At the moment, it is not said that the Chen Mansion is preparing for the old lady's birthday banquet. only said that two days later, Chen Jue really prepared a banquet at home to entertain Master You. According to his brother's words, Chen spoiled the goose paw duck letter and wine.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Chen Qi saw that Lord You was full of praise for the bad goose paws, so he sent the little guy who was waiting on the side with an excuse, because he smiled and said: "This is my sister's craft, I don't know what Lord You thinks?" ”

Lord You had already taken a fancy to Chen Jue's sister-in-law, and he had already wanted to marry. Besides, he chatted with Chen Jue on weekdays, and knew that Chen Jue was happy to see it happen, and he was more willing to protect the media for him. There is a way that the eldest brother is like a father, and the Chen family is the master of the family, so Lord You has already held it, and he has a stable heart. Hearing Chen Jue speak like this, he smiled tacitly and said to Chen Jue: "Sister Ling's craftsmanship is naturally not bad. Truth be told, it's the best goose paw I've ever tasted. The craftsmanship of others is by no means so mellow. ”

After a pause, he said again: "Brother Ruzhang directly calls me Ziyu." keeps calling me an adult, if it was in the court, it would be okay, but now it is at home, with the relationship between you and me, it is really a foreign way. ”

Seeing this, Chen Jue also changed his name.

After that, the two looked at each other and smiled. Because Lord You thought of Chen's romance, he didn't realize that his heart was fluttering again. I only heard Chen Jue mention that the 21st of next month is the old lady's birthday, and Lord You knew the meaning of the song when he heard the strings, and hurriedly said that he would definitely bring his family to celebrate the old lady's birthday.

Chen Qi inadvertently mentioned that Chen wanted to keep filial piety for her ex-husband for three years. When Lord You heard this, he praised Chen's loyalty and affection, which was really good.

The guests and hosts of this meal enjoyed themselves. After finishing the meal, Lord You saw that the hour was not early, and immediately left. Chen Jue couldn't keep it, so he personally sent it outside the gate, and watched Lord You's sedan chair leave, before turning back to the inner house to find his sister Chen to report the progress at the dinner table.

There are two flowers, one on each branch. only said that when Lord You went home, he was already drunk and hazy, and his steps were staggering. Before I got home, I didn't change my clothes, and Mrs. You sent a girl to invite. Seeing this, Lord You had to change into homely clothes and take the sobering soup to the upper room.

But I saw that Mrs. You was crooked on the kang, wearing glasses and looking through a stack of lists-all of them were the list of girls who had not left the cabinet from similar families in Beijing.

When Lord You saw this, he also knew what Old Lady You was going to tell him. Sure enough, the mother and son exchanged a few words of greeting, and Mrs. You cut to the chase. "Joe has been gone for more than a year. I know your affection, not to mention the filial piety that keeps for a year for your wife is also a righteous courtesy. It's just that our house is the home of the eunuchs, and it is not good to move back and forth on weekdays, and there is no serious master to entertain the guests. I'm old, my energy is lacking, and even if I have the heart, I'm powerless. Sometimes I just feel that my body is uncomfortable, and I don't want to see people, but I can't shirk it - it's always hard to ask my aunts to take care of guests, and outsiders don't look like it. Besides, Yuan'er, this girl has also reached the age of talking about marriage, so she has to have a serious mother-in-law at home, so she can handle it for her. This is a lifelong event for the daughter's family, and it cannot be delayed. Qiao's is Quanxia's knowledge, and he doesn't want to cause anything wrong with her daughter because of her. ”

Lord You listened quietly to his mother's words, and saw that his mother showed him a stack of lists that she had asked for from the matchmaker. Lord You already had an idea in his heart, but he didn't want to show his eyebrows too early and bring the reputation of the two families. immediately pushed back a stack of lists, because he smiled and said: "Mother rest assured, this is a lifelong event for my son, how can my son not take it to heart." There is no hurry, but the son has one thing that he must consult with his mother. ”

At that moment, he mentioned the birthday banquet of Mrs. Chen.

Old Mrs. You also knows Chen Jue. naturally understood that he was the most powerful subordinate of his son earlier, and now he relied on the grace of heaven to sit on an equal footing with his son, and he was even lucky to climb the prince's green road. I'm afraid that the future will be more uncertain than that of my son.

Thinking like this, Old Lady You pondered for a while, and then said, "Now the Chen family is not the same as before. Mrs. Chen's birthday gift should also be thickened a few points. It's not a big deal, I'll take care of it and I don't have to worry about it - it's imperative that you focus on your life's work. It's not for your mother's verbosity, you also know that you are now in your forties, but there are only a few girls under your knees, and you don't even have a son. Qiao's family is unlucky, but I can't watch the You family's incense break in your generation. Otherwise, I will close my eyes and have no face to see your father. ”

Seeing that her mother's words were so strict, You Ziyu thought about it, it was always difficult to hide it, so that her mother was worried and didn't say anything, but she was afraid that there would be branches, which was not good.

