Chapter 50: Birthday Celebration
So this time she has a hot face, sticks to her cold buttocks, and makes a fool of herself in front of so many maids, which makes her embarrassed, if there is a crack in the ground, maybe she will immediately get into it and hide.
As a dignified second lady of the Lu Mansion, how could she bear this kind of wretchedness!
But when I thought about it, the two people in front of me were both from the Rong family, or the two young masters, and I couldn't reprimand myself, so I could only suffer this dumb loss.
Immediately, Lu Xueling changed her appearance and looked at the son of the Rong family in front of her with a smile.
"Speaking of which, I also want to call the two of you cousins, Sister Yi'er and I are a family in ourselves."
As soon as these words came out, the goosebumps that Rong Yannan had all over her body were about to fall out, but her face remained calm, the eldest girl and the second girl of the Lu family are really different!
The eldest girl is calm and cold, and the second girl is charming.
Rong Yanqing snorted coldly, Fang Cai had already had a bad impression of Lu Xueling, and now no matter what he said, he couldn't save it.
"Okay, I still have something to do, I have to be busy, if the second lady has nothing to do, the two of us brothers will leave first!" Rong Yannan didn't wait for Lu Xueling to continue speaking, and led Rong Yanqing to leave the garden immediately.
In this way, it's clear that you're hiding from the plague god.
Lu Xueling gritted her teeth angrily, and could only leave with the maid brushing her sleeves.
The old lady's birthday arrived, and the entire Lu Mansion was in a joyful atmosphere, and everyone's faces were filled with happy smiles.
The weather had become a little cooler a few days ago, and the autumn wind swept away the withered leaves into the distance, but today it seems that because of good things, the weather has become a little lighter.
The warm sun shines on everyone's body, and it seems to be able to shine into people's hearts.
"Today is the old lady's birthday, you all have to be clever when you work."
Master Lu was reprimanding them one by one, and the maids and family members all nodded, and no one dared to relax at this time.
The maids all knew the importance of this birthday banquet in their hearts, so everyone cheered up with their spirits.
If anyone dares to do something contrary to common sense at this time, there is only one reason. : I guess I'm tired of it. In short, several maids and subordinates looked at each other, and they were all respectful to the master's reprimand.
"All the birthday gifts of the old man and the old lady have been put aside, please take a look."
Liu Qingqing walked over, and then handed the gift slip in his hand to the master's hand. "This is the gift list of the concubine's body record, please check it carefully for the old lady and the master."
Master Lu nodded, so he took the gift list with one hand and flipped through two pages at random.
"Ouch, the two brothers of the Rong family made an extraordinary move, and they actually bought a blue and white porcelain vase directly."
When the old man was admiring, the old lady's eyes had already fallen on the blue and white porcelain vase on the side, from the texture of this blue and white porcelain vase exquisite workmanship, and it seems to be fired from the official kiln, presumably it was made at a great price.
The reason why this blue and white porcelain vase is made to order is entirely because there is also a pattern of longevity peach on it. What's more, the old lady has always studied these antique treasures, and she is naturally very happy to see this gift.
"These two young masters also have a heart, and you will thank these two juniors for me in a while."
Liu Qingqing and the old man both nodded, and then continued to look under the gift list, and the next thing was a gift from Dr. Qu.
"What Dr. Qu sent was a pillow, since it was sent by Dr. Qu, it has its own deep meaning. Later, we'll ask what the mystery is in this pillow. ”
Everyone in the Lu Mansion knows that Dr. Qu likes to play tricks and give a worthless pillow at the old lady's birthday banquet, so this pillow must not be available on the ordinary market.
"There's no need to ask, the concubine has already helped the old lady and the old man find out, and the concubine was also suspicious, but later I heard that the pillow was made of herbs, not our ordinary food."
It turns out that this is the case, no wonder this pillow is finely made, and if you smell it carefully, you can also smell the aroma of herbs on it.
"Old lady, Dr. Qu said, although you are old now, your body still needs maintenance, so I will give you this pillow, I hope you can live a long life."
When the old lady heard this, the wrinkles on her face were huddled together with a smile, she really didn't expect Dr. Qu to be so attentive. It's also so creative, sewing a pillow out of herbs, which must be very soft to lie on and help you sleep well.
"Xie Qi sent a pair of calligraphy and paintings," Lao Ye took out a painting from those gifts, and then slowly unfolded it, only to see that the painting on it turned out to be the old lady and the expressive, and it was lifelike and very expressive.
