Old Mrs. Shen was holding a bowl of white fungus porridge, and glanced at Mrs. Sun, who was talking and laughing with the people around her on the left seat, with her makeup and gowns, and the corners of her mouth raised slightly, asking the female envoy beside her to remove the porridge.

"I look at the ink cui worn by Mrs. Sun's neck is very good-looking, it is rare in the capital, I think it shouldn't be something that can be bought by the moon, right?"

The question was vague, and the old lady Shen had a kind face, and her tone was unclear and she didn't talk about it, as if she was asking sincerely.

Yes, Sun Jinlan didn't have a heart, she raised her chin arrogantly at the people around her, smiled with a smile, and replied respectfully: "Old lady Shen has good eyesight, this Mocui is a good thing that can't be bought on the market, Mocui is to be as black as possible, especially like this mirror reflection is black, but the light is illuminated, and the green uniform is the best." ”

During the banquet, the woman's smile gradually reluctantly, and they each picked up the tea bowl and drank the tea without talking, showing off their wealth in front of the Hou Mansion, and it is estimated that there is only the Sun family.

Old Lady Shen smiled and said, "This Mocui is such an expensive thing, but it is also very flattering to you, Mrs. Sun." ”

Sun Jinlan was praised, and her smile was even brighter: "If Mrs. Shen can look at it, I will order someone to send you a better piece tomorrow." ”

Mrs. Shen took the words lightly: "It's hard to be enthusiastic about Mrs. Sun, how can I be embarrassed to trouble the old woman, Mrs. Sun also said that this Mocui can't be bought on the market, I want to come to this Mocui to ask someone to buy it, I just wonder how to buy this Mocui, and I will send it to the two daughters-in-law at home after returning to Beijing." ”

The corners of Sun Jinlan's mouth stiffened, who in the world didn't know that her daughter-in-law was the eldest princess of Jiayi, the first emperor, even if it was expensive, she had seen it, what was Mo Cui?

During the banquet, the women snickered, waiting for Sun Jinlan to get off the stage.

And Sun Jinlan also realized that she was too proud, and pulled out a smile: "It turns out that Mrs. Shen is going to give it to her daughter-in-law at home, this Mocui ......"

"Old lady Shen doesn't know something," said the woman holding the fallen horse's bun, "Mrs. Sun's father-in-law is a well-known rich businessman in our family, and the family has gold and silver mountains, that is, Mrs. Sun wants the moon in the sky, and her father-in-law can also buy it for her. ”

Sun Jinlan heard that the Xue family was teasing her, so she secretly rolled her eyes and said, "Look at what Mrs. Xue said, I don't know, I still think that this Mocui is the cabbage on the vegetable stall in front of your mansion, and you can pick a bunch of them if you have money?" This Mo Cui doesn't talk about the moon, and he can't find a few pieces in the entire Zhao Kingdom. ”

There was a new tea fruit on the table, and the old lady Shen wrapped the Buddha beads in her hand and twisted it slowly, scanning the ground with a little deep meaning.

Xue Shi was sarcastic, his face suddenly turned into the color of pig liver, and he smiled disdainfully: "Yes, your family's business is big, and it is a rice shop and a mill, not to mention picking Mocui, and Mrs. Sun has nothing to say about picking the eyes of the princess, and now she has picked the eldest son of the second room of the Wang family who was promoted in the family at the beginning of the year. ”

Today, most of the ladies invited by Mrs. Shen are businessmen at home, and the monthly tax is high, which is the first unlucky businessman, although the business wants to please the official, but the battle of tongues between the women of the deep house is not much to consider as the men who do business abroad.

The resentment that has accumulated in the past can still be hidden under the smiling face on weekdays, but now it is in front of the old lady Shen of the Hou Mansion in Ningbei. As the saying goes, where the wind and grass fall, these women don't pull out Sun Jinlan's broken bottom to vent their anger today, so they come to this banquet in vain.

