Chapter Thirty-Five: The Feast of Trouble
The Shen family relies on their identity and pomp, and the outer courtyard is not easy to move, so the inner courtyard can only be squeezed and squeezed, but this is it, and they are still reluctant to push the small garden rockery to build a house.
In March, although it was already spring, there was still some cold, and this wind feast was placed in the warm pavilion facing the garden water pavilion.
The banquet near the water looks very elegant.
At this moment, except for the second wife of Shen who was in confinement, Wang and her son, who were unable to attend, the rest of the Shen family had already reached most of them. There are no outsiders, and there is only a screen between men and women.
With the orders of Old Marquis Shen, the mother-in-law and maid naturally did not dare to snub Shen Qiutan anymore.
At this moment, she changed into a moon-white skirt and a jacket of the same color, and because of the cold, she put on an extra gray cloak, even if there were no ornaments on her body, it was different from the daytime.
During the day, she was sharp-tongued and rivalry, and at night she regained her girlly attire and looked much softer.
Twins Shen Qiujin and Shen Qiuqi bit their ears:
"I didn't expect this wild boy to be quite good-looking."
"Huh, pretty or not, filial piety, who is she cursing? How could her outfit seem to be a maid's clothes except for the cloak? The two muttered quietly and laughed, as if they hadn't seen Shen Qiutan's arrival at all.
No one introduced, Shen Qiutan bowed slightly in the direction of the Yao family: "Qiutan greets all the elders, brothers, sisters." ”
After speaking, Shi Shiran found a place to sit down, and sat down at the head of the twins.
She's so trouble-free.
Everyone in the Shen family was dumbfounded.
"Ninth sister, I'm your eldest brother, Changsong." He is the eldest grandson of the Shen family, and he should set an example for his younger brothers and sisters.
Shen Qiutan immediately stood up, and said happily and gratefully, "Please big brother." ”
Shen Changsong nodded and stopped in front of Yao: "This is my mother, your eldest aunt, you have seen it." ”
In the Shen family's generation, the first few were daughters, although he was the eldest man, he was only fifteen years old. His impression of this sister was still six or seven years ago, Shen Qiutan's little white and stupid appearance, and he hadn't seen him again until now, and he had changed so much.
Shen Qiutan followed Shen Changsong and respectfully saluted Yao, Yao nodded and gave a greeting gift, and there were no more extra words.
"This is the second uncle."
"Second uncle, please."
Shen Yanqing, the eldest house, broke his leg while riding a horse two years ago, and he hasn't shown up for a long time, and Shen Yanhai, the second master of the Shen family, inevitably lives a little as an elder, but Shen Qiutan just bowed as usual.
The second master Shen Yanhai brewed for a while, and before he could speak, Shen Qiutan had already changed his position: "Please fourth uncle and fourth aunt." ”
Shen Yanhai took a sip of wine, and was about to have a seizure when he saw the old marquis and the old lady coming.
Shen Qiutan and Shen Changsong returned to their seats, and the banquet began.
The old marquis said loudly: "Today is a family banquet, and the people sitting here are all my Shen family, so you don't have to be formal." ”
He poured himself a glass of wine, looked at Shen Qiutan, and there seemed to be infinite chasing in his eyes: "Although Yan Feng is no longer there, he has left two children, which can be regarded as his own filial piety." Come, Grandfather, today grandfather is happy, and you will also have a glass of wine. ”
Shen Qiutan raised his glass: "Thank you, grandfather." ”
Everyone drank it all after that, and the atmosphere gradually became lively.
In Shen Qiutan's generation, there are a total of nine daughters, and Shen Qiutan is the last. The four daughters in front of her have been married, and now they are the concubine Shen Qiumei in the second room, the young daughter Shen Qiutong in the long room, and the twin sisters Shen Qiujin and Shen Qiuqi in the fourth room.
And the male plus the newborn eldest son of the second room, Shen Changlin, there are only four in total. According to the order, it is Shen Changsong, the son of the long house, Shen Changbai, the son of the fourth room, Shen Changzhen, the son of the third room, and Shen Changlin, the son of the second room.
