"Guan'er, you're here!"

Li Guan stood up and blessed: "Sixth Miss." Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Wang Manqing's eyes flashed, she didn't say anything, she saluted Wang Taijun with a smile, took Li Guan's hand and said coquettishly: "Grandmother, people are just picking elm money in the garden, and they haven't finished picking it yet......"

"The girl's family is like a monkey all day long, and she is not afraid of Miss Li's jokes." Wang Taijun reprimanded, but there was a smile in his eyes.

"Oops, grandmother!" Wang Manqing stomped her feet, her face flushing slightly.

She wore a peach-colored plain jacket today, with a purple stone headband on her head, and her eyes were full of joy, standing there pretty, delicate and beautiful.

On the other hand, Li Guan, who was standing side by side with her, was wearing a silver-red persimmon pattern gown, his face was dazed, and his expression was cowardly, although he was half a head taller than her, he didn't even have half of her look.

A hint of joy flashed in Wang Taijun's eyes, and he pretended to have a straight face and said, "Don't go to pick elm money again!" ”

Wang Manqing's eyes lit up: "Okay, then I'll accompany Wan'er to the garden." ”

"Go, go."

With Wang Taijun's permission, Wang Manqing grabbed Li Guan's hand and ran out.

Li Wan didn't have time to salute Wang Taijun, smiled embarrassedly, and followed her out of the flower hall.

The garden of the Marquis of Rongning Mansion is built according to the model of the general minister's house, nothing special, Wang Manqing took Li Wan to walk around the garden, and then went back to the warm pavilion where she lived daily.

Peony served the cake on a sweet white porcelain plate.

"Try it, it's a new one made by Hui Niang." Li Wan looked at her with a smile.

Wang Manqing couldn't wait to taste it, and couldn't help nodding: "It's better than yesterday!" ”

"I also think that Hui Niang said that she changed the ingredients several times before making it." Li Guan propped his chin, and his mind spun quickly, "Try some fruit next time, squeeze it into juice and use it to mix noodles, or sandwich it in a cake, and sprinkle some chopped hazelnuts and the like...... There are so many different flavors that can be made. ”

Wang Manqing listened while eating, and looked at Li Wan with a very amazed gaze.

"I can't see that you are so good at making pastries, you would think of such a special thing!"

Li Guan thought that he was just moving his mouth most of the time, and he couldn't help but be embarrassed: "Hehe...... If you are idle, you can think about it. ”

Wang Manqing took a sip of tea to moisten his throat, and said with a smile: "The things that come out of the blind are so delicious, aren't you more powerful than the master of Jiuxiangzhai?" Her eyes lit up, "This cake is so delicious, wouldn't it be particularly prosperous if you opened a shop to do business?" ”

Li Wan was stunned, open a shop?

She was just doing it for fun, and she never thought about making money from it. Cakes are a rarity here, and even if the business is good, it makes a little money, but it is just the icing on the cake for her, and doing business is not as simple as it seems...... She blinked, looked at the excited expression on Manqing's face, and suddenly thought of a question.

"Manqing, there's something I want to ask you."

The solemn expression on her face made Wang Manqing smile slightly.

"What's the matter?"

"Your mother's dowry, who is taking care of it now?"

Wang Manqing was surprised and speechless for a while.

Li Guan explained: "I don't mean anything else, I just think it...... You can't sit still. ”

Wang Manqing looked at her with complicated eyes, but still didn't speak.

"Your parents are gone, and Rong Ninghou, as your serious elder, can decide your marriage. We don't care who he marries you. Your family is not divided, you are a married daughter, it is impossible for the Marquis of Rongning to take the property of the Hou Mansion to give you a dowry, the only thing you can count on is your mother's dowry, and those things should be yours in the name of righteousness. At this time, you must find a way to hold your mother's dowry in your hands, that is your dependence! Li Guan looked at her earnestly, "You don't understand what I mean?" ”

Wang Manqing glanced at her seriously and nodded.

Li Guan breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Then can you tell me who is taking care of your mother's dowry?" ”

"It's a steward surnamed Wu in the outer courtyard, and he was my mother's companion."

"He's the only one?"

"The only one I know is him." A trace of confusion flashed on Wang Manqing's face, "I was still young when my mother left, and many things were not clear. When I got older, I heard from the people in the house that it turned out that my mother's people all lived in Zhuangzi, and only Wu was the steward who stayed in the house. ”

Li Guan's eyes were cold: "Did he ask to stay?" ”

Wang Manqing shook his head: "I don't know ...... very well"

"What about the books? Do you have a book? ”

"Yes, at the nurse's. She was my mother's dowry maid and trusted by my mother. ”

Li Guan nodded slightly, thinking that he should be a credible person. She was about to ask what the temperament of this nurse was, when the maid beside Wang Taijun suddenly came in.

"Miss Six, Miss Li." She smiled and saluted the two of them.

Li Wan and Wang Manqing were busy, and Wang Manqing asked, "Why is my sister here, but my grandmother is looking for me?" ”

The maid nodded: "The second lady accompanied Mrs. Cousin to greet the old lady, and the old lady invited you to go." ”

Li Guan raised his eyebrows slightly, and saw a look of disgust flashing in Wang Manqing's eyes.

"I know, my sister will go first, I'll pack up and go right away."

The maid heard the sound and left.

Wang Manqing laughed sarcastically: "They are really persevering......"

