Chapter 123 Premeditation 1

When Changsun Ye arrived at the imperial study, he saw Changsun Han sitting behind the desk. Changsun Ye paused in his heart and stepped forward to bow and said, "I have seen my father."

Changsun Han said, "Fal flat."

Changsun Ye straightened up and said with a smile, "I don't know why my father called his ministers to come here?"

As soon as the words fell, Changsun Han raised his head from behind the table. "Recently, the flood in the south of the Yangtze River is serious. I have sent many people there one after another, but it's useless. The local county magistrate still keeps saying no."

Changsun Ye was stunned and heard Changsun Han continue to say, "You are the prince of a country. I will leave this matter to you. I will leave it on the same day, and I still believe you."

Changsun Ye's heart beat in his heart. He didn't know if he was going to start an army, but when he thought about it, it seemed to have nothing to do with this matter.

Maybe he is full of grass and trees. Chang Sun Ye thought so and nodded and said, "My son will not let my father down."

Changsun Han nodded with satisfaction, "Okay, go down and get ready."

Seeing that Changsun Ye retreated, Changsun Han changed his face and frowned thickly. Su Pu beside him saw it and hurriedly brought tea. "Long live, have a cup of tea."

Changsun Han didn't turn his head or answer it. He just looked at the sunset outside the window and sighed, "There are too many helpless things in this life."

The prince was sent to the south of the Yangtze River to control the flood. Xia Mengxi and Xia Zhihan breathed a sigh of relief, hoping that the prince could make some achievements and change his mind on the day he returned to Beijing.

The next day, Xia Mengning sat in front of the window and practiced calligraphy with breakfast. There was nothing else these days, so she liked grinding calligraphy alone. When she calmed down, she only felt that everything around her was far away from her, which was a rare purity.

While writing, she heard a noise at the door. Xia Mengning turned around and saw the jade helping Ge Shi come in. Jiu'er, who was standing beside her, hurried forward to help Ge Shi together. Xia Mengning put down her pen with a smile, "Why did mother come?"

Ge Shi held her back and slowly sat on the small couch beside her. Jiu'er quickly stuffed a soft pillow in the back. Ge smiled at her and looked at Xia Mengning and said, "It's nothing else. It's just that your father told me about your eldest brother's marriage this morning."

Xia Mengning went to the other side of the couch and sat down, poured a cup of tea and handed it over. She casually asked, "What does dad mean?"

Ge Shi covered his hand with tea and said, "Listen to your father's tone, it seems that Dong Shilang's house doesn't like this marriage very much and wants to regret the marriage contract at that time."

Xia Mengning nodded and drank the tea water: "Yes, Dong Jiancheng used to please his father. Naturally, he hoped that her daughter could marry the eldest brother. Besides, the eldest brother used to be a deputy general. Now, that scandal has become known all over the city. I'm afraid no one wants to marry his daughter."

With that, he looked up at Jiu'er and winked at Jiu'er.

Ge Shi didn't know the twists and turns. After listening to Xia Mengning's words, he sighed, "Who doesn't know this? Your father is also very clear in his heart, but if he is proposed to repent of marriage by the waiter's mansion, where should your father's face be put in the capital in the future?"

Xia Mengning was not worried at all. She played with the teacup in her hand, "Mom, don't worry, it's none of our business. Dad will have a way to deal with it."

Seeing Xia Mengning's appearance, it was not easy to talk, so he changed the topic and began to chat.

At noon, Ge Shi had lunch in Zhuzhiyuan, and was helped back to Meifang Garden to take a nap. Xia Mengning did not need to take a nap. With rice, she leaned on the couch and slowly embroidered her purse. Jiu'er was tidying up the silk thread aside. Xia Mengning looked at Jiu'er's growing beautiful face and joked with a smile, "Jiu'er, you Are you ten years old this year?

Jiu'er nodded, and Xia Mengning smiled and said, "Although it's a coarse linen coat, it's hard to hide Jiu'er's beautiful beauty. I'm thinking, what kind of mother-in-law should I find for Jiu'er in the future?"

Jiu'er's face turned red. She turned to the other side and didn't look at Xia Mengning, but said, "Miss, you are not serious. You just use these things to make fun of the maidservant..."

When Xia Mengning saw Jiu'er's appearance, she couldn't help smiling, "Okay, okay, I won't talk..."

Jiu'er just turned around, but heard Xia Mengning ask, "Jiu'er, a man should be married and a woman should be married. Why don't you say what you like now? I can pay attention to it for you."

Jiu'er blushed and hesitated to speak. Just then, Zhulian outside the door came in and handed over a post and said, "Miss, the porter just brought it. He said it was from Shangshufu."

Xia Mengning was a little confused, but then she knew that it must be Liu Shihan's post. She took it over and took a look. Sure enough, Xia Mengning put down the post and said, "Come in quickly, Jiu'er, help me change my clothes."

Xia Mengning changed into a long water-red skirt, a moon-white coat, and a white jade-like face with red clothes, which was particularly charming.

