After being reborn, the powerful minister's heart is overwhelmed

Take a deep breath secretly and force yourself to calm down.

Then he slowly raised his head, his voice involuntarily trembling, "So, what does Mr. Shen mean?"

After speaking and listening to his own voice, Qiao Gu wished he could bite off his tongue. He must be successful and not be overjoyed whenever good things happen.

Shen Qiuhe opened his mouth, and then sighed softly, "You don't have to be afraid. Just be careful next time. I will ask someone to teach you the rules after you get married."

Suddenly, a basin of cold water fell down.

Is she afraid? What’s there to be afraid of when she looks forward to renouncing the engagement? It’s so funny. When the dead man’s head fell at his feet, he didn’t comfort himself, but now he regards himself as a delicate and lovely little girl. ?

His eyes couldn't help but become cold, and his hands that were stirring uneasily stopped, "Young Master Shen is really thoughtful."

Shen Qiuhe glanced at Qiao Guxin and saw that she seemed to have calmed down. He shook his head gently. She was indeed a little girl. Then he took a purse from his sleeve and handed it to Qiao Guxin, "I got it by chance. Matches you."

This purse looks like a gourd, with flying butterflies embroidered on it. It is well made, but the color is elegant, so it can be worn no matter what kind of clothes it is.

Nowadays, there are many mosquitoes and it is convenient to carry in the purse, so it is popular for ladies to wear them.

Seeing that Shen Qiuhe meant to give it to herself, Qiao Guxin took a step back in fright, then waved her hands repeatedly, "This thing is too precious."

I found a reason casually.

A very far-fetched reason.

Seeing Qiao Guxin's loss of composure, a faint smile unconsciously appeared on Shen Qiuhe's lips, "Miss Qiao's sharp eyesight actually saw the jade pendant here, what a skill."

From the outside, it looks like an ordinary purse, costing only a few pennies a piece, so naturally it cannot be considered valuable.

"This pendant was originally given to me by a noble person in the palace. I thought it would match you, so I will keep it for you." Shen Qiuhe said and stretched out his hand.

There is only an inch away from Qiao's heart.

It's funny to say that Qiao Guxin has been serving Shen Qiuhe all her life, and this is the first time she has received something seriously chosen by Shen Qiuhe.

She chose something she no longer needed.

It's just that it would be a bit pretentious to refuse now.

Qiao Guxin took the purse with both hands, "Well, thank you, Mr. Shen."

Shen Qiuhe took his hand back and put it behind his back again, "Yes." He agreed without any courtesy.

Shen Qiuhe said he wanted to send Qiao a favor, but he didn't really send it to the ladies' side. When he was not far away, he stopped and pointed ahead, "Miss Qiao, just go straight."

"Thank you, Mr. Chen." Qiao Guxin said goodbye softly and led Nianxiang forward.

After Shen Qiuhe watched Qiao Guxin leave, he turned around and left.

"Master, do you really want to give such an important thing to Miss Qiao?" Wang Si lowered his voice and asked cautiously when no one was around.

They spent a lot of effort to get this thing.

Shen Qiuhe nodded casually, "No one would have guessed that she would be wearing such an important thing."

"But..." Wang Si was still a little worried, "No outsider can see what's going on with this purse. What if Miss Qiao doesn't keep it properly?" The consequences would be disastrous.

Shen Qiuhe shook his head without thinking, "No."

She is definitely not that kind of woman.

His mind couldn't help but think of Qiao Guxin's frightened actions just now.

Sure enough, she is still a little girl.

On the other side, Qiao Guxin led Nianxiang and walked a few steps towards the female family members, but she did not go back, but turned to the left.

She didn't need to look back to know that Shen Qiuhe behind him would definitely not look at her for so long. That man was not a long-term lover.

Go left to the Duke's Mansion and there is a lake. The sun is shining brightly and there is no shade here. Qiao Guxin is the only one on the long bridge on the lake.

When Qiao Guxin was walking in the middle, he took out the purse and threw it down without hesitation.

The water in the middle is deep, and unless salvaged deliberately, this purse will never have a chance to see the light of day again.

"Girl." Nianxiang was startled and quickly looked around, fearing that others would see her.

Qiao Gu clapped his hands and walked back as if nothing had happened, "I can't accept this private exchange of gifts."

After all, this world is so harsh on women.

