The remarriage of the high-ranking daughter

Chapter 32

Relying on a pair of sons and daughters, An's might be able to compete with her eldest aunt Xie's. Shen Yuanfang's temperament is free and easy, but her mind is not as active as her mother's.

Shen Biying should have a good heart, but Yang's is too deep to ponder.

If she really returned to Shen's house with Li in the future, I'm afraid the people in this room would be difficult to deal with, but no matter what, she would definitely get back what belonged to her mother, and Xie's wouldn't be able to occupy it for long. up.

The Chrysanthemum Banquet in the Duke’s Mansion is the highlight of the capital city every year. Apart from the high-ranking royal family members, almost the most wealthy and prominent families in the capital have been networked. This is not only an elegant place for the nobles and gentlemen to have a good time with each other, but also for the ladies of the aristocratic family to look forward to the future. Great place for daughter in law.

On this day, the Duke’s Mansion was naturally decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations. The carved beams and painted buildings were wrapped with gold and silver, decorated like a moon palace. The front yard and the back house were newly replaced with silk and satin curtains carved with cloud patterns, and scarlet carpets were laid on the steps. A group of charming guests came up, stepping on the softness of the ground.

The banquet for the male guests is placed in the front yard, while the banquet for the female guests is naturally the back house. Tabletops like running water are filled in the bright hall. The octagonal round tables of red lacquer wood are unfolded one by one, and the table flags with apricot-yellow brocade and gold tassels are spread on the top. The silver chopsticks, bowls and dishes carved with various chrysanthemum patterns are arranged one by one, which looks a bit elegant and extravagant.

Mrs. Shen entered the banquet table with the support of Mrs. Xie and Shen Yuhuan. The female family members passing by the table all stood up and saluted and said hello, but Mrs. Shen only raised her brows and eyes lightly, her appearance was really extremely noble and arrogant.

Chang'an was the last seat. She lowered her eyebrows and did not show much, but Chen Yuqing, who was sharp-eyed, saw her at a glance and hurriedly pulled her over to sit beside her.

Chang'an was extremely reluctant to sit at the same table with Chen Yuqing. Besides, the daughter of the Shen family would sit at the same table even if she was married. After sitting down, it seemed that she was missing a lot. She couldn't help feeling cold, but she couldn't resist Chen Yuqing's strength, so she had to sit down, but she heard a hoarse female voice beside her say: "Yuqing , why haven't we seen this girl before, which family is it?"

Chang An frowned slightly, then followed the voice and looked over, only to see that the woman was wearing a brand-new peach red feather gauze satin skirt, the color was fresh and tender, and the purple colored glass pendants on her ears swayed gently, making her complexion even darker, thick eyebrows and small eyes, With the addition of a big bloody mouth that was painted bright red, this kind of image is not even comparable to the rough envoy maid of Shen's residence. Being able to sit here now is just due to her outstanding status.

This Qianjin Chang'an had heard her name in a daze, and that was the sturdy and domineering Nian Fenghuang from the household servant's family. Today was the first time she saw a real person, and she knew that meeting was not as good as being famous.

Chang'an seemed to understand to some extent why Chen Yuqing had a good relationship with Nian Fenghuang. With such a person by his side, even if he was Xiaojiabiyu's delicate beauty, he could bring out the infinite beauty.

Not to mention that the official position of the servant of the household department is a head higher than that of Chen Yutao, which is another way of climbing the ladder.

After hearing Nian Fenghuang's words, Chen Yuqing paused for a moment, with a sarcastic smile in his eyes, "What kind of girl is this, isn't she my sister-in-law?"

"So it's Mrs. Chen!"

The sourness in Nian Fenghuang's mouth has faded a lot. I've heard that many ladies from aristocratic families come to see their daughter-in-law. Since Chang'an is a married woman, she doesn't care about such a pretty face. She squints again. Looking at Chen Yuqing, there is nothing to fear from a small family. It seems that she has an advantage sitting at this table, so she adjusted her dress again, folded her hands in front of her body, and sat down dignifiedly like a lady.

Chen Yuqing and Nian Fenghuang sang together, the voice was not too loud, but it was heard clearly by the people at the table, everyone looked sideways, with contempt or laughter in their eyes, they all understood Chang'an His identity, the well-known medicine pot in the capital, it seems that apart from the love of his father and brother, he is so unpopular in the Shen family, and he has a good looks.

Seeing Chang An's complexion, Chen Yuqing was secretly complacent in his heart. He asked you to dump me and sneak to Shen's house, and asked you to be stingy and not give me the plum hairpin last time. Now I deliberately made you look ugly, what's the matter?

Chang'an naturally understood Chen Yuqing's little tricks, but at this moment, he didn't care too much about it, so he just lowered his eyebrows and kept all gossip out of his ears.

At this moment, Mrs. Shen had already opened the banquet, Changan just wanted to leave quickly, so she picked up the chopsticks and ate some. It was really these women's pointing that made her a little uncomfortable.

She is also an ordinary person, and she also has a sense of shame. She never knew that her current status was a stain and shame to the Shen family, but judging from the reactions of Mrs. of.

Chang'an knew that her father knelt in front of the palace for a few days before he begged for the emperor's grace to marry him, but she only remembered the joy of getting married at that time, how could she care about the abuse and ridicule that his father endured behind his back?

She and Chen Yutao were able to walk together, it has to be said that her father made it possible.

But behind this, do other members of the Shen family have no objections?

Wouldn't grandfather ask questions?Wouldn't grandma be repulsed and disgusted?What's more, Xie, who can make troubles, is encouraging her, how much grievance and sadness did her father bear to achieve her happiness and consummation?

Thinking of this, Chang An couldn't help but slowly tighten his hands hanging on his knees, his nose sore, and tears welled up in his eyes.

Since the Duke's Mansion is holding a chrysanthemum banquet, the dishes for this meal must be served with chrysanthemums.

Qu Yuan said in "Li Sao", "Drink the dew of magnolia in the morning, and eat the fallen flowers of autumn chrysanthemum in the evening." The ancients ate chrysanthemum for medicinal purposes at first, and drinking chrysanthemum wine can strengthen the body and prolong life.

Chrysanthemums have a long history of being used in dishes. It is said that in the Song Dynasty, there was a chrysanthemum banquet exclusively for the royal family, and it is quite common for folks to eat chrysanthemums.

Chrysanthemum is well-known for its color, fragrance, deliciousness, lightness, and elegance. This time, the chrysanthemum banquet in the Duke’s Mansion mainly uses two kinds of chrysanthemums, white lotus soup and coptis soup. Two kinds of chrysanthemums, and in order to ensure the deliciousness of the chrysanthemum banquet, these chrysanthemum petals are picked fresh in the morning today, and they will be dewy in the morning, so the taste will be extra sweet and fresh.

At the moment, all kinds of special dishes made with chrysanthemum are already placed on the table: spicy crab with chrysanthemum, golden chrysanthemum with red hairy crab, the appearance is amazing; fresh chrysanthemum abalone, Delicious abalone juice is poured on the yellow and white chrysanthemum petals, and the aroma is immediately fragrant; the chrysanthemum leaps into the dragon, and the dragon head and dragon head are carved out of pumpkin, and the chrysanthemum petals are used as the dragon body, which seems to be alive from a distance; Soup with fresh chrysanthemums, sweet and rich in taste; chrysanthemum-flavored fish cakes are tender, fresh and not fishy; braised chrysanthemum big pot fish, delicious meat, removes the fishy smell, so that the fish is mixed with the fragrance of chrysanthemums; chrysanthemum old duck and green snake soup , heat-clearing and nourishing.

(End of this chapter)