It's just that Dong Shu didn't know anything now, she just glanced at the list, and she probably knew that the people on this list were all people who had to be invited.

But since they are all people to be invited, as long as each family brings one or two juniors to come, then their family will need at least three tables to sit down at this banquet.

As for whether they would bring their juniors here, Dong Shu had no doubts at all.

Dong Shu also entered the palace this time, and when she heard that her sister-in-law intended to marry the Zhang family, she realized that the banquet of each family was the best opportunity for the female dependents to see each other.

Since you want to see each other, you will definitely bring your juniors here.

There are also some female relatives who want to take the juniors who have not yet decided on marriage and have not yet been asked to go out for a walk, so that others can know that there is such a junior in their family who is going to discuss marriage.

It is precisely for this reason that although Dong Shu's post is written to a certain lady, it is also expected that she will bring two more juniors with her.

As soon as Dong Shu thought of this, Mrs. Xu spoke again: "This time, your sister-in-law and second sister-in-law are estimated to come back, don't forget." ”

As soon as Mrs. Xu finished speaking, Dong Shu nodded to indicate that she understood.

At the same time, Dong Shu also raised the original plan of three tables to four tables in his heart.

The eldest sister-in-law and the second sister-in-law have juniors waiting to get married, and they will definitely bring them with them.

After Mrs. Xu saw that Dong Shu understood what she meant, she told her to hurry back and prepare.

Dong Shu didn't refuse, she didn't know before, but now after Mama Yan's teaching, Dong Shu understands that preparing a banquet is not a day or two in advance.

Some of the ingredients need to be prepared several days in advance.

The Xu family had just started to prepare for the banquet, picking ingredients that were not available in the buyer's house, and the well-informed people over there also received the news.

Everyone is waiting for the Xu family's post this time, and when they wait until a day later, the people who received the post are naturally overjoyed, after all, most of the officials and eunuchs in the capital know about the third lady of the Xu family being loved by the queen's mother.

And those who didn't receive the post, those who didn't have any friendship with the Xu family before, but there are a few families who had a good relationship with the Xu family before, but who didn't receive the post this time, have become the focus of discussion after tea and dinner for some people.

The people who can stand tall in the capital are not fools, these people had a good relationship with the Xu family before, and the old lady of one family was still the handkerchief handed over by Mrs. Xu before she got married.

But this time I didn't receive a post from the Xu family, which always makes people think about it.

Thinking about it this way, I went to check on the good things, and as soon as I checked, I found out something.

"These two families are the ones who fell into the well after the accident of the Xu family. The political enemies of the Xu family attacked, I don't blame or complain, but the men of these two families were all promoted by your father-in-law at the beginning. "Mrs. Xu also heard the rumors in the capital in the past two days, so she told Dong Shu these things after she was mentally better.

"Our Xu family will not take the initiative to stir up trouble, but it is impossible for us to pretend that we don't know anything and still associate with them." Old Mrs. Xu watched Dong Shu finish saying this, and when she saw her nodding, she continued: "In the future, if you meet the ladies of these two families outside, you don't have to be polite. What they did at the beginning was not hidden, and many families in the capital knew about it. ”

Dong Shu listened carefully to Mrs. Xu's words, even if there was something she didn't particularly understand, she didn't question it.

She understands that it doesn't matter if she doesn't understand it now, but as long as she remembers her mother-in-law's words and does it.

What's more, Dong Shu has never been embarrassed to ask, if she doesn't understand something, she will wait for Mrs. Xu to finish speaking, and then take the initiative to ask.

"Mother, then if I meet the female relatives of these two families in the future, if they don't take the initiative to talk to me, I will ignore them, so if they take the initiative to talk to me, what should I do?" Dong Shu understood Mrs. Xu's words, but she felt that she was afraid that she would not be able to grasp that degree.

As soon as her words came out, Mrs. Xu understood what she meant.

At the same time, I couldn't help but sigh in my heart, how long has it been since my third daughter-in-law, who didn't know anything, understood so many twists and turns.

The big dye vat in the capital is really worthy of its name.

"I think these two families will not take the initiative to provoke our family as long as they have a little face. But there is another situation where they will bully you into not knowing anything, so that they can use you to clear their own hands for what they did in the first place. ”

Mrs. Xu has experienced a lot, and as soon as she opened her mouth, she told what the two families might do.

Dong Shu had been listening carefully to her mother-in-law's words, and only then did she take the initiative to say, "Then I won't answer their words?" Or is there something else that can be done? ”

Dong Shu also understands that she will definitely meet these two female dependents in the future.

After all, now that the Xu family has returned to the capital, there will definitely be diplomacy for their female dependents.

