On the third day of the seventh month, Mrs. Gu's birthday, the general's mansion, which is clean on weekdays, became lively.

Early in the morning, the door of the West Mansion was opened, the servants were busy preparing for the birthday banquet, the guests came to the door in an endless stream to congratulate the birthday, and the Mao family who helped to do the dotting was so busy that their feet did not touch the ground, and they wanted to go to the front of the house to greet the ladies and ladies in person, and for a while they had to ask how the birthday banquet was prepared in the kitchen, and they also instructed people to take care of the tea and snacks of the guests who spoke with the old lady in the Songshou Courtyard, which was really flawless.

It's just that although she tried her best to dot it, she still inevitably let the ladies who came secretly laugh.

"See, there is really no one in the general's mansion to come out to make a point, and I actually let such a woman from the countryside of Qingzhou come out to Zhang Luo, I really don't know what to say when I saw her just now."

"No, this is the dignified General's Mansion, I heard that she was just released from the Yamen of Jingzhao Mansion, and I don't know what she did to commit adultery, such a person can still stay in the General's Mansion, no wonder there are no rules in this mansion."

First, there were rumors that the general's wife Luo bullied the eldest daughter, and then the in-laws Luo family made a scandal of losing the dead, and then the second room expired to defraud the money in the palace and was imprisoned in the yamen of Jingzhao Mansion, and actually sent the second lady in the house to the Taoist temple, and finally made trouble until the queen of heaven asked the Shanggong Bureau to come forward to help the East Mansion ask for family wealth.

The other lady sneered, glanced at the old lady Gu who was sitting on the table with a proud face and boasting about her birthday gift with several ladies, and said in a low voice: "Then I can't complain, and it is not surprising that you don't look at the background of the old lady who is in charge of this mansion." ”

Several of them looked at each other and smiled, they all covered their mouths with fans and shook their heads again and again, and still mentioned Gu Mingzhu: "I heard that the eldest lady in this mansion just can't look down on these, and she can't bear the humiliation, so she invited the queen of heaven to come forward and ask for all the family wealth left by the eldest princess, and she refuses to go with the mansion here." ”

Several ladies nodded: "No, we have all heard that this little lady is a fierce one." ”

But after a few days of hard work, somehow, the news spread all over your mansion, even those ladies who lived in the inner house and did not leave the house also knew about the general's mansion, but what they heard was how Gu Mingzhu was bullied by the old lady of Xifu and the general's wife Luo, and in the end, in order to protect the family property left by his own mother, he had to enter the palace and ask the queen mother to come forward, so as to keep the objects left by the eldest princess.

Luo was also sitting in the flower hall at this time, but she was no longer the identity of the housewife at the beginning, and she was not so glamorous, wearing a pine green satin shirt and skirt on her emaciated body looked particularly loose, her cheeks were slightly sunken, and she didn't see the gentleness and charm of the past, only the eyes flashed from time to time.

She heard the discussions of those ladies clearly, and heard them ridicule the Gu family for a long time, but she took Gu Mingzhu out alone, as if she had never been implicated by the Gu family at all, only they became a laughing stock.

Her gaze became colder and colder, but she still didn't say a word, just sat in the corner seat with her head bowed. She remembered clearly that today, Old Madam Gu was willing to let her leave the side courtyard to come to the banquet, not because she forgave her and let her be the eldest lady with infinite scenery again, but because she wanted her to help do one thing, one thing that was good for her, Old Madam Gu, and the Gu family.

"The Duchess of Yanguo is here." The voice of the little maid came in.

Luo's expression was straight, he got up with the handmaid's hand, and quietly went out of the flower hall despite his weak body.

"Madame is here, the old lady has asked me several times, lest I have not met it and neglected Madame." Luo Shi, who was far away, smiled and stepped forward to greet the Duchess of Yanguo.

Duchess Yan Guo is a serious and thin old woman, seeing Luo Shi couldn't help frowning, she didn't expect that the Gu family would let this eldest lady who had already lost her power come out to meet her, obviously she didn't look down on this marriage, so why did she invite her family to see each other.

She had a cold face for a while, and looked at Luo Zhi coldly: "Isn't the eldest lady sick and still being raised in a remote hospital, why do you come out to meet me." ”

Luo Shi naturally heard what the Duchess of Yanguo meant, and also knew that the lady in front of him was notoriously difficult to get along with, but he was not annoyed in his heart.

But now......

She forcibly suppressed the unhappiness in her heart, personally accompanied the Duchess of Yanguo, softened her voice and smiled: "The old lady ordered yesterday, today's birthday banquet must be very busy, but I can't neglect Madame, specially let me accompany Madame, and talk together for a while." ”

Now the most important thing is to marry Gu Mingzhu to the Yanguo Mansion, as long as she can succeed, it doesn't hurt that she has suffered this grievance from the Duchess of Yanguo.

Before entering the flower hall, before she could sit down, the Duchess of Yanguo said again: "Why don't you see the eldest lady in the house." ”

Luo secretly gritted his teeth, even if he came to see each other, he always had to cover it up, after all, it was Mrs. Gu's birthday, this Duchess of Yanguo actually asked bluntly like this, obviously holding the shelf, because she was afraid that after the marriage was really done, the Gu family would press her own house.

She thought that this marriage was said for Gu Mingzhu, so she didn't care about it anymore, and said with a smile: "Madame will sit down and eat a bowl of tea and soup first, and I will let someone call Mingzhu over." ”

Duchess Yan Guo nodded, eating tea soup with a straight face, waiting to see this Gu family lady, although she is planning to see each other today, if there is no big problem, she will decide on this family business, but she always feels in her heart that this Gu lady is not worthy of her own Liulang, if it is not for the Gu family's power and power, the family is not bad, she is afraid that she will not agree.

In her heart, no lady is worthy of her own Liulang, and those who marry her Liulang are Gao Pan.

Old Madam Gu was overjoyed by Mrs. Du Yushi's words: "...... The two highnesses have sent such a valuable birthday gift, which is rare in Chang'an Guifu, and only the old lady you have such a blessing, no wonder the old lady is more and more energetic, are blessed by the Bodhisattva, knowing that you are chanting Buddha and doing good. ”

On the side, several military generals and wives under Gu Qing should be in harmony, competing to say words of praise, teaching the old lady Gu, who has never had a rare relationship with your mansion, to be beautiful.

She took the shelf and said a few words to them, her eyes inadvertently swept over the seat of the Luo family and the Yan Guo Mansion, her smile deepened a little, and she glanced at the Luo family, and then turned back and ordered someone to refill the tea and soup for the ladies and gentlemen. 10