On this day, the sun was shining and there was a gentle breeze.

Qingyun stood in the garden, watching the little maid and the mother-in-law busy.

She was wearing a light blue brocade long skirt, embroidered with a little plum blossom on the skirt, with a crescent-colored brocade waist to tie the slender waist that could not be grasped, a green silk into a flowing fairy bun, inserted a few plum blossom hairpins, and the plum blossoms on the skirt echoed each other.

Seeing her standing there, her posture was elegant, and her gestures exuded a romantic charm, which was difficult to ignore.

Zhou Ziting looked a little stunned.

Qingyun was under the supervision of someone to set up a banquet table, Qingying liked to look around, and when she saw Zhou Ziting, she gently pulled Qingyun's cloud sleeves.

Qingyun turned around and saw Zhou Ziting looking at her and walking towards her with a smile.

The two greeted each other, and Zhou Ziting said with a smile, "The three cousins have all come to supervise the banquet table, presumably the banquet is almost ready?" ”

Qingyun nodded and chuckled, "Almost." ”

Zhou Ziting was stunned, looked at Qingyun and said, "I'm almost ready, I haven't seen you prepare anything." ”

As she spoke, she glanced at the garden and said, "Are there fewer types of flowers in the garden, have you added them?" ”

Qingyun said with a smile, "I added more than a dozen, and the matter of buying flowers and plants was handed over to the garden steward." ”

"And the kitchen, there are so many guests, the kitchen can't be busy," Zhou Ziting continued to ask.

She was a little anxious about Qingyun's careless banquet.

Qingyun didn't speak, Qingying couldn't help it, and said, "Don't worry, the girl has taken these things into account, the girl said that the most important thing for the banquet is to eat and play, there are not enough cooks in the house, she invited four chefs to come over, and each chef brings two helpers, which is enough, although the big kitchen is not small, but there are more than a dozen people, and some are too busy." This is not ...... to set up a few makeshift stoves in the inner courtyard. ”

As she spoke, Qingying stretched out her hand and pointed into the distance.

Over there, there were several small servants carrying green bricks and iron pots.

Zhou Ziting saw it and looked at Qingyun Dao. "The banquet is so big, two thousand taels of silver is definitely not enough, why don't you mention it to your grandmother?"

Qingyun smiled indifferently, "The eldest lady said before that the money for this banquet is only two thousand taels. Since I agreed, there is no reason to add money, although this banquet is a little bigger, but it is not much worse, I paid a few hundred taels of silver and it is fine, by the way, you call the banquet table to build, I will go to the Dingguo Mansion in a while. ”

Zhou Ziting was a little speechless, the house was so busy, she still had to go to the Dingguo Mansion.

What's the matter. If you have to go today, can't you wait for the banquet to be over?

But Qingyun wanted to go, and she couldn't stop her, besides, Qingyun had said in front of the old lady before that she was going to see Mu Qingling in the Dingguo Mansion, and no one could stop her.

After telling Zhou Ziting a few words, Qingyun took Qingying out of the house.

took the carriage to the Dingguo Mansion, and as soon as he got off the carriage, he saw Mu Qingling pushing Gu Mingchuan out.

See Qingyun. Mu Qingling was immediately overjoyed, went over to help Qingyun get out of the carriage, and said, "Why are you here?" If you want to organize a banquet, you must be very busy, I plan to go to the Hou Mansion with Mingchuan to find you. ”

Qingyun smiled, "I'm just coming up with an idea, and I'm busy with the subordinates." ”

Actually, she also knew that Mu Qingling would take Gu Mingchuan back. It was only Mu Qingling who returned to the door, knowing that she was going to be busy with the banquet, and they went to look for her, for fear that they would be said to be ignorant.

Moreover, she was busy with the banquet, and after a while, a maid came to ask her, what to do about this, what to do about that, obviously the magpie can get an idea, she has to nod.

To treat Gu Mingchuan, she must concentrate on it, without the slightest distraction, she can only come to the Dingguo Mansion.

Qingyun went up the steps and saluted Gu Mingchuan Fu.

Gu Mingchuan was a little embarrassed, in order to treat him and administer needles, Qingyun lost the banquet and came to the Guogong Mansion, you must know that the banquet is not trivial, the emperor came to participate.

Moreover, she only has a few days to prepare.

The previous banquet was organized by Mu Qingrou, and Gu Mingchuan also knew that because Mu Qingrou invited them to return to the banquet that day.

A few people talked and laughed and went back to the courtyard where Mu Qingling lived, and before they could sit down, the Duchess of Dingguo came over.

Qingyun blessed her with a salute, but before she could bend her knees, the Duchess of Dingguo helped her up and said, "The third girl is so busy, and she came to the Guogong Mansion to help Mingchuan treat her illness, I really don't want to go." ”

Qingyun said with a smile, "The Duchess of Dingguo is strict, although the banquet is important, but it is not as good as the eldest sister in Qingyun's heart, which is more important, where can Qingyun tell the difference?" ”

Ordinary banquets are naturally not as important as their own sisters, but that banquet is a banquet for civil and military officials and the emperor, how heavy is this, Rao is her, and it is estimated that she can't take care of her son.

