Chapter 85: The draft is coming
After staying in Shuiyue Pavilion for three days, Lin Tian followed Bing Jingcheng back to the capital. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć infoThis time, it is a passage open to the outside world, and it is built in a magnificent manner, which makes people unconsciously respect it.
As soon as Lin Tian returned to the ice garden with his front foot, he received a letter from Liu Ruoshui on his back foot. On the appointed date, Youcheng also came. I don't know what he is going to discuss this time, anyway, seeing that Liu Ruoshui is in a good mood, it shouldn't be a bad thing.
In the flower hall, Liu Ruoshui took out the bag that Lin Tian had given him before, and said, "Mrs. Bing, I sent someone to the Beauty Hall to ask, this is indeed their thing." Lin Tian squinted her eyes and asked her, "Miss Liu is used satisfactorily?" ā
"It's a good thing, but I'll say I got a piece of news." Liu Ruoshui looked Lin Tian up and down, and said in a strange voice. Seeing her like this, Lin Tian already knew what she was going to say, but he still asked, "Oh, what's the news?" ā
"Hehe, I didn't expect such a big fat powder shop to be opened by Mrs. Bing, Mrs. Bing didn't mention it before!" Liu Ruoshui sneered, this Lin Tian is really hidden! Lin Tian smiled and said nothing, drinking his own tea.
"Isn't Madame Ice going to explain?" Liu Ruoshui put the bag heavily on the table and looked at Lin Tian. Lin Tian put down the teacup, stood up and said: "There was no ward Miss Liu before, so I conveniently used Miss Liu to promote the rouge in my store, how offended, please Miss Liu Haihan!" ā
"Hmph, don't think how smart you are, and don't look at your identity, you dare to hit my idea, for the sake of you being so honest and frank, I will forgive you this time, and next time, your shop will not want to enter the eyes of the nobles!" Liu Ruoshui warned.
Lin Tian pursed her lips speechlessly, just relying on her daughter, a right prime minister, she wanted to cut off the wealth of the Beauty Palace? Just kidding, there are so many powerful people in the capital, how many can this daughter know? Although I thought so in my heart, I had to compliment it on my lips: "Yes, yes, yes, I was wrong, I was wrong." ā
Liu Ruoshui put on a reluctant look and said, "What about your sister, call her to go shopping together, it is estimated that my father will have to talk for a long time, and we are really bored to sit here." Lin Qian replied: "Yun'er went to Peach Blossom Zhai, and she only came back for dinner." ā
"What is she doing there, should you let your sister help serve the dishes?" Liu Ruoshui asked suspiciously. Lin Tian hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Miss Liu misunderstood, Yun'er has been going there recently to learn dance from the dancing girl Mei'er!" ā
"Good manner, what kind of dance do you learn, do you want her to go to the draft," Liu Ruoshui thought of this, and said with a disgusted expression on his face, "The children of the Shangjia family are not allowed to enter the palace as slaves and servants, why don't you know?" ā
"Really? In the past few days, I heard that the imperial court has started the draft, and I'm still worried! I can breathe a sigh of relief when you say that," Lin Tian clapped his hands and shouted, "It turns out that there is such a rule, that's good, that's good, our family Yun'er doesn't have to go to the draft." ā
"So happy, it seems that I still misunderstood you," Liu Ruoshui saw Lin Tian clapping his hands and applauding, and said unhappily, "Then do you want to go shopping?" Lin Tian glanced at Bai Ying and replied, "I'm going, I don't know where Miss Liu wants to go first?" ā
"Since you want to go shopping, let's go to Dianqiao Street!" Liu Ruoshui said casually. This Dianqiao Street is the most expensive place in the pedestrian street, and many of the shops opened there are specially for the consumption of the powerful, and ordinary people only pass through there.
However, the peach blossom is exactly there. It seems that this Liu Ruoshui went to Lin Yun on purpose? Lin Tian waited Liu Ruoshui all the way out of the gate, but he was puzzled in his heart. Lin Yun was with him throughout the last party, there is no reason to get along with Liu Ruoshui?
The sedan chair swayed and landed at the intersection of Dianqiao Street, and the two got off the sedan chair and walked slowly on the street. Almost all of the people who walk here are either rich or expensive daughters or sons. In this, there will naturally be Liu Ruoshui's friends.
