After the whole family was swept away, I lay down flat

Chapter 290 The Tang Sisters

When Haitang saw Zhou Wenjun and Peng Yuqi, they were both sitting in a pavilion in a corner of the garden. Although there were tea and snacks on the small round table in the pavilion, and there were girls waiting for orders outside the pavilion, the ladies participating in the banquet, whether they were surnamed Zhou or someone else, were all far away from each other, and had no intention of getting closer.

The two of them seemed a bit pushed out.

Zhou Yijun pulled Haitang over and said with a smile: "Sister Wenjun, Sister Peng, who do you think I brought here?"

Zhou Wenjun and Peng Yuqi were both in a daze listlessly. They didn't even notice that Zhou Yijun was back. After hearing this, they raised their eyes and suddenly smiled: "Ah! Sister Hai is here? Sit down quickly!" The two of them hurriedly jumped up. Two empty stools were brought out for Zhou Yijun and Haitang to sit down together.

Zhou Wenjun hurriedly asked someone to pour tea and bring new snacks. Even Peng Yuqi, who was originally in low spirits, smiled and greeted Haitang: "How are you these days? I haven't seen you for more than a month. I heard from Wenjun earlier that you followed your family to the Zhenguo Duke's Mansion as a guest. She met with you and originally agreed to invite me out one day so that we could all gather together. Unfortunately, there were so many things going on in the past year that she didn’t make time..."

Haitang and Zhou Wenjun looked at each other and knew what was going on. There were so many things going on in the Zhou family a year ago. Duke Zhen Guo and his son were too busy investigating the cases of Du Boqin and Zhou Shuyi, and the attention of the family was also taken away. How could Zhou Wenjun even bother to invite friends to play in the villa?

Haitang simply ignored the topic and said: "I'm fine, thank you to Sister Peng for thinking about it. After arriving in Chang'an, our family has to settle down, clean up the house, and visit old friends again, and my grandfather has to be busy with official duties in the yamen. , something happened to my grandma’s brother and sister again, and the house was very busy. Sister Wenjun didn’t post for me before the year, so I was secretly relieved. I have no time to spare at home, even if Sister Wenjun If you really ask me out, I'm afraid I won't be able to squeeze in the time."

Zhou Wenjun smiled and said: "That's a coincidence. None of us are free before the new year. We will probably be free after the new year. We can make an appointment then."

Zhou Yijun looked around a little strangely: "Didn't a lot of people come to talk to the sisters just now? Why are they all so far away now and peeking at us secretly, but no one came to say hello?" She felt a little bit He said in confusion, "I also want to introduce some new good friends to Cousin Hai!"

Zhou Wenjun muttered: "You little fool, those friends are not reliable. Don't let them fool you. If you really make friends with them, you will suffer a loss later and it will be too late to cry!"

Zhou Yijun looked confused: "What does sister Wenjun mean? What did they do?"

Haitang also showed doubts.

At this time, Zhou Wenjun didn't want to answer. The maid brought a new snack, and she began to introduce the new snack: "This is called 'Disu Abalone'. It is said to be a snack from the Song Dynasty. The chef Bai An at home put a lot of thought into making it, and he didn't You know if it’s authentic or not, can you try it?”

However, none of the three girls showed any intention of trying new snacks. Peng Yuqi sighed: "Both sisters are acquaintances, and they are not the same as those people. Wenjun, just tell the truth, why hide it? Anyway, someone will come to me soon, and I don't know what ridiculous things they will say. . If you don’t make it clear to the two sisters now, what will happen if they are frightened later?”

Zhou Wenjun curled his lips: "Well, I just want to save some face for the people of Chang'an! The four of us did not grow up in Chang'an City, and we have not contracted the bad habits of the ladies from Chang'an. Today, we suddenly Who wouldn’t be dumbfounded?! I also think about the two sisters, fearing that they may have some misunderstandings and prejudices against Chang’an!”

Haitang raised an eyebrow: "What's wrong with the ladies of Chang'an?" "You look down on us because we came back from the border town. We think we are shallow and ignorant of etiquette!" Zhou Wenjun looked disapproving, "If it weren't for the sake of relatives, I just wanted to slap him! What is this? How dare you laugh at me?!"

