Seeing that Yu Xiaocao had visitors, Li Mengru didn't stay long. just repeatedly reminded her to be careful of King Yangjun. Yu Xiaocao couldn't help laughing, promised in her mouth, and personally sent her to the Weeping Flower Gate.

Suddenly, the second-class girl beside Xiaocao welcomed the spring and led the handsome Yangjun King with a dragon and a phoenix to come in. Seeing the group, Yingchun curtsied, and said: "Miss, the slave maid took the king of Yangjun to see his wife......"

King of Yangjun? Originally, Li Mengru, who saw a foreign man and bowed her head politely, was afraid and curious in her heart. couldn't help but secretly raise his head and look at the black figure behind Yingchun. Unexpectedly, she came into contact with a cold and piercing gaze, which frightened her little heart for two seconds, and buried her head deep in her chest like a frightened rabbit.

It's scary! The rumors are true, King Yangjun's gaze is like a knife, almost scaring her to death! Although he didn't have time to see the other party's appearance clearly, Li Mengru automatically made up for it: he is very tall, like an iron tower (the black cloak that people wear, okay), and his eyes can kill people. It's scary! Will Sister Xiaocao be bullied?

Zhu Junyang sensed a trace of fear, for fear that someone would be unfavorable to his little girl and maximize his superpowers, but unexpectedly received a message that made him cry and laugh - this little girl who is not as brave as a rabbit actually described him as so terrible, and was worried that he would hurt Xiaocao? Do you think too much? His girl, it's too late for him to protect her, how can he be willing to touch her with a finger?

Just now, the maid came to report, saying who is his Xiaocao meeting? The concubine of the Qing family of Honglu Temple?? In front of his little girl, he damaged his tall, handsome and mighty image, should you teach her a lesson? Never mind! For the sake of his little girl, her attitude towards that little girl is quite good, so let her go! His little girl won't be as timid as her. At most, he was laughed at by the little girl. Anyway, it's not once or twice, it doesn't matter! As long as the little girl is happy!

Touching Yu Xiaocao's playful gaze, Zhu Junyang raised his eyebrows, the corners of his mouth rose slightly, giving her a look of "Lord is waiting for you in the main courtyard", and passed by Xiaocao and his party casually.

The frightened little girl Li Mengru held the veil tightly, her head couldn't be lowered any longer, and the two trembled, until the back of the king of Yangjun completely disappeared, she breathed a sigh of relief, feeling as if she had been closed in the ghost gate.

Until she got into the carriage, Li Mengru still had palpitations. Jin'er, who was carrying the gift box, also patted her chest, breathed a sigh of relief, and said softly: "Miss, the king of Yangjun was too scary just now!" Three steps away from him, he could feel as if the air was frozen, and the slaves and maids were too scared to breathe! That's right, Miss! Have you seen what King Yangjun looks like? ”

As soon as I looked up, I was so frightened by his knife-like gaze that I hurriedly lowered my head again. I only saw him dressed in black, and he was quite tall! Jin'er, you said that King Yangjun is so scary, will Sister Xiaocao be bullied by him? Li Mengru is really worried about the little friend she just met.

Jin'er hesitated and said, "It should be...... No way? With Mrs. Fang here, I won't let Miss Yu suffer!! And...... Judging from Miss Yu's performance, she shouldn't be too afraid of King Yangjun. Perhaps, those rumors...... That's an exaggeration! Besides, it is impossible for King Yangjun to lose his temper anytime, anywhere, for no reason. Don't worry too much, miss! ”

When they returned to the house, the master and servant were immediately led to the courtyard of the mother-in-law of the main house by the girl who was waiting at the second door. The mother-in-law, the sister-in-law and several younger brothers were all waiting in the hall, and there was a feeling of a three-hall trial.

Li Mengru's expression shrank slightly, bowed her knees, and whispered: "Mengru greets her mother." ”

With a gentle smile on her face, Mrs. Li beckoned this little maid, who is not brilliant on weekdays, to come and sit down beside her, and said softly: "There are no outsiders here, so there is no need to be so restrained." Sit down and warm up with a cup of hot tea. ”

The elder didn't dare to say goodbye, Li Mengru sat down on the embroidered pier next to the soft couch stiffly, held a cup of tea, and drank it in small sips. Well...... The taste of this tea is far worse than that of Sister Xiaocao's house!

Sister Li Mengqi didn't wait for her to finish drinking the tea in the cup, so she couldn't wait to lean over and asked, "Sister Ru, Lord Yu invited you over, is there anything wrong?" Did she entertain you with fruit? ”

Li Mengru handed the teacup in her hand to Jin'er standing next to her, and said in a soft voice: "Lord Yu takes a fancy to my skill in making rouge gouache and wants to cooperate with me and open a shop." In addition to me, she also invited the prime minister's sister Yuan Xueyan. ”

"Miss Yuan's craftsmanship in making duck egg powder is famous in Beijing. I didn't expect my sister's rouge gouache to be blind on weekdays could also enter the eyes of Lord Yu...... "Yuan Xueyan has a cold and indifferent temperament, and she only interacts with people she is in love with on weekdays, and there are no more than ten people in Beijing who can get her eyes." Seeing that her sister could have the opportunity to work with the daughter of the prime minister's family, Li Mengqi's words were a little sour.

