Rebirth of the scholarly lady

Chapter 53 Family Dinner
Cousin?
Nan Surou squinted at Nanny Fen, and said in a low voice: "Sister Fen, I don't know who you are talking about, there are so many cousins ​​in this country, are you talking about Xianchun? Or Xianxin? Or... ..." Yu Xianchun and Yu Xianxin are the daughters of Nan Surou's third cousin, and Nan Xiyuan's two cousins. Logically speaking, with their identities, they are the cousins ​​of the Duke's Mansion.

But Mrs. Wei Guo has three older sisters and one older brother. They all have daughters, and they should all be counted as cousins ​​of the Duke's Mansion...

Because it is a family banquet, although the male and female guests come separately, the seats are very casual. According to the rules, Nan Surou should sit with a few old people, but since Mrs. Wei has other arrangements, Nan Surou can't be too Feel free, but, she has to figure out who Mrs. Wei Guo wants her to sit next to, right?

Sister Fen pointed in a certain direction indiscriminately, signaling Nan Surou to sit beside Jiang Yuemei.

Nan Surou looked at the beautiful figure, and an image appeared in her heart, Jiang Yuemei, the eldest daughter of the second cousin, the future nine princesses, the future empress.

This family banquet allowed Nan Surou to meet those nieces who were several years older than herself, and Jiang Yuemei was one of them.

Nan Surou suddenly understood that Mrs. Wei Guo wanted her to have a good relationship with Jiang Yuemei because she saw that she was clever and cunning.

Anyway, Nan Surou didn't care, she got up and walked towards Jiang Yuemei.

When Sister Fen led Nan Surou over, Nan Peiyan's complexion changed instantly because of the birthday banquet, and she almost wanted to sneer, but Nan Xiyuan stood up and said with a smile: "Auntie, you Come and sit here."

There happened to be an empty seat next to Nan Xiyuan, and Jiang Yuemei was on the other side of the empty seat. Mrs. Wei Guo probably arranged this seat deliberately, so Nan Surou sat in that seat under the guidance of Nanny Fen.

Nan Peiyan was next to Nan Xiyuan, next to her was Nan Chuying, and beyond that were other cousins. Those daughters were all sitting next to their own sisters, lowering their heads and whispering to each other, as if they didn't care about each other.

As soon as Nan Peiyan saw Nan Surou, her complexion tensed immediately. Although Nan Chuying beside her did not change her face as fast as her, her complexion didn't seem to be much better, and she looked really unhappy.

On the other hand, Jiang Yuemei had a haughty look on her face, she didn't seem to be very friendly, she just gave Nan Surou a glance, and then turned her eyes away.

Nan Surou was already very familiar with Jiang Yuemei in her previous life. Jiang Yuemei's appearance is not beautiful. She has a pair of bright eyes and a pair of lips that are always smiling. The nose is not small, but a bit big. At that time, Mrs. Wei praised this kind of nose as a feature of wealth, but Nan Surou knew in her heart that it was all made up by Mrs. Wei.

Just as Nan Surou was sizing up Jiang Yuemei, Nan Peiyan on the side couldn't hold back her anger, and mocked angrily: "Why would my aunt sit with us, it should be with the wives of the aunt's generation, Sitting with us juniors will lower your seniority."

Nan Chuying, who was on the other side of Nan Peiyan, heard Nan Peiyan's words, and instantly changed from the stinky face just now to a mocking smile.

The behavior of these two girls is not used to, Jiang Yuemei glanced at Nan Peiyan with a more mocking expression, the corners of her lips that were already raised widened, and let out a cold snort.

Nan Peiyan has been at a disadvantage in Nan Surou's hands for the past few days, and she wanted to make a fool of herself, but who knew that being blocked by the irrelevant Jiang Yuemei in such a silent way, she was so angry that she took a deep breath, and was about to yell at her, But was blocked by Nan Xiyuan: "Peiyan, it was my mother who asked my aunt to come here to sit with us. My aunt is senior, but she is about the same age as us, so she can speak. If you have any objections , go and mention it to my mother.”

When Nan Xiyuan said this, Nan Peiyan's breath also wilted. She often played small tricks behind her back, but if she was asked to shame Mrs. Wei Guo directly, she really didn't have the courage, so she had to keep a cold face and stop talking.

On the other hand, Nan Chuying never stands out. Seeing Nan Peiyan deflated, she didn't dare to shake her face. It's just that she can't get used to Nan Surou, and there are so many people on both sides, so she won't go past Nan Peiyan. Yan, go and get close to Nan Surou.

