Chapter 192: The Door-to-door Banquet
Lin Lan's marriage is in full swing. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ο½ο½ο½Uο½Eγ infoThe new lord's mansion was also repaired, and the night before the family moved to the lord's mansion, the invitation card from the Rongguo Mansion was handed over, inviting Lin Lan to come to the banquet, this has not yet become a new uncle, so enthusiastic, but it made Lin Lan a little puzzled.
Speaking of having never seen his daughter-in-law who has not passed through the door, according to the books Lin Lan has read, the girls in Jiafu are all in the book of Jinchai, and they are all beautiful, of course, Lin Lan's marriage to Yingchun is already a certainty.
Daiyu looked at her father on the hospital bed, crying all day long, and she was also in low spirits. Lin Lan looked distressed and asked Yinglian to accompany her. Lin Lan knocked on the door and said, "Is it convenient to come in?" β
After half a ring, the snow goose opened the door, Lin Lan looked inside, Daiyu was sitting at the table reading, and said, "Don't read when it's dark, your eyes are broken." β
Daiyu looked up at Lin Lan and said, "Big brother......"
"Calling my brother is, you and I are not much different in age, so we don't need to be so humble."
Daiyu shouted a little embarrassed: "Brother, you tell me, is it just for my father's wish to marry Sister Yingchun?" β
"There are considerations in this regard, but it's time to get married, what? You can't let your brother fight a bachelor for the rest of your life, can you? β
Daiyu pursed her lips and said, "If my brother marries Sister Tanchun, I won't say so much." Sister Tanchun has a stubborn personality, and Rongguo Mansion is close, so she is naturally not afraid of anything. Sister Yingchun has a weak temperament, tolerates Mu Ne, weakly marries her brother, and if she is left out, I am afraid that she will be obedient, and she dare not speak out, so she ......"
"Silly girl. Am I like that? β
"I ......" Daiyu remembered the time when she was still Qinglian, and her face turned red, "My brother is a bad person!" β
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If in a previous life, if you and your fiancΓ©e had not met before getting married, it was probably an incredible thing, but in ancient times, it was commonplace, and there was a sense of expectation.
The so-called curiosity kills the cat, Lin Lan took Fu Xiaodao and Shunyu to Rongguo Mansion together, this is not too much to meet before marriage.
After nightfall on Ningrong Street, there were fewer people coming and going, and there were only one or two people left in front of the gate, where to stamp their feet and chat. Lin Lan glanced at Ning Guofu, this Ning Rong Mansion and the two mansions really take care of each other, and the family relationship between the generations is obviously weak. This is also the reason why Jia Zheng wanted his daughter to marry Lin Lan so much, but did not want to marry Lin Lan in the spring.
Rongguo Mansion is brightly lit. The disciple who greeted Lin Lan waited early to come to the outside of the mansion, and when he saw Lin Lan coming, he respectfully shouted: "Hello sir, the old lady and the old man have been waiting for a long time." β
Lin Lan nodded and said, "Who is the main banquet today?" β
"Located in Rongqing Hall. The pardon lord and the political lord are here. β
The reason why Menzi is so respectful and courteous, he is never stupid enough to look at the title and know people, if this is the case, this hall Rongguo Gong, ten barons are not enough to see, but the Rongguo Mansion of Jiafu is hereditary, and it has been passed down to the present day, it is for future generations to enjoy the blessings of their ancestors, and Lin Lan is the baron of Nash, who was enshrined in the Holy Throne, and also entered the palace to face the saint.
In the Rongguo Mansion, a group of maids stood on both sides of the verandah, and saluted: "I've seen the lord." β
Lin Lan glanced at the bird cage that had been covered with a cloth, and said with a smile: "It seems that not only the old man, but also this old lady loves to walk birds." β
Zhou Rui, the chief housekeeper of Rongguo Mansion, who accompanied him, smiled awkwardly: "The lord is smiling, the old lady has nothing to do, and this is just a hobby." β
After walking through the verandah, there are the three main halls of Rongqing Hall. Seeing that there was movement here, several juniors came out to greet them. Among them, there is naturally the baby bump of Rongguofu - Jia Baoyu. Looking at Lin Lan's eyes, it was a little unnatural.
The people sitting in the hall, except for Jia Mu, are naturally men. After all, it's a bit inappropriate to say something on the table, and let a bunch of women sit on the side and chatter.
When Mother Jia saw Lin Lan enter the mansion, she naturally greeted her with a smile and said, "Didn't Daiyu come?" β
"My father was sick, and Daiyu was taking care of it in the house, so he didn't come over."
Jia Mu said: "I will introduce you to the juniors in the first and second halls. Baoyu, you have seen it, this is Huan'er, your second uncle's child. β
The little leather monkey who didn't have a standing face saw the elders present, and he didn't dare to make trouble, so he and Baoyu saluted Lin Lan and said, "Cousin is polite." β
Lin Lan couldn't cry or laugh a little, he was really poor in the downtown and no one asked, rich in the mountains and distant relatives, a few days ago he was still like a stranger, at this time he shouted at the second uncle and cousin, and he also admired this sophisticated family.
Compared with the cunning older generation, the disdain and arrogance on the faces of Baoyu and Jia Huan betrayed their true thoughts in their hearts, in comparison, Jia Lian, the future brother-in-law, seemed much more enthusiastic, and when he saw that Jia's mother had finished introducing Jia Zheng's room, he immediately jumped out and said: "Brother Lin is polite, I am Jia Lian, call me Second Brother Lian, it looks kinder." β
"Hehe, Second Brother Lian is polite."
