Zhao Xiu sat there very calmly, what if people were talking about Xungui? Xungui and Xungui are also different, and Jiannanhou Mansion has no friendship with Meishan Bofu, why should she stand up for the Qiu family?

But there are also people who want to talk to her, such as the second girl of the Liu family who lowered her voice and asked her: "Are the gifts of the noble family so affordable?" She didn't say anything about hiring, because with Zhao Xiu's situation, it was impossible to experience this.

Zhao Xiu smiled slightly: "Each family has different origins, different preferences, and naturally different customs. There are those who are knighted for military merits, and there are also those who are knighted for Wenzhi and those who are knighted for their relatives, how can each family be the same? For example, in the past, when Taizu was in the family, Concubine Niu's mother's family also had a title, but it was later reformed, but her family's style was generally looked down upon by the noble family. And the scholars of the Wengong Mansion have always followed the ancient etiquette. I'm not familiar with Meishan Bofu, but such a heavy dowry from his family is also valued by the other party's eldest girl, which is a good thing. ”

After hearing this, Miss Liu didn't ask any more. The Niu family is the enemy of the ancestors and grandchildren of the Zhao family, and Zhao Xiu naturally will not have good words. Although the Wenguo Mansion has long been defeated, it is indeed the first person to be knighted by civil officials in this dynasty, and it is praised in the circle of scholars. is also a noble, other families will only be despised by scholars, but no one in his family dares to say no, and there are many young students who are determined to learn from Wen Guogong, of course she is not good at making any comments. However, the girls who heard Zhao Xiu's words understood in their hearts that there is also a difference between the noble families, the current Jiannan Hou Mansion is more polite, and the Meishan Bofu is the more vulgar type. It's a pity that Fang Huizhu has so many honors. Why did she decide on this one?

Fang Huizhu's face became more and more ugly. Although Zhao Xiu said some good things for Xungui, it seemed that he had pushed Meishan Bofu into a more unbearable situation, and his sympathy for her became more and more. How could she feel good about that? She couldn't help but glare at her sister Fang Renzhu. Blame Fang Renzhu for failing to stop Zhao Xiu's words.

Fang Renzhu pursed her lips and said nothing. Feng Xiuqin, who was sitting opposite her, couldn't stand it anymore, and took the initiative to divert everyone's attention with a smile: "Speaking of which, why don't you see the second sister and the fourth sister?" Today is a happy event for the big sisters, how can they not come to congratulate them? ”

Only then did the ladies find out that something was wrong—maybe someone had already found out, but they didn't say it—the second girl Fang and the fourth girl didn't come, and the other girls from the Fang family came, and the partial branches were not left behind. This makes it all the more abrupt that their sisters' absence is abrupt.

Some girls who knew about the newly erupted conflict between the Fang family's descendants and the side branches were a little disapproving. No matter how fierce the two fathers are, they are all members of the same family, and they always have to do superficial work. What kind of discord does it look like to get out in front of outsiders?

The girls who don't know the inside story also have probes to look outside, and they find it. The fourth wife of the Fang family. That is, the mothers of Miss Fang Er and Miss Fang Four, did not come.

Mrs. Fang outside had also noticed this a long time ago, and she was very dissatisfied in her heart. She still smiled at Mrs. Meishanbo, but when she was empty, she still called the girl and asked softly: "Go find the third master and let him go to the fourth master's house to urge." There are outsiders today. Let them not go too far! ”

In addition to the female guests, there are also male guests who come to congratulate today. The male guest was Fang Jinqi, the eldest son of the Fang family, and he came forward to greet him. He was a teenager. But I have also seen some of the world, and I have not traveled on a business trip in terms of etiquette, and I can also have a few words with my relatives, friends and elders who come to congratulate me. However, he is still young after all, his father is not at home, and it is just a matter of being a son to entertain guests, it is impossible to ask him to support the entire banquet, so he has to ask Master Fang San to help with the cooking.

