The little guy who took the post said to Wu Liu: "Your Highness said that there is an appointment that day, so I won't go to the Guogong Mansion, and the birthday gift will be sent by someone, please ask the elder brother to apologize to the Guogong and the Duchess on your behalf." ”

After speaking, he stuffed the post back into Zhuang Bi's hand.

Zhuang Bi's eyes widened: "Did you say that this is the post of our Wu Guogong Mansion and the fiftieth birthday of our Duchess of Guo?" ”

The little guy looked at him like a fool: "Said it." I didn't say it, how could His Highness mention the matter of giving birthday gifts. ”

Zhuang Bi couldn't believe it: "Then, His Highness still said that he wouldn't go?!" ”

"Yes."

Hell yes.

Zhuang Bi said: "What, why don't you go?" ”

Xiaowu: "Your Highness said, there was an appointment that day." ”

Zhuang Bihao was angry: "What is the appointment?" What's the appointment? What could be more important than the birthday of our Duchess? ”

Xiaowen: "On that day, the Mengshe people lived in the house, and His Highness was going to the banquet." ”

"What's that?" Zhuang Bi couldn't believe his ears, "Wen Ju? Just their home? ”

He stretched out a finger and pointed it at Wu Liu's nose.

The little guy nodded.

Zhuang Bi didn't know what to say.

Ridiculous! Absurd!

Wu Liu laughed out loud and said to Wang Datou: "My errand is finished, so I will leave." ”

Wang Datou made a gesture to send him out.

"Stay, stay."

Wu Liuyi passed by Zhuang Bi complacently, and deliberately raised his eyebrows at him defiantly, and then walked away.

When he returned home, when he talked back to Meng Qingyun, he deliberately described the incident vividly.

"Wu Guogong Mansion?"

Meng Qingyun remembered He Luo, she was the girl from the Duke of Wu's mansion.

He Luo also thought of her at this time.

After the steward Zhuang Bi returned from the Qi Palace, he described to Wu Guogong and Wu Guogong the scene of the Qi Palace's rejection of the invitation.

"The villain didn't even see His Royal Highness King Qi, and a little guy sent me away."

This is simply the greatest humiliation that Zhuang Bi has experienced since he became the steward of the Guogong Mansion.

Wu Guogong and Duchess Wu Guogong were very puzzled.

"It shouldn't be, His Royal Highness King Qi has always been close to our family, even if Sheng'er passed away, he never diluted his feelings, and he will come to congratulate him on his birthday at four o'clock and eight festivals. This time it's his wife's birthday, it's a serious festival, why does he have this attitude? ”

Zhuang Bi said: "The people of the Qi Palace's Mansion said that His Highness was going to live in another house that day. ”

"Which one?"

"The newly appointed Zhongshu Sheren Mengjia."

Wu Guogong raised his eyebrows: "Mengjin? ”

Duchess Wu asked, "Is it the one who asks for three and two resignations?" I heard that the official family now favors him very much. ”

Wu Guogong frowned: "The official family urgently summoned Mengjin to Beijing for the triennial Beijing inspection. Now that even His Royal Highness the King of Qi has to go to cheer him on, could it be that Mengjin is really so favored? ”

Because it was about Jiang Fang, He Luo rushed to listen to the news, and after learning this fact, he felt ridiculous.

"The new Zhongshu Sheren? Isn't that Meng Qingyun's father? ”

"My brother-in-law didn't even attend my mother's birthday in order to give her family a warm home?"

"It's too much!"

Duchess Wu Guo was curious: "Who is Meng Qingyun?" ”

He Luo said: "It's Jin Mingchi that day, the girl who was with her brother-in-law." The official family also summoned her. ”

On the day of Qingming, Duchess Wu Guo was unwell and did not go to Jinmingchi, but she also heard some news of the day.

"I vaguely heard that the official family and the concubine intend to give the king of Qi and this Meng girl a matchmaker?"

He Luo was taken aback: "What are these words?" Where did Mother hear that? ”

Duchess Wu Guo said: "It was originally hearsay, and it was probably from the palace. ”

"Impossible!"

