All the meals are up, the wine is fragrant, the warmth is warm, and people unconsciously relax.

The eldest lady gave the maids a look, and the maids immediately withdrew, and the curtain of the warm pavilion was lowered, forming a world of its own.

The eldest lady smiled and picked up her glass and said, "Today is a family banquet, don't be restrained." ”

She looked at Shen Lansui and said, "Lansui just passed the door, and our family hasn't had a good meal, and today can be regarded as your light, come, I will toast you." ”

"On a good day, it is appropriate to sing the praises (1)."

Stretching out his hand not to hit the smiling person, Shen Lansui picked up the wine glass and lowered it to touch her, and smiled: "Mrs. Xie." ”

The two looked at each other and smiled, and raised their glasses together.

"Don't drink too much, I haven't saluted yet!" Lu Jingzhi hurriedly said: "I wish my sister-in-law-Zhu Yan looks like a flower, with flowers and branches on her head, year after year (2)." ”

Lu Mingchao and several people also raised their wine glasses, and Shen Lansui said with a smile: "I have received everyone's wishes, I don't need to respect them one by one, I respect you!" ”

She got up and raised her glass, and the others sat down, and she looked around, nodding, and everyone followed suit.

Shen Lansui drank the glass of wine, sat down and looked at Lu Xingyue beside him, Lu Xingyue smiled and picked up the wine jug to fill it for her, and then picked up his own wine glass and said, "I haven't said a greeting yet." ”

Shen Lansui raised his eyebrows: "Then you say." ”

Lu Xingyue solemnly raised his glass, his eyebrows and eyes were gentle, and his voice was clear, "I wish my wife to have today every year, and I wish that I will have a future for eight thousand years." Looks like this year. Looks like this year (3). ”

Shen Lansui's heart moved slightly, and she was about to pick up the wine glass, when Lu Xingyue's big hand suddenly covered her glass.

Shen Lansui: "??? ”

"I'll just drink it."

Lu Xingyue raised his head and drank it all before letting go of his hand.

The eldest lady's eyes flickered, and she glanced at Zhou Mengli.

Zhou Mengli sat quietly on the side, with some envy on her face.

The eldest lady said meaninglessly: "The relationship between Lan Sui and the third child is really good. ”

Lu Mingchao quietly clenched the wine glass in front of him.

"Okay, don't just drink, such a big table of dishes, it's a waste not to eat while it's hot!" Lu Jingzhi looked at a sweet dish in front of Shen Lansui with a blank eye.

Shen Lansui saw it at a glance, and put it on Lu Jingzhi's plate with chopsticks, "What Jingzhi said is that the eldest lady, they are all family, so you don't have to be so polite, let's start eating?" ”

The elders don't use chopsticks, they don't eat first.

The eldest lady bowed, picked up the spoon and personally served a bowl of pork rib soup to Shen Lansui.

"Lan Sui is still a little thinner, eat more to make up."

Shen Lansui was really flattered, and hurriedly stretched out her hand to take it, "Mrs. Xie." ”

Lu Xingyue also glanced at the eldest lady more, the anger in her eyebrows was as black as ever, with a little white in the middle, obviously there was not much change in their feelings, and this move was still for the sake of looking good.

In this way, he was relieved.

Immediately after that, the eldest lady's eyes fell on him, and she said kindly: "The three elders will not die, because of the blessing of misfortune, not only the official was reinstated, but also married a lovely lady, I am also crooked and did a good thing?" ”

The expressions of the people at the table, except for Zhou Mengli and Lu Jingzhi, were unnatural for a moment.

Chongxi is not a glorious thing in the end, but it is undeniable that it is indeed Lu Xingyue who benefits in the end.

Lu Xingyue was silent for a moment, glanced at Shen Lansui, and the corners of his lips hooked slightly, "Yes." ”

He didn't say what it was, but looking at his eyes that seemed to have warmth, who here didn't understand?

