Chapter 57: Rubbing Rites
It is said that happy times are easy to pass, thanks to Li Jia's "disease" of Situ Ningbing, who has been sick for half a year, and asks a doctor to ask for a medicine or something, even if the Wang family doesn't like it, he doesn't dare to make it difficult for her, in case there is a bad explanation in the capital, if there is a rumor that their Li family forced their daughter-in-law to death, do you want this reputation? Therefore, Situ Ningbing's life in Anguo Mansion was very comfortable, planting flowers every day, playing chess, bored to find Meng to make a few poems and a round of tea, and the interest came to find Li Shuning to throw a pot and shoot an arrow, which was much more chic and cheerful than when he was a girl in his mother's house.
Seeing that the half-year period of the appointment with Li Jiayi is coming, not to mention Li Yuanxiang, even the Cui family and Aunt Zhang in the inner house are also fine, and there is not a single hair missing, Li Jiayi has not reacted, and the little girl Qingshu next to him is a little unable to sit still, as an excellent entourage, he timely reminds the master that it is the most basic suzhì.
On this day, when Li Jiayi was picking out makeup gifts for Li Shuning in his private library, he mentioned his half-year appointment with Situ Ningbing.
"What's the hurry? Half a year hasn't arrived. Li Jiayi's gaze fell on a light green pine stone inkstone, and shook his head secretly, Xiao Sheng had a headache when he saw writing, this is not suitable, turn around and put it on my bookcase.
Qing Shuzhi was the most impatient to pick a gift, his eyes swept around, and he pointed to a pair of blue and white peony pattern plum bottles on the shelf, and said with a flattering smile: "Childe, how about that?" By the way, he said without giving up: "The little one is also worried that the young lady will say too much, and when the time comes, it won't be done, and if you don't make a mistake, don't say that she doesn't look good on her face, what's the matter, now she and you are also our own people, should we help her?"
Li Jiayi glanced at the pair of plum bottles and shook her head, Xiao Sheng is not that elegant person, this pair of plum bottles is not as practical as two coarse porcelain bowls in her eyes, and it is not good to give it to her. Somehow, Situ Ningbing's hugging Xiumei looked like Situ Ningbing's hugging Xiumei crossed his mind, and he unconsciously whispered, "It's appropriate to put her in the house." After listening to Qingshu's words, he smiled again, "You don't worry about the sky, she uses you to help?!"
Qingshu couldn't help but feel a little upset when he saw that his master didn't take his worries to heart at all, but as an excellent entourage, how could he discourage his enthusiasm because of his master's one or two denials?
"Why bother? Give a 100,000 taels of silver tickets and everything will be solved. In the scorching summer, Situ Ningbing's room didn't put a basin of ice, only a silk mat was spread on the couch, and the big girl Suyun gently fanned her on the side.
Li Jiayi was slowly drinking the sour plum soup served by the little maid, and when she heard the words, she choked on a mouthful of tea soup in her throat, and coughed hard before she calmed down. He really had no choice but to come over to listen to her opinion, who knew that she was even more careless than Qingshu, and actually asked him to send silver! How could he, a sister-in-law, be so perfunctory? Besides, how could such a vulgar thing as giving silver be something that a noble son like him could do?
Looking at his wolf appearance, Situ Ningbing felt a burst of happiness in her heart, she now finally knew what kind of mentality Yang Yan's kid always wanted to tear off his skin. Looking at Li Jiayi happily after coughing, Situ Ningbing seriously analyzed him, "I said Li Gongzi, I can understand your mood of marrying your sister, naturally I want to give her the best, but... She may not put it in her eyes if you think it is good, and what she likes can't be used as a makeup gift, and you just think it's cheesy to send it out, so there's really nothing to give. ”
I don't know if it was out of revenge for ignoring his master's opinion or if he was born with a lack of chords, Situ Ningbing nodded violently on the side after saying a few words. Li Jiayi was too lazy to care about this little guy who didn't distinguish between me and the enemy, and occasionally had to dismantle his own platform, he cleared his throat, and asked Situ Ningbing a little embarrassed, "Look, Madame is so calm and relaxed, she must have prepared a makeup gift, I don't know, don't you mind saying it and asking me to refer to it?"
"It's nothing special, but according to the family next to it, I prepared a Zhuangzi on the outskirts of Beijing, two shops, four sets of head jewelry, twenty horses of high-quality silk and satin, and 10,000 taels of silver. ”
"The young lady is so generous!" Qingshu admired and planned to show up in front of the young lady more in the future, if he could get the young lady's eye, and then assign a few errands, if he did it, the young lady would be rewarded with a thousand eight hundred taels as soon as she was happy......