Jiang Yuemei just drank her tea quietly, without saying a word, and didn't look at Nan Surou too much.

Only Nan Xiyuan excitedly pulled Nan Surou to talk about things. Today's dishes have not been fully served yet, Nan Xiyuan has already started to introduce Nan Surou.

Many of the poor relatives who came to this banquet did not come to watch the theater, they all came to have a meal.

Mrs. Wei Guo didn't pay too much attention to the rules, and she asked the servants to serve the food before the little show outside finished performing the birthday greetings.

The maids filed in one after another, bringing delicious delicacies overflowing with fragrance.

The chicken soup stewed in rice wine and a roasted crimson sauce duck were served first;

Then came the fish wrapped in crushed nuts, and the scallops sprinkled with oily garlic, and the golden salt and pepper grilled shrimp sizzling on the skewers, all neatly placed on the table .

Mrs. Wei Guo believes that the order of serving meals should be appropriate, so red meat, white meat, seafood, seasonal vegetables and desserts, light dishes and heavy-tasting delicacies should be served carefully.

The following dishes are some steamed sea grouper, red kidney bean stew with abalone sauce, garlic cowboy bone, dry and spicy stir-fried goose intestine and pig ear, bean sprouts in soup, hot double crisp, pearl lotus pod...

To be honest, Nan Surou doesn't like this kind of dishes very much, especially the taste...

Alas, the cook that Madam Wei Guo appointed at home was also from her own family, or relatives of relatives.

This kind of arrangement is really not good, because if they did something wrong, it's fine for Madam Wei to scold them, but for the sake of face among relatives, they will not be severely punished.

Those guys were doing things for their own people, without Mrs. Wei Guo watching in the kitchen, the cooking was extremely careless, the shrimps were not tasty, and the soup was not authentic. In short, the three words were "not tasty".

Nan Surou randomly picked a few dishes that could fill her stomach, and quickly filled her stomach.

It didn't take long for the banquet to start, and the male guests outside hadn't had a good time, and they hadn't even stood up to toast. An unusual commotion spread from the outer hall to the female seats in the inner room.

Nan Surou was already full. Listening to the commotion outside, she lowered her eyes to observe other people on the table from the corner of her eyes.

Nan Xiyuan was still ruthlessly chopping the rice, while Nan Peiyan was gnawing on the fifth scallop of the meal. The rice in the bowl was basically untouched, and neither was Nan Chuying. Drink a bowl of rice wine and chicken soup, and eat more quickly.

Nan Surou glanced at Jiang Yuemei who was at the side again. She also didn't eat much, but she ate a lot of grilled shrimp and was still struggling to eat the fish.

Everyone at the table looked calm and didn't ask about outside affairs, as if what happened had nothing to do with them.

Nan Surou thought in her heart, this "play" has started to sing, and the actors haven't noticed it yet.

The commotion outside was getting bigger and bigger, and someone even screamed.

At this time, Nan Xiyuan was the first to be unable to sit still. She leaned into Nan Surou's ear and whispered, "Auntie, something seems to have happened outside."

Nan Xiyuan's voice was relatively loud. Although she lowered her voice, the sisters around could hear her clearly.

Nan Peiyan snorted, and said: "Xi Yuan, you worry too much. What happens outside is not in our control. Someone from the Duke's Mansion will take care of it."

When Nan Peiyan said this, everyone fell silent.

Indeed, no matter what happened, they couldn't control it.

However, every housewife has a gossip, and the cousins ​​across the table started whispering again.

Finally, Nan Xiyuan couldn't bear it any longer, she got up and called the girl who was serving at the side to come over, and asked the girl to go and see what was going on outside.

At this moment, several women came in from outside, they hurried to another table, and whispered something in the ear of Nan Peiyan's mother Xin.

Shocked, Xin stood up abruptly, and was planning to follow the women and maids who came to inform her to go out, when she saw Nan Peiyan still eating calmly, she couldn't help coming to the table here, in front of everyone. Mian'er told Nan Peiyan: "Peipei, stay here and don't run around."

After finishing speaking, Xin followed the mother-in-law and maids to wander away.

It's good that Xin didn't say anything, but it's a pity that she was too anxious and insisted on telling Nan Peiyan something.

No, Nan Peiyan's originally calm expression was instantly replaced by panic...

Nan Surou lowered her eyes, pretending she didn't see anything, but said in her heart: Jiaoer has appeared.

(End of this chapter)