Chapter 276: Birthday Gift (2)
Old Marquis Xiao's anger at this time has also disappeared by half, as long as it is not these people who let his granddaughter embroider it, as for whose wedding dress it is, he doesn't care!
"Let's go! The dress was handed over to the embroidery lady to make it, and the man promised to give you twice as much as the grandfather. Old Marquis Xiao no longer wanted to look at the clothes on the couch, he wanted to get rid of the obstructive things as quickly as possible.
"I promise you never to embroider a wedding dress for anyone else again, but I can't return this one after I've taken it. Although I am a little woman, I still understand the truth of my words. You don't want your granddaughter to be a man of your word, do you? Xiao Yaoxin said that he didn't want to be a cow or a horse for Yun Yichen! But you have to pay him back! That guy is staring at himself! In case he gets angry and really says something in front of his parents, he can't explain it even if he is full of mouths!
Tong Mingyu wanted to ask who asked her daughter to help embroider the wedding dress, but the housekeeper's mother-in-law kept urging her, so she could only go to the birthday banquet first and put down her daughter's affairs.
After everyone left, Xiao Yao's embroidery master apologized very solemnly to the little apprentice for the trouble caused by his own negligence. Xiao Yao finally sorted out the ins and outs of the matter, she ordered the maid to put the dress away, and she didn't forget to reassure the master so that she didn't have to worry, the matter has passed, isn't it!
Knowing that the guests were arriving one after another, the sisters hurriedly freshened up and changed their clothes. Xiao Yao felt that she was busy this morning, more tired than cooking a table of meals!
Today, the earliest people who came to congratulate him were neither the Li family nor the Yuan family, but the Jingwang Mansion and the Lingnan Palace.
Tong Mingyu: It's also difficult for the two princes, in order to marry their daughters-in-law and show sincerity, the two princesses did everything they could.
Xiao Jingkang: This is too diligent! A wedding dress can make the old man jump to his feet angrily, if King Jing's Mansion shows his intention today, it will be lucky not to make him faint in anger.
"You two appeared later than me, the guest, and you will be punished for putting on a show." Yun Ruonan smiled and grabbed the two friends, thinking that she would be able to kiss soon! Take advantage of the fact that Ping An has not become a sister-in-law, tease her well, and if she doesn't bully, she won't have a chance.
The sisters of the Xiao family looked at each other and smiled, performing a show! I really prepared today, not to mention that it will definitely amaze the audience, at least it can leave a deep impression on everyone.
As soon as the Xiao family holds a banquet, there will be a lot fewer young ladies than other families, and if it weren't for a few girls from relatives' families helping to support the scene, it might be even more miserable.
The weather at the beginning of September is neither hot nor cold, and the garden is full of flowers and leaves, and ribbons are fluttering; There is a stage on the water pavilion, and some famous actors with heavy makeup and bright costumes are singing southern and northern tunes. The ladies watched the fish and lotus in the pavilion, played and laughed, and the crisp and pleasant laughter could be heard from afar.
The liveliness of the front yard is no worse than that in the back, and there are really a lot of men in the Xiao family, and they all have colleagues, relatives and friends, and close friends...... A dozen large men together attracted guests to fill the courtyard.
Old Marquis Xiao was wearing a new robe, which was made by the women of the family to help his old man, and of course Xiao Yao was the one who came up with such a strange idea.
The simplest hemming part was handed over to Lord Xiyue, Li Jiaoying and Yuan Yutong to do, the clothes were cut by Tong Mingyu, the appearance was chosen by the Qin family, and the pattern was embroidered by the two granddaughters and granddaughters-in-law. Because Xiao Yao really didn't have that much spare time to complete this task by herself, she had to think of an opportunistic way, but she didn't expect to be unanimously praised by everyone.
Seeing that people were almost here, Old Marquis Xiao ordered two steady maids to go to the back to get the portrait embroidered by his granddaughter for himself.
The Xiao brothers were dizzy by the smug smiling face of the old father, and said in their hearts, can't you be low-key? Isn't Heian famous enough in Kyoto? In case someone asks for a kiss on the spot to see how you end.
I have to say that the portrait embroidered by Xiao Yao for the old marquis is very expressive, standing two meters away, you can't tell whether it is embroidered or painted.
"Hey! You can hold on, Yuncan's kid is here today, but I heard that he and his family are making trouble because of their marriage! Mu Fengwu turned Yun Yichen with his elbow, can you hold on tightly! The little junior sister can't be a brother and sister, and it's not bad to be a brother's daughter-in-law, don't be robbed halfway by outsiders.
When you're not in a hurry! Is it possible to have a live proposal on this big day? The old man had to lift the table angrily, which would completely offend the little girl. Yun Yichen stood on the periphery of the crowd and stared at the embroidered statue, for the sake of this embroidered statue, the little girl handed over the wedding dress to others to do, maybe she should really find someone to embroider the wedding dress for her, then she would be more relaxed.
Is it wrong to want her to wear a big wedding dress made by herself? It's a lifetime, why not make it perfect! At that time, I am going to invite 100 musicians to play Phoenix at the same time! Be sure to leave a lifelong memory for yourself and everyone, so that people can still remember the unprecedented wedding of King Jing and the eldest lady of the Zhongyong Marquis Mansion many years later.
