Saying that Cao Cao Cao arrived, the old lady snorted angrily and complained a few words, and heard the ceremonial officer outside singing loudly: "Qiwang's Mansion is here." ”

The ladies of the Shen family at the banquet didn't know about this, so they all glanced at Leng Qinghuan in surprise, and then raised their faces to look out.

Leng Qinglang was picky about the birthday gift prepared by the housekeeper for the Earl's Palace, so she arrived behind the old lady and his party, she was dressed in a full costume, came in from outside the door in a domineering manner, slowly swept the old lady on the main seat, and blessed her body: "I wish the old lady a long and boundless life." ”

When the old lady heard that someone from the Qiwang Mansion was coming, she hurriedly got up and took the female relatives around her to come forward to salute. After all, although King Qi is a junior, he is the prince of the dynasty, and he is much more noble than the Earl's Mansion. If he had come to pay his respects in person, it would have been the glory of the Earl's Court.

But when she saw Leng Qinglang at a glance, the old lady couldn't help but be stunned. The housekeeper stepped forward and whispered Leng Qinglang's identity under her ear.

The old lady's face stiffened: "It turned out that the side concubine Niangniang came in person, and she was disappointed." ”

Leng Qinglang thought to herself that she was the daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion and the side concubine of the Qiwang Mansion, and she didn't look at this Earl's Mansion, she just liked this kind of opportunity to show up as the hostess of the Qiwang Mansion. She raised her chin and spoke in a somewhat loud voice: "Lord Qi has official business today, so I specially asked me to congratulate the old lady on her birthday." ”

The old lady laughed with her, but there was no smile on the bottom of her eyebrows: "Thank you Lord Qi for your concern." Please invite the side concubine to eat tea. ”

Because Leng Qinglang spoke loudly, some of the female guests behind the screen whispered.

"It turns out that this is the second lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion, I heard that the prince of Qi has a soft spot for her, and twice refused the queen mother's marriage. It's really a favor. You look at this kind of show-up thing, King Qi didn't let the concubine come forward, but let her come to a concubine's room, it can be seen that the rumors are true, the prince of Qi has made up his mind to retire, and the concubine will promote her. ”

"The eldest lady is also a fierce personality, and she almost killed herself with scissors in the sedan chair. Just over easy to break, what man likes such a strong woman? You see that the second lady of the Leng family is bright and beautiful, charming, and has the support of Shangshufu behind her, so it is strange that the eldest lady can be her opponent. ”

"But no, have you forgotten the powerful methods of the Jin clan of the Shangshu Mansion? If it weren't for the Queen Mother, the eldest lady and daughter would be afraid that there would be no bones left. These two young ladies are familiar with it, can they be simple characters? It was only a matter of time before this concubine was abandoned. ”

The ladies of the Shen family at this table were a little embarrassed, pretending to chat in a low voice, and did not hear their discussions.

Leng Qinghuan sat upright with this group of long-tongued women on his back, his head lowered. The old lady glanced at her and stood up: "I've eaten too much tea, accompany me to clean my hands." ”

Leng Qinghuan stepped forward to support her, and went to the back hall under the guidance of his subordinates, escaping from this embarrassing situation.

As soon as the front foot left, Leng Qinglang turned the screen and entered the inner room under the guidance of the housekeeper's mother-in-law.

The discussion inside suddenly stopped, and the ladies looked at her quietly, their eyes like a ruler, measuring in secret.

Leng Qinglang enjoyed this kind of glory in the limelight, holding his chin high, his eyes slowly scanning around, with gold and pride.

Regarding the seat arrangement, the house has already discussed, the chief is the table where the old lady sits, and almost all of the high-ranking elders in the house are set up in the banquet, and ten seats are set, which was originally reserved for the seat of the Qiwang Mansion, and Leng Qinghuan sits.

The mother-in-law was slightly embarrassed, so she arranged Leng Qinglang on the adjacent second seat, and the ladies in the other rooms of the Shen family and several titled ladies sat at this table.

Leng Qinglang was suddenly unhappy, squinting at Mrs. Shen on the chairman, and secretly thinking to herself, although she was an elder, she was only the wife of the Guogong Mansion, a head shorter than the dignified Qiwang Mansion, although she was a side concubine, she was enough to be on an equal footing with her.

With a sneer on the corner of her lips, she asked her mother-in-law, "Are you sure I want to sit here?" ”

The mother-in-law was a little embarrassed for a while. But whenever there is a happy event in the house, there are many people, and there is always a place where it is not well taken care of, and generally no one will grasp the slightest little thing to pick up, which makes the lord's heart unhappy. I arranged her in the same seat with several serious Mrs. Decrees, which was already a promotion, and the feelings of this side concubine were not satisfied.

