Mrs. Yu was busy rubbing Chen's shoulders: "Say which step to which step." Now that the third lady is still young and has just come back, it is inevitable that there will be a short and long flight, and when she grows up, people grow up, and there are a few more happy events at home, everyone will remember her well. Then he leaned into Chen's ear and whispered: "Your little day has just passed these days, if the master can rest here for a few more days, maybe he will be pregnant." ”

Chen blushed and said, "So you have to think about it." ”

Mrs. Yu thought for a while and said, "Why don't you go and invite the eldest prince to discuss?" He is a scholar, and he knows this aspect better than us, and it is better to have one more person to discuss than to think about it. ”

Chen shook his head: "He is a half-grown child, what do you know?" ”

Mrs. Yu had to comfort: "Don't think about it, didn't you say that the third lady is a blessed person?" Behold, the good news that she has come will come, and there will be a way before the car reaches the mountain, and perhaps it will be solved by then. ”

Yupan came in with a smile and said, "Madam, Second Lady Gong said that the handkerchief fell off and came back." ”

Chen muttered, "Didn't she go with the prefect's wife? "Today, Second Mrs. Gong has been currying favor with Mrs. Prefect, but Mrs. Prefect doesn't give her much face.

Yupan smiled: "Exactly." ”

Maybe there was something wrong with the prefect's wife, right? Chen hurriedly asked Mrs. Yu: "What is the gift from the Gong family?" ”

Mrs. Yu hurriedly looked through the gift list and said with a smile: "One hundred taels of silver." ”

It's not much, it's not too little, it's just enough for the status of the Gong family. It was really said by the prefect's wife, the second lady of the Gong family didn't take her in her eyes at all, if it weren't for the prefect's wife, I'm afraid that no one would come today, at most she would show her face at the banquet tomorrow. Since this is the plan, but he went and returned, Chen's eyes lit up and he laughed: "Where are the people?" ”

Yupan said: "I'm afraid it's coming." ”

Mrs. Yu was busy sorting out Chen's clothes and jewelry, and Chen said: "Slowly, what are you afraid of?" And let her wait. "It's not that she asks people, what is Baba doing so fast?

Mrs. Yu didn't know what her idea was, so she had to follow it.

But it was said that the second lady Gong sat in the flower hall for a long time, and when her heart was up and down, Chen Shifang helped a maid to walk out slowly, and apologized with a smile on her face: "I'm really sorry, I am a little unhappy today, and there are many things, after sending you away, I was so tired that I fell asleep crookedly." When the maid came to report the time, she was sleeping in a mess, so she had to clean up again, which made you wait for a long time. ”

Second Mrs. Gong replied: "You are young, this is the first time such a thing has happened, and you will inevitably feel tired." It's good to get used to it later. ”

Chen Shi followed her words and said, "No, this is the second one, and there is a long line waiting for it." In the future, I want you to support me and teach me more. ”

Second Mrs. Gong replied with a smile: "I can't say anything about bringing and teaching, but I'm a few years older, but I really hope to be a boudoir friend with you, a confidant sister." ”

Chen said: "Don't we still know our hearts? What is my sister's veil like, my sister is also easy for people to find, and our sisters can speak in peace. ”

It's really the way. Second Mrs. Gong smiled slowly: "Sister, don't worry, it's a moon-white handkerchief embroidered with bluegrass, it's not worth a few dollars, but it's my favorite." ”

After the two finished talking about the scene, Second Mrs. Gong slowly led the topic to the promotion of Governor Chen, and asked Cai Guodong what he planned to do.

Chen naturally wouldn't tell her the truth, only said that Cai Guodong had just recovered, and it was too early to say that it was too early to say that, but he half-concealed that Zhong Taifu and Chen Yushi in Beijing both asked Cai Guodong to do a good job, as long as the performance appraisal was excellent, he would definitely not let him succumb.

Second Mrs. Gong lamented that there were people in the court who were good officials. said that her grandfather had been a four-grade senator for many years, and it was rare to be promoted, and what he lacked was connections.

Chen didn't answer, Cai Guodong didn't lack connections, but he lacked money. But she couldn't tell Second Mrs. Gong directly, why don't you pay for it, we will help you open up your connections, and everyone will be mutually beneficial. The prefect's wife is not short of money, and she looks down on the Gong family's money, which she just needs.

Second Mrs. Gong pondered for a long time before she explained her true intentions: "I am young and vigorous, I don't know how important it is, and I have offended Mrs. Prefect." Later, the more I thought about it, the more ashamed I became, and I wanted to apologize to the prefect's wife or something, but I never had this opportunity, and I was really uneasy. ”

Finally got the words out. Chen breathed a sigh of relief and pretended to be surprised: "Really? I've never heard my aunt talk about this, and every time she mentions you, she is full of appreciation. ”

Second Mrs. Gong smiled bitterly, it was hard to elaborate, so she could only say: "Mrs. Prefect has a lot of them, and she doesn't care about me, but I am timid, and I am really uneasy in my heart." ”

Chen only smiled and shirked: "It's okay!" My aunt and her old man are really generous, and I'm afraid that there will be some misunderstanding. Tomorrow's wedding banquet will also come to her old man's house, when the time comes, I will put the two of you together, what is there to talk slowly, just untie it, just untie it! Hehehe......"

