Chapter 110: The Great Uncle's Outer Chamber
Although Bai Yunxi's words were full of sourness, they also made people with a heart doubt. Although Mrs. Bai is famous, I haven't heard of her such ingenious embroidery work! This is a skill that is difficult to match with the embroidery lady of the royal family, and Bai Hibiscus is only a fourteen-year-old girl after all.
However, Bai Muhibiscus smiled without changing his face: "Xu is talented, isn't it that my sister suspects that this embroidery is made by someone else?" ”
"No way, I haven't heard of any embroidery girl with such skills, if she could really do this, then she should have become famous and taken away by the royal family! This embroidery is not only the exquisite embroidery, but more importantly, the mood and charm of the characters in the painting, I am afraid that it is not the average embroidery girl can depict it, quite a painting saint style! ”
It was Lu Qingyun who spoke, he didn't understand embroidery, but he had a lot of attainments in calligraphy and painting, he had studied with Mr. Dongfang for so long, and he thought that his painting skills were exquisite, but if he let him complete this picture, I am afraid that he would lose that emotion and brilliance.
The painter seems to be full of love and pity for each of the boys depicted in the picture, and although these children have different faces and expressions, there is a sense of similarity in that god.
The only thing Lu Qingyun didn't understand was how Bai Mujian could grasp the charm of a child so accurately at her age, as if she had carefully observed it countless times when she was painting, and it was the most innocent gesture of a child at her fingertips.
Lu Qingyun's statement was nodded in approval by Lu Xiang, and he stroked his beard and said: "What Qingyun said is extremely true, this work can be called a must!" It seems that Jin'er is extremely talented in painting and embroidery! ”
Even Lu Xiang said so, and others didn't dare to continue to question it, otherwise it would only make the birthday unhappy. It's just that Bai Yunxi glared at Bai Hibiscus unwillingly, she was still thinking that if Bai Hibiscus would lose face when she gave her birthday gift, she wouldn't cooperate with Lu Jiaojiao's strategy, so as not to implicate herself at that time, but Bai Hibiscus was so showy, then don't blame her for ignoring sisterhood.
Lu Jiaojiao naturally thought the same, and the jealousy of Bai Hibiscus in her heart was deeper, she was originally a delicate girl of the Lu family who was loved by thousands of people, but when she met Bai Hibiscus, she was repeatedly compared to her and couldn't hold her head up, and because of her, she completely fell out of favor in front of her grandparents, if it weren't for the fact that the Lu family tried their best to suppress Yuan Chengyi, and even killed a subordinate who served her, her reputation would be ruined.
All this, Lu Jiaojiao blamed Bai Mujian's head. But she never thought that once the ugly thing she made with the man for life came true, I was afraid that it would not only be as simple as being rejected by her family.
After the younger generations of the family have finished their birthdays, the guests who come to celebrate their birthdays have also been invited into the flower hall one after another, the male guests are in the outer courtyard, and the female guests are in the inner courtyard, without interfering with each other.
Steward Lu's efficiency is really high, and the screen has been framed in a while, and the outer frame made of mahogany looks simple and generous.
Mrs. Lu was so happy that she couldn't close her mouth, wishing that everyone knew that her granddaughter was such a wonderful person, so she immediately ordered the housekeeper to put the screen in the hall.
Mrs. Lu pulled Bai Hibiscus with a smile on her face, enjoying everyone's praise and compliments, and didn't feel anything wrong at all, but Bai Hibiscus was so unabashedly sought after by her grandmother, but she was very embarrassed, and she was dissuaded again and again, as if she didn't want to be in the limelight.
Mrs. Lu knew that she was thin-skinned, so she gave up, but Bai Hibiscus's reputation still spread, and she also reached the age when she should discuss her relatives, which attracted the special attention of many ladies.
Mrs. Weiyuanhou has always been good friends with the Lu Mansion, and has been paying attention to Bai Mujin for a long time, but now she likes her more and more, she is well-born, intelligent, and talented, no matter how you look at it, she is very compatible with her eldest son.
So he tentatively asked Mrs. Lu: "My niece is now fourteen years old, right?" I remember that when Wanqin gave birth to her, I also went to Bai's house to drink full moon wine, and it was so big in a blink of an eye, and it was born like this, and it was like it when I looked at it! ”
When Mrs. Lu heard her mention her daughter who died early, she was also a little melancholy in her heart, and sighed: "Hey...... Yes, more than ten years have passed in a blink of an eye! ”
As soon as Mrs. Weiyuan's wife He Shi heard Mrs. Lu's tone, she immediately realized that she had said the wrong thing, and hurriedly said: "Look at my mouth, why do you still mention the sad matter of the old lady, you should be beaten!" ”
Old Madam Lu shook her head and said with a smile: "It's okay, so many years have passed, and the old body has already seen it!" Now that the two children are very promising, Wanqin will definitely be able to look at them when she knows it, and now I just hope that Jin'er can talk about good family affairs, so that my old wife will be satisfied! ”
When He heard her lead the topic here, he was overjoyed, and said, "The old lady licks the calf deeply, which is touching. I see that my niece is a good one, I wonder if the old lady has a suitable candidate in her heart? ”
Old Madam Lu looked at the He family so eagerly, and thought for a moment in her heart, only to remember that the two sons of the He family had reached the time to discuss marriage, and she understood.
The door of the Weiyuan Marquis Mansion is quite good, she has also seen the two children of the Zeng family, the eldest son Zeng Mingxi knows books and etiquette, is a talent, and his age is also the same, but he is ...... After all, she is her grandmother, and although she cares about Bai Mujian's family affairs, she still can't cross the Ningguo Mansion to be the master.
