Chapter 182: The Stove Meeting
Mengdong is the first day of October.
This day is the busiest and happiest day for the charcoal vendors. People throughout the capital are busy buying charcoal fires, braziers, passing through the dragon, and testing charcoal fire......
After noon, they bathed and changed their clothes, sold wine and bought meat, and waited for the family to get together in the evening to drink freely. At this time, when she returns home, she wants Cui to take the lead, and everything in the kitchen and embroidery room can be done in an orderly manner. As for the time when the brazier is connected to the dragon, every year it is done by the master Gui himself.
On the second day, when it was appropriate to visit relatives and friends, Lord Lu's house in the Imperial History Mansion of the Capital Metropolitan Procuratorate was lively.
In addition to the three aunts, two young masters, and three young ladies in the Lu Mansion, the other ones who are married, except for the eldest lady in the palace, the other two have to come back with their families.
and those who are relatives of the Lu family, as well as the Yun family, the Luo family, and the Tang family in the capital...... All by invitation. Originally, the Huang family was also invited in previous years, but this year, Lord Lu did not invite because of the face of his third daughter and son-in-law.
Dian Cui and sister-in-law Lu Man took a carriage from home to Lu Mansion, and his brother Gui Bonian spontaneously became a groom in front, and the freshly dressed and angry horse in front of him was Gui Zhongqing.
"The third lady is back!" The doorman who greeted the guests in the Lu Mansion immediately quickly greeted Lu Man as soon as he saw Lu Man getting off the carriage, and then someone went to report to the old man and the second young master.
The young masters and young ladies in this mansion are all noble, but when it comes to the most noble, they are naturally the three concubines.
Before the eldest lady entered the palace, she was in charge of the house, and there was everyone's demeanor everywhere, and the aunts and ladies below did not dare to disobey, and now they are noble concubines, and they are even more noble. She has always protected her two younger siblings, and the second son has always been quick and capable, and now he has served in the Imperial Inspectorate, and it is unknown whether he will succeed the Imperial History or go further.
The third lady, who is loved by the eldest lady and the second young master, has a noble and elegant temperament, but unfortunately this year she has lost her luck, and she was in a coma for a few days by the Huang family.
But now, when she was helped out of the sedan chair by her uncle, the smile on her face was more gentle and real than when she was in the house.
"Second brother," Lu Man called with a smile.
"Brother-in-law, sister, you're here." Second Young Master Lu was originally greeting guests in the courtyard of the mansion, but as soon as he heard that his sister was back, he immediately came out to greet him.
After Dian Cui and Gui Zhongqing also met the second son of Lu, they entered the mansion together.
Gui Bonian returned to the Zhongqing brothers, and they followed Lu Ergongzi to the upper courtyard to meet Lord Lu.
The Lu family did not become a housewife, and now the third aunt is in charge, and Lu Man took some cui to see the third aunt.
Luo's backyard is connected to a lake, the lake is less than ten meters apart from each has a water pavilion, this year's three aunts are ingenious, the male and female seats are arranged on the water pavilion, the water pavilion guardrail is placed on the precious golden chrysanthemum / flower, the point of emerald one by one, only feel that in this slightly cool October, this chrysanthemum / flower is very good-looking.
If you want to enter the water pavilion, you naturally have to take a boat, and Diancui carefully escorted her sister-in-law to take a small boat and go up to the water pavilion.
There were already some young women sitting around the water pavilion, and the two aunts of the Lu family naturally hurried to greet each other when they saw Lu Man coming up.
"The third lady is back, the concubine has seen the third miss, this is the homecoming lady, this looks so good, the dough is pinched, and this pair of jade tofu hands are unmatched in the entire capital......"
The third aunt has an ordinary appearance, but she has an eight-sided delicate/long mouth, laughs first when she meets people, and says auspicious and pleasing words.
Lu Man smiled and said, "Third aunt, fourth aunt, has always been good?" ”
"Good, good!" The two aunts smiled.
Lu Ting sat on the side, smiling rather than smiling, her aunt was the second aunt, the most beautiful and favored one. But since my brother is gone, he has been ill, and now he has to live in his own yard all the year round, and it is difficult to see people.
Lu Man pulled Cui to sit down at the table, and although the others exchanged glances with each other, they didn't say anything.
The third lady is a young lady, and the eldest lady takes care of her, who is the first to sit at the head of the table if she doesn't sit at the head of the seat? Besides, no matter who she marries, they don't dare to bully her in front of her.
At this time, some female guests came in one after another, all of them young women. Because the Lu family does not have a housewife, there are not many elderly ladies from the next family, it's not that they look down on the Lu family, it's that those ladies in the main room don't want to deal with these aunts after all, and they want to lose face.
In the end, only the eldest lady of the Luo family could sit at the head of the table with Lu Man.
The eldest lady of the Luo family is the biological mother of Luo Jing Luo's son.
Everyone sat down, Dian Cui looked over carefully, and saw the eldest sister Gui Chu Ying, and next to Gui Chu Ying was naturally Dian Cui's eldest aunt and eldest lady.
She playfully winked at Gui Chuying, but for some reason, Gui Chuying looked away.
"It's good to sit, don't be naughty." Lu Man reprimanded in a low voice.
Diancui's big eyes blinked again, when this sister-in-law was still Sister Manman, she was clearly the same as her. After becoming a sister-in-law, she immediately automatically had the majesty of an eldest sister-in-law like a mother.
"Could this be Miss Gui?" Mrs. Luo looked at Diancui, and her face was quite kind.
"It's my sister-in-law, who hasn't reached the end yet, and she will inevitably be naughty, so please don't blame Mrs. Luo." Lu Man hurriedly said.
