Chapter Seventy-One: The Ninth Family Banquet

The ninth day of the Lunar New Year is the day of the Ji family's New Year's banquet. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info

The imperial concubine's return to the province had been sent to the Jifu Mansion the day before, so early this morning, the Jifu was cleaned up and down, pruned the flower beds, sprinkled salt on the ground and swept the snow, placed incense cases, spread red silk, and opened the ancestral hall.

After the time, there will be guests coming to the door one after another, therefore, the princess must return to the house to worship the ancestors before the time, so as not to affect the host's reception of guests is not thoughtful.

Those who can enter the Ji Mansion are generally officials and their families above the fourth grade, and those below the fourth rank are led to the Sihai Tower and the Immortal Residence, where they are received by the eldest young master and the eldest young lady.

Mo Yu's carriage followed Ji Feicui's carriage, and Ji Feicui's grade was higher than her, so she could naturally walk in front. When they arrived at the gate of Ji Mansion, the old lady, Ji Gangyang and his wife, and the second young master Ji Zhongting were already waiting outside the gate. The last time Moyu returned home, the old lady didn't move to greet her outside the gate in person, and it was really an evil hierarchical society. The old lady took the lead, knelt on her knees, and shouted: "The old man brings everyone in the Ji Mansion to welcome Concubine Xian Niangniang, and welcome Concubine Li's Niangniang." ”

"Old lady, please get up, father and mother, please get up quickly."

Everyone got up according to the order, and when Yuan saw his daughter, he almost burst into tears uncontrollably. "Jade, are you okay all the way? Is there suffering? Let my mother take a good look, you have lost weight. ”

Yuan really cares about and loves his daughter, and what he says is a mother's love for her daughter. Mo Yu's heart was slightly sour, and she didn't know where her mother was now.

Ji Zhongting saw that Moyu was a little sad, and couldn't help but care: "Sister, are you okay?" ”

Mo Yu smiled and said, "It's okay, it's just that I'm a little dizzy when I'm in the car." By the way, did you like the wine I gave you last time? ”

"Don't say it, it's the best wine I've ever had, sweet and cold, with a floral scent. A few days ago, when I met the night sky, his dog nose was very sensitive, and he immediately asked about the aroma of wine on my body, and asked me to give him a jar! Hey, sister, do you still have that? ”

"Yes, if you want to drink, you can take a few jars next time you enter the palace." These **** have been making wine, the more brewed the better, she is waiting for this moment, even if she can't drink with him, she hopes that he can drink the wine he brews.

"Really, sister, you're so interesting."

A string of sarcastic laughter came, "What do you mean, isn't it just a few jars of wine, if the second brother likes it, I still have a few jars of imperial wine rewarded by the emperor, why do you drink that kind of plum blossom wine!" ”

Ji Zhongting's heroic eyebrows furrowed, and he said coldly: "I'm just a common person, and I can't compare to the dignity of Concubine Xian, so all I can drink is some ordinary wine." As for saying that this wine is not in the stream, I don't know where the virtuous concubine Niangniang got the fallacy, the privy envoy and the prince of the Taifu can both want to drink this wine, they are not commoners. ”

"The second brother still advised Lord Ye and Sikong Gongzi to drink less of this kind of wine, so as not to lower their status. If they want to drink good wine, there are several jars of aged wine stored in the Lanyue Palace! ”

Ji Zhongting was about to say something, but was stopped by Mo Yu. Mo Yu laughed softly: "Whether a person is noble or not is not just based on his appearance. If he is kind-hearted and behaves gracefully, even if he is only a commoner, he is noble; On the contrary, if a person is ugly and vulgar in his heart, even if he has a worldly appearance, then he cannot be noble. Concubine Xian Niangniang, you say, is the concubine right? ”

"Hmph, it's just self-deception and comfort, otherwise how could the emperor seal this palace as a virtuous concubine and you are a concubine. Beauty, beautiful appearance, the emperor just thinks you have a beautiful face. ”

"Hehe, Concubine Xian Niangniang can also think that the concubine is self-deceiving, at least the emperor sealed me with a beautiful character, or after careful consideration, and the virtuous character has been placed there a long time ago, waiting for Niangniang to put it on it yourself."

"Ji Moyu, what do you mean?"

