Not to mention the ancient law ink, and the ability to make flowery red paper. It was rare for her to receive invitations and invitations that were collected with great expense. However, if someone were to exchange the invitation for silver, she would not be able to see this family again in the seat of the Uncle Ning's Mansion's Yang Liu Jushi.
Lady Helan only nodded to this marriage so easily because of her mother's illustrious reputation. Thinking about it now, she did not even know the nature of the child, the older Xu Mingbai was, the more worried she became, afraid that marrying him would not be of any use.
"Grandsons have their own sons and grandsons, and there is no need for Aunt Zhen to worry. How old is the young master of this house? To study with his elder brother as well? " Mrs Wang asked.
The Lady Helan did not doubt him as she said, "He's the same age as your Brother Ming, but he's also eight years old. His brother is a little cunning, but this little one is too sincere."
It was good to be honest, thought Lady Wang. As a son-in-law, this was the only way she could be at ease.
Xu Mingwei and Fu Ninghui who were listening at the side felt it was boring, so the two of them looked at each other and mischievously laughed. They had to pester their own mother to get permission to come out and play. Fu Ninghui happily pulled Xu Mingwei's hand and ran out. Unexpectedly, before they even reached Feng Hua Pavilion, she bumped into her big brother and the little prefecture lord on the way.
The young prefecture lord was no stranger to her. He immediately greeted her with a smile, "Xiao Budian, you're running so fast, is there a dog chasing after you?"
Fu Ninghui glared at him, "It's been so long that you're not staying in your own home, why are you barging in randomly in my house?"
Fu Heng hurriedly stepped forward to interrupt his. He did not know why, but this close friend of his who had grown up together, when he saw his little sister, he would act like a cockfight. And his little sister, she was also the same.
At this time, the Little Canton King saw the person standing behind Fu Ninghui. Unexpectedly, he had tripped over a rock seed, causing the people watching to think that it was Xu Mingwei who fell down due to being dazzled by it, causing the people in front of him to immediately burst into laughter.
"Aiyo, my little ancestor, why are you so blind when you're walking? It's not even the new year yet, quickly get up." It was clear that the servants with him weren't afraid of him at all. Even so, they all had smiles on their faces as if their waists had been cut off and no one came to support him.
Xu Mingwei thought, for Master to do all this, it was already more than enough.
The young prefecture lord quickly got up from the ground. Only then did the people who followed him help to dust off his robes. However, they could not help but laugh, and their hands were shaking as they helped to dust off his clothes.
"Get up, I'll take care of it myself." The young prefecture lord was infuriated, and the servant shrugged his shoulders and retreated.
"Big brother, I've told you so many times, don't you dare see the sky taking people around the house. It's not appropriate to offend a woman." Fu Ninghui frowned as she spoke to Fu Heng. Somehow, Xu Mingwei felt that she was serious now, and rarely saw her angry moments, do she hide anything in her heart.
The young prefecture lord's expression froze for a moment, and then, with a hint of unhappiness, he turned to Fu Heng and said, "Since you do not welcome me, let's meet again on a later date. Jun Bao, let's go. "
The servant who was addressed as Jun Bao evidently did not expect his master to turn hostile the moment he said that. He looked at Fu Heng in shock, who did not have the time to stop him, at the side, where the young prefecture lord was almost out of the courtyard.
Fu Ninghui obviously did not expect such a reaction and stood rooted to the spot. Seeing her expression, Fu Heng did not know what to say, and shook her head, "Little sister, the person who has come is a guest. Although the little duke has a good temper and is familiar with you, he shouldn't slap her face like this.
Fu Ninghui did not make a sound. Fu Heng looked at the confused Xu Mingwei behind him and wondered in her heart. Why did he see her as if she had lost her soul?
After being disturbed by his own sister, Fu Heng walked back in disappointment, leaving behind Fu Ninghui and Xu Mingwei who were standing there in a daze.
"Let's go. Since he knows you, he must know that you didn't do it unintentionally." Xu Mingwei pulled Fu Ninghui's hand, and turned her head, pretending that he did not see her reddened eyes.
This was how the trip to the Fu Family ended. On the way back to the Xu Family, Lady Helan saw that Xu Mingwei looked a little depressed, so she carried her all the way to her knees and asked, "Why, are you in an awkward situation with your Sister Ning Hui?"
Xu Mingwei squirmed a little, then asked, "Mother, could it be that when a woman grows up, she wants to get married and become a husband, that's why I think that it's so scary."
Lady Helan could not help but laugh. Why would a child suddenly get married? As he caressed her back with his hands, he saw that there was no sweat on her body and calmed his heart.
However, Xu Mingwei felt that the Lady Helan's hands were cold and comfortable on her back. She laid on her legs and indicated for her to continue stroking, "Mother, it's so comfortable like this.
Lady Helan could only probe inside her clothes. A child's skin was naturally tender and smooth to the touch, giving off a very good feeling. She lightly scratched at Xu Mingwei's shoulder blades, "Here?"
