Chapter Twenty-Six: Dreaming
Wang Xi's revenge on Chang Ke was to drag her to Mrs. Tai's for dinner.
Chang Ke was unwilling.
Wang Xi smiled and said, "I went out today to buy something for Mrs. Tai, if you don't go, I'll go alone." ”
Won't Mrs. Tai think she's ignorant again?!
Chang Kexing's eyes were round, and he said, "If you want to be lazy next time, don't think I'll give you sloppy again." ”
The more Wang Xi knew the people of the Yongcheng Marquis Mansion, the less he liked to deal with some people.
"Good sister!" She smiled and took Chang Ke's arm, and said, "I'm not thinking that we will come back from outside, we are going to greet Mrs. Tai after all, seeing that it is about to be dinner, Mrs. Tai is probably going to keep us for dinner, we might as well talk to her old man, wouldn't everyone be happy?" ”
Chang Ke said: "I'm not as kind as you - Chang Ning heard that I went out with you, and I will definitely find a way to accompany Mrs. Tai to dinner, and then she will inevitably have to be yin and yang again." You can pretend that you don't see it, you don't hear it, but I can't avoid it. ”
Especially her mother, she was counting on the Hou Mansion to help her support her after she got married, for fear that she would offend Chang Ning and make Mrs. Hou unhappy.
Thinking of these messy things, she couldn't help but sigh deeply.
Wang Xi was shocked to realize that it seemed a little inappropriate for her to do this.
She hesitated: "Why don't we accompany Mrs. Tai to dinner and leave?" After all, we went out for a day today, and it is normal for us to be tired. ”
In this way, you can also say a few words to Chang Ning.
Chang Ke didn't think it was a good way to avoid it, and said, "She can do whatever she wants, right?" She wants face in front of you, with you, she is at most sneering and sneering, I don't understand, she must be more angry, it can be regarded as a kind of counterattack! ”
Wang Xi thought about it, Chang Ning was really this character, and couldn't help laughing, and said, "This is also a way!" Then she talked to Chang Ke sincerely: "How does your family treat you?" Do you have a cousin or servant you can trust? I think your family mainly has no money in their hands, so they can only rely on the Hou Mansion for everything. You might as well ponder in your heart, while I'm still in the capital, to see if I can help your family find a livelihood and find an opportunity to stand on your own. ”
Chang Ke shook his head and said, "It's useless." It's not a matter of silver. The reason why my father was left in the Hou Mansion was because he had the ability to take care of the affairs of the Hou Mansion, and if he wanted to stand on his own, he would have set up his own door a long time ago. The main reason is that my father and my mother feel that if they leave the Hou Mansion, they will have no shelter and no dependence. I only hope that my brother will not be raised by my father to have the same temperament as him, and that he will continue to help my brother in the future. ”
Wang Xi felt that although she knew some things about the Yongcheng Marquis Mansion, after all, it was very superficial, so she should not give others ideas casually. Don't let her run back to Shuzhong in the autumn, and leave a mess for the big shopkeeper to clean up.
She shifted the topic to the things she bought for Mrs. Tai, and the two soon arrived at Yuchun Hall.
Mrs. Tai already knew that they had returned home, and was waiting for them to come and greet her.
Mama Shi came out to greet them with a smile.
Wang Xi sent her a pair of five poisonous purses: "I bought it outside with my fifth cousin." It's interesting to watch, and I'll give it to you to play. ”
During the Dragon Boat Festival, there is a custom of wearing five poisonous purses in the capital.
Although it is still early before the Dragon Boat Festival, it can be regarded as having a heart.
Mama Shi had a smile on her face even more.
She can't dislike Wang Xi now.
Wang Xi came to Mrs. Tai, never empty-handed, and these people who served closely had already gained a lot of things in just two or three months.
Mama Shi thanked her repeatedly, took her purse, and led the two of them to Mrs. Tai.
Wang Xi and Chang Ke greeted Mrs. Tai, took out the handkerchiefs, handkerchiefs, fan covers and other gadgets that Zai Yun Xiangrong bought for Mrs. Tai, and said, "I and my fifth cousin picked them all, although the workmanship is only average, it is more interesting." ”
Interesting indeed.
Those gadgets are either pink or purple, moon white, not to mention the color that the little girl is used to, but also embroidered with thrushes, parrots, bees and other patterns, especially these patterns of different forms, vivid expressions, very pleasing.
Wang Xi remembered to buy her things, she was already very happy, but she was the wife of the Marquis of Yongcheng, and she was at the age of a full house of children and grandchildren, so it was a little unreasonable to use these things.
She rubbed the yellow-green and bright, lifelike thrush feathers embroidered on the pink fan cover, and couldn't help laughing: "Which color is this?" You're too foolish, kid. ”
Wang Xi disagreed, and said with a smile: "You are so good to our juniors, you will definitely live a long life." Let's not talk about clothing, so that even these small objects can only be blue and blue, right? The old Hou Ye is gone, and the Hou Ye is a filial piety, if you fall in love with it, who can say that you can't do it? If it weren't for you, would your family be where it is today? ”
Whoever asked the old marquis not to save her mother, even if the person is dead, she has a chance, and she has to add some blockage to him. It would be nice if he knew underground!
When Mrs. Tai heard her say this, she really remembered the days when she had endured humiliation and burdens in the past, and felt that she not only had to accept these things, but also took them out generously to see who dared to take care of her!
