21. Five Dragons Regiment
It wasn't until the middle of the night that the steward who went to Yuntan Mountain to do business returned to his house to reply, the reason was indeed as Ji Cheng expected, the five dragon groups were cold, and now the people on the top of Yuntan Mountain were still wearing jackets, and the mountain was already thin silk, Du Yushi was easy to feed the five dragon groups that bloomed in April, and naturally he was unwilling to take risks casually.
Ji Cheng listened to Shen Qian's words in the morning, lowered his head and thought about it, "I do have an idea, let's make an ice cover for the five dragon groups and poke a few small holes to breathe, so that the cold can be guaranteed, and it will not prevent the chrysanthemum from shining on the sun, and there is no sense of seeing flowers in the fog." ”
Shen Qian's eyes lit up when she heard this, "Good idea, why didn't I think of it?" ”
Shen Qian hurriedly greeted the Huang family, opened the ice cellar, took out two huge ice cubes, and asked his subordinates to quickly chisel out two ice covers, one into the copper double-layer "refrigerator" and transported to Yuntan Mountain for Du Yushi to see, and the other for backup.
"I don't know if Du Yushi will let go this time." Shen Qian and the others could only resign themselves to fate.
Fortunately, God was gracious, Du Yushi finally relented, and the housekeeper sent by the Shen Mansion transported the pot of "Five Dragons Regiment" down the mountain overnight, and said that he would send it back to Yuntan Mountain overnight. But even so, Du Yushi was not at ease, and he personally followed down the mountain to guard.
Shen Qian and several other girls were relieved when they saw the "Five Dragons Troupe" in the early morning of April 24. Shen Qian finally had a smile on her face, she didn't say anything, she just shook Ji Cheng's hand quietly, and all her gratitude was unspoken.
The girl who came to the Shen Mansion as a guest on this day, even the most picky person, had to marvel when she saw the "Five Dragons Troupe".
Du Yushi is indeed a person who can raise flowers, the five dragon groups, one plant five, five different colors, respectively, dark green, turquoise, grass green, tender green, tender yellow five colors, petals are dragon claw-shaped, just like five dragons flying in the clouds. Whether it is the color or the flower type, even in autumn, these five dragon groups are worthy of the king of chrysanthemums, not to mention that it is early summer in April.
The Hundred Flowers Banquet is the elegant collection of the ladies in Beijing, and the girls who got the invitation came to the name of the Shen Mansion, and none of the girls who got the invitation came, that is, the Wang sisters came late, but they also arrived.
Wang Siniang really tried her best to dress up today, thinking that she came to dominate the crowd. He wore a plain goose yellow short shirt and a silk skirt with a water and green swastika pattern hook lotus pattern, tied with a silk silk with dark green grass knots, and wore a golden silk crown that is not common outside. Along the way, every girl looked back at her.
Shen Wei actually didn't expect Wang Siniang and Wang Yueniang to come, she had a good relationship with them, and this time it was all Shen Qian who was making up her mind, so Shen Wei was still a little embarrassed when she saw the Wang sisters.
When Shen Qian and the others greeted her, Wang Siniang looked at Shen Wei, who was obviously embarrassed to look at her, and stepped forward to take Shen Yun's hand affectionately, "Why did Sister Jing break up with me?" ”
"I ......" Shen Wei didn't know how to explain.
"Don't worry, your sister Siniang is not so stingy, today's Hundred Flowers Banquet is Sister Ying's elegant gathering, how can I not come?" Wang Siniang patted Shen Yun's hand and said, but she refused to give even a trace of her eyes to the two masters, Shen Qian and Shen Cui.
Shen Wei breathed a sigh of relief, she really didn't want to hurt her relationship with Wang Siniang for the sake of Ji Cheng, seeing Wang Siniang smiling so much today, she suddenly felt that her third sister was too stingy, and she shouldn't have been angry with Wang Siniang at that time.
