Seeing that Yu Xiaocao had visitors, Li Mengru didn't wait too long. He just reminded her repeatedly to be careful of King Yang. Yu Xiaocao suppressed a smile, agreed, and personally sent her to the Chuihua Gate.
Suddenly, Yingchun, the second-class girl beside Xiaocao, led the handsome, handsome and graceful King of Yang Jun in. Seeing a group of people, Yingchun bowed his knees and said in his mouth: "Miss, this slave will take King Yang to see his wife..."
King Yang? Li Mengru, who lowered her head politely when she saw a foreigner, felt both fear and curiosity in her heart. He couldn't help but secretly raised his head and looked at the black figure behind Yingchun. Unexpectedly, she met a piercing cold gaze, which frightened her little heart to stop for two seconds, and buried her head deeply in her chest like a frightened little rabbit.
very scary! The rumors were true, the King Yang's eyes were like knives, almost scaring her to death! Although she didn't have time to see the other person's appearance clearly, Li Mengru made up her mind automatically: she is tall, like an iron tower (he wears a black cloak, okay), and her eyes can kill people. very scary! Will sister Xiaocao be bullied
Zhu Junyang sensed a trace of fear, fearing that someone would be unfavorable to his little girl, and maximized his super power, but unexpectedly received a message that made him dumbfounded—this little girl who was not as courageous as a rabbit actually described him as a So scary, still worried that he will hurt Xiaocao? Are you thinking too much? His girl, it's too late for him to protect her, how could he be willing to stick a finger on her
The servant girl came to report just now, saying who is Xiaocao meeting with? The concubine of the Qing family of Honglu Temple? ? He even damaged his tall, handsome and mighty image in front of his little girl. Do you want to teach her a lesson? never mind! In view of his little girl's attitude towards that little concubine is not bad, let her be spared! His little girl is not as timid as her. At most, he was laughed at by the little girl once. Anyway, it's not once or twice, it doesn't matter! As long as the little girl is happy!
Seeing Yu Xiaocao's playful gaze, Zhu Junyang raised his eyebrows, raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and gave her a look of "My Lord is waiting for you in the main courtyard", and passed Xiaocao and his party as if nothing had happened.
The terrified little girl Li Mengru held on to the veil tightly, her head could not be lowered any more, she was fighting with each other until the back of King Yang disappeared completely, and she breathed a sigh of relief, feeling as if she was walking away from the gate It's been a while.
Until getting into the carriage, Li Mengru still had lingering fears. Jin'er, who was carrying the gift box, also patted her chest, breathed a sigh of relief, and said softly: "Miss, just now the king of Yangjun was too scary! Three steps away from him, you can feel the air is frozen Yes, the slaves are too frightened to breathe! By the way, miss! Have you seen what King Yang looks like?"
"As soon as I looked up, I was frightened by his knife-like gaze and quickly lowered my head again. I only saw him in black clothes, and he was quite tall! Jin'er, you said that King Yang is so scary, will Sister Xiaocao know?" Bullied by him?" Li Mengru was really worried about the little friend she just met.
Jin'er hesitated and said: "Should... no way? With Mrs. Fang here, Miss Yu won't be at a disadvantage!! And... Judging from Miss Yu's performance, she should not be very afraid of Prince Yang. Perhaps, those The rumors... are exaggerated! Besides, it is impossible for the king of Yangjun to lose his temper for no reason anytime and anywhere. Miss, don't worry too much!"
After returning to the mansion, the master and servant were immediately led to the courtyard of the main house's aunt by the girl waiting at the second gate. The aunt, sister, and several younger brothers were all waiting in the hall, and it felt like there were three trials.
Li Mengru flinched slightly, bowed her knees and said in a low voice, "Mengru pays respects to mother."
Mrs. Li had a gentle smile on her face, and beckoned this little concubine, who is not very good at ordinary times, to come and sit beside her, and said softly: "There are no outsiders here, so you don't have to be so restrained. Sit down quickly and drink A cup of hot tea to warm you up."
The elder did not dare to say goodbye, Li Mengru sat down on the embroidered pier next to the soft couch, held a cup of tea, and drank it in small sips. Hmm... the taste of this tea is far worse than that of sister Xiaocao's!
The first sister Li Mengqi leaned over impatiently before she finished drinking the tea in the cup, and asked, "Sister Ru, Master Yu invited you over, what's the matter? Did she entertain you with fruit?"
Li Mengru handed the tea cup in her hand to Jin'er who was standing next to her, and said in a soft voice: "Master Yu is interested in my craftsmanship in making rouge powder, and wants to cooperate with me to open a shop. Besides me, she also invited Sister Yuan Xueyan from the prime minister's family."
"Ms. Yuan's skill in making duck egg powder is well-known in Beijing. I never thought that the rouge and gouache that my sister usually makes blindly can also catch the eyes of Mr. Yu..." Yuan Xueyan has a cold and indifferent personality, and she only likes herself on weekdays There are no more than ten people in Jingzhong who can catch her eyes. Seeing that the concubine's younger sister had the opportunity to work with the prime minister's daughter-in-law, Li Mengqi spoke with a bit of sourness.
