Powerful ministers are husbands

The guards of Tingsong Courtyard are personally selected by Cao Lv. Because there are important official documents in the study, the guards are always tight. It is very difficult for idlers to get close, let alone peeping on the courtyard wall or outside the window.

But the courtyard where the flower hall is located is different. Today, all the wives and ladies of various prefectures are coming and going, and the servants are also serving maids. The guards are guarding outside the courtyard gate, although it is impossible to climb the wall. Yes, but peeping through windows is still possible.

Today, Miss An's behavior is so abnormal, except for flattery to seek favors through Cao Lv, the only explanation I can think of so far is...

Some people doubted his identity, but he had no choice but to stay behind closed doors all day, so he bribed Miss An's family to take advantage of this banquet to find out the truth.

Pang Miao looked around, the doors and windows were closed tightly, the person who wanted to peep hadn't come yet, but he won't have much time.

"Jinxiu, take off your clothes and take a shower. Remember to turn your back to the window and never face the door or window." Pang Miao made a decisive decision, "Hurry up, someone will come over soon."

Seeing the young master's nervous expression, Jin Xiu hurriedly took off her clothes, but just as she took off her coat, she looked up at the young master in front of her, her face flushed red.

"I won't take a peek at you, don't worry." Pang Miao picked up Jinxiu's coat, and when avoiding it, he untied her bun.

Jinxiu froze for a moment, turned around and found that the young master was wearing her own clothes, facing the corner and hiding under the window, she couldn't help laughing out loud, and suddenly remembered what the young master had ordered, so she quickly took off her clothes and jumped into the tub Going in, the splashed water splashed on Pang Miao's body, and Pang Miao was busy arranging his hair without raising his head.

Jinxiu had just sat down in the bathtub when Pang Miao under the window heard a slight "squeak".

Sure enough, someone came.

Jinxiu took a bath as if nothing had happened, and Pang Miao, who had changed her hairstyle, half squatted beside the bathtub, pretending to serve Jinxiu.

At this time, the person standing outside the window was An Pinlan's younger sister, Pinzhu. She leaned against the slightly open window, shaking the round fan in her hand, and looked around nervously, for fear that someone would appear suddenly.

Fortunately, the wives and ladies were all chatting in the flower hall, and the maids and women were busy serving, so no one disturbed her.

Seeing the opportunity, An Pinzhu quickly turned his head and looked in through the window. Amidst the smog, he could see a woman with long hair coiled up. She had fair skin on her back. Judging from her figure, she was undoubtedly a woman.

"Miss, is the water temperature right?"

"Just right."

"Miss, I'll bring you a bowl of sour plum soup later."

During the conversation between the master and the servant, Mrs. Cao Bashao's voice was still a bit unpleasant.An Pinzhu rubbed his chin suspiciously, saw a few maidservants coming from the corner of his eyes, turned his head quickly, fanned his fan desperately, pretending to be tired and hid in the shade under the eaves to rest.

After the maids saluted, they entered the flower hall without saying a word.

"The maids of Cao's family are quite well-behaved." An Pinzhu snorted coldly, and continued to peek into the house.

Mrs. Cao Bashao is still taking a bath, and the maid is waiting on her, so she can already be sure that she is a woman.

An Pinzhu felt a little hot, and missed the sour plum soup that the maid was holding just now. Thinking of the sweet and sour soup, she looked inside the room for the last time, and felt that she could go back to do business, so she trotted back to the flower hall immediately.

When the sound of footsteps in the distance disappeared, Pang Miao braved up and hid under the window again, peeking out secretly. After confirming that there was no one there, he asked Jinxiu to put on his clothes first, and then he hid behind the screen and changed into clean clothes. dress.

When Jinxiu combed his hair and put on makeup again, Pang Miao looked at the figure in the mirror.

After putting on makeup, he is really no different from Wen Jun.The brother and sister grew up together since they were young, and he knows exactly which son Lian Wenjun had a crush on, so he knows each other well.In the past, the handwriting was different, but now he copied the family motto so much that he could imitate the handwriting.If there is a difference, probably only he can't embroider and knit, and people he knows can hear the difference in their voices.

In addition, since the decline of the Pang family, relatives rarely communicate with each other, and they seldom see each other during the holidays. The two brothers and sisters study hard in a poor window, and learn art in a boudoir. There are very few people who come and go in the imperial capital, and outsiders can't tell What is the difference between him and Wenjun after putting on makeup.

So what is it that makes others doubt it?

The maid knocked on the door and came to clear the tub.Jinxiu put away the clothes that the young master had changed, and continued to wear jewelry for Pang Miao when she came back.

"Oops!" A servant girl didn't pay attention to her feet and tripped over the threshold. The copper basin in her hand flew out, and the water spilled all over the floor.Under the bright sunlight, the water stains spread all over the ground, sparkling white light.

There was a throbbing pain in his head, and Pang Miao suddenly remembered the incident when he fell into the pond when he was in the palace.

When the last maid left, Pang Miao asked in a low voice, "Does Mr. Wen not understand water skills?"

"That's right." Jinxiu inserted the last step into the delicate bun, "Miss will never learn..." At this point, she suddenly opened her eyes wide, covered her mouth with her hands, and stared at the mirror in panic The face of the young master said, "It won't be that time in the palace..."

Pang Miao rubbed the center of his eyebrows, he was negligent.

"I hope I can get away with it this time." If it is exposed and the world knows that Cao Lu's wife is actually a man, I don't know how much trouble it will cause.

Pang Miao settled down, got up and straightened his clothes, especially the soft cotton bag stuffed on his chest.

The master and servant returned to the flower hall together as if nothing had happened.

