It's okay for the eldest brother to hold his brother-in-law and look at him like this, but the younger brother and sister can't hold the eldest brother-in-law to look at him like this, right?
The Third Madam and the Fourth Madam reminded in a low voice, "Sister-in-law, some princes are here to give you a gift."
Ouch! Is this the eldest prince? He is so handsome! If we compare, my eldest son should be thrown away.
Is this the second prince? Is he so heroic? My eldest son really should be thrown away.
This is King Yong? This is King Yong! No wonder people say that my girl is attracted to her, so she grabs her hand and looks at it without counting, but she can’t tell that it has six fingers! Moreover, the fingers are so beautiful... What’s wrong with the six fingers?
So many people have five fingers. But is that a hand of yours? Compared with this hand, it is just a claw!
So, I gave Fourth Master's hand a couple of comforting touches.
When they saw Han Siyuan, Han Siyuan knelt down, and the Crown Prince's wife directly held his face and rubbed it hard twice: "My eldest son really can't have it, he will never be so obedient and ask me to rub it."
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Good boy, get up, why are you giving such a big gift?
Han Siyuan quickly pulled Tongtong forward and said, "Auntie, this is Tongtong!"
Ouch! Mrs. Shizi didn't wait for Tongtong to kneel down, so she grabbed her and hugged her like a baby.
Tongtong: "..." Are you so enthusiastic? With such a head mother, a junior can actually be very comfortable. She smiled and said, "How are you? I haven't given any gifts to the aunts yet."
Don't be in a hurry! Seeing that the third lady and the fourth lady over there had already invited Zheng Yuanniang and Liu Siniang to greet them, she hurriedly said, "Go home! See you at home!"
Lin Keyong said to Lin Keqin, "Brother, you are not the emperor's messenger, so you don't need to ask everyone to accompany you. There will be a banquet another day. It won't be too late to see you again. Today is a family banquet, and the family will have a meal."
As it should be. Another courtesy,
Then they all were sent away.
Now you are clean and at ease.
The main hall was very spacious, and the old couple were sitting upright. Link Yong led Tongtong forward first, and the old lady's tears immediately fell. The second brother returned once before, but his body did not recover. Looking at
He was very sick and secretly came back. After meeting him once, he left without saying a few words.
Now when I look at it, I seem to see her flower-like son.
Looking at his granddaughter again, the old man quickly pulled her up and said, "Tell grandma to take a look."
Tongtong went over and stood in front of the old man. The old man looked here and there. The more he looked, the more he liked him. It turns out that weak is such a weak person. Look at his face, which is pink and white. Look at this figure, graceful and slender; touch it again.
The hands are not dry with no flesh at all.
I have never seen a prettier girl than this!
She turned around and looked at the old man uncertainly: What does her granddaughter look like?
The old man ignored her: What do you think? Taking medicine as food all day long? Coughing every three steps, wheezing every five steps? My girl is not like that when she is sick!!
Tongtong sat next to the old lady and told each other who was who.
The old lady hurriedly greeted the guests and went away.
There were four girls standing not far away.
The girl standing at the head was particularly fit and had a dark complexion. This was Tao Meizhi. She was standing there looking at a handsome man, when someone grabbed her sleeve and said, "Meizhi! Meizhi!"
Tao Meizhi rolled her eyes, "What are you doing?" What are you doing to disturb me? The handsome man standing outside the door without coming in, like a servant - who is that?
Cao E whispered: "Look at Shou Gu."
Tao Meizhi glanced sideways, oh! This little face is so pale.
Looking up at the princess again, she said: "..." She wanted to laugh!
Zhang Yulu whispered: "Sister, I have been waiting for a long time and I am just a little uncomfortable."
Tao Meizhi retorted: "Since she's not feeling well, who asked her to come? There must be a family dinner today, and it's going to be very late, but she still comes here despite knowing it. Since she's not feeling well, it's not too late to go back today."
Zhang Yulu glanced at Shou Gu. They were half-fathers, so she couldn't ignore it! She could only whisper, "Sister, why don't you go back and rest first."
Shougu's eyelids drooped, tears suddenly fell down, and then she turned around and quietly left.
Tao'er was outside on the verandah, listening to the joyful noise inside, when she saw her wife coming out, "What's...what's going on?"
