Chapter 34: Trouble in the Ancestral Hall
Ye Wanqiu wanted to refuse, but seeing the general's resolute expression, he could only nod his head, watching Mo Lin hurriedly walk out of the house, this great general who was admired by everyone in the general's mansion, but he was so fond of himself, he may have been blessed in his previous life.
"Huan'er, bring that water-green skirt, and wear it when you go to the ancestral hall today." Ye Wanqiu looked up at herself in the rhombic bronze mirror, thinking of her like yesterday, her appearance must be scary, today she put a little gouache rouge on her fair cheeks, and dotted her red lips, which looked very gratifying.
Ye Wanqiu stood up, waited for Mrs. to change into a skirt, and then put on a light green coat for Mrs., seeing that Mrs. was as radiant as usual, she couldn't help but boast, "This set of water green clothes is worn on Mrs., it is refreshing and good-looking, Mrs. is a beauty embryo, even if she is wrapped in plain clothes, it is also amazing to everyone, Mrs. has just given birth to a young general, and this general loves Mrs. a hundred times." ”
"Huan'er, don't talk nonsense like this, if this is heard by idle people, I can still protect you in Zhiqiu Courtyard, and then you are so open-mouthed out of this courtyard, although you are my person, but you are also the servant of the General's Mansion, the two sisters can also teach you, you have to learn from your sister Yan'er, you little mouth, you will go to the ancestral hall and you are not allowed to say a word."
Ye Wanqiu looked at the red and red Er, and could only shake her head helplessly, although this girl is almost fifteen years old, her mind is not yet mature, she only sees that now Zhiqiu Yuan is favored by the general, and the two sisters are treated coldly, she doesn't know the truth that flowers are not red for a hundred days, people are not good for a thousand days, and feng shui takes turns.
"Okay, Huan'er, go and bring the set of clothes that Master Zhu made for the child in Chang'an City, and I'll put it on for the child." Ye Wanqiu picked up the sleeping child, this child is really well-behaved and cute, and he has slept for so long, and he is not noisy.
Huan'er got up and went to the suitcase to take out the whole set of clothes that Master Zhu made for the young general, looking at the lifelike and vivid patterns on the clothes, she couldn't help but sigh, this Master Zhu is worthy of being the first garment maker in Chang'an City.
"Madam, this Master Zhu's craftsmanship is really too ingenious, you look at the bird sewn on it, it's just like the real thing, I'll change it for the young general, Madam, you sit down for a while." Huan'er put the young general's clothes on the desk, and planned to take over the young general in his wife's arms, but he didn't expect the child in Ye Wanqiu's arms to suddenly flatten his mouth, as if he was about to cry.
Ye Wanqiu hurriedly hugged the child and shook it gently, only to see that the child slowly opened his eyes, yawned a lot, and looked at Ye Wanqiu.
"Huan'er, I'll change it, it stands to reason that the child is going to the ancestral hall today, and of course this dress needs to be changed by his mother." Ye Wanqiu said while putting the child on the Luohan bed, took the clothes handed over by Hu'er, first put on the child's belly pocket embroidered with a carp, and then put on the child's red cardigan.
The outermost piece of a big red Changru is embroidered with the pattern of many small birds, each bird is different, some call in the trees, some drink water by the water, some birds hide behind the flowers, some are flying in the sky, although it is a dense number of birds, but each bird moves differently, and it will not be dazzling to look at.
This Master Zhu is worthy of the general personally found the garment maker, when the original was not produced, Master Zhu came to the general's mansion to ask her to make the pattern of the child's clothes, she felt that the dragon and phoenix pattern is not novel and good-looking, she has always loved flowers and birds, so she casually instructed Master Zhu to embroider the pattern of flowers and birds, never thought that the clothes made by Master Zhu are so exquisite.
"Madam, although the sun is shining outside today, there is a little wind, do you want to get a cloak and an Arhat hat for the young general." While putting on tiger head shoes for the young general, Yu'er looked up and asked Ye Wanqiu.
"Take it, or you should be careful, don't leave this little guy cold." Ye Wanqiu hugged the neatly dressed child in her arms, her fair and translucent little face was even more red because of the red clothes, and the more she looked at it, the more she felt that she couldn't get tired of looking at it.
Hu'er brought the Arhat tiger head hat and put on a windbreaker for the young general, and it happened that the maid at the door came to report, saying that Xiao Xiazi at the door had prepared the sedan chair, and the hour was not early, so he came to pick up his wife and go out.
Ye Wanqiu gently handed the child to Huan'er, and walked out of the house with the help of the maid, opened the door of the house, and saw Xiao Xiazi leading the servants and maids to wait in the courtyard.
With the sound of Xiao Xiazi "getting up the sedan chair" outside the sedan chair, the servants and maids of the Zhiqiu Courtyard walked towards the ancestral hall of the west courtyard of the General's Mansion.
