Hearing Haitang say that she hadn't chatted with anyone for a long time touched Su Yiqing's heart, she may not have chatted with someone for a long time, since marrying into the Dingwang Mansion, it seems that every conversation has a purpose, and recently, this situation has become more serious, every time you open your mouth, you have to be cautious, for fear of saying the wrong word, this feeling is really bad.

Looking at the begonia in front of him, a melon seed face, willow eyebrows and apricot face, a very standard beauty, even if the ancient aesthetics were biased towards a round face, and the face was a blessing if it was a silver plate, but it is undeniable that the melon seed face is a beauty at all times.

And listening to Begonia's conversation is also an open-minded person, I don't know why he is willing to stay here?

Su Yiqing thought about it, but she asked just now, and Haitang replied very vaguely, thinking that maybe people had difficulties and didn't want to say more, so she didn't ask again.

Seeing Su Yiqing's silence, Haitang thought that she was frightened by her own words, and comforted: "Actually, you don't have to worry about anything, the life of this Dingwang Mansion is still good, no one beats and scolds, you can eat and live, there is a banquet in the mansion, there is a reward when you need to perform songs and dances, and there is a little monthly money, which is much better than other places." ”

"Really?" Su Yiqing smiled reluctantly, does Begonia have no scheming or does she really like this kind of life that has to be lived? This kind of life seems to be stable, but in fact it is only temporary, and she doesn't know where to be sent to the master's words that day, is it really good?

Haitang said: "Yes, the people in the palace are very generous, and they have a lot of silver, and the sisters here have accumulated a lot of money in the past, and they went out of the house to find another way to make a living." ”

Hearing Haitang say this, Su Yiqing couldn't help but look at her suspiciously. In that case, why didn't she leave? Having made enough money, shouldn't she mention her plans while she was young?"

At this time, Haitang suddenly said: "Eh, you have been doing it for a long time, and I haven't made tea for you yet." ”

Saying that, Haitang stood up, hurriedly made a cup of tea for Su Yiqing, and brought it to Su Yiqing.

Su Yiqing is not very proficient in the tea ceremony, but she just picked up the teacup and sniffed it slightly, and couldn't help but be a little surprised, "This is the top Pu'er tea, right?"

"yes. You smell it and you smell it. I think we can be tea friends in the future. "Begonia is clearly excited.

Su Yiqing was a little stunned, this kind of tea is considered a good tea even if it is in her place, is the treatment of the singer in the house so good?

The next scene surprised Su Yiqing even more. Begonias offer treasure in general. A lot of tea cans were held. Show Su Yiqing one by one, and let Su Yiqing guess what kind of tea it is, all of them are some rare and good teas. Each variety is not very large, but it adds up to a lot of value.

How can begonias have so many good teas?

Haitang quickly answered this question, looked at these teas, and said with a satisfied smile: "I have no other hobbies in my life, I like to taste tea, these are all bought by me at a high price, the housekeepers are not bad, as long as there is money, you can meet some small requirements that are not too much, I am entrusted to the procurement of the steward to the palace when purchasing, also bring me a little bit." ”

"You...... Spend all the money here?" Su Yiqing pointed to these teas, a little incredible, she is not a person who grew up in a really rich township after all, some small family concepts in her previous life remain, it is really unimaginable, someone has exhausted a few years of savings, just to drink a few sips of good tea, use this money to buy a house and buy land, or buy some expensive jewelry and the like to maintain its value, this tea is over after drinking, and it is just a pleasure at that time, but afterwards she has to cut back on food and clothing, is it worth it?

"yes. When it comes to personal interests, everyone will say more, not to mention that Begonia is still a talkative person, pointing to various tea friends, introducing their characteristics one by one, speaking of excitement, and holding out a small red stove, he is going to make the most cumbersome kung fu tea for Su Yiqing.

Su Yiqing hurriedly stopped her, saying that she drank too much tea and was afraid that she would not be able to sleep at night with excitement, so Haitang gave up.

After talking about tea, Haitang suddenly said, "Think it's strange, right?"

"No...... It's just a little bit incomprehensible. Su Yiqing tried her best to be as tactful as possible, and she somewhat disagreed with Begonia's profligate tea tasting method.

