Chapter 220: The Origin
Cui Wanqing smiled and shook Mrs. Cui's hand, and said, "Qing'er is not afraid, with you and your aunt by your side, what's so terrible about the child?" ”
Then she hung her head slightly, and said quite embarrassedly, "Although I'm not afraid, I always feel bottomless in my heart, and I'm nervous."
Old Madam Cui couldn't help laughing when she heard this, "That's right!" Good boy, look at this house, how many of your sisters-in-law, your aunt, and even my wife, who didn't come here? ”
"If you don't care at all, then it's called abnormal, grandmother told you that the queen mother is the most gentle and dignified, whether it is an internal wife or a foreign woman, no one says that she is bad."
"These grandmothers are telling you now, you are afraid or still worried in your heart, and you will know it when you see it with your own eyes, and you can relax."
She spoke in an extremely soft tone, looking at Cui Wanqing's eyes, she was also loving and gratified, and the little excitement hidden in the depths of her eyes made Cui Wanqing's heart even warmer.
Even though this in-law's grandmother always puts the interests of the family first, as long as there is no conflict with the interests of the family, she is still a good elder.
"Qing'er, come and see, this is a gift you prepared for the Queen Mother." Mrs. Cui, who was dressed in the makeup of Mrs. Yipin's decree and was full of energy, pointed to the mahogany carved tray held by the two maids beside her, and explained carefully to Cui Wanqing, "Other gifts can be presented in a list, but these few things have to be made by you." ”
"Because the time for us to enter the palace for the audience is too urgent, the eldest aunt has discussed it with your grandmother. Take out the things you honored her old man during the New Year and take them out for emergencies. ”
This Cui Wanqing knows, yesterday Fu Rui personally went to her Qingyuan, saying that the old lady said that entering the palace to honor the Queen Mother and her old man's gift, don't have to worry about Cui Wanqing, they will prepare it properly.
Cui Wanqing, who was originally planning to go to the small warehouse, heard Furui's words, and naturally would not ignore the orders of the elders, since Mrs. Cui attached so much importance to it. Then let her handle it herself. It's so reassuring, too.
As soon as she saw her aunt greeting, Cui Wanqing hurriedly stood up, she was actually quite curious in her heart, I don't know what precious items her grandmother will prepare?
Walked up to the two maids. She looked first at the tray on her left. A gift list with a dark pattern of red peony. It is placed there uprightly, silently exuding a faint fragrance of flowers.
Mrs. Cui immediately raised her hand and picked it up, and handed it to Cui Wanqing with a smile. "Look at this, it's all your grandmother's body, it's all good."
Cui Wanqing bent her knees to take it, opened it and took a look, there were not many things, just four things, namely a flower goose in the kiln, a set of plum blossom Linghan pastel tea sets, a white jade Fushou carving, and a string of Tianhuang frozen stone prayer beads.
She knows very well that don't look at what is written on the gift list is simple, but these four objects, all of them are good things with a history.
It's just that this brother kiln flower is not very appropriate, Cui Wanqing knows that don't look at the porcelain of the brother kiln is extremely scarce on the market, but because the queen mother loves gorgeous colors, she doesn't want to see this cyan brother kiln at all.
It would be a pity if such a precious thing was not pleasing if it was given away
Cui Wanqing thought about it in her heart, walked up to Mrs. Cui with the list, and whispered: "Grandmother, my granddaughter accidentally heard that the Queen Mother and her old man are happy with beautiful colors, and I am afraid that this brother is not happy with the color of the kiln." ”
"You see"
Old Madam Cui felt a pang in her heart when she heard this, and immediately understood that her granddaughter's accidental income must have been secretly told by King Liang.
It is estimated that she was afraid that the gift given by Cui Wanqing would violate the taboo of the Queen Mother and make her old man dislike.
From this point of view, King Liang is really very good to his granddaughter, Mrs. Cui was happy in her heart, patted Cui Wanqing's hand, and signaled her to feel at ease.
"Eldest daughter-in-law, I don't think this brother kiln flower goose is very appropriate, replace the pastel flower goose you praised yesterday, the official kiln beauty flower goose."
"It's a brilliant color, and it's flattering to look at."
Mrs. Cui was stunned, she felt that this pastel beauty flower was beautiful in the small warehouse yesterday, but her mother-in-law said that the color was too bright, and she chose the brother kiln flower goose, why did she change her mind again?
