The banquet of the Yi family is very lively, Yixi Lake is now the governor of Tongzhou, and it has also won the love of the people of Tongzhou over the years.

Although Yi Xihu agreed to hold a banquet, he still felt that he should keep a low profile, because the Lin family did not set up a stage to invite the troupe, but just invited good relatives and friends to have a drink.

Although it is not so colorful, the main hall of Yifu is also a small arrangement. I saw that the floor was covered with a thick carpet, and the beams were hung with delicately painted lanterns, and even at the luncheon, there was still a carved silver candlestick, and the spices mixed in the candles burned a refreshing fragrance.

The Yi Mansion is full of friends today, and even the Jiang family's Lord Jiang Chuanhong personally came to congratulate him, and he was talking to Yi Kangwen, the old lady of Yi.

This Lord Jiang Chuanhong, who has contributed half of his life in Tongzhou, looks no different from an ordinary old man, he is kind and kind, and his eyes are also bright; The black and white hair is meticulously combed and not half messy; Although there are wrinkles on his upright face, he can also see that he must be a handsome young man when he is young; At this time, he was touching his whitened beard and looking at Na Yi Luochuan, his eyes were full of appreciation.

"Luochuan, this kid is young and promising, and he will be the pillar of the country in the future!" Jiang Chuanhong said happily.

Yi Kangwen didn't notice the enthusiasm in Jiang Chuanhong's eyes, he just thought that the other party was just a casual compliment, so he also said: "Don't look at him who looks sensible, he is extremely stubborn, but he is very disobedient!" A few years ago, I was clamoring to practice martial arts, but I didn't allow him to give up his writings, so he insisted on practicing martial arts while studying. I'm old, I can't move him, I can only let him go. It's Xuan Rui, who has been getting older and older over the years, and this time he also won the move, can he participate in the Spring Festival next year? ”

Yi Kangwen said that Xuan Rui is Jiang Chuanhong's eldest grandson, Jiang Chengshen's son-in-law, and Jiang Jingshan's brother. Jiang Xuanrui is older and Yi Luochuan, and he also won this year's township test, and he can also participate in the spring festival next year.

"He said to your Luochuan family and the Wu family's Wu Feng boy that he will drink Wu boy's wedding wine at the beginning of spring next year, so he will not participate in next year's spring festival for the time being. I think he is not ready, and he is using Wu Boy as an excuse! I never thought that these boys were also considered to be big, and now they are all old enough to marry a wife and have children. Jiang Chuanhong said loudly, intending to pass on some information to Yi Kangwen.

Jiang Xuanrui was taught and raised by Jiang Chuanhong's side, Wu Feng is also a native of Tongzhou, Yi Xihu took Yi Luochuan with him when he went to Centennial County to serve as an official before, and Jiang Chuanhong also saw the latter; Now that Yi Xihu has been serving in Tongzhou with his family for five years, Jiang Chuanhong said that he watched his three boys grow up, but it was not wrong.

Mo Shi had previously told Yi Kangwen that the Wu family had hinted that they wanted to marry them, because Yi Kangwen knew the relationship between the Wu family and the Cui family, and he also knew that he had already chosen the day of the spring next year to welcome his relatives. But he was a little puzzled by Jiang Chuanhong's intention to mention this matter, he thought about it for a while, but he didn't think about it further, only when Jiang Chuanhong was explaining why his grandson didn't participate in the Spring Festival.

If Mohs is here, he will definitely slap Yi Kangwen's elm head! However, Yi Kangwen can't be blamed for being stupid, a while ago there was news from Kyoto, saying that Meng Jieyu had been pregnant again since she gave birth to the eleventh prince Zhao Zifeng four years ago and was promoted to Meng Zhaoyi, and now she is happy again, and she doesn't know how to spread it in private, saying that Meng Zhaoyi wants to bring a sister from the family into the palace to be favored; The Changping Hou Mansion was selected, but there was no suitable one, but it was the Changping Hou wife Jiang who thought of her niece Jiang Jingshan.

In fact, this is not groundless, Yi Xiangxiang has already received a report that the news is true, and Mrs. Changping Hou is indeed trying to find a way to get Jiang Jingshan to the palace. This matter is not difficult to investigate, Meng Zhaoyi feels that she is about to give birth to a second child, and it is also when she is old and decrepit, first, she came to find someone of her own to keep the emperor by her side, and secondly, when a new person enters the palace, she is not the first target who is pregnant, it is considered to kill two birds with one stone. And very importantly, although Jiang Jingshan is a concubine, Meng Zhaoyi feels that her uncle Jiang Chengshen does not like this concubine, because she will better handle Jiang Jingshan.

