Poria cocos mouthed quickly, and said after listening to it, "It's not Bai Shao's mother and her mother-in-law, when we were in the Reclining Buddha Temple, we told Bai Shao about family affairs, and we wanted to sell Bai Shao to the stupid son of the Qianmen Liu Steward as a daughter-in-law, saying that it was a dowry of twenty taels, Bai's mother and Xu's mother made a fuss because of the twenty-two dowry, Bai's mother felt that she should take the lion's share of the money, Xu's mother thought that Bai Shao was already her daughter-in-law, no longer Bai's mother's daughter, and the dowry for remarrying should belong to her, and then they quarreled, the son of Liu's steward was already twenty years old, I can't even dress, but I want to marry Bai Shao to him! ”

They didn't know about it before, Bai Peony heard this, and hit the wall directly, if she hadn't reacted quickly, Bai Peony would have died, Poria has always felt that Bai Peony is very pitiful, although she has no father, and her mother often scolds her, but she will never marry her to a dying person as a daughter-in-law, let alone marry a fool.

Bai Shao couldn't hold back any longer, and cried, "Girl, you and Mother Yao still have the kindness of Poria, let Bai Shao repay it in the next life......." ”

Zhiwan grabbed her hand and wiped her tears with a handkerchief, "Don't say stupid things, if people can decide the next life, how can there be a maid in this world, you are my maid, it's my care, don't do stupid things." ”

After Zhiwan finished speaking, he got up and went out.

There was still a quarrel in the yard, and when I saw Zhiwan coming down the steps, the noise suddenly disappeared, and they all stared at Zhiwan, Zhiwan's face was very gentle, but it made people feel a cold coolness, which made people subconsciously retreat, and couldn't help muttering in their hearts, how could the delicate four girls have a fierce momentum, not like her at all, and even more timid than when they saw their wives.

Zhiwan swept over with a cold eye, these maids almost scared their legs, especially the initiators Mother Bai and Mother Xu, who were even more frightened, and Zhiwan sneered, "Why don't you continue to quarrel?" ”

Mother Xu opened her mouth, but she still didn't have the courage to say it. Zhiwan looked at her, "Your son is terminally ill and married Bai Shao Chongxi, but your son died." You blamed Bai Shao and blasted her out of the door, is there such a thing? ”

Before Xu's mother could speak, Bai's mother spoke first, "My son is sick and died, but my daughter is to blame, she has done too many evils, and she has been retributed......." ”

Zhiwan first questioned Xu's mother, and Bai's mother thought that Zhiwan would help her, so she became bold. But when she saw the cold smile on the corner of Zhiwan's mouth, Mother Bai didn't dare to speak more, and Zhiwan glanced at her coldly, "If you say that Mother Xu should be beaten, you should be killed." No matter how ruthless Xu's mother is, she also loves her son, what about you? Bai Shao is not your own, you have to push her into the fire pit! Such a vicious mother, it's the first time I've seen it, it's not enough to be ruthless once, you are ruthless for the second time! I'm running away from marriage. But Bai Peony is still my maid! Who gave you permission to ask your wife to give you a white peony?! ”

Speaking of escaping from marriage, Mother Bai's eyes flashed, and she was afraid of what she would do, so she raised her head again, and her back straightened by three points. "The slave maid's family is a slave and a maid in the Hou Mansion, but the girl escaped from marriage, and how many penalties were imposed on the Sandalwood Courtyard, how did the slave and maid know that you would come back, Bai Shao is old. Always ask for people, it is Mrs. Xu's mother's son to promise her, now that the Hou Ye is not in the house, the four girls themselves are difficult to protect, questioning the wife's decision, not to mention that she will be fined for copying fifty family rules, the girl should weigh herself before speaking! ”

Mother Bai said justifiably, her eyes are still looking around, if Mrs. has eyeliner, knowing that she treats the four girls like this, she must be very satisfied, maybe there will be a reward or not necessarily, Mother Yao's face sank, Zhiwan looked at her with a smile, and felt sad for Bai Shao, "Mother Bai understands the family rules very thoroughly, I don't know how to blame the master for facing the master?" Mrs. is in charge of the trivial affairs in the house, if it weren't for you instigating her, Mother Bai would think that she has the leisure to care who your daughter marries? ”

Mother Bai had beads of sweat on her forehead, sliding down her cheeks, Zhiwan took another step closer to her, and Mother Bai's face turned three points whiter, "Bai Shao is my eldest girl, although she has become a widow before she marries into the door, with her identity as a marryman, if someone does not allow her, she can serve me closely, and she can follow me to the Temple of the Reclining Buddha to pray for the old lady?" Bai Shao's family affairs are not counted, my father said it himself, I can treat her as a big girl, now, you are going to sell my big girl, and you are still making a lot of noise in my yard, outsiders have seen it, and they think that the Hou Mansion has loose family rules, and the wife is not strict in governing the family, I will not bother the wife for a little thing, come on, tie up the two of them for me, and one of them will be punished with a cane fifty! ”

Mother Bai and Mother Xu are like ashes here, they didn't expect that the four girls would beg Hou Ye for the maid, Hou Ye loves the four girls so much, as long as the four girls speak, how could he not agree, if the four girls really hurt Bai Shao, why didn't they take her with them when they ran away from marriage, Bai Mother thought that Zhiwan didn't trust Bai Shao, so her attitude towards Bai Shao would be poor, she didn't expect Bai Shao to be a first-class maid now!

