During weddings, relatives must be invited to come and have a wedding banquet.

On the morning of the fourth day of the lunar month, the eldest wife Lin's brother and sister finally came with a pair of children.

The two sisters Fu Rong followed Qiao to greet him.

They were from the second house of the Hou Mansion, so they came home. The old lady told them to go back to the east courtyard to rest first. They did not greet each other solemnly, but only met in Wufu Hall to reminisce. This time, the Lin family came here differently. He was a serious relative of the eldest house. Mr. Lin was also a responsible weaving agency of the Suzhou Weaving Bureau. Nai Jiahe was the confidant of Emperor Nai Jiahe. Of course, the Hou Mansion should be respectful. The old lady actually didn't like the eldest daughter-in-law. Unfortunately, Lin's family was in power and she had to be polite to Lin.

"Old lady, okay." Tong greeted the old lady with a mandarin language with Jiangnan flavor and signaled her two children to step forward.

Lin Chuxia, who was fifteen years old, was about to marry, smiled and called out with a gentle voice.

Thirteen-year-old Lin Shaotang followed him, and after saying that, he aimed at Fu Bao, hiding his longing. Fu Bao smiled and turned his head to introduce to Fu Rong, "This is my cousin Tang. He is so stupid. He will do whatever he asks him to do. The third sister will walk and see if she doesn't believe it."

But the young man fell in love with him for the first time, and the little girl was still ignorant.

Fu Rong whispered: "I listen to you because you are a sister. You won't be like this if you change someone. You are not allowed to bully others anymore."

Fu Rong looked at it, Lin Shaotang looked at Fu Bao, which looked a bit like Xu Yan looking at her, less admiration and more intimate and natural. Fu Rong glanced at Shen Qing opposite him quietly, and saw that the other party's eyes were not on Lin Shaotang, and couldn't help but wonder, and couldn't figure out how a pair of childhood sweethearts would end like that.

After the greetings, Qiao took her two daughters back first, asking Lin and Dong to say something to her.

The next day is Dragon Boat Festival.

Because she was going to watch the dragon boat race by the Dinghe River, Fu Rong got up early and chose a rose-red makeup wool. Her body was not completely clean. If something happened, the color was not obvious. Fu Xuan also went there. Before leaving, Qiao repeatedly reminded Fu Chen: "Look at your two sisters well, there are many boats on the river bank, don't go wrong."

Fu Chen smiled and said, "Don't worry, mother, my son will keep a close eye on it."

The implication is that Fu Xuan doesn't have to worry about him at all.

Fu Rong glared at him fiercely.

The three brothers and sisters arrived at the front yard of the Hou Mansion, and the behind the screen wall was already very lively.

The children went out to join in the fun. In addition to the housekeeper of the Hou Mansion, the most prestigious one was Fu Ding. Fu You, the third young master of the Fu family, came back from Xishan Academy to celebrate the festival. The sixteen-year-old boy stood beside Fu Ding, like a handsome white poplar, with extraordinary spirits. Lin Shaotang came here this time to pay homage to the Xishan Academy, so he stood beside Fu You and had a great chat.

Fu Chen signaled his two sisters to stand on the girl's side, and he greeted Fu Ding with a smile.

Fu Ding looked over the east courtyard and said suspiciously: "Why didn't Shaoqu come?"

Fu Chen said: "Ya Yi has picked three houses and he wants to go and see them."

Fu Ding nodded, "Then let's set off. There are many people leaving the city today. Let's leave early so as not to block the city gate and wait."

The teenagers led the way out.

There was only a girl left in the yard. Outside the door, there were four carriages, one for Fu Youlin Shaotang to sit, and the other for the maids to take care of the masters' luggage. The remaining two were left. The best way to distribute was to sit in one of the three girls.

Fu Bao wanted to sit with his cousin Lin Chuxia, and he wanted to go with Fu Rong and Fu Xuan. He wanted to say that the four of them were in one car, but he couldn't speak. She could not give the flatterer Shen Qing a good face. Fu Mi was her cousin and was introverted and withdrawn. Fu Bao couldn't bear to embarrass her.

Fu Rong saw her thoughts and took the initiative to invite Chen Qing: "If Sister Chen doesn't dislike her, should we take a car with us?"

