Chapter 22: Sui Yuan (3)
I saw a team of maids rushing in at the door, standing on both sides of the passage with their hands down. Then, a young woman in full costume walked slowly into the flower hall, followed by several maids, dressed differently than the previous ones.
Chen Muzhi recognized the woman in costume as the county lord of Lanxin.
I haven't seen her for a long time, she still looks like a frowning willow eyebrows, her thin lips are tightly pursed, she is obviously very good-looking, but her face is grim and her expression is cold.
"Sorry, it's too late, so I've kept you waiting."
As she walked, she nodded slightly, greeting the distinguished guests at the tables on both sides, but her eyes did not linger on any of the guests, and she swept over everything in the world very perfunctorily.
walked all the way to the main table, and the county lord of Lanxin made a slight salute, which was regarded as giving the princess of the county and several old princesses at the main table a big face.
The princess of the county snorted, said a few words of welcome loudly, and finally supported the scene of the main house.
It was the turn of the Orchid County Lord to speak, and there was no smile on his face as always.
"I, Wei Lanxin, am my twentieth birthday today, and I invite you to come to the house for a glass of wine, I am very happy. Princesses, Mrs. Guo, and Mrs. Officials, you are so polite, and the congratulatory gifts sent in the morning filled the five outhouses of my Suiyuan Garden......"
It was originally a kind word, but with the disgusted expression of the county lord of Lanxin, all the distinguished guests still felt a little hurt, how did they sound like they were going to investigate someone. At the moment, they all held their breath and listened to what she had to say.
“…… First, I, Wei Lanxin, do not lack these little things; Second, the so-called congratulatory gift should live up to its name. Which of you really think a woman's 20th birthday is worth celebrating? If it's not sincere, then don't congratulate it, how to carry it back, how to carry it back. If you don't want to carry it back, after the banquet, I will send you back to the palace one by one. ”
The ladies really look at each other, which one is this Lanxin County master playing?
How can there be a birthday gift sent to the county king's mansion, and it is not very polite to say that it is still carried back.
"I'm afraid it's not ......"
An elderly princess at the main table spoke slowly, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief, this princess was highly respected, and the lord of Lanxin would definitely not dare to spray her.
But the county lord of Lanxin doesn't spray, the princess of the county will not sit idly by, and half of her own daughter's eccentric temperament is also used to by this spoiled parent.
Princess Yujun smiled: "Sister, you can rely on Xin'er." Didn't the queen also say that our nobles are too extravagant, and we should still be thrifty, Xin'er is ...... Take a good start. ”
Well, the queen will be lifted out at once, no matter how virtuous the old princess is, only her weight is heavier than the queen.
The other princesses at the main table immediately saw the wind and steered.
"It is said that our Lanxin does things really well, and people really have real reasons, Princess Yujun is reasonable, let's ...... Guests are as they please, haha. ”
Anyway, the congratulatory gifts also cost a lot of money, especially among the guests, there are quite a few hard scenes, and they are so happy that they can't afford to drink a drink, so they also echo and praise the lord of Lanxin.
The lord of Lanxin is a master who can't even shoot sycophants, and he doesn't feel that there is anything to be happy about being praised by others, so he still looks at everyone with a face that owes money.
However, to be able to mix in the circle of ladies in the capital to this day, all of you here also have a variety of necessary skills such as "opening your eyes and telling nonsense", "I'm so happy today", "I love you the most" and so on.
Even the Wang family said to the Duchess of Dingguo seriously: "The county lord of Lanxin is still so maverick, and he really deserves to be the daughter of the king of Yujun." ”
As for why the daughter of King Yujun should be a maverick, this does not need to be explained.
Ignore the face of the arrears on the main table, and praise it hard. Anyway, it was praised to the princess of the county, not to the lord of Lanxin.
The county lord of Lanxin didn't take it to heart anyway, and when the flower hall finally quieted a little, the county lord of Lanxin spoke again.
"Bring the wine in!"
As soon as the words fell, another group of maids came in.
This time, the maid is different from before. Each of them was holding a wine urn of about eight catties in his hand, which was sealed with red paper, but it looked like it had been quite old, and the red paper had faded lightly, only the black words were still as new as new.
Daughter Red.
"When I was born, my father buried a group of daughters under the osmanthus tree according to the old customs of Yuedi. I was going to wait until I got married, and then I took it out and drank it as a wedding wine. I told my father that if my daughter does not marry, the osmanthus will still be fragrant in autumn, and the wine will still open the altar for ten miles. It's better to open up these daughters on my twentieth birthday, and get drunk with everyone here, so that I am married to today's spring breeze. “
Everyone was secretly stunned.
Can a woman even marry in the spring breeze? Before you have drunk this wine, have you started talking about it?
Only Chen Muzhi listened interestingly.
Previously, the county lord of Lanxin said "the old customs of the land", Chen Muzhi suddenly remembered his biological mother, and his heart was quite moved. I heard her say that if a woman does not marry, the osmanthus flowers are still fragrant in autumn, and the wine is still open for ten miles, and I am already secretly admiring in my heart.
Looking at the face of the county lord of Lanxin who owes money, he doesn't feel so annoying.
The Duchess of Dingguo was idle, and said in a low voice: "Princess Yujun is too used to Lanxin, married to the spring breeze, and it is not a joke when it is spread." “”
There was another lady next to her, although she was not from the princess's family, but she was a dignitary of the dynasty, and said with a slight smile: "The children of the county king's family are all different, and they are not surprised by what they think and do." ”
Duchess Dingguo said: "After all, it can't be too shocking. ”
As soon as the Wang family saw this meeting, he immediately came out to divert the topic and asked the Duchess of Dingguo: "I heard that your second son is discussing marriage, but has there been a result?" ”
Wang Hualan, who was next to her, heard the word "pro-family", and her ears immediately pricked up.
At the mention of this, the Duchess of Dingguo immediately had a headache: "How easy is it to have a good temperament and be knowledgeable." After all, the decision is undecided. ”
However, the young lady of the Dingguo family was cheerful and interjected: "Mother is afraid that the matchmaker will talk about it in a big way, so she has to see each other herself." ”
Wang Hualan couldn't help but straighten her chest, made a twelve-point weight, and said softly: "Madame is extremely worried. ”
Although it is only six words, it is obviously very inappropriate for an outsider to interject at this time, and it is an unmarried girl.
Wang was immediately embarrassed, but fortunately, she was able to hide it very well and took it quietly: "My niece has seen this kind of thing with her own eyes." ”
"Oh?" Duchess Dingguo became curious, "But what's the matter?" ”
Wang said: "It's her uncle's side, it's not a joke, let's not chew people's tongues behind our backs." In the future, we are all people who want to marry daughters-in-law, so we can't be cautious. It must be someone who has been in contact with it and knows the roots. ”
These words finally made several ladies at the same table notice Wang Hualan, and one of them asked, "I don't know if Miss Wang can be married?" ”
"No, it's only sixteen, so there's no hurry." Wang laughed.
"Sixteen is not small, I am sixteen, and I have a baby, haha." The lady next to her laughed and joked
Chen Muzhi looked at it, and his heart was amused and disgusted. obviously desperately wants to attract attention, but she has to make a calm and relaxed appearance, and I don't know which blind person can be deceived by her.