Chapter 26: Birthday
In the capital in the early morning, although the time sequence is close to early summer, the weather is still a little cold.
After Wang Xi walked out of the door, she tightened the jujube brocade cloak on her body, but met Chang Ke who came to her at the gate of Qingxue Garden.
"Did you have breakfast so early?" She looked confused, "I'm going to come over and have breakfast with you!" β
Wang Xi wasn't sure if the nine-ring broadsword was still inserted in the bamboo forest, so he naturally didn't want to go to Liuyin Garden with Chang Ke.
It seems that she has more fate with plum cabbage pork ribs porridge today.
She had no choice but to go back to the house with Chang Ke, untied her cloak and handed it to the little maid serving beside her, while saying, "Why did you suddenly think of coming to me for breakfast today?" I was going to have breakfast at Mrs. Tai's. β
Chang Ke and Wang Xi sat down at the round table, waiting for the little maids to set the meal.
"I barely slept last night." She leaned over to Wang Xi and whispered to Wang Xi, "I always feel that Chen Luo is a little strange." The old people say that three years old looks old. Although Chen Luo and I haven't seen each other for many years, what kind of person he is, you can find out by asking anyone. But when he was in the pharmacy, when he saw that you almost fell, he ran over to help you and didn't say anything, and he looked kind to you. I always feel that his appearance of being attentive and attentive to nothing must be good. Didn't you say that Dr. Feng is your elder? I think you have to take this matter to heart, no matter what, you have to inform Dr. Feng, he is completely like two kinds of people in front of others and in front of Dr. Feng, he must be beating Dr. Feng's idea? β
Wang Xi didn't expect her to come over early in the morning to talk to herself, and she couldn't help but be stunned.
Chang Ke saw that there was no reply from her, and thought that she didn't take it to heart, so he patted her shoulder with some hatred, and his voice unconsciously raised a little: "I'm not alarmist!" He doesn't even have a good face for his father. But look at how gentle he was when he helped you yesterday, I feel creepy when I think about it. What he has to do is very big, you have to take it to heart, you know? After saying that, he shook her shoulder.
Wang Xi was almost dizzy, and hurriedly said: "Don't worry, I must be careful!" β
But in my heart I didn't think so.
She trusts her instincts.
Just like when she was a child, the fourth aunt smiled like a flower every time she saw her, and others said that the fourth aunt was better to her than her own daughter, but she just knew that the fourth aunt actually didn't like her at all.
She could feel that Chen Luo had no ill will towards her.
Otherwise, with Dr. Feng's experience, he wouldn't just have warned her a few words.
It's just that people's impressions can't be changed for a while, and Wang Xi has no intention of changing Chang Ke's opinion of Chen Luo, and knows that Chang Ke is for her good, so he patted the back of her hand comfortingly, and promised: "Don't worry, I will definitely tell Dr. Feng." I'm usually careful, too. β
Chang Ke nodded again and again, and his expression finally relaxed.
The two had breakfast together, Chang Ke praised the cook in her kitchen as usual, and seeing that it was not too early, the two went to Mrs. Tai together.
On the way, Chang Ke, who looked a little lazy because he was satisfied with his food, talked about the things in the house: "Do you know why Chang Ning and Chang Yan went so late yesterday? Chang Ning and Miss Pan had a quarrel, the eldest aunt was so angry that she wanted to ban Chang Ning's feet, Chang Yan invited her to greet Mrs. Tai, and when she met, she persuaded the eldest aunt for a while, and the eldest aunt was discouraged and let Chang Ning go out. β
Wang Xi was surprised and said, "The second cousin is really amazing!" You can get along with anyone. β
"Not really!" Chang Ke disagreed, "I think Miss Pan definitely doesn't want to provoke anything, after all, she is here to see the Liu family, if something is unfavorable to her, her family business will be yellow." It must have been the incident provoked by the second sister. I don't know why, she spends all day long as if she had eaten a cannonball, watching who bombs whom. Now that Miss Pan is in front of us, we can also stop. Although I feel a little sorry for Miss Pan like this, I am really scared of her trouble. β
Wang Xi also felt that Chang Ning liked to have nothing to do, and said with a smile: "It's just that the poor third sister is often dragged by her and wants to give her the aftermath." β
Chang Yan is much more stable and calm than Chang Ning, although Chang Ning is a month older than Chang Yan, but in everyone's eyes, Chang Yan is like a sister, Chang Ning is like a sister, and everyone has a better evaluation of Chang Yan.
Wang Xi knew that this was a bit unusual, but who made Chang Ning's personality too unpleasant, and she had no intention of mentioning Chang Ning.
When they arrived at Mrs. Tai's place, they not only met Chang Ning and Chang Yan, who came to greet Mrs. Tai, but also met Miss Pan. The three of them gathered around Mrs. Tai with respectful expressions, and everyone was smiling and listening to what Chang Ning said.
I didn't get along last night, so I came to greet Mrs. Tai this morning.
Wang Xi and Chang Ke couldn't help but exchange a look, and then they stepped forward together and saluted Mrs. Tai.
The organic maid came in with the embroidery pier.
The two thanked and sat down, only to find out that they were talking about going to pay homage to the eldest princess of Baoqing.
Mrs. Tai asked how their clothes and ornaments were prepared, and then said: "Although this time is not the birthday of the eldest princess of Baoqing, but the lady will bring Princess Fuyang to come over to celebrate the birthday of the eldest princess of Baoqing, you must cheer up, and show Mrs. Hou the clothes and ornaments you wore that day in advance, don't be rude at the banquet." β
Lady Lady?
Wang Xi blinked.
