Red makeup against the world

Chapter 289 Visit
Coming out of Duke Dingguo's mansion, Shi Jingfu said: "Let's go, I'll take you to see sister Lu's family." Pulling Xu Wanzhen straight to the color shed of Duke Zhongguo's mansion.

Xu Wanzhen walked with her, but her heart beat wildly.He will soon see his family members, the elder brother who he said has protected him since he was a child, the father who is deeply guilty of him, and the aunt who hates him for abusing him.There is an illusion that an ugly daughter-in-law is about to meet her in-laws.

Approaching the color shed of Duke Zhong's mansion, Shi Jingfu slowed down and walked in behind the elder sister in a well-mannered manner.

Shi Jingyu led the two of them, and saluted Duke Zhong and his wife who were sitting in the upper seat.

Xu Wanzhen followed Shili, taking advantage of Shi Jingyu in front of her to secretly look at the two people seated above.Duke Zhong was tall and burly, sitting there like a lion.The shadow of Wu Zhengxiang can be vaguely seen between his eyebrows. He has passed his forty years, but he is still a very charming man, but deep in his eyes, there is a kind of tiredness that cannot be concealed.

Beside him is Mrs. Chen, Mrs. Zhong's wife.She dresses luxuriously and behaves gracefully, but the dark eyes and sallow face both show that her life is not comfortable.Compared with Duke Zhong beside him, he looked older than ten years.

Seeing that Shi Jingyu personally led Xu Wanzhen in, she just responded lightly, waved to the mother beside her to hand over the gift, and stopped talking.

The eldest concubine Lu greeted her with a smile, and said, "This is Mrs. Zhuang's new daughter! It really is Zhong Lingyuxiu."

Shi Jingfu liked her very much, and said coquettishly: "Sister Lu, it's been a long time since I've had your sweet-scented osmanthus brew. Fu'er misses her very much."

Shi Jingyu smiled and said: "Fu'er, don't bother your sister Lu. Now, sister Lu is the concubine of the world. She has many things all day long. Can she be like you? She only knows how to eat and drink."

After being scolded by the eldest sister, Shi Jingfu hid beside Lu Shi, pouting her pink lips.

Lu seemed to like Shi Jingfu very much, and said with a smile, "Yu'er, don't blame her, kid."

Shi Jingfu protested dissatisfied: "Who is a child, I have grown up."

Several people were laughing and laughing, the curtain of the canopy was lifted, and as the light dimmed, two brothers Wu Sheng and Wu Zhengxiang walked in one after the other.

The two of them are the same stature as Duke Zhong, and they are quite tall.In comparison, Wu Lie is more like Duke Zhong, tall and majestic, he looks like a good man with a strong reputation.Wu Zhengxiang's figure was thinner, but equally strong, with his muscular lines undulating under the swallowtail green brocade robe as he walked.

Seeing the two brothers coming in, Duke Zhong laughed.What he is most proud of in his life is not his military exploits, but the raising of two equally outstanding sons.

Chen's expression became even more gloomy, and he thought to himself: "That bastard took some wrong medicine, and moved back to live in the mansion during this period of time. It's annoying to look at it all day long."

With a glance of Wu Lie's eyes, he saw the Shi family sisters.The same is the Duke's Mansion, and they are used to seeing each other since they were young, and they don't see each other. They greeted with a smile: "Jingyu, Jingfu are here? Let's play more."

When Wu Zhengxiang came in, he saw Xu Wanzhen, his eyes met, and they separated immediately.Both of them understood that now was not the time to talk.

As far as Wu Zhengxiang is concerned, except for his eldest brother Wu Lie, he can't trust anyone in the mansion, and the fact that he asked to marry Xu Wan can't be revealed at this time.

Wu Lie had met Xu Wanzhen, knew that she was his younger brother's beloved woman, and also knew about the recent rumors, so he said softly to her, "You are the younger sister of the Xu family? Come and play with your sister-in-law more often in the future."

