Chapter 136: Chrysanthemum Banquet
Sending Fan Lu away, Zhou Shaojin almost didn't sleep all night.
She knew that this matter was a bit risky, but if she didn't take this risk, she could only watch Lin Shisheng and Aunt Mu Lao Yan fly apart.
I hope those people will ignore Fan Qi because of his young age, so that he can take advantage of the loophole.
Zhou Shaojin got up in the morning and went to put three sticks of incense on the Bodhisattva.
Fan Liu stood aside and stopped talking.
Zhou Shaojin knew that she mostly wanted to ask about Fan Lu, and she had no intention of making Fan Liu's family frightened, so she simply asked her, "Do you have anything to tell me?" ”
"Nope." Fan Liu thought for a while and said, "I'm just afraid that Qi'er is young, and the errand is not good, and I will miss the second miss." ”
Gentlemen who have no separate families can't buy a private house, let alone her unmarried daughter!
The nurse, in the end, is still towards her.
Zhou Shaojin felt a warmth in his heart, gently grabbed Fan Liu's arm, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, it's just for Fan Qi to take a look, whether it will be successful or not!" ”
Since Fan Liu decided to hide it for Zhou Shaojin, he also made up his mind and said with a smile, "This kid has been alert since he was a child, and I don't have anything to worry about." I hope that God will fulfill people's wishes, and I will be smooth and profitable. He added, "I see that the second lady is not very energetic after she gets up, did she not sleep well last night?" Or is there something uncomfortable? It's up to you to see if you want to catch up on sleep after breakfast. I heard the incense in the eldest lady's house yesterday say, after the first day of October, Jing'an Zhai will start classes again, you will rush to both sides of Jing'an Zhai and Hanbi Mountain House, and you should pay attention to this body and bones. It's better to be really idle these days and have a good rest. Needlework or something, there are incense, incense, no matter how bad it is, there are also outside needlework shops. You don't have to do that kind of work. ”
Every word is a spontaneous and heartfelt concern.
Zhou Shaojin pursed his lips and smiled, "I'm fine, maybe I'm sleepy." ”
"Then it's even better to rest." Fan Liu said, "Autumn harvest and winter storage, this autumn is a good time to recuperate, autumn rest is good, winter will be less sick." ”
While the two were talking, Zhou Chujin freshened up and dressed up, and walked in accompanied by Zhishi.
"Say what?" She greeted Zhou Shaojin and Fan Liu with a smile, "So happy." Outside the house, Shao Jin's voice was heard. ”
"Sister, this is wronging me, right?" Zhou Shaojin smiled, "It's all Mother Fan saying, why did you push it on me!" ”
Everyone laughed.
Zhou Shaojin and her sister sat down for breakfast.
The soft and glutinous white porridge is served with assorted kohlrabi, stir-fried cabbage, and milky steamed buns, although simple but endless.
When he put down the chopsticks, Zhou Chujin pondered and said to Zhou Shaojin: "I have already probed Lan Ting's tone, listen to her, I still want to follow my father in office." ”
If it weren't for this, he wouldn't have taken advantage of the heartbreak of Li's loss of his daughter to conceive his father's heir.
Zhou Shaojin said: "What does my sister mean?" ”
Zhou Chujin didn't speak, fiddled with the chopsticks in front of him, and said, "I want her to stay." ”
Zhou Shaojin didn't speak, looking at Zhou Chujin quietly, waiting for her explanation.
After a long time, Zhou Chujin said: "When you were a child, I'm afraid you don't remember it...... But I still remember! When she wanted to stay, her mother asked her that if she stayed, she would have to take good care of you...... In that case, let her stay and serve you! ”
Zhou Shaojin was very surprised, she said: "Let Lan Ting do it in Wanxiangju?" ”
"Let her live in the ancestral house of the Zhou family." Zhou Chujin said without hesitation, "Since she is the servant of the Zhou family, she has to abide by the rules of the Zhou family if she takes the monthly rules of the Zhou family." When her mother told her to stay, she had to stay. ”
Or, without thoughts, Lanting will give up.
Zhou Shaojin did not comment.
When she went to Hanbi Mountain House to copy scriptures in the afternoon, Cheng Xu was also there.
Biyu told her: "The old lady said that he wanted to hold a chrysanthemum banquet at home to entertain Min Gongzi, the old lady agreed, and personally called the housekeeper of the flower room to let them build a chrysanthemum tower, brew chrysanthemum wine, and buy crabs......
Purple gold plate, bergamot yellow, and white shark silk are all chrysanthemum cotton names.
Zhou Shaojin's brows frowned almost invisibly.
Biyu Qi said: "What's the matter?" ”
"It's fine." Zhou Shaojin hurriedly smiled and said, "I just have a headache when I think of a lot of guests coming to the chrysanthemum banquet. ”
Biyu smiled: "Fortunately, Miss Second Cousin met the fourth room and our room, whether it is Lao An or the wives, they are not the kind of people who like to socialize." If you're meeting Grandma Zhi, it's bad - it's not a full moon yet, so you're starting to prepare for the flower party! ”
In the previous life, it was also the second room with the most social interactions.
Zhou Shaojin smiled and did not speak.
Someone said outside: "Is the second cousin of the Zhou family here?" ”
It was Cheng Xu's voice.
Zhou Shaojin's brows were knotted.
She shook her head at Jasper and motioned for Jasper to say she was "not there".
Jasper was confused for a moment.
But at this moment of confusion, Cheng Xu had already strode in.
