Chapter 181: Plum Garden
On the day of going to the plum garden, Li Mingyun got up very early, and was dressed up by Chunyu and Qiuqing and the maid bell sent by the Yue family.
She looked out the window, and the snow still covered the whole world, and small white snowballs hung on the branches.
Looking at it, time passed, and in the blink of an eye, she got into the carriage to the plum garden.
The sound of squeaking wheels rolling and the clatter of wheels crashing against the ground spread across the quiet streets.
Li Mingjia excitedly lifted the curtain of the window.
"Wow, that's beautiful." She said, her words full of surprise.
Li Mingqin smiled and looked at her line of sight.
"It's beautiful." She said, and then said to Li Mingyun, "Third sister, come and see." ”
Li Mingyun smiled and nodded.
As soon as she reached the car window, the cold wind came in, piercing her soft face, cold and cold.
She couldn't help but shiver and moved in.
They are now in an alley, and there is no end in sight to the alley, only to see a white blanket covering the ground all the way to the sky.
On both sides of the house, the snow was white, empty, and silent.
This is the winter day in the capital.
They rode all the way to the carriage, and it was more than half an hour later when they arrived at the plum garden.
Several carriages had been parked at the gate of the plum garden, and the coachman led the horses to the alley next to them.
When they got out of the car, they saw Miss He and Miss Cui Liu talking and laughing at the door.
"Sister Jean!" Miss Cui Liu saw people first because she was facing them, and she hurriedly shouted and pulled Miss He over.
Only then did Miss He find out that they had arrived.
"We've agreed on this hour, but I'd like to wait for you for a while." She said with a smile, winking at Li Mingyun.
Li Mingyun curled his lips and smiled.
"Sister Na Yi has been waiting for a long time?" She said, "The Li Mansion is a little far from here, but your home is very close to here. ”
It took them more than half an hour to drive the carriage, and Miss He only needed half an hour to arrive.
"It's close." Miss He said, "However, you came by coincidence, I just said a word to Sister Cui Liu, and you came over." ”
She smiled when she finished speaking.
"Alright, let's go inside, there are already a lot of people here." Miss Cui Liu said, pulling a person to the gate with one hand.
Li Mingyun was led by Miss He and walked behind.
The plum garden is not just a garden, it is a big pavilion that enters from the door, there is a long corridor on both sides, and along the long corridor all the way, there is a tall building, and there is a gate behind the tall building, and entering from this gate is the real plum garden.
Li Mingyun and the others were greeted by the maid all the way forward and walked directly to the gate of the garden.
Miss He stopped.
"Is Madame here?" She asked the maid.
The maid replied respectfully, "Madame is in the building, and she will come soon." ”
Miss He nodded.
"Then let's go first, there is a courtyard in the garden, and there is a feast there."
She's been here many times and knows a lot about it.
Li Mingyun smiled and said okay, and she pulled her into the courtyard.
More than a dozen women had already come to the courtyard, all dressed in red and green, with exquisite makeup and sparkling headdresses.
What a beautiful scene!
Miss He sighed.
Li Mingyun saw that she was patronizing Peugeot people again, and couldn't help laughing at her.
"Is it pretty?" She said, "Sister Yi, this is a feast for the eyes. ”
Miss He agreed with this sentence very much, and even claimed that it was.
Among the women, there were people who knew Miss He and Miss Cui Liu, and they came over to greet them.
There were also unfamiliar women who came up to them to laugh as a gesture of friendship.
"Who are these two?"
The women knew Li Mingqin, but they didn't know Li Mingyun and Li Mingjia, so they immediately asked.
Miss He kindly pulled Li Mingyun and said, "These two are Li Shilang's nieces. ”
Li Mingqin introduced: "This is my third sister, Ming Yun, and this is my fourth sister, Ming Jia." ”
The women nodded and smiled at Li Mingyun and them.
Li Mingyun and Li Mingjia greeted each other one by one under Miss He's introduction.
Miss He had a lively personality and was very happy to talk with people, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.
The three women on the other side who did not come, two looked at them coldly, and one followed behind them with a cower.
