Sending off his son-in-law, the eldest man returned to the main house. The eldest lady couldn't help sneering: "Isn't it that the family is too shabby, and Uncle Guo sits and thinks it's pickled?" ”

The eldest lord frowned: "What nonsense are you talking about?" Hou Ye is not that kind of person. It's true that the emperor has something to discuss with him - you don't know, Liu Ge Lao Zhishi, there are many things in the court, Yu Gong is an important minister in the court, Yu Private is the uncle of the country, how can you stay out of the matter......"

"I don't know when he became a bachelor?" Although the eldest lady spoke sarcastically, she was much more relaxed than just now.

"You haven't come to Yanjing to see Mrs. Liu?" The old man didn't want to talk to the eldest lady too much, so he reminded her, "They will leave early tomorrow morning, you can take the time to take a look!" There are also three brothers and sisters, to see if there is anything that can help. ”

"I still want you to say it." The eldest lady said angrily, "I have prepared something for a long time." Just wait for you to come back and go over together. He called Luo Qiao to change the old man's clothes, and the two of them went out to Liufu.

Wu Niang was dressing her face and washing her hair in the house, and Eleven Niang was making clothes for Brother Zhen in the house.

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The next day, the carriage that the Xu family came to pick them up arrived at the third quarter of the first month, and the eldest lady happened to tell everything about the family.

Grandma Luo and Mrs. Luo got into the first carriage, Wu Niang and Eleven Niang got into the second carriage, Mother Xu and Brother Xu, Brother Xu's nurse got into the third carriage, Amber, Holly, Ziwei, and Ziyuan got into the fourth carriage, and the mother sent by Mrs. Tai to pick them up and several rough envoys of the Luo family took the fifth and sixth carriages, plus more than 30 guards, and went out of the bowstring alley to the lotus.

When I arrived at Xu's house, it was the beginning of noon.

They went to see Yuan Niang first.

Aunt Wen had already arrived, and when everyone saw the ceremony, Brother Zhen and Brother Wu hugged each other with a smile, and the two held hands to go to the back garden to see the koi.

"Today you are going to accompany Brother Xu to eat at Grandmother's." Yuan Niang said softly, "When you have dinner, let Sister Wei Zi take you to see the koi." Good no good? ”

Brother Zhen nodded obediently, and Brother Xuan also said "good", which won a lot of praise from adults.

Everyone said a few more gossips, and Aunt Wen accompanied them to Mrs. Tai.

Mrs. Tai waited in the hall with a little girl of eight or nine years old wearing a red silk jacket.

As soon as Brother Chen saw the little girl, he happily shouted "Sister Zhen", and then struggled out of the nurse's arms and ran towards the little girl.

The little girl stepped forward with a smile and took his hand, and said, "Why did you lose Brother Xu?" ”

Brother Zhen lowered his head embarrassedly and shouted "Brother Xu" in a low voice.

Brother Xu didn't mind, ran over and took Brother Zhen's hand, and shouted "cousin" to the little girl.

When the Xu family reached Brother Chen's generation, only Aunt Wen gave birth to a girl. Don't think about it, Eleven Niang also knows that this little girl is Xu Lingyi's eldest daughter.

She couldn't help but look at Sister Zhen carefully.

The body seems to be taller than that of children of the same age, with snow-white skin, thick eyebrows and big eyes, which is completely different from Aunt Wen's petite and delicate.

Or, look like your father?

Eleven Niang thought about it, and Sister Zhen had already shouted "Auntie" at Aunt Wen.

Aunt Wen listened with a smile on her face and shouted "Miss".

Mrs. Tai has smiled and asked her to reward Brother Wu with silver bills.

Brother Xuan thanked Mrs. Tai in a milky voice, and Mrs. Tai hugged Brother Wu and kept praising him: "This child is really cute!" ”

The eldest lady's eyes were full of laughter, and she was modest for a while, Grandma Luo, Wu Niang, Eleven Niang and Aunt Wen stepped forward to salute Mrs. Tai, and the group talked and laughed and went to the room where Mrs. Tai's daily banquet was held.

