"I don't know what Third Brother and Third Sister-in-law discussed." Xu Lingyi said, "He wrote to me because he wanted me to talk to Mother."

Eleventh Lady thought of the previous agreement.

We agreed to wait a few years and divide the money slowly. I didn't expect the third roommate to be so anxious!

"What does the Marquis mean?" she asked Xu Lingyi.

"Forget it. A forced melon is not sweet." Xu Lingyi's tone was very straightforward, but his face was slightly worried. "Since the third brother and the third sister-in-law want to live their own lives wholeheartedly, if we don't agree, I'm afraid they will make trouble in the future. Originally, the third sister-in-law just grumbled a few words at home, but now that she has married her nephew's wife, if she continues to make trouble, won't the younger generations laugh at her or even follow her example? Besides, no matter whether they go out or not, we will still take care of anything that happens to Qin and Jian. It's better to just follow the third brother's wishes and leave home but not separate the family. Let Qin and Jian go to Sanjing Hutong to study behind closed doors, and Fang will be in charge of the affairs of the inner courtyard. If the children can support the family, then there is nothing to say - the third brother can also set up his own family. If the children have any problems, and the third brother and the third sister-in-law are not at home, we uncles will also be justified to step in. It won't be a big deal!"

That's right!

Eleventh Lady thought that Fang had just come in, and that she had to come and sit here when the Third Lady was not at home. She felt that the Third Lady seemed to have some resistance to Fang's closeness to her, so she was even more unwilling to get involved in the Third Lady's household affairs.

It is better to keep life simpler.

"Since the Marquis has already made up his mind," she said with a smile, "then tell mother about it! How can the Third Master have the nerve to say these things!"

Xu Lingyi nodded: "Let's talk about it after Jing'er's first birthday. By then, Qin'er and his family will have been married for almost a month!"

The house cannot be left empty during the first month after marriage, let alone moving.

The topic of their conversation naturally turned to Jing'er's first birthday gift.

"…Mother is old, and she has just taken care of Qin'er's wedding and now Jing'er's first birthday celebration. I'm afraid she can't handle it." Eleventh Lady whispered, "I think it's better to keep Jing'er's first birthday celebration simple!"

Xu Lingyi was a little hesitant.

Eleventh Lady hurriedly said, "Besides, our Jing'er still has to hold a one-year celebration. What do we need so many people to watch the fun? What matters is what Jing'er will grab when the time comes!"

Xu Lingyi's attention was diverted to his anticipation of Jing'er's one-year-old birthday ceremony.

"Then let's do it simply!" He lay down and hugged Shiyi Niang, "What do you think Jin Ge'er will grab by then? Just grab a knife. When the time comes, send him to the Xishan camp, and he will at least be a third-rank commander." His tone was very confident.

Eleventh Lady couldn't help sweating.

Sent to Xishan Camp? Then, like those who entered Xishan Camp through favor, would you spend your life riding horses, hunting hawks and walking dogs every day?

"What's so good about the West Mountain Camp!" she couldn't help but say, "I hope he can grab a book or a bunch of green onions. Read and become a good person. When he grows up, he can travel around and see the world. It will be worth his life in this world!"

Xu Lingyi smiled as he listened: "I can't imagine how Jin Geer would look sour while wearing a long gown and holding a scroll while talking to Jiang Changyin!"

Eleventh Lady was furious: "I can't imagine how Jin Ge would spend his days in a daze, only knowing how to eat, drink and have fun!"

"How could that be?" Xu Lingyi said with a smile, "Not everyone can be the commander of the Xishan Camp. In addition to family background, one must also have strength and skills."

Since you have to get involved in that worldly world, you might as well become a government official, build bridges and roads, control floods, and do something to improve people's livelihood.

But whether it is going to Xishan Camp or studying and traveling, we must respect the preferences of our children. What we say now is nothing more than the wishes imposed on our children by parents, like drawing pie in the air.

Thinking of this, Eleventh Lady decided to end the topic - why bother arguing about something that doesn't exist.

"Let's finish the first birthday gift first!" She said with a smile, "Maybe our Jing'er has grabbed a box of rouge!"

The things used in the "Zhuazhou" ceremony are all prepared in advance, symbolizing auspicious objects such as good fortune, wealth, longevity and happiness. Who would put a box of rouge on them!

Knowing that Shiyi Niang was joking, Xu Lingyi thought it was funny and said with a smile: "How about we put the box of rouge on the case? Maybe we can really catch the box of rouge!"

"Let the Marquis go!" Eleventh Lady said with a smile, "lest Jin-ge grows up and thinks that we, as parents, are not serious people!"

"Isn't that what you said?" Xu Lingyi turned sideways and looked at Shiyi Niang.

Under the light, her skin is as white as snow and shines brightly.

He was deeply moved.

Eleventh Lady took a deep breath and stammered, "Blow, blow out the lights!"

Xu Lingyi laughed softly.

I blew out the lights as she wished.

*

When she got up in the morning, Eleventh Lady couldn't help but frowned as she looked at herself sitting upright in the mirror, unable to hide the hint of charm between her brows. Mother Gu came in holding Jing'er.

Eleventh Lady sighed, suppressed the scene deep in her heart as if trying to cover up her mistakes, and stood up to hold the child.

"Jin'er, you're awake." She kissed her son's cheek, "Did you sleep well last night?"

The child looked at her and grinned, but said nothing.

She couldn't help but look gloomy.

I don’t know why, but this child just doesn’t speak.

Mother Gu, who was standing by, said hurriedly, "Sixth Young Master slept soundly. He only tossed and turned twice during the night and slept through the night."

