"Madam, Mr. Marquis, uncle asked you to go to the front yard for dinner." Shang Xia called out from outside.
Shen Lansui and Lu Xingyue left the room. The sun was shining brightly outside. She took a deep breath and laughed again.
The air in ancient times was so good. There was no smoke and artillery fire in the apocalypse, and there were no rotting corpses on the ground. You could still see the colorful flowers and green willows here. She was actually very content. Of course, it would be better if there were no such nasty things.
As soon as Shen Lansui entered the flower hall, she saw Shen Xiuzhi sitting next to Xu Pingyan. This eldest brother had an elegant temperament and the appearance of a standard scholar.
When he saw Shen Lansui and Lu Xingyue coming in together, he immediately stood up to greet them.
"The lower official Shen Xiuzhi has met the Marquis."
Lu Xingyue supported Shen Lansui's hand to get up from the wheelchair, and returned the greeting with his hands, "Sir Shen, please speak."
"We are all one family, so there is no need to be so polite. Mr. Marquis, Xiao Wu, sit down, sit down quickly."
Shen Sanqing greeted him with a smile on his face, as if Lu Xingyue was his biological son.
Shen Lansui smiled without saying a word and glanced at the two people's positions.
Originally, when the family ate, there was no room for her, so she ate in her room, or she ate at the end, but now she was brought up to the front.
Lu Xingyue was next to Shen Sanqing, she was next to Lu Xingyue, and Shen Xiyun was sitting on the other side.
When their eyes met, Shen Xiyun smiled and said, "Fifth sister, sit down quickly. I know you like to eat tofu, so I asked the kitchen to stew fish soup with tofu for you. It tastes very delicious."
Shen Lansui sat down for a moment. Tofu and fish were not Lu Xingyue's favorite foods, so this dish was placed in front of the two of them. Was it a coincidence or...
She was thinking a lot without showing anything strange on her face. After sitting down, she said to Shen Xiyun: "Second sister is really considerate, but how do you know that I like this?"
"Of course I saw it when we had dinner together before. Why did you ask me something stupid?" Shen Xiyun covered her face with silk scarf and smiled softly, her eyes were flowing and she was so charming.
Although he was born to the same parents, Shen Xiyun is much prettier than Shen Xiuzhi. His eyebrows are like distant mountains and his eyes are like autumn water. He really looks like he stepped out of a painting.
Shen Lansui was a little dazed after seeing her, "Second sister is as careful as hair, I feel ashamed."
"You two are the same. You are just talking, why don't you serve a bowl to Mr. Hou?" Shen Sanqing said smartly: "Xiao Wu, how do you become a wife?"
He signaled Shen Lansui with his eyes.
Shen Lansui glanced at Lu Xingyue. Lu Xingyue picked up the chopsticks and said in a deep voice, "No, I don't like fish soup. Madam knows that."
Shen Sanqing: "..."
The atmosphere at the dinner table was momentarily awkward.
"The Marquis can eat whatever he likes. Why do you keep interrupting? We already said it was a family banquet, why are you still putting on such a shabby airs outside?" The eldest lady scolded and got out of the way, giving Shen Xiuzhi a look. .
Shen Xiuzhi immediately picked up the jug on one side and asked, "I wonder if the Marquis can drink alcohol? If it's inconvenient, I'll ask someone to change it to tea."
Lu Xingyue said nothing and picked up his own glass. Shen Xiuzhi smiled and filled it for him, then poured it for himself, "The fact that the Marquis can accompany the fifth sister back home shows that the Marquis has her in his heart. Xiaguan is the elder brother." not worried."
He straightened up and held the wine glass in a friendly and natural manner, "I would like to honor the Marquis with this glass of wine. I wish the Marquis and my fifth sister love and happiness and grow old together. If my fifth sister does anything inappropriate, please forgive me."
Shen Lansui thought Lu Xingyue would sit down and have a drink, but he didn't expect him to stand up, "Of course."
Seeing how he was drinking, as if he was about to finish the whole glass, Shen Lansui quickly pulled his sleeve gently from below.
Lu Xingyue lowered his eyes, and Shen Lansui reminded him in a low voice, "Your injury is not healed yet, just take a sip and it will be fine. Don't drink so much."