"The soldiers will come to block, and the water will cover the earth." Li Wan smiled lightly and stood up, "Anyway, I haven't seen the second lady in your mansion yet, so I'm just going to take a look with you." ”

The two straightened their clothes and went to the main hall surrounded by maids.

In the main hall.

Wang Taijun sat on the Luohan bed, and Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Jin sat on the Taishi chairs on both sides.

Li Guan and Wang Manqing walked in side by side.

Mrs. Wang looked at Li Wan with a puzzled expression: "This is ......"

"Li Guan greets his wife."

Wang Taijun was about to speak, but Li Guan had already blessed Mrs. Wang with an elegant posture, and said in a low voice: "My father is Li Shilang of the Ministry of Rites. ”

"Oh, it turned out to be Lord Li's daughter......" Mrs. Wang couldn't help but look at Li Guan carefully.

She heard her third brother and sister mention some time ago that she had seen Li Guan at the birthday banquet of Mrs. Wu'anbo's Mansion, and she was raised by Mrs. Li to be very cowardly, and it was really the case today.

It's just a concubine, and she has a sense of slackness in her heart. The afterglow of her eyes swept over Wang Taijun's smiling gaze, her eyes flashed, Miss Li came to be a guest, and the old lady didn't even have a ward for her just now, so she really didn't take herself seriously......

Li Guan was also looking at the second lady of Wang with a voice, and saw that she looked like she was in her twenties, with a charming face, wearing a scarlet peony pattern woven gold gown, surrounded by pearls and greenery, and her eyes were quite frivolous.

She glanced at Mrs. King again, a thin woman in her forties, wearing a bright red jacket, and the smile on her face was flattering.

Li Guan couldn't help but sneer in his heart.

Wang Taijun was already happy to say, "You sit next to me." ”

The maid brought the brocade and put it beside her, and Wang Manqing and Li Guan sat down respectfully.

Mrs. Wang's eyes rolled and she said with a smile: "Manqing is well dressed today, and the peach-colored jacket best complements your skin tone." My sister-in-law came to bring me some new Jiangnan makeup flowers this time," she said, glancing at Mrs. Jin, who smiled and nodded, "You can go to my place later and pick out the clothes you like!" ”

"Thank you Second Aunt for your kindness. It's just that the clothes in the house are customized for all seasons, how can Manqing break the rules? And my grandmother didn't make new clothes, and I, as a junior, must not overcome. ”

Nothing to be courteous, either a traitor or a thief, Wang Manqing rejected her without hesitation.

How could Mrs. Wang not hear the sarcasm in Wang Manqing's words, her face turned red, and she couldn't help but feel annoyed in her heart, she patronized this girl just now, and forgot that there was an old lady......

She hurriedly smiled at Wang Taijun and said, "Mother, I still have a few good Hangzhou silks there, let the needlework make a dress for you......" and said, "Manqing is worthy of being brought up by her mother, it is really filial!" ”

How could Wang Taijun not know what her idea was, the fierceness in his eyes flashed, and he said with a smile: "It's hard for you to have this filial piety, but I still have a lot of clothes in my library, so you should keep your own things!" ”

Without waiting for her to reply, Wang Taijun said directly to Li Guan: "What is your mother doing at home?" I haven't seen her go around much lately. ”

Li Guan said respectfully: "My aunt brought my cousin and cousin to Beijing, they came rarely, and my mother wanted to accompany them more, so I didn't go out often during this time." ”

In fact, Mrs. Li didn't want to deal with those gossiping ladies, so she hid at home.

Wang Taijun was very curious when he heard this, and pulled Li Guan to ask a lot about Mrs. Chen, leaving Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Jin aside.

Mrs. Wang wanted to interject several times, but Wang Taijun bypassed her, and her face became more and more ugly.

Mrs. Kim also sat aside with a smile reluctantly.

Wang Manqing was happy to see them deflated, and the smile on her face became brighter and brighter.

Wang Taijun stayed with Li Guan for dinner, but Li Guan refused on the pretext that there was something at home.

Before leaving, Wang Manqing said in front of everyone in the Wang family: "I don't often interact with girls from various provinces, and I am quite lonely on weekdays, if you have time, just come to me......"

Wang Manqing heard the meaning of her words and nodded with a smile.

On the carriage home, Chu Fang asked Li Guan: "Miss, do you plan to meddle in the matter of Miss Six?" ”

"Now that you know it, you naturally have to take care of it." Li Guan said lightly, "Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Jin have bad intentions when they see it, I can't watch Manqing suffer." ”

Both Chu Fang and Xun Fang knew Li Guan's temperament, and they were not surprised when they heard the words.

Xuan Fang said again: "However, Miss Six, she ...... The slave maid has no meaning of belittling, but Miss Six is an orphan girl, what is there to calculate? If it is to cling to the Hou Mansion, the Jin family already has Mrs. Wang, and since the Marquis Rong Ning is willing to let his niece marry, he doesn't care about her at all, what good can the Jin family do this? ”

"Moreover, if Miss Sixth really marries into the Jin family, others will definitely think that Rong Ninghou has no brotherhood and treats the daughter of his deceased brother badly, which is not good for his reputation. Moreover, Wang Taijun will definitely not agree to this family business, and he may also be saddled with the name of unfilial piety...... I really don't understand what they're tossing. Chu Fang said and shook her head.