Master Xue took the Shen family to the main hall to see the distinguished guests in neat clothes, and saw that one of them was wearing official clothes, and the other was sitting on a stool drinking tea in civilian clothes, saying this to each other, and hurriedly saluted: "I'm really sorry, the two distinguished guests came to my Xue Mansion and didn't come to meet in time, so you waited for a long time." ”

One of them was wearing a purple robe, wearing a goldfish bag, and waved his hand with a smile: "Master Xue doesn't need to be polite, it's just that we are not good, and we are frightened to disturb us." ”

Master Xue looked at the color of this person's dress, and the grade was set above the third grade, and he said carefully: "Lord Xie understands, I don't know what the surnames of the two adults are, and the younger one is easy to call the two adults." ”

The man in the purple robe smiled and said, "My surname is Zhang, and this one next to me is Gonggong Li, who serves the saint personally." ”

Master Xue gave Shen a look, bent down and said, "Hello Lord Zhang, Father-in-law Li is good." ”

That Gonggong Li said in a sharp voice: "No need to be polite, we are here this time to congratulate Master Xue, I heard Lord Xue in the capital say that this time he dedicated his birthday gift to the saint was carefully prepared by the government for the saint, and the saint is wise!" He sent me and Master Zhang to come with you and give you the imperial plaque inscribed by the Holy One himself. ”

This is a great honor for the Xue family, and he hurriedly pulled the Shen family to kneel and said, "The saint is wise, and the slave is grateful for the saint's reward." ”

Master Zhang smiled and said: "Master Xue doesn't have to be so polite, the Holy Lord asked me and Gonggong Li to convey an edict, saying that your Xue family will inform the public of the method of making salt, which can be described as benefiting the country and the people, and has made a great contribution to the Jiangshan Society." ”

Master Xue said in a panic: "The slave is panicked, it is the saint who loves the slave." ”

Seeing that there were only Mr. and Mrs. Xue in the main hall, Gonggong Li said strangely: "Master Xue, are there only you and your wife in this mansion?" "There is a Xue Mansion, and there are only two people who receive the holy decree, which is too much to take the royal face in mind.

Master Xue hurriedly explained: "I still have an old mother, and now my health is not good, it is really difficult to get out of the house, I have a son with Humble Jing, and I am rushing over from the yard,"

As he was talking, Xue Qianxun came in from outside with Qing'er's arm, and Master Xue hurriedly introduced: "Xun'er, this is Lord Zhang in the capital, and the one next to him is Gonggong Li who serves the saint." ”

Xue Qianxun was famous, so he bent down and saluted the two, but Tang Qing'er couldn't be like him, so he knelt down with his stomach and said, "The woman asks the two adults to say goodbye." ”

Seeing that the young lady of the Xue family had such a big belly, Master Zhang smiled with Gonggong Li and said, "Seeing that the young lady of the Xue family has such a big belly, let her get up quickly!" ”

Gonggong Li nodded and said, "Listen to your lord." ”

Master Zhang pointed to Tang Qing'er's stomach and said, "Master Xue, I see that your daughter-in-law's belly is too big, so she is about to give birth!" ”

Master Xue touched his goatee and said with a smile: "My daughter-in-law here still has more than three months to give birth to a child." ”

"Ah, it's still so long, but her belly is so big, isn't it ......" Master Zhang was a little surprised, he has been an official for so many years, and it is the first time he has seen a woman with twins in her belly.

Xue Qianxun took a step forward, carefully helped Qing'er up, and said lightly: "If you go back to the adult, you are pregnant with twins. ”

This time, not only Lord Zhang was surprised, but even Gonggong Li, who was sitting on the side, was surprised: "Your lady is pregnant with twins." ”

"Yes, sir."

Lord Zhang congratulated Lord Xue with a smile on his face: "Xue Mansion is a double happiness, the plaque given by the Holy Emperor, and the young lady of your mansion is about to give birth to twin Lin'er, it is really gratifying,"

Master Xue blushed and said, "Master Cheng's auspicious words, hehe." "Obviously, he didn't drink, but Master Xue's face was like drinking, and most of it was red.

Gonggong Li also echoed: "Our family has been in the palace for many years, and we have seen a lot of strong winds and waves, and it is the first time I have seen a woman pregnant with twins, your Xue family is really blessed with stars,"

"My lord, you have won the prize," Master Xue said modestly.

Xue Qianxun said on the side: "If the two adults have nothing to do at noon, they will finish their meals in the house and be busy with other important things!" ”

Master Zhang looked at Gonggong Li and saw him nodding, so he responded: "Since you are so gracious, we are disrespectful." ”

Xue Qianxun noticed that even if this Lord Zhang was a third-rank official, he could do things and speak, and he still had to look at Gonggong Li's face and act, so he thought about it in his heart, and said with a smile: "What did the adults say." ”

The two men of the Xue family were talking with the two adults in the main hall, and the Shen family took Tang Qing'er to retreat first, and told Qing'er to go back to the courtyard to rest, while she went to the kitchen to set up a banquet.

Zhu'er helped the young lady back to the courtyard, and Lu'er said happily on the side: "Madam, the Holy Lord has given us a royal plaque, does this mean that our Xue Mansion is becoming more and more famous in this town, and even the official mansion is ...... The government has to be a little jealous of us. ”

Hearing this, Tang Qing'er stopped and said with a cold face: "Is this something that you can discuss as a maid?" ”

Lu'er had never seen the young lady get so angry, she exuded anger mixed up, and her speech was even colder, so she knelt down and kowtowed: "Madam, it's the slave and maid who are wrong, and the slave and maid shouldn't talk nonsense!" The slave and the maid do not have a heart. ”

"Whether you have the heart is to see if your brain is smart, what to say, what not to say, where you can discuss." Tang Qing'er felt that she would take this opportunity to teach Lu'er a lesson, and that her mistakes in the future would be due to misfortune.

