Although he knew that he might have misunderstood Fang Huizhu, Zhao Xiu did not have a deep friendship with her, so the misunderstanding was a misunderstanding, and he didn't take it to heart. She had just received a few generous gifts, and there were so many beloved things in them, and there were things she brought back from Jiangnan, and she was too late to sort them out.

Famous paintings need to be put away, and books are put into the study by category, and if there is one suitable to be sent to the Mingzhi Library, find someone to copy a copy and send it over. Zhao You followed him back to his house, and now he is placed in the front yard. If he can't study, it's not okay to ask him to do copying, but it's a household chord, he can follow the experience to participate, and in the future, he will have to come forward to communicate with people on behalf of the Hou Mansion.

Zhao Xiu directly handed over the copying work to the Yi family brothers who knew the library, and set a time limit, so that they could send the original back after copying, and it would be fine. In addition, there are foreign language books she collected in Jiangnan, several of which are easy to understand have been translated into vernacular, and the two books on economics and trade that she got in her early years have also been translated, and she is too lazy to polish them with beautiful words, so she directly copied a copy and sent it to the library, with a few vignettes drawn by her own hand, so that readers can have a more intuitive understanding of the content of the book. As for whether the students who come to the library to borrow will look at these books and whether they can understand them, it is not something she can control.

After finishing all this, Zhao Xiu reorganized the general affairs of the Jiannan Hou Mansion again, and finally breathed a sigh of relief. After being away from home for more than a year, the big housekeepers all followed south, and the Hou Mansion was still in order, and Wu Laixing seemed to be quite capable. She has always liked to promote talented people, and she was immediately promoted to Wulaixing as the second manager. Working under Wang Fulai, the other little stewards were blushing.

But no matter how red-eyed they were, they had nothing to say. Wu Laixing is not only the son of the oldest loyal servant around the old county prince. is also outstanding in itself, and there is nothing to be faulty about in terms of means and popularity, but he is definitely worthy of being a second manager. When Wang Fulai is old and asks to retire, he will be the one to take over. For a while, there was an endless stream of people who came to the door to curry favor with Wulaixing, and their husband and wife were very controlling. closed the door and thanked the guests, and focused on the errand, which did not disappoint Zhao Xiu. The old aconitum couple was very satisfied. Privately praised him several times.

Zhao Xiu was also satisfied in his heart, seeing that Wu Laixing's wife was also very capable, and she was a good person, and her mind was right. consciously transferred some of the affairs of the inner house to her to be responsible. There is a competent housekeeper in the affairs of the outer house. Brother Zhao Wei is also capable, so Zhao Xiu is not worried. But after Mama Lu left, she was the only one to take care of the affairs of the inner house, and she still felt a heavy burden in her heart. Now it's good that she finally has a helper again, of course, she has to work hard.

When she was done, she began translating the missionary's diary. The world map that he had drawn earlier had been taken away by Gao Zhen. said that it was to be dedicated to the emperor, but I don't know if it was offered at this time. She really heard that the palace sent someone to bring King Guangping and Gao Zhen into the palace. After staying for a few days, even Dr. Ye followed him into the palace, and I don't know what happened now. Zhao Xiu felt a little upset in his heart, not only thinking that there would definitely be better medicines and conditions in the palace to treat King Guangping's eyes, but also feeling that the emperor had long been suspicious of King Guangping, would he not be happy to let his eyes brighten?

The day after returning to Beijing, in order to ask for peace for her grandmother Zhang, who had experienced a hard journey, she and her brother Zhao Wei invited Jiang Cheng, who was the most familiar in the hospital, to come over. However, the Jiang family said that Jiang Cheng had been on duty in the palace since he was called yesterday evening, and he had never returned home, and he didn't know what he was doing.

Zhao Xiu remembered that King Guangping entered the palace, and it was about this time, could it be that Jiang Cheng was treating King Guangping? But the attending physician of King Guangping is Dr. Ye, and the people from Tai Hospital can really come in handy? The Queen Mother and the Emperor knew that the people in the Tai Hospital had not cured King Guangping for several years, and the next time King Guangping went back to Jiangnan, Dr. Ye let him see the light, who is the person who can really help King Guangping, isn't it clear at a glance? Why did the Queen Mother and the Emperor call the people from the Tai Hospital again?

Zhao Xiu didn't believe Jiang Cheng, in the past few years, King Guangping's body has been taking care of him, if you talk about the person who knows the most about King Guangping's physical condition, there is no one else except him. If the palace only announced that he would go, it would be fine, but if the other imperial doctors were also invited, wouldn't they be afraid that they would cause trouble to Dr. Ye?

Zhao Xiu's heart was in a mess, but at this time, the Cao family sent a post over and invited her grandchildren to enjoy the plum.

Zhao Xiu was bored in his heart, and he didn't really want to go to the appointment, but the Zhang family was friendly with Mrs. Cao, and he didn't want to refute the other party's face, so he had already agreed to come down first, and also accepted the invitation for Zhao Xiu.

The mother-in-law who came to deliver the post is still Cao Dali's family, she is a straightforward person, and I don't know if she saw the hesitation on Zhao Xiu's face, and said with a grin: "Our girl misses Miss Zhao, and she has been talking about it a lot this year." This time she was the east, and invited a few girls in Beijing to enjoy the plum poems, which was set a month earlier, knowing that Miss Zhao had returned to the capital, she immediately ordered the little one to make up the post, and said that she couldn't wait to hold a poetry meeting today, so as to see Miss Zhao as soon as possible. ”

Zhao Xiu remembered Cao Luo Suri's gentle friendship, and his heart softened, so he replied with a smile: "I miss her very much, the best friend I play on weekdays, except for her, I have seen several other people on the road." I had been thinking about going to see her for a long time, but I was busy packing my luggage for days, and I forgot about it, so I couldn't send a post for her. Please ask my mother to go back and tell her for me, and she will say that I will be there that day. ”

Cao Dalijia immediately laughed.

