Do you know: I am Xu Jiazi

Chapter 629 Rulan racked her brains [Thank you! Goodbye! I owe you 36k more]

outside the house,

Wang Ruofu followed Madam Sheng with a smile on her face, looked around the courtyard, and said, "Mother, it seems that there are quite a few distinguished guests coming to the Marquis' Mansion today! There are several courtyards on the road that seem to have been renovated."

The old lady nodded with a smile on her face.

The housewife, who was following behind the two of them, looked at the smiling little maid at the door of the house with a touch of emotion in her eyes.

Although the last time Hualan came to give birth, Mother Fang knew that the Yongyi Marquis' Mansion was no longer what it was when she sold herself into the mansion.

But seeing things reminds us of people, and the fact that things and people have changed always makes people sigh.

After all, that position at the door was where Fang Mama had stood when she was still a maid.

Closer to the door,
"Madam Sheng, Madam Wang is here."

When Wang Ruofu tilted her head and smiled and nodded to an official's wife who was walking in the yard, the maid of the Xu family passed a message at the door.

Turning around, Wang Ruofu and the old lady walked into the hall together.

"Um!?"

Looking at the somewhat quiet hall and the many eyes looking over,

Wang Ruofu was stunned when she felt the atmosphere in the hall, and the smile on her face froze.

Wang Ruofu had been in Beijing for many years, and had attended many full-moon banquets in the past.
Although her father was enshrined in the Imperial Ancestral Temple and her husband worked in the Ministry of Personnel, Wang Ruofu was just a passerby at such gatherings and had never received so much attention.

The gazes in the hall had different meanings. Wang Ruofu took a moment to react and then realized that everyone's eyes were not on her, but on her mother-in-law beside her.

This made Wang Ruofu feel a little relieved, and she smiled reflexively.

Old Madam Sheng, who was beside Wang Ruofu, was slightly stunned when she saw the people in the hall wearing brocade clothes, embroidered jackets and jewels.

It seemed that she had long been accustomed to being in the spotlight, and the old lady's state did not change much.

In just a blink of an eye, the old lady's smile became more sincere.

While smiling, the old lady's eyes also swept across everyone's faces. If she saw someone familiar, she would smile and nod slightly.

The ladies in the hall,
Either they are imperial decrees or they are the wives of officials.

But for some reason, when the old lady's gaze swept over them, many people would unconsciously straighten their backs.

The ladies and officials who were greeted by Old Madam Sheng actually had a hint of joy and honor in their eyes.

"Oh! Old lady, you are here!"

Mrs. Wu came up with a smile on her face and a handkerchief in her hand.

The old lady took the opportunity to look at Madam Wu and nodded with a smile: "Madam, long time no see!"

The smile on Wang Ruofu's face could no longer be maintained at this time, and she looked at Madam Wu as if she was looking at a savior.

Mrs. Bai and Mrs. Chai came over behind Mrs. Wu and said with a smile, "Madam, you are here."

Madam Sheng smiled and nodded.

Looking at the elders who were talking not far away, Gu Tingyi looked at Rong Feiyan in confusion and said, "Feiyan, why did you sit up straight just now?"

Rong Feiyan laughed dryly twice: "Looking at the old lady's eyes, which are similar to those of Madam Kong, I sat up straight unconsciously."

"Let's go, let's go there too." Zhang Jia Wu Niang said with a smile.

At the side, Wang Ruofu glanced around the hall, and when she saw Zhang Jiawu Niang coming over, she said, "Hey, the Duke of Yingguo's wife is here, right? I saw Zhang Jiawu Niang."

Mrs. Wu nodded and said, "Yes, she is here, talking to Miss Sun in the backyard."

"Oh!" Wang Ruofu smiled.

Mrs. Bai smiled at Old Madam Sheng and said, "Madam, how are you feeling lately?"

"That makes sense. Thank you for your concern, ma'am." The old lady said with a smile.

At this time, Gu Tingyi came over with Chai Zhengzheng, Rong Feiyan and Zhang Jiawu Niang.

"Meet the old lady, old lady Ci'an."

Gu Tingyi smiled and took the lead in bowing.

The three noble ladies who followed behind also bowed and greeted him.

"Okay!" The old lady nodded with a smile, but there was a hint of doubt in her eyes when she looked at the girls other than Ting Yi.

Mrs. Wu rolled her eyes and said with a smile, "Old lady, you have seen Sister Yi. This is the fifth wife of the Duke of Yingguo, Zhang, the third wife of the Chai family, and the third wife of the Rong family."

Whoever Mrs. Wu introduced, the girl would bow again.

Mother Fang, who was following behind the old lady, had a slightly dazed look in her eyes when she looked at Zhang Jia Wu Niang. Although her appearance was different, Mother Fang vaguely saw the shadow of the old lady when she was young in her.

Madam Sheng looked at Chai Zhengzheng and Rong Feiyan in amazement, and said with a smile, "They are all daughters of noble families! Great! Really great!"

