Chapter Eighty-Five: Entanglement
The matter of Lu's appreciating the banquet is really reasonable on the surface, but it is precisely because it is too reasonable, which makes Zheng Lingyi feel very wrong.
Although Zheng Lingyi muttered in his heart, he really didn't have any reason to refuse, so he picked it up casually, and went to Dongyuan in the moon-white plainclothes on his body.
She took her two younger sisters, Zheng Mianmian and Zheng Changchang, and naturally moved slowly, but she was not the latest to arrive.
Zheng Yingying obviously lived in the East Garden, but after Zheng Lingyi sat down, she still didn't appear.
Zheng Lingyi and Zheng Yangyang have a lot of festivals, and they have also been put on the bright side, and it is inevitable that they will be embarrassed when they meet.
However, Zheng Yangyang is going to marry someone in the end, in the past, she was-for-tat with Zheng Lingyi, that is, to marry a good family, and now that her wish is about to come true, why should she still put on that person's hateful behavior?
Zheng Yangyang picked up her former eldest sister, and said softly but gently: "I don't know what the twelfth sister is busy with." When my sisters are hungry, let's eat some first. ”
Now it's time for dinner, Zheng Lingyi and the others are really a little hungry, Zheng Qiuqiu picked up the chopsticks and sandwiched the largest piece of honey and juice in the plate.
Zheng Lingyi also sandwiched a piece of each for Zheng Changchang and Zheng Mianmian, the color of this meat is like sugar oil, the skin and flesh are distinct, the fat skin is not greasy, the lean meat is not astringent, just looking at it makes me feel delicious.
For the concubine, although this side of meat is not very rare, it can only be eaten on the table, and it is absolutely impossible to eat in daily dishes.
is also a concubine struggling to survive, Zheng Yangyang's thoughts and plans, despicable and helpless, Zheng Lingyi fully understands.
Over the years, although she has suffered a lot of open guns and hidden arrows, she doesn't hate her very much, and now Zheng Yangyang is about to get married, and Zheng Lingyi doesn't want to care about the past, so she said to Zheng Yangyang: "Ninth sister, you can eat too." ”
Seeing that Zheng Lingyi took the initiative to show goodwill, Zheng Yangyang was also quite touched, and said warmly: "Fifteenth sister, you can eat too." ”
Zheng Ling thought that Zheng Changchang ate very well, and she was also a little greedy, so she rolled up her sleeves and prepared to stretch out the chopsticks to clip the square meat.
Zheng Yangyang saw that Zheng Lingyi hesitantly put down the chopsticks, so he looked at her in confusion.
Somehow there are only two pieces of square meat left on the plate, counting Zheng Yingying, this square of meat is one less.
"Fifteenth sister, you can eat. This dish of vegetarian fried stalks is also my favorite, and there are many dishes. ”
Hearing that Zheng Yangyang was so humble, Zheng Lingyi didn't do the polite way of pushing back and forth, and sandwiched a piece of square meat and ate it.
The rest of the square meat, naturally by default, is Zheng Zheng Yingying's, she loves to eat meat, especially this honey, juice square meat.
Unexpectedly, Zheng Qiuqiu had already eaten a piece, but he stretched out his chopsticks to pick up the last piece and took a bite.
"Fourteenth sister!" Zheng Yangyang had a bad premonition, but it was too late to stop it.
Zheng Qiuqiu looked at Zheng Yangyang with puzzled eyes, his cheeks bulging, and his speech was indecent, so he had to cover his mouth with a handkerchief, and said, "Ninth sister, what are you doing?" The twelfth sister must not want to come, so why should she leave it? The square meat will taste greasy when it is cold, so it is better to ask me to eat it early, and it will not disappoint my wife. ”
Her words are not completely unreasonable, Zheng Yangyang is now a little resentful of Zheng Yingying, and she was broken by Zheng Qiuqiu like this, and her face also showed a little unhappiness.
