Chapter 528 Rong Xian, Please Keep Your Voice Down! [Thank You! Thank You Again! 44K More to Be Updated]

On the second day,

It's time (around ten o'clock in the morning)

Shouchangfang,

Cheng Guogongfu,

As the founding lord, the courtyard of Chengguo Gong Feng's Mansion was quite large, about two-thirds the size of the Xiangyang Marquis Mansion.

But I couldn't stand the fact that the Feng family had luxuriant roots and numerous heirs.

Most of the original racecourse and martial arts arena that were built over generations have now been occupied and converted into residences.

Not long ago, the second son of the Feng family performed meritorious deeds in Beizhou, which made the elderly Cheng Guo Gong very proud.

There are no festivals in the twelfth lunar month, not even snow days that are convenient for entertaining guests and banquets.

then,

In order to celebrate the reward for his grandson's meritorious service, and to thank the Xu family of Yongyi Marquis and the Gu family of Ningyuan Marquis for taking care of their children, the Feng family of Chengguo Gong sent an invitation.

The Feng family has a wide network of contacts in Bianjing, and there is no talk of any stalemate in relations with any of the high-profile families in Beijing.

(In previous generations, there were two families who had a very bad relationship with the Feng family, but now those two families have long been wiped out.)

Whether they are nobles or civil servants, the Feng family has various old relatives and in-laws, and their relationships are complicated.

This is also the reason why the Feng family is the most well-informed in Bianjing.

But it’s not easy for the Feng family to invite relatives from this family instead of relatives from that family.

So just send out invitations directly!

When relatives come over when they have time, it will be crowded and lively.

Relatives didn't have time to come over, and the Feng family didn't have any grudges. As long as the ladies and ladies invited by the Lord came, everything else was a trivial matter.

But as I said before,

There are no festivals in the twelfth lunar month, and there aren’t many snowy days this year.

As the New Year approaches, few high-ranking families have any happy events, so the banquets and gatherings of ladies and ladies in Beijing have always been small.

Therefore, after various families in Beijing received the message from the Feng family, an especially large number of ladies and maidens came to Chengguo Duke's Mansion.

Fortunately, the Feng family's residence is large enough. The Feng family and the four departments and six bureaus in the mansion are used to seeing many relatives and guests, so they can handle it with ease.

Main house in the backyard,

In the spacious hall,

The luxurious fragrant clothes are like clouds, and the elegant jewelry is shining.

At such a banquet party more than ten years ago, although Sun was the head matron of the Yongyi Hou family, her position was mostly near the door, and there were not many people talking to her.

And today,

Sun's seat is directly below the wives of the duchess, and the chairs for the daughters-in-law of the duchess should be placed below her.

"Ouch, sister Sun, you have wronged your Wu Lang! How can I know that my home is in Chunmingfang!"

"Yesterday I heard my brother talk about this. There are a few blind children, all of good-looking age, who want to get close to the female servants of the Hou family because of their good family background."

A lady from a certain family said with a smile on her face.

"Knowing that I came to Feng's house today, you specifically asked me to make amends with you."

Mrs. Sun, who was at the head of the class, smiled and nodded, and replied politely: "It's just a joke between children and nothing happens! I didn't expect that such a thing would happen if he was detained at home to study every day."

Princess Pingning, who is not very old but has a transcendent position, waited for Sun to finish speaking and then continued: "Sister, speaking of which, you have met our child. If it is from another family, you may not know what will happen."

As soon as these words came out,

The smile on the face of the lady who had just spoken faltered, and she lowered her head in a sullen manner.

When the awkward atmosphere is about to spread,

The eldest daughter-in-law of Cheng Guogong's Feng family smiled and said: "Princess, I heard that the Duke's mansion has invited someone to teach the young prince calligraphy. I wonder if I have a chance today to open the eyes of the boys in my family and take a look at the little prince." My father-in-law’s calligraphy?”

Princess Pingning smiled and waved her hand: "Yuanruo has only been studying for a few days. He said that it would open the eyes of our brothers from the Feng family. He is a little too high on him!"

Madam Chai, who was in the same position as Princess Pingning, smiled and said, "What are you talking about, Princess? Yuanruo is now a civil servant, and he will definitely achieve success in calligraphy."

