At the wedding banquet, the faces of the Lu family's parents have not been very good-looking, and they still forced their faces to smile considering their daughter's future situation in her in-law's family. But the smile can be squeezed out, but the complexion can't change. Looking at the other relatives, friends, and neighbors who came to attend the wedding banquet, they actually whispered a lot. There are very few people who can really congratulate the newlyweds with joy.

In fact, it's no wonder that the Lu family is not to blame. Anyone who sees their daughter's once-in-a-lifetime wedding is this scene, and they can't feel better. If it is said that it is because the national funeral has just passed, the Xu family wants to hold a low-key happy event, so the scene is a little more cold and simple, and there is nothing to say. The old man of the Lu family also has an official body, and he understands the seriousness of the matter. However, the Xu family obviously couldn't invite so many guests, but they still had to put up ten tables of tables, and half of the tables were empty now, which was really more embarrassing than the Xu family's only four or five small banquets! There is no more than this scattered wedding banquet that highlights the Xu family's current decay.

Even if other eunuchs are down, there will be relatives and friends who sincerely associate with them to continue to keep in touch with them, but if they don't pay attention to it in their hearts, they will still fulfill the etiquette on the surface. Even when the second master of the Xu family in the second room of the Xu family recovered, many relatives and friends came to congratulate him. But at the moment, the Xu family's room is clearly in the rhythm of wanting everyone to betray their relatives and leave! Look, even the second room of the Xu family only came to the second room of the Xu family, and the second master and his wife still sat in the guest seat, not the main seat.

There are a few families who live nearby, and they may not be able to climb the edge of the Xu family in the past, but now they have become neighbors who are guests, and they all secretly exchange glances with each other, feeling that they don't have to have anything to do with the Xu family's house in the future. Originally, they didn't have any deep friendship with Xu's family, that is, they met with Mrs. Xu and Xu's grandmother occasionally, drank tea, and chatted. In the past, when the Xu family was beautiful, Grandma Xu never took them seriously. Now, they don't have to be too wronged by themselves. When you have leisure, you can go back and forth with the second room of the Xu family, that is.

Grandma Xu knew that she had really lost face this time. She hated it so much in her heart, and what she hated the most was Xu's! At the beginning, Xu's made a package ticket, but now she doesn't even show her face, what is this? Even if other people in Chengenhou's Mansion don't want to come to Xu Zheng's wedding, Xu herself can always come, right? She was obviously not so sick, but she was absent without saying a word. In this way, she also has the face to say that what she loves the most is Xu Zheng's nephew? !

Grandma Xu stirred the veil, almost unable to control the distorted expression on her face. At this time, Xu Lan walked over from the other side of the verandah, and when she saw her, she was almost startled.

Seeing this, Grandma Xu said unhappily: "What kind of system is it to be flustered?! If the guests see it, they will laugh at my Xu family's upbringing!"

Xu Lan cautiously restrained her hands and bowed her head: "Yes, mother, my daughter is wrong." In the past few years, as she grows older, her temperament has become more and more careful, far less cheerful and lively than when she was a child. Because she knew that the situation at home was not as good as before, and her mother's temper was getting worse and worse every year, and it was impossible to have the patience to tolerate her anymore. She has to endure it, as long as she endures it until she gets married.

Grandma Xu didn't know the concubine's thoughts, and asked angrily: "You don't help your sister entertain guests at the table, what are you doing here?!"

Xu Lan said cautiously: "Back to my mother, it was my sister who asked me to find you." A friend of my brother's came to the door to say goodbye, and my brother said that he would accompany him himself, and asked his father and mother to help greet the guests first. ”

Grandma Xu frowned: "What friend is so important?"

Xu Lan replied: "It seems to be a Lord Gui, who serves in the Hanlin Academy, and is a senior that my brother has recently met. ”

"Second Prince Gui?!" Grandma Xu's eyes lit up, and she was a little surprised that Second Son Gui would come to the door to say hello to Xu Zheng. Although Xu Zheng was ordered by his parents a few days ago to consciously approach the second son of Gui to pave the way for his sister's future marriage, he himself was not very keen on this matter, and every time he saw the second son of Gui, he was asking for advice. The second son of Gui is not a son-in-law who is idle at home, he is still an official in the Hanlin Academy, and he doesn't have much time to really guide Xu Zheng. Xu Zheng was even more reluctant to find the door of the Gui family. Therefore, when Grandma Xu wanted to send a post to the Gui family in person and get to know Mrs. Gui by the way, Xu Zheng took over the task of sending the post on the grounds that his friendship with the second son of Gui was not deep enough to do so.

According to him, the second prince of Gui did not agree to participate in the wedding banquet at that time, but only said congratulations, and ordered someone to send some stationery supplies and rulers over, which was considered a congratulatory gift. Usually this means that he won't come to the banquet, but I didn't expect him to show up anyway!

Grandma Xu's heart suddenly opened.

To be honest, although her daughter has already made all kinds of preparations to attract the attention of the second son of Gui on the night of the Lantern Festival, there is still a long time for the Lantern Festival, and it is too difficult to determine. What if the second son of Gui doesn't come to the Lantern Festival that day, or if his daughter doesn't meet him at all? Since the second son of Gui came to the door today, if he was allowed to see his daughter in advance, it would seem ...... Also a good idea?

Xu Xiu specially asked Xu Lan to tell her the news, does it mean the same thing?

Grandma Xu sent Xu Lan back to the table and went to talk to Xu Xiu by herself.

