Shen Yurong was even more unhappy when she saw that she not only didn't mean to punish the maid but also helped her speak.

"What do you mean by that? Am I also an outsider? ”

Mengbao didn't want to entangle with her more on these issues, so she changed the topic with a smile: "Don't you want to see my clothes and jewelry?" I'll let the red note be taken out and shown to you. ”

As he spoke, he asked the red note to go to the inner room to get it.

This means that she won't be allowed to go to her inner room anymore, and she still has to defend that girl!

Shen Yurong frowned: "No need, I don't have to see you, I'm just worried that you're not ready." ”

She's not a fool, and what she lets the maid take out and show her must not be such a good thing, and the best ones must be left in it and secretly put away, so she doesn't see it!

Her eyes swirled around Mengbao again, and finally landed on a piece of black jade pendant with a strange color falling from her waist.

"Sister-in-law, this jade pendant looks good, I have a lake-green clothes, with the forbidden step of that clothes a few days ago, the maid accidentally broke it, and I was worried that I couldn't find a suitable jade pendant to make a new one, if my sister-in-law doesn't mind......"

Mother Zhao on the side couldn't listen to it anymore, and interrupted with a calm face: "Sixth Miss, this jade pendant is the original marriage between the young lady and the prince, and it must not be with anyone!" ”

Shen Yurong was suddenly interrupted, and when she heard that this was someone's marriage, and she was ashamed to ask for it just now, her face suddenly became extremely ugly.

"I ...... I'm not trying to keep it for myself, I'm just borrowing it and looking for something similar! What are you anxious about! ”

She excused herself in shame.

Mengbao was very speechless about her character of taking advantage of her so much, and she didn't want her to choke with the people around her again, so she spoke again: "What is the matter with the sixth sister coming this time?" ”

No matter how much Shen Yurong likes to take advantage, it is impossible for her to come to her Jingxin Garden specifically for this kind of thing, so there must be something else.

Sure enough, Shen Yurong was relieved to hear her change the topic again.

"It's not a big deal, it's just that I brought the post to my sister-in-law who was going to send it to various prefectures. This is the list of guests who need to be invited, sister-in-law remember not to miss anyone, the lotus banquet is different from other banquets, if you invite this and not invite that, it will make people think that we are not good at favoring one over the other. When the time comes, if we accidentally offend someone, we can't afford to offend. ”

After speaking, he left with the maid like a proud peacock, and didn't even leave Mengbao a chance to speak.

Mengbao looked at the invitation and the long list in front of him, and was a little inexplicable: "Why did you write it to me?" Isn't this kind of thing usually done by the housewife? ”

The Li family values the status of this housewife so much, how could he entrust such an important matter to her?

If Li wrote it herself, the name on these posts would be hers, but if Mengbao wrote it, it must be Mengbao's, which means that these guests were invited by Mengbao.

Or maybe Li just wanted to add some disgust to her, and let her write Li's name on these posts to emphasize that she was the one in charge of the Dingnan Hou Mansion?

But that's not right, if that's the case, Shen Yurong wouldn't have failed to explain a word before she left, and she didn't say anything to prove that they wanted Mengbao to use the identity of the young lady of Dingnan Hou Mansion to entertain these guests.

This is a great opportunity to make a first impression on those ladies of the family before they have met, how stupid would the Li family be?

Mengbao was puzzled, worried about whether the Li family would have any conspiracy.

Zhao's mother was very dissatisfied with Shen Yurong's attitude of directly throwing things to Mengbao, but she was still happy to let Mengbao write a post.

"Miss doesn't have to think about it, the eldest lady has no choice but to hand over this errand to you, presumably she herself is also unwilling to do so."

She saw Mengbao's incomprehension and patiently explained.

"The eldest lady is supported by her aunt, not the serious wife of the Hou Ye, although she is now in charge of the middle feed of the house, she is a legitimate housewife, but her identity is actually very embarrassing. The ladies and wives of famous families don't look down on those concubines, so even if the eldest lady straightens up, they can't be on the stage in their eyes, and maybe they can't look down on them. ”

"If you post as the eldest lady, those ladies and wives are afraid that they will feel that our Hou Mansion has slapped them in the face, and even if they want to come, they may not come."

"But you are different, you are the eldest daughter-in-law of the Hou Mansion, the concubine of the Hou Mansion of Zhenyuan, the noble wife of the prince, no one can find fault with your background. Your post will also make those ladies and wives feel that they are valued and come happily, which is the most suitable for our Hou Mansion and the other party. ”

Mengbao listened to Zhao's mother's words, and then suddenly realized, it turned out that the Li family was forced to do so?

"Isn't she angry and itchy?" She gloated a little.

Mother Zhao also smiled: "Then what can she do?" If you post a post, she can still show her face at the lotus banquet, and if she posts herself, she may not even be able to invite people, so the gains outweigh the losses. So, no matter how angry she is, she has to send you the post! ”

Meng Bao smiled more and more happily when he heard this, and took the list and checked it with Zhao's mother one by one.

Mother Zhao had a headache after watching it for a while, and pressed the list gently.

"Slaves and maids have been by your side all these years, and the status between the provinces is not as clear as before, and it is really hard to say whether this list is suitable or not."

