Zhou Man was stunned for a long time before he came back to his senses, and hesitantly said: "It's the fault of the subordinates. The post was written long ago. Maybe it was missed when I handed it over to the servants. I'll go back and look for it later. I guess it's still there." In the study."
Prince Gong snorted coldly, feeling that Zhou Man couldn't even find an excuse, wouldn't it be good to just say that the servant was negligent at a time like this
Just call a servant to deal with it, it's enough for both parties to face it, she actually took the blame herself, but she is willing to suffer, Prince Gong will naturally not stop her.
Concubine Gong smiled and said: "It's not a big deal, Lord Zhou don't need to take this matter to heart, lord, let's go in."
Zhou Man turned sideways immediately, "My lord and concubine, please hurry up."
Only then did Prince Gong and Concubine Gong walk in.
Zhou Man personally sent the person to the front yard, and Zhou Zhou Lang had already arranged the seat first, and finally he did not let Prince Gong experience the embarrassment of having no seat.
At the same table are Zhao Guogong and several nobles, who are especially suitable for Prince Gong.
Bai Erlang also rushed over, and whispered to her: "Go to the backyard, leave the front yard to me, when the time comes, I'll send someone to invite you, just come out and toast a glass of water and wine."
Zhou Man responded, arched his hands and said: "Then I will leave it to you, junior brother. Take my fourth brother with you. He has no fame, so don't let people bully him."
"Don't worry, today is a good day for you. Since they are guests, who would be so shameless?" After speaking, he caught a glimpse of Prince Gong sitting in the upper seat not far away, and Bai Erlang said: "It's not that there is no such thing. I take back what I said just now, and I will take Brother Zhou carefully."
Zhou Man went to the backyard in peace.
Bai Erlang is not cowardly, except for being a little afraid of the emperor and the prince, he is not afraid of Prince Gong and other dignitaries.
The back yard is even more lively than the front yard. The female relatives drink and enjoy the flowers. Mrs. Liu also invited actors to sing and dance. Besides, there are storytellers, both men and women. There are also various games waiting for everyone to play. It was very lively.
Zhou Man walked all the way, greeted people all the way, and when he found Mrs. Zheng, his face was almost frozen with laughter.
"Mother, where is grandma?"
Mrs. Zheng pointed to the banquet hall and said, "Your grandmother is sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai, where she is receiving some elderly guests."
Zhou Man is young, but her colleagues are very young. Except for Yang Heshu and Mr. Guo, the others who were invited by Zhou Man are all a bit older.
Naturally, their wives are not very young, and they will bring their daughter-in-law or even grand-daughter-in-law, but in order to show how much they value Zhou Man, they will also come in person.
Moreover, Zhou Man's official position is not small now, and they are colleagues with their husbands. It is inconvenient for some social juniors to come forward, so it is necessary for them to come.
Now these wives are all sitting in the banquet hall with Mrs. Liu. Hearing the singing and piano sound from outside, Mrs. Liu invites them to the theater.
"Our family set up a stage outside the observation building by the garden. You can see the stage from both the garden and the observation building. Why don't we sit in the observation building?"
The wives said hello and asked, "I wonder who is inviting from Jiaofang?"
"Miss Fenghua."
A lady said with a smile: "It's Mr. Zhou who has a lot of face, and actually invited Miss Fenghua. As the year approaches, the teaching workshop is very busy. I heard that there will be a big event in the palace this year, so the teaching workshop chose Miss Fenghua as the leader. My son should be busy with practice, so many kings and grandsons who want to invite Fenghua girl to play at this time can't invite her."
Mrs. Liu said with a smile: "It's our luck. It just happened that Miss Fenghua is free today. She can't be invited at other times. The banquet in the palace is a big event, and we dare not neglect it."
Everyone listened to this explanation with their ears, but they didn't know what to think in their hearts.
Zhou Man went around the banquet hall, and then followed their tracks to find the viewing building, "Grandmother, I have found you, ladies and gentlemen, please eat and drink well today, and play well. , Haihan please."
"The Princess Liyang was joking. I think everything is in order today. The Princess is really capable. No wonder His Majesty and Empress are so loving."
Zhou Man hurriedly said: "It's not my credit. It's all thanks to my grandmother and my mother-in-law. I just sit back and enjoy it."
These wives naturally know that Zhou Man doesn't care about the back house. She is so busy with official affairs, and if she manages the internal affairs so well, then she is not a human being, but a god, right
but…
Several elderly ladies glanced at the actors playing on the stage and the people sitting and watching in the garden, and thought to themselves: If they have such a daughter-in-law or grand-daughter-in-law who can make great achievements, they will also be willing to make offerings like this. Do housework for her.
Zhou Man talked and laughed with them for a while, and after confirming that they were all doing well, he left with a smile.
Zhou Man will feel more at ease when she gets to the wives of the same age below. She finds a seat in the corridor and sits down. She leans back and sighs deeply: "I'm really tired. I have decided not to move again in my lifetime."
Mingda smiled and said, "It's difficult, don't you still want to travel around the world? Do you plan to stay in the capital for the rest of your life?"
"What I'm talking about is no longer moving house and inviting housewarming wine." Zhou Man closed his eyes to rest and sighed, "It's not difficult to make a home in the world. You can travel all over the world with one horse and one pot. The difficult thing is housewarming and entertaining guests."
Mrs. Yang smiled and said, "I heard that your grandparents and mother-in-law took care of these things for you. What have you done?"
Zhou Man: "I've been entertaining guests, and I've been standing for a long time today."
"It's also a hard work for Princess Liyang."
Everyone laughed for a while, Mingda looked towards the garden and said, "The scenery here is not as good as that of Zhou Zhai."
Zhou Man waved his hand indifferently and said, "With my mother-in-law here, it will look better in three to five years."
Zhou Man thought of something, sat up slightly, and moved half of his body towards Mingda, "I like plum blossoms, especially red plums. It's very interesting to admire plum blossoms in snowy weather. There is a multi-petalled red plum in your garden. It is not only beautiful, but also beautiful. It also comes with a cool fragrance, which I was very envious of in the past, but when the spring is warm again, how about letting me pick a branch and plant it?"
Mingda smiled and said: "I also think that red plum is beautiful. I let the artisans cultivate it in a pot earlier, so that it can be admired in the house. Now they can't make it smaller, but it has been cultivated in a pot for two years. Yes, if you like it, I'll give you two pots later, you can plant them directly in the garden, and it will bloom after two years."
Zhou Man was overjoyed, "That's good, but I plan to plant a piece of it, you still have to give me some plum branches."
"It's easy to say, easy to say."
Princess Changyu thought about it and said: "Don't you love peonies and chrysanthemums? I vaguely remember that you used to sell these two kinds of flowers in the capital, and the peonies and chrysanthemums are very good."
"Oh, I like the money they exchange for more than the beauty and charm of the flowers." Zhou Man chuckled and said, "Except for these vulgar things, in terms of love, I still love plum blossoms the most."
Chang Yu was speechless, "That's all, I thought that since you love flowers, I would give you a few pots of peonies."
"I love it," Zhou Man immediately changed his words, "Peony is beautiful, how can I not love it? Send me, send me."