Fang Sanye is already a person who has lost his official position and fame, with the label of rebellion, and he almost became the father-in-law of the Marquis of Shanyin, although he is not guilty, he is not a popular person. He knew what his situation was, and he didn't show up, he should be a guest who came to congratulate him, and only supervised the work of the Fang family's subordinates in the back. Brother Fang Chongshan had a deep talk with him before leaving Beijing, which made him feel a little relieved, although his mouth was still awkward, and his face was very stiff, but he was still willing to contribute to his brother's family. He listened to Mrs. Fang's words from the girl, and his face sank.

The girl was a little scared, and asked in a low voice, "Third master?" ”

"Got it." Fang Sanye said with a straight face, "You go, I'll go and see what's going on." ”

The girl curtsied and ran away in a hurry, while Fang Sanye walked out of the side door with a black face, passed through the alley, and knocked vigorously on the door of Fang Yishan's house.

The Fang family lives in one place, although their houses are separated, but they are connected by narrow alleys, and they can pass through the side gate and small door without going out of the gate, which is very convenient. Although this kind of side door and small door are guarded, they are very loosely guarded, and the mother-in-law of Fang Yishan's family who guards the door saw that it was the master of the clan, so she immediately let people in and didn't ask a word.

Fang Sanye rushed straight to Fang Yishan's study with a dark face, he knew that this cousin was at home on weekdays, and he would stay in the study if he had nothing to do, either to meet with a few clansmen and talk about the conspiracy to compete for the position of the patriarch, or to invite guests from outside to come to the house and talk about the tricks of fighting for power and profit in the yamen. Only one morning and one night, I will stay in the back house.

He was very familiar with this house, and Fang Yishan's home was much smaller than the mansion of the Fang family's grandson, he walked around, and he had already arrived in front of Fang Yishan's study, only to see a little guy in blue clothes and a small Liuhe hat walking towards him, and when he saw him, he hurriedly lowered his head and avoided the side. He didn't think much about it, but asked, "Can your master be in the study?" The little guy replied in a low voice, "Yes." Fang Sanye raised his legs and went to the study.

When he arrived at the door of the study, he suddenly stopped, looked back suspiciously, and saw that the little servant had hurriedly disappeared outside the moon gate, and disappeared in an instant. Is it a delusion? Why did he think the back of this little guy was so familiar? He had seen a person's back before, and it felt very similar to this little guy, but if it was really the person he thought he thought, he should have died a long time ago, and if he was still alive, he should have fled a long time ago, how could he appear in Fang Yishan's house?

But then again, this little guy looks quite tall, and he doesn't look like a little guy at all, and he doesn't walk with his head bowed and bent over like the other guys. With a humble style, he straightened his waist and was soft and silent under his feet. The most important point is: He had a very raw face. Fang Sanye knew all the servants of the Fang family on this street, and because Fang Yishan used to have a good relationship with him, none of the servants of his family, even the girls waiting in the back house, were unknown to Fang Sanye. When did you buy such a face-wrenching little guy?

Fang Sanye's steps became more and more hesitant, and his suspicions became heavier and heavier. If it's really the person he thinks......

"Why is the third master here?" Behind him came Mrs. Fang Si's voice, and he turned his head. Seeing that it was really her, he sneered: "How can I not be here?" The four brothers and four siblings have a big shelf, and the dowry over there has been over. The guests are waiting for the banquet to begin, and the fourth brother's family is nowhere to be seen. If we don't wait for you, I'm afraid that some people will blame us for not paying respects to the number of courtesies, and refusing to wait for everyone to come to the banquet! ”

Mrs. Fang Si had a sneering look on her face. In fact, she also knew that she should not do this. But her two daughters lost their tempers, and her husband kept being stuffy in the study and did not show up, and she came to persuade him to go over as soon as possible, but he looked impatient. Couldn't you tell her to go alone?

In fact, she also understood her husband's daughter's thoughts, and thought that the Yanzhi was about to fall, and their family would be able to come out, but who knew that Fang Chongshan just lowered his half-grade meaningfully and was transferred to Jining as the prefect. The official position is still on Fang Yishan. And Fang Huizhu, who was ridiculed by her two daughters, married her husband in Bofu. Very decent. Fang Yishan didn't want to see the proud appearance of his grandson, and the two daughters didn't want to see Fang Huizhu's scenery, so they refused to leave. But just now, the concubine in the clan sent a girl to persuade her, telling her to bring her children over to show her face no matter what, otherwise it would be unseemly for outsiders, so she came to persuade her husband again. Who knew that at the door of the study, he met Fang Sanye of the Yan Branch, and slapped their family in the face when he opened his mouth.

