Mrs. Xu and Xu Qinghuan welcomed Mrs. Song into the door.

Also coming together were the second master Song and the second Mrs. Song, the old lady Song had just entered Beijing, and before she had rested, she freshened up and changed her clothes and went straight to the Anyi Marquis Mansion to meet Mrs. Xu.

Second Mrs. Song heard a lot of things about Miss Xu along the way, and knew in her heart that the old lady valued this granddaughter-in-law, and she had already prepared for it, and the gifts sent to the Anyi Marquis Mansion were carefully selected, and many gifts were made by Mrs. Song herself.

Yin Gui, who was standing on the side, looked at the needlework, and his eyes lit up.

Second Mrs. Song's craftsmanship is really good, and when the eldest lady sees such a situation, her head will hurt even more.

Feng Xiao next to her said in a gloomy voice: "Sister Yingui, when I go to the Song family, if I can't eat enough and will starve to death, will my sister give me half of the bread?" ”

Yin Gui was stunned, I don't know why Feng Xiao said this.

Feng Xiao said in a low voice: "The Song family spent all the silver money on fabric, there will definitely be no silver money to eat, and we may have to starve in the past." ”

Yin Gui didn't know what to say about Feng Xiao, obviously because the eldest lady's skills were too poor.

However, Yin Gui thought about it carefully, what Feng Xiao said seemed to have some truth, what should I do if Lord Song is really poor to that point? When the eldest lady goes to Changzhou, Feng Xiao always stays there, and Feng Xiao may know some inside information.

Think about it, every time Lord Song comes to the mansion, he has to take a piece of clothing with him, I can't say it......

Does she want to learn from the housekeeper's mother, how can she treat a tael of silver as two taels of flowers, thinking like this, Yingui suddenly had no mood to appreciate the needlework of Mrs. Song.

However, seeing that the gifts of the Song family were brought up one by one, Yin Gui was about to breathe a sigh of relief.

Feng Xiao said in a low voice: "Sister Yingui, the Song family won't sell the house and land to prepare for the dowry, right?" ”

Yingui's heart suddenly sank, and she felt that everything was wrong.

Mrs. Xu looked at the gifts of the Song family, the Song family was far away in the southeast, but they came to visit according to the etiquette in Beijing, it can be seen that it took a lot of effort, Mrs. Song is also kind and kind, and Qing Huan should not be wronged after marrying.

Moreover, the Song family is only divided into two rooms, and there is no too complicated relationship.

Thinking about it this way, Mrs. Xu is finally more down-to-earth.

Mrs. Song looked at Mrs. Xu with a smile on her face: "My intention Mrs. Tai already knows, and I have to bother Mrs. Tai, can we ask Baoshan to come to the door tomorrow, set an auspicious day, and send the dowry gift." ”

Mrs. Xu nodded.

Mrs. Song was overjoyed, it seemed that her grandson was not too wooden, so as not to make the Anyihou Mansion unhappy, she was really worried that the Anyihou Mansion would sweep them all out without saying a word, she wanted to strike while the iron was hot, and invited Xue Zongbing and his wife to come to visit him early tomorrow morning.

After thinking about this, Mrs. Song turned her head to look at Xu Qinghuan, the more she looked at this granddaughter-in-law, the more she liked it.

……

Li Xu returned all the way back to the yamen and dealt with most of the cases on the table.

I heard someone discuss: "After handling this case, that Lord Song said that he would not be promoted to the general soldier of Changzhou." ”

"Even if you don't mention it now, in a year and a half, it will be in someone's pocket."

"What a bright future!"

A few people joked while rubbing their wrists.

"The Song family still wants to marry the Anyi Hou Mansion, when I went to Dali Temple to do business, I saw a lot of carriages of the Song family entering the city on the road, and those carriages must be dowry.

Don't look at the Eastern Song Dynasty family is not inconspicuous, it was also a businessman before, this Song Lord was also in charge of the caravan at home before he entered the office.

