87_87437 It wasn't until they got into their carriage that the girls let out a sigh of relief, and began to knead each other's feet and arms, which were trampled and squeezed. Liu Yuqing trembled, clasped his hands together, and said in fear: "Amitabha, Amitabha, fortunately, everyone is safe." Tomorrow I will definitely go to Fahua Temple to offer incense and thank the Bodhisattva for his blessing. ”

Zhong Ziyuan took off the cone hat on her head, and Cardamom and Qingdai were holding Juan Pa, wiping the messy rouge marks on her face distressedly. Cardamom listened to Liu Yuqing's words, sneered, and said, "Miss Liu, if you want to thank us, you should thank our young lady, it was she who came up with such a wonderful idea to let us get out of trouble." What does it have to do with the Fahua Temple of Naraushzi? ”

Zhong Ziyuan hurriedly scolded: "Cardamom, what nonsense? These blasphemous words are also what you can say. Besides, it's a shame that Prince Rui is here today, otherwise we wouldn't have been so lucky to get out. It turned out that not only Prince Rui noticed Zhong Ziyuan's small movements, but Zhong Ziyuan also heard the sound of Prince Rui roaring with Cardamom.

Cardamom quietly stuck out her tongue and stopped talking, but the movements of her hands did not stop.

Zhong Ziyuan hurriedly took Liu Yuqing's hand and said, "Sister Liu, don't blame, my girl has been indulged by me a little too much, so she will talk so nonsense." When I go back, I will definitely punish her. Listening to Zhong Ziyuan's words, Cardamom smiled, and she didn't have the consciousness that she was about to be punished.

Liu Yuqing sighed, she held Zhong Ziyuan's hand back, and said sincerely: "Sister, don't blame Cardamom, she is right, if it weren't for you today, we don't know what it would have been." Even at the moment when the squeezing occurred, it was Cardamom who first reminded Caixia and Mingyue to hold their hands and surround the two of us in the middle, so that there was no major problem. It's really a shame to say, in vain I'm a year older than you, but my mind was blank just now, and I still need your sister to mention it before I know what to do. And Cardamom, she's obviously the youngest of these girls, but she's the most alert, and she can understand what you mean the fastest. When she said this, Caixia and Mingyue's little faces were red and ashamed.

Seeing this, Zhong Ziyuan pursed her lips and smiled, and said: "Sister Liu said again, Caixia and Mingyue are stable and well-informed, and the rules are excellent. These are things that Cardamom can't learn. Originally, these girls had their own strengths. Sister Liu can't compare people's strengths with people's weaknesses, it's unfair. Besides, the vast majority of people can't meet something like today once in their lives, and it's a coincidence that we caught up, so why should Sister Liu be obsessed. Caixia and Mingyue listened to Zhong Ziyuan's words, and their hearts couldn't help but be full of gratitude, and they served more and more attentively.

Liu Yuqing looked at Zhong Ziyuan gently, and finally stopped talking. She actually knows very well in her heart that Caixia and Mingyue have lived in a deep mansion like Mrs. Liu's Mansion since they were children, and if they want to deal with those inner mansions and private affairs, backyard disputes are indeed good hands. Otherwise, my mother would not have kept these two people by her side with confidence. But today's emergencies have made their methods and strategies useless, and they really can't be blamed.

Several maids were busy together, and finally wiped Zhong Ziyuan's catly face clean, and Zhong Ziyuan still touched her cheek and cried out in pain. Liu Yuqing hurriedly took out a box of facial fat to help her wipe her face, but she thought that the fragrance of facial fat was too strong and refused to comply, so several people laughed together again.

