Biai cattails are busy everywhere, who has a daughter and a daughter, and celebrates Duanyang.

At noon on the day of the Dragon Boat Festival, everyone had a reunion dinner together. The Gao family and his entourage will move away after the Dragon Boat Festival, and this meal naturally has the meaning of farewell.

Still placed in the east wing of the front yard, Tan Yin looked at the old ginkgo tree in the courtyard, and two months had passed in a blink of an eye.

The old lady of the Lu family was still sitting on the top, Mrs. Tan and Mrs. Lu were talking to her, the old lady kept asking them to stay longer, Mrs. Tan smiled and said that she would come to see her often in the future, and invited her to a new place as a guest.

Aunt Chen was still busy beside the old lady, picking up vegetables and pouring wine for a while, as if the old lady couldn't move without her, and interjected from time to time, although Mrs. Lu and Mrs. Tan didn't like it, but in front of the old lady, it was not good to say much. Aunt Yin was still limp and boneless, waiting by Luda's side.

Aunt Chen said with a smile: "I said that my aunt is in such a hurry, don't stay any longer, a few girls finally came to Beijing, Brother Yin'er and Sister Qing have many friends, they are all sons and ladies of high-ranking officials and noble families, and they know a lot of acquaintances." Besides, Sister Qing will be a marquise in the future, and Shuang'er Yu'er will be stained with the light of her brothers and sisters in the future! ”

Aunt Chen saw that Yanya's marriage was not settled before, and she actually hit her with the idea, wanting to plan for her maiden nephew, and also inquired about how many Gao family marries, but was sent away by Mrs. Tan, plus the last time she begged for a handkerchief, she has been feeling a pimple in her heart.

As soon as Mrs. Lu heard this, her face sank and she shouted, "What kind of bastard are you talking about, what kind of sons and daughters do you want to know?" When is Qing'er going to be a Marquise? Is there a place for you to speak? I don't look at my own identity. ”

Everyone, especially a group of people from the Lu family, were stunned when they heard this, in the past, Aunt Chen relied on the old lady's favor and often said some nonsense, Mrs. Lu always looked at her mother-in-law and husband, and never lost her face in front of everyone, this time it was really unprecedented to slap her face in front of everyone.

Aunt Chen's tears rolled several times in her eyes, her lips twitched slightly, and she looked at the old lady with her eyes.

The old lady was not very happy to see Aunt Chen being reprimanded by Mrs. Lu, but she knew that it was really inappropriate for Aunt Chen to speak like this in front of the Gao family, so she said to Aunt Chen: "You can find a place to sit, I don't need you to wait here." He turned his head to Mrs. Tan and smiled: "Shuqin has been so straight since she was a child, she speaks too straight, she is kind-hearted, Aunt Tan don't be angry!" ”

Mrs. Tan hurriedly laughed and said, "How can it!" The old lady has seen the outside, Aunt Chen has been very thoughtful in your house for the past two months. ”

Lu Da glared at Aunt Chen, took the wine handed over by Aunt Yin, and saluted Mrs. Tan, and said, "A few of you have been here for a few months, and I am busy with business and have not been well entertained. Then I moved out, and your sister has been thinking about you, and I will have to come back more in the future. ”

Mrs. Tan and the others in Yanting hurriedly stood up and returned to drink, and said a lot of words of thanks.

Tan Yin looked at the people at the dinner table and kept muttering in her heart.

My aunt has always been withholding Aunt Chen in front of the old lady and her uncle-in-law, and Aunt Chen dares to be so presumptuous on this occasion today, let alone the Lu family's private occasions. My aunt was so angry, firstly, because her mother's family was leaving, and in the end, she couldn't live in peace. The second is that Ah Qing is going to marry into the Marquis's Mansion and anger her. Before this matter was skimmed, Aunt Chen said this, wouldn't it ruin Aqing's reputation.

My aunt has a strong nature and a good face, and she has repeatedly lost her face in front of her mother's family, plus Lu Qing is involved, this is a reversal that touches her, anyway, her mother's family already knows her situation, and she is not afraid of losing face.

I remembered that my parents once said that most rich and noble families have wives and concubines, but noble concubines and good concubines are a big trouble for the main mother. The beautiful and moving Aunt Yin is certainly favored, but she comes from a humble background and has no mother's help, no matter how powerful she is, she can't turn the sky upside down.

But Aunt Chen is both a noble concubine and a good concubine, her mother-in-law regards her as a daughter, and she is her husband's cousin, her mother's family is her husband's uncle's family, plus she has a marriage contract and plans to be a wife, her mentality and thoughts are different, this looks at Mrs. Lu and thinks that this position is mine, and her psychology is slippery, can she speak well!

Mrs. Lu wanted to take care of her, and the old lady's unfilial hat was buttoned down, and the reputation of this official lady was also affected. Luda and Aunt Chen grew up since childhood, and they have been their future wife and cousin for many years, and their mother is always nagging, so they naturally take a lot of care of Aunt Chen.

Mrs. Lu is lonely, and many times she can only endure it. Now I can't help it, even Lu Qing's marriage is talking nonsense, and I don't know what kind of wind is blowing in front of the old lady and Lu Da.

Aunt Chen asked people to move a stool and put it on top of Lu Yin and Lu Qing, ready to sit over.