However, Yi Xiangxiang didn't put this matter at ease at that time, and held the mentality that it was none of her business. It's just that once when I heard my grandfather and grandmother chatting about the Centennial Temple, I said that Mrs. Hou went to the temple to ask for a son for Meng Jieyu, but I didn't expect it to be true, and she gave birth to the eleventh prince the next year. At that time, Yi Xiangxiang was present listening to her grandparents' chatter, and said a lot about the rumors that may be true, this Mrs. Hou seems to really want to get Jiang Jingshan into the palace; After Yi Kangwen heard it for a while, he naturally wouldn't understand Jiang Chuanhong's praise and mentioning the marriage of the Wu family boy as wanting to marry his own family.

"The three of them have been inseparable over the years, but it is a rare friendship." Yi Kangwen replied to Jiang Chuanhong like this.

Jiang Chuanhong saw that Yi Kangwen didn't think much about it, and he was helpless. It seems that this matter has to be talked about by his wife and Mrs. Yi, and he secretly made a decision in his heart. Although his own son didn't like this pair of sons and daughters to put people by his side to raise them, Jiang Chuanhong was very fond of them, because he didn't want Jiang Jingshan to enter the palace. The emperor is now old, and if he really sends people to the palace, it will be called really bad.

The two people here are talking to each other, but the teenagers over there are chatting with relish.

"I heard that Brother Wu has already decided to be the young lady of the Cui family? I've heard my sister say that Miss Cui looks like a flower and a moon! Jiang Xuanrui laughed at Wu Feng, and the sister he said was naturally Jiang Jingshan.

Wu Feng didn't expect Jiang Xuanrui to laugh at himself like this, and his ears immediately became hot, but fortunately, he had already drunk wine to cover up some today.

Wu Feng smiled and tried to change the topic and said, "Brother Jiang, don't laugh at me, this time you and Brother Yi both moved, but you left me aside!" ”

Yi Luochuan also smiled when he heard this: "I don't see you so politely called brother and brother on weekdays, it seems that today is a good thing and is close to another envy?" Xuan Rui, your sister is right, then Miss Cui is really a national beauty, my sister also said it! ”

"Hey, you two, bullied me for not having a sister, right?" Wu Feng said, and the three of them laughed.

The little guy pouring wine next to him heard this, and really wanted to see what this Miss Cui looked like in the flower hall inside!

But not to mention that the little girl can't enter the flower hall that entertains female guests now, even if he goes in, he can't see the Cui family girl, because the girl is embroidering her wedding dress in the embroidery building at this moment!

There are many embroidery workshops in the Li Dynasty, but most of the women's wedding dresses are embroidered by their own masters and maids. This is also why Lin always wanted to detain Yi Xiangxiang to learn embroidery, it is said that the dowry embroidered by himself contains the meaning of longing and love, with his own embroidered wedding dress, after marriage can be a hundred years together. But it's a pity that Yi Xiangxiang, as a modern person, doesn't believe in this, this man wants to change his mind, it is easy in this ancient dynasty; And if she wants to do it, she must also be the master who can change her heart and be handy.

The flowers in the Yi family hall are decorated with purple and red, and the ladies and ladies of each family are politely sitting in their positions. Mrs. Yi sat on the top, beside her was Mrs. Jiang, and the two old sisters were talking with a smile. The Lin family was busy greeting the wives of other families, and was turning back and forth.

"Today's table is directly closed to the Joy Building of the dock, and the cook is really afraid that it will not suit the taste of the ladies and ladies!" Lin said with a smile.

She is dressed in a plain brocade dress today, and the peony embroidery on her body makes her look awe-inspiring; Obviously she is already the mother of four children, but Lin's skin is still as fine as warm jade, which is really rare. The ladies present all knew that in addition to the main wife Lin, there was no concubine room and no room in the back house of Lord Yi, and the current wedding banquet was also held for her sister-in-law, which added a little envy.

"Mrs. Yi What are you talking about, our family Feng'er likes the wine and food of Xile Building the most, and often holds your family's Chuan'er's face and goes to Xile Building to eat and drink!" It was Mrs. Wu who spoke, and the Feng'er she was talking about was Wu Feng, who was being "besieged" by Yi Luochuan and Jiang Xuanrui in the front hall.

Lin laughed and said, "Listening to Mrs. Wu's words, are you very satisfied with this banquet today?" You'll need to drink a few more glasses. ”

The woman rarely drinks alcohol when she goes out, but if she does, it means that she has great trust in the main family, and she doesn't have to worry about making a fool of herself when she drinks.

"That's what you want! I also drank it, this wine is the very famous seven mile incense? It is said that this seven-mile incense is a unique secret recipe, because of the difficulty of fermentation, a pot is better than dozens of taels! I've got this pot today, and none of you are allowed to rob it with me! Mrs. Wu said and picked up the blue and white peony pattern holding pot and made a gesture to take it away.

