After hearing this, Sheng Weiqiao remembered that Mrs. Qi had told her before the banquet that the custom of birthday wine in Chang'an was to pay birthdays to the birthday star when the banquet atmosphere was the most lively.
She went to tell Sheng Weirao, "Then he's going to prepare."
When Mrs. Qi went out to the courtyard through the small door, she saw that Princess Jian'an and Princess Yuan Donglai's granddaughters and granddaughters were already waiting. Princess Qingfang was squatting on the ground, waiting for her. Ling Tiao is very capable of arranging his clothes.
When Mrs. Qi saw it, she went over and thanked her: "Thank you for bothering me."
He also asked the host who was serving the two sons why he asked Princess Qingfang to do what they should do for them
The two wet nurses did not dare to say anything, but Princess Qingfang came to their rescue: "Nurt nurse helped them tidy up, but they were naughty themselves, and Lao Fu wanted to pull the skirt of his clothes askew, so he came over to tidy up for them. Just give me a few words of coaxing."
Mrs. Qi frowned when she heard this. She was obviously not a strict mother at ordinary times. Seeing this, her little brother, who was originally tugging at him, immediately held his breath and concentrated, pretending to be "he is very good and obedient".
"When we go back later, we will be punished by eating one less snack!" Mrs. Qi from Bu Nao was unmoved and shouted in a low voice, "Please don't worry about paying our grandmother's birthday later. I have been without snacks for ten days since I came to the east!"
Rong Lingtiao and Rong Lingsui were as frustrated as eggplants beaten by frost.
Mrs. Qi also said about her eldest son Rong Lingzhan: "I am the eldest brother. My brothers are disobedient. Why don't you stop them and ask my aunt to take care of them?"
Seeing Rong Lingzhan's confused look, Lord Jian'an stepped forward and explained: "Mom, it's not like that. Just now the second sister and the third sister ran away and disappeared. The people in Didong couldn't find them for a while. He and the fourth brother were helping." Dongren is looking for me, I just came back! When I came back, I saw my aunt coaxing my fifth brother to look like my sixth brother."
Lord Guangchang and Lord Yunyang suddenly became awe-inspiring and lowered their heads, not even daring to look at Mrs. Qi.
Princess Qingfang looked at the cautious appearance of her nieces and nephews and said to Mrs. Qi: "It's normal for children to be ignorant, but my sister-in-law is a bit too strict."
"Qingfang, when he was taking care of the children, my eldest brother kept silent." However, Mrs. Qi didn't buy it and frowned, "You can't make a good thing out of jade. Now, if you develop bad habits in the future, will it be difficult to correct them?" Oh! Besides, it’s normal for children to be ignorant, and it’s not uncommon for children to act up and get beaten. How can they be so delicate!”
Although Sheng Weiqiao felt that the Qi family was very principled in raising their children, Bu Nao considered that Ma Zaiqiu was wishing her mother-in-law birthday wishes, so she could not help but smooth things over by saying, "Tomorrow will be a good confinement period for my mother and concubine. My nephews and nieces will be happy. It's OK if they get carried away a little while playing." It’s inevitable, why don’t we spare them that time? After all, I’m going to kowtow to my mother and concubine soon. If the children are all dejected and everyone inside sees it, it won’t be a disappointment!”
Because she was a new sister-in-law, and considering Rong Suihe's status in front of Princess Gaomi, Mrs. Qi gave her some face. She looked at her children with a straight face and said, "What are you doing standing there? Please thank our aunt quickly." , Third aunt?”
Then he said, "Did you hear what our third aunt said? Forget it that time. If Ruofu comes back later, he will deliberately put on a bitter face when he wishes his birthday. Let's see how he deals with us!"
The princes of Jian'an County said "I heard it" obediently, and there was a sound of footsteps coming from the Yuedong Gate. They saw that the prince Rong Qingzui was leading the way, followed closely by Prince Rong Shuihe of Mizhen County, Huaiyuan Hou Yuan Liuguang and his son. Step in together.
