Li Jiaoer has been focusing on her skills in the past two days, because she can't see Xue Zhen and Chen Niangzi, her mood has improved a lot, so when she sees her grandmother now, she has no previous grievances, only the joy of seeing her elders.

"Ouch, Jiaojiao is here, let my grandmother take a look," Mrs. Zhang heard the guy say that she was here outside the store, and she didn't suspect it, she just coaxed her like a child, patted her back, and smiled a few more wrinkles on her face, but she still had to feel distressed, "I haven't seen you for a few months, why has Jiaojiao lost weight again?" ”

Li Jiaoer wanted to say that she hadn't lost much weight and had grown taller, but Mrs. Zhang was already chattering:

"Didn't you eat well? You are still young, you should eat more, don't learn from those girls who have to have a waist, so thin that they can't eat enough, where is it good-looking? ”

Besides, it's not easy to have a baby if you're too thin. What Mrs. Zhang thought in her heart was that she couldn't say this in front of outsiders.

Li Jiaoer felt the concern of her elders, so she simply didn't refute it, she could only stick to her, laugh and listen to her words, and her mouth should be full.

Mrs. Zhang is taller than ordinary women, she is also a craftsman, she is as fierce as fire, she is rigorous, and now she is older, she has not shrunk, and she is still a capable and shrewd little old lady who is not easy to mess with.

But no matter how hard the old lady is, looking at her children, she is still always thin, she has not eaten well, she has not worn good clothes, and she has suffered great grievances.

So Li Jiaoer didn't want to tell her grandmother immediately about her preparations and departure.

The old man will be sad, if it gets hot today, she has to be busy with the business of the Bohou family, and she doesn't know who to cry when she knows that she is in a hurry, and if something happens, she doesn't know who to cry with.

When Mrs. Zhang was tired, Li Jiaoer asked: "The rain just stopped, the road outside is very slippery, and my grandmother came back by car?" Or did you walk back? ”

"Naturally, the Bohou family sent me back by car." Mrs. Zhang patted her hand, "I am the grandmother of Mrs. Hou Shizi of Anyang, and Mrs. Bohou treats me like this to give Jiaojiao face." ”

Li Jiao'er was stagnant in her heart and became bitter.

Those noble families of the Houmen are already kind-hearted people without looking at her jokes, where will they give face to their grandmother for her?

It's better to say that they don't want to offend Xue Zhen and dare not talk about Xue Zhen's family affairs.

Mrs. Zhang didn't notice her abnormality, took Li Jiaoer's hand, and ordered someone to book a table.

Li Jiaoer wanted to dissuade her, but Mrs. Zhang said: "It's not just for you, let everyone have a good meal today, and the next things of the Bohou family will be busy for a while." ”

As he was talking, suddenly a guy hurriedly came in from outside and said, "The owner, the Ministry of Industry Yamen has come, and he said that he wants to see the little owner......

Before he finished speaking, he saw two men in cyan official clothes come in from outside, glanced around, and said to Li Jiaoer:

"Mrs. Ann."

He bowed his head to Mrs. Zhang again, which was regarded as a greeting.

Li Jiaoer knew why she came when she heard that they were from the Ministry of Industry, but she didn't expect them to come directly to her.

Now that he still has an edict on his side, it is rude for them to come to see him in vain.

However, she didn't get angry, nor did she put on a show, she only smiled lightly: "You two adults don't have to be polite, what's the matter with me?" ”

"Xia Guan heard that Madame has a lot of experience with the palm treasure brought by Chen Guo?" One of them is humane.

Sure enough, for this reason, Li Jiaoer knew better.

The old lady Zhang next to her was stunned and looked at Li Jiaoer suspiciously.

Li Jiao'er smiled dignifiedly, her dimples were deep, and she said, "I haven't seen the treasure brought by Chen Guo, where is the experience?" Where did you hear such a thing? You came to ask me? ”

The two adults looked at each other, and there was a trace of imperceptible disdain in embarrassment.

Li Jiaoer saw it in her eyes.

"The lower officials heard that Mrs. has a family heirloom, and she has some insight in mechanism skills since she was a child, and now that there is something in the court, if Mrs. really has a wonderful idea, why hide her secrets?" The Tsing Yi official's tone was still respectful, but the words he said were implicitly damning.

Li Jiao'er pursed her lips and smiled, still looking kind, and said with a straight face: "What is hidden private?" It is precisely because there is something in the court that I can't say whether it is or not. Besides, I'm just a housewife, and adults shouldn't talk to me if they have something to say. ”

After that, she took Mrs. Zhang's arm and gave an eviction order: "I still have something at home, if the two adults are okay, after a cup of tea, please go back." ”

The two officials had no choice, they didn't drink tea, they just gave up and left together.

Li Jiao'er looked at their backs, and had some other thoughts in her heart.

If the officials of the Ministry of Industry really want to treasure in their hands, why should they ask themselves in person? Wouldn't it be more convenient to ask Xue Zhen directly?

Do you want to steal credit? Or is it temptation? Or is it that the palace is urgent, and they simply rush to the doctor in a hurry, and when they get a little rumor, they don't care whether they are decent or not, so they come to ask?

Li Jiaoer couldn't even figure out whether they wanted her to do it or whether they didn't want her to do it - it depended on whether they were standing with the current prince or someone else.

What they don't care about the most is the face of the court.

She had never thought about so many things before, but now that the big thing was in front of her, she felt that it was confusing, chaotic and dangerous.

Fortunately, she was just too lazy to think about it before, not because she couldn't think about it, so her thoughts turned around, and she firmly believed in one thing:

Whether the Ministry of Industry wants her to be the treasure in the palm of his hand or not, Xue Zhen must hope for it, and it has nothing to do with his position.

Although he saw through Xue Zhen's affection, he firmly believed in his loyalty to the court and did not think twice.

Therefore, it doesn't matter what others think, Xue Zhen's heart is the most in her own interests and her own feelings.

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When the officials left, the panicked Mrs. Zhang immediately asked Li Jiao'er: "Jiaojiao, what's going on?" You can really ......."

Li Jiao'er hurriedly stopped her words, and said mysteriously: "Grandmother, let's go into the house and talk, I'm thirsty." ”

It's the truth, and it's also played for those masters and guys in the courtyard.

After today, they will definitely be more sure that they can do it, and the words spread outside will become more and more mysterious, so the people she wants to try and the things she wants to do will have more success.

Mrs. Zhang immediately followed her into the side room.

As soon as I entered the door, the first thing I saw was what she and Qin Le had placed on the kang table.

Qin Le stood on the ground and said to Mrs. Zhang: "Senior Ancestor, look at it, it's all what Senior Sister thinks, how about it?" ”

Mrs. Zhang was so surprised that she couldn't close her mouth for a long time: "You made it?" ”

Li Jiao'er nodded: "There is a similar record in my mother's codex, but it is not complete, I pondered for a few days to make a rough appearance, and my senior sister helped me improve the mechanism." ”

As she spoke, she took the box and the mechanisms they had improved, and explained them to Mrs. Zhang one by one.

But he still didn't tell his grandmother about his speculation.

The more Mrs. Zhang listened, the more moved she became, and at the end, she looked at the dimples on her granddaughter's face, and did not comment on the treasure in her palm, but sighed:

"Jiaojiao...... It's becoming more and more like your mother. ”