Concubine Raiders

Seeing off his son-in-law, the elder master returned to the main room. The eldest lady could not help sneering: "isn't it that the family is too poor, and the uncle of the state is sitting and hating pickling?"

The master frowned: "what are you talking about? Marquis is is not that kind of person. It's really the emperor who has something to discuss with him. You don't know that Liu GE has become an official, and there are many things in the court. Yu Gong is an important official in the court, while he is a national uncle in private. How can he stay out of this... "

"I don't know when he became a bachelor?" Although the eldest lady was sarcastic, she was much more relaxed than before.

"You haven't seen Mrs. Liu since you came to Yanjing?" The old master didn't want to talk to the old lady any more. He reminded her, "they will leave early tomorrow morning. You can take time to have a look! There are also three younger brothers and sisters there, to see if there is anything I can help

"I want you to say it." "I have already prepared the things. I'll wait until you come back. " Also called to fall Qiao to change clothes for the big master, the couple went out to the Liu house.

Wu Niang is dressing and washing her hair in the house, while Shiniang is making clothes for Zhun elder brother.

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the next day, when the Xu family came to pick them up, the coach arrived at the third quarter of the third day of the lunar new year.

Granny Luo and his wife got on the first carriage, Wu Niang and 11th Niang got on the second carriage, Xu's mother and brother Xiu's nurse got on the third carriage, amber, holly, Lagerstroemia indica and Ziyuan got into the fourth carriage. The mother sent by Mrs. Tai to pick them up took the fifth and sixth carriages, together with thirty bodyguards He went out of the Gongxian alley to the lotus.

It was early afternoon when I arrived at Xu's house.

They went to see yuan Niang first.

Aunt Wen arrived long ago. When everyone saw the ceremony, brother Zhun and brother Xiu were holding each other happily. They held hands to go to the back garden to see the Koi.

"Today you're going to eat with your grandmother with brother Xiu." Yuan Niang whispered in a warm voice, "after dinner, let sister Wei Zi take you to see the Koi. How about that? "

Zhun nodded his head cleverly, and brother Xiu also said "good", which won a lot of praise from adults.

After a few more gossips, aunt Wen accompanied him to his wife.

Mrs. Tai was waiting in the hall with a girl of eight or nine years old in a red silk coat.

Zhun elder brother saw the little girl, he happily called "Zhen Jie Er", and then he struggled to get down from the breast-feeding mother and ran to the little girl.

Smiling, the little girl took his hand and said, "how did you lose brother Xiu?"

Zhun lowered his head in embarrassment and called out "brother Xiu" in a low voice.

Brother Xiu didn't mind. He ran over and took Zhun's hand and called out "cousin" to the little girl.

When Xu family came to Zhun elder brother's generation, only aunt Wen gave birth to a girl. Don't think about it. Eleven Niang also knows that this little girl is Xu Lingyi's eldest daughter.

She couldn't help but look at her sister carefully.

She seems to be taller than her peers, with snow-white skin, thick eyebrows and big eyes, which is quite different from Aunt Wen's petite and delicate.

Or look like a father?

Eleven Niang thinks, Zhen elder sister son already called a "aunt" to Wen aunt.

Aunt Wen listened with a smile on her face and called out "miss.".

Mrs. Tai has already asked someone to give brother Xiu some money with a smile.

Brother Xiu gave his thanks to his wife, who hugged him and praised him all the time: "this child is really lovely!"

The eldest lady's eyes were full of laughter. After a while of modesty, Granny Luo, mother Wu, Niang 11 and aunt Wen came forward to salute Mrs. Tai. They talked and laughed and went to the wing room where Mrs. Tai's daily banquet was held.

As soon as everyone sat down, a servant girl came and said, "Madame and Miss Cheng Guogong are here."

"Come on Too Madame's voice just fell, Mrs. Qiao with the last met Qiao six Miss came in.

Today, Mrs. Qiao wore a bright red, gold covered sleeve jacket, and wore a peony bun. Among them, there was red gold, a red phoenix in her mouth, four pearl knots in her mouth, and a large Ruby reflecting flower on her right. Miss Qiao's dress is made up of flowers with goose yellow embroidery and Green Persimmon stem pattern. She combs her horse bun, inserts her golden steps, wears a honeydew stone bead flower, and has a pair of red gold inlaid with purple Ying pendant on her ear. It is a gentle and charming dress up.

Eleven Niang can't help but look at the five niangs around her.

Today, she wore a piece of pomegranate red earth gold stick, combed a high bun, inserted three branches of cloisonne inlaid with red coral Ruyi gold hairpin, and her ears were hung with red gold inlaid with jade color cat's Eye Pendant, gorgeous with three points of Zhuang Duan.

Look at yourself.

She wore a double bun, two pomegranate red silk flowers the size of nails, a pair of red silver pearl pendants on her ears, and a bean green cloud pattern makeup flower mound It's a little childish.

Eleven Niang is very satisfied with such effect, the corner of the mouth slightly cocked up.

Everyone sat down at the ceremony. The servant girls served tea. Wei Zi took her sister Zhen, brother Zhun and brother Xiu to the greenhouse.

A smile came from outside the door: "I'm late. Don't blame my guest." As soon as the words fell, a group of servant girls and daughter-in-law came in, surrounded by a young woman of 25 or 6 years old.She is graceful and graceful, wearing a big red butterfly, flowers all over the ground, combed in a peach bun, and inserted a red gold pool in the middle to distract her. On the right side, she wears a treasure flower inlaid with Atlantic pearl leaves, willow eyebrows and apricot eyes, and a little pink and Dai. She is energetic, straightforward and capable.