As soon as everyone sat down, a little maid came: "Duchess and Miss Cheng Guo are here." ”

"Please!" As soon as Mrs. Tai's voice fell, Mrs. Qiao walked in with the sixth lady of the Qiao family who she had seen last time.

Today, Mrs. Qiao wore a bright red and gold-covered jacket, combed a peony bun, inserted four bright jewelry knots in the mouth of the red gold silk dan phoenix, and wore a large ruby on the right, and she was very gorgeously dressed. Miss Qiao's family wore a goose yellow embroidered green persimmon pattern, combed a fallen horse bun, inserted a gold step, wore beeswax stone beads, and a pair of red gold and purple pendants fell on her ears, but she was a gentle and charming dress.

Eleven Niang couldn't help but glance at Wu Niang beside her.

Today, she wore a garnet red gown full of gold, combed a high bun, inserted three cloisonné inlaid red coral Ruyi gold hairpins, and a red gold inlaid emerald opal pendant fell on her ears.

Look at yourself again.

combed a double screw bun, and wore two fingernail-sized pomegranate red silk flowers, a pair of red silver pearl pendants on the ears, and a bean-green moire makeup gown...... It's a bit childish.

Eleven Niang was very satisfied with this effect, and the corners of her mouth curled up slightly.

Everyone sat down, the maid served refreshments, and Wei Zi took Sister Zhen'er, Brother Zhen, and Brother Xu to the conservatory.

There was a laughing voice from outside the door: "I'm late, don't blame you." As soon as the words fell, a group of maids and daughters-in-law walked in with a young woman of twenty-five or six years old.

She is graceful, wearing a red butterfly and a golden gown full of flowers, combing a peach heart bun, inserting a red gold full pond in the middle of the distraction, and wearing a treasure flower inlaid with Atlantic pearl and green leaves on the right.

Eleven Niang looked at Mian Sheng, but Miss Qiao Liu knew her, and stood up with a smile and shouted "Third Lady".

Third Lady? That's Xu Lingyi's brother Xu Lingning's wife!

Wu Niang and Eleven Niang also stood up when they heard this.

The eldest lady had already greeted the visitor: "Third lady, haven't seen you for a long time?" ”

The third lady hurriedly stepped forward to bow to the eldest lady, and said with a smile: "I'm late, don't blame the eldest lady." ”

The eldest lady hurriedly took the third lady's hand: "No, you are becoming more and more peugeot!" ”

"Mrs. Chengda compliments." The third lady politely greeted the eldest lady with a few words, and then greeted Mrs. Qiao again, and then greeted the sixth lady of the Qiao family with a smile: "Lianfang, you are a rare guest!" ”

It turns out that the sixth lady of the Qiao family is called Lianfang!

Eleven Niang secretly thought in her heart.

Mrs. Qiao glanced at Mrs. Tai: "She doesn't go out of the door." All day long, I was either doing needlework or teaching a few nieces to read. ”

The sixth lady of the Qiao family blushed slightly when she heard this, and asked the third lady, "Why don't you see the two nephews?" ”

The third lady smiled: "I haven't gotten out of school yet." Then he turned around and looked at Wu Niang and Eleven Niang: "Who did I say?" Looking at it from afar, it looks like a fairy. It turned out to be a young lady from the family! ”

When the eldest lady heard this, she hurriedly introduced the fifth mother and the eleventh mother to the third lady.

Eleven Niang heard the eldest lady say that the father of the third lady of the Xu family is the concubine of the loyal and diligent Bogan family, who studies hard, is talented at the age of twenty-one, and is raised at the age of forty-four......

Listening to her tone, she is very familiar with the people of the Qiao family...... Is it that Mrs. Joe has a wide social circle? Or is it that the powerful families in Yanjing are all intertwined?

She believes in the latter more.

Eleven Niang's eyes rolled slightly.

Everyone has seen the ceremony, and Grandma Luo has greeted the third lady with a smile.

