See the world, of course, you have to go.

In the next two days, Ruan Qingzhi racked his brains to make full preparations for his first banquet in this life.

I didn't have time to make clothes, so I went directly to the shop to buy ready-to-wear clothes, which were simple but generous and decent.

Of course, jewelry is a must-have. Ruan Qingzhi checked her own family resources, and collected half of the money that the old lady subsidized to her, and only spent a hundred taels of silver to buy two bare plain silver hairpins, an uncarved jade material, and a large handful of large and small beads from the shop.

The two girls couldn't dissuade them, so they only secretly complained in their hearts, thinking that their young lady was crazy.

It wasn't until they watched with their own eyes that those beads were gathered one by one in Ruan Qingzhi's hands, stacked into a delicate pattern that they had never seen before, and they were inlaid into the silver hairpin one by one.

Dazzling.

On the day he went out, Ruan Qingzhi put two hairpins in a wooden box and handed them to Yiyun to carry, and he only tied a pair of mustaches with ordinary ribbons on his head, a beaded flower was inserted in his sideburns, and a pair of very delicate pearl earrings hung down on his cheeks and swayed, looking a little playful.

The two of them also got a pair of earrings, and they were so happy that they almost forgot about their errands, and pinched their earlobes every few moments, for fear that the pendant would be lost.

Everything was packed up, only the night was cold and it was inconvenient to go out. Xiyun instructed him to stay and take care of the house, and he agreed expressionlessly, turning around and walking back without saying a single superfluous word.

"Hey!" Ruan Qingzhi stopped him.

Ye Han stood still, but did not look back: "What else does Miss have to order?" ”

Ruan Qingzhi walked a few steps and turned to the front of him, smiled and stretched out his hand, holding a small fish-patterned jade pendant in his palm: "For you, don't say I don't hurt you!" ”

The night was stunned, and he stood still for a while.

Ruan Qingzhi simply grabbed his hand and stuffed the jade pendant over: "The gentleman has no reason, and the jade does not leave his body." Although you are not a gentleman, it is good to have an auspicious picture. My craft shouldn't be so disdainful that you won't say no, so don't say no! ”

Ye Han stared at her for a while, and suddenly smiled.

Ruan Qingzhi suddenly felt annoyed: "What, I really can't look down on it?" Give it back to me! ”

Ye Han immediately clenched his hands and hid them behind him, and said with a smile: "Don't pay it back." The craftsmanship is very good, and the heart is also very good. ”

"Yin and Yang weird!" Ruan Qingzhi glanced at him, flicked his sleeves and turned to leave.

Walking out of the old distance, the night cold is still standing in the same place in a daze. Banyue glanced back and said vigilantly: "Miss, you have given him a jade pendant, why is he still staring at us?" Is it greedy for me and the pendant with the clouds? ”

Ruan Qingzhi and Xieyun turned around and gave her a roll of the eye.

At this time, Ruan Biyun was already waiting in front, wearing a blue dress and slim on her body, looking still elegant and quiet from a distance.

Banyue covered his mouth and let out an exclamation: "Ah, it's a color!" ”

It turned out that Ruan Qingzhi was wearing the same color today, and the two sisters stood together and looked very pleasing to the eye, as if they were deliberately dressed up like this.

Ruan Qingzhi smiled: "This blue color still looks good on Yun'er, and I have become a Dong Shi Xiaofeng." ”

Ruan Biyun stepped forward quickly, and bowed her head timidly: "My sister praised it falsely, Qian'er was born thin, far inferior to my sister's graceful demeanor." ”

Luan Yin smiled sourly beside her: "The eldest lady is really different from what it used to be. The clothes I borrowed from the second lady when I went out during the Mid-Autumn Festival, but now I not only bought new clothes, but even the jewelry is good! ”

"Luan Yin!" Ruan Biyun frowned and scolded, "Hugh is presumptuous!" ”

Ruan Qingzhi elegantly raised his hand to caress his sideburns, and said with a smile: "I'm slapping my swollen face and becoming fat, I can't do anything about it." Even if you travel with your sister, if you dress too shabby, outsiders will definitely say that our prime minister's house has no rules, and the same concubine can't have a bowl of water. So I'd rather save my own food and buy a few good things, and I can't let my father and sister bear the infamy, Yun'er, don't you? ”

Ruan Biyun was speechless for a while, only to feel that her head full of beads suddenly became a lot heavier, and her scalp tightened for a while.