"Eh, you're okay, I'll let the maid fill two pots for you and take them away in a while!" Lin pretended to hate the iron and steel, snatched the wine jug, poured wine for Mrs. Wu, and the lady present also laughed.

Yi Xiangxiang didn't care about the arrival of her wife, because she was feeding her sister Yi Huanhuan soup. As soon as she didn't take two sips, she saw Shumei walk over and whisper something to her. Yi Xiangxiang frowned and looked up at the Huang family at the table in front of her, who had already taken the wine jug from Lin's hand, and was pouring wine for Mrs. Wu herself. Yi Xiangxiang retracted her eyes, handed her sister Yi Huanhuan to her own personal maid Licorice, and left the flower hall silently with Shumei.

"Is it under control?" As soon as Yi Xiangxiang left the flower hall, he walked to the crescent lake, there was a small attic by the lake in addition to the pavilion, which was built by Yi Xiangxiang, and Yi Xiangxiang would take a lunch break here in the hot summer.

Shumei followed Yi Xiangxiang's footsteps and walked forward, she is no longer the lively and playful little girl she was back then, now she is Yi Xiangxiang's big girl, and she is more stable; I only heard her suppress her anger and say, "It's under control!" The painting is taking people to watch, and at this time it should have been used to remove the love fragrance in the room. ”

When Yi Xiangxiang came to the attic, she saw Wu Feng, the son of the Wu family, sitting on the Huanghuali eight-legged round stool, supporting the Huanghuali square table with one hand and rubbing his temples with the other.

Yi Xiangxiang walked over and said, "Wu Gongzi, just now the maid has released the antidote to drive away the love fragrance, and you are fine now." I'm sorry, I've already informed my brother, and I have to ask you to go to his Chuanhe Courtyard with the maid to change clothes first, and I hope you will keep today's matter a secret for the sake of your brother's face. ”

Wu Feng moved his body and found that he could indeed control himself, but his anger was still not extinguished; But thinking about it, it was the maid of the eighth lady who arrived in time just now, so that she didn't make a big mistake, and this Yi Xiangxiang is Yi Luochuan's own sister, and Wu Feng can't help but give her this face.

It's just that before Wu Feng could reply, Yi Luochuan, who received the news, came to the attic. He sighed, and said to Wu Feng: "Today is ours, Brother Wu rest assured, Yi will definitely give Brother Wu an explanation!" ”

Wu Feng saw that Yi Luochuan bowed and saluted, and he didn't want to say anything, so he got up and was about to leave with Yi Luochuan.

"You can't let him go! He insults my innocence, if he doesn't marry me! I'll just ...... I'll die to show you! Yi Ruonan saw that Wu Feng was leaving, so he climbed and bit it.

"You woman! I'm kind enough to save you! I didn't expect you to design it for me! You are simply ......" Wu Feng was so angry that he wanted to scold, but because of the difficulty of reading people, he continued.

Seeing this, Yi Xiangxiang said: "Block the eldest lady's mouth for me!" As soon as she finished speaking, Huali stepped forward and covered Yi Ruonan's mouth, half mercilessly.

"Wu Gongzi rest assured! No one else knows about today's events but those present! Yi Xiangxiang said that she would not give Yi Ruonan a chance to talk nonsense.

Wu Feng followed Yi Luochuan out of the attic by the lake, and Yi Xiangxiang asked the painter to let Yi Ruonan speak, and as soon as Yi Ruonan got the freedom of speech, he scolded Yi Xiangxiang: "Yi Xiangxiang, you damn it!" Do you want to kill me? Then Wu Feng insulted my innocence, you didn't help your sister to make the decision, but helped outsiders abuse me? ”

Yi Xiangxiang shook her head and sat down on the round stool where Wu Feng was sitting just now, she saw Yi Ruonan, who was dressed in wet clothes, with her chest slightly exposed, and said, "Yi Ruonan, do you have a problem with your brain?" At the beginning, the Wu family intended to get married, you had to don't want it! This will invert the design of Wu Feng! He and Miss Cui's wedding date have been booked! ”

"Humph! There is still a turning point before getting married, then Master Cui is just a judge, and everyone knows how to choose! What do you want me to design him? It is clear that he has intentions for me, wants to insult me, and wants to marry me through this! Yi Ruonan resolutely denied it.

"You asked your maid Chun Tao to invite Wu Feng from the front yard to the crescent moon lake in the name of the old man's appointment, you pretended to fall into the water and were rescued by him, he naturally carried you into the attic to settle, I don't want you to have an aphrodisiac in this room! Witness Chun Tao, the shop where you bought aphrodisiac incense, the spices left in the incense burner, the human and material evidence, do you think this is nonsense because you quibble? Don't say you didn't succeed, but you did! The Wu family won't marry you either! What do you think Mrs. Wu has taken a fancy to you? Without your father and mother to tell you, it is more than enough for you to marry a rich man! And my grandfather will not let my father offend the Wu family and the Cui family because of you, they are both my father's right-hand men today! You say you're so smart, why can't you slow down your brain! "Yi Xiangxiang's eyes are about to roll to the sky!

