Chapter 50: The Feast
"Miss, we're just going to do it?" Softly worried.
You have to do some filial piety to the old lady!
"Filial piety doesn't mean helping to buy a birthday banquet."
"Miss means ......"
"Go and help me prepare pen and ink, from today onwards, your young lady will practice calligraphy hard."
Soft:??
I was surprised, but I was obedient.
She came over with a few pieces of rice paper and a pen and inkstone, but when she saw this, Qu Miaoling frowned, "Not enough." ”
"Not enough? Isn't it calligraphy? ”
Silly soft forehead pained, "It's to practice calligraphy, but you have too few of these, at least a hundred!" ”
Gently confused.
100 shots?
The time was shortened, the birthday banquet was held as scheduled, and before dawn in the morning, the Wudehou Mansion was lively, and all the maids and women, including the guards, were busy.
Especially in the Houfu stove room, I have been preparing ingredients since last night, and I am even more busy at this time.
After a few mouthfuls of goo-too-tuck steaming, the board was either chopped vegetables, or shredded fish and meat with flower knives.
The heat is steaming, the sweltering summer, the kitchen is very hot, but everyone is working hard, but there is hope in their hearts, Mrs. said, the success of the birthday banquet, one person adds one month more monthly money, and their stove room adds two months.
Everyone thought that the motivation to work was even higher.
At this time, the two mothers-in-law walked by, they were the people under the Wen family, they were usually very arrogant in this stove room, but today they are sneaky.
The master in charge frowned in surprise, he was making soup and mixing the vegetables in the pot, the chef wondered: "Why aren't these two people lazy and slippery today, but they are here to help!" ”
Seeing that the sky was bright, some meals were prepared, and the guests also arrived, and many officials came with their families to fill the courtyard, and the gifts in their hands piled up the door.
Wu Dehou greeted the guests at the door, his teeth were not visible, and Wen also helped to greet people, and the smile on his face couldn't be stopped.
Seeing that the time is almost up, it is time for the birthday feast to begin.
The light singing troupe in the house also sang "Birthday Greetings" with gongs and drums, beaming with joy and excitement.
The old lady sat at the front, watching the characters on the stage look at each other, listening to the birthday greetings that reached her ears, and a smile gradually appeared on her face that was no longer young.
It's been a long time since I've been this happy.
"Wen, thank you for your hard work."
Wen hurriedly went over and said repeatedly: "The old lady is happy, what is my hard work!" ”
The old lady continued to laugh and cast her eyes on the stage.
After the guests talked, they sat down, the maids in the house presented the meals one by one, and Wu Dehou toasted table by table, and his face was red when he drank, Wen dissuaded, but was almost pushed away by Wu Dehou.
"What is this little wine, my mother's birthday banquet today, I ...... I'm happy. ”
Wen didn't speak, and after a round of play, he led Wu Dehou to the other table.
"Hmm-"
"Madame, what's wrong with you!"
At the birthday banquet, there was a bang.
Wu Dehou, who was drunk, woke up in an instant, and he glared at Wen: "What's the matter!" ”
Wen also looked at those people, and also panicked, "The concubine doesn't know!" ”
Soon, several more ladies fell down clutching their stomachs, wailing in pain, their hair in a bun and their clothes in disarray.
The scene was suddenly uncontrollable, no one went to eat anymore, and they looked at the meal in front of them as if it was highly poisonous.
"Poison in the rice!"
I don't know who shouted all his life, the noise in the courtyard was so loud that Wu Dehou tried to appease everyone, but everyone ignored it.
Wu Dehou was furious, and he slammed the stunned Wen Shi, "Don't hurry up and call the doctor!" ”
"Hurry up, go pass it!"
The two of them were in a hurry, and at this time, Gentle but brought in a few men dressed in Langzhong, Qu Miaoling got up from her seat, she had been comforting the old lady just now, and waited for the panic on the other side to dissipate a little, before standing up to preside over the overall situation.
"Quick, hurry up and send the wife of the Commission for Discipline Inspection to the backyard, and Lang Zhong hurry over for treatment!"
After the ladies were sent away, the riots gradually stopped.
"Listen to me, today's incident happened suddenly, and I, Wudehou, will definitely find out and give you an explanation."
Wu Dehou shouted like this, but no one believed him just after an accident.
"How do you make us believe you! Those few people just now fell in front of us, what kind of intention did you drug us! ”
"Yes, what are your intentions, we kindly came to celebrate the birthday banquet of the old lady of your mansion, and you treat guests like this!"
"Today's matter, even if we sue the emperor, we are justified!"
As soon as he heard that he was going to report to the emperor, Wu Dehou panicked, Wen also panicked, today's birthday banquet was handled by her, and now something happened, with Wu Dehou's person, if the emperor blames, she will definitely be pushed out to block the knife, even if her brother is willing to help, the emperor will not necessarily let her go, what should I do?
