When Minghua was drowsy, a new batch of maids from the palace came to deliver food. The meal was sumptuous, including meat and vegetables, a total of nine meat dishes. Minghua ate a few bites with her mother in a hurry, barely filling her stomach. , mother and daughter went back to their rooms to sleep.
In the old man's study, the old man walked into the courtyard, and Uncle Liang saw him at a glance.
"Well sir, why are you here?"
"Come to say hello to father. Is it convenient for father to see me now?" the father-in-law asked politely.
Uncle Liang said respectfully: "Go back to me, sir. I am meeting guests."
"Please tell Liang Botong and tell me that I am here to pay my respects to father."
"Okay, sir, it will be later."
Uncle Liang turned around and entered the study. The old man and Fan Wei'an looked at the sound. The old man asked, "What's the matter?"
"Master, my father-in-law is outside and said he came to pay your respects."
"You didn't tell him that I was seeing guests?" The old man frowned, feeling displeased.
"I have said it, but I still asked the old slave to report back." Uncle Liang responded straightforwardly, he said it, but your son insisted on coming to pay your respects at this time.
There was a hint of coldness in the old man's eyebrows, "Since he is here, let him come in; you might as well meet his senior brother."
"yes."
In response, Uncle Liang exited the study and welcomed his father-in-law. When the father-in-law saw his father, he greeted him first.
"The son has seen his father, and his father is well."
The old man nodded, "Get up, come on, this is your second senior brother Fan Wei'an, nicknamed Chongcheng; you are familiar with the other senior brothers, but Chongcheng is not often in the capital. Taking advantage of his return this time, you can get to know each other."
"Hello, second senior brother," the father-in-law said.
Fan Wei'an stood up and returned the greeting, "Hello, junior brother. You're welcome, junior brother."
The father-in-law stood up with a smile and looked at Fan Wei'an first, "Second senior brother doesn't seem to have changed much."
"No way! I'm old, I don't like to move anymore." Fan Wei'an said politely, "I used to see my junior brother as a young man, but after so many years, you already have a wife and children, and you are flourishing."
The old man answered, "He is just hopeless. After taking over my position, he has not made any political achievements. He is just messing around day by day, and he is not as capable as your senior brothers."
Fan Wei'an could only listen to these words, but he didn't hear the pride in Master's words!
"Look what the master said, junior brother, this is good. If the water is full, it will overflow. You are a veteran of three dynasties. Although you have retired, your high position and power at that time made the emperor jealous. It is not appropriate for junior brother to follow your path again. , I had no choice back then, but now I have a choice.”
At that time, the two late emperors were somewhat incompetent, thanks to the help of several old ministers; even so, many loyal ministers were demoted, and he was one of them.
"Yes! It's not appropriate to follow my path anymore, so it's good." The old man agreed, and felt sorry for him, "Your political sense is still undiminished, do you really not consider my proposal? ?”
Fan Wei'an didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Master, you know that I am used to being undisciplined these years. I am not used to coming back to court every day. You feel sorry for your disciple."
The old man shook his head, feeling regretful in his heart, but he stopped trying to persuade her.
Seeing this, the prince asked, "Is the second senior brother going to join the court as an official?"
"No." The old man glanced at him. He knew a little about his son's abilities. He had a good mind and was an upright person. This was not a bad thing. "Chongcheng came to the capital to send my disciple and grandson this time. That is a Smart children; now I will arrange for them to live in the guest room in my courtyard, and I will hold a reception banquet in the evening, and you will all come over."
The father-in-law's heart moved, and he responded repeatedly.
After chatting for a while, the old man started to chase people away, not only to let his son go, but also to let Fan Wei'an go and rest instead of sitting around for half a day.
When Minghua and her daughter woke up, the remaining food had condensed.
"What should I do with these? There are so many left." After regaining his energy, Xiao Leshi asked.
Minghua said: "Don't worry about it, mother. A maid will come to clean up. Let's quickly find some clothes and put them on. Someone should come and take us to the reception banquet later."
"Okay...Sanya, or mother won't go; mother is a country woman, the biggest official I've ever seen is an upright person, what should I do if I go to the wedding banquet and make a joke?" "That doesn't make others look down on your daughter!"
"Don't worry, be calm and treat them like cabbage and radishes; you eat yours. If anything happens, I'm here, as well as Dean Fan and the old man." As long as the old man is here, even if the masters in the public house look down on her, It won't embarrass her too much.
Xiao Leshi was persuaded, and together with Minghua, they rummaged around to find a slightly better-looking set of clothes and put them on. Then, as Minghua said, two maids knocked on the door and asked if they had packed up properly.
Minghua raised her voice and said, "Come in, we are dressing up."
With a "squeak", the door was pushed open, and two hurried footsteps walked towards the inner room. When they arrived at the inner room, two maids first stood up and then asked.
"Mrs. Xiao, Miss Xiao, my husband has a banquet in the courtyard; he asked us to come over and invite you two over."
"It just so happens that you are here, please help us do our makeup; we from the countryside don't wear as much makeup as you see in the bustling capital." After Minghua finished speaking, she stepped aside and motioned for them to comb Xiao Leshi's hair first. .
The two maids said they didn't dare, and then walked behind Xiao Leshi to untie her already combed hairstyle. They combed her hair into a woman's hair style, with the hair styled into a round plate. This hairstyle made Xiao Leshi's face look a little rounder. Son.
There were several pieces of jewelry on the dressing table, and the maids wanted to use them; but Xiao Leshi refused, so she took out the silver jewelry she brought in her luggage and put it on a hairpin.
The two maids opened their mouths but said nothing; their views on Xiao Leshi and Minghua changed slightly.
As maids, they have served many guests in grooming; some of them are short-sighted and would like to put hairpins on their heads when they see the things on the dressing table, but they don't know that doing so will only make people look down on them from the bottom of their hearts. Deep friendship.
"Is it okay for Miss Xiao to take a look?" the maids asked sideways.
Minghua looked at it carefully and made sure there were no omissions before she said, "Very good, comb my hair too. No jewelry. Just keep it simple."
She understood her mother's intention; she couldn't touch things that didn't belong to them, even if they were in front of her and within easy reach, she couldn't touch them.
What's more, she is not a short-sighted person, so she would not be tempted by these gold and silver jewelry; however, the craftsmanship of the craftsmen in Beijing is really good. The gold and silver jewelry does not use many materials, but it is extremely delicate, and some are even brushed. The cost of this craft alone is quite a lot of money, not to mention the huge amount of land in the capital, and buying and selling things is even more expensive.
The maids gave her a cute bun, with her hair coiled into two tweezers on the left and right sides, and held up with a piece of delicate and beautiful red cloth; when the maids saw a pair of small bells in the jewelry box, they asked about her. Opinion.
"Miss Xiao, can you tie these pair of silver bells to both sides?"
Xiao Minghua: .......
"No, it's nice to be simple." There was a bell on the left and right, and she was not used to it jingling when she walked.
