Less than three days before the old lady's birthday banquet, the Wen family was obviously busy and lively.

Fushoutang began to prepare early, and recently, it has been completely renewed.

The eldest lady, Wan, manages everything for the entire birthday banquet.

The fourth lady, Yang, frequently appeared in Fushoutang today, accompanying the old lady to meet relatives from afar.

This birthday banquet was jointly organized by the eldest lady and the fourth lady on the surface.

But in fact, Wan did everything, and Yang only showed a few faces in front of his relatives.

Although most people know Yang's ability, the old lady favors Yang, and her relatives will not give face, and they praise Yang one by one.

Wan was so angry about this incident that he wrote a letter back to his parents' house.

The old lady of the Wan family felt sorry for her daughter, and took the opportunity of sending a congratulatory gift in advance to bring Wan Ze, the eldest grandson of the Wan family, to the Wen family to say goodbye.

When Mrs. Wen learned that Wan Ze was coming, she immediately set up a table to wash the dust for Mrs. Wan and Wan Ze.

In addition, he also instructed the sons and daughters of the big room, the third room and the fourth room to come and accompany them.

With such an order, people with a little bit of heart can see that Old Madam Wen values Wan Ze more.

When the news reached the East Courtyard of Yanyuan, Wen Qingzhu was actually planning to meet the fourth lady for a while.

After sending away Songyan, who had passed the message, Wen Qingzhu immediately ordered Lu Tao to groom and dress her.

In front of the dresser, Lu Tao asked while grooming: "Young Master of the Ten Thousand Families, why does the old lady attach so much importance to it?" Shouldn't Mrs. Wan be given more attention? She is, after all, the mother of the Grand Lady. ”

The corners of Wen Qingzhu's mouth hooked, and he explained lightly: "There is a reason why the old lady values the young master of the Wan family, the mother of this young master is the daughter of Uncle Hexian, and the eldest daughter of Uncle He Xian, is now the concubine Xia of His Royal Highness the Prince, compared to the identity of the old lady of the Wan family, Wan Ze, who has a cousin of the prince and concubine, is more worthy of the old lady's attention." ”

"Actually, there is such an identity." Green Tao was stunned for a moment, and his hands stopped.

Wen Qingzhu raised his hand and said: "Hurry up and put on your makeup, with this young master here, Wen Qingxin is afraid that he will be confused again, the fourth aunt will definitely not sit idly by, we can just take the opportunity to investigate the situation in Fuyuan." ”

That night, Wei's mother revealed that the old lady didn't like her mother, and when she was about to give birth, she had to ask her to say goodbye on time.

The fourth lady, Yang, was the old lady's pawn, and deliberately presented some things that pregnant women were afraid of and gave them to the old lady.

The old lady naturally didn't want to eat it, so she rewarded her mother Lu.

Lu Shi couldn't refuse, so he could only eat it on the spot.

If it weren't for the mother's proficient medical skills, after returning to Yanyuan, she would have been unable to sit steadily.

It was difficult to give birth that day, and it was Yang's maid who deliberately pushed Lu's hand.

Under the effect of unintentional dispersion, Wen Qingzhu certainly would not doubt her words.

But there are many doubts in this, and the Lu family is pregnant with the grandson of the Wen family.

No matter how much the old lady doesn't like the Lu family, she will not deliberately murder the child in the Lu family's belly.

The most puzzling thing is the Yang family, the third room is not taken seriously, Uncle Wen has no son to inherit his father's business, nor is he in charge of the Wen family's property, it is impossible for the Yang family to murder the Lu family for no reason.

Lu's dystocia is a taboo in the Wen family.

Regardless of the old lady Yang, even Uncle Wen was silent.

In her previous life, she only suspected that there was something wrong with Lu's dystocia, but she could never find evidence.

At first, she thought it was Aunt Wu, and when she solved the West Courtyard, she didn't expect to find Leng Xiang who replaced Wei's mother's identity.

But there was clearly something wrong with her words.

