Until Xiao Feng got off the car at the entrance of Xiao Mansion, Yan Niang was still shocked by Xiao Feng's last words.
"When Chen San is the concierge, he is the chess piece that Eunuch Chen has laid out a long time ago, but not against me, but against all the people who come to visit him. With Chen San's character, he is bound to cause trouble. If he provokes For those who are not worth mentioning, Eunuch Chen will support Chen San. This will not only allow Chen San to stop those people he does not want to see, but also make Chen San more arrogant and arrogant. Wait until one day Chen San provokes Chen San When the father-in-law really wanted to see someone he saw eye to eye, the father-in-law would sacrifice Chen San, either to bring the relationship closer or to show his attitude." Yan Niang remembered that she murmured at the time: "But that's His relative, Eunuch Chen, is this too yin... ah, no, too cruel?" Yan Niang was unwilling to speak harshly to her benefactor who had just freed herself from slavery, no matter what the reason or purpose was.
Xiao Feng drank the tea she poured before getting out of the car and smiled at her.
"The tea is good. Let's prepare this kind of tea in the car from now on. Eunuch Chen is a ruthless person, but to be considered a bad person, you have to first think about what kind of person Chen San is." Liu Tong angrily asked the housekeeper, beside him The family members had just finished eating and had not dispersed yet. They all gathered in a circle and listened with concern.
"What did you say? Did you really see clearly? Don't talk nonsense?" The housekeeper wiped his sweat and looked at the circle of people staring at him, feeling very stressed.
"The villain saw it from the crack in the door. Although it was dark, there was a lantern hanging on the car to illuminate the road. The villain did see the pattern of a swallow holding mud painted on the curtain of the carriage. That is a special pattern for Chunyanlou's carriage. ." Liu Tong was extremely annoyed. If it had been before, he might have been extremely happy.
But this New Year, Xiao Feng just came to visit the house and opened the middle door to greet him. In fact, he pinched his nose and acquiesced to the relationship between the two families.
But this little bastard is too disorderly. You can just go to Chunyan Tower to play. Although he is also a bastard, it is not a serious problem.
But you still let Chunyanlou's car take you home, and you were walking through the city in such a swagger, just like hugging a girl and telling the world that I am Liu Tong's son-in-law, but I still want to visit the brothel!
The lady comforted Liu Xueer on the side: "Xue'er, Xiao Feng is half the boss of Chunyan Tower! He went to Chunyan Tower maybe for business matters. It was getting late, and Chunyan Tower sent a car to take him back home. It's very reasonable, right?" Liu Xueer pouted a little aggrievedly, nodded, and agreed with her mother's words that it was a very reasonable logic for the maintenance worker to bring a wrench.
"The villain saw through the crack in the door that when Xiao Feng got out of the car, a woman's head popped out of the car and greeted her politely." Liu Tong's face was as heavy as water, and he looked at his wife with squinting eyes.
The lady was stunned for a moment, then continued to explain.
"Xue'er, I heard that Zhang Tianci has a sweetheart in Chunyan Tower. I think he was in the car with Xiao Feng, so that woman must be Zhang Tianci's sweetheart!" Liu Xueer's little mouth pouted even higher, I think my mother's explanation this time is a bit far-fetched. It doesn't seem logical that the maintenance worker should bring a hammer.
"The villain saw from the crack of the door that under the light of the lantern, the woman was wearing a golden hairpin with two phoenixes. If I remember correctly, these two phoenix hairpins are the signature jewelry of Chunyanlou's mother, Yan Niang!" Reminiscent of the rumors Xiao Feng's unique taste made Madam feel that she was a bit out of her depth.
Liu Xueer's mouth stopped pouting, she opened her mouth and tears fell. Seeing that her daughter was sad, Liu Tong couldn't help but angrily rebuked: "Nonsense, how good can your eyes be? It's still through the crack of the door, blindly lighting up! Just relying on the light of a lantern, you can see so clearly? How can you still see it?" Can you see two phoenixes and one phoenix clearly? It's pure nonsense!" How could the loyal butler stand such doubts? He was eager to prove to the master that his eyesight was absolutely fine. Don't think that you are old. What if you want to change the butler? manage?
"Master, you can't be wrong. That time I went to Chunyan Tower to settle the bill for you, it was Chunyan Tower's mother who personally received me. I stood next to her when the accounts were being settled. It is said that she only has one pair of golden phoenix hairpins in the entire capital. How could I be wrong?" There was silence in the hall. Liu Peng felt that what everyone was paying attention to was a bit boring. He was taking a nap when he suddenly felt that the temperature in the room had dropped.
He raised his head inexplicably and looked around.
"Sir? What kind of bill did the housekeeper go to Chunyan Tower to settle?" Madam's eyelids were drooped, looking plain, but the sound of fingers flexing and stretching came from under her long sleeves.
"Ah? No, how can there be? Ah... Ah, yes, yes, there was that one time. Oh, after I got off duty, some colleagues insisted on congratulating me on my promotion to doctor, and coaxed me to treat me, but it was just that one time... "Liu Peng rubbed his eyes and recalled vaguely.
"No, dad, you came back in the middle of the night that time. Didn't you mean that because you were promoted, you had a lot more work and you worked until midnight? You even bought me some green oranges to eat? They were so sour and without the skin. ..." Liu Tong turned pale and quietly gestured to the housekeeper.
"Xiao Feng is so outrageous. Fortunately, it's getting late now. Otherwise, if everyone on the street saw it, wouldn't they laugh at our Liu family? This, this, steward, come with me to Xiao's house right away. I want to start the army in person. Asking questions, does he still take Xue'er seriously?" After saying this, he ran away without waiting for the lady to say anything. The housekeeper blinked and followed behind.