Seeing that Mo Lin rushed to the door of the ancestral hall, Qinglong and Chihu greeted him, "General, General Manager Guo led the servants and maids of the General's Mansion to gather in the ear room, the eldest lady and the second lady are resting and waiting in the wing room, and Miss Yan'er has already taken her maid to prepare objects in the inner hall of my ancestral hall." ”
"Hmm." Mo Lin nodded, Qinglong and Chihu followed Mo Lin into the wing room outside the ancestral hall, and saw Su Mengli and Liu Yiyi sitting on the carved chair in the wing room and sipping tea leisurely.
"The time has not yet come, you have a tea break here first, I will go to the ancestral hall first, and when the time comes, I will call someone to inform you." Mo Lin looked at Su Mengli, maybe she didn't sleep well yesterday, although her face was covered with gouache and rouge, she couldn't hide the haggard under her eyes, Mo Lin wanted to say something to her, but she didn't know how to speak, she could only shake her head, and was about to leave, but was stopped by Liu Yiyi's soft voice.
"General, there are people in the ancestral hall there, the general is afraid that he just came from Zhiqiu Courtyard, look at the fine sweat on the general's forehead, the general is also sitting and drinking tea, I asked Cai Wei to keep an eye on the ancestral hall, and when the time comes, we will go with the general, besides, Sister Ye has not arrived yet, even if the general does not wait for us, he has to wait for Sister Ye."
Liu Yiyi picked up the handkerchief and wanted to wipe the sweat on Mo Lin's forehead, Mo Lin waved his big hand and gently slapped Liu Yiyi away, this Liu Yiyi was not annoyed, she wiped her forehead with a gesture, and then didn't say anything, sat down by herself, looked at the teacup in front of her and was stunned.
Mo Lin saw her like this, she was dressed up in a fancy way on weekdays, but today she only wore a smoke-gray skirt, and her hair bun was simply combed, she must have been punished yesterday, so that she was restrained a lot for a while, and without the arrogance and arrogance on weekdays, he saw Su Mengli's eyes standing next to him again, and wanted to say that he was going to rest, so he wanted him to accompany him for a while, thinking that Ye Wanqiu was also still in the future, so he also sat down.
Liu Yiyi watched Mo Lin sit down, a little happy and a little sad in his heart, if the two of them were used to keep the general, he was afraid that he would ignore it, and he would involve Sister Ye in it, he would stay immediately, that fox spirit, what kind of shelf was put up today, the general had arrived at the ancestral hall, she had not yet arrived, and it was clear that she was relying on the child she had just given birth to show her, thirty years in Hedong and thirty years in Hexi, the days are still long, see when you can monopolize the general.
"Qinglong, Caiwei, you two go to the ancestral hall to see if you are ready, come and report when everything is ready." Mo Lin took a sip of Longjing tea and moistened his throat, this Zhiqiu Courtyard is some distance from the front yard, the sun is big today, and his throat is dry when he walks over, I don't know if Wanqiu has gotten up and come over now.
"My subordinates obey orders, so I'll go and check." Qinglong hugged his fist towards the general, Cai Wei followed behind Qinglong, and the two walked out of the wing room and walked towards the ancestral hall in the center.
As soon as Qinglong stepped into the door of the ancestral hall, he heard the soft and glutinous voice of the Yan'er girl in the command of the people, he walked in to see, the Yan'er girl was methodically directing the people to place the candlesticks, incense, fruit pastries, etc., looking at the sacrificial platform is neat and tidy, presumably it is almost ready, the ancestral hall sacrificial objects are prepared by special people on weekdays, and today the general asked the Yan'er girl to prepare, which shows that the general attaches great importance to the Yan'er girl.
"Miss Yan'er, the general ordered me to come over to check the preparations for the ancestral hall, I think it's almost ready, and Miss Caiwei also came over to help." Qinglong walked up to Yan'er and asked softly.
Cai Wei saw that it was Yan'er who came to prepare the ancestral hall objects today, and suddenly felt extremely uncomfortable in her heart, these three ladies were not just giving birth to a young general for the general's mansion, and the person who took care of the ancestral hall was changed from a special person to the personal servant of the third lady.
This former person is still the abbot of Lingyin Temple, and today he was not invited, but let Yan'er do it, thinking that the second lady gave birth to a child, and it was not her turn to do it, this is really a person who got it, and the chicken dog ascended to heaven.
"Miss Yan'er, how much does the general fancy you, it turned out that you came to prepare the objects, the third lady gave birth to a young general for the general's mansion, it is really gratifying, I see that the general is very happy today, I think that when the second lady just gave birth to a child, the general is also so happy today, it is really feng shui in turn, but the general remembered the past, and now the general is accompanying the second lady to drink tea in the wing."
Cai Wei deliberately pinched her throat and said sharply, the unwilling emotions for her master were overflowing in the words, and the entire ancestral hall was suddenly filled with a sour smell, and the servants and maids who were doing things did not stop working, but their ears were all erected, this is not only a contest between Miss Yan'er and Miss Caiwei, but also a contest between the two ladies.