Because of the limited regulations of the Chen Mansion, Chen Jue has a wide range of contacts and strong contacts, and because of the great joy, all the relatives and friends of the clan must come, the Chen family is afraid that the banquet will not be opened, so the family discusses, and according to the identity of the guests, the relatives are far from each other, and the wine scene of the banquet is divided into three days.

The first day is a banquet for the rulers, the superiors, all the colleagues and the family members of the command, the second day is a banquet for the people of the clan and their in-laws who have passed away and made friends, and the third day is a day for the stewards of the family grange to buy and sell.

You Ziyu used to be Chen Jue's superior, but now he is Chen Jue's subordinate, and after receiving the Chen family's post, he naturally came to the door to congratulate him on the first day. It's just that they used to communicate with the Chen family, and the mother and son of the You family came relatively late because they were Chen Qi's Shangfeng family. Now that the world has changed, there is no need to worry about the time when going to the banquet, and there are You Lao'an people who are worried about asking about the marriage date, and they feel that it is better to arrive early.

Therefore, on the day of the feast, everyone in the You family got up early to wash, and just after breakfast, they ordered the sedan chair to be prepared outside and rushed to Chen's house. will be in front of the Chen Mansion, but see the front sedan chair and horses clustered, endless. The scene of its courtyard is like a city, which just responds to such a sentence - "Mo Daojun is early, and there are more early people".

You mother and son looked at each other silently, not mentioning the taste in their hearts.

At one time, the guests go to the front hall, and the guests lead the backyard. Feng took Chen Wan and the eldest sister, the second sister and the housekeeper's daughter-in-law to greet the second door. Seeing that You Lao'an brought the eldest girl of the You family over, Feng Shi hurriedly smiled and stepped forward to say a few words of greeting, and brought the person into the hall.

Mrs. Chen personally got up to greet her, and was busy pouring the boiling tea. Everyone saw each other, Chen took the hand of the eldest girl of the You family and looked at it carefully, and smiled at You Laoan: "This is the eldest girl in the house." Look at this appearance, it's really the old lady's granddaughter, no matter how good. ”

The eldest girl of the Nayou family is only sixteen or seventeen years old this year, and she is born with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, gentle and silent. Wearing a peach sprinkled flower jacket, a red crepe silver mouse skin skirt, a black hair pulled into a yaotai bun, and a phoenix hairpin with beads and silk was inserted upright. Hearing what Chen said, he smiled slightly, lowered his head and said nothing, and the phoenix tail on the hairpin trembled. It shows more and more the gentleness and amiability of everyone's ladies.

When Chen saw it, he became more and more satisfied. Mrs. Chen was beside her, and said with a smile: "Look at other people's girls, they are gentle and amiable." This is the rule of a large family, where is it like our daughter, all of her mouths are like a walnut cart, there is no moment of peace, and I have a headache when I quarrel. ”

When the people of You Laoan heard these words, they felt intimate. Because he took his granddaughter's hand and smiled: "The girls in our family also loved to talk and laugh at the beginning, but in the past few years, they have a much calmer temperament and talk less. I think your girl has a good temperament. Talking and laughing on weekdays can also relieve your boredom, right? ”

After saying a few more words, You Lao'an saw that there were more and more people, for fear that after a while, the Chen family would not have time to listen to her mention the marriage. Busy with a vague mouth.

When the eldest girl of the You family was keeping filial piety at home, she had learned from her grandmother that the You family wanted to marry the Chen family. I also knew that the Chen family wanted to take the two sisters who came out of her husband's house when she passed the door. Because of these things, You Lao'an cursed Chen a few years behind his back, couldn't keep the widow, and didn't know what kind of fox he was.

At that time, the eldest girl of the You family didn't say anything, but in her heart she wanted to see the Chen family. It's not that she is contemptible, after all, You Ziyu is inappropriate in the eyes of You Lao'an because of Chen's refusal to continue the string, and in the eyes of the eldest girl of the You family, it saves her from the embarrassment of her stepmother entering the door when she is filial piety. It also saves her stepmother from seeing her unpleasantly and learning lessons.

Now that she has not only been filial piety, but also passed the age of peace, she is about to talk about marriage. Even if the Chen family entered the door at this time, holding her life's major event in her hand, the eldest girl of the You family was not afraid. After all, the two have no grievances, even if it is to sell a good son in front of their father, and for the two sisters born by the Chen family, the Chen family will not marry her indiscriminately.