The third lady smiled and took her hand, and said angrily: "Sister-in-law just misses you, and she doesn't come and go around much." ”

Grandma Luo said with a smile: "Now that my mother has come to Yanjing, and someone in the family is presiding, I will definitely come and walk more, and I am afraid that you will be disgusted when the time comes." ”

The two exchanged a few words, and the third lady stepped forward to salute Mrs. Tai, and explained to Mrs. Tai with a smile: "The third master is back, and I served him to freshen up, so I am late, and my mother is not to blame." ”

Mrs. Tai nodded kindly and said, "The third child is back?" ”

"Yes!" The third lady said respectfully, "Just came back." I wanted to come and say hello to my mother right away. I heard that there was a guest on my mother's side, so I rested first. He explained to Mrs. Qiao and Mrs. Qiao: "The third master of our family went to Tianjin to collect the account. ”

Xu Lingning was born in Xiucai, and the Xu family donated him a four-grade Tongzhi, who was not an official, and helped to take care of some trivial matters at home.

Mrs. Tai bowed her head slightly, and got up with a smile: "My in-laws are sitting here listening to my gossip, but I'm afraid that I'm already hungry." We went to the flower hall, and the wife of the in-laws also tasted the flavor of our Yanjing - although it is not as good as Jiangnan, it also has its own flavor. ”

The third lady hurriedly stepped forward and hugged the lady.

"Mrs. is polite." The eldest lady said politely, "Yanjing is the center of Gyeonggi, how can we be compared to a small town in the south of the Yangtze River!" ”

Wu Niang stepped forward to pick up the eldest lady, and Eleven Niang silently followed behind the two, leaving Sister Zhen, Brother Zhen and Brother Xu in Mrs. Tai's house, and everyone talked and laughed and went to the newly built five flower halls behind Mrs. Tai's house.

On the way, Mrs. Qiao smiled and said to the eldest lady: "This is a useless study. The fifth master is filial, and last year he changed the upside-down seat to the flower hall, and built a stage for Mrs. Tai in the courtyard, what is it called 'Dianchun Hall'. He raised his face again and asked Mrs. Tai, "Is that the name?" I'm not mistaken! ”

"That's the name!" Mrs. Tai's smile went all the way to the bottom of her eyes, and she could see that she was very happy that someone mentioned this, "He, he just likes to toss around." I also want to buy a few children and come back to ask someone to teach the drama and form an internal class. If there is anything festive in the future, there is no need to invite people from outside, so as not to pickle it. ”

"That's a good thing!" Mrs. Qiao said with a smile, "If you don't like it, I still have a few smart and clever little maids there, and they haven't left their heads yet, and I look better than the few 'Deyin Class' who entered the palace to sing for the queen's mother." ”

Whenever Mrs. Tai said, then Mrs. Qiao had to talk about it, and she blindly talked about things they were familiar with, intentionally or unintentionally leaving Mrs. Dame aside. Mrs. Tai looked unaware, and from time to time she said a few words to the eldest lady.

"Does my in-law like to watch dramas?" She said with a smile, "Yanjing has had a 'Deyin class' in the past two years, which is from Yangzhou, and specializes in singing Yiyang dialect. On the queen's birthday, the emperor also handpicked to enter the palace to perform. Now the whole Yanjing people are chasing the play of this Deyin class, and the 'Garden Pavilion' where they sing is heard to be full, and it is difficult to find one! ”

The eldest lady said with a smile: "The Deyin class once sang in our Hangzhou Mansion, and it is also famous. It's just that I've been at home for a long time, and I haven't heard this Deyin class play. ”

When Mrs. Tai heard this, she smiled and said, "Why don't we invite a singing hall at home in a few days?" ”

"How embarrassing is that!" The eldest lady politely refused, "...... in the inner courtyard of the deep house"

"I think it's a good idea!" Mrs. Qiao interrupted the eldest lady's words with a smile, "Don't you know, our fifth master likes to listen to dramas the most, but the Hou master is noisy." Every time the fifth master saw the Hou Ye, he was shocked like a swallow flying, and ......" and said in a low voice, "Instead of letting the master go outside, it is better to play at home." ”

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When will the days without electricity end......