Lu Mingwan endured and endured, and couldn't help rolling his eyes, "Okay, I know you have a wife, do you need to be so sassy?" ”

Lu Mingchao didn't speak, picked up the wine glass and took a sip.

Zhou Mengli whispered: "The relationship between my cousin-in-law and my third cousin is really enviable. ”

Lu Jingzhi also said: "Why don't you go back and see again, give us a little way to live!" ”

The eldest lady smiled slightly and lowered her eyes, "Let's eat." ”

The topic at the dinner table finally came to an end, Shen Lansui ate with peace of mind, she was not worried about the eldest lady doing things with food, wine, and water, she had special abilities, and those could not hurt her.

The whole table is the most attentive to her eating.

Lu Xingyue watched and listened to all directions, and the afterglow fell on Shen Lansui, and when he saw that her plate was empty, he served her vegetables.

After eating for a while, the eldest lady talked about the marriage of Lu Mingchao and Lu Mingwan again.

Last time, it was said that Lu Mingwan was on the list of candidate horses for Princess Rong Zhao, but there was no news later, and Lu Mingwan was depressed for a while, but I heard that Princess Rong Zhao did not have the heart to choose a horse for the time being, and he came back to life.

At this time, when I heard the eldest lady mention it, she only smiled and didn't speak.

The eldest lady also knew his thoughts, and didn't say much, if she could still be a princess, it would be a good thing, with Lu Mingming supporting the Guogong Mansion, Lu Mingwan didn't have to work so hard.

is the center of the topic and has become Lu Mingchao again.

The eldest lady sighed, "Ming Dynasty, you are not young, your third brother has been married twice, and you are not settled yet, not like words." ”

Lu Mingchao took the chopsticks and turned his head to look at her, "Mother, I'm not in a hurry." ”

"How can you not be in a hurry? If you're not in a hurry, your father and I are in a hurry! If you look at the entire Yangdu, how many people with your status are not married yet? The eldest lady said with hatred.

Shen Lansui's eyes fell on Lu Mingchao, looking at his indifferent side face, and suddenly remembered that Lu Mingchao was already twenty-four years old, this age was still very young in the last days, and there were many people who were not married, but in ancient times, most of them were married, and Lu Mingchao was indeed late.

Lu Mingchao noticed her gaze and suddenly looked over.

The atmosphere at the table froze.

Lu Xingyue was not affected, and continued to serve Shen Lansui with vegetables.

Lu Mingchao retracted his gaze and frowned: "Mother, today is the birthday of the third brother and sister, do you have to say this?" ”

The eldest lady's face stiffened, she took a deep breath, and said with a forced smile: "That's it, you don't like to listen to me, but you also have a snack yourself, you are the eldest in the family, and you will inherit the entire Guogong Mansion in the future, and you have to shoulder the heavy responsibility of continuing the incense." ”

Lu Mingchao tightened his jaw, stopped talking, and finally suppressed his irritability, picked up the wine glass and took a sip.

The others at the dinner table were even more afraid to speak.

Zhou Mengli stared down at the bowl in front of her.

Lu Jingzhi stopped talking and stopped, and simply didn't speak.

"By the way, didn't you all prepare a birthday gift for Lan Sui? Take it out and take a look, shall you? The eldest lady changed the subject, clapped her hands, and immediately a maid came in.

The maid in front was holding a mahogany box in her hand, and the people behind were also holding things in her hand.

After that, there is a new wine that is warm.

The wine jug in Zhou Mengli's hand was taken down and replaced with a new one.

The maid also poured her a glass.

Zhou Mengli didn't pay attention, all her mind was in the box opened by the maid.

"This is a sachet embroidered by my own hands, the skills are not refined, and the things are not valuable, sister-in-law don't dislike it."

Lu Jingzhi got up, picked up the sachet and handed it to Shen Lansui.

——Digression——

(1) "Book of Songs"

(2) "Appeal to the Heart"

(3) "A Cut of Plum and Shou Wu Jing Nian"