Zheng Chang Chang Min, sensing the change in the atmosphere on the table, quietly glanced at Zheng Lingyi, Zheng Lingyi's face and tone were as usual, just gave her a chopstick of dried chicken fat, and said softly: "Eat more." ”
This honey, the saucer of the meat was empty, Qingshu removed the empty plate, and just walked a few steps outside the door, he heard the voice of Qingmei outside the door.
"My sister-in-law's sister-in-law is a little bad, so it's only a little late, what's wrong? Have all the empty disks been removed? ”
Zheng Yingying asked again, "What is in this plate?" ”
Qingshu replied: "It's honey, juice and meat." ”
Listening to the conversation outside the door, Zheng Yangyang and Zheng Lingyi glanced at each other, and then glanced at Zheng Qiuqiu, she pursed her lips, and didn't take Zheng Yingying seriously.
Zheng Changchang was most afraid of these-for-tat things, so she suddenly put down her chopsticks, and she was so nervous that she couldn't even eat.
Zheng Yingying walked in, Zheng Yangying should have said a few words to ease the atmosphere at this moment, but she and Zheng Yingying also have grievances in the past, plus they live in Dongyuan together, there is a lot of friction on weekdays, Zheng Yingying deliberately arrived late today, it is clear that she does not give Zheng Yangyang face.
These grievances are superimposed, coupled with the stiffness and embarrassment of the atmosphere at this time, how can Zheng Yangyang speak?
Zheng Yingying sat next to Zheng Qiuqiu in order, her face was very ugly.
Zheng Yangyang was deliberately silent, took a vegetable stalk and chewed it slowly.
Zheng Lingyi really can't stand this suffocating atmosphere, just for a piece of meat, why bother?
She couldn't help but say: "Don't blame the twelve sisters, the younger sisters are greedy and greedy, but there are still good dishes, try a bowl of stewed turtles with ginseng whiskers." ”
After that, Zheng Lingyi glanced at Lu Nong, and Lu Nong understood, and put a bowl of turtle soup in front of Zheng Qiuqiu.
The soup is very clear, in addition to the turtle meat, there are also thin ginseng whiskers, red wolfberry, a shallow smell of medicinal food, and it is quite pleasant to smell.
Zheng Qiuqiu saw that Zheng Lingyi was actually not very pleasing to the eye, but now that she heard this, she snorted very arrogantly, as if giving Zheng Lingyi face, pinched the spoon and took a sip.
Lu Nong felt very uncomfortable when she saw her pretentious, and returned to stand behind Zheng Lingyi.
"The younger sisters are young, and it's okay to be greedy, but the older ones don't know how to admonish, and the years have grown to the belly of a dog."
I thought that this matter was over, but I didn't expect Zheng Yingying to still not give up, and what she said was so ugly.
Zheng Yangyang trembled with anger, stood up and pointed at Zheng Yingying and said: "You, you yourself are late, and your speech is so sour and rude, I don't know which vulgar woman you learned it from!" ”
The two of them are on the tip of the needle, and I am afraid that today's things will not end well.
"I'm rude? Sister Nine is a concubine like me, is it possible that she still thinks that she will be a little more noble than me? What's the use of eating a sour book on a shelf? The name is not someone else's? ”
Zheng Yingying really didn't have any scheming, and poking this matter out in front of so many people wouldn't slap Lu Shi in the mouth.
But right now, no one understands what she said except Zheng Lingyi and Zheng Yangyang.
Zheng Lingyi was subconsciously startled, and hurriedly suppressed his surprised look and made a confused look.
