When Hong Shiqing saw that it was Xu Cuiyu who was looking for him, he was quite unhappy because he had also heard about the sacrificial ceremony. The cook Xu Cuiyu bribed was the cook who had cooked for him, but Hong Shiqing kicked him out because his hands and feet were unclean. .
This time Xu Cuiyu comes to find him, it will definitely not be a good thing.
But when Hong Shiqing saw that it was Meng Xingzhou's intention, he was reluctant to meet him, so he ordered his servants to arrange for Xu Cuiyu to meet in the side hall.
Xu Cuiyu came to the side hall of the Hong family and was shocked by the luxurious scene in front of her. They were worthy of being one of the four major families. The furniture of the Hong family was really extraordinary. The red sandalwood tables and chairs, the white jade screens, and even the The paintings hanging in the nave are also painted by famous contemporary artists.
The maids standing waiting on the left and right sides were also quite gorgeously dressed. When they left the Hong family's door, they walked on the street in this outfit with the style of a daughter of a wealthy family.
The servant asked Xu Cuiyu to sit somewhere and wait. The tea served to Xu Cuiyu was also a good tea like Queton Mingya. It was soft and soft in the mouth and left an endless aftertaste. This time, she had gained a lot of experience.
While Xu Cuiyu was secretly envious of everything in the Hong family, she heard the boy outside the door shouting: "The young master is here!"
Xu Cuiyu hurriedly put down her tea cup, stood up and straightened her clothes and skirts, but when she saw Hong Shiqing walking in with her head held high, she didn't even look at her and sat directly on the Taishi chair.
Seeing Hong Shiqing's indifferent attitude, Xu Cuiyu felt quite unhappy. However, for the sake of her future career, she could only swallow her anger, bowed deeply to this child who was more than ten years younger than herself, and said, "I've seen you before." Mr. Hong!”
Hong Shiqing has always been a proud and arrogant person. In this world, he can regard Meng Xingzhou as someone he likes, but others are not worth mentioning in his eyes.
After all, this is a young talent who has served as a scholar in the Chinese Academy of Sciences and as an editor at the Hanlin Academy.
Hong Shiqing blew the tea cup without raising his eyes and said, "What do you want from me?"
Xu Cuiyu said: "I came here to tell you a secret."
Hong Shiqing smiled and said: "How can private matters be discussed with outsiders? Come and see the guests off!"
"Wait a minute!" Xu Cuiyu stopped the servant of the Hong family who was about to take her down and said, "If Mr. Hong knew about this, he would not have such an attitude towards me!"
Hong Shiqing asked slightly curiously: "What exactly do you want to say?"
Xu Cuiyu said: "The Hong family secretly cast the Feng Shui curse Peach Blossom Evil on the Meng family. The Hong family had done evil things before and was punished by the ancestors of the Meng family, so the descendants wanted to take revenge, so they cast this Feng Shui curse!"
After finishing speaking, Xu Cuiyu looked at Hong Shiqing with a haughty expression.
Hong Shiqing laughed when he heard this: "It's nonsense, right and left, get this crazy bitch out of here!"
"Yes!" The servants rushed up like tigers coming out of the gate, picked up Xu Cuiyu and headed out.
Xu Cuiyu said: "If you don't want others to know about this matter, you have to do nothing yourself. If you don't listen to my good advice, someone will tell Mr. Futai about this matter. Then we will see how your Hong family ends up!"
Hong Shiqing's heart trembled when he heard about Mr. Futai. You must know that the Hong family has lost the tribute cattle and is searching for them with all their strength. If such false rumors are spread to Mr. Futai's ears again, it will not add fuel to the fire. What!
"Wait a minute, bring her back!" Hong Shiqing ordered his men to bring Xu Cuiyu back.
Xu Cuiyu patted her sleeves and sat on the chair, drinking tea calmly and looking at Hong Shiqing.
Hong Shiqing smiled and said, "You must be Meng Xingzhou's second concubine. I have heard about the sacrificial ceremony. The reason why I knew about it was because I wanted to report the truth about the Master Futai competition at that time, but Sheng Guoer had already won. This matter I didn’t pursue it, just for Meng Xingzhou’s sake!”
A few simple words captured Xu Cuiyu's pain points. What Hong Shiqing meant was, if you dare to play tricks on me, I will put you in jail!
How could Xu Cuiyu not know the true meaning? So he continued to say in a flattering manner: "Thank you, Lord County Lieutenant, for your thoughtful care. That was just an accident and had nothing to do with me!"
Hong Shiqing stood up and said with a smile: "It has nothing to do with you? I caught the thief and put him in jail in accordance with the laws of our court for destroying the sacrificial ceremony. But he said that this matter is yours Instructed him to do it."
Xu Cuiyu waved her hands hurriedly and said: "There must be evidence for this matter. I didn't do such a thing!"
Hong Shiqing waved his hand and said, "Second Madam, don't be nervous. As long as you make it clear what the secrets of the Hong family and the Meng family are, I will take care of your affairs."
Xu Cuiyu breathed a long sigh of relief and said, "It scared me, Mr. Hong, it's like this."
Xu Cuiyu told Hong Shiqing everything she knew.
Hong Shiqing muttered: "I have no control over this matter, and I don't know whether it is true or false. So, you go to my father, and do whatever he says!"
Xu Cuiyu nodded, thinking that if she could meet with Yuan Hong, it would be more useful than anything else.
So Xu Cuiyu said: "In that case, I would like to trouble you, sir, to recommend it to me!"
Hong Shiqing looked at Xu Cuiyu, smiled slightly, and said, "Okay, please follow me!"
Hong Shiqing came to Yuan Hong's residence, knocked on the door and said, "Father, the second lady of the Meng family wants to see you!"
