Chapter 163: The Feast of Falling Flowers and Flowing Water
The errand officer of the Criminal Department left, these ladies breathed a sigh of relief, and they all turned their heads and ears, the story of Anguo Houfu was really more exciting than in the play, the old lady muttered and explained to the ladies around her, "That Zhang is Yushan's maid, and she has been with him for so many years, where did you think that she was broken-hearted." β
Qi's sideburns were a little sweaty, Brother Shen was busy helping to wipe the sweat, the mother and son looked at each other and smiled, the old lady sitting in the main seat saw that she was a little surprised, and shouted Brother Shen in her mouth, Brother Shen smiled and said, "Grandmother, Mrs. Yu is here." β
A woman of about thirty accompanied several bookkeepers to walk in, Yu Niangzi first gave the old lady a blessing, and then gave the ladies a gift, and took out four account books, "The little woman is the lady's female account room, the lady is ill, and she can no longer manage the affairs of the house, so the lady discussed with the old lady, and wanted to entrust the affairs of the house to the eldest son, and the eldest prince ordered the little woman to make a property breakdown, in quadruplicate, one left in the house, one was collected by the eldest son, one was handed over to our aunt and grandmother, and one was sent to the official office for record." β
Brother Shen hugged his fists and said loudly, "Brother Shen didn't dare to live up to his mother's expectations, just because his younger brother was young, Brother Shen had to take on the affairs of the house. β
The four accounts are all cloth covers, Qi sighed with a stroke, "Brother Shen saved his brother's life, I, as a mother-in-law, have nothing to repay, this time I have to entrust all the housework to Brother Shen, it is difficult for him to cope with it at a young age." β
Brother Shen smiled, "I am older than my younger brother, so I naturally want to help my father share his worries, Brother Shen will work hard, honor his grandmother, love his brothers, and take care of the affairs of the Hou Mansion to help his father share his worries." β
Qi smiled with relief, "It's really helpless to invite all relatives and friends today, Brother Shen'er, this child is still young, and he has a noble temperament, if he has anything wrong in the future, he will ask the ladies to guide him." β
Qi couldn't support it after speaking, the fifth lady helped her mother to cry, her aunt and grandmother also hurried over, Brother Shen diligently helped Qi to get on the warm sedan chair, Yutan also bent his knees with everyone to confess, and sent his mother back to rest.
The ladies couldn't help but shake their heads and sigh, they all bit their ears to speak, the property of the Hou Mansion has been detailed, and the annual income is counted, Brother Shen does thankless rough work, and there is no credit for managing it well, and it has gained a little reputation, and it is easy to attract filth.
The initiative of the banquet was handed over to the old lady, the old lady patted her side and asked Brother Shen to sit over, Mrs. Zhao also smiled and praised Brother Shen'er for his benevolence and righteousness, the old lady was so happy that she couldn't close her mouth, and even praised the eldest grandson, praised the eldest grandson, Brother Shen endured the twitches at the corners of his mouth, as the host, he did not have the consciousness of being the master at all, and regarded himself as an old lady, not to mention taking care of the guests.
In the past, the banquet at home was all busy with Qi's busy greetings, but today Qi's doesn't care, the wine and food are finally on the table, and the old lady frowned when she looked at the table, "Why didn't you put the red claw burning?" What about the braised duck letter that the old body wants? β
Guo Xincheng's face was flushed with shame, he lowered his head and pretended to be quails, and slowly retreated to the corner.
Yurong was carefully dressed up today, wearing a beautiful golden step on his head, the more he found that he looked like a flower and a moon, he asked himself to suppress Yutan's head steadily, and also stood up with a smile to toast each table, first filled a glass for Mrs. Zhao, Mrs. Zhao smiled, "Good boy, sit down quickly, you don't need to pour wine." β
Where was Yurong willing to let go of this opportunity, and said with a smile, "Madam, will you just enjoy your face?" β
Mrs. Zhao scolded with a smile, "I'm old, and I'm still drunk at your house after eating your glass of wine, so you pour it first and let me eat it slowly." β
Xiao Shuhui had already twisted her head to the side to talk to someone, and she didn't even look at Yurong out of the corner of her eyes, and Yurong didn't know what to say when she got to the wine, and she didn't dare to linger here with the princess, so she was busy pouring wine for others.