Zhao Xiu picked out the things he brought back from Jiangnan, found four high-quality Songjiang cloths, and a few gadgets sold by foreign companies, as well as a few home-made dried fruits, and made two gift boxes, which were regarded as gifts for Cao Luo. There are other people in the Cao family, and she helped the Zhang family prepare the same, so there is no need to mention it in detail. On the day of the poetry meeting, she wore a new winter coat made this year, followed behind her grandmother Zhang, got into the carriage with the gifts, and went to the Cao family in the general mansion of the Zhuguo.

When I arrived at the Cao family, the Cao family had already come to several guests. It seems that his family's banquet today has been prepared for a long time. Zhang's and Zhao Xiu's are both supplementary invitations. When I entered the door, half of them were acquaintances, and the other half was not familiar. But there are also many people who have met each other, and they know each other's identities and origins, but they have hardly ever dealt with each other on weekdays.

Zhang and Mrs. Cao met each other, and after the two exchanged pleasantries, the former just mentioned: "Is the Queen Mother in good health?" I've handed a sign to the palace, I don't know when I can be summoned? Someone next to him interjected and said with a smile: "I have long heard that the Duchess of the county has an extraordinary bearing. I saw it today, and it really lived up to its name. Ling Sun is also very promising now, and he has a big name outside. It's the first time I've seen my granddaughter. At a young age, she is also talented and beautiful, and the county duchess is really a blessing. ”

When the Zhang family celebrated the New Year, he experienced repeated temptations from relatives and friends, fellow villagers, families, and officials in the south, and he was already vigilant in his heart. Listen to this woman's mouth is flattering. Even if Zhang thinks that everything is true. Inevitably, he suspected this person's intentions, so he listened to her quietly.

Who knew that the woman tossed and turned, only flattering, and a little tentative, wondering if Zhang's grandchildren were already married. This was the same intention as the people Zhang met in the south, she sneered in her heart, and then faintly, did not say anything. But he didn't express his interest in talking about it, but he was a little impatient. She is this reaction. The flattering woman was much more eye-catching than the mother and son of the Zhao family and the third girl of the Lu family, so she also stopped talking and chatted about other topics.

Mrs. Cao didn't bother to pay attention to what the guests who came to the door had in their hearts, she only pulled Zhang to talk and asked about the Shanghai Mansion Cixian Association. Mrs. Cao is now also famous in this organization, and she has donated two hundred taels of silver, but she is not very sure what it can do. Although the Cixian Association in Beijing is an organization in Shanghai, it actually has nothing to do with it, and after its formation, it has done nothing except to give porridge in the slums every month and send some money to the widowed and lonely people, but has become a tool for the nobles in Beijing to gain a good reputation. Every time a little good deed is done, there are always people who preach it all over the city, and there are several good girls and wives who are "kind", "benevolent", and "bodhisattva-hearted". Mrs. Cao knows the trick very well, and she only feels bored, so she is particularly concerned, is the same for the one in Shanghai Mansion?

Although the Cixian Association in Shanghai Mansion has not given a good reputation to the generous ladies and young ladies who have contributed generously, it has done a lot of practical things, and it is slightly better than that in Beijing. Zhang introduced a few, and when he saw Mrs. Cao spitting out the Cixian Society in Beijing, she smiled awkwardly.

The Cixian Association in Beijing is now the president of the Queen Mother, how can it be said that the Cixian Association is not? Besides, no matter whether those girls and wives have the intention to sell their fame and reputation, they are also taking out real money, and they are not out of nothing. Long-term soup kitchens can also help the poor, which is better than doing nothing. It doesn't matter if they have contributed and gained some fame. Zhang thought that his granddaughter's good reputation in Jiangnan was also like this, so he didn't care.

Mrs. Cao was persuaded by her, and her anger was much smoother, and she reluctantly said: "Okay, they did give out the money, although they had bad intentions, but they could help people." Now there are more women with such good names, and gradually they have become ordinary, but it doesn't matter. She smiled at Zhao Xiu, "I heard about your eldest sister's deeds in Shanghai, and I admire it very much." The eldest sister is really capable. ”

Zhao Xiu was beside him, smiled when he heard the words, and lowered his head a little embarrassed.

She doesn't really like to talk to old ladies, but she just goes to other people's homes as a guest, and she doesn't want to ask too much. She was just curious, why didn't Cao Luo show her face when she heard that she was coming?

Said Cao Cao, Cao Cao arrived. Zhao Xiu was talking about Cao Luo, and Cao Luo appeared, happily holding Zhao Xiu's hand and saying, "I can look forward to you coming back!" The elder sister of the Jiang family and the fifth cousin of the Fang family wrote to me one after another, saying that they went to see them when you went south, and I was really envious in my heart. ”

Zhao Xiu laughed when he heard it.

Mrs. Cao said: "You girls have your own pastime, Sister Luo will bring your sister Zhao over, let us old ladies talk here." ”

Cao Luo was overjoyed, and she was about to say goodbye to Zhao Xiu. Zhao Xiu had also been looking forward to leaving for a long time, so she withdrew after saluting and followed Cao Luo to her yard.

She's been there before, so she must have held a poetry party there this year, right?

Unexpectedly, when Cao Luo went outside, she showed a little melancholy, and said to Zhao Xiu guiltily: "There is one thing, I'm sorry for you, today's poetry meeting, I ...... I...... Miss Wang also came over. (To be continued......)