Xiaoting had always been afraid of her, and her eyes immediately turned red, but she didn't dare to explain.

The two maids of the Li family looked at each other, and they didn't dare to speak rashly.

Zeng Shi frowned in his heart, and said with a normal face: "It was my maid who spoke just now, if it disturbs Mrs. He, don't blame it." ”

Seeing that there was a kind of arrogance in her expression, a smile appeared on the corner of Feng Jiwen's mouth.

This lady is really interesting, it was not her Feng Jiwen who came to see her, nor did she bump into her outside, but she came by herself, why did she still set up a shelf for the official wife in her house?

also allowed his subordinates to be so unsightly, and the noise took over the master.

When they are huge...... Well, although it's not a big family, there is no one?

"I see. Feng Jiwen looked at the two maids and said, "I thought it was my maid who was ignorant and yelling in front of Mrs. Li, so I didn't have to be embarrassed in front of the guests, and I wondered if Mrs. Li was in the way of her face and couldn't bear to speak out." I couldn't help but teach a lesson-but I never thought it was a girl in your house, so I was too talkative, and I asked Mrs. for forgiveness. ”

The two maids couldn't help but blush when they heard this.

Zeng laughed lukewarmly.

Where is this teaching a girl?

It's clear that she's teaching her a lesson.

"The maid is unruly, so she should naturally be reprimanded. This is your mansion again, and it is natural for you to teach your wife a lesson. ”

Although the words are decent, the tone is indescribably cold and hard.

Feng Jiwen glanced at her and said, "Although today is the first time I have met Mrs. Li, Mrs. Ran understands things so well, which really makes the concubine feel ashamed. ”

The corners of Zeng's eyes twitched.

Listening to Feng Jiwen's words so 'good', she only had one thought - where did this come from?

One sentence is enough to make people angry to death.

Zeng took a sullen breath in his chest.

She watched Feng Jiwen, who seemed to be a person who had nothing to do, come to her, and saluted her calmly.

Fang Cai only cared about talking, and almost broke the rules, and asked Mrs. Li not to blame. ”

"It's important to talk to my wife. Zeng sneered in his heart.

It's just because she still thinks that this Feng Jiwen looks like a concubine.

This is unforgiving, and another cheeky pie, how can he be compared with Concubine Guo?

However, what she didn't know was that when it came to hurting people and poisonous tongues, Feng Jiwen was really an axe in front of Concubine Guo, and it was not worth mentioning......

Zeng only knew that she didn't like the young woman in front of her very much.

She had never been so disrespected.

Especially when we met for the first time.

Do you still think that you are the eldest lady of the Yinglian Mansion?

Zeng sneered in his heart, and he didn't want to stay here for a moment.

Feng Jiwen had just sat down on the main seat, and before she could ask, she heard Zeng's straightforward explanation of her intention.

She didn't even hesitate to give Feng Jiwen a smile on her face, and only said: "My lord heard that your mansion has the joy of promotion today, and specially instructed me to come to congratulate me. ”

If it weren't for Feng Jiwen's very sure that she hadn't heard it wrong, she really couldn't convince herself that this noble and cold Mrs. Li was even a little rude, and she had come to congratulate her.

Gifts can be given so bluntly, she should still come to the door to seek revenge.

But the news of Heshen's promotion spread really fast.

The givers can't wait for tomorrow morning.

And the maidens who are still far away come.

Looking at the two brocade boxes that the two maids of the Li family came forward, Feng Jiwen thought a little in her heart.

The eunuchs don't know each other, and they can think of this congratulatory gift without brains, which is by no means as simple as the congratulation that this Mrs. Li said.

She had the intention to hint that Xiao Xing would ask what He Shen meant.

But when the two maids opened the brocade box in front of her, when she saw the contents clearly, she immediately changed her mind—

She thought, don't ask Heshen.

"Now is the time for spring tea to come down, and this half catty of loose tea is just used to taste new. Zeng looked at Feng Jiwen and said: "As for these two pairs of pearl hairpins, they are not valuable things, they are delicate and good-looking, and his wife is just Shaoling, which is very suitable for this bright color." ”

There was an indescribable arrogance hidden in her words, and there was even a hint of no one in her eyes.

Feng Jiwen clenched her hands slightly.

She didn't hear Zeng's words, but she knew better than anyone what was really in the brocade box.

In the brocade box containing the pearl hairpin, the velveteen cloth is rolled up in the corner, intentionally or unintentionally, and the color of red gold is faintly revealed inside.

I don't know if it's gold jewelry or gold ingots.

The so-called spring tea is actually the same.

Sending tea and hairpins is all a disguise.

