Mama Wang helped Xu Qingyang sit on the edge of the bed, pulled up Xu Qingyang's stockings, and picked up a white porcelain bottle to medicate Xu Qingyang.

"Girl, don't blame my wife for being too talkative. Lu Gongzi's age is not young, if the slave is not mistaken, he is the same age as the third son, and he is fourteen years old this year. If it weren't for the Xu Mansion, I was afraid that there would be candidates for marriage, and the girl would have to know some measure. ”

"I know Mama, I and Shixian are just good friends."

Of course, Mama Wang won't believe Xu Qingyang's words, how could people who have seen it all her life not know that the two have secretly fallen in love.

Seeing that Xu Qingyang couldn't make sense here, Mama Wang planned to go to Xu Ling.

On the other side, Fu Siyu came out of Yijing Garden early in the morning to go to the library and met Wen Chen'an, who also went to the library.

"Fu Gongzi."

Looking at the person in front of him, Fu Siyu's memory of him was only the person who followed Xu Rong yesterday, but he didn't know what it was called.

"I've seen Childe."

Wen Chenan smiled, "Under Wen Chen'an." ”

"It turned out to be Gongzi Wen," Fu Siyu had already learned about the personnel of the Xu Mansion from Shuncai yesterday, and also knew that Wen Chenan was a student of the Xu family, so he hurriedly said, "Fortunately, I will be lucky." ”

Wen Chenan looked at the front, "Fu Gongzi is going to the library, let's go together?" ”

"I can't ask for it."

The two walked together, and Wen Chenan took the initiative to start the topic,

"I'm going to meet my son often in the future, if my son doesn't mind, just call me Chen'an."

Fu Siyu nodded, "This is naturally good, that son calls me Siyu." ”

"You are older than me, I will call you Brother Siyu."

The two walked to the library building, and Fu Siyu sighed at its magnificence,

"The East China Sea Xu family has been around for a hundred years, and it is really powerful. Lord Xu's vein is in Jiankang, and the collection of books is still like this, I really don't know how grand the library is in the ancestral hometown of Xu, Shandong. ”

Wen Chenan carefully introduced it, "There are many books in it that are reprinted, and the original version was left in Shandong. It is said that many of these copies were copied by the children of the Xu family who made mistakes and were punished. The most precious originals are on the top floor, and Brother Siyu can go if he wants to see them, they are all open. ”

Unexpectedly, Fu Siyu shook his head, "I'm used to everything starting from the very basics, or at the first level." Which floor does Chen'an want to read? ”

"I'm on the first floor, too, and I'm stupid, and I've been there for three years and haven't read all the books on the first floor. The old gentleman in the building is also surnamed Xu, what book does Brother Siyu want to read and can't find it, Mr. Xu will help you find it, don't worry that he is very kind. ”

"Thank you, Brother Chen'an."

"Then I won't delay Brother Siyu's time."

The two of them each found a place and began to read.

In the afternoon, Xu Qingyang sent someone to Xu Qian to send the chair he had built, and after a short rest, he continued to embroider the screen, and Xiangling sat at Xu Qingyang's feet and began to embroider.

Mama Wang took advantage of Xu Qingyang's inattention and asked Mo'er to accompany her, and she wanted to go out.

"Mother, what are you going to do?"

"I'll go to the master and tell him about Master Lu."

Mama Wang's behavior made Mo'er very puzzled,

"Mr. Lu is dignified, and he grew up with the girl, and the two families are also worthy of each other's family backgrounds, why does my mother not treat Mr. Lu so much?"

