Chapter 56, Panic
Qingwangfu held a lotus banquet, and Mu Chenxue never thought that it would have anything to do with her. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info But because of Liang's words, her father Mu Qian actually allowed her to follow the eldest lady and accompany the third sister and the fourth sister together.
Aunt Cheng lowered her head, tears in her happy eyes. "In addition to the fourth sister, the master finally remembered that he also had a daughter of the same age." But when I thought of my daughter's future and the attitude of the eldest lady, I began to suffer from gains and losses in my heart, and I didn't know whether to be happy or sad.
What happened in the upper room was a long story, but it was only an hour before it dissipated. Mu Chenxue accompanied Aunt Cheng back to the backyard, and wanted to discuss with her mother how to refuse the matter, but she saw that her mother opened the warehouse and pulled Jiang's mother to rummage through it.
"Mother, what are you looking for?"
"Madame can't be counted on there, and it's too late to hit the new jewelry, but why don't you have to rush to make a new dress for the fifth sister before the lotus banquet, this is your first time going out as a guest, you have to leave a good impression on the ladies of various provinces, and you can find a good match in the future!" Aunt Cheng, who was full of joy for her daughter to go out to meet guests, was nervous and worried at this time, and her hands were trembling, in case her daughter made a mistake and did something that damaged her reputation, I was afraid that she could only be a concubine like her in this life.
"Mother, the new summer dress you made for your daughter a few days ago is very good, a color of azure blue with white fine pear blossoms, it will not be too eye-catching, and it looks elegant and indifferent. And at her daughter's age, she won't lose her manners when she wears it like this, so don't bother! Staying up late sewing clothes hurts your eyes! "Since the days in the backyard have improved, Aunt Cheng will ask Jiang's mother to help buy some fine silk every once in a while, and she will sew clothes for her son and daughter whenever she has time. It's like taking a breath to catch up all the debts of all these years.
It's just that Mu Chenxue went to the inner courtyard to ask for peace, never wearing new clothes, and didn't want to summon more jealousy from the eldest lady. That's why the doctor mistakenly thought that the fifth sister didn't have new clothes, although taking them out like this would attract others to talk about it, but she had already thought about the argument to excuse herself. Even what he thinks in his heart is even more vicious, and a sentence of "willful and reckless" will ruin the happiness of the fifth sister's life.
"That one is too plain, and I wore it once in the first few ****, so it's not a new dress!" Aunt Cheng was particularly persistent in this kind of thing, and continued to rummage through the fabric without looking back.
"Mother, my daughter is going out with the fourth sister, if she wears more eye-catching than her sister, I am afraid that it will be rude. And the eldest lady has put a lot of thought into it for the fourth sister, if we are compared, I am afraid that the disaster in the backyard will come in a few minutes. It's just a seat, so why let Brother Jiu'er be affected too! "At this time, the only thing that can make my mother change her mind is to move out of Muchen Peak as a shield.
"Hey!" Aunt Cheng stopped her movements and pulled her daughter with a distressed face, "It's all for your mother to hurt your sister and brother, if you can be born in your wife's belly, you won't even wear a new dress, you have to look at people's faces!" ”
"Mother, I don't want to be the daughter of the eldest lady, I have the love of my mother, the care of my ninth brother, and now I sleep beautifully, eat well, and dress warmly, I am already very satisfied!" The difference in outlook on life is destined to have an insurmountable gap between Aunt Cheng and Mu Chenxue. Fortunately, both of them are very considerate of each other and look forward to each other's happiness. This chasm will not alienate the relationship between the two.
"The fifth lady is so sensible, it is the blessing of the aunt, according to the old slave, it is okay if this dress is not made, but although this jewelry is too late to make a new one, at least two more pieces must be added, and there is still a lack of a pair of matching pressure skirts on the pear flower dress!" Jiang's mother forcibly hid the sourness in her eyes, and the fifth lady thought about her mother and brother everywhere, but she only wronged herself.
"Yes, yes! Mother Jiang, you go back earlier today and buy a few decent pieces of jewelry for the fifth sister! With a decision, Aunt Cheng hurriedly pulled Jiang's mother back to the house, and took out five taels of silver from Brother Jiu'er's monthly silver and gave it to Jiang's mother. All her monthly routine was used to buy cloth and make clothes for her children.