After they arrived, they exchanged a few words with their respective wives, and the Dongren who was guarding the outside quietly went in to inform them. After a while, the master of ceremonies began to sing a ceremony, and everyone went in to pay their respects according to their relationship, seniority, and elders.
At that time, there was already an empty space in front of Princess Gaomi, where a brocade futon was placed.
Although Rong Suihe was younger than Princess Qingfang, because he was not a son, according to the custom at that time, he proposed to marry his daughter instead.
So after the prince and his wife paid their birthdays, it was his turn to go in with Sheng Weiqiao.
Princess Gaomi happily accepted their gifts and received a pair of mutton-fat jade mandarin duck and lotus jade pendants as a reward.
To the east were Princess Qingfang and Princess Yuan Liuguang, and everyone mentioned Rong Qingzui and Princess Huihe sensibly, so it was all about the grandchildren.
The older ones, such as the Lord of Jian'an County and others, are naturally presentable, causing the guests around them to say: "Is the palace a royal palace or not? Are the Lords, Princes and Grandsons really behaved and dignified?"
But when it was the turn of the youngest Rong Lingtiao and Rong Lingsui, they couldn't help but cause a little fuss: after the five-year-old and four-year-old brothers came in, they went straight to the futon and kowtowed. After banging and banging, they said, "My grandmother is as blessed as the East China Sea and her longevity is as long as the Nanshan Mountain." The princess said "good", and they quickly got up and threw themselves on the princess's knees, one on the left and the other on the right. He asked her to praise him for his good birthday wishes: "If Mom said it was not good to ask for permission, she wouldn't give you snacks! "
The people nearby who heard it all laughed and said to Mrs. Qi: "I thought they were young, so why did I scare them behind their backs? But they are very smart, why don't they turn around and expose me?"
Mrs. Qi glared at her two sons in embarrassment and whispered: "Don't mess around... Why don't you go east quickly?"
"Our mother has been the head of our family for a long time. When our mother spoke, her grandmother had to take the lead and obey her orders!" Princess Gaomi always had a kind attitude toward her grandchildren, but she never doted on them, let alone interfered. He is the godson of his eldest daughter-in-law, so he watched the two grandsons enjoying themselves for a while, so he patted their heads and said with a smile, "So grandma can't save us."
The little brother was dragged away with a mournful face. He wiped away tears before he reached the threshold. Apparently he was afraid that Dong would be taken care of by the Qi family.
Everyone in Bu Nao watched happily, and some people flattered Princess Gaomi: "The princess has passed down Mrs. Qin's good upbringing, and she never wants to spoil her children. After the two children have received such a lesson, they will never dare to rely on pampering again." I'm so spoiled, the palace will definitely seek two more talented and beautiful princes and grandsons who are humble and courteous in the future!"
Princess Gao Mi smiled lightly and said, "His eldest daughter-in-law is so nice. She doesn't need to worry about her inside or outside."
There was nothing else to say when I received Dong Lai that day. It was just like a normal banquet. After eating and drinking, we dispersed.
After Sheng Weiqiao returned to the Prince's Mansion, he remembered Xi Zai's promise to Zhao Yue, so he went to his own small study room, ordered Jinli to study ink, and hurriedly wrote a leg-sealing book, explaining the whole story, and sent it to Nanfeng County. .
He also ordered people to take out the several scrolls of paintings mentioned to Zhao Li, and mused to himself: "He is not good at painting, and those scrolls of paintings are not said to be given to Zhao Li. Can I lend them to him to appreciate?" Confinement. Even if he didn't look at the favor of his relatives, we were all nobles in Chang'an. If he opened the door, he would not refuse. Otherwise, when he was just telling him about it, Zhao Taomei came out and interrupted. Obviously She didn't want to benefit from him, and she didn't even want her legs to benefit from him. If he sent it there at that time, even if the Zhao family picked up Donglai for Zhao Yue, they would probably be suspicious, or think that he was deliberately showing off, or be suspicious of him. He deliberately caused trouble for Zhao Taomei..."
After thinking about it, I gave up the idea of giving the painting to Zhao Yue for appreciation.
