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"I actually let you guys manage your own birthdays, and only let little girls come in to serve you, and not allow adults to come in and disturb you." Mo Xiao Qi whispered into He Yuan's ear, "I know we don't like to watch shows, but the acrobatic troupe is here to play tricks, and we even prepared a copper coin for you to reward us later. As I said, your parents are very considerate. "If my parents could do this, I wouldn't …" He stopped.

He Yuan couldn't help but pinch Mo Xiaoqi's small hand. Seeing that she had gotten thinner over time, he couldn't help but pity her, but also didn't know what to say. He only said, "There are a few things that you like to eat in the kitchen, I'll have a taste of them later."

Mo Xiaoqi was the Minister's seventh daughter. She was only ten years old last year, but she was already betrothed to someone. She had been hiding at home and rarely went out. It was only because He Yuansheng sent her a invitation that she came. He Yuan heard that because of their numerous daughters, each of their parents had betrothed Xiao Qi to someone else early, but Xiao Qi was betrothed to a distant nephew of her eldest daughter's. Although Xiao Qi's family background was good, she was average in talent and not very outstanding. When He Yuan saw her expression darken, he knew that she wanted to complain. However, because it was her birthday today, she could not disappoint him, so she endured her words. He couldn't help but think about his situation. His parents loved him so much that they would definitely discuss marriage matters with him in the future. Just by this point, she was much better than the other girls in the other prefectures.

While they were muttering, the little girl came to report that Jiang Hua An had arrived. Both He Yuan and the congratulatory speech came out together to welcome them. Jiang Huanan brought out the gift. When he saw He Yuan and the congratulatory words, he congratulated them with a smile. Then, he gave the paper box filled with ink stones to He Yuan and took out a small brocade box filled with coral bracelet and placed it on He Yuan's hand. "This is for you. Take a look and see if you like it." "I heard the boss say that if you don't like it, you can exchange it for another bracelet." The knot on the coral bracelet was a concentric circle formed by a red ribbon, which had always been a token of love. Just in case, however, that girl was bashful, actually saying that she didn't want to accept the token of love too early. Jiang Huai An, on the other hand, could take back the bracelet, and use this opportunity to say that if he didn't like it, he could exchange it for another bracelet, thus avoiding embarrassment for both parties.)

He opened up the small box right in front of Jiang Hua An. Seeing that it was a warm and light coral bracelet, he immediately liked it. He couldn't help but take a closer look and then lovingly said, "Wow, I didn't expect brother An to pick a gift. He picked up a very delicate coral bracelet." As he spoke, he put the coral necklace around his wrist to admire it. Although it was a bit big, he still smiled and thanked her.

Seeing that He Yuan liked it, Jiang Hua An let out a sigh of relief and said, "Hua Kai and the others won't be able to make it back today to celebrate your birthday. I'm just trying to express their goodwill."

When he saw the ink stone, he smiled and thanked her as well. Then, he beckoned for the little girl who was following him to help him to put it away as he pulled Jiang Hua An along and said, "Since Brother An is here, you still have to go in and take a seat. Hearing that we still have to go to the Son Mother Temple to maintain order these few days, it must be hard on you. "

Jiang Hua An smiled as he followed He Yuan in. He saw that He Yuan and He Dao's family members were all familiar with each other. However, they were younger than him, so they didn't say much. They sat for a while before leaving.

After Jiang Hua An left, Mo Xiao Qi came over to look at the coral bracelet on He Yuan's hand. "So beautiful!" she exclaimed. The last time Treasure House's owner brought a few new pieces of jewelry to our house, my mother asked us to choose one each. There was a string of slightly darker pieces, and they were worth a lot more. I thought that even if I picked one, my mother might not be willing to buy it for me. This price must not be cheap. " As he said that, he pulled the coral bracelet on He Yuan's hand to have a closer look and was suddenly stunned. She was engaged last year, so her mother and her sister-in-law had naturally taught her some things. Now that she saw that the knot at the junction of the coral skewers was of the same heart, she couldn't help but be conflicted. 'This is …?' This time, he couldn't help but carefully say to He Yuan, "Sister Yuan, look, this knot is so beautiful!"

