The female guests gradually arrived, the temperature in the hall slowly rose, and Xin Yao didn't like such a lively scene the most, so she hid in the corner and sat and ate tea.

As there are more and more people in the hall, in addition to the dozen or so families who often have dealings with the Jiang family in the officialdom, several families who have joint marriages with the Jiang family are also counted.

The old lady's maiden family, the Zhou family, the eldest sister-in-law's maiden family, the second sister-in-law's maiden family, the second sister-in-law's maiden family, the Feng family, the eldest sister's mother-in-law, the Sun family, the third sister's mother-in-law, the Zheng family, and even the eldest aunt's maiden family, the Chen family, also specially sent people from the south.

Xin Yao looked at the Cao family of the Sun family with the two young daughters-in-law greeting the old lady with a smile on their faces, and her eyes were cold.

She really sighed a little at Cao's cheekiness, and said that if she did such a bad thing, she should laugh more restrained. But this one went the other way, not only with a bright face, but also with witty words on his lips. What a master!

Qingxu stood behind Xin Yao and said in a low voice: "Grandma, we have the least number of people in Xiao Mansion. ”

Xin Yao picked up the plum blossom silk fan and said half-covered: "Your grandmother, I am not human." Grandma, I sit here, although I am alone, and I brought you two maids, but I can't stop the momentum. ”

Wutong, when she heard Xin Yao's words, she covered her mouth and laughed.

Wutong smiled: "Grandma is really good at putting gold on her face!" I can't see where the big grandma is so imposing! ”

"Silly girl, the momentum is not enough, not because there are many people."

"Lie in what?" Qingxu hurriedly asked.

"What? This question is too nerve-wracking, and I haven't figured it out yet. Xin Yao said it seriously and mattered.

The two behind him couldn't hold back and laughed.

When the three masters and servants were entertaining themselves, Wu brought his mother-in-law Yuan and a young woman over.

Xin Yao hurriedly stepped forward and bowed to Yuan's knees, and Yuan's smiled together: "I can't afford it, I can't afford it, Fourth Miss, we haven't seen each other for some days." ”

Xin Yao smiled and turned sideways to Wu and said, "Second sister-in-law." This is your fault, why don't you invite your aunt to come to our house to sit more, so that I can also have a chance to say hello in front of my aunt and make a laugh or something. ”

Wu scolded with a smile: "Mother." You comment, she lives freely in the Xiao Mansion by herself, and she rarely comes back to her mother's house, so it's to blame me. ”

Xin Yao hurriedly held Wu's hand and said with a bitter face: "It is said that the girl who married out spilled the water, the second sister-in-law, I want to come back a few more times, and when I go back, I see my mother and the second sister-in-law in one place, and my basin of water will soon turn into vinegar." It's better to be out of sight! ”

Wu was stunned for a long time before he finally reacted, pointed at Xin Yao and smiled and fell into Yuan's arms.

Yuan sighed with a smile: "What a clever mouth, this is not wrong at all." Hua'er, come and meet Miss Four! ”

Wu smiled. said: "This is my sister Wu Yihua, fourteen years old this year. ”

Xin Yao naturally knew that the only person who could bring the Yuan family out for entertainment was the girl from the house, so she let go of the Wu family and looked at it with a smile: "After seeing this sister, I know Aunt Yuan's demeanor back then, look at this eyebrows and eyes, this whole body style." Isn't it carved out of the same mold as Aunt Yuan? ”

Xin Yao's words not only praised the Yuan family, but also praised the Yuan family's daughter, and made the two of them happy as if they were something.

Wu Yihua smiled and stepped forward to salute Xin Yao. Xin Yao replied with a half-salute, and after a while, her sister and sister were already affectionate.

Light flocculent. Wutong saw clearly behind him, the two looked at each other, lowered his head again, and gave a thumbs up to the grandmother in his heart.

Wu saw the fourth sister and her mother, and the younger sister talked and laughed. The heart is sour and astringent.

My grandmother brought Yihua today, but I am afraid that she is coming for the third master in the house. The mother-in-law has knocked on Brother Chen'er's matter in her ear several times, and her words also revealed the idea of wanting to kiss and kiss, but Brother Chen'er's family affairs, where is she, the sister-in-law, who can be the master, to say something that is not to be heard, even the old lady may not be able to be the master of Brother Chen.

The Wu family couldn't help but sneer secretly, she is also the daughter of the Wu family, why does she have to marry a concubine, and her sister can marry a concubine. If it is really kissing and kissing, she, who is an older sister, will be pressed by her sister, where will her face be placed, and how will she gain a foothold in Jiang's mansion.

Thinking of this, Wu Yifang's face smiled a little reluctantly. was holding on, but saw Xin Yao quietly pull her hand over, patted her little arm lightly twice, she raised her head, and what caught her eyes was a pair of quiet and deep eyes, and she winked at her mischievously. Wu is such a smart person, how can there be anything in his heart that he doesn't understand. Her heart was hot, her eyes drooped, and when she opened them again, she was already smiling.

Yuan was overjoyed when he saw that the sister-in-law was getting along so well. She has long taken a fancy to the third master of the Jiang Mansion, who looks good, reads well, and has no bad habits of ordinary children of official eunuch families, and is under the tutelage of Dr. Du, and has a powerful sister behind her, and her future is limitless.

What's more, she heard that this third master is fourteen years old, and there are four older maids waiting in the room, and there is not even a room. If you can tie this thread, Yihua's glory and wealth in this life will not be able to run away.

