When Ah Sen saw Zhao Ling, it was past the beginning of the morning, and the family sat together for breakfast, and then Ah Sen followed Zhao Ling to the study, and came out an hour later.

Fu Tingyun asked him, "Have you ever greeted Mrs. Wang well?" ”

Ah Sen's expression was strange, and he muttered: "Even if Yuechuan doesn't bring me a letter, I will come back today!" ”

Fu Tingyun was puzzled.

Ah Sen muttered, "The old lady came here with Aunt Cheng...... It's not for my marriage with Jingtong...... It seems that she wants her mother-in-law to go back and administer justice for Aunt Cheng...... Aunt Cheng also pulled Jingtong and said this...... My mother-in-law told me to come back early, so as not to involve me. ”

"How so?" Fu Tingyun frowned.

Originally, I thought that Mrs. Wang had been filial to her mother over the years, and Mrs. Wang's mother was moved, so she moved all the way to attend the wedding of Ah Sen and Jingtong despite her advanced age. When she heard about it, she was very happy for Mrs. Wang. I never thought it would be like this in the blink of an eye.

Fu Tingyun couldn't help but feel a little emotional, and said, "It's okay for you to come back." What did the Ninth Master say? ”

"Let me go to Pucheng to meet a few people." Fu Tingyun didn't understand those things, and it was too long to explain, so Ah Sen decided to have the opportunity to explain to Fu Tingyun in the future, so his language was concise and to the point, "I'll leave tonight." Maybe you won't be able to come back until after the beginning of winter. ”

Although the time is long, it does not delay the marriage.

"I'll pack up the cage for you." Fu Tingyun pondered, and said as he walked out with Ah Sen, "What did you tell your father-in-law and mother-in-law?" ”

"It's said that there is something wrong with the industry in Xi'an, and you let me go back and take a look." Ah Sen smiled, "My father-in-law listened to it and gave me a few famous posts, saying that if it's not a big deal, don't look for Wu Xin." He also has a few acquaintances who are the commanders of the guard post over there, so I can find them if I have something. ”

Fu Tingyun also laughed when he heard this. said: "The county official is not as good as the current management." Your father-in-law's words make sense. ”

"That's what I thought," said Asen with a smile, "and in addition to the post, I also asked my father-in-law to help me write a few letters—since he was an old man and knew him well, it was only right for me to visit him when the time came." ”

"Asen has really grown up!" Fu Tingyun couldn't help but stop, and looked Ah Sen up and down with a smile, "I don't leak a drop in my life, and I look more and more like the Ninth Master." ”

"That's it!" Ah Sen is like a child in front of his mother in front of Fu Tingyun, always maintaining a childlike heart, and hearing Fu Tingyun's praise. Triumphantly authentic. "You don't see who I grew up with." made Fu Tingyun laugh.

Two days later, Zhao Ling also left.

The decree to celebrate the 70th birthday of the Empress Dowager was also officially promulgated.

For a while, all the discussion in the capital was about this matter.

Mo Yi's wife even made a special trip to visit Fu Tingyun: "You say, what should you send?" ”

To celebrate the birthday of the Empress Dowager, the foreign wife must be at least a four-grade respectful person. Usually this is the case. In addition to some daily necessities and clothes for the four seasons, in order to shine, I will find a way to buy one or two things to express my heart sandwiched in them. Fu Tingyun has no rank, the first two times to the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager congratulate the New Year, also because of Zhao Ling's special case of winning the battle, whether the Empress Dowager's birthday will be invited to participate, it is still uncertain, Zhao Ling and Fu Tingyun discussed, and it was also a two-step process. If you don't participate, you will only send some valuable things as usual, if you participate, Fu Tingyun's handwriting is good, and the empress dowager believes in Buddhism, and when the time comes, copy the Lotus Sutra.

Because things are not settled. Fu Tingyun was not good at discussing with Mrs. Mo, so she talked about the matter and helped Mrs. Mo come up with ideas: "Or, embroider the interstitial screen." Pan peach dedication to longevity, 10,000 years of pine stream, eight immortals to celebrate longevity...... It's all auspicious. ”

The Empress Dowager's 70th birthday is on February 21 next year, and there is still time in time.

Mrs. Mo said worriedly: "If you just invite the embroidery lady in Jiangnan to help embroider, it is better to send some antiquities from the previous dynasty such as Han bronze flower statues and longevity incense plates." If I embroider by myself, firstly, I am old, and my eyes are not as good as when I was young, and secondly, my embroidery workers are only afraid of less than one-tenth compared to the needlework bureau. If someone picks a bone in the egg and impeaches our general for a 'big disrespect', it will be self-defeating. Let's think about something else! ”

That's just as well.

Fu Tingyun nodded and said with a smile: "Or, I'll accompany you to the street?" Said that they couldn't find the right object. ”

Mrs. Mo naturally agreed.

The two were escorted by the maid and the maid and went to Gulou Street first, and then to West Street and East Street.

The silver buildings, embroidery buildings, and antique shops are crowded, and there are many male and female customers.

Mrs. Mo looked at He Fu Tingyun and sighed: "It can be seen that everyone is worried about this birthday gift." ”

Fu Tingyun comforted Mrs. Mo: "If it doesn't work, you can only take care of the big picture first." ”

While the two were talking, they met Mrs. Wu and Mrs. Hao.

Everyone was a little surprised, and they chatted for a long time, knowing that they were also coming to the street for the birthday of the Queen Mother.

Over there, Mrs. Mo went home and rummaged through the cabinets, and even wrote a letter back to Julu, asking the people at home to help find a suitable birthday gift in the warehouse.

Shopkeeper Ye suddenly came to visit.

Fu Tingyun was a little surprised.

In order to avoid suspicion, he usually asks his eldest daughter-in-law to help spread the word when there is anything.

