After lunch, Xia Xue'er was sitting in the room playing the piano with great interest, but her extremely sensitive ears caught the footsteps coming from the path outside Yuxuan, light and messy, like a child. The corners of his mouth couldn't help but hook up a sweet smile, his fingers were still caressing the slender strings, but he had already opened his mouth and ordered: "Cuizhu, go to the small kitchen to get some golden cinnamon sugar cake." ”

Cuizhu leaned on the window, her eyes were closed and immersed in the melodious and whirling music, she suddenly heard the command, and looked dazed, didn't Miss caress the piano with her heart, why did she suddenly mention the golden cinnamon sugar cake?

"Lunch has just been taken down for a while, is Miss hungry? The golden cinnamon sugar cake is a little sweeter, why don't you ask the slave to make a bowl of light and delicious lotus seed soup to satisfy the young lady's hunger? ”

"Don't bother, I'm not hungry."

"Then the slave is puzzled, since the young lady is not hungry, why are you in a hurry to ask for the golden cinnamon sugar cake?"

Xia Xue'er only smiled and said nothing after hearing this.

Cuizhu looked at the mysterious smile on her young lady's face, and muttered in her heart. As a maid who has lived in Xia Mansion since she was a child, she is becoming more and more unable to understand the young lady in front of her who is reborn after death. Sometimes it feels very close, sometimes it seems to be far away, and there is always a veil, and it seems that no one can grasp her deep thoughts except Sister Xianglan.

Dongmei, who was sitting on the side with her cheeks, opened her eyes very reluctantly, her little face was full of displeasure, and she answered in a very impatient tone: "Sister Cuizhu, if Miss wants golden cinnamon sugar cake, then you can go and get it, what so many words not only disturb Miss's interest in playing the piano, but also spoil my mood to listen to the piano!" ”

Dongmei likes to listen to Xia Xue'er play the piano the most. In the past, Xia Xue'er's music style was more restrained, and there was always a touch of melancholy and dullness in the sound of the piano, as if an old man who had lost his enthusiasm for life and had no hope in his chest, lying helplessly on the bed, staring at the ceiling and waiting for the arrival of death, for him, death was the best salvation. Now Xia Xue'er is different from the past, there is a little more open-mindedness and cheerfulness in the sound of the piano, it is a teenager who runs towards the rainbow, it is a sunflower who pursues the sunshine and blooms, and the seriousness of the life in front of her and the hope for the future road have infected every life around her. It's very good!

"I don't want to miss Miss's piano!"

Cuizhu pouted, and then muttered, and stuck out her tongue at Dongmei very dissatisfied, before going out in the direction of the small kitchen.

Not long after, Xia Qiaohui jumped into Tingyuxuan accompanied by the maid and went straight to the main house.

"Qiaohui will ask the third sister Ann!"

Xia Xue'er stroked the last note, stood up slowly, and stepped forward with a smile: "My sister, don't be so polite!" ”

"No, my aunt said, there is a difference between the concubines and the concubines, the respect and the inferiority are clear, and the etiquette that should be there is indispensable!"

Xia Xue'er looked at what she said, and couldn't help but laugh out loud, it seems that this Aunt Li has instilled these hierarchies in her on weekdays. Although I have traveled from the 21st century and advocate equality, I am also sincerely gratified, at least it can be seen that Aunt Li is a competent mother, and Xia Qiaoyun's tragedy should not repeat the mistakes of the past.

Xia Xue'er bent down and touched Xia Qiaohui's little head, and said, "I see that your little girl is weird on weekdays, don't be restrained when you come to listen to Yuxuan, just treat this as your own yard." ”

"The third sister can talk about it?"

"When did I lie to you?"

Xia Qiaohui tilted her head and thought about it, and replied seriously: "That's the same." ”

As she was talking, Cuizhu walked into the house with the golden cinnamon sugar cake, Xia Xue'er took the beautifully made plate, handed it to Xia Qiaohui, and said with a doting face: "Sister has prepared your favorite sugar cake for you, try a piece of it!" ”

Xia Qiaohui's eyes really lit up, and the restrained look that Fang Qiang pulled out disappeared in an instant, and she couldn't wait to stretch out her little hand and grab a piece of osmanthus sugar cake from the plate, and said with a smile at Xia Xue'er with her little face: "The third sister loves me the most!" ”

Xia Xue'er smiled and pinched Xia Qiaohui's round little face,

"Let's eat!"

Seeing Xia Qiaohui eating happily, she herself was also very happy, and the sisters should be in such a state.

"The road is slippery in snowy weather, you should be careful, you always jump like this, beware of falling!"

"I'm tired of hearing my sister's words from my aunt, and I finally can't listen to it anymore, so my sister will go around me!"

Xia Xue'er saw that her sister's mouth was bulging, and her two big eyes were blinking at herself, and she couldn't do anything about her for a while, so she leaned over and scratched her little nose and said, "You, if you fall and hurt one day, you will have a long memory!" ”

While chatting, Xianglan led an old woman to the door, "Miss, Mrs. Wang is here." ”

As soon as the princess entered the door, she leaned down and gave Xia Xue'er a big salute.