There is no problem with this at all, but Nianxiang is thinking about it. Shen Qiuhe said that this is something from the palace, and he doesn't know if there will be any trouble in the future.

Just then I thought, something given away is like water thrown out, there is no reason to bring it back. I patted the place on my heart to calm down.

The banquet started soon after Qiao Guxin returned. Men and women always had to be separated. Qiao Guxin led Qiao Wenzhi to the table, and some familiar girls from around came up to say hello.

Today is a banquet at the Duke's Mansion, and it is rare for everyone to look at the Qiao family. In fact, Qiao Wenzhi does not need to do anything specifically. Seeing her and Qiao Guxin coming over hand in hand, wearing the same walking stick on their heads, the ladies feel in their hearts. That’s it.

"Is this Sister Zhi? She seems to have grown a lot taller after a long time." Even Aunt Zhang was stunned for a moment when she saw Bu Yao on Qiao Wenzhi's head, and then she pulled Qiao Wenzhi over affectionately.

"Auntie." Qiao Wenzhi hurriedly called people together with Qiao Guxin.

"Sister Zhi is only one year younger than Sister Xin, and she is just at the age where she is changing." Mrs. Gu added with a smile beside her.

Qiao Guxin just got her haircut this year, so it seems that Qiao Wenzhi will get her hair next year. Everyone knows that it is time for Qiao Wenzhi to find her husband's family.

"Hello, sister-in-law." The adults spoke, and Qiao Guxin led Qiao Wenzhi to sit down. In front of her was Mrs. Zhang's daughter-in-law, and Mrs. Hu, the grandson-in-law of the prime minister's house.

"Hello, my two sisters." Mrs. Hu responded with a smile, but she was a bride and was not familiar with the two girls, so she just said a few words.

Just as he was talking, the Crown Prince's wife Zheng and the Duke's wife He came in and said, "My mother-in-law is not in good health, so I have kept you all waiting for a long time."

Everyone also knew the situation in the Duke's Mansion, so they couldn't argue with the two widows, so they kept smiling.

Mrs. He sat at the head of the table and Mrs. Zheng sat under her. Mrs. He twitched the corner of her mouth and wanted to deal with everyone, but she had not dealt with the outside world for four years, and she didn't seem to know what to say. She turned her head and looked away. Gu in the distance said, "We seem to have disappeared for some time, but you are the same as before."

"How can it be the same? The children have grown up, and I dare not look in the mirror all day long. There are traces of time on my face." Mrs. Gu responded with a smile.

The main reason is that Ms. He looks too old. At other people's birthday banquets, she always has to take care of what they think.

Seeing Mr. Gu's smile, Mr. He twitched the corners of his lips symbolically, "You are still young." When it comes to dealing with it, it is always not as smooth as before.

Looking at the bustle in front of me, I couldn't help but think about what it would be like if my husband and eldest son were here.

Mrs. Zheng saw that Mr. He looked wrong and stood up quickly.

"Today is my mother's birthday. My daughter-in-law has prepared a birthday gift early. Although it is not expensive, it is from my daughter-in-law's heart." There was a smile on Mrs. Zheng's face, and she seemed to have a bit of joy when she spoke, always giving this gift.

The birthday party added a bit of joy.

Perhaps because the eldest daughter-in-law was indeed very proud, Mr. He always twitched his lips and showed a more sincere smile than before.

Mrs. Zheng clapped her hands, and the person below held it up.

Mrs. Zheng stepped forward and removed the red satin covering it, revealing a neatly folded longevity picture inside. Under everyone's gaze, Mrs. Zheng opened the longevity picture.

This is an extremely delicate embroidered picture of a hundred years of longevity. The red background is edged with gold thread, and each word "longevity" is embroidered with black thread. It seems to shine when the sun shines in, and the stitches look smooth, isn't it?

The commonly seen roll embroidery looks like it has been printed on.

The ladies all came over curiously, "Where did Madam Prince get the embroidery thread? I have never seen it before."

No matter how good the blending is, it can't be shiny, and even if it is shiny, it can't be made into such a thin line.

Even in the palace, I'm afraid I won't be able to find such exquisite embroidery thread.

Mrs. Zheng pursed her lips and smiled, "Where did you buy the embroidery thread? I only use these three thousand cyan colors to convey a heart that will never fade."

After Mrs. Zheng finished speaking, she suddenly realized that this was actually embroidered with hair? It is indeed a sentiment that will never fade.

