When Zhou married into the Jiang family, Cai had not yet entered the door. The two sisters-in-law didn't have much contact. There is a way that is far fragrant and smelly, and Hou Ye has always respected this sister, so there is no discord between the two.

Mrs. Zhou said with a smirk: "The Hou Mansion has always been prosperous, look at the people in this room, all of them are like flowers and jade, and I am dazzled when I see them." Where is it like the Jiang family, when they are gathered, there are only a few. ”

Cai's heart was quite self-conscious, but he said: "Eldest sister, don't say that, it is better to have more people, and better to have fewer people and fewer people, I envy the eldest sister who is pure and pure." You don't know that just eating and drinking Lazar for this big family will cost me my life. ”

Mrs. Zhou smiled: "We are all old, let the younger generation toss." I don't care about anything now, I care about my own body. ”

Cai said with a smile: "That's the nephew and daughter-in-law who are capable, come, come to my aunt and let my aunt take a closer look." ”

Gu stepped forward with a smile, Ying Ying Yifu, and said, "Good for the eldest uncle, good for the second uncle, good for the third uncle." The nephew and daughter-in-law Gu wished the three aunts good health and joy. ”

Lin hurriedly stepped forward and took Gu Yuzhen's hand, and praised: "Just looking at the fourth miss, I knew that you were a good color, and it was strange to say that back then...... Hey, look at my mouth, big sister, what a blessing. ”

After Lu was unwilling, he hurriedly smiled and said: "With such a Peugeot and capable daughter-in-law, the eldest sister is naturally happy to do everything, it really makes people like it when they look at it!" ”

Zhou Xiuyue, who was behind the old lady, tightened the handkerchief in her hand and gently pulled the old lady's clothes.

The old lady's expression didn't move for half a minute, and said with a smile: "This is Xiuyue, the three younger siblings still remember, they haven't been back to the capital for more than ten years, let's see, has it changed?" ”

Seeing this, Gu Yuzhen blessed the Lin family and returned to his original position. I saw that Zhou Xiuyue straightened her clothes and walked to the three aunts to salute.

Cai smiled: "No need to be polite. Have you ever seen your mother when you came back? ”

Zhou Xiuyue said: "Auntie, I haven't seen it yet. ”

Cai said: "I have time to go back and take a look, the mother and daughter haven't seen each other for more than ten years, it's pitiful." ”

The second uncle and grandmother Lu and the third uncle and grandmother Lin said a few words perfunctorily. Gu Zi stepped forward and pulled Gu Yuzhen to speak.

The marriage between Zhou Xiuyue and Jiang Er was well known to everyone in the Hou Mansion.

It turned out that the Xu family flattered Zhou Yujing, and Zhou Yujing casually mentioned the matter of the two families climbing relatives on a whim, but Zhou Yujing didn't take it to heart afterwards.

Xu believed that it was true, he couldn't hide it with a big mouth, and he talked to people everywhere, and within a few days, even the subordinates of the Hou Mansion knew that there was such a thing. Zhou Yuyan is difficult to ride a tiger, so he can't slap himself in the face. I had to take advantage of the situation.

At that time, the old lady Jiang was an official to the fourth grade, and the Jiang family was born in an official eunuch family, a large family in the south of the Yangtze River, and the door was a little higher than the Zhou family who lived in the Hou Mansion.

You must know that although Zhou Wennan is also surnamed Zhou. The relationship with the Hou Mansion has turned a corner, but the old Hou Ye saw that he was smart, so he gained momentum.

Xu's extremely good at camping, a clever mouth coaxed Hou Ye's wife Cai and Zhou Yuyan to be happy, the two thighs hugged firmly, and they naturally couldn't see others in their eyes. That Zhou Xiuyue was held in the palm of Xu's hand since she was a child, and she was used to it. In this way, I really thought that my sparrow had become a phoenix and flew on the branches, so proud that he was like a peacock with an open screen, even if he was facing the ladies of the Hou Mansion, he was also ignoring.

In the courtyard of the deep house. The most important thing is to be high-profile. The Lu family, the Lin family's concubines, are extremely unwilling to see this mother and daughter with a villainous face, and behind their backs, they don't know how much spit they have spit.

A room full of daughters-in-law, the young lady saw three old ladies behaving like this. I know it.

Cai asked about the marriage of the second master of the Jiang Mansion, his eyes fell on Jiang Xinshan and Jiang Xinyao, and the two sisters, and said with a smile: "The spring in the garden is strong, but there is also a bit of scenery to see, let's talk a few old people, let the children play, Mrs., accompany the Hongsheng family and the two young ladies to the garden, and entertain them." ”

Cai's eldest daughter-in-law, Sun, smiled and beckoned everyone to go to the garden, Jiang Xinyao helped her mother and walked in the crowd, lamenting in her heart.

The Hou Mansion has been hereditary for three generations, and because of the special gifts of the imperial court, it has not been reduced to inheritance, which can be said to be deeply favored by the emperor. In other words, what Jiang Xinyao is walking with now is the genuine golden branches and jade leaves of the Hou Mansion.

The Zhou family has a very strong ability to reproduce, wives, young ladies, concubines, concubines, and daughters-in-law, all dressed like flowers, and can't tell who is who, Jiang Xinyao only feels dizzy.

The garden of the Hou Mansion of Annam is very large, bringing together the essence of the northern garden, the ancient trees in the garden are towering to the sky, the pavilions and pavilions, the green mountains and clear waters. There is a green wave pavilion in the Houfu Garden, it is a good place to enjoy the flowers and see the water, the eldest lady Sun ordered people to clean it up early, and let people put melons and fruits, snacks, tea.