But Qingyun was able to lose the banquet and come to the Dingguo Mansion to help Gu Mingchuan treat his illness, this sisterhood is really moving.

Duchess Dingguo looked at Mu Qingling and said with a smile, "You have a good sister, even I can't help but be jealous." ”

Mu Qingling's eyes were moist, and he nodded again and again.

Duchess Dingguo knew that Qingyun was busy, so she didn't delay much, so she asked her to help Gu Mingchuan treat her illness first.

It's half an hour when you're busy.

After helping Gu Mingchuan with the needle, Qingyun only sat down and drank a cup of tea, and then took Qingying back to the house in a carriage.

When she returned home, she found out that she had been out for two hours, and there were two groups of guests in the house, all waiting for her.

The first group is the eldest lady of Zhongyi Bofu, and as Qingyun specially told before, many people did not receive the invitation and wanted to go through the back door, so they went to Zhongyi Bofu.

The eldest lady is the daughter of the Zhongyi Uncle's Mansion, and the Zhongyi Uncle's Mansion wants to bring a few more people to the banquet, can the eldest lady not give this face?

Zhongyi Bofu agreed to be refreshing, but Kyoto has spread all over, there is no invitation, not allowed to enter the Hou Mansion to participate in the banquet, not that the threshold of the Hou Mansion is too high, it is really a limited venue, plus the emperor and the queen are coming, there are many people, the Hou Mansion can not greet them, can only be strictly restricted, slow to wait, please forgive me.

The eldest lady of Zhongyi Bofu came to the Hou Mansion in person to ask for an invitation, and she asked for three of them, but Qingyun said first, and no one was allowed to go through the back door.

The eldest lady was not happy, Zhou Ziting didn't want to offend her, so she could only say, "My aunt asked me to write three more invitations, which is too small to be small, but the third cousin said before that the number of people at the banquet can't be more, the venue can't be arranged, and it is strictly forbidden to go through the back door." I wrote the invitation rashly, and my third cousin was unhappy when she came back, and she didn't care about the banquet anymore, Ziting couldn't afford the consequences. Please forgive my aunt, as long as my third cousin asks me to write, I can write thirty sheets. ”

In front of her mother-in-law, the eldest lady asked for a few invitations and was refused, and her face was a little unbearable. But Zhou Ziting is not afraid, she is only responsible for writing invitations, as for who to invite, it all depends on the meaning of Qingyun.

Mrs. Zhongyi Bofu said embarrassedly, "I didn't expect the Hou Mansion to hold a banquet so strictly, I thought it would be easy to ask for a few invitations, so I agreed to those wives, and now if I want to go back on my word, I really can't hold my face." ”

You can't hang up on our Hou Mansion's. Who told you to say yes?

Listening to what the eldest lady of Zhongyi Bofu said, many maids slandered in their hearts.

The eldest lady of the Zhongyi Bofu has not yet been dispatched, and the third old lady of the Shangshu Mansion has come to the door with Mrs. Mu.

It's also to be invited, and Shangshufu is even more excessive, and you need five to open your mouth.

The old lady had a headache and said, "The banquet is handled by Qingyun, and who this invitation is given depends on her meaning." I'll talk about it when she gets back. ”

The third old lady smiled and said, "Although the banquet is organized by Qingyun, the sister-in-law and the eldest lady don't even have the right to send a few invitations, right?" ”

This is the method of agitation, and I have dealt with the three old ladies all my life. The old lady didn't understand anything.

She glanced at the third old lady with a smile and said, "I naturally have the right to send a few invitations, but when it comes to the courage to send invitations to others, don't say it's me." In the whole of Kyoto, no one has compared to Qingyun, the matter of sending invitations, hand over to Qingyun, what else do I have to worry about, do the elders, have the juniors to worry about, and be happy. ”

After saying something, the third old lady was speechless.

The old lady didn't let go, Zhou Ziting didn't write an invitation, and the eldest lady didn't know it, Zhou Ziting was responsible for the invitation, that is, she wrote it herself, on the day of the banquet, the little girl in the Hou Mansion didn't recognize it, and she was not allowed to enter the Hou Mansion.

A few people were in the house, drinking tea and chatting, waiting for Qingyun to come back.

At this time, it was more than half an hour, and I drank several cups of tea, and I didn't see Qingyun come back for a long time.

Wait left and right, Qingyun is back.

