Zhang Yanling took a bath and changed clothes under Xiaozhu's care. Xiaozhu added unknown medicine to the bathtub, and the steaming steam was filled with fragrance. After bathing, he felt energetic and comfortable.
After asking Xiaozhu, I found out that this is a bathing fragrance prepared by Tan Ruqing and Xiaozhu. When used in the bath, it can treat skin diseases, increase the comfort during bathing, and more importantly, it also softens the skin.
Smooth skin effect.
Xiaozhu said that it was a method that Ruqing accidentally came up with when he wanted to develop the formula of a sulfur soap mentioned by Zhang Yanling. Mix vanilla, mint and several medicines, and soak them in hot water to stimulate the aroma and medicinal power.
Method. This bath sachet is undergoing final testing. Needless to say, Zhang Yanling is also one of the test mice.
After drying her hair and letting Xiaozhu help her take care of her bun, Zhang Yanling went from the bathroom to the main hall of the back house. On the way, she saw that the entire house was already bright, with palace lanterns twinkling in the corridors, on the side of the rockery, on the pavilion, and under the porch.
, colorful lanterns are hung high, and the scene is full of joy, just like celebrating the Lantern Festival.
The front yard and back house were filled with lively voices of laughter and joy, and the atmosphere in the house was extremely lively.
Zhang Yanling felt comfortable and walked all the way along the corridor to the outside of the main courtyard. He heard the sound of coquettish laughter inside. Zhang Yanling quickly entered the courtyard and shouted loudly.
"Ahaha, is the banquet ready? My stomach is growling. What kind of wine should I drink? Wanyi, is there any Qiu Lubai?"
The lights in the flower hall were bright, and all the wives and concubines had obviously been dressed up. They were all dressed in pink and white, and they were dazzling. However, the atmosphere in the room was a bit strange. Zhang Yanling quickly found the source of the strange atmosphere. Catherine was
Standing there awkwardly, looking at herself timidly. Xu Wanyi was also gouging out herself fiercely with her eyes.
"Ah, um..., it seems that the banquet will continue for a while, I will go outside for a while." Zhang Yanling quickly turned around and walked out.
"Husband...won't you introduce us to this sister from the West?" Xu Wanyi said in a charming voice.
Zhang Yanling turned around with a dry smile, rubbed her hands and said: "This... hahaha, haven't you all seen it? Catherine... this... is from Folangji..."
"You said this, don't we know she is from Folangji?" Tan Ruqing said jokingly with a smile.
Zhang Yanling smiled awkwardly and said: "That is, that is. Catherine, she... this... that..."
Xu Wan saw that he was embarrassed and couldn't hold it in anymore, so he burst into laughter. Everyone also burst into laughter.
Xu Wanyi stood up, walked to Catherine and said with a smile: "Miss Catherine, we have all heard about you and my father-in-law. In Nanyang, none of us are with him. I heard that you will
My father-in-law has taken good care of me. He has done some responsibilities for us. We all have to thank you."
Catherine's face was red and she didn't know what to say. Catherine was very confident about her appearance. But since she was brought into this room, Catherine suddenly became extremely unconfident. Every woman in this room was prettier than herself.
Beautiful, dressed better than myself. These are the wives and concubines of the Duke. No wonder the Duke once said that he is not a person who is deceived by beauty.
There are so many beautiful women around him, and Miss Qingyi who came back with him is also very beautiful. No wonder he said that.
Facing the group of graceful, tranquil or gorgeous women in this room, Catherine felt ashamed.
"Husband... Madam... I'm sorry, I... I didn't intend to seduce the Duke. The relationship between us is... love. I swear to God, I have absolutely no intention of destroying the relationship between you." Catherine stammered.
road.
"What do you call this? I sincerely thank you. Who blames you? Ruining feelings? That is even more nonsense. Miss Catherine looks like a girl from an educated family. Look at this hair, it is golden, it is really
Very beautiful. What’s wrong with this skin?
How can you be so white? You are too white. This figure... Tsk tsk tsk, my father-in-law must like you very much. Our father-in-law loves to try new things. This matter is probably none of your business.
The Duke offended you." Xu Wanyi said with a smile.
The girls lowered their heads and covered their mouths and snickered. Xu Wanyi's target was obviously not Catherine. She was angry with Zhang Yanling and deliberately accused Sang Huai of targeting Zhang Yanling.
Zhang Yanling scratched his head and said, "Wanyi, please save me some face."
Xu Wanyi didn't answer, but looked at Catherine up and down. His eyes were exposed on the bracelet on Catherine's hand, and he said in surprise: "Husband, this is your fault. How could you do this to Miss Catherine? You didn't give me a jade bracelet."
, at least give me a gift
Beads or gold and silver bracelets? What’s the point of giving a wooden bracelet to a girl? Isn’t this a wooden bracelet you can buy on the street for fifty cents? It’s just coated with paint. Oh, and there’s this hairpin,
Why is it Tie Chai? This is too much."
Zhang Yanling was speechless. These were not gifts from her. Catherine bought them at a market on the road. She bought a bunch of worthless things, but she still likes them. She insists on wearing them. What can she do? She gave them to her as a gift.
Qingyi also gave her a pair of gold and gemstone earrings, gold and silver jewelry, jade bracelets, etc., but she didn't wear them, so what could be done?
Catherine hurriedly explained: "Dear Madam, you have misunderstood. I bought these myself. The Duke did not give me these things. Please don't misunderstand me."
