General's favorite wife

Chapter 24: The Family Banquet...

Just after You Hour, Xiao Min, Aunt Xiao, Hualan and her daughter arrived at the main courtyard together.After receiving the news, Bai Yi and Xiao Yiran went to the yard to meet them.

"Auntie." Xiao Yiran supported Bai Yi and stood in the yard. After seeing the three of them, he nodded symbolically and greeted Aunt Xiao.

Bai Yi smiled gently and greeted the three of them one by one, "Aunt, Min'er, Cousin Lan, come in and sit down."

Xiao Min smiled back and walked forward quickly, "Sister-in-law, why did you come out? Don't be so polite to my family, go in quickly, don't get tired." Then she looked back at Aunt Xiao and Hua Lan, seeing The two followed, and smiled to persuade Bai Yi to go back.

Aunt Xiao led Hua Lan to follow behind, seeing Xiao Yiran carefully supporting Bai Yi, she muttered disdainfully, "What are you pretending to be, you're just a bitch and a villain..."

Hua Lan leaned close to Aunt Xiao, and when she heard this, she was frightened and tugged at the corner of Aunt Xiao's clothes. She didn't timidly withdraw her hand until Aunt Xiao stopped talking and turned to stare at her.

Until everyone entered the hall and sat down, Bai said with a smile to the three of them, "I haven't gathered with you since I came to the General's Mansion, and it's rare to be in the mansion today, so I wanted to have a meal with everyone. I also hope that my aunt and the two younger sisters don't blame me for being troublesome."

"It's because Min'er didn't think carefully. Sister-in-law hasn't held a family banquet for so long. Don't blame Min'er, sister-in-law." Xiao Min replied with a smile, then looked at Bai Yi's swollen belly, and smiled. Ask, "Sister-in-law, it has been more than five months, how did Cousin Yun come to see yesterday?"

"Well, everything is fine." Bai Yi rubbed his stomach and smiled.

Although it was a family banquet, the population of the General's Mansion was not large, including Bai Yi and the baby in his belly, there were only six people.Among them, Xiao Yiran has always been silent, Hua Lan is not a warm person, and Aunt Xiao doesn't want to talk to Bai Yi at all, so Xiao Min and Bai Yi have been chatting a few words to avoid being cold.

It wasn't until the servants brought all the dishes that Xiao Yiran said expressionlessly, "Let's eat."

Hearing Xiao Yiran's words, everyone raised their hands.

Aunt Xiao looked at the table full of dishes with a look of disgust. Although she was not happy to eat this meal, but fortunately Xiao Min's warning during the day was still useful, and she didn't deliberately provoke trouble. While eating at their own seats, Xiao Min and Bai looked at each other with a slight smile, and then stopped and ate quietly.

During the dinner, Xiao Yiran kept serving Bai Yi's food, which made Bai Yi feel a little embarrassed, and even received several slaps from Aunt Xiao secretly, really helpless.But even though Aunt Xiao's eyes were about to poke holes, Bai Yi didn't stop Xiao Yiran, he happily accepted his lover's wishes.

The time for a meal passed rather quickly, and soon the end was coming to an end. Aunt Xiao saw that the intimacy between Xiao Yiran and Bai Yi was really annoying, she put down her chopsticks, and said with a calm face, "I've eaten the meal too, I Go back with Laner first."

Upon hearing this, Hua Lan glanced at her mother, and quietly put down her chopsticks.

Xiao Yiran looked up at Aunt Xiao and Hua Lan, and suddenly asked, "Cousin is nineteen this year?"

Hua Lan was taken aback by such a question, and immediately lowered her head. It took a while before she replied in a low voice, "Well...it will be twenty after the new year."

Women in Dazhao can talk about marriage when they reach the age of fifteen, and they are usually married around eighteen.Because of Xiao Yiran, Hua Lan has not yet married, so it would be too late to find someone after twenty years.

Aunt Xiao didn't expect Xiao Yiran to ask such a question suddenly, she was stunned for a while, then she reacted, and immediately smiled and said, "Yes, Lan'er will soon be married, I think the eldest princess said Lan'er will be her daughter-in-law when she grows up." The eldest princess that Aunt Xiao said is naturally Xiao Yiran's mother, the old lady who has gone first, and the former emperor's sister.

Xiao Min frowned and glanced at Aunt Xiao, and then said with a smile, "Cousin Lan is very kind and hearty. If I were a man, I would like to marry. Auntie must be jealous of Cousin Lan's future husband's family... But if Auntie Seeing sister-in-law, I'm afraid I don't have to envy other people's daughters-in-law anymore."

