Chapter 17: A Strange Banquet
It's the day of the feast.
Early in the morning, Mrs. Mu had a good meal for Mu Qingwan and Mu Yan.
Mu Qingwan wore a tender pink dress, lined with a little pink face, wearing a silver collar inlaid with red agate around her neck, carved with delicate moire, two buds tied on her head, wearing a velvet flower she had just bought.
Mu Yan was wearing a dark robe and a silver collar around his neck, which was obviously the same series as Mu Qingwan, but the inlay was replaced with green agate. Mu Yan also wore the little tiger pendant that his sister bought around his neck. Now he was staring at the small bell on Mu Qingwan's head, turning around curiously.
Mrs. Mu is not short of money, and the two children have also put a lot of thought into dressing up, but they don't want to dress up so eye-catching, and they have been working hard in the direction of low-key luxury. looked at his two children left and right, like a golden boy and girl, very satisfied.
After breakfast, Mrs. Mu took Mu Qingwan and Mu Yan to meet with her aunt Mrs. Wang, and set off for Wancheng Taishou Mansion by car.
When they arrived at the Taishou Mansion, Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Mu took Mu Qingwan to the flower hall with their subordinates, while Wang Chengkai took Mu Yan to the teenagers' place to play.
In ancient times, men and women did not sit at the same age at the age of seven. The ladies and ladies of the banquet were arranged in the flower hall, and the young masters were also arranged in the back garden to throw pots and shoot arrows to play. It is spring, and the flowers in the flower hall are all in season, which is also very interesting. When Mrs. Mu and the others arrived, there were already several official wives present.
As soon as he entered the flower hall, a middle-aged lady of about thirty-five or sixteen years old in the first seat greeted him.
"Mrs. Wang, Mrs. Mu, take a seat."
"Mrs. Zhao is polite."
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Mu Qingwan stayed next to Mrs. Mu and looked at Mrs. Wancheng Taishou Zhao, who was sitting on the main seat, with a medium appearance, thirty-five or sixteen years old, and was interacting with the ladies of various families in all directions. But Mu Qingwan watched coldly, Mrs. Zhao's face was a little haggard, her eyes were bruised, and her face was covered with heavy fat powder. The clothes and jewelry on her body, although they are also solemn, Mu Qingwan has seen that Mrs. Mu pressed the bottom of the box with a few similar styles, which were still the old styles from a few years ago. Hey, the big families are complicated, and only they know the warmth and coldness.
Mu Qingwan looked at the lady present and was very bored, the child's body was already sleepy, and she got up early in the morning today to get dressed up, Mu Qingwan nodded her little head dizzily.
"Ma'am." A coquettish voice that deliberately lengthened the tail note came.
Mu Qingwan shuddered, and most of the sleepy insects went. Looking up, a young woman, twisting the waist of the water snake, moved over, and came with small steps. Mu Qingwan always felt a little familiar when she looked at this woman.
"Aunt Liu, what kind of moth do you have. Come on, don't pull it out quickly. Mrs. Zhao looked unhappy, and looked at the little woman coldly, her eyes full of disgust.
"Ugh." Aunt Liu choked and hurriedly said, "Madam, the concubine is wronged." Go and take a look at the eldest young master, and smash the courtyard of the concubine's body. The concubine didn't want to come, but if the lord went to the concubine at night, he would see ......"
"Shut up!" Mrs. Zhao stopped Aunt Liu's words.
The surrounding ladies and ladies looked at themselves together, and Mrs. Zhao's face was hot.
"Presumptuous! If a bold slave dares to come out and be embarrassed, he should be killed. Come on, don't drag it out quickly. A fiery figure rushed over from outside and yelled at Aunt Liu.
"No, county lord, it's not the concubine's fault, it's the eldest young master, it's not the snake god's fault, it's wronged." Aunt Liu didn't have the charm just now, and said anxiously.
"Someone, don't drag it out quickly." The man ordered the guards behind him.
"Yes, County Lord." The two people who stepped forward from behind, covered Aunt Liu's mouth, and pulled out despite her struggles.
An inexplicable farce is over.
Mu Qingwan fixed his eyes on the person who came in, hey, wasn't that the little girl I saw in the jewelry store the day before yesterday?
