Chapter 8: Happiness Gathers
The two carriages at the front, one is gorgeous, the other is a splendid carriage, and the other is a low-key but luxurious carriage.
Three carriages, parked in three directions in the square, surrounded her.
Lu Zhaoyi was shocked in his heart, what kind of battle is this?
I saw that in the carriage on the far left, the coachman got off the car the latest, put the stepping equipment on the front of the car, and respectfully saluted Lu Zhaoyi.
"Seven Ladies, the little one is from the Sikong Mansion, and I am ordered by my wife to invite you into the mansion."
Lu Zhaoyi was stunned for a moment, and looked at the other two sides, and it turned out to be the same.
The coachman in the center claimed to have been sent by the wife of General Wei's mansion; And the one on the far right is indeed the Chengqiu Mansion in the Imperial History, sent by Mrs. Zhao.
She knew that these three families were not invited by the wives of each family, but because of this name, behind the fact, there were forces representing these three families.
Sikong Wu Chongyin has long taken refuge in the Han King and belongs to the Han King's forces; General Wei Xia Yuanji represents the clan forces; In the last imperial history, Cheng Qiu Quzi represents the power of the scholar clan.
At this moment, they invited in the name of his wife, either because of Lu Zhaoyi's identity at this time to avoid suspicion, or to hide people's eyes. In the final analysis, there should be something to ask her.
Thinking about the reason, Lu Zhaoyi's mind turned sharply, if she thought in her heart, at this moment, she didn't want to see any of these three families.
However, in this world, there are often not so many things to rely on, and since they have come to find themselves, it is impossible to hide anymore.
So, she took a step and walked to the carriage on the far left.
When the other two coachmen saw her walk past, their eyes also showed a hint of surprise and incomprehension.
Until, she stood in front of the coachman, blessed her body, and lightly opened her lips, "Please also tell Mrs. Zhu that Qi Niang is rude today, and she will go to Sikong Mansion to pay a visit another day, please forgive me."
The coachman smiled slightly and nodded respectfully, "Okay, the little one will go back and tell the lady, and the little one will leave."
As soon as he finished speaking, he turned around and picked up the stepping gear, put it back in the cart, and set up the carriage and went away.
At this moment, the coachmen of the other two families were suddenly overjoyed, and they all got up and motioned for her to get into the carriage.
And just after Lu Zhaoyi's momentary hesitation, the coachman of the Qiu Mansion suddenly laughed, and hurriedly said, "Seventh lady, you can go up to the two carriages, we are both going to the same place. And, ah, it's not far, it's only a little while."
Lu Zhaoyi saw him so eagerly, thought about it, and finally raised her legs and stepped onto the carriage closest to her, General Wei's mansion.
Soon after, the horse's hooves shook, and two carriages galloped forward and backward on the Copper Camel Street.
Through the curtain, Lu Zhaoyi, who was sitting in the carriage, found that something was wrong, whether it was Qiu Mansion or General Wei's Mansion, they were not going in this direction.
And before she could react, before she could react, she saw the carriage stop in front of the Taiwei's mansion.
Taiwei Mansion?
Is this the game he did?
Moreover, the fifth Langya and Qiu Quzi, both of whom were former rivals, could actually come together?
She exclaimed, it was crazy.
Not long after, the coachman motioned for her to get out of the carriage, and as soon as she came down, she saw a woman walk out of the gate of the Taiwei's mansion.
Lu Zhaoyi raised her eyebrows slightly, looking at the woman, graceful and luxurious, wearing a dark brocade robe, covering up the shortcomings of her rough and dark skin, and setting off a trace of beauty.
This woman is a powerful character at first glance, Lu Zhaoyi's heart fluctuates slightly, she should be the type of strong woman who has extremely high means and can control the situation.
She didn't know her, but she could still see from her face that this woman was the fifth Langya's wife, Mrs. Yin.
Right now, people have come to her, and she took advantage of the situation to bless her body, "Mrs. Yin specially came out to greet her, I am really ashamed, I think about it, I have been coming to Luojing for more than a year, and I have not been able to have time to visit Mrs. Yin, but I didn't expect Mrs. Yin to come to invite Qi Niang."
