Chapter 485

West of the city, Lion Lane.

When Luo Qingzhou and the other two arrived, many carriages had already stopped in the lane.

Many servants were waiting in the lane.

After walking about 300 meters forward, a mansion with a sense of age suddenly appeared.

In front of the mansion, two stone lions squatted.

On the gate, there was a brand new plaque with the words "Zhou Mansion" written on it.

This mansion was obviously bought not long ago.

At this time, under the steps at the gate, a housekeeper was holding a gift list and welcoming guests.

When a woman handed over the invitation and the gift list, the housekeeper immediately said a few words with a smile on his face, and then shouted to the mansion: "Mrs. Tian from the family of Mr. Tian in the south of the city has arrived!"

As soon as the words fell, Zhou Lan, the owner of the Zhou family, who was talking in the courtyard, hurriedly came out with a smile on his face and personally welcomed the people in.

Zhou Lan is now the head of the Zhou Mansion, because her husband Zhou Wang is also a son-in-law and has no status in the family.

Luo Qingzhou and the other two only had the invitation but no gift list. They walked over awkwardly and handed over the invitation.

Chu Xiaoxiao said crisply, "My name is Chu Xiaoxiao, her name is Dao Ling, and this is Chu Feiyang. We are all friends of Zhou Boyue."

The housekeeper seemed a little surprised when he heard this. He took the invitation and took a look. He asked the servant to take the gift and smiled, "I didn't expect that our son-in-law also has friends. Wait a minute, I'll call the son-in-law to greet him."

Then he shouted loudly to the mansion, "The friends of the son-in-law, Mr. Chu, Miss Chu, and Miss Dao are here!"

Zhou Lan, who was talking to the guests at the gate, was stunned for a moment when she heard this, and turned to look at the three people under the steps.

At this time, a young woman in a purple skirt, with two maids, hurried out of the mansion and went down the steps.

The housekeeper hurriedly introduced, "This is our young lady."

Luo Qingzhou and the other two looked up. The young woman had a good appearance and temperament. Although she was not outstanding, she was also in the upper middle class and looked quite gentle and dignified.

Obviously, this woman is Zhou Boyue's wife.

The three of them hurried forward to greet her.

Zhou Shumei bowed and apologized, saying, "Boyue is busy, so he can't come out to greet the three distinguished guests. Please don't blame me. Shumei will take you in."

Daojie smiled and said, "Then I'll trouble Miss Zhou."

The three followed the daughter of the Zhou family and went up the steps. When they reached the door, Zhou Lan said with a smile on her face, "Shumei, are these Boyue's three friends? Boyue is busy in the back, you must entertain them well."

Zhou Shumei said softly, "My daughter knows."

Luo Qingzhou and the other two immediately bowed and said, "Meet the madam."

Zhou Lan looked at the three people again and smiled, "You are welcome. We are also very happy that Boyue has friends. You must eat and drink well today. Just treat it as your own home. You are welcome."

The three bowed their heads to thank them.

Zhou Shumei was about to take the three people into the main hall when Zhou Lan suddenly smiled and said, "Shumei, take them to the pavilion at the back. It's more spacious and quiet there."

Zhou Shumei frowned and was about to speak when Zhou Lan immediately walked down the steps and said with a smile on her face, "Mr. Qian, Mrs. Qian, welcome, welcome!"

Zhou Shumei looked at her back with a frown on her face. Seeing that the three people were looking at her, she immediately forced a smile on her face and said, "Please, the three of you, Shumei will take you to the back to sit for a while. When the banquet starts, I will invite you to the hall."

Chu Xiaoxiao said carelessly, "It's okay. It's the same everywhere. We don't care about these."

Zhou Shumei didn't say anything else and took the three people through the corridor to the pavilion at the back.

There was also a pavilion by the pond not far away.

A group of maids surrounded several young women, sitting there talking and laughing, which looked quite lively.

The three of them sat down in the pavilion.

