Aunt Shen was taken aback, and jumped up suddenly: "Miss, where is this?" The slave maid is an aunt, and according to the rules, she is not allowed to preside over the banquet. ”

The rules of the Great Wei etiquette are strict for the concubines, as an aunt is half master and half servant, and generally the big banquet is not eligible to participate, let alone as the master, welcome and entertain, and arrange banquets. Aunt Shen has been coming to Mu's house for many years, and she has never attended any other banquet except for the family banquet!

Mu Yunge said with a smile: "It's not really that my aunt presides, it's just that I let my aunt help share my worries." The big lady takes the idea, and the trivial things will be handed over to the aunt, right? Luckily? My aunt has always been calm, I follow my mother so much, and I have learned the rules well, and I am helped by my aunt, and people don't dare to slack off! ”

Xiao Shi smiled: "If there is anything you don't understand, just ask Yushan." ”

As soon as she spoke, Aunt Shen had no choice but to comply, and she was blessed.

After Aunt Shen left, Xiao pulled Mu Yunge and talked for a while, asked about studies and business, and finally asked suspiciously: "Why do you suddenly want Aunt Shen to help your mother?" ”

"Isn't Dad an official now!" Mu Yunge snuggled up to the Xiao family and smiled sweetly: "Dad became an official, and he will have more days to deal with nobles in the future, and there will be some entertainment, and he will also be invited." If your aunt doesn't understand anything, she will inevitably lose her father's face; Second, if these things are left to the mother alone, it will be too hard, although Yushan and they can also do it, but they are also married when they have children in the future, who can help the mother? Aunt Shen is peaceful, and she is a polite person, so let her help her mother, and her mother will be less worried. ”

Xiao sighed and didn't speak, there were some things she was worried about in her heart, and she couldn't tell her daughter.

How could Mu Yunge not understand, hugged her, and said: "Mother Mo is worried that Aunt Shen will be favored by her father because of this, no matter how well she does, she is only a concubine, how can she compare to her mother?" What's more, Aunt Shen has no children under her knees, and she can't shake her mother's position as the head of the house. ”

Her eyes froze, and she spit out a few words in a cold voice: "If she has that heart, I can't tolerate her!" ”

It is said that the daughter is the mother's little padded jacket, the daughter is so caring, she thinks about everything for herself, Xiao Shi was moved to tears, hugged her and choked: "Yunge, my mother doesn't know which life is the blessing of cultivation, so I ask for your daughter!" ”

"Yun Ge has such a gentle and beautiful mother, which is the greatest blessing!" Mu Yunge hugged her and was coquettish.

And so it was settled.

Two days later, Mu Zhizhao finally returned.

Because he was the first merchant in Jinling to be elected to the head of the Chamber of Commerce, and he was a sworn brother with Song Yaming, the county commander, Wang Fuzhi, attached great importance to this matter and personally greeted him outside Jinling City.

The firecrackers were deafening, and Mu Zhi summoned Fang to get out of the carriage and was immediately surrounded by people pouring in from all directions.

"Congratulations, Master Mu!"

"Master Mu was elected as the leader of the Chamber of Commerce, which is really the first happy event in Jinling this year!"

"Congratulations to Master Mu, congratulations to Master Mu, and please promote Master Mu more in the future!"

“……”

Mu Zhizhao thanked them one by one, and returned the gift with a gentle smile: "Tongxi, Tongxi, thank you for your kindness, Mu Zhizhao has received it!" ”

He became the leader of the Chamber of Commerce, and the rank was still above Wang Fuzhi, and Wang Fuzhi followed him and accompanied him all the way to return the salute. It wasn't until in front of the Mu family that Wang Fuzhi finally said: "My subordinates said congratulations to Master Mu again, everyone is an official in the same dynasty, and I hope that Master Mu will give me more help in the future, and I can say a few kind words in front of Lord Song, and Wang is grateful." ”

Mu Zhizhao said with a smile: "Lord Wang is a parent official, he is innocent, and Mu is also very admired, if the righteous brother asks, he must be blunt." ”

Wang Fuzhi got his reply, and greeted him again and again with a happy face, before finally leaving.

As soon as Mu Zhizhao stepped into the door of the mansion, Mu Yunge and Mu Jinran rushed over left and right, one of them grabbed one of his sleeves, and they quarreled: "Wow, my father is wearing an official mansion, so majestic!" Jinran just saw that Lord Wang was going to salute his father! Dad, what kind of official are you now, will you be more powerful than Chen Shuwen and his father? ”

"Dad, you're finally back, Yun Ge misses you so much!"

Mu Zhizhao touched the child's head with a smile, and kissed Mu Jinran's little face: "Not as good as Chen Shuwen and his father, but better than many officials in Jinling." ”

Mu Zhizhao said, turned around and took a box from the hands of his subordinates, handed it to Mu Yunge, pinched her face, and his affection was overflowing: "I heard that my good daughter has cleaned up the unsuccessful guys in the branch, but she is becoming more and more capable." Now, this is a reward for your hard work during this time, don't say that your father is stingy! ”

Mu Jinran couldn't help but be disappointed when she heard the first sentence, and smiled after hearing the second sentence: "Really? ”

After getting Mu Zhizhao and nodded, he cheered, turned around and threw himself into Xiao's arms, hugged Xiao and giggled: "Dad is better than many people, tomorrow I will tell Lin Mingtong and let Lin Mingtong die of envy." ”

Mu Yunge held the box with a curious face: "What is this, so heavy!" ”

Pei Xin hurriedly helped her hold it, Mu Yunge had to get her hands on it, opened the packaged ribbon box, and saw an octagonal box resting on the base of the thick agarwood incense wood, double-layered, black wood flood, and the texture looked very hard. On the side of the box, there is a small lotus pattern. Mu Yunge saw that there was a small pendant on the emperor's throne, and the pattern was also a lotus flower, so he picked it up and closed it on the box, and after pressing it down, he heard the sound of the machine running, the eight sides of the box retracted, and the eight-petal lotus flower slowly opened from the recessed place, revealing the box wrapped in the center of the lotus.