When Aunt Xiao was blocked by Xiao Min, her face turned dark immediately, and she changed for a while, she just wanted to open her mouth again, but Xiao Yiran took the lead.

"Master Qin of the Shaofu is old with my father. Twenty-two of the eldest sons of his family are unmarried this year. I have already inquired about it. The appearance and character of the eldest sons of the Qin family are all excellent, and their literary talents and martial arts are also considered top-notch. If Lan'er thinks it's okay, I can find a time to invite Mr. Qin to visit the house." Xiao Yiran said to Hua Lan calmly.

Marriage between men and women in Dazhao is generally the words of the matchmaker, and calligraphy and painting are passed down from generation to generation.But the aristocrats have to be more careful when looking at each other. Often the woman's husband is the woman's family who invites the man to the mansion. The woman can take this opportunity to observe secretly; A banquet is invited, and after the woman attends the banquet, the man observes in secret.As for male and female wives, except for those who have engaged in marriage since childhood, they are people who are relatively close to each other or know each other, so these steps are omitted.

Xiao Yiran's words made it clear that he had chosen Hua Lan's eldest son of the Qin family as her husband.Although the Qin family's family background is not as good as the General's Mansion, it is also a scholarly family. Because the emperor is in Shengjing, there is no city guard. The position of the Shaofu is equivalent to the city guard of Shengjing.Although the official position is not big, it's not bad at all, and it's really not a disgrace to be matched with Hua Lan, the cousin of the general's mansion.What's more, Qin Zhenli, the eldest son of the Qin family, is a talented person with both civil and martial arts. If he hadn't just returned recently because he traveled abroad for two years, he might have already been engaged to someone else.

Xiao Min had already told Hua Lan about these situations in the afternoon, giving Hua Lan enough mental preparation, so Hua Lan was not surprised to hear Xiao Yiran say that at this moment, and had no opinion on this arrangement, on the contrary, she was a little vague Looking forward to it, after all, Qin Zhenli's reputation in Shengjing is very good.Therefore, Hualan blushed and nodded slightly.

Hua Lan had no objection, but Aunt Xiao exploded into flames. She thought it was Bai Yi's show-off banquet, but she was already full of anger after holding back her anger. She didn't expect such a trick in the end. Aunt Xiao ruthlessly He knocked on the table and shouted loudly, "I don't agree! Also, Lan'er has been waiting for you for several years, and now you are going to arrange for us Lan'er to marry at will? So bullying my orphans and widows, Your mother will not agree to it even if she is underground!"

When Aunt Xiao called out, everyone looked over.

Bai Yi was hugged by Xiao Yiran and didn't speak. Although he didn't expect Xiao Yiran to mention this matter suddenly, since he brought it up, he naturally stood by Xiao Yiran's side, but it was difficult for him to speak about this matter, so he had to watch silently.But Hua Lan was taken aback by her own mother, and she lowered her head even lower. She dared not speak in this situation. There is no conflict.

"Auntie! Don't talk nonsense." Xiao Min replied first, looked at Aunt Xiao and said in a deep voice, "Cousin Lan is nineteen, if elder brother doesn't arrange a marriage for Cousin Lan, aunt will disagree, let alone this Qin Gongzi Min'er has also heard of it, he is indeed a good-looking talent, absolutely worthy of Cousin Lan."

"Hmph, I don't care who is in the Qin family, as long as Lan'er is going to marry!" Aunt Xiao couldn't suppress her anger and blurted out.

Xiao Yiran frowned, just about to speak, but was stopped by Bai Yi.

"Auntie." Bai Yi stood up with a smile and walked slowly to Aunt Xiao, saying softly, "I have also told me about this matter. If Bai Yi hadn't appeared, maybe Auntie would finally get what she wanted, but now However, Bai Yi and Bai Yi are already in mutual agreement, and they will definitely not marry Cousin Lan, and Bai Yi will not back down for this... Anyway, Ye Ran did not make it clear at the beginning to make her aunt look forward to it, and Bai Yi It was our fault for suddenly intervening to make aunt so difficult, and Bai Yi would like to apologize to aunt for this."

Said Bai Yi supported his stomach and knelt in front of Aunt Xiao. Seeing this, Xiao Yiran stepped forward to pull her up, but Bai Yi pushed Xiao Yiran away to stop her. It's Bai Yi's fault, but now Auntie is delaying Cousin Lan's marriage, and in the end it's only her cousin who suffers, can Auntie have the heart?"

"Auntie, there is no intention between Cousin Lan and Big Brother, so why do you force it. Besides, Mr. Qin is really good, why don't you make a decision after reading it?" Seeing Bai Yi kneeling, Xiao Min hurriedly stepped forward to persuade him, and winked Let Cuiying help Xiao Yiran pull Bai together, "Sister-in-law, get up quickly, don't kneel and hurt yourself."

