There are two heavy jacks of lions at the entrance of the Liangguang Governor's Palace, Ding Rou passed by in a small sedan chair, and secretly compared, Xu is the southern lion is different from the northern lion, even if the weight is about the same, but the southern lion is less than a point of hideous momentum, but the majesty is still there.

She came to pay a visit to the governor's wife, and naturally the governor's palace would not open the middle door to greet her, but compared to Yin Chengshan being left behind by the governor, Ding Rou's treatment was much better, and after sending the post, she entered the governor's palace through the east side door. After getting off the sedan chair, the forty-year-old mother, who was neatly dressed in royal blue pleats and wearing a hairpin ring, walked up and bent her knees: "I've seen Mrs. Ding." ”

Ding Rou chuckled and nodded, "There is Lao's mother." ”

With a smile on her face and a little enthusiasm, the woman led Ding Rou through the verandah and walked to the flower hall. Along the way, although Ding Rou did not squint, he had a full view of the Governor's Chapter 353 Visiting Mansion building, the Governor's Mansion was far from catching up with the luxury of the hereditary Hou Mansion, and although the slaves and maids who came and went were neatly dressed, they were not like the nobles and servants in the capital who wore gold and silver.

Ding Rou has always believed that it is impossible to be honest for a lifetime, and the Governor is 20 years old, 58 years old this year, and has been an official for more than 30 years, and he has never heard of him being corrupt. He is different from Yin Chengshan's youth, although he has also participated in the imperial examination, but his ranking is not high, he is miscellaneous in the six departments of the capital, and he is not even qualified to enter the Hanlin Academy, and later he can be released as an official thanks to the help of the Yue family, but it is also from the main book of the county government, step by step to the present, it is really not easy.

The Governor's wife, surnamed Xiao, was a well-informed lady, who fell in love with Governor Li at first sight and chose Governor Li among many suitors. At that time, the Xiao family was opposed, but they couldn't stand her pleading, at first Governor Li relied on her mother's family, and later... Who doesn't praise Madame Xiao for her discernment, if Governor Li has the experience of the Hanlin Academy. Maybe he will become a cabinet minister now, and it is not impossible to reach the top.

However, the governor's official residence is a product, except for the first assistant. The official position of the governor is the highest, Ding Rou tasted tea Chapter 353 Greetings, and summarized the personnel of the Governor's Mansion in his mind. Governor Lee is affectionate. One wife and two concubines are standard. Three sons and two daughters are also common, but what is intriguing is that the three sons have no sons-in-law, all of them were born to a concubine, and one of the two daughters was also born by that concubine, Mrs. Xiao gave birth to a daughter at the age of forty, who just turned fifteen this year, and has not yet married, as the only concubine of the Governor's Palace, she naturally does not worry about marrying.

It's just the distribution of the children... Ding Rou put the tea cup on the table. As if admiring the calligraphy and paintings on the wall, that concubine can give birth to children, Mrs. Xiao should not be jealous. The concubine should be liked by Governor Li.

"Madame has arrived, grandma has arrived."

Ding Rou heard movement. Hurriedly stood up, a lady in her fifties walked in, she was wearing a rosin-colored half-sleeved, a jacket, a forehead inlaid with precious stones in the middle, her hair was not messy, her face was ruddy, her body was plump, although there were wrinkles at the corners of her eyes and eyebrows, she did not look old, and said with a smile: "Let Mrs. Ding wait for a long time." ”

"Don't dare." Ding Rou bent her knees, and Mrs. Xiao was followed by two women in their thirties, one was quiet and gentle, and the other was charming, but she was as respectful to Mrs. Xiao as ever, and she should be a daughter-in-law.

Mrs. Xiao said, "Get up and sit down." ”

Ding Rouli saluted the people behind Mrs. Xiao thoughtfully, and then sat opposite Mrs. Xiao, only to hear her smile and say: "I have long heard that Lord Yin's wife is good, and today I see that the name is well deserved, I really admire Lord Yin, where did she find such a beauty?" ”

Ding Rou smiled shyly, "Mrs. Xiao has won the award." ”

Mrs. Xiao said to her familiarly: "Are you still used to it when you first come to Guangzhou?" After all, I came from the capital, and the climate in the south was different from that in the capital. ”

"The mansion has been renovated, and the climate is good, a little wetter than the capital." Ding Rou was polite and praised: "The Governor is an official in many places, and Madame's knowledge is naturally different from mine. ”

Ding Rou naturally knew the implicit meaning of Mrs. Xiao's words, compared to Governor Li, their husband and wife had a lot less experience. Mrs. Xiao's eyes flashed, and she smiled lightly: "As long as you don't think I'm wordy, if there are any difficulties in the future, you can come to me, but I can't talk about correcting it, it's okay to tell Mrs. Ding some customs, outsiders talk about Guangzhou, they all think that the ground here is a gold and jade shop, you will know after living for a long time, there are many poor people in Guangzhou, rich businessmen receive generously, but poor families... Hey..."

Ding Rou listened carefully, not much to say quietly, Mrs. Xiao stroked the cuffs, and the gold thread on them was embroidered into the shape of a cloud, "Although the Governor's Mansion is located in Guangzhou, but things in other places still have to be managed. ”

"Mrs. Xiao is too worried, official affairs are the first, and the husband also hopes that the two Guang will be ignored peacefully, and the lips will be cold, once the two Guang are in trouble, it will not be good for the husband."

