Chang Ke also grew up with low eyebrows and pleasing eyes, and she still has the eyesight to observe her face, so she naturally refused tactfully, and quietly said to Wang Xi after Mama Shi left: "Grandmother in order to let Shi Zhu receive Princess Fuyang well, all the things in the family have been conceded for this, and it may not be a good thing to call you over for dinner today, you can have more eyes." ”

Wang Xi nodded at her gratefully, discussed a similar list with Chang Ke, handed it to Baizhu, and began to write invitations.

She was also going to go to Mrs. Tai to mention it to see if she could not go to Qingxue Garden tomorrow.

It's too uncomfortable to entertain someone you don't know at all, or you can only flatter someone who is not easy to offend.

Wang Xi felt that she thought this because of Shi Zhu and angered Princess Fuyang, but who made her have a bad relationship with Shi Zhu?

She changed her clothes and went to Mrs. Tai.

Mrs. Tai set up a home-cooked banquet there, but she didn't see Shi Zhu, but Chang Yan and the second wife were there.

"Ouch, Miss Cousin is here." The second wife just nodded to Wang Xi as usual, greeted her warmly, and let her personal maid go to serve refreshments to Wang Xi.

That's not right!

Wang Xi pondered in his heart.

Could it be that Mrs. Tai called her not for Shi Zhu's business, but for the second wife to find her something?

She didn't show it on her face, sat down with a smile, thanked the second wife, and took the initiative to pull Chang Yan with her family: "I haven't seen the third sister for some days, the third sister is wearing this dress today is really beautiful, look at this pattern, tic-tac-toe embroidered vase, dark green with goose yellow, it should be the new look in Hangzhou this year, right?" ”

Chang Yan greeted her with a smile: "Cousin of the Wang family has a good eye, last time I re-played a butterfly love flower sideburns in the silver building, no one else saw it, only the cousin of the Wang family saw that it was a new style." I see that in addition to the sixth lady of the Bo family in this capital, the eyes of the cousin of the Wang family are sharp. ”

Wang Xi laughed, played Tai Chi with Chang Yan's mother and daughter, held the principle of "you don't move, I won't move", drank two teas, ate a piece of snack, and waited until Mama Shi instructed the maid to bring up all the dishes, and no one mentioned why she was asked to come over for dinner.

She just didn't know, picked and picked a meal according to her preferences, and everyone moved to the west room to drink tea.

After everyone sat down, the second wife commented on today's dishes, and finally opened her mouth to Wang Xi: "This year, the emperor did not go out of the city to escape the summer, so the ice that was originally rewarded to our family is gone." Seeing that the weather is getting hotter and hotter, the days are getting more and more difficult. No, the Pan family is a little bad.

"Miss Pan is a low-married, and I, as a mother-in-law, can't stutter a little.

"A few days ago, I asked Mrs. Tai for some ice and sent it to Pan's house.

"The Pan family is not the one who has no courtesy, not only let people send some seasonal fruits, but also let people send two ginseng, a few packs of gastrodia, a few packs of He Shou Wu, and a few horses of Hu Silk Gong Duan came over, and I sent them to Mrs. Tai's house.

"There is just one incident, the people of the Pan family asked if they could help their Lao An people get some ice again, so that they can deal with this summer.

"I can't help it.

"That bit of ice has also deducted Mrs. Tai's share, so you can't deduct her old man's house anymore, right?

"Fortunately, I heard from Ake that your family sent you some ice. You see, whether you can even point us out depends on the face of my second aunt. ”

Wang Xi thought that her mother sent her to the Yongcheng Hou Mansion, just to let her recognize the relative of the Yongcheng Hou.

The second wife is her second aunt, and she has never begged her, so this face must be given.

I'm afraid that this ice is not for the Lao An people of the Pan family, but for Shi Zhu to entertain Princess Fuyang.

But this matter was said in Mrs. Tai's house, in front of Mrs. Tai, which shows that Mrs. Tai agreed to this practice.

It's not a bone-breaking thing, she won't be able to take it out, but if this matter is related to Shi Zhu, she will be a little unhappy in her heart.

His mind spun quickly, and Wang Xi smiled: "What does it matter? I also want the second wife to come and tell me in person, you can ask the third sister to bring me a message. ”

The second wife and others were overjoyed when they heard it.

It's just that this joy just bloomed on his face, and before he had time to reach his heart, he heard Wang Xi say "but", and then said: "You also know that this ice was sent to the house by our family." I bought it from Tianjin Wei, and our family didn't get the letter before, because there was not enough ice in the house, so we hurriedly inquired about the news everywhere......"

The second wife thought that Wang Xi was born in a businessman, this businessman, in business, Wang Xi said for a while that this was from Tianjin Wei, and for a while said that ice could not be bought anywhere, speaking of which, didn't she just want to tell her that this ice was not easy to come by, and it was very expensive to take a favor?

No matter how downtrodden the Yongcheng Marquis Mansion is, it is not bad for this bit of silver.

She interrupted Wang Xi's words with a smile: "I know, I know, this matter is a begging of your aunt, you go and ask the housekeeper to see how much money is appropriate, I will bring you two hundred taels of silver later, and when the big shopkeeper of your family replies, I will make up for you." ”

Wang Xi's heart was a little cold.

The Marquis of Yongcheng looked very good to her, but in the bottom of his heart, he still looked down on her because she was a businessman.

She glanced at the others in the room.

Everyone has the meaning of "the second wife has done a very good job".

Wang Xi's slightly cold heart suddenly returned to its original temperature.

