Outsiders of Mianjia Dyeing Workshop

After hearing what the eldest princess said, Shui Zhihan nodded with some confusion: "Although I don't know why sister is so sure of this person, I believe in sister's vision, and I also believe that sister must be for my own good. Listen to sister!"

The eldest princess looked at Shui Zhihan with a full face of doting, and stroked Shui Zhihan's head: "You just have to remember, sister will not harm you! Although this Yongpei has a better family background, he will bring you some civil servants." Support, but you have to remember, you are the emperor, you will always be above them, don't make indifferent compromises with them!"

Shui Zhihan nodded obediently after hearing this: "Yes! Then I don't have to pay attention to these memorials requesting my wedding?"

The eldest princess smiled and said, "Naturally! However, you should also consider the matter of getting married! This elder sister also hopes that you can get married as soon as possible, and that the queen will accompany you and help you."

"Sister!!" Shui Zhihan dragged out his voice, acting coquettishly unwilling.

"You don't grow up until you get married! Didn't you always say that you want to grow up, protect sister, and shelter sister from wind and rain? Besides, Mianli is about the same age as you, and she is already married." After talking about the eldest princess I just thought of Mianli who received me, he was very thoughtful in everything, and he was very experienced in speaking, although he sometimes jumped out of the way, in general, he was still a very stable, talented and potential person.

Shui Zhihan listened to the eldest princess's words and nodded in hesitation, as a tacit consent.The eldest princess looked at Shui Zhihan with a look of relief, she could listen to the persuasion and not just go her own way blindly.

The eldest princess hopes that the lively and steady Mianli will accompany Shui Zhihan, so that Shui Zhihan's boring emperor's life will be more happy!If it wasn't necessary, she really didn't want to put the burden of the country on Shui Zhihan, but now, it's done, she can only do her best to help Shui Zhihan become a qualified emperor without losing the happy emperor , the emperor who can have his own friends, that's all.

After the student banquet in the county government of Anding County, Mianli was forcefully invited by Yongpei to the Yong's mansion.It's just because Mianli doesn't have a mansion in the county seat, and Yongpei invited him specially, Mianli really couldn't stand Yongpei's moji, so he had to ask Steward Fu to pack up his luggage and move in to the guest house specially packed for Mianli by Yongpei. hospital.It is said that the guest house is actually a courtyard with three entrances. There is also a small garden in the courtyard. In addition to the master bedroom, there is a servant's room and even a separate kitchenette. It can be used for a family of ten. , and by the way, you can also bring servants, cooks, etc.

Yong Pei accompanied Mian Li to visit the guest courtyard carefully, the two sat down in the gazebo in the courtyard, and Yong Pei said: "Sister Mian, do you still like these arrangements? Tell me, I'll ask the housekeeper to modify it." Yong Pei stretched out his hand and pointed at the surroundings.

After scratching her head in Mianli, she put her hands to her mouth and coughed, then cupped her hands to Yong Pei: "Sister Yong, it's good, this is already very good. For me, it can't be better, let my sister bother you "

Yongpei waved his hand indifferently, and said carelessly: "You and my sister say this, it really doesn't mean much! I, please come here, of course I hope you can eat well and live well when you are in the county, and it is not in vain. You and I are sisters."

Mianli looked at Yong Pei and nodded: "Sister, don't worry, I won't be polite to my sister, I will speak up if necessary."

After hearing this, Yongpei happily ordered Xiaoling, the personal book boy, to prepare the kitchen for a banquet in the guest courtyard.

After the explanation, Yongpei turned around and said to Mianli with some embarrassment: "Sister Mian, it's not that I don't want to go to the main hall of the mansion to hold a banquet, but I just think that my sister and I don't need to be so polite. And now, my mother is taking office. Outside, my sister is not here, so there is no need to hold a banquet in the main hall for common etiquette, so we are both very restrained, it is better to put it in the guest courtyard, where we can feel more at ease, and we can speak freely without any scruples!"

Mianli smiled and listened to Yongpei's explanation, and then said: "Sister Yong is very true, you and my sister, don't be so polite, it's so formal, my sister feels uncomfortable too! So sister, you don't have to worry, I don't worry about it. .Besides, the scenery here is also very good. Today's weather is fine, so why not put it in the courtyard. After sunset, you and my sisters can drink wine while watching the moon. It's very interesting."

"My sister said so, so I feel relieved." Yong Pei said.