After chatting for a few more words, even though Shi Jingfu was not willing to part with Lu Shi, they still had tasks to do, so they had to say goodbye and leave.

Seeing her reluctance, Mrs. Lu smiled and said, "Tomorrow I will send someone to give you a few bottles of sweet-scented osmanthus wine."

She happily followed Shi Jingyu and Xu Wanzhen out.

Seeing the members of the Shi family leaving, Chen's complexion sank: "Is General Yunhui not on an errand? He hangs out with women all day long, what a shame!"

During the time Wu Zhengxiang lived in the residence, Mrs. Lu had already deeply learned her mother-in-law's dislike for him.

As soon as Mrs. Chen spoke, Duke Zhong sighed, Mrs. Lu dared not speak, Wu Zhengxiang was as cold as ice and snow, and the servants were as silent as a cicada.For a while, the atmosphere in the shed was stagnant, and needles could be heard.

Seeing that the good atmosphere was disturbed like this, Wu Sheng had no choice but to go forward and say: "Today, my son is resting, so I brought my younger brother here to watch the excitement."

When Chen frowned, the vertical lines between the eyebrows became more and more obvious: "Brother? Humph!"

Wu Zhengxiang pretended not to hear her words, and cupped his hands and said, "Father, elder brother, the child has gone out." He came in mainly to see Xu Wanzhen, his purpose has been achieved, there is no need to make it difficult for elder brother here.

The two sisters of the Shi family took Xu Wanzhen to visit the Pingguo Mansion again, and when they returned to the shed of the Anguo Mansion again, Sangzi, who was behind Xu Wanzhen, held hands full of greeting gifts.There are all kinds of princes, wives, and concubines of various countries.

Zhuang said with a smile: "I don't know, I thought I was robbed by Zhen'er!"

One sentence made everyone laugh.

After several people sat down, Xu Wanzhen quietly asked Shi Jingfu: "Why didn't you see the Shizi Concubine?"

Shi Jingfu also whispered: "Sister Xu, you don't know something, my sister-in-law is weak, and she never participates in such outings."

"So that's how it is," Xu Wanzhen thought to herself, "No wonder the princess in An Guogong's mansion is like an invisible person, outsiders seldom perceive her existence."

After a while, only the sound of the Buddha's name could be heard outside, and the bells were melodious.Zhuang said: "The Fa conference has started, let's go, let's take a look."

An Guogong said softly in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "My sons and daughters are old, and they still love to watch the excitement so much."

Mrs. Zhuang rolled his eyes at him and said angrily, "You protect us out."

An Guogong smiled helplessly, turned sideways to slightly protect Mrs. Zhuang, and walked out of the shed together.

Xu Wanzhen and Shi Jingfu were at the back. They were only two years apart in age. Xu Wanzhen's arrival made Shi Jingfu feel that she had found a playmate.

Xu Wanzhen whispered: "The relationship between foster father and foster mother is really good."

Shi Jingfu said: "That's natural. In the Duke's mansion, the relationship between father and mother is the best."

The eminent monk of Dabei Temple stood at the head of the Luoshui bridge, holding Buddhist beads, chanting sutras with closed eyes, and the treasure looks solemn.All the disciples in monk's robes on both sides of the bank chanted together, and everyone who was playing stopped to listen to the scriptures devoutly.

The hustle and bustle on both sides of Luoshui stopped, only the melodious bells and chanting echoed in the sky.

After reciting a piece of the "Diamond Sutra", the eminent monk took out a bowl of holy water and slowly poured it into Luoshui from the bridgehead.As the blessed holy water poured into Luoshui, the people on both sides of the strait applauded loudly.

Immediately afterwards, the servants of each family pushed out the carts from behind their colorful sheds, on which were placed large wooden barrels filled with water, and the fresh fish inside were alive and kicking.These are all fresh fish bought from various fishing boats early this morning.

(End of this chapter)