Family Has a Concubine

On April 28th, Qin's small birthday banquet.

Ye Tangcai got up early in the morning, sat in front of the dressing table to wash up.

While yawning, she looked at herself in the mirror with her long hair hanging down.

"Miss got up late, it's already 10 o'clock, and the third master has finished washing up." Qiu Ju combed her hair with an ivory comb from behind.

"The third master won't go to the Yamen?" Ye Tangcai let out a light sigh.

"Today is my wife's birthday party, you can take a rest." Qiu Ju said.

Daqi was very kind to the imperial court officials. He rested and bathed three times a month, twice in the middle and end of the month, and once on his own rotation. When you meet your loved ones' weddings and funerals, you can still ask for a divorce.

Ye Tang let out an "oh".

Qiuju's fingers fluttered, and soon she picked a snake bun for Ye Tang, fixed it with water shavings, wrapped the gold thread twice, and swung a little emerald gold thread on the hairpin, hanging down a small With a pinch of golden tassels, and only a touch of lipstick on her lips, she changed her clothes and went out.

Chu Yunpan was sitting at the stone table in the courtyard outside, when he saw Ye Tang picking it, he smiled lightly: "Let's go."

The couple went to Yixiangyuan together.

When I met Aunt Bai and Chu Miaohua at the door, Aunt Bai looked at Ye Tangcai and Chu Yunpan with embarrassment.

After all, the current situation is too ugly.

At that time, Mrs. Wen came to ask for a kiss, and Aunt Bai was also there. Who would have thought that Mrs. Qin would regret it after refusing, and after being slapped in the face by Mrs. Chen once, she would actually refuse to admit it. Now Chu Yunpan was impeached, making such an ugly mess. But Aunt Bai didn't stand up and say a word for Ye Tangcai and his wife.

Aunt Bai felt extremely guilty when she saw Ye Tangcai and Chu Yunpan, but Mrs. Qin was her mistress, and she was her master before, so how could she stand up, so she kept hiding in the house and did not go out.

Now that they met alone, Aunt Bai smiled embarrassingly: "Third master, third grandma."

"Third brother, little sister-in-law." Chu Miaohua held Aunt Bai's arm and called timidly.

Ye Tangcai only responded lightly: "It's getting late, go in quickly."

She can understand the position of Aunt Bai and Chu Miaohua, but it is hard to have a good impression of them.

Seeing her indifferent, Chu Miaohua's eyes were red.

Ye Tangcai and Chu Yunpan had already entered the room.

In the Xici Room of Yixiangyuan, Mrs. Qin and Uncle Chu sat at the head, and Mrs. Chu Miaoshu sat next to Mrs. Qin on the lily embroidered pier next to her. Jiang Xinxue and Chu Feiyang had arrived early.

The Qin family has not held a birthday banquet for ten years. Even though I was young in the past, with the family status of Ding Guobo's mansion at that time, it was well-managed.

Now it is finally possible to hold another one, but when she thinks that it is due to Chu Yunpan's relationship, she feels a little nervous.

"Third Master, Third Mistress, Aunt Bai and Second Miss are here." Lu Ye's voice sounded from outside.

Qin Shi pursed her lips, pretending to be self-defeating, her heart was still a little guilty, but her face was calm, thinking that Chu Yunpan was punished for this, she felt a little happy in her heart.

The bead curtain was raised with a "crash", and Chu Yunpan and Ye Tangcai came hand in hand.

Chu Yunpan is dressed in a homely light blue dark pattern straight dress, a clear and handsome body, with a hint of sarcasm in his beautiful eyebrows and eyes like a painting of a blue and blue ink painting, with a smile on his lips, just like that, he is carrying a magnificent and beautiful girl slowly. Slowly. The gait is calm, square and beautiful.

No matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like you are frustrated in the officialdom.

Qin's heart was filled with indescribable hatred.

In her mind, Chu Yunpan should have been utterly devastated by the trouble, and seeing her she should be extremely angry but helpless.

But now, there is no look of frustration or desperation.

"Father, mother." The two stepped forward and saluted Mrs. Qin and Uncle Chu.

"Okay, sit down quickly." Uncle Chu glanced at Qin Shi, and saw that she was sullen and silent, obviously still angry with Chu Yunpan, so she was a little nervous.

Chu Miaoshu couldn't see their frustrated appearance, and felt unhappy, but she cheated first, and she was already guilty, so she didn't say a word.

"Father, mother." Chu Miaohua and Aunt Bai also stepped forward to salute.

"Sit, sit." Uncle Chu said quickly.

The two took their seats, and after a while, Aunt Fei and Chu Congke also came over.

Uncle Chu then said, "Happy birthday!"

Chu Feiyang hugged Chu Xuehai and stood in a row with Jiang Xinxue and Chu Miaoshu.

Chu Yunpan and his wife, Chu Congke and Chu Miaohua stood in a row, and the two aunts stood in the last row.

Everyone knelt down to the Qin family, and said auspicious birthday wishes, and it was a birthday.

After worshiping and sitting down, give birthday gifts.

Jiang Xinxue and Chu Feiyang presented a gold hairpin with a bird's head inlaid with jadeite, a jade bracelet with watery luster, and two self-made brocade foreheads with watery red patterns.

Jiang Xinxue smiled and said: "My family is poor, so I can only honor these things, and wait for the future..." I want to say that I will wait for her to be rich in the future, but I don't know when it will be rich. That will take more than ten years!

Jiang Xinxue felt bad when she thought of Ye Tangcai and his wife, so she just hecked twice: "When we are successful in the future, we will honor our mother more."