Duchess of Liangguo Yuan was laughing with Madame Jiang, Yurong had already caught a glimpse, and came to Duchess of Liangguo through a toast, and said with a smile, "Madame eats a glass of wine and hurts a slave." β
Yuan Shi smiled and protected the wine glass, "Don't dare to work girl." β
Yurong was stunned, her pretty face was a little pale, "The slave is willing to serve Madame." β
Yuan Shi had a square face and smiled unhurriedly, "Your mother is sick, don't you see that the fourth and fifth young ladies are serving your mother?" The third lady must have been very sad. β
Mrs. Jiang smiled and nodded at Yuan, "You are so narrow, you are not good at eating and drinking, good girl, pour me a glass." β
Yurong gave Mrs. Jiang wine, and then turned back to flatter the Duchess of Liangguo.
Mrs. Jiang shook her head and smiled, kindly helping her out of the siege, this girl really doesn't know what to do, her mother is seriously ill, and I don't see her showing a little sad and sad, you are so pretending to be a fox, dressed like a fox, where is the Yuan family used to you?
Yuan's spicy capital is famous, Liangguo Gong Liu Yuwei treats the concubine as an eyeball, Yuan has the courage to make trouble in front of the Queen Mother, and scolds Liangguo Gong's beard in public, scolding him for being ungrateful and wolf-hearted, and crying for her only son to ask for a son, and then simply send Liangguo Gong and his concubine to live in another courtyard.
Yurong is Liu He's fiancΓ©e, and she is taking the foxy route, so it's strange that the Yuan family is willing to take care of you.
The ladies of the Great Zhengyue are tired of socializing, and the excitement of Anguo Houfu is gone today, the wine and food are not heartfelt, and the singing of small songs is not good, and the host has no sincerity in entertaining, Yuan and Mrs. Zhao stood up with a smile and said goodbye, the old lady didn't expect Mrs. Yuan to leave so soon, and hurriedly smiled, "Mrs. Yuan, how can you go first?" You and I were originally sons and daughters, so naturally they were more intimate, and please watch the play before leaving, the old body asked people to invite Wan Xiaotong from three classes. β
Yuan pouted and smiled, "Wan Xiaotong, your family can't invite me today, the family business that your old man said is not in my hands, it was originally set by Liangguo Gong for his precious son, what does it have to do with me, I also watched the banquet, and I should rush to the Zhao family's church at this time." β
The old lady wondered in her heart, where did she watch a play?
There was no host to greet him, Guo Xincheng's family was so anxious that he hurriedly sent it out with a smile, and Xiao Shuhui, the princess of Yanci, also said goodbye with a smile, and the old lady was anxious, "The princess will sit for a while?" β
Helplessly, the princess is tired and wants to go home.
After the princess, more than a dozen ladies left, and some were embarrassed to leave, always to save face for the master's family, Mrs. Jiang and the Qi family have always been good, and couldn't help but shake their heads secretly, and had the heart to go over to see the Qi family, but was quietly pulled by Brother Shen, "Don't go over today, my second sister has not spoken to Mrs. since she got married." β
Seeing that Mrs. Jiang was suspicious, Brother Shen said vaguely, "Mother and sister are very busy. β
Mrs. Jiang saw that the old lady was talking to Mrs. Wu again, and also stood up to say goodbye, Mrs. Wu was still angry because the second room of the Wu family had lost face, and the old lady posted it, and Mrs. Wu stood up in response to two sentences, "It's really a lot of things today, invite the old lady to our house for dinner and wine another day." β
Poor Guo Xincheng's family sent this and that, so anxious that he was sweating profusely, and there were only six or seven people on the table, these people didn't go or not, they were all embarrassed there, Guo Xincheng's face became a big red cloth, Yurong also understood that he had lost someone today, and he couldn't help but feel annoyed, the old lady was so anxious that a layer of sweat appeared on her face, why did these people suddenly not give face.
