The queen finally set a date for the poetry meeting, after the first winter snowfall.

Compared with the splendid spring flowers and pleasant autumn scenery, the poetry of enjoying the snow in winter also has a unique artistic conception.

Now that the imperial grandson is old, the marriage can no longer wait, and the capital was not peaceful in the past few years, and the prince was also trembling.

It is rare that the situation in Beijing has improved in the past two years, and the status of the East Palace has become more and more stable, so the crown princess asked the queen to help form a bureau and invite a marriageable woman with excellent family background and good talent in Beijing to show the emperor and grandson.

Since Shen Ruojin entered the palace on the day of the fight, the entire Marquis Wenyuan's mansion has fallen into a scorching wait.

The few hours that Ruojin entered the palace were almost the longest period of time that Old Madam Shen had ever lived.

In addition to Mrs. Shen, the one who hopes that Shen Ruojin can enter the encirclement the most is Shen Yu, and Luo Xin is worried about Shen Ruojin and Taosheng's future situation at the same time, and the remaining Shen Ruolin and Shen Yue brothers also have their own thoughts.

Concubine Shun in the palace is the cousin of Mrs. Shen, she has a lot of prestige in the palace, and she is good friends with the queen.

Fortunately, Shen Ruojin's trip to the palace this time was very smooth, and when she left the palace again, her identity was already different, from the original daughter of the Hou Mansion to the county lord who could enter and leave the East Palace, and officially took up her post after the year.

When the news of Shen Ruojin's selection spread home, the entire Hou Mansion was lit up, very lively, and full of laughter.

For Shen Ruojin to be selected as the daughter of the East Palace, the county lord of Hui'an, to accompany him, the Marquis of Wenyuan's mansion set up a banquet and invited the troupe, and after a few days of excitement, I remembered that there was still a big thing to do-

The matter of Tao Sheng's return to the house has not yet been resolved.

Now that Shen Ruojin has been selected as the county lord's companion, the old lady's waist is a little stiffer, and in the face of Shen Yu's mention of taking back Taosheng, she still can't help but suggest two sentences, if she is a distant orphan girl or the daughter of an old man, because there is no one at home to rely on, so she wants to adopt her as an adopted daughter, if she takes it home in the future, if something happens that damages the face of the Hou Mansion, it will not damage her reputation too much.

Luo Xin already has no hope for Mrs. Shen's conscience, thinking that she has lost her biological daughter for many years and now has a home and can't go back, she has the heart to eat people.

She gently flicked the blue and white bowl with the lotus pattern in her hand twice, and said to the old lady leisurely: "It will be the New Year in a few days, and now the family is fine, and the Hou Ye has won the emperor's appreciation and received an errand. ”

Mother Zheng, who was standing beside Luo Xin and serving, heard what her master meant, and also followed to help: "Yes, this year is the best year in the past few years in the house, the Hou Ye has won the emperor's appreciation, the eldest son is newly crowned, our house has found the second girl, and on such a big event as Miss Ruojin being elected to the East Palace, it is not good to curse yourself with red lips and white teeth." ”

Tao Sheng is his and Luo Xin's biological daughter in the end, Shen Yu also feels that the old lady's idea is very inappropriate: "Mother don't worry about this matter, my wife and I have already discussed, and said to the outside world that Ruojin and Tao Sheng are twins, but they gave birth in a hurry back then, and they didn't lose their sister, but fortunately, God had mercy and let us find Tao Sheng." ”

Old Madam Shen frowned and said: "This method is also feasible, but it's the same, don't say this as soon as she comes up, if she has any ideas at that time, she has to make inches, but it will not end well." ”

It means that the harsher conditions are put forward first, and if Tao Sheng does not agree, then mention this, which also saves her from making other more unreasonable requirements.

Shen Yu compromised: "Mother and Mrs. said yes, just do it, and recognize Taosheng back when the New Year is approaching, which can be regarded as adding joy to the house." ”

Two days later, Shen Yue personally took Taosheng by car to the Hou Mansion, saying that her father and mother were ready to celebrate her birthday.

Momosheng used to only know that she was born in winter, but later her adoptive parents set Chinese New Year's Eve as her birthday according to the Nursery Hall, and have been celebrating her birthday on this day for so many years.

