Main hall of Shengfu main courtyard
Sheng Hong and Mrs. Wang were sitting at the first place, and several children were on either side, waiting for the Yuan family to come and betrothal.
"The Yuan family of Earl Zhongqin's Mansion in Tokyo came to offer employment"
"The Yuan family of Earl Zhongqin's Mansion in Tokyo came to offer employment"
"The Yuan family of Earl Zhongqin's Mansion in Tokyo came to offer employment"
The sound of singing and drinking came from outside the house, and the sound became clearer and clearer from far away.
"The officiating guest is a pair of wild geese and live birds outside the Great Wall. The officiating guests are numerous and wish to hire Jiao Jin from the Sheng Mansion on behalf of his second son Yuan Wenshao. Congratulations on accepting the offer."
"allow"
The singer and drinker hurriedly ran back to the main entrance of Sheng Mansion and bowed to the recruitment team waiting outside.
"allow"
After a series of polite compliments, Minglan girl walked around with little Tao Xiaotao, trying whatever delicious food she saw. Even though there is no shortage of money now, I still want to eat when I see something to eat.
"I have to say that you have the most docile and tough character, and you have plans. I'm relieved, but the more dowry you have in the box, the better." As she said this, the old lady asked the nanny beside her to take out the dowry she had prepared for Hua Lan. , the money at the bottom of the box
Hua Lan was happy when she saw it. Then the maid came to report
"Sister, it's not good. Third brother is about to lose if you use your bean geese to fight against people's grudges."
Hua Lan heard this and said helplessly
"Why is this so?"
"I don't know how."
Hua Lan looked at the old lady and asked
"Grandma, what should I do now?"
the old lady asked
"Chang Feng was hit several times."
"one time"
The old lady heard this and said, "Even if others win again and again,
It’s hard for us to stop. "
Hua Lan asked in confusion: "Why not?"
"If you agree to throw pots in battle and then say you won't do it after losing, our family will lose all face. What do you think we should do about this?"
"My granddaughter is completely at the mercy of her grandmother."
"Today you are still the eldest girl in the family, and tomorrow you will be the second eldest wife of the Yuan family. I don't know how many times you will encounter this kind of thing in the future, and you can no longer listen to me. From now on, you can make your own decisions."
"I can make up my own mind?"
"good"
After hearing what the old lady said, Hua Lan also started to think about it, and after a while he considered it and said
"I think as long as mother and father are of the same mind, it doesn't matter if the betrothal goose loses. The face on the court is all empty now. The Sheng family lost the betrothal gift. The Yuan family is fun and indulgent, and the betrothal gift is also a shame. It’s not a big deal. But if the head of the family and the mistress start a fight on the spot, then the city of Yangzhou will see a joke.”
"Okay, just do as you say."
In the front yard, the pot throwing competition is still going on, and the guests are talking about it.
Sheng Hong and Mrs. Wang watched anxiously from behind, when the maid brought a message from Hua Lan
"The eldest sister said that as long as the mistress is the master, it doesn't matter if she loses her heart."
Madam Wang heard this and said in a low voice
"Look, look, your daughter thinks about everything for you and me.
You failed her so much. "
Sheng Hong couldn't help but come forward after seeing what happened.
"I wonder why there's no one at the table?
But it turned out that they were all hiding here to watch the pot throwing. "
After saying a few words, he looked at Sheng Changfeng.
"Don't be nervous, it's accurate."
He acted like a loving father, and then whispered in his ear
"If you dare to lose, I will beat you to death."
But Chang Feng was so frightened that even his arrows were so unsteady.
"What, are you giving in?"
Sheng Changfeng did not dare to answer
"Who said we have to admit defeat?" Xiao Minglan took a step forward and said, then picked up the arrow on the ground and threw it towards the pot.
"Hey, I hit it."
"Hit, hi"
"You really want to compete with me. Even if you win against a little kid like you, I'm not very strong at all. Forget about the whims of the moment, just consider me a loser."
"If you win, you win, if you lose, you lose."
"According to your Yangzhou rules, Sheng Sanlang was better than me just now. Do you agree?"
"recognize"
"You are so ambitious that I can compete with you."
