Chapter Ninety-Four: Unreasonable and Forceful Gifts
Qiao Luo replied to Zheng Lingyi's words, and then entered the side pavilion to hide the field deed, and then walked out again.
Everyone's words have changed, and they are talking about Zheng Yangyang.
Zheng Lingyi was still holding half a piece of sesame plate cake in her hand, but she listened attentively, thinking that she also cared about whether she was doing well.
"Aunt Cai can often get letters and help from the ninth sister, and the Wang family seems to have specially allocated a little maid to the ninth sister, and she will come almost once every month and a half."
Aunt Wan alone has bumped into her twice.
The maid still came in after Anheju generously, and Aunt Cai invited her when she met Aunt Wan, and the two also tasted the pastries sent by the ninth sister together.
Aunt Ai and Aunt Cai are in Xiyuan together, and the relationship should have been good.
But because of the farce between Zheng Yingying and Zheng Yangyang, the two mothers couldn't get off the stage, and they always felt awkward when they met and talked.
Aunt Cai was afraid that she would suspect that she was showing off, showing that her daughter was decent in her husband's family, so she didn't invite her.
Among the things sent by the ninth sister, Aunt Wan remembered that there seemed to be two cups of tonic soup, and Aunt Cai asked Qiaoran to take them to the stove to warm them.
Before the tonic soup was taken away, Aunt Cai lifted the lid and took a look, the aroma of the tonic soup leaked slightly, and she could vaguely identify the abundance of ingredients and medicinal materials used in it, and it would cost a lot of money.
"In this way, the ninth sister is really married to the right family." Aunt Jiang said, not the slightest bit jealous, but just glanced at Zheng Lingyi with a very expectant gaze.
Zheng Lingyi naturally knows what she is looking forward to, and her greatest wish is that she hopes that her children can live a stable and happy life.
"Ninth sister, if you marry well, I also feel that there is more hope for the future." Aunt Wan and Aunt Jiang are thinking the same thing at the moment, talking and talking, but somehow, the two of them wiped their tears.
A few sisters and maidservants hurriedly persuaded them, saying witty things and making them laugh.
When Qiao Zhu came, she saw that the people around the table were all weird-looking, and she really couldn't react.
Her arrival also made the people in the room nervous, but Lu Nong broke the deadlock and said, "Sister Qiaozhu, do you have anything to order?" β
"The tenth brother's birthday has never been called a big deal, today I passed on the meaning of the grandfather of the country, and invited a few sisters to go to Anheju for dinner together, which is considered to be a birthday." Qiao Zhu also knew that her identity was embarrassing, and left after speaking.
Qiao Luo went to cover the door, and Aunt Wan wondered: "Brother Ten'er's birthday has always been an Anheju family dinner, why did you call our sister today?" β
The birthday banquet is naturally the protagonist of the birthday person, how can Zheng Rongshang's body be supported? It's only halfway through the table, so the people who have passed the birthday will rest first, right?
Therefore, Lu Shi simply didn't do much of it, and only held one table in Anhe Ju every year, which was a birthday banquet and a family banquet.
Lu Nong took out a small wooden comb from the house, combed Zheng Changchang's hair, and said with a smile: "Fortunately, the sisters are not lazy, please don't invite them to eat, the rites are prepared early." β
Hearing this, Zheng Mianmian suddenly screamed strangely, startling everyone.
She twisted her faint eyebrows again, and said to Zheng Lingyi's sisters: "When did the sisters prepare the ceremony, and they didn't call me along?" β
Zheng Changchang has always been not good at dealing with this kind of confrontation, even if she occupies Li'er, she is easily nervous and can't say a word, so she can only look at Zheng Lingyi as if asking for help.
Zheng Lingyi glanced at Zheng Mianmian, and then looked at the embarrassed gaze of Aunt Wan, and smiled very naturally: "Sister forgot? Didn't you ask me what I was doing when I was sewing that velvet pad earlier? What did I say to you? β
Zheng Mianmian frowned slightly, as if she had a slight impression, but she couldn't remember it clearly, so she said a little scoundrelly: "How can there be such a thing?" Sister, don't talk nonsense. β
"Your fifteenth sister has always been a person who has a lot to say, I don't think you should talk nonsense!"
Aunt Wan was also very helpless about her daughter's lazy nature, and she was even more unhappy when she saw that she was going to plant the mistake on others.
Zheng Mianmian felt uncomfortable when she saw that Aunt Wan was not helping her relatives, and looked at Zheng Changchang snuggling Zheng Lingyi tightly, and the two sisters seemed to be unable to insert a needle, and they felt like they were being excluded.
I thought that Zheng Mianmian's silence was a sign of knowing her mistakes, but I didn't expect that after she was silent for a while, she actually lay on the table and cried, which caught everyone off guard.
This man, it's better to have more tears.
Whether it is reasonable or not, as long as she cries, it looks like someone else is bullying her, and she forgets that she is the one who is making trouble.
Zheng Changchang was fooled by her tears, and hurriedly said: "Mianmian, don't cry, it's me who is not good, I should drag you to do it together." β
Zheng Mianmian quietly showed a trace of his eyes, seeing that Zheng Lingyi was proudly independent in the outermost circle, and he didn't say anything to consolation, so he howled a few times, and Zheng Lingyi, who was bound to be forced to admit his mistake.
