Wanfu, the Reborn Empress

Chapter 724 Striking
While Gu Yanxi was talking with Lu Yingying, the group of them came to the gazebo where refreshments had been prepared early in the morning.

Fortunately, today's weather is not bad. The sun, which has been covered by overcast clouds for several days, rarely shows its head today, which makes the originally cool air more or less warm.It's no wonder that Jingyang Hou's mansion will tidy up this pavilion and give it to the guests who came to celebrate the birthday. They must have seen that the weather is good today, so they arranged it like this.

There were only about seven or eight female relatives who came with Lin, Cao, and Mrs. Lu. The gazebo in Jingyanghou Mansion is quite large, with two stone tables and a circle of chairs for sitting, so even if it is an extra There were about ten people from Gu Yanxi and Lu Yingying, so the pavilion would not look crowded.

The servants of the Hou's Mansion should have been preparing for today's birthday banquet, and they wouldn't appear to be in a hurry when they saw a group of noble ladies come to the pavilion to sit down and rest their feet.

An endless stream of servants quickly served hot tea, and even set up a small stove on the stone table, and a cup of fruit wine suitable for female relatives was cooked on the stove.

Lu Yingying has a sharp nose, and the moment the servants took out the fruit wine, their eyes were straightened.

Gu Yanxi also noticed Lu Yingying's expression, and covered her mouth and chuckled on the spot.Lu's mansion is the mansion of the general, and General Lu is a bold and forthright person, even in the aspect of educating his daughter, there is a sense of boldness and boldness.I heard that the first time Lu Yingying drank alcohol in her life, she took her father's wine bag and drank unconsciously; as for General Lu, who watched her daughter get drunk, she laughed happily and praised that this was his. Daughter, drinking heavily and eating meat, she is really a hero among women.Of course, General Lu later paid a 'heavy' price in front of Mrs. Lu for his 'reckless' behavior.But no one expected that the fiery wine is not something that is so rare and favorite for ordinary girls, but Lu Yingying fell in love with it after only tasting it once; since then, she always secretly came to drink it behind her mother's back Serving two cups can be regarded as a solution to the glutton in the stomach.

Of course, only a few people who really have a good relationship with Lu Yingying know about Lu Yingying's alcohol addiction, and others naturally don't know it at all. After all, for a girl, if the rumor of her love for alcohol spreads, it may not have a good impact .

Lu Yingying wasn't very interested in today's birthday banquet, but seeing that fruit wine was served, her eyes finally lit up.

Although the fruit wine this woman drank was not strong enough to satisfy your appetite, it was better than nothing.

Just when Lu Yingying was about to pick out her eyeballs and stick them on the wine bottle, Gu Yanxi who was standing beside her pulled her sleeves as a reminder, "You control yourself, your mother has been here since just now staring at you."

Hearing Gu Yanxi's reminder, Lu Yingying immediately came back to her senses, and suddenly felt a stern look on her, and followed that look, it was not like she saw her mother's warning look.

Lu Yingying, who was salivating at first, immediately drooped her head like the frost-beaten eggplant, moved towards Gu Yanxi's side, and whispered: "I don't understand, since Mother is so worried that I will cause trouble at the birthday banquet, so why does she have to bring me here? Isn’t this just asking for trouble for herself? Jiaojiao, if you say that she is bored and keeps staring at me, she will not Do you think you are tired? If you really have so much energy, why don't you think of a way to distance yourself from Mrs. Zhu in the Qingping Hou Mansion, lest people always look at her strangely."

Gu Yanxi naturally heard Lu Yingying's complaints clearly, and looked at her as expected: "You look foolish and heartless, but in fact, the moment Mrs. Zhu approached your mother, you started to pay attention to this You're a woman, aren't you? Although you walked with me all the way just now, you always pay attention to the situation of everyone around you, and notice that everyone has more or less puzzled eyes on your mother. "

Lu Yingying sighed, and said: "Before my father left for the expedition, he repeatedly told me to take good care of my mother in the capital, otherwise when he comes back, if he finds out that I have not taken good care of his wife, he will definitely settle accounts with me; let alone , that's my biological mother, who was entangled by the most talked-about woman right now for no reason. If I choose not to care or pay attention, then am I still a child? Jiaojiao, since you have noticed, Then you should hurry up and think of a way to get Mrs. Zhu away from my mother, okay? No matter how I look at this woman, I don't like it. Being protected by my father is very good, she really hasn't encountered those dirty things for a long time."

Looking at Lu Yingying who was asking for help, Gu Yanxi patted her on the back lightly, motioning for her to feel at ease.

Then, he set his sights on the female relatives in the pavilion who were already seated.

Lin Shi and the others looked at the cakes and tea presented by Jingyang Hou Mansion, and after a few simple sips, they naturally praised it; especially Cao Shi, obviously liked the bottle of fruit wine more, and drank it by himself. After taking two sips, he praised again and again: "I really didn't expect that the way of hospitality in Jingyanghou's mansion would be so popular with me. Not only did they prepare exquisite pastries and tea, but also fruit wine for people to drink. Sister Lin, Although the weather is good today, it is inevitable that it will still be a bit chilly after standing outside for a long time, so why don't you drink two glasses of fruit wine to warm up your body, this fruit wine tastes very good, if you drink it under control, you won't be intoxicated."

Seeing Mrs. Cao filling a glass of fruit wine for herself, Mrs. Lin took it with a smile, but before she could speak, Gu Yanxi, who was standing beside her, suddenly said, "Aunt Cao, do you know this scene?" Why did the Yanghou Mansion prepare fruit wine when entertaining the female relatives?"

Gu Yanxi was originally very beautiful, and her voice was clear and pleasant, but now her soft-spoken tone suddenly spread in the pavilion, and immediately everyone in the pavilion cast curious glances at her; Obviously, he didn't quite understand why the Jinghou Mansion prepared drinks before the banquet started, and wanted to hear an answer from Gu Yanxi.

Cao Shi really likes Gu Yanxi from the bottom of her heart, and seeing this girl take the initiative to talk to herself, she immediately showed joy from the bottom of her heart: "Does it have other functions besides protecting us from the cold?"

Gu Yanxi smiled and took two steps closer to where Cao Shi and his mother were sitting, and said, "Protecting against the cold is just one thing, and the second is Aunt Cao. Do you know what position this Jingyang Hou Lord has in the court?"

(End of this chapter)