Ruanjiaobao was forced to marry by Lord Hou again

Chapter 293 Returning to the Beijing Banquet

The next day was the return to Beijing banquet set up by Ningbei Houfu.

In fact, more than ten days ago, Mrs. Shen learned that Shen Zhan and Qin Mingyu were going back to Beijing. Both the invitation and the banquet were prepared early.

The guests on the roster are all friends from the capital, whether they belong to the prince's faction or the fifth prince's faction, they are all invited.

After the lunch break, Qingju and Yuantao came in to wait for the clothes. They chose a light purple rose brocade robe with a slender waist and a dark purple velvet collar cloak. They looked very old-fashioned. With Ji Yan's small face, I thought it was a woman in her early thirties.

After leaving the house, I realized that the heavy snow that had fallen all morning had finally stopped, and there were many maids in the inner courtyard sweeping the snow under the corridor.

On the porch, Rongxiu smiled and said, "Mistress, I heard that the second master and the others rushed back from Fu County last night, and the Cheng family also received invitations. I think the banquet tonight must be very lively."

Ye Lingwu tightened her hand holding the heater, and replied, "Where are the third and fourth girls?"

Rongxiu said: "Miss Four doesn't know yet, but the invitation from the old lady has been sent to Duke Xiao's mansion. As for Miss Three... the old lady has also posted a post, but it says that Miss Three is only allowed to attend the banquet alone."

Ye Lingwu's heart sank, helpless.

It's been so long, and Mrs. Shen hasn't completely calmed down.

The four gates of Ningbeihou's Mansion were opened, and many carriages were parked outside the mansion, and many dignitaries came. After three years, even though Ningbeihou's Mansion was no longer as powerful as it used to be, what should be given Face still dare not forget.

The female envoys of the mansion lined up neatly in two rows and waited quietly at the door, leading them to the hall when anyone came.

When Ye Lingwu and Jiang Yuan got off the carriage, there were many carriages parked around them, among which there were quite a few four-horse carts. Ye Lingwu took a quick look and saw the Shangshu's Mansion, the General's Mansion, the Duke, the Earl...

The courtyard of the Hou Mansion is just like in memory, walking slowly along the Chaoshou verandah, with carved galleries and painted buildings everywhere, magnificent and rich.

Before the banquet started, Ye Lingwu first went to the Begonia Zhaihua Hall to talk to Mrs. Shen. Passing by the plum garden, the fragrance of plum blossoms, as light as floating smoke, permeated the entire east courtyard.

Yan Yan was chatting and laughing in the main room of Jinghe Hall, Ye Lingwu opened the warm curtain and went in, almost everyone was there.

The old lady Shen sat on the head, wearing a dark red velvet cloak, her silver hair was coiled into an auspicious bun, and her forehead was tied with dark red embroidered gold silk, she was graceful and elegant.

Shen Pan'er, who used to be the most eye-catching, sat alone at the end of the table. She was wearing a light blue brocade cloak, which could tell the wealth of silk and satin, but no matter how she wore it, she felt awkward, probably because the color was too calm and low-key.

Shen Yue'er was sitting on the left side of Mrs. Zhao, holding her one-year-old daughter Xiao Yan'er in her arms, surrounded by many congenial women, even Mrs. Shen liked to tease Xiao Yan'er.

Then there is Qin Mingyu, who has not seen her face for three years, she still looks the same, she is wearing a long wrought dress of silk and brocade, which makes her complexion rosy, not like a 40-year-old lady.

"Miss Jiang's family is here!"

Some lady yelled.

Everyone's eyes will fall on Ye Lingwu.

Ye Lingwu bowed to everyone, and said with a smile: "I'm late, please forgive me, ladies."

"It's good that you're here, take your seat quickly." The old lady Shen smiled warmly, and rarely took her eyes off her great-grandson Xiao Yan'er.

Ye Lingwu responded and took a seat beside Shen Pan'er.

The two rarely met each other in recent years, and Ye Lingwu always felt that she was a little more polite and alienated when they saw each other again, and she was no longer as lively as before.

Ye Lingwu thought about it for a while, then suddenly approached with a dry smile and said, "Third Miss, it's been a long time. You didn't post me a post at the Pei family's housewarming last time. I was thinking of going to Pei's house to congratulate myself."

