This is also the reason why Mrs. Meng is willing to take her daughter to the banquet together, the county lord of Xiuwen did not come this time, there is no particularly noble and hostile noble girl in the banquet, even if there is a disdain for the Meng family, there is no leader and no one is stupid enough to provoke in public, plus this kind of banquet, it is necessary to take care of the face of the guests, unless they collide together like the Hu family, otherwise there must be smooth ladies and noblewomen who come out of the round, take care of everyone, and there will be no big mess.

On the way back, she quietly asked her daughter, and her daughter said that no one provoked, leaving the adult, several girls gathered together to talk, even if they were dissatisfied with her, they didn't show it too much, and they were safe, and there were a few girls with poor family backgrounds who deliberately stammered, and the right family also had a few cousins to come, so the situation was actually good.

Madame Monte breathed a sigh of relief, and after thinking about the worst of things, she seemed fortunate that things were slightly better.

After Meng Yan said the general situation, he said with some hesitation: "Mother, I also saw Miss Hu San this time." ”

Hu San, Miss Hu Dongmei, can now be said to be Mrs. Hong Ershao, Meng Yan was originally very resentful of her, but as soon as she saw Hu Dongmei's appearance, she couldn't hate it, she didn't see her for a month, Hu Dongmei's whole person seemed to have aged ten years in an instant, the spirit that a girl should have is gone, her skin is dull, she is so thin that she can't look good, her eyes are not bright, and she is empty, everyone who knows and sees her is secretly frightened, no one dares to approach, she also stands quietly behind Mrs. Hong, shrinking in the shadows......

A month ago, she was a beautiful and delicate young girl, but a month later, she became a withered and haggard deep resentful woman, what could be more shocking than such a visual impact? Thinking that if it weren't for the second sister's cleverness, now this haggard deep resentment woman might be herself, Meng Yan was frightened and finally had a trace of gratitude for this second sister who appeared out of the sky.

Madame Monte actually saw it. At this time, she observed her daughter's expression and took the opportunity to persuade, "Yan'er, my mother never wanted you to know about these ugly things in the house because she wanted to make you happier, and I thought it would not be too late to teach you in two years, but now, ...... There is a fierce fight in the men's temples, and the backyards of the houses are not the same, but you don't have to worry too much. After all, things like the Hu family are very rare. It's the first time in the past few decades that my mother has seen this kind of daring to design other girls' shows in her own backyard, most people don't have the courage to do so, but you also have to be more mindful. You can't have the heart to hurt others, and you can't have the heart to defend people. ”

"What about the second sister?" Meng Yan raised her eyes to look at her mother, "The second sister was abandoned in the countryside since she was a child, she really won't ......"

Madame Meng was tempted to say she didn't know. But seeing her daughter's worried eyes, she could only hold her hand and comfort: "No." After all, you are sisters, there is no injustice in the past and no enmity in the near future, unless you are completely crazy, there is no conflict of interest. Why should your second sister have trouble with you? Don't worry. ”

"What if there is a conflict of interest?" Meng Yan did not give up asking.

"So we can't stand against your second sister. Mrs. Meng lowered her face and solemnly reminded, "Your second sister is about to marry into the palace." The identity is different from the past, and you must no longer hold the shelf of your concubine. Embarrassed by your second sister, otherwise you can only suffer, the reason why Miss Hu is like this, the reason is not clear to the mother, but it is probably inseparable from the word jealousy, why can a concubine of a six-grade official become the princess of Ding? ”

After appeasing and admonishing her daughter, Mrs. Meng went back to her room to change her clothes and remove her makeup under the service of the maid, while listening to the mother-in-law who stayed behind to report on the situation in the house for a day.

“…… Mrs. Quan Si sent a little fresh mountain goods, only said to let the old lady try it, and did not say anything, I heard that the old lady was not there, sat down and left, but on the way out, I happened to meet the second lady, said hello, the second lady asked Mrs. Quan Si for some needlework things, and then Mrs. Quan Si left. ”

Mrs. Meng's eyes were bright, and the little maid who was helping her untie her bun stopped, and then asked, "What did the second lady and Mrs. Quan say something, don't miss a word, repeat it." ”

The woman had a good memory, and the two of them really didn't say much at the time, so she repeated it in detail.

In addition to the needle and thread, there is no other sentence, but Mrs. Meng did not relax because of this, it is precisely because there is no digression, so it seems unusual, she can now see that Meng Xiaofu is a person with exquisite thoughts, and the plan is very big, such a person will never do anything in vain, if she really wants to meet by chance, she will never talk nonsense with Mrs. Quan Si too much, combined with the previous overtures to the Quan family, does Meng Xiaofu want to rely on the Quan family?

