Fang Xiu, a member of the civil service, has been very popular recently. Ever since news came from Prince Qing's Mansion that his daughter Fang Yuting has been appointed as his first wife, Fang Xiu always walks with his eyes raised to the sky.
He imagined that after marrying Princess Qing, his official career would be smooth, and the other girls in his family would also be as prosperous as the tide.
Although the engagement has not yet been concluded, both parties feel that it is a done deal. Many people are already preparing to congratulate the Fang family and Prince Qing's Mansion.
Fang Xiu himself also understood how his daughter fell in the eyes of Princess Qing. This was thanks to the guidance of his mentor, the Lei family, and his son-in-law was the eldest son of Prince Qing's palace, so he allowed his daughter to have
Got this opportunity.
Fang Xiu, who was overjoyed, naturally made plans. In order to express his gratitude to his mentor, he specially sent someone to prepare a big gift, and after the preparation was completed, he would send it to Lei Mansion.
The Lei family also came from the military. Although their status is not as high as that of General Chang, they still have a certain influence in the army. The current helm of the Lei family is Lei Cheng, who is sixty-eight years old, and his son Lei Ming is also Mu Qichen's father-in-law.
You are about to garrison in Nanzhang.
Lei Ming had three sons, his legitimate sons Lei Lie and Lei Peng, and his concubine Lei Meng. Lei Lie and Lei Peng inherited the mantle of the Lei family. They were skilled in military tactics and physically strong, and they are now serving in the army.
It's just that the concubine Lei Meng is a bit unsatisfactory. He has been unable to endure hardships since he was a child. Whenever he is asked to practice martial arts, he will cry like a ghost. Not to mention studying. As soon as the teacher comes to class, he will fall asleep with his books in his arms. He even uses the thunder to do mischief outside. This
It's quite similar to Mu Qiyue from before.
However, because Lei Wanqing is Mu Qichen's wife, Lei Meng often goes against Mu Qiyue and is very competitive.
Now that Prince Qing's Mansion is about to marry the Fang family, and the Fang family is under the Lei family, Lei Meng feels that he has a higher status than Mu Qiyue, and is very happy. He can't wait to run to Mu Qiyue immediately and show off.
Lei Meng was the same age as Fang Xiu's son Fang Ziqi, and they were also close friends.
"Hahahaha, that Mu Si will soon become your brother-in-law. Now he has to bow when he sees you." Lei Meng and Fang Ziqi were sitting in a private room in Zuixian Tower, joking and joking unscrupulously.
"This is all thanks to Young Master Meng's support." Fang Ziqi said to Lei Meng with a flattering look on his face.
"There are a lot of good things in his trading firm." Lei Meng said pointedly.
"Don't worry, Young Master Meng, you will definitely have the things from Mu Yue Trading Company." Fang Ziqi didn't think that he was being whimsical. It seemed that as long as Fang Yuting entered Prince Qing's Mansion, taking away Mu Qiyue's things would be as easy as picking something out of a bag.
After hearing this, Lei Meng also laughed proudly, very satisfied with Fang Ziqi's performance. To be honest, it's not that the Lei family doesn't covet Muyue Trading Company, but they know that if the Qing Palace can win Muyue Trading Company, they will
There is no need to expend so much effort to arrange a marriage for Mu Qiyue.
Wasn't it because he couldn't take over Mu Yue Trading Company directly from Mu Qiyue that he chose such a roundabout method? Otherwise, the family above him would take advantage of this.
Although the private room the two of them were in had the function of a partition, when they entered and exited the Zuixian Tower, they were discovered by Mu Qiyue and Lu Mingtao who had entered the Zuixian Tower before them.
With the two people so in tune with each other, it is not difficult to guess that there must be an unusual relationship between the Fang family and the Lei family.
Mu Qiyue glanced at Lu Mingtao, who immediately understood and sent his men to investigate the news.
"Young Master, I really can't wait." With a smile on his face, Lu Mingtao raised his glass and drank with Mu Qiyue.
"Among the concubine's people, are there people from the second brother's side?" Although it was a question, Mu Qiyue's tone was affirmative.
"Fourth Master Mingjian." Lu Mingtao replied with a smile. Ever since Prince Qing's palace made troubles for Mu Qiyue's marriage, he has always seemed to be watching a joke. Sometimes he would also make fun of his employer and good friend.
Mu Qiyue just glared at Lu Mingtao, who was gloating about his misfortune, and was not angry. Lu Mingtao's status in his heart was higher than that of his biological brothers. Coupled with the tacit understanding between the two for many years, Mu Qiyue knew that he was complaining about himself.
Returning to Prince Qing's Mansion caused Mu Qiyue a lot of inconveniences. It was better to live alone outside the mansion than to be comfortable. Moreover, he could go to Lin Zhu's place to have a meal and see Fu Dou'er at any time. The most important thing was to be in front of Lin Zhu often.
Show your face and try to get her booked first.
It's very difficult to even meet in person now, it's really annoying.
The people who went out to check came back and reported to Lu Mingtao, telling them one by one about Lei Meng and Fang Ziqi's wishful thinking.
"Haha, I didn't expect that there are people who can daydream like this. It's really eye-opening." Lu Mingtao was a little bit dumbfounded. He really didn't know whether to praise these people for their vision and knowing that Muyue Trading Company is worth a lot, or to laugh at them for being blind and looking at wolves.
