Aunt Zhang led Zhang Xueyan to the hall, and said with a smile on her face: "Say hello to the old lady, we are late, don't blame the old lady!" ”

Xia Chunchao didn't expect the mother and daughter to come uninvited, and looked at Sister Lu Hong strangely. Sister Lu Hong looked at her and shook her head. Xia Chunchao stepped aside, silent, and waited for the changes.

The mother and daughter of the Zhang family stepped forward and greeted Lu Jia's family first.

Lu Jiashi nodded and smiled: "Okay, you're all here." I don't see you today, and I say you won't come. Although it is not a surname, it is also a relative in the end. With such a happy event at home, it is time to have fun together. ”

Aunt Zhang smiled and said, "What the old lady said is that we are not the people who don't know the number of etiquette, so naturally we want to congratulate the old lady." After that, he said hello to Liu's Gong again. When Liu saw her coming, a stone fell to the ground in his heart, and he consciously came to help, his confidence hardened, and he couldn't help but show a smug attitude, and the two sisters greeted each other.

Seeing this scene, the Li family hurriedly stepped forward and said with a smile: "Mrs. Lu, this is your niece's daughter?" What a sign of appearance, this all-round style, not like the lady's niece, but like her own daughter. Liu was overjoyed and said, "I really want to have such a daughter, well-behaved and considerate." In order to make up for the previous gaffe and to please the Liu family, Li took advantage of the situation and said: "Since this is the case, taking advantage of today's good days, Mrs. Lu accepted this girl as her goddaughter, and the old lady also has many granddaughters in front of her who are filial, which can be regarded as the icing on the cake and the joy of joy." ”

When Liu heard this, he thought that Li was deliberately ridiculing, and only glanced at her in front of people, but did not speak.

Li didn't know why, but he knew that he must have said the wrong thing again, and he didn't dare to say more words.

Lu Jiashi looked at it from above, and said out: "Spring Dynasty girl, is the banquet good?" ”

Xia Chunchao watched coldly for a long time, and saw that Zhang Xueyan was wearing a new silver-red cardigan today, an apricot yellow and a hundred butterflies wearing a flower silk skirt, with a double ring on her head and a pink velvet flower on her temples. She has a good appearance, and she looks more and more cute when she dresses up like this.

Xia Chunchao said secretly: This woman has always been dressed lightly on weekdays, but today she wears heavy makeup, I don't know what she is thinking.

Just as she was thinking like this, she heard Lu Jia's words, she hurriedly responded, and said with a smile on her face: "The banquet is ready, and all the wives and grandmothers can enter the table at any time." As he spoke, he paused slightly, and said with a smile: "Although there are two uninvited guests around the bend, it is just a matter of adding two pairs of chopsticks, and we can also buy this idea of wine and food." ”

Zhang Xueyan heard these words, and her face was slightly red. Aunt Zhang smiled and said: "My nephew and daughter-in-law are becoming more and more capable, and such a big scene can be supported alone, but I put the old lady and wife aside." Without saying a word, he turned to Lu Jiashi and said with a smile: "The old lady has such a daughter-in-law who can be the master of the house, so she can enjoy the blessings of life." ”

Among the women in the hall, who were so clever that they had already heard the trick, they were all amazed in private, but they did not dare to reveal it in the face of the Lord's family.

Lu Jia's family didn't want to make any extraneous branches because he had other plans today, so he only smiled and said, "Aunt Cheng's wife is auspicious." He laughed aloud to everyone: "Since the banquet is ready, let's not sit here, everyone should go to the banquet." After speaking, she got up first. Baolian hurriedly supported her, Baohe came up and took crutches, handkerchiefs, and sputum boxes, and everyone flocked to the flower hall like the stars and the moon.

Xia Chunchao was about to follow, but suddenly heard a shout: "Girl, stand still!" ”

When she heard the voice, she saw about one or twenty young women standing behind her, looking at her and nodding.

This woman has a silver basin face, a pair of hanging eyebrows, two red phoenix eyes, slightly thin lips, but she smiles and has a bit of a posture, but she is Xia Chunchao's sister-in-law and Xia Gongyan's wife Wang.

