Chapter 164: The Stage

Lu Qingrong looked at He Qingning opposite.

At the other end of the round table, He Qingning was sitting next to He Qingwan.

And He Qingwan almost didn't say a word to her, and only talked and laughed with Qiu Jinting who was sitting on the other side of him from beginning to end.

If it weren't for the fact that when He Qingning helped the Feng family to the throne just now, Mrs. Chengping praised her a lot, and said something like "The eldest lady in the house is really beautiful", Lu Qingrong almost thought that he recognized the wrong person.

But Lu Qingrong still had a slight doubt in his heart.

He Qingwan and He Qingning are a little estranged, which is not surprising at all, after all, they have been living separately in two places, and they don't have much chance to get along.

What made her wonder was that Mrs. Chengping Hou should also see He Qingning for the first time today, how could she look very close to her?

is different from the second lady of the Chengping Hou Mansion, the Chengping Hou has always held her own identity and rarely takes the initiative to greet others, not to mention that she is still a junior with a disparity in status......

Lu Qingrong was pondering alone when a sudden commotion came from outside the hall door that interrupted her thoughts.

"Mother! I want a mother! ”

In the chaotic and noisy voices of the maids, there was a very immature children's voice.

In an instant, a child dressed in a royal blue embroidered gold trimmed silk robe, surrounded by a group of maids, entered the hall with obvious unsteady steps.

Just as he walked to the door, a slightly thin girl in Tsing Yi beside him grabbed his little hand in some embarrassment, trying to make a final stop, but the child was unmoved, and actually bit the hand of the girl in Tsing Yi, so he took the opportunity to throw her away and ran in.

As soon as the child came in, he ran directly to Qiu Muyun, who was standing behind Feng Shi to greet the guests at the main table, and kept shouting: "Mother, mother!" ”

It turned out that this was Qiu Muyun's son He Lan, and Lu Qingrong saw it for the first time.

Although it was just such a simple appearance, it was not difficult to find that this must be a pampered young master, Lu Qingrong thought to himself.

I saw that Qiu Muyun's face became a little embarrassed, but he quickly squatted down and opened his arms to his son, who was running towards him.

Originally, when he saw the full house of guests, the child already had some stage fright, but seeing his mother like this at this moment, he instantly came to his senses again, and ran straight over and threw himself into Qiu Muyun's arms.

"Why did you let Brother Lan come here?" Qiu Muyun let go of the son in his arms and asked the maid behind him.

"It's the slave's negligence!" The girl in Tsing Yi hurriedly answered, but she didn't defend herself, and hurriedly stretched out her hand, intending to take Brother Lan back.

But Brother Lan kept dragging Qiu Muyun at this time, and no matter how much others pulled him, he couldn't pull it away.

"Mother! Mother! Come with me to pick flowers! Brother Lan also ignored the gaze of everyone around him and insisted on shouting.

"Brother Lan is obedient, follow them back first, and then your mother will take you to pick flowers later!" Qiu Muyun persuaded softly.

At this time, not only the guests at the main table, but also the people at the other tables looked at their mother and son.

Seeing that the atmosphere was getting more and more embarrassing, it was still Mrs. Chengping who opened her mouth: "Now it is already the season of autumn wind and falling leaves, and there are still flowers to pick in the house?" ”

"It was for today's congregation that I built a temporary conservatory in the backyard not long ago and put some potted flowers." Qiu Muyun was grateful that someone could talk to her at this moment, "At this time, those flowers are placed near the stage in the front yard, and you can see it later when the play starts." ”

Mrs. Chengping nodded, and there was nothing more to say for a while.

But Brother Lan'er didn't let go at all, and still held Qiu Muyun's hand: "I don't want to wait a while, just go now!" Go now! ”

There is also a tendency for the sound to get louder.

Lu Qingrong knew that children were always prone to louder voices, but he didn't expect to be exaggerated so much.

During this period, Feng also opened his mouth to dissuade him, but to no avail.

Just when Brother Lan was already roaring, and he was getting more and more excited, and he was crying, Qiu Muyun finally couldn't resist it.

"Stop crying! Let's go now, go now! ”

Qiu Muyun completely lost resistance, first confessed to everyone at the main table with an apologetic face, then leaned over and picked up Brother Lan'er and walked away.

Lu Qingrong couldn't help but secretly shake his head in his heart, he didn't expect Qiu Muyun to let the child be spoiled to such a degree.

At this time, there were not a few people who had the same idea as her, whether it was the Duchess of Yanguo or the Marquis of Wuding, they all frowned slightly.

Among them, Fung is particularly especial.

Feng Shi even shook his head directly, and couldn't help but sigh vigorously.

It is not difficult for a discerning person to see that although today's church can invite so many nobles, it is basically the result of Qiu Muyun's efforts. But as the only daughter-in-law of the He family who gave birth to a man, Qiu Muyun's status seems to be half a head shorter than the Yang family, and the difference in Feng's attitude towards them is very obvious.

At this time, such a play was staged again, which made Qiu Muyun even more embarrassed, this time not only in front of Feng, but under the gaze of a full house.

There was a moment of silence in the hall, and the main table was full of dignitaries, and no one wanted to be the one who resolved the embarrassment.