Seeing her, the eldest lady frowned, "The banquet in the mansion is so busy, why did you still go to the Dingguo Mansion?" ”

Qingyun stepped forward to salute and said, "I went to see the eldest sister in the Dingguo Mansion today, which was agreed before, and I didn't expect to take over the banquet at that time, but since I promised the eldest sister, if I don't go, I don't believe it, and besides, I went to see the eldest sister only by the way." ”

Zhou Ziting couldn't help but ask, "By the way?" So where have you been? ”

Qingyun smiled, "I went to the black market." ”

Zhou Ziting's eyes widened, and the old lady was puzzled, "What are you doing in the black market?" ”

Qingyun stepped forward, sat down next to the old lady and said, "Grandmother, this banquet is so big, even the emperor is here, there must be a lot of ladies and young masters of the family to participate, how can you do it without a reward, the peach blossom banquet also took Dadongzhu as a reward, my mother said before, only give Qingyun two thousand taels, two thousand taels of silver is not enough for a banquet, how can it be enough to buy a reward, no, Qingyun arranged the banquet table, and there were ten more seats, Qingyun planned to sell it on the black market, and the silver taels obtained were all used to buy prizes." ”

The old lady was stunned when she heard this, and immediately frowned and said, "Don't do this." ”

Qingyun was a little puzzled, "Isn't it okay?" ”

Before the old lady could speak, the third old lady smiled, "The dignified marquis's mansion, holding a banquet, and inviting the emperor to come up, actually rely on selling invitations to hold a banquet, and it is a shame to say it." ”

Qingyun listened to it funny, she was embarrassed to go to the black market to sell invitations, others asked her for it, or gave gifts, or owed favors, except for saying it sounded better, is there a difference?

However, the old lady disagreed, Qingyun would not disobey her in public, so she smiled and said, "Since grandmother does not agree, then Qingyun will not be sold on the black market, but those ten invitations, Qingyun has another use, cousin Ziting, you write ten copies to me." ”

As soon as Qingyun finished instructing, the eldest lady said, "Take three copies and give them to the eldest lady of the Zhongyi Uncle's Mansion." ”

The order is right, Qingyun glanced at her, "Invitation, I'm useful." ”

The eldest lady frowned slightly, "What's the use of you?" ”

Qingyun said speechlessly, "The reward for the banquet has not yet been settled, will my mother give me 10,000 taels from the father?" ”

The eldest lady's eyes lit up displeased, "Speaking of which, you still want to sell invitations?!" ”

Qingyun was also a little unhappy, "Mother's words are too early, where these ten invitations go, Qingyun will not hide them, if there is something really wrong, it will not be too late for my mother to blame Qingyun." ”

After speaking, Qingyun looked at the old lady and said, "Grandmother, from beginning to end, this banquet is all Qingyun and Cousin Ziting are making ideas, and everything is going on in an orderly manner, now my mother wants to interrupt my plan, I can give the invitation to my mother to be the master, but the public school needs to give me 10,000 taels of silver, if it can't be done, Qingyun's plan can't be completed, and Qingyun can only leave it alone." ”

As soon as the old lady heard Qingyun say that she didn't care, her brows furrowed, and her eyes were full of displeasure when she looked at the eldest lady, and she ordered, "Take 10,000 taels from the princess and give it to Qingyun." ”

To say that the old lady is also a real fox, she knows that the eldest lady values her mother's family, but compared with money, her mother's family doesn't know where it is.

And if she gave the eldest lady of Zhongyi Bofu an invitation, she had to give it to Shangshu Mansion, such a loss, the eldest lady would not do.

The third old lady smiled and said, "I didn't expect that invitations would be so scarce, so I don't want them in Shangshu Mansion." ”

Shangshu Mansion doesn't want it, how can the eldest lady of Zhongyi Bofu be embarrassed to ask for it, she thought it was a very easy thing, who would have thought that after waiting for a long time, there was no one.

The grievances in this can be imagined, she stood up and said, "There is still something to do at home, so I'll go back first." ”

The eldest lady sent her out.

The third old lady was serving tea and sipping lightly, Mu Qianjiao stood behind her, walked over, and asked Qingyun, "Cousin Qingyun, how is your banquet going, I will stay and help you." ”

Qingyun looked at her and said with a smile, "It's almost done, otherwise I wouldn't have time to go out of the house to see my eldest sister." ”

"Don't you need my help?" Mu Qianjiao asked with a sincere face.

Qingyun shook her head, "No need, I asked Lord Ruoyao to help me." ”

Qingyun asked the county lord Ruoyao and the king of Mingjun to help, the Hou Mansion knew about it, and the Shangshu Mansion made it clear as soon as she inquired, and Qingyun knew that Mu Qianjiao was pretending to be stupid.

The third old lady frowned, looked at the old lady and said, "I also heard that Qingyun asked the county lord Ruoyao for help, the Hou Mansion held a banquet, how could I invite outsiders, I let Qianjiao and Feng'er lose their work, and they all came to help that day." ”

The old lady sneered in her heart when she heard this, Qingyun went to invite in person, they were all very busy, and they didn't have time to help, knowing that the emperor and hundreds of civil and military officials were here, and they wanted to help again.

She just said it directly, and said that she lost the life in her hand and came to help, didn't she want Hou Fu to accept this love?

The old lady fiddled with the Buddha beads and said with a smile, "Qingyun went to Shangshu Mansion to ask Qianjiao and them for help, Qianjiao is not available, Qingyun doesn't look for others, and she can't cope with it, now she has found the lord of Ruoyao, and the manpower is enough, next time you hold a banquet, let Qianjiao and them help." (To be continued.) )