On the day before the banquet, Xie Yanhe stayed in Xiaocang Garden in advance.

She flipped through a general ledger in her hand, and listened to the mandarin duck methodically order all the affairs, and her picturesque eyebrows couldn't help but spread a soft smile.

This maid is the person left to her by her mother before her death, a few years older than herself, and she acts properly, thoughtfully and meticulously; The most rare thing is that she is loyal to herself. Mother's compassion is reflected in these subtleties.

Whenever she is lonely and sad on a cold night, it is this warmth that shines on her, so that she will not be lost in the wrong way.

Xie Yanhe's face like mutton fat and white jade was hidden in the half-light and half-dark candle flame, Qin Li's eyelashes were dyed with a faint layer of gold dust by the warm orange candlelight, and his eyes with longing were incredibly soft.

The mandarin duck finished what she had to say, and she couldn't wait for the county lord's reaction for a long time, she raised her eyes suspiciously, and was stunned for a moment.

The girl on the main seat was bathed in the flickering light and shadow, the corners of her lips were lightly pursed, her eyes were far away, and her pale white face like a pear blossom was beautiful and quiet, as beautiful as a painting.

The mandarin duck held its breath for a moment.

Xie Yanhe seemed to have suddenly come back to his senses. She closed the account book and looked down at the mandarin duck standing at the bottom: "This banquet, a total of three thousand taels of silver were spent on the account, and I looked at the account book, and there were more than one hundred taels of silver left. After the banquet, the money does not have to be returned to the account room, and is used to reward meritorious deeds. ”

"The county lord is lenient, and the slave and maid thank the county lord for his compassion for everyone." The mandarin duck took the account book with both hands, and said respectfully: "The remaining silver in the account, the slave maid originally planned to keep it as the cost of cups, plates, and utensils, you can see ......"

"It just so happened that there was a new batch of newly fired porcelain in the shop on Dongping Street, and the official kiln made it, so I used this batch as a supplement." Xie Yanhe had already thought of this, and said without hesitation.

"County Lord, I will use some royal gifts tomorrow. In the flower hall is placed a gold filament inlaid jewel tower; There is a small silver boat with a unicorn moire pattern in Luoxia Pavilion, and a copper gold-plated ring is full; There is also a Feiquan piano placed in the evening pavilion; The pavilion is surrounded by tapestries of silk garden maps rewarded by His Majesty; There are also such as black lacquer luodian figure plates, painted lacquer open-carved seat screens, and red cloud and phoenix pattern discs......"

Before the mandarin duck finished speaking, Xie Yanhe frowned and interrupted her: "When did Your Majesty reward this red cloud and phoenix pattern disc?" "If such an overstepping thing appears at tomorrow's feast, it will inevitably cause extraneous branches.

The mandarin duck is worthy of being Xie Yan and the most powerful arm around him, such a small thing, Xie Yanhe asked about the origin of this lacquer plate, and the mandarin duck said without a trace of stumbling: "It was your birthday the year before last, and there was this lacquer plate in the birthday gift that His Majesty gave you." Because there are too many precious things, you didn't look at this lacquer plate too much, and put it in the warehouse. ”

"Tomorrow's feast doesn't have to be this lacquer plate." Xie Yanhe knew the origin of this plate, her eyebrows raised slightly, and there was a hint of caution in her peach blossom eyes that glanced at the mandarin duck, and she said leisurely: "When did you become so careless when you were on an errand?" ”

"County master, the slave and maid make their own decisions, please forgive your sins."

Mandarin Duck deliberately said these imperial gifts, because she had a little temptation in her selfish heart, and now Xie Yanhe saw through it at a glance, and hurriedly knelt down to ask for guilt.

"That's it, a lacquer plate, since it's already on it, let's add it." Xie Yan and a pair of bright eyes narrowed slightly, and her clear eyes seemed to see the heart of the mandarin duck, and her eyes were cold: "Remember, there is no next time." ”

The mandarin duck's expression tightened, and he hurriedly lowered his head: "County master, the slave doesn't dare anymore." ”

Xie Yanhe retracted his gaze and raised his hand, which was considered to have spared her.

The mandarin duck suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, and when he got up from the ground, his knees were still a little weak.

Xie Yan and a slender jade hand held her forehead, a trace of tiredness appeared in her expression, and she ordered, "Get up first." These royal gifts, you send a few more girls to pay attention to tomorrow, so as not to be used to make a fuss after being lost. ”

After the mandarin ducks retreated, the house returned to its original desertion.

Seeing that she was in a bad mood, Pearl and the maids didn't dare to say anything, and they held their breath one by one and waited carefully.

Xie Yanhe looked at the "crackling" burning candle flame, and his delicate lips like flowers slowly hooked a little self-deprecating smile.

Sure enough, it is the time of the world, and the Hou Mansion has only been in the market from the beginning to the current door and the door is only three years, and her maid is even worried that her master will be treated lightly by the guests at the banquet tomorrow, so she deliberately put on this red cloud and phoenix pattern disc. Such an ordinary and unusual thing, those who have bright eyes and bright hearts will think more about it in their hearts, and it is more or less a warning.

Although Xie Yanhe was annoyed by the mandarin duck's self-assertion, he had to admit that this loyal maid was also well-intentioned.

"County Lord, it's late at night, you should go to bed."

Xie Yanhe never meant to stop. Pearl was worried that her master would not be in good spirits at tomorrow's banquet, so she could only remind her.

Mama Gong and Mama Wang were not there, and Sister Mandarin Duck ate a row of tricks from the county lord again, after Pearl said this, she couldn't help but beat the drum secretly in her heart, for fear of being attacked by the county lord.

