The news of Liu Dongxing's commendation spread to Cannes along with the Di Bao, and the imperial history of the decree would not arrive until a while later, but the good news could already be confirmed. Perhaps it was because of him that he was promoted from the fourth rank not long ago, he was already a resident general, and he was young, this time he was not promoted, but he was rewarded with 500 patterns of silver and colored satin, gold and jade, etc., and it is said that the emperor also praised him for "loyalty and courage for the country, wisdom and courage".

This comment is quite meaningful, the first half of the sentence is just down, but all the warriors who fight for the country, there is a good chance that they can get this comment, of course, maybe there is also the meaning of appreciating Liu Dongxing for disregarding the friendship of relatives and decisively exposing the conspiracy of the three royal palaces to rebel? As for the second half of the sentence, although Liu Dongxing has made a lot of contributions, it is not enough to be wise and resolute, perhaps it is because he and Hu Jinquan are flexible in dealing with King Kang's Mansion, which brings unexpected joy, and he also puts forward good opinions on the handling of King Kang's Mansion afterwards?

Wen Yi thought about it for a while, and he was really a little uncertain, but it was naturally a great thing that the imperial court could issue an order to reward Liu Dongxing, which also meant that the matter he was worried about would not become a reality because of the in-laws of Dongping Palace.

Thinking of this, she was in a much lighter mood, and she didn't rush to Kangnan, but first sent her family to send a letter to Liu Dongxing immediately, asking him if he needed to set up a table at home to celebrate? And Liu Dongning's side, after this good news comes out, there will be some ideas, how should I deal with it?

Liu Dongxing quickly replied to the letter, he asked Wen Yi not to rush to Kangnan, but he himself was going to come back when he was resting the day after tomorrow, and then he could set up a few tables of wine at home to celebrate, but there was no need to do it in a big way, except for the brother of the General Administration, and two or three acquaintances from the former academy, everything else only needs a few relatives and clansmen to get together, as for Liu Dongning's side, wait until he comes back.

Wen Yi read the letter and asked the person who sent the letter: "Uncle has been busy with business these days?" ”

The man replied, "I've been busy for a while, but I've been much better these days, and I don't have to stay up late at night, and I can eat three meals a day on time." The uncle also asked the young ones to find a good plasterer, saying that when the spring ploughing was over, he would hire someone to repair the house, expand the backyard, and plant a few flowers and plants, so that the grandmother could live more comfortably. It's just that the farm is busy at the moment, and it is not free for the time being, but the price has been negotiated with the plasterer. ”

Wen Yi was moved in her heart, but also a little embarrassed: "That yard is very good, I live well, why bother to mobilize the crowd?" I must persuade him to ...... when I go back."

The man smiled and said: "Uncle, this is distressing grandma, I am afraid that the house will be cold and wronged grandma, it is a piece of uncle's heart, grandma just has to accept it." ”

Wen Yi glared at him, but there was a smile on his face: "Don't talk nonsense, you go down, and look at it." Runxin smiled and replied, and retreated with the messenger.

Dong Que said with a smile while pouring tea on the side: "Although this person's words are rough, the reason is not rough." Isn't it because he feels sorry for his grandmother that he bothered to clean up the house? Why should grandma stop you? ”

Wen Yi glanced at her: "How long has he been in office?" It is precisely when he wants to lead by example in front of the soldiers, if it is for my sake that someone is the handle, will he not be mistaken? Besides, it's not that the house can't be lived, but I think there is a different kind of country house fun, it's nothing to replant a few bushes of flowers and trees, but there is no need to expand the yard, there are houses before and after, and it is really troublesome to quarrel. ”

Dong Que smiled and didn't continue, but asked, "Since the uncle said that he would come back to celebrate with wine, what should the family do?" How many tables to set for wine? Do you want to invite a troupe? How many guests are invited? Has Grandma ever done anything like this before? If you don't understand something, why don't you ask the old lady? ”

Wen Yi said with a smile: "In the past, when I was in the capital, I also had a banquet, but it was just a few small banquets, and it was not difficult for me, if there is really a difficulty, it is not too late to ask my grandmother for advice." There should be a few more tables outside, and the people who will prepare the garrison, and there will be ...... and the general secretary, but it is not easy to say. Wen Yi bit her lip, and continued: "There are also friends from Xianggong's old classmates, maybe they will invite a few people over, Han Gongzi is a must, when the time comes, you will send the post for me, you must politely invite him to come." It was thanks to him that I was able to keep my peace. As for the guest seats, there are not many guests, almost all of them are their own families, and two tables are enough. ”

