Master Fang watched him with a smile, then turned to see Qing Yang's face full of tears, unable to contain her sorrow. With a long sigh, she was once again living in the house of her own daughter. From then on, she would waste her time.
When Xu Mingwei returned to her seat, no one noticed the group of female customers around him. However, when the Duke of Qing saw them, he smiled and called them over, "I've looked forward to seeing you back, and didn't mind if I made you clench your teeth, so we sat together to chat."
Xu Mingwei laughed, "It is Mingwei's fortune to be able to get the old lady's green eyes, why would she be unhappy?"
So he moved to sit with her. Seeing that, the Lady Helan had no choice but to stop thinking about it. From time to time, he would look towards Xu Mingwei and the Duke and Madam Qing's direction with some attention.
The old man stood behind her and said in a low voice, "Madam, look at that snake."
Hearing that, Lady Helan looked towards Fu Ninghui, the little girl did not have much cultivation experience, her gaze at others seemed to be filled with poison, with a hint of coldness. She could not help but shake her head and laugh, "He did not bite the bait, so I feel unsatisfied inside."
Old Lai's family smiled but didn't say anything. If one walked too much in the night, one would always bump into a ghost.
Xu Mingwei sensed that someone was looking at her, so she turned his head to look. His gaze met Fu Ninghui's and met her gaze, not dodging or avoiding it, it was filled with ridicule and provocation. She shook her head in her heart. She couldn't even be bothered to hide it. After saying so much, she did not feel that there was anything wrong with Fu Ninghui. Originally, Fu Ninghui thought that she had learnt her lesson on the matter with Xu Tiandi and that she had repented. But now, it seemed that she had only increased her hatred towards her and hated her to the bone.
Thinking about that, Xu Mingwei laughed lazily as she faced Fu Ninghui's gaze. You are jumping up and down, I am not even paying attention to you. But let's see if you have any tricks up your sleeves.
Fu Ninghui saw it clearly, and the flames of fury in her heart burned hotter. Her right hand clenched tightly onto the back of the chair, causing her veins to burst. Before she could reply, Xu Mingwei had already retracted her gaze with a smile and started to chat and joke with the Duke's wife.
Xu Minglan and Yang Jinxi sat by their sides, watching the proceedings. They didn't know what happened next. They just exchanged a glance and didn't have the mood to listen to the show anymore.
The troupe sang for two hours in a flowery voice before finally putting away the gongs and drums. The class owner brought Hua Dan and the young boy up to thank them for their rewards. He received five taels of silver and happily gathered them up.
Lady Wang's thoughts were still on the little girl who brought the wine to pass on the message. For a moment, she wished that the guests had dispersed, but she also wished that she could teach them a few good things to do and still couldn't leave. Lady Helan sensed that she was a little distracted and thought that it was strange. She thought that since they were both on the same boat and had helped turn the situation around, no one would be able to see through her. They waited until the middle of the night, thanked their daughter, and the guests, who were tired, got up to go home. At this time, the Lady Helan also got up to leave. Lady Wang finally let out a sigh of relief and personally saw her to the door.
Xu Mingwei also followed to send off the guests, and for a moment, a clever smile appeared on her face, teaching the noble women a lesson. If not for the fact that the Fu family had set their hands on her too early, this girl might not have been part of their family. She had spread Xu Mingwei's beautiful name even more.
In succession, they sent off their guests after an hour. Lady Wang held her hand, feeling gratified and emotional at the same time. After holding back her feelings for a long time, she finally said to her, "You did very well today. Your mother will definitely be happy to see it. He was at fault, and now he knew. He swore to not touch the wine cups, to see if he dared to offend Heng Ge'er again in the future, and it would be fine if he did not. For a man, face is something that is highly valued. You bickering with him has made your heart feel carefree for a while, but he always remembers in his heart that there's no need to go through so much trouble.
Xu Mingwei laughed gently and replied, "Mother, don't worry, your daughter-in-law will be able to save this matter. Let's stop here and stop pursuing the matter."
Mrs Wang sighed and said, "It's best if you understand." It's not early anymore. You must be tired after being busy all day, so when you go back to your own yard, you don't have to come to your mother's yard to say hello. You two just need to take care of yourselves. "
Xu Mingwei smiled and thanked him again, then led the Old Lai family back, and asked: "What kind of people are there in Qing Yang's family, did you say we're going to kiss?"
The Old Lai family member guessed a bit more and replied respectfully, "In addition to my mother, there's also a younger brother who hasn't grown yet. He's only eight years old and is also old enough to work. "I haven't heard her mother and father mention it before, but there's a childhood friend called Da Niu who also works in the shop. The two families have known each other since childhood."
Xu Mingwei listened for a long time without saying anything, the Old Lai family member followed quietly behind her, and when they were almost to the courtyard entrance, he heard her exhorting him, "You asked for twenty taels of silver, and for two pieces of high-quality cotton cloth to send to her house, just say that I have taken a fancy to it, and will keep it. Later on, let me tell my mother that those who are able to subsidize her family, will be subsidized.
