Chapter 485: The misery of the son-in-law, the showing-off of the mother-in-law
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Chapter 485 The misery of the son-in-law, the showing off of the mother-in-law
West of the city, Lion Lane.
When the three of Luo Qingzhou arrived, there were already many carriages parked in the alley.
Many servants were waiting in the alley.
Walking forward for about 300 meters, a mansion with a sense of age appeared impressively.
In front of the mansion, there are two stone lions squatting.
On the gate, there is a brand new plaque with the word "Zhoufu" written on it.
This mansion was obviously bought not too long ago.
At this time, under the steps of the gate, there was a butler holding a gift list and welcoming the guests.
When a woman handed over the invitation and the gift list, the housekeeper immediately said a few words with a smile on his face, and then shouted to the mansion: "Mrs.
As soon as the words were finished, Zhou Lan, the master of the Zhou family who was talking in the courtyard, quickly walked out with a smile on his face, and greeted the person in person.
Zhou Lan is now in charge of the Zhou Mansion, because her husband Zhou Wang is also married and has no status in the family.
The three of Luo Qingzhou only had invitations and no gift list, so they walked over with some embarrassment and handed over the invitations.
Chu Xiaoxiao said crisply: "My name is Chu Xiaoxiao, her name is Daoling, this is Chu Feiyang, we are all friends of Zhou Boyue."
The butler seemed a little surprised when he heard the words. He took a look at the invitation, asked the servants to accept the gift, and said with a smile, "I didn't expect my uncle to have friends. Wait a minute, I'll ask my uncle to come out to greet you."
As he spoke, he shouted loudly towards the mansion: "Young master's friend, Young Master Chu, Miss Chu, Miss Dao is here!"
Zhou Lan, who was talking to guests at the gate, froze for a moment, then turned to look at the three people under the steps.
At this time, a young woman in a purple dress and two servant girls hurried out of the mansion and went down the steps.
The steward quickly introduced: "This is our young lady."
Luo Qingzhou and the others looked up, and saw that the young woman had a good appearance and temperament. Although she was not top-notch, she was still in the upper middle class, and she looked quite gentle and dignified.
Obviously, this woman is Zhou Boyue's wife.
The three hurried forward to salute.
Zhou Shumei lowered his body and bowed, and apologized: "Bo Yue is busy, so he can't come out to meet the three distinguished guests. Please don't blame the three of you. Shumei will take the three of you in."
Sister Dao smiled and said, "Then I will trouble Miss Zhou."
The three of them followed the daughter of the Zhou family and went up the steps. When they reached the door, Zhou Lan said with a smile on her face: "Shu Mei, are these three friends of Bo Yue? Treat yourself well."
Zhou Shumei said softly: "My daughter knows."
Luo Qingzhou and the three immediately clasped their hands together and said, "I've seen Madam."
Zhou Lan looked at the three of them again, and said with a smile: "You are welcome, you are welcome. We are also very happy that Boyue has friends. The three of you must eat and drink well today, as if you are at home, you are welcome."
The three bowed their heads in thanks.
Zhou Shumei was about to lead the three of them into the main hall, when Zhou Lan suddenly smiled and said, "Shumei, take them to sit in the pavilion at the back, it's more spacious and quieter."
Zhou Shu frowned, and was about to speak, Zhou Lan immediately walked down the steps, smiling all over her face, "Master Qian, Mrs. Qian, welcome!"
Zhou Shumei looked at her back, frowned, and seeing the three of them looking at him, a smile appeared on his face immediately, and said: "Please, Shumei, please take the three of you to sit at the back for a while, and wait for the banquet to begin." , invite three more people to come to the hall."
Chu Xiaoxiao said carelessly: "It's okay, it's the same everywhere, we don't care about these."
Zhou Shumei didn't speak any more, and led the three of them through the side corridor to the gazebo behind.
Beside the pond not far away, there is also a gazebo.
A group of maidservants surrounded several young women, sitting there talking and laughing, looking quite lively.
The three sat down in the gazebo.
The maid immediately brought tea, candied melon seeds and other snacks.
Zhou Shumei talked with the others for a while, and said goodbye: "Sit down for a while, I'll go and talk to Boyue to see if he's finished. If you need anything, just ask Guoer. "
The three nodded.
Zhou Shumei left with her maid.
The maid named Guoer stood under a tree not far away, waiting for orders at any time.
The pavilion fell silent.
Chu Xiaoxiao whispered: "Senior Brother Chu, Senior Sister Dao, it seems that we are very unwelcome, and we are not even allowed to enter the hall."
Sister Dao sighed and said, "When I was in Mocheng, I often saw Zhou Boyue with a bruised nose and a swollen face. This shows his status and situation in the Zhou mansion. We are his friends, so naturally we will not be taken seriously. I guess In the eyes of that Mrs. Zhou, we are embarrassing her as guests, so she sent us to sit in the backyard."
Chu Xiaoxiao said: "Sister Dao, that Miss Zhou just now looks pretty good."
Sister Dao nodded and said: "Miss Zhou does seem to be okay, but she may be a bit weak and dare not resist her mother. Zhou Boyue also said that it was Miss Zhou who took the initiative to mention to her when we were invited this time. "
Chu Xiaoxiao sighed: "Senior brother Zhou is really pitiful, he probably lives very depressed every day. In fact, with the current strength of senior brother Zhou, he doesn't have to be afraid of Mrs. Zhou at all, and there is no need to live such a life."
Sister Dao grabbed a handful of sunflower seeds and said, "Zhou Boyue is not alone now, he has a wife who loves him, and a lovely son. I heard that his younger sister also relies on the Zhou family, so why do you want him to turn against Mrs. Zhou? And his identity is indeed a son-in-law, unless he is ruthless, or..."
Speaking of this, she glanced at someone, and said: "Or like someone, completely conquering the entire mansion. Hey, Chu Feiyang, what are you looking at?"
Sister Dao and Chu Xiaoxiao followed his gaze.