Jiang Xinyao cleared the thoughts of the mother and daughter. One is that he wants to marry his daughter into the Jiang family, and the other is that he doesn't want his sister to marry in, and he has to take care of his mother's family on the other hand, for fear of attracting resentment in the future.

She sighed secretly, and said in her heart that Brother Chen'er had also become a hot item, and the two of them were in a hurry to move forward.

While he was talking, he saw the housekeeper come in and replied, "Old lady, the male guest is waiting outside to congratulate the old lady on her birthday." ”

There was a sudden cry in the hall of Nuoda, and all the unmarried women hid behind the screen, and some of them had the audacity to poke out half of their heads.

Xin Yao really sighed that the housekeeper's words were timely, and she would deal with this mother and daughter again, but she was afraid that it wouldn't take long for her to run out of words!

Yuan personally sent his daughter behind the screen. Xin Yao let out a long sigh of relief, she looked around, and felt that the position just now was very good, so she pulled Wu to sit down and drink tea.

The old lady smiled: "They are all relatives of their own family, so you don't have to learn from the old pedant to avoid suspicion, please come in quickly." ”

After a while, the men rushed in, and the hall of Nuoda was full of black people, Jiang Xing, whose hair had turned gray, was in front, and a man in green clothes stood next to him, about fifteen or sixteen years old.

Xin Yao turned sideways and glanced at the Wu family, and the Wu family said: "The grandson of my uncle's family, named Jiang Yuanbo, accompanied my uncle to Beijing this time, and lived in our mansion. ”

Xin Yao let out a soft "oh". I saw that Jiang Yuanbo really kowtowed three times and said some auspicious words before getting up.

The old lady took the purse handed by the maid, said a few words, and handed it to Jiang Yuanbo with her own hands.

Then there was Jiang Hongjian, and the Jiang Hongsheng brothers came forward to kowtow to celebrate their birthday.

Xin Yao saw that her eldest uncle hadn't seen her for half a year, as if she had made a lot of fortune again, lowered her eyes and secretly smiled, and suddenly felt that someone was looking at her, so she hurriedly raised her eyes, and her own man was crowded among the guests, looking at her playfully.

Xin Yao saw that he was not smiling, and his serious expression was incompatible with the others, and seeing that everyone was paying attention to the front, she was naughty for a while, and secretly stuck out her tongue at the guy and made a grimace.

Xiao Han couldn't help but clench his hands into fists, pretended to cough, forced a smile, looked at his nose and nose, and looked at his heart, and was an old monk.

Jiang Xinyao raised her eyebrows, and when she was beaming with pride, she coldly saw that a few steps away from the man, a pair of eyes as deep as a secluded pool were looking at her like torches. Jiang Xinyao was stunned for a moment, opened her eyes and took a closer look, then nodded her head with a slight smile, raised the silk fan, turned her head away, and covered half of her face. scolded in his heart, why is this guy here?

She quietly looked for the female dependent, and sure enough, beside the sister-in-law, a plump and elegant woman was bowing her head and whispering.

Xin Yao took a few serious glances, and then recognized that the woman was Zhang Xinyu, who she hadn't seen for six years, only a little less charming and pretty between her eyebrows, and a little more stable and old. To Xinyao's surprise, it was Jiang Xinshan, the third lady of the Jiang family, who was reprimanded by her back then, who spoke to Zhang Xinyu.

Jiang Xinyao frowned slightly, pulled Wu's sleeve, and said lightly: "Why didn't anyone come to my sister-in-law's mother's house?" ”

Wu smiled inexplicably: "It must be because it is too far away." However, the second room of the Shen family did not come, but the big house sent someone to come, you go to the sister-in-law's side, and the third sister is talking to Zhang Xinyu, the ninth grandmother of the Shen family, she is the granddaughter of the eldest princess of Huiwen, and she only became a relative at the end of March this year. My second wife and I went to a wedding banquet. To say that this Zhang family is also extremely rich, one hundred and twenty-eight dowries, each box is stuffed to the brim, the second wife saw it, and told me at that time that my sister's dowry was simple. ”

Xin Yao said with a smile: "Our family is just a family of four-grade officials and eunuchs, so why bother to compare with the emperor's relatives." ”

The Wu family approached, and said in a mysterious whisper: "Sister, you said that the two flowers of the Zhang family have entered the Shen family, and this Shen family is really a good skill." （http：／／.)。 I heard that Zhang Xinyu was married. ”

Xin Yao suddenly discovered that many things have changed throughout the ages, but the nature of women's gossip has not changed, and they all have a heart that is good at capturing scandals.

She raised her chin towards the Wu family, signaling her to look at the person in front of her who was saluting, the Wu family glanced at it lightly, and sneered: "These are the sons and nephews of the old lady's mother's family, and this is complete." ”

Xin Yao smiled: "Are the three uncles here?" Why don't you see people. ”

Wu Shi hurriedly whispered: "I didn't come, but the three uncles and grandmothers came with the younger generation." ”

Xin Yao let out a long "oh", and then there was no more follow-up.

At this time, some of the male guests went to the front yard one after another after finishing the salute, Xin Yao saw that her man and Zheng Liang kowtowed three heads side by side, took the purse in the old lady's hand, swept her eyes, and turned to the front yard.

She leaned closer and asked Wu, "Second sister-in-law, why didn't the eldest brother-in-law return to Beijing?" ”l3l4(..)

( Miss Jiang Si )