Mrs. Li glanced at her shallow-eyed daughter lightly, took over the conversation with a smile, and said, "Mengru, are you okay playing with Miss Yu?" How's she going? Isn't it as tricky as rumored? You are the girl who went out of our house, you don't have to wronged yourself in order to cater to others! ”

After listening to her mother's words, the simple little girl Li Mengru felt warm in her heart and said movingly: "Thank you mother for your concern." Sister Xiaocao is not as tricky and domineering as rumored, on the contrary, she has a good temperament, treats people politely, and has never despised her daughter because she is a concubine. Not only was it entertained with good tea and water, but he also entertained his daughter with a whole plate of small tomatoes......"

A whole plate of precious small tomatoes to entertain a concubine? Mrs. Li's two young sons showed expressions of envy, jealousy and hatred. Seven-year-old Li Haoming pursed his lips and said, "So far, I have only eaten two small tomatoes, no more than three each time. Sister Ru actually occupies a plate by herself, which is so enviable. ”

"Ming'er!" Mrs. Li glared at her youngest son with disgust, and said, "A gentleman is dignified, how can he be hungry?" Be careful to let your father hear and punish you for copying books! ”

Li Mengqi felt sorry for her younger brother, so she hurriedly diverted the conversation and said, "Just Lord Yu, I am willing to entertain guests with a whole plate of small tomatoes." With her relationship with the king of Yangjun, the greenhouse fruits on the Zhuangzi will not be short of her! ”

Li Mengru chuckled lightly and said, "Sister, what you said is wrong!" The small tomatoes that the house used to entertain guests were not sent from the Zhuangzi, but grown in their own greenhouse. The greenhouse of their house is divided into several layers, and the precious flowers and plants are placed on the shelves. The ground is free for tomatoes and strawberries! ”

The greenhouse is not something that everyone is willing to build, and the cost of thousands of taels is not a small amount for the Honglu Temple Qing family of Qingshui Yamen. Mrs. Li is not the kind of person who loves flowers, so she is naturally reluctant to spend a lot of money on the greenhouse.

Li Mengqi said enviously: "I grew it myself, it's more convenient to eat!" Lord Yu is already good at this, and the small tomatoes he grows must taste better! ”

"Sister Ru, you're not going to eat all the plates, are you?" Li Haoming also enjoyed a plate of small tomatoes exclusively with his sister, and he was angry.

Li Mengru lowered her head and smiled: "How can it, after all, I am a guest in someone's house, so I have to be reserved." I didn't taste a few of the small tomatoes on the plate. However, in the conservatory, I picked it up casually and ate a lot. ”

Li Haoyu, who had been silent and didn't speak, finally spoke when he heard the words: "Lord Yu also invited Sister Ru to pick tomatoes in the greenhouse?" Isn't it more delicious to eat the fruit that you picked yourself? I heard that the Zhuangzi of the king of Yangjun provides leisure services for picking melons and fruits in person, and the first thing to pay is one hundred taels of silver when entering the greenhouse, and the fruits eaten in it do not cost money, and those who pick them off and bring them back will pay another money, and there is no limit on the weight of watermelons and melons, and small tomatoes can only be bought at most five catties per person. ”

"Can you buy five pounds per person? Doesn't that mean that if we want to eat small tomatoes, we can just go to Zhuangzi directly, and we don't have to queue up outside the melon and fruit shop in the wind and snow? Li Mengqi's eyes lit up, thinking about the day when she pestered her father and took them to Yangjun Wang's Zhuangzi to open her eyes.

Li Haoyu glanced at her and said, "If you want to enter the greenhouse, each person must first pay a hundred taels of silver." The price of buying melons and fruits in the Zhuangzi is much higher than in the store. This kind of cost is not something that ordinary people can afford! ”

With the father's income and the income from the mother's dowry shop, if the family goes once, it is estimated that the family's livelihood may not be able to turn around for several months. Li Mengqi drooped her shoulders a little dejectedly.

Li Mengru saw that her sister and her two younger brothers were not in a good mood, so she hurriedly turned around and gave Jin'er a look, and said: "Mother, Sister Xiaocao said that her daughter voted for her temper, not only warmly entertained, but also gave her daughter a gift!" ”

Jin'er was a little reluctant to take out the small tomatoes and strawberries given by Miss Yu. On weekdays, the family is occasionally lucky enough to buy small tomatoes, and I don't see my wife and eldest lady think of my own young lady. Why is the young lady so poor and generous!

Although she was reluctant, Jin'er didn't dare to reveal anything, so she took two small and delicate bamboo baskets, the lids of which blocked the sight of the people in the hall. Li Haoming stretched his neck even more, looking at the gift from Master Yu expectantly.

Mrs. Li had a smile on her face and said, "Miss Yu is so polite! ”

Li Mengru put two small bamboo baskets on the small table on the couch, lifted the lid, and revealed bright red tomatoes and plump strawberries.

"Wow! A basket of small tomatoes must be more than two catties, right? Lord Yu is really generous! Li Haoming exclaimed in surprise.

"At this time, there are strawberries? No wonder it is rumored that Lord Yu can break the season and make vegetables, melons and fruits grow out of season! Li Haoyu was also surprised.

Mrs. Li looked at the fragrant and attractive strawberries and small tomatoes, and thought in her heart that she would be kind to this concubine in the future, and maybe she could pass her and catch Miss Yu's line......