Chapter 92: The Birthday Banquet (1)
On the day of the birthday banquet of the old lady of Zhenbei Hou, Chang'an Avenue in front of the Hou Mansion in Zhenbei was full of traffic, and luxurious carriages lined up to pass by, and the famous families who came to congratulate did not know how many.
As soon as the carriage of the Marquis of Changning turned into Chang'an Avenue, it stopped because of the long queue of cars in front of it.
Today, the Ouyang family brought Jiang Shuli and other four sisters to the Hou Mansion in the north of the town to celebrate their birthday, and the carriage of the Hou Mansion was spacious and bright, and it was more than enough for seven or eight people to sit down.
Seeing that the carriage stopped, the green paper got down neatly, and after a while, he ran back with a red face, "Madam, Miss, there are at least ten carriages lined up in front, so lively." ”
"The birthday banquet of the old lady of the Hou Mansion in Zhenbei has to be celebrated lively," Ouyang said with a smile, "Because this year is not a full birthday, there are not many people invited." When I came here last year, I only entered the Zhenbei Hou Mansion for a whole hour. ”
Ouyang's temperament is good, amiable, the girls in the third room have always been close to her, and they are not so restrained in their speech, Jiang Shuxin answered, "I remember that last year, there were two carriages crowded on Chang'an Avenue side by side. ”
"Not really." Jiang Shuli nodded, last year, because the emperor said that he wanted to attend the birthday banquet of the old lady of the Hou Mansion in Zhenbei in the court, almost all the famous families in Tianhao City rushed to congratulate him on his birthday, and the unprecedented grand occasion was unforgettable.
The sisters were chatting in the carriage, and time passed quickly, and when the carriage stopped in front of the Hou Mansion in Zhenbei, Mama Xu and Qing Paper got out of the carriage smartly and helped Ouyang and Jiang Shuli out.
The four big characters 'Zhenbei Hou Mansion' mentioned by the emperor himself on the plaque at the gate of Zhenbei Hou Mansion are dragon flying phoenix dance, and the momentum is compelling.
In front of the Hou Mansion stood many maids and servants, and among the women were the Hou Lady Hu and Zhou Jiaying of Zhenbei, the eldest aunt Zhou Yuanfang and her daughter Lu Ting, and the wife of Deputy General Cheng Mo.
Standing in the middle of the men were two handsome young men, Cheng Lanyuan, the son of Deputy General Cheng, and Lu Yin, the son of Zhou Yuanfang. Both of them are eighteen years old this year, they are the same family champion and Tanhualang of the Tianhao Dynasty this year, with elegant and handsome temperament and calm demeanor, which provoked many boudoir women to look quietly.
When she comes to Zhenbeihou Mansion to celebrate her birthday, it is usually the wife of a famous family who goes with her children, so the female dependents are greeted by the Hu family, and the man is handed over to Cheng Lanyuan and Lu Yin, who are hot this year.
The people of Zhenbei Hou Mansion are thin, and the old marquis and old lady of Zhenbei Hou only have one daughter under their knees, that is, Zhou Yuanfang, who married to the Shangshu Lu Mansion of the Ministry of War. Zhou Zhengyuan, the eldest son of the only male Ding Shu, and now the Marquis of Zhenbei, also has only one wife, Hu Shi, and only one daughter, Zhou Jiaying.
Therefore, the old lady's birthday banquet, Zhou Yuanfang took his son and daughter to Zhenbei Hou Mansion early in the morning to help receive guests.
Hu is four months pregnant, his abdomen is slightly bulging, and the whole person looks round and jade, full of blessings. She is in good spirits today, and the corners of her mouth are smiles that can't be hidden.
Zhou Yuanfang and Zhou Jiaying look somewhat similar, and they also have two heroic eyebrows, bright and neat, and a smiling face.
Lu Ting is Zhou Yuanfang's youngest daughter, thirteen years old this year, and she looks cute and well-behaved.
Mrs. Cheng, who was next to Hu, was straight, meticulous, and a serious woman.