I don’t know how Zheng came up with it, but everyone in the capital was afraid that she was the first person to do it.

Then, everyone looked at Zheng's hair in unison, not knowing how much hair was needed to embroider this hundred-year-old picture.

He raised his hand and touched the hundred-year-old picture, and then said, "You are interested."

Mrs. Zheng asked someone to put away the longevity picture and sat down again. "The daughter-in-law knows her mother's thoughts and hopes for them forever."

This prosperous age will always exist, and so will the people in front of you.

Mr. He could no longer bear the pain of a white-haired person sending a black-haired person to her.

The people above were chatting, Qiao Guxin turned her head and asked Qiao Wenzhi in a low voice, "Second sister, maybe you can tell, what kind of embroidery is this?"

Qiao Guxin looked at it for a long time, but couldn't figure out why.

However, she was also afraid that Qiao Wenzhi would not know, so she kept her voice very low.

"If I'm right, it should be Lu embroidery." Female worker Qiao Wenzhishan saw He taking out the picture of a hundred years of life, so she would take a few more glances.

Hearing what Qiao Wenzhi said, Qiao Gu immediately knew it in her heart. If Qiao Wenzhi was not sure, she might not say it out loud. She raised her voice slightly, as if chatting casually, "I mostly meet Su embroidery, but Hunan embroidery is rare.

Don’t encounter Lu Xiu less.”

Speaking of the female workers, Qiao Wenzhi's face suddenly lighted up, "Sister, I don't know something. Because Lu embroidery uses more threads and pays more attention to the thickness, and most noble ladies in the capital use delicate Hunan embroidery. I have seen it once.

"

I didn't say where I met.

It might be in someone's wallet on the street, or it might be in a book.

They were chatting here, which naturally attracted Mrs. Zheng's attention, "Girl, I have good eyesight. I am learning a craft that is not passed on to others. Because the stitches of Lu embroidery are slightly flat, I pay attention to everything, and the requirements for embroidery workers are strict. This detail is

Thread is the opposite of him, and it requires the embroiderer to be highly skilled. It took me a long time to learn it, but I only dare to show it today."

After hearing He's explanation, everyone looked at Qiao Wenzhi again.

He just wanted to embroider a hundred-year-old painting, so he only knew a lot, but this young girl could see through it at a glance, which shows that he is a powerful person.

Even though she was a concubine, she was favored by her mother's sister-in-law. She was talented at heart and restrained in her actions without losing her grandeur. She was also good.

If a woman from a noble family is to succeed, she does not have to write a poem somewhere, or play some music to gain a reputation.

What everyone likes the most is the IKEA home where the girl can live her life.

Qiao Wenzhi was not used to being stared at by so many people, so he couldn't help but lower his head. Qiao Guxin pulled Qiao Wenzhi's hand indifferently, and then said in a voice that only Qiao Wenzhi could hear, "Don't be afraid, we are good enough.

Worthy of my sweetheart."

She was also born into a famous family, so she would not be considered a high achiever if she was named on the Feng Zhaoan Gold List in the future.

The two sisters lowered their heads and chatted. Zheng looked at Qiao Guxin again and again, and then smiled lightly, "Mom, you see, Miss Qiao is easy to get along with."

If I can tolerate my concubine being in the limelight, she is certainly a big-hearted person.

Mr. He nodded slightly, then looked at Mr. Gu, "My dear girl, I like her very much."

Mrs. Gu felt a little uncomfortable when she heard this, as if her family had sought a chance to marry into the Duke's palace, but she didn't show it on her face. She just smiled and said in agreement, "My dear girl, we do have a connection with our elders."

"No, my mother-in-law has been thinking about this girl all the time these days. She thinks a lot." Aunt Zhang immediately responded with a smile next to her.

Seeing the two sisters talking to each other so naturally, Mrs. Zheng smiled and said nothing.

Mrs. He glanced awkwardly at Mr. Gu and Mr. Zhang, then slowly moved his eyes away, but stopped answering.

The food at this dinner was quite interesting.

After finishing the meal, there was a stage set up in the yard. Everyone thought it was time to eat and all got up and went over.

The men's seats were also used, and they just gathered together.

The courtyard was covered with shade, and people on the stage were singing and singing, while people in the audience were eating watermelons and watching.

The Duke's wife seemed to be in a bad mood, and her eyelids drooped shortly after she sat down. After seeing this, Mrs. Zheng asked the people below to cover her with a gauze to block the wind a little, and then stood up.