Her tone was calm, neither humble nor arrogant, with a faint sense of alienation on her face, which made people feel that it was not the first time she had seen this person
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Mrs. Yin just walked down the steps in front of the gate, was slightly stunned, and then smiled, "The rumors about the Seven Ladies, the woman has heard about them for a long time, and when I see it today, it is true that the name is true, no wonder my family will lose to you back then."
"Hey, hey, don't stand at the door and be polite, I haven't seen the Lu family girl for a long time......
Lu Zhaoyi was very familiar with this voice, and sure enough, as soon as the words fell, a woman in her thirties ran out of the house, with vigorous movements, and at first glance she had practiced martial arts, and her figure was good, just from the outside, it didn't look like she had given birth to three children.
This person is none other than Mrs. Zhao of the Qiu family.
Lu Zhaoyi looked at her, and then at Mrs. Wangyin, and thought to herself, the two of them shouldn't be so familiar, right?
However, this Mrs. Yin and Mrs. Zhao are both extremely intelligent and powerful women, if it is purely about IQ, I am afraid that Mrs. Yin will be slightly better.
And Mrs. Zhao, who has been practicing martial arts since childhood, Lu Zhaoyi commented in her heart, so she didn't think about it anymore.
"Oh, Sister Lu, today, Mrs. Yin also invited General Wei's wife, General Pi's wife, and General You's wife...... Oh, and Princess Liang, I've already sent someone to invite her, and I'll be there later...... Hehehe."
"The second princess is also coming?" Lu Zhaoyi was a little surprised, and she also found out that these people mentioned by Mrs. Zhao were all wives of the clan, which inevitably made him suspicious.
Mrs. Yin's eyes were sharp, and when she noticed the change in her face, she also interjected, "Today, in addition to the clan, I also invited the wives of other families in Beijing, as well as the little ladies who have not yet left the cabinet. Last year, you didn't participate in the Mid-Autumn Festival in Huainan, so you can't miss it this year."
"Yes, yes." Mrs. Zhao agreed, ran to Mrs. Yin enthusiastically, took Lu Zhaoyi's hand, and rubbed it from time to time, her eyes were full of joy.
However, Mrs. Yin did not show weakness, and just now she was a little reserved with her wife, so she immediately changed and stepped forward to take her other hand.
In this way, the two ladies pulled Lu Zhaoyi's hand tightly on the left and right, sandwiched in the middle, as if they were afraid of being snatched away.
Lu Zhaoyi twitched the corners of her mouth slightly, these two ladies, how do you look like the coquettish behavior of the youngest daughter's family.
"No, there are still five days before the Mid-Autumn Festival, what is the bureau, do you have to come today?"
"Leave it alone, leave it alone." Mrs. Yin responded.
While entering the mansion, Mrs. Zhao lowered her head and sneered in a low voice, "Fang Cai, I wish the people sent by Mrs. to return, we thought that we must not have received you, just her expression, it is so ridiculous, I can laugh at her for a whole year......
As soon as she finished speaking, Mrs. Yin's face touched slightly, and she said softly, "How can you say that about Mrs. Zhu? It's also Mrs. Sikong......
But then, she changed her words, "Jokes for a whole year, hehe, how is this enough, at least a few more years."
After speaking, the two of them immediately snickered.
Lu Zhaoyi was helpless, looking at the ridicule of the two, he really didn't know how to feel, so he had to let them lead him and enter the house. z.br>
Along the way, the three of them chatted and laughed at the same time, which was quite intimate.
And under the words of the two ladies, they also roughly guessed the cause of this whole thing and why the female relatives in Beijing gathered in the Taiwei Mansion.
As early as the former dynasty Luojing, there was a tradition in which the ladies of the family gathered before the Mid-Autumn Festival to make coarse cakes and make osmanthus wine, which was also considered to be fun to welcome the Mid-Autumn Festival.
And the place of this meeting, according to the custom of the previous dynasty, was designated to go to the same house every year, and then changed to another house the next year.
Last year, when Lu Zhaoyi led people to secretly attack and exterminate the southbound Dongning Army in Jiangzuo, the female dependents in Beijing met in Sikong Mansion.
According to Mrs. Zhao, she suffered some grievances in Sikong Mansion last year, and she wants to regain some face this year.