"Uh, Sister Yong, I'm a little rude. It's been a long time since I've been here, and I haven't greeted my wife. This is my sister's fault." Mianli thought of it and hurriedly apologized.

When Yongpei heard Mianli say the words Mrs. Sister-in-law, his face was startled and froze, and after hearing all Mianli said, Yongpei's shoulders were all slumped, and he seemed to have lost his energy.After a while, Yong Pei seemed to have calmed down, she sighed deeply, and stared out of the pavilion with a desolate expression.

Seeing Yongpei like this, Mianli felt a little puzzled.Logically speaking, Yong Pei is older than himself, so he should have been married a long time ago, and living in a master's house like Mian Li, he naturally needs to meet the mistress.What's more, I can be regarded as Yong Pei's best friend, and now I'm a sister, so it's natural to visit Mrs. Xia's wife, but what's wrong with Yong Pei's appearance?

Yongpei got up from the gazebo in the middle of the yard and walked around, then bowed his hands to Mianli, Mianli also stood up quickly when he saw this, not daring to accept the gift, Mianli said: "Sister, you What are you doing?"

Yongpei clenched his fist and thumped the pillar of the pavilion, gritted his teeth and said, "Sister Mian, I didn't tell you the truth when I met you, please forgive me." Having said this, Yongpei paused, raised his eyes a little weakly Cotton.

Mianli was puzzled: "Eh?"

Yong Pei let out a long breath: "Sister, to tell you the truth, my sister is an unknown person! I hesitated to say it before because I was afraid that my sister would dislike it. This is also the reason why I have never been too close to people." After finishing speaking, he looked at Mianli Seeing that Mianli was puzzled and said nothing, she quickly took out a few amulets from her bosom: "Don't worry, sister, my family has hired a magician to do it for me a few years ago, and there will be no evil spirits to hurt others."

Mianli looked at Yongpei's nervous look, and felt a little funny in her heart, she could still feel whether she hurt others, so Mianli laughed and said: "Sister Yong, you really filter it, you forget us but The gifted talent blessed by Wen Sheng has been raised, what am I afraid of?"

Hearing this, Yong Pei frowned, didn't he?Yong Pei let out a long breath, and smiled at Mianli: "Yes, my sister is right, you and I have the blessing of the sage, it must be no problem, maybe I have completely changed." After finishing speaking smiled.

Mianli nodded: "Where is it going to be wrong, sister can rest assured, you must be fine!"

Mianli's indifference and words brought about a huge change in Yongpei's mood, allowing her to regain her confidence.Yongpei sat down again, and asked Mianli to sit down as well, and Yongpei said with a disappointed face: "Actually, I made my sister laugh, and I haven't gotten married yet."

Mianli was a little puzzled, but still said: "No, no, what did my sister say? I have nothing to laugh at. It's just that she got married later. Just now, my sister is also unintentional. She has been with her for a long time, and she wants to see her." My sister-in-law, you also know that my sister and I have already married a few days ago, and all the sisters in the family also got married early, so I blurted out... and please don't be offended by my sister!"

Yong Pei waved his hand, and his eyes fell on the peach tree in the courtyard: "It's the time when the peach blossoms are in full bloom! In fact, since I was a child, my family has also had several marriages, but without exception, as long as my family hires you, the other party's family will marry you." Some bad things will happen, either the elders have an accident, or the other party is injured, and some have even injured their lives. Once or twice is fine, but seven or eight times is unreasonable! Everyone put these things together, all I thought it was my wife, maybe even my wife’s family! So after I came to this conclusion, for a long time, the aristocratic family that I had a good relationship with was afraid of marrying me. The friends who went to school also stayed away from me because of Xiangke! Later, after my tenth birthday, my mother tried to help me form a few more families. These are her subordinates, and they readily agreed, but there was still a problem! There is no way , My marriage was delayed like this, and I was even afraid that I would not be happy in the capital, so I was transferred to the county school to study, and only a few classmates came to chat with each other." Yongpei said with a look of desolation.

Everyone has the heart of longing, Yongpei, she also thought about how she and her wife would be on the same page, singing harmoniously, but the repeated blows in reality made her feel disheartened, so she put all her mind on her studies, Concentrating her energy and not distracting herself can be regarded as gaining her academically.

At this time, Xiao Ling served a pot of tea soup, Mian Li took the pot, stood up and poured Yong Pei a cup, and handed it over: "Sister, drink the tea soup first to relieve the alcohol at the banquet. Not to mention whether it’s true or not, but it’s absurd to be alienated because of this, and my younger sister will naturally not, so don’t worry! According to me, this marriage is just a coincidence, presumably it’s my sister’s fate. Now, when the fate arrives, Mrs. Sister-in-law will naturally come to the door."

