"Lei family?" Mrs. Wen stood up immediately.
Mrs. Lei San quickly stepped forward, held the old lady's hand and said: "Old lady, you are welcome. You are an elder and you should accept this courtesy from me."
Mrs. Wanlao next to her was extremely surprised. When did the Wen family have any contact with the Lei family
Mrs. Lei San talked with Mrs. Wen for a long time.
If Zi Yan hadn't reminded her that there were guests giving gifts later, Mrs. Wen would probably have dragged her into talking.
Wen Qingzhu sat in his seat and looked at Mrs. Lei San carefully.
This is Lu's good friend Ruan, with slender eyebrows and an oval face. Every frown and smile overflows with tenderness.
The Lei family has always valued etiquette, and Ruan's every move was filled with natural dignity.
Wen Qingzhu suddenly felt good about her, and couldn't help but think of how dignified and gentle Mrs. Lu was when she was here.
Mrs. Lei San gave a brief salute and stepped back slowly.
Not sure if it was her imagination, but Wen Qingzhu felt that Mrs. Lei San seemed to have glanced at her twice.
Gifts from all the guests were presented one by one, and the smile on Mrs. Wen's face never broke.
Wen Qingzhu waited quietly for the banquet to begin.
It's a pity that some people refused to let her go.
"Sister, can I change places with you?" Wen Qinglan couldn't bear Wen Qingxin's troubles, so she looked at her and asked softly.
Wen Qingxin immediately frowned and said angrily: "What?! Did I treat you harshly?"
Her voice was loud and immediately attracted the attention of others at the table.
Wen Qingzhu didn't want to pay attention to it, but Wen Qinglan actually stood up and walked to her.
"Sister, please change places with me." Wen Qinglan pulled her sleeves, looking extremely aggrieved, which really made me pity her.
Just when Wen Qingxin was about to have an attack, Yang noticed the old lady looking over from the corner of his eye and immediately stopped her.
Wen Qingzhu naturally noticed it, but she did not reply.
As expected, Mrs. Wen said calmly: "Since you don't want to sit next to Xin'er, you'd better go back to your original seat."
Wen Qinglan's face froze. She never expected that Mrs. Wen would let her go back to her original seat even if she didn't help her!
"What? What I said doesn't work anymore?" Mrs. Wen raised her eyes with a very unhappy look on her face.
In desperation, Wen Qinglan could only grit her teeth, bowed and returned to her original seat.
After one person was missing, Wen Qingxin suddenly felt refreshed and immediately ordered the maid to move the extra stools away.
Looking out of the corner of his eye at the table next to him, he saw Aunt Wu holding Wen Qinglan's hand and seemed to be whispering something.
Wen Qingzhu sighed inwardly, regretting this unexpected gift.
Originally, Wen Qinglan had some favor with the old lady, but unfortunately she overestimated her favor and decided to act like a monster.
When Wen Qinglan approached just now, there were several black footprints on her instep.
It seemed that Wen Qingxin stepped on her under the table on purpose.
He wanted the old lady to take him seriously, but he also wanted to avoid being targeted by Wen Qingxin. How could this be possible
Wen Qinglan is still too young after all.
Halfway through the banquet, Aunt Wu and Wen Qinglan left the table one after the other.
Wen Qingzhu thought of the news Fu Lie told her, and winked, asking Jasmine to follow him.
After the banquet was over, Mrs. Wen took everyone to the garden to enjoy the plum blossoms.
Wen Qingzhu quietly fell behind, and Jasmine took the opportunity to follow him.
She whispered to Wen Qingzhu: "Miss, I saw Fourth Miss and the others going to Wanjin Garden and met a guest. I heard Fourth Miss call him uncle."
"Well, I understand." Wen Qingzhu probably knew what Aunt Wu and the others would do next.
In the plum blossom forest, there were dozens of scattered small tables with snacks and tea on them, and everyone sat down one by one.
As soon as Wen Qingzhu sat down, Wen Qingxin ran over.
She looked at the empty seat next to Wen Qingzhu and asked, "Where is Wen Qinglan?! She won't be afraid and run away, right?"
"Eleventh sister wants fourth sister? Jasmine, go find her." Wen Qingzhu's smile did not fade and he immediately ordered Jasmine to find someone.
Wen Qingxin didn't mean that, so he immediately stopped Jasmine: "Stop! No need to look for it! It's better if she's not here!"
"What do you think, sister?" Wen Qingzhu pretended to be puzzled.
Wen Qingxin was sitting in Wen Qinglan's seat, looking at Wen Qingzhu and saying, "The gift carefully prepared by the seventh sister was stolen by the fourth sister. Are you going to admit defeat like this?"
Sow discord
Wen Qingzhu raised the corner of his mouth and refused to answer her words: "As for my sister, it is her blessing that the fourth sister can make the old lady happy."
"Why are you always so cowardly! No wonder she got on top of you!" Wen Qingxin hated the iron, and Wen Qingzhu didn't accept the move at all.
Wen Qingxin's voice was loud, and many female guests looked over.
The smile on Wen Qingzhu's face disappeared and he said coldly: "Eleventh sister, don't slander the fourth sister, and don't judge people at will, otherwise others will misunderstand you!"
"Miss Eleven." Aunt Yue on the other side stood up at the right time, looked around and said, "Now that all the guests are here, if you arrange Miss Four like this, it will get people talking."
Wen Qingxin looked around and found that indeed many people were looking here.
She glared at Wen Qingzhu and could only tighten the handkerchief and return to her seat.
"Thank you, auntie." Wen Qingzhu stood up and thanked her.
