Chapter 128: The Concubine Banquet (2)
In addition to the three hairpin families in the Shangyin Imperial City, there are actually six major families, namely the Wei family of Weiguo Gong, the Hou Chu family of Xiang'an, the Yang family of the Marquis of Dingchang, the Shen family of Laiyang Bo, the Jiang family of Pingyang Bo, and the Bo Qin family of Kangyang.
The so-called interlaced lines are like mountains across the mountains, the three hairpin families are all fought out of the battlefield with a knife and a gun, and the relationship between them is naturally more intimate than the rest.
The position on the palace banquet has always been only divided into men and women, divided into mansions, and there is no rule for civil ministers and military ministers to sit separately. But the rules are the rules, and the civil and military have their own circles in the end, and they are invariably divided into seats.
Mrs. Shen is the wife of Lai Yangbo, and Mrs. Zhu are both family members and military generals' wives, so they have been sitting together.
Mrs. Shen's words led to the Regent's Mansion, and only Mrs. Zhu answered, although others didn't dare to beak, but they all listened with their ears pricked up.
After coming and going, listening to Mrs. Zhu say two words about the girl for the princess regent, Mrs. Jiang, the wife of Pingyang Bo, hugged each other: "Why is Mrs. Zhu so strict with her daughter? She's young, but she's just talking about it casually. ”
It was Zhu Xuelin's biological daughter, named Qin Fei, who was just said by Mrs. Zhu, and when she heard Mrs. Jiang speak for herself, she raised her head and looked at Mrs. Jiang, and smiled slightly, which was regarded as a sign of gratitude.
"Where is it so expensive?" Mrs. Zhu glanced at Qin Fei angrily, and saw her looking up and smiling at Mrs. Jiang.
Qin Fei noticed that his mother was looking at her, and immediately lowered her head again, and she didn't dare to speak, so she heard Mrs. Zhu say again: "What are you talking about, look at the daughters of the various families at this banquet, they are not the same age, they are all much more stable than her." ”
Mrs. Zhu naturally doesn't really think that other people's daughters are better than her own daughters, and it is just a humble remark, to give everyone face, as soon as the person sitting next to her heard this, they also knew that Mrs. Zhu was talking about the scene, so they simply took the opportunity to curry favor and took the opportunity to answer: "What is stable or unstable, such a big girl, you have to have a real share to attract people." ”
The lady who spoke said, glanced at the relatives of Xiang'an Hou who was on the throne, and said: "I see that the young lady next to Mrs. Chu, although she is also outstanding, she is too stable and looks depressed, where is there such a lovely person as Mrs. Zhu's daughter?" ”
These words were stepped on, it was Mrs. Zhu's daughter, and it was Mrs. Chu's daughter who stepped on it, so like this, even if he flattered one, he also offended the other, and it was the Hou Mansion above the Bofu that offended, but when everyone present heard this, they all had a faint look and were not surprised.
In fact, the ladies who have been in the imperial city for a long time know that Mrs. Chu only has two sons and no biological daughters, so naturally, although the trampled Miss Chu is Miss Houfu, she is not a Miss Chang, but a concubine born to a concubine.
Mrs. Chu is indifferent, she has never interacted with the concubine, and she is not very enthusiastic about her two sons, let alone the concubine from this concubine? To be able to deign to bring people to the dinner party today is already a great kindness.
"Mrs. Zheng praised it falsely." Zhu Xuelin smiled slightly, although there was no special joy on his face, but there was still a hint of pride in his eyes.
It is true that I know that the other party is complimenting, but who doesn't like to hear compliments? It is true or false, and it is okay to know it in your heart, and it doesn't hurt to use it for a while.
Mrs. Zheng is the wife of Zheng Hongbo, the head of the Ministry of Justice, her seat is in one, and she is next to the upper seat, so she has been talking to the three ladies of the Bofu, at this time she started such a head, and the two Mrs. He and Mrs. Lu of the two Shangshu families of the Ministry of Rites and Soldiers also found the beginning of the conversation and followed, the left is just to discuss the children of each family, and occasionally talk about the secrets of the capital.
In this way, it was lively for a while, and only the daughters of Shang Shu Tian Jianbi, who sat in a main seat, were suffering.
They were sandwiched between the lady and a lady, and since they heard Mrs. Zheng say that Qin Fei was lively and lovely, they had been holding their glasses and smiling, and they couldn't answer.
The seats of the courtiers are based on the dignity of their status, according to which they are the upper seat, one, two, three and the last seat, and there is a tail seat behind each seat, which is the seat where the ladies sit. The position is divided into the main position, the head position, and the upper position, for example, the main position of a book, which should have been the head of the six Shangshu - the seat of the lady of the Ministry of Shangshu, but Tian Jianbi's wife has passed away, and this son cannot be empty, so he can only let Tian Jianbi's daughter sit here.
Mrs. Tian only has a son-in-law of Tian Wenbin and no daughter, so the one who sits on the main seat is the concubine Tian Rong.
She was born in the third room, the second in the family, and the oldest among the daughters of Tianfu, but she was not qualified, and she could only sit on the field. However, Tian Rong listened to the ladies talking and regarded them as air, and her face was not very good-looking after all, so she only smiled reluctantly.
"To say that in this Beijing, although our sons and daughters are not outstanding, they are all serious children, unlike some people, the sons raised are mixed in the Qinlou Chu Pavilion all day long, and today they are molesting this, and Ming'er is light on that, it really doesn't stop for a day......"
It was Mrs. Lu from the Shangshu Mansion of the Ministry of War who spoke, and as she spoke, she looked at Tian Rong sitting on a main seat unabashedly, obviously talking about Tian Wenbin. As for why the conversation was introduced, it was probably because a concubine occupied the main position, and it was not pleasing to the eye no matter how you looked at it.
Tian Wenbin's reputation is surprisingly bad, but Tian Jianbi loves this sister-in-law very much, and he is not allowed to continue the string for this uncompetitive son, so he has really not married a flat wife, and what about Tian Wenbin? Lao Tzu is not allowed to continue the strings, but he is out all day long, doing nonsense.
Although it is a bad debt caused by Tian Wenbin, all the strokes are recorded on the heads of everyone in Tianfu, Tian Rong and a few of them are not very loved by Tian Jianbi in the house, but when they come here, they still have to be ridiculed by others for what Tian Wenbin, a disciple, has done, which is really resentful.
Tian Rong pressed the hatred for Tian Wenbin in her heart, clenched the cup in her hand, only smiled politely on her face, and hurriedly lowered her head, not daring to look at everyone's eyes again.
Fortunately, when Mrs. Zhu saw Tian Rong like this, she couldn't bear it, so she made a round: "I think maybe Tian Gongzi is still young, and it is when his blood is strong, and his heart is uncertain, so it is easy to be blinded by the flowers and plants outside, and it will be better in a few years." ”
As she spoke, seeing Tian Rong looking up at her with gratitude in her eyes, Mrs. Zhu smiled lovingly, and simply diverted the topic elsewhere: "Speaking of which, today's dinner is almost time, is this regent palace really not ready to come?" ”