So he could only shirk and said: "Although I feel sorry for Jin'er, but in the end it is only my grandmother, her affairs are still worried by her father and grandmother, I can help check the gates, it is already overstepping!" ”
He also felt that this was the reason when she heard it, although she knew in her heart that if the old lady Lu who was the relatives that the Bai family found for Bai Muhibiscus did not nod her head, she was afraid that it would not be easy to succeed, but this matter still had to be led by the Bai family to be justified.
But when she thought of Lu's, she muttered a little in her heart, she was a stepmother, and Lu's mind was not simple, and she didn't know what she thought. Just thinking about finding an opportunity to explore the Lu family's tone, the Hundred Flowers Banquet is just around the corner, if Bai Hibiscus becomes famous in one fell swoop, then the person who asks for marriage is afraid that he will step on the threshold of the Pingning Mansion, although her Weiyuan Marquis Mansion is not low, but whether she can succeed in marrying at that time is uncertain.
When Mrs. Lu was secretly thinking about the He family, she was also silently thinking about Bai Mujian's family affairs, and now the He family intends to marry, and she also understands the situation of the Zeng family, which is a good family matter, but I don't know what the arrogant old lady of the Bai family plans to do, she has to think about it in the long run.
As he was talking, he heard Steward Lu hurrying over, and Mama Cui saw that his expression was different, and she didn't dare to let him come to see the old lady, but she quietly stopped outside the hall, and when she asked about the situation, she knew that something was wrong.
Cui Mama hurriedly said: "You go outside first to stop it, see if you can persuade people to leave, don't disturb the birthday banquet, and the house will be uneasy at that time, you just have to tell her, you have to talk about it today!" ”
Steward Lu had a bitter face, and sighed and said: "I also persuaded it like this, how do I know that the woman actually ignored it, and only cried and cried to come in to pay respects, and I didn't dare to go back to Xiangye, nor did I dare to alarm the eldest master, so I went back to the old lady first, and saw if the old lady had a way to calm things!" ”
Mama Cui knew that the situation was serious, and she couldn't make her own decisions, so she asked Steward Lu to delay first, so she leaned into the old lady's ear and muttered a few words, the old lady's face changed greatly when she heard it, but because of the presence of the guests, she forcibly held it back.
But without further ado, she only instructed the Qin family to entertain the guests, and then she had to go out to see the situation by herself, Bai Mujin saw that Cui's demeanor was wrong, so she knew that something was happening, so she also pulled the old lady and said, "Grandma, I'll accompany you!" ”
Seeing that her expression was calm, Mrs. Lu didn't want to involve Bai Mujian, but she was afraid of attracting the attention of others, so she followed her.
Walking out of the flower hall and seeing that there were no outsiders, Bai Mu Hibiscus asked, "Grandma, but what happened?" ”
Old Madam Lu nodded and said, "Steward Lu said that there is a little woman outside the door, claiming to be your uncle's outer room, and she wants to come in to pay respects, it seems that she is deliberately here to make trouble, and I don't know who instigated it!" ”
Bai Muhibiscus listened, but frowned, she suddenly thought of the incident a year ago, and after thinking about it carefully, she still decided to tell Mrs. Lu, so she said in a low voice: "Grandma, since people are making trouble, I'm afraid it's not groundless, there is something I've always wanted to find an opportunity to tell you, but I'm afraid I'm guessing, so I haven't said it!" ”
As soon as Mrs. Lu heard this, she knew what Bai Mujin knew, and hurriedly said: "So far, if there is anything bad to say, tell me quickly!" ”
"Once I went to Linglong Fang, I met Lu Tian, who had been serving my uncle, to get the head noodles, I thought he was giving it to the eldest uncle, but afterwards I asked my cousin, she had never seen the head noodles, I think there must be a problem in this! But I didn't think anything was wrong for a while, and now it seems that the eldest uncle really raised a concubine outside behind his aunt's back! Bai Mujin said with some annoyance, if she had studied further, she would probably have been able to clarify the matter a long time ago, and she would not have caught people off guard now.
However, when the woman came to make trouble, she must have carried her uncle behind her back, and she was probably instructed by someone, otherwise how could she dare to make waves at her grandfather's birthday banquet?
When Mrs. Bai heard this, her heart sank, she didn't expect her son to do such a thing, although it is not a new thing for a man to raise a concubine outside, but for Lu Zhaoran, who has always had a clear reputation, it is very abnormal, if Lu Xiang knows, I am afraid that he will be angry to death, and if it reaches the ears of the officials in the court, then Lu Zhaoran's official reputation will also be damaged.
She was so angry that she couldn't catch Lu Zhaoran and beat her with a stick, how could she do such a foolish thing, if she wanted to take a concubine, she wouldn't reluctantly stop it, and she didn't have to carry everyone behind her back to raise an outer room outside.
However, the matter still had to be resolved, and she could only sigh and say: "I know the matter, it has nothing to do with you, you better avoid it, so as not to make an ugly fuss and hinder your statement!" ”
Bai Mujian can let the old lady face it by herself, so she insisted: "I just follow you to take a look, it won't affect anything, grandma just rest assured!" ”
Mrs. Lu knew that Bai Hibiscus had an idea now, so she was no longer reluctant, after all, she also knew her temper, once she was angry, she was afraid that she would ignore it, and with Bai Hibiscus by her side, many people could persuade her.
Mrs. Lu hurried to the outside of the house, but when she saw the woman kneeling on the ground with an old woman with tears in her eyes, her heart suddenly sank to the bottom, and shock and anger surged up together, almost unable to control herself.