When Sheng Weiqiao returned to the Red Pavilion that day, he was exhausted both physically and mentally.
Then she thought that it seemed that both the mother and daughter of the Nan family, as well as herself, had forgotten something they had asked for: "Miss Meng Shisi has just accepted the decree to be crowned as her successor. Although Ningwei Hou Mansion I haven’t taken refuge with the Meng family, but regardless of whether it’s Sister Caikui or not, the three of them have attended Miss Meng Fourteenth’s birthday party before, so they should have come to congratulate her that time!”
Huan Ye and this group of people all rushed over after the Yongyi uncle's mansion was dispersed.
Logically they should have arrived soon... But because Nan's mother and daughter seemed to have been lifelong enemies with Xu Baomo for eight lifetimes, Sheng Weiqiao spent the entire afternoon trying to convince the mother and daughter that Xu Baomo was not. They thought they were so scumbag; while Nan's mother and daughter were immersed in trying to convince Sheng Wei, Qiao Xu, and Mo scumbag that they couldn't be any more scumbag. They should never look at people's mistakes and look at their appearance, and they shouldn't be fooled by the face of a family of friends. After all, they should not be their own. Happiness is the most important thing to seek...
"Forget it, it's already so late. It's too late to go to Zheng Guogong's mansion at that time. Let's talk about it tomorrow!" Sheng Wei Qiaosheng thought helplessly, "When the examination is over in two days, when Xu Baomo comes back, he Can you find an excuse to hide in the red pavilion first? Otherwise, lest he feel that he is going to die anyway, why not die with him? "
By the way, since discovering Xu Baomo's playboy nature, Sheng Weiqiao felt guilty for the first time...
Well, after half a day tomorrow, Sheng Weiqiao felt that she could no longer hate Xu Baomo.
after all…
Thanks to her, whether Xu Baomo will be able to survive or not will not be a problem in the future...
With a very heavy heart, Sheng Weiqiao cleaned up hastily and settled down.
Early in the morning of the next month, she got up and sent someone to call Sheng Weiwu and Gongsun Yingjiang. They went to the back hall to greet Nanshi and discussed congratulating Meng Bijun. Nanshi said, "Your son, he also remembered this morning." That matter has happened. Fortunately, we are not close to the Meng family. It doesn't matter if we didn't go over immediately yesterday. It will be fine if a few of us take a trip later. "
Because the relationship was not close, the gifts did not need to be too solemn. Nanshi had packed them up when he remembered last night.
Two portions for Ye Yifu, one portion for the Xu sisters, and one portion for Sheng Weiqiao and the others.
After all, although Sheng Weiqiao and the others are living in the Hou Mansion now, they did not move out when they went to Zheng Guogong's Mansion for a banquet. At that time, the post about Dong Meng Bijun's birthday party in Duke Zheng's Mansion was also given to them separately. It would be stingy to prepare a gift just because they went there with the Xu sisters that time.
Regardless of whether Ningwei Houfu is prosperous or prosperous, there is no need for that, so there is no need to be underestimated.
On the way to Zheng Guogong's Mansion, Xu Caikui remembered and asked Sheng Weiqiao: "There seemed to be something wrong with Miss Meng Shishi's birthday party earlier?"
"I don't think so." Sheng Weiqiao prevaricated, "There were quite a lot of people that day, but Bu Nao and the others didn't know many of them. Later, they followed County Master Jingshu and hid in a corner. Didn't they know how lively the banquet was?"
Xu Caikui also didn't expect that the undercurrent of the birthday party that day would be turbulent. Sheng Weiqiao and the other three were the most involved. At this moment, he mentioned Bu Nao in casual chat. Hearing the words, he smiled and said: "He said that the Lord Jingshu is a very good person, because his father is not a good person." When they came to Chang'an, many noble ladies didn't look down on them. When he met County Lord Jingshu for the first time, he was thinking a lot about the daughter of Duke Huan, who was his direct grandson. The Queen Mother looked down upon them. He must be a very noble and arrogant person. Who would have known that after getting to know each other, he would find out that the county head was so friendly... Well, what happened yesterday, I guess she came from a civil servant family after all, and had never heard of a fight. Were you frightened for a moment about the killing? When you calm down later, you will definitely not care about it anymore."
