Madam, protect me!

Song Mansion.

A certain courtyard in the back house.

In a room, Li Nuo stood in front of the mirror, combing the hair of a pretty little girl. There were still a few tears hanging on the girl's pink face, and she sobbed from time to time.

Next to Li Nuo, there was a girl who looked exactly like the girl in the mirror, holding her breasts and pouting with an unhappy look on her face.

Li Nuo now knows that the two little girls beside him, one named Song Ning'er and the other named Song Mu'er, are twin sisters and the daughters of Song Jiaren's fourth uncle.

The cause of the matter was that Li Nuo combed Song Muer's beautiful hair, and Song Muer ran to show off in front of Song Ning'er. Growing up, she had to have what her sister had, and the maids at home didn't know how to comb this improved version of Fei'er's hair. Immortal bun, so Song Ning'er stopped doing it...

As the culprit, Li Nuo was caught here by the women of the Song family and had to comb Song Ning'er's hair into an exact bun before he could leave.

If I can't satisfy this little aunt, no one can think about it tonight.

As Li Nuo's hands flew up and down, a beautiful bun gradually took shape on the little girl's head. Song Zhen glanced at Song Jiaren beside him and said in surprise: "Beauty, when did your husband learn this skill?" of?"

The skill with which he braided Ning'er's hair was beyond the reach of even the eldest hair-combing maid in the Song Dynasty.

Generally speaking, in a wealthy family like the Song family, only dedicated maids can master the art of combing and braiding hair. Our ladies may be able to do a simple bun, but they will never do such a complicated bun. A man can do it. It is even more incredible for women to achieve this level of skill.

What's more, he is still a fool.

Song Jiaren did not answer her aunt's question.

To be honest, she and this husband... were not very familiar with each other.

Although they have been married for a month, the total conversation between the two of them may not be enough to make up ten sentences.

She had no way of knowing what Li Nuo knew and didn't know.

In front of the mirror, Li Nuo placed a beaded flower that was exactly the same as the one worn by Song Muer on the same position on Song Ning'er's head. He looked at the two sisters carefully and adjusted the positions of the other two beaded flowers until they could no longer be found. When there was no difference at all, he breathed a long sigh of relief and said: "Okay..."

Song Ning'er jumped down from the chair, looked at Song Mu'er, then looked at herself in the mirror, and then a satisfied expression appeared on her little face.

At this time, a maid hurried in from outside and said: "Miss, Fourth Madam, the birthday banquet is about to start. I want you to hurry over..."

…

Song Mansion, inside the longevity hall.

Wealthy families are very particular about celebrating their birthdays. This time for the old lady's 60th birthday, the Song family specially arranged a longevity hall. On the south wall of the longevity hall, there is a picture of a hundred years of longevity, and on both sides are hung "Clouds Hold Cai, Driving the Queen Mother Arrives" There are longevity couplets with flowers blooming, golden phoenixes, stars coming from the sky, and a longevity banner hanging above it. On top of the longevity banner, there are embroidered pictures of immortals and Buddhas congratulating them on their birthdays.

A red carpet is laid on the floor of the longevity hall, and a square table is placed under the front wall. On it are longevity candles, longevity peaches, longevity noodles, and some flowers and fruits.

An old woman with a kind-faced face was sitting in the upper seat. The children of the Song family stood respectfully on the red carpet in the middle of the longevity hall in order, and one by one they came forward to congratulate Mrs. Song on her birthday.

The birthday celebrations were arranged in order. At the front were Mrs. Song’s five children and their partners, followed by the three generations of the Song family. Song Jiaren’s father was the third son of the old lady, Li Nuo and Song Jia. In the second to last row of the crowd, behind the two people, were sisters Song Muer and Song Ning'er.

The process of celebrating a birthday is actually very simple. Everyone follows the order and comes forward to give congratulatory gifts to the old lady. After saying a few auspicious words, they can sit on the chairs nearby and wait for the banquet to begin.

In front of Li Nuo and Song Jiaren, stood two young figures, two of the three people who had just laughed at him in the yard.

These two people should be the children of Song Jiaren's aunt.

In the row in front of them, there were three men and two women. One of them was the young man who was stroked by Li Nuo and called "Brother Yu" by Song Mu'er.

The maids of the Song family lined up neatly, standing on both sides of the longevity hall, holding wooden trays covered with red silk in their hands. Covered under the red cloth were gifts prepared by the Song family in advance.

When it is someone's turn to come forward to wish them birthday, the maids will put the wooden plate into their hands, and then they will present it with their own hands.

