Chapter Forty-Eight: A Guest at the Palace
Meng Ying seemed to be very familiar with Cuiliu Pavilion, and went straight into Meng Qian's bedroom, and saw at a glance the brocade box on the table that had not yet had time to put away, which was a customized ornament sent by Yi Ninglou.
Meng Ying opened it and took a look: "Wow, the bracelet of the second sister is also very good-looking, and the sound of Ding Ling can be made when the hand moves, which is similar to the hairpin sent by the sister-in-law last time." ”
"It's rare that the third sister can still see these similarities," Qian Ning covered her mouth and smiled, "The design point of this bracelet is the same as that hairpin, both to reflect the agility of the young woman, but the bracelet is made of jade hollow and then carved, and the kung fu is more troublesome than the hairpin, and the material of jade is more stable, the hand moves more than the head, and the jade is more dignified than gold." ”
Meng Ying listened quite instructively: "It's true, this bracelet is both delicate and smart, but also calm, and the design of a Ninglou is really ingenious." ”
"The design of this bracelet is indeed unique, but how can my sister-in-law understand it so clearly?" Meng Qian asked casually, but her eyes showed clarity.
Oops, every time I encounter my own work, I can't help but share my own ideas, and this problem has to be changed. Qian Ning scolded herself in her heart, and said carefully: "I happened to hear that the young girl introduced it earlier, and I thought it was very different, so I remembered it in my heart, and when I heard the third sister talk about it, I couldn't help but take it out and show it." I also asked the second sister and the third sister to listen to the jokes. ”
Meng Ying hurriedly said, "How can you laugh at it? It was thanks to my sister-in-law that I was able to get these ornaments, and now I can still hear these wonderful talks, and it's too late to be happy. ”
What Qian Ning said was not leaky, even if Meng Qian was suspicious, it was not easy to say anything. The three of them began to concentrate on choosing clothes, and by the time they had finished choosing, it was a quarter of an hour later. Even an energetic person like Meng Ying is a little tired, so it's okay to say goodbye and leave.
As soon as Qian Ning and Meng Ying left, Cuiliu Pavilion returned to coldness.
While packing up the clothes placed everywhere, Lang Yu said: "The third girl is still so jumpy, and I don't know what kind of family she will have to marry in the future to subdue her." ”
Mengqian sat on the chair next to her, leaning on a big pillow, flipping through a book of poems, and only whispered "En" when she heard the words of Ling Yu.
Seeing that Mengqian's face was soft, Lang Yu knew that she was in a good mood, so she thought about it and said: "The slave maid looks at the eldest young grandmother is also very proper and steady, if she gives birth to a child she will not be wrong, and she will also be a responsible and filial ...... in the future."
"Okay," Mengqian put the book down and said coldly, "No matter how good that child is, he shouldn't exist in the long room, I know your thoughts, if you feel unbearable, I won't force it." ”
Lang Yu hurriedly knelt down, lowered his head and fell to the ground: "Girl, the slave maid doesn't mean this, what does the girl have planned, the slave maid should go all out, and dare not shirk it." ”
"That being the case, you go to your mother's place and ask Ling'er to come over, and say that I have a question about the female celebrity and want to ask her."
"The slave can be saved." Lang Yu stood up and walked out gently.
When it came to Princess An's birthday, Cui's and Liu's took Lian Chengmei, Qianning, Mengqian, Mengying, Menglian, and Mengzhi to the palace to celebrate her birthday.
"Mrs. Hou, Mrs. Zhao, Mrs. Shizi, Grandma Zhao, second girl, third girl, fourth girl, fifth girl, please follow the old slave to this side." One of the housekeepers of the palace smiled respectfully and took the people of the Hou Mansion to the small hall in the garden. Because there is only one hostess in the palace, Princess An, and her health is not good, so except for the nobles and some blood relatives from the palace, they are all received by the housekeepers and mothers of the palace.
Cui Shi has long explored these aspects, so he did not complain about the reception of the housekeeper's mother, but smiled and accosted: "There are a lot of guests today, and the mothers must be working very hard." ”
The housekeeper's mother did not change her face, but still said respectfully: "Slaves and maids can have the honor to serve their masters, where can they talk about hard work." ”
Cui's original intention was to inquire about the guests' situation through the housekeeper's mother, but he didn't know that this royal palace was so well-trained that he sent Cui's words away in a few words, so that Cui's had nothing to answer.