Just two hours ago, in the inner house of the Taiwei Mansion, Mrs. Zhao got up and chatted about Lu Zhaoyi's deeds, and said that she and she were good sisters.
But Mrs. Nazhu questioned it, so she made a bet.
The two of them sent someone to pick them up at the same time, if anyone could get there first
Lu Zhaoyi is whoever loses, but no one is allowed to cheat or regret it.
In this way, it is natural to fight, and the result of the bet is that Mrs. Zhao wins and Mrs. Zhu loses.
As for Mrs. Qin in General Wei's Mansion, she just joined in the fun and made up the numbers.
When Lu Zhaoyi heard this, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but pull, it was really ...... Speechless.
But there is no way, after all, her identity at this time is indeed different from the past. Now in Luojing City, from the family to the common people, who is not always concerned about her relationship with the emperor?
Along the way, they bypassed the main hall in the front yard and passed through a long corridor in the courtyard before entering the inner house.
And before entering the inner house, at the end of the corridor in the other direction, it seemed that the figure of the fifth Langya was seen.
"Mrs. Yin......
As soon as he passed the courtyard of the inner house, Lu Zhaoyi turned his head and asked, "Fifth is still hiding in the mansion now, refusing to go to the court to discuss politics?"
"Ahem!" Mrs. Yin pursed her lips, "He's stubborn, don't pay attention to him...... You also know that His Majesty Dayuan Dynasty is not thin on him, and he is allowed to be the right prime minister, but he is unwilling to do it, and he doesn't know what to think all day......
But Lu Zhaoyi never let go of this matter, and turned to look at Mrs. Zhao, "I just went with the fifth, if I am not mistaken, it should be Qiu Zhongcheng, and he didn't go to court today?"
Mrs. Zhao smiled and responded, "He, he was dismissed by His Majesty, and he is also idle at home!"
Qiu Quzi was dismissed?
She really hadn't heard of it!
"When?"
"Just yesterday after dusk, I heard Yuan Zuoxiang say that he seemed to have pushed some new policy a few days ago and was impeached, and His Majesty simply let him go home to rest, which can be regarded as avoiding the limelight!" Mrs. Zhao's words were extremely relaxed, and she didn't take this matter to heart at all.
Seeing that, they saw that not far away, a group of female dependents were working in the courtyard and chatting, but Lu Zhaoyi's mind was not here.
At this time, they also arrived at the main courtyard of the inner courtyard of Taiwei, and the closer they got to it, they smelled a rich and fragrant fragrance of osmanthus flowers, and this fragrance seemed to be made by those female dependents.
Mrs. Yin saw that Lu Zhaoyi was absent-minded at this time, patted her on the back gently, and said in her ear, "Don't think so much, the matter in the front yard, when it is your turn to speak, I will naturally let you go." But well...... You help Mrs. Zhao vent her anger first." After speaking, he pointed to a direction not far away.
Along that direction, Lu Zhaoyi looked over, and his heart sank, that should be Mrs. Zhu.
I saw that on the steps of the courtyard, there was a table case with fine carving of golden silk nanmu, which was of the highest grade at a glance, and on the left side of the main seat, there was a woman wearing a red phoenix pattern dress and combing a woman's bun, although she was only in her twenties, but a pair of eyes were bright and her face was dignified, and she knew that it was extraordinary when she looked at it.
And the main seat is on the side, and there is a woman in a purple palace dress, who is about the same age as Mrs. Yin, and looks like she is in her thirties, but her dress is more like the aesthetics of the left place of the river, and it should be Mrs. Chen of Du Yan on the right.
Lu Zhaoyi sighed secretly in her heart, and in an instant, Mrs. Yin suddenly put down Lu Zhaoyi's hand, walked straight up the steps, sat on the main seat between Mrs. Zhu and Mrs. Chen, cleared her throat, and shouted to the ladies in the courtyard, "Look, the little lady of the Lu family is here."
When the words fell, all the ladies put down their work, raised their heads, and looked at where Lu Zhaoyi was.
At this time, Lu Zhaoyi, who was being stared at, was supported by Mrs. Zhao, and his eyes collided with the female dependents.