Shen Pan'er's face was sullen, and her tone was soft: "Miss Jiang is polite, Pei's family is only a family of merchants, how can they afford to invite the mistress of your Qingliu family."

Ye Lingwu frowned, and said in a daze: "Third Miss and I have been friends for many years, and you should come to congratulate me personally, regardless of family status."

Shen Pan'er said in a low voice: "How can there be no family background, Mrs. Jiang will stop joking in front of me."

"..."

Ye Lingwu forced a smile, turned around and stopped talking.

After not seeing each other for three years, Shen Pan'er became depressed, not to mention her words, and her words were eccentric.

After she married Pei Huai as she wished, is she doing well?

Although the burning earth dragon in the house was warm, it was also dull. After a while, Xiao Yan'er was arguing to go out to play, so Shen Yue'er had to carry her out for a walk, and Ye Lingwu got up to accompany her.

It's a good day when the snow is clear, and the red plums in the plum garden are blooming exceptionally well.

Xiao Yan'er was carried by the nanny to pick plum blossoms, and Shen Yue'er took Ye Lingwu to the small pavilion in the plum garden to talk.

"...The third girl lost her baby?!" Ye Lingwu was surprised.

Shen Yue'er made a booing gesture, and said with a low voice: "This matter hasn't been spread, you can't tell it to the outside world."

Ye Lingwu was overwhelmed, and stammered, "Then... what did the medical officer say? The body is well-raised? The third girl has been practicing martial arts since she was a child and her body is so good, how could she have lost her baby?!"

After a series of questions, Shen Yue'er didn't know which one to answer first. After thinking for a while, she said, "That Pei Huai is not a good person. He just went to Yanhualiu Lane to socialize on weekdays. He secretly raised a lot of outsiders. How did Third Sister last year?" It's easy to get pregnant, and you can be so angry that you have a miscarriage."

Ye Lingwu breathed a sigh of relief, and said in a daze, "The third girl was bullied by that bastard of the Pei family so much, the old lady and the second uncle and the second aunt didn't say a word?"

Shen Yue'er's brows drooped, and she sighed: "Pei Huai was the third sister who insisted on marrying regardless of the opposition of the elders in the family. Even if the parents want to come to find someone surnamed Pei to settle the score, the third sister must bow her head first, but the third sister You know how stubborn your temper is, and when something happened, you didn't say a word, and your parents were so angry that they had nowhere to vent their anger."

Ye Lingwu's almond eyes widened, as if a stone had been stuck in her throat, she was speechless.

The childish laughter of Xiaoyan'er over there echoed throughout the plum garden.

Shen Yueer was playing with the little glutinous rice dumpling under the plum tree, and turned her head to whisper to Ye Lingwu: "Why has there been no news from your stomach? It's been three years, do you know what people in the capital have said these years?" Yours? I said you should be in a hurry, Jiang Dashi is in his twenties this year and has no heirs yet, you are really confused to be a big lady."

Hearing Shen Yue'er's enthusiastic tone, Ye Lingwu looked at Xiao Yan'er who was looking up and happy under the plum tree over there, she felt deeply embarrassed.

A family of two girls... how can they have children? ! !

Seeing Ye Lingwu drooping eyes, Shen Yue'er thought she had hit something, and smiled shyly: "Actually, you two are still young, so it's better to wait a little longer."

"..." Ye Lingwu couldn't laugh.

At this moment, Xiao Yan'er over there burst into tears, and the nanny couldn't get better even if she hugged her. Shen Yue'er and Ye Lingwu hurried over to comfort her, only to realize that Xiao Yan'er was hungry.

It made the three of them laugh and cry.

Shen Yue'er carried Xiao Yan'er back to Haitang Zhai, while Ye Lingwu stayed in the plum garden alone and continued to walk.

A gust of wind blows, and the faint fragrance of plum blossoms surges in the winding and secluded path.

Ye Lingwu was so depressed that she walked forward with her head down and didn't look at the road. Suddenly, her head hit the hard and warm "wall". ground eyes.

She was stunned for a long time, then Fushen said: "Hou... Lord Hou."

(End of this chapter)