peasant girl wedding

Chapter 248 Banquet
It was Xiao Tao who first noticed Ji Li coming.

"I've seen my son."

Tong Zhier raised his head and looked over.

Ji Li strode over and sat down beside her.

Just at this time, the water boiled, Tong Zhi'er took the cup, put a few tea leaves in it, scooped up the boiling water and soaked it.

The small tea leaves that were originally rolled into a ball, immediately unfolded like plum blossoms.

"Here, try it and see how it tastes?"

Tong Zhi'er smiled and handed it over.

Ji Li took it quickly, and when the tea was almost brewed, he took a sip.

"What did you use to cook it? There is a hint of plum fragrance in the tea?"

Ji Li looked at her in surprise.

Tong Zhi'er pointed to the plum tree.

"Heh, Meixue is making tea."

"Do you want more?" Tong Zhi'er asked.

Ji Li nodded.

Tong Zhi'er looked at the other two girls, smiled and said, "You guys should try it too."

Xiao Tao happily said: "Thank you, Young Madam, for the reward."

Qiao'er smiled slightly, took the teacup and stood aside.

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The second lady got angry and went back to her yard for a while, the more she thought about it, the more uncomfortable she felt.

She clearly told the truth, such a village girl, who came from the countryside, didn't know the rules, and didn't learn the rules well, of course she would lose face to the Duke's Mansion.This loss of face for Tong Zhi'er, and she is the eldest daughter-in-law of the Duke's Mansion, this loss of face, the people of the Duke's Mansion have to be laughed at to death.

Why is she the one being scolded?
Why should she be protected instead?

Calling someone an old and sour scholar, does the master know that those people secretly say that they are reckless?

boom!
Snapped!
The eyelids of the two girls waiting outside the door twitched when they heard the voice inside the room.

After a while, the door was opened, and the two girls lowered their heads, not daring to look at the second lady.

"You, tidy up the house, you, go for a walk in the garden with me."

"Yes, Second Madam."

The girl who was pointed out by her to go to the garden, her teeth chattered, but she dared not refuse.

Before reaching the garden, the two saw a lot of smoke.

"God, it's on fire!"

The second lady yelled, and immediately taught the little girl beside her: "What are you still doing in a daze, quickly call everyone over to put out the fire!"

"Yes, yes, Second Madam, this servant is going now."

Suddenly, the sound of gongs rang in the Duke's mansion, and everyone quickly gathered to obey the second lady's order.

Ji Li and the others in the garden also heard it.

Leaving Xiaotao and Qiaoer here watching the stove, the two quickly walked towards the sound of the gong.

"Second mother, what happened?"

Ji Li asked loudly.

"The garden is on fire."

The second lady hurriedly said.

In a word, all the servants panicked.

The expressions of Ji Chang and the eldest lady who rushed over also changed.

"Why did it catch fire?"

"Er Niang, do you mean this place where the fire is on?"

Ji Li pointed to the place where Tong Zhi'er cooked Xuemei just now.

The second lady nodded, "It's so disgusting, it's almost the Chinese New Year, what's the matter..."

"Er Niang, it's not a fire, Zhi'er and I are making tea in the garden."

Before Ji Chang gave the order, Ji Li said.

Ji Chang and the eldest lady breathed a sigh of relief, "It's better if it's not on fire, you are all separated, and you are all busy."

After receiving the order, the assembled servants quickly dispersed.

The second lady had a big oolong, and her complexion was very ugly.

However, she quickly found a way to resolve the embarrassment.

"What kind of tea are you brewing in the garden? Isn't that a misunderstanding?"

Ji Chang frowned, obviously dissatisfied with Ji Li and Tong Zhi'er's actions.

Seeing this, the eldest lady immediately said: "Master, making tea from plum blossoms is also an interesting thing."

"I didn't see the interesting things, but I saw the scary things!"

Not to be outdone, the second lady added fuel and vinegar.

"Er Niang, the smoke in this garden is light and thin. Most of it is white water vapor, and there is only one wisp. If it is on fire, it will be damn thick smoke."

Ji Li followed.

The second lady was very angry when he said this, so she just pointed at her nose and said, she has no experience!
"You mean I have no experience!"

The second lady said angrily.

Tong Zhi'er was taken aback, and had a new understanding of the second lady's mind, she was indeed a pure master.

"Erniang, that's not what I mean, I'm just telling the truth."

