Painted plums, green plums, plain noodles, and purple plums immediately stepped forward and lifted the various flannel cloths placed on the table tray one by one.

Climb the house full of glow.

Zimei read aloud to the old lady one by one.

The eldest lady sent a pot of jade carved begonia flowers, the second wife and the second master sent a gold-inlaid jade Ruyi, the grandfather and grandmother sent a Qishou Changchun white stone bonsai, the fourth grandfather and the fourth grandmother sent a set of Hetian jade tea cups, the eldest lady sent the four seasons Ruyi screen carved by agarwood, the second lady sent the blue and white plum vase, the third lady sent the Ru kiln azure glazed flowers, the fourth miss, the fifth miss and the sixth miss each sent a handkerchief embroidered by themselves, and the seventh miss sent a picture of the mother and son filial piety painted by herself.

Exquisite and gorgeous, a dazzling array of birthday gifts set up a table.

All of them are worth a lot of money, and that one is called unique.

Especially the jade carving begonia flowers sent by the old man and the eldest lady, the whole body is a whole jade, and it is even more valuable, the old lady saw it but just smiled and nodded, and the middle just let people take the blue and white plum vase sent by the second lady and the blue and white plum bottle sent by the third lady to the Ru kiln azure glazed flower goblet to see it, praised a few words, but no longer as excited as seeing Zhao Qing's Guanyin embroidery.

When the second wife saw it, a smile appeared in her eyes.

The eldest lady's face was always dull, and her stiff smile hung on her face as if it had been carved out of plaster.

The old lady used longevity noodles, and as soon as she returned to the hall and sat down, there were little maids going back and forth, "...... Master Bai and Master Bai have arrived! ”

Master Bai Si is the maiden brother of the eldest wife Bai Fumei.

The Bai family is a big family in Xitai, and they have made a living by growing grain for generations. After marrying the Shen family, under the influence of Mrs. Shen, he gradually started business. And the fourth master of Bai was a child for many years, Yongping was admitted to Xiucai in the thirty-seventh year, Yongping forty years and the second master went to Zhongzhou to participate in the township examination, and then both fell first, and the second master Shen continued to study after he came back, and the fourth master Bai refused to continue to provide because he was a concubine. began to help the family take care of the housework, and later was kicked out by Mrs. Bai because of the greed for money in the Mo Gongzhong, and the second master asked Shen Huaiyu to help. entrusted the door of the Zhongzhou prefect Ma Daren, and found a position in the Xitai County Rite Room, although he was only in charge of the sacrificial and musical celebrations in Xitai County, but the entry and exit was also a green sedan chair. is respected as an official master. Even the old lady Bai didn't dare to discriminate anymore.

At this point, the fourth master Bai is especially grateful to Shen Huaiyu and his son, and he has to come over with Master Bai every New Year's holiday. Master Bai represents the Bai family, while Fourth Master Bai is purely here to visit the second master and the third master Shen.

The eldest and second masters had just gone out to greet them, and another little maid came to say, "Aunt Meng and Aunt Zhuang are here!" ”

Aunt Meng is the fifth sister of the eldest lady and is married to the Meng family in Zhongzhou. Aunt Zhuang is the eldest sister of the eldest wife, married to the eldest son of the Zhuang family who farms for a living.

"Quick. Please! The old lady stood up tremblingly, and the eldest lady had already gone out.

Mrs. Meng gave a furnace Jun lapis blue eight-fluted string pattern bottle, and Mrs. Zhuang gave a piece of rosewood Nanyang jade Buddha's hand, which is worth a lot of money.

"I've already asked Fumei to tell everyone that it's not too long, and my aunt is still a long way away......" The old lady took the hands of the two aunts and wives to greet her, and Mrs. Meng smiled and said, "Outsiders don't let us come, how can we not come?" ”

As he spoke, his eyes fell on Zhao Qing, who was sitting beside the old lady and dressed up grandly and luxuriously, and couldn't help but be stunned, "This is ......" secretly wondered in his heart, when did the Shen family make friends with such a princess-like character again?

It's not the wife of an adult, is it?

