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Chapter 144: Thank you Banquet and Rumors [Thank you for your support! Goodbye]

The sun rises and the moon sets

Three quarters after nine o'clock

Maybe it was warm in the room last night, so everyone in the courtyard slept comfortably and got up a little late.

When it was getting dark, Xiaodie and Xiaotao came to the well outside the big kitchen again, preparing to wash their faces with water.

The mother-in-law in the big kitchen heard the noise in the courtyard and hurriedly came out. She saw the people in the courtyard clearly and shouted: "Miss Xiaodie, come quickly, there is hot water on the stove."

Xiaodie looked at Xiaotao next to her. The two looked at each other and smiled, but they forgot about this matter and went to the well to get cold water as a habit.

After returning to the courtyard, Minglan was surprised when a hot handkerchief was applied to her face: "It's hot!"

"Mom, when we went to fetch water just now, the woman in the big kitchen was very enthusiastic." Xiaodie said.

Wei Shu nodded and said nothing more.

After everyone had dressed up, Wei Shuyi started to renovate Minglan's jacket according to the clothes style he had conceived last night. Before breakfast, the big kitchen sent breakfast to Wei Shuyi early, with porcelain plates containing the food. It's much better than usual.

It's not that rich, but at least it's a normal portion.

After breakfast, while Xiaodie was washing the porcelain plates with hot water from the brazier, Zhou Xueniang's voice came from the door again.

Xiaodie hurriedly got up when she heard the sound. Zhou Xueniang at the door of the courtyard said, "Mr. Zhong, this is it."

When she saw Xiaodie, maybe it was because she got a job in the shop yesterday, Zhou Xueniang said with a sincere smile on her face: "Miss Xiaodie, where is my little lady?"

Zhou Xueniang turned around and saw Wei Shu appearing at the door and said, "Mom, this is Dr. Zhang who came to our house for follow-up consultation today. Our lady insisted on showing him to you first."

Hearing that it was the doctor, Wei Shuyi's eyes were full of expectation.

"Sir, where can I check my pulse?"

Several people entered the room and watched the doctor taking his pulse. Suddenly, Dong Rong's anxious voice came from outside the courtyard: "Mrs. Zhou, Mrs. Zhou! Where is the doctor!?"

Zhou Xueniang and Xiaodie hurriedly walked out of the room. When they saw the person, Dongrong quickly raised his hands and said urgently: "Lin Xiaoniang suddenly fainted while serving the master for dinner. The master asked the doctor to come over quickly."

Zhou Xueniang blinked and said, "Here, the doctor is still diagnosing Wei Xiaoniang."

Wei Shuyi in the room also heard this and said quickly: "Let the doctor go quickly!"

Linqi Pavilion,

The main hall outside the bedroom,

"Doctor, what's going on? Why did you faint today after drinking the medicine?!" Sheng Hong asked anxiously and angrily.

The doctor hurriedly raised his hands and said, "Please don't worry, it's nothing serious. It's just that I was upset yesterday and should have taken some medicine to rest. But I asked the envoy and she said that she didn't take much medicine yesterday and her pulse seemed to be... I am depressed and my mind is working even harder.”

"What about this and that?"

"Get more rest and nourish yourself, and you'll be fine."

"Okay, I feel relieved when you say this! It's from the Zhou family, see you off." After saying this, Sheng Hong walked into the bedroom.

Looking at Lin Sushuang, Sheng Hong said softly: "Shuang'er, what's on your mind? Tell me more."

Lin Sushuang looked at Sheng Hong with love and said: "Hong Lang, since I woke up yesterday, I feel uncomfortable thinking about the sister of the Wei family. We are both concubines, and Shuang'er feels the same for the situation of the sister of the Wei family. I beg you, Lord. Be kind to sister Wei and go see her more often."

Sheng Hong looked at the considerate Lin Sushuang and said with emotion: "I will go when you are ready."

"OK."

Just now Sheng Hong finished giving instructions, and Zhou Xueniang who was standing by her quickly bowed and made a gesture of invitation to the doctor, leading the doctor out of the door.