The coachman heard the frolicking sound outside, and asked respectfully, "Miss, now the pedestrians on the road have been dispersed a lot by the people of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses. The carriage in our house can move around, now shall we go back to our house, or continue to go to Piaoxiang Building? ”

"Stop making a fuss." Liu Yuqing straightened up, stroked his messy hair, and whispered a few words to Caixia. Caixia nodded and said loudly: "Miss ordered, since the road is clear, let's go directly to Piaoxiang Building." ”

"Yes." The coachman replied respectfully

The black-clothed guard hired a small sedan chair and sent Ye Meisu to the back door of Meixiang Pavilion. When Ye Meisu got off the sedan chair, she had already tidied up her dress, cleaned her little face, dismantled her hair bun, and her head was full of green silk and hung down on her chest with a hairband. There was a smile on the corner of her mouth, and she became the oiran girl with a peerless style and a beautiful crown in Chang'an.

Ye Meisu's maid Ying'er was waiting at the door with a lantern. Seeing her get out of the sedan chair, he hurriedly stepped forward and helped her back to the yard. The scale of Meixiang Pavilion is much larger than that of Caiqiao Pavilion, and the pavilion flowers are naturally not a problem, but the most charming thing is that there is a very beautiful crescent-shaped lotus pond in the backyard of Meixiang Pavilion. The owner of the museum also specially built a two-storey building by the lotus pond for Ye Meisu to live alone.

Ying'er helped Ye Meisu back to the wing room on the second floor, and the door curtain was made of a thousand brocades of great value, soft and dense, like smoke and fog. When I opened the curtain and went in, a hot air with a pleasant fragrance came to my nose. The furniture in the room is all fine vermilion lacquer inlay, and on the table by the window, there is a light smoke-curling amber glass incense burner. There is also a Begonia Spring Sleeping Chair next to it, on which is a white and flawless fox skin mattress and a crescent white backrest pillow.

After entering the door, Ye Meisu's face became gloomy, and she rubbed her forehead and ordered, "Ying'er, go and fetch a basin of water for me to wash my face." ”

"Yes." Ying'er had already seen that Ye Meisu's appearance when she came back was a little different from when she went out, and her face was not very good-looking, unlike the usual appearance of Prince Rui when she came back from a trip with a spring breeze. She didn't dare to say more, so she immediately put down the marquee in her hand and went out to fetch water.

Ye Meisu untied the big slug on her body by herself, and pushed open the window with good Korean paper paste, and a cool breeze immediately hit her face, which made her anxious heart suddenly feel a lot more comfortable.

Outside the window is the lotus pond, although there are no more lotus flowers on the lake, and it is still frozen white by ice and snow. But the willow trees planted around the lake are hung with all kinds of ingenious red lanterns, and it is beautiful to print this snow-white snow.

After a while, Ying'er came back with a basin of hot water. As soon as she entered the door, she exclaimed, "Lady, why did you open the window and be careful of freezing." ”

Ye Meisu was in a much better mood, so she said with a smile: "What do you like, okay, close it?" After speaking, she moved the lotus step lightly, walked to the washstand and sat down.

Ying'er hurriedly put down the copper basin in her hand, walked over quickly, and closed the window tightly. Then he returned to Ye Meisu, helped her roll up her sleeves and unloaded her bracelet, and took a big handkerchief to cover her front, and Ye Meisu reached into the copper basin to wash.

At this time, there was a sound of footsteps outside the house, and ** Yinniang came to the outside of the wing room with two maids. When her footsteps stopped, her coquettish voice sounded outside the house: "But the lady is back?" ”

Yin Niang looks like she is about thirty years old, but she is actually over forty years old. Her appearance is not particularly gorgeous, but there is an indescribable charm in her gestures.

When Ying'er heard her words, she hurriedly replied: "Yin Niang, please stay, my lady is washing." ”

Yinniang knows that Ye Meisu has always paid attention to manners, not a perfect state, and she definitely doesn't see outsiders. So she smiled and said, "Then I'll wait outside the house, and wait for the lady to finish washing before talking." "There was no sound in the room except the sound of the water. Yinniang was not angry, she took out a handkerchief and pressed the corner of her mouth, and waited quietly at the door.

After half an hour, Ying'er opened the curtain and said with a smile: "I've kept you waiting, my lady invites you in." Yin Niang smiled slightly, motioned for the two maids to stay outside the house, and she walked in by herself.