Staring at the girl in red for a while, Mu Qingwan suddenly brightened. Just now, I felt that Aunt Liu was a little familiar, and she actually had a little imagination with the girl in red, but the girl in red was still young and had not yet grown, so she lacked the fox charm on Aunt Liu.
Mu Qingwan didn't know why, but there was definitely something secret about this Wancheng Taishou Mansion, and as an outsider, it was better to snoop less.
"Auntie, are you alright? Those sluts should be beaten to death! The girl in red said indignantly, completely unaware of the shocking nature of her words. The ladies of the family are all dignified and virtuous models, and occasionally jump off, but it is not harmful, but the girl's words are too ruthless, especially a child of a few years old.
The expressions on the faces of the ladies present were a little strange.
As if she hadn't seen it, Mrs. Zhao took the girl's hand affectionately, and said helplessly, "Jinyu, as a daughter's family, don't be angry for the sake of the subordinate, just leave it to the subordinate." ”
"Auntie, you're always too soft-hearted." The girl in red was a little angry.
"Sister Jin." A familiar voice with a delicate gasp came.
Mu Qingwan turned around, and sure enough, it was the girl in white that day, followed by a six or seven-year-old boy, the little boy's reluctant appearance.
"Mother, I...... Blame me for not holding my cousin. The girl in white lowered her head and looked like she wanted to cry or not.
"Ah Huan, stupid boy, I don't blame you, I don't blame Jinyu, they are all good children." Mrs. Zhao pulled the girl in white and said softly. The same tone, but Mu Qingwan noticed that when she spoke to the girl in red, Mrs. Zhao was deliberate in her words and naturally showed love when she spoke to the girl in white.
The girl in red raised her eyebrows at the girl in white, with a smug face. The girl in white smiled embarrassedly at the girl in red and lowered her head. Mu Qingwan's angle was delicate, and she didn't miss the look of disdain that flashed in the eyes of the girl in white.
"Mother, I'm ......" The little boy behind him hesitated forward.
"A-Cyn, do you know it's wrong! I don't apologize to all the aunts! ”
"Aunts, aunts, sisters and sisters, it was Acen who did something wrong and disturbed everyone's interest, and Acen apologized to everyone." After speaking, he bowed down.
Who doesn't have a bad aunt, it's not strange, especially such a child, who can change his mistakes, so Mrs. Zhao transferred her daughter three or two, and the matter was over.
"Ladies, I've been sitting for a long time, but I can go to the garden."
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The ladies present were of the highest grade to Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Mu, and Mrs. Zhao specially brought three children to them.
"Mrs. Wang, Mrs. Mu, this is the Jinyu County Lord of the Lijun Palace." He pointed to the girl in red.
"This is a little girl, and her name is Ah Huan." He pointed to the girl in white.
"This is Acon, the dog." He pointed to the little boy again.
"A few children are naughty, I'm really sorry, the hospitality is not good, please include more."
"Mrs. Zhao is polite, who doesn't have a few bear children."
"This is Mrs. Mu's daughter, she looks really well-behaved." Mrs. Zhao looked at Mu Qingwan and praised her.
"This is the little girl Qingwan, who looks honest now, and she can be skinny on weekdays." Mrs. Mu rubbed Mu Qingwan's little head, thinking to herself, it's better to be a child of her own, how obedient and worry-free.
"Let Ah Huan take her out for a walk, child, you can't hold it back." Mrs. Zhao proposed.
Mrs. Mu hesitated how to refuse, and the county lord of Jinyu over there had already pulled Mu Qingwan and walked out.
"Don't worry, Mrs. Mu, Jinyu is just a hot look, but she still has the temperament of a child."
Thinking of Jinyu County's crazy personality, Mrs. Mu beat the drum in her heart, so that her eyes were auspicious, and she hurriedly followed.
On this side, as soon as the county lord of Jinyu ran a little farther away, he shook off Mu Qingwan's hand fiercely, and said fiercely: "Don't pester us." ”
Mu Qingwan felt really inexplicable, Jinyu took Zhao Huan's hand and said, "Cousin, let's go play, don't pay attention to her." After speaking, he glared at Mu Qingwan a few more times, and pulled Zhao Huan away.