Xie Mulin chatted very happily with Zhu Pei, the lord of Yongping, and almost didn't feel that time had flown by, until Princess Yan sent someone to remind them, and they realized that it was not too early.

The lord of Yongping still felt inadequate, and muttered, "How did time pass so quickly? Could it be that the chiming clock in the concubine's house is broken? ”

The maid said with a funny face: "County Lord, even if the self-striking bell is broken, the sun will never be broken." Look, it's almost noon! If you don't bring your guests back, they'll be hungry! ”

The lord of Yongping County put up a pergola and looked at the sky, his face was a little sneering, and he said to Xie Mulin: "I'm sorry, is my sister-in-law hungry?" Why don't I invite you to my place for lunch? The people in my kitchenette are also cooking, so we can continue to chat? ”

Without waiting for Xie Mulin to respond, Princess Yan's maid hurriedly interjected: "The princess has already prepared a banquet there, and invited all the wives and girls to dine, and even the county lord's share has been prepared." Good county lord, don't make trouble at this time, if you take Miss Xie Er back to the courtyard at this time, and ask the people in the small kitchen to start the fire, when you can eat, what time will it be?! ”

Xie Mulin laughed when he heard this, and took the hand of the county lord of Yongping: "Okay, there will be more opportunities to chat in the future, let's go back to dinner first, don't let the princess and my mother wait in a hurry." ”

The county lord of Yongping was relieved: "Then follow my sister-in-law's words." ”

On the way back, Xie Mulin was a little embarrassed and whispered to the county lord of Yongping: "The county lord don't call me sister-in-law in front of people, okay?" It's not time yet! ”

The county lord of Yongping glanced at her with a smile: "Don't worry, I just call you Xie Er in front of people, so as not to make fun of you." Those wives and grandmothers, all of them are cheeky and love to make fun of us young girls, and I don't like to listen to them, so how can I help them make fun of you? ”

After that, she sighed again: "It's good if you marry earlier, I can call you a sister-in-law openly, and I can talk to you at any time, I don't have to be like now, and I have to specially invite Mrs. Xie to come to the door as a guest, and then bring you with me." ”

Xie Mulin pursed his lips and smiled: "Isn't it too late?" Besides, Second Brother Xiao's title has not yet been decided, so it can't be decided for the time being, even if I marry him at this time, I can't call the county lord sister-in-law? ”

Lord Yongping couldn't imagine that she was so down-to-earth and generous, and she was thicker than her own skin, so he looked at her several times in surprise, and saw that she looked like she was as usual, and she didn't seem to feel that there was anything out of line with her words, and she couldn't help but feel that she was making a fuss. I have been in charge of calling my sister-in-law for a long time, and everyone has responded, so it can be seen that I have already regarded myself as my own family, so what is there to be embarrassed about?

So the county lord of Yongping smiled and said: "My brother specially entered Beijing for this matter, and he will definitely be able to gain something." When he comes back from the capital, his identity will be clear. When the time comes, I won't believe it, there are still people in this world who think that I can't call you sister-in-law openly! ”

The prospective aunts and sisters-in-law returned to the flower hall where Princess Yan and the official wives were located, and the table was already being set here. Everyone divided five or six tables of eight immortals, took their seats, and had a sumptuous luncheon in harmony. After the banquet, Princess Yan sent everyone away, and agreed to meet again tomorrow to continue to work on the unfinished business today. In the afternoon, Princess Yan still has government affairs to cook, and the wives of each family also have to take care of their own feeds, so they will not gather in one place.

After working for half a day, Princess Yan was also a little tired. But with a helper, things are moving quickly. These officials and wives who came here today are all familiar with her and have a certain amount of talent, so they don't spend much effort on such trivial matters as greetings, entertainment, or currying favor, and they are very efficient. Princess Yan was very satisfied with the results of this half-day work, and felt that in another four or five days, she was afraid that things would be almost busy, and she also felt relieved.

The county lord of Yongping personally brought his mother a tea soup of roses and invited her to drink a few sips to moisten her throat and take a nap for a while. Princess Yan smiled and took the tea soup, asked her daughter to sit down, and asked her how she was chatting with her future sister-in-law, and the county lord of Yongping suddenly perked up: "Sister-in-law is excellent!" Not only is she good-tempered, but she is also smart and knowledgeable, and I have talked to her about many things, and I found that she and I have the same opinion! No wonder her brother took a fancy to her, when he didn't recognize his relatives in the past, he did his best to seek military merits and strive for promotion, so that he could be qualified to come to the door to ask for relatives; After admitting to us, my brother never dismissed the idea of marrying her, and insisted on identifying her as a person. If it were me, why would I endure such mediocre things for the sake of the sake of the sake of the portal?! ”

Princess Yan showed a helpless look: "You said such things again, who is a vulgar thing?" Don't comment so much on those ladies of the world, should you be like you, who has been carefully taught by people with outstanding talents and insights like your father since childhood? How many men in the world are as enlightened and wise as your father? Those ladies are talented, and they don't have that blessing. They don't want to be what you call it! ”

"If it was in the past, I would still be a little convinced of what you said, mother." The county lord of Yongping said disapprerovingly, "But now that I know my sister-in-law's temperament, I know that this may not be accurate." My sister-in-law's background is not as good as those mundane things! Mr. Xie has been in the field again, and I also know Mrs. Xie's temperament and knowledge, sister-in-law is not like they can teach, and she is very different from her sisters. It can be seen that there are some women in this world, even if they are born in the world, they have their own superiority over others. ”

Princess Yan sighed: "Don't always say this kind of thing in front of Second Miss Xie, although you are kind enough to praise her, but her face is not as thick as yours, I am afraid that she will be embarrassed to hear it!" ”

The county lord of Yongping laughed when he heard it: "I praised her today, she was really very uncomfortable, and she was humble for two sentences, seeing that I refused to change my words, she simply let me praise, she just didn't hear it, and said her own words, it's really funny!" ”

"Don't do it in front of outsiders just because it's funny." Princess Yan reminded her daughter, "She is going to marry your brother in the future, and she will face many difficulties, in front of those outsiders who don't know her temperament, it is not a bad thing to hide a little, and maybe it can provoke a few fools who don't know the depths." If you have nothing to do to praise her, she will be embarrassed at most, but outsiders will inevitably have to watch out for her a few more points, and when you calculate, you have to dig a few more pits. Don't mess with your sister-in-law! ”

"Can I be this kind of person who doesn't know how to measure? The mother concubine is too underestimated! The county lord of Yongping complained a few times, and quickly put the complaint behind him, and whispered to Princess Yan in a low voice, "Does the concubine know what did my brother write to his sister-in-law?" You must not know, it turns out that my brother is also a chatter, just pretending to be steady in front of us......"