Chapter 147: Reunion
of Favorites Today is the day to greet each other on the first day of the new year. This year, General Xu and his son are back, and all the posts before the New Year have been postponed, so many people came on the first day of the new year, justified!
Some people have a good relationship with General Xu, and have been friends for many years, such as the prefect of Jingzhao. Some people are ordinary officials of the same dynasty, and their exchanges are just normal courtesy between colleagues, and some want to take the opportunity to test the waters.
In this way, the mansion of the Duke of Chengguo became lively.
Some people came alone, and some came with their wives and children. At the mansion of the Duke of Chengguo, the men and women were naturally separated. The prince Xu Rui was also there, so there was no need for Xu Nan, a half-grown child, to entertain the guests.
Xu Nan felt that this year was probably the most relaxed one he had spent in recent years!
Of course, it was also the happiest and most joyful year!
As the young ladies of the Duke Cheng's Mansion, Xu Muhua and Xu Jinyu must help entertain the guests today. Xu's mother was chatting with the ladies, and the two sisters were in charge of the young ladies who came to pay New Year's greetings!
Anyway, today is the first day of the new year, and no matter how enthusiastic they are, it won't be excessive.
Near noon, a group of young ladies were drinking tea in the pavilion in the backyard, and a servant led the new guests in.
Xu Muhua stood up immediately when she saw them, and greeted them in person, "Arong!"
It was Pei Shaorong who came!
The two of them stretched out their hands from a distance, and then held each other's hands intimately and said words of congratulations.
After a brief greeting, Pei Shaorong quietly winked at Xu Muhua, leaned over and introduced: "This is my cousin, Jinzhu, who just arrived in Beijing before the New Year and stayed at my house for the New Year. I brought her out to join in the fun."
No one in Beijing knew about Pei Shaorong's cousin's affairs. After all, she rarely went out after coming to Beijing and stayed in Pei's house. Without contact with outsiders, outsiders naturally didn't know what happened to her in her hometown.
"I, I don't dare, I won't go either, I'll just stay here and wait for you!"
Chen Jinzhu shook her head, pursed her lips and smiled, and whispered: "No. I saw that they all liked it, I, I couldn't get it, so I waited."
"I'm afraid, but, but you're not raising a little tiger, hasn't it grown up yet? Then, then it shouldn't hurt anyone, right?"
"If you're not afraid, I can take you to see it!"
"Hello, Miss Xu."
She saluted, her voice weak.
Xu Muhua looked at them and asked, "Are you not afraid?"
Pei Shaorong's cousin raised her eyes and quickly glanced at Xu Muhua, then lowered her eyelids, her eyes were a little anxious, and she was visibly restrained. And even if she put on makeup with rouge and powder, she still looked a little haggard.
"Then... can we take a look?"
Everyone in the same circle knew that Pei Shaorong, the legitimate daughter of the Pei family, was not loved by her father, but her grandfather was very partial to her, so no one dared to look down on her. Not to mention that she had been praised by the Empress when she was twelve years old, and she was also the princess's companion. Anyone who dared to look down on her would be looking down on the Empress and the princess!
After that, he introduced Xu Muhua: "Cousin, this is the good friend I mentioned to you, the eldest lady of the Chengguo Mansion, Muhua."
Xu Jinyu nodded.
Xu Muhua took a few daughters who wanted to see the little tiger to her own yard.
Xu Muhua just pretended to know nothing. The smile on her face was warm and sincere. The look in his eyes when he looked at her was the same as that of others. "You are Arong's cousin, so I will call you Sister Jinzhu. Happy New Year! Come on, come in and sit together!"
Who doesn't like such a plush animal! If
some people are not afraid, then naturally some people will be afraid. Girls are different from boys. It is understandable that they are a little timid, and they are all delicate ladies.
Xu Muhua gave Wu'er a look and asked her to stay, while he walked aside to talk to Pei Shaorong and her cousin.
Xu Muhua saw that there was a little more joy in her eyes than when she first came, and the sadness between her brows seemed to have temporarily dissipated. With an idea in his mind, he asked Shi Liu to call the eldest master over.
"No, no, I'm afraid, I won't go!"
When the ladies who came to play with him saw the cute tiger cub, their eyes turned into loving hearts, and they turned into perverts to surround the tiger cub. They reached out to touch it carefully, and found that the tiger cub did not reject it, and would not hurt people. After hurting people, it would scream non-stop under pressure. They scrambled to hug the tiger cub, and in the end they even made a fist to decide who would hug the tiger cub first.
"I did raise a little tiger."
For the tiger cub, women who don't have much harm seem to be more popular with it and more acceptable to it.
It's the New Year, and no one would offend each other at this time. Even if they don't like each other, they have to endure it today! Otherwise, if there is a commotion, it will not only embarrass me, but also affect my family's reputation!
Even Xu Jinyu temporarily calmed down.
"Okay, okay!"
"Well, who of you wants to see the little tiger, just follow me! Those who are afraid can stay here, we'll go and be back soon."
Xu Muhua said, then looked at Xu Jinyu and said, "Jinyu, you can entertain the sisters first."
So when they saw her, they were very enthusiastic, and they stood up to greet each other, and sat down again after they exchanged greetings.
If you can't touch the tiger cub for the time being, then play with the master first!
The master soon walked in with a domineering and elegant step. The fluffy tail was flying high, and the tip of the tail was slightly bent, like an umbrella. The fur on the body was snow-white, without a single speck of impurity. It looked very fluffy, soft, and full of luster.
"Why don't you go play with the tiger cub? Are you afraid that it will bite people? No, it won't bite people. It's very well behaved."
Xu Muhua specifically told Wu'er to keep an eye on the tiger cub today and not to let it run around by itself. It would be bad if it scared the guests who came to pay New Year's greetings, and the tiger cub might be accidentally injured by the frightened people, which would be a mess.
After a while, someone couldn't help but look at Xu Muhua and asked, "Muhua, I heard that you have a little tiger. Is this true?"
When the others heard this, they couldn't help but stop talking and looked at Xu Muhua at the same time.
When Chen Jinzhu saw the grandfather, she was stunned for a moment. She didn't expect that there was such a big and beautiful cat here!
Especially when she saw the master come in and immediately jumped onto the table, and then slipped into Xu Muhua's arms, she couldn't help but reveal her envy.
She had always wanted to have a cat, but because she was caught accidentally while feeding a wild cat when she was a child, her family was worried and refused to let her have one.