Mrs. Fang Si could only smile dryly and said: "The third master is serious, our master suddenly had a guest come and couldn't get out, so it was delayed, and it was about to pass." ”

"Really?" Third Master Fang raised his eyebrows, then raised his voice and asked, "Fourth brother, have your guests left?" ”

There was the sound of porcelain falling to the ground in the study, and it shattered crisply. Fang Sanye was a little surprised, and couldn't help but laugh: "Fourth brother, is this a weak heart?" ”

There was the sound of running fast in the study, and then the door creaked, Fang Yishan rushed out, and glared at Fang Sanye with a pale face: "What did you say?" What do you know? Did you see ......" Before he finished speaking, he suddenly paused, and then looked at his wife in surprise: "You...... Why are you here? ”

Mrs. Fang's face was inexplicable, but she knew that now was not the time to ask, so she gave her husband a look: "Master, today's eldest nephew and daughter have made a big decision, and the third master specially came to invite our family over for dinner." You just said in the morning that you would go earlier to help greet the guests, and you didn't expect any guests to come, so you delayed until this time. The guests have already left, right? Isn't it time for us to go? ”

Fang Yishan glared at his wife, slowly softened his breathing, his face gradually returned to normal, and he barely squeezed out a smile: "Yes, we should pass." He paused for a moment, and pulled the corners of his mouth at the third master: "Third brother, it's hard for you to go this way." ”

Fang Sanye glanced thoughtfully at the fragments of teacups scattered on the ground in the study, and noticed that there were chairs at each end of the tea table next to the fragments, which were placed in pairs, and on the tea table, there was still a cup of tea that was still exuding steam.

Fang Yishan only had guests, and after the guests left, he sat with a teacup in his hand, and he didn't even know that his wife and Fang Sanye were outside the door, until Fang Sanye raised his voice to ask, and he woke up. Looking at his face when he rushed out, it can be seen that this guest has brought him a lot of fright. And he rushed out in a hurry to ask what Fang Sanye knew, and he didn't seem to want people to know who the guest was.

Fang Sanye had a vague conjecture in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face, and only said lightly: "Well, I thought you were really annoyed and angry, and you wanted to lose face on an occasion like today." I didn't expect it to be an old friend from the southern suburbs to visit. Since you're an acquaintance, why didn't you tell me? ”

Mrs. Fang Si was stunned, a little confused. She said that her husband had a guest, but she was lying, why did Fang Sanye say that he was an acquaintance? Could it be that the husband really has a guest?

Fang Yishan was surprised, but after thinking about it, he remembered that Fang Sanye had something bad about, and he was relieved. Obviously, Fang Sanye and those people used to be colleagues, but unfortunately he is no longer useful, and it is no wonder that those people have no intention of looking for him. Fang Yishan couldn't tell whether he was envious or contemptuous of this cousin in his heart, and the sudden visit of the "guest" had scared his courage, but the letter was successfully sent, which made him feel a little at ease. He smiled wryly and said, "Who does that person want to visit, is it up to me to call the shots?" If you can not get involved, it is a blessing, don't be dissatisfied. ”

Fang Sanye snorted coldly, turned around and left, as if he was very angry. No one knew that under his sleeves, his hands were clenched into fists, trembling slightly. His suspicion was confirmed, and the little guy was the one he had guessed. What did that person want to plot with Fang Yishan?

Fang Sanye took a few deep breaths as he walked. He seemed to suddenly find that there was a way out of the predicament he was facing. (To be continued......)

PS: I'm still updating Chinese New Year's Eve night, and I'm quite hard...... Dear friends, thank you for your company this year, I wish you a happy New Year, a happy family, good health, all the best, and a happy sheep ~~~~