NOVEL WEB Chapter 156 Spending generously
In the kitchen, Jiang Mingyue looked at a slaughtered chicken on the chopping board, and there were many mountain mushrooms and bamboo shoots in the basket and asked curiously: "Have you accompanied Mr. Shen into the mountains these days?"
Xie Yuan said 'hmm', looked at the person in front of him and reminded: "Xiaohong is not here now."
As smart as Jiang Mingyue was, she immediately understood what the man meant, and she threw herself into his arms again with a smile.
Xie Yuan hugged the girl, and his whole heart was instantly filled.
"How are you these days?"
"It's good, I just miss you a little."
Xie Yuan directly hugged the girl and sat down.
"I'll take you with me next time."
Jiang Mingyue sat obediently in his arms, swaying her calves in a great mood: "Is it appropriate?"
"It's appropriate. Both Master and Aunt Wan are easy to get along with."
"Aunt Wan?"
Jiang Mingyue's peach blossom eyes suddenly brightened up, with a gossipy look on her face: "It turns out that Mr. Shen's confidant is a beauty!"
Her expression was so expressive that you could tell what she was thinking just by looking at Xie Yuan. He smiled and pinched her nose gently and whispered: "I will tell you about Master and Aunt Wan later. "
Although Jiang Mingyue was extremely curious, the man didn't want to talk about it, so she didn't pester him. Instead, she changed the topic to her younger brother.
"It's a good thing that Xiao Hong wants to take the Hengshan Academy exam, but the road has to be walked step by step, and he has to eat one bite at a time. I'm afraid he will be too stressed and won't be able to bear it. Please help me persuade him."
Xie Yuan gently touched the girl's head and said warmly: "The imperial examination is like walking on a single-plank bridge. Xiao Hong has already surpassed 70% of the candidates in Da Chu.
What he has to do now is study hard and work hard. I know you feel sorry for Xiao Hong, but we should believe that he is the one. It’s good that he has such self-motivation now. All we have to do is stand behind him and support him silently. . "
Xie Yuan saw the little woman pouting, bowed her head and kissed her gently.
"Don't be upset."
Then he whispered something in her ear.
Jiang Mingyue looked at the man in surprise and joy and said, "Does that mean my brother has two years?"
Xie Yuan smiled and nodded.
"He only needs to work as hard as he does now in the past two years. Under the guidance of Master Yu and I, it will not be a problem to be admitted to Hengshan Academy with Shen Yu in two years. Don't tell Xiaohong about this, lest he will get confused. Relax."
"understood!"
Jiang Mingyue watched her brother walk out of the main hall through the window. She immediately stood up from the man's arms. She took some bamboo shoots and mountain mushrooms and said, "Brother Xie, come to my place for dinner later."
"Okay, I'll change my clothes and go over."
When the two came out of the kitchen, Jiang Mingyue looked at her younger brother and said, "Let's go home!"
Jiang Minghong said "Hmm", took the bamboo shoots and mountain mushrooms from his sister's hand, and went home with her.
Jiang Mingyue put the ingredients into the kitchen and told Aunt Su that Xie Yuan would come for dinner, then entered the main hall.
Since dinner would be a while away, she took out her sewing basket and the autumn clothes she made for Brother Xie were ready with only one sleeve left.
At that time, Lin Hanshan and Chen Juan came to Liuxiang Hutong.
"Hey! Juan'er, Hanshan is here!"
"I thought you weren't coming!" Some people in the alley greeted them and at the same time looked at Lin Hanshan's backpack.
"It's a big holiday, why don't we come? It's just that my husband is still teaching in a private school in the afternoon, so we are late." Chen Juan explained to everyone with a smile.
"Oh, go back quickly! Your mother is still talking about you at noon."
"Hey!"
The two immediately sped up.
In the Tian family, Mrs. Tian looked at Chen Juan and the two of them, and pursed her lips in disdain. Just as she was about to make a few sarcastic remarks to them, she heard her husband say, "Come in and stop causing trouble for me."
Although the sarcastic words were on his lips, Tian still swallowed them and entered the main hall obediently.
Tian Fen looked at his daughter-in-law and said: "Be more honest these days and don't provoke the Chen family. That old man Chen Fugui has somehow managed to endear himself to Master Shen. A few days ago, Master Shen personally found me for Chen Fugui. His I always have to give you face.”
Tian Fen couldn't help but frown when he mentioned this matter. Seeing that he had already squeezed Chen Fugui out of the Yamen, he only needed to find a reason to drive him out of the Yamen completely. Who knew Master Shen would intervene at this time.
Hearing the unwillingness in her husband's tone, Mrs. Tian rolled her eyes and poured a cup of tea and handed it to him: "Our niece is now the second prince's woman. We are relatives of the emperor, and we still need to be afraid of a little Shen Xiu. "
Tian Fen glared at his wife angrily.
"What do you know? Although Shen Xiu's official position is small, he is our immediate superior. If he offends him, he can find any reason to kick me out of the yamen. Moreover, his uncle works as an errand in the eldest prince's mansion. Can he not be offended? It’s better not to offend.”
"Then let Chen Fugui go like this?"
"I'm trying to figure this out."
The two families have fallen out and are in such a situation. Naturally, you will die or I will live. Once Chen Fugui gains power, he will never let him go. But if you want to deal with him, the first thing you need to figure out now is that he How did you win over Shen Xiu?
Wanping County, Zaolin Hutong, Jiang Mingyue saw Xie Yuan not only carrying two pots of chrysanthemums, but also carrying a bag. She hurriedly stepped forward to take the bag and asked curiously: "Where did the chrysanthemums come from?"
"I thought you would like to ask Aunt Wan specifically for it."
"I really like it, thank you, brother."
Jiang Mingyue wanted to help Xie Yuan put the chrysanthemums on the small table, but he said, "Don't interfere, it's a bit heavy."
"Oh!"
Xie Yuan put down the chrysanthemum and took the handkerchief from Jiang Mingyue's hand, wiped his hands, opened the small bag and took out the contents.
"Aunt Wan gave this to you, see if you like it."
There were three pieces of ginger, pomegranate red, and purple clothing materials. Jiang Mingyue recognized two of them. They were all very expensive fabrics.
Although she didn't recognize the pomegranate red fabric, she knew it was good quality when she touched it. It was smooth, soft, and exuded an elegant luster under the light. Jiang Mingyue pulled out a section and compared it with her body, deciding how many pieces to wear. God makes you new clothes to wear.
Xie Yuan saw Jiang Mingyue touching the three pieces of cloth again and again and knew that she liked them very much.
"I can make some new clothes to wear later."
Jiang Mingyue said 'hmm' and put away the piece of cloth.
"See if you like the contents inside." Xie Yuan handed the brocade box to her and said, which he asked Song Wan for with shame.
Hearing this, Jiang Mingyue curiously opened the two brocade boxes, which contained a red agate bracelet and a walking stick inlaid with purple gems.
An agate as red in color and as large as this is not common in ordinary times. Even if it is available, it will be given as a gift immediately.
Jiang Mingyue had seen six such large agates five years ago. Her father bought them from a Hu merchant at a high price. The second elder specially left two agates for her, saying that they would be set in jewelry when she got married. , and there are eight in total on this bracelet.
Although the style of the Bu Yao is very simple, the purple gemstone is as big as her thumb. If it were in a silver shop, it would be impossible to buy it for less than a thousand taels. I don't know who the identity of Aunt Wan is, and she can spend such a generous amount.