There was indeed a foreign man at the women's table, but they were not trespassing, but were invited.

Invited by the wives and grandmothers at the women's table.

It's a long story.

Today, the Qin family's Chengenhou Mansion and Yongjiahou Mansion jointly organized the Spring Banquet, and many relatives and friends of the Qin family came, as well as Qin Zhonghai and Qin Shutao's brothers' bosses and colleagues in the yamen, and some of them were high-ranking dignitaries made friends by the Qin family. Xiuning Wangfu and several other county palaces came, several Guogong mansions came, Yunyang Hou Mansion and Shoushan Bo Mansion all arrived, not to mention Xu, Yao, Min and other in-laws, the Ma family of the Zhuguo General's Mansion also sent representatives to come very face-saving, so that everyone had a further understanding of the rumored friendship between the Yongjiahou Mansion and the Zhuguo General's Mansion.

The families who came to the Spring Banquet were basically divided into men and women. Among them, because the girls took the boat hall as a small meeting place, most of them were not in the Xiangxue Hall. Only a few girls from the Yao family, because they came a little late with the wives and grandmothers of the Yao family, did not catch up with the large army to the ship hall, and sat down in the Xiangxue Hall.

At this time, a little change happened.

Yao's mother, Yao Wang, also arrived today. She is the daughter of the Wang family, although everyone knows that she is the only daughter of the second master of the king, and she is not related to the branch of the eldest master of the king, but it can't stop others from treating her and the aunts and grandmothers of the royal family as all the way. Several aunts and grandmothers of the Wang family either died violently, or suddenly fell ill and went out of the city to recuperate, or were almost abandoned by their husbands, none of them had good results, and they obviously offended the royal family. Although Yao Wang's family has not been affected, there are always self-righteous people in the world who don't know the inside story and jump out to block people.

One of Qin Zhonghai's bosses was an official position of Zheng Sipin, and he had asked Qin Zhonghai to find Yao Wang's family and ask her to be a matchmaker, asking to marry a girl from one of the Yao family's branches as his daughter-in-law. Seeing that his family was also from a clear stream, his family style and reputation were good, and the two portals were also comparable, he readily agreed, and quickly said that the marriage was completed. The two families are engaged, counting the auspicious day, and before this summer, they will get married. But at this time, several aunts and grandmothers of the Wang family had an accident, and Qin Zhonghai, the wife of the boss, didn't know what psychology she had, so she had the idea of retiring from the marriage, and the excuse was that the maiden sisters of the matchmaker Yao Wang's family had been heavily punished by the imperial court, and their family didn't want to cause trouble.

I have never heard that I am worried that my in-laws will affect me, and I have never heard that there are still people who will worry about the matchmaker. Yao Wang held back his anger and turned around to ask Qin Zhonghai, but Qin Zhonghai was also helpless. He went to test the meaning of his boss in private, although his boss repeatedly said that it was the mother-in-law of the family who made her own decision and wanted to marry her niece for her son, but he did not say that he would withdraw the decision to withdraw from the marriage. Qin Zhonghai also understood in his heart, he never mentioned it to anyone again, but asked his wife to comfort his father-in-law and mother-in-law, and he didn't have to worry too much. It is actually a fortunate thing to understand the character of your predecessor's in-laws before marriage, otherwise you will find out after marriage, can you still regret it? That is the real destruction of the child's life!

The two families silently withdrew from each other, and the matter should have settled down. It's just a few days after this happened, but the post of the Spring Banquet has already been sent out. Whether it is Qin Zhonghai's boss or Yao's family, they all received the post. It is naturally impossible for the Yao family not to come to support their daughter and granddaughter, and Qin Zhonghai's boss must also be invited, and the two families met at the spring banquet, and they were embarrassed by each other.

If it's just embarrassing, it's okay, but Qin Zhonghai's wife seems to be a person who doesn't know how to accept it when he sees it. Not only did she not pretend to be casual, but she also deliberately mentioned in front of Yao Wang's concubine and others that she had told her son a good family matter, how prominent the other party's family was, how rich and noble, how generations of children had successful studies, imperial examinations, and even several generations of ancestors were in the position of ministers. She just showed off, and by the way, she had to step on the daughter of the Yao family, saying that some people looked beautiful on the outside, but in fact, they had long since disappeared, just pretending to be great to support the scene. In fact, the girls of those other people's families, as long as they want to make face, they should no longer pretend to be famous daughters to deceive people. As a matchmaker, you should also see the difference between the two families, and you should not mislead others and yourself. Fortunately, I didn't miss my son's real good marriage, otherwise I would have regretted dying in this life.

The sisters of the Yao family were embarrassed when they heard this, but they didn't dare to speak out against each other. The education they received from an early age did not include quarrels with older families. It's just that the lady's words are too much, it's just a four-grade fate, even if it's the wife of Qin Zhonghai, she shouldn't be presumptuous in front of so many dignitaries, right? Who does she think she is?

Yao Wang couldn't help it. She doesn't care what others say about her, she is the daughter of the Wang family, and this identity is impossible to discard. But if because of her, she affected the girl in the Yao family's other room, and she couldn't help it. But if she quarreled with the lady on the spot, she was afraid that she would ruin the spring banquet that her daughter had worked so hard to organize.