The second generation of the Song family came forward one by one, and Li Nuo remembered their names by the way. Song Jiaren's eldest uncle Song Tai, second uncle Song Lian, aunt Song Zhen, fourth uncle Song Hao, and Song Jiaren's father, Li Nuo's father-in-law Your Excellency, his name is Song Zhe, a thin middle-aged man, but Li Nuo did not see Song Jiaren's mother.

The second generation of the Song family is surrounded by partners, even Song Zhen's husband is here, but his father-in-law is alone.

After these elders celebrated their birthdays, it was the turn of the three generations of juniors.

A young couple walked hand in hand to the old lady and said respectfully: "My grandson Song Lin and my grandson's daughter-in-law Wang Yan wish my grandma a long life, good fortune and good health."

The gift they gave was a pair of golden Buddhas.

Next, another young man came forward with a painting in his hands and said with a smile: "My grandson Song Qi, I wish my grandma a prosperous sun and moon, and a long spring for the cranes and trees."

The old lady took the painting, looked at it for a while, and said with joy on her face: "It is actually Zhao Meng's "Birthday Congratulations to Our Lady of Yaochi". Didn't you say that this painting has been lost? Where did you get it?"

The young man said: "My grandson got this painting by chance. Grandma just likes it."

Mrs. Song handed the painting to the maid standing beside her and asked her to hang it on the wall. She looked at the young man again and said, "Hey, when can I find a granddaughter-in-law for my grandmother, my grandmother will be happy..."

…

As the children of the Song family came forward to congratulate them on their birthday one by one, Li Nuo also got to know a little bit about this big family.

The Song family is prosperous. Song Jiaren's uncle has two sons, and his second uncle has two sons and one daughter. Song Jiaren's parents only have one daughter, Song Muer and Song Ning'er's two twins, who are the daughters of Song Jiaren's fourth uncle, Song Hao.

This is all the third generation of the Song family.

Among the three generations of juniors, the eldest uncle Song Tai, Song Lin and Song Qi each gave a pair of jade Buddhas and a birthday painting. The second uncle, Song Jin and his wife, gave a pair of pearls as big as pigeon eggs. It can be regarded as a rare thing. Song Yu gave them a pair of longevity peaches. It is said that they were cultivated by strong farmers themselves. After eating them, all diseases will disappear and they can prolong life.

Li Nuo didn't know whether peaches could prolong life, but even from such a distance, Li Nuo could smell a refreshing fruity fragrance. He even heard the sound of the two little girls behind him swallowing.

Although the farmers are not very strong in combat, they still have some skills in farming.

Song Yu's sister, a woman named Song Qian, presented the old lady with a handwritten Buddhist scripture. Although it was not as valuable as the gifts given by others, it was more thoughtful and the old lady also liked it very much.

Song Qian's husband, a thin young man with a strong bookish air about him, presented a birthday poem to the old lady, which also attracted a lot of applause.

The Song family is a family of generals, and the children in the family are either soldiers or martial arts practitioners. Very few of them are Confucianists. They can dance with swords and guns, but not with writing and ink. This birthday poem is quite unique and has received unanimous praise.

According to the order, it is Li Nuo and Song Jiaren's turn next.

The gift they wanted to give, Li Nuo knew when they were on the carriage, was a pair of exquisite jade Ruyi.

Li Nuo has found a pattern. If the children of the Song family are married, most of the birthday gifts given to the old lady are in pairs, and in the name of the couple. If they are still single, they only need to give one gift. , of course, you can also be like Song Qian, and give each other your own gifts with your husband.

Song Jiaren had already prepared Li Nuo's congratulatory gift for him. He just had to wait for the banquet to begin.

After Song Yu retreated, it was Li Nuo and Song Jiaren's turn.

At this time, many guests around also looked over, and the noisy discussions in the longevity hall were much less.

The name of the proud daughter of the Song family spread throughout Chang'an more than ten years ago.

Of course, his husband became famous earlier than him.

It's just that the two are famous in different ways. Song Jiaren is famous because of her good looks and martial arts talent. Li Nuo is famous because of his stupidity. To this day, there are countless people who regret this marriage.

Just like a toad eating swan meat, all the good cabbage is fed to the pig.

Apart from being pretty handsome and having a father named Li Xuanjing, he is pretty good for nothing.

Under everyone's gaze, a maid brought over a tray covered with red silk. Song Jiaren held it up with one hand and slowly lifted up the red silk. When she was about to step forward, her steps paused slightly.

Li Nuo glanced around and frowned slightly.

On the tray, covered under the red silk, were not a pair of jade Ruyi, but two long stones.