Chapter 47 Friends meet

"What mother said is that no matter what others think, we are all children of the Xu family now. When we go out, we represent the face of the Xu family and must not be looked down upon. Seventh brother, please don't get into trouble today!" Xu Mingchen said.

He straightened his back and scanned the surrounding area with clear eyes, quite like a gentleman from a noble family.

"Brother, don't worry, you and mother, I am no longer the same person as before!" Xu Minghao also puffed up his chest and raised his head. His mother was right, they can just look if they want to. Anyway, they can't see a single flower.

Come.

The Lei family of Zhen Guo Gongfu was very wealthy and built a very large Cuju garden in the capital. The garden was divided into two large courtyards, the front yard was used to entertain guests and hold banquets, and the backyard was used for Cuju competitions. There were stands around the venue.

, for guests to enjoy.

As soon as the guests enter the garden, special servants will lead the way. Female guests enter the west side of the front yard, and male guests enter the east side of the front yard. Participants in the competition can directly enter the backyard, where there are also dedicated people to receive them.

"Mom, we want to stay with eldest brother and the others!" Entering the Cuju Garden, Lin Shuran originally planned to take the two younger ones, Xu Mingsong and Xu Mingsheng, but it was their first time attending a Cuju party and they were very excited, especially after seeing so many

The children all ran towards the backyard, their souls almost drifting away with them.

"Then don't run around, and be sure to follow your brothers closely!" Lin Shuran arranged.

"Don't worry, madam, I will take good care of you young masters later!" Xu An also came with him today. Lin Shuran couldn't take care of so many people when she went out for a banquet.

With Xu An following them and secret guards protecting them, Lin Shuran wasn't that worried, so she led Chunxi to the west side to pay tribute to her master.

At this moment, the reception hall on the west side of Cuju Garden was already very lively. As soon as Lin Shuran walked closer and waited for the servants of the Lei family to go in and report to the master, she saw a pink figure rushing out and then coming to her.

, grabbed his hand and said happily: "Sister Ran, you are finally here, I was worried that you wouldn't come!"

Looking at the young woman with bright eyes and white teeth in front of him, Lin Shuran first looked at her blankly with a strange face, and then seemed to see a lively and cute little girl from her hot and bright eyes, and then suddenly a thought came to her mind.

I had a lot of memories about her and became familiar with her.

After saying that, Lei Yingying disappeared and took Lin Shuran to go somewhere else. However, Lin Shuran did not follow her immediately. Instead, she grabbed her and said: "Sister Yingying, I haven't seen my aunt yet. Wait a moment."

!”

"Look, I was so happy that I forgot that you are married and can no longer run away with me like you did before!" Lei Yingying said with some regret.

"Mom, I haven't seen Sister Ran for many years. I have a lot to say, so I'm going out first!" Although Lei Yingying was married, she still acted like a little girl in front of her mother, Yang.

However, when Lei Yingying took Lin Shuran out of the reception hall, she met Gu Jingcheng's mother Guo and his sister Gu Xiruo outside.

"I didn't forget, you promised to bring me the crisp pears from Yunzhou, but you didn't?" Lin Shuran asked deliberately and jokingly, taking advantage of the situation to separate herself from Lei Yingying so that the two of them could face each other face to face.

Lei Yingying immediately smiled and said: "Of course I brought it with me. I will deliver it to you personally later. Come on, let's find a place to talk alone!"

Many people present had met Lin Shuran several times. When she was in the boudoir, many people came to ask for her hand in marriage. However, she was obsessed with Gu Jingcheng, the son of the Gu family, and even delayed his youth for three years.

She was married, but in the minds of many people present, she felt it was a pity. She married into a powerful family like Xu Junze's but had no relatives to support her. She also had thirteen sons as soon as she entered the family. Life must not be so easy.

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"Sister Ran, we haven't seen each other for three years, and you don't recognize me anymore!" Lei Yingying suddenly hugged Lin Shuran sadly, "I am your best friend, have you really forgotten?"

In accordance with the rules of the Jin Dynasty, Lin Shuran greeted Yang and others generously and naturally. Some of them returned the greetings to her in a friendly manner. Of course, there were also people like Qi Rouer and Su Wanwan who just looked at her contemptuously and did not say anything.

Lin Shuran didn't mind if he took her seriously.

The two of them didn't seem to expect to meet Lin Shuran like this, and they were stunned for a while. But the moment they saw Guo and Gu Xiruo, their memories of them also revived in their minds, and Lin Shuran looked calm.

He walked up to Mrs. Guo and bowed to her politely.

Lei Yingying knew that Lin Shuran didn't like such lively occasions with many women. It was too tiring to talk in such occasions. The women in the back houses always had hidden insinuations in their words, and they were more thoughtful than lotus root eyes.

, it’s really tiring to get along with him.

Then, Lei Yingying affectionately took Lin Shuran's hand and entered the hall. At this time, the hall was already filled with female relatives from various houses according to their rank, and many people were standing and laughing and chatting. When the two came in, everyone was

He stopped talking and looked at them, especially Lin Shuran.

"Sister Yingying?" Lin Shuran's slightly unfamiliar words made Lei Yingying's happy face darken suddenly. It seemed that the rumors were true. They said that Lin Shuran was too sad because of Gu Jingcheng's death. Sometimes she was sober and sometimes confused.

I don’t recognize people very much anymore.

Mrs. Yang doted on her very much, so she lightly tapped her forehead and agreed with a helpless smile.

Faced with Lei Yingying's accusation-like questioning, Lin Shuran raised her hand and patted her back with some embarrassment. Lei Yingying was the beloved daughter of Duke Lei Yi of the town. She was warm and generous. She came to Cuju Garden for the first time to take care of her.

When Jingcheng was competing, he and she hit it off and became good friends. However, the year Gu Jingcheng went to war, she married to Yunzhou, and the two of them hadn't seen each other for more than three years.

"Shu Ran has met Aunt Gu. How is your health lately?" In her memory, Mrs. Guo has always been very kind to Lin Shuran, and she has always regarded her as her future daughter-in-law and daughter. However, since Gu Jingcheng's death, she and Mrs. Guo have also

Never met again.

Guo looked at Lin Shuran with red eyes and a smile on her lips, but she could not suppress her sadness, because when she saw Lin Shuran, she thought of her son Gu Jingcheng. If Gu Jingcheng had not died, he and Lin Shuran must have gotten married and had children, but now her son

No more, her daughter-in-law became someone else's. This huge sense of gap made her hands tremble slightly.

Gu Xiruo didn't expect that three years later, her mother would still be so excited when she saw Lin Shuran. She quickly supported Guo, but glanced at Lin Shuran with an unkind look, as if blaming her, and then said to Guo: "Mom,

Let's go in!"

Gu Xiruo almost forced Mrs. Guo into the reception hall, and Mrs. Guo had no chance to say another word to Lin Shuran. Lei Yingying was a little angry at Gu Xiruo's performance. In the past, that girl had seen Lin Shuran.

All with a smile.
Chapter completed!