Chapter 82: Spiritual Leader
Jiang Liuyu hadn't spoken to anyone today, so he didn't have any trouble finding him. Mrs. Li has just been robbed of the limelight, and now she should be more restrained.
Hearing the conversation of the ladies gathered together, Jiang Liuyu could at least be sure that Mrs. Liang should be the best one to talk to. If you want to inquire about something, you have to start with her.
In order not to attract attention, Jiang Liuyu deliberately waited until Mrs. Liang was alone before coming to the door. Mrs. Liang felt that this banquet was extraordinarily smoky, so she wanted to go to the garden to relax, but at first glance she was stopped by Jiang Liuyu, so frightened that she held on to the rockery and couldn't stop patting her chest.
"I didn't expect Mrs. Liang to be so frightened, it's really rude." Jiang Liuyu was so frightened by her reaction that she took a step back, and quickly took out a handkerchief, went up to her, and patted her on the back.
After Mrs. Liang took a breath, she finally looked at Jiang Liuyu, "Princess Jing?" I have never met the princess, how does the princess know who I am? ”
"Madame has never seen me, so how do you know who I am?" Jiang Liuyu threw this question back with a light smile, and Mrs. Liang immediately felt that she was very interesting, "Although Mrs. Li looks kind and respectful, she actually has a very high self-esteem in her heart, and there are few people who can make Mrs. Li so polite." ”
"And I also heard that Mrs. Li has gotten along well with the new Princess Jing recently, so I dared to guess, but looking at the princess's reaction, I didn't guess wrong."
Mrs. Liang smiled gently, and Jiang Liuyu couldn't help but regret why she was a sturdy and cunning person in the first place.
Seeing Jiang Liuyu staring at her with good eyes, Mrs. Liang was inevitably a little puzzled, "Princess, what are you thinking?" ”
"It's just a pity for me, if only I could have met Mrs. Liang earlier, and it would have saved me from calling those bad guys monkeys." Jiang Liuyu's words were crude and shallow, and Mrs. Liang, who provoked her, couldn't help laughing.
"The princess has a shaved mind and a unique eye, hasn't she already seen the adulterer's face completely? It's not too late for you and me to meet at this time. ”
"I turned my face with Mrs. Li, and everyone thought I was ungrateful, wouldn't Mrs. Liang feel that way?" Jiang Liuyu just wanted to ask this question.
Mrs. Liang chuckled in a low voice. "Although I am also mortal with the naked eye, I don't have a sharp eye, but sometimes I can see people very accurately. Looking at the princess's all-round style, you will know that you must be different from ordinary people. ”
"Mrs. Liang still praises me, but I think Mrs. Liang is the real discernment." Jiang Liuyu lowered her head and bent the corners of her mouth, took the handkerchief back and wiped the tip of her nose.
"Actually, I came to see Mrs. Liang rashly today, because I asked Mrs. Liang about something."
Mrs. Liang saw that her face was shy, but she just wanted to ask a question, so she softened her attitude a little so that she could be more amiable.
"Mrs. Gu and Mrs. Zheng have obviously quarreled so much, why did Mrs. Bao say a word, they can stop immediately, and looking at the appearance of the ladies, they seem to have a lot of respect for her."
Jiang Liuyu tilted her head curiously, and Mrs. Liang saw that the place was a little damp, so she took her out of the labyrinthine walkway made of rockeries and strange stones first, and then slowly told her on the road.
Xiaoyun walked behind alone with Mrs. Liang's maid, and Jiang Liuyu had already familiarly taken Mrs. Liang's hand in front of her, but Mrs. Liang did not refuse.
"Mrs. Bao is the wife of Lord Bao of the Ministry of Rites, and there is only Mrs. Bao alone in a mansion as big as Lord Bao, and the relationship between the two is still so good for more than ten years. Such a flounder is so affectionate that people in the whole capital are envious. ”
Jiang Liuyu's face was a little stiff, she didn't expect Mrs. Liang to tell the story for so long. But what Mrs. Liang said was a complete explanation of the answer to her question.
