"Thank you Mr. Fu for your help." Wen Qingzhu thanked him sincerely.
What if Jiang Yuancheng came to Yanyuan and insisted on seeing her.
She really couldn't refuse.
"Miss Qi, you don't have to be polite. I only got the news this morning. In addition, Wu Shan also decided to attend the birthday banquet and has now arrived at the Wen family." Fu Lie looked at Wen Qingzhu, his eyes becoming gentler.
Wen Qingzhu nodded, the fifth prince is here, why doesn't Wu Shan, a man who likes to follow people's influence, not come back to join in the fun
Then she checked his pulse and made sure there was no major problem before she felt relieved.
After chatting with him for a while, Wen Qingzhu was ready to leave.
Fu Lie said subconsciously: "Wait!"
Wen Qingzhu raised his eyes and looked at him: "Do you have anything to ask?"
Fu Lie's face was very troubled.
A few days ago, he learned that Wen Qingzhu was engaged to the fourth son of the Lei family.
"Just tell me if there is anything I can do to help you, and I will try my best to help you." Wen Qingzhu thought he had encountered some difficulty.
Looking at her cut pupils like autumn water, Fu Lie held back and said, "It's okay. Miss Seventh, go and do your work."
Wen Qingzhu wanted to ask more, but Lu Tao reminded: "Miss, the banquet is about to begin."
"Um."
Wen Qingzhu said goodbye to Fu Lie and turned to leave.
Fu Lie looked at her back, his eyes getting deeper and deeper, and he couldn't help clenching his fists.
Dongzi beside him didn't know his master's thoughts.
"Master, if you try your best to sneak into the Wen family, why don't you ask Miss Seven personally? After all, her engagement with Fourth Young Master Lei has not yet been completed."
Closing his eyes, Fu Lie shook his head and said, "Compared to me, Lei Si is more suitable for her."
"But-" Dongzi felt heartbroken when he saw his master forbearing.
Not long after returning to Yanyuan, someone came to invite them over.
The men's banquet was placed in Wanjin Garden next to Zimingtang.
The banquet of the female relatives was held in Baiyuan Garden next to Wanjin Garden.
Since it was the old lady's birthday party, she went to Wanjin Garden first, and the younger generation congratulated her one by one.
When she returned to Baiyuan Garden, Mrs. Wen's smile was a little vain.
Sitting at the main banquet, Mrs. Wen glanced at her and asked Aunt Du beside her: "Where are the Fourth Madam and Xin'er?"
Aunt Du replied in a low voice: "The fourth lady said that she has something to do at the moment and will come over later."
Mrs. Wen's face was a little speechless.
The eldest lady next to her said quickly: "Mom, my daughter-in-law is here to invite her younger siblings. Don't worry, she will be here on time when the banquet is held."
Today is a big day.
Everyone in the second room made a rare appearance.
Aunt Wu and her daughter from Yanyuan and Aunt Yue and her daughter also arranged seats.
Wen Qingzhu sat at the old lady's table, and she squinted at the seat next to her.
Only Aunt Yue and her daughter were in the third room, while Aunt Wu and her daughter were missing.
Thinking that Yang had captured Wen Qinglan, I was afraid that Aunt Wu was arguing with Yang now.
After waiting for a while, Dong Ling, who was beside the eldest lady, trotted back and whispered a few words in the eldest lady's ear.
The eldest lady frowned and seemed to be hesitating.
Finally, she stood up, said something to Mrs. Wen, and left with Dong Ling and Nanny Lu.
Two quarters of an hour later, the eldest lady returned with the fourth lady and her daughter, as well as Aunt Wu and her daughter.
When Wen Qinglan passed behind her, Wen Qingzhu clearly noticed that there was too much white powder on Wen Qinglan's face, as if she was covering something up.
The birthday celebration time has come, starting with the eldest lady Wan Shi, they presented gifts to the old lady one by one.
What Mrs. Wan gave as a gift was a jade Guanyin.
Mrs. Wen has recently begun to worship Buddha, and this gift suits her very much.
Then the second lady He presented a pair of luminous cups.
Wen Qingzhu looked at it carefully and found that it was indeed a good thing and must have cost a lot of money.
But Mrs. Wen's expression was very indifferent, she waved her hand and let her go directly.
Mr. Lu has died of illness, so we will skip it for now.
The fourth lady, Mrs. Yang, presented a pot of red jade coral, which was crystal clear.
Yang personally unveiled the silk cloth, which was exquisite in shape and shiny in texture, making everyone's eyes shine.
"Good, good!" Mrs. Wen liked this ruby very much, not to mention the pot of coral made of ruby in front of her. She couldn't help but say three good words in a row.
Yang deliberately glanced sideways at Wan, then bent her knees and replied, "As long as mother likes it."
Then came the granddaughter’s generation giving gifts.
The eldest lady Wen Qingruo had already married away, but she still asked someone to give her a pair of South China Sea pearls the size of pigeon eggs.
Dongzhu is not uncommon, but Dongzhu of this size is still rare.
Mrs. Wen nodded, expressing satisfaction.
The sixth lady, Wen Qingfang, presented a painting of a crane by Master Zhang Qian.
Mrs. Wen was a little surprised. Although this painting was not as good as the orchid on the cliff last time, the crane painting was still rare.
Besides, today is her birthday, and the crane symbolizes longevity.
Mrs. Wen was very satisfied: "Fang'er is determined."
Next came Wen Qingzhu, who had already delivered the previous screen.
What she presented now was a picture of hundreds of flowers, which looked ordinary at first glance.
Wen Qingzhu noticed that Mrs. Wen frowned, and she explained: "Grandma, Mr. Zhuang's calligraphy is famous all over the world. Everyone knows that he is also good at painting. This picture of hundreds of flowers is from Mr. Zhuang's calligraphy." Sir’s hand.”