Mu Yunge picked up the small box and felt a little strange when he started it. This small box looks like jade but not jade, and it feels a little familiar, I don't know what material it is. When the box was opened, it was a seal, and it was engraved with the four seal characters of "Muyun Song Seal".

"Dad, what is this?" Mu Yunge's heart jumped, and he looked up with some joy.

Mu Zhizhao patted her head and laughed: "Yun Ge is big, he should have his own seal a long time ago!" ”

"Aren't seals only for boys? Moreover, Yun Ge didn't catch up. Mu Yunge shook his head: "What am I doing with this!" ”

Mu Zhizhao said: "Yunge is fourteen, and it will be next year's thing, so it's good to prepare early." Although only boys have seals in Dawei, my daughter Mu Zhizhao is now the most famous new generation in the Jinling business community, how can she not even have a seal? ”

When he sent the seal, he actually decided to divide half of the Mu family's family business to Mu Yunge.

Mu Zhizhao trusted himself so much, Mu Yunge was moved and excited, and held Mu Zhizhao's hand and didn't let go: "Dad treats Yunge so well." ”

"Don't lose this box." Mu Zhizhao pointed to the octagonal box again and said: "This box was bought by my father by chance in the capital, and the five princes accidentally saw it, saying that this box is made of special materials, the fire does not burn, and the blisters do not rot, and it is a thing that was made by the skilled craftsmen of the previous dynasty with great effort." You girls always have some beloved things in their house, and it's a good idea to keep them in them. ”

Mu Yunge nodded, no wonder she felt that the material was familiar, it was the same ancestor as the box that the Xu family used to frame their Mu family.

He gave Mu Yunge a gift, and then handed a box wrapped in red silk to Xiao: "This is bought in the newly opened jade boat in Kyoto, see if you like it or not." ”

"Do I have it too?" Xiao took it with a smile, and Mu Jinran accompanied her to open it, only to see that there was a set of jade ornaments inside, from head to hand, with novel styles and ingenuity.

Xiao loves jade ornaments, and as soon as Mu Zhizhao saw this, he felt that he was a good match with Xiao and bought it decisively.

Xiao Shi really showed a happy smile, raised his head and praised softly: "The old man has a really good eye, I like this jade ornament very much." ”

Mu Zhizhao smiled, and instructed his subordinates to send another much smaller box to Aunt Shen, and the other two to Aunt Xiao and Shen Jingyu, before reaching out to hold Xiao's and holding Mu Jinran with one hand, and the family of four went to the main courtyard to talk and laugh about their parting.

Everyone didn't notice that on the edge of the ivy under the Jiuqu Corridor, Shen Jingyu's thin figure almost merged with the ivy. She bit her lower lip tightly, and looked at the scene in front of her with red eyes, especially the moment she saw Mu Zhizhao giving Mu Yunge the seal, and heard Mu Zhizhao say that she had brought a gift to Aunt Xiao, her fists clenched involuntarily.

Why? How could Mu Yunge have such a kind father who loved her like this?

Why? Mu Zhizhao is not his father?

If Mu Zhizhao is his father and he is the eldest lady of the Mu family, how can he encounter so many misfortunes?

She stared at their distant backs, her eyes showing envy, jealousy, and hatred, and her heart was twisted. She was even thinking that if there was no Xiao Clan, if there was no Mu Yunge, all of this would be hers, hers!

It wasn't until the figures of those people could no longer be seen that Shen Jingyu turned around and left.

Returning to the plum court full of loss, Aunt Xiao was not in the room, Shen Jingyu asked the girl Chunxi, Chunxi said tremblingly: "Madame went out early in the morning, and she hasn't come back yet, she doesn't let the slave and maid follow, and the slave doesn't know where Madame went!" ”

Since the fight a few days ago, Miss Shen's temper has been a little strange, sometimes gentle and sometimes violent. In the past, the lady who always treated the lady with cold eyebrows was also very strange, and she didn't dare to say a word when she was scolded by the miss, and they were also scared, plus the shadow of the past, and she didn't want to do much, so she didn't ask if she didn't ask.

Shen Jingyu waved her hand, let her out, poured herself a cup of tea and waited in the hall.

Soon, Aunt Xiao came back with a smile on her face and a basket on her arm, which contained newly bought fresh vegetables.

As soon as she saw Shen Jingyu, her whole body froze, her footsteps turned around, and she wanted to go to the room, Shen Jingyu put down the teacup and said coldly: "Where do you want to go, come back!" Aunt Xiao awkwardly accompanied the little face and paced slowly.

Shen Jingyu flipped through it casually, and found that the basket was all Mu Zhizhao's favorite food on weekdays, and couldn't help sneering: "Your daughter is half dead, you are not in the mood to care." Someone else's husband is back, you are busy arranging good dishes, you are really my good, dear, mother! The last few words, biting extremely hard.

Aunt Xiao said astringently: "Jingyu, I just want to ......"

"I know what you're thinking." Shen Jingyu interrupted her and shouted coldly, "Stupid! If the uncle is so easy to be bought by a few small dishes, the women of the Mu family are not allowed to line up under the city tower! You die of this heart, aunt and Mu Yunge are in one day, you will never be able to play, don't expect your uncle to look at you! ”