In front of the pavilion is a lake, like the heart lake of Jiangfu in Suzhou, lush and full of lotus leaves. Jiang Xinyao looked at it while walking, and sighed secretly in her heart, it was too luxurious.

The four female dependents of the Jiang family were surrounded by groups and sat in the middle of the pavilion, each talking and laughing with others. Jiang Xinyao looked around, pondered for a while, and discovered the deep meaning. Most of the people who talked to Aunt Zhou and Jiang Xinshan were people from Cai's room, and most of the people next to her and her mother were from Lu's and Lin's rooms.

The ice seed floating blue flower bracelet in Jiang Xinyao's hand attracted the attention of the young ladies, and they were asked where the bracelet came from. This bracelet is very good, the texture is delicate, glowing, full of aura, with Xin Yao's pair of green and white slender jade hands, which is pleasing to the eye and can't take your eyes off.

Jiang Xinyao went out today, and was forced by Li's mother to dress up, and the two were in a stalemate for a long time, and Xinyao chose this bracelet casually.

Last year, the jade masters opened a stone, the water head is excellent, crystal clear, there is a little white cotton inside, discussed for a long time, I don't know what to cut. asked Xin Yao, and then he made seven blue flower bracelets.

Xin Yao saw that one of them was quite spiritual and couldn't put it down, so she took it to play with it. It's only been three days of heat, and it's gone.

Jiang Xinyao couldn't wait to walk with her head covered in the Hou Mansion, but she didn't expect her unintentional move, but she attracted the attention of others, and she felt remorseful in her heart, so she had to laugh with her.

The ladies in the second and third rooms are not difficult people, seeing that Jiang Xinyao has an easy-going temperament and funny words, she is happy in her heart, and she is talking and laughing around. Jiang Xinyao is a typical person who eats soft but not hard, others are polite to her, she naturally laughs back at others, and she has a way to deal with a group of young ladies who are still underage.

The clothes are good-looking, and the taste is good; Delicate, boasting of natural beauty; If there is something ordinary, I can't stand someone praising her for her outstanding temperament, and the atmosphere is harmonious like a gathering of friends for a while.

Jiang Xinshan looked at Jiang Xinyao through the crowd, and her heart was sour and astringent. For the first time today, she appeared in a social place in the capital, and all that caught her eyes was the descendants of the Hou Mansion. Not to mention the food, clothing, and superiority of the Houfu girl, the innate sense of superiority pressed Jiang Xinshan to death.

Jiang Xinshan is inevitably a little restrained in such an environment. Jiang Xinyao was mixed among the women, and the water was also rising, without a trace of inferiority complex at all, and there was a bit of freedom in her gestures, which deeply stimulated Jiang Xinshan's sensitive little heart

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The Chinese food of the Hou Mansion was placed in the Green Wave Pavilion, with a color of ten brocade enamel cups, a water of blue and white porcelain tableware, eight cold dishes, twenty-four hot dishes, and six dim sum, and three tables were full. Girl, the mother-in-law is waiting on the side to serve food and wine.

A table for the wife and daughter-in-law, a table for the young lady, and a table for the daughters of the Jiang family and the Cai, Lu, and Lin families. Jiang Xinyao sat on the left hand side of the Gu family, and Jiang Xinshan was on the right hand, and the cups were staggered for a while, you came and went, so it was not lively.

Xin Yao had just used a few pieces of dim sum in the pavilion and drank a cup of tea, not feeling hungry, and tasting every dish was a little bit. Savor it, in addition to using too much oil, it is also delicious. Tasting a sip of wine in the glass, slightly sour, and enjoying himself, he only heard someone in his ear: "Fourth sister, why do you eat so little?" Look at the way you are weak, but eat more, otherwise, how can you have the strength to please people! “

Jiang Xinyao smiled casually and did not speak.

Jiang Xinshan said again: "It's a pity, I came up with a shy face, and no one said a good word, it's really hard to work hard for my sister!" ”

Jiang Xinyao turned her head and said with a false smile: "Thank you sister for reminding me." ”

Jiang Xinshan said unrelentingly: "I can't afford your thanks, I just beg you not to lose face to the Jiang Mansion and make people look down on it." ”

Jiang Xinyao picked up the wine glass, took a sip, gently put down the wine glass, picked up the handkerchief, wiped the corners of her mouth, picked up the chopsticks and picked up a chopstick dish, sent it to Jiang Xinshan's bowl, and said lightly: "Sister still wants to thank my sister for reminding me." ”

Jiang Xinyao's smooth actions and understatement made Jiang Xinshan only feel that anger was rising, and because of the occasion, it was inconvenient to attack, so she had to fiddle with the dishes in the bowl vigorously.

In the eyes of outsiders, the two sisters crossed their necks, muttered and muttered, and had smiles on their faces, just as sisterhood.

The Lu family praised: "Eldest sister, take a look, the two young ladies in the house are as good as one person." ”

Mrs. Zhou glanced at the two suspiciously, and said with a smile: "This reminds me of the good sister in our boudoir when we were young, studying together, working together, talking about everything, getting married, giving birth to children, and moving around a little less......"

Lu said with a smile: "That's it, decades have passed, we are all old, looking at these little daughters' families, affectionate, talking and laughing, and their eyes are red......"

He was only halfway through his words, when he suddenly heard a commotion outside the garden, and then there was a scolding.

Cai's face changed greatly, and he hurriedly said to the grandmother behind him: "Go and see, what's going on?" The eldest lady Sun put down her chopsticks, took the girl, and the mother-in-law walked towards the arch of the garden.

Jiang Xinyao touched her mother lightly, Gu noticed it, and the mother and daughter glanced at each other and put down the chopsticks in their hands. (..)

( Miss Jiang Si )