In the gazebo not far away, some young women told some jokes, and the laughing branches trembled.
Sister Dao's expression changed suddenly, and she said: "Chu Feiyang, you won't even..."
"To shut up!"
Luo Qingzhou withdrew his gaze, interrupted her, and said, "What are you thinking, I just saw an acquaintance."
"Acquaintance? Who?"
Sister Dao was puzzled.
Luo Qingzhou didn't answer, but grabbed all the candies from the plate, put them into the storage bag, and said, "Let's leave early after we eat, so as not to cause trouble for Boyue. The Mrs. Zhou looked at If you have a bad temper, don't start scolding directly when the time comes."
Sister Dao regretted a bit: "If we had known earlier, we shouldn't have listened to Boyue. They send so many valuable gifts one by one, and we gave some calligraphy and paintings. I guess that Mrs. Zhou knew about it and looked down on us even more."
Chu Xiaoxiao immediately said: "Senior Sister Dao, my calligraphy and paintings are very valuable. My father bought them at a huge price in the past. They look like the paintings of talented scholars in the south of the Yangtze River."
The three chatted for a while.
Zhou Shumei brought Zhou Boyue and hurried over.
Zhou Boyue was embarrassed and apologetic again: "Senior Sister Dao, Senior Brother Chu, Junior Junior Sister, I'm sorry, I'm busy in the back kitchen, so I don't have time to come over to accompany you. When we have dinner later, we will go to the hall, I…"
Before he finished speaking, a woman's voice suddenly came from not far away: "Uncle, go to the kitchen, the master is calling for your help."
Zhou Boyue hurriedly said: "Okay, okay!"
After finishing speaking, I had to apologize: "Senior Sister Dao, Senior Brother Chu, Junior Junior Sister, I have to go to cook, excuse me first."
After finishing speaking, he left in a hurry.
The three of them felt uncomfortable when they saw him wearing kitchen clothes, holding the apron he had just taken off, sweating in a hurry.
Zhou Boyue walked for a while, then turned back and said, "Shumei, you help accompany Senior Sister Dao and the others first, remember to take them to the hall later."
Zhou Shumei seemed to want to say something, but held back, nodded and said: "Okay."
Zhou Boyue followed the woman and left quickly.
Seeing the dull atmosphere in the pavilion, Zhou Shumei couldn't help sighing, and said, "Bo Yue came in as a married woman, and now my mother is in charge of the house, and she is harsh on Boyue. My mother said that the newcomer was supposed to be a cow and a horse for the family, and my father is also like this..."
Sister Dao couldn't help but said: "Miss Zhou, do you know that Bo Yue is a warrior? And he is also a warrior with the cultivation of a martial artist."
Zhou Shumei smiled wryly, and said: "Bo Yue told me that all the expenses of Bo Yue's cultivation were paid secretly by me. But even if he is a warrior, so what? We are juniors after all, and he also It was a married couple. Although my mother had a bad temper and was harsh to him, she was actually very kind to him and his family. Boyue’s mother was ill at the time, his father was buried at that time, and his younger sister went to school. My mother contributed money and efforts to help, and Bo Yue has always remembered it in his heart. Therefore, he has no complaints. And now we have a son, and Bo Yue has become a father, so naturally we cannot leave this family..."
Sister Dao fell silent after listening.
Chu Xiaoxiao couldn't help but said: "Sister Zhou, can't your mother be nicer to Senior Brother Zhou? Can't you let the servants do things like cooking? There are so many guests today, let Senior Brother Zhou do it, okay?" shameful."
Zhou Shumei smiled bitterly and said: "In my mother's opinion, it is the most honorable for Boyue to cook horses for our Zhou family's cattle in front of the guests. Actually, it is not Boyue who cooks. My mother cares too much about the rules. It should be like this if you say that you are a married woman, so people won't laugh at you."
Sister Dao sighed and said, "That's true."
She couldn't help but glanced at the person opposite, and said: "However, there are some married people who live more comfortably than the master."
Luo Qingzhou ignored her, looking at the gazebo not far away from time to time, and he was relieved when he saw the mother-in-law and those young women get up and leave.
Zhou Shumei chatted with the three of them for a while, and the servant girl came over and called to open the table.
Zhou Shumei hesitated for a moment, and said: "The three of you can go to the front hall with me, and Boyue will come to accompany you when he finishes his work."
Luo Qingzhou immediately said: "Miss Zhou, you're welcome, we'll just sit here and eat whatever we want. We're not used to the crowds in front of us."
Zhou Shumei hurriedly said: "That's not okay. If Boyue finds out, he will definitely blame me. Let's go, there are quite a lot of seats in front, enough to sit on."
At this time, the servant girl whispered: "Miss, madam said, let them sit here and eat, don't bring them to the front."
Zhou Shumei's face froze.
Sister Dao immediately said: "Miss Zhou, it's okay, we'll just sit here and let Boyue come here later."
Zhou Shumei was full of embarrassment, and apologized: "You three, wait a moment, I will go and talk to my mother again."
After finishing speaking, she took the maid and left in a hurry.
The three people in the pavilion looked at each other.
"Sister Dao, I don't think we should come today."
Chu Xiaoxiao sighed.
Sister Dao was silent for a while, and said: "Forget it, come here when you come, and leave after a meal. It can be considered as a face for Junior Brother Zhou."
not long.
Zhou Shumei came back with her maid, and said: "The three of you can go to the front with me, mother agreed, there are quite a lot of seats."
The three of them looked at each other before getting up.
But when they came to the front hall, they realized that there was no place for them in the hall.
There was an empty table in the corridor, three stools, and three bowls and chopsticks on the table, obviously for them.
The servant girl walked to Zhou Shumei's side and said in a low voice: "Miss, Madam said that Lord Liu and Lord Qian are here today, and the hall is full of distinguished guests, so I asked my uncle's friends to sit here."
