After resigning, I switched to fortune-telling

Chapter 59

The identity of the young lady newly recognized by the Changning Hou Mansion is different, but what is more interesting is the attitude of his father Wei Guogong.

His father definitely knew more than him.

Xie Tangru couldn't help complaining to Shang Qingyao: "My father and mother are playing me together."

Just like fishing, put the hook and bait, and try again and again.

If it wasn't for his own parents, Xie Tangru would have cut off the fishing line and kicked the fisherman into the river.

He rarely spoke in such an aggrieved tone. Although he knew that it was only a little bit sincere, Shang Qingyao still felt pity in his heart.

Most likely, as long as Xie Tang is even slightly unhappy, he will feel distressed.

Surprised by such a thought suddenly popping up in his mind, Shang Qingyao held back his thoughts, and when he looked at Xie Tangru again, his expression remained the same, but with a hint of ambiguity.

The expression in his eyes hung down like dark clouds, and the ink color surged.

"Then do you have a clue?" Shang Qingyao asked.

Xie Tangru: "A little bit. But don't worry, instead of waiting for me to run around like a headless chicken, it's better to wait for them to invite me to join the game, it will save trouble."

He talked about another thing: "The old lady of Li's mansion celebrated her birthday in the future, and invited half of the people in the capital to celebrate her birthday. Li Mengshu also invited me to have a dinner at his mansion."

The Li family is a clean stream of civil officials, and has nothing to do with nobles like Wei Guogong who are born as military generals. The birthday banquet also invited honorable clans and some civil officials. They just posted a post for Wei Guogong's government, and never thought that anyone would come .

However, as Xie Shizi's good friend, Li Mengshu specially invited Xie Tangru.

"To celebrate your birthday, you have to prepare a birthday gift." Xie Tangru sighed, as if he just mentioned it casually.

However, a few days ago, Mrs. Li joined a minister of the Ministry of Officials who did not keep his tail between his legs, but now he held a birthday banquet with great fanfare to invite guests, and he was clearly saying to Shang Qingyao, "I want to die".

Xie Tangru didn't want to step into this muddy water at first, but when he heard that the newly recognized daughter of the Yongning Hou Mansion would show up, he made up his mind and passed a bright road in front of Shang Qingyao by the way. When he was at home, he was involved.

Shang Qingyao heard the words and said: "Mr. Li didn't invite me."

Xie Tangru pretended not to understand the deep meaning of his words, and said with a smile: "Which family has the guts to invite Your Majesty? It's not a court meeting. If Your Majesty wants to go, give me a backup birthday gift, and I promise to bring His Majesty in."

There is no place in the world where emperors can't go, Xie Tangru was just joking, but Shang Qingyao agreed: "Okay, then I will ask the prince to take me in to see the nobility of Li's lintel."

Is it the kind of noble that wants to copy the house?

Xie Tangru thought a little casually.He didn't think there was anything pity about Mrs. Li, but he just felt pity for his sincere friend who was raised by his family to be a real gentleman.

Neither willing to join forces with others, nor able to get out of the quagmire.

On the day of the birthday banquet, it was indeed very lively, not only invited the most famous Nanxi opera troupe in Nanzhou, but also invited everyone from the Jiaofang Division to play the tunes, and even Hu Nu danced various exotic dances.

The carriages of the honorable families blocked the streets outside Li's mansion, almost reaching the gate of the city.

What a big show.

Xie Tangru entered the mansion with a smile while holding a folding fan, and walked through the path familiarly.Li Mengshu was already waiting under the Chuihua Gate, and when he saw Xie Tangru approaching, he unconsciously showed a sincere smile on his face.

"Aru."

After he called, he found that besides Jianshuang, the maidservant that Xie Tangru used every day, there was another man, who was slightly taller than Xie Tangru, and dressed in simple clothes. With exquisite dark lines, low-key and luxurious, the momentum is different from others.

Li Mengshu was taken aback before asking: "I wonder if this is...?" He had never met Shang Qingyao before, but he felt that he seemed a little friendly, so he couldn't help but look at Xie Tangru.

Xie Tang's tone of voice was full of smiles, but it seemed that every word had something to say: "This person, surnamed Yao, has been kind to me, even compared to you friends who have known each other for many years."

Shang Qingyao glanced over and didn't say anything to Xie Tangru's remarks.

"Since you are Ah Ru's friend, you are also my friend." Li Mengshu breathed a sigh of relief, "The guests are almost here, so I will take you to find a place to sit first."

There are flowers and willows along the way, and three scenes at one step. Although the Li Mansion is not a very extensive house in Beijing, it is exquisite and exquisite everywhere.

"There are a lot of guests today." Shang Qingyao mentioned.

Li Mengshu couldn't help but smiled wryly when he heard the words: "I thought this kind of ostentation was a bit extravagant. It would be good to just set up two tables of wine and invite a few relatives. It's just that my grandmother, who is old, likes to be lively. That's why the family is bigger. , Everyone we know in Beijing has posted a post whether they recognize it or not—I never imagined that so many people would come.”

Is it true what he said?Not necessarily.

Shang Qingyao sneered, and whispered to Xie Tangru: "You, friend, are a smart person." Such a reason of "filial piety" and "helplessness" could not be wronged by the most demanding officials.

Xie Tangru: "If he's really that smart, you shouldn't be here to see him."

From Xie Tangru's point of view, the Li family and Li Mengshu are definitely not helping.Even Li Mengshu was bound under the family, if he couldn't turn the tide, sooner or later he would have to pay for his life.

If Xie Tang hadn't reminded him, but since he was a child, he had been indoctrinated into the honor and disgrace of the family and the family's solidarity, how could he easily figure it out?

