In the midst of the busyness, the guests finally arrived, the banquet was placed in the Fuyun Pavilion, the spacious hall was full of couch seats, the beautiful maidservants diligently served hot food and wine, and the Kabuki people played drums and danced the drums.

The banquet of the ladies is on the second floor of the pavilion, the fluttering curtain is a splendid autumn scene, and there is a singer in plain clothes and a high crown sitting in the banquet, gently knocking on the reeds, singing Wu opera in a low voice, which is more elegant than the banquet of the gentlemen.

Old Madam Cui sat on the upper seat, and several old ladies from the clan sat next to her and the eldest ladies of the families, the stars held the moon, but Mrs. Cui's face was not very happy, and she looked at everyone at the table coldly.

Mrs. Zheng was still smiling, talking to the ladies of several other families, as if the relationship between the Cui and Zheng families had not affected her in the slightest, and she was still comfortable sitting at the Cui family's birthday banquet.

Mrs. Cui was also talking to the people around her, with a faint smile on her face that she hadn't had in the past, but her brows were slightly frowned, and she was always a little bit unproductive.

The second lady is used to having fun, and at this time, she is naturally not willing to lag behind, accompanying a few old ladies to say witty words, so that the atmosphere is not too low, but also coaxing a few old ladies in the clan to laugh from time to time.

After the second old lady smiled, she saw the Qin Niang behind the old lady Cui at a glance, and sighed to the old lady: "Speaking of which, the old lady is well-educated, Qin Niang is not only outstanding, but also has an excellent heart, and at this time she can still read the good of the clan." ”

She stretched out her hand and pulled Qin Niang and said to Mrs. Cui: "With such a good appearance and character, no wonder the old lady is on the tip of her heart." ”

Old Madam Cui was a little surprised, looked at Mrs. Cui on the side, and asked what was going on with her eyes, Mrs. Cui sighed lightly, and whispered to the old lady what happened in the small flower hall before.

In front of everyone's eyes, the old lady's face slowly turned from surprise to cold, and she glanced at Qin Niang, although with a faint smile, but the smile was not as good as the bottom of her eyes, and Qin Niang lowered her head.

Qin Niang's heart was pounding, she felt like she had nothing to hide under the old lady's fierce gaze, so many years by the old lady's side, she knew the anger and disappointment hidden in that gaze, but there was no way back, if not, she would be married to the Xiao family, she had already inquired, Mrs. Cui was going to help her look at the Xiao family at the birthday banquet.

As long as she can stay in the Cui family, after a long time, the old lady will eventually relent, forgive her for her hard work.

Thinking of this, her heart that had been worried slowly let go, and she stood beside the old lady with her head bowed softly, allowing them to look at her.

Old Madam Cui looked at her for a long time, and finally spoke: "Okay, you have a heart." ”

Qin Niang stepped forward and bowed down on her knees, and said in fear: "The old lady has tormented me, if it weren't for your upbringing and protection over the years, how could I have today, and what I have done now can't be repaid in case." ”

As she spoke, she raised her eyes, looking at Mrs. Cui with tears in her eyes, and her always gentle face was only looking forward to it at this time.

Old Madam Cui looked at her coldly, looked at her for a while, and then said, "Get up, you have a heart, but you can't be so reckless, let's talk about it later." ”

In this way, even if Qin Niang had something to say, it was difficult to say more, so she got up and sat down beside the old lady.

Several old ladies in the clan praised Qin Niang again, although Mrs. Cui didn't speak, she didn't say anything, just asked people to change her tea soup and listen to them.

This scene made Mrs. Zheng and the ladies also notice Qin Niang, and they couldn't help but take a few more looks, but because of Qin Niang's identity, after all, it was just a few glances, and no one would take a concubine to heart.

The second lady and the third lady are different, the second lady's eyes swept up and down on Qin Niang, as if thinking about something, the third lady looked at Qin Niang and sighed: "It's really difficult for her, since the old lady values it, the grandmother left so much family wealth, she could have set a good family business, but now I am afraid that she can only stay in the house." ”

She shook her head lightly as she spoke, and looked at Qin Niang: "Fortunately, there is an old lady in charge, and I am afraid that I will not wronged her." ”

The second lady listened, she didn't know what she thought, her eyes flashed, she didn't speak, but she turned her face to talk to the eldest lady of the Wen family who was sitting on the couch next to her.

Gu Mingzhu looked at this farce with cold eyes, turned his face sideways and asked Ah Bi to say a few words, Ah Bi Ying quietly retreated, went to Mrs. Cui's couch, and whispered a few words to Mrs. Cui's personal maid Ning Xiang before retreating.

“…… The eldest lady said that the hundred operas for a while were very exciting, so she didn't invite the eldest lady Xiao to Yuqingxuan for tea. ”

Gu Mingzhu sighed lightly in her heart, looking at the cold face of Mrs. Cui on the mat not far away, others may think that Mrs. Cui has a cold temperament, and she may not care about Qin Niang's affairs, but Gu Mingzhu feels that with Mrs. Cui's unbending temperament, I am afraid that she is already very unhappy with Qin Niang's painstaking calculations.

Seeing her sitting calmly on the side, as if she had nothing to do with herself, Zheng Yuan on the other side couldn't help but show a sneer, and fiddled with the delicate beads on her wide sleeves, stupid woman, she really thought that this was just Qin Niang's repayment, just the husband and wife of the Cui family, but she didn't want to think about what Qin Niang wanted.

Next, Gu Mingzhu should know what torment is.

Thinking of this, she looked at Qin Niang with satisfaction, smiled at her, and then withdrew her gaze and talked to Mrs. Zheng Jiaojiao.

Old Madam Cui no longer paid attention to the turmoil caused by Qin Niang at this banquet, but talked to Mrs. Wen with a little smile: "I haven't seen Mrs. Wen for many times, is she okay?" ”

Mrs. Wen smiled generously: "Ah Jia is strong, I heard that the old lady had a birthday, and I personally made a birthday gift and asked me to send it over." ”

Old Madam Cui smiled and nodded: "Fortunately, we will see you again in a short time." ”

This is to say that the marriage contract between the Cui Wen family is set for a short time. The guests at the banquet all exchanged glances, and their eyes at the Wen family were also much more complicated, it seemed that the Wen family would rather offend the Zheng family, which was in the limelight, and would marry the Cui family.

Mrs. Zheng's face turned a little colder, but she quickly laughed: "It sounds like a happy event, then it's really congratulations to the old lady, this happy event is one after another." ”

Old Madam Cui glanced at her and said lightly, "Thank you, Mrs. Zheng." ”

Seeing that Cui Huan's marriage was mentioned, the second lady smiled even more from ear to ear at this time, and talked about the customs and customs of Taiyuan with Mrs. Wen, which can be regarded as a foreshadowing for the future discussion of marriage.