To everyone's surprise, in the end, it was Mrs. Chengping Hou who took the lead in speaking and asked what kind of dramas there were in the church meeting after that.

Yang hurriedly explained everyone's doubts, and introduced in detail the opera troupe invited today, saying that it was a literary drama and martial arts opera, and everyone would be allowed to order the drama when the time came.

Only then did the atmosphere in the hall gradually recover.

And Lu Qingrong, who was sitting at the next table, became doubly puzzled because Mrs. Chengping Hou had helped the He family several times today.

It didn't take long for Qiu Muyun to finally come back.

"I'm really sorry, I've kept everyone waiting." Qiu Muyun made a pun, "The theater troupe in the front yard is ready, please move there." ”

Everyone in the room had been waiting for a long time, especially the guests at the main table were not familiar with the He family, and they had already greeted each other so much that they had nothing to say.

Feng and Duchess Yan Guo walked in the front, and Yang and Qiu Muyun followed on the side.

After that, Mrs. Wu and the other two Mrs. Hou, Lu Qingrong and Cui Shiyun followed behind them.

Qiu Muyun found that the Duchess of Yan Guo would rather talk to the Yang family all the time through the Feng family than talk to her for half a sentence.

Suppressing the displeasure in his heart, Qiu Muyun took the initiative to talk: "Does the Duchess of Yanguo have any key points of the drama she wants to hear?" I'll tell them to hurry up and get ready! ”

Duchess Yan Guo paused for a moment, then looked at her side, and said very casually: "I'm old, I haven't listened to dramas for many years, and I don't know much about it, so Mrs. Sun will help me order it in a while!" ”

This "Mrs. Sun" stunned the people within a few feet of the surroundings to be extremely embarrassed.

Qiu Muyun was more like he was frozen in place, his face was flushed, and he couldn't speak.

Only then did the Duchess of Yanguo laugh at herself: "It's really old, and everyone is confused." ”

Although it was an explanation, no corrections were made.

Later, until everyone came to the front yard, Qiu Muyun didn't say a word.

The He Mansion is not big, and it is not easy to barely build a stage in the front yard, and at this time, both male and female guests were invited to the courtyard, but a curtain was pulled in the middle.

The people who walked in front of Lu Qingrong and them along the way all sat down on the sandalwood circle chairs in the first row at this time, and there were still a few empty seats left next to them.

Lu Qingrong did not go over in order to be clean, but sat in the back row with Cui Shiyun.

As soon as she sat down, she sat down in an instant, and He Qingning sat down on the vacant seat to her left.

Lu Qingrong didn't pay much attention to it, but when he found her smiling at herself, she also smiled back with a polite and decent smile.

At this time, the sound of gongs and drums gradually came to mind on the stage, and the two martial artists dressed up began to pose on it.

"What play is this?" Lu Qingrong lowered his voice and asked Cui Shiyun quietly.

"I don't know." Cui Shiyun was not very interested, "You know I don't like to watch this." ”

"It's "Yang Jiajiang"." He Qingning on the other side took the initiative to say.

Lu Qingrong bowed slightly at her, and immediately turned his head.

I don't know why, although He Qingning's speech and demeanor are very decent, she is instinctively a little resistant to her and doesn't want to have too much contact with her.

Xu is because she is from the He family, and Lu Qingrong also faintly feels it in his heart, but he doesn't feel that there is anything wrong with it.

She deliberately leaned towards Cui Shiyun, and He Qingning took the initiative to talk several times, but she just responded, and the meaning of not wanting to say more was very obvious.

He Qingning didn't care, and still said a few words to Lu Qingrong from time to time.

However, the more Lu Qingrong didn't want to have too much contact with her, the more the situation backfired.

Just when the fight on the stage became more and more intense, and the sound of gongs and drums became more and more urgent, the sudden bang next to Lu Qingrong did not attract the attention of others.

But Lu Qingrong couldn't help but care, because He Qingning had a full cup of tea in his hand, which was sprinkled on the lilac skirt he was wearing.

Fortunately, the water temperature was not high, and it did not burn her for half a minute.

But it made Lu Qingrong suspect even more that He Qingning did it on purpose.

In Lu Qingrong's memory, this kind of tea-breaking drama is not the first time, but it is the first time that he has been splashed.

That didn't make her panic in the slightest.

When he came to Hefu for a banquet, Lu Qingrong of course took into account all kinds of unexpected situations and prepared extremely well.

At this time, not to mention that the skirt was wet, even if a cup of tea was spilled on her head, she could appear neatly in front of everyone after a while.

Just when Lu Qingrong got up calmly, Lu Zhu had already walked over from a distance, planning to accompany her to change clothes.

He Qingning hurriedly stood up at this time: "Mrs. Shizi forgives her sins, it's all my fault......"

Lu Qingrong raised his hand to stop her from continuing: "It's okay, I'll just go and replace it." ”

It's just that He Qingning refused to give up, and finally insisted on following their master and servant to the changing room.

As soon as he entered the wing, Lu Qingrong first sent Lu Zhu out, and then asked He Qingning bluntly: "Say, what's the matter with me?" ”R1152