At this moment, the Duchess of Zhenguo is listening to the play and drinking tea with a group of noble ladies in the theater on the other side.

Princess Anyang is a person who likes to listen to operas, not only does the princess's mansion raise operas, but every once in a while, she will also recruit the corners of the theater outside to sing in the mansion.

When there was a banquet in the house, two or three troupes took turns to come, babbling and babbling non-stop.

In the princess's mansion, the most famous is the size of the two stages, the big stage is now the flower hall of the Zhenguo Mansion hospitality, built in the garden, which is warm in winter and cool in summer, and the scenery is pleasant.

The second floor where the ladies are located is the original small stage, the stage is built on the second floor, sitting by the railing, you can not only enjoy the scenery but also listen to the play, you can also take in the scene in the big stage, generally used as a family banquet.

Before the Tang family moved here, the Tang family was small, and the Duke of Zhenguo was either in the court or in the military camp, and Tang Jinming had no interest in these dogs and horses. The only idler, Mrs. Tang, doesn't like to listen to operas, and she doesn't like to invite a group of actors to babble and make noise at home. The stage on the other side of the flower hall was dismantled, and only for the guests.

On the side of the small stage, only the railings and the stage were painted with new paint, the curtains and curtains were replaced, and there were tables and chairs for guests.

The rest of the changes are not big, just leave the occasional banquet in the house, and ask one or two horns to sing a few paragraphs to add fun.

Because the theater and the flower hall are only separated by a garden, and it is on the second floor, people here can see the movement on the opposite side clearly, but the opposite side is not very clear, only the eaves and red walls behind the shade of the flowers and trees can be faintly seen.

Accompanying a group of ladies to talk, there are only three little girls who have not yet left the cabinet, one is Shen Zhengqing, the niece of the queen's mother's family, one is Gongsun Wanying, the granddaughter of the eldest son of the left minister, and the other is Jiang Peiting, the youngest daughter of the imperial doctor.

These three girls are the future daughter-in-law candidates temporarily determined by Mrs. Tang after weighing again and again, and carefully inquiring about her character and temperament.

Jiang Peiting has been sitting with her back straight like a clock since she entered the door, looking dignified and atmospheric, and she didn't plan to say much. Gongsun Wanying didn't hold back, and talked to the neighboring Shen Zhengqing and asked, "I heard that the county lord of Huaiping is as beautiful as a flower, and he is very similar to the queen's mother?" Isn't it more like you as a niece? ”

These words sounded like they were praising the county lord of Huaiping, but they also indirectly praised Shen Zhengqing.

"You'll find out when you see each other." Shen Zhengqing smiled lightly, "But my mother said that if I look two or three points as good as my two aunts, she will be satisfied!" ”

"You're so good-looking, your mother is not satisfied?"

Gongsun Wanying took a closer look again: "I think you are quite similar to the queen's mother, don't you say that nieces are like aunts." ”

She actually likes Shen Zhengqing very much, she is good-looking and acts magnificently. Unlike the daughters of other upstart families, they are either cowardly to death, or they are desperate to see her. What's even more ridiculous is that because her grandfather is a former courtier, some people actually think that she needs to cling to them!

I don't know what to do!

Shen Zhengqing pursed his lips and smiled: "I have at most one or two points like my aunt, and my little sister has at least four or five points." ”

Hearing this, Gongsun Wanying's heart immediately moved: "Later, I will join you, I have to go and see how beautiful the county lord of Huaiping is." ”

She likes to see beauties the most.

Some people say that Zhou Guifei is beautiful, so she won the emperor's favor.

Originally, she thought it was.

But the first time she saw Empress Shen and Concubine Zhou at the palace banquet, Gongsun Wanying secretly cursed in her heart, how blind must the person who spread this word have to be to say such outrageous words.

Time never defeats beauty.

It's probably a beauty like Shen Hou.

The two girls beside her were chattering, and Jiang Peiting, who was sitting with them, couldn't help frowning secretly.

The niece of a queen mother, the eldest granddaughter of the prime minister's house, is like the long-tongued woman in the market, talking about her appearance.

A real woman, pay attention to virtue and appearance. The first important thing is morality, and Rong is not to praise appearance, but to point out that you should be dignified and steady, not frivolous and casual.

Thinking of the purpose of coming to Zhenguo Mansion today, Jiang Peiting secretly exhaled, and inadvertently raised her hand to swipe her smooth sideburns, making sure that there was no mess, and then sat down in a dignified manner, looking at the corner of the stage with a smile.

Mrs. Zhenguo Gongshizi, this identity is very worthy of her.

Lu Yangge's movement into the garden was so loud that even the small stage paid attention to it.

Mrs. Jiang took a sip of tea, looked at Lu Yangge, who had just arrived opposite, and asked, "Which girl who wears cloud brocade is the county lord of Huaiping?" ”

Because her husband is a doctor of imperial history, he is praised by the saint for his upright temperament. Madame Chiang was a little too solemn in her dress, looking rigid and dogmatic.

Even her daughter Jiang Peiting is the most dignified of the three young girls, and she doesn't even mess with her hair.

Mrs. Tang followed her gaze, and saw that the garden was full of flowers, and a pretty figure stood among the flowers.

"It's so beautiful, it must be." As she spoke, Mrs. Tang politely asked Second Mrs. Shen, "Look, is that your family's niece Lord Huaiping?" ”

Second Mrs. Shen had already seen Lu Yangge enter the garden, and nodded with a smile when she heard the words: "It's that girl, I was originally going to pick her up in the morning, but it happened that the queen sent Mama to teach her the rules, so we came first." ”

This is an indirect explanation for Lu Yangge, why did he come until now. Between the words, there is love.

The queen sent the grandmother in the palace to come, which was naturally more important than coming to the Zhenguo Mansion for a banquet.

What's more, although Lu Yangge came later than others and it was not nearly noon, he was not rude.

Before Mrs. Tang could answer, Mrs. Jiang opened her mouth first: "The county lord of Huaiping has no father and no mother, and he grew up in the countryside since he was a child, so he really needs to be taught well by the grandmother in the palace, otherwise he doesn't understand the rules, and he will make a joke when he goes to someone else's house." ”

Second Mrs. Shen's face changed, and just as she was about to speak, she saw Mrs. Tang smile faintly: "She is the county lord, it doesn't matter if there are rules or not, who dares to show her face?" ”

This is extremely polite, but it is impossible to refute.

Today, there are only two sons in the saint, and there is not even a little princess in the palace. Except for the Chengwang Mansion where there is a county lord, this great Shang Dynasty really has only a county lord and no princess.

Not to mention that the county lord of Huaiping was born in the countryside and didn't understand the rules, just her identity made many people have to bow their heads in front of her.

Madame Jiang's face was red and white when she was said, and she looked down on these court upstarts more and more in her heart.

It's just that these mud legs from the countryside are so ignorant of the rules, and the mud on their legs has not been washed yet, so they even put on the panache of the family.

Phew, it's a shameful thing, I don't even talk about etiquette rules, and I feel justified.

I am afraid that such a person will not last long.

Originally, she also wanted to get married to the Zhenguo Mansion, but now she feels that these upstarts are just a little bigger.

In the end, it is a lack of foundation, and some have lost their physique.

(End of chapter)