Xie Wu's aunt, Xie Min, the aunt of Wu'an Houfu, is the wife of the crown prince of Dingguo Duke's Palace. As the only Duke's Palace that still exists in the world, Dingguo Palace is at the top of the list of nobles in the Wei Dynasty.
The presence!
Therefore, even though Xie Min was a step-mother and only had a daughter, no one without good sense dared to mention this problem in front of her.
Not to mention that she also has Princess Ning'an as her sister-in-law. Princess Jiayi Princess Lu Rong was born to Princess Ning'an.
Mrs. Yongningbo, who came in with her, was Yang's biological mother.
After everyone saw the ceremony, they took their seats one after another.
Xie Min naturally sat next to the old lady.
"Ah Rong has met the old lady." Lu Rong smiled and stepped forward to greet the old lady.
She was born pretty and beautiful, and although she was a princess, she never put on airs like a princess. In the past two years, she often followed Xie Min in and out of the Wu'an Marquis Mansion. Not to mention that the old lady liked her, the girls in the Wu'an Marquis Mansion also liked to get close to her.
The old lady smiled and took Lu Rong's hand over, "It is said that women have undergone a major transformation. Now looking at the princess, she looks more and more like Princess Ning'an. By the way, is Princess Ning'an okay?"
Speaking of Princess Ning'an, Lu Rong's eyes flashed dimly, but she still smiled and said to the old man, "Mother is still the same as before."
The old lady patted Lu Rong's hand and sighed softly.
"Does grandma only see the second sister in her eyes?" At this time, a delicate voice came in.
The old lady chuckled, stretched out her hand and pulled Lu Yi into her arms, "Look at this little man, he is young, but he drank a lot of vinegar. Don't drink all the vinegar from your Duke's house secretly.
Otherwise, why would I smell sour?"
Everyone in the room was amused by what the old lady said.
"Grandma!" Lu Yi shouted angrily, and then buried his whole face into the old lady's arms.
Everyone laughed even more happily.
"Mom, please stop talking. If you keep talking, I'm afraid our sister Yi will be in your arms and won't dare to come out." Yang also joked with a smile.
"Okay, okay, stop teasing Sister Yi." Seeing the blush on Lu Yi's face, the old lady smiled and stopped talking, turned to the smiling Xie Min and said, "Brother Shu?
Why didn't you bring him here with you?"
"Brother Shu is over at Dongkuoyuan. You know he always likes to pester his second uncle."
"Is Brother Zhan here too?" The old lady's eyes lit up.
"No, since the Houfu posted the notice, there's no reason why he shouldn't come. It just so happened that he had nothing to do, so he came to the Houfu with his elder brother to have some fun." Xie Min explained with a smile.
Although the eldest daughter-in-law of Dingguo Palace had a good relationship with the second-in-command, and Princess Jiayi of the second-in-command often followed Xie Min to the Houfu, Lu Zhan rarely visited the Houfu.
Like Princess Jiayi, he not only has Princess Ning'an, the most noble princess of the Wei Kingdom, as his mother, but more importantly, he has been extremely intelligent since he was a child and was deeply loved by Emperor Zhengxuan. He was often escorted to the palace to accompany him.
He also received the post of Jinyiwei Qianhu.
The old lady smiled and nodded, "We are a family, we just want to move around more."
Although the Marquis of Wu'an is favored by the saints, in the eyes of the real wealthy nobles, the Marquis of Wu'an is just a mud-legged man with a shallow foundation, and the old Marquis has been stationed in Ningxia all year round. There is no one in the capital, so naturally they don't
Will truly see the Marquis of Wu'an in his eyes.
But things were different now. Her son came back and was named Deputy General Zuo Yiwei. This allowed the powerful people to see the value of Wu'an Houfu again, and many people who had never interacted with the Houfu before were now able to
People who are here to 'have fun'.
The old lady knew this well, and the smiles in her eyes became more and more abundant. And Yang's eyes flashed with surprises.
She personally went to Duke Dingguo's mansion to deliver the stickers, and deliberately picked Lu Zhan when he returned home in order to give him a copy of the stickers in her hand. She didn't expect that he actually came to the banquet!
"Old Madam, the Rongxi class is ready. Please order the first play." At this time, Feicui held up the gilded play post and respectfully handed it to the old madam.
The old lady took it, turned to the ladies behind her and said with a smile, "Is there anything you want to watch?"
"Mrs. Duyi."
"Mom, I want to watch "The Legend of White Snake"." Yang said to the old lady with a smile.
The old lady nodded, then turned to Mrs. Chen who was aside, "It's you, is there anything you want to see?"
Seeing that the old lady named him, Mrs. Chen was a little flattered. She quickly stood up and replied respectfully, "Mom, if my sister and I ordered "The Legend of White Snake", then let's watch "The Legend of White Snake"."
"The Legend of White Snake is naturally the highlight. Besides "The Legend of White Snake," which drama does Madam also like?" Aunt Zhu said to Mrs. Chen with a smile.
Mrs. Chen pursed her lips and said softly, "When I was in Ningxia, I often listened to "The Number One Scholar"."
The old lady folded the playbook in her hand and handed it to Jade again. She smiled and said, "Then let them sing "The Number One Scholar Matchmaker" first, and then "The Legend of White Snake."
"Yes." Jade responded with a smile.
Yang still had a smile on her face, and her voice was crisp and sweet, "I also love watching "The Matchmaker," and I'm debating whether to order "The Legend of White Snake" or "The Matchmaker." It's so good now.
, I caught both of them."
Although she knew that the old lady was deliberately trying to save Chen's face in front of everyone, Yang still felt as if someone had stuffed a ball of cotton in her chest, making her panic and stuffy, but she didn't dare to show it on her face.
