When Hewang Zhouguan and a few people came back, Li Guan sincerely apologized and promised that he would never do it again next time, so he finally appeased them. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Ibis and Shi Yue also returned together, and were shocked when they heard about it.

"Miss, so where did you and the third master go this afternoon?" The ibis asked Li Wan gossipingly.

Li Wan didn't want to say much about what happened in the Longxing Martial Arts Hall, so after two sentences, he could be regarded as perfunctory about this question.

Chu Fang suddenly said "ah": "When you went out to find Miss before, Gu Gongzi sent someone to send a message back, saying that the Cangzhou prefect planned to hold a banquet in Juxian Building in the north of the city tonight to see us off. I patronized Miss Worry and almost forgot about it! ”

At this time, it was less than an hour before Youzheng, and everyone hurriedly went back to their rooms to prepare.

Dong Linzhi reluctantly said: "He can deal with it by himself, just a Cangzhou prefect, and we all need to go into battle to entertain him?" ”

"If you don't want to go, no one will force you, stay at the inn for dinner." Li Wan said quietly, turned around and went back to the room.

If he doesn't go, doesn't he just let Gu Chengyu get his wish?

Dong Linzhi snorted, went back to the room to change into a gorgeous deep coat with a purple red pattern and gold rim, and went to Juxian Building with a folding fan in winter.

In the box of Juxian Building, the screen separates the inside and outside, Cangzhou Governor Cao Zefang personally entertained Gu Chengyu and Dong Linzhi, and Mrs. Cao took her daughter to entertain Li Guan and other female dependents.

When they saw Mrs. Cao and Miss Cao, they couldn't help but be surprised.

Standing behind Mrs. Cao and nodding and smiling at them, it was the woman in red she had seen on the street yesterday - Cao Liyun.

However, unlike yesterday, Cao Liyun is wearing a peach-colored flower and bird pattern gown at the moment, her long black and thick hair is combed into a high bun, and a begonia hairpin with red gold inlaid with beeswax is inserted.

Cao Liyun took in the surprise of Li Guan and the others, and after everyone greeted her, she smiled and said, "You guys are also shocked, right?" When I saw Brother Gu this morning, I was so surprised that I almost jumped up, I didn't expect us to be so fateful, we met three times in just two days! ”

Hearing her call Gu Chengyu "Brother Gu", Ibis Yu's eyebrows jumped and she looked at Li Guan.

Li Wan still had the same smile on his face, and said very politely: "What Miss Cao said is indeed a rare fate. ”

Mrs. Cao smiled very happily when she saw this, and looked at Li Guan kindly: "Presumably this is Miss Li, right?" is really as Gu Gongzi said, she is a good girl who is knowledgeable. ”

Li Guan felt that with his knowledge, he could still afford the words "knowledgeable and reasonable", and calmly accepted Mrs. Cao's praise: "Thank you Mrs. for your praise." Then he introduced her and Cao Liyun to Ibis and Hewang, "This is Miss Meng, and this is Miss Bi." ”

Because after entering the door, Ibis and Hewang have been standing behind Li Guan, so Mrs. Cao is not sure of their identities for a while. Say which lady is it, their demeanor is too respectful, say it is Li Guan's maid, one of them wears a rose-red peony pattern armor, wears a forehead inlaid with rubies, and a long gown with blue inlaid white fox fur, with jade earrings hanging from their ears, and the style of the whole body is eye-catching.

Now that she heard Li Guan's introduction, she relieved herself and politely greeted the two of them.

After taking a seat, the maid served tea, and Mrs. Cao asked Li Guan tentatively: "Is Miss Li also from the capital?" ”

Knowing that she was euphemistically asking about her background, Li Guan was a little surprised, could it be that Gu Chengyu didn't explain his identity to the Cao family?

She smiled slightly: "My family moved to the capital after my father's promotion, and my ancestral home is Huzhou, and I lived in Huzhou until I was eight years old. ”

That means that she is also a young lady from the official eunuch family in the capital?

I don't know where Master Li is working?

can be good friends with the Gu family, presumably the position is not low.

Mrs. Cao wanted to ask clearly, but she was afraid that Li Guan would feel abrupt, so she held back the curiosity in her heart and smiled: "Huzhou is a good place, the land of fish and rice, and the house of silk. I heard that this year, it is popular to wear horse-faced skirts with eight treasure tassels, I don't know if it's true? ”

"I don't know about this, but the style over there is renovated quickly, so I guess it's true."

Mrs. Cao smiled and nodded.

Since the Li family has been in Beijing for seven or eight years, it is normal for her to not know what tricks are popular in Huzhou.

The two chatted about this topic for a while, and Mrs. Cao began to ask Li Guan about Gu Chengyu side by side: "Listening to Gu Gongzi's tone, your two families seem to be in-laws?" ”

Although Cao Zefang was Gu Gelao's protégé, he was released as an official after he entered the Shizhong Middle School, except for returning to Beijing to report on his work or sending people to the capital to greet Gu Gelao during the New Year's holidays, his relationship with the Gu family was not close. Besides, Gu Ge is old and peachy in the world, and the scholars who worship him don't know how many, and Cao Zefang is a prefect from the fourth grade, which is not inconspicuous.

Therefore, many of the Gu family's situations are not clear to the Cao family.

This is why Cao Zefang paid so much attention to Gu Chengyu after learning that he came to Cangzhou, not only hosting a banquet at home to entertain him, but also holding a banquet in the largest restaurant in Cangzhou to see him off.

Li Wan did not ignore the eagerness that flashed in Mrs. Cao's eyes, she smiled, and said concisely: "My eldest aunt is Gu Gongzi's aunt. ”

Mrs. Cao's mind spun rapidly.

Gu Ge has two daughters, one is the favorite concubine of the current emperor, and the other is Mrs. Fan of Wu'anbo Mansion in the capital. Since Li Wan calls Mrs. Fan her aunt, then her mother was born in Wu'anbo Mansion?

In this way, the Gu family and the Li family are really serious in-laws.

I just don't know what the specific situation of the Li family is, and I have the opportunity to let people inquire.

Thinking of this, Mrs. Cao's smile was even bigger, and she said with some emotion: "Although our lord worships under the old Gu Ge, he has been an official in other places all the year round, and he doesn't know much about the situation of the family in Beijing, so I can't figure out the relationship between the various families and the government, if there is anything negligent, please Miss Li don't be surprised......

Li Guan couldn't help but move his eyebrows slightly when he heard this, as the prefect's wife, was Mrs. Cao's posture too low?

Nothing to be courteous, either a traitor or a thief.

Li Wan smiled slightly, waiting for her next.

“…… This time, you traveled to Shandong, and you worked hard all the way, how could Miss Li, who looks such a delicate little girl, think of coming out to suffer this sin? Presumably, Ling Zun Lingtang is also very distressed, right? Mrs. Cao said as if she was concerned, but her eyes flickered a little.

Li Guan suddenly realized, it turned out that she had gone around in such a big circle, did she want to know what the relationship between her and Gu Chengyu was, whether it was a simple in-law, or a deeper relationship.

However, with the status of the Cao family, this doesn't seem to be her business, right?

Why was she so desperate to know?

Li Guan's gaze couldn't help but fall on Cao Liyun, who was sitting next to Mrs. Cao. (To be continued.) )