Chapter 97 (1/2)
The first day of August is the day when Weizheng comes back.
Although Wei Kun was not satisfied with the son-in-law, he still had to prepare for some etiquette. He got up early to wash himself, put on the black band and the lotus pattern, went to the front hall, saluted the British Gonghe and TAIMA, and sat in the iron wood official hat chair below.
At this time, many people have come to the front hall. The people in the second room, the third room and the fourth room of the big room have all arrived. They all smile and wait for the new people to enter.
Around Chenshi, the servant entered and said that the carriage of Ruyang palace arrived.
Soon, Li Song and Wei Zheng came to the door together. Li Song, wearing a navy blue robe and soap boots, entered the hall and saluted the British Gonghe TAIMA sitting in front of him. He was very polite. He restrained his whole body and lowered his eyebrows. When facing Wei Kun, he even called ”Dad”.
It scared Wei Kun.
Wei Kun knew that his character was not easy to provoke. He was ready to make a scene today. Unexpectedly, he was so obedient, which surprised people! Wei Kun got up and gave him a virtual hand in the arm to get up. ”OK, OK, son-in-law, please take a seat.”
Li Song nodded and sat in the official hat chair beside him.
On one side, Wei Zheng was wearing a light green gauze jacket, a thin water red dress, and looked up at the fairy bun, wearing a gold tired silk mandarin duck and pearl bird hairpin. She has a smile on her lips and pink cheeks, which is quite different from that when she was not married. Broken melon's young girl, eyebrows and eyes contain lips, green and astringent with charming, every move is amorous feelings. She leaned over, saluted all the elders present, and offered tea one by one, ”Grandpa, grandma, please have tea.”
The British public is still angry with her. Even after drinking tea, he doesn't have a good face. But Mrs. Luo's attitude was softer. She didn't want to make it too stiff. She clapped Wei Zheng's hand and said, ”go down and sit down. Don't be too tired.”
Wei Zheng's face was dull, and he nodded quickly. She walked slowly to the official hat chair beside Li Song and sat still.
After a few words from his wife, Li Song and Wei Zheng will stay for lunch. Li Song did not refuse, and promised to come down.
Some time before lunch, Li Song stayed in the front hall with the British Duke and Wei Kun, while several ladies took Wei Zheng to the flower hall nearby to talk.
In the absence of Du Shi, several ladies were embarrassed to say too much. They only briefly pointed out the way of getting along with their mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, and taught Wei Zheng how to live in her mother-in-law's house. Wei Zheng bowed his head and didn't respond. He looked absent-minded. The first lady and the fourth lady knew that her character had always been like this, but they didn't say much. The second lady can't manage her own affairs recently, and she has no time to manage others. Only the third lady is a talker. She can't hide anything in her heart. She holds Wei Zheng's hand and asks, ”how do the Li family treat you?”
Wei Zheng's hands were cold, and he was forced to take his hands out of Liu's hands. He chuckled and said in a relaxed tone: ”the long Princess and the Ruyang King treat me very well, and the third aunt doesn't have to worry.”
Liu's voice was not only unexpected but also reassuring. He quietly asked, ”well What about you and Li Song? ”
Wei Zheng quietly pulled out his hand, afraid that Liu Shi would find her trembling. He took a sip of tea from the white glazed rose tea cup and smiled: ”he is very fond of my father. I heard that he is not in good health recently. When he went out this morning, he took several ginseng and Ganoderma lucidum.” After a pause, afraid that Liu would not believe it, he raised his eyes and blushed a little. ”He's nice to me, too, except sometimes he's a little rude...”
Hearing this, Liu naturally understood the meaning of her words and smiled vaguely without asking any more questions.
King Ruyang is a military general, and his son has been practicing martial arts since childhood. Where can the martial artist be gentle? Rudeness is understandable.
*At about noon, the family sat in the front hall for dinner.
Wei Luo and Wei Changhong were also called by Wei Kun and sat at the same table with them.
Wei Luo and Chang Hong used to collect lotus flowers in the lotus pond in the backyard. The color of the lotus is thick, which is just right for making rouge and lipstick. Changhong rowed in the back. She sat on the boat and pinched lotus flowers one by one. In the summer, she was sweating. When she came out of the lotus pond, her forehead and nose were full of sweat beads. When she heard the golden thread, she couldn't help asking curiously, ”what did dad ask us to do in the past? Isn't it just the presence of the elders?”
Jinzhao wipes her sweat with a silk handkerchief, and is picked up by Wei Changhong on the way. She talks up: ”the master said it was just a lunch...”
Wei Changhong holds a silk handkerchief and wipes the sweat on Wei Luo's face. He thinks about it and says, ”let's go.”
Wei Luo can't care about going back to take a bath, so she has to change a pomegranate red twig with Ganoderma grain and go to the front hall with Chang Hong.
When we got to the front hall, the people inside had already taken their seats. She saluted to the British Gonghe TAIMA, and the fourth lady, Qin Shi, called her to her side: ”aroo and Chang Hong are here. Sit next to the fourth aunt. Today is the day when your five younger sisters come back. Why should I meet you... ” Then he looked at Wei Luo and said, ”where are you two? How are you sweating?”
Wei Luo lifted her eyes and looked at Li Song and Wei Zheng on the opposite side, passing by without any disturbance in her eyes. Looking at Qin's family, he bent his eyes and replied with a smile: ”I went to the backyard with Chang Hong to pick lotus flowers. Chang Hong supported the boat. I was in charge of picking flowers. Soon, I picked half of the bow. It's just that it's too hot. I sweat when I move. I'll never go again. ”Qin reluctantly said: ”you are too hot. What are you doing there? Don't sweat. ”
She smiled cleverly. ”Lotus can make rouge and lipstick. The color is beautiful. If aunt Han does it then, I will send some to several aunts. I'm sure you will be ten years younger when you use it. ”
A few words enlivened the atmosphere and made several ladies smile one after another.
Seeing that the atmosphere was just right, Qin said to her and Wei Changhong, ”Changhong should have met Li Shizi, hasn't aro? This is your brother-in-law, the son of your royal family. ”
Wei Luo had to face up to Li Song's line of sight. The smile on his lips faded away slowly and turned into a polite and alienated arc: ”shiziye.”
Li Song didn't smile, his eyelids drooped slightly, he couldn't see what expression it was, he couldn't guess what emotion it was, and he didn't respond for a long time.
Qin family is embarrassed.
Wei Luo didn't care. He sat back and talked to several ladies about the beauty of making rouge and lipstick from lotus. After a while, the dishes were brought up again and again. Many people forgot the episode of just now. They asked the British public to take the first dish, and then they raised their chopsticks to eat.
Li Song hung his eyes all the way, but did not look across. It seems that I never knew Wei Luo, and I never thought about her.
*In the middle of lunch, Wei Luo rubbed his nose and sneezed.
She had just sweated and came here without changing. Qin worried that she was suffering from the cold, and asked with concern, ”is it cold? It's better for you to go back and change your clothes before it freezes. ”
Wei Luo didn't feel uncomfortable, but he didn't want to eat at the same table with Li Song, so he agreed to go down with the water, said goodbye to the people and walked out of the front hall.
She walked under the corridor, followed by the golden thread, and said: ”Miss, is the prince of Ruyang arrogant Just now you said hello to him. He didn't say a word. When the maid saw the five master, his face was bad. It's said that Prince Ruyang used to be very domineering. No one dared to provoke him in Shengjing city. Miss five married him. I don't know if she had a good life... ”