"That's Miss Ji and Miss Hu, the cousin of Miss Ji in the future." Miss Cui Liu explained to Li Mingyun in a low voice, "Miss Ji Yinxian of the Ji family is the niece of the crown princess, she thinks she is high, and she thinks that she is great by virtue of her aunt and princess, and she never likes to deal with us. ”
Since Ji Yinxian doesn't like others to talk to her, why should they rush to dislike her.
Miss Cui Liu and Miss He didn't want to do such a thing, anyway, their family didn't have to please the prince.
Li Mingyun nodded with an "oh", indicating that he knew.
Miss Hu and Miss Ji must have been looking at Miss Ji, so they didn't follow her all the time.
Just thinking about it, I don't know who called out "madam", and everyone present looked at the door.
I saw a woman wearing a luxurious purple and gold robe, wearing a golden hairpin and jade ornament on her head, and was slowly surrounded by several maids.
Her complexion was radiant, her expression was gentle and majestic, and she looked like she was approachable and powerful.
"Ma'am." All the women saluted.
Mrs. Changping Hou looked at the group of young and beautiful women in front of her and smiled with satisfaction.
"No need to be polite." She said, holding up her hand for them to get up.
He stretched out his hand to Miss He again, "Yi'er, you come." ”
Miss He answered, smiling and holding her arm.
"Aunt Shen, it's still early, why don't we go and enjoy the plum blossoms first?" She said.
This requires Mrs. Changping Hou to naturally agree, after all, she still invited the young ladies to come to the plum garden in this name.
However, she thought of something, so she said: "My son and some sons are also in the plum garden, you follow me, don't go by yourself." ”
This banquet invites men and women, everyone knows, if a woman walks alone to the men's pile, then her reputation is not good.
The women answered.
Several women knew Mrs. Changping's intentions, and lowered their heads a little shyly.
Mrs. Changping Hou was supported by Miss He and walked in front, followed by Li Mingyun and others.
"Hey, who is this?" Mrs. Changping Hou casually glanced at her eyes and found that there was a fresh face, and she was still a woman with a peugeot appearance, so she asked.
Miss He smiled and tugged at her arm.
"Aunt Shen, this is what I told you, Li Shilang's niece." She introduced.
"Ma'am." Li Mingyun gave another salute.
"Good, good." Mrs. Changping Hou raised her lips and smiled, and said to Miss He, "It is really as you said, the appearance is peugeot, and the beauty is like Xizi." ”
After speaking, she beckoned to Li Mingyun, "Come here, Miss Li San." ”
Li Mingyun walked to the other side of Mrs. Marquis of Changping with a lot of envious eyes.
Thinking in her heart, it seems that Miss He said a lot of good things about her in front of Mrs. Marquis of Changping, otherwise she would not have won the blue eyes of Mrs. Marquis of Changping with this.
In fact, Miss He is really like this, she praised Li Mingyun to the sky, and said that she has a good appearance and a good temperament...... That's why Mrs. Changping Hou liked it so much after seeing me.
However, this is also the reason why I trust Miss He very much.
Mrs. Changping Hou asked Li Mingyun some questions while walking, and Li Mingyun answered them one by one, behaving very decently.
The young lady of the Li Mansion has always been like this.
"You're good, kid." Mrs. Changping Hou praised, her eyebrows crooked.
Li Mingyun was just the right amount of shyness, disagreeing or refutating.
Miss He laughed.
"Aunt Shen, I agree with you, Ming Yun is very good." She said, "I liked Ming Yun at first sight!" ”
Mrs. Changping Hou was amused.
"You're just as cute as Miss Li." She quipped, "I like you when I see you, too." ”
The people who followed laughed.
The group walked on the bluestone ground, and the original snow had been swept away on both sides and piled up under the trees.
The further you go, the more plum trees there are, and on the branches, the snowdrifts are clustered upward, and the plum trees are covered high, as if they have a thick layer of white glass.
The pleasant scenery of the garden, the winter snow in the eyes, and the lively garden, the sound of the snow is suppressed, and it is a peaceful beauty.