Mei Xiaoren invited the old lady of the Xiao family and Xiao Ru to sit in the side hall, I don't know what kind of wind blew the two "distinguished guests" today, but she was sure that the grandfather and grandson were definitely not here to celebrate her father's birthday.

Xiao Ru seemed to be afraid that Mei Xiaoren would make things difficult for her again, so as soon as she entered the hall, she hurriedly helped the old lady to occupy the seat.

Mei Xiaoren sat silently to the side, watching the two of them look at her.

Old Madam Xiao glanced at Mei Xiaoren a few times, and asked in a dumb voice, "Why do you still wear a veil at home?" ”

These two are female dependents who have lived in Kuofu for a long time, and it is rare to come to Yun County once, let alone set foot in Qiushui County. Thinking that it would be rare for them to meet in the future, Mei Xiaoren took off the veil with confidence.

The moment the veil falls, it is like a clear lotus out of the water, revealing a pleasing true face, which is a kind of beauty that people have to admit.

Xiao Ru's eyes added a hint of darkness, and she smiled again: "My sister was born with a sign, this is eighteen, can I let someone else?" ”

Old Madam Xiao also asked, "Yes, did your father find you a relative?" ”

Mei Xiaoren lowered his eyes, held a fan in his hand and gently fluttered the wind, and replied indifferently: "No." ”

The smile on Xiao Ru's face was a little more real, but she pretended to be regretful and worried, and sighed: "My sister is eighteen, why isn't my uncle in a hurry?" ”

Mei Xiaoren's apricot eyes bent, and her cheeks were full of smiles, "I remember that my cousin has passed her twenties. ”

"Alas, Ru'er's marriage broke my heart with her father, for fear that this girl would marry ordinary, but it's a pity that the good looks given by the ancestors."

Old Mrs. Xiao was originally worried, but after a while, she showed her face, took Xiao Ru's hand and patted it, squinted her eyes and smiled: "Fortunately, your eldest uncle can eat well in the state capital, and he has found a good family for your sister Ru." ”

"Really?" Mei Xiaoren raised her eyes and looked at Xiao Ru, "Then congratulations to my cousin." ”

"Ru'er and I came today to personally send you and your father a wedding card, and Ru'er's wedding will be next month."

As soon as the old lady's voice fell, the family brought by the two handed a big red post to Mei Xiaoren.

Mei Xiaoren looked at the wedding card, and the words "Xi set up Xuanzhou Xiao Mansion" in it were particularly dazzling. She closed the post and said indifferently: "I'll ask my dad when I go back, he may not want to go to a place he hasn't been to for more than ten years." ”

Old Mrs. Xiao was angry when she heard this, and slapped the table, "What are you talking about, Xuanzhou is the hometown of you and your father, after all these years, you should go back and see!" ”

Mei Xiaoren listened to it, and he was thinking that it should not be simple behind this wedding card. The old lady and Xiao Ru knew that if they sent someone to deliver the post, she and her father would definitely not go, only the grandparents and grandchildren would come to invite them in person, and her father, who valued affection, would nod and agree for the sake of relatives.

So what kind of marriage can make an old lady come all the way?

"I don't know who my cousin Xu is?"

Mei Xiaoren was interested. Her cousin was the eldest daughter in the family and the only daughter of her uncle. According to the old servants in the family, when she and her father were living on the streets and she couldn't even drink a sip of rice soup, her cousin Xiao Ru had more than a dozen servants waiting around her.

Xiao Ru is the pearl of the Xiao family's big house, in order to pick a satisfactory family affair for Xiao Ru, her father let her not marry until she was twenty years old, for fear that Xiao Ru would marry worse than her. Now I am sure that I will be a family affair, I don't know if it is a wealthy squire or a scholarly family.

The old lady of the Xiao family beckoned: "It's not a big deal, just an official who eats imperial grain." ”

"Grandmother, how can you say that, my lord, my lord is also in the state capital, and he is still from a scholar family, and he is not from an ordinary poor family." Xiao Ru nudged the old lady's arm, but her eyes glanced at Xiao Mei intentionally or unintentionally.

