Daughter Raiders

Chapter 231 Trap
Seeing Tao Ran's dazed expression, Mrs. Bai Tongzhi could hardly conceal the envy in her eyes, but she still smiled and said: "Our master told me yesterday that Su Shangshu has entered the cabinet, why Miss Su doesn't know about this great news ?”

It would be great if my master had a strong family background like the prefect of Su!Mrs. Bai Tongzhi was envious and jealous.

Hearing what Mrs. Bai was talking about, the shyness concealed by Tao Ran's dazed expression immediately disappeared - she still thought that these wives had heard about her and Mu Huan, and she was shocked!The matter between him and her has not been written yet, if you congratulate her now, wouldn't you force her to hit the wall.

"Aunt Bai and the aunts and aunts all know about it." Tao Ran said with a reserved smile, "I also heard what my father said yesterday, but today is a happy event for the second brother of the Mu family and the girl of the Zhao family. Let me take care of it for a few days, and then hold a banquet for the ladies."

If no one knew about her grandfather's entry into the cabinet, she would not take the initiative to entertain guests with great fanfare.But who knew that the ears of these wives are also really sharp, so they can no longer pretend to be calm and make people say that the Su family is hypocritical, right?
Shan Tongzhi's wife smiled and said: "Miss Su has been taking care of the back house for the prefect of Su at a young age, and it has been really hard. If you ask me to say, it's better to send two mothers to Jindaogu to book a few tables in a few days. Here, greet everyone to be lively for half a day, and save the house from being messy."

Golden Rice is a restaurant that is quite famous in Liaodong Prefecture. Don't listen to the name of the restaurant, it has a strong local atmosphere, but in fact, it is very good at flying in the sky, running on the ground, and swimming in the water, and it treats guests very decently.

"Aunt Shan's idea is very good." Tao Ran said with a smile: "Aunt Shan also lives in the back house of the government office, so she naturally knows that the house is really cramped for welcoming guests. Let's settle for that."

"My father was injured in the first few days, and thanks to all the aunts who went to give advice to Sister Tao every now and then, I managed to survive these days, and now it's just time for Sister Tao to take the opportunity to repay the favor."

She has been in Liaodong for half a year. Although she has made many contacts, she only attends various banquets and flower viewing parties of various families, and rarely entertains guests at her own house.The reason is not because of anything else, but as she said just now, the back house of the government office is really too small, and the third courtyard where her family lives can accommodate at most three or four tables.

"If Miss Su doesn't like the golden rice mixed with fish and dragons, she can simply order the table and send it to the government office to enter the courtyard." Mrs. Jiao Tongpan smiled and suggested: "The other end of the courtyard has been idle all year round, so it's useless. A good one with five rooms and wide guest seats."

The front yard of the back house of the government office has both guest seats and the west flower hall and east study room. It was originally reserved for the masters of the magistrate's office to entertain guests, but it is rarely used for one reason or another.

But even though Tao Ran was young and had only been here for a short time, how could he not know why no one wanted to entertain guests there?Mrs. Jiao Tongpan is seducing her like this now, when she really falls into the trap, people won't show mercy just because she is young and careless!
"I think the golden rice is better," Tao Ran chuckled, "If my aunt and sisters don't like the golden rice mixed with fish and dragons, I'll send our mother Ding to choose a day early tomorrow morning. When I get home, I eat comfortably, lukewarm or lukewarm."

Because Bai Tongzhi and Jiao Tongpan had been working in the Liaodong Mansion for a long time, they had already bought a big mansion not far from the mansion, and it was easy to receive guests.Mrs. Jiao Tongpan bullied her when she was young and ignorant, so she tempted her to hold a private banquet in the official residence, but she didn't know that she was not really ignorant, it was a waste of effort.

Hearing what she said so impeccably, the wives of the generals remembered what their master said, saying that the prince of Zhenbeihou would definitely marry a girl from the Su family in the future, so you said what he said and I said what Tao Ran said. Very good, the one who said it would be better to book the show, and said with a straight smile, even though Miss Su is young, she can handle it better than some adults... until Mrs. Jiao Tongpan blushed with embarrassment.

After that, the number of guests in the flower hall gradually increased, and Mu Yun was also sent back by Mrs. Zhenbeihou to help entertain more and more female relatives. Mu Lei greeted Tao Ran, and took a group of girls away from the flower hall to a place not far from the flower hall. Duijin Pavilion.

"I heard from my mother that your grandfather was supposed to join the cabinet last year, but he was dragged until this year. What's the reason?" Mu Lei asked Tao Ran in a low voice.

She doesn't understand the affairs of the court, she is just curious.

"Although our Su family has never formed a faction, my third uncle was promoted to the governor of the two lakes the year before last. It is the emperor's art for the emperor to put my grandfather's affairs aside before discussing it." Tao Ran said in a low voice. : "Sister Lei, that's all it is, it's not good for girls to worry too much about this kind of thing."

Mu Lei's expression tightened, and he laughed immediately: "What you said is that since ancient times, there has been no reason for the hen to wake up in the morning."

But she became more and more convinced of Tao Ran in her heart - her mother always thought she was too careless, and recently asked her to learn more from sister Tao. There are many things that I can't figure out, but they can be solved easily when I come to Tao Ran.

"Then you also know why Mrs. Jiao Tongpan deliberately lured you into doing wrong things?" Mu Lei lowered her voice even more.

"Isn't Mrs. Jiao's natal elder brother the right servant of the Ministry of Industry?" Tao Ran laughed softly, "My uncle refused to be the governor of Shandong Province, but he resigned from his half-time job and returned to Beijing to become the left servant of the Ministry of Industry. I'm afraid it's blocking their way, so it's no wonder they hold grudges."

If the grandfather hadn't been in the cabinet, the third uncle hadn't been promoted to the chief official of the frontier, and the eldest sister's in-law's family was not the queen's mother's natal family, Mrs. Jiao's natal brother might still have a chance to compete with the eldest uncle for the position of Minister of the Ministry of Industry in the future.But now where is there any chance of winning?Not to mention that in two years An Ran will be accused of marrying as the Seventh Prince's Concubine...

Murray smiled contemptuously.It turned out that she thought Tao Ran had known for a long time that Mrs. Jiao wanted to tell the fourth brother the daughter of her natal brother Ding Shilang!
"You really don't know that Mrs. Jiao wants her niece from her natal family to marry me?" Mu Lei whispered to Tao Ran, "You should have met Ding Shilang's daughter, her name is Ding Mei, and she said she will be twelve at the end of the year. It's time to discuss marriage."

"Ah, there is such a reason?" After listening to Mu Lei whispering to her, Tao Ran covered his mouth and laughed, but then shook his head again: "It shouldn't be, even if Mrs. Jiao had such a heart, she would have mentioned it to Aunt Mu. My aunt won't mention me to her either."

"You're usually so clever, but now it's your turn to be stupid, aren't you?" Mu Lei said with a sneer, "My mother really wouldn't use you to reject Mrs. Jiao, but how does my fourth brother treat you? Can't you decorate your ears?"

(End of this chapter)