The Concubine's Survival Manual

Chapter 229

The clues brought back by Xiao Huangpu did not change Qiniangzi's life for a while.After all, in the first month, as the mistress of the Duke's Mansion, Seventh Lady is really too busy.

Since the fifth day of the first lunar month, the family's New Year is over. According to the arrangement of the post sent years ago, Qin Niang took several sisters-in-law in the family to have spring wine one by one.

The custom of eating spring wine runs through the north and south of the Great Qin Dynasty. From top to bottom, from high-ranking officials to common people, spring wine is arranged throughout the first month, and ordinary people who come and go frequently are invited to drink, and because of this, they come and go again and again. , before the Lantern Festival, it is always necessary to invite people on different days, so it is often necessary to arrange multiple days, so as to stagger the dates of the guests. From the fifth to the ninth day of the lunar new year, they go out to eat spring wine invited by others, and from the tenth to the fourteenth day of the lunar new year, the Xu family invites each other with their own feasts.Naturally, a few years ago, the invitations were posted, and the order of the banquet was set, etc. After the spring wine, with Qin Niangzi as the leader, the sisters-in-law either went to relatives' houses to have wine, or went out with Qin Niangzi, Occasionally, some younger sisters who hadn't left the pavilion were taken out, and all the excitement was naturally difficult to describe.

In the early morning of the ninth day of the new year, Yu Qiao went into Mingde Hall to find Qin Niangzi, and begged her, "Today, my sister-in-law and I will go to Quan's house to listen to an opera, okay?"

The Quan family occupies a large area, and every time they treat guests, they must call the Qilin class hall meeting. This is also a rare opportunity for the female family members in the capital to hear the Qilin class singing. How could Yu Qiao, a big theater fan, miss it?Besides, speaking of it, Quan's family and Qin Niangzi were related, so it would not be considered too polite for Yu Qiao to go with her.

Seeing the little girl's bright face, Qin Niangzi's heart softened again, she couldn't say the words of rejection, she nodded and smiled, "Okay, I will ask your two younger sisters if they will go."

Yu Qiao turned her mouth up, "I've already asked, Fifth Sister's stomach isn't healed yet, so I won't go, and Third Sister is still angry with me, so I won't go either."

She quarreled with Yu Ping, and she just said it so carelessly, Qin Niangzi couldn't help but feel a little helpless, she smiled and waved her hand, and said, "Then you go and ask grandma and mother, if they agree, My sister-in-law will take you with me."

After greeting Mrs. Tai and Mrs. Xu, Yu Qiao actually obtained the permission of the two elders.Although the Fourth Young Madam is also a movie fan, but today she wants to have a spring wine made by her natal relatives with the Fourth Young Master. Qiao, got into the carriage alone, and went to Quan's house.

In the past half a year, although she has appeared in the social circle on behalf of the Xu family, Madam Xu, a big theater fan, led the team for several treats, and Qin Niangzi was happy to dodge. This is the first time she has been a guest at Quan's family.In fact, the Liangguo Mansion is at the end of the Leopard House Hutong in Mingzhaofang, not far from the Xu family. After a short drive, they entered the second gate. Naturally, someone came to guide them, and brought Qiniangzi and Yu Qiao inside. In the living room, everyone met and greeted each other, so it was naturally very lively.

It is true that the Quan family occupied a much larger area than the Xu family, and the scale of the banquet this time was not small. The female guests alone were divided into three or four places to sit. Given the quality of the seven ladies, it was natural that the seats in the inner hall were arranged by Quan. Mrs. personally entertained.When the two met, they were a little more friendly than usual. Mrs. Quan held Qin Niangzi's hand, asked Mrs. Xu and Mrs. Tai, then pressed her shoulder and smiled, "I used to meet you in Jiangnan. When you were the Seventh Lady, you were still a little girl, but now you have become the wife of the prince!"

Everyone laughed and said one after another, "In our group of old clappers, we have also seen the figure of the next generation."

Seventh Lady looked around, and sure enough, most of the people who attended today were housewives who assumed the status of the wife of the Duke's mansion. It seemed that she was a wife of the eldest son, and she was a bit lonely. That's so prominent, but the tiger's old prestige is still there, and he has the right to Zhongbai to decorate his appearance, so he still has a lot of face.