Zhou Shumei looked at the lonely seat in the corridor, and was a little angry. When she was about to speak, Sister Dao immediately said: "Miss Zhou, it's okay, this place is very good. We don't know the people inside, so it's embarrassing to go in."
Chu Xiaoxiao also said with a smile: "Sister Zhou, we are sitting here, three of us at a table, and no one is grabbing food from us."
As he spoke, he sat down happily immediately.
At this time, Zhou Lan's voice suddenly came from the room: "Shu Mei, why are you still standing at the door? Come in quickly, mother will introduce you to some uncles."
Zhou Shumei had no choice but to say sorry and entered the hall.
Luo Qingzhou and the three sat down in the corridor, looked at each other, laughed at themselves, and did not speak.
At this time, Luo Qingzhou suddenly heard a familiar voice coming from his ear, turned his head and looked, and the window of the inner room was opposite to him. There was a table in the room, and a young woman and a few girl.
His mother-in-law is sitting inside at this time, talking with the woman next to him.
Luo Qingzhou took a look, then quickly looked away.
Soon, the servants began to serve food and wine.
Chu Xiaoxiao stood up, picked up the jug, filled a cup for Luo Qingzhou and Sister Dao, poured another cup for herself, and said, "Senior Brother Chu, Senior Sister Dao, I would like to offer you a toast, and wish us the best of luck in our cultivation. If you are successful, you will never be bullied again.”
Sister Dao picked up the wine glass and drank it down.
Luo Qingzhou was about to put it to his mouth, when he suddenly smelled a vague fragrance of flowers in his nose.
He fixed his eyes on the wine glass in his hand, and was startled.
Chu Xiaoxiao looked at him, wondering: "Brother Chu, what's the matter? Don't you know how to drink?"
Luo Qingzhou lowered his head, sniffed the wine glass again, and said, "What kind of wine is this? Why does it smell like flowers?"
"Floral scent?"
Chu Xiaoxiao was taken aback when she heard the words, put the wine glass under her nose and smelled it, and said, "No, why didn't I smell it?"
Sister Dao also picked up the empty cup and smelled it, and said, "I don't have this cup either."
Luo Qingzhou froze for a moment, passed the wine in his hand, and said, "Smell mine."
Sister Dao took it, put it under her nose and smelled it carefully, shrugged and said: "There is only the smell of wine, where is the smell of flowers?"
Chu Xiaoxiao also came over to smell it, and asked suspiciously: "Brother Chu, is there something wrong with your nose? There is no floral fragrance at all."
Luo Qingzhou frowned, stretched out his hand and said, "Give me that jug of wine."
Chu Xiaoxiao quickly handed him the wine.
Luo Qingzhou took it in his hand, opened the lid of the pot, put it under his nose and smelled it. In addition to the strong aroma of wine, there was indeed a faint and strange fragrance of flowers floating in it.
He often smells all kinds of flower fragrances in Ling Chan Moon Palace, and Bai Ling has a lot of them, so he is very sensitive to this kind of flower fragrance, and it is impossible to make mistakes.
Sister Dao said: "Maybe it's because I put some flower petals in the wine. Chu Feiyang, why are you acting like a little woman, and you have to take a long time to drink a glass of wine."
Luo Qingzhou put down the jug, didn't speak, and turned to look into the room.
The young women at the table in the room had already picked up their wine glasses and drank.
The girls were also clinking glasses.
After his mother-in-law finished drinking a glass, she poured another glass herself.
"Brother Chu, I am toasting you."
Chu Xiaoxiao picked up the wine glass and shouted.
Luo Qingzhou looked at her and said: "I don't know how to drink, so you should drink less. It's getting dark, we'll leave after dinner."
He wants to leave now, but...
Song Ruyue's proud voice came from inside the room: "My son-in-law is the number one talented person in Mocheng, and he won the first place in the imperial examination this year, Xie Yuan. He has a good time outside, and those talented people call him Luo Xie Yuan, who doesn't respect? But in our house, as long as I stare, he doesn't even dare to take a breath, and when I hook my fingers, he immediately comes over and kneels in front of me, waiting for me order..."
Luo Qingzhou: "..."
(end of this chapter)
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Chapter 485 The misery of the son-in-law, the showing off of the mother-in-law
West of the city, Lion Lane.
When the three of Luo Qingzhou arrived, there were already many carriages parked in the alley.
Many servants were waiting in the alley.
Walking forward for about 300 meters, a mansion with a sense of age appeared impressively.
In front of the mansion, there are two stone lions squatting.
On the gate, there is a brand new plaque with the word "Zhoufu" written on it.
This mansion was obviously bought not too long ago.
At this time, under the steps of the gate, there was a butler holding a gift list and welcoming the guests.
When a woman handed over the invitation and the gift list, the housekeeper immediately said a few words with a smile on his face, and then shouted to the mansion: "Mrs.
As soon as the words were finished, Zhou Lan, the master of the Zhou family who was talking in the courtyard, quickly walked out with a smile on his face, and greeted the person in person.
Zhou Lan is now in charge of the Zhou Mansion, because her husband Zhou Wang is also married and has no status in the family.
The three of Luo Qingzhou only had invitations and no gift list, so they walked over with some embarrassment and handed over the invitations.
Chu Xiaoxiao said crisply: "My name is Chu Xiaoxiao, her name is Daoling, this is Chu Feiyang, we are all friends of Zhou Boyue."
The butler seemed a little surprised when he heard the words. He took a look at the invitation, asked the servants to accept the gift, and said with a smile, "I didn't expect my uncle to have friends. Wait a minute, I'll ask my uncle to come out to greet you."
As he spoke, he shouted loudly towards the mansion: "Young master's friend, Young Master Chu, Miss Chu, Miss Dao is here!"
Zhou Lan, who was talking to guests at the gate, froze for a moment, then turned to look at the three people under the steps.
At this time, a young woman in a purple dress and two servant girls hurried out of the mansion and went down the steps.
