Chapter 30: bad news

In fact, Mrs. Shang didn't quite understand why her husband wanted to congratulate Mrs. Zhuang on his birthday at this time: "You said before that you haven't made up your mind to choose which side to choose, so you have to take it easy? Why do you want it now? Have you celebrated your mother's birthday with great fanfare? If someone makes trouble at the birthday banquet...in the crowd, what should we do? Our Zou family is just a merchant and can't defy those nobles!"
"Having been dragging is not a solution," Zou Zhihan said with blinking eyes, "It's okay to take this opportunity to test all parties."
Mrs. Shang frowned, "What if you can't get off the stage?"
"Your Majesty is still on the north side of the conquest. At this moment, I am ordering the dredging of the canal. I am afraid that it is not only for the consideration of the transportation of water in the Shuntian Mansion in the future, but also for the heavy use of soldiers to the north." Zou Zhihan said, "If this is the case, then this Obviously, things can’t be delayed. So, as long as we don’t do too much, the nobles will not be too messy in order to explain to your majesty. Those small households or the destruction of the door, we are the Jining family, deeply rooted, As a last resort, they will not spend effort, most importantly, spend effort to cultivate new prominent families."
Mrs. Shang was not very satisfied with this answer, because she pinned her hopes on others.
The Zou Mansion is strong in Jining, and it can be regarded as strong in the entire Yanzhou Mansion.
However, if you get it above the temple, then nothing counts.
To test the bottom line of those parties hastily, in Mrs. Shang's view, it was too risky.
Moreover, according to her understanding of her husband, Zou Zhihanyuan is not such a naive person.
Mrs. Shang had doubts in her heart, but she tried a few times, but failed to catch any substantial flaws, she could only suppress it, and proceeded to prepare for the birthday banquet following Zou Zhihan's intention.
These conversations between the couple are unknown to even Mrs. Zhuang, let alone other people in the Zou Mansion.
For Fenzhilou, the most intuitive impact of this birthday banquet was that Mrs. Shang was about to give her daughters a leave.
Because Zou Mansion has been based in Jining for many years, it can be said that it has a wide network of people in Yanzhou Mansion. When he learned that he was going to congratulate Mrs. Zhuang on her birthday, distant relatives and neighbors would catch up to congratulate him.
Some people also brought their own young children, as well as boys. For girls, Mrs. Shang and Mrs. Zhuang would always ask their girls to go out to greet them to show their friendship, and it is also for Zou Qiongruo and the others to sharpen their humanity.
Naturally, there is no class.
Fenzhi Building was quite idle for a while, so the Yao family’s mother and daughter moved two rose chairs to the yard to bask in the sun and do some needlework by the way.
Fu Chuoxian had nothing to do with Xi Fuwei, so he also took some tricks to join in the fun.
"Aunt Yao's craftsmanship is really good!" Both of them have been held in the palm of their hands. The piano, chess, calligraphy and painting are easy to come by. This female celebrity really hasn't considered it seriously. At the moment, I can't help but do it awkwardly, and often stick Even though Yao didn't speak much to himself, he couldn't stand it anymore. After all, he pointed out a few times.
This move made Fu Chuoxian and Xi Fuwei, who were originally thinking about chatting, noticed the embroidery in her hand. It was a pale pine and white deer picture, which was embroidered vividly, three points into the wood, especially the eyes of the white deer, Gu Panyou God, lifelike, seems to come down from the silk at any time.
The two can't help but admire, "We have never seen such a superb embroidery technique...Is this for the old lady?"
Yao Shi smiled a little bit shyly, but Yao Zhuosu, probably because of his age, after this period of time, he felt that Fu Chuoxian and Xi Fuwei were not the kind of domineering people, and they were much more courageous. He pursed his lips. Said: "Yes, our mother and daughter came all the way from thousands of miles away, without any long objects, so we can only ask for a trick like this to show our gratitude to the old lady!"
