It wasn't until the sound of firecrackers for the male guests to enter the table that Meng took An Ruoxian and slowly entered the inner hall through the back door.

At that time, the female guests were all seated, and many people looked up at the "mother and daughter" who had been hotly discussed in Shengjing City recently.

Someone pointed and said, "The other four ladies were busy early in the morning, and even their relatives came to help. ”

"People are talented women, where can they pay attention to these mundane things, don't you see that people are very close to a foreign room girl, how can they compare with us laypeople."

"This makes sense, looking at the situation of not eating fireworks in the world, maybe you will soon become an immortal!"

"Ouch, just her? Don't say it's funny, this eye is crooked, if you can become an immortal, then God won't open your eyes. ”

A group of ladies and wives got together and said lively, mostly sour words, and if they couldn't look past it, they said good things for Meng's family, and said unevenly: "It's not that Mrs. An doesn't want to take care of things, it's that Mrs. An didn't give her the right to be a housekeeper!" ”

The person who spoke obviously had some friendship with Meng, and he looked innocent.

As soon as these words came out, someone immediately whispered mysteriously: "I have heard some rumors about this, it is said that on the side of the New Year, Mrs. An asked the five ladies to take care of the New Year's affairs together in order to test the five ladies, but Meng suddenly fell ill, and then Mrs. An said that she was not in good health and did not let her interfere in the housekeeper's affairs." ”

Although it was said that Meng was sick, how could everyone not understand the meaning, and they all laughed meaningfully for a while, but the lady who spoke for Meng Shi blushed, and when others said that Meng Shi was not, she didn't dare to speak again, for fear of being slapped in the face again.

Others criticized it.

Meng took An Ruoxian and walked straight to the main table.

The old lady is also a little old, and she can't stand the noise, although the main table is also in the inner hall, but it is through the curtain screen, and only the old lady sits, as well as some old people who are good friends with the old lady, in addition, even the daughters of Murong and the old lady are also sitting at the rest of the table, yes, seeing the Meng family walking this way, many people have changed their faces, and some people have a gloating look in their eyes.

Mrs. Meng sat next to the old lady, looking at her daughter whose brain couldn't turn, she was so angry that she had a headache.

However, Meng Shi didn't notice the strange gaze of the others at all, and still came to the table with a gentle smile.

"Mother ......" Meng Shi Yingying blessed her body, and she was interrupted in the middle of her words.

"It's time for the banquet to start, and you can't delay coming so late if you're not feeling well, your mother's sisters-in-law wanted to talk to you earlier, since you're here, you can go and sit with them." Mrs. Meng cut off Meng's words and directly found an excuse to send her away.

Meng Shi was stunned, his eyes showed grievances, and he looked at the mother-in-law in the main seat.

The old lady smiled and didn't open her mouth, and the rest of the old ladies naturally didn't open this mouth on their own.

Seeing that there was no one to keep, Meng bit his lower lip, so he had to say goodbye and leave, and went to the table where the daughters-in-law of the Meng family were sitting.

After sitting down, the sister-in-law said hello, and Meng pulled An Ruoxian to her side and asked her to call someone.

An Ruoxian called over one by one, and everyone responded, but the smile was not enthusiastic, with alienation and perfunctory, which made Meng a little unhappy, but in the end he endured it.

Soon, the firecrackers rang out at the opening table.

An Ruoxian was still close to the Meng family, seeing this, the daughters-in-law of the Meng family frowned, but they didn't say much, but the young ladies of the Meng family couldn't hold their breath and asked, "Sister-in-law, where is Sister Lan?" ”

The guests at the table next to them had been paying attention to the movement here, and when they heard Miss Meng ask about An Ruolan, everyone pricked up their ears, waiting to listen to the show.

Hearing this, Meng Shi seemed to have been stepped on with a sore foot, and her expression changed instantly, but she quickly recovered, tried her best to maintain a gentle and decent smile, and said softly: "Lan'er didn't come with her sister-in-law, and her sister-in-law didn't know, maybe she was sitting with the cousins in the house." ”

There was a little reluctance in her tone, as if she didn't want to mention An Ruolan at all, after a pause, she looked helpless again, and said apologetically: "That child is really getting more and more ignorant, and I don't know how to say hello to my aunts and cousins, I will talk about her well in a while, sisters-in-law, please don't take it to heart." ”

These words made the daughters-in-law of the Meng family frown again, knowing that many people next to them were listening to the root of the wall, the youngest daughter-in-law of the Meng family, Tian, couldn't help but speak for her niece: "Where is the sister-in-law, Sister Lan is sensible, she came to ask us to say goodbye earlier, and she also talked with her, and the girls like to play with Sister Lan, so they asked more, don't blame her." ”

The young ladies of the Meng family are also clever, and they hurriedly echoed when they heard this: "Yes, we just want to be with Sister Lan." ”

In the past, because they were not very close, the ladies and ladies of the Meng family rarely helped An Ruolan speak, but now it is different, before and after the year, An Ruolan went to Meng Guofu to live a few times, and she had already got closer to her aunt and cousins.

