The sky was getting dark, and when Zhao Tong and Su Wuming and others finished talking about these things, a subordinate came to report, saying that the meal was ready, whether to start the meal, Su Wuming and others came all the way, but they were really a little hungry, Zhao Tong nodded again and again, and then asked Su Wuming and others to eat.

Because Zhao Fu is the richest man in Hangzhou, and Su Wuming and others are Zhao Tong's chief guests, the food is very good, and the wine is pure brewing, which is a good product.

Su Wuming and the others were eating, and Zhao Tong seemed to suddenly think of another thing, so he said with some embarrassment: "Master Su, tomorrow is my mother's seventieth birthday, and it is also ...... It is also Shangguan Yun's death day, so there will be many people in the house tomorrow, one side will congratulate Shangguan Yun, and the other side will mourn Shangguan Yun, this matter is a little ...... It's a little weird, but my mother's birthday just happened to arrive at Shangguan Yun's death day, and it was because of this that I felt uneasy. ”

After hearing Zhao Tong's words, Su Wuming and the others were a little surprised, of course, what they were surprised was not that Shangguan Yun was forced to death by Zhao Tong's original partner, but there were still people to mourn, after all, according to Tang Law, even if Shangguan Yun was forced to death by Zhao Tong's original partner, she was still a member of the Zhao family, and the body had to be buried by the people of the Zhao family, and the spiritual position was naturally listed in the Zhao family, so the people of the Shangguan Yun family wanted to mourn, so they naturally came to the Zhao Mansion, although they may not want to come at all.

This is the rule, so Su Wuming and the others were not surprised, they were surprised that Zhao Tong's mother's birthday happened to be Shangguan Yun's death day, this joy and sorrow collided together, I don't know what is going to happen, can Zhao Tong's mother bear it?

After Zhao Tong finished speaking, Su Wuming said again and again: "Although this matter is weird, but this official feels that nothing will happen, taking advantage of this time, Boss Zhao might as well say that someone will come tomorrow, and talk about Shangguan Yun first." ”

Now Zhao Tong pinned all his hopes on Su Wuming, Su Wuming asked, he naturally had to answer all questions.

"Shangguan Yun died in my house, the people of the Shangguan family are very resentful of me, the only person who comes to pay tribute to her every year is her younger brother Shangguan Bo, and this Shangguan Bo only stays for two days every time he comes, and leaves immediately after two days, when he comes, he doesn't talk too much to us, giving people a cold feeling."

Su Wuming frowned slightly, and then said, "Is there anyone else coming?" ”

Zhao Tong nodded: "Originally, my mother's seventieth birthday, should be lively, with my Zhao family's prestige in Hangzhou City, the visitor is only afraid that he can be received from morning to evening, but in recent years, my mother's belief in Buddhism is flourishing, and she doesn't like to talk about pomp and circumstance, so every year on her birthday, she only invites some people who are close to her to come, so that they can accompany her mother to eat, play in the house for a few days, and then leave; My mother likes to be quiet, but I feel that some etiquette cannot be less, so although there are only a dozen people in the house tomorrow, in other places, I let the housekeeper set up more than a dozen tables of banquets to entertain those who have been close friends in the past. ”

Speaking of this, Su Wuming nodded in understanding, from ancient times to the present, Chinese are the most etiquette-conscious, Zhao Tong's mother's birthday, those friends and businessmen more or less have to come to give some gifts, and they gave gifts, if Tong doesn't invite them to dinner this week, it will be too rude, Zhao Tong's mother doesn't like pomp and circumstance, so it's the same with a banquet outside, but there is no link to celebrate Zhao's mother's birthday.

"So there are only a dozen people who come to the house to celebrate Lingtang's birthday tomorrow?"

"Exactly!"

"Who are they?"

"The younger brother He Bin and his wife Caohua, the cousin Zhao Yu and his son Zhao Yi, the son of the mother's close friend in the former year Qin Xian and his sister Qin Ling, and then the younger brother Miao Li of Miao Ying in the concubine room and the descendants of several friends of the father's life, Deng Qi and Mao Ju." Speaking of this, Zhao Tong added: "The relationship between this Qin Xian sister and her mother is the best, and sometimes I am a little jealous as a son!" ”

Su Wuming smiled lightly and said, "Since they are the children of Lingtang's former close friends, it makes sense to take care of them more." Besides, who else attends the birthday banquet of the Reido? ”

"The rest are the people in the house, the house is very big, and there are many people, but they are not qualified to sit at the same table, and the only ones left are He Yi, the original wife, and Miao Ying, a concubine, and Zhao Ya, the daughter below."

"This Zhao Ya was born to Boss Zhao and Mrs. He?"

