The Wutong courtyard is brightly lit, bright as day, the courtyard is hung with octagonal exquisite palace yarn lanterns, and there are a slip of peony flowers on the wall, the fragrance of flowers is overflowing, which makes people intoxicated. The banquet hall was full of singing and laughter, and there seemed to be the sound of silk and bamboo, and it was the ladies and daughters in Taizhou City who were entertained here.

There are many people in the houses who invite the ladies and ladies to watch the church, enjoy the flowers, and fight the poems, so that everyone can contact each other and feel emotional, so as not to lose the relationship over time; Second, everyone can also look at each other to see whose daughter is old enough to be allowed, what her appearance is, and she has a good number in her heart; The last and most important point is that whenever something big happens, the ladies of various provinces take it to find out the news. Whether it is inviting people to watch a play or enjoying flowers, it is a matter of making the landlord want to spend the most money, and the ladies of all families love to think about it, so as to highlight that they are good at governing the family and have good talents, so the regulations of this banquet are also higher and higher, and there are more and more programs, which inevitably costs both silver and labor. But even so, no one dared to leave people at this time like the Jia family.

I'm afraid it's already a curfew.

The ladies present were not afraid of being late, as early as when they came, they knew that today's banquet was going to be held until the evening, and when the ladies of the various provinces came, they were all fully prepared, and the carriages and guards all came together.

The banquet hall can be described as splendid, six tall red lacquer columns stand quietly on both sides of the banquet hall, the hall is spacious and bright, the marble paved floor is visible, and the center of the hall is covered with a crimson textile carpet, which is dyed with a whole picture of a hundred flowers. At the top of it is a six-step staircase, on which is a large platform with a tall table, a chair carved with a phoenix pattern, on which sits a graceful and noble woman, who is well dressed. The aristocratic temperament between gestures is innate and natural, and people can't help but look sideways.

The woman who stood tall was the eldest princess. There is a slim girl standing beside her, with delicate eyebrows and a graceful figure, although she is an official maid, but there is a slight pride in her eyebrows, this person is the eldest princess's henchman ripples! Behind the eldest princess, two other maidens dressed in the same color and tie served them, one of whom served the wine jug. The other person holds a tray with small objects such as handkerchiefs placed on it, but each one is exquisite. Not mortal.

Mrs. Jia set up a low table and low chair at the bottom left of the eldest princess, so that although she was on the same plane as the princess, she still had to be on the same level visually as the eldest princess, and it was not arrogant.

The eldest princess also had a low table at the head of the princess. The table was covered with a big red tablecloth of gold velvet, on which there were all kinds of cups, bowls and clatters, but the seats were empty.

On both sides of the banquet hall were placed four tall strip tables, and the ladies of each province sat on both sides. The table is covered with a bright red tablecloth in golden velvet, on which is placed a light sweet fruit wine, and there are hot and cold meat and vegetables to accompany the delicacies of the purchase. The masks used to serve the dishes are all Minnan Qing porcelain with clear water, and the coloring is elegant blue and white, which makes people feel comfortable from the heart when they look at it. Cool.

There is a drum ensemble on the far right side of the hall, which is slowly playing music, the style of music is soft and cheerful, elegant and simple, but it is quite royal style.

The atmosphere in the hall is relaxed and pleasant. The ladies of all the provinces took the behavior of the eldest princess as a model, and the eldest princess drank alcohol. The ladies and ladies drank alcohol, the eldest princess raised the spoon with the dishes, the ladies and ladies raised the spoons with the dishes, and the ladies and ladies who usually served themselves too high all shone in front of the eldest princess and became silent.

The door of the eight flowers and lattice carved with the pattern of Fushou was suddenly opened, and the belated Zhang crossed the threshold with her skirt and came to the carpet in the hall, and for a while she became the focus of the room, and everyone's eyes were on her.

The Zhang family smiled generously, and then bowed to the eldest princess Yingying, who was on the high seat, and said, "See the princess." ”

The eldest princess took the handkerchief handed over by Ripples, put it on her lips and pressed it gently, and then said, "Where did you run this kid, why did you only show up now?" I didn't see you when the banquet was just opened, at this time, the wine has been three rounds, the dishes have five flavors, and this kid has popped up again, is it possible that he is trying to avoid drinking? ”

The eldest princess didn't mean to blame in her words, and Zhang, who was standing in the center of the main hall, breathed a sigh of relief slightly, "Princess, the courtiers are going to deal with things." ”

The eldest princess nodded: "I heard that the affairs in the house have already been handed over to you to take care of, so it can be seen that you are a capable person." With a huge mansion, how can there be nothing to deal with! I'll have your mother-in-law with me. ”

Zhang said: "Thank you princess for your compliment." ”

Mrs. Jia also said: "Can the matter be handled?" If nothing happens, sit down, and punish yourself with three cups to the princess. ”

Zhang shook his head, "This matter is not over yet!" The daughter-in-law has to go and see it again, but it's okay to punish herself with three cups. Zhang turned to the servant girl who was serving wine and said, "Bring the wine." ”

The eldest princess looked at the Zhang family with a smile, this child acted cheerfully, and it seemed that she was very pleased with Sister Bingmei.

