The willows on the moon, the first light of the lanterns. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

It was night, the main hall of the Xu Mansion was very lively, this was the grandest family banquet since the return of Master Xu Qian, the hall of the Xu family, the firewood room, the maids and servants inside and outside were very busy, although there were many people, the hands were not mixed, and the Chen housekeeper took care of all the details in an orderly manner.

In the main hall, Xu Qian's wife Wang, concubines Zou and Murong all arrived, and they were all supported by free maids and slowly sat down.

Wang's nearly fifty years old, she is the daughter of the Wang family, a big family in Youzhou, married Xu Qian since she was a child, a few years older than Xu Qian, and now she has mottled white hair, wearing a purple and red satin skirt, slightly old. Among the two concubines, Zou is the most pleasing to Xu Qian, she is a few years younger than Xu Qian, and now she is almost forty, her body is slightly blessed, a red long dress is extremely gorgeous and luxurious, although she has applied a lot of powder, but it is also difficult to beat the passage of time, and her face has a little wrinkles; Murong is the youngest, but she is the most understanding, wearing an orange round-necked skirt, although she is plain, she has a skillful temperament.

In the seat of the children, the eldest son Xu Fu was born to the Zou family - now he is the magistrate of Xuansu County, and he also rushed back to the mansion for a banquet today, he has a handsome face, a firm nose, lips like grease, and a heroic spirit; The second son, Xu Yi, has a face as white as jade, eyes like meteors, and is also handsome and abnormal; The third son, Xu Ye and Xu Yi, have similar faces, but their complexions are slightly dark, and they are more masculine, Xu Yi and Xu Ye are both from his wife Wang; The fourth son, Xu Ban, the son of the Murong family, is still young, but his face is delicate, amiable, and he has an elegant temperament.

In the women's seat, because the eldest daughter Xu Ying and the third daughter Xu Zhao (these two daughters are from the main wife Wang) are all married, Xu Ying was still in the house a few days ago, and now she has returned to her husband's house, so only the second daughter Xu Jiang is here, born to the Murong family. She is wearing a flaming red dress, with a round neck and wide sleeves, a tall bun, willow eyebrows, and a pair of apricot eyes.

The old man Xu Qian is in the chief, he has sword eyebrows and big eyes, lifelike, with a beautiful beard, wearing a splendid dress, and he is majestic and majestic.

Since it was a family banquet, in addition to their own family members, the rest of the housekeepers, maids, servants, and family members were listed outside the door in turn, waiting for the summons at any time.

In the main hall, the floor tiles are made of marble, smooth and crystalline, each case is made of fine mahogany, exuding a faint fragrance, and a copper incense burner is placed between the seats, and the fragrance is overflowing. Behind the seat is placed the screen made of celadon glaze, luxurious and elegant, all kinds of calligraphy and painting are hung in the hall, all from the hands of famous artists, although it is night, but the hall is full of lights, the brilliance is extraordinary. It's really rich every year, and it's glorious every year.

The cooks served the dishes one after another, and suddenly the aroma in the hall was fragrant, and the young Xu Ban and Xu Ye and other children were already a little impatient, but due to the prestige of Master Xu, he had not yet spoken, and no one dared to move the chopsticks lightly.

His wife, Wang, asked softly, "Master, you see that our family is here, isn't it ......?"

Erniang Zou also echoed: "Master~! You see, the class is getting hungry. ”

Xu Qian closed his eyes and recuperated, stroked his beard and said leisurely: "Let them wait." ”

Zou wanted to say more, Xu Qian slanted at it, and she quickly lowered her head and closed her mouth. Secretly, he muttered to the Wang family: "This master is really, which distinguished guest do you have to wait for?" Didn't you talk about family dinners early in the morning? ”

Wang also wondered: "I don't know, the master didn't say anything to me." ”

Murong whispered to them: "Since the master said to wait a little longer, there must be an important guest coming, so the two sisters will wait patiently. ”

Wang said: "My sister is right, our three sisters have served the master for half their lives, and they are not short of waiting for a moment. ”

Zou also smiled and nodded in agreement, and said dissatisfied: Everyone is hungry, but she is the most sensible? I see that her son is also hungry, isn't she distressed?

