Powerful ministers are husbands

Zhongshu Shilang's house was extremely lively today, with carriages coming and going, ladies and ladies in luxurious dresses and exquisite makeup, surrounded by groups of maids, were welcomed into the mansion, and came to the banquet place arranged in the back garden.

Mrs. Wang couldn't be free for a moment, and greeted the ladies and ladies who entered the door one by one with a smile on her face, while taking the opportunity to look at the door.

A simple carriage was parked in front of the door. At first, no one noticed it until the maid lifted the curtain and Pang Miao jumped out of the carriage.

"Cao Bashao, be careful, be careful." The lady next to her reminded loudly. She had never seen a lady jumping directly from the shaft of a car. Danger.

Pang Miao smiled indifferently, "It's okay, thank you for your concern."

Mrs. Wang strode forward to meet the lady, grabbed Pang Miao's hand warmly, "Young lady is the daughter-in-law of General Cao, she has a heroic spirit, it will be like us next time." It’s such a troublesome thing to support a carriage and set up a stool.”

Pang Miao recalled what his mother had taught him, and asked kindly, "How is Mrs. Wang?"

"Thank you for your concern. I'm fine." Mrs. Wang led Pang Miao inside, "Come on, let me introduce you. There are many ladies who want to meet you."

Pang Miao glanced at the gate of Wang's house with a sense of melancholy, and followed Mrs. Wang into the mansion.The wife who reminded Pang Miao just now pouted secretly, followed by her two daughters and entered the gate.

Mrs. Wang invited about [-] guests today, and they gathered by the lotus pond in a bustling manner.Pang Miao met them one by one, and by the way, he also knew who the husbands or fathers of the guests were.

Mrs. Zheng from the Minister of Rites who went to the palace with her last time came forward to say hello with a smile. Looking at the light blue in Pang Miao's eyes, she said pitifully, "General Cao is fighting outside. You are worried about it a lot, right? Last time I saw you in the palace, you lost some weight."

"I believe he can return victoriously. It's just that he fights and kills on the battlefield, and the sword has no eyes. What I worry about is that he will be injured..." Pang Miao said, lowering his head slightly, and the slightly drooping long eyelashes accentuated the blue eyes , looks even more lovable.

In fact, it was because he designed the shape of the round fan overnight on a whim, and didn't sleep until halfway through Yinshi.

Except for Mrs. Cao Bashao, the others are all female relatives of civil servants, and no one has experienced the feeling of their father or husband leaving home to fight the enemy at the front.Everyone present couldn't help sympathizing with Mrs. Cao Bashao, the atmosphere gradually turned cold, and the wives gave Mrs. Zheng reproachful looks. It is immoral to make people unhappy on such a happy day.

Mrs. Zheng quickly changed the topic, "Mrs. Wang, it's almost noon, how can you make all the sisters hungry? Madam Cao Bashao, come, let's sit over there."

"Yes, yes, yes." Mrs. Wang smiled again, pointing to a few good vacant seats, "Sit whatever you want, I'll be here in a while."

Mrs. Zheng took Pang Miao to choose a location near the lake. The cool breeze was blowing and the scenery was open and pleasant, which made people feel better.Not long after, maids came in a file and presented plates of delicious food and wine. On the balcony not far away, musicians began to play plucked strings to add to the fun of the banquet.

"Sisters, please feel free. If there is anything wrong, just tell me." After toasting the wives and ladies present, Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Zheng pulled Pang Miao to talk.

Pang Miao didn't like the content of jokes or games played by wives and ladies, so he was also willing to talk to Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Zheng, and asked about the points that should be paid attention to when going to the Queen Mother's birthday banquet, so he never noticed that someone was secretly watching from time to time. he.

"It's a coincidence that you have such a thought, unlike me who can only give a pair of calligraphy and paintings in a cliché." After hearing about Pang Miao's gift, Mrs. Wang praised, "The empress dowager doesn't like extravagance, this is the most thoughtful way It's gone."

Mrs. Zheng explained in detail what to pay attention to when entering the palace.

"Although the current emperor was not born to the empress dowager, he was brought up by the empress dowager alone, so their affection is as deep as that of a mother and child. Moreover, the empress dowager was born in the Luo family of Huihe, and she is the aunt of Zaifu Luo. Both Zaifu and General Cao are loyal ministers who support the emperor, and they will probably pay special attention to you on the birthday banquet. As long as you are courteous and respond naturally, there will be no problem."

"The empress dowager is always friendly and kind to concubines and officials' families, so don't be nervous." Mrs. Wang glanced around, seeing that the guests were joking and laughing, and no one noticed them, but she still lowered her voice and said: "It's just that there was also a concubine there that day. , you have to pay special attention, don't talk to them easily, some of them are particularly difficult, such as Shen Zhaoyi and Qu Jieyu. On that day, we made an appointment to meet at the gate of the palace. After we went in together, I quietly Show you."