Even though Bu Nao decided to be vague about it, Zhao Yue did not take it seriously, so she waited to see through it. After three months, there was no news from the Prince's Mansion of Mi Zhen County. I felt uneasy. Finally, I took Zhao Ming, the sixth son of the second room of the Zhao family, to the door together.
That day, Rong Suihe got up early and left the house. Sheng Weiqiao heard that Zhao Yue and Zhao Yu were visiting, and immediately guessed their purpose. He went to ask someone to greet them in the flower hall to shut up, and then went into the outer room to freshen up and change into the guest room. Dress to greet.
The uncle-in-law met and exchanged greetings with each other. The impatient Zhao Yuebu reminded her of his previous promise tactfully. Sheng Weiqiao naturally did not say whether he was afraid that Zhao Taomei would misunderstand that was why he did not send the painting, so he just forgot it by accident, " "Suddenly" he said: "Look at his memory! After he came back from the palace that day, he had been thinking about something that he had not done? It turned out to be that! My cousin will be here tomorrow, otherwise he would be afraid of being there I didn’t think about it for a while, but my cousin thought he just shut up and said nothing!”
Zhao Yue went and said, "What did my cousin say? It would be wrong for him to be shameless."
The two of them exchanged some polite words, and Sheng Weiqiao ordered someone to pick up the painting. Although Zhao Yue couldn't help but be delighted by the wait, the sixth son of the Zhao family, Zhao Yu, who came with him, although he was one year younger than him, was more sophisticated in the ways of the world.
Zhao Yu felt that he and Sheng Weiqiao's cousin did not have a close friendship. Because of Zhao Taomei's matter, it was not an exaggeration to say that they had some grudges against each other. At that time, he came to borrow paintings at the door, and the money he borrowed was the dowry from the bottom of the box. A few words of sincerity.
So they just started talking and asked about the current situation of Sheng Weiqiao and his wife.
Sheng Weiqiao didn't plan to tell them much at first, so he just thought of taking the painting and sending them away.
But Zhao Yun was still worried. Did she remember that Princess Gaomi was at the birthday banquet? Huan Ye reminded her implicitly in his words, secretly thinking that this was an opportunity, and said: "Has Mi Zhen been there all the time? The court said We also know that the recruitment process has been going on for a long time. We hope that the Lord can make a decision early so that he will not be homeless all day long. As for him, such a big mansion has its own stewards, so he I don’t have much time to do. I guess I’ll just go and do some work during the Chongwu Festival when I come from the east!”
Zhao Yu thought she was talking about the complicated entertainment at the festival, so he smiled and said: "The world is like this, so there is nothing we can do about it. It's just one day, cousin, just bear with it!"
Sheng Weiqiao smiled and said: "Sixth cousin, I misunderstood. He has always been in Nanfeng County before and has not participated in many banquets in Chang'an, so it is a bit novel now, but he doesn't feel bored at all. Lord, please forgive the four of his natal family. Sister, let’s talk about Fuchang.”
Zhao Yu didn't shut up when he heard this, and Zhao Yue pricked up his ears: "Cousin, did you tell me?"
"Fu Chang is one year younger than him, and he will be sixteen next year." Because he didn't know whether the candidate introduced by Sheng Weirao to the Qi family would succeed. Even if it could, Sheng Weiqiao was too lazy to tell the Zhao family about his sister's marriage in detail, so at that time End of point, "So the elders in the family had some considerations about her future, but they didn't involve him in the details... Of course, they didn't have such an idea at that time. I don't know what will happen then. We can't Say it!"
Zhao Yu smiled and said, "Don't worry, cousin, they won't talk too much."
He said politely again, "The Lord of Fuchang County, Zhong Lingyuxiu, doesn't know who would be so lucky?"
Sheng Weiqiao was perfunctory with him, thinking to himself: If he said that, Zhao Yue would be embarrassed to pester or disturb the fourth sister again, right
Even if Zhao Yue continues to be ignorant and indifferent, she still has a reason to tell the Zhao family.