Chen Muqing said nothing, while Tu Xiaoque smiled and said to herself: "... The eldest wife is a capable woman. I am really lucky to meet her. Speaking of which, the young master's second aunt is also very outstanding. She is gentle and kind, and she hosts the Xiao family's gifts, but she can be impartial... The third wife is also a smart person, speaking and acting cheerful and generously, and like a lark. Although the fourth wife is an official wife, she is also very kind to others; the fifth wife is rich and has a very dignified demeanor; the sixth wife's family runs an embroidery shop, and the needle girl is famous in Shanxi. Many girls and grandmothers from Taiyuan come to Lincheng for advice..."

She looked calm and lowered her head and savored the tea carefully.

The silence of the room was even more noisy.

She gradually felt a little uneasy and her voice became lighter and softer: "……Mrs. Seven is a beauty…I treat me very well…I also gave me a Buddhist scripture…"

Chen Muqing paused slightly as he listened to the tea-serving hand.

She really wanted to know what kind of person the seventh wife of the Xiao family was in the eyes of others... The relationship between husband and wife can reflect many problems... Is Pang Debao's conclusion on Xiao Sa's personal maid's death a truth or a concealment...

Yingfen, who had been paying attention to Chen Muqing, misunderstood - she thought Chen Muqing felt uncomfortable when she listened.

"Second sister has really gained knowledge in the past few years!" Yingfen said with a slight smile, "The wife of the Xiao family will follow you to give me some advice!"

"What are Yingfen talking nonsense?" Chen Muqing interrupted her with a faint expression, "The second sister is not the same now, so you can't talk to her in such a tone."

Yingfen responded with a smile, but turned to Tu Xiaoque and said, "Second sister, I don't know Mount Tai, I underestimated you. Please don't be as knowledgeable as I do with me. I have just disappeared for a few years, and I don't know what to call you? Give me a reminder, so that I won't call you again..." After saying that, he covered his mouth and smiled.

Tu Xiaoque saw Chen Muqing singing and closing, and then heard Yingfen's words sharp, and her face showed a little embarrassed. But her expression changed quickly, and immediately showed a smile with a calm expression, saying, "Look at my memory... it is indeed not as good as before." As she said that, she stood up and looked at Chen Muqing with a strange expression, saying, "I came here on the order of the eldest lady this time - she wants to see you."

Chen Muqing was slightly stunned.

Tu Xiaoque had already shouted "banana leaves" outside.

A fifteen or sixteen-year-old maid came in, holding a red painted gold-painted worship box in her hand.

Tu Xiaoque took the worship box in his hand and handed it to Yingfan.

"Please see my aunt."

Yingfen opened the worship box and there was a red gold stamping post inside.

Chen Muqing glanced at it and smiled and said, "Where is the eldest lady now?"

A hint of pride flashed in Tu Xiaoque's eyes: "The eldest lady is waiting at the gate of your mansion."

Chen Muqing was secretly annoyed.

Since the eldest wife wants to see you, Tu Xiaoque not only does not ask for a meeting, but also chats with you here while the eldest wife is waiting at the gate...

Yingfen's face changed when she heard this. Just as she was about to say something, Chen Muqing had already stood up and said calmly, "Please come in from the corner gate - welcome to Tingyuxuan's flower hall for tea. She said that everyone in the family has returned to Jiangnan, and the house is deserted and it is not convenient to open the door. If there is any place where the hospitality is not good, please forgive her."

Yingfen's eyes rolled and left in response.

Chen Muqing smiled and said to Tu Xiaoque: "I'll go change my clothes, please take care of myself!" After that, he looked at Tu Xiaoque with a smile and signaled her to leave.

Tu Xiaoque smiled embarrassedly.

*******

Chen Muqing looked at his beautiful face in the silk flower mirror, tied a pair of Nanzhus the size of rice fell on his ears, and was still wearing a silver-white silk shirt and a lake-colored thread-picking skirt, and went to the flower hall.

The flower hall of Tingyuxuan was originally used to take a break when I was tired of studying. The ice-cracked window lattice, the large kang next to the window, a self-sounding bell was placed on the kang table on the left, and the four treasures of the study were placed on the kang table on the right. On the right of the kang is a row of doors made of boxwood fan, and four blue enamel landscape porcelain screens were hung on the pink wall on the left. There was a long table under the porcelain screen, and a blue and white jade pot spring bottle was placed on the left and right hands, and a coral bonsai carved with blue jade. Below the long table was a bulging square table with grape-shaped patterns and two Taishi chairs.

Facing the big kang, it turned out that Zhang Qianchao's painted bed was placed. Because Shi Jingzhu was about to come, Chen Muqing asked someone to move the bed to the Luluo Courtyard, and then placed a bed with a three-dimensional measurement of bat and a measurement of the Arhat next to the wall.

When Chen Muqing went in, he saw Yingfen accompanying a woman wearing a silver gauze shirt and an ice blue gauze-shaped thread-and-gold-drawn skirt standing in front of the long desk, looking at the pot of green jade-carved coral bonsai on the long desk: "...... When the house was raided, everything was confiscated. This was given by Yuan Yu, the Minister of Rites, later..."

Tu Xiaoque served the woman with a smile on her face.

Chen Muqing already understood a little - this woman should be Xiao Sa's biological mother who came from the Zheng family in Jinzhou!

Yingfen paused when she saw her coming in.

The woman and Tu Xiaoque both turned around vigilantly.

