Luo Mingmin never thought that he would have to beware of Wen Yi when he spoke. There were only three of them in the room, and Mrs. Zhongli knew about it, since he was not wary of Wen Yi, he put all his attention on contacting Jiang Yao to break the deadlock in Qingzhou, who would have expected that Wen Yi would quietly put a trap in his words?

Although he was slightly frustrated that his identity was exposed because of a moment of carelessness, he quickly regained his composure and smiled bitterly at Wen Yi: "Brother and sister, it's good that you know about this, don't tell anyone." After a pause, thinking that if Liu Dongxing knew, he didn't know how to laugh at himself, so he added: "Don't tell Dongxing either." ”

Wen Yi was surprised by these words: "Xianggong doesn't know? "They're friends

Mrs. Zhongli's eyes rolled slightly, and she glanced at Luo Mingmin without a trace. Luo Mingmin was accustomed to this kind of gaze, but he immediately noticed it, hesitated for a moment, and then replied vaguely: "Let him know that I actually let you calculate, and he will definitely laugh at me." ”

He didn't answer whether Liu Dongxing knew his identity, Wen Yi wanted to find out, if Liu Dongxing knew, would he also be involved? He is now a military attache in the army, and when he returns from northern Xinjiang in the future, will he continue to do this kind of thing? Without asking clearly, Wen Yi felt uneasy.

But Luo Mingmin seemed to have a intention to stop Wen Yi, and without waiting for her to speak, he took the lead and complained: "Brother and sister are really unkind today, I have been a brother with Dongxing for so many years, and I have always regarded you as my own sister, I concealed my identity, but because of the rules of the department, it is not harmful to you, why do you have to expose me in front of Mrs. Zhongli?" ”

Wen Yi was ashamed of this, especially when he mentioned that concealing his identity was the rule of the General Administration Department, and she caused him to reveal his identity in front of Mrs. Zhongli because of his careless speech, would he be blamed by his boss? Wen Yi decided not to ask any more, even if she wanted to know more, there was no need to force it, and when Liu Dongxing came back, she would ask in private, as long as she could say it, of course Liu Dongxing would not hide it from her.

So she got up and saluted Luo Mingmin, and said embarrassedly: "Brother Luo, forgive me, I was reckless, don't be surprised." ”

Luo Mingmin coughed a little uncomfortably and looked away: "That's it, they are all acquaintances, there is no need to be like this." Mrs. Zhongli lowered her head to drink tea, the corners of her mouth slightly curled.

Wen Yi thought that she had just done a wrong thing that was unkind, and she wanted to make up for it, and she was a little more active in the entrustment of the General Administration: "Mrs. Zhongli and Brother Luo are in a hurry? I'll go to the Shilang Mansion to invite Sister Jiang, and I will definitely invite her."

Luo Mingmin hurriedly said: "You don't need your younger siblings to go in person, just send a girl for the next post, it's too hard to move the crowd, but it makes people suspicious." Mrs. Zhongli and I were guests, and you as the host have gone out, so how can we stay? It's not good to alarm the old lady. ”

Wen Yi shook his head and said, "I have to go there in person, the name is already there, and it is ready-made." But if it's just the next post or send a girl to pick it up, it's inconvenient. Shilang's Mansion is my home, Sister Jiang is just a guest residence there, and now there are two or three sisters in my family who are not invited, only Sister Jiang is invited, and without waiting for outsiders to be suspicious, Shilang's Mansion will be annoyed first. Even if you don't get annoyed, wouldn't it be even worse for your company to let a few sisters come with Sister Jiang? It's better if I go there myself and still be able to make it clear. ”

Luo Mingmin looked back at Mrs. Zhongli, who nodded and said, "That's fine, please also ask Liu Yiren not to arouse the suspicion of others." Brother Luo and I will say goodbye first, and when Miss Jiang arrives, we will come back. ”

Wen Yi originally wanted them to stay and wait, but after thinking about it, he didn't know how long he was going to stay in the Shilang Mansion, so he didn't stop him if he missed someone else's time. Luo Mingmin left a small servant in the concierge to wait for news, and he left with Mrs. Zhongli.

Wen Yi hurriedly packed up her clothes, made a few kinds of preserved fruits and snacks, and prepared to go to Shilang's mansion. Mrs. Lu summoned her and asked, "Who is the female guest who just came?" Isn't it Mrs. Luo Si? ”

Wen Yi hesitated for a moment before saying: "It's the wife of a friend of Brother Luo, and she came to talk to her granddaughter about something, and this matter has something to do with the sister of the Jiang family, and the granddaughter is planning to go to the Shilang Mansion to pick her up, and the lady will come again." ”

Old Madam Lu wondered in her heart: "What does this have to do with the Jiang family's girl?" ”

Wen Yi couldn't say it directly in front of the girls, so she could only answer: "That lady's family is also an official in Jinnan, and it seems that she is planning to send some things to Ren recently, Brother Luo knows that Uncle Jiang is also an official there, so he wants to ask Sister Jiang if she wants to bring a little, but he has no contact with Changfang, so it is not good to come to the door to ask, so he came to find his granddaughter to help spread the word." ”

