Chapter 105: Arrest
Rong Zheng relied on his previous experience and discussed today's Spring Festival banquet with his eldest cousin, not seeking merit, but only no fault.
The stage has been set up, and today I invite the Changchun class. Although the Changchun class does not have a famous singer like Cheng Ziying, the whole West Chamber, which is sung, is the most brilliant one in Bianliang.
Although the Rong family is still the in-laws of the Qi family, this time they did not post to the Rong family. Ma was disgusted, and Mrs. Shen had no face at Du's place, and she was only embarrassed when she met.
The invited families came one after another. Mrs. Shen Er and Mrs. Ren were in charge of the reception, and Mrs. Lu sat in the flower hall of Chunxuan Hall, letting Rong Zheng and Yunxia sisters accompany her. When a guest came, she got up and said a few words to the wives and grandmothers.
However, when I meet someone, I will pull Rong Zheng and introduce: "This is my granddaughter." β
The previous gossip has not completely disappeared, and these wives and grandmothers are also staring at Rong Zheng curiously. But seeing that Rong Qinian was jade, elegant and generous, and respectful and polite, he really couldn't associate the rumored image of Miss Rong San for a while.
Mrs. Huang brought their family's Xia Juan to the banquet. was unhappy a while ago, Mrs. Huang thought she had offended the Qi family, but she didn't expect the Qi family to be so generous, and she also gave her a post to invite her to come to the play. Mrs. Huang was a little embarrassed, so she had to put on some makeup and bring her second daughter to the banquet.
Mrs. Lu saw that Mrs. Huang was still as enthusiastic as before, and praised Xia Juan again: "The second lady of your family is beautiful." β
Mrs. Huang said sneeringly: "I came out of a small family, and I haven't seen anything in the world. She was a little timid, so the old lady should not laugh at her. β
"A little girl like a flower should be brought out to see the world. It's boring to embroider at home every day. β
Several other ladies and wives chimed in.
Mrs. Huang saw Rong Zheng coming from outside, she glanced at it, and immediately lowered her head.
Mrs. Lu said with a smile: "Mrs. Huang, this is my granddaughter, you should know each other, right?" β
Mrs. Huang hurriedly bowed her head and said, "Yes, of course I know." β
"This year's Spring Festival was organized by my granddaughter and her aunts. I think this kid is careful. β
Rong Zheng stepped forward to greet Mrs. Huang.
Mrs. Huang was very embarrassed, and said repeatedly, "Miss, please get up." He added: "I left in a hurry and didn't prepare any greeting gifts." You take this. As he spoke, he took off a jade bracelet from his wrist.
Mrs. Lu nodded to Rong Zheng, Rong Zheng took it with both hands, and thanked Yingying.
Many of the people present can see that Mrs. Lu is going to toss this spring banquet. It seems that he wants to give his granddaughter a long face. When you come to be a guest, don't offend the little girl, make the old lady unhappy and lose your manners.
When the guests were almost here, Mrs. Lu invited all the ladies, wives, grandmothers, and young ladies to the table. Mrs. Lu ordered the whole west chamber and always let Rong Zheng accompany her.
The lord of Duanhui did not appear. This was expected by Mrs. Lu. But if you can't come, why not let someone say something.
In addition to those wives and grandmothers, there were also seven or eight young ladies who came. Rong Zheng and Yun Xia are responsible for greeting these young ladies who come, Yun Huan is cowardly and not good at socializing. Yun Hong is young again, but Rong Zheng and Yun Xia are so busy that they are dizzy.
Huang Xiajuan was not allowed to have too much contact with Rong Zheng because she had learned a lesson from her mother before, and with those rumors, she has always had a bit of scrutiny and attitude towards Rong Zheng. A person sat in the corner quietly drinking tea and eating snacks.
A pair of young ladies in Governor Liu's house are innocent and innocent. Coupled with the witty words from time to time, it is very popular.
Wu sent a snow-white parrot for them to play with, and the parrot stand hung on the door of the moon cave, fluttering its wings. Yunxia wanted it to speak, took the food to tease, and tossed for a long time before the parrot gave face and said, "Niu Niu! Girl! β
aroused the interest of a group of young ladies, and they all wanted to come up and tease the parrot. The seventh and ninth ladies of the Liu family also taught the parrot to recite poems.
Only Huang Xiajuan sat alone and did not move.
Rong Zheng was afraid that Huang Xiajuan would be left out in the cold, so he took the initiative to step forward and say to her: "I belong to the sheep." I don't know if I should call you sister or sister? β
Huang Xiajuan said: "I belong to a horse." β
"Then it's my sister." Rong Zheng intends to be close to Huang Xiajuan, but after a few rounds, Huang Xiajuan's attitude is always lukewarm, Rong Zheng is an interesting person. I had to give up.
