A faint smile was already on Jia Min's face. She looked left and right, and soon led Daiyu into the crowd, and intimately called out to the middle-aged woman in the royal blue flag dress with dark patterns, "Li Ma'am, long time no see."

Mrs. Li was taken aback, turned around and saw Jia Min and Daiyu, she was so happy from ear to ear: "I was just wondering why you two are not here, why you came so late? I went to the Lin Mansion to look for you!"

"I'm afraid sister-in-law has forgotten," Jia Min chuckled, "My niece is in the palace, since I entered the palace, I have to sit with her for a while first."

"I forgot about that." Mrs. Li suddenly realized.

"Godmother!" Seeing an acquaintance, Daiyu also heaved a sigh of relief, sticking sticky to Mrs. Li's side, hugging Mrs. Li's arm and talking affectionately, "Daiyu hasn't seen you for a long time!"

"Oh, how could I forget our Daiyu!" Mrs. Li rubbed Daiyu's little face, and if it wasn't for the wrong occasion, she would have hugged her in her arms - behind Mrs. Li stood three noble ladies, two of whom wore She looked at Jia Min's mother and daughter with curious eyes.

"...Is this Lin Shilang's daughter?" The three of them exchanged glances, and the lady with the highest status among them was the first to ask.

"Oh! Look at me! I'm so confused!" Mrs. Li patted her mouth lightly, pulled Daiyu and turned around, "Come on, brother and sister, let me introduce you."

"This is Prince Kang's Fujin Dong E family." The highest-ranking Prince Kang, Fujin Sheng, had a fair face, and she came alone without a daughter, and looked at Daiyu with a very loving gaze at this moment.

"This is the wife of Shangshu Li. Li Shangshu is a teacher like the sea. Is this the first time my younger siblings have met?" The second-ranked Mrs. Li, her face was cold and rigid, and her sharp eyes scanned Jia Min's mother from top to bottom. Female, compared with Prince Kang Fujin who has a gentle attitude, she is clearly acquainted but her attitude is lukewarm.

"And this one..." The last lady didn't wait for Mrs. Li's introduction and said with a smile: "Mrs. Li, I still need your introduction. Mrs. Lin and I are relatives!"

"Madam Wang, I haven't seen you for a long time." Jia Min smiled, but felt unhappy.

This is Wang Ziteng's wife, Mrs. Zhou. She has heavy makeup and a splendid appearance in brocade clothes.She raised her chin triumphantly, and looked at Jia Min with beaming eyes. You must know that after the San Francisco Rebellion, Wang Ziteng's initial position was one level lower than Lin Ruhai's, but now he has been promoted to the rank of Admiral of the Nine Gates Infantry Patrol Five Commander of the battalion, this is a senior official of the second rank!

What's more, being able to be in charge of guarding and access control in the inner city of the capital is the best proof that Wang Ziteng is the emperor's confidant!

A trace of dissatisfaction flashed in Mrs. Li's eyes, and she put on a faint smile in the next second: "It's just a pity, only younger brothers and sisters have a daughter like Daiyu under their knees."

Mrs. Wang was choked and couldn't speak immediately.

"Daiyu has met all the ladies." Daiyu didn't seem to notice, but smiled at the corner of her mouth, and she was happy.

"Good boy, this is a meeting gift for you!" Prince Kang Fujin opened his mouth, and the other two were not to be outdone, and put jade pendants or bracelets in Daiyu's hands one after another.Seeing this, Jia Min also breathed a sigh of relief, told Daiyu to walk around, and then chatted with the ladies.

Mrs. Wang Ziteng was very popular at today's dinner because of Wang Ziteng's promotion, so she was dragged to chat by other wives after speaking a few words among a few people.

As soon as she left, Mrs. Li Yu said seriously: "Mrs. Lin, this Rongguo Mansion is arrogant and domineering. In addition, the wife of the second bedroom is the sister-in-law of Mrs. Wang Ziteng. The high-spirited Lord is probably not a good match!"

