Chapter 264 Second Room Congratulatory Gift

"Who? Who do you say is coming? Wen Yi looked at Runxin in surprise, a little unable to believe what she had just heard.

Runxin was also a little dazed on his face, but he still repeated: "It's the second master and the eldest lady of the bachelor's mansion...... I brought three carts full of things, because the weather outside was not good, and it looked like it was about to rain, so Grandpa Wang took it upon himself to let them in, and was waiting in the living room in the front yard......

Jun Er Ye? Yoo Dong-joon? This uncle Wen Yi has never officially met since he married into the Liu family, and he almost forgot that there is such a person. As for Liu Su, a good girl, how can she go out without the guidance of her elders and daughters? Also, what's going on with those three cars?

But when people come, they can't be seen. Wen Yi didn't have to think about it, so he instructed Hexiang and Runxin: "Quickly invite the eldest lady in, and then let Shu Bo come forward to greet Second Master Jun, be sure to find out their intentions." After a pause, "Call someone to go to the guest house again, see that the seventh master and seventh wife are at home today, tell them about the matter, and see what they have planned." ”

Hexiang and Runxin took the order, and after a while, the West Wing had already received the news, and Mrs. Lu sent Mama Zhao to say: "No matter what their intentions are, just act according to etiquette, if they make any excessive requests, don't pay attention to them." It's best to ask Mrs. Liu Qi to come and meet the guests. Wen Yi smiled and said, "I've already asked people to invite it." I know what to do, and grandmother and grandma don't have to worry. ”

However, Mama Zhao finished her errand, but she didn't plan to leave here, but took Zhang Xiaozi and sat in the neighboring room, looking at the posture, it seemed that she was ready to run out to protect Wen Yi at any time. Wen Yi's heart was warm, so she ordered the girl to send refreshments for Mama Zhao to "entertain" while she waited.

After a while, Liu Su came in under the guidance of the maids, she was wearing a goose yellow gauze shirt today, a pleated Luo skirt with green and gold threads, and only wore a few simple jade jewelry. Wen Yi already had a good impression of her, but when she saw her today, she had a smile on her face: "Why is the eldest sister here today?" ”

Liu Su smiled sweetly and saluted her: "I've seen my sister-in-law." I heard that my sister-in-law went to the house a few days ago, why didn't she come to talk to me? I'm bored at home alone, thinking about my sister-in-law. He took out a pair of purses embroidered with lotus flowers from his sleeves, held them in both hands and handed them to her: "Look, this is what I made for my sister-in-law, it is the kind of stitching you mentioned last time, the embroidery is not good, sister-in-law don't laugh at me." ”

Wen Yi met her for the first time before, at the flower viewing party in Luwang's Mansion, but it was just a casual conversation, and occasionally said some gossip about embroidery needles, but she still remembered it to this day, and then looked at the lotus flower embroidered on the purse, the flower core is dense lotus seed holes, and below the green leaves, there are two big red carp faintly visible, not only meaning auspicious, workmanship, color are excellent, you know that Liu Su must have spent a lot of effort. Wen Yi couldn't help but have some doubts in her heart, although she and Liu Su did not have a bad relationship, but she has always been a smart person who is used to seeing her mother's eyes, and she has always been closer to Liu Dongning than Liu Dongxing, why would she spend so much effort to make a pair of purses for herself?

Although there were doubts in her heart, Wen Yi didn't show anything on her face, accepted her purse with a affectionate smile, pulled Liu Su to sit down, praised her needlework, and said a few words about the scene between her sister-in-law. Liu Su responded on the side, and wanted to say something several times, but Wen Yi was overturned, and her face couldn't help but show a little anxiety.

Wen Yi saw it clearly, and understood in her heart that she must have come on the orders of her parents when she came today, but she didn't know if the person behind her was Second Uncle Liu or Second Aunt Liu?

At this time, Mrs. Liu Qi came. Liu Su hurriedly got up and saluted, very respectful.

Mrs. Liu Qi's impression of Liu Su seemed to be mediocre, and she responded lightly, and said a few words casually, and the three of them sat down again, and the girl went to tea.

Without waiting for Wen Yi to speak again, Liu Su quickly said to them: "My nephew came here today because she was ordered by her father to give a congratulatory gift. ”

"Gift-giving?" Wen Yi and Mrs. Liu Qi both asked.

Liu Su hurriedly smiled and said: "The seventh uncle has been promoted, and he will go to work soon, and the eldest brother has also made military merits and has been promoted to the fifth grade, and even the ancestors have gained dignity." How can you not congratulate such a happy event? If it weren't for my mother's bad body, I couldn't take care of it for a while, I would have come a long time ago, and I would have been very embarrassed to drag it on to this day. Please also ask the seventh uncle and seven aunts, the eldest brother and sister-in-law not to blame. ”

Wen Yi blinked and didn't speak. Mrs. Liu Qi showed a mocking smile.

