Chapter 606, something happened
On May 20th, Madam Li got up early and started busying herself. Although the master was just having a casual birthday this year and the family didn't plan a big celebration, they just invited a few friendly families. However, all the necessary things had to be prepared and they couldn't lose their manners.
At the beginning of the Si hour, a maid came to report that Madam Zhu Si and others had arrived. When Madam Li heard this, she quickly put down her work, sent someone to call Sun, and then the two sisters-in-law went together to welcome them.
Seeing Madam Li and Sun coming out to greet her in person, Madam Zhu Si felt completely relieved. Although Madam Yan Er's face was not particularly good, she believed that with her daughter's excellence, she would be able to please her mother-in-law after marrying into the family. So no matter what Sun's attitude was, she tried her best to cater to her.
Mrs. Zhu Si was a well-behaved person. She kept accommodating Sun and tried to find things to say that would interest her. Gradually, Sun's complexion began to improve.
On this side, Daohua also brought Yan Yihan and Yan Yile to pick up Zhu Qiyun.
When Yan Yihan knew that Zhu Qiyun was very likely to be her future sister-in-law, she gave her enough face. As soon as she approached her, she took Zhu Qiyun's arm affectionately and led her into the house while chatting and laughing.
Although Yan Yile, like Sun, was a little bothered by Zhu Qiyun's cancellation of the engagement, since her second brother was willing and the family also agreed, she didn't show any displeasure. Although she was not as cool-headed as Yan Yihan, she could still keep it to herself.
Zhu Qiyun was extremely satisfied with this. She knew that her reputation was tarnished and did not dare to force the Yan family to like her immediately. As long as they were willing to give her a chance to understand her, she would be content.
As for Zhu Xiuyun who came with her, Daohua just played the role of a polite host and greeted her briefly.
Yan Yihan and Yan Yile were both focused on their future sister-in-law and didn't pay much attention to her, which made Zhu Xiuyun feel a little uncomfortable and neglected.
While still halfway there, Zhu Xiuyun couldn't help but ask, "Why don't I see Yishuang? Doesn't she know I'm coming? Why didn't she come to pick me up?"
Hearing this, Daohua glanced at her and continued talking to Zhu Qiyun.
Yan Yihan thought of the friendship she had with Zhu Xiuyun when they were studying together as children. She didn't want to embarrass her, so she smiled and explained, "Maybe she got stuck."
Yan Yile looked at Zhu Xiuyun and shook her head, thinking to herself, this Zhu Xiuyun is still the same as when she was a child, a brainless person. Who does she think she is?
Yishuang is the most scheming among her sisters. Although she is a concubine's daughter, she is also the concubine's daughter of the prefect. How could she condescend to marry the daughter of a teacher who has no social value?
Soon, the group arrived at the old lady's room.
At this moment, there were already many female relatives sitting in the room. Mrs. Li first led Mrs. Zhu Si and Mrs. Zhu to pay a visit to the old lady, and then introduced the others to them.
When it was Zhu Qiyun and Zhu Xiuyun's turn to come forward and pay their respects, Old Lady Yan smiled and took Zhu Qiyun's hand. The last time she came, she didn't look at the girl carefully, but this time, she liked her more and more. She smiled and handed her the mutton-fat warm jade that she had prepared long ago.
When Zhu Qiyun saw that the old lady had given her such an expensive gift, she didn't know whether she should accept it or not, and looked at Mrs. Zhu Si helplessly.
Mrs. Zhu was delighted. Mrs. Yan was giving a gift to her future granddaughter-in-law. However, she said modestly, "You are too polite, old lady. Such a good thing should be left to the girls in your house."
Old Madam Yan smiled and said, "Yiyi and the others have their own things. This is what I left for Qiyun."
Sun was pleased to see that the old lady gave the same gift to Zhu Qiyun and Su Shiyu. She smiled at Zhu Qiyun and said, "This is for you, so take it."
Since her future mother-in-law had spoken, Zhu Qiyun no longer refused. She sincerely thanked Old Lady Yan, and then took the mutton-fat warm jade with both hands.
