Chapter 66: The Crab Feast

The sky was slightly bright, Lin Long opened his eyes, and sat on the bed with a worried expression. Her black hair hung down her shoulders, perhaps because the weather was dry, static, and her hair was unkempt. The head is full of green silk wrapping the little tender face, like a water lily, lazy and fresh.

After sitting for a long time, Lin Long bent his knees, folded his hands on his knees, and rested his chin on his head, looking confused.

She didn't wake up a little, and her head was faintly swollen, because Xiao Yan was a night detective last night, and suddenly leaned on her side, and she had been analyzing his behavior all night, speculating whether it was intentional or unintentional.

Lin Long is not a tangled character, and he doesn't like to think about these meaningless behaviors, but Xiao Yan has been a little abnormal recently, which makes people unable to see clearly. It's like ...... Like a reserved and sparse bamboo cultivation, always elegant and indifferent, keeping a suitable distance not far away, and then one day, suddenly bloomed two swaggering rhubarb flowers, licking his face and violently leaning towards people.

Lin Long held his forehead and found that his head was getting more and more painful.

There was movement in the room, and the peach branch at the door was alert, raised his hand and knocked lightly on the door twice, and said in a gentle tone: "Lady? ”

"Come in." Lin Long rubbed his eyebrows and suppressed his doubts.

After freshening up, take the group to the old lady to say goodbye.

Mrs. Lin's courtyard was already full of ladies who asked for peace, and before the old lady came, everyone sat down and waited tacitly, exchanged glances with each other, and did not speak, for fear of disturbing the old lady's rest.

After sitting for a while, Zhou took Liuniang and Siniang and Wuniang over, Liuniang was dressed very grandly today, she wore an emerald collar embroidered maple leaf skirt, covered with a pink gown, and the belt was wrapped around a bell, which jingled when walking.

She was originally very beautiful, but now she is dressed up, which instantly attracted everyone's attention, and even Lin Long couldn't help but look at her twice.

Seeing Lin Long looking at her, Liu Niang raised her chin, her expression was proud, and a touch of color flashed in her eyes.

As soon as Zhou took a few people to sit down, Old Madam Lin came out with Lin Er's hand and walked to the main seat and sat down.

Before everyone saluted, Zhou hurriedly said: "Mother, today is the birthday of my daughter-in-law's sister-in-law, and my daughter-in-law wants to take Liuniang over early." "Zhou's sister-in-law and Zhou's are of the same age, this age is not happy to celebrate life, only the daughter-in-law who is favored by her mother-in-law at home can open a few tables, invite one or two relatives and friends to have a small gathering.

Mrs. Lin saw the dressed Liuniang and knew what the Zhou family was thinking, although she was dissatisfied with her private look at her granddaughter, but thinking about what she was going to say today, she would also add to the chaos if she stayed, so she nodded and agreed.

"I'll go to the storehouse and pick up some silk and bring them for me."

Zhou covered his lips and smiled, "Mother is kind, she is a junior, where does she dare to accept your things, it should be your sister-in-law who asks you for peace." As he spoke, his eyes swept around, suggesting that the juniors under the seat were giving gifts.

Unexpectedly, Zhou's face was so thick-skinned, and he actually asked for a gift in person, Lin Er looked at it breathlessly, her face was flushed, although she dared to reprimand Liuniang, but she didn't dare to talk back to this titular mother-in-law. For Liuniang, it can be said that she is teaching her sister, if she talks back to her mother, it is unfilial, and if her mother is in trouble because of this, even her grandmother can't protect her.

Aunt Lin has a docile temperament, she is the eldest sister, and as soon as Zhou's voice fell, she was the first to speak: "I didn't prepare, only this little jade bracelet to express my heart." As he spoke, he withdrew the verdant jade bracelet on his wrist.

Qu Shi on the side looked at the tip of his heart and felt a pain, this jade bracelet was in good condition, and at the same time he glanced at Zhou coldly, secretly scolded her for being shameless, and actually asked for something from the junior in person.

Although Lin Er was dissatisfied with the Zhou family, this gift was to be brought to the Zhou family, she didn't want to be stingy, so she couldn't bear to take off the hosta on her head.

It was Lin Long's turn, Lin Long glanced at the things sent by Lin Da and Lin Er, estimated the value, and gave a slightly more expensive jade pendant.

Seeing the jade pendant, Zhou pursed his lips, yin and yang weird: "It's really stingy, the saint and the queen mother rewarded so many good things, and they actually took a piece of jade pendant perfunctory." ”

Lin Long ignored her, turned his eyes and couldn't hear, and his expression was calm.

Zhou was bored, glared at Lin Long hatefully, and didn't want other people's things, so he pulled Liu Niang away angrily.

Seeing this, the old lady sighed again and again, and said to Lin Long: "Your second aunt is spoiled by me, and she acts recklessly, don't be careless." ”

Lin Long looked at Mrs. Lin, shook her head and smiled, "Grandmother is too worried, it is Sanniang's inconsiderate thinking that has annoyed my aunt." After finishing speaking, he turned to Lilac, "Go and send the two moon silver silks to the second aunt, as my apology." ”

Hearing the three words of moon silver silk, Qu's eyes lit up, and then blood dripped in his heart, it was moon silver silk, a moon silver silk that was difficult to buy, there were only two horses in total, and it was all cheap Zhou's barbarian.

