Chapter 16 Classmates

◎ I saw a seven or eight-year-old boy inside, his clothes were clean and neat, and he was very good-looking, especially his eyes, but his expression was a little restrained. ◎

The masters of the mansion were neatly dressed, and went to the door two quarters of an hour later, waiting for the old man and the old lady to come back, this time even the concubines of Yan Guogong were there, and the children standing beside them were their respective children.

Because Yan Guogong took office today, Yan Mingxuan and the others were still in the academy, so the Shen family only had Yan Mingyu wearing a cyan cloak and Yan Mingqiao wearing a fiery red ball.

Each master in the house has two new clothes and two pieces of material per season, but Yan Mingqiao already has six winter clothes, and most of them are made by the Shen family.

She also wore a gold collar around her neck, and the comb was still a bud, but because of the bright color of her clothes, she only wore a silver lotus hairpin, which looked like a doll in a New Year's painting.

Shen deliberately dressed her up to attract people, Yan Mingqiao is also good-looking, with big eyes, a high nose bridge, a small nose tip, a ruddy mouth, and a white face that is pink, which is a watery appearance.

And after staying in the main courtyard for more than a month, her posture became more and more generous, not to mention that everyone loves her, and she looks like a smart and lovely little lady.

Shen took Yan Mingqiao's hand and waited for another quarter of an hour, and everyone heard the sound of horses' hooves.

The road in front of the Yanguo Mansion is wide, but the carriage occupies most of the road.

There were three carriages in total, and the one at the front was the most magnificent, dark brown carriage, and the horses pulling the carriage were also tall and mighty, the color of jujube red, and they raised their hooves when they stopped. The first two carriages were plain green color, and each car was followed by two maids.

The porter quickly moved over and stepped on the stool, helping the people in the first car to get down.

Grandfather is still the appearance in Yan Mingqiao's memory, very tall.

The old man was wearing an ink-colored dark striped robe and a jade crown, but his black hair was mixed with silver threads, especially the temples, which were already white, and his face was majestic.

After the old man got out of the car, the old lady Ning came down, and Shen stepped forward when he saw this, and personally helped Ning, "Father and mother have worked hard all the way. ”

Ning looks younger than Lao Guogong, although he also has white hair, but there are not many wrinkles on his face, he looks kind, not a lean figure, he is about to live well in Xiaoyang, and his complexion is better than when he left last year.

Shen wanted to help Ning into the mansion, but he heard Ning say: "There is another person, the grandson of your father's old friend, who came back with him this time." ”

When Ning got out of the car just now, Shen didn't look inside, so he didn't notice that there was another person inside.

She lifted the curtain and saw a seven or eight-year-old boy inside, neatly dressed and very good-looking, especially his eyes, but his expression was a little restrained, as if he wanted to get out of the car, but he didn't know whether to get out of the car or not.

He saw Shen and nodded, "I've seen my aunt." ”

Shen didn't know that this child was the grandson of an old friend, so she didn't ask much, and asked the maid to help the little boy down.

The first two carriages were filled with maids and cooks, and the other was loaded with gifts brought back from Xiao Yang and things worn by several people.

Yan Mingyu took his sisters to salute the Ning family and the old Guogong, the old Guogong and the Ning family had liked Yan Mingyu before, and took her hand and said a lot of words, but the letter was probably not received, because they also asked Yan Mingyu about her homework.

What can Yan Mingyu do, she can only purse her lips and smile.

Shen asked people to clean up Shou'an Hall last month, and now there is an extra child, and after she asked, she found out that although she looked only seven or eight years old, she was actually nine years old.

The girls in the house lived in a courtyard by themselves at the age of ten, and the sons lived by themselves when they were six years old, even if they would return to Xiaoyang after the year, they could not live in Shou'antang.

So, Shen asked people to clean the yard again, and the maid and maid set it up, and the things should be added.

It's just that the Shen family has never heard of such a child, so they can't help but pay more attention.

The child's name is Shen Yuanjing, and she is still in her own family, according to the old Guogong, he is the grandson of his old friend, and he suffered. used to live in Lanling, but only joined the old prince this summer, and has been living with them.

Looking at people, he is cold and cold, and he doesn't like to talk much, and he is also a poor person.