Princess Pingning continued to wave her hand: "Yuan Ruo's calligraphy is still far behind that of his classmates in the Sheng Family Book School."

"Oh, my wife, you have even praised the two sisters from the Sun family and the Bai family!"

Feng's wife said with a smile.

"When you have time, you should ask the princess and the ladies for advice on how to raise children!" A lady said with a smile.

A burst of chuckles also sounded in the hall at the right time.

At this time,

A female envoy from the Feng family entered the room and whispered a few words into the ears of the Feng family's daughter-in-law.

"We are talking about the Sheng Family Book School, and the relatives of the Wang family have already arrived. Madams and ladies, chat slowly while I go to greet them."

With that said, Feng's wife and sister-in-law got up and walked out with a smile.

Sun turned around and smiled at Hua Lan, and said, "Hua'er, you go too."

"Yes, mother." Hua Lan stood up with a smile, bowed around and followed.

Pingmei, who was behind Bai, glanced at her and continued talking to her sister-in-law, Xie.

Out of the hall,

Hualan smiled and talked beside Feng's parents-in-law.

Speaking of which, Hua Lan's aunt is a girl from the Feng family, and they are very close relatives.

"Hua Lan, have you ever returned to the Sheng family these days?"

Hua Lan smiled and nodded: "I'll go back at the beginning of the month."

"Is the old lady still in good health?"

"Yes! Grandma is very good. She watches over my sixth sister and seventh brother in her spare time."

The eldest daughter-in-law of the Feng family nodded, smiled at Hualan, and said, "When I was a little girl, I was looking forward to your grandmother's arrival when I attended such a banquet."

Hualan smiled and showed a puzzled look: "Aunt, why?"

The eldest daughter-in-law of the Feng family smiled, and said with some nostalgia in her eyes: "Because when your grandmother came, she would bring the most fashionable makeup and clothes in Bianjing. I was just vain at that time, so how could I not look forward to it?"

Hualan smiled and nodded.

The eldest daughter-in-law of the Feng family said, "It's a pity that we were still young at that time and didn't remember anything. We didn't see the style of your grandmother, Hualan."

The eldest daughter-in-law of the Feng family smiled and said, "That's your loss! Hey, in the blink of an eye, I have become a grandmother."

As she spoke,

the crowd approached the second gate.

"Hey, sisters-in-law, why are you coming out? We are almost there!"

Wang Ruofu grinned and greeted the wives of the Feng family.

While talking, Liu Mama, Caihuan, Xi Que and others behind Wang Ruofu all bowed.

Hualan was smiling, but when she saw Wang Ruofu's aunt Kang Wangshi, her smile faded a little.

"Oh, the eldest sister is here too." The eldest daughter-in-law of the Feng family greeted her.

Kang Wangshi forced out an awkward smile and bowed: "Sister-in-law."

The big joke that the Kang family was intercepted by the stewards and servants before was known to everyone in Beijing.

Kang Wangshi also hid from the limelight for a long time and only came out to attend the party at the end of the year.

On the side,

when Hualan saw the girls next to her mother and aunt, her smile faded even more.

"Quick, call someone!"

Wang Ruofu pushed Rulan and said.

Rulan glanced at Hualan's expression and called out awkwardly: "Aunt, Second Aunt"

Kang Yuner/Yuaner, who followed behind Kang Wangshi, also called people.

When calling people,

Kang Yuner was better, but Kang Yuaner stared at Hualan's clothes and the jewelry on her head.

After the Feng family wives responded, they all walked towards the backyard.

On the way,

"Sister." Rulan smiled and approached Hualan to call her flatteringly.

The Kang sisters also called her cousin twice.

Hualan looked at the elders who were talking in front of her and whispered to Rulan: "Where are Molan and Minglan?"

Rulan pursed her lips and whispered: "Mother. Mother listened to aunt and didn't let them come."

Hualan sighed slightly.

"Bringing out a concubine's child is embarrassing!"

Kang Yuaner said while looking at the building of Chengguogong Mansion.

The sound of speaking attracted the Feng family wives in front to look back.

After the Feng family wives looked at each other, they raised the corners of their mouths slightly without any expression, which was quite sarcastic and disdainful.

