pet marriage

In the afternoon, the second aunt, Qin, went back to Zhang's mansion, sat on the side with a smile, and accompanied the female relatives to talk to the old lady, with a timid expression on her face.

Before the dinner, the two uncles and cousins ​​also came back, Shen Mingshu led Shen Qingjia to visit these few, and they took a seat together.The Zhangfu dinner is naturally exquisite and delicious.

During the chat, the Elder of the Zhang Mansion taught Shen Mingshu and Shen Qingjia earnestly. As an official in the court, his vision has grown a lot, and he has always been able to accurately grasp the direction of the court, and he treats the two of them sincerely as nephews , Naturally, he did not hesitate to teach.

Halfway through the banquet, the old lady called the old man and the others to go over, the old man walked in front, then Shen Qingjia and his second cousin, Shen Mingshu and the second old man of the Zhang family walked behind.

"Maybe Ming Shu will stay longer when he comes back to the capital?" The second master smiled enthusiastically, but it was a pity that there was some shrewd calculation in his eyes, which ruined the kind and elder appearance on his face.

With a humble smile of a junior on his face, Shen Mingshu replied: "It's a rare visit, so we naturally want to stay longer."

The second master smiled with his beard, hehe laughed, and said in a soft voice: "Your cousin has always loved to play, and he knows all kinds of places in Beijing. If you want to go to the area south of our house, you might as well ask him for his idea."

Shen Mingshu opened his eyes slightly, and then bowed his head respectfully, covering the dark light in his eyes. She hadn't guessed that the second master's hand had stretched so long. Thinking of the news he had received in these years, I'm afraid The debts that the uncle and the cousin were carrying were almost unbearable.

The second master was very satisfied with Shen Mingshu's reaction. This was a kind reminder he gave her. Although she didn't know why this niece was so determined to marry a fool, since she could sell favors, why not do it.

While the two were talking, they went to the inner hall, where a crowd of people happily talked around the old lady.

Shen Mingshu noticed that Shen Qingjia was standing beside his second cousin with a smile, turned to the door, found Shen Lang, the servant who was serving Shen Qingjia personally, gave a few instructions in a low voice, and then went back to his seat and sat down.

Zhang's mansion is lively and lively, but the atmosphere in Luo's mansion is not as cheerful as it is.

Sitting on the imperial concubine's couch, Mrs. Wang slightly closed her eyes, enjoying the servant girl pinching her legs and rubbing her shoulders, and absently listening to Cuiyun's words below.

Cuiyun knelt down in fear. Ever since she met that noble man who treated fools differently in Dongshi that day, she was worried about the words of the visit. She thought it was just a fluke to scare her, but she didn't expect it to be true. Someone sent a greeting card to your door.

Mrs. Wang listened impatiently to Cuiyun's trembling narration, opened her eyes and sat up, and asked calmly, "So you left Miss Er on the street alone that day?"

"Yes," Cuiyun didn't expect his wife to be angry at this point. Isn't the contempt and bullying of that fool all tacitly approved by the wife?But at this time, she naturally didn't dare to say that, she could only kowtow and beg for mercy, "I know I was wrong, I beg Madam to spare you."

Mrs. Wang gathered the gold hairpin on one side, and looked at Cuiyun who kowtowed in disgust. She really didn't care about the bullying of the people in Huanxiangyuan by the people in the mansion, but she didn't want to be judged by outsiders.

She waved the maid who was beating her legs to step back, and then said flatly: "This matter is indeed your negligence. You didn't take good care of the second lady of the Luo Mansion. You should be punished."

Mrs. Wang was thinking about how to punish this little servant girl, her eyes fell on Cuiyun's side face, her heart moved slightly, and she said, "You raise your head and let me have a look."

Cuiyun was afraid of being severely punished, when she heard such a sentence, she seemed to have grasped at straws, raised her head and lowered her eyes, waiting for the order of the mistress.

Mrs. Wang took a closer look at Cuiyun's appearance, she didn't have to do heavy work on weekdays, but she was raised like a young lady, and she had grown up in recent years, her eyebrows and eyes were quite amorous.

She pondered for a moment, then said calmly: "Because you are the first offender, you will be fined this month's monthly money, and you will have to take good care of the second lady outside in the future."

Cuiyun was overjoyed, she didn't expect to be spared so much, and quickly kowtowed to thank her.

Mrs. Wang waved her to go down, Cuiyun stood up and retreated respectfully, just as she went out, she saw Luo Xixiao who was surrounded by the eldest lady from a distance, and hurriedly avoided to the side to salute.

Luo Xixiao glanced at her lightly, and then entered Wang's courtyard, Cuiyun completely relaxed and left quickly.

When Luo Xixiao walked into the inner room, she put on an affectionate and charming smile on her face. Although she was young, she had some color, such a smile made her very cute.

When Mrs. Wang saw her coming in, she quickly asked her daughter to come over. As soon as she held her hand, she frowned, and said to the servant girl behind: "Are they all dead? Miss's hands are cold, and I don't know how to persuade her." Miss, wear more clothes."

Luo Xixiao persuaded softly: "Mother, don't worry, I came here in a hurry, so I blew some wind."

Seeing that the two mothers and daughters wanted to talk, most of the servant girls withdrew, and there were only a few servants left to serve them.

