The dinner party was lively, but there was also a faint smell of embarrassment.

The people who can participate in this dinner are almost all the families of the important ministers under the Wuwei Festival, compared to their men's self-esteem and self-esteem, the women are much more realistic, they know very well where their value lies, and lady diplomacy has always been an extremely important part of officialdom exchanges.

But what makes them very embarrassed is that there is naturally only one protagonist of today's banquet, that is, Mrs. Taifu who returned from Chang'an. Speaking of which, Liu Ruyan is really worthy of their praise, and it will not embarrass them, which is really interesting. There are many wives of military generals here, and from their own men's mouths, these women know that the Mrs. Taifu in front of them is not only good-looking, but also a heroine with real skills.

But the problem is, there's another woman in the house!

Li Ze's wife Xia He.

If it's just a lady, no matter how favored she is, she may not be able to enter their eyes, but who made Xia He still the director of the Du Branch! Now there are even rumors that Xia He is about to take the position of Shangshu of the Household Department, one of the six departments of the new imperial court.

What is the boundary of the household?

None of the women here are unclear.

The six departments of the imperial court are ranked, and the Ministry of Officials has always ranked first, and the ranking of the Ministry of Households is still before the Ministry of War, which is properly second.

Li Ze carried out political reform, abolished the three provinces, and only set up the prime minister, and the status of the six ministries rose one step further, if Xia He really did this position, then his own man, when he saw her, he only had to clasp his fists and salute, so what are these people?

How to blow the willows like smoke at the same time, and at the same time tout Xia He without losing etiquette, between the two of them, no one can be offended, this is an extremely difficult art. Only those who have been in battle for a long time and are clever can be able to do it easily in such an atmosphere.

There are also some who are proficient in making mistakes when they say it, and they can only keep their mouths shut and say nothing, and can only hold the cup and speak for it with wine.

Fortunately, the Tang people are bold, men are like this, and women are not bad, these women are not inferior to men when they drink, but they also dilute this subtle atmosphere a lot.

In this dinner, there is really no need to do this, and there are only a few Liao Liao.

Zhang Hui's wife is a real scholarly disciple, everyone is beautiful, she talks less, and she drinks gently, but she never drinks less than everyone else, occasionally says a few words, quotes scriptures, and generally can say that most people are confused, and can't say anything except clapping and praising them.

Cao Xin's wife was the first to support Li Ze, where the credit is, where Cao Xin's status is also placed, naturally there is no need to be courteous, but in the house, he seized the opportunity to pour the wine of You Yong's wife in front of the palace, and I don't know what the two had before.

There is another one, which is Aunt Tao from Daqingshan Farm. Now she has also jumped on the branch and become a phoenix, since Li Ze was relieved, Li Anguo accepted this original girl as an aunt, and later went one step further and became the side concubine of the king of Zhending County, which can be regarded as getting rid of the status of a girl and really having an identity.

Now she is also a mother and daughter. Daughter Li Xin's fiancé Jin Bu changed Lao Tzu Jin Mantang, but now Li Ze is one of the most useful people in front of him, and he naturally has face with her.

But obviously, she seems to be closer to Xia He, out of ten sentences, six or seven sentences are talking to Xia He, I think she thinks that Xia He and her identity are similar, and they have more common language.

When the dinner was over, it was already three o'clock, and these dignified ladies on weekdays had already staggered one by one, and with the support of their own maids and servants, they reluctantly said goodbye to Liu Ruyan. Even Mrs. Zhang, although she seems to have lost her demeanor, she is still a little struggling.

The so-called drunken appearance of revealing her true face, at this time, the true faces of the ladies of each family are revealed one by one, that is, the now noble Aunt Tao, who has tried her best to pretend to be a noble lady for a night, is also revealing her true face at this moment, like Mrs. Zhang Hui, who still maintains her appearance and demeanor even if she drinks to the point of crumbling, and it can be said that there are very few banquets.

Liu Ruyan watched a lively scene, and couldn't help but sigh that Wuyi is a small place after all. She is in Chang'an, and she has experienced a lot of such a dinner, but those noble ladies and gentlemen, they take out one casually, and they are not inferior to Mrs. Zhang.

Here, there are many cows, ghosts, snakes, and gods.

After sending off the guests, Xia He was not allowed to say anything, Liu Ruyan had already grabbed her wrist: "Sister, don't go, I have already said it, after the banquet, our sisters will talk about their hearts." ”

All the way to Liu Ruyan's bedroom, on the big bed, Xiao Li Tang was already sleeping soundly, Xiao Cicada was leaning on the bed, gently fanning, and when he saw the two coming in, he quickly stood up.

Pulled Liu Ruyan to sit on the bed, looking at Li Tang on the bed, Liu Ruyan couldn't help but lean over and snap on the chubby little face. The heavy smell of alcohol suddenly woke up Li Tang, and his sleepy eyes had not yet opened, but he opened his small mouth first and cried.

