Chapter 371 – Infatuation

Two days later in the morning, Meng Xiu’s name was officially written into the ancestral hall by the old Duke.

Today, Li Zhenbao, Zheng Tingting, Zheng Jingjing, Zheng Fangfang, Zhao Qiusu, Jiang Yishan, and Li Rujuan were invited to play.

Zhao Qiusu is Zhao Qiuyue’s little sister, Zhao Qiuyue has married did not invite her.

Meng Xiu was too shy to invite Li Zhenbao, but Jiang Yishang helped. If Li Zhenbao could come to the party convened by Meng Xiu, her style would be raised, and those snobbish noblewomen would look at Meng Xiu in a different light.

This made Liu’s mother and daughter overjoyed.

After a day of fervor, it was only at Shenshi that the few guests other than Li Zhenbao were sent away. Today, Meng Zhimo was protecting the Emperor to go to the Temple of Heaven to offer sacrifices and wouldn’t be back at night, so Li Zhenbao relied on Floating Life to reside there for the night.

As soon as the guests were sent away, Meng Xiu went to the main courtyard and read to Liu about the interesting stories of her good friends and the gifts they had given her.

Seeing her daughter’s excitement, Liu smiled.

Meng Xiu surname “Meng” is not the real bloodline of the Meng family, is still a drag on her brought over. But let others see the Duke Cheng’s extra love for his own daughter, if you marry Meng Xiu and the Meng family is a real in-laws, this is enough.

Because of her circumstances, she hoped that Meng Xiu could marry into a family with better conditions. Not dare to say luxury family, but at least have a certain background.

Marrying a poor boy on the down low is a sure way to get respect and happiness? How could that be. When the poor boy climbed up by the Yue family, he not only will not be grateful to the Yue family to carry, on the contrary, he will feel that he is to be stifled and wimpy in exchange for everything, to find from all aspects of “self-esteem”, including looking for women …….

Not to say that every poor boy is like this, but eight or nine is not far from it.

Before Liu’s really fancy a good descendant, is Jiang Xun. Good appearance, good character, good literature and martial arts, and the family is still in a good position. Although the grandmother does not worry, but there Jiang Yishi this rely on, Jiang old lady did not dare too much.

Later, Jiang Xun won the scouting flower, door to door to talk about marriage, even the second Mrs. Meng have helped to talk about it. Many girls are even better than Meng Xiu, the two siblings did not agree. Liu tasted, they should have a good girl candidate. Later, when Liu saw how Jiang Yishi treated the Zheng sisters differently, she had even more speculation.

She knew that she was not the only one who had that idea, her daughter also had that obsession.

She had to kill her daughter’s thoughts.

She said to Meng Xiu, “Go to Fu An Tang and have dinner, then come to my mother’s place, we haven’t talked properly for a long time.”

Meng Xiu is very busy every day, she has to ask for peace, study, do needlework, stroll in the garden, plus some fear of Duke Cheng does not like the main courtyard too much, and does not have much time to whisper to Liu.

Meng Xiu is now studying with Huang Xin and the two gentlemen. Mr. Male teaches reading, writing and painting, while Mr. Female teaches zither playing. One hour in the morning and one hour in the afternoon.

Perhaps it’s hereditary, Huang Xin is a few years younger than Meng Xiu, but she is better at reading, writing and painting than Meng Xiu, and her zither skills are similar, but her embroidery skills are much better than Huang Xin’s. All the Meng girls start at the age of six, and then they are taught to read, write and paint.

All the girls in the Meng family started school at the age of six and stopped at thirteen or fourteen.

But Meng Xiu didn’t go to school at all when she was in the Niu family, and when she returned to the Wu family, she didn’t go to school because she didn’t get along well with the Wu girls. So even though she was already thirteen, she still chose to continue studying. The little girl was strong and studied hard.

Meng Xiu also had something in her heart that she wanted to say to her mother and nodded. She also asked, “Father won’t be coming back to live?”

Liu said, “No.”