The Shen family felt sorry for Yan Mingqiao, but he didn't feel sorry for the people next to him, everyone has their own suffering, and there are people outside the city who can't eat enough.

In short, just do your best.

After entering the house, the group went to the main hall of the main courtyard, and Ning didn't seem to know about Yan Mingyu's falling into the water, Shen said it deliberately, and said: "Mingyu is not in good health after falling into the water, Mr. Fu won't go to class anymore, and now it's Mingqiao who goes to class." Ming Qiao is smart, and Mr. Fu likes her very much. ”

In a few words, the Ning family understood what the Shen family meant, Mingyu put his body first, and if there was anything to let Ming Qiao come in the future, this would not be a bad idea, no wonder when he was at the door, Yan Mingqiao stood beside the Shen family.

Looking at Shen's appearance, she is very satisfied with this concubine, Yan Mingqiao is dressed beautifully today, which is quite in line with Ning's eyes, but she has never gotten along before, so it is impossible for her to dig out her heart and lungs for this granddaughter.

Ning said to Yan Mingyu: "The body is the most important, speaking of which Yuan Jing didn't go to the academy because of his poor health." ”

As soon as the words fell, everyone looked at Shen Yuanjing who was sitting next to Ning, his head was always slightly lowered, and he was also thin, and it did seem that he was not in good shape.

A child of a family, the man was enlightened at the age of three and went to the academy at the age of six.

Yan Mingyue glanced at it secretly, and then took her gaze back, on this occasion, her grandmother would not set her eyes on her, and Shen Yuanjing was not a child of the family, just a person who lived in the Guogong Mansion.

Yan Mingqiao also secretly glanced at Shen Yuanjing, and he listened to them quietly, as if it wasn't him.

Shen understood what her mother-in-law meant, she didn't go to the academy, and when she reached the age of studying, she probably wanted to study in the mansion, she followed Ning's words and said: "It's time to focus on your body, but Yuanjing should also be enlightened." ”

Ning took a sip of tea, "Your father and I will go back to Xiaoyang next year, it is better to study with the girls in the family, and then go back with us in the summer." ”

Shen Yuanjing is nine years old this year, the same age as Yan Mingyue and Yan Mingru, Ning is not very relieved, afraid that Shen Yuanjing will look good and provoke the two girls.

It just so happened that Yan Mingqiao had just started up, and he was young, so it was good to study with Mr. Fu.

Originally, I invited Mr. Fu to see the face of the old man, and Shen said: "Then let's be with Ming Qiao, the two of them can have more company." ”

Yan Mingqiao didn't say a word, so he had another classmate.

Shen Yuanjing thanked the Ning family and the Shen family, and sat aside again without saying a word.

It's an honest one.

It's just that the Shen family is worried about another thing, Yan Mingqiao is smart, and it is easy to keep up with it......

Anyway, she did what she had to do.

After this matter was decided, Ning asked Yan Mingqiao about her homework, Yan Mingqiao was not afraid of answering her homework, she read a lot of books, and she was not afraid of it, and she answered it fluently.

Ning felt that this granddaughter was not bad.

In the evening, the two old men were tired of traveling and traveling, and after lunch, they went to rest.

Shen Yuanjing also returned to his yard.

The Shen family also needs to prepare for the family banquet in the evening, and only the girls in the house are free.

There is no need to go to class in the afternoon, but Yan Mingqiao reads in the house by herself.

After reading it for a while, she thought that her brother also wanted to read, and he had to be enlightened, so she found out the books she had used, from "Three Character Classic", "Hundred Family Names" to "Thousand Character Text", Yan Mingqiao cherished the books very much, so these books are all new.

If Shen Yuanjing can't use it, Yan Mingqiao won't give it to him, anyway, it's better to be prepared than not to be prepared, and besides, she is late in enlightenment, and she understands that she wants to read, but if Shen Yuanjing doesn't like to read, then say otherwise.

Yan Mingqiao knows that not everyone likes to read, and not everyone remembers as fast as her, and lives others with herself, which is not this way.

At the family banquet in the evening, Ning and Lao Guogong prepared a meeting gift for their granddaughters.

