Meng Eqi immediately went to find him with bare feet, but was stopped by Yan Sha: "Sister, the second young master has gone to the palace to return to his life first. The old lady asked you to wash and dress first, and then go to her room to have breakfast together."
As long as she can see Sheng Jiayan, Meng Eqi has nothing to do with it, so she quickly turned over from the bed.
When I went to Old Lady Meng's house, I found that there was a full table for breakfast today. Major dishes include steamed sea bass, boiled ham and simmered cloud mushrooms, roasted venison, and marinated crabs. Meng Eqi looked one by one, the perch was sprinkled with ginger and chopped green onion, and drizzled with a little soy sauce and sesame oil, which was very fragrant. The roasted venison is bright in color and the rich red sauce looks delicious.
Mrs. Meng smiled and said, "I thought that your second brother came back early and went straight to the palace. I must have an empty stomach, so I asked the kitchen to prepare so much. It just so happened that you didn't have breakfast, so if you're hungry, eat it first. Some."
"How good is this, I'll wait for the second brother to come back and use it together." Meng Eqi rubbed her hands and sat down at the table.
Having said that, she couldn't bear it for a moment before she was captured by the aroma of these dishes, her index finger moved, and in a blink of an eye, she was walking off the table with chopsticks.
When Sheng Jiayan came back from the palace to greet the old lady, she happened to see Meng Eqi with a crab leg in her mouth, and the old lady Meng kept saying: "Eat less!"
When the two of them saw that Sheng Jiayan was back, Mrs. Meng hurriedly greeted him: "Brother Yan is back, I'm exhausted from the wind and dust, sit down and have some breakfast and then have a good time with my grandmother."
Sheng Jiayan swept a menacing look at Meng Qiqi. The latter did not realize that he was caught at all, but shook the crab shell in his hand: "Ayan! Grandma spoils you too much, these crabs just came out of Jizhou yesterday. It's all on this table today."
Sheng Jiayan couldn't hold back, he took a step towards the old lady Meng, and turned to Meng Qiqi. He snatched the crab legs from Meng Qiqi's hand: "Crabs are cold, not to mention marinated. Can you eat these things these days?"
Meng Qiqi was startled. Sheng Jiayan actually remembers her days! ? This man is so scary!
He grabbed the chopsticks and took the fish for Meng Eqi: "Eat this."
Meng Qiqi looked wronged, and the old lady Meng smiled without saying a word. Sheng Jiayan came back from this trip, and her aura became more and more unforgiving. Meng Qiqi held the plate, and after eating the fish, she picked up the venison with chopsticks. Sheng Jiayan held her hand: "This is not allowed to be eaten."
In the eyes of Mrs. Meng, what she saw was how Sheng Jiayan spoiled Meng Qiqi, but in Meng Qiqi's eyes, Sheng Jiayan had no intentions! So she pouted her steamed buns face: "Ayan, it's not because you want to eat these, so you won't let me eat them!"
With a serious look, she made Sheng Jiayan laugh, and the latter smiled lightly and asked, "Do you think so?"
Meng Qiqi thought she guessed right, and the bun's face was even more bulging, like a puffer fish. Sheng Jiayan ignored her protest, turned around and took the wet handkerchief handed over by the maid to clean his hands, and then began to patiently pick the fishbone for Meng Eqi to remove the skin. In the bowl of Meng Qiqi, there are pieces of thin white fish meat.
After eating a stack of fish, Meng Eqi was finally full. In a blink of an eye, there were some fish bones in Sheng Jiayan's bowl. When the two of them ran out, the maid withdrew the breakfast, and Sheng Jiayan came to the old lady Meng and bowed to greet him: "Grandmother, grandson is back."
Old Taijun Meng looked at him with a smile, and his voice was full of satisfaction: "I heard that the emperor has appointed you as a cabinet attendant, and you have already entered the office before the end of the autumn season. ."
"My grandson understands."
Meng Qiqi heard it while clutching her chubby belly, and asked, "Ayan, you haven't been admitted to fame, and the emperor will make you an official!?"
The cabinet attendant is a six-rank official. Although the official position is very powerful, the emperor's memorials are issued from top to bottom, must be reviewed by the cabinet, and then sent to the upper and lower court. In addition to this function, the cabinet exists in the form of accompanying the prince most of the time.
Sheng Jiayan has not yet been admitted to fame, just for his contribution to the governance of Yongzhou, he has to be appointed as a cabinet minister, and Meng Qiqi thinks about the interests of which are a headache. Is the emperor making up for the debt to Meng Yizhen, or does he really think that Sheng Jiayan has real talent? Based on what Meng Qiqi knew about Xie Chongming, even if he felt guilty about Meng Yizhen's affair with Meng Mansion, he would not compensate with his position in the court, because he would not do such a risky thing, and would completely distrust oneself. people into their confidants. So now, does the emperor really appreciate Sheng Jiayan's talent
The old lady Meng also explained a lot of the truth of Sheng Jiayan's way of life. He was afraid that he would not know how to deal with him at a young age, and when he offended others, he would be in trouble. Sheng Jiayan bowed his head and listened respectfully, Meng Qiqi was lying on the table on the side, basking in the warm sun projected outside, and soon began to doze off. She got up early today, and now she was full and drank, and she fell into a nap when the sun shone.