If Mother Bai had known, she wouldn't have sold Bai Peony anymore if she was killed, the monthly case of the big girl would have earned her twenty taels of silver in two years, and her daughter was still her own!

Mother Bai was still thinking about money at this time, and when the two mothers-in-law came to drag her, she remembered to beg for mercy, Yao's mother waved her hand, making people gag her mouth, and turned to look at Zhiwan, she knew that Zhiwan had not begged Hou Ye, although she knew that Hou Ye would not blame her for this little thing, but the affairs of the inner courtyard were under the control of the Qian family, and Zhiwan crossed her to find the Hou Ye, but she did not put the Qian family in her eyes, she was afraid that the Qian family would be dissatisfied.

When the Qian family came back from the Zhennan Palace, he listened to the maid tell Zhiwan about the cane scolding Mother Bai and Mother Xu, especially the Hou Ye allowed Bai Shao to do the big girl's business again, his face was gloomy at the time, and he dropped a set of high-quality tea cups, and Mother Wang hurriedly persuaded her, "Don't be angry, the Hou Ye has allowed it, if you punish the four girls, you will be separated from the Hou Ye, it's not worth it, the four girls are going to the Reclining Buddha Temple tomorrow, you can send two more mothers-in-law to watch her, and when the four girls get married, the Hou Ye can't protect her even if she has the heart." ”

Wang's mother is Qian's confidant, she knows how to persuade Qian's to dissipate her anger, and sure enough, Qian listened, no longer angry, and sneered instead, "I want to see how she marries into Huan Mansion and serves that cripple, how he protects her!" ”

Bai Shao also knew that Zhiwan was lying to her mother, and she couldn't cry with gratitude, she got up to kowtow to Zhiwan, but Poria stopped her, "The girl doesn't like people to kowtow to her, if you go now, you must be looking for scolding, and you will tell me and my mother if you have something to say in the future." Don't hit the wall impulsively, Miss Fang told you not to break her wall. ”

Bai Shao was stunned, and then burst into laughter.

The next day. I got up early in the evening, and after breakfast, I couldn't wait to go to the Qian family to say goodbye, and then go to the Reclining Buddha Temple.

When I walked to the gate of Meixiang Courtyard, I met Qin Zhirou who went to ask for peace with her, Qin Zhirou glanced at Zhiwan several times, and said with a smile, "The fourth sister seems to like the Reclining Buddha Temple very much?" ”

The corners of Zhiwan's mouth hooked, "The Reclining Buddha Temple is clean, and the scenery is also pleasant." The third sister doesn't like it? ”

Qin Zhirou smiled lightly, compared to staying in the mansion, there are three or five troubles a day, the Reclining Buddha Temple is indeed a good place to go, so she won't say anything more.

The two of them walked into the house together. Respectfully greeted Qian's family, Qian's face had no expression, and at this time, the housekeeper's mother came in with a curtain, and there were two red invitations in her hand, her face was a little weird, and she said, "Mrs." Princess Liuhua's mansion sent someone to send an invitation, inviting the girls in the mansion to attend the hibiscus banquet seven days later, and the county lord of Jining also gave the four girls an invitation alone. ”

Individually? Qian glanced at Zhiwan, took the invitation from the housekeeper's mother, and looked at it, especially seeing the invitation from the county lord of Jining to Zhiwan. The font on it made her frown, this post was written by the county lord of Jining himself.