This Wang was originally the daughter of the coffin shopkeeper, because when she was born, the family broke a small fortune, and the Wang shopkeeper gave her a milk name called 'Lost Child'. When he was 16 years old, he married the Xia family and his son for four or five years. When Xia Chunchao was not out of the cabinet, it was quite appropriate to get along with this sister-in-law at home. Seeing her summoning today, I hurried over.

The two sisters-in-law had seen it, and Wang Di'er spoke first and said with a smile: "Okay, the girl is a lady, and she can't see her sister-in-law in her eyes." The hall has been talking for a long time, and I don't know how to say hello. Xia Chunchao said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, where is it, it turns out that there are many things today, and I can't turn around." But when I came over, there were a lot of people in the hall, and I didn't see my sister-in-law. Wang Di'er said with a smile on his face: "I haven't seen a girl since the New Year." It's only been a few months, and the girl is getting better and better. He is also very clever in speaking and doing things, and he is so majestic in the hall, he really deserves to be the person who is the lady of the fate! That Widow Li still has to argue with the girl, which is really beyond her strength! Her family is a dilapidated family, so why is it mixed in. I listened to her words, and I was so angry. If it weren't for looking at your old lady and wife's face, I would have made a fuss, and I would have to argue with her. ”

Xia Chunchao knew that his sister-in-law was not from a high background and was the most powerful, and when he saw that his mother-in-law's family was recovering, he came to rush to flatter, but he didn't care, he just laughed it off and said: "They are about to be at the table, sister-in-law should go quickly, so as not to let them take the penalty wine." It's not easy for my sister-in-law to come over, since I'm here, I'll take advantage of the time to sit in my room, and let's talk to my sister-in-law. The king's eyes lit up, and he answered with one mouthful, and went away rejoicing.

After sending Wang Di'er away, Xia Chunchao instructed a few more housekeepers and ladies before going to the flower hall.

In the front hall, Lu Huancheng saw that the guests had arrived, so he also led the crowd to sit down. Today, because his in-laws Xia Yuanwai also brought two sons, he asked Xia Yuanwai to sit as the chief. That Xia Yuanwai is a humble person, where is he willing to sit, the two of them pushed once, and then they each sat down - or Lu Huancheng sat in the first seat, Xia Yuanwai sat in the second seat, Lu Huancheng, Xia Gongyan, Xia Gongxing and other juniors sat together. The second room of the Lu family and others sat in the deputy seat, and the rest of the guests all sat down in order.

Lu Huancheng is the main family, and when he saw everyone sitting down, he got up and said: "The little dog is entrusted to heaven and descended to the ancestral shade, and he is knighted." Today, the Humble House held this banquet to celebrate, the poor family has nothing to lose, and all relatives and friends will not abandon it, which is really embarrassing. Don't be inhibited, have fun today! When he had finished his greetings, he ordered the feast to begin. At the moment, the hall screen peacocks, curtain pearls, mountain and sea delicacies, wine lamb, all four o'clock and eight treasures are all ready, staggered words and smiles, and it is a banquet.

At the banquet, Lu Huancheng was talking to his in-laws, and Lu Wei immediately saw that his brother had no time to take care of it, so he mixed toasts and talked around. Everyone didn't know the details, but they were the second master of the Lu family, and they all flattered them.

Lu Chengyong sat with Xia Chunchao's two maiden brothers, and exchanged a few words of greeting from time to time. Xia Gongyan is cowardly by nature and is not good at socializing. Lu Chengyong and this brother-in-law have never been able to talk, but his brother-in-law Xia Gong talked about Kaikai, and he had seen Yu Xuan Ang at a young age, and the two talked very happily. When it came to Lu Chengyong's departure from Beijing for business again, Xia Gongyan said with a sad face: "Brother-in-law, it's not that you are a brother, you have only been at home for a few days, and you are going to leave the Spring Dynasty on a long journey, how can you bear it?" What's more, the border pass is far away, I heard that the Yi tribe is very fierce and fierce, it is not easy for you to come back from the army for a few years, so why bother to covet this credit? It's better to live at home with your wife, your current family background is expected to be able to live, how can you do this! ”

