Zhou Zhengjia made her kneel down on the spot, and explained again and again that she didn't mean that, and Songyan was about to beat her two more sentences, when suddenly a little maid came to pass in a panic, saying that it was the Jiang steward from the outer courtyard.

When the people in Zhengqiu Hall heard this, they were all stunned. Steward Jiang is the first proud person in front of Hou Ye, walking in the outer courtyard, and he hasn't been angry with the inner courtyard for a few years? Now he doesn't come early, he doesn't come late, and when Madame is about to stand up, he suddenly comes to the door!

Songyan was stunned for a moment, then came back to his senses, thought carefully against his forehead, and then instructed the maids to put down the curtain in front of the hall, and Zhou Zheng's family was also helped up by a familiar servant, and the other servants retreated to both sides of the room, leaving an empty environment between Songyan and the curtain, so as to facilitate the communication.

Song Yan instructed the little maid to lead Steward Jiang in, and after a while, a middle-aged man with a mustache and a slight fortune came to the curtain with a little smile, greeted Song Yan, and said respectfully, "The villain Jiang smelled it and saw Madame." ”

Song Yan saw that Steward Jiang treated her with great respect, and also reciprocated, Wen Sheng asked him to get up, and asked, "But what is the matter with Master Hou?" ”

Steward Jiang took out a post, and handed a luodian cover box to the little maid to hand it in, while saying, "The wife of Master Li, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, invited you to the mansion to listen to the play, and the post was handed to the outer courtyard, and the Hou Ye ordered to come down and take the seal of your post to and fro, and in the future, your post will not pass through the outer courtyard, but will be directly carried to the Zhengqiu Hall." ”

Song Yan didn't care about being surprised, and first glanced at Zhou Zheng's family, who claimed to be looking for the seal, before taking the post and cover box from the little maid's hand. Zhou Zhengjia's face turned red, and he didn't dare to look at the expressions of the people around him. Songyan opened the cover box and looked at it, and saw that it was a seal with red paint on a black background, and several seal characters of the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion were engraved on the yang.

Songyan's eyes were slightly wet, knowing that Shao Ding had given her some of the burden on his body, he raised his head and said to Steward Jiang, "Please tell Steward Sù Houye, I ......"

She wanted to say thank you, wanted to say that she must live up to her trust, and felt that it was rusty and stupid to ask someone to pass on this word, not to mention the servant woman standing around with her hands down, I am afraid that her ears could not be sharper, her words swirled on her tongue, and said, "I received something, and it is hot today, I don't know how the duck Hou Ye wants to eat?" ”

Mother Zhao in the big kitchen heard this about making ducks, and because it was related to herself, she listened attentively. Steward Jiang was also rarely stunned, although he had never seen Mrs., all these years on the sidelines to see that Hou Ye was at odds with his wife, first desperately redeemed, begging for forgiveness, and his posture was low to the dust, and then gradually faded, and people became silent, Mrs. has never changed her attitude, that is, she rejected Hou Ye and thousands of miles away, I can't wait if there is no such person in this house, when have I ever seen Mrs. and Hou Ye talk such a casual gossip? What's more, Mrs. asked what she said, according to Hou Ye's usual style, how could she not refute her face, unless the person in the big kitchen was a fool, he would make two tables of noodles and send them to the outer courtyard and Zhengqiu Hall respectively. The thought in his heart flashed quickly, and he was happy for the Hou Ye in his heart, and replied quietly on his face, "I'll go back and pass the word, don't worry." ”

When he left, Mother Zhao took the initiative to smile and said, "Madam, two cages of extremely fat ducks have been prepared in the kitchen today, and the custodian Hou Ye is happy to eat it." Song Yan really couldn't imagine Shao Ding's elated appearance after eating a piece of duck meat, so he couldn't help but purse his lips and laugh, and said, "Okay, wait for the big kitchen to show up your skills, so that I can be polished in front of the Hou Ye." ”

The servants in the hall laughed, and Mother Zhao was happy when she saw her making fun of herself, and patted her chest and said, "Just look at it!" ”

After a few laughs like this, the atmosphere eased down, and Zhou Zhengjia's face looked better, Songyan asked her again, she was much more honest, asked what to answer, and no longer delayed. It's just that when it came to the handover, Songyan made a mistake first, Yuhua only manages the utensils on weekdays, it is precisely because she is straightforward and serious that she came forward to take over this big mess, not to mention that she has light qualifications, she can't suppress people, and she herself is not a material who can be calm and have ideas. As for the nectar...... If it was before, Songyan must not have said a word, just let the gentle-tempered, moderate advance and retreat of the manna on the top of the beam, now thinking of the day when the Empress Dowager Yizhi was received, the appearance of manna and Shao Ding talking, thinking of the fog'er's accident, Ganlu's reaction, her heart is like a knot.

She weighed the two sides, quickly made up her mind, and said to Zhou Zheng's family, "Give everything to Yuhua." ”

Zhou Zhengjia snorted in his heart, guessing that Songyan was wary of nectar, but the affairs in this mansion could not be managed by the lady's promotion, just by Yuhua's discord and the appearance that he could not end up together, sooner or later there would be a time when the lady regretted it. When she thought of this, she did not object, and respectfully agreed.

When these people retreated, Songyan breathed a sigh of relief, closed her eyes and slowly leaned back on the back of the chair, Qiaozhi saw that she was tired, and silently stepped forward and gently helped her press her shoulders. Songyan opened her eyes, and saw Qiaozhi looking at her worriedly, so she smiled at her, Yuhua happened to come back with two little maids holding two pots of snow-white jasmine, and when she saw Songyan, she hurriedly smiled and saluted, and showed her the jasmine, "...... When the people in the flower house saw me passing by, they must ask me to bring you two pots of jasmine that are in bloom. ”

Songyan praised a good sentence, let the little maid put it under the porch, and pointed to the Qiaozhi and said to Yuhua, "This child will be promoted to a second-class case in the future and will be an errand in my house." ”

Yuhua agreed, and smiled kindly at Qiaozhi. Qiaozhi had been stunned by this sudden good news, and stood behind Songyan in a trance. Yuhua saw that she was not frivolous, so she kindly reminded, "Qiaozhi, come and thank Madame." ”

Qiaozhi hurriedly walked around to Songyan, and was about to kneel, but Yuhua was quick to the side and handed over a mat. Qiaozhi sincerely kowtowed to Songyan and said, "Madam, I will do a good job and will not live up to your trust!" ”

Songyan nodded and said with a smile, "Get up." ”

Qiaozhi kowtowed again excitedly before standing up, and stood aside according to his mood. Songyan said to Yuhua, "Is the son of the world resting today?" ”

Yuhua counted the days before replying, "Exactly." ”

Song Yan thought for a while, and then asked, "Mother Cao and Mother Jin have been with Shizi for a while, I don't know what happened?" ”

Yuhua said blankly, "The two mothers have gone, and they have never moved." ”

Songyan sighed, stood up and said, "It's okay left and right, I'll go to Qixia Courtyard to see the prince." She saw that Yuhua was coming with her, and instructed, "Zhou Zhengjia will hand over all the items in a while, and you have to wait for her in Zhengqiu Hall." ”

Leaving Yuhua at home, Songyan took Qiaozhi and Shui'er to Qixia Courtyard.