C57

"We left on March 26th. We only arrived at the Northern Kingdom at the beginning of May. However, we didn't expect that everything would be settled within a month's time. It's already June, and I think we'll be returning to Nanchang, only at the end of July, just in time for the Mid-Autumn Festival! " Senior Servant Li stood on the deck and looked into the distance, saying, "I originally thought that we'd need at least eight years to return, but who would've thought that it would be so soon. It's also because of the thoughtful actions of General Jiang and Shen Zhui and Yuanyuan Fan that this trip was so smooth."

Senior Servant Chen continued, "What's rare is that other than the girls being seasick, they don't have any illnesses, saving a lot of effort. The last trip was delayed for a long time, but two of the girls fell ill as soon as they arrived in Beicheng. The one who asked for medicine delayed their stay for a long time, and in the end was unable to attend the embroidery assembly. This time, although there is one who is unable to withstand the soil and water, and cannot eat, it is not serious and is still possible to participate in the competition, so it can be considered rare. "

As the two chatted, Li mama smiled and asked Chen mama, "Didn't Miss Zhu give you money to manage your birthdays?" "How do you get free to sit here and take a bite out of your teeth?"

"Hey, there's nothing on board this ship, and it's not like there's anything I can do. However, what could he do if he gave the silver to the ship's chef to cook a few more dishes? Lady Zhu was still alright, but coincidentally, everyone had nothing to do and was bored on board the ship, so it was time to arrange things for her. On the birthday of the same day, Miss Yuan happened to be the only person attending the banquet at the palace. She was alone in her room, reading a book. This was all due to loneliness. I went in to talk to him for a while. Then she heard that her twin brother had given her a present, and she had embroidered a small bag for him. "It's finally over."

"Was it her birthday when she entered the palace for the banquet? It's weird that her brother borrowed a handkerchief from Miss Shi to wrap her sesame cake. So he wanted to congratulate her on her birthday. " Senior Servant Li suddenly understood and nodded. "I even said that she usually likes sesame cakes, but her brother never put his heart into it. He actually had the heart to give her cakes when he entered the palace. He's not afraid of being made fun of by others."

"So Miss Shi's handkerchief was borrowed by Young Master He. I first thought that it was borrowed by Major General Jiang." Some people muttered that the handkerchief was a pair of mandarin ducks embroidered on it. They even secretly said that Major General Jiang had taken a fancy to Miss Shi. Then I told you to come over and wash the handkerchief and give it back to Miss Shi. When they found out that the cake was for the girl Yuan, they were all surprised. "He's already twenty-one years old, and he's just a handsome person. Yet, he has his eyes on a little girl like Miss Yuan?" Senior Servant Chen saw that there was no one nearby and whispered, "Although Miss Yuan looks like a little beauty now, she's still not strong enough. It'll take her at least two or three years before she'll have a chance to show off, so tell me, could it be that General Jiang is really interested in Miss Yuan?"

"The Residence of General and the Residence of He have a lot of interactions. The young lady in the main residence of the He Residence is the wife of Vice General Jiang. This Young General Jiang grew up just like Miss Yuan, and his character is extraordinary." Right now, Jiang Shaoyang is only ten years older than her. In fact, the most he can do is to treat her like his own sister! " Senior Servant Li had originally wanted to play along with Shi Yue and Jiang Huanan, but she had heard from Shi Yue that Jiang Huanan had no interest in her at all. It was a pity that she gave up on this idea just as she was about to suggest something else. Chen mama only heard that Jiang Huashan was interested in He Yuan, but she was secretly shaking her head. How was that possible? To leave a grown up girl like a flower unmoved and like a young child?

Chen mama, on the other hand, had another source of information. She said quietly, "I heard that when Madam General went to the He Estate to propose marriage, it wasn't for my little son. It was for General Jiang."

"Is this for real?" Li mama was surprised for a moment before slapping her thigh. "The people from their general's estate love to marry a girl who's ten years younger than them. This is almost a rule now."

As she was speaking, Senior Servant Chen saw that someone had also come over, so she smiled and said, "I'll go and see how the chefs are preparing. We'll have to help carry the dishes in."

Now that the embroidery meeting was over, the girls were relieved that it was Chen Zhu's birthday, and they didn't have any presents to give to him, so they decided to work together to find a picture of a hundred flowers and give it to him." Shi Yue laughed and said: "Even though it's called the Hundred Blossom Painting, there are only 12 kinds of flowers that can be embroidered. "After you've embroidered a blanket, make it so that you can have a beautiful dream tonight under the cover of Miss Zhu Zhu'er.

"Since there are flowers, there must be butterflies. I'll just embroider butterflies." He Yuan smiled and said, "Using a seven-colored embroidery to embroider butterflies is extremely bright."

At this moment, Chen Zhu remembered that she had forgotten about He Yuan's birthday and gave her nothing. She pulled at his hand, "Sister Yuan, on your birthday that day, we entered the palace together and you forgot about it. You won't blame me, will you?"

He Yuan shook his head and laughed, "That time, when we landed, everyone was in a hurry and prepared to enter the palace, but I didn't plan to say it myself. I also reminded Big Brother not to mention it to save everyone from remembering our birthdays. If you want to apologize, you can make up for it by giving me two gifts next year. "

Seeing that He Yuan didn't mind, Chen Zhu beamed with joy, and said, "I like the scented bag you embroidered last time. You don't need to embroider butterflies, just a scented bag for me, and only need to embroider a name." As he spoke, he blinked his eyes.

When He Yuan thought of the scented bag he gave to Jiang Huarian, his face reddened. He hurriedly pretended to help Shi Yue find the thread, no longer chatting with Chen Zhu.

