Happy Spring Every Year

Chapter 209 Family Heirloom

The sunlight shines through the carved window lattices, casting patches of light and shadow on the ground.

In the hall, the elders of the Shen and Ji families and the relatives of the Jiang family who came to send the betrothal gifts were already sitting together. They were talking in low voices, but their eyes were turned towards the side hall.

In such a peaceful atmosphere, Ji Wan walked out of the side hall holding Shen Jiasui's hand.

Everyone's eyes fell on Shen Jiasui.

She was wearing a silver-red long dress today. The hem of her skirt swayed as she walked, and it shone brightly in the sunlight shining on the ground.

The ladies from the Anyang Marquis's Mansion immediately brightened up their eyes, and when Shen Jiasui came forward to pay his respects, they all stood up to help him.

After a few polite words, a maid came forward holding a brocade box.

The person in the lead was the aunt of Lady Anyang. When she raised her hand to open the brocade box, everyone saw a dazzling golden light.

Inside the brocade box was a complete set of gold jewelry.

The old aunt smiled slightly when she heard that these gold ornaments were made with great care by Xun'er, who drew the designs himself and personally went to the gold shop to hire the old clerk to make them.

It’s good to be attentive. A man who is attentive is the most caring.

Thinking of this, the old aunt took out a golden hairpin from the brocade box.

Shen Jiasui immediately bent his knees slightly, and the old aunt inserted the golden hairpin into Shen Jiasui's hair bun and said in a loud voice:

"A golden hairpin reflects the beautiful face, and the couple's dream comes true. From now on, they will be blessed with a long and happy marriage."

As soon as these words were spoken, people around smiled and nodded repeatedly.

Then another lucky person came forward and put a golden lock on Shen Jiasui, and congratulated him joyfully:

"Today I will add new embellishments to my golden locket, and the good fortune of marriage will fill the house. From now on, I will join hands with my lover, and we will enjoy a long life of wealth and glory."

.......

The last person to come over was the sister-in-law of Lady Anyang.

She knew that her sister-in-law was extremely satisfied with her future daughter-in-law, so she gently put the gold bracelet on Shen Jiasui and said with a smile:

"May you and your spouse have many children and be blessed with prosperity, and may your family be prosperous and well-off year after year."

Upon hearing this, Shen Jiasui suddenly looked up, and seeing that the elder specifically mentioned the word "Sui Sui", he couldn't help but curved his eyebrows and knelt down to express his gratitude.

During the whole process, the relatives and elders of the Shen and Ji families watched the scene with a smile, except for Ji Wan, who had tears in her eyes all the time.

As a mother, she felt happy, distressed, and reluctant. All kinds of thoughts mixed together and filled her heart. Only people who marry off their daughters can understand.

Especially, her family has a previous life...

Under everyone's gaze, Shen Jiasui walked towards his mother, and then looked around.

The entire main hall was filled with warm sunshine, laughter and joy, and the atmosphere was so cozy that it made people intoxicated.

When Shen Jiasui thought about how he got through this day in his previous life, he had no recollection of it at all.

But she knew that what she saw and heard today, and the contentment and anticipation in her heart, she would never forget for the rest of her life.

Thinking of this, Shen Jiasui gently stroked the inscription engraved inside the gold bracelet on his wrist, and couldn't help but smile.

The words engraved on it are - "Happy every year".

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Everyone in the capital was secretly paying attention to this marriage. When the betrothal gift from the Anyang Marquis' Mansion was delivered to the Shen family, it was seen by Lu Yunzheng who was patrolling the city.

At this time, it is inevitable that some of the onlookers will bring up old things.

"I heard that this Miss Shen had her engagement broken off?"

"That happened last year. Wasn't it still causing a lot of uproar?"

"It seems like I heard it once and then completely forgot it."

"Well, what does it matter if the engagement was called off? Look at the scene at the Anyang Marquis's residence. Aren't they satisfied with their new bride?"

"Indeed, this person doesn't look at the past, but at the future."

Hearing the noise around him, Lu Yunzheng looked at it for a while, then turned around and left on his horse.

.......

At this time, in a private room of a restaurant along the way, a person slightly opened the window and was also looking at the betrothal team.

He was wearing a lake blue brocade robe and had a handsome face, but at the moment his brows were furrowed. He was Cui Mingjue, the son of the Cui family.