Originally, Qiao Guxin saw Qiao Wenqing and the others coming out and wanted to go over to them to talk. Maybe because there was something disgusting like Qiao Xunfeng, she was not interested in listening to the show.

Just as he stood up, he saw Mrs. Zheng coming, so Qiao Guxin had to suppress her thoughts again.

"Do you like listening to operas?" Mrs. Zheng took Qiao Guxin's hand affectionately and asked casually.

Qiao Guxin looked towards the stage, not expecting that what she was singing now was actually a scene about getting drunk and beating a golden branch. She just felt pity for the woman. Even though she had a noble status, she would still choose to forgive after being beaten. But what if it were a different situation? Which concubine in the harem would dare to get beaten while drunk?

Your Majesty, I guess it didn't last the next day. He was pulled down and chopped on the spot.

Qiao Guxin looked away and said with a slight smile, "I have listened to some of it with the elders, but I don't have my own opinion. I can't say whether I like it or not."

Mrs. Zheng pursed her lips and smiled, "Miss Qiao is really good-tempered. I still remember that when I was your age, I could never sit still."

No matter how good this actor is at singing, how can he be as interesting as going out to visit a rouge shop?

Seeing what Zheng said, Qiao Guxin just smiled and didn't say yes or no.

He is dignified and polite, but clearly distant.

Mrs. Zheng didn't care about Qiao's attitude, and still said warmly, "It's very boring even for me now. I just went to check on Brother Yuan at this moment. I was afraid that he would come out to cause trouble, so I kept the nanny and her son.

Take it with you, I guess you will miss me now, Miss Qiao, do you want to come with me?"

After hearing what Zheng said, Qiao Guxin opened her eyes in surprise. She was going to see the child. What should she do? But her face soon returned to normal, "Mrs. Xie, I guess the young master will have his lunch break soon."

, I might be able to meet the young master when I come here another day."

Between words, there is resistance.

But Mrs. Zheng couldn't help but pull Qiao Guxin's finger, "How can that monkey rest?"

Qiao Guxin had already spoken so thoroughly, but she didn't want Mrs. Zheng to be pretending to be confused, just because she could push her nose to the face, but Qiao Guxin couldn't say it so firmly.

Qiao Wenzhi was speechless at the side. Waiting for Qiao Wenqing and the others to come over and ask, Qiao Wenzhi said angrily, "Mrs. Shizi took my eldest sister to see the child."

I don’t know what’s so good about his young master.

Qiao Wenqing frowned upon hearing this. First, the Duke's wife asked Qiao Guxin to come over to talk, and now the Crown Prince's wife took her to see the young master. Qiao Wenqing always felt very uncomfortable.

"Miss Qiao has a kind heart and everyone likes her after seeing her. This is a good thing." Chu Han said with a smile while waving the folding fan.

The atmosphere finally calmed down.

As Zheng said, young people really don't like to listen to operas, so everyone found a quiet spot to sit.

Without Qiao Guxin in front of her, Qiao Wenzhi talked even less. Even if Qiao Wenbing deliberately teased her, she would just hum and agree casually.

Boom, boom.

Suddenly there was the sound of drum beating, which startled everyone. Those who were drowsy after listening to the opera also woke up with a start.

Everyone looked for the source of the sound.

After a while, the drums stopped and I saw the right servant of the Ministry of Justice leading people in.

"A rare visitor." As the current head of the Duke's Mansion, Shen Qiuhe naturally greeted him at the door.

"The Duke's wife is celebrating her birthday, but Lord Shen didn't send me a message. Could it be that you look down on me?" the right servant of the Ministry of Justice said, and patted Shen Qiuhe's arm. There was a smile on his face, but because he was wearing black clothes

, seems solemn.

The people on the left and right were carrying brocade boxes, and everyone had a cold look on their faces. They looked like they were not celebrating someone's birthday but coming to perform a funeral.

And I always come here in the morning to celebrate the old man's birthday. If he comes here at this time, he is obviously cursing people.

Shen Qiuhe stood in the middle of the road, without raising his eyelids, and gently twitched the corner of his mouth, "Mother's birthday banquet is just for inviting relatives and friends to sit down, it is not a big event, so Sir Wei, don't worry about it."

After all, they are not close friends, let alone good friends.