Mrs. Wen is not particularly good at chess, calligraphy and painting, and her background is low.
She didn't say yes or no, she just looked at Wen Qingzhu quietly.
Just when the atmosphere fell into an awkward situation, Mrs. Wan next to Mrs. Wen said, "Can I have a look?"
Everyone was stunned and looked at Mrs. Wan Lao.
Mrs. Wan Lao explained with a smile: "To be honest, Mr. Zhuang's paintings are even rarer than his calligraphy. It just so happened that our Wan family sent a picture of Mr. Zhuang's outing to His Royal Highness a few days ago. I didn’t expect to come across his Hundred Flowers Picture today, which really makes me curious.”
When Wen Qingzhu saw his grandmother nodding, he asked Jasmine to send the Hundred Flowers Picture to Mrs. Wan Lao.
After looking at it carefully, Mrs. Wan nodded, and said to Mrs. Wen with a somewhat envious tone: "My family is so lucky to have gotten a painting of hundreds of flowers by Mr. Zhuang. This painting of hundreds of flowers has a more meaningful meaning than the outing painting. good."
"This is all Seventh Girl's filial piety." Mrs. Wen felt very happy when she saw Mrs. Wan's envy.
Miss Eleven Wen Qingxin presented a Wanbao vase.
Mrs. Wen doesn't know how to play music, chess, calligraphy and painting, but she still has some eyesight for famous porcelain kilns.
This vase looks ordinary at first glance, but on the vase, some auspicious words such as good luck, wealth, longevity, happiness, immortality, longevity and longevity are composed of a picture of chrysanthemums in very small characters.
"Xin'er is thoughtful." Mrs. Wen was also quite satisfied.
After all the legitimate daughters had given birthday gifts, it was the turn of the Wen family's concubines to give gifts.
The third lady, Wen Qinglian, gave her a set of clothes she embroidered herself.
Wen Qingzhu looked at it and saw that the embroidery work was excellent.
It's a pity that Mrs. Wen doesn't like it.
The eighth lady, Wen Qinghe, gave her a pair of emerald hairpins.
Others may not understand, but Wen Qingfang and Wen Qingxin do.
Three months ago, Mrs. Wen broke an emerald hairpin that she particularly liked.
Now Wen Qinghe sent it. The gift was not expensive, but it was very satisfying.
Mrs. Wen finally had a faint smile on her face and nodded towards Wen Qinghe.
It was the turn of the Fourth Miss Wen Qinglan. She stood up in person, walked to Mrs. Wen's desk, and whispered: "Grandma, Lan'er is not as clever as some of her sisters. She happened to learn some acrobatics a few days ago."
Mrs. Wen didn't know what kind of medicine she was selling in her gourd, so she just motioned for her to continue.
Wen Qinglan swept away her depression, stood up straight, pointed to the row of pine trees not far in front and said, "Grandma, please look, today is your birthday party, and Lan'er has invited the Rainbow Fairy for you."
As soon as she finished speaking, a layer of mist appeared in front of the row of pine trees.
Immediately afterwards, an arched rainbow appeared in front of everyone's eyes.
This scene attracted many female relatives who came to the banquet, and many people exclaimed in surprise.
Now that the weather is sunny and it’s still winter with little rain, a rainbow can appear!
Mrs. Wen's face was full of surprise. Looking at the guests' reactions, she suddenly felt very bright.
"Lan'er has a clever mind, Song Yan, please give Miss Fourth a seat." Mrs. Wen was in a better mood now and directly ordered Song Yan to add a seat at the main banquet.
The seats for the main banquet were basically full.
If you want to add a location, you can only find one next to Wen Qingxin.
She arrived late before, so the space left for her was relatively large.
Soon Song Yan ordered the little maid to bring a stool over.
Wen Qingxin was naturally unwilling. She waited fiercely for Wen Qinglan, wanting to tear her into pieces.
It's a pity that Wen Qinglan still smiled like a flower, walked to Wen Qingxin, knelt down and saluted: "Sister Eleven, I have wronged you."
Wen Qingxin was most unsatisfied: "You—"
Before she could finish speaking, Yang quickly grabbed her.
With this unique gift, Wen Qinglan successfully secured the seat of honor for her.
Wen Qingzhu couldn't help but look at Wen Qinglan twice.
It is not difficult to make artificial rainbows. In the past, concubines in the palace also used this method to attract the emperor's attention.
Unexpectedly, Wen Qinglan found a way to give it to the old lady as a birthday gift today.
Wen Qingzhu lowered his head and smiled. It seemed that Wen Qinglan's uncle had given them a good gift.
Finally, Wen Qingmei’s birthday gift was a parrot that could talk and sing.
Her gift was originally considered a blessing, but unfortunately with Wen Qinglan and Zhuyu in front of it, the parrot was overshadowed.
Wen Qingmei was unwilling, but there was nothing she could do.
Aunt Yue quietly grabbed Wen Qingxin's hand and signaled her to calm down.
The current situation is somewhat complicated.
Wen Qinglan alone suppressed the limelight of all the direct ladies of the Wen family, not to mention whether Wen Qingzhu would let it go.
Wen Qingfang and Wen Qingxin will never be so kind.
Then came the birthday gifts from Mrs. Wan and other foreign guests.
Their gifts were just ordinary gifts, and Mrs. Wen accepted them all with a smile.
It wasn't until a lady presented a pair of rare Bai Ruyi that Mrs. Wen stopped to take a closer look.
She looked at the young lady in front of her. She had never seen such a strange face before!
Just when Mrs. Wen was puzzled.
The young lady in front of me smiled and saluted: "Old madam, I am the third lady of the Lei family. I heard about my birthday party today, so I came here specially to send gifts."