To Pearl's surprise, Xie Yan and Wen Yan stroked the creases on the hem of their skirts and stood up straight. Pearl breathed a sigh of relief for a moment, and hurriedly opened the curtain at the door of the study to send Xie Yanhe back to the room.

On the second day, Xie Yanhe got up early in the morning, just used a bowl of porridge and a few side dishes, and was surrounded by maids in front of the dressing mirror.

The jade put Xie Yanhe's green silk like a waterfall on the top of his head, rolled it into a bun, combed into a frightened bird's wings to spread, and rolled into a graceful and complex hair with a smart and beautiful shocking bun, and a hairpin with the five phoenixes of the rising sun rewarded by Emperor Jianyuan hanging beads and phoenix hairpins.

This phoenix hairpin is made up of five golden silk phoenixes. The phoenix body is inlaid with dozens of pearls the size of rice grains, each of which is round, and the main pearl on the five phoenixes is the size of a pigeon's egg. Each string of phoenix beads is made of red agate beads, and the tail end is decorated with a ruby the size of a lotus seed rice, which is dazzling at a glance.

Xie Yan and a silk Luo colored satin, the clothes and ornaments on the body are embroidered with gold and silver double threads with gorgeous and delicate patterns, the slender waist that is not as good as a grasp is tied with a phoenix tail Luo skirt, the Luo shirt is covered with a rare gold, ethereal like mist shark silk yarn, the material is as soft as a cloud, the moon is as bright as the moon, even in a cloudy day, it is still brilliant embroidery, not diminished and bright.

In addition to the dress, hairpin, her earlobe is the earring of the gold silk pavilion, although the pendant is only half the size of a thumb, but it is a bucket corner cornice, the pavilion is gorgeous, it can be seen that the craftsmanship is complex and exquisite.

On her wrist is a pair of jade bracelets, half of the blood, half of the greasy white as fat, the two colors are connected, a little emerald green like water, a little purple glow, but also mixed with a little bright yellow, such a pair of clear, delicate bracelets, is a collection of five colors, it can be seen that it is extraordinary.

This is Xie Yan and last year's birthday, Emperor Jianyuan collected treasures, the only pair in the world, lined with such a bracelet, the rest are mortal.

Not only that, the five-color pearl necklace around her neck, the jade jade on her waist, and the diamond ring on her hand are all priceless things.

Waiting for Xie Yanhe to finish dressing, he stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling mirror, between the fluttering dresses, the beauty in the mirror was like a waterfall, covered in gold and jade, her cheeks were white and soft, her eyebrows were like distant mountains, her eyes were like spring water, and her cherry lips were like Danzhu.

In particular, she has a pair of slightly raised peach blossom eyes, the slender tails of the eyes are outlined with gold powder, and a bright pink peach blossom flies obliquely into the sideburns, echoing with the flower on her forehead, and the pair of bright eyes set off are radiant, as if the stars in the sky fell into her eyes.

Everyone only felt that their eyes lit up, and even the somewhat dim interior became bright, the pearl was dizzy, the beautiful jade was fluorescent, and in front of such a beautiful woman as noble as the bright moon, it would also lose its color.

"Go out and greet guests." Xie Yanhe lightly opened his lips, and with the support of the maid, he walked out of the wing room slowly.

Along the way, the flowers are brushed by the willows, the palace lights on the corridor are embellished, the light yarn is fluttering, and even between the blue waves, there are hundreds of more lotus lanterns, you can imagine that once lit up at night, this brilliant scene of lights.

Xie Yanhe had just arrived at the gate of Xiaocang Garden, and Princess Fuqing took the lead and had already led a group of ladies out of the carriage.

Xie Yanhe's gaze swept roughly, and he had a plan in his heart.

In addition to the princes and princesses of various provinces, princesses of counties, princesses who have been married, county lords and others, even Princess Yichang and Princess Duanmin in the palace also came.

Without waiting for the ladies to step forward, Xie Yanhe smiled slightly, and the lotus step moved slightly, and he had already taken the initiative to greet everyone.

Just when everyone raised their eyes, they saw a brilliant beauty with colorful embroidery coming, her skirt flying, her temples like crows, and her pink light was greasy and glamorous.

The girl's posture is elegant, fluttering, the delicate and innocent eyebrows and eyes are covered by the carefully depicted makeup, and the eyes embellished with gold powder are more graceful and charming.

"Yonghe greets Her Royal Highness Princess Fuqing and all the elders." Xie Yanhe bowed to everyone.

The bright face, soft voice, and attitude of neither humility nor arrogance poured into everyone's hearts like a clear spring, making people feel like a spring breeze.

After Emperor Jianyuan ascended the throne, he killed his uncle and brother.

Now the only remaining princesses, princesses and princesses dare not hold up in front of Princess Fuqing, the emperor's favored golden branches and jade leaves, even if several people are the elders of Princess Fuqing, looking at this position, it is faintly headed by Princess Fuqing.

Therefore, Xie Yan and Xiang Xi directly put Princess Fuqing first. With such an arrangement, the rest of the people are not dissatisfied.

"Yonghe, between you and me, there is no need to be so polite. The people invited here today are all elders in the clan, and you are a clan relative, so you don't have to be so polite. ”

Princess Fuqing stepped forward and took the initiative to help Xie Yanhe up, she said a kind and gentle word, where did several clans dare to put up a shelf without interest, so they stepped forward one by one, and greeted Xie Yanhe with a smile.