Xiao Minglan picked up the arrow and threw it casually, but it still hit.
The guests around applauded
"Ming'er, when did you throw the pot so well?" Sheng Hong was also surprised.
"My ears are six, I'm sure I won't be able to catch up now."
"Forget it, we won't play tomorrow, we won't vote."
"OK OK,
Let's all have a drink,
Let's go,
Let's have a drink and go. "
At this time, Sheng Changbai said softly next to Xiao Minglan, "It doesn't matter if you lose."
When Xiao Minglan heard this, she picked it up and voted without hesitation.
"Rely on the pole, ten chips"
"Haha, we won"
Sheng Hong was also stunned, "You win now? Haha, okay, okay,"
Then he turned around and looked at Yuan Wenchun and said
"My dear nephew, you are the person in charge of the appointment.
There are many people waiting to drink with you."
When the competition was over, everyone dispersed and went to drink and chat.
"Is this yours? I haven't seen this map before. Lend it to me," Gu Tingye said as he picked up the map on the ground.
Sheng Changbai said angrily, "You are so skilled, do you still need me to lend it to you?"
"Don't be angry, little Yameni, let me see it, and I'll treat you to dinner tomorrow."
"You are a guest from afar. My family is trying their best to entertain you, but you have come to ruin our place. Now you still have the nerve to borrow a picture. There are all kinds of birds in the bird pictures outside. Please leave quickly without sending them away."
"I don't like Dayan. The eldest brother of the Yuan family asked me to do this. I didn't expect to disrupt your family's wedding banquet. I'm really sorry. This medical map is from the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun."
"None of your business."
"It's none of my business. If I don't take back the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun, my future will be endless."
"Everyone is just like you who teases cats and dogs and is not doing their job properly. To take back the Sixteenth State of Yanyun is simply an idiot's dream."
"I was indeed at fault for betting on geese recently. I'm really sorry. I would like to swear that I will never gamble on pots in the future."
"I really can't believe you swear."
"I swear in the name of the deceased king's mother that I will never gamble again."
"Your oath is too big, and you don't have to do it."
The gap between the two was eliminated, and they became close friends after a conversation.
Chapter 11----------------------
In Da's house, Da's is teaching Xiao Minglan a lesson
"I always ask you to act steadily and not to stand out."
Xiao Minglan said coyly, "I don't have any."
Seeing that Minglan still didn't admit it, Da Shi pointed out, "Isn't it true that I'm throwing a pot today?"
Xiao Minglan said hurriedly, "But if I don't go up, big sister's betrothal goose will be lost."
Da Shi sighed and said, "Your eldest sister is different from you, and your fourth sister is also different from you. Do you know? The eldest lady is from a noble family, and Lin Xiaoniang is favored most because she has dignity. They are all Master, I’m different, I’m a member of my family who got sick, and I sold myself to get money for medicine.”
Xiao Minglan asked, "My little sister told me on weekdays that the most important thing is to know how to repay kindness. Just when it was cold, my eldest sister gave you a cloak. Do you actually want to watch her embarrassment?"
Da Shi patiently said to Xiao Minglan, "Your eldest sister loves you, and it's good that you love her too, but some of the pain is superficial to him. If it's placed on you, it's a pain of bone and blood."
Xiao Minglan curled her lips and said, "I'm not afraid. My uncle is the dignified General Dingyuan. He is in the fifth rank. He is a higher official than dad."
Da Shi was stunned when he heard this: "Who told you these things?"
Xiao Minglan said proudly, "Sister Duanmu"
Seeing her proud look, Da Shi was very angry and said, "Can your uncle still control you for the rest of your life?"
Xiao Minglan said proudly, "Of course, uncle said, let me eat and buy whatever I want on weekdays. If I don't have money, I can ask Sister Duanmu for it. If I am bullied by someone at home, I can ask Sister Duanmu and Sister Shangguan and the others will help me, and they also said that when he comes back, no one will dare to bully me and my wife."
Da Shi was surprised and said, "Has your uncle written to you yet?"
"Yes, I even wrote it to my uncle." Xiao Minglan felt proud when she said this.