"Exactly, she was the only one in the next place, and later married Shangguan Yun and Miao Ying, two concubines, just ...... Shangguan Yun died in a miscarriage, and my Zhao family did not prosper. ”

Zhao Tong is middle-aged, and now he only has a daughter under his knees, which is indeed a little sad, Su Wuming is trying to comfort a few words, saying that he is still young, and when there will be many opportunities in the future, then Zhao Tong also seems to find that he is a little sentimental, so he hurriedly smiled: "Master Su, please use, you don't have to be polite here." ”

Su Wuming took a sip of the wine glass, and then stopped talking about these things, after dinner, it was already very late, after removing the meal, Zhao Tong asked the people in the house: "The room of Lord Su and the others is very well prepared?" ”

One of the subordinates responded again and again: "It's all ready!" ”

Zhao Tong nodded, and then bowed his hand to Su Wuming and the others: "It's getting late, presumably Lord Su has been tired all day, and he definitely wants to rest early, why don't you send someone to send a few people to rest?" ”

Su Wuming nodded: "There is Boss Lao Zhao." ”

The room prepared by Zhao Tong for Su Wuming and others was very comfortable, so Su Wuming and others slept very sweetly this night, and the next morning, a maid brought a face wash, and after everyone washed, another maid came early.

Large families generally don't get together to eat in the morning, just drink some water and eat early, and Su Wuming and the others entered other people's mansions, so they naturally had to come according to other people's habits.

After eating breakfast like this, a few people wandered around in Zhao's mansion, those small bridges and flowing water, rockery flowers and trees, in this courtyard seem so smart, and at the end of the small bridge and flowing water, there is an acre of artificial lake, there are residual lotus in the lake, the residual lotus has been defeated, there is no summer poetry at all, but looking at those residual lotus, it does not make people feel sad, and even reminds Su Wuming of a poem: Leave the residual lotus to listen to the sound of rain!

If it suddenly rains now, these remnants of the lotus will also be poetic.

After playing like this for an hour, they didn't even visit the Zhao Mansion, and at this time, the people in the mansion had already begun to hurriedly prepare the things needed for Zhao's mother's birthday.

The first to come were Qin Xian's brother and sister, Qin Xian was about thirty years old, he was very gentle, a scholar, with a slight frown between his eyebrows, but he really looked like a scholar; Qin Ling is in her twenties, very mature and charming, so she should be almost thirty years old, she is beautiful and has a slightly plump figure, which is very in line with the aesthetics of the Tang Dynasty; After the two brothers and sisters came, the housekeeper Zhao Bao immediately greeted them, took the gifts and welcomed them to Zhao's mother's room.

Not long after the Qin Xian brothers and sisters came, Zhao Tong's cousin Zhao Yu and his son Zhao Yi rushed over with gifts, this Zhao Yu is also in his thirties, and he is half a head taller than Zhao Tong, but because he is a younger brother, so in front of Zhao Tong, he seems a little modest, that Zhao Yu's son Zhao Yi is only about ten years old, and he has not yet taken off his childishness, so after seeing Zhao Tong, he is not much afraid, and he has to pester Zhao Tong to play like a child.

Zhao Yu was very nervous about his son's behavior, and scolded him one after another, but in the end he was stopped by Zhao Tong, after the two brothers met, Zhao Yu led his son to see Zhao's mother, this Zhao's mother is Zhao Yi's grandmother, and the next generation always wants to kiss some.

After Zhao Yu, came the younger brother He Bin and her sister-in-law Caohua of the original wife He Yi, He Bin is not very old, about twenty years old, his appearance is not very outstanding, and he can even be described as ugly, and he is a little short and fat, and the beard on his face is a little luxuriant, giving people a feeling of dislike very much, but although He Bin looks like this, his wife Caohua is very beautiful, her figure is not fat or thin, with light eyebrows and big eyes, curved eyelashes, and full of charm when she smiles, Su Wuming is really a little suspicious after seeing her, If she winks at a strange man on the street, that man doesn't know if he can resist the charm.

He Bin and Caohua are a little unworthy, but Su Wuming didn't dig into it, after all, in an era like the Tang Dynasty, there is nothing ugly about men, as long as they have money and power, what kind of woman wants to come?

It was their sister He Yi who greeted He Bin and Caohua, this He Yi is in her forties, very well maintained, there are no wrinkles on her face, and she is also beautiful, only a pair of peach blossom eyes are a little unworthy of her face shape, but she is always a beauty, otherwise with a net worth like Zhao Tong, it is impossible to marry her.

After He Yi picked up his younger brother and sister-in-law, Zhao Tong's concubine Miao Ying's younger brother Miao Li came with a gift, this Zhao Tong seems to love Miao Ying, so he has some feelings of love for the house and Wu, and is very enthusiastic about this Miaoli, at least in Su Wuming's opinion, he is much more enthusiastic than He Bin.

The guests came one after another, about the end of the day, Deng Qi and Mao Ju also came, but when Mao Ju came, he also brought an uninvited guest - Jiang Ping!

Deng Qi is slightly chubby, he can hardly see his eyes when he laughs, giving people a very kind feeling, probably because of his fatness, his age seems slightly younger, only in his thirties, in fact, according to Su Wuming's later knowledge, he is one or two years older than Zhao Tong.

Mao Ju is a slightly thin person, one or two years younger than Zhao Tong, and the friend Jiang Ping he brought is of moderate stature and gives people a sense of personability. However, this personable son is estimated to be thirty years old.