Wang Yueniang walked up from behind with a smile and said: "I couldn't come today, Sister Xing didn't come to our peony banquet last time, and I was still angry with you, but the fourth sister said that you didn't come last time because you were unwell." I thought about it, what kind of friendship are the two of us, if you are not really in good health, how can you not come. In the end, the fourth sister still loves you. ”
Wang Siniang and Wang Yueniang pretended to be red and white, making Shen Wei blush, and said embarrassedly: "I know that the fourth sister loves me." ”
At this time, the Wang sisters were talking to Shen Wei, and Shen Qian and Shen Cui had no reason to stay where they were and be left out in the cold, so they went to the side to greet the other girls.
Wang Yueniang looked at the backs of the two, pursed her lips, and glared fiercely. Wang Siniang's face was still kind, but the fierceness in her eyes could hardly be concealed. She had already sent a ladder to Shen Qian, but she didn't expect that the other party not only didn't go downhill, but didn't pay attention to it at all, so don't blame her for turning her face ruthlessly in the future.
The conflict between the girls' families comes inexplicably, and sometimes it is just for a small matter, and they form indissoluble grievances.
Su Yun was not like Shen Qian, she looked at the Wang Siniang sisters coming over, then nodded slightly to the girl next to her to indicate that she was leaving temporarily, and greeted the Wang sisters with a smile, "Sister Si Niang, Sister Yue Niang, Sister Si Niang is so beautiful today, how come I have never seen this water green Luo, look at the weaving method is like a tribute from our Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau." ”
"Sister Yun's eyesight is really good, isn't it Jiang Nan who rushed to pay tribute to before the New Year. The lady concubine got a total of three, of which the water-green one was given to the fourth sister. Wang Yueniang said, with envy in her expression. After all, Wang Siniang and Concubine Shuniang are the sisters of the same mother.
"The ruby butterfly peony hairpin on Sister Yun's head is also quite chic, it looks like the craftsmanship of the palace craftsman, but it seems that I have never seen it like this, this butterfly wings are as thin as cicada wings, and now the craftsmanship of the craftsman is difficult to achieve, hey, it's a pity." Wang Siniang said.
Su Yun touched the butterfly hairpin on her head unnaturally, "This was given to my family by the Empress Dowager at the beginning, and my grandmother gave it to me." ”
"No wonder I said I haven't seen it, it's not fashionable in the palace to have such a style." Wang Yueniang said quickly.
Su Yun's face was suddenly embarrassed, and her ears were red, although the Su family is also a family, and there are three catties of nails in the broken boat, but after all, it is no longer as prosperous as it used to be, although there are many childhood fashions in her jewelry, but they can't hold down today's position, so this treasure at the bottom of the box is turned out.
Wang Siniang glared at Wang Yueniang fiercely, and said for her: "The things rewarded by the Queen Mother can't be asked for by other families, it's not fashionable to say, people who can have such things can't be people with profound backgrounds." ”
Su Yun made a gesture and cut her ears and hair, covering up her gaffe, and among the two sisters of the Wang family, it is no wonder that everyone respects Wang Siniang alone.
Wang Yueniang also came back to her senses at once, and hurriedly said: "Sister Yun, don't blame me for being fast-talking, I didn't know anything just now." Having said that, Wang Yueniang's eyes could no longer hide the contempt, and her attitude towards Su Yun had become casual.
Like the hairpin on Su Yun's head, it should have been offered up and played at home, where can I really take out the things that the Queen Mother rewarded decades ago and wear it, that is, the gold has been refurbished, and it is not suitable to wear it now. Wang Yueniang originally thought that the Su family still had a bit of family background, but now it looks like she has a strong face, she is bright on the outside, and she has already ** on the inside.
How could Wang Siniang not understand Wang Yueniang's thoughts, but the enemy's fortress always collapses from the inside to be the most happy, and Wang Siniang doesn't mind winning over Su Yun.
"Look at Sister Yun's face, her body should be very good, right? You didn't come to the peony banquet last time, which made me so worried. Wang Siniang said.
Everyone knows that what they are talking about each other is the scene, and Wang Siniang keeps mentioning this stubble, which means that she wants to find out who is in the way, and she shows an attitude of only chasing the main culprit and not asking the accomplice.