If it weren't for the fact that her mother still had that little thought in her heart, the people in this room would actually have nothing to do with her.

Since it is irrelevant, why talk about the warmth of the heart?

Wang Xi smiled slightly, originally in case Shi Zhu was not ready to give the second wife more ice, and now he will not do this favor. She said: "The second wife's words are wrong, now that the ice in the capital has a price, where is the matter of silver?" What's more, you and my relatives, there is only the truth of helping between relatives, where is there a business matter? I was afraid that the second wife would misunderstand, so I told you about the source of this ice.

"I want to tell the second wife that I haven't gotten much ice at home, not because I don't like more money and less money, but because I can't buy it. Less than one car was delivered. I thought about it for a while, and then I saw if I could get some ice from the Baoding Mansion or Yanshanwei.

Hearing what the second wife said, Yan Shanwei didn't have to go, he could only see if he could find a relationship in Baoding Mansion. Otherwise, when it's hot, I can't even honor Mrs. Tai! ”

The second wife and Chang Yan were red-skinned.

Let's not say that they misunderstood Wang Xi and said that this ice was not easy to come by in order to sell for money, just mentioning Yan Shanwei, that is, Chang Sanye's Yue family, they felt ashamed in their hearts.

It's true that the Pan family was stammered, it was also true that they sent ice to the Pan family, and it was also true that the Pan family returned the generous gifts, but the Pan family was not short of ice, and they didn't let them send some ice over, but wanted to ask the second wife if she could invite the young lady of the Pan family to accompany Princess Fuyang when she came to be a guest.

The second wife also thought that the Pan family could produce a powerful in-law, so of course she was willing to help.

Unexpectedly, Shi Zhu made such a request, and Mrs. Bisheng felt justified and asked her to come forward to make this raft.

She hadn't thought much about it before, and although she didn't think it was appropriate, it wasn't that difficult.

Who knew that Wang Xi's speech was so clever?

The second wife felt that she couldn't be a person in front of Wang Xi, so she forced a glance at Mrs. Tai.

Mrs. Tai had no choice, knowing that if Wang Xi didn't agree, they had no other way, so they couldn't help but nod to the second wife.

The second wife breathed a sigh of relief and felt uncomfortable at the same time, and her voice also lowered, and said, "Is it mine, Miss Wang Jiabiao, don't be like me." Then I'll ask Mama Shi to help me find Mama Wang. ”

Of course, this kind of thing of borrowing firewood to boil water and borrowing rice for the pot cannot be done by the main family, and people with their own identities can do specific things.

The second wife ordered Mama Shi, clearly telling Wang Xi that this was what Mrs. Shi meant, and she also explained that she was a daughter-in-law, and the meaning of involuntarily was in it.

Wang Xi didn't think much about it.

She promised to borrow ice, and she would definitely borrow it. But whether this ice can be managed for a whole day depends on whether the people serving around Shi Zhu have the ability and cleverness, and use a few pieces of one-foot-square ice for a day!

Wang Xi sat at Mrs. Tai's place for a while and then returned to the Willow Garden.

Red Silk ran over happily, blinked her eyes and asked her, "Miss, are you the one who borrowed the stockade from the big shopkeeper?" Just now, Wang Xi came over and said that there was a candidate for the big shopkeeper, who was the wife of the small shopkeeper in a shop in Baoding Mansion, surnamed Mi, who had just arrived in Baoding and was a fresh face. People are very neat, the eldest lady who served first in the past, is a little older, and she is thirty-five years old this year, so let me come and ask you if it's okay?

"If not, the eldest lady will wait a few more days. The big shopkeeper asked people to bring a letter back to Shuzhong to see if there were any other suitable candidates? ”

Whether it is suitable or not, Chen Luo has the final say.

Wang Xi breathed a sigh of relief.

After a lot of confusion, there is finally one thing that has made some progress.

She flipped out the notebook, crossed it, and happily instructed Hongsilk to deliver a letter to Chen Luo.

Chen Luo already knew that red silk and green silk had martial arts, so she didn't have to hide it.

Lu Mingxuan, who went over the courtyard wall with red silk, was almost caught by Chen Yu.

But Chen Yu was almost whipped by the red silk.

Chen Luo's eyes became even hotter when he saw it, and he didn't ask much about Mi Niangzi, so he agreed, and made an appointment with Wang Xi to meet the two of them tomorrow after he went to the palace, so as to arrange for Mi Niangzi to enter the house.

Red Silk refused without asking Wang Xi, and said: "Tomorrow Princess Fuyang will come to Yongcheng Houfu as a guest, and our young lady doesn't know if she can go out!" ”

Chen Luo saw that the red silk was generous, and he had a good impression of her, looked at her a few more times, recognized her appearance, and said, "Then it depends on when your young lady is free?" ”

Hongsu thought that Chen Luo was the person Wang Xi was secretly peeping at, and she was also very kind to her, so she was even more bold, and said, "Thank you Lord Chen!" I'm afraid that Miss Shi will stare at our young lady, even if our young lady has the heart to come to see you! ”

Chen Luo was stunned for a moment, thinking about Shi Zhu's character, and then thinking about Wang Xi's behavior, these two people are really not on the same road.

He thought for a moment and said, "Then wait for me to go down!" ”

Anyway, if it's offended, it's not a matter of one or two things.

Hongsu felt that Chen Luo was not very considerate of their eldest lady, but this was not something that her little maid should discuss, so she promised and went back to Wang Xi in a huff.