No matter how bad it is...... And my grandmother and father! Isn't it good that the bride passes the door and the daughter doesn't care?

Moreover, the eldest girl of the You family is also curious, what kind of woman can neatly force her husband's family to reconcile and leave after her husband's death, and go home to remarry. and when he remarried, he confidently proposed to bring his two daughters into the door......

All kinds of rhetoric are not at all different from those mentioned in the "Four Books of Women" and "The Analects of Women". If she had changed herself, she would never have dared to do such a deviant thing.

It's a pity that the last time the You family was at the banquet, the Chen family was unable to come because of his widowhood. It was Feng who took Chen Wan and her two sisters to go. The eldest girl of the You family was advised by her grandmother and father, and she didn't care about how to think, and she was naturally a good hospitality. I only feel that the eldest sister is gentle and standard, and the second sister is bright and transparent, although she is still young, her speech and demeanor are not bad. After meeting these two sisters, the eldest girl of the You family wanted to meet the Chen family who taught these two sisters.

When we met at this time, I had to take advantage of everyone's greetings and take a sneak look. But seeing that Chen's complexion was delicate, pink and beautiful. Although she is a widowed woman, she talks and laughs freely, and her words are witty and transparent, and she knows that she is not easy to get along with at first sight.

The eldest girl of the You family thought so, and while she was vigilant in her heart, she showed more and more gentleness and obedience on her face.

didn't mention how the eldest girl of the You family calculated, but only said that You Lao'an didn't care about the crowd and miscellaneous, and clearly asked about marriage, and Mrs. Chen also knew the You family's thoughts. What's more, the Chen family really has no intention of regretting the marriage, but during this period of time, the foreign affairs are complicated, and they are busy preparing dowries for their grandchildren, so they do not mention this matter.

At this time, seeing that You Lao'an asked, Mrs. Chen responded in one bite. You Lao'an was overjoyed, and he was busy striking while the iron was hot, and he agreed to invite a matchmaker to come to the door in two days.

While he was talking, he saw Feng Shi bring in a few more female guests with faces. After offering tea and greeting for a while, I knew that the person who came was the official family of the East Palace. Before the banquet began, Zhao Bihe, the commander of the Jinyi Army, sent his son and daughter-in-law to congratulate him.

The ladies and dependents here are all ordered by the court, and they are exposed to it on weekdays, how can they not know that Zhao Bihe's son is the prince's companion? Seeing the daughter-in-law of the Zhao family talking and talking with You Lao'an, she was very close and comfortable, and she looked at each other and smiled, and she understood more and more Chen Qi's dignity in front of His Royal Highness the Prince.

The banquet on this day is naturally happy and enjoyable. As for the family banquet on the second day, because You Lao'an had already opened his mouth to propose marriage, the Chen family did not want to hide it, so they informed the elders of the Zhao family in person.

When the Zhao family heard this, they felt very uncomfortable. However, Chen has obtained a letter of release from his wife three years ago, clearly stating that future marriages and funerals have nothing to do with each other. Even if the elders of the Zhao family were reluctant in their hearts, they were helpless. What's more, most of the younger generation of the Zhao family are now studying in the clan studies run by the Chen family and the Xu family, and for the sake of the future of the younger generation, they can't talk more.

Only Mrs. Zhao and Zhao Lin were unwilling to come over in the name of their eldest son Zhao Chen. It's a pity that he couldn't even enter the gate of the Chen family, so he was stopped back by the elders of the Zhao family who had been notified by Chen Qi.

The old lady Zhao saw that it was impossible to disobey, so she had to go to the patriarch's house and cry that the heirs of her big house were withering, and her old man really couldn't see the Chen family marrying into someone else's family with the blood and blood of the Zhao family, not to mention that even the names and surnames of the two sisters had to be changed. He also said that the Chen family couldn't keep getting married, and she had nothing to say as a mother-in-law. It's just that since the Chen family is like this, they should send the two sisters back to the Zhao family. One is that the Chen family can end up neatly, and then they don't have to go out with their mouths, and the other is that even if they eat bran in this room, they can't call Zhao Chen's daughter with another man's surname. In the future, the two sisters will marry from the Zhao family, and they will not disappoint their mother and son.

