Chapter 190 The Head of the Jing Family Comes to Visit
Not to mention Cui Qingyi and Konjac's surprise, all the guests who came to the house to add makeup were surprised. Even Gong Xiu suddenly felt that what she had prepared was too tacky.
Seeing Konjac refuse, Fan Hui temporarily withdrew her hand, but she did not give up. Instead, she looked at Cui Qingyi and Konjac seriously and said, "You think this thing is valuable, but in my opinion, it is far less valuable than the thought you showed to Xiaoyuan and all the children in the girls' school."
Speaking of Qi Yuan, Fan Hui's eyes immediately welled up with warmth. After all, he was a piece of flesh that fell from her body. She raised him from a tiny child to a teenager. She missed him every day after their sudden separation.
But Fan Hui realized in an instant that this was a good day for Konjac. Others could understand her feelings of missing her daughter, but she couldn't be so tactless as to make things difficult for others.
"It was only after receiving Qi Yuan's letter that I learned that Sister Cui had specifically asked Lord Zhou to help look after these children. Xiao Yuan said that because of Lord Zhou, these newly arrived maids in the inner palace did not face any difficulties. Compared to the maids who entered the palace at the same time, the three of them from Dongping County actually had the best life.
Sister Cui, Sister Konjac, the child's father and I really don't know how to thank you. This gold hairpin is not only a gift from the child's father and me, but also a gift that Xiaoyuan repeatedly asked me to give to her master as a dowry.
If you don't accept it, how can I feel at ease and explain it to Xiaoyuan?"
Fan Hui's words not only clearly explained why she prepared such an expensive make-up gift, but also saved the embarrassment of the guests who came to add make-up together, and also made the good things that Cui Qingyi did silently known.
Apart from those of them who were already on good terms with the Cui family, most of the people who came to add makeup today were the families of the students in the girls' school.
Cui Qingyi opened a girls' school so that more girls in Dongping County could learn a skill to make a living. She also spared no effort to protect the children when they had better prospects. They deserve to be respected by more people.
As expected, after Fan Hui finished speaking, the looks of the surrounding women towards Cui Qingyi and Konjac changed subtly again.
Seeing that everyone in the room was about to follow Fan Hui in expressing some corny words of gratitude, Cui Qingyi hurriedly signaled Konjac to put away the hairpin, "Sister Fan, it's too formal for you to say these things. Not to mention that Qi Yuan is Konjac's last disciple, even if anyone in the girls' school has a good future in the future, I will make arrangements for them as long as I have the ability.
We accept this golden hairpin, and thank you Xiaoyuan for thinking of us."
Cui Qingyi could actually understand Fan Hui's thoughts. There is a type of person with this kind of character. When they receive too much kindness from others, they always try to find ways to repay them. This is not because they want to draw a line with the other party, but to maintain friendship for a long time.
Seeing Konjac accept the gold hairpin, Fan Hui's smile widened. He said nothing more and gave the place to others.
Although there weren't many people coming, it was already evening when all the guests were sent away.
At the end of August, Dongping County gradually began to enter autumn, and the evening breeze brought a slight chill.
After a busy day, Cui Qingyi lay on the lounge chair under the eaves. Konjac opened the wooden window in the house, and the two talked at a distance.
Wangcai automatically lay down beside Cui Qingyi, enjoying the occasional fur-stroking service from his master.
At this time, Heiya would not get close to Cui Qingyi. He was very aware of being a dowry dog, so he just lay under Konjac's window and dozed off.
As for Lai Fu, another member of the family, there were so many strangers at home today that he had no idea where he had hidden and had not appeared yet.
Konjac rested one arm on the windowsill and let the other arm hang outside the window, complaining to Cui Qingyi: "Girl, getting married is really tiring. I wish I could always be a child."
Cui Qingyi, who had been working hard all day, was already in a state of half-sleep and half-wakefulness. She didn't know what she heard. She waited for a long time before slowly saying, "Well, wait until you have a child and bring her back."
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Capital
Several unexpected guests came to General Weiyuan's Mansion today. Jing Chao was drinking tea alone in the study. When he heard the housekeeper announce that several elders who had not visited for a long time had arrived, his brows furrowed.
But since everyone was here, he couldn't turn them away.
"Please go to the front hall. I'll be right there."
Jing Chao did not dare to keep the elders waiting any longer. He simply changed into his guest clothes and went to the front hall. When he saw the old man with a beautiful beard at the top, he was also startled. He hurried forward and bowed:
"Clan leader, why are you here in person? If you have anything to say, please send someone to tell me. I will go to your house."
This old man with beautiful beard is the current patriarch of the Jing family, who is already seventy years old this year.
The clan leader had rarely appeared in recent years, but today he actually came to General Weiyuan's mansion in person. Jing Chao keenly realized that the request made by the clan elders today was probably not a small one.
He immediately became extremely alert.
The clan leader looked unhappy, but they came here today to ask for help, so it was naturally not appropriate for them to act too arrogantly.
He reached out and stroked his beard, smiled, and said, "My old bones haven't been out for a long time. I came to visit your house today. Please don't be offended, nephew."
Seeing the old man's attitude, Jing Chao's heart skipped a beat again.
The relationship between General Weiyuan's Mansion and the clan is not very harmonious, especially since Liao came into the family, there has been little contact. It is no wonder that Jing Chao would think too much at this point in time.
But Jing Chao was good at pretending, and when he heard that, he immediately put on an expression of being flattered, "What are you talking about, Chief? I couldn't be happier that you and the elders are here.
It's a pity that my Lei'er was still talking about the elders in the clan before he died. It's a pity that he was not able to see the elders for the last time. "
Hearing him speak like this, several elders looked at each other, and their faces did not look good.
The clan leader also stopped stroking his beard and looked at Jing Chao: "My dear nephew, are you blaming us for not visiting Jing Lei and holding a grudge against the clan?"
Originally, the clan leader was very reluctant to come to the gate of the Jingchao family in person today. He didn't expect that he would be treated so sarcastic right after sitting down and before he even had a cup of hot tea. How could the clan leader, who had been flattered all his life, be happy?
Thinking about Jing Chao's attitude towards the clan over the years, and thinking that everyone would still turn against them if they told them what they were asking for today, the clan leader felt that there was no need to be hypocritically polite at this moment.
He stared at Jing Chao coldly: "Jing Chao, have you forgotten how much effort the clan has put into your current status and position?
But you, as soon as you get the official robes, you want to throw away all the people in the clan who have contributed money and effort to you. You have a nice idea."
Seeing that the patriarch couldn't bear it any longer, the elders who came with him immediately echoed: "Humph, patriarch, I've said it long ago, we have raised an ungrateful wolf with the strength of our entire clan. You didn't let us say it before, but now look at what's happening.
But God still has eyes. Some people are ungrateful and therefore cannot even keep a son in this life."
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