Chapter Seventy-Two: Infiltration
Until the end of the banquet, the second aunt greeted the guests who dispersed, and Liu Yemei supported Grandmother Xiao to leave the table, and before she took two steps, Steward Zhang came to the two of them through the curtain on the table.
"Old Ancestor......" Steward Zhang shouted, quietly glanced at the side, confirmed that no one was nearby, and whispered a few words to the two.
Liu Yemei couldn't believe that she forgot to glance at the second aunt who floated to this from time to time, and avoided her eyes again, because she couldn't hide the disgust in her eyes.
Grandmother Xiao's expression was as usual and asked lightly, "Can it be disposed of?" ”
Steward Zhang hurriedly said yes, and Grandmother Xiao's tense face relaxed.
"Fourth aunt, it's a shame that you promised to lend out the Xiao Mansion, otherwise these people really don't know where to put them." The second aunt said that her eyes were slitted with laughter.
Today's banquet has all paid for dozens of tables, and it is because she wanted Xiao Mansion to pay for this money, so she called all the guests as long as she had a little bit of kinship. One more family will have more money, even if it is only a bride price, and go back and find it to see if it can be exchanged for something useful.
She also secretly calculated in her heart that not only did she not lose money at this banquet, but even earned most of the original dowry money. This daughter-in-law brought a lot of dowry, and this wedding really made money.
These second aunts only thought about it in their hearts, and they didn't dare to declare it.
"It's all from the clan, don't worry about it." Grandmother Xiao politely replied.
"Yes, yes. Tomorrow, I will ask her to kowtow to you and toast your daughter-in-law's tea. The second aunt's wishful thinking once again "snapped", and she seemed to have seen Grandmother Xiao wrap a rich meeting gift for her daughter-in-law and son.
"It doesn't have to be so much trouble. The nephew and daughter-in-law should entertain the departing guests first, this old body is useless. I'm a little tired after sitting like this once, so I'll go back to the courtyard first, and my nephew doesn't have to send it. Without waiting for the second aunt to speak, she walked out of Yixinxuan first.
Grandmother Xiao's departure made the second aunt suddenly anxious, but she couldn't stop it, so she could only look anxiously in the other direction, as if she was waiting for someone.
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"Changqing......" Xiao Lei called out with a hoarse throat. His head felt like it was about to crack, and his temples seemed to jump out of his skin.
"Childe, water." Yuan Changqing took a glass of water, helped Xiao Lei to get up, and fed the cup to Xiao Lei's lips.
Xiao Lei took two sips and waved his hand to indicate that it was enough. Yuan Changqing put his body back on the bed again.
"What time is it?" Xiao Lei asked with his eyes closed.
As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw that the top of the bed was spinning, and his stomach seemed to be turning upside down, and this feeling could only be alleviated by closing his eyes.
"It's time for the feast to be dispersed at this hour." Yuan Changqing estimated and said.
"You ask the kitchen to help me make a bowl of decanting soup, and you can eat whatever you want. I'll rest for a while. Xiao Lei struggled to control his tongue in order to say a complete sentence.
Yuan Changqing tiptoed out of the door, and after instructing the people who were cleaning in the courtyard not to disturb Xiao Lei, he went to the kitchen.
Xiao Lei didn't want to drink today, but Xiao He didn't know why he kept persuading him to drink very enthusiastically, and he seemed to have the impression that the relationship with this cousin was not as harmonious as at the wine table. After all, it was his cousin's big day, and he didn't want to ruin the fun, so he drank the wine from his cousin one after another.
When Xiao Lei was asleep in the room, Shen Po, who was the doorkeeper in Mo Yuan's house, knew that the Xiao family was holding a banquet today, and thought about secretly going to the kitchen to get some good dishes and slipped away for a while.
At this time, a figure cautiously and quickly passed through the door of Mo Yuanju, without making a sound, only after a while, another green figure followed.
Since being arranged by Xiao Lei to be by Shi Manman's side and not allowed to return to Xiao Lei's courtyard, Yun Bi is like a ghost who has lost her home. When there is nothing to do in the shallow residence, he goes to Moyuan to look for Xiao Lei, but most of the time if Xiao Lei is in the courtyard, he locks himself in the study, and when he goes out of the study, he is with the stone vines.
She went from unwillingness, jealousy to compromise at the beginning. She deceived herself and thought that Xiao Lei couldn't accept her because she didn't marry the main family.
After comforting herself again and again, Yun Bi calmed down and waited for Xiao Lei to marry Shi Manman, and then brought her back to the courtyard.
Today, she specially applied to help, just thinking that she could take a few more glances at Xiao Lei at the table. Seeing that he was poured wine by Xiao He, he was anxious but helpless. finally had time to get out, and wanted to come to Moyuan to take care of Xiao Lei in the middle.
Although Yuan Changqing is here, she thinks that a young man who has not dried up will know how to serve people. hurriedly rushed to Mo Yuanju, but saw a strange woman enter the courtyard.
She had a little impression of the woman, listening to the second aunt exchange her Qian Xue, it seemed that she was the niece of the second aunt's mother's family.
How did she end up here? Is it lost? But Yun Bi didn't see a confused look on Qian Xue's face, and Qian Xue's expression seemed to be directed at Mo Yuanju.
Yun Bi didn't think much about it anymore, and followed Qian Xue into Mo Yuanju, and couldn't help frowning when she found that no one was watching the porter.
There were green bamboos planted next to the two roads of Mo Yuanju, and Yun Bi used the green bamboo to hide her figure and quietly followed behind Qian Xue. She looked at Qian Xue in a panic, buried her head in her hand from time to time, and raised her head to confirm the location.
Stop-and-go stopped in front of Xiao Lei's room, Qian Xue was about to push the door in, and at an instant, Yunbi seemed to understand the other party's purpose.
"Shameless." Yunbi snorted. She was about to stop the other man when a hand stopped her.
"Stone ...... Stone Girl. Yun Bi was startled by the sudden touch, and looked back to see Shi Manman looking at the woman outside the door of Xiao Lei's room like her.
"Won't the girl stop it? If the girl had come in the door, she would not have been able to tell anything. Yun Bi was in no mood to gloat over Shi Manman at this time, and just wanted to stop the other party from entering the door as soon as possible.
But Shi Manman still didn't move, and pointed at Qian Xue with his chin to let Yunbi continue to look.
When Yun Bi turned around, Qian Xue's hand left Xiao Lei's door, carefully looked at the embroidered handkerchief in his hand and walked towards the side room.
Yun Bi suddenly didn't understand, what was Qian Xue looking for?
"Shi girl......" Yun Bi wanted to follow, but Shi Manman still held her hand and didn't mean to let go.
"Wait ......" Shi Manman made a small gesture to Yun Bi and said in a low voice.
Yun Bi was silent, since the son was fine, it didn't hurt her to wait.
The autumn cicada didn't know which green bamboo in the courtyard was calling weakly. Under the green bamboo, a woman in a water-green emerald skirt and a purple bibi armor and another woman in a Su embroidered Yuehua brocade shirt stood front and back.
In the sunlight, the green bamboo casts a green light, and the bamboo shadows like ink paintings are stacked on their clothes, as if a painter is adding patterns to their plain dresses with ink.
"Ahh - "The quiet scene shattered into pieces and turned into powder in the midst of a terrible shout.