The steward quickly introduced: "This is our young lady."
Luo Qingzhou and the others looked up, and saw that the young woman had a good appearance and temperament. Although she was not top-notch, she was still in the upper middle class, and she looked quite gentle and dignified.
Obviously, this woman is Zhou Boyue's wife.
The three hurried forward to salute.
Zhou Shumei lowered his body and bowed, and apologized: "Bo Yue is busy, so he can't come out to meet the three distinguished guests. Please don't blame the three of you. Shumei will take the three of you in."
Sister Dao smiled and said, "Then I will trouble Miss Zhou."
The three of them followed the daughter of the Zhou family and went up the steps. When they reached the door, Zhou Lan said with a smile on her face: "Shu Mei, are these three friends of Bo Yue? Treat yourself well."
Zhou Shumei said softly: "My daughter knows."
Luo Qingzhou and the three immediately clasped their hands together and said, "I've seen Madam."
Zhou Lan looked at the three of them again, and said with a smile: "You are welcome, you are welcome. We are also very happy that Boyue has friends. The three of you must eat and drink well today, as if you are at home, you are welcome."
The three bowed their heads in thanks.
Zhou Shumei was about to lead the three of them into the main hall, when Zhou Lan suddenly smiled and said, "Shumei, take them to sit in the pavilion at the back, it's more spacious and quieter."
Zhou Shu frowned, and was about to speak, Zhou Lan immediately walked down the steps, smiling all over her face, "Master Qian, Mrs. Qian, welcome!"
Zhou Shumei looked at her back, frowned, and seeing the three of them looking at him, a smile appeared on his face immediately, and said: "Please, Shumei, please take the three of you to sit at the back for a while, and wait for the banquet to begin." , invite three more people to come to the hall."
Chu Xiaoxiao said carelessly: "It's okay, it's the same everywhere, we don't care about these."
Zhou Shumei didn't speak any more, and led the three of them through the side corridor to the gazebo behind.
Beside the pond not far away, there is also a gazebo.
A group of maidservants surrounded several young women, sitting there talking and laughing, looking quite lively.
The three sat down in the gazebo.
The maid immediately brought tea, candied melon seeds and other snacks.
Zhou Shumei talked with the others for a while, and said goodbye: "Sit down for a while, I'll go and talk to Boyue to see if he's finished. If you need anything, just ask Guoer. "
The three nodded.
Zhou Shumei left with her maid.
The maid named Guoer stood under a tree not far away, waiting for orders at any time.
The pavilion fell silent.
Chu Xiaoxiao whispered: "Senior Brother Chu, Senior Sister Dao, it seems that we are very unwelcome, and we are not even allowed to enter the hall."
Sister Dao sighed and said, "When I was in Mocheng, I often saw Zhou Boyue with a bruised nose and a swollen face. This shows his status and situation in the Zhou mansion. We are his friends, so naturally we will not be taken seriously. I guess In the eyes of that Mrs. Zhou, we are embarrassing her as guests, so she sent us to sit in the backyard."
Chu Xiaoxiao said: "Sister Dao, that Miss Zhou just now looks pretty good."
Sister Dao nodded and said: "Miss Zhou does seem to be okay, but she may be a bit weak and dare not resist her mother. Zhou Boyue also said that it was Miss Zhou who took the initiative to mention to her when we were invited this time. "
Chu Xiaoxiao sighed: "Senior brother Zhou is really pitiful, he probably lives very depressed every day. In fact, with the current strength of senior brother Zhou, he doesn't have to be afraid of Mrs. Zhou at all, and there is no need to live such a life."
Sister Dao grabbed a handful of sunflower seeds and said, "Zhou Boyue is not alone now, he has a wife who loves him, and a lovely son. I heard that his younger sister also relies on the Zhou family, so why do you want him to turn against Mrs. Zhou? And his identity is indeed a son-in-law, unless he is ruthless, or..."
Speaking of this, she glanced at someone, and said: "Or like someone, completely conquering the entire mansion. Hey, Chu Feiyang, what are you looking at?"
Sister Dao and Chu Xiaoxiao followed his gaze.
In the gazebo not far away, some young women told some jokes, and the laughing branches trembled.
Sister Dao's expression changed suddenly, and she said: "Chu Feiyang, you won't even..."
"To shut up!"
Luo Qingzhou withdrew his gaze, interrupted her, and said, "What are you thinking, I just saw an acquaintance."
"Acquaintance? Who?"
Sister Dao was puzzled.
Luo Qingzhou didn't answer, but grabbed all the candies from the plate, put them into the storage bag, and said, "Let's leave early after we eat, so as not to cause trouble for Boyue. The Mrs. Zhou looked at If you have a bad temper, don't start scolding directly when the time comes."
Sister Dao regretted a bit: "If we had known earlier, we shouldn't have listened to Boyue. They send so many valuable gifts one by one, and we gave some calligraphy and paintings. I guess that Mrs. Zhou knew about it and looked down on us even more."
Chu Xiaoxiao immediately said: "Senior Sister Dao, my calligraphy and paintings are very valuable. My father bought them at a huge price in the past. They look like the paintings of talented scholars in the south of the Yangtze River."
The three chatted for a while.
Zhou Shumei brought Zhou Boyue and hurried over.
Zhou Boyue was embarrassed and apologetic again: "Senior Sister Dao, Senior Brother Chu, Junior Junior Sister, I'm sorry, I'm busy in the back kitchen, so I don't have time to come over to accompany you. When we have dinner later, we will go to the hall, I…"
Before he finished speaking, a woman's voice suddenly came from not far away: "Uncle, go to the kitchen, the master is calling for your help."
Zhou Boyue hurriedly said: "Okay, okay!"
After finishing speaking, I had to apologize: "Senior Sister Dao, Senior Brother Chu, Junior Junior Sister, I have to go to cook, excuse me first."
After finishing speaking, he left in a hurry.