Walking in the corridor, Zhou Xue Niang saw that there was no one around, and then whispered to the doctor: "Mr. Doctor, how was your diagnosis of the first lady just now? I just heard you say that my wife needs nourishment. If she is in a side hospital, You also need it, so I can buy the things together."

After hearing Zhou Xueniang's words, the doctor said: "Hey, that must not be the case!" The doctor looked at Zhou Xueniang's surprised eyes and quickly added a few words.

After Zhou Xueniang sent the doctor to the door, she knelt down and saluted before the doctor left: "Doctor, I have kept everything you said in mind, and I will definitely convey it to my wife!"

Shouantang,

After having breakfast, Xu Zaijing watched Mrs. Sheng fiddle with the incense burner in her hand in the warm room.

First, he put the gasket in place, then found a piece of charcoal from the charcoal stove and put it into the incense burner. Soon the refreshing fragrance slowly spread out.

Xu Zaijing naturally said with a look of enjoyment: "Auntie, I seem to have smelled this fragrance in Bianjing, but it's a little different."

The old lady smiled and said, "This is a newly prepared incense recipe prepared by my best friend in Bianjing. Jing'er, do you think you have smelled it?"

Xu Zaijing nodded, and the old lady glanced at Fang's mother and asked, "Tell me, where have you smelled it?" Xu Zaijing came close to the old lady, closed his eyes and sniffed playfully a few times, and his voice sounded like something animal.

This look made the old lady laugh.

Xu Zaijing's nose was indeed very sensitive because of his master's secret recipe. He kept recalling the taste in his mind. Seeing Xu Zaijing's serious recall, the old lady also looked at him expectantly.

"Auntie, I once smelled this smell in the house of an official in Xiangzhou. He was the son of Mr. Yu Ge."

"It turns out that Mr. Cousin has really smelled it." Fang's mother said to the old lady in surprise.

"Really?" Xu Zaijing looked at the old lady in surprise. The old lady smiled and said, "Yes, this is my handkerchief when I was young. She is now Mr. Yu Ge's wife and a grandmother. . I don’t like female embroidery in my life, but I like to wear these incense and so on.”

"Auntie, speaking of the Yu family, my great-nephew has also interacted with them."

"Oh?" Looking at the old lady's curious look, Xu Zaijing told her what he did when he saw injustice on Xiangzhou Road.

After listening, the old lady patted Xu Zaijing's hand and said: "You are right. My old sister has a smooth life. She has no chance to see the wolf in the world, so naturally." The old lady waved her hand as she spoke, which meant that she was thinking. A little simpler.

The old lady glanced at Xu Zaijing and said, "But the fragrance goes really well with it."

Xu Zaijing smiled and nodded in agreement and then said: "Auntie, my grandnephew didn't expect that the Yuan family would make such a fool of himself when he arrived in Yangzhou. What are the birth dates of the second brother?"

The old lady smiled and said: "This is because your mother is afraid that I will lose face, and your sister Hualan will be wronged. But this big thing happened to the Yuan family and it will ruin their future. The old lady didn't lose face. Let's talk about another Hou. The second son of the imperial family, let your mother think about it before marrying a daughter of the Tongpan family."

Looking at the stunned Xu Zaijing, the old lady asked: "What's wrong?"

"Auntie, my eldest sister already regards Sister Hualan as her sister-in-law. When I sent her out yesterday, the eldest sister said that Sister Hualan was born well and raised better. She also said..."

"What did you say?" the old lady looked at Xu Zaijing and asked.

"Say, let me tell you quickly, don't let such a good girl be robbed." After Xu Zaijing finished speaking, he looked at the old lady who was still smiling, and suddenly felt something was wrong. He glanced at Fang's mother, who smiled. He said: "Young Master Ciao, while I was talking, the person sitting in front of you was not your aunt, but the old lady of the Sheng family. This woman! Of course you have to be reserved!"

Seeing Xu Zaijing's dazed look, several people in the Shou'an Hall laughed.

At noon, the prepared meals were served in the small kitchen of Shouantang.

In the side courtyard, Wei Shuyi had just sent away Zhou Xueniang who had come to convey the doctor's instructions.

Xiaodie, who went to the big kitchen, also came back happily and saw Zhou Xueniang and the two nodded.