Li Mengshu stopped at the front: "Here we are." He pointed to a place and said, "Because you told me before that you don't like the excitement in front, I found you a quieter seat. See you later Qinghuai at the front My grandmother will come over when it's over."

"I have to entertain other guests for my father, so I left first. If there is anything else, you can ask someone to come to me."

"Just go. Could something happen to me in your Li residence?"

Xie Tangru raised his eyebrows.

After Li Mengshu left, Shang Qingyao said, "You really don't seem like someone who can interact with him?"

"I got to know Shang Qinghuai earlier. The two of us studied in the same school. It just so happens that he and I are the only ones who are criticized by the teacher every day--the world's fallen people cherish each other." Xie Tangru casually mentioned, "Shang Qing Huai and Li Mengshu are cousins, they have always had a good relationship, and we got to know each other from time to time."

"So that's how it is." Shang Qingyao was thoughtful, Shang Qinghuai was a member of the clan, so he was considered a distant cousin in terms of kinship.Because he is an old man in the family, his elder brother inherits the family business, and he doesn't need him to shine in the family, so he has developed a lawless temperament, and Xie Shizi is a down-to-earth person along the way.

"Besides, there is no reason to talk about the fate in this world. Your Majesty and I were not the same way before." Xie Tangru tilted his head and said with a smile.

Shang Qingyao agreed with his words: "You are right."

After hearing what he said, Xie Tangru stopped talking. He half-supported his face and turned his eyes slightly.

After drinking for three rounds, the banquet was almost over, and no one from Shang Qinghuai was seen.

"Is there anything else that can hinder him?" Xie Tangru pondered slightly.Li Mengshu only said that Shang Qinghuai would go to pay his respects first, but it wouldn't take so long to pay his respects.

While he was thinking, someone slid over silently like a shadow, whispered a few words into Shang Qingyao's ear, and then immediately disappeared among the guests.

Shang Qingyao's expression was indifferent, but Xie Tangru still saw a bit of humor on his face, and heard him say: "There happened something earlier, which happened to have something to do with Shang Qinghuai. Do you want to go and see?"

It turned out that Shang Qinghuai was caught for no other reason than a scandal.

It was a great joy for Changninghou's mansion to find their real biological daughter a few days ago, but Changninghou and his wife were not willing to raise their adopted daughter for so many years, so they assumed that they had given birth to two daughters and raised them together. The daughter is regarded as the eldest lady, and the adopted daughter is regarded as the second lady.

As a result, Mrs. Chang Ninghou brought her two daughters to the banquet today, and found her adopted daughter missing on the way, so she sent someone to look for her, only to find that her adopted daughter was lying in Shang Qing's arms in disheveled clothes, and both of them were unconscious.

The wives with a lot of secrets in the inner house don't know that these two children have been plotted by others, but there is no way, the girl's boudoir reputation can only be kept by asking Shang Qinghuai to marry her.Shang Qinghuai was very wronged, how could he want to.And as soon as the adoptive daughter woke up, she said in horror that it was the daughter of Mrs. Changning Hou who had just found her who had killed her.Several parties were at a stalemate, and things became ugly for a while.

Xie Tangru didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

Shang Qingyao said: "Nine times out of ten, I have nothing to do with that second young lady. It's only been a few days since the Marquis of Changning's relatives and daughters have come back, how can anyone be able to mobilize the Li family?" Only those who have been in contact with the Li family since childhood Only the cousin of the Li family is the adopted daughter of the Changning Hou Mansion.

This dynasty is not the kind of dynasty in which women are sent to be sister-in-laws after being glanced at by outside men. The atmosphere is very open.With only a little loss of reputation—even a little reputation will not be lost if you handle it well, you can get rid of the serious troubles in your heart, and you can get yourself a good marriage.

Anyone who is dizzy will frame her at the expense of others.

"If there is no one else, it's probably done." Xie Tangru agreed with Shang Qingyao's opinion, "It's just that Shang Qinghuai is really unlucky."

The two of them walked to the front as they spoke, there were faint crying sounds from inside, occasionally mixed with Shang Qing's dissatisfied scolding, two maidservants stood guard outside the door, they knew Xie Tangru, and seeing him hesitate, they still said : "Your Majesty, please stay."

"What are you crying inside?" Xie Tangru asked.

The maid avoided this question, and said with an apologetic smile: "How do the slaves know about the affairs of the masters? My son, don't embarrass the slaves."

"Maybe weeping with joy." A faint, mocking voice came from behind, and Xie Tangru hadn't turned his head when the man walked over quickly in his clothes.

The movements are incredibly light.

Her hair was full of jewels, and pearl tassels fell from the tips of her hair, but just now Xie Tangru did not hear the sound of the jewels colliding.Her sleeves were lifted halfway up, revealing a one-inch lotus-like arm, with golden bracelets on her wrists, which looked vulgar but could also show some beauty.

A face is undoubtedly beautiful.

Not only beautiful, but also familiar.

It is simply carved out of the same mold as Jianshuang.

Xie Tangru raised his brows slightly and stared at her.

She didn't hold back, and held up her skirt to make a passable Wanfu gift, "I have met Mr. Xie. My name is Yu Ran, Ran Ran, Ran Ran, who has a long life."

She said this to Xie Tangru, but her gaze passed over Xie Tangru, and fell on Jianshuang who was standing quietly behind him, hardly any sense of presence.

Jianshuang looked back calmly.

The author has something to say: *The frost and the wind are bleak, the Guanhe is cold, and the building is in the afterglow.It is a place where the red is declining and the green is declining, and things are going away. ——"Eight Sounds of Ganzhou"