Luo Xixiao took the tea from the maid, gave it to Mrs. Wang with a smile, and said with a smile: "When I came in just now, I seemed to see Cuiyun from Huanxiang Garden. She rarely came here, but what happened to Huanxiang Garden? Does it bother mother?"

Mrs. Wang drank the tea from her daughter, and finally calmed down. When she heard her mention it, she frowned slightly and said, "You have always been well-behaved and sensible, but now that you are older, I will not avoid you."

Luo Xixiao's eyes moved slightly, guessing that there must be something wrong, but she still had an obedient look on her face, and said softly: "My daughter wants to stay with mother for a few more years, why does mother say that?"

Mrs. Wang was amused by her, held her daughter's hand, and told her about it in detail, "Cuiyun went to Dongshi to buy jewelry the day before yesterday, and left Luo Xin at the street. The woman took her to sit for a while, and today, our house received a letter of invitation and a food box, saying that it should be this person who gave it to Luo Xin."

Mrs. Wang took the greeting card from the small table beside her, and showed it to Luo Xixiao, "The food box has been sent to Huanxiangyuan, and there are only some simple pastries inside."

Luo Xixiao unfolded the greeting card and scanned the Qingyi handwriting on it, "Shen... Mingshu?"

Mrs. Wang took a sip of her tea, nodded and said, "I asked someone to find out where this person came from, and I only said that I watched her enter Zhang's residence."

"But that Zhang's mansion in the east?" Luo Xixiao asked with a frown, seeing Wang's nod, her heart moved slightly, and she said: "I don't know what kind of relationship this person has with Zhang's mansion."

Wang put down her teacup, and said rather annoyedly: "I don't know what kind of luck that idiot got to get this person's favor. I'll just perfunctory her tomorrow."

Luo Xixiao lowered her eyes and said unintentionally: "Luo Xin is getting older now, and I look a little cute, doesn't she?"

Wang snorted when she heard the words, and didn't take this possibility to heart, and said lightly: "She is indeed old, and I have been thinking about her marriage these days, but judging by her appearance, it is really not easy .”

She pondered for a moment, and talked to Luo Xixiao about the joint, "Do you know Lutong Bank?"

Luo Xixiao nodded. This is the leading bank in Wei Dynasty. It is said that the wealth is incomparable to the country, and it has opened branches in various places. She naturally knows it.

Mrs. Wang chuckled, and said: "I also found out about this by chance. That idiot's grandfather actually left them a large amount of property in Lutong Bank. Originally, once Qiu Wanniang died, we could borrow it." I took out the money in the name of that fool, but that bitch changed the rules before he died."

Luo Xixiao's heart skipped a beat. The property that could tempt her mother must not be a small amount. It would be a pity if she couldn't get it. She was still young, and she still couldn't sit still. She asked anxiously: "How does she changed?"

Mrs. Wang stroked her head with a smile, and said complacently: "I don't know what she thinks, but she actually asked Lutong Bank to give the money as a betrothal gift to that fool after he got married, and asked him to be his regular wife. Marry in with your identity."

Luo Xixiao suddenly understood, thinking that her mother was thinking hard about Luo Xin's marriage because of this, and wanted to find a reliable person.

Her heart moved, and she said: "Mother, I heard that some cousins ​​came to Danyang's grandmother's side a few days ago, so it must be more reliable."

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Wang knew that her daughter had thought about it with her, and said with a gratified smile: "I thought so too, and I've already asked people to inquire about it. Among them are people who are nephews and nephews, and their appearance and character are all suitable." It's okay to go to Luo Xin, even though I'm a little slack in my studies."

Luo Xixiao knew in her heart that Wang Shi must have made up her mind when she said that, she guessed that this cousin was the kind of person she would never take a look at, thinking of Luo Xin as a fool, don't even try to get past her , the smile on her face became even more charming, and she said softly: "This will be too wronged, cousin?"

Wang Shi smiled and said: "You are kind-hearted, I have thought about it too, I see that Cuiyun who is serving by Luo Xin's side is not bad, I will make up another beauty and give it to him as compensation."

Here the mother and daughter are planning carefully, but the person who was plotted in Huanxiangyuan on the other side knows nothing and happily faces a food box.

This is a three-layer food box. It doesn't look big, but it is very delicate. When Luo Xin heard Cuiyun's displeasure that it was brought over by her sister, she happily hugged it in her arms and hid it in the room. .

She carefully opened the food box. On the first and second floors were the wishful rolls and sweet-scented osmanthus cakes she had eaten in Linlang Pavilion, while on the third floor was a stack of small snacks she had never seen before.

There are small round top and bottom flat dim sum, with a layer of black sesame seeds sprinkled on the top of the golden pastry. Luo Xin took a small bite, the golden pastry was only a thin layer, and it was easy to bite down. Taste a delicious taste, the faint fishy smell is subtly covered by the spices, leaving only the fresh sweetness and a faint fragrance.

This is a taste that Luo Xin has never tasted before, but she immediately likes it. For some reason, she feels that this snack seems to have the faint fragrance of her sister, which she likes very much.

Thinking of that older sister, Luo Xin couldn't help laughing, revealing a slight dimple, she carefully ate the snacks, thinking to herself, what her mother said back and forth, what would she give her sister the next time she met? How about returning the gift?