Chapter 392

Hearing leisurely's inquiry, the second wife seemed to think of them. She patted her forehead and said with a smile, "look at my memory. I've been patronizing here, but I forgot their sisters. These two are my mother's brothers' two daughters. My eldest niece is Ke Xin, only one year younger than Xiang'er. Her name is Kezhen. She is the third in the family. She is the same age as Xi's sister. She has a month's birthday with Tong's sister in the second aunt's family. "

Leisurely said with a smile, "it turned out to be the two cousins of the Zhou family. I used to say that our children are all outstanding. Now when I see their sisters, I really feel that there is a day beyond." You can see that although the dress of Miss Zhou is not as luxurious as that of the third girl, she also has some precious jewelry, which doesn't look like a common woman can wear. For a moment, he was not sure about the identity of the other party, so he glanced at Shen Xiang. Shen Xiang was a good girl, and he understood it at a glance. He whispered a word in leisurely's ear, and leisurely understood everything.

Alas, what about the girl who lives in the stepmother's hands and takes up the first two words? After all, we have to suffer a lot of grievances.

She sighed in her heart. She took back a pair of Jasper Bracelets from her wrist and handed them over. "I didn't expect to see a charming guest today, and I didn't prepare a gift. These bracelets are OK. You sisters can play with them one by one."

The two sisters took it together and said thank you. Then Shen Xi came forward to meet them again. They were all girls of the same age. No matter what happened inside, they lived outside for a short time and soon became familiar with them.

This elegant teahouse is a famous gathering place of literati in Beijing. The first floor is a very spacious hall. A wall to the West was full of bookshelves and books. The north wall and the east wall are full of ink treasures left by various literati. Of course, the number of people who can get on the wall is a little famous. For example, the four character plaque of "Zhilan room" in the middle of the north wall is said to be the ink treasure of Emperor Han when he was young.

On the second floor, there is a circle of elegant rooms around the hall on the first floor. Different from ordinary teahouses, the windows of these elegant rooms are facing inward, while the corridor is set outside the elegant room. That is to say, you can see the scene of the hall on the first floor from the window of the elegant room on the second floor.

Most of the people gathered here today are the children of some official families, basically the students of Guozijian or Wenhua Academy. They wrapped up the whole teahouse early in the morning, so as not to let the others in. On the second floor, most of them are female elders. In fact, one of the purposes of such a gathering is to let mothers have a good look at the literary grace and etiquette of these students. If there is a girl in the picture, she will find a way to get someone to deliver a message.

I don't know when this custom began. Up to now, it has become a tacit understanding.

As soon as the room was settled, they heard three gongs beating downstairs without waiting for a sip of tea, which meant that the poetry festival officially began.

At the beginning of the poetry festival, several young girls couldn't sit still and gathered at the window to watch the bustle downstairs.

Seeing that they were far away from them, leisurely asked in a low voice, "I heard my eldest aunt say a few days ago, isn't the second aunt the son of peace and the wife of Xibo mansion very close? Why are you here again today? "

The second wife waved her hand. "Don't mention it, I was in love with the third of their family. The daughter-in-law of the young son doesn't need to be a director of the family, so it's easy to get married. The third member of his family is also quite polite and has a good appearance. I mentioned it. I thought that he was at least the direct grandson of Bo's family. He might not be able to see the origin of Xiang's sister. I didn't expect that lady Shizi was very happy. I thought it was because of the dignity of the princess. Later, the elder sister-in-law inquired and found out that the old man was a good girl. There was no beautiful girl in the room, but there were two pretty boys beside him. Moreover, I also heard that this man and several princes of the Duke's family were not clear about it. I won't let Xiang's sister go to this muddy water, no matter whether it's from an empty hole or not. "

Leisurely nodded and said, "yes, although it is inevitable that some villains in this world like to chew their tongue, there is no wind but no fire. Even if the third young master didn't do anything bad, he must have done something inappropriate. Otherwise, he would not have said such words. Fortunately, there are plenty of talented young people, and the second aunt doesn't have to worry too much. Take your time. Maybe you'll find someone you like today. " The second wife said in a low voice: "although there is a princess in our family, and some high-ranking families are stretching out olive branches, but I don't want to let Xiang's sister marry into such a family. Besides, your second uncle is a commoner. I didn't know how much unfair treatment he received before he lost his fame. He didn't have a good impression on these people. He told me not to marry them. Nowadays, there are few excellent children in this noble family. The only outstanding ones are either too prominent in our family, we can't keep up, or we get married early. Now there's no way. Just look for a good child in the family of a similar official. "

Leisurely said with a smile, "second uncle is now the capital official of the fifth grade. It's not too small. Second aunt is modest."

The second wife shook her head with a smile. "Isn't it the Duke who is willing to take care of you that makes your second uncle what he is today? Otherwise, with his wooden head, it would be nice to be able to boil to six grades. However, we also know that your second uncle will not be able to become an official from the fourth grade at most. Fortunately, our family still has some family background. The dowry of Xiang's sister is no worse than that of the second daughter of the Duke's family. Therefore, regardless of the other party's family background, as long as the character is good and the knowledge is good, I am willing to

At this time, there was a thunderous applause downstairs. They looked at each other, and the second wife said with a smile, "go, let's go and have a look."

When the girls saw that they were coming, they quickly made room for them to pass. In the hall on the first floor, a group of people were surrounded by compliments from a young scholar. The second wife asked with a smile, "who is this?" Shen Xiang replied lazily, "I don't know. It's just a clever pair. Is it necessary to be so arrogant?"

Seeing that her tone was not very good, she asked with a smile, "what's the matter with sister Xiang? You don't seem very happy? "

Shen Xi pointed to another young man in the field with a smile and said, "sister Xiang always thought that the student could win. Who knows, he lost in the end."

Shen Xiang scornfully looked at the student who was sought after by the public, and coldly said, "if you really succeed, you will be rampant, but you are lucky enough to win a game, so make it public. Look at that young master. No matter whether he wins or loses, he always looks steady and gentle. That's what a modest young master should look like. "

The second wife covered her mouth and said, "OK, although the situation here is special, it's not good for you to talk about a foreigner like this." Then he took a look at the student, but he really felt that the other side had a good bearing. He could not help frowning, "our family has little contact with these literati families. I don't know any of them. Come and have a look, can you recognize them?"