Chapter 19: Chinese New Year's Eve Banquet
"This is the granddaughter of the fourth uncle's mother-in-law? is really a handsome and good child, the 'flowers' are like flowers, and I have never seen such a neat 'color' among the 'girls' of this age in the imperial capital...... Come over and ask my sister-in-law to take a look. "On Chinese New Year's Eve, the main 'door' of Ming Pei Hall was wide open to welcome guests from all over the world, and the inside and outside were brightly lit, and there was an endless stream of laughter.
Compared with the front hall, the silk and bamboo have been played, and the dancers have taken the stage, and the wine aroma is overflowing between the 'staggering' of the chips. The backyard is full of fragrant clothes and sideburns, a little less indulgent, but also a little more graceful.
Wei Changying, who was already beautiful and dressed up, greeted Shen Xun and a granddaughter of the Huo family, named Shen Die'er, with a smile, and took her hand to look at her affectionately, and said the words of praise very familiarly.
Seeing that the 'girl' who was only thirteen or fourteen years old was praised in public on such a crowded occasion, she was inevitably a little shy, blushing and lowering her head, and answering her questions in a soft voice, such as "How old are you", "The hands are so good-looking, but you have learned to play the piano", "Is Die'er the name 'milk'?" Sounds so cute" and so on.
Huo Shi was beside him, smiling humbly on behalf of his granddaughter, after the scene was finished, Wei Changying took a bracelet off his wrist and put it on Shen Die'er, and said with a smile: "This bracelet is 'colorful' and green, just for a delicate person like Die'er, but I can't do it." Don't think I've been wearing it since I got up this morning, I just thought that I might be able to find a suitable owner for it today, and put it on my wrist to remind myself not to forget, so as not to 'cover' it with me! ”
Shen Die'er hurriedly excused herself - although the 'girl' child was not very old, she had also heard that this sister-in-law from Rui Yu Tang was respected and loved by the clan like the princess when she was in her mother's house, and every piece of the marriage was rumored to be taken out by the old lady of Rui Yu Tang who searched the box and scraped the bottom, and when she came up to salute, Shen Die'er noticed that Wei Chang Yingtong had nothing on her body ordinary, and the bracelet she wanted to put on herself was emerald 'color' and 'desire' even under the lamplight, which was obviously an excellent thing.
Sensible 'girl' children know that they are precious, so they naturally dare not accept it easily.
After pushing back and forth for a long time, Huo insisted on giving it to Wei Changying, and called Sun 'Daughter' next: "Since your sister-in-law loves you, you can accept it." ”
After getting her grandmother's instructions, Shen Dieer let Wei Changying put it on for her, and the emerald bracelet was very good-looking, and everyone nearby praised it when they saw it, and Wei Changying smiled and said: "I just said that the bracelet with such a green color has to be worn by a 'girl' of their age to show its quality, and it is a waste of things on my arm." ”
"People like you will still spoil things, then there will be no one in the world who will not spoil things." Huo Shi said with a smile, "I think Die'er is too young to suppress this emerald." Or are you so righteous, the most important thing is to have this bearing, so that you can wear enough luxury! ”
"If you want to talk about bearing and extravagance, you have to be a ...... like you, fourth uncle" Wei Changying greeted her with a smile - such a politeness, almost every old lady Wei Changying had to be so perfunctory this night, and the scene was really reversed.
was talking about harmony with the ancestors and grandchildren of the Huo family, and another old lady came with her daughter-in-law and a 'daughter' in front of the newspaper, and the Huo family saw this and said busily: "I only thought about finding your fifth uncle and wife two days ago to talk. He also said that the granddaughter of the grandson, "She and the grandchildren of your fifth uncle and mother-in-law are also wonderful, we just went in to find your five uncles and grandchildren, you are busy!" ”
Since the Huo family took the initiative to give a reason, Wei Changying smiled politely, and asked someone to guide them and take them to meet the fifth uncle and wife who arrived first. When the ancestors of the Huo family went in, she hurriedly called left and right to help straighten her dress, and went out......
