Chapter 191: Face-to-face
Lu Qingrong was so sure-footed in his heart that he no longer asked about it, and then he remembered the wedding banquet in the Hou Mansion today.
"I just found out about inviting so many guests." Lu Qingrong sighed, although she and Qiu Jinting have always been speculative since they met, but today's matter, as a woman, Lu Qingrong still has some sympathy for her.
"It's okay! Compared with Jiang Ke's last marriage, there is still a big difference, let alone compared with us at that time! Jiang Xuan saw that she had finally changed the topic, and answered with a smile.
"Of course." Lu Qingrong sighed in his heart. It always belongs to women's hearts, and it is not easy for men to understand.
In fact, Jiang Xuan didn't understand, it was just the matter of Fengyuan, and he really didn't have much interest.
At this time, the Maple Courtyard was in an extremely strange atmosphere.
After all, Tang Shan is going to move in tonight, and the house and yard need to be cleaned up, and the maids and maids are naturally not idle, and they have been busy since dawn. It's just a toss and a toss, no one dares to speak loudly, they are all cautious, and they don't speak if they can, for fear that if someone makes some moves and angers the second grandmother.
But even though the Fengyuan was quiet, Qiu Jinting in the house was still uncontrollably distracted.
"Why don't I go and order the dinner?" He Qingwan stood beside her, seeing that it was noon, and finally couldn't help but speak: "The second master is busy today, and there are people who can't come over in time to eat." ”
This is obviously looking for Qiu Jinting to go down the stairs.
In the few days that He Qingwan lived in Fengyuan, except for going to bed at night, the rest of the time was with Qiu Jinting, including lunch and dinner, but she also saw Jiang Ke on the first day.
Qiu Jinting nodded absentmindedly, thinking about the wedding banquet in the evening: "I always thought that marrying a flat wife was no different from taking a concubine, it was just a small sedan chair carried into the Feng Courtyard......"
Her voice was very small, as if she was talking to herself.
After He Qingwan heard this, he realized that the Hou Mansion and Jiang Ke had not informed Qiu Jinting in advance of their actions, but they had never been able to understand why they could ignore Qiu Jinting's identity as the county lord and the background of Princess Chengyang's Mansion?
"It's just to save face for the Yanguo Mansion, the second grandmother doesn't need to care about it at all!" He Qingwan could only persuade.
"Hmph, I want to see if she will always be as beautiful as she is today!" Qiu Jinting's face became a little distorted, and his voice was extremely gnashing.
"That's exactly what I said! The future is long...... What will happen in the future, but no one can say! He Qingwan responded and said.
"Don't leave tonight, stay here with me!" Qiu Jinting thought about it a few days ago, but because of her face, she didn't speak, and Jiang Ke naturally won't come back today, so she was embarrassed to say so.
He Qingwan could only nod.
Just before He Qingwan went out to order the dinner, Qiu Jinting didn't forget to call out to her: "Don't talk nonsense about these things about today's wedding banquet when you go home." ”
He Qingwan nodded without thinking, and then went out.
After eating unwillingly for lunch, and the same for dinner, Qiu Jinting felt like a year for the first time.
Fortunately, she didn't need to attend the wedding banquet in the evening, and it was still clean to stay in Fengyuan, but she heard a few firecrackers before the banquet, and there was nothing else.
Coupled with He Qingwan carefully accompanying him, the night was finally spent peacefully.
I thought that I had finally survived the most difficult time, but I didn't want to think that early the next morning, Mrs. Wu sent someone to invite, saying that Tang Shan was going to serve tea in Jingchun Hall.
Qiu Jinting was furious when he heard this: "I'm not going!" ”
She really didn't expect such an arrangement, but she also knew in her heart that this tea ceremony referred to Marquis Xiang Jingyuan and Mrs. Wu, and it had nothing to do with her. So why do you have to go over by yourself?
The maid who came to deliver the message immediately became at a loss, and was speechless in a daze.
Seeing this, He Qingwan hurriedly asked her to wait outside the door before turning her head and persuading Qiu Jinting: "It's just a tea, it must be different from the second grandmother at the beginning, don't speculate on your own!" He Qingwan was really a little short of words, and finally could only say: "This is the first time that you and Tang Shan have faced each other in a new identity, why can't you avoid a fight?" ”
He Qingwan really understood her, Qiu Jinting heard this, and when he heard it, he came to fight.
"Change my clothes!" Qiu Jinting's voice was extremely resolute.
He Qingwan finally breathed a sigh of relief and called Xiangqiao in to help her change her clothes and makeup.
Qiu Jinting changed into a red golden peony pattern gown, originally she also wanted to wear a middle coat and a skirt of the same color, but He Qingwan felt that it was too much like a bride's outfit, and it took a lot of words to persuade her to change her dress to a hibiscus color, leaving only a bright red gown, to show her status as a wife.
After applying extra fine makeup, under Qiu Jinting's strong request, He Qingwan followed her to Jingchun Hall.
At the same time, Lu Qingrong and Jiang Xuan were invited in Yuyuan, which was also a little unexpected.
Lu Qingrong doesn't know much about the etiquette of his wife's passing through the door, he only knows that he doesn't need to make tea and make rules to his wife, and as for other matters, they can be saved, but there doesn't seem to be a clear statement about the specific standards.