Previously, because of Shen Yanfeng's background, the son-in-law of the concubine was not more than Erer. But now it's different, although there are few people in the Shen family who can look down on Shen Yanfeng in their hearts, but who dares to say it on the face?
After all, because of Shen Yanfeng's death, the Shen family returned to the elite circle in the capital.
Shen Changsong and Shen Changbai, because they couldn't be admitted to the Egret Academy before, and they had no way, they were already preparing to go to a second-rate university to study, but when the holy decree came, the mountain chief of the Egret Academy was grateful for Shen Yanfeng's integrity and former fame, and he actually admitted the two of them.
Now that the Shen family is out, although they are still not very welcome, they will not be hung on their faces.
Between the powerful, isn't it just a matter of saving face?
So, Shen Yanfeng died well!
Now that the old marquis has opened his mouth to admit this granddaughter, no one will make a moth on this again, even if there is, he must endure it first. Push the glass and change the lamp, a few glasses of wine down, and a smile appeared on every face.
Xiao Yang's little secretly blamed her aunt for not being a person, but she was just a girl, and she turned around and casually sent a set of makeup to get married, but she looked arrogant during the day, after all, she was still young, and when she got to the day when she was going to get married, she didn't want to come to ask her grandmother and her aunts.
Thinking like this, Xiao Yang's smile deepened, and the red treasure vermilion hairpin on his head reflected the big red Luo skirt, which was very bright.
Shen Qiutan cupped his cup: "The fourth aunt is very happy?" ”
Xiao Yang didn't know that his smile was captured, but at the banquet, could he still cry if he didn't laugh? She said no more: "Yes, my aunt is very happy to see you." ”
"Oh? How happy is it? ”
Xiao Yang: ......
How to answer this? How can anyone ask such a question? Her face changed, but she didn't know what to do.
Shen Qiutan snorted coldly: "I'm afraid that the fourth aunt didn't drink too much wine and even forgot my father's funeral!" My father's bones are not cold, you are wearing red and green, and you are still wearing the red treasure in my mother's dowry, are you really a grandfather who is dead? ”
She originally wanted to endure it, but so far, none of the people in the Shen family have remembered his mourning period. The reason why she wore the maid's clothes was not because she had no other clothes to wear.
The crowd was stunned.
Daning's mourning period is not strict, it is said that it is loose or not, parents die, children must be kept for three years, brothers die, ordinary people will also keep it for a year, as for the children and nephews who are not separated, they must at least keep it for 100 days.
However, Shen Qiutan's words are slightly more informative, filial piety and mourning are one thing, why did Xiao Yang wear the late Chen's red treasure?
Everyone looked at each other, and Shen Qiujin, one of the twins, rushed up: "How can you talk to the elders?" It's really uneducated. ”
Shen Qiuqi, who was sitting next to Shen Qiutan, added: "That is, you should have been guarding for three years as a child, and now you are actually drinking!" ”
Shen Qiutan snorted coldly and splashed the remaining water in the cup on Shen Qiuqi's face: "Seventh sister and eighth sister, can't you even tell the difference between wine and water?" ”
"You...... You, you dare to splash me, I will kill you! ”
Shen Qiuqi opened his teeth and claws, Shen Qiujin would not sit still, even Xiao Yang's family would join the battlefield.
The scene descended into chaos.
"Enough!" The old marquis slapped the table, everyone was quiet, he took the lead in drinking the wine, he had some embarrassment on his face that was poked by his granddaughter, and there was some pain, after a long time, he said to Shen Qiutan seriously: "You come back, the family is happy, don't make trouble!" ”
Shen Qiutan was stunned for a moment, his eyes narrowed, and he suddenly smiled: "Grandfather thinks I'm making trouble?" ”
"Then I want to ask, my father died in the battle of Jiyang City, and his head was hung for half a month, he used his life in exchange for the current situation of the Shen family, and the court built a tomb for my father, but what about you? As my father's parents and brothers, it is just a matter of not treating the mourning period and not keeping the mourning period, but they are wearing red and green, drinking and feasting! ”
"Okay, since there is no room for us here, I will take Changzhen back to Guangling!"