Chapter 501 The letter from the family is worth 10,000 gold
Mu Siyu opened the letter, read it ten lines at a time, and laughed.
"Is it a letter written by Miss Zheng?" Ziyuan asked next to her.
Mu Siyu read it carefully again, put the letter away, and replied: "She wrote it, but everything in the business is fine. She talked a lot about my mother and Brother Chen."
"The old lady must miss you very much, but what can happen to Mr. Chen?"
"Children of this age are in a panic, and what they say is childlike. It's just fun anyway." Mu Siyu said.
Lu Zhiqing staggered over, hugged her thigh, and said in a soft voice: "Mom, give me a hug..."
Mu Siyu picked her up, touched her soft hair, and said, "It's okay now. Let's go pick up your sister, okay?"
Lu Zhiqing's eyes were wide open, and her cute little face was full of anticipation: "Pick up sister...pick up sister..."
"Zisu, go and bring the ice powder from the ice cellar. In such a hot weather, let's let Xiao Yun'er relieve herself from the heat."
"Slave, I'll do it right away."
The carriage stopped at the door of Sibao Pavilion.
When Lu Zhiyun came out, she happened to see Zisu waving to her.
Seeing this, Yang Zheng said enviously: "It's great that your mother has come to pick you up again."
"You have a rest tomorrow. Do you want to come to my house to play?" Lu Zhiyun asked.
"No." Yang Zheng sighed softly, "I still have to take care of my younger brothers and sisters."
"See you the day after tomorrow." Lu Zhiyun waved to Yang Zheng.
"Where does your friend live? Let's give her a ride!" Mu Siyu asked.
Lu Zhiyun thought about Yang Zheng's character and said, "She will be uncomfortable if I don't give it away."
"Mom made ice powder. Does your friend like it? If she does, bring some back to her."
"She likes to eat this."
Zi Su immediately carried the basket filled with ice powder and chased Yang Zheng, who had not gone far.
Yang Zheng heard someone calling her, stopped and turned around, and saw the maid in Lu Zhiyun's house, stopping there with restraint: "Is something wrong?"
"This is ice powder made by our wife herself. Eating it in this weather can relieve the heat. However, children can only eat half a bowl. If they eat too much, they will easily get upset."
"Give me all these?" Yang Zheng was embarrassed, "How can this be good..."
"The lady said that you still have younger brothers and sisters. Children like to eat ice-cold sweet things the most. If you take it back and share it with everyone, it won't be much. We still have some, so you're welcome."
"Then thank you, madam." Yang Zheng said with a blushing face.
Zi Su said, "You're welcome," and asked Yang Zheng to hand over the basket and the small cup inside to Lu Zhiyun when she started work the day after tomorrow.
"No bathing tomorrow?" Mu Siyu asked Lu Zhiyun.
"Yes!" Lu Zhiyun said, "I can have fun with my sister tomorrow."
"There happens to be an entertainment event tomorrow, so you can go with your mother." Mu Siyu said, "Your father is now the Prime Minister of Dali Temple. I received a message from the wife of the Minister of Dali Temple, saying that we will listen to a play together tomorrow."
"Then I will accompany my mother." Lu Zhiyun said.
"Okay." Mu Siyu said, "Your father has just taken office and is not very familiar with them. As far as I know, the person he has a closer relationship with is Mr. Jia, who is also the Prime Minister of Dali Temple. Mr. Jia has a
My daughter is about the same age as you. As for the other things, I don’t know. Let’s take it step by step tomorrow.”
The next day, Mu Siyu went there according to the address written on the post, and found out that Mrs. Tan, the wife of Mo Hongbo, the minister of Dali Temple, was not entertaining them at her own home, but was listening to a play with them in the opera garden.
"This Mrs. Tan is quite versatile," Mu Siyu said, looking at the Liyuan in front of her.
"How do you say it?" Zisu asked.
"She made the appointment in the Liyuan instead of at her own home, just to make the new ladies feel more comfortable. There are many guests in the Liyuan. If you feel uncomfortable, you can find an excuse to go out for a walk and you will feel much more comfortable."
"It seems that Mrs. Tan should be easy to get along with." Ziyuan said.
"Who knows? She is the third-ranking wife of the Dali Temple Minister. We, the officials and wives below, have to support her. If she is easy to get along with, everyone will be much more relaxed. If she is not easy to get along with, there is nothing to be afraid of.
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In the opera garden, several ladies stepped forward to salute a graceful and luxurious lady.
"No need to be formal, please take a seat." Mrs. Tan smiled lightly.
Everyone thanked him and found a place to sit down.
At this time, Mu Siyu slowly walked in with Lu Zhiyun.
As soon as they entered the door, pairs of eyes rested on them.
"Where did this little fairy come from? How can she look like this?" a woman said carelessly.
Lu Zhiyun's appearance is always first-rate, and with the fact that she dressed up specially today, with her delicate and beautiful face and the brightly colored dress, she looks like a little fairy from the mortal world.
Faced with the scrutiny of so many people, she did not show any weakness at all and said sweetly: "I have met all the ladies."
"Is this sister from Mr. Lu's family?" Mrs. Tan looked at Mu Siyu, her eyes resting on Lu Zhiyun, "This little face looks very similar to Mr. Lu, even if you don't recognize her, you can't recognize her."
"Madam, my husband's surname is Lu, and this is my daughter Zhiyun." Mu Siyu said, "Today is the first time I meet all the sisters. I have prepared some small gifts, please accept them."
The gift Mu Siyu prepared was not a valuable one, but a jade pendant prepared by one person. The value of the jade pendant was about fifty taels.
Of course, Mrs. Tan's jade pendant is different and is worth about three hundred taels.
Normally, a woman in the back house only earns ten or twenty taels of silver a month. For someone with status like Mrs. Tan, who owns a dowry shop, she certainly has no shortage of money. But for most women,
If a man has a low official position and is from an ordinary background, this jade pendant is considered a great gift.
In addition to Mrs. Tan, there was also the wife of the Shaoqing of Dali Temple. Mu Siyu prepared about one hundred taels of jade pendants for Mrs. Rong.
Originally, there were two Shaoqings in Dali Temple. The wife of Lu Yi's direct subordinate, Lord Shang Fenglin, died young and he is single now.
Therefore, among the twenty-some ladies present, except for Mrs. Tan and Mrs. Rong, she and several other ladies from Dali Temple had a higher status.
"I have long heard that Mr. Lu's wife is a businessman, and she is very charming. When we meet today, the rumors are true!" Mrs. Rong said lazily, "We have an extra sister today, and we will be very lively in the future."
Mu Siyu smiled: "My wife is stupid and doesn't deserve such praise. To say that she is a well-rounded woman, she is naturally better than Mrs. Rong, who took charge of the family at the age of ten and has a reputation for being well-known. As for the excitement, with so many sisters, it must be lively."
"Hurry up and take a seat." Mrs. Tan said, "I have prepared a gift for you. Since it is your intention, we have accepted it, but don't spend any money in the future. We are free in the back house, and we usually get together more often.
It’s time to kill time. Come and sit here, this is Mr. Jia’s wife..."