Miss Jiu is not just talking. She knows that Mrs. Meng likes orchid embroidered screens, so of course she is happy to meet Shen Xiu.
It can not only make Mrs. Meng happy, but also give Shen Xiu some face, so why not do it!
What's more, in the eyes of outsiders, Old Mrs. Meng doesn't like to meet people, lives in seclusion, and doesn't seem to be willing to get close to others. But Miss Jiu has grown up with Old Mrs. Meng since she was a child, and knows that the old lady just doesn't like to socialize.
Sometimes she doesn't want to see outsiders because she doesn't like to listen to flattery.
So Mrs. Meng would sometimes rather play cards with the maids and women at home than meet people with ulterior motives.
After Miss Ninth returned home, Mrs. Meng was watching the maids packing their things in the room.
"Grandma, what are you doing?" Miss Ninth went over to sit next to Mrs. Meng and naturally hugged the old lady's arm and asked.
Mrs. Meng smiled lovingly and said: "It will be early winter soon. Taking advantage of the good weather today, I asked them to take out their winter clothes to dry them so that they can wear them when it gets cold."
"It's still early for winter!" Miss Ninth said coquettishly: "Grandma didn't ask me who I met or what I did when I went out today."
Old Mrs. Meng smiled and said: "Where can you go? It's only to the fifth room on the left."
Wufang is Lu Caiwei's husband's family. Because he was the fifth son of the ancestor of the Meng family when the family was separated earlier, the other Meng family members called them Wufang.
Miss Jiu smiled and said, "Grandma guessed it right. But grandma would never have guessed who I saw today."
"Oh, let me guess. Have you met Guining's aunt?" Mrs. Meng thought for a while and asked.
Miss Ninth shook her head and said with a smile: "No, today I saw the embroiderer who embroidered orchids and embroidered screens."
"You mean Mrs. Shen?" Old Mrs. Meng still remembered this name, "I heard that she is from Huai'an County. Why has she come to Fucheng?"
Miss Ninth nodded: "Ms. Shen is indeed in Fucheng now. I heard them say that the newly married third cousin sister-in-law in the fifth house has a very good relationship with Mrs. Shen. This time Mrs. Shen came to Fucheng and came to visit her third cousin-in-law."
"This Mrs. Shen is nothing like what I thought." Miss Ninth continued, "Not only is she elegantly dressed, but she also speaks well. I heard from the third cousin that her husband is also a scholar."
Mrs. Meng listened quietly and waited for her granddaughter to finish speaking before saying, "Since Mrs. Shen is a good talker, you can invite her here if you have time."
"That's what I mean too!" Miss Jiu said hurriedly: "I have already told her, and I will leave a message for her soon."
"I'll post it tomorrow, it's a bit rushed." Old Mrs. Meng said, "This is against the rules. Please post it the next day!"
Miss Ninth refused to comply. She did not dare to say that she had agreed to Shen Xiu and would invite her to visit tomorrow. She only pestered Old Mrs. Meng to change her mind.
Seeing that her sleeves were about to be torn by her granddaughter, Mrs. Meng could only sigh: "Then it's up to you. I'll invite someone over tomorrow."
Miss Jiu immediately laughed, "I knew grandma would agree. I'll post it right away."
The Meng family is a century-old family, and its ancestors have had prime ministers, so their invitations are also different from other families.
Shen Xiu looked at the invitation in her hand and secretly sighed that the post was exquisitely done. As expected, rich people are very particular about everything.
She was still studying the Meng family's invitation, and Wei Yan came back from Mr. Meng.
Shen Xiu walked forward and smelled the smell of alcohol first.
"Ms. sir, you've been drinking." Shen Xiu stepped forward to take Wei Yan's robe and touched his cheek, "Your face is so red, it seems you drank a lot." As she spoke, she went to pour some wine for Wei Yan.
Hot soup.
Wei Yan had indeed drank a lot today. He sat back on his chair and felt a little dizzy.
When Shen Xiu brought some honey water mixed with boiling water, Wei Yan drank half a glass of it and wiped his face again, only then did he feel better.
"Mr. Meng has a guest today. He's from the capital." Probably because he had been drinking, Wei Yan's voice was deeper than usual.
"Mr. Meng is getting older, so I drink a few more drinks with his guests on his behalf."
After Wei Yan finished speaking, he asked Shen Xiu to sit next to him so that he could talk to him for a while.
Shen Xiudao: "Looking at your expression, this guest from the capital has brought some bad news, right?"
Wei Yan said: "It's not bad news. I just heard from him that the emperor is now over fifty years old, and the several adult princes below are a little restless, and they all fight fiercely in secret. And the prince is not liked by the emperor.
Once the emperor has an emergency, it will be difficult to predict what will happen in the court in the future."
These court matters are too far away for Shen Xiu. In the final analysis, the emperor is old and the prince's foundation is unstable, and they have nothing to do with her at all.
As she listened, she felt sleepy and couldn't help but yawn.
Wei Yan couldn't help but laugh and said: "Forget it, let's not talk about this. Have you met that good sister today?"
Shen Xiu had already told him that she wanted to join Jinxinxiufang. Yesterday, she vowed to convince Mrs. Meng.
When this matter was mentioned, Shen Xiu changed his previous sleepiness and immediately became energetic.
"Ms. sir, I was just about to tell you that the ninth girl of the Meng family has left a message for me. I can see Old Mrs. Meng tomorrow." Shen Xiu said impatiently, "What do you think I should do tomorrow?
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Wei Yan thought for a moment and said, "I don't think this matter should be rushed. After you meet Mrs. Meng, don't talk about Jinxinxiufang. After she agrees with you, you can slowly tell her."
"I think so too." Shen Xiudao, "I plan to give her an orchid booklet when I go there tomorrow to express my feelings. What do you think?"
Wei Yan said: "Now that you have a plan, go ahead and do it. Even if it doesn't succeed, it doesn't matter. Anyway, there are so many embroidery workshops in Fucheng. If Jinxin Embroidery Workshop fails, you can still find another embroidery workshop."
That being said, Jinxin Embroidery Workshop is indeed the most suitable embroidery workshop that Shen Xiu can find at present.
She didn't want to miss this opportunity.
So Mrs. Meng's attitude towards her became the key to the matter.
In order to leave a good impression on Mrs. Meng, Shen Xiu got up early the next morning and started picking out clothes.
She actually doesn't have many clothes. She only has a few sets of clothes to wear when meeting guests.
But there were just a few sets of clothes, and Shen Xiu spent a long time choosing them, and finally chose a dress with a more elegant color. With a dress, it would be much easier to match the jewelry.
After Shen Xiu put on her clothes, she only inserted an agate hairpin inlaid with gemstones into her bun.
She took a look in the mirror and felt that everything was in place, and then she set off for the Meng family.