"The family heirloom was given to me by your grandmother, and I should give it to your future wife. How can I give it now." Princess Ming An's first reaction was to refuse.

Does she have such a bracelet, an ordinary jadeite bracelet, or a spring colored ice jadeite.In the later generations where Song Zi lived, this kind of colorful bracelet was quite expensive because of its scarcity.But in this era where jadeite is not valued, no matter how beautiful this kind of bracelets are, they are all low-end jade bracelets, which cannot be sold at a high price.

Song Mingcheng's ancestors have always been that kind of relatively ordinary family. Over the past few hundred years, there has been such a golden phoenix as Song Mingcheng. Naturally, the old Song family can't produce priceless things like the royal family or aristocratic family. treasure.

This jade bracelet is said to have been passed down to his daughter-in-law from his father’s great-great-grandmother’s generation. It looks like an ordinary and somewhat rough jade bracelet. It was the best thing that the old Song family could buy after spending most of their savings more than 100 years ago. .Inherited for more than 100 years, it is more or less an antique.As soon as Princess Ming'an got married, Song Zi's grandmother gave the family's most valuable bracelet to the daughter-in-law of Jinggui.

Because it has been passed down for several generations, the impurities in the jadeite have gradually disappeared due to years of cultivation by the daughters-in-law of the Song family. The jadeite, which was not particularly good in color, looks very transparent and beautiful, with a kind of luster of suet jade. Moisturizing.But even so, among the jewelry of Princess Ming An, this bracelet can still be said to be a very cheap item.

When she first married Song Mingcheng, in order to show her respect for her husband and mother-in-law, Princess Ming'an wore bracelets a few times, but because she was teased about being poor during the banquet, she was not very willing to wear them.In addition, many years ago, the ancestors of the Song family had thicker arms, so the bracelets they bought were too big, and the noble daughter of Princess Ming An who had never done any kind of activity, the bracelets were too big for her, and the bracelets were too big for her. It looked hollow on her wrist and slipped off easily.

When Song Zi was still young, she said: "I will leave this bracelet to our Song Zi's daughter-in-law in the future. It will be bad if I accidentally drop it on weekdays."

She used the reason that the bracelet was easy to slip off, and in front of her husband, she made this somewhat shabby heirloom into a big box and put it in a big box. She kept it in a special way to preserve jade on weekdays. If Song Zi hadn't mentioned it, She almost forgot about it.

Song Zi said: "The past was the past, and now is the present. Your daughter-in-law has become a man, so this rule can be changed. Besides, he is still pregnant, so it's not easy for me to take you to see him. How can he know that you like him without proof?"

He tried his best to persuade his mother: "It's not for my sake, but for your future grandson's sake, you can give me the bracelet, or you can go to Nanjiang City, just in case you can live It's comfortable, I won't come back until after the winter, your precious grandchildren are all born, and the child's father hasn't been recognized by the elders, it's plausible."

Princess Ming An felt that there was some truth to it: "It's really outrageous." Anyway, it's just a worthless bracelet, and she will have better things for her daughter-in-law in the future.

"You let me look for it." When handing over the bracelet that had been shelved in the cabinet, Princess Ming'an paused, "Give this bracelet out, don't tell your father."

"Don't worry, since I was young, I can't keep any secrets." Song Zi took it carefully.

His mother rolled up her sleeves, revealing a priceless white jade bracelet: "This bracelet was left to me by my mother. When your elder sister gets married, I will leave it to her. If you insist on this bracelet, if in the future Your daughter-in-law has seen it, so don't say that I am a partial mother."

Song Zi smiled: "Mother, what you said is that if you think the bracelet left by the ancestor is inappropriate, then add something to me."

"Little heartless." Saying so, Princess Ming An took out a mutton fat jade plaque, which was a Buddha statue.

"Men wear Avalokitesvara and female Dai Buddha, I thought you would marry me a beautiful daughter-in-law." Her tone was faint, with a bit of resentment.

