Just after Mao Zheng the next day, Xiaoyue and Xiaoyu dug Yulan out of the quilt and sat in front of the dresser to dress up carefully. Wearing a cherry red golden gourd double happiness pattern Hangzhou silk gown, wearing a peony color disc play flower eight skirts, draped in hibiscus embroidered gold smoke yarn. Wearing a chic double snail bun, with gold-encrusted jeweled squirrel uranium in her temples, she rarely wears it so brightly, and her whole person looks simply gorgeous.

Xiaoyu looked at her eyes straight: "The girl is so good-looking." Yulan looked at the bronze mirror with satisfaction, and secretly tasted it, it was not bad, but it was not yet fully grown up when she was not old.

As for these clothes and jewelry, it can't be said that they are not good-looking, but she still likes to wear that kind of dress in her previous life, that is, there is not too much fabric, and a lot of flesh is exposed.

Xiaoyue couldn't help but ask, "Doesn't the girl like to wear bright clothes?" ”

Yulan smiled: "Xiaoyu told her." ”

Xiaoyu thought for a while and said: "Today is Mrs. Jinghaihou's birthday, and the girl is dressed beautifully and goes out, it is for our Yang Mansion to have a long face!" ”

Yulan stood up and patted Xiaoyue's face, "Learn more from Xiaoyu." ”

When they arrived at Yiningju, the four girls were the first to arrive as always, and it was rare that the eighth girl also came so early. Seeing that they all wore their clothes and jewelry at the bottom of the box, I couldn't help but laugh, I thought that on an occasion like today, just like modern stars walking the red carpet, the Jinghai Marquis Mansion is a battlefield for the girls, and the clothes and jewelry are their weapons.

When the two girls saw Yulan's dress, a hint of surprise flashed in their eyes at the same time. The eighth girl was purely appreciative, but the fourth girl lowered her head slightly, hiding the jealousy and hatred that flashed in her eyes.

The eldest lady looked at Yulan and then at the eighth girl, her face was a little unsightly, and she couldn't help but think of Aunt Qi's peerless appearance, this little girl is really more and more like her mother as she grows, but her temperament is even better than her mother.

I want to pick a mistake and say a few words about her, but she is dressed decently and retreats in a certain way, and she can't catch a mistake.

Not long after, Yuxia also came. This girl wore a golden gown with a cherry red background gourd double happiness pattern carved all over the place, this dress is shining in the sun, and it is quasi-brilliant, and the end is extremely windy.

The eldest lady was in a bad mood when she saw it. She set up her wife and taught her daughters a lesson:

"When you get to the Hou Mansion, don't look around!"

"Don't hunched over your chest!"

"Don't put your hands in your sleeves!"

"I met the elders and was generous!"

A few girls stood there respectfully and listened to her training, Yulan was so worried that her brain hurt, and Yuxia was pale. Because the eldest lady's eyes kept looking at her when she said these words, and the meaning was self-evident.

Finally the eldest lady finished her training and took her daughters to the second gate, and the fifth lady had already come first. After a while, the second wife came with the second girl, Yujia, and the ninth girl, Yuqing.

Everyone was bustling, got into the carriage and headed towards the Jinghai Marquis Mansion. Yulan is still in a car with Mrs. Five. When she got into the car, Mrs. Fifth praised her: "Sister Lan looks so good in this outfit, like a flower, with dew." ”

Yulan couldn't help but sigh secretly, as soon as he entered the Hou Gate, it was as deep as the sea! The fifth lady also dared to praise her so much when she got into the car, if she said such things in front of the sisters, she should be blackened again.

As soon as the carriage left the house, Yulan's mood soared, her life in her previous life was tense and busy, she complained all day long, and wanted to be a rich idler, now God has fulfilled her wish, she is bored again, and infinitely misses the busy days of the year.

She is really not suitable for this kind of door, not going out of the second door.

The fifth lady looked at her and couldn't help but smile and joke to her: "It's still too early, and there is no one on the street, and there is nothing to look good when the curtain is opened." The conversation on the road of Biyun Temple made the relationship between the two a lot closer.

