On the day of the birthday banquet, Cui's house is full of gongs and drums and firecrackers in the morning, and the guest cars from all over the country come to Cui's house like flowing water, the male guests sit in the main hall of Cui's house, raise a glass and talk freely, and the female guests are led to sit down in the big flower hall of the inner courtyard, enjoy the colorful and splendid chrysanthemums of all colors, and use the clear and sweet Mengding tea soup, talking about homely things in twos and threes, and the atmosphere is very harmonious.

Zheng Yuan and Wang are like two flowers and butterflies, with noble and dignified smiles on their faces, and greet the ladies and ladies gently, politely and cordially.

The Wang family has always been accustomed to pandering, and the ladies of all families are affectionate and affectionate, and they have won the praise of many ladies, compared to Zheng Yuan, she is more reserved, but she sits with several ladies who are familiar with each other.

It's just that when Mrs. Zheng came in with the eldest young lady Wu, the flower hall couldn't help but be quiet for a moment, and the eyes of the ladies of all the families looked towards the Zheng family, wanting to see something.

After all, the affairs of the Cui and Zheng families are no longer a secret in the family, and it is strange that the Zheng family is willing to come to the birthday banquet at this time.

As soon as Mrs. Zheng entered the door, she didn't look at the Wang family who came forward, and asked the maidservant directly: "Where is Ayuan?" ”

Zheng Yuan's eyes lit up, and she hurriedly greeted her: "Auntie, sister-in-law." ”

Wu pursed his lips and pulled Zheng Yuan with a smile: "I haven't seen Ayuan for a long time, but now it seems that it is getting better and better." ”

The moment Mrs. Zheng saw Zheng Yuan, her face softened a little, and she pulled Zheng Yuan until she sat down on the upper seat: "Why are you here to do something, what about your family?" ”

Zheng Yuan said softly: "Ah Jia and the eldest lady sat and talked in the inner hall with the old lady, and they came out in a while." ”

Mrs. Zheng sneered: "When is this, the Cui family still has such a shelf, and I don't want to see when it is." ”

Zheng Yuan secretly sneered, but her face was embarrassed, and she said in a low voice: "A-Niang, if you have anything to say, go in and sit down and talk about it." ”

Wu also persuaded softly on the side: "Ah Jia, let's go and see Mrs. Cui first, after all, we are here to celebrate our birthday." ”

Mrs. Zheng raised her head slightly: "Let's go, Ayuan, I can't make it difficult for you here." ”

Zheng Yuan accompanied Mrs. Zheng and the Wu family into the inner hall, Mrs. Cui had already been informed, and the second and third ladies sitting next to her couldn't help but have a straight face, and their bodies sat up straight, and the second lady's eyes flashed, and she said, "Old lady, why don't I go and greet you." ”

Old Madam Cui glanced at her, her face did not move, and she said lightly: "No need, there is Weilang's daughter-in-law to accompany them, where is the need to spend a lot of time." ”

She turned her face and instructed the eldest lady: "It's so lively outside, I'm afraid that Linlang's daughter-in-law and the two of them won't be able to cope with it, so you and the second daughter-in-law should also go over and take a look." ”

It is clear that the eldest lady and the second lady go out first, and let the third lady stay, the second lady is suddenly very unwilling, everyone knows that the eldest lady of the Zheng family is coming, it is by no means as simple as paying homage to the birthday, and the relationship between the Cui and Zheng families is closely related, how can she go out like this willingly, if she can stay and listen to more news, she can also have more confidence in the affairs of the sect.

But she couldn't disobey the old lady's words, she was not the third lady, she was born in the Zheng family, so she could only respond with a wistful attitude and quit with the eldest lady.

When Mrs. Zheng saw Mrs. Cui, she was still a lot more respectful after all, curtsied, and smiled: "The A family originally wanted to come to congratulate the old lady on her thousand birthdays in person, but she is not in good health these days, and Xingyang is still some distance away from Boling after all, so I asked me to help the old lady." ”

Old Madam Cui smiled slightly: "You have a heart, thank you for me, I haven't seen her for many years, and I don't know when I will see you again." ”

These words didn't sound as plain as the old lady's face, and there seemed to be something in the words.

Mrs. Zheng smiled even more, and stepped forward to sit down on the couch beside the old lady: "Ah Jia also said the same, she always thinks of the old lady, and when she was still in the boudoir with the old lady, she was often invited to travel, but later married into Xingyang Mansion and always interacted with the old lady Hongyan, and the affection since childhood was the deepest." ”

The corners of Mrs. Cui's mouth were slightly curved, and her smile seemed to be nothing: "Yes, when I get older, I like to recall the original events, and it is rare for her to remember." ”

Mrs. Zheng blinked: "The Ah family has always remembered that the old lady likes to use Xingyang's Youth League, so she specially asked me to bring a few boxes over, and the old lady can taste it." ”

Turning his head to look at Zheng Yuan: "Why don't you bring it to the old lady to taste." ”

Zheng Yuan's eyes lit up, and she hurriedly took the box in the handmaiden's hand and held it up, but was stopped by the old lady shaking her head: "Now it's not as good as it was at the beginning, I'm afraid it's too restrained, let's put it down first." ”

Mrs. Zheng didn't expect that Mrs. Cui didn't appreciate it at all, and her face was a little ugly, but she quickly smiled again: "It's okay, it's okay to use it later." ”

She opened the conversation box with a calm look: "I saw that it was autumn, but the heat has not disappeared, and the Ah family is also unbearable in autumn and summer, these days are depressed and tight, and the body is always not very comfortable, listening to Ayuan, the old lady is also a little uncomfortable, I don't know if the body is better?" ”

Old Madam Cui looked at Mrs. Zheng's just right smile, but suddenly smiled: "Madame, why don't you say it directly?" ”

Mrs. Zheng didn't expect that Mrs. Cui didn't plan to go around in circles with herself, nor did she want to hide it, so she tore her face and asked her, her face couldn't help but change, and she finally couldn't hold back the affectionate smile.

Zheng Yuan and Wu, who were sitting under her, were also stunned and didn't dare to speak.

For a while, she was very uncomfortable, coughed lightly, her face turned cold, and she looked at Mrs. Cui with a trace of annoyance, but her tone was quite brisk: "The old lady said this, I am embarrassed, the Zheng family and the Cui family are friends for a hundred years, plus Ayuan married the Cui family again, I really care about the old lady's body." ”

"It's just that since the old lady asked, I have to tell me another meaning......

"These days, I'm afraid there have been some misunderstandings between the two families, and for this matter, Ah Jia and Lang Jun are not less sad, on the one hand, it is a last resort, after all, this is not the original intention of the Zheng family, and on the other hand, the affection of the two families is really in a dilemma." Mrs. Zheng looked sad and sighed.

"Originally, these things were major events in the clan, and they couldn't be said by me, a woman, but Ayuan, her child, was bent on remembering the old lady and the Cui family, and wrote back from time to time, all to ask us to read the affection of the two families for many years, and to say that the family is the same body and branches, and it should be the same advance and retreat."

She glanced at Zheng Yuan with disgust: "This stupid kid doesn't remember that he is a daughter of the Zheng family at all, and he only wants to plan for the Cui family, which is really helpless to teach us." ”