(Thanks to Minxi, Yamahaguchi Township Jun Hotel, and River Basin Canhong for their red envelopes, there will be more updates today! Tonight!)
One day after the Mid-Autumn Festival, He Changqi, the eldest son of Uncle Jing'an, invited his friends to have a small gathering at home. Because Chu Lian had promised Mrs. He and his elder brother early in the morning, so around noon, he took the maids to do a few dinners. A special dish ready to be delivered to the front yard.
But Chu Lian is He Changdi's daughter-in-law after all, so it's against the rules to just take her maid to deliver food to the front yard. After thinking about it, she decided to go to Qingyu Hall first and let the people from the old matriarch deliver the food. The past is appropriate.
When we arrived at the entrance of Qingyu Hall, we heard voices talking inside. Mu Xiang, the eldest maid next to the old matriarch, just came out and saw Chu Lian who had just arrived at the door. She greeted with a smile, "The third grandma is here, go in quickly, the eldest grandma and the two young ladies are inside!"
After finishing speaking, he made a cool bamboo curtain for Chu Lian, took the big food box from Ming Yan behind him, and followed Chu Lian into the flower hall of Qingwei Hall.
Mrs. He was sitting on the head seat, and she didn't know what she and Mrs. Zou were talking about, she was very cheerful, obviously in a very good mood. Chu Lian glanced at Mrs. Zou, and saw that Mrs. Zou was wearing a new royal blue dress, covered with a smoky blue gauze, and the jewelry on her head was the sapphire headgear given by the Queen Mother on the Mid-Autumn Banquet. Although she was full of grace and luxury, it was a pity that this old-fashioned hairstyle made her look several years older. A woman in her mid-twenties was born in her thirties.
Mrs. Zou was talking with a smile, and she didn't know what she said before, which amused Mrs. He.
"Greetings to grandma and sister-in-law."
Chu Lian respectfully gave the junior ceremony to the two of them.
"Sanlang's daughter-in-law is here, hurry up and sit down, your elder brother sent someone to remind you just now in the front yard!"
Zou's gaze came over, and she found that Chu Lian was still dressed in plain homely clothes, with only a emerald green hairpin on her jet-black bun, and no other jewelry on her body. Breathe a sigh of relief.
It seems that Chu Lian will definitely not go to the front yard with such a dress.
Chu Lian smiled slightly, "There is a dish that needs to be stewed for a long time, and after a while, grandson-in-law is late, please don't blame grandma and sister-in-law."
Mrs. He pulled Chu Lian to her side. If she hadn't been worried that Dalang's wife was still there, Mrs. He would have pinched Chu Lian's little nose, "You little man, why would grandma blame you? , Madam Liu, send someone to deliver the food box to the front yard."
As soon as Mrs. He said that, Mrs. Zou hurriedly said: "Grandmother, since you are a good friend of Da Lang, then you don't need to bother Madam Liu, it's better for grandson-in-law to send it over in person!"
The old lady casually glanced at Zou's attire, paused, and nodded, "Then you can take someone there, but be careful on the way, don't let Da Lang lose face in front of his friends."
Seeing that the old lady agreed, Zou breathed a sigh of relief, and quickly assured her: "Don't worry, grandma, the granddaughter-in-law is not a person who doesn't know the importance."
Mrs. Zou saluted Mrs. He, and hurried to the front yard with her close-knit maid and maid carrying a food box.
When Zou's figure disappeared at the entrance of the flower hall of Qingweitang, Chu Lian smiled and said: "Grandmother, I just made an old duck stew. The stew is crispy and crispy. It is most suitable for your age to drink. Today's daughter-in-law Just take the food and have a meal with you, can grandma take it in?"
"Pfft..." Mrs. He laughed, "Look at this cute look, if you want to eat at grandma's place, just say so."
Mrs. He hurriedly ordered Mu Xiang beside her to let the little maids serve the dishes.