Fortunately, at this time, Mama Zhou helped the old lady out. Ruan Biyun hurriedly stepped forward to salute first, and the previous topic was over.

Mama Zhou took two steps back to give up her position, and watched the two young ladies help the old lady to get into the carriage one by one, and smiled very happily.

Today is Luan Zhongcheng's first great-grandson's full moon wine, although it can't be done at a special time, but people who are familiar with each other still have a post, and the garden is full of laughter and laughter, which is very lively.

Hearing that the old lady of the Ruan family came in person, Luan Zhongcheng's old wife, the old lady of the Han family, greeted her in person, and wiped her tears as soon as she met: "My mother-in-law ......."

Old Madam Ruan's tears immediately fell.

Seeing this, Ruan Biyun hurriedly stepped forward to help and comfort: "Old lady, the Luan family is happy today, why did you wipe your tears?" If this is seen by people who do not know, I am afraid that a lot of gossip will arise again. ”

The granddaughter-in-law of the Luan family, Lin, frowned and said, "Sister Ruan is too worried. Our grandmother would cry every time she saw the old lady of her in-laws, and the younger generation in the family was very used to it, and she would not be too concerned and would not say any gossip. ”

Ruan Qingzhi couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Lin immediately looked at her: "Who is this sister?" ”

Ruan Qingzhi smiled and stepped forward to give a salute: "Sister-in-law is good." You just recognized the wrong person, I am your 'Ruan eldest sister', and the one just now is the 'second sister'. ”

Lin Shi was stunned and puzzled, but the old lady Luan, who was talking on the side, suddenly turned around: "Qingzhi! Is Sister Aole here? ”

Ruan Qingzhi hurriedly walked over and knelt down to salute: "Qingzhi greets grandmother!" ”

Old Madam Luan looked down at her, and she actually covered her face with her sleeves and cried.

Seeing this, the Lin family hurriedly stepped forward to help Ruan Qingzhi up, and said with a smile: "I'm confused, I have always only said that Miss Biyun is the eldest sister of the Ruan family, why is there another big sister today?" ”

Old Madam Luan wiped her tears and trembled and grabbed Ruan Qingzhi's hand: "I can't complain that others don't know, the eldest sister is still the first time to come back to our house!" Your aunt and uncle go to your house every year, and they don't see you eight times out of ten! ”

Ruan Qingzhi hurriedly bowed his head and pleaded guilty: "Qingzhi has always been weak and sickly, so he has not been allowed to come to his grandfather's mansion to visit, which is indeed rude." ”

Mrs. Luan held her shoulders with both hands and looked at her for a while, and suddenly burst into tears again: "Your eyebrows ...... eyes"

Ruan Biyun has always been accustomed to being held by the stars, but at this moment, she was snubbed at first glance, and she had already blushed on the side.

Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, the Lin family immediately squeezed forward to support the arm of his old lady, and laughed loudly: "Grandmother must be so happy today!" How can there be a reason to pull a distinguished guest to speak at the door! ”

Mrs. Luan came back to her senses and wiped her tears again, laughing at herself: "I'm an old fool!" ”

Ruan Biyun only had time to come over to greet her at this time, and called her "old lady".

Old Madam Luan responded lightly and praised: "Biyun is getting more and more watery, this appearance is a blessing." ”

Ruan Biyun bowed her head and said no more, and everyone entered the door happily.

Along the way, people came to congratulate the Lin family one after another, Ruan Qingzhi knew that she was the mother of the little young master who was full moon today, and was busy greeting her again, and quietly took out the wooden box in her sleeve with Yunyun and gave it to her: "I am in an embarrassing situation in the Ruan family, there is nothing good to give away, it happened that I made two hairpins yesterday, I hope that the sister-in-law will not dislike it." ”

Lin Shi took it and opened it in front of him, glanced at it and admired: "You did it yourself?" I don't believe it! There may not be such craftsmanship in those old shops that have accumulated for many years! ”

Ruan Qingzhi smiled: "It's nothing rare, it's just a novelty." ”

Lin thanked him again and again, happily asked someone to put it away, and joked with a smile: "At the children's full moon banquet, people give gifts such as silver bracelets and gold bills, but you are different from others!" ”

Ruan Qingzhi pursed his lips and smiled and was not embarrassed: "Adding Ding in the house is naturally a great joy, but I just don't accept it: why is everyone busy congratulating that little doll, and no one remembers He Yihe's little doll's mother?" ”

Hearing this, Lin burst out laughing: "Big sister is really a wonderful person! The Prime Minister's Mansion has been hiding and not allowing you to see people all these years, could it be because you are reluctant to let outsiders see it? ”

"No! It's because it's too ugly to take it! Ruan Qingzhi said in a matter-of-fact manner.

