Three days later was Qin's birthday, because he was still in the filial piety of the old lady Zeng, so he didn't do much, only invited a few relatives and friends to set up a few tables, just have fun. Mrs. Lin attached great importance to the Qin family's birthday celebration, and ordered the banquet to be of the highest quality, and specially ordered the Qin family to rest and let others handle it. Wang is not good at presiding over the feed, and Lin Dongqi has no mind, so Lin Jinlou started to do it and invited famous chefs from major restaurants to cook vegetarian dishes, which is also prosperous.

The Qin family didn't want to invite Cao Lihuan to come, but Cao Lihuan obediently felt that Baba's messenger sent a two-color needlework to celebrate her birthday, and Mrs. Lin said: "After all, she is a relative, and it is not appropriate not to invite her, but add a pair of dishes and chopsticks, and I will let a few old mothers take care of it inside and outside, and you can't see your eyes and your heart is just a clean stool." When the Qin family saw that Mrs. Lin said this, they had to invite Cao Lihuan to come over.

Cao Lihuan was thinking about what to wear two days ago, and turned out from the bottom of the box that she had cut two clothes in Xianni Zhai, both of which had never been on much, and now she tried it in the mirror, either because the style was old, or because the color was too bright and hot to wear out, and finally she had to awkwardly wear back the long body gown with the tea white embroidered ** flower and bird satin, and ordered Hui'er to give her a fine makeup with a sapphire head. In the end, Xianglan was ordered to go with her.

Xianglan was surprised, Hui'er was beaten, and it was not good to walk, but how to show her face would have to be Huairui's turn, and now Cao Lihuan let her follow with a pleasant face, Xianglan is a little unaccustomed. "Your face is too plain, why do you have to bring some rouge, and go back and change your clothes." Cao Li took a self-portrait in the mirror, holding a beaded flower on her head, but her words were said to Xianglan, "Although my cousin's birthday is not big this time, I heard that the officials and relatives of several families have come, and the daughter-in-law of the housekeeper with a head and face has also arrived. It's good for you later on. ”

Xianglan smiled slightly: "I don't like rouge and powder, and the clothes on my body are so tight...... There was also a stone blue skirt, which had not dried after washing. ”

Cao Lihuan was a little displeased, glanced at Xianglan, and muttered: "I don't know what is good or bad, and the mud can't support the wall." ”

Xianglan clearly heard it, but pretended not to hear it, but seeing that the jacket on her body was stained when she was watering the flowers in the morning, she went back to the room to change her clothes, and when she entered the house, she saw Siqiao standing in front of the window uneasily, and was startled when she entered the door. Xianglan climbed on the kang and opened the camphor wood box, and said while rummaging through her clothes: "Siqiao, why have you been six gods and no master in the past two days, has something happened?" ”

"No, no, it's nothing...... "Siqiao hurriedly waved his hand, "I'm fine." ”

Xianglan took out her clothes, took off the ochre-colored jacket she was wearing on the outside, put on a frost-colored coat, and said, "If there is something difficult to do, I can only say what I can help." ”

Siqiao watched Xianglan stop talking, clenched her fists, and her nails dug deep into her flesh. Xianglan treats her very well, helps her in everything, and often says some reassuring words, she is also grateful in her heart, but she can't help but be jealous that Xianglan is beautiful and a good girl, and Xianglan is the maid of the Lin family! When Cao Lihuan gets married, she can retire and continue to live comfortably in the rich Lin family. But what about her? She was sent to Cao Lihuan by her wife, the master has a bad temper and a small heart, not to mention, he is still a torturous master, he doesn't have much money and loves to show off, even if he is hungry in the future, it is not a good day. She is in dire straits now, and she may not be able to endure the days ahead.

But on what ground? If she is not kicked out, the girl who gave Cao Lihuan should be Xianglan!

Why is she so unlucky!

Why is Xianglan better than her in everything!

If so, if Sishun'er's matter is completed, Xianglan will be as unlucky as her, no, no, worse than her!

Somehow, when Si Qiao thought about it like this, her heart instantly relaxed, she lowered her head, raised her head again for a moment, and said with a forced smile: "This is natural, if I have something, I will sue you." ”

Xianglan smiled at Siqiao, pushed the door and walked out.

