Chapter 296: Before the Banquet
Seeing that Fang Hanniang was slightly silent, the old lady of Pingguo knew that her granddaughter was so smart, she must have understood what the "benefits" in her words were. It's just that the old lady of Pingguo is also worried that her granddaughter will have a strong relationship with King Jin and is unwilling to go, so she persuaded again: "It's just to follow your sisters-in-law to meet them, not that you have to choose one among them." These powerful families in the capital are intertwined, basically they are all married, and they are covered with clothes and water, so it doesn't hurt if you take a look at them now. The right to raise my horizons. ”
Fang Hanniang said with a smile: "My grandmother misunderstood, since my grandmother wants me to go, I will naturally go." It's just that I'm thinking that if it's normal, I can still guarantee that there won't be any big mistakes between advance and retreat. However, on the birthday of the crown princess, it is conceivable that many members of the royal family should go, and I am afraid that I will not be able to cover all aspects of etiquette. ”
It turned out that I was worried about this! The old lady of Pingguo raised her eyebrows and smiled, and said angrily: "Don't worry, my grandmother has already told your sister-in-law Anping, so that she will have time to come over and talk to you tomorrow, she is also a member of the royal family, and she knows everything very well, how to deal with it, how to salute, let her talk to you well." ”
Fang Hanniang smiled: "Grandmother is really thoughtful for me. ”
While the grandfather and grandson were talking, the maid at the gate of the courtyard came to report that Mrs. Shizi had brought two young ladies over.
"Say Cao Cao, Cao Cao is here!" The old lady of Pingguo stroked her palms and smiled.
The owner of Anping Weng was wearing regular clothes, holding Ruan Zhiting in his hand, followed by Ruan Zhixuan, and leading a few maids and wives behind him, and came in from outside the courtyard.
"Grandma is good, little aunt is good." Ruan Zhixuan and Ruan Zhiting sweetly shouted the old lady of Pingguo and Fang Hanniang, with a milky voice, and the two children came over one after the other to support the old lady, so much so that the old lady's eyes disappeared with a smile, and even the voice should be "good".
Lord Anping Weng saluted the old lady of Pingguo, and accepted Fang Hanniang's salute, and said with a smile: "Grandmother, does my cousin have free time now?" ”
Fang Hanniang said with a smile: "But if Anping's sister-in-law is looking for it, there is naturally free time." My grandmother can't wait for me to learn more from Anping's sister-in-law. ”
The old lady of Pingguo laughed and waved her hand heroically: "Let's go, let's go to the house to talk, don't freeze my good grandson." ”
There was a warm brazier burning in the warm pavilion, and the silver frost charcoal was of excellent quality, and there was no smoke at all. When the group entered the warm pavilion, they only felt that the warm heat was blowing on their faces, and they were very comfortable.
Fang Hanniang helped Ruan Zhiting go to the cloak and gave her a small braid, Ruan Zhiting shouted sweetly, "Thank you, little aunt." Fang Hanniang only felt that her heart was about to melt.
Over there, the lord of Anping Weng also went to the cloak outside, and spoke to the old lady of Pingguo with a smile: "...... The day after tomorrow, the granddaughter-in-law will not take Cuicui to go, she is young, and it is not a small occasion over there, although Cuicui is a well-behaved person, but the granddaughter-in-law is also a little worried about what twists and turns the child will have when she goes there. ”
Ruan Zhiting heard it next to her, stepped on the calfskin boots on her feet, and ran over on her feet, snuggling up to the old lady of Pingguo: "When the time comes, Cuicui will talk to Grandma Tai in Fuyuan Hall!" ”
The old lady of Pingguo touched Ruan Zhiting's soft hair lovingly: "Cuicui is really good, when the time comes, grandma will ask her to cook more delicious food for you." ”
Ruan Zhiting giggled, and squeezed her eyebrows at her sister Ruan Zhixuan, looking triumphant.
Indeed, going out to a banquet is not a loose thing. People like them, basically every time they go out to a banquet, others are rushing to come over to talk, all kinds of entertainment, greetings, every move can't go wrong, the whole person has to be tense, otherwise they will be laughed at by others, saying that the daughter of the Pingguo Mansion is just so cloudy.
This is not the worst, for three-year-old Ruan Zhiting, the worst thing is that she can't eat properly during the whole banquet, looking at the exquisite and delicious dishes on the table, she can only restrain and restrain herself, eat less and eat less, and stop at a shallow taste, for fear that she will cause some jokes after eating too much.
So Ruan Zhiting really doesn't want to go to any banquet, she would rather play with her grandmother in the Fuyuan Hall, talk, relieve her boredom, and grandma will make her a lot of fun and make people make a lot of delicious food, so she doesn't want to go to any banquet.
Ruan Zhiting thought like this, and she was also very sympathetic to her sister and little aunt.
I heard that the little aunt is also going this time, and the little aunt is so pitiful.
Over there, Lord Anping Weng had already begun to tell Fang Hanniang about some of the intricate relationships between the families, Fang Hanniang listened carefully, nodding from time to time; There are also many people in the royal family, and their personalities are still a little evasive, and Lord Anping Weng also talked about it, and Fang Hanniang listened very carefully.
At the beginning, Master Anping Weng told Fang Hanniang in stages, and after speaking, let Fang Hanniang repeat it again to strengthen the impression. Lord Anping Weng is ready to make up for Fang Hanniang's omissions again, who knows that Fang Hanniang retold all the background of the relationship between those characters word for word, and even talked about some of his own understanding.