Lin held his waist and laughed.

Ruan Biyun followed behind, and although there were the maids and daughters-in-law of the Luan family serving diligently, she still felt very uncomfortable in her heart.

Fortunately, she soon arrived in the banquet hall, and many of the ladies of the family who came to the banquet rushed to greet her, which reversed the embarrassing situation that no one cared about before.

It's just that the grievances in my heart are difficult to soothe for a while, and Ruan Biyun's face is still a little unsightly.

After sitting down, the third lady of the Liu family of An Guogong quietly came over and asked, "Sister Yun, that one over there...... Why did she call Mrs. Luan 'grandmother'? ”

Ruan Qingzhi had been to Liu's house, and Miss Liu San knew her, so she naturally knew that she and Ruan Biyun were born from the same mother.

Most of the others didn't know about this, and when they heard this, they hurriedly came over and asked the root cause.

Ruan Biyun sighed, looking sad: "I have persuaded me a few times, but it is in vain for my sister not to listen." I can't blame her for this...... After all, our biological mother is a concubine, and her identity is far less dignified than the Luan's mother who was the first, and it is human nature that my sister is willing to recognize the Luan family as her ancestor. ”

"How can it be!" Miss Liu San slapped the table angrily, "Just because my biological mother is not from a high background, would you rather go to outsiders to climb relatives?" Why is she so shameless! If a concubine does such a thing, it's just that, she's not a concubine! She rushed to call the people of the Luan family as 'grandmother', didn't she regard her biological mother as a concubine? ”

As soon as these words came out, the faces of several young ladies around him were a little complicated. Only then did Miss Liu San remember the rumor that the prime minister's wife had been imprisoned pending trial, and couldn't help but be even more shocked: "Could she be ...... I felt that my mother was about to fall, so I rushed to the Luan family, right? ”

Ruan Biyun sighed and didn't answer, and the fourth lady of the Shangshu Wang family of the military department next to her suddenly exclaimed: "I heard that Mrs. Ruan went to prison because she was accused by her family of murdering the old lady, could it be ......."

"It's not!" Ruan Biyun hurriedly shook her head and denied it, "Sister is not that kind of person, don't guess!" ”

The more she said that she was not allowed to guess, the more others felt that there must be something hidden in this matter. So more and more people gathered to join in the fun, and the ladies and girls of seven or eight families gathered together and argued chaotically.

On Ruan Qingzhi's side, everyone in the Luan family was also asking about the Jin family.

Old Madam Ruan sighed and said helplessly: "What are you doing with her?" The family is just unlucky! ”

It's really not good to ask too much about other people's family affairs. Old Madam Luan had no choice but to hold Ruan Qingzhi's hand and sighed: "Mother-in-law doesn't have to take it too seriously, who hasn't had a bad deal with it?" I just hate that foolish thing...... In the end, it still affects the reputation of the children! ”

"She doesn't just endanger the child's reputation," Mrs. Ruan sighed, "she still wants the child's life!" ”

Everyone in the Luan family was shocked when they heard this.

Old Madam Ruan felt sour when she mentioned this stubble: "It's really my Ruan family who is not blessed." If Yu Niang is still there, how can the house be like this! Now these children of the younger generation are also ghostly, and I don't know who will smash the future of this prime minister's house! ”

Speaking of this, she was about to cry again, but Old Madam Luan was busy and carefully comforting, pointed at Ruan Qingzhi and said, "You are too full of blame, I think this child is very good." ”

Old Madam Ruan hurriedly wiped away her tears and said: "Yes, there are so many children in the mansion, and she has a little bit of the shadow of the jade lady back then." ”

Ruan Qingzhi listened to them for a long time, and already knew that the "Jade Niang" was Ruan Wenzhong's first wife, Luan. At this moment, when she heard her grandmother say that she was like a jade lady several times, and saw everyone in the Luan family staring at her, she felt faintly strange in her heart, and she was a little uneasy for a while.

