Chapter 165: Undercurrent (1)
Xiao Qi had to do so: "Oh, Mother Ma, the girl is the most unpleasant and kneels at every turn, and she can't do it again in the future!" β
"Yes, the old slave wrote it down." Ma's mother stood up, but her wrinkled face still drooped slightly.
Bai Qingting, who was sitting safely, saw that Ma's mother had tears in her eyes.
She thought that in the past half of her life, such an emotional mother Ma was afraid that there were many more rough times than good times.
Bai Qingting didn't say anything to Ma's mother, she looked at the maids behind Ma's mother, looked at the night outside, got up and said:
"It's not early, Ma's mother will take care of these beautiful girls selected by my mother for me in Yingtinglou for me, I look, my father and mother let Mr. Cang prepare the dinner party for fear that someone will call me over......"
Before Bai Qingting finished speaking, a rough envoy from the outer courtyard entered the hall and said, "Third girl, Sister Xiaochun of Wen Junlou is here and is waiting in the main hall. β
"Got it, let's go." Bai Qingting said.
"I think the lord and the lady sent Xiaochun to invite the three girls to Qiantangxuan, and the three girls can go with peace of mind, and they will be settled by the old slaves." As soon as Mama Ma saw that Yahuan retreated, she replied to Bai Qingting's original words.
"Qiantangxuan?" Bai Qingting doubted.
Ma's mother replied: "Yes, Qiantangxuan is the main courtyard of the middle compound, and it is the courtyard where the old lady and the old lady live, but all the banquets valued by the old lady and the old lady will be held in the main hall of Qiantangxuan, and the owners of each house have been invited to the banquet, and no one has dared to be absent for no reason!" β
Bai Qingting nodded. It seems that these two ancestors still value her.
Ma's mother was also happy about this, the tears in her eyes were gone, and an old face was smiling as bright as a flower at the moment.
A group of maidservants saw that the three girls who followed behind were so loved by the two ancestors of Baifu, and they were also very happy, the so-called rising tide lifts the boat, their master is good, and they are not far behind!
Although Bai Qingting didn't sweep the expressions on the faces of everyone in the hall on the right side one by one, she still easily felt such an obviously happy and cheerful atmosphere, and she couldn't help but smile lightly.
Bai Qingting didn't ask anything more, and immediately walked out of the right hall with Xiao Er and Xiao Qi to the main hall.
Koharu really came here to take them to the dinner party. Because Bai Qingting has not returned for nine years. There are many places in the Bai Mansion that have been rebuilt, and Mrs. Bai is afraid that Bai Qingting will not be familiar with the detours, so she assigned the clever Xiaochun to come over.
The dust washing banquet is set up in the main hall of Qiantangxuan in the backyard of the middle courtyard, which is the courtyard where the old lady Bai and Mrs. Bai live. Mr. Cang asked Bai Shijun for advice. Bai Shijun asked the old lady Bai again. After that, Bai Shijun ordered Chief Cang to set up a dust washing banquet to Qiantangxuan.
Mr. Cang was happy and hurried to do it, but fortunately, since he heard that the third girl was going home, he was prepared. If the dust washing banquet is done temporarily, there will be no rush.
Not long after Bai Qingting and the others walked out of the eastern compound, they walked into a horizontal road.
Bai Qingting only felt that she had turned a few times along the way, turned a few corners, and then came to this crossway, thinking about it, she was a little dizzy.
Although she has a good memory, she doesn't play like this.
Just wondering, Koharu had already opened his mouth to explain to Bai Qingting in time: "The walkway connecting the outer courtyard and the inner courtyard is this horizontal passage except for the arch that can pass through the Liuyuanna. Traditionally, our inner courtyard has been going from this corridor to the various compounds. β
After all, there is a difference between inside and outside, and the end of the Liuyuan belongs to the outer courtyard, and the dependents of the inner courtyard should not walk out of the inner house in the outer courtyard, for fear of attracting rumors that will damage the reputation of the Baifu, and even more afraid of causing a bad impact on the unmarried girls and sons of the Baifu.
Bai Qingting understood the truth, and bowed his head slightly to indicate that he knew.
She looked at the curved bluestone road, which was supposed to be built around the back of the entire Liuyuan, so it changed with the topography of the Liuyuan, forming a walkway like a semi-arc, but the name was called a horizontal road, somehow.
"Third girl, a few steps further is another arch in the middle compound, and a short walk from there, you can see the arch you see from the Liuyuan, that is, the entrance gate of the middle compound." Koharu led the way ahead and explained again.
"Walking around like this is not inferior to any palace in the Imperial Palace!" After listening to Xiaochun's explanation again, Bai Qingting couldn't help but sigh.
She is already a little dizzy at the moment, although she is walking in person, and there is also a commentator Xiaochun on the side who can point out at any time, but she still wants to be dizzy, thinking that the dignified mansion is not so luxurious, and her own house is even more shabby compared to it, this white mansion will really enjoy!
She believes that the Jun Mansion also has the ability to build the mansion so complex and luxurious, but the Jun family is ultimately a family of doctors, and the doctors have the way, and it is important to save people and cure diseases, and they do not enjoy it in their own flashiness.
Baifu is a part of the business, the official has the official road, the business has the business rules, and the emphasis is on the faΓ§ade and pomp, which is also part of it.
The two governments have very different styles of conduct, and they are even more different in how they behave in person.
Bai Qingting couldn't help but scold himself, he really went back more and more!
She unconsciously compared the Jun family with the husband's family and the mother's family on the surface, the Jun family is noble, and the Bai family is ordinary, how can there be any comparison? !
However, judging from this mansion alone, she has to instruct Xiao Er to get a floor plan of the White Mansion tomorrow so that it can be convenient for future actions.
"The third girl is a person who has seen the world, and the third girl said yes." Xiao Chun's admiration for Bai Qingting was only one word, and there was nothing else to say.
Xiao Chun's calm response made Bai Qingting understand more that the people who followed Madame Bai were not simple people.
Xiao Er, who was behind Bai Qingting, also stared at Xiao Chun's back for a while, Xiao Chun noticed that when he looked back, he saw Xiao Er and Xiao Qi walking as usual, and no one was staring at her.
Koharu turned his head and continued to lead the way, his heart moved, but his face was not obvious.
Entering the arch of the courtyard in the middle of the crossway, it didn't take long to see the entrance gate of the middle courtyard seen in the Liuyuan, and the two minions guarding the entrance saw that it was Koharu, and first greeted with a smile, and looked at the Bai Qingting on Koharu's side with curiosity and a slight stunned look.
Its rudeness made Bai Qingting frown slightly, and Xiao Er and Xiao Qi stepped forward directly to block Bai Qingting's body, blocking the presumptuous gaze of the two minions.
Koharu scolded: "Don't be rude! This is the third girl who has just returned home, don't hurry up and see the ceremony! β
When the two minions heard this, they knelt down and buried their heads one after another, and begged in fear: "The minions have seen the three girls!" I hope the three girls will forgive their sins! Spare the impudence of the minions! β
Although they had never seen the three girls of the Bai family, they had heard about the deeds of these three girls years ago.
The dignified head of the female officials of the three-rank court, for these minions, that is the existence that they have to look up to for the rest of their lives! (To be continued.) )