In the children's seat, Xu Yi was also full of doubts, "Since it is a family banquet, how can there be any reason to invite outsiders?" Father was so confused that he left us hungry. ”

Xu Fu reprimanded softly: "Father has his own reasons, how can we juniors complain about our father's confusion?" ”

Xu Ye guessed: "Didn't my father invite an acrobatic actor who came to our Xuansu County a few days ago?" ”

Xu Yi and Xu Fu listened to it, but they agreed a little.

Xu Ban was interested, and hurriedly asked, "Third brother, what are you doing in such a play?" Can it be pretty? ”

Xu Ye scolded: "You little ghost, don't go to join in the fun, I just heard about it, I haven't seen it with my own eyes." ”

Even Xu Jiang on the side heard it and guessed: "I heard that my father was busy instructing his subordinates to do things all afternoon, didn't he really invite the troupe?" ”

Just when everyone was chatting and suspicious in private, Xiao Lao entered and whispered in the ear of the old man Xu Qian: "Master, the fourth young lady is here." ”

Xu Qian nodded and said, "Let her in." Xiao Lao hurriedly ran out. When everyone heard this, they all thought that the person who should be waiting for the master was about to arrive, so they all quieted down and looked at the door with their eyes.

I saw a young cardamom girl helped to the door by Biluo and Qiuwen, wearing a snow-white embroidered eight-piece Xiangshui skirt, satin-like hanging hair up to the waist, the skin was as crystal clear as snow, it seemed that the blow could be broken, a pair of beautiful eyes looked forward to the brilliance, although the age was still young, but it was born delicate and beautiful, and it was impossible to make a difference. She moved the lotus step lightly, and the corners of her mouth were full of smiles, like a fairy, which was intoxicating.

"Big brother, second brother, do you know this woman?" Xu Ye's eyes lit up and asked a little excitedly.

Xu Fu also looked a little fascinated, and replied stupidly: "I have never seen such a beautiful woman." ”

Wang, Zou, Xu Fu, Xu Ye and others have not seen Xu Rong in recent days, so when they saw it with their own eyes today, they were immediately shocked and almost didn't recognize it.

Zou looked a little familiar, and asked Wang in a whisper: "Sister, this girl is so familiar?" ”

Wang looked at it in a daze, trembling a little, and whispered: "Isn't it that Xue'er is dead and blind, and she is back today?" ”

Zou was stunned for a moment when he heard it, and then looked at it, he did have the look of "Xue'er" back then, but he was much younger, but he was also frightened by Wang's words.

Murong was a little scared at first, but immediately whispered, "It's Rong'er......"

The Wang family and the Zou family listened, and Fang Jue felt that this girl was young, and there was no doubt that it was Xu Rong. Wang muttered distractedly: "Rong'er, this girl... Now it's so beautiful? ”

Wang secretly scolded: "This little scumbag scared me so much, I really didn't expect that the daughter born to that person is now so standard." ”

Dong Xiaoyou was still a little uneasy at this time, because when he entered the door, he obviously felt that all kinds of complicated eyes were pointing at him, and he was afraid of being rude and losing face. Because of this, he felt hairy, but when he saw that the old man Xu Qian was just smiling and looking at himself, he also let go of his uneasy mood.

She walked in slowly, and first gestured to Xu Qian: "My daughter has seen her father." Then he bowed to the seat of his wife and concubine, "My daughter has seen the eldest lady and the two aunts. Finally, he said to the brothers and sisters of his children: "My sister has seen all my brothers and sisters. ”

Wang's and Zou's faces were quite complicated, they had a lot to do with Xu Rong's mother Chen, Murong was also worried at first, and always felt that Xu Rong's "aunt" was somewhat distant, she hoped that Rong'er could call her "Murong Mother", but after thinking about it, Xu was Rong'er's first time attending the family banquet, and she was nervous, afraid of making a mistake, and was much relieved.

