Undoubtedly, Mrs. Gao was deeply impacted. No wonder Gao Lan gritted her teeth when she talked about Meng Eqi when she was looking for her. Mrs. Gao knew her daughter's thoughts, and secretly patted Gao Lan on the back of the hand, signaling her not to lose her composure in front of others. Gao Lan glanced at her mother and gradually calmed down.
For the time being, let you, Meng Eqi, be proud of yourself for a while, and when the time comes, let's see how you can compete with me.
Mrs. Gao first took the attitude of a master and welcomed everyone very kindly, and then she arranged a few more maids, and walked over to Meng Qiqi. Meng Qiqi was sitting in the pavilion, holding a few peanuts in her hands, and was about to turn her back and secretly lift her veil to eat.
"Ms. Meng, can you still get used to everything in the mansion? If there is anything else you need, just ask someone to go and get it from me." Madam Gao saw Meng Eqi's movements in full view. She sneered in her heart and felt that Meng Ei Qi's actions are not on the table.
Thanks to Lan'er's rotten flowers, Mrs. Yigao saw that Meng Eqi was nothing more than a maidservant with a good appearance. She has a way to deal with such a person.
However, Mrs. Gao didn't express her expression. Meng Eqi saw that she was friendly, so she got up and returned the salute: "Mrs. Xie cares, everything is fine, your government's arrangements are very thoughtful, I'm causing you trouble."
Humph, posturing! Mrs. Gao smiled without changing her face: "The visitor is a guest, so there is no need to thank you. The invitation to the flower banquet is abrupt, and I am very happy to have you come. Miss Meng has never been to Youzhou before? A few sisters will tell you."
Then she turned to Gao Lan: "Ms. Meng is a guest, you must treat it well and not neglect it. If you want to leave the house, go to my place to find a token and ask the butler to arrange a carriage."
Gao Lan is like a delicate flower in the spring, she nodded obediently: "Don't worry, mother, Lan'er knows."
In this way, Mrs. Gao left surrounded by many maids. After she left, the sisters who knew each other no longer had any scruples, and gathered together to laugh and joke. Meng Qiqi sat in the pavilion, and they stood outside the pavilion. No one thought about coming to greet Meng Eqi, and Meng Eqi didn't want to take the initiative to chat with anyone.
Mrs. Gao obviously put a lot of thought into this flower banquet. It was obviously a banquet to watch flowers together, but in fact, she was just taking the opportunity to bring the family closer. An official like Gao Xian needed a close relationship. There are flowers of different colors in the garden, some fresh and some delicate. There is Leng Fojin, who is out of the world, and Wei Zi, who is in full swing.
There are even famous flowers and plants shipped from other states and counties, and the names are very elegant. There are blue-leaf hosta, jade-loud-pointed emerald, crown-world black jade, and Xue Ying Xia Xia, etc. Meng Qiqi looked at these flowers swaying in the sunlight, and the names of these flowers rolled through her mind one after another.
Meng Qiqi felt strange, so she got up and looked at the pot of flowers closest to her, guessing that the name of the pot was Kunshan Yusui. As soon as the idea popped into her head, she bent over to look at the flower name hanging on the back.
Sure enough, it was not different from what she had guessed.
It's really strange, this is the first time she sees this kind of flower, why can she know the name? Is it the memory of the past
Meng Eqi was looking at the flowers here, and not far behind her, two or three sisters were talking and laughing.
"Lingyue, the Buddha's mother stone in your hand is really beautiful. Where did it come from? I heard that the production of the Buddha's mother stone is rare, and there is no market for it."
Meng Qiqi's ears moved slightly, and she listened to their words without missing a word.
I just heard the woman who seemed to be called Lingyue and said slightly proudly: "Of course, my uncle went to Bashu to take up the post of Yuanwailang in Cangzhou City a few months ago. The land of Shu is rich in Buddha mother stones. It was my birthday a few days ago. My uncle sent someone to bring this gift back from a distance, and no one else could ask for it."
After she finished speaking, several people around her kept complimenting her.
One of them asked, "I heard that Wai Lang, a former member of Cangzhou City, was brutally murdered and hung his head above the city gate. It's terrifying!"
The few sisters in the room were Jiaojiao, how could they hear such a bloody description. At the moment, two of them covered their faces with fans, and hurriedly called to stop talking.
The girl named Lingyue seemed to be carefree and not afraid: "The former officer Wailang died strangely, and the thief has not been caught so far, so let's not mention it. The atmosphere of Cangzhou City is very strange, listen to my uncle, they The incense in a local Mengpo temple is very strong. And it’s all donations organized by the people voluntarily, isn’t it strange to you? Why do people worship Mengpo when they have nothing to do?”
Meng Qiqi also felt novel after hearing it, and heard that Madam Meng was the yin envoy who was in charge of erasing living souls from memory. People worship God for nothing but to seek fortune, fortune, fortune and peace. What is the purpose of worshipping Madam Meng
"Who knows why I worship Meng Po? Just listening to Meng Po Temple is very spiritual, but all wishes can come true."
One of them shook his head: "Let's stop this, and talk about ghosts and gods as bad, let's go and see Sister Jing's newly made head hairpin."