When Yao Shougu took her maid out of the main hall and walked to the backyard, she said: "It's just me who is shallow-minded. Mrs. Shizi asked someone to ask, and she said that if you feel uncomfortable, just rest and don't go to the front. I didn't understand what they said. I mean, I wasn’t welcome at all. Cao E can be there because her father is Cao Wuye; Tao Meizhi can be there because her father is Tao Liuye; Yulu can be there because she My father is Mr. Zhang Qi. What about me? I can say that I am the daughter of Mrs. Qi, but not the daughter of Qifang? I can say that I am a relative of the Yao family... But the Yao family is not far away, and I have not seen the Yao family coming here today. feast……"
Taozi whispered: "Madam, you are overthinking! The second master who came back today is your cousin, and the princess and you are also cousins. Besides, Madam Tao and you are direct cousins, and the Zhang family is even more so. Connected with you hand and foot..."
"Stop talking!" Yao Shougu went back and lay down. "I won't order dinner today. I don't want to eat! There is some wind and I have a headache. Just rest and ignore me."
How can that be done?
It must be reported.
The front is busy at the moment. The distinguished guests have met and got to know each other. We must first arrange for the guests to return to their rooms. The journey is dusty and dusty. It is convenient to wash up and have time to change clothes, right?
After the guests have finished washing and getting dressed, it's time for the banquet in the evening.
How can the ladies not be busy with a banquet of this size?
The Crown Prince's wife was arranging staff, "Pay attention to the preferences of the guests. If you don't like them, think about replacing them. Ask everyone to be smart and ask the waiters nearby."
The third lady arranged for the imperial doctor to examine her, but she also said that the medicine had to be boiled carefully, as she was afraid that it would not be put into the mouths of the princes in a clean way.
The fourth lady was staying in the dining room. It was just the beginning of spring, so it was not easy to prepare a table of delicious meals.
The Fifth Madam was directing the arrangements, and the seating arrangement at the table had to be adjusted. "...the Princess's cases are placed next to the Old Madam..."
Yes! If you put it this way, where should the Yao family's wife's case be placed? In the seventh room?
The seventh lady was leading someone to set up tea sets. When she heard this, she said, "It's customary for Shou Gu to eat with the old lady. Just put a small table here."
The sixth lady came in with wine utensils and asked someone to put a place on each table. Then she said to the seventh lady: "Shou Gu is not feeling at ease again. She has been sick all day. What should she do next to the princess?" ?The old lady is urgently calling the imperial doctor to see you, because she is afraid that the princess will feel uncomfortable while traveling all the way. Why do you want to arrange it like this? Are you afraid that you will not be able to get over the illness? "
The seventh lady was silent for a moment. She saw that the tea sets were placed and the fruit snacks were put on the table. She ignored the sixth lady and went out directly.
Tongtong felt that this mansion was really lively, but in fact, not all of them had been seen today. Neither his third uncle nor his fourth uncle had been seen, and they were guarding the border! Most of his cousins were not here, and they could not leave anyone in the army. Mr. Cao Wu saw him, but Mr. Tao Liu and Mr. Zhang Qi didn't see him either. Anyone who is not here must not leave without permission.
After washing up and putting on her robe, I saw my grandmother already outside.
The old lady called the doctor, "Although your grandfather said that you are good at medicine, you don't heal yourself. Let others see."
OK! Look.
The doctor stroked his beard, felt his pulse back and forth, and then said: "Mr. Qingniu is indeed extraordinary, and the princess is in excellent health."
The old lady pulled Tongtong's slender arm and said, "It's better to be fine than just say it's gone! You see, if your child is thin, you have to make him eat more food to make him stronger."
The old doctor was afraid that he had dealt with the old lady too much, so he did not refute. He just said: "Bake the juice with hawthorn rock sugar until it becomes thick. Drink one cup every day."
This is good!
Tongtong looked at Qingya: "Send the old doctor out."
yes!
Qingya went to see the old doctor off, and Tongtong said to the old lady, "My body is in good shape. I have been taking care of myself, so dad dares to take me out."
"Your father is still a child, how can he take care of you?" The old lady felt that this child was really pitiful. "I'm afraid you spend more time taking care of your father."
"Grandma, I have never been pitied in these years. The empress mother and the emperor's uncle treat me no differently than several princesses, not to mention the empress dowager. The people who look after my grandson are all people arranged by the empress dowager. They are afraid of my grandson. This little life is not guaranteed. My grandson was raised and educated in the palace, and he has never suffered a single grievance."