Xu Mingwei squinted his eyes comfortably, but it was not itchy at all. She was just willing to see the Lady Helan feeling anxious for him.
"Mom, a little further down."
The Lady Helan did as she was told, and asked while scratching, "Why are you suddenly talking about getting married? Did you hear your big brother's marriage and get scared? "
Xu Mingwei nodded her head, and said, "Such a good family, and mother is the best in the world, you think that your daughter-in-law is not a good person, if I go out in the future, mother-in-law will think like that about me, what should I do? "I'm afraid."
Lady Helan could not hold back her laughter. She hugged her and kissed her again and laughed, making Xu Mingwei confused.
"Wei'er, good girl, your mother and Aunt Ming were just casually chatting. If your sister-in-law isn't good, your mother can't be at ease letting your brother marry her into the family." "You have to marry your daughter, don't worry. Mom will definitely find you a good home and won't let you suffer so much."
Xu Mingwei thought, the Master Fang was not married, so he would still be able to live comfortably. But she also knew that this example of a Master Fang wouldn't work, so she could only resentfully shut her mouth.
Lady Helan saw that she was still not too happy and could not help but secretly alert her daughter. She was used to not hiding everything from her daughter, hoping to take her as her butler.
The whole of April passed without incident. At the beginning of May, Old Master Xu and the rest finally came back with the convoy. It was probably because they had suffered on the way, but they did not look too good and appeared to be in low spirits. Especially Old Master Xu and Old Lady Xu, when they arrived home, they became slightly ill and fell ill. Only after seeing that the imperial physician had taken several sets of medicine did they recover slightly.
With Old Lady Xu's illness, her spirit was greatly weakened. She spent her days lying on the collapsed ground and recuperating. It was not interesting for people to be old. They liked to call a few grandchildren to accompany them in the house. It was probably due to the child's noisy and joking spirit.
The girls in the rooms all skipped school for half a day. When they woke up in the morning, they went to their grandmother's room to pay respects, and stayed to accompany Old Lady Xu for breakfast. After that, they would read and write in the house. There were also people who would embroider and write, and people who would chat and laugh, it was rather lively, which happened to relieve Old Lady Xu's boredom.
After lunch, Xu Mingwei and the others would be taking a nap before heading to school. Although Master Fang held onto his lessons tightly, he had no other choice. He became even more concerned with Xu Mingqiang and Xu Mingmo during class, and gently let go of everyone else. Xu Minglan was already used to there being people watching her do everything before. Once her sisters returned home, she became an unimportant person again, and her heart felt even more depressed. The only one who felt that it was good like this for Master Fang, was probably Xu Mingmei.
When the two rooms were compared, Xu Minglan felt that it was more interesting to go to the palace. However, it was almost mid-May, how could she still not see the people from the palace? She asked Xu Mingwei when she saw him, causing Xu Mingwei's ears to almost grow calluses.
"Fifth Sister, I am at home with you all day long. How would I know about the news of the palace?"
Xu Minglan obviously did not believe him. With Uncle Fang being in the cabinet, who in the palace would not know?
Xu Minglan turned her head and asked again, "Why are the big sister of the Fu family and the Yang family's Zhou sisters no longer with us?
Even Xu Mingwei didn't know how to answer this question. When they bumped into Fu Ninghui in Shoushan Temple that day, it was also due to luck. It just so happened that when she finished her restriction time, Wang Shi had just brought her people out from the Ancestral Hall, and brought her family out to burn incense to wash away her bad luck. As for the situation with the Yang, Zhou, and Zuo families, she did not know.
She secretly cursed in her heart. The Fu Family who refused to come to the Xu Family to play, and dared not post invitations to invite them, must be afraid of Xu Minglan, right?
Unexpectedly, they had just talked about their companions in the palace, and in the evening, the Yang family sent them invitations. Thinking about the Yang family and the Xu family, since when the Old Master Xu was still alive, things had already gone awry and there were very few contacts. Even the doorman was surprised to see the posts from the Yang family, he ran all the way to the house and threw it to the head steward.
The Chief Steward was also amazed, but he did not dare to be negligent and quickly sent the invitation to Lady Helan's courtyard.
Lady Helan opened it and saw that it was the birthday of the Yang family's granddaughter, Yang Jinxi. She wanted to invite Xu Mingwei and the other sisters to join in the liveliness. Lady Helan knows that the Yang family is not on bad terms with this family, even her heart was beating like crazy with this post. What is the meaning of this action of the Yang family? In the end, she still did not dare to make the decision on her own. Only when Old Master Xu, Xu Tiangang and the others returned home during the night did she show the invitation to Xu Tiangang and let him ask the old man for his opinion.
"What kind of enmity does our family have with the Yang family?" Ever since Lady Helan married into the Xu Family, she had never found out about this matter, and was also curious about it, so she made use of this opportunity to ask Xu Tiangang.