Old Lady Yan nodded with satisfaction: "What a good child."
When the other ladies present saw this, they understood that the Yan family had taken a liking to Miss Zhu, and they all followed suit and praised her.
While others were chatting and laughing, Mrs. Zhu was not very happy. Xiuyun came with Qiyun. Although the Yan family liked Qiyun and gave her a more expensive gift, it was understandable, but Mrs. Yan only gave Xiuyun a pair of ordinary pearl earrings. The difference was too big, which really made her uncomfortable.
Isn't it obvious that he looks down on her daughter?
Mrs. Zhu Si glanced at Mrs. Zhu's expression and was worried that she would ruin her daughter's hard-earned marriage, so she had to pay attention to her while talking to other ladies.
After Daohua and Zhu Qiyun and Zhu Xiuyun met the elders, they took them to the flower hall to find other girls.
Yan Yishuang is currently entertaining the girls from various families.
When Zhu Xiuyun saw Yan Yishuang, she immediately walked over and took her hand affectionately: "Yishuang, why didn't you come to pick me up?"
The smile on Yan Yishuang's face froze. She calmly pulled her hand back, smiled and introduced the ladies present to Zhu Qiyun and Zhu Xiuyun, and quickly changed the subject.
Daohua ignored all this and sat for a while. Seeing that the girls who came to visit were being received by Yan Yihan and Yan Yishuang, she turned around to do other things.
At noon, Daohua came to tell Madam Li that the table was ready. Madam Li smiled and led the female relatives to the table. Just as Daohua was about to sit down, she saw Wang Maner walking towards her with a somewhat panicked look on her face.
Wang Man'er came to Daohua and whispered in her ear, "Miss, something bad has happened. Deshou just came over and said that the young prince, the third master, and the fourth master are injured. He said he wanted you to go over and take a look."
Daohua's heart tightened. Seeing that many people were looking at her, she pretended to be fine, smiled faintly and nodded: "I understand, you can go down first."
Wang Maner glanced at her daughter and knew that this was not the place to talk, so she knelt down and retreated without saying anything more.
Daohua invited the ladies at the same table to eat and said, "I don't know if the food will suit your taste. Please forgive me if I haven't been able to entertain you well enough."
"Miss Yan, you're joking. The food in your house is the most delicious I've ever had."
"That's right. The food at other people's banquets may be exquisite, but they don't taste very good. I love attending your banquets the most. I can even eat two more bowls of rice."
Daohua smiled and said, "If you like it, please eat more." Then she gestured to Yan Yishuang beside her to entertain the guests.
Yan Yishuang saw that Daohua had something to deal with, so she smiled and took over the task of greeting the guests.
After a while, Daohua saw that everyone was enjoying their meal, so she quietly left the table. As soon as she left, she saw Yan Wenxiu and asked in surprise, "Brother, why are you in the backyard?"
Yan Wenxiu didn't bother with Daohua and asked directly, "Qin Shisan just saw Deshou at the gatehouse. He looked very hurried. Did something happen to the young prince?"
Ever since he passed the imperial examination, he started working for Master Xiao. Almost nothing that happened in the front yard could be hidden from him, so he was able to find out so promptly.
Daohua saw that Yan Wenxiu knew about it, so she relaxed her composure and whispered with concern, "Xiao Yeyang and the third and fourth brothers are injured. Let me go over and take a look."
Yan Wenxiu frowned: "Is it serious?"
Daohua shook her head: "I don't know, but if it was a minor injury, they definitely wouldn't come to tell me."
Yan Wenxiu quickly said, "Then go and take a look. If Grandmother and Mother ask about you, I'll cover for you."
Daohua's expression relaxed: "Thank you, big brother. I was just thinking about how to tell mom."
Yan Wenxiu: "Why should we be so polite as siblings? Alright, go now. Remember, bring the servant with you. If anything happens, come home and tell me immediately."
Daohua nodded and left quickly.
(End of this chapter)
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