She glanced at Cui Wanqing suspiciously, turned around and called her henchman and Pan's mother to go to the small warehouse to exchange flowers, and asked people to write a gift list again.
When Cui Wanqing was instructing, she was already looking at the objects on the tray on the right, and what was placed here was indeed something she made for her grandmother.
Two pairs of soft-soled embroidered shoes, two handkerchiefs embroidered with lotus flowers and peonies, and two foreheads inlaid with cat's eyes and tourmalines, only the last pair of sachets were not the objects she embroidered during the Chinese New Year last year, but they were also new.
Old Madam Cui followed her eyes, and also slid over the objects in the tray one by one, and couldn't help but say very reluctantly: "This Magu birthday and Bailu Lingzhi sachets are all birthday gifts you sent back last year." ”
"The old body looks like it was embroidered with great effort, so exquisite, I haven't been willing to use it yet, this is just right, I'm going to honor your mother-in-law."
Cui Wanqing pursed her lips and smiled, turned to her grandmother and said softly: "Good grandmother, don't be reluctant, your granddaughter will come back and embroider two new ones for you, and you will order the patterns yourself, how about it?" ”
Grandma Cui laughed with a 'poof', "Hey, my silly sister, you have more things to embroider in the future, where can you still take care of embroidering?" ”
"Grandmother, if you don't dislike your granddaughter-in-law's poor craftsmanship, it's better for me to embroider two to honor you."
This is making fun of Cui Wanqing, it's too late to embroider the dowry, how can I have time to do anything else?
The person who was teased couldn't help but bow his head, there are still sisters and nephews in this house, what about nieces, how embarrassing is it to say these things in front of them?
Grandma Cui San looked at her sister-in-law's shy appearance, her eyes turned, and she interrupted with a smile: "Grandmother, the time is almost up, today is going to meet the Queen Mother, it is better to go sooner rather than later, after all, you have to wear two streets, east and west." ”
"You know, those two streets have always been full of traffic. It's so crowded, if it's too late, I'm afraid I'll have to take a long detour. ”
Old Madam Cui nodded and said, "Okay, then listen to our Dai'er, let's leave now." ”
I saw that Fu Hui and Bai Cha helped the old lady up left and right, helped the old lady Cui straighten her clothes, straightened the skirt, and saw that everything was appropriate, so she went out with the master.
Over there, Mrs. Cui took advantage of the two maids to sort out her mother-in-law's makeup. Hurry up and tell my daughter-in-law a few more words. It's nothing more than that she is not at home, she must be cautious in everything, in case something big happens, she might as well go to Xifu to discuss with Grandma Cui San.
Grandma Cui responded with a smile one by one. He took his mother-in-law's arm. Affectionate and affectionate to send out. Looking at the relationship between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, it seems to be much stronger than before.
Cui San's grandmother came over and pulled Cui Wanqing to follow her, although there were people around. It's hard to say anything, but she still smiled gratefully at Grandma Cui San.
I thought to myself, "In the end, she is still the third brother's wife, but she is close to my heart, and she knows that she will help me out of the siege at a critical time, and it is not in vain that I will work hard to help her heal." ”
There were only three people who entered the palace to meet the Queen Mother today, so Mrs. Cui simply let her daughter-in-law and granddaughter share the car with her.
On the way, the old lady inevitably told Cui Wanqing a few words that need to be paid attention to, which is nothing more than to be cautious in words and deeds, don't look around, don't be greedy for food and drink, don't be too curious, and most importantly, don't follow the palace maid at will.
"Don't look at those palace maids one or two, they all look like they are well-behaved, but what the hell is in your heart, even if they use your eldest sister and fifth sister as a guise, you don't want to be fooled."
"Just blame us."
Cui Wanqing nodded and was taught, in fact, these things really don't need to be told to her anymore, the people in the palace don't have simple thoughts, she has the most deep experience.
Not to mention that someone used her eldest sister and fifth sister as a pretense, even if someone said that it was the king of Liang who invited her, she didn't reply.
As for what she can and can't do, she has entered the palace frequently in her previous life and can't count it, what should she not be? What losses have you not suffered? What else did she not understand?
To put it bluntly, Cui Wanqing thinks that her etiquette and posture are outstanding among all the princesses, but what if she is the most outstanding?
Just because she has always been just a side concubine, if her name is not right, she will not speak well, every time she enters the palace, she is always ridiculed by others, and now that I think about it, it seems that there is no time that makes people happy to go home.
From stepping into the palace gate full of longing and joy, to being sad and disappointed and unwilling to step into the palace gate, the twists and turns are really not enough for outsiders.