Mo Yu replied to the question, pulled up his cloak, and said, "Oh yes, Concubine Xian, concubine will give you a wake-up." Those wines in your palace, how far away are they put, this wine fragrance can be intoxicating or it can cost people's lives, of course, it is not your life, it is the life in your stomach. ”

Ji Feiyu touched his stomach, doubted his belief, and said in a deep voice: "What do you mean?" ”

Mo Yu didn't look at her, her eyes shot directly at the old lady who had been watching the excitement for a long time, and said: "Old lady, you have seen enough of the old excitement, I guess we have a result in your heart in this contest." Why, do you want to continue standing here? I'm not in good health, if I go back to the palace and have a cold again, won't I not be able to see the emperor for half a year? ”

The old lady sneered, she was indeed watching the excitement from the sidelines, wanting to see which of these two people was more powerful, it was obvious that Moyu had won a big victory, and Jade was not her opponent at all. "The old body just saw your sisters reminiscing, and I can't bear to disturb it. It's cold outside, two mothers, please come in! ”

"Old Madam Xie is considerate, but I still have something I want to say to you, I and Concubine Xian are sisters, so if that's the case, my identity is more noble than Concubine Xian's!" His eyes turned to Yuan's body and he smiled, "Did you say yes, madam?" ”

Mo Yu shook his mouth so big that everyone was speechless. Indeed, in the eyes of outsiders, they are sisters, sisters of the same father and mother. If outsiders know about this, they may not be able to participate in Ji Gangyang!

The Yuan family could only laugh dryly, and she didn't dare to be too presumptuous in front of the old lady, not to mention that the handle was still in the hands of Moyu!

The old lady raised her hand and said, "Two mothers, please come into the house." ”

Ji Feiyu walked in front, Mo Yu followed one step behind, and followed by the old lady and her party. Just like the last time Moyu returned home, the people in the hospital knelt on the ground and shouted, then walked to the ancestral hall, put on incense, and then went back to their respective houses, each busy with their own affairs. Mo Yu was accompanied by Ji Zhongting and returned to Mo Lanxuan.

"Sister, you were too majestic just now. If I hadn't seen it, I wouldn't have known that my sister wasn't a master to mess with. ”

Mo Yu raised her feet and walked forward, saying, "Actually, I don't care too much about what she says, I just don't like the old lady's temptation, since she wants to see what is going on, then I'll tell her the result." Save yourself from doing something else if you can't do it this time. ”

"Fortunately, I would have liked you from the beginning, otherwise, even I would have been implicated."

Mo Yu turned his head, looked at him with a happy look, and said, "Aren't you unhappy when I talk to the old lady like this?" ”

"What's upset, I'm fighting with them right now anyway."

"Oh, it seems that you promised to do something with Zhao Danxiu."

Ji Zhongting shook his head and said in a deep voice: "It's not just this matter, my father originally arranged for me to enter Dali Temple, but I didn't want to be this kind of nepotistic official, so I resisted." I have already decided that after two months, I will participate in the scientific examination, and I will eat according to my own ability. ”

The emperor already hates this kind of nepotistic official, and he is constantly cutting off the official position of this kind of person, where did Ji Gangyang have the courage to dare to commit crimes against the wind. "I support you in this, so what if you can't pass the test?"

"Let's go out for a walk! People say that it is better to travel thousands of miles than to read 10,000 books, and if I really fail to make the list, I will repeat the mistakes of the past, leave a letter, and go to see the scenery of these thousands of miles of rivers and mountains. ”

Seeing the scenery of these thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, this is the life she wants. If she still lives on Wuyan Mountain at this time, she may also embark on this road, but unfortunately, I am afraid that she will not have a chance in this life. "What about Zhao Danxiu?"

"I went to her house a few days ago, and I told her. If she is willing to go this way with me, then I will marry her, and if she is unwilling, the two of us can only have a fate. ”

"What did she say?"

"No matter the ends of the earth, you will be with you."

Concubine Shu loves selflessly, and Danxiu loves lingeringly. "Zhong Ting, do you love her? If you really embark on this path, will you be willing to let her sleep with you? ”

Ji Zhongting raised his head, looked at the sky, and said quietly: "I can't talk about love, I just like it." ”

"Since she can do this for you, give up glory and wealth, and wander the world with you. If you like her, can you also think about it from her point of view, since she can give up everything for you, why can't you keep it all for her? ”

Ji Zhongting was speechless, love is for two people, and if you have something, you have to give it up. If he reads the book carefully and is on the list, let her be a happy official wife, is it also his sacrifice. "Sister, let me think about it!"

"Okay, go back and think about it! I've arrived. ”

Ji Zhongting raised his head, and unconsciously walked to the front of Mo Lanxuan Courtyard, "Then I'll go first." Then he turned his head and walked in the direction of the antechamber.

Mo Yu thought of something, stopped him again, and said, "Wait a minute, what did you say you wanted from me last time?" ”

"Oh, that's not necessary." Turning around, he said, "He said he didn't need it anymore." ”

He? Who is it? Is it night? Mo Yu didn't ask anymore and said, "Forget it, you go get busy!" ”

"Hey, then I'm leaving."

In the afternoon, Wang Zhen'er, Zhao Danxiu, and Lin Chenwan came to Mo Lanxuan together.

Hehe, her Mo Lanxuan is really shining today!

"Why did you all come to me today?" Mo Yu asked while pouring tea, it stands to reason that they should be in Ji Jade's place!