Chu Lian accompanied the old matriarch for lunch in Qingweitang, waited for the old matriarch to take a nap, and then went back to his own Songtao Garden.
The sun is shining today, and it is a little hot. There is a small garden next to Songtao Garden. In the garden, the autumn chrysanthemums are in full bloom. Among the autumn chrysanthemums is an exquisitely shaped rockery. Next to the rockery is water, and the gurgling water flows into the small lotus pond next to it. It's a pity that the lotus leaves and lotus flowers in the lotus pond have withered long ago, but in the gazebo by the lotus pond, you can watch the autumn chrysanthemums across the water.
Next to the gazebo is a piano pavilion. Because it is close to Songtao Garden, Chu Lian often comes to enjoy the shade in the afternoon.
When returning to Songtao Garden, Chu Lian happened to pass by the Qin Pavilion, glanced at it, and casually told Ming Yan beside him, "It's a bit hot today, I'll ask someone to bring a recliner over, and I'll take a rest at the Qin Pavilion."
Five or six young men surrounded the main table in the hall of the front yard of Jing'an Bo's mansion. These people were all friends invited by Jing'an Bo's son He Changqi to have a small gathering.
Among them are Mr. Ge, a newly promoted young official of Honglu Temple, Marquis of Weiyuan, who inherited the title of his father not long ago, Zou Wu, the second room of the Dingyuanhou's mansion, Zou's natal brother, and Zheng Tiancheng, the youngest son of Zheng Guogong's mansion. Who else could be the tall and straight man in the robe? It was undoubtedly Xiao Bojian from the Imperial College.
In fact, Xiao Bojian and He Changqi had no friendship at all, and he was able to come to Jing'an House only because of Zheng Shizi.
And everyone here also knows that Zheng Shizi has a close friend who is a senior student in the Imperial College.
In addition, Xiao Bojian has a good appearance that is most in line with the aesthetics of today's people. He has a natural gentleman temperament, and his behavior is quite exemplary.
So Xiao Bojian's social life has always been like a fish in water, most people who get along with him will ignore his humble family background because of his appearance and temperament.
Mr. Ge drank the sencha in his cup, smiled secretly, "Brother He, did you frame us, it's almost noon in a blink of an eye, you still haven't ordered the servants to serve, but you will starve our brothers to death ?”
He Changqi was a little embarrassed when he heard the words. A few days ago, he boasted in front of his friends that he would invite them to eat delicious food that they had never eaten before. The bait was said to make a group of brothers greedy, but the food hadn't been served yet, and even he himself was a bit embarrassed.
"Brothers, don't worry, since it's delicious food, it's certainly worth the wait." Xiao Bo smiled softly, and everyone nodded in agreement.
Because He Changqi had mentioned it in advance, all the friends invited by him today knew that the third grandma of Jing'anbo Mansion, the emperor's new Jinyi Township Lord, personally cooked the main dish.
It is also an honor to be able to eat meals cooked by the Lord himself.
Finally, Chang Sui, who was beside He Changqi, ran over quickly and whispered something in his ear. He Changqi was overjoyed when he heard the words, "Brothers, we can be regarded as keeping the clouds open and the moon shining."
Sure enough, after a while, I saw Mrs. Zou wearing rich clothes and leading his servants carrying huge food boxes to the hall where the dining table was set in the front yard.
Several of He Changqi's friends also got up to salute Mrs. Zou. Except for Mrs. Zou's natal brother, everyone else called "Mrs. Sister-in-law". Among them, He Changqi was the biggest, so they There is nothing wrong with calling it that.
Zou rarely had the opportunity to meet He Changqi's friends, so her husband finally brought all of them back for a reunion. Of course, she wanted to show her face and leave a good impression on her husband's friends. It's just that she was dressed too grandly today, and the gathering among friends should be relaxed and comfortable, so she inadvertently made the atmosphere a bit stiff. When Xiao Bojian lowered his head slightly, disdain first appeared in his eyes.