At this moment, after two lives, Cui Wanqing still has to step into this broken place full of bad memories after all, she looks very teachable and listens to Mrs. Cui's teachings, in fact, her heart is getting heavier and heavier, and she really can't wait to turn around and go home immediately.
Empress Dowager Ciyuan, this mother-in-law who has always been polite to her to the extreme, is finally going to meet
Cui Wanqing can't forget that at the beginning of her rebirth, one of the things that made her feel happy was that she no longer had to face this unpleasing mother-in-law.
It's a pity, no matter how good you think?
In the end, she couldn't get her life, but she only escaped for five years, thinking that she would have to face a complicated court life in the future, Rao is she wanted to live and fly with Qi Xuanhui again, but she couldn't suppress the greasy taste in her heart.
No matter how complicated and uneasy Cui Wanqing's heart is, the tall roof of Xiaoci Palace still appears in their sight after all, the Holy Mother is filial piety, and the roof of Xiaoci Palace has been replaced with bright yellow glazed tiles a few years ago, which will reflect the rising sun, and it looks so dazzling.
Because the Queen Mother and her old man sympathized with Mrs. Cui's old age, she walked over from the noon gate, afraid that she would have to go to half her life? So he gave grace and let Mrs. Cui come over in a soft sedan chair.
Cui Wanqing and Mrs. Cui are walking, fortunately, the weather is not very hot now, otherwise this walk will definitely be sweaty, it doesn't matter if you are hot, if you spend the delicate makeup, it must be a sin of untidy appearance.
Standing at the gate of the palace today to greet the three of their ancestors and grandchildren, it was Aunt Baiji beside the Queen Mother, she is now very useful by the Queen Mother's side, and the Queen Mother was able to make her pick up, which shows how much she cares about Cui Wanqing.
No, as soon as Bai Jida saw Cui Wanqing, he began to pay attention to it secretly, carefully looked at Miss Cui Jiu in front of him, and secretly made an evaluation in his heart.
I have to say that Baiji's first impression of Cui Wanqing is still good.
This woman is polite, has a kind smile, and is dressed very properly, this person who doesn't know where to get the news, every hairpin and ornament are all in line with the queen mother's mind, which shows how important Cui Fu attaches to this visit.
This Miss Cui Jiu is also very generous, and the begonia flower purse she gave herself is big and heavy, just by touching it, Baiji knows that it is her favorite golden beans.
The most important thing is that even Mrs. Cui was a little out of breath along the way, but Cui Wanqing has been walking steadily, and she has arrived at the gate of Xiaoci Palace, and she seems to be breathing steadily and refreshed.
It's just that the cheeks look glowing, not only does the posture not decrease, but adds two points of bright color.
It fully shows that this Miss Cui Jiu's body bones are still very good, and she knows how to grasp the trick of walking. Every breath and breath is extremely methodical, and this method seems to be very familiar, it is the most commonly used by the aunts in the palace, and Bagel himself will.
You think, in the palace, even the concubines with lower ranks can only walk, not even a step, because these aunts, although their status is higher than that of the palace maids, and they still hold some rights in their hands, but because of the lack of rank, they can only walk honestly to do things.
The palace is vast, from this palace to that palace often takes time to talk in half an hour, the winter is fine, if you come out on an errand in the summer, you are sweated and your makeup is spent, so that the masters can see, it is indispensable to be questioned.
Over time, there is a kind of breathing to regulate the pace and control the body in a relatively peaceful state, so that they can achieve the effect of not sweating and panting like a cow.
But these have always been passed on by the master to the disciples, and even those aunts who have nothing to do with them don't know this method, how can such a daughter of an official's family know?
Could it be that the Cui family invited an aunt who was raised out of the palace at a high price? Or were they sent to the Cui family last time to teach Aunt Xie and Aunt Wu the fourth lady of the Cui family as an upbringing aunt?
Both of these are possible, but the general Gaomen invited the aunt in the palace to teach their own young lady, mostly talking about rules and etiquette, receiving people and things, and dressing up.
This method is hidden deeply, and it is a bit chicken, so many people either don't know it, or they are impatient to learn it when they do.
But this Miss Cui Jiu is good, not only has she learned, but she has mastered it very well, looking at her current appearance, she can't tell that she is the daughter of a noble family who has walked several miles.
Bagel was curious, but how could he inquire in detail?
can only be attentive and waiting, chatting all the way. (To be continued.) )