Chapter 34: A New Approach
Cai Qing took the toiletries, as well as the bedding and the like, seeing that the dusk was approaching and the sky was slowly darkening, he hurriedly hurried towards Liuyun Courtyard.
One afternoon, she went to see Mingyue, took out the medicine bottle given by her own lady, and carefully told Mingyue how to use it, asking her to remember to apply the medicine according to the law, so that it would not leave a scar. After explaining, the two chatted for a while, and said their cherished words, of course, Mingyue inevitably told Cai Qing to take care of Gu Zhirong. They went back and forth, and when they came out, it was getting dark.
Walking through the corridor of the garden, when she came out, a figure suddenly appeared in front of her, and almost hit her in her arms, startling her a lot. When she stabilized the man, she looked up, and couldn't help but be surprised: "Aren't you Caijuan in the second lady's house? It's getting dark, where are you going?"
Caijuan just walked with her head down, she didn't expect to bump into someone, and when she saw that the person in front of her was the big girl in the fifth lady Gu Zhirong's room, her face turned white, and she didn't even say a word of apology, turned her head and ran away, leaving Cai Qing, who was confused, to stay in place immediately.
"Didn't this damn Nizi run into an evil spirit?" Cai Qing muttered secretly, slightly tilting her head to look at Caijuan's way of coming, she felt as if it was the courtyard of the fourth young lady. Then she denied her thoughts: Miss Two has always been at odds with Miss Four, how could the girl next to Miss Two run into Miss Four's house?
She shook her head, didn't take this matter to heart, looked at the sky, and quickened her pace into Liuyun Courtyard.
Seeing Gu Zhirong and telling her own lady about Mingyue's situation in the miscellaneous room, Gu Zhirong inevitably sighed. When Lu Shui came back with the food box, the master and servant had dinner, did embroidery for a while, and rested for a while, without saying anything all night.
The next day, Gu Zhirong remembered that Miss Fourth was going to give a face-to-face lecture yesterday, so she had breakfast early and went to Miss Four's house.
When Gu Zhirong came back, Cai Qing saw that her young lady was not happy, but confused, and couldn't help but be a little surprised, and asked in a low voice, "Miss, is the fourth miss embarrassed for you?"
Gu Zhirong shook her head, didn't say anything, entered the house, and saw that Cai Qing and the others had already placed the twenty-four kinds of petals and fruits needed for wine tasting on the table according to her instructions in the morning, so she sat on the edge of the table, looked at the colorful things on the table with her cheeks propped up, and remained motionless.
Seeing that her young lady was in a daze, Cai Qing and the others' hearts suddenly lifted. Cai Qing stepped forward and asked softly, "This morning, did the fourth young lady give the secret qi to the young lady?
"Secret?" Gu Zhirong showed a wry smile on his lips, took out a piece of paper, and spread it on the table: "Look, this is the secret that the fourth sister gave me." ”
Cai Qinglushui and the others leaned over to take a look, and saw that it was nothing more than the name of the wine made from some flowers and fruits, and they all looked at Gu Zhirong in confusion.
Gu Zhirong sighed and said: "This is the content of the competition on the day of the Heroes Meeting, arranged in order, the fourth sister said, as long as I memorize it in order, the Heroes will definitely win the championship." ”
Cai Qing's face changed suddenly: "Fourth Miss wants Miss to cheat?"
Gu Zhirong nodded: "Cheating, yes, it's cheating." ”
Cai Qing hurriedly said: "How can the fourth young lady be so confused!"
Lu Shui also hurriedly interjected: "Miss don't listen to her for this kind of thing, if someone finds out, her life's reputation will be ruined." ”
Gu Zhirong said distressedly: "If you don't listen to her, there will be a mess at the group of heroes at that time, and my reputation in this life will be ruined." ”
Cai Qingshui frowned, you look at me, I look at you, I can't think of a safe way.
Gu Zhirong was a little irritable, waved his hand and said, "You all stand down, let me be quiet." ”
Cai Qingshui knew his young lady's troubles, and hurriedly retreated.
Gu Zhirong lay on the table, pillowed his arms, and closed his eyes. At the edge of the nose, the aroma of flower petals and fruit mixed with the table can be heard.
The wine tasting meeting is nothing more than a mixture of various flower petals and fruits, and it is called fruit wine, which is a bit like a modern cocktail, the degree is not high, but you will get drunk if you drink too much. A person like her who can't get drunk can't avoid making a fool of herself if she doesn't cheat and become a joke in Beijing. But if you follow the words of the fourth lady, if you cheat, if you are exposed on the spot, it is not only your reputation that is not guaranteed, but it may also affect the Yuanping Marquis Mansion, if that is the case, it is not as simple as marrying far away, and it is possible for the old lady to execute herself on the spot.
Thinking of this, Gu Zhirong couldn't help but shudder and opened his eyes.
To be honest, she really has no bottom for Miss Four's words, not to mention that Miss Four's person is weird, if she wants to frame herself, she may not be able to ......
It's not okay to cheat, it's even more impossible to cheat, she's really forced into a dilemma.
A wave of troubled emotions hit, she felt that her heart was bored and unbearable, she couldn't help but take a breath hard, and suddenly felt a burst into her heart and lungs, and there was a sense of relieving depression, and the flowers and fruits on the table were overflowing, with jasmine, roses, and peonies...... There are also grapes, mangosteen, cantaloupe...... A scent, a name, jumped in front of her like a musical note.
She had an idea.
She knew that her sense of smell had always been more acute than ordinary people.
Although the wine tasting meeting is said to be tasting, you can know what kind of flower and fruit wine it is, but there is no rule that you must taste it, if you can identify the name of these flower and fruit wine in another way, can you also pass the test?
Okay, that's it!
Gu Zhirong suddenly became excited, and shouted loudly to pick green water and bring wine and utensils.
Cai Qinglvshui and the others heard the sound and entered, and saw that the face of their young lady swept away the gloom of Fang Cai, her eyes were shining, her face was radiant, and a faint smile was spread on her face, which was unique.
"Miss, have you thought of a way?" Cai Qingying asked with a smile, her own young lady was in such a good mood, and their group of girls were also infected, and their mood was also excited.
Gu Zhirong nodded: "I hope I can pass the test this time." She told the girls in the house about the method, and asked them to mix it up at will and practice it for themselves. In this way, everyone has a bottom in their hearts, the oppressive atmosphere in the room is swept away, and everyone is looking forward to the group meeting of the Piaoxiang Society on the first day of the next lunar month.
Gu Zhirong looked at the note on the table and said with regret, "The fourth sister is really good to me, and she specially spent eight hundred taels of silver to buy a nine-turn Qiankun pot for me, this time, I am afraid that I will live up to her kindness." ”
The corners of Cai Qing's eyes and eyebrows were full of smiles, but she wanted to follow Gu Zhirong's tone and make a sad face: "Yes, Miss is going to live up to Sister Sibu's kindness this time." ”
In the next few days, picking green or jade cicadas, or green water, will always see the swaying figure of purple smoke or Shen Gui at the end of the zigzag corridor, or on the edge of the pond water pavilion, and when I see them, I will always pull them aside and ask in a low voice: "Has Miss Fifth been seriously remembering it recently? ”
Cai Qing and the others always nodded with a smile: "Don't worry, our young lady is now reciting it in the morning, and she has to recite it before going to bed at night, and she will definitely not embarrass the fourth young lady at that time." ”
So Ziyan Shen Gui left satisfied.