After three rounds of drinking, Mrs. Wu was too old to hold on, and said, "I'll go back first, you guys are young and happy."

Everyone got up and sent Mrs. Wu to the back hall, there was no restraint, and the atmosphere became lively.

Listening to the Outer Flower Hall, Wu Shilang's voice said: "Lan'er, respect your aunt."

"My nephew respects my aunt and sisters, my aunt has been away from home for many years, and now we have a reunion, and my sisters have to meet today." Through the screen, you can vaguely see that Wu Dagongzi is standing up, facing the inner flower hall.

The eldest young lady Zhen smiled for a moment, got up in an instant, personally filled Wu's wine, and personally praised Wu's and smiled: "Your nephew respects you, and your aunt appreciates her face."

Wu was overjoyed, took a big sip of his hand, and said with a smile: "My aunt is happy, my nephew is a filial child."

Zhen paused, filled the wine glasses one by one with Wanzhen and the others, and said with a smile to Wanzhen and the others: "Your cousin toasts, and the sisters must drink a few sips", Wanzhen and the others heard this, they all got up, picked up the wine cup, and said in unison: "Thank you cousin and cousin." ”

Shen Wanyu was anxious and choked in a sip, the maid hurriedly patted her back, and Zhen smiled lightly: "It's still the sixth sister who is honest."

Shen Wanzhu took a sip, and her cheeks were rouge-colored, Wu Yulian was stunned, and unconsciously said, "Fifth cousin is so good-looking."

Everyone looked at Shen Wanzhu, and Wu Ailian glared at her, so frightened that Wu Ailian hurriedly lowered her head.

Shen Wanzhu heard Wu Yulian praise her, she was happy, and said to Wu Yulian: "My sister has to go to my room, I have good things for my sister."

Wu Ailian pursed her lips, disdainful, and wanted to say something, after all, she was not too familiar, so she swallowed it back, and after a while, she always felt angry, and for some reason she hurt Wu Yulian's two sentences, Wu Yulian didn't dare to answer, she only lowered her head, pinched the handkerchief in her hand, and pursed her lips without making a sound.

The banquet was dispersed late at night, and the maid and wife of Wufu carried the lamp and sent the ladies back to the courtyard.

When they were about to break up, Wu Yulian leaned in her ear and said, "Ming'er, I'll go to my sister's house." ”

Wanzhen pinched her fingertips, as if affectionate, and said, "My sister must come." Seeing Wu go up the steps, Wanzhen and Shen Wanyu returned to the east courtyard.

The mother-in-law was carrying a sheep's horn wind lamp in front of her, and she saw that Wu Wanyu's face was red and hot.

"My sister has eaten a lot of wine." Shen Wanzhen smiled quietly.

"If there are more people, drink a lot more" Shen Wanyu touched her face, it was hot.

The two went into their own houses.

Xiuju stayed in the house, and as soon as she entered the door, hot water was ready, and after washing, she poured it on the pillow and fell asleep after a while.

The next day, when Shen Wanzhen woke up, she saw that the sky was bright, she sat up and called: "Embroidered chrysanthemum."

The two of them came in and fetched water to wash their faces. Yunyi was also busy, and Wanzhen didn't support her, just because she was willing, she drank too much wine yesterday and got up a little late.

After Shen Wanzhen finished dressing, there was no movement in the west, and the Shen Mansion sent breakfast, and Wanzhen also set up a small kang table in her room to eat by herself, and she didn't eat with Shen Wanyu in the hall, and the two sisters were still far away.

The food in the Wu Mansion is similar to that of the Shen family, which is considered rich, and Wanzhen instructed after eating: "I don't have to wait, you can go down and eat."

The three of them took the food to the next place to eat.

The weather in the capital is much cooler than at home, and Shen Wanzhen is thinking about doing something to pass the time.

"Here comes the cousin." Outside the door seemed to be the sound of a jade girl and a golden cicada.

"You girls are up." It sounds like Wu Yulian.

"Back to the girl, our girl drank too much yesterday and was lying in the house."

"Then I'll go to my cousin's house first."

Shen Wanzhen had already opened the curtain inside, and said affectionately: "Has my sister eaten?" ”

Wu Yulian saw her and smiled, not like cowering in front of her daughter-in-law Wu Ailian, and Wanzhen pulled her in.

Xiuju and Qiaoshan were not there, so Wanzhen took out walnuts, jujubes, almonds, and other snacks with her own hands, took them out and put them on the kang table, and said with a smile: "My sister eats this date, a specialty of Shandong, take a bite, the meat is thick and sweet." ”

Wu Yulian was not restrained, so she went to the kang and took a bite of a date, "Well, it's delicious, it's different from our dates, our dates here are small and shriveled." ”

"The third sister is far away, and she still brings these." As he spoke, his mouth was stuffed to the brim.

"Your family is rich, you don't lack anything, you don't have anything to take, and nothing else is rare." Wanzhen watched her eat, and picked up one herself and put it in her mouth.

In fact, Wanzhen deliberately said this, she heard Wu Yulian talk about the jewelry yesterday and put it away when she went back, thinking that the life of the maid in the Wu Mansion could not be too easy, so she deliberately said it to tease her to tell her about the situation in the house and even the situation in the capital.