"Old marquis, someone is here to give a birthday gift." Steward Feng trotted all the way into the courtyard.
"Who sent it, what do you run, say slowly." Old Marquis Xiao sat on the side and admired the envious and jealous expressions when everyone saw the embroidered statue, and his heart was very happy. He was very dissatisfied with Steward Feng who suddenly appeared, and the good atmosphere was ruined by him, because those guests had already turned their heads to look at it, and no longer commented on and praised the gifts given to them by their granddaughter, how could they still be proud!
"It was Tang Zhuangyuan who sent it from Suzhou, a whole hundred volumes of hand-copied "Diamond Sutra". Steward Feng admired Tang Hao's perseverance very much, in order to leave a good impression on the old marquis, Tang Zhuangyuanlang was also attentive enough. It's a pity that he was unlucky, but he didn't have his great-grandmother at this time, did he have to wait for his own young lady for three years?
The people next to him were already whispering and talking about each other, those who knew the inside story felt sorry for Tang Hao, and those who didn't know the truth speculated about the reason.
Finding that the scene was a little out of control, Xiao Jingkang hurriedly stood up and explained: "Tang Zhuangyuan and Gouzi are classmates and friends, and they are fellow scholars, so they will send congratulatory gifts, it is difficult for him to be so delicate, he is really a young man with filial piety." ”
Xiao Jingkang resisted the urge to reach out and wipe his sweat, now he must not show a weak heart, hold on, he must hold on.
A turmoil has finally passed, the men are sitting together in groups or chatting or drinking tea, and there are several people gathered around Yun Yichen, all of whom want to remind their friends and brothers to act quickly! Don't you see that the kids thousands of miles away have all shot? What are you waiting for!
"I said, Brother Yun, your ...... Ahem, I mean who is the twin brother of the eldest lady of the Xiao family! Kong Xuzhe wanted to use this banquet to recognize the Xiao family, so far he only knew his own uncle Xiao Rui, Xiao Lang in the second room, Xiao Yu in the fourth room, and Xiao Jingyan who had met once after being instructed by someone. He didn't know the men in the Xiao family's big house, and the one he remembered the most was Xiao Jun, and he especially wanted to know how similar the twins looked.
"Curiosity comes at a price." Mu Fengwu felt it, thinking that his curiosity was no less than that of Kong Xuzhe back then, what happened in the end, how much did he lose by eating the little junior sister! It's simply a history of blood and tears, it's not too late to talk about it for a day and a night, I knew that the little junior sister was so tricky, and I wouldn't provoke her by saying anything.
"What do you mean?" Kong Xuzhe scratched his head and asked.
"Ah Chen, that Tang Hao is not afraid, I'm afraid that Yuncan will take advantage of something to make trouble today." Yun Yifan ignored the two people next to him who were already far away from the topic, he pressed the pain in his heart and helped his cousin analyze the form in front of him. Because in his eyes, only his cousin is worthy of standing with his junior sister, and the rest of them are just wishful thinking.
Even if he hasn't married yet, he only has the advantage of being the queen's concubine compared to his cousin, and his cousin is much better than him in other aspects. Besides, the cousin has not yet assisted the crown prince in ascending the throne, and he can marry whoever he likes.
Unlike a large number of women in his own courtyard, only the one he likes is missing, a group of women will only fight for food and clothing, and intrigue, so that when he thinks of Qiwangfu now, he is one head and two big, and he is not willing to go back at all.
The banquet had just kicked off, and the wine glasses in the men's hands had only been served for a while, and Steward Feng came running again, he felt that he didn't look like a housekeeper now, he was clearly a shopkeeper who ran the hall.
"What's wrong again?" Did this person take the wrong medicine today, and let people not eat a stable meal, Old Marquis Xiao frowned and asked.
"Old Marquis, ...... again Someone is giving a birthday gift again. He was stunned by the old marquis, but when he had to reply with a hard head, Steward Feng became stammering at the moment.
It stands to reason that the official start of the banquet means that the guests who should have come have almost arrived, and those who will come to give birthday gifts are either delayed by things and come late, or they deliberately chose this time point to attract the attention of the host's family.
Eight men with sturdy figures, almost identical clothes and heights, rushed in, and behind them were a dozen agile men, two of whom carried a box and walked into the banquet hall in a grand manner.
"May I ask who you are......" Xiao Jingkang stood up and asked, these people were not wearing Tianyu clothes, and they were all bright and agile, and they were martial arts masters at a glance.
"In Xia Koujiang, he is the twelve princes of the Northern Jin Dynasty, and now he is named the personal guard of King Qin." The man in the lead took a step forward and explained.
Anyone who has lived in Kyoto for more than five years has almost heard of the fact that the prince of the Northern Jin Dynasty fell in love with the eldest lady of the Marquis Zhongyong's mansion.
The prince returned to the Northern Jin Dynasty for four or five years without any action, and everyone thought he had given up! I didn't expect it to reappear again today without warning.
Everyone here who is good friends with the Xiao family can't help but worry about Xiao Yao, and they all agree that as long as Luo Yan opens his mouth to Emperor Tianyu, Xiao Yao must be married far away.
Those guests who were just nodding friends with the Xiao family gloated in their hearts, and now there was a lively look to see how their Xiao family ended.