The old lady nodded slowly, her old hands caressed the delicate face, and her heart trembled: "The Holy One is a good Holy One, and the Queen is also a good Queen."
There was no way to answer this question, so Tongtong had to interrupt: "Grandma, who decorated this house."
Ouch! That old lady was so talkative, "No matter who arranged it, it just depends on whether you like it or not?"
It must have been decorated by an old man, but it’s really nice! Each has its own style! We can’t say that being simple and elegant is beautiful, but having flowers blooming and being rich is not beautiful.
Tongtong looked at the ornaments and said, "They are all exquisite! Especially the magpie on the branch, which is a treasure."
Sure enough, my granddaughter is very discerning, and it is not a treasure.
Tongtong turned her attention to those dendrobium porcelain vases again, "These are fine. Wouldn't it look good if the peonies and peonies bloomed and a vase full of flowers were inserted inside?"
Ouch! My dear, "That vase was originally meant for you to arrange flowers."
The old grandma smiled and said: "The old lady told the old slave when she asked the old slave to go to the warehouse to get it. There will be room for the various flowers raised this year."
Tongtong laughed, and the old lady asked someone to hold the jewelry box again, "Look, these are all saved for you."
Good guy, so shining!
Lin Yutong raised his hand and took out a gold hairpin embedded with rubies, "My grandson will wear this one tonight."
Hmm! It looks good! The old lady pulled out a bunch of golden bells and said, "This is a gift from others. No one can wear it. Do you want to try it?"
This is a waist ornament, not the style of the capital city. Women in the Western Regions like to wear such ornaments on their waists. Okay! If the old man likes to dress his granddaughter like this, then let's wear it like this.
I deliberately chose a dress with a bright red skirt that showed off my waist. The waist was so slender that it was really slim. The string of golden bells tied around the waist was just right.
The old lady likes it. Those women can hang it directly on the waist and hang it close to the body. My granddaughter has such a small waist that it fits perfectly when wearing clothes.
Then the fourth master was talking to Lin Keqin in the main hall when he heard a bell ringing. He turned around and asked, "..." What kind of look is this?
But Tongtong thinks she's so beautiful. She hasn't been able to dress up as she pleases for a long time. How good is it now?
Does it look good?
The Lin family all said it was beautiful! Mrs. Prince clapped her hands, "Isn't that the fair lady mentioned in the book?"
yes!
The prince nodded, "If you like it, ask someone to ring more bells for you."
It's not worth anything!
The Fourth Master turned his face away and looked away.
Link shrank and said nothing. It was better to dress up his girls than to ask them to dress up himself. Isn't it just that you think it looks good dressed like this? Then just wear it, just ask Tongtong to wear it.
The old lady pulled Tongtong and didn't ask her to leave.
However, Tongtong had to pay attention to Zheng Yuanniang and Liu Siniang. When he saw that they were seated with the eldest prince and Han Siyuan, he looked away.
The banquet started and toasts went back and forth. Lin Yutong got to know five or sixty-seven ladies, as well as several ladies at home.
There is no chance to talk here. Han Keqin has been talking to the eldest prince and fourth master, talking about things in Liaodong. Didn’t he go to his family last year? Lin Keqin said this, "...I just got the news a few days ago.
In order to force Yelu Bei to move south, Yelu Deguang actually sent people to burn down Tianfu City." "Tianfu City?" Fourth Master suddenly understood, "Go to Longquan Mansion in Beijing."
Exactly!
The Fourth Master said, "Yelubei is a bit indecisive. He has read Chinese books and studied Confucianism... He is also greatly influenced by the learning of Lao and Zhuang. He is good at forbearance and good at making decisions..."
Lin Keqin nodded slowly, "From last year to now, there has indeed been no delay, and there has never been any grass clearing. It can be seen that your trip north last year was effective."
Tongtong carefully ate a dish of dried eggplant with garlic paste on the table. This is the problem faced by the Lin family. The significance of the Lin family stationed in the northwest will gradually decrease with the exchanges between the two countries. There are always wars, and the Lin family has a meaning to the imperial court.
; It has never fought a war, but it is entrenched here and becoming bigger. This has another meaning for the imperial court.
If it were the latter, no officials in the imperial court would do it! At that time, the voices attacking the Lin family would be endless.
Unless the Lin family really rebels and establishes another family, otherwise it will be very embarrassing!
