Concubine Raiders Chapter 42: Spring Banquet (middle)
and a group of people entered the flower hall and placed a few black painted square tables facing them. On the table, sweet white porcelain plates were used to serve sweet citron, pineapple and other things. Flowers and bonsai were placed on the high corners of the wall. The bright octagonal glass lamps illuminate the mirror-like bricks, reflecting the soft luster.
Mrs. wears a lilac-colored gourd-like zongzi, and she is smiling and sitting on the black-and-white arhat bed in the Xchang room. Next to her, a group of women with brilliant silky beaded dresses are surrounded. Women dressed in red and green were surrounded, talking and laughing around her. There are seven or eight maidservants in blue-and-blue jackets who are busy renewing tea or serving melon seeds for snacks or changing dishes. The room is full of festive and lively atmosphere.
Seeing Mrs. Tai, Mrs. Tai got up and greeted her.
The women all got up and followed Mrs. Tai.
Xi Niang saw Mrs. Qiao and Qiao Lian's room, the sixth Miss Qiao who was holding Mrs. Qiao.
Qiao Lianfang also saw Eleven Mother.
It’s still the pure dress, the porcelain-like delicate and white face, the pointed chin, the big apricot eyes, the curvy eyebrows... But one glance at it, somehow, that one always follows silently The little girl behind them suddenly became a little strange.
She was slightly startled.
There was no more timidity and weakness between the eyebrows, and no more cramped and restrained manners. Instead, her gentle gaze, quiet smile, and generous manner made her feel calm and calm.
startled glances past her eyes.
But what happened?
Before she had time to think about it, she was caught by a girl in a scarlet dress next to her.
The girl is only fifteen or six years old, tall, curvy, skin like first snow, eyebrows as far away as dazzling, the jet-black azure silk has a high bun, and two red gold inlaid lapis lazuli flowers are placed side by side and diagonally. .
Although she is a rare beauty, she is not unparalleled in the world.
But she followed the big lady, her back was straight, her chin was slightly raised, and she looked forward to the pride that an ordinary woman would not dare to show, making her stand out from the crowd of women with low eyebrows in a room. It's eye-catching, beautiful, and radiant.
Qiaolian's room took a breath.
Who is this woman?
Don’t you know that De Jong, a woman, is submissive? Even the county lord of Danyang, the fifth wife of the Xu family, did not dare to do this. Or, which princess is she?
While thinking, Mrs. wife has already taken the hand of her eldest wife: "Why are you here now? Just waiting for you to open the table!"
Mrs. guilty quickly.
Mrs. saw Ten Niang behind her, her eyes were astonishing: "This is..."
Shi Niang Luo Luo generously stepped forward to salute Mrs. Tai: "Ten Niangs of Luo Shi, please Announce to Mrs. Tai! I wish you a happy life and health and all the best!"
Mrs. smiled and nodded, looking at the eldest wife, "You are so blessed." Then she asked Shi Niang, "Why didn't you come to play with your mother last time?"
Shi Niang glanced at the eldest wife and smiled: "The eldest sister is not in good health. I made a wish to eat ninety-nine and eighty-one days’ fast and copy a chapter of the blood meridian. I just finished it two days ago. Today’s mother Just bring me to please Mrs. wife."
"It's really hard for you!" The lady patted Shi Niang's hand, and someone smiled on the side, "I'm still the lady who teaches her daughter well, and the sisters are kind and friendly."
"You're overwhelmed." The big lady smiled modestly.
Mrs. introduced her: "This is Mrs. Lin of the Weibei Houfu..."
Mrs. Lin is in her fifties, her face is like a full moon, and she looks very kind.
Mrs. hurriedly stepped forward to salute.
Mrs. Lin returned the gift.
Ms. introduced her to someone else.
"This is Mrs. Tang in the Zhongshan Houfu......"
is a tall and thin woman, she looks like she is in her fifties.
"This is Mrs. Gan from the Boss House of Zhongqin..."
Zhong Qinbo, surname Gan, maiden family of the third wife of the Xu family?
Eleven Niang couldn't help but glanced at Mrs. Gan.
is a beautiful woman in her thirties. She wears a royal blue aquarium pattern makeup and has a very elegant temperament.
"This is Mrs. Huang of the Yongchang Houfu..."
is a person about the same age as Mrs. Tai.
Ms. finally said: "Ms. Zheng and Mrs. Joe have already known each other. I won't be too wordy!"
Mrs. Zheng smiled and saluted Mrs. Zheng and Mrs. Qiao, and introduced Wu Niang, Shi Niang and Shi Niang to several ladies. The ladies then introduced the people they brought.
The room is very lively with Yingying, Yanyan and pearls.
Eleven mothers, forget it, except for a few wives, the Lin's family has a big grandmother, a third grandmother, and a fifth lady; the Tang family has a fourth grandmother and a third lady; the Huang family has a third grandma; and the Gan family has come. A mistress, a third lady, and a seventh lady; plus Qiao Lian's room...well, plus my own side, there are a total of 13 people, except for the married grandma, there are eight unmarried girls!
