Because of the old marquis's three-year mourning period, the house has not entertained distinguished guests for a long time, and this time it is inevitable to pick up all the previous work and routines one by one. The old lady repeatedly instructed that she should not be extravagant, so she invited some of her own family to gather, but the custom in the south pays attention to "do nine not ten", and every ninth birthday must have a big event.

The posts in the house are all for the good of the family and the relatives of the world, but on that day, it is still full of friends and dazzling.

As the birthday star, the old lady is also dressed in a grand and festive manner - a red colorful golden gourd butterfly pattern gown, a stone blue hundred-character beaded longevity pattern skirt, and a crown and head face of a super marquis. She sat firmly in the hall, smiled and accepted everyone's gifts, looking at the guests surrounded by children and grandchildren, and she looked even more energetic.

Although it is a house-filling, the old lady's life is also smooth sailing - the old marquis has always loved her, everything in the family is subject to her ruling, and there is no father-in-law and mother-in-law above, and the big house and second room of the former sister also respect her, and she gave birth to the fourth master and the seventh aunt's wife: the former is the general of the army, Xuan He is mighty, and is following the British expedition to Jiaozhi; The latter was married to the prince of Cheng'anhou.

As a house-filling woman from a concubine, the old lady's good life is simply envied by how many big girls and little daughters-in-law.

Not to mention the three and four bedrooms outside, the big and two rooms of the Shen Mansion are all neat and upright, and the appearance is extraordinary, and the guests secretly nodded in approval.

The big house was headed by Shen Xi, and the Chen family followed suit, although it seemed a little restrained and childish, they finally did not leave the big folds, and they were followed by two sons and a daughter: Guang Cheng, who was twenty years old, Guang Shan, who was just ten years old, and Ru Yao, who was thirteen.

Guang Cheng was born by the former Zhang family, Guangshan was born by Aunt Miao, and Ru Yao was born to Zhang's cronies, and she has been raised under her knees as a concubine.

Because Shen Xi is lewd and lustful, and Chen's as a house-filler is not valued by him, so she has not come out of the door for seven years, she is also from a poor family, and she does not dare to suppress her husband at all, and the whole house can't help but look down on her.

The number of people and pomp in the second room are much stronger than those in the big room: Shen Yuan is elegant and upright, he is a powerful minister close to the emperor, and he is hot in the center; The second lady Wang is shrewd and capable, and manages the entire Shen Mansion in an orderly manner, and she vaguely overpasses her sister-in-law.

There are four sons and three daughters in the second room, and the eldest son, Guangren, is nineteen years old, and he has been extremely talented in reading since he was a child; The second son Guangsheng and the third son Guangping are all concubines, one eighteen and one sixteen; The fourth son, Guangyu, is seven years old, but he is the old son of the Wang family, and he is very doting.

Among the three young ladies in the second room, the eldest lady is like Zhen, and the third lady is like a concubine, and only the second lady is like a concubine.

There are so many children and grandchildren around, and other female relatives are all praised, especially Guangren, I am afraid that this subject is only nine out of ten, and a jinshi will not be able to run away in the future, and he is simply a candidate for a fast son-in-law in the eyes of all the ladies and wives.

Under the scrutiny of all colors, Guangren was calm and composed, he was already elegant and stable at a young age, and he was born handsome and upright, even Mrs. Xing'anbo, who had always been picky, asked him long and short, and his words inevitably brought out the meaning of marriage.

Although the Wang family spoils the youngest son, the most important thing is the eldest son, seeing this scene and honor, but he did not show a trace of frivolity, just smiled and said modestly: "Don't praise him, it may not be good when he is young, if you want to talk about the future, you have to see whether he is diligent in the future - ordinary people like us, thousands of gold and silver are empty, only the word family style can be worth inheriting, I hope he will not live up to the expectations of his parents and parents." ”

These words caused a burst of praise from the ladies and wives, and Wang responded with a subtle and decent response, but a surprised question suddenly came from the side-

"Hey, why didn't you see Brother Sheng?"

There was a sudden sound, but it was very clear at this time - it was the voice of the eldest lady Chen.

Chen looked left and right, but there was still no trace, and he was even more surprised with a smile, "Today is my mother's birthday, where has Sheng'er's child gone?" Could it be that the children are playing again? ”

There was an uneasy silence around them, and then someone began to whisper.

Guangsheng is eighteen years old, but she is a little child, and ten out of ten is a loving aunt who cares about her nephew, but Shen Yuan's face is slightly gloomy.

The Evil Barrier...... actually ran out of the devil on such an important day!

He couldn't wait to beat this disgusted concubine to him, and this displeasure appeared between his eyebrows, which confirmed everyone's speculation.

It is said that this concubine in the second room is absurd and lewd, chasing chickens and hunting dogs, which is simply disgusting.

Seeing that he was in a cold field and embarrassed, Wang's eyes flashed, he looked at Chen who was surprised and innocent, and said lightly: "It's that Sister-in-law Lao cares." ”

Then he didn't pay attention to her anymore, and smiled affectionately at the old lady: "Sheng'er, this child is pure filial piety, in order to make a wish for your longevity in front of the Bodhisattva, he voluntarily knelt in the Buddhist hall, and he refused to get up for a day and a night." ”

"Really? This child is the truth, how can an old woman of mine be worth his hard work......"

The old lady smiled gracefully, but a sneer flashed in her eyes when she looked at her second daughter-in-law.

The second lady also smiled, and the eyes of the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were in the air, and suddenly the lightning staggered-

"Although Sheng'er has mediocre homework, he is very filial to his elders, and a few days ago I heard that you have a bad waist and legs, and I went to the mountains to hunt fox skins for you to make a scarf!"

Wang's words are really beautiful, not only filling in the hole that Chen poked out, but also currying in front of the old lady, and maintaining the image of the second father, a loving wife and a virtuous son in front of everyone. Everyone looked at her with admiration and admiration - everyone knows what kind of character that concubine Guangsheng is, as a mother-in-law, the Wang family not only does not suppress and treat him poorly, but also covers up and promotes his reputation in every possible way, which is simply too virtuous!

There are few good wives and husbands in the family - Shen Yuan can rise to the top, and there must be a lot of credit for the virtuous help!

The men thought about their jealous wives and concubines, sighed in their hearts, and looked at Shen Yuan with envy and jealousy.

In a blink of an eye, everyone moved to the main hall and sat down around the round table, with the fifth on the left for the men and the seventh on the right for the women. Because they are not outsiders, the old lady explained with a smile: "They are all their own family, just take a screen to separate them - I, the old woman, are not afraid of being seen by you wrinkles, and you beauties don't have to be shy!" ”

"Where in the world is there such a beautiful old woman! Standing with his two daughters-in-law, it's like a sister. ”

The ridicule of the old sisters for many years made everyone present laugh out loud, the eldest lady Chen and the second lady Wang stood behind her on the left and the right to serve the wine and food, Chen was about to answer, but Wang had already smiled and quipped: "Mother must have some secret recipe for beauty, hiding and refusing to tell us about the concubine, it really doesn't hurt us at all." ”

After laughing, Mrs. An Yuanbo, who was the first and third in the same table, drank two more glasses, her face turned red, she looked left and right, and suddenly asked the old lady loudly: "It has been three years since the plaque of your Hou Mansion was put away, right?" The emperor hasn't decided whether the eldest or the second will attack this title? ”

This question was shocking, everyone froze, and the scene fell into a deathly silence - because there was only a paper screen apart, the male guest seats on that side also heard it very clearly.

only listened to the sound, but Chen's face was pale, and the silver chopsticks in his hand fell to the ground without realizing it!