"Yeah, this rope is tied up, it looks pretty good!" He Yuan was completely oblivious to it as he fiddled with an old glass bead hanging at the end of the coral chain. He liked it a lot as he smiled and said, "This transparent pearl is also very good to see. "It's just that it's a bit loose now, I should wear it after two years." As he spoke, he took off the almonds and placed them in a small embroidered box. Then, he helped himself to keep the almonds.

Mo Xiao Qi looked at He Yuan and thought deeply for a moment. Previously, he heard that the Madam General wanted to make He Yuan her daughter-in-law. Could it be that the family was hiding it from her but had already betrothed her to the son of the General? Even though it was a gift from Jiang Hua An, there was a custom in the capital that Jiang Hua An brought up when he arranged for his little brother to get married. But now, he didn't know to whom? According to his age, he was Jiang Huagai. However, he didn't seem to like Jiang Huagai at all from He Yuan's usual attitude. He seemed to treat Song Shaoyang better, but this time … Mo Xiaoqi did not dare to think any further. The girl's family could not refuse an order made by an adult, but if they were to cause trouble, they would be punished if they did not know what was good for them. Moreover, he didn't want to ruin her mood on He Yuan's birthday. For a moment, he felt sorry for her, so he cleared his mind and accompanied He Yuan to chat and laugh.

Naturally, they also had presents for them. They all smiled and said, "This birthday celebration is entirely your doing, but fortunately, it is a joyous celebration. Only your grandparents are still waiting for you to come over and kowtow, don't forget it."

The congratulatory speech and congratulatory Yuan immediately responded. When he arrived at Matriarch He's place, he saw that Li You and the others were already there. Seeing them arrive, he naturally made fun of them for being a year older than him, but since he was already a young lord, he would be an adult in two years. Li You noticed that He Yuan was getting more and more skilled in sewing, so he pulled Li You closer to him and said, "Next year, Miss Yan will be entering the house. Since all kinds of things are not ready yet, can you help me make a few if you have the time?"

He Yuan naturally agreed and said with a smile, "Auntie doesn't mind my coarseness, so I'll help you make a few."

"I'll just watch that screen your mother made for the old lady's room earlier." I also wanted to bother her to make a few pieces and put them in the side hall for the banquet. However, the screen in the side hall was connected to twelve other screens, but it took too much effort for your mother to make them. Now that I'm leaving this matter to you, you can do it slowly. If you don't understand, you can ask your mother. You still have half a year left, so you should be able to do it by then. " Li You pushed He Yuan onto the chair beside him and said with a smile, "It's naturally inappropriate for you to be by yourself. I'll have sister Min'er and Yi'er help you." All of you are usually doing needlework at one place. It would be more lively if you all were to work together on this screen. As for the 24 screens in the main hall, I don't dare let you kids do them. I can only embroider them slowly with my embroidery wife. Originally, there was a screen on top of the pavilion. Because of the embroidery, it had turned slightly yellow. It looked old and worn out, but it was no longer usable. When he went out to buy some, how could he find his own embroidery? I have to work hard on my own. "

He Yuan also knew that He Cheng was the eldest son and eldest grandson of the eldest son of the family. Naturally, the marriage had to be arranged well.

After the new year, the people of He City came to welcome them. They also had He Qi's engagement, betrothal gift, and so on. The people of He Manor were busy every day, and this year passed quickly. By the time the marriage was decided by Hopper, they were eleven years old.

In the early February of that year, the palace had selected ten ladies to attend the North and South Embroidery Meeting in the State of North and South. They had also chosen the two ladies, He Yi and He Yuan, and the palace had arranged wine for them to congratulate them, and had also discussed who would be sent to accompany them. The first wife thought for a while and said, "Although the palace will send someone to escort them there, there will be a lot of them after all. I'm afraid they won't be able to make it here. We also have to send two of them who can run errands and have some time to follow. "He Shougao is great. Naturally, he has to go with him. The other candidate would be from the group of brothers."