Xu Wanyi said: "That's even more wrong. Husband, how can you be so ungraceful? You don't even give some valuable jewelry to your girl. What does this mean? Miss Catherine, come here, if you don't mind, I will give you this jade bracelet."
I'll apologize to you on behalf of the Duke. How can I treat such a beautiful girl so slowly?"
Xu Wanyi rolled off the jade bracelet from his wrist and handed it to Catherine. The jade bracelet was Xu Wanyi's favorite thing. The bracelet from Laokeng Hetian jade was valuable. Zhang Yanling didn't know for a while whether Xu Wanyi was deliberately showing off or sincerely sending her a gift.
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Catherine waved her hands and said repeatedly: "No, no, I don't dare to ask for Madam's things. Madam, if you don't like me and the Duke being together, Catherine will leave by boat tomorrow and will never disturb your lives. Catherine's life experience is wandering.
, only after meeting the Duke did I feel stable.
But Catherine has never thought of challenging your authority. God, I am not telling a lie. In fact, I have no intention of marrying the Duke, although I love him very much. But I know the status disparity.
.So Madam, you can rest assured, Catherine will not cause trouble."
Xu Wanyi looked at Catherine blankly and sighed: "Miss Catherine, I am not hypocritical. I can't blame you if I want to. You are already married, so how can I not accept you? I
I'm just too angry with him. That's all, I won't say anything, lest anyone think I'm mean. Ruqing, what do you say? This Miss Catherine seems to be becoming a member of the family."
Tan Ruqing smiled and said: "I have no objection, you make the decision. The matter has come to this, why should you be angry? There are many people in the family, and there is a lot of excitement. I think this Miss Catherine is a very good person, and so is the fact that we have an extra sister.
Good thing."
Xu Wanyi glared at her and said, "You pretend to be a good person to make the father-in-law have a good impression of you, right? What a scheming idea."
Tan Ruqing smiled bitterly and said, "Oh, some people are so jealous that they are so angry that they bite them everywhere."
Xu Wanyi came forward and tried to twist Tan Ruqing's face, but Tan Ruqing dodged with a smile. Xu Wanyi couldn't help it and started laughing too.
Zhang Yanling rolled her eyes wildly. She was fine with everything in Wanyi, but sometimes she was very petty and would become mean when she spoke. Of course, this is not her fault. It was herself who could not control her lust for beauty, and she married one after another.
After provoking one after another, no wonder she was angry and jealous.
"Since I don't have any objections, of course I won't be a villain. Let's do it like this. Find a day to hold a few banquets with a more legitimate name, so as not to treat other girls badly and make people laugh. Master, what do you think?"
Xu Wanyi glared at Zhang Yanling and said.
Zhang Yanling smiled apologetically and said, "It's all up to my wife to make the decision."
Xu Wanyi took a sip and said: "It's easy for you. Don't pretend to be innocent. I put my words down. Catherine is the last one. If you continue to flirt with women, I will not obey. When the time comes, we will drive you out of the house together.
, let you sleep on the street."
Zhang Yanling smiled and said: "No more, that's enough, that's enough."
Xu Wanyi said: "Remember your words."
Xu Youtang smiled and said: "Sister Princess, don't talk like this. I'm already hungry. Let's take a seat."
Xu Wanyi thought to herself: "I helped you stand up, and all of you acted like nothing. If you didn't restrain him, I don't know how many people would have squeezed in and tried to get in. I don't know what my father-in-law's current status is when a woman chases a man.
It’s the target of so many people. Hey, everyone is pretending to be confused.”
"Axiu, let the kitchen serve the food and let's have a banquet. Tell Ma Quan, Huang Si and the others to have a banquet outside too," Xu Wanyi said.
Axiu nodded with a smile and immediately gave the order. After a while, the maids brought the hot dishes from the kitchen, and the long table in the flower hall was quickly filled. Everyone took their seats, but Catherine stood at a loss and talked like a child.
He waved: "Sit next to me."
Catherine glanced at Zhang Yanling, who smiled and said: "Just sit down, we will be a family from now on. No need to be restrained."
Catherine sat down with a complicated mood. Seeing everyone's friendly faces, her heart slowly calmed down. Zhang Yanling had said hello to her on the road in this situation. There were many rules in the Ming Dynasty. To marry the father-in-law like this, she needed the permission of the royal wife.
.Zhang Yanling also told her these rules a long time ago and asked for her opinion.
Fortunately, I was mentally prepared, otherwise I would be embarrassed if the beautiful lady made such a fuss today.
But as long as I can marry the Duke and be with him, I will be satisfied.
That night, the Zhang family's family banquet was very lively, and the previous episode quickly disappeared with the feast. Everyone came and went and drank a lot of wine. The couple drank two jars of Qiu Lu Bai, and they were drunk.
Xunxun. It wasn't until halfway through the second watch that everyone left. Catherine went to the west courtyard to stay temporarily, and Axiu had already ordered someone to arrange a place to stay during the dinner.
Naturally, Zhang Yanling could not go anywhere else, so she entered the room with the drunken and rosy Xu Wanyi in her arms. The couple's farewell was better than the wedding, and it was a beautiful scene. Zhang Yanling used some tricks. The jealous lady's resentment disappeared and she was lost in pleasure.
She has become the most gentle, considerate, cooperative and flattering woman in the world.