Red makeup against the world

Chapter 618 One Word Awakens the Dreamer
Lu smiled and said, "I appreciate your wife's kindness. Between sister-in-law and sister-in-law, you should walk more."

After receiving the silk flowers, Mrs. Lu ordered Xuezhu to send a basket of newly acquired crabs from the kitchen to Zhiyuan as a gift in return. "This basket of crabs was specially transported from Taihu Lake by water. They are rare crabs. Give your wife a try."

Cai Si said thanks and said goodbye.

Being disturbed by her like this, Lu Shi lost the mind to look at the accounts at the moment, and sat under the window in a daze.She thought of Xu Wanzhen, and only had a few short contacts with her, but each time she showed a different side.

Sometimes innocent and charming, sometimes snobbish and hypocritical, sometimes noble and elegant, and sometimes ignorant of world affairs.Which side is the real her?Was it her decision to send out the silk flower, or was it the idea of ​​her mother-in-law?
After thinking for a long time, she still couldn't make up her mind, and asked Xuezhu: "Look, who is this Xu Wanzhen?"

Glancing at her expression, Xue Zhu said: "My servant feels that the Second Young Madam is quite powerful."

"Oh? Why do you feel like this?"

"Look, concubine, she was obviously in a coma when she married in, and there was no chaos in Zhiyuanju. There must be a powerful person presiding over it. It is impossible for her to subdue such a person. After she woke up, the madam thought It failed to force Miss Fan into Zhiyuan Residence. In the past two days, Madam was even punished by the Empress Dowager. Isn't this considered severe?"

A word to awaken the dreamer.

Xuezhu's words, like a thunderbolt from the blue sky, split the fog in Lu's mind.

Yeah, regardless of how those things actually happened.Looking at the results alone, everything is beneficial to Xu Wanzhen.Even if Madam Zheng is loyal to manage her, how can she be mediocre if she can control such a powerful and capable nanny?I was so stupid, I was confused by Xu Wanzhen at the summer banquet, and never took her seriously.

Thinking of this, Lu's face showed shock.In this way, Xu Wanzhen has been pretending in front of her all the time?So, did she deliberately do what she and Wu Jiao heard during the summer banquet, or was it her true face that she was hiding?
If it was done deliberately, this Xu Wan's scheming is really too deep.

A gust of autumn wind came in from the window, causing Lu Shi to shiver, and goosebumps appeared on his arms.If I knew this earlier, I shouldn't have hired Xu Wanzhen in the first place.How much is true and how much is false about her infertility?

Mrs. Lu stopped thinking, forget it!Now that the matter has come to this point, I would rather believe it than believe it, and stay away from her in the future.Even her mother-in-law can't beat her, so it's better not to take it lightly.

Anyway, the son of the Duke of Zhongguo is Wu Sheng, not Wu Zhengxiang, and the one who will inherit the title in the future will also be his son.Since Zhi Yuanju assumed the attitude of living with the door behind closed doors, he would not offend her, and just maintain a polite manner.

Thinking of this, she asked Xuezhu to find out the furniture brochure that Xu Wanzhen sent over before, and ordered: "Send this brochure to Liu Ji Wooden, and they will start making it immediately."

Originally, she wanted to press this matter for a few more days.Now that I think about it, I don't need it, since sooner or later I have to do it and use the money from the public, she has no reason to be such an ugly person and offend Xu Wanzhen.

Xue Zhu was a little surprised, because of this matter before, Shi Zifei was a little unhappy, and complained that the furniture reported here was too detailed.How could this suddenly change his mind?

"Shi Zifei, do you want to do all of them?" This is not a small expense, so Xue Zhu confirmed it again.

"Well," Lu nodded, "according to what she reported, I will do everything. The main sets are made of huanghuali, and the rest are made of high-quality cypress and camphor wood. Tell Liu Ji's shopkeeper , This is the furniture made for the courtyard of the Commander Xiaoqiwei, if it is poorly made, watch his head carefully!"

After Wu Zhengxiang had handled a few major cases, his reputation was now more famous than Wu Sheng in the capital, and it was the best way to frighten these businessmen.

Xue Zhuju wrote it all down, and made arrangements not to mention it.

……

In the Pingguo mansion, a good show is going on.

In order to compete for the first time to enjoy the scenery, several aunts of Ping Guogong Liu Jingshan were pinching each other in the garden.

Looking from a distance, I saw a few beautifully dressed women with their own maids, about seven or eight of them were making a fuss in the gazebo.Only the woman's screams, cries, and shouts and questions came one after another, and the crisp sound of pendants colliding was heard from time to time. It was a farce.

Tu Manzhen was sitting on the veranda with Swift, watching the bustle with relish.

Such a good show is not easy to see in the Tu family.In other homes, you can't see it either.

After being married for more than a year, Tu Manzhen followed Liu Qiran to open a lot of horizons, and participated in many banquets in Beijing as the concubine.She was no longer the girl with a boudoir in the past.

"Concubine Shizi, let's go first?" Yuyan felt a little uneasy, what would happen if the two of them were found by those women and started arguing.

Tu Manzhen is not afraid, with Liu Qiran, a spoiled wife, he never says no to anything she does.This is in her own home, who is she afraid of?

"Don't go, let me watch again."

An aunt in a blue phoenix-tailed skirt was quietly stepped on by another aunt's maid. She was on her hips cursing, but when she took a step forward, she almost fell into the mud.Now, the flames of war escalated even more, making Tu Manzhen giggle happily.

Yuyan glanced at her lady worriedly, miss, miss, even if you are watching a play, don't make such a big fuss, okay?Are you afraid that others will not see you?

Seeing Swift's eyes, Tu Manzhen smiled nonchalantly, and said, "Don't worry! This garden is only so big, isn't it normal to encounter it? Is it just that my aunt is only allowed to enjoy the scenery, and my concubine is not allowed to play? "

The areas of the four major kingdoms' mansions are actually about the same.Compared with other dignitaries in Beijing, it is much more spacious.A duke's mansion is at least as good as two marquis' mansions.This is the grace bestowed by the first emperor, and it is only available to the Dukes of the Four Kingdoms who have always followed him to make contributions.

But no matter how spacious it is, it can't stand Liu Jingshan carrying his aunts into the mansion one by one.

His standard for Aunt Na is very simple, that is, to be beautiful enough.As for knowledge, background, etc., it doesn't matter.In Duke Ping's backyard, it can be said that the swallows are thin, the rings are fat, and each has its own style. Yingying, Yanyan and Yan are all together.

Now that there is an aunt, there must be a place and a yard, and soon after that, a concubine and a concubine will be born.Fortunately, the bastards are still young, and they are not ready to get married.The population is increasing, and no matter how spacious the place is, it can't stand the toss. There is even a farce where three aunts are crowded in one yard.

But even so, the courtyard of Pingguo Duke's Mansion has been divided repeatedly, and there is not much left.The area of ​​the back garden is pitifully small, and it only takes two quarters of an hour to walk around, and there is really no view to enjoy.

Tu Manzhen really doesn't understand, what's there to argue about in this garden?

(End of this chapter)