"Oh. www.biquge.info"Li Wan blinked, he didn't expect Gu Chengyu to be so idle, shouldn't he be busy spying on Ge Yi......

"Yes, Gu Gongzi is really a good person, he does what he says." Mrs. Li's face was full of appreciation, "He said at the time that he wanted to teach his son to blow the Xun, and we all thought it was a joke from him, but we didn't expect him to really do it." It's all taught by Gu Ge Lao. ”

Heavy commitment is indeed a gentleman's doing.

Li Guan couldn't help but nodded, although she didn't have deep contact with Gu Chengyu, she could feel that he was indeed a gentleman.

The three of them said a few words and went to the east courtyard together.

Mrs. Chan personally welcomed them into the main hall.

"Why don't you see Haoran?" Mrs. Li said curiously, "This point academy has already been dismissed." ”

With the help of Master Li, Chen Haoran has officially worshiped under Mr. Song of Hengde Academy and has to go to school in the academy every day.

Mrs. Chen smiled: "His classmates know that today is his birthday and want to celebrate his birthday." They are all young masters and sons with status, and Haoran should go down if he can't refuse. However, he asked the little guy to come back and report the letter, and he will come back as soon as possible. ”

"That's how it should be." Mrs. Li nodded, "Although Haoran went to the academy to study, this is not a good opportunity to manage his network. It just so happens that the master hasn't come back yet, so let's just wait. ”

Mrs. Chen asked people to serve some snacks and fruits, and chatted with Mrs. Li and Li Guan.

Li Zhizhu and Chen Huiran went to the yard to play hand in hand.

At the end of the unitary period, Chen Haoran came back, and he respectfully saluted his elders.

Mrs. Chen said with concern: "Drinking? ”

"I drank two glasses, and I can't excuse myself from toasting." His cheeks were slightly red, but his voice was steady, his eyes were clear, and he probably hadn't drunk much.

Mrs. Chen bowed slightly: "Your aunt and cousins are here to celebrate your birthday, you go and freshen up and come over for dinner." ”

Chen Haoran bowed down.

Master Li hadn't come back yet, and Mrs. Li was about to send someone to ask, when the little maid in the outer courtyard came in with a congratulatory gift and said, "My lord can't get out of his body if he has something, so Mrs. and Mrs. Li don't have to wait for him." ”

Master Li is an elder, and Chen Haoran will not necessarily be present for his birthday.

Mrs. Li said, "Then let's not wait, let's pass the meal." ”

Mrs. Chen instructed the maid to pass the meal.

At this time, Chen Haoran came back, changed into an indigo round-necked robe, and looked radiant.

Everyone took out congratulatory gifts.

Mrs. Li is the "Annotation of the Four Books", Mrs. Chen is the Four Treasures of the Study, Li Guan sent a pair of jade paperweights, and Li Zhizhu and Chen Huiran sent a pen wash and pen holder respectively.

Chen Haoran thanked everyone, everyone had dinner happily, and the maid served tea.

Mrs. Chen asked Chen Haoran: "Which son-in-law is there to celebrate your birthday today?" ”

"The prince and eldest young master of Wu'an Bo Mansion, the son of Lord Lin of the Ministry of Industry, and the fourth young master of Dingguo Mansion...... There is also the third master of Princess Chaoyang's mansion. ”

"Dong Sanye is also there?" Mrs. Li was taken aback.

Chen Haoran nodded: "Third Master Dong came to visit Mr. Song in the academy, and happened to know that Fan Shizi and they were going to celebrate my birthday, so we went together." ”

Mrs. Li was quite worried when she heard this: "Third Master Dong is quite arrogant, he didn't embarrass you, right?" ”

"No, no, the third master is very bold, knowing that today is my birthday, he specially asked people to go to Zhuji Pavilion to buy a set of four treasures of the study room and give them to me as a gift."

Chen Haoran once heard people mention the third master of Princess Chaoyang's mansion, and they all said that he was very arrogant. But after meeting today, he felt that he was exaggerating, although Dong Sanye was a little flamboyant, he was born noble and inevitably had some temper, which was also understandable. After he knew his identity, he did not look down on himself, not only generously gave the four treasures of the study room of Zhuji Pavilion, but also said that he had the opportunity to take himself to appreciate the customs of the capital, and he was very friendly.

And a congratulatory gift? Mrs. Li looked puzzled.

Li Guan thought for a while and said: "My cousin is now a student of Mr. Song, and Dong Sanye has always been close to Mr. Song, so his attitude towards his cousin is reasonable. ”

It can only be explained in this way, Mrs. Li nodded.

After drinking tea, Mrs. Li took Li Guan and Li Zhizhi to leave.

Back to the Remnant Lotus Pavilion, after washing, Li Wan leaned on the head of the bed and continued to read the previous book, watched and saw that the inspiration came, and ran to the study to write and draw, and did not sleep until midnight.

Maybe I thought too much during the day, and I had nightmares and broke out in a cold sweat.

When I woke up, I felt that the nightdress was sticking to my skin and it was uncomfortable.

She opened her mouth to call someone in, and at a glance she saw a person lying on the soft couch by the window.

With a delicate face like a begonia, bright apricot eyes are looking at her with a smile: "Guan'er, are you awake?" ”

"Manqing?" Li Guan was taken aback, "When did you come?" How long have you been here? ”

Wang Manqing turned over and sat up from the couch and said with a smile: "I've been here for more than half an hour." ”

Li Wan got out of bed and said angrily, "Why didn't you wake me up when you came?" ”

"I heard Xun Fang say that you stayed up late yesterday, and I didn't call you when I saw that you slept so soundly."