Became a sheep.
"Hmph, it seems that Mr. Lu's methods are too gentle, and these shameless people dare to set their sights on me." Mu Qiyue's expression did not change, but his eyes flickered with coldness. "Be quick with your hands and feet, these people
I was very unhappy when I saw it."
Lu Mingtao stopped joking and nodded solemnly. "It doesn't matter if we disturb the Lei family."
"Three generations of the Lei family are the pillars of the country. It's just that my sister-in-law is a little too greedy, but she can only instigate idiots like Lei Meng. It's not a bad idea to teach him a lesson and give some people a warning." Mu Qiyue felt naturally.
After some consideration, although the Lei family could not move, they could remove the dead branches and leaves for them.
On the other side, Lei Meng and Fang Ziqi had three rounds of wine and five dishes, and the food was about the same. However, Lei Meng, who was bored, felt that there was nothing interesting in the capital, so he asked Fang Ziqi to think of a good place.
Fang Ziqi also scratched his head and thought to himself, this young master has never been anywhere, and his knowledge is not as good as him at all. He must have been to that kind of fireworks place many times, and the people in the gambling house dare not let Lei
Meng Jin, because the Lei family had already announced that any gambling shop that allowed the Lei family to enter would be destroyed. So even if Lei Meng wanted to go to the gambling house again for excitement, no one would dare to let him in.
Seeing that Lei Meng was getting impatient with waiting, Fang Ziqi suddenly remembered a place.
"Young Master Meng, a few days ago one of my father's subordinates sent some fruits. He said that he recognized a few trees in an orchard, picked the fruits from the trees himself, and played there for a while. And there was another tree next to it.
There is a mountain where you can hunt, and the people in the garden can cook the game you catch. I heard that the game roasted with fruit trees there has a unique taste. Why don't you go and see it one day?"
Fang Ziqi didn't have much hope and had nothing to say, so he came up with this idea.
"Oh, that's interesting," Lei Meng found it interesting. "Okay, let's go there."
"Then I'll make arrangements for you." Fang Ziqi was very happy to be favored by him.
The place Fang Ziqi was talking about was Lin Zhu's orchard in Wangcun. Although the fruit picking period was almost over, Lin Zhu's own area had not yet been picked. In addition, there were occasional people who went into the mountains to hunt.
He would also go to the garden and ask them to take care of the food. Lin Zhu would simply open the garden first so that the gardeners could earn some extra money.
Ever since he went to the orchard to play once, Fu Dou'er couldn't forget it and always clamored to go there again. Moreover, he wrote to Lin Yuewei to show off, making Lin Yuewei very envious.
In the letter to Lin Zhu, I thought about it several times. In the name of wanting Uncle Chang Shi to test his practice results, I really wanted to go to Wangcun to stay for a few days.
However, Lin Yuewei had only returned from Song County a few months ago. If he invited him to play again, it was estimated that the Lin family would not agree, so Lin Zhu declined politely.
But after the clever Lin Yuewei knew what she meant, he took the letter and went to Mr. Lin's study. There he acted coquettishly and cutely, and promised to bring back delicious fruits to Mr. Lin, and finally Mr. Lin agreed.
So the proud Lin Yuewei packed his luggage again and went to Lin Zhu's place to stay for a few days.
But this time he was not the only one, but Lin Qinglan also came with him. But originally he wanted Lin Qingxue to come in the name of taking care of his younger brother, but Lin Qingxue and Lin Zhu's auras were not compatible, and they were unwilling to come. And Lin Qinglan because
I once spoke to Lin Zhu, and every time Lin Zhu sent something to Lin Yuewei, she always got a share. So I thought of thanking her and followed her.
Lin Yuewei arrived at Lin Zhu's home in Wangcun and felt more comfortable than at his own home. After meeting General Chang and others, he took Fu Dou'er out to play.
Lin Qinglan, on the other hand, was very obedient and serious. After meeting General Chang and others, she sincerely thanked Lin Zhu.
In addition, she and Zhang Manyun were acquaintances. Although they had no friendship, there were always some girls who had a natural affinity for each other. It didn't take long for the three of them to become familiar with each other and they could joke together.
"Miss Lin Er came just in time. We were thinking about going to the orchard for a walk tomorrow. You can come with us." Zhang Manyun thought for a while and invited. Although some ladies are not enthusiastic about this kind of outing.
, but she felt that Lin Qinglan was not such a delicate person.
"Okay, on the way here, Xiaoqi also said that he must go. He said that his brother Fu always boasted about it in his letters, and he wanted to try it too." Lin Qinglan replied with a smile.
After hearing her words, Lin Zhu felt three black lines on her forehead. She had never read the correspondence between Fu Dou'er and Lin Yuewei. She didn't expect that Lin Yuewei would be so interested in the orchard because of his showoff.
You can imagine how angry the Lin family was with themselves. They abducted their grandson again, and also took a second young lady with him.
Although he was a little helpless, Lin Zhu didn't want them to be disappointed. Not only did he agree, but he was also very well prepared.
The three old men also wanted to go for a walk. They heard that hunting could be done in the nearby woods. General Chang, who believed that his sword was still young, was very interested. In addition, Chang Yi and others around him had not used their swords and arrows for a long time, so they
Everyone is eager to try it.
Including the maids and servants, more than 20 people went out in force. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation.