Chapter 56: A Trip to Puji Temple
Xia Jinse was in a good mood and ate an extra bowl of dinner.
When she came back, she laughed all the way, and when she thought of Zhao's embarrassment, she felt a sense of pleasure. rectified the Zhao family, I think she has been embarrassed to go out recently, right? However, according to Zhao's temper, she will definitely not give up, she should be careful.
After a while, the room was quiet, Mu Xiang brought tea, Xia Jinse took a sip, and when he raised his eyes, he saw Long Jiu standing at the door like a pillar.
She called him in: "Long Jiu." ”
Although Long Jiu's head was big, he walked like a cat, and he didn't make a sound at all. Xia Jinse was very curious, how he practiced this kung fu, but it was not easy to ask.
"What do you think of your moonsilver?" Xia Jinse asked.
Although Long Jiu was a subordinate, Xia Jinse did not regard him as an ordinary subordinate.
People who have the ability deserve better treatment, although they signed Long Jiu for one or two silvers, she doesn't know why, but since she follows her, the basic treatment still has to be raised.
After waiting for a long time, Long Jiu didn't speak, only shook his head.
His monthly salary is the emperor's inner curry, one hundred taels per month, and he disdains Xia Jinse's broken silver from a little girl.
Xia Jinse only thought that he was embarrassed to speak, so he simply helped him say: "Your martial arts are so good, it is more than enough to be a nurse, since you are willing to follow me, then I will not treat you badly." Is there more than that, ...... every month A tael of silver can still be given to you. ”
At this point, she blushed a little.
Mu Xiang and Aunt Yao's monthly routine was to leave from Zhonggong, but Chasing the Clouds and Shooting the Moon were given to her by Lan Beichen, and this had to be paid from her own pocket, one tael of silver per person per month.
Kolon's nine martial arts are even better than shooting the moon, and only giving him one or two is inevitably a little less.
But Xia Jinse really couldn't prescribe more monthly cases, so he could only draw a big pie: "But don't worry, as long as you work hard, there will definitely be more monthly cases in the future." In this way, after three months, as long as you do a good job, I will give you two taels. ”
Long Jiu's face was gloomy, and it took a long time before he muttered sullenly.
He's only worth two taels......
If the other brothers of Long Wei knew, they were afraid that their teeth would laugh off.
"By the way, I think you'd better change your name as well." Suddenly, Xia Jinse thought of something again: "Long's homophonic 'dragon' is a bit offensive to Tianwei." Forget it before, in case the emperor hears it in the future, it's not good. ”
It is a gift from the master to change the name of the subordinate, and other servants can't ask for it.
Long Jiu frowned, if he said it directly, originally his name was 'Long Jiu' instead of 'Long Jiu', would this Miss Xia have to be stunned directly? This is from the emperor, noble and majestic, but now it is going to be changed.
There was no Long Jiu's opinion at all, and Xia Jinse pondered it directly.
"What's it called?" She propped her chin and thought about it.
When the shooting moon behind him heard this, he smiled and said: "It's better to call it Yuanbao, the name is pleasing, Miss Omen will make a lot of money as soon as possible." ”
It seems that several girls know about their worries about money, and Xia Jinse can't help laughing: "Yuanbao is called a child, how can it be used to call Long Jiu?" ”
Looking at Long Jiu's dark and gloomy face, Shooting Moon seemed to be even happier: "Laifu? Prosperous? ”
Ryujiu: "......"
Chasing the clouds: "Miss, I think it's good." Many people call them by such names, isn't it just to please a happy and auspicious person. ”
Xia Jinse laughed: "No, no, these names are too unlevel, others still think that my young lady is illiterate." It's better to call it silent, it's quite suitable for Long Jiu. ”
Silent ...... Long Jiu took a deep breath and reluctantly accepted.
"Okay, from today onwards, you will be called Moyan, but the name on the deed of sale does not need to be changed, it is just the usual name, and when the slave is lifted, you can still restore your real name." Xia Jinse said thoughtfully.
After speaking, she asked Aunt Yao to help Long Jiu...... No, silently, arrange a place for him to live.
There are many rooms in Begonia Garden, and there are two empty rooms next to the room where the clouds and the moon are shot, and one of them is for Mo Yan to live in.
Mo Yan's martial arts are good, with him, the people of Begonia Garden can feel at ease. And he's a man, so it's easier to do some things. For example, at the vigil, Xia Jinse felt sorry for these girls chasing the clouds and shooting the moon.
Xia Jinse remembered that he had to go to bury his mother, and after arranging everything, he would let him go early and return early.
In the early morning of the next day, Xia Jinse had just had breakfast, and Hu Yuan, the steward of the inner courtyard, came.
He smiled and said, "Miss, the master asked you to go to the main hall, it's a good thing." ”
What's so good about early in the morning?
Xia Jinse was suspicious, but he still went.
In the main hall, not only Xia Yanxiu was there, but even the Zhao family, who was ugly yesterday, was also there. As if nothing had happened, her face was pale, with a little smile, a kind and eye-catching look, and behind her stood the two sisters Xia Ruxue and Xia Mengyao, looking happy.
"I've seen my father, my mother." Xia Jinse's rules are still very good, so that people can't find faults, and after saying hello to Xia Ruxue and the two sisters, he said seriously: "I don't know if my father called my daughter, what's the matter?" ”
Xia Yanxiu was still a little uncomfortable, but when he thought of things, he still put on a father's majesty, and said in a deep voice: "The queen mother has to go to Puji Temple on the outskirts of the city every year to repair for two months, and she will come back tomorrow. Jin Se, for my father's sake, I plan to let you three sisters go with your mother and the queen mother, and you can also show your face in front of the queen mother. ”
Zhao nodded and said, "Yes, this is a big face, only the female dependents of first-class officials are qualified, and they can't be missed." ”
It turned out to be this, but Xia Jinse was not interested in this kind of deliberate flattery, she had a lot of things.
"Father, my daughter's pharmacy hasn't been sorted out yet, and I still have to treat my brother's leg injury......"
Before she finished speaking, Xia Yanxiu had already interrupted: "It doesn't hurt to postpone these things for two days, but to pick up the Queen Mother only once a year, and others can't go if they want to." So it was decided, the three of you will go with your mother tomorrow, and when the time comes, be careful not to make mistakes. If the queen mother can be happy, maybe the Xia family can produce three princesses, that is the glory. ”
I didn't expect Xia Yanxiu to have this kind of delusion, Xia Jinse really admired it.
As soon as she saw Zhao's non-stop rolling eyes, she felt that there was something wrong, and pretended to be concerned: "It's nothing to go, but my mother worked hard yesterday, will she feel unwell." In case ...... along the way"
Hearing her say before, Xia Yanxiu and Zhao had not yet reacted, and suddenly understood what was going on, and both of them were embarrassed.
"Enough, what kind of nonsense!"
Xia Yanxiu scolded: "If you are told to go, don't talk so much nonsense!" ”
Looking at the embarrassment of the two, Xia Jinse was very happy, if he had the courage to do bad things, he didn't have the courage to bear the eyes of others? What retribution!
She finally lowered her eyebrows and said, "Yes, since my father said so, then my daughter should go." ”
After saying this, Xia Yanxiu hurriedly left, and the Zhao family didn't want to stay to listen to Xia Jinse's ridicule, so he only glanced at his two daughters when he left. Xia Ruxue acted as if nothing had happened, and talked to Xia Jinse affectionately: "Big sister just came back, she must have not been to Puji Temple yet, right?" The scenery is great. ”
"Really? Could it be that the second sister has been there. Xia Jinse asked casually, not interested.
"Of course my sister and I have been." Xia Mengyao interjected and came in, looking yearning.
"You don't know, Puji Temple is fifty miles away on the outskirts of the city, and this will be the time when the fruit is ripe. Loquats, apricots, peaches, plums, but there are many, they are all planted by the monks of Puji Temple, and the taste is very good, and money can't buy them. "The saliva she said is about to flow out, where is she going to pick up the Queen Mother? It's clearly greedy.
Xia Jinse smiled: "What the third sister said is really good, I also want to see it." ”
When Xia Jinse returned to his yard, he told Mu Xiang and the others about it.
There is some distance to Puji Temple, not far away, not close, and she doesn't want to bring too many people. Mu Xiang followed, Aunt Yao stayed at home, and as for chasing clouds and shooting the moon, since it was Lan Beichen's person who specially protected her, she naturally had to take it with her.
"Aunt Yao, you and Mo Yan stay at home, they will come back in one day, nothing is wrong."
Aunt Yao naturally agreed, but the eyes of Mo Yan who was pestled at the door flashed and she frowned.
On the second day, when Zhao and the others were about to go out, Xia Yanxiu made a special suggestion, especially for Xia Jinse and Xia Mengyao. Let the two of them not be bold, the mountain gate is quiet, don't let the queen mother please her, but come back from trouble, he will not forgive.
"Don't worry, the concubine will take care of them, and nothing will happen." Zhao Shi said with a straight face, and glanced at Xia Jinse without a trace.
Finally set off, and when the three carriages of the Prime Minister's Mansion arrived at the gate of the city, there were already other carriages waiting there.
They are all the ladies who went to pick up the queen mother with their daughters, although everyone wants to go, but Queen Xiao only invited four or five families, otherwise they all went, I was afraid that the road to Puji Temple would be blocked.
The first three families were all usually close to Queen Xiao. The first is the wife of the prince of Nanguo, Wei, with her daughters Nan Shuxuan and Nan Muqing, who are about the same age as Xia Jinse.
The other two families are also of similar identities, a prince's wife Yang, and a lady of the Ministry of Rites, Zhong, both with their daughters, and a few maids who are waiting, waiting there early.
As soon as Zhao got out of the car, the ladies of the three families all surrounded her and talked to her. The Zhao family has known them for a long time, and they seem to have a good chat, but the arrogance of the past has been restrained a little, and they seem more amiable.
For Nan Shuxuan and Nan Muqing, the two little county lords, Xia Ruxue behaved dignifiedly, first asked the two of them how to say hello, and then took the initiative to ask each other's age, and after some conversation, they had already affectionately called each other's two sisters.
Even Xia Mengyao, who has always been above the top, was polite this time, and quickly mingled with the two girls, as if they were close friends, and made an appointment to come to the house to play next time.
Nan Shuxuan looked at the scar on Xia Jinse's face, and asked curiously: "This is Sister Xia, why is the scar on her face not healed?" I heard that it was the killer of the Soul Chasing Building who made it like this, but really? ”