PS: The mood is always calm in the first few days, and the quality of the things written is not very good, so I have forgived me, and I will try to write more wonderful in the back, thank you for your support~

Weiyuan Hou Fenglin returned to Beijing with his family.

This news is no longer new, almost the front foot of the Weiyuan Marquis Mansion has just opened the door, and the news has spread to the major families in the capital.

Everyone thought that Feng Lin would be the first to hand over the fold to the palace if he had a good rest, but a few days had passed, and the people of the Hou Mansion, who had been on the road for more than a month, did not go out except for the necessary purchases, but had a good rest.

And Feng Lin, except for a few small gatherings with former friends, only went out behind closed doors the rest of the time.

The previous rumor about the eldest princess of Qingping as a concubine in the Weiyuan Marquis Mansion had spread throughout the capital, and Feng Lin, as the party concerned, returned to Beijing after this, and the rumor had not subsided, and now it has attracted more people's attention.

People are curious, and the so-called curiosity kills cats.

It is human nature to watch the excitement, not to mention that this excitement is still about the eldest princess of the royal family, which makes those who are obsessed with exploring the truth of rumors feel a little more exciting in their hearts.

Originally, everyone was waiting to visit the Marquis of Weiyuan's Mansion or wait until Feng Lin went out to inquire from him, but Feng Lin not only did not go out, but also refused to be visited by others because of illness.

The people who couldn't find any news from Feng Lin had no choice but to take a roundabout approach and hit Mu Qingwan with their ideas.

In the past few days since returning to Beijing, Mu Qingwan has also heard about the rumor.

Although Mu Qingwan didn't know who released this rumor, let alone why someone knew so clearly about the affairs of the Hou Mansion, but since she learned that her family was going back to Beijing, Mu Qingwan had been mentally prepared for this.

Therefore, when he received the post of Na Cheng from the ladies of the various provinces, Mu Qingwan was not much surprised.

Mrs. A's Spring Festival Banquet, Mrs. B's Birthday Banquet, and Mrs. C's Youngest Daughter's Banquet......

And so on and so forth, all kinds of names are dazzling at Mu Qingwan.

Mu Qingwan was already happy and quiet, and knew that the purpose of these ladies was to explore the truth of the rumors from herself. In fact, I was reluctant to deal with these ladies.

But in any case, since they will live in the capital in the future, these interpersonal exchanges are inevitable, and it is impossible for Mu Qingwan to postpone all the banquets.

Know the purpose of the ladies feasting themselves. If they don't show up, I'm afraid they won't stop.

So, Mu Qingwan only filtered those posts briefly, and chose to go to the lady's mansion who held the birthday banquet to attend the banquet.

That Mrs. Liang is the daughter-in-law of Lord Shangshu Yu of the Ministry of Rites, of course. The most important reason why I chose to go to Mrs. Liang's banquet was that Mu Qingwan and Mrs. Liang were close friends when they were not married.

Since they are all going to the banquet, they naturally have to choose a person they like.

Mrs. Liang's birthday banquet is scheduled for the first day of March.

It is the season of spring back to the earth, early in the morning, the warm sun will bring warmth to the cold earth, people have taken off their heavy winter clothes, put on colorful spring clothes.

Because he was going to Mrs. Liang's banquet and his first appearance after returning to Beijing, Mu Qingwan began to dress up under the service of the maid after breakfast.

When you go to the birthday party, you can't dress too plainly. It was Mu Qingwan who chose a carved red gold gown, and inserted a cinnamon branch with jade and pearl tassels on his head, and then embellished with a few white jade hairpins.

Mu Qingwan's appearance has a kind of soft and moving beauty, and when she dresses up, not only does she look more energetic, but she looks two or three years younger than before.

When Feng Zhige took Banxia and Fufeng to the Rongxi Hall where Mu Qingwan lived, Mu Qingwan was sitting in front of the mirror to check if there was anything wrong with the outfit on her body.

The mirror is a popular glass mirror in the circle of ladies in Beijing, compared with the bronze mirror, the image reflected by this glass mirror is much clearer, Mu Qingwan raised his hand and stroked the step on his head. saw the figure of Feng Zhige and the three of them from the mirror.

"Stop singing, you're here." Mu Qingwan turned her head with a gentle smile on her face.

