Chapter One Hundred and Nine

The officials in the palace who were notified did not dare to slack off, and began to prepare one after another from the moment they knew that their names were included in it.

Those officials who accompanied them were qualified to accompany them in addition to bringing the outstanding children of the family, and then the wives of the main house.

The sons and daughters of those officials began to show their fathers the skills they had prepared for a long time, hoping only to get themselves a place with them in the limited number of places.

Whether it is inside the palace or outside the palace, it is like a drop of water has been splashed into the oil pot, and the families of the officials who have determined the good candidates have begun to make the most comprehensive preparations.

"I wonder if Cheng Guogong is fully prepared?" Just after the early dynasty, Su Jinghong was stopped by a royal historian before he left.

"Well, it's not far from ten to prepare." There was nothing abnormal on Su Jinghong's face, although the list had not yet been decided, he still nodded and replied in a deep voice.

"That's good, it's better than my family hasn't decided on a candidate yet." Speaking of this, the imperial doctor had a bitter look on his face, and said with bitter water.

"Huh?" Su Jinghong raised his eyebrows, a little puzzled, but he still listened very quietly and walked side by side with the imperial doctor.

"Isn't this just a quarrel over who follows, those children don't worry about any of them, they all want to follow, but they can only bring one or two of the best, how to choose." Dr. Yushi's family is an excellent concubine, but if he takes a concubine, his wife will cry and disagree, so he can't put his concubine aside.

As he spoke, the two of them walked to the exit of the palace, and the carriages outside the door were preparing to welcome the arrival of the master.

"Take care." For other people's family affairs, it is okay to listen to them, it is difficult for Qing officials to take care of family affairs, and Su Jinghong is not easy to meddle in this matter, so he can only finish this sentence and get into his own carriage.

"Who to follow?" Su Jinghong was mentioned today, and he remembered that he had not yet had time to elect a follower, after all, he had the second wife Zhou and the third lady Ding in his family, and there was no longer a wife with a serious name.

On this side, Su Jinghong has not yet thought about the problem of personnel, on the other side, the backyard is already lively, according to the previous inference, Zhou automatically concluded that this time it must be his own follow, and began to cross his waist and instruct his subordinates to pack up those necessary things.

"I've said it all, don't do these, hey, there are still a few, put them down, go out for autumn hunting, where is the kung fu to bring these." The second lady Zhou pointed to the things in the hands of the maids, and said while scolding, throwing down the useless ones and picking them out only for the necessary occasions.

"By the way, there are also these ornaments, well, that's it, slow down, don't break it for me, this is very useful, by the way, you go out for me to see, there are any new jewelry or fat powder or anything like that during this time." Zhou's mouth was dry, he took the tea in the hands of the maids on the side, took a few sips, moistened his throat, and continued to point to the maids who came in and out.

When I thought that it would be the autumn hunt soon, I couldn't suppress the excitement in my heart, such a good opportunity is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, not to mention, there must be many celebrities and ladies who will go at that time, if they don't dress up well, they will lose the face of the Chengguo Mansion at that time.

"Oops, I forgot something." Zhou was a little tired from tossing, rubbed his forehead, suddenly remembered something, took a few maids, and hurriedly went out.

"Alas, by the way, you give me a gentle handle, these can't have the slightest bit of wear, if there is any problem, then you are asking." As soon as Zhou walked out of the courtyard, he remembered something, turned back the same way, and pointed to the subordinates who were sweating on their heads and said.

It wasn't until those subordinates repeatedly assured that they would be cautious and would not make the slightest mistake, that Zhou left with confidence, Zhou's was not just to come out to relax, this time he was going to the third lady's room, not only to show off, but also to beat, after all, the last time he entered the palace, it was like a thorn in his throat, and he couldn't go up or down.

"The second lady is here, and she is going this way." The third lady, who was eating the pastry, paused in the air after taking a bite of the pastry in her hand, and was a little surprised when she heard the maid's report, this second lady, when there is nothing to do, will not come here.

Before he could think much about it, Zhou had already walked into the courtyard with a few maids, and saw the third lady sitting in the center of the courtyard, with a very false smile on his lips, sitting opposite the third lady.

"Ah, am I eating, or am I disturbing the fun?" Zhou's eyes swept over the remaining pastries on the plate, and there was another pastry ready to bite about halfway, and said with a slight mockery.