Fortunately, there were many people at the banquet, and everyone in the Luan family pulled her to chat a few words and was busy greeting others, Ruan Qingzhi finally breathed a sigh of relief, and was led by the mother-in-law to the table of the young girls and sat down.

As soon as she sat down, she noticed that there were many unkind eyes peeping at her in a hidden way.

And that's to be expected. Ruan Qingzhi didn't care, he just ate and drank at will, very comfortable.

But in today's situation, even if she doesn't provoke others, others will come to provoke her.

Before I had eaten a few bites of the delicious crispy fish, I heard the third lady of the Liu family say in a weird way: "Some people's hearts are so big, their biological mother's life and death in prison are unpredictable, but she just eats and drinks here!" ”

Ruan Qingzhi put down his chopsticks and looked at Ruan Biyun with a sad face: "Third Sister Liu is reasonable. Yun'er, why don't we go on a hunger strike! When my mother is released, we will start eating again, and if we can't let it out, we will starve to death and follow my mother underground. ”

"Hey!" Miss Liu San was annoyed, "I'm talking about you, what are you doing with Sister Yun?" ”

Ruan Qingzhi was stunned: "What, Yun'er wasn't born to my mother?" ”

Miss Liu San couldn't answer, and suddenly felt uncomfortable choking in her throat, and began to cry.

Ruan Qingzhi spread her hands and was very innocent: it's not that she wants to bully children, it's that children at this age are too uncute!

Ruan Biyun's face was bitter, and while patting Miss Liu San's back softly to comfort her, she looked at Ruan Qingzhi and shook her head slowly, as if pleading.

This appearance is obviously that he has been oppressed by his sister at home for a long time! Seeing this, several young ladies around were filled with indignation, and when they looked at Ruan Qingzhi, they became more and more unpolite.

The fourth lady of the Wang family sneered: "Insidious, vicious, and unscrupulous, how can Yun'er have such a sister!" Mrs. Ruan is still in the yamen without a conviction, what do you mean by tying your hair with a moon-white ribbon? It's like mourning! The jewelry is also all white, and you are so looking forward to your own mother being sentenced to death? ”

Ruan Qingzhi's headband is actually pale cyan instead of moon white. But the little girls quarreled not seriously and reasonably, and at that moment, everyone echoed and accused Ruan Qingzhi of gossiping.

Ruan Qingzhi poured himself a cup of tea, sipped it slowly, and smiled: "I'm not mourning for my mother." Sister Wang has not forgotten that His Royal Highness King Li has not yet come out of Wuqi! People sacrifice their lives for the country, although we are subjects, although we don't wear linen and filial piety, we can always dress plainly, right? ”

"You're using strong words!" Miss Liu San wiped her tears and raised her head and screamed.

Ruan Qingzhi spread his hands and looked at her innocently: "If you use strong words, you can use strong words." Sister Liu, the red you are wearing today, but don't let the people in the court see it, otherwise...... Alas, His Royal Highness King Li's bones are not cold, what kind of system are you showing like this! ”

Miss Liu San subconsciously looked down at herself, and then looked at the only one in the hall wearing red, and suddenly turned pale with fright.

The young lady next to her, who I don't know, sneered, and mocked: "You keep saying 'His Royal Highness King Li', does His Royal Highness King Li know you?" Shouldn't you be watching Sister Yun want to be a princess, so you whimsically look forward to being a princess? It's a pity that His Royal Highness King Li has passed away for a long time, and you want to be his princess, so you have to go to the underworld marriage! ”

Ruan Qingzhi frowned, shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Where is this?" His Royal Highness King Li killed the enemy for the country to protect the peace of the world in Nanqi for many years, and anyone with a little conscience will miss it, is it possible that everyone in the world wants to be the princess of Li? Doesn't this sister hate to marry, so everyone looks like she pounces on a man when she sees it? ”

"You! …… You're sharp-tongued! The young lady's face was so purple that she couldn't sit still.

Ruan Qingzhi blinked very innocently: "How come?" I'm notoriously clumsy! ”

The few young ladies over there were so angry that no one could come up with anything to say for a while, so they just pointed at Ruan Qingzhi and screamed. Among them, Miss Liu San's voice was particularly sharp: "I know that she is not a good stubble!" Look at what she looks like, she looks like a fox at a young age, and she will be able to pay it back in two years! ”

The elders at the table next to them heard the noise here, and hurriedly sent their mother-in-law to reprimand them.