Yi Ruonan didn't believe it, the Wu family must have had a well-known relationship because of her when the Wu family asked to marry her! After she came to Tongzhou, she left a good impression in front of those ladies and ladies, if it weren't for Jiang Jingshan pressing her everywhere, this first beauty in Tongzhou should also be her Yi Ruonan. She originally thought that she would be able to get close to Jiang Xuanrui after getting close to Jiang Jingshan, but she didn't want Jiang Jingshan to ignore her every time, considering that she really didn't have time to consume, so she could only retreat and choose Wu Feng; This time to design Wu Feng with a banquet is her only chance.

"As long as it is said to the outside world that Wu Gongzi has affection for me, the Cui family will definitely know the difficulty and retreat!" Yi Ruonan said confidently!

"I think you're really insane!" Yi Xiangxiang didn't want to say more.

Although Yi Ruonan didn't know what "neurosis" meant, he also understood that it was a curse. She said to Yi Xiangxiang: "Why does the eighth sister want to spoil my good deeds? As long as I marry into the Wu family and become a young lady, they will be more friendly with the Yi family in the future, right? ”

"You entered the Wu family? If today's matter spreads, not to mention that the sisters in the house are affected by you, even if your brother-in-law goes to school in the future, he will definitely be criticized by others, Yi Ruonan, you are really selfish! ”

"Humph! I've long had enough of the filth of the second room, and if I leave like this, I'll be able to hide from them! If you didn't let Miaoqin replace me in the first place, why would I do this now? Yi Ruonan remembered that if her father was not so useless, she would not need to seek her own family affairs, and she hated it very much; And she always thought that it was the big house that ruined her good thing, thinking that if she had entered the Changping Marquis Mansion at the beginning, it must have been a different situation now.

"With your identity, you can only be a concubine when you enter the Nahou Mansion! If you are committed to being a concubine, you don't want to think about how your younger brothers and sisters will gain a foothold in front of others in the future? Yi Xiangxiang really understands what it means to hate iron and not make steel.

Yi Ruonan didn't care: "What do they have to do with me?" I can still fight myself, what is it difficult for them to stand up? Besides, maybe the prince of the world has a deep love affair with me, so he will help me to be the main room! This aunt is right, there are ancient times! ”

Yi Xiangxiang pinched her temples and nodded, "Okay, let me tell you first, my grandmother has already helped you find out that Zhu Yuanpu of the Zhu family is not married, although he is younger than you, but he is a stable person, and Uncle Zhu Yulin is commensurate with my father and brother, and the Zhu family will not be ...... in the future."

"I'm not married! The Zhu family is just an imperial businessman, don't use me as a favor to please the Zhu family! Before Yi Xiangxiang finished speaking, Yi Ruonan interrupted her loudly.

"Cheng, don't you want to enter the Changping Marquis Mansion? I'll send you in! I'll let you taste the so-called riches of the world for yourself! Yi Xiangxiang's eyes shot fiercely, as if she had finally made up her mind.

"Are you serious? I'm going to be the main house! "Yi Ruonan has to inch in.

Yi Xiangxiang was about to laugh angrily: "The main room? Not to mention that Meng Qihan has already married a wife, even if he hasn't married yet, you can only be an aunt! Let me tell you, either you will marry Zhu Yuanpu obediently, or I will send you to the Hou Mansion! You only have these two options! And no one can say anything about today! If you give me back the toss, I will declare to the public that you are suddenly sick and dead, and then have people tied up and sent to that inferior kiln to taste what life is better than death! ”

"You dare!" Yi Ruonan yelled!

Yi Xiangxiang sneered: "You see if I dare!" ”

"You ......" Yi Ruonan was just about to say something, when she saw a woman in Tsing Yi wrapping strings with her bare hands, and as soon as she shook her hand, the piano wire split the square table next to Yi Xiangxiang.

Yi Ruonan was dumbfounded and didn't dare to speak anymore.

"Yi Ruonan, you choose slowly, tell me when you choose! If you choose the Hou Mansion as a concubine, you will fill in the rhetoric of the elders yourself! And this is the last time you gamble with the reputation of Yifu, if there is a next time, you can see what I will do to you! Yi Xiangxiang smiled, but in Yi Ruonan's eyes, Yi Xiangxiang at this time was like a devil.

After Yi Xiangxiang finished speaking, she left the attic with someone, and Yi Ruonan was also helped away by her maid, and the room returned to quiet after a while. Yi Ruofu stood in the corner of the window on the right, looking at the crescent lake below without saying a word.