It was almost noon, and these women were all people who knew the etiquette, and they knew that the banquet was about to begin, and someone would come to invite them, so they did not and did not pester, and they all found a place to sit down and rest.

And Ran Yan was already dry in the mouth, and after drinking two glasses of water, he was slightly relieved.

Fortunately, this communication is not as difficult as imagined, Ran Yan only needs to say some theoretical knowledge, just like explaining the results of the autopsy in the criminal investigation team, and there is no need to talk about some parents. She now deeply felt that she was guiding in this direction too wise!

When there were still two quarters before noon, there was a maid and maid who reported that the old lady had come.

Everyone hurriedly got up to greet them.

Ran Yan mixed in the crowd and watched. The light at the door dimmed, first an old man with silver sideburns walked in under the false support of two maids, the old lady had a white skin, and the silver silk on her head combed a graceful short bun, with a dark blue Ruyi hosta hairpin, a dark brown gold silk longevity embroidered robe, although the skin on the face has been saggy, there are a few light brown old age spots at the arch of the eyebrows, but the overall look is very clean and elegant.

"Old lady, why did you come here in person on this cold day?" To Ran Yan's surprise, the person who greeted him in person was actually Shangguan's!

She was sitting here alone, and there weren't many people coming to talk, so she didn't seem to have a very high status.

Then, a few more ladies greeted him, greeted him with a smile, or intentionally or unintentionally accosted a woman wearing a blue and purple collared skirt next to her.

Ran Yan looked at this woman carefully, her complexion was on the upper side, and her face was also rubbed with a layer of white powder, but she didn't look heavy, her bearing was demure, her demeanor was dignified, and she treated everyone with the same gentle smile, but it didn't make people feel that she was particularly close.

"That is the princess of Wei, the daughter of Yan Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry." Roche briefly introduced the identity of the person in a voice that could only be heard by two people.

The wife of Li Tai, the king of Wei...... Ran Yan couldn't help but take a few more looks.

Li Taiya is studious and talented, and with such a dignified and elegant princess, it is also very suitable.

The ladies with more status went over to meet the old lady one by one, but it was not suitable for Luo to go up to meet them, otherwise, there would be at least a hundred people in this house, and after seeing them one by one, it would be dark.

As for recognizing relatives, Ran Yan felt that she must not recognize the old lady first, the wife would never like her husband's mistress, just imagine, which housewife would like the concubine? Not to mention the daughter of the concubine's daughter, it has nothing to do with her. Therefore, it is still necessary to find a breakthrough from Zheng Rentai, no matter what his relationship with his sister-in-law is, he was born to the same father, and when he got married, Zheng received a large amount of dowry, so he had to read it well...... Otherwise, it would not have been in vain to give Ran Pingyu so many years of leverage.

The most important point is that Ran Yan learned that the old lady is a good poet and a very courteous person.

After thinking about it, when several ladies' birthday gifts were presented one by one, Ran Yan did not move for a long time, and Luo repeatedly pulled her sleeves, but Ran Yan was unmoved.

When the old lady said that the banquet was about to start and went to the banquet hall with everyone, Luo Shi pulled Ran Yan aside, looking a little annoyed, "Why don't you go?" ”

Ran Yan didn't answer and asked, "Auntie, if the daughter of your uncle and concubine's daughter suddenly comes to look for her relatives after not being in touch for a long time, what would you think?" How? ”

Roche was speechless for a while, she naturally did it properly on her face, and she would not teach people to say a word of gossip, but she was not necessarily happy in her heart. And with such a public background, there is a suspicion that people have to admit their relatives, and it is strange that they can be happy.

"I ignored that." When Luo and Ran Pingyu discussed, they only discussed congratulatory gifts, and Ran Pingyu trusted her to give the gift to mention Ran Yan.

Luo Shi began to just think about giving Ran Yan a chance to celebrate his birthday, but he didn't put himself in his shoes, and now that he thinks about it, he really doesn't think it's appropriate. In the final analysis, this relationship is separated by two generations because of the difference between the descendants and the concubines, a little farther away, to put it mildly, people just don't want to recognize a relative, and others will probably only say that this relative is wishful thinking, or has a bad character, and will not accuse the Zheng family.

"If the aunt agrees, it is better to send the congratulatory gift to the housekeeper like other gifts, and register the identity and name of the person who gave the gift." As soon as Ran Yan entered the door, he saw the housekeeper collecting the gift list from each family, and there was a small servant next to him to register the gift list.

Luo's eyes lit up, they knew that the old lady liked Wang Xizhi's words, and the people of the Zheng Mansion knew even more that this character would definitely be sent to the old lady.

But seeing that everyone was gradually leaving, Luo couldn't accompany Ran Yan in person, so let Ran Meiyu and Ran Yun sit in the seat, even Ran Yun didn't necessarily understand the rules.

"Let Ah Yun accompany you, but you have to hurry up, don't wait for the feast to start and come back." Roche instructed.

The west courtyard is not far from the front yard, and it takes only a cup of tea to go back and forth if you walk faster.

Ran Yun was familiar with the road, so she and Ran Yan hurriedly walked to the front yard.

At this time, it is the time for officials to go to court and take a lunch break, and many officials take this opportunity to come in person to give gifts, and some people make a special trip to take leave to congratulate their birthdays. When Ran Yan and Ran Yun returned to the front yard, they found that the door was full of courtiers in various official uniforms, and they had just left the court, so they hurried over before they had time to change their clothes.

Suddenly, seeing so many important ministers of the court, Ran Yun, who had always been very able to stand up to the scene, was a little frightened, turned his head and asked Ran Yandao, "What should I do?" ”

"You're waiting for me here." What scene hasn't Ran Yan seen? It's just a few high-ranking officials, there is curiosity, and it's not stage fright.

Ran Yun nodded.

Ran Yan took out the wrapped gift from his sleeve pocket, walked straight to the housekeeper, and put the things in front of him, "This is a birthday gift for the old lady, please hand it over on your behalf." ”

The housekeeper was a man in his forties, burly and tough, who looked like a martial arts practitioner, and he had received a gift list here for a morning, but he had never seen a lady come over, and the gift was directly in front of him.

After a pause, he asked, "I wonder if the lady can write a gift list?" ”

Ran Yan said, "I didn't write it." But I don't have many gifts, only this one, if you need a gift list, please lend me a pen and paper. ”

With so many important ministers of the court present, the housekeeper saw that Ran Yan was not afraid at all, and there was a little appreciation in his heart, and seeing that she had a good bearing, he asked the little servant on the side to give her a pen and paper.

Ran Yan put the things in his pocket, and then bowed down and wrote the gift list.

The courtiers over there also noticed the situation here, and Xiao Song, who had just entered the door, looked at her seriously with a smile.

The housekeeper saw that Ran Yan was such a precious thing in her hand, so he leaned over to read what she wrote, and when he saw it clearly, he couldn't help but be surprised, "It's sunny when the snow is fast!" ”

"Where is the sunny post when the snow is fast?" As soon as an old man's slightly eager voice arrived, a gray robe staggered over.

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