Chapter 166: A Change of Name
Tian Niangzi has relied on the Zheng family for half her life, and many things often don't dare to take action even if she has some ideas.
Therefore, although he was angry with his son, after all, he had left the Zheng family and had already arrived at the house, even if he went out, he would not have a place to stay, and he had to do so reluctantly.
Looking at it is an attitude of being at ease.
And in front of outsiders, that is, the servants and maidservants who accompany her now, she has not lost her dignity, at least she is kind and kind on the surface.
However, when I heard that Aunt Taishou was going to pick up the wind for her, I still felt a little difficult.
She had never been to such a banquet before, and although Aunt Taishou was a little lady, she was also a valuable person she couldn't touch on weekdays, and she was a little nervous.
Second, she saw that her son had such an attitude, and she was unwilling to let him stay for a long time.
However, although she was reluctant, she couldn't take the initiative to refuse.
I lost my mother since I was a child, and I can't sum up any kind of experience from the only memory, and I don't know how adult daughters and mothers get along, let alone how mothers and children should be.
But relying on her judgment of Tian Niangzi's identity, she still deliberately gave Zhixia instructions.
So, according to the eldest lady's explanation, Zhixia arranged it was not actually a banquet, at most it was just a slightly more sumptuous ordinary dinner, and there was no complicated and troublesome eating and drinking process and few ingredients that could not be seen clearly.
The Tian lady during the banquet also saved a lot of unnecessary embarrassment, and everyone chatted quite cordially and decently.
In the past, he came to talk with Zheng Peng as one of the doormen selected by himself, and carefully explained his relationship with Taishou Liu, doing things here is actually a rare and serious errand, and if it is suitable in the future, it will be more convenient to go to the government to run errands.
Tian Niangzi was originally not hostile to Aunt Taishou, but when she saw her with her own eyes at this time, she was indeed a rather young lady as rumored.
In addition, this little lady is upright and generous, has a good appearance, and treats people not as high as those nobles, plus occasionally asks about some life experience, I just feel that she is quite difficult, and it adds a little goodwill.
By the way, Wen also talked about some of the current situation of the former Yang Mansion, focusing on some of the errands that Tian Niangzi is good at and still lacks manpower.
Tian Niangzi was naturally happy, and took the initiative to say that she wanted to do something, and she agreed to it.
The rest is nothing special. At the end of the banquet, Tian Niangzi was a little less uneasy than when she first came, and even instructed Zheng to do things for the eldest lady.
But several people involved know that Tian Niangzi did not give up the idea of "returning to the Zheng family" in her heart. Wen also knew that it couldn't be done overnight, so the advance party made some adjustments to the small courtyard between her and Zheng Peng according to Tian Niangzi's request.
After she makes a living on her own and changes to a better life, I am afraid that many ideas will change because of this.
"I envy you very much."
After the banquet was dispersed, Wen sent someone to send Tian Niangzi back to the small courtyard where he lived, but he left Zheng Peng on the grounds that there were still some things to be handed over.
"My skills are low, and my identity is nothing to mention, what does the eldest lady envy me." Zheng Peng replied.
"Maybe I'm not greedy enough." Wen Gu smiled quite complicatedly, and then diverted the topic that he had caused, "You will follow Li Mao to do things later, the origin of Tongcheng people is to be used, and there is no need to change it, but the Zheng family is a Tongcheng clan after all, and people who have not seen you will inevitably associate it when they hear your surname, so it is best to have another name to facilitate your actions." ”
Zheng replied immediately: "I don't want to show people with this surname, if the eldest lady can arrange it like this, I will be happy." Need I think of my own? ”
Wen said with a smile: "I've already thought about it for you, there is a name that is related to you, don't be sorry." ”
Zheng waved his hand and saluted, and only said, "Please give the name of the eldest lady." ”
"Let's call it Liu Ruobai."
Zheng Peng asked which words they were, and when he was still thinking about where the name "Liu Ruobai" had a relationship with him, suddenly another guard took advantage of the night to report, only saying that the eldest lady's own nephew, Tongcheng Taishou Liu Zhi, had arrived.
So Zheng Peng held back these unimportant doubts and immediately retired.
At this time, Wen only felt that he was haggard from the inside out, and then no matter what, he must sleep at night, otherwise he didn't need to wait for Beiyu and Nanchu to send troops to kill, and the dignified Liangzhou army chief, the eldest lady of the Wen family, would first be trapped in this house.
And it's not the kind of sleepiness, it's just "sleepy".
"Auntie has dinner?"
Liu Zhu got permission, and walked in in a hurry, and seeing that there was no impatient look on his face, he felt a little relieved in his heart.
"I used it." Wen Su did not lean on where as before, but sat upright, for fear that he would be distracted if he relaxed a little, or even fell asleep directly.
"Why is my aunt's face so pale?" Liu Zhu walked closer, and finally saw the situation of the past, so he really asked.
"So if my nephew has something important, say it quickly, and if not, talk about it tomorrow." Wen reluctantly said, "Otherwise, the aunt in front of you will not just be pale, and then wait for Uncle Wen to settle accounts with you." ”
Liu Zhu hurriedly said yes, no longer greetings, and only said: "I'll talk about it later, but I found something very unusual today, so I hurriedly came to tell my aunt, so that my aunt can have a plan." ”
"Say."
Liu Zhu replied: "Just now I checked the number of displaced people entering the city today, and found that it was thirty percent more than five days ago. ”
He hurriedly asked, "But can't you settle in the city?" ”
"Not really." Liu Zhu shook his head, "Even if the number increases like this, the city can still hold out for about half a month, and after that, I have already thought of countermeasures, and I will discuss with the county orders separately in the next few days." ”
Liu Zhu often did these things properly, and rarely needed to review the past, only some of them were really important, or might be related to the planning of the Liangzhou army, so she needed to decide.
"With the passage of time, the war in Anping Guangyang has become tighter, and it is reasonable that the number of displaced people has increased." Wen didn't bother to praise him, and asked again: "How is that?" ”
Liu Zhu replied: "There are few things today, so I will focus on this matter, and I want to check the public inspection records of the previous days." However, this investigation found that not only the number of people has increased today, but since five days ago, there have been many more people every day than the day before. ”
(End of chapter)