"What then? I don't know. Mengbao couldn't help but have a headache.

"Why don't you call the magpie and ask? They have served in the Dingnan Hou Mansion for many years, and they have also participated in the lotus banquet, so they may know something. If it really doesn't work, the slave maid will ask Mother Xu next to the old lady, she must know. ”

Mengbao nodded, and asked the red note to call the magpie in first.

The two girls have really seen the world, especially Xi'er, who knows the twists and turns between various families clearly, and easily pointed out a few inappropriate places on the list.

"The status of these ladies is not high, but they are just the family members of some unimportant seven- and eight-grade officials, and they have never been invited to the lotus banquet in previous years."

"This lady is the step-family of the concubine, and she just got married last year to fill the house, and if you want to follow the standards of the lotus banquet in previous years, you don't need to post it."

"This one is even more so, she ......"

She stopped in the middle of speaking, and stopped talking.

Mengbao looked at her puzzled, and she said hesitantly: "This one, like our eldest lady, was corrected by the concubine's room, and it was just corrected a few months ago......"

So that's the case, Meng Bao nodded, and simply crossed the person's name off the list.

Xi'er was a little relieved to see her so decisive, it seemed that the young lady didn't mind her telling the truth.

In fact, according to this standard, there is another person on this list whose name should be crossed out, that is, Su Mengbao's maiden stepmother, Su Zhou.

But after all, Su Zhou is Su Mengbao's nominal mother, even if it is out of place, he still has to send a post over, otherwise the world will say that Mengbao is disrespectful to the elders and does not understand etiquette.

crossed out the name of the concubine who was straightened, and Mengbao crossed out the names of those unimportant people, leaving only the name of the stepfamily who came out.

Although this person's own identity is not high, the background of his husband's family should not be underestimated, so compared to the others, only this person still has some need to stay.

She set the list, transcribed it again, and was not in a hurry to start writing the post, but asked the list to be sent to the old lady.

The old lady didn't say anything after reading it, just nodded, and asked Mother Xu to return the list to the red note.

The red note gave the list to Mengbao and brought it back, and Mengbao picked up the pen and prepared to start writing the invitation.

As soon as she moved her pen, Zhao's mother stopped her.

"Miss, you don't have to do this kind of thing yourself, just find someone to write it."

"No, no, I'll just write it myself."

Mengbao still insists on leaving his own ink treasure on the sticker.

Zhao's mother saw that she didn't listen, so she could only tell the truth: "Your handwriting is really not good-looking, it doesn't matter if you write it yourself on weekdays, but it is not appropriate to write it on this post." ”

Mengbao just wanted to take the opportunity to show his handwriting that was not on the stage in front of people, so as to leave a bad impression on people, so that the people of Dingnan Houfu would feel shameless after knowing it, and then they would not wait to see her.

Who knew that he was stopped by Zhao's mother before it started, and he was simply depressed.

Seeing that Zhao's mother found a steward who was good at calligraphy to write the posts one by one, she could only sigh secretly on the side.

The opportunity must not be lost and will not come again, this kind of thing that can make a fool of itself in public and will not affect too much is not something that can be available at any time, even if you can take the opportunity to make some mess at the lotus banquet in the future, but it may not have this wide range and good effect, it is a pity......

The next day, Mengbao told her a few words of red note, and handed over the post to her, asking her to take it to the outer courtyard and hand it over to the responsible steward, and arrange for people to send it out door-to-door.

As soon as the red note handed the post to the steward, Liu's mother next to Li came over.

"These posts will be sent later, and I will show them to the eldest lady first, so as not to miss anything. As you know, this lotus banquet is different from other banquets, but you must not go on a business trip! ”

As he spoke, he motioned to the little maid next to him to bring the post over.

The steward didn't know what to do, and the red note stepped forward to block the girl.

"No need, these posts are written according to the list set by the old lady, please trouble Mother Liu to go back and tell Mrs. Sù, and say that she will check it again without labor."

Liu's mother was suddenly a little flustered, but the eldest lady told her to take the post back, if she couldn't bring it back, she would have to bear it later!

"It's okay for the eldest lady to take another look, it's a matter of importance, it's better to be cautious."

She said that she was going to go up and get the post herself.

Red Arrow blocked again: "Mother Liu is saying that the old lady doesn't value the lotus banquet and is not cautious enough?" ”

She asked solemnly.

Mother Liu's body sank, and a layer of cold sweat oozed from her forehead: "I...... That's not what I meant, you girl, how can you misinterpret other people's meanings! ”

"In that case, then this post should be sent out quickly, and the ladies and wives of various prefectures should prepare the clothes and jewelry for the day of the banquet as soon as possible after receiving the post, so as not to rush the time."

In fact, the news that Dingnan Hou Mansion is going to hold a lotus banquet this year has already been released, and the people in the entire Bei'an City who are interested in participating or know that they will definitely participate have already begun to prepare, and how can they wait until they receive the post to prepare.

But Liu's mother couldn't find any words to refute the red note at this time, so she could only watch as the steward took the post and turned away.

She was so angry that she couldn't help but stomp her feet secretly, this young lady is not easy to deal with, and the girl around the young lady is not easy to deal with! What a hassle!

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