When I entered the house, I saw Ye Meisu sitting upright at the table, stretching out her slender jade fingers to pluck the strings in front of her at will. She was wearing a pomegranate red and dark flower butterfly pattern fairy dress, draped in snow-white fox skin shoulders, black three thousand green silk hanging down, low bun, and a few small but delicate hairpins casually inserted. The charming peach blossom eyes are full of brilliance in the eye waves, and the cheeks of the thin grease powder are bright and moving.

Ye Meisu raised her eyelashes as fine as a small fan, Ying Ying glanced at Yinniang, and said with a smile: "Please sit down, it's so late, what's the matter with Yinniang?" ”

Yin Niang sat down on an embroidery pier beside her, and then said with a smile: "Didn't the lady travel with Prince Rui today, why did she come back so early?" ”

Ye Meisu lowered her eyelids, plucked the strings in front of her again, and said, "Prince Rui has important business, so let the guards send me back first." Speaking of this, she instructed Ying'er again: "If you don't make tea for Yinniang, just use the tongue that Prince Rui sent last time." ”

"Yes."

Not long after, Ying'er walked in with a small tea tray with begonia fancy vermilion lacquer. There are two small teacups on the tea tray, one is a small green pastel cup, and the other is the rhinoceros horn cup that Ye Meisu is used to. In addition, there are four small dishes of refreshments, the same lotus root flour osmanthus cake, the same poria cake, the same milk puff pastry roll, and the same mung bean chestnut cake. Each plate of dim sum is small, about two or three pieces.

Ying'er said with a smile while distributing tea and snacks: "It's just nothing else, this Poria cake and milk puff pastry roll were sent by Prince Rui this morning, saying that they were imperial snacks in the palace." Taste it and see if it suits your taste. ”

Ye Meisu said angrily: "You girl, you are really talkative, and there are so many refreshments." ”

Yinniang smiled and said: "Don't worry, lady, I love to listen to Miss Ying'er." The girl's name was also obtained, and the voice was as crisp and beautiful as a yellow warbler. ”

Ying'er blushed and said shyly: "Yinniang likes to make fun of me." After the refreshments, she stepped aside.

Yinniang smiled and said nothing, she stretched out her hand and pinched the snack, tasted it carefully, and took another sip of the cup. Then patted the dim sum crumbs on his hand and said with satisfaction: "This imperial dim sum is really different, soft and dense, sweet but not greasy, delicious and tight." There is also this bird's tongue, the color is green, the fragrance is high and fresh, the soup is tender and the soup is clear, the taste is mellow, it is really worthy of tribute. Today, I am blessed by my mother. ”

Ye Meisu took a sip of tea from the rhinoceros horn cup, and said with a smile: "Since you like to eat, Ying'er, you go and wrap the rest of the Poria cake and milk puff pastry rolls, and let Yinniang take it back." It's just that the bird's tongue" She said a little apologetically: "Prince Rui said that last year's harvest was not good, and the master of the palace rewarded it, and he got so many taels, and he took them all, but I really can't wrap them for you." ”

"Yes." Ying'er agreed, and just wanted to pack snacks. Yinniang grabbed her and said with a smile: "Amitabha, this imperial dim sum is delicious, but if I want to eat it smoothly, and if I want to eat it again but it is gone, wouldn't it be uncomfortable to worry about my liver?" Good lady, you should spare me! As soon as he said this, Ye Meisu and Ying'er both laughed.

Yin Niang is a master of enlivening the atmosphere by nature, she can hold people high in every word, but the people who are praised don't notice it. After chatting for a few words, Ye Meisu was secretly praised by her, and sure enough, the smile on her face became more and more sincere.