The next morning, Liu finished practicing and went back to the house before Meng Xiu got up.

The little girl looked disgusted.

Liu pretended not to see it. The little girl’s mind, said clearly, figured it out and will put it aside.

After breakfast, mother and daughter will go to Fu An Hall to ask for peace.

Liu sees that Sister Liu has something to say and says to Meng Xiu, “You go first, I’ll be here in a few minutes.”

After Meng Xiu left, Sister Liu quietly said, “I heard from the people in the outer courtyard that yesterday, the Duke of State let Mu Rong into the house.”

When Mu Rong followed Liu to arrest someone at the Education Department, Duke Cheng didn’t dare to say anything about Liu and took his anger out on Mu Rong. I heard that he scolded Mu Rong and drove her to live in the ear room.

Liu frowned and snapped, “What is this crap to say to me. That Meng Daoming, he can’t walk away from women.”

Entering the month of June, the weather was hot, except for the cicadas raucous, even the birdsong was lazy.

The old Duke of State was too hot for the capital, and took Hua Hua and Jojo to the Meng family home to escape the summer heat. He didn’t dare to bring Yin’er and wanted to bring CunCun with him, but Jiang YiShi didn’t agree. The eldest grandson, Meng Zhao’an, is already in school, so he can’t take him with him even if he wanted to.

The family is no longer stirring up the family spirit, Chengguo Gong has someone in charge, Meng Ruimo’s position is conducive to insight into the palace and the situation within the dynasty, the Ping Wang party is gradually growing. Outside of the home, the old man is at ease, but also have the leisure to go out to play.

This year’s climate is unusual, Jiang Yishi not less pot of medicinal food to the old couple and small children, as well as the body is not good Li Zhenbao.

Li Zhenbao especially convinced Jiang Yishi’s medicinal food, will ask for some filial piety to the Empress Dowager and the King of Yong.

Even Li Zhenbao did not dare to send food to the Emperor. The Emperor especially liked Master Yu He’s good tea and hinted that he wanted more of it. Li Zhenbao honored his half, and Meng Zhimo asked Jiang Yishi to honor his half.

Jiang Yishi heart does not like this emperor too much, although it is not a dim emperor, but definitely not a bright emperor, do not want him to live too long. But he raised it, and did not dare not give.

Jiang Yishi did not want to give also Yichang Grand Princess. As soon as summer started Yichang’s body wasn’t very good, occasionally sending Zheng Tingting to ask for Jiang Yishi’s hand-boiled medicinal meals.

Jiang Yishi did not like that old lady, but she came to ask, had to give, and can not cut corners – conscience.

Zheng Tingting saw the First Princess and the old emperor’s son-in-law drinking the medicinal food, the body is much better, and will ask for some more to send her grandfather, Zheng Lao Shao Bao.

Jiang Yishi’s skill in cooking medicinal food has spread to the capital, and the business of South Wind Pavilion has gotten better.

Jiang Yishi told Zheng Tingting to pay attention to the medicinal food can never pass through He’s hands.

Zheng Tingting is also afraid of He’s tampering, take back the medicinal meals are her hands holding, watched with their own eyes hot, and then personally serve the old couple to drink.

Because of the relationship between Meng Ruimo, as well as Jiang Yishi good tea, coupled with Jiang Xun young and smart, the emperor’s impression of Jiang Xun is very good. When discussing matters with the courtiers is boring, they will make fun of the “handsome boy” to liven up the atmosphere.

Open some such as looking for a small daughter-in-law, there is no bed-warming girl, do not know the taste of women and other small jokes.

The more Jiang Xun squirms, the happier they laugh.

Men like to make such jokes, laugh for a while, and then refreshed to continue to discuss matters.

These words Jiang Xun embarrassed to speak with Jiang Yishi, are Meng Zhimo back to speak.

Jiang Yishi is speechless, those old men are old and immodest. Fortunately, the older princesses have all recruited extra horse harnessed by the side of a team, there are two too young, less than ten years old.