The capital is actually quite small, and each family can always climb a little relationship when they turn a corner, such as the two families that Mrs. Xu just said, one is related to the Zhang family, and the other is a little close to the Hu family.

They are all relatives who are cornering, and they will always meet in the future, so Dong Shu doesn't know what to do.

It's okay for her to pretend that she doesn't know the two families, but if the two families insist on talking to her at that time, how can she grasp a degree?

She understands that as long as she is a little unclear, the two families may take this opportunity to say that their family and the Xu family have a good relationship.

Dong Shu didn't understand these things originally, but Mama Yan has been talking to her a lot recently, and every time she sees her sister and eldest niece, they will also tell her something about this.

Although Dong Shu felt that there were a lot of these things, she was not annoying, and even felt that she had to work hard to do what the wife of the family should do and not hold her husband back.

Mrs. Xu also understood this, so after hearing Dong Shu's words, she nodded and said: "It's naturally okay to ignore them directly, if someone helps introduce them, you can also push it to me, saying that I explained you and didn't let you contact these two female dependents." You don't have to be afraid of offending them, when the two of them fell into the ground, our family and the two of them tore their faces. Now there are too many people staring at our Xu family, and it is not appropriate to make friends with so many powerful families, so you can speak directly, and you don't have to worry about the faces of the two of them. ”

Mrs. Xu knew that Dong Shu was not a very smart person, but she also understood that although Dong Shu was not smart, she was obedient.

Sure enough, as soon as I said this, I saw her nodding seriously.

Dong Shu really took Mrs. Xu's words to heart, and she implemented it very well in the future.

Mrs. Xu didn't expect that her words today would teach Dong Shu to be such a character.

After seeing Dong Shu nodding in response, Mrs. Xu opened her mouth and continued: "Our family, the Zhang family, the Hu family and the Duanwang Mansion are all in-laws, although the Jiang family is not an official body, but with your second sister-in-law and Yanzhu, they are also in-laws in the end." These in-laws should all know what happened in our family back then, and generally there will be no people who don't understand to help talk. And the social circle of our family is also similar, in the future, when you go out, if you don't know what to do when you encounter something, you can ask your sister-in-law or sister. ”

Mrs. Xu only mentioned Ye and Xu Nuanwen, but did not mention Jiang and Yanzhu, but she also knew that the two of them were smart people, knew what to do and what not to do, and understood that they had to be twisted into a rope outside.

And the identities of the Jiang family and Yanzhu are worse in the end.

Thinking of this, Mrs. Xu also said directly to Dong Shu: "In the future, if you act outside, if you encounter someone who provokes the relationship between your three rooms, don't be afraid to talk back." No matter how many conflicts there are in our family, we are all a family when we go out, and it is not something that others can provoke. ”

Dong Shu listened carefully to Mrs. Xu's teachings, and after writing down these words in her heart, she began to think about talking to him when her husband came back in the evening.

It's just that Dong Shu didn't expect that in the middle of the afternoon, a heavy rainstorm would not stop until midnight.

Because of this rainstorm, Xu Shiqiu did not come back, but fortunately, he took office for another day the next day, and the third day was the day of rest.

After a night of heavy rain, although the flowers in the Xu family's yard were knocked down a lot, they were much cooler after the rain.

Even Yuan Xi looked a little more energetic than a few days ago.

Tomorrow is the day of the Xu family's banquet, Dong Shu is busier today than a few days ago, fortunately, Mrs. Xu arranged for two servants around her to come over to help, Dong Shu can prepare all the things needed for tomorrow's banquet in the middle of the afternoon.

Because tomorrow is the day of the banquet, it is simple for the Xu family to eat tonight.

Dong Shu asked people to cook a large bone broth, and she led the servants and maids to wrap a lot of wontons, ready to be eaten with bone broth after cooking.

Dong Shu hasn't cooked in person for a long time, and she will cook today, firstly because the weather is cooler, and secondly, because Xu Shiqiu didn't come back yesterday, and when she comes back today, she can eat the food she made herself, and the last point is naturally that Yuan Xi can eat a little boiled rotten dough now.

Dong Shu thought that it was the first time that she had eaten food other than milk on Yuan Xi, and she was also extra careful when preparing the dough.

According to what the nurse said, the soft noodles of the harmony were rolled out thinly, and then boiled a little more.

Dong Shu didn't do much, but it was half a bowl of small amount, and after she took a small silver spoon to mash the boiled dough more into pieces, she took the bowl and fed Yuan Xi, who had already surrounded her bib.

When Xu Shiqiu came back, he happened to see this scene, his little lady, holding a silver bowl, was seriously feeding his daughter.

Seeing such a scene, Xu Shiqiu suddenly felt that what he found in the barracks today was not a problem at all, and he would definitely be able to think of a way to solve it.