The three of them felt uncomfortable when they saw him wearing kitchen clothes, holding the apron he had just taken off, sweating in a hurry.
Zhou Boyue walked for a while, then turned back and said, "Shumei, you help accompany Senior Sister Dao and the others first, remember to take them to the hall later."
Zhou Shumei seemed to want to say something, but held back, nodded and said: "Okay."
Zhou Boyue followed the woman and left quickly.
Seeing the dull atmosphere in the pavilion, Zhou Shumei couldn't help sighing, and said, "Bo Yue came in as a married woman, and now my mother is in charge of the house, and she is harsh on Boyue. My mother said that the newcomer was supposed to be a cow and a horse for the family, and my father is also like this..."
Sister Dao couldn't help but said: "Miss Zhou, do you know that Bo Yue is a warrior? And he is also a warrior with the cultivation of a martial artist."
Zhou Shumei smiled wryly, and said: "Bo Yue told me that all the expenses of Bo Yue's cultivation were paid secretly by me. But even if he is a warrior, so what? We are juniors after all, and he also It was a married couple. Although my mother had a bad temper and was harsh to him, she was actually very kind to him and his family. Boyue’s mother was ill at the time, his father was buried at that time, and his younger sister went to school. My mother contributed money and efforts to help, and Bo Yue has always remembered it in his heart. Therefore, he has no complaints. And now we have a son, and Bo Yue has become a father, so naturally we cannot leave this family..."
Sister Dao fell silent after listening.
Chu Xiaoxiao couldn't help but said: "Sister Zhou, can't your mother be nicer to Senior Brother Zhou? Can't you let the servants do things like cooking? There are so many guests today, let Senior Brother Zhou do it, okay?" shameful."
Zhou Shumei smiled bitterly and said: "In my mother's opinion, it is the most honorable for Boyue to cook horses for our Zhou family's cattle in front of the guests. Actually, it is not Boyue who cooks. My mother cares too much about the rules. It should be like this if you say that you are a married woman, so people won't laugh at you."
Sister Dao sighed and said, "That's true."
She couldn't help but glanced at the person opposite, and said: "However, there are some married people who live more comfortably than the master."
Luo Qingzhou ignored her, looking at the gazebo not far away from time to time, and he was relieved when he saw the mother-in-law and those young women get up and leave.
Zhou Shumei chatted with the three of them for a while, and the servant girl came over and called to open the table.
Zhou Shumei hesitated for a moment, and said: "The three of you can go to the front hall with me, and Boyue will come to accompany you when he finishes his work."
Luo Qingzhou immediately said: "Miss Zhou, you're welcome, we'll just sit here and eat whatever we want. We're not used to the crowds in front of us."
Zhou Shumei hurriedly said: "That's not okay. If Boyue finds out, he will definitely blame me. Let's go, there are quite a lot of seats in front, enough to sit on."
At this time, the servant girl whispered: "Miss, madam said, let them sit here and eat, don't bring them to the front."
Zhou Shumei's face froze.
Sister Dao immediately said: "Miss Zhou, it's okay, we'll just sit here and let Boyue come here later."
Zhou Shumei was full of embarrassment, and apologized: "You three, wait a moment, I will go and talk to my mother again."
After finishing speaking, she took the maid and left in a hurry.
The three people in the pavilion looked at each other.
"Sister Dao, I don't think we should come today."
Chu Xiaoxiao sighed.
Sister Dao was silent for a while, and said: "Forget it, come here when you come, and leave after a meal. It can be considered as a face for Junior Brother Zhou."
not long.
Zhou Shumei came back with her maid, and said: "The three of you can go to the front with me, mother agreed, there are quite a lot of seats."
The three of them looked at each other before getting up.
But when they came to the front hall, they realized that there was no place for them in the hall.
There was an empty table in the corridor, three stools, and three bowls and chopsticks on the table, obviously for them.
The servant girl walked to Zhou Shumei's side and said in a low voice: "Miss, Madam said that Lord Liu and Lord Qian are here today, and the hall is full of distinguished guests, so I asked my uncle's friends to sit here."
Zhou Shumei looked at the lonely seat in the corridor, and was a little angry. When she was about to speak, Sister Dao immediately said: "Miss Zhou, it's okay, this place is very good. We don't know the people inside, so it's embarrassing to go in."
Chu Xiaoxiao also said with a smile: "Sister Zhou, we are sitting here, three of us at a table, and no one is grabbing food from us."
As he spoke, he sat down happily immediately.
At this time, Zhou Lan's voice suddenly came from the room: "Shu Mei, why are you still standing at the door? Come in quickly, mother will introduce you to some uncles."
Zhou Shumei had no choice but to say sorry and entered the hall.
Luo Qingzhou and the three sat down in the corridor, looked at each other, laughed at themselves, and did not speak.
At this time, Luo Qingzhou suddenly heard a familiar voice coming from his ear, turned his head and looked, and the window of the inner room was opposite to him. There was a table in the room, and a young woman and a few girl.
His mother-in-law is sitting inside at this time, talking with the woman next to him.
Luo Qingzhou took a look, then quickly looked away.
Soon, the servants began to serve food and wine.
Chu Xiaoxiao stood up, picked up the jug, filled a cup for Luo Qingzhou and Sister Dao, poured another cup for herself, and said, "Senior Brother Chu, Senior Sister Dao, I would like to offer you a toast, and wish us the best of luck in our cultivation. If you are successful, you will never be bullied again.”
Sister Dao picked up the wine glass and drank it down.
Luo Qingzhou was about to put it to his mouth, when he suddenly smelled a vague fragrance of flowers in his nose.
He fixed his eyes on the wine glass in his hand, and was startled.
Chu Xiaoxiao looked at him, wondering: "Brother Chu, what's the matter? Don't you know how to drink?"
Luo Qingzhou lowered his head, sniffed the wine glass again, and said, "What kind of wine is this? Why does it smell like flowers?"
"Floral scent?"