Eleven Niang looked at the face, that Qiao six miss is to know, smile to stand up to shout a "three madams.".

Third lady? That's the wife of Xu Lingning, Xu Lingyi's brother!

Five Niang and eleven Niang also followed to stand up.

The eldest lady had already said hello to the visitor: "third lady, long time no see?"

The third lady was busy curving his knees to the eldest lady and said with a smile, "I'm late. Don't blame me."

The first lady took the third lady's hand: "no, you are more and more beautiful!"

"The eldest wife praised him." The third lady politely exchanged a few words with the eldest lady, and met Mrs. Qiao again. Then she said with a smile, "Lotus room, you are a rare guest."

It turns out that the sixth miss of Qiao's family is called Lianfang!

Eleven Niang thought in the heart.

Mrs. Qiao looked at Mrs. Tai: "she can't get out of the gate without stepping in. All day long, it's either sewing or teaching some nieces to read. "

Hearing this, the sixth Miss Qiao's face turned red and asked the third lady, "why don't you see two nephews?"

The third lady said with a smile, "I haven't finished school yet." Then he turned and looked at Wu Niang and 11 Niang: "who do I say it is? Looking from afar, it looks like a fairy. It turns out to be my in laws

After hearing this, the eldest lady introduced Wu Niang and 11niang to the third lady.

Eleven Niang heard from the eldest wife that the father of the third lady of the Xu family was a commoner son of Zhongqin Bergan family. He studied hard and was a scholar at the age of 21 and promoted at the age of 44. Now he is studying in the Imperial College with Luo Zhenxing

Listening to her tone, I know the Qiao family very well Is it Mrs. Qiao who has a wide social circle? Or is it that Yanjing's powerful families are all intertwined?

She believes more in the latter.

Eleven Niang's eyes turn slightly.

After seeing the ceremony, Mrs. Luo said hello to the third lady with a smile.

The third lady took her hand with a smile and said angrily, "my sister-in-law doesn't come to walk much even if she is thinking of you."

Mrs. Luo said with a smile, "now that my mother is here in Yanjing, someone is in charge of it. I'm sure I'll come and walk more. I'm afraid you'll find it hard."

Two people exchanged a few words, the third lady came forward to give too madam a salute, smile to explain to too Madam: "third master came back, I serve him to groom, so just come late, mother don't blame."

Mrs. Tai nodded kindly and said, "the third is back?"

"Yes The third lady said respectfully, "I just came back. I wanted to see my mother at once. When I heard that there was a visitor from my mother's side, I stopped first. " He explained to Mrs. Qiao and Mrs. Qiao: "our third master went to Tianjin to collect the account."

Xu Lingning was born as a scholar. Xu's family donated him a four grade colleague. He didn't work as an official and helped to manage the household chores.

Mrs. Tai started with a smile and said, "my wife is sitting here listening to my gossip. I'm afraid I'm already hungry. We went to the flower hall, and my wife tasted the flavor of Yanjing, which was not comparable to that of Jiangnan, but also had its own flavor. "

The third lady came forward to help her.

"It's very kind of you, madam." The old lady said, "Yanjing is the capital city. How can we compare it with Jiangnan Town?"

Wu Niang came forward to help the eldest lady, and the eleventh Niang followed them behind in silence. They left Zhenjie, Zhun and Xiuge in taimadame's room. They talked and laughed and went to the five new flower halls behind taimadame's house.

On the way, Mrs. Qiao said to the eldest lady with a smile: "this is a useless study. The fifth master was filial. Last year, he changed his seat to a flower hall, and built a stage for his wife in the courtyard. It was called "Dian Chun Tang." He raised his face and asked his wife, "is that the name? I remember correctly

"That's the name!" Too madam's smile has been to the bottom of her eyes, can see, she is very happy that someone mentioned this matter, "he ah, just like to play around. Also want to buy a few children to come back to ask people to teach drama, set up a class. If there is anything to celebrate in the future, you don't have to invite anyone outside, so that you don't have to marinate it. "

"That's a good thing." Mrs. Qiao said with a smile, "if you don't like it, I have some smart little maids there who haven't left their heads. I'll see that they look better than those who go into the palace to sing for the empress."

All too Madame's words, that Mrs. Qiao will answer, she blindly said some of the things they are familiar with, intentionally or unintentionally left the eldest lady aside. Too madam a pair of do not know appearance, from time to time and big wife say a few words.

"Do you like going to the theatre or not?" She said with a smile, "in the past two years, there has been a" German music class "in Yanjing, which comes from Yangzhou and specializes in Yiyang tune. When the empress was born, the emperor ordered her to perform in the palace. Now all the people in Yanjing are chasing the opera of the German music troupe. It's said that the venue is full, and it's hard to find one. "

The eldest lady said with a smile, "the German music troupe has been to our Hangzhou mansion to sing opera, which is also the most famous. It's just that I've been at home for a long time, and I haven't heard the German music troupe"Too madam listened to smile way:" if only a few days, we invited at home to sing hall meeting? "

"That's so funny!" The eldest lady declined, "deep in the courtyard..."

"I'll see the idea!" Mrs. Qiao interrupted the old lady with a smile, "you don't know. Our five masters love to listen to the opera, but the Marquis dislikes the noise. Every time the fifth master saw the Marquis, he was shocked like a swallow flying And whispered, "it's better to play at home than to let men go out."

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