Both Haitang and Zhou Yijun looked shocked. In Chang'an, whose daughter dares to laugh at the eldest daughter of the Zhou family? !

Peng Yuqi explained: "This is Tang Lan, the youngest daughter of the Tang family. She has been pampered at home since she was a child. She must have been spoiled by her family, so her words are a little inappropriate. Because the Duke of Zhen Guo's wife loves her very much, Wen Jun is not easy to follow. She has ordinary knowledge. If you really want to think about it, she is just an eight or nine-year-old child. Taking her words seriously will make Wenjun too stingy. In front of Mrs. Zhenguo, she will only criticize Wenjun. "

Zhou Yijun took a breath: "I asked who it was, it turned out to be her! That's no wonder. Although she is favored, I heard that she is not very popular. Even her own brothers and sisters often dislike her for being willful. That's reasonable. We really can't argue with such a person when she says unreasonable things. Even if she makes trouble in front of the elders, she is just a child who is not sensible, and we have become bad people who are unfriendly to our sister."

She sighed: "Her sister Tang Hui is a sensible and polite person, with a gentle and kind temperament, and is knowledgeable and knowledgeable. It's a pity that Tang Lan has such an ignorant sister. When a sister offends someone, she will often feel wronged by her sister. Why don't you go around to apologize? Sister Wenjun and Sister Peng, don't be angry, Sister Tang Hui will come over and apologize to you soon."

Zhou Wenjun sneered: "I don't believe it. Tang Lan's willfulness was caused by the connivance of her family. As her sister and an accomplice, how could Tang Hui really be a sensible person? She was just pretending to be knowledgeable. The appearance of etiquette is just deceiving. You only heard that Tang Lan offended someone and it was Tang Hui who apologized, so you think she is a good person. Do you know that outsiders now say that Tang Hui is sensible and polite, and Tang Lan is a child? She loves to play nonsense, and her sister's bad reputation has only contributed to her sister's good reputation. They are the daughters of the Tang family! Who among the rest will chew their tongues? If no one deliberately added fuel to the flames, you would think that the daughters of the Tang family would be evaluated like this outside. Big gap?!”

Zhou Yijun was startled: "This...is this sister Tang Hui doing this on purpose? Isn't it true? Although Tang Lan was born by the stepmother, they have always been good friends. I have seen sister Tang Hui on both sides, and she looks at her He doesn't look like that kind of person..." Although she didn't want to believe it, Zhou Yijun was a little hesitant in her heart. Compared to outsiders, she naturally trusted Zhou Wenjun more.

Haitang listened quietly. She didn't know either Tang Hui or Tang Lan, she just wanted to listen to the conversation between the Zhou sisters and Peng Yuqi.

She was just confused. Although the Tang family was not as prominent as the Zhou family in Chang'an, it was still a well-known local family. Their descendants had also served in the northwest frontier army for generations. For example, the Minzhou Guard commander who had just completed his term was The youngest son of the current head of the Tang family. Shouldn’t a daughter from this family be ignorant of the traditions of the Northwest Frontier Army?

Since the northwest frontier army has been stationed on the frontier for a long time, the security and stability of the rear area comes from the bravery and long-term persistence of the soldiers in the border towns. Therefore, starting from the chief general a hundred years ago, there has been an unwritten rule, that is, no one in the frontier army can We should have extra respect for the soldiers stationed on the border, and we should also show more care and love to the families of the soldiers and soldiers stationed at the rear. If they are the family members of fallen soldiers, even the marshal's wife must be polite and polite when they meet them.

This rule has been used in the northwest for hundreds of years, and no one has ever violated it.

Although Zhou Wenjun and Peng Yuqi have lived in a border town like Ganzhou for a long time, they are not as "well-informed" as the ladies in Chang'an City, but the daughter of the Tang family who has been living in the rear made fun of them for this, which is obviously an offense to the northwest. A big taboo of the military.

Is this how the Tang family raises their daughters? Didn't anyone else present feel there was anything wrong with Tang Lan's words?

(End of this chapter)