On the way, she asked Liang Youhui: "How do you know where I am in my second sister-in-law?"

Liang Youhui smiled and whispered in her ear: "Don't worry, I won't tell anyone!"

Chen Muqing stopped and looked at Liang Youhui suspiciously.

Liang Youhui covered her mouth and smiled: "Second sister-in-law invites you to listen to the Qin, but you fell asleep... Fortunately, my sister-in-law was alert and called me and asked me to tell you, saying that if anyone asks, we will say that we are greedy for a moment and go to her to eat hawthorn fruit!"

Chen Muqing couldn't help but sigh.

For the excuse of Liang Yuan, she was clamoring to go back to her parents' home, and she had already gained the reputation of willfulness. Now, Jiang Shuangrui told the truth. She was an unconscious person who burned the piano and cooked the crane. If she didn't tell the truth, she was a delicious person... I thought that she had been in the Shen family for seven years and had a filial piety name after being young and relaxed. In less than a month after she arrived at the Liang family, she almost lost all the good reputation she had accumulated in the past... Did Li spoil her too much for him in the past? Or did she have no fate with the Liang family?

She only felt that since she arrived at the Liang family, Jiang Shuangrui's every move had a deep meaning everywhere.

In the next two days, she had been trying to find an opportunity to communicate with Jiang Shuangrui, but Liang Youhui kept pulling her to rummage boxes and cabinets in Hsinchu courtyard to find clothes to wear on the second day of the second month. Seeing that Liang Youhui was always unsatisfied, Chen Muqing suggested that she find someone from the needle and thread team to make spring clothes.

Liang Youhui shook her head: "We have to wait until the second day of the second month and the palace starts making spring clothes before we can make spring clothes."

Chen Muqing was bored and found a piece of eggplant purple clean face makeup in his box and a piece of goose yellow Hangzhou silk for Liang Youhui: "The purple one is made of a sack and the yellow one is made of a small jacket."

Seeing the exquisite fabric, Liang Youhui liked it very much, so she shook it open and scratched it on her body: "Let Mingxia and the one named Liuchun in your room help me do it!"

Chen Muqing nodded, called Mingxia and handed her two pieces of material.

Mingxia held it in her hand and stroked it: "This material is so good, it looks like a tribute woven by Jiangnan."

The materials in her dowry were counted by Mingxia, and she didn't know where to come from. This was just a way to ask Liang Youhui for gratitude. If Chen Muqing would have to say a few words on weekdays, but she had a lot of feelings about the Liang family these days, and felt that only Liang Youhui was a solid person. Chen Muqing couldn't help but frowned and scolded Mingxia: "It's a good person to do needles, how can I learn so much."

Mingxia was slightly stunned and hurriedly smiled and bent her knees away.

Liang Youhui was quite embarrassed. Just as she was about to say something, a little maid outside reported: "Grandma San Shao, second girl, and Mother Dong accompanied Mother Wang from Grandma San Shao's house!"

Chen Muqing felt anxious and said, "Come in!"

The little maid outside helped lift the curtains, and Mother Wang walked in with Mother Dong.

After giving gifts to Chen Muqing and Liang Youhui, the maids brought small tricks to the two mothers and served tea. Dong's mother accompanied him and said a few words, and then used the excuse to pay tribute to Liang Jimin and took Liang Youhui away.

Chen Muqing sent the maid in the room to ask Mom Wang: "But is there any news from Wanbaozhai?"

Mother Wang leaned over and whispered: "I really guessed it. Dai Gui did buy a pair of ruby ​​earrings from Wanbaozhai."

Chen Muqing frowned and lowered his head without saying a word.

"But don't worry, aunt," Wang's mother comforted her, "Mrs. I asked someone to inquire about the movements of the Dai family and said that Dai Gui has been in Kyoto all the time..."

Chen Muqing's brows were locked tightly and asked Mom Wang: "What excuse did you come here?"

Mother Wang smiled and said, "I came to pass a message to my son-in-law on the order of the master!"

Chen Muqing was slightly stunned.

Mother Wang said: "The master said that this year's examination was advanced - it was changed to the first day of February."

"It's changed to the first day of the second month?" Chen Muqing was stunned.

As a result, Liang Jimin was still taking the imperial examination on the second day of the second month. How could they go out for a walk? Moreover, the imperial examination date was in mid-March every year. How could they suddenly think of a change of day? Does this matter have anything to do with Liang Yuan's defeat?

For a moment, Chen Muqing had a lot of thoughts.

Mother Wang said: "It was just decided today's morning court, so the master sent me to the Liang family to report to the grandmaster and asked my son-in-law to prepare early."

Chen Muqing nodded and said, "You can't stay for a long time. After you go back, discuss your wife and find an excuse to let me go back to my parents' home. Also, it's best to find out your whereabouts... It's three-point risky to take a boat, not to mention that the Dai family is from a corps. If she returns to Taicang safely, our responsibilities will be over, and I'm afraid it will change halfway!"

Mother Wang opened her mouth wide and said for a while: "No, no, right. The fourth girl is not so confused, right?"

Chen Muqing glanced at Mom Wang.

Mother Wang hurriedly said, "Don't worry, aunt, I will definitely bring this to you!"

*******

Two days later, Mother Wang came to the door again and brought Chen Zhen's message: "Let my son-in-law and aunt go back. If someone asks me, I will say I'm going to see my wife!"

When the lady heard this, she hurriedly sent Mom Wang to pay homage to Chen Muqing, and she called Liang Jimin to come and closed the door and said for a while.

Chen Muqing was really worried about such an excuse and asked Mom Wang: "Master, do you really have something to ask your son-in-law?"

Mother Wang nodded and whispered: "The examiner has decided that it was the same year that the master was. The master said that Lord Yuan has a strange personality and does not like stable articles the most, so he should ask his son-in-law to tell him."

"Mr. Yuan?" Chen Muqing was stunned, "Who is Mr. Yuan?"

Mother Wang smiled and said, "It's Yuan Yu, Minister of Rites, Lord Yuan!"

Chen Muqing lowered his head and began to think.

"Auntie," said Wang's mother, "I told my wife what you said last time. The wife specially asked the commander of the Jiangsu Commanding Office, Lord Hu, to help pay attention to the whereabouts of the fourth girl. If there is no problem, don't worry!"

Chen Muqing said "Oh" and cheered up and cleaned up and went to say goodbye to the grandmother Wang's wife with Mother Wang.

*******

When he returned to the Shen family, Chen Zhen was indeed waiting for Liang Jimin in Jiusizhai.

Chen Muqing ignored Liang Jimin's sideways and pulled Chen Zhen out of the study to speak.

"Dai Gui, did you ever ask you to terminate the engagement for your cousin?"

Chen Zhen was very surprised and said, "No! But what happened?"

Chen Muqing ignored Chen Jin and continued to ask, "What does the chief examiner Yuan Yu look like?"

Chen Zhen said in a puzzling voice: "You are so fat and fat--you don't know each other even when you see it!"

"Do you like painting very much?"

Chen Zhen nodded: "How do you know? He and Beishan are both good at painting ink and painting, and are known as Yuan and Nanmin in the North..."

Before Chen Jin could finish speaking, Chen Muqing left Chen Jin, who was confused and ran to Li.

"Madam, please send someone to Taicang again! Don't lose someone!"

Li smiled and said, "Don't worry, I've sent someone long ago..."

Chen Muqing interrupted Li with an anxious look on his face: "Madam, if Dai Gui came to ask the master to terminate the engagement for the fourth sister, then he would still have some sincerity. He went with him, and as the fourth sister, he could be a noble concubine even if he couldn't be a legitimate wife. But I just asked the master, Dai Gui had never mentioned the matter of termination of the engagement with the master. This person was completely untrustworthy, which was not a gentleman's behavior. If the fourth sister really made a fool of herself, it would be all over!"

Li's expression gradually became stern when he listened.

She told Mother Wang: "The master has to come forward for this matter - it is no longer something that we women can control!"

Mother Wang nodded repeatedly: "When the master and son-in-law come out of the study, I will go and invite the master over."

Chen Muqing stayed in Li's place for less than an hour, and the conversation between Chen Zhen and Liang Jimin ended.

She wanted to spend more time with Li, but Li urged her to go back: "Ji Min is about to take part in the exam. This is a big event in life. You must take good care of his daily life and don't act like a child anymore - follow Ji Min back quickly."

*******

When he returned to the Liang family, Liang Jimin still lingers in the wife's house for a long time.

Chen Muqing went to Feng's place to pay her respects.

Feng was not in the house, and Qinglian, the eldest maid beside her, came forward with a smile to pay homage to Chen Muqing: "Mrs. I've gone to the second young lady's place."

Chen Muqing smiled and raised his jaw to Qinglian, smiling and said, "Since that's the case, I'll come back later."

Qinglian respectfully sent her out of Gui Aitang, but faced him and met Feng, who was surrounded by a large group of maids and wives, who were returning to the house. Chen Muqing bowed to Feng and returned to Gui Aitang again with Feng.

Feng asked Dong's mother to take the warehouse account book: "Let me see what antiques, calligraphy and paintings are there at home."

Mother Dong left in response.

Feng sent the people in the house to say tiji to Shen Muqing: "I just went to your second sister-in-law's place. The examiner Yuan Yu, who had worked as a western chef in the Jiang family before he passed the imperial examination. He taught the four children of the Jiang family, and his affection was extraordinary. I told her to let her go to Master Yuan for a walk, and she agreed. I asked Master Yuan about his hobby, and said that his greatest wish in his life was to collect the flower and bird paintings of Emperor Ai of the previous dynasty. I remember that there seemed to be one at home. At that time, your second sister-in-law would take it to him."

All mothers are the same!

Chen Muqing sighed in his heart and stood up to kowtow to Feng: "Thank you, mother!"

When Feng saw Chen Muqing's gaze became softer. She reached out and helped Chen Muqing up: "Silly child, he is your husband and my son, why would he thank him?"

Chen Muqing still looked grateful: "My husband and I are young, and these human relationships are all dark without my mother's guidance..."

As she was talking, Dong's voice came from outside: "Madam, I've brought the account book here."

Feng made a "stop talking" look at Chen Muqing, and then said "Come in".

Mother Dong and Qinglian brought in the account book. Chen Muqing was about to say goodbye. Feng smiled and pointed to the thick five books and said, "You are not an outsider. Come and find it quickly and see where it is placed."

Seeing that Dong's mother and Qinglian had each taken a few books of account books and sat on the little scepter beside her and began to read them page by page. After thinking for a moment, she smiled and took a book of account books and sat on a little scepter beside Dong's mother and started to read them.
Chapter completed!