Chapter 286: Family Banquet (2)

The crowd laughed and talked for a while, and the housekeeper's daughter-in-law came in and said that the feast had been arranged.

The eldest lady and the second lady Qi stepped forward to help the Rong family, and everyone came out to the table together.

"I don't need you to serve today, you can go and eat and drink and listen to the play." Rong said with a smile, and only took Rong Yunnuan, Yan Mingyue, Qi Wanyan, and Sister Zhen to sit at a table. The eldest lady and the second lady of Qi sat at a table, and Xun Qingran, Qi Da*, Qi Erma and Qi San's grandmother sat at a table. Because the Rong family was very happy today, they also gave a table of wine to the old and young aunts in the house, and they also opened another table on the pavilion outside the pavilion near the water. Xuan'er and Fusheng's children, but they were served by the nurse, and they sat at a table in the compartment inside.

The family banquet in Qi Mansion is naturally a delicacy of the mountains and seas, and so on. Xun Qing couldn't taste one or two bites of everything, so he put off his chopsticks and listened to a group of small operas invited from outside. The big * milk didn't seem to have much appetite, and after eating two or three dishes, she got up and went into the house to take care of the child. Grandma Qi Er is quite active on this occasion, although her seat is located next to Xun Qingran, but she will not enter the table in the future, only gags between the seats, and makes everyone laugh from time to time. Grandma Qi San was in an excellent mood and had an excellent appetite, and it was rare that she didn't say anything sour.

In the pavilion outside the pavilion, it is also a happy scene. Aunties rarely have such an opportunity to participate in such a family banquet, sitting in one place, they have to talk to each other, talk and laugh, and be very happy.

At the end of today's family feast is soup, a dish of gastrodia pigeon soup and a cordyceps soft-shelled turtle soup.

Aunt Li and Aunt Cai were seated next to each other, and first scooped a bowl of soft-shelled turtle soup and handed it to Aunt Cai.

"This is a famous dish in our house, comparable to the imperial chef in the palace." Aunt Li said with a smile, "How can Aunt Cai eat so little, this is nourishing and not greasy." ”

"How dare you work for my aunt to serve me."

Aunt Cai smiled reservedly, did not take the soup bowl, but called the little girl behind her, and scooped up the gastrodia pigeon soup and drank two sips.

Aunt Li smiled on her face, but she snorted coldly in her heart.

"Sister Zhou, taste this soup, it's extremely fresh." But he turned around and gave the bowl of soup to Aunt Zhou next to him.

"Thank you, Sister Li." Aunt Zhou had already seen the scene in her eyes, and she didn't reveal it, so she took the soup and drank it.

Aunt Li scooped up a bowl of soup by herself and said with a smile: "We can sit on the table today, or borrow Aunt Cai's light, how could it have been before." ”

No one at the table responded, and Aunt Sun, who was sitting opposite, looked up at Aunt Li and Aunt Cai, and instead of scooping the soup, she took the yam cake and continued to eat.

"Auntie, don't say that, it's all the grace of the old lady." Aunt Cai is colorful.

It was the aunt who smiled and nodded.

The banquet did not disperse until the time of the lamp, and everyone accompanied Rong's back to Yinianju, set up a table, and accompanied Rong's to play the leaf card.

In Aunt Zhou's bedroom in the back room of the prayer hall

“…… Look at her arrogant look," Aunt Li complained to Aunt Zhou with a crackle.

"Why do you want to please her, it stands to reason that you are still an elder." Aunt Zhou leaned on the bed and said softly.

"Elders? I'm someone's elder. I can't compare with my sister, sister, you gave birth to a good daughter and married well, so naturally someone is willing to be an elder sister. Aunt Li became a little sour as she spoke.

Aunt Zhou coughed lightly twice, "It's me who lost my words, sister is not strange." ”

Aunt Li also noticed that she was out of shape, and softened her voice, "There are a few who are so cautious and untrustworthy like my sister, I can admire my sister, if others have the blessing of sister, I don't know how to be domineering, only my sister treats people, but it is not the slightest difference from before." ”

"What kind of identity am I, what do I have to hold onto? No matter how good the sixth aunt is, she just calls me an aunt. Aunt Zhou was calm.

"My sister said that I shouldn't please Aunt Cai, am I willing to splash myself, and I am willing to do that in my heart, it's not that I can't help it." Aunt Li took out a handkerchief and wiped the corners of her eyes, "Sister, you have always closed the door and ignored the outside affairs. Although Aunt Cai is also an aunt, she is very different from us. ”

"She is a good concubine, so she naturally has a higher position." Aunt Zhou said.

"It's just that the concubine is still a good concubine for a long time. Aunt Cai has a background and a backer. Aunt Li approached Aunt Zhou and said in a low voice, "That's the eldest lady's niece, and the third grandmother is a cousin." Besides, in the second master's room, the second grandmother has only had a girl in recent years, and she had a difficult birth when she was born, which is said to have hurt her body, and it is estimated that it will be difficult to get pregnant in the future. The second grandmother's new machine is very powerful, and she will hide the news to death, but I'm afraid that someone will hear the rumors. Otherwise, why bother to be a concubine for the niece of the eldest wife? ”

Aunt Zhou looked at Aunt Li in surprise.

Aunt Li has always known that Aunt Zhou is tight-mouthed, so she doesn't hide it.