Eleventh Lady nodded, carried Jing'er in her arms and sat on the big kang by the window.

Jing'er immediately climbed down from his mother's body, and took out the small mallet that he had snatched from the lady from under the kang table. He held it in his hand and shook it in front of Shiyi Niang with some pride.

Eleventh Lady was both amused and confused. She touched her son's head affectionately and said, "No wonder no one could find him yesterday. It turned out that you were hiding here!"

Jing'er giggled and climbed into his mother's arms.

Eleventh Lady hugged him and kissed him again, then asked Mother Gu, "Are you still refusing to eat vegetable porridge these past two days?"

Mother Gu's eyelids drooped slightly under her sharp gaze: "You still don't want to eat!"

"You think of a way!" Eleventh Lady looked at her and said calmly, "I have an agreement with the people in the wet nurse's house that you will serve in our house for five years. During these five years, whether Jin Ge'er is breastfed or not, you have breastfed him and are his wet nurse. There are some things that you have to take charge of, and you can't let him do whatever he wants. Do you understand?"

A trace of panic flashed across Mother Gu's face, and she quickly bent her knees and replied "yes".

Xu Lingyi walked in with high spirits.

"You're forcing our Jing'er to eat vegetable porridge again!" He had just practiced swordplay and there was sweat on his forehead.

When Jing'er saw Xu Lingyi, his eyes lit up and he stretched out his arms and shouted "Ahhh" at him.

Xu Lingyi looked at Jin Ge'er with a smile on his face and reached out to hug him.

Jing'er twisted his body in his arms, making "ah-ah" sounds as if there was a thorn on his butt.

Xu Lingyi understood, smiled and gently tossed him into the air.

The room was filled with the sound of Jing'er's innocent laughter.

Eleventh Lady couldn't help but touch her forehead.

Jing'er wants to play this game when he sees Xu Lingyi.

She stepped forward to stop him: "It's early in the morning, the Marquis is sweating, and the child just had milk, be careful not to feel uncomfortable."

Xu Lingyi really liked playing like this with Jing'er. Upon hearing this, he tossed the child twice and turned around to hand the child over to Mother Gu.

Eleventh Lady reached out and took it.

Xu Lingyi hesitated for a moment and whispered, "You should take a break!"

Eleventh Lady blushed and said in a serious tone, "My Lord, you should go wash up! The children will come to greet you soon."

Xu Lingyi looked at her with a smile in his eyes, then turned and went to the bathroom.

Jing'er, who was having fun, was suddenly left alone. He was very dissatisfied and jumped and kicked in his mother's arms. If Eleventh Lady had not known that he would be like this, he would probably fall to the ground.

Mrs. Gu on the side flattered, "Our Sixth Young Master is really strong."

Eleventh Lady looked at her with a smile, then sat on the kang with Jing'er.

Zhu Xiang walked in with a thoughtful expression.

Eleventh Lady ordered the servants in the room: "Go and set the table!"

Everyone retreated quietly.

Zhu Xiang whispered, "The Third Madam brought the eldest young lady to pay her respects to the Madam. At first she only said some happy words to the Madam, but later she asked about the gift for the wedding!"

The third lady couldn't help it anymore.

Eleventh Lady thought of the Third Master’s idea of ​​“leaving home but not separating the family”.

No wonder she was anxious.

If I don’t get the gift before leaving Yanjing, I will definitely not have another chance in the future!

"What did the Madam say?"

"The Madam asked the Third Madam if each family should give their own gifts for weddings and funerals in the future?" Zhu Xiang's voice was filled with laughter. "She also said that if that's the case, then we'll call you and the Fifth Madam to explain things clearly. Your side is the direct descendant. The gifts from the Yongchang Marquis's Mansion, the Zhongshan Marquis's Mansion, and the Zhongqin Earl's Mansion will naturally go to your family. The gifts from Hongdeng Hutong will go to the Fifth Madam's family. Except for Madam Gan's gift, the gifts from other members of the Gan family will go to the Third Madam's family. Whoever receives the gift will be responsible for the expenses of the banquet. When the time comes, we'll know how much each family spent by counting the number of people."

The gifts from the officials of various mansions were all expensive, unlike the gifts from individuals, who gave small gifts. If we calculate it this way, the fifth and third houses will definitely lose money. But this time it was Xu Siqin's wedding, and there was only one table of guests in Hongdeng Hutong, so no matter how much they lost, it would not hurt the elegance, while the Gan family had more than ten tables of guests...

Eleventh Lady laughed and said, "The Third Madam would definitely not dare to say anything!"

"The Third Madam listened and responded vaguely." Zhu Xiang smiled and nodded, "Then the Madam Tai talked about the Great Madam."

Eleventh Lady was a little surprised.

Zhu Xiang smiled and said, "The Madam said that the customs of villages are different even if they are ten miles apart. Besides, the eldest lady grew up in the south of the Yangtze River. Now that she is a new daughter-in-law, there must be many things that she is not used to. Let the third lady teach the eldest young lady the rules, so that she will not be at a loss as to what to do!"

To teach a daughter-in-law the rules, one must naturally keep her by his side and teach her when things happen. The Third Lady left Xu Siqin in the Yongping Marquis's mansion. She wanted to teach her new daughter-in-law, so of course she could only stay in Yongping Marquis's mansion. In this way, the Third Lady returned to the days of having a mother-in-law above her and sisters-in-law below her, and having to swallow her anger... No, it was even worse than before. This time, she had a mother-in-law above her, a daughter-in-law below her, and sisters-in-law beside her, and the Third Master was far away in Shanyang...

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