33. Removal of clothing
In July of the eighth year of Deguang, the Changxiang Marquis Mansion finally completed the 27-month filial piety period of the old marquis, and was scheduled to be removed at the end of August. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
"Old lady, old lady Fang is here!" the hosta said to Miao, who was picking out jewelry for Yao Kerou.
"Isn't it time yet? Let Ming's daughter-in-law go to greet my in-laws' wife for me. Miao's eyelids didn't lift, he took two strings of beads in his hand and looked at Yao Kerou's head, and the hosta had no choice but to go to Xiya Courtyard to find Xiao Miao.
Now in addition to the clothes, whether it is the master or the subordinates, they are all dressed brightly, and the girls and mothers in the garden are shuttling non-stop, all preparing for today's banquet.
At this moment, Xiao Miao is sitting on the couch drinking tea leisurely, looking at Cui Yao who is kneeling down and not speaking, Cui Yao is wearing a pink satin dark flower chrysanthemum long skirt, wearing a pink blue and smoke-colored silver thread twisted bead soft silk narrow sleeve shirt, covered with a white background light green embroidered bamboo leaf plum blossom collar jacket, it looks beautiful and refined, only two silver hairpins are inserted on the head, which is more elegant, Xiao Miao thought that he was dressed in a costume but fell down, and he was a little unhappy in his heart, and saw the one-year-old child held by the country woman next to him, and suddenly added a little angerγ
Because the Yao family is going to feast guests today, one is to say that the Yao family has finished their filial piety and will officially return to the social circle, and the other is to solemnly introduce the fourth young master who had to wronged him to stay in the Zhuangzi because he was afraid of colliding with his grandfather, so yesterday Cui Yao's mother and son were taken into the mansion, and Liu Yezi followed Cui Yao into the mansion.
Although this idea was made by Xiao Miao herself, she was still a little dissatisfied when he saw such a child who looked seven points like Yao Chongming, but after seeing Cui Yao's respectful and humble attitude, her heart was a little better, "This is Xiao Si! I haven't seen you until you came late yesterday! Come, let my mother hug me." Xiao Miao stretched out his hand to Liu Yezi, Liu Yezi glanced at Cui Yao, and when he saw Cui Yao nodding, he handed the child into Xiao Miao's arms, Xiao Miao held the child as if he hadn't seen the small movements between them, and looked at it slowly.
The child didn't recognize his life, he was held in Xiao Miao's arms and laughed happily, and reached out to pull the tassel that Xiao Miao's step shook down, Xiao Miao was afraid that she would tear her hair, so he hurriedly gave him back to Liu Yezi, and saw Cui Yao still kneeling, so he said lightly: "What are you still kneeling for?"
"Mrs. Xie!" Cui Yao knelt for a long time, and her legs were a little numb, but it was not easy to rub them, so she could only endure them. At this time, someone outside reported that the hosta was coming, and Cui Yao hurriedly pulled Liu Yezi to the side, taking the opportunity to move her sore legs.
"Say hello to the second lady!" said the hosta.
Xiao Miao motioned for Jade to pick up the hosta, "What's the matter?"
"The old lady of the Fang family is here, and the old lady asked you to greet her. β
"Oh?" Xiao Miao raised his eyebrows, why did he come so early?" "The hosta came just in time, so I bother you to take Aunt Xue and the fourth young master for me to show the old lady!" Cui Yao's surname is Xue.
"How dare you take care of your wife?" said the hosta with a smile, "It's also the slave's duty to do things for your wife." β
"In that case, then Aunt Xue will follow the hosta!" Xiao Miao stood up and straightened her clothes, and said to Cui Yao. Cui Yao saw that Xiao Miao called her aunt, it could be seen that her name had been decided, and she was at peace in her heart, and followed the hosta to Shou'an Hall, while Xiao Miao went to the second gate.
Xiao Miao's saw the Fang family's carriage coming from a distance, so he had to smile and greet him, "Say hello to the old lady, the old lady can appreciate her face to participate in this banquet, it's really ......."
"I'm here to see Sister Qing and Brother Shen!" Old Madam Fang originally didn't want to see Miao's aunt and nephew, coupled with the things they did to Yao Keqing, which made the Lin family not even save face, and before Xiao Miao could finish speaking, Lin interrupted her.
Xiao Miao's embarrassed face was like a fire, and he hated it in his heart, and said reluctantly: "It's also their blessing to have you thinking about them." Our old lady has been waiting for you for a long time. β
"Sister Qing and Brother Shen are also there?" Lin avoided Xiao Miao's outstretched hand and got into the sedan chair.
"I just sent someone to invite, and now I think it's already here!" Xiao Miao withdrew his hand, quietly instructed the people around him, and quickly invited the two sisters and brothers of the long room to Shou'an Hall, and then followed the sedan chair, and the group went to the inner courtyard.
Seeing that the old lady of the Fang family brought a group of granddaughters and grandchildren, the Miao family was a little confused, so she had to suppress her doubts in the bottom of her heart, "The in-laws are getting younger and younger! Look at this spiritual head, even these juniors can't compare!" Miao pointed to the little Miao and said to Lin.
"The old woman also feels that she is in good spirits, and she can live for a few more years, and she has to watch Sister Qing get married, and Brother Shen marry her daughter-in-law!" Lin stabbed her on Miao's words.