She hurriedly apologized on Mrs. Xu's behalf. "...Mom is really unable to support herself, otherwise she must have come here in person—she is also thinking about the performance of the Qilin class!"

There are very few noble ladies in the capital who don't like to listen to opera, and everyone immediately echoed and discussed, "I heard that Cui Zixiu has a bad voice today, so she may not be able to pretend..."

The concern on Yu Qiao's face can already be heard.Seventh Lady pushed her, and she saluted Mrs. Quan with a smile, and rushed into the back hall, chatting and laughing with the girls who were similar to her age.

Mrs. Quan saw that Mrs. Qin was acting decently and behaved politely, and she couldn't help smiling. Just as she was about to speak, someone came in from outside the door to report, saying, "Mrs. Dingguohou has arrived!"

This time it became lively, all the noble ladies stood up one after another, Mrs. Quan personally led a team to welcome them out, after a while surrounded by pearls and emerald greens, a few maidservants took the lead, and surrounded the second lady all the way into the inner hall, all the guests All the noble ladies stepped forward and greeted with smiles, "Mrs. Sun is here!"

The second lady was radiant, her face was full of spring breeze, but she had a rare smile on her face. She greeted everyone one by one according to each family, and finally smiled at the seventh lady, "When did you come, seventh sister? It's earlier than me." Some." As he said, he pulled Qin Niangzi and sat beside him.

Qin Niangzi laughed, "I'm also a little earlier than the second sister. But the fourth brother and sister are still missing, so they should be beaten."

Everyone was amused at once, Madam Quan hurriedly said, "Ruiyun has arrived early, and she is just out to meet the guests. I am afraid that she will not come in until the banquet is over."

He was busy ordering his servants to go out and invite Quan Ruiyun in. While chatting and joking with the ladies, everyone looked up to the second lady. Even Mrs. Quan was extra polite to the second lady who was considered a junior. , Seventh Lady watched coldly, but nodded secretly in her heart: Second Lady's prestige outside can be regarded as a reward for years of hard work.

After a while, Quan Ruiyun also rushed over. Naturally, he had to whisper to Second Lady and Seventh Lady, pretending to be in harmony with sisters-in-law, and everyone praised Mrs. Quan one after another. "It's said that the most difficult person to serve is the sister-in-law. Ruiyun is lucky. The sisters are all good-natured and willing to take care of their mother's family. What else is there to worry about in this life?"

Mrs. Quan smiled, and she looked at Ruiyun lovingly, "Isn't this Ruiyun's blessing? I have been sorry for this child all my life, and dragged off the marriage until she was 19 years old. Seeing that she is doing well, As a mother, I can rest assured."

While talking, the stage was already full of gongs and drums, everyone responded to Mrs. Quan, and at the same time they couldn't wait to ask the maids to open the windows to watch the singing on the stage through the water.

Qin Niangzi is not used to watching operas, and it is even more difficult to appreciate the charm of Peking opera. She just finds it noisy. She ate a few chopsticks of green vegetables, and Quan Ruiyun gently pulled her sleeves, walked to the corner with her, Thank her in a low voice, "Seventh Sister is sympathetic to me."

Seventh Lady was a little baffled. "I don't understand Ruiyun's meaning?"

Quan Ruiyun looked at Qi Niangzi and smiled, "I'm not that stupid... I heard from the girls that Miss Chu Sanqiu had a conversation with Shanjiu in the room... Shanjiu treat me well these few days a lot of."

Qin Niangzi felt a little relieved at once: After all, those words had some effect on Brother Nine.

"Are you still working so hard in your studies recently?" She asked Quan Ruiyun with a smile. "It's not like I'm an older sister who is putting on airs, but brother Jiu is too stubborn, you have to take the camera to persuade him not to push yourself too hard—"

"It's hard to study, but I don't sleep in the study much." Quan Ruiyun's face flushed slightly. "Shanjiu said something to me—the whole family, that is, my sister, can say such caring words."

Qin Niangzi did not expect that Brother Ninth did not hide this matter from Quan Ruiyun. She was a little embarrassed, and immediately understood Brother Ninth's intention: Brother Ninth was showing favor to Quan Ruiyun for her.

The relationship with her natal mistress is always good, and Qin Niangzi will have more confidence in many things in the future.

(End of this chapter)