Fast forward to the third day of August.

It was said that it was going to be a big deal, but after all, the patrol officers and soldiers outside the door had not been completely withdrawn, so it was quite inconvenient to do it for several days in a row like in the past.

Therefore, this time everything was concentrated on the third day of August. For this reason, the entire Grand View Garden was temporarily set aside to serve as a place for entertaining guests.

Early in the morning, the welcoming boys dressed in red and green lined up outside the gate of Rong Mansion. The festive firecrackers rang for two quarters of an hour, covering half of the street with earth red.

However, the mood of the invited guests was exactly the opposite of this lively and festive atmosphere.

To be honest, many people went through quite intense psychological struggles before coming back:

Come on, there are still officers and soldiers guarding the gate of Rongguo Mansion!

Moreover, Prince Teng will be escorted to the capital soon. Who is willing to be involved in his case at this juncture?

But you have to say no...

Who knows now that the virtuous concubine in the palace was allowed to participate in politics?

No matter how many people are mocking her, Si Chen, her influence is real!

So in the end, many people chose a compromise approach - coming is definitely coming, but how and how long it will take are controllable variables.

So that morning, more than half of the people arrived just before noon, finished the birthday banquet and left in a hurry.

This is something for later, let’s not mention it now.

Unlike those people, Jiao Shun arrived early in the morning, and Shi Xiangyun was traveling with him this time. Even though he complained about the old lady, Shi Xiangyun had never personally experienced Jia Mu's betrayal, so naturally he couldn't do it.

To be like Lin Daiyu and never see each other again.

In order to prevent the bumps on the road from inflating the tires, Jiao Shun specially prepared a soft sedan for Xiangyun that could be carried by four people.

When Jiao Shun carefully helped her out of the sedan, the welcoming boy was about to step forward to greet the guests. After receiving the report, Jia Rong and Jia Qiang came out to welcome her - in fact, it was Jia Lian who was in charge of welcoming the guests this time.

, but how could Jia Lian come to greet Jiao Shun? As soon as he heard that Jiao Changqing had arrived, he had already made excuses to stay away.

But Jia Rong and Jia Qiang were both very enthusiastic.

Especially Jia Rong, who first stared directly at Jiao Shun, and then quietly looked at Shi Xiangyun's belly, which seemed to be pregnant but not yet pregnant. She wished that there could be a big change in the world and stuffed this child into many places.

It's best if it's in your belly.

"Uncle, the old lady just explained it specifically."

Because his mind was full of these things, Jia Qiang grabbed the attention. He only heard him greeting with a smile: "When Aunt Xiangyun comes, just go to her place - she will transfer Bisha."

I freed up the cupboard just to entertain my aunt!"

"The old lady is interested."

Shi Xiangyun protected his stomach and nodded slightly, but he couldn't help but think of Lin Daiyu.

Because Lin Daiyu had lived in that blue gauze cupboard since she was a child.

Thinking of Lin Daiyu, she couldn't help but glance at her husband beside her. These days, every time Jiao Shun left office, he would go to Taohua Lane to sit, play chess, or play ball. During this period, Lin Daiyu never mentioned it again.

Jia Mu’s birthday.

But only in this way, the couple can conclude that she can never let go of her heart.

For this reason, Jiao Shun specially discussed with Xiangyun, hoping that she could try to ask Xichun to draw a "birthday picture" using the old lady as a template, and then bring it to Lin Daiyu to see, which could be considered as comfort.

After entering the house, the couple temporarily parted ways.

Shi Xiangyun was taken directly to Jia Mu's courtyard, while Jiao Shun followed Jia Rong and Jia Qiang to Rongxi Hall.

On the way, Jia Rong couldn't help complaining with puns: "Uncle, it's true, why did he become separated from my family after moving to Zijin Street? He really didn't see me for three to five months, and my nephew didn't even want to get close to him.

Chance."

After a pause, he added: "Especially, Mrs. Xu has recently learned a few new pastries, and she wants to ask uncle to taste them."

It's a good thing he didn't say the last sentence. After he said it, the whole sentence can be summarized in four words: Uncle, come and play.

Hmm~

Perhaps adding the word ‘often’ is more appropriate: Uncle, come and play often!

Jiao Shun couldn't figure out where his enthusiasm came from for a while, so he could only reply in a general way: "Next time, I'll do it next time."

Then he quickened his pace and rushed to Rongxi Hall.

When he arrived at the door, Jia Zheng also came out in time.

Standing on the steps, looking at Jiao Mou with complicated eyes and full of aura, thousands of emotions flashed through his heart.

He suddenly learned a while ago that Mrs. Wang intended to marry Tanchun to Lai's family as his wife. From an intellectual point of view, Jia Zheng also thought that this was a good marriage; but from an emotional point of view, he did not

It's really hard to accept.

