Chapter 739 invited the Buddha
The inner house of the King of Wei's Mansion is much smaller than that of the palace and there are fewer people. However, the flowers in a peach forest not far away are blooming, adding a bit of beauty.
The Fu family was still in a very stable place. As soon as the Jinzhan settled down, there was no need for the palace maid who came back to follow her at any time. At this time, Cao Tai came in to ask for a meeting, but he was still very respectful and was careful to serve without any negligence.
Cao Tai bowed and said, "When I left the palace, the official summoned me, took something, and told me to hand it over to my wife. But the wife never showed up on the way. This was something given by the official. After issuing an imperial edict, I dare not be too hasty, so I sent it to my wife at this time."
"Oh?" asked curiously, "What is it?"
Cao Tai quickly avoided himself before taking out a cloth bag from his arms and carefully opened it layer by layer. It was as if a frugal old woman was paying for money.
Even the Jinzhang was caught by his appearance and looked at him intently.
Cao Tai finally opened it up, held up the things inside with both hands, knelt in front of the jindang, and raised his hands above his head and presented it.
Jinzhan was stunned when she looked at the thing, and then she covered her mouth with a handkerchief and laughed out loud. Her smile was as beautiful as the flowers in the peach blossom forest, and she seemed to laugh out loud and tears, and her eyes also turned red.
Cao Tai looked confused. He seemed to understand something, but he didn't.
Jinzhan reached out and picked up the thing: a piece of embroidered red silk. It was the red satin tied to the hilt of the sword on Guo Shao's expedition to Youzhou... Legend has it that red silk can ward off evil spirits, and many soldiers had red satin hidden in their underwear when they went to the battle. At that time, Jinzhan wished him peace and smooth.
Now this piece of silk is returned to her.
That's right, it was the red silk that spread into a rectangle, with a scattered squid embroidered in the middle, but it seemed a bit like a chicken. The marigold was embroidered, and it was confirmed at a glance.
"It's so ugly, alas." She curled her mouth and sighed softly. However, her expression became much lighter.
Cao Tai hurriedly said, "The official still remembers you."
Hearing Cao Tai's tone, he didn't seem to know that Guo Shao had sent him red satin before he went to war; or that he had heard of it, but he didn't remember it. After all, this matter was not a big deal, and there was no storm at all. More than a year has passed. Even if Cao Tai still remembers this matter, he probably didn't understand it.
But Jinzhan understood and was smarter than Cao Tai, and could tell at a glance that it was meaningful.
Jinzhan thought of an interesting thing: Guo Shao called the emperor the emperor and criticized memorials to conquer the world, but wrote ugly words; he was a woman, but he made the girl red crookedly.
When she thought of this, she found it funny and laughed again. The second time she smiled was even more beautiful than the smile she had just now.
At this moment, a woman from the Prince of Wei’s mansion called "the eldest lady" outside. Cao Tai went out and called her in to ask what was going on. The woman said, "Alang is going to have dinner, please ask the eldest lady to have dinner."
Jinzhan said, "I am really tired tonight and have no appetite, so I don't want to eat it anymore. You go and report to my father and aunt, and I will go and greet the two elders tomorrow morning."
The woman responded and went out.
Jinzhan didn't want to move, and there were many people in the mansion that she was not familiar with, including Mrs. Xiang, Wang Xuxian of Wei, who didn't want to face it for a moment.
But then I thought this was a bit rude. In order to get a little better, Jinzhan ordered Cao Tai again: "You go over and tell me what I mean."
Cao Tai said: "I will go here."
...Cao Tai hurried out, caught up with the woman, and went to the front yard with her.
The two walked into a tall house one by one. As soon as they walked to a door, they heard a woman inside saying, "Our family invited the Buddha back to offer sacrifices!"
Cao Tai was used to staying in the palace and was knowledgeable. When he heard this, he was wrong and grabbed the woman next to him and whispered: "The people inside are unhappy. Let's wait a moment before going in."
The woman nodded quickly and whispered: "The person who spoke was Mrs. Zhang, the wife of the Dalangjun (Fu Zhaoxu). She is from the deceased old lady's family, and she is a bit powerful."
Cao Tai remained silent and thought to himself that she couldn't help but say it... She seemed to know a lot, as if she had something to show off.
Fu Zhaoxu's voice immediately said: "Is this what you said in front of your father and aunt?"
Mrs. Zhang's voice was sour: "Of course I dare not complain to my father and aunt. I told Dalang about this. What did you say? I felt sorry for her hard work on the journey, and I personally ordered the kitchen to make better meals for her. I didn't give it to the Buddha so much?"
Fu Zhaoxu said: "How did I treat my sister and how did I mess with you?"
Fu Yanqing's voice said, "What's the point of talking about small things?"
Another woman said, "It's all her own family. Dalang is kind to his eldest sister, don't take it to heart."
It sounds like Fu Yanqing is a little impatient and unwilling to pay attention to this matter. The woman who was speaking just now should be Mrs. Xiang. Mrs. Xiang obviously has a low status and power in the mansion, and her tone is very soft, focusing on persuasion.
