Chapter 178 and Hairpin Ceremony
After Miss Dou learned from the letter that Xia Zihan had agreed to her request, she was very happy and even specially cooked a snack for her to express her gratitude.
Xia Zihan ate two pieces and felt that they tasted good and a little special, so he gave the snacks to Chu Cong and others to share.
The next day, early, she told Nuanyu to prepare the clothes and jewelry she would wear tomorrow.
He also told her, "The protagonist of the day is Miss Dou. Just choose an elegant and simple color. The jewelry should also be simple and elegant."
As long as it doesn't attract attention and take away the beauty of the protagonist, Miss Dou, that's fine.
Nuanyu chose a turquoise coat and skirt for her, a lotus pond moon white cotton skirt underneath, and a set of plum blossom-shaped jewelry inlaid with pink gems.
Si Cao reminded her from the side, "County Master, you are going to Dou's house tomorrow. Do you want to inform the old lady in advance?"
"Well, I'm about to go." Xia Zihan smiled.
Zeng didn't object to going to Dou's house to praise Miss Dou, but she was too young and worried about being unsafe on the cold and freezing road, so she repeatedly told her, "Take more guards with you. He Donglin will definitely do it." If he goes, let him choose the ones with the best martial arts skills.”
"It's freezing outside. You need to wear thicker clothes. Just wear the white fox fur cloak that your aunt sent a few days ago. That one is warm."
Whatever was sent by aunt, it was sent by Chu Jingqi.
He was afraid that Mrs. Zeng would be careless, so he sent it to her to wear in the name of his aunt.
Her satin fox crotch pleated cloak was scratched in the village. Fortunately, she took two of them with her. When she came back, her grandmother didn't notice her. She still doesn't know that she rolled down the hillside in the village. thing.
A few days ago, Chu Jingqi found a white fox fur coat from somewhere, and specially asked someone to make a large cloak for her. The remaining small piece was not wasted, and she made a sleeping rabbit hat for her.
However, the cloak was a bit long. After she wrapped it around her body, half a foot of the hem fell to the ground. However, it did not hinder her walking, so she did not shorten it, so that she could wear it for a few more years.
This white fox fur is very expensive, and it is difficult to buy it even if you have money. As for where Chu Jingqi got it, she never asked.
The next day, Xia Zihan put on the white fox fur lying rabbit, wrapped herself in the white fox fur cloak, and got on the carriage that was warmed by the stove to go to Dou's house.
Chu's house was not close to Dou's house, so it took more than an hour for the carriage to arrive.
There was a small stove on the carriage, and it wasn't too cold. However, when getting off the carriage, a cold wind blew. Xia Zihan shrank his neck from the cold, and his whole little head was wrapped in a big cloak, leaving only a pair of crystal-clear eyes. The eyes are outside.
"Is he the Lord Chuyu County?"
When Xia Zihan got off the carriage, someone came up to ask.
Xia Zihan looked over and saw a nanny in charge, so she nodded lightly, "I am."
The grandma's face was full of surprise, and she quickly saluted and apologized, "I'm blind, so I didn't recognize it at once. I hope County Lord Chuyu won't blame me."
"I don't blame you." Xia Zihan smiled and joked, "Look, I've been wrapped into a rice dumpling. Even my grandmother standing here couldn't recognize me for a moment."
Not to mention an old grandma whom I have never met before.
Xia Zihan was warmly welcomed into the gate of Dou's house by her old nanny, and went straight into the second door to the yard where Miss Dou lived.
On the way, the old nanny introduced herself, and Xia Zihan learned that the old nanny's surname was Fan, that she was Mrs. Dou's wet nurse and the general manager of the Dou family's inner courtyard.
Grandma Fan's son, Mrs. Dou's younger brother, is now the chief steward of the Dou family's front yard.
In the Dou family, apart from a group of mistresses, Nanny Fan has the highest status.
And the person who can make Grandma Fan go out to greet her in person is a person of extremely high status.
This is the respect and respect the Dou family gave Xia Zihan.
Miss Dou got the report from the maid and stood at the door of the yard to greet her early. When she saw Xia Zihan, she stepped forward to hold her hand very affectionately, "We haven't seen each other for half a month. How are you? Is there anything interesting you can do?" No?" Then he said, "You seem to have lost weight."
How can I not lose weight?
Every day is full of things to do, either Old Man Bai and Bai Yuexi are pestering her, or Chu Jingqi is pestering her, and Master Qi keeps saying that she has not been as focused on practicing martial arts since she returned to Beijing.
She only has one heart, but lives every day with three hearts. Even a tough person will lose weight.
Xia Zihan was full of grievances, but there was no one to talk to.
Oh, so depressing.
Xia Zihan was crying in her heart, but she was still looking for excuses with a smile on her face, "It's such a winter, I can't go anywhere, I'm bored at home all day long, how can I gain weight?"
Then he sighed and said with great envy, "It's better for you. You have many brothers and sisters, so you won't be bored even if you don't go out."
Miss Dou smiled and said, "If you don't mind it, you can come to play at home often in the future."
"I'd like to come, but in this weather, the breath coming out can turn into ice."
The two of them entered the house as they spoke.
