"W-Can you eat this?"

Someone couldn't help but ask, and regretted it after asking, the strong milky aroma mixed with the aroma of the cake, and the edge of each layer is composed of different patterns with fruits, which looks mouth-watering, where can you not eat?

Xu Liang handed the old gentleman a long bamboo knife, and the old gentleman took off the top layer of longevity peaches and put them on a special large plate, and then gave the bamboo knife to Mr. Er, who cut them into small pieces layer by layer, and motioned for his subordinates to put them on the plate and distribute them to everyone.

Those who received it couldn't wait to bow their heads to eat, and those who didn't eat stretched their necks and waited, and the promised subordinates were in an orderly manner, and they were sent over table by table, until everyone had a small piece in their hands.

"It's delicious."

Some people nodded and praised, and some sipped the cream on the corners of their mouths, all of them were ministers in the court, and they were not low, not to mention that all the good pastry shops in the capital had eaten pastries, but they were also eight or nine. Some people have a chef who specializes in making pastries, but there has never been a pastry so delicious, and the most important thing is the meaning of the birthday cake.

Thinking of this, he raised his voice, "The old gentleman is really a blessing, and we are really envious of this good great-granddaughter." ”

"Don't be envious ......"

The old gentleman couldn't hide the smile on his face, "My great-granddaughter opened a cake shop in Nancheng, specializing in birthday cakes, which can be made in different layers according to different ages, and can also be written with different words, and can also be made into different styles. ”

The words that everyone stammered just now were thinking that they would be able to make a birthday cake when they had their birthdays in the future, and they would be happy, and they all raised their voices, "Certainly, definitely." ”

The female guest also ate the birthday cake here, although she didn't see the shock of the seven-layer cake with her own eyes, but she heard the description of the next person, and she also thought it was a good thing, and they all said to Meng that they must make one for their birthday in the future.

For a while, the house was full of discussions about the birthday cake.

Wen Zhong ate very unpleasantly, approached Duke Qi with a plate, and whispered, "After Grandpa Guo leaves the house, please wait for me in the teahouse for a while." ”

Qi Guogong bowed slightly, finished eating the cake, took out a handkerchief and wiped his mouth and hands, and got up to say goodbye.

Seeing this, the rest of the people also said goodbye, Wen Zhong stayed at the end, sent the last guest away, and went to the old gentleman's courtyard to say a word, before taking his wife out of the house, got into the carriage, and when he passed the teahouse, he told the coachman to stop, and said to his wife, "I have made an appointment with a few colleagues for tea, you go back first, and let the coachman come to pick me up again in a while." ”

The carriage went away, Wen Zhong walked into the teahouse, and the servant of the Duke of Qi who was waiting at the door led him to the private room upstairs, the room was hot, and the guys in the teahouse were making tea for the Duke of Qi.

Seeing him come in, Qi Guogong waved his hand, and the guy retreated.

Wen Zhong sat opposite him, picked up the teapot, and slowly poured a cup of tea for Qi Guogong, "There is one thing, I want to make it clear to Grandpa Guo, lest you know about it in the future and blame us." ”

"Wen Shilang, please speak."

"My little sister and Ling'er have long been kicked out of the Xu Mansion."

Qi Guogong narrowed his eyes. He didn't make much trouble for the Song family and Gu Yi in front of the old gentleman today, just thinking that he wanted to marry the Xu family, and he couldn't make an unpleasant trouble at this time, but he didn't expect that Xu Ling'er would have been kicked out of the Xu Mansion a long time ago.

But there was nothing on his face, and he picked up the teacup unhurriedly and brought it to his mouth, "Can Wen Shilang tell me why?" ”

"Because of Song Si. You also know that Ling'er's identity is embarrassing, although she bears the surname of the Xu family, she is not the Xu family after all, and it is naturally not easy to choose in family affairs. Song Si went to Xu's mansion and was caught by my sister and wanted to marry Ling'er to him, but after my grandfather found out, he angrily scolded her for having no rules and ruining the Xu family's style, so he drove them out. ”

What he said was half-true and half-false, but Qi Guogong didn't believe it at all. The old gentleman is a world-famous Confucian, and he has hills and valleys in his chest, so naturally he will not drive people out because of this little thing, and there must be something that cannot be said.

However, he didn't dismantle Wen Zhong either, and nodded, "The old gentleman is indeed too pedantic, it is right for a mother to take care of her daughter's family affairs, how can he drive people out of the house." “

Wen Zhong didn't answer his words, and said, "The reason why I said it to Grandpa Guo is because I don't want you to think that we cheated on marriage. Even if they are driven out of the Xu Mansion, they are still my relatives, and with my uncle here, they will never let Ling'er be wronged. ”

Qi Guogong turned the teacup, "Wen Shilang means ......"

"If you still want to help your distant relatives ask to marry Ling'er, as long as they are married, I will find a way to get people into the household."

"This doesn't have to be."

Wen Zhong's face changed, but he heard Qi Guogong say again, "I have already done this thing, he will go to the household department to serve in a few days, and I will ask Wen Shilang to help me a lot at that time." ”

Wen Zhong's heart was relieved, and a smile appeared on his face, "That's nature." ”

……

Coming out of the teahouse, the coachman was already waiting outside, Wen Zhong got into the carriage and told him to go to the house where Wen and Xu Ling'er lived.

After Wen and Xu Ling'er moved in, they were completely isolated from the outside news, and they didn't know that Sun Jin had been recruited as a concubine, and they were looking forward to Sun Jin coming over every day to get married, but after so many days, there was no movement, Wen was a little panicked in his heart, and intuitively felt that something was wrong, and when he heard the report that Wen Zhong was coming, he hurriedly came out to welcome people in, and asked eagerly, "Big brother, is something wrong?" ”

"It's a little thing."

Wen's voice trembled a little, "No, it won't be Sun Jin, he, he wants to repent, right?" ”

"It's more serious than that, he automatically offered to marry the princess at the Qionglin banquet."

Wen's eyes went black and he almost slipped off his chair.

"He, he, how can he do such a thing, he has begged a matchmaker to come to the door to propose!"

"Do you dare to go to the emperor and say it?"

Wen didn't dare, if she dared to go to the emperor and say, let alone her and Ling'er, even the eldest brother would be implicated, maybe she wouldn't even see the sun tomorrow.

Her eyes reddened, "What about Ling'er?" ”

Sun Jin was already Ling'er's second choice, how could she withstand this blow.

"I told her another family matter, it is a distant relative of Qi Guogong, the tenth place in this palace examination, he is talented, and his appearance is not worse than Sun Jin, Qi Guogong has arranged him into the household department, and the future is limitless."

"Ling'er won't agree."

Wen Zhong's tone aggravated, "You go and call her, I'll tell her." ”