Soon, the stage started singing babblingly.
"By the way, why haven't you seen the eldest girl in the mansion today?" At this time, someone suddenly mentioned Xie Wu.
Mrs. Chen's eyes darkened, and her mind instantly flashed to Xie Wu's bloody arm that was scratched last night, and she couldn't help but show a bit of worry on her face.
Ms. Yang, on the other hand, sighed deeply and worriedly, and said, "My sister Wu didn't know what she ate wrong yesterday, and she suddenly got a rash on her body..."
"Is it serious? Have you asked a doctor to take a look?"
"The doctor said it's nothing serious. He will be fine after taking the medicine for a few days, but he can't go out to see the wind for a few days." Yang said and couldn't help but sigh again.
"Since the doctor said it's nothing serious, you don't need to worry too much. Your sister Wu is lucky to have a second aunt like you who cares about her."
The speaker was Mrs. Hu, the Young Minister of Taichang Temple. She and Mrs. Yang had been friends since childhood. These words implied that Mr. Chen did not care about her direct relatives. On the contrary, it was Mrs. Yang, the second aunt.
I have raised her under my knees for so many years.
Yang lowered her eyes shyly, but glanced at Chen aside from the corner of her eye, and saw that her eyebrows were slightly furrowed, apparently not hearing the deep meaning of Mrs. Hu's words.
Yang sneered in her heart and became more and more disdainful of Chen.
How could such a person be her opponent?
As the singing continued on the stage, a little maid in indigo-blue armor ran in and whispered a few words to Grandma Li. Then Grandma Li bowed and walked to Mrs. Yang to give her a blessing and said, "
Madam, some of my brothers are talking about going to Yimei Garden to drink wine and enjoy the plum blossoms. The master asked you to send someone to take care of it."
"Mother..." Yang called the old lady with a busy smile.
Aunt Li's words were not reserved to everyone, so the old lady naturally heard it. Since it was Xie Feng who agreed, she naturally would not refute him, and immediately agreed with a smile.
"Since my brothers are so interested, you can go and take care of it."
Mrs. Yang agreed with a smile, and then explained to Granny Li carefully, and then waved her hand to lead the maid to take care of Yimei Garden.
"Not to mention those around our residence, the plum blossoms in the Meiyuan Garden are really in bloom. It's no wonder these guys are interested in going to enjoy the plum blossoms." After explaining to Granny Li, Yang turned around.
Lai smiled and said to Mrs. Hu next to her.
Madam Hu smiled and nodded, "The Plum Blossom Garden in Wu'an Houfu is indeed one of the best in Beijing. Speaking of which, the last time I came to the Houfu to appreciate plum blossoms was two years ago. When will Madam hold another plum-appreciation banquet?
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Yang smiled brightly, took Mrs. Hu's words and said with a smile, "The plum appreciation banquet is easy to organize, but Madam, don't shirk it by saying that the affairs in the mansion are busy..."
"No, no, what's going on in the mansion is not as important as coming to the mansion to enjoy the plum blossoms!" Mrs. Hu covered her mouth with her fan and laughed.
"Then we've made an agreement." Yang added with a smile.
"Okay, then when I get back, I will just wait for Madam to hand me the note!" Mrs. Hu said with a smile.
The two of them were going back and forth, seemingly joking, but they completely ignored Mrs. Chen, the eldest concubine of the Marquis, and Ms. Chen was not aware of it at all. Not to mention the old lady, even Aunt Zhu couldn't help but smile slightly.
He frowned.
After the opera had been sung for a long time, Grandma Li came back, and with her was the eldest son, Xie Shi.
"Grandma." Xie Shi walked up to the old lady with a smile and saluted her.
"Get up, didn't you say that you were going to Yimei Garden to drink and admire the plum blossoms? Why are you here again?" The old lady always loved this only grandson who was raised by her side, so she brought it up when talking to him.
He has a kind smile and gentleness that no one else has.
"Grandma, my second brother said that he wants to play hut in the garden, but what's the point of just playing hut? I thought it would be better to ask the ladies to add some luck." Xie Shi said with a smile, and at the end, he added another sentence,
, "By the way, Cousin Shen and Cousin Zhan are here too."
Toss pot?
Yang frowned slightly.
Didn't you agree to recite poetry and paint? But it doesn't matter, as long as he is here, the plan is still feasible.
"You're such a bully, you're not afraid of the ladies' jokes." The old lady glared at Xie Shi as if she was annoyed, but there was a deep smile in her eyes.
"Mom, since Brother Shi has said it, let's join in the fun." Xie Min smiled and said to the old lady. After saying that, she smiled and handed the maid next to her a look and said, "Give it to Brother Xu,
Shi brothers each have a piece of silver."
After Xie Min's words, the other ladies also took out their money and pledged it to their brothers in various prefectures.
Mrs. Chen also took out money to pledge money to Xie Xu and Xie Shi.
Suddenly, the atmosphere became a little lively.
"Ah Shi, I will vote for you." At this time, Xie Yuan stood up with a smile and took out a piece of silver and handed it to the maid next to Xie Shi.
Xie Shi's eyes lit up and he smiled and said to Xie Yuan, "Second sister, do you want to go to Yimei Garden with me to watch us throw pot?"
"You bastard, what are you talking about with your sister?" Yang glanced at Xie Shi and said.
"Mom, I didn't tell you that you like to go to the theater, but my sisters may not like it! Why don't you go to Yimei Garden with us to have fun." Xie Shi said with a smile.
Yang wanted to speak again, but Xie Shi's voice sounded again.
"I know what my mother is worried about. Isn't there a secret fragrance pavilion in Yimei Garden? My sisters can go there. In this way, we can enjoy the plum blossoms and have some fun with us. Wouldn't it be the best of both worlds?"