Speaking of the Cheng family, Vice General Cheng is Zhou Zhengyuan's right-hand man, and he has been following Zhou Zhengyuan's side in all directions. In these years, Zhou Zhengyuan was recalled to Tianhao City, and Dingbian City was guarded by Deputy General Cheng himself.
Vice General Cheng is an orphan, and after being rescued by Zhou Zhengyuan since he was a child, he swore to follow his side to the death, so after becoming a parent, he simply took his wife to live directly in the partial courtyard of the Hou Mansion in Zhenbei, and now has a son and a daughter. The Hou Mansion of Zhenbei also regarded his family as his own, and his children and grandchildren had a very good relationship with each other.
Ouyang took the girls of the Hou Mansion to come forward to congratulate, exchanged a few words with the Hu family and Zhou Yuanfang, and asked the accompanying mother-in-law to send the gifts, and then entered the Hou Mansion in Zhenbei under the leadership of Zhou Jiaying.
Zhenbei Hou Mansion is really worthy of being the General's Mansion, which is different from the elegance and grace of other official residences, and as soon as you enter the gate, it is a wide and flat martial arts training ground. The martial arts training ground is about a few zhang square, and there are a lot of plum blossom piles and weapon racks next to it, which makes people feel solemn and cold.
Walking through the martial arts training ground, and then following the straight path from the outer courtyard to the inner courtyard, there is a taste of the official mansion. Rockery flowing water, pond evening pavilion, winding path through secluded.
The place where the old lady of Zhenbei Hou accepts the birthday greetings of the guests is set up in the water hall, and the water is taken from the water formation of the two dragons, which is one of the ten major military formations.
When Zhou Jiaying walked into the water hall with Ouyang and Jiang Shuli and others, Xie from Ouyang Mansion was taking Ouyang Cen to pay homage to the old lady.
Ouyang Cen's birthday gift is a hand-embroidered double-sided embroidery of Baishou, and the exquisite embroidery has attracted praise from everyone in the hall.
"Cen Er really has a heart," the old lady was very happy, "Your grandmother will envy me when I look back." ”
The old lady of Zhenbei Hou Mansion and the old lady of Ouyang Mansion were handkerchiefs when they were young, and the relationship between the two families was very good, and they had a lot of contacts, and the jokes were natural.
Ouyang Cen smiled gently, "Grandmother smiled this morning and said that you will definitely say this." ”
As he was talking, he saw Cheng Lanyuan leading the eldest lady Qiu from the Qing Mansion of Dali Temple, as well as his children Liu Zhe and Liu Shuang to walk in.
Ouyang Cen replied to the question of the old lady of Zhenbei Hou, and quietly glanced at Cheng Lanyuan, her gentle and graceful face flushed with a faint flush, and the old lady saw that there were more and more people in the hall to meet her, so she let go of Ouyang Cen with a smile.
Xie took Ouyang Cen down, turned around and saw Ouyang, so he walked over with a smile, and the relationship between the two sisters-in-law was harmonious.
Ouyang Cen and Jiang Shuli have also known each other since childhood, pulled their sleeves and stood to the side and whispered, "Cousin Cen, your face is so red." Jiang Shuli squinted her eyes and smiled, stretched out her little finger and poked Ouyang Cen gently, "Your double-sided embroidery is really good, it took a lot of effort, right?" ”
Ouyang Cen's voice was as thin as a mosquito, "Don't make fun of your cousin," his eyes flashed with a faint sense of spring, and his eyes secretly glanced at Cheng Lanyuan who was not far away, "My female worker is not good, and it took half a year to embroider the double-sided embroidery." ”
Jiang Shuli couldn't help but be amazed, Ouyang Cen had always decided to give this birthday gift to the old lady of Zhenbei Hou half a year ago, but they had not started to prepare until they received the banquet invitation letter a few days ago, and they were so attentive.
She thought about Ouyang Cen's face like Feixia, and suddenly felt blessed to her heart, and asked in a low voice, "Cousin Cen, do you want Brother Cheng to bother so much?" ”
"Shuli!" Ouyang Cen was told the central matter, and his face suddenly turned red, and he reached out to cover Jiang Shuli's mouth, and said angrily, "You be quiet!" ”
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