Chapter 157: General An's Mansion
Hui Ya was very happy when she saw that her mother finally made up her mind to Xiao Zheng, and the smile on her face became sweeter and sweeter. She leaned on her mother's shoulder, helped her mother to follow her breath, and couldn't think of what words to comfort her mother for a while, so she simply diverted the topic.
"Mother, today the eldest aunt sent a girl to deliver the news, saying that there is a flower viewing party to participate in three days, you help me with the staff officer, what clothes are you wearing?" Huiya stuck to her mother, looking at her frowning, deliberately looking for a topic.
"It's going to bloom in three days, so fast!" When Second Mrs. Zhao heard this, she was shocked in her heart, for fear that Huiya was not ready for anything, and when she arrived at the flower viewing party, she lost her face and asked busily, "Have all the newly made clothes been delivered?" ”
"Mrs. Hui, it's all delivered, do you want to bring it over to you to see?" Lu Miao stayed by Huiya's side, heard the question, knew that it was the scope of his responsibility, and bowed in a proper manner, and said to Second Mrs. Zhao.
"Well, take it and have a look." Second Mrs. Zhao thought about it and nodded, but instantly changed her mind, "I'll go to Ya'er's embroidery building to see it, so many things are taken around, it's troublesome." ”
"That's the best, let's go!" Huiya is worried about how to let her mother forget those troubles just now, and now she goes to pick out jewelry and look at clothes, but it is no better. Huiya knew that her mother also liked beautiful clothes, and knew that this would change her mother's mood, so she took her mother's hand with a smile and went to her embroidery building.
The spring banquet of flower appreciation three days later was organized by the wife of General An's Mansion, who was familiar with Zhao Mansion, because General An's grade was not high, and most of the people who intersected on weekdays were ordinary military generals' homes, and this clothing and jewelry could not be too expensive. The mother and daughter worked hard for a long time before they could be able to make out the clothes and jewelry that they should wear when they attended three days later.
The clothes are a peach blossom pink skirt newly made by Huiya, and the jewelry is the newly bought pink agate peach blossom head. Because the face was silver, it was a little plain, and Mrs. Zhao also picked out a pair of butterflies with red gold and colorful gems from Huiya's hairpin ring, ready to be embellished in the middle of the peach blossoms. Added some bright colors.
The three days seemed to have passed in an instant, and Huiya, who rarely participated in the banquet, was apprehensive. got into the carriage of the Zhao Mansion and went to General An's Mansion.
Although Second Mrs. Zhao was a little sad that Xiao Zheng deceived herself, she still took Fang Shaxiang, a niece, to heart. Therefore, this flower viewing party, I promised to let Fang Shaxiang go. Second Mrs. Zhao did not break her promise.
"Ya'er, Shaxiang, you two don't have to be nervous, this General An's Mansion and our Zhao Mansion have been friends for decades, and they have dealings with each other on weekdays, and they are all very good, so there will be no problems." Mrs. Zhao San looked at the two girls who were nervous and whitened after getting into the carriage, and comforted them gently. Because I thought of myself when I was in the boudoir, I was also so worried about being led out by my elders. The tone became softer and softer.
"Third aunt, this An family is the General's Mansion?" When Hui Ya heard General An's name, although she had no impression, her admiration for the general and her closeness to the uncle-in-law of the general of the Lian family still played a lot of roles, and she was in a lot of spirit at the moment.
"Well, the An family is a general, and when he was in the north, he and our master came down from the battlefield together. Although he did not serve in Jingzhong later, he was the son of General An's two sons. Now they are all fierce generals guarding the north. Mrs. Zhao San talked carefully, not only about the official positions of the men of the An family, but also about the situation of the ladies of the house after the settlement family.
"The old general of the An family has three sons and one daughter, and the eldest son and the second son are now guarding the frontier. The third son and daughter are now in Beijing. The old lady of the An family is now old, and it is the wife of the uncle of the An family who takes care of the housekeeping on weekdays, that is, Mrs. An who held a banquet today. ”
"Mrs. An has two sons and two daughters, and the two sons are not young, and they followed Uncle An to the frontier, and the two daughters are among them. The eldest daughter's name is Ru Hua, who is fifteen years old this year and has been engaged, and the second daughter's name is Ru Yin, who is only twelve years old this year. ”
"Second Mrs. An heard that she went to the north to visit relatives a few days ago, and I don't know if she came back, Second Mrs. An has two sons, one is eight years old and the other is six years old. Mrs. An San was just over the door the year before last and had no children, while the An family's aunt and grandmother married into An Ningbo's Ning family and gave birth to a son and a daughter. ”
Mrs. Zhao San said about the situation of the An family, although Huiya had been listening carefully and remembering carefully, she was still dizzy after hearing it, and she frowned hard. There are so many people in one family, and there are so many noble families in this capital, if you get to know them one by one, wouldn't your brain have to remember to blow up?
In a blink of an eye, she arrived at the second gate of General An's Mansion, and Huiya was dizzy and sorted out her clothes with the assistance of Yahuan, and then was helped out of the carriage.
And Fang Shaxiang, who made Huiya worry that she would make trouble, seemed to be frightened by the names of the bunch of generals just now, or maybe she was very nervous when she went out for the first time, and she didn't mean to be a moth at all, and honestly followed Huiya's side, which made Huiya very relieved.
Huiya and the others got out of the car at the second gate, and Mrs. Zhao had already greeted a lady with a round face who was about forty years old, looking at both sides with a smile on their faces, and it was extremely pleasant to come and chat.
"Mrs. Ann!" Mrs. Zhao San took Hui Ya and Sha Xiang and walked a few steps to Mrs. Zhao's side, and said hello to Mrs. Zhao, and Hui Ya knew that she was the current lady in charge of General An's Mansion, Mrs. An.
"Mrs. Ann is well!" Hui Ya gently bent her knees and gave Mrs. An a salute.
"Oh, it's really a blessing that you brought so many Peugeot girls here today! Come, please get up! Mrs. An is a hearty character, stretched out her hand to pull up Huiya and Fang Shaxiang, looking at these two little girls, one is beautiful, she can't help but be happy in her heart, she took off the bracelet on her hand, and gave one to her.
"This ......" Huiya had never come out to socialize with the daughters of the Zhao family in her previous life, and she had never met such enthusiasm when she was at home, and the lady who gave gifts at the door looked at Mrs. Zhao and Mrs. Zhao San at a loss, not knowing whether this thing should be accepted.
"Since it was given by Mrs. An, let's be a good subordinate, our Huiya and Saxiang are seeing Mrs. An for the first time, can we let her spend a good time?" Mrs. Zhao San pursed her lips and smiled, but she didn't forget to make a joke in her mouth.
"Mrs. Xie An!" Huiya looked at Mrs. Zhao San's appearance, knowing that they were really familiar with each other as they said in the carriage just now, so there was no burden in her heart, so she bowed obediently and thanked her.
And Fang Shaxiang looked at the whole body of the transparent bracelet, she was already happy and didn't know how to get better, and looked at Hui Ya saluting, only to find that she had lost her courtesy, and also made a hasty salute, and then looked down at the bracelet again.
"Okay, you've worked hard all the way, first go to the flower hall to sit down and have a cup of tea, and when I'm done welcoming the guests, I'll talk to you." As if she hadn't seen it, Mrs. An smiled and asked her confidant mother to take a few people inside, while she stood at the door and continued to greet the other female dependents. (To be continued.) )