Du Ruyan sat in the carriage, and there was no obvious anger on her pretty little face, but the beautifully embroidered and valuable brocade in her hand had been torn into pieces by her coated fingers.

Du Ruyan's heart is now full of anger and regret, she is not a person who is empty and beautiful, but has no brains. In fact, she is much more shrewd than the average boudoir lady who is raised in the boudoir, otherwise she would not stand out from the many sisters in the family, not only by the attention of Lord Du, but also by the love of the old town duchess.

She deliberately rode an inconspicuous green oil-walled carriage today, with two strong men, and came violently. originally wanted to hide his identity and secretly teach people a lesson. Just create some more rumors and abuse a few words, completely discredit his reputation, and make him dare not continue to pester his cousin.

Whoever wants to be a teacher is unfavorable, and the main master has not seen it yet, so the person she brought will first call the cheap girl of unknown origin to teach her a lesson. Seeing that the cheap girl was going to smash the ashes of the fire pond into her face, she was confused for a while, and she reported her name.

Who knew that the name of Taifu Siqing not only did not suppress those untouchables, but also almost ruined the reputation of the entire Miss Du Mansion because of her impulsiveness. Du Ruyan really realized that dealing with men and dealing with women are not the same thing at all, and he was indeed too impulsive this time.

After walking for a while, a trembling question came from the coachman outside: "Miss, shall we go back to the Zhenguo Mansion directly?" During this time, she has been living in the Zhenguo Mansion and accompanying the old Zhenguo Duchess.

Du Ruyan's face was cloudy. Obviously, he was thinking about it, but no one dared to urge him, whether it was inside the car or outside the car. Finally, the carriage stayed in place for a long time. Only then did she whisper to the maid beside her: "Go to Fahua Mountain." ”

The first thought that flashed through the maid's mind was that Du Ruyan wanted to go to Fahua Temple. Fahua Temple is located on the top of Fahua Mountain on the outskirts of Beijing, although Fahua Mountain is not very far from Chang'an City, but the mountain is very high. If you want to go to the temple, you have to go back and forth for at least a whole day. At this moment, it is close to noon, and when I arrive at Fahua Temple, I am afraid that it is also close to dusk.

Even if it's the height of summer, it's dark late. But when he returns, it must be night. Without the company of the elders in the family, a boudoir lady walked alone in the night, even if she was accompanied by a maid. It is also a great act of disrepute.

The maid hesitated for a moment, and then persuaded boldly: "If the young lady wants to go to Fahua Temple, it is better to be well prepared tomorrow and change into the carriage in the mansion and go again." It's too late today. I'm afraid it's too late when I come back. The old lady will be worried. ”

Du Ruyan's delicate and beautiful face showed a sweet smile and said, "Who said I was going to Fahua Temple?" I just went to the restaurant at the foot of the mountain to buy some food. Just speed up the journey, and you will definitely be able to return to the Zhenguo Mansion before dinner. ”

So it was, the maid immediately kicked the cloud board, she whispered against the door curtain to repeat Du Ruyan's instructions again, the coachman immediately raised his whip and whipped on the horse's ass, and the inconspicuous green oil-walled carriage was on the road quickly.

Along the way, Du Ruyan really rushed back to the Zhenguo Mansion before dinner. She asked the maids to deliver their purchases to the kitchen. And after explaining some things, he walked quickly towards the Qingxin Courtyard where the Duchess of Laozhen lived.

The Duchess of the old town is surnamed Du. There is a clear word in the boudoir name. Although she is the step-family of the old town prince, but as soon as she married into the town and country mansion, the old town prince built this exquisite and unique courtyard for her, and also named the courtyard with her boudoir name, which attracted the envy of her boudoir friends for a while.

Now the old town Guogong has long gone, and Mrs. Du is also old, but she loves to eat fast and chant Buddha more and more. Now in addition to handling the affairs of the house every day, she is chanting and worshipping the Buddha in the small Buddha hall in the Chunxin Courtyard.

Du Ruyan drove straight into the Buddhist hall, and at a glance saw a silver-haired Mrs. Du holding Buddhist beads, sitting in front of the Buddha and chanting scriptures with low eyebrows and eyes. Du Ruyan didn't bother her, but sat on the side with a familiar car, held a wolf pen with a green bamboo pole, and quietly copied the scriptures.

