Chapter 18

"Ah, you child..." listening to Huo Huaiyu complaining about her grandmother and uncle, Lin Ruyi sighed helplessly. A tear ran down the corner of her eye. She couldn't say anything.

"Mother, I'm so afraid. I'm so afraid that my sister will stay at home. You and my father will love my sister more... I'm not liked by my grandmother any more. Will you lose my mother's kindness to me in the future?" Huo Huaiyu grabs Lin Ruyi's hand and asks pitifully.

Lin Ruyi can almost feel the same feelings with her daughter. She holds her in her arms, and the two of them cry together. Lin Ruyi says: "no, yu'er, how can my mother leave you? Although your sister calls me mother, she doesn't call me mother after all. You are the only daughter of my mother. Of course, my mother will give you the best... "

"What is the best? What else do I have best? " Huo Huaiyu couldn't help crying. She had forgotten all the proprieties. She just mumbled and asked, how sad it was.

Lin Ruyi held her head in her arms, looked at the unknown front with tearful eyes, and coaxed: "silly jade, your sister is almost hairpin, how long can you stay at home? When mother finds her a good family, and has a good marriage, she has done the duty of a mother. You are young and no brothers. When the whole general government is alone, you have a thousand dollars. Has the final say been yours?

Huo Huaiyu blinked her eyes and stopped crying: "are you serious? To marry my sister? "

"It's not that my mother wants to marry her sister, it's that your sister is old enough to marry. If there's a suitable family, why don't you plan?" Lin Ruyi said with a smile that there was no evil calculation in her words. It was as close as saying a common thing.

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The imperial doctor Liu, who came from the palace, made a prescription for Huo Mingzhu. It is said that it is to recuperate her body and spirit. He also told her not to be stuffy in the room and go out to relax. Finally, he stressed that this is the order of the ninth prince. He just acted according to the order.

When Liu Taiyi finished his nonsense, Huo Zhengde politely sent him out of the door and came back to sit in Huo Mingzhu's room for a while.

"Pearl, before you came back, I heard your mother say that she would do a big hairpin ceremony for you. Today in the palace, even the Duke of the Kingdom asked. It's also the virtue of the Huo family, which is respected by the Duke of the Kingdom and the ninth prince. When you return to Beijing this time, you will stay at home to recuperate and walk around with the young ladies. After all, they are all girls' homes. By the way, let's see which childe can talk to and find a good husband as soon as possible. "

Huo Mingzhu heard her father's long words for the first time. He was loyal to the Imperial General. When he got a little favor from the Duke and the ninth prince, he immediately flattered him. He wanted to tie his daughter to the ninth Prince and send her to him, regardless of whether she was a wife or concubine!

If Huo Mingzhu hadn't heard what her grandmother and Lin Ruyi said, she would have appreciated her father's sympathy for her and allowed her to live in the border town for ten years. This time, she allowed her to rest at home. She suddenly gained a lot of face!

Huo Mingzhu resisted the infinite ridicule and hatred in her heart, and said with a silent smile: "thank you for your father's and mother's consideration, and your daughter's compliance."

"Good!" Huo Zhengde was in a good mood. He stood up and was ready to go out. "Mingzhu, you have a good rest. Your mother has already sent someone to prepare dinner. You must let me come back and say that the family is reunited. By the way, I will take care of you."

Huo Mingzhu continued to smile and was moved: "thank you, father and mother."

Huo Zhengde said that and left. Suzou took the ginseng soup from the girl and brought it to Huo Mingzhu. While blowing, he said: "Miss, the ginseng chicken soup stewed in the kitchen by madam is delicious. You can drink it while it's hot. Although the old lady is not very friendly to the young lady, the old lady and the master are very fond of the young lady. In particular, the old lady has not made the young lady look like an outsider in this family... "

Huo Mingzhu is drinking ginseng soup spoon by spoon, listening to Suzou's nagging, and doesn't want to argue any words. But today, she understands that being a person and acting should be like Lin Ruyi. Even if she does something shameful, it's also a realm to let others sing praises for her.

She is studying, she will do better than Lin Ruyi

"Miss, the ninth Prince is really considerate. It's said that he has been busy with state affairs and expeditions all these years, and even his marriage has been delayed. This year, when he is in his twenties, he must get married and have children." Su Qin's mouth continued to nag: "I specially inquired among those girls and boys. They all said that the ninth prince was not close to women and did not like women. At this point, the ninth prince might be really interesting to the young lady... After all, it's a legendary meeting. Hero saves beauty. Who can casually meet this kind of fate?"

As she said that, she was already forgetting herself. She put her hands together and thought about the happiness of her young lady and the ninth prince.

Huo Mingzhu put down the bowl, washed her hands, went to the couch and lay down, leaving a sentence: "keep thinking, wake me up after dinner."

Su Qin looked at her back and hummed, "Miss, you are so cold! Let others down

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During the dinner, Huo Mingzhu went to the main hall, but there were a lot of people. Not only Huo's wife was there, but also Huo Huaiyu, who had a bad temper. It can be seen that Lin Ruyi is quite capable. The first reunion dinner in the mansion can't be ruined.

"Sister, this steamed bass is delicious. There should be no food in the border town. Try it! "

"Sister, and this pearl ball is a good cook's specialty. I like it. Try it!"

"Sister..."

Huo Huaiyu like a nobody for Huo Mingzhu dish, because of her, the atmosphere on the table warm up.

Lin Ruyi looked at them with a smile and said to Huo Zhengde, "look, it's still more lively when the pearl is at home."

"Well." Huo Zhengde nodded.

"My sister won't leave anyway! After that, the family will be busy every day! " Huo Huaiyu blinks at Huo Mingzhu innocently. Huo Mingzhu smiles back at her, just like before.

There were only five people on the table, but there were countless maids waiting on the side. Huo Mingzhu waited for a while, and finally heard Lin Ruyi get to the point. He said to old lady Huo and Huo Zhengde, "mother, master, I'm going back to the Marquis's house today. My grandmother's meaning is to make a big hairpin ceremony for Mingzhu. I think, the day is near, tomorrow, people will send letters to all over the country, so that relatives and friends will come to watch the gift. What does mother think? "

Old lady Huo's face was always light. She looked at Huo Mingzhu. Although she didn't show her displeasure, she was not warm either. She snorted: "you are the master of mother. I'm too old to manage so much."“ What about the master? " Lin Ruyi asked Huo Zhengde again.

"I don't worry, madam." Huo Zhengde also has no opinion.

"Mother, how wonderful! I like lively most! There will be so many guests at home. My sister's hairpin ceremony must be very interesting! If there are some heroes at the hairpin ceremony, will there be my sister's husband? " Huo Huaiyu is the most joyful one. Her voice makes old lady Huo, Huo Zhengde and Lin Ruyi smile a little deeper.