Tomorrow's wedding banquet is full of people, where can you say such a thing? Besides, looking at the virtue of the prefect's wife today, I'm afraid it's not good to climb again. Second Mrs. Gong is usually an arrogant person, so she made a decision at the moment.

But it's not good for her to take out the gold and silver directly to the Chen family, everyone is a person in love, and everyone loves face. If Chen didn't want it and rejected it on the spot, everyone would lose their dignity; Even if Chen wanted to, she was embarrassed to stretch out her hand. So what is needed most at this time is a reasonable excuse, no matter whether this gift is delivered in the end or not, everyone can maintain some dignity and not be unable to get off the stage.

Thinking of this, Second Mrs. Gong secretly regretted that she had not given the gift later. If you haven't given a gift before, isn't it just the right time to give it? After thinking about it for a while, I hated the prefect's wife for not knowing what to do. She had already lowered her head, and she had the heart to make an apology with the prefect's wife, thinking that the prefect's wife would laugh and accept it, but who knew that people didn't put her in their eyes at all. It's not a big deal, although Cai Tongzhi's rank is not high, his connections are better than his Chen family, and it would be good if he could climb it, but the key is, how to find that step at this time?

Not to mention that Second Mrs. Gong regretted it there, here the Chen family also itched to know how much money Second Mrs. Gong was willing to give, and whether it was worth the risk of offending Mrs. Prefect. The two froze for a while, both looked at each other with a dry smile, and neither of them was reluctant to leave, only picking up the boring saliva.

At this time, Mrs. Yu smiled outside: "Madam, the third lady has brought white fungus and red date soup to you and your guests." ”

Chen and Mrs. Gong were both overjoyed. Chen hurriedly said, "Let her in quickly." ”

Ming Fei came in with a smile, saluted and said hello, took down two pastel thin porcelain cups from the tray held by Jiao Tao with her own hands, and handed them to Second Mrs. Gong with both hands, and then to Chen. Said: "The daughter saw that her mother was tired today and did not use dinner well, so she went to the kitchen to boil this white fungus red date soup, the craftsmanship is not good, please aunt and mother do not dislike it." ”

Where did Second Mrs. Gong have any intention to taste the white fungus red date soup, took it and ate two mouthfuls casually, then took Ming Fei's hand and smiled: "My sister is really blessed, she has such a considerate, capable and beautiful daughter." This girl is the first time I've seen her, but it's like a friend at first sight, and I wanted to give a meeting gift before, but it's hard to give it when there are too many people, and I'm thinking about making up for it at another time, who thinks we just have fate. Come, my aunt's gift to you. As he spoke, he stuffed a delicate purse into Ming Fei's hand.

Ming Fei tried the purse to be fluttering, and felt that something was wrong, so he took his eyes to look at Chen.

Chen smiled and said, "Your aunt gave you a meeting gift, you will continue." ”

Ming Feifang took it and bowed his knees to thank Second Mrs. Gong. When Chen ran out of soup, he took the bowl and retired.

After Ming Fei came out, she asked Jiao Tao to hand over the dishes to a little girl and send them back to the kitchen, and found a place with bright lights, let Jiao Tao look at it, she opened her purse herself to see, and sure enough, there was a thin piece of paper hidden in it. Open it and take a look, obediently, it is the four words "Dafeng treasure banknote", and the bottom is clearly written "five thousand taels of flat foot pattern silver".

It turned out that she borrowed her hand to deliver the silver to Cai Guodong. This kind of thing is the same in ancient and modern times, and Ming Fei has seen a lot in his previous life, and there are people who give gifts to ask the leader to do things, and they usually send gifts to their children in a dignified manner by giving them New Year's money or meeting gifts. The person who sends it is easy, and the person who receives it is also relaxed, and if you don't want it, it's not so embarrassing. There is really nothing strange about those who deliberately hide and leave their wives and children waiting at home to receive gifts in order to receive gifts.

So the money is not hers, Ming Fei calmly folded the paper and stuffed it back into her purse, and walked out a few steps to call Jiao Tao to Chen's room.

Jiao Tao asked Ming Fei with a smile: "Third Miss, Second Mrs. Gong is a rich man, what kind of meeting gift did she give you?" ”

Ming Fei smiled faintly: "It's nothing, it's just an ordinary little ingot." ”

Jiao Tao saw that Ming Fei's expression was indifferent, and it was not good to ask again, and said: "Madame is still seeing guests, I don't know when I will return to the room, even if I go back, I am tired, if you have anything to say, wouldn't it be better to say goodbye tomorrow?" ”

Ming Fei knew that she was worried that she was entangled with Chen, and Chen would not like it, so she smiled and comforted her: "It's okay, I have something to tell my mother, and I won't delay her for too long." ”

Jiao Tao had no choice but to lead the way. The two had just walked a short distance when they heard someone calling the cat, and then the big girl Sydney next to Mingzi came over with a lantern and whispered everywhere: "Aster! Aster! Meow...... Come out quickly. ”

Ming Fei stopped under the porch and looked at it quietly, then turned around and shouted Jiao Tao: "Go." ”

Sydney also found the two of them, and hurriedly came over to salute: "Hello Miss Three." He asked Jiao Tao if she had seen the aster.

Jiao Tao didn't want to say much to her, and was about to refuse, but when she saw Ming Fei winking at her, she said, "No, what's wrong?" ”