Yong Pei listened to Mian Li's words, he chuckled: "My heart is still like water now. I went to Qingyun Temple to draw a lottery a year ago, and when the temple wished to explain it, it was like you said. My family saw that I was often a little depressed because of this when I was young. I hired some warlocks to help resolve it! But after these years, I have already thought about it myself, sometimes there must be something in my life, and there is always time in my life, don’t force it, and it’s not bad to concentrate on your studies!"

"My sister is open-minded, my sister is not as good as you. My sister respects you!" Mianli didn't say anything more on this, and it was a bit heartbreaking to say.Mianli just used tea instead of wine, made a toast to Yongpei, then changed the subject, and the two talked about other things!After waiting for a while, the food and wine came out, and the two of them ate and drank slowly.Because the two of them also drank a lot of wine at the student banquet, so Yongfu was very considerate to serve fruit wine, which was low in strength and not top-notch.The two first filled their hungry stomachs, and talked about their life aspirations while eating. Yongpei selectively talked to Mianli about the official knowledge he had learned, and then imagined the situation of the two of them studying at the county school together. , Until the moon was in the sky, the two left contentedly, and returned to their respective houses to settle down and rest.

Shixuan Town became lively early in the morning, and this day happened to coincide with the big market. On both sides of the main road in the town, villagers from nearby mountain villages were selling mountain products. The street was full of people, and it became crowded after meals. , When I want to wait until noon, there will be more and more crowded people.

A team of messengers galloped past on the main street of Shixuan Town, and immediately an adjutant knocked Luo, causing pedestrians to give way.A road was cleared in the middle, and the people on both sides of the road watched the three officials holding up the triangular small blue flag with red happy characters on the horse. After the small flag fluttered in the wind, they gathered together and whispered. There was a lot of discussion on the Internet.

The old man eating tea in the restaurant looked at the happy word, and heaved a sigh of relief.They stroked their chests one after another to appease their beating hearts, and muttered: "I was shocked, it's okay, it's okay, it's not about recruiting civilian husbands."

"Uncle, you look so bright! What's going on here? I'm a little anxious to see the report flying!" Some young people who have never seen the reporter several times in their lives asked Looking at the old and knowledgeable old man next to him.

"Didn't you see the happy word on the small flag? It's a happy event in the court, such as a saint giving a marriage to an official, such as being the number one scholar in the imperial examination, such as being awarded a knight for military merit..." The old man twisted his beard and Everyone talked one by one.

While talking, the old man's hand stopped, and he looked around suspiciously, and asked suspiciously: "Um, boys, do you know that there is a family of high officials and dignitaries in Shixuan Town?"

The men and women around him who were listening to his question shook their heads at the same time, expressing their ignorance.The old man also turned around in a little confusion and said, "It's not the time for the imperial examination, so where did this happy news come from?"

No matter how people speculate, the happy news officer will fly by in an instant.I saw a distant figure rushing towards Fangshi, where Mian's family was located. When they arrived, three good news officials jumped off their horses, and an adjutant of good news officials flew to the gate of Mian's house and knocked on the door.

Bang, bang, the door of Mian's house was quickly knocked by the adjutant of Officer Xibao.

At this time, many people gathered outside the gate of Mian's house, and they were all attracted by the happy news officer.Everyone stood on the periphery and looked at the official Xibao, waiting and watching.

"Here we come, wait a moment!" A voice came from the door.

Not long after the sound came, I heard Zila, and the gate on one side of the Mian Mansion was slowly opened. The gatekeeper leaned out, looked around, and looked at the Annunciator holding up the happy announcement outside. The gatekeeper was a little dazed for a while. live.

After a while, the concierge asked a little timidly: "Master, are you busy?" The concierge flinched a little, and hurriedly bowed.

"Of course there is something! Let me ask you, is this Mian Mansion, Shixuan Town, Anding County?" the leader of the Annunciation Officer asked loudly holding the announcement.

"It's the Mian Mansion, I don't know the official..." the porter continued to ask tremblingly.

"Don't be afraid, we're here to announce the happy news! Don't panic, quickly invite the master of your mansion to receive the happy news." The good news officer, the porter, was a little scared and hurriedly said to comfort him.

Hearing what the good news officer said, the concierge calmed down and regained his alertness.