"This is Xie Qi's personal pen, not to mention how precious this rice paper and ink are, but to say that this matter is his heart, this is already valuable."
Liu Qingqing also echoed on the side, seeing that the old man and the old lady are now so happy because of these birthday gifts, she must also show her credit.
"What the old lady said is true, what a noble identity Xie Qi is, to be able to paint by himself, this is already an honor for our Lu Mansion. Sir, go on, there are also gifts from the two young ladies to the old lady, I think the old lady will like it. ”
When Liu Qingqing finished saying this, the old man saw the two exquisite boxes placed aside, which must have been gifts from Lu Xueyi and Lu Xueling.
"It seems that my two granddaughters have grown up and know how to honor my old bones, my heart is really gratified, come and take a look."
The old woman turned the green jade wrench on her right hand, and then looked at her grandfather with a smile.
The old man nodded, and then opened the red thread on the beautiful box with his hand, and then took out the gift inside.
"This is sent by Lu Xueyi, I see that the box is very exquisite, presumably the gift inside is also extraordinary, today I saw that it is really worthy of the name, I heard that Lu Xueyi spent a lot of time preparing this gift, and also pricked his fingers."
Liu Qingqing hurriedly stood aside and explained that now Lu Xue is in favor of the old lady Zheng Tao, if she is towards her, then the old lady will also take more care of herself because of this, and maybe she will be able to stand firm.
In this deep-walled compound, you must stand on the right team in order to win the final victory and walk to the end with a smile.
"Yi'er has always been the most caring, and I've never worried about that." The old lady has always had this confidence in Lu Xueyi, she is ingenious and often attentive, so she will definitely not be worse than others, and in most cases, she will do better with others.
"Next to it is a gift from Lu Xueling, but it seems that this box will be just as good." Liu Qingqing doesn't know what the situation is now, so she says as many good things as possible.
However, when the old man opened the box and took out the gifts, the smiles on the faces of the three people gradually froze, and their good mood all day was almost ruined on the gifts sent by Lu Xueling.
Because the gift Lu Xueyi sent was a pair of gloves, which could keep warm in winter. And if you look closely, there are some scriptures embroidered with gold thread on the top of the glove.
Not only that, but there are also two strings of Buddhist beads in the box, which should have been asked from the temple, and they have also been opened, which is rare in such sincerity.
But coincidentally, the gift sent by Lu Xueling turned out to be a pair of gloves, but it was just an ordinary pair of gloves on the market, which could be bought anywhere.
Even a three-year-old fool probably knows what is going on, if it is not boring, then it is really impossible to say, Liu Qingqing quickly changed the conversation.
"Old lady, the mind is sometimes the same, Lu Xueyi and Lu Xueling are sisters of our Lu Mansion after all, so it is normal to think of going together."
However, the old lady has long seen the strangeness in this at a glance, Lu Xueling has always been unlearned, staring at Lu Xueyi's movements all day long, presumably this time she also plagiarized her creativity.
Only Unicom didn't even steal the essence glove, it was just those scriptures and Buddhist beads on a pretext that proved that Lu Xueyi really used Lu Xueling's heart, and that pair can be bought everywhere at a glance.
"I have my own measure, when you eat later, you all don't make a noise, and see how I teach this girl who doesn't know the height of the sky."
The banquet came as scheduled, everyone was already seated, waiting for the arrival of the old lady and the master, and the maids were busy, all of them were very busy.
A layer of fine beads of sweat had already appeared on everyone's foreheads, but they didn't have time to wipe it gently with a handkerchief, so they could only wipe it with their hands, and then continue to serve the dishes and sweep the floor.
Today's banquet was organized by Master Lu himself, because the old lady's birthday banquet was not trivial, so he took over it personally.
There are lights everywhere, and the banquets on the table are also very rich, and the variety of dishes is almost equivalent to the whole banquet of the Manchu and Han people.
When the old lady sat down, she felt that everything was very satisfied, except for Lu Xueling, who was sitting cautiously on the side.
"Before eating, I have a few words I want to say to you, I hope you don't dislike me as an old woman."
Everyone hurriedly waved their hands, but they didn't know what the old woman had to admonish, and her expression was so serious. To tell the truth, the old lady is an approachable mother-in-law on weekdays.
"I have received all the birthday gifts you have given me, so I am very grateful. I'm such an old woman, and I'm very happy that so many people can still miss me. ”