novelhk Chapter 171 There is some trouble
Chapter 171 There is some trouble
"How can you say that you are a crane? I think you are the one who needs to be twisted!"
Zhao Fangyu and Zhao Fangjin walked around in the gauze tent for a while, while Shisiniang held Shu Jie'er in her arms and ate hard with grunts.
In the evening, Zhao Zhirun came to pick up Shisiniang. Zhao Fangyu handed Shisiniang to Zhao Zhirun, turned back to his carriage, but saw a familiar face.
Zhao Fangyu seemed unaware and got into the carriage as usual.
He leaned gently against the wall of the box and rubbed his temples tiredly.
"Are you not having fun?" Zhou Qinghe asked.
Zhao Fangyu sighed for no reason. How nice it would be if she hadn't traveled through time? She should still be on vacation in France.
These things happen one after another, with no time to rest.
"My eldest sister's family has been attacked by spies, and it's hard to get rid of them. They are distant relatives who came to seek refuge."
Zhou Qinghe was not an ordinary person. With just a movement of his eyes, he understood the whole cause and effect.
She skillfully brought the prepared food to Zhao Fangyu and said, "It's probably the third brother. The Song family has a deep foundation in the Ministry of Personnel, and they are just trying to win him over."
"If it weren't for the fact that Shangshu Song himself didn't like women, I'm afraid they would have sent a few beautiful girls to Shangshu Song's room."
Zhao Fangyu felt annoyed when he heard this, and urged the carriage to go faster, and then said: "My sister is holding a banquet tomorrow, what do you think of it?"
This question was asking Zhou Qinghe if he had any plans or actions. Zhou Qinghe shook his head and pointed directly in the direction of the Song family: "Minister Song is not a fool. He has come this far only because of the breakup of the marriage."
"It doesn't matter what happens to us. He has his own countermeasures. I'm afraid he has even found out when he made contact with us."
"We'll just go along with his wishes at the banquet tomorrow."
"The Ministry of Personnel is in charge of the performance evaluation of all officials in the court. It is such a crucial position. The fact that Minister Song has been safe and sound for many years is the best proof."
Zhao Fangyu snorted twice: "If it was Minister Song, I wouldn't be afraid, but the problem is that they want to send that distant relative... to seduce my brother-in-law."
"You men can have three wives and four concubines, but I only feel sorry for my sister."
Zhou Qinghe nodded and said, "Then you wait and see tomorrow. I won't let you sisters suffer any loss."
Zhao Fangyu was full of rage and ignored Zhou Qinghe until she went to bed at night. Zhou Qinghe knew that she was unhappy and did not approach her. He called Xuanbi in and passed on a message.
Nowadays, the Cao Gang is growing in number and they have more and more manpower.
Once the trade route to Nanzhao is opened in late spring, we won’t have to worry about money anymore.
Xuanbi handed Zhou Qinghe a small wooden box, which was only the length of a palm but had fine craftsmanship.
When Zhou Qinghe turned around, Zhao Fangyu had already closed her eyes and fallen asleep, so he placed the things beside Zhao Fangyu's pillow so that she would be able to find them when she woke up, and then went to rest.
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The next morning, Zhao Fangyu woke up early.
The wooden box beside her pillow had a hollowed-out Phalaenopsis orchid carved on it. One could tell at a glance that it was a gift from Zhou Qinghe. Apart from him, no one else could have sent such a gift to her bedside.
Inside was a plush butterfly the size of an apricot.
The two trembling pearl antennae will tremble for half a day when they move, making it look lifelike. The unique luster of the velvet flower makes this butterfly even more realistic and beautiful.
Zhao Fangyu wore a lilac purple snowflake velvet padded jacket with a vest of the same color underneath, paired with a flesh-white wide-sleeved Confucian shirt with painted edges. She wore a pair of purple jade bead earrings with a pavilion pattern on her ears, two crescent-shaped gold hairpins on her head, two pairs of pearl flower hairpins, a pair of small glazed hairpins, and a pair of small butterfly-patterned hairpins the size of a fingernail.
