Early the next morning, not long after Pang Shangshu returned to the mansion from the morning court, before he could change out of his court clothes, he heard a report from his subordinates that the prime minister had come to visit with a generous gift. "Let's just say that the official is not in the house. ”

"Yes, sir". The subordinate received the order and hurriedly replied, but before he reached the door, he saw that the prime minister had already led someone in, and before Pang Shangshu in the hall could walk away, he heard a familiar voice coming from the courtyard. "Lord Shangshu, don't come unharmed. ”

Although Pang Shangshu was displeased, he was bumped into, because he had been an official in the same dynasty for many years, and he was the prime minister above 10,000 people under one person, so he had to greet him with a calm face and ask him to sit down. "The Prime Minister is so interested, why do you have time to come to our small Shangshu Mansion today. Pang Shangshu was dressed in a blue court robe, although his face was expressionless, there was obviously a bit of anger in his eyes.

His daughter was dismissed, Pang Shangshu was naturally displeased, even if he was the prime minister of the dynasty, he was unwilling to give a good face. The prime minister naturally knew, he had come to Shangshu Mansion many times to visit before, and every time Pang Shangshu greeted him with kind words, this time he was obviously annoyed by Lang'er's resignation.

At the moment, he hurriedly smiled and said, "Lord Shangshu is serious, this minister came to visit today, it is especially for the dog to apologize to you, Lang'er is spoiled by the inner son, has always been willful, this minister specially came to the door to compensate is not, and please read Lord Shangshu in our same dynasty as an official for many years, forgive me, here again to compensate you is not, this time I came to prepare a small gift, to apologize, please forgive me." ”

"The Prime Minister laughed, your son is the Prime Minister's son-in-law, how dare we be angry in Shangshufu, besides, your son is a dragon and phoenix among the people, and his appearance is dignified, and my little girl can't climb high. As for gifts, we can't afford it. Although Pang Shangshu was not angry, he poked his heart straight at every word. After hearing the words, the prime minister had to laugh dryly twice and apologize non-stop.

"All the mistakes are the fault of our prime minister. This time I just want to ask for your forgiveness and Ling Qianjin. Especially Ling Qianjin, Benxiang wants to compensate her personally to make up for the mistakes made by my family Lang'er. I don't know that Ling Qianjin can be in the mansion, and the official wants to see it, so I ask Lord Shangshu to give the official a chance to make amends for the sake of his past friendship. ”

Even though Xia Lang is not in every way, the prime minister's attitude is very friendly, he personally visited the door, apologized, and now he has lowered his status to apologize to himself and his daughter, Pang Shangshu's face finally eased a lot.

Even though he did not forgive the matter of retiring his relatives, he thought that the two had been officials in the same dynasty for many years, and he was the prime minister of the dynasty, so the two families could not completely tear their faces. Besides, in the future, the court will always bow its head and not look up, so it will not become an enemy, if this is the case, I am afraid it will also alarm the emperor.

That's it, Pang Shangshu thought like this at the moment, picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, and the good tea that the next person had just brewed was fragrant when he drank it, which also alleviated his displeasure a little. Taking a sip of tea into his throat, Pang Shangshu ordered, "Come on, go and invite the eldest lady to come over, and say that the prime minister will come to visit her in person." ”

"Yes", the maid on the side took the order and went to the courtyard where the eldest lady was. In the main hall, Pang Shangshu and the prime minister also chatted, and the situation was not as tense as it was at that time, and it was relatively harmonious.

"I don't know how Ling Qianjin's body is, has she recovered?" the prime minister looked worried, and every word was concerned.

"No, it's still the same, I asked all the famous doctors and didn't find a cure. Speaking of which, I would like to thank the Prime Minister at that time for his help. Speaking of his daughter, Pang Shangshu still couldn't help sighing, this disease has neither the root cause nor the solution, which is a headache. At that time, the Prime Minister's Mansion also sent a lot of famous doctors to come, which can be regarded as having a heart.

"Where, not to mention that we are in-laws and have been officials in the same dynasty for many years, this is not what it should be. It's just a shame to say that although Benxiang invited a lot of famous doctors, he couldn't help. The prime minister arched his hand, and it could be seen that he was still quite concerned about Pang Ruyan.

"This affection, the lower officials will keep it in mind. ”

"Lord Shangshu is serious, it's all because my family Lang'er is reckless and dares to come to the door to withdraw from his relatives without permission, and he is very guilty. If Master Shangshu doesn't forgive, Benxiang will go back and tie up Lang'er to come and ask for the guilt. The prime minister's words were earnest, his eyebrows and eyes were heavy, and when he spoke, he had the urge to get up and go back to press Xia Lang to come to the door to make amends.

"No need," Seeing that the prime minister was about to get up, Pang Shangshu hurriedly stretched out his hand to stop him and invited the prime minister to sit down, "I understand the prime minister's intentions, but the twisted melon is not sweet, and my Yan'er has been retired, how can I face your son again, I don't see it, there is nothing to say." When it comes to the principled issue of quitting relatives, how can Pang Shangshu, who is eager to protect his daughter, be willing to back down, let alone let his daughter face that ruthless and unrighteous person again.

"Hey, it's our Xia Mansion I'm sorry for Ling Qianjin. The prime minister took the tea and drank it all, although his throat was moist, he could not hide the loss and guilt in his heart. "If you are willing to forgive, I don't know ······" The prime minister paused, and the sentence "I don't know if our prime minister's mansion will have a chance to marry Shangshufu again in the future" has not yet been spoken, and swallowed it raw. It was Lang'er who came to the door to withdraw from his relatives and lost Ru Yan in front, how could he have the face to mention the marriage again.

Yahuan, who had just received the order, came to report, "Returning to the lord, the prime minister, the young lady said that she was unwell and could not come to see the prime minister, and I ask your forgiveness." ”

"It doesn't matter. "The prime minister knew that Ru Yan might be unable to face the people of Xia Mansion because of the resignation, so he didn't take it to heart.

Isn't it still good this morning? Why is this body uncomfortable, Pang Shangshu looked worried, and asked anxiously, "How is Miss's body?"

The maid owes her body, "Miss has no general body, but she is infected with the wind and cold, and it is not suitable to see guests." The young lady also asked the slave to pass this over to the prime minister. Yahuan presented the brocade box in her hand and handed it to the prime minister.

As soon as the prime minister looked at the red brocade box, he understood that he was very familiar with this brocade box. Open it and take a look, sure enough, there is a delicate blood-red agate bracelet, this is the heirloom of Xia Mansion, it is for the future daughter-in-law, at the beginning of the flower banquet Mrs. gave this heirloom to Ru Yan, as a matter of marriage, and now Ru Yan returned it intact, which means that the marriage contract between the two families is over, and this family matter is a foregone conclusion.

The prime minister couldn't help but sigh, Pang Shangshu didn't speak, as if he had guessed that his daughter would make such a decision.

Miss also told the slave maid to tell the two adults, Miss said thank you for the Prime Minister's visit today, she has understood the meaning of the adults, the matter of retreat is the initiative of the young lady herself, the marriage between the two is stopped, and I hope that the adults will not be upset because of this matter, let alone damage the friendship between the two adults who have been officials in the same dynasty for many years. ”

is worthy of being the daughter of the dignified Shangshufu, she is really dignified and elegant, knowledgeable, even if her appearance changes, she still has the temperament that everyone should have. At the moment, he felt guilty about the harm caused to Pang Ruyan by his son's resignation. Picking up the teacup, he sighed here, and said to Pang Shangshu, "It's that the dog is not blessed, it's really a shame to be a daughter." After that, the prime minister bowed his hand again.

Pang Shangshu knew that his daughter's move was to take care of the overall situation, and he did not want the hostility between the two governments to affect his position in the court, which can be said to be well-intentioned, and he considered the government everywhere, and felt more pity for this poor daughter.

Today, the prime minister apologized many times and his attitude was sincere, and his daughter Ru Yan had also expressed his position, the resentment in Pang Shangshu's heart had basically dissipated, and he was unwilling to be harsh in the face of this prime minister who had always been a good friend. After all, when children are older and have their own minds, how can parents be completely in control.

But for Sharon, he couldn't get rid of his resentment. "The public is public, the private is private, and the officials have always had clear grievances. The Prime Minister doesn't need to mind anymore, this official will not have a dislike with you because of this matter. The marriage contract was ended, as our two families never mentioned it. This matter does not want to be mentioned again in the future. However, please be sure to tell Ling Gongzi that he will not appear in front of the little girl again in the future, and the official does not want his daughter to be hurt again. ”

The daughter was dismissed in vain, which damaged her reputation and face, how could a father not be angry. This is already a great concession from Pang Shangshu, how could the prime minister not know, he bowed his hand at the moment, and said softly, "Everything is up to Lord Shangshu, and I am really ashamed." ”

At this point, it is meaningless to continue, except for the apology and a bunch of thin gifts, the prime minister seems to have no other way to make up for it, "There are many disturbances in the house today, and the prime minister has other things, so I won't bother anymore and leave." ”

The prime minister gestured, turned around and waved to leave. Pang Shangshu on the other side got up and called him, "Wait, take this pile of gifts away." Pang Shangshu pointed to the two rows of big red gift boxes that the Prime Minister's Mansion had brought and placed in the courtyard, and then instructed the housekeeper to come over, "Go and bring out the previous gift list and dowry and return them to the Prime Minister's Mansion." ”

The prime minister just wanted to step forward to stop him, but was blocked by Pang Shangshu waving his hand. While speaking, the subordinates of Shangshu Mansion took out all the dowry gifts from the treasury and placed them in two rows in the courtyard. But the subordinates brought by the prime minister did not move, and without the orders of the prime minister, who dared to rashly step forward and carry back the dowry gift sent by the prime minister's mansion.

The prime minister looked at the red gift box in the courtyard, his face was full of hesitation, he stared at Pang Shangshu and said, "Lord Shangshu, these rights should be the atonement of our Prime Minister's Mansion, so let's stay in the mansion." ”

Although these gifts can be regarded as precious, how can they deal with the harm caused to Pang Ruyan by the withdrawal of relatives and the disagreement between the two families. Leaving a gift is also an attempt to repair the relationship by making amends.

But how could Pang Shangshu be willing to leave these objects that seemed to make his daughter sad, he must have been angry when he saw it, raised his eyes and said, "No need, this official has his own arrogance and demeanor, if Xiangye really wants to get along, he will take all these things away, and the official doesn't want to see them for a moment." ”

Along with the famous painting that he liked very much, Pang Shangshu also let people take it out, since he wanted to break it, he would break it cleanly, and leaving these eyesore to do it would only make people unhappy in vain.

Pang Shangshu's meaning is understood by the prime minister, since he has already withdrawn from his family, Pang Shangshu never wants to have anything to do with it. As a scholar of the dynasty, he naturally has his own principles of doing things and arrogance. At the moment, the prime minister doesn't want to be reluctant, and he doesn't have to worry about these objects at this juncture. The future is long, and the relationship between the two families will have a chance to be mended in the future. "Well, then, the prime minister is gone. ”

"Go slowly, don't send it!" Pang Shangshu did not send the guests off as warmly as usual, but simply spit out these words and sent the housekeeper to send them away. After waiting for the prime minister and his party to walk out of the door carrying the gift box, Pang Shangshu's eyes became even deeper. I thought in my heart that if I choose a family for my daughter in the future, I must not choose a person like Xia Lang, I must choose a good son-in-law who has a good character, does not pay attention to appearance, and is really good to my daughter.

But where did Pang Shangshu know about his daughter's family, after this retreat, Pang Ruyan had already made up her mind not to marry again, and even the idea of survival may have been lost. For her, after Xia Lang came to the door to withdraw from her relatives, this return of the dowry was like the last straw, completely cutting off all contact between them, and also crushing the last trace of defense in Pang Ruyan's heart.