Mrs. Lu said with a smile: "I see, it's okay like this, the Jiang family girl lives in a long house, everything is not as convenient as at home, you can help her, and you are also kind to others." It's just that the long house behaved a few days ago, and you got angry with them, and you haven't been in the house for some time, so you need to be careful that they are angry with you. ”

Wen Yi smiled and said: "Grandmother, don't worry, the eldest aunt is still there, and not everyone in the long house is confused." ”

When she was ready, she took the girl out of the car and went all the way to the Shilang's mansion, and when she arrived at the place, she greeted Mrs. Yu as usual, and said hello to the Duan family who was serving her mother-in-law in front of her, and said that she was going to meet the Jiang family.

Jiang Yao is the niece of the Jiang family, and if she wants to invite the former, she will not overstep the latter's reason.

Old Madam Yu said, "Sit for a while, what are you doing in such a hurry?" Ruyi, go and invite the eldest lady to come, and say that the nine girls are here, and they all come to meet. "Ruyi received his order and was about to leave.

Wen Yi's heart suddenly, she hurriedly got up and gently grabbed Ruyi, and said with a smile: "How dare you work girl?" I thought that I couldn't forget the etiquette, and when I went to see my aunt, I would come back to talk to my aunt? ”

Old Madam Yu waved her hand: "Let her go, at this hour, your aunt is almost coming, why do you want to go again?" I haven't seen you for many days, and you don't come to talk to my wife, it is obvious that you are the one who is the grandmother of the house, and the mother-in-law's family is heavier than the mother's family. ”

Ruyi secretly gave Wen Yi a look, Wen Yi was slightly annoyed, let go of her hand with a smile, and let her go, but turned around and said to the old lady: "If your nephew and granddaughter have it, you must apologize to the uncle and grandmother, but your old man can't wronged his nephew and granddaughter." It's not that the niece and granddaughter are not filial, it's really busy at home, and the husband is not at home, if the niece and granddaughter go out every day, wouldn't the family be turned upside down? What's more, the grandmother is still living at home, how dare the niece and granddaughter ignore her old man? It's not that the in-laws' family is heavier than the mother's family, but the mother-in-law's family has to take care of it."

Old Madam Yu was secretly depressed, but she couldn't show it, so she turned her head and called Shuangxi: "Why don't you have tea yet?" I don't have the ability to see things, although Aunt Jiu is not a househead, but she is not an outsider, you dare to be so contemptuous of your own family? ”

Shuangxi was busy pleading guilty and making apologies, and personally went to serve tea. Wen Yi glanced at her guiltily, but she only smiled slightly. Duan secretly looked at the old lady, laughing at the old lady in her heart for being old and confused, and clearly instructed her to be closer to the sixth room, and when people came to the door, she wanted to point at Sang and scold Huai, for fear that people would not be separated from him.

Jiang Shi arrived soon, smiled and helped Wen Yi, who went to see him, to get up, and said: "I have already heard that the saint is very rewarded, although he has not been promoted to the official position of his brother, don't be discouraged, this is the rule, otherwise if Brother Xing'er has ten or eight merits, wouldn't it be impossible to be promoted?" But don't worry, when the army returns to the court, Brother Xing'er will never lose his future. ”

How could Wen Yi be discouraged by such a thing? Hurriedly smiled and thanked her for her auspicious words, and each took their seats.

Jiang reported a few housework handled recently to Mrs. Yu, and there were several families who had dealings with the Gu family who needed gifts for weddings, birthdays and funerals, and said them all one by one, Duan's added a few details from the side, and when Mrs. Yu heard half of it, she began to be impatient, and ordered: "You can take care of these little things, but you have to be cautious, just follow the old practice, don't let people catch the handle, and affect the boss and the old 2." ”

The Jiang family's Duan family responded together, and Old Madam Yu began to chat with Wen Yi again, because she mentioned Old Madam Lu, Wen Yi couldn't answer, so she could only deal with a few words, and her eyes frequently looked at Jiang's side.

Duan saw it and said with a smile: "Isn't there something to discuss with your sister-in-law?" Why don't you listen to it? Jiang Shi looked at Wen Yi with some puzzlement, and suddenly had a guess: "But what rude did Yao Ya do yesterday?" Don't be like her, she's always been frivolous, I'll give her a good lecture when I go back."