Seeing the expressions of the Feng family's wives, Wang Ruofu thought they were looking at Rulan, and hurriedly asked: "Sister-in-law, why haven't I seen the boys and girls along the way?"

The eldest daughter-in-law of the Feng family smiled and said: "The children are playing Cuju in the courtyard of the martial arts field!"

"Daughters of the families are there too?" Wang Ruofu continued.

The eldest daughter-in-law of the Feng family nodded:

"Yes! When the little girls get together, they either talk about clothes or fragrance, or study tea soup, flower arrangement and hanging paintings, which is quite boring."

"We don't have so many flowers in our Feng family for the guests to study! Why not make something new and let the little girls see the boys' Cuju."

Wang Ruofu smiled and nodded: "These boys are running and jumping well, full of energy! Speaking of which, I didn't see Cuju many times when I was a girl, and the little girls will definitely love to watch it!"

Everyone likes to hear good words. After Wang Ruofu finished speaking, the Feng family's wives smiled.

"Ruer, you and your cousins ​​should go and see it too."

Wang Ruofu turned around and said to Rulan and the Kang sisters.

The eldest daughter-in-law of the Feng family waved her hand, and a maid of the Feng family walked to Rulan and Hualan.

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Hualan looked at her sister and said, "Rulan, be obedient when you go there, and don't cause trouble."

"Yes, sister."

Rulan said with a smile.

"Three ladies, please come this way."

The maid of the Feng family stretched out her hand.

The martial arts field,

because of the Feng family's reconstruction,

a row of houses and corridors were built directly on the north side of the martial arts field, and not far to the south was a large horse shed and stable.

Putting tables and chairs in the corridor can accommodate many people.

If there is not enough space in the corridor beside the field, you can open the door and continue to put tables and chairs.

Today, because there are many guests, the door of the house beside the field is open.

Many noble ladies sat under the corridor or at the door of the house with their maids to watch.

There were also noble ladies who didn't want to sit down, holding the arms of one or two friends and taking their maids to walk around in the sunny open space to bask in the sun.

In the martial arts arena,

there were many noble young men with armbands, headbands, and gorgeous clothes.

To prevent their clothes from getting dirty when changing clothes, everyone came to the Chengguo Mansion for a banquet.

The young men who were afraid of getting dirty when playing Cuju mostly watched from the side of the field, which was a distance from the corridor. Even if they were on the field, they would not take the initiative to fight.

And people like Xu Zaijing and Gu Tingye wore armbands and shouted and laughed without any scruples in the field.

In the martial arts arena, there was a young man in a bright red brocade robe, who passed Cuju skillfully.

Looking at Xu Zaijing who stopped the ball with his chest in the distance and then took advantage of the situation to pass the ball, the young man gasped and shouted: "Wu Lang, I have never seen you play Cuju on weekdays? Why do you stop the ball so well?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Zaijing shot a powerful shot from behind, and the ball hit the high-erected goal frame hard.

There were exclamations from the boys and girls watching from the sidelines.

Gu Tingye, who was his opponent in this match, gasped and stood beside Rong Xian, saying, "Brother Xian, you are already married, why are you hanging out among us teenagers?"

Rong Xian glanced at Gu Tingye and said:

"Are you still a child?"

Gu Tingye quickly raised his index finger and hissed twice: "Keep it down!"

Rong Xian smiled and said, "I'm not hanging around either! I'm here to accompany my sister!"

"Speaking of which, Brother Jing has quite a talent for playing Cuju, but it's a pity that he was delayed by polo, reading and practicing martial arts!"

Then, Rong Xian sighed, touched his forehead and said, "It's a pity that I don't come to the Feng family very often. If I had known that there would be such a good opportunity to show off my skills, I might have delayed our marriage proposal a few years later. "

Gu Tingye sneered: "How dare you say that!"

courtside,

Qi Heng, who was not on the court and was wearing light-colored brocade, glanced around from time to time.

Qi Heng's eyes lit up when he saw Buwei walking over quickly with his hands in his hands.

When Buwei came closer, the corners of Qi Heng's mouth raised slightly, and there was joy in his eyes. After looking around, he whispered: "What, but the Sheng family is here?"

