Chapter 15: Shuangshu
Mrs. Hu Shi, the prince of the world, was steady and reasonable, and she smiled and said: "Mother, if you are not afraid of publicity, our family does not need to borrow anyone's momentum, so we will act in a low-key manner, and who dares to look down on us, if you don't like your grandfather and father." Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info”
The handsome and handsome face of her sister-in-law Xia Lanxin flashed in front of her, and the Hu family also sincerely took pity on her, she said softly: "Besides, the sixth sister's Qianqiu, don't call her unhappy for this." ”
Shen Shi listened warmly in his heart, and his face, which had been calm, also showed a smile: "You think well, so that's it, there is no red felt outside the gate, and sixteen pairs of vermilion lanterns scattered by the goddess are hung in the second gate, which is arranged lively." Your sister's Zhilanxuan is more festive, and the inserts, praisers, and guests can't be neglected, and the etiquette that should be there is indispensable. ”
Hu nodded in response, and said again, "What my daughter-in-law means, let's save some in the atmosphere, and the dishes will simply go up to the next level, change sixteen dishes, four fresh fruits and four dried fruits, and add some seasonal vegetables and seafood that are rare in this solar term." The ladies who came, let's also prepare a return gift, which will be given in the name of the sixth sister. ”
Shen couldn't help but nod his head, and when he saw that the Hu family was entertaining calmly, he was confident, so he told her to just do it, and asked Mrs. Zhengbin Yun today, and told her not to be lazy, and no one would go to greet her.
Hu Shi agreed one by one, and the two were discussing about the same, through the curtain of dark green bullet brocade, the big girl Asakusa bent her knees slightly, and her clear voice came in: "Mrs., madam, the eldest princess's Luan has arrived at Suzaku Street, and she will arrive at the mansion gate." ”
"So early", the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law looked at each other, both a little incredible.
The clothes of the Shen banquet guests have also been prepared, and they are smoked on the smoked cage.
Hu Shi took off the ginger placket trim embroidered with gold thread vase pattern, changed the clothes for his mother-in-law with his own hands, and ordered someone to invite Xia Lanxin and a few girls in the house, so he passed the warm sedan chair to his mother-in-law, and he followed him all the way to the weeping flower gate to greet Murong Wei.
Murong Wei's carriage drove straight into the second gate and stopped on the square mud and gold brick road, and Mrs. Shen led several sisters from the Hu family and Lan Xin to greet them at the door, plus the slaves and maids who served by their side, and a bunch of people were overwhelmed.
Murong Wei was pompous, and when she saw a slender jade hand on her tasseled wrist and show her face, Shen led everyone to bow down first, and a set of respectful and slightly familiar greetings came naturally.
Murong Wei got out of the carriage and got up with Mrs. Shen first, Qiu Bo's bright eyes were bright, and she smiled sweetly: "Mrs. Hou is polite, this palace is just coming to Sister Helan Fangchen as a good sister, today's birthday star is the biggest, and Mrs. doesn't need to be polite." ”
Shen personally led the way, welcomed Murong Wei to sit down in the main hall, and Hu brought tea again, and said hello with a smile.
When the brocade box was opened and the long hairpin given by the queen was clearly seen, Mrs. Shen was overjoyed. She recognized the hairpin, in the past, Queen Chu was still the second princess, and she once visited the old lady of Xia Mansion with the empress dowager, and the hairpin in the jewels was the most eye-catching.
Seeing her attention at that time, the second princess once smiled and said: "Given by the queen mother on her birthday, she is a happy one."
The words were still in his ears, and a stone fell to the ground in Shen's heart, looking at Murong Wei, who was lightly decorated with brocade clothes and easy-going words, and his familiar smile really added a little closeness.
With a glance over, Hu naturally understood. Xia Mansion had already prepared, and an extravagant and luxurious banquet ran aground due to the lack of east wind, and was urged by Murong Wei, which was naturally more like cooking oil on fire.
Hu quietly retreated, summoning his henchmen to give careful instructions.
Xia Lanxin was far less restrained than her mother and sister-in-law in front of Murong Wei, and she was only shallow outside.
Hearing Murong Wei talk about visiting the old lady in Feng Yizhi, Xia Lanxin stood up with a smile, "Ah Wei, I'll accompany you to see the old lady."
The old lady of Xiafu, Mu Huanlian, and the queen mother Qiao Huanxia are brothers and sisters, they have been friends since childhood, both of them love to wear green clothes, and the general flowers and moons are beautiful and fragrant. Standing side by side, the world is beyond the reach of the world.
Qiao Huanxia is happy to write, and she has the talent of warp and weft in the world, and Mu Huanlian is good at martial arts, and her kung fu of stepping on the snow without a trace is superb.
The two got along with each other in civil and military affairs, and they were called Huanbi Shuangshu back then. Now that this pair of old sisters has already passed the age of the sixtieth year, Qiao Huanxia has been sick for a long time in the palace, Mu Huanlian does not ask about the world, and only chooses the most open and bright Huanxi Hall in Xia Mansion to live, and lives in a shallow place.
Xia Lanxin has a bold temperament, and has been a little manly since she was a child, while Murong Wei is soft and coquettish, full of little daughter mentality, but these two people get along very irreversibly, which makes the two old people very pleased.
Qiao Huanxia likes Xia Lanxin's heroic and uprightness, and hopes that she will be auspicious, so she specially gave her the title of Xiying, and she values the younger generation of her old friend very much. And Xia Lanxin also respects the Queen Mother very much, and she must enter the palace every month to greet her.
Xia Lanxin walked forward with Murong Wei's hand, feeling that she was much quieter today than before, and said faintly in her ear: "Third brother is waiting for you in my courtyard, what is so mysterious?"
Murong Wei didn't say a word, she only winked at her mischievously, and Xia Lanxin, who was provoked, raised the handkerchief in her hand to throw her, watched the snowflakes fall on her shoulders, sighed, and gently dusted off the falling snow for her.
In the white snow, on the seven mottled bluestone steps, the tall black lacquer Ruyi door of Huanxi Hall is particularly conspicuous, and the three characters of Huanxi Hall on the lintel of the bluestone Ruyi pattern are pure and simple and vigorous, which is the handwriting of Xia Ge Lao.
In two lives, Murong Wei stepped into this courtyard for the first time, in the previous life, she was lazy to deal with it, even if she entered the Xia Mansion, she never visited the old lady, and the old lady's status is precious, and she saw her in the palace during the New Year's Festival, so she just nodded her head as a courtesy.
In my impression, this old lady is kind and kind-eyed, but now that I think about it, it is not difficult to know that she can be called Shuangshu with the imperial grandmother, and she is also a figure who can stir up the storm.
The steps, lintels, and shadow walls of Huanxi Hall are all mottled and old bluestone, and I don't know how many years of wind, frost, rain and snow have been depicted.
The courtyard is a whole piece of Taihu rockery again, like a natural barrier to cover the sight, the rockery is on both sides of two broad streams, from the hanging flower door around the hand-copying verandah three folds and nine bends, there is a confluence into the main courtyard to form a lotus leaf-like pond.
Seeing Murong Wei looking at the pond, Xia Lanxin avoided her grandmother's name and explained to her: "Grandfather has great respect for grandmother, and there are only lotus flowers in Huanxi Hall all year round. ”
In the summer, it is easy to say that the pond is full of blue lotus, and now the water surface is frozen, and it is actually chiseled into holes in the ice in a staggered manner, decorated with a large piece of green satin blue lotus, implying the name of the old lady.
The lotus leaves are swaying everywhere in the wind, lined with snow, and the whole yard has a unique style.
I wish to win the hearts of one person, and a hundred heads will not be separated. This kind of affection was felt by her grandparents, Xia Lanxin's grandparents and grandmothers, and she sincerely hoped for it in her heart in the previous life, but it turned into a wisp of smoke.