The Yan family has many children and grandchildren, if you go to Mrs. Yan's place every day to ask for peace, then no one will be able to live in peace, so Mrs. Yan has set a rule, you can go five times a month, and today is not the time to ask for peace, what does she let herself do?

Chonglan thought for a while and said, "Wait a while, I'll go over." "Anyway, Old Madam Yan has been anxious about the affairs of the county lord of Qinghe recently, and she shouldn't be able to toss herself.

She pondered for a moment, settled down, got up and walked to the main hall.

On the side of the main hall, except for the widowed five aunts, the other ladies and young ladies have arrived, and outside are several uncles and grandchildren in the house, who are sitting around the mahogany Ruyi round table filled with hibiscus and talking, some carefully avoiding the sight of the county lord of Qinghe, and some deliberately stammering and flattering.

The lord of Qinghe County couldn't see anything on his face, and the smug look in his eyes couldn't be hidden, her waist had gradually thickened in the past few days, and she couldn't hide it, I really didn't know where so much energy came from.

Chonglan's gaze wandered around the crowd, slowly retracted his gaze, slowly bowed, and then sat down next to He, and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong?" ”

He whispered in her ear: "Grandmother saw that there was really a lot of trouble recently, so she specially called the big guy over to talk." Anyway, if we don't do our business, we will treat it as if we are here to eat, and we just don't talk. ”

Chonglan smiled, and then put her mind at ease, it seems that she has nothing to do with herself today, just watch the show.

Mrs. Yan said at the top: "It's not like you've come to me once or twice, what are you doing so restrainedly, let's use breakfast first." ”

There are steamed crab dumplings on the table, and they are still hot in a delicate steamer, with more than a dozen kinds of vinegar and snow red, sesame oil mixed with bacon shreds and other side dishes, as well as hot sugar steamed cheese, golden steamed chicken, and the entire round table is always filled.

In front of Chonglan is a bowl of soup wontons, the thin dough is faintly revealing the pink of the meat, more than a dozen small wontons float in the bowl, the clear broth is sprinkled with coriander and shallots, a fragrance comes out, and the smell makes people salivate.

Mrs. Yan asked over there, "What about the eldest daughter-in-law, why hasn't she come over yet?" ”

The people at the table looked at each other, Chonglan honestly stared at the wontons in front of him in a daze, and when Mrs. Yan saw that no one answered, and was about to speak, she saw Ning walking in surrounded by a group of maids.

She seems to have deliberately put on a show today, not only with people to set up a posture, but also dressed up in a luxurious manner, wearing a red gold Jingfu long phoenix hairpin, wearing a red gold branch line leaf pattern gown on her upper body, and a concubine-colored narcissus scattered flowers and green leaf skirt, plus she has been in charge for many years, and she has a majestic bearing, which makes people dare not underestimate it.

She walked in and smiled before saying a word: "There are still some things in the daughter-in-law's courtyard, and I accidentally came late, and I hope my mother and second brother and sister will not be surprised." ”

The county lord of Qinghe used a white porcelain spoon to flick the wontons in the bowl: "It's nothing if I see it or not, the old lady just has to be weird." ”

Old Madam Yan was very unhappy when she heard that she didn't even call her mother, but the county lord of Qinghe was her daughter-in-law, and it was difficult to say anything no matter how dissatisfied she was, so she had to turn her head to Ning and say, "You sit down first." ”

Ning sat down according to his words, and the county lord of Qinghe suddenly asked, "I don't know what the eldest lady has been busy with for so long?" I almost missed the invitation of the old lady. ”

Ning's face sank inadvertently, and he turned his head with a smile and said: "The second brother and sister beat the Xue Niang who served by my side to death half to death yesterday, and she almost didn't save her this morning, she has served me faithfully for many years, I have to help her ask for medicine." ”

Chonglan vaguely remembered that Xue Niang was a proud housekeeper lady beside the Ning family, and now although the Ning family has lost power, but in the end, the dignity is still there for many years, and it has been bullied by the county lord of Qinghe to this point?

The county lord of Qinghe flicked the crispy fried spring rolls with chopsticks, and said casually: "The eldest lady is really soft-hearted and kind, the kind of Diao slave who dares to bully the master, it is not too much to drag it out and kill her, you still seek medical advice for her, it is really a bodhisattva's heart." ”

The handkerchief in Ning's hand tightened, looked at her coldly, turned his head back to look back, and asked, "Then I have to ask, how did she offend her younger brother and sister to let her younger brother and sister be so heavy-handed?" ”

The county lord of Qinghe was about to speak, but Mrs. Yan had already raised her hand and waved: "It's not a big deal, everyone has to say a word, hurry up and sit down to eat." ”

When she saw the Ning family sitting down, she said with a solemn expression: "Our Yan family has been passed down for a hundred years, although there have been many stumbles over the years, but they have finally lived up to the expectations of their ancestors and passed them on. ”

Ning sat down and bowed her head and said, "What my mother said is...", she turned to the county lord of Qinghe again: "But Xue Niang is the old man of our family, and she can't be beaten to death by her younger brothers and sisters for no reason, so she has to give an explanation." ”

Old Madam Yan frowned and turned her head, and the county lord of Qinghe sneered: "I don't have anything to say here, the eldest lady was about to empty out our family's foundation, isn't it over?" ”

She lazily pulled her sideburns: "Besides, no matter how decent a slave is, it's also a slave, if I hit her, I beat her, do you want me to apologize to her?" ”

These words were extremely rude, but they poked at Ning's soft underbelly, and Ning's face was angry, but thinking of the silver whose whereabouts were unknown, his momentum weakened in the end, and he reluctantly calmed down, and said in a deep voice: "One yard is one yard, my mother has already punished me for being incompetent, and my younger brother and sister have injured my subordinates, what should I do?" ”

Chonglan was secretly speechless, but he didn't expect these two people to talk in public, but the other old gods were there.