The hot pit in the room was sizzling hot, and the room was also warm, not cold at all.
Xia Zihan entered the house, took off his cloak and lying rabbit, threw them to Chu Cong, folded them and put them away.
After taking off their shoes, she and Miss Dou climbed onto the hot bed.
The two of them talked about Miss Dou and her hairpin today. Xia Zihan asked, "Have you invited a secretary? Who is it? Do I know him?"
Miss Dou smiled and said, "She is a cousin of mine, the daughter of my aunt, whose surname is Shi. My uncle is on duty at the Hanlin Academy and has many students under his name."
In his words, he was very proud of Shi Hanlin. Xia Zihan frowned slightly.
Shi Hanlin, he must be Song Huai’s teacher.
After Song Huai appeared that time, he came to Chu's house again, but her attitude towards him was a little cold. In her words, she revealed that her mother was rude and did not come to pay her respects to her grandmother.
Song Huai was very unhappy after hearing this, and accused her of provoking her future mother-in-law before she even got through.
That time, she and Song Huai broke up on bad terms.
Song Huai never visited the Chu residence again.
As for Pei, she has not come to Chu's house to pay her respects to her grandmother. However, Aunt Hao came again and said that Pei was ill and could not come.
That was after she and Song Huai broke up on bad terms.
It stands to reason that if the mother-in-law-to-be is sick, her future daughter-in-law will go to the Anyang Marquis Mansion to visit her no matter what.
But she didn't want to go.
She didn't want to force herself to see Mr. Pei's face.
People from the Song family had harmed her so badly in her previous life. Why did she have to force herself to look at the faces of the Song family after she was reborn?
Huh, she doesn't really want to marry Song Huai, so she doesn't need to go out of her way to please Mr. Pei.
As for what the Song family thinks of her, that is their own business.
The person who was disrespectful was Pei. Even if they wanted to find fault with her, she would have something to say.
Why could Mrs. Pei ignore her grandmother and ask her to be respectful to the Song family and treat them as if they were ancestors?
Cut...
A bunch of snobs.
She disdained.
"Do you know my cousin?" Miss Dou asked when Xia Zihan remained silent for a long time.
Xia Zihan shook his head, "I don't know her, but I have heard that Miss Shi can recite poems at the age of three and compose poems at the age of seven. She is a famous talented girl in the capital. I heard that some talents are not as talented as her, and Shi Hanlin is also special Love his talented daughter.”
"Hey, who is this, praising me so much."
A pretty figure walked in from outside the door. Only when she took off her cloak did Xia Zihan see her face clearly.
She has a round face, round and big eyes, a cute and small nose, and slightly thick lips, but not ugly. She looks a few years younger than her actual age.
This is a typical baby face, very cute, and because she loves to laugh, this face is even more lively.
Xia Zihan guessed the other party's identity from the moment she opened her mouth.
She got off the kang with Miss Dou, and started chatting lively with Miss Shi, and the three girls Dou Er, Dou San, and Dou Four who came in later.
"Are you the Lord of Chuyu County, the fiancée of Crown Prince Song?" Miss Shi smiled and looked her up and down, "I have long heard that my father's favorite disciple Crown Prince Song has a fiancée who is as beautiful as a flower and smart. When we meet today, she is indeed well-deserved. .”
"How can I compare to Miss Shi's talent and fame, but I can't even compose a poem." Xia Zihan smiled and said politely.
She was telling the truth.
She is good at painting, embroidery, tea, and cooking. Now she is passable in medicine and martial arts, but she is not proficient in music, chess, and books.
Let her read books or compose poems, but she knows nothing about them and can't speak a word.
"County Master Chuyu is being humble." Miss Shi smiled a little proudly on her face, pretending to be modest and said, "Those are just some flashy rumors, County Master Chuyu should not take them seriously."
"It's Miss Shi who is humble. Your talent and reputation are known to everyone in the capital. Miss Shi is so humble, but how many of us do you look down on?"
As if he couldn't see the pride in Miss Shi's eyes, nor could he bear Miss Shi's provocation, Xia Zihan's words became a bit sharper.
Miss Shi's smile froze slightly, then she laughed loudly and said, "How dare you? My cousin and my cousin didn't tear me apart."
It was originally an embarrassing situation, but her smile made it more of a joke.
Seeing that the other party knew how to deal with him, Xia Zihan stopped being aggressive.
The four sisters of the Dou family seemed not to have heard the invisible exchanges between the two. They asked Miss Shi and Xia Zihan to sit down.
The conversation among several people turned to Miss Dou and her hairpins.
Soon, the guest of honor arrived.
To Xia Zihan's surprise, the guest of honor invited by the Dou family turned out to be Zhuo.
"Aunt."
Xia Zihan hurriedly got off the kang, saluted Mrs. Zhuo, and then knelt down to salute Mrs. Li. Mrs. Li helped her up and said, "Quickly, don't be too polite. You can come and praise my eldest girl. This already belongs to that girl." Blessing.”
"Cousin, what you say is too unorthodox." Mrs. Zhuo didn't like hearing it anymore and pretended to be angry, "Ayu is my niece, and she is half of the Chu family. The Chu family and the Dou family are one family. Our family is not Speak two languages ”
(End of chapter)