"What do you know about a little girl, do you look at your family background when you find a husband? Can you get married with a family background? That Lu Gongzi is not from the Great Zhou, and he will not stay in the Great Zhou forever, he will have to go back sooner or later. The marriage of the two families, how can it be so simple, this person knows that he is leaving, and he is so close to the girl, I don't think Lu Gongzi is worth entrusting. ”

Mo'er only felt that Mama Wang was making a fuss, "Mother, the head of the family and the master both love the girl so much, if the two of them are really interested, it is not that they can't be together." Aren't you beating mandarin ducks? ”

"You know what! He is a foreign man, and he is not too young, and he still comes to the girl's room at every turn, and he still comes alone! Do you think Wen Gongzi has ever done such a thing? I don't know what he thinks, but in my opinion, this is the innocence of abandoning my daughter's family! ”

Seeing that Mama Wang insisted on going her own way, Mo'er could only sigh, "Okay, then mother, go ahead, I will serve the girl." ”

The more Mama Wang thought about it on the road, the more angry she became, and even her steps sped up a lot, she knew that Xu Ling would definitely understand.

But when she arrived at Qingyin Pavilion, Mama Wang was blinded, and Xu Ling was busy meeting guests, so she didn't have time to see her at all. Mama Wang thought about it, the sooner this kind of thing was dealt with, so she turned around and went to Xu Qi's yard.

Although Xu Qi and Xu Ling live together, they are far away. Xu Qi was happy to be quiet, so Xu Ling vacated the garden in the north and gave it to Xu Qi.

Under Xu Ling's careful dressing, Xu Qi's garden is like a separate mansion, and the north gate is specially opened for Xu Qi's travel.

Mama Wang didn't come to find Xu Qi this time, but his wife, Fang Rujun.

Fang Rujun and Xu Qi are married to the abdomen, and they are famous ladies in Shandong, but her character is not gentle, but a capable person who is strong on the outside and capable in the middle. The two complement each other, and with this wife, Xu Qi's studies are particularly smooth.

When she saw the porter, Mama Wang directly explained her intentions.

"I'm the grandmother of the fifth girl, please see the third lady if you have something."

The porter didn't dare to slack off, and took Mama Wang to find Fang Rujun.

Fang Rujun was organizing his subordinates to prune flowers and plants at the moment, and when he heard that Mama Wang was coming to find him, he hurried to meet him.

"What's the matter, Mama, but what happened to Qingqing?"

Mama Wang didn't beat around the bush, and said straight to the point,

"Third lady, do you know about Mr. Lu in the front yard?"

Fang Rujun nodded, "Naturally, the little son of the Lu family, the one who moved in three years ago, what's wrong?" ”

"Back to the third lady, the girl is now also saying that she is not big, and she is not too old, and the son of the Lu family has been looking for the girl for a long time, and the two are very close."

Fang Rujun himself also has a daughter who has just turned two, named Xu Qinglan, and after thinking about it, he knows Mama Wang's intention. After thinking about it carefully, I also found that there was something wrong with the mid-term.

"I understand, and blame me, Lan'er has been sick for the past few days, and she has neglected Qingqing. Mama sits down temporarily, and rests with a cup of tea, and I will settle Lan'er and go with you. ”

"Thank you, Third Madame."

After Fang Rujun entered the inner room, while feeding Xu Qinglan medicine, he sent someone to Xu Lingna,

"Xiaoqin, go tell the eldest master, please meet before dinner."

"Yes, Madame will go to the fifth girl's place and prepare a bamboo basket."

"Two tops, Mama Wang's legs are sick, so prepare one for her."

"Yes."

In Fang Rujun's place, the concept of master and servant is still very heavy. But for the old people who have served for many years, she has special respect. In addition, since she had Xu Qinglan, she has taken less care of Xu Qingyang, and Zhang Zhao once had a deep affection for her, and she was a little ashamed to think about it.

Over the years, thanks to Mama Wang's careful service to Xu Qingyang, she naturally has to respect this person.

Seeing that Fang Rujun had prepared a bamboo bowl for herself, Mama Wang hurriedly refused.

"It's not in order, the slave and maid should walk."

"Mama is serving Qingqing, working hard, what is it with a bamboo pick. Please hurry up, Mama, I have to come back before Lan'er wakes up. ”

Seeing that it was not good to delay, Mama Wang stepped on the bamboo bowl with some restraint.

When I arrived at Xiaoxiang Pavilion, I heard Xu Qingyang's long piano sound. Fang Rujun stood outside the door with a smile on his face until Xu Qingyang finished playing the whole song.

