mtl008 Chapter 271 Then I’ll be the first one~
Chapter 271 Then I’ll be the first one~
When Lin Mingyan thought that the future Fourth Master's right-hand man was recommended by her, her heart was broken.
The Fourth Master immediately understood her idea and nodded: "That's a good idea."
In fact, he has always been doing errands for Li Wei, but that was his personal work and he was considered his staff.
Now, taking the opportunity of offering sweet potatoes, we can recommend him to a higher position and let him truly start to serve as an official.
The Fourth Master has always been very proactive, and he went to work on this matter that very day.
The Ministry of Revenue is now extremely short-staffed and everyone is working around the clock.
Moreover, some people have never even seen sweet potatoes, so how could they possibly write about their habits and planting methods?
So, when the Fourth Master recommended Li Wei, who had grown sweet potatoes in a farm, to the Minister of Revenue, he really burst into tears.
Such talents must of course be treated specially!
So that day, he recommended him to Emperor Kangxi.
Special matters should be handled specially. With a wave of his hand, Li Wei, who was still dizzy, had already received his official uniform and hat.
When Mrs. Tong heard the news, she cried at home and then burned paper at her parents' grave.
Only then did he come to Lin Mingyan without stopping to express his gratitude.
Lin Mingyan personally helped her up: "You are an official's wife now, why are you still kneeling in front of me like this?"
Madam Tong's eyes were red, but she had a natural smile on her lips: "Master, you are really embarrassing me. No matter what official position I hold, I am still your servant."
She knew that if she had not been lucky enough to meet the concubine, it would be hard to say whether she and Li Wei would still be alive.
In this life, the person the couple is most grateful to is her.
"Don't say that. Li Wei is truly capable," Lin Mingyan said. "Maybe he'll become a high-ranking official in the future."
She was not talking nonsense, this was recorded in history, and there shouldn't be any accidents.
"Master, you are praising him too much," Madam Tong just smiled, but couldn't bear to belittle her man.
After they chatted for a while, Madam Tong talked to her about the first birthday party the next day.
She put a lot of effort into preparing for this first birthday party.
Not only did they stop all receptions three days in advance, they also focused on setting up the venue.
We also conduct a thorough investigation of the guests who are about to come and make them feel at home.
Lin Mingyan also went to see it in person, so she was naturally relieved.
The Fourth Master had already sent invitations to the homes of relatives and friends, and word had spread throughout the capital that the triplets' first birthday party would be held at the VIP Residence.
Those who have been to VIP Residence naturally praised the Fourth Master for his generosity.
Those who have never been there think that this shows a lack of respect for the illegitimate son.
Guo Luoluo was mocking her: "Tsk, after all, the wife and son are still the most important."
"If Fourth Sister-in-law's Third Prince hadn't been born the next day, the triplets wouldn't have had to be kicked out of the house to celebrate their first birthday."
The Eighth Master heard her words were so harsh and advised: "Don't say this outside, it will make people hate you."
If she said this, not only would Nianhulu hate her to death, even her fourth sister-in-law might not appreciate her kindness.
After all, with just one sentence, Fourth Sister-in-law became the one who drove people away.
"Hmph, I'm just telling you something," Guo Luoluo said nonchalantly as she took off the hairpins on her head. "I heard that Fourth Sister-in-law won't be attending this time."
He told others that he couldn't come out because of poor health, but if his son's first birthday party was the day after tomorrow, would he not come out?
The Eighth Master said, "We don't care about that. Just prepare the gifts."
Last time I offended my fourth brother, and when I was apologizing, I offended the Nianhulu clan again.
Later, when they wanted to find an opportunity to apologize, they went out of the border again.
This triplets’ first birthday party is a good opportunity to repair the relationship.
Guo Luoluo was very sincere to the Eighth Master, and when she saw that he became serious, she stopped talking about other things.
Even when he woke up the next morning, despite feeling unwell, he asked someone to fetch three more top-quality jade ruyi from his private storehouse to add to the gift.
Naturally, she would not go to the VIP residence, so she could only send her servant to follow the Eighth Master and deliver the gift.
Lin Mingyan receives the concubines of various mansions. After all, with her status, other concubines would not rush to come.
But she didn't expect that among these concubines, there was a particularly conspicuous one... Li Si'er.
It is true that Longkodo did not have a concubine, but without a concubine you can be like other people and do not need female relatives.
What's the matter with asking Li Si'er to come?
Moreover, this matter was not mentioned at all in the reply. When Madam Tong came running over with sweat all over her forehead, Lin Mingyan's face fell.
It’s not that she looks down on concubines. After all, she herself climbed up from a concubine, so there is nothing to discriminate against.
If you are just visiting someone casually, it would be nice to say a few words of advice.
But what about today?
Bring this person here specifically to slap her in the face?!
Lin Mingyan was unhappy and angry to the point of hurting his liver.
If she were to go and entertain Li Si'er, she would lose all face.
But Longkodo's face was at stake, and she would offend him if she didn't go.
Madam Tong spoke anxiously about what she had learned.
This kind of situation had happened to other families before. They had a nice banquet and brought Li Si'er over.
The host had no choice but to come out and entertain her, as he couldn't stand up to Longkodo. He had to lose face.
Some families are unwilling to bow, so they ask concubines to deal with the matter, which is also considered to save face.
There is really no one who dares to let the servants come forward or simply ignores it.
Lin Mingyan snorted coldly: "What a coincidence, then I will be the first one~"
"Then I will go and deal with her," Madam Tong said, standing up.
Lin Mingyan stopped him: "No, you don't have to go, don't pay attention to anyone."
Even if no one in the capital had heard of Li Si'er, many people in later generations had written about him.
Since I have chosen to offend her, I will offend her to the end, so as not to implicate Madam Tong.
Madam Tong nodded blankly and ignored it with gritted teeth.
Lin Mingyan was really tough. She didn't even show up and placed Li Si'er in the annex building for receiving concubines.
VIP Residence covers a large area. In addition to the garden, lake and rockery, there are four two-story buildings, one main building and three auxiliary buildings.
If you have any gatherings, you can just book a private room in the main building.
But if it is a larger-scale banquet, you can also book an entire annex building at once, which is a huge expense.
However, it is unprecedented that the entire VIP House was booked out at once for the triplets' first birthday party, and even closed for several days.
The concubines were arranged in an annex, the servants in another, and there was another building where a buffet was held, and anyone passing by could come in and have some wedding wine.
The first floor of the main building is the territory of male guests, and the second floor is the formal residence of concubines.
The food and drinks were of the highest standard, and the songs and dances on the stage were specially choreographed, lively, cute and joyful.
Lin Mingyan looked at the geishas gradually dispersing below, looking forward to the triplets' one-year-old celebration...