"Madam, let's go back to the courtyard and talk!" Zhu'er tugged at the young lady's sleeve and whispered, "Madam, the slave noticed that someone was eavesdropping on us,"

Tang Qing'er slowly changed the expression on her face, and said lightly: "Get up!" If there is a next time, I will not spare you. ”

"Mrs. Xie doesn't blame the slave." Lu'er shuddered.

When she returned to the yard and closed the door, Tang Qing'er was helped into the house by Zhu'er, and she said to Lu'er behind her: "Do you know why I said you so ruthlessly today." ”

"The slave knows that it is the slave's fault, and he should not discuss the affairs of the house casually in private." Lu'er lowered her head and whispered.

Tang Qing'er snorted coldly: "Do you know what a great honor this imperial plaque of the Holy Lord is for us, it is both glory and disaster, and after that, I don't know how many people in the town are staring at our Xue Mansion and making mistakes, if your words come out, have you ever thought about the consequences......?"

Lu'er was frightened when she heard this, and hurriedly knelt down and said, "Madam, the slave and maid really didn't have the heart to say it, the slave and maid were so happy that they said it in a hurry." ”

"Remember, this is the case." Tang Qing'er warned.

"Yes, the slave does." Lu'er kowtowed, reassured.

"Get up! I said these words for your own good, if I really say anything disobedient from your mouth in the future, I can't protect you, learn more from Zhu'er in the future, talk less and do more," Tang Qing'er sighed, shook her head and said, she didn't want to lose her temper with Lu'er, but sometimes Lu'er just can't control her mouth, and now take advantage of this matter, I must talk about her and give her a warning.

When Mrs. Xue heard about this from Ah Tao's mouth, she hurriedly folded her hands and muttered: "The Lord of the Buddha blesses, the ancestors of the Xue family are blessed, and the old woman can see the plaque of the Holy Emperor to the Xue family before closing her eyes, as well as the great-grandson in Qing'er's belly, it is really not in vain." ”

"Ancestor, what nonsense are you talking about? Our Xue Mansion will definitely get better and better in the future," Ah Tao picked up a silk handkerchief to wipe away the tears from the corners of Mrs. Xue's eyes, and said with a smile.

Old Mrs. Xue said: "I'm happy, I'm so happy, I have half of my legs buried in the soil, I didn't think that I could see the two major events of the Xue Mansion in my lifetime, how can I not be happy,"

Ah Tao smiled and said: "Ancestor, don't blame the slave for speaking presumptuously, the slave feels that since the young lady married in, the fortune in the house is getting better and better." ”

Old Madam Xue thought about it and said, "Indeed, as you said, Master Qingyuan is really a master in the world, and his calculations are accurate,"

"Yes, the slave maid also thinks so, since the young lady married in, she was pregnant in less than a few months, and then she came up with a way to refine salt and pull out sesame oil, and even more so, the relationship between the old lady and the wife is getting better and better, the young lady is really blessed in her life," The more Ah Tao thought about it, the more sure her heart became.

Mrs. Xue recalled the previous conversation with Master Qingyuan, and said with a smile: "I remember Master Qingyuan saying this to me back then, Xun'er's life is slowly changing, and the person he is destined to have met, if he is often with this person, it will also be contaminated with her blessings, if he marries her, the Xue family will have more children and more blessings, but now it has come true, after Qing'er married in, good luck happened in the house one after another." ”

Ah Tao smiled and said: "No, in the past, the slave maid felt distressed when she looked at the young master, but since the young master married the young lady, seeing the little couple making love, the slave and maid were happy when they saw it, and they were happy for the young master." ”

"Well, you help me out of the city in the afternoon to see what this holy plaque looks like, so that my wife can open her eyes." Thinking of this, Mrs. Xue couldn't wait to go out to see it now, but when she heard that the people in the capital hadn't left yet, they were going to leave after lunch, so she dispelled this idea.

Ah Taofu said: "Okay, the slave and maid will help you go to see it in the afternoon, and the slave and maid will take the opportunity to follow the light." As he spoke, he covered his mouth with a silk handkerchief and smiled.

Shen was in the kitchen and ordered: "Everyone has heard that these two important guests are coming to the mansion today, and the meals must be made carefully, if there is a trace of flaw, don't care about me turning my face and being ruthless, and I will blast you out." ”

The people in the kitchen put down their work and said in unison: "The slaves and maids will do their best to make delicious meals." ”

"Well, if the materials are not enough, call Steward Xue to find me,"

"Yes," said the chef busily.

After Shen finished speaking, she gently raised her chin to signal Ginkgo, she took a few steps forward and held his wife's hand and walked out, just happened to meet the young master, and blessed the young master, Xue Qianxun waved his hand indifferently, and then said to Shen: "Mother, prepare 20,000 taels of silver for me, and Daddy will prepare the hard-earned money that the two adults will give them when they leave." ”

Shen said: "Okay, come back to the house with me, and I will give you the money." ”

Xue Qianxun followed behind the Shen family, a little worried about Qing'er, so he said: "Mother, today is a great joy for the Xue family, so there must be some chaos in the house, I have no skills now, and I have no time to take care of Qing'er, if you are free, help me take care of her." ”

"Mother, don't worry," Shen said soothingly.