CIATB Chapter 692 Another 1st Birthday 【Part [-]】
Chapter 692 Another 1st Birthday 【Part [-]】
Chapter 692 Another Year of Birthday 【Part [-]】
Flash forward to the third day of August.
It was said that it was going to be done arbitrarily, but after all, the officers and soldiers of the city patrol outside the gate had not been completely withdrawn, so it was quite inconvenient to do it for several days in a row like before.
So this time, all of them were concentrated on the third day of August, and for this reason, the entire Grand View Garden was temporarily vacated as a place to entertain guests.
Early in the morning, the welcome boys in red and green lined up outside the gate of Rongfu, and the sound of festive firecrackers rang for two quarters of an hour, covering half the street with earth red.
However, the mood of the invited guests was the exact opposite of this lively and festive atmosphere.
To be honest, many people have experienced quite intense psychological struggles before coming back:
Come on, there are still officers and soldiers guarding the gate of Rongguo Mansion!
Besides, Wang Ziteng will be escorted to the capital soon, who would like to get involved in his case at this juncture?
But if you can't tell...
Who knows that Concubine Xiande in the palace was allowed to participate in politics?
No matter how many people are mocking her, Ji Sichen, her influence is real!
So at the end of the balance, many people chose a compromise method - coming is sure to come, but how to come and how long to come are variables that can be controlled.
So this morning, more than half of the people arrived near noon, and left in a hurry after finishing their birthday banquet.
This is a later story, let's not mention it.
Unlike those people, Jiao Shun arrived early in the morning, and this time he was accompanied by Shi Xiangyun—even though he complained to the old lady, Shi Xiangyun had never personally experienced Jia Mu's betrayal, so naturally he couldn't do it. Until Lin Daiyu did not see each other again.
In order to avoid tire inflation caused by bumps on the road, Jiao Shun specially prepared a soft sedan chair carried by four people for Xiangyun.
When Jiao Shun carefully helped her out of the sedan chair, the welcoming boy was about to come forward to greet her, when Jia Rong and Jia Qiang, who had received the report, came out to greet her—in fact, it was Jia Lian who was in charge of welcoming the guests this time. , but how could Jia Lian come to meet Jiao Shun?As soon as she heard that Jiao Changqing had arrived, she made excuses and avoided it.
But both Jia Rong and Jia Qiang were very eager.
Especially Jia Rong, staring at Jiao Shun first, then quietly sizing up Shi Xiangyun, who seemed to be pregnant, but didn't seem to have a belly yet. It's better if it's in your belly.
"Uncle, the old lady just explained it on purpose."
Because his mind was full of these things, he was snatched by Jia Qiang, and he greeted with a smile: "Let Aunt Xiangyun come, and go directly to her—the old man will turn to Bisha The closet was vacated just to entertain my aunt!"
"The old lady has a heart."
Shi Xiangyun nodded slightly while protecting his stomach, but he couldn't help but think of Lin Daiyu.
Because Lin Daiyu lived in that green gauze closet since she was a child.
And thinking of Lin Daiyu, she couldn't help but glance at her husband beside her. These days, Jiao Shun would go to Peach Blossom Lane to sit, play chess, or play ball. During this period, Lin Daiyu never mentioned it again. Mother Jia's birthday.
But only in this way, the husband and wife can be more sure that she still can't let go of her heart.
For this reason, Jiao Shun specially discussed with Xiang Yun, hoping that she could try to ask Xi Chun to draw a "birthday picture" using the old lady as a template, and show it to Lin Daiyu later, which can be regarded as comforting.
After entering the mansion, the husband and wife temporarily parted ways.
Shi Xiangyun was taken directly to Jia's mother's courtyard, while Jiao Shun followed Jia Rong and Jia Qiang to Rongxi hall.
On the way, Jia Rong couldn't help complaining with puns: "Uncle, it's true, why did you live apart from my family after moving to Zijin Street? Really, I haven't seen you once in three to five months, and my nephew didn't even want to get close. Chance."
After a pause, he added another sentence: "Especially Mrs. Xu has learned a few new pastries recently, and is thinking of asking uncle to taste them."
It's fine if he doesn't say the latter sentence. After he said it, the whole sentence can be summed up in four words: Grandpa, come and play.
hmm~
Perhaps it would be more appropriate to add the word 'chang': uncle, come to play often!
For a while, Jiao Shun couldn't figure out why his enthusiasm came from, so he could only reply in a general way: "Next time, definitely next time."
Then he quickened his pace and rushed to Rongxi hall.
When they arrived at the door, Jia Zheng also greeted him in good time.
Standing on the steps and looking at the aura-filled Jiao with complicated eyes, thousands of emotions flashed in his heart.
Not long ago he suddenly learned that Mrs. Wang intends to marry Tanchun to Lai's family to be his wife. From a rational point of view, Jia Zheng also thinks this is a good marriage; It's really hard to accept.