No, before he had gone far, a luxuriously dressed young lady on the opposite side ran over and greeted: "Ruoshui! Liu Ruoshui replied to her in a very good mood: "Fulan, I haven't seen you for a long time, what a coincidence, you also came out to shop today!" ā
Wang Fulan said: "Yes, come out to buy something, I will have to enter the palace draft in a few days, and if I don't come out to shop, I'm afraid I won't have a chance in the future!" Liu Ruoshui was a little surprised when he heard this, so he asked, "Have you decided to go to the draft?" ā
"Well, it's already in the book, I'm afraid we'll only be able to see you in the palace in the future." Wang Fulan said sadly. Liu Ruoshui listened, and didn't know what to say for a while, so that he could comfort his friend.
This Wang Fulan is the second daughter of the military department Shangshu, and has been vigorously cultivated by the family. It can be said that from the moment she was born, her fate was decided. Entering the palace draft is her only way, and no matter how bloody the harem is, she can only go in hard.
"Well, it's rare for the two young ladies to meet, do you want to find a place to sit?" Lin Tian said. Wang Fulan noticed Lin Tian this time, looking at her dress, she can only be a wealthy family, and she is not rich enough, but she doesn't look like someone Liu Ruoshui will befriend.
"Who is this?" Wang Fulan asked politely. Liu Ruoshui briefly introduced two sentences: "This is Lin Tian, and now she is Mrs. Bing, that is, the proprietress of Peach Blossom Zhai!" Lin Tian raised the corners of his mouth and said with a smile: "Hello, hello, you can call me Ah Tan or Lin Tan!" ā
"Hello! Ah, then you can call me Fran. "Wang Fulan is quite kind, not as arrogant as Liu Ruoshui. Lin Tian looked around and proposed, "It's not far ahead of Peach Blossom Zhai, why don't we go there and sit there!" ā
"Good!" Wang Fulan explained a few words to a maid behind her, and the three of them went to Taohuazhai together. In the wing, the three of them sat down, the guys served the newly listed refreshments, and the maids were all blocked from the door. So Lin Tian had no choice but to play the role of a maid and pour tea and water for them.
Liu Ruoshui took Wang Fulan's hand and said, "Have you been learning etiquette at home for the past few months?" Wang Fulan sighed and replied: "No, you can't even go to your courtesy, have you received the gift I gave you?" ā
"Received, you see, I'm still wearing it today," Liu Ruoshui showed the chain on his wrist, "I didn't expect to meet you!" Wang Fulan praised: "It's so good-looking, or you are suitable for this kind of chain, I really didn't send the wrong person." ā
"Alas, I don't know what your father thinks, he is willing to send you into the palace, we have all been to that place, but it is not a good place to stay." Liu Ruoshui sighed. Wang Fran said: "This is my life, what can I do?" ā
The atmosphere is a little dignified, these two young ladies don't know how to chat, it's rare to get together, and they don't talk about some good fun first, just talk about these sad topics, and the tea hasn't been drunk yet, I feel that this conversation has been finished.
"Come, try the new Dongpian in the store, this is a rare Qingxin oolong, the taste is a little different from other teas, everyone taste fresh." Lin Tian said, bringing the tea to them one by one.
The two took the tea and drank it, both of them drank winter tea for the first time, and they were a little surprised by the taste of tea. Wang Fulan couldn't help but sigh: "This winter piece tea is indeed unique, such a quiet charm is really rare, thanks to Mrs. Bing, I can drink such a special tea." ā
"Where, if you like it, I'll ask Xiao Er to decorate it for you and take it back, this tea is delicious to brew casually!" Lin said politely. This Wang Fulan is so good at talking, no wonder he can be friends with Liu Ruoshui.
Lin Qian pointed to the crystal fruit and said, "With this, you can appreciate the charm of this winter slice tea even more, try it?" Wang Fulan lifted the chopsticks and replied, "Okay! Liu Ruoshui also put a crystal fruit on the plate and ate it with tea.
Lin Tian took two sips of tea, put down the hot tea and sighed comfortably. Then he found a random reason to leave the two friends alone time.
Out of the box, Lin leaned downstairs to find Lin Yun. Lin Yun was helping Mei'er sort out her dance clothes, and when she saw Lin Tan coming in, she came over to greet her warmly. Mei'er saw Lin Tian coming in from the mirror, and quipped: "Yo, rare guests!" ā