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date="2021-01-07"

title="Chapter 37 Banquet (Part 2) "

weight="116716"

series = ["Concubine Raiders"]

mode = "manual"

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Chapter 37 Banquet (Part Two)

Lady eleven heard something in that.

The fifth master of the Xu family, Xu Lingkuan, is only eighteen years old this year. He is a military officer of the fourth rank in the Imperial Forest Army Tiance Camp. Three years ago, she married the prostitute of Dingnan Hou Sunkang. In the mouth of the big wife, Xu Lingkuan was a silly boy who knew nothing about flying eagles and riding horses by relying on Yu Yin from his ancestors...

Did Madame Qiao mean Xu Lingkuan?

Mrs. Tai laughed without answering, and led everyone into the flower hall.

There are earth dragons in the flower hall, warm as spring. The table was placed in the west room of the flower hall, and the dishes and chopsticks had already been arranged, and the maids and women who were serving were standing aside solemnly.

The third lady greeted everyone to sit down warmly.

After you gave me some advice, Mrs. Tai, Mrs. Madame, Madame Qiao and Mrs. San sat at a table.

Luo Dalai, Fifth Mother, Qiao's Sixth Miss, and lady eleven sat at a table.

Aunt Wen avoided the hall.

Some maids brought water soaked in sweet-scented osmanthus to clean everyone's hands, gave Mrs. Tai a table of Junshan Silver Needle, and gave Luo Dalai this table of Lushan Yunwu. Then the maids brought dim sum, platter, side dishes, cold dishes, hot dishes, hot pot... in an endless stream.

The third wife poured Jinhua wine for Mrs. Tai, Mrs. Tai and others.

Mrs. Tai politely said to the eldest wife, "It's a common meal, don't dislike your wife", and then raised a glass to everyone.

Mrs. and Madame Qiao responded.

The banquet officially began.

Although lady eleven has a lot of food here, no one is embarrassed to stare at a distance-the one who is helping to prepare the vegetables next to you will definitely stretch out a long chopsticks to grab it, and it will inevitably give people a sense of gluttony... …So everyone eats the dishes in front of them properly.

As for Mrs. Tai, he said that he was not in good health, and accompanied him for a little while, so he put down the wine glass and stopped drinking, and was accompanied by the third wife. Although Mrs. Tai seems to be about the same age as Mrs. Tai, he is actually over sixty years old. Everyone dare not persuade him. The old lady stared at Madame Qiao. After a few glasses of wine, Madame Qiao's face was red, but the old lady's expression remained the same.

Unexpectedly, the big lady has a good drinker!

Lady Eleven sat and watched the show.

After a while, Madame Qiao was unable to speak.

Mrs. Tai looked at the situation and winked at the three ladies. The third wife had to serve Madame Qiao for the wine cup, and the eldest wife didn't want to make trouble at the family banquet, so she stopped.

After the meal, it was the end, and everyone moved to the west to drink tea.

Or because of drinking, Madame Qiao said a lot.

"...Blessed are those who can be your in-laws. If it weren't for your mother-in-law and your married daughter, how could you stay with her mother-in-law for half a month and her mother-in-law for half a month?"

Mrs. Tai laughed and saw that the eldest wife was confused, and explained, “There is only one daughter at Dingnanhou’s knees, who is as precious as a treasure. She can be married to our family, which means that we have many sons in our family. I often go to my natal house. I am also a person who raises children. I feel sorry for the parents of the world. Let them stay at home for half a month and go to the Red Light Hutong Dingnanhou Mansion for half a month. Both sides are fresh. You Unfortunately, it was in the second half of the month that they were still in Ding Nanhou Mansion. When they come back, let them please you!"

"Don't dare, don't dare." The eldest wife said hurriedly, "The fifth lady is the head of Danyang county appointed by the first emperor, and her status is honorable. How can she please please me!"