Zheng Lingyi turned around and entered the side pavilion, and Zheng Mianmian's cry was a little higher.
Aunt Wan saw that she was so unreasonable, she was naturally very angry, and she caught a glimpse of a broom in the corner, so she rushed to get it, if it wasn't for Qiaoxiu's stubborn blocking, I was afraid that it would have hit Zheng Mianmian.
"Auntie, what are you doing? It would be bad if it reached the ears of the lady. β
Zheng Lingyi walked out of the house again at some point, holding a pair of very delicate wooden hooks in his hands.
"I discipline the children, where will the lady care." Aunt Wan was angry, and subconsciously said.
Her angry words made everyone in the room look strange and didn't dare to answer.
Aunt Wan gradually came back to her senses, although Zheng Mianmian was born from her belly, but on the surface, she was Lu's child, and she was just a subordinate.
Although it doesn't hurt to teach a few words in private, if it makes a big fuss and asks Lu Shi to make an article, wouldn't it be wronged!
Thinking of this, Aunt Wan let go of her hand and sat down in a daze like a lifeless puppeteer.
Zheng Lingyi asked Qiaoluo to bring a piece of Jinpa, and put the pair of wooden hooks on it, pinched the four corners of the Jinpa, and wrapped the wooden hooks, as if he wanted to give a gift.
Zheng Mianmian seemed a little proud, she was not stupid, seeing this posture, she naturally knew that this was the gift that Zheng Lingyi prepared for her, and said, "Thank you, sister." Then he will reach out and take it.
Unexpectedly, Zheng Lingyi pressed his palm on Jinpa, his expression was serious and not like a joke, Zheng Mianmian looked at her inexplicably.
Everyone was a little nervous inexplicably, and Aunt Jiang didn't understand what Zheng Lingyi wanted to do, so she had to say softly: "Fifteen? β
Zheng Lingyi ignored it, and when she saw that Zheng Mianmian was still looking at her with puffed eyes, she couldn't help frowning, and said solemnly: "Beili'er, this is what you should do." I have done it for you today, for the sake of love, not duty. β
She is also not a good teacher, and after saying this, she withdrew.
Zheng Lingyi didn't look at Zheng Mianmian's expression, then turned to Aunt Wan and said, "Auntie, Mianmian is my sister-in-law, so I will say this, and I hope my aunt won't ......
"No, no, no!" Aunt Wan waved her hand again and again and said, "You are a sister, and it is right to discipline your sister!" It's up to you, and no one else can gossip! I don't know any big truths, but I still understand the meaning of loyalty! β
Hearing Aunt Wan understand so well, Aunt Jiang breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't help but squeeze Aunt Wan's hand.
When Zheng Lingyi reprimanded Zheng Mianmian just now, Aunt Jiang was very worried, for fear that she would fall into disagreement in the future.
It's okay to say it, but Zheng Mianmian still can't put it down, Zheng Changchang coaxed a few more words, and she smiled reluctantly, as if giving Zheng Changchang face.
Zheng Lingyi saw it, and felt a little uncomfortable, but he didn't show it.
Aunt Wan only felt that the atmosphere was a little stiff, so she said: "It's almost time, I'll go and freshen up first." β
She gave herself the stairs down, how could others stop her, and the gossip was sent out.
There were five masters and servants left in the room, and they were speechless for a while, but they all sighed in unison.
It's too difficult to raise a child, although the mother is upright, but the child still grows up unconsciously, and there is no reason to talk about it.
Aunt Jiang doesn't like to gossip very much, and Aunt Wan is talking about it on weekdays, she is listening, so she said: "Okay, Qiaoluo, Lunong, let's take the two sisters to freshen up." Don't dress up too flashy. β
In order to ease the atmosphere, Qiao Luo deliberately joked and said, "Auntie, the jewelry in our makeup box is all piled on the heads of the two sisters, and it is not gorgeous." β
Aunt Jiang smiled very face-savingly, raised her veil, and said with a smile: "Flim-mouthed girl, go quickly." β
Lu Nong and Qiao Luo served together, and their movements were naturally fast, but they had to wait for Zheng Mianmian, but it took a lot of time.
But no matter how time-consuming it was, when it came to Anheju, they were still early, and they were led by the servants to the side hall to sit temporarily, Zheng Yingying and Zheng Qiuqiu were already there.
After a while, Wu Rouxiang, Zheng Yanru, Zheng Yanxian and the three sisters-in-law were late.
As soon as they came, the maidens hurriedly stood up and did not dare to sit down again until they had taken their seats.
"What are you doing here?" Zheng Yanxian glanced at them and asked very unhappily.
Zheng Yanxian asked 'you', so the concubines were waiting for others to answer, so no one answered.
Zheng Yanxian didn't seem to be in much interest today, she only snorted coldly, and didn't say anything nasty.
This is rare, according to Zheng Yanxian's temperament, she is not so enthusiastic, and she will deliberately stay for dinner for Zheng Rongshang's birthday.
And since she is married, and she heard that she has been doing well in the Lu family recently, she thinks about it, but she feels that there is no reason.
"Sixth sister, don't say that, it seems that my father-in-law asked the sisters of the East and West Gardens to come." Wu Rouxiang came out to play a round, but she had the style of a sister-in-law.
When she spoke, she glanced at Zheng Lingyi casually, and very thoughtfully picked up the teacup and handed it to Zheng Rongan.