What the Li family wants to send is actually a lot of money.

Is it necessary?

Facing Zeng's eyes with implied disdain, Feng Jiwen suppressed the surprise in her heart and smiled as usual.

Zeng's nose let out a vague laugh, as if 'everything was expected'.

The He family is ruined like this, presumably even with the help of the Yinglian Mansion, it will definitely be tight in the future.

People are afraid of poverty and hardship.

Especially this kind of rich daughter who married from a wealthy family and didn't know what thrift was.

"This congratulatory gift is too expensive, and I ask Mrs. Li to take it back. ”

"It's just some coarse tea and ordinary pearl hairpins, so why is it precious. Zeng said without much expression: "There is no need to excuse Mrs. He." ”

She thought that Feng Jiwen was pretending to resign out of face.

"Mrs. Li should take it back. As the so-called merit is not punished, my grandfather has never had anything to do with Li Shangshu, and this gift cannot be accepted by the concubine or the concubine. ”

Zeng frowned.

The hypocrisy is endless?

She said patiently: "Before, I was ordered to investigate and handle the imperial examination dispute with the adult, and the crazy person made false accusations everywhere, and my family was able to retreat safely, thanks to the help of the adult." It's true that you have no contact, but it's too humble to be unsuccessful. ”

Mrs. Li said this, but the concubine never dared to accept it. Feng Jiwen was stunned when she heard this, and her refusal was even worse, "Mrs. Li also said that my uncle was ordered to investigate and handle this case, and from the collection of evidence to the conclusion of the case, it was in accordance with the regulations. As for Mrs. Li's statement that Li Shangshu can retreat peacefully, it can only show that Li Shangshu is innocent and fair, not my uncle who helped him. ”

I'd rather not want this so-called retribution sent to the door, and she couldn't let He Shen get involved in this black net of officials protecting each other like this.

In particular, Li Huaizhi, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, is the same as Jin Jian, both of whom are members of the Eleventh Elder Brother Party, and He Shen has already spoken first, and he will never be involved in party disputes.

She smiled and asked Zeng in a joking way: "If Mrs. Li really thinks that it was my uncle who helped Li Shangshu to retreat peacefully, wouldn't it be clear that Li Shangshu was not innocent?"

Maybe Li Shangshu is indeed not innocent.

Maybe He Shen is really suspected of protecting him, but it is not Li Huaizhi who he is protecting against, but the face of the court and the emperor.

Zeng's face turned pale for a while.

When Feng Jiwen said this, she was obviously not pretending to refuse.

She really doesn't take it.

And he didn't seem to want to have a relationship with their Li family.

Ho.

I don't know what to do.

"Since Mrs. He really doesn't want to accept this gift, I have no reason to force it. Zeng's face was unkind, and he pinched the handkerchief in his hand and stood up.

And so he took his leave. ”

Seeing this, the two maids of the Li family immediately changed their cold faces, closed the brocade box each, and turned around in front of Feng Jiwen.

Feng Jiwen wanted to laugh when she saw it.

The subordinates of the Li family are really similar to their masters.

Out of courtesy, she got up anyway.

"Xiao Wake up, send Mrs. Li. ”

Zeng, who was about to step out of the hall with the maid, said coldly without looking back: "Don't bother." ”

"Guests must be delivered, this is the rule of us and our family. Feng Jiwen said kindly.

Guests can not understand etiquette, but they can't be rude.

“……”

There are also hard deliveries!

Zeng's heart and mouth are all painful.

After Xiao Xing quickly caught up, he didn't look at his face, but only walked ahead to lead the way.

……

On the other side, Ding Ziyu and Qian Yingming just pushed the door out of the outer study.

He Shen also walked out.

Qian Yingming clenched his back teeth tightly, and his brows furrowed into Sichuan characters.

Apparently not satisfied with the results.

But uncharacteristically, there was neither a verbal crusade nor a violent reaction.

It's just that he looks like he can only swallow it in his stomach when he has bitterness and anger.

Ding Ziyu glanced at him complicatedly, turned around and bowed to He Shen, saying goodbye to Dao.

and Shen ordered Liu Quanxiang to send.

After sending Ding Qian and the others away, Liu Quan quickly turned back.

But seeing that his grandfather did not turn back to the study, he was still standing under the verandah of the study with his hands in his hands, not knowing what he was thinking, and his handsome eyebrows were full of smiles.

It's not strange when you laugh, but it's strange when you don't.

But the point is that the smiling eyes narrowed, and when he looked around, no one talked to him...... This is somewhat strange.

Liu Quan approached with a smile, bowed down and raised his face and asked, "Lord is so happy, but the matter surnamed Qian has been successfully resolved?"

