Qiao Lianfang was blessed and shouted "Madam".

Eleven Niang smiled faintly and let her into the inner room: "Master Hou is also here, sit in the aunt's room!" ”

Qiao Lianfang entered the house with a smile.

Xu Lingyi was quite surprised to see Qiao Lianfang: "It's so late, what's the matter with you?" ”

Qiao Lianfang's expression froze when she heard this, and she lowered her head.

The slender and fair neck is curvaceous and moving.

Eleven Niang heard Xu Lingyi sigh slightly.

"What's the matter?" His tone softened a little.

Eleven Niang saw Qiao Lianfang, who was hanging her head, pursed her lips and smiled.

She laughed too. Let Amber bring the brocade over: "Auntie, sit down and talk!" Then he let the little maid serve tea, "I'll go and see if Brother Jie's sleep." "Get up and leave.

"Madame!" Qiao Lianfang stopped her, "I'm here to find you." "Eyes twinkle.

Eleven Niang smiled and sat opposite Xu Lingyi.

Qiao Lianfang stood in front of the two.

"Madame, I haven't seen my mother for a few days. I want to see her old man's house. Please give Qiao Lianfang this grace. ”

Is it for pregnancy?

Eleven Niang looked at Xu Lingyi with a shallow smile.

Xu Lingyi pondered for a moment, and gently bowed his head towards Eleven Niang's almost invisible.

Eleven Niang immediately smiled: "I don't know when my aunt is going to leave?" Since I'm going back to have a look, I have to prepare something to bring back so it's not rude. I have to be ready, too. ”

Qiao Lianfang saw that Eleven Niang looked at Xu Lingyi's eyes, and said "hum" coldly in her heart.

What if you do a steproom? Not to mention that the Luo family is not as good as day by day, it has long been gone without the grand occasion when the old lady Luo was there, even if there is the grand occasion of the year, the wife takes the husband as the sky, can she still go past the Hou Ye?

Thinking so in his heart, he said respectfully: "Tomorrow is the day when my cousin returns to Ningning." I was best with her when I was at home. I couldn't give her her when she got married. If Madame agrees, I would like to go back tomorrow. You can also take the opportunity to get together with your cousin. ”

Looks like I'm in a hurry!

Eleven Niang glanced at Xu Lingyi again. Seeing that he had no objections, she nodded: "Then tomorrow!" Then he called Amber to arrange the carriage and horses for Qiao Lianfang and the gifts to bring back.

Qiao Lianfang thanked her, said a few words, and got up to leave: "Don't delay Lord Hou and Mrs. to rest." As he spoke, he glanced at Xu Lingyi.

Xu Lingyi nodded, and Eleven Niang smiled and asked Luyun to send her out.

Amber prepared the gift list that Qiao Lianfang brought back overnight, and took it early the next morning while Xu Lingyi and Shi Niang were eating: "Master Hou, madam, take a look, there are any additions or subtractions." ”

Eleven Niang looked at Xu Lingyi.

"It's good that you decide." Xu Lingyi said.

Eleven Niang took it and looked at it, compared it with Aunt Wen's return gift to the Wen family, and handed the gift list back to Amber with a smile: "You have a good memory." ”

Amber smiled: "How can the slave maid be as good as Madame said-I'm just afraid of delaying Aunt Qiao's time, I went to the third lady last night to look through the account books of previous years." Because there was no gift list for Aunt Qin to return to her parents' house, she followed Aunt Wen's. For this matter, I also specially consulted the third lady. The third lady also said that Aunt Qiao and Aunt Wen are sisters in the same house, and with Aunt Wen, it is very suitable. Only then did the slave dare to sacrifice in front of the Hou Ye and you. ”

Eleven Niang couldn't help but praise in her heart when she heard it.

This amber is getting more and more clever. She just clicked on it, and she knew what to do and what to say next.

