Although Mrs. Xie doesn't scold anymore, she still wants to change places to live, or let the second-room concubine Song live in another place, so as not to make her and the other party look up and don't look down every day, which is too eye-catching.

Of course, in her selfish heart, she hopes that the Song family will move away, so that she will monopolize the entire Elder Academy, and she will be a real old feudal monarch, and she can be powerful in this official mansion.

Xie Mulin just smiled and said nothing, and Wen's face was embarrassed: "This is set by the master, how dare I change it?" What's more, there is no such a big yard in this house that can accommodate the mother-in-law and Mei Jun's mother and daughter, so they can't be allowed to live in the guest rooms in the outer courtyard. The old man has not hidden from outsiders all these years, and his heir mother is also a person from Beiping, and he has relied on this sentence several times to win the support of many big families in Beiping City, successfully implemented several major events, and avoided many troubles. At this time, everyone saw that the second old lady was taken home from the dock by the master, if people were arranged to go to the guest room, wouldn't they not treat people as relatives, but as outsiders? I'm afraid that the second old lady will move over today, and rumors will rise in Beiping City tomorrow, which will make people suspect that the old man is not filial. Now that the old man is seeking a promotion, his family can't help him, so it's just that, how can he be dragged back? ”

Mrs. Xie complained with a straight face: "What does he say about this kind of thing?" If you want to show your filial piety, you should also show it on my head, what does her surname have to do with Song?! ”

Xie Mulin smiled beside him: "The old lady's words don't make sense. Daddy shows that he is the heir of his grandmother, naturally because after his grandmother is from the Beiping Wang family, he can use the connections of the Song family to act. What's the use of showing you? The people of Peking don't know who you are. ”

Why didn't Mrs. Xie understand this truth? It's just that she has to take advantage of it, but Xie Mulin refuses to let her take it. She had to glare at Wen angrily: "Ah Pu wants to seek promotion? When was it? What official do you want to promote? Why haven't I heard you mention it before?! ”

Wen Shi hurriedly said: "There is no news before, where can we mention it?" At present, it is also because there is an old man who is old and not very good, I am afraid that he will sue the old man, so the old man has a thought. But I didn't dare to say anything about it, and the old lady didn't go out to shout, lest the family hear and gossip. Now that the official residences are all in one place, the officials of the political envoys are neighbors to each other, and there are many mothers-in-law and servants hired from outside at home, so it is better for your old man to be on guard. ”

Mrs. Xie asked again: "If this thing is done, how many grades will Ah Pu promote?" What officer? ”

Wen hesitated for a moment: "This is complicated, you may not be able to figure it out, anyway, if the master succeeds, it will be more than just a promotion." ”

Although her daughter-in-law refused to give permission to speak, Mrs. Xie was also the daughter of an official eunuch in the past, so she naturally knew what it meant to be more than just a level. Son Xie Pu is only from the third grade at the moment, if it is promoted to two levels, it is from the second grade, if it is promoted to three grades, it is the second grade. No matter how he is promoted, he is at least a second-grade official, and that is a proper high-ranking official! It's just that I don't know if it's a political envoy or a governor? But no matter what kind of official it is, in this Beiping realm, in addition to Yan Wangfu, how many people can press on his head? And she is his mother, in addition to Princess Yan, how many people have a higher status than her?

Mrs. Xie was excited in her heart, as long as her son's promotion could bring her a more prominent status and endure the temporary inconvenience, she could still accept it.

So she said to Wen and Xie Mulin: "Well, if my son can be successfully promoted, how about I be neighbors with the surname Song for a few days?" Although I looked at her, she didn't see me very happy. With me one day, she can't snatch away Apu's son, and she can't be a high-ranking old feudal lord in this house. What am I afraid of her?! ”

As long as Old Lady Xie stops and doesn't make trouble, whatever she says, Wen and Xie Mulin will smile and nod yes. Wen secretly rejoiced and didn't say much; Xie Mulin said a witty thing with a smile: "The old lady doesn't have to be angry, anyway, the winter in Beiping is too cold, you are from the south, you can't adapt to it at all, don't go out to maintain your body, so you are not afraid of anyone!" ”

"Who said I was scared of her?!" Old Mrs. Xie looked away a little weakly, "I'm afraid of the cold so I won't go out!" That's right! Go back and tell you Lao Tzu, tell him to come and see me more, don't ask me to come to the front for dinner. I have old arms and legs, I can't stand the cold in the north, and I won't go out this winter! He wanted to see me, so he came by himself, and he was not allowed to go to the second room first! ”

So, at lunch that day, Mrs. Xie didn't show up under the pretext of being afraid of the cold, Xie Pu was busy with official business and used it with his colleagues and subordinates in Yanwang's Mansion, Xie Hanzhi was still sleeping with his head buried in his head when he was unwell, so it was used by the three elders of the Wen family, the Song family, and Xie Meijun with the other children of the Xie Yang family. The people ran to the flower hall in the front yard and sat around two tables on the big kang, warm and warm, intimate and warm, and ate this meal very lively.

During the meal, the wives of Mr. Cheng Anshan and Mr. Mo Yanke, who heard the news in the outer courtyard, both sent their home-made specialty dishes, adding two delicious dishes to the Xie family's family banquet. The two gentlemen are both from Jiangnan, and the dishes sent are all familiar to the Xie family, and everyone is very happy. Wen also ordered someone to send two clean and untouched dishes to the two ladies. It can be seen that this kind of guest-of-guest interaction is the daily routine in this official residence.

Wen also told Song that if you want to find someone to chat, you can ask these two ladies to accompany each other. Both of them have the experience of living in Beiping and Jiangnan, and they are also knowledgeable and courteous and elegant daughters, and one of them has a relationship with Zhushan Academy, and should be able to talk to Song and Xie Meijun. The winter in Beiping is cold and boring, and homely gossip around the fireplace to do needlework is the most common pastime. These two ladies happen to live in the official residence, and it is more convenient to get around.

Song was a little moved, so he said: "Let's invite the two ladies to come over for tea when we have leisure another day." In the past few days, we still have luggage to pack, and we have to inquire about the news of relatives in our hometown, but we are afraid that we will not be available. ”

Wen nodded: "Then let the two ladies come back later." But they might come and say hello first, so you can talk to them. If you find it troublesome, just serve tea to the guests, and I will have them led to the old lady. The two ladies are kind and understanding people, and they won't be surprised. "It's just that these two ladies are both decent types, and the topics they talk about may not be to Mrs. Xie's taste.

Song smiled and said nothing: "Then let them come." The third brother and sister are also bored, and it is better to have someone to talk with them than to talk to the girls around them all day long. If the three brothers and sisters can figure out the customs and customs in Beiping City as soon as possible through small talk, and make fewer taboos when interacting with outsiders after the beginning of spring next year, Yuhe and you can also breathe a sigh of relief. ”

Wen smiled wryly. Song always understood what their husband and wife were worried about, and they were always so gentle and compassionate. If Mrs. Xie can learn half of the Song family one day, what else do they have to worry about?