Man Bao listened for a while before he understood that she was talking about Mrs. Tang. Just as he was about to say hello with a smile, another little girl on the side said again: "My little daughter Zhang, my father is the Minister of Rites who went on the Eastern Expedition with Master Zhou this time...

…”

"My little girl Liang Erniang, her father is the young minister of Honglu Temple..."

"My grandfather is Zhao Guogong."

The crowd fell silent.

Man Bao also calmed down and looked at them confused, "Little ladies, what are you..."

Aunt Zhao pursed her lips and smiled. The eleven or twelve-year-old girl pretended to be mature and generous and saluted. She raised her eyes and looked at Zhou Man with admiration and said: "I heard that Mr. Zhou is very knowledgeable, but I was not in the capital before.

, I wonder if I have a chance to ask Mr. Zhou for advice this time?"

Man Bao asked: "What do you want to ask me?"

"I want to ask for advice on everything," Aunt Zhao said, "I can't finish everything in just a short while, so why don't I come to visit you another day? Mr. Zhou, what time do you think is suitable?"

Wang Jiuniang couldn't help but whispered: "I'll go too."

After she started, the others immediately followed, "I want to go too."

Manbao:……

Mrs. Liu was stunned for a moment and then laughed with Man Bao and said, "The plum blossoms in the garden are about to bloom. Why don't you find a time to invite the children to come to the garden to enjoy the plum blossoms?"

Man Bao nodded blankly.

Bai Shan glanced at Aunt Zhao and the others, turned to Man Bao and said, "Aunt Shang next to the Queen is here."

Man Bao raised his head and looked around, and saw Aunt Shang coming up to him with a smile on his face. He knelt down and saluted Zhou Man and others, and then said: "The empress heard that the madam and the county prince have entered the palace, so she specially sent a slave to invite the madam and the county prince.

County Lord, please.”

Many married women and young ladies turned their heads to look over, and the adults who were talking together on the other side also looked over.

It is a great honor to be received by the queen at such a banquet.

Generally speaking, only some noble wives and old ladies from aristocratic families can have this honor. In addition, they are people who the emperor values ​​​​very much. The queen specially summoned his wife and mother to show his respect.

Man Bao and Bai Shan immediately helped Qian and Mrs. Liu to the back hall.

Bai Shan did not go in, but handed Mrs. Liu to Man Bao, nodded with her, stayed where she was with her mother and Zhou Lijun, and watched the three of them enter the main hall.

This is the advantage of women being officials. They can accompany their families to meet the queen.

Mrs. Zheng entered the palace for the first time. At this time, her familiar mother-in-law was not there, so she couldn't help but anxiously clutched the handkerchief in her hand.

Bai Shan saw it, stretched out his hand to hold her hand and said with a smile: "Mom, don't worry, grandma and the others will be out soon."

Mrs. Zheng nodded.

Zhou Lijun had entered the palace once after all, and the young man was very brave. When she saw Zheng's worried expression, she stepped forward and hugged her arm and said: "Grandma Zheng, let's go see the flower room of the palace later. I heard from my sister-in-law that there are many things in the palace."

The reason why you can see flowers in winter is because they have a greenhouse. It is much better than our greenhouse."

Mrs. Zheng laughed and said, "How can the small greenhouse in our house be compared with the one in the palace?"

Bai Shan couldn't help but smile when he saw his mother relaxed.

Man Bao took Mr. Qian and Mrs. Liu inside and saluted the queen together.

There were about a dozen old ladies and ladies sitting in the back hall, sitting on two sides, and there were about a dozen younger girls or ladies standing behind them, so it didn't seem crowded.

The queen immediately raised her hand to ask them to get up, pointed to the next seat and said: "This is the first time to meet the madam and the county king. Mr. Zhou, please help your grandmother and mother to come forward and sit down, so that I can talk to them."

Man Bao then helped the two of them up, and asked Mrs. Liu to sit at the top, Mrs. Qian to sit at the bottom, and she stood behind them.

The queen looked at her and smiled: "It's rare to see Mr. Zhou be so quiet and gentle."

Man Bao raised his head and smiled obediently at the Queen.

Mrs. Liu smiled and said: "She is still young, so she is inevitably naughty. Thanks to Your Majesty and Your Majesty for being tolerant."

The Queen smiled and said: "I and Your Majesty don't want to tolerate such a smart and lovely person, and they don't agree in their hearts."

After speaking, he looked at Mr. Qian, with a slightly solemn expression, and said solemnly: "Da Jin can have a talent like Mr. Zhou, thanks to the upbringing of the county monarch. Both the Zhou family and the Bai family have taught their children well. Your Majesty also said that Bai is good at

He is the pillar of the country, thank you madam and the county king."

The Queen bowed slightly to greet her. Mrs. Liu was so frightened that she quickly stood up and curtsied. Qian followed her and said, "My Majesty, I am so impressed. It is a great honor for these two children to be appreciated by Your Majesty and Your Majesty."

Qian was even more simple and said directly to Man Bao: "Why don't you come forward and thank your empress."

Manbao came out and knelt down to salute.

The queen quickly asked Aunt Shang to support the person and said with a smile: "It shows that the county gentleman has taught well."

Seeing this, the other married women were also happy to sell Zhou Man, and they all nodded in agreement.

Qian was praised by so many people at once, including the queen and so many ladies she had never seen before. Her face was slightly red, but she said generously: "Her sister-in-law has taken care of this child since she was a child.

No, I can just talk to her."

Then an old lady stared at her face and asked after a while: "I heard that Mr. Zhou County gave birth to seven children?"

"Yes." When the topic of having children came up, Ms. Qian stopped being timid and said with a smile, "Six sons, but it's a pity that I only got one daughter."

"What a blessing," the old lady said with a smile, "but I think the county gentleman's complexion is not bad. I wonder how he maintains it?"

Qian was stunned for a moment and then said: "This is all Manbao's recuperation. If you eat more food and meat, your complexion will be better."

Everyone envied them, they had no shortage of food and clothing, but they had all kinds of problems as soon as they gave birth to children. It was okay to have one or two, but basically the more problems they had after three or more, even the queen was worried.

Not spared.

An old lady couldn't help but ask: "Are all seven children fed?"

"yes."

Everyone was even more amazed. They had long heard that Zhou Man's family was Ding Xingwang. The adoptive parents who raised her were her eldest uncle and eldest aunt, who gave her many cousins. She earned a fortune after becoming an official.

My brothers helped me take care of my business, and I accumulated some foundations from nothing.

It can be said to be a model of helping each other and honoring the ancestors.

But Zhou Man had too many brothers coming and going. Except for one of her eldest brothers, her fourth brother, and the fifth and sixth brothers who were in charge of the restaurant, they had never seen anyone else, so they didn't know whether it was true or not.

Only then did I know that she actually had six brothers.

But now the person everyone admires is not Zhou Man, but Qian.

An old lady couldn't help but sit up straight and leaned forward slightly, "Mr. Zhou County, I wonder how your children are raised? To be honest, I have been pregnant with six children and given birth to four in my life, but

Only one son stood still."

She took out the handkerchief and wiped her tears and said: "My son has given birth to a lot of children, but there are only two left. Now my grandson is also getting married. I, I always feel a little bit.

I am worried, so I want to seek advice from Mr. Zhou County."

Qian's heart was raised and she couldn't help but look at Man Bao. What she said in the fields in the countryside could be said here?

? ?Meet you at 6 p.m.

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Chapter completed!