Report to the Marquis! The Madam went to the military camp to flirt with men again

In the original owner's memory, He Zhilan was one of the few people who was nice to her, and there was no apparent conflict between the two of them.

"My cousin's wife should be in charge of my great-aunt's birthday. It's wrong for me to take over. Maybe it's because my great-aunt saw that my cousin's wife was not in good health in the past two years and didn't let you worry about it. This year, she appointed me as usual, and I always thought I should ask my cousin's wife what she thinks."

The He family and Old Madam Fu are cousins, and Old Madam Fu had a very good relationship with the He family before she got married.

He Zhilan lost her mother at a young age and her father was busy with business. She was weak and sickly since childhood. Old Madam Fu was afraid that the servants would not take good care of her, so she took her in and raised her in her care, educating her and making her well-educated and well-mannered.

Therefore, He Zhilan would live in the Fu Mansion for more than half a year. Therefore, it was justified for her to host Madam Fu's birthday banquet.

Lin Zhuwei looked at her sincere face and really liked her way of doing things. She smiled and said, "It's okay. I should thank you. You've worked hard."

He Zhilan was relieved: "Cousin, you were wearing very simple and elegant clothes last time I saw you. Maybe you didn't have the accessories you wanted. I got a set of ruby ​​pearl hairpins, and I thought they would really match your fair complexion, so I gave them to you. Do you like them?"

Lin Zhuwei was very happy, thinking that even if she couldn't wear it, it would be good to exchange it for money in the future. So she smiled and said, "Sister, you are so thoughtful. I like it very much, so I won't refuse it."

"As long as my cousin likes it. During this period, I will stay here to prepare for my great-aunt's birthday. I'm sorry to bother you."

"You're welcome, just treat it as your own home."

The two chatted for a while before He Zhilan said goodbye and left.

According to Madam Fu's request, her birthday banquet was kept as low-key as possible, but Fu Lifeng was very thoughtful and invited many guests to the Fu Mansion to celebrate her birthday.

Lin Zhuwei spent fifty taels to buy a jade hairpin yesterday and gave it to the old lady in advance.

So she decided to be a nobody today. After briefly greeting the visitors, she sat on a stone bench not far away from the crowd, bored and like a salted fish.

A large group of people surrounded Mrs. Fu in the courtyard and were admiring the newly-arrived potted plants. From time to time, there were bursts of applause and laughter from the crowd.

Soon, a servant dressed as a maid came over and called her, "Young Madam, the old lady wants you to come over."

Lin Zhuwei sighed secretly, put away the idea of ​​giving up, and stood up and walked over.

"Grandma, you called me?"

Old Mrs. Fu glanced at her, somewhat puzzled.

He Yujiao was the first to speak: "Grandma, I was the one who took the initiative to invite my cousin's wife to come."

Everyone looked at He Yujiao, and she smiled and said, "Today is my great-aunt's birthday, and my cousin's wife should have hosted the banquet. But my great-aunt felt sorry for me and was afraid that you would be tired, so she even gave the banquet to Sister Zhilan to host. I think my cousin's wife must be grateful for my great-aunt's preference for me."

He Yujiao glanced at Lin Zhuwei with a half-smile, teasing in her eyes: "I heard from the servants that my cousin's wife has been practicing dancing during this period of free time, preparing to give my great-aunt a surprise at the banquet."

Lin Zhuwei raised her eyebrows and quickly understood He Yujiao's intention. It was obvious that she was waiting for her to make a fool of herself and laugh at her.

She knew that Yu Shaoruo was fat and would have to take three breaths with every step, so how could she practice dancing? This was clearly a way to disgust her.

Before she could say anything, He Zhilan took over and said, "Yujiao, my cousin's wife injured her foot some time ago and has been recuperating. How can she practice dancing? Don't listen to the servants' nonsense."

Lin Zhuwei looked at her gratefully.

"If I can't practice dancing, playing the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting shouldn't be a problem, right? I wonder what kind of surprise Madam Fu has prepared for the old lady today?" Qian Yuechu stood beside Madam Fu, curling her lips, not intending to let her go easily.

"Yes, cousin, are you planning to paint? Or are you planning to play the piano? I'll ask the servants to prepare it right away." He Yujiao looked as if she was forcing Lin Zhuwei to take action.

Those who came to celebrate the birthday were inevitably those who loved to watch the fun and had already started whispering.

Everyone had heard that the Fu family had married an uneducated and incompetent woman, so they knew that He Yujiao and Qian Yuechu were singing the same tune just to embarrass Lin Zhuwei, and they stretched their necks to watch the joke.