Originally, what was prepared for Yan Mingqiao was the same as Yan Mingyue and the others, but now that Yan Mingqiao has moved to the main courtyard, the ceremony has to be thicker.

The old prince likes his smart granddaughter, so he prepared a knife of Chengxin paper and a few pieces of good Hui ink, and Ning prepared a jade pendant that he had worn before.

In short, the ceremony is very sufficient.

And the gifts prepared for the girls are the same, one person and one golden hairpin, and the old man gave an inkstone.

It looks like a big difference.

Although Yan Mingyue was unhappy in her heart, she couldn't help it, it was like this before. It's just that in the past, only Yan Mingyu got more things, but now there is more Yan Mingqiao.

Yan Mingyue thought about it, she has a shop now, and she will be able to get the silver at the beginning of next month, so why bother about that.

The most important thing is that she dared to complain to Yan Guogong, but she didn't dare to complain to her grandfather and grandmother.

A greeting gift was given, and the family sat down to eat.

The Ning family and the old Guogong sat on the main seat, the Shen family and the Yan Guogong sat on each side, the girls of the Guogong Mansion sat next to the Shen family, and Shen Yuanjing sat next to Yan Guogong.

Shen Yuanjing is a taciturn temperament, and he is quiet when he eats, and he only picks up the dishes in front of him, and he will not let the maid give him vegetables.

Yan Mingqiao glanced at it twice, although she was a little touched, but her grandfather and grandmother were there, she was a little afraid, so she lowered her head and ate her own food.

If there is a time when the food is the best, it must be a family feast once a month.

First of all, the ingredients are good, Shen prepared them several days in advance, and the ingredients used were shipped from all over the world.

There is a sea fish on the table, which is very tender to eat.

There is also stewed fish maw chicken, the soup is extremely thick, Bazhen duck can eat eight different ingredients, and even the fried rice is fried with shrimp with special elastic teeth.

In the end, Yan Mingqiao drank a bowl of fish soup, the color of the fish soup was milky white, and it was estimated that it was also stewed with sea fish, and the salty taste was not the same as other fish soups.

There was not much talk at the dinner table, and the family did not say anything when they ate, and after eating, the Ning family stayed with Yan Mingyu for a while.

The Ning family's favorite in the past was Yan Mingxuan, but now Yan Mingxuan is in the academy, and only this granddaughter is what she wants.

As for Yan Mingqiao, he couldn't give birth to any feelings in just half a day, but for this granddaughter, the Ning family was still satisfied, the Yan Guo Mansion really needed a concubine who could stand up, since the Shen family had no opinion, the Ning family naturally wouldn't say anything.

But for Yan Mingyu, this quarter of an hour is extremely difficult, what Ning likes is the original body, she has to be careful not to show her stuffing, fortunately, her mother said that she is not in good health, and after talking for a while, Ning let her go back.

After the two old men came back, they were no different from weekdays, but they had to go to Shou'an Hall every day to ask for peace.

But after only one day, Ning said that she was happy and quiet, and she would not use it in the future.

The cold winter also saves the children from having an extra run.

And this day is also the day when Yan Mingqiao and Shen Yuanjing go to class together.

The old man said it in person, Fu Zhongyan had a relationship with the old prince and had been an official in the same dynasty, so he immediately agreed, but he asked more, "Whose family is this, do I know his parents?" ”

The old friend of the old man, he should also know it.

Chapter 17: Grandchildren

◎ Yan Mingqiao ate fragrantly, and Ning couldn't help but eat a few more bites of food. ◎

Fu Zhongyan and Lao Guogong were officials in the same dynasty, and it is common to have this question.

If it's an old friend, then you should take care of it, but don't cause trouble for yourself.

The old man lowered his head, sighed, and said, "Shen Zichen, do you remember?" He is Shen Zichen's grandson, there was an accident in his family, this child escaped because he was young, and later came to me, innocent. ”

The Shen family had an accident a few years ago, but there was nothing to hide, Shen Zichen was corrupt and perverted the law, and ended up with a full house of beheadings.

However, according to the law of the Yue Dynasty, anyone under the age of 16 can be exempted from the crime, but he cannot participate in the imperial examination in the future, let alone enter the court as an official.

Although there is a life, there is only nothing to do in this life.