His little apprentice has a soft and charming waist

Ning Guogong and Ning Chao didn't rest until New Year's Eve.Mrs. Li issued a death order, no matter what, they were not allowed to talk about the affairs of the court at home today, and called the two of them to the Ming hall, and gave them pens, ink, paper and inkstone to write couplets at home.

Ning Shuo and Ning Chen helped grind the ink, and then moved ladders to hang couplets around.

Li watched the family of men busy with satisfaction, and then took the second young lady and the two girls together to stuff gold leaves into the purse.

This is to be used when going out to pay New Year's greetings on the first day of the Lunar New Year.

Sheng Yanling was curious, "Is there such a custom in such a wealthy family in Kyoto?"

The fifth girl just laughed, "How could there be no one? The relatives of each family come and go, and the road from Xizhimen to Dongdemen is blocked by carriages."

The Second Young Madam: "That's true. But every year there are a few more families."

She smiled while stuffing the gold leaves, "We didn't visit Huang Shangshu's family before, so we didn't come to visit. This year, we have righteousness, so we will naturally visit. There is also Bo Yuchuan's family. In previous years, his family did not accept gifts. During the Chinese New Year, the gates are closed, but this year we will be taken in, and the third brother will definitely come to visit."

"There is also the Mo family—you and Xixi are also destined to be with the girl of the Mo family. Although she has now entered the East Palace as a female official, there is no need to avoid suspicion between your girl's family. Since your temperaments are compatible, it will naturally last for a long time."

Sheng Yanling agreed very much, but after thinking about it, she asked, "Since there are many, is there any less?"

The fifth girl laughed, "Yanling, you're just talking nonsense, if a family like us loses a few every year, how can we do it?"

She put the purse filled with gold leaves on the table and said: "Every year there is a list of annual gifts from previous years. Before the new year, my mother and second sister-in-law have already taken out the list of annual gifts from our house for five years and checked them carefully. In order not to miss anything, plus what was added this year, it will take a whole day for us to send out the annual gifts tomorrow, but they are all small fruits and melons, only a few thousand taels of silver left."

After pondering for a while, Sheng Yanling came to her senses, "That's right... No matter what the relationship is, the boxing ceremony doesn't have to go, but the annual ceremony must go."

Walking around once a year doesn't cost the family much money, but it can maintain the relationship, which can be regarded as a small gain.

The second young lady taught her, "There are always promotions and demotions for people in the court. When you are promoted, it is love, and when you are demoted, it is duty. We all have love and duty. You can't hold it too much, but you can't be rude."

"Who decides what's going on in the world?"

Li Shi: "If there are few, unless the whole family has been demoted and no longer stay in the capital, there will be fewer of them. In fact, there will be such a few in a few years."

"Otherwise, if the female relatives are still in the capital, we will also send New Year's gifts to the door. We don't ask for anything in return, just ask for a duty."

The fifth girl nodded, and then said: "Our family has been like this for generations. Year after year, we have accumulated a lot of good reputation. Wherever my mother goes, people will give face."

Mrs. Li smiled, "When this family is in your hands, you have to do the same."

Feast Bell nodded heavily, "Okay."

The fifth girl leaned over with a smile, "What are you nodding your head for? How are you? Oh, you are our daughter-in-law now?"

Sheng Yanling blushed immediately, and quickly looked to the other side where the Ning family father and son were staying.

Ning Shuo was studying ink, when suddenly there was a look behind him, he turned his head immediately, and sure enough, he saw Yan Ling.

He turned around and smiled at her, but he didn't want to be too intimate, so he lowered his head and studied the ink after she blushed.

Ning Guogong can't see it!He kept his hands on and was still writing the pairs, but he said in a low voice: "Your mother told me about your marriage to Yan Ling - I have been busy, but I didn't ask you, you have already thought about it." gone?"

Ning Shuo nodded lightly: "Think it over, I hope father will help you."

Ning Guogong put down his pen: "I was going to talk about a noble girl for you. Although the banquet bell is good, but after all, the family background is a bit weak. When your mother and I pass away and you separate your family, you will no longer live in the house. In Duke Ning's mansion, if you don't have the help of your wife and family, the road will be more difficult."