He was on duty at the Ministry of Justice and took a leave today to come and see the grand occasion of the marriage proposal at the Anyang Earl's Mansion.

These days, my cousin rarely comes to the Cui Mansion. If he does, he goes straight to my grandfather's study.

Although his grandfather let him in every time he knocked on the door, he always felt that his grandfather and cousin were planning something but didn't want him to know.

The calm of the past six months not only failed to reassure him, but instead made him feel that his grandfather and cousin seemed to be waiting for an opportunity.

If this matter is really related to Miss Shen, this timing...

After much thought, he decided that he must wait for Miss Shen and Jiang Xun to get married.

The two sides were already on opposite sides. He knew this day would come, but he couldn't imagine how far it would go...

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The wedding date was finally set on August 8th.

It was an auspicious date calculated by someone at the Anyang Marquis' Mansion, and the Shen family also nodded.

According to the rules, after the betrothal gift is paid, the man and woman who are to be engaged should not meet privately again.

Let's just assume that Shen Jiasui abided by the rules, because she really didn't go to see Jiang Xun, but just ran to the Stele Forest as usual.

At this moment, Mr. Lin was squatting side by side with Shen Jiasui to copy the stele, but his eyes kept looking into the distance, and soon he couldn't help shaking his head and laughing.

"Little girl, you're in charge of Xiuzhi, you're really in control."

The old girl just said that they shouldn't meet privately before the wedding, but that idiot really didn't come.

Every day he would come and watch from afar, and after taking a few glances, he would leave with satisfaction.

From now on, if the girl points east, how dare he go west?

Shen Jiasui smiled slyly when he heard this, "Didn't I learn all this from my teacher?"

Elder Lin quickly shook his head in denial: "He's not so foolish as to fool me. Tsk tsk tsk, after all, there's always something that can defeat something else."

Seeing Shen Jiasui's hands were still very steady while he was talking, Elder Lin couldn't help but look satisfied and said with a smile:

"Sui girl, if I am no longer around, you can take over this job for me."

"The inheritance of knowledge is a long and arduous task, but if it is done well, it will be a great achievement for future generations."

Shen Jiasui tilted his head and smiled when he heard this: "That's still a long way off. Teacher, you want to live a hundred years!"

Seeing Shen Jiasui's smiling face, Elder Lin moved his lips, and finally curved his eyebrows and said jokingly:

"Okay, then I'll sit aside and let you and Xiuzhi look after the baby while you guys help me."

"A word is settled!"

Shen Jiasui grinned and responded straightforwardly, then tore off the rice paper on the stele in front of her, and a snow-white round jade pendant swayed in front of her.

"If you two get married, anything else would be too cliché. This is the teacher's heirloom, so keep it, little girl."

When Shen Jiasui heard the word "heirloom", his eyes widened and he waved his hands repeatedly.

But Mr. Lin smiled and placed the jade pendant in Shen Jiasui's hand without giving him a chance to refuse.

"Put it away. This is a gift from the teacher. Xiuzhi has wanted to see it for so many years, but the teacher never let him."

As Mr. Lin spoke, he patted his hem and stood up, as if he was afraid that Shen Jiasui would give it back to him. He said that his legs were numb and he needed to rest, then left in a hurry.

Shen Jiasui was stunned for a moment, and when he saw the nimble figure of Mr. Lin, he couldn't help laughing.

Is that the kind of nimble movement that someone with numb legs can have?

After laughing, Shen Jiasui lowered his head to look at the jade pendant in his hand.

The texture of white jade is warm and delicate. It feels cool to the touch, but has a strange sense of warmth. Carved on the front is a vigorous and powerful character "蔺".

Shen Jiasui did not have much attainment in calligraphy, but he could still tell at a glance that this was Mr. Lin's handwriting.

But compared to the current restrained and lingering style, the strokes of this character "蔺" seem to be more bold and majestic.

Gently turn the jade pendant over, and you will see a tranquil mountain scene with rolling hills shrouded in clouds and mist.

A family heirloom, it's so precious...

Shen Jiasui felt ashamed of it, but he didn't dare to let Mr. Lin down. After much thought, he finally put the jade pendant in his arms with great care.

Don’t worry, there is a long time to come. Just consider it as helping the teacher to collect it first.

.......

Soon, the day arrived, the eighth day of August, as everyone was looking forward to it.