Chu Xiaoxiao was taken aback when she heard the words, put the wine glass under her nose and smelled it, and said, "No, why didn't I smell it?"
Sister Dao also picked up the empty cup and smelled it, and said, "I don't have this cup either."
Luo Qingzhou froze for a moment, passed the wine in his hand, and said, "Smell mine."
Sister Dao took it, put it under her nose and smelled it carefully, shrugged and said: "There is only the smell of wine, where is the smell of flowers?"
Chu Xiaoxiao also came over to smell it, and asked suspiciously: "Brother Chu, is there something wrong with your nose? There is no floral fragrance at all."
Luo Qingzhou frowned, stretched out his hand and said, "Give me that jug of wine."
Chu Xiaoxiao quickly handed him the wine.
Luo Qingzhou took it in his hand, opened the lid of the pot, put it under his nose and smelled it. In addition to the strong aroma of wine, there was indeed a faint and strange fragrance of flowers floating in it.
He often smells all kinds of flower fragrances in Ling Chan Moon Palace, and Bai Ling has a lot of them, so he is very sensitive to this kind of flower fragrance, and it is impossible to make mistakes.
Sister Dao said: "Maybe it's because I put some flower petals in the wine. Chu Feiyang, why are you acting like a little woman, and you have to take a long time to drink a glass of wine."
Luo Qingzhou put down the jug, didn't speak, and turned to look into the room.
The young women at the table in the room had already picked up their wine glasses and drank.
The girls were also clinking glasses.
After his mother-in-law finished drinking a glass, she poured another glass herself.
"Brother Chu, I am toasting you."
Chu Xiaoxiao picked up the wine glass and shouted.
Luo Qingzhou looked at her and said: "I don't know how to drink, so you should drink less. It's getting dark, we'll leave after dinner."
He wants to leave now, but...
Song Ruyue's proud voice came from inside the room: "My son-in-law is the number one talented person in Mocheng, and he won the first place in the imperial examination this year, Xie Yuan. He has a good time outside, and those talented people call him Luo Xie Yuan, who doesn't respect? But in our house, as long as I stare, he doesn't even dare to take a breath, and when I hook my fingers, he immediately comes over and kneels in front of me, waiting for me order..."
Luo Qingzhou: "..."
(end of this chapter)
Chapter 485 The misery of the son-in-law, the showing off of the mother-in-lawWest of the city, Lion Lane.When the three of Luo Qingzhou arrived, there were already many carriages parked in the alley. Many servants were waiting in the alley. Walking forward for about 300 meters, a mansion with a sense of age appeared impressively.In front of the mansion, there are two stone lions squatting.On the gate, there is a brand new plaque with the word "Zhoufu" written on it. This mansion was obviously bought not too long ago.At this time, under the steps of the gate, there was a butler holding a gift list and welcoming the guests.When a woman handed over the invitation and the gift list, the housekeeper immediately said a few words with a smile on his face, and then shouted to the mansion: "Mrs.As soon as the words were finished, Zhou Lan, the master of the Zhou family who was talking in the courtyard, quickly walked out with a smile on his face, and greeted the person in person. Zhou Lan is now in charge of the Zhou Mansion, because her husband Zhou Wang is also married and has no status in the family.The three of Luo Qingzhou only had invitations and no gift list, so they walked over with some embarrassment and handed over the invitations.Chu Xiaoxiao said crisply: "My name is Chu Xiaoxiao, her name is Daoling, this is Chu Feiyang, we are all friends of Zhou Boyue."The butler seemed a little surprised when he heard the words. He took a look at the invitation, asked the servants to accept the gift, and said with a smile, "I didn't expect my uncle to have friends. Wait a minute, I'll ask my uncle to come out to greet you." As he spoke, he shouted loudly towards the mansion: "Young master's friend, Young Master Chu, Miss Chu, Miss Dao is here!"Zhou Lan, who was talking to guests at the gate, froze for a moment, then turned to look at the three people under the steps.At this time, a young woman in a purple dress and two servant girls hurried out of the mansion and went down the steps.The steward quickly introduced: "This is our young lady."Luo Qingzhou and the others looked up, and saw that the young woman had a good appearance and temperament. Although she was not top-notch, she was still in the upper middle class, and she looked quite gentle and dignified. Obviously, this woman is Zhou Boyue's wife.The three hurried forward to salute. Zhou Shumei lowered his body and bowed, and apologized: "Bo Yue is busy, so he can't come out to meet the three distinguished guests. Please don't blame the three of you. Shumei will take the three of you in."Sister Dao smiled and said, "Then I will trouble Miss Zhou."The three of them followed the daughter of the Zhou family and went up the steps. When they reached the door, Zhou Lan said with a smile on her face: "Shu Mei, are these three friends of Bo Yue? Treat yourself well." Zhou Shumei said softly: "My daughter knows."Luo Qingzhou and the three immediately clasped their hands together and said, "I've seen Madam."Zhou Lan looked at the three of them again, and said with a smile: "You are welcome, you are welcome. We are also very happy that Boyue has friends. The three of you must eat and drink well today, as if you are at home, you are welcome."The three bowed their heads in thanks.Zhou Shumei was about to lead the three of them into the main hall, when Zhou Lan suddenly smiled and said, "Shumei, take them to sit in the pavilion at the back, it's more spacious and quieter."Zhou Shu frowned, and was about to speak, Zhou Lan immediately walked down the steps, smiling all over her face, "Master Qian, Mrs. Qian, welcome!"Zhou Shumei looked at her back, frowned, and seeing the three of them looking at him, a smile appeared on his face immediately, and said: "Please, Shumei, please take the three of you to sit at the back for a while, and wait for the banquet to begin." , invite three more people to come to the hall."Chu Xiaoxiao said carelessly: "It's okay, it's the same everywhere, we don't care about these." Zhou Shumei didn't speak any more, and led the three of them