Chapter 3283 Asking for Flowers

Zhou Man was stunned for a while before coming back to his senses, and said hesitantly: "It's the fault of the subordinate. The post was written long ago. Maybe it was missed when I handed it to the subordinate. I'll go back and look for it later. I guess it's still there."

In the study room."

Prince Gong snorted coldly, feeling that Zhou Man couldn't even make an excuse. At this time, wouldn't it be better to just say that the servant was negligent?

She just called a servant to deal with it, and it was enough to save both sides. She actually took the blame herself, but since she was willing to suffer, Prince Gong would not stop her.

Princess Gong smiled and said: "It's not a big deal. Lord Zhou, you don't need to take this matter to your heart. Your Majesty, let's go in."

Zhou Man immediately turned sideways and said, "Your Highness and Princess, please come quickly."

Only then did Prince Gong and Princess Gong go in.

Zhou Man personally sent the person to the front yard, and Zhou Lang had already arranged the seats in advance, so that Prince Gong finally did not have to experience the embarrassment of not having a seat.

At the same table were several dignitaries from Duke Zhao, who were particularly well suited to Prince Gong.

Bai Erlang also rushed over and whispered to her: "You can go to the backyard and leave the front yard to me. When the time is right, I will ask someone to invite you. You can just come out and offer a glass of wine."

Zhou Man agreed, cupped his hands and said, "Then I'll leave it to you, junior brother. Take my fourth brother with you. He has no fame, so don't let others bully him."

"Don't worry, today is a good day for you. Since they are here as guests, who would be so shameless?" After saying this, Bai Erlang caught a glimpse of Prince Gong sitting in the seat not far away, Bai Erlang said: "It's not impossible, I will

I take back what I just said, I will take care of Brother Zhou."

Zhou Man then went to the backyard with peace of mind.

Bai Erlang is not a coward. Apart from being a little afraid of the emperor and the prince, he is not afraid of Prince Gong and other nobles.

The backyard was even more lively than the front yard. The women were drinking wine and admiring the flowers. Mrs. Liu also invited performers to sing and dance. In addition, there were storytellers, both men and women, and there were various games waiting for everyone to play. It could be said that

It was very lively.

Zhou Man walked all the way, greeting people all the way, and when he found Mrs. Zheng, his face almost froze with laughter.

"Mom, where's grandma?"

Zheng then pointed to the banquet hall and said, "Your grandmother is sitting on the Diaoyutai, where she is receiving some elderly guests."

Zhou Man is young, but there are very few of her colleagues who are young. Except for Yang Heshu and Mr. Guo, the others who were invited by Zhou Man are a bit older.

Their wives are naturally not very young. They will bring their daughters-in-law and even their granddaughter-in-laws, but in order to show their respect for Zhou Man, they will also come in person.

Moreover, Zhou Man now has a high official position and is a colleague of their husbands. It is inconvenient for juniors to come forward for some social interactions, so they must come.

Now these ladies were sitting in the banquet hall with Mrs. Liu. When they heard the singing and music coming from outside, Mrs. Liu invited them to watch a play.

"Our family has a stage set up outside the observation tower by the garden. You can see the stage from both the garden and the observation tower. Why don't we go sit in the observation tower?"

The ladies said hello and asked, "Who from the teaching workshop are you inviting?"

"Miss Fenghua."

A lady smiled and said: "Master Zhou is so proud that he actually invited Miss Fenghua. As the New Year is approaching, the Jiaofang is very busy. I heard that there will be a big event in the palace this year, so the Jiaofang chose Miss Fenghua as the leader. This time

You should all be busy practicing, and no matter how many kings, suns, and nobles want to invite Miss Fenghua to appear, they can't."

Mrs. Liu smiled and said: "We are lucky. Miss Fenghua is free today. She cannot be invited at other times. The banquet in the palace is a big event, and we do not dare to neglect it."

Everyone listened to this explanation, but they didn't know what they were thinking.

Zhou Man went around the banquet living room, and then followed their tracks to the observation building, "Grandma, I finally found you. Madams, please eat well, drink well, and play well today. If you are careless,

, please also Haihan."

"Princess Yueyang is joking. I think everything is in order today. The princess is really capable. No wonder your majesty and empress love her so much."

Zhou Man said hurriedly: "This is not my fault, it all depends on my grandmother and my mother-in-law. I just sit back and enjoy the results."

These ladies naturally knew that Zhou Man didn't care about the back house. She was already so busy with official duties, and if she could take care of the internal affairs so well, then she wasn't a human, but a god, right?

but……

Several older ladies glanced at the actors playing on the stage and the people sitting and watching in various places in the garden, and said to themselves: If they had such a daughter-in-law or granddaughter-in-law who could make great achievements, they would also be willing to provide such a gift.

Take care of housework for her.

Zhou Man joked with them for a while, made sure they were doing well, and then left with a smile.

When she got to the ladies of similar age below, Zhou Man felt much more at ease. She found a seat in the corridor and sat down, leaned back, sighed deeply and said, "I'm really tired.

I have decided not to move again in my lifetime."

Mingda smiled and said: "This is difficult, don't you still want to travel around the world? Do you plan to stay in the capital for the rest of your life?"

"What I'm talking about is no more housewarming banquets when moving," Zhou Man closed his eyes to rest and sighed: "It's not difficult to be at home in the world. You can travel all over the world with one horse and one pot. What's difficult is the housewarming banquet."

Mrs. Yang smiled and said: "I heard that your grandma and mother-in-law took care of these things for you. What have you done?"

Zhou Man: "I am waiting for guests. I have been standing here for a long time today."

"Thank you for your hard work, Princess Yueyang."

Everyone laughed for a while, and Mingda looked at the garden and said, "The scenery here is not as good as that of Zhou Zhai."

Zhou Man waved his hand nonchalantly and said, "With my mother-in-law here, it will look better in three to five years."

Zhou Man thought of something, sat up slightly, and leaned halfway towards Mingda, "I like plum blossoms, especially red plums. There is something special about appreciating plum blossoms in the snow. There is a multi-petal red plum in your garden. It is not only beautiful, but also beautiful."

It also has a cold fragrance, which I was very envious of in previous years. When spring comes, how about you let me break a branch and plant it?"

Mingda smiled and said: "I also think that red plum plant is beautiful. I asked the craftsmen to cultivate it in a pot earlier so that it can be admired in the house. Now they can't shrink it, but it has been cultivated in the pot for two years.

Yes, if you like it, I will give you two pots later, and you can plant them directly in the garden. I hope they will bloom in two years."

Zhou Man was overjoyed, "This is good, but I plan to plant a piece of it, so you still have to give me some plum branches."

"Easy to say, easy to say."

Princess Changyu remembered it and said, "Don't you love peonies and chrysanthemums? I vaguely remember that you used to sell these two flowers in the capital, and the peonies and chrysanthemums were both very good."

"Oh, compared to the beauty and charm of flowers, I prefer the money they bring." Zhou Man chuckled and said, "Apart from these vulgar things, I still love plum blossoms the most."

Changyu was speechless, "That's all. I originally thought that since you love flowers, I would give you a few pots of peonies."

"I love it," Zhou Man immediately changed his words, "Peony is so beautiful in the sky and the country is beautiful, how could I not love it? Give it to me, give it to me."
Chapter completed!