Chapter 3: The Tea Ceremony
Gu Jiu in front of her smiled sincerely, but Bijiang Lianzhi heard a bit of ridicule from it, her breath was stagnant, and she didn't know how to introduce herself.
Say she's the granddaughter of an old lady?
But she's still far from the level of her relatives!
Gu Jiu saw her embarrassment, and the smile on her face was still kind: "I just got married, and my family still can't recognize it." Girl, don't be weird - I just heard you call me cousin-in-law, could it be the daughter of my aunt's family? β
Who in Beijing didn't know that the only daughter of Mrs. Qin married Zhao Xing, Marquis of Wu'an, and gave birth to four sons in a row, and her wish in life was to have a daughter, and I don't know how many times I went to Huguo Temple for this. When I got to last year, I just got a daughter, and I am still in swaddling clothes and can't walk!
The eldest son saw that he was going to marry a daughter-in-law, but he gave birth to a little daughter, this matter can be joked in Shangjing, Gu Jiu is the bride, but he is also a native of Shangjing, where would he not know this?
When he said this, he gaged her.
After all, Jiang Lianzhi herself said that she Gu Jiu was a bride and was not sensible.
Jiang Lianzhi's face turned red, wrung the handkerchief in her hand, and forced herself to introduce herself: "Cousin-in-law, I'm ......"
It's just that before she finished speaking, she saw the Duchess of Mingguo come out to relieve the siege: "This is your cousin, surnamed Jiang, and her milk name is Lianzhi." β
She looked sickly, and even spoke with a little anger, her expression was very kind, and she smiled warmly: "Although she was not born to your aunt, she is also the most sensible child raised in our house since childhood." β
When Gu Jiu heard this, he only smiled and nodded: "It turned out to be a cousin raised in the house, and she was polite." β
This is her serious mother-in-law, although she hasn't met a few times in her previous life, she is also good to her.
Gu Jiu didn't intend to refute her face, but he couldn't help but sneer in his heart.
Cousin?
Jiang Lianzhi's grandmother is a sister to Mrs. Qin, and the Jiang family is in the middle of the road, she followed her grandmother to live in the Mingguo Mansion for some time. Later, the old lady of the Jiang family died of illness, and she clinged to Mrs. Qin every day, saying that seeing her was like seeing her grandmother, and that admiration made Mrs. Qin's heart soften, so she left her in the house.
Since then, he has lived for ten years.
Because Jiang Lianzhi has a sweet mouth and Mrs. Qin is spoiled, over the years, she has been called Miss Biao up and down.
I don't know if it's because of my preconceived ideas, Jiang Lianzhi now looks at Gu Jiuchong and smiles at herself, and she feels a thick ridicule in her heart.
She gritted her teeth and returned the salute: "It's a gift to my cousin." β
After saying this, he pulled the topic back again: "My cousin-in-law is newly married, and it is not good to have a strict reputation because of a subordinate, don't you say?" β
She looked concerned, but Gu Jiu knew that this was a sweetheart and bitter face, in her previous life, she was not less set by this cousin!
Therefore, Gu Jiu restrained his smile and said, "My cousin is young, and there are sympathies for others, but this is not right." As the saying goes, the state-owned country has family rules, and the subordinates do wrong things, and their elders have their own family rules. We are juniors, and we abide by the rules, and if we interfere with the orders of our elders, isn't it more than that? Cousin, do you think this is the reason? β
Jiang Lianzhi choked on her words, and was angry in her heart, but she refused to admit defeat in the end, because she bit her lip and said: "What my cousin-in-law said makes sense, but the rules at home are important, but they have to be reasonable." This girl is not careful, she is indeed at fault. But in the end, it's because it's the first time I've served you tea, which is understandable. Cousin-in-law, you look like a kind-hearted person, why can't you get along with a little girl? β
When she said this, Jiang Lianzhi was also a little hesitant in her heart, after all, Jinzhu replaced the boiling water, which was instructed by her. If Jinzhu is punished and confesses herself, won't she lose more than she gains? But now that she saw Gu Jiu so sharp-toothed, she also regretted it a little, she knew that she shouldn't be so breathless!
Hearing this, Gu Jiu smiled, and his tone was a little teasing: "I understand what my cousin means, you mean, she just burned her grandmother, it's not a big deal." So please be magnanimous and spare her this time. β
The latter words were said to Old Madam Qin, but the ridicule in those words could not be more obvious.