She didn't want to be greedy for Lin Long's things, but she really wanted the silver silk that month, and wanted to make a set of clothes for the eldest mother. She doesn't want much, one set is enough, the eldest mother is about to get married, and she has this set of clothes pressed to the bottom of the box, and her face is also good-looking.

never thought that she was snatched by the Zhou family before she acted.

"Moon silver silk?" Old Madam Lin's expression moved, she glanced at Lin Long deeply, and glanced at Qu Shi who was angry without a trace, her eyebrows frowning slightly.

The two pieces of cloth made the concubine suspicious, and I don't know if Sanniang had it intentionally or unintentionally.

This topic was bypassed, and the old lady talked about crabs again, since Xiao Yan sent crabs over, the whole Lin Mansion began to dry with crabs, opening their mouths and closing their mouths of crabs, and they did not leave for a moment.

Even Zhou's family brought two baskets of crabs back to his parents' house this time.

Not only the Zhou family's mother's family, the Qu family's mother's family, the old lady's mother's family, and the relatives of the Lin family, but also the Jingshi Dan, who has a head and a face to have a relationship with the Lin family, all sent crabs over, for fear that others would not know that the prince sent crabs to the Lin Mansion.

That's it, the old lady is not enough, she plans to hold a crab banquet, and the prince not only sent crabs over, but also a few famous chefs from Jiangnan.

The old lady has a heart and a show, and is determined to surpass Changxing Bofu and become famous completely.

I think that at the beginning, the Han family of Changxing Bofu did not receive the crab of the prince.

The crab banquet was set, and everyone began to discuss the dates, picking a few good days, Old Madam Lin saw that one of the days was familiar, and suddenly turned her head to look at Lin Long: "What day is the invitation to the post of the Marquis of Lingling, don't bump into it." She was referring to Ling Jiaoxia's post.

Lin Long didn't want to go, so he made an excuse: "There is still a half-moon palace coming to collect the levy, which is inevitably extraneous, and the granddaughter thinks that it is better not to go out this half-moon." ”

The word Na Zheng came out of Lin Long's mouth lightly and abruptly, but it made Mrs. Lin think deeply, she suddenly grasped the key in Lin Long's words, for the sake of today's plan, it is serious to marry into the palace, and everything else is a trivial matter.

Thinking like this, Mrs. Lin no longer mentioned the matter of going to the appointment, it was really the matter of the West Market that scared her, and she didn't want to make any more trouble.

However, the Marquis of Ling's Mansion couldn't be lazy, and after thinking about it, Mrs. Lin proposed a compromise plan: "Sanniang will reply to a post in a while, explain it clearly, and then send this crab to a basket, which should be an apology." ”

Lin Long nodded in agreement.

Ling Jiao sent the post over, but Lin Long not only came, but also forwarded the crab that Xiao Yan gave her.

Is she showing off, showing off, or showing off?

For a while, Ling Jiao only felt that he had been hit by an arrow in his heart, and his heart trembled with pain.

At the same time, Lin Liu, who went out from her grandfather's house and went out to visit the jewelry store with her cousins, was also in a bad mood, because she ran into Han Qi, the sister of Han Yu, the former fiancΓ©e of King Qin.

Although Lin Liu said that she was coquettish, but it was only when she faced her sisters at home, she had always had a good image outside, and she was delicate and lovely.

But Han Qi is really a mallet, he actually intercepted her carriage on the street, and scolded her like a shrew regardless of his identity: "You are Lin Liu, I bah, there is a sister who robs people's husbands, presumably you are not a good bird, Lin San, why don't you see people, hide your head and face when you see the sky, don't you dare to see people, or you can't see people." ”

Since beating his sister Han Yu was withdrawn, the status of Changxingbo Mansion has taken a sharp turn, and Han Qi is dull, and he understands a little reason. But she didn't know how to find fault with herself, but she picked on Lin Long and hated Lin Long, thinking that she had robbed the son of the world, let outsiders ridicule the Han family, and caused her sister to kneel in the Buddhist hall every day to wash her face with tears.

Originally, she was detained at home and didn't come out to jump, but now the matter of the prince of Qin sending Lin San crab is known all over the city, Han Qi couldn't sit still, and secretly ran out of the house, and then was met by the unlucky Lin Liu.

The two broke up unhappily, Lin Liu, a delicate girl, was completely inferior to shrew Korean in combat effectiveness, and when she went back to see Zhou, she threw herself into her arms and cried bitterly.

The daughter was bullied and cried like this, Zhou's original joy of getting the moon silver silk suddenly dissipated, and asked the cousins who went with him, and after learning what happened, Zhou was so angry that he cursed Lin Long and Han Qi.

When Mrs. Zhou saw that when Zhou mentioned Lin Long, her eyes were gloomy and full of hatred, and she couldn't help frowning: "What, don't you have a good relationship with your Sanniang?" ”

The daughter got the moon silver silk, and Mrs. Zhou thought that the Zhou family and Lin San were close, but now seeing her cursing like this, she realized that something was wrong.