Old Madam Xiao smiled and sighed: "Our family has been a businessman for generations, and we can't enter the official family, you can promise an official family, it's really an eye-opener for our ancestors." ”

Mei Xiaoren took a sip of half-cold tea with heavy eyes. Marrying an official is to glorify the ancestors, and behind the grandparents and grandchildren showing off here also hides the bitterness of the Shangjia family.

"Sister Mei, on the day I got married to the adult, there were also many state officials who came to watch the ceremony, although it was your brother-in-law's subordinates, the rank was a little worse, but it was also an official, so it would be good to let your brother-in-law introduce you to one when the time comes?"

Mei Xiaoren had a headache when she heard this, although their family and the big house had some grievances, and they had always been at odds with each other, but she was afraid that his father would coincide with his grandparents and grandchildren in the matter of recruiting her relatives.

Her cousin invited her and her father to the ceremony to show off; Finding her a husband who is an official is kind on the surface, but in fact he wants to suppress her for the rest of his life. But her father can't care about this, he just wants to find a support for her for the rest of her life, maybe she will get the Tao of her grandparents and grandchildren.

So she had to hurry up and let the two grandparents die.

"Don't worry about my cousin, I have someone in mind."

Old Madam Xiao was displeased: "Didn't you just say that you didn't have a marriage?" ”

Xiao Ru covered her mouth and asked with a smile: "Is it the same one a few years ago...... That down-and-out young master? ”

"No, he's also a food eater, just eat less."

"What about my sister's joke? You and your uncle have never been out of Yun County, what officials can there be in this small county? ”

"Yunxian County doesn't have it now, but Qiushui County next door has it." Mei Xiao Ren'e raised her eyebrows, "County order." ”

Xiao Ru chuckled: "It turns out that my sister has taken a fancy to the county order, so did he agree?" ”

"I just met the county magistrate by chance and was overwhelmed by his demeanor, but there was a difference between officials and businessmen, so I didn't tell my father."

Xiao Ru said slowly: "There is a difference between officials and businessmen, and your father is not easy to speak, why don't I let your brother-in-law go and talk to the county order?" Although your brother-in-law has little to do with the county order, he will definitely buy it, if his rank is not too much and not too big, he will definitely buy it. ”

Before getting married, she had a "your brother-in-law", Mei Xiaoren sneered in her heart and thought about it again, but she didn't guess who her cousin was marrying, after all, there were really a lot of officials under Lao Li who were three grades older than her.

The hall was quiet, and the people outside the window not only heard Fang Cai's conversation, but also heard it clearly.

"Ah Qing, what did Miss Xiao say?"

"Say...... said that she had a crush on Mei Xiaoren. Ah Qing was so shocked that his tongue was knotted.

Jiang Rong stayed in Yunxian for a few days, and he never found any trace of Mei Xiaoren, he guessed that Mei Xiaoren would come to Xiao Mansion to celebrate his birthday today, and he came to Xiao Mansion early in the morning with Ah Qing, pretending to be a birthday celebrant and mixed in.

He wanted to expose Mei Xiaoren as a corrupt official in front of the guests, but who knew that not only did he not find anyone, but he also got lost in the huge Xiao Mansion, wandered around and found here, and heard this by mistake.

"It's hard to see that the women in the world really only look at the skin?" Ei was indignant.

"Perhaps...... Right. A-Qing asked in a low voice, "Childe, then Mei Xiaoren is also here to propose, Lang has the intention of having a concubine, shall we still follow it?" ”

"It's hard to watch the villain dominate the party with his back to Jinshan?"

"What is the identity of the child, who is guilty of getting along with a county order?" Aqing frowned and sighed, "According to the slave, the son is lonely, not really looking for fault for the hundred taels." ”

"What nonsense, this son is punishing corrupt officials for Daning!"

"The upper beam is not right and the lower beam is crooked, if the son really wants to punish the evil and eliminate the traitor, he should deal with the big fox in the capital." Aqing scratched his head, drooped his head, and sighed helplessly, "Forget it, Childe can't help Gu Xiang, it's okay to be angry with these little minions, just be happy." ”

Ah Qing's ears suddenly became very quiet, he looked up curiously, but saw his son-in-law's fist close in front of him, and his son's face was darker than the rainy sky a few days ago! He suddenly coaxed: "Gong...... Childe, the little one is wrong. ”