On the fourth day of the first month of June, the golden light is shining on the ground, and the sun is blazing.

There was not a hint of wind in the treetop branches.

Gu Jin received a post early in the morning from the Yiyan Hou Mansion to pay a visit.

She was going to reply, but the secretary ran in and said to Song Pan'er happily: "Madam, Wei Lixin has arrived." He took a few boys and took the lead. Mother Song and Sister Haitang are waiting for a group of people, and they will arrive in the afternoon. ”

When Song Pan'er heard this, she was also overjoyed: "Call in quickly." ”

Wei Lixin is the chief manager of the treasury in the Yanling Mansion house, and one of Song Paner's dowries, and is her confidant.

The secretary said, pick up the hem of your clothes and run.

Song Pan'er scolded him: "Go slowly!" You're a third-class steward now, and you're not an errand boy, so you don't have rules! ”

Because the family is not fully equipped, there is no specific arrangement for where the secretary goes, but the boys in the outer courtyard are all regulated by him.

The secretary was used to being scolded by Song Pan'er, not as worried as other little guys, and said yes with a grin.

waited out of Song Paner's sight, and ran quickly again.

Gu Jinzhi thought, I'm afraid I won't have time to see Mrs. Yiyanhou today.

She wrote a reply letter and asked Mrs. Yiyanhou to come back to the house on the sixth day of the new year.

She also showed the letter to Song Paner.

Song Pan'er nodded.

Gu Jinzhi shouted to let Peony go out and call a little guy to send it to Yiyan Hou's Mansion.

After about a quarter of an hour, Wei Lixin took three or four small servants and walked in quickly to salute Song Pan'er, and they were sweating.

The little guys who came were all serving by Gu Jinzhi's father's side: Si Mo, Si Yan, Si Xuan, and Si Hao.

knelt down together and kowtowed to Song Paner.

Song Pan'er hurriedly smiled: "Get up, get up." ”

Then let the maid bring Wei Lixin a small pestle to sit on, and a small pedal for a few children to sit on.

He also ordered a cold plum soup to relieve the heat.

Wei Lixin and the others looked at Song Paner's bulging belly, they were all slightly surprised, and then they got up one after another. Kneel down and kowtow to Song Paner to congratulate her on her joy.

Song Pan'er no longer had the anxiety and embarrassment she had when she first became pregnant, and took it with a smile: "Don't be polite, sit down and cool down." ”

Then the crowd sat down.

Song Pan'er was happy, and Peony and Nianlu were also happy.

“…… On the way, there were two heavy storms and rains, and the boat was almost overturned. Fortunately, nothing was lost. There was a lot of flooding in the south, and there were people everywhere, and we also had two water bandits, and the refugees had no way to walk. Our guards did a good thing, but they didn't let the water bandits succeed. I consulted with Mr. Sun. Every time the boat stopped, two pots were set up to make rice porridge and distributed to the refugees at the dock. And then along the way. There has never been an accident. Wei Lixin said.

Song Pan'er nodded.

Every spring, there are displaced people in the south.

Every year, the Gu family has to allocate some silver in the outer courtyard to distribute porridge to the victims.

This is a blessing.

"Very well done." Song Pan'er said, "Our Gu family has this rule every year. In a year of famine, scatter some rice grain. ”

Wei Lixin smiled and said yes.

Then. He sent another post to Song Paner: "Madame wrote a letter, although we didn't give instructions, we were also afraid of the shortage in Beijing, so we brought some things from home." ”

Song Paner posted and smiled.

If it weren't for the five hundred catties of gold that the emperor had rewarded, these things would have been very timely.

Bring it now. Not too much.

"Jiangning's cloth is good, I don't know if I can bring a new one?" Song Paner asked, "I've been making clothes for a long time." ”

Everyone laughs.

Wei Lixin also smiled: "It's the uncle's wife who said." Madame is most fond of clothes with fresh colors. The fabric was given by the uncle's wife, and half of the cabin was piled up, all of which were good, without any water stains, and Mr. Sun specially told people to be careful at all times. Master Cheng in the sewing room and other seven or eight embroiderers. And it came ......"

Song Pan'er smiled at the corners of her eyes and eyebrows.

She didn't say much anymore and asked people to prepare food for Wei Lixin.

Then he called out to the secretary: "You take the Si Mo Si Yan." Go out of the city to meet Sun Da and take charge of them. If the city gate is closed at night, you know which store is good in the closed compartment, so you can give more money and settle down in the closed compartment. Don't go far and look back to the town. ”

The secretary said yes.

In the afternoon, half of the family was added at once.

The subordinates who served in Yanling Mansion came eighty percent.

Gu Jinzhi's eldest maids, Nishang and Zhilei, also came.

Ni Shang's acne-stricken face has been half healed, but there are only some small pockmarks, like freckles, which are not very good-looking, but they don't feel ugly.

Her previous face was watery and smooth.

Zhu Ma and the others didn't know what to say, so they only said, "...... Much better than at the beginning. ”

Nishang smiled: "You are not satisfied." Go and see what the people who survived my Zhuangzi look like! I'm like this, it's all a girl's wonderful rejuvenation. Otherwise, she really can't go out, and she will be scared to death. ”

Everyone laughed.

Zhilei was seasick and dying at the moment.

After giving Gu Jinzhi a salute, Zhu Mother and others arranged for her to lie down first.

Gu Jinzhi went to the main courtyard again and looked at his mother's side.

Mother Song, Begonia, Aofu and others are here.