"Yes," Prince Kang Fu Jin also said worriedly, "We are all Mrs. Li's girlfriends, and we talk to your siblings directly if we have something to say. Although you are from the Rongguo Mansion, it is indeed good to marry into your mother's family, but Lin Shilang Even if he enters the palace and becomes the master, it is fine, why bother to find the son of a fifth-rank official..."

She looked at Jia Min hesitantly and lowered her voice: "Mrs. Lin, you have to think about it clearly. There is no distinction between honor and inferiority in this Rongguo Mansion, and the second room without a prince lives in the main courtyard! When you marry in, when the old lady is around Fortunately, if the old lady is gone, wouldn’t she be kicked out of Rongguo Mansion by Dafang to live alone? What’s the use of a fifth-rank official in this capital?”

"Not to mention that my master said that although this child is young, he somehow acquired the habits of a fake celebrity. The people in the school who are good at learning and writing are all given the name of seeking fame by him, and he also likes to mess around. Raising a group of cute little girls!" Mrs. Li sneered, "I don't know why you and Lin Shilang fell in love with this!"

The tone is flat, but every word is like a needle, every sentence pierces the heart and lungs.Even though the three of them didn't say anything later... But the meaning already made Jia Min tremble all over.

She forced a smile on her face: "Sister-in-laws have misunderstood! I dare not ask to enter the palace, and I have no intention of marrying my mother's family. I just hope that Daiyu can marry into a stable family and live a stable life! "

"I didn't say that." Mrs. Li looked around to make sure no one was paying attention, then whispered to Jia Min, "Since you don't have a son, how about finding a wife for Daiyu?"

"Zuo son-in-law..." Several people looked at each other, and Jia Min hesitated, "How easy is it to find this son-in-law! A better family would not let their son be raised by others!"

"Silly sister!" Mrs. Li shook her head, "Master Lin is now a servant, and in all likelihood he will be the examiner for the provincial examination or the general examination later on. Are you afraid that you won't find a few satisfactory students who you can observe carefully? Those who are poorer, have more brothers, or are willing to have two children, one surnamed Lin, are not bad!"

"It's just that Daiyu's looks are good, not to mention that you and Master Lin are teaching her younger siblings. This talent must be first-class. Maybe she will enter the palace and become a concubine..." Prince Kang Fujin sighed, Instead, he shook his head and didn't mention the son-in-law.

"I don't want to be a concubine." Jia Min smiled wryly.

It's just that there are too many people who said this, Jia Min couldn't help but feel uneasy.If he entered the palace like Yuan Chun, he would only see his family members once in five years... How could he bear it?

It's just that there are still several years to go, Jia Min can only sigh secretly, and can't help but look at Daiyu who is in the distance.

Apart from the Rongguo Mansion, Daiyu really didn't have many girlfriends to talk to, seeing groups of young girls chatting at the moment, her eyes were shining brightly.

After hesitating for a moment, she plucked up the courage to suppress the joy in her heart and walked towards the two girls closest to her.Both of them look similar to Daiyu herself, perhaps the same age?

But he didn't know that his outstanding appearance fell into the eyes of everyone the moment he stepped into the garden.Seeing Daiyu approaching, the two girls looked at each other. The girl on the left smiled before saying a word, and walked forward with crooked eyebrows: "Which family does my sister belong to? How old is Fang?"

Although the words were direct, there was a kind of gentleness and kindness in her tone, and the eyes looking at Daiyu seemed to be born with a three-point smile, which made people want to get close involuntarily.

"My name is Lin, and my name is Daiyu. I am ten years old, and my father is the servant of the household department." Daiyu replied generously.

"My sister is Lin Daiyu? I'm Dai Jiaxiuwen, I'm nine years old, and my father is a doctor in the official department."

"I'm Yue Hui'er, and I'm also nine years old this year. My father is the left deputy capital censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate." The girl on the right had a lackluster facial features, and she smiled shyly, with a pair of small dimples on her cheeks, which looked quite cute.

"Huh? Both sisters are younger than me..." Daiyu was a little flustered, but Dai Jiaxiuwen and Yue Huier in front of her seemed to be about the same height and size as her.

"It's because my sister is getting younger. I've heard her name for a long time, but this is the first time I've seen her." Dai Jiaxiuwen's straightforward words made Daiyu involuntarily relax a lot.