He Luo's face was flushed, and he clenched two small fists: "How could my brother-in-law marry that woman!" He is obviously the son-in-law of our family! ”

Wu Guogong only felt that her reaction was too intense, and said: "Don't scream at your brother-in-law, it's been several years since your sister passed away." ”

He Luo flattened his mouth: "I don't care, he is my brother-in-law one day, and he will always be my brother-in-law." ”

Duchess Wu Guo saw her youngest daughter's thoughts a little, and said: "Although he was engaged to your sister, your sister died before she could go through the door, and this marriage was not completed after all." Don't get into the nitty-gritty. ”

He Luo bit his lip, holding back a lot of strength in his heart.

At this time, another steward came to report it.

"Grandpa Guo, Mrs., the villain just came back from Anzhou Lane, and Zhang Xiu said that the day had been booked by other families first, and he couldn't come to our house for a birthday banquet."

Duchess Wu Guo said: "You didn't ask which one?" If it is an ordinary person, take the post of the national prince to say a favor and ask others to give it to us. ”

The steward said: "It is said that the Mengjia family of Longjin Bridge is the newly appointed Zhongshu Sheren, and their family has set a treat to Wenju on that day." ”

"Why is it the Meng family again!"

Both Wu Guogong and Duchess Wu Guogong were surprised.

He Luo was even more angry and disgusted, this Meng family, not to mention robbing her brother-in-law, actually robbed the celebrity chef that their family wanted to invite.

Is this specifically to oppose our national government?

After all, the Duke of Wu did not take the post to the Meng family, everyone knows that Meng Jin is the new favorite of the official family, although Wu Guogong has a title, but he has no real position, and there is no need to make enemies with such an official in the limelight.

In this way, the breath in He Luo's heart was even more unbearable.

On the day of rest, Meng's house in Longjin Bridge was full of traffic and guests.

In addition to colleagues in Zhongshu Province, there were also old colleagues from the Secretary Province in the same year who were promoted with Mengjin and became officials in Beijing, good friends represented by Tang Sanwu, and several neighbors nearby.

Because Meng Jin had asked in advance, in order to make some friends of the same age for Meng Qingyun, please bring your family members here. Therefore, most of the guests who came today were with their wives and daughters.

The ladies took their daughters to the inner house and were entertained by Meng Qingyun.

Originally, everyone thought that Mengjin was widowed and had only one daughter in the family, so she might not be able to greet her thoroughly, and she was mentally prepared, like Tang Sanwu's wife, who was the first to come, was kind and wanted to help Meng Qingyun.

Who knows, the Meng family is well arranged, the servants and servants go in and out in an orderly manner, and the hot water is supplied in a timely manner, and the maids who serve are strictly trained at a glance, which is very proper.

The most surprising thing was the banquet at noon, which was actually invited by Zhang Xiu, the first chef in Bianjing, and everyone sighed that there was a good fortune today.

Before the banquet, Tang Sanwu's wife took Meng Qingyun's hand and smiled at the relatives: "It's really a shame for this child, he is so well arranged, he is really capable." ”

"I heard that the affairs of the inner house are also handled by Yuan Niang every day."

"It's just capable, and she looks like this, I don't know who Erlang will be blessed to marry her in the future."

Everyone knows that Meng Qingyun has not yet been filial piety, so this topic will stop and there is no more to say.

A quiet lady said to Meng Qingyun: "Originally, your house was leased to a man who was studying in Beijing, and that person often called friends to drink and have fun, and refused to stop in the middle of the night. ”

"We don't speculate with him, we haven't moved for years, we just meet on the road, and he doesn't greet us."

"Now that you have taken back the house and lived in your own house, the so-called lord and guest are coming to work, and in the future, our two families can move around and get closer."

Meng Qingyun said with a smile: "Yes, we don't have any relatives in Beijing, as the saying goes, distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors, and we must not trouble Mrs. in the future." ”

She is the wife of Imperial Physician Lou of the Taiyi Bureau, and her home is in Longjin Bridge, separated from the Meng family by two courtyard walls, and she is a neighbor.

While talking and laughing, Zijing came to report that Jiang Fang, the king of Qi, and Li Xiaoqi had arrived together.