Seeing Gu Jinzhi, Mother Song hugged her: "Sister has grown taller again!" The outings are getting more and more refined. As he spoke, there were tears in his eyes.

Song Paner laughed on the side: "Don't do this! My eyes are also sour when you recruit you. ”

Mother Song wiped away her tears and smiled.

After a while, they all sat down randomly.

There was a commotion in the house, and Brother Xuan had already gone to the outer courtyard to see the excitement; Zhu Zhongjun also took the opportunity to go back to Luyang Palace.

Gu Yanzhen saw more than a dozen stewards from the house in the outer courtyard.

By dusk, they were all settled.

Song Pan'er breathed a sigh of relief: "It's all here, and there will be rules in this house in the future." Mom didn't know, in the past few months, I have broken the peonies into ten for them. Look at the peony and Nianlu, are you thin? ”

Mother Song really looked at the faces of these two maids, and she lost some weight: "It's really embarrassing for you!" Madame should give each of them a few silver bills, and don't let them work in vain. ”

Then, his eyes fell on Mu Qing.

Mu Qing was wearing a pink short coat and a moon-white skirt, with a quiet demeanor and a dignified demeanor. It's hard to ignore her.

Nian Lu smiled and introduced to Song's mother: "Mom, this is Mu Qing, the eldest lady rewarded it." She's so much better than we are! ”

Song Pan'er smiled and said, "It's better than you!" Peonies don't count. Pull out a person, who is not better than you? ”

Everyone laughed.

Nian Lu also giggled.

Mu Qing saluted Song's mother with a respectful attitude.

Mother Song saw that she had a clear appearance, and she was outstanding because of her calm demeanor, and she was rewarded by a big house, and saw that Song Paner relied on her, and she couldn't help but be vigilant.

She smiled, took Mu Qing's hand and took a look. Then he gave her a purse as a greeting gift.

Haitang also greeted Mu Qing once.

In the evening, Peony and Nianlu took the others to dinner, and Begonia and Song's mother sat on Song Paner's feet in the east. set up a small table and accompanied Song Paner, Gu Jin's sister and brother, and King Luyang to dinner.

Mother Song and Begonia looked at King Luyang several times.

King Luyang smiled sweetly.

Knowing that it was her future uncle, and she didn't avoid suspicion like this, Song's mother had a stomach in her heart to ask.

After eating, the maids removed the dishes. Mother Song and Haitang washed their hands first, and then came to serve Song Paner and others to wash their hands.

Then, Gu Jinzhi, Brother Xuan, and Zhu Zhongjun went out for a walk to eat.

Song Paner reclined on the ink-drawn pillow of the big kang near the window, Haitang told her about the things along the way, and Song's mother cut the cantaloupe rewarded in the palace into small pieces with a small silver knife and inserted it with a toothpick. To Song Paner.

"That Mu Qing, was rewarded by the eldest lady?" Song's mother found an opportunity and asked Song Pan'er.

Song Pan'er nodded: "She is very capable." Fang was in front of Peony. I didn't say it. Nian Lu can't compare to her, and the peony also gives a few points, she can be a good begonia. ”

Begonia sneered and laughed: "When the slave goes out, Mrs. should say that Begonia will give up a few points." ”

Song Paner laughed. Knock her on the forehead: "You ghost girl! ”

Mother Song smiled and asked, "She looks quite outstanding." It's the head of the house over there, and she wasn't raised since she was a child, you don't know her face but you don't know your heart, and you shouldn't value her so much. It's going to be a Hong Lian again, but how can it be good? ”

Mother Song has always been loyal to her ears.

Song Pan'er smiled: "If that's the case, I just recognize the wrong person." I think that not all the girls in this world are as cold-hearted as Hong Lian; It's not that all of them are unproductive and want to be a little wife for the third master; In terms of appearance, Nianlu is more outstanding, and in terms of character, Begonia is still calm. Is it because of a Hong Lian that I suspect that people in this world are not good? In my life, I have seen Hong Lian wrong once. You can't go wrong now. Mom was relieved. ”

Song Paner never wasted food because of choking.

Begonia was on the side, not daring to answer.

She is a maid, Mother Song can say these things, but she can't.

She just took the small fan on the kang table and gently fanned it for Song Pan'er.

Mother Song smiled: "What you said is that I am verbose again." ”

This time, the chief steward Sun Yutang came, and the first-class and second-class stewards from all over the inner and outer courtyards also came.

As long as you find someone from Yanling Mansion, all the places will sit in advance and send a kid to summon it, and it will be appropriate.

On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, all arrangements were made.

The treasury is still handed over to Wei Lixin, and the account room, the internal and external kitchens, the pantry room, the pulp washing room, the sewing room, the carriage room, the changing room, the concierge room, the study room, etc., are all available.

Every place is a steward from Yanling Mansion, and all the small servants have been regulated by the secretary.

The secretary himself also served as the steward of the porter.

He no longer looks after the study.

The original steward of the concierge was sent to the kitchen to do a purchase.

On the sixth day of the new year, Yiyan Hou Ning's family visited.

Not only Mrs. Ning, but also Ning Cao, the second young lady and the third young master of the Ning family also came.

Gu Yanzhen had to come in to accompany him.

Ning Cao remembered to salute the old man, but was refused.

His face was a little unsightly.

But in the end, I remembered that Old Man Gu had always had a quirk, so I quickly slipped through my heart and didn't think about it anymore.

King Luyang was also on the side.

Mrs. Ning and Ning Cao accompanied Mrs. Gu Yanzhen to talk, but their eyes always drifted to King Luyang.

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The third is to ask for pink tickets, Mo Mo Da!!