"Who wrote it for you? Is it your sister Duanmu?"
"Um"
"You kid, let me tell you what's good about you,"
"My uncle also said that my mother is kind-hearted and virtuous by nature, knows how to be patient and measured, and has a weak temper. He told me to look at my mother. We can not fight but we cannot be bullied."
"Why does your uncle tell you everything? You are still a child, where can he tell you these things?"
"Uncle feels sorry for me."
"Yes, yes, your uncle feels sorry for you, you are amazing,"
Da Shi sighed and said, "Okay, I can't control you anymore, go and have some fun."
Sheng Changfeng was punished by Mrs. Wang for begging Yan. She couldn't get out of bed for ten days and a half. Mrs. Lin didn't bother Da's family recently because of this matter. Dashi had a rare few days of peace.
On this day, Dashi had a sudden attack and was about to give birth.
Upon seeing this, Duan Murong immediately ordered, "Go and call the midwife over. Xiaodie goes to the kitchen to prepare hot water. Yan'er is also taking it with her in case of accidents."
"Ah...ah..." Da's heart-rending cry came from the room.
"Harder,, harder, little lady."
At this time, the door suddenly opened, and the midwife came out and said, "There is not enough water, let me go and take a look."
Xiao Minglan stopped the midwife and asked, "How is my little mother?"
The woman said, "It's hard to say yet, I'll go check on the fire and I'll be back in a minute."
Xiao Minglan said anxiously, "You have your own kitchen to watch the fire. Why do you have to watch the fire?"
"Sister-in-law, don't waste your time," said the nanny.
When Xiao Minglan heard this, she didn't dare to waste time. "Xiao Tao, please send grandma there."
Xiao Minglan was waiting anxiously outside
At this time, Lin Xiaoniang pretended to be relieved and said: "Sixth girl, don't worry, this woman has to leave after all, not to mention that you, the second child, don't have to worry about it."
In the delivery room, Da Shi said weakly, "Water, I want to drink water."
The maid in the room picked up the kettle and prepared to pour water, but found that there was no hot water at all. "There is no hot water, I'll boil it." After saying this, she hurried out.
Duan Murong frowned when he heard this, but now the Da clan is the most important. While giving Da Shi acupuncture, he ordered, "Xiaodie, go get some cold water. The more the better, don't ask, just go quickly."
"Hey, sister Duanmu, I'm going right now."
When Xiaodie went out to get water, Duanmu said again, "Shangguan, a bowl of hot water."
Shangguan Yan was stunned when he heard this, then he realized what he was doing, put down his sword, poured a bowl of cold water into his hand, and handed it to Duanmu "hot water" within a moment.
Duanmu took it and brought it to Da Shi's mouth. However, Da Shi was shocked at this time. She had never seen such a strange scene. It was obviously cold water, but when it reached her mouth, it turned into hot water.
Duanmu saw this and explained, "Madam, don't be afraid. We are all cultivators. These are just small tricks."
Then he took out a black pill, "Madam, this is the ginseng fetal protection pill. You take it first. The fetus is too big, and the delivery will be longer and more physically demanding than usual. But don't worry, I will make the decision." It can keep your mother and child safe.”
Da Shi can't care about anything else now, "Okay, I'll listen to you."
At this time, Xiaodie ran in in a panic and said, "Oh no, sister Duanmu, the midwife is gone, what should I do now?"
Duanmu was also shocked when he heard this. Knowing that someone had used some trick, he hurriedly said, "What can we do without a midwife? Find her quickly."
"good"
Da Shi also heard Xiaodie's words and looked at Duan Mu Rong in panic, "Miss Duan Mu, this"
Duan Murong smiled calmly, "Madam, there is no need to panic. You still don't believe in Duanmu's medical skills. You asked Miss Xiaodie to find the midwife just to see who was behind it. This is to put Madam, mother and son to death. This person must Find it out, otherwise you won’t be able to live in peace in the future.”
After hearing this, Da Shi remembered that the Duanmu girl next to him was an expert in medicine. She was specially sent by her brother to give her a pregnancy. Even Xiao Die didn't know. Only then did I feel at ease