So she used a roundabout method, asking her daughter to find her grandson Qin Jian, tidy up and spirited, nominally to let him come to ask the elders in Xiangxue Hall to say goodbye, but in fact, to let him show his face in front of people, show his talent and appearance, so that the untrustworthy shrew knows his benefits. She Yao Wang has such an outstanding grandson, she really wants to find an in-law for the nieces of her in-law's family, and she still needs to look at the son of a fourth-grade official? The girl of their Yao family is known as a virtuous person, and she has never worried about getting married, and she is willing to agree to the previous marriage because she heard that Qin Zhonghai's boss has a good reputation. Knowing that his family is so virtuous, their Yao family will not agree to the marriage contract!

Yao Wang made such a request to his daughter Yao, and Yao naturally would not refuse his mother. Besides, she has her own selfish intentions. She didn't find Lu Yueniang, Qin Jinhua and Qin Hanzhen on the edge of the bamboo forest, so she came back first, and she still had resentment against Qin Youzhen in her stomach, and she didn't want Qin Youzhen's daughter to become her eldest daughter-in-law. After the mother made the request, the Yao family immediately thought that Mrs. Yunyang Hou and Mrs. Shoushanbo were both present today, and there were several other families who were also from high-ranking officials and nobles.

Anyway, the girls are all elsewhere, and the Yao sisters just hide behind the screen. At this time, it is only appropriate to let the boys from the big table outside.

Yao immediately agreed to his mother's request.

It's just unfortunate that Xu Shi knew about this matter, and she casually ordered: "Since you want the boys in the family to come over and show their faces, let's call Brother Jian and their brothers." Zheng'er be more steady, let Zheng'er come forward and bring everyone over, and don't forget Suzhen's children. ”

As a result, the plan that Yao originally planned for Qin Jian to go to Xiangxue Hall alone to ask for peace encountered a setback because of the temporary addition of a few companions.

There were quite a few people who came, in addition to a few people ordered by the Xu family, Qin Jian also brought Zhao Mo, the king of Suning County. Zhao Mo piggybacked on the two little sons of Xiuning Palace. The two little sons of Xiuning Mansion brought the elder brothers of Tang Su and Zhang Shu over. The latter then brought the children of the Min family, and the children of the Min family brought the brothers of the Ma family, and the brothers of the Ma family called Cai Shizi of the Marquis of Yunyang, and Cai Shizi brought the young master of the Yu family and the eldest son of the Pei family......

There was a crowd in front of Xiangxue Hall, and there were crows and crows, and it looked like there were more than twenty people. These young people are all from a number of famous families in the capital, regardless of whether they are straw bags inside or not, they look very decent on the outside, their words and deeds are appropriate, their looks are upright, they are well-dressed, and their temperament is very likable. There were a few funny and eloquent boys, and in just a few words, everyone in the hall was happy.

The female elders of the teenagers all smiled when they saw their children giving themselves such long faces. The wives and grandmothers watched other people's little fresh meat, and they were all very happy. These teenagers have all kinds of temperaments, Sven's shyness, liveliness, and steady...... Each has its own characteristics, and they know how to be polite and pleasing, which one will not lose as their son-in-law!

Several girls from the Yao family also hid behind the screen and peeked at the teenagers in the front hall, where did they still look a little worried about the retired relatives?

Yao Wang glanced at his son-in-law's boss's wife with some smugness, thinking to himself I know so many young talents, who still recognizes your son? Let him and his new fiancée, who matched that day, go to live and live together, don't regret picking sesame seeds and losing watermelons today!

Only Yao's heart was a little congested. Her original intention was to show how good her son was, so as to coax Mrs. Yunyang Hou or Mrs. Shoushan Bo to agree to the family affairs, but she didn't expect so many young people of similar age to come at once, and Qin Jian was instantly drowned, and the limelight called others out.

Out of selfishness, Yao took the initiative to propose to his mother-in-law Xu that a new game link be added, so that these young people can perform their talents. The one who wins, she has a big gift.

The Yao clan is very shrewd, and most of the young people present are from military generals' families, so they have learned that their own sons have the advantage first; Zhao Mo and other clan disciples who can compare with him have different identities and have nothing to worry about; although there is still Xu Zheng of the Xu family in the way, he has already had rumors, saying that a certain noble girl is given, who can compete with him? In this way, doesn't it highlight that Qin Jian is here?

So, the teenagers performed their talents in front of Xiangxue Hall, simply dancing a sword, fighting all the way, writing a calligraphy, painting a painting, if they have the ability, they can also compose poems and lyrics. Xu Zheng wrote two poems, which are quick and breathtaking. Qin Jian saw that Zhao Mo had chosen to paint, so he decided to write a painting by himself, and specially sent someone back to his room to get the four treasures of the usual study. He is not as talented as his cousin Qin Hanzhen in calligraphy and painting, but he has also received a lot of guidance from his third uncle, Qin Bai, and has made great progress. Today's painting, he has to finish it carefully and pay full attention, so he needs to find a quiet place to avoid outside interference.

Yao set a place for his son, just under the diagonal corridor outside Xiangxue Hall, which was sheltered from the wind and rain, and bright enough, just instructing the girls to avoid that side, and no one would disturb his son.

Qin Jian began to write there. Halfway through the writing, Pei Yin turned around from the path in front of the chrysanthemum garden, and saw him standing there, and there seemed to be a few foreign men whispering around him. Pei Yin didn't expect to encounter such a situation, so she couldn't help but exclaim loudly, alarming the ladies who followed her.

It also attracted the attention of Qin Jian and other teenagers who were immersed in calligraphy.