The person who was called Song Lin replied in a low voice, and said suspiciously: "Lord Shizi, Miss Shen is only thirteen, just by looking at those two eyes, she can see that Hou Lu has a problem?" ”

Song Zhao shook his head, "Don't underestimate this ghost girl, she is very good!" I'm afraid you can't resist her bright eyes and bright heart. ”

Song Lin was very unimpressed, but he still followed Song Zhao's instructions to find someone to stare at Qingrong.

When Qingrong returned to the small courtyard, Mrs. Fengguo, who accompanied the Queen Mother to meet the wife, had not yet returned. As soon as Mei Rui saw her enter the door, she immediately said to her: "Girl, Mrs. Hou has given you a big gift." ”

Qingrong felt that someone gave her a gift, which was really strange. After all, she has only been hanging in the name of Mrs. Fengguo for a few days, and the officials and wives of Yangzhou Mansion have been so heard?

Fu Cui asked happily, "What did you give?" ”

Mei Rui said: "I sent rouge gouache and jade cloth, these are nothing rare." Mei Rui said, pouting at a mahogany box on the table, and said, "But there are another five hundred taels of silver tickets, and two land deeds." ”

Qingrong became more and more shocked, and asked Mei Rui a little unreliably: "This, so much?" ”

Mei Rui nodded, "This Mrs. Hou runs her own rouge gouache shop, and she has been working around in Beijing earlier, I'm afraid she has the idea of being an imperial businessman." In fact, she had secretly begged Mrs. for a long time, but Mrs. returned her things at that time and never had any contact with this Mrs. Hou. ”

Qing Rongqi said: "Liang is still an official in business? ”

"It is not allowed, and each family has a secret business, but it is just that the people do not raise it and the officials do not hold it accountable. If you think about it, the Hou family will naturally not be blatant, it is just Mrs. Hou's property. Otherwise, where would you be so willing to cut meat? When Mei Rui spoke, she was very disdainful.

"What does this imperial merchant have to do with his grandmother? Is it possible that I want to ask my grandmother to say something in front of the emperor and the queen mother? "Qingrong doesn't understand the operation process of the Great Liang Imperial Merchant.

Mei Rui smiled: "It doesn't matter, the Shang Palace Bureau in the palace is still in the hands of Madame." Using her rouge gouache or not is just a matter of words. She said this with great pride.

Qingrong suddenly realized at this time, and said: "Since grandmother doesn't come to her, then we won't accept these things, or still give her back." ”

Mei Rui stopped: "The girl doesn't have to be in such a hurry, just wait for the lady to come back and hear what the lady means." ”

Qing Rong felt the benefits of the special class for the first time, looked at the mahogany box with nostalgia, and nodded despite reluctance.

When it was night, there was naturally another feast in the palace. Most of the ministers who came were feudal officials of Lianghuai, and the minimum was the magistrate of each prefecture and county. Qingrong had a shadow of the last banquet, and this time she only ordered a mao at the banquet, and before Princess Yongping stared at her, she retreated.

Mrs. Hou Lu had already reported the gift to Mrs. Fengguo, and Mrs. Fengguo only asked her to leave the rouge gouache and other unobstructed objects, and return the silver and title deeds. Although Qingrong was in pain, he didn't dare to embezzle himself in private. He wanted to go back to the room and hand over the mahogany box to Mei Rui, wait for the banquet to disperse, and return the gift to Mrs. Hou.

Who knew that as soon as she entered the courtyard, she collided with Song Zhao's head. As soon as Song Zhao saw Qingrong, he immediately laughed awkwardly.

Qingrong saw that he was tired, and immediately stopped in front of the courtyard gate, and said, "What are you doing in my yard?" ”

Song Zhao had a ghost in his heart, and when he looked at Qingrong's dark eyes, he became more and more weak, and smiled awkwardly: "It's nothing, just look at whether you went to the banquet." I'm going too, let's ......."

"We don't take the same path from here to there," Qing Rong interrupted Song Zhao's words in a daze, looked at him scrutinically, and quickly thought in his mind about why Song Zhao would appear. She suddenly thought of something, and immediately walked quickly in front of Song Zhao, took his hand behind her, and said, "What are you hiding?" ”

Song Zhao heard Qingrong's words, and breathed a sigh of relief, "I'...... What can I take! No, nothing. ”

Qingrong didn't believe it at all, and repeatedly turned over Song Zhao's sleeve and said, "Don't fool me!" With people on his back, he must have done something to steal chickens and touch dogs! ”

Song Zhao instantly became nervous again, raised his sleeves, and regained his former calmness, and said, "Show you, show you, I don't have anything in my sleeve." ”

Qingrong was only thirteen years old, and his stature was still very small, so he barely reached Song Zhao's chest. With this waist inserted into the waist, the momentum is like a rainbow of questioning, which is really interesting. She looked at Song Zhao's chest, wishing that she could give birth to a pair of see-through eyes, "Who knows what you have in your arms." ”

Song Zhao immediately looked like a hooligan who wanted to untie his clothes, and said, "I'll untie it for you to see, you won't know." ”

Qingrong stomped his feet speechlessly, turned his head and turned his back, and warned him: "I have torn up the agreement, don't make up your mind anymore." Even if I hadn't torn it, I wouldn't have married you. You are a dead slippery head full of routines, I won't fall for you! ”