As soon as he changed his clothes, Liu Shihan came in with the girl here. When he saw Xia Mengning, Liu Shihan couldn't help complaining, "He said that he was going to post and invite me to the house to play. Well, I have to do it myself. I don't care. What I like today, you have to let me take away."

Xia Mengning looked at her with her eyes horizontally and deliberately made a threatening look. She couldn't help laughing. This smile didn't matter. The two girl, Jiuer and Zhulian, also covered their mouths and smiled. Even the little girl beside Liu Shihan, turned sideways and covered her mouth.

When Liu Shihan saw it, he gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, you all laugh at me."

Xia Mengning smiled, took Liu Shihan's hand and walked to the couch and sat down. She smiled and said, "Okay, okay, can't I compensate you?"

Liu Shihan smiled and said, "It's almost the same."

Xia Mengning covered her mouth and said to Jiu'er and Zhulian, "Go and cook a pot of red bean soup, and then bring a plate of Ruyi lotus leaves I made a few days ago."

Jiu'er quickly brought the red bean soup, and Zhulian also brought the cake. Xia Mengning pushed the plate in the direction of Liu Shihan with a smile and said, "Try it quickly. This is what I just made yesterday. No one else has this blessing."

Liu Shihan has long been attracted by the fragrance. Now listening to Xia Mengning say this, he hurriedly reached out and picked up a piece of Ruyi lotus leaf crisp and put it into his mouth. As soon as he chewed it, he couldn't help squinting and exclaiming: "Well, it's delicious."

After saying that, I couldn't wait to eat the second piece. After a while, more than half of a plate of snacks was eaten.

Xia Mengning looked at Liu Shihan eating with a smile, and slowly took the teacup and drank tea. "Slow down, no one robs you."

After eating, Liu Shihan felt a little dry in his mouth. He quickly picked up the red bean soup and drank it in one breath. Then he couldn't help admiring, "Ninger, the snack you made is really delicious, even more delicious than what I cooked in the kitchen."

Xia Mengning smiled and said, "This snack is made of lotus leaves in the midsummer morning with dewdrops and red bean paste. Because of the fragrance of lotus leaves and the sweetness of red bean paste, it will not be greasy to eat."

Liu Shihan listened and nodded and said, "No wonder it's sweet but not greasy. I said why it's so delicious. So it's like this. Ninger, you're really smart."

Xia Mengning looked at her and smiled: "The first two banquets, I saw that you seemed to like sweet food very much. As soon as I saw you today, it was true. When I leave later, I will ask Jiu'er to pack two bags for you to eat."

Liu Shihan narrowed his eyes with a smile, "You are so careful."

The two talked about a conversation, and the sun set in a blink of an eye. Liu Shihan took Xia Mengning's hand reluctantly, "Ninger, it will be my mother's birthday in a few days. The house is very busy these days. None of the aunts is worry-free. I'm almost bored to death."

Xia Mengning nodded, "If there is any difficulty, just tell me. As long as I can help, I will definitely help."

Liu Shihan and Xia Mengning walked out of the door together until they got on the carriage. Liu Shihan reluctantly lifted the curtain of the sedan chair and looked out. Xia Mengning smiled and waved her hand to her. It was not until the carriage slowly walked away that she turned back to the bamboo garden.

not far away, Xia Zhihan just came back from the outside. Seeing this scene, he was puzzled and asked Xiaoshun beside him, "Which lady is this?"

Xiao Shun listened and hurriedly said, "In the words of the young master, that is the daughter of Lord Shangshu's house. His boudoir is Liu Shihan."

Xia Zhihan thought, "The daughter of Shangshu Mansion?"

Xiaoshun nodded, and Xia Zhihan asked again, "Then why do you want to get along with your third sister?" Is this Miss Liu also from the concubine?

Xiaoshun shook his head, "The young master didn't know that Miss Liu's biological mother used to be the aunt of Shangshu Mansion. Because the mistress died of illness, she was carried to the main room by Lord Shangshu. Miss Liu came to our house on the occasion of the old lady's birthday, so she met the third lady."

Xia Zhihan listened and paused in his heart, but an idea suddenly popped out of his mind.

After thinking about it, Xia Zhihan smiled and said, "It's really an endless road."

Xiaoshun looked at Xia Zhihan's appearance and was shocked. The young master's appearance was not a good omen.

Xia Chuanyuan was reading a book in Yong'an Hall when he heard Xiao Liuzi say, "Sir, the matchmaker Wang in the east of the city is coming."

Xia Chuanyuan put down the book in his hand, frowned and asked, "Why is it here again?"

Xiao Liuzi smiled and said, "I don't know this."

Xia Chuanyuan stood up and walked out of the door. When he came to the front hall, he saw a woman with heavy makeup sitting on a chair drinking tea. Seeing Xia Chuanyuan, he hurriedly said, "Oh, the prime minister, Mr. Cao Min has seen the prime minister."