But there are no outstanding characters in the Quan family now, the old and the young, they are all a group of flies and dogs, and it is easy to become a cowhide plaster if they are stained, and they can't get rid of it.

seems to think like this, but Mrs. Meng didn't remind anything, too much will be lost, at present, she and Meng Xiaofu are far from the point of putting their hearts together, let alone any mother-daughter relationship, both sides are just for their own use came together, if she reminded, this matter is Meng Xiaofu to consider not leaving, if Meng Xiaofu has other plans and does not want to tell her, it is troublesome to ask.

She has to admit that in terms of scheming, she is not as good as this daughter who is more than ten years younger, in this case, don't be too smart.

In this way, after a few more days, Mrs. Quan Si came a few more times, the purpose of these times is very clear, find some clothing styles, embroidery stitches and the like for the second lady's reference, to see if it is suitable, both times Mrs. Meng is accompanied, by the way, also bring Meng Yan, words and deeds, to see if you can see what the problem is.

However, to Mrs. Meng's disappointment, this is really just a discussion of clothes, at most it is a digression to the clothes worn by the noble ladies of Yancheng, some things that the fourth lady has seen with her own eyes, and some things she has heard, which noble lady wears what clothes and what jewelry, and at some banquets, everyone is in the limelight, and everyone follows suit.

Meng Yan was told by her mother, and only sat aside when the elders spoke, helping her sister choose silk threads, and only said a word or two when she asked her opinion, not much to say.

There is such a sleek character as Mrs. Quan Si, who can be pulled from all kinds of clothes and accessories to anecdotes in the market, and the description is funny and moving, but she does not dislike the scene is cold.

For the last time, after talking about needlework and cutting, and seeing that there was only some finishing work left in the embroidery clothes, Mrs. Quan Si specially talked about the clothes and decorations of noble women, and chatted and said: "Recently, if you say that the most fashionable style of clothes in the city is not precious silk brocade, but a hundred bird skirts, which are woven into threads with the feathers of many birds, and then woven into flower and bird patterns with feathers of different colors.

This kind of skirt is the clothes worn by the princess of Xiangshan of the Mengzu tribe to the court, and the Mongolian people also specially made three such dresses according to the costumes of the Great Zhou Dynasty to the emperor, it is said that two of them were given to the emperor's favorite concubine and Xiao Meiren, and one was given to the prince Ding, and the three pieces of the fourth wife of the right to be offered to such a woman of such a rank were not able to see, but when the princess of Xiangshan came, the Mengzu delegation entered the city, and the princess wore such a beautiful dress, not taking a carriage but riding a black high-headed horse, and entered the city without shelter and unhindered, attracting thousands of empty alleys to scramble to watch.

It is said that the fierce people are brave and good at fighting, the men are naturally brave, and the daughters are also bold and neat, and the princess waves and smiles at the onlookers when she rides through the streets.

Mrs. Quan Si specially mentioned this matter, firstly, because she thought it was an interesting matter, and secondly, she felt that Miss Meng Er was about to marry into the Dingwang Mansion, and the bird's skirt given by the emperor was naturally hers, so she said it to make her happy.

After hearing this, Su Yiqing frowned slightly, thought for a while, and asked a question: "Since this is a tribute from the Meng clan to the royal family, and the Meng envoy has only been in the court for a month, why is the clothes worn by the princess spread among the people?"

Mrs. Quan Si was stunned for a moment, she hadn't thought about this question, but after thinking about it, she said: "It seems that there are fierce merchants who take it out and sell it, of course, it is rumored that those exquisite and gorgeous things that are naturally not comparable to the sacrifices, but they are also hard to find." ”

"Even if it's an imitation, I'm afraid it's not cheap, right?" Su Yiqing smiled faintly, "The Meng people have a good business mind." ”

"Yes!" Mrs. Quan Si echoed with a smile, not sure if this Miss Meng Er was inspired or what, but then, when she saw Miss Meng Er, she bowed her head slightly, her hand twisted the silk thread slightly, but she didn't move and seemed to be thinking about something, her heart was a little worried, did she say something wrong?

At this time, Su Yiqing thought that the Zhao family, father and son, had gone into battle together to deal with this Meng clan, and now the Meng clan sent the princess to envoy, did they want to form an alliance with Da Zhou?

Since the battle with the Zhao family army, it is reported that the main force was annihilated, and in the short term, it is no longer able to entangle the army to attack, so the border of Dajing has been relatively peaceful, but now the Dajing is divided internally, and the world is divided into three parts, and the emperor of Dajing, Zhao Boyang, and King Ping have formed a three-legged momentum, and the three parties are divided, and they are waiting for the other two sides to fight to the death and I can take advantage of the fisherman, so it is calm, but what about the foreign enemy? For the strong enemy who covets the wealth of Dajing, this is a good opportunity to attack.

The fierce people are unable to gather a large army to attack, but it is also possible to attack on a small scale, if they can make a good ally and agree to attack together, then a big war is bound to happen, once the war breaks out, the most important thing is money, and the fierce people rack their brains to collect money should be to prepare for the big war. (To be continued)

ps: It's a new month, and it's about to be a new week, so what do you have ^_^?