It's like yesterday's happy hall, Marquis Jingyuan said that the illness had not arrived, of course, this illness was not fake, but he had never missed the two happy events of the Hou Mansion before.
This tea ceremony should also be dispensable......
Lu Qingrong didn't care too much about this, he casually changed into a light purple orchid embroidered placket, a white stand-up collar middle shirt and a lotus-colored heald skirt, his hair naturally couldn't be as casual as in the house, he combed his Lingyun bun in a regular manner, and went out with Jiang Xuan.
When I entered Jingchun Hall, I found that the people from Fengyuan hadn't arrived yet.
At this time, in the main hall of Jingchun Hall, only Mrs. Wu sat on the main seat, and the seat next to her that should have been made by Marquis Jingyuan was also empty.
Lu Qingrong thought that Marquis Jingyuan was going to wait for everyone to come out again, but this time he still didn't show up at the tea ceremony like last night's wedding banquet.
Lu Qingrong and Jiang Xuan waited for a stick of incense, and Jiang Ke's group of four arrived.
Jiang Ke was dressed in crimson Hangzhou silk and walked in the front.
Qiu Jinting, who was supposed to walk beside her, seemed to be losing his temper and insisted on following behind and walking side by side with He Qingwan.
At this time, Tang Shan was wearing a red Ruyi pattern engraved silk armor, a skirt of the same color, and the parrot green jade stone surface on the bun was even more weighty, coupled with her equally meticulous makeup, it seemed that she was obviously going to have a long and short momentum with Qiu Jinting.
And she did it, at this moment, she looked inseparable from Qiu Jinting in terms of dress and momentum.
Obviously, Tang Shan herself thinks so.
But she found that the place next to Jiang Ke was empty, so she immediately took two steps and stood beside him.
Jiang Ke didn't react much, just smiled at her slightly.
This scene fell into Qiu Jinting's eyes, which made her even more angry, and because Mrs. Wu and Jiang Xuan were present, she had to hold back and dare not show anything unusual.
It wasn't until he found out that Marquis Jing Yuan hadn't attended today that Qiu Jinting's feelings eased slightly.
The process of tea ceremony is very rigid, although Marquis Jingyuan is not there, Tang Shan still has to make a appearance with the tea, and reciting "Father drinks tea" in his mouth, he respectfully served the cup of tea to the maid who came to pick it up, and then the maid put the teacup on the seat that should have been Marquis Jingyuan, and then it was Mrs. Wu's turn.
After the tea ceremony, Tang Shan first shouted "sister" to Qiu Jinting, his voice was full of arrogance, and Qiu Jinting hummed stiffly.
Then Jiang Ke took her to Jiang Xuan and Lu Qingrong.
Tang Shan had always held her head high and did not squint before, so she didn't look at the two people in front of her carefully, and now she was going to call her brother and sister-in-law, so she raised her eyes.
This hope immediately froze in place.
Needless to say, Lu Qingrong has known each other for several years.
But the Marquis of Jingyuan, who was supposed to be the first time I saw today, actually looked a little familiar......
Jiang Xuan's appearance, anyone who sees it is unlikely to forget it, and Tang Shan is naturally no exception.
Almost instantly, she remembered that this was the "little girl" she saw in Yuyuan that day! At that time, I secretly sighed, but I regretted this skin......
At first glance, when she heard that she was going to marry the second master of the Jingyuan Marquis Mansion, Tang Shan's heart was both shocked and a little unwilling, these days she has really done a lot of psychological construction for herself, so she rekindled her confidence and married into the Hou Mansion. Fortunately, Jiang Ke was indeed very good to her, which made her feel a lot more relieved.
Standing in front of Jiang Xuan at this time, she suddenly felt like a corner of her heart had collapsed, and this "big brother" was also shouted without confidence, and then looked at Lu Qingrong beside him, standing side by side with Jiang Xuan, standing there with a leisurely expression, she couldn't help but feel bored in her heart, and mixed tastes came to her heart.
In the end, this "sister-in-law" seemed to be squeezed out of her throat alive.
Jiang Xuan's expression had always been as calm as water, only when he heard Tang Shan call out to himself, the corners of his mouth seemed to show a faint hint of a mocking smile, fleeting.
When the process of tea ceremony was completely over, Jiang Xuan was the first to leave Jingchun Hall with Lu Qingrong.
On weekdays, Lu Qingrong would feel a little rude, but today, when people's mothers and sons, mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law gather together, it is better for them to come out earlier.
There is another point that Lu Qingrong has to admit that she really doesn't want Jiang Xuan to be stared at like Tang Shan again.
Since seeing Jiang Xuan just now, Tang Shan's gaze has not been taken away for a long time, and although she looked away, the expression on her face has been cloudy......
"She's definitely recognized you!" Lu Qingrong frowned slightly.
"Needless to say!" Jiang Xuan said as a matter of course.
Of course, Lu Qingrong heard that he was teasing himself again, so he simply narrowed his eyes curiously, stared at him and continued.
"The way I look, I shouldn't be so easily forgotten, right?" Jiang Xuan pretended to be ashamed, and actually raised his hand to touch his face.
You don't have to look to know that there must be no one around, otherwise he wouldn't be so shapeless anyway.
Lu Qingrong didn't think about it, so he reached out and gently nudged him to show his self-inflicted protest.
It's just that before she could withdraw her hand, she was held tightly by Jiang Xuan. R1152