He Shi was stunned when he saw her, and quietly leaned in her ear and said: "Don't be afraid, these days, the county lord is showing off his power in the mansion and pointing fingers at family affairs, and my mother-in-law and the county lord have had trouble several times." ”

The county lord of Qinghe didn't answer Ning's words at all, his eyes turned around, and fell on Chonglan unhurriedly: "I was shocked when I heard what happened at the beginning, a good sum of silver, if I didn't say it, it would be gone, but I was almost tired and my brother and I paid for it, if I did such a thing, I would be ashamed to die, so I would be embarrassed to sit in the hall?" ”

Chonglan was eating wontons slowly, but he didn't expect to suddenly set himself on fire, so he hurriedly put down his chopsticks and wiped the corners of his mouth with a silk.

Seeing that Ning's eyes had already looked over, he put down the silk without hurrying: "Madame still doesn't know much about the situation, Jin Nian and I originally intended to help the family, but we really didn't have any money at hand, so we lived up to the trust of the elders, as for the side... Jin Nian and I don't know. ”

The county lord of Qinghe calculated a large amount of silver from the Yan family in the marriage, and now it has only been long since he entered the door, and he is worried about the sum in Ning's hand again, is she getting married or is she here to hold the silver?

Only then did Ning retract his gaze and put the chopsticks on the table with a snap: "The elder and the young are orderly, the younger brothers and sisters are good tutors, and they actually talk to the eldest sister-in-law like this!" ”

The corners of the county lord's mouth sank: "The eldest sister-in-law also has to look like an eldest sister-in-law, if she takes the lead in committing a crime, how can she convince her younger brothers and sisters?" ”

Before a few chopsticks were moved during the meal, the two had already fought back and forth several times, and Mrs. Yan felt tired when she saw that they were putting their own words in their ears and not taking themselves in their eyes at all.

She thought about it and turned her head to look at Chonglan, in fact, she looked down on this granddaughter-in-law since she entered the door, she only felt that her status was low, and her knowledge was shallow, and she was not worthy of a talent like Yan He.

And the county lord of Qinghe was born in the royal mansion of Pingle County, and her identity is noble, and her father and brother are powerful, she began to be proud of marrying such a daughter-in-law, when these few days, after seeing her fierce and violent nature, she has a headache in addition to a headache, and Chonglan is particularly gentle in comparison, and she looks at Chonglan a lot.

Chonglan saw her looking at her eagerly, and hurriedly looked down at the crab dumplings on the plate, just thinking that she was here to eat.

The Ning family over there is not a person who can give up, and sneered at each other: "At the beginning, the family's silver deficit was not what I wanted, but my younger brother and sister are from the Pingle County Palace, so are they still unable to speak in the County Palace?" Knowing that our house was overstretched, we hurried to make a request, and we were also forced to have no way, so we asked the junior to reach out for silver, let's get to the bottom of it, and my younger siblings can't blame me! ”

The county lord of Qinghe was about to speak, but Mrs. Yan was already angry, and she slammed the cane in her hand: "You guys are still finished!" Do you want the old woman to make room for it, so that you can compete for a good time! ”

As soon as the words fell, although the Ning family had been in charge for many years, and although the county lord of Qinghe was domineering, he did not dare to completely ignore his mother-in-law's words, so he hurriedly got up and lowered his head and said: "Mother (old lady) is angry." ”

Old Madam Yan was about to open her mouth to reprimand, when she saw the curtain on the other side ring, Yan Sanle walked in angrily, stood in front of Ning and scolded loudly: "What are you doing with this ignorant stupid woman!" My mother's body is not good, and my brother and sister are double, if something happens to the two of them, I won't spare you first! ”

Chonglan was slightly stunned, and couldn't help but look at Yan Sanle a few more times, this is a smart person, he knows that if he continues to make trouble like this, if he really investigates it, the money that Ning took will not be able to spit it out.

Even if Mrs. Yan didn't like this concubine anymore, she had to echo at this time: "What the boss said is that the second daughter-in-law is pregnant now, and you, the sister-in-law, should let her do a little bit, and besides, what she asked about the silver at the beginning is also reasonable, you should give an explanation to the house." ”

She turned to the county lord of Qinghe again, and said in a deep voice: "You too, the eldest daughter-in-law is the eldest sister-in-law, even if there is something inappropriate, you can't talk like this." ”

The county lord of Qinghe glanced at Yan Sanle, as if she didn't know what to think, and suddenly smiled and said: "What the old lady and the eldest brother said is that I am young and ignorant, and I hope that my sister-in-law will not worry about me." ”

Her appearance is already excellent, bright and charming, and she has the charm of a mature woman, and this smile is full of charm. Although Ning's appearance is also good, it is a little less bright, and he is more than ten years older than her, and he has lost his color in front of her.

Yan Sanle looked at it for a moment, quickly returned to normal, and shouted in a deep voice to the stunned Ning Shi: "What are you still doing in a daze, why don't you go back with me quickly!" ”