Thinking of this, You Ziyu smiled unconsciously, and sat on the mattress where Mrs. You was lying casually, because she said with a smile: "Mother, don't worry, I already know this matter in my heart." It's just not right now. ”

When Mrs. You heard this, her heart moved, she hurriedly sat up, grabbed You Ziyu's hand and asked, "Are you serious?" If so, whose girl do you fall in love with? It's not for my mother's mouth, with your current status, as long as you don't like the princess's mansion and the lady of the fourth-grade family or above, who else in the capital can't climb the lintel? ”

You Ziyu smiled again, thought about it, and said: "If you say that the lintel of this house is not much different from ours, I am afraid that it is slightly stronger than ours." I also had a few words with the people of that family, and listening to that tone, their family was also willing. It's just that their family has filial piety now, and it's not easy to propose marriage for the time being. ”

Old Mrs. You listened to her son's words, and began to think about it in her heart. It's just that no matter how much she thinks about it, she definitely can't imagine that Lord You is not interested in a boudoir woman, but the Chen family, who is married and widowed at home.

Seeing this, Lord You didn't want to say anything about breaking this layer of window paper. The mother and son sat down with their own thoughts, and Lord You was really tired from drinking, so he got up and went back to the room to settle down.

It was the twenty-first dark morning. Because Chen Qi was promoted to the head of the sixth grade this year, and climbed to the level of the prince, he was very popular in Beijing. Knowing that this day was Mrs. Chen's birthday, not to mention the relatives and friends who came and went in ordinary ways, even the official eunuchs of the prince's family who had no ordinary contact with each other either gave birthday gifts or came to the door to congratulate them in person.

The prince thought that in order to give Chen Qi dignity, he also specially sent the little eunuch in the palace on Mrs. Chen's birthday to send two pairs of gold and silver bills of agarwood and blessing Lu Shouxi.

Although the thing is not very valuable, it is this dignity that is rare. Chen Qi thanked the prince for his gift, and invited the little eunuchs who sent things to the table for tea. The guests who came to the birthday banquet also felt honored to see this act. At the moment, there was a lively discussion.

In the inner house of the Chen Mansion, the Feng family was busy entertaining the guests who came to congratulate the guests. Because I didn't expect that there were a lot of people coming on this day - the relatives and friends who usually came and went were old and needless to say, even the people who couldn't be invited in the past also sent birthday gifts or congratulated them in person, such an endless stream, and the noisy language made Feng panic. At this time, it can be seen that there are not enough people in the Chen Mansion - there is only one daughter-in-law like her in the whole house, although the Chen family is a sister-in-law, she is a widow at home and cannot be entertained in front. Therefore, he only took his two daughters to kowtow to the old lady after breakfast, and went back to the room to keep quiet.

Fortunately, it hasn't been a day or two since her daughter Chen Wan learned housekeeping. Moreover, Feng had already planned to take advantage of the old lady's birthday this time to explain two things to Chen Wan, and let her pass through and experience. At this time, Chen Wan helped to entertain the girls of various families, as well as the housekeepers' daughters-in-law to serve tea and fruits, and her behavior and speech were also very appropriate.

In the eyes of these female elders, they can't help but think about it.

When Mrs. You participated in Mrs. Chen and Mrs. Chen's birthdays in previous years, because her son was Chen Jue's peak, he always arrived relatively late. This year, due to the changing times, it is relatively early. Seeing Chen Wan, who was helping her mother entertain guests in the main hall, she smiled and said to Mrs. Chen: "The girl in your family is really smart and smart. Such a child who has just passed the age of ten can be so clear-eyed, which shows that he must be able to make up his mind in the future. It's not that the boy of any family is blessed to marry. ”

When Mrs. Chen heard this, she smiled and said a few words humbly. Mrs. You couldn't help but mention the second sister who was in the limelight on the Shangyuan Festival. The guests were also curious about the second sister, who was praised by the saint. It's just that Chen's mother and daughter are keeping filial piety, so it's hard to call people to look at each other.

What's more, the sedan chair carries people, so everyone flatters the Chen family's tutor, so the daughters are smart and sensible, and they are all brilliant.

Among them is the wife of the young owner of Yutai Commercial Bank, whose family came to the door together with the housekeeper Chang Yougui's family. took a fancy to Chen Wan's appearance and temperament, and wanted to tell his youngest son. immediately smiled and inquired about Chen Wan's age and temperament.

The guests were all clever people, although the housekeeper's wife of Yutai Commercial House did not say it explicitly, but everyone knew what she meant. At present, there are rich and noble people who know Yutai and are happy to see it, and there are also those who Mu Chen's future or Chen Wan's character want to marry themselves, regardless of the purpose, they all praise Chen Wan's good son, creating a hot atmosphere of "a family has a woman and a hundred families". The old lady Chen of Zhile smiled often

When the flowers were in a mess, I saw the beeswax waiting beside the old lady quietly walked to Feng's side while people were not paying attention, because he said: "Just now, the uncle sent someone to spread the word in front, saying that the people of the Zhao family are here and want to pay homage to the old lady." What does the uncle mean...... It's to ask the old lady. ”

When Feng Shi heard this, his heart couldn't help but sink. He immediately waved his hand and motioned for Beeswax to stand down. He went to the old lady and whispered quietly.

When Mrs. Chen heard this, she couldn't help but sink her face when she thought of the situation where the two families were in trouble when Zhao Chen died.

Everyone in the hall didn't know why, but when they saw this, they didn't feel that they looked over quietly.