The next day was the return to Beijing banquet set up by the Hou Mansion of Ningbei.

In fact, more than ten days ago, Mrs. Shen learned the news that Shen Zhan and Qin Mingyu had set off to return to Beijing, and both the invitation and the banquet were prepared early.

The banquets on the roster are all friends from the capital, whether it is the prince's faction or the five princes' faction, they are all invited.

After the lunch break, Qing Tang and Yuan Tao came in to serve the clothes, and specially selected a light purple Yueji brocade robe, with a slender waist and a dark purple velvet collar, looking very old, if it weren't for Ye Lingwu's extremely beautiful little face, I would have thought it was a woman in her early thirties.

When I got out of the house, I found that the heavy snow had finally stopped all morning, and many female envoys in the inner courtyard under the corridor were sweeping the snow.

On the corridor, Rong Xiu smiled and said: "Master, the slave maid heard that the second master and they rushed back from Fuxian last morning, and the Cheng family was also invited, so it must be very lively to come to tonight's banquet." ”

Ye Lingwu's hand holding the stove tightened, and replied, "What about the third girl and the fourth girl?" ”

Rong Xiu said: "I don't know about the four girls yet, but the old lady's invitation was sent to Xiao Guogong's mansion." As for the three girls...... The old lady also posted a post, but the post only allowed the three girls to go to the banquet alone. ”

Ye Lingwu's heart sank, helpless.

It's been so long, and Old Lady Shen hasn't completely deflated.

The four gates of the Ningbei Hou Mansion are open, and there are many carriages parked outside the mansion, and many dignitaries and dignitaries have come.

The maidens of the house waited in two rows at the door, and when someone came, they led them to the hall.

When Ye Lingwu and Jiang Yuan got down from the carriage, there were many carriages parked around, among which there were many carriages with horses, Ye Lingwu took a cursory look, Shangshu Mansion, General's Mansion, Duke, Earl......

The Houfu Courtyard is as in memory, walking slowly along the verandah, carving corridors and painting buildings everywhere, magnificent and rich.

Before the banquet opened, Ye Lingwu first went to the Begonia Zhai Flower Hall to find Mrs. Shen to talk, passing by the plum garden, the fragrance of plum blossoms as light as floating smoke permeated the entire east courtyard.

Talking and laughing in the main room of Jinghetang, Ye Lingwu opened the warm curtain and went in, and almost everyone arrived.

The old lady Shen sat upright, wearing a dark red velvet coat, her silver hair was coiled into an auspicious cloud bun, and she was tied with dark red embroidered gold silk to wipe her forehead, graceful and elegant.

Shen Paner, who used to be the most eye-catching, sat alone at the end of the seat, wearing a light cyan brocade that could see the wealth of the satin, but no matter how she looked at it, she felt awkward, probably because the color was too calm and low-key.

Shen Yue'er sat on the left side of the Zhao family, holding her one-year-old daughter Xiao Yan'er in her arms, surrounded by many women who echoed Yan Huan, even the old lady Shen loved to tease Xiao Yan'er.

Then there is Qin Mingyu, she still has the same appearance after not seeing her for three years, wearing a long forging dress with silk and brocade, which makes her face ruddy and not like a forty-year-old lady.

"The eldest lady of the Jiang family is here!"

I don't know which lady shouted.

Everyone's eyes will fall on Ye Lingwu.

Ye Lingwu saluted everyone and said with a smile: "It's late, please forgive me." ”

"It's good to be here, sit down quickly." Old Lady Shen smiled kindly, and her eyes rarely took her eyes off her great-grandson Xiao Yan'er.

Ye Lingwu responded, and sat down directly next to Shen Paner.

The two have rarely seen each other in the past few years, and when they saw each other again, Ye Lingwu always felt that she was a little more polite and detached, and she lost her previous liveliness.