Holding Li Tang, who was waving his hands and kicking his feet and crying, Xia He looked a little helpless, but Liu Ruyan laughed happily, and waved his hand to let the little cicada hug Li Tang to find the nurse.

"Little Cicada, let Tang'er sleep with the nurse, and after you send it over, you will come back to guard the door, and no one is allowed to approach here." Willow like flue.

"Yes!" The little cicada hurried away with Li Tang in her arms, and the door of the left and right nurses was next door.

"Originally, Lang Jun asked me to nurse the child myself, but A-Niang didn't allow it." Looking at the back of the little cicada, Liu Ruyan said: "But as long as I have the opportunity, I still take the child to sleep in person, Lang Jun said that this can enhance the relationship between mother and son." ”

"The eldest prince is really strong." Xia He said, "At first glance, it is a blessed appearance." ”

Liu Ruyan laughed: "These words of praise, leave them to others to say, you and my sisters, don't talk about these vain heads, whether he is blessed or not, it doesn't depend on what kind of life we elders can give him." Sister, you have been with Lang Jun for a longer time, why haven't you been pregnant all the time? ”

Xia He's face was slightly gloomy, and he lowered his head and said, "Maybe fate hasn't arrived." ”

"I also told Lang Jun about this, Lang Jun said, this is because you worry too much about hard work, such an important department as the Du Branch Division is well organized in your hands, but it hurts you, every time you talk about it, Lang Jun is very sorry for you!"

"Without Childe, how can there be Xia He Today, my skills are also taught by Childe, and doing things for Childe is my blessing!" Xia He said seriously.

"It's not for the son, it's for the family!" Liu Fayan took Xia He's hand and said seriously: "Don't worry too much, now that the Du Branch Division is almost on the road, go back and let Jin Yuan take care of you, you need him to have more brothers and sisters, fight tiger brothers, go into battle father and son soldiers, and have a few more helpers!" ”

Xia He looked at Liu Ruyan with some surprise.

"Sister, I'm not the kind of woman who is small, and of course, I'm not the kind of woman who has no heart." Liu Ruyan smiled and said: "Many noble ladies today probably think that a woman like me, who kills people on the battlefield, is well-developed and simple-minded. ”

Xia He shook his head and said, "I don't think so. ”

"That's it." Liu Ruyan clapped her hands and smiled: "I, I'm not a person who can get along easily, sister, you are also a powerful character, are we not a family, don't enter a family." If I say that I, Liu Ruyan, am not jealous of you at all, it is false. But this is a helpless thing, who made you follow Lang Jun since you were a child? Lang Jun is different to you after all. ”

"Madame!"

"I'm talking to you!" Liu Ruyan said: "I love Lang Jun very deeply, but I'm afraid that Lang Jun loves you more in his heart, I can't compare with your childhood sweethearts for more than ten years, who let me come late?" ”

"So, we are going to get along for a lifetime, so naturally there are some things that we have to say thoroughly and clearly." Liu Ruyan looked at Xia He and said, "I naturally want my sister to have the same heart with me." Let's be honest, people like Lang Jun are afraid that there will be no fewer women in the future. But no matter what happens to these women in the future, they will always be no match for us. ”

"I see what Madame means."

"Do you really understand?" Liu Ruyan said: "There are many rumors outside, saying that there will be a fight between the two of us in the future, how can a plane tree perch two phoenixes?" Although I am not in Wuyi, I also know? ”

Xia He was shocked and said: "The people who spread these rumors have ulterior motives, I have ordered to investigate, but I have not found the source in the end, I am afraid that it was deliberately made by those sons of the enemy." ”

"It doesn't matter who he is." Liu Ruyan said leisurely: "What I want to say is, as long as this plane tree is big enough, how can it not inhabit two phoenixes!" ”

"Xia He is just a girl, where do you dare to compare with Madame?"

"The girl in the past has long since flown up the branches and become a phoenix." Liu Ruyan laughed eatingly: "After the emperor arrives in Zhenzhou, the new six departments will be erected, and you must be the newly established Hubu Shangshu, the Hubu Shangshu of the three products." Sister, looking at our Lang Jun's posture, maybe in a few years, the emperor will be put in this position, and when the time comes, how can there be no place for our two phoenixes? ”

"When I say this to my sister today, I am worried that my sister will think too much and think too much, which will be worse. My brother told me that some things are better to cut through the mess quickly, and when it is broken, it will be broken, and some words are hidden and tucked away for others to guess, so you might as well say it clearly, in this way, it saves a lot of things. I think my son can achieve great things, and my sister must be like this when she thinks about it, since we have the same goal and love the same man, what contradiction is there at all? What's more, in the future, this man, I'm afraid that there will be more women to fight for! But with you and me, no matter how many women come, they will only have the share of entertaining people. ”

Liu Ruyan laughed.