Daughter's Survival Manual

Chapter 271
After Han Yuexia spoke, Wen Shuangyi felt a lot of dissatisfaction in her heart, so she had no choice but to follow Han Yuexia to treat the guests.With Han Yuexia present, the place where a group of ladies were sitting became lively again after a while.While talking, Nanny Ning opened the curtain and said, "Madam, the concubine and the prime minister's wife have arrived." The arrival of the concubine Jin is a great honor.Mrs. Zou had never met a member of the Tian family in her life. Although she kept trying to comfort herself, it could be seen that Concubine Jin was also a little frightened.But she is getting older, she is a birthday star today, and Concubine Jin is always easy to talk when she is outside, even if there is something wrong with Mrs. Zou, Concubine Jin did not reveal it.

Concubine Jin's move naturally showed how much the Prince Jin's Mansion valued the Zou Mansion.Mrs. Xiao had a three-point smile on her face, she stepped forward to congratulate Mrs. Zou on her birthday, and raised her hand to send a sandalwood brocade box.The lid of the box was uncovered, and inside was a jade statue of the Great Sun Tathagata Buddha. The jade color is transparent and the lines are smooth. Just by putting it out, everyone should exclaim.

Even the Concubine Jin also smiled and said, "Well, you sister Xiao, you have prepared such a big birthday gift without saying a word, but it suppressed my birthday gift. If the old lady doesn't look down on me, I will forgive you." I can't miss you." Mrs. Zou hurriedly said, "It is already a blessing for the old lady to have the concubine come, how dare you think about the concubine's things?" "The old lady is wrong, I am just married Good family, in terms of age, you are not much older than other sisters, you are the elder, you should receive the gift."

Concubine Jin waved her hand, and asked someone to bring in a pot of jade coral, "This coral was given by the emperor in the past, and it is just right for the old lady. Is it okay for the old lady to make it?" Madam Zou's face has already turned pale, and seeing that the jade coral is half a person tall, it is priceless at first glance, her upper body trembles immediately, and she bends her waist to salute Jin Dowager, but Jin Dowager rushed to salute her. Hold on, "Hey, on the day of great joy, how can there be any reason for the birthday star to salute?" Concubine Jin continued to express her kindness, if Mrs. Zou still talked about these empty etiquettes in front of her, it would be because Mrs. Zou didn't know how to flatter her.Although Mrs. Zou is sometimes confused, she has no reason to push out good things, let alone this good thing has a good origin.

Mrs. Zou saw that Jin Taifei was like this, and she was kind enough to ask people to accept the jade coral, and thanked Jin Taifei.At this moment, Mrs. Xiao called Xiao Qingmei to come forward to greet Mrs. Zou. While looking at Mrs. Zou, she also said to Concubine Jin, "I just said that I was wrong. Now that the concubine has made a move, it is clear It's just trying to make me feel poor. Fortunately, the old lady understands that she didn't believe the concubine's words."

Mrs. Xiao said this with a smile, then pointed at Xiao Qingmei and said to Mrs. Zou, "This is my daughter, she is the most evasive, I said I wouldn't let her come, but she still wants to use the old lady's Gather with good sisters on festive days." Madam Xiao's words are half true and half false, it is true not to let her come, but it is also true to get together with others.Xiao Qingmei talked nonsense in front of Xiao Chen, so she was detained in the mansion, and Madam Xiao assigned two gentlemen to teach her.If she hadn't really suffered a lot, and begged hard in front of Mrs. Xiao, Mrs. Xiao would really not want to let her out on Mrs. Zou's birthday.Although Xiao Qingmei was wearing a new dress, with a delicate hair bun and stiff makeup, she was a lot thinner than before, but she seemed to be in good spirits now.

Mrs. Zou had never met Xiao Qingmei before, so she naturally didn't know how much Xiao Qingmei had changed. Hearing Mrs. Xiao's words, she immediately laughed, "That's good, don't stand here and talk to us. Hurry up and sit in the back, there are quite a few ladies sitting inside!" Xiao Qingmei's eyes lit up when she heard this, how could she remember that when she came here, she responded to Mrs. Xiao's words, before she could open her mouth, she hurriedly bent down Thank you Mrs. Zou on both knees, and walk back quickly.Madam Xiao noticed her move, Madam Xiao was a little displeased at the moment, and immediately glanced at her from the corner of her eye.Xiao Qingmei straightened her back, paused on her feet, then slowed down, and walked slowly towards the group of ladies.

It is not a trivial matter for Concubine Jin and Mrs. Xiao to come in. The ladies heard the movement and naturally looked over.Han Yuexia was holding a teapot and standing near the door, seeing all of Xiao Qingmei's actions.Although she had never heard the words of Mrs. Zou and Mrs. Xiao, she felt uneasy in her heart.It's probably not a good thing for Xiao Qingmei to come.Although Xiao Qingmei grew up in the imperial city, there were not many ladies in the imperial city who could give her handkerchiefs that could be called handkerchiefs.She is the tallest among all the ladies, Han Yuexia arranged her to sit beside him.