"Diancui has seen Mrs. Luo." Diancui was thick-skinned, smiling and greeting, her eyes fell between Mrs. Luo's eyes dignifiedly, and her eyebrows were all gentle smiles, as if she had forgotten Luo Jing's unhappiness when she came to ask for marriage.
Luo thought that she was born in a small door and had never seen a big scene, so it was inevitable that she would be submissive. But I didn't expect her to say hello to herself so generously, and with the liveliness and coquettishness of an idea girl.
No wonder his son had to take her at that time, he was an extremely sweet girl.
"This is not yet enough, it is such a good appearance, if it is opened, it must be even more of a fairy-like figure," a young lady beside Luo's side couldn't help but sigh as she looked at Diancui: "I don't know if the girl has ever been married?" ”
In the past, they were rich and powerless when they returned home, but today is different from the past, the eldest young master who returned home is not only an outstanding person in the country's prison, but also the Lu family's fast son-in-law.
This little girl is the only young lady who has returned home, and her temperament is very good, so it is no wonder that she asked.
"My sister-in-law has a fingertip for marriage," the lady's words were asked by Lu Man, who only lowered his head to eat tea, pretending not to hear, Lu Man replied with a smile.
"Oh, it's already a family affair......" said the lady with regret.
Mrs. Luo's face turned red when she heard this, it turned out that the family had a marriage contract, and the bastard boy in her own family still had to take someone as a concubine, no wonder she was scolded by the old lady.
The women here are chatting softly, but on the other side, they are listening to the cheers of those young men and young men on the water pavilion.
It turned out to be throwing a pot.
is working hard in front, and it is Luo Jing, the eldest son of the Luo family, who is applauded by everyone.
The ladies stopped talking, and in addition to a few ladies, there were also a few bold girls who looked over there.
Dian Cui's eyes skimmed over Luo Jing and went to look for the eldest brother and the second brother, but found Yuan Zhiheng beside the eldest brother, and couldn't help but feel happy in his heart. continued to look, but saw his uncle and cousin, this Lu family is really amazing, not only has good friends with colleagues in the DPRK and China, but also has a good relationship with businessmen. Even the Wu family, who is an imperial merchant but has always been low-key, came to visit.
Luo Jing and several young men were throwing pots, while Yuan Zhiheng was sitting on the other side eating tea. Yun Qing, the son of the Yun family, looked at Yuan Zhiheng, and they wanted to speak and stopped, and there was always a sense of guilt in their hearts.
It's also strange to say, obviously the person who was beaten was himself, why did he feel guilty, Yun Qing Gongzi couldn't help but shake his head self-deprecatingly.
To say that Yuan Zhiheng and Yunqing Gongzi are the two most outstanding among the students in the capital, whether it is literature or martial arts, both of them can do it. They are all such high-spirited people who strive to be the best in their work. Now it is like such a game of throwing pots, but everyone sits indifferently outside the game, only making Na Luo Gongzi out of the limelight, which is really amazing.
Since the turmoil of the meeting, Yuan Zhiheng has changed a lot, in the past, he was not far behind on any occasion where he could compete with others, and the more frustrated he became, the more courageous he became, only making the opponent panic. Now I have learned more calmly.
This may have something to do with the fact that he already has a marriage contract, so he has an extra concern and responsibility.
As for Yunqing Gongzi, Yuan Zhiheng is not on it, and he doesn't have any interest in it.
The men over there cheered for Luo Jing, and the women here also withdrew their gaze.
The ladies who had originally had a stammering heart naturally wanted to praise and envy Mr. Luo's "sassy and heroic posture" in front of Mrs. Luo.
"Luo Gongzi is really both civil and military, this pot is good at pitching, and he is the prisoner of the Guozijian, which is really rare." A lady smiled.
"Wherever the words are, it's all some children's nonsense, I told him not to play, read more books, but he didn't listen," Mrs. Luo smiled from ear to ear, but her mouth was complaining: "It's better to listen to a few masters in the Guozi Prison." ”
"The pitcher has to be a quick hand, and he can also test his intelligence and wit, and Luo Gongzi is indeed rare." Mrs. Guida, who had been sitting upright and smiling, suddenly said.
Dian Cui listened to the words of the eldest aunt, and couldn't help but be a little surprised, the eldest aunt has always been reserved and noble in front of her clan, and she can say these flattering words.
But when Mrs. Luo heard her words, she was still smiling on her face, but this smile did not reach the bottom of her eyes. There are even some yin and yang weird smiles and said:
"What's the use of being smart and witty, I can't bear to have those who are clever, and there are people who are confused and confused for a while."
After saying this, Diancui and her sister-in-law Lu Man looked at each other, hearing this, this aunt seemed to have offended Mrs. Luo?
Lu Man and Diancui didn't know why, but many people at this banquet did. For a while, he was chattering, but his eyes were on the straight seat, but he was a little shaky, his cheeks were red, and his lips were closed, as if he was returning to Chu Ying with forbearance.
Gui Chuying is known as the first talented woman in the capital, and she is a figure as famous as that beautiful dress. has always only been praised by others, but now that he is being pointed at here, he can't help but be so ashamed that he almost faints again.
Seeing this, Diancui immediately stood up, came to her side, and put his hand on her shoulder.
Called out big sister.
Gui Chuying was embarrassed and embarrassed, but now that she was hugged, she was a little moved, and when she raised her head and saw that the person who came was Diancui. Immediately, his eyes were cold, and he didn't know where he got the strength, and he struggled to struggle, and he actually threw Diancui out fiercely!