081: The first shot must be fired (second watch)
The high-profile recognition of the daughter of the Weiwu Marquis Mansion made Chang Xi a big celebrity in the capital, more famous than her doing business with the imperial court and selling steam exhaust engines, which made Chang Xi cry and laugh, and it seemed that the gossip was more moving.
In order to make a face for Chang Xi, Mrs. Han and Wei's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law had the same attitude, and wanted to hold a banquet for her to make a high-profile appearance, and specially invited people who had a table in the capital to come to participate.
Chang Xi is not affected, anyway, she doesn't have to worry about it, she only needs to be in charge of Meimei and Xiaoxiaoxiao, and all other trivial matters are to be worried about by Wei.
On the day of the banquet, many people who had only heard of Chang Xi's name and had never seen her in the upper circles were full of energy, after all, Chang Xi was too topical, and people couldn't do without her when they gossiped recently, and of course, Han Yongzhu, another party to the bag transfer incident, was indispensable.
In front of outsiders, Wei didn't throw his face to Han Yongzhu, but in terms of dress, Han Yongzhu wanted to rank behind Chang Xi, she just wanted Han Yongzhu to be a foil, so as to bring out Chang Xi's brilliance.
Han Yongzhu hated it in her heart, but begging for a life under Wei's hands, she had to swallow all her grievances into her stomach, and the two of them who were not filial to their mothers and daughters were very good at doing superficial work, at least Wei received a lot of praise, and she could also take the opportunity to meet a few more people to see if there was a chance to find Chenglong's fast son-in-law, and she really didn't like the old widower who was twenty years older than her.
Chang Xi looked at Wei's operation lightly, she didn't have so much empathy, she just pretended to be home.
"I've wanted to see you for a long time, but Brother Jin always shirked it, as if he was afraid that I would eat you, which made me speechless, and now I finally saw you, and sure enough, my four brothers and sisters have excellent vision."
At this time, it was the eldest lady of the Xie family, Sun, who was also not outstanding in appearance, but very affinity, and it could be seen that her emotional intelligence was extremely high, and the old lady Rong estimated that it took effort to pick this eldest daughter-in-law, at least better than the Qian family in the second room and the Qin family in the fourth room.
"Mrs. Xie praised it falsely, I heard of the good name of the eldest lady when I was in Yiyang, and now I see that it is true." Chang Xi also smiled very facefully, anyway, everyone is a person on the scene, there is no need to embarrass people.
As for what Sun said, she just listened to it, and she lost if she was serious, after all, she had been in the capital for so long, Sun really wanted to see her and had a chance, and it was not so difficult to give her the next post, but when she recognized her ancestors and returned to her ancestors, she was fortunate to see her real person, and this process was worth playing.
Sun chatted with Chang Xi while secretly looking at her carefully, so with this emotional intelligence, it is no wonder that he can enter the eyes of Xie Jin, he used to treat her coldly, but now he thinks about it, he has done something wrong, his mother-in-law wrote to her, she just woke up, but fortunately, it is not too late to mend the relationship.
Xie Jin's life experience is the biggest secret hidden by the Xie family, she used to be worried about it, and now that Xie Jin has passed the clear road with the emperor, she also let go of this matter, of course, it is necessary to maintain the intimacy between Xie Jin and the Xie family.
She only gave birth to three sons, and it is advantageous for Chang Xi to reconcile the family's former relationship, and it is advantageous for Chang Xi to be good friends with her.
So the two chatted enthusiastically.
Mrs. Han, who was observing Chang Xi not far away, was relieved to see this scene, and she didn't suffer a loss when she recognized this granddaughter, and Chang Xi was smarter than Han Yongzhu, so she would naturally be more successful in the future.
Wei was very happy that Chang Xi could be recognized by others, so he went over to greet Sun, during which Wei San's cousin came over to pull Chang Xi away, saying that she wanted to introduce her to her peers.
The nobles in Beijing are quite curious about Chang Xi, but most of these unmarried girls are fifteen or sixteen years old, and they don't have much in common with Chang Xi
Miss Wei San said bitterly in private, "Cousin, it's hard for you to make close friends like this. ”
Chang Xi spread his hands, "Then I can't help it, cousin, forgive me, I really can't spare so much time, and I will have to leave for Yiyang in too many days." ”
Miss Wei San's eyes widened and she said eagerly, "Why do you want to go back?" Didn't my cousin stay in the Han family for long? I also want to come to my cousin to play with my cousin from time to time, there are many places to play in the capital. ”
finally came a pleasing cousin, and she looked so similar to her, she was reluctant to be separated so soon.
The little girl amused Chang Xi like this, only to see her reach out and pinch her bulging face, and smiled helplessly, "You forgot that I still have to manage those two workshops, and I can't stay in the capital for a long time......"
"Then you can move the workshop to the capital, Yiyang is too far away."
"That's not going to work, at least not yet."
Chang Xi shook his head and rejected this proposal, the situation in the capital is now unstable, no one knows how long the old emperor can be in office, the prince is unknown, several princes are fighting openly and secretly, and now they have added the unstable factor of understanding the Jin, the battle for the heir is about to break out, she is stupid to move her career map to the capital, and it is easy to become cannon fodder.
Miss Wei San can only do it, although she can't understand this cousin's thoughts, she will respect her thoughts.
When Xie Jin came over in an official uniform, Chang Xi had just sent the little girl away, and it was not a matter to always revolve around her, and when she was breathing, she saw him coming with a smile, and the smile on her face was a little warmer.
stepped forward and pulled Xie Jin to look left and right, and had to admit that this official uniform looked really good on him, and then sighed: "You are dressed like this, I am afraid that the eyes of the little girl in the capital will not be able to leave you." ”
"Pure nonsense." Xie Jin scolded lightly.
Chang Xi glanced at him, "Do you dare to say that you have not gained the heart of the girl who fell to the ground along the way?" ”
"Didn't notice that." Xie Jin didn't care much and said, "Today, I was suddenly called into the palace by the emperor, so I wore this body to the banquet." ”
The man's explanation amused Chang Xi, and she kindly let him go and stopped teasing him.
"I just heard you fool the little girl and say that you want to go back to Yiyang......"
"I'm going back in a few days, I'm afraid that the business in the workshop will pile up into a mountain, and I'll go here again, I'm afraid I'll provoke the anger of the people."
Xie Jin frowned slightly, suppressed the reluctance in his heart and said, "It is estimated that your itinerary may have to change ......"
"How?"
Seeing Chang Xi's expression become serious, Xie Jin glanced at her soothingly, and then said, "Several steam exhaust engines have been made, and now they are being shipped to the capital, and they will be shown to the emperor when the time comes, and then they will be used first for the mines in Gyeonggi, Lin Yuqi and the reciprocal language heart are among the entourage, you probably have to leave a ...... to accompany you."
The implication is whether the old emperor will summon him or not, but the installation and use of this machine will have to be watched by Chang Xi for the time being, and it is not enough to rely on Lin Yuqi and his words alone, after all, the latter two have their own shortcomings.
And Mr. Lin doesn't understand machines, and those officials won't do their best, and the Ministry of Industry has been quite complaining until now, so this first shot must be fired to stop the mouths of that group of people in the future.
The news on Chang Xi's side is not as well-informed as Xie Jin's, but it is estimated that she will receive a letter from Yiyang in two days, and the research institute has not found a suitable person in charge, so she has to spend more effort on this, and there are priorities, and she suddenly understands in her heart.
"Then I'll stay longer, there are Xie Ming and his wife watching over the workshop, I'm not too worried." She changed her previous rhetoric.
Xie Jin knew how ambitious she was, so he said, "Don't worry too much, I'll be in charge of everything when the time comes." ”
Chang Xi stroked his face, a little distressed that he was tired during this time, this pool of water in the capital is not easy to wade, not to mention that there are several big tigers in front of him, "Aren't you tired?" ”
Xie Jin stretched out his hand to cover the back of her hand, showing a little tiredness in front of her, but his eyes were shining, "Tired, but it's worth it, you know, I have no way out." ”
Because of the sensitivity of his background, he can only survive if he moves forward.
"Don't worry, I'll fight side by side with you."
These words pleased Xie Jin, and at this time he showed a hearty smile.
The two of them hid in this world and spoke, but it fell in the eyes of many people, some people were surprised, and some people were aware, no matter what, it is an indisputable fact that Chang Xi's body was labeled as understanding Jin.
On the one hand, Mrs. Han was happy to see her close to Xie Jin, but on the other hand, she was a little worried, and said to her slightly drunk son after the banquet, "What are the chances of winning the battle for the son of this abolished prince?" ”
Weiwu Hou sat down in the chair, drank a bowl of sobering tea, stretched out his hand and rubbed his face, and then cheered up a little, "Mother, whether he succeeds or not, we will make preparations with both hands, rest assured, I will not let the Han family suffer in this matter." ”
As soon as Mrs. Han heard this, she knew that her son had a relationship with a certain prince in private, and it was estimated that she would recognize Chang Xi back and put it on the face to confuse outsiders, and if she understood this, she was not so worried.
Weiwu Hou personally served a bowl of tea to his mother, "Chang Xi is a smart person, I checked what she did in Yiyang, my daughter is not simple, mother, the resources of the Han family can be tilted towards her." ”
"You're trying to train her?" Mrs. Han exclaimed, she still didn't approve of her son's approach, "I recognized it halfway, and my loyalty to the family is limited......"
"Smart people have their own way of dealing with smart people, and if you do it, she will understand." Weiwu Hou didn't have much father-daughter affection for Chang Xi, but after in-depth understanding, he appreciated it a little.
Seeing her son's insistence, Mrs. Han nodded her head.
Wei Wuhou got up to say goodbye, and then walked to the main courtyard where the Wei family lived, although he brought back the outer rooms, but he still stayed in the main courtyard most of the time, and he should give Wei no less dignity, after all, this is the bond that maintains the Han and Wei families, and he will not embarrass the Wei family in a daze.