Planning to marry the third master

Baili led the wives of officials to the hall, and what caught their eyes was a stone table decorated with flowers, which was unique. Naturally, there were more chrysanthemums among them. It is said that Lanting Qushui is an elegant game for scholars and writers, but today it seems more suitable for women. Isn't it a pleasure to be surrounded by flowers and recite poems by the water?

Madam Xu couldn't help but say, "Such a new idea is rare. Madam Baili is a blessed woman with capable daughters-in-law in her family."

Baili was present at this time, and greeted with a smile: "Everyone, please take a seat first."

Feng Zhuohua didn't want to sit down, but because of the Sixth Princess's matter, she couldn't get away now. She might as well help until the guests were seen off.

The group sat down, and Baili sat in the main seat. She had always dreamed of being looked up to by others, and since marrying Baili Chengan, today seemed to be the day that her dream came true.

After they were seated, wine, dishes, and fruits were served, which was a rich feast. Naturally, she took out 150 taels of silver for these, 50 taels each for the first and second wives, and Feng Zhuohua gave another 100 taels. Only then did the banquet have the ideal decency.

I had originally intended to cut back, but the budget was not enough and ended up exceeding by so much. If I don't make friends with the wives of these officials today, I'll be at a big loss.

Baili saw that the tea had been poured, and raised her cup to everyone, saying, "This is a rare chrysanthemum viewing banquet. The ladies and young ladies in the general's mansion should enjoy themselves to the fullest today."

What followed was a string of compliments. Baili was delighted and raised his glass to drink with everyone else.

Someone asked: "How can we have fun?"

Baili looked at Feng Zhuohua and said, "Third daughter-in-law, tell me, how can we have fun?"

Feng Zhuohua was sitting on Baili's left hand side. He stood up and said, "Why not follow Wang Xizhi's example and make friends through literature?"

"Good, a good saying to make friends through writing."

Feng Zhuohua said, "Today we are admiring chrysanthemums for pleasure, so we can use chrysanthemums as the theme, recite poems and couplets, quote classics and use allusions, all are fine. If you can't answer, you can drink a penalty, how about that?"

"Okay!" everyone agreed.

In such an occasion, only reciting poems and composing couplets can be worthy of the song of flowing wine.

Feng Zhuohua picked up a chrysanthemum, put it under her nose and sniffed it, saying: "Then I will be the first to throw a brick to attract jade. When autumn comes on September 8th, my flower will bloom and all other flowers will die. The fragrance will penetrate Chang'an and the whole city will be covered with golden armor."

When the words fell, everyone was amazed. The artistic conception was so profound. No one expected that the general's wife was so talented.

"Good poem!" Baili was the first to applaud, her eyes full of pride. The reputation of the general's mansion was made even more impressive by this concubine's daughter-in-law.

The other ladies also echoed the sentiment, and the voices of praise were endless.

Then they started a chain game, and whoever couldn't answer the question would be punished by drinking a drink.

Xu Xinru was sitting next to Feng Zhuohua, she stood up and said: "I will quote a classic, it's not that I prefer chrysanthemum among flowers, but that there are no other flowers after this flower blooms." As soon as Xu Xinru said this poem, everyone cheered again.

Feng Zhuohua looked at her with a smile, and the girl blushed again and nodded to indicate that it was okay.

Next, the ladies showed off their talents one after another, and the atmosphere became increasingly lively.

Some people couldn't answer, but Yingyue was thick-skinned and just drank some wine.

Some people drank directly, and the first and second wives also drank directly after seeing this. The poems they prepared were spoken by others, and they really couldn't say them, so they might as well drink obediently.

This lowered the class of the noble family. The two daughters-in-law made Baili a little disappointed. She felt that her son could be matched with a better one. Some things took shape in her mind. When it was Baili's turn, she stood up, cleared her throat, and said: "The chrysanthemums are withered, but there are still branches that stand proudly against the frost. I would rather die on the branches with fragrance." She had read a lot of books with Baili Cheng'an, so she could naturally recite a few lines.