Just when she was about to listen to what was being said over there, someone suddenly appeared next to her. Tongtong, who was distracted, was shocked!
Turning his face, he saw a very thin girl sitting next to him, nodding slightly, "I'm going to present you to the princess! I'm late... don't be offended."
The old lady frowned, how could this child be so reckless?
Tongtong looked at the seat, smiled and stood up. There was still room next to Link, so she went directly to sit with him. The fourth master handed the plate of garlic eggplant on the table to the second prince, who took a look at it.
, took the ones on his table together and handed the two plates to the eldest prince's table.
The eldest prince saw that Mrs. Zheng didn't eat anything with garlic paste. He was afraid that garlic wouldn't taste good next to him, so he forgot about it and handed the three plates to Tongtong.
Tongtong took it and shoveled it all into the bowl. He also reached out and took the food from Lin Keqin's table, mixed it with rice and stuffed it into his mouth.
This makes people look stunned!
The journey was bumpy and I had no appetite for food, so it was so appetizing.
Tongtong looked at a woman next to the Crown Prince's wife. She heard Lin Chongtao call her Aunt Biyun before. She also called her the same way, "I wonder if there are any garlic eggplants in the kitchen? Give me another big plate, I want to eat it with rice. This duck soup
OK, use this to make some noodles..."
Link Yong said, "Go ahead! You don't have to be particular about having a meal with your family."
What was said just now, this interruption makes it impossible to explain.
I saw Tongtong really mixing rice with eggplant and garlic paste, and asked for a big bowl, and mixed it well. After mixing it, I ate it in my mouth, and it was so sweet that half the bowl of rice was eaten up.
After I finished, I scooped out a bowl of hot and sour soup. I drank it without a spoon, just a small bowl and a small bowl. I drank it while holding the bowl.
This appetite... is really amazing!
Tao Meizhi felt that she was so stupid. For so many years, apart from being able to eat well at home, she never felt full anywhere else!
She also looked at the maid, "Give me a big bowl too. I want braised pork. Put it on top of the rice. Make more soup. I want it mixed with rice."
The sixth wife, Mrs. Yao, could hardly hold back and glared at her daughter several times, but she didn't care. When the meal came, she actually ate like this in front of the princes.
She covered her face, which was really embarrassing.
If you lose it, lose it! This is how you should eat. Where do you get all these stinky rules?
Yao Shougu sat there, not touching the food with her chopsticks, and watched the princess eat the whole time. The amount of food she ate was not as much as what she had eaten in three days.
The old lady was very happy when she saw this, "Hey! This is how children should eat. Eat more, eat when you are hungry, and eat until you are full. Who says you have to eat as much as you want in one meal?" After saying this, he asked the prince's wife,
"Tongtong loves to eat dried eggplants. I remember a lot of dried eggplants..."
“There are plenty of them, let’s make them for you!”
A meal...is really a meal! After the meal, everyone went back to rest. I was exhausted from the journey, so I had to rest.
In the study, Lin Keqin was sitting behind the desk, and Cao Kexiu was sitting across from him. "You, don't be nervous. You are just a few children. They are just out to gain experience. There is no need to be a soldier!"
Cao Kexiu sighed, "The Princess and Prince Yong were very good at interrupting each other. The words were already under the tongue. When he finally wanted to speak, Prince Yong handed the dishes to the Princess..." The Princess gave instructions.
The dishes were arranged. The second master said it was just a family dinner.
Since it's a family dinner, I can't say anything inappropriate.
Lin Keqin poured him tea, "If you don't pick up the fight, it proves that you don't care about anything. If you don't care about anything, why do you have to talk to them about anything?"
Cao Kexiu fell silent and went out without saying anything for a while.
As soon as they went out, Lin Chongtao came in, "Father."
Um!
Lin Chongtao said, "Uncle Cao said that we are welcoming guests today...Second Uncle was a little annoyed at that time."
Lin Keqin closed his eyes and said after a long while: "Back then, you can take a few of your highnesses and your sister around the city. They can go wherever they want without any defense."
Yes! Lin Chongtao responded, and everyone stood up to leave, then came back, "Anyone can do it for my son's marriage, but not even the longevity aunt. The seventh aunt went to her mother several times, always mentioning this matter. Er Ke
Regardless of the Yao family's reputation or the seventh uncle's, if anyone agrees... I will follow the second uncle back to the capital and be his son from now on..."