Wen Wan followed her mother-in-law to the side hall. Looking inside the living room, four tables were opened. When Wen Wan arrived, everyone came. In ancient times, men and women did not sit at separate tables, separated by a flower-filled screen. There was a saying that people should eat without talking or sleeping. Although there were nearly thirty people eating, and nearly forty maids and servants serving the banquet, there were only Some noise.
And the eldest grandma and several daughters-in-law were standing there serving the dishes. Standing next to Wen Wan was Xia He.
"Wan'er, come here, sit here." Duke Ping called to Wen Wan and asked him to take the seat. Upon hearing this, Prince Ping quickly moved and added a stool for Wen Wan to sit on. Wen Wan also ate with Prince Zheng and the Crown Prince at the palace. She didn't think it was inappropriate, so she didn't think much about it.
Everyone looked at Duke Ping in surprise. What happened to the old man today? Although they are said to be a family, men and women are seated separately. What are you asking your children and grandchildren to do after a while? There is a screen between us and the women!
?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? herself. Now her grandson is sitting in the elder's seat. The faces of the people in the seat are all different. Duke Pingguo looked at everyone's faces and was very disapproving. Introduced these cousins ??to Wen Wan one by one.
During the meal, he kindly asked Wen Wan what she liked to eat, and asked the maid not to be restrained. Wen Wan looked at her grandfather gratefully, and Duke Ping was very happy. Fully demonstrated his kindness.
Of course, our Duke will never admit that he was stimulated by the intimacy between Wen Wan and Prince Zheng. Looking at her grandfather like this, Wen Wan smiled very sweetly. The old man felt even more proud when he saw his granddaughter smiling so sweetly.
Although everyone said nothing, they definitely knew that the trend of the Taira family had changed. Compared with Duke Ping's pride, Ping's mother was very unhappy. Just now, he had humiliated himself, and now, Duke Ping had broken the rules twice. If you develop a cunning temper in the future, how can you do it? If she is pampered to the point of being lawless, it will also bring down the reputation of the girl in the family.
No, this trend must be stopped. Once the Longevity Festival is over, we have to ask the nanny to come. Teach the rules well. After waiting, let the fifth daughter-in-law take her out to socialize. When the time comes for a loving mother and a filial daughter, the previous rumors will naturally disappear. After the storm, send her away.
When eating, everyone was very polite, and even the youngest child did not dare to make a sound. Of course, the youngest among them is the nephew Wen Wan just met, who is only a little over two years old. The whole meal was eaten in complete silence.
Wenwan looked at the dinner table with more oil, more meat and less vegetables, and really had no appetite. Wen Wan doesn't mean that she doesn't like meat dishes, but such dishes are really unpalatable. Wen Wan ate very fine food in her previous life, so she was not used to eating only meat and vegetables. The meat dishes were not very well made and I didn¡¯t eat a few bites. When I was in the palace, the dinner table at the prince's uncle's house was full of meat and vegetables. After knowing that I prefer light dishes, there were more light dishes on the table.
Wen Wan ate very slowly, taking a long time to finish the meal. But the dishes were eaten with few chopsticks. The Duke of Guo saw all this.
After eating, the maids brought tea and spittoons carved with animals, and knelt in front of the masters, holding them high. Wen Wan looked very strange. In the palace, there is also this rule, but they are all held up respectfully. Only because I am short, the sister has no choice but to half-kneel. The prince's uncle and the prince's cousin do not need to kneel. Why are the rules here even stricter than those at Prince's? Wen Wan rinsed her mouth with doubts and spit out the tea, secretly thinking that the rules might be different in each house.
"By the way, Wenwan's place is far from the kitchen. It's not convenient to have hot water and tea, so let's open a small kitchen in the lotus garden. If you want to make something you like to eat, there is a small kitchen. In the kitchen, just ask the maid to cook there, it's convenient for her." After finishing the meal, the old man said to the eldest lady. Just now I saw that Wen Wan didn't move her chopsticks a few times, so I guess this child is picky about food.
"Don't worry, dad, I will make arrangements." The eldest lady hurriedly responded. The old lady felt even more uncomfortable. Now in Ping Mansion, only she, the eldest lady, and several other ladies had small kitchens. Letting a girl open the kitchen by herself is too flattering to her. There was a grandma who wanted to open a small kitchen before, but she couldn't.
"Master, let's postpone this matter for two days. It is not suitable to break ground recently. I will wait until I find an auspicious day to decide on this matter." The old lady said euphemistically. Wen Wan frowned and quickly held back her thoughts.
"Then we've chosen a day and built it for her." The Duke of Guo didn't think much about it.
After finishing the meal, we went to the main room, Derong Hall. A group of ladies surrounded the old lady and entered the wing. Wen Wan couldn't go back alone, so naturally she followed.
"Miss Ten, I'm not used to the rules here. But you'll get better slowly. If you don't understand anything in the future, just come to Xiangzhang Garden. As long as I know how, I will tell you." Anshi stepped forward Come, I want to hold Wen Wan¡¯s hand.
If it's another girl. I just came back and am not familiar with the place, so I will definitely cooperate well. It must have been a scene of motherly love and filial piety, but Wenwan understood that the more harmonious the two of them were now, the more she would have no scruples when it comes to teasing her.
Seeing that she was about to hold her hand, Wen Wan naturally took two steps back. Because there were so many people standing in the wing, Wen Wan took two steps back, only to step on the person next to her. Wen Wan turned around and saw Qing Shui. He lowered his head apologetically.
"I'm fine, you have to be careful. If you fall, it will be bad." Qing Shui said gently. As Wen Wan sees, Qing Shui is indeed a gentle person.
