Old Mrs. Wu invited the old lady of the Xu family to come over, and Qiao Wei also had to accompany the guests on the side, so naturally she couldn't leave, so she had to let Youye go to Si Jinchang to check the situation.

"The old sister may not have come to the house for a long time to taste my craftsmanship, this Du Heng wine was only revealed yesterday, since I came today, I want to taste it." Old Madam Wu was very warmly entertained.

Qiao Wei arranged a qushui banquet, which is a kind of banquet derived from the qushui liuzhen banquet of the Shangsi Festival, specially created a kind of qushui wooden case, digging the middle, imitating the shape of the canal, with upstream and downstream divisions, after pouring clear water, the wine glass and delicacies are floating on the water surface.

Old Madam Xu took a sip of the wine in the glass and nodded slightly, "The entrance is refreshing, and the aftertaste is sweet." ”

Old Madam Wu was affirmed, and said to Xu Muhua, "Hua'er also tastes it." ”

Xu Muhua looked at Mrs. Xu and asked her if she could drink.

Old Madam Xu bowed slightly, "Let's take a bite." Fu turned his head and explained to Mrs. Wu, "One of her daughters' family is not strong enough to drink, and she has never drunk alcohol at home, so she is afraid that she will get drunk with just one glass, but she will make jokes." ”

"It doesn't matter, some people can drink, some people can't drink, and that's nothing."

Qiao Wei got up, "It's because the concubine is not thoughtful, but there are still some fruit drinks in the dining room, I don't know if the sister of the Xu family can drink it?" ”

"All right, thank you, Mrs. Joe."

Old Madam Wu replied with a smile, "In the future, we will all be a family, and we don't have to be so polite." ”

Old Madam Xu just had a faint smile on the corner of her mouth and didn't answer.

Xiaoye took the fruit drink back, and Qiao Wei poured a cup for Xu Muhua, "This is a lotus drink, I don't know if it can meet the taste of the sister of the Xu family." ”

"All right, thank you, Mrs. Joe."

Conform to the rules and be slightly cold.

Qiao Wei didn't care, she had seen Xu Muhua's temperament when she went to Xu's house with Mrs. Wu as a guest, and she was very alienated, and she had also heard some female relatives of the family talk about it, all saying that Xu Muhua was arrogant and unsociable.

After Xu Muhua took a drink, he suddenly took the initiative to provoke the topic, "Actually, I don't like lotus drinks, when I was young at home, it was the third sister who liked this taste the most." At this time of year, I always secretly hide a little in the house, and when I return from the school, I take a few sisters to have a drink. ”

Between sisters, the friendship when they were young is always missed, "When I was still in Wancheng, my sister Xiao Qiao and I often went behind our parents' backs and secretly hid some food that was not allowed.

When I was a child, I always felt that that trick could be hidden, but in fact, my parents had already seen through it, but they didn't say it. ”

Xu Muhua gently put down the cup in his hand, "Since Mrs. Qiao also has a sister, she must be able to understand the little girl's request." I heard that the third sister was seriously ill and could not stay for several months, nor could she see guests, but I don't know if her condition can improve now. Can the little girl see her third sister? ”

Qiao Wei didn't react for a while, "If my sister wants to see her sister, why do you come to ask me?" ”

"The little girl's sister is the eldest sister-in-law of the lady, the wife of the Marquis of the Sun Mansion."

Qiao Wei was stunned for a moment, and then realized that the same surname was Xu, and it turned out to be a sister of her own clan.

"It's been less than a month since I returned to Sun's house, and I don't know much about the things in the house, so please don't be surprised by the sister of the Xu family." Qiao Wei replied with a smile, "It's normal for my sister to want to visit my sister. However, I don't know much about Mrs. Xu's condition, if the sister of the Xu family has a heart, she might as well ask Mrs. Xu first. ”

Mrs. Xu has been grounded for three or four months, and the daughter of an ordinary family has been sick for such a long time, and her relatives should have come to visit.