"But if you can make Mrs. Bao so fond of it, Mrs. Bao will definitely not be empty and beautiful. It is said that when Mrs. Bao was not yet out of the cabinet, her fame was heard of even in remote fiefdoms. Since childhood, Mrs. has been proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and as long as she has seen it once, she can do it handy. ”
Jiang Liuyu listened and nodded approvingly, the existence of Xueba is always more attractive to people's attention, so that those ordinary people can't help but follow the footsteps of smart people.
Not only that, in addition to being full of talent, Mrs. Bao is the same as Lord Bao, she is iron-faced and selfless, and she doesn't help her relatives. is gentle and intelligent, and very modest, even if she is now about to grow old and decrepit, she is still the goal of learning for the ladies of the wealthy and aristocratic families in the capital. ”
When Mrs. Liang talked about Mrs. Bao, she looked yearning, and the bumps and bumps when she persuaded her to fight before were like two people. This also increased Jiang Liuyu's admiration for Mrs. Bao.
"Then Mrs. Liang thinks that compared with Mrs. Li and Mrs. Bao, who will the ladies prefer more?" In order to win the praise of many people, Li Niangzi hid the darkness in her heart strictly, and worked very hard to deal with everyone.
Listening to Mrs. Liang's introduction to Mrs. Bao, Mrs. Bao never seemed to have tried to please others, but she had won the most worship in the capital, and there was no need to compare the two.
"If I think so, I will naturally support Mrs. Bao. Except for her age, Mrs. Bao is simply the most perfect person. Mrs. Liang walked under a huge willow tree and reached out to peel off the young leaves of a branch. No matter how well Mrs. Li hides it, many of us are not blind and can't see this kind of low-level trick. ”
Hearing that Mrs. Liang arranged Mrs. Li so behind her back, Jiang Liuyu was overjoyed, as if she had found a fellow practitioner. She took Mrs. Liang's hand in surprise, "It turns out that there are really people with clear eyes like Mrs. Bao and Mrs. Liang in this world, and I have just seen it." ”
As she spoke, Jiang Liuyu took Mrs. Liang's arm affectionately, "Mrs. Liang, I didn't have time to introduce myself before I missed it with Bao." I want to make up for it now, can I bother you to come with me to meet Madame Bao? ”
"That's what I mean," Mrs. Liang was happy for a moment, and then hesitated a little, "It's just that Mrs. Bao is a little withdrawn, I'm a little worried, she never agrees to other people's overtures, I'm afraid that today will also disappoint the princess." ”
"I just have some yearning, and I also want to see what kind of behavior the perfect lady in Mrs. Liang's mouth is."
Seeing Jiang Liuyu's insistence, Mrs. Liang couldn't say anything. I had to respond.
After inquiring with the subordinates of the Shangshu Mansion of the Ministry of War, I learned that Mrs. Bao was now sitting on the canal. At the bend in one of the corridors in the labyrinth.
Jiang Liuyu listened to their friendly guidance, although she didn't understand, but fortunately, Mrs. Liang led the way, so they found Mrs. Bao who was sleeping with her left hand on the bluestone slab.
There is a small open space near the water in the garden, and except for two passages, three sides are made of rockery. Two long stone benches were specially made in the open space for people to rest, and Mrs. Bao was sitting on them, leaning against the stone behind her and napping.
"Mrs. Bao is resting, and our voices are quieter." Mrs. Liang put an index finger in front of her mouth and motioned for Jiang Liuyu and Xiaoyun to be silent.
As a result, as soon as she finished saying this, Mrs. Bao woke up faintly and looked over, "When you are old, you are easy to doze off, what is the matter with the two of you?" ”
"We have a lot of respect for Mrs. Bao, we just came to see it, but I didn't expect to wake you up unintentionally, and please bear with Mrs. Bao." Mrs. Liang suddenly shyly pulled Jiang Liuyu's cuffs, and Jiang Liuyu had no choice but to say it herself.
"You and I are the same people, why be so polite." Mrs. Bao put down her arm and supported it for a long time, but her arm was faintly numb and painful.
"Madame can gently press on the painful area to reduce some pain." Jiang Liuyu helped Mrs. Liang to sit down opposite Mrs. Bao. