Chapter 31: Look the Other Way
Ye Yuanzhou didn't pay attention to it, he seemed to see that this Mrs. Xu was a snobbish and unmeasured woman, as long as she decided that complimenting herself like this would be tantamount to complimenting the Hussar General's Mansion, that is, she was afraid that she would not be restrained.
Mrs. Xu didn't mind Ye Yuanzhou's coldness, she still greeted her warmly, and brought a few people to the guest hall and sat down, only then did she remember to look at the others.
Except for Ye Yuanzhou, only Mrs. Shi and a young man with a face came with him, who looked like he was in his early twenties.
"Didn't you just say that Sima of Songzhou also came with General Ye Xiao? Why didn't you see anyone? Mrs. Xu asked her concierge.
The porter was confused, he had just heard Mrs. Shi say that there was such a Songzhou Sima, but at that time he felt that it was impossible for his wife to pay attention to such idlers, so he didn't pay close attention.
Du Ruo saw that people had already inquired about him, and was about to open his mouth to report to his home, but Ye Yuanzhou on the side was one step ahead of her.
"This is the newly appointed Songzhou Sima Du Ruo, Lord Du." In a respectful tone, Ye Yuanzhou introduced Du Ruo, a little Sima who was even lower than him, to Mrs. Xu.
Mrs. Xu is such a philistine, she relies on the relationship with Mrs. Jing Zhaoyin as a cousin on weekdays, and even Lord Thorn Shi doesn't need to be extraordinarily stammered, if she is just a little Sima, she has no real power, and she has no background to deal with, she is too lazy to deal with it.
But now Ye Yuanzhou, the son of Ye Jin, a first-class military general of the Great Yin Dynasty, is so polite and polite to this Songzhou Sima, and seeing that the new Sima is young, with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, and a magnificent appearance, Mrs. Xu can't help but wonder in her heart, whether this person has some side background.
Thinking about it like this, she didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly beckoned her subordinates to pour tea and water for everyone.
"Dusima is really young and promising! I'm a woman, I'm clumsy, I didn't recognize you, don't be surprised! Mrs. Xu accosted Du Ruo while secretly looking at the other party.
Although the outside world thinks that she is close to her cousin, and even her eldest son was taken by her cousin to study in the capital and stay by her side to cultivate, but in fact, what the outside world doesn't know is that although her cousin is Mrs. Jing Zhaoyin, she didn't have much sisterhood with her in the past.
If she hadn't put her face on it, the cousin who was above the top wouldn't even look at herself.
Now although everyone in Songzhou knows that she has a great cousin and treats her kindly, in fact, she only knows a little about those high-ranking families and dignitaries, such as the Ye family, a famous general, naturally knows, but it is only known, and there is no way to know more insider things.
Now she can only guess what kind of hidden son of a family this man surnamed Du, who can worship Sima at a young age.
"Du Sima is the new science exploration flower of this palace examination." Ye Yuanzhou said to Mrs. Xu, "After arriving in Songzhou, he specially invited me to come to Yuanchuan County with me, just toββ"
"I'm here to find that red face." Du Ruo took over with a smile, "I've heard of this thing for a long time, but I've been struggling with it.
Yesterday, I went to visit Shi Yuanwai's home, and I heard that Mrs. Xu knew a lot about Hongyanlu, so I cheekily asked Mrs. Shi to take us to the door to disturb us. β
"This ......" Mrs. Xu was a little surprised, according to Ye Yuanzhou's attitude towards Du Ruo, she felt more and more that this new Sima must be not small, it is not simple, she was still guessing what these people meant, Du Ruo's words can be regarded as answering the doubts in her heart before, "Du Sima already has a wife and concubine at home, so he wants to find this elixir for the daughter of the family?" β
Good guys, even the "elixir" has come out! Du Ruo was amazed in his heart, and he heard how much Mrs. Xu admired those things of Hongyanlu.
This is a good thing, I heard that if you want to ask for a red face dew, you still need a referral from a regular customer, which is enough to see that the other party is very vigilant.
Mrs. Shi, a person who didn't buy a few clothes in total, and her daughter had an accident, may not have such a big face to recommend, but Mrs. Xu shouldn't have a big problem.
So Du Ruo still had a smile on his face, shook his head, and said to Mrs. Xu, "I want to ask for myself." Du, like his wife, is a woman, and he deliberately wears men's clothes when he goes out for the convenience of walking. β
Mrs. Xu really didn't expect Du Ruo to be a girl's family, she was stunned for a while, and she forgot the etiquette, staring at Du Ruo and couldn't take her eyes off, her face was full of incredulity.
"I didn't know that women could also take the imperial examination and be officials!" Mrs. Xu looked at Du Ruo for a while, and found that after looking carefully, this new Sima was really a good-looking woman, not a handsome son.
"There was no precedent before, so the saint was particularly sorry." Ye Yuanzhou said.
Fortunately, Du Ruo was calm enough to sit still when he heard such brazen words, and he didn't make a big red face on the spot.
It's a shame that Ye Yuanzhou can say this, obviously because of his daughter's body, so the same talent can only be thrown to Songzhou to do an idle job, but he can say that "being valued by the saint" has a nose and eyes, and he looks unquestionable.
Originally, I thought that this Ye Duwei was good at martial arts, upright, and had been in the army before, I don't know if he was a flexible person, but now it seems that he is also a "malleable talent" who adapts to the situation.
Mrs. Xu was greatly surprised, although the Great Yin Dynasty did not require women to hide in the inner house and not deal with outsiders, but the women of each family were naturally the ones she could make on weekdays.
Even her cousin, who has eyes above the top, is Mrs. Jing Zhaoyin, who is high-ranking on the outside, but in fact, in front of her high-ranking husband, how much weight can she say as a lady.
Otherwise, her son would not be by her aunt's side, but there was no way to get her uncle's blue eyes.
Now this Du Sima is different, a woman can participate in the imperial examination like a man, and she was admitted to the palace examination all the way, won the Tanhua in one fell swoop, and was personally named an official by the saint......
This Du Sima is still a good age, if he can have a good relationship with her, and one day people will prosper, wouldn't it be more useful than making friends with ten or eight ladies of various families!
Her eyes rolled, Mrs. Xu had already quickly calculated an account in her heart, and when she looked at Du Ruo again, the smile on her face was no less than when she was to Ye Yuanzhou.