Mrs. Lu shouted again: "There are no rules, why did an aunt sit in front of Miss Gongzi and give me a place below." ”

The next person is Mrs. Lu's person, and immediately moved the seat to the bottom of Lu Yu and Lu Shuang.

Aunt Chen stood there hatefully, looking at the old lady and Lu Da with tears in her eyes, and the two of them also sank their faces and stopped talking. Seeing that the two of them would no longer stand up for themselves, Aunt Chen slowly moved to the next step, as if there was still a sound of crying.

Lu Yu and Lu Shuang were only thirteen or fourteen years old, and when they saw their mother being humiliated like this, they were very embarrassed and unnatural.

Lu Yin's brothers and sisters saw that the atmosphere was embarrassing, and hurriedly beckoned everyone to drink and eat, Lu Qing stood up and poured wine for Mrs. Tan and several sisters, Lu Yin got up to greet Yanting, but after such a show, how can there be any taste to eat?

Aunt Yin has been busy with Luda, and when these things happen in the banquet, she just watches quietly and serves Luda attentively. After waiting for the waiter, he walked up to his daughter and fed her daughter himself.

The little girl is only two years old, she is not seated, and she is very smart and cute. His skin was snow-white, his big black eyes took up half of his face, and he smiled with a small dimple that showed four teeth. When he saw his mother coming, he jumped with joy and called his mother in his mouth. Aunt Yin smiled softly at her, coaxed her to eat, as long as she ate a big bite, she praised her for being weird, the little girl became more and more happy, and danced more happily, Aunt Yin kissed the girl's little face, touched her head and continued to feed her.

The young ladies of the big families are mostly servant women and maidservants, but Aunt Yin has always been reluctant to fake others, Tan Yin has seen her personally take her daughter to bask in the sun in the back garden several times, and also pointed to the azaleas in the garden to teach her to know.

Tan Yin remembered her former lover mentioned by Lu Qing, her uncle-in-law loved her so much, I don't know if Aunt Yin still thinks about the person before?

Seeing the deep nasal and lip lines on my aunt's face, and then looking at my uncle-in-law and Aunt Chen, Aunt Yin is young and beautiful, gentle and interesting, and there are a few men who don't like it!

Everyone gets old and ugly. Women raise children, take care of housework, serve their in-laws, take care of their husbands, and slowly fade the color of youth, while their husbands become more and more successful, increase their official ranks, and then choose those young and beautiful women to be concubines. He dotes on the newlyweds, and the woman also needs to take care of the newlyweds and the children born to her, and slowly the daughter-in-law becomes a mother-in-law, and the children grow up and then get married and have children, and the life is over like this.

When my aunt was young, she competed with Aunt Chen's wife and concubine for favor, and when she was middle-aged, she saw her uncle doting on Aunt Yin so much, what would she think in her heart!

Tan Yin looked at her mother on the side, and then at Lu Qing, she seemed to be familiar with these things that happened at home, and she didn't have too much emotion, and smiled back when she met Tan Yin's gaze. Tan Jun and his wife are deeply in love with Tan Yin, she has never experienced such a thing as the Lu family, and only now did she understand what Lu Qing meant when she said that she didn't want to live like Mrs. Lu's.

It turned out that this was the family life of a group of wives and concubines of the official eunuch family.

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Lunch ended hastily in everyone's uncertainties, and Mrs. Tan asked Shangyan Ya Yanmin to accompany Mrs. Lu to play Hangzhou leaf cards. Tan Yin and Lu Qing sat on the side of the corridor and talked.

"Ayin, you saw it! That's how I grew up. The sister-in-law and the sister-in-law are single-minded, even if they only give birth to one of your daughters, the sister-in-law does not take a concubine, your family of three is happy, and they consider your heart and travel thousands of miles for your marriage. Aya was actually divorced, and other people's families would feel very ashamed, but her uncle's family had been busy for her, and the eldest cousin even left her family's business behind and came all the way to Beijing to deal with these things, and everything was decided by her heart. And my family, except for my mother, who really cares about me. My father thinks that becoming a member of the Hou family can help him get promoted in officialdom, my brother thinks about being able to be equal to his classmates, and my aunt thinks that my younger siblings can use my strength. Lu Qing's face showed a hint of helplessness and sentimentality.

Seeing her like this, Tan Yin was also very sad, so she had to comfort her: "Aqing, my aunt really puts you on the tip of her heart, you see that she is so angry today for you, if your aunt is really dedicated to you, uncle-in-law and they have to think about it." Besides, although my uncle's cousin has a stronger sense of fame and fortune, he is not the kind of person who sells women and sisters to seek glory. ”

Lu Qing sighed, "Yes! My father is not so ruthless, and besides, I still have my mother! No matter what, can he still tie me to the sedan chair? I can't repeat the mistakes of the past, otherwise there is no hope for the end of this life! ”

Tan Yin shook her hand and said, "Ah Qing, no, don't think about it." I always feel that if my aunt is really hard, my uncle will also be afraid of three points, you see that the old lady and your father didn't help Aunt Chen just now. ”

Lu Qing thought about it carefully and said, "My mother just cares too much about my father's thoughts, but it's a pity that my father ......."

A man's heart is not in you, and he doesn't respect you as much as he did at first, what can you do?

Tan Yin looked at Lu Qing, hoping that her aunt could really think about her, but she couldn't bear to see Ah Qing take this path again.

The weather is fine, the sun is shining, and the flowers in the yard are blooming, but how can I feel panicked!