At dawn, Mrs. Chen's courtyard became lively. To be exact, it had been lively all night.
"I'm going too, I'm going too."
Chen Danniang's voice kept ringing.
"I'm very busy, are you going to make trouble?" Chen Shao frowned and said, "Do your homework at home."
"On the wedding day, I will naturally let you go." The nanny also carefully coaxed.
Mrs. Chen changed her clothes and walked out while talking to the maid.
"...Quanfu people still have to choose carefully." She said.
"It's not easy to choose. Not everyone is like Madam." The lady in charge said implicitly.
After all, Mrs. Cheng is now jealous of the empress dowager and the wives of high-ranking officials are all well aware of it.
"Not all, but there must be some," Mrs. Chen said.
Here Chen Danniang rushed over.
"Mom, I want to help too," she shouted.
Mrs. Chen was so focused on talking that she almost tripped when she was stopped suddenly.
The maid rushed over and pulled Chen Danniang away.
Mrs. Chen looked at the poor Chen Danniang and smiled.
"Okay, go ahead." She said, "Go and help."
Chen Danniang immediately jumped for joy.
"How can she help!" Chen Shao shook his head and said helplessly.
"She can help with the fun." Mrs. Chen said, and then she thought of something, "Danniang is not the only one coming. Ask the wife at home to bring the children. If you want to celebrate a happy event, it must be lively, and you need this.
Joyful."
The servant girls responded with a smile.
Just as I was about to go out, someone said that Mrs. Qin was here.
After sending the children out to get ready, Mrs. Chen met Mrs. Qin in her living room.
"I don't want to delay you from going out. I just want to say one thing." Mrs. Qin said, extending her hand.
The maid next to me handed over a list.
"These are my thoughts." Mrs. Qin said.
Mrs. Chen stretched out her hand to take the order and looked at Tianzhai Shop written on it with a complicated expression.
"I know that she never admits to being kind or affectionate to others. No matter how much favor the other person has received, she will always put herself aside." Mrs. Qin said with a bit of sigh, "What a coward, too.
I don’t know what I’m afraid of.”
Mrs. Chen looked at her and suddenly smiled.
"What are you afraid of?" she repeated, indicating something.
Mrs. Qin's face flashed with sadness.
"Good intentions don't always lead to good things in this world." She said, "Take it and let me take advantage of you and borrow your name."
Mrs. Chen sighed softly and handed the order back.
"Since you know what kind of person she is, it's enough that you have this intention. You don't have to meet people when you come here when you are happy. It's enough that you are happy." She said, "Besides, I can't bear to hide it from her.
I can’t bear her to make a choice.”
She held Mrs. Qin's hand and patted it.
"That's it."
Mrs. Qin smiled and handed the list to the servant woman.
"Actually, I also know." She said with a smile and saluted, "But, I still have to come and say it."
Mrs. Chen nodded.
"Hurry up and go to her place. The sworn brother and sister-in-law from other places don't know how worried they are." Mrs. Qin said.
When Mrs. Chen got out of the car with her family, daughter-in-law and children, the Cheng family was indeed in a bit of chaos.
Fan Jianglin and Huang were married before, but they were married in the northwest at that time. They were the daughter of a run-down accounting clerk and an illiterate general. Because they had money, the scene was lively, but that kind of liveliness was not
Something we can learn from now.
"Where can I invite people from Quanfu?" Huang said with black eyes, blaming herself and regretting, "I really shouldn't have been hiding behind my sister and not caring about anything, not to mention other people, even the families of your colleagues.
I don’t know many of them.”
"It's okay, I'll go and invite you." Fan Jianglin said, "Although they are all military men, I don't think my sister will care about this."
That was all we could do, Mrs. Huang nodded, and Fan Jianglin was about to go out when Mrs. Chen came. The couple welcomed her with surprise and joy. When they saw several boxes brought by Mrs. Chen's car, they became a little panicked.
"How could this happen?" Huang said hurriedly.
"Well, this has nothing to do with you, it's something I have to do myself." Mrs. Chen said, asking someone to take it off.
My wife and children also got out of the car and were making a fuss in the yard.
Mrs. Huang called for people to bring tea and water, and asked the children to grab candied candies. The courtyard of the Cheng family was instantly noisy.
"You don't have to be busy. How prepared are you for your family? Leave it to me." Mrs. Chen said.
Mr. Huang still wanted to be polite, but Fan Jianglin saluted solemnly from the side.
"Then thank you, Madam." He said.
When Mrs. Chen smiled, Mr. Huang no longer hesitated, turned around to invite, and the two of them went into the inner room to discuss.
"Why is it so busy outside?"
The maid said, stopping what she was doing, raised her head from the desk and looked out through the window.
"It's Mrs. Chen who came with her family." A little maid hurriedly said.
The family is short of manpower, so she now runs back and forth because she knows what is going on outside.
The maid then smiled with bright eyes.
"Madam, now I don't have to worry about having a mouth full of tears," she said.
Cheng Jiaoniang smiled and stood up.
"I'll go see him," she said.
The maid also hurriedly got up.
"What about these..." she asked again, looking at the papers on the desk.
Cheng Jiaoniang took a look.
"Send them all back," she said.
The maid responded, calling the little maid to follow, while she continued her work.
Mrs. Chen had finished allocating things, and the servants had gone to their own business. Mrs. Huang accompanied her to have tea in the hall, talking about trivial matters.
"I said I'll see you after I'm done," Mrs. Chen said.
Cheng Jiaoniang saluted.