After a while, a little girl beside Mrs. Lu came over and said to Rong Zheng: "Miss Biao, the county lord is here, and the old lady will let you go." β
When Rong Zheng heard this, he got up, and the other ladies in the house also wanted to say goodbye to the county lord.
Threes and threes came out of the flower hall of Chunxuan Hall.
Duanhui was delayed because of something and came a little late. At this moment, she was greeting Mrs. Lu. Old Madam Lu sat in front of her. I don't know what to say, which made Duan Hui smile slightly.
Rong Zheng walked up to him and saluted Duan Hui.
Duan Hui looked at Rong Zheng twice, and nodded with a smile: "This is Miss Rong San, I haven't seen you for a few days, but it seems that I have grown a lot taller, like a big girl." It's getting more and more prominent. β
Old Madam Lu said politely: "The county lord loves her, she is my sweetheart." β
Duan Hui said again: "It's a bit like her mother." β
Rong Zheng couldn't remember exactly what her mother looked like, and she glanced at Old Madam Lu a little blankly.
Immediately after that, several other women came to greet Duanhui, Duanhui nodded, and Mrs. Huang came over, pulled Huang Xiajuan and said, "County Lord, this is my second daughter." β
Duan Hui nodded and said, "It's neatly born." β
Mrs. Huang mentioned to the county lord of Duanhui about the New Year's wine in the palace of the sixth king of the first month, and praised the banquet in the palace for being good, crowded and lively. complimented the princess, the princess, and even the princess.
Duan Hui said in her heart, she is not familiar with this wife, what is this lady's idea.
Mrs. Huang was very enthusiastic and talked to the lord of Duanhui, and Huang Xiajuan sat below, she was a little disgusted by her mother's flattery.
The stage was still singing "West Chamber", Rong Zheng accompanied Mrs. Lu to watch half of the fold, and a little maid whispered a few words in Rong Zheng's ear: "Miss Biao, a young master who claims to be surnamed Mu said that he wants to meet you." It's in the hall behind here. β
Rong Zheng was slightly stunned, and said in his heart, what is the young master surnamed Mu? She looked at the little maid with some confusion and asked, "What does that person look like?" β
The little maid said: "Tall and big, very handsome." β
Rong Zheng said secretly, could it be Mu Xuan? He also came to Qi's house? She glanced at the county lord Duanhui, but saw that Mrs. Huang was still having fun in front of her, but Duanhui looked calm. The secret passage seems to have come with the county lord.
She got up and whispered a few words to Mrs. Lu: "Grandma, I'll come when I go." β
Old Madam Lu said, "Don't delay for a long time. Come back soon. β
Rong Zheng smiled: "I know. Then she followed the little maid out of Chunxuan Hall,
By the time Rong Zheng arrived through the hall, Mu Xuan had been waiting for a long time.
Rong Zheng was a little short of walking, and he was slightly gasping when he arrived. Her face was also flushed, she saw Mu Xuan really standing there, stepped forward and said, "Is there anything Uncle Mu looking for me?" β
Mu Xuan saw her, but her heart was indescribably light, and said, "I have something to discuss with you." β
Rong Zheng saw that this was windy. From time to time, someone would come, not the place to speak, so he said, "Uncle Mu come here." β
The little maid led the way in front, and Mu Xuan followed Rong Zheng into the threshold and stepped into the backyard of Chunxuan Hall. The two of them stood at the base of the wall and spoke.
Mu Xuan said, "Miss Rongsan, I asked someone to pick up Lei Bo's mother to come to Bianliang." It's just that there is no place to settle down, so I want to borrow your house on the other side of Xinghua Lane for a few days for the time being. β
After hearing this, Rong Zheng said without thinking: "It's a trivial matter, anyway, Lei Bo also lives there." I don't care who can bring me a sentence about this matter, how can Uncle Lao Mu run this trip in person. β
Mu Xuan lowered her head slightly and said, "I'll send my sister over." By the way, Miss SΓΉ. If you send someone else to come and don't make it clear for a while, isn't it a mistake? β
Mu Xuan felt a little uncomfortable when facing Rong Zheng, and didn't even dare to look up at her. Ever since they met in Xinghua Lane, Mu Xuan always felt that his feelings had changed subtly. These days, it always feels empty. Obviously, he didn't have to follow the county lord to the Qi family today. He followed, the kind of anticipation and desire on the road, the mood when he longed to see Rong Zheng, until he really saw Rong Zheng. He was a little afraid to face her.
Mu Xuan felt that this annoying love was a little inexplicable. After more than ten years of thinking that he was a green lantern ancient Buddha, he had already learned how to control his own emotions and make himself calm. But in front of this woman. It was as if he had forgotten how to control it.
"Since Uncle Mu is here, why don't you go up to meet my grandma?"