At this time, the ten girls were all very familiar with each other, because the oldest, Shi Yue, was only fourteen years old, while the rest were all twelve to thirteen years old. Even the youngest, He Yuan, was only eleven years old. Hearing Chen Zhu's request for He Yuan to weave a scented bag, He Yuan remained silent, but all he said with a smile, "Sister Zhu'er wants a scented bag, so you can embroider on your own! Why did you ask Sister Yuan to embroider for you? If Sister Yuan wants to embroider, she should do so with her husband. "

Chen Zhu smiled as she looked at He Yuan, moving closer and whispering to him, "You've been embroidering it to your future husband for a long time now. I'm the one who has the gist of this. No matter what, you have to embroider one to gag me."

"Seeing that you're smiling so coquettishly, may you have a fierce husband in the future. I'll make you laugh so much that you won't dare to." He Yuan looked at the pearl and the knife in his eye flew everywhere.

Just as they were joking, the mama came in and said, "When Young General Jiang and the rest heard that Miss Zhu was born on her birthday, they all said that it was very hot today. It's better to put food and wine on the deck. Although they do not have any gifts, they can still say one or two words of congratulation, and it will be quite lively. "

Hearing this, everyone clapped their hands and said, "That's right. It's rather boring inside the cabin, so it would be more appropriate to set up wine on the deck. When the sky darkened again, the moon rose, shining brightly on the surface of the river. Only after drinking a little wine and eating a little food will the day of birth have any meaning. "

He Yuan remembered the picnic in his previous life and laughed, "Since that's the case, a few tablecloths will be placed on the deck to serve the dishes and wine. We'll each sit down with a small cushion and enjoy the moonlight as we eat, that's good. "

"It's hard for us to make a trip to North Chengdu, so each person buys a letter with their own hands. Everyone loves this bamboo mat, which is covered with cold, invading bamboo, so each person buys one. "First of all, it's quite tiring. It's quite comfortable to bring it over to sit." "If that's the case, then I'll have to trouble Momo to help me carry the items to the deck."

After placing them on the deck, Jiang Hualian, Jiang Huagang and a few others came over, smiling as they congratulated Chen Zhu before sitting down. At that moment, Jiang Huai An ordered someone to bring out a jar of wine. He smiled and said, "This is fruit wine. It's sour, sweet, and not easily intoxicated. You might as well drink some."

After pouring the wine, everyone congratulated Chen Zhu one after another. Soon, they started to eat and drink, talking and laughing non-stop. When He Yuan saw Jiang Huashan with his fragrant bag, which she had given him, by his waist, his face was red. He lowered his head to drink the fruit wine, but he was quieter than usual. Chen Zhu sat beside He Yuan, prodding her with her hand. Quietly, she leaned over and whispered, "Brother An is secretly watching you!"

"Pfft!" He Yuan reached out to pinch Chen Zhu, but he didn't dare to use too much strength. He was afraid that she would attract attention, so he sneaked a peek in Jiang Huashan's direction just in time to see him turn around and lower his head. Oh, he's really looking at me! He took another gulp of the wine, almost choking on it.

Actually, this time, Jiang Hua An was looking at Chen Zhu along with Jiang Hua Kuan, not He Yuan. Seeing Chen Zhu drink a few mouthfuls of fruit wine due to her birth, her face turned rosy and her spirits lifted. Although her body was not yet full, she was still very eye-catching. He suddenly thought of the repeated warnings from his mother before he left. He only wanted to pay attention to the embroidery ladies as he tried to find a way to help Hua Kuan make the match. He had no choice but to agree. Because he was busy earlier on, he did not pay attention to it. Since the matter of the embroidery meeting had already been settled, he noticed that Jiang Hua Kuan had talked to Chen Zhu, but did not interact much with the other girls. He thought to himself that although Chen Zhu was only twelve years old, she was already one year older than He Yuan. If he didn't help this old lady complete her mission this time, he would definitely mutter it out loud when he returned. Mm, I'll have to let Sister Yuan probe him out first. If the two of them have a good impression of each other, then I'll just match them up. As he thought of this, he saw He Yuan raise his eyes towards him, so he made a hand gesture and walked to the other side of the deck.

He Yuan's heart skipped a beat. Seeing that everyone was still laughing and not paying attention to her, he stood up and ran to the other side of the deck to look for Jiang Hua An.

"Brother An, what's the matter?" He Yuan didn't dare to look up at Jiang Hua An. He could only lower his head and fiddle with the corner of his shirt, shyly replying.

Upon seeing He Yuan Yue act like a little girl, Jiang Hua An blurted out, "Sister Yuan, you seem to be getting taller these days."

"En!" He Yuan added on in his heart. After a long while, Jiang Hua An didn't say anything and couldn't help but look up at him. "Hua Kuan is nineteen years old, so it's time for the marriage ceremony," he said. Do you still remember what I told you earlier on the ship? "

He Yuan remembered that when he went back to his cabin to get some snacks to eat, he asked for his help in bringing out the matter of an embroidery lady giving it to Jiang Hua Kuan. He nodded and said, "I remember. It's just that big brother Kuan doesn't seem to be interested in anyone."

"I see that he treats Sister Zhu quite well." Jiang Hua An looked down at He Yuan and said with a smile, "Can you help test if Sister Zhu is interested in Hua Kuan? Let me ask Hua Kuan as well." If there are two interesting ones, then ask Hua Kuan to go to the Chen Mansion to propose marriage. "Anyways, you and Sister Zhu'er are getting along, and it will be quite lively if you stay together in the future."

Miss Zhu, you betrayed me last time. I'm sorry, but I'm going to betray you this time as well. Brother An was right. If we were to act this way, it would be a good idea to stay together in the future. He Yuan blushed as he answered Jiang Huashan's question. Chen Zhu, on the other hand, was laughing heartless. He had no idea that someone was secretly scheming against her.