Tao Sheng's birthday in his previous life was also the eighteenth day of the lunar month, and he didn't want to cross over and his birthday turned out to be the same day, so he did have a sense of providence in the dark.

If she guessed correctly, today's birthday banquet would be a confrontation, and it would also be a great opportunity for her to completely get rid of the plot and explain her words to everyone in the Hou Mansion.

The Hou Mansion has not heard from Shen Yu since the day he came, he didn't know Taosheng's identity, and he never said that he wanted to recognize her, just for another fake daughter's mood.

Su Jia has been talking bad about Wenyuan's Marquis Mansion to Mother Tang these days.

Today, Su Jia went to the suburbs of Beijing to buy New Year's goods, and she has not yet returned, and her mother Tang, who was left at home, sent Taosheng out, and saw Shen Yue's face staring, like looking at a big stick mallet in the upright wind, extremely indifferent.

Regarding Taosheng's various arrangements for entering the mansion today, Shen Ruojin also got the news early in the morning.

According to the attitude of the elders now, his position in the house will not be shaken by the arrival of Tao Sheng, but when he thinks that he is about to enter the palace, he can't accompany his grandmother and father every day.

After all, they are the closest relatives and blood, and they are connected by flesh and blood, and they are just outsiders without blood in the final analysis.

The maid Biqin saw Shen Ruojin sitting in front of the dressing table and didn't move for a long time, so she couldn't help but whisper: "Girl, the time for the banquet is coming, do you want to go over?" ”

Shen Ruojin also knew that today's birthday banquet in the Hou Mansion was not small, Shen Yu made a special trip to call the troupe, and Luo Xin specially invited the clansmen to the post, this day has always been Ruojin's birthday, but now it has become Taosheng's home field.

Everything I have to prepare today is to announce the existence of Shen San's girl Taosheng to everyone.

Ruojin grew up in the Hou Mansion for more than ten years, with Mrs. Shen doting on her, her father Shen Yu protecting her, and the three brothers of the Shen family loving her, no matter what banquets and celebrations, she is a well-deserved protagonist and focus in the mansion.

And today, she wants to give the protagonist to Luo Taosheng, who has been drifting for more than ten years and wants to call each other sisters as soon as she comes up.

Luo Taosheng, who can't figure out the preferences of her elders, doesn't understand etiquette, and has a stubborn temperament and doesn't know how to be flexible, wants to compete with her.

Shen Ruojin looked at herself in glasses, her complexion was beautiful, elegant and dignified, although she did not have the glamorous and beautiful looks of Mrs. Hou Luo Xin and Tao Sheng, but she did not have the delicate feeling of a girl, and she looked good.

She smiled slightly: "Naturally, I want to go." ”

Since it's not your home field, it's your home field.

Shen Ruojin had already asked the maid to ask the little girl beside Shen Yue, and learned that Taosheng had been picked up by his eldest brother Shen Yue, and was now talking to his father in the study in the front yard.

Shen Ruojin also went to the front yard with the hat he had made.

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Over the years, Shen Yu has only had one close face-to-face contact with Tao Sheng, that is, on the carriage that took Tao Sheng home that day.

After that contact with Tao Sheng, Shen Yu also discovered some of Tao Sheng's qualities, such as not caring much about the living situation and material conditions, such as being too whimsical when talking, and not paying much attention to the glory and future of the Hou Mansion.

Luo Xin insisted that this birthday banquet should be held in a big way, and wanted to publicly admit Tao Sheng's identity in front of the clan, Shen Yu was not good at disobeying his wife's wishes, so he thought about calling Tao Sheng to his study first and admonishing a few words in advance, lest she say anything inappropriate in front of the clansmen, and finally make everyone unable to get off the stage, and it would not end well.

Before Shen Yu could say a few words to Taosheng, Shen Ruojin walked in with the needle and thread he had made, saying that he had come to greet his father.

As soon as Shen Yu saw Shen Ruojin, he focused all his attention on this daughter who had always made him proud.

"It's a cold day, you don't have to be warm at your grandmother in Deokshoutang, and you came here to say goodbye, in the cold winter weather, your body and bones have always been thin, and these false gifts can be avoided."