Oops!

was angry for a while, but actually showed his way in front of his mother, who had always been wise and knew that he couldn't hide it, so Zhou told all the grievances between himself and Lin San.

"Confused, confused!" The more Mrs. Zhou listened, the more angry she became, and finally she almost reached out and pinched her daughter's ears with hatred.

Lin Liujing was obedient, and when she saw this, she threw herself into Mrs. Zhou's arms, crying so pitifully: "Grandmother is not angry, don't blame your mother, it's all because Liuniang is not good, and her mother is angry with Liuniang before she punishes the third sister." ”

Lin Liu peeked at Mrs. Zhou with his eyes while crying, and when he saw her expression was gentle, he cried more and more sadly: "Grandmother, don't you know how fierce the third sister is, relying on the promise of a good family, she is unscrupulous and domineering, bullying our mother and daughter, not only driving out my mother's companion room, but also ruining my reputation in front of outsiders."

"Woo woo, grandmother, Liuniang is so scared, so scared!"

Old Madam Zhou was shocked and angry when she heard this: "This is true! ”

Lin Liu nodded heavily: "The third sister doesn't like a good-looking lady, in the house, she doesn't pretend to me and the second sister, and she still says that I have a bad character in front of outsiders, and I am full of lies." ”

"It's too much!" This time, without waiting for Mrs. Zhou to speak, her eldest daughter-in-law, who is today's birthday star, was angry and opened her mouth with anger.

"Woo." Lin Liu snuggled pitifully in Mrs. Zhou's arms, crying so much that his eyes were red, like a little rabbit, and he was extremely aggrieved.

Mrs. Zhou looked distressed, reached out and stroked the top of Lin Liu's head, and couldn't help but speak: "Liuniang, don't cry, grandmother will give you anger." ”

"Grandmother?" Lin Liu looked up, his eyes clear and ignorant.

Looking at the little granddaughter's eyes that didn't understand anything, Mrs. Zhou sighed in her heart, this girl is still small, and if she is bullied, she will only hold it in her heart and say nothing.

"Come here." Mrs. Zhou glared at her daughter Zhou, who was standing on the side, feeling distressed and complaining in her heart, feeling sorry for her grievances, complaining that she didn't grow up, and she couldn't even protect her daughter, which made people bully.

Zhou has always been in awe of her mother, and she is now a little confused by Lin Liu's behavior, people are a little stunned, and it took a long time to come back to their senses, timidly leaned over, and called: "Mother." ”

"I'll ask you." Old Madam Zhou spoke, "There are useful people around the third lady in your house." ”

Lin Liu reacted quickly: "Lilac." ”

Mrs. Zhou glanced at her, and she quickly explained: "The lilac embroidered purse is beautiful, and the Yuhe next to me is wearing a lilac purse." Speaking of this, Lin Liu added as if unintentionally, "Lilac sent a lot of purses out, and everyone said that her embroidery was exquisite." ”

Sent a lot of people?

Mrs. Zhou muttered secretly, this is buying people's hearts!

"What about Yuhe, show me the purse."

Yuhe hurriedly handed over the purse, speaking of which, this purse was the first time she wore it, if it wasn't for the morning when she went out, the lady told her, she still couldn't remember.

Mrs. Zhou originally thought it was just an ordinary purse, but she didn't expect to take it in her hand and touch the embroidered lotus flower on it, and she couldn't take her eyes off it for a long time.

What kind of stitch is this, how has she never seen it, the layers fade, and the depth and shade of the lotus are outlined clearly and realistically, as if on a painting.

Mrs. Zhou closed her eyes, subconsciously clenched her purse, and when she opened her eyes again, her eyes turned to Zhou: "I heard that your mother-in-law is going to hold a crab feast?" ”

Zhou was stunned.

The post was sent to Zhou's house in the afternoon, and Zhou didn't know about it at all.

Seeing Zhou's reaction like this, Mrs. Zhou knew in her heart that she didn't know what such a big thing happened in the house, so it could be seen what kind of Cheng DΓΉ she was being squeezed out.

It seems that she had to go to the crab banquet in person.

Leaving from the Zhou Mansion, Lin Liu sat in the carriage and was in an excellent mood.

Zhou's henchman beside her hesitated for a while, looked at Zhou, then at Lin Liu, and couldn't help but speak: "Why didn't the lady let the old slave tell the second lady about the crab banquet before, so that the second lady couldn't answer in front of the old lady." ”

The Zhou family also didn't understand, since the house had already sent someone to send a letter over, why did Liuniang stop her and make her ugly in front of her mother.

Lin Liu glanced at Zhou's and rolled into her arms to be coquettish: "I forgot, I originally wanted to tell you in person, but then my cousin invited me to go out, and I forgot about it." A-Niang, don't be so careful, okay. ”

"You girl." Zhou was troubled by Lin Liu, and he forgot about the previous incident.

Mother quickly coaxed it, Lin Liu laughed, his little hand played with the waist wrap, and his eyes were shining.

It's just a country girl, fight with her, hum! β€”β€”