When she bought jewelry back then, she basically prepared two sets, one for her daughter and one for her future daughter-in-law, lest the bowl of water would be uneven and there would be a gap at that time.Now that the son comes back after marrying a man, many of the things prepared for the future daughter-in-law will no longer be needed, and they will have to spend a lot of money to buy them again: "The rest of the things will be given to you for your mother when you get married in a serious way." You add."

Song Zi took it with a smile: "Aniang's current daughter-in-law is also stunning! Thank you for Ah Yan first."

He looked at the sky outside: "I have to go on duty today, mother, please write me a letter of appointment, and I will grind ink for you."

"Shouldn't your father be the one to write the letter of appointment? How can I write the letter of appointment?" He urged, Princess Ming An's head was getting dizzy from the urging, "I'm not in a hurry for a day or two."

"You are about to leave for Nanjiang City. When you leave, who will I find to write? It's not like you don't know Dad's temper, and in my child's heart, you gave birth to the two of us through untold hardships. , Mother’s love is greater than father’s love, and it’s perfectly appropriate for you to write the three letters and six appointment letters.”

Princess Ming An still hesitated: "This is not very good."

Song Zi said: "Who is your son? I said that Ah Yan is my wife, and I will only recognize him in this life. I am ready to listen to the gossip whenever I am, and I am afraid that others will say these things."

In the capital, there are so many literati and scholars nowadays, but they are child prostitutes, and they usually find a decent girl to be the mistress.After all, it was an era when three wives and four concubines were legal. Some regular wives even hoped that their husbands would only find men. After all, if the concubine's room was pregnant, the offspring would take away the things that belonged to the legitimate son.

There are also Qi brothers in the folk, but most of them will still marry wives and have children like ordinary people when they reach a certain age, and even if both parties marry wives, they will still maintain the original relationship.Song Zi didn't want to compare his and Ah Yan's situation with these people.

"You see, if you really want to pay attention to tradition completely, you have to combine yin and yang, marry a wife and have children like ordinary men. Anyway, I married a male wife, so it is appropriate for my mother to write."

Song Jing, who was at the side, was moved when she heard it. People in the world often say that what makes a good woman is that a man always takes the lead in important matters, but if it has always been the case, it must be right?She reads a lot of books. Hundreds of years ago, the folk customs were tough and open, and women were not restrained like they are now. Even in some banned books, it is said that some places are matrilineal clans, and only know their mothers, but not their mothers. father.

She even wondered why, as a woman, she was afraid of entering the palace and marrying someone who was not a human being, so she had to rush to make arrangements for the marriage and marry herself out.After twenty, it is an old girl who is difficult to marry, but a man of 45 can still marry a young girl in the [-]th or [-]th year.Even his father, although he loves her dearly, always laments that she is a man.

Are women necessarily inferior to men?This kind of thinking made Song Jing boldly say: "Mother, A Fang has respected you the most since he was a child. For him, his wife is accepted by you, which is the real recognition by his family. This marriage letter is still for you. He should write it."

Song Zi fulfilled his wish and took a copy of the marriage letter written by his mother, as well as a bracelet and a jade plaque, and left. Before leaving, Song Jing asked him in a low voice: "A Fang, you told me before that if you go to Beicheng, you Can you let me be the city lord, is it true?"

Song Zi was stunned for a moment: "Of course, my promise to you is valid for a long time."

He doesn't make promises lightly. If he talks too much, the oath will become so flimsy and worthless. As long as it is a promise, he must work hard to keep it.

Song Jing said with a smile, this face was similar to Song Zi's, but softer, shining like a jewel under the sun: "I see, A Fang, you are a very good brother, sister is proud of you." This time when she went to Nanjiang City, she had to think carefully about what she really wanted.

Song Zi waved his hand vigorously: "Sister, safe journey, you must have fun with your mother."

In addition to what he asked for from his mother, he also prepared some other things. He originally wanted a ring, but it was too hasty, so he thought about getting a pair of wedding rings at that time.Ah Yan's mood is really unstable today, and he doesn't know if he has improved a little during the few hours he was away.

When it was the evening shift, the sky was about to darken, Song Zi patrolled around, taking advantage of no one passing by, no one was paying attention, he sneaked into the small courtyard.