As for Jia Yu's second son on the side, he was mixed with Jia Huan, so he skipped it by the way. When Jia Mu saw that the introduction was finished, she smiled and said, "Okay, okay, it's all my own family, sit down, sit down." As he spoke, he pulled Lin Lan to his right and said, "How is your father?" β
"Mrs. Lao is worried. Although my father's condition is stable, time is short, and now I just hope that he can go with peace of mind. β
Jia Mu wanted to cry when she spoke, and said, "This Amin left, but I didn't expect Ruhai to leave first." I, a white-haired man, sent a black-haired man, and I feel sad. β
Jia Zheng, who was sitting on the left, hurriedly persuaded: "Mother, don't be too sad. Everything has its own certainty, and now that Lin Lan has been knighted, and the saint favors him, he must be happy in his heart. β
This Jia's mother still has some true feelings, but whether it is a fake play or something else, Lin Lanquan should watch the play, she said that she would not act on the scene again in the future, but she still couldn't escape the world, Lin Lan can also see it, unless she is a monk herself, otherwise it is really inevitable that this and that person will be sophisticated.
Jia Mu said: "In our Rongguo Mansion, now this person Ding is prosperous, you all look at Lin Lan, young, talented, no matter how hard you work, you will become useless waste materials in the future, what is the difference between those bastards who know that drinking alcohol is delicious and walking birds is lustful." β
Although Jia Mu did not name him, but while being complacent, Jia Yu, who had caught a golden beetle son-in-law, suddenly sank his face, which stabbed him so coldly in front of Lin Lan, this is a chicken feather, and said a little unhappily: "Yes." What the old lady said, you all remember, lest one day your old lady dislike it and throw it into the back alley to feed the dogs. β
"Ahem. I think let's discuss the marriage between Lin Lan and Yingchun. Jia Zheng saw that the old lady and his eldest brother were facing Mai Mang, and quickly diverted the topic.
Lin Lan also glanced at the future father-in-law and the old lady of Rongguo Mansion, so she could only not speak. The mother and son estimated that no one would look at anyone, so they could only smile and not speak.
Jia Zheng said: "Lin Lan, your lord's mansion, I invited the best craftsmen in Beijing to repair it, and the little silver allocated by the imperial court is probably not enough to even renovate a roof." β
Lin Lan arched his hand and said, "This ...... The second uncle is tired. The account of the extra silver will be given in a little time. Although Jia Zheng's understatement made Lin Lan feel uncomfortable, he always felt as if he owed Rongguo Mansion something, and he still had to pay for the money himself.
"Eh, how do you talk about your own family? Your second uncle can still afford this little money. Mother Jia's face instantly recovered, and she said with a smile, "I don't know how many relatives and friends your father's side has?" β
Lin Lan said: "The family has just arrived in the capital, and it seems that there are no relatives except for Jiafu. If the only thing that can have something to do with it is Taifu, at most, it is too fu, and I don't know if it will be there. The wedding date is set for the eighth day of the next month, and the people in the Lin family's old house may not be able to come back in a short time. β
Jia Mu frowned and said: "How can this be done, you are now a dignified lord, if you are three or three on the wedding day, you will be deserted, and you will sweep the faΓ§ade more." Leave this matter to me, Zhang Luo. In the palace, your eldest father is also a little close, so hand it over to your second aunt and mother. When the Xue Mansion raises the ward, there will definitely be people cheering. Shi family, don't worry, there will naturally be characters present, and they have to sell my wife and son a maiden face, as for Ning Rong's second mansion, it goes without saying. β
Lin Lan was speechless for a while, okay, this big bag is used to it, and it has all been wrapped on his head. However, their Lin Mansion is also a relative of Jiafu in Beijing, and it is good to be more lively at that time, this kind of faΓ§ade work, Lin Lan is too lazy to care, and it is good to hand it over to Jia's mother, an old woman who likes to be lively, and the money will go into his own pocket anyway.
"Then there is Mrs. Lao."
When Jia Mu and Jia Zheng saw that Lin Lan agreed, they smiled happily and said, "Okay, when the time comes, you just wait to marry the bride." β
When a few elders spoke, the juniors were not allowed to interject at all, and Baoyu and Jia Huan could only stare at each other with big eyes and eat in a muffled voice. Jia Lian and Lin Lan were obviously not treated as juniors, so they naturally said a word or two.
Jia Yu saw that it was just like this, and this Lin Lan chatted with his mother and brother so closely, and she was a little unhappy. Fishing for a golden beetle son-in-law by himself is used to increase his status in the Rongguo Mansion, why do you come and go, it seems to have become your son-in-law, so he said: "Virtuous son-in-law, I see that this meal is almost finished." Later, let's go to the East Courtyard to sit and chat for a while. Meet your mother-in-law and sister-in-law, too. β
Jia Mu interrupted: "This is not married yet, is it like words?" What kind of system is it for those who are in a hurry! β
Jia Yu ignored his wife, got up and insisted on pulling Lin Lan to the East Courtyard. Jia Lian saw that the scene was so embarrassing, so he played a round and said, "It's okay." Brother Lin has been to the West Chamber, the main hall, go to the East Courtyard to sit, I will send someone to quickly tell your sister-in-law, let's not get drunk tonight! β
Jia Zheng also got up, looked at his eldest brother with a little embarrassment and pulled Lin Lan away like this, and sighed: "It's really ......" (to be continued.) )