After entering the yard, Xiaodie said happily: "Miss, look, the big kitchen made white-robed shrimps today, and also added a long soft bag fish for our yard." When Wei Shu heard these two dish names, the corner of his mouth He smiled, this is Chuzhou cuisine.

Xiaodie placed the dishes on the table. Minglan was surprised by the richness and aroma of the food. She hissed and sucked in the saliva that was drawn by the aroma of the dishes.

These days,

The turmoil on the Yangzhou dock is still talked about, but there are other new topics.

One is that the Yangzhou Bai family made a great show at the Welfare Festival, suppressing several other salt merchants in Yangzhou Prefecture.

Secondly, Mrs. Bai of Ningyuan Marquis Mansion in Bianjing held a thank-you banquet. On that day, everyone who showed up at Yangzhou Pier to greet her received invitations, and there was no restriction on bringing only legitimate sons and daughters.

Bai Shi thoughtfully organized a banquet in the style of a blind date, so that the officials and family members who had left relatives in the first month and got first-hand information about their relatives and children had an opportunity to communicate and see each other in an open and honest manner.

Therefore, the Bai family's thank you banquet was attended by many officials and family members, and most of the ladies brought several men and women of the right age.

Naturally, Wang Ruofu also brought Hualan to participate. It was also the first time that Wang came to the Bai family's yard. When he entered the door, he discovered that the yard had a winding stream of running water coming in from the outside.

Male and female guests can see the people passing by on the living water bridge from their respective rooms.

From time to time, well-dressed young people are led across the bridge. Some are in high spirits, while others are as downcast as water. Everyone who goes up will attract jeers from the male guests and the female guests. Ladies gathered around.

There are also boys of seven or eight years old who often join in the fun and walk onto the bridge. They are not yet in love, just to make a splash. When their mothers or sisters find out, they grab their ears and scream, causing the male and female guests to burst into laughter. Laughter.

The person who went to arrest his younger brother had to cover his face with a handkerchief before he dared to go up.

Of course, the finale was Xu Zaijing and Gu Tingye, two boys of thirteen or fourteen. They wore beautiful expensive clothes and walked across the bridge with a smile, attracting the attention of many ladies.

The lady from a good family had some thoughts when she saw the two young men, but mostly she just watched the excitement.

At this time, the Wang family did not know about Hualan's affairs. Although Liu's mother mentioned it to her several times, she rejected it. After all, Sheng Hong's official position was high enough for Hualan to enter the Earl's Mansion, let alone Hou Mansion.

Therefore, at this party, she tried her best to interact with the ladies of Yangzhou. She looked at the young men of the right age passing by on the bridge. Mrs. Wang watched them carefully. When she fell in love with a certain young man, she went there. When the ladies inquired, they clearly felt some rejection.

At first, Wang thought it was her imagination, but after she asked the three young men, her face turned ugly.

Mother Liu looked at the ugly-looking Wang and said a few words in her ear. Wang frowned and asked, "Aren't they laughing at me?"

Mother Liu said in a low voice: "Madam, the things in our house shouldn't matter. I think this slave has something else to do. It's better to do this."

While saying that, Mrs. Liu said something to Wang Ruofu.

Wang Ruofu frowned and asked: "She is so young, can she do it?"

"Madam, among our girls, only the sixth girl is born, and few people know her. We can only rely on her." Liu's mother said.

"Go ahead, tell Liu Yatou in person, today you must know what these people are talking about behind my back." After saying that, Wang Ruofu angrily picked up a cup of tea, and when he squinted, he saw that and The eldest lady of the Qiti Yan family, who didn't deal with her, covered her mouth with a handkerchief and smiled.

Seeing Wang Ruofu looking over, she actually glanced up and down, and then continued to say something.

Wang Ruofu didn't need to listen to know that she was telling a big joke about his own concubine.

Wang Ruofu squeezed the handkerchief tighter.

Minglan, who was watching Gu Tingyi's balls, was pulled by Xiao Tao's sleeves and said: "Girl, Mother Liu next to the eldest lady asked you to come over."

Minglan was startled, and looked back to see Mother Liu smiling at her. After walking over, after listening to Mother Liu's sweet words, Minglan said: "Mother Liu, Xiaotao and I will go together. We have news. I will look for you."

