431. Mrs. Gu came to visit
Liu Ruofeng glanced at Xiaofu, who was clearly a thief, and he heard that early in the morning, the eldest prince of Zhao sent someone to pick up Liu Mei and marry the old mansion. He asked the people outside the Prime Minister's Mansion and said that Liu Mei had returned, and he thought that she might be a little tired, so he didn't bother. I was thinking about going out for a walk, but who knew that Lu Dao happened to bump into the sneaky Xiaofu and headed towards the place where Gu Xiangyi lived, so he chased after him to take a look. But the distance was too far, so he couldn't hear clearly, and he only saw Xiaofu handing Gu Xiangyi a jade pendant.
"Hello young master." Xiao Fu saw that it was Liu Ruofeng, and she calmed down a lot, she almost thought that it was Manager Chen who went and returned, which scared her heart.
"Yes." Liu Ruofeng looked at Xiaofu, generally speaking, when a woman suddenly gives a gift to a man, it is still a personal thing like a jade pendant, which must be admiring a man. Coupled with Xiaofu's hidden look, it really looks like a little bit of Xiaofu's love is just open. But Xiaofu and Gu Xiangyi have been walking far away, how could they suddenly give Gu Xiangyi a gift. What he was worried about was not how Xiaofu was, what he was worried about was whether Gu Xiangyi would buy Xiaofu and let her stay in Liumei to find out the news. However, even so, it doesn't need to be so blatant, it has to be chosen in the daytime.
"Xiaofu is already slim, it is indeed the age of the Xu person, I will talk to my cousin another day, saying that your girl has just fallen in love with the personable Gu Ergongzi, so that she can also match it."
"Who has a first love affair with Gu Ergongzi?" As soon as Xiaofu heard the fried hair, she Xiaofu was very self-aware, just a lowly maid, where could she covet the high master. They are maids, and it is good to be able to marry an ordinary person who is safe and secure in this life, and they don't have the luxury of climbing on the master's couch. Moreover, the second son has a beautiful wife on the left and an aunt on the right, and she can't look down on Xiaofu. Of course, she just said this to herself in her heart, but she didn't dare to publicize it, otherwise people would definitely say that she had committed the following crimes, and some of them she suffered.
Liu Ruofeng's eyes rolled, as if she was considering the credibility of this little girl's words. "Then since you don't like the second son, why do you still give her a jade pendant in public."
As soon as Xiaofu heard it, she was already a person who couldn't stand things, and she was aroused by Liu Ruofeng in a few words. "Where do I have so much money, that jade pendant is worth a thousand gold, and it was given to the young lady by the prime minister's two sons. I gave the jade pendant to the second son, which is naturally the meaning of the young lady. Don't get me wrong, Xiao Fu doesn't think that much. ”
As soon as he said it, Xiaofu immediately covered his mouth, look at her, how did she tell the whole story. Really, why can't you control your mouth like this. glanced at Liu Ruofeng with annoyance, the young master was so smart, he must have guessed something. That's not possible, if the news of the young lady giving the jade pendant spreads, then what should it be? Alas, reputation matters. For the sake of Miss, she is too lazy to ask for her fame, so she admires it.
"Young Master Cousin, you heard it wrong just now, it's Xiaofu, it's all Xiaofu's wishful thinking. Please don't talk about this matter. Xiaofu's disgrace is small, but he can't affect Miss's reputation. ”
Liu Ruofeng knew it, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, he thought, he had already understood Liu Mei's intention to do this. Her cousin is really a little clever, she can think of this kind of thing, and it is also a shame that Xiangyi has this honor to be able to get Miss Yijing's favor. Seeing Xiaofu's appearance so eager to justify, Liu Ruofeng spoke: "You can rest assured, I am not such a talkative person, and I will definitely not show off." ”
Xiaofu heard him say this, and he was a lot more relieved at the moment. The young master is also the cousin of the young lady, and he helps the young lady everywhere, so he can naturally trust it. "Thank you so much, Young Master."
Liu Ruofeng just smiled, didn't speak, and didn't break it, and left after a few words of greeting with Xiaofu. Xiao Fu saw that the matter was resolved, and the jade pendant had been sent to Gu Xiangyi's hands, and the big stone in his heart was finally completely put down.
However, after the two left, a figure came out from behind the wide pillar, it was the steward Chen who had just gone from Gu Xiangyi's residence and returned. Steward Chen looked at Liu Ruofeng, who had already left, and sighed at the moment, it seems that the matter between Miss Yijing and the second son is really not easy to handle. Miss Yijing's actions yesterday have already shown that she will not get married. And the second son, he was almost confused by the words and deeds of the second son, the so-called broken thread, not to mention the love between men and women. It seems that he has to report to the prime minister and discuss the marriage of Miss Yijing. You must know that if you force it too hard, it will not be good to attract Miss Yijing to fight back.