Cao Lihuan dressed up for a while, put a layer of balm behind her ears, and then she was willing to go out, all the way to the garden, and the banquet had already opened. Cao Lihuan was at a table with Qi, Aya, Xiu, and Song Tanchai, but the Qin family and others sat around a table of eight immortals, and Zhao Yuechan stood behind her and waited. Xianglan took a look and saw that except for the Qin family, the Wang family and Aunt Song, Song Ke's mother, the other three on the table were women who had never seen before, but they were dressed in fine clothes and jewelry, and they were obviously from good backgrounds. She stood obediently at the base of the wall with the other young ladies' maids—she had to wait for the ladies to eat before she had time to eat.

The banquet is held in the autumn pavilion, facing the red apricot of the blue lake, the lotus leaf of the half pond, it is really interesting, and the wind blows in slowly from the open carved red window, which is refreshing and pleasant. Xianglan praised silently, in the old lady Zeng's filial piety, all the silk and bamboo orchestras are free, and the opera team cannot be invited to sing, this will be a lot more deserted, but now I choose such a beautiful place, wait for a while to see the scenery, feed the fish, and play a few cards, and also have a good pastime. I heard that this banquet was organized by Lin Jinlou, but I didn't expect that this guy was not only lustful and ruthless, but also smart.

At this time, I only heard one person laugh and said: "The three sisters of your Lin family are really handsome with eyebrows and eyes and facial features, I have seen Sister Su before, and I feel that she is a first-class beauty, who knows that now I have seen Sister Qi, Sister Aya, and Sister Xiu, and I know what is called the outer building of Qingshan Building outside the mountain." ”

"Sister Zhou's sister, how can it be as good as you say." Qin Shi smiled on his face, "It's still your family's Feng girl who is handsome, this time it should have been brought, so that their little sisters can enjoy together." ”

Zhou smiled and said: "You don't have to be naughty when you come, how can you be like your sister Qi, dignified and elegant, and live away from another you." I don't care, last time Sister Qi was older, and she didn't have anything to do with us, this time Sister Qi should be on our turn to be our family, you have also seen my eldest son, and his character is outstanding. ”

"Sister Zhou is boasting about herself, isn't it just that you have a son? Our family's Brother Hong and Sister Qi'er are also similar in appearance. Duan smiled kindly, looking at Lin Dongqi's pretty and elegant appearance, he liked it more and more.

The Qin clan laughed more and more.

Zhou smiled again: "It's not just Sister Qi, I see Sister Aya, Sister Xiu and Sister Hai, the eyebrows and eyes and facial features are all one by one, your family is a nest of beauties." ”

The rest of them echoed one after another, and for a while, the Wang family and Aunt Song also smiled. Everyone praised it, but they didn't say Cao Lihuan, as if this person didn't exist. Cao Lihuan even blackened her face.

Although these people didn't speak loudly, they were about to be passed to the table next to them, Lin Dongqi blushed slightly, but he pretended to be calm. Lin Dongyan smiled and squinted, poked Lin Dongqi with her elbow, and said with a low smile: "Second sister, the eldest aunt wants to tell you about her mother-in-law's family." ”

Lin Dongqi took a sip: "What are you talking nonsense?" ”

"How can I talk nonsense? One is the family of the general political envoy, and the other is the family of the loyal and brave marquis, both of whom are high-ranking families, and they are all in line with our family, but they are all sisters in love. As long as Lin Dongqi didn't fight for Song Ke with her, Lin Dongya was happy, and even her temperament was much smoother, and she teased: "There is also a wife who has been inspected by the envoy who has not spoken, and I look at it as if I like it." ”

Lin Dongxiu's teeth were sour, and he said half-lukewarmly: "My sister has a mother's plan, so she can naturally have a good future." "Thinking of the eldest sister Lin Dongjun, born with a beautiful vision, but because of the high status of the concubine, she didn't marry until she was eighteen years old, although she is also a famous family, but it is not as beautiful as the outside, I heard that there are not a few children and grandchildren in the family, and now they are officials in the court, and the maximum is not more than five grades, as if it is going to decline, Lin Dongjun's husband does not look like a motivated person, every time she goes back to her parents' house, the corners of her eyes seem to be hiding wind and frost, and people are becoming more and more haggard. Now Lin Dongqi is talking about marriage, but there are so many high-ranking families vying for it, but it is crawling out of his wife's belly, there is such a difference!

Cao Lihuan heard that the wives sitting at this table were either rich or expensive, her eyes immediately turned red, and she was angry again, she came this time to be in the limelight, and also implied the idea of befriending the powerful and then climbing the high branches, who would have thought that the Qin family had never introduced her to several wives, and they clearly looked down on her! New hatred and old hatred, if she doesn't retaliate, she won't be surnamed Cao.

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