"Your cousin is here, let him marry you. I have considered a few Quanfu people and won't tell you anymore. You don't need to worry about these things. You can just wait for the wedding with peace of mind." Mrs. Chen said.
He explained to her and then looked at Huang, "Do you think I should teach her those things?"
Those things...
Even though Mrs. Huang had been married for a long time, she still blushed.
Mrs. Chen laughed.
"I forgot, you are also a young daughter-in-law." She said, "I will speak for myself."
Huang smiled sarcastically.
Children's chatter and laughter came from the yard. It was the first time that there were so many people in the house. Xiaobao, who was being led by the maid and mother-in-law, shouted and screamed with joy. No matter whether they knew each other or not, big or small, he ran with him.
Noisy.
Mrs. Huang watched and listened, her eyes feeling a little sore after staying up all night.
It finally feels a little festive.
In the summer, there is not a breath of hot wind, and the interior with closed doors and windows is not frighteningly stuffy.
The chamberlain walked in and looked at the ice basin placed in the corner of the room.
"Go and change some more," he said.
The maid took a look and saw that there were quite a few inside, but she didn't dare to ask questions, so she just rushed out.
The chamberlain looked around, opened a bundle he was carrying behind him, and walked quickly to the couch.
"Your Highness?" He called softly, stretched out his hand to lift the curtain, and looked inside.
Prince Jin'an looked at him on the couch.
The chamberlain grinned.
"Your Highness, look at this." He said, taking out a piece of clothing.
The curtain was half opened, and the light shone on the clothes, making the dark red wedding dress a little shiny.
This is…
"Your wedding dress is ready." The waiter said with a smile, "I will bring it over quietly to show you."
The bright red dress, exquisite embroidery, and dazzling light.
Prince Jin'an closed his eyes.
Just as the chambermaid was about to say something, the maid from outside came in.
"Eunuch Jing," they said, "Mr. Gu is looking for you."
The chamberlain loosened the dress in his hand, threw it on Prince Jin'an, and put down the tent.
"What's the matter? It's not that you don't have to worry about it. It's up to the people in the palace to arrange whatever they want. They don't have the ability to do anything in our house." He muttered and walked out.
The maids sent him out and set up an ice basin in the room, talking in low voices.
"...Have you seen the wedding room?"
"...The wedding room is not located here?"
"...Mr. Gu said that we would not set it up here, but across the courtyard over there. It has almost been decorated, and it looks pretty good..."
"...How many people will the princess bring here?"
princess…..
Prince Jin'an opened his eyes.
princess…
He reached out his hand from under the quilt and slowly touched the bright red dress covering his body.
Happy.
This is Xifu.
Footsteps sounded outside, and the maid's voice stopped.
"Eunuch Jing."
Prince Jin'an quickly put his hands back into the quilt and closed his eyes.
The chamberlain lifted up the curtain and looked at the sleeping King Jin'an, folded and wrapped the dress three times and wrapped it up, and left.
The room returned to silence. Prince Jin'an closed his eyes and reached out under the pillow to find something. He held it in his hand and gradually fell asleep.
Although there are only a few housekeepers and Saturday waiters left in the Zhou family, it is still very lively at this time.
"Sir, these are all the master has left." The steward handed over several documents.
"These are the gold and silver jewelry and fabrics picked out from the warehouse," a woman said.
"No need to read, just send them all." Zhou Sheng said with a bit of impatience.
The steward and the woman looked at each other, the woman winked at him, and they both responded and went out.
There was another chaos in the yard, with cars being set up and boxes being moved.
Zhou Hui looked at him for a moment, then turned and walked away. Two maids in the yard were playing with the rope. When they saw him coming back, they rushed forward to serve him.
"Go." Zhou Hui waved his hand.
The maids also knew his temper and left with a smile.
The room became quiet, and Zhou Sheng seemed to stand in a daze for a moment. Then he thought of something, opened the cabinet, got in, and pulled out a box.
Sitting cross-legged on the floor in the hall and looking at the lock on the box, Zhou Hui clapped his head and jumped up again, looking around and frowning.
"Where are the keys?" he muttered, rummaging through the bookshelves on his desk.
"Sir, what are you looking for?" A young boy poked his head out of the door and asked.
Zhou Sheng was startled and stood up straight.
"Get out." He shouted with raised eyebrows.
The boy was also startled, stuck out his tongue and ran away.
Zhou Hui stood by the door and looked around to make sure no one was there. Then he walked back, frowned and looked around the room for a moment, then patted his head and suddenly realized.
Zhou Hui took out a small box from under the bed, opened it and saw the key inside, and clenched his fist happily.
The small box was opened, and there were more items stacked in it than last time, but they were still fragmentary small items.
Zhou Hao reached out and picked them up one by one, looking at them one by one, with a smile on his face.
"This is a gift for the Shangsi Festival..."
"This is for the Dragon Boat Festival..."
"This... I bought it when I saw it..."
He picked it up and put it down one by one, muttering over the contents of the box before Zhou Hui took out a box from his sleeve and opened it.
Inside it was an eight-treasure Ruyi gold hairpin, with red gems and a golden body. It shone as Zhou Hui turned it in his hand. After looking at it for an unknown amount of time, Zhou Hui stopped and put the gold hairpin into the box.
Let go of the box.
The box fell into it with a clatter.
"A happy wedding." Zhou Hui said slowly.
Happy wedding, Cheng Jiaoniang.
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I actually finished writing it ahead of time~ I can finally adjust it back to normal updates. (To be continued)