A few of them left together, and Meng Eqi lost interest in listening to the corner.
She wanted to turn around and go somewhere else, but when she turned around, she found Gao Lan standing a few steps away from her, with a submissive smile. At first glance, Meng Eqi seemed to see the fierce malice in Gao Lan's eyes, but when she could see clearly, Gao Lan had already stepped over and put her arm on her.
This pretended intimacy attitude made Meng Eqi somewhat resisted.
"Miss Meng doesn't know what year and month she was born, can Laner call you sister? I was so abrupt when my sister first entered the mansion, so I'm here to accompany my sister." Gao Lan stopped, in front of Meng Eqi's face. The face is to be blessed.
Meng Qiqi looked at her without any intention of stopping her.
Gao Lan was surprised for a moment, she didn't expect this Meng Qiqi to want to give herself a slap first? According to common sense, if the average person wants to apologize, the other party should help her up quickly. This surnamed Meng actually wants to be worshipped by himself? Really uneducated! How can such a person serve Young Master Sheng day and night, she really doesn't understand.
However, what Gao Lan didn't expect was that Meng Eqi didn't notice her movements at all. Because Meng Eqi was frowning at an unknown object resembling a reptile on Gao Lan's hairpin.
Where did the bug come from... How did it climb up... Should I tell her... What if it wasn't a reptile... What if this hairpin looked like this... But who would use a bug to make a hairpin... But maybe Gao Lan has a unique taste? …
Meng Eqi's heart was changing, and she was extremely entangled.
Gao Lan, who was in front of her, saw that Meng Eqi really wasn't going to stop her from making an apology, so she could only clench her teeth and bow to Meng Eqi abruptly. Then she looked up to see Meng Eqi's solemn expression, and Gao Lan sneered in her heart.
Oh, I can't tell that this man surnamed Meng is a very deep city. She didn't even change her face even after she had reached this point by herself. It seems that if you don't get rid of her today, it will be a big problem in the future!
"Does sister like listening to books?" Gao Lan remembered her plan and smiled.
Meng Eqi came back to her senses: "What is listening to the book?"
"There is a well-known library in Youzhou City called Feihongju. My father has a hobby of listening to books, and he often goes there with his friends. Laner has been there a few times and finds it very interesting. My sister is in the mansion. It’s been boring for a long time, if my sister wants, Lan’er can take her to see it.”
Meng Eqi subconsciously wanted to refuse, but she held back her words. She suddenly remembered that her main task today was to help Sheng Jiayan pay attention to the Gao family's movements. According to Gao Lan, a prefect of Gao Xian has a hobby of listening to books, and he often goes there with his friends. Maybe there will be any clues there
Meng Qiqi thought so, and agreed.
Gao Lan didn't expect Meng Eqi to be so cheerful, so she cursed at an idiot in her heart, with a look of ecstasy on her face: "Then Laner will ask her mother to arrange a carriage."
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In the underworld, the good and evil boys and others in Meng Eqi's mansion were busy.
Riyoushen wrote and sat at the table to record, while Eunuch Land read a ledger in his hand.
"The Qi family brothers in Ruianxi County, thirty miles east of the county, pray for the safety of their families."
"The wife of the Wang family in Yangpo, Nongshili Nongxi, begged for her son's cold to be healed quickly."
"The old lady of the Zhou family in Zhuo County, fifty miles south of the county, prays that the new wife will be pregnant soon."
"What!?" Riyoushen's face was full of surprise when he was halfway through the recording: "It's just a matter of asking for peace and smoothness. What's the matter of asking for pregnancy!? Do you really think that our sister Meng is the goddess of Goddess of Mercy?"
The father-in-law urged: "Okay, hurry up and write, it's not like you don't know that when there is incense in the mortal world, all these wishes will be sent to us. Do you think these are the only ones? I just glanced at the back, what are you asking for? Those who marry their elder brothers, those who seek a magnanimous career, and even those who seek the demise of dynasties!"
Riyoushen was shocked again: "We are doing reincarnation, how did all this fall on us?"
General Xuechi came in with a thicker stack of books: "Hurry up and copy, these are still there."
Eunuch Land pointed to these scrolls: "Have you seen it? Don't hurry to copy it. After copying, I will let Yeyoushen deliver it to the mansions of the gods and help people fulfill their wishes."
Riyoushen let out a dumbfounded sigh, and began to wonder if he was an underworld official guarding Mengpo Bridge, or just a messenger between the underworld and the world!
Yeyoushen rushed in from the outside and shouted, "It's not good! Gu Huoniao is tired and fainted!"
Just as everyone was about to go out to check what was going on, Deshen pretended to be handsome and leaned against the door frame and raised his thick eyebrows: "Listen, Sister Meng has been enjoying a lot of incense recently, and you have received many prayers. How is it, do you need my help?"
Everyone: "Get out!"
Faint God: "Hey, be a good god, why do you think I will cause trouble!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the boy of good and evil rushed in and shouted, "No way! The green donkey riding over by the gods tripped over a stone on the ground at the door and broke a twin tree that Sister Meng kept!"
After a second of silence, everyone said again: "Go out!"
The bad god slammed the door and left.