She smiled carefully: "Don't you want to talk to a few ladies in the Guogong Mansion?" ”

Leng Qinglang raised his hand and pointed to the seat where Leng Qinghuan had sat next to Mrs. Shen: "If you are familiar, the seat next to your aunt is more suitable." ”

The mother-in-law paid attention to Leng Qinghuan early in the morning, and she didn't know what her identity was, but since she came with the old lady, her identity must be unusual, after all, how could the old lady not know the severity. So he said embarrassedly: "There is already someone on this son." ”

"It's too late to dare to love." Leng Qinglang dusted his sleeves arrogantly: "So I can only sit in the back corner of the Qiwang Mansion." ”

This was a bit mean, and many of the ladies in the inner hall all raised their faces to look at her, their eyes flashing, and their thoughts were different.

Obedient and obedient, Mrs. Shen immediately understood that this Leng Qinglang was competing with herself.

Leng Qinghuan has been in and out of the Guogong Mansion in the past few days, and she is polite and polite, and she is humble and obedient, she looks at Leng Qinglang in her heart, and she looks at Leng Qinglang even more unpleasantly. I couldn't help but snort coldly in my heart, but the smile on my face was very earnest.

"The few people at this table are a few old ladies who are familiar to your aunt, sitting together and talking. If you like this seat, the two of us will change it, and you will be next to your grandmother, so that you can wait. ”

Let your parents change seats with you, everyone knows that it is not appropriate. But Leng Qinglang heard that the old lady was also here, and this was a good time to step up her efforts, so she only politely conceded a few words, and when she mentioned the skirt, she really wanted to sit.

The old lady and Leng Qinghuan came back with clean hands and stood aside to watch the play properly. Seeing that Leng Qinglang really didn't distinguish between young and old, he couldn't help but say unhappily: "It seems more inappropriate to let her sit on an equal footing with Qinghuan girl, right?" ”

Leng Qinglang raised his face, and saw Leng Qinghuan, his face froze instantly, and he stood up awkwardly, with a smile on his face: "Grandmother, why is my sister also here?" ”

The old lady walked directly to his seat and sat down: "Naturally, on behalf of the Qiwang Mansion, I came to congratulate her aunt on her birthday." ”

Leng Qinglang suddenly couldn't get off the stage: "Why didn't you hear my sister mention it?" ”

Leng Qinghuan said coldly: "The prince didn't tell me that I need to report to my sister when I go out." ”

Leng Qinglang choked: "But you should always say something to the prince, right?" ”

The old lady asked Leng Qinghuan in a deep voice: "Didn't you tell Qi'er that you were coming to the Earl's Palace?" No wonder he was so confused, he even sent a side concubine to congratulate him on his birthday. ”

Leng Qinghuan knew that this old lady was thoughtful for her grandson: "I have sent a girl back to inform her, it may be a mistake." ”

The old lady said "um": "It's okay if you're here, it's lively, sit down, it's about to start." ”

As soon as the fuss came out like this, Leng Qinglang was embarrassed to lick his face and sit on the chief, took two steps back, returned to the second seat and sat down hatefully. I just felt that many eyes were looking at me, and the taste had clearly changed, with a sense of sarcasm. I was even more annoyed with Leng Qinghuan in my heart, and I even held back tears in my eyes.

And Leng Qinghuan is no better, and the most important thing in the women's pile is gossip. Her act of committing suicide on the day of her wedding was once again stirred up, and she quietly commented and pointed out.

Fortunately, the guests were almost there, the old lady sat down, and the feast began.

All kinds of delicacies and delicacies, agar and jade liquid fish poured in, and the male guests in the outer courtyard were staggered, or coaxed to persuade wine, and suddenly it became noisy. The inner room was full of female dependents, chattering, and the atmosphere was lively.

The old lady knew that Princess Qi also followed the old lady to the Earl's Mansion today, and the unhappiness of Shicai suddenly disappeared, and she praised Leng Qinghuan again and again.

When the wine was half-drunk, suddenly something happened outside, and Qi Qi exclaimed, and then someone shouted in a panic: "Go and ask for a doctor!" ”

The ladies stopped the chopsticks in their hands and turned their faces to look out through the screen. The old lady was shocked and ordered her mother-in-law: "Hurry up and go out and ask what happened." ”

The mother-in-law went out in response, and after a while, she came back in a panic, and lowered her voice beside the old lady: "It seems that there is an accident at the VIP table of the prince of Qi, and several guests are unwell, Yan Yushi suddenly fainted, I don't know what the specific situation is, the uncle has ordered someone to ask the doctor in the house." ”