Almost as soon as he appeared, Ah Yan appeared behind him like a ghost, hugging Song Zi's waist tightly.

"Xiao Qi, I've been waiting for you for a long time, why are you here now?" Song Zi's waiting time was too difficult, so he directly reviewed the accumulated notebooks. Folded three.

Song Zi hugged her for a while, and then squeezed the big beauty's weak and boneless hands. Fortunately, the hands were warm, much warmer than when he left.

"What have you been doing these past few hours?" He glanced at the yard, "Did someone come in to water the flowers and plants?"

Sima Yan shook his head, he continued to put his hand on Song Zi's palm: "Xiao Qi, my hands are sore and I'm a little tired, please give me a squeeze."

Song Zi was busy running around this afternoon, and the emperor was not idle. He came back to the study and approved all the notebooks on the table.

One of the officials mentioned about the draft was reported because of the family house. He was an idiot, a swinger, and he was born in a poor family. The concubine's daughter of the Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry is a flat wife, and she has worked hard for many years to climb to the position of the Minister of Rites.

His later wife was born tall, and the son she gave birth to was also smart. The first wife was born in a merchant, with limited vision, and the child she gave birth was not smart enough, so the first wife and the latter one were screwed.It is said that it is difficult for an upright official to break up family affairs. Although this official did not really spoil his wife and destroy his concubine, but because the eldest son was so unbelievable and was set up by someone, he couldn't help but think about divorcing his wife.The main wife knows this kind of thing, so she is not willing to do it. The civil servants of the Rightist faction caught this point and used this as a fuss to sue.

Before this is changed, the emperor will first see if this person is useful or not, and then decide how to punish him.Because it is obvious that if the left minister fights with the former right minister and takes the underdogs, this person is not good, and his wife and eldest son are indeed not good.

The emperor is in a particularly bad mood right now, and this person dared to mention the draft. Although the article said that he was not the same candidate as before, Sima Yan didn't care about so much. He was very generous, and wrote a lot of eloquently, scolding the other party for being dirty He's so vile, he can't manage his own house well, yet he dares to manage it over his head.

The emperor still remembered that the last time Yunxianglou arrested people, the Minister of Rites was among them, because at that time there was no law in the dynasty prohibiting officials from prostitutes, Sima Yan just fined these officials with half a year's salary and let them go lightly.This time, he directly demoted someone. How could someone so rude and shameless have the qualifications to be the servant of the Ministry of Rites.By the way, he also scolded the minister of the Ministry of Industry mentioned in the memorial, probably because the family tradition is not strict, he can't even teach his daughter well, and he is still blind, so he married his daughter to such a bastard.

After scolding the courtiers for several hours, Sima Yan's mood improved a little. Someone informed him that Song Xiaoqi was on duty, so he turned back from the secret passage and stood in the wind waiting for his lover to open the courtyard door.

The sore hands of Tianzi Pi Zhe Zi Pi were taken good care of by the young lover, and the positive emotions returned to Sima Yan little by little, making his eyes brighter.

"It's my fault, I'm late."

Song Zi lightly touched Sima Yan's stomach: "I seem to hear your stomach growling, did you not eat?"

He took out a pancake wrapped in oiled paper from his sleeve: "It's still hot, eat it quickly."

Ah Yan seemed to like the fried wontons he made before. On the way back to work, he fell in love with the pancakes made by the old man. He added meat, vegetables, and eggs.

"By the way, there is also sour plum soup. Don't you like sweet and sour things? This is specially made for you." Many sour plum soups are added with hawthorn, but hawthorn is smooth and cold for pregnant women It is not suitable for pregnant people to eat.

The secret sour plum soup in the small kitchen was cooked by him under his own supervision. It only uses sour plum, honey and sweet-scented osmanthus. It is simple, refreshing and appetizing.

Song Zi poured out the tea in the teapot from the water bag, and poured in the filtered and clear sour plum soup: "Your stomach is relatively fragile now, and you can't drink it too cold. This temperature should be fine."

Sour plum soup is the best match for summer, and it is easy to get angry if you eat too much fried food. He specially refrigerated it with well water, so that when you bring it over, the sour plum soup will still have a little coolness, instead of being too hot of.

