She secretly thought in her heart: Since the matter is about to end, maybe the Liu family will look for her again......

Lu Zhengnian followed and suddenly said: "I see that Madame is not in a hurry, she is very stable here every day, but she seems to have lost some weight." ”

Shunyin smiled lightly: "No, it's cold, and it's not good to rest." ”

How can it be possible to rest well here, although I know that the governor's office will not be reckless and harm her here, but it is impossible to be unguarded, and even be cautious about what she eats, she eats less every day, probably because of this, she has reduced some of it.

Almost outside the hall, an attendant greeted him, bowed down and said, "Mrs. Junshi, the previous return gift has been almost chosen, today please ask Mrs. to help, and take the congratulatory gift sent to the house." ”

Shun Yin stopped: "This is the order of the lady in charge?" ”

The attendant said, "Yes." ”

Shunyin had no choice but to turn around and change direction with him, and when she saw Lu Zhengnian standing beside him, she didn't seem to want to enter the hall, and said, "You can follow me." ”

Lu Zhengnian hurriedly followed.

The attendant led the way and went to the front yard of the house.

The left side of the front yard is a place for official affairs, and there is a side hall next to the council hall, which has been opened up to place the congratulatory gifts sent by the lower officials of various states.

When Shunyin walked in, he looked around, and one by one the long and short gift boxes were piled up in the east corner of the hall, and some were even packed in boxes.

She turned back to her attendant and asked, "You said you had almost chosen the gift in return?" ”

The attendant replied: "Yes, just wait for the lady in charge to decide." ”

Shun Yin suddenly remembered those portraits, and almost imperceptibly wrinkled his eyebrows, could it be that those were also ready to make a return gift?

The attendant suddenly went out, took a gift and came in, and reported loudly: "Zhang Zuoshi congratulates the gift!" ”

Shunyin took the recorded gift book from the desk in the hall and looked out the door.

Zhang Junfeng didn't come in to pay a visit, but only stood outside and asked, "Can I ask to see the manager?" ”

The attendant put down the congratulatory gift and went out to reply: "The chief manager has not yet gotten up, and the wife of the chief manager has no time, so the wife of the military secretary is here to receive the gift." ”

Shunyin guessed that he was watching the situation here by giving gifts, and deliberately walked to the door.

Zhang Junfeng glanced at her quickly, hugged his fists slightly, and said, "Then Mrs. Lao will present the gift on her behalf." There is a copy of Hu Fantou in this congratulatory gift, he has just returned from completing military affairs abroad, and he has not had time to enter the house, so he asked me to bring it. ”

Shunyin understood, Hu Xiao'er had returned from completing military affairs, and it should be very smooth to escort He She into the Central Plains without illness, this is a report.

It must have been the news he brought to him.

Shunyin nodded, pinched the gift book, and turned around and instructed: "Write it down later." ”

Lu Zhengnian followed behind her, his eyes looking out.

Shun Yin followed and saw out, Zhang Junfeng had already said goodbye and left, his thin and slender figure flashed, and he went straight out of the front yard, and the attendants followed to see him off.

She looked beside her again, Lu Zhengnian's gaze had not yet retracted, and her eyes did not blink, as if she was in a trance.

Shun Yin was stunned for a moment, suddenly thought of something, and whispered in his mouth: "Do you like it...... It's him? ”

Lu Zhengnian seemed to be awakened by her voice, and when he looked at it, his face suddenly turned red, and he stammered: "I, I ......"

She is usually timid, too unnoticed, and only Shunyin's eyes that are always attentive can find her eyes.

Thinking about it carefully, when she stared at Mu Changzhou in the past, he was not alone, and there were Hu Xiaoer and Zhang Junfeng around her, no wonder she said that she hadn't seen Mu Changzhou much, and the rest of her eyes were directed at Zhang Junfeng?

"I thought you liked ......"

Lu Zhengnian hurriedly explained again: "No! I don't dare to ...... like that."

Shunyin was surprised: "Are you afraid of him?" ”

Lu Zhengnian looked at her, his face was flushed, and he hurriedly took the gift book in her hand: "I, I'll remember it for Mrs." ”

The attendants outside sent people back, Shun Yin stopped talking, and asked casually: "Can the congratulatory gift from the Military Division's Mansion be delivered?" ”

The attendant replied, "Not yet." ”

Shun Yin glanced at Lu Zhengnian, who was busy sitting next to the desk, and said "um".

Almost as soon as the words fell, someone else came.

Shun Yin thought it was another official who gave a congratulatory gift, but when she raised her eyes, she saw that the person who came was dressed in a beard and gold jewelry, which was extremely eye-catching.

It's Liu.

She had a certain face, and she lowered her eyes.

Lu Zhengnian hurriedly got up from the side of the case to salute.

What I was saying before was forgotten in an instant.

Liu led a group of attendants and maids in, swept around, and sat down: "I thought you should sit here to receive the gift, why are you just standing?" ”

Shun Yin raised her eyes slightly to meet her gaze, and naturally said to herself: "I'm waiting here to help, how dare I sit down." ”

Liu smiled and waved his hand at Lu Zhengnian: "You go, I'm free, just accept the salute with Mrs. Junsi here." ”

Lu Zhengnian retreated, buried his head all the way and went out.

Shunyin was not surprised, and when she learned that the matter here was about to end, she thought that there would be such a moment.

Liu pointed to the chair under the seat: "Sit down, there is no congratulatory gift for a while." ”

Shun Yin approached and sat down.

The maid brought the tea and soup, and the heat was curling, as if it was peaceful and peaceful here.

Liu Shi also seemed to be calm, waved his hands twice, dismissed the others in the hall, and gossiped with her alone: "I have worked hard for you these days, the head manager has been sick and repeated, I need to take care of it at all times, if you don't help here, I'm afraid this birthday banquet will not be completed." ”

Shunyin said as little as always, at this moment, just pretend that she still doesn't know anything and listen to her.

Liu took a sip of the teacup, and when he put it down, he said something else: "I saw that you have lost a lot of money these days, isn't it because you have a bad appetite?" ”

Shunyin didn't expect her to say this, her heart was secretly tight, obviously she had been asking people to pay attention to her changes in the house, and replied as before: "It's cold, I don't sleep well, maybe I wear less clothes, I don't feel the reduction myself." ”

Liu Shi looked at her face and looked at it carefully: "My face is not good, I look a lot haggard." ”

Shunyin's mood turned quickly, and she returned quickly: "The wife of the chief manager has worked too hard to take care of the chief manager, and I don't have to worry about this little thing." ”

Liu said: "You are in my house, how can I ignore it?" By the way, have you got your monthly letter this month? ”

The two sentences before and after were almost unrelated, and Shun Yin was stunned for a moment before she recalled what she asked, and almost intuitively said the opposite: "It's been there." ”

When Liu asked, he almost leaned forward, and when he heard the reply, he sat back again, the expression on his face changed, and he slowly smiled with his eyes: "It's a pity, I also said that this is good news for you." In the past, the chief concubine's room was like this when she was pregnant, and she was not happy, but people were tired and haggard first, and I was the same with you. ”

Shunyin's heart sank, and his fingers in his sleeves suddenly curled.

"Since you have said it, then it has been there, and this cannot be faked, if you are really pregnant, sooner or later you will be pregnant." Liu said with a smile.

Shunyin stared at the hem of her skirt, her heart tightened, but she said, "Yes." ”

Liu Shi looked at her, and his voice suddenly dragged on: "Speaking of which, you have been married to Liangzhou for a long time, why haven't you moved?" I don't have a son and a half daughter under my knees, and this governor's house is deserted, if you have children, you often bring them, isn't it also much more lively? ”

Shunyin's heart became more and more depressed, and even cold, and he lowered his eyes and said, "It's me who is not competitive enough......"

Someone outside finally came to give a congratulatory gift, and the attendant sang the visiting official, holding the gift box in both hands and presenting it.

Liu waved his hand, as if deflated, and said no more.

The maid followed, and added tea soup to the teacup on the desk.

The smell of spices wafted from the turquoise brown to the nose one after another.

Shunyin couldn't feel a trace of smell, her heart seemed to be blocked in her throat, and she got up patiently and said: "There is the chief manager's wife in charge, I can't accept the gift here, Yu Li is not in line with the ceremony, please let me leave." ”

It just so happened that a green-shirted official had already walked in to meet him.

Liu Shi glanced at her and nodded: "Then you can go and rest, don't be really tired." ”

Shunyin thanked him, turned around and withdrew.

As soon as I went out, I walked away slowly with my hands together, and turned the corner of the corridor, but my steps had become faster, faster and faster.

It wasn't until she returned to her lodgings that she pushed the door open and closed it again, leaning her back against it, that her chest could not help heaving.

When she was about to return, she unexpectedly mentioned the matter, and if she answered carelessly, she didn't know what arrangements would be made at this moment.

After a long time, she looked down at her lower abdomen, her eyebrows were furrowed, and her heart was beating more rapidly.

CHAPTER XXXIV

As soon as he left the governor's mansion, Zhang Junfeng hurried to the military secretary's mansion, got off the horse, and walked all the way to the mansion gate.

Mu Changzhou stood in the hall, as if he had just returned, his sleeves and arms were not loosened, and he had just untied the quiver from his belt with one hand, and turned his head and asked, "How?" ”

Zhang Junfeng approached: "Coincidentally, I was just in time for my wife to receive the gift today, and according to the instructions of the military secretary, I have already passed the news to her." ”

Mu Changzhou followed up and asked, "How are people?" ”

Zhang Jun opened his mouth and paused, How do you say this? He didn't look closely, so he had to say, "It looks good...... Probably only lost some weight? ”

Mu Changzhou narrowed his eyes, his face was slightly gloomy, he put the quiver on the small case, walked slowly, and then asked, "Still haven't seen the manager?" ”

Zhang Junfeng frowned and shook his head, and whispered: "I can probably only see it on my birthday." ”

Mu Changzhou pulled a cold smile on his lips: "That's not a few days." He suddenly called out to the wind.

Chang Feng quickly walked to the door: "Military Division." ”

"How's the congratulatory gift you've prepared?" Mu Changzhou asked.

Chang Feng replied: "It's ready, do you want to send it to the governor's mansion immediately?" ”

Mu Changzhou waved his hand at Zhang Junfeng, motioned for him to return, and strode out: "No need, I'll send it in person then." ”

Geng Yin day, governor's office.

All the things related to the birthday preparations are finally coming to an end, and the ladies are about to end their help here.

On the last day, the ladies rushed to the hall and were busy for a long time.

It's just that the embroidery work is not completely done, Originally, everyone embroidered a part separately, but the fine silk was too big, and it was almost a little bit to get to today, and it had not yet been finally connected into one, for fear that the chief manager's wife would be angry, and everyone rushed to get busy.

Fortunately, in the afternoon, the governor's office arranged for the embroidery lady to take over, and in the end, they didn't have to worry about it.

The ladies were relieved, and then they returned to their quarters and packed up to leave.