Chapter 2 Flower Appreciation Banquet
Mid-spring of the tenth year of Chunjia.
The second room of Ruyang Bo Mansion has a flower-viewing banquet.
There is a two-color peony in the back garden that is more than 400 years old. It has not bloomed for several years, but this spring suddenly bloomed hundreds of flowers.
People say this is a great good omen and we must celebrate it.
Aunt Song is now in charge of the mansion. She has decided a date early and invited many relatives and friends to come and enjoy the flowers.
The weather was very good that day, and people were waiting in front of the house early. Guests came one after another, and gradually the door was filled with cars and horses.
At this time, a carriage with a straw mat cover came slowly.
The horse is an old horse, skinny and mottled with ringworm.
The car is a broken car, the paint is faded and it is almost falling apart.
The driver was an old woman with a sinewy face. She was fat, dark, ugly, and strange at the same time.
But the carriage stopped in front of the door.
"This is not a parking place, hurry up, hurry up!" The servant at the door immediately drove away, "Don't interfere with our business!"
The old woman rolled her triangular eyes and sprayed air-conditioning from her nostrils. , straightened his neck and cursed: "You are so embarrassed by the guard dog barking! You stupid bastard who is imprisoned! Why are there so many cars parked when this is not a parking place?"
The servant was scolded and immediately became angry. He stepped forward and yelled: "I think you are looking for death! A beggar ran to the door of Guanjue's house and acted wildly. I can't beat you to death!"
Several other servants followed him and surrounded the carriage.
But the old woman didn't panic at all, and still said arrogantly: "What? Do you want to take action?"
"Country people don't know the rules, why bother to have a dispute with her? Tell her to leave quickly! So as not to shock the guests." The butler walked out, obviously not wanting to meet the old woman.
But the old woman didn't buy it, raised her nostrils and said: "It's true that I am a country boy, but my master is not a country boy."
"Okay, okay, forget what I said is wrong, please Please be patient and please drive the car away!" the housekeeper said with a smile.
The carriage of the Marquis of Changrong had already appeared at the entrance of the alley, but he could not lose his face because of such a stupid woman.
“Go?” The old woman immediately yelled, “Where to go?!”
“We can’t control where we go, but we can’t stop here and block the road.” The housekeeper He endured the anger and said in a good voice, "Move a little bit, please, I'm begging you."
"We are not going anywhere else," the old woman suddenly put on a smile, which made people feel more and more Weird, "Even if you want to enter this house, you are considered wise enough to open the door early."
At this time, the housekeeper couldn't bear it anymore, lowered his face and said, "Our house has never invited you to do this. When guests come, stop messing around. Otherwise, you will go to the government and you will be left without food.”
"Steward Chen, we are not guests," the old woman got down from the car and pointed to the car. "The people in the car are the madam and the young master of this mansion, your head master. Are you still trying to stop me?" Go in?"
Everyone was shocked when these words came out.
They haven’t mentioned these two people for many years.
As the old woman opened the car curtain, she saw a young woman and a boy of seven or eight years old sitting inside.
The housekeeper was stunned for a moment and then said: "Madam... Madam has been back to her hometown for repairs for many years, and she has never heard that she is coming back to Beijing..."
"Madam, the Qing Dynasty is true, and it is not a distribution. Aren't you allowed to return to Beijing?" The old woman put down the curtain of her car and asked, "Do we still need to discuss it with you?"
"This... is really too much. Suddenly..." The housekeeper couldn't say much, so he could only say vaguely, "Let me go in and report."
"Report to whom?" The old woman sneered, "The second master will not be at home today, just call me. Aunt Song will just come out to greet her.”
At this time, the carriage from the Changrong Hou Mansion also arrived, and in the carriage were his wife, grandma and the fourth young lady.
The housekeeper hurriedly stepped forward and enthusiastically welcomed the three people out of the car. But the old woman couldn't wait, and urged: "Steward, don't forget to ask Aunt Song to arrange the seats. Madam has been away from the capital for seven years, and she just wants to take this opportunity to catch up with all her relatives and friends."
