Before you know it, it's the second half of the month, and every night is basically a snowstorm, and when you open the door in the morning, it's a crystal clear world.

The King of Chu really sent a chef from the Star Picking Mansion to the Ninghou Mansion for Chu Yue'an, and he didn't have to give the monthly money, the chef's monthly money was all opened by the Chu Palace.

For the arrival of this chef, Third Sister Sun has a strong sense of crisis, this kitchen is not her territory, Second Miss will not kick her out, right? If she is out of Tianhe Courtyard, there is no place for her in this Hou Mansion.

She is working harder and harder to cook, but her skills are naturally not comparable to the chef of the Star Picking Building, so she has to think of ideas from other aspects, so as not to make Miss Er feel that she is a superfluous person.

To tell the truth, the second lady is a generous master, the people in Tianhe Courtyard like her very much, she never beats and scolds her subordinates on weekdays, there are few rules, and there are many rewards, who doesn't envy the people who work on errands in Tianhe Courtyard now?

Since coming to this chef at the level of the imperial kitchen, Chu Yueyun has not come to Tianhe Courtyard to eat, and after she was full of wine and food on this day, she said: "In the past few days, her mouth has been nourished by the level of the chef here of the second sister, what can I do in the future?" No, I also have to ask my uncle to find me a super-level cook, otherwise I will starve to death after the second sister marries. ”

"Do you want me to get married?" Chu Yuean smiled lightly.

"It's normal for men to marry women, isn't it a matter of time before you get married, second sister?" Chu Yueyun smiled, "Second sister, is King Chu interesting to you?" ”

"He's got more interesting women." Chu Yue'an smiled, "Our Royal Highness the King of Chu is well-known for his romance, and he is generous to women." ”

"Also, there are too many pink confidants of His Royal Highness the King of Chu, rewarded in the palace, given by the ministers, and in the Qinglou." Chu Yueyun smiled, "If anyone marries the King of Chu in the future, it will be a headache to face a woman like him." Just ask the women in the world who don't want to be a couple with their husbands for the rest of their lives, but they don't want to have a fight with their concubines every day in the backyard. ”

After a pause, she said again: "By the way, on Chinese New Year's Eve, Brother Yan asked us to go to Meishan to enjoy plums, Meishan's Momei book is the best place in the Southern Tang Dynasty, this season is the flowering period, and then we can stay in Meishan for one night, where is the hot spring, it is rumored that it is the most nourishing skin, I have long wanted to go." ”

"Okay." Chu Yue agreed, "It's the most suitable for soaking in hot springs on such a cold day." ”

Mirror Flower Pavilion.

Aunt Qian looked a little like she was sitting on pins and needles in the face of Zhao Qianru, she lowered her eyebrows and didn't dare to look at it, and said in a low voice: "I don't know why Madam called me here?" ”

"We sisters have been sisters for more than ten years, so there is no need to be so nervous in front of me." Zhao Qianru smiled lightly, "Can I still eat you?" ”

Aunt Qian licked her dry lips: "Madame, if you have something, just give an order." ”

"That's right, I really have something to discuss with you when I call you over today." Zhao Qianru touched her stomach and said gently.

"Madame, please."

"About Yuexi's marriage." Zhao Qianru smiled, "She will be fifteen years old after the New Year, and it is time to discuss marriage." ”

Aunt Qian didn't believe that the Zhao family had such a good intention, so she was silent for a while and said: "Yue Xi is still young, she still has the second miss above her, and the marriage of the fourth miss and the two girls has not yet been decided!" ”

"The two of them, one is the disciple of the eldest princess, and the concubine of the Hou Mansion, the other has an aunt who is in charge of the house, and there is a rich uncle outside, the two of them pay great attention, where is my turn to call the shots in marriage, I am afraid that it is a good heart, and they may not appreciate it." Zhao Qianru smiled, "Thinking about it, there is nothing to do left and right, take advantage of this time for me to be more leisurely, and settle the marriage of Yue Xi, I have also discussed this matter with Hou Ye, Yue Xi is a good girl, we will carefully choose a husband for her." ”

"Then Mrs. Law will bother."

"Yesterday, I had a few candidates with Hou Ye, the booklet is here, you take it back and take a look, and ask Miss Wu what she means, to see who she likes, if there is a favorite candidate, tell me, I will send someone to propose marriage, if there is no favorite candidate, I will choose it with Hou Ye again."

"Thank you, ma'am." Aunt Qian accepted the booklet tremblingly, not knowing what medicine to buy in Zhao's gourd.

After returning to Luyi Garden, Chu Yuexi hurriedly asked, "What did Madam tell you to do?" Is it difficult for you? ”

Aunt Qian looked at her daughter's concern for herself, and couldn't help but be moved in her heart, and hurriedly said: "No, no, she didn't embarrass me, but said that she wanted to find a good family for you, look at this." ”

As she spoke, she handed the booklet to Chu Yuexi.

