Chapter 39: Friends
Chang Ke and Wang Xi are used to it.
She clutched her chest and coughed a few times as if she had been photographed.
didn't scare Wang Xi, but scared 6 Ling.
She looked at Wang Xi with a somewhat flustered expression, and then at Chang Ke, not knowing what to do.
Wang Xi didn't expect 6 Ling's personality to be so pure and kind, and she liked this beautiful little girl more, so she hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed her shoulder, and comforted her gently: "Don't care about your sister Chang, she just wants me to feel guilty so that I can compensate her." ”
Chang Ke also comforted her: "Ah Xi and I are good sisters, and we are used to scolding each other, don't be afraid." ”
6 Ling's expression relaxed when she heard this, she pursed her lips and smiled, feeling that Wang Xi and Chang Ke were so good, she became closer to them, took Wang Xi's hand and said, "Sister, let's go play with Sister Wu." ”
Wang Xi nodded, Chang Ke said hello to Mama Shi, and the two of them followed 6 Ling lightly to the back garden.
There are also several flower halls in the back garden, but unlike the flower halls where they rest, these flower halls are independent, surrounded by flowers and trees, and the area of the flower hall is larger than the front.
6 Ling pointed to the largest flower hall in the east with a retreat in front of the hug building, and said: "The people from the palace should rest there, and then pointed to the westernmost flower hall: "The people from the Qingping Marquis Mansion come to participate in the banquet of the Eldest Princess's Mansion, and they will settle down there." He also explained, "There are a lot of people in their family. ”
Maybe it's because the Wu family is a wealthy family, a family that no one can ignore.
Wang Xi thought secretly, and the three of them went to the flower hall where the Qingping Marquis Mansion was settled.
As soon as she entered the garden separated by plants, 6 Ling said loudly: "Is Sister Azhu here?" ”
Her voice is soft and glutinous, with sweetness, cute, anyone who listens to it can't help but come out and agree.
A grandmother immediately came out of the flower hall with the doors open, she was tall and big, although her skin was white, but she had a manly square face, and she was also stout with two fifteen or sixteen-year-old little maids behind her, and she was resting in the inner courtyard of other wealthy families, usually cleaning the courtyard and lifting the shoulder sedan chair to do rough work, but this grandmother was full of smiles, and greeted them with the confidence that only people who can be the masters of the house have, Wang Xi knew that she was not an ordinary grandmother, not only a close servant, but also the head of the inner courtyard.
"Miss 6." She greeted 6 Ling cordially, but her eyes glanced back and forth between Wang Xi and Chang Ke with a bit of sharpness, "You're here!" Our second lady and several wives have not arrived yet, I will clean the yard first, do you want to go to the flower hall to sit first? Why don't I let them accompany you to the back? ”
The two little maids hurriedly stepped forward to salute them, and respectfully shouted 6 Ling "Miss".
6 Ling was a little disappointed, but she still waved her hand at the grandmother with a gentle expression, and said, "No." Then he introduced Wang Xi and Chang Ke to the grandmother, "This is Grandma Wu next to the lady of the Qingping Marquis's Mansion." He also explained the identities of Wang Xi and Chang Ke to Mama Wu.
Mama Wu greeted them with a smile, but her eyes stayed on Wang Xi for a while.
Wang Xi was born to attract attention, and she is sensitive to other people's eyes. She could feel that Mama Wu's eyes were full of curiosity and sudden realization when she looked at her, and even some sympathy and pity. This made her have to guess whether this Mama Wu already knew her identity because of 6 Ling's words.
Next, Mama Wu's extraordinary enthusiasm for her also confirmed Wang Xi's guess.
"The fourth lady of the Yongcheng Hou Mansion used to be common, but it was the first time that Miss Table had seen it. Our family lives in Dashi Yongfang, in the four alleys, if Miss Biao is free, welcome to come to our house often. Since the eldest lady came out of the cabinet, there is only one girl in our family, and there is no one to negotiate if she wants to find a trick. Miss Kan watch is a clever person, and she will definitely be able to be a companion with our second lady. ”
Wang Xi was embarrassed.
