Madam Hou

Chapter 18

After dinner, the maid served the dishes in an orderly manner. There were four soups, four cold dishes and eight hot dishes.

The four soups are crab roe and tofu soup, abalone ginseng wing belly soup, shredded shredded bamboo chicken with stewed ginseng and jade bamboo wing skirt, and stewed fish maw with Cordyceps sinensis.The four cold dishes are mixed ears, duck roll with red heart, goose palm in marinated water, needle mushroom with dried shreds.The eight heats are Buddha Tiaoqiang, Sixi Meatballs, Confucian Yipin Pot, Dongpo Knuckles, Watercress Carp, Braised Chicken in Yellow Soil, Steamed Pork with Lotus Leaf Powder, and Steamed Cured Meat.Behind each person in the banquet is a maid serving dishes. As long as your eyes drift to that dish, the little maid behind you will automatically come up and put the dish into your bowl without you needing to speak.

Mrs. Chen looked at the table full of dishes, and secretly started talking. She just felt that eating a meal in this wealthy family seemed to be burning money.In the Chen family, even during Chinese New Year, they would not be able to eat such a sumptuous dinner.

Mrs. Lin Hou pointed to the Buddha jumping wall on the table and said to Mrs. Chen: "This Buddha jumping wall is made by the cook at home. It is very delicious. Sister, you can try it." Dried scallops into Mrs. Chen's bowl.

Mrs. Chen said politely: "Madam, there is no need to be so polite."

Mrs. Lin Hou said: "It should be, don't be polite to us, just treat this place as your own home, and let the maid serve you whatever you want to eat."

Mrs. Chen said yes, and picked up the scallop meat and put it in her mouth.The shellfish meat is really delicious, the aroma of the wine is tangy, it goes straight to the heart and spleen, chewing carefully, the aftertaste is endless.

Mrs. Lin Hou looked at Yinniang again, and said to the maid behind her, "Give us Yinniang a Sixi ball. I remember that Yinniang loves this dish the most."

Yinniang put down the chopsticks, looked at Mrs. Lin Hou and said sweetly: "Thank you Madam, Yinniang remembers that Madam likes Dongpo elbow the most, you should eat more."

"Eat, we all eat."

After finishing speaking, the maids behind the two each served dishes for them.Mrs. Linhou also asked the maids behind Pingniang to stop cooking for Pingniang. The mother and daughter were all taken care of, and the hospitality was thoughtful and considerate.

Men's side.

The second young master of Lin, Feng Ye, held up a pair of chopsticks, looking at the several uneven shadows on the screen, as if he wanted to find a shadow from inside.He stared at it for a long time and forgot his shape for a while. He didn't react until Master Lin found out and called him.

Lin Houye looked at his second son, who was a bit strange, and asked, "Feng Ye, what are you looking at?"

Lin Fengye withdrew his eyes in a panic, and said, "No, I didn't see anything."

Lord Lin shook his head at him, thinking that his son was obviously very smart when he was young, but how he became more stupid as he grew up.

Lin Fengye picked up a ball for himself from the table, but a sense of loss in his heart flooded like water.Lin Fengye thought about Yinniang's appearance, and thought of another face that had only been seen a few times and was now gradually blurred. She thought to herself, although they are sisters, they don't look very much alike!
Lin Fengye felt that he was really the most cannon fodder in the world. When he was young, he was praised and killed by his aunt because his age was similar to that of his eldest son, which hindered his eldest son. After he found out, he deliberately hid himself for the sake of his life, and finally let Mrs. Lin feel relieved. But it also left a dull image in Lin Houye's heart, and he no longer expected him.A concubine who is not valued by his father, his aunt is even more eager to be worthless, and has not been taught by a good teacher and husband since he was a child. His mother often drags her back in order to compete for favor, but now she is really mediocre.

He originally thought that this was fine, at least he could grow up in peace, and compared with the concubine who died in another family's house for no reason, he felt that he was still good.But when he grew up, his aunt was unkind and wanted to make him a daughter-in-law of an eighth-rank small official family. He was not without resentment in his heart, but with his status, he didn't have the ability to resist.

Later, I climbed to the wall of the Congjing Courtyard and saw the lady who was said to be my wife. I was shocked for a moment, thinking in my heart, the lower the birth, the lower the birth, the more beautiful the girl is, the greater the advantage.But, when he gave up his feelings and waited day after day for his wife-to-be to pass through the door, a bolt from the blue came, and his wife was favored by the emperor, and finally she was brought into the palace to become the emperor's concubine.It is said that the hatred of killing his father and taking his wife is irreconcilable, but the one who robbed his wife was the emperor, and he didn't even have a place to ask for justice.

Lin Fengye only felt that he was holding his breath in his heart, unable to swallow it or spit it out, not to mention how uncomfortable it was.

For a dinner, the guests and hosts had a great time. After the dinner, the little maid cleaned up the table.After whispering, Mrs. Lin Hou and Mrs. Chen sat on a couch at the top of the flower hall, and sat and chatted for a while.

Mrs. Lin Hou said to Mrs. Chen: "It turns out that the dowry gift for your family has already arrived in the capital a few days ago. I thought that the dowry gift was sent from the Hou's mansion, and Yinniang returned to the Hou's mansion before passing the door. I'm afraid it's not decent to say it outside, so I ordered someone to put them in one of my dowry houses in the east of the city, and then bring them back from there when Yinniang passes through the door later, you see it's a good way to deal with it."

Mrs. Chen said: "You are the most familiar with the rules of the capital, and you will never make a mistake in what you do. It is best to follow your orders."

Mrs. Lin Hou smiled and nodded. The two chatted about other things, and Mrs. Chen went back to Jingxiangyuan.

After Mrs. Chen left, Yuan Memo helped Mrs. Lin Hou rub her temples, and said while rubbing: "Madam, do you want to move Mrs. Chen and the two ladies to a yard farther away? The eyes can..."

Mrs. Lin Hou interrupted Yuan Momo's words: "Don't worry, although Master Hou is lustful and confused, he has not even eaten the grass beside the nest. If we say that Master Hou has any advantages, I'm afraid this is the only one. Although the way he looked at Mrs. Chen was somewhat irregular, it was just a pure appreciation. Otherwise, Yanniang was more beautiful before, and Lord Hou just looked at it a few more times. If he had any dirty thoughts, he would not .”

Yuan Meme said: "Ma'am knows Hou Ye better than I do. I'm just worried that some maids in the family will break their mouths. Hou Ye just took a second look and was seen by the maids. I'm afraid they will also spread the news. Say something disrespectful."

Mrs. Lin Hou thought for a while, and said: "That's right, those maids and women usually have nothing to do, and what they like most is to arrange the master's house. In this way, you pass on the word and let the family guards restrain the maids and women at home. My son, I also ask the mother-in-law who is serving in the Jingxiangyuan to be careful, so that Master Hou and Mrs. Chen will not meet each other."

Yuan Meme said: "Yes, ma'am, I will send someone to spread the message now."

(End of this chapter)