Chapter 45: Tanabata Night Terrors (2)
Tanabata Night Terror (2)
"If you really care, it's okay to play to your strengths and avoid your weaknesses. For example, we don't know how to make needles, we may make incense according to the ancient recipes, needles are our shortcomings, why bother to compare with others, but the ancient recipes are not ground by everyone, this is our strengths, enough to make up for the shortcomings. The party that just asked you to transcribe, can you remember? Mu Qing looked at her still unconvinced, nodded at the tip of her nose, and explained with a smile. After hearing these words, Yinghua nodded suspiciously.
Just after noon, the sky is gloomy and gloomy to suppress the clouds, this year's scorching heat, to the Qixi Festival is still steaming, there has not been rain for a long time, look at the appearance of this crow cloud accumulation, there is a earth-shaking rain to come. Mu Qing hesitated whether to go to the appointment, but seeing that the rain had not fallen for a long time, and it was not good to brush the face of the Tang State Mansion, so he called Ah Yue and asked her to dress up Yinghua with a dress. Ah Yue is smart and sensitive, and she is becoming more and more proficient in this way, and sure enough, Yinghua has changed her usual casualness after skillful teasing, her beautiful eyes are flowing, she is fair-skinned and pretty, and her body is smart and slender, and she is more and more similar to Mu Qing. Yinghua was not very accustomed to fiddling with the silk ribbon tied on his chest and on his beard, and he wore it softer, so awkward, and wanted to tear off the ribbon between his hair several times. Mu Qing was appeased for a while before he stopped.
The two men joined hands, laughed at each other, and went to the gate, and got into the carriage together. Ah Liu took the newly made incense and followed into the car, suddenly felt that something was wrong, and looked back, it turned out that it was not Ada who was driving, but a man doing chores in the house. She had doubts in her heart, and asked Mu Qing casually. "I told Ada to stay at home and wait. Today he has a feast outside, and if he drinks too much, how can he ride a horse, and then he still has to find a safe car to pick him up. Mu Qing said and waved his hand to let the servant who was driving the car go. Ah Liu sat firmly in the car, still muttering in his mouth, "Ah Lang has always been steady, and he rarely drinks and gets confused." ”
Because it was a small gathering of relatives, the car stopped directly at the side door of the Tang Guogong Mansion, and it was just in time for Li Shimin to go to the inner courtyard to see his mother, and he turned out with the white hoof. Yinghua jumped out of the car first, and the young man who led the horse stared at her for a long time as if he didn't recognize her. He is used to seeing her sassy figure, and today she looks like a jasper from the south of the Yangtze River, like a new bud blooming, refreshing. Yinghua deliberately stood up, bowed down exaggeratedly, and whispered in a tone of voice: "I've seen Li Alang." Before the ceremony was completed, he couldn't help but laugh, and the two pointed at each other and laughed. Li Shimin smiled while picking up the ribbon on her hair with his fingers and said, "I'm going to go to the training ground today to release the horses, but it's a pity that you are wearing this makeup, I'm afraid you can't go." As soon as he heard this, Yinghua was annoyed, and the two chased and fought at the side door.
Mu Qing got out of the car and stood in place and looked at it for a while, feeling funny and vaguely uneasy. Mrs. Xianyu's car didn't know when it arrived, she also watched it from a distance for a while, and snorted with her nose, and when she passed by Mu Qing, she smiled faintly on her face, which was considered a courtesy, but she raised the tip of her nose in the direction of Yinghua, sneered lightly, and said sourly, "The little lady is so naughty, and the eldest sister should also be bundled." Mu Qing smiled and said yes, but when he turned around, he saw the eldest grandson Niang looking at the two people in front of her lonely and envious, sighed inaudibly, lowered her head and followed her aunt step by step towards the house, every step seemed to be as steady and gentle as a certain size.
Mu Qing called Yinghua, smiled at Li Shimin, and went to the house. "Do you know that you worship the seventh sister in order to find a good husband in the future? It's time to go to the right place. She handed the brocade box containing the lotus incense pill to Yinghua, urging her to worship the seventh sister with the little girls. Yinghua stuck out her tongue at her, "What's the use of asking for a husband, but it's enough to have a sister." She smiled helplessly and pamperedly, and gently pushed Yinghua's back, "Be in shape, hurry up." "Don't worry about her, and let Ah Liu follow her.
Before Yinghua was taken away, a maid came over to say that Mrs. Dou was invited, and Mu Qing followed the maid around the garden and walked to Mrs. Dou's residence. When she entered the house, Mrs. Dou was not in the hall, and the maid lifted the curtain and motioned for her to enter the inner room. There were already four ladies sitting in the inner room, and Mrs. Xianyu was indispensable, and when she saw her come in, she glanced at her out of the corner of her eye, and deliberately straightened her back more clearly, and her expression was even more solemn, as if she intended to make some demeanor for her. Mu Qing felt funny, but she didn't feel at ease, so she had to confess.
Mrs. Dou leaned on the half-couch, her clothes and ornaments were still luxurious and decent, but she was shocked to see that her cheeks were slashed, her face was significantly yellowish in her paleness, and she was tired and tired. Mu Qing saluted, approached and looked at her face, she was not angry, she was afraid that it was caused by her weak heart, if she didn't vomit blood, she could still raise it well, if she vomited blood, she might not be able to last long.
"Madame is so decent, why is she sick?" Mu Qing asked closely, but there was no answer, Mrs. Dou stretched out one hand to hold her hand, and the other hand raised and waved, and the maid beside her stepped forward with understanding: "Ladies, please go outside to have some refreshments, the inner room is too stuffy, I am afraid it will aggravate the illness." All the ladies got up and moved, but Mrs. Xian Yu's face was displeased, and the maid invited her twice, and she saw that Mrs. Dou did not look at her, so she went to the outside room in a huff.
Everyone dispersed, Mrs. Dou let go of her hand, sat up straight on the half-couch with great effort, and said expressionlessly: "Now that I am so sick in such a field, I don't have any scruples. Mu Qing said "don't dare" and sat respectfully, waiting for her to continue. "Yinghua is a good boy, similar to my Xiuning, and his temperament is also upright, which is very popular with me. Probably you can also see that Erlang is interested in Yinghua. ”
"Yinghua is still a child, and she doesn't know this. Erlang is just a playmate to her. Taking advantage of Mrs. Dou's breathing, Mu Qing interjected.
"I'm still a child now, and I'll grow up in a few years, and I'll understand it when I'm older. They can be regarded as childhood sweethearts, it is a good thing, there is only one thing you have to understand, in the future, Erlang's wife can only be the little lady of the eldest grandson's family. No matter how affectionate Erlang treats Yinghua, he must also be under the eldest grandson. The reason for this is nothing more than military power and clans, and I don't need to repeat it with your wisdom and reasoning. After Mrs. Dou said this, she seemed to be really tired, closed her eyes and stopped talking.
Mu Qing was stunned for a moment, stood up and saluted: "Madame's painstaking Qi Niang understands, she will not teach Madame to work hard for this, nor will she teach her sister to be wronged." It is advisable for Mrs. to recuperate more when she is sick, so that Qi Niang will not disturb Mrs. to rest. As he spoke, he walked to the door, lifted the curtain, and couldn't help but turn around and said, "Madame takes mugwort leaves, cypress leaves, and dried ginger with boiling and taking them with Matong juice, or you can be cured." Although this recipe is evil, it has miraculous effects. What you want is to be relieved of everything, and not to mourn anymore, otherwise, otherwise the medicine will be useless. ”
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