"Find out the headgear that Shu Jieer liked yesterday, the ones that are so attractive, and bring them to Shu Jieer."
The headdress was made by the palace comprador and was not easily available outside. The craftsmanship was indeed exquisite, but because Zhou Qinghe was around, Zhao Fangyu had a lot of it and didn't feel bad about giving some away.
Zhao Fangyu always preferred girls. Before she got married, she had no dowry, and all her assets were just the jewelry she owned.
Zhao Fangyu knew that her elder sister's daughter would not be that poor, but her aunt was extremely wealthy, so how could she not afford a set of jewelry?
The name of the Song family's banquet was not an ordinary flower-viewing banquet, but a farewell banquet.
Winter is gone and spring is coming, the old and the new are changing.
Among them is the Hu Rong wine collected by Shangshu Song.
The wine also has a history. It was buried by Shangshu Song when he entered the officialdom. Now the workers who made the wine are dead and there is no successor. These wines are probably the only ones left in the world.
Men and women sat at separate tables. As soon as Shu Jie'er saw Zhao Fangyu, she wanted to rush into her arms. Zhao Fangyu held Shu Jie'er affectionately. Shu Jie'er's wet nurse lifted her up so that Zhao Fangyu could stand up.
"Sister Shu, do you like Little Pearl or Little Butterfly?"
Sister Shu's chubby face trembled as she spoke: "I like them all!"
Chunshao handed the box to the maid behind Zhao Fangjin. Gifts had already been delivered at the door for a while, and this set of headgear was specially for Shu Jie'er.
The two of them sat down, and soon, a girl in blue and white with a red beard on her head walked over slowly. She frowned all the way and placed one hand on her chest, as if Xishi was holding her heart.
It reminds me of the sick Xi Shi for no reason.
All those who sat in this area were ladies from aristocratic families and noble families of officials.
If it were normal, they would still praise the girl for her elegant dress, but this situation was particularly bad.
It's a family banquet, and the clothes are so simple, they can be worn even for visiting graves.
Zhao Fangyu had met Qi Yinghe twice, and everything he wore on his head and on his body was good stuff.
"This cousin from the Qi family is wearing plain clothes today."
Zhao Fangjin looked like he had expected this. He calmly drank a sip of tea and watched the show: "Why wouldn't I wear something that comes from a legitimate source?"
She came here to seek refuge. Although the old lady gave some money, the Song family was not as wealthy as the Zhao family, and it was impossible for the old lady to give all the money in the family to Qi Yinghe.
If she brought it herself, why didn't she pawn some of it earlier so that she could come here in a more presentable manner?
Qi Yinghe's disguise was crude and conspicuous. In order to lure Song Bai into the trap, she revealed such a big flaw. It was obvious that the people behind her did not take her life seriously.
There was a lady in the crowd who Yu Zhaofangjin didn't get along with. She approached him like she was watching a good show and asked, "Whose daughter are you? What's wrong with you? Do you want me to find a doctor for you?"
Qi Yinghe's eyes would fall on Zhao Fangyu and her sister from time to time, especially when she saw the sisters' dark purple and light purple coats, and then looked at her own blue coat, she couldn't help but feel sad. She grabbed the hand of the person who came with her cold hands, looked in the direction of Zhao Fangyu and her sister, with tears in her eyes: "It doesn't matter, I'm just a distant relative who came to seek refuge, how can it be worth it to delay the ladies' leisure for me?"
How can elegance be as important as fun?
This joke was enough to make the nobles in the capital laugh for half a month.
"Miss Qi, it's really... a pity that she doesn't join the opera troupe to sing."
"This group of singing, reciting, acting and fighting skills are so good that I think they are better than the acrobatic troupe I saw last time."
Zhao Fangjin secretly poked Zhao Fangyu's waist. Zhao Fangyu smiled and said in a tone that only the two of them spoke: "Today?"
Zhao Fangjin hummed, picked up a cup of fragrant tea from the table and said, "Just wait and see, there will be some noise."