Seeing that Miao was a little embarrassed, Xiao Miao hurriedly interrupted, "Why haven't you seen Sister Qing and Brother Shen yet? Didn't you send someone to pass the word a long time ago?"
"If you want to see the elders, you naturally have to dress up neatly before you can come to visit!" Yao Keqing and Yao Qishen walked in one after the other, Wen Zhu, who was playing the curtain, smiled apologetically at Xiao Miao's family, she wanted to report when the elder sister and brother came in just now, but was stopped by Yao Keqing.
"The granddaughter greets her grandmother, and the granddaughter greets her grandmother. β
"The grandson greets the grandmother, and the grandson greets the grandmother. β
Yao Keqing's sister and brother all asked for peace, and they were pulled by the Lin family left and right, this one to see, that one to hug, so unkind. Miao looked worried for a while, and then Lin said to Miao: "Today's house is busy, I won't disturb my in-laws, I'll go to the house of the two children to sit." β
The Miao family did not object, and the Lin family dragged a group of children and grandchildren to the secluded pavilion.
"Why did my grandmother come so early today?, my cousin and cousin are also free?" Yao Keqing was also a little puzzled when he saw that the Lin family had brought so many people, the cousins were all going to school, and the cousins were also going to study, why did they all come?
"Grandmother brought them to support you and Brother Shen!" Lin pointed to the outer courtyard, and said, "Your grandfather, your uncle, and three cousins are all in the outer courtyard!" Since the Miao family deliberately erased the identity of Yao Qishen's great-grandson, the Lin family has made up his mind to correct his grandson's name.
Hearing this, Yao Keqing's heart warmed, whether it was in the previous life or in this life, the ancestor Fang family was very good to him, but in his previous life, he was not a sociable person, and the other party's family has always been light, so the Fang family is not very clear about their situation in the Yao family, and they think that they are living well in the Yao family. In this life, as soon as he asked the Fang family for help, his grandfather and grandmother immediately reached out to help, which shows that the Fang family really feels sorry for themselves and their younger brother.
Seeing that his grandmother was so loving, Yao Keqing was rarely childish, and put his face on Lin's arm and said coquettishly: "Grandmother is so good to Qing'er!"
"Ouch! Sister Qing is really eccentric, isn't the eldest aunt treating you badly?"
"The eldest aunt is good to Shen'er, and Shen'er likes the eldest aunt!" Seeing the eldest aunt 'bullying' her sister, Yao Qishen hurriedly stepped forward to please the Liao family.
Liao couldn't even straighten up with a smile, "Ouch...... Our brother Shen really loves my sister, and he can't even let me joke!" Everyone laughed for a while.
"Come on...... Brother Shen, come here, I also hurt your third cousin and me!" Fang Lijuan rubbed her stomach with a smile and beckoned to Yao Qishen.
Yao Qishen took a cup of tea and put it in front of Fang Lijuan very attentively, "Third cousin drink tea!" made everyone laugh again, and they all began to joke that Yao Qishen was coming, Yao Qishen was not annoyed, and said a few nice words to this smiling smile for a while, and then ran into that arms to be coquettish, which made the hearts of the two elders bloom.
Just as everyone was talking happily, the pomegranate opened the curtain and came in, "The old lady sent someone over to spread the word that the banquet is about to start, please move to Guangyan Pavilion." β
"Let's go, let's go and join in the fun!" Lin was helped by the Liao family to walk in front, and a group of grandchildren followed behind to Guangyan Pavilion.
Guangyan Pavilion takes "the meaning of the guests of the world in the wide banquet", it is a three-storey pavilion, the third floor is usually used to enjoy the scenery, the lower two floors are the banquet guests, the first floor is to sit in some people who are relatively not so close, the Xiao Miao is responsible for entertaining, the second floor is the family and the close in-law family, is the old lady personally entertained. As for the male guests, Yao Chongming was in charge of entertaining them in the Juxian Pavilion in the outer courtyard.
As soon as Yao Keqing went upstairs, he saw his aunt Yao Fangyu holding Yao Kerou in her arms, with a loving face, and couldn't help but sigh in her heart: Her aunt is really persistent!
"Mrs. In-laws are here! Sit down here!" Regardless of whether the Lin family appreciates it or not, the Miao family has to make a look close to her in front of people.
Lin is not a person who doesn't know what to do, it's okay to annoy her in private, but he won't give her no face on such an occasion, and after sitting down in the position designated by Miao, he looked at the boy in Miao's arms and said: "This is your new little grandson?"
Miao was worried about how to tell everyone about the child in his arms, and when he saw that Lin took the initiative to speak, he hurriedly said: "Yes, what a poor child, for his grandfather, he has suffered a lot of grievances! Come...... Brother Bin, hurry up and give everyone a salute!" As he spoke, Miao put Yao Qibin's two fleshy little hands together and arched towards the people present. Everyone also praised him for his face:
"Ouch! Dude is so smart!"
"You're so handsome!"
"This is really clear, my boys are almost two years old, and they can only be called 'mother'!"
"What's this kid's name?"
"His father gave him the word 'Bin'. Because of the need to cover up Yao Chongming's unfilial piety, the child's birthday was changed to the first month, and in order to show the family's guilt for the child, he was born as a concubine and gave him an excellent name "Yao Qibin".
Sure enough, when they heard the old lady's words, everyone boasted again: "What a good name!"
"Brother is so blessed, reincarnated in such a good family!"
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It wasn't until the old lady announced the start of the banquet that everyone stopped.