Xu Fu and Xu Ye were taken aback, they hadn't seen Xu Rong for many days, and they didn't expect that the change in the fourth sister would be so huge, which made them stunned for a while. Xu Yi was the fastest to reflect, and he regretted that he had beaten and scolded Xu Rong in the past, Xu Ban looked at Xu Rong and laughed quietly: "My little sister is even better looking today!" Because Xu Jiang suffered a loss at Xu Rong's place in the morning, his heart was panicked for a while, and he hurriedly stroked his chest with his hand.

Xu Qian smiled and nodded, and motioned for Biluo and Qiuwen to help Xu Rong to sit next to Xu Jiang, although Xu Jiang was not very happy in his heart, he also smiled on the surface: "Fourth sister, your dress is very good-looking." Dong Xiaoyou calmly looked at Xu Jiang's eyes that seemed to be able to breathe fire, and replied indifferently: "Rong'er, thank you for the praise of the second sister, it was all chosen by Daddy for Rong'er." Xu Jiang snorted lightly and did not speak again.

The Wang family and the Zou family whispered to the Murong family: "Sister, you really have the ability to discipline the girl in life so beautifully." ”

Murong Shi Zhengse said: "Where are the two sisters, sister, I don't discipline Rong'er much, it's that Rong'er has grown up, and the child is sensible by himself." ”

Xu Qian saw the expressions of these people in his eyes, so he said loudly: "I have made Rong'er suffer a lot of grievances over the years, and from now on, I will definitely make up for it." Who of you will dare to embarrass Rong'er in the future, don't blame my family law for serving! ”

As soon as these words came out, the Wang family and the Zou family were somewhat frustrated, and Xu Yi and Xu Ye were even more earthy, because they bullied Xu Rong the most on weekdays.

Dong Xiaoyou looked at "Daddy" Xu Qian with gratitude and admiration at this time, it turned out that he insisted on going to the banquet by himself, but he wanted to give himself a long face, this is really "sending charcoal in the snow", from now on, who else in this Xu Mansion dares to snub himself? Even if those aunts and brothers and sisters are not convinced, they can only secretly calculate themselves in the future, and they will never dare to blatantly beat and scold themselves.

Xu Qian said again: "I also decided that from tomorrow, I will move Rong'er's residence to the Meixiang Garden in the West Chamber, and pick a few neat maids to take care of Rong'er's life. ”

Wang said with a smile: "What the master said is that the concubine has remembered it, and Ming'er will choose it early in the morning, and the master will be satisfied." ”

But at this time, Wang and Zou secretly thought in their hearts: this Meixiangyuan was originally built by the lord for the subordinate Chen, when the Chen family moved in soon after he died of illness, and no one has been able to move in since then, and now let the Xu Rong born to the next person move into the Meixiangyuan, which shows that the old man is fundamentally rekindled with the Chen family, besides, Meixiangyuan is close to the master's study Jinlinxuan, as long as the lord has leisure in the future, he will inevitably only go to Xu Rong's girl, Xu Rong will be favored in the future, and the lord also personally instructed to find a younger maid, It is precisely because he is afraid of the old bully that he takes care of Xu Rong so much, this is really a bird turning into a phoenix.

But the Wang family is more generous, thinking that the fourth girl is already thirteen years old, but I am afraid that in a few years, I will have to marry, even if the lord spoils her more in the future, it doesn't matter, anyway, sooner or later she will have to leave the house, as the so-called married daughter spilled out of the water, there is no impact on herself and her two sons, and she will be treated better in the future.

Zou secretly disagreed, she looked down on Chen more than ten years ago, and now Chen's daughter is favored, she is even more angry, and even suspicious, thinking that Chen's ghost is not gone, attached to her daughter to confuse the master. "Hmph...... Sluts are sluts, I want to see how long this dead girl can be majestic? ”

Only Murong is really happy for Xu Rong, now that the master has finally recognized this child with a hard life, he will find a good in-law in the future, and Rong'er will be able to live a comfortable life.

Dong Xiaoyou was still sitting calmly, but she was sensitive by nature, and she seemed to smell all kinds of complicated thoughts in everyone's hearts at this time. Alas, what are you afraid of? This child has been wronged so much for so many years, and now no one dares to blatantly wronged her anymore, and it is not bad to go to the secret to fight~~!