Feng Zhige walked in quickly and chatted with Mu Qingwan for a few words. He made his intention clear: "Mother, Mrs. Liang's birthday banquet, my daughter will go with you." ”

Some banquets in the circle of ladies have always been occasions for juniors to show their faces, and the post sent by Mrs. Liang of course also invited the girls of the Hou Mansion, but Mu Qingwan felt sorry for Feng Zhige's more than a month of eating and sleeping in the open, so she deliberately left her in the mansion. Prepare to go to the feast alone.

Mu Qingwan knew that Feng Zhige was not keen on participating in these banquets on weekdays, but when she heard Feng Zhige take the initiative to ask to go to Mrs. Liang's birthday banquet with her, doubts rose in her heart.

"Why did you suddenly remember to attend Mrs. Liang's birthday banquet, don't you like it?" Mu Qingwan asked.

Feng Zhige thought of the news he received, and said, "Mother, since it was confirmed that you would go, Mrs. Liang's birthday banquet is no longer a simple birthday banquet, but many people are secretly staring at it." ”

Previously, the rumors that the eldest princess of Qingping entered the Weiyuan Marquis Mansion as a concubine spread all over the capital, and many imperial historians who attached great importance to etiquette were already very dissatisfied.

The princess is a concubine, and she threatens the main room.

If such a discordant matter really comes out, it will definitely cause an uproar among the families of the Dawu Dynasty, and once the situation is big, whether it is the royal family, Zhao Youjun personally and the Weiyuan Marquis Mansion, they will definitely not be pleased.

Mrs. Liang's father-in-law is Yu Mingli, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and just like those old imperial histories who respect the rules, Yu Mingli is also resolutely defending etiquette.

Under such circumstances, Mu Qingwan appeared at Mrs. Liang's birthday banquet, and these people would definitely try all kinds of ways to find out the news from Mu Qingwan's mouth, at least, as far as Feng Zhige knew, Mrs. Yang, who was not originally invited, would attend this birthday banquet in Yufu today.

Mrs. Yang had seen Zhao Youjun in Huzhou, Zhao Youjun at that time was like the head of the Hou Mansion, Mu Qingwan had never seen Mrs. Yang before, if one accidentally showed any horses' feet, I am afraid that it would be difficult for the whole Weiyuan Hou Mansion to get out because of this.

Mu Qingwan was also taught in this area in the boudoir back then, and as soon as Feng Zhige said this, she probably understood the deep meaning.

In Mu Qingwan's opinion, her daughter is much better than herself, and it is naturally good to have her daughter go to this birthday banquet together, so she immediately nodded happily and agreed.

The mother and daughter packed up and prepared the carriage and went out all the way to Yufu.

Yufu and Weiyuanhou Mansion are both in the south of the city, and the distance between the two mansions is not far. Only a few streets away, Mu Qingwan and Feng Zhige were only upright when they arrived at Yufu, and they got out of the carriage and were led by the maid of Yufu to go inside, and saw a middle-aged woman walking towards them quickly.

"Ah Wan. You're here! The woman grabbed Mu Qingwan's hand, and her tone was full of excitement.

The person who came was Mrs. Liang.

Mrs. Liang has a dignified face, and she looks a year or two older than Mu Qingwan, and today's birthday banquet is for her 40th birthday.

I don't know if it's because the family style of the house is rigorous, even if it's a birthday. Mrs. Liang's clothes and accessories are very plain.

She combed a common fallen horse bun, inserted a delicate dotted green grass head insect inlaid beaded hairpin in her hair, and four burnt blue inlaid blonde hairpins, wore a string of coral bracelets in her hands, and wore a fine cotton flower horse face skirt.

"Tell me about you, it's been twenty years since you've been gone, and you don't know how to give me a letter in these twenty years, I've been worried about you a lot over the years......" Mrs. Liang complained while pulling Mu Qingwan inside.

Mu Qingwan did have a good relationship with Mrs. Liang at the beginning, and listened to Mrs. Liang say this. There was a look of shame in his eyes, and he muttered, "Sister Xiu, it's really me who is wrong." ”

Mrs. Liang's maiden name is Mingxiu, and she is older than Mu Qing, and the two have always been called sisters at the beginning.

Hearing Mu Qingwan admit her mistake, Mrs. Liang said: "Forget it, it's good to come back, don't say anything wrong, that's right." Is this your daughter? ”

It wasn't until this time that Mrs. Liang finally noticed Feng Zhige.