When Yuan Hong heard that it was the second wife of the Meng family, he immediately became excited and thought to himself that this Xu Yunchan is really a good fortune teller!
He remembered the method Xu Yunchan told him, and said, "Invite her in!"
After Xu Cuiyu entered the room, she bowed deeply and said in a sweet voice: "I have met Mr. Hong."
But seeing that this woman was extraordinarily enchanting, even worse than his own concubine, Hong Yuanwai suddenly felt lustful. He stepped forward to help Xu Cuiyu up and said: "Mrs. Meng, there is no need to be polite. Please sit down. Please sit!"
Hong Yuanwai looked Xu Cuiyu up and down with a smile, and Xu Cuiyu also looked at Yuanwai Hong with a smile.
Hong Shiqing said: "Dad, Mrs. Meng is here to tell us about the Peach Blossom Evil."
Officer Hong's expression changed, and he wondered, could it be that the Meng family discovered something?
Xu Cuiyu observed the words and expressions, and became more sure that the peach blossom was caused by Hong Yuanwai, so she said calmly: "Oh, my master is very angry about this matter and is preparing to file a complaint to the court!"
Hong Yuanwai smiled awkwardly and said, "This matter is actually a misunderstanding."
Xu Cuiyu smiled and said: "Of course I knew this was a misunderstanding, so I persuaded my master to stop it. Let's turn the conflict into friendship!"
Hong Yuanwai nodded and said: "Yes, at the same time, Brother Meng and I are also brothers of the same rank. The fault of the Feng Shui gentleman for this misunderstanding must be blamed!"
Xu Cuiyu smiled and said: "In that case, shouldn't the Hong family do something to compensate the Meng family?"
As soon as Xu Cuiyu said these words, Hong Yuanwai felt disgusted with this woman. It was unclear whether she was here to threaten her.
At this moment, Hong Yuan had no sympathy for the beauty, and he remembered the method Xu Yunchan taught him.
Mr. Hong smiled coldly and said, "What kind of compensation does Mrs. Meng want?"
Xu Cuiyu smiled and said: "You want compensation? Did I say that? If I did, I was just joking with you. It's too late to ask you to do something. As the saying goes, it's better to dissolve enemies than to marry them. I'm also begging you to let it go. Meng family, please help the Meng family."
Mr. Hong didn't even blink. After taking a sip of tea, he said, "Is this what you mean, or is it Brother Meng's?"
Xu Cuiyu smiled and said: "This is what I mean, and it is probably also what our head means. You know, in the Meng family, I mean what I say, and my master also obeys my words."
Mr. Hong snorted and said, "I'm sorry, I'm disrespectful. They all say that Meng Zhengtang of the Meng family is blessed with the same family. They also say that the main wife of the Meng family, Chen, is smart and capable. Unexpectedly, the truth is that you, the second lady, are the head of the Meng family." People!"
Xu Cuiyu waved her hand and said: "Member Hong is joking, it is our boss who makes the decision, I just give our boss advice, he is more likely to listen to me!"
Mr. Hong smiled and said, "Then, what does the second lady want?"
Xu Cuiyu coughed and said: "That's right, I have a son who is kind and knows a little about literature. He is about to take the scientific examination. I know there are two paths, one is to take the Ming Dynasty examination and the other is to take the Ming Dynasty examination. To promote filial piety and honesty, so..."
Mr. Hong smiled and said: "I understand, you want me to recommend your eldest son Meng Xingzhou as Xiaolian, right?"
Xu Cuiyu waved her hands hurriedly and said: "No, no, no, it's not Meng Xingzhou, it's my biological son Meng Heyou!"
Meng Heyou had never heard of it, and Hong Yuanwai said: "This matter is difficult to handle. To promote filial piety and integrity requires a reputation. Your son has no reputation. I'm afraid this will not be easy!"
Xu Cuiyu said: "That's why I want to ask you for some tips?"
Hong Yuanwai pondered for a moment and said with a smile: "Well, you and your son, take your son to build a road from Xifeng Village to Dongxiang Village. In this way, your mother and son's road construction will be widely known, which is a great good deed. !”
Xu Cuiyu wondered: "But how can we, mother and son, repair the road alone?"
Officer Hong smiled and said: "What's so difficult about this? Mingyue!"
Officer Hong called out to Ming Yue, and Ming Yue came in and asked, "What are your orders, sir?"
Hong Yuanwai said: "I will give you a sum of money. You tell Master Song to take the manpower and go to build the road in Dongxiang Village together with Mrs. Meng and Mr. Meng!"
Mingyue nodded and said, "I'll do it now, slave!"
After saying that, Mingyue turned and left.
Hong Yuanwai smiled at Xu Cuiyu and said: "How about it? As long as you build the road, we can talk about it easily! Come and see the guests off!"
Xu Cuiyu thought that it would be great to get this news, so she did not dare to ask too much and left.
After returning home, Xu Cuiyu excitedly called Meng Heyou.
Meng Heyou looked lazy, like a skinny monkey who hadn't woken up, dragging his shoes and wearing a messy robe. Xu Cuiyu became furious when she saw her son like this: "I said you still Is there anyone like this? He just came back from escaping!"
Meng Heyou sat opposite his mother and poured a cup of tea. After drinking it in one gulp, he rubbed his eyes and said, "I went to Baihualou with my friends to drink flower wine last night. I didn't sleep well. What's wrong, mother?"
Xu Cuiyu was so angry that she picked up the feather duster on the table and slapped Meng Heyou!
"What are you doing, mother, you're crazy!" Meng Heyou shouted while hiding.
"I told you not to live up to your expectations! Go build the road with your mother tomorrow!" Xu Cuiyu stopped angrily, put her hands on her hips and said, "Why don't you hurry up and get ready?"
"Building roads?" Meng Heyou looked confused.