After going around in circles, Mrs. Zhao finally brought up the old matter of wanting to take the two sisters back to the Zhao family. The patriarch of the Zhao family looked at the old sister-in-law's snot and tears, and he really couldn't bear it. I also felt that Mrs. Zhao's words were also right. When she was thinking about it, the daughter-in-law of the head of the Zhao family was clear-eyed, and she saw the old lady Zhao's calculations, and said sarcastically: "What did you say? Not to mention that the daughter's family is born from another family, and she can't set up a household, even if she can set up a female household, the things in the Zhao family's big house have long been emptied by the second room, what else is there to keep? If it is said that it is to continue the incense, unless the eldest sister and the second sister are asked to recruit sons-in-law, who can agree to the heirs to follow the mother's surname, it can be seen that this is really unreasonable! ”

After a pause, the daughter-in-law of the Zhao family said again: "What's more, the story of the Chen family exchanging the dowry for the two daughters has already spread. Since you were blinded by fat at the beginning, for a few taels of silver, you opened an ancestral hall to worship your ancestors, why do you regret it now? It can be seen that he is jealous of the power of the Chen family, and he is just grabbing the two sisters to ask for benefits from the Chen family. I advise you not to make a mistake, and look at the Chen family is good-natured. If you really annoy you, don't talk about it, just bring our boys back from school, it's enough for us to drink a pot! ”

Now the youngest grandson of the head of the Zhao family is studying in school, and because he is smart and clever, he is valued by Mr. I heard that if you study hard for two more years, you will be able to take the next test. Therefore, the daughter-in-law of the Zhao family was afraid that her father-in-law would soften her heart and be confused because of Mrs. Zhao's words, offend the people of the Chen family, and even her son would not be able to study well.

When the patriarch of the Zhao family heard this, he woke up in shock. Hurriedly waved his hand and shook his head to persuade: "Old sister-in-law, don't beat those fancy intestines." We can't mess with the current power of the Chen family. If the old sister-in-law really feels that she can't live with the Chen boy, she will only ask your Jialin boy to pass on his step-son to the name of the Chen boy. Why bother with these things that harm others and are not beneficial to yourself. ”

Old Lady Zhao might as well say it so ugly as the patriarch. With a red face, he said: "You are just coveting the power of the Chen family and bullying our orphans and widows." I know that the clan is not supporting us now, so that the children of the Zhao family can follow up with Master Shi to study, and in the future, they can also have a half-official position. Don't want to think about the ghosts of those people in the Chen family, how can we really make our Zhao family prosperous, and we can't settle accounts with them when we go back? ”

When the patriarch of the Zhao family heard this, he hadn't yet spoken, and the daughter-in-law of the Zhao family had already sneered and said, "The old lady Hugh said this." We didn't abuse their aunts and grandmothers, nor did we deliberately give people abortion pills in order to forcibly occupy family property, and we didn't calculate the separation of mother and daughter for the sake of unsightly intentions. Since we have a clear conscience, why did the Chen family settle accounts with us? It can be seen that there is a wrong, there is a debtor, who does things behind his back, who bears it himself, and does not burden others! ”

When Mrs. Zhao heard this, she was angry. The daughter-in-law of the Zhao family saw that the old lady Zhao was pale and shouted that her heart hurt, and Zhao Lin and his wife pointed at her and scolded the old man, and sneered more and more: "Since you can't stand it, you can live your life behind closed doors, don't think of a moth to disturb other people's chickens and dogs." I advise you to go now. If you want to implicate the wronged people, don't blame me for saying something nice! ”

When Mrs. Zhao heard this, she trembled angrily. Pointing at the little daughter-in-law of the Zhao family, she couldn't speak.

Seeing this, the patriarch of the Zhao family and the old wife finally cared about the future of their grandsons and the younger generations of the clan, and even asked Zhao Lin and his wife to take Mrs. Zhao's house with fear.

For a while, Zhao Lin's family went, and the little daughter-in-law of the Zhao family persuaded her father-in-law to go to the Chen family to sell a good child and confess, so that the Chen family could understand their own intentions. When the patriarch of the Zhao family heard this, he thought about it and thought about it, so he hurriedly dressed and visited the Zhao family without going into details.

As early as when Chen Qi won over the Zhao family, he had already expected that there would be today. At that moment, he looked at the patriarch of the Zhao clan and expressed his attitude in fear, and he didn't think so. Still smiling and greeting a cup of tea, he shirked his official duties and sent the head of the Zhao family.

When he returned to the back house, he took the incident as a joke and joked with everyone.

While talking and laughing, there was a rumor that the You family invited a matchmaker to come to the door. When the people of the Chen Mansion heard this, they couldn't help but look at each other and smile.