With the Lu family's medical skills, the old lady and the Yang family's targeting did not pose any threat to the Lu family at all.

After dressing up neatly, Wen Qingzhu rushed to Fushoutang with green pottery and jasmine.

It's just that not long after she walked out of Yan Garden, she met Wen Qingxin who came from another direction.

Wen Qingzhu wanted to avoid her.

But as soon as Wen Qingxin saw her turn around and wanted to hide, he immediately raised his voice and shouted: "Seventh sister! ”

This road should not meet Wen Qingxin at all.

Wen Qingzhu took a deep breath and raised his eyes to look at Wen Qingxin, who was walking quickly.

Standing a meter away in front of her, Wen Qingxin stared at her unkindly and said, "Seventh Sister is dressed so movingly, but she has a cousin of tens of thousands of families?" ”

Hearing this, Wen Qingzhu's face immediately sank, and he said unceremoniously: "Eleventh sister, don't talk nonsense, this slander has too many words, but it will flash her tongue." ”

Wen Qingxin was originally a bully, Wen Qingzhu scolded her like this without swearing, she was stunned and only held back one word: "You!" You, you, you—"

"Eleventh sister, grandmother's banquet, regardless of you and me, should be well-groomed, this is the way of being a granddaughter, my sister often follows her grandmother, she doesn't know that grandmother values rules and manners the most, right?"

Wen Qingzhu didn't give her a chance to talk back at all, and in three or two sentences, she buttoned down a well-behaved hat.

Hearing this, Wen Qingxin's face turned pale with anger, and he didn't scold, and he didn't scold.

just raised his hand and pointed at Wen Qingzhu and trembled.

Wen Qingzhu wanted to leave just like that.

But as soon as she turned around, out of the corner of her eye, she saw the jade pendant on Wen Qingxin's waist, which was a pair of mutton fat white jade, with a rare chrysanthemum engraved on it.

Wen Qingzhu stopped and looked at it.

Isn't this a short-lived chrysanthemum?

When the old lady's birthday banquet is approaching, isn't wearing this jade pendant deliberately touching the moldy head?

Although few people know that this chrysanthemum is a short-lived chrysanthemum, Wen Qingzhu subconsciously felt that this was definitely deliberate!

Wen Qingxin just finished the grounding, if he went to Fushoutang like this, he was pointed out that this was a short-lived chrysanthemum.

Even if the Yang family is the old lady's favorite at the top, Wen Qingxin is afraid that he will fall out of favor.

Now the Wen family's big house and four rooms just form a game trend.

Once the fourth room falls behind, the life of the third room is not easy.

Wen Qingzhu immediately said, "Eleventh sister, do you know what is engraved on the jade pendant on your waist?" ”

Wen Qingxin didn't know what her intentions were, and said viciously: "Are you blind?!" This is a chrysanthemum, a symbol of longevity! ”

Wen Qingzhu sneered and said lightly: "This chrysanthemum is a short-lived chrysanthemum in the desert, from germination to withering, the longest will not exceed half a month, if you think it is a symbol of longevity, just take it to Fushoutang." ”

"What!" Wen Qingxin doesn't know what a short-lived chrysanthemum is.

Wen Qingzhu said all this, and glanced at her.

Wen Qingxin and several maids and mothers-in-law behind her were all at a loss, except for the one at the end who lowered her head deeper.

Obviously, this mother-in-law knows about short-lived chrysanthemums.

Ignoring Wen Qingxin no more, Wen Qingzhu turned around and walked away with the maid.

Looking at the back of Wen Qingzhu leaving, Wen Qingxin turned his head and asked the maid beside him: "Is this really a short-lived chrysanthemum?" ”

Baixiang and Qianxiang looked at each other, neither of them had ever seen each other.

When he was in Zimingtang before, Wen Qingzhu escaped the frame-up of his true aunt.

Baixiang felt that this was probably not accidental.

Especially just now, Miss Seven was obviously leaving, but she opened her mouth to remind her own young lady that the jade pendant was engraved with a short-lived chrysanthemum.

