Step on a branch

Chapter 54 Signature
The night is getting heavy.

The banquets in the inns and restaurants were gradually dissipated, and the bustle of the street also dissipated. What was left was the deep chill of the winter night.

Lin Fan returned to Duke Dingguo's mansion.

Walking to the main courtyard, the lights in the main room happened to be blown out.

Lin Fan paused, turned around and was about to leave.

Qiaoyu in the wing room heard the movement, lifted the curtain to look out, saw that it was Lin Fan, and hurriedly saluted.

"Slave maid to report?" Qiaoyu asked.

Lin Fan stopped her and said, "Since mother has rested, don't bother her."

"The old lady went to the mountain during the day, and everything went well," Qiaoyu said, "The old lady knew that you had invited Mr. Huang to dinner, so she asked the servants to set the table early, saying that she was a little tired, and I don't know when you will return home , go to bed early."

"It's okay," Lin Fan said softly, "I'll come to say hello tomorrow morning."

Qiaoyu nodded: "The old lady asked for a signature in the observation room, and the signature was quite interesting, and she also said that she would show it to the Duke."

Lin Fan was always kind to the maids and nurses around his mother.

And because he guessed Qiaoyu's identity, he never neglected.

Hearing what Qiaoyu said, Lin Fan said, "Then I will take a closer look tomorrow."

Qiao Yu smiled.

Getting along with people is very mysterious.

For example, she and the old lady have very different identities. She was lucky enough to work in the mansion, but the friendship between master and servant immediately became friendly.

The old lady lives in the mansion as a widow, and she faces the people around them every day. Naturally, they understand the old lady's emotions better.

As for the Duke and the old lady, the mother and the child are a little estranged.

This is not surprising.

The nuns all said that when a son grows up, the relationship between him and his mother is naturally not as close as when he was young.

Furthermore, the Duke is busy with official duties and has a lot of things to do, and he often goes to the yamen even when he is resting and taking a bath.

Except for greetings in the morning and evening, the mother and son seldom have a good conversation every day.

The trivial joys in life should be enjoyed by those who talk about them, and those who listen to them should also join in.

The old lady enjoyed it and was very interested in asking for a lottery today, and she will definitely mention it to the Duke later.

If Grandpa Guo didn't understand it, he might disappoint the old lady with a few casual words.

It's not that the Duke is impatient to deal with the old lady, Qiaoyu can see that the Duke is very filial to the old lady, but he is too busy, he may not be able to react immediately, it's just a trivial matter...

After getting to the bottom of it in advance, the Duke of the State knew it well, and when discussing this matter with the old lady, the mother and the child would definitely have a good time.

Those people who work in the mansion just hope that the old lady will be happy and that the grandpa, mother and son will be happy!
Glancing at the main room which was only dimly lit with night lights, Lin Fan turned to leave.

One foot stepped over the threshold, there was a sudden pause, and the foot that was stepped out was retracted again.

The same girl's family, Qiaoyu's answer may be more suitable than Huang Yi's.

"Qiaoyu," Lin Fan called her, and asked, "If you give a gift to a girl's house, what kind of gift will it be, and it won't be abrupt?"

Unexpectedly, it would be such a problem, Qiaoyu was extremely surprised.

After thinking for a while, she said: "Pendants, hairpins, and rouge flower dew are not easy to give away casually. If the Duke of the country doesn't know what the other party likes, the servant thinks that the four treasures of the study should not go wrong."

Lin Fan nodded.

To go from the backyard to the front study, one needs to pass through a long corridor.

The garden is caged in the thick night, shadowy and shadowy, like overturned and melted ink, thick and light.

In a flash of inspiration, Lin Fan thought of it. Qin Luan did not smell of the scented dew used by the girls. He only noticed a very faint, faint, ink smell.

Qiaoyu proposes the Four Treasures of the Study.

He just bought Shenghua Pavilion.

That day, he was in a hurry to settle a place with Qin Luan, he didn't have time to think about it, so he hurriedly talked about Shenghua Pavilion.

Because of the brush and ink shop, no matter men, women, old or young, they don't make eye contact when entering or leaving.

The owner of Shenghua Pavilion had the idea of ​​making a move again, which happened to be what he wanted.

Now that I think about it, it's a coincidence.

He doesn't know what Qin Luan likes, but Qin Luan himself definitely has a preference.

When Qin Luan arrived at the Shenghua Pavilion, she would be interested in the things her eyes rested on.

As long as he pays more attention, he can't go wrong.

The next day.

Lin Fan hurried to pay his respects to the old lady.

"I heard that when you came over last night, I just took a rest," the old lady smiled softly, "I knew it earlier, I'll wait a little longer."

Lin Fan asked, "Have you rested well?"

"That's right," the old lady nodded, and said again, "I asked for a signature yesterday, you should also read the signature."

Lin Fan took the note and read it from beginning to end.

The signature is not complicated, it only states that the willows will be dark in the new year, and the flowers will be bright when they turn around, and they will be alternated, like a garden in the south of the Yangtze River, with one scene at a time, and another scene with another step.

It is no wonder that the old lady finds it interesting to say so.

Lin Fan asked Guanzhong how he solved the lottery, and what his mother thought...

The mother and son talked for almost a quarter of an hour around the short signature.

Qiaoyu and Madam Cao worked together, exchanging eyes and laughing from time to time.

The old lady was really happy.

very nice.

When it came time for Lin Fan to leave, the old lady reluctantly asked Madam Cao to take him out.

Lin Fan said: "It's not like my son won't come back after leaving the house."

"There are a lot of business affairs, and there are also many entertainments." The old lady smiled as she said.

After Lin Fan left, Qiaoyu said with a soft voice and a smile: "Last night, the Duke asked the servants what kind of gifts he wanted to give to a girl, what would be appropriate and unobtrusive."

The old lady looked up: "Really? What else did he say?"

Qiaoyu repeated the questions and answers one by one, and then she saw joy in the eyes of the old lady.

"The Four Treasures of the Study, this is a good idea," the old lady pondered, "I just don't know if it's a common etiquette, or..."

Qiaoyu said softly: "If you meet a girl you like, it will be fine."

"Yes," the old lady sighed with a smile, "I was thinking that he might not be enlightened, but then I thought, there is no one who really can't understand it. When you meet the right person, you will understand. I can't Make random arrangements for him. It’s fine as it is now, I don’t know, wait for him to come and mention it to me.”

The old lady's smile made Qiaoyu very happy.

However, behind the smile, Qiaoyu tasted a few strands of sadness.

Qiaoyu thought, maybe this is what the nuns said, when the son grows up and gets married, or becomes a husband and wife with other girls, the widowed mother will feel disappointed.

On the other side, Lin Fan was busy in the yamen until noon.

During the meal, several subordinates were discussing Zhao Qi's marriage.

"It's too urgent to get married tomorrow."

"The stomach waits for no one, so don't worry."

"Who else doesn't know that there is one in his belly, trying to cover it up."

"We are errands in Qianbulang, and we all know it, but the people in the capital don't know it, and the officials in other places don't know it either. We can build a little bit."

"Hey, I heard that the Empress Dowager called Miss Qin into the palace in the afternoon."

Lin Fanxun raised his eyes and frowned.

What can the empress dowager do to Qin Luan?

Or, what good can there be?
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