Liu Tong sprinted 200 meters and ran to the gate of Xiao Mansion, but he hesitated. Ordinarily, as his future father-in-law, it would be reasonable to ask someone from above and give him a few words of reprimand.
The problem is that this does seem to be a bit of a fuss. These days, with Xiao Feng's multiple identities, in the eyes of ordinary people, it would be a bit strange not to go to Chunyan Tower often.
And the source of the information this time is not easy to say. Are you saying that I, the housekeeper of the Liu Mansion, was lying in the crack of the door and peeping at the front door of your Xiao Mansion?
Isn't it too embarrassing to say this? And Yan Niang must not be mentioned in the interrogation. Otherwise, if Xiao Feng asks, how do you know Yan Niang, wouldn't that be self-inflicted?
While hesitating, someone from behind patted Liu Tong on the shoulder, which almost made him jump. Qi Jiguang, who was dressed in official uniform, looked at Liu Tong with a smile and spoke quite respectfully.
"Oh, I'm so rude. I didn't see clearly that it was Mr. Liu. I was far away when I saw two people wandering around the gate of Xiao Mansion. I didn't knock on the door. I was afraid that something was wrong, so I walked close to the wall. I didn't expect it to be Mr. Liu and the housekeeper. , I frightened Mr. Liu, please forgive me. I wonder what Mr. Liu is doing, are you here to find your son-in-law?" Qi Jiguang is a hereditary fourth-grade military attaché, one level higher than Liu Tong's fifth-grade Hubu doctor. , but the Ming Dynasty was high in civility and low in martial arts, so the two were evenly matched.
Qi Jiguang's politeness was mainly for Xiao Feng's sake. After all, this was Xiao Feng's future father-in-law.
However, Qi Jiguang's politeness with a bit of ridicule was also because of Xiao Feng, because the whole capital knew the story of the grudge between Liu Tong and Xiao Feng.
Liu Tong knew that this boy had a close relationship with Xiao Feng, so he snorted.
"Yes, I have something to do with him. The reason why I wandered around without knocking on the door just now is because, well, it was because I lost something, so I looked around for a while. Now that I have found it, I will knock on the door!" The housekeeper hurriedly came up! He knocked on the door and the small door opened. When Qi An came out and took a look, he suddenly panicked.
That day Xiao Feng went to give gifts and Liu Tong opened the door to greet him. Qi An knew him.
"Master Liu, why are you here? Wait a moment, I will call Master Xiao to come out to greet you. Master, please come in first." In fact, according to the rules, Qi Jiguang's father has passed away, so Qi An should call him Master. Just like Qiao Niang's name is Xiao Feng.
But Qi An is more than thirty years older than Qi Jiguang, and he grew up watching Qi Jiguang. This habit is really hard to change.
Qi Jiguang smiled and walked into the small door. He turned back and said to Liu Tong: "Yes, you are here. You can't go in through the small door like me. As you come to the door, Xiao Feng must open the middle door to welcome you." As soon as these words came out, Liu Tong suddenly became anxious. Most of the reason why he came over was to avoid Madam's sanction. It was just a matter of course to question Xiao Feng.
Although Xiao Feng was at fault for this matter, the family scandal should not be made public. It would be bad if Xiao Feng really opened the door to welcome him and everyone knew about it.
Xiao Feng's reputation in this regard is not good, and there is no character collapse. But the Liu family also lost face along with Xiao Feng, and the key is that the wife knows that he made a big deal and embarrassed his daughter. Ninety-nine percent of the time, he will be punished for both crimes, and the consequences will be worrying.
Both the wife and daughter prefer Xiao Feng. This is an ironclad fact. Don't wait until the end, Xiao Fengliu enjoys himself, but the one who really suffers is his prospective father-in-law. It's not worth it.
So Liu Tong quickly held out her belly, followed Qi Jiguang and squeezed in, talking while squeezing.
"We are all one family, why worry about these false etiquette, I can just go in!" Xiao Feng was a little surprised when he heard that Liu Tong came to the door, but he did not dare to be rude, so he quickly invited him to his central hall to talk.
Qiaoniang and Qiaoqiao were even more diligent, making good tea and serving Liu Tong like a revolving door, for fear that Liu Tong would find fault with their master.
This very attentive attitude not only made Liu Tong very satisfied, but also made the housekeeper feel a little embarrassed.
Everyone is like this, sir, you have to know it well and don't hurt others with bad words. Liu Tong also felt a little embarrassed to say it, but he couldn't come to someone else's house so late and just say that he was here for a walk, right?
This is at home, there is no shame in the family, he is the one visiting the brothel, what should I be embarrassed about?
After drinking two cups of tea, Liu Tong also prepared himself mentally, stroked his beard and spoke slowly.
"My dear nephew, I was taking a walk after dinner today. When I passed by the door, I saw you coming back in Chunyan Tower's car?" Xiao Feng finally understood the reason why Liu Tong came to the door and couldn't help but laugh.
All his thoughts were spent on the battle of wits and courage with Eunuch Chen, and he really didn't think too much about these little things.
Although according to the moral standards at this time, this is not a big deal at all. But Xiao Feng came from a later generation and compared his feelings with his own. His daughter was about to marry him, so it was normal for him to find himself visiting a brothel and come over to ask.
Therefore, Xiao Feng did not lie and answered very respectfully.
"My uncle asked, but my nephew didn't dare to hide it. It's just that this matter involves the palace, and it may not be a good thing for my uncle to know. For his uncle's sake, it's better not to know. If my uncle must know, my nephew will tell his uncle straight away. I just ask my uncle to keep it a secret, otherwise our Liu and Xiao families will be confiscated and exterminated." Liu Tong was so frightened that he jumped up and even splashed the tea in his hand on his face.
"No, no, I don't want to know!"