Zhang took the wine glass and said to the eldest princess: "The courtiers punish themselves with three glasses." As he spoke, he raised his head and drank the wine from his glass. The servant girl next to her dared to pour the wine, and Zhang drank another trickle, and the servant didn't dare to slack off, and then filled the wine glass, and Zhang took it and drank it clean.

She showed the cup to the ladies for a moment, and then put it on the tray beside her, and let the maidservant take it away.

The eldest princess smiled and said to Mrs. Jia, "It's a drinker." ”

Mrs. Jia hurriedly confessed, "It's all because the courtiers are spoiled, and they are presumptuous in front of the princess." ”

The eldest princess waved her hand and said to the Zhang family: "The greedy monkey has drunk, but he still has the spirit to deal with affairs, do you need to let your mother-in-law leave the table and handle it for you?" ”

The Zhang family is waiting for the eldest princess to ask!

"Princess, this fruit wine is sweet and refreshing, not easy to get drunk, the courtiers only drank three glasses, and they won't get drunk." She casually glanced at the ladies of the various mansions present, and changed her words and said, "It's not a big deal to say it, it's just that the eldest lady of the Qi Mansion is gone." ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone was secretly frightened, is it still a trivial matter if the person is gone?

The eldest princess heard a little about this, and thought to herself that this child was really drunk, so she poked the truth that was pasted in the window paper.

Mrs. Jia frowned secretly, this kid has always been measured, what's wrong now?

The ladies of the provinces kept their ears long. I want to hear what the inside information is, the second lady of the Qi family keeps saying that the eldest lady of Qi was killed by the third miss of the Qin family, although the two ladies of Qi and Qin played Tai Chi in front of everyone, but everyone came out of the mansion, who can not see that something is wrong? Otherwise, why did Mrs. Qi call Miss Qin San away halfway, and the two talked for a while before coming back, and then Mrs. Qi left the table halfway, she only took Miss Qi Er and left Jiafu, and everyone didn't see Miss Qi from beginning to end......

Now Zhang says so. Coupled with all the previous things, could it be said that this Miss Qi really made people hurt in Jiafu?

Everyone guessed with their own minds, and they all wanted to hear some "accident" from Zhang's mouth.

Zhang smiled: "Don't worry, princess. This Miss Qi, it's okay! ”

Nothing? Everyone couldn't understand it again, and they couldn't see it just now, why was there nothing to do with this time?

Zhang's was not appetizing, she said simply: "That's the way it is. Mrs. Qi searched for Miss Qi, but she searched all over our house and didn't find it, Mrs. Qi panicked, and hurriedly went back with the second lady of the Qi family, I was still wondering! What's going on? But is there a place in our house that is not well entertained, which angered Mrs. Qi? Later, I heard from the next person. Mrs. Qi seems to be looking for someone. Zhang smiled, "I thought of Miss Qi at that time, and I panicked." How can a good living person disappear if he can't say it? ”

The ladies didn't even dare to blink an eye, they all wanted to know what was going on.

Zhang said: "I thought, our Jia family is also an official family, although my father-in-law is in Beijing all the year round. I rarely come back, but our Jiafu is also very well-traveled. How could such a thing happen if there is no room for chaos? ”

The eldest princess nodded, but did not speak, although Mrs. Jia was anxious, her face was light. Although the ladies below were curious to death, no one dared to talk about it, after all, the eldest princess was watching from above, and she had to pay attention to the impact.

Zhang Shi saw everyone's reaction in her eyes, she smiled lightly, and raised her eyebrows: "Although I am full of confidence in my heart, I believe that Miss Qi was not taken captive, but I couldn't find Miss Qi's figure back and forth." To talk about this, I also want to thank Mrs. Qin of the Qin Mansion. After speaking, the Zhang family actually came to Fang Wanru's case, and invited the little girl to pour a glass of wine for her, "I salute Mrs. with a glass." ”

Fang Wanru was flattered, when she was in the garden before, this Zhang family still looked like a tigress who wanted to eat people, why was she so polite now?

Without thinking too much about it, Fang Wanru hurriedly got up and picked up the full wine glass. "Why does Grandma thank me?"

Zhang said: "Thanks to the cleverness of the third lady of the house, I found Miss Qi, and the third miss of Qin is clever and intelligent, and she has helped me such a big favor in Jiafu, my Mrs. Xie, what's wrong?" ”

This......

Fang Wanru was depressed, how could she let that girl meet all good things?

Qin Qianxin sat behind the table without saying a word, she had not yet come out of the maze of the day.

Zhang raised his head and drank the wine in the cup and looked at Fang Wanru with a smile.

Fang Wanru picked up the wine glass and drank it all, but the sweet fruit wine was as bitter as Coptis chinensis, leaving between her lips and teeth, and she was reluctant to leave for a long time.

Zhang asked Fang Wanru to sit down, and then the mystery was solved: "Why don't you say that this sister with a different surname is a blessing from the previous life, although Miss Qi and Miss Qin San are sisters with different surnames, but they have a heart, Miss Qi stumbled and fell into the dry well, Mrs. Qi and I couldn't find her in every possible way, but Miss Qin San was found by mistake, isn't this fate?" ”

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