If the previous guests who came to Fangfu were only some low-grade official girls, then the next guests were all dignitaries and extraordinary.

The lady of the Admiral of Jinyi Wei personally brought a pair of beauties made of Hetian jade and pure gold and silver, and He resolutely refused to give it, but he couldn't stand the other party's insistence, and finally had to let someone take the brand-new "Magpie Dengzhi" thin tire official kiln of the same value from the treasury and send it over.

The second lady of the Lingguo Mansion came to visit with a jar of bear paws.

He asked Ruqing to come out, showed her face for a while, and then asked her to go back to the house to embroider. Later, Mrs. Erfang, Mrs. Yongzhongbo, and Mrs. Yong'anbo of the Marquis of Zechang Mansion all appeared one after another, and Ruqing accompanied her for a while as usual, and then was arranged by the He family to go back to the house to "embroider".

These ladies from more prominent families came once, then twice, three times, and gradually, there was no follow-up.

After many inquiries, Agarwood was sullen. The action of cleaning up the thick plush pads in the winter couldn't help but stiffen a little.

Seeing this, Linglong comforted her, "Sister, don't worry, it's not that these ladies look down on our girls, but the grandmothers don't look down on them, so they rejected them one by one." ”

Yuqin, who was laying the new Shudi ice silk bamboo mat on the kang, couldn't help but say when she heard the words: "Grandma's vision is bright. Those ladies are all lords' houses. Still? ”

Linglong glanced at her and said with a smile: "Yuqin, you don't understand, although these ladies are all from noble families, they can't be the masters." Take the second lady of the Yunhou Mansion of Naze as an example, although she has the name of the lady, who doesn't know that she is just a concubine? Although the wife of the boss has passed away, it is not her turn to be the master of the house. ”

Linglong, who inquired about Bao, looked left and right, Ruqing went to the old lady, and before she came back, there were only a few of them in the house, and then she explained the reason in detail. After the wife of the Marquis Mansion of Naze Yunhou was intercepted by Ruyan because of the marriage between her second daughter and Li Xiao, she has been depressed and depressed, and she was not in good health, and she died in the cold winter last year. At present, Zeyunhou has no plans to remarry, so he will temporarily let the second wife Xu be the housekeeper. Although the Fang family has a low door and a low official position, the He family is always the wife of the Eight Classics, so why bother to deal with a concubine in the Hou Mansion?

And although there is a son-in-law under the knee of the Yongqing Uncle's Mansion, this Yongzhong Uncle's Mansion is a title obtained by relying on the relationship of the harem, as

The descendants of the He family, who are clear-eyed and long-sighted, naturally disdain to deal with them. Mrs. Yong'an Bo is a well-known wall-to-wall grass, not to mention, her own son's marriage is not in a hurry, but she first opens up the marriage of her son, this person is also well-known for being jealous and mean, if Qing marries in the past, how can there be a future?

Linglong analyzed the inside story she inquired about one by one, and listened to Agarwood and the others nodding incessantly, although there was no way to verify, but it sounded like there was some truth.

Agarwood took the handkerchief and wiped the chair, suddenly thought of something, and frowned worriedly, "Our girl, regardless of her character and talent, or her appearance and knowledge, which one is not sharp, but she was not reincarnated in the belly of her wife, so she was picked by this and that, if it is replaced by the third girl, it will be very different." ”

Yuqin's action of changing the mat sank, and she whispered: "Last afternoon, everyone was taking a nap, I went to Gong to come back, and I happened to hear the eldest grandmother and the eldest master discussing about our girl. ”

Several girls immediately pricked up their ears, stopped what they were doing, and asked repeatedly: "What did you say, say it quickly." ”

Yuqin hesitated, because what she heard was indeed too shocking to her, and she didn't dare to be really sure, so she didn't dare to really say it.

Linglong was in a hurry, and she was rolling up her sleeves and trouser legs, but she was stopped by Agarwood, "Forget it, Yuqin doesn't want to say it." Perhaps, Yuqin also has her concerns. ”

Yuqin is also quite afraid of agarwood, and when she said this, she also felt that there was no need to hide it, but she still looked around cautiously, and lowered her voice and said, "The eldest lord likes the prince of Yongning." But the eldest grandmother likes to come home. ”

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Carrying a letter to Zhiyi every month has been Ruqing's unshakable practice over the years. This time it was no exception, I wrote the letter, made two more pairs of boots made of cowhide and sent them in half. After Linglong took the letter and the package out, Agarwood took Ruqing's hand in distress and took the medicine and applied it to her.

"Shoes are sold everywhere in this capital, and they are not expensive, and the old cowhide is only four or five taels of silver, and the girl can buy it and take it out, there is no need to embroider it herself." Look, what has come of this? ”

Ruqing rubbed the marks of the needle puncture on her fingertips and the blood marks on the tiger's mouth that were strangled by nylon threads, and smiled faintly, "What you buy is very different from what you make with your own hands." The second brother is an old traitor, and he will definitely recognize it. ”

"The second master has been promoted again, with his current official position, why worry about having no shoes to wear? It's up to you to worry about it. ”

Ruqing smiled, "You don't understand this, it's just a heart." ”

Sometimes, the mind is very important, just like when the old lady was born, Ruqing deliberately sewed a thin silk coat in the past, the old lady was moved to her eyes, and in the next few days, Ruqing's ears could be a lot quieter.

Ruqing calculated the date of the birth of her unborn little nephew, and was going to make some warm hats and small clothes for her little niece, but Agarwood couldn't persuade her, so she had to go out to buy materials with a tiger face.

In the capital brother and sister-in-law's house, it is still relatively free if it is sunny. At least when you're out and about, there are horses in the stables at all times, and the coachman is on standby. Even if she is a boudoir woman who does not go out at will, but according to He's instructions, she does not lift the curtain on the street at will, does not go with a foreign man, wears a hat when she goes out, and has a maid ring to serve when she goes in and out, and her words are cautious, but it will not make people criticize or anything.

This time, Ruqing was going to buy some cotton fabrics for the baby to wear, ordered someone to set up a carriage, received agarwood, Linglong, Yuqin and books, and the coachman Lao Li Tou, and went to the cloth shop together.

As soon as the steward of this fabric shop saw Ruqing, he greeted him with a smile on his face, and said flatteringly: "The girl hasn't been to our store for a long time." This time, it simply made the small store shine. Then he asked the housekeeper in the store to receive Ruqing.

Ruqing used to choose materials with He's, and she was still familiar with this fabric line, and she was also casual in front of the housekeeper's mother, who was very good at doing business, even if she learned that Ruqing only chose some cotton embroidery fabrics, and didn't want much, she still waited for good tea, and warmly entertained with kind words, which moved Ruqing, and after returning home, she talked to He about the good coming of the mother.

He Shi's eyes flashed, and he asked with a smile: "My sister thinks that the housekeeper and grandma are very polite to you?" ”

"Not to mention courtesy, it's like a god--- oh, no, it's a Buddha. The one who waits is attentive. Especially when Ruqing left, the housekeeper also personally helped Ruqing to the carriage and instructed her to walk well on the road all the way.

He covered his lips and chuckled, "The word sister is fresh. Don't you think it's suspicious? ”

Ruqing replied without hesitation: "What's so suspicious about this, because my sister and I are loved by everyone, and flowers bloom." Especially the housekeeper praised her for her good color, and even as an old woman, she couldn't help but take a few more looks.

No one doesn't love beauty and doesn't like to be praised by others, Ruqing is the same, it must be happy to be praised like this, especially when I look in the mirror after going home, I really feel good about myself.