If the queen rules the six palaces, then this lady is the favored harem.
She also gave birth to the emperor with three princes, five princes and her only daughter, Princess Fuyang.
When she was sixteen years old in Yongxing, she was almost canonized as a concubine.
She is also the only concubine in the harem who gave birth to two princes.
It can be said that he is a pivotal figure among the concubines.
She also came to congratulate the eldest princess of Baoqing on her birthday...... In the past, I had only heard that the relationship between the eldest princess of Baoqing and the queen was very good, and I had never heard that the relationship with the lady concubine was also very good!
Chang Ning's eyes lit up when she heard this, and she asked Mrs. Tai: "Did the eldest princess of Baoqing send someone to send you a letter?" β
For very formal banquets, the proprietor will usually send the housekeeper in advance to inform the people who will attend the banquet and the things to be paid attention to to in the various prefectures participating in the banquet, so as not to cause any unpleasantness at that time.
Mrs. Tai nodded and said, "The eldest princess is the most approachable, except for the forty full year because the emperor and the queen came to celebrate her, after she sent a post to the mansions so solemnly, it will be this time." But she may not really welcome Concubine Shu to come to celebrate her birthday in person, you have to be careful, don't make any noise at that time. β
Wang Xi was thinking in his heart.
It seems that this birthday is not simple!
I don't know if it's because the third prince and the fifth prince are old and are going to marry a wife and have children, and open a mansion to be crowned king.
Although there are still more than ten days left on the birthday of the eldest princess Baoqing, she already has a feeling that the wind and rain are about to come, and she is climbing to watch the play.
Everyone laughed and said yes.
It's just that Chang Ning obviously didn't take Mrs. Tai's words seriously, and looking at it can make people feel that the attitude is perfunctory. It was Chang Yan, her eyes were a little solemn, obviously thinking a little too much. What is a little surprising is Miss Pan, with a calm expression and a gentle smile, quite a bit of a taste of indisputability.
Wang Xi thought of her purpose for coming to the capital again, and felt that she should be the same as herself and Chang Ke, and only prepared to go to the birthday banquet of the eldest princess of Baoqing.
She nodded secretly, thinking that this Miss Pan should be a relatively clear person.
Since then, Mrs. Hou would come to Qingxue Garden and Chunyin Garden from time to time to see the clothes and decorations they were going to attend the birthday banquet of the eldest princess of Baoqing, which of course is a later story.
At this time, after Mrs. Tai told them again uneasily, Chang Ning asked Shi Zhu: "When will she come to the capital?" It's not good if you miss the birthday of the eldest princess! β
Mrs. Tai was looking forward to her coming laterβthe house on the other side of the Willow Garden would not be completed until the end of June or the beginning of July. Shi Zhu came too early, and there was no place to place her.
Chang Ning asked, which pot is not opened.
Mrs. Tai looked dumbfounded, said a few more words, and served the tea.
Everyone hurriedly got up and said goodbye.
Mama Shi sent them out.
It was still Chang Ning and Chang Yan all the way, walking in the front, Wang Xi and Chang Ke all the way, and Miss Pan followed them very tacitly.
Today is a bit unusual.
Out of Yuchun Hall, Chang Ning, who was originally holding hands with Chang Yan, suddenly dragged Chang Yan to stop, crossed Wang Xi and asked Chang Ke: "I heard that you went out shopping with your cousin of the Wang family yesterday?" Don't know what good things to buy? β
The tone seemed to be questioning his servant, and she went out without her consent.
Wang Xi was unhappy, but he couldn't answer for Chang Ke.
Going out with her, after all, is Chang Ke's own choice.
She looked at Chang Ke steadily.
Miss Pan, who was originally side by side with them, was surprised, walked a few steps to the side, jumped out of their circle, and looked like she was out of the way, but her eyes fell on Chang Ke's body.
Chang Ke suddenly became the focus.
Chang Yan pulled Chang Ning's sleeve with a heavy face.
Chang Ning shook off Chang Yan's hand suddenly.
Chang Yan's face suddenly became very ugly.
Chang Ke changed his cowardice and silence in the past, as if he couldn't understand Chang Ning's malice hidden in his words, looked at Chang Ning very sincerely, smiled sweetly at the pear vortex on his left cheek, and said in a clear voice: "I not only went shopping with my cousin of the Wang family, but also took my cousin of the Wang family to eat the baked cakes of the house we liked to eat since we were children, and the cousin of the Wang family took me to make clothes, which is the one called Yun Xiangrong." I didn't know at first that it was Yun Xiangrong, and they later gave us the sachet made by Master Chaoyun of Dajue Temple, and I was shocked to realize that it was Yun Xiangrong, who had been praising the sixth lady of Qingyun Houfu and saying that the clothes were well done. β
Then she smiled softly and talked about her and Wang Xi's clothes.
How respectful the store was, I heard that Wang Xi was going, and deliberately closed the door to only receive her and Wang Xi.
The lady in charge of the store also made great efforts to find out what clothes Wang Xi and she liked to wear, and the recommended fabrics were very much in line with their hearts.
In addition to the sachets sent when leaving, they were entertained with the authentic Longjing before the Ming Dynasty, and the tea cup was the blue and white porcelain from the official kiln in Jingdezhen.
There are all kinds of things, which opened Chang Ke's eyes, and the more he talked, the brighter his eyes became, and even said, "No wonder so many people obviously have tailors and embroidery girls at home, and they like to go to Yun Xiangrong to make clothes, who can escape by raising their hands, someone will hand over refreshments and fruits to their hands, and when they raise their eyes, someone will ask you what you need, and serve you like a princess".