Yulan really likes this young girl, she has a similar intellectual temperament, which reminds her of the white bone spirits who fought together in the office back then.

Together with a sale, it will never be cold. Yulan found that the fifth wife was actually very talkative, from clothes and jewelry to dressing, the two of them changed three or four topics in a row, and when the carriage arrived at the Jinghai Marquis Mansion, they still felt a little uneasy.

Get off the carriage, see the gate of the Jinghai Hou Mansion open, a pair of iron cast lions stand outside the door, the main gate of Xuanchang hangs the "Jinghai Houdi" Zhu Di gold straight plaque, the granite platform in front of the door flutters the big Chu dragon and phoenix double flag, Pingnan Shuai flag and 10,000 people umbrella, etc., the scene is extremely spectacular.

There were already many cars and horses in front of the Hou Mansion, and the water was impassable. Everyone got out of the carriage, passed through the three-story instrument gate, changed into the soft sedan chair of the Hou Mansion, and walked for another tea time, and finally arrived at the second gate.

In front of the second gate, a large group of maids and women gathered around four middle-aged women wearing silk and satin, waiting for the door.

Seeing that the eldest lady and others got off the sedan chair, they immediately greeted them, and the first forty-year-old lady smiled before saying a word: "Mrs. Yang, Mrs. Yang, Mrs. Yang, Mrs. Yang, I really didn't expect to be so neat and tidy. When he came, he took the eldest lady's hand.

The eldest lady smiled and said, "Mrs. Xiao, you are too polite." The old lady's birthday is a knife in the sky, and we have to congratulate her! The two of them greeted each other and complimented each other, but everyone's eyes clashed in the air like two lightning bolts, sparks were sparked.

The eldest lady spoke calmly with a hint of pride, after all, she was the niece of the queen mother, and in the short confrontation, it seemed that the eldest lady had a slight upper hand. Yulan found that the eldest lady's character was average, but she was quite stylish.

And looking at this, the Yang family and the Xiao family seem to be really a little bit uneasy, or the two families will start fighting each other as soon as they meet. It is not surprising to think about the words of the eldest wife and the second wife in Songhetang that day.

No wonder the eldest lady instructed and instructed before coming, Yulan clearly grasped the psychology of the eldest wife: you can't be rude in front of relatives and friends, and you can't be rude in front of enemies, no!

The two sides greeted each other and exchanged pleasantries for a while. Mrs. Xiao asked, "Why didn't the old lady come?" ”

The eldest lady explained with a smile: "Mother is not very good near the body, the doctor told you to have a good life, and my mother said that today is another happy day for the Hou Mansion, so I won't come to trouble you." ”

After listening to a few words, Yulan realized that among the four noble ladies, Mrs. Xiao and Mrs. Xiao Er were the daughters-in-law of Xiao Zongzhen, Marquis of Jinghai, and Mrs. Xiao Third and Mrs. Xiao Fifth were the daughters-in-law of Xiao Zongchang, the secretary of the ministry.

Xiao Zongzhen and Xiao Zongchang are both so old, so naturally they have already separated, and today Jinghai Houfu is on his birthday, and Mrs. Xiao San and Mrs. Xiao Wu will come back to help.

Today's Hou Mansion is full of guests, of course, ordinary guests don't need the four wives to greet them together, and the wives of the Xiao family do this, which can be regarded as giving the Yang family a big face.

The eldest lady turned around and introduced a group of girls behind her to the four wives, and Mrs. Xiao smiled: "You are really blessed, this Yang family girl is more beautiful than the other, I am dazzled by it." ”

Starting from the second girl, several girls stepped forward to greet the wives one by one, and the four wives naturally praised them without hesitation, boasting and praising everyone with pickiness and scrutiny in their eyes, from behavior to dress, brushing over and over again from the girls like a brush.

There was already a maid next to her who took the tray, and Yulan got four purses in a row, and each wife had a meeting gift. A slight pinch is bulging, and I immediately feel that this transaction is not a loss.