Old Lai's family was rather disapproving. He thought to himself, since ancient times, I have never heard of a master owing a servant. But after looking at Xu Mingwei's expression, she nodded and responded, "This old servant will take care of it later."
While they were talking, the two of them also entered the door. Wan Rou and Peaches were hiding outside the house, and when they saw that Xu Mingwei had returned, they had joyous looks on their face as if they had been saved.
Xu Mingwei did not hear a sound from inside, and thought, it could be considered that she had made some progress, she did not need to pick up and smash things when something was wrong, and asked them: "Is Master inside?"
Wan Rou nodded her head, Jade Peaches stuck out her tongue and said, "Master's face is ashen, the moment I returned I immediately called for people to scram, I did not want the servants to stay inside. "Just as I was thinking of going in to change the tea water, I was already yelled at by this lord. At this moment, my heart is still beating rapidly. It's like I'm taking the life of the King of Hell, I ate gunpowder."
If she did not laugh at this moment, Xu Mingwei would have definitely laughed at her. They did not see Ju Nan or Wei Bao for a while. Normally, even if two people were to shift, there would be one who guarded the door and could not help but ask curiously, "Who's on duty today? Ju Nan or Wei Bao, why are there no one here?"
Bi Tao and Wan Rou both shook their heads, a sun-washed woman at the side heard and laughed, "Reporting to the granny, Lady Ju Nan is on duty today. This old servant has seen her before, but I don't know where she has gone to now."
It was as though Cao Cao had arrived. Just as Xu Mingwei finished asking, Ju Nan jumped over the wall, causing the woman to scold again, "You left the main entrance unmoving, you have to flip over the wall every time you return. Girl, this is all just you, Old Servant Yue has already wiped ten footprints for you."
Ju Nan did not expect everyone to gather in the courtyard and caught them red-handed. She touched her nose embarrassedly and smirked at Xu Mingwei.
Xu Mingwei gave the ten bounty money to send the wife away, and after a while, everyone in the courtyard were close to her, so she asked her, "You were sneaking around, where did you come from? But where's the mischievous one? "
Ju Nan chuckled again and fished out a few strands of hair that were about a foot long from his sleeve. They were jagged and of different colors. It looked like they belonged to at least three people.
Wan Rou said in disdain, "Where did this filthy thing come from, and why are you keeping it so special? Quickly throw it far away, don't let me see it again."
Ju Nan glanced at her and said, "You don't understand now, but tomorrow you will."
Wan Rou spat at her, then scolded her, "Stop flattering me, quickly tell me the truth, if not, even if grandmother is kind and compassionate, and doesn't care about it, I can still deduct your monthly money and give you a penalty of once."
Only now did Ju Nan loosen his mouth and say, "A few days ago, wasn't the kitchen one making things difficult for Grandma? This servant was indignant for Grandma, and took advantage of the chaos in the house to put that woman's house in a jute bag.
Wan Rou and Peaches were so amused by her that they scolded her narrow-mindedly. Wan Rou laughed and then said weirdly, "Things have been going on for a long time, why are you specially looking for their misfortune?"
Ju Nan said proudly, "This slave is not stupid! He had just been angered and plotted against Old Lady Yan the next day. Didn't he clearly tell everyone that his granny had sent people to do it? Ten years is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge, Grandma, don't you think? "
With an expression of asking for praise, Xu Mingwei smiled and nodded, and instructed, "Let's burn these few strands of hair, it is useless to keep them. Since you are free, go ahead and help your big sister Wan Rong find someone. "
Ju Nan responded and accepted the order. Seeing that she was about to go back inside the house, Wan Rou and Bi Tao immediately brought hot water in their hands, and hot tea in their hands. However, just as they were about to be put down, before Fu Heng could yell at them, they ran away.
Seeing Xu Mingwei, Fu Heng did not have his previous attitude anymore, he laughed, and said guiltily: "You're back."
Xu Mingwei looked at him indifferently, nodded, and said, "En."
An awkward silence.
As Xu Mingwei sat on a few more seats, she took care of her own business and removed the hairpin from the back of her head. Flipping back her sleeves, she revealed a slender snow-white wrist. However, she had forgotten about the matters of the day. She went over to take over and carefully took off the braid for her.
Xu Mingwei's wrist was in pain, but she did not stop him and let him be.
The room was silent. They sat across from each other in the mirror. They were reflected in the bronze mirror, forming two blurry shadows. It was difficult to distinguish their facial features, but it seemed like love and affection were intertwined together. Fu Heng's heart was lacking more and more, if he had not been plotted, he would not be so far away from his, and his two hearts would have been together long ago.
Xu Mingwei calmed down, pointed at the Pear Blossom Wood Comb, and said, "It's all your fault for being tired after a tight day, since you don't want the girl to enter the house, then I'll have to trouble you to do it, and help me get my head through."