"Yes, yes, gentlemen, wait a moment, you rest here for a while, I will invite our wife here." The concierge invited three good news officials to wait in the hall, and hurriedly arranged for people to report Mianyu and his wife served tea soup to the three good news officials graciously.

When Mianyu and his wife heard the servant's report, they rushed over from the main courtyard in a hurry.

The happy news officer watched the Mianyu couple approaching, looked at their age and clothes, stood up quickly, and asked the Mianyu couple, "But the old lady of the Mian family?"

Mian Yu was startled, this address made her startled, after all, she was used to being called Madam, and she couldn't turn the corner for a while.

After all, Mianyu has also experienced storms, but after a moment of stupefaction, Mianyu slowed down and handed over to the officer of the happy news: "This is Mianyu from Mian's family, I don't know what the official wants to do?"

The happy announcer heard that it was the rightful owner, and hurriedly held up the happy announcement and sang a promise loudly: "The happy announcement of the court, please listen to the owner of the Mian family."

After hearing this, Mianyu hurriedly tidied up her clothes and bowed her bare hands: "Mianyu is waiting."

The happy news officer took down the good news he was holding and unfolded it: "At the beginning of the first year of the Ming Dynasty, in Mianjia Mianli, Shixuan Town, Anding County, in the county examination, he first ascended to Qingyun, became famous in the Confucian Temple, became enlightened by the sage of literature, and became a talented student. , The Mian family has made great contributions in education, and the good news is passed on, and the scholarly family is specially awarded to reward them."

Mianyu was taken aback when he heard that, scholarly family! !This is a direct transformation of his business status, and his status has improved a lot.

"Lady Mian, please accept the good news." The good news officer handed the good news to Mian Yu.

Mianyu hurriedly took it with her own hands, and she asked the officer a little unconfidently: "Master, are you sure it was my daughter who became enlightened on Qingyun Road?"

The happy news officer hurriedly cupped his hands: "Yes, if there is only one Mianfu Mianli in Shixuan Town, that would be it. The gifted scholar was enlightened on the road to Dengqingyun. What a blessing? Let me congratulate Mrs. Mian, and congratulate Mrs. Mian."

Mrs. Xu walked a few steps in the direction of Mianyu, and shook the stunned Mianyu. Mianyu glanced at Mrs. Xu before recovering a little, and said in a trembling voice: "Housekeeper, butler, please hurry up." Several officials went into the hall to rest, and ordered the kitchen to prepare a wedding banquet for them."

The happy announcer didn't refuse. After all, it was a wedding banquet, and they would attend it every time. What's more, it was a wedding banquet for a gifted child who was rarely seen in a century. They bowed their hands and followed the housekeeper to leave.

"My lady, I'm overjoyed! Xiaoliu is so upbeat! Come on, quickly set up a running water table, and I want to invite the parents and folks to have fun together. Haha, my Xiaoliu is really good. Ju Xiang, go quickly and invite Liu Niangzi over, my lady , you will take Xiaoliu's family to arrange things together later, and when my son goes further, Xiaoliu's family will have to take care of it alone." Mianyu happily ordered.

"Don't worry, wife master. Qi'er is smart. I'll arrange for the running water table. Fortunately, there are still some ingredients left, so I will arrange for someone to buy some more." Mrs. Xu responded to the cotton fish, and put the The servants commanded around, and the whole Mian Mansion took action.

In the gazebo of Denglan Pavilion, the sound of jingling zither came from the pavilion. Apart from the sound of the zither, there was no other sound in the courtyard, and there was almost no bird song. It seemed that they were all immersed in the sound of the zither, very peaceful , but this environment was suddenly broken by the sound of Dede walking hurriedly.

"Sister Juxiang!" Xiao Yu watched the person coming from outside the pavilion, and quickly stopped him.

"Sister Xiaoyu, is Liu Niangzi playing the piano? Please tell Liu Niangzi that Madam is waiting in the front hall." Ju Xiang stopped.

Hearing Madam's invitation, Xiaoyu hurried into the gazebo, whispered a few words to Yingcao, seemed to be affected, Buqi put her hands on the strings, and slowly silenced the sound of the piano, and then slowly opened her eyes. Opening his eyes, he looked at Xiaoyu and Yingcao who were talking, and asked, "What happened?"

When Xiao Yu heard the question, she turned around and bowed to Bu Qi Yingying: "Little lady, Sister Juxiang said Madam invites you to the front hall."