She went to the hall of the south room to meet the shopkeeper Ye.

It turned out that Shopkeeper Ye was here to deliver something to her.

"Magu's birthday glass insert, someone customized it in advance to give it to King Zhuang, but in the end I don't know why I didn't come to get it. It has been in the warehouse of Baoqing Building for seven or eight years. As he spoke, he took out a brocade box, "Tianse Lingzhi offers longevity immortal peach plate...... It's usually not a good thing, but this one, hehe, is hard to buy even if you have money. As he spoke, he opened the brocade box, "Mrs., do you look like Lingzhi offering longevity?" ”

It was a peach plate made of stone, and the surface of the plate had a pattern of sky, and at first glance, it looked like a pair of Ganoderma lucidum were placed side by side. Not to mention glass interstitials. The glass is fragile, and the furnishings at home should be replaced according to the four seasons, and we use red sandalwood, wenge, pear blossom wood, and glass screens, which are rare.

"I thought that the ninth master also wanted to give a birthday gift, and I couldn't give some antiques, so I found these two objects." The Zhao family's family background is thin, and if they send some antiques, it will inevitably make people wonder where the silver comes from. Shopkeeper Ye said implicitly, "I found a way to find these two objects, although they are not worth much, but they are good signs." Madame, do you think you can use it? ”

"It can be used, it can be used." Fu Tingyun was overjoyed, rubbing the stone peach plate and laughing, "The Ninth Master and I are worried about the birthday gift for the Empress Dowager!" Fortunately, there is a leaf shopkeeper, otherwise I really don't know what to do. Then he told Shopkeeper Ye about accompanying Mrs. Mo to the street, "Could it be that Shopkeeper Ye can sit in the third position of the Chase, in terms of this far-sighted gaze, it is very comparable." We have to learn more from the shopkeeper Ye. "A face full of gratitude.

Sending charcoal in the snow, the person who receives it is happy, and the person who sends it thinks that he has helped others solve their urgent needs, and there will be a sense of satisfaction in their hearts.

Shopkeeper Ye smiled and said modestly: "It's good that Mrs. doesn't think I'm troublesome." Then he talked to Fu Tingyun about it, got up and said goodbye, and didn't even ask for the silver for the two things.

Fu Tingyun felt that he couldn't go, and estimated that he went to Baoqing Building to get two sets of silver-headed noodles, one for the wife of the shopkeeper Ye, and one for the eldest daughter-in-law of the shopkeeper Ye, which is all a later story.

After carrying out the birthday ceremony, her heart was also settled, and she washed her hands and burned incense every morning, and copied the Lotus Sutra in 300 characters.

A few days later, Mrs. Wang came to visit.

Her expression was a little gloomy, and she euphemistically told Fu Tingyun about her mother's intentions, and said: "Fortunately, you have something to let Ah Sen go to Xi'an Mansion, otherwise Ah Sen is afraid that he will also be angry with me." There was a rare sadness and helplessness between his eyebrows.

Fu Tingyun didn't say much, she only smiled and asked her when she came back, the old lady and Mrs. Cheng were generally good. And set a date to visit the old lady and Mrs. Cheng in two days.

Seeing that Fu Tingyun didn't ask, Mrs. Wang breathed a sigh of relief, politely said, and got up to say goodbye.

A few days later, Fu Tingyun went to Wang's house to visit the old lady and Mrs. Cheng.

Both of them looked a little discouraged, even laughing, but also with a little reluctance. I heard that Fu Tingyun's husband was a general soldier in Guizhou, and the old lady and Aunt Cheng treated Fu Tingyun with a little more enthusiasm.

Fu Tingyun couldn't help but sigh secretly in his mood when he looked at it, and sat for a while before getting up and saying goodbye.

Or there was something on her mind, and the people of the Wang family didn't keep her much.

After the beginning of winter, the etiquette of the Empress Dowager's birthday was set, as long as the city was stained with the word "longevity", the things began to be ridiculously expensive, and the officials of the feudal provinces in various places have begun to prepare to give birthday gifts, such as Shandong, Shanxi and other provinces, will wait until the month of the month to set off, arrive before the tenth day of the first month, and start to give birthday gifts after the Lantern Festival. Farther away such as Yunnan, Guizhou, and Fujian, they are about to set off at this time, otherwise they will not be able to catch up with the birthday of the Empress Dowager.

At this time, Zhao Ling quietly returned to Kyoto.

Fu Tingyun was surprised and delighted, and asked him in a low voice, "How are things going?" ”

"It went even better than I expected." Zhao Ling closed his eyes, leaned lazily in the pine bathtub, and Fu Tingyun served the wash, and said, "Xiping Hou has had a difficult life under He Fu's coercion in the past few years, although Feng Laosan has made a lot of money for him, but Xiping Hou's family has a big business, and he still can't make ends meet. A few days ago, Marquis Longping celebrated his birthday, and the birthday gift given by the Marquis of Xiping Mansion turned out to be the birthday gift given to him by Yingchuan a few years ago, and it was recognized by the people of the Fuguo Mansion. Therefore, Xipinghou pinned his hopes on Yu Gelao, but with little success, and Xipinghou was already a little impatient. Feng Laosan felt that if this continued, Xipinghou would only get worse, and maybe something big would happen. He asked me to promise that he would help me inquire about the affairs of the Xiping Marquis and the Yu family, but if something happened, I would protect the lives of their family members. I agreed. If we're lucky, maybe we'll just need to add a fire at the right time, and we won't even need to show up ourselves...... As for He Fu, most of them already knew that I had returned to Shaanxi privately, and he sent someone to warn the Feng family that as long as the Feng family's caravan did not hide and bring personal gains, Jiayuguan would naturally enter and leave with them at will......"