There was only one maid standing next to Mrs. Wu just now, and now that she has led Yin Pingru to the east, only Mrs. Wu and Lu Qingrong are left in the hall.

Lu Qingrong felt that Mrs. Wu's expression was a little more energetic than just now, and there was an extraordinarily kind smile on her face.

I saw that Mrs. Wu let go of the hand that was holding her just now, took out a Mocui auspicious Ruyi jade plate from her sleeve, and put it on Lu Qingrong's little hand with her own hand.

"This is a greeting gift for you."

Lu Qingrong held the jade plate in his hand, and according to Yin Pingru's previous instructions, he said crisply, "Thank you, Mrs. Wu!" ”

Mrs. Wu saw her young age, and her speech was clear and coherent, and she couldn't help but have some expectations in her heart.

"What's your name?"

"Qingrong."

"At that time, Mrs. Jiang attended your first birthday banquet, did she give you anything?"

Mrs. Wu's tone was very gentle, and she looked at her with a smile, but Lu Qingrong always felt that there was an indescribable taste in that smile.

"There are congratulatory gifts, and books!" Lu Qingrong blurted out.

Mrs. Jiang prepared a congratulatory gift, Mrs. Wu knew about it, and everything was written in the account book of the inner house, but she was not sure if she had given her anything alone.

Hearing that it was just a book, Mrs. Wu couldn't hide her disappointment on her face, but she also asked casually: "What kind of book is it?" ”

Lu Qingrong raised his little head, looking like he was thinking very hard: "Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang ......"

She didn't continue to memorize, but pouted and said a little aggrievedly: "My mother only told me these words." ”

It turned out to be a "Thousand Character Text".

Mrs. Wu was still not reconciled, and pointed to the jade plate she had just given to Lu Qingrong and asked, "Is there anything similar to this?" ”

Lu Qingrong blinked his big eyes, looked at Mrs. Wu, and then looked down at the jade plate in his hand, and finally shook his head to say that there was nothing else.

She didn't mention the jade pendant just now, she just didn't think about it for a while, but now she deliberately didn't want to say it.

At this moment, Lu Qingrong also seemed to be aware that Mrs. Wu had another purpose in calling them.

Could it be that the jade pendant is not as ordinary as it looks, but it is worth a lot of money? Or is it a family heirloom?

Lu Qingrong was a little hesitant, if this was the case, it was really not suitable to hold it in her hands......

Seeing that she was in a daze, Mrs. Wu thought that she had remembered something again, but immediately saw her shake her head more firmly.

Lu Qingrong was not greedy, but she suddenly remembered that when Mrs. Jiang gave her the jade pendant, she had said that she didn't want her to give it to others......

Mrs. Wu did not continue to entangle, first, she felt that Lu Qingrong was still so young, so naturally she would not lie; Second, she also felt that she was a little overhearted, Mrs. Jiang and Yin Pingru's mother and daughter just met in Pingshui, how could they ......

Just thinking about it, Yin Pingru had already changed her clothes and came out, the brand-new beige dress, if you don't look closely, you can't find any difference from when you came.

Seeing that Mrs. Wu was still holding Lu Qingrong's little hand, with a lovely smile, Yin Pingru was also relieved.

"You are going to leave Beijing in two days, Hou Ye is not in good spirits now, and he can't take care of that much, these two hundred taels are my ritual for Hou Ye to give you." Mrs. Wu's tone was very flat.

Yin Pingru hurriedly thanked her.

After that, Mrs. Wu asked Yin Pingru about the situation of returning to the door on the third day, as well as trivial matters such as Yin Qinghua's errands, but she was obviously a little absent-minded.

Just as Yin Pingru and the others were about to say goodbye, a little girl with a double bun suddenly came from outside the hall, standing by the door with shrunken hands, as if she was glancing at the big girl beside Mrs. Wu.

Seeing this, the big maid hurriedly went over to inquire, and then came back and whispered a few words beside Mrs. Wu.

Lu Qingrong vaguely heard "Shizi...... Going out...... I can't persuade ......".

When Mrs. Wu heard this, she immediately stood up, and suddenly forced herself to calm down and said to Yin Pingru: "Children always want to run out when they have nothing to do......

Lu Qingrong couldn't help but feel a little strange when he heard it, in fact, Mrs. Wu didn't need to explain to them at all.

Yin Pingru just nodded.

"If you have something in your house, let's go and get busy first, it's not too early, and we should leave too!"

Hearing Yin Pingru say this, Mrs. Wu felt a little relieved, and said politely: "Then I won't keep you, Lord Lu has already come out of Jingchun Hall and is waiting for you in the front yard at the moment." ”

After saying that, Mrs. Wu left in a hurry without looking back.

Shizi ...... Is it Jiang Xuan? Lu Qingrong remembered the lively and active little boy in Jinan, and the back of Xiao Se who was dressed in filial piety on Rongen Street that day. The death of Mrs. Jiang must have hit him hard......

followed Yin Pingru out of Qinyi Courtyard and got into the green silk cart when he came, Lu Qingrong pondered in his heart, this Mrs. Wu had been staying in the hall with them just now, and she hadn't left, but she knew that Lu Yiduo had come out of Jingchun Hall......

The green silk car stopped outside the second gate, and Lu Yiduo really stood in the outer courtyard waiting for them.

"Let's go." Lu Yiduo led the two out of the gate of the Marquis of Jingyuan's mansion and got into his own carriage.

"Have you waited a long time?" Yin Pingru asked.

"Well, Jingchun Hall is closer to the second gate, and I haven't spoken to Hou Ye for too long." Lu Yiduo wanted to speak and stopped.

"Marquis Jingyuan...... Okay? Yin Pingru also saw that his expression was not quite right.

"When I saw me just now, I was half-leaning on the couch, and my complexion looked pretty good." Lu Yiduo thought about the appearance of Marquis Jingyuan just now, "It's just that the spirit doesn't seem to be very good......

Seeing Yin Pingru looking at him with some puzzlement, Lu Yiduo continued: "When I first went in, I asked when I arrived in Beijing, when I would return to Henan, and I also mentioned that we would get married, which is quite normal. Later, the more I talked about it, the more outrageous it became, what kind of hostility, grain and grass...... And let me go out and spread the word that I would say that I would not surrender to the death......"

As soon as he heard this, Lu Qingrong also understood that this Marquis Jingyuan was stimulated by the Northwest Battlefield, and he was a little delirious, no wonder he wanted to invite a Taoist priest to do it yesterday.

Yin Pingru couldn't help but sigh a little.

"It seems that now the Hou Mansion has to rely on Mrs. Wu to take care of it, and it is really hard to take care of Marquis Jingyuan." Thinking of Mrs. Wu's slightly weak demeanor just now, she inevitably felt some sympathy in her heart, "Is Mrs. Wu about to be able to straighten out?" ”

Lu Yiduo smiled slightly when he heard this, and was a little moved by Yin Pingru's kindness, but he also said honestly: "It's difficult." I heard from the second brother that the Ministry of Rites had received a declaration in the name of Marquis Jingyuan to ask for the seal for Mrs. Wu, but in the end it was suppressed. ”

"Why is that?"

"If it had been earlier, maybe there would have been more hope." Lu Yiduo shook his head, "Now Mrs. Jiang's younger brother Jiang Yuanzhao led the troops to win a great victory in the battle with the Fanmeng people, and he is about to return to the dynasty in the near future. In the future, the wife of the Marquis of Jingyuan Mansion will ask for the seal, and I am afraid that she will have to take care of the meaning of the Zhenbei General's Mansion. ”

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