Not to mention that Jiao Shun was born a slave, just because he had an affair with Wang Xifeng, Jia Zheng couldn't help but harbor a grudge.
Of course, according to his relatively simple analysis, since Jiao Shun wants to marry his own daughter, he should have nothing to do with Mrs. Wang, otherwise that woman would be too shameless, right?
After all, she eats vegetarian food and recites Buddha's name every day. How could she do such a despicable act?
"Uncle Shi."
It wasn't until Jiao Shun bowed to pay respects that Jia Zheng woke up from his reverie, sighed secretly, took the initiative to support his arms and said: "Nephew, please get up quickly, the birthday banquet today is really rushed, If there is a place where the hospitality is not good, please don't be offended by my nephew."
"What did Uncle Shi say at this time? There is something that needs my nephew's help, and uncle Shi must not be polite to my nephew."
While talking, Jia Zheng let him sit in the Rongxi Hall, and then started chatting all over the place.
After chatting for half an hour, other guests arrived one after another.
When these people entered the door, they first paid a solemn visit to Jia Zheng, the "landlord", and then Jiao Shun.
Even vaguely, the compliment to Jiao Shun was even stronger.
After all, Mr. Jiao is the emperor's number one confidant, and now he has consolidated and expanded the basics of engineering by inventing the telegraph, and he is in the limelight for a while.
On the other hand, in the Rongguo Mansion, although there is a virtuous concubine who knows political affairs as a backer, theoretically she is closer to the emperor than Jiao Shun, but the main premise of this conclusion is that besides being a political concubine, the virtuous concubine can also blow pillow wind in the emperor's ears.
But who doesn't know that with the emperor's current physical condition, not to mention the pillow wind, even if you blow it up, it won't help.
Just relying on a political adviser alone may not be able to cover Jiao Changqing now.
Therefore, compared to the Rongguo Mansion, everyone's praise for Jiao Shun is undoubtedly more earnest.
Jia Zheng saw these things in his eyes, first lamented that the world is so cruel and everyone is like this, and then sneered three times, no matter how loud his heart is, wouldn't he call the old man "father-in-law" in the future?
…………
the other side.
When Shi Xiangyun arrived at Jiamu's Courtyard, he met Mrs. Wang, Mrs. Xing, Wang Xifeng, Li Wan, Tanchun, Xichun, and Jia Baoyu with a sad face as expected.
It is not surprising that Shi Xiangyun is mixed with Jia Baoyu, but the strange thing is the bitterness and hatred on his face.
So after saying goodbye to the old lady, she leaned close to Tanchun, pouted at Jia Baoyu and asked, "Who is this with?"
"Is it because of sister Lin's business?"
Tanchun sighed helplessly: "It's going to be a month now, and there is still no news from the people he sent. On the first day of the new year, he made a fuss about sending another group of people, or even went south to Suzhou himself."
"How does this make it?!"
Shi Xiangyun was startled and said: "Let's not talk about anything else, he is now an official of the imperial court, how dare he leave Beijing without reason?"
"It can be said that it is."
Tanchun sighed again: "My wife also stopped me, so did my old lady, so I just sent a group of people south to let it go, but he was still so out of his mind. Although he didn't leave, his thoughts flew to Suzhou long ago. .”
At this time, Xichun, who had been acting as the background, suddenly said: "Second elder brother still doesn't have a deep understanding of Buddhism, otherwise, why would he have these troubles."
In a word, it immediately turned cold.
Fortunately, at this stall, Wang Xifeng pulled out, took Shi Xiangyun's hand, stared at her stomach for a long time, laughed and joked that it must be a boy, and called everyone to talk in the green gauze cabinet, so as not to be caught by the guests outside. Noisy.
While Shi Xiangyun agreed, he always felt that Wang Xifeng looked at his belly just now, as if he had seen it somewhere just now.
After taking a seat in the green gauze closet, she suddenly realized that, yes, Jia Rong's eyes were somewhat similar to hers before.
but……
What do their strange eyes represent?
Pressing this matter to the bottom of his heart, Shi Xiangyun chatted with his sisters and sisters-in-law for a while, and then asked knowingly: "Why is the old lady not looking very energetic? Could it be that she was tired from the birthday banquet recently?"
"This……"
Wang Xifeng and Tanchun exchanged glances, and finally Tanchun sighed: "You are not an outsider, to tell you the truth, the old lady fainted for a while a while ago, and when she woke up, she was not as energetic as before— ——If it wasn't for this, the master would not insist on making a fuss about this matter."
"I see."
Shi Xiangyun nodded, then looked at Xichun and said, "Since that's the case, I have something to ask my sister Xichun, and I hope she can help me draw a picture of a 'birthday banquet'. It doesn't need to be too detailed, just draw the charm of the old lady. That's it."