"I wonder what my sister is here this time?" The third lady's expression was still faint, without a bit of waves, and she just asked casually.

"By the way, look at my memory, isn't it autumn hunting after a while, look at this kind of weather, it's just right for walking around." Zhou tilted his chin slightly, intentionally or unintentionally watching the changes on the third lady's face.

The third lady didn't seem to care about the autumn hunt at all, even if Zhou said this, there was not much change on her face, she just listened quietly, and said a few faint 'en'.

"Look at my sister's brain, I forgot, if there is no sister on this trip, how bad it would be, it's okay, you tell me what you want, I'll see if I can bring it back to you from there." Zhou said as if he was showing off, pulling the slippery clothes on his body with one hand, propping his elbows on the table, smelling the smell of the dirt that he usually hates the most, and his mood is much better.

"Then congratulations." The third lady's face did not change, as if she really didn't care at all, and she didn't care about the provocative words of the second lady Zhou.

Zhou looked at the calm face of the third lady, felt a little bored, and before leaving, he said: "I just think that some things are destined by God, even if they are fighting, it is just like that, it is better to keep their own things in An An, you see, it is like this leaf, no matter how hard you try, it is just a leaf, it will also wither and disappear." ”

The leaves in Zhou's hands swayed, fell from the branches to the ground, and lay quietly on the ground, not fluttering, Zhou snorted coldly from his nose, and left with the maid.

The expression on the second lady's face did not change much because of this, and she didn't say a few words until Zhou left, but Su Li, who had been hiding behind and listening, couldn't stand it.

"Look at her, why do you think she's going by herself." Su Li's small hands were clenched together, the angry expression on his face was unobstructed, and he said dissatisfiedly.

"You don't have to worry about this matter, we just follow the arrangement." The third lady was not as angry as Su Li, said lightly, and turned around and walked towards the house.

Only Su Li was left to grit his teeth secretly, complaining about his mother's indisputability, and hating Zhou's style even more, but there was no way at all.

After Zhou came out of the third lady, he was not in a good mood, walked to Su Qi's house, and watched Su Qi lying on the bed with a hangover and not fully sober, and hated Su Qi's ears.

"Ah, it hurts, it hurts, slow down, slow down." Su Qi was still half asleep, and he felt a pain in his ears, expelled the only remaining sleepiness, and reflexively covered his ears and shouted.

"What time has it been, and you're still sleeping drunk." Zhou gritted his teeth, stood in front of Su Qi's bed, and let go of the hand that twisted Su Qi's ear.

"What are you doing, it's only been an hour, I'm sleepy." Su Qi looked at his mother's gloomy face dimly, didn't dare to continue lying on the bed, put on his coat casually, sat up, yawned, and looked soft.

"Isn't it going to be autumn hunting in a few days, I originally wanted to find a good girl for you, seeing how you look now." Zhou reprimanded on the one hand, and on the other hand, he was beaming with joy and planning to find a suitable young lady for Su Qi in this autumn hunting feast.

Su Qi's eyes lit up instantly, and his sluggish spirit disappeared, and he sat up straight, looking at his mother with starry eyes.

Zhou didn't have much time to count Su Qi, said a few words casually, told a few words, and ran directly to the kitchen, asked the kitchen lady to make a bowl of healthy soup porridge, and walked to Su Jinghong's house in person.

"Master, look, this is the porridge that I ordered the kitchen to make for you, and I see that the master is so busy and tired during this time, it is better to drink a little first, and then be busy with official business later."

With a courteous smile on his face, Zhou's lid on the porridge was lifted, and the thick aroma of rice overflowed, making people have a great appetite when they smelled it.

"Well, I have a heart." Su Jinghong had already heard some of the movements of the second lady Zhou, but for the sake of Zhou's attitude today, he didn't say anything, picked up the spoon on the side, stirred it gently, blew it a little cold, put it to his mouth, and tasted it.

Seeing Su Jinghong eat a spoonful of porridge, Zhou was relieved, holding a handkerchief in his hand, his tone was slightly nervous, and he pretended to be unintentional and said: "By the way, won't it be autumn hunting in a day or two, and the concubine doesn't know what to prepare, so she casually packed up something, alas, seeing that Qi'er is also old, it's time to look for some good girls." ”

The spoon in Su Jinghong's hand paused a few times, put the spoon on the side, and no longer ate the bowl of porridge, his eyes darkened a little, and he didn't speak.