"I heard that Jiuxiao Tower has a new dish today. If Master Lian is free, would you like to accompany me to try it at noon?"
King Yun's casual tone sounded like he had an impromptu idea after seeing him.
"The prince invites you, how dare you let me down in the prince's face? It's better to obey your orders than to be respectful."
No, King Yun patted him on the shoulder.
"Then it's settled, I will leave first."
King Yun spent a total of one stick of incense in the Ministry of Rites, and he talked to Lian Fangyu the most. Lian Fangyu knew in his heart that King Yun was attracted to him. Whether he could gain a relationship with King Yun or not, the success or failure would be at noon today!
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"My eldest brother was in high school, and my father originally wanted to do something big, but I heard that your family only set up a running mat at the door for a few days, but my mother persuaded me!"
Chen Yanxin played with the gold and silver jewelry on Lian Suisui's dressing table.
"Fortunately, we didn't hold a big banquet, otherwise it would be so embarrassing! The number one scholar in other families doesn't show off, but if our family did show off, we wouldn't be laughed at to death!"
"You can't say that!" Lian Suisui didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Your uncle Yongding belongs to a distinguished family, unlike ours. Our family has been farming for several generations and is too poor to hold a banquet."
Chen Yan sighed and said: "Everyone who works in the field can get the first prize in the exam, how can we, the children of aristocratic families, be even more ashamed? We occupy the family's resources and have the best teachers to teach us, but in the end we are overshadowed by others..."
"Just be content, there is only one champion, so everyone in the world will be ashamed!"
"that is!"
Qin Shiqiong agreed: "It's much better than my playboy brother who gets a headache whenever he studies!"
"Is my cousin from the Qin family a dandy?" Lian Suisui joked, "Isn't he the number one woman in the boudoir in the capital who wants to marry?"
"How can it be his turn! My eldest brother hasn't gotten married yet! Alas..."
Qin Shiqiong sighed, "Mom has taken a fancy to a few girls, but I don't know when the eldest brother will come back, so it's hard to delay the marriage proposal."
"How's the war going in the north?"
The topic turned to the war.
It has been three months since the Qin family's uncle and cousin set off on the first day of the Lunar New Year. He has heard neither good news nor other news. Except for the Qin family, there is no sense of nervousness in the government and the public.
"Big brother wrote a letter saying that Beiliao has changed tactics this time. They came to harass a few times and then ran away. They never challenged the enemy head-on. Big brother and the others spent a lot of effort to capture a small group of enemy troops. They didn't have many people, just to waste them. We, dad has already written to the emperor asking for an order to take the initiative, but I don’t know if the court will agree."
"This is really annoying. No direct confrontation, only guerrilla warfare and grabbing food and grass."
"Cousin Sui Sui, dad sent a letter saying that the golden sore medicine you gave is very useful. I want to buy more for the army. Can you prepare more for me?"
"no problem!"
After finalizing the quantity of the golden sore medicine with Qin Shiqiong, Lian Suisui directly wrote out the formula and asked Miaoshou Tang to prepare the medicinal materials.
"We're off topic. We're here to add makeup to cousin Suisui today. Why are we talking about other topics!"
Song Jiyue covered her lips and chuckled, making Lian Suisui blush.
"I heard that the Eleventh Prince often invites cousin Jiyue to play polo these days, and also sends you home every time?"
Lian Suisui raised his eyebrows with a gossipy look on his face.
Song Jiyue's face turned red.
"No, not very often, just once or twice..."
"The Eleventh Prince did invite my sister to play polo. I really envy my sister for being favored by the Eleventh Prince." Song Xiaolan tried to discredit her, "I wish I could have my sister's skills, but it's a pity that I can't catch up even though I practice so hard. Where is my sister? I can only watch from the side every time, because I am afraid that my poor skills will harm my sister."
These words sounded like tea talk.
"Just practice more."
Lian Suisui said lightly.
Looking at Chen Yanxin and Qin Shiqiong again, Chen Yanxin frowned and Qin Shiqiong made faces for Lian Suisui, but no one responded.
Song Xiaolan saw that everyone fell silent as soon as she opened her mouth. She lowered her head and took out the silver bracelet she had prepared for Lian Suisui.
"Cousin, I don't earn much money every month, and it's hard to give you my used jewelry. This is my new bracelet. It's not valuable. Cousin, don't dislike it."
The courtesy is light but the affection is heavy, even Sui Sui sincerely thanked you.
Everyone took out the makeup they had prepared for Lian Suisui.
What Qin Shiqiong prepared was a solid gold necklace with a large gold lock hanging from the collar, with tassels of pearls and gems hanging from the gold lock.
"so beautiful!"
Chen Yanxin praised and took out her gift.
A round crystal ball as big as the palm of your hand, a blend of lavender and milky white, with blue floc filling it.
"This is my favorite ornament, you must cherish it!"
Regardless of whether the gift is valuable or not, it is everyone's consideration. Lian Suisui nodded and said, "Don't worry, I will take good care of it."
After seeing the gifts from the two of them, Song Xiaolan's face felt hot. No wonder she was always looked down upon by others when she went out. I'm afraid even the maids wouldn't like her gifts...
Song Xiaolan gave her a silver bracelet, and Song Jiyue didn't want to be too extravagant, so she gave Lian Suisui a pair of gold bracelets.
The sisters chatted and laughed for a while, then got up and left together.
Tomorrow is the official day to add makeup, they are close, so it’s a day early.
"You must be very busy before you get married, so we won't disturb you."
Lian Suisui still remembers that Sun Mingwei put on her makeup the day before when she got married. She was several days ahead of schedule this time. She was still wondering that there were not many relatives in her family and they were all in her hometown. Those who came to add makeup were all close ones. People, why do we have to go so many days in advance?
He didn't react until he was called up by Mr. Qin early the next morning to meet his guests.
"I have long heard that the third lady is well-educated, talented and beautiful, but this is not the case. She is as fresh as a flower..."
A strange woman took Lian Suisui's hand, took off the emerald bracelet from her hand and put it on her wrist. She looked at her with such loving eyes that she was not used to it at all.
"It makes people like it just by looking at it!"
Another woman took off the green hairpin from her head and inserted it into her head.
No, who are these?
Telling lies with open eyes, when did she become knowledgeable, sensible, talented and beautiful?
Has she traveled through time again?
"It must be Hua Ying, you know how to raise children, and you raised a number one scholar all of a sudden, making us all extremely envious..."
Mrs. Qin introduced Lian Suisui politely.
"This is the second wife of the Chen family. Please call her aunt."
"Hello, aunt."
Even Suisui looked at Mrs. Qin suspiciously, she had never heard of this marriage before...
"This is the third room of the Qin family..."
I saw so many people during the day that Lian Suisui felt dizzy and couldn't tell who was who.
Why did so many relatives suddenly appear?
Pulling it here and there, it turns out that she is either an aunt or an aunt, but it seems that they are all relatives from the Qin family.
Her mother didn't give her a detailed introduction, which means these people shouldn't be important...
the next day……
There are also many people I don’t know.
This time she was called more casually, some called her Madam, some called her Old Madam. She chatted with her for a while and listened to a lot of compliments, which gave her the illusion that she was really outstanding.
The third day...
"Xiao Tao, go ahead and tell mother that I'm sick."
At first, she thought these people were here to add makeup to her, but later she discovered that they were all here for Lian Jiaying. Some came to ask her what books Lian Jiaying usually read, who her husband was, and some No marriage...
What a good guy, I can receive more than ten families coming to propose marriage in one day.
Her second brother has become a hot commodity!
