Chapter 250: Provincial Relatives
On the fifteenth day of the lunar month, Wei Yujue took his son Qiao Shutong and seven or eight servant women into the Zhiyong Mansion.
The person sent by the Wei family to pick up the guide came to report a day in advance, saying that the eldest aunt and grandmother would enter Beijing on the second day.
Therefore, Wei Zongyong and his wife and Wei Aluan have been waiting for a long time.
At two o'clock, the little maid on the second door came in and reported: "Auntie, grandmother and brother have already gotten off in front of the door." ”
Wei Zongyong and the others hurriedly got up to greet them, and Wei Changan and other juniors naturally followed.
When he arrived at the Yimen, Wei Yining saw a middle-aged lady surrounded by everyone, with a moderate figure and a graceful bearing.
Dressed up is not rich enough, more than elegant, and it makes people forget the vulgar.
There is a young man next to him, with elegant manners and a bright appearance, just standing there is very eye-catching, if you just look at the appearance, you can really compare with Yan Kentang, but I don't know what the academic character is.
No need to ask, this must be Wei Yujue's son Qiao Shutong.
When everyone met, it was naturally a good greeting, although it was too late to introduce them one by one, but they couldn't greet each other.
Especially Wei Aluan, although the two sisters were not born to the same mother, they have been in love since childhood, not to mention that Wei Aluan has not entered Beijing for six or seven years before, and the sisters have not seen each other for nearly ten years.
It was easy to have a vacancy, and Bao hurriedly gave way: "The eldest sister and nephew have been tired all the way, so come to the house to rest." ”
Wei Yujue smiled: "It's okay now, it is estimated that a night rest is the time to be tired." I was worried about my mother, and I didn't come back for several years, so I hurried to the old lady's house to meet her. ”
Wei Aluan took over and said: "Mother also talks about my sister every day, and I urged Ruyi to comb her hair and dress her before dawn this morning!" ”
Saying that, Bao and Wei Aluan took one of Wei Yujue's hands, and everyone followed and came to Mrs. Zhu's side together.
Wei Yining lagged behind, looking at the Qiao family's servants, although there were not many of them, they all behaved decently, and their momentum was different from ordinary people.
It can be seen that the style of the Funan Wang family is very clean, which is not comparable to ordinary people.
Wei Yujue is the eldest daughter of the Wei family, and her mother Yan is the original partner of her husband Wei Xun, but unfortunately she died less than five years after passing the door, leaving only Wei Yujue with blood.
Mrs. Zhu continued to go to the Zhiyong Mansion and loved Wei Yujue, so Wei Yujue has always regarded her as her biological mother.
Although he married far away to the south and couldn't come back every year, he would send people to the capital to escort him several times a year, with food and clothing, just to fulfill his filial piety.
The Qiao family has great influence in the south, but they have always been cautious and cautious, and they have a very high reputation in the court, and they are also very relied on by the emperor.
Although Wei Aluan's husband Qiao Cunyuan is the second son of King Funan, he is shrewd and capable, and he is the right-hand man of the prince.
And his brother has been weak since he was a child, and he often has to rest in bed, so he is mostly the assistant in foreign affairs.
Although the king of Funan is over the age of old, he is in good spirits and strong in body, and he does not look old.
This is also truly enviable.
Everyone came to the upper room where Mrs. Zhu lived, and the old lady had already ordered someone to re-serve tea, and brought up a few fruits that Wei Yujue loved to eat and that were not often available in the south.
Wei Yujue greeted Mrs. Zhu when she entered the door, and Qiao Shutong, who was following her, knelt down respectfully and kowtowed uprightly.
"Hurry up and mix it up!" Mrs. Zhu hurriedly asked someone to help Qiao Shutong up, and said, "It's only been a few years, and this kid has grown so tall. The last time I came back, I was a child, but now I'm an adult! ”
He also introduced several children of the Wei family to Wei Yujue's mother and son one by one, and the two sides met one by one.
Teenage children change the most, sometimes after a few months of not seeing each other, there will be a lot of changes, let alone three or four years.
Wei Yujue looked at the children of the Wei family, Wei Changan was thin and tall, and at first glance he was white, but his shoulders were a little sloppy, and his eyes were shining like flowing water, which seemed to be not strong.
Wei Yimi's face is charming, her posture is slender, and there is a hint of arrogance between her eyebrows, not that she deliberately pretended, but that she was born like this.
"Yi Mi has been hired to the eldest son of the Feng family," Mrs. Zhu said, "I have decided to pass in March next year." ”
Wei Yujue didn't know about this matter yet, the family affairs of the Feng family were indeed a bit hasty, and she was halfway through when it was decided, so she didn't know.
"In this way, it's really a good family affair," Wei Yujue said with a smile: "The children of the Feng family should be three or four years older than Yi Mi, right?" ”
"My sister is right," Bao said with a smile: "I came back this time just to catch up with Mi'er's marriage, so I simply stayed here for a few more months and sent her out." ”
Wei Yujue naturally didn't shirk and said: "Of course I have to stay for such a big happy event, and I have to prepare a big gift when the time comes." ”
Look at the two sisters of Wei Yi and Wei Yijia, they are delicate and charming, more than charming, and not dignified.
This appearance is also outstanding in small households, but it seems inferior among the young ladies.
But this is just thinking so in my heart, and I naturally want to praise it.
Wei Yujue has almost no impression of Wei Yining, and has only met a few times when she is one year old.
Now I just think that she looks very pleasing to the eye, quiet and generous, not fighting, not grabbing, not humble or arrogant, and she exudes a sense of dignity from her bones.
I couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "When Yining was one year old, I happened to go back to Beijing to kiss her, and I only remember that when she was a child, her skin was extremely white, and her eyes were dark and aura. Now that she's a big girl, how can you complain about us being old! ”
Qiao Shutong couldn't help laughing and said: "I see that the fifth sister is a little similar to my mother, and some people believe that it is my own sister." ”
As soon as he said this, everyone couldn't help but pay attention to it, and Mrs. Zhu said: "Really, I originally thought that Yining and her little aunt were a little similar, but now it seems to be more similar to Yujue." ”
Wei Yujue and Wei Aluan have two or three points of similarity in their faces, and if you look at Wei Yining's appearance carefully, they are indeed five points similar to Wei Yujue.
Bao Shi said while pouring tea for everyone in person: "Our family is not enough, speaking of which Shutong is really Zhilan Yushu, there are few people in the capital who can compare with him." ”
Wei Aluan couldn't help but praise: "This kid is really good, compared with him, those few in our family are about to retreat." ”
Wei Yujue shook his head with a smile and said, "Sister, don't be humble, those in your family are all excellent, why don't you see any of them?" ”
Wei Aluan said: "The three eldest ones went to their hometown with his uncle to worship their ancestors, and they should come back in the next two days." The little one had some cold, so I didn't bring it with me. ”
As the crowd was talking, the maid came in and asked for a sign that lunch was ready.
Bao Shi hurriedly said: "Look at my memory, I forgot even to get down to business when I patronized and talked, the eldest sister and nephew Zhou worked hard all the way, and this reception banquet can be delicious." ”
As he spoke, he picked up Mrs. Zhu and beckoned everyone to go to the West Flower Hall for dinner.