klisemfg Chapter 376 New Home
Chapter 376 New Home
Old Master Lan stroked his beard, stood at the door, and gave instructions with great interest for a long time.
Either this side was crooked or that side was too high. The third master was sweating all over when he finally managed to hang the plaque.
He climbed down the ladder tremblingly and bowed to Mr. Lan.
The third master suspected that Mr. Lan was deliberately making things difficult for him, which was why he took half a day to hang a plaque.
But he didn't dare say it out loud. Looking at Mr. Lan's smiling and amiable face, he wondered if he was being too suspicious.
If the one commanding him was his brother-in-law, Minister Lan, then it would definitely be targeted at him.
But my father-in-law is always kind, so I don’t think that would happen.
Thinking of this, the third master became more respectful.
Old Master Lan had a smile on his face, but he hid the disgust in his eyes very well. He was indeed a waste. It took him half a day to hang a plaque. What was the point?
The only good thing is probably that they were able to separate and agree to move into this yard, right?
The new house has two small courtyards. It is not big and not as luxurious as the marquis's mansion. Instead, it has some of the beauty of the Jiangnan water town.
The house is made of blue bricks and black tiles. The front entrance is where Lan and the third master live, while the back entrance is where Fu Zhiyi and Lu Zhenzhen live. The garden is on the right, just past a hanging flower gate.
There are also several rest houses and pavilions in the garden, which are enough for the female family members to take a walk and relax on weekdays.
Lan, Lu Zhenzhen, and other female members of the Lan family were talking in the main room, and they were talking about the warming of the house.
Because Fu Zhiyi and Lu Zhenzhen didn't plan to invite too many people, they sent out invitations on the first day to only their closest relatives. The only ones who sent out invitations were from the Prince of Shu's Mansion, the Marquis' Mansion, the Second House, the Lan Family, and the Sixth Prince's Mansion.
Lu Zhenzhen didn't dare to disturb the fourth princess in the palace.
However, the Fourth Princess had already sent a message that she would come even if she was not invited on the day of the warming of the house.
Lu Zhenzhen had no choice but to post another message.
On the second day, Fu Zhiyi met his classmates, some of his former friends, and some of the Third Master's cronies.
This was the first time that Lu Zhenzhen hosted such a banquet alone. Although everyone told Lu Zhenzhen to go ahead and do it, they all offered suggestions and took charge from behind.
Lu Zhenzhen's first official appearance among the wives of officials in the capital must be a success.
The eldest lady of the Lan family took the banquet menu and spent half a day planning a meal that was extremely decent but not too extravagant.
The three young ladies of the Lan family contributed the Lan family's previous purchasing channels and placed a purchasing order.
It can be delivered tomorrow morning.
As for the chef, there is no need to worry. Fu Zhiyi has already booked the chef from Wangyue Tower and will move the entire kitchen here, so there is no need to worry about being too busy.
Lan's mother taught the maids and servants how to entertain the guests tomorrow.
It's simply a small crash course in banquet hosting.
At noon, the cook of the Fu family quickly prepared two tables of food.
There were special dishes from the Hou Mansion as well as Lu Zhenzhen’s innovative dishes, and everyone was very satisfied with the meal.
Mrs. Lan even changed two dishes for tomorrow's banquet and put two of Lu Zhenzhen's innovative dishes on the table.
After lunch, the Lan family said goodbye and went home.
After all, we live so close and I am the head of my own household. If I want to go back to the Lan family in the future, it will be just a matter of raising my foot.
There is really no need to be reluctant.
After most of the day's arrangement and settlement, the new house looked brand new and had a bit of life in it.
The third master still didn't qualify to enter the new house, but because the new house was not big, his house was closer to Lan's house. Not only were they both in the first entrance, but even if Lan didn't want to see him in the future, she would have to drive him away.
In the past, if I were in the Marquis' Mansion, I would be sent to the study in the front.
Now in this new house, the most you can do is rush from the east wing to the west wing.
Thinking about it this way, the third master no longer felt that the new house was too small. Instead, he felt that being small had its advantages.
Especially at dinner time.
Because there were few people, Lu Zhenzhen simply placed the meal in Lan's room, and the family of four sat around to eat together.
The Third Master had painstakingly planned for this in the Marquis' Mansion but had failed several times to achieve his goal, but now in the new house, it was easy for him to get it.
If I had known that the Third Master would fall today, I should have separated them earlier.
Although they were still somewhat unhappy with the Third Master, given that his recent performance was quite good, even outstanding, Lan and Fu Zhiyi tolerated it.
The family seems to be in harmony.
The Hou Mansion at this moment.
Once the second and third wives moved out, the mansion seemed almost empty.
Not to mention the discomfort of being a master, even a servant would feel a bit sad when passing by the empty and dark courtyards of the second and third rooms, where only a few old women were left to keep watch at night.
Because of the old lady's instructions, there was no need to pay respects. The eldest wife couldn't make a fuss about it, and she felt embarrassed because the old lady had humiliated her.
She simply stayed in the house and told Mrs. Hu not to pay her respects.
Hu and Fu Zhijian sat in their own yard, watching Boger being fed and teasing him for a while. Seeing that he was sleepy, they asked the wet nurse to take him downstairs to coax him.
The couple looked at each other and smiled bitterly.
These past two days, the couple has been exhausted both physically and mentally!
They all felt a sense of sympathy when looking at each other.
Moreover, tomorrow, he has to attend the house-warming party of the third house. When he thinks about the ugly scene that the eldest master and the third master had at the door of the marquis's mansion, he doesn't know if there will be any trouble at tomorrow's house-warming party.
Fu Zhijian suddenly felt that being the Marquis of Ningping was meaningless.
There are two huge mountains above me, and I have no say in anything.
He separated the two brothers and uncles with whom he had a good relationship, but kept the third brother who had ulterior motives and had always coveted the title.
It was obvious that the old marquis divided the family property because he could not persuade the second and third wives, but the old lady ended up blaming their mothers.
The third culprit is still living a very comfortable life.
Thinking of this, Fu Zhijian wanted to vomit blood.
But we still have to cheer up and discuss the banquet tomorrow.
Fortunately, he had already made an agreement with the old marquis, and tomorrow the couple would just go to the third room's warm-up party.
Otherwise, too many people will go and cause unpleasantness, which will be embarrassing for everyone.
The old marquis reluctantly agreed.
I just hope that I can live peacefully every day.
The couple comforted and encouraged each other and slept well all night.
After getting up in the morning, he explained the household affairs before getting on the carriage and heading to the third wife's new home.
When the couple arrived, there were already guests.
The Lan family was the first to arrive, and the second branch also arrived early.
Sun's body was getting heavier day by day. She was really tired from moving yesterday, and she had a slight miscarriage in the evening.
I called a doctor late at night. Although I didn't need to take any medicine, I needed to rest for a few days, so I didn't come.
Second Madam Qin, Second Master, and Fu Zhizhuo arrived early, wanting to help.
After all, they moved yesterday, and although they had made preparations, they were still in a hurry.
When I arrived at the third room, I found that everything was in order and there was nothing wrong.