Ye Lingwu thought for a while, and suddenly leaned over with a dry smile and said, "The third girl hasn't seen you for a long time, why didn't you give me a post when I went back to the Pei family's housewarming banquet last time, I still wanted to go to Pei's mansion to congratulate me in person." ”

Shen Pan'er lowered her face and said softly: "Mrs. Jiang is polite, the Pei family is just a businessman's household, how can I afford to invite your Qingliu family's master." ”

Ye Lingwu frowned, and said in a daze: "The third girl and I have been friends for many years, so I should come to congratulate in person, regardless of the family." ”

Shen Pan'er said in a low voice: "How can there be no door, Mrs. Jiang should not laugh in front of me." ”

“……”

Ye Lingwu smiled reluctantly, turned around and stopped talking.

After not seeing each other for three years, Shen Paner's whole person became depressed and silent, and her speech was also yin and yang.

After she married Pei Huai as she wished, did she have a bad time?

Although the earth dragon was burning in the house, it was warm but also dull, and after a while, Xiao Yan'er was clamoring to go out to play, Shen Yue'er had to take her out for a walk, and Ye Lingwu got up to accompany her.

The snow is good at the beginning, and the red plum blossoms in the plum garden are very good.

Xiao Yan'er was carried by the nurse to pick plum blossoms, and Shen Yue'er took Ye Lingwu to the Plum Garden Pavilion to talk.

“…… Three girls have a miscarriage?! Ye Lingwu was surprised.

Shen Yue'er made a boo gesture and said in a suppressed voice: "This matter has not spread, you can't say it to the outside world." ”

Ye Lingwu couldn't slow down, and said, "That... What did the medical officer say? Can you take care of your body? The third girl has been practicing martial arts since she was a child, and her body is so good, how could she have a miscarriage?! ”

A series of questions, Shen Yue'er didn't know which one to answer first, thought about it, and said: "That Pei Huai is not a good thing, he just goes to Fireworks Willow Lane to socialize every day, and secretly raises a lot of outer rooms, the third sister finally got pregnant last year, and was so angry that she had a miscarriage." ”

Ye Lingwu took a breath of cool air and said in a trance: "The third girl was bullied so much by that bastard of the Pei family, and the old lady and the second uncle and second aunt didn't speak?" ”

Shen Yue'er lowered her eyebrows and sighed: "Pei Huai is the third sister who insisted on marrying despite the opposition of the elders in the family, even if the father and mother want to come to the door to settle accounts with the surname Pei, then the third sister must bow her head first, but you know how strong the temper of the third sister is, and if something happens, she doesn't say a word, and her father and mother are so angry that they have nowhere to go." ”

Ye Lingwu's apricot eyes were round, and his throat seemed to be stuck with a stone, and he couldn't speak.

Over there, Xiao Yan'er's childish laughter echoed throughout the plum garden.

Shen Yue'er was playing with the small glutinous rice dumplings playing in the snow under the plum tree, turned her head and whispered to Ye Lingwu: "Why has there been no news from your stomach?" It's been three years, do you know what people in the capital have said about you all these years? I said you should be in a hurry, Scholar Jiang is twenty-five years old this year and has no heirs, you are really confused to be a big lady. ”

Listening to Shen Yue'er's enthusiastic tone, Ye Lingwu looked at Xiao Yan'er, who was looking up happily under the plum tree over there, and she felt deeply embarrassed.

Two girls' ...... How can you have children?!!

Shen Yue'er saw Ye Lingwu's lonely eyes, thinking that she had said something, and smiled astringently: "Actually, you two are still young, it's better to wait." ”

"......" Ye Lingwu couldn't laugh.

At this time, Xiao Yan'er over there suddenly cried, and the nurse couldn't hold it well, Shen Yue'er and Ye Lingwu hurriedly walked over to comfort her, only to know that Xiao Yan'er was hungry.

It made the three of them laugh.

Shen Yue'er took Xiao Yan'er back to Haitang Zhai, and Ye Lingwu stayed alone in the plum garden to continue walking.

A gust of wind blows, and the faint fragrance of plum blossoms wafts through the winding paths.

Ye Lingwu felt uncomfortable in his heart, he lowered his head and walked forward without looking at the road, suddenly, his head hit the hard and warm "wall", Ye Lingwu was startled, suddenly raised his head, and met a pair of gloomy and deep eyes.

She was stunned for a long time, and said, "Hou... Hou Ye. ”

(End of chapter)