"Please come in! Come in! Mrs. Xiao took the eldest lady's hand and led everyone inward, "The old lady is now in Shan'an Hall, I will take the ladies to see the old lady first, and the banquet will be set up in the Cuijin Garden. I set up a stage again to facilitate watching the play, and today I invited the Quanfu class to sing a full set of excerpts. The Quanfu class mainly sang on stage in person. "Cuijin Garden is the back garden of Houfu.

The second wife smiled and said, "Quanfu class? Then we are blessed today! "The Quanfu class is a first-class class in Beijing, and has entered the palace many times to sing for the emperor and the queen mother.

Mrs. Xiao smiled indifferently: "Who doesn't know that Emperor Xiao and Concubine Xiao love to watch the Quanfu class "Stay in the Fu", and the Quanfu class has no less rewards from the mother, this time my old lady has a birthday, how can they give this face." ”

The eldest lady was taken aback: "Emperor Xiao Guifei also wants to come to celebrate her birthday?" ”

The third master of the Xiao family and the concubine of Emperor Xiao are the same mother, and Mrs. Xiao San has the right to speak, so she said: "The imperial concubine really wants to visit her relatives in Ningning, but the rules handed down by the ancestors cannot be changed...... She couldn't come, but the imperial concubine had already begged the emperor, and the emperor promised to let Princess Yongan leave the palace and greet the old lady on her behalf. His Royal Highness King Zhao said early in the morning that he would come to kowtow to his ancestors. "At this point, I already have a good face.

The eldest lady smiled and said, "A prince and a princess came to congratulate in person, that is a great glory." The second wife and the fifth wife also chimed in.

The faces of the four wives of the Xiao family immediately lit up.

Passing through one moon gate after another, copying the verandah twists and turns, Mrs. Xiao and Mrs. Xiao chatted warmly, and Mrs. Xiao pointed to the scenery in the house and said to the second wife, the fifth wife, and a few young ladies.

Just look at the layout within the two gates, I am afraid that this Jinghai Hou Mansion is a few points bigger than the Yang Mansion, although the Yang Mansion building has carved beams and painted buildings, it is not magnificent, take the word "low-key", and the Jinghai Hou Mansion is just the opposite, everywhere is painted with gold and color, the doors and windows are pasted with gold leaf, it seems extremely high-profile and public.

Yulan pondered while walking, the Xiao family is so prominent and wealthy but they don't know how to hide it at all, obviously the queen mother is seriously ill, and the emperor is anxious, but they put on a feast to celebrate Mrs. Hou's birthday, what is the purpose of this?

After thinking about it, he had already entered the Shan'an Hall. In his previous life, Yulan had visited Suzhou Gardens, and at a glance he could see that Shan'an Hall was a typical Suzhou garden-style building, with mountains and rivers, ancient trees towering to the sky, and pavilions reflecting each other. Mrs. Xiao Si saw Yulan's curious look, so she explained: "Our old birthday star is from Gusuwen's family, and his mother's family is from Jiangnan. ”

Everyone talked and laughed, and entered the main hall for a while. There are many shadows in the house, and there is a lot of noise, all of them are people who come to pay their respects. When she entered the door, Mrs. Xiao said, "Old lady, who do you think is coming to congratulate you on your birthday?" ”

Someone said: "This is not the three daughters-in-law of Yang Yuanfu's mansion!" ”

The three ladies immediately stepped forward, knelt on the cushion respectfully, and said together: "The old lady is very happy, I wish the old lady to increase happiness, longevity, wealth, and prosperity, and add glory and color." ”

"Get up, get up." Mrs. Wen of Jinghaihou looks to be in her fifties, with black hair, a round face, an ochre-red longevity pattern sprinkled with gold tuanhua collar gown, long eyebrows and sideburns, and a solemn face, she is a powerful character at first glance.