Aunt Qin was born as a maidservant, and there was no one in the family for a long time. Naturally, there is no question of returning to my parents' home. And the Wen family is one of the few wealthy and big businessmen in the Great Zhou. For the Xu family who can help them in business, they have always been generous. The Xu family naturally won't be stingy and make people laugh. Therefore, someone came to visit the Wen family, and the reward was very generous. It stands to reason that the situation in Qiao Lianfang's room can be compared to Aunt Wen, Aunt Yi in the third room, or several old aunts who died, which is not wrong. But Amber compared Aunt Wen. not only compared Aunt Wen, but also took this gift list to discuss with the third lady. Since the third lady is in charge, such a large expenditure must be talked about with Mrs. Tai alone. Amber actually took this opportunity to let the people of the Xu family know how "generous" Eleven Niang was to Qiao Lianfang.

You must know that the Wen family didn't dare to just enter and leave Aunt Wen's things. Cheng Guogong's Mansion is difficult to say. One is that it is a question of who Qiao Lianfang's things are given to - if she gave them to her mother, would Mrs. Qiao still give her such a large sum of money to give her a gift in return? The second is that Qiao Lianfang's father is no longer alive after all, and it is still a question whether Cheng Guogong's Mansion will stand up for this niece - the Qiao family is not a poor family, and it has its own rules. How a married daughter does what she does has to do with her precedent. For Qiao Lianfang to break the convention, no one is sure if Mrs. Qiao will do this.

In this way, if the Qiao family sends a return gift according to the gift brought back by Qiao Lianfang, it is only the second Aunt Wen, which is not unusual. If you don't give a return gift according to the gift you brought back, it is not impossible to be a concubine of Qiao Lianfang. It's just that in this way, Cheng Guogong's Mansion has appeared in the Xu family, and the suspicion of "climbing high branches" has been confirmed. And with the strength of the third lady, no matter whether the Qiao family returns the courtesy or not, I am afraid that everyone will know it.

This is equivalent to digging a pit for Qiao Lianfang!

It depends on whether Qiao Lianfang is smart or not, and whether she jumps down.

However, whether she jumps or not will not affect Eleven Niang - in this matter, she has all the words "Li" and "Xian".

"Then re-transcribe the gift list on a gold-sprinkled red note and hand it over to the embroidery by Aunt Qiao's side."

Eleven Niang felt that with Qiao Lianfang's character, if she gave the gift list to Qiao Lianfang in front of Xu Lingyi, Qiao Lianfang would definitely think it was very cheesy, and she was afraid that she wouldn't let the maid take it at a glance. So she deliberately asked Amber to hand over the list to Xiu Xuan - you know, what she thinks in her heart, and what she does in the public court, those are two different things.

Amber departed.

Xu Lingyi smiled and said, "You are very generous."

Eleven Niang covered her sleeves and smiled: "That's how much the Hou Ye earns, and the concubine dares to have such a big hand." He added, "What's more, Aunt Qiao is serving Hou Ye, and she returned to her parents' house in style, which is also Hou Ye's decency." ”

Xu Lingyi was a little machismo in this regard, didn't say anything more, and bowed his head to eat.

After a while, Qiao Lianfang came to bid farewell to Xu Lingyi and Eleven Niang.

She combed a peony bun, wore a pearl headband, wore a red gold title bead, wore a pink butterfly and a flower makeup gown, slightly powdered her face, smiled with her eyebrows and eyes, and looked flying. changed the coldness and arrogance of the past. Like a bird released from a cage, it exudes joy and joy.

It can be seen that Qiao Lianfang is very happy from the bottom of her heart to be able to go back to visit her mother.

"Master Hou, madam, if there are no other instructions, I will leave." She bowed generously to Xu Lingyi and Eleven Niang. And Amber, who came in behind her, bowed slightly to Eleven Niang at this moment, indicating that the matter was done.

Eleven Niang looked at Xu Lingyi quietly.