The posture of this subordinate is no worse than that of the dignitaries and dignitaries in Beijing. ”

"That's natural, Lord Song is now hot in the court, and the eldest lady of the Hou Mansion is going to be married, so this icing on the cake is naturally a good thing.

And the eldest lady also saved the queen, and the queen mother will definitely have a reward.

Take out one thing casually, and it will be enough for the heirloom. ”

Gossip kept coming into Li Xu's ears, and Li Xu's eyes also appeared in front of the Song family's carriage all the way to the Marquis of Anyi's mansion.

He seemed calm, but the pen in his hand paused slightly, and he made a mistake in writing a word.

Miss Xu was poisoned, but looking at the appearance of the Song family, she didn't care about this.

The Song family and the Xu family have gone through several twists and turns, and today's meeting will definitely go very smoothly.

"It's time for you to go to the office," said the head of the Criminal Department, "I didn't go home last night, and I went back today to rest, and it seems that this case will not be completed in a few days." ”

Everyone got up and left, and Li Xu also packed up the paperwork in his hand and walked all the way back to the house.

Compared with the bustle on the street, the Li family was particularly lonely, Li Xu walked into the study, and the next person came up with tea and retreated.

For a while, the needle drop could be heard in the study.

Li Xu raised his head and looked out the window, he liked to be quiet, so he didn't leave a few people by his side, he had been serving by his side for a long time, and everyone also knew the habit of this ninth master, and he would not come into the study on weekdays.

I don't know how long it took, but there was a faint sound of footsteps in the courtyard.

The subordinate said: "Ninth Master, Master Zhou is here." ”

Zhou Yue's figure appeared at the door, Li Xu breathed a sigh of relief, and in the silence, he had a feeling that he was about to drown, as if he had not been able to breathe again until now.

"How?" Li Xu said, "What's going on in the north?" ”

Zhou Yue shook his head: "No, everything is fine at home, I also told my brothers according to your wishes, no matter what happens, let them ignore it, and now they must recuperate." ”

The manpower they had gathered with great difficulty was scattered among the armies in northern Xinjiang, and only by managing them carefully would they be useful in the future.

After Zhou Yue said this, he asked Li Xu: "Zhang Yuci is really going to finish this time?" ”

Li Xu nodded.

Zhou Yue's eyes lit up: "In the end, you are still powerful, I have long expected today." ”

"It's not just me," Li Xu said calmly, "and Miss Xu and Song Chengxuan." "If they hadn't seen everything, they wouldn't have done it at this time.

Speaking of Miss Xu, Zhou Yue didn't know how to say yes: "Is the Xu family in trouble for you?" He didn't understand why Miss Xu was alienated from Li Xu, which was the case when she was in Fengxiang.

"Nope."

This is the truth, Miss Xu did not embarrass him.

Li Xu said: "The Marquis of Anyi Mansion and Song Chengxuan are going to get married. In the future, she will follow Song Chengxuan to the southeast, and he will be in the north...... A feeling of emptiness in my heart.

Knowing that not everything in this world can be as good as he wants, he doesn't care much about the relationship between men and women, but he still feels like his chest is pressed by a stone.

"Let's go," Li Xu looked at Zhou Yue, "let's go have a drink." ”

Zhou Yue couldn't help but be stunned, Li Xu rarely had such a time.

Li Xu stood up and walked out first, and Zhou Yue immediately followed. The two of them sat in the restaurant and pushed the glass to change the lamp, Li Xu drank a few more glasses, and turned his head to look out the window.

In a trance, as if he saw the familiar figure, he got up and walked out of the restaurant, chased a few steps into the crowd, and finally caught up, only to find that it was just an unfamiliar face.

"What's wrong with you?" Zhou Yue couldn't help but step forward to help.

Li Xu narrowed his eyes slightly, he was probably drunk.