Mu Qingwan nodded, and then introduced Feng Zhige to Mrs. Liang, "Sister Xiu." This is the little girl's song. Then he turned to Feng Zhige, "Zhige, this is your Aunt Liang." ”

Seeing this, Feng Zhige saluted Mrs. Liang, "Auntie." ”

Mrs. Liang heard the faint pride in Mu Qingwan's introduction to Feng Zhige to her, and even if she had a little more affection for Feng Zhige, she hurriedly helped her up. He easily withdrew the coral bracelet he was wearing in his hand and put it on Feng Zhige's hand.

"Okay, with such a well-behaved daughter, you are also a blessing later." Seeing that Feng Zhige was about to take off the bracelet, Mrs. Liang hurriedly stopped, "This is a meeting gift from my aunt, isn't it that my aunt's meeting gift is light?" ”

Hearing Mrs. Liang say this, Feng Zhige looked at Mu Qingwan, and when she saw her nodding, she thanked Mrs. Liang.

Several people had already entered the inner courtyard of the mansion at this time, and Mrs. Liang, who was originally talking to Mu Qingwan, suddenly sent down the people waiting on the left and right when she passed through an empty garden, and then looked at Mu Qingwan with a stern face.

"Ah Wan, I think you have also heard the rumor about the eldest princess of Qingping, the rumor is conclusive that the eldest princess of Qingping lied about her illness and died, but in fact she entered the Weiyuan Marquis Mansion as a concubine, so the Weiyuan Marquis Mansion had to move to Huzhou, and you had to retreat, but is there such a thing?" Mrs. Liang asked.

Mu Qing was late.

Long before she came, she knew that someone would definitely ask this question at this birthday banquet, and she had already thought about how to deal with it.

But she didn't expect that the first person to ask this question would be Mrs. Liang, whom she regarded as her sister.

However, just as Feng Zhige instructed before leaving, anyone who asks about this matter can only deny it.

So Mu Qingwan came back to his senses the next moment, the smile on his face remained unchanged, and he shook his head and said, "There is no such thing!" When I was in Huzhou, my lord couldn't guess why the emperor would suddenly summon our family back to Beijing, until I heard this rumor, I realized that there was such nonsense circulating in the capital. The eldest princess of Qingping was the pearl of the queen mother's palm back then, if she hadn't died early, the men of the entire Dawu Dynasty were almost at her choice, how could she enter the Hou Mansion as a concubine? Even if the eldest princess really had this kind of thought, how could the queen mother and the emperor agree? Sister Xiu, could it be that the emperor summoned us back to Beijing for this matter? ”

"No one can guess the emperor's thoughts...... Mrs. Liang shook her head lightly when she heard this, and then glanced at Mu Qingwan deeply, "Ah Wan, since there is no such thing, it is fine, but you have to remember that if anyone asks about this matter, you can only give a prescription answer." ”

The deep meaning of Mrs. Liang's words was understood by Mu Qingwan in just a moment.

Mrs. Liang clearly guessed something, but not only did she not care about her own concealment, but also told her so, which made Mu Qingwan a little ashamed.

"Sister Xiu......" Mu Qingwan muttered.

Mrs. Liang revealed this topic, and led Mu Qingwan and Feng Zhige to the flower hall where the banquet was held, "Okay, let's go quickly, although I am the birthday star today." But in the eyes of many people, you are the real protagonist. ”

Mu Qingwan glanced at Feng Zhige when she heard this, and Mrs. Liang mentioned it twice openly and secretly, I am afraid that today's birthday banquet is not so easy to get out.

The two followed Mrs. Liang to the flower hall. There were already a lot of dignified-looking and luxuriously dressed ladies sitting inside, these ladies sat around chatting about family life, and the delicate and lovely ladies they brought were discussing the hot topics of the moment in groups of three or five, and the atmosphere could be described as very lively.

And sit in the most conspicuous position in the flower hall. It was Mrs. Yang, who had not been in Beijing for a long time.

Mu Qingwan became Mrs. Weiyuan Hou when she was a teenager, and although there are not many ladies here who know her, there are many who know her.

Therefore, almost as soon as Mu Qingwan stepped into the hall, the originally lively flower hall suddenly quieted down.

One is the spreader of the rumors, the other is the victim of the rumors, and everyone's eyes are moving back and forth between Mu Qingwan and Mrs. Yang, wanting to see if there is any clue between the two.

Although Feng Zhige had already reminded Mrs. Yang that she would also be there, Mu Qingwan had never seen Mrs. Yang before, so she was still subconsciously stunned when she saw Mrs. Yang.

Seeing this, Feng Zhige gently pinched Mu Qingwan's palm.