The maid immediately brought tea, melon seeds, candied fruits and other snacks.

Zhou Shumei chatted with them for a while and said goodbye: "Please sit down for a while. I will go and tell Bo Yue to see if he has finished his work. If you need anything, just tell Guo'er."

The three of them nodded.

Zhou Shumei left with the maid.

The maid named Guo'er stood under a tree not far away, waiting for instructions at any time.

The pavilion became quiet.

Chu Xiaoxiao whispered: "Brother Chu, Sister Dao, it seems that we are not welcome. They even refused to let us into the hall."

Sister Dao sighed and said: "When I was in Mo City, I often saw Zhou Boyue with bruises on his face. This shows his status and situation in the Zhou Mansion. We are his friends, so we are naturally not taken seriously. I guess that Mrs. Zhou thinks that our presence is embarrassing for her, so she sent us to sit in the backyard."

Chu Xiaoxiao said: "Sister Dao, Miss Zhou looked pretty good just now."

Sister Dao nodded and said: "Miss Zhou does look okay, but maybe her personality She is a little weak and dare not resist her mother. Zhou Boyue also said that it was Miss Zhou who took the initiative to invite us this time. "

Chu Xiaoxiao sighed and said, "Brother Zhou is so pitiful. I guess he lives a very depressed life every day. In fact, with Brother Zhou's current strength, he doesn't have to be afraid of Madam Zhou at all. There is no need to live such a life."

Sister Dao grabbed a handful of melon seeds and said, "Zhou Boyue is not alone now. He has a wife who loves him and a lovely son. I heard that his sister also relies on the Zhou Mansion. How can you let him turn against Madam Zhou? And his identity is indeed a son-in-law, unless he is cruel, or..."

Speaking of this, she glanced at someone and said: "Or, like someone, completely conquer the entire family. Hey, Chu Feiyang, what are you looking at?"

Sister Dao and Chu Xiaoxiao both followed his gaze.

In the pavilion not far away, several young women told some unknown joke, and they were all trembling with laughter.

Sister Dao's expression suddenly changed and she said, "Chu Feiyang, you can't even..."

"Shut up!"

Luo Qingzhou looked away, interrupted her, and said, "What are you thinking about? I just saw an acquaintance."

"Acquaintance? Who?"

Sister Dao said doubtfully.

Luo Qingzhou didn't answer. He grabbed all the candies on the plate and put them into the storage bag. He said, "Let's leave early after we eat, so as not to cause trouble to Bo Yue. That Mrs. Zhou looked at If you have a bad temper, don’t just start scolding me when the time comes.”

Sister Dao regretted a little and said, "If I had known, we shouldn't have listened to Bo Yue. They give so many expensive gifts one by one, and we are the only ones giving some calligraphy and paintings. I guess Mrs. Zhou knows about it and looks down on us even more."

Chu Xiaoxiao immediately said: "Senior Sister Dao, my calligraphy and painting are very valuable. My father spent a lot of money to buy them. They look like paintings by Jiangnan talents."

The three of them chatted for a while.

Zhou Shumei and Zhou Boyue hurried over.

Zhou Boyue was embarrassed and apologetic at the same time: "Senior Sister Dao, Senior Brother Chu, and Junior Sister Xiao, I'm sorry. I'm busy in the kitchen, so I don't have time to come over and accompany you. When we have dinner later, we will go to the hall. I……"

Before he finished speaking, a woman's voice suddenly came from not far away: "Uncle, go to the kitchen quickly, I'm calling you for help."

Zhou Boyue said quickly: "Okay, okay!"

After saying that, he could only apologize: "Senior Sister Dao, Senior Brother Chu, and Junior Sister Xiao, I have to go cooking, so I'll excuse you now."

After that, he left in a hurry.

The three of them felt bad when they saw him wearing kitchen clothes, still holding the apron he had just taken off in his hand, and looking like he was in a hurry with sweat all over his face.

Zhou Boyu walked for a while, then turned back and said, "Shu Mei, help accompany Senior Sister Dao and the others first, and remember to take them to the hall later."