Qiao Wei has been back to Sun's house for so long, and he has never received a post from the relatives of the Xu family who want to visit Mrs. Xu's condition.

Obviously, the reason for this must be that Mrs. Wu and Mrs. Xu are angry, and the two families know it. The Xu family is wavering about the marriage contract between Xu Muhua and Sun Yi, which must also be related to Mrs. Xu's current situation.

I am afraid that I will be dissatisfied with the Sun family because of Mrs. Xu's grounding, and I am unwilling to untie the interests of the Sun family.

Especially when the news that the three brothers of the Sun family were the same marquis came back to Wu County, Mrs. Xu also changed her previous cold attitude, and after receiving the invitation, she brought Xu Muhua to the door as a guest.

But Mrs. Xu never mentioned Mrs. Xu's affairs, and the Xu family had completely given up on Mrs. Xu.

Qiao Wei could only vaguely remind Xu Muhua that if she wanted to gain a foothold in the Sun family in the future, the less she knew about Mrs. Xu's affairs, the better, and don't meddle in it, so as not to set herself on fire.

I don't know if Xu Muhua understood Qiao Wei's reminder, but she did not mention it again during the banquet.

Until the banquet was exhausted, Mrs. Wu took the initiative to mention Sun Yi's return trip, "My family Ji Bi wrote a letter back a few days ago, saying that the army was triumphant, and he was already on the way back with the army, so he must be able to arrive in a few days." ”

Old Madam Wu gave Qiao Wei a look, and Qiao Wei understood in seconds.

This means that he wants to start the marriage discussion with Mrs. Xu, so it is inconvenient for Xu Muhua to be present.

"I heard that the younger sister of the Xu family, Hong Shenhao, has a few patterns in my house, and they are also new, but I am clumsy, and I don't look like one after embroidering for a few days. My sister might appreciate her face and take a look? ”

Mrs. Xu was very pleased, "If Mu Hua can fall in love with Mrs. Qiao, it will also be her blessing." ”

waved his hand to Xu Muhua, "Go ahead, have a good talk with Mrs. Qiao." ”

Xu Muhua said yes, and followed Qiao Wei obediently. When I arrived at Juxu Pavilion, Qiao Ying was already there.

Qiao Wei doesn't understand the matter of female popularity, but Qiao Ying does, not to mention that the two are more similar in age, so they can talk a few words.

But Xu Muhua looked at the pattern that Qiao Ying took out, and his expression did not change, "Actually, the little girl is not profound in the way of female popularity, and she rarely studies it on weekdays. ”

Qiao Ying didn't mind, and immediately asked Xiaoyue to accept the tricks, "Then what does the Xu family's sister learn at home on weekdays?" ”

"Studying, learning calligraphy, practicing the piano, and studying chess." Xu Muhua's eyes were gloomy, although he was answering Qiao Ying's words, his eyes were staring at Qiao Wei's face from time to time, and there was a trace of doubt in his eyes.

"That is, the matter of playing chess and playing a game, it can still be interesting to listen to, and there are few people who can play with the sisters in the boudoir."

"There are not many sisters in the family, and in the past, the third sister could say a few words with me, and the rest of the sisters didn't like to play with me."

"Why?"

Qiao Wei couldn't help but be a little curious.

"Because the words are always prophecy, and the words are ominous, the sisters are more alienated."

Meaning, the legendary crow's beak?

Qiao Wei didn't believe in these things, "Words without truth are ominous, you are just talking about the meaning of heaven, what is ominous." ”

Xu Muhua's face was slightly moved, "Madame really thinks so?" ”

Qiao Wei nodded.

Xu Muhua breathed a sigh of relief, "Actually, there may still be twists and turns in my marriage with the third son. In front of Mrs. Wu, I don't dare to say much, the Sun family is afraid that there will be a disaster, so Madame should prepare early! ”