Song Zi was in a hurry, and he didn't have time to eat, so he went into the small kitchen again: "I'll make something for myself, Ah Yan, you should stay in the living room, otherwise the oily smoke will be quite heavy."

"No, I'll come in to see you." Sima Yan said, "I want to have dinner with Xiao Qi."

Song Zi looked at Ah Yan who was obediently sitting on the ponytail, but he didn't say anything, but the movements of his hands became faster and faster.

In addition to pancakes and fruits, he also brought buns, which are meat buns with thicker skins and a lot of fillings. Of course, they are still semi-finished products, because fresh meat buns have a shortcoming. After a little cold, they will change. It was very greasy, Song Zi didn't want to treat his mouth badly, so he decided to eat ready-made.

He sprinkled a little water and oil into the pot, sprinkled some sesame seeds on the white and fat buns, and made fried buns directly according to the method taught by the cook. Soup jelly can be frozen, but it can be considered.

When making water-fried buns, Song Zi fried an egg by the way. When he took the egg out of the pot, he scratched the egg with a clean knife, and then ate the excess edge with chopsticks.Heart-shaped golden omelette, white and fat fried buns, square and fragrant crispy pancakes, served with cool sour plum soup, it is also a very hearty meal.

After feeding Ah Yan, Song Zi said, "A Yan, let me soak the plate."

Knowing that other people might come to the yard, he must wash the tableware several times before using it, and also sterilize it with boiling water for fear that someone will wipe something on the tableware.The ancient society was not as good as the security of the modern society. After suffering a loss, Song Zi was particularly cautious in some aspects.

"The oil from the steamed stuffed bun has splashed all over the clothes." Song Zi looked down, frowned, and said, "Ah Yan, go and change your clothes, and then get me another one, I'll come over later to change, just The red one before, speaking of it, we didn’t wear it much when we brought it in.”

He kissed Ah Yan: "Go, my hands are all oily and dirty."

After changing the clothes, Song Zi said, "Let's go out for a walk, it's just right to enjoy the cool breeze."

The rain in summer comes and goes quickly. There was a heavy rain at noon, about a quarter of an hour, and then the rain stopped, and the sun came out of the clouds again, and the whole sky seemed to be covered by It was as if the rain had washed it, and it was incredibly clean.

The time he came was earlier than usual, and with the long days and short nights in summer, the sky hadn't completely turned black, but instead showed a beautiful pink color.

The palace lantern Song Zi used to patrol was hung under the eaves of the small courtyard. He took Ah Yan around, and there were dots of fluorescent lights in the grass, and light green fireflies flew out.

There are also fireflies in the small yard, but there are only two or three sporadic ones, which he hired a group of children with money to catch them in the afternoon.

During the daytime, the fireflies don’t emit light, and most of the time they rest on the relatively humid vegetation. Song Zi grabbed a big bag and pierced many holes in the bag to ensure the vitality of the fireflies. When they entered the small courtyard, he said to let them go. When it was time to remove the plate, I quickly put these little bugs near the cucumber vine.They seem to like cucumber vines very much, and they crawl out slowly without moving, just lying on the cucumber vines.

The sky was full of stars, and the ground was dotted with fireflies. Song Zi took out the marriage letter and held up the spring purple bracelet.

"This jadeite bracelet was handed down from my ancestors. Although it is not worth much money, its meaning is very special to me. Because it was passed down from my great-great-grandmother to my great-grandmother, my grandmother passed it on to my mother, and it was given to the daughter-in-law of the Song family. token."

"This letter of appointment was written by my mother for me. There are three letters and six courtesy. You should have nothing less."

Song Zi said: "Ah Yan, with the proof of heaven and earth, are you willing to marry me? If you are willing, I will put this bracelet on for you."

He tried the size, but luckily the bracelet was too big, it was empty on his mother's hand, and it fell off accidentally, but Ah Yan was able to wear it, otherwise he was going to knock the bracelet open first, and inlaid it with gold and jade Redo the method and make it bigger.

The emperor stared blankly for a while, then stretched out his hand.

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