Probably this is why Begonia is still in the glazed courtyard, even Yufeng went to the border for a while, I don't know when I will come back, she will let out all the singers in the house, there used to be a rule, if you sign a contract and want to leave, you have to lose money to the palace, she doesn't want to squeeze the hard-earned money of these singers, but some rules can't be broken, so she wants to find a suitable opportunity to put it again, and it was the right opportunity at that time.

Even as soon as Yufeng left, the singers in the house had no hope, there was no need for singing and dancing performances if there were no guests, and they had no extra income, and they stayed in the house to waste their youth, and now they can leave without paying the contract fee, naturally most of the people are gone, and some really have nowhere to go, and they also help introduce them to other families or simply find a good person to marry.

There are really very few people like Begonia who still insist on staying.

Probably Begonia spent all his savings on this, and he couldn't make a living when he went out, and with such a hobby, it was really inappropriate to go anywhere, so he could only continue to stay in the palace.

Begonia smiled: " I know what you want to say, in the past, many kind-hearted sisters and housekeepers have advised me to plan well for the future, save some money to defend myself from being old and have nothing to live on the streets, but my situation is different, I am also from a rich family, this hobby of good tea has been raised since childhood, and I have not waited for me to grow up in the middle of the family, my father and mother are frugal, saying that they want to save a dowry for me, and no longer buy good tea, as a result, people are not as good as heaven, a plague, my father and mother are gone, and my uncle embezzled our family's family wealth and sold me...... Of course, he didn't fall well, and then I heard that he also had a disease and died, and another brother in the clan did the same, and sold his children and daughters, karma, I don't even have hatred, think about this life, the only thing I feel is that I didn't have to buy more good tea with my father and mother to taste it, but the money saved is cheaper for outsiders. ”

Su Yiqing had nothing to say, she had long known that these singers and dancers must have a sad past. After listening to Begonia's past, it is understandable that she did this.

Thinking about it, this is also a woman who is cheerful on the surface, but in fact, she has no hope of life, and she just wants to enjoy the present and no longer care about the future.

This is a way to escape from reality, this kind of practice is similar to a man's affection for mountains and rivers, etc., it can't change fate, go with the flow, and no longer care about the future.

Changed before. Su Yiqing may also have to persuade Begonia. To be a man, you still have to be a little self-motivated, plan for yourself and so on, but now think about it, this world. The fate of the individual is completely out of his own hands. She also has a golden finger to escape at a critical moment. It's much better than the average weak woman, but it's still not as good as it should be.

Then the practice of begonias is not a good thing, and it should be enjoyed in time. It's not in vain in this life, and I don't have any regrets.

"By the way, Xiaoyi, I don't know what you like and what you're good at?" Haitang asked with a smile.

Su Yiqing thought for a while and said, "I like to read, am I good at it, and I am not particularly good at it...... By the way, it's rare to play chess once in a while. ”

"Reading books and playing chess. Begonia was a little disappointed, obviously these hobbies were different from hers.

"Do you know how to play chess, maybe we can play a game when we have time. Su Yiqing suggested.

"No, my biggest headache is playing chess and other brain-staking things. Haitang hurriedly waved his hand, and then said, "I don't like reading books either, what the books say is false, and when I was a child, my mother told me that a woman is virtuous if she is not talented, and if she reads more books, she thinks about more things, and her heart is big, and she always thinks that the stories in the books are true." I can't help but want to live the life described in the book, which is impossible, and I will only live unhappiness in comparison. ”

There is also such a statement, Su Yiqing feels that there seems to be some truth, thinking about herself, is she too demanding of everything around her, and wants to live the life of her dreams, so she always feels unhappy.

Seeing that it was not early, Su Yiqing made an excuse to leave first.

Leaving the glass courtyard and returning to her room, Begonia's words still echoed in her ears.

Maybe people should find a spiritual sustenance, it is good to have a hobby, she likes to read, but according to Begonia, she reads too many books and is easily affected by the descriptions in the book.

Anything else, listening to dramas and the like is dispensable for her, and she doesn't particularly like it.

So what is her hobby? I used to make flower tea, sachets and the like, but that was purely to pass the time, and it was not a real hobby at all.

Su Yiqing was a little distressed, looked around the room, and set her eyes on the chessboard.

Well, although she doesn't like to play chess very much, her interest can be cultivated slowly, or she can cultivate her interest from now on and pass the time, so as not to think crankily all day when she has nothing to do.

If you want to do it, Su Yiqing once again set up a chess game, a small chess piece, but it can be varied, and it is interesting to get serious.

But playing chess with yourself, after all, something is missing, but it doesn't matter, just pass the time.

……

This side is in the Mongolian house.

Mrs. Quan Si and Mrs. Meng were gossiping, talking about some recent things in the city, and slowly the topic turned to the Dingwang Mansion.

Mrs. Quan Si sighed: "Speaking of which, I really admire Princess Ding, who solved a troublesome matter so easily. ”

"What did my sister say about the girl from the Wei family?" asked Mrs. Meng casually.

"Yes, who in Yancheng doesn't know about this recently?" said Mrs. Quansi, "Sister must have heard of it, right?"

Mrs. Meng nodded, "Someone mentioned it to me, but after all, I had some scruples, I didn't say too much, what kind of statement did my sister hear?"

Mrs. Quan Si smiled, "This rumor has been passed around, and if you put it together, you can probably get the same truth, and it is rumored that Wei Shi took her niece to Dingwang's Mansion as a guest, and it happened that her niece was liked by the princess, so she stayed in the mansion for a few days, and then helped to say a kiss." ”

That's what I heard. Mrs. Meng also smiled, "Some people also say that it is really rare for this princess to be so young, but she likes to be a matchmaker." ”

Mrs. Quan Si covered her mouth with a handkerchief and smiled, "Sister, don't hide it between us, in fact, not only our mother's family, but also some shrewd people outside, can immediately guess what's going on, isn't it that Wei wants to send his niece to the palace as a concubine, and then the princess used some means to obediently bring her niece home to marry?"

Mrs. Meng said: "This is all spread by outsiders, there should be no such thing, the girl of the Wei family is the Wei family who found someone to propose marriage, and it has nothing to do with Fu'er." ”

Mrs. Quan Si smiled again, "Yes, speaking of which, this Wei family used to be noble, and they were a little out of tune, how could a woman rush to propose marriage? ”

Mrs. Meng sighed, thinking that she didn't have to go around too much with Mrs. Quan, so she said: "Maybe, it is said that the Xungui family has done a lot of things out of tune, and how many ridiculous things are provoked by those declining Xungui families. ”

Mrs. Quan Si agreed, "Yes, poor Zhu Shilang, he is not greedy, his official reputation has always been good, and now he has a reputation for sending his niece as a concubine to marry the powerful, as the saying goes, women are afraid of marrying the wrong man, this man, marrying the wrong wife, the impact is also very great, how many years of hard work as an official, to get such a little bit of good reputation, it is all over at once, how long will it take to erase this matter." ”

"The people of Yancheng are very forgetful, how much corruption and oppression of the people can't be managed, who cares about this little bit of trouble, everyone won't remember it in a few days. "Madame Monte didn't think it was a big deal.

"This is different, officials all want fame, and others also value fame. "Mrs. Quan Si sometimes thinks it's strange, many people let those bullies who bully men and women go uncaring, but they like to stare at the mistakes made by good people occasionally, and hold on, do you think those good people are easy to bully?

Mrs. Meng said: "This is the difference between a real villain and a hypocrite, the villain has no reputation anyway, and it is reasonable to do any bad things, and those gentlemen who are dignified on weekdays, keep saying what is polite, righteous and shameful, but they do the same thing as a villain, they want both profit and reputation, so they are naturally prone to double accusations, just like among the sisters, the sisters who are good to you on weekdays say bad things about you behind your back, and compared with those sisters who are dirty on weekdays who say bad things about you, do you hate that one more?"

"Naturally, they are good sisters. Mrs. Quan Si felt that Mrs. Meng's analogy was quite appropriate, and now that I think about it, isn't that what it is. (To be continued......)