Just as Pang Miao raised his hands to express his gratitude, he realized that his posture was wrong, and quickly changed to pick up the wine glass, "Thank you two ladies for your guidance, I would like to offer you a toast." After speaking, he drank the mellow honey wine.

Mrs. Wang smiled kindly, "Drink slowly, drink slowly. Although it is honey wine, you will still get drunk if you drink too much. After lunch, I called the theater troupe over. What kind of play does Mrs. Cao Bashao want to see?" Just say it." She tugged at Mrs. Zheng's sleeve, "Come on, accompany me to toast with the ladies, and you can't just leave the guests alone. Mrs. Cao Bashao, we will excuse you first."

After Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Zheng left, Pang Miao was busy dealing with the wives who came up to talk to him, and even drank several glasses of wine.

"Young lady can drink quite well." A lady boasted, covering her mouth with a "giggle" smile, "He is as bold as a man. I think General Cao, who has been on the battlefield and killed the enemy, would not like Jiao Didi." Weak little girl."

"Yeah, so General Cao and the Young Madam are a perfect match. They are both talented and beautiful, and they are a match made in heaven."

Pang Miao laughed a few times and tried to speak as little as possible. He knew that no matter how similar his voice was in disguise, it was still different from a real female voice, and he felt uncomfortable when speaking.

After finally sending away a group of toasters, Pang Miao felt that if he continued to drink, if he was really drunk, he would definitely show his feet, so he hurriedly got up and left. Take a walk near the rockery, and blow the wind by the way.

Not long after Pang Miao left, someone left the table with the same excuse.Mrs. Wang found out by accident, and hurriedly held up a full wine glass, pretending to be casual, and went to block the way, chatting about family affairs.

The stamina of this honey wine was really strong, and after drinking a few more glasses, he became dizzy. After walking for a while on the quiet gravel path, Pang Miao felt a little uncomfortable.

"Miss, be careful." Jinxiu saw that Pang Miao was shaking a little while walking, so she quickly reached out to help her.

No, the other hand grabbed Pang Miao's arm first.

Jinxiu exclaimed, "Who are you?!"

Pang Miao's alcoholism was frightened away by Jinxiu's surprise, and he looked up blankly at the man close at hand, with a handsome face and a frivolous smile at the corner of his mouth, under the bright blue sky and broad daylight, he looked extremely unbeatable.

"Madam Cao Bashao, we finally meet."

Pang Miao's reaction was quick enough, he swallowed the question he almost spat out, and asked in another sentence: "Who are you?!"

"Huh?" Xue Jinyi raised his brows slightly, and looked at Pang Miao with somewhat guessing eyes, "My surname is Xue, and my first name is Jinyi. I wonder if Madam Cao Bashao remembers me?"

Pang Miao looked left and right. Although he was behind the rockery, covering the path in front of him, if someone poked his head and saw him and Xue Jinyi arguing, it would be unclear.He felt that being a woman was really, really, really hard.

"Mr. Xue, please let go first." Pang Miao struggled hard a few times and shook off Xue Jinyi's hand.

Xue Jinyi's eyes slipped past Pang Miao's earlobe, and then he took a few steps back with a smile, "I'm being reckless and rude, please forgive me Madam Cao Bashao."

"Do you have anything to do with me?" Pang Miao asked in a very alienated tone.

Xue Jinyi cupped his hands, "I visited Pang's mansion the day before yesterday, and it happened that the young lady was not at home, so I gave some gifts to the young lady's brother to pass on. Today, I heard that the young lady came to Wang's house as a guest, so I came to see if it was I can say thank you in person.”

"My elder brother has already told me," Pang Miao said with a still indifferent expression, "Master Xue doesn't need to worry so much about coincidences. I'm going back to talk to Mrs. Wang, and I'm leaving."

"Hey!" Seeing that Pang Miao really turned around to leave, Xue Jinyi quickly stepped forward and stopped him again, with a smile brighter than the sun, "I'm not a monster that eats people, Mrs. Cao Bashao Why do you reject me thousands of miles away? Could it be that there is something wrong with me? Mrs. Cao Bashao can explain it clearly."

Jinxiu couldn't bear it anymore, and scolded: "How can you be so shameless? You can't block my young lady's way, why don't you get out of the way?!"

"Oh..." Xue Jinyi didn't get angry, and made way slowly.When Pang Miao stepped forward, a smirk rose from the corner of his mouth, and he kicked a stone at his feet towards Pang Miao.

Pang Miao just stepped on the smooth stone, suddenly his body became unstable, and he fell backwards.

Xue Jinyi stepped forward at the right time, and embraced him in his arms. The faint aroma of rouge came to his nostrils. He sniffed carefully, and could smell the fragrance of ink in it.

When meeting Pang Miao's clear eyes, Xue Jinyi restrained his frivolous and smirk, and said with serious concern: "Young Madam, be careful when you walk."