Any glory and wealth has a price.

The Jiang family took people to accompany the female relatives who came today in the West Flower Hall, and the population of the Chengguo family was not large, but there were many prominent relatives.

No matter how wonderful the auspicious drama on the stage was in the distance, it still failed to make Xia Ruan's mood more comfortable.

She never thought that the He family would actually have a relationship with Princess Qinghe.

Judging from today's events, Princess Qinghe is obviously helping the He family, so she will put those people there openly.

In her previous life, Princess Qinghe threw herself into a well and died.

Xiao Shaocheng and the four princes forced the palace together, and after Emperor Jianguang died, none of the princes were lucky enough to survive.

Whether it is the exiled eldest prince, or the prominent and noble sixth prince, or even the seventh prince who is the favorite of Emperor Jianguang......

Not a single one is alive.

Xia Ruan didn't dare to guarantee that the ending of these people would be the same as in his previous life, because too many things were changing. For example, the eldest uncle's family should have died in the hands of Zhao Nanke, but now they are dead in the hands of Cinnabar, and the whereabouts of the lobby sister and the second cousin are still unknown. Miss Xiao Xuelan of Bei Xiao Qi also married Yue Chengan......

It's just that Emperor Jianguang loves Princess Qinghe, and it won't change.

"Do you know the truth? Princess Qinghe is here today. The woman sitting next to Jiang smiled, "I heard that the old lady was sick, so I came here to take a look." ”

The smile on Jiang's face became even brighter when he heard this: "I can't hide anything from Mrs. Zhou." ”

At this time, the people around looked over, and Yang Ge Lao and Li Changfeng were at odds in the officialdom.

Especially in these years, Yang Ge couldn't wait to eat Li Changfeng alive. Even if Yang Ge doesn't like Li Changfeng anymore. is also helpless to take Li Changfeng. After all, today's Li Changfeng is a step higher than Yang Ge's elder, so Yang Ge's wife, Zhou, will not be polite to the Li family.

Zhou smiled and tasted a bite of the dish before saying, "This stewed venison tastes ......."

Sure enough, as soon as Zhou said this, the voices of the people at the table became a little smaller.

"I heard that Master Lan of Changhai Lou has good skills, especially when making this stewed venison." Zhou put down his chopsticks, his eyes bent with a smile, "But this Master Lan doesn't like to move around all these years." ”

As soon as these words came out, it was equivalent to a slap in the face of Jiang.

Changhailou is a famous restaurant in Beijing. The shelves are full. The general banquet is to ask Master Fudo Lan to take charge of the spoon himself. But Li Changfeng is now a scholar of Yingdian University, and his official residence is a good grade. If you can't even invite the master of Changhailou, then it's really a big joke.

Therefore, Zhou's words came out. Everyone looked at Jiang with playful eyes. It's like watching a joke.

Li Changfeng's position in officialdom has been higher over the years. The more people are offended.

Jiang's temperament is impatient, and when she heard Zhou say this, she was a little unhappy in her heart: "The master of Changhailou." Where is enough to make these banquets, these dishes are all made by the chef of the imperial dining room sent by the emperor himself. At the beginning, except for Rong Guogong, who had such a blessing, others couldn't get it if they wanted it. ”

Zhou's smile deepened when he heard this, and he stopped talking.

Xia Ruan glanced at the third aunt and couldn't help but smile bitterly.

The wives here, isn't that family prominent? Especially when the third aunt also talked about this matter, it was even more comparable to the Rongguo Mansion, didn't this tell outsiders that they were now on the side of the eldest prince? Xia Ruan felt that the third uncle's words were too brainy, and if the eldest prince came to the door as soon as these words came out, the third uncle would have a lot of trouble.

Zeng Guifei is not favored these days, and the Zeng family is reprimanded by the emperor every day in the court. In order to avoid suspicion, the ministers slowly distanced themselves from Concubine Zeng's maiden family, Rongguo Mansion. Even if the power of the eldest prince seems to be in full swing now, in the eyes of the emperor, such a right is just something that can be deprived of it with a few words, so these emperors naturally will not take it seriously.

The words of the Jiang family naturally represent the Jiang family.

The queen and Li Changfeng are both on the side of the eldest prince, and this news can make these wives talk privately for a long time.

Jiang didn't know that he had said the wrong thing at all, and looked at Zhou with some pride.

"Oh, Mrs. Zhou, this bracelet in your hand is too delicate." I don't know who shouted, and the woman standing next to Zhou also looked at Zhou's wrist in shock.

Zhou looked a little shy, and a light red appeared on his fair face: "It's just some gadgets." ”

Mrs. Xie of the Shangshu family couldn't help but speak: "This is not ordinary jade, is it?" I'm afraid that Cheng Yuge Cheng took care of it himself, right? ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone's eyes widened, everyone had heard of Cheng Yuge's reputation, if Cheng Yuge said that their jade was the second in the capital, no one would dare to say that they were the first. Especially in these years, the hairpin of Chengyu Pavilion appeared on the head of Concubine Zeng, which is said to be bought by the eldest prince after looking for the shopkeeper several times. At this time, Cheng Yuge's reputation is even more prominent.

Moreover, the jade materials of Chengyu Pavilion are all the best jade in the Western Regions.

Zhou shook his head: "Mrs. Xie is laughing, but it's just an ordinary gadget, where can it get into Mrs. Xie's eyes." ”

But Zhou said this modestly, but he still exposed the bracelet on his wrist.

At these banquets, in addition to privately talking about the recent lively things in Beijing, it is to compare the rich.

