When Kou Ji arrived at the gate of the palace, the palace gate immediately recognized him and welcomed him into the palace.
The palace is not large in area, smaller than Kou's palace, but the layout inside is very elegant.
Wang Shu is from Kaifeng, but he likes Suzhou and Hangzhou gardens very much, so the decoration of his residence has many shadows of Suzhou and Hangzhou gardens.
A small mansion with mountains, forests, vegetation, and even many pets.
The gatekeepers of the palace were also very knowledgeable about etiquette. After welcoming Kou Ji into the courtyard, they bowed their backs and carefully followed Kou Ji to serve him.
It can be seen that it has been carefully tuned.
Wang Shu went out to visit friends, so it was his aunt Wang Kou who went out to receive Kou Ji.
Wang Kou was very happy when she saw Kou Ji.
As soon as she appeared at the door of the main hall, she smiled and waved to Kou Ji, "Quick, come to me and let me take a look."
Kou Ji hurriedly stepped forward, bowed and saluted, "My nephew Kou Ji, I have met my aunt."
Mrs. Wang Kou smiled and nodded, holding Kou Ji's hand into the main hall. As she walked, she complained: "It has been a long time since you arrived in Bianjing City, but you didn't come to see me..."
Kou Ji quickly apologized and said, "My nephew is rude..."
Wang Kou is now regarded as Kou Ji's biological aunt. It is indeed rude for Kou Ji not to pay a visit to his family after being in Bianjing for so long.
Mrs. Wang Kou pulled Kou Ji to sit down. Seeing Kou Ji's dry face, she smiled and said, "Okay, I'll just say it casually. Don't take it to heart. I know you've been busy since you arrived in Bianjing City.
No wonder you.
If you have free time on weekdays, come and take a walk around the house.
Although we are a family, if we don’t move around for a long time, we will become separated."
Kou Ji cupped his hands and said, "My nephew has written it down."
When Wang Kou saw him saluting solemnly, she took his hand and said, "Don't be so formal. When you get here, it's like you're at your own home. Your uncle is busy with government affairs outside on weekdays, so most of the affairs in the house are taken care of."
I'm all taking care of it.
Some of the servants and servants in the house are old people I brought over from my natal family, and some are selected by me as newbies.
They are all our own people, so there is no need to be polite to them.
If you want to eat something or play with something, just tell them to get it."
The reason why Mrs. Wang Kou specially introduced the servants and servants in the house to Kou Ji was to make Kou Ji feel at ease and not be so restrained. No one would dare to gossip behind them.
Wang Kou was very close to Kou Ji and treated him as his nephew.
Kou Ji can feel it.
He grinned and said: "I know, aunt..."
Mrs. Wang Kou smiled with satisfaction when she saw that Kou Ji no longer saluted her solemnly and was no longer so stiff.
"Have you eaten? I asked the house to prepare some food for you?"
Kou Ji smiled implicitly and said, "I ate it when I came here, so aunt doesn't have to worry about it."
Mrs. Wang Kou nodded and said: "Then stay one night before leaving. When you get up tomorrow morning, I will cook in person and let you have a taste of my cooking."
Kou Ji did not refuse and nodded with a smile.
Kou Ji chatted with Wang Kou in the main hall for a while, talking and laughing.
Wang Yuan staggered in. Looking at him, he looked like he had just woken up.
After he entered the main hall, he glanced at Kou Ji, yawned, and complained to Mrs. Wang Kou carelessly: "Mother, why did you let the accountant stop my monthly payment again?"
When Wang Kou saw Wang Yuan, she glared at him and scolded him: "Why don't you come over and see your brother?!"
Wang Yuan glanced at Kou Ji and curled his lips disdainfully, "He's just a low-income man. He rose to power by flattering my grandfather. How can he be my brother?"
Wang Yuan said this without any hesitation. He said it openly and openly in front of Kou Ji.
Kou Ji raised his eyebrows but didn't say much.
Wang Kou's face changed and she said angrily: "Shut up!"
Wang Yuan frowned and said disdainfully: "Mom, I am telling the truth. He is not the grandson of my grandfather, so what right does he have to call me brother?"
"you!"
Wang Koushi stared at Wang Yuan angrily.
Wang Yuan was not afraid at all. He licked his face and said, "Mom, please ask the accountant to give me some money. I'm still waiting to attend the poetry meeting of my classmates."
Mrs. Wang Kou was so angry that she wanted to teach her son a lesson, but she couldn't bring herself to do so.
In the end, all he could do was curse, "Get out!"
Wang Yuan nodded, "Then I'll take it as your promise and I'll go to the accountant to get the money myself."
After saying this, Wang Yuan left the main hall unsteadily.
When Wang Yuan walked away, Wang Kou sighed, looked at Kou Ji, and said apologetically: "You brother, you have been spoiled by me since you were a child. You don't know etiquette and talk nonsense. You must not
Take it to your heart.”
Kou Ji smiled calmly and said: "Auntie, don't worry, he is still a child. How can my nephew take his words to heart? Besides, brothers from ordinary people's families often quarrel. It's normal."
Mrs. Wang Kou nodded slowly, "That's good, that's good... My aunt knows that you are a good boy who is well-educated and sensible."
Kou Ji just smiled and changed the topic to talk about interesting things that happened after he arrived in Bianjing.
The funny Wang Koushi burst into laughter frequently.
The unpleasantness that just happened seemed to have been forgotten by him.
After Wang Shu returned home, he heard a lot of laughter in the main hall. He asked the servant beside him with some surprise, "Yuan'er has made some progress recently. She actually knows how to make her mother laugh..."
The servant carefully took the hat that Wang Shu took off and whispered: "Speaking to the master, the person accompanying the lady is not the young master, but the cousin of the Kou Mansion."
Wang Shu was stunned and raised his eyebrows: "Kou Ji?"
The servant nodded.
Wang Shu asked in confusion: "Why is Kou Ji so late? Why are you looking for me? Where is Yuan'er?"
The servant looked stiff and whispered: "Young Master...Young Master went to Yingfang Pavilion..."
Wang Shu gritted his teeth and said, "This traitor has no idea of progress at all."
Wang Shu scolded his son in his heart, quickly entered the main hall, and immediately put on a smiling face, "Kou Ji?"
When Kou Ji saw Wang Shu, he quickly stood up and saluted, "My nephew Kou Ji, I have met my uncle."
Wang Shu waved his hand cheerfully, "No need to be polite, just treat yourself as if you were at home. Just feel free to do whatever you want."
Kou Ji smiled and said, "My aunt said the same thing."
Wang Shu laughed loudly and said, "That means your aunt and I have a good understanding."
Wang Kou rolled her eyes, glared at Wang Shu, and complained: "What nonsense are you talking about in front of the child?"
Wang Shu smiled and said: "You can't treat this kid like a child. He is smart and mature. Besides, they are all family members, so there is no need to be shy. You go and prepare some food and wine. I want to have a drink with this kid."
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Wang Kou nodded and exited the main hall.
Wang Shu asked her to prepare the food and wine, which was obviously a refusal.
It was obvious that Kou Ji came to see him for business.
The two of them wanted to talk about business, and Wang Kou was not suitable to be there.
After Wang Kou left, Wang Shu sat on a chair and asked Kou Jidao: "Why do you want to come to me so late at night?"