Jiang Lianzhi instantly pinched the veil, secretly hated in her heart, and explained to Old Madam Qin with grievances on her face: "Grandmother, Lian'er didn't mean this, don't misunderstand." The person that Lian'er respects and feels the most distressed about is you. β
The little girl even showed her loyalty, and Gu Jiu sighed to herself.
Old Madam Qin watched coldly for a while, and only then did she make a final decision in Jiang Lianzhi's grievance: "Okay, it's just a maid, it's worth it for you to quarrel?" β
She winked, and the grandmothers immediately understood, and dragged Jinzhu out with a gagged mouth.
A new tea had already been replaced, and the grandmother on the side said with a warm smile: "Mrs. Shizi, please." β
This is what it means to let her continue to serve tea.
Gu Jiu nodded in response, took the teacup and walked to Old Madam Qin, and saluted: "Granddaughter-in-law greets grandmother, grandmother please drink tea." β
With the matter of Fang Cai, the temperature of the tea this time is right.
Old Madam Qin drank the tea, ordered her mother-in-law to give a reward, and said a few auspicious words before putting the tea cup back on the table.
Gu Jiu swept over Qin Zheng and saw that the other party's expression was gentle, but there was a bit of watching a play in his eyes.
In his previous life, he didn't give himself a head, Gu Jiu would still be disappointed, but in this life, she didn't expect it at all, and even slandered in her heart, this eldest young master is an old god, and if he doesn't put a plate of melon seeds for him to knock, he is really wronged!
After giving tea to the elders present, it was a salute between the peers, and more than a dozen children in the three rooms, no matter how big or small, saw Qin Zheng beside her when they saluted, they were all honestly like quails.
Even Young Master Qin Jiu, the most chaotic demon king in the mansion in his previous life, saluted her in a proper manner: "Give a salute to my sister-in-law." β
The trembling little appearance made Gu Jiu can't help but chuckle, took the prepared red envelope, and handed it to him: "Cousin, please get up." β
Under the high pressure of the iceberg next to him, Young Master Qin Jiu couldn't help but look up at her, secretly grimaced, and quickly returned to normal, taking the red envelope with both hands: "Thank you, sister-in-law." β
Immediately after the ceremony, the children returned to the safety of their mothers, except for one.
That cousin Jiang Lianzhi was not only not afraid of Qin Zheng, but when she greeted Gu Jiu, her eyes hated to be on the other party.
But Qin Zheng didn't notice it, and he didn't move like a mountain.
Gu Jiudu felt a little pain in her eyes, and asked very kindly: "Cousin, but your eyes are uncomfortable?" β
These words finally caused Qin Zheng to look up.
Jiang Lianzhi's face turned red, not only angry but also ashamed, and she bit her lip and said, "Thank you cousin-in-law for your concern, Lian'er is fine." β
And Qin Zheng got up and said, "Grandmother, my grandson still has something to deal with, so I will retire first." β
As soon as he left, Jiang Lianzhi also saluted and said, "Grandmother, Lian'er is a little uncomfortable, so she also retreated first." β
She Sima Zhao's heart, Gu Jiu really saw it, but she just didn't know. She is still too busy to take care of herself, so what does it take care of others to float in the sea of suffering?
What's more, people are happy to do it.
After toasting tea to each other, Old Madam Qin's face was also a little tired, because she waved her hand and said, "Okay, let's stop here todayββ"
Before she finished speaking, she saw that the curtain was opened, and then she saw a delicate woman of medium stature walking in, and apologized with a smile when she entered the door: "The concubine is late, please punish the old lady." β
She looked extremely gorgeous, and the sparkle between her eyebrows and eyes was shrewd: "It's really the maids and women who are in a hurry to get back to the matter, and they didn't go away for a while, and they didn't want to come to this time." It's really a concubine. β
It is the noble concubine of Ming Guogong, Aunt Fang.
She saluted as she spoke, but Old Madam Qin didn't blame her face, she only let her get up, and said angrily: "You also know that you're late, okay, take a seat." β
The woman didn't sit down directly, but just turned around and looked at Gu Jiu and said with a smile: "This is our newlywed Mrs. Shizi, the true sign of birth, and the son of the world are a pair of beautiful people." β
She smiled heartily, Gu Jiu only gave her a shy smile, and lowered her eyes to hide the coldness.