Chapter 983: The Banquet Ends
Mrs. Xu has a new plan in her heart, but now she can't get close to the Yuan family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, and the other party has no intention of reconciling with her.
Xie Mulin saw Mrs. Xu's somewhat angry appearance from a distance, and he was secretly amused in his heart. She doesn't have a good impression of this lady, but the other party didn't come to provoke her today, and she won't go over to find bad luck. Today's host is Yan Wangfu, the guest of honor is the Yuan family's mother-in-law and grandchildren, and the two families have to discuss the marriage between the county lord and Yuan Xie. Whoever deliberately steals the limelight at this time will be hated by the two families, so why bother?
Xie Mulin just leisurely ate the delicacies of the mountains and seas made by the chef of Yanwangfu, listened to the opera performances that he could only understand half of on the stage, and occasionally glanced at his mother and sisters around him to make sure that they were all sitting quietly eating and listening to the opera, and there was no other place to go, and no one came to trouble them, but it was also relaxed and happy.
More than halfway through the feast, Princess Yan invited Mrs. Yuan and Mrs. Yuan to enjoy the scenery in the garden outside, and the three of them left the venue with a team of entourage. Zhu Pei, the county lord of Yanwangfu, stayed to preside over the overall situation and entertain the guests, but she still had a little blush on her face, and others knew the inside story, so they guessed that Princess Yan must have discussed the specific arrangements for marriage with the daughters of the Yuan family, knowing that the county lord was shy.
Mrs. Xu, who was sitting in the corner, got up slowly, and seemed to be planning to walk in the direction where Princess Yan and the Yuan family's daughters left, but immediately a maid stepped forward and respectfully asked her what she needed. She claimed to be going to change her clothes, and the maid led her in the other direction. She took a few steps and suddenly came to her senses, with a dark face indicating that she suddenly no longer had that need, and sat back in her place in a huff. The other two clan ladies around her cautiously wanted to talk to her, but they were frightened back by her fierce glare, and they didn't dare to speak again.
Lord Zhu Pei glanced at her out of the corner of his eye, chuckled, didn't say anything, continued to listen carefully to the play, and occasionally chatted with the governor's wife and others at the adjacent table. One of the governor's daughters would also leave her seat and come up to talk to her for a few words before returning to her place with a smile.
In short, it looks like a peaceful and normal royal banquet.
Princess Yan and the Yuan family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law left for a long time. During the period, Xie Yinghui and Xie Yingrong had the intention of relieving themselves, Xie Mulin simply pulled his little sister Xie Yingfen, and the four sisters went out together, and invited two maids from Yanwangfu to lead the way, and went to the nearest changing place from the venue.
When he sat down again, Xie Mulin caught a glimpse of the eldest sister Xie Yinghui and glanced at the third sister Xie Yingrong with satisfaction, as if she was relieved that she had finally become sensible and had not made a fool of herself in the Yanwang Mansion.
Soon after, Princess Yan and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the Yuan family returned to the banquet. They all had smiles on their faces and seemed to be talking well. Zhu Pei came to her mother, Princess Yan, and didn't know what she said, and the blush on her face suddenly deepened. Later, she also poured wine for the Yuan family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, bowed her head and softly persuaded them to eat a few specially prepared dishes, which were the flavors of Mrs. Yuan and Mrs. Yuan's hometown, which won a lot of praise from the Yuan family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. She blushed and returned to her place.
Although the surrounding guests still looked like they were listening to the play seriously, they had actually exchanged countless glances with each other, and they all knew in their hearts that Yuan Xie seemed to be the guest of honor of the Yan Palace. Although other families have no hope of marrying the Yuan family, they can still make friends! The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the Yuan family seem to be dignified and steady, knowledgeable and courteous, and have an extraordinary bearing, so they should get along very well. Everyone, prepare for the next banquet and strive to win the favor of the Yuan family!
When the sun went down, the banquet in the Yanwang Mansion ended. Princess Yan took her daughter to personally send the Yuan family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law out of the palace Yimen, where they met with Yan Wang, Xiao Rui and Yuan Xie, and then the family sent the Yuan family away. As for the other guests, they had already left their host's house, and the ladies in the garden met up with their fathers and brothers, got into their own carriages, and slowly dispersed back to their houses.
Because the officials in Beiping City all lived in the official residences, and according to the different yamen, they lived on the same street with their colleagues in the same unit. When there are many people and horses, it is easy to be crowded. Wen was very experienced in this, and coincidentally chose to leave behind with the governor's wife and the envoy's wife, and not to squeeze out with others. While waiting to leave, the three ladies took the opportunity to chat for a while, and the girls of the three families also took the opportunity to joke together for a while.
Probably because Xie Yingrong behaved very decently today, she herself is a beautiful little girl of the right age, except for going to Zhou's house to mourn that day, it was the first time she went out to socialize, and it actually made the daughters of the other two families misunderstand that she is also an elegant and dignified girl, and she intends to talk closely. Although after talking, the girls of the two families noticed that Xie Yingrong's temperament was slightly deficient compared to the two eldest sisters, but they didn't think there was any big problem, and they asked her to hang out to play when she was free.
As for her marriage, Wan Long, the object of marriage, is still well-known in Beiping City - then it is not a problem. In fact, Wan Long's evaluation in the circle of Beiping officials has always been good, although from time to time there are ladies who are upset for him, but he has never been frivolous and rude. When others talk about him, they have to sigh at Mrs. Wan's harsh and unkind, the girl who really falls in love with Wanlong is actually not there for the time being. Even if someone has a better impression of him in their hearts, they can't help but feel sour when they meet Xie Yingrong, and they have never had the idea of robbing people's relatives.
On the contrary, more than one girl quietly reminded Xie Yingrong to beware of Mrs. Wan and her two daughters, Miss Wan is just a little arrogant, and she is a little measured in her work, but Miss Wan is young, but she is easy to drill the horns of the bull, and she is arrogant and unforgiving. Don't look at the old man of the Xie family as the top boss of Senate Wan, he is the head of the Houmen Mansion, he thinks very highly of himself, and he never looks at the officials of the poor family. At present, the two families are just neighbors, and when Xie Yingrong marries into the Wanjia family in the future, I am afraid that this mother-in-law and sister-in-law will make trouble. The little girls reminded Xie Yingrong to be careful, don't let the mother and daughter bully!
What Xie Yingrong thinks in her heart, others don't know, but looking at the change in her expression, they also know that her mood may not be very good. When everyone else was almost gone, Wen said goodbye to the other two ladies and took the girls out to board the car, the curtain was lowered, and Xie Yingrong's face immediately darkened.