From the ashes: Return of the General

Chapter 224
Putting down the tray in his hand and uncovering the lids one by one, Luo Qiu replied: "Yes, as soon as he entered the mansion, he said he wanted to see the major general. At that time, the major general was still asleep and I let him go down to rest. No, eat After dinner, I figured the Major General would wake up, so he came over."

After filling a bowl of chicken soup and putting it away, Luo Qiu withdrew his hands and got up.After Mei Xin sat down at the table, she continued: "In addition to bringing 500 people, he also brought ten large boxes, all of which were prepared by Mrs. Su. There were dried walnuts from Zhuangzi and five large boxes in the boxes. The wine is said to be given by the major general as a gift."

Liangzhou is rich in wine, which could only be paid as tribute in the early years, but now in Liangzhou city, as long as you have money, you can buy it.Therefore, it is not a rare item, but it is relatively tight in the capital, and as far as she knows, this wine is not cheap in the capital.

When it came to gift giving, Yuan Muqiu was thoughtful, Mei Xin sat down and said, "Got it, I'll have dinner first, and I'll see Chuanzi after dinner. Go and tell Yunluo, it means that Qingchuan is going to Duke Lu's mansion early in the morning. She gathered the presents I prepared earlier and made a list, and then gave two boxes of wine to my grandfather. Dried walnuts and some other Liangzhou specialties, please let Yunluo watch and give them. Several cousins ​​gave jewelry, and also It doesn't take much, just send over the twelve flower hairpins I got from suppressing the bandits before."

Speaking of this, Mei Xin paused for a moment, thought for a while and said: "There is a difference between concubines and concubines. The first aunt and the second aunt each gave birth to three daughters, and the twelve flower hairpins happen to be a pair for each person. Although the younger sisters below are all concubines but After all, it is the flesh and blood of the eldest uncle and the second uncle, so it is better not to give it away. You ask Yunluo to pick out the second-class gold hairpins and send them over, one for each person, not ones inlaid with gems. If Yunluo is undecided, ask the second aunt to help challenge."

"The eldest cousin likes Hui ink. I remember there was a piece in the storeroom. I picked a high-quality Langhao brush and gave it to me. The third cousin likes white marble. I remember there was a jade ring made of white marble in the storeroom. Take it as a gift." Give it to the third cousin. The fifth cousin likes gold beads, so you ask Yunluo to pack a box of gold beads and send them over. You don’t need too many, a small box will do, and if you have too many, you may cause trouble.”

There is a difference between concubine and concubine, thinking that there are two concubines under her uncle's knees, Mei Xin frowned and thought for a moment, then said: "Second cousin and fourth cousin, I can't remember what they like for a while, so I will give each of them a set of the four treasures of the study." Tell Yunluo that there is a difference between the concubine and the concubine, and you must not give it wrong, let alone the gifts of the concubine and the concubine should not overwhelm the concubine and the concubine. The first aunt and the second aunt each give a box of jade, and the following aunts don’t have to give it.”

Giving gifts to the concubines and concubines is entirely for the sake of the two uncles, and the concubines and aunts below are completely unnecessary. Of course, the main reason is that the two aunts will be overwhelmed.

I have to say that gift giving is a science, and if you are not careful, you will get trouble and hatred.It's like when she returned to the capital in her previous life and didn't understand anything, she just let Yun Luo watch and send her off.Yun Luo didn't know even more about things she didn't understand, and ended up offending many people because of the gift giving.

Since Lu Guogong's mansion is Mei Jinze's natal family, Luo Qiu reminded: "The young general sent it to Lu Guogong, do you want the Shangguan family..."

Interrupting her words with a slightly cold face, Mei Xin said: "Don't say such stupid things in the future, it's cold outside, let Qing Chuan wait in the Nuan Pavilion."

Although Qing Zhixie is big, it has no place to meet guests, mainly because no one lives there, so it is not well cleaned up.Nanny Sun felt that it was inconvenient, so she took someone to tidy up a warm pavilion in the morning and came out to meet guests.

Feeling Mei Xin's displeasure, Luo Qiu didn't dare to say any more, so he hurriedly withdrew after saying yes.

The atmosphere was dignified, and Cardamom was not a talkative person. Seeing Mei Xin started to eat, she told Yun Luo that she had tied Mei Jingqiu into the firewood room in the afternoon.

Mei Xin knew early on that it would be difficult for Mei Jingqiu, who was crooked, to straighten herself. After drinking a bowl of chicken soup and eating seven or eight dumplings, she put down her chopsticks and said, "It's not a big deal to be locked up in the woodshed. She is afraid, and cannot really change her. She is a young lady who does not know the sufferings of the world, and someone will send her to Zhuangzi outside the city tomorrow morning."

Thinking this was a good idea, Mei Xin's eyes lit up, and then ordered: "You go and call Mrs. Ma over later, I have something to tell her."

I don't like Mei Jingqiu, I feel that she is not only arrogant, but also has problematic conduct and evil intentions, Dougao said: "Didn't the major general say to send her to the family temple, why did you change your mind?"

Mei Xin wanted to send her to the family temple, but after all, she was the third uncle's child, so she had some scruples: "They were born from the same root, so why bother with each other, and besides, you still have to give third uncle face, and you can't do things absolutely." It happened. Wasn’t she bitten by a dog on the face, so let’s say she’s going to Zhuangzi to recuperate.”

"You go and ask Mrs. Ma to come over now, and you won't have trouble with the third aunt if you send her away earlier."

Thinking of Gao Shimei's heart aching, she asked Lin Shi and Zeng Shi to visit her, said all the good and bad things, but didn't listen to a word.Not only did she not listen to it, but she scolded them both, and the scolding was so bad that neither of them wanted to talk to her anymore.

Seeing that Mei Xin mentioned Gao's frown, Dou Kou suggested: "Major General, why don't they let their mother and daughter go to Zhuangzi together, it will be good for the third young master and the others, and save her from persecuting the fourth girl. And the old man On the other side, I heard that the old lady likes her very much, and she is obedient to everything. If they encourage the old lady to make a fuss, I'm afraid the house will be uneasy again."

The word filial piety is too big, Mei Xin can disrespect Gao, but she can't disrespect Mrs. Mei.What's more, she is still Mei Zhannan's biological mother, so it is impossible to confront her head-on.

Thinking about it carefully, she felt that this proposal was good, and Mei Xin thought about it and said: "That's right, then let's send them there together. You go and pick fifteen people to escort them there, and leave ten to watch them on the Zhuangzi. , protect them."

The Zhuangzi outside the city is not big, and there are only a dozen households in Zhuangtou. Although they are all honest and honest ordinary people, there is no guarantee that there will be no accidents.Therefore, it is better to send someone to guard just in case, so as not to cause trouble if something happens.

Dou Kou took the order and got up to leave, Mei Xin washed her face and wiped her hands again before going to see Lu Qingchuan in the warm pavilion.

Lu Qingchuan is older than Mei Jinze, and he is 26 years old this year.Tall and unattractive, when she saw Mei Xin coming in, she stepped forward and saluted: "See the Eldest Princess!"

As soon as he entered the city, he heard that Mei Xin was named the princess of the town, and Lu Qingchuan was very happy.

Raising her hand to signal him to stand up, Mei Xin sat down and said, "What is the eldest princess? Let's call it the young general. It sounds comfortable."

She was not at all happy about the emperor's award, on the contrary, she felt disgusted.Because both the eldest princess and those imperial gifts were exchanged for her innocence.

(End of this chapter)