Fragrance Returned

Ding Zhuang's question was not answered, "My grandson is so capable, he will definitely find a better girl than the daughter of the Yang family."

Ding Lichun was even more confused, "Master, dad, what's going on?"

Ding Zhao sighed and told the story of breaking off the engagement.

Ding Lichun was dumbfounded. He never imagined that such a thing would happen.

He blushed and murmured, "How could this happen? How could this happen?"

He raised his hand to caress his chest, where there was a lock of the girl's hair, which she had secretly given to him before he left. She even said shyly, "I'll wait for you to come back..."

Ding Lichun felt a sharp pain in his chest, which was extremely uncomfortable.

On the boundless sea, at the loneliest time, he thought of her the most, more than his sister. I am so happy to marry such a girl who understands justice...

He thought he would see that beautiful and slender figure with a woman's hair combed as soon as he got home...

how so?

Ding Zhao patted him on the shoulder and sighed, "Miss Yang is good, but her parents are not good. They are short-sighted and eager for quick success... Just don't think about it."

Ding Lichun begged, "Dad, I married Miss Yang, not her parents. Miss Yang knew her justice well and swore at the beginning that she would marry into the Ding family whether I came back or not. It was her parents who objected, so she didn't marry into the Ding family." .”

Ding Zhao said, "The reason why they said that at the beginning was that nothing would happen to you around the commander-in-chief. As soon as they heard that something happened to you, they immediately became unwilling to do so. Looking at the behavior of those two people, they are accustomed to seeking fame and reputation. They only have little cleverness and no big ideas. pattern.

"No matter how good the girl is, having a father-in-law and mother-in-law like that will hinder your future..."

Ding Zhuang didn't have the patience to reason, so he bulged his eyes and said, "The marriage has been called off, so don't think about it. There are plenty of good girls. I'll tell you about the marriage again."

"Damn it, what I hate most about them is not that they broke off the engagement, which is human nature. It's that they cursed your sister for breaking off the engagement and deliberately angered me."

Ding Lichun was also angry after hearing this, "Vice Commander Yang looks bold and righteous, but he is such a person."

Mrs. Zhang added, "Fortunately, there was that rumor first, which allowed us to see people's hearts clearly. The old Yang family is not honest. They rushed to cancel the engagement while I was still ill in bed, which almost made me mad... "

Ding Zhao stood up and said, "You are tired too, take a rest. Think carefully about our words, your elders will not harm you."

The next day, Xunxiang was awakened by the sound of sweeping the floor. She sat up and shouted, "Come in."

Yuhuan and Nanny Wei walked in.

Aunt Wei lit the lamp and said with a smile, "It's just the right time, it's not yet dawn."

Xun Xiang said, "I want to see my elder brother."

She put on her clothes, washed up, and ran to Ding Lichun's yard in the front yard.

Yuhuan chased after her and put the cloak on her.

There was heavy snow falling in the sky, the heaviest snow since the beginning of winter this year. It covered the roofs and trees overnight, and was covered with silver makeup.

The servants swept the floor and cleared out the frequently used corridors.

Ding Lichun and Ding Liren lived in a small courtyard. They both got up and stood on the porch to watch the snowflakes.

The lanterns swayed in the wind, and the surrounding snow was dyed red.

Ding Liren didn't know how to comfort his elder brother and stayed with him silently.

Ding Liren breathed a sigh of relief when he saw his sister coming. Growing up, his eldest brother beat him the most and was the closest to his younger sister. Of course, he is also closest to his sister.

Ding Lichun said angrily, "What should I do if I'm freezing if I come here so early?"

Xunxiang hugged his arm and pouted, "I miss you, big brother."

There was a smile in Ding Lichun's eyes, "My younger sister has grown up and is engaged. She is very good with Brother Mu. If he doesn't dare to be bad, there is also the elder brother."

"Brother, don't be too sad about Sister Yang. If the two families are in such trouble, you will become a bitter couple if you really get married..."

Although Xunxiang liked Yang Shu better, she thought it was better to separate.

Although they have a good relationship, they are still in a feudal society. There are not many opportunities for the two of them to interact, and they are not good enough to share life and death. Stopping losses in time is beneficial to both men and women.

Ding Lichun smiled bitterly and said, "You are young, but you know a lot."

Ding Liren also said, "Brother, my sister is right. My father and mother don't like the Yang family's parents. Sister Yang will not be well received when she marries in. It's better to part ways."

Ding Lichun looked at his cautious younger brothers and sisters, pretending not to care, and said, "Your eldest brother is not so overwhelmed..." and urged, "You were late for a whole day yesterday, go to school today."

Seeing that his eldest brother was fine, Ding Liren went to the Imperial College.

At noon, Bai Xian escorted Ding Lichun's big box back. The box was filled with all kinds of items, which were dazzling, including some he had acquired and some he bought in Quanzhou.

He gave Zhang a small double-eared glass vase with a gold pattern around it.

I gave Lilac a bottle of perfume in a glass bottle. The small bottle was only half the size of a palm and semi-circular. The cap was gold and sealed, so it couldn't be opened by hand.

It’s really an ancient and alternative luxury product.

Ding Lichun said, "I picked this up on the shore of a desert island, and it didn't break into pieces. Alas, I don't know whether it was a merchant ship or a smuggling ship. It escaped pirates and Japanese pirates and natural disasters."

There is also a similar perfume bottle that I planned to give to Miss Yang, but I can no longer give it away.

On the eleventh day of the winter lunar month, the emperor awarded me a reward.

Deputy Commander-in-Chief Li was awarded the title of Commander-in-Chief of the Fujian Navy and was given a thousand taels of gold. He would soon return to Fujian to take up a post.

Wang Qing was granted the title of deputy commander of the Western Camp and received five hundred taels of gold. From the second rank, enter the ranks of senior generals.

Ding Lichun was awarded the title of Fourth-Rank Zhonglang General of the Right Guards of the Royal Forest Army, with one hundred taels of gold.

He was promoted to five ranks at once, which was higher than Sun Yuhao, who was a martial arts scholar.

Everyone knows that this is inseparable from Xiangxiang.

The 20-year-old fourth-grade general was still serving as an errand in the Royal Forest Army, and he was the envy of others.

Zou Qing was granted the title of Fourth Rank Dusi, Wang Zhen was granted the title of Fifth Rank Qianzong... The confidants Dong Yihe left behind all have good positions.

Once the reward was given, there was an endless stream of people coming to Ding Mansion to propose marriage.

Ding Lichun was the son of Prince Cheng, a fourth-grade general. He was tall, handsome, and handsome. He also had a younger sister, Princess Xiangxiang, who was said to have a good family background.

Mrs. Zhang was so happy that she couldn't help but smile.

Ding Lichun didn't want to say goodbye right away and wanted to wait.

Fast forward to the beginning of the twelfth twelfth lunar month, Si Pin Study launched the "Li Poetry and Painting Manual", a printmaking atlas that combines poetry, calligraphy and painting.

It contains one hundred poems by Li Dynasty poets, with a picture for each poem.

The characters are individual cursive scripts that were popular in this era, and there are also a small number of seal scripts and regular scripts. It brings together the calligraphy of many contemporary famous masters, with Xun Sihai’s being the most numerous.

Most of the painters of "Painting Book" were lay people from Dongshe. Xun Xiang uses hard-brush painting, with full composition, delicate and beautiful features, and is very distinctive. We also invited several leading figures in the art world, including the old man from Dongshan, to draw some pictures.

This book was snapped up as soon as it was released, and Sihai Printing Factory rushed to print more copies.

Many booksellers from other places came to buy books. There were no patents in this era, so they bought them and printed them themselves.

The reputation of the talented girl Dongshe Jushi became even more famous, and the nickname "Yixiang Jushi" also spread among the people.

Xunxiang gave two sets to the emperor. The emperor liked it very much and kept a set in the south study.