Buwei said with a look of embarrassment: "Yes! But, young master, only the fifth girl from the Sheng family is here."

"Fifth sister Ru Lan?" Qi Heng asked.

Buwei nodded: "Well, I didn't see the fourth and sixth girls."

Qi Heng became a little unhappy and said to himself:

"What's going on? You found out about this yesterday at Huixian Restaurant. Didn't the female servant next to Fourth Sister, Lu Zhong, talk to you and ask you many things?"

Buwei glanced at Qi Heng, nodded and said:

"Yes, sir! I also thought that after being drunk, I asked clearly. I know that when we come to Feng's house today, we will come with three girls."

"Sir, actually it's not a bad thing if less people see Miss Ming."

After thinking about Minglan's appearance, Qi Heng felt better and nodded repeatedly: "That's right."

At this time, Buwei looked at the attendant from the Rong family who was smiling friendly at him on the sidelines, and said: "Master, I didn't expect that it was also Cuju. At this time, this attendant from the Rong family actually smiled and nodded at us."

Qi Heng glanced at the Rong family's entourage and snorted with a somewhat contemptuous look in his eyes.

The time when the two of them were talking,

Ru Lan has already arrived nearby with the Kang sisters.

After scanning the verandah and the room, she saw no familiar official daughter, so Ru Lan looked towards the sunny side of the field.

Looking at Gu Tingyi who was walking with Chai Zhengzheng, Zhang Jiawu Niang and Rong Feiyan, Rulan smiled and walked towards them.

Gu Tingyi is the sister-in-law of Rulan's sister's eldest sister. She is also related and has met her several times before.

On the way there,

There were eyes from time to time on the verandah and in the house, and there were people who looked at them and whispered to their companions.

Rulan was okay, but Kang Yuner and Kang Yuner felt the gazes around them, and their expressions were very awkward.

Especially after hearing the unknown laughter, the two of them wished they could retrace their steps and run away.

At this time,

There was a female envoy walking next to Rulan and her group. She stopped and bowed, and said, "But the five girls of the Sheng family are doing it in person?"

Ru Lan nodded in confusion and said, "Which family are you from?"

The female envoy bowed and said, "Your servant, Zhu Jian, is the female envoy from the Hai family. My daughter would like to ask, is Miss Mo Lan here?"

Ru Lan shook her head: "Mo Mu is here, the fourth sister is not free, so she didn't come."

Zhu Jian nodded and bowed again: "My girl heard from the second eldest lady of the Xu family that Miss Mo Lan has always been talented in literature. It's a pity that she didn't come."

Ru Lan smiled and nodded, then continued walking towards Gu Tingyi and others.

When they came near, Ru Lan and the Kang family sisters greeted her, the fifth mother of the Zhang family was a little disappointed and said: "Hey, sister Ru Lan, why didn't that girl Ming Lan come?"

When Ru Lan spoke,

Kang Yuan'er on the side couldn't take his eyes away, looking at the clothes and jewelry on the ladies with a rather rude look.

When Kang Yuan'er looked at the faces of several noble ladies, there was even more jealousy in his eyes.

Although Kang Yuan'er felt that he concealed himself very well,

But these noble ladies and the female envoys around them are all smart people.

Feeling Kang Yuan'er's gaze,

First, Chai Zhengzheng stopped smiling. Yunmu next to her smiled politely and somewhat warningly at Kang Yuan'er. Although there was a smile, there was no smile in his eyes.

Rong Feiyan, who was originally smiling, gradually put away her friendly smile, slowly raised her chin, looked down at Kang Yuan'er with contempt, and rolled her eyes.

After Rong Feiyan finished scorning her, the female envoy stepped between Rong Feiyan and the Kang sisters.

Gu Tingyi and Zhang Jiawu Niang were still smiling, but they didn't even look at the Kang sisters, as if they were not here at all.

The female envoys from the Gu and Zhang families followed behind, directly blocking the Kang family sisters and the female envoys.

for a moment,

Looking at her sister, Kang Yoona wished that there was a crack in the ground, and she would definitely jump into it and disappear.

Looking at everyone walking away with Rulan,

Kang Yuaner sneered with jealousy in his eyes, then looked at the Feng family maid beside him and said, "Where is the changing room?"