Xun Fang and Chu Fang heard the voice and knew that Li Wan was awake and came in to serve her to freshen up.

"You wait for me for a while, I'll go freshen up." Then he went into the clean room next to the bedroom.

Xun Fang soaked the towel with warm water, avoided the wooden sign on Li Guan's chest, carefully wiped her body, changed into a white silk jacket, and walked out with her hair draped.

Li Wan sat in front of the dresser and combed her hair neatly.

From the mirror of the dresser, Li Wan saw Wang Manqing lying on the soft couch flipping through a book.

"What books do you read?"

Wang Manqing raised his head: "You said this?" She picked up the book and shook it, "It's not a book, it's an account book." ”

"Books?"

"Well, my mother's dowry. Didn't I tell you last time, my mother's dowry is now taken care of by Steward Wu, and the account book is in duplicate, and the one in my hand is managed by the nurse. ”

Xun Fang tied Li Guan's hair with a hosta, and she turned to look at Wang Manqing: "I wanted to ask you that day, how much do you know about Steward Wu?" ”

Wang Manqing said thoughtfully: "I am a young lady in the house, he is the steward of the outer courtyard, and there is basically no intersection on weekdays." When I pay the accounts every year, I just say two words through the screen, and I don't know him well. After you left that day, I asked people to inquire, and it was said that he was very capable, and now he is not only in charge of my mother's dowry, but also in charge of the two granges in the Hou Mansion. ”

Li Wan said meaningfully: "So he still has the trust of your second uncle?" ”

"Maybe......"

Wang Manqing's face was stunned: "After my parents died, the servants of the big house gradually reassigned their errands, not to mention my mother's companion room...... I only vaguely remember now that when my mother was still there, whether it was the steward of the outer courtyard or the people in the Zhuangzi, they would come to ask for peace every once in a while...... I haven't seen those people in years......"

Li Wan was a little puzzled: "How come?" Even if your mother is gone, you are still their master, how can you not come to say goodbye? ”

"There's something you might not know." Wang Manqing said with a wry smile, "My mother was seriously ill back then, and I was afraid that I would have no one to rely on after she left, so I specially invited my mother's family to come and ask my grandparents to record my mother's dowry and the private property of the big house in my name in front of them, and also required that before I passed the house, these properties must be managed by my maternal grandfather's family......

Li Guan was surprised, he didn't expect Mrs. Wang to be so ...... She didn't know how to describe it.

"My mother is not the kind of person who values money and profit, she is just afraid that I will be bullied at a young age. At that time, my grandfather was old, and after my father's death, my second uncle made him a son, and he was in charge of most of the affairs of the house. Wang Manqing was afraid that she would misunderstand, so she hurriedly explained, "Although my father and second uncle are siblings, their relationship is not very good. Originally, my grandfather and grandmother had already agreed to my mother's request, but the second uncle disagreed, saying that he couldn't control my mother's dowry, but the property of the big house belonged to the Hou Mansion, so how could it be handed over to outsiders. When I get married, the Hou Mansion will never lose my dowry, but it is absolutely impossible to record the property in my name. ”

"And then?"

"Later, when things got bigger, my mother reported the matter to Dali Temple. At that time, Dali Siqing was my grandfather's protégé, so naturally he wanted to help my mother. But don't say that the old marquis was still there at that time, it was impossible to divide the family property, and even if it could, the big house had no son...... So things have been deadlocked. She took a deep breath and continued, "This kind of thing is not glorious in the first place, the whole capital is watching our family's jokes, and my grandfather passed away in a fit of anger......

Li Wan was shocked, the old marquis was so angry...... Rong Ninghou, who was still the prince at the time, was even more unscrupulous.

"The second uncle has taken the title, and he will not compromise. He didn't know how to get into the relationship with King Liang, King Liang came forward, and Dali Temple finally favored my second uncle. And my grandmother was cold to my mother because of my grandfather's death, and even my grandfather's family held a grudge. After my mother died, my grandmother forbade me to associate with my grandfather's family anymore and did not like me to be close to the people my mother had left behind. Wang Manqing's voice was full of powerlessness, "I was too young to refute at the time, and after a long time, it became what it is now......

"What about your grandfather's house? Didn't they come to see you? ”

Wang Manqing said helplessly: "In the first few years, she sent people to see me, but my grandmother asked me to avoid it, and then I stopped coming." We haven't been in touch for six or seven years now. ”

Li Wan thought of what she said just now that Dali Siqing was her grandfather's protégé, so he asked: "Having said so much, I don't know what your grandfather's family does!" ”

Wang Manqing said with a smile: "My mother is the daughter of the Qiao family in Suzhou, and my maternal grandfather is Qiao Siming, a great Confucian in the south of the Yangtze River. ”

Li Guan has lived in Jiangnan for a few years, and has heard a little about some figures in Jiangnan, and she knows that the champion of the first emperor Yongxi for five years, like Mr. Song of Hengde Academy, is a champion in the education industry of Dakang.

Unexpectedly, Mrs. Wang turned out to be the daughter of the Qiao family, the Qiao family has a transcendent status in Jiangnan, and many officials in Jiangnan were Qiao Siming's protégés.

Thinking of this, she sat on the soft couch and said to Wang Manqing: "Manqing, have you ever thought about contacting your grandfather's family?" ”

It's really drunk, and I can't get it when it's released on a regular basis!