Not long after, I saw a woman coming over and saluted, "Miss, the old lady is ready. Please come over."

After hearing this, He Zhiyan's mouth twitched slightly: "I understand."

The mother-in-law took the words and left.

"Did you see that?" He Zhiyan looked at Lu Xiang and Lu Qiao, and said with a speechless expression: "The male guests all went into the backyard, so I called the female guests to go and congratulate her on her birthday. To put it bluntly,

I'm ready, come and give me gifts."

"Pfft..." Lu Xiang couldn't hold back and laughed out loud: "Let's go."

Now that she is here, she is ready. Even if she has never dealt with Mrs. He in her previous life, she has heard that she is not a kind old lady. She has met He Zhiyan in this life and knows her better.

However, most of the guests didn't think there was anything inappropriate about Madam He. As for the old Madam of the Hou Mansion, it was natural for her to have some airs. Their family was not as noble as the Marquis of Wu'an, so being able to attend the Old Madam's birthday banquet meant that they looked up to them.

, so no matter when or how we meet, as long as the old lady is willing to see them, she is giving them face.

The old lady's yard is close to the second room. Not far away is an archway connecting the Hou Mansion and the second room. It is open during the day and locked at night. It is particularly convenient for people in the second room to enter and exit the Hou Mansion.

Mrs. He sat in the main seat, with her back straight and her chin slightly raised, looking down at everyone with a condescending look. As Mrs. He's direct daughter-in-law, Luo Shi sat next to Mrs. He.

The juniors kowtowed to him one by one to celebrate his birthday. According to the rules, the juniors from the Hou family should come first, but Mrs. He did not follow this rule. The moment He Zhiyan got up, she immediately asked the juniors from the second room to come first.

Luo Shi glanced at Mrs. Wu Anhou proudly, and saw that the handkerchief in her hand was almost twisted into a twist, and there was suppressed anger in her eyes.

He Zhiyan is the legitimate daughter of their eldest wife. If this old woman doesn't give He Zhiyan face, isn't she just slapping her in the face?

After the junior in the second room celebrated their birthday, it was the turn of He Zhiyan, He Zhimin and the two young concubines.

Some people looked at these young ladies from the Wu'an Hou Mansion and couldn't help but feel a little sympathy in their hearts.

The number of people in this huge Marquis Mansion is so pitifully small. There are even half of the second bedroom, and all of them are daughters. I finally found my long-lost son. He is not at home now. I heard that he has joined the army.

I don’t know what Lord He was thinking, but he actually let his only legitimate son go to the battlefield. His sword had no eyes, so he wasn’t afraid of accidentally losing his life on the battlefield.

Finally, it was the guests' turn to send their own gifts to congratulate Mrs. He on her birthday.

The old lady looked at the gifts given to her by everyone, and her wrinkled face could see that the smile on her face at the beginning gradually turned indifferent. Humph, it turned out that they were all from small families, and the gifts they gave her were not precious at all.

How could she be worthy of her status as the old lady of the Hou Mansion?

Until Lu Xiang sent two pieces of material, the old lady's face was almost as long as a shoehorn.

Yun Lu held the tray and stood behind Lu Xiang, her eyes flashed slightly, and she smiled gently: "The colors of these two pieces of gold brocade are specially selected by my family to best bring out the temperament of Mrs. He. I don't know.

Does Mrs. He like it?"

Golden brocade?

Mrs. He was suddenly startled and stood up from her seat. She walked closer and looked at the material in Yunlu's hand carefully. Her eyes could not help but show surprise: "This material feels soft and light. As expected, it is the same as the material in Yunlu's hand."

Other materials are different.”

This is an offering, not only worth thousands of gold, but the most important thing is a symbol of status.

Because the gold brocades were exclusively for the palace, they could not only be bought with money, but very few were sold to the outside world every month, and they were even reserved in advance.

Things are rare and valuable, so the nobles of the capital's aristocratic families feel extremely proud to wear clothes made of gold and brocade.

When Mrs. He looked at Lu Xiang, her eyes were almost gleaming, and she was smiling from ear to ear: "I like it, I like it very much. Miss Lu San is really discerning, and the color of this material suits me very well.

"

Everyone looked at the materials put away by Mrs. He with envy and jealousy. Some people couldn't help but stretched out their hands to touch them, but Mrs. He glared back.

What are you touching blindly? What should you do if it breaks?

Mrs. Wu'an Hou looked at the two pieces of gold brocade and suddenly felt that her heart was so sour as if she had been soaked in vinegar.

Lu Xiang was able to buy gold brocade, and even generously gave it to the old lady.

This color looks good on her too.

"Did Lu Xiang give you a few horses?" Mrs. Wu Anhou turned sideways slightly and asked He Zhiyan in a low voice.

If so, she would come over and make clothes for Min'er.

He Zhiyan shook his head expressionlessly: "No."

Mrs. Wu Anhou couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

Didn't it mean that Lu Xiang and He Zhiyan were as close as sisters? Why didn't she send a few horses to He Zhiyan? It seems that there may not be much sincerity in this friendship.

Lu Xiang gave the old lady a gold brocade at the birthday banquet. Is this showing off his status to them?

The future Eighth Princess, let alone buying it, I'm afraid the Furong Pavilion is rushing to give it away.

The breeze is warm and the branches and leaves are swaying.

The banquet was held in an attic at the junction of the backyard and the front yard. The male guests were seated on the first floor, while the female family members were on the second floor.

The windows on all sides of the upper floor are open, looking at the scenery outside the window and eating, it is quite a different experience.

Lu Xiang caught the eye of Mrs. He and was invited to sit at the main table. People who didn't know it thought she was her granddaughter.

Luo Shi glared at her daughter next to her with hatred. This blind person didn't see that the old lady liked Lu Xiang so much, but she was still indifferent. If she had established a good relationship with Lu Xiang as soon as possible, maybe the Zhijin

Jin and the others also have the opportunity to get a few horses, instead of just watching Da Fang benefit.

He Zhiyan and Lu Xiang have such a good relationship, so they must have gained a lot of benefits.

As the eldest daughter-in-law, she is naturally indispensable.

If Mrs. Wu Anhou knew what Luo Shi was thinking at this moment, she would probably be so angry that she would vomit blood.

She got a fucking benefit.

Lu Qiao looked at Mrs. He who was sitting in the main seat and was being flattered by others, and whispered in Lu Xiang's ear: "If Aunt Yunlu hadn't mentioned that the third sister you sent was gold brocade, Mrs. He's face would look like

It's as if you have a grudge against her, this is too powerful, you actually show off your face in front of her face, and now I look at you as if you are looking at a moving treasure, it is a shame to use such good materials as a birthday gift."

Lu Xiang turned around and looked at Lu Qiao, who had a face full of pain, and smiled: "I don't even feel sorry for you, why are you so angry?"

"It's not worth it. It was just thrown into the river like a banknote, without even a splash of water visible." Lu Qiao said angrily.

He Zhiyan interjected seriously: "Don't talk about Qiao'er, I feel sad for you. If you know you are sending gold brocade, I will stop you no matter what." This has nothing to do with whether the old lady is her biological grandmother, even if

It's my grandmother. If she really has such a personality, she won't look down on her.

"You two, please keep your voice down, Mrs. He will hear you, and you will not have a good life." Lu Xiang's last words were addressed to He Zhiyan.
Chapter completed!