Song Zhaogan laughed twice, and then finally breathed a sigh of relief, and said along with Qingrong's words: "Who knows if you really tore it or fake it, didn't you keep the little note I gave you before?" I'm a dead slippery head full of belly routines, then you are a little slippery head with a full belly routine, let's two and a half pounds and eight taels, don't say anyone! After he finished speaking, he asked Qingrong: "What is the routine?" ”

Qingrong glared at Song Zhao angrily and shouted, "I don't know! Turning his head, he immediately entered the room and slammed the door shut. But when the door was closed, she couldn't help but look through the window paper, wondering if she could see Song Zhao's shadow. It's just that the lights are on in the house, and Song Zhao is not standing by the window, so he can't see whether he is leaving or not. After waiting like this for a long time, he was quiet, and Qingrong whispered through the door: "Fucui, Fucui!" Is Song Zhao gone? ”

Fucui, who was locked out of the door, hurriedly replied: "Leave early!" ”

Qingrong dared to check that the words she had received were still in the original place, and she was relieved when she opened the lock and saw that she was safe and sound.

At this time, Mei Rui and Yuan's mother, who went to the dining room to get dinner, also rushed back, and heard Fu Cui say that Song Zhao entered the house for no reason, Mei Rui was very apologetic, and said: "The slave maid accompanied Yuan's mother to the dining room, first, I want Yuan's mother to recognize the way, and second, I also want to mention the people in the dining room, don't look at people putting down dishes." ”

Qingrong didn't understand what bends there were, so he listened to Mei Rui again: "I'm afraid that these days in the palace, I have to go to the dining room to get the meal by myself." If we don't explain it in advance, I'm afraid that the dining room will be busy and won't leave food for the girl, and then choose a miscellaneous stove to fool the girl. ”

Mother Yuan sighed while serving food for Qingrong: "In the end, I followed the royal car out, and there are so many sayings about even receiving food." ”

Mei Rui sighed: "It's also that we don't bring out enough people, and when we return to Beijing, Mrs. will also add more people to the eldest girl, the second girl, and the elder brother in the house." ”

Qingrong saw Mei Rui's solemn explanation, but it was not good to complain and blame more, and said with a smile: "It's nothing, I heard that this time my grandmother only brought two grandmothers, four big girls, and four little girls out of the house, and now she gave you to me, and two more followed Runrong and Brother Yi back to the capital, and the people around her are not enough." What's more, Song Shizi is used to climbing walls and windows, and he can't prevent it. ”

When Fu Cui heard this, he couldn't hold back it, and laughed out loud.

Mei Rui turned her head to look at her, and Fu Cui immediately covered her lips and turned her back. Mei Rui has only been here for a few days, but she has already established her prestige in front of Mother Yuan and Fu Cui.

After the master and servant had spoken, they waited for Qingrong to eat. After she had eaten, and after more than half an hour, the little maid came in and said, "Sister Mei Rui, the feast over there is going to disperse." ”

Mei Rui got the letter, took the mahogany box given by Mrs. Hou, and went out to return the gift in person. She had already asked Mrs. Hou's maid to say hello in advance, waiting for the feast to disperse and send the box out, but she didn't want to give Mrs. Hou's master and servant time to react.

As soon as Mei Rui saw the big girl beside Mrs. Hou, she thanked their master and servant very politely, and said that Qingrong had just followed Mrs. Fengguo's side, and it was really rare for Mrs. Hou to be valued, but it was not good to accept such a valuable gift for the first time.

The maid looked very knowledgeable, and she was able to play Tai Chi with Mei Rui a few times, but she refused to accept this gift. only said that he was afraid of being blamed by Mrs. Hou, so let Mei Rui go and talk to Mrs. Hou herself. But now that the feast is not over, how dare she rashly go in and withdraw these things.

Just as the two were talking, someone suddenly said, "Take the two of them down for me!" ”

Before Mei Rui could react, she was grabbed left and right with Mrs. Hou's maid, and she couldn't move.

Qingrong waited here for nearly an hour, and Mei Rui didn't come back. She wondered in her heart, it was just to go to the banquet to return the courtesy, why did it take so long. Looking at the time, the feast should have been dispersed a long time ago. Strangely, Mrs. Bongkook did not turn back either. Qingrong but felt that it was not simple, but Yuan's mother and Fu Cui were both newcomers, and letting the two of them go out to find someone could only add to the chaos. Qingrong waited anxiously at the door, his eyelids pounding.

She stood in the doorway and waited for more than half an hour before she saw a figure approaching in the distance. Qingrong hurriedly greeted him, and saw that Mrs. Fengguo and Mei Rui had returned safely, so she was relieved.

Mrs. Fengguo entered the courtyard with a solemn expression, and the expression on Mei Rui's face was also very discouraged. Qingrong looked at it, and knew that something was going on at the banquet.

"Come with me." Mrs. Fengguo passed by Qingrong's side and spoke coldly. This tone was very serious, and Qingrong's heart became more and more worried, like a junior high school student who was called to the teaching office and was about to be scolded and punished.

A few people silently followed Mrs. Fengguo into the main room, Mei Rui just closed the door, and heard a "bang", Mrs. Fengguo slapped the table heavily, and said: "My house can also have internal thieves, it's really amazing!" ”