through the side corridor to the gazebo behind.Beside the pond not far away, there is also a gazebo. A group of maidservants surrounded several young women, sitting there talking and laughing, looking quite lively.The three sat down in the gazebo.The maid immediately brought tea, candied melon seeds and other snacks.Zhou Shumei talked with the others for a while, and said goodbye: "Sit down for a while, I'll go and talk to Boyue to see if he's finished. If you need anything, just ask Guoer. "The three nodded. Zhou Shumei left with her maid.The maid named Guoer stood under a tree not far away, waiting for orders at any time.The pavilion fell silent.Chu Xiaoxiao whispered: "Senior Brother Chu, Senior Sister Dao, it seems that we are very unwelcome, and we are not even allowed to enter the hall."Sister Dao sighed and said, "When I was in Mocheng, I often saw Zhou Boyue with a bruised nose and a swollen face. This shows his status and situation in the Zhou mansion. We are his friends, so naturally we will not be taken seriously. I guess In the eyes of that Mrs. Zhou, we are embarrassing her as guests, so she sent us to sit in the backyard."Chu Xiaoxiao said: "Sister Dao, that Miss Zhou just now looks pretty good."Sister Dao nodded and said: "Miss Zhou does seem to be okay, but she may be a bit weak and dare not resist her mother. Zhou Boyue also said that it was Miss Zhou who took the initiative to mention to her when we were invited this time. "Chu Xiaoxiao sighed: "Senior brother Zhou is really pitiful, he probably lives very depressed every day. In fact, with the current strength of senior brother Zhou, he doesn't have to be afraid of Mrs. Zhou at all, and there is no need to live such a life."Sister Dao grabbed a handful of sunflower seeds and said, "Zhou Boyue is not alone now, he has a wife who loves him, and a lovely son. I heard that his younger sister also relies on the Zhou family, so why do you want him to turn against Mrs. Zhou? And his identity is indeed a son-in-law, unless he is ruthless, or..." Speaking of this, she glanced at someone, and said: "Or like someone, completely conquering the entire mansion. Hey, Chu Feiyang, what are you looking at?"Sister Dao and Chu Xiaoxiao followed his gaze.In the gazebo not far away, some young women told some jokes, and the laughing branches trembled.Sister Dao's expression changed suddenly, and she said: "Chu Feiyang, you won't even..." "To shut up!"Luo Qingzhou withdrew his gaze, interrupted her, and said, "What are you thinking, I just saw an acquaintance." "Acquaintance? Who?" Sister Dao was puzzled.Luo Qingzhou didn't answer, but grabbed all the candies from the plate, put them into the storage bag, and said, "Let's leave early after we eat, so as not to cause trouble for Boyue. The Mrs. Zhou looked at If you have a bad temper, don't start scolding directly when the time comes."Sister Dao regretted a bit: "If we had known earlier, we shouldn't have listened to Boyue. They send so many valuable gifts one by one, and we gave some calligraphy and paintings. I guess that Mrs. Zhou knew about it and looked down on us even more."Chu Xiaoxiao immediately said: "Senior Sister Dao, my calligraphy and paintings are very valuable. My father bought them at a huge price in the past. They look like the paintings of talented scholars in the south of the Yangtze River."The three chatted for a while.Zhou Shumei brought Zhou Boyue and hurried over.Zhou Boyue was embarrassed and apologetic again: "Senior Sister Dao, Senior Brother Chu, Junior Junior Sister, I'm sorry, I'm busy in the back kitchen, so I don't have time to come over to accompany you. When we have dinner later, we will go to the hall, I" Before he finished speaking, a woman's voice suddenly came from not far away: "Uncle, go to the kitchen, the master is calling for your help." Zhou Boyue hurriedly said: "Okay, okay!" After finishing speaking, I had to apologize: "Senior Sister Dao, Senior Brother Chu, Junior Junior Sister, I have to go to cook, excuse me first." After finishing speaking, he left in a hurry.The three of them felt uncomfortable when they saw him wearing kitchen clothes, holding the apron he had just taken off, sweating in a hurry. Zhou Boyue walked for a while, then turned back and said, "Shumei, you help accompany Senior Sister Dao and the others first, remember to take them to the hall later." Zhou Shumei seemed to want to say something, but held back, nodded and said: "Okay." Zhou Boyue followed the woman and left quickly.Seeing the dull atmosphere in the pavilion, Zhou Shumei couldn't help sighing, and said, "Bo Yue came in as a married woman, and now my mother is in charge of the house, and she is harsh on Boyue. My mother said that the newcomer was supposed to be a cow and a horse for the family, and my father is also like this..."Sister Dao couldn't help but said: "Miss Zhou, do you know that Bo Yue is a warrior? And he is also a warrior with the cultivation of a martial artist."Zhou Shumei smiled wryly, and said: "Bo Yue told me that all the expenses of Bo Yue's cultivation were paid secretly by me. But even if he is a warrior, so what? We are juniors after all, and he also It was a married couple. Although my mother had a bad temper and was harsh to him, she was actually very kind to him and his family. Boyue's mother was ill at the time, his father was buried at that time, and his younger sister went to school. My mother contributed money and efforts to help, and Bo Yue has always remembered it in his heart. Therefore, he has no complaints. And now we have a son, and Bo Yue has become a father, so naturally we cannot leave this family..." Sister Dao fell silent after listening.Chu Xiaoxiao couldn't help but said: "Sister Zhou, can't your mother be nicer to Senior Brother Zhou? Can't you let the servants do things like cooking? There are so many guests today, let Senior Brother Zhou do it, okay?" shameful."Zhou Shumei smiled bitterly and said: "In my mother's opinion, it is the most honorable for Boyue to cook horses for our Zhou family's cattle in front of the guests. Actually, it is not Boyue who cooks. My mother cares too much about the rules. It should be like this if you say that you are a married woman, so people won't laugh at you."Sister Dao sighed and said, "That's true."She couldn't help but glanced at the person opposite, and said: "However, there are some married people who live more comfortably than the master."Luo Qingzhou ignored