Su Yun could only say embarrassedly: "My body is much better, thank you Sister Siniang for your concern." But she refused to say anything else. Su Yun lived in the Shen family, and there was no reason to turn his elbow out.
Seeing Su Yun's attitude, Wang Siniang's expression also cooled slightly, looked at Shen Qian's side, and said to Shen Yun and Su Yun: "Sister Qian seems to be angry with me, I really don't know what I did badly, which made Sister Qian annoy me." ”
Su Yun didn't speak, and Shen Yun couldn't help but explain to Shen Qian: "Sister Qian didn't get angry with the fourth sister, but just because of Cousin Cheng's affairs, I just felt that I couldn't let go of my face for a while." The fourth sister knows Sister Qian, she is the most protective of her shortcomings, and Sister Cheng is the most pleasing to her. ”
Wang Siniang actually expected it to be for Ji Cheng's business, but she just didn't expect Ji Cheng to be so pleasing to Shen Qian, she looked at Ji Cheng from a distance, and saw that she was talking to a few girls with a smile, and couldn't help pouting, "It seems that your cousin Cheng is quite good at coming to things, the merchant girl is like this, she thinks she is doing business when she does, she is used to nodding and greeting people, and she can't straighten her waist for the rest of her life." ”
Wang Yueniang also chuckled sarcastically.
Shen Wei frowned lightly when she heard this, she didn't like Wang Siniang saying this about Ji Cheng. Everyone is a relative, and they have been together in the school for some time, although Shen Wei doesn't look down on Ji Cheng's background, but he doesn't have a bad impression of her as a person, and this time the Hundred Flowers Banquet is also thanks to her efforts.
Seeing this, Su Yun also hurriedly said: "Sister Cheng is not that kind of person, I see that her conduct and demeanor are excellent." ”
Wang Yueniang snorted, "Has Sister Yun been reduced to the point of befriending a merchant girl?" ”
Su Yun's face turned red when he heard this, and his fingertips began to tremble with anger.
Wang Siniang glanced at Wang Yueniang: "Yueniang, don't say that, even the emperor still has a few poor relatives, and this Cheng girl is not a poor relative, although she is a merchant girl, the Ji family is notoriously rich." You don't see Sister Ying's third aunt is the first to donate sesame oil money to Baoguo Temple every year.
"Yes." Wang Yueniang smiled, "It's just that no matter how much money her family has, it's not uncommon for us to associate with this kind of person, and we are not afraid of lowering our identity. ”
"If you don't like copper, maybe someone likes it." Wang Siniang took a look at Su Yun. I thought she was a sober person, but she didn't know that she didn't say anything at all, even if it was for Shen Qian, but now for the sake of Ji Cheng, she dared to refute herself, which was really shameless.
Su Yun knew that the Wang sisters were referring to Sang and scolded Huai, but she never expected them to be so virtuous, it was simply the rampant of "those who follow me prosper, and those who oppose me die", she can't be guilty of associating with such a person, she can't even care about politeness at the moment, and turned to Shen Jing and said: "Sister Jing, I'll go to Sister Qian to see if there is anything I can help with." ”
As soon as Su Yun left, Wang Siniang took Shen Yun's hand and said, "Sister Jing, do you think I'm a little unkind?" ”
Shen Wei didn't answer, which meant that he acquiesced.
Wang Siniang sighed lowly, "I know you complain about me in your heart, it's just that Lu Yao knows the horsepower, and she has seen people's hearts for a long time, that Cheng girl knows that her background is not good, so she naturally has to work hard to please you, but it is easy to pretend for a day, but it is difficult to pretend for a lifetime." Look at it, people like her will always show their true colors one day, I only advise you to listen to me now, stay away from her, so that you will not feel sad and sad that you have been deceived by her in the future. ”
Although Shen Wei still didn't speak, she was obviously moved by Wang Siniang's earnest words, her eyebrows and eyes were finally relaxed, and she accompanied the Wang sisters all the way to the chrysanthemum garden to see the five dragon groups.