Everyone heard that she had a heart, and the old lady didn't love her for nothing.
So Xichun couldn't refuse, she just said that the painting was not good, and sister Xiangyun couldn't make a fuss.
After completing this entrustment, Shi Xiangyun felt a little more relaxed. He was thinking about having a game of Three Kingdoms, when suddenly he saw Jia Baoyu walking in quickly through the curtain.
"Second brother came just in time, let's..."
Just as Xiangyun was about to greet him to join the game, Jia Baoyu forced a smile and said, "Auntie, Sister Bao, and Sister Qin are here, and the old lady asked you to go outside to meet them."
Everyone got up and walked out when they heard the words.
Shi Xiangyun was escorted by the maids and walked at the end. Before leaving the green yarn cabinet, he couldn't help but look back at Jia Baoyu, but saw him sitting on the bed with his head sullen, and he didn't intend to come out at all.
I don't know if he felt ashamed and didn't dare to see Sister Bao; or he was complaining that Sister Bao's intrusion broke his former alliance with wood and stone.
Shi Xiangyun sighed silently, thinking that these two people who are about to get married are not as close as they were in the Grand View Garden, and he doesn't know what it will be like after they get married.
Because he was half a step behind the others, when Shi Xiangyun came outside, Aunt Xue had already brought her daughter and niece to pay respects to the old lady on her birthday.
Aunt Xue was obviously less talkative than usual, which further highlighted Xue Baochai's exquisiteness and seamlessness.
Shi Xiangyun stared round her beautiful eyes from behind, trying to find a flaw in her, but ended in failure.
But the more this happened, the more pathetic Shi Xiangyun felt, and even felt that Sister Bao in front of him was a little scary!
Sister Bao already knew what the old lady said to Jia Baoyu, but she still behaved like this...
Then if she tells a lie on weekdays, who can tell the difference?
Because of the sudden idea, Xiangyun was obviously a little bit late when the sisters were presenting the ceremony.
Tanchun was the first to greet her, and she also smiled like a Baochai with the spring breeze blowing on her face, but she opened her mouth and asked, "Why didn't Brother Wenlong come today?"
"My brother caught a cold suddenly, so he had to stay at home."
"I see."
Tanchun chuckled, and said meaningfully: "That's really a coincidence, my brother was also ill for a while, and he just got better recently, who would have thought that when he recovered, Brother Wenlong fell ill, I don't know what it is cause and effect."
As soon as the word 'cause and effect' came out, Xue Baochai's impeccable smile finally showed a trace of stagnation.
At this time, Tanchun suddenly gave another solemn salute, and said solemnly: "My brother is in the green gauze closet, but I don't know how to come out to greet him, it really shouldn't be—I'm here, let's first apologize to my sister for him. "
Xue Baochai knows everything.
Now I understand that her repeated dismissal and beating is to show that both parties are at fault, even if Jia Baoyu's fault is bigger, but after receiving this gift from her, he should not mention it again in the future.
After figuring this out, Xue Baochai heaved a sigh of relief, but secretly sighed that the three girls had become more and more transparent through experience.
There are not many people in the Rongguo Mansion that she considers to be her opponents, but this future sister-in-law is undoubtedly the leader among them.
Fortunately, at the end of Tanchun, she will marry and come home, so there will be no direct conflict with her.
"What did my sister say?"
So she quickly helped Tanchun up, and said with a smile: "He's a man, he should have avoided taboos, and he didn't listen to what we said many times before, but this time he finally learned to behave."
As he spoke, he couldn't help looking at Shi Xiangyun again.
I haven't seen her for a while, and I always feel that Yun girl seems to be estranged from me.
Just as he was about to ask a few questions, he suddenly saw You Shi leading Second Sister You and Third Sister You in. As soon as he entered the door, he smiled and apologized: "Excuse me, old lady, I'm late."
Then, he turned back and pointed at the two younger sisters: "But I can't blame me alone, it's actually the two of them who heard that the old lady passed her birthday, so they insisted on coming to enjoy the blessings, but they just dawdled and let me do this. It's a long wait!"
"Yes, yes."
Before Jia's mother could reply, Wang Xifeng joked, "It's all yours, it's not all on others."
Everyone laughed when they heard this.
Shi Xiangyun also covered her belly with one hand and covered her mouth with the other and smiled, but when she was smiling, she suddenly found a strange look in her eyes.
Following his gaze, he saw Second Sister You who was full of envy.
As for the relationship between Second Sister You and Jiao Shun, she was already well aware of it, so she immediately understood what she was envious of.
No wonder!
Then she also suddenly understood why Wang Xifeng and Jia Rong were strange.
Sister Feng has been worrying about not being able to give birth to a son; Brother Rong's continuation, Xu's family, has been in the family for more than a year, but there has been no movement for a long time.
Wouldn't it be reasonable for the two of them to envy the fetus in their womb?
(End of this chapter)