Chapter Thirty-Seven: The Best at Sowing Discord
The three ladies saw that General Mo Lin had walked away, and the personal servants helped their own masters and walked towards the wing room of the ancestral hall, The entire ancestral hall has an auditorium and a wing room, and the wing room is on the side of the auditorium.
The ancestral hall is sacrificed before the ceremony by General Mo Lin and the man, the lady and the female dependents are waiting in the wing, to the time of the post-ceremony, the ladies can be allowed to go to the sacrifice, in the Tang Dynasty, although the culture is open, the status of women has been greatly improved, but the status of men is still much higher than that of women, some things women can not participate, this concept of patriarchy is still very deep-rooted.
Yan'er saw that the third lady had been holding the child, and hurriedly stepped forward to take the young general in her arms, and the group walked to the wing room, Su Mengli sat on the upper seat of the wing room, Ye Wanqiu and Liu Yiyi sat in the lower seat respectively, although Ye Wanqiu gave birth to the young general, but on various occasions, the status of the eldest lady Su Mengli was still higher than that of the second lady Liu Yiyi and the third lady Ye Wanqiu.
"Yan'er, give me the baby." Ye Wanqiu just sat down, and saw the child in Yan'er's arms waking up from his sleep, so he took the child from Yan'er's hand, this child is really well-behaved, he didn't wake up in the sedan chair all the way, but now he doesn't know why, he babbles there with his small mouth open, this child is already full in the sedan chair, why now, Ye Wanqiu looked at the child in his arms, and didn't know what to do for a while.
"Sister Ye, as the old saying goes, you have to have a child's peace, three points of hunger and cold, I see that the child is dressed very warmly today, it is noon, the sun is shining, and the child's outermost long undergarment can be removed, so that the child is not hot and dry, and will not be so restless."
Su Mengli saw that the child in Ye Wanqiu's arms was getting louder and louder, and saw that the child was several layers inside and out, and the weather was warm today, so it must be because of the heat and discomfort that it would keep making trouble.
"Sister Su is right, or Sister Su has experience in taking children, I just gave birth to a child, and I don't know these things, looking at me as a mother, I should be confused, and I don't even know how uncomfortable the child is hot."
Ye Wanqiu said as he untied the long shirt tie of the child in his arms, and Yan'er, who was standing beside him, hurriedly stepped forward to help, and took off the young general's long shirt, the little clever ghost, as soon as the long shirt was taken off, he didn't hum and chirp, he opened a pair of big eyes and looked at his mother without blinking.
"Sister Su, it seems that in the future, I really have to go to Liuliyuan to walk around often, and learn from Sister Su the experience of raising children, I just became a mother, if there is any problem with the baby in the future, Sister Su has to teach me!" Ye Wanqiu didn't make trouble when she saw the child, sure enough, what Sister Su said made sense, the child was dressed too hot, it seems that Sister Su gave birth to a child, and she has more experience in bringing a child than herself.
"Sister Ye, the clothes you are wearing look really good, Yan'er, give me the child's long undergarment, I feel that the workmanship is exquisite when I look at it from a distance, you take it, let me take a closer look." Liu Yiyi saw the long undergarment in Yan'er's hand standing opposite, so he waved the handkerchief in his hand and called to Yan'er.
Yan'er looked at Ye Wanqiu, and saw that Ye Wanqiu nodded, so she picked up the long shirt and walked over, and handed it to the second lady Liu Yiyi with both hands, Liu Yiyi took the long shirt and stroked the bird picture on it with both hands, "Sister Ye, this is made by a clever tailor in Chang'an City, look at this process, this embroidery, this color, it is simply the top grade in the ready-to-wear, look at this little bird, just like the real thing, this tailor must be a skilled master, the two eldest ladies in my room, every time I want to make two clothes for them, I can't find a good tailor, Sister Ye has to recommend this old tailor to me, but she is not allowed to occupy it alone, and she is reluctant to introduce it to me and Sister Su. ”
"Sister Liu is really making fun of Wanqiu, this is hand-sewn by Master Zhu on Chang'an Street, this Master Zhu is indeed exquisite, I just put it on the child today, and I can't help but sigh when I see the stitch embroidery on it." Ye Wanqiu smiled lightly and replied to Liu Yiyi.
"Master Zhu, could it be that Master Zhu Zhang, who is over sixty years old, I heard that he is not easy to take the job, no matter how big an official is, if he wants to make a dress from him, he has to make an appointment for half a year, this master has a strange temper, and when he encounters a temper that does not match, he is not willing to make clothes for others."
Su Mengli said to Ye Wanqiu, got up from the chair and walked in front of Liu Yiyi, Liu Yiyi saw this, and hurriedly handed the red shirt in her hand to Su Mengli, Su Mengli stroked the embroidery on it with both hands, the smooth embroidery, and the flowers and birds embroidered on it were extremely realistic.
"Sister Ye, I always thought that Master Zhu Zhang was playing tricks, but I didn't expect to see the workmanship of your child's long shirt today, it really deserves its reputation! It seems that I also have to ask Master Zhu to make a few good clothes for the eldest lady in my family, and the garment makers who make clothes for the eldest lady, I thought they were doing well before, but today's comparison is simply very different. Su Mengli handed the long shirt to Liu Yiyi again, returned to the upper seat, took a sip of tea, and said slowly.