Not to mention that Jiao Shun was born a domestic slave, the mere fact that he had an affair with Wang Xifeng made it impossible for Jia Zheng not to harbor grudges.

Of course, according to his relatively simple and simple analysis, since Jiao Shun wants to marry his own daughter, he should have nothing to do with Mrs. Wang, otherwise that woman would be too shameless, right?

After all, she eats fast and chants Buddha's name every day. How could she do such despicable behavior?

"Uncle Shi."

It wasn't until Jiao Shun bowed to greet him that Jia Zheng woke up from his reverie. He immediately sighed secretly, took the initiative to hold his arms and said, "My dear nephew, please get up quickly. Today's birthday banquet is really too hasty.

If there is a lack of hospitality, my dear nephew, please don’t take offense.”

"What did Uncle Shi say at this time? There is something that needs my nephew's help. I would like to ask Uncle Shi not to be polite to my nephew."

While talking, Jia Zheng asked him to take a seat in the Hall of Rongxi, and then started chatting all over the world.

After chatting for almost half an hour, other guests arrived one after another.

When these people entered, they first solemnly paid homage to Jia Zheng, the 'landlord', followed closely by Jiao Shun.

Even faintly, the compliment to Jiao Shun needs to be even greater.

After all, Mr. Jiao is the emperor's number one confidant, and now he has consolidated and expanded the foundation of engineering with the invention of the telegraph, and his popularity is unprecedented.

On the other hand, in the Rongguo Mansion, although the Concubine Xiande, who was involved in political affairs, was the backer and theoretically closer to the emperor than Jiao Shun, the main premise of this conclusion is that in addition to being involved in political affairs, Concubine Xiande could also blow pillows in the emperor's ears.

But who doesn't know that with the emperor's current physical condition, it won't help even if you blow it up, not to mention the pillow wind.

Nowadays, I am afraid that just one person who is involved in political affairs may not be able to overshadow Jiao Changqing.

Therefore, compared to the Rongguo Mansion, everyone was undoubtedly more diligent in praising Jiao Shun.

Jia Zheng saw all this in his eyes. He first lamented that the world is so cold and everyone is like this. Then he sneered three times and thought, no matter how distinguished you are, don't you still want to call me father-in-law in the future?

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The other side.堠

When Shi Xiangyun arrived at Jia Mu's courtyard, he unexpectedly saw Mrs. Wang, Mrs. Xing, Wang Xifeng, Li Wan, Tan Chun, Xichun, and a sad-looking Jia Baoyu.

Shi Xiangyun was not surprised that Jia Baoyu was among them. What was strange was the bitterness and hatred on his face.

So after she finished telling her farewell to the old lady, she came to Tanchun's side, pursed her lips at Jia Baoyu and asked, "Who are you talking to?"

"Isn't it just because of Sister Lin?"

Tan Chun sighed helplessly: "It has been almost a month now, and there is still no news from the people sent. On the first day of the Lunar New Year, he made a fuss about sending another group of people, or even going south to Suzhou in person."

"How does this work?!"

Shi Xiangyun was shocked and said: "Not to mention anything else, he is now an official of the imperial court. How dare he leave Beijing privately without any reason?"

"That's right."

Tanchun sighed again: "My wife also stopped me, and the old lady also stopped me. At least I sent another group of people south before giving up. But in the end, he was still so distracted. Although he didn't leave, his thoughts had already flown to Suzhou."

."

At this time, Xichun, who had been serving as the background, suddenly said: "Second brother still doesn't study Buddhism deeply. Otherwise, why would he have these troubles?"

In one sentence, the scene immediately became cold.

Fortunately, at this stall, Wang Xifeng stepped out, took Shi Xiangyun's hand, and stared at her belly for a long time. While laughing and joking that it must be a boy, she invited everyone to go to the Bisha closet to talk, so as not to be disturbed by the guests outside.

Noisy.

Shi Xiangyun agreed, but at the same time, he always felt that Wang Xifeng's eyes were looking at his belly just now, as if he had seen him somewhere just now.

After sitting down in the Bisha cupboard, she suddenly realized that yes, Jia Rong's eyes were somewhat similar to hers before.

but……

What do their strange looks mean?

Keeping this matter in his heart, Shi Xiangyun chatted with his sisters and sisters-in-law for a while, then knowingly asked: "Why does the old lady look so not energetic? Could it be that she has been tired from the birthday banquet recently?"

"this……"

Wang Xifeng and Tan Chun exchanged glances, and finally Tan Chun sighed: "You are not an outsider, and to tell you the truth, the old lady fainted for a while a while ago, and when she woke up, her energy was not as good as before -

-If it weren’t for this, I wouldn’t insist on making such a fuss about this matter.”

"I see."

Shi Xiangyun nodded, then looked at Xichun and said: "In that case, I have something to ask Sister Xichun, and I hope she can help me draw a 'Birthday Banquet Picture'. It doesn't have to be too detailed, just draw the charm of the old lady."

