Chapter 84: The Plum Mansion Banquet
After seeing Mrs. Shizi, Da Niu and Xiao Hu took Mrs. Lian and Hui Ya to the small courtyard where they lived on weekdays.
Sitting in the wing, listening to the big girl and the little tiger talk about their recent situation, saying that there are hundreds of plum blossoms of various colors in the plum forest, and how beautiful and fragrant it is after the snow. Huiya's heart was full of yearning, looking at the red plum that had been budding in the bottle, the corners of Huiya's lips were slightly upturned, with an expectation that she had never noticed.
"Aunt Cui, let's go to Merlin later." In the lively discussion, Huiya couldn't help the yearning in her heart, and said with some trepidation. The banquet of appreciating plum blossoms should naturally have a link of appreciating plum blossoms, right? Can I also have the opportunity to see the magnificent scenery of Merlin in the mouth of my younger brothers and sisters?
Hearing Huiya's question, Xiaohu hurriedly waved her little hands and cheered, agreeing with Huiya's sister's proposal, and although the eldest girl did not have the same emotions as Xiaohu, she also pursed her lips and smiled, her eyes were shining, and she was obviously looking forward to playing.
Naturally, even Mrs. and Huiya knew that the two children lived in the Dingguo Mansion, and they could go to Merlin whenever they wanted, and they would not become excited at all because they went out to play. What the two are looking forward to is a happy time playing with their mother and sister, right?
"Okay, I'll accompany the big girl and the little tiger to meet the guests later, and I'll go to enjoy the flowers." Even the lady looked at the children yearning for it, and responded happily. Mrs. Lian had inquired early, the plum banquet of the Dingguo Mansion was famous in the capital, and the scenery was beautiful, and now that there is a chance, I naturally want to take a good look.
A few people sat in the wing room for a while, and Mama Fu, who was next to Mrs. Shizi, came over, saying that the guests outside had almost arrived, and they had to go to the front.
Mrs. Lian nodded, put a big coat on the children with her own hands, led the children, and followed the maid ring to the flower hall not far away for guests.
Hui Ya took Yuehua's hand and followed Mrs. Lian, and walked slowly along the hand-copying verandah to the flower hall, which was extremely spacious, although it was snow-capped outside, but there was not a single snowflake on the masonry on the hand-copying verandah.
Walking on the soft red carpet, Huiya only felt as if she was stepping on the clouds, and the hand holding Yuehua couldn't help but tighten a little. Although the red carpet under her feet didn't look gorgeous, Huiya could see that it was not an ordinary thing.
Such a red carpet Huiya had seen in her stepmother's room in her previous life, named Celsil, known for its softness and comfort, a foot of blanket was ten times more expensive than a foot of silk, and it was a favorite object of noble ladies.
The small piece that Huiya had seen at the beginning, only six feet long and three feet wide, was cherished by her stepmother and placed on her own feet in the guest room. The stepmother was careful every time she walked up, as if she was afraid that she would be worn out by stepping on it, and she even had to be careful not to stain the carpet when she took a sip of tea.
Now seeing such a large piece of silk velvet being spread out in the verandah as if it didn't need money, Huiya really didn't know what to say. But this matter also turned in her heart and passed, firstly, her vision was different, secondly, the flower hall was close at hand, and Huiya obviously felt that Yuehua's hands were very cold, and she was still trembling slightly.
"Yuehua, don't be afraid." To be honest, Hui Ya is also afraid of things like the upcoming things about facing the ladies and ladies of various families in the flower hall. However, Huiya has lived for two lifetimes, and there are people in their twenties in total, although they are afraid in their hearts, this fear can be controlled and suppressed.
"Well......" Yuehua heard what Huiya said, nodded and answered, and wanted to try to hold the corners of her mouth to express that she was not afraid, but found that her voice had changed a little, and her hands and feet were a little disobedient, and she immediately became more and more afraid.
"Yuehua, the ladies in that house have nothing to fear, but they are just people from other national mansions or generals' mansions. Think about it, isn't Aunt Cui the general's wife, your own grandmother is still the wife of the prince, are they terrible......" Huiya looked at the brightly lit flower hall in front of her, knowing that if Yuehua rashly entered the flower hall under such a scared situation, it would only make a fool of her, so she simply put her footsteps and gently comforted her ear.
Xu is Hui Ya's hand warmed Yuehua, maybe it was Hui Ya's words that comforted her, and when she slowly walked to the door of the flower hall, Yuehua's hand was no longer as shaky as just now.
"Good boy, let's go in and stay for a while, don't be afraid, I'll be by your side for anything." Mrs. Lian did not directly pull the children into the flower hall, but stood down in front of the flower hall, turned around and gently helped several children sort out their clothes and jewelry, and then comforted them softly in their ears.
Hearing Mrs. Lian's words, Hui Ya's heart, which was originally very worried by Yuehua, gradually settled down, and she sensitively found that the eyes of Yuehua and Chenguang were shining because of such comfort, obviously not as scared as just now, and her heart was a little more steady.
"Let's go, let's go and see how different the families of those big officials in the capital are!" Mrs. Lian pulled the children into the flower hall with high morale.
Rao is Huiya knows that the road ahead may be a little rough and difficult, but as long as the family is together, there is nothing to fear. Huiya thought so, her back straightened a lot, and she followed behind Mrs. Lian with a smile and softness, holding her head up like a real noblewoman, and threw herself into the banquet for the first time in her life.
The process of meeting with the ladies is simple and simple, so simple that Huiya only needs to follow Mrs. Lian closely with a smile, and she doesn't need to think about the wording of the greetings, she just needs to smile and follow closely, and she doesn't look foreign.
But it's really complicated, Huiya needs to take care of Mrs. Lian's body on the one hand, and Yuehua's emotions on the other hand, give her support and encouragement in a timely manner, and even want to take the time to write down the appearance and mansion of the lady who greeted Mrs. Lian.
This kind of busyness is even more obvious when Yuehua's courage runs out all at once after entering the flower hall, and she trembles and almost loses control. Fortunately, with Huiya by her side, and later with the support of Yang Yueshu, the eldest daughter of General Wenxiu, there was no danger in passing the first hurdle of meeting.
It wasn't until she saw a circle of people and came out of the flower hall again, and saw the satisfied smile in Mrs. Lian's eyes, and Yuehua's appearance that she was no longer trembling and afraid, that Huiya's heart suddenly relaxed, and then she found that her back was full of sweat.
Finally finished, Huiya breathed a sigh of relief, seeing that the time was still early, and there was still a period of time before the banquet, Mrs. Lian took the children and slowly walked in the direction of Merlin. (To be continued.) )