HCB Chapter 375: Etiquette is light but affection is important
Chapter 375: Etiquette is light but affection is important
Just when Shen Zhiqiu and the others were in a hurry to go back.
Fuguogong Mansion
It was a coincidence that today, Li Quan was delivering shoe soles, and not only Fu Huaian and A Chi went to the military camp.
Even Duke Fu, who usually doesn't like to go out, went fishing with his old friend.
It was almost dark when the group returned home.
As soon as he entered the second door, a servant came to inform Butler Fu: "Butler, someone sent something to Fu Li today, saying it was left for you."
Butler Fu frowned: "Who is it?"
The guard said, "I don't know who he is, but he has the token of the Duke's Mansion."
Just by hearing this sentence, the old butler thought of Shen Zhiqiu and Li Quan.
He whispered a few words in the ear of Old Duke Fu, then turned around to check what was going on. When he saw the shoe soles that looked like colored glaze and the hairpins, he wanted to ask, "Shen Zhiqiu, you guys probably robbed the national treasury, didn't you?"
However, although he had never seen the warehouse of the national treasury, he was in charge of the warehouse of Duke Fu's mansion. He had to go in and check it every few days. Naturally, he knew about it. Although there were many colored glass products, he had never seen such exquisite colored glass flowers.
He didn't check the hairpin first, but checked the soles of his shoes first.
As soon as he touched it, he realized he had misunderstood, because it didn't feel like glass, but more like the material of the shoe soles that he had given her last time.
But this time, the soles of the shoes are crystal clear on the outside, and there are patterns on the inside, and I don’t know how they were put in there.
It is very exquisite and beautiful.
He waved his hand, called a few servants, and carried the things into the old lady's yard.
Because the old Duke caught a big fish today, he wanted to show off to the old lady.
When we arrived at the lobby of the old lady's yard, as expected, the old man was telling the old lady how he caught the big fish.
Butler Fu stood at the door and said, "Old Master, these are the things that Shen Zhiqiu and others sent. Do you want to take a look?"
The old Duke was speaking with a dry mouth. He was born a military man and really didn't like the literati always talking about rules. He picked up the teacup and drank a cup in one gulp.
Then he said, "Haha, come on, bring it in and let me see."
It’s true that although this old Duke looks majestic, only those who are familiar with him know that he becomes more childish as he gets older.
The eldest princess of the Daqing Dynasty smiled and looked at Duke Fu: "The teacup is cold, and they won't let me change it."
The old Duke said with a smile: "It's more enjoyable to drink it cold."
At this time, Butler Fu also had people carry the things in.
There were a few large palm sacks and a large wooden box, but it was not made of any precious wood, just cypress, and it was not painted.
At this time, these crude things were placed on a very finely woven blanket.
She seemed very out of place, but neither the old lady, the old duke, nor the nanny or maidservant around her showed any contempt.
At this moment, someone announced that the lady had arrived.
The madam is the current wife of Duke Fu, Ning.
This person is the daughter of the prime minister of the current dynasty, and is also the aunt of another young master, Ning Yu, who had met Fu Huaian at Guangyuan Tower when Shen Zhiqiu and his friends met him.
Duke Fu has been stationed at the border and rarely goes home. The Fu family usually eats dinner together, and it is almost time for dinner.
When Mrs. Fu Ning came in and was about to pay her respects, the old Duke interrupted her with a wave of his hand, saying that there shouldn't be so many rules in his family.
Mrs. Fu had a dignified smile on her face, but she did not continue to bow. She had figured out her father-in-law's temper over the years.
Madam Fu, the eldest princess, waved her hand and said kindly, "Come, sit here, and let's open our eyes for a while."
Mrs. Fu noticed something on the ground and asked, "Father, Mother, what is this?"
The old Duke laughed, walked forward and opened it himself, not disliking the roughness of the palm bag at all.
Unfortunately, the first pair of soles he took out were lotus-shaped, for women.
"What's changed?"
It was indeed different from anything he had seen before.
But the sharp-eyed Mrs. Fu immediately noticed the exquisite sole: "Is this colored glaze?"
Old Duke Fu directly handed the shoe sole in his hand to his daughter-in-law, and then bent down to look in the bag, trying to find the same one as before.
After searching for a long time, he found all kinds of things in there, but the original ones were not there. He became impatient and asked Butler Fu to find someone to empty all the bags.
Fortunately, the soles made by Shen Zhiqiu and his team were bundled in pairs, otherwise it would be difficult to find the same model after tinkering with them.
The eldest princess and Madam Fu were both quite surprised by the soles of the shoes in front of them. The eldest princess asked, "Why are they different from the ones you are wearing?"
The old Duke couldn't answer either, he was still puzzled.
Butler Fu opened the wooden box and took out a letter.
Old Duke Fu took it and opened it. Soon after, he laughed and said, "Good job Shen Zhiqiu!"
Mrs. Fu really didn't know who Shen Zhiqiu was, but she knew what happened in the mansion. As the mistress of the family, it would be strange if she didn't know who had entered the Duke's Mansion.
She just knew that it was her father-in-law who brought the person in, and as a daughter-in-law, she didn't ask too many questions.
Seeing that she was puzzled, the princess told her, "He is the refugee assigned here before. His father-in-law was once your father's personal guard. He has now been appointed as a third-rank commander and buried in our Fu family cemetery."
Mrs. Fu had heard about this matter. She nodded and said, "Father is a man of great loyalty and righteousness. He will not disappoint any righteous man."
The old Duke looked sad for a moment, waved his hand, and said seriously: "Zhaoyuan is also very loyal to me. He was seriously injured and built a prison to protect me from arrows. He also saved my life."
Mrs. Fu really didn't know about this, so she immediately changed her words: "Since they saved my father, they are also doing us a favor. They are escaping from the disaster, so we should take good care of them."
Old housekeeper Fu said with a smile: "Madam, this Shen Zhiqiu is a man of integrity. Judging from his actions, he does not want to rely on his father-in-law's merits to climb up to our Duke's Mansion. He sent these things to express his gratitude to the old Duke for allowing his father-in-law to be buried in the Fu family cemetery."
In fact, the old butler shouldn't speak at this time, but he felt that he should say it. He didn't want the lady to misunderstand that Shen Zhiqiu sent these things with the intention of currying favor with her.
The old Duke also said, "And this jewelry is quite exquisite. Madam, please take a look. Call the granddaughters back to choose from them."
He also specifically mentioned some of what Shen Zhiqiu said in the letter: "The letter mentioned that the jewelry and the soles are a new material they have researched.
It is not valuable, and the price of the jewelry is affordable for ordinary people. However, the jewelry sent to the mansion will not be made the same and sold to outsiders. "
The meaning is very clear, that is, what people give as gifts are all made at home, and are a token of their thoughtfulness. They are not expensive, but their value lies in their exquisiteness and carefulness.
There was no shortage of jewelry in the Duke's Mansion. Not to mention anything else, even the Prince of Yan doted on this sister and would plunder any good things and send them to his sister's mansion.
But these plastic hairpins were all made by Shen Youyou herself, so that she could give people the most exquisite ones as gifts.
The princess looked at it and directly selected the most beautiful seven-colored phoenix hairpin and put it on her daughter-in-law's head. She looked at it carefully and praised it, "The workmanship is very delicate, and the phoenix is elegant. It suits you very well."