That’s it.”

When everyone heard this, they all said that she was interested, and the old lady's love for her was not in vain.

Such Xichun couldn't refuse, she just said that the painting was not good, and Sister Xiangyun couldn't blame it.

After completing this task, Shi Xiangyun felt a little more relaxed. He was preparing for a game of Three Kingdoms, when he suddenly saw Jia Baoyu walking in quickly, holding up the curtain.

"Second brother came just in time, let's..."

Just as Xiangyun was about to invite him into the game, he heard Jia Baoyu forcefully smile and say: "Auntie, Sister Bao, and Sister Qin are here. The old lady asked you to go outside to greet them."

After hearing this, everyone stood up and walked out.

Shi Xiangyun was guarded by the maids and walked at the end. When he came out of the blue gauze cupboard, he couldn't help but look back at Jia Baoyu, only to see him sitting down on the bed with his head down, showing no intention to greet him.

I don’t know whether he feels guilty and dare not see Sister Bao, or whether he is complaining that Sister Bao interfered and broke his alliance between wood and stone.

Shi Xiangyun sighed silently, thinking that the two people who were about to get married were not as close as they were in the Grand View Garden, and he didn't know what they would be like after they got married.

Because she was half a step behind others, by the time Shi Xiangyun arrived outside, Aunt Xue was already leading her daughter and niece to pay birthdays to the old lady.

Aunt Xue obviously talked less than usual, which further highlighted Xue Baochai's all-around exquisiteness and seamlessness.

Shi Xiangyun widened his beautiful eyes from behind, trying to find any flaw in her body, but in the end he failed.

But the more this happened, the more pathetic Shi Xiangyun felt, and even felt that Sister Bao in front of him was a bit scary!

Sister Bao already knew what the old lady said to Jia Baoyu, yet she could still act like this...

Then if she tells lies on a daily basis, who can tell it?

Because of this sudden thought, when the sisters came to see the ceremony, Xiangyun was obviously a little slower.

Tanchun was the first to greet him. She also smiled like a precious hairpin in the spring breeze, and when she opened her mouth, she asked: "Why didn't Brother Wenlong come today?"

"My brother suddenly caught a cold, so he had to stay at home."

"I see."

Tan Chun chuckled lightly and said pointedly: "That's a coincidence. My brother was also sick before and got better recently. Who knew he was getting better? Brother Wenlong was sick just now. I don't know what it was."

cause and effect."

As soon as the word 'cause and effect' came out, Xue Baochai's impeccable smile finally showed a trace of stasis.

At this time, Tanchun suddenly gave another solemn salute and said solemnly: "Brother is in the blue gauze cupboard, but he didn't know to come out to greet you. It really shouldn't be - I am here to apologize to my sister for him first."

"

Xue Baochai's beauty is revealed in just one point.

At that moment, I understood that her repeated beatings were a sign that both parties had their faults. Even if Jia Baoyu's fault was greater, he should not mention it again after receiving this gift from her.

After figuring this out, Xue Baochai breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't help but secretly sigh that these three girls had become more and more experienced.

From top to bottom in the Rongguo Mansion, there were only a few people whom she considered to be her rivals, but this future sister-in-law was undoubtedly the leader among them.

Fortunately, Tanchun will get married and move to Lai's home at the end of the year, so there won't be any direct conflict with him.

"What did my sister say?"

So she quickly helped Tanchun up and said with a smile: "He is a man, so he should avoid taboos. He didn't listen no matter how many times we told him before, but he finally behaved better this time."

As he said that, he couldn't help but look at Shi Xiangyun.

I haven't seen her for a while, and I always feel like Yun Yatou is alienated from me.

Just as he was about to ask a few questions, he suddenly saw Mr. You leading the second sister You and the third sister You walked in. As soon as he entered the door, he smiled and apologized: "Old lady, please forgive me, I'm late."

After saying that, he turned back and pointed at the two sisters: "But you can't blame me alone. In fact, they heard about the old lady's birthday and insisted on coming to get the blessing, but they took their time, leaving me like this.

It’s easy to wait!”

"Yes, yes."

Before Jia Mu could reply, Wang Xifeng joked: "The good things are all yours, and they don't all belong to others."

Everyone laughed when they heard this.

Shi Xiangyun also covered her lower abdomen with one hand and covered her mouth with one hand while smiling, but when she was smiling, she suddenly noticed another strange look.

Following his gaze, he saw the envious Second Sister You.

She had actually known about the relationship between Second Sister You and Jiao Shun for a long time, so she immediately understood what she was envious of.

No wonder!

Then she suddenly understood why Wang Xifeng and Jia Rong were so strange.

Sister Feng has been worried about not being able to give birth to a son; it has been more than a year since Brother Rong's second marriage, the Xu family, but there has been no news.
Chapter completed!