I would like to ask whether family background is really relevant. Is the country open to the public, but is it limited after all? Are there many more restrictions for girls than for boys
Therefore, the personality, preferences and outlook of most girls are mostly influenced by their family members.
Xu Caikui is actually far inferior to Huan Yehe in terms of resourcefulness and tact, but because Sheng Weiqiao once beheaded a bandit in the East with his own legs, he was indifferent to it, let alone scared, so it didn't touch him at all. ... At most I think, "Oh, that sister Wei Qiao doesn't seem to be brave enough."
After all, before Xu Zijing was granted the title of Marquis, his wife and daughter were with him in Northern Xinjiang, living close to the front line. Although they could not say that they had seen real fighting in front of the battle line, there were many seriously wounded soldiers who had just been carried east from the battlefield.
Northern Xinjiang has been invaded by Ruru for many years, so it cannot protect itself, and the people have to be fierce.
Both men and women are accustomed to seeing blood.
Xu Zijing killed many enemies, and Nan was a strong-willed person. In such an environment, Xu Caikui had long been numb to hearing about murders and arson. Naturally, he would not think that Sheng Weiqiao killed someone, especially if he killed not just a gangster. What's so scary
That girl is really smart in interpersonal relationships. Did she really remember what Sheng Weiqiao said yesterday, "The county magistrate please stay away from him"? She wanted to say good things about Huan Yehe to Sheng Weiqiao, but The last sentence, "I definitely won't care about it anymore," made Sheng Weiqiao feel unhappy: He killed Young Master Han as a matter of course and had no regrets at all! Huan Yehe is timid, harsh-looking and hypocritical, but he can command them to do something bad. He doesn't even dare to kill a chicken. Who can blame him? ?
Because he is now living in the Hou Mansion, and he also knows that Xu Caikui did not mean to belittle him, and the girl would not shut up, Sheng Weiqiao calmed down his anger and said calmly: "It's nothing, he won't be in Chang'an anyway. Stay for a long time. Who should I stay with... After he returns to Nanfeng County, as time goes by, he will definitely become less interested."
Xu Caikui didn't notice her unhappiness and said with a smile: "Isn't that a shame? We girls have been happily going out and socializing for only those two years. After we get married, even if we have many sisters-in-law, , I don’t need to host the middle school, but I also need to serve my parents-in-law, but it’s not as easy as it is now!”
Before he could shut up, the carriage had arrived.
Although Zheng Guogong's Mansion had already received a group of congratulatory guests yesterday, Mingyue was still crowded.
Not only did their carriage wait in line for a long time before it drove in, but they finally arrived at the "Manjuan Zhai" where Meng Bijun lived, only to find that it was already full of people inside and outside, just like a teahouse. If the five of us couldn't find a seat, we could walk on the red lacquered mother-of-pearl embroidered stool with landscapes, figures and plum blossoms that the maids had temporarily brought over, and then hold the tea that the maids had prepared in their laps.
After waiting like this for a long time, Sheng Weiwu almost fell asleep. A woman in her thirties who looked like a housekeeper came from the east of the building. After coughing a few times to attract everyone's attention, she said politely. But he also said with some helplessness: "Miss Fourteenth of his family appreciates the kindness of all the ladies. However, Miss Fourteen just came back from the palace yesterday. She had only had a night's rest. It was inevitable that she was a little weak. At that time But it’s not convenient for me to come to the East Tower to greet you all in person..."
She spoke tactfully for a long time, probably meaning that Meng Bijun was tired, tired, sleepy... In short, the prospective successor didn't want to come to the East Building to be polite to everyone, so Zheng Guogong's Mansion could help make some preparations. For water and wine, please go to Guichun Garden and leave after eating and drinking!