"Thank you for the compliment, Madam." Several noble ladies said with a smile.

Gu Tingyi glanced at the door and said, "Madam, Rulan and the others are not here yet?"

Wang Ruofu smiled dotingly: "The sisters are in the back, clamoring to talk to their eldest sister. They should be here soon."

"Thank you, madam, for clearing up my doubts." Gu Tingyi said with a smile.

Wang Ruofu smiled.

"Old lady, are you going to visit Miss Sun in the back? Please let me know when you come back and I will talk to you." Mrs. Wu said with a smile.

"Okay!" Madam Sheng nodded.

Wang Ruofu also nodded and smiled: "Madam, just wait for me to come back."

Old Madam Sheng smiled, nodded, and took Wang Ruofu towards the back door leading to the Sun family courtyard in the hall.

Walking around the screen and on the way to Sun's courtyard, the old lady sighed softly: "The girls I met today are so beautiful."

Wang Ruofu nodded repeatedly: "Especially the girls from the Chai and Rong families, they look like fairies in operas, I wonder which family's son will be lucky enough to marry them!"

Talking
With the help of the maid, the old lady and Wang Ruofu entered the main house of the Sun family courtyard.

"Aunt, you're here!" Sun came up with a smile on her face, holding the old lady's hand, and smiled at Wang Ruofu: "Sister-in-law."

Pingmei, who was holding Liuniang in the room, smiled and bowed: "Grandma, Aunt."

The old lady smiled and nodded to the British Duchess who stood up.
After everyone sat down and said a few words, Lady England stood up, smiled, and said, "Sister Sun, I will go to the front hall to talk to Sister Wu and the others. Old lady and eldest lady, please take a seat."

After Sun tried to persuade her to stay, she escorted the Duke of England's wife to the door.

After returning to the house, Sun went to the old lady who was holding her little daughter.

Wang Ruofu, who was on the other side of the old lady, looked at the baby in the cradle with a look of fondness and said, "Sister-in-law, I think this girl looks like you. She will definitely be as pretty as her two sisters when she grows up."

"Then I'll take advantage of your good wishes, brother-in-law and sister-in-law!" Sun said with a smile.

After Wang Ruofu finished speaking, she looked around the room again.

Pingmei, who was standing by, saw this and said with a smile, "Aunt, the children are playing in another courtyard. When the feast starts, call them over."

"Oh!" Wang Ruofu smiled and said, "Pingmei, are your boy and girl here?"

"Here they are! My mother-in-law and I each brought one." Pingmei said with a smile.

Looking outside, Wang Ruofu smiled and said, "Look at the Duke of England and your mother talking happily just now, their smiles are about to overflow from their eyes."

Ping Mei nodded: "Yes, the Duke of England specifically talked to my mother for a while, mainly about things that she should be careful about after giving birth at this age."

"Oh! The Duke's wife..." Wang Ruofu stopped talking in time and said, "She has a heart."

Seeing this, Mother Liu, who was standing behind Wang Ruofu, breathed a sigh of relief.

Madam Liu was afraid that her eldest wife would say something like "The Duke's wife has experience." After all, both ladies were born in old age.

The old lady did not even raise her head, looking at the baby in the swaddling clothes with eyes full of love, and asked, "Have your parents come today?"

Sun nodded: "Aunt, my parents are here, they are resting in the side room."

The old lady smiled at Ning Mei in her arms again, handed the swaddling clothes to Sun, and said, "Okay, then I'll go say hello."

When the time comes,

The banquet was held in the palace.
With four departments and six bureaus to support us, there weren't many problems.

In a wing room,

Hualan, who had been working hard for most of the day, sat on a chair to rest with her sister-in-law Xie.

After taking a sip of the drink to moisten her throat, Xie asked, "Why didn't I see Zhongge'er looking for you today?"

Hua Lan leaned back in her chair, closed her eyes and smiled, saying, "Cui Chan took him to my mother's house."

"Zhong'er was so happy to see his grandmother that he clung to her. Why would he look for me?"

Mrs. Xie nodded: "It can be seen that Madam Wang really loves Brother Zhong. I was in the men's guest house just now and saw Qilang talking to Brother Zong."

Hua Lan opened her eyes and asked in surprise, "Young Master Lu? What did the two children say?"

"It seems like you are talking about calligraphy?" Xie said uncertainly.

Hua Lan breathed a sigh of relief: "Qilang has been copying calligraphy. My grandmother said that his handwriting is better than her sister's. He can discuss something with Young Master Lu."

"That's right!" Xie suddenly became energetic.

Seeing Hualan looking over, Mrs. Xie waved to the nanny beside her.

After no one else was in the room, Mrs. Xie said in a very low voice, "Hualan, which girl do you think will come into our house?"