The housekeeper had no choice but to welcome the three guests into the house while vaguely agreeing.
Aunt Song is dressed up very happily today, with a smile that brings spring breeze.
Although she is a concubine, she is also literate. More importantly, she has a son by her side and is deeply trusted by her master. In addition, she is decent in appearance, clever in mind, understands etiquette, and is good at flattering.
Therefore, the second master Gong Xu entrusted all the affairs of the inner house to her, and even asked everyone to call her "little madam" and not aunt, to show respect.
Mr. Song himself is also very proud of himself. He has kept things in order for so many years and has never made any mistakes.
Seeing that the butler had a strange look on his face, she excused herself from the crowd and walked to a quiet place.
"Little Madam," the housekeeper followed up and said in a low voice, "The one from home suddenly came back."
"Who?" Mrs. Song's brows jumped, and the smile on her face suddenly disappeared. Not even half a point was left, "You mean Wen Mingqian?"
The housekeeper nodded: "No, I brought the fourth young master back."
Mrs. Song was stunned for a moment, it really happened too suddenly.
Her confidant Mrs. Yang in front of her said sternly: "Does she still have the nerve to come back?!"
"Now she is blocked in front of the door. There are so many people coming and going. After all, it is not good." said the steward.
"Tell them to come in through the back door! There are so many customers today, it's really ugly." Mrs. Song said, "Who allowed her to come back on her own initiative?"
"Little madam, I'm afraid this is... No." The housekeeper looked at Song's face and said, "Not only did they refuse to go through the back door, they asked you to go out to greet her!"
"Have you lost your mind and gone crazy?!" Mrs. Yang's eyes widened, "She killed the young madam's biological son, ran back on her own initiative, and actually wanted to set the record for the master?!"
Back then, the palace The family only said that the second wife, Mrs. Wen, was determined to live a clean life and not be involved in secular affairs, so she refused to live in the capital and returned to her hometown.
In fact, it was because she poisoned her concubine and it was difficult to publicize the family scandal, so she dealt with it this way.
Because once this matter is made public, not to mention that the career of the Gong Xu brothers will be difficult to improve, even the marriages of the younger generations will be greatly implicated.
Having no choice but to use this compromise method, Mr. Wen was asked to go back to his hometown of Shuangxi to think about his past. Although she has not given up, she is no longer allowed to settle down in the house.
Everyone familiar with the matter believed that Wen Mingqian came from a clean family and should die as an apology for committing such a scandal.
Even if he doesn’t die, he will definitely be shameless in returning to the capital.
Among them, the people on the Song family hated Wen Mingqian even more, thinking that she would stay in her hometown and guard her son until he grew old.
No one would have thought that it had only been seven years and he had come back like a ghost.
“It’s not my fault that the young lady is angry and unfair, even we can’t stand it.” The housekeeper said, “They brought back a naughty woman who was very vulgar and shrewd. She acted like crazy in front of the house and made a lot of noise. Not like that. Young people don’t dare to do anything to her because of their dignity.”
"That's it," Mrs. Song, who had been silent for a long time, said coldly, "I guess they chose the right guests for the banquet today to make us sick. I also know that on normal days, they would never be allowed to act like this."
"That's true, but it's better to deal with the current matter as soon as possible." The housekeeper said, "Who told us to have to lose face!"
Song's heart was naturally unwilling, but she could tell clearly. Regardless of the severity, I know that I can't act on impulse at the moment, otherwise the gain will outweigh the loss.
He said: "In that case, just welcome her in. This is not the only grievance I have suffered over the years."
"My young lady has a generous heart. I don't wonder that I value you." "The steward flattered us very naturally, "Let's give in and see how long they can act."
Finally opened a new book'', the first day of August, I wish we will always have the courage to walk on a new road...
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