Chen Muqing smiled and blessed the woman, while secretly looking at the woman.

She looks thirty-seven and eight years old, with fair skin and thick eyebrows. Although the corners of her eyebrows have traces of time, she is still a beauty that makes people shine.

Seeing Chen Muqing saluting her, she laughed - her big eyes were bent into a crescent moon, and a thrilling ripples between the corners of her eyes and eyebrows made Chen Muqing's heart thrill.

Tu Xiaoque introduced on the side: "This is the aunt of the Shen family!"

"I am the eldest wife of the Xiao family!" Her eyes showed affection, "Xiao Sa's biological mother."

Although the woman in front of her is gorgeous and has a friendly attitude, Chen Muqing couldn't get up easily when she thought of her as Xiao Sa's biological mother, and the sincere admiration of Pang Debao's tone every time he talked to the eldest wife, and Tu Xiaoque's complete change.

Although Chen Muqing showed a quiet smile on his face, he didn't dare to relax for a moment as if he had a tight string.

"Madam, please sit down!" She sat on the Grand Master's chair on the left that symbolized the master's position, and made a "Please sit" gesture towards the Grand Master.

The eldest lady looked at her and sat on the Grand Master's chair on the right side of the square table.

Yingfen gave tea to the eldest wife again, while Tu Xiaoque stood behind the eldest wife with a well-behaved look.

The eldest lady glanced at Tu Xiaoque and smiled, "I heard from Xiaoque that she is very familiar with her aunt, so she took the liberty to ask Xiaoque to come forward and ask her to see her aunt. If there is anything wrong with Xiaoque, please ask her aunt to take responsibility."

Is it because she took advantage of the fact that no one at home broke in?

However, the eldest lady's tone was very safe and she liked it.

Chen Muqing smiled thoughtfully at Tu Xiaoque and said to the eldest lady slowly: "You are so polite. Speaking of which, I want to ask my wife to take responsibility - the family has been very chaotic for a while. If there is any rudeness, please don't take it to heart."

The eldest lady looked at Chen Muqing's glance at Tu Xiaoque, her mouth curled slightly, and she smiled and said a few polite words to Shen Muqing, then her eyes turned to the jade carved coral bonsai she had just looked at: "I, Yingfen, heard that this bonsai was given by Lord Yuan, the Minister of Rites?"

The blue jade sculpture on the bonsai is very distinctive, with six deer flowers, which means "Liulu Dashun". It is mostly used on window lattices, but it is rare for bonsai to be used - this is carved by Yuan Yu himself.

The eldest wife also thinks it’s a bit strange!

Chen Muqing thought, and nodded with a smile: "At that time, the family was barely barred, and it was really not good, so Lord Yuan gave this bonsai to his father. He also hoped that his father would be blessed and prosperous from now on and have a peaceful life."

The eldest lady nodded, stood up, turned around and looked at the bonsai again: "Is it still a little hesitant to fall from the knife - could it be carved by Lord Yuan himself?"

Chen Muqing admired the eldest wife's eyes very much. He stood up and turned to look at the coral bonsai, and replied with a smile: "Yes": "Mr. Yuan likes to do it by himself. This bonsai was carved by him."

The eldest lady turned her head and smiled at Chen Muqing, and said, "I heard that the Ministry of Rites wants to send Lord Yuan to Bahe. I wonder if my aunt knows?"

Chen Muqing smiled bitterly in his heart.

It's really amazing... The blue and white three-friend spring bottle next to the coral bonsai was given by Mr. Hu Xin and Hu Ge... But she only mentioned Yuan Yu to herself...

She nodded solemnly: "I heard about it too...but, what will happen in the end is not finalized."

The eldest lady suddenly grabbed Chen Muqing's hand and looked at her with grief and begging: "Auntie, please save me Sa'er!"

At this moment, Chen Muqing saw a flash of fatigue and powerlessness in the eyes of the energetic eldest lady.

Her eyes darkened and her heart was sad.

Poor parents in the world... Xiao Sa clearly had the chance to escape and followed the emperor to Bahe... But now no one knows what he was thinking... Moreover, there is a lot of controversy in the court about whether to send envoys to Bahe...

"Our Xiao family has been merchants for generations. If they want money, 500,000 taels will not be a problem... But if the court doesn't come out, Sa'er will come back, and I'm afraid he will only be able to hide his identity at that time... What's the difference between death?" The eldest lady stared at Chen Muqing, "I have heard some things from Manager Pang... I hope my aunt will run for me for Sa'er. If you need some treatment, just speak!"

Chen Muqing sighed quietly in his heart.

When Zeng Ju proposed marriage to the Shen family, Chen Muqing once suspected that this matter was recognized by the Xiao family... Now, she was very sure of the eldest lady's tone.

Let’s talk about this matter when Chang Hui comes back!

Anyway, the matter of going on a mission to Bahe is not settled in a day or two...

Thinking of this, she nodded to the eldest lady: "Madam, please don't worry, I will do my best. Whenever there is any situation, I will tell you." Speaking of this, she smiled apologetically, "I haven't asked where you live yet? If there is any news, I'll send someone to report you a letter."

The eldest lady's eyes flashed a little sharpness when she heard it, but the sharpness was fleeting in an instant, which made Chen Muqing doubt her eyes.

"I am temporarily living in Liansheng Inn in Jintaifang. If my aunt has any news, I will ask the shopkeeper to ask the eldest wife of the Xiao family. Someone will take her to me!"
Chapter completed!