"The folk woman has seen Miss Xia San, and Miss San is blessed. Mrs. sent someone to ask the woman to measure the third miss in the afternoon, but I didn't know that it was not the right time, so I disturbed the third lady, and asked the third miss not to blame. ”

Xia Xue'er shifted her gaze attached to her sister to the speaker, and she didn't be polite, she only smiled politely and said, "Then there is Mrs. Lao Wang." ”

When Mrs. Wang heard this, she hurriedly returned: "The third lady is really polite, being able to cut new clothes for the third lady is a blessing that the people have cultivated for several generations!" No hassle! ”

This princess is a distant aunt of the head of the Xia Mansion, who left her hometown ten years ago and came to the capital to make a living and opened a clothing shop. Mrs. Wang and her husband are both tailors, and their skills are excellent, but most of the year has passed, and they can only do some small men who sew and mend in the countryside, and there are no big and stable customers, so they are really poor.

Later, the owner of the clothing store who happened to have cooperated with the Xia family for a long time was arrested for committing a crime, and Manager Wang took this opportunity to recommend Mrs. Wang to Mrs. Wang. Over the years, this princess has not only earned silver taels from the Xia family, but also gained a resounding reputation, and now it has developed from the little-known small clothing shop into a famous cloth village in this prosperous capital.

Looking at Mrs. Wang's flattering smile on her face, Xia Xue'er just nodded slightly and stopped talking. Just listen to this ** fart, don't take it seriously.

After measuring her back, Mrs. Wang shouted outside the door: "Come in!" Then three little girls dressed in the same clothes came in with a few colorful fabrics in their eyes. Mrs. Wang said respectfully to Xia Xue'er: "This is the fabric that my brother just brought back from Suzhou, they are the most popular patterns nowadays, and it is best to make a jacket, the third lady will see which one she likes?" ”

Xia Xue'er stretched out her jade hand and touched it, the fabric was soft and silky, the embroidery was delicate and exquisite, and they were really all good materials, but the colors were too gorgeous, and there was nothing to pick.

"Embroider the acacia with that pale blue."

Xia Qiaohui, who was busy eating pastries on the side, raised her head and looked at it and said innocently: "My sister always wears light-colored clothes, why don't you choose a festive spot for your birthday?" ”

Xia Xue'er scratched her little nose and said, "According to what you said, how about that purple embroidered peony?" ”

Xia Qiaohui clapped her hands and said, "That festive, my sister must look good when she wears it!" ”

Xia Xue'er said with a smile: "In my opinion, you look better when you wear it!" Then he looked at his sister with a doting look and asked, "Let's see if there is anything you like?" ”

Xia Qiaohui is a child after all, she can't pretend to be thinking, she just glanced at it and nodded like pounding garlic, and said with a happy eyebrow: "I like each one so much, but my favorite is still the red color, like a cherry, you can eat it when you look at it!" ”

Everyone in the room laughed after hearing this, Xia Xue'er bent down and touched her little head and said, "Then make a little dress for Qiaohui!" ”

Xia Qiaohui's eyes lit up excitedly, and she looked at Xia Xue'er in disbelief and asked, "Is it true?" ”

Xia Xue'er nodded dotingly: "Of course, are you happy?" ”

Xia Qiaohui clapped her hands while jumping and replied, "Happy! It's been a long time since Qiaohui made new clothes! ”

Xia Xue'er felt a trace of pantothenic acid in her heart after hearing this, she couldn't wear out her clothes and had to make new ones, but her sister hadn't had to make new clothes for a long time, such a comparison really made people sigh.

In this feudal dynasty, the hierarchy was strictly observed by everyone. No matter how high or low, rich or poor, it has become an inviolable humanistic law, otherwise it is a great disrespect to risk the world. And the more prominent the family, the more important the concubine will be, the concubine is less valued than the concubine, all the food and clothing have a standard, the more decent, that is, it is regarded as disrespectful, it will be punished. This can be highlighted in the previous events in which the five princes chose concubines and Xia Qiaoyun were sent to the family temple.

Although the Xia Mansion will make new clothes for the backyard ladies every season change or big festivals, the difference is that the concubines and aunts only get one at a time.

Thinking of this, Xia Xue'er straightened up, looked up at Mrs. Wang and said, "Then bother Mrs. Wang to tailor her little sister." ”

Mrs. Wang's face was embarrassed, before she came, Mrs. Xia only instructed her to tailor new clothes for the third lady, if she rashly made clothes for the fourth miss without Mrs. Xia's permission, it was really inappropriate, and it was still such a good material. Moreover, she knows the rules of the Xia Mansion for so many years, and it is not yet the time for the big cut, and it is really unruly to make new clothes for a concubine for no reason. So he said in a hurry: "But...... Madame......"