Sun Jinlan's face changed greatly, she glanced at the banquet, and saw all the cautions in the eyes of the women around her, sneered in her heart, and did not show it on her face: "Mrs. Xue, what kind of crime can I press on this, not to mention that the person sitting on the top now is the old lady Shen of the Ningbei Hou Mansion, that is, on weekdays, I am in charge of which round of the month is in charge." ”

The old lady Shen who was ordered ignored Sun Jinlan and picked up a bowl of tea without hearing it.

At the same time, a woman dressed in a low-key plain dress with a red flower pinned to her head said: "You can't call the shots, your brother can do it too, speaking of which, there is no one around your brother so far, Mrs. Sun has a good eye, why don't you choose one for your big brother?" ”

Seeing that this banquet was reduced to a whirlpool, Sun Jinlan's heart was not calm, for fear that this group of sharp-toothed women would say something that should not be said, so she said: "My eldest brother has his thoughts, men, he is heartfelt to the court, he is honest and honest as an official, and he cares about the people, and it doesn't matter if he gets married or not." So many sisters during the banquet, don't just talk about my family. I just glanced at Mrs. Shen's second grandson from a distance, ouch, that's handsome, I don't know if Second Brother Shen has a girl in the capital? ”

Mrs. Shen put down the tea bowl, leaned back on the back of the chair, and said leisurely: "My grandson has not yet had a marriage contract, as for the girl in the picture, there is no, he is a splash, he knows how to have fun all day long, but it is not as good as the son-in-law of Mrs. Sun, speaking of the promotion of the Wang family, the glorious lintel, which is rarely supported by Sun Zhizhou, I remember that the age of the second son of the Wang family is similar to that of your girl, why didn't Mrs. Sun match?" ”

As soon as the words fell, the Xue family did not forget to add a handful of firewood: "The Wang family has been hairpins for generations, the eldest son of this big house is indeed promising, not to mention Mrs. Shen, we are also wondering." It's just that the second son of the Wang family's big house is really good, but this big house is going to be promoted, and as the second son, he has to follow him into Beijing. ”

Sun Jinlan's face stiffened, turned her head and looked deeply at the old lady Shen above, and saw that she was looking at herself for a long time, with an unknown coldness in her eyes, but her face was kind, Sun Jinlan's heart jumped, and her head replied blankly: "Yes, yes, what Mrs. Xue said, I just don't want my girl to go to the capital." ”

As soon as the words came out, everyone at the banquet covered their mouths and snickered.

Sun Jinlan was stunned for a long time before she suddenly came over and Xue set up a trap for herself.

The promotion of the Wang family was at the beginning of the year, and the second son of the Wang family was hired at the end of last year.

"No, no, no," Sun Jinlan said in a panic, "I just fancy that the eldest son of the second room of the Wang family is in charge, and besides, Mrs. Shen didn't praise him before." ”

A woman dressed in a violet satin embroidered brocade robe said: "How can Mrs. Sun say anything, the second son and the eldest son of the Wang family's big house are born of the same mother, although the age difference between the two is big, but they were both raised together, from this and the other, doesn't Mrs. Sun think that the big house is not as good as the second room?" ”

"When did I think that a big house is not as good as a second room! I didn't mean that. ”

Sun Jinlan couldn't say anything about these women, she glared angrily, turned her head and wanted Mrs. Shen to administer justice, but she heard her look at Xue Shichao: "I just heard that Mrs. Sun's family is a rice shop and a mill, isn't this a small shop?" How can you pluck all the moons from heaven? ”

Xue said: "Oh, Mrs. Shen, you don't know anything, the Lu family has more than one or two rice mills in their hands, and their family has all the rice mills in their pockets!" ”

Sun Jinlan's face turned blue with anger, and she pointed at Xue Shi with a trembling finger: "You, you...... Good...... Very good. The last two words were already silent.

- Although the law of the dynasty did not stipulate that merchants were not allowed to monopolize, looking at the cities of the dynasty, those who could achieve monopoly did not end well.

(End of chapter)