The county lord of Jining sent an invitation to a concubine alone, or went to the hibiscus banquet, qian s eyes condensed, outside. Qin Zhiyu couldn't wait to open the curtain and come in, and said from afar, "Mother, there is really an invitation to invite me to the hibiscus banquet, where is it?" ”

Qian's face was slightly different, and he glared at Qin Zhiyu secretly, there were no rules and no distance, Qin Zhiyu pouted, respectfully asked for peace, and then sat down next to Qian's, took the post and looked at it, and saw that Zhiwan still had a copy, and his high interest suddenly disappeared, "Why does the county lord of Jining send you a post alone, do you know her?!" ”

Zhiwan nodded his head, "There was a relationship, in the Reclining Buddha Temple, the lord of Ji Ning threw the marriage card and accidentally fell down and smashed his daughter." ”

Qin Zhiyu's face suddenly flashed with a touch of jealousy, "Fourth sister, we really underestimated you before, rarely went out, and finally went back to the door, and the people we knew were all big people, first the king of Yuejun, and then there was a county lord of Jining!" ”

Qin Zhixue and the others, who came in after Qin Zhiyu, also had a look of jealousy on their faces, to say that it is a disaster to know the king of Yuejun, but it is definitely a blessing to know the lord of Jining, the lord of Jining rarely has good relations with outsiders, and there are very few, it can be said that he has almost never given an invitation to anyone, but now he has given her a post!

Princess Liuhua's mansion, every year will hold a hibiscus banquet, invited are some county kings, princes, Kyoto's talented young masters will be present, last year's banquet to the halfway point, the emperor went, this year everyone wants to receive Princess Liuhua's invitation, last year the Hou Mansion did not, today originally had little hope, I didn't expect not only that, but also two, one of which was even written by the lord of Jining!

You must know that there are very few ladies invited to the Hibiscus Banquet, only twenty invitations! In addition to your own sisters, you can bring up to one outsider, and each invitation cannot exceed three people!

In other words, in the whole of Kyoto, all the famous families combined, no more than 60 people can participate in the banquet!

How many years has the Great Imperial Dynasty been established, how many kings and grandsons will there be, think about how many first-class members there are, and second-class ones, although the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion has been sealed, but in Kyoto, which is full of powerful people, it is really not glorious, and if you can receive an invitation from Princess Liuhua, the whole Kyoto will be in an uproar, and if you take out this invitation to sell it, it can be sold for at least two or three hundred taels of silver.

This is not the most enviable, but all the girls who receive the invitation from Princess Liuhua's mansion will have an invitation to her at large and small banquets in Kyoto in the future, which is almost an agreed maturity rule.

Qin Zhiyu held the invitation in her hand, the envy and jealousy in her eyes turned away, and she changed her smiling face instead, "The post personally ordered by the county lord of Jining, you have to go, fourth sister, but as a younger sister, remind you, you will be embarrassed at the hibiscus banquet, and if you can't get married, you may not even be able to get out of the door in the future." ”

Zhiwan is confused, isn't it just a banquet, even if it is more high-end, if you can see the emperor, you won't even be able to get out, "Why?" ”

Qin Zhirou said with a smile, "The year before last, at the hibiscus banquet, there was a girl who stepped on her skirt when she danced, and accidentally fell down, which was very embarrassing. ”

"Last year, headed by the lord of Mingzhu County, seven ladies formed a Seven Immortal Dance, shocking the Hibiscus Banquet, when the Queen Mother celebrated her birthday, she named seven of them to perform, and Kyoto called them by Qixiu, these seven are almost the princesses and princesses of the country."

Zhiwan was speechless, didn't he just fall down, as for no one to come to the door to say kiss? This is too exaggerated, no wonder Qin Zhiyu would look at her with that kind of eyes, what would she perform?

Qin Zhiyu put aside Zhiwan, couldn't put down the invitation, and took Qian's hand and said, "Mother, you send someone to inquire, who is going to the hibiscus banquet this year, what clothes are they wearing, what headdress they wear, I heard last year that someone wears the same headdress, it's so embarrassing, and my clothes and jewelry are old, I can't give people a refreshing feeling, mother, I want to make a new set." ”

Qian is happy, if Qin Zhiyu shines at the hibiscus banquet, her face will also be bright, patting Qin Zhiyu's hand and saying, "Don't worry, my mother is ready for you, think about what to perform these days, how familiar and familiar it is." ”

Qin Zhiyu nodded again and again, looking left and right at the invitation, Qin Zhirou and Qin Zhixue were all hot-eyed, they still remembered that this invitation could take two more people!

Qin Zhixue took advantage of the proximity between herself and Qin Zhiyu, and had the best relationship, and said timidly, "Sixth sister, can you take me there?" ”

Qin Zhiyu raised her eyes, and before she could speak, she heard the footsteps of the maid outside, and Dongmei came in to ask for an invitation, "Madam, the old lady heard that Princess Liuhua sent someone to send an invitation, let the slave and maid come and tell you, the second girl and the seventh girl are also going, just with the sixth girl." ”

Qian's eyes suddenly turned cold, Qin Zhixue gritted her teeth angrily, and after Dong Meifu left, Qin Zhiyu was not happy, "Mother, the old lady is too partial to the second sister, why Princess Liuhua gave me the post, I can't decide who to take, just take the second sister, the seventh sister also wants me to take it, whether it is given to the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion or to them!" ”