Aunt Xiao saw that Xiao Yiran and Xiao Min were already trembling with anger at Bai Yi. Now that Bai knelt down to persuade him, Aunt Xiao felt that Bai Yi was putting on a fake, and she became even more angry. He picked up the porcelain bowl and threw it at it.

It happened so suddenly, Xiao Min didn't expect Aunt Xiao to make a sudden move, although she immediately reacted and stepped forward to stop it, but it was still too late, the porcelain bowl was already flying towards Bai Yi, Xiao Yiran was leaning against Bai Yi, and immediately stepped forward when she saw the situation Hold Bai Yihu in his arms.

"Boom!"

"Lan'er!"

"Cuiying!"

The porcelain bowl fell to the ground, and the rim was still stained with blood, rolling aside.

Hua Lan closed her eyes and knelt in front of Bai Yi and Xiao Yiran, her body was still trembling slightly, she was terrified, but when she saw her mother throwing the bowl, she didn't have time to stop her. The person my cousin likes has my cousin's child in her belly. If something happens to her, she will be even more afraid, so she stands in front of Bai Yi, but she didn't feel any pain until Aunt Xiao and Xiao Min's voices sounded. .

Trembling, she opened her eyes, only to see the maid who had been following Xiao Min standing in front of her, with blood still dripping from her forehead, Hua Lan was so frightened that she burst into tears, she didn't know what to do for a while. reaction.

"What are you doing in a daze? Hurry up and invite Dr. Zhong!" Xiao Min let go of Aunt Xiao's hand, stepped forward to support Cuiying, and shouted at the other servants who heard the noise and entered the hall.

"Come here, take Mrs. Hua and Miss Biao back to the other courtyard." Xiao Yiran hugged Bai Yi, who was a little pale, and ordered in a deep voice.

The servants also reacted immediately, and hurriedly cleaned up the mess.Aunt Xiao was obviously also frightened by Cui Ying, who was covered in blood, and Hua Lan, who stood in front of Bai Yi, and she didn't quarrel any more, and obediently followed her servants to take Hua Lan back to the other courtyard.

"Min'er, let me bandage her to stop the bleeding first." Although Bai Yi's face was still a little pale, but looking at Cuiying who was covered in blood on the ground, he gently pushed Xiao Yiran away, and took the one from the servant. In the medicine box, half-kneeling to apply medicine to Cuiying.

"Sister-in-law, your complexion is not good, you'd better go back and rest, I'll come here." Seeing that Bai Yi was trying to force himself with his belly puffed out, Xiao Min immediately persuaded her.

"Yes ma'am, I'm fine, I'll let you do the little wound." Cuiying also stretched out her hand to stop Bai Yi.

"I'm a doctor, it's better if I come." Bai Yi shook his head, and said guiltily, "You were hurt because of me, I'm really sorry." If he didn't expect Aunt Xiao to attack suddenly, he wouldn't have hurt De Cuiying was injured.

But after this incident, Bai Yi understood that before, he had to back away only because the other party was Xiao Yiran's family, and he hoped to become a real family with Xiao Yiran's family.But if the other party doesn't treat him as a family member and presses every step of the way, then there's no need for him to give in to everything.This time because Cuiying and Hualan were in the way, otherwise maybe he and the child in his stomach were the ones who had the accident.

"Okay, don't get wet these few days, change the medicine frequently, and see the doctor in time if you have anything to do."

It wasn't until the wound on Cuiying's head was bandaged that Bai Yi slowly got up, but because he had been half-kneeling for a while, he was a little dizzy and unsteady when he got up. Fortunately, Xiao Yiran stayed behind Bai Yi, and reached out to put Bai Yihuan on the ground. Supported in his arms, "Are you uncomfortable?"

"I'm fine, I was a little dizzy when I got up." Bai Yi shook his head, let himself lean into Xiao Yiran's arms, and smiled apologetically at Xiao Min, "I'm sorry, but I made a mess when I asked you to come over for dinner."

"Sister-in-law, don't say that, it's Min'er who doesn't manage the house well... You're not feeling well, you should go back to rest with your elder brother first, and leave the rest to Min'er." Seeing that Bai Yi's expression was really bad, Xiao Min said worriedly.

"I'll take him back first, thanks for your hard work." Xiao Yiran, who had been silent all this time, spoke at this moment, not allowing Bai Yi to refuse, and nodded to Xiao Min, Xiao Yiran carried Bai Yi back to the room.

The author has something to say: After a desperate weekend, someone who finally got stuck in the third chapter bubbled up...

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