Xia Ruan glanced at her third aunt, and her face was a little pale at this time.

The Jiang family is not as good as the Yang family in terms of financial resources.

After all, the Jiang family's wealth had already been lost in the hands of juniors.

I saw a white jade bracelet on Zhou's fair-skinned wrist, which was a high-grade Hetian jade, and the most rare thing was that there was a touch of pigeon blood red in this crystal clear jade. The workmanship of this jade bracelet is exquisite, and wearing Zhou's hand makes Zhou's hand more tender.

"This is jade from the Western Regions, right?" Mrs. Xie couldn't help but smack her tongue, "Elder Yang Ge really feels sorry for Mrs. Zhou. ”

Zhou smiled like a blooming flower, but still said modestly: "Where, it's all old husbands and wives." ”

Jiang's face became more and more ugly.

Xia Ruan looked at the Jiang family's face, and knew that the Jiang family couldn't hold it back.

If Jiang and Zhou are here to be sarcastic about this. It's the Jiang family who is ashamed.

After all, today is the third uncle's birthday banquet, and she wants to receive these people, but now the Jiang family looks like ......

Xia Ruan thought about it and stood up and walked to Jiang's side: "Third uncle, my cousin told me today, let me bring something to you, you look at my memory, I almost forgot this important thing." ”

Jiang looked at Xia Ruan with puzzled eyes, as if looking at the enemy: "Oh? ”

Xia Ruan gritted his teeth and took out the bracelet he had secretly faded just now, and said to the Jiang family, "This is where my cousin bought it a few days ago in the shopkeeper Cheng." But he's not good at words. So let my niece do it for me. ”

As soon as the bracelet in Xia Ruan's hand was taken out, the pair in Zhou's hand was eclipsed.

This is a gold and jade inlaid emerald bracelet.

This pair of bracelets is emerald green and transparent, and if you look closely, you can find that the luster is brighter than the bracelet on Zhou's hand. I am illuminated by the lights of the night. The light seemed to sting a man's eyes.

If so. Zhou's face will not be ugly.

When Xia Ruan handed the bracelet to the Jiang family, he said, "This bracelet is a little heavy, and it is estimated that I am a little tired when I wear it on weekdays." This gold wire was brought by craftsmen from the Western Regions, and it is different from ours, and the price is hundreds of times more expensive than the gold wire here. However, my cousin said that if the third aunt likes it, the price is a trivial matter. ”

There was silence in the West Flower Hall, and no one dared to say the first half of the sentence.

At this time, who dares to say that the Chengguo Mansion is actually not rich? This gold wire is soft and thin, and people who are not rich and noble will never dare to take a second look, because they can't touch it at all.

In fact, Xia Ruan's bracelet was sent by Nanting.

Nanting is a merchant in the Western Regions, and he has a lot of good things in his hands, and he sent a box of things that day. At the beginning, Xia Ruan naturally refused, and Nanting was also a little displeased: "Does the third lady dislike the things that are being sent below?" If the third lady doesn't accept it, then I let Xiao Jiugongzi come and deliver it to the door in person, isn't it better?

After Xia Ruan heard this, he had no choice but to accept it.

Today is the third uncle's birthday banquet, she can't dress up too plainly, so she randomly picked the most inconspicuous bracelet in this box, but this most inconspicuous thing is many times better than the unknown road in Zhou's hand.

"What should I do if such a gold wire is broken?" Mrs. Xie couldn't help but muttered to herself.

However, although her voice was not loud, it made the people in the West Flower Hall hear it clearly.

Jiang took the bracelet with a smile and said nothing.

Xia Ruan glanced at Mrs. Xie and smiled faintly: "Back to Mrs. Xie, my cousin said that if it is broken, then it will be replaced with a better one, and the Li family is not short of this bit of silver." ”

After hearing this, Zhou's face turned pale.

Jiang raised his wrist, and the gold of the bracelet on his hand and the green of the bracelet complemented each other, which was extremely dazzling.

At this time, everyone was convinced, after all, it was something that could be seen at a glance, the bracelet on Jiang's hand was like a rare treasure, and the price was even more terrifying than they dared to imagine.

At this time, no one dared to underestimate the Jiang family, after all, Xia Ruan said that it was given by Li An, but maybe it was also Li Changfeng's meaning, because today was Li Changfeng's birthday banquet.

Li Changfeng's current status, it is really easy to buy these things.

After all, Yang Ge Lao and Li Changfeng's seats ......

Mrs. Xie smiled awkwardly: "The fifth young master is really a filial son, Mrs. Jiang is so blessed." ”

"Mrs. Xie is polite." Jiang's smile was even brighter, and she glanced at Xia Ruan, "Ruan girl, come here, the third uncle hasn't seen you for a long time, talk to the third uncle." ”

Xia Ruan nodded.

After such a thing, everyone didn't dare to compare anymore, and they all began to change the topic and slowly enjoy the opera on the stage.

While talking to the Jiang family, Xia Ruan thought that she would have to talk to Li An later, otherwise Li An said the wrong thing, and then she would help the Jiang family in vain today.

If it weren't for the third uncle, she wouldn't have to do such a thing.

After all, there are too many enemies, and it is not a good thing for the third uncle.

When will Jiang understand this? (To be continued......)

PS: Thank you yimosaihong for the pink ticket, thank you for the fool's pink ticket, thank you ~fei~ for the pink ticket!

And one more! T.T may be later, everyone can go to bed early and watch tomorrow.

Love you, fall down one by one!