At this time, Xiao Qingmei suppressed all the dissatisfaction these days in her heart. She sat upright, and then talked softly with Han Yuexia's already dry ladies, and gave Han Yuexia a few words from time to time. Under the moon, Man served tea and told jokes to the lady next to him, looking like a very dignified and respectful lady.But that's it, Wen Shuangyi became more and more suspicious, she looked carefully at the side, and never felt that Xiao Qingmei was a person who would play tricks behind his back, but thinking so again, she couldn't bear it. Can't stop laughing twice, can someone who can please Jin Taifei and win the title of a talented girl in the imperial city, really be so innocent and easy to get along with?
Wen Shuangyi walked towards Xiao Qingmei without moving her expression. After only four or five steps, she could smell the faint fragrance of plum blossoms on Xiao Qingmei's body.The scent was so unique, Wen Shuangyi only smelled it once on the stone bridge, and it was firmly in her heart.Who would have thought that Xiao Qingmei, who is so polite and chaste, would also kill people?The ladies only talked about the appearance of two cups of tea, and then someone came in and asked the ladies to move to the flower hall to use the seats.At Mrs. Zou's birthday banquet, Zou Sui was in charge of the men's guests, and Han Yuexia was in charge of the lady's wife's side.

Although Han Yuexia is outstanding in appearance and behaves well, she didn't have much reputation in the imperial city in the past. In addition, she lost her mother when she was young, so the female guests treat her kindly.But no matter how well she behaved, it was not as sensational as the three members of the Su family.Just after the birthday speech, Mrs. Su led Su Yao over from the other end of the corridor.She came too late, and when she appeared late, everyone's eyes fell on them.

The more leisurely Mrs. Su walked, the more anxious she became in her heart. This is really inappropriate!Forget the east wind and the west wind, do things everywhere, and set off half an hour early, but something went wrong on the side of the road, and I was blocked by people with excuses, and I couldn't get out for half a day. When I finally got to leave, it was already too late.No matter how good-hearted Mrs. Su is, seeing Mrs. Zou and a group of noble ladies, her face turned red, "Birthday to the old lady! It's my fault. I thought I'd come early to pay my respects to the old lady." , I never thought that there was a mistake on the road, and I would like to ask the old lady to please forgive me."

Mrs. Zou felt a little displeased. She couldn't tell the truth from Mrs. Su's words, but it was true that she was late.In front of so many people, Mrs. Zou naturally couldn't get angry, so she had to say, "It's good if you come, why is it too late?" But it's better to be late than to be early. I can't understand it anymore.

Mrs. Su also knew that this matter was unclear, so she didn't mention it too much, she just asked people to send congratulatory gifts.Mrs. Su knew very well that Mrs. Zou's birthday banquet was the first appearance of her Su family in the imperial city, so it must not be sloppy.Therefore, although the congratulatory gift she gave to Mrs. Zou was not priceless, it was rare in the world, even if it was the only one.What she presented was the three-zhang Peng Zu birthday celebration screen, and Peng Zu's birthday celebration alone is not enough to explain the wealth of the Su family.

There are thousands of finger-sized white pearls on the whole picture of Peng Zu celebrating his birthday, and between Peng Zu's eyes, there are two translucent black pearls.This action not only shows that the Su family is rich in Jiangdong, but also shows the wealth of the Su family.It is not uncommon to buy pearls, but it is not an easy task to ask for so many pearls of the same size.No matter how dissatisfied Mrs. Zou was just now, it was completely wiped out by this whole picture of Peng Zu celebrating his birthday.Su Yao stood behind Mrs. Su, listening to everyone's astonishment and praise, her back was straight, and her face, which was as outstanding as Mrs. Su's, was full of warm smiles.

"It's true that the Su family is as rich as an enemy, but unfortunately, it's just a merchant." Someone said this in Han Yuexia's ears.When Han Yuexia turned her head, she saw Xiao Qingmei's indifferent face. There was no admiration for the Su family's financial resources in her eyes, but more contempt for the Su family.Han Yuexia smiled slightly, didn't it be because the Su family made too much money that they wanted to make a fuss about their identity?
Wen Shuangyi knew for a long time that the Su family was rich from Su Yao's mouth, but when this moment appeared in front of her, she felt sour in her heart. If she was no match for her identity, it would be a good thing to have money ah!But she has neither status nor money!I can only stand here and watch others show off their wealth!It took Mrs. Zou a while to realize, and she said to Mrs. Su, "Just come, and bring this great gift, and you are not afraid of losing my luck." This was just a joke, Jin Dowager saw it Looking at Mrs. Zou, "I knew that the Su family in Jiangdong was rich in the world. Looking at it today, it really lives up to its reputation."

Concubine Jin clapped her hands and boasted after finishing speaking, "Sister Xiao, you can compare us both!" Madam Xiao didn't seem to care, "Isn't it? I knew we two would secretly send congratulatory gifts, so why bother?" Showing off in front of the old lady?" Madam Su noticed that not only old lady Zou was sitting on the high seat, but also Jin Taifei and Mrs. Xiao.Mrs. Zou happily boasted about the face of the Zou family, and said to Mrs. Su, "Have you come to see the concubine?"She pulled Su Yao and knelt down, "Caomin has seen the concubine."

(End of this chapter)