Dong Kui responded one by one, and at this time Runxin came over and said: "The slave and maid have calculated in their hearts, this place at home seems to be too narrow, and the guest seats are just down, but there are not a few tables outside, so it is better to see if there are any good restaurants in the city that can be packaged, and even the manpower and utensils are saved." ”

Wen Yi hurriedly said: "This is right. First order how many guests there are, and then look at the place at home, if it is really not enough, you can only go to the restaurant. I remember that there seems to be a 'Qionglin Yushu' nearby, there are a few famous dishes, and there are two excellent gardens, and the place is also large, we asked people to ask the price, if it is suitable, we will rent a garden to set up wine, and the play will not be used. ”

Runxin and Dong Que responded in unison, paused, glanced at each other, smiled, and the former said, "The slave went to find the Shu manager." The latter said, "The slave went to find someone to inquire about the price of Qionglin Yushu." They went their separate ways. Seeing this, Wen Yi couldn't help but smile bitterly, and happened to see the water red coming in from outside the door, so she asked, "When will Qiuguo come over?" ”

Shui Xian was asked by her coldly, and didn't react for a while: "Huh? She is waiting for Miss Su Jiabiao to go back to Qingzhou, looking at the itinerary, it will take about half a month, right? What happened to my aunt? But what did she do? ”

"No, nothing." Wen Yi pursed her lips. Although Qiuguo is her companion, she gets along very well with the girls of the Liu family, and if she is there, there is no need to worry about conflicts between Dong Lun and Runxin and other big girls of the Liu family. Originally, she handed over many things at home to Qiu Guo, but because Qiu Guo was not there, Runxin was not as good as marrying a big girl, and she was used to using hollyho, so she relied on Tomoo a little more, but in this way, Runxin These big girls may have ideas. Wen Yi couldn't help but sigh secretly, feeling that it was not easy to be a housewife.

Shaking her head, she turned her attention back to the otter, "Why are you here?" But does grandmother have something to say? ”

Shui Xiao said with a smile: "There was news coming in just now, saying that the uncle had a letter back and wanted to set up a wine in Cannes to celebrate, when the old lady heard about it, it happened that the eldest lady was also there, so she persuaded the old lady to let her aunt and grandmother set up a few more tables of wine and invite a few more guests, so that she could celebrate a good life, and she could also take the opportunity to meet more local virtuous people." The old lady said that this was a family affair of the aunt, and let the aunt and grandmother be the masters, so the eldest lady asked the slave maid to invite the aunt and grandmother over. ”

Wen Yi smiled dumbly: "The eldest aunt is really ...... Warm-hearted" she got up and went to the main house, and sure enough, she saw Jiang Shi laughing beside Mrs. Lu, so she saw the salute first, and before she could speak, Jiang Shi preemptively said: "It's rare to have a happy event, the nine girls are not allowed to shirk, this is not a small thing that is not publicized, how did Brother Xing first arrive, and he is young, although he has studied here for a few years, in the end, there is a long time apart, there is no foundation, or should make more friends, and there will be a help in the future." Because as soon as he arrived, he encountered a few big and small messes, and he didn't squeeze out time to work on these, and now he finally has a good name, if he doesn't seize the opportunity, he will be too late, you just listen to me."

Wen Yi laughed dryly, a little disappreciative in her heart. Of course, she understands the good intentions of the Jiang family, but everyone who goes to the local government to be an official has this custom, unless it is a very cold, arrogant and unsociable character, she is unwilling to act like this. But since Liu Dongxing is going to be a stationed general, if he has too much contact with local officials, will he be suspicious of the imperial court? Besides, Kangcheng is not as good as other places, the so-called virtuous people in the local area, except for the Confucian gentlemen in the city, that is, those who have a warm relationship with King Kang's mansion, it is better to avoid it. Not to mention that Liu Dongxing has already specified the scope of guests in the letter, and there is still no need to invite irrelevant people.

But Jiang had good intentions, and she couldn't bear to refuse categorically, so she said: "Who is going to invite to the banquet, Xianggong has already drawn up a list, just wait for him to come back and order, I can't make my own opinions." If the eldest aunt wants to invite any relatives and friends, you might as well mention it to me first, and then I will ask him what he means when the husband comes back? ”

When Jiang Shi heard this, his expression was a little embarrassed: "I don't have any relatives and friends to invite, it's just that I think you two are young and don't know the rules of officialdom, and I'm afraid that you will suffer, so I just reminded you......"

