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Chapter 98 Congrats
"What about the Wu family?" Li Ruo asked immediately. Princess Yongle sent a congratulatory gift, and the Wu family would not refuse to send it. Aunt Hong slightly raised her head and looked at the pile of congratulatory gifts. She was about to answer when a timid little girl came from outside. Report: "Old Madam, the Wu family has sent people to send congratulatory gifts."

Nanny Hong turned her head to look at Mrs. Chen, who had an even uglier face. Li Ruo sat sideways on the edge of the kang, beat Mrs. Chen with the beauty, and while knocking on Mrs. Chen's legs, softly persuaded: "Grandmother, these years, First, my dad was awarded a Jinshi, and then my fourth uncle was awarded a Jinshi, and now my dad is leading the Shangshu Ling, which is also very important in the court. These congratulatory gifts are also because our Li family has made progress step by step over the years, and it is not what it used to be."

"You child, you know it very well." Mrs. Chen gave a bitter smile, "She, the eldest lady, recognizes her ancestors and returns to her clan, which means that we recognize the fact that you, Wengweng, abandoned your wife and children back then. What kind of honor is this? Our Li family is really going to be different from what it used to be. Today, none of these congratulatory gifts will be delivered to the door! These congratulatory gifts are sent to slap our Li family in the face and build up her reputation!"

"Grandma, since she recognized her ancestor and returned to the clan, she can't write two words in this sentence. It will strengthen her reputation and the reputation of the Li family." Li Ruo followed Mrs. Chen's words and advised.

Mrs. Chen let out a laugh, "You'd put money on your own face."

"What Sister Ruo said is true." Madam Hong continued, "She is the young lady of the Li family now, just like Sister Ruo used to be. Today's congratulatory gifts are all for her face, and my ancestors are too proud." Lift her up, the old man has been gone for so many years, the things that the old ancestor said have long passed, and now this branch recognizes the ancestors, no matter what, in the eyes of outsiders, it is a happy event for the Li family , I know, of course I want to congratulate you."

"Don't tell me such nonsense!" Mrs. Chen looked bored.

"Grandma." Li Ruo didn't dare to say any more, and Mrs. Chen sighed, "Sister Ruo, as you can see, I came prepared. The person was sent by Pei Shiqi. With the help of the Chen family, I The ancestor's force stepped on our head first." Madam Chen suddenly paused, and then continued for a moment: "Maybe she hooked up with that... god of the Chen family! How did she hook up? Now Huainan is added to the list. The palace and the eldest princess, what does she want to do? Sister Ruo, the grandma is not angry, but the grandma is scared. Since she has the ability to hook up with these people, how can she be helpless like she said? What on earth is she going to do when she comes to the Li family? "

"Grandmother." Li Ruo's heart was lifted by Mrs. Chen's words. The grandma was right. Did she really return to Li's house because she was lonely and helpless?
"Look at her carefully, this matter... I will discuss it with your father later." Mrs. Chen's voice was gloomy, Li Ruo responded in a low voice, lowered her head to beat Mrs. Chen's leg, and did not speak again.

The congratulatory gifts from each family were carried into Yutan Courtyard together.

Aunt Su and Aunt Kong stood side by side in the corridor, looking at a bunch of things put down by a few women shouting. Aunt Kong sighed first, and Aunt Su followed suit, "I'm so ashamed."

Nanny Kong wanted to laugh but couldn't, "How did such a family become so degraded now?"

"Yes." Mother Su sighed again, "Not to mention the old Prime Minister Li, but when the younger Prime Minister Li was here... sigh."

Li Yan walked out of the house and looked at the pile on the corridor, then at Aunt Su and Aunt Kong who were standing side by side and sighing, and then at the pile again, confused, "What's wrong? What happened again?" "

"These are the congratulatory gifts from various families that the old lady just sent over to congratulate the eldest lady on her return to the clan." Aunt Su pointed at the pile and explained.

"What's wrong with this gift?" Li Yan was even more confused. Why was he sighing at the gift?

"These congratulatory gifts are delivered in a bunch." Kong Nanny reacted quickly and quickly explained, "The congratulatory gifts from each family are definitely not negotiated, and there is always a front and a back... "

"Oh." Li Yan understood, "I understand, these congratulatory gifts were sent to the old lady first, and then they were delivered by the boss after she passed by and piled up. Is this a big deal?"

"It's not a big deal, it's just because it's a big deal that's not on the table. That's why it shouldn't be like this. Why lose your dignity and face on a trivial matter." Aunt Su reacted and thought a little more than Aunt Kong. I nodded to Li Yan.

"Thank you for the advice." Li Yan understood immediately after hearing it. Aunt Su looked at Aunt Kong and smiled, "I'm really curious. Logically speaking, the eldest lady is so smart, how come... so many things are not so good? Understand."

"I never paid attention to these people's sophistication before, and I have too little knowledge." Li Yan answered after taking Su Momo's words, thinking about it, it seemed a bit unreasonable, and then explained, "I was sick and weak when I was young, and I only thought about how to live. Come down, how to cure the disease, how to recover from the disease, nothing else can be taken care of."

"No wonder, the eldest lady's body bones are definitely worrying." With unconcealed pity, Aunt Su stroked Li Yan's almost always cold hand. "These are not big things. The young lady should take care of her body and bones first. Only when she is well can she talk about anything else."

"Thank you, mama." Li Yan thanked him, looked at the pile of things and asked, "Who sent them all?"

Aunt Kong hurriedly waved to Ludie and others to move the pile of things into the house. Li Yan sat on the kang and watched Yushu open the boxes one by one and show the gifts to her.

The congratulatory gifts from the Chen family and other families are all common practice. Pei Qing's congratulatory gift is a suet jade pendant carved with complex patterns. Madam Su took the jade pendant from Yushu, looked at it carefully and said with a smile: "Master Seventeen is really Be careful, miss, this is the Li clan emblem surrounded by orchids and jade trees. Everyone in the Li family has a piece. The other families in the capital also have such a rule. Girls and ji, when the men are crowned, the elders will give a piece. This kind of jade pendant is a new pendant to show his virtue, the Seventeenth Lord is really careful."

As Grandma Su spoke, she carefully looked at Li Yan's expression. Such carefulness was something worth pondering over.

Li Yan snorted, Pei Qing arranged for her identity, this jade pendant is ready.

Chen Yanfeng's congratulatory gift was packed in a semi-old boxwood box. Li Yan picked up a thumb-sized piece of rust-colored old seed material in the box, looked it around twice, and finally remembered that this was Chen Yanfeng. The string attached to the broken purse.

Li Yan let out a huff, and brought the seeds to Madam Su, "Did he get a new purse?"

Aunt Su was stunned, "Who changed the wallet? Miss, are you talking about the ancestor?"

"It must be replaced with a new one. The old purse is useless, and this thong is useless, so I took it as a congratulatory gift for me. I will treat it as a gift with less affection." Li Yan threw the seeds back into the box.

Su Momo looked at the seed material, then at Li Yan, her expression fluctuating.

(End of this chapter)