Dingnan Hou’s sister was the favored concubine of Emperor Xian. She was empty under her knees. She often announced that the Sun family was in the palace to accompany her. Xian Emperor looked at her and liked her and named her the "Lord of Danyang County." one cent.

"My wife is very kind." Madame Qiao smiled. "How many poor relatives does the emperor have, not to mention you and me? Besides, our princess is a first-class virtuous person. Let people call her "the county owner." Relatives and friends have always been generous, and everyone likes it..."

The older lady listened to her more and more disfigured, and her heart was angered, but she sneered in her heart because she prevented her being a guest at Mrs. Tai's house.

Yelang is really arrogant. It has been more than a hundred years since the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty. The so-called founding feats, Taizong had used the "King Zheng An to seek rebellion" or killed or demoted or seized the nobility in his later years, and the wealth of the family was fair or sold, and the remaining few were trembling like mourning dogs. Finally, during Xiaozong's period, although several of them regained their titles, they were already shocked, but they wanted to save their lives and did not dare to contribute to the court. After more than a hundred years, most of them are strong outsiders and middle-ranked ones, relying on their ancestors to barely maintain daily expenses. How could it be compared to their family of officials and grandchildren, who set up farms and opened shops, and even took money from the internal affairs government to do business...If Cheng Guogong had not made some money in the Northwest Army in those years, the Qiao family would be just one of them. Actually ranting in front of her...

The more she thought about it, the worse she looked.

Mrs. Tai saw it clearly, she sighed in her heart, smiled and stood up, "It's better to go and see the newly built stage, so you can digest!"

The big lady knew that Mrs. Tai was helping her, so she gratefully glanced at the big lady, and the group went to the newly built stage.

The stage is very small, with two rooms, whitewashed walls and gray tiles, and the four corners of the eaves are as high as swallows. The screen wall of the stage is filled with five colors and painted with big and big peony flowers, very gorgeous. Behind the stage is a row of seven wing rooms, on the left is three wing rooms, on the right is a corridor, and there are seven main rooms on the opposite side, with roll sheds on all sides.

The third wife smiled and said, "Five master's idea. In summer, I hang a curtain fan on the eaves of the rolling shed. While listening to the play, I fan the wind. The breeze is slow to relieve the summer heat. In winter, the plywood curtain can be hung, or it can be rolled down or rolled up again. The fire plate, roasted sweet potato beans, joking and playing, at ease..."

Luo Dalai repeatedly praised "It's really a fantastic idea."

Everyone also said "OK".

Wu Niang's eyes were envious, Miss Qiao Liu smiled faintly, and Lady Eleven carefully looked at the surrounding furnishings.

Doors, bars and windows are all made of gold colored gold, or carved with flowers, or birds and animals, or Baiying, or Bogu. It is very different from the commonly used patterns such as five bats holding longevity or five sons. There is dignity in the bustle. It can be seen that it took a lot of effort.

Mrs. Tai chuckled, "I don't know how much effort was spent for this stage." Then, he pointed to the seven wing rooms behind the stage. "It's not like this row is built, it will lead directly to the garden." , "The study room of Xiaosi was also demolished in half. It is because he has a good temper. If he meets the old Lord Marquis, I am afraid that he will have a meal."

Madame Qiao gave a "Oh" and turned his eyes, "If there is a drama over here, don't you make a noise with Lord Marquis?"

"What's the noise!" Mrs. Tai laughed, "I moved early. Xiao Wu moved when he married his wife, and moved to Ban Yue Pan in the back garden. Otherwise, Xiao Wu wouldn't have the courage. Dare to make a big construction here."

Everyone laughed.

Mrs. Tai simply led them into the hall.

There is a small yard inside, with only three main rooms facing south and north, with gray tiles and pink walls and black lacquered floor posts, pasted with white window paper. The courtyard is lined with a few Taihu rocks, a few bamboo shoots on the left and a few plantains on the right, which is quiet and elegant.

The big lady praised "good place".

