Chapter 57: The Birth of a Plan
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The banquet venue is in the West Banquet Hall.
The Hefeng Courtyard is in the farthest place in the east, and the West Banquet Hall is in the westernmost part of the Lu Mansion, just one east and one west, if you walk over, it will take half an hour.
When I went out, I saw Zhu Ping at the door, and two small sedan chairs parked behind him. Sitting in the sedan chair, Bai Susu was shaken and drowsy.
After the sedan chair stopped, Bai Susu rubbed his eyes, thinking that he had arrived, but he saw that the sedan curtain was lifted and he poked his head in from the outside, it was Lu Zhiyuan.
"Second master?" Bai Susu was stunned, "Why are you here?" ”
"Sleep stupid."
Lu Zhiyuan was funny, bent down and sat in the sedan chair, seeing that she was sleepy-eyed and her face was a thin red, he wanted to reach out and rub her hair, but he didn't think about it, but Bai Susu hurriedly dodged, "This hair has just been combed, don't mess it up." ”
"You're stingy too." Lu Zhiyuan glanced at her, and then reached out and pinched her face.
Bai Susu pursed her lips, "Second Master, you came here to pinch me?" ”
"Yes and no." Lu Zhiyuan laughed, "I'm afraid you'll be nervous at today's banquet, come and have a look." ”
"Ahh Bai Susu thought that he was concerned about himself when he said this, and suddenly felt a little sweet in his heart, "I am indeed a little nervous, I am afraid that I will embarrass you by saying the wrong thing." ”
"The chef of today's banquet is Master Zhou from the old lady's kitchen, and Master Zhou retired from the imperial dining room." Lu Zhiyuan said.
Bai Susu was confused, "So what?" ”
Lu Zhiyuan shook his head, "Since it's a banquet, then you can just be responsible for eating well." ”
When she thought about it, she felt that it was also, her identity, there were so many people in the Lu Mansion, no one should pay attention to her, the master of the imperial dining room, that craftsmanship must be amazing, eh, I am happy when I think about it.
Lu Zhiyuan talked to her, and the sedan chair stopped aside, and after he finished what he wanted to say, he was ready to leave.
Just as he was about to reach out and lift the curtain, Bai Susu suddenly put his arms around his neck and pecked him in the face quickly, and then said with a smile, "Thank you, Second Master, for thinking about me." ”
Lu Zhiyuan's face was expressionless, but the slightly reddened ears revealed his thoughts, and he turned his head and picked up the sedan curtain and went out without saying a word.
After walking for a while, the sedan chair stopped again and had arrived at the West Banquet Hall.
I went out today with Mingxiang, she grew up in Lufu since she was a child, and she is familiar with this place, with her on the side, Bai Susu can also rest assured, after all, there are many people at the banquet today, don't make jokes and be embarrassed. Although Chunlan also wanted to follow, Bai Susu refused her request considering Chunlan's recent self-indulgence.
The Lu family has three rooms, many wives and concubines, and in addition to Qiao's wife, there are three aunts in the third room of the Lu family. Not to mention the other two rooms, the Lu family has a lot of money and a lot of women. The warblers and swallows gathered together, and from a distance, the swallows were fat and thin, and they were all symbolic beauties.
Bai Susu has always liked to look at beauties, and she can't take her eyes off when she sees a beautiful one, and in her previous life, Lord Lu made fun of her a lot about this matter, if she is not a woman, she must be a prostitute.
She and Qing Niang entered the house one after the other, which naturally attracted a lot of attention, Lu Zhiyuan, the new aunt, heard that she was a unique favor, and now she couldn't help but look at Qing Niang's outstanding appearance, and the two were not very conspicuous compared to Bai Susu, who was handsome.
When they arrived, Roche was talking with the lady who didn't know, and when he saw them coming, he glanced at them.
Next to the place where Luo was sitting was Qiao's, listening to her words that seemed to care but actually stabbed her in the heart, she couldn't wait to throw her sleeves and leave, but Qiao's was her mother-in-law, even if she was unhappy, she had to force a smile.
"Danniang is a good one, although she has not come out of the door for five or six years, but her housekeeper is indeed capable, not to mention anything else, but those two aunts are extremely good in my opinion, especially the white aunt, although her appearance is a little worse, but she is chubby and can give birth to her." After Qiao Shi said this, several people next to him covered their lips and laughed, and looked at Bai Susu, who was a little bloated.
Luo's hands hidden in his sleeves were twisted together, Qiao's words were really vicious, not only demeaning her for not being able to give birth to children, but also secretly scolding her for choosing a bad-looking Aunt Bai to enter the door.
She raised her eyes and looked at it, she was angry and wanted to scold, this Aunt Bai was still a delicate and weak appearance when she entered the door, who knew that she had gained so much weight after only a year, look at that chin, you can see two.
"Mother is overrated." Luo still had to smile and say with a smile on his angry face in his heart, "The second master has always taught his daughter-in-law that the family is prosperous and everything is prosperous, and the woman's virtue is beautiful, and what Aunt Bai values most for her daughter-in-law is that she is pure and good-natured, and the second master often praises her." ”
Qiao's heart was cold, he opened his eyes and said nonsense, he didn't see where he was beautiful, but when it came to beauty, Qiao's had to look at Aunt Qing next to him, this woman really deserves the word beauty.