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Zhou Shumei seemed to want to say something, but held it back and nodded: "Okay."

Zhou Boyue followed the woman and left quickly.

Seeing the dull atmosphere in the pavilion, Zhou Shumei couldn't help but sigh and said, "Bo Yue came in as a bride-in-law. Now my mother is in charge of the house. She is quite harsh on Boyue. I have tried to persuade her many times, but it's still the same. My mother said that the bride-in-law was supposed to work as a cow and horse for the family, and my father was like that too..."

Sister Dao couldn't help but said: "Miss Zhou, do you know that Bo Yue is a warrior? And he is a warrior with martial arts training."

Zhou Shumei smiled bitterly and said: "Bo Yue told me that all the expenses for Boyu's training were secretly paid by me. But even if he is a warrior, what can he do? We are juniors after all, and he is also He came in as a bride-in-law. Although my mother had a bad temper and was harsh on him, she actually treated him well and treated him well. Everything at home was fine. When Boyue's mother was ill, when his father was buried, and when his sister went to school, my mother paid and helped. So Boyue never complained. Moreover, we have now given birth to a son, and Boyo has become a father, so naturally he cannot leave this family..."

After hearing this, Sister Dao fell silent.

Chu Xiaoxiao couldn't help but said: "Sister Zhou, can't your mother be nicer to Senior Brother Zhou? Can't you just let servants do things like cooking? There are so many guests today, let Senior Brother Zhou do it, okay? Shameful."

Zhou Shumei smiled bitterly and said: "In my mother's opinion, Bo Yue cooks horses for our Zhou family Zhou Niu in front of the guests, which is the most honorable thing. In fact, Bo Yue is not the one who cooks. My mother cares too much about rules. When it comes to marrying in, this is how it should be, so people won’t laugh at it.”

Sister Dao sighed and said, "That's true."

She couldn't help but glance at the person opposite and said, "But there are also some married people who live a more comfortable life than the master."

Luo Qingzhou ignored her and looked at the pavilion not far away from time to time. He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the mother-in-law and the young women getting up and leaving.

Zhou Shumei chatted with the three of them for a while, and then the maid came over to call for the dinner to open.

Zhou Shumei hesitated for a moment and said, "You three, please come with me to the front hall. Bo Yue will come to accompany you when he is done with his work."

Luo Qingzhou said immediately: "You're welcome, Miss Zhou. We can just sit here and eat whatever we want. There are so many people in front of us, and we're not used to it."

Zhou Shumei said quickly: "That won't work. If Bo Yue finds out, he will definitely blame me. Let's go, there are quite a few seats in front, enough to sit on."

At this time, the maid whispered: "Miss, my wife said, let them sit here to eat, don't take them to the front."

Zhou Shumei's face froze.

Sister Dao immediately said: "Miss Zhou, it's okay, we'll just sit here and let Boyo come here later."

Zhou Shumei's face was full of embarrassment, and he apologized: "You three, wait a moment, I'll go talk to my mother again."

After saying that, he took the maid and left in a hurry.

The three people in the pavilion looked at each other.

"Sister Dao, I don't think we should come today."

Chu Xiaoxiao sighed.

Sister Dao was silent for a moment, and said, "Forget it, since we are here, let's have a meal and leave. It can be regarded as giving face to Junior Brother Zhou."

Not long after.

Zhou Shumei came back with the maid and said, "The three of you follow me to the front. Mother agreed. There are still many seats."

The three looked at each other and then stood up.

But when they arrived at the front hall, they found that there was no place for them in the hall.

There was an empty table in the corridor, three stools, and three sets of bowls and chopsticks on the table, which were obviously prepared for them.

The maid walked to Zhou Shumei and whispered, "Miss, Madam said that Master Liu and Master Qian are here today, and the hall is full of distinguished guests, so let these friends of the son-in-law sit here."

