Chapter 901: Cold Welcome
The person who came was a noble lady who looked thirty or forty years old, wearing a rather plain dress, a light gray-blue fur-inlaid gown, a light green lotus-colored horse-faced skirt, and white jade jewelry on her head.
She held the maid's hand and walked towards everyone, her pace was unhurried, but she was very temperamental. It's just that the shallow smile on her face always gives people a cold feeling. It wasn't so much that she was smiling, but that it was just a mask.
Xie Mulin guessed the identity of this beautiful woman in his heart, and secretly said that this is the legendary Mrs. Xu?
When the beautiful woman got closer to them, Wen's, Mrs. Tuesday, Miss Thursday, Wan Jia's mother and daughter, and other officials and relatives who were present saluted and greeted her. Sure enough, as Xie Mulin expected, this is Mrs. Xu, the side concubine of the late former Yan Wang's son who is said to be very close to the mother and daughter of the Zhou family.
In such a miserable situation for her husband, she and her daughter lost all their titles, identities, and titles, and could only rely on the late Concubine Yan to live, but she could still raise such a graceful bearing, and she was no worse than the other officials and relatives present, and even the gorgeous dress of the Thursday girl was not as exquisite as her plain dress. It seems that Mrs. Xu's living standard has not been affected after the death of Princess Yan, and she still enjoys wealth and honor. Yan Wang and his wife treated her quite politely, but her attitude towards Yan Wang and his wife is probably not easy to say.
Xie Mulin and eldest sister Xie Yinghui greeted Mrs. Xu together. Mrs. Xu seemed to accept the visit of the daughters of the families present with grace and kindness, but in fact, she didn't even look at them, only when she looked at the Thursday girl, her eyes were very different, not only amiable, but also praised the Thursday girl very appreciatively, and almost said that the Thursday girl was both talented and beautiful, and the other little girls present couldn't even compare to her toes.
Xie Mulin himself was uncomfortable to hear, let alone others?
The eldest sister, Xie Yinghui, couldn't help but roll her eyes a few times. Even if she breaks with the Cao family, she is a girl who grew up in the Cao family's environment. For the Cao family, the lineage of the former Yan Wang Shizi is just a loser, a poor worm who survives. Xie Yinghui may not even be able to buy the county lords and county lords of the serious palace, so how can she bow her head in front of Mrs. Xu? Now that the other party has not provoked her, she can still maintain everyone's beautiful bearing and not be knowledgeable like others.
The Wanjia sisters even stretched their faces, and they slandered in their hearts for a long time. Their mother, Mrs. Wan, has never been accustomed to being a concubine, no matter how much Mrs. Xu's shelf is placed, in her opinion, it is still a side room, the main room has been martyred, and the side room even has a face to live, and now she even puts a noble lady in front of the serious court decree, what a big face!
Mrs. Wan was unhappy, so she didn't want to endure it anymore. She turned her head to look at the lady of the envoy, and asked with a smile, "Hasn't the governor's wife arrived yet?" Looks like it's just their house, right? ”
According to the Inspector's wife, she has always been a troublemaker, glanced at her, smiled and whispered: "The governor's wife should have arrived first, this time it will probably be at the princess's place." "This is the habit of the governor's wife.
Although this small conversation was not fanfare, it can be regarded as destroying the harmonious atmosphere between Mrs. Xu and the mother and daughter of the Zhou family. The smile on Mrs. Xu's face faded by two points, and she raised her eyes to look over. Not to be outdone, Mrs. Wan raised her chin and looked back.
She is serious about the court's edict, and she is afraid that a concubine of the clan who has no official and no lord will not succeed? !
Seeing that Mrs. Xu was about to open her mouth when she stared at Mrs. Wan, Wen suddenly shouted: "The princess, the county lord and the governor's wife are here." Interrupted the impending quarrel between the two.
Everyone's eyes turned to Princess Yan's mother and daughter and the governor's wife who appeared at the corner of the intersection ahead. The tension in front of the garden gate immediately changed greatly, and the others didn't know whether it was intentional or what, they all greeted Princess Yan and the others with great enthusiasm, and greeted them with a smile, and Wen also joked with the governor's wife, and praised the governor's daughter who was accompanying him a little. Princess Yan also took the opportunity to see the Xie family sisters, especially glanced at Xie Mulin a few more times, and nodded with a smile crooked in her eyebrows.
Mrs. Xu stood still, and did not intend to come forward to greet Princess Yan. The mother and daughter of the Zhou family originally talked to her just right, and it was not good to leave her to meet Princess Yan at this time, but it was a little embarrassing.
When the governor's wife saw the mother and daughter of the Zhou family here, she asked in surprise: "Why is Mrs. Tuesday here?" But Mr. Zhou's health is getting better? It was only when someone talked to them that it made their mother and daughter even more embarrassed. On Tuesday, Mrs. could only vaguely say that her father-in-law's condition was stable and had not changed, but she couldn't explain why she took her daughter to the tea party in Yanwang's Mansion at such a time, instead of staying at home to serve the sick, so she had to say something else.
The host and guests have arrived, and naturally everyone will no longer stay in the open space in front of the garden gate. Princess Yan complained that the male and female stewards of the palace did not entertain the guests well, so she led everyone into the garden gate and went to the venue of today's tea party.
The governor's wife, Wen Shi, and the envoy's wife followed behind Princess Yan and answered her questions about homely topics, and the Xie Mulin sisters also accompanied them, and became the companions of Zhu Pei, the daughter of King Yan, the lord of Yongping, and whispered about the time when their brothers and sisters arrived in Beiping, the feeling of taking a boat on the road, and their perception of Beiping City. Mrs. Xu was conceited, but she was unwilling to get close to Princess Yan, so she could only follow behind the first group with some grievances. Mrs. Tuesday felt that she was the daughter of the political envoy and was qualified to come to the front, but she could not leave Mrs. Xu, so she could only continue to be by her side, but she motioned to her daughter Thursday to come forward and talk to the county lord of Yongping.
As for Mrs. Wan's mother and daughter and the rest of the officials, they can only be left last as the third group. Mrs. Wan thought that her family was the head of the Houmen Mansion, and she was unhappy, but she would not complain about the Wen family and others, but she secretly hated Mrs. Xu and the mother and daughter of the Zhou family for blocking the way, so that their mother and daughter could not catch up and get close to Princess Yan and her party.
Sister Xie Mulin chatted with the county lord of Yongping, but it was a good chat. The county lord looked like a proud, pretty little girl, who didn't like to laugh much, and her face was a little cold. But if you don't have much fear in your heart, just answer the other party's inquiries with a bland attitude, and talk about family life, you will find that her attitude is not arrogant, but I am afraid that she is much kinder than the Wan family sisters and the Zhou family sisters.
When she asked, Xie Mulin basically answered truthfully, and from time to time she also brought her eldest sister Xie Yinghui to participate in the conversation. Xie Yinghui is also a person who is used to seeing the county lord and the county lord, and after the trial, she found that the county lord of Yongping still remembered seeing her when she was a child, and she did not have any prejudice because her biological mother was Cao Shuqing, who had a bad reputation, and her tone of voice also eased. The three little girls talked and laughed, and when everyone arrived at the plum blossom forest where the tea party venue was located, they were already good friends.
The county lord of Yongping showed a cheerful smile on his face, and warmly invited the Xie family sisters to sit with him. As for the Thursday girl who came up several times to talk to her, she was quite cold and didn't like to talk to her at all. Although the Thursday girl was a graceful and dignified lady, under such a cold reception, her demeanor could not be graceful, and she could only stand in the middle of the banquet awkwardly, not knowing where she should sit.