"Master, what's going on?"
Lian Fangyu's expression was not very good when he entered the courtyard. The joy on Mrs. Zhang's face disappeared for a moment, and she carefully took his official hat.
"It's okay. I was a little unhappy today when my colleagues found me. Is Jialiang home?"
He did not go to the main courtyard after his shift, but came directly to Zhang's courtyard, just to show face to Lian Jialiang, the eldest son, and Zhang was happy.
"I'm back. I'm going to Suisui's courtyard now. The relationship between the two brothers and sisters has always been good. Madam sent someone over at that time to say that there will be a family dinner in the evening. Sir, why don't you go to Madam's courtyard first? , I’m waiting for Jialiang to come back, let’s go there together.”
The family banquet must be arranged in the main courtyard. If Lian Fangyu knew etiquette, he should wait in the main courtyard for Zhang and Lian Jialiang to visit.
He came to Zhang's yard first, and when the family banquet started, he would go there with Zhang. This would be a slap in Qin's face.
Lian Fangyu hummed, but sat still.
"Wait for me to change my clothes."
Changing out of official uniform at Zhang's place means that he will stay here tonight.
Mrs. Zhang was so happy that Lian Fangyu praised her, she responded with a smile, and personally prepared a set of regular clothes for Lian Fangyu, and waited for him to put it on before urging him: "Master, it's getting late, so I can't let Madam Long wait."
Lian Fangyu flicked his sleeves and said gently: "Then I'll leave first."
Zhang blushed like a little girl and urged her, a bit like when she first got married, she complained about why he married someone else, but she still followed him to Beijing without hesitation. In the blink of an eye, so many years have passed.
Lian Fangyu stepped into the gate of the main courtyard with his hands behind his back. The maids and servants were busy in an orderly manner. Mrs. Qin was dignified and generous, not as gentle and petty as Mrs. Zhang, but she had taken care of the house very well over the years, so he should be content. .
"cough."
He deliberately made some noise, and Mrs. Qin, who was instructing the maid to arrange the dishes, turned around with a lukewarm attitude, as if there was no quarrel between the two of them and said softly: "The master is back, Mammy, serve the master some tea."
Aunt Fang made a cup of tongue tea that Lian Fangyu often drank and served it.
Lian Fangyu was relieved that Qin always remembered the things he liked, but she just refused to lower her attitude in front of him, and her condescending attitude occasionally made people annoying.
"Is the dinner ready?"
Mrs. Qin hummed.
"I've already asked my servants to go to each hospital to inform them."
But there was not a word of small talk, and the couple sat alone.
"mother."
Lian Suisui was the first to arrive with the help of servants. She was "seriously injured", so Mrs. Qin spared her a greeting and moved her daily housekeeping lessons to her yard. Lian Xiaoxiao went to her yard every day. Studying with her made the relationship between the two of them much closer.
"Mother, father."
Also coming with him was Lian Xiaoxiao.
Looking at the graceful daughter in front of him, Lian Fangyu rarely showed any concern.
"Listen to your mother more and ask for advice if you don't understand anything in the future."
"Yes, my daughter knows."
Behind Lian Xiaoxiaofu, he helped Lian Suisui to one side.
Seeing Lian Suisui, Lian Fangyu wanted to say something, but opened his mouth but said nothing. Yesterday at the banquet, his family canceled their marriage to Cheng Wang, and today they went up to the peak to cause trouble for him. It is difficult to say that there is no reason for Cheng Wang, but Lian Suisui can't be entirely blamed.
"Are you feeling better every year?"
Lian Suisui noticed his indifference towards her and stayed aside without saying a word. When he asked, she choked with red eyes and said, "I thought daddy didn't care about me anymore!"
She was extremely wronged, her eyes were red and tears were rolling. Lian Fangyu said helplessly: "How could I ignore you? Haven't you always liked Cheng Wang? Why are you suddenly unwilling to marry Cheng Wang? You know, Because of your incident, I was often teased by my colleagues in the officialdom..."
Even Suisui was often teased before. He didn't mind it before, so why does he mind it now?
"But dad, I'm not a royal concubine, and I was almost beaten to death by the princess. The prince doesn't like me either. What good things can I get if I get married? Dad used to say that as long as I like it, you will support me... "
Lian Suisui pinched his palms hard and tears finally fell.
"I didn't say I didn't support you..." Lian Fangyu's expression was helpless and sad, "But the emperor granted you a marriage, and you are making such a fuss, where can you put the emperor's face? It's a trivial matter for me to be embarrassed in the officialdom. If Because of this, the marriages of your brothers and sisters have been delayed, and Xiaoxiao has reached the age where we should propose marriage. Who will dare to ask to marry a girl from our Lian family in the future?"
It’s really hard to refute this.
"Father, my daughter is okay..."
Lian Xiaoxiao's weak voice came from the corner. Seeing that Lian Fangyu's face was very ugly, she retracted her stepped foot and continued to shrink her head.
Compared with the life of the third sister, whether she gets married or not is not important at all.
She wanted to say this, but didn't say it.
"Okay, sir, the marriage has been cancelled. Let's talk about the future matters later."
Mrs. Qin didn't want to argue with him in front of the child, so she had no choice but to end the topic. At this moment, Mrs. Zhang and Lian Jialiang arrived, and the topic was diverted.
"Now that everyone is here, let's take a seat."
The other aunts did not dare to miss the time and were waiting in the side room early. There were also several other concubines and concubines of Lian Fangyu. The whole family gathered to pay their respects to Mrs. Qin and Lian Fangyu. Lian Sui made a toot. Mouth.
Her mother was generous. In addition to Zhang, she also gave her father one room after another of concubines. It was true that Zhang had given birth to the eldest son, but if the other concubines became successful, they might not be able to shake Zhang and Lian. Jialiang's status.
Mrs. Zhang has only focused on fighting with other aunts in the back house these years, and her mother has been left to live in peace and quiet.
This is also a method, take a small notebook and write it down.
Lian Fangyu's eyes fell on Lian Jialiang. Among all his sons, Lian Jialiang looked the most similar to him, and he also liked this eldest son the most.
"Is it okay to be in the academy?"
Lian Jialiang said respectfully: "Back to my father, everything is fine in the school. The teacher is strict, the classmates are diligent, and my son has learned a lot."
"That's good. When you go out, don't imitate others and compare yourself with food and clothing. You have spent more than ten years studying hard in a cold window. The most important thing is to get a good name."
"Yueshan Academy has a good reputation, and the gentlemen all have real abilities. It doesn't matter if it is farther away from home. When I was studying, I would walk dozens of miles every day to study in a private school in the town. Now that we have this condition at home, you guys Mother has taken care of everything, don’t let us down.”
Lian Jialiang and Lian Jiaying responded in unison.
"Today is a family dinner, and tomorrow is a holiday. I won't preach anymore, let's eat."
Lian Suisui looked at her two cheap brothers. The Lian family has good genes, Lian Jialiang looks like Lian Fangyu, and Lian Jiaying is also handsome, but her two brothers always seem to have something missing. , He is neither as mature, steady, tall and strong as his cousin from the Qin family, nor as refined and polite as his cousin from the Chen family, nor as decisive and perceptive as his cousin from the Song family.
It's not that she's attacking their looks, it's that compared to them, her two brothers are a little less generous.
Lian Jialiang looked around with frivolous eyes, while Lian Jiaying was too honest and timid. She sat in her seat and was obedient, answering whatever she asked.
Seeing that she kept staring at him, Lian Jiaying hesitated and gave her a duck leg.