Lu Chengyong listened to such stupid words, and felt impatient, but he was afraid that he was his uncle, so he kept silent. Xia Gongxing smiled: "I think my brother-in-law's trip is a good thing." Let's not say that this is the will of the imperial court, and it cannot be excused. Our dynasty has been at war with the Naxiangyi people for many years, each has won or lost, and the people at the border have suffered from war for a long time. Now that side wants to negotiate peace, if this matter is completed, it will really benefit one party, and it will be an immortal achievement! The opportunity is rare, and when my brother-in-law comes back, I am afraid that the future will not be limited to this. Lu Chengyong listened happily, and still said a few polite words.

After three rounds of drinking, someone suddenly sent someone to bring a cup of tea up and sent it to Lu Chengyong.

Lu Chengyong saw that it was the little guy in the backyard who sent it, so he asked, "Who asked you to send it, why is it only me?" The little guy replied: "Grandma was afraid that the young master would eat too much wine, so she sent a hangover tea to her." I also want to persuade the young master that there are many guests today, eat a few glasses, and be careful to get drunk and lose his temper. Xia Gongyan smiled when he heard this: "My sister, it's Lusu." Xia Gongxing also smiled: "Sister is virtuous, brother-in-law still doesn't drink?" We want someone to hurt, but we can't! Lu Chengyong laughed for a while, drank the tea, and returned the cup to the little guy. The little servant took the lamp and went down.

After eating a few more glasses of wine like this, Lu Chengyong suddenly felt a burst of dryness, and an indescribable burst of heat around his body from the inside out. He only said that the wine was up, and then he whispered to Xia Gongxing: "I will go to the back for a walk, and if others ask, they will say that I have cleaned my hands." Xia Gongxing nodded in response, and Lu Chengyong got up and turned to the back. There were many people in the hall, and no one saw it for a while.

This Lu Chengyong walked to the back garden, and wanted to go out to sober up, but when the wind blew, the heat did not go down but rose, and it became more and more noisy, revealing from the countless pores of the limbs, and the lower abdomen was burning fiercely. He secretly wondered in his heart: This is not because of this, why did he suddenly remember this matter. After enduring it for a while, the fire burned more and more violently. He couldn't hold it out, so he took three steps and two steps into the room.

After walking for more than a dozen steps, I suddenly saw Yingxia coming over from his wife's room, and when I saw him, I said with a panicked expression: "I can be regarded as looking for the young master, my wife has something urgent to call the young master, and the young master will come with me!" Lu Chengyong didn't know why, so he asked: "My wife is eating wine in the flower hall, why did she suddenly look for me?" What's going on? Yingxia didn't answer, but said: "Mrs., as long as the young master goes over, the young master will naturally know when he meets." Lu Chengyong didn't have a plan, although he couldn't bear the anger, and he was worried about his mother, so he had to go with Yingxia.

This summer came all the way twists and turns, leading Lu Chengyong to the door of the small study. Lu Chengyong was slightly puzzled, so he asked: "This is the master's study, the wife will not come here on weekdays, what are you bringing me here for?" Ying Xia replied: "There are many guests at home today, and there are people everywhere in front of and behind us. Mrs. wants to find a secluded place to talk, this is the best, young master, go in quickly. ”

Lu Chengyong did not doubt him, stepped up the stairs, and stepped into the door.

When he entered the hall, he saw no one. Lu Chengyong bypassed the moon cave door in the west and went inside, only to take a step in, and saw a person lying on the small bed against the east wall, and looked at his cousin Zhang Xueyan!

I saw that she was disheveled, her chest was half exposed, her cheeks were red, her starry eyes were slightly open, and she was lying on her back on the bed.

Lu Chengyong was taken aback, and was about to exit in a panic, but Yingxia had already locked the door. He was anxious in his heart, slammed the door, and shouted again, but there was no sound outside, and the needles could be heard. At this moment, a sweet and greasy voice came from the room: "Cousin! ”。