Zhou Shumei looked at the lonely seat in the corridor and was a little angry. When she was about to speak, Sister Dao immediately said, "Miss Zhou, it's okay, it's good here. We don't know the people inside, it's embarrassing to go in."

Chu Xiaoxiao also smiled and said, "Sister Zhou, let's sit here, three people sit at a table, no one will compete with us for food."

After saying that, she immediately sat down happily.

At this time, Zhou Lan's voice suddenly came from the room: "Shumei, why are you still standing at the door? Come in quickly, mother will introduce you to some uncles."

Zhou Shumei had no choice but to say sorry and entered the hall.

Luo Qingzhou and the other two sat down in the corridor, looked at each other, laughed at themselves, and didn't say anything.

At this moment, Luo Qingzhou suddenly heard a familiar voice in his ear. He turned his head and looked at the window of the room next to him. There was a table in the room, with a young woman and several girls sitting at the table.

His mother-in-law was sitting inside at this time, talking to the woman next to her.

Luo Qingzhou took a look and quickly retracted his gaze.

Soon, the servants began to serve food and wine.

Chu Xiaoxiao stood up, picked up the wine pot, filled a glass for Luo Qingzhou and Sister Dao, and poured a glass for himself, and said: "Brother Chu, Sister Dao, I toast you a glass, I wish us success in cultivation, and never be bullied again in the future."

Sister Dao picked up the wine glass and drank it all.

Luo Qingzhou was about to put it to his mouth, and suddenly smelled a faint scent of flowers in his nose.

He fixed his eyes on the wine glass in his hand and was stunned.

Chu Xiaoxiao looked at him and asked in confusion: "Brother Chu, what's wrong? Don't you know how to drink?"

Luo Qingzhou lowered his head and sniffed the wine glass again, saying: "What kind of wine is this? Why does it smell like flowers?"

"Flower fragrance?"

Chu Xiaoxiao was stunned when he heard this, and also put the wine glass under his nose to smell it, and said: "No, why can't I smell it?"

Sister Dao also picked up the empty cup and smelled it, saying: "There is no smell in my cup either."

Luo Qingzhou was stunned for a moment, handed the wine in his hand over, and said: "Smell mine."

Sister Dao took it, put it under her nose and smelled it carefully, shrugged and said: "There is only the smell of wine, where is the smell of flowers."

Chu Xiaoxiao also came over to smell it, and asked in confusion: "Brother Chu, is there something wrong with your nose? There is no smell of flowers at all."

Luo Qingzhou frowned and stretched out his hand and said: "Give me the pot of wine."

Chu Xiaoxiao quickly handed the wine to him

Luo Qingzhou took it in his hand, opened the lid, and put it under his nose to smell it. In addition to the strong aroma of wine, there was indeed a faint and strange floral scent floating in it.

He often smelled various floral scents in Lingchan Moon Palace, and Bailing also had a lot of them, so he was very sensitive to this kind of floral scent and could not be wrong.

Sister Dao said: "Maybe the petals were added when the wine was brewed. Chu Feiyang, why are you like a little woman, and you have to hesitate to drink a glass of wine."

Luo Qingzhou put down the wine pot, said nothing, and turned his head to look into the room.

The young women at the table in the room had already picked up their glasses and drank.

The girls were also clinking glasses.

After his mother-in-law finished a glass, she poured herself another glass.

"Brother Chu, people are toasting you."

Chu Xiaoxiao shouted while holding up the wine glass.

Luo Qingzhou looked at her and said, "I don't drink, so you guys should drink less. It's getting dark, let's go after dinner."

He wanted to leave now, but...

Song Ruyue's proud voice came from the room: "My son-in-law is the most talented person in Mo City. He won the first place in the imperial examination this year. He is very popular outside. Those talented people call him Luo Jieyuan. Who doesn't respect him? But in our house, as long as I glare at him, he dare not even breathe. When I hook my finger, he immediately comes to kneel in front of me and wait for my orders..."

Luo Qingzhou: "..."

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