Anyway, he couldn't get out, so Shen Xingwan simply began to toss in the courtyard, picking fat and making incense.

There were too many bad things, Shen Xingwan directly brushed a few sheets in the study and handed them to Bai Ling, "Tomorrow I want to see these things appear in the courtyard." ”

Bai Ling didn't dare to slack off, took the order and immediately went to find the mother of the procurement manager.

The housekeeper's mother glanced at it, and asked for too many things, "Miss Seven, this is embarrassing for us." ”

Bai Ling snorted coldly, "Do you think Miss Seven doesn't deserve these things?" ”

Where did the housekeeper's mother dare to accept this, everyone knew that Miss Seven was about to fly to the high branches.

"It's me who said the wrong thing, don't suggest it." The housekeeper's mother sent the person away with a smile on her face, and turned around to see Mrs. Zhou.

She respectfully handed the list to Mrs. Zhou, "Miss Seventh asked for too many things at one time, and the slave didn't dare to make up her own mind." ”

Mrs. Zhou took the list and glanced at it, and immediately knew in her heart that who hadn't picked a rouge gouache by herself when she was young. This is also the fun of the girls in the boudoir.

"You buy it according to her list first, it's not that the Zhou Mansion can't afford this thing." Mrs. Zhou commanded.

sent the subordinates away, Mrs. Zhou was not at ease, and went to Shen Xingwan's courtyard in person.

When she arrived, Shen Xingwan was looking at the recipe, and when she saw her, she said with a smile, "Mother is here, you can take a look at the rouge recipe I just found in the book." ”

Mrs. Zhou glanced at it, "Why did you suddenly remember to toss this?" ”

Shen Xingwan sighed, "It's too boring to be locked in the yard every day, I want to go out and play." ”

"Your current identity is out of danger." Mrs. Zhou persuaded.

"So I'll find something for myself to do." Shen Xingwan said with reason.

Mrs. Zhou tested for a moment, was very satisfied with her answer, and put on a motherly appearance, "If you like it, you can do it if you want, and tell your subordinates if you lack anything." ”

"Thank you, mother, you're so nice."

The two staged a play of motherhood and filial piety.

Shen Xingwan looked at the back of Mrs. Zhou leaving, and always felt that she was a little different today, she had carefully taken care of her hair and makeup, her clothes were more calm and luxurious than usual, and today's clothes were more fresh and refined, and her jewelry was also very carefully matched.

"Do you think that's a little different today?"

Bai Ling thought about it seriously, "The eldest lady looks very beautiful today, and she is more majestic on weekdays. ”

Very subtle changes, a difference that only a woman will perceive.

Shen Xingwan asked casually, "Is there something going on in the mansion today?" ”

"The second master seems to be home today, and the second lady can be regarded as hopeful." Bai Lingdao.

Shen Xingwan put down the book in his hand, "The second master is back, so the Zhou Mansion is lively today." ”

Sure enough, in the afternoon, the house was lively. The second master returned to Beijing after five years of exile, and the masters and subordinates in the house were busy.

Shen Xingwan is only a niece in name, of course, these things are not important to her, she let Bai Ling stare at the movements of the second room.

Bai Ling inquired in the mansion, observed again, and came back with a puzzled expression.

"What's wrong?" Shen Xingwan looked at her and asked.

Bai Ling said softly, "The courtyard of the second lady is as deserted as ever, I quietly asked the mother-in-law who was guarding the door, and said that the second lady's hysteria this time is very serious. ”

"Who will greet the second master when he comes back?" Shen Xingwan asked.

"It was the eldest lady who took her subordinates out of the gate to greet her, and the grandmother beside the old lady was also there." Bai Lingdao.

Shen Xingwan let out a meaningful "oh", "The Zhou family is quite interesting. ”

As he spoke, he asked some more about the things between the two rooms of the big house. Bai Ling didn't know much, and the second master had been out for the past few years, and the second lady was in the courtyard most of the time.

Sure enough, someone soon came to inform them to attend tonight's family banquet to catch the wind for the second master.

Shen Xingwan dressed up briefly, and took Bai Ling and Ying'er to find Shen Man with her.

When I walked into the courtyard, I felt that the atmosphere was wrong, and when I entered the room, I was even more depressed.

Zhou Man has already groomed her makeup, her eyes are red, she should have just come out, and the fat powder is heavier than her usual.

Shen Xingwan said, "This is the second uncle coming back, and the fourth sister is crying happily." ”

Zhou Man reluctantly pulled the corners of his mouth, "Yes, I'm so happy..."

Shen Xingwan heard a little bit of gritted teeth, it seems that the parent-child relationship in the second room is not very good.

The two sisters arrived at Huayuan Residence together, and the banquet had already been set up.

The two stepped forward and saluted, "I've seen my father (second uncle)." ”

"Get up, don't be polite." The second master's slightly cold voice sounded.

When Shen Xingwan got up, he quickly glanced at the titular second uncle.

Thin and graceful, with a strong smell of books on his body, he has a bit of the so-called literati style at a glance.

It's a completely different kind of person than the eldest lord in the house, her titular father.

Zhou Man retreated to his seat and sat down, his expression was very cold from beginning to end, and the second master's attitude was also very cold. The two don't look like father and daughter who haven't seen each other for five years at all.

Soon everyone arrived, and the old lady looked at her son with concern in her eyes.

The eldest elder has had a good relationship with his younger brother since he was a child, and the two of them drank at the table while chatting about officialdom.

The rest are juniors who are not interested in the conversation of adults. Whisper a little talk below.

Shen Xingwan and Zhou Man sat together, probably unfamiliar with her, the seventh lady who suddenly appeared, and no one came to talk to them.

Zhou Man lowered his head and pondered, occasionally looking at the second master sitting and sneering, completely immersed in his emotions.

Shen Xingwan was keenly aware of the undercurrent surging under this seemingly harmonious family banquet.

She watched quietly as she ate.

Mrs. Zhou still looks dignified, but if you look closely, you will find that her eyes are almost unrestrained drifting to the main seat, and she knows who she is looking at.

At the same time, the old lady looked at her with warning glances from time to time.

It can be said that the masters of the Zhou family have their own strangeness.

The banquet came to an end in a strange and delicate atmosphere, and the second master was drunk on the table.

Mrs. Zhou's face showed a hint of anxiety and was about to speak.

The old lady said to the grandmother behind her, "Mama Zhang, you help the second child back and settle it, and everyone else will disperse." ”

The old lady was the first to disperse with the second master, and the eldest lady stood up to clean up the mess.

She glanced at the back of the old lady and her group leaving, and ordered her subordinates to clean up the scene as if nothing happened.

Shen Xingwan looked at Zhou Man, "Second Uncle doesn't seem to be drunk, isn't the fourth sister going to take a look?" ”

"No, some people take care of her, and I don't need to do much trouble." Zhou Man said sarcastically.

It's not like what a daughter should say.

Zhou Man stood up upset, "Let's go back too." ”

The two of them walked back slowly with Yahuan, and when they passed by the pond, Zhou Man invited her to blow the wind and disperse the wine, and Shen Xingwan happily went.