"My daughter is not a conservative and inflexible person, but I just think that today is my birthday, and I am grateful to my father and mother for taking care of me over the years, and specially prepared gifts for several elders.

Shen Ruojin really put effort into this hat, not only did it sew it by hand, but the fur used as a raw material had a lot of origin, and it was something that the crown princess of the East Palace rewarded that day.

Shen Yu was very moved after getting the hat.

Ruojin personally made this hat for him with the fur rewarded by the East Palace, which contains not only the heart she made with her own hands, but also the dignity given by the East Palace, and it also contains the great future that Ruojin may have in the future.

This is not a hat, but a predictable glory of the family.

Shen Yu felt very satisfied, and there was no gift more satisfying to him than this hat, so he immediately praised Ruojin: "Your child has always been the most filial and understands etiquette, no wonder the nobles in the palace like it, and can enter the eyes of the crown princess and Princess Hui'an." ”

Shen Ruojin came to Shen Yu's study before the birthday banquet today for two purposes, one was to please his father a little more before Tao Sheng returned home, and the other was to overpower Tao Sheng in front of his father and establish his status.

Unexpectedly, this genuine Shen Er girl didn't accept the invitation at all, and she didn't say a word since she came in.

Obviously, the other party has already seen all this, and Shen Yu's praise has also fallen in his ears, but the expression on his face did not show a trace of waves, but there was a posture of eating melons and watching a play with his hands in his hands.

Faced with such a peach sheng, Ruojin felt a sense of frustration when he punched the cotton, and couldn't help but take the initiative to attack: "What does my sister think?" ”

When the two met for the first time, Ruojin called Sister Taosheng as a sign of respect, and to this day, the elders' plans Ruojin basically know, and the next two will become twin sisters, and the old lady means that she will be the sister, occupy the position of the eldest daughter of the Hou Mansion, and Taosheng will be the younger sister.

So Ruojin's name for Taosheng has also changed.

Not speaking in front of the heroine is also the self-cultivation of the cannon fodder heroine, Taosheng originally didn't want to express any opinions, but in the face of the heroine's questions, if she continues to ignore it, she will be a little ignorant.

Taosheng also knew that Ruojin was asking for praise, but it was really difficult to describe the gray ratskin hat with idioms or analogies, so he could only praise sincerely: "It's a good hat, it looks warmer than our mother's family." ”

I have to say that Ruojin's craftsmanship in needlework is good, and this hat is neatly made, and it should still be fluffy and thickened.

But there is a charcoal fire in the Hou Mansion, there is a carriage in the last dynasty, and Shen Yu is a civil official, so if he doesn't ride a horse or hunt or go out in winter, why do you want such a thick hat? I can only cover my head and sweat, which is not practical at all.

Tao Sheng really didn't understand why Shen Yu was moved like this.

Sure enough, as soon as you enter the Hou Gate, it is as deep as the sea, and life is full of acting.

Shen Ruojin heard Taosheng's words, and unconsciously clenched the handkerchief on his hand again.

Her needlework is one of the best among the ladies in the capital, and the concubines in the palace have praised it when they see it. Luo Taosheng was good, and when she came up, she compared her with the needlework of a servant woman in the family, which lowered her needlework grade, and at the same time, made people say nothing else in the face of her praise.

It seems that this sister is not as light as she seems on the surface, but she is actually quite urban and scheming.

I really underestimated her in the past.

"Your sister has grown up outside since she was a child, and she is inevitably a little unaccustomed to it when she first arrives, you are a sister, take her with you." Shen Yu saw that the time was almost up, and hastily threw down a closing sentence that had nothing to do with the topic, "The drama outside has already started, your grandmother and mother are afraid that they are in a hurry over there, so you should go over with your father earlier." ”

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This time, in order to celebrate the birthdays of the two girls in the family, and to announce the news that Tao Sheng was the third girl of the Shen family to find home, Luo Xin invited several other relatives and friends in Beijing to come to the house, waiting to announce this happy event on the child's birthday.