Chu Yue took the booklet suspiciously, and glanced at it a few times: "Li Chengxi, the second son of the Li Mansion, I have met this person twice, although he is not a gentleman, but he is also mediocre, and it will be difficult to make a big difference in the future." Qian Youtong, the eldest grandson of the Qian family, has a solid family, but it is difficult to get on the stage in the end. Sun Fushu Sun Si Ke, the Sun family has a deep foundation in Tai Hospital, but I don't look down on the identity of this concubine. Wu Qi, the eldest son of Wu Mansion, Wu Mansion is a good family, he is open to eating, and his family is also well-off, but this Wu Qi is a big fat man. ”

Aunt Qian said: "I originally thought that Madame would match you with a husband at will, but I didn't believe it, but I just heard you say that these people are all good people, why don't we pick the best one among them?" If you can marry earlier, and jump out of the Hou Mansion earlier, you can enjoy happiness as soon as possible. ”

Chu Yuezi is the person she is most afraid of in the Hou Mansion is Chu Yuezi, now Chu Yuezi can't go back to the Hou Mansion, she has been living a very comfortable life recently, she can't look down on any of these people, she threw the booklet, and snorted: "These people, you ask Madame, if you are a husband to Chu Yuezi, can she look down on herself?" ”

"But aren't we different? Let's not be too ambitious, just pick a similar one. Aunt Qian persuaded, "Don't miss the opportunity and don't come again." ”

Chu Yue threw the booklet unhappily, raised her eyebrows and asked coldly, "Do you think your daughter is only worthy of these people?" If I really match them, I'm afraid I really have no hope in my life. ”

"Kid." Aunt Qian persuaded, "When you reach your aunt's age, you will know, what a blessing it is to be a decent lady and be stable for a lifetime!" ”

"I don't want this blessing." Chu Yue said with a pity, "I was born in the Hou Mansion, I was born beautiful, I have my own world, I am so sloppy to marry, I am unwilling in my heart, I will not have a good life in this life." ”

Aunt Qian sighed and said, "Then tomorrow I will go and talk to Mrs. to see if there are any good candidates." ”

"Hmm." Chu Yue nodded regretfully, "I'd rather pick and choose than hand over the rest of my life hastily." ”

On the day of Chinese New Year's Eve, the three sisters of Chu Yue'an set off for Meishan, in order to avoid the fifth sister feeling that she was excluded, Chu Yueyun still handed her over, anyway, going to one more person would not cause any trouble.

Chu Yuexi is very happy to be able to participate in a party on this occasion, since Chu Yuezi's accident, she feels that she has no face to see people outside, and she has never been out of the house much, but she also has some sourness in her heart, she didn't expect that Chu Yue'an and Chu Yueyun basically did not receive the influence of Chu Yuezi's comments, or that they really made some sincere friends, these people don't care about the evaluation of those outsiders, and still maintain a good relationship with them.

On the other hand, she had been stammering Chu Yuezi before, hoping that Chu Yuezi could take her into the circle of celebrities in the capital, but after squeezing in for so long, she didn't make a true friend, and after the accident in the Hou Mansion, no one cared about her.

There was snow on the road, and the carriage walked very slowly, and it was not until almost noon that it reached the warm courtyard on top of Meishan. This warm courtyard is the property given by His Majesty to the Shangguan family, and every winter, this is a place that everyone yearns for.

The three of them got out of the carriage, and Shangguan Yan wore a scarlet cloak and stood at the door to greet him: "You have finally arrived, and you three sisters have been left, but you came at the same time, the venison has been cut into thin slices at this time, and we are ready to roast and eat, you are just in time for this first batch!" ”

"Venison?" Chu Yueyun's eyes lit up, and she took the hand cover handed over by the maid, "Where did the venison come from?" ”

"The deer that the King of Chu just brought back from the source of the West Mountain Forest is fresh." Shangguan Yan smiled, "You guys are blessed." ”

"The King of Chu is also there?" Chu Yue'an also took his hand and asked with some surprise.

"Yes, my brother originally wanted to borrow a blue glazed porcelain vase from him in his house, legend has it that this vase is the most beautiful with ink plums, the king of Chu knew that we had a small gathering here, so he had to come over to take a look, and my brother couldn't refuse, so he agreed." Shangguan Yan said with a smile, "It's a shame that the King of Chu is here, in addition to this venison, he also brought ten catties of silver bone charcoal, which can only be used in the palace, so he brought ten catties at once, specially for our barbecue!" ”

"Roasting venison with silver bone charcoal, such a luxury, I'm afraid that only His Royal Highness the King of Chu is here, and today we are going to get the light of the King of Chu." Chu Yueyun said with a smile, "Let's go in, don't make them wait for a long time." ”

As soon as I arrived at the door, I smelled the smell of barbecue, which made people salivate, and several girls entered the room, and the four corners of the room were placed in charcoal basins, and the room was as warm as spring.

Several men took off their cloaks and sat down in the hut, and through a beaded curtain, several men roasted meat on the other side.

The maids brought hot soup melons and fruits, and Shangguan Yan said: "You guys drink some warm soup to warm your stomach first, aren't they all gentlemen who cook far away, look at the masters who are usually served, and the interest in barbecue is so high today." ”

Chu Yue'an glanced over there through the bead curtain, and saw Yuwen Jinghuai bending over with a puff fan to fan the barbecue, and his interest was the highest, like a child. Shangguan looked for a warm son, looked at a few friends with a smile, and he was painting a plum blossom picture, and the other two had also seen it at the last poetry meeting, and Gu was a talented man in Beijing.