And when people around her saw that Wen Wan dared to openly reject Anshi, they didn't give her any face at all. Some laughed secretly, some ridiculed, and some gloated, just beating gongs and drums. People who are more enlightened are surprised. I don¡¯t understand why Wen Wan doesn¡¯t give An¡¯s face so much.
"Wen Wan, why are you so unruly? She is your mother. I look at you as if you haven't bowed to her yet. Now, you will bow to her and complete the etiquette. Come and bring the tea." The old lady immediately Calling someone, the maid immediately brought tea. Everyone looked at Wen Wan's calm face and wondered what would happen to Wen Wan.
Anshi sat down, looking very proud. With the old lady backing him up, let's see what that girl dares to do to him. It would be better if this girl disobeyed the old lady. There will be many ways to deal with her in the future.
The maid placed a bunch of cattails in front of Anshi, and gently accepted the tea handed over by the maid. Looking at An's proud face, it was gentle and expressionless.
"Wen Wan, I asked you to serve tea to your mother, didn't you hear?" The old lady was very angry when she saw Wen Wan not accepting the tea. In Pingfu, no one dares to disobey him.
"Grandma, maybe sister Wen Wan, has misunderstood my mother, thinking that all the suffering she suffered before was because of my mother. Grandma, actually my mother, has always been looking forward to sister Wen Wan coming back. Even the wing where she lives has been prepared. Even I looked at the arrangement. My mother has put so much effort into it, and it hurts my mother so much to be like this." Qingshan was there to help.
"Gentle." The old lady shouted sharply.
"Mom, you are not in good health. The imperial doctor said not to get angry. You can't hurt your body because of such a trivial matter about your wife. This child probably just came back and is not familiar with this place yet. When she gets familiar with it and knows that I am sincere to her, she will It will be fine." An immediately retreated.
"Wen Wan, I asked you to have tea, did you hear me?" The old lady felt that her dignity had been challenged, thinking that Wen Wan was not giving her face, and her face immediately darkened. In the Duke's mansion, no one can blatantly oppose or disobey him. The servants and women around them all lowered their heads, wishing they were a hermit.
Wen Wan then reluctantly accepted the tea from the maid next to her. The people nearby who wanted to watch the show felt a little regretful when they saw Wen Wan finally succumbing to the majesty of the old lady. I thought I had a different show to watch!
Wen Wan looked at An with a proud face. Without thinking at the moment, I raised my tea cup and poured it over. After splashing, Wen Wan threw the teacup on the ground. There was a sound, because the floor was covered with a thick carpet, the teacup rolled around a few times and stayed quietly on the carpet, intact.
The female relatives in the room were all stunned by Wen Wan's unexpected behavior.
"It's burning me to death, you girl, you dare to splash on me. It's outrageous, it's outrageous, it's burning me to death." Anshi shouted loudly, patting her body desperately. Just rolling on the ground. In fact, the tea that Wen Wan splashed was not very hot, just warm.
"Quick, help the fifth lady to change clothes, go quickly." The eldest lady calmed down quickly. Someone immediately helped Anshi down.
"What are you doing? She is your mother. It's okay if you don't respect the tea. Why do you want to pour it on her? This is how you teach your rules, Prince. Kneel down." The old lady looked at Wen Wan with an expressionless face, unusually indifferent. Looks like, yelling loudly.
Wen Wan looked at her coldly and laughed, but she did not disobey. She no longer stood, but knelt on the ground obediently. But his expression was sarcastic. My heart felt clear and clear. If she is convinced today and serves tea to Mrs. An, her identity as stepmother will be confirmed. From now on, in this Ping Mansion, she will use this identity to suppress herself, and her future life will never be better. It was obvious that the old lady must have been persuaded by An during the period between going to the lotus garden and having dinner. Otherwise, how could this happen.
"Come here, give me twenty ring feet." The old lady looked at Wen Wan's expressionless face and became furious. In this mansion, apart from the Duke, she is the biggest. No one from the younger generation has ever dared to disobey her and deny her face so openly. Such things should not be brought back. It would be a disaster to bring it back.
Two maids came to pull Wenwan away, and Wenwan looked at him.??, looked at the two maids coldly and without any emotion. The two servant girls were so frightened that they didn't dare to do anything.
"My words will make you all deaf. If you don't take action, I will kick you all out. You are useless." The old lady cursed angrily as she looked at the women who dared not move. This damn girl's intention is to make her angry to death. If not, the person must be sent away immediately. Otherwise, her life will be shortened. No one around her dared to plead for Wen Wan.
"Old madam, I am willing to take the punishment on behalf of the young lady." Xia He stood up, lowered his head and held his breath. Wen Wan pulled her back, and it was obvious that she didn't need anyone else to be punished for her.
"Come on, hit me, hit me hard." The two women couldn't stand the old lady's majesty, so they grabbed Wen Wan tremblingly, but Wen Wan actually didn't resist. Let them hold him, take out his right hand, and slap him. However, these women were scrupulous after all and did not dare to use all their strength. Although there was a snapping sound, they actually only used five points of force.
Within a few seconds, Wen Wan¡¯s hands were also swollen and red.
"Old madam, please calm down and forget about the punishment. She is still a child and has been living in the country. She doesn't understand these rules and etiquette. Just wait a few days and find a nanny to teach her. It will be fine. Old madam, What do you think?" Mrs. Shizi looked at it and felt that she could persuade him.
"Wen Wan, do you know you are wrong?" the old lady asked coldly. Wen Wan closed her mouth and said nothing. She just stood there proudly and looked coldly at the group of people in the room, including the old lady.