Seeing the three wives of the Yang Mansion coming together, Wen's Duansu also had a smile on his face, "It's not a big deal, bother the three wives to go...... I heard that my old sister is sick, but does it matter? ”

The eldest lady said busily: "Mother just occasionally feels cold, and she will be fine if she takes two pairs of medicines." She apologized for not being able to come to your old man's birthday in person. When I came, I told you to bring a message, please don't mind. ”

Wen said: "The old sister is really polite! "Commanded left and right," Don't look at the seat yet. ”

Of course, the female guest of the Yang family was a first-class distinguished guest, so the Wen family took a seat. The ladies were shrewd people, and from the position of the chair, they knew that there were still people above them.

The eldest lady and the second lady both looked a little unsightly. Mrs. Xiao has also experienced the world for a long time, so she explained apologetically: "Princess Yong'an and Princess Yinyue will come over in a while......"

The eldest lady was relieved and said, "It should be!" Should! The second and fifth ladies thanked and sat down. The eldest lady called the girls forward and introduced them to Wen's: "They are all girls from our house, today is a big day for your old man, and I will bring them out to see the world." ”

The six girls stepped forward, knelt on the brocade mat, kowtowed respectfully, and said in unison: "I wish the old birthday star a happy East China Sea, and the sun and the moon are prosperous." Pine crane Changchun, spring and autumn are not old! ”

Such a slip of girls are all wearing silk and satin, like flowers and jade, Wen's eyes are glazed, "Get up!" Get up! Or the old sister is blessed, this granddaughter is the same as the flowers, one is beautiful and the other is beautiful. ”

There were already maids holding trays and sending purses, and several girls stood up to pick them up. Yulan quietly looked at the surrounding layout and furnishings, and saw that the space of Shan'an Hall was huge, and there were a lot of daughters-in-law and little girls sitting on both sides of the Wen family, all of them with fragrant clothes and sideburns, and their heads were full of pearls.

With the current prestige of the Xiao family, today's banquet is afraid that all the nobles and nobles in the capital will be wiped out.

The juniors didn't have seats, and the Yulan sisters stood next to the three wives. First of all, the wives of the yamen of the six Jiuqing Mansions greeted the three wives of the Yang family.

After a while, Mrs. Xiao also invited more than a dozen female relatives of the Xiao family to come over to meet Mrs. Xiao and others. "It's all our aunts, aunts, and wives, as well as daughters, nieces, and nieces......"

Before Mrs. Xiao finished speaking, a maid came in to report: "Mrs. Huang, the lady of the Ministry of Rites, is here." Mrs. Xiao hurriedly confessed her guilt and went to the second gate to greet her in person.

Mrs. Xiao took over and continued to introduce her family. The Xiao family is prosperous, and there are really a lot of daughters, most of whom are married to high-ranking officials and dignitaries. The occasion was quite similar to the company's cocktail party in the previous life, and Yulan quietly and secretly remembered the ladies of the Xiao family. After many years as a sales director, she has her own set.

There are only three sisters left in the Xiao family's four rooms, the ninth girl Xiao Yunrui, the tenth girl Xiao Yunqian, the twelfth girl Xiao Yunhui, and a cousin Meng Ru, who is about fourteen or fifteen years old.

The ten girls are not old, but they are close to the Wen family. The other three girls clearly looked at her as the horse's head. The clothes are also particularly expensive, which is beyond the reach of several other sisters.

She wore a begonia red poppy beauty flower bright satin trimmed cardigan on her upper body, the fabric was shining in the sun, looking very bright, her head was in a bun, her temples were inserted with ivory white ruyi hairpins, a huge ruby carved out of the limelight hairpin, she wore a jade bracelet on her wrist, and her waist was tied with a lychee red background shining green double ring four-way Ruyi waist seal, which was really magnificent. The whole person is lined with extraordinary wealth and elegance.

Second Mrs. Xiao also seemed to look at this ten girl differently, and said a few more words when she introduced her. The ten girls turned out to be the daughters of Xiao San's grandmothers, and the nieces of the imperial concubines, no wonder there was a kind of arrogance.