"Second cousin of the Zhou family." He wore a purple-red plum orchid bamboo dark pattern Hanghu straight jacket, and Yushu snorted with her in the wind: "I am going to have a chrysanthemum banquet in a few days, I heard that my second cousin has a purple robe and gold belt, I don't know if you can borrow me for two days, so that my friends can also ask for good luck." ”
The purple robe gold belt is also the name of the chrysanthemum, its flower is a bit like Wei Zi, the bowl mouth is a big flower, the petals are overlapped, and because there is a circle of gold on the edge of the petals, it has the reputation of "purple robe gold belt". And because the purple robe and the gold belt are the attire of the first-class masters, the meaning is very good, and it is very popular with the scholars.
When did she raise a pot of purple robes and gold belts?
Zhou Shaojin said lightly: "Or Cousin Xu is mistaken, I only have a few pots of ordinary koji powder and champion red at home." ”
Cheng Xu touched his head and smiled curtly: "Maybe I'm really mistaken." ”
Zhou Shaojin nodded.
Cheng Xu looked at Jasper and Shi Xiang who were standing on her left and right, and stopped talking and left gloomily.
Zhou Shaojin breathed a sigh of relief.
Who knew that the next day, Cheng Xu asked people to send a pot of national color and heavenly incense, a pot of gold paste and green water, and asked the little maid to pass on a message to her: "...... Although it is not a rare species, it is in good condition, and it is given to the two watch ladies to watch. ”
Zhou Shaojin accepted the flowers, rewarded the little girl with a smile, and turned around to tell Mrs. Guo about it: "...... I said it was for me and my sister to watch. I happen to know a little bit about the grass and flowers, and when spring comes, I will branch them and I'll give you a pot when the time comes. ”
Old Madam Guo smiled and didn't say anything, but Zhou Shaojin could see that Old Madam Guo's smile did not reach the bottom of her eyes.
Zhou Shaojin took the opportunity to resign.
The next afternoon, she was copying scriptures in the Buddhist hall, and Yuan suddenly came over, bringing a lot of melons and fruits.
Zhou Shaojin didn't understand Yuan's intention, and respectfully invited her to sit down on the Taishi chair next to her.
Yuan sent the people who served around him to talk to Zhou Shaojin about coming often.
She first talked about Cheng Xiao's situation, and then the tone of conversation changed and talked about Cheng Xu: "...... Several friends made a special trip from Hangzhou to see him. When I asked, I found out that it was the son of the Min family in Fujian, the younger brother of Min Xingjian, the champion of the Renchen Branch...... and Da Lang his fourth uncle is the same year...... That year, the strategy test was to control the water, which was very difficult, and many of the contents involved the solution of the "Luohe Map", and only Min Xingjian knew the allusions...... Extremely knowledgeable...... I heard that I have already done an errand with the pedestrian division...... Although one is a lifter, the other is a showman, but that Min Xingqiang is very close to our family, these days not only eat and live together, is to go out to visit friends, but also with our family...... That Min Xingqiang also jokingly asked Da Lang to be his brother-in-law, saying that the six girls who had not yet come out of the cabinet would let Da Lang go far first......"
What is Yuan doing when he has nothing to do with himself?
also intentionally or unintentionally elevated Min Xingjian to belittle Cheng Chi!
This made her feel slightly unhappy.
Yuan Shi sighed and said: "As soon as I saw the picture of the play baby you designed for the child of the Xiao girl, I knew that you were a good girl, and later I heard that you are not only a good woman, but also a good cook, and I don't know whose son has the blessing to marry you......"
Zhou Shaojin was secretly alarmed in his heart.
Yuan, is this to persuade her not to think about Cheng Xu?
Her fingertips trembled with anger.
The grievances of the two worlds poured out, making her almost walk away.
Fortunately, she controlled herself at the critical juncture, took a few deep breaths, and slowly calmed her mood.
"This is Aunt Jing's lift, how can I be as good as you say." She greeted Yuan, "I heard that "Luohe Tu" is a book left by the gods in the mortal world, and it has the ability to work magically, but I didn't expect Min Zhuangyuan to be so troublesome that he actually read and understand "Luohe Tu"? It can be seen that in this world, as it is written in the book, 'There are people outside of man, and there is heaven outside of heaven'. It would be nice if Jiuru Lane could make such a shape one day. After she finished speaking, she said in a low voice, "I thought that the champions were all the same, but I didn't expect that the champions were also divided into three, six, nine and so on." ”
She meant that Sang scolded Huai and said that the land was not like that.
Yuan Shi endured it so that he didn't jump.
She looked at Zhou Shaojin coldly.
I never thought that Zhou Shaojin was also staring at her with a pair of black and white apricot eyes, and her expression was very innocent. The eyes of the two met, and she even saw her figure from Zhou Shaojin's eyes.
Yuan smiled bitterly.
Zhou Shaojin is still a child, and he has always been well-behaved and sensible, so he is afraid of stepping on ants when he walks, how can he ridicule himself? Maybe she didn't even understand what she meant...... What are you angry with her?
Yuan felt that he had done something wrong to warn Zhou Shaojin.
She should have told Zhou Chujin about this matter, and let her restrain Zhou Shaojin.
Yuan Shi made up his mind and said with a smile: "It's not that you said that. So everyone thinks Min Xingjian is very powerful. ”
After that, she chatted with Zhou Shaojin casually, and then got up to say goodbye.
Zhou Shaojin recited the Heart Sutra silently in front of the Buddha, and his mood slowly calmed down.
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Sisters, update on January 9th.
PS: The third watch was a little unbearable, and decided to make the third watch the next day. There are only two watches tomorrow, see you at the old time, the old place!
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