Wu Yulian looked at the door and said in a low voice: "The scenery on the surface is not as good as a small household inside."

"Uncle is a dignified three-grade waiter, how can life be difficult?" Wanzhen was really a little surprised.

Wu Yulian pursed her lips, looked at the door alertly, leaned over, and whispered: "My mother-in-law is not like your mother-in-law, the money is dead,

"There are only two masters in the Wu Mansion, the population is pure, and it is more generous than our family, your mother-in-law is from all backgrounds, and she has seen everything in the world, but she values it in money?"

"My second brother spends all day long drinking and drinking, spending money like dirt, his mother loves him, and his sister-in-law has no son, and his mother often says that she expects him." Wu Yulian was dissatisfied.

"The eldest cousin is still young, and she doesn't have to worry about giving birth to a boy, and there are always a few people in the eldest cousin's house." Wanzhen was a little puzzled.

"There are two people in the eldest brother's house, and they haven't given birth to a son and a half daughter for a few years."

Wu Yulian jumped off the ground, covered the door, looked at the window, there was no one in the courtyard outside, and said in a low voice: "My sister-in-law gave birth to a sister, her body was injured, and she couldn't give birth.

Wu Yulian said and said, she was a little indignant, "Mother looks down on the slaves and maids, and says that the roots are not good, and she is afraid that she will follow her mother and not come out." ”

Wanzhen doesn't agree with this very much, slaves and maids are also smart, that is, the problem of upbringing.

Suddenly, all kinds of strings came together, Zhen's infertility, aunt's dislike of maids' birth, Jiang's eyes, a thought came to mind, and Wanzhen's heart suddenly jumped.

At this time, Qiao Shan came in and saw Wu Yulian and said, "My cousin is here."

Hurriedly went out to boil water and make tea.

Wanzhen suppressed her panic and thought secretly: I wish I thought about it myself.

Xiuju then came in, and Wanzhen ordered, "Take out the things you brought from home."

Xiuju came out of the cage with a bag, pushed the tea fruit on the kang table to the side, untied the silk silk of the tie mouth, only listened to the sound of 'bang-la-la', a crisp piece, it is a variety of gadgets, there are coral chains, red bean beads, colorful stone hand bracelets, the pattern is novel, although the thing is not valuable.

Wu Yulian's eyes widened, feeling the novelty, she picked up this and put it in her hand, took a rare look, and picked up that one to see.

"I see that this sister looks good." Wanzhen picked up a coral chain and measured it around Wu Yulian's neck.

"Sister help me put it on." Wu Yulian put it on, picked up the bronze mirror on the windowsill to take a look, and said rarely: "Look at the novelty, chic, all of which my sister has never seen."

"My sister doesn't dislike it, pick a few things and take them to the maid to play with." Wanzhen said with a smile.

Wu Yulian's eyebrows danced, and Wanzhen only gave her things privately, which shows that the relationship is closer than others, and she is closer to Wanzhen in private.

Wanzhen secretly thought: Wu Ailian can't look down on this thing, and the concubine looks down on them like this, why bother to stick it with a hot face, in her opinion, this concubine Wu Yulian is much more useful than Wu Ailian.

Wu Yulian said goodbye and left almost noon, and she ate hastily and tiredly, so she stared at her for a while, and when she woke up, it was dark outside the window.

"The master is awake." Yunyi sat on the edge of the kang and held a pu fan to repel mosquitoes and flies for her.

"You don't have to stay in this courtyard all the time to play with the little sister." Yunyi waited for her to do her best, and Wanzhen sat up.

"It is the duty of a slave to serve her master."

"Take advantage of my cheapness, I'll allow you to visit your house for a few days." Juanzhen has the meaning of enveloping.

"The slave maid was sold to the Wu Mansion alone, not a girl born in the family." Yun Yi was moved, but also a little sad.

"Girl, dinner has arrived." Qiao Shan and Xiuju came in with food boxes, and the food from the Wu Mansion should be delivered to Xiaokuan Courtyard at the right time.

Xiuju took out the same thing from the food box, the square table was full, there were seven or eight dishes, two dishes were very exquisite, Wanzhen asked: "Dinner is two more dishes than lunch?" ”

Xiuju looked at the door curtain, the door curtain was lowered, and the hall did not move, and Shen Wanyu also brought it to the house to eat.

smiled quietly and said: "The two daughters-in-law in the big kitchen who delivered the meal, for fear of confusion, made a mark for the girl's alone, saying that the uncle and wife specially took care of the two dishes, and the sixth girl did not, this is for the girl." ”

When Shen Wanzhen heard this, she almost jumped up from the kang.

"Girl." Xiuju saw that she didn't move her chopsticks for a long time, and called.

"Girl, eat it! After a while, the food will not taste good when it is cold. There was a bit of pity in Yun Yi's eyes.

Wanzhen moved, her body was stiff, her hands and feet were cold, obviously she entered Mrs. Jiang's eyes, could it be that she was dressed to be a concubine, to be Wu Jinglan's concubine, and to live the days of half master and half maid.