Hearing her sisters-in-law and nieces defend their daughters like this and refute their own words, Meng's face suddenly couldn't be erased, she laughed twice, and said, "That's fine, I'm too worried." Disguisedly picked up the teacup and drank tea.

The people next to him from the beginning to the end all covered their mouths and snickered.

Meng Shi heard the low laughter of others, and he was ashamed and annoyed in his heart, and blamed An Ruolan for everything.

At the beginning of the feast, the waiters brought the food.

During the meal, Meng took care of An Ruoxian meticulously, and An Ruoxian was also extremely filial and considerate, and the people at the nearby tables saw it and praised it meaningfully: "Mrs. An is dignified and generous, and she is filial to the young lady's mother and daughter, which is really enviable." ”

Meng Shi didn't understand the deep meaning of others' words, he only thought that others were sincerely praising himself, and he smiled very modestly and modestly, and even said that he had won the award, and said: "The child of the fifth master is my child, and I naturally cherish this child's filial piety." ”

Hearing this, the ladies and ladies of the Meng family were all angry in their hearts, if it weren't for Qiao's calm face and glancing at the side, they would have sneered impulsively.

"Lack of heart." Tian muttered in a low voice, and simply opened his eyes, and came out of sight.

The meal was quite enjoyable for the guests and the hosts.

After eating, the cups and plates were removed, and the people brought tea and fruits and hot cloths, so that everyone could clean their mouths and hands.

Then they chatted for a while, but they felt bored, and everyone wanted to go to the play.

At this time, someone also came to the front, saying that the old marquis asked when the play would start, so that everyone could be lively.

Because the old lady is a birthday star, the old marquis is also very considerate, and he sends someone to greet him.

The old lady naturally had no objection, so she asked her to reply and said that she would let the Hou Ye and the guests order the play first, and they would go.

And the messenger replied.

After a while, I heard movement in the front hall, and the male guests flocked out of the hall door.

When it was quiet outside, the old lady and a few old commanders led everyone to Yanlai Building.

The stage is set up in the garden of Yanlai Building.

When I entered the garden, I was already singing on the stage, and a group of gentlemen below applauded, which was very lively.

The second lady, the third lady, and the fourth lady arranged for the younger generation of ladies and wives and the accompanying ladies to sit down in the separate female guest seats downstairs, while the Murong family led the older generation upstairs to sit and listen to the play.

An Ruolan's group of girls who had a good time couldn't bear to listen to those babbling, so they gathered at the back door of Yanlai Building to play, laughing and playing.

After sitting down, there was a maid to send the play list up, the old lady ordered two lively plays at random, and asked the rest of the old people to order the play, and everyone ordered the favorite to listen, and then sat and talked, waiting for the opening of the play that they ordered.

Downstairs, Meng Shi looked upstairs from time to time, An Ruoxian sat beside her, and looked back as frequently as her, and both of them wanted to sit upstairs.

Meng Shi felt puzzled and aggrieved, in the past, she sat with her mother-in-law on her mother-in-law's birthday, whether it was eating or listening to a play, why is it different today?

She didn't think about it, in the past, the old lady was a small birthday, and only close relatives and friends were invited, but this year it is a big birthday, and there are more guests than before, and they are more noble and prominent, how can the two be compared?

It was also the Meng family's unenlightened thoughts, like the Murong family, after sending the old lady and others upstairs, they immediately came down, and the other three ladies were even more cautious in their duties, without any extra thoughts.

Perhaps, Meng Shi didn't remember that this year was the old lady's birthday.

After the drama was sung eight or nine times, a group of old ladies felt bored again, saying that they wanted to find some children to come over and be lively, so the old lady sent the maid to find An Ruolan and the sisters to come over, and Mrs. Meng also asked people to call Meng Yahui and Zhou Mi'er, and worried that the children would be unrestrained and bold, so they brought Meng Yuqing and Murong Shi, two capable and calm people, to accompany them.

An Ruolan's group of sisters were kicking shuttlecocks and playing hide and seek in the back, and they were making a lot of noise, when the maid came over and asked them to go upstairs to talk to the old lady.

"Ah, it's not an easy job, and it's hard for grandmothers to serve." As soon as she heard the maid's words, Zhou Mi'er wrinkled her face, and it could be seen that she was often caught by her grandmother to talk with her.

"If you don't say that, you have to go." An Ruolan pouted.

So the sisters took the shuttlecock and cleaned it up again before going upstairs.

The old ladies were very happy to see the delicate little girl, and they did not let them salute and greet them, so they let them sit down and drink tea and eat fruits, and the atmosphere soon became lively, and a room full of old and young people talked funny. Murong and Meng Yuqing were on the side, serving the old ladies, and laughing from time to time.

And the Meng clan downstairs, after seeing the Murong clan being called up, his heart became more and more uneasy.

After a while, Xu is here all the drama was sung, and the gentlemen downstairs changed to Han Yunxuan to eat and drink and have fun, and also brought the jugglers and jugglers who were invited before.

It was so lively that soon it was evening, and when the sun set and dusk, everyone moved to the birthday banquet hall to eat, waiting to see the birthday. R1152