Wen pinched his palm, trying to sober himself up from the sharp pain.
But soon she found that her palms were choked with blood beads, and she still had nothing to do.
The old lady also stood up tremblingly at this moment, "Ladies and gentlemen, please believe me, I will not harm you and your family if I don't take the Wudehou Mansion, there must be some misunderstanding in this, it must be ......"
"Old lady, we believe in you, but the facts in front of us, you let me ask us how to believe!"
Hearing the answer, the old lady's body trembled, and she grew old in an instant.
The wrinkles on her face made Qu Miaoling's heart ache, and she hurried over to support her.
But she knew that if today's matter was not resolved, the old lady would not be at ease, "Grandmother, don't worry, there is still Miao Ling." ”
She looked sideways at the guests, "Everyone, please listen to me, today's incident is the fault of our Wudehou Mansion, but, please rest assured, within today, I will definitely investigate and punish the real culprit, and give you a fair hand." ”
Everyone did not doubt the authenticity of Qu Miaoling's words, her identity as the county lord was still very good, and she saw that everyone was quiet.
Qu Miaoling smiled.
"Since the county lord has spoken, we will not save the county lord's face, but today, if we don't give us an explanation, we will definitely go to the emperor to decide."
The man said, his hands arching towards the position of the palace, and the others followed.
"Well, Miao Ling will give you an explanation recently."
Qu Miaoling said and asked a doctor to come and check the food, and the doctor took a silver needle to test the same meal.
After a while, the doctor said, "Miss Hui, there is no poison in the food." ”
"Will your doctor test poison, the ladies just now have all fallen, and you still say that they are not poisonous."
"This lord, I am a doctor of the Renxin Medical Center, and there is no need to doubt my medical skills."
The adult snorted and stopped talking.
Qu Miaoling said: "Doctor, if there is no poison in this meal, then what makes Mrs. hold her stomach and fall to the ground?" ’
The doctor wiped his goatee, and he was silent for a moment, then lowered himself to sniff his meal, when suddenly he stopped in the midst of a boiled fish.
He leaned in and sniffed twice.
"This fish ......"
"What's wrong with this fish?" Wen couldn't help but say.
"This fish smells, it must have been dead for a long time."
"What?" The crowd was in an uproar.
This Wudehou Mansion actually used a fish that had been dead for a long time to entertain guests? How could they not be angry?
"What the hell is going on, Wen, you don't want to say anything!" The old lady's crutches were studded on the ground, making a muffled sound of "Bang Bang".
Wen shook his body, and in the face of everyone's searchlight-like gaze, Wen pursed his lips, "Master Hou, I really don't know, I'm really-"
"How could you not know."
Wu Dehou was furious and threw Wen Hui away, Wen brushed the ground and couldn't help crying.
"Master Hou, you believe me, I really, really didn't ......"
"By the way, it's Qu Miaoling, it must be her, I handed over the purchase to her at that time, there is a problem with this fish, she must have deducted the purchase silver, Hou Ye, Hou Ye, you believe in the concubine!"
Wen crawled over and hugged Wu Dehou's thigh as he explained his cry.
The spearhead was instantly aimed at Qu Miaoling, and she smiled.
Let Wen cry and shake the pot, it's so pitiful.
At this time, someone helped Wen speak, it was Wen's previous handkerchief, and now he is the wife of a six-rank petty official.
"I heard that Wen has worked hard for this birthday banquet and hasn't slept for a few days, so how can he slap himself in the face and buy some bad ingredients?"
After this lady said it, everyone believed it a little, but-
This Qu Miaoling is a county lord anyway, would he frame the Wen family like this?
"Qu Miaoling, you hate me so much, I'm your mother-in-law!" Wen's voice was poignant.
Qu Miaoling smiled coldly, this article is always acting, she was deceived by her in her last life, it was also at the old lady's birthday banquet, there was still a problem with this meal, but at that time, she was helping the Wen family to do some work, and something happened at the birthday banquet, she was just like now, blaming all the faults on her, she couldn't argue, and finally the old lady ordered her to be locked up, and taught her a lesson with family law, or in front of the princes.
Her face was lost, and when she was dragged away, she still remembered that she looked at Situ Huaibo pleadingly, and the other party staggered her gaze, but how stupid she was at that time, she was still looking for reasons for Situ Huaibo.
Huh——
In this life, she won't let her get her wish!
"Mother, are you too old to have a bad brain? I don't remember that you told me to take care of the purchases! ”
Wen's eyes widened, as if he knew her again, "Miao Ling, are you dumping the pot?" Have you forgotten that the old lady asked the two of us to be in charge of the birthday banquet together? ”
Wen said and looked at the old lady, who sat in the chair and nodded.
"Wen is right, I did say so."
"Qu Miaoling, you still don't admit it!" Wu Dehou roared angrily.
"Father, I didn't do it, why should I admit it!" Qu Miaoling spread his hands innocently.