Zhulan went to the flower viewing banquet at the Wang residence with her daughter. She arrived late, not to show her status. She apologized, "I should have left a long time ago, but my kid kept clinging to me, so I arrived a little late."
Tao, "It's not too late to start. You only brought Xue Han today. Why didn't you bring your two granddaughters? I'm just a name, I haven't met anyone yet!"
As soon as Mrs. Tao finished her words, all the officials' wives around looked over. They were also very curious. Although Miss Zhou was the youngest daughter of Lord Zhou and was very favored, she was already engaged. No matter how outstanding Miss Zhou was, she would not attract much attention from them.
So he has always been thinking about the granddaughter of the Zhou family. Even if Mr. Zhou's eldest son and second son are mediocre, as long as she is the granddaughter of the Zhou family, it is worthy of marriage. It's a pity that he has never seen her.
Zhulan smiled and said, "These two girls are still young."
But I felt helpless in my heart. He was targeting Yu Shuang and Yu Lu. I really didn't know what to say.
Tao knew that Yang didn't want to talk anymore, so she smiled and said, "The banquet will start soon. Let's try the fruits first. We brought them back from overseas."
Zhulan smiled and nodded, looking outside, then saw Master Wang, followed by several other gentlemen. Zhulan understood that today was not just a simple flower viewing occasion.
On the other side, Xue Han handed the gift to the future fourth sister-in-law, "This is the birthday gift that my fourth brother bought for the county lady by pawning his inkstone and borrowing money from my eldest brother."
Su Xuan felt that the gift was not only hot to the touch, but also burned her heart. "How much money does he owe?"
Su Xuan was also helpless. Zhou Changzhi was obviously the son of a prefect, but he ended up living like a poor scholar!
Xue Han sensed the helplessness in the county lady's tone and said with a smile, "I owed my eldest brother thirty taels. Oh, and I pawned my inkstone for fifteen taels. My father got angry when he found out. Not only did he confiscate all of my fourth brother's inkstones, he also didn't allow my fourth brother to enter the study and take a book."
Su Xuan could imagine Chang Zhi being struck by lightning. It would be better to kill him than to prevent him from reading. Lord Zhou wanted Chang Zhi to learn a lesson. "The inkstone must be very expensive."
Xue Han spread out her hands, "More than expensive, Fourth Brother is a good pawner. He knows how to get the best inkstone. The inkstone he pawned is worth hundreds of taels. It was originally given to my father, and Mother gave it to Fourth Brother."
Well, my family has no shortage of inkstones and other things. I always have some every time I receive gifts, and when I accumulate them, I have a lot.
Su Xuan, “… . . . .”
She was helpless. No wonder Lord Zhou was angry. If he returned it to her, she would be furious!
Xue Han stared at the box, "Sister County Master, please open it and take a look."
She said so much just to see the gifts.
Su Xuan didn't want to open it. "Well, the flower viewing party is about to start. Let's go over there!"
Xue Han retracted her gaze and said faintly, "I was thinking of telling you more about Fourth Brother's preferences, but unfortunately the flower viewing banquet has begun. Sister County Master, let's go."
Su Xuan, “… . . . .”
Obviously Zhou Changzhi is stupid and easy to bully, but why is his sister so smart? She has seen it wrong. This girl is not someone who needs her protection. It’s good enough that this girl doesn’t cheat people!
The flower-viewing banquet began, and Zhulan and others got up and went to the garden. The Wang Mansion was really big, and the garden was much larger than Zhulan's home. Zhulan saw her daughter at a glance. She knew her own daughter had seen the gifts, and looking at the smile on her daughter's face, she knew she had seen some excitement.
She also wanted to see it, but unfortunately Changzhi had tied the box. She thought about opening it and looking behind the lid, but unfortunately Changzhi was on guard against them.
Finally, she thought that her daughter would definitely see it anyway, so she endured it. Looking at the county lady's stiff face, she knew that the gift would be unexpected.
At this time, Zhulan saw Master Wang and others in the distance. At first glance, they were all unengaged young men, and the most eye-catching one was Yao Zheyu.