Entering the flower hall, there were already a lot of people sitting inside, and the housekeeper's mother no longer went inside, but only said that she would let everyone in the Hou Mansion rest here, and then went out to receive other guests.
"How come the people of this palace are busier than the masters......" Meng Ying muttered.
Cui Shi glared at her: "This is outside, don't talk nonsense." ”
Meng Ying stuck out her tongue and stopped talking.
When everyone in the Hou Mansion didn't know where to sit, Cui's sister-in-law, Luo Shi, came over neatly: "Why didn't I see you, I was standing here." Come with me and sit inside, there are several ladies here. Turning his head and seeing that several girls from the Zhao family were also there, he couldn't hide the surprised look on his face: "Why are the sisters here?" ”
Cui Shi said proudly: "The post of the palace said that I wanted to invite a few of them, so I had to bring them." ”
"Why didn't I know that your mansion was so close to the palace? Is there any doorway? There was a bit of envy in Wu's eyes.
The old lady of the Cui family is the former cabinet elder of Zhishi, and the uncle of the Cui family, Cui Can, is currently the servant of the ministry, and he is deeply valued by the upper peak, and he is the most optimistic successor to the next secretary of the ministry. Compared with the famous Yonglie Marquis Mansion, the Cui family is a powerful minister with real power, so the daily movement in the aristocratic circle of the capital is much more frequent than that of the Hou Mansion.
Because of this, Cui's always can't raise his head in front of Luo on weekdays, so he has high expectations for his only son Zhao Luoyan, and only hopes that he can make her hold her head up in front of her mother's family by taking the imperial high school. Now, King An's Mansion has invited the whole Hou Mansion so generously, and the glory on Cui's face is infinite, and he even has a little less respect for Luo's words: "What's the way here, it's just a coincidence, as for the specific situation, let's talk about it later." ”
Roche also knew that this was not a good place to talk, but he didn't care about Cui's pretentiousness, so he only smiled and said, "Okay, okay, let's go in first." After speaking, he took Liu's hand again, "Sister-in-law, let's go." ”
The people of the Hou Mansion followed Luo into the inner hall of the flower hall. There were a few people inside, a few ladies sitting on chairs on either side, and a few young girls standing here and there. Seeing Luo Shi walk in, one of the ladies smiled and said, "Where did Mrs. Cui go just now, she has been gone for so long." ”
Luo pushed the Cui family and the Liu family forward: "Mrs. Li, I'm going to pick up my sister's family, Mrs. Hou of the Yonglie Marquis Mansion, the eldest lady." ”
"Oh, it turned out to be Mrs. Hou and Mrs. Zhao," the ladies in the capital are all shrewd, although the Hou Mansion does not often walk around in the aristocratic circle, but as long as they say it, they can immediately match people and names, Mrs. Li and several other ladies all stood up and hugged over with a smile, "Long time no see, don't come to harm." ”
Another lady took Qian Ning and Lian Chengmei's hands and praised: "These are the two newly married daughters-in-law, they look lovely, Mrs. is really a blessing." ”
Cui and Liu both thanked each other. Mrs. Li beckoned the two little girls standing on the side to come over, and pointed to the introduction: "These are the two girls in my family, the eldest is called Sister Xin, and the younger one is called Sister Jia." He called Li Xin and Li Jia again: "Come and say hello to the two aunts and sisters-in-law." ”
Li Xin and Li Jia saluted skillfully, Cui and Liu helped up the two girls respectively, and also called Mengqian and others to come over to salute Mrs. Li and others, and introduced the Li sisters to know each other.
Li Xin and Li Jia are both good at doing things, and they chatted warmly with Meng Ying and others after a while, and invited a few ladies to show them, so they took Meng Ying and others to meet new friends. Mengqian didn't want to go, but was dragged by Mengying.
The rest of the Cui family and the Liu family naturally had a family affair with a few ladies, and Qian Ning and Lian Chengmei couldn't follow a few girls to play, so they had to stand behind the Liu family and the Cui family and listen to them chat.
As soon as he said a few words, he heard a sharp female voice outside: "Where are you from?" How can you be so rude! ”
Immediately after that, I heard a young woman's cry: "I, I, I didn't mean to ......"
Is this voice Ren Ning or who?
Why is the Lu family here too? Qian Ning was very surprised.