Mu Qing came back to his senses suddenly. With a smile, he greeted Mrs. Yang, and greeted Mrs. Yang with familiarity, "This is not Mrs. Yang, we haven't seen each other for more than half a year, when Mrs. Yang left Huzhou and entered Beijing, she said that it would be difficult to see each other in the future, but I didn't expect to meet Mrs. Yang in the capital, but it was really fate." ”

Mrs. Yang is not doing very well these days.

At the beginning, she thought that she wanted to make Zhao Youjun unlucky, so after entering Beijing, as long as she had the opportunity, Mrs. Yang publicized the fact that the Marquis of Weiyuan Mansion took a concubine as his wife at various banquets.

Later, I saw that the news spread to everyone in the capital. Mrs. Yang was quite proud in her heart, but who would have thought that there would be rumors that the concubine of the Marquis of Weiyuan's mansion, who claimed to be the mother of the house, was the eldest princess of Qingping back then?

Mrs. Yang was not shy about telling people about the Weiyuan Marquis Mansion at all, so after the second rumor appeared. People habitually put the black cauldron on her back.

That's a big deal.

Since the words "Qingping eldest princess" appeared in the streets and alleys, the ladies who were originally close to Mrs. Yang all treated her coldly, even if they occasionally met her in public, they all walked around her, as if she had some terrible poison on her body.

Before that, Mrs. Yang didn't know about the eldest princess of Qingping, and she only learned something from others after the rumors appeared.

The Queen Mother regarded it as a treasure. The only sister of the emperor today......

The more she understood, the more frightened Mrs. Yang became.

She has seen the portrait of the real Mrs. Weiyuan Marquis, and she can be sure that what she saw when she was in Huzhou was not the real Mrs. Weiyuan Marquis, and when she inquired about the behavior of the eldest princess of Qingping back then, she even believed that the rumors were true, and the one who called herself Mrs. Weiyuan Marquis in the Weiyuan Marquis Mansion was this eldest princess of Qingping.

It was because of this that Mrs. Yang regretted it more and more, why she was confused for a while and had to follow the tone in her heart.

If she had known the identity of that person, how would she dare to spread rumors.

The princess is a concubine, even if it is a royal family, she has to cover it to the death, but she still can't keep the door and say that if the angry emperor and the queen mother are angry, with her as a small five-grade woman, even if she has nine lives, it is not enough for the nobles in the palace to calm their anger.

What made Mrs. Yang even more aggrieved was that she really didn't mention the eldest princess of Qingping, why did everyone think that the news came from her?

Mrs. Yang had no friendship with Mrs. Liang before, and Mrs. Yang did not receive an invitation to Mrs. Liang's birthday banquet this time, but she didn't expect that just yesterday afternoon, someone from Yu's mansion actually sent an invitation.

Since the rumors about the eldest princess of Qingping came out, Mrs. Yang has not received an invitation from any family for a long time, and the Yu Mansion took the initiative to invite, and Mrs. Yang secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and said in her heart that it was not the past that had passed. Who knew that after arriving at Yufu, those ladies still regarded her as a plague god, and Mrs. Yang was depressed for a while.

As she was sitting and sulking, she saw a lady with a luxurious dress and outstanding temperament walking towards her and holding her hand enthusiastically.

Mrs. Yang was stunned for a moment, and was about to ask the identity of this lady, but she glanced at Feng Zhige beside the lady.

It's not ......

In my memory, I did see the girl in front of me walking with a woman, is it ......

Mrs. Yang looked stunned.

didn't allow her to speak, Feng Zhige stepped forward and saluted affectionately, "Zhige has seen Mrs. Yang, the last time I said goodbye was at the lotus banquet held by Mrs. Zhige, when Mrs. left Huzhou, my mother was still straight and pity." ”

Mu Qingwan also nodded, and said with a smile: "Mrs. Yang might as well move here, let's catch up." ”

Mu Qingwan pointed to a few chairs in a remote corner.

Mrs. Yang was surprised at this time, Feng Zhige had already held her hand affectionately, and dragged her to the corner seemingly gently but forcefully.

The carefully depicted eyes of the other ladies were originally fixed on Mu Qingwan and Mrs. Yang, waiting to see some clues from the interaction between the two, but they didn't know that these two looked so affectionate as soon as they met, which made these ladies disappointed.

Seeing that Mu Qingwan and Mrs. Yang went to the corner to catch up, these ladies had to chat with the people around them while paying attention to the situation in the corner from time to time. (To be continued.) )