Chapter 15: Catching Insects
Zhou Suqing is the granddaughter of Mrs. He's beloved on the tip of her heart, and her Fangchen naturally has to be handled well. On this day, almost all the famous ladies in the capital will come over, and when Mei Qian and Mei Ru arrived, it was already very lively.
Hearing the maid's report that the two girls from the Dingguo Mansion had arrived, Zhou Suqing immediately greeted her. She is not particularly festive today, but she is as gentle and dignified as ever, with a goose yellow jacket, a white skirt, and a small phoenix hairpin between her temples. The pearls that fell were not small, the color was luster, not ordinary, and the material on her body was only available to the nobles in the palace......
Mei Ru opened her eyes lightly, and Zhou Suqing had already walked to the front, grabbing Mei Qian's hand and looking carefully. Mei Qian is born is the appearance of the country and the city, sinking fish and geese, closing the moon and shy flowers, standing there is the posture of weak willows supporting the wind, which makes people pity. Zhou Suqing was slightly surprised, and then smiled: "Sister Qian's eyebrows and eyes are getting better and better, I am excited when I see it." ā
Mei Qian is used to hearing these compliments, and she is just courteous at this time: "Sister Zhou is polite." ā
Zhou Suqing returned the salute and looked at Mei Ru again.
"Sister Ru." She called with a smile.
Mei Ru really admires this person. Zhou Suqing must hate her in her heart, but she still greets her with a smile and has to maintain her identity. Mei Ru asked herself if she couldn't do this. She nodded slightly and responded, "Sister Zhou." ā
Walking inside, Meng Yunlan was already there, and there were other people who had also seen it usually, and for a while, sisters and sisters were called.
Since she was reborn, Mei Ru has been busy for a long time, and she hasn't shown up for a long time, and now these noble girls are stunned when they see her, and they dare not admit it.
I saw that Mei Ru picked the funny phoenix hairpin beads in the past, and today she only has a hairpin, and a red gold dotted emerald hairpin between her temples makes the whole person lazy and lazy, which is really indescribable charm. Goodbye, she has grown a lot taller these days, her round face has slimmed down at this time, the pair of peach blossom eyes that will hook people are becoming more and more gorgeous, and between the eye waves, where is the usual vulgar and vulgar Mei San who is teased in private?
There was a quick doubt: "Are you really Sister Ru?" ā
That's a bit unruly.
Mei Ru followed the prestige past. It was He Yan from He Mansion who spoke. This is He Shilang's second daughter, He Taifu's granddaughter, and she is two years younger than Mei Ru. Mei Ru frowned, lazily looked away, and didn't bother with her. Over there, He Juan had already scolded her in a low voice: "Sister Yan'er! ā
He Juan is the eldest granddaughter of He Mansion, the eldest daughter of He Shilang, and she snorted in a low voice, quite majestic.
He Yan pouted, unwillingly muttering something to a little girl of the same age beside her. Mei Ru recognized this girl as Xie Jiaxuan, the third sister of Xipingbo Mansion. Sitting upright next to him was Xie Jianing, the second sister of Xipingbo Mansion.
Mei Yun, the eldest girl of Mei Mansion, has been engaged to marry the second concubine of Xiping Bo Mansion, and the two families are also considered in-laws.
At this moment, Mei Ru smiled at Xie Jianing, the man pursed his lips, lowered his eyes and looked away, only looking at He Yan.
Mei Ru was slightly stunned, and couldn't help but glance at the two girls of the Xie family a few more times.
The two of them didn't look back, Mei Ru turned her face away lightly, walked to Meng Yunlan and sat down.
Meng Yunlan is now sitting alone in the back corner. She and Zhou Suqing originally meant some "old enemies", and now those people are holding Zhou Suqing, where can they take care of Meng Yunlan, who is in second place?
Mei Ru looked at Meng Yunlan with a smile, Meng Yunlan snorted, hugged her arm and said, "It's better to follow you." ā
"It's not big, it's not small!" Mei Ru picked up a piece of pastry and ate it slowly.