Mrs. Li glanced lightly at her shallow-skinned daughter, took over the conversation with a smile, and said, "Mengru, are you doing well with Ms. Yu? How is her temper? Is she as tricky as the rumors say? Are you The girls who go out from our house don't have to wrong themselves just to cater to others!"
Hearing the aunt's words of protection, the innocent little girl Li Mengru felt warm in her heart, and said movedly: "Thank you mother for caring. Sister Xiaocao is not as tricky and domineering as the rumors say. I despise my daughter because she is a concubine. She not only treats her with good tea and water, but also treats her daughter with a whole plate of small tomatoes... "
A whole plate of precious tomatoes, to entertain a concubine? Mrs. Li's two young sons showed expressions of envy and hatred. Seven-year-old Li Haoming pursed his lips and said, "So far, I have only eaten small tomatoes twice, each time no more than three. Sister Ru actually has a whole plate for herself, which is so enviable."
"Ming'er!" Mrs. Li gave her youngest son a reproachful look, and said, "A gentleman, how can he focus on his appetite? Be careful to let your father hear and punish you for copying books!"
Li Mengqi felt sorry for her younger brother, so she quickly changed the topic and said, "It's Master Yu who is willing to serve guests with a whole plate of small tomatoes. With her relationship with the king of Yangjun, if the fruit in the greenhouse on the Zhuangzi is short, no one will have it." It will cut her short!"
Li Mengru chuckled lightly and said: "Sister, you are wrong! The small tomatoes that Fangfu uses to entertain guests are not sent from the Zhuangzi, but grown in their own greenhouse. The warmth of their house The shed is divided into several layers, and the precious flowers and plants are placed on the shelves. The ground is completely free to grow tomatoes and strawberries!"
Not everyone is willing to build a warm shed, and the cost of thousands of taels is not a small sum for the Qingshui yamen's Honglu Temple Qing family. Mrs. Li is not the kind of person who loves flowers, so naturally she is not willing to spend huge sums of money on the greenhouse.
Li Mengqi enviously said: "I planted it myself, it's more convenient to eat! Master Yu is good at this, the little tomatoes grown must taste better!"
"Sister Ru, you won't eat the whole plate, will you?" Li Haoming was still bitter about his concubine's sister having a plate of small tomatoes all to herself.
Li Mengru lowered her head and said with a smile: "How can I? After all, I am a guest at someone's house, so I have to be more reserved. I didn't taste a few of the tomatoes on the plate. But in the greenhouse, I picked them off at random, but I ate them." Quite a few."
Li Haoyu, who had been silent for a long time, finally spoke after hearing the words: "Master Yu also invited sister Ru to pick tomatoes in the greenhouse? The fruits picked by yourself are more delicious to eat, right? I heard that on the Zhuangzi of Prince Yang, Provide leisure service of picking melons and fruits by yourself. You need to pay 100 taels of silver to enter the greenhouse. The fruits you eat inside are free of charge, and you have to pay extra for picking them up and taking them home. There is no weight limit for watermelon and cantaloupe, and there is no weight limit for small tomatoes. You can only buy five catties at most."
"Can each person buy five catties? Doesn't that mean that if we want to eat small tomatoes, we can just go to Zhuangzi directly, and we don't have to stand in line outside the melon and fruit shop in the wind and snow?" Li Mengqi's eyes lit up, thinking about the day when he would be entangled With his father, he took them to Yangjun Wang's Zhuangzi to open their eyes.
Li Haoyu squinted at her, and said: "If you want to enter the greenhouse, each person must first pay one hundred taels of silver. The price of buying melons and fruits on Zhuangzi is much higher than that in the store. Such expenses are not ordinary people. Affordable!"
Going there alone costs more than a hundred taels of silver. With father's salary and mother's dowry shop income, if the family goes there once, the family's livelihood may not be enough for a few months. up. Li Mengqi drooped her shoulders a little discouraged.
Li Mengru saw that her sister-in-law and her two younger brothers were not in a good mood, so she hurriedly turned her head and gave Jin'er a look, and said in her mouth: "Mother, sister Xiaocao said that her daughter took her temper. What about presents!"
Jin'er was a little reluctant to take out the tomatoes and strawberries that Ms. Yu gave her. On weekdays, the family is lucky enough to buy small tomatoes occasionally, and the wife and eldest miss have never thought of their young lady. Miss, why are you so poor and generous!
Although she was reluctant, Jin'er didn't dare to reveal anything. She took two small and exquisite bamboo baskets, and the lids blocked the sight of people in the hall. Li Haoming stretched his neck even more, looking expectantly at the gift from Master Yu.
Mrs. Li had a smile on her face, and said, "Miss Yu is so polite!"
Li Mengru put two small bamboo baskets on the small table on the couch, and lifted the lid, revealing bright red tomatoes and plump strawberries.
"Wow! A basket of small tomatoes must weigh more than two catties? Master Yu is so generous!" Li Haoming exclaimed in surprise.
"There are actually strawberries in this season? No wonder there are rumors that Mr. Yu can break the season and make vegetables and fruits grow out of season!" Li Haoyu was also very surprised.
Mrs. Li looked at the fragrant and attractive strawberries and tomatoes, thinking in her heart that she should treat this concubine better in the future, maybe she could get on the line of Ms. Yu through her...