"Miss, Ling Mansion has sent an invitation."
Outside, Nanny Li came in with an envelope with flowers painted on it. Su Li took it with a strange heart. Ling Li contacted her so blatantly and used such a fancy envelope.
What the hell is going on
Su Li opened the envelope directly and suddenly realized when she saw that it was Qiu Meng who signed it.
"Little Su Li, the New Year is coming and the winter plum blossoms are in full bloom at Ling Mansion. Aunt Meng made a new snack. I always felt that something was missing, so I thought of you. Can you come to Ling Mansion to enjoy the plum blossoms and talk about it together?"
It turned out that it was not Ling Li who was looking for her. Su Li felt relieved. Her cooking and medical skills were very famous in Yunjing City. It was normal for Qiu Meng to ask her to help.
It's just that Ling Mansion's business is settling accounts at the end of the year. Qiu Meng should be very busy. How come he still has time to make new snacks
"Miss, the servants of the Ling Mansion are still waiting outside. How should I answer?"
Nanny Li asked eagerly. She is now older and has no children. She has long treated Su Li as her own daughter. Now the only thing that worries her most is Su Li's life events.
General Ling's Mansion and Prince Rui's Mansion are well matched. General Ling Ping has a high position and is a righteous man. However, he has not heard of any news about marrying a wife. Ling Li, the third young master of the Ling family, is a complete playboy. The young lady must not do this. Take a fancy to that boy.
Su Li raised his head and saw that Nanny Li was muttering something secretly. She couldn't help but shook her head, closed the envelope and handed it to her, saying at the same time: "Tell the people in the Ling Mansion that Su Li will go to Madam's appointment on time and improve her cooking skills."
When Grandma Li heard this and saw the signature on the letter, she couldn't help but laugh. It turned out that she was overthinking it.
In General Ling's Mansion, Qiu Meng's face showed excitement after receiving Su Li's affirmative answer. He grabbed the invitation and walked deep into the General's Mansion.
There is a small Buddhist hall in the backyard of the Ling Mansion. The front of the Buddha is filled with memorial tablets of those who died in the Ling family's war. After the ancient Taijun retired from the court, he carried it with him in the Buddhist hall almost every day when he had nothing to do, so that he could worship the Buddha with peace of mind. Find a moment of inner peace.
"I have killed countless people in this life. I don't ask for a good death in this life or good rewards in the next life. I just want the descendants of the Ling family to be blessed by their ancestors and not be invaded by evil. Amitabha..."
The rosary beads in his hand were turning roundly, Gu Taijun's eyes were slightly closed, his expression was peaceful, as if he had merged into the Buddha statue, and he had become a quiet and peaceful Buddha.
"Mom, are you in there?"
Qiu Meng's voice came from outside the house. After reciting the last sentence, Gu Taijun put down the prayer beads in her hand, stood up slowly, picked up her crutches, pushed the door open and walked out. When she saw Qiu Meng, she looked solemn, her tone was calm, and she asked:
"Meng'er, if you interrupt me to worship Buddha, I will know that something big is going on. Come out quickly. What happened?"
"Mom, this is a good thing!"
Qiu Meng explained everything about Ling Li clearly, and then took out the invitation to show Gu Taijun.
Gu Taijun was silent for a long time after hearing this, and suddenly smiled so much that his eyes narrowed to the point of squinting, "That girl Su Li is a good child. Our Ling family can't treat her badly. Since that kid Li'er has his heart, let him pursue Su." Li, if Su Li doesn’t agree, we can’t force it.”
"What mother said is true, but..."
There was confusion on Qiu Meng's face, "Li'er finally had the idea of changing his ways..."
"Even so, we can't use someone else's innocent girl in vain!"
Gu Taijun's cane shook the floor, and his turbid eyes were filled with a clear understanding of the world, "Meng'er, I know you are anxious, and why am I not? But in this matter... you can't be anxious."
Gu Taijun was walking in the corridor with a cane, Qiu Meng held her arm and followed her.
"For several years, the Ling family has been supported by Ping'er alone. He has protected us from wind and rain. Although Li'er has a disease in his legs, he is still the child of my Ling family. You must know what the responsibility is! If he only knows how to live under Ling Ping's protection, , greedy for enjoyment and beauty, not sincere, then we...can't harm Su Li, this is the duty of being a human being, you know?"
"I can see that Li'er is serious this time."
Qiu Meng couldn't help but retort, but Gu Taijun smiled, "How old is he? He is only seventeen years old. The most important thing he has done in the past ten years is to drag the fat man from the Tang family to Yanliu Lane. If it were his father, I would have broken his legs while he was still alive!"
Qiu Meng stopped talking. Gu Taijun saw that her face was a little ugly, but he did not point it out. He continued: "Young people are hot-headed and cannot be taken seriously, especially that kid Ling Li who is full of ghost thoughts. Our Ling family has been here for generations." Zhongliang, if Ling Li cannot make a promise to Su Li, then he must not be humiliated in this matter! But... "
At this point, Gu Taijun took the invitation from Qiu Meng, changed the subject, and said with a chuckle: "You girl, kill it first and then show it. Since my girl is coming, why not first see if the two of them are destined to be together?" .”
Qiu Meng's beautiful eyes widened slightly, "You...you agreed?"
"When did I say I wouldn't agree?"
A smile flashed in the eyes of the ancient Taijun, "But this matter must be treated with caution. Regardless of whether the girl is the princess or not, it all depends on her own wishes, you know?"
"Meng'er knows." Qiu Meng nodded and looked at the ancient Taijun longingly.
The ancient Taijun shook his head and laughed, "Old man, I'm afraid I can't even knead the dough since I'm a cook. However, after all, our ancestors in the Gu family also ran a snack shop, so the recipe is still there, so let me go and get it."
Qiu Meng's eyes were slightly bright, and he showed a bit of a daughter's attitude in front of the ancient Taijun, and said with a smile: "The Gu family snacks were my favorite when I was a child!"
The ancient Taijun couldn't laugh or cry: "You girl, we haven't even finished talking about Su Li yet, and you still worry about her making snacks for you?"
"Who made the Gu family's shop close? I heard that Su Li's craftsmanship is very good. If I give her the dim sum recipe, maybe I can still have the taste of the past."
"You are already the mother of two grown-up sons, and you are still acting like this, and you are not afraid of others laughing at you?"
"I am a first-class lady personally appointed by the imperial court. Who dares to laugh at me?"
Qiu Meng's face was full of arrogance. The ancient Taijun smiled and shook his head without saying a word. A hint of doting flashed in his eyes. She was reluctant to say a word to her only daughter-in-law and daughter.
At this moment, in the east courtyard of Ling Mansion, Ling Li was so shocked that he stood up from his wheelchair when he received the news from Ling Xian, "What? My mother directly invited Su Li to be a guest at home?!"
A strange light flashed in Ling Xian's eyes, and she nodded gently: "Madam went to see the old lady, saying she wanted to make snacks with Miss Su Li."
Ling Li suddenly felt a toothache. What kind of medicine was his mother selling in the gourd
Confess
No, no, absolutely not, he is not ready yet!
Although he didn't know what to prepare.
"If the young master finds it troublesome, why not just hide in the east courtyard and not go out."
Ling Xian's suggestion made Ling Li even more troubled. He didn't tell anyone about going to see Qiu Meng alone. Of course, he wasn't going to tell anyone about that kind of thing yet, but...
"I don't want to hide!"
Ling Li spoke in a deep voice, his tone so firm that Ling Xian's heart trembled.