When she doesn't speak and pretends to be well-behaved, she really looks a bit virtuous and virtuous...... I don't know if this Mama Wu would regret beating her chest if she knew that she had lost her eyes. However, this also shows that this Mama Wu is quite simple-minded, such a person is the female housekeeper of the inner courtyard, either the ladies of the Wu Mansion are very straightforward, or Mrs. Hou, who presides over the feed, is more confused like her cheap aunt.
But no matter what, Mama Wu is really enthusiastic about her, and she naturally has to respect others.
"Yes, yes!" Wang Xi smiled sweeter than 6 Ling, "My family is in Shuzhong, and I often hear the elders talk about the exploits of the Qingping Marquis Mansion, saying that without the Qingping Marquis Mansion guarding the northwest for generations, there would be no stable life for us Li people." It is really a privilege to know the people of the Qingping Marquis Mansion, and I will definitely visit it. When the time comes, you can still brag to others, I have seen what the people of the Qingping Marquis Mansion look like! ”
She said it extremely sincerely, which made Mama Wu laugh, and teased her: "I'm afraid that you will be disappointed, no one in our house has three heads and six arms." ”
Wang Xiwaner.
A woman's surprised voice came from behind them: "Ah Ling, why are you here?" Is your grandmother okay? ”
"Sister Azhu." 6 Ling turned around happily.
Wang Xi and Chang Ke also turned around and saw a slender girl.
She was only fifteen or sixteen years old, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, fair skin, wearing a lake-blue plain Hangzhou silk gown, black green silk neatly rolled into a single screw bun, wearing a bowl-sized pink and lotus silk sideburns, and a rare sassy appearance between her eyebrows.
It is a beautiful woman with a unique style.
The capital is the capital of the country, with all kinds of beauties!
Wang Xi couldn't help but squint his eyes, and looked at the girl again and again.
It should be the second miss of the Wu family that 6 Ling said.
The second miss of the Wu family was very bold, and she had a salute with 6 Ling, and after listening to 6 Ling's introduction, she came over and greeted Wang Xi Chang Ke generously, and pointed at Chang Ke and smiled: "I remember you." In the past, when we were playing in Xiyuan, you often followed behind Shi Zhu and Chang Ning sisters, although they didn't talk much, but there were a lot of small movements and expressions, which was very fun. ”
Chang Ke has always felt that he was hiding it well, but he didn't expect to be seen by the second miss of the Wu family a long time ago.
She smiled a little awkwardly.
Miss Wu Er relieved her: "Shi Zhu's temperament, I feel that Princess Fuyang and her are like sisters, so I feel that I am also a princess, and you are the youngest of the sisters in the family, it is really not good to have a hard time with her." You're smart at that. ”
Chang Ke was immediately embarrassed when he heard it, and he was a little excited as if he had met a confidant.
Miss Wu Er didn't let go of Wang Xi, she said with some curiosity: "You are the cousin of the Shi family, the wife of the Marquis of Yongcheng?" You are so good-looking, no wonder I have never heard Shi Zhu talk about you. How could their family let you come to the capital to show up, isn't this a slap in the face of Shi Zhu? Their family has always wanted Shi Zhu to be the princess. ”
Wang Xi almost choked on saliva when he heard this.
This Miss Wu is also too bold.
Mama Wu saw that she was busy whispering a few words to Miss Wu Er, and Miss Wu Er also showed a look of sudden realization, and hurriedly said, "Ouch, I misunderstood you." You said that your home is in Shuzhong, it is a good place, my eldest brother is in Shuzhong as the commander, often send us some Shu embroidery, those Shu embroidery is very beautiful, I think it is more beautiful than Hunan embroidery and Hangzhou embroidery. ”
Wang Xi hurriedly said: "If you like it, you can go to my place to play, I live in Yongcheng Houfu now, and I brought a lot of Shu embroidery materials over." ”
"Okay!" Miss Wu Er replied, but her demeanor told Wang Xi that she was just being polite to her and had no intention of visiting her.