Liu Meixiang watched the sky outside the door gradually darken, and thought to herself, this little blessing is just to send a jade pendant, why hasn't he come back at this hour. At this moment, there was a knock on the door, she thought it was Xiaofu who had returned from completing the task, so she put it down and said, "Come in." ”
The door was pushed open, but it was Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Gu who came in. Mrs. Wang glanced at the unregulated willow eyebrow makeup, and was a little dissatisfied, because these three young ladies were still from a big family. All day long, I only knew that I was lying down, like a boneless person. Pushed the door open and let Mrs. Gu walk in.
Mrs. Gu glanced at Liu Mei's makeup and described it like this, and she was a little dissatisfied in her heart, but she didn't say anything after all. She should also know a thing or two about this daughter-in-law's words and deeds. They are from official eunuch families, and when they are young, they are before and after the rules, and when they see Liu Mei makeup so idle, they will inevitably feel that they are rude. But now that I look at it in my eyes, I feel a lot more pleasing to the eye, her daughter-in-law is already so temperamental, she can't change it if she wants to.
"The eyebrow makeup is really blessed, and it is loved by my brother. What's the matter, now that I see my former mother-in-law, I don't even bother to use the perfunctory etiquette in the past. ”
Liu Meixiang opened her eyes, and was a little surprised to see that the people who came were Mrs. Gu and Mrs. Wang. It's strange that since they rushed to Kyoto from Jiangnan, she, the mother-in-law, has rarely talked to herself. Why is she so free today, Zhilu Dao and her, an old person, came to catch up with the past. Standing up, Liu Meixiang slowly stood up, but the person who came was a guest, and she, the host, naturally had to be politely entertained. smiled gently, was kind and polite, and said to Mrs. Gu.
"Look at what you said, didn't I think that the people who came would be Mrs. Gu and Mrs. Wang?" glanced outside the door, fortunately there were few people around, and the sound was not too loud, so I shouldn't have heard anything. You must know that Mrs. Gu's former mother-in-law is enough to completely reveal her identity, and if someone listens to it, she will fall short. Glancing at the furnishings in the room, there happened to be a tea set on the couch, and some new tea from Longjing before the rain was placed on it.
"It's really time for Mrs. Gu to come, and I'm thinking about whether to make tea. During these days, I have learned the kung fu of making tea, and since Mrs. Gu is here, it is better to sit down patiently and taste it. ”
A sentence of Mrs. Gu easily opened the relationship between her and Mrs. Gu. Mrs. Gu didn't mind, she just thought it was Liu Mei makeup, worried that the wall had ears, and she was afraid of poking the basket. I'm afraid that your willow eyebrows will fall short, and I'm also afraid that you will drag the lives of hundreds of people up and down the Gu Mansion into the water together. With a wave of his hand, he asked Mrs. Wang to withdraw from the court.
Mrs. Wang nodded, and immediately retreated and closed the door.
Liu Mei smiled at Mrs. Gu, and also saved those politenesses, and walked in the direction of Jishang. There are soft couches resting below, covered with layers of brocade silk, which are particularly slippery. There are fire folds and charcoal on the table. I have to admit that Manager Chen is very thoughtful in all aspects, no wonder he can be so trusted by the prime minister, and his ability to do things is really good. He thought of everything that the master thought of, and he prepared everything that the master didn't expect.
"Mother-in-law, please sit down, there are just the two of us in the house, just say anything you want." Mrs. Gu suddenly came to her, not to congratulate or care about her. As far as she knew, her mother-in-law didn't care about her that much.
Mrs. Gu nodded and stepped forward to sit down. Looking at the skillful technique of willow eyebrow makeup, it doesn't seem like it was learned recently. Seeing her carefully and elegantly washing tea sets and boiling water, you know that she must be one of the best hands. How to say that she was also a popular official lady in Kyoto when she was young, and she knew a little about tea art. The technique of making tea with willow eyebrows is by no means achieved in a short period of time. Suddenly remembering Gu Sangongzi's preferences, Mrs. Gu immediately nodded, her daughter-in-law was not something she was satisfied with, but she was able to handle everything. Besides, Liufei's mind is like this, and there is no need for her to stop it. The old man was amorous all his life, but he didn't expect to give birth to a dedicated son, her Liufei, which really followed her as a mother.
"Your tea-making technique, I'm afraid you would have done it as early as when you married into the Gu Mansion. If you use your intelligence to please Liufei, Liufei will definitely be controlled by you. ”
Putting all the tea leaves into the teapot, Liu Mei was a little unhappy with Mrs. Gu's words. "I don't have the leisure of your mother-in-law, and it's not worth spending so much time pandering to pleasing men."
A mother will of course be dissatisfied when she hears others evaluate her son like this, although Mrs. Gu is unhappy, she doesn't know how to refute it. Hasn't she spent all her life on this? Every day, I think about how to take care of the Gu Mansion, how to make the old man feel at ease, and how to make the Gu Mansion stable. Everything she did, in the eyes of Liu Mei, turned out to be worthless. But now, isn't it the same in her own eyes? I tried my best, but in exchange for prevention and suspicion.
"Indeed." If the old man had her in his heart, how could he let her worry about so many things.
Liu Mei raised her eyes and looked at Mrs. Gu. She always had an indescribable feeling that her arrogant mother-in-law seemed to have changed. Has she noticed something?