Mu Xuan hurriedly said: "No, it's definitely inconvenient for all female dependents." I just want to meet Miss Eiso. β
"Ahh Rong Zheng didn't seem to react yet.
Mu Xuan said: "There's nothing else, I should go." Miss Eisan take care! I'm afraid that there will be something that will trouble you in the future, so I'll ask for advice when the time comes. β
Rong Zheng nodded and said, "Okay." You walk slowly. Rong Zheng asked the little maid who came to talk to her to help Mu Xuan lead the way.
She walked out, and after a few steps, she saw a figure flash under the tree. Rong Zheng wondered in his heart, who was eavesdropping on them? Rong Zheng stepped forward quickly, and the figure flashed, and she already recognized it. shouted loudly: "Miss Huang Er, what are you doing here?" β
Huang Xiajuan saw that Rong Zheng had recognized her, and there was nowhere to avoid it, and when Rong Zheng came forward, she lowered her head and said, "I didn't mean to eavesdrop on you." Just pass by here. β
Rong Zheng was secretly surprised when he saw her panicked, and hurriedly said, "Then why do you want to hide when you see me." β
Huang Xiajuan hurriedly defended herself: "I'm afraid you'll be annoyed." β
"What did I annoy, he asked me one thing, and nothing else."
The two were standing in the courtyard talking, and suddenly saw Yunxia flash out of nowhere, which startled both of them. Yun Xia exposed Huang Xiajuan on the spot: "Miss Huang Er, isn't it that you are following Ah Zheng, what are you pretending to be innocent at this time." β
Huang Xiajuan never expected Qi Yunxia to be behind her, and said with a red face: "What nonsense, where will I follow people?" β
Yun Xia couldn't care about what Huang Xiajuan said, so she stepped forward and grabbed Rong Zheng's arm, and said to her: "Phew, you obviously saw that she left not long ago, so you used the excuse of convenience and followed her all the way." There is no clean room in this backyard, what are you doing here? You also say you're not tracking. You're just as annoying as your mother. I don't know why the old lady is inviting you here! β
Huang Xiajuan saw that Qi Yunxia had exposed her, she was ashamed and annoyed at the time, she was really speechless, and she cried when she was aggrieved.
Yun Xia said to Rong Zheng: "Let's go, let's go forward." β
"Oh, good." Rong Zheng glanced back at Huang Xiajuan's pitiful appearance and said nothing.
Yun Xia whispered to Rong Zheng: "It's a shame that I saw that she was wrong and followed, otherwise what if she opened her mouth and talked nonsense like her mother." β
"I didn't expect her to do this."
Yun Xia was a little curious about Mu Xuan, and asked, "What did you meet that person for privately?" β
"He is the younger brother of the county lord, and he wants to borrow the house in his mother's name."
Yun Xia felt that this thing was strange, could it be that their Mu family still had a house? She smiled again: "I seem to see him twice, he looks so good." β
"What nonsense. When you get to the front, don't say anything. Rong Zheng warned her.
Yun Xia shook her mouth and smiled: "Don't worry." I mean, why didn't you fall in love with my fifth brother, it turned out that you fell in love with him! β
"I'm going to be angry if you talk nonsense again!" Rong Zheng was slightly stunned.
Yun Xia saw that Rong Zheng was really annoyed, and hurriedly said, "Okay, okay." I don't say it, just say it. But if you have anything, don't hide it from me. β
"When did I hide it from you?"
Yun Xia thought about it carefully, and it was really nothing.
The two returned here, and the drama on stage was still the same. When Mrs. Lu saw Rong Zheng coming, she ordered her to sit with her. Mrs. Huang had gone back to her seat. Duan Hui sat there with a solemn face.
Huang Xiajuan also came back, and Mrs. Huang asked, "You said you wanted to go for convenience, why did you go for so long?" β
Huang Xiajuan said: "I almost went the wrong way. β
Mrs. Huang didn't think much of it.
Yun Xia glanced at Huang Xiajuan and warned her: If you dare to talk nonsense, try it!
When the banquet was opened, several maids came over with boxes. Wu helped to place it. Mrs. Lu ordered Rong Zheng to help the county master distribute vegetables.
The contents of each box are different, and most of them are made according to your taste. It's just a small thing, and it's not easy to be so careful. At the moment, everyone is satisfied.
It was Duanhui County who saw her favorite chanterelles, komatsu mushrooms and Tianmu bamboo shoots and ham soup, and her eyes lit up.
Seeing that everyone was satisfied, Mrs. Lu said generously: "This is the method that my granddaughter came up with." β
Everyone was again a voice of congratulations. Only Huang Xiajuan sat there awkwardly.
The county lord of Duanhui was about to leave after lunch. She was the last to arrive, but she was the first. Mrs. Lu was not reluctant, and ordered the two wives to send each other off. (To be continued.) )