Chapter 696 Na Zheng
Huo Xi's seventeenth birthday was a festive and lively one.
This was her first birthday after returning home, and Zhang Fu arranged her seventeenth birthday banquet with all the extravagance and pomp.
Birthdays on the first day of the first month of the first lunar month should be celebrated as a family reunion.
There were no outsiders, but apart from the family members, brothers and sisters in the clan also came to celebrate her birthday and brought her various birthday gifts.
Huo Xi's room was full of piles.
"Why does the Duke of the country still give you a golden bell bracelet? How old is the girl?"
Everyone gathered around to look at the various bracelets in the box. There is a small golden bell hanging on it, pick it up and shake it, Ding Ling will ring.
Huo Xi smiled, "Put it away. You can sell it for money when you have no money in the future."
Everyone just laughed, "The girl will not be short of money. But put it away, it can be used by the young lady and the young master in the future."
"Yes, yes, it will be used by the little lady in the future!"
The trouble made Huo Xi look enthusiastic.
The Huo family also sent a birthday gift.
Yang Shi and Huo Erhuai felt that they had treated their two children badly in the early years, and after living a good life in recent years, they tried their best to make up for it, giving them whatever was expensive.
Mr. Yang knew that Huo Xi was not very good at needlework, so she made all kinds of clothes, shoes and socks for her every year on her birthday.
Huo Xi couldn't help feeling warm in his heart.
Hou and Xiao Wu also gave birthday presents, both of which were precious jewelry. Now the two of them have started a business with Huo Xi, and they have shared a lot of money, and they are both rich and spend a lot of money.
The government of Qian State also sent a birthday gift early in the morning. Mu Yan sent a box of trinkets, various ornaments of gold and jade, and Cheng Shi also sent a set of pearl and jade jewelry, saying it was her dowry.
Huo Xi hurriedly asked someone to put it away carefully.
Played around at home with a group of brothers and sisters for a day.
It was a lively day at home on the first day of junior high school, and since the second day of junior high school, there have been constant guests.
Huo Xi followed Hou Shi and Xiao Wu Shi to help entertain the guests at home, and also attended various banquets with them.
Thinking about going out soon, as Mu Yan's roommate in the future, these entertainments will be unavoidable, so she followed Hou Shi and Xiao Wu Shi to learn how to socialize and socialize with others.
Laughing so hard that his face froze.
I feel that learning is everywhere, and it is no easier than worrying about business sales.
The eighth day of the Lunar New Year is an auspicious day and time.
Ms. Mu, the wife of the Dingguo government, acted as a matchmaker for the marriage between Mu and Zhang, and came to the door together with Cheng and Mu Yan.
Although Mu Yan and Huo Xi have a marriage decree, and the two families have also agreed to get married in private, since ancient times, the role of matchmaker has always been the order of their parents and the words of the matchmaker.
If it turns out to be an affair without a matchmaker, I'm afraid that the two families will have a hard time and will be laughed at by the world.
How about saying "No clouds in the sky, no rain, no matchmaker on the ground, no marriage", if there is no matchmaker to make a bridge, then Yu Li will be very inconsistent.
Mrs. Mrs. Mu of Dingguo Duke's Mansion is the younger sister and aunt of Mu Yan's heir father.
Mrs. Mu Tai's man is also the younger brother of the late Empress Ren Xiaowen. Xu Zengshou was killed by Emperor Jianwen because he stood on the side of Emperor Yongkang.
So Mrs. Mu's identity is both close and expensive, and it is very suitable to act as a matchmaker.
Standing outside the hall and counting how many betrothal gifts there are, they can't fit the huge front hall, and they have to put them outside, and the courtyard outside is still full.
blinded everyone's eyes.
There is a large warehouse specially vacated for this betrothal gift, I'm afraid it won't fit. Tut tut.
Zhang Fu was very satisfied with the thick stack of gift books. After a brief glance, he closed his eyes: "You're welcome, you're welcome."
My heart was full of joy, Mu Yan, this kid, is quite good, not bad.
Because of the blessing of the imperial decree, and the fact that the two young children have mutual intentions, Zhang Fu is also satisfied with this son-in-law, and he doesn't make things difficult. He kindly discusses the follow-up wedding agenda with Mrs. Mu.
"My stupid nephew, if he can hire the eldest daughter of the Duke of England, it is really smoke from the ancestral grave. His grandfather must have a spirit in the sky and bless him. We are afraid that we will not do enough. If there is something wrong, Also please be honest with the British. If there is a request, please ask, but we will do everything we can."
Cheng Shi also agreed to let the British government ask for anything. I'm afraid that Zhang Fu will be dissatisfied with something, what if he regrets the marriage.
The attitude is extremely respectful.
Mrs. Mu praised Huo Xixiao for another half an hour, which made Zhang Fu feel quite comfortable.
smiled and said: "We don't have much request. Just..."
"If you have any requests from the Duke, just ask." Mrs. Mu and Mrs. Cheng said in unison.
Mu Yan rolled his eyelids aside and glanced at the British Duke. As his father-in-law, he was not the one who suffered.
Did not speak, the old **** was sitting on the ground.
Zhang Fu took a look at Mu Yan, and thought that he had made such a request too much, but seeing the boy's calm sense of a foregone conclusion, he felt uncomfortable again.
He snorted secretly, and said to Mrs. Mu and Mrs. Cheng: "You all know that when my daughter was born, I held it in my hands and it hurt, and I was afraid that it would melt in my mouth. Then something happened at home, She is living outside again... I have always felt that I owe her all these years..."
"Yes, this child has suffered a lot, the British Duke can rest assured, when Sister Ning marries into our family, we will treat her like the British Duke, treating her like a jewel."
"Then I am here to thank Madam."
Raised his eyelids and glanced at Mu Yan, Mu Yan felt something and straightened his body.
Zhang Fu said again: "My daughter, I wish that she would always be under my nose, and I would love and protect her. Marrying into someone's family is not as easy as being at home..."
"Yes, yes, we all understand that we must tell Yan'er to treat her well. You also know, Mr. Ying, that my sister-in-law has a very good temper, and there will definitely be some disagreements between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law."
"Well, I'm still very clear about Mrs. Cheng's personality, it's just..."
Zhang Fu glanced at Mu Yan: "I can't bear my daughter being wronged..."
"Uncle Shi,"
Seeing them talking for a long time, Mu Yan couldn't get to the point, stood up and said: "I only marry Zhang Yuning in this life, I will respect and love her, and we will live together in this life together."
Mrs. Cheng was stunned, but she was also moved by her son's kindness. Mrs. Mu opened her mouth, but after thinking about it, she finally didn't speak.
"It doesn't have to be like this. If my daughter gives birth to a male heir before forty, you can't take one to the left and welcome the other to make her sad. If I find out, I will welcome her back home."
Mu Yan stretched her body and said, "Yes, please rest assured Uncle Shi, I promise Uncle Cheng that I will treat her wholeheartedly."
Zhang Fu was very satisfied, and pointed to the marriage letter: "Then you add this one in."
"Yes." Mu Yan didn't feel embarrassed either, he had no intention of being interested in the woman next to him, so he asked for a pen and ink, and carefully and seriously wrote Zhang Fu's request into the marriage letter.
Mrs. Mu breathed a long sigh of relief.
She likes Huo Xi, but it's not what she wants to see her brother's family die. As long as you are forty years old and have no children, you can take concubines, which is fine. Men in their sixties and seventies can have babies. Yan'er has a great body and is not afraid or afraid.
The marriage of the two was settled in this way, and the wedding date was set on September 15th this year.
(end of this chapter)