The An family sisters looked at each other, feeling that the burden on their shoulders could finally be lifted.

The eyes of the two of them happened to fall into the eyes of Pang Miao, who was paying attention. He sat down in the pre-arranged seat generously, and Guo Miao, the daughter-in-law of the second young master of the Cao family, quickly handed over a bowl of iced plum soup.

"Eighth brother and sister, it's too hot to walk outside, drink a bowl of sour plum soup to cool off the heat."

This scene fell into the eyes of Cao Baochen next to him, he pushed his mother away from holding his hand, and quickly bumped into Guo Miao.

His purpose is simple - to pour sour plum soup all over his body to make his little aunt look ugly in public.

Seeing that Guo Miao was close in front of him, Cao Baochen had a smirk on his face, his eyes were very bright, and he stretched out his chubby little hand towards the unaware Guo Miao.

At this moment, his movements came to a standstill, with an arm across his chest, holding him tightly.

"Young Master Sun, be careful." Jinxiu said with a smile.

Guo Miao turned her head and looked curiously at Cao Baochen beside her.In her impression, the eldest sister never let her children come and get close to their bastard's daughter-in-law.

"I can't sit still for a moment." Cao Fu smiled and cursed lovingly, pushed Jinxiu away, and returned to her seat with her son in her arms.

Pang Miao looked at Cao Baochen, who was pouting and dejected, and took the bowl from Guo Miao's hand while thanking him, "Thank you, Second Sister-in-law."

"You're welcome, family." Guo Miao said the last three words very emphatically, and looked at Pang Miao kindly and gently with a smile, which made Pang Miao, who had just experienced the danger of being almost exposed, a little uncomfortable.

"Second sister-in-law, what's the matter? Or... Is there something dirty on my face?" Pang Miao planned to take the initiative.

Guo Miao pulled the ribbon on the skirt, and said with concern: "No, no, the eighth younger sister is young and beautiful, so there is no way there will be dirt on her face. However, I think the eighth younger sister's complexion is a little bit not good, is it right? ...are you tired?"

Pang Miao knew that what she was embarrassed to say referred to the copying of family precepts and family rules.

"may be."

"In the future, many important tasks in the family will be handed over to the eighth younger siblings." Guo Miao glanced at Cao Fu, who was chatting and laughing with others, and lowered her voice half a bit, "So, the body must be recuperated. I bought some high-quality ginseng, and I’ll get you a few of them some other day.”

Under Mrs. Cao's deliberate "suppression", the four concubine sons of the Cao family did not embark on official careers without exception, and they were assigned to several shops and managed by Zhuangzi.Guo Miao and her husband, Cao Feng, run a herbal medicine shop. The herbal medicines in the mansion are all managed by the husband and wife. The monthly income needs to be handed over to Mrs. Cao, and then the money is taken from the mansion account. Therefore, in terms of money, There is no freedom at all.

Looking at Cao Fu's sneering glance, one knew that she was accustomed to Guo Miao's flattery and flattery.

Cao Lu is the only legitimate son. In the future, all affairs in the mansion will be managed by Cao Lu's wife. The concubines who depend on others will naturally actively curry favor with them.Previously, his "Eight Young Lady" was not accepted by others because of his poor background, but now Guo Miao probably figured it out—the daughter of the Pang family will be the Eighth Young Lady one day, and she will have the opportunity to become the one in charge of housework in the future. mistress.In any case, there is nothing to lose by building a good relationship now.

Pang Miao understood Guo Miao's thoughts, and smiled politely, "Thank you, Second Sister-in-law, for your concern."

"I'll send someone to take it to you tomorrow." Guo Miao looked happy, and the other sisters-in-law saw it, and they had their own thoughts.

After dinner, Pang Miao thought about sending the guests out, and finally he could go back to Songyuan to rest.But when it came to the last moment, I was afraid that the An family sisters would not give up on verifying again, so they paid special attention to their movements.

Cao Baochen took advantage of the gap between his mother's conversation with a certain wife, ran through the crowd, ran to An Pinzhu's side, and gently pulled her skirt. This "polite" behavior surprised Pang Miao. What has changed the mischievous and disgusting Master Sun of the Cao family?

"Sister An, can you teach me how to make clay figurines next time? Sister, you are so good."

An Pinzhu looked around in a panic, but fortunately Pang Miao turned his head in time, while the other wives and ladies were talking and saying goodbye, no one noticed Cao Baochen.

"Okay, okay..." An Pinzhu prevaricated, then told him after a second thought: "But you have to remember, this is a secret between the two of us, and you must not tell others before you have completed your studies, even you. You can't even mother, you know? Otherwise, I will never teach you again. "

"Remember it!" Cao Baochen nodded vigorously, obediently, as if wanting to change someone else.

Their conversation fell into the ears of Pang Miao, who was eavesdropping, and when they said goodbye, the sisters of the An family got into the carriage and left, and most of the people in front of Cao's house left. Passing by Cao Fu casually, she said to Jinxiu: "I didn't expect Miss Anjia Pinzhu to be such a lady. Did you see the little mud sheep she pinched? It's so lifelike and real. It's exactly the same."

"Miss, I saw it." Jinxiu said excitedly, even her voice became a lot louder, "Miss An is really smart, and she taught the young masters very patiently."

Cao Fu raised his eyebrows as expected, his face became gloomy, and he cursed softly, "Anjia's little bitch///person".

Pang Miao, who hadn't gone far, was relieved. With Cao Fu's character of vengeance, he would never let the An family sisters who falsified and flattered him.

The first thing that can be done is that the mother and daughter of the An family who were bribed will never be seen again in the Cao family.