She is too lazy to deal with this kind of vain situation, and it is enough to have plum particles. Sister Qian is the most thoughtful, she will never say the wrong thing, let alone do a wrong thing, and she has a beautiful face, and those noble girls are willing to befriend her whether they are sincere or not.
At this time, those people surrounded Mei Qian and gossiped.
This one said: "Sister Qian, I should have gone to see you going up and down the water, but unfortunately your old lady closed the door to thank you." ā
The one asked, "Sister Qian, are you feeling better?" ā
Mei Qian dealt with them one by one, and she was extraordinarily decent, and Mei Ru felt tired when she heard it.
Suddenly, He Yan, who didn't open the door on the side, inquired: "Sister Qian, I heard that His Royal Highness King Yan saved you?" ā
I don't know what the meaning of this is.
Mei Qian's ears were slightly red, and she said suddenly: "It is His Royal Highness King Yan." She was already born white, and she could be broken by blowing, but now her cheeks were flushed with a faint flush, as if she was dotted with peach blossoms, becoming more and more shy and beautiful.
Standing with Fu Zheng in this way, they are really a pair made in heaven.
Everyone was quiet for a while, looking at Mei Qian, their eyes were different, some were envious, some were jealous, and naturally some were despised.
Mei Qian bit her lip, and her cheeks became more and more red, like peaches hanging from the branches.
Zhou Suqing came out to play a round: "Sister Qian'er's body is just right, sit down." As if thinking of something, she said again: "Speaking of which, Sister Ru also got four drawers of steamed buns from His Highness Eleventh!" ā
These words solved Mei Qian's circumference, but moved the focus to Mei Ru. Everyone looked at each other, and for a while they also had their own thoughts.
Mei Ru was displeased, she didn't want to associate herself with Fu Zhao's little guy, and she didn't want anyone to talk about it!
Mei Ru immediately smiled, and generously admitted: "It's just four drawers of buns, I'll change Ming'er and return the four drawers to His Highness!" He added: "The vegetarian buns in Lianxiang Temple are the most delicious, do the sisters still want them?" I sent it together! ā
"I want it!" He Yan, who was open-mouthed, was very popular.
He Juan frowned, and was about to speak out to stop her, but Mei Ru responded quickly: "Okay, I can make a note of it, and I will send it to Sister Yan to the house when I find a free time." ā
In just a few words, the previous inexplicable embarrassment disappeared, and everyone laughed again for a while.
Over there, Zhou Suqing said to Mei Qian: "Sister Qian, the third girl is really powerful, I have learned it several times." ā
These words are inevitably thorny, and his sister still has to defend it. Mei Qian also smiled: "My sister Ru is this temperament, innocent and cute, and I ask Sister Zhou to take care of her." ā
"That's what I said." Zhou Suqing said politely, and said: "Not only have I been taught, but even His Royal Highness King Yan has eaten the three girls once." ā
"His Royal Highness King Yan?" Mei Qian tilted her head, "When did Sister Ru meet His Royal Highness King Yan?" ā
Zhou Suqing briefly talked about what happened outside the paper and pen shop that day, and at the end, she said with a smile: "Isn't the third girl amazing?" ā
Mei Qian smiled, coughed lightly with her handkerchief, and stopped talking.
When people came, everyone made a fuss for a while, and someone mentioned yƬ and said that it was fun to compose poetry, and some people immediately objected: "No, no, Sister Zhou is so powerful, we don't have to compare, we are already willing to bow down." I don't know who mentioned painting again, but some people shook their heads: "Painting is too time-consuming, and it's not fun." ā
Zhou Suqing said: "I compared words with Sister Yunlan and Sister Ru in the Wuding Marquis Mansion last time, and the three of them are on par, why don't we sisters compare again today?" I don't invite others to evaluate it, let's see it ourselves. ā
This mention yƬ is good, these noble ladies can write a beautiful handwriting, so as not to lose ugly.