"When I saw Mrs. Qiao, say hello to her on my behalf." Xu Lingyi's voice was gentle.

Qiao Lianfang hurriedly bent her knees and saluted.

Eleven asked Amber to reward Qiao Lianfang with a purse of silver: "Take it and send the maid and mother-in-law." It is also the dignity of the Hou Ye. ”

A hint of surprise flashed in Qiao Lianfang's eyes, and he thanked him with a smile, Xiu Yi immediately stepped forward to take the purse, and then the master and servant were sent out by Amber.

Xu Lingyi went to the outer courtyard - the stones and bricks made to build the house were transported one after another, Xu Lingkuan still had errands, and he would sometimes go to see it with Manager Bai.

Eleven Niang and Amber went to the Warm Pavilion.

"I gave the gift slip to the embroiderer. After the embroidery is connected, it has to be stuffed into the sleeve. I just said intentionally, you can also take a look, if there is anything that I don't think of for a while, I can do it immediately. lest he return to Cheng Guogong's Mansion to be seen as a joke. Aunt Qiao lost face, not to mention, and our lady's face was also gloomy. The embroidery is also polite, my attitude is very insistent, and the embroidery will look for the gift list. Amber smiled as she spoke, "That's when her face changed." Then he absentmindedly entertained me for a few words, and then took the gift list to see Aunt Qiao. I don't care about thirty-seven twenty-one. Shamelessly followed. Naturally, it's not good to say anything to Aunt Qiao. pointed out the gift list to Aunt Qiao. ”

Eleven Niang nodded solemnly.

Aunt Qiao was taken aback. Ask me whose idea it is. I said, "That's what Madame meant." Compare it with Aunt Wen. If my aunt thinks there is something wrong, I will go to the Hou Ye and Mrs. Amber recalled, "Aunt Qiao was a little uncertain when she held the gift list. After a while, she looked up at me and smiled, and said, Since it is the grace of Madame, how dare I refuse, and live up to Madame's good intentions. Then let Xiu Lu accept the gift list. ”

Eleven Niang thought about Qiao Lianfang's generous demeanor just now, and muttered: "It seems that Aunt Qiao is really pregnant." ”

Amber was stunned.

Eleven Niang explained to her: "Even the embroidery can see that this gift is too rich, how can Aunt Qiao not see it." Since she dared to take it after thinking about it, she must have something to rely on. Believe it or not, wait and see. When he came back, Cheng Guogong's Mansion sent a four-color or eight-color gift box at most as a return gift. ”

Giving birth to an heir for the family is the daughter-in-law's greatest contribution to the family. There is no return gift, which is confident.

In the evening, Qiao Lianfang really only came back with an eight-color gift box.

Eleven Niang instructed Amber: "You go and help me call Mother Tao, right?" I have something to say to her. ”

Amber sullenly went to call Tao's mother.

Most of the maids in this yard are recommended by Tao's mother, Amber has some means, and everyone sees that Eleven Niang is becoming more and more powerful, and some maids think that they are not Eleven Niang's henchmen, and sooner or later they will have to go out, pretending to be nonsense; Some maids thought that they didn't please Yuan Niang when she was there, but now that she has changed to a wife, she may not be worse than others, and she is very close to Amber in trouble; There are also maids who think about how good Yuan Niang was to themselves when they entered the house, thinking that Tao Ma is very powerful, and they can't help but ask Tao Ma ** for ideas. Therefore, Qiao Lianfang's mother, Tao, also heard some rumors. Seeing that Amber came to find him with a calm face, he already understood a little in his heart, and when he arrived in the inner room, he saw that Eleven Niang looked light, and he was a little confused. On the contrary, I couldn't grasp the matter of Qiao Lianfang's pregnancy for a while.

Eleven Niang invited Mother Tao to sit down in the warm pavilion, and said straight to the point: "Aunt Qiao is pregnant." What's Mom's idea? ”

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On Wednesday, go to the study ......