The journey of giving birth to a son

Chapter 64: The banquet turned ugly

The sons of the two families had a fight some time ago, and Wei Ling's leg has not healed yet. Mrs. Wei Guogong was feeling depressed. When she saw Mrs. Zhang dressed up, she naturally didn't have a good look on her face, so she took out her anger on her daughter-in-law. He glared at her fiercely, and the young daughter-in-law stood behind her, silent.

Xie Zhaoyu sighed inwardly, feeling sorry for a girl from a small clan like herself. Although Wei Ling was the son of Duke Wei, his reputation was too bad. People from the right family knew his virtues, so they would naturally not throw their daughters into the fire pit. But this girl from a small clan, her parents were gone when she was young, and she lived with her uncle and aunt. In order to get a chance at Duke Wei's palace, the uncle was reluctant to give up his daughter, so he married this girl from the clan to Wei Ling. It is said that her life was not easy. How good.

Mrs. Yongjiahou personally welcomed them to the second gate. The Weiguo Gongfu and the Dingbeihou Mansion were both prestigious and distinguished families, so naturally they couldn't just send their mothers-in-law out to greet them.

"Mrs. Wei Guogong and Madam Dingbeihou are here. Please come in quickly. Please come in quickly..." Mrs. Yongjiahou greeted her personally. The eldest daughter-in-law Luo Shi and the younger daughter-in-law Cui Mujin stood aside and saluted. .

The elders were chatting aside, and the daughters-in-law of each family naturally greeted each other, chatted and laughed, and it was very lively.

Mrs. Yongjiahou smiled at her eldest daughter-in-law, Luo Shi, and then turned around to see her youngest daughter-in-law, who had another look on her face.

Mrs. Zhang could not help but shake her head as she looked at it. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that all the expenses for Madam Yongjiahou's birthday today were paid for by her daughter-in-law, and Madam Yongjiahou didn't even smile at her.

It could be seen that Cui Mujin stood aside, very reserved.

Mrs. Zhang smiled at Cui Mujin and said, "This is your Erlang's daughter-in-law. Erlang is so promising. You see, this daughter-in-law also looks like a fairy. Erlang is really very discerning."

When she mentioned her youngest son Zhao Yunzhang, Mrs. Yongjiahou couldn't hide the smile on her face. This son of hers is now the censor of Zuodu, the Metropolitan Procuratorate. He is the only official of the third rank in the capital. .

All the ladies looked over. Cui Mujin smiled shyly and said boldly, "Madam, you are the most beautiful. When Madam was young, she was beautiful and fragrant. She was the first in the entire capital!"

Of course Cui Mujin is right. When Zhang was young, she was ranked second in the circle of ladies, and no one dared to be ranked first. She almost entered the palace and became a concubine.

Mrs. Weiguo turned her face and curled her lips in disdain. The Duke of Wei originally had a horse-like face, so this pout was even more ugly.

"Look at this mouth, it can speak." Mrs. Zhang pinched Cui Mujin's face. He took out a green bracelet from his hand and said, "This is the first time I see you. Let me wear this for you to play with!"

This bracelet is green and has a very good water quality. It is worth a lot at first glance. It is the one that Mrs. Dingbeihou always wears close to her body. It is very valuable.

Luo Shi craned his neck to watch, his eyes full of envy. Zhang was promoting Cui Mujin. Luo Shi was thinking that Cui Mujin must be embarrassed for such a big thing today.

Luo Shi then moved Mrs. Wei Guogong and Mrs. Dingbeihou to the same table.

Everyone was shocked. You must know that when holding a banquet, the dishes, tableware, and seats are all very particular. There is some discord between the two families. Wouldn't it cause trouble if they sit together?

Sure enough, Mrs. Wei Guogong looked extremely ugly and closed the lid of the tea cup tightly.

Mrs. Yongjiahou only saw this problem when she sat at the table, and she wanted to slap herself in the mouth.

Mrs. Yongjiahou looked at her daughter-in-law Luo Shi angrily, and Luo Shi looked at Cui Mujin again, meaning that today's seat was arranged by Cui Mujin. Mrs. Yongjiahou's eyes were like awls piercing Cui Mujin, facing the two of them. The lady smiled reluctantly.

Mrs. Weiguo's face was ugly, but she still had to maintain her appearance of dignity and smiled at Mrs. Yongjiahou. Mrs. Zhang was also a little embarrassed, but today was Mrs. Yongjiahou's birthday. Mrs. Zhang still had a smile on her face and turned to talk to Mrs. Other's wife.

Luo Shi felt very proud when she saw that Cui Mujin had made her mother-in-law hate her again.

Cui Mujin saw that her mother-in-law was a little unhappy today, so she thought to herself, forget about the cake, and what would happen if she took it out.

Halfway through the banquet, the next step for the ladies was to go to the waterside pavilion to listen to the play. Luo Shi left his seat and came over, holding Mrs. Yongjiahou's shoulders, "Mother, my brother and sister are going to give you a big surprise today? "

Mrs. Yongjiahou looked at Cui Mujin and showed a rare smile, "What is the surprise?"

Cui Mujin stood up and said, "Today is my mother's birthday. My daughter-in-law specially prepared a birthday cake for my mother. I wonder if you will like it?"

"I heard that this birthday cake is very popular in the capital now. Those foreigners eat cakes on their birthdays."

When Mrs. Yongjiahou heard that it was a birthday cake for foreigners, she felt a little unhappy, but seeing everyone looking at her, she reluctantly said, "It's rare that you are filial. Since you have prepared everything, bring it up." Well, let us also see what this birthday cake looks like?"

Cui Mujin said something to her mother, and Jiang Shiyi and Mrs. Wu brought up the cake.

After opening the box, everyone gathered around and were surprised. The cake shone brightly under the candlelight. None of them had ever seen such a beautiful cake.

Everyone praised him.

Jiang Shiyi took a knife and fork, divided the cake into pieces, and served them to the ladies.

Seeing that Cui Mujin was in the limelight today, Luo Shi handed the cake and fork to Mrs. Yongjiahou, "What kind of cake is this? It's sticky. It doesn't look appetizing at all."

Hearing what Luo Shi said, Yongjia and his wife looked down and showed disgust.

Jiang Shiyi saw that Luo Shi was applying eye drops to Cui Mujin in front of her mother-in-law, but with so many ladies present, how could it be her turn to interrupt. Jiang Shiyi glanced at Cui Mujin and felt that Cui Mujin was too difficult.

"Is this sour or not, sweet or not, what is it?" Mrs. Wei Guogong put down the little fork in her hand.

"I think this fruit has a unique flavor when eaten together with this cream. And this cake can be made so soft and delicious." Mrs. Zhang took a bite and said.

Mrs. Yongjiahou smiled dryly.

"Yu'er!" Mrs. Zhang looked at Xie Zhaoyu who was surrounding her and said, "You guys should try it quickly. It tastes really good, right?"

These younger daughters-in-law are at the age where they love to eat and play. When they saw Xie Zhaoyu eating cake, they also held a plate in one hand and a silver fork in the other, and ate it reservedly!
"It tastes good, fragrant and sweet!" Xie Zhaoyu said and asked Jiang Shiyi to cut a piece for her and ask for more fruit.

(End of this chapter)