"That said, these four of us, no matter what we did before, who can be unlucky at the birthday present now?" Fu Chuoxian said with a smile, "Sister Yao, your embroidery looks exactly like Aunt Yao, I think so. Did Aunt Yao teach it all?"
Yao Zhuosu shook the embroidery in his hand in the wind, and said with a smile: "I have stupid hands, mother dare not ask me to embroider large pieces at the moment, but just take some leftovers to practice."
Xi Fuwei said: "When you say this, I think I will be ruining things if I take the needle again."
"Sister Shen, please don't say that!" Yao Zhuosu hurriedly said, "In fact, our mother and daughter were not very popular in the early days. After my father went, the clansmen drove our mother and daughter out because I was just a girl. To make a living, I can only make some embroidery to sell. It’s just that women in this world don’t know how to embroider by hand? If they don’t work hard, they won’t be able to sell it at all. So all day and night thinking...my mother’s eyes are here It was still a bit bad for a while, that was, I was exhausted."
So the topic naturally turned to a humble question to Yao.
For the next two days, Xi Fuwei went down every day to make some needles with Yao’s mother and daughter in the sun, but Fu Chuoxian did not show up. The Hongzhi who served her said,
Mr. Fu has taken leave and went back to Fu’s house. ."
Xi Fuwei asked with concern: "Sister Fu took advantage of the suspension of female school for these two days to go back to see the family, or is there something at home?"
Hongzhi shook his head and said: "The servant girl doesn't know, Mr. Fu didn't tell the servant girl when he left."
But after thinking about it, he said, "I didn't hear what news the Fu family sent to Mr. Fu. I think I should go back to visit relatives?"
These words remind Xi Fuwei that she is also known to have relatives in Jining, who is the clan brother played by Chen Pilan. Yao’s mother and daughter came from afar, and there were no relatives in the local area except Mrs. Zhuang. The girls’ school stopped classes and stayed in the Fenzhi Building. Now Fu Chuoxian has gone back to visit her family. If you are still indifferent, wouldn't it be suspicious?
So the next day he left the Zou Mansion and went to the back alley to find Shen Pilan.
This time, Shen Pilan met her in the main hall. After the meeting, Xi Fuwei glanced at him with a little surprise, before stepping forward to see her. It was because he realized that his general aura had become stronger again.
It's not the majesty after being promoted, but after killing people, and killing one or two people is not a natural evil.
She definitely couldn't tell the difference between Xi Fucui and Xi Zongwang when she was still alive, but on the way from Dongchang Mansion to Yanzhou Mansion, Xi Fuwei didn't see blood in her hands, but she recognized it at a glance.
"It seems that Shandong is very uneasy recently." Xi Fuwei thought in her heart and explained to Shen Xiaolan, "Zou Mansion wants to hold a birthday banquet, and the ladies have to greet the guests who came in advance, so they all took leave. Mr. Fu Chuoxian Fu has already gone back to visit his family, and I thought that if I just come and go, I'm afraid they will be suspicious."
Tan Lan asked noncommitantly: "How are you doing?"
Xi Fuwei would never interpret this as a concern, and she automatically listened to it as "Is there any progress in the recent mission", pursed her lips, and said, "Then Fu Chuoxian should have hit by mistake at this time. Enter the Zou Mansion."
She whispered her conjecture, and seeing Chen Qianlan just listening quietly, there was no expression on her face, and she couldn't see the happiness or anger, and a sense of powerlessness surged in her heart. She asked about Xi Jiao, "My nephew recently how is it?"
Shen Pilan said nonchalantly: "I haven't asked recently, there should be nothing serious, otherwise the people below will report it."
Xi Fuwei suddenly felt that he couldn't get up and down with a sigh of relief: "You didn't vowed to take good care of my nephew and let me just work in the Zou Mansion? Now I haven't asked you any questions?!"
"You have been in the Zou Mansion for so long, and the results have only been so little." Shen Qianlan sneered when he heard the words, and said, "How many things I have in my hands, I almost forgot about you, do I have to devote myself Can't stare at your nephew?"