"Then put it away." Mrs. Tai smiled and instructed Mama Shi, "Go to the eldest princess's birthday and use it." “
Mama Shi wanted to speak and stopped, but she didn't say anything.
Mrs. Tai looked at Wang Xi more pleasing to the eye.
With so many children in the family, no one can understand how difficult it was for her back then.
The old marquis went, and she, as the wife of the knotted hair, should be guarded by him, but how to keep it, that is her business.
She just wanted people to see how she was unhappy with him.
Mrs. Tai took Wang Xi's hand, her eyes were full of love, and she said with a smile: "Good child, I will eat at my grandmother's place today." As he spoke, he raised his eyes and saw Chang Ke beside Wang Xi, and added another sentence, "Ah Ke is also a party", and then asked Wang Xi what he wanted to eat, "Let the kitchen do it." ”
Since the last time Wang Xi silently sued the kitchen in the inner courtyard of the Hou Mansion in the way of setting up her own small kitchen, Mrs. Hou took the opportunity to clean up the mother-in-law on the stove, drove away a few people who were in front of her, and replaced the kitchen steward with her own people, and the level of dishes in the inner courtyard of the Hou Mansion has been raised by more than one grade, and no one dares to say "can't do it", even if you can't do it in the kitchen, you have to buy it back in the restaurant outside.
The whole house was stained.
Everyone remained consistent, no one chewed their tongues in front of Mrs. Tai, and no one told Master Hou.
When Mrs. Hou saw Wang Xi in the past few days, it was called a spring breeze on her face, which frightened Wang Xi.
Wang Xi will not treat himself badly, and knows that old ladies not only like bright colors, but also like the younger generations who are willing to rely on themselves.
She unceremoniously ordered a crystal elbow that she hadn't eaten today, and hinted to the people around Mrs. Tai: "I heard that the crystal elbow of Sijimei is the best, but my fifth cousin and I don't dare to go to the restaurant alone." ”
Mrs. Tai smiled when she heard this, waved her hand, and said, "I'll make this dish today." ”
The kitchen of the Hou Mansion is going crazy.
Wang Xi and Chang Ke accompanied Mrs. Tai to talk and told her that the two of them were going to do clothes.
Mrs. Tai frowned when she heard this, and said, "Didn't Ah Ning arrange a tailor for you?" ”
"Of course not." Mrs. Hou was good to Wang Xi, but Wang Xi was not prepared to make her uncomfortable, so she hurriedly said, "We thought it was interesting, so we ran in and took a look." ”
Mrs. Tai nodded.
Wang Xi said that Mrs. Tai listened, and Chang Ke sat with her, but she also had a lively laugh and had dinner.
The sons of the Hou Mansion came to greet Mrs. Tai one after another, but Chang Ning and Chang Yan had not yet arrived.
Chang Ke and Wang Xi whispered: "Let's go quickly." ”
Wang Xi nodded, with the excuse that he was too tired, and slipped away with Chang Ke.
Out of Mrs. Tai's courtyard, Chang Ke breathed a sigh of relief, parted ways with Wang Xi at Yongdaokou, and went back to the house to rest.
Wang Xi went to bed after freshening up, but he couldn't sleep.
She thought about Chen Luo, who she met in the pharmacy during the day.
Does he even know that he is the one who spies on him?
Wang Xi thought of the gentle eyes that looked at her as he helped himself to his feet.
If he didn't know, if he knew, with his attitude towards her during the day, he would probably take back the big knife inserted in the bamboo forest!
Wang Xi's heart was about to move, and he wanted to get up and run to the Willow Garden to see if the big knife was still there.
It's a pity that the house is repaired over there in the Willow Garden, and for safety, the door will be locked at night, and someone will be sent to guard it.
Then I'll check it out early tomorrow morning.
I thought so, but her heart was itchy, and she couldn't fall asleep after tossing and turning.
It was useless for Baizhu to read her a few pages of travelogue, so he had to light her a benzoin.
The sweet scent made her slowly fall asleep, but she dreamed.
In the dream, she lay on the wall of the willow garden, and saw that the nine-ring broadsword by the bamboo forest next door was still stuck straight there, but the bright silk with the head of the knife was blown by the wind and rain, and it was already old and dilapidated, without the glory of the past, and the wind blew, it just swayed a few times with the wind, and it was no longer able to hunt and flutter, like an abandoned straggler, forgotten in the corner of no one, where there is still a little bit of arrogance in the past.
She grinned in her dream, and went to pull out the big knife, but she couldn't grasp the hilt......
Wang Xi woke up in a hurry.
It was not yet dawn, but the maids in her house had already gotten up.
It can be seen that she still woke up before Yin Shi as she usually needed to greet Mrs. Tai.
She got up slowly, and let the maid serve her to change her clothes, but she kept thinking about the dream she had last night, and wanted to see if the nine-ring broadsword was still there.
Wang Xi decided to go to Liuyin Garden first, and then go to greet Mrs. Tai.
In this way, breakfast can only be served in a hurry.
Bai Guo could only persuade her euphemistically: "Today, the kitchen made plum cabbage pork ribs porridge for you, and also made shrimp dumplings and salted egg yolk pork floss siu mai." ”
Wang Xi hasn't eaten plum cabbage pork ribs porridge for some days.
She hesitated for a while, but finally curiosity prevailed and said, "Let's go to Mrs. Tai's for breakfast." ”