She is far inferior to Fu Yanqing's deceased Yuanmai Zhang, and even her daughter-in-law Zhang... The deceased old lady is the dearest of her children present, and Zhang is the old lady's niece.
Mrs. Zhang said in her voice: "I know they are all my family, so there should be no difference between high and low?"
The elders' words were powerless and could not suppress Mrs. Zhang's resentment. Her voice said again: "There are almost twenty little ladies around her. These people are just close servants. The mansion has to be sent to do swear words. This is much larger than you, aunt. Don't these people have to be raised in the mansion? There are even eunuchs, who have never raised eunuchs in the mansion, and even Alang has no appetite. Our family has to worship a queen, and we have to treat her as a queen..."
Fu Zhaoxu's voice said, "Our family is not short of this."
Mrs. Zhang's voice said: "You are not in charge of the family and don't know how expensive your food and rice are."
Fu Zhaoxu said: "My Fu family, my father is the dignified King of Wei, and my uncles and brothers are all generals. No matter how expensive the firewood and rice are, they can't afford to support more than twenty people? Besides, the eldest sister is the queen... the queen's sister."
Mrs. Zhang said, "The queen is also called me sister-in-law! She has been the queen, but that was the queen of the previous dynasty. Now she is the daughter of the Fu family, so what's the difference between her and the common people? Why do you have to be so generous to one person? It seems that she is expensive and we are cheap. In the future, the affairs of the Fu family will let the widowed Fu family daughter return to her parents' home to make the decision!"
At this moment, Fu Yanqing's voice said calmly: "Even if the eldest sister is a commoner, she has put a lot of effort into the Fu family."
When Cao Tai heard Fu Yanqing's words, he thought to himself that the King of Wei was old and stupid, but he said something from time to time but had a profound meaning.
Mrs. Zhang said in a coquettish voice: "Dad..." her voice dragged on for a long time.
Fu Yanqing said, "Okay, prepare to start a meal."
When Cao Tai heard this, he grabbed the woman next to him and waved and said quietly: "Leave first, wait before going."
Unexpectedly, just as they were about to leave, two maids holding wooden plates suddenly shouted: "Hey, Aunt Wang, why are you standing here with this father-in-law?"
Several black lines suddenly appeared on Cao Tai’s forehead!
A voice suddenly came from inside: "Who is standing outside?"
Cao Tai had no choice but to walk in with his teeth and bowed, saying, "I pay homage to King Wei, Mrs. Xiang, Dalangjun, Mrs. Zhang, and the sixth lady..."
Mrs. Zhang and Fu Yanqing said impatiently, "Give Up" and immediately asked, "What are you here to do?"
Cao Tai said: "The eldest lady sent her servants to apologize to King Wei and Mrs. Xiang. The eldest lady was still home, and she was covered in dust and clothes. She was afraid that she would lose her family rules and etiquette in this way. When tomorrow morning, the eldest lady would go to Alang and greet him with tea."
Mrs. Zhang muttered, "Oh, it came out of the palace, how comfortable this is."
Cao Tai suppressed his anger and said, "I just walked to the door and saw Aunt Wang. I didn't know what to call her just now. I was stunned for a moment, and then the little lady from the mansion called Aunt Li first. I have been disturbed so I would like to ask Mrs. Zhang not to blame her."
Mrs. Zhang said: "You say this to make it more obvious."
Fu Yanqing said again: "Da Lang asked the kitchen to make another meal, and he did it all, so he sent it to the eldest sister, so she didn't have to come out tonight."
Cao Tai hurriedly said, "Yes, yes. I will leave."
Cao Tai was so happy when he came out of the dining room. He was walking on the road and suddenly heard two ladies saying in the distance, "That person is not a man, there is no one below." "No wonder, I said why I came to the inner house."
Cao Tai was both ashamed and annoyed. These people were rare and strange! His mother, if it were in the palace, they were just slaves who were swearing. I coughed and scared your excrement! Mother, it was outrageous!
He held back his anger and went back to report to Jinzhan. There was no need to explain what to say, just say "It's done".
Jinzhan glanced at her face and said, "Have you been angry with Zhaoxu's wife?"
Cao Tai was stunned and bent down and said, "I dare not. I am just a slave who runs errands from front and back. How dare I be angry? Mrs. Zhang is straightforward and speaks to people like us. It is appropriate to be a little rude."
Jinzhang nodded.
Cao Taili was there, weighing the pros and cons, but in the end he didn't want to say those words in detail, because Jinzhan didn't ask him. Perhaps, without saying anything, Jinzhan could guess what he said, and some things seemed inevitable.
At this moment, Jinzhan said softly: "The love between master and servant has been around for more than ten years. When I was leaving Tokyo, I wanted to keep you in the palace, but you didn't want to. If you really wanted to do so, I would still be a little unaccustomed to it."
Cao Tai said without hesitation: "The old slave who has no roots is like a dog in the eyes of the world. After recognizing his wife as the main person, he will never change. Wherever you go, I will be saddled with the horse and he will be there. You think I am the old slave, and I will only die..."
Chapter completed!