The holy decree rewarded Liu Dongxing ten days ago; Master Liu Qi was promoted, but seven days ago. Now the people in Beijing no longer pay attention to Liu Dongxing, but talk about the Dongping Palace's hurried departure from Beijing, and two more vassal kings have written to the emperor to request the domain, and Liu Qi's family has packed their luggage and found a boat home, just waiting to get together with a few old friends, and after eating the nephew's wine, they will set off to the south. Didn't you think it was too late for the Bachelor's Mansion to send a congratulatory gift at this time?

Mrs. Liu Qi is an elder, so she doesn't have so many scruples: "I thought that the second brother and sister-in-law didn't know these two things, after all, whether it was Tongzhi or General Wude, they were just five-grade officials, compared with a book, it was simply a heaven and an underground." We don't have such a thick skin, we thought that the second brother and sister-in-law would think that this was a happy event, so we didn't expect the house to send a congratulatory gift" Then she smiled again, "Besides, I heard that the second brother has also been promoted, and now he is a scholar in the first palace, and the Shangshu Mansion has also become a bachelor's house, which is not the dignity that ordinary people can have." Our husband and wife originally came to congratulate us, but they were afraid that the second brother and sister-in-law would not look down on us, so they would not be bored with themselves. ”

Liu Su's face turned red, and she bit her lip and lowered her head.

Wen Yi couldn't bear to see her embarrassed, in the end, she was just a poor person, so she diverted the topic: "The eldest sister just said that the second aunt is sick?" I don't know how sick I am? Have you asked for a doctor? ”

Mrs. Liu Qi said with a smile: "Yes, the second sister-in-law is sick, but she must be treated well, otherwise, if anyone in the clan has a happy event, the second sister-in-law will be sick, and no matter how happy everyone is, they will be embarrassed to say it." ”

Hearing this, Liu Su became more and more ashamed, and could only reply hesitantly: "It's not a serious illness...... It was an old disease, but I have seen the doctor and taken medicine, and it has been much better......"

Mrs. Liu Qi still had a smile on her face: "That's good, I'm still worried that my second sister-in-law is still sick, otherwise I wouldn't have asked you to let a little girl go out to relatives to give gifts, so she is already well?" ”

Liu Su's eyes flickered and he nodded hesitantly.

Although Wen Yi felt that her expression was a little strange in her heart, she only thought that Liu Gu refused to run this trip in person under the pretext of illness, so Liu Su felt that it was not easy to speak, and she didn't think much about it, so she said: "After the eldest sister goes back, greet the second aunt for me, and say...... Please give her a good birth and take care of her body. Seeing that the second brother's good days are coming, how can the second aunt get better? ”

What she said was just a scene, but when Liu Su heard it, her expression became more and more strange, and she was stunned for a moment before responding.

When Mrs. Liu Qi saw it, she also showed some confusion between her eyebrows, and quickly glanced out of the door. Her maid was originally guarding the door, but when she saw this, she hurriedly turned and left.

When Wen Yi saw it, she had to pay more attention, so she pulled Liu Su, said some common words, and asked what happened in the bachelor's mansion without a trace, what was the purpose of her and Liu Dongjun's brother and sister when they came this time, in addition to giving gifts. But to her surprise, Liu Su's mouth was extremely tight, obviously it was natural to joke, but she could always avoid the key questions, and after a long time, she almost didn't ask any useful news, only knowing that among the three major cars and things brought by their brothers and sisters, in addition to the two cars of congratulatory gifts, the remaining car was actually the antique calligraphy and painting that the Liu family's big house should have been assigned back then, which was the part that Second Uncle Liu said earlier that he stayed in his hometown.

Liu Su said with a smile: "These things have been stored in my hometown, so my father didn't share them with other things to the eldest brother before, but only said that when it was empty, he would have to send someone back to bring it." Coincidentally, the fourth uncle and four aunts went to Beijing to help handle his brother's marriage, and his father asked someone to bring the letter back and asked them to bring it by the way. It's easy to clean up, so I quickly sent it over, sister-in-law might as well go and count it to see if there is anything missing? After that, he ordered the girl to send the list.

Wen Yi glanced at the list, and saw that there were twelve antiquities, calligraphy and paintings written on it, all of which were not ordinary, and she became more and more puzzled, and she didn't understand what Second Uncle Liu's intention was, so she carefully asked: "It's not urgent to say this, but I'm tired of the second uncle, the fourth uncle and the fourth aunt, I don't know...... What admonition does the second uncle have? ”

Liu Su was stunned: "No, my father only said that this is what the eldest brother deserves, let the eldest brother and sister-in-law collect it well, don't waste it." ”

Wen Yi looked at her eyes again, and saw that she didn't seem to be disguised, and after thinking about it, she decided to send this thing only if Second Uncle Liu heard about Liu Dongxing's reward and wanted to make friends. As long as the people in the bachelor's mansion don't say it, she treats them as if they have no other intentions.