Brother Shen couldn't stand it anymore, "Steward Guo, you ask a few ladies to walk around and take a look at the scenery in the garden, my grandmother is a little sleepy, and she takes a nap at this time of day." β
The old lady sighed, and hurriedly stood up and asked Yurong to accompany her back.
The six or seven ladies stood up with a smile, "Let's go to your homes too." β
In the winter, when he invited people to visit the garden, Guo Xincheng's family hurriedly went out with him, saying sorry words in his mouth, "It turned out that our wife was too sick, and she didn't prepare in advance, so she didn't get up, and the ladies were more or less worried." β
Mrs. Liu was curious, "It was said that we were invited to visit the garden, and it was just returned elsewhere, and the pond let us see it for a long time." β
Guo Xincheng's family had to take it over to see the strangeness, and everyone said goodbye and left.
Guo Xincheng's family didn't have the heart to clean up, so he was busy with his wife's side to return to him, and the door was closed on his wife's side, so he refused to see her at all, so he had to go to the outer courtyard to find Guo Xincheng, didn't speak first, picked up the teapot and drank a few sips, Guo Xincheng looked at it in surprise, he put the teapot heavily in his family, "Look at what!" The old lady is embarrassed today! β
Guo Xincheng secretly complained when he heard it, and if one family refused to give face, these families refused to give it.
Guo Xincheng's family didn't dare to say anything about the old lady, so he said the third lady, "I don't know how the third lady of our family has a long brain, a brain is mushy, her mother-in-law is seriously ill, not to mention serving in front of her, dressed up like a fox, and has the face to make peace with the Duchess of Liangguo, Qing is uncomfortable waiting, this errand is really unacceptable, I can say anything as a slave." β
Guo Xincheng asked the eldest son, and he snorted and said, "Our eldest prince just stands with his hands in his hands and watches a good show." β
Guo Xincheng stomped his feet again and again, and hurriedly ordered people to prepare horses, and wanted to find Hou Ye to go, but he grabbed him by the Hun family, "What are you talking to Hou Ye?" These relationships in the backyard are all women's affairs, what can Hou Ye do, it is better to talk about it coldly. β
"That being said, I have to let Master Hou know."
The poor old housekeeper rushed back to the barracks in the western suburbs, looking for someone to pass a message to the Hou Ye, Li Mingwei was having fun with a clean child in his arms, and heard that the old housekeeper was coming over again, so he hurriedly sent the child out, Guo Xincheng came in and knelt down, Li Mingwei was anxious, "What happened in the house, you should say it quickly." β
Guo Xincheng thought about the Zhang family, and said that the box of Dongzhu found from the Zhang family's house, Li Mingwei raised his thick eyebrows high, he was shocked and angry, and heard that Brother Shen invited the official of the Criminal Department and ordered someone to escort the Zhang family to the government office, so angry that Li Mingwei was furious, Brother Shen, this little cub dared to make his own opinion, and the Qi family was also dizzy!
Guo Xincheng almost couldn't bear to say what happened later, his face turned red, and he only said that the ladies of each family sat down for a while and left.
Li Mingwei felt that there was a little beast gnawing at his heart, even if he was as strong as him, his heart was also constricted, he no longer expected the Qi family to be so ruthless, today it was clearly the Qi family who put him together, and it also let him know that without her Qi family, how chaotic the house would be, Li Mingwei turned around like a trapped beast, and remembered the painting that Qi family tore apart.
Qi Shi hated him deeply, how could she be like this! R1152