In the spacious courtyard of Su Mansion, the maid Cuizhu was anxious outside the door: "Where's Miss?" Have you found Miss? ”

The maids shook their heads in unison, they had searched all the places where the young lady frequented on weekdays, but there was none.

Cuizhu stepped forward and slapped everyone: "Then don't look for it!" What are you going to do when you come back! If Mrs. knows, she won't pick your skin! ”

The maids should scatter and run away, it's really terrible, since the eldest lady fell off the horse half a month ago, and after waking up, there has been a disappearance from time to time.

The eldest lady is held on the tip of the heart by the lord and the lady, every time she disappears, the maids will be punished by the eldest lady, and two people have been killed, who should be unlucky today?

The maids are anxious, they have already looked for what they should be looking for, where can they find it?

"Still haven't found it yet? What do you minions do? Can't even stand people?! An angry shout sounded at the door, and the maid's heart trembled, and they all knelt down, it's over, whether you can live today or not, let it be fate.

Mrs. Su walked in from the door, looked at the maids who were kneeling in the courtyard, and said fiercely: "Beat, give me a beating!" I don't know if my master is gone, what do you want to do with your cheap lives! ”

Immediately, five big and three rough servants stepped forward, and the courtyard was filled with wailing.

Mrs. Su looked at Cuizhu kneeling on the steps, and raised her hand to give a loud slap: "Where's the eldest lady?" I see you've been very tired lately, where has the eldest lady gone? Say it quickly, if you don't do it, send it to the house and sell it! ”

Cuizhu secretly complained, the eldest lady always had to suddenly leave the house alone these days, where she went, how did she know, if she was sold to the house, her life would be over.

Cuizhu kowtowed on the ground again and again: "Ask Mrs. for mercy, ask Mrs. for forgiveness, where did the eldest lady go, the slave really doesn't know." ”

"It's noisy, it's noisy early in the morning." A pink figure appeared at the door, with a slim posture, blown-breakable skin, and a fairy-like face.

The eldest lady of the Su family is worthy of being the first beauty in the country of natural selection, and this style is unmatched.

Seeing this, Cuizhu hurriedly knelt down and crawled over: "Miss, Miss, you are back, please save the slave maid, don't sell the slave maid." ”

Su Qing walked past the crying maid in the yard, walked past the kneeling green bamboo, came to Mrs. Su and said, "Mother, I'm just going out to relax." ”

When Mrs. Su saw that someone had returned, the stone in her heart was also put down: "When you go out, just say that no one knows where you are going like this, it really makes me panic." Now that my Su family is in power, how many people covet it, if you go out and bring more little maids, so as not to encounter danger. If these little maids don't suit your wishes, your mother will give you a new batch of people, and you will never run out by yourself like you do today. ”

Su Qing responded and sent Mrs. Su out.

Entering the house, Su Qing glared at Cuizhu: "What's the matter, what are you crying about!" ”

Cuizhu touched the swollen half of his face that was beaten, and didn't dare to squeak.

Su Qing asked, "What day is today?" ”

"Miss, it's the sixth day of the fourth month, and your birthday is still ten days away."

"Yes"

Su Qing tapped her fingers on the table while thinking, and calculated according to the time, at this time, the little doctor girl named Li Jinshu was about to be assigned to Mu Yicen's side, I heard that this little doctor girl returned to the Li Mansion a few days ago, and it was a good opportunity to associate with her by taking advantage of her birthday banquet.

It's just that if she is suddenly invited to come alone, it will inevitably be a little eye-catching, and you need to find a way to cover it up.

Su Qing paid attention and said to Cuizhu: "For this banquet, have you invited the ladies of the Li Mansion?" ”

Cuizhu is the eldest girl next to Su Qing, she has been by Su Qing's side since she was a child, and as Su Qing often goes out to banquets, she also knows a thing or two about the powerful people in the DPRK and China, but Li Mansion? Which Lee Mansion is it?

"What did the young lady say, but the Governor of the Southeast Army, the Governor of Li? Their house is far away in the southeast waters, and I haven't heard of any lady or lady coming to Kyoto recently......"

"It's not."

No? Cuizhu thought about it carefully, there is no one surnamed Li among the powerful people in Kyoto.

"The Li family, a member of the Ministry of Rites." Su Qing nodded.

"Miss said with a smile, our Su family is a family of ministers, even the queen has to give three points of thin noodles, and those who can come to your birthday banquet are dignitaries, then the Li family is just a small outsider, where is it worthy of being on the invitation list of our Su family."

Su Qing said: "I heard that the third lady of the Li family has excellent poetry and songs, and she is quite famous, this birthday banquet, go and send an invitation to the Li family, and invite several young ladies in their house." ”

Cuizhu served Su Qing a cup of Shiyuhua tea brewed by morning dew: "Miss really looks up to the Li family, but it is just an official family of a small family, at most she can write some rhyming verses, if you talk about talent, how can you be as talented as you in the capital." ”

Su Qing pursed her lips and smiled, this is true, she Su Qing is a famous talented woman in the whole capital, she has both literary and appearance, and is the object of admiration of many men.