"Thank you Miss Six."

When Liu's mother turned to leave, Minglan glanced at Gu Tingyi, then at Xiao Tao, her clever eyes rolled in her eyes, and after saying a few words to Xiao Tao, the master and servant separated to find someone else.

Taking advantage of her young age, Xiao Tao came to Xu Zaijing's little envoy Qing Cao and whispered a few words in her ear, so she put a lot of candied snacks in her pocket. After Qing Cao and Xu Zaijing asked for instructions, the two of them started to haunt the place where they were about the same age. Among the little maids and servants.

Qingcao revealed her identity as the female envoy of the Hou Mansion, while Xiaotao opened her mouth to attack. With both soft and hard tactics, the two of them got a lot of information in less than a stick of incense.

Hearing the words of these little servants, Qingcao realized that something was wrong. She hurriedly asked Xiaotao to find Minglan, while she went to Xu Zaijing to report what she had heard.

Minglan, on the other hand, saw that a group of people she didn't know changed around Gu Tingyi. She said a few words in Gu Tingyi's ear. After getting Gu Tingyi's consent, she followed Gu Tingyi quietly and listened. The gossips told by the noble ladies.

Soon, after hearing a piece of gossip, Minglan frowned and looked angrily at the speaker who was confused. Minglan glanced at Gu Tingyi again, then turned and left.

Mrs. Wang waited for Liu's mother to come back and drank a cup of tea. No one came over yet. She asked with some doubts: "Is it okay? I think it's probably not a good thing, so the Qi family looks at me wrong!" "

At this time, Cai Huan, Wang Ruofu's personal servant, came back here, shook her head and said: "Madam, they all know me, and even though I have benefited from it, few of them tell the truth. But I looked at their faces. .”

"Mother Liu, Mother Liu." Minglan and Xiaotao came to where the Wang family was. When they saw Wang Ruofu, they knelt down and bowed, and then told the squatting mother Liu what they had seen and heard in her ear. .

Hearing Minglan and Xiaotao's words, Liu's mother frowned even deeper.

The thank you banquet is over.

Wang Ruofu got out of the carriage angrily again, looking at who was displeased. When she returned to Wei Ruixuan, she became even more angry. She frowned and said, "Caihuan, go, if you see the master coming back, call him over immediately!"

"Yes, madam!"

Mother Liu looked at Wang Ruofu with worry.

Three quarters of an hour later, Sheng Hong came to Wei Ruixuan with a face full of reluctance: "What's wrong! Cai Huan is so anxious to call me over."

Seeing Sheng Hong, Wang Ruofu suppressed his anger and said: "Sheng Hong, do you know what the outside world says about our Hua'er now?"

"What can you say about our Hua'er! This marriage is the Yuan family's fault. Everyone knows it. What can you say about Hua'er!" Sheng Hong said as he sat on Wei Ruixuan's chair, minding his own business.

"Today I went to attend the thank-you banquet at Mrs. Bai's family in Ningyuan Marquis Mansion. They have found out clearly. Now all the officials and family members in Yangzhou are spreading the news, saying that our Hua'er is in trouble! Then what happened to the Yuan family was caused by our Hua'er!"

"What???" Sheng Hong's eyes widened, with a look of disbelief on his face.

"I asked you to find an opportunity to attack Qitiyan's family! You have to shirk it from me! Now, look at what harm it has done to Hua'er! Anyone dares to spread rumors about Hua'er! How do you want her to find it? Mother-in-law’s family!”

Sheng Hong: "Everyone who understands knows that we, Hua'er, are right." Sheng Hong also knows that people's words can be scary, especially those vague things like good or bad luck.

He closed his mouth in embarrassment and patted his head angrily: "Alas! This!"

At this time, Xu Zaijing also returned to the old lady's Shou'an Hall and told what he knew.

After a while, just when Sheng Hong and his wife were about to quarrel again, Fang's mother came outside the courtyard.

Moving broke my mouse, so I couldn't always select the number of words and divide them into chapters, so I could only write one chapter at a time.

Finally stabilized, tomorrow the impact will be tens of thousands.

Everyone feels uncomfortable because the story of these three days should actually be completed in one day

Please point out any typos or inaccuracies.

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