her, looking at the gazebo not far away from time to time, and he was relieved when he saw the mother-in-law and those young women get up and leave.Zhou Shumei chatted with the three of them for a while, and the servant girl came over and called to open the table. Zhou Shumei hesitated for a moment, and said: "The three of you can go to the front hall with me, and Boyue will come to accompany you when he finishes his work."Luo Qingzhou immediately said: "Miss Zhou, you're welcome, we'll just sit here and eat whatever we want. We're not used to the crowds in front of us." Zhou Shumei hurriedly said: "That's not okay. If Boyue finds out, he will definitely blame me. Let's go, there are quite a lot of seats in front, enough to sit on."At this time, the servant girl whispered: "Miss, madam said, let them sit here and eat, don't bring them to the front." Zhou Shumei's face froze.Sister Dao immediately said: "Miss Zhou, it's okay, we'll just sit here and let Boyue come here later." Zhou Shumei was full of embarrassment, and apologized: "You three, wait a moment, I will go and talk to my mother again." After finishing speaking, she took the maid and left in a hurry.The three people in the pavilion looked at each other. "Sister Dao, I don't think we should come today."Chu Xiaoxiao sighed.Sister Dao was silent for a while, and said: "Forget it, come here when you come, and leave after a meal. It can be considered as a face for Junior Brother Zhou." not long.Zhou Shumei came back with her maid, and said: "The three of you can go to the front with me, mother agreed, there are quite a lot of seats."The three of them looked at each other before getting up. But when they came to the front hall, they realized that there was no place for them in the hall.There was an empty table in the corridor, three stools, and three bowls and chopsticks on the table, obviously for them.The servant girl walked to Zhou Shumei's side and said in a low voice: "Miss, Madam said that Lord Liu and Lord Qian are here today, and the hall is full of distinguished guests, so I asked my uncle's friends to sit here." Zhou Shumei looked at the lonely seat in the corridor, and was a little angry. When she was about to speak, Sister Dao immediately said: "Miss Zhou, it's okay, this place is very good. We don't know the people inside, so it's embarrassing to go in."Chu Xiaoxiao also said with a smile: "Sister Zhou, we are sitting here, three of us at a table, and no one is grabbing food from us." As he spoke, he sat down happily immediately.At this time, Zhou Lan's voice suddenly came from the room: "Shu Mei, why are you still standing at the door? Come in quickly, mother will introduce you to some uncles." Zhou Shumei had no choice but to say sorry and entered the hall.Luo Qingzhou and the three sat down in the corridor, looked at each other, laughed at themselves, and did not speak.At this time, Luo Qingzhou suddenly heard a familiar voice coming from his ear, turned his head and looked, and the window of the inner room was opposite to him. There was a table in the room, and a young woman and a few girl.His mother-in-law is sitting inside at this time, talking with the woman next to him.Luo Qingzhou took a look, then quickly looked away. Soon, the servants began to serve food and wine.Chu Xiaoxiao stood up, picked up the jug, filled a cup for Luo Qingzhou and Sister Dao, poured another cup for herself, and said, "Senior Brother Chu, Senior Sister Dao, I would like to offer you a toast, and wish us the best of luck in our cultivation. If you are successful, you will never be bullied again.Sister Dao picked up the wine glass and drank it down.Luo Qingzhou was about to put it to his mouth, when he suddenly smelled a vague fragrance of flowers in his nose.He fixed his eyes on the wine glass in his hand, and was startled.Chu Xiaoxiao looked at him, wondering: "Brother Chu, what's the matter? Don't you know how to drink?"Luo Qingzhou lowered his head, sniffed the wine glass again, and said, "What kind of wine is this? Why does it smell like flowers?" "Floral scent?"Chu Xiaoxiao was taken aback when she heard the words, put the wine glass under her nose and smelled it, and said, "No, why didn't I smell it?"Sister Dao also picked up the empty cup and smelled it, and said, "I don't have this cup either."Luo Qingzhou froze for a moment, passed the wine in his hand, and said, "Smell mine."Sister Dao took it, put it under her nose and smelled it carefully, shrugged and said: "There is only the smell of wine, where is the smell of flowers?"Chu Xiaoxiao also came over to smell it, and asked suspiciously: "Brother Chu, is there something wrong with your nose? There is no floral fragrance at all."Luo Qingzhou frowned, stretched out his hand and said, "Give me that jug of wine."Chu Xiaoxiao quickly handed him the wine.Luo Qingzhou took it in his hand, opened the lid of the pot, put it under his nose and smelled it. In addition to the strong aroma of wine, there was indeed a faint and strange fragrance of flowers floating in it.He often smells all kinds of flower fragrances in Ling Chan Moon Palace, and Bai Ling has a lot of them, so he is very sensitive to this kind of flower fragrance, and it is impossible to make mistakes.Sister Dao said: "Maybe it's because I put some flower petals in the wine. Chu Feiyang, why are you acting like a little woman, and you have to take a long time to drink a glass of wine."Luo Qingzhou put down the jug, didn't speak, and turned to look into the room.The young women at the table in the room had already picked up their wine glasses and drank.The girls were also clinking glasses.After his mother-in-law finished drinking a glass, she poured another glass herself. "Brother Chu, I am toasting you."Chu Xiaoxiao picked up the wine glass and shouted.Luo Qingzhou looked at her and said: "I don't know how to drink, so you should drink less. It's getting dark, we'll leave after dinner."He wants to leave now, but...Song Ruyue's proud voice came from inside the room: "My son-in-law is the number one talented person in Mocheng, and he won the first place in the imperial examination this year, Xie Yuan. He has a good time outside, and those talented people call him Luo Xie Yuan, who doesn't respect? But in our house, as long as I stare, he doesn't even dare to take a breath, and when I hook my fingers, he immediately comes over and kneels in front of me, waiting for me order..."Luo Qingzhou: "..."end of this chapter
