Mrs. Xu and Xu Qinghuan welcomed Mrs. Song into the door.
Mr. Song and Mrs. Song also came together. Mrs. Song had just arrived in Beijing and before she had any rest, she washed and changed her clothes and went straight to the Anyi Marquis Mansion to meet Mrs. Xu.
Mrs. Song Er heard a lot about Miss Xu along the way. She knew in her heart that the old lady valued this granddaughter-in-law, and she had already made preparations. The gifts sent to the Anyi Hou Mansion were all carefully selected, and there were many
The gift is needlework made by Mrs. Song Er's own hands.
Standing aside, Yin Gui's eyes lit up as she looked at the needlework.
Mrs. Song's craftsmanship is really good. When the eldest lady sees this situation, her head will most likely hurt even more.
Feng Chu next to her looked sad and whispered: "Sister Yin Gui, if I don't have enough to eat and starve to death when I get to the Song family, will sister give me half of the cake?"
Yin Gui was startled, wondering why Feng Chu would say this.
Feng Chu whispered: "The Song family spent all their money on cloth, so they must have no money to eat. We might have starved in the past."
Yin Gui didn't know what to say to Feng Chu, but it was obviously because the eldest lady's craftsmanship was too poor.
However, Yin Gui thought about it carefully and found that what Feng Chu said seemed to make sense. What would Master Song do if he was really that poor? When the eldest lady went to Changzhou, Feng Chu always stayed close to her. Feng Chu might have some inside information.
Think about it, Mr. Song has to take away a piece of clothing every time he comes to the house. It’s hard to say...
Should she learn from her mother, who is in charge of the mansion, how to use one tael of silver as two taels of flowers? Thinking of this, Yingui suddenly lost the mood to admire Mrs. Song's needlework.
But seeing the gifts from the Song family being brought up one by one, Yin Guigang breathed a sigh of relief.
Feng Chu whispered: "Sister Yingui, the Song family won't sell their house or land to prepare for the betrothal gift, right?"
Yin Gui's heart suddenly sank, feeling that everything was not good.
Mrs. Xu looked at the gifts from the Song family. The Song family was far away in the southeast, but they came to visit according to the etiquette in Beijing. It can be seen that they had put a lot of thought into it. Mrs. Song also had a kind face. She would not be wronged after marrying Qing Huan.
Moreover, this branch of the Song family only has two rooms, so there is no complicated relationship.
Thinking about it this way, Mrs. Xu finally felt more at ease.
Mrs. Song looked at Mrs. Xu with a smile on her face: "Mrs. I already know my purpose of coming, so I have to trouble you. Can we invite Baoshan to come tomorrow and set an auspicious day so that the betrothal gift can be delivered."
Mrs. Xu nodded.
Mrs. Song was immediately overjoyed. It seemed that her grandson was not too dull to make the Anyi Marquis Mansion unhappy. She was really worried that the Anyi Marquis Mansion would kick them all out without saying a word. She wanted to strike while the iron was hot. Please
Mr. Xue and his wife will come to visit early tomorrow morning.
After thinking about this, Mrs. Song turned to look at Xu Qinghuan. The more she looked at this granddaughter-in-law, the more she liked her.
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Li Xu went all the way back to the Yamen and settled most of the cases on the table.
I heard someone talking: "After handling this case, Mr. Song will probably be promoted to Changzhou Commander-in-Chief."
"Even if you don't mention it now, in a year and a half, it will still be in someone else's pocket."
“It’s really a bright future!”
Several people were rubbing their wrists and joking.
"The Song family is also planning to get married to the Anyi Marquis Mansion. When I went to Dali Temple for official affairs, I saw a lot of carriages from the Song family entering the city on the road. Those carriages must be filled with betrothal gifts.
Although the Southeast Song family is not very impressive, they used to be merchants. Before becoming an official, Mr. Song was in charge of the family's caravan.
The appearance of this appointment is no worse than that of the high-ranking officials in the capital."
"That's natural. Mr. Song is now very popular in the court, and he is marrying the eldest daughter of the Hou family. Naturally, this icing on the cake must be handled well.
Moreover, the eldest lady also saved the Queen, so the Queen will definitely be rewarded.
Just take out something casually and it will be enough to be passed down to the family."
Gossips kept reaching Li Xu's ears, and the scene of the Song family's carriage heading all the way to the Anyi Hou Mansion also appeared in front of Li Xu's eyes.
He seemed calm, but his pen paused slightly and he wrote a wrong word.
Miss Xu was poisoned, but judging from the appearance of the Song family, she didn't care about it.
The Song family and the Xu family have gone through several twists and turns, and today's marriage negotiation will definitely go smoothly.
"It's time for you to go to office," said the head of the Criminal Department, "I didn't go home last night. I'll go back and have a good rest today. It seems like this case won't be finished within a few days."
Everyone got up and left one after another. Li Xu also packed up the documents in his hands and walked all the way back to the house.
Compared with the bustle on the street, the Li family seemed particularly deserted. When Li Xu walked into the study, the servants brought tea and then left.
For a while, the sound of needle dropping could be heard in the study room.
Li Xu raised his head and looked out the window. He liked to be quiet, so he didn't leave a few people around. After serving him for a long time, everyone knew that this ninth master would not come into the study on weekdays.
I don't know how much time passed, but the sound of footsteps could be heard faintly in the yard.
The servant reported: "Master Jiu, Master Zhou is here."
Zhou Yue's figure appeared at the door, and Li Xu breathed a sigh of relief. In the silence just now, he felt like he was about to drown, as if he couldn't breathe again until now.
"How's it going?" Li Xu asked, "What's going on in the north?"
Zhou Yue shook her head: "No, everything is fine at home. I also told my brothers as you asked. No matter what happens, let them ignore it. We must recharge our batteries now."
The manpower they had finally gathered was scattered in the army in northern Xinjiang. Only by careful management can they be useful in the future.
After Zhou Yue said this, he asked Li Xu: "Is Zhang Yuci really going to die this time?"
Li Xu nodded.
Zhou Yue's eyes lit up: "After all, you are still the best. I have expected today."
"Not only me," Li Xu said calmly, "but also Miss Xu and Song Chengxuan." If they didn't understand everything, they wouldn't take action at this time.
When talking about Miss Xu, Zhou Yue didn't know how to say: "Is the Xu family giving you a hard time?" He didn't understand why Miss Xu alienated Li Xu, which was the case when she was in Fengxiang.
"No."
This is the truth, Miss Xu did not make things difficult for him.
Li Xu said: "Anyi Houfu and Song Chengxuan are getting married." From now on, she will follow Song Chengxuan to the southeast, while he is in the north... feeling empty in her heart.
He knew that not everything in this world could go as one wanted, and he didn't really care about the relationship between men and women, but he still felt as if his chest was pressed by a stone.
"Let's go," Li Xu looked at Zhou Yue, "let's go have a drink."
Zhou Yue couldn't help but be startled, Li Xu rarely had such moments.
Li Xu stood up and walked out first, and Zhou Yue immediately followed. The two of them sat in the restaurant and exchanged glasses. Li Xu drank a few more glasses and turned to look out the window.
In a daze, he seemed to see that familiar figure. He stood up and walked out of the restaurant, chasing a few steps into the crowd, and finally caught up, only to find that it was just an unfamiliar face.
"What's wrong with you?" Zhou Yue couldn't help but stepped forward to help.
Li Xu narrowed his eyes slightly, he was probably drunk.