"It's indeed a bit much, but Shuning is the eldest daughter, married to the king of Qi, and it's understandable for us to be brothers and sisters-in-law. Li Jiayi took out a stack of silver tickets from his sleeve and handed it to Situ Ningbing, "Here is 50,000 taels, the dowry you give to Shuning is my share, and you take the time to go to my private library to pick up some calligraphy, painting and antiques and send them over, I heard that King Qi is also an elegant person, these things Shuning doesn't need, presumably King Qi will like it." Of course, he doesn't treat himself as an outsider, and he can hear pity and roll his eyes, her young lady marrying is just an expedient measure, obviously saying that the two are just a cooperative relationship, how can this Li Gongzi make Miss seem to be his daughter-in-law!
Situ Ningbing glanced at the silver ticket in front of him, the corners of his mouth hooked up, and his smile was like a flower, "Okay!"
Li Jiayi was so laughed by her that she felt that her private treasury could not be saved. It's good to be able to free up a room.
Situ Ningbing's action is first-class, how to say that sentence, "Quiet as a virgin and moving like a rabbit". As soon as Li Jiayi walked out of the yard on the second day, Situ Ningbing took a group of rabbits... A group of maids and maids went straight to the west wing of the main courtyard, which was Li Jiayi's private library.
Although the big girl red sleeves were ordered in advance to open the door, she was still a little reluctant, "The west wing room is full of treasures collected by the prince on weekdays, and the heart is tight, usually even we go in to clean it carefully, the young lady has brought so many people here, in case of bumping into it, the slave is not good to explain to the prince." ”
Seeing that the red sleeves were not pleasing to the eye, she relied on herself as the eldest girl of Li Gongzi to squeeze them with words. What a thing! Don't say that she doesn't even have a room, even if she becomes an aunt, she is not the same as a slave! What kind of master's money is put in a pretentious manner! It's just a matter of bullying herself, and she actually bullied the young lady to the head without knowing whether she is alive or dead, and today she has to beat her all over the ground to find her teeth! Make up her mind, when she sees that she lifts up her sleeves, she is going up to shave the ears of the red sleeves!
I don't want her body to move just now, a pair of slender jade hands are already in the air, Situ Ningbing looked at the red sleeves with a smile, "This saves me a lot of trouble, originally I was too lazy to help him pick out any antique calligraphy and paintings, you can help me pass on the word that the girl is his, and if you want to give a gift, you should also give it yourself, I won't mix blindly." Then he turned around and was about to leave.
"Young lady stay!" Li Jiayi's other big girl, the green dress, also came out of nowhere, blocking in front of Situ Ningbing, and said with a smile: "Don't be angry, young lady, red sleeves can't speak, she just wants to remind young lady to be careful that some of the objects inside have no meaning." Besides, the master has already instructed you that as long as the young lady comes, no matter what you want to move, we will help you move. As he spoke, he glanced at the red sleeves again, "Don't open the door yet!"
Red Sleeves' pretty face turned red, and he bit his lip unwillingly and finally tore off the key on his waist and opened the door, but he was always angry, and with a "bang", he smashed the two doors angrily.
The faces of the maids and women brought by Situ Ningbing were a little ugly, but if the master didn't speak, they didn't dare to trespass. The face of the green clothes is also a little unsightly, so he can only make up for the red sleeves awkwardly, "Don't be surprised young lady, the red sleeves look very thin, and her strength is very strong and a little frizzy... There are a lot of calligraphy, painting and antiques, and the slave will accompany you to go in and have a look. ”
Situ Ningbing avoided the hands that she stretched out to support her without a trace, put on her wrists, and stepped into Li Jiayi's private vault without looking at the green clothes.
Green Yi withdrew his hand frozen in mid-air with some sneer, and glared back at Red Sleeves complainingly. I didn't know that the pair of apricot eyes of the red sleeves were staring at Situ Ningbing's back hatefully, and I didn't see it at all.
The green clothes were extremely angry, and he dragged his red sleeves to the side of the ear room, closed the door and lowered his voice and said: "You are crazy!
Red Sleeves glanced at her disdainfully, and sneered: "I haven't seen her give you a good face when you are so low-voiced." ”
"She's the master, we're slaves!" Green Yi stomped her feet angrily, "Whether she gives me a good look or not, I have to keep my voice down! At least she can't find fault with me on the face! What about you?! If she has the heart to deal with you today, she can sell you with just one disrespect!"
Red Sleeves snorted coldly, "I'm not afraid!"
Seeing her stubborn look, Green Yi only felt that she had no strength to be angry, so she could only slow down her temper and persuade earnestly: "We sisters, I can't watch you hit the south wall, today I will last persuade you, put away your little nature! We are slaves and maids, not young ladies and daughters, if you want to play temper, you can play with me, there is no place for us to be petty in front of the master!"
The red sleeves stubbornly turned his head, and his voice was a little unruly, "What about the slave maid! What about the daughter! If she is not favored, her daughter is not as good as my slave!"
"Okay, good!" Green Yi was really angry with her, "Sister, I know that you have always been a temperament over the years, I didn't think that you have such a big temperament, I have said everything that should be said, if you don't listen to me, I can't do it, I'll see if you can cross her one day, and I will definitely give you a backup gift when the time comes!"