In fact, I have already given an extra bracelet this year. In previous years, it was a piece of jewelry and something I made myself.

Chu Congke gave him a palm-sized Jade Buddha. Judging from the quality of the jade, it might only cost more than a dozen taels of silver. In the past, the Qin family would embarrass Chu Congke, but now with Chu Yunpan as a comparison, they are too lazy to pick his thorns.

After Chu Congke delivered, he went to Chu Yunpan and Ye Tangcai.

This gift was prepared by Chu Yunpan, and Ye Tang had to pick up the dowry if it wasn't Qin's birthday.

It was a Qishou Changchun white stone bonsai, an emerald ring pediment, the value of which was about the same as that of the water head, and a pair of embroidered shoes with tassels and cloud patterns made by Ye Tangcai himself, it was the birthday gift this time.

Qin Shi looked at this thing, and her face sank with a "shua". None of them seem to be very valuable, as far as this quality is concerned, one hundred taels of silver is not needed.

Jiang Xinxue said: "The third brother and younger siblings are really filial." She said ironically.

"As filial as sister-in-law." Ye Tangcai smiled lightly.

Jiang Xinxue choked, and said with a sneer: "Our eldest family is poor, how can we compare with the third brother and younger siblings, one is an official, and the other has a rich dowry."

"No matter what, we can't go past elder brother and sister-in-law." Ye Tang sneered.

"You..." Jiang Xinxue's gray face sank, and she was about to say something, but Chu Feiyang, who was sitting beside her, said coldly: "My brother and sister are right."

Jiang Xinxue choked, and glanced at Chu Feiyang, only to see that his face was still expressionless, and her heart was filled with panic. Since he was divorced by the princess nine years ago, he was so depressed that he was either in a daze thinking about that woman all day, or just doing nothing, even ignoring his son.

Now that she actually helped Ye Tangcai speak, Jiang Xinxue's eyes flashed jealousy.

"That's right, you can't cross it." Uncle Chu said. "It's getting late, Sister Shu and Sister Hua are about to deliver their birthday presents, and they will go to Bailu Garden to entertain distinguished guests."

Chu Miaoshu and Chu Miaohua gave gifts, and Ye Tangcai and others went out.

This kind of banquet is usually held at Bailu Garden.

A row of three large octagonal eaves waterside pavilions on the lake entertains female guests, and a verandah under a piece of bamboo on the right side of the shore entertains male guests. The scenery is beautiful.

At this time, the guests have already come to the door one after another, in the past, Qin Shi was in charge of the wedding ceremony, today she was celebrating her birthday, it was Jiang Xinxue who brought Chu Miaoshu to manage, and the two of them went outside to welcome the guests. Ye Tangcai took Chu Miaohua and instructed the maid to prepare tea, snacks and other things.

Around Si time, almost all the guests arrived.

Today there are a lot of family members, even if Chu Yunpan is the champion of the new department, it is impossible for so many people to come, but because of the incident a few days ago, all the ladies want to see what is going on, so, Anyone who can come has come.

Under the porch on the shore of the lake, Uncle Chu was entertaining male guests with his three sons. The male guest would not mention what happened to Mrs. Qin a few days ago.

Seeing that no one mentioned it, Uncle Chu was in a good mood. He chatted with a guest and said something. He laughed and couldn't help looking at the waterside pavilion in the lake.

I saw that the place was already full of noble ladies, thinking about the bustle and bustle, the rumor should be erased.

The water pavilion is indeed bustling, but it is not a happy bustle, but a burst of sighs.

Mrs. Qin sat on the long red bench in the waterside pavilion with a gloomy look on her face. Almost all the guests had arrived, but Jiang Xinxue was busy outside, and Chu Miaoshu had already returned to rest and was sitting next to Mrs. Qin. It is also the appearance of a strong smile.

Which of the noble ladies didn't know what happened some time ago, so they were worried when they saw it.

"Mrs. Chu, why are you so sad, alas." It was Mrs. Wang who spoke first.

This Mrs. Wang is Wang Yushi's wife. The one who impeached Chu Yunpan most fiercely in the court was Wang Chengcun.

Jiang Xinxue's mother, Madam Jiang, said: "I have never seen such an unfilial person."

"Yes." A lady with a round face on the opposite side said coldly, "I hate this kind of concubine the most. If my concubine dared to do this, my family would not tolerate him long ago."

Qin Shidao forced a smile on his face: "Who told him to be capable, what else can I do."

"What do you mean if he is capable, he can be unfilial!" Another noble lady in green said, "If he is capable, he can ride on the head of his aunt?"

"I used to be quite obedient, but since I got married... it's just like that." Qin wept.

"If you ask me, both of them are not good things. Especially that Mrs. Ye, since she got married, she has never put her aunt in her eyes."

"This kind of person who can't even educate their children well, there is a reason for reconciliation, and it's no wonder that Ye Chengde and Yin Tingniang." Mrs. Wang said.

"Who are you talking about?" A sneer sounded.

The people in the water pavilion were startled, and when they turned around, they saw Ye Tangcai leading Wen, Miao, Ye Lingjiao and Luo from the bridge, followed by Mrs. Chen.

It was Wen who spoke just now.

The wives present were startled, and their faces were embarrassing. After all, it was too much to say that they deserved to be separated.

But Mrs. Wang was not afraid, and said with a sneer, "It's Mrs. Wen."

Wen's face sank, and he sneered: "I want to make it clear that I was not kicked out of Heli, but I threw Ye Chengde away. At that time in the court, the Ye family begged me to go back, I just didn't want to .”

As soon as these words came out, Miao Shi and Luo Shi behind were a little embarrassed.