Because the Shen family is in Xiliang, there are too many people who need to be invited, and this Chinese New Year's Eve banquet can be described as very busy. However, Gu Rouzhang, Deng Wanwan, and Duanmu Xinmiao are three, because they are guests, they only need to sit back and enjoy their success, which can be described as relaxed and freehand.
If you are too relaxed, you will inevitably drink high, and the three of them are not worry-free, and they all made a more or less fuss at the banquet-
Gu Rouzhang talked to several young ladies in the Shen clan who seemed to be the same age, and under the cold wind and snow outside the house, he sent someone to get a sword, took off the fox fur, and danced a set of swordsmanship in the courtyard with the wind lantern and snow, which won the applause of the whole house. This usually can't make Wei Changying worry-free, but this time he is actually the least troublesome one, but it adds a bit of excitement to the banquet.
Deng Wanwan skipped his head here, this young lady of the family, who usually looks like a quiet and virtuous lady, went down with three glasses of wine, and changed his appearance when he landed! She didn't make any noise, she didn't make a fuss, she didn't get drunk, she just grabbed the ladies everywhere and asked Fang Nian if she had ever been married to see how her brother Deng Zongqi was, which made Miss Shen full of red ears, and they all left their seats and hid to their own parents to avoid her-but there were also people who had a heart because of this, and 'privately' 'handed' heads and ears to inquire about Deng Zongqi's specific situation, whether it was worth marrying......
However, if you want to say that the most excessive thing is not Deng Wanwan, it is still Duanmu Xinmiao - in fact, strictly speaking, Duanmu Xinmiao is not deliberately looking for ballast, it is actually Ji Quai's reputation is too loud, and the Shen people who are far away in Xiliang are also thunderous about the name of the only successor of the divine doctor.
It is bitterly cold here in Xiliang, although the old ladies are mostly pampered, but it is inevitable that there will be such and such minor illnesses when they are old, and the more serious ones will fall down more or less over the years...... Although Xiliang is not without a doctor, who in the world dares to boast that his medical skills can be compared to the season?
No, Duanmu Xinmiao arrived in Xiliang, because he was treating Shen Zangfeng's injuries before, Wei Changying took the power as soon as he arrived, and everyone was embarrassed and inconvenient to go to the 'door' to seek medical treatment. This time, there were filial juniors at the table who went to talk and asked tentatively about diagnosis and treatment.
Unexpectedly, Duanmu Xinmiao replied happily, and went to an old lady on the spot to look at it and ask about it, a few needles down, and the prescribed 'medicine' prescription was not hot in the arms of the old lady's juniors, and the old lady was 'excited' to hold her hand and praised her as the first medical successor in the country, and a few needles made her feel as if she was going to come back to life!
Because this old lady's chronic illness fell many years ago, she has seen many doctors in Xiliang but failed, and after she got older, the younger generation also invited a doctor for her from afar, and even invited a doctor to come one year, but she was helpless. His juniors are very filial, and this time they will be the first to go up and ask Duanmu Xinmiao to talk.
This old lady's illness has been heard of in the Shen clan, and she is one of the sickest people who came to the banquet today. There is such an example of her, many old ladies have a city government, and they only give the left and right eyes 'color' when they are reserved, and they are all flocked to the juniors and henchmen.
Wei Changying was talking to several old ladies who were close to the Huo family, and suddenly found that there were fewer and fewer people in the hall, and they were surprised. At the Chinese New Year's Eve banquet, the guests lined up in a long bloated line in the hall where the banquet was held, waiting for Duanmu Xinmiao to see a doctor—some of them were even more filial, and they had even sent people to the front to inform their grandfather, father and brother, and so on.
…… As a result, the good Chinese New Year's Eve banquet became a farce in which many guests abandoned the delicious food in the house, and even the host Wei Changying was left out in the cold, only thinking about the farce of rushing to Duanmu Xinmiao to tell his parents or his own discomfort and ask if there was a solution.