Vaguely, Meng Qiqi felt someone carrying her through the corridor, and she could even smell the frigid fragrance in his arms, and heard someone say something: "...The madam brought it... The young master accepts it."
Sheng Jiayan gently placed Meng Eqi on the couch, covered her with the quilt, and was watching Meng Eqi dozing off when a crisp sound came from outside.
Meng Qiqi was awakened by the sound, and looked up, Sheng Jiayan had already got up and walked outside. Across the crystal bead curtain, Meng Eqi saw that a girl in a lake green robe overturned the plate. She reached out to pick up the broken pieces of porcelain, but her fingertips were punctured, and there was a drop of blood hanging from her fingertips. , as shaky as the teardrops on her face.
Meng Eqi suddenly lost sleepiness.
She remembered that when she went to Mrs. Meng's house to greet her a few days ago, Mrs. Yu proposed to send two maids who had read books to his room when Sheng Jiayan came back. One is for sex, and the other is because there is no woman around Sheng Jiayan's age, so it's not right. The old lady Meng did not respond at the time. Meng Qiqi felt that Sheng Jiayan would not want it, so she did not take it seriously.
Unexpectedly, Sheng Jiayan only came back today, and the aunt can't wait to send two delicate maids over!
Meng Qiqi didn't hear what Sheng Jiayan said, only saw the maid's expression startled, and then asked for more, but Sheng Jiayan turned back to the inner room.
Seeing that Meng Qiqi was already awake, staring at him with bright black eyes, Sheng Jiayan laughed and said, "Did you disturb you?"
Meng Qiqi asked strangely, "I think she broke her hand."
Sheng Jiayan said lightly: "She broke my stone water inkstone. I don't have to wait in the yard after I let her go down and bandage it."
When Meng Eqi heard it, she immediately laughed twice: "That's the person sent by the aunt, and you dare to let it go."
Sheng Jiayan was really black, and the maid sent by the aunt didn't want to refuse it outright. Shi Shuiyan is not a rare treasure, but it is one of the royal gifts given by the palace. For this reason, the maid was sent back, and the aunt did not complain.
Meng Eqi asked again, "What about the other one? When will you find a reason to send it out?"
Sheng Jiayan glanced at her with interest: "Should I send them all away?"
"..." Meng Qiqi was speechless for a while, Sheng Jiayan looked at her with burning eyes, and she didn't know why she felt a little guilty: "Just be happy, anyway, it's not my maid."
In order to ease such a wonderful atmosphere, Meng Eqi took out a piece from his sleeve and handed it to Sheng Jiayan. It was the mutton fat white jade Pixiu that she asked the jade craftsman to create that day. The jade craftsman matched it with a dark blue fringe. The carving was exquisite and beautiful.
When Meng Eqi first got this piece of Pixiu jade pendant, he looked at the light carefully, and then commented: "The engraving is good, but the eyes of the Pixiu are bigger than this! There should be a pair on the shoulders. Wings!"
Although it is not quite similar to the one raised in the underworld by His Majesty the King of Hell, it is still beautifully carved. So Meng Qiqi now took it out as a gift to Sheng Jiayan.
Sheng Jiayan opened his hands and stood in front of Meng Qiqi. The latter was puzzled, and Sheng Jiayan looked down at her: "Aren't you going to help me tie it?"
"Sell good when you get it cheap! You really think I'm your maid!" Meng Eqi pretended to resist, and then happily replaced Sheng Jiayan with a jade pendant. The two of them stood and sat one by one, their bodies close together and their postures intimate.
It happened that Bai Gao came in with tea and saw the jade pendant of the Pixiu, and shouted: "A rare item! The princess is so kind to the young master. I heard that the Pixiu is not only for warding off evil spirits, but also for promoting Taisui and marriage!"
Sheng Jiayan paused, and Meng Eqi stopped, and the two of them looked at Bai Gao. Bai Gao looked at these two owl-like eyes, and said with a smirk on his back: "I... What did I do wrong?"
It's not suitable to stay here for a long time, Bai Gao immediately put down the hot tea: "Young master, chat, I'll leave, I'll go see what Yansha is doing!"
Well, he smeared oil on the soles of his feet and walked away.
After Bai Gao left, Meng Eqi and Sheng Jiayan fell silent. Sheng Jiayan sat on the side of Meng Eqi and asked lightly for a while, "Does it really have the effect of promoting marriage?"
How could Meng Eqi think so much! Pixiu is one of his mounts in the underworld, who knows there is such a meaning! ? I can only embarrassedly: "Pixiu has a lot of meanings, I don't know that much. If you don't like taking it off, I'll have someone re-carve it for you."
"No dislike," Sheng Jiayan said bluntly, "promoting marriage is just right."
"?!" Meng Qiqi suddenly looked at him, and the latter looked calm: "Who are you promoting your marriage with?!"
Sheng Jiayan refused to do any more, and Meng Qiqi's heart was alarming, and she chased after him and asked, "It won't be the maid sent by the aunt! What do you say, hello, Ayan—"