Aunt Yue said with a smile: "Miss Seven, you don't have to be polite, we are all one family, this is how it should be."
"Seventh sister." Behind Aunt Yue, Wen Qingmei stood up and came over.
Wen Qingzhu looked at her and found that Wen Qingmei's dress was somewhat elegant today.
"Seventh Sister, I'm bored alone. Can you come over and talk to Seventh Sister?" Wen Qingmei's voice can be slowed down, making her whole person look more delicate.
Wen Qingzhu looked at her, and then squinted at Wen Qingxin, who was unaware of what was happening in front of her.
Wen Qingxin's disrespectful behavior just now attracted a lot of attention.
Now Wen Qingmei followed closely and said hello politely.
In such a comparison, you can tell who is the lady.
However, Aunt Yue helped her a lot, and Wen Qingzhu was willing to repay her favor.
"Okay, sister twelve, come and sit down."
Wen Qingmei's face lit up with joy, and she turned around and ordered the maid to bring the low stool over.
After sitting down, Wen Qingmei started making tea.
Every movement was as smooth as if it had been practiced a thousand times.
Most of the people who came to the Wen family to celebrate their birthdays were from the Jingcheng family, which was of similar status to the Wen family.
There is also a small part that comes just to see each other.
Wen Qingmei is only nine years old this year, so there should be no need to be so anxious.
In the last step, Wen Qingmei took the teapot and started pouring tea.
Instantly, a light and lingering fragrance overflowed.
Wen Qingzhu couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. It turned out that Aunt Yue really planned to seize this opportunity.
"Seventh sister, would you like to try it?" Wen Qingmei picked up the purple clay teacup and handed it to Wen Qingzhu.
"Thank you, sister." Wen Qingzhu took it and took a sip.
When the tip of her tongue touched the tea, she was startled.
"What is this tea?"
"This tea is Huizhou Songluo."
When Wen Qingzhu heard this gentle voice, he immediately stood up and saluted.
"Third Madam."
The person standing in front of me is Mrs. Lei San.
She walked forward and helped Wen Qingzhu up: "Miss Qi is already so old."
"Madam..." Wen Qingzhu felt a little nervous.
She didn't know whether Mrs. Lei San was so gentle to her because of her mother or because she helped the Lei family last time.
Whatever the reason, she was worried that Mrs. Lei San really wanted to get married.
When Aunt Yue saw this, she immediately sent someone to bring a low stool and placed it next to Wen Qingzhu.
Mrs. Lei San turned to look at Aunt Yue with a gentle smile and said, "This is Aunt Yue, I guess. Ah Zhi often mentioned you in the past."
"Third Madam." Aunt Yue was flattered and bowed politely.
She really didn't expect that Mrs. Lei San would still remember her.
You must know that Mrs. Lei San has only visited the Wen family once in all the years since she married into the Lu family.
At that time, she was favored by the Lu family.
Aunt Yue was deeply impressed by the rare intimacy between Mrs. Lu and Mrs. Ruan.
When Mrs. Lei San came today, she recognized Mrs. Lei San.
After several people sat down, Mrs. Lei San showed her closeness to Wen Qingzhu in public.
This not only attracted the attention of the female guests, but also the attention of the old lady of the Wen family.
Next to Mrs. Wen were the eldest lady and Mrs. Wan.
Madam Wan looked at Wen Qingzhu and asked with a smile, "When did the seventh lady meet the third lady of the Lei family?"
Mrs. Wen looked at her with pleasure and didn't know how to answer.
Because she didn't know why the third wife of the Lei family knew Wen Qingzhu.
At this moment, Yang brought Wen Qingxin over.
"Perhaps Xiaoqi's mother knows him?"
As soon as these words came out, Mrs. Wen immediately came to the rescue. She looked slightly bright and said: "I think he must be an old friend of the Lu family."
When Mrs. Lu first got married, two of her friends did come to the Wen family.
However, Lu's two friends are not of high status.
So at that time, Mrs. Wen didn't like Mrs. Lu's association with her friends.
Since then, Lu's friends have never been to Wen's house again.
However, the Lei family is an aristocratic family with a rich background. How could they marry a woman with no background as their first wife
"Then why not invite them over? Now that the Lei family is here, we can't neglect them." Wanshi was also wondering, would Lu know such a person
Mrs. Wen nodded and sent Song Yan over to invite someone.
Song Yan came to Wen Qingzhu and the others and explained her purpose with a smile.
At the same time, she added another sentence: "The old lady is very curious about how Miss Qi met Mrs. Lei San."
Wen Qingzhu and Ruan understood the situation and stood up together.
Aunt Yue quickly supported Mrs. Lei San.
Mrs. Lei San paused, looked at Wen Qingmei and said, "That's your daughter, right?"
Aunt Yue was overjoyed. She nodded respectfully and said, "She is my concubine's daughter Qingmei."
"Since we are all daughters of the Wen family, come with us." Mrs. Lei San's voice was a little gentler.
After following Song Yan to the bamboo pavilion, Mrs. Wen saw Wen Qingmei coming, so she ordered the maid to arrange three seats.
Wen Qingmei was surprised and happy. She really didn't expect that she could show her face in front of her grandmother.
After Wen Qingzhu thanked the old lady, she sat down uneasily.
As a concubine, Wen Qingmei rarely went to Fushou Hall.
What's more, it's the old lady's birthday party, and she is actually sitting in the pavilion.
He quietly glanced around the pavilion and saw that the only person sitting here was the legitimate daughter of the Wen family and an in-law who had a very good relationship with the Wen family.