Wang Xi thinks this is normal.
People like the Qingping Hou Mansion, I don't know how many people want to hug their thighs, not to mention that she and Miss Wu Er have just met, what kind of person she is, Miss Wu Er doesn't know.
Although she respects the Qingping Marquis Mansion, if she wants to be a friend, she still has to talk about fate, and Wang Xi never asks for it.
Miss Wu Er invited them to the flower hall for tea: "My grandmother and they have all gone to visit the eldest princess, and they may stay over there to greet the lady concubine, and they will have to wait a while before they can come." ”
6 Lingqi said: "Why doesn't my sister have one?" ”
Miss Wu Er smiled: "It seems that several princes have also come over together." ”
She's already done, and there are some things that she has to dodge.
6 Ling was clear, and several people entered the flower hall with a smile.
The people of the eldest princess's mansion have come to clean up again, and Mama Wu has taken people to clean up again, at this time not only put flowers to decorate the room, but also put a hand citron to add fragrance, the tea room has already boiled hot water, and put out the refreshments and melons and fruits that the ladies of the Qingping Marquis Mansion like, but 6 Ling They have already eaten one, and they are not too interested in this, Miss Wu Er asked them if they want to go to the back garden to sit: "The east flower hall is to be used to receive people in the palace, and the flower hall is not enough, and there should be no other people next to it." Now we should have no one but us. ”
When the people in the palace come, it will be inconvenient for them to move around at will.
6 Ling was a little moved.
Chang Ke also wanted to go to the back garden to have a look, and said to Wang Xi: "There is a greenhouse here, and very rare epiphyllum and qionghua were planted that year, I don't know if they are still raised in the greenhouse." ”
"It should still be there." 6 Ling said, "I was still raised there when I came for the New Year. A few new pots of Mo Lan and Mo Ju were also added. ”
Miss Wu Er said: "But it's only April now. ”
Epiphyllum usually blooms in July and August.
6 Ling said with a smile: "If the epiphany blooms, the eldest princess will definitely have a flower feast, and we will come back then." ”
It shows that Jiangchuan Bofu and the eldest princess's mansion are very close.
The four of them leisurely went to the conservatory again.
Wang Xi saw that the flowers and trees here are planted very horizontally, and the flowers and trees that bloom in various seasons are planted in turn, not to mention that the flowers bloom all year round, and like the courtyard in the south of the Yangtze River, there are several flower walls, a window and a scene, and the small garden is divided into several places, giving people a feeling of being empty and spacious in the middle of the flowers, and the hidden path is not endless.
While looking around, she couldn't help but sigh sincerely: "This garden is well maintained." Most of them are the handiwork of famous masters in Jiangnan. ”
Miss Wu Er heard this: "Have you been to Jiangnan? ”
Wang Xi nodded and said, "Our family also has a few houses in Jiangnan. ”
It's a pity that the Wang family has always wanted to enter the business district in Jiangnan, but they haven't been able to do so.
Miss Wu Er was interested in Jiangnan, and hurriedly said, "Is Jiangnan really as good as they say?" March is hazy and rainy, Wu Nong speaks softly, and the beauty is like a cloud? ”
Wang Xi said with a smile: "Wu Yu is indeed soft, but it is definitely not as good as Miss 6's voice." It is true that the rain in March is hazy, and their spring rain is not like us where it drops down, but like fog, sprinkled little by little......"
She told Miss Wu Er about her experience of going to Jiangnan, and soon arrived at the greenhouse.
6 Ling was no longer interested in the greenhouse, so she pulled her to sit down on the stone bench under the big locust tree outside the greenhouse, and let her continue to talk about Jiangnan.
Wang Xi's family has a lot of business, and there has been a history of her aunt and grandmother in charge of the family, and she attaches the same importance to girls, and one of her cousins has also walked the ancient tea horse road with the elders in the family.
They sat under the tree and talked.
It's just that when Wang Xi inadvertently looked up, he suddenly found that the bamboo forest next door was so familiar!