The moment Old Man Liu went to the Xue Clan and saw the old man and the others playing levelling up, his interest was immediately piqued."Ai... Old Man Liu, why are you here? " The old man asked Old Man Liu in surprise as he raised his head.
"What is it? Old Man Xue, do you not welcome me? " Old Man Liu sat down beside him, then looked at the card in the old man"s hand, "How do you play this? Why don"t you tell me? "
Speaking of levelling up, the old man became excited again, and started talking about levelling up rules with Old Man Liu.
"You guys play a round for me and I"ll be there." Old Man Liu was confused listening to them, so he let them play, and watched from the side.
"Alright, let"s continue …"
Seeing these old men who were on good terms with each other, Li Qingling smiled slightly, turned around and went into the kitchen. He instructed the people in the kitchen to help her prepare lunch, she wanted to cook personally.
When she returned to her room from the kitchen, the maidservant came to tell her that the Madam had sent her a message.
Hearing this, Li Qingling was stunned. Ever since she went to the Hou Residence to attend his baby"s full moon wine delivery, he had never gone to the Hou Residence, and did not have much contact with Madam Hou.
She still clearly remembered the contempt those madams and mistresses had for her. She was not from the same world as those madams and madams, so she did not have that much depth to be able to compete with those people.
Since that was the case, she might as well live her life in peace, ignoring those people.
"Show me!" Li Qingling sat on the chair, poured himself a cup of tea, and slowly drank it up.
When the maidservant brought the card to her, she opened it and took a look. The content of the card was that Madam Hou wanted to invite her to meet up at the house of the Marquis tomorrow.
Li Qingling closed the post and pushed the post to the side. He held onto his tea cup but did not drink, he slightly narrowed his eyes, and considered whether she should go or not.
In fact, she really didn"t want to go, but the other person had already sent her a message. If she didn"t go, wouldn"t it be bad?
She sighed lightly. The complicated relationship within the capital made her feel helpless.
Forget it. If she were to consult her grandteacher later, what would the impact be if she didn"t go?
After coming to this conclusion, Li Qingling drank two more mouthfuls of tea, then returned the teacup back to its place. He walked to the desk and started to take care of some things.
It was almost noon when she personally cooked some homemade dishes. The old men and children who had eaten her cooking gave her thumbs up, saying they were delicious.
"If only elder sister cooked every day, then I would be able to eat delicious food every day." Li Qingning said vaguely. Although the chef"s food was delicious, it was not as delicious as her sister"s food. What she liked to eat the most was her sister"s food.
Come to think of it, ever since she came to the capital, she did not cook much anymore. Seeing Li Qingning"s face that was filled with desire, Li Qingling laughed and said, "If elder sister is free, she will cook for me, okay?" She had too many things to do normally, and she really couldn"t spare time to cook for them.
Hearing this, Li Qingling nodded his head in satisfaction. She knew that her sister was very busy, when he had time she would cook for them, it was already very good, she couldn"t let her sister get too tired.
"Eat more …" Seeing that Li Qingning was obedient, she picked up a piece of sweet and sour fish and placed it into her bowl.
Li Qingning smiled as sshe squinted her eyes, and thanked Li Qingling once again. After saying that, he buried her head in her food again.
Elder sister had just barely managed to cook once, so she had to eat a little more.
Afraid that Li Qingning would choke, Li Qingling immediately told her to eat slower. Don"t worry, no one would s.n.a.t.c.h it away from her.
What do you mean no one is going to steal from her? "Didn"t elder sister see those people wolfing down their food? " If she had been any slower, she wouldn"t have been able to eat a single piece of meat.
However, she still had to listen to what her elder sister had to say. She nodded and slowed down a little.
Li Qingling laughed, then gave Li Qingning her favorite food, and then gave Liu Zhirou her food.
Liu Zhirou smiled as she bent her eyes, and said softly, "Thank you, sister-in-law."
"You"re welcome. Eat slower."
No matter if they were old or young, they all enjoyed this meal to their heart"s content.
Even those few old men wanted Li Qingling to cook more. Just thinking about how busy she was usually and how tired she was, they swallowed their words.
They still felt sorry for her and didn"t want her to be too tired.
Li Qingling didn"t know what the few old men were thinking, she personally made the barley tea and poured each of them a cup to drink.
"Grand Master, I have something that I want to ask your opinion on?"
"If you have anything to say, just tell me. No need to be so polite." Mr. Luo thought that Li Qingling wanted to tell him something big, and immediately became serious.
Li Qingling could not help but burst out laughing. It was not a big deal to say that there was no need to be so serious.
Mr. Luo cleared his throat, took a sip of the barley tea s from his teacup and used it to cover his embarra.s.sment.