However, Xu Xiu didn't have this will, she couldn't get out of it by herself, so she asked her sister to tell her mother that the second son of Gui was here, and the eldest brother Xu Zheng wanted to accompany the guest. She was a little disapproving of her mother's proposal to let her meet the second son of Gui in advance.

She whispered to Grandma Xu: "If it weren't for the Lantern Festival, wearing clothes similar to Gui's second grandmother, combing similar hair, and wearing similar lanterns, appearing in front of Gui's second son, how similar would her daughter and Gui's second grandmother be a little similar? What if it is self-defeating? It's all been planned, and my mother still shouldn't make any extraneous branches, right?!"

Grandma Xu said: "If it's getting dark today, and there are many lanterns in the yard, you change your clothes and stand under the lights, you don't have to get too close, just if you inadvertently walked to the front yard, let the second son of Gui take a look, what's not to do? Just let him remember that there is such a person as you! When the Lantern Festival comes next year, it's not too late for you to ask him to see the truth." When the time comes, he will only think that you are more like Gui's second grandmother!"

Xu Xiu shook her head hesitantly: "At my brother's wedding banquet, how could I dress so plainly? Mother, this can't be done. Our family is also the home of the scholarly eunuch, and the family has its own rules, and the front yard and the back yard are clearly distinguished. Whatever the reason, I, a deep boudoir woman, have no reason to run to the men's table in the front yard. Not to mention...... This is our own house again, and I can't say that I'm lost, even if I have to go to my brother, there is still a girl!"

Grandma Xu felt that these things could be solved, the key was to let Gui Er Gongzi see her daughter as soon as possible, and she wanted to persuade her again, but Xu Xiu was already blushing and quickly slipped away. When she returned to the table, and all the guests were present, she couldn't say anything more to her daughter, and she was angry.

The second son of Gui just went out to visit a friend, and happened to pass by the road outside, and saw the Xu family's banquet today, thinking of Xu Zheng's marriage, so he stopped by to congratulate him. After drinking two glasses of wine, he took his leave. The congratulatory gift has been given, and the people have also arrived, with his friendship with Xu Zheng, this is very face-saving. If he didn't think that Xu Zheng was a good learner and gentle and polite, he wouldn't be willing to enter the door of the Xu family just because of the bad reputation of the Xu family, let alone stay for a long time.

It's just that the amount of wine in the second son of Gui is not very good, and after just two glasses of wine, he is already a little drunk. Resolutely refusing Xu Zheng to go out by himself, he called a small servant to lead the way in front of him, and walked slowly towards the gate of Xu's mansion. Unexpectedly, I heard a woman's voice behind a side door in front of me: "You dead girl, why are you so stubborn?! Can your mother still hurt you?! Come with me! It's too late!" Before the words fell, a woman's figure had already appeared in the side door, full of shadows, and seemed to be pulling a young girl. Both mother and daughter are dressed in festive costumes, and if they are not the daughters of the host family of today's wedding banquet, they are relatives and friends who have come to congratulate them.

As soon as the second son of Gui heard the woman's voice, he immediately turned around and avoided it. Although he was a little drunk, his mind was still clear, and he still remembered that there were different rules for men and women.

The little guy who led the way naturally knew who was coming, and hurriedly stepped forward to greet him: "Grandma, girl." ”

Grandma Xu saw that the second son of Gui was still there, and she suddenly breathed a sigh of relief in her heart. But seeing him turn his back to him, she felt a little sorry, and when she glanced back at her daughter, she didn't know how long she had hidden behind the side door, and she couldn't help but have the idea of hating iron and not steel. But in front of the second son of Gui, she still had to make a hospitable gesture, and said with a smile: "Why are you here? Is this the guest who came to congratulate you today? Look at the eyes, I don't know which family's child it is? I don't even recognize it?"

She tried to pretend to misunderstand the second son of Gui as the son and nephew of relatives and friends, so as to take the opportunity to get closer to each other.

Who knew that the second son of Gui still didn't turn around, but just made a gesture to the side, and said: "The late surname is Gui, but I met Ling Lang, and I happened to pass by today, and I saw a happy event in the house, so I came to congratulate him." Just because he was too drunk and afraid of being rude, he had to leave. If you are rude, please forgive me. ”

Grandma Xu was smiling, and she wanted to talk further, and keep the second son of Gui for a while, and it was best to pull her daughter over to see him. Unexpectedly, after the second son of Gui said this, he hurriedly made another gesture, twisted his head and went to the direction of the gate. Obviously a tall and thin scholar, I don't know why my feet are so fast. Before Grandma Xu could react, he was gone.

Grandma Xu was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but chase out the door, only to see the back of the carriage with the lantern with the word "Gui" leaving, and couldn't help but stomp her feet and hate.

couldn't catch up with anyone, the plan failed, she turned around to find her daughter's bad luck, but Xu Xiu defended: "Even if her daughter didn't avoid it, it was useless." That is a gentleman, even in front of his mother, he still avoids suspicion, refuses to see his mother, let alone his daughter? ”

There is a lot of truth to that. Grandma Xu now thinks about it, and she also feels that she is a little reckless. But if she wants to admit that she was wrong and did something stupid, of course she is not happy. Returning to the banquet, looking at the cold and lonely wedding banquet and the ugly face of her mother-in-law, Grandma Xu's heart couldn't help but be filled with all kinds of anger, unwillingness and resentment.

Therefore, just after the wedding, she went directly to the Chengenhou Mansion on the second day.