"The Warbling of the Oriole" - Chapter 085

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The second branch of the family hosted a banquet, which included members of both branches of the Duke's household, as well as Qi Shangru's colleagues, in-laws, and relatives from the old lady's side. Although it was called a family banquet, it was much more lively than a typical family banquet.
The Duke's mansion has been busy these past few days, with servants running around making preparations. Brocade pavilions and embroidered curtains have been decorated with lanterns and colorful streamers, and many new flowers have been transplanted and purchased, giving the winter mansion a touch of spring.
Cen Yunzhou also came with his parents, but he was a male guest. He stayed in the front yard with his father, while Cen was led by a maid to the women's quarters in the back.
The Duke's mansion had a two-story stage, and opposite the stage was a three-story banquet hall. In winter, this banquet hall was turned into a heated pavilion, where the old lady and a group of women were watching a play. Madam Xu was greeting the women on the side, and when she saw a maid leading Madam Cen over, she hurried to greet her.
After exchanging pleasantries, Madam Xu led her to the Old Madam to pay her respects.
Ruying had been bedridden due to a cold and had pretended to be ill, thus missing the opportunity to pay her respects to the Old Madam. Madam Zheng naturally wouldn't take responsibility for Ruying's situation, and considering she would be returning to Anyuan soon, she didn't bring it up again.
Today, taking the opportunity, Madam Xu waved to Qi Sizhen and Ruying. Ruying, accompanied by Sizhen, saw that Madam Cen had finished paying her respects to the Old Madam, and hurriedly went up to pay her respects to the Old Madam.
The old lady saw a delicate young girl standing in front of her, fair-skinned and tender, with exquisitely beautiful features. Who knows what she would look like when she grew up?
She narrowed her eyes, beckoned Ruying to her side, and scrutinized her thoroughly, exclaiming repeatedly, "Good, good, good! Whose child is this?"
Madam Xu replied, "Mother, this is the daughter of Aunt Zheng, An Yuan's sister. Madam Zheng came to pay her respects to you earlier, but the child is ill and hasn't come to see you yet."
Madam Xu whispered in the old lady's ear, "It's the child of the An family's legal wife, and it's already betrothed to the Cen family."
The old lady recalled that day's little Zheng, and then looked at Ruying, and couldn't help but say to Madam Cen, "Good, good, Madam Cen has a discerning eye. This child is not only beautiful, but also well-mannered, just like the children you have taught."
Madam Cen understood the old lady's praise in front of everyone, and her face lit up. Knowing that Yingying was a child with no other faults except for her lower social status, she was even more satisfied.
Qi Siwen stood not far from her grandmother and saw that the noble ladies also showed approval on their faces. Cen Shi held Ru Ying's hand tightly and crumpled a silk handkerchief in her hand.
After sitting down, Madam Cen took Ruying's hand and said, "Good child, I saw the headband last time and liked it very much. It's amazing that you came up with that pattern and the color matching is so brilliant. Other ladies saw it and came to ask me for the embroidery pattern."
Ru Ying said, "I'm glad you don't mind how crude it is. It's just something I put together haphazardly, and it's not worthy of praise. If you like it, I'll make a few more when I have time."
Madam Cen laughed and said, "You child, do you think I'm a little kid asking you for things? Enough!" Thinking of how her son treasured the purse he received day and night, she said, "Go on, you don't need to come with me, go play with your sisters."
Seeing Qi Siwen standing in front of a tall pine and cypress bonsai outside the warm pavilion, seemingly waiting for someone, Ru Ying smiled and walked towards her. Just a few steps outside the warm pavilion, a young maidservant stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Miss An, the Diecui Tower requests your presence here now." She was about to decline when she looked up and saw several young ladies who had just arrived at the mansion surrounding Qi Siwen.
She said, "Please go back and inform them that there is a banquet being held at the manor today, and I am busy with affairs. I am accompanying Sister Siwen and cannot spare the time."
The maidservant said with difficulty, "Miss An, this is the young master's order."
"Your Highness?"
"Yes, the young master said he was looking for you about the weeping crabapple."
Others might be confused by this, but Ru Ying knew that the weeping crabapple was referring to the hair ornament she had locked in the box.
This hairpin was placed in her hair by Qi Shixiang. What does it have to do with the heir? She has never met the heir. Ru Ying said, "Is it the heir of the Duke's mansion?"
The maidservant replied, "Reporting to Miss An, it is the young master of our household. I am a servant born into the Duke's household, and my parents are both stewards in the Duke's household. I dare not spread the young master's words carelessly."
The two of them standing there back and forth attracted some attention, so Ruying had no choice but to follow the little maid to Diecui Tower.

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