Because he had been studying martial arts with He Shou for the past few years, He Ci had a strong and healthy body, and also wanted to go to the State of Northern Cheng to have a look at the scenery there. At this time, she stood out and recommended herself, and said: "I can't be considered as a lord, I'm going with my sister, and the errands that I go in and out are more convenient than others. "If the brothers were to go, it would be inconvenient for them to avoid the topic."

Just as they were talking, Shang Jie arrived. She said that in addition to the envoy and the personal guard, she had already assigned Jiang Hua An and Jiang Hua Kuan to escort the embroidery ladies to Northern Cheng Kingdom. When he heard that there were two ladies participating in the embroidery event in the Residence of He, he smiled and said, "Hua An and Hua Kuan have been practicing martial arts for the past few years and have already defeated their uncle. It's a good idea to escort them."

When everyone heard that it was Jiang Hualian and Jiang Huagang escorting them, they all let out a sigh of relief. They agreed to let He Shou protect He Yuan together with He Shou when the time came for him to set off on his journey.

Mrs He had heard some gossip about He Yuan having already promised her brother in the general's household. She was puzzled and asked her elder sister about it. You actually dare to say that Sister Yuan has secretly promised her brother since she was nine years old? I was wondering which family sent the rumors! " However, she felt that it was not right to ask directly, so she held back the urge to pull Shang Jie into the room. Seeing that there was no one else in the room, she pretended to ask Shang Jie, "I heard that your brother is engaged, so why are they willing to go to Beicheng?"

"If they did, I would have gone before God to kowtow and express my gratitude!" When Shang Jie heard this, she sighed and said, "Hua An is twenty-one, Hua Kuan is nineteen. If the other four had been in the other prefectures, they would have already been engaged. "I'm so worried about this." Seeing that He Yuan was not around, he laughed and said, "I was interested in Sister Yuan from your house and wanted to propose marriage when I was young. But it was still not the Grand Princess who said that people with no status don't have the right to propose marriage, so I put this matter on the back burner. If he was talking about girls from other residences, he would have looked down on her. But if he was talking about Miss Yuan, he was afraid that she would have agreed. Although the two of them are ten years younger than the general, but you see me, General, Zi Xin and Little Uncle, aren't we having a good time? I had originally planned to find an opportunity to discuss it with you and Young Madam He.

"What, to Wa An?" Mrs. He was surprised. She had always thought that Shang Jie wanted to tell Jiang Huagai about He Yuan, but when she heard her meaning, she couldn't help but be stunned. Speaking of which, although Jiang Huashan was ten years older than He Yuan, he was still a very stable man. Although he was young, he already possessed some prestige. Plus, he was the eldest son. Naturally, he would be another great general in the future. If He Yuan were to give it to him, it would be much better than giving it to Jiang Huagai.

When Shang Jie saw Mrs. He's expression, she couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh. "To Hua An, of course."

"We'll discuss this when Sister Yuan returns from Northern Cheng!" When Mrs. He heard that they would give the dishes to Jiang Huashan, she was more or less satisfied. However, thinking that it would still take a few years for He Yuan to enter, she hesitated. I do not know what your elder sister is thinking about this matter.

"The men of the Jiang family were all twenty-five years old before they got married. When Hua An was twenty-five, Sister Yuan was fifteen, but she was there to welcome him into the family." Shang Jie laughed. "I heard that Young Mistress He will go to the Son and Mother Temple tomorrow to ask for a peace talisman for Sis and Sis and Sis Yuan. I will have a Ramadan in the temple tomorrow. I will also go to the Son and Mother Temple to ask for a peace talisman for Hua Anhua."

At this moment, He Yuan was packing his things in his room. He found the coral bracelet that Jiang Huashan had given him two years ago. He would put it on, but it was just right.