XLVII. Go to the feast
Mrs. Qin, Qin He, was originally the adopted daughter of the old lady of He Mansion who was not favored under her knees. When he married Qin Fangming, Qin Fangming was still an unknown person. Unexpectedly, Qin Fangming's political journey was smooth, and since then, he Fu, who was not waiting to be seen, instead married this son-in-law. Qin He consciously raised his eyebrows, and became perverse.
Qin He's family always kept a low profile when holding birthday banquets in previous years, but this year Qin Fangming ascended to the top of the prime minister, and Qin He's family also relaxed the restrictions of previous years and operated it with the specifications of the prime minister's wife.
The Xu family sent someone to deliver a message to Guo Jia, saying that if Guo Jia felt embarrassed, he could casually find an excuse and send it away.
Guo Jia was grateful for Xu's thoughtfulness, and said to the servant who came to pass the word: "Thank you for the concern of the fourth aunt, please tell Aunt SΓΉ, when the day comes, I will go to your mansion to walk with the fourth aunt!" β
The day of the birthday feast came very quickly.
Xiu Yuan dressed Guo Jia up extremely gorgeously, but Guo Jia pouted dissatisfiedly, and instead asked Hongshang to take the most plain set of clothes and replace the one on her body.
Xiu Yuan didn't understand: "Miss, you have to dress beautifully, so that those blind guys who want to bury us can see!" β
Guo Jia shook her head: "Xiu Yuan's thinking is inevitably too simple. I'm on the cusp right now, and it's better to keep a low profile. β
Guo Jia said as he took off the golden hairpin and step shake on his head.
The red dress helped Guo Jia remove the thick rouge and lip color, and the beautiful girl who was too charming just now turned into a clear water hibiscus in a blink of an eye.
"Miss, guess who's coming?" Wen Yuan reported at the door.
Guo Jia was stunned for a moment, listening to Wen Yuan's tone, the person who came was still kind, but she wanted to break her head, and she couldn't think of anyone who would come to see her.
Guo Jia was about to get up, but the door was pushed open from the outside, and Guo Yingyue walked in with a giggle: "Cousin, why is it so slow, sister, I can't wait to come to you!" β
Guo Jia immediately stood up and greeted: "Sister Yingyue! Look at me, I'm always grinding, but I'm making you wait! What about the fourth aunt? Is she here too? β
Guo Yingyue replied: "Mother's carriage is behind, and it will be there in a while." She looked at Guo Jia and disagreed: "Why, my sister is dressed so plainly on such an occasion today?" β
Guo Jia grimaced: "I'm the daughter of a criminal minister, how can I steal the limelight from those eldest ladies!" β
Guo Yingyue shook her head with a smile and comforted: "But it's also good, it's like a lotus flower standing alone, and my sister is discolored!" β
Hongshang interjected with a smile: "If Miss Tang loses her color, I'm afraid that there will be few beautiful women in this world!" β
Guo Yingyue feigned anger: "Sister! Look at you girl, flamboyant! β
"Okay, I'll punish her for not getting meat tonight, so that this little mouth will get more and more oily!" Guo Jia took Guo Yingyue's hand, "Let's go out, the fourth aunt has arrived, I guess it's time to scold us!" The two laughed and went out.
The two walked to the door and happened to meet Xu, who had just arrived.
Seeing that Guo Jia was dressed plainly, Xu couldn't help but have another layer of appreciation for Guo Jia. The three of them got into the same carriage and drove in the direction of Qin Mansion together, Liu Heisan was not at ease, and drove another carriage to follow several people.
The Qin Mansion is much more magnificent than a few Guo Mansions.
Xu asked the coachman to park the car a little farther away, she gently lifted the carriage curtain, and saw that a carriage had been parked in front of the Qin Mansion, and the subordinates of the Qin Mansion ran over with their bodies bowed over, waiting for the people in the carriage to get off.
Xu said softly to Guo Jia: "This is from Mrs. Qin's mother's house. Guo Jia glanced at it and silently remembered it in his heart.
Xu waited in the carriage for a long time, and whenever someone entered the door, he whispered the person's identity. Guo Jia knew that this was because Xu was afraid that he would not know anyone for a while and would be laughed at by those people, so he pointed out to himself one by one.
Thinking of this, Guo Jia remembers very carefully.
When it was almost time, Xu said, "Let's go, we should go in." β
Xu got out of the carriage first. Guo Yingyue followed, and Guo Jia came out last.
According to the custom at this time, men and women were separated when entertaining guests, and they did not sit together until they were seated. At the time of the banquet, there are also many men and women who are separated.
At this moment, in the Qin Mansion, the stars of the Qin He clan sat in the middle like a moon, smiling and watching a group of female dependents frolicking.
Guests are seated in rooms with large carved screens at the doorway.
ββ¦ According to me, the Guo girl will not come! β
"Don't, I see that she is so bold, she dares to tear up the marriage certificate, what else does she dare not do?"
Guo Jia and the others had just walked behind the screen, and several people happened to hear the arguments of everyone in the house. The three of them stopped in unison and listened quietly to the arguments of the people in the room.
"Sister, I can't say for sure! Guo Wangzhi is a guilty body, now, our Qin Xiangye is from the destiny of heaven, is the Guo family girl from taking her humiliation? β
As soon as the voice fell, another person reminded: "Don't forget, Guo Wangzhi has fallen, and there are other branches of the Guo family." I look at Lord Guo Jingzhi, but he is also capable! Mrs. Guo, am I right? β
My sister laughed! However, although Guo Jia grew up in a nunnery, she has always been the daughter of her uncle, and I, as her aunt, should take care of it. Alas, she was still a child, and there were some rules that she didn't understand. β
Listening to this voice, the three of them knew that the Qi family had already come.
At this time, someone sighed: "Mrs. Guo, it's really difficult for you to have such a good niece!" β
Qi looked helpless.
Qin He smiled slightly, as if he hadn't heard anything.
Guo Yingyue glanced at Guo Jia worriedly, for fear that she would not be able to bear it. Guo Jia smiled back, indicating that there was no problem with her.
At this time, someone behind the screen asked, "Mrs. Guo, I heard that the patriarch of your Guo clan was robbed by a concubine?" β
Qi sighed in embarrassment, "These things... I'm not a good woman! However, not everyone has the good luck of Mrs. Qin! Just on the way I just came, I heard those people outside, which sentence was not a compliment to Qin Xiangye? said that Qin Xiangye, building water conservancy and providing relief to the victims is a living Bodhisattva! It's so much better than my big brother! β
As soon as these words came out, even the stupidest woman knew that it was a slap in the face. But no one accosted him, everyone picked up the teacup in front of them in unison, thinking of those rumors outside Qin Xiangye, goosebumps fluttered and fell to the ground!
Qin He smiled but did not speak. Qi knew that he had overdone his ass, and he also had a mocking expression.
At this time, the Qin Mansion people standing beside the Xu family could no longer stand! He sang loudly: "Mrs. Guo Si is here ~ Miss Guo Mansion is here ~"
Qi raised his head in surprise and looked at the person who was smiling...