"That young aunt I look outstanding, I think it's also a good thing, since after entering the door, it will be a family, the family and everything is prosperous, don't make it difficult for trivial things." Qiao Shi said and took out the majesty of his mother-in-law again.
Speaking of Qingniang, Luo gritted his teeth again, and said with a smile, "The daughter-in-law must follow her mother's teachings." ”
She couldn't hold this breath in her heart, she couldn't swallow it, so her face was not very good, so she simply came over there Qiu's family, and the banquet officially began, although Qiao's was still unsatisfied, but she didn't say anything more, and she didn't want to let the big room and the second room see jokes about the family affairs of the third room.
Although it is a family banquet, men and women have always had different seats, the men of the Lu family sit in the front hall to drink, and the women's banquet hall is in the back hall.
The old lady Shen was old, and she usually didn't participate in such occasions, so she sent a henchman over to add a dish to each table and let them eat and drink by themselves.
There was a table for the ladies, a table for the concubines, and a table for the ladies, and the three tables were set up, and the second lady Qiu stood up and said a few words, and the banquet began.
The table where Bai Susu sat was a concubine with a similar identity to her, and she couldn't understand the identity of others, so she adhered to the principle of saying less and making fewer mistakes, just bowing her head and eating.
Mingxiang is also very eye-catching, she just swallowed a piece of tofu, and immediately added a piece of beef to her to make up for it, so she ate very happily.
Compared with her quiet eating, Qingniang is a little busy, and there are many people talking to her at the table, but looking at her appearance, she should be able to deal with it very well, and it didn't take long for Fengyuan to be called a sister and sister.
The feast began in the evening, and the moon was over, and the men drank a lot, and the women in the backyard were vaguely drunk.
Out of the West Banquet Hall, they each took a sedan chair and walked back.
Bai Susu sat in the sedan chair, she didn't drink, and no one invited her to drink, but she ate a lot of things, she liked this banquet the most, the meals she made were extremely delicious, and the master from the imperial dining room had really good craftsmanship.
Compared with Bai Susu's satisfaction, Qing Niang seemed a little tired, she patronized this night to say a few words to the left, a few words to the right, and there was no chance to eat a few bites of food, which would only have a stomach full of wine, and it would be annoying to think about it.
It's been so hard work, she must meet with Lu Zhiyuan recently to talk about price increases.
Luo also held his stomach, and when he returned to the house, he smashed a teacup to vent his anger, but fortunately, his henchman Tu Mama came over and coaxed him for a long time, and this anger disappeared a little bit.
"Mama, what do you say, they always talk about the fact that the second master has no heirs now."
Mama Tu thought to herself, but no, this is not a trivial matter, she pondered for a while and thought of a person, "There is a sentence that the slave and maid really shouldn't say, but when she went out, the wife repeatedly explained to the slave and maid, and the matter of the heir cannot be delayed." ”
Luo had a terrible headache, where did she not know this, she was also anxious, but there was a fart in a hurry, Lu Zhiyuan did not sleep in the same bed with her at all, and it was difficult for the child to jump out on his own.
"What do you have in mind?" She stretched out her hand to support her forehead, and she actually sensed what Mama Tu was going to say, but she didn't want to admit it.
"Take a concubine." Mama Tu said in the simplest two words.
"Didn't you just accept a young lady?" Luo Zhi was very depressed, and the concubines in the family were one after another, and she became more and more irritable.
"This time it's different." Mama Tu pondered the words and said, "The existing two concubines in the family, Aunt Bai's appearance is a little worse, it is a little difficult to envelop the second master's heart, Aunt Qing was brought up by the third lady, and I don't want to have the same heart with you, if she gives birth to the child first, her status in the house will be different in the future." ”
"Mama, don't worry about selling it, just say what to do." Luo Shi will not be angry, after the Lu family and the old lady and the old lady die, it is a matter of time before the family is divided, the family business that Lu Zhiyuan can get and his official position are placed there, and it will only be rich or expensive in the future, and if these things cannot be handed over to their children after a hundred years, wouldn't they be made wedding clothes for nothing.
"Choose two girls from our yard, first stabilize the second master's mind, let him come to your side, if you have a child is also a good thing, in the future you will raise the child under your knees, as for the girl to go or stay is not a matter of your words." In order to prevent the concubines from competing for favor, the housemother who can't give birth to a child is generally willing to put two beautiful maids in the yard to win the hearts of men, but those are all women who are sure that they can't have children, she is not very old now, so she has to do this, doesn't she think that she can't give birth.
Luo's face was not good-looking, and Mama Tu naturally saw it, "Don't worry, as long as the second master often comes over, the relationship between you and the second master will get better and better, as long as you give birth to a son-in-law smoothly, regardless of his eldest and youngest, it is not up to you to have the final say in this house." ”
Roche sighed, although she was reluctant to adopt this method, but there was nothing better, "Is there a suitable candidate for Mama?" ”
"There's one, do you remember that Fluttershy?"