The architectural styles of the Yun family and the Han family are somewhat similar, not gorgeous but solemn. Ren Yaoqi could have a general understanding of the layout of the Yun family mansion just by casually looking at it, but he really couldn't see any surprises. Even the plants that adorn the house have fewer flowers and more trees.
The yard where Mrs. Yun lived was on the central axis of the entire Yun family, and it looked larger than any yard Ren Yaoqi had seen along the way. The older the family is, the more important it is to honor the elder and the younger. This can be seen from the layout of the house.
Ren Yaoqi followed Xiao Jinglin to the old lady Yun's yard. The lady who led them over was a very talkative person and very friendly, so even though she did not stop talking along the way, she did not let her go. People find it annoying, but Xiao Jinglin, who has always been indifferent, answered her a few words.
When I walked outside the house, I could hear the chatter and laughter inside. Listening to the sound, I could tell that there were quite a few people in the room, and the conversation was strong.
Someone from far away saw them coming, and the person waiting at the door immediately went in to report. When Ren Yaoqi followed Xiao Jinglin to the door, the little girl who was waiting outside had no time to open the curtain, and the curtain was pulled open from the inside, and then an old woman with a full forehead and a rich appearance came out and saw Xiao Jinglin. A gentle and loving smile appeared on his face, and he took Xiao Jinglin's hand first.
"Sister Lin, let my aunt and grandmother come to see if she has lost weight."
Xiao Jinglin was pulled so intimately by someone, and her body was a little stiff, but she still managed not to shake the person away, and she pursed her lips and smiled: "Aunt and grandmother."
The old lady laughed and patted Xiao Jinglin's hand again before putting it down. Then she turned her eyes to Ren Yaoqi's face and looked at it before smiling: "Is this the girl from the Ren family?"
Ren Yaoqi bowed his head and bowed, and whispered, "Grandma."
The old lady of the Yun family, like the old lady of Ren, was born in the Qiu family, but she was actually a distant relative from the Wufu family and had no contact with each other. But Mrs. Yun's father, the previous patriarch of the Qiu clan, took over as Mrs. Ren's elder brother in his later years.
Although the old lady Yun and the old lady Ren are not really close sisters with this kind of relationship, but they are not incapable of fighting, plus they are both from the Qiu family, Ren Yaoqi calls the old lady Yun a aunt and grandmother. It's totally plausible.
Mrs. Yun smiled lovingly and boasted: "Good boy, he looks really watery."
At this time, a voice laughed behind Mrs. Yun: "Mother, we understand that you are happy to see the county master coming, but it's not good to keep people outside the door and not let them in?"
Ren Yaoqi followed the voice and saw a middle-aged woman with a dignified temperament. Although she was not young, her face was extremely outstanding. She looked somewhat similar to Yun Wenfang and Yun Wenting.
Only then did Mrs. Yun react. She patted her forehead and shook her head with a smile: "Look at me, I'm so confused."
So everyone moved into the house together.
When he entered the room, Ren Yaoqi realized that not only did the old lady follow the eldest wife, but also many people, but because the door was not spacious enough and there was a screen blocking it, she didn't see it.
The old lady Yun looked very happy and wanted to pull Xiao Jinglin to sit on the Luohan bed in the north of the house, but Xiao Jinglin refused.
The old lady said half-truthfully, "The county master refuses to sit with the old man, so the old man can only invite the county master to sit alone."
Xiao Jinglin had a decent smile on her face, and her tone was slightly slower than usual: "Where is the county master, I'm here to visit my grandmother and uncles today, and it's also a family courtesy to talk about the theory." The old lady bowed her knees.
Old Madam Yun was stunned for a moment, and when she came back to her senses, she looked at Xiao Jinglin with more loving eyes, shook her head and laughed: "You child!"
Ren Yaoqi glanced at Xiao Jinglin in surprise. She thought that Xiao Jinglin didn't like to associate with the women in the inner house, so she didn't disdain this kind of confrontation between you and me, but it turned out that she was wrong again. Xiao Jinglin hates these entertainments in the inner house, but that doesn't mean she doesn't. Not only can she do it, but she does it well.
However, Ren Yaoqi also understood why Xiao Jinglin didn't like to associate with women in the house.
Just like when they came in just now, according to their identities, the members of the Yun family, including the old lady Yun, would all salute Xiao Jinglin. The old lady Yun greeted her first. From the outsiders' eyes, she looked like she couldn't wait to see the junior she liked, but she avoided the salute because of this.
After entering the room, the old lady Ren said that she would invite Xiao Jinglin to sit alone. If Xiao Jinglin really sat down, then the old lady Yun would definitely bring the young and old of the Yun family to salute Xiao Jinglin. However, Xiao Jinglin refused, and she gave Old Madam Yun enough face as a courtesy.
