Twin Brocade

Chapter 313
The boy felt a pain in the back of his head, he hurriedly responded, and tiptoed in.He slandered in his heart: Butler Liu, you old bastard, you have offended Master Hou, so come and order me around!
God bless God bless, Lord Hou can't see me, can't see me.With thoughts in his mind, he squatted on the ground and gently picked up the pieces of the teacup, pocketed them in the lapel of his clothes, and then walked out lightly.

For such a big man, Cheng Enhou is not blind, so how could he not see.It's just that he has vented his anger just now, and he doesn't want to vent his anger on a mere boy this time.

He was still sullen in his heart, this Quan Moxian was so cunning, but he was not easy to win over.The headache is that on the surface, he provided the Quan family with a foothold in Beijing, but in fact he knows in his heart that this is just to repay the kindness of the year.

Compared with the grace of saving one's life, borrowing a house is nothing big.

It's not good to talk about this kind of thing that we both understand.

Just as he was thinking, there was a sound of light footsteps outside the door, and the nine girls under his knees arrived.

"Father, I made a pot of carp soup, do you want to taste it?" Her boudoir name is Xiao Yuqing, and she is the daughter of Aunt Lan who is currently the most beloved by Marquis Cheng En.

The heirs in Cheng'enhou's mansion are prosperous, the eldest son is married and has children, and the youngest is less than ten years old.Xiao Yuqing is ranked ninth, and there are several younger siblings below her.

Seeing his daughter's pretty smiling face, Cheng Enhou calmed down and said, "Put it on the table, I'll eat it later."

"Father, why don't I tell you a joke?" Xiao Yuqing was favored in front of him, not only because of her biological mother, Aunt Lan, but also because of her ability to read words and expressions from her childhood in the back house.

Cheng Enhou has long been used to the petty flattery from his wives, concubines and children.He nodded, relaxed his body and leaned back, narrowed his eyes and said, "Let's talk."

Xiao Yuqing prepared many jokes, just to please her father.Who made her status as a concubine, and she couldn't count on her aunt to do her best in her marriage, but to please her father?
After a joke was told, Cheng Enhou laughed and said, "You came here not just to tell me jokes, did you?"

Xiao Yuqing stuck out her tongue and said, "Of course not, I'm here to bring fish soup to my father. Look, this will be at the right temperature, why don't I serve a bowl for my father? If it gets colder, the taste won't be good. .”

Cheng Enhou nodded, Xiao Yuqing brought out a bowl and served him to drink.These jobs that should have been done by servants, she did with great familiarity and dedication.

This fish soup is really good. The deliciousness of the fish is stimulated with onion and garlic, and the sundries are filtered out.Drinking in the mouth only feels the fragrance of the lips and teeth, and the aftertaste is endless.

After he finished drinking, Xiao Yuqing took the empty bowl and said with a smile: "Father, my aunt sent me to ask, how about using the sand boat tacui she made for cold dishes when we hold a banquet in the garden tomorrow?"

Marquis Cheng En gave orders early in the morning to hold a banquet in honor of Quan Moxian.The aunts in the mansion could guess what he was thinking.This Huiyuan, the former Gongyuan has been to Cheng Enhou's residence several times, and they have already inquired about him clearly in the back house.

Now that Quan Moxian won the Hui Yuan, Marquis Cheng En invited them to a banquet, and Quan Moxian hasn't got a marriage contract yet, so how can we keep them from wanting to move?

Xiao Yuqing once peeked at Quan Moxian from behind the screen, his handsome demeanor broke her heart.But for such a great opportunity, she is not the only one in the mansion who thinks like her, so she naturally wants to take advantage of being able to speak in front of her father to seize the opportunity.

Unexpectedly, her tactful expression of intention caused Cheng Enhou to snort coldly, "Tell your aunt, don't ask nonsense in peace. There is no dinner tomorrow, so don't talk nonsense until you know it. "

He didn't expect that Quan Moxian would have the courage to reject him.In front of her daughter, she wouldn't even mention the shameless thing of being rejected.

Xiao Yuqing was taken aback for a moment, knowing that things must have undergone unexpected changes.He hurriedly responded softly, and said: "Father, don't be upset, Auntie just loves to worry about it."

Quan Moxian has no way of knowing what happened in Cheng'en Mansion.After he arrived at Songxi Academy, he gave a round of gifts first, and thanked the lecturers of all subjects sincerely. Master Mengtu personally asked a few words, and then started to study behind closed doors in the academy.

Ten days later, it will be the palace examination that will determine his life's fate.

The Ministry of Rites, who had been busy for a long time, finally had some leisure.Only the top [-] Jinshi are eligible to participate in the palace examination. Although the standard is the highest, it is much easier to manage than the general examination.

Fang Mu finally returned home, and the whole family had a lively meal together before breaking up.

Seeing that the busy work at home came to an end, Fang Jinshu proposed to Si Lansheng to go to the charity hall opened by Guangying Merchant, and Si Lansheng readily agreed, and only asked her to bring more staff.

The weather was fine that day, and Si Jiang, who was driving, took a carriage, Wu Shan took his nephew to protect him, and Fang Fei helped Fang Jinshu into the carriage.

A group of people passed through Yong'an Street, left Luoyang City from Jianchun Gate, and drove to the eastern suburbs.

Many Zhuangzi in the eastern suburbs are properties owned by big families in central and central Beijing, and there are also local villager tenants.It's spring, and the farmers are busy plowing in the fields, and it's a thriving scene.

After driving for more than half an hour, the carriage stopped in front of a Zhuangzi in the southeast.Backed by the hills here, it seems a bit remote, and Zhuangzi is not as dense as before.

There is a fish pond outside Zhuangzi, and several ten-year-old children are putting fish fry in it.Not far away, there is a field of flowers, including fiery rose and pink rhododendrons, some peonies with flower buds, and gardenias and jasmines to be sold to cosmetic shops as raw materials.

Among the flowers, a dozen or so half-grown children shuttled among them.They are fertilizing the flower seedlings and catching insects, their immature faces are full of seriousness.

Fang Jinshu was delighted to see it. It seemed that these children knew that life was not easy and cherished it very much.

Fang Fei helped her get out of the carriage, and a woman from the village came out to greet her, and said, "But the lady from the host family is here?" I said it.

Fang Jinshu asked her to get up with a smile, "Are you Grandma Sun?"

Grandma Sun said "Ouch", waved her hands again and again and said, "I can't do it, you can just call me Grandma Sun. Shopkeeper Han said you are coming, we are all looking forward to it!"

This grandma was also an unfortunate person. Her husband and children were separated in a famine, and she was working as a day laborer to make ends meet.When she was working in a goods store, Mrs. Han saw that her fate was rough but she didn't complain about others, she was quick in doing things, and she could read a few words, so she asked her to manage the charity hall.

She lost a child, and the children here are orphans and bereaved.In this way, she treats these children as her own, treats them very well, and manages the hall in an orderly manner.

　Thanks to "Linda Xiaozhou" for the reward of 100 starting coins, and thanks to "People who are old and desperate" for voting for the precious monthly ticket ^_^
　　
　
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