Xi Fuwei was speechless for a while before saying, "The subordinates knew they were wrong. However, the subordinates knew that the Zou Mansion was an outsider who had just entered the mansion. It was related to the important matters of the Zou Mansion's family. How could it be so short? Let your subordinates know the time?"
Shen Qianlan said indifferently: "This is your business."
He also said, "If all the people under the officer are as stupid as you, don't mess with the officer."
Xi Fuwei lowered her head to let him reprimand, thinking about whether there was any chance to make a point of credit recently. Not to mention letting Chen Qianlan know that she was still useful, at least to ensure Xi Jiao's treatment.
Suddenly, Shen Pilan said: "Zou Mansion Birthday Banquet, there is something to be left to you."
She suddenly became energetic: "My lord, please say!"
"Dingguo's sister Ms. Xu is likely to go, and there is also Ms. Song, the beloved daughter of the Ministry of Industry." When Shen Pilan said this, his expression was still, but a touch of boredom flashed through his eyes, "If this When the two of you arrive at the birthday banquet, take care of you."
He paused and said, "Especially Miss Song, this lady is said to be relatively innocent and doesn't know the priorities. When there is any disturbance, you can take care of it. In short, don't let their reputation be damaged. "
Xi Fuwei was taken aback when she heard it, and said, "Miss from Dingguo Mansion! And the young lady from the Ministry of Engineering? How can these two come to Jining and congratulate the old lady in Zou Mansion together? ?!"
Tan Lan said with no expression: "You just do things."
Others, don't ask!
Xi Fuwei heard the implication, although she still had doubts in her heart, she did not ask any more, bowed her head and said, "Subordinates know."
After asking Chen Qianlan for no other instructions, he resigned.
She was about to leave after she went out, but saw a young man in Tsing Yi standing at the turn of the corridor beckoning to her.
"But what's the order?" Xi Fuwei walked over suspiciously, followed him to a secluded corner at the back of the house, and asked cautiously, and found out, "The driver does not seem to be the one who served the adults before?"
In fact, she hadn't paid too much attention to the close attendant of Shen Lan before, but she had seen it once or twice, and she still had an impression.
"That person has already gone back to Ying Tianfu because of some things." Xiao Si grinned at her and said, "The little one was originally a substitute in the sanctuary and was valued by a hundred adults. Now he runs around with the adults."
Xi Fuwei vaguely speculated that the little servant might have done something wrong before, but she didn’t know what she did wrong, and she didn’t want to know. At this moment, she just smiled and didn’t talk too much: "You want me to come over. Here, I don't know if it is?"
"Ms. Xi may not know some things, so I will tell you." The young man also laughed and said in a low voice, "Do you know the lady of Dingguo Gongfu, and Miss Song, why did you go to the Zou Mansion for a banquet? ?"
Seeing Xi Fuwei shook his head, the corners of his mouth smiled deeper, "Speaking of which, in fact, you can't get away from Miss Xi!"
"Me?" Xi Fuwei was startled. "What you said is strange. I have never known such a noble lady!"
"However, these two young ladies have had a good relationship with Miss Xi for a long time." The young man didn't go around in circles, and said straightforwardly that the Song family and the Shen family were interested in getting married, and Song Jianiang herself was also very interesting in stealing the blue. He was helpless because of the old servant giving things away. When I came over, I ran into Xi Fuwei and became suspicious. "At first, Song Shangshu understood the righteousness, and has been advising Miss Song not to be jealous. After being persuaded, Miss Song felt that she should not be suspicious of you, Miss Xi! But after Miss Xu arrived. , But I can’t help but think that Miss Xi must be uneasy and kind, and 80% of them are going to buy a hundred adults! No, it’s to go to the Zou Mansion for a banquet, Mrs. He’s birthday, in fact, it is for you!"
Xi Fuwei: "…………………………………………!!!

She calmed down for a while, and then asked, "So Master Shen asked me to take care of these two young ladies?"
Could it be that she let her grind out her breath? !