Most of the people attending the banquet in the mansion had also heard about the dispute between Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment. The eldest son of the right minister of the Ministry of Punishment was murdered mysteriously, and the culprit has not been found yet. Naturally, he couldn't swallow this breath.

Although Shen Qiuhe is currently suspended from his post, it is only the intention of the Prime Minister of Dali Temple. In name, it is just that Shen Qiuhe has been tired recently and asked him to take a rest. It is just to avoid people from the Ministry of Punishment, but in the eyes of the right minister of the Ministry of Punishment

, Shen Qiuhe's punishment is insignificant.

That's why we came to cause trouble.

The right minister of the Criminal Department clicked his tongue twice, "What Mr. Shen said really makes me sad. I have come to celebrate my birthday with all the gongs and drums. Mr. Shen's words are neither relatives nor friends, but it really makes me sad." The official is embarrassed."

While speaking, he raised his hand and asked someone to open the brocade box.

The congratulatory gifts prepared by the right minister of the Ministry of Justice were not anything expensive, but just boxes of chaff. After he said this in embarrassment, the people from the Ministry of Punishment suddenly overturned the box, and the chaff flew all over the yard.

Seeing how arrogant the people from the Criminal Department were, everyone stood up, even the actors on the stage stopped.

Mrs. Zheng heard that something happened in the front yard and left Qiao Guxin alone. She hurried over and saw Mr. He getting up and immediately went to help him.

Shen Qiuhe squinted his eyes and patted the chaff on his sleeves, "That's too much to bully! Do you think there is no one in our government?"

Then, he directly raised his hand and lowered his head to copy the guy.

"This lord has come to wish me a happy birthday. I am naturally grateful. However, I am not afraid of trouble. I would like to ask your Majesty if you are allowed to come and humiliate our government?" Her majesty.

The right minister of the Ministry of Punishment smiled nonchalantly and said, "The Duke's wife is serious. How can I dare to bully the Duke's house? It just makes Lord Shen sad. But think about it, the official is not a Houfu. People like this are not familiar with Mr. Shen. I guess it won’t be next year before I have to come to congratulate the old lady."

"Keep your mouth clean!" After the right servant of the Ministry of Justice finished speaking, Chu Hanyin suddenly scolded him angrily.

What does it mean that you don't have to wait until next year to congratulate each other again? Is this an insinuation that Shen Qiuhe and Qiao Guqian had a secret understanding and the result came to fruition before they could wait for the wedding?

Qiao Wenqing was also angry, but he didn't expect Chu Han to take the lead and quickly protected him behind him, "Master Wei, if you are talking nonsense like this, let's go to the Holy Emperor to judge!"

The right minister of the Ministry of Justice suddenly withdrew his smile and tilted his head coldly, "Which little beast was that who spoke just now?"

Snapped!

As soon as he finished speaking, Chu Hanyin took the folding fan and smashed it directly at the right minister of the Ministry of Punishment. By chance, he accidentally hit the right minister of the Ministry of Punishment on the face.

The face of the right minister of the Criminal Department suddenly turned ugly, his eyes were full of murderous intent, and he suddenly raised his feet and walked over.

The people below saw the actions of the right minister of the Ministry of Punishment and took action directly.

The people in the Duke's Mansion will never be idle.

All of a sudden, the yard in front became a mess.

The guests quickly stepped back and had a good birthday party, which was considered a complete mess.

When everyone was waiting for everything to calm down, everyone saw that the people in the Ministry of Punishment had been controlled by the people in the Duke's Mansion. Shen Qiuhe's foot was stepping on the face of the right servant of the Ministry of Punishment, and the chaff fell on him. One layer up.

Shen Qiuhe looked indifferent and glanced condescendingly at the right minister of the Ministry of Punishment, "I can't accept such a great gift. After all, we are not familiar with each other."

Then Wang Si was asked to lead people to sweep the ground clean, and finally collected a large basin of rice bran, and then asked people to stir it with hot water.

The right minister of the Ministry of Punishment moved and said, "Shen Qiuhe, you actually humiliate the imperial official like this!"

As soon as he opened his mouth, Shen Qiuhe became more forceful, "Master Wei, the Duke's Mansion is never a place where you can be arrogant."

Then he took a step back, and before the right minister of the Ministry of Justice could recover, he was lifted up by someone, and all the reconciled rice bran was smeared on his body and head.

The sun was shining brightly now, and soon it was dry. The right servant of the Ministry of Punishment only felt that his whole body smelled like chaff.

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