Bidding farewell to the old housekeeper Abo, Li Haitang and Qingluo returned to the west courtyard of the Xiqiao Pavilion, and saw Yang Yanyan and Wu Yinling coming out of the east wing, each holding a thick quilt."
What's going on?""
The quilt newly made by Miss Silver Bell for the eldest girl, I'm afraid you will freeze at night."
Yang Yanyan said with a smile, looking back at the embarrassed Wu Yinling.Li Haitang stepped forward and snatched the quilt in Wu Yinling's arms and stuffed it to Qingluo, took her hand and said, "Go, come with me to the back kitchen to inspect and inspect." ”"Big girl, don't go on patrol, just now the little maid in the house of the second old lady Li came to pass the news, and the second old lady Li came to visit half an hour later.The hot bath is ready, so let's go and change your clothes. ”Wu Yinling pulled the begonia back to the house to unload the hairpin ring.Li Haitang pouted unhappily and complained: "What is the old fox doing again?
What do you want to do now that he has obtained half of the Li clan rights?
Could it be that they will form an alliance with me again to destroy the second master of Li, the third master of Li and the fourth master of Li. ”"I can't say exactly.I see that the second old lady Li is the most ambitious and difficult to deal with. ”Wu Yinling joked, but was recognized by Begonia.After the little sisters bathed and changed their clothes, they sat together and ate half a bowl of bird's nest porridge.At that time, Yang Yan's grandmother came in to tell the second old lady Li that she was here, along with Patriarch Yan and Patriarch Wu, and there were three carts carrying a few large boxes.Let Yang Yan's concubine invite them to the east wing of the East Cross Courtyard for tea, and when Li Haitang and Wu Yinling went, they saw the three of them chatting happily about the Mo patriarch's kindness to raising abandoned children.Li Haitang entered the door, and the three of them immediately got up and saluted.The second old lady Li said with a smile: "I wanted to go back to the house when I came out of the Mo family's Zhongzheng Mansion, but I remembered that the thank you gift for Feng Xiannu was still on my body and I hurriedly visited, and I hoped that Feng Xiannu would forgive me for my abrupt crime." ”"Second old lady Li is serious, please take a seat."
Li Haitang returned the gift with ten thousand blessings, and invited the Yan patriarch and the Wu patriarch to sit down, and called Qingluo to serve new tea.After the black silver bell saluted, she went outside to serve, and when Qingluo brought new tea, she personally brought it in, and her gestures were like maidservants.But Haitang's intimate words with her made them realize that Wu Yinling's status in the Xiqiao Pavilion was different.The second old lady sighed secretly that he didn't have a granddaughter to send him, and the patriarch Yan pondered whether to choose a girl from the mansion of the side branch to come in, and the patriarch of Wu secretly came up with the idea of currying favor with Wu Yinling.The three of them each had a ghost fetus, Li Haitang saw through it and didn't say anything, and tasted tea with a faint expression."
I've been carrying this thing with me for a few days, but I've been busy with the things of the clan lately.When I'm old, I always like to forget what I want to forget, and I hope that my ancestors don't blame me. ”The second old lady took out a red velvet box from her sleeve, with no embroidery and no inlay."
Don't be a gold hairpin or a silver ring, the hairpin ring I received last year is enough to wear for three or four lifetimes."
Li Haitang complained and took the red velvet box, holding it on the palm but not in a hurry to open it.The second old lady Li smiled and said, "I know, I know."
You like yellow and white things the most, and you are most disgusted with hairpin ring powder.Open it up and see if you like the gift I gave?
”"You're welcome."
Li Haitang pretended to be embarrassed, and her white fingers pinched the lid of the box and opened it gently, and there was only a copper key on the same red flannel.The bronze key, which resembles a wish, is small and delicate, and the handle is inlaid with red, yellow and blue gemstones."
Oh, this key is very beautiful, I wear a collar as a pendant."
Li Haitang liked it very much, and took out a small copper key and put it in the palm of his hand to appreciate it carefully.The second old lady Li was happy and quipped: "If you wear it on the collar, there may be many people who are hungry and drooling." ”Patriarch Yan and Patriarch Wu quietly exchanged glances, they were all too familiar with this bronze key.Each of the eight major clans has a private treasury, and the copper key to the private treasury is in the hands of the lady of the main chamber.After the death of Mrs.
Li Chu, the wife of the Li patriarch, the whereabouts of the copper key to the Li clan's private treasury were unknown, and no one could have imagined that it would quietly fall into the hands of the second old lady Li.Now that the second old lady Li gave the copper key to Li Haitang in the private treasury, I am afraid that the four brothers of the Li patriarch will beat their chests and sigh with hatred after they know about it.Although Li Haitang didn't know what the copper key was for, he could see the clues from the faces of Patriarch Yan and Patriarch Wu.She pretended to be innocent and asked, "Is there still the second old lady Li?"
I want to do a few more collars, one on top of the other. ”"Hahaha, the Li clan is the only one.If Feng Xiannu still wants it, I'm afraid she will have to ask for it from other patriarchs. ”Second Old Lady Li said with a smile, turning her head to look at Patriarch Yan and Patriarch Wu.The two patriarchs secretly hated the second old lady Li for being too cunning, and they thought that they had suffered a loss and sent the private treasury key to please her, and even they calculated to come in.The old fox has succeeded in his plot, and he doesn't even bother to pretend to be a mask.Patriarch Yan smiled and said: "Second Uncle Li has promoted us, we have little money in our private treasury, how can we compare with the private treasury of the Li clan."
I think that when Brother Li married the daughter of the Chu family, all the eighty-eight dowries of the Chu family were filled into the private treasury.It's only been more than ten years now, and there are a lot of piles in the private treasury. ”"Hahahaha, the nephew of the Yan family is the one who lifts us.The private treasury of the Li clan has been in and out since the old patriarch, and the dowry of the Chu family was taken out when the eldest nephew and daughter-in-law died, and it was stored in a separate silver vault for Brother Shen.No matter how difficult it is for the Li clan, it can't move those dowries, which were left by Brother Shen's own mother to her son. ”The second old lady Li was full of emotion, thinking that Mrs.
Li Chu, who died early, was still a family affair that the old patriarch personally came to the door to say, and after the old patriarch died of illness, Patriarch Li suddenly changed his face, and became more and more indifferent to his wife, and married one concubine after another.Li Haitang put the bronze key back in the red velvet box and said, "I have received this gift from Brother Shen, and Brother Shen is grateful for the gift of the second old lady Li." ”"Huh?
Don't don't, this is a big gift from my ancestor to Feng Xian's daughter, what does it have to do with Brother Shen?
”The second old lady Li hurriedly explained, but she insisted on refusing to accept it.Patriarch Yan and Patriarch Wu mocked the second old lady Li in their hearts for being clever but being mistaken by cleverness.If this private vault is his own, it is estimated that she will lead someone to empty it before it gets dark.But the private treasury belongs to the Li clan, and she has an inextricable relationship with Li Junshen, how can she be greedy?
Speaking of which, the little girl is a very principled child who abides by her own rules.Intelligent, decisive, brave, know how to stop in moderation, and know how to advance and retreat.The second old lady Li didn't say much to explain.Patriarch Yan took out a gift slip and said, "Feng Xiannu, this is the address where 200,000 taels of gold are stored, I have ordered someone to seal the treasure money in a box and send it to the door, you can take the treasure money to get the gold at any time." ”"Thank you Patriarch Yan, after three days, when I finish taking the gold, I will definitely send the jade eggs and green opal to the mansion."
Li Haitang put away the gift list and looked at the Wu patriarch.The Wu patriarch held his hands in his sleeves, his eyes dodging and he didn't dare to look at her.When he kicked the door, he felt a little distressed about the 200,000 taels of gold.There is too much money, is it really worth taking it out for a child?
Li Haitang saw that the Wu patriarch was retreating, and he didn't force it.Anyway, the secret recipe is in her hands, and when the Wu patriarch wants his son, he will definitely send money to buy it.Summoned Wu Yinling to personally send the three distinguished guests out, and Li Haitang led Qingluo to the West Cross Courtyard to find Yang and Li to discuss the exchange of 200,000 taels of gold.And Wu Yinling, who sent the three out, was forcibly pulled into the carriage by the Wu patriarch, and when he got off the car and came back, he went directly back to the east wing where he lived, and he didn't even come out for dinner.() Glory to the end