Old Madam Shen is now in Deshou Hall, discussing today's process with Luo Xin, at this time, seeing Shen Yu with Taosheng and the two of them, Old Madam Shen took the lead in speaking: "I am talking to your daughter-in-law about the affairs of the family, how are you doing over there?" ”

Shen Yu said: "I have already agreed with the head of the yamen who is in charge of household registration, and I will be able to give Taosheng a year later." When I told Master Yao about this in my family, he came up with a bad idea, saying that if Tao Sheng was to be a distant orphan girl or the daughter of an old man, because there was no one in the family to be adopted by the Hou Mansion as an adopted daughter, it would be easier to settle down, which was really ridiculous......"

Tao Sheng said: "Master Yao's two ideas are indeed good, but without the trouble of Master Hou and Master Yao, I didn't think about moving my household registration back to the Hou Mansion." ”

After Shen Yu's words were interrupted by Tao Sheng, his face immediately became a little bad: "You interrupted before the elder finished speaking, which family's rules for being a junior are these?" ”

Shen Ruojin has always been sensible and polite at home, and when he saw his father angry, he hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed Taosheng's arm and persuaded: "I have indeed wronged you in the past few days, but I will enter the East Palace to accompany the county lord in the next year, the eldest sister has been married, and you will be a girl in the family in the future in front of your parents." My sister should not be angry with her parents, and say things that make them sad, it is better to go home early. ”

Shen Yu also said: "Your sister's words are reasonable, you are a girl's family, you can't be wronged because of such a grievance, for the sake of a momentary temperament, you should learn from Ruojin to deal with people in the future." ”

A sneer unconsciously appeared at the corner of Taosheng's mouth.

It turned out that they all knew that they should be wronged and angry in the face of this situation, but they still firmly chose to stand on Ruojin's side, no wonder the original owner would have those radical acts later.

"It's not about gambling." Tao Sheng Road.

She just didn't want to continue to get along with the family, even if it was essential to communicate in the future, she didn't want to act as the third girl of the Shen family.

A trace of disgust flashed in Shen Ruojin's eyes, and he felt that Tao Sheng's pretending to sit on the ground was very annoying.

But it is obvious that now that such a big battle has been launched in the house to announce Taosheng's life experience, it is impossible to let Taosheng leave like last time, and everything will return to the original point.

And Shen Yu and Luo Xin have obviously been taken care of by her.

Luo Xin gave Shen Yu a look, and Shen Yu realized that today was Taosheng's birthday, and he was too anxious to say this, so he took a tone and said to Taosheng: "You kid is too stubborn, that's just Mr. Yao saying some nonsense, just listen to it." You and Ruojin are both good children, and your mother and I can't bear it, so I said that you were twins, but you were lost in childbirth, and now you have found it, what do you think? ”

"Lord Hou and Mrs. don't have to bother, I am happy to be able to know my birthday in my lifetime, I just want me to recognize the Hou Mansion...... Not necessarily. ”

Shen Yu became more and more confused: "Why is this?" ”

Tao Sheng was so determined that he didn't want to recognize the Hou Mansion, so he naturally left a killer weapon in his hand: "There are three sons and two girls under the knee of the Hou Ye, and there are six of them in total. My adoptive parents had a hard life, and they had only one child for so many years, and they had been carefully raised for so many years, and I couldn't do anything that failed them after they went, and there was no one to kowtow to on the day of their sacrifice after they passed. Master Hou has the heart to celebrate my birthday, and I am grateful in my heart, but I am afraid that I can't do this matter of moving the family tree to the household registration. ”

People did have such an advantage in ancient times, when there was a discrepancy between the household registration and the actual situation, they all spoke according to the genealogy.

This is the reason why, after becoming an heir, you should put your adoptive parents in front of your biological parents.

For example, if an emperor does not have a child, and chooses a child from among the royal relatives and nobles as an adopted son to inherit, then the child must put the adoptive parents before and after the biological parents, the biological mother cannot enjoy the dignity of the queen mother, and the biological father cannot enjoy the title of the emperor, only the adoptive mother is the justifiable queen mother, and the adoptive father is the real "imperial father".

The same is true for ordinary people.

Tao Sheng has not been idle in the past two months, and has taken the time to study the relevant laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty, knowing that in this world that he has crossed over, the power of clan and legislation is far greater than personal will and father-son affection.

So as long as she and the Luo family don't agree to move the family tree and move the household registration, the Shen family has no way to take her.

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the Hou Mansion fell into silence for a long time again.