Ji Li is neither humble nor overbearing.

"Hmph, you're clearly saying that I'm ignorant..." The second lady was relentless.

"Father, mother, you are tired after walking all the way, and it happens that there is tea brewing in the plum grove, father and mother go over and have a taste."

Tong Zhi'er started another topic, said.

"Alright."

The eldest lady smiled and nodded, she didn't blame Tong Zhi'er in her eyes.

Ji Chang took the lead to go to the Merlin, followed by the eldest lady.

Ji Li bowed to the second wife and said, "Second lady, do you want to try it too?"

"Humph!"

The second lady snorted coldly, the master had already left, and she was not interested in arguing with Ji Li anymore, so she threw up her sleeves and left angrily.

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"Haha, this tea is really interesting!"

Ji Chang praised.

"Yes, brewing tea with plum snow has a fragrance of plum, and it is in this plum grove, which is quite elegant." The lady continued.

Tong Zhier smiled.

"Madam..."

The butler's voice came from afar.

The eldest lady glanced at the nanny beside her, she understood, and after a while, she brought a post.

The eldest lady unfolded it and said: "It's Mrs. Cheng's banquet invitation, her youngest daughter's birthday."

Seeing that Tong Zhi'er was curious, the eldest lady explained: "This Mrs. Cheng is the wife of the Prime Minister's family, Mrs. Yipin Gaoming. Her family's youngest daughter is Xu Wanying, who is 15 years old this year."

Tong Zhier nodded.

"Zhi'er, you go with me."

"Yes, mother." Tong Zhi'er blinked and said.

The eldest lady is worried about preparing gifts, but Tong Zhi'er has nothing to do.

Today is the birthday of Mrs. Cheng's daughter, Xu Wanying.

All the people attending the banquet were women, and only Da Furen and Tong Zhi'er were there.

The two made the same carriage, and along the way, the eldest lady briefly explained some matters about the banquet, but it was nothing.

She is a married woman, and it will be fine to stay with the eldest lady when the time comes.

The carriage stopped after almost two quarters of an hour.

Tong Zhi'er followed the eldest lady from the carriage, and in the distance, there was a woman surrounded by a lot of ladies and maids.

The woman's hair was hung high in a bun, with a silver hairpin on each side. She was wearing a Shu brocade dress with peony patterns carved with gold thread buttons and a white fur coat. She walked over with a smile on her face.

"Mrs. Duke, you are here. I have been waiting in the house for a long time."

"Mrs. Cheng, you are being polite. Congratulations on Wanying's birthday. It's just a small gift, it's not a respect."

Immediately, two maids walked out beside Mrs. Cheng, and took the gift respectfully.

"Where is there, Wanying and I are too happy that Mrs. Guo can come." Mrs. Cheng said with a smile, looked at Tong Zhi'er at the side, and said, "This is the wife of the eldest son!"

"Tong Zhi'er sees Mrs. Cheng."

Tong Zhi'er blessed her body, and said with a smile.

Mrs. Cheng looked at her for a moment, and said, "She is quite a pretty lady, Mrs. Duke, how lucky she is."

She is such a childlike child, which made Da Furen very happy.

"Look at me, I was too busy talking to the Duke's wife, but I forgot to invite you to the house, please hurry up."

Mrs. Cheng took the hand of Mrs. Tong, Tong Zhi'er followed behind the two, and a large group of maids and women walked inside.

In the backyard, the girls who came to the Prime Minister's Mansion gathered together, and the picture was very peaceful.

"Is that village girl here?"

Princess Anping asked coldly.

The girl nodded, "Report to Princess Anping, yes."

"Okay, since she's here, don't even think about going back safely today."

Anping spoke ruthlessly.

The other girls didn't speak, but just looked at her quietly.

They have also heard about the grievances between the princess of Anping and the princess of Kangning.Especially the time when Princess Anping made a big wedding.

In fact, it is not appropriate to say that it is a riot.

After all, Princess Kangning and General Ji, after worshiping heaven and earth, were about to be sent to the bridal chamber, and Princess Anping made a fuss.

She was aggressive towards Princess Kangning, but she was speechless and lost face when General Ji refuted her.

Knowing the grievances between the two, he did not dissuade her from inviting her, but just watched the good show later.

However, Xu Wanying frowned.

"Anping, this, this is not good."

(End of this chapter)