It is true that this is the inner courtyard, but in the garden near the courtyard, there is a flower hall, which is the place where Mrs. Ding presides over the middle feed on weekdays, and you can see the scene outside the courtyard through the open window of the cloister. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Bai Qiyu and Li Xin'er looked out through the carved porch window, but saw two people talking in the flower hall, a lady with her back to this side and a young man facing this side. The lady was dressed in a ruyi-patterned emerald gown, with a golden step in her dignified bun, and gently swayed with the slight tilt of her head.

"That's Mrs. Ding. Li Xin'er said softly, "But that young man shouldn't be from the house." ”

The young man looked twelve or thirteen years old, his eyebrows and eyes were soft, he looked very delicate, wearing a half-new blue brocade cotton robe, elegant manners, and a warm temperament, not like a small servant, but he didn't look like a child. Didn't Mrs. Ding take Brother Nan to watch the color ball? Why are you here?

Seeing them say a few words from a distance, I couldn't hear them clearly, but it was rude to stand here and eavesdrop, Bai Qiyu pulled Li Xin'er and said, "Let's go, let's go to the garden to see the flowers." Bai Qiyu shook her head and didn't think nonsense, for some reason, she always felt that the young man gave people a sense of familiarity, so she couldn't help but look back again, with a faint doubt on her face.

When Li Xin'er saw it, she took her arm and walked together, and then turned her head to look at Pingyi, the maid who was not far away, and Pingyi nodded slightly and walked a few steps behind them.

didn't walk a few steps, and heard the laughter of the children in the distance, the two followed the sound, but it was Bai Shihua and Bai Liuyun who were accompanying Brother Nan and Sister Yun on the swing, the two children were bold, and kept shouting "to be high", but the maids did not dare to swing too high for them, for fear of danger.

Bai Qiyu and Li Xin'er sat in the pavilion on the side, and the maid waited for the tea and then retreated.

When Pingyi rushed over, Li Xin'er was happily talking about the interesting things she had seen in Beijing.

Bai Qiyu glanced at Pingyi, and Li Xin'er asked her, "Why did you come with you, why did you go for so long?"

Pingyi smiled unhurriedly, "Don't blame Miss, the slave maid was in a hurry just now, and she met a maid who took something and walked with her head down, and accidentally bumped into it, so she came a little late......"

Li Xin'er hurriedly said, "But nothing happened, right?"

Pingyi shook her head, "Fortunately, it's not a fragile thing, the maid said that the eldest lady asked someone to copy a few Buddhist scriptures, and they wanted to be offered in the Buddhist hall. ”

It turned out that this was the case, Bai Qiyu immediately frowned slightly, and asked oversteppingly, "Can you say that who did you ask to copy it?" Could it be the young man?

Pingyi glanced at Li Xin'er quietly, and then replied, "The slave asked a little more, and the little maid said that she was invited to copy it by Xia Gongzi from Mitsui Hutong." ”

Bai Qiyu also knew that Pingyi knew very little, so he lowered his head to drink tea, hiding the doubts in his eyes, but secretly wondered in his heart, why did he always have a feeling of familiarity with that young man......

A maid came over to invite a few young ladies to Mrs. Tai's for lunch, Bai Qiyu had no choice but to accept the absent-mindedness and take Li Xin'er's hand.

The two nurses hugged Brother Nan and Sister Yun, plus a few young ladies, and the maids-in-law, and a large group of people walked towards the courtyard of Mrs. Tai.

The eldest lady was chatting with Mrs. Tai and others, and when she saw everyone coming in, she greeted each other again.

After a cup of tea, Mrs. Tai instructed the maid to set the meal, and sighed, "This person is old, he just likes to be lively, and my wife likes to eat together." ”

The eldest lady took her hand and went to the front hall, and Xu Suxin on the side smiled and said, "Mrs. Tai, you are so energetic, where are you old, and your health is better than my grandmother!"

There were two tables in the hall, Mrs. Tai and Mrs. Bai had a table, and several young ladies had a table, and Liu's concubine, Sister Ling'er, was also brought over by the nurse to sit in the side hall with Brother Nan and Sister Yun.

At this time, there is naturally no need to pay attention to food and sleep, Mrs. Tai's table has been talking and laughing happily, Bai Qiyu's table is all young ladies who have not left the cabinet, and they still follow the etiquette to some extent, except for the subtle sound of touching porcelain, there is no extra sound.

Bai Qiyu heard the table talking about the lively and interesting places in Beijing, and Mrs. Bai mentioned the Buddhist scriptures, "I heard that my sister asked someone to copy a few Buddhist scriptures, but what is the point?" She herself also believes in Buddhism, and there is also a special Buddhist hall in the house, and she visits every day.

The eldest lady said, "...... Originally, I was going to copy it myself, but then I heard the host master of Danxia Temple say that the son of Xia is a person who is destined for Buddhism, and he is already well versed in Buddhism at a young age, and he is also well-known in Beijing, so I got up and asked Mingzhi to invite him...... No, there are three scriptures, and they were copied in less than two months, and they were just delivered to me today, and they are neat and tidy, but there is no flaw at all!"

Bai Qiyu listened carefully, and she didn't even notice that Li Xin'er was picking up vegetables for her.

Mrs. Tai also smiled, "That kid looks good, do you remember to give more thank-you gifts?"

"What my mother said is that in addition to the reward, I have already thanked for the silver money, cloth, and some pen, ink, paper, and inkstone......"

Liu also said, "When I went back to my parents' house a few days ago, I heard them talking about whether to ask Xia Gongzi to help copy the scriptures." ”

"Oh?" Madame Bai was a little surprised, "Who is the young man of Xia?" It is not easy to be famous in the capital and be praised by the abbot master of Danxia Temple himself.

The eldest lady sighed lightly, "Speaking of which, Xia Gongzi is also a poor person...... lost his father when he was young, and lived with his biological mother in a three-entry house in Mitsui Hutong, and the family was not very solid, but fortunately, he had an uncle to take care of him...... has been smart since he was a child, he is only twelve or thirteen years old, he reads very well, and he writes well...... I heard that when I went to Danxia Temple with my mother three years ago, I met the eyes of the abbot Master Xuelan, and talked to him about Buddhism, and I could understand it, and then I talked with him many times...... Everyone who believes in Buddhism in Beijing wants to get Xia Gongzi's hand-copied Buddhist scriptures...... Even the emperor asked......"

Everyone was shocked by what he said, and Bai Qiyu couldn't suppress his curiosity.

Madame Bai was surprised, "The emperor also knows about him?"

Liu also said, "No, most of the ladies in the palace believe in Buddhism, and there are also those who want to ask Xia Gongzi to copy Buddhist scriptures, but I heard that Xia Gongzi is just a half-grown child from an ordinary family, and he can't pull down his son......"

This was said with some irony and disdain, Bai Qiyu couldn't help but wonder, this Liu is also a straightforward person.

Mrs. Tai said angrily, "You monkey, fortunately this is in your own home!"

Liu smiled and took a glass of wine and said, "Grandmother can spare me this time, I'll punish myself with a glass!"

The crowd burst into laughter.

Mrs. Bai quietly kicked Bai Shuangyu and motioned for her to talk to everyone too, but Bai Shuangyu just smiled decently and looked demure.

Here, Li Xin'er touched Bai Qiyu with her elbow dissatisfied, and muttered, "Seventh sister, what are you thinking? ”

Bai Qiyu came back to his senses at this time, and smiled embarrassedly, "I'm a little distracted listening to them chat." ”

Li Xin'er also had an expression of agreement, "I didn't expect that Xia Gongzi to be so powerful at such a young age!"

After eating, everyone moved to the banquet place to drink tea.

The conversation has shifted to the Spring Banquet on March 3.

Xu Suxin said with a smile, "Mrs. Tai said about the spring banquet, and I remembered the flowers I saw in the yard before, and it was really spring." ”

Mrs. Tai suddenly stood up and said, "Let's go, take a look, they are all newly replaced a few days ago -- just go away and eliminate food." ”

Bai Qiyu has always wanted to find an opportunity to talk to Xu Suxin, so naturally he also wants to go out.

Liu stepped forward to help Mrs. Tai's arm and quipped, "It's still beautiful grandmother's garden!"

Everyone laughed and went to the garden outside the courtyard, and several children were also laughing and laughing, a happy scene.

Xu Suxin walked a few steps behind Bai Qiyu's side, and said softly to Li Xin'er, "Go and see the flowers, I'll talk to Seventh Sister." ”

"I know sister-in-law, you're going to break me apart!" Li Xin'er pouted dissatisfiedly, but she still obediently distanced herself from the two of them, and walked with Sister Ling in the back.

When the two of them were far away from the others, Bai Qiyu asked Xu Suxin in a low voice, "But what's the problem?" I saw Xu Suxin's eyes signaling her from time to time before, but I couldn't find a chance for the two of them to talk together.

"I only found out yesterday that Xin'er and her eldest brother were called by my father to speak, and came back to say that my father told him not to get too close to Lord Ding......

Bai Qiyu was stunned, "What does this mean?"

Xu Suxin said, "I don't know the specifics...... Lord Ding is the head of the household department, and Xin'er and her eldest brother are in the military department, so these two positions are not directly involved...... It was also mentioned that Lord Ding and the Shunping Mansion had gotten closer......"

These one-sided speculations couldn't find the actual problem at all, Bai Qiyu frowned, "Is there a problem with the Shunping Palace?"

"We can't get involved in these things...... Forget it, don't guess here, when I go back, I'll ask Xin'er and her eldest brother again. ”

Xu Suxin said and paused to look at Bai Qiyu, "Whether there is a problem with the Shunping Palace, I don't want you to marry, you have to plan for your affairs as early as possible...... Also, I heard my cousin mention that she wanted to talk to your sisters, and you don't want this to happen, she is not a good person......"

Bai Qiyu was about to ask clearly, but Liu suddenly walked over here, and she had to stop the topic.

Xu Suxin called "cousin".

Liu Shi responded, but took Bai Qiyu's hand and praised, "What a Peugeot! No wonder your mother said that she was reluctant to keep you at home for a few more years." ”

Bai Qiyu avoided the important and said, "As a daughter, you should be more filial to your parents at home." ”

Fortunately, Liu didn't say anything more, and only said to Xu Suxin, "Mrs. Tai just asked about you, saying that your grandmother also believes in Buddhism, I don't know if there is a handwritten scripture of Na Xia Gongzi, and I haven't heard her talk about it...... If not, I'll give her a copy of what my mother has gotten. ”

Xu Suxin shook his head and said, "I don't know much about these, I'll ask you when you go back." ”

They went to Mrs. Tai again.