Su Qing said to Cuizhu: "If you want to go, you can do it, where are there so many words." ”

Cuizhu hurriedly responded: "Yes, the slave will do it." ”

The spring breeze blew through the willow branches, and flew into the courtyard of the old lady of the Li Mansion with the catkins.

"Old lady, this is the post of the birthday banquet of the eldest lady of the Su family, give one to each of the four young ladies in our house!"

The second lady was in the courtyard of the old lady, presented the invitation she had just received, and said happily: "This Su family is a top powerful family, and those who can be invited to participate are all people with heads and faces, and we have received four invitations in our house, which is a great honor." ”

The old lady looked at the four invitations placed on the red silk, and was also very happy, and nodded again and again: "Very good, very good, our house has not received this kind of invitation for a long time since Cheng'an passed away!" When Cheng'an was in Zhongshu Province that year, our Li family was also the object of invitation, and it was also a smash hit upstart family, but unfortunately it was ...... later"

The second lady interrupted the old lady's reminiscences: "Old lady, this time the Su family gave the invitation, it must be because our second master was newly promoted to the position of a foreign officer, this is the core position of real power, the second master is talented, and the official career is immeasurable, and he will definitely glorify his ancestors for the Li family in the future." ”

The promotion of her son is indeed a happy event, and the old lady exclaimed: "Yes, the second room of our Li family is also promising!" Let those people who look down on people look at it, our Li family is thriving! ”

The old lady patted the second lady's hand and said: "I'm an old woman, and I'm too lazy to walk around on this occasion, but you are different, you still have to deal with the officials and wives in Kyoto, which is beneficial to Chengqi's career." This banquet is a good opportunity to show your face and be familiar with it, and this kind of banquet will be more mobile in the future! ”

After speaking, he summoned Xu's mother beside him: "Go to me to get some silver taels, and give them to the four young ladies in the house, each of whom will make a set of today's most popular clothes. ”

Mother Xu smiled and said, "Yes, all four of us young ladies are beautiful and beautiful, and they look good when they are dressed up." ”

The second lady hurriedly stopped: "Old lady, where can I use your private money, the four girls go out to the banquet, of course, go to the account of the house, you can rest assured, I will definitely let people use the best materials to make a beautiful set of clothes for the four young ladies, and it will never make people look down on them." ”

Li Chenghuai, the third old man who came back early in the morning, also heard the good news from his wife.

The third lady looked at the third old man in front of her, full of rouge and wine, her eyes were bloodshot, and she didn't return all night, and it was obvious that she had been messing around in the Spring Mansion all night.

"Shameless hooves!" She cursed in her heart, but she didn't dare to show it on her face, so she could only pull the handkerchief in her hand fiercely to vent her anger.

The third master, Li Chenghuai, has never been interested in these women's banquets: "Oh, just look at the arrangement." ”

He dealt with it casually, and after speaking, he went to the courtyard of the concubine's Jiao Niang to make up for sleep.

This concubine is the biological mother of the third lady Li Jinmeng, who was once a famous thin horse in the south, and was taught piano, chess, calligraphy and painting by her family since she was a child.

"Master, this time the four young ladies in the house can receive an invitation, and it is all the credit of our three rooms!" Jiao Niang pinched Li Chenghuai's shoulders and said softly.

"Oh? Let's hear it. In a word, Li Chenghuai was interested. He was not interested in the women's feasts, but if it was the face of the third room, he was willing to hear it.

Their third room has always been looked down upon by the second room, and if something can overwhelm the second room, it would be a pleasure.

"I finally found out about it, this invitation is because Miss Su heard about Meng'er's name and wanted to invite Meng'er in our third room to go, so I gave an invitation."

Li Chenghuai was happy when he heard it: "Meng'er is a good boy, he really gives me a long face, he is filial and obedient on weekdays, and he reads well, and he can marry a big official in the future to fight for me!" ”

Jiao Niang gently rubbed Li Chenghuai's temples, hooked his neck, and blew into his ears: "Master, you said, Meng'er is so good, whose credit is it~"

"Yours and yours are all good for you!" Li Chenghuai couldn't resist the temptation, and dragged Jiao Niang into his arms, "You little prodigal hoof......"

Regarding the matter of being invited to Su Mansion, the whole house, the only one who cares the least is Li Jinshu.

She is not like the other three young ladies, who are preparing for the banquet, learning etiquette, preparing talents, and are very busy.

She lay down in the shade of the tree leisurely, let the green calyx ice the fresh melons and fruits she had just bought with cold water, turned out the latest notebook, took a bite of the tender and juicy peaches, and breathed a breath of pure air without pollution, ah! The days of ancient rice worms are so cool!

The green calyx rubbed her legs beside her, and she stopped talking.

Li Jinshu glanced at her: "Are you trying to persuade me to also prepare for the banquet?" ”

"Miss, you are the daughter of the long room, the master used to hold the position of Zhongshu Province, but the position of the second master is even higher, you are more noble than the second and third room misses......"