Although this poem is not bad, it is still inferior to the previous ones.

Feng Zhuohua praised calmly: "Mother-in-law's poem is profound and makes people feel the tenacity of chrysanthemums, which is also very good."

Her words gave the Baili family the greatest possible face.

The game went on, and after a few rounds, more and more people started drinking. Finally, the game ended with Xu Xinru's words, "Picking chrysanthemums under the eastern fence, I leisurely see the southern mountains."

Everyone applauded, and Baili smiled from ear to ear. She felt that today's banquet was a great success. Especially this concubine's daughter-in-law, who made her see clearly how respectable it would be to have a capable and knowledgeable daughter-in-law.

After the game was over, everyone started walking around and talking freely.

Baili took Feng Zhuohua's hand, patted it affectionately, and said, "Thanks to you."

Feng Zhuohua curved her lips and said, "We are a family, mother-in-law, you don't have to be polite."

Baili looked at Feng Zhuohua, thinking that the bastard was really lucky, and said, "Yes, we are a family."

Feng Zhuohua withdrew his hand uncomfortably, with a friendly look on his face.

Yingyue also really wanted to get closer to Feng Zhuohua, and even wanted to be intimate with him. Even though she was looked down upon by others, she still wanted to be close to the person in front of her.

Xiangyu was absent-minded. Xiang came back from outside the grass and whispered something to Xiangyu.

Several maids immediately looked embarrassed.

Xiang Yu bravely stepped forward and whispered in Feng Zhuohua's ear. When Feng Zhuohua heard that Xie Yunxiao was injured, she didn't think much about it. She just stood up and left without saying hello to anyone at the banquet.

Xiangyu felt guilty. Seeing this, Xiangcao followed Feng Zhuohua and led Feng Zhuohua to the back door.

Feng Zhuohua hurriedly walked away and asked, "Is there no one else around him? Why doesn't he come into the mansion?"

Xiangcao said: "The general didn't say anything, he just said he wanted to see the lady and asked her to come over quickly."

Feng Zhuohua started to jog, not suspecting anything, and didn't notice that there was no one guarding the back door.

Feng Zhuohua was not on guard because he had great faith in the person he trusted. When he walked out the back door, he saw a carriage. Feng Zhuohua opened the curtain and was stunned. "Why is it you?" Then he felt a pain in his neck and back, and his eyes went dark.

She was quickly stuffed into the carriage, and it took less than half a cup of tea for her to get out and back in. This shows how accurate the calculation was.

When the patrol camp arrived, they only saw a carriage leaving through the back door and did not find anything unusual.

A living person just disappeared out of thin air, and no one at the banquet noticed it.

While Ruyi was helping to clear the dishes, Feng Zhuohua disappeared. She asked Xiangyun, "Where is Madam?"

Xiangyun was nervous but quickly calmed down and said, "Maybe he went to the toilet."

Ruyi nodded.

After that, Feng Zhuohua never sat down to take a seat. When it was time to see the guests off, it was Baili and the first and second wives who did it. They were so busy that they didn't notice Feng Zhuohua.

The banquet went very well, but when it got dark, Ruyi looked for Feng Zhuohua everywhere out of curiosity, so the whole general's mansion was alarmed and everyone was looking for her everywhere.

Everyone searched the entire mansion, but couldn't find her. The gatekeepers didn't see the general's wife leave, and even the old soldier at the back door said he didn't see her leave. He only had diarrhea, so it was impossible for her to leave at that time. Besides, the general's wife never went out the back door, so it didn't make sense for her to leave through the back door on purpose.

An important manager in the mansion was not there, so Shuangxi came out to take charge. He was so anxious that he was sweating all over. He asked Lao Qu to send someone out to look for the general, because the general's wife was missing!

Old Qu was anxious, so he went to find Mu Dalei first. Mu Dalei felt that it was very strange when he heard it, and couldn't help but wonder if it was done by the Sixth Princess. He took people to the Sixth Princess's mansion to inquire.