Old Madam Lu smiled and said: "The child also knows that you have good intentions, but after all, this matter is to celebrate Brother Xing'er's meritorious service and be rewarded, and it always depends on Brother Xing'er's own intentions." Actually, I don't think it's anything, just celebrate with my family and a few acquaintances, and there is no need to invite so many irrelevant people. Brother Xing'er is not a civil official, he is a soldier, and he is mixed with so many people, and it will take too much effort to communicate with people in the future, and it is easy to gossip about people, so let them go as young people. ”

Jiang Shi smiled reluctantly, and no longer insisted, and asked Wen Yi instead: "Since Brother Xing'er has drawn up a list, I don't know who there are?" We knew about it earlier, so we can help you with it. ”

Wen Yi smiled and said: "Thank you aunt, in fact, it is the gathering of the Liu Gu family in Cannes now, and then there are his friends in the officialdom, as well as his former husband and classmates in the academy, I will not know until he comes back." However, Xianggong had no intention of making a big deal, and he didn't even plan to invite someone from Gu Zhuang to come. ”

Jiang Shi was suddenly shocked: "Oh? That's a lot of people, how many tables are you going to set up? If it's too small, why don't you come to us? Coincidentally, Han Gongzi must also be on the guest list, right? If he were to come to us, he would have felt familiar and familiar. ”

Wen Yi paused: "That's too tiring for the eldest aunt and the sixth sister, I thought that I would just find a good restaurant nearby, I heard that Qionglin Yushu is good, and now it is the spring flowers, and the garden there must have a good scenery, so please ask the eldest aunt and the sixth sister to go for a break on that day, right?" ”

Jiang immediately stopped insisting on his opinion: "I heard your sister mention this, but it was already the middle of winter when she arrived in Kangcheng, and the flowers and trees of Qionglin Yushu were decaying, and there was nothing to see. ”

As soon as she was in a good mood, she chatted a few words of gossip, she couldn't sit still, she said goodbye early, Wen Yi sent her out of the second door, and sent a few snacks for her to bring to Wen Hui by the way, before she turned back to the main house, and said to Mrs. Lu with a wry smile: "The eldest aunt is warm-hearted, but unfortunately our family has no intention of publicizing it." ”

Old Madam Lu was noncommittal: "She is actually anxious about your sixth sister's marriage, most likely thinking that she wants to inquire about a few more young and handsome people at the banquet, but I think she still cares about the young master of the Han family." ”

Wen Yi said: "Grandmother advised me to avoid it first, I originally wanted to do it, but now that the husband is coming back, it is inconvenient for me to leave, so I will accompany him back after the banquet." She smiled and sat down beside Mrs. Lu and squeezed her eyes: "I can just spend a few more days with my grandmother." ”

Old Madam Lu snorted lightly and glanced at her: "What's the matter, you came to tell me about it." Now that the holy decree has been issued, although it has not yet reached your hands, it can be safe, and I am not afraid that it will cause any trouble when I interact with Brother Liu Jianing. Brother Xing'er has always been measured in his work, so my wife doesn't have to worry about it, but on your fifth sister's side, you should respond to the story in vain, don't be like her, and save the friendship between Brother Xing'er and the brothers. ”

Wen Yi frowned: "But she vomited with her eldest aunt and sixth sister again?" I don't understand, what's wrong with her? Her relationship with Brother Ning is clearly that she took advantage, why is she staring at the sixth sister now? was originally a family of sisters, did she have to be happy if the sixth sister died alone? ”

Old Madam Lu said lightly: "This matter is because your eldest aunt was too anxious and did not act carefully, so she asked her to inquire about the Han family. Although the Han family's family background is not as good as ours, his brother is a person, just listening to the name is better than Brother Ning'er, your fifth sister is probably uncomfortable again, right? In front of your aunt, she didn't dare to say anything, but when she came to greet me, she said a lot of unkind things. On the one hand, he said that the Han family's family was ruined and he was not worthy of the daughter of the Gu family's famous family, and on the other hand, he said that Han Gongzi was a lifter and looked down on the daughter of the six girls who had lost their reputation. It's really a contradiction, does she think that our six rooms and the long room have never been very close, so she thinks that I will follow her tone and say bad things about the daughter of the long room? Who does she think she is? Confused stuff"

Wen Yi was annoyed when she heard this, and was about to complain a few words, when she suddenly remembered something, and couldn't help but be stunned: "Oops, if our family has a banquet, whether it is the fifth sister or the sixth sister, they will be invited, as well as Brother Ning and Gongzi Han...... Wouldn't it be embarrassing then? How's that good? ”。.。