When she greeted Yulan and other juniors, she saw that the daughters of the Yang Mansion were decently dressed but not luxurious, and her eyes showed undisguised disdain and provocation.

The corners of the eighth girl's mouth were slightly upturned, and a trace of disdain flashed in her eyes. Even Yu Jia, the second girl, who had always been cold, frowned slightly.

The eldest lady never takes Yulan out to socialize, but the second girl and the eighth girl are social stars in the circle of noble girls, and they know each other when they come to the Xiao family, and they don't seem to have a very harmonious relationship.

Yulan took advantage of the chaos of the crowd and quietly approached the eighth girl, lowered her voice and asked, "Does the eighth sister recognize Miss Xiao Shi?" ”

Yulan's mouth was almost attached to Yuxin's ears, and the hot breath from her mouth sprayed onto her ears, itchy, the eighth girl couldn't get used to being so close to the seventh sister for a while, and after thinking about it, she didn't dodge it after all, and reflexively leaned on her ear, with a voice that only Yulan could hear: "Shallow and frivolous, I don't know what to say, the Xiao family is all this virtue!" ”

Yulan smiled and handed her an expression that I also thought the same way. This Xiao Shi girl squinted at people's arrogant energy, which is indeed boring.

Everyone greeted and laughed, which can be regarded as the end of the ceremony. At this time, a little maid ran over with light steps, with a smile on her face that couldn't be concealed: "Ancestor, the reward of the former imperial concubine has arrived, and King Zhao and the two princesses have also arrived. ”

Miss Xiao raised her head high.

Wen Shi hurriedly stood up, and the wrinkles on his face bloomed with a smile: "Distinguished guests, this is later, the old body will be unaccompanied, and you will come when you go!" ”

Everyone said: "It's important to receive a reward!" You're on your own! ”

So a large group of women of the Wen family went down to the lobby of the outer courtyard. There were only a few housekeepers left in Shan'an Hall, and the atmosphere was relaxed, and a group of noble ladies got up one after another, looking for acquaintances and chatting with each other.

The three wives of the Yang family immediately surrounded a group of Shangshu daughters-in-law and Mrs. Shilang, who didn't know each other and showed their faces, and knew their feelings, and suddenly heard a voice say: "This is Mrs. Qin, the wife of Lord Ma, the commander of the Jinyi Guard!" ”

Yulan chuckled in her heart for a moment, and her eyes immediately followed.

The three words "Jinyiwei" are really emotional!

At the mention of these three words, Yulan immediately thought of the following scene: On a dark and windy night, the sound of hooves was like thunder, and a group of big men viciously broke into the official's house and killed people when they saw them......

Then Yulan saw a round-faced woman in her thirties, wearing a green and green silk gown, walking forward quite low-key and respectfully saluting the three wives. "The slave Ma Qin clan has seen Mrs. Yang, Mrs. Yang, and Mrs. Yang."

Jin Yiwei's big bell head is like this, and his wife looks like this? Yulan couldn't breathe.

Although the commander of the Jinyi guard is not big, only the three products, but he is the emperor's personal general, with the right to prison, inspection, patrol and arrest, and the successive commanders are all military generals who are close to the emperor, and have the right to arrest officials and put them in prison at any time, and the real authority can be described as monstrous. The three wives all understood this truth, so no one dared to hold it up, and politely returned the courtesy.

Mrs. Qin pulled out a delicate-looking girl from behind, "This is my daughter Yunniang!" ”

This girl was dressed in a moon-white dress, thirteen or fourteen years old, her eyes were flexible, but her face was reserved. Twisting and kneading to come forward to salute, the sound is like a gnat.

Yulan was shocked again, how can you say that you are also the daughter of the head of the national spy, even if you don't bring a pair of toad glasses and don't show a murderous aura, you should always have some domineering side leakage performance! What is this?

Yulan was immersed in the complex emotions of idol disillusionment for a while.

It just so happened that the little girl's eyes floated over, and after years of good upbringing, Yulan still subconsciously smiled. The little girl immediately smiled back.