"I'm not in good health. Except for going to my grandmother's house, my mother doesn't want me to go out."

"This is not good. I will invite my sister to my house for a gathering next time. Many of my close friends did not come here today! At that time, we will enjoy flowers in spring, escape the heat in summer, enjoy maple leaves in autumn, and even more in winter." We can play in the snow together!" Dai Jiaxiuwen said with a smile covering her mouth.

Daiyu listened, envious waves appeared in her eyes, but there was still some hesitation on her face.

Yue Huier, who was standing on the side, couldn't help being curious: "Is sister Lin in poor health? Apart from looking two years younger, there is no other unhealthy place, but there are rumors outside..."

"Sister Yue!" Dai Jiaxiuwen hastily stopped Yue Huier's words, Yue Huier shut her mouth suddenly, blushed and slowly drooped.

"Sister said it was a rumor from outside?" Daiyu looked at the two of them in bewilderment, her fingers trembling and she couldn't help disturbing the veil.

At the same time, on the other side, Mrs. Li took Jia Min's sign language to bid farewell to the other wives: "It's not that I said... your second sister-in-law is really going too far. At the banquet outside, she preached that Daiyu is a sick child, and she can't live." Chang, what you said inside and out seems to be that you insisted on letting your daughter back!"

Mrs. Li took a deep look at Jia Min: "Today is just right, let Daiyu get along well with the little sisters, go to the banquet more and go to the Rongguo Mansion less!"

Jia Min's face was gloomy, but she didn't expect that her fear of her daughter's accident would fall into the eyes of other big families in the capital.

"You, if you don't listen to the persuasion, I'll just say this once, and I won't tell you next time!" Mrs. Li was furious when she saw that Jia Min didn't respond, she turned around and was about to leave.

Jia Min came back to his senses and quickly grabbed Mrs. Li and said sadly, "Sister-in-law doesn't know what my concubine wants? After my sister-in-law is gone, I always treat my sister-in-law as my relative! In the future, I will listen to what my sister-in-law said. !"

Mrs. Li glanced at Jia Min and stomped her feet: "You said this, don't regret it in the future!"

Another half an hour later, an aunt in charge came to the garden and led everyone to the main hall of the Compassionate Ning Palace to attend the dinner.

After entering the main hall, everyone knelt down to pay their respects to the two empress dowagers, Concubine Zhao, Concubine Tong and all the concubines.None of the concubines below the rank of concubine appeared at the dinner party, which made many female family members whose daughters had just entered the palace and were looking forward to seeing each other lament endlessly.

At this time, the sky had already darkened, and with the sound of gongs and drums on the brightly lit stage, the melodious voices of several actors sang, and the dinner officially began.

Daiyu followed closely beside Jia Min, she sat there, watching the young and beautiful boys and girls singing hard on the stage, trying her best to present her most beautiful posture.Looking around again, the noble ladies who didn't pay attention to the people on the stage and just chatted to themselves, a trace of distress and confusion flashed in their eyes.

At this moment, someone patted her hand, but it was Yue Huier who was sitting at the same table. She and her mother changed seats and sat on Daiyu's body, showing a sweet smile.

Daiyu immediately felt relieved, and a smile appeared on her face.

"It's a pity that sister Dai Jia doesn't sit at the same table with us." Yue Huier sighed, and pointed to the opposite table. Dai Jiaxiuwen was winking at the two of them, and then she was reprimanded by the mother next door before she bowed her head meekly.

At this moment, the first show on the stage had already been sung, and the boys and girls stepped down, replaced by more than a dozen dancers with colorful sleeves.

"...that girl on the stage is so familiar." Yue Huier questioned.

She stared intently at a dancer at the back of the stage.The dancer looks ordinary but her dance moves are astonishing. When she dances with the wind, the ringing of bells makes people realize that she is wearing ribbons and several silver bells around her ankles and wrists.

"What nonsense are you talking about? How did you know that screwdriver?" Mrs. Yue raised her eyebrows and scolded, then turned her head and chattered with the people next to her.

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