Chapter 382: The Banquet
Ling'er and Zhiyu came to the front yard together, and saw that the courtyard was full of banquets, all of them were women, and the guests had already taken their seats one after another. Ling'er went to Mrs. Jia to say goodbye, and the old lady was very happy and beckoned Ling'er to sit beside her.
Ling'er's table was placed under the eaves at the entrance of the main hall, about a meter higher than the other banquets in the courtyard, so this position could clearly see the situation below.
She swept around, and at a glance saw Zhilan shuttling back and forth in the crowd with a smile on her face, she was dressed up very solemnly and gorgeously today, Ling'er stared at her red dress for a moment and turned her eyes, feeling a little uncomfortable.
Everyone knows that only the main room can wear red on formal occasions, because he is lazy, he has not changed his clothes, and only wears the white dress he usually likes to wear, in comparison, Zhilan is indeed much more solemn and decent.
After thinking about it, why bother to fight with her for this false name? What if everyone thinks she is Haoyang's main wife? As long as Haoyang has me in his heart, it is enough.
Ling'er turned her attention to the dishes on the table, which was really rich, Ling'er swallowed her saliva and gurgled a few times when her stomach was out of place.
The old lady glanced at her: "Child, bear with it a little longer, and it will be fine soon, ah!" ”
Ling'er blushed: "No, I'm ...... I'm not hungry! ”
The old lady smiled and said, "If you are not hungry, it must be my great-grandson who is hungry." Zhilan, let everyone sit down, come here! ”
The old lady spoke, not loud or small, but everyone present could hear it clearly. Zhilan glanced back at the woman who was talking. He walked over with a smile on his face.
Ling'er glanced at it and found that the person who was talking to her just now was actually Sister-in-law Cui who had asked her to help with matchmaking, obviously Sister-in-law Cui was also very surprised when she saw her. Look straight at yourself. Ling'er was a little embarrassed in her heart, but she pretended to be calm on the surface.
Zhilan sat down next to the old lady, and the old lady stood up: "Thank you for your face today, the old grandson Haoyang has been able to go smoothly thanks to the help of your grandson this year, and the old man has thanked everyone." ”
Everyone stood up and responded in unison: "I wish the old lady a blessed Rudonghai Shoubi Nanshan!" ”
Everyone drank a drink, and the old lady smiled and pressed her hand: "Sit, everyone sit." You're welcome. ”
There was a happy woman at the table in front of her and joked with a smile: "Old lady, your granddaughter-in-law is so virtuous, why didn't you come to our Xiangping City earlier?" We all thought that the general was not married. The girls in the whole city have been looking at it for more than a year, and now it's okay, everyone has no hope, Mrs. General. Shouldn't you drink three cups of Pingping's grievances from the girls in Xiangping City? ”
Everyone laughed when they heard this. coaxed: "Yes, the general's wife can be so wishful, she should drink!" ”
Ling'er listened to everyone's laughter, one lady at a time, but everyone's eyes looked at Zhilan, Zhilan also blushed and didn't respond, Mrs. Jia naturally found the clue, she glanced left and right. Said with a smile:
"My granddaughter-in-law is two months pregnant, so it is inconvenient to drink. It's better to replace wine with tea and give everyone an explanation! Yang girl! Mrs. Jia glanced at Ling'er, Ling'er nodded, took the maid's cup and stood up:
"Thank you for appreciating your faces, there is really an inconvenience today, replace wine with tea, thank you." Ling'er drank three cups of tea in a row, blessed everyone below, and then sat down.
Everyone looked at Ling'er in surprise, and said in surprise: "Why is she?" Isn't she the concubine of the Liao family? ”
Ling'er's eyelids jumped, and she immediately heard that it was Mrs. Cui who spoke. Mrs. Cui's voice is not small, who in the quiet venue didn't hear it? The old lady could also hear clearly, she looked at Ling'er suspiciously, and Ling'er bowed her head and didn't speak.
Zhilan on the side sneered secretly, and she stood up with a smile: "I also drank three cups of myself, thank you for coming." ”
Zhilan drank three glasses of wine and flipped the wine glasses for everyone to see, and the women immediately applauded.
The banquet gradually became lively, and most of the women in this city were military dependents, and there were not as many rules as in the south, and most of them were bold and atmospheric. Everyone is very casual and knows each other well, and after three rounds of drinking, some people get up to toast everywhere, or find someone to fight their fists, and that battle is no worse than that of a man who drinks.
There are also bold people who came to toast the old lady, but I didn't expect the old lady to drink a lot of alcohol, and she drank more than a dozen glasses in a row without changing her face, Ling'er looked at her with a look of adoration, the old lady looked at her, smiled and whispered: "Silly girl, the old woman drinks water." ”
Ling'er suddenly realized, and thought that she was really not drunk with a thousand cups, it turned out that there was a hidden mechanism, looking at her smiling appearance, Ling'er suddenly felt that this old lady Jia was still quite cute.
The old lady made love to Ling'er, and the cold light in Zhilan's eyes next to her flashed slightly, and she came over with a smile: "Old Ancestor, what are you whispering?" Let's tell my granddaughter-in-law about it, too? ”
The old lady smiled at the girl: "It's nothing, Zhilan, Ling'er is inconvenient to accompany the guests, only hard work for you!" ”
"Yes, my granddaughter-in-law obeys." So when everyone came to toast with Mrs. later, Zhilan took it with a smile, and that posture and expression always made Ling'er a little panicked.
"Husband...... Madam, concubine respects you! The sudden voice next to Ling'er startled Ling'er, and Ling'er turned around and saw that the person who came turned out to be Mrs. Cui.
Ling'er pursed her lips and smiled: "It's inconvenient for me to drink, so I can only replace wine with tea, and please don't be surprised by Mrs. Cui." ”
"Huh! Sister, how do you know this lady? ”
Zhilan looked at this side with a smile, and Ling'er smiled: "I came before you, so I naturally recognize some." ”
Zhilan smiled and narrowed her eyes: "Really? But I heard that my sister hasn't gone out much since she entered the house, and she hasn't attended any parties, how do you know that this lady's surname is Cui? ”
Ling'er said indifferently: "My sister is not my maid, how do you know where I have been and who I have met?" ”
Zhilan paused, and turned to the woman: "Mrs. Cui, it's really rare for such a person to remember your sister, why don't you give your sister a few more glasses, by the way, how did you meet?" ”
Mrs. Cui nodded again and again, drank three cups in a row, her cheeks were slightly red, and she said with a smile: "Madam, the concubine has eyes and doesn't know Mount Tai, I mistakenly thought that you were the concubine of the Liao family, sins, sins, and the concubine punished herself with three cups to make amends." ”
Zhilan was surprised: "The concubine of the Liao family? Who's that? ”
At this time, Zhiyu came in: "It's just an ordinary woman who looks a little similar to Ling'er, that woman has a big black mole on her cheek, it's scary to look at, where can she compare with our Ling'er?" Right, Mrs. Choi? ”
Mrs. Cui nodded again and again, Zhiyu smiled and saluted the old lady first, said some auspicious words, and then said pleasantly: "Old lady, the concubine's surname is Ye Zhiyu, and Ling'er is a cousin, and the relationship is very good before she leaves the pavilion. ”
The old lady was surprised when she heard this: "Oh, you are also surnamed Ye?" Isn't that the same clan as Zhilan? ”
Ling'er glanced at Zhilan and said with a smile: "Ancestor, Zhiyu and Zhilan are cousins. ”
"Really? In this way, the three of you are sisters, and the old body doesn't know about it. (To be continued......)