Xia Xue'er saw her worries, and said, "Madam, then I'll tell you, you can rest assured that you will not lose a penny." ”

Mrs. Wang is not worried about wages, the Xia family has a big business, and it is a very famous family in the capital, how can she be lazy with a small amount of clothes money? She was just afraid that she would do something she shouldn't do, so she would lose Mrs. Xia's trust and lose this big customer who had supported her family for nearly ten years.

"The third lady misunderstood, the woman didn't mean that, but the time for this big cut has not yet come, this... I'm afraid it's not in accordance with the rules..."

"Mother is not the kind of person who cares, you can rest assured."

Mrs. Wang thought for a moment, looked at the third young lady with a determined face, and thought that the third young lady was the only concubine of the Xia Mansion and the pearl of Mrs. Xia's palm. The smile returned to her face for a second, and she continued to flatter: "Fourth Miss is really blessed to have your sister thinking about everything like you!" ”

After speaking, a small attendant was arranged casually, and Xia Qiaohui measured the size with quick movements, and after a few polite words, he was about to leave.

Xia Xue'er guessed the little Jiujiu in her heart just by looking at the attitude of Mrs. Wang.

"Qiu Ju, you send Mrs. Wang."

Qiu Ju nodded understandingly.

Walking out of the courtyard gate of Tingyuxuan, Mrs. Wang said with a smile on her face: "Miss Su Wensan is kind-hearted and sympathetic, this day is cold, the girl will be sent here." ”

Qiu Ju stopped her steps and instructed with a smile: "Mrs. Wang, my young lady's clothes are just cut with that elegant fabric." ”

Mrs. Wang's face was embarrassed, and she replied: "But girl, the third lady clearly said that the material of the purple peony embroidered with that horse is used, and I am afraid that it will not be good to change it without authorization." ”

Qiu Ju stared at Mrs. Wang, and asked with a serious face: "It's not been a day or two since Madam made clothes for Xia Mansion, when have you ever seen my young lady use that gaudy color?" ”

“……”

"Madame's joke doesn't have to be taken seriously. Slow work can produce fine work, so you can do it slowly and carefully. ”

Mrs. Wang patted her chest and promised: "That's natural, don't worry, girl, my mother-in-law's skills are also among the best in this huge capital, and the third lady's clothes must be extremely delicate and leave no flaws." ”

Qiu Ju looked at Mrs. Wang's sworn appearance and said, "Of course, Madame's craftsmanship is undoubted, but not only for the third lady, but also for the fourth miss." I also bother Mrs. to send it to Tingyuxuan when the time comes, my young lady wants to see if Mrs. makes children's clothes the same skills, impeccable! ”

When Mrs. Wang heard this, she was shocked, her face twitched slightly, and she only nodded vigorously and replied, "That's, that's." ”

"The road is slippery on a snowy day, and Madame has a good way to go!"

"Thank you, girl." Mrs. Wang smiled and nodded again, and then turned around and left the house along the path with a few entourage.

Cuizhu watched Mrs. Wang walk away, and turned back to the courtyard.

"All ordered?"

"Hmm." Cuizhu hesitated for a moment before asking, "Miss, do you think this princess will do the same?" ”

Xia Xue'er put down the cup in her hand, pinched a piece of golden cinnamon sugar cake and looked at it carefully, and replied seemingly casually: "She is a smart person." ”

Xia Qiaohui got up and came to Xia Xue'er, raised her head and asked innocently, "Sister, what are you talking about?" Qiaohui can't understand anything! ”

Xia Xue'er smiled indifferently, put down the pastry in her hand, reached out to take her sister into her arms, and asked softly, "Is it delicious?" ”

"Delicious!" Xia Qiaohui had a bright smile like a sunflower on her face, and replied in a milky voice, but after finishing speaking, she lowered her head and played with her clothes, as if she had something on her mind.

"Yo, what's going on? This beautiful little jacket on your body is about to be crumpled into a rag by you! ”

Xia Qiaohui was a little shy after hearing this, and said hesitantly: "Auntie also loves sweets, Qiaohui wants to bring some back for Auntie, is it okay?" ”

A warmth flowed through Xia Xue'er's heart, the smile on her face stiffened, and her eyes seemed to be moist.

Xia Qiaohui was a little anxious when she saw that her sister didn't speak, and Dongmei hurriedly reassured: "Fourth Miss, don't worry, the food box has already been prepared!" ”

After hearing this, the smile returned to his face, and he threw himself into Xia Xue'er's arms, and said coquettishly: "Sister is so good, my aunt will be very happy!" ”

Xia Xue'er stretched out her hand and touched the hair of the person in her arms, her eyes were empty, thoughtful, and then said seriously: "Qiaohui, promise my sister, no matter what happens in the future, you must not lose this heart of benevolence and filial piety!" ”

Although Xia Qiaohui didn't know why her sister said this, she still nodded sensibly and replied, "Hmm! ”