Chapter 47: Eavesdropping
The martial arts show on this side of the school field is opened.
The people who were in the building all came out, and the people who had gathered together to play also stopped. Under the stone platform on the east side of the school grounds, seats have been placed, and everyone is seated in turn to watch the play.
Please be the best martial arts team in the city "Rongxiangfang", "Five Righteous Biography", "Breaking the Immortals", and "Sumen Xiao" are all very famous.
For a while, in the noisy gongs and drums, all the martial artists, swords and horses came out together, and the majestic momentum shook the sky and was very lively.
The female dependents are much quieter, in a half-open flower hall near the water, on top of which is a long case, there are two female ancestors who are commenting, and there is an eleven or twelve-year-old delicate girl on the side, holding a three-stringed string, in the interval between the female ancestors' comments, plucking a capella.
There are many mahogany high-legged square flower cases under the stage, and there are sour branch wood armchairs next to them, all of which are covered with red square victory pattern brocade mattresses.
Jinyi, Jinru, and several young ladies of the Fan family sat in the corner by the window, and the maid came up to put the snacks on the table, and presented the white porcelain official kiln tea cup of one color.
Jin Yi didn't eat much for breakfast, and looked at the dim sum on the table, jade bean cake, rose pear milk cake, but the other dishes couldn't be named.
Qian Mo whispered behind him, "The three red agate plates are the cold cakes - rosin Ling jade, bamboo rhyme and green powder, and plum fragrance Su Qi." ”
Jin Yi nodded when she heard this, it turned out that the three friends of the cold were the three friends of the year, but these names were also chic and interesting.
Picked up the teacup and took a sip, the taste was a little sweet, the mouth was delicious, but there was a trace of bitterness in the throat. Jin Yi tasted it carefully, and laughed in a low voice: "This tea is a cold tea." The fragrance in the tea is rosin, the plum blossom is sweet, and the bamboo rhyme is bitter. ”
Fan Minzhi listened to it and chuckled: "Sister Yi'er's tongue is really spiritual." ”
The female ancestor on the stage is talking about "Green Peony", which tells the story of Luo Hongxun, the son of Jiangmen, and Hua Bilian, the chivalrous woman of Jianghu, cutting off the minister and his henchmen, meeting and falling in love, and finally becoming a family after several setbacks.
Everyone was fascinated by what they heard, and suddenly on the table next to them, a woman's low voice exclaimed, "You really went to Zhongshan?" Then he lowered his voice again.
The people around didn't pay much attention, the female ancestor on the stage was talking about "kneeling at the door", and everyone in the hall was listening to their hearts.
Jin Yi saw that the woman who spoke was Huan Yuanyuan, the third lady of the Huan family, and there were only two people sitting with her, it was Wang Zichen and Xia Xinyue who Jin Ru talked about before.
She was a little amused in her heart, and she couldn't help but listen intently.
When she was in Meiju, she had also practiced listening to sound arguments, and her ear power was excellent, and although the three of them had a very low voice, they also heard a few words.
"I heard that the first few **** went hunting with people in Zhongshan, so I wanted to go with him to see him......" It was Wang Zichen who spoke. She has a delicate appearance, long eyebrows and thin eyes, a small nose bridge, thin cherry lips, Feixia makeup painted on her cheeks, and her long eyebrows are drawn into smoke eyebrows.
It's just that at this time, her dark brows were furrowed, her eyes were full of sorrow and depression, and she continued to whisper: "I saw that he and the Marquis of Changfeng were coming out of the forest, so I went up to talk to him...... But he didn't even look at me, but bowed his hand politely, and led the horse to turn around and go away. ……”
Xia Xinyue on the side sighed with admiration and envy, "You are so bold that you have gone up to talk to him......"
"It's you who sue me, he likes heroic women. I wore a riding suit and learned horsemanship,...... Also, you see my eyebrows ...... today."
Jin Yi listened, a little smiling. These three women fell in love with the same person, but they were not jealous of each other, but gave birth to the meaning of sympathy for each other, so encouraging each other, it is really a little ridiculous.
"But...... He has rejected you to the emperor......" Huan Yuanyuan said.
"He's not rejecting me!" Wang Zichen spoke righteously, but his voice was still very low, "He told the emperor that he still wants to travel abroad for a few years, and he has no intention of starting ......a family for the time being."
She said, showing some joy again, "I went to Moyuefang yesterday, and they just arrived with a batch of riding clothes, the color is extremely beautiful, and the small ropes on it are all twisted into gold wire. When I built a bow today, I dressed up as a woman from the Western Regions, and I was sure to impress him. …… I practiced maju for three months, and the teacher said that I had played extremely well. …… Look at the cocoons on my hands......"
Jin Yi held her forehead with her hand, shook her head, and couldn't listen to it anymore, and couldn't help but admire her for being really determined.
It was nearly noon, the comments ended, and everyone went to the main hall of the garden in twos and threes.
The main hall is spacious and can accommodate a banquet of two or three hundred people. There is another side hall next to it, which is not small in scale, but the decoration is more exquisite.
When the ladies walked from this side to the side hall, they were not far from the men who came from the opposite side.
Jin Yi saw Sima Yulou walking in the middle of a group of people, his black hair tied up with a jade crown, wearing a crab shell blue straight jacket, the edge of the robe was embroidered with dark patterns of purple flowers, and a green jade pendant was tied around his waist.
Jin Yi's eyes were sharp, and he could see at a glance that the jade pendant was round, and the shape was a green plum.
He was in the crowd, his hands behind his back, and seemed to sense her gaze, but he didn't look at her, just a smile on his lips. He turned right with the others and entered the main hall.
The rest of Jin Yi's side was full of disappointed women.
Jin Yi squinted at Wang Zichen, she was still standing in place stupidly, looking at the disappearing hall door of Sima Yulou, her eyes were as bright as spring water, and her cheeks dyed with peach blossoms were even more red.
Jin Yi looked at her, sighed silently, and followed Jin Ru and the others into the side hall.
Today's sitting order is arbitrary, and everyone does not sit in the order of the mansion, but all sit in one place with familiarity.
An naturally took Qin Lian to sit on her mother's side, Qin Lian wanted to sit with Qin Xiang and Jinxiu, but she didn't dare to go against her mother's wishes, so she had to sit beside An with her head down, listening to Nong Nong Wu in her ears.
The wives of the Huan family also sat on their seats to greet the guests. Xu wanted to go to Mrs. Man's table so that he could talk more familiarly.
As soon as I walked over, I saw Mrs. Man smiling and gently beckoning to Jinyi, motioning her to come over.
Jin Yi wanted to sit at a table with the lady of the Fan Mansion, but when she saw Second Mrs. Huan calling her, for some reason, she had to step forward and said softly, "Mrs. Man." ”
Mrs. Man smiled warmly, and pulled her to the person next to her: "I blamed her in Muxiyuan last time, and I want to accompany her today." ”
As he spoke, Lajin sat down beside him, picked up a glass of wine with a smile, and said, "Last time, I was clumsy, and I didn't recognize the silver thread embroidery on your body, I'm really sorry." After speaking, he raised his head and drank the wine in his hand, and raised his glass to Jinyi to show that he had drunk it.