Wen Yi felt that she probably didn't have a chance to talk to the Jiang family alone, so she had to say her meaning: "Some time ago, Sister Jiang mentioned something to me, we went to the invitation of several distinguished young ladies in the past, and we benefited a lot, and we should always return the table once so as not to lose our manners." I had the same intention, but I was busy at home and forgot about it for a while. Thinking about it today, I planned to invite Sister Jiang over to discuss how to arrange it. ”

As soon as these words came out, others were especially good, and the old lady immediately straightened up: "Which young ladies?" But the young ladies of the Huguo Mansion and several generals' mansions? ”

Wen Yi could only say yes, she hurriedly said: "This is not a trivial matter, how do you treat guests in that house?" It's better to borrow our garden, and see people. ”

Wen Yi hurriedly said: "I was planning to ask the sister of the Jiang family to see where there is a good garden in the capital, and I can rent it for a day." If you are invited to the house, those young ladies may have concerns. ”

"How can a garden outside be as convenient as your own home?" Mrs. Yu said, "It's just a small gathering between the boudoirs, what can you worry about?" ”

Jiang Shi coughed lightly and whispered: "Mother-in-law, those families are all in charge of military power, and they have never interacted with courtiers. Our lord is a waiter, if the nine girls borrow our family's garden, those few may really not come. ”

A trace of annoyance flashed in the old lady's eyes, and she was a little less eager: "This is also true, but it is also the first time that the nine girls have done such a thing, I am afraid that everything is not clear, you are elders, you have to help well." Although our family can't borrow the garden, it's no problem for a few girls to be accompaniments. After a pause, he suddenly had an idea: "If you think they are not knowledgeable enough, you can also call the five girls back." ”

This time, it was Duan's turn to be annoyed, but the smile on his face remained unchanged: "Mother-in-law, don't worry, since Grandma Jiu has this idea, she must have a charter." ”

Wen Yi was dumbfounded, but quickly reacted. Where did she really want to be treated? It's just a reason, and he hurriedly said: "I was about to discuss it with my sister of the Jiang family, I don't know anything about the customs in Beijing, and I don't know what the rules of the meeting between the boudoirs here are, and I was about to ask her for advice." The elder sister of the Jiang family grew up in Beijing and is well-informed, so she must know better about the preferences of those daughters. When we discuss the day and place, we will also ask those distinguished guests if they have time and whether they are willing to take the time. When it's finally decided, I'm afraid it's going to be autumn. At that time, the weather was just right, and it was cooler and easier to go out. ”

Old Madam Yu was stunned, and Duan's was also a little surprised, but Jiang's eyes lit up, and she said with a smile: "Then let Yao Yatou go with you, discuss it carefully, and it must be done." A few ladies have fun, and you don't suffer. After that, he asked the girl to call Jiang Yao, and even instructed: "Pack a few changes of clothes, maybe you will have to stay for two days." ”

Wen Yi never expected her to say this, but she was unexpectedly happy, so she didn't stop her. In addition to the disappointment of the old lady, she also felt that the emperor might not condemn her son-in-law in the near future, not to mention that the date had not yet been decided? Therefore, there is no objection to this matter. But Duan's had some thoughts: "It's better to let the ten girls go together, she has always been clever, and the few times she went out before, those young ladies liked her a lot." As soon as these words came out, Mrs. Yu had something to say: "Then it's better to let the eleven girls go with them, and their sisters can also be companions." ”

Wen Yi was taken aback, how could she let Wen Juan and Wenya join in? Busy said: "Let's talk about it when the matter is settled, the two younger sisters still have to stay at home to serve their parents." Sister Jiang alone is enough. ”

Mrs. Yu said, "It doesn't matter, they are also idle at home." Eleven girls also grew up in Beijing, and they must know some of the customs in Beijing, which can help. ”

Jiang Shi was unhappy in his heart, and held back his anger and said to the old lady: "Mother-in-law, the eleventh girl is still young, if you are careless and say the wrong thing, it will not be good to offend people." Besides, she is a concubine again, the nine girls and the Yao girls are serious treats, please go out of the sisters, and I don't know if those daughters will complain. ”

This time it was Duan's turn to be unhappy: "Sister-in-law, look at what you said, whether it is a concubine or a concubine, they are all the daughters of our Gu family, our family is a famous family, how can those daughters complain?" ”

Jiang and Duan, you look at me, I stare at you, and I don't speak, but everyone can see that there is a spark between them. Wen Yi hurriedly smiled and said, "I haven't made a charter yet, don't worry about the two aunts." Our house is small, and I am afraid that we will not be able to pack three upper rooms to entertain my sisters, so I dare not let my sisters be wronged. When the niece and sister of the Jiang family have discussed it and set a date, they will definitely ask their sisters to help. "The two wives are just that.

Wen Yi was afraid that it would be more difficult to get out if she stayed any longer, and as soon as she heard that Jiang Yao had already packed her luggage and was going to come over, she hurriedly got up to say goodbye, but before leaving, the old lady Yu instructed again: "Don't forget to count your fifth sister." It gave her a headache.

Wait out of the courtyard and meet Jiang Yao. Wen Yi didn't wait for the other party to speak, pulled up the person and left: "If you have something to say, let's get in the car and talk" Jiang Yao shut up and didn't say anything.

Jiang Shi chased after him from behind, instructed Jiang Yao to say a few words, and then whispered to Wen Yi with some twist: "Nine girls, see if your sixth sister can ......"

Wen Yi's head hurt, and she regretted finding such an excuse...

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