This time it can set off thousands of waves in the southeast, whether it is to support the imperial court or support Jiang Taiping, and suddenly it is time to make a real chapter on this invitation. Needless to say, those who support the imperial court and Jiang Taiping are really a headache for those who waver.

So there are many strange reasons to refuse, some say they are sick, some happen to break their legs when they go out, some are funerals at home, some say that their daughter-in-law gave birth to children, and the most bizarre Taoist priests have told their fortunes and should not go out before the New Year.

Among the ten invitations, the last two or three people who took the time to come for a trip were not bad, but there was only a two-three chance out of ten, and the vast majority of people still claimed that they were not suitable to go out because of illness, or they were carried back by a sudden emergency on the road.

These things were all expected by Lu Qifang and Guo Wenying, because neither of them took it to heart, and only waited for the response of the Qin family and the Fang family.

Or Fang Yuntang played a certain role after receiving her letter, Fang Dadou, the old man of the Fang family, actually set off, not only came early, but also arrived in Ningde two days in advance.

Hearing the news, Guo Wenying felt extremely awkward, and suddenly felt that her ugly daughter-in-law wanted to see her in-laws.

She took her subordinates early in the morning, accompanied by Jiang Mao, the prefect of Ningde, and waited three miles away from the city gate of Ningde.

In fact, she was a Qincha, and she was also the envoy of the three grades of the imperial seal, in charge of the military affairs of the three provinces, so she didn't have to be so low and small, but who made Fang Dadou's identity different, occupying her future father-in-law's identity, it was cheap for her not to kneel to greet her.

Seeing the Fang family's carriage and horses coming from a distance, she stretched the official uniform on her body, and her nervous palms were sweating.

Jiang Mao couldn't help laughing when he saw her like this, "Lord Guo, the old lady of the Fang family is a very good person to get along with, Xia Guan has met him once, he is talkative and kind, why should he be afraid?"

Guo Wenying smiled bitterly and said in her heart, of course you are not afraid, and you are not the future daughter-in-law of their family?

The carriage stopped, Fang Yuntang took the lead in getting out of the car, and when he saw Guo Wenying standing on the side, he couldn't help but purse his lips and laugh, this girl couldn't open her teeth and claws when she was facing him, and there were times when she was afraid?

He greeted slightly, "Lord Guo—"

Guo Wenying was so frightened that she looked at him blankly, and immediately made him laugh out loud.

He pursed his lips and walked over, pulled her sleeve, and pulled her to the back carriage, and whispered, "Father, Lord Guo asks to see." ”

An old voice in the carriage said "um", and then the curtain opened, and out of it came an old man over seventy years old, he was wearing a purple robe, with a cow's heart on his head, a white hosta inserted in a slightly sparse bun, and the beard under his chin was already gray, and although there were many wrinkles on his face, his spirit was very strong. As soon as he saw Guo Wenying, an old face was full of smiles, "Yo, this is the Guo Qincha you said?"

Guo Wenying looked at him, her face turned red inexplicably, and she hurriedly saluted, "Guo Wenying greets the old lady." ”

Fang Dadou used to be an official to the second grade, and he had already become a senior many years ago, and he didn't have any shelf at the moment, so he only smiled at her, "Lord Guo doesn't need to be polite, they are all family, why bother to see outside." ”

When Guo Wenying heard this, she immediately blushed even more, and said in her heart, what did Fang Yuntang say to his father? Could it be that he leaked his identity?

Fang Yuntang only looked at her and smiled, not minding the few cold eyes she gave her, and his already handsome face was a little more gentle, looking even more pleasant and handsome.

Guo Wenying stepped forward to support Fang Dadou, and the old lady Fang was also born, and was helped forward by her.

There was his official sedan chair parked on the side of the road, and Guo Wenying helped him to the sedan chair, "Is it good for the old lady to sit in Wenying's sedan chair?"

Fang Dadou looked at the official sedan chair and couldn't help laughing, "The green sedan chair is really good." You can make such a sedan chair at a young age, you are really young and promising, and the future is immeasurable. ”

was praised by him like this, Guo Wenying felt even more at a loss, this sedan chair was made for her by Feng Jingting before leaving, in order to earn face for her. There is a system in the imperial court, and if it is not a big man, it is not possible to make a sedan chair with green tweed, and it is generally a first- or second-grade sedan to sit, although she is only a third-grade person, but she has the name of Qincha, and she can barely afford it. She had never sat down before, and today was the first time she had sat out to pick someone up.

got on the sedan chair, and opened the way all the way to welcome the Qin Cha Xingyuan, which was also enough to give the Fang family face. Guo Wenying and Fang Yuntang rode horses, one left and one right, on both sides of the sedan chair, Fang Dadou was smiling all the way, and sometimes lifted the sedan curtain to say a few words to Guo Wenying, and was more kind to her than Fang Yuntang on the side.

There were a few carriages behind the Fang family's convoy, and I didn't know who was sitting there, they didn't come out to meet, and Guo Wenying didn't want to ask, so she beat gongs and drums all the way back to Xingyuan.

After entering the door, the people in the carriage got out of the carriage, and most of them were women. In one of the carriages, a wife in her forties was helped down by two fifteen or sixteen-year-old girls, and behind her was a young man of eighteen or nineteen, well-dressed and handsome, looking a little similar to Fang Yuntang.

Fang Yuntang came over to introduce, "Wen Ying, this is my mother." ”

Guo Wenying knew that this was Fang Dadou's wife who later remarried, and she was also Fang Yuntang's mother, so she was busy with the ceremony.

Fang Yuntang pointed at the young man again, "Zheyuan, don't come here to see you yet." ”

The young man grinned, "Little uncle, I'm here to join in the fun, you shouldn't have seen me." You know, I don't like to see officials the most. ”

Fang Yuntang reprimanded, "Don't talk nonsense." Fu You said to Guo Wenying: "This is Fang Zheyuan, my eldest brother's only son, the most rude, and not too much, don't care." ”

Fang Zheyuan stopped doing it, "What's less or more, I see that this Lord Guo may not be as big as me." ”

Fang Dadou, who was walking in front, couldn't help but turn around and reprimanded: "Say that you are less and do more things, you still dare to be cunning, this Lord Fang is the same age as you, he has already worshiped the three official products, and he has repeatedly made military exploits, he is a pillar of the country, look at you, you have not achieved anything so far, except for nonsense or nonsense." ”

Guo Wenying looked at this big family from the side, it was a master, a wife, and a nephew. It's not a wolf, what are you doing with such a big gang?

She muttered in her heart, deliberately took two steps slower, pulled Fang Yuntang aside, and asked in a low voice, "What's going on?"

Fang Yuntang smiled, "What's going on?"

Guo Wenying was so angry that she wanted to beat him, "Why are your mother and nephew here?"

Fang Yuntang laughed, "It turns out that you said this, they are going to Qianzhou to see my eldest brother, my sister-in-law has just become pregnant, and her health is not good, my mother is not at ease to visit, my nephew specially sent someone to pick up my mother." They just passed by Ningde and followed their father by the way, but they didn't come to see you on purpose. ”

Guo Wenying's face turned red and said, "What is deliberate or not, do I need others to see it?"