"How grown up, your clothes are wrinkled, and you don't know how to tidy them up. Without Xiaocui, you can't even take care of yourself..."
Li Yi helped her tidy up her clothes, frowned and glanced at her, then turned to look at the white-haired woman, and said with a smile: "You are here too, come in quickly..."
Zeng Zuimo looked at him, then at Mrs. Chen beside him, doubts appeared on his face again.
Walking back again, after sitting down in the living room, Li Yicai looked at Miss Chen San and said, "I've heard about what happened in the cloth village yesterday, thank you so much."
Zeng Zuimo muttered in a low voice: "Thanks are my thanks, it's none of your business..."
"Same, same." Ms. Chen San looked at Li Yi and her face, and said with a smile.
"ah?"
Zeng Zuimo showed doubts on his face. She found that since Mrs. Chen knew her name, her attitude towards her had undergone an obvious change, which made her a little puzzled.
At this moment, she actually still has a lot of doubts to ask in her heart, but she can only suppress her thoughts temporarily.
Miss Chen San glanced at Zeng Zuimo with an expression full of love, then turned to look at Li Yi, and asked, "Ruyi should be giving birth soon, how is she doing recently?"
Li Yi nodded and said, "There are still three months left. She is a martial arts practitioner and has always been in good health."
Zeng Zuimo showed surprise on his face. She knew Li Yi very well. He talked casually with anyone, and even made some harmless jokes with the elders.
This is the first time she has seen him so well behaved, even using the honorific title all the time. This attitude is even more unprecedented, which makes her doubts deepen.
"Zui Mo, there's nothing busy at Goulan, let's eat dumplings today..." Wan Ruoqing walked in from the outside, saw the situation inside the hall, slightly startled, and asked, "Any guests?"
"This is Mrs. Chen." Zeng Zuimo stood up, introduced her, and then asked: "If Madam has nothing to do, why not have dinner here before leaving."
Miss Chen San was startled, then a smile appeared on her face, and she said, "Okay."
She stood up, walked over, took Wan Ruoqing's hand naturally, and asked with a smile: "This one must be Miss Ruoqing, she is indeed a rare beauty..."
Wan Ruoqing felt a little guilty when she saw her. She didn't know why this Mrs. Chen, who was meeting for the first time, was so enthusiastic. She quietly glanced at Zeng Zuimo with a slightly dazed expression.
Zeng Zuimo also looked blank. She had never mentioned the matter of Sister Ruoqing to her. Why did she call out her name at the first sight? At this moment, her doubts deepened. She only thought that after Mrs. Chen left, she must You should ask Li Yi carefully.
Miss Chen San seemed to realize that she was losing her composure, so she let go of her hand and said, "I'm bothering you today..."
"Don't bother, don't bother." Wan Ruoqing said hastily, and then said: "I didn't expect to have a guest today, so I'll go out and buy more stuffing..."
"Miss Ruoqing, you don't have to worry about it." Miss Chen San looked back and said, "Xiu'er, go out and buy some."
The maid named Xiu'er looked embarrassed, walked to her side, and whispered: "But miss, today is your birthday, and the second master is at home..."
"Go."
"Yes, Miss..." The maid bit her lip, finally nodded and walked out.
Wan Ruoqing turned her head and ordered: "Yuzhu, Xiaocui, go and take the stuffing and the dough I rolled out this morning to the yard, and we'll go over there to make dumplings."
"Hee hee, let's make dumplings..."
"Just watch it, can you eat it..."
"It's the same as saying you can eat what you pack, but I still have to rely on Sister Ruoqing..."
The two little maids ran away chattering and chattering, Wan Ruoqing and Miss Chen San walked out with a smile, Zeng Zuimo and Li Yi were a few steps behind, she turned her head and asked, "Did you and Mrs. Chen know each other a long time ago?" ?”
Li Yi shook his head and said, "This is a long story, I'll tell you later."
Zeng Zuimo nodded, glared at Li Yi again, and asked, "Didn't you say that you are a master of martial arts, and you can't hide any troubles in a radius of thirty feet?"
Bragging is bragging, and he is only a little stronger than ordinary people. He has a radius of thirty feet, and he can indeed hear other people's voices more clearly than ordinary people, but it is not that exaggerated. Otherwise, the old man who was hiding behind the bushes would not have The emperor caught a glimpse.
"Thirty feet is a bit exaggerated. In fact, my skill is slightly weaker than thirty feet..."
"How much is that?"
"Three feet..."
"Is the distance between a door three inches?"
Li Yi looked at her with a little shame and anger, "Young lady, why are there so many problems..."
The voice paused, before saying: "Just now, there were no folds on my clothes."
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"Here, here, and here, the lantern, the lantern is hung on the wrong side..."
"Have you invited all the people who should be invited? Check it again... Who, who can't tell, ask again, if he is sick, let him go if he is sick!"
"Ziyuelou has a lot of customers today, and the food and drink have to be prepared for a while... I drive out all the guests. If there is a problem with a dish today, they don't have to open the door in the future!"
"What, twenty tables are too many, just let them do it, it's not enough to eat one table and throw one away!"
"Be careful, if things go wrong tonight, I'll pack up and leave!"
In Chen Guogong's mansion, Chen Chong didn't have the slightest appearance of an important court official today. He walked quickly in the mansion, yelling indistinctly.
Today is the third lady's birthday. The second master has been preparing for it half a month ago. Not only did he invite many distinguished guests, but the palace is decorated with lights and festoons. In the evening, the most famous actors in Kyoto will perform on stage. , there is no shortage of folk art and juggling. According to the practice of previous years, the most beautiful fireworks show in Kyoto every year will appear tonight.
This practice has continued for more than 20 years without missing a single year.
This is almost the most important event of the year in the Duke's Mansion, more important than the New Year's Day and the birthdays of the Patriarch and Second Master.
In the Chen family, omissions in other places may be forgiven, but today, even a small mistake will be punished severely.
It was the third time to inspect the Chen Mansion thoroughly. Chen Chong raised his head and poured a pot of cold tea before asking, "Where is Miss San, haven't you come back yet?"
A servant of the Chen residence immediately stepped forward and said, "Miss San went out early in the morning and hasn't come back yet."
Chen Chong waved his hand: "Send someone to look for it, don't make any trouble today."
As soon as the words were finished, a guard of the Chen residence hurried over from a distance and whispered something in Chen Chong's ear, and Chen Chong's face immediately became gloomy.
He asked in a cold voice: "What are you talking about, the third lady went to Yangliu Lane, and Li Yi is there?"
The guard nodded again and again: "Yes, after this subordinate found out, he immediately came back to report!"
"You guys, come out with me!" Chen Chong ordered in a cold voice, and strode out of the mansion gate.
A group of more than ten people walked out of the Chen Mansion, causing some people on the street to stare again.
Most people didn't know what happened yesterday, but some insiders knew very well that even with the advice from the Cui family and the Qin family, Ningyuan Hou's mansion still paid a huge price. Just calm down the matter.
Today, looking at the second master of the Chen family like this, who is going to be unlucky