In the blink of an eye, it was Chinese New Year's Eve, and Zhang Hou finally returned to the capital on the twenty-nineth. The people of Zhang's Mansion gathered in the old lady's Zhengde Hall for New Year's dinner. The banquet opened two tables, because they were all flesh and blood, and there was no screen in the middle, the old lady took her granddaughters to sit at a table, and the Zhang Zan brothers took their sons to sit at a table, and the Liu family and the Wang family were supposed to serve the old lady next to them, and the old lady sympathized with them and said that they didn't need to talk about those rules during the New Year, so let them sit together.

This year is a year of family reunion, and the old lady is in a happy mood when she looks at her children and grandchildren, and she smiles from ear to ear. After the meal, everyone sat in one place and gossiped. Liu asked the old lady,

"This year's New Year's wine, my mother plans to go, or she will not go as much as she did last year. "The old lady likes to be quiet when she is old, and she doesn't want to go out, but this year is different, Saitama has returned to Beijing, and she still wants to take Saitama to meet people. So he groaned and said:

"When is the Hou family of Anping?"

"It should be arranged on the fifth day of the new year. ”

"Okay, you can arrange it, let's go on the fifth day of the new year. "Mrs. Anpinghou is an acquaintance of the old lady for many years, and the relationship is extraordinary, so the old lady first considered her family.

"It's my mother, but my daughter-in-law may have to greet her at home that day, and I'm afraid I won't be able to go. ”

"Then let the second wife go with me, and let Qi Ying and her sisters go with me. Although the Wang family had plans for Qi Jiao's affairs, they didn't mind choosing again, so they readily agreed. So he responded with the Liu family.

On the morning of the fifth day of the new year, Saitama got up early in the morning to pack up and dress. Because it was the Chinese New Year, she wore a small fur jacket embroidered with peonies with tender yellow and silver threads, and a cherry pink embroidered brocade skirt. On his head, he pulled a cloud bun and inserted a golden silk treasure butterfly hairpin. When she arrived at the old lady's room, the old lady took Saitama's hand and looked at it for a while and said:

"It's still a little too plain, and the little girl's family should look festive. While instructing the eldest girl to take out the jewelry of her youth, she looked at it and said:

"It's good, it's just a little bit like it, and this chain is fine. As he spoke, he took out a sapphire collar and gave it to Saitama.

"It's much better that way. Red Aya fetched my bracelets again. Red Aya listened and turned to fetch it. After a while, a brocade box came out. The old lady took it and opened it, and Saitama saw that inside was a pair of jade bracelets with excellent water heads.

"Here's to you. The old lady said to Saitama.

"Grandmother, you should keep this bracelet, it's too valuable, and my granddaughter can't hold it down when she's young. ”

"I didn't tell you to wear it now, this thing was given to me by my mother when I came out of the cabinet, and I will pass it on to you today, it's a thought, don't shirk it, put it away yourself." Saitama listened to the old lady's words, and couldn't help but feel sad, and her eyes were slightly red.

"In this big year, don't cry. If you're not happy to give you something, then I'll take it back. The old lady said with a deliberate straight face. Saitama knelt down on the old lady's lap and said:

"Grandmother, you've treated me so well. ”

"Grandmother doesn't treat you well, who treats you well. At one moment, the maid came in to report that the two ladies and ladies were already waiting in the hall, and it was Saitama who walked out with the old lady in his arms.

When she arrived in the hall, Saitama found that the sisters were all dressed up in a new look, and Qi Jiao was still red, looking so dazzling. Qi Yun is like a small flower blooming in the corner of the wall, although it is not eye-catching, but it is also pitiful. Qi Ying is the most ordinary among the sisters, but her good upbringing for a long time has cultivated a gentle and elegant bearing, which makes people ignore her ordinary face.

The old lady looked at her four flower-like granddaughters and nodded with satisfaction. And everyone in the hall saw the valuable collar around Saitama's neck. Ryu and Kiying were grateful to Saitama and didn't have any thoughts. But Wang, Qi Jiao and Qi Yun are different. The Wang family hated the old lady for favoring Saiyu, Qi Jiao complained about her grandmother's partiality, and Qi Yun was full of envy.

The old lady took Qi Ying and Qi Yu in a car, and the Wang family took Qi Jiao and Qi Yun in a car, and then set off to the Anping Hou Mansion. After arriving at the Anping Hou Mansion not long after, there were already many vehicles queuing up outside the mansion gate, but after reporting the name of Zhang's mansion, the steward had already given the instructions of Mrs. Anping Hou, so he gave priority to letting Zhang's car pass. After getting out of the car, someone led the way in front and invited the old lady into the hall. Mrs. Anpinghou, who was the main seat in the hall, stepped forward and said to the old lady:

"Old sister, what a rare guest, we haven't seen each other for many years. ”

"It's not coming, it's just better this year. Mrs. Anpinghou smiled and asked the old lady to take a seat, but the old lady refused at first, but then she couldn't screw it and sat down. asked the Wang family to lead their granddaughters to meet Mrs. Hou. Mrs. Anpinghou praised herself,

"Old sister, I said why didn't you come out, it turned out that you hid these four flowers in the house, I'm afraid that someone will pick them. ”

"Listen, I haven't seen you in the past few years, but my mouth is even better. ”

"I'm afraid that tomorrow the door of your house will be broken down. All the ladies in the hall echoed the voice, and Mrs. Anping Hou ordered the maids to send the ladies to a place to play, while the ladies chatted in the hall. While he was talking, someone reported that the Duchess of Qi Guo had arrived, and everyone hurriedly stood up and went out to greet each other. I saw that the Duchess of Qi was wearing a long jacket engraved with red gold silk peony, combing a peony bun on her head, inserting five phoenix beads, and a ruby shining in the phoenix's mouth in the middle, and the whole person was golden and brilliant, making people dare not look at it directly. The Duchess of Guo came in and naturally sat on the main seat, she greeted everyone and specially ordered the Wang family.

"Mrs. Zhang, where is that girl Qi Jiao?" Wang hurriedly got up and saluted and said:

"That girl is playing with her sisters in the back, so I'll call her out to give her a salute to Madame." ”

"No need, I'll see you in a while, saving her a trip. Listening to this conversation, everyone's eyes on Wang's eyes have changed. originally looked down on her as just a lady of a five-grade official, although she had a father who was a secretary of the ministry. But listening to the tone of the Duchess of Guo, it seems that the two families are quite familiar, and the Duke of Qi is the emperor's important minister and favorite minister, and he has won the emperor's trust, not a scholar can compare. Therefore, verbally it has the meaning of friendship with Wang.

Wang was also very puzzled at first, but when he thought about it, he was afraid that it was because of that marriage, so he couldn't help but bend the corners of his mouth. The old lady knows her daughter-in-law's temperament very well, looking at her full face, she knows that there must be some reason for this, that day Qi Jiao visited the Wang family in the mansion, and actually lived for ten days, today's situation can be seen that it is not as simple as simply liking Qi Jiao, I don't know what medicine is in Wang's gourd.