Mrs. Yun introduced the people present to Xiao Jinglin and Ren Yaoqi, and to Mrs. Yun's second and third Mrs. Yun, Xiao Jinglin gave the same junior salute as Ren Yaoqi.
When Mrs. Yun asked the eldest Miss Yun Qiuchen to come up to greet Xiao Jinglin and her, Ren Yaoqi couldn't help but take a look at the Miss Yun. In the last life, Yun Qiuchen married Han Yunqian.
The eyebrows are as far away, the eyes are like autumn water, the flowers are the face, and the snow is the skin. Yun Qiuchen is a rare beauty, with an elegant temperament and a real lady.
Second Miss Yun and Miss Yun Third were actually pretty good looking, but they were all overshadowed by Yun Qiuchen's company.
In addition to the Yun family members, there were also several wives and young ladies in Mrs. Yun's house. They came to visit Mrs. Yun at the Yun family today, and they were all from famous families in Yunyang City.
No wonder they heard that the house was so lively before they came, and no wonder Xiao Jinglin cooperated with Mrs. Yun to give the Yun family face, and Mrs. Yun was so happy. The more people like the Yun family, the more face they have. Just like the interests of the Ren family are greater than the sky.
After some greetings, Xiao Jinglin and Ren Yaoqi sat in the guest seat together.
Although Ren Yaoqi also followed, she knew that Xiao Jinglin was the protagonist, so her words and deeds were very low-key. Although Xiao Jinglin didn't like to talk very much, the elders of the Yun family politely answered questions one by one, and the atmosphere was quite harmonious. At least Xiao Jinglin was not left out, and Ren Yaoqi was not left out.
However, Xiao Jinglin didn't plan to stay at the Yun family for a long time, so after chatting for half an hour, Xiao Jinglin asked to leave after seeing that it was almost time.
Mrs. Yun refused to put it in, so she had to keep Xiao Jinglin for dinner.
As the stalemate stood still, the eldest young lady of the Yun family said softly: "County Lord, grandma has prepared some clothes and jewelry for our sisters. Would you like to try them first? The sewing team invited from Kyoto is still in the house, if there are any. It can be changed if it doesn't fit."
Mrs. Yun patted her forehead: "Look at my memory, if it weren't for the reminder from Chen girl, I would have forgotten it. Sister Lin, listen to my uncle and grandmother, and try on the clothes first."
Miss Yun San Yun Qiufang said with a smile, "Yes, county master, you must try it, or grandma won't let us pick first. You pick the rest, and we'll pick."
Miss Yun San smiled heartlessly, but it made others look bad. The tea bowl in the hand of old lady Yun went to the case a few times, and the sound of knocking was not heavy, but it successfully made the people present. All those little thoughts were put away, and the scene was quiet.
The old lady Yun seemed to be unaware, she still smiled and went to talk to Xiao Jinglin: "Good boy, go with your cousins."
Xiao Jinglin naturally did not lack those clothes, but because she did not lack it, it was difficult to refuse.
You are missing something, something someone gave you. You don't lack something, what others give you is heart. Xiao Jinglin is not good at rejecting the wishes of the elders.
So Xiao Jinglin stood up obediently and thanked her. Taking advantage of others not paying attention, he gave Ren Yaoqi an apologetic look. The two originally planned to leave immediately.
The old lady Yun smiled and said kindly to Ren Yaoqi: "The girl from the Ren family will also choose two suitable clothes and jewelry to wear at the daughter's banquet in the future."
Ren Yaoqi knew the thousand-dollar banquet in the mouth of old lady Yun, but it was actually a tea party held by the Yun family once every two years. The invitations are all famous ladies and sons of noble families in Yanbei.
The origin of the Qianjin Banquet is actually the result of the mutual separation between the Yun family and the Su family. At that time, in order to increase their influence, the Su family took over the leadership of organizing the Dragon Boat Race for the Duanyang Festival. The Yun family took a step late and lost the opportunity, and finally came up with a thousand gold banquet.
Back then, when the Yun family came up with such a name, they didn't mean anything else, they just secretly challenged the Su family. They didn't want to be famous for the Yun family's daughter-in-law banquet in Yanbei after so many decades. A young lady from a good family background, the Qianjin Banquet gradually became a blind date banquet among the upper-class nobles in Yanbei.
Ren Yaoqi did not participate in the previous life, because the participating women needed to meet two conditions in addition to being from a famous family, and they were not married. There are exceptions, that is, invitations that need to be specially sent by the Yun family.
The invitations of the Yun family are not so easy to get. In the case of not being old enough, only Ren Yaoyin of the Ren family had received the invitations of the Yun family to participate.
Now that Mrs. Yun said this, she was actually sending a verbal invitation to Ren Yaoqi.
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