Ning Shuo laughed: "Father, a man is born to stand upright and protect his wife and children. If you still want to get something from your wife and children, you don't have to go any further. Just ask the princess to marry you." ?”

Seeing that he was firm in his heart, Ning Guogong didn't persuade him much. He just waved his hands and sighed: "If it was a year ago, I would definitely not allow it. Your mother also mentioned this before, but I rejected it. But you three I was really worried about the serious illness in the month, and I also prayed to the gods and Buddhas, I only hope that you are safe and sound, and I don’t ask for success in the rest of my life, I only ask you to live a long life."

He walked to the side and sat down, holding a cup of tea and said: "So your mother mentioned this again, saying that you are happy with the banquet bell, and I dare not refuse. You, who used to be bored before, suddenly became rich this year, but I am also worried Your eyes are too desolate, if you learn from Bu Yuchuan, you will be lonely for the rest of your life."

Ning Chao and Ning Chen also put down their pens, ink, paper and inkstone, sat down and listened quietly to Ning Guogong.

Ning Shuo stood aside and said, "Thank you father for your concern."

Ning Chao: "Cousin Yanling is intelligent and quiet, with an orchid-like temperament. She is a good match for the third brother. I think this marriage is very good."

"My mother also likes banquet bells very much. In the future, the whole family will be happy, and it will be better than other people's houses that are full of smog."

"Furthermore, we don't need everyone in our family to marry a powerful or aristocratic family, otherwise I'm afraid... we will be missed."

After all, it is the way of pure ministers.

Ningguo's mansion can go through this route, that is, the three generations of the Ning family are single-handed, and there is only one male in the family, so it doesn't matter if they marry a high-ranking family.But now there are four people in the family. The eldest sister married King Shun, who is a member of the royal family. He married the daughter of General Han’s family. However, there are countless disciples of Huang Shangshu, who are literati and scholars, and everyone in Xinglin.

Even the third younger brother is also a disciple of Boss Buyuchuan. With him leading the way, there will be no mistakes in the future.

So to this day, they are somewhat different from the way they used to be.

Ning Chao paused, and said, "Perhaps it is a good thing for the third younger brother to marry Yanling's cousin."

Ning Guogong thought about it, and nodded, "I didn't intend to refuse, so it's good to think about it."

The father and son extended this matter to the current in-laws in court, and had another conversation.

Ning Chen sat on the side, looked at this, looked at that, and whispered: "Father, second brother, mother said, you are not allowed to talk about court affairs today."

Ning Guogong glanced at him, "When did we say that?"

Ning Chao waved his hand, "Mother can't hear it either."

Standing aside, Ning Shuo saw this scene, and suddenly remembered what his father said to him a long time ago.

At that time, he should be fifteen or sixteen years old, and he was wholeheartedly supporting the crown prince to suppress King Jin. Even on New Year's Eve, he kept talking, talking about the things he had done to make his father proud.

He talked about everything in the court, and he never left the prince in every sentence. No matter what he did, he put the prince's interests first. At that time, his father said that he was annoying.

The father said, "Lan Shi, if you do things like this, when you are a daughter-in-law in the future, you have to consider whether you can help the prince?"

He was stunned at the time, and his father laughed, "I won't agree to that."

"Furthermore, when you get home, it's still New Year's Eve, so don't talk about those things outside."

He was still a little reluctant, but he could only accept his father's order, and after finally waiting for the evening watch, he couldn't help but talk again.

My father laughed at that time, "Lan Shi, you are indeed an annoying person. If you get married in the future, you may be scolded by your wife."

He remembered asking, "Has the father been trained by the mother?"

Father shook his head, "Your mother is very gentle and a very good person."

"Does father like mother?"

When he came back to his senses, he suddenly realized that he couldn't remember his father's subsequent answer.

What did father say?

Whether you like it or not...

If the father views the matter of marriage in this way, and if Xiao Xizhuang's mother and daughter are the wives and daughters that the father found outside, then... then is he happy with that woman?

Who is she?