The old and the young, who do not disturb each other, seem to be so harmonious. As soon as Mama Liu came in, she saw such a scene, a smile appeared on her rich face, she coughed lightly, and called in a low voice: "Old lady, old lady"

Old Madam Du stopped chanting, raised her eyelids slightly, and asked unhappily, "What's the matter?" ”

Mama Liu is an old man who has been with Mrs. Du for decades, and she is not afraid, she said with a smile: "Dinner is laid out in the kitchen and placed in the pavilion of the water pavilion, please use it!" ”

Old Madam Du frowned and said indifferently: "Forget it, the weather is hot now, and I really don't have a good appetite." Just use some green stem lotus leaf porridge. ”

Mama Liu glanced at Du Ruyan, who still didn't raise her head and was only concentrating on copying the scriptures, smiled, and said, "I know that the old lady has a bad appetite, and the dishes prepared in the kitchen tonight are all vegetarian dishes, which are not so greasy." It's better to use two sips than to drink porridge all day. ”

Mrs. Du sighed and said, "It's said that it's a vegetarian dish, but when did you not get a thick layer of oil in the kitchen?" If you want to talk about fast food, it is still refreshing to make it from the fast food hall at the foot of Fahua Mountain. ”

Mama Liu said with a smile: "I am in charge of the spoon today, but I specially went to the Zhai Cai Tang to learn the craft." The old slave promised that if the old lady was not satisfied with the food in the kitchen after eating today, she would deduct the old slave's monthly money. ”

"You old thing." Mrs. Du was happy, pointed at Mama Liu, and said to Du Ruyan, who had put down the pen and showed a sweet smile: "Yan'er, you have heard it with your own ears, but you have to make a personal witness." Later, if the old body is not satisfied, the monthly money of this old man will be given to you to buy rouge. ”

Du Ruyan blinked and said with a smile: "I don't dare to ask for Liu's mother's monthly money, she still wants to keep it to beg her granddaughter-in-law!" Mrs. Du and Mama Liu were both amused by her and laughed.

Mrs. Du was in a good mood, and she also felt a little hungry in her belly, so she stood up and walked slowly to the water pavilion in Chunxin Courtyard with the support of Du Ruyan and Mama Liu.

At this moment, it was already dark, and a bright glass lantern was hung at each corner of the lake pavilion in the middle of the water pavilion. There are also two begonia-shaped bronze incense burners under the porch, which are lit with some spices to repel mosquitoes. Outside the pavilion is a bay of turquoise and clear lake, with gusts of wind blowing. It brought a damp cool breeze, but it made people feel refreshed physically and mentally.

In the center of the pavilion was a small round table, and there were indeed some very delicate dishes on the table. What vegetarian crispy eel, vegetarian three fresh, fish-flavored tofu, potpourri nine-hole, crispy vegetarian duck pieces and so on. These are all the signature dishes of Sai Cai Tang.

Mrs. Du sat down at the table, she glanced at the table, and said in surprise, "I don't know." When did the kitchen of our Zhenguo Mansion have such craftsmanship? ”

Mama Liu took a spoonful of her favorite vegetarian crispy eel and put it on a small plate in front of her, and said with a smile: "Can you taste it first?" "The so-called vegetarian crispy eel is actually shiitake mushrooms cut into strips, dipped in too white powder, and fried in oil. Drizzle with sweet and sour sauce. It's sweet and sour. Very appetizing.

Mrs. Du picked it up and ate it, only to feel that this vegetarian crispy eel was charred on the outside and tender on the inside, with moderate sweetness and sourness, not greasy at all, and very delicious. She ate three pieces in a row before she put down the ivory basket in her hand and asked curiously: "I remember that I used to make this vegetarian crispy eel in the kitchen, but no matter how I made it, it was greasy." How can it be as good as Sai Cai Tang today? ”

Seeing that she was satisfied, Mama Liu teased: "Old lady." If you say the dish is good, shouldn't you reward it? ”

"Be rewarded, rewarded." Mrs. Du said with a smile: "You personally take two taels of silver, bring the housekeeper lady with you, and go to the kitchen to appreciate the cook lady who makes this crispy eel." ”

Mama Liu happily said to Du Ruyan, who had been smiling all the time, "What are you doing in a daze?" I don't thank the old lady for the reward. Then he smiled and said to Mrs. Du: "The old lady guessed wrong, this table of dishes is not from the hand of the cook." ”

When Mrs. Du heard this, she couldn't help but turn her head to look at Du Ruyan, and she asked in surprise: "Could it be that you made all these dishes?" ”

Du Ruyan showed a shy smile on her face, and she whispered: "Let the old ancestor see the smile, I just learned some fur in the Zhai Cai Tang." She rolled up her sleeves, and put a basket of vegetarian three fresh foods in Mrs. Du's bowl from the white shallow dish with the crane pattern, and said, "Although the vegetarian crispy eel is good, it is fried after all, and it should not be eaten more." The ancestors still eat these vegetarian three fresh, to see if it suits the taste. ”

