said that it was a family banquet, but most of them were female dependents, Cui Cheng took Cui Yi in Chang'an and did not return, Cui Wei brothers were also in Huainan, only Cui Lin and Cui Han let them have a banquet in the outer courtyard, and Mrs. Cui took the female dependents to set up a family banquet in the inner courtyard.

The second room was sick, and the third room was busy with Zhang Luo's trip to Chang'an, the family banquet was naturally arranged by the eldest lady, Gu Mingzhu went over early to help with the dots, and saw Cui Ning talking with the old lady and helping to arrange the servant's errand, which was very orderly.

Gu Mingzhu and Cui Ning haven't seen each other for a long time, but I saw that Cui Ning has already been out and out, she is a big girl, seeing Gu Mingzhu, she got up with a smile and curtled her knees: "Fifth sister-in-law." ”

There is no longer the shyness and anxiety of the beginning, and there is more stability and gentleness.

Gu Mingzhu pulled her up with a smile: "I haven't seen her many times, I have received the handkerchief purse you asked you to send before, and the handiwork is very good." ”

Cui Ning blushed slightly, but still smiled; "My sister-in-law must be not lacking, but I still want to show my heart, and the pattern is still given to me by my sister-in-law."

Gu Mingzhu knew her intentions, she was worried about the safety of her and Cui Lin in Chang'an, and there were many people in this mansion, so she could only take the opportunity to send a handkerchief purse to Yusheng Courtyard and ask Mama Gao about them.

She was even more pleased, and said to Cui Ning: "I'm not good at being a female celebrity, but I also see that your work is exquisite." ”

Mrs. Cui looked at the harmony between their sister-in-law and sister-in-law, and she liked it very much, these days in order to separate the family, there are a lot of open and secret battles in the house, but I think this is very rare.

She smiled and said to the two of them: "Needlework is naturally not a rare thing, what is rare is the heart." ”

Gu Mingzhu responded: "That's right. ”

Cui Ning pursed her lips and smiled, and asked about Gu Mingzhu's Chang'an, Gu Mingzhu knew the old lady's thoughts, and also knew that the family had never let the ladies who had not left the pavilion get too involved in it, so she skipped the details of the palace change, and only said it roughly and didn't mention it again.

While the three of them were talking, the two sisters Cui Huan and Cui Ting also came over.

It's just that this time it's not like before, the two sisters, who have always been like people, came in one after the other, Cui Huan still looked gentle and dignified, smiled and saluted Mrs. Cui, and greeted Gu Mingzhu and Cui Ning.

But the lively Cui Ting seemed to be a different person, listlessly followed in from afar, and whispered to the old lady to say goodbye, her eyes were full of grievances and timidity.

The old lady looked at the two sisters, sighed softly, and asked them to sit down.

Rao is like this, Cui Ting still avoided Cui Huan, sat down next to Cui Ning, and cleared up with Cui Ning as if she was angry: "...... When will you return to Anping? If you go to Anping, won't you go back to this house? ”

Cui Ning glanced at the old lady and Cui Huan, and replied with a friendly smile: "We are following the old lady back to the clan, and if we are free, we will come back to see you." ”

This answer is neither raw nor muddy.

The old lady sounded very satisfied, and turned her head with a smile and asked Cui Huan: "Where is your aunt?" Still not ready yet? ”

Cui Huan chuckled: "I have asked the grandmothers to make a list, so I will bring the second sister-in-law over to reply to the old lady." ”

While speaking, the third lady Zheng and the second young lady Wang had already arrived.

“…… This is the object to be brought to Chang'an, thinking that there are most of them there, I only picked up the important ones to bring, and I am also the first time to prepare these, I dare not hold them up, let them make a list, and ask the old lady to take a look. Zheng's honest appearance was as good as ever, and he personally sent the list to the old lady.

The old lady looked at her, but pushed it away with a faint smile: "It's all things in the third room, naturally you have the final say, you don't have to go back and forth to me, just let them prepare when they are ready, and you will go to Chang'an in two days." ”

Zheng didn't expect the old lady to look at the list, her face changed a little, but she still smiled and nodded, and said, "I'll send it to my sister-in-law to have a look at it later, so as not to make any mistakes." ”

Wang looked at the situation, rolled his eyes, sat down next to the old lady with a smile, and said with a smile: "I said that the old lady is partial to the five brothers and sisters, and the old lady asked people to prepare a family banquet when you came back. ”

As she spoke, she looked like an inviter, which made the old lady laugh and stretched out her hand to nod her: "You are still a sister-in-law, but you have to compete with your younger brothers and sisters who have just entered the door for food, isn't it just greedy." ”

She turned her head again and instructed the maidservant: "Let the kitchen make another eight-treasure duck." ”

"Otherwise, our second young lady is afraid that she will be hungry all the time."

At this time, even the Cui Ning sisters covered their mouths and smiled, and Wang's face was red, but he calmly owed the old lady: "Thank you, old lady, I don't dare to say that the old lady loves the fifth brother and sister now." ”

With her interruption, the undercurrent between the old lady and the Zheng family seems to have been revealed, and no one will mention it again.

It's just that except for Cui Ting, the people in the second room didn't come for a long time, and the old lady's face couldn't help but look a little unpleasant, and she ordered someone to take a look: "...... If the second lady is sick, let the eldest and third grandmothers come over. ”

After waiting for a while, Xie and Zheng Yuan came over, and the two saluted the old lady, Xie lowered his head uneasily, and his eyes dodged: "...... Ah Jia said that he was not in good health, so he didn't dare to come over, and he would come to ask the old lady to apologize when he was better. ”

Zheng Yuan didn't say a word and bowed behind her, her expression was wooden, and no one looked at her.

The old lady looked at Xie's restless appearance, and didn't know that Xie was helping the second lady cover up, but she was impatient to break her in front of everyone, and sneered: "That's it, just take care of it when you're sick, and don't be in a hurry." ”

She asked Xie Shi and Zheng Yuan to sit down, and then ordered someone to go to the banquet with the eldest lady.

Gu Mingzhu sat aside, looking at Zheng Yuan's appearance but was startled, it was only a few months, how did it become like this, that originally bright and bright face was thin and had high cheekbones, a pair of sunken eyes and black and no energy, and there were actually fine lines on the forehead at the corners of the eyes, which looked a little more haggard and old than Xie Shi.

As if sensing Gu Mingzhu's scrutiny, Zheng Yuan slowly turned her face, and the moment she looked at Gu Mingzhu with a stagnant gaze, she burst out with extreme hatred, and even Gu Mingzhu was a little frightened when she looked at it.

It's just that the hatred quickly disappeared again, buried in the stagnant water, and Zheng Yuan at this time looked like a decaying piece of rotten wood, with no hope of life.

Gu Mingzhu was not surprised, she only heard that the second lady raised the two aunts of Qinniang and Bing'er, but it would not make Zheng Yuan look like this, could there be anything else?