Zheng Yangyang saw that the face of Qingmei behind Zheng Yingying changed slightly, and understood that Zheng Yingying was looking for guilt on the pole by herself, so she laughed angrily, sat down lightly again, and said to her: "I don't quarrel with your crazy hooves." ”
Zheng Yingying didn't realize that she was speechless, thinking that Zheng Yangyang was too lazy to quarrel with her because she had a good family, so she said jealously and ruthlessly: "Hmph, the duck of the Wang family, now that he hasn't even plucked out his hair, do you think you must be able to eat it?" Isn't Sister Nine the most knowledgeable person in our sisters' pile? I don't know how to write the word reserved? ”
"You!" was slandered for the innocence of her style, and asked Zheng Yangyang how to endure it anymore, she also lost her restraint, pointed at Zheng Yingying and said: "You are not young, if you can't get married, I'm afraid that in the future, I will only see a foreign man, and I will have a spring love, and I can't restrain myself!" ”
Although her words were exaggerated, they also poked Zheng Yingying's sadness.
Zheng Yingying is not beautiful enough, and she can't be used in front of the Lu family, and she is already uneasy about her marriage.
Hearing the rumors of Zheng Yangyang and the Wang family these days, she is indeed very jealous.
Hearing Zheng Yangyang's words, Zheng Yingying also lost her mind, the more they spoke, the more ugly they became, and Zheng Lingyi couldn't listen to it anymore.
Qingmei and Qingshu are close, and they are maidservants, seeing that the sisters are arguing more and more outrageously, but they have no intention of stopping it.
Zheng Lingyi was about to say something, when she suddenly saw Zheng Yingying throwing a cup of eight-treasure meatballs at Zheng Yangyang's hand, and she was shocked and hurriedly escorted Zheng Changchang to retreat.
Zheng Yangyang hurriedly retreated, but because there was a chair behind her, she still couldn't dodge, and hit her shoulder, and the soup was sprinkled with water, and a vegetable leaf was still stuck to the silver incense ball on her waist, which was really embarrassing.
It was so unbelievable that Zheng Lingyi just wanted to say, 'Is it possible to make a fuss so that Yin Niang knows and sue Mrs.'s?' ’
But seeing Qingshu and Qingmei present, Zheng Lingyi didn't dare to be too eye-catching, so he had to protect Zheng Changchang and shrink in the corner, seeing the vegetables and meat flying on the table, so he was not embarrassed.
"Ah, golden soufflé!" The dessert that Zheng Changchang had coveted for a long time fell to the ground like this, and she couldn't help but whisper in a complaining voice.
Such a noise naturally provoked Yin Niang, and led several sisters to Anheju together.
Lu Shi asked to understand, knowing that the other four sisters were only affected, and they were also scared, so they asked Zheng Lingyi and them to leave first, leaving Zheng Yangyang and Zheng Yingying, probably to blame.
Several people went back to Xiyuan together, and Lu Nong helped Zheng Changchang with his hand, and took the door with him.
I went to see Aunt Jiang first, and then Lu Nong returned to the side pavilion with the two sisters, and said, "I look at Mrs. Quite angry." ”
"Angry?" Zheng Lingyi asked rhetorically, laughed mockingly, and said, "I look at Madame very happy, everything is as she wishes." ”
Zheng Changchang was sitting on the soft floor and taking off her embroidered shoes, and she looked up at Zheng Lingyi in surprise when she heard this.
She has been growing taller recently, and this embroidered shoe was newly made a few months ago, but there is no suitable clothes to match, so she has not worn it, and she wears it again today, but she feels a little small.
"Why did my sister say that?" Lu Nong took a pair of slippers and squatted down to put them on for Zheng Changchang.
"The dishes on our house, such as honey, sauce meat, crab roe and lion's head, are all made according to the head, and there will only be one or two more servings, how can there be less?"
Zheng Lingyi casually clicked a few words, and Lu Nong suddenly realized.
"My sister is right, in fact, the slave also thinks it is strange. In the past, the honey and juice side meat were all served in a small cup, one for each person, and it would never be like today, not only blatantly one less, but also placed in the dish, and the result was that the fourteenth sister ate one more. ”
Lu Nong said and said, and he was also very emotional, and Lu's little tricks made the sisters fight each other like mad dogs.