He Shen laughed noncommittally.

Liu Quan waited with his eyes the size of a double bean waiting to hear him speak.

After waiting for a while, I heard my grandfather suddenly say in a low and smiling voice-

"Tell me again what you heard your wife praise me. ”

Liu Quan glared and swallowed again.

And with this ......

He thinks that it is not possible to properly hide the joy after being praised by others, so that it is more in line with the habits of ordinary people?

After not hearing him speak, He Shen turned his face sideways to look at him.

That look was a natural, shameless look.

Liu Quan's face showed a look of crying and laughing.

"Mrs. praised you for knowing astronomy and geography, and you have read more books than my uncle has walked, and said that you have a strong memory and knowledge, and you will never forget, in short, you are good everywhere and ......"

……

At the end of the Shen period.

Feng Jiwen, who had been in the room for more than an hour, felt a little stuffy in her heart, so she walked out of the main hall with Jingxue in her arms, stepped down the stone steps, and wanted to take a turn in the courtyard.

The golden wuxi sinks, and the warm glow of the dusk shines all over the small courtyard.

Feng Jiwen is reflecting on what she has done today.

She rejected Mrs. Li's congratulatory gift, and after Qin Yan knew about it, Qin Yan expressed her disapproval.

It's not that Qin Yan doesn't understand her approach, but thinks that the Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites is not an ordinary person after all, and the things sent by the Shangshu Mansion don't ask what the reason is or what the purpose is, Feng Jiwen shouldn't make a decision to refuse, but should ask about Heshen's meaning at the first time.

In the end, although this gift was sent by Mrs. Li, anyone could see that it was for He Shen.

He is the real head of the family.

Such a big matter really shouldn't be decided by Feng Jiwen alone without his knowledge.

This has nothing to do with the eventual confiscation, but rather the matter itself.

Qin Yan thought that it was a good phenomenon that Feng Jiwen was willing to take the initiative to take the initiative to take care of Heshen's housekeeper, but this matter was not an ordinary family matter.

"What's wrong with the madam?"

Under the front porch of the hall, Xiaocha asked in a low voice.

The little fairy on the side looked at Feng Jiwen, who was walking slowly in the courtyard with Jingxue in her arms, and only frowned slightly and shook her head.

She didn't know either.

Feng Jiwen also noticed the 'abnormality' of what she did today.

Anyway, why did she ask and didn't ask He Shen's opinion at that time, so she made the decision to refuse the congratulatory gift from the Li Mansion?

That Mrs. Li's attitude was not good, but it would not provoke her to make any irrational decisions.

Worried that the congratulatory gift is too heavy, the Li family's motives are not pure, and these are naturally correct.

But this is not the reason why she didn't even say hello to He Shen, right?

She thought about it upside down for a long time, and then she barely figured out the more subtle thoughts she had at that time—

Objectively, it is believed that this congratulatory gift cannot be received, and it does account for a part.

But what really prompted her to reject Mrs. Li without thinking about it should be ...... She still doesn't want to see He Shen fall into the fate recorded in the history books, and be a big corrupt official who is spurned.

It is true that he is very deep, and it is also true that he is too ambitious, but his hands are still so clean......

Therefore, she thought, even if she couldn't stop him, she didn't want to push him behind her back.

But that's just her own idea.

That doesn't justify her unilateral decision for him.

Because whether it is good or bad, she simply does not have the power to control the lives of others.

It was indeed a mistake for her to do so.

She wanted to make amends to He Shen about this matter.

But according to the subordinates, after Ding Ziyu and Qian Yingming left, He Shen also went out with his hind feet, and he has not yet returned.

Feng Jiwen looked back at the square sky framed by the courtyard above her head.

Wait a little longer, and you'll be ready to turn on the lights.

Jingxue in her arms screamed twice, and moved a little restlessly.

It has always been lively and active, I think it has been in Feng Jiwen's arms for a long time, and it is a little anxious.

Feng Jiwen bent down to put it down.

Jingxue rubbed her hands and the embroidery on the corners of her skirt, and heard that the little tea under the corridor called it, and got Feng Jiwen's "go", so she ran to find the little tea to play.

When Feng Jiwen wanted to straighten up, she saw an extra cyan figure in her sight.

She looked up.

In the afterglow, He Shen, who was wearing a warm body, was looking at her with a pair of clear but bewildering black eyes with a smile, and her beautiful thin lips were slightly curvature.

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PS: Ahem, the title of this chapter is Tucao - after the stumbling (??) and adults, mosquitoes have also begun to follow in their footsteps.

In addition, guess what you are ^_^ doing with the adults (to be continued.) )