Chapter Sixty-Nine: The Lady of the Side Door
Chapter 69 The Lady of the Side Door
When I entered the courtyard, I found that there was a hole here. There are no mountains, rocks, flowers and plants along the way, and there are no pavilions and pavilions. After entering the door, there is a huge pavilion, and there are still two on the right side of it, about the same size. The one on the far side was already occupied with many young ladies, and the men outside, and the rest of the place was smoky, with tinkling pots and pans, and all the servants were busy, boiling water and simmering vegetables, and plattering and basketing. Walking down this pavilion, there is a circle of houses, and a large meadow is vacant in the middle, and you can see the beginning and the end, which shows the vastness of its area.
The customs of all saints are open, and Biandu has long been prevalent. Men and women are separated only by curtains, but they can also converse. However, the Yuan family was much more clever this time, not only held the banquet in the courtyard, but also gathered both men and women together, although there were still curtains, but what was the effect? However, this is not the most important thing, and the most unbelievable thing is that the kitchen is also set up in the pavilion, so that guests can choose what they like to eat.
Accustomed to seeing the rubble of the house, accustomed to the tea in the inner room, such a novel and unique banquet, many people are still the first time. There are bold polite ones who talk and laugh, and those who are timid are shy to cover their faces, only showing their eyes and looking curiously.
Today's banquet is for young people, and there is not even a single lady. The greetings are all the young masters and young ladies of the Yuan family, Mrs. Yuan gave birth to three sons in a row, and rare daughters are like something, and the only concubine is treated as a heart and liver baby, which is stronger than many serious concubines. The second lady is generous, otherwise there would be no such thing as a future county horse. It was the young lady who came out of the second room to receive her, and she was gossiping with the young lady of the Chen family at the moment. There are a bunch of concubines in the third room, but unfortunately they are young and not yet the time to receive guests. There are three young masters in the big house on the male soldier's side, and the young master from the future Junma and the third room is more than enough, in contrast, the female guest is a little lacking in confidence.
The old lady of the Yuan family was born and died with the old lady, and she was fair, only one point, she doted on her only daughter too much. No, it just so happened that there weren't enough people to receive the female guests, so she called her granddaughter here and was receiving the guests over there.
Lin Fangyu was not interested, the Yuan family and her were just a relationship that could not be beaten, her target was always Ning Zhongcheng, but for some reason, in the blink of an eye, Ning Zhongcheng disappeared. Lin Fangyu and Qiao'er looked at each other for a second, and Qiao'er then flashed away. She herself stayed where she was, picking up a piece of pastry and eating it.
"Miss Lin, please feel free, if we have any inconsiderate hospitality, please forgive me." is the only lady in the big house, the concubine Miss Yuan. She smiled slightly, although she was not necessarily very beautiful, but it made people feel very comfortable. In particular, the smile on his cheeks is sincere.
Seeing that she was doing well, Lin Fangyu had some good feelings, and also said: "It's rare that the Yuan family doesn't mind, how can I be strong." Miss Yuan doesn't have to pay attention to me, I'll just look around. ”
"Well, if Miss Lin still needs anything, just tell the maids." Miss Yuan also said timidly, there are many guests, and no one can slack off.
"Okay." Lin Fangyu replied, the Yuan family is also a big heart, knowing that she has filial piety for a retrial, and invited her, so that if there is anything wrong at the banquet, she will collide. If it weren't for Ning Zhongcheng, she might not have come, and she didn't want to tell others about the causal relationship between this, so in her heart, she wished that others would back away from her.
Miss Yuan nodded, and Miss Chen behind her also smiled at her, and followed away. Within a hundred steps, Miss Chen turned around again and looked at her with a complicated look.
She bypassed the noisy crowd and walked to a clean place. In my memory, there is a forest behind this house, where she was injured in her previous life, and she happened to meet Ning Zhongcheng who came here, and then formed a fate. When she followed the path to the forest, it was deserted, and there was not even a single ant. She walked over and looked back to see that the courtyard was behind her, a place where no one would disturb her.
Hey, what's going on?
At first, she thought it was the sound of the wind, but when she listened closely, it was like the sound of a bush swinging, and when she stepped forward, it turned out to be a woman teasing something. Because she was facing away, Lin Fangyu couldn't tell her appearance and age, she only saw a cyan dress, the corners of which hung down to the ground and spread out, like a big blooming flower.
She fiddled quietly, and everything around her had nothing to do with her. Occasionally, the wind blows, or the sound of insects and birds. Sometimes it was mixed with her slight sigh.
Lin Fangyu walked over softly, but it didn't alarm her. It turned out that she drew chess on the spot and played against herself. Lin Fangyu smiled: "This son is wrong. "It's just a straightforward statement.
The woman startled, then turned sideways and looked up at her. Seeing that it was an unfamiliar face, the woman hurriedly stood up and said shyly, "I took the liberty of it." ”
Lin Fangyu looked at her, about the same age as Lin Fangfei, with a pointed chin and slender eyebrows, a face was set off extraordinarily exquisitely, on a plain face, only the corners of the lips were dotted with light pink lipstick, and an ordinary jasper pendant fell on her ears, her hair was delicate, and there was a beaded flower in the upper corner of the right side.
"I'm also here as a guest, I don't know if Miss is ......" Just now people regarded her as the host, and that cautious appearance made Lin Fangyu guess a rough idea. Looking at her dress again, there is also a bit of detail.
When the woman heard that it was not the master's family, she suddenly felt much more relaxed and said, "I am Du Tinglan." ”
Lin Fangyu's eyebrows moved almost inaudibly. Today is the banquet of the Yuan family, and the main room of the Du family's big room happens to be the daughter of the Yuan family, Yuan, and the little Yuan is now Mrs. Zhizhou. Thinking that Du Yalan, the biological daughter of the Yuan family, was busy with the ladies of the Yuan family greeting the guests who came to come, and Du Xinlan, another concubine, because her aunt was a little favored, also followed Du Yalan's side. And the rest of Du Tinglan must be the concubine who has just been picked up.
Usually the concubines who are raised in other courtyards are submissive, and they are lucky, and they are also in a hurry to tie up with their mothers-in-law, and their mothers are kind, and their lives are better. I heard that the Yuan family is an extremely generous person, but even if he is generous, a concubine is a concubine, an ordinary concubine, and when she encounters this kind of situation, she is afraid to avoid it, Du Tinglan said it without hesitation, and she didn't know if she was really innocent or had other intentions.
"I am Lin Fangyu, the lady of the fourth room of the palace family, and my aunt." Lin Fangyu also replied with a smile. The Du family has reached Du Tinglan's generation, and there is no son, and Lin Fangyu is not afraid that someone will beat her idea.
"It turned out to be Sister Lin." Du Tinglan thought for a while and said, "Is my sister here to find Sister Lin?" She didn't seem to have been. ”
Lin Fangyu frowned, and she suddenly mentioned Fang Fei, could there be another inside story? She smiled, sparkling: "The outcome of this game of chess has been decided, is Sister Du interested in walking around with me?" ”