Chapter 8: The Congregation (II)
Within a few days, it was March 20.
The middle hall is a large courtyard, the courtyard is wide and longitudinal, and it is divided into two east and west across the courtyard, and a stage is set up in the west courtyard, so that the ladies can watch the play in the afternoon when they are free, and it is very spacious.
The Zhao family and the Yang family got up early in the morning and walked around the front yard to greet Qin Xiangji's troupe.
Qin Xiangji is the most famous in Jiangbei, especially the Huadan Li Yihong in it, and many wives in big families love to watch her plays, so in famous families, whenever a family banquet is held or a banquet is entertained, Qin Xiangji will be invited to do a stage play.
The rest of the Shen family's daughters went to Fuhua Courtyard to greet the old lady first.
When he arrived, he followed the old lady to the front yard.
The fourth lady Li smiled and walked in front with the old lady, "Mother, Li Yihong's play, I love to watch Qin Xuemei and the golden branch, that singing skill, look, it's really a must!" ”
"On this festive day, what are you talking about Qin Xuemei!" Old Madam Shen glanced at her, "Don't order this drama for a while!" ”
"I'm provincial." Li laughed a few times, and still supported Mrs. Shen, she inadvertently glanced at Shen Hui behind her: "Mother, when is Sister Hui'er's family affair?" ”
"The Hu family will come in a few days, how do you think of Sister Hui, it's time to say goodbye to Sister Lan." Old Madam Shen said.
Shen Rong and a few sisters walked behind, holding their breath and listening to the words in front of her, she glanced at Dongmei, and Dongmei nodded at her, and she breathed a sigh of relief.
"Third sister, let's see Qin Xiangji later, I don't know what Li Yihong looks like, by the way, I heard that the Qi family is also coming from this meeting, and it is a big family from the capital." Shen Ying said, looking a little excited.
She looked at her, not knowing how Shen Ying would talk to her about the Qi family, she said, "We're not coming soon, we'll be able to see it in a while." ”
Passing through the double-arched hanging flower door, the inner house and the outer courtyard are another situation.
Therefore, she slowed down her pace, walked together with Shen Lan, and inadvertently caught a glimpse of the nine-bend plain plain pattern flat silver bracelet worn by Shen Hui on her wrist, and she said loudly: "The eldest sister's bracelet is really beautiful, I have never seen such a fancy style." ”
Shen Hui raised his eyebrows proudly, and even more wantonly exposed the entire bracelet.
She smiled and said nothing, after arriving at the middle hall, there were already many people in the courtyard, and the church was a battle of officialdom for the men, but for the women, it was like a daughter.
The Zhao family was talking and laughing with the official wives at this time, although the Yang family handled this matter single-handedly before, but at this moment, those official wives who came to the Shen family still talked to the Zhao family, and the Yang family who was standing on the side was inevitably embarrassed.
Mentioning the two daughters, Zhao's soft eyes glanced at Shen Rong and Shen Lan, and said, "Our sister Lan is gentle and quiet, but she is also stubborn. Ah Rong is like her father, her temperament is unstable, I think Sister Yuan is steady, dignified and beautiful, and very well-behaved. "What is said here, how much is true and how much is false, although Zhao said this, he looked at the eyes of the two of them, and the smile went straight to the bottom of his eyes.
What she saw was that Shen Rong and Shen Lan were talking, and the two sisters could get along harmoniously, and the Zhao family was very happy.
Sister Yuan is the daughter of the eldest lady of the Zhou family, she is knowledgeable and courteous, and her face is pure, she listened to Zhao's words, lowered her head and smiled, smiling without showing her teeth.
Seeing that Old Madam Shen was coming, Zhao hurriedly got out and greeted her: "Mother, you are here, my sister-in-law has told me about these official wives, Zhou's Mansion, Qi's Mansion, Xu's Mansion, and Liu's Mansion...... I've written it all down. ”
As he was talking, a sharp and mean female voice suddenly squeezed in.
"Old lady, you still look so young, and your children can do it, this is really envious of others." Second Lady Qi suddenly climbed up with Old Lady Shen, and she said, "I've said to come and see it for a few days, but it's all about this busyness. ”
The first thing to come is that the second room of the Qi family, the second room and the third master Qi Yuebei have already mixed with Shen Wu and Shen Huo.
Qi Yuebei and Shen Wu are cousins, so this relationship will naturally not be unfamiliar.
Old Madam Shen couldn't close her mouth with a smile when she heard this, "Second Mrs. Qi loves to laugh again, isn't it that the Qi family's room has also come back, why haven't you seen anyone?" ”
"They're here, eh, what are you really talking about, what's coming, then no, Old Lady Qi and Young Master Qi are here."
As soon as Old Lady Qi came in, the guests in the courtyard all greeted him politely, and Shen Pingcheng was naturally no exception.
After all, now that the Qi family is in the capital, they are still very important.
Hearing the sound, Shen Rong looked at Shen Lan, only to see that Shen Lan was raising his eyes to look in the direction of Young Master Qi.
Qi Yuedong is wearing a royal blue straight dress today, he is slender, he is talking and laughing with the guests on the side, his handsome facial features show a little smile, long black hair, a bun is tied high on the top of his head, faintly, and he also sees a mutton fat white hosta, looking at it from a distance, it is indeed chic and outstanding, and the jade tree is in the wind.
She was afraid that Shen Lan would be confused by Qi Yuedong's appearance, she coughed lightly, and Shen Lan held herself, so she retracted her gaze in embarrassment.
And this scene fell in Yang's eyes, and Yang was overjoyed and smiled happily.
Old Madam Shen and Mrs. Shen didn't restrain these juniors, not to mention, they had some things that they couldn't say in front of them, so they sent them away and let them play in the yard by themselves.
At this church meeting, there were many people with family members, because the Shen family's uncle Wu Ge'er was also talking about the age of his relatives, so not only the Shen family wanted to choose a family affair for Sister Lan'er, but also many official families wanted to climb to the Shen family.
The men were in the east courtyard, and the women were in the west courtyard.
Cuilian was wearing a peach-colored bikini, holding a tea tray, and headed in the direction of the east courtyard.
In the west courtyard, Mrs. Zhou and Zhao talked together, the two talked very happily, Mrs. Zhou nodded funny: "Our Sister Yuan and your Sister Rong are the same age, the two can talk together, let's talk here, don't tie them up, let them play by themselves." ”
Zhao agreed.
Shen Lan turned her head to look at Shen Rong and turned her face away.
"Miss Shen, is it warmer in White Horse City than in Jiangbei? I've only heard of it, but I haven't been. Zhou Yuan's voice was soft, and she whispered softly, Shen Rong almost didn't understand.
Zhou Yuan, her former sister-in-law, Shen Rong didn't like her at all, when Yang Nianyin entered the house, she didn't help less, she looked mediocre, and only answered her with a "Hmm!" ”
Suddenly, her expression became stiff, she stood on the corridor, the grape trellis above her head scattered leaves, the wind was gentle, she looked at the young man in Tsing Yi at the corner of the vermilion flowers and trees in a blur, and there were traces of blood in her head, a four-inch-long Dongling jade silk golden hairpin and his hideous expression.
She thought she could let it go, but she didn't want to see him, she still had a cold back on her whole back, Zhou Shimin! In this life, she will never let the Zhou family ruin the Shen family again!