Although Meng Bijun's temperament has been known for a long time, everyone in the meeting was a little speechless after all. After all, she had just accepted the person who would be the successor. Now that he has become the quasi-successor who has taken a clear path, are you afraid of being criticized for being so arrogant
Bu Nao then thought about the situation in the former harem at that time, and everyone was relieved: Who is the future master? Do you think Meng can fight against the Gaomi King? No matter how good his reputation is, how smooth he is, and how well he treats others. People are like the spring breeze, and if Meng Shi asks for permission to lose, she will definitely be in trouble;
On the other hand, if Meng wins, Meng Bijun will definitely reject the Queen Mother. Even if Meng has no more say than the current Queen Mother, Meng will not argue with her over some trivial matters.
Therefore, Meng Bijun was too lazy to come to the East Tower to greet the guests at that time. Regardless of whether the people who came to congratulate her were Meng's family or not, they had no choice but to go with her.
Xu Caikui saw that the people around him were talking a lot and discussed with Sheng Weiqiao in a low voice: "Shall we stay here for a drink?"
"Don't you want to ask for it?" Sheng Weiqiao looked around and whispered, "Our relationship with Duke Zheng's mansion is not very close in fact. I just came here because of face. Is it possible? Why stay long when you have the opportunity to leave in advance? We won’t miss a meal either way.”
Xu Caikui was too lazy to stay longer, so the two of them decided, so they went to find the aunt in charge and found a reason to leave. The aunt in charge was rude to Meng Bijun, so she was wrong to ask the guests to leave early. Naturally, there was no cold face, but an apologetic apology.
After that trip, there was nothing else to do for two months after returning to Dongdong. The period for the examination was over in a blink of an eye. Early in the morning of that day, Ningwei Houfu and Dongdong got up together. Nan personally supervised Didong. People were sweeping outside, and the kitchen was ordered to kill chickens, cook meat, stew bird's nests, ginseng soup and other nourishing foods in preparation for the return of Sheng Sleeping Crane and Xu Baomo.
Seeing that none of the stews were served in double portions, Sheng Weiqiao secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said to himself that it seemed that he had worried too much before. The Xu family only had one male heir, Xu Baomo. It's just talk, how can Keke really do anything to him
Thinking of that, she didn't find an excuse to hide back at the Red Pavilion, instead chatting and waiting in the back hall with Nan's mother and daughter.
... Originally Gongsun Yingjiang had the idea of pleasing with Sheng Suihe, so he suggested to her to pick up people at the gate of Gongyuan. But he was stopped by Nan. Is there a reason why there must be a lot of family members going to pick up people at the gate of Gongyuan tomorrow? With so many people squeezing around, maybe Sheng Suihe and Xu Baomo are back. They are looking for people there. Woolen cloth!
Moreover, the Gongyuan Courtyard is also in the south of the city, and it is actually not far from Ningwei Hou's Mansion. It is enough to send a strong servant to hitch a carriage. There is no need to make the delicate girls work hard, Nan's Squinting his eyes, he said in a very experienced manner: "The male heir, isn't he intolerable?"
After hearing those words, Sheng Weiqiao suddenly felt a little worried about Xu Baomo...
Then, the group of them ate melon seeds and chatted in the back hall, waiting for the two candidates to come back and ask for details.
Although the examination was specifically chosen in February at the beginning of spring because the weather was still cold at that time, the food brought in was not easy to spoil, and it was not a season prone to epidemics, but the nine-day examination was confined to a narrow room. It is a heavy burden on the candidates' energy and physical strength.
Many candidates who are relatively weak may even faint at the end of the test.
Bu Nao Sheng Shuihe and Xu Baomo were both good at both civil and military affairs and physically strong, so naturally they would not be like this.
However, after answering questions for nine consecutive months, there was no place to wash up in the room, so after a while, the two people who crossed the threshold one after another, although they still looked bright-eyed and steady, their faces were more or less haggard. The color is gone.