Mrs. Liu Qi picked up the tea bowl and smiled slightly: "It turns out that when the fourth brother and fourth sister-in-law went to Beijing, they brought so many things?" It's hard to see them fit in those boxes of luggage. ”

Liu Su smiled awkwardly and lowered her head to eat tea.

After a while, Mrs. Liu Qi's girl came over and asked to see her, and whispered a few times in her ear. Qiu Guo, who was originally guarding the door, also walked behind Wen Yi and replied in a low voice: "Fang Cai Hexiang came to report, saying that he heard from someone in the Bachelor's Mansion that the second lady went back to her parents' house five days ago and has not returned to the Bachelor's Mansion. The second master sent someone to pick her up, but she refused to come back, so the second master will let the second master and the eldest lady come to the door today. ”

Wen Yi finally managed to hide the surprise on her face. Liu Gu actually went back to his parents' house at this time? Has she forgotten that her son will soon marry the daughter of the Gu family? She is a serious mother-in-law, how can a mother-in-law live in her daughter-in-law's house before the wedding?

Without waiting for her to say anything, Mrs. Liu Qi opened her mouth first: "What's the matter?" The second sister-in-law is too unparticular, how can a mother-in-law live in her in-laws' house before she drinks her daughter-in-law's tea? She saw that Liu Su's face turned red, lowered her head and didn't dare to speak again, so she turned directly to Wen Yi: "Brother Xing's daughter-in-law, you are also the daughter of the Gu family, haven't you heard anyone talk about it?" ”

Wen Yi also felt that her face was hot, and she hurriedly said: "I really haven't heard that in the past few days, my nephew and daughter-in-law have not sent anyone to my mother's room to ask for peace, so I don't know much about what is going on over there." The last time my grandmother sent someone to speak to the Shilang Mansion was the day after the Holy Decree came down. Although the problem was in the long room, she couldn't sit idly by, and hurriedly got up to apologize to Mrs. Liu Qi: "My nephew and daughter-in-law went to talk to my grandmother and asked my aunt to forgive me." ”

"Go, go, go. This kind of thing, our Liu family has never done this" Mrs. Liu Qi was also a little anxious, and glanced at Liu Su, "Su girl, if we don't ask, are you going to hide it from us all the time?" If this kind of thing spreads, our entire Liu family will make people laugh to death."

Liu Su bit her lip, still keeping her head down and not speaking. Wen Yi sighed secretly when she saw this, knowing that she was also embarrassed, so she said to Mrs. Liu Qi: "The eldest sister is a junior, what else can she say?" Speaking of which, the nephew and daughter-in-law are also faceless. Seeing that Brother Ning's big day is only less than half a month away, no matter what, he has to bring the second aunt back. However, no matter how much we say, I'm afraid that it won't be as effective as the second uncle's words, so let's let the eldest sister and Brother Jun go back to the house as soon as possible and persuade the second uncle to pick up people. ”

Mrs. Liu Qi thought about it, so she let Liu Su gossip, and she hurried back to the guest house to discuss with others, while Wen Yi rushed to the west wing, and saw that Mama Zhao had come back at an unknown time, thinking that she had already told her grandmother about the matter.

Old Madam Lu sneered: "This thing is really not like words, the long house is both in-laws and mother's family, and actually asked your third aunt to live for five days." Your uncle and grandmother don't think about their granddaughter well, this matter is out of trouble, who is the one who is embarrassed? ”

Wen Yi thought for a moment and asked a question: "It stands to reason that even if the eldest uncle and grandmother feel sorry for their daughter, the eldest uncle, the eldest aunt, the second uncle and the second aunt should also be persuaded." Especially the second uncle, who is now married to his daughter, if he loses face, isn't he justifiable? Moreover, why did the second aunt go back to her parents' house for so long? Even the second uncle sent someone to pick her up, but she ignored it, could it be that the husband and wife had a quarrel? ”

Old Madam Lu shook her head: "Whether there is a quarrel or not, the fault is that no matter how things end for her, the face of the second master of the in-laws will be gloomy." ”

Wen Yi smiled helplessly: "In the past, the Shilang Mansion had to rely on the Shangshu Mansion for everything, so even in the marriage of children, the long house was willing to let it go again and again, and choose which daughter the Shangshu Mansion would be the daughter-in-law." But now, Shangshu Mansion has become a scholar's mansion, although it is beautiful on the surface, its authority is much weaker, but it is not as effective as an official position of a squire. The elders of the long house still gave in to the Bachelor's Mansion, and were even willing to connive at the second aunt to do such a shameful thing for her mother-in-law, what is going on? ”

The Pingyang Gu family is obviously a prestigious family with a longer history and a greater reputation than the Hengan Liu family.

She couldn't figure out the answer for a long time, but in the evening, a post from the Shilang's Mansion made her stop guessing.

Jiang and Duan jointly invited Mrs. Lu and Wen Yi's ancestors and grandchildren to come to the house to participate in Wen Xian's ceremony.

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