Lord Anping Weng was dumbfounded.
Ruan Zhiting, who was also listening on the side, was also stunned, and muttered, "Little aunt, you just listened to it once, but you actually wrote it all down?" ”
Fang Hanniang smiled modestly: "My memory is a little better." ”
Lord Anping Weng smiled with emotion: "It would be good if Ping'er also had a memory like his cousin." He, all day long, devoted himself to the book of war, talking about the book of war, the beginning of the way, as soon as he went to learn some cultural lessons, it was like asking for his life......"
The "Ping'er" in the mouth of the lord of Anping Weng is her eldest son with the prince of Pingguo, known as Ruan Jiping, although he is only ten years old, he has shown extraordinary talent in the military road, and he has the style of a general.
Lord Anping Weng was just looking forward to his son getting better, Fang Hanniang hurriedly said: "Sister-in-law, don't say that." Ping'er is a prodigy who leads soldiers, which is what his uncle once praised...... I've never seen my uncle praise anyone else. ”
What mother doesn't like to hear others praise her son? Fang Hanniang's words made Lord Anping Weng's heart feel very ironed, and she smiled: "Last time, my father praised my cousin, saying that my cousin is very smart. ”
The old lady of Pingguo listened to it happily beside her: "You two, just change your way to praise each other." ”
Lord Anping Weng and Fang Hanniang glanced at each other, and they both smiled.
Master Anping Weng simply told Fang Hanniang everything she knew, and after speaking, she asked Fang Hanniang carefully: "...... Remember? ”
Fang Hanniang smiled slightly: "Thank you, sister-in-law, I already remember almost." After that, she repeated it again and again from beginning to end, and heard the Lord of Anping Weng sigh again and again that if Fang Hanniang was a man, he should be an immortal material.
The old lady of Pingguo looked proud and sighed: "Her mother was an extremely smart person when she was a child, if it weren't for the fact that her body and bones have not been good, she has never been allowed to go out to socialize, and her reputation is not obvious." ”
When it came to Ruan Qingqing, the old lady of Pingguo was a little melancholy. Although he has such a flower-like and intelligent granddaughter under his knees, when it comes to his daughter who died early, the old man is inevitably a little melancholy.
The lord of Anping Weng gave the two little daughters a look, the two daughters knew the opportunity, and they were tired of going up, the big one rubbed the old lady's shoulders and beat her back, and the small one hugged the old lady's thighs and was coquettish and obsessed, and the old lady was happy to smile, kiss this and that, and enjoy the family.
Just as he was talking and laughing, the maid outside came to report, saying that Second Mrs. An had led the fifth young master over.
The old lady of Pingguo was slightly surprised, and she was happy again: "Bai'er is in good health?" Hurry up, please invite the second lady in, don't let Bai'er freeze outside. ”
After a while, Second Lady An led a thin young man who was tightly wrapped into the warm pavilion.
It's so tightly wrapped, from head to toe, tightly wrapped, airtight, hooded scarf and hand warming boots, fully armed.
If Fang Hanniang in this family has seen the least, it is undoubtedly Ruan Chubai, the fifth cousin of the second room.
Ruan Chubai is the old son who was conceived by the second lady of Erfang, and he is also the only sister-in-law in Erfang, but he has always been frail and sickly, and rarely goes out to see people. After Fang Hanniang came to the Pingguo Mansion, Ruan Chubai was sick at the family recognition banquet, so she didn't come. Later, Fang Hanniang took the initiative to go to see Ruan Chubai, seeing that he was really sick and weak, and she had to hold on to her spirit to greet Fang Hanniang, not only Mrs. An was very distressed, but Fang Hanniang also felt guilty, so she never visited the patient again, but whenever she got something good, Fang Hanniang would also think about this sick cousin and ask the maid to send him a copy.
But speaking of which, it was really the first time to see this fifth cousin in the Fuyuan Hall.
"My grandson said hello to my grandmother." A slightly weak voice came from under the rabbit fur scarf, and the thin young man gave the old lady of Pingguo, and the lord of Anping Weng greeted them one by one.
"Oh, Bai'er, it's such a cold day...... If you have this heart, your grandmother will be very happy. The old lady of Pingguo was disgusted, and hurriedly asked Lu Ying to help the fifth young master untie the cloak and hood.
Probably because her son is in better health, and Second Mrs. An is also quite refreshed: "Mother, Bai'er is a filial person, and she has been much better recently, so I thought about coming over to say hello to you." ”
After saying this, Second Mrs. An said to the green warbler again and again: "Hey green warbler, don't untie the scarf for him, one is cold and one is hot, I'm afraid that Bai'er will be uncomfortable again." ”
The green warbler was slightly stunned, but still bent her knees.
Fang Hanniang wanted to say, don't cover up her cousin, but seeing that Second Mrs. An was so tightly protected, she hesitated a little, but when she caught a glimpse of the fine and dense sweat on Ruan Chubai's head, Fang Hanniang thought about it, and still said to Second Mrs. An: "Second aunt, I see that my cousin's head is already sweating, and this rabbit fur scarf is very heavy - the brazier in the warm pavilion is burning very strong, and it won't freeze my cousin, so why don't I ask my cousin how he feels?" ”
"That's right, Han'er is right." The old lady of Pingguo nodded and looked at Ruan Chubai with concern, "What does Bai'er think?" ”