ”

also talked about some past things in fragments, and it can be judged that this talented daughter of the Jiang family in the capital did not have much presence in the Lu Mansion in the past, but only raised her eldest son wholeheartedly. On the day of the birth of the youngest daughter, when everyone was concerned about the new life, she suddenly died of hemorrhage.

For this reason, the old lady has always blamed herself, personally raised the children she left behind, and taught them carefully.

Lu Mingyan is now more than seven years old, and his mother was four years old when she went, an age that can remember. During the day, he looked sensible, but in the first two years, the old lady always found that the pillow was wet with tears, and she felt very sorry for the child. After all, Lu Mingzhen has never met her biological mother, her feelings are not deep, she has been raised with an innocent and lively temperament, and she is the youngest and most favored grandchild in the family.

Now He Shaoguang is a stepmother... Naturally, I also want to meet a few children. He Shaoguang returned to Rose Garden, although Lu Xiaowen was resting, he still had some official business to be dealt with, and he left the house alone after explaining. After a short rest, there was a voice in the courtyard asking to see me.

It was the nurse who came with two little masters to say goodbye.

He Shaoguang motioned for Zhijun to welcome people in, and she asked Nijun to bring some snacks that children like.

Lu Mingyan was carrying a small bookcase, the whole person was very quiet, and he acted in a straightforward manner, which reminded Shaoguang of his eldest brother He Changfeng for no reason.

Lu Mingzhen was held in the arms of the nurse, and when she saw He Shaoguang, she was not afraid of life, and she wanted to pull the corner of her clothes with a smile, but the nurse hurriedly held down her restless little hand and saluted He Shaoguang:

"Brother Yan and Miss Zhen have met Madame."

"I've seen my mother."

The little two people made a serious gesture at her, He Shaoguang felt very cute, helped the two children up with his own hands, and asked them to bring them milk tea with snacks to eat.

"Is it good?" He Shaoguang's eyes were crooked, and he squatted down to ask Mingzhen.

The little girl looked satisfied and nodded vigorously: "It's delicious!" ”

Turning his head to ask Ming Yan, seeing that he was wiping the milk residue from the corner of his mouth with a handkerchief, He Shaoguang skillfully took the handkerchief and wiped it off for him, "There are still some on it, I'll wipe it for you." ”

Lu Mingyan stiffened, not quite used to her closeness.

He Shaoguang didn't care, and patted him to signal: "Okay, it's clean now." ”

"Thank you... Mother. ”