Yin Niang saw that the time had come, so she said with a smile: "Okay, okay, I've been talking about it for a long time, and I haven't said anything serious!" ”

Ying'er tilted her head and said with a pretended look of surprise: "Isn't this tea and dim sum a serious thing?" Is there anything else you can't do? ”

Yin Niang couldn't help but smile and twist her mouth: "Let me see what this mouth is made of?" Your lady hasn't said anything yet, but you're distressed first? Catch Ming'er and wait for your lady to become Prince Rui's side concubine, you are a good hand at helping the housekeeper. ”

Ye Meisu's bright smile was suddenly suffocated, Ying'er didn't notice it, she just smiled and begged for mercy. Yin Niang let go of her hand and said with a smile: "Today, Young Master Mei of Qingfeng Qianzhuang, the richest man in the south of the Yangtze River, has sent a bunch of pearls, all of which are crystal clear and dignified, round and colorful. I thought it would be great to make a pearl head, so I took it for you. After speaking, she clapped her hands and said loudly, "Take it in!" ”

"Yes." The maid outside agreed, then brought the pearl in, and respectfully placed it in front of Ye Meisu. The pearls were the size of a thumb, and in the light of the candlelight, they exuded a faint and luxurious glow. Such a perfect pearl is no worse than the jewelry that Prince Rui usually gave her, and any woman will love it, and Ye Meisu is no exception. She reached out and picked one up and put it in the palm of her hand to play with it, but said with some hesitation: "This is not good!" If Prince Rui knew about it, I might not like it in his heart. ”

Yin Niang smiled and said: "Don't be busy refusing first, think about it, if it is another dignitary, I will definitely help you refuse if I don't want to fight this old face." But although this Mei Gongzi gave this pearl, he didn't ask for anything, he just said that this stunning pearl should be matched with a stunning beauty, and it didn't hurt to accept it even if he wanted to come to the lady. Besides, although this Mei Gongzi was born in a merchant family, his sister-in-law is the noble concubine of the favored queen-palace. Now that this noble concubine is pregnant with a dragon fetus, the concubine is just around the corner. If you make friends with such a family, even if you enter Prince Rui's Mansion in the future, it will be a great help. Lady, do you think that's the reason? ”

Yin Niang's soft and hard words really moved Ye Meisu's heart, she hesitated for a moment, she couldn't resist this pearl, and the temptation to enter Prince Rui's mansion, and said: "For your sake, I will accept this pearl, but Prince Rui's side"

Yinniang immediately said with interest: "If you don't say it, I won't say it, where does Prince Rui know where to go?" ”

Ye Meisu thought about it, spread out the brocade in her hand, picked up more than a dozen pearls and put them in, wrapped them and handed them to Yinniang. She said a little shyly: "These will be given to you, and it is also excellent to wear them as a necklace or twisted beaded flowers." ”

Yinniang stood up and pretended to be unhappy and said, "What are you doing here, lady?" Am I still greedy for your pearls? ”

Ye Meisu also stood up, and she said with some embarrassment: "Since that's the case, I'll thank you." Then he told Ying'er to put away the pearls.

Out of this small building, Yin Niang couldn't help but glance back. A maid beside her said enviously: "Miss Ye is really worthy of being an Oiran lady, her life is really good, maybe it won't be long before she will be included in the palace by Prince Rui." ”

Yin Niang couldn't help but take a sip, and said with a mean face: "It's really good, I won't stay in this Meixiang Pavilion." What kind of Oiran lady, has the old lady seen less over the years? None of them are arrogant and dust-free, but now they are gone. In the final analysis, no old lady is living a comfortable life now. Keep saying what imperial dim sum to pressure me, really because I haven't eaten it? More than 20 years ago, I was not only tired of eating those imperial dim sum, but also fed them to the birds. If she doesn't accept this pearl today, I will respect her for two points. Now it seems that he is also a shallow look. Just like her greedy look, she still wants to enter Prince Rui's mansion? Unless it's Prince Rui who is blind. ”

The maid stuck out her tongue silently, and said no more. When the Hidden Mother returned to her house, she sent the two maids out. She locked the door tightly before she pulled out two more glowing pearls from under the table. She grabbed a handful of pearls and let them fall back into the box like raindrops, and listening to this beautiful voice, she smiled proudly: "No princess, any fate, can compare to these treasures." ”

After admiring enough, she used the key that never left her to open the secret door behind the black lacquer carved wardrobe and hide the two pearls in it