Watching her move, Mrs. Du nodded with satisfaction, and said to Mama Liu, who was still happy: "You old thing, let this child finish the work alone, you can't take the monthly silver for nothing?" Don't add dishes and chopsticks, let the girl sit down and eat together. ”

Mama Liu smiled: "The old slave is looking at the young lady's filial piety to the old lady, so I can't bear to disturb it." She hurriedly asked the little maids to bring another set of dishes and chopsticks, put them in front of Du Ruyan, and asked her to sit down, before she said: "God is pitiful, such a hot weather, let alone cooking, the old slave occasionally just goes to the kitchen to pass a word, but he comes back sweating." Like smoke

The young lady stayed in that steamer-like place and carefully cooked these dishes, which was really filial piety! ”

Du Ruyan's eyes rolled, and he said crisply: "I didn't think about it so much, but I saw that the old ancestor had a bad appetite these days, so I went to Zhai Caitang to learn to cook a few dishes, and I just wanted the old ancestor to change his taste and increase his appetite." Her smile was sweet and lovely, and it made people feel happy when they saw it.

Mama Liu smiled: "It is this casual act that makes it seem pure and filial." ”

Mrs. Du was pleased: "Exactly, this child's heart towards me is a hundred times stronger than that of the heir and the loyalty." ”

Du Ruyan's face flushed, and she only lowered her head and said, "How can I compare with the two cousins of Chenghei and Chengzhong." They are all people who want to do big things, one of them works in the Criminal Department, and they are busy with official business. One is studying at Mingyuan Academy, and he is waiting to make a splash in this year's autumn exams. I, as a woman, can only do my best in these food, clothing, housing and transportation. ”

After a pause, she continued: "Speaking of which, I think of an important matter that I want to talk to my ancestors. ”

"What?" Old Madam Du asked casually.

Du Ruyan quietly raised her eyes and glanced at the little girls who were waiting, and did not speak.

Old Madam Du couldn't help but be stunned when she saw this, she thought about it, and said to Mama Liu: "You take them down and let Ruyan Girl serve here alone." ”

"Yes." Mama Liu agreed, beckoned the little maids and retreated together.

It wasn't until only Mrs. Du and Du Ruyan were left in the pavilion that Mrs. Du asked kindly, "When is it?" Just say it. ”

Du Ruyan blushed and said in a soft voice: "Originally, it was not my turn to talk about this matter, but it was about the face of the Zhenguo Mansion, so I had to say a few words cheekily." Moreover, the ancestor is well-informed and kind-hearted, and there must be a way to resolve this scandal. ”

As soon as she heard that it was about the face of the Zhenguo Mansion, Old Madam Du couldn't help but restrain the kind smile on her face. She frowned, and her face gradually took on sternness: "What is it?" You just have to say it clearly. ”

Du Ruyan cleared his throat at this time, and said in a soft voice that he had inadvertently discovered the adultery between Guo Chengsi and Zhong Ziyuan. Of course, she never mentioned that Guo Chenghe's partiality was already arrogant, and she only had intentions to portray Zhong Ziyuan as a sinister and scheming person.

After finishing speaking, she concluded: "I want to inherit my cousin's heir as the prince of Zhenguo, and he carries the glory of the entire Zhenguo Mansion, and his every move will be noticed by the imperial history." If you are entangled by such a shameless person and accidentally publicize it, I am afraid that even the reputation of the queen mother and the prince will be affected. I thought left and right, and I really couldn't come up with a good idea to get the best of both worlds, so I took the liberty to talk about it in front of my ancestors today, and I hope that my ancestors won't blame me for doing too much. ”

Mrs. Du recited a sentence of Amitabha, and then pulled Du Ruyan, who was cowardly and uneasy, and said gratefully: "Good boy, fortunately, you found out early, so you didn't let this matter develop in the worst direction." After speaking, she took off a turquoise and transparent from her wrist, and when she looked at it, she knew that it was a valuable bracelet on Du Ruyan's white and slender wrist, and then she said: "This bracelet should be regarded as a thank you gift from your ancestors, and I hope you will rot this thing in your stomach, but don't talk about it to outsiders." ”

Du Ruyan was stunned for a moment, and was busy about to excuse herself, but Mrs. Du said sternly: "The mind of the old ancestor, you dare to refuse?" Du Ruyan accepted the bracelet and said, "Ancestor, please rest assured, I will definitely not talk about this to the third person." ”

After pondering for a moment, Old Madam Du said, "In that case, you should go back and rest first!" I have to think about it. ”

"Yes." Although Du Ruyan wanted to know how Mrs. Du planned to deal with the slut who dared to seduce her cousin, Mrs. Du's brows were kept locked, and she seemed uneasy. (To be continued......)