Chen Qing and Lin Chuxia are both cousins, so it is difficult to speak out in this situation.

Chen Qing knew that Fu Bao didn't like her, and she was ready to deal with her smile even if she was embarrassed. After hearing Fu Rong's words, she couldn't help but feel grateful and happily held Fu Rong's hand: "Okay, okay, the third sister is the best at talking about interesting things, I won't feel bored all the way."

Fu Rong smiled affectionately, and when he looked up, he saw Fu Bao pouting and glaring at her. Fu Rong pretended not to see it and walked outside first.

Lin Chuxia glanced at Fu Rong, swayed Fu Bao's sleeves comfortably, took Fu Mi's hand and said, "Let's go, let's take one of the three of us."

Fu Mi pursed her lips, looked at her hand, and walked forward with her head slightly lowered.

Outside the Marquis's Mansion, Fu Ding and Fu Chen stood in front of a carriage. Lin Chuxia glanced at Fu Chen and then walked towards the first carriage. The girls were all seated. Fu Ding made a gesture to Fu Chen. Fu Chen understood it and turned over and stood by the carriage of Fu Rong sisters.

The journey was vast and attracted many passers-by to stop and watch. They recognized it as the car driver of the Marquis of Jingyang's family. They all sighed: "The Fu family has good looks. Do you see, this is the eldest son of the second wife. Judging from his demeanor, he is not inferior to the eldest son of the eldest wife."

Some people were also curious about the appearance of the girls in the Fu family, but unfortunately the curtains of the carriage were tight and they could not easily see the true appearance of the girl inside.

There were indeed many carriages blocked in front of the city gate.

Fortunately, the Fu family and his group left early, and they waited for about a quarter of an hour before passing. After leaving the city, Fu Chen looked back and saw a dense crowd. Some people hoped to go first with their identity. But this is the capital city, with high-ranking marquises everywhere, so they could only queue up honestly.

There is still some distance away from Dinghe River, and you can already hear the crowds of people.

Chen Qing said to Fu Rong and the others: "Last year, the Dragon Boat Festival, the Empress, also came out to watch the dragon boat race. The three high men of Kang, An, Wang Su, personally took the dragon boat and beat the drums to cheer up the fun. Not to mention how lively it was, I just don't know if the emperor and several of his royal high men will come out this year."

Fu Rong's heart moved and asked, "Who did His Highness win last year?"

Chen Qing covered her lips and smiled: "King Kang won. I heard that after returning to the palace, the emperor scolded the two high men, King An Su, and said that King Kang could win if he almost sank the ship. It was obvious that they deliberately let the water go."

Fu Rong laughed. She had seen King Kang once, and she was indeed a fat man, about the same height as Xu Jin, but she didn't know how many times she had gained.

The carriage walked for a while and finally stopped.

The Jingyang Hou Mansion arranged a double-topped pleasure boat, and the girls went to the upper loft. Bamboo curtains hung on three sides of the loft not only cover up the situation inside, but also ventilated and scattered, making it very cool.

Fu Bao pointed to a float in front and said, "Our ship will drive there in a while."

The south side of the boat was empty, without bamboo curtains covering it. Fu Rong looked at the eyes and saw that several luxurious boats had already stopped on the water on both sides of the vast river section. On the water surface in the middle, dragon boats were arranged side by side, and they were just waiting for the competition to begin.

Fu Rong looked around the shore and saw that there was no ceremonial guard for the emperor to leave the palace. He knew that this time it was just a small match and the royal family would not join in the fun.

A little disappointed, but it's always good to be able to come out and breathe.

Fu Rong's good mood was not affected at all. He leaned on the windowsill with one hand and enjoyed the scenery of Dinghe River with great enthusiasm. The pleasure boat slowly moved, and the flowing water seemed to cleanse all the troubles.

The ship stops of each mansion have long been reported, and there are officials responsible for maintaining order. The ships of the Marquis' Mansion are stationed steadily at the agreed position, and the heavy anchor falls into the water, making a muffled sound.

A little thirsty, Fu Rong reached out to pinch the cherries in the fruit plate.

After not touching it, Fu Rong turned around in confusion and saw that Fu Bao had come here at some point, holding the fruit plate in his hand deliberately refused to give it to her.

Fu Rong sat upright helplessly and signaled Fu Bao to sit next to her.