"Mother, this silver belongs to Brother Jiu'er, I can't ask for it. I have it myself! Persuaded Aunt Cheng to stop, took out a silver ticket of ten taels from her body and handed it to Jiang's mother. Fortunately, Aunt Cheng has long been accustomed to her daughter's wealth. These days, the food and clothing in the backyard, Mu Chenxue has not used private money to make up for it. At the beginning, Aunt Cheng would ask a few questions, and she always asked Mu Chenxue to explain the past. So as the days went by, I gradually stopped asking.
"The fifth miss has a favorite trick, and the old slave has a good support, so as not to dislike the fifth miss and spend the money in vain!" Mother Jiang thought that Miss Five had always had a lot of ideas, and she was afraid that the young lady she chose would not like it.
"The color should not be too gorgeous, the style should not be too gorgeous, there is no need to be heavy and noble, just light and elegant!" If you want to choose the morning snow, I'm afraid it will be based on novelty.
Even if the matter of clothes and jewelry was decided, Mu Chenxue saw that her mother was bent on sending her to the banquet, so she had to hide her unwillingness, and Jiang's mother took a letter before going out and asked her to hand it over to Tong Jiang. She wanted to see Brother Feng and inquire about the affairs of King Qing's Mansion, so that she could know in her heart. After all, men are always out and about, and this person is full of mystery.
The sound of the curfew stopped, and Mu Chenxue heard a voice outside the window, "Is it Brother Feng?" Come in! After dinner, Mu Chenxue sent Fanghua to serve Aunt Cheng, so she was the only one in the house at this time.
The person who came was Nangong Shumo, "Look at Xue Mei's face is smart and joyful, but something good is coming?" When the two meet, Nangong Shumo always likes to make a little joke, which makes it a little less embarrassing to see each other once in a long time.
Mu Chenxue handed over the teacup and smiled bitterly, "Brother Feng has presbyopia at a young age, you see that my Yintang is black, it is clearly the appearance of a great disaster, where does it come from!" ”
"Sister Xue, if you encounter something difficult, you and I are brother and sister, but it doesn't hurt to say it!" Nangong Shumo was taken aback by these words, thinking that Mu Chenxue had encountered something difficult.
"This time, there is really going to be a big brother Lao Feng. My father asked me to participate in the lotus banquet in Qingwangfu, but I couldn't refuse. Naqing Wangfu is a rich and illustrious mansion to others, but to me it is like a wolf's den and a tiger's den, but I am afraid that it is a dangerous place to eat people and not spit out bones. Therefore, since you can't hide, you must always know yourself and your opponent, so as not to know how to die. Brother Feng often walks around, I think he has been to the Naqing Palace, although men are not allowed to enter the inner courtyard, but the little sister still hopes that Brother Feng can tell me about the palace, so that I can be prepared! ”
Nangong Shumo didn't want to go to this lotus banquet herself, and she hadn't seen Princess Qing invite the concubines and concubines of various provinces in previous years, so she didn't think that Mu Chenxue was also invited, so she couldn't help but worry about her.
"What Xue Mei said is good, I am afraid of the glorious Qingwang Mansion in the eyes of the world, but it is only glamorous on the surface. But Xue Mei doesn't need to worry, you are a guest, even if Princess Qing is a good person, for the sake of face, she will not be embarrassed by you. But after all, it is a royal mansion, and there are some things to pay attention to! Nangong Shumo picked out some things that could be said, and explained them one by one.
"Thank you, Brother Feng! With these, as long as you have a little more patience, it will not be difficult to pass the test safely! ”
"If Princess Naqing knows that Xue Mei regards her mansion as a jackal and tiger's den, I don't know how she will feel?" This is the woman he likes, completely different from the worldly people.
"It doesn't matter what she thinks, I just want to live comfortably. But because of these little things, Brother Ti Feng came here on purpose, and the little sister is here to thank you for your help! Mu Chenxue got up and thanked him.
Nangong Shumo would accept her courtesy, and hurriedly helped each other, "You and I are friends, brothers and sisters, don't do this!" Inadvertently, they clasped their hands, and for a while both of them stopped moving, looking at each other speechless.