191 Gathering at the Lodge
This Zhuangzi of the Deng family was also built on the Jade Mountain, the Zhuangzi of the Jin Wangfu was in the south, and their family was in the north. However, the Deng family's Zhuangzi is more than twice the size of the Jin Palace, not only with lakes and rockeries, but also with exquisite farmland and a fenced mountain forest for hunting.
Waiting for the carriage to stop, Chen Xi got down, turned around and helped Du Mingxin get out of the car, and then stepped forward to greet the Deng family brothers and sisters and Chen Ting.
Deng Hong's eyes swept over Du Mingxin's face, and a smile rose at the corner of his mouth: "Today is the second time I have met the princess." ”
Chen Xi frowned almost invisibly, Du Mingxin narrowed his eyes, and thought for a while before smiling: "Deng Gongzi has a good memory, but I don't remember anymore." ”
Deng Hong glanced at Chen Xi and explained as if apologetically: "One of the princess's dowry shops is next to my family's shop. When the princess was not married, we had a relationship. At that time, I sighed that the princess was a rare smart and resolute woman, and sure enough, although everyone was surprised and envied by the princess's encounter now, it was also destined in the end. ”
Deng Wenjiao just saw Chen Xi helping Du Mingxin to get out of the carriage so intimately, her eyes were already angry, and after listening to her brother's words of praise for Du Mingxin, she felt even more unbearable.
She pursed her lips and said contemptuously, "It's just a little ......."
Deng Hong intercepted his sister's words in a timely manner, and pulled Chen Xi over: "I have prepared a few jars of good Jinhua wine today, but I want to have a drunk party with you, and if you don't get drunk, you won't return!" ”
Chen Xi was disgusted by Deng Hong's words at the beginning of pulling Du Mingxin, and said with a faint smile on his face: "I am used to drinking Fenjiu in Shaanxi, and I am afraid that this southern wine is a little out of my throat." ”
Deng Hong didn't think it was wrong, and still smiled enthusiastically: "You will know if you taste it!" I didn't drink Fen wine, but after I tasted it in the south, I can't forget it! ”
Chen Xi smiled and didn't intend to pay attention to him anymore. Deng Hong revealed an arrogant attitude all over his body, obviously smiling kindly and humbly, but the smile couldn't reach the bottom of his eyes, and he also took a little scrutiny to look at others from time to time, as if everyone in the world was like something in his palm.
"You hosts are out to welcome guests, but we're going in." Chen Xi said with a smile.
Deng Hong was just about to order someone to take him and Du Mingxin in, but Deng Wenjiao was reluctant to let Chen Xi go like this, she hurriedly said: "The prince is also coming today, and he is also taking King Yu with him, you are not at the door to greet them?" ”
Chen Xi thought about it, and the number of etiquette should be the same, so he pulled Du Mingxin and stayed outside.
A few people stood like this without embarrassment, and Du Mingxin felt that time passed really slowly.
Fortunately, the prince's carriage arrived soon, followed by King Yu's carriage.
Everyone was greeting, and the cars of Xu Yuan and Princess Anping also drove in one after another.
Deng Hong saw that all the guests had arrived, so he gave Deng Wenjiao a look, and the brother and sister took the male and female guests to have fun separately.
Deng Wenjiao led the ladies to the pavilion by the lotus pond, and Du Mingxin saw a woman sitting in it cooking tea from a distance, and when she got closer, she saw that it was Yuan Rong.
Du Ming was surprised, since these two people made a fool of themselves together at the wedding banquet in the Marquis of Wuding Mansion last year, they seemed to be separated, Deng Wenjiao disliked Yuan Rong for being stupid and refused to associate with her again. Why are the two of them together again today?
Princess Anping has always said not much in front of unfamiliar people, and because of her identity, no one dares to criticize her for anything. Before Xu Yuan could finish, Du Mingxin and Yuan Rong were relatives who were cornering, so she could only come forward to greet her.
"When you got married two months ago, I happened to be unwell, recuperating in Yushan Zhuangzi, and I couldn't catch up with the excitement. When I met today, I had to make amends. ”
Hearing Du Mingxin mention his marriage, Yuan Rong's face was gloomy. Originally, this marriage was extremely dishonorable, and he had always been arrogant, but he never thought that his sister Yuan Ying would marry the young and promising Xingguo Gong, but he got a straw bale.
Not only that, but the wedding was held at a time when the Taihe Hall was being burned down, and there was no psychological understanding in the palace, whether it was in the palace or in the old friends of the relatives and relatives in the capital. The major events of his life started hastily and ended hastily.
Who knew that it had only been more than a month since she got married, and her father-in-law came out again to fight with Liu Shilang's son for the drama and became jealous, which made her so angry that she couldn't leave immediately, and went back to her parents' house with the dowry.
Fortunately, Deng Wenjiao annoyed her for so long, and now she seems to have lost her anger, not only invited her to play in Zhuangzi, but also accompanied people with princesses, princesses of Jin, and Miss Xu. The husband is unproductive, if he can get the blue eyes of the Anguo Mansion and be a close friend of Deng Wenjiao's side, the future life will not be hopeless.
Deng Wenjiao saw that Yuan Rong was silent, and kicked her hard under the table, but smiled at Du Mingxin on his face: "I haven't seen you for many days, but you are becoming more and more unruly!" Yuan Rong is obviously your aunt's own sister, why do you still talk to her when you see the elders, shouldn't you call your aunt? ”
Du Mingxin chuckled and said, "Aren't I afraid that this 'aunt' will make it difficult for you, sister-in-law?" Anyway, my aunt is not here today, and everyone is of the same age, so they have their own opinions. ”
Deng Wenjiao bit her tightly and refused to let go: "My sister-in-law is just a cousin-in-law, but your aunt is your sister-in-law's aunt!" You have a different argument with your aunt's sister like this, and you are not afraid of being spread out and said that there are no rules? ”
Xu Yuan said with a smile on the side: "What Princess Ning said is really cold!" The queen mother was afraid that the royal brothers would be divided, and she deliberately ordered several princes according to the big ranking, why did you say that your cousin-in-law was an outsider? Besides, even if you and Sister Xin are concubines in the same room, then the princess and Sister Xin are really sisters-in-law! Sister Xin's 'aunt' shouted, what are you doing for the princess to call Yuan Er's grandmother? ”
Yuan Rong was so frightened that her face turned white, judging from the few times she met Princess Anping, this is not a good person, how dare she be the elder of the princess!
"Everybody makes fun of it!" She hurriedly smiled and said, "Even my mother and mother-in-law have to pay homage when they see the princess and princess, let alone me?" ”
Princess Anping glanced at her, then looked at Deng Wenjiao, did not make a sound, and got up to look at the pool of residual lotus that had not been cleaned up.
Deng Wenjiao glanced at Xu Yuan hatefully, if it weren't for you, what would I do if I came to suffer this crime today!
Xu Yuan ignored her, reached out to take the tea handed by Yuan Rong, and asked with a smile, "What kind of tea is this?" It smells a little chic. ”
Yuan Rong said with a smile: "There were many people in the womb who learned Zhaorong Niangniang to make lotus tea a while ago, so I also became a vassal and made it at home." It's not bad to drink, so I'll bring it to you today. ”