There are two young ladies from Gan's house... both young and beautiful. Especially the fifth young lady of the Lin family, wearing a moon-white dress, looks graceful and graceful like a moon, like a fairy walking down a painting. With Wu Niang’s beauty, Shi Niang’s bright, and the soft beauty of Qiao Lian’s room for a while, Mrs. Houhuang from Yongchang, who was the only one who did not bring a young lady, gave her compliments to her: “It’s a pity that the second lady didn’t come. Meitu, it is a moment of tales."
"We will sing in the hall today." The lady chuckled, "She is a quiet person."
was talking, when a woman wearing a scalloped green makeup rushed in.
"Mother, you can't blame me for being late." She coquettishly said to the wife, "I helped Wu Ye move the lotus lantern."
Mrs. nodded her forehead: "You are a woman, why are you crazy with him?" There was no blame in the tone, only spoiling, "No more go!"
"Okay!" The woman responded loudly, her big eyes smiling like a crooked moon.
"I haven't seen ladies yet!" Madam Tai smiled and told her.
"Yes!" She responded readily. Salute all the ladies one by one.
All the ladies looked at her with a smile and called "Danyang County Lord".
turned out to be the fifth wife of the Xu family, the daughter of Dingnan Hou Sunkang's Sun!
Eleven Niang looked at her carefully.
, but not seventeen or eight years old, he is not tall, very slender, beautiful, with very good skin, white as frosty snow, creamy and delicate, smiles like a child at home Sweet, with a deep pear vortex on the left cheek, which is very flattering.
While saluting the eldest wife, she looked at Wu Niang and Shi Niang, her eyes suddenly brightened, and she smiled: "It's Miss Fifth and Miss Eleven? Last time I went back to my mother's house. I didn't see it. This time we Have a good chat!"
Wu Niang smiled and gave Madam Wu a gift, but Shi Niang smiled and said, "I am Shi Niang." He pointed to the eleven mother beside him, "This is the eleven mother."
11 Niang smiled and bowed to the fifth lady.
Seeing her at a young age, the Fifth Lady was calm and generous, and she couldn't help being surprised. Just before she could speak, Miss Lin over there greeted her with a smile: "Cousin!"
"Ming Yuan." The Fifth Lady smiled, "Why are you here too? Today is a choir!"
Didn’t expect Miss Lin and Madam Fifth to be cousins?
It seems that the Yanjing family is really complicated.
11 Niang secretly observed the surrounding environment.
"Today is March 3rd." Miss Lin covered her mouth and smiled with grace.
"Yes!" The Fifth Lady smiled, "You can't stay at home for three hundred and sixty-five days a year to read, write, paint and recite poems." He said, "Or, we will go to Taichi to play Go. It’s windy today, just to fly a kite."
"You are talking nonsense again." Madam Tai scolded with a smile, "You can only play in the garden, not going out."
The fifth lady grinned and took the lady's hand: "Then we will go to the garden to fly a kite later?"
"This monkey, I really can't sit still for a moment."
"How about the surname Sun!" Madam Huang joked from the side.
Everyone also laughed.
Gan's Seventh Miss and Shi Niang are about the same age, and whispered to her sister: "No wonder everyone said that the Lord of Danyang is fun...I can go to fly a kite later!" There was a hint of excitement in his tone.
her sister frowned and said embarrassingly: "After all, she is a guest at someone else's house... If you really want to fly a kite, let you fly enough when you go home."
My sister absent-mindedly said "Um", but her eyes kept chasing the fifth lady.
The eleven mother who stood beside them couldn't help but smile.
This Miss Gan Qi still retains a few copies of the innocence of a little girl's house, which is really rare!
Mrs. Fifth and Miss Lin are cousins, and they are no strangers to the others. Everyone has seen the ceremony, and Mrs. Tai greeted everyone to sit in: "...I'll listen to the show early."
Everyone smiled and sat down ~ IndoMTL.com~ The maids brought out the orange juice for everyone to clean their hands, and another maid put on the soup lightly.
The ladies and grandmothers all drank a little wine, but the ladies were served by the people around them.
After dinner, everyone moved to the Xichang Hall to drink tea, and then went to Dianchuntang.
The background on the stage of Spring Hall has been set up, and there is no one in the courtyard quietly. The wing room behind the stage is closed, but the wing room on the north side is wide open. Inside, there are several low-footed couches with swallow wings. On the front of the couch, there are fruit plates, tea teas, and a watermelon-shaped cloisonné enamel on each side. Wash basin.
The third lady led everyone into the north wing. After a while, everyone sat in pairs according to their ages. Naturally, Mrs. Tai sat with Taijun Zheng, and the oldest lady sat with Mrs. Gan, the youngest.
there was a maid who moved the brocade to the side of the couch.
Grandma and the ladies sat around their elders.
the maids have tea.
A slender man in a yellow and apricot-bottomed floral brocade robe walked in: "Please, the ladies, please." As he said, he bowed his head slightly and offered the bronzing post.
Ms. Lin stood up in shock.
The ladies all laughed and joked: "When did our fifth master become the leader of the German Music Class?"
The man raised his head, revealing a handsome face as bright and bright as the sun.
"I heard that some ladies are here, I have discussed this errand specially." He jokingly said, "I don't know if some ladies are listening to the literary opera? Or to the martial arts? Or, I'll give a title?" Quite a bit cynic, but it made the ladies laugh again.
Ms. Lin and several others also sat down with a smile while covering their sleeves.
For a while, the atmosphere in the room was very cheerful.