Lin Zhuwei didn't say anything, but just looked at Qian Yuechu's smug face quietly, wondering whether she should just follow their "wishes".

Madam Fu was a little unhappy and said, "Come on, the banquet is about to start and everyone is tired of standing. Let's go to the hall and wait first."

Who knew that He Yujiao had made up her mind to embarrass Lin Zhuwei today, so she said, "Grandaunt, the cook just reported that the meal is not ready yet. I heard that Miss Qian also prepared some surprises for Grandaunt, why don't we listen to them first?"

Madam Fu was happy again. She patted Qian Yuechu's hand and said with a smile, "What surprise are you going to give me, little girl?"

Qian Yuechu smiled shyly: "Madam, Tao Siqian has just composed a new song. Can I play it for you?"

"Is it Tao Siqian who composed the Guangling Garden Song? I heard that he stopped writing and hasn't composed music for others for a long time." Old Mrs. Fu was very surprised.

"It was him. I just learned not long ago that my father had met him once. I thought the old lady's birthday was coming up, and I thought the old lady would like it, so I asked him to help compose a song."

Qian Yuechu's gift touched her heart, so Mrs. Fu was naturally very happy.

"Yuechu still understands me best." Old Madam Fu sighed.

People around couldn't help but compliment him.

The slaves and maids quickly set up the guqin in the courtyard for playing.

Qian Yuechu began to play the piece in anticipation of everyone. It was indeed a good piece.

Qian Yuechu's piano playing was delicate, melodious and graceful, like the sound of an oriole. The people present were intoxicated by it and all of them showed approval on their faces.

Several young men from wealthy families who were drinking tea and chatting in a pavilion not far away couldn't help but prick up their ears to listen when they heard the music.

"Brother Qian, is this your sister?" someone asked.

Before Qian Ren'an could respond, someone said, "Isn't it? Master Tao usually uses difficult and unfamiliar words when composing music. Who else in this city can play Master Tao's music so smoothly except Brother Qian's sister?"

Someone enviously said, "Brother Qian, I heard that your sister is proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and is well-versed in ancient and modern times, well-read and well-mannered. She is really enviable."

Qian Ren'an was very pleased to hear someone praise his sister. He looked very proud, but he said, "Yu Yue is quite sensible. She just likes to write and draw. Compared with your sisters, she is nothing special."

"Brother Qian, you are too modest." Someone patted Qian Ren'an on the shoulder and asked with a smile, "I wonder if Brother Qian's sister has promised to marry someone? What do you think of me?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone looked at Fu Junyan, who had been silent the whole time.

Everyone present knew more or less about what happened between Fu Junyan and Qian Yuechu.

Qian Ren'an frowned and slapped the hand of the frivolous man away, obviously displeased.

Fu Junyan raised his head calmly, looked at the man, and said, "I heard that your fourth concubine has not been brought into the house yet. Is it because of her poor health that your wife doesn't like her?"

The man was instantly terrified when he heard this: He had hidden it very well, how did he know about it!

Fu Junyan naturally had no interest in prying into other people's privacy, but it happened that when he was helping Lin Zhuwei get medicine for her wounds last time, he accidentally saw him being secretive and bringing a pregnant woman to get medicine, so he immediately understood something.

When I tried this, I saw that he looked terrified, and I was afraid that I had hit the mark by accident.

"Brother Fu, you are joking. My wife has been ill recently and I haven't taken her back yet, so I just disturbed her." The man's pleading eyes made Fu Junyan stop pursuing the matter. Then he said, "Brother Qian, I was rude just now. It was just a joke, don't take it to heart."

"Yeah." Qian Ren'an didn't bother to pay attention to him and just responded indifferently.

Then he found a moment when no one was paying attention and asked Fu Junyan: "Isn't it just a concubine? Why is Xu Li so flustered this time?"

Fu Junyan drank tea to hide the sarcasm on his lips: "That woman is showing her belly."

Qian Ren'an suddenly understood something: "No wonder."

The principal wife has not yet given birth, and the concubine kept outside has become pregnant first. I am afraid it will be difficult to resolve the issue.

The sound of the piano not far away rose and fell for a while, and then slowly came to an end.

Everyone was still not satisfied and burst into praise again.

Madam Fu was also very happy and praised: "Very good."

Qian Yuechu looked very proud as he looked around at everyone, and finally his eyes fell on Lin Zhuwei.

He Yujiao also complimented her in the same way, and then said, "Cousin, how does Miss Qian play? I wonder if you have any accomplishments in this area, and whether you can understand it?"