Wei Changying sighed again and again in his heart, and sent Huang and the others to come forward to persuade everyone to return to their seats - although these people returned the face to the main family, they were all uneasy, as if they wanted to re-surround them again-Wei Changying got up and apologized to everyone, and said something like "I knew that the elders and you had so many diseases to seek treatment from Sister Xinmiao, and I should have told Sister Xinmiao before, so as not to be so crowded today, this is all because I am young and inconsiderate, so don't worry about me." After listening to such politeness, everyone calmed down a little: the horizontal and vertical end of the wooden core Miao is not going back to the imperial capital after the Chinese New Year's Eve banquet, why rush at this time?
Remembering Wei Changyun's tough and domineering attitude these days, this Chinese New Year's Eve banquet was the first time that the third young lady had invited guests after arriving in Xiliang, and her husband would still be "inconvenient to get up due to his injury, and he was still on the sickbed", so that only his little uncle Shen Zanghui greeted him today.
Don't let this third young lady think that everyone deliberately didn't give her face because of this, so she deliberately held Mu Xinmiao's field...... Everyone who calmed down was a little sneering.
Wei Changying didn't plan to embarrass them and offend them in this matter, and she also planned to leave Duanmu Xinmiao until after the Lantern Festival, and Shen Zangfeng secretly set off to Donghe Town a few days ago to take charge in person...... At this time, I am afraid that the Wei army is already on the way to Di Realm.
In short, Shen Zangfeng can't use Duanmu Xinmiao now, since Duanmu Xinmiao is willing to treat everyone, Wei Changying can't be guilty of being this villain. After she finished her politeness, she turned her head and saw that Duanmu Xinmiao had drunk a few more glasses, and she was already lying on the desk as if she was asleep and drunk, so she discussed with everyone After Duanmu Xinmiao woke up, each family made an appointment with her to take turns to diagnose and treat, so as not to be crowded together like today, but it was easy to delay...... The point is that this will still be at the Chinese New Year's Eve banquet, just once a year, everyone is still drinking and expressing their feelings.
When the scene returned to liveliness, Wei Changying secretly breathed a sigh of relief, drank two roses 'dew', and was about to continue laughing with Huo Shi and the others, but out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of the corner 'door' He Shi was looking at him.
She was busy changing her clothes, sued Huo Shi and others, and asked Huo Shi to watch a little scene on her behalf...... Got out of the 'door' and arrived at the corridor, He pulled her aside to avoid the eyes of everyone waiting under the corridor, and lowered his voice and said: "The fourth prince is a little overwhelmed. ”
"What's the matter?" Wei Changying frowned and asked.
She didn't know that Shen Zanghui was instigated by the sixth uncle in the clan, and once went to Shen Zangfeng to say that she was not, and she didn't have a bad impression of this little uncle who usually didn't have any 'friendship'. It's just because of Pei Meiniang's previous incident that Wei Changying has always thought that this little uncle is immature in handling things - Mrs. Su raised him as her own son and really loves him, and because she is not his own mother, she is just a big aunt, she is far less strict with him than Shen Zangfeng's brothers, such a favorable time and place, even if his wife is not virtuous, Shen Zanghui has not coaxed this eldest aunt! actually offended the eldest aunt a lot! It can be seen that people are really stupid, uh, if Shen Zanghui is in person, Wei Changying is willing to change the word "stupid" to the word "honest".
But no matter whether he is stupid or honest, no matter how the wording changes, it will not work horizontally or vertically.
Today, the uncles and mothers-in-law were greeted and entertained by Wei Changying at the back, and the master in front was Shen Zanghui, perfunctory to those uncles and cousins who were probably more 'smart' than their uncles, Wei Changying was really not at ease with Shen Zanghui. Therefore, before Xi Kai, he deliberately looked for an opportunity to tell the He family to send someone to take care of it in front, in case Shen Zanghui couldn't cope with it, he would come over in time to tell him to try to relieve Shen Zanghui.
I didn't want to expect it now.