If it is true, my own young lady is afraid that she will completely lose the old lady's love.

Even if it's a fake, there's nothing wrong with changing to a safe one.

Thinking of this, Baixiang said: "Miss, the slave maid doesn't know if what Miss Seven said is true, but this chrysanthemum does look a little different, for the sake of safety, it is better for Miss to go back to Fuyuan to change a pair of small chamomile jade pendants, this is a reward from the old lady, and it will never go wrong." ”

Wen Qingxin hesitated, turned his head and asked Qianxiang, "What do you think!?" ”

Qianxiang didn't know what kind of chrysanthemum this was, but she felt that Baixiang's words were not wrong, so she nodded and said, "The slave maid thinks it's better to be safe, so let's change it to a pair of jade pendants rewarded by the old lady." ”

Wen Qingxin gritted her teeth and looked in the direction of Fushoutang, she was about to be late.

But she didn't dare to take the risk, stomped her foot and said, "Go!" Go back and get a new pair! ”

When Wen Qingxin and the others left, the stone path where they were located was completely quiet.

The cold wind was blowing, and the sound of rustling sounded in the verdant bamboo forest.

Not long after, in the dense bamboo forest, two young men with clear eyebrows came out.

The slightly immature one is the second young master of the Wen family, Wen Mingyu, the eldest son of Dafang.

The slightly taller one next to him is Wan Ze, the eldest grandson of the Wan family.

"Cousin, have you ever heard of a chrysanthemum in the desert, called a short-lived chrysanthemum?" Wan Ze opened the folding fan and looked in the direction of Fushoutang, his eyes puzzled.

Wen Mingyu was ashamed to compliment himself: "Mingyu is not as well-read as his cousin, and I really haven't heard of such a chrysanthemum as a short-lived chrysanthemum." ”

Wan Ze's lips hooked, and his eyes became more and more curious: "Cousin doesn't have to be humble, I haven't heard of short-lived chrysanthemums." The two young ladies who left just now are both your cousins? ”

Wen Mingyu nodded: "The elegant one is Wen Qingzhu, the third uncle's daughter-in-law, the seventh miss of the Wen family, the arrogant one is the fourth uncle's daughter-in-law Wen Qingxin, the eleventh miss of the Wen family, not only the pearl of the fourth uncle's palm, but also the deep grandmother's favorite." ”

Looking at Wan Ze's expression, Wen Mingyu asked flatteringly, "Which one does my cousin fall into?" You can say casually, it is their blessing to be able to be a concubine for their cousin! ”

"Hey!" Wan Ze put away the folding fan with a 'snap', and said with a hypocritical smile, "Cousin, you can't just talk nonsense, the two cousins are the daughters of the Wen family, how can they be concubines!" ”

Wen Mingyu and Wan Ze have known each other since childhood, and they didn't know what he meant, so they hurriedly said: "That's that, but my cousin is a talent, Yushu Linfeng, and he is the dragon and phoenix among people, so he doesn't need his cousin to do anything, so they naturally rush to be your concubine." ”

Hearing this, Wan Zecai slowly opened the folding fan and said with a hypocritical smile: "Yes, it is a humble gentleman and lady." ”

"That's that, that's." Wen Mingyu continued to compliment, his eyes kept probing Wan Ze's eyes, which one did he fancie?

The entrance of Fukujudo.

Wen Qingzhu had just walked, and there was a rapid sound of footsteps behind him.

Green Tao squinted his eyes and looked back, and found that it was a small sedan chair rushing over.

When Wen Qingzhu walked to the courtyard gate of Fushoutang, the small sedan chair stopped not far from the door.

The sedan curtain was lifted, Wen Qingxin took the corner of the skirt and hurried to Fushoutang.

When Wen Qingzhu walked to the middle of the courtyard, Wen Qingzhu gasped and trotted to her side.

The movement was too big, Wen Qingzhu looked sideways and found that the jade pendant on Wen Qingxin's waist had been replaced.

It is a pair of small chamomile mutton fat white jade matching.