"Oh? Did you say what happened?" Bu Qi frowned. She didn't know why her mother-in-law asked her to go out. In theory, there should be nothing to call her.

Buqi said to Xiaoyu and Yingcao: "Then help me change my clothes, so we can go to the front hall." The man stood up and walked outside the pavilion.

After Ju Xiang bowed to Bu Qi who stepped out of the pavilion, she smiled and congratulated Bu Qi: "Little maid, congratulations to Liu Niangzi! The sixth master was enlightened by the literary sage after climbing Qingyun Road, and now he is a gifted child. As soon as the happy announcer finished the announcement, Madam asked the little maid to invite Liu Niangzi to the front hall to discuss and arrange a banquet to congratulate her."

After hearing Ju Xiang's words, Bu Qi stopped and looked at Ju Xiang in disbelief.

Seeing her master's appearance, Yingcao asked Ju Xiang: "Ah? Sister Ju Xiang, is what you said true? Is it the happy news of our sixth master? Our sixth master was blessed and enlightened by the sage? Has he become a gifted child? "

After a series of questions, Ju Xiang smiled brightly: "That's right, it's the happy news of our sixth master, and ah, our Mianfu also has a reward for the happy news of the sixth master."

As soon as Juxiang finished speaking, Buqi hurried to the inner room, and Yingcao watched and hurriedly followed.Xiaoyu shook her head, took Juxiang's arm and said, "Please wait a moment, sister Juxiang, my sixth wife is going to change clothes and we'll go."

Ju Xiang nodded, and was led by Xiao Yu to the outer hall to sit down and wait. After a cup of tea, Bu Qi in a red dress came out.

Ju Xiang's eyes were full of astonishment, she usually only saw Liu Niangzi's plain dress, but suddenly she was so colorful, she was very surprised, she said in her mouth: "Liu Niangzi is really good-looking, the little servant girl is dumbfounded."

Buqi smiled slightly when she heard this, turned around and walked out first, Juxiang and others hurriedly followed, Yingcao smiled happily and said to Juxiang: "My little lady, this is to add joy to the sixth master!"

Ju Xiang nodded in understanding.

Bu Qi's steps were fast, and it didn't take long for a few people to reach the front hall.

Mrs. Xu looked at Buqi in red dress, nodded in satisfaction, and waved to Buqi with a smile: "Good boy, come and help mother! You are so good, you are happy when you look at it, and Xiaoliu is doing our mother a favor." I have some confidence in facing your mother." Mrs. Xu laughed after speaking.

"Mother was joking! Qi'er congratulates mother." Bu Qi saluted Mrs. Xu.

"Okay, mother congratulates you too." Mrs. Xu smiled from ear to ear.In this era when mothers and children are expensive, Mianli has earned a lot of face for Mrs. Xu.

At this time, the neighbors who heard the news had already prepared gifts and came to the door, and the housekeeper had asked the accountant to set up the table and began to record the ceremony.When the first gift arrived, the housekeeper clearly realized the difference. The gift was a bit thicker than usual, and the attitude of the gift giver was also a bit more modest than before.The butler also stiffened his back during the reception, and all the servants in Mianfu were immersed in joy.

Mianyu hurried home after hearing the news from the cloth dyeing workshop. Before she could change her clothes, she was at the gate of Mianfu, accompanying Mianyu to welcome the guests.

"Why are you the only one coming back? Didn't the second and fourth children go to pick up the ingredients today? Why didn't they come together?" Mianyu took the time to ask Mianyu.

Mianyu hurriedly responded: "Second sister has something to do in the house, I will pick up the ingredients in person today, but I have already sent someone to notify! Fourth sister will come later, saying that she is going home to change into decent clothes."

"It's just that she has a lot of things, that's all! The National People's Congress has divided the government, and I can't control it! However, you don't have to give my permission to the fourth child for the dye formula, do you hear me! That child, alas, can't say anything! Do you remember what I said That's fine," Mianyu said.

Mianyu frowned when she heard this, but she was obedient since she was a child, and she didn't say much, she just cupped her hands at Mianyu: "My daughter will save me."

Looking at Mianyu's appearance, Mianli also knew that this loyal daughter didn't listen to the truth, but was just used to listening to her own words.As for the children, she likes Mianli the most. Although she is naughty, she is also clever and clever.It's just that they are the smallest and cannot inherit the family business.When thinking of family business, she thinks of a scholarly family, and Mianyu is instantly full of pride, which can further expand the family business.