"Grand Master, it"s like this. Madam Hou sent me a message to meet up with her at the house of the Marquis tomorrow. However, I don"t really want to go …"
"Then I won"t go …" Before she could even finish what she was worried about, Old Man Liu had already said it out loud.
His Liu family"s granddaughter-in-law didn"t need to look at other people"s faces.
"This …" Li Qingling looked at Old Man Liu with some hesitation, then looked at Mr. Luo, "If I don"t go, will I offend the Madam Hou?"
"If you really don"t want to go, then don"t." Mr. Luo laughed and comforted Li Qingling, "Don"t worry, Madam Hou is not such a petty person." He had met the Madam Hou before, and was a rather magnanimous person. Moreover, Li Qingling was her and her son"s benefactor, so he wouldn"t make things difficult for Li Qingling any more.
After hearing this, Li Qingling was completely at ease, "That"s good …" Even if he couldn"t become friends, she didn"t want to have another enemy.
"However, la.s.s, in terms of communication, you can"t avoid it." Mr. Luo looked at Li Qingling meaningfully, "Even if you don"t like it, you still have to learn how to deal with others."
Once Liu Zhimo was able to get a good grade and become an official, she would have to learn to communicate with the other wives and build good relations with others.
One had to know that the relationship between two madams would also affect the future of her husband.
If Li Qingling wanted to become Liu Zhimo"s good wife, she had to overcome this problem.
After being stunned for a while, Li Qingling smiled bitterly and said, she knew what to do.
It was just that before the results were out, she already wanted to live a bit of a carefree life. She didn"t want to have a falling out with others. This was too tiring.
Knowing that Li Qingling was smart, Mr. Luo did not say anymore.
"Little girl, it"s fine. No one dares to bully you, so just bully them. With grandpa backing you up, you can go back." Old Man Liu patted his chest and spoke heroically.
"..." Mr. Luo"s mouth twitched, was Old Man Liu teaching his children how to fight?
Old Man Xue also said: "That"s right, with this grandfather of mine here, there is no need to worry too much. He had to protect his granddaughter.
"..." The veins on Mr. Luo"s forehead were about to be exposed, he could not help but cough, and glanced at Old Man Liu and Old Man Xue, feeling that they were old and rough, only knowing how to make a move, and not moving their brains.
"Little girl, don"t listen to their nonsense. If you really do encounter any trouble, calm down first and use your brain to deal with them." Mr. Luo was also a "sesame seed paste", and his stomach was extremely dark, "First gifts, then troops, do you understand?"
Only in this way would they not be caught in a fight.
Seeing these few old men defending her like this, a warm feeling flowed through Li Qingling"s heart. She smiled and said, "With Grandfather and all of you supporting me, can I walk unhindered in the capital now?"
With that, the few old men burst into laughter. As long as it wasn"t too serious, they could handle it.
They dared to make such a promise because they knew that Li Qingling was a person who knew his limits, and wouldn"t casually provoke others.
"After hearing those words, I feel my back straighten even more." Li Qingling mischievously said again. As expected, having a backer was definitely different.
"You are just too careful. Don"t worry, as long as we are here, no one will dare to bully you."
"Thank you, grandpa and grandpa …" Li Qingling nodded again, he did not want to talk about this topic anymore, so he changed the topic: "I wonder how Zhi Moge is doing?" Actually, she was worried about Liu Zhimo, afraid that his body wouldn"t be able to take it.
Speaking of grandstudent, Mr. Luo calmly said with a long beard, "Don"t worry, he can definitely do it." As long as he performed at a normal level, his results would not be that bad.
"Mm, I believe him."
Furthermore, Liu Zhimo was currently in the examination grounds, his brush seemed to be filled with spirit as it was scribbling.
When the two invigilators saw Liu Zhimo"s face, they were stunned for a moment.
"Master Luo, that examinee must be Liu Siye"s son, right?" They had heard the news that was spreading a while ago, but they had not personally seen Liu Zhimo, so they did not know if the rumors were true or not.
He didn"t expect to see it on the exam grounds.
Master Luo squinted his eyes and looked at Liu Zhimo, "Such similarity should be." "With such a stunning father, I wonder how my son is like?" Master Song, what do you think about him compared to his father? "
Master Song stroked his beard and said after a while. "His father is so intelligent, I believe he is not far off." Come to think of it, he had not seen Liu Siye for over ten years. He remembered the days of drinking with him, and felt carefree …
"Let"s hope so!" Master Luo nodded, held his hands behind his back, and slowly walked down. He silently walked to Liu Zhimo"s side, to see where he could go.
When he saw Liu Zhimo answering the last question, he couldn"t help but nod his head.
Liu Zhimo knew that the invigilator was standing right beside him. He did not feel nervous, and continued to write his answer calmly.
When Lord Luo saw this, his eyes revealed a look of appreciation.