Ding Rou said with a faint smile in her eyes, and returned it without leaking, "Before leaving Beijing, Your Majesty once said to her husband that he would learn more from the Governor, and the Governor also admired the Governor for being a capable minister, and happily received the order, the prefect's yamen and the Governor's Mansion depend on each other, waiting for the Governor to come back, the husband will definitely come to ask for advice, in case the husband offends the Governor, I hope that Mrs. Xiao will help you one or two, the husband is in a hurry, there is always something inconsiderate, and he has no ill intentions towards the Governor." ”

Mrs. Xiao said with a smile: "Our lord also values Lord Yin, and always tells me that Lord Yin is not like an official eunuch, and the great Confucianism who can figure out the mind must be extraordinary." ”

Ding Rou's eyes froze, and then he smiled: "Scholars and Confucians also have to go through things to improve the doctrine, the doctrine is just a literati, and only by shepherding the place can they educate the people and serve Your Majesty. ”

"That's right, I'll tell my lord when I go back, Lord Yin not only does a good job in learning, but also has the heart to serve the emperor."

Ding Rou nodded with a smile, "Who wants to say that he is learning, he must be in a hurry." ”

Mrs. Xiao raised the corners of her eyes and said, "I heard that Master Yin is both civil and military, and he has fought pirates at sea, hasn't he?" To this day, the people who command the Yamen of the Navy often talk about Lord Yin, thanks to his plan. ”

The first said that Yin Chengshan was learning, and now he is both civil and military, Ding Rou couldn't help but be a little confused about Mrs. Xiao, but her face was not obvious, and she replied: "It's also a soldier who uses his life, otherwise there would be no big victory." ”

Ding Rou personally handed the invitation to Mrs. Xiao, "I have a few rare flowers, I implore Mrs. Xiao to appreciate them, I want to know more people and move around more." ”

"Your handwriting is good." Mrs. Xiao opened the invitation and praised: "Very stylish." ”

"It's over, Mrs. Xiao is the master of calligraphy, I will be ugly in front of you."

"Good is good, if it's not well written, I won't say good." Mrs. Xiao looked at it carefully, "You have worked the hairpin, and you are in the top three on the two broad grounds." ”

Ding Rou's face showed a bit of joy, "Thank you, Mrs. Xiao." ”

The invitation to Mrs. Xiao is the only one written in hairpins, it is said that Mrs. Xiao is the best at hairpins, although Ding Rou has the suspicion of getting an axe, but it also makes her understand that Ding Rou is not a useless straw bag, you can use calligraphy and painting to close the distance with her, the governor of Liangguang to avoid maybe there is something really wrong, from Governor Li's comments, it can be seen that he is not a person who criticizes his subordinates.

The point that Yin Chengshan and he did not deal with the most was that Governor Li had worked hard, and Yin Chengshan had taken too many shortcuts, and Governor Li Xu had an instinctive rejection, and what he needed to do at the moment was to reverse the impression of Governor Li, and he could not let people take advantage of it, and the governor had conflicts with the prefect, and it was always the prefect who was unlucky.

Mrs. Xiao talked with Ding Rou about hairpins, more and more speculative, there is a lot of hope to see each other, if it is not the first courtesy visit, Mrs. Xiao will leave Ding Rou to eat, Ding Rou will hear from the old lady after speaking, and then say more, she will show timidity, Ding Rou saw that the heat was almost over, and left the governor's mansion, Mrs. Xiao enthusiastically said that she would visit.

Out of the Governor's Palace, Ding Rou let out a sigh of relief, Lan Xin said: "The slave and maid look at the Governor's wife is very kind, as if she likes you very much, when you tell her calligraphy, her eyes are bright, much more intimate than at the beginning, the invitation of the fourth grandmother is not wrong." ”

Ding Rou took a plum in her mouth, the bitterness in her mouth was a little less, and she shook her head and said, "Mrs. Xiao won't let people know what she really likes, and most of the rumors outside are not accurate." ”

"She doesn't like hairpins?"

"It's not that she doesn't like it, but her favorite is definitely not the hairpin."

Ding Rou is very sure of this, and can get close to Mrs. Xiao through a visit, Ding Rou is not as optimistic as Lan Xin, Lan Xin frowned and asked, "The governor's wife will not come to the flower party?" ”

"She will definitely come, but not for the invitation I wrote, I don't want the capital or outsiders to know, and the governor and the prefect are not dealing with it." Ding Rouke doesn't care why she came, as long as she arrives, she can open a road in Guangzhou officialdom, as for whether this road is getting narrower and narrower, or whether it becomes a road to heaven, it depends on her own ability.

In the Governor's Palace, Mrs. Xiao looked at the invitation, and the girl next to her said, "My mother has been reading it for a while, even if it is well written, can you still have you?" It's just a maid, and I look at mediocre. ”

Mrs. Xiao put down the invitation, shook her head and said, "Concubine... What do you think of her as a concubine? You look down on her, sooner or later you will suffer a big loss, go to the prefect's mansion, you also follow, remember to talk less and see more, it will be good for you in the future. ”

The girl pouted unconvinced, and Mrs. Xiao said, "I spoil you too much." ”

Back at the mansion, Ding Rou saw the subordinates sent by Mrs. Tai from the capital, a total of ten people, two men and eight women. Ding Rou once again felt that Mrs. Tai was good to her, the man was called by Yin Chengshan, but there were too many of them, and the age was too old for Yin Chengshan to feel controlled by the Ding family, and it was inevitable that the husband and wife would be suspicious, but the little girl was the best, and it was easy to be trusted by Yin Chengshan, and what Ding Rou lacked most now was a sophisticated mother who was in charge of affairs, and Mrs. Tai took it into account.

P.S. I'm sorry for the irregularity of the recent update, but the night has been very busy lately, and there is very little time for codewords. (To be continued...... RQ！！！