Hua Lan rolled her eyes, with an indecisive expression, and whispered, "It's hard to choose! Speaking of which, Xiao Wu saved Miss Feiyan in the Feng family before, so it seems that their fate is deeper! The girl from the Chai family is more talented and has a better family background! But no matter who it is, it will be much more respectable than us."

Mrs. Xie nodded repeatedly: "By the way, I remember that the fourth daughter of the Sheng family has reached the age of marriage, right?"

Hua Lan hummed.

Mrs. Xie smiled and said, "With a big sister like you, I think someone might want to go look for Madam Wu today."

Hualan smiled without comment.

Full Moon Banquet,

The guests and hosts were delighted.

After 4 p.m., most of the guests had left Quyuan Street.

Pingmei and Anmei helped their two sisters-in-law to take care of a lot of things before they followed their respective mothers-in-law on their journey home.

The sun sets in the west,

Sun's Courtyard,

Xu Zaijing and his brothers and sisters-in-law were all sitting in the room.

Xu Zaijing and Zai Zhang drank hangover-relieving soup, while Xie and Hua Lan drank milder drinks.

"Sir, I heard that Master Lu and Qilang discussed calligraphy today?" Hua Lan asked Zai Zhang.

Hearing this, Xu Zaijing smiled.

Zai Zhang nodded and said, "Yes, this morning Changbai took Qilang and the others to play in Xiaowu's study. Qilang saw the calligraphy written by his father-in-law and presented the treasure to Changbai, but Zong Ge'er heard it."

Hualan smiled and nodded.

The door curtain fluttered,

Mother Dan came over holding an account book, followed by several maids holding gift boxes.

"lady."

Mother Dan handed the account book to Sun who was sitting on the Arhat chair.

After checking, Sun held a heavy gold longevity lock in her hand and glanced at her youngest son who was talking in the room.

Whenever Madam Sheng showed up at the Marquis's Mansion, many of the officials' wives and ladies returning home would say a few words about her.

Generally speaking, there are more praises than criticisms. After all, her mother's family, the Xu family, is now in a legitimate position, and the children of the Sheng family are also doing well: her son is a Jinshi, and her young grandchildren are all Juren.

Chai family,

Chai Zhengzheng took Mrs. Chai's arm and walked towards the backyard.

Madam Chai tightened Chai Zhengzheng's cloak and said, "Zheng'er, you just took a nap in the car, be careful not to catch a cold."

Watching Chai Zhengzheng put on the hat on his cloak, Madam Chai said softly, "I asked Madam Bai and Madam Wu indirectly, and they both said that the brothers of the Xu family respect Madam Sheng very much!"

Chai Zhengzheng nodded: "I think it was influenced by Madam Sun."

Glancing at Madam Chai, Chai Zhengzheng asked, "Mother, what's wrong with you?"

"Zheng'er, today there are several ladies from excellent family backgrounds who are asking me about you."

Chai Zhengzheng pursed his lips and raised his eyebrows, but said nothing.

Mrs. Chai exhaled: "Okay, mother knows."

"Yeah!" Chai Zhengzheng tightened his arm around Mrs. Chai's and leaned his head on her shoulder.

Jiying Lane,
Sheng family,

The three Lans have already returned to their respective courtyards.

Shouantang,
The old lady, who had been tired for a long time, was half lying on the side of the bed taking a nap.

On the other side of the Luohan bed was an exquisite bamboo basket containing needles and thread.

Minglan sat on the embroidery cushion under the Luohan bed, holding a needle in her hand, and whispered to Xiaotao beside her: "What did you say? Cousin Jing, he doesn't want things made by himself, he just wants things that can be bought?"

Xiao Tao nodded repeatedly: "Yes, Sister Yunxiang told me and Sister Xi Que herself."

Minglan looked at the needle and thread in her hand, put it into the basket depressedly, and said, "Hey, what does cousin Jing think I should buy?"

Wei Ruixuan,
In Rulan's house,
Rulan looked at Xi Que with bright eyes: "Ah? Cousin Jing doesn't want something I made myself?"

The magpie nodded in agreement.

"I still want Minglan to help me! In this case, I won't need her anymore, so what should I give her as a gift?"

Rulan said, supporting her chin.

Half an hour later,

The magpie looked helplessly at the sleepy Rulan and said, "Fifth Miss, you..."

"Slurp." Rulan wiped the saliva from the corner of her mouth and looked at Xi Que blankly: "Ah? What happened?"

"Miss, have you thought about what to give to Master Xu Wu?" Xi Que said helplessly with her lips pursed.

Rulan suddenly realized: "That's right! How come I fell asleep while thinking? Come on, give me some advice!"

The magpie hesitated and said, "How about giving us the most precious thing in our house?"

“Pa!” Rulan clapped her hands and laughed, “Not bad! This is a good idea!”

Turn around,

Xu Zaijing looked innocently at Rulan, whose face was filled with reluctance and tears, and the katydid cage in Xi Que's hands.

(End of this chapter)