The mother-in-law didn't know who belonged to who's family, and when she saw that everyone was accusing Ruan Qingzhi, she immediately followed and reprimanded: "Whose girl is so ignorant? It's a black sheep! If you don't want to eat well, go back and let your adults discipline you! ”

Ruan Qingzhi raised his head and looked at her suspiciously: "You say I'm the black sheep?" ”

The woman was frightened by her gaze and subconsciously took two steps back.

Ruan Qingzhi's expression was fierce, and she sneered: "It's the first time I've seen the masters and ladies joking, and Mama came in and scolded people!" Whose family are you? If you don't know how to be a slave, you should go home and let your master discipline you well! ”

The woman stepped back one after another, her calf hit the stool, and she was immediately annoyed: "Discipline me? I'm afraid you're not qualified enough! Looking at your shabby appearance, I'm afraid it's the first time I've come out to sit at the table, right? I'm not afraid to scare you when I say it - my lord is the country's priest and the wine Su! Will you discipline me? ”

"Yo, Scholar!" Ruan Qingzhi put down his chopsticks and laughed mockingly, "As a scholar and an official who educates the world, he should be an example of etiquette in the world, how can a slave in the house dare to show off his might on the table of the young ladies?" I think this wine priest is only afraid that some people are not worthy of the name! ”

That mother-in-law is the Su family's teaching grandmother, Su Ri is used to teaching young ladies in her own home, and it is the first time in many years that she has been confronted in person, and her face turned purple with anger.

Miss Su has a soft personality, and she was afraid of the side before, but now she finally couldn't take care of it, and boldly stepped forward and pulled her mother-in-law's sleeve and said Ruan Qingzhi's identity.

The woman was stunned.

Xiangfu is not something that the Su family can offend. Especially when there was still a discussion on the table just now, saying that the eldest lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion was very close to the Luan family......

At this time, thinking back to Ruan Qingzhi's sentence "The name of the wine lord is not worthy of the truth", the cold sweat of the mother-in-law immediately fell.

If the people of Yushitai participated in the court and said, "The name of the wine lord is not true", wouldn't the future of the Su family be ruined on one of her mouths!

The more the mother-in-law thought about it, the more frightened she became, and she stood in place for a while, and then rolled her eyes and fell to the ground with a "bang".

There was an uproar in the hall.

"Someone's killed!" The little girls screamed and cried, and occasionally one or two jumped up and ran to find their mother, and they bumped into each other, adding to the chaos.

At this moment, someone in the corner shouted at a sharp voice: "Dead! The Ruan family's mourning star killed someone! ”

killed people, not because of how fierce and terrible her methods were, but because of her person, the legendary death......

As soon as the scream fell, someone immediately asked in a trembling voice: "The life is so terrible, could Mrs. Ruan's imprisonment also be the bad luck brought by that mourning star?" ”

None of the guests in the room answered, and the little girls cried and shouted hula and scattered to the side, and a large space was immediately vacated next to Ruan Qingzhi.

Miss Liu San pointed at her from a distance and scolded: "Knowing that you are a mourning star, you should hide and not go out, why do you come out to harm us!" ”

"That's not the case, my sister is not a mourning star!" Ruan Biyun shouted hurriedly, and when she came out of the crowd, she was about to run to Ruan Qingzhi's side.

Miss Wang Si hurriedly stretched out her hand to hold it, and shook her head desperately while crying.

Ruan Biyun was anxious, and shouted to Ruan Qingzhi with red eyes: "Sister, you better hurry home!" Otherwise, if something happens here, everyone will scold you again! ”

Ruan Qingzhi slowly stood up against the corner of the table, looked at her and smiled.

Miss Liu San was so frightened that she jumped to her feet and cried: "Look at it, she is still laughing!" She's a monster! She's going to eat people! ”

At this time, there were already adults on the table next to him to drink, and the servants of the Luan family also gathered around, ready to carry the Su family's mother-in-law down for treatment.

Ruan Qingzhi raised his hand to stop everyone's movements, and asked coldly: "At this moment, this woman has fallen, and you say that I am a monster who killed her; So what if I could wake her up? Will you praise me as a god who saves people's lives? ”

"Not really!" Miss Liu San stomped her feet and scolded, "You are a monster, of course you want people to die, and if you want people to live, you can live!" ”

Ruan Qingzhi thought for a while, shook his head and smiled: "I actually think your words are very reasonable." So—"