Bondage

After Lin Jiayue finished speaking, she felt quite happy. She thought that everyone would look at her differently, but Mother Jiang just glanced at her and said nothing.

"Grandmother, mother, it's time to sit down."

After Song Wan came in, a group of people left with the master and maidservant, and Lin Jiayue blushed coldly and snorted.

When the maid beside Jiang Xingjian came to look for her, Lin Jiayue followed her to the main hall.

The wealth and honor of the Hou Mansion was beyond her imagination, but there are hundreds of delicacies and countless gold, silver and porcelain utensils on the table for a family banquet.

She was speechless inwardly, but she had no choice but to curse extravagance and lust inwardly.

"Miss Lin, come with me."

"what's your name?"

The maid respectfully answered the word Huai Su, and invited Lin Jiayue to the table.

Mrs. Jiang sat on the left side of Mother Jiang, and on the right side of Jiang Xingjian, but Song Wan did not sit beside him, but sat beside Jiang Mu.

Seeing that there was no one around Jiang Xingjian, Lin Jiayue took the opportunity to sit down, but just as she sat down, she attracted everyone's attention. Hundreds of pairs of eyes made her feel like she was sitting on pins and needles, and even her scalp felt a little numb.

Huai Su also blushed, never expecting Lin Jiayue to be so unruly.She lowered her head and leaned into the other's ear, and said in a low voice: "This is the second master Yan's place, Miss Lin, please follow me."

Lin Jiayue paused, then turned to look at Jiang Xingjian.

Jiang Xingjian may let her do small things, but this kind of ethics is unbreakable even by Mrs. Jiang, who is the mistress of a mansion. Jiang Xingjian frowned faintly, Lin Jiayue couldn't help but Neng wronged and got up, and followed behind Huai Su.

Just when she thought she should sit next to Song Wan, Huai Su led her to the position almost opposite to the chief seat.Even if she no longer understands the rules of the Hou Mansion, she also knows that this place is almost the lowest position.

Lin Jiayue gritted her teeth, she didn't know whether she was angry or ashamed, her whole face turned red.

When she got to the place, she wanted to sit down but was held back by Huai Su. She turned her head and was about to explode, but she saw Huai Su winking at her.

Lin Jiayue looked up and saw that everyone was seated one by one according to their status. She gritted her teeth and waited until the people around her sat down before sitting on the stool. Gently tapped her back.

After holding her breath all night, Lin Jiayue only felt that she was on the verge of collapse, she twisted her body violently and shook off Huai Su's hand.

A ten-year-old girl beside her looked at her in surprise.

Lin Jiayue knew that her behavior must be very outrageous in the eyes of these young ladies, but she really didn't want to care about it.

She simply picked up the chopsticks to pick up the food, but she was a little hesitant. She couldn't help but looked up and observed everyone on the field, only to find that except for her, none of the ten or twenty masters on the table moved their chopsticks.

Her heart trembled, and she withdrew her hand embarrassingly.

After suffering a lot, she aroused the desire to see how others behaved.

After observing in a circle, she felt even more uncomfortable.

She first saw the little girl beside her, her whole body was only slightly sitting on the edge of the chair, her face was not facing the plate in front of her, but was slightly sideways in the direction of Mrs. Jiang.

It's strange that Huai Su nodded behind her as soon as she sat down just now, thinking that there is something wrong with this sitting posture.

If you look closely, everyone is like this.

Lin Jiayue pursed her lips and her face was very cold, but in the end she couldn't hold back the awkwardness in her heart, and she still leaned over and sat gently on the edge.

There are ten or twenty masters and children who are dining in the Hou's mansion, plus the nurses who serve these people closely, and the little girls who serve the dishes, there are no less than a hundred people going back and forth in the entire main hall, but there is not a cough or the sound of bowls and plates clashing. .

The dining environment was silent, which made Lin Jiayue feel awkward.

Besides, she didn't follow all kinds of rules since elementary school, but after sitting for a while, she felt backache and dizziness, and after traveling with Jiang Xingjian for several days, when she arrived at the Hou's mansion, she first heard that he had a wife at home, and she was exhausted physically and mentally after all the tossing. Looking at the table full of delicious delicacies, the hunger is unbearable.

She stole a glance at Song Wan and saw that she was eating, she felt relieved and picked up the chopsticks to pick up a dish in front of her that she didn't know whether it was a hoof or an elbow.

As soon as it was put into the bowl, the little girl next to her looked at her in surprise.

This one glance almost made Lin Jiayue jump violently.

"My family doesn't have to follow so many rules when eating, just enjoy yourself."

Mrs. Jiang opened her mouth, but she didn't feel comforted. Instead, she felt ashamed of being exposed.

Lin Jiayue gritted her teeth and hesitated, and forced the last bit of face to stuff the chopsticks into her mouth.The meat is tender and sweet, and the flavor is very unique, but she feels that it is no different from chewing wax.

After taking a bite, she couldn't eat anything anymore, and she focused all her attention on observing Song Wan.

I saw that Song Wan had never picked up any dish from the beginning of the meal, and every dish must be served in front of Mrs. Jiang. After she tasted it first, the rest of the maids who served the master would use exquisite beaded silver chopsticks and silver chopsticks. Take a spoon, pick out three or five dishes and put them in the small bowls in front of each master.

Except for the maid serving the dishes and Lin Jiayue, no one moved their chopsticks to pick up the vegetables.Lin Jiayue watched helplessly as all the female relatives put down their chopsticks after only eating three to five or seven mouthfuls, as if there were also regulations on the amount of food to be served.

She felt like a thorn in her heart, especially when she saw that the servant who passed on the dishes brought all the dishes to Mrs. Jiang, except for the one she had skipped, this kind of shame and indignation reached its peak. Finish.

"Grandmother with tea."

After the meal, Song Wan accompanied Mrs. Jiang to serve her tea, while Jiang Xingjian brought Jiang Yan and other concubine brothers to see off the uncle of the Xifu.

The male family left the main hall, and the room suddenly became more natural.

Mrs. Jiang took a sip of the tea Song Wan handed over, and said with a smile, "Is this tea made from plum water?"

Jiang's mother replied: "The old lady is really powerful, and the daughter-in-law has not tasted it just now."

"This is indeed plum water. It was collected by Wan'er from the snow on the plum blossoms in the courtyard last winter. It is used to make tea not only with plum fragrance, but also clearer and smoother than ordinary spring water."

Mrs. Jiang knew that Song Wan used to be a widow, and she had nothing to do except read books and worship Buddha all day long. She had no children and couldn't leave the yard, so she could only do these things to pass the days that were not easy to pass.When she thought about it, she felt distressed, and seeing Lin Jiayue following Jiang Xingjian step by step, she couldn't help feeling unhappy.

She turned to Baozhu, the big maid behind her, and said, "Go, let the storeroom send all the red candles and quilts to the Lan courtyard, where the dusty look will make people tired."

After Mrs. Jiang finished her orders, she said to Song Wan: "Since Yi'er has come back, your mother and I will never let you be wronged again. Today you and Yi'er have consummated the house, and you will have a son and a half in the future. This Hou Mansion is really up to you to decide."

Song Wan's face turned red when she heard this, she was a little embarrassed at first, and then frowned slightly.