Someone asked again: "Sister Zhou, if you win the first prize, what is the benefit?" ā
"What's the benefit...... Zhou Suqing thought about it and said with a smile, "A few days ago, His Royal Highness King Yan sent me a painting to congratulate my Fangchen, and I will take this as the first prize now." ā
As soon as they heard this, everyone couldn't help but be speechless - His Royal Highness King Yan was so good with Sister Zhou? looked at Zhou Suqing for a while, and then looked at Mei Qian with low eyebrows, and everyone's minds turned a few times.
Mei Ru pursed her lips, thinking to herself, this Zhou Suqing didn't ask who Fu Zheng liked, her eyes jumped out, and when the time came, she would make a yin move!
Let's say that the maids serve the pen and ink, and everyone buries their heads in writing.
Mei Ru was not interested in this kind of competition. She happened to be near the window, and now she was in a daze with one hand on her cheek. When I turned my head, I was right on the red plum outside. The old trunk and horizontal branches of the plum tree, clusters of red plums clinging to it, some have just produced buds, some have been bustling open, red petals, yellow stamens, look at the past, a painting alive!
Mei Ru's heart moved, and she hurriedly picked up the pen.
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The maids hung the words written by the ladies in one place, and everyone looked at them one by one, and suddenly heard someone whispering: "Who painted a picture here?" Curious, everyone gathered around.
I saw that the painting is only a few strokes, the thick is the stem, the thin is the branch, and the round point with the tip of the pen is the bud, although no other color is used, it can be alive and clear from a vigorous plum tree, it is really ...... Naturally, it's vivid.
Zhou Suqing looked at the painting, and then looked at everyone, and when her eyes swept over Mei Ru, she paused.
"Sister Ru, did you draw this?" She asked.
Mei Ru and Meng Yunlan were chattering together, and when she heard someone calling her, she raised her eyes. looked at the painting surrounded by people, and then looked at Zhou Suqing, she said "um" and said, "I painted it." ā
Zhou Suqing was slightly stunned for a while.
"Why don't you write?" He Yan asked again quickly. After asking, she suddenly realized: "But Sister Ru's words are not good?" ā
Mei Ru was too lazy to argue, she smiled, just nodded and said, "Yes, don't dare to be ugly." ā
In this way, He Yan didn't want to say anything, she only bit her ear at Xie Jiaxuan, who was holding her hand, and her look was full of disdain from time to time.
On this day, this top prize was finally picked up by Zhou Suqing, but everyone still wanted to see the painting sent by His Royal Highness King Yan, so Zhou Suqing ordered someone to hang it out.
Fu Zheng sent a picture of the blue sea tide. Looking at the past from afar, it is really a white sea, and the surging tide rushes from afar, high or low, deep or shallow, and it is magnificent. It makes people look as if they are standing near the sea, and maybe in the next moment, a wave will hit the shore.
The painting is really good, but Mei Ru looked away and was too lazy to look at it.
Everyone ate the table noodles together, and listened to the female ancestor singing, and then they were happy to disperse.
When she was about to get into the carriage, Mei Ru saw the two girls in Xipingbo's Mansion, and thinking of the initial unhappiness, she still slowly stepped forward and said, "Sister Ning, Sister Xuan, I haven't spoken much today." ā
Xie Jiaxuan, the third girl of Xie Mansion, drilled into the car at this time, she really didn't want to deal with Mei Ru at all, and the second girl Xie Jianing smiled slightly and said, "I didn't say anything." Sister Ru, come to our house for a walk around during the New Year. After that, I didn't talk much, and I got into the car with a slight owe.
These are Mei Yun's two sisters-in-law in the future, that's all?
Mei Ru turned around slowly, thinking about this in her heart, and slowly walked back to her car.
Sister Qian was saying goodbye to Zhou Suqing, but Mei Ru was too lazy to mix, so she only bowed her head slightly and got into the carriage. Suddenly, I heard He Yan calling her below, Mei Ru picked up the curtain and asked, "What's the matter with Sister Yan?" ā
He Yan raised her head and reminded, "Don't forget the buns from the Lianxiang Temple!" ā
Mei Ru's eyelids couldn't help jumping, "um", and replied: "I can't forget it!" ā