Zhao Danxiu said with a smile: "We just came back from Concubine Xian's Niangniang, and came to see you by the way." "It seems that she has been in a good mood lately.

"It turned out to be by the way, but you didn't really come to see me." Mo Yu pretended to be coquettish.

Wang Zhen'er hurriedly explained, "Don't listen to her, she will be open-mouthed, but that's not what she meant." ”

Zhao Danxiu said with a grin: "My sister won't be angry, she did it on purpose, I know her character best." ”

Seeing that Wang Zhen'er's face was already a little ruddy, Mo Yu thought she was nervous, and hurriedly explained, "I'm really just joking, don't take it to heart." ”

"Sister, you don't have to apologize, she blushes not because of you."

"What's the reason for that?"

"Because she just met Sikong Gongzi in the front yard."

Well, as if something happened that she didn't know about? saw Wang Zhen'er bowing her head shyly, pretending to pat Zhao Danxiu, and said strangely: "Danxiu, don't say it." ”

Mo Yu put down the teacup and choked, "It seems that something happened that I don't know about?" ”

Lin Chenwan wiped into the words and said with a smile: "Niangniang may not know, the Wang family and the Sikong family have already said that they are married, and they are ready to accept the levy after the Prayer Festival." ”

It's time to get to Nazheng so soon. The process of getting married is generally more troublesome, first to accept the lottery, and then to ask for the name, Najib, Najib, Nazheng, invitation, greeting, that is, six rites. Carefully speaking, the man first goes to the woman's house to propose, and if the woman's family agrees, the man can ask the matchmaker to ask the woman's birthday to prepare for marriage. Then the man informed the woman of the good news of the marriage, and hired the goose as a courtesy. Then it is the next hiring, that is, the bride gift to the woman's family, that is, the levy. After the levy, it is the time to decide on the marriage, that is, the auspicious day, and finally to welcome the bride, that is, to win the bride.

"Talented and beautiful, you must be the most enviable couple in the whole city of Tokyo." Mo Yu said sincerely.

"Cheng Niang Niang's auspicious words."

One is a young man, his family background is unquestionable, and he does not have the lazy atmosphere of the prince of Beijing, so it can be said that he is the golden beetle son-in-law that every woman in Tokyo wants to marry. is also the sister of a jealous princess with a family background, both talented and beautiful, and dignified and generous. The two of them are married, they are the right family, and they are a good couple.

"Zhen'er already has a home, Danxiu, what about you?"

Zhao Danxiu looked at Mo Yu in a daze, wondering how she could ask such a question knowing her thoughts. "My mother said I was still young and wanted to keep me for another year or two."

Mo Yu smiled and said, "If you have a crush, you have to hurry, your mother will not keep you for a year or two, go back and explore her tone and see what she promised you." ”

Zhao Danxiu reacted at this time, she ******** pounced on Ji Zhongting's body, but her parents didn't know. Maybe her parents are quietly kissing her, not necessarily! Seeing that she understood, Mo Yu didn't say more, and turned to Lin Chenwan on the side and asked, "Chenwan, what about you?" ”

Lin Chenwan lowered his head and said, "I, I don't know yet." ”

Zhao Danxiu laughed out loud and said, "What don't you know, our sisters know that you like that Liu Chenxuan." ”

"Ah, you all know that!"

Wang Zhen'er couldn't help but laugh, "You don't say it, but where there is Liu Chenxuan on weekdays, your eyes are about to fall out, so I think we don't know!" ”

"You're bad, you're so bad."

Mo Yu secretly shook his head in his heart, a person as arrogant and extremely conceited as Liu Chenxuan would not fall in love with a woman like Lin Chenwan who was so obvious to be a nymphomaniac, in his eyes, Lin Chenwan was just a superficial woman like his many suitors. "Then did your parents tell you to kiss?"

Lin Chenwan nodded, "What they said for me is Liu Gongzi." ”

"Poof......" The tea in Moyu's mouth almost squirted out, she was wrong just now, maybe things weren't as she thought. That is, Lang has the intention of concubine, bless you. ”

"There's no shadow yet, don't make fun of me, mother."

Mo Yu looked at the three beautiful girls in front of her who were younger than her, time flies so fast! "A year ago, we just met at that time, we were still happy girls, and now we are all talking about marriage, time flies so fast!"

"Isn't it? I have a little regret that I didn't get to know my mother earlier. Wang Zhen'er touched the teacup, if she could have met someone like Moyu earlier, maybe her life would have been a little flawed.

"It's not too late now, but in the future, when I get married, there will be fewer opportunities for sisters to get together and chat like this. But don't be sad, the friendship doesn't change because of the number of people you meet, everyone is in Beijing, even if it's a blessing. Mo Yu comforted.

Wang Zhen'er also smiled and said, "What Niangniang said is that everyone is still in Beijing, even if it is a blessing." ”