"Sister Ye, doesn't this Master Zhu Zhang have to wait for more than half a year to make clothes? I see that you dress elegantly on weekdays, and you don't like to dress up very much, I really haven't seen you personally go to the cloth village on Chang'an Street to choose a few pieces of fine cloth to make clothes, you are not like me, you like to go out and walk around, and choose a few good materials for yourself, you don't go out of the door, the second door is not stepping, where did you know about this Zhu Zhang's master, this Zhu Zhang's master has to wait for half a year to make clothes, is it possible that you booked it half a year ago?"
Liu Yiyi raised her eyebrows and looked at Ye Wanqiu, this Ye Wanqiu, she looked at her on weekdays, looking at her Swenwen, looking weak and weak without fighting or grabbing, these are all lies, such good clothes were collected by her in Zhiqiu Courtyard, and she didn't know how many good treasures were hidden in Zhiqiu Courtyard.
"Sister Liu, the general sent someone to talk to Master Zhu Zhang half a year ago, Master Zhu also came to the door to ask me about the style of clothes, I love flowers and birds, so I casually said the style of flowers and birds, I thought it was slightly more delicate than ordinary clothes, but I didn't expect to see the clothes made by Master Zhu with my own eyes, I also sighed, and listened to Master Zhu's apprentices say that the embroidery on it was sewn by Master Zhu himself."
Ye Wanqiu remembered that half a year ago, she had not yet given birth, and the general once came back from the court, so she asked her to choose a tailor to make clothes for the born child, she wanted to choose any one, but I heard the general say that Master Zhu Zhang's craftsmanship is the best, but Master Zhu has to wait for half a year to make a dress, Ye Wanqiu felt that it was really difficult to wait, and the general also said that whether to do it or not depends on the mood of the master, so she wanted to resign, just choose another tailor.
However, the general insisted on choosing Master Zhu Zhang, and the general also sent someone to go to Master Zhu's tailor shop twice, and specially wrote a letter to Master Zhu.
"Sister Ye, Sister Liu is really envious of you, you are really blessed, when I gave birth to two eldest ladies in a row, the tailor who made clothes for the eldest lady, the general only hastily sent a master into the house, I think the clothes worn by the two eldest ladies when they were born are far inferior to your child's, that is, even Sister Su's eldest lady was just born, and the general did not invite Master Zhu Zhang, I think the general must have spent a lot of effort to invite Master Zhu for you and the child, the general loves you so much, Sister Su and I are the eldest lady, How can Sister Ye's child be such a good blessing. ”
Liu Yiyi pretended to be disappointed, looked at Su Mengli, took a sip of tea to moisten her throat, and stimulated Su Mengli, "Sister Su, look at how much the general loves Sister Ye, I think that when Sister Su and I gave birth to the eldest lady, the next day we all walked from Liuli Courtyard and Snow Willow Courtyard to the ancestral hall to worship and salute, this Zhiqiu Courtyard, although it is said that it is a little distance from the ancestral hall, but the general must feel sorry for Sister Ye, and specially let Sister Ye come in a sedan chair, the general hurts Sister Ye, it hurts to the bones, If the general could devote a little bit of his mind to me and Sister Su, Liuli Courtyard and Snow Willow Courtyard would not be deserted day and night. ”
Liu Yiyi said while looking at Su Mengli, Su Mengli pretended to be holding a white porcelain cup to drink tea, but her slightly trembling hands betrayed her mind, Liu Yiyi pretended to be aware of it and sighed.
"Oh, Sister Su, I'm a man who speaks openly, this general snubbed me, it's obvious to everyone, how can I talk about it, I brought Sister Su with me, Sister Su won't blame me, I think back then, when the general married Sister Su, the float was also on Chang'an Street for three days and three nights, it was very lively, Sister Ye and I married into the door, but there was no such a big battle, and the general also loved Sister Su very much."
Liu Yiyi secretly glanced at Ye Wanqiu who was sitting opposite, and when she heard her words, Ye Wanqiu also put away her smiling face, deliberately lowered her head and looked at the child in her arms, a pair of bright beautiful eyes were a little loose when she heard her words, Ye Wanqiu married into the door, because she was the third lady, naturally it was not as good as the grand wedding banquet of the eldest lady Su Mengli.
"Sister Su, I see that the general has been gentle and gentle to you in recent days, last night Sister Su coughed slightly, and the general immediately asked Xiangming to send you back to Liuliyuan, it seems that the general is also very warm to you now, Sister Su, it is enough for me to give birth to two eldest misses, Sister Su gave birth to an eldest lady, you see that this Sister Ye has just given birth to a child, when is this time, Sister Su also added another big fat boy to the general, then our general's mansion will be more lively."
Ye Wanqiu was gently patting the back of the child in her arms with both hands, but when she heard Liu Yiyi's words, her hands unconsciously paused, she was a little stunned for a while, a sour pain surged up her throat, she coughed slightly, and found that her throat was a little dry, it should be because she came all the way from Zhiqiu Courtyard and didn't drink water.
Yan'er and Huan'er, who were standing beside them, listened to the words of the second lady Liu Yiyi, and then looked at the third lady Ye Wanqiu, who was sitting and holding the child, and stepped forward with a frown, and picked up the young general in the arms of the third lady Ye Wanqiu, and handed the warm cup to the third lady Ye Wanqiu, Ye Wanqiu took the warm cup, drank the hot water in it, and his throat was much more comfortable.