Hearing this, Shen Chufan laughed and said, "The relationship between sister and brother-in-law is so good, it's really enviable."
Shen Lansui: "?"
What does this have to do with feelings? Didn't she just remind me?
Lu Xingyue chuckled lightly and actually put down his wine glass. His eyes passed over Shen Lansui's two fingers holding his sleeves, and he suddenly felt that this color matched her very well.
"Since Madam said so, I won't drink."
He Shishiran sat down.
Shen Sanqing put the wine glass back on the table nonchalantly, he wanted to toast.
"Xiao Wu is right, eat more vegetables and drink less alcohol." Xu Pingyan used serving chopsticks to pick up a piece of meat for Shen Lansui, and Shen Lansui watched calmly.
Shen Xiyun's eyes flashed slightly, and her gaze flickered across Lu Xingyue's face.
"Fifth sister is so lucky. She was born with such a good horoscope that no one else can envy her."
A strange voice broke in, and the atmosphere that had finally eased became stiff again.
Shen Lan followed the sound and saw that the person speaking was the fourth lady Shen Hanfang, the daughter of Aunt Fang. The third lady Shen Lianyi next to her patted her leg from below, "What are you talking about?"
"Why am I talking nonsense? Isn't it true? If it wasn't for her good horoscope, how could she have gotten such a good marriage?" Shen Hanfang glared at Shen Lansui resentfully.
Shen Xiyun's expression darkened, "Is this meal still delicious? If you don't want to eat it, go back to your yard!"
After scolding Shen Hanfang, she said apologetically to Lu Xingyue: "Mr. Marquis is laughing at me. Fourth sister is ignorant. Don't be the same as her."
Shen Lansui sneered inwardly, shouldn't he be advising her not to be ordinary?
Lu Xingyue said expressionlessly, "How is my wife? What does it have to do with you?"
His sharp gaze was not something that a young lady like Shen Hanfang, who had been raised in a boudoir, could resist. His face turned pale at a glance, and she shrank instinctively.
"Xiaowu——" Shen Sanqing winked at Shen Lansui.
The eldest lady and Shen Xiuzhi looked at each other. Shen Chufan looked at this and that, but hesitated to speak. Others also looked at Shen Lansui from time to time.
They have different expressions and different intentions.
"It seems that today's meal is indeed unbearable." Shen Lansui ignored his look and stood up. After looking around for a week, he raised his glass and said loudly: "Today I propose a toast to everyone. This is considered a success. "
She raised her head and drank it all in one gulp, turning the glass over to show everyone, "Farewell."
She threw the wine glass back on the table, helped Lu Xingyue sit back in the wheelchair, and strode away.
Before anyone could react, why did this soft bun suddenly change his gender?
"Oh, that's right." Shen Lansui walked to the door and suddenly turned around. His face against the light was dim and unclear, "My dowry was only given three times. I must have been busy and forgot about it, but if I tell you, I lost it." It’s not just about my face. I’ll make up for it for my other sisters as much as they can get me married. I’ll see the list later.”
She spoke firmly, leaving no room for negotiation, and pushed the wheelchair away.
Guan Chun and Xia Xia immediately followed. Zhou Quan cupped his hands towards the people at the table and said with a smile, "Madam, I'm rude, please forgive me."
Shen Sanqing: "..."
I really don’t feel any guilt in your tone.
Xu Pingyan's face was ashen, and she watched several people walk away without saying a word. It was because they were being unreasonable, and if they continued to entangle them, it would be embarrassing for them.
She can't afford to lose this person!
Slamming her chopsticks, she turned around and glared at Shen Sanqing fiercely, "What a good thing you did! I've said before that you have to leave a thin line in life and you have to do it right. I don't care about this mess!"
"Hmph!" She fluttered her sleeves and walked away. When she passed by the fourth lady, she said bitterly: "Go back to the courtyard! Without my order, you won't come out until you get married!"
…
After leaving the gate of the uncle's house, Guan Chun almost burst into song, laughing so hard that his shoulders were shaking, "It's so happy, Madam, go well!"
Shen Lansui crossed the threshold and frowned in disgust, "Everyone has ulterior motives. If I sit there for a while longer, I will be sick and vomit. Why bother to suffer?"