"No." Mrs. Tai smiled and looked at the third wife, "If it wasn't for Xiaosan, he said, if you have a distinguished guest, you can come here to rest your feet, Xiaowu would have been removed early."

The third wife covered her mouth and smiled, "Our master looked at Lord Marquis's face turning blue, and then he came out and stopped."

Everyone smiled and walked out of the yard, out of the wing room behind the stage, and onto a bluestone paved corridor. On the left side of the corridor is a leaky window wall. The windows are built in round or square or begonia pattern, and you can see the mountains and springs and strange rocks in the garden. Along the way, there is a window and a scene of Jiangnan gardens.

Madame Qiao smiled and said, "Five Masters really took time, even this wall was changed."

Mrs. Tai laughed, and pointed to a few green branches sticking out from the powder wall not far to the right, "That's the fifth residence."

Lady Eleven looked over and saw a five-step step where two or three little maids who hadn't kept their heads were throwing sandbags.

Seeing Mrs. Tai approaching, they came forward to salute Mrs. Tai. Next to Mrs. Tai, a Pentecostal woman wearing a lilac pigment face makeup took a candy from her purse and came out to admire the little maid. The little maids ran away smilingly. Mrs. Tai pointed to a piece of white wall in front of him, "That is Yuanniang's courtyard."

Bamboo shoots are exposed from the wall.

The third lady smiled and pointed at Fenyuan at the end of the tunnel, "I live there!"

Behind Mrs. Tai's house is the Flower Hall. Next to the Flower Hall is Xu Lingkuan. Next to Xu Lingkuan is Xu Lingyi. In the past, Xu Lingning... There should be a widow in the Xu family. don’t know where to live?

lady eleven thought. After walked through Yuanniang's courtyard, saw one or three main entrances on the leaky window wall, with side doors on the left and right. The front door and the left side door were closed tightly, and the right side door was opened. The two women were sitting on the spring bench in front of the door and talking, and when they saw Mrs. Tai, they ran over to ask for peace.

Mrs. Tai spoke a few words to the two women kindly, and the third wife smiled and said, "After walking for a while, it is better to enter the house for a cup of tea!"

Mrs. Tai looked at Mrs. Tai, who was afraid that Mrs. Tai was tired, and said with a smile, "Okay!"

They walked southward along the Fentan pointed by the third wife to the third wife's residence.

The third wife's residence was in five rooms, which was larger than the Luo family's house in Gongxian Hutong. Whitewashed walls and grey tiles, black painted Ruyi doors, the inverted seat is divided into a study and a flower hall, and the front is a hallway. Entered the hall, crossed the bluestone tunnel, planted plantains and apricot trees, and set up a flower stand. There are three main rooms with penthouses, and the porch is connected to the east and west wing rooms. The parents of Xu, Sun Xu Siqin and Xu Sijian live. In the third place, Xu Lingning and his wife lived in the yard and planted magnolia trees and pines. The fourth entry is the back cover room.

They were drinking tea in the hall where the third wife lived.

The clear and bright light golden tea soup, while the green leaves are embellished, there is a fragrant osmanthus fragrance.

lady eleven was slightly startled.

Take a sip.

Longjing's unique bean flower fragrance and the sweetness of osmanthus are intertwined, mellow and moisturizing, and the lips and teeth leave fragrance.

It is osmanthus flower tea.

Although the taste is unique, she doesn't like it.

lady eleven likes tea-tea has its own characteristics, and there are other things in it, and it always feels less pure.

She thought about it, and someone praised it, "It's really good tea!"

Lady Eleven followed the prestige—it was the sixth Miss Qiao family.

"This is the new flower tea from Lingxiu Lou this year!" She narrowed her eyes slightly, her expression satisfied.

The third wife smiled and said, "My sister is really elegant. However, this is not the tea from Lingxiu Tower, but the second sister-in-law personally picked the flowers of the century-old osmanthus in the garden last fall and made it."

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