Sir, can you marry me?

Chapter 104

"Luxury? No, young girls should be youthful and beautiful. For the Chinese New Year, you should dress gorgeously and delicately so that no one will look down on you." Madam Liu, who was sitting in front of the dressing table and had her maid remove the heavy hairpin crown, said, " Ladies and gentlemen can judge the foundation of that family from the way a girl wears and understand the family background of that girl. You can’t always wear those hairpins and let those wives think that your Xiao family is very shabby. This is not good for you in the future Brother, go to the capital to develop." To put it bluntly, most of the noble ladies are snobbish, who favor the high and depress the low.

Speaking of family and brothers, Xiao Wenqing immediately understood that he should pay more attention to his outer clothing when interacting with noble ladies in the future.

After removing the hairpin crown and combing her hair again, and changing out of the gorgeous and cumbersome royal court clothes, Mrs. Liu sat on her arhat bed and said with a smile, "Wen Qing, although you are an adult, you are still unmarried, so this year's lucky red envelopes are still required. Take it. Make it auspicious." She ordered the servant girl to bring three purses, took them with her own hands and handed one to Xiao Wenqing, and the other two to her two daughters.

"Thank you ma'am." Xiao Wenqing thanked him embarrassingly, and took the red silk pouch that Madam Liu handed him.The small purse was a bit heavy, and when I held it in my hand, I felt that there were not only two hairpins or hairpins in it, but also two small ingots.

"Thank you mother for the reward." Eleven-year-old Ziyuan and seven-year-old Ziling excitedly accepted the lucky purse that Mrs. Liu gave them.Since it was New Year's Eve today, the two of them were also dressed very luxuriously, with a pair of red gold buckles on both hands.

Mrs. Liu did not treat Aunt Liu badly, and gave her a pair of exquisite jade earrings.

Mrs. Liu woke up very early because she was going to meet the queen in the palace. Xiao Wenqing had already asked the kitchen to prepare glutinous rice balls and red dates and red bean soup, and asked the kitchen to deliver them when they came back.After breakfast, Mrs. Liu led the female relatives in the backyard to the front yard, and together with Master Liu who came back, received the New Year greetings from the servants in the mansion, and then rewarded each of them with fifty Wen.As for trusted servants, the masters will reward some copper coins in their own monthly money.

After my family members paid New Year's greetings to each other, they started socializing with each other.Liu Hanlin took his two sons out to meet his superiors and friends, and Mrs. Liu also took Xiao Wenqing and Liu's little sisters out to give to the older and higher-ranked sisters who walked frequently with him in the past. Happy New Year ladies.Maternal family, it will be the next day's turn.

In the afternoon, Mrs. Liu continued to go out to pay New Year's greetings, and Xiao Wenqing stayed in Liu's residence, waiting for Ling Yuxuan, who had an appointment with her, to come and find her.

While waiting, she asked Crystal to bring her latest book, and spent some time anxiously.

"Miss Xiao, fourth uncle is at the red plum tree on the east side of the garden, please put on a simple cloak." A daughter-in-law ran over excitedly to report.

He is finally here.

Xiao Wenqing put down the book with a "swish" and said, "Agate, bring me my green satin cloak." That should be the simplest of the few cloaks she has.

Onyx, who was in charge of Xiao Wenqing's suitcase, immediately brought the long cyan satin cloak.Xiao Wenqing put it on and said, "Let's go to the garden."

Crystal Agate happily tidied herself up and followed Xiao Wenqing away.As maidservants in the backyard, they seldom have the opportunity to go out freely except to go out with their master.Today, thanks to Miss Xiao, they can walk around outside.

The red plum blossoms are in full bloom, and the clusters exude an elegant fragrance. The handsome man in a black cloak is wrapped in a blue calico in his hand, looking at Xiao Wenqing who is walking quickly, his graceful mouth curls up gently. laugh.

"Master Ling, happy new year, I wish you all the best." Xiao Wenqing walked in front of Ling Yuxuan slightly out of breath, and saluted him slightly.

"Wenqing, I'll take you out to play." Ling Yuxuan immediately reached out to stop her falling body.More politeness means alienation. He actually doesn't like Xiao Wenqing's courtesy when he sees him, but this is the etiquette that every lady must have when facing a foreigner.

"Master Ling, where do you want to take me?" Xiao Wenqing asked excitedly, trying to suppress her ecstasy.

"Just follow me, I won't sell you anyway." Ling Yuxuan said with a smile, "We don't go through the main gate, we go through the side gate of Hanlin Poison Garden."

"Yeah." Xiao Wenqing knew that there was a small door on the east side of the garden.

"Crystal Agate, you guys go back, I'll take Miss Xiao out to play, and I'll be back in the evening." Ling Yuxuan turned to the maids standing two feet away and said, although the two of them were very knowledgeable, they were always separated between him and Xiao Wenqing. He has been patient with them for a long time, and he will never let them continue to follow Xiao Wenqing today.

"Miss Xiao..." Manao cried anxiously, hoping that Xiao Wenqing could intercede and let the fourth uncle allow them to follow and let them go out to get some air.

"Fourth uncle, Miss Xiao is still an unmarried woman, without a maid to accompany her, it's inappropriate to go out with a young man." Crystal summoned up her courage and said.

Ling Yuxuan said indifferently: "Your Miss Xiao is taking a nap in the room, why don't you go and accompany her." After finishing speaking, he stretched out his hand and pulled up Xiao Wenqing's cloak hat to cover Xiao Wenqing's head, and said gently: "I will accompany you You, nothing will happen."

Nap in the room?Isn't this talking nonsense with your eyes closed?

Seeing this, Xiao Wenqing had no choice but to comfort Jing Jing and Agate and said: "It's cold, you two should go back to the house to warm up the fire, drink tea and eat melon seeds. Master Ling and I will go out for a while." Although Crystal Agate can't chew tongues, sometimes , she really longed to be alone with Ling Yuxuan and talk.

Crystal and Agate had no choice but to bow to Ling Yuxuan and Xiao Wenqing, and said, "Fourth Uncle, you can protect Miss Xiao." The reputation of a girl's family is very important. Don't do deviant things at the most critical point.

Ling Yuxuan nodded, stretched out his hand to support Xiao Wenqing's back, and said softly: "Let's go." He had prepared the itinerary for this day half a month ago.

"En." Xiao Wenqing let him hold her back and did not let go, walking side by side to the remote gate of the garden.

(End of this chapter)