"This Aunt Cai is young, she looks like she is a good child, and she will give birth to a brother in the future, with the eldest wife in charge, and the third grandmother in the concubine to support her, this country mansion will inevitably fall into her hands. What do I have, Brother You'er is young, and he is not angry, his daughter is old, but she is a fool, and the marriage has not yet been settled, and even the girl with a head and face in the powerful grandmother's house is not as good, who can afford our girls. ”

"My sister is talking too much." Aunt Zhou sighed.

"Sister, you are a blessed person, naturally you don't know the difficulties of my hard-working person...... Aunt Li said, "Sister, the seventh girl is also my sister grew up watching, I ask my sister to help talk to the sixth aunt and grandmother......"

“……”

It wasn't until Aunt Zhou agreed to her request that Aunt Li came out of Aunt Zhou's house, but instead of going back to her house, she turned into Qi Wanyan's room.

“…… Who did you meet with the four grandmothers today? Aunt Li called Qi Wanyan, who was already planning to sleep.

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Accompanied the Rong family to play until the beginning of the year, Xun Qingran returned to Ning Yuanju. Before she could sit down firmly on the couch, a big girl in the prayer hall came over with a lantern, saying that the second lady of Qi wanted to see her.

"Dragonfly girl sit less, I'll change my clothes and come." Xun Qingran said, wondering why Second Lady Qi wanted to talk to her, why didn't she say it, but at this time she hurriedly sent someone to call her.

"Grandma doesn't have to change her clothes, it's not early, and my wife has to rest." The dragonfly laughed.

"That's fine." Xun Qingran said with a smile, and led people to follow the dragonfly to the New Year's Hall.

Second Mrs. Qi had already taken off the hairpin ring on her head, and was sitting on the couch in a daze, when she saw Xun Qing dyed in, she waved her hand to let her sit.

"Who did you meet with your sisters today?" Second Lady Qi leaned on the pillow and asked.

Xun Qingran's heart moved, when they came back to talk back to the Rong family, Second Lady Qi was also present, and now she called her to ask, what does it mean?

"Mrs. Hui," Xun Qingran still repeated the content of the reply to the Rong family.

"No one else?" Second Mrs. Qi stared at Xun Qingran, and when she saw that Xun Qingran didn't react, she said, "Someone saw that Yang Da*'s grandmother also went to Deyue Tower." ”

It turned out to ask Xun Shufang? But how did Second Mrs. Qi know that Xun Shufang also went to Deyue Tower and met with her?

Xun Qingran thought about it for a while, and then he was relieved. Today, she took Rong Yunnuan out with a few women, and there were many maids and servants who followed, including one or two people from Second Lady Qi, so it was not strange to tell Second Lady Qi about it.

"Mrs. Yang Da * Milk?" Xun Qingran smiled, "She went to Deyue Tower." ”

"Yang Da * milk, what did she congratulate you on?" Second Lady Qi looked at Xun Qingran and asked.

"It's just a bit of a family chat." Xun Qing said.

Second Lady Qi was obviously very dissatisfied with such an answer.

"I said that one day I would go back to greet my lord and wife, and I told her that she could also go back together." Xun Qingran added.

"Which house did Yang Da*'s grandmother pick up the post?" Second Lady Qi paused and asked again.

"She is sitting with Wang Shangshu's family." Xun Qingran replied truthfully.

"Wang Shangshu's family, is it Wang Shangshu of the household department?"

"Yes."

"Your eldest sister is very familiar with the Wang family?" Second Mrs. Qi asked again.

"I haven't heard of any contact before," Xun Qingran replied, "I just came back, and I don't know the details." There are only these people in Beijing, and there is anything that my wife doesn't know?"

"Oh," Second Lady Qi pondered for a moment, "you are sisters-in-law, and you were not in the capital before, so that's it." Now that you're back, it's time to be closer. In this way, you see when Yang Da*'s grandmother is free, invite her to sit at home. ”

Second Mrs. Qi wants to invite Xun Shufang to come to the house? Has she forgotten what happened to Xun Shulan and Zheng Hao'er? Or is there something else going on?

There are no eternal enemies, only eternal interests?

Xun Qingran's mind flashed Xun Shufang's appearance, and thinking about Second Mrs. Qi's temperament, she shook her head secretly, no matter what, these two people get together, I'm afraid it's not good for everyone.

"Mrs. wants to invite Yang Da*'s grandmother to come home?" Xun Qingran deliberately hesitated, "Madam, the matter of the fourth sister and the good sister, don't you suspect that she is in the way?" ”

Second Lady Qi avoided Xun Qingran's gaze, "At this time and that time, those are just speculations, what ability does she have to do those things?" ”

"When I see Yang Da * Grandma again, I will definitely convey what Mrs. means." Xun Qingran had no choice but to say.

"Yes, that's right." Second Lady Qi nodded, "I'll go and talk to the old lady tomorrow and let you go back to your parents' house to have a look." ”

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"Mrs. somehow knows that I met my eldest sister in Deyue Tower," Xun Qingran returned to Ning Yuanju, and Qi You had already returned from the front, so Xun Qingran told Qi You about the fact that she was called over by Second Mrs. Qi for questioning.

"Mrs. seems to be very concerned about Wang Shangshu's family inviting the eldest sister, and wants me to invite the eldest sister to the house as a guest."

The whole pinyin of the domain name of station P, Shenma + ma + xiao+, is very easy to remember.