"Who wants you to get close to her?" Fu Bao looked at Chen Qing, who was sitting against the window opposite, and whispered: "I don't like her, nor do I like you to play with her."

Fu Rongqi got up, grabbed a cherry and stuffed it into his mouth. After spitting out the seeds, he asked her, "What did she do to you?"

Fu Bao snorted: "She has messed with me everywhere. Since she was a child, she seems to have never made any mistakes. The old lady always asks me to learn from her and says I annoy her once. Also, the old lady liked me the most when she was a child. She snatched the old lady from her as soon as she came."

Fu Rong said a fair word for the old lady: "She lost her mother early, and of course the old lady loves her more. Why do you have to compare this with her?"

Just as Fu Bao was about to refute, he suddenly saw a pleasure boat leaning over from the opposite side. The lantern next to the attic had a big word "Qin". He stood up happily, quickly pulled up the bamboo curtain, and shouted to the opposite side: "Yun Yu, are you on the boat?"

"Sister, don't make loud noises." Lin Chuxia came over to persuade her.

Fu Bao turned around and smiled, "It's okay, that's the Qin family's ship, they are all acquaintances."

Before he finished speaking, the curtains in the upper attic opposite were rolled up, revealing the two men and one woman inside. Because the two pleasure boats were only three feet apart, they could see each other clearly.

Fu Rong widened his eyes.

Xu Jin sat on the innermost side of the pleasure boat, as if he didn't see her. He turned his head to look at the river view, revealing only half of his face to the people on the pleasure boat.

The relationship between Xu Jin and General Guangwei’s mansion...

Fu Rong quickly remembered it. The old general Qin had two sons. Fu Ding was about to marry Qin Yunyue, the eldest daughter of the eldest son. Qin Yunyu, the little girl who was obviously close to Fu Bao, was the second daughter of the second son. Her mother, the second wife of the Qin family, was Shufei's sister and Xu Jin's aunt.

Xu Jin learned the military strategy from the veteran general Qin. That year, the veteran general Qin went to the battlefield, and Xu Jin asked for his order to go with him and made great achievements.

"This is my third sister and sixth sister of my second uncle's family. How about it? They all look very good, right?" After introducing Lin Chuxia, Fu Bao introduced the Fu Rong sisters to Qin Yunyu.

Fu Rong had already stood up straight and smiled at Qin Yunyu, "It turned out to be Sister Qin. I have been hearing the fourth sister mention you, and I finally saw you today."

Qin Yunyu is the same age as Fu Xuan. At this time, she stared at Fu Rong in a daze and came back to her senses after a while, "The third sister is so beautiful."

Her brother Qin Ying heard this and couldn't help looking here. Before he could catch a glimpse of the figure, Xu Jin suddenly stood up and walked towards the opposite side, blocking his sight. Stopped three steps away from Qin Yunyu, Xu Jin's eyes fell directly on Fu Rong: "Ling Zun is the prefect of Jizhou, Lord Fu?"

Fu Rong "snatched" him in his heart, lowered his eyes and said, "It's my father, I don't know the young master..."

Qin Yunyu smiled and interrupted, "This is my fourth cousin, Your Highness, Prince Su."

Fu Rong and the girls hurriedly saluted.

Xu Jin ignored it. Seeing Fu Ding and Fu Chen and others coming out, Fu Chen was shocked and chuckled softly: "Young Master Fu, do you still remember this king?"

He was born like a god or an immortal, how could Fu Chen forget it? He immediately said in a panic: "Your Highness, I didn't know Mount Tai last year, if I had..."

Xu Jin raised his hand to interrupt him, pointed at the Qin family's Huafang and said, "Are you willing to sit here?"

It is an honor to invite the prince, who dares to refuse?

After the two ships approached, Fu Ding and others jumped over.

And Xu Jin had already led Qin Ying down.

The girls usually rarely go out, but when they encounter such things, they naturally have to wait and see, gather by the window and refuse to leave. Fu Rong quietly looked at the people upstairs and found that except for his sister returning to the seat early, Chen Qing, Fu Bao and Fu Mi stared at Xu Jin, with different emotions in his eyes. What surprised Fu Rong the most was that the oldest Lin Chuxia looked at her brother Fu Chen secretly with a slightly red face.
Chapter completed!