Don't panic, my mother and I are dressed as Houfu mother-in-law and daughter-in-law!

Chapter 222
This day, Gu Qingyou was having dinner with Xue Lan at the Duke's mansion, when Zhang Yong came in sweaty and said that Meng Yan asked to see him.

The two women looked at each other, Gu Qingyou put down her chopsticks and wanted to hide, Xue Lan raised her hand to signal her to sit down, and said, "It's okay, you can eat your own."

Although Meng Yan is not a very good person, everyone is on the same front now, so there is no need to worry about him wearing small shoes for the Duke's Mansion.

Meng Yan was obviously surprised when he entered the door. He naturally knew about Gu Qingyou's reconciliation with him, so his expression was unconcealed.

But soon, he returned to normal. After seeing Xue Lan, he first gave a junior ceremony in his own right, expressed his gratitude to Xue Lan for his help in recommending the beautiful girl, and then asked someone to lift up a box half the height of a person.

"Be careful, I hope you can accept it."

"Mr. Meng is polite, it's just a little effort, not to mention you have already thanked me before, why bother to travel all the way again."

Xue Lan pursed her lips with her handkerchief, got up and walked to the side, and asked the maid to serve hot tea.

Meng Yan was kind, walked to her seat and sat down, and said with a smile: "How can it be the same? Kindness is kindness, thank you no matter how many times you should."

Concubine Meng Gui came out from the Leng Palace, although she was no longer favored as before, she was already very happy, and the evil spirits on Meng Yan's body faded a lot.

Taking a look in the hall, Song Chengye and Song Hengye were nowhere to be seen, and asked, "Why don't you see Lord Hou and Second Young Master?"

Lord Marquis refers to Song Chengye. After the Dragon Boat Festival, he inherited the title of Marquis. The ceremony was held in a very low-key manner because he was reduced to Marquis.

But in a low-key, no one knows.

Xue Lan said: "Chengye went out to do something for me."

Seeing that she didn't say a word to Song Hengye, Meng Yan didn't say much, took a sip from the teacup, praised the tea leaves a few times, and got up to leave.

"Young Master Meng finally came here, don't you want to sit down for a while before leaving?"

Saying so, the cup in his hand was clasped.

Meng Yan laughed and said: "My father misses my sister. Recently, our family came to Beijing, and we live in a mansion not far from the Duke's mansion. From now on, my nephew will definitely come to pay auntie a visit."

Gu Qingyou pursed her lips, and after the person had left, she said, "What's the matter, did you make up your mind to post it on the Duke's Mansion?"

Xue Lan picked up the teacup again and took a sip: "I guess he already knew about Hengye's return to the northwest."

"No wonder."

It seems that Concubine Meng Gui still has the intention of wooing her, but the situation in the northwest is unclear, so she is too impatient.

Gu Qingyou thought about it, this Concubine Meng seemed to be not as favored as before, and she was busy trying to win over courtiers when she first came out, so she was not afraid of being discovered by the emperor.

But it's normal to think about it. She used to rely on her favor and never put anyone in her eyes, but after the witchcraft incident, she also realized that it was difficult for no one in the court to move, so while the queen was under house arrest, she quickly cultivated own power.

But it can also be seen from this that this Concubine Meng is not a smart one, otherwise she has been favored for many years, and the people who are just rushing to curry favor are all lined up in Xiguan County, but they are all rejected by her. If you want to build a good relationship, it can barely be regarded as a remedy after a dead sheep.

Three days later, Xue Lan received an invitation from Concubine Meng.

Interestingly, there was Gu Qingyou's name in the post.

Gu Qingyou read the post for a long time, and finally came to a conclusion: "She must have just come out of the cold palace, and she doesn't know about my reconciliation with Song Chengye."

"I'm afraid she has ulterior motives."

Xue Lan pointed to the words on it: "Mrs. Xue, Mrs. Gu, is very friendly with Mrs. Gu. There is no mention of daughter-in-law in it, nor does she call you Mrs. Hou. What does that mean?"

"Could it be Meng Yan?"

The last time he came here, he happened to meet him eating here. Obviously, Concubine Meng was not sure about his relationship with the Duke's Mansion, so they posted the post together.

Gu Qingyou frowned: "I really don't want to go, I'm afraid it will be another grand banquet."

It's not that she thinks highly of herself and thinks that the nobles want to harm her, but the accident in the palace last time caused her a psychological shadow.

But Xue Lan said: "You think too much. Concubine Meng Guifei was imprisoned in the cold palace for half a year, and she finally came out. She definitely wouldn't dare to make any mistakes, especially at the tea party she held."

Now that he knew that Yoyo was involved with the Duke's mansion, no matter how stupid he was, he would not harm her, but Xue Lan couldn't figure out how.

"Then shall we go or not? At this juncture, will the emperor think that we are standing in line?"

Xue Lan said indifferently: "You can think of it, and Concubine Meng Gui can also think of it, but she still held a tea party. If we don't go, it will seem rather insincere."

"That's right, we went to Concubine Sui's tea party last time. If we don't go this time, it's more like standing in line."

Gu Qing stood up from the chair leisurely: "What's more, even if I stand in line, I will definitely not stand in the empress and concubine Sui, go!"

It's already completely summer now, not to mention walking, just standing outside without moving will make you sweat all over your body.

Here once again highlights the benefits of being rich, the same thick layers of palace clothes, made of good fabrics are light and breathable.

When Gu Qingyou and Xue Lan got off the carriage, Shuang Jiang hurriedly handed the gauze hats to the two of them, fearing that her good lady would get tanned.

"I don't know how long the tea party will be. Let the coachman take you back first!"

You can't bring maids into the palace, but it's so hot outside, Gu Qingyou is worried that the frost will burn out.

"It's okay, I'll find a shady place for my convenience."

Shuang Jiang looked around, and couldn't help but let out a sigh: "It's strange, there seem to be many more people here today than when Concubine Sui held a tea party last time."

After she said this, Gu Qingyou noticed that there was indeed a lot of traffic at the gate of the palace, looked around, and finally found something wrong: "Why are there still men?"

After the words fell, there was a sound of "Woo~", Ye Lan dismounted from the horse not far away from him, threw the reins to the entourage beside him, and walked into the palace gate without looking sideways.

Xue Lan felt strange: "Since the man was invited, why didn't Chengye receive the post?"

"Could it be that you are afraid that we will be embarrassed if we come together?"

That should be Song Chengye, how could it be her?
Or, knowing that Song Chengye was deposed, he was afraid that he would be ridiculed when he came?

The two women couldn't figure it out, but since they're here, they have to go in, Xue Lan said: "Don't worry about it, it's so hot, let's go in and talk about it!"

Shuang Jiang handed a hand stove to each of them.

Just as Gu Qingyou was about to express her doubts, she found that her tentacles were icy and cold. She lowered her head and looked carefully. It turned out that this girl put ice instead of charcoal and put it in the hand stove.

The heat was taken away immediately.

"Hee hee, the charcoal basin that the servant girl thought of, is it cool?"

Gu Qingyou dipped a drop of water from the ice with his hand, and flicked it onto the tip of her nose: "Yes, yes, you are so smart, if you don't go back, you will be roasted to pieces."

The summer in Shangjing is very fierce. Although it is still in the morning, the sun is already scorching. She and her mother both wore gauze hats, but Shuang Jiang did not.

(End of this chapter)