As soon as this thought flashed, Aunt Meng's gaze at Zhao Qing was particularly stammering, and she smiled at her with a mouthful of white teeth.

The eldest lady was full of embarrassment, and a pair of unwilling eyes hated to turn into needles and threads, and stepped forward to sew Aunt Meng's mouth.

The old lady was already laughing, and she pulled Zhao Qing and introduced, "...... She is the third daughter-in-law, the eldest daughter of the Liuhe Fang family. He glanced Zhao Qing up and down, "...... You can't recognize it, she is dressed up more grandly today. "Compared to the portrait at the time of the secret marriage, it is like a different person.

Zhao Qing got up and smiled and saluted Aunt Meng.

Hehe, hehe......

Mrs. Meng smiled awkwardly, "...... The third master married a good daughter-in-law. ”

Hearing her mother's praise, Meng Wanyu, who was standing next to Aunt Meng and wearing a red brocade peony flower open sleeve jacket, suddenly changed her face, and her eyes stared at Zhao Qing's tall stomach like murder.

Aunt Meng hurriedly pushed her, "Don't you talk about Miss Fourth and Miss Fifth every day, why don't you talk when you come." Shen Huaizhen had already walked over and held Meng Wanyu's hand affectionately, "I just got a piece of inkstone, sister will go and have a look." ”

Being pulled out by Shen Huaizhen, Meng Wanyu turned around and glared at Zhao Qing fiercely.

Zhao Qing's eyelids didn't move, and there was a faint smile on his face.

Mrs. Meng and Mrs. Zhuang looked scornful.

The old lady couldn't do anything, and pulled the two of them to talk, "...... Mrs. Bai is still in good health, we still used to walk around a lot in those years, but now we are all old and can't walk. ”

The expressions of the two aunts gradually relaxed.

The little maid came in and said, "Fourth Master Jiang, Mrs. Jiang has arrived." ”

The Jiang family is the maiden family of the second wife, a scholarly family for generations, and the ancestors have produced three jinshi, only until this generation has not been out of the jinshi for three consecutive generations, and gradually declined, so that the youngest daughter of the concubine was married to the second master of the Shen family...... Shinong Industry and Commerce, the Shen family is a level lower, especially the second master, who is very despised by the Jiang family.

Seeing that there was only one brother and sister-in-law who came out, she was half shorter than the Bai family in terms of momentum, and the second wife's face was red, and her chest subconsciously snailed.

The old lady frowned slightly.

A hint of contempt flashed in the eldest lady's eyes.

Looking at everyone's different looks, Zhao Qing was thoughtful.

Fourth Master Jiang was welcomed to the outer courtyard, and Mrs. Jiang was welcomed into the hall, and after everyone greeted each other, Mrs. Jiang took Zhao Qing's hand and asked affectionately, "...... This is the third grandmother who just entered the door, she is really handsome, I didn't expect that the old man Liu Hefang looked cowering, and raised such a symbolic daughter. "Just sitting dignifiedly, that noble demeanor is even better than the lady of the scholarly family.

The old lady chuckled, "...... Pregnant with the third master's posthumous son! ”

The corner of the eldest lady's eyes twitched.

"Oh, this ...... This is Guanyin's apparition! I don't like to listen to the Jiang family praising Zhao Qing, Aunt Meng turned her eyes away impatiently, and fell on the Guanyin embroidery that was deliberately hung in the middle of the table by the painters and the Mei, and immediately exclaimed.

Including Aunt Zhuang's wife, several new guests hula surrounded them.

"It turned out to be an embroidery ......"

"God, this Guanyin can also be embroidered, it seems to be alive, it is really ...... god"

"Who sent it, but it really has a heart."

"This needlework is really good, I don't know where to invite the embroiderer, and Ming'er also asked her to embroider a ...... for me."

……

The exclamations were endless, everyone you and I said one by one, and admired with a sigh of admiration, seeing that the eldest lady's expression was stiff, and Mrs. Meng didn't know why, she hurriedly added, "Don't worry, I will pay double the price!" ”

A breath of depression blocked her chest, and the eldest lady almost vomited blood. (To be continued......)