"Not bad, yes, Qingqing's level is getting better and better."

Seeing Fang Rujun, Xu Qingyang hurriedly got up,

"Why is Auntie here? Xiangling, go make tea and bring the newly made dim sum. ”

Fang Rujun stepped forward and took Xu Qingyang's hand,

"Don't bother, what's wrong with the foot injury? Let my aunt take a look. ”

Xu Qingyang smiled and turned around, "It's okay anymore, and I still let my aunt worry about it, it's Qingqing." ”

"Silly girl, what's there to see with your aunt. If it weren't for Lan'er's illness for a month, I would have come to see you a long time ago. ”

The two of them took each other's hands and sat down,

"Lan'er is sick, I should have visited. But my grandfather asked me to take the opportunity to learn how to be a housekeeper, and I couldn't get out. ”

Fang Rujun lovingly brushed off Xu Qingyang's broken hair,

"It's okay, the treasures you sent, Auntie already knows your intentions. Your grandfather is thoughtful, and you are learning to be a housekeeper at your age. I used to read the ledger at the age of nine, and at the age of ten I was in charge of the accounts in my yard alone. ”

Xiangling brought the tea and put it on the table, her movements were very light, and she didn't dare to disturb the two.

"Lan'er is young and needs to be taken care of by her aunt, otherwise her niece will be able to steal a little bit and learn these troublesome things a few years later."

Fang Rujun has been in charge of the accounts of the entire Xu Mansion since Zhang Zhao's death, and he has taken care of it in an orderly manner, and there has never been a mistake.

The two just got married, Fang Rujun lost a son, and originally planned to give Xu Qi a concubine, but Xu Qi resigned. In Xu Qi's opinion, Xu Ling and Xu Nan both have sons, and they don't have to worry too much about the succession, so they naturally don't care about the matter of their heirs.

Of course, the more important reason is that he doesn't look down on men's wives and concubines, and he doesn't want to be the person he hates. But Fang Rujun was under tremendous pressure, and he always felt ashamed of Xu Qi, so he served him so well, and he worked hard for Xu Mansion.

Maybe it was God's pity that he let Fang Rujun get pregnant again, and in order to give birth to this child safely, he pushed the housekeeper's business out.

Xu Ling knew how much Fang Rujun attached importance to this child, so he took it over and handed it over to Xiangling and Xu Xian to manage together, but nothing went wrong.

Fang Rujun, who had a daughter, didn't dare to be sloppy at all, and her heart fell on Xu Qinglan. Some time ago, Xu Qinglan had a cold wind, which scared Fang Rujun so much that he didn't close his eyes for a few days and nights, and he was sick for a few days.

"You can't be lazy like this. Speaking of which, Qingqing is not too young, I heard before that the prime minister is also choosing a husband for his daughter. His daughter is good friends with you, you two are about the same age, if it weren't for Lan'er's illness, I would have chosen a husband for you at the flower viewing banquet last month. ”

Xu Qingyang lowered his head shyly, and he didn't know what day it was, why did they talk about choosing a husband one by two.

"Jinxiu is hiding at home for a few days for this matter."

Fang Rujun smiled, "You girls, it's normal to be shy, we just need to worry about being elders." ”

As he spoke, Fang Rujun took a sip of tea and prepared to cut to the chase.

"Then Qingqing, what kind of man do you like? In a few months, the ladies in the city will begin to enjoy chrysanthemum feasts and wine tasting feasts, and my aunt will take the opportunity to show you if there are any men of the right age. ”

Xu Qingyang also took a sip of tea embarrassedly, and Fang Rujun chased after him,

"Don't think it's too early or something, there are so many men of the right age in Jiankang City, if you don't choose early, what if the good men are all selected? Your father is only one of your daughters, can he still be willing to marry you far away? ”

Xu Qingyang put down the tea and said casually,

"Then how can it be, the brothers in the family have not yet decided on marriage, and I am naturally not in a hurry when I am the youngest."

Fang Rujun nodded in agreement,

"Qingqing, I suddenly remembered that the little son of the Lu family and our family are also world friends, so do you like that little son?"