Xie Shurou responded to write to Gu Yilan to ask about the situation, so she stood up directly and said goodbye to Mrs. Xie and prepared to leave. But Mrs. Xie made a gesture to her: "Rou'er, don't be busy yet, grandmother still has something to do." ”

Because the maids were all guarding outside, Mrs. Xie took out a delicate invitation from the drawer under the kang table and handed it to Xie Shurou.

"It's the Winter Solstice Festival in a few days," Mrs. Xie pointed to the invitation and said: "As a rule, it should be a winter banquet in the palace, because the two princes are not in Beijing this year, and the queen is sick, and she has no heart to show her heart, so she personally made an edict to let Princess Ningfu come forward and hold a winter banquet in the princess's mansion. ”

"This year, we will also hold a winter banquet," Xie Shurou was a little surprised: "Isn't there a big case of arms smuggling?" There were so many things in the court, and my grandfather and father were busy late at night before returning home. ”

"The more this is the case, the more peaceful it is on the surface, and the singing and dancing will be peaceful," Mrs. Xie replied: "This year's winter banquet in the princess's mansion may be a little more lively than the palace banquet in previous years." If you don't even hold a winter banquet, the nobles of the Jingzhong family are all closed, wouldn't it make the people even more frightened? ”

"Wouldn't it be better for everything to be as usual, with the queen mother presiding over the winter banquet and the minister's family at the banquet," Xie Shurou couldn't help but ask again: "Why is it that the princess is coming forward this year." ”

"Isn't the queen 'sick'?" Mrs. Xie glanced at Xie Shurou with a smile, and when she saw her confused appearance, she finally couldn't help mentioning her more: "Your father participated in Li Xiang a few days ago, and our family can be regarded as officially tearing up his face with Li Xiang now, do you guess that if Concubine Wen goes to ask the queen for the sake of our two families, she doesn't care?" ”

"Granddaughter knows." Xie Shurou suddenly realized: "The queen mother is sick and doesn't see guests, so naturally she can ignore anything." ”

"Exactly." Mrs. Xie smiled and nodded: "Therefore, I will only take you and your brother to go with you, the princess's mansion to enjoy the winter banquet, and Li Xiang's family must attend." Your father joined Li Xiang, and your mother let her stay at home. ”

"Can you take me and my brother there?" Xie Shurou asked a little uneasily: "After all, my father's participation in Li Xiang is also for me." ”

"That's why you have to go." Mrs. Xie replied confidently: "My granddaughter was killed, why should she hide and hide, but those harms went to the banquet openly?" Our Xie family has nothing to do with this matter. ”

"If you see Mrs. Li and Li Yunzheng that day......" Xie Shurou hesitated for a second and asked again.

But before her words were finished, Mrs. Xie patted her hand comfortingly: "Don't worry, you don't have to worry about these things, but Li Yunzheng will definitely walk around when he sees you." Okay, you go, don't think about it, just dress up and go to the banquet with your grandmother when the time comes. ”

"I see. Grandmother and granddaughter took their leave. Xie Shurou stood up, said goodbye to Mrs. Xie, turned around and went out.

Xie Shurou returned to her courtyard and immediately began to write without a moment's delay. The first letter was written to Gu Yilan as Xie Furao instructed, this letter was not long, and there were not too many false politenesses, mainly greetings, and asking Gu Yilan the truth about what happened that day.

And Xie Shurou's second letter was written to Mu Hongsheng. This letter is much more verbose than the one written to Gu Yilan, not only does it have daily greetings, but Xie Shurou also told Mu Hongshang about the letter she received from King Yi, and by the way, she asked if the ladies of the Anguo Mansion would go to the princess's mansion to enjoy the winter banquet.

After the letter was written, Xie Shurou called the maid to take the newly made crème brûlée brûlée directly and sent it to the Anguo Mansion together. When Mu Hongshang received the letter, it was just before dinner.

On this day, Mu Jinyi and Mu Lingyi were punished for fighting in the study, and now they are copying books in the study and have not come back, only Mu Zhengyi, Mu Qingyi and Mu Hongsheng brothers and sisters are sitting in Mu Laofu's house and waiting for dinner.

"King Yi wrote a letter to Sister Xie," Mu Hongshang read the letter while conveying the news in the letter to her grandmother and brothers: "King Yi didn't tell Sister Xie that it was the eldest brother who saved Sister Gu, but he happened to meet and rescued her. However, Sister Xie told Mrs. Xie that it was the eldest brother who saved Sister Gu, so Mrs. Xie asked Sister Xie to write a letter to greet Sister Gu! ”

"Xie Fu's skirt is the heart," Mrs. Mu sighed very much: "Such trivial news, she has to confirm it in person to rest assured." ”

"King Yi will use this matter to win over the Gu scholars, no one needs to remind him, Xie Xiang can also think of it," Mu Zheng added without raising his head with a tea bowl: "It's just that in this way, the matter of Chunzhou's assassination history falling to the Gu family, the Xie family is afraid that they will be able to find out soon." ”

"This Gu Jiujie is also a wonderful person," Old Madam Mu said with a smile: "Such a thing, I actually knew how to ask for clothes." There is also the matter of Lin Xiang and Chunzhou Mansion Yin, she also wants to inform us. ”

"She's my sister's friend," Mu Zhengyi replied with a lower head while holding a tea bowl, "I also want our family to be good." ”

"It's true that she is your sister's friend, but she is also the granddaughter of Scholar Gu," Mrs. Mu replied, "People are looking forward to the good of the Gu family everywhere, so why should they worry about our family so much?" Although you saved her life, it doesn't count if she gives you a favor. Lin Xiangruo really thought of begging bones as she said, then the situation between the DPRK and China will definitely change recently, and your uncle and your father should have prepared as soon as they knew. ”

"Sister Gu has always been gentle and careful, and she is very good at thinking about others," Mu Hongsheng smiled and looked proud: "She usually treats me well." ”

"This is true," Mu Zhengyi didn't know what to think of, and suddenly laughed: "This Gu Jiu sister really thinks about red clothes wherever she goes." She was rescued by us before and brought to Tong County, and on the first day of her arrival in Tong County, she took the maid to the street for a day, and did not buy anything back, so she bought wild cinnamon honey and Mu Xilu back, and solemnly gave them to me, to thank me for saving my life. But this gift ......"

Mu Zhengyi's words didn't end, and Mrs. Mu also laughed: "Zhengyi's words are true, where is this a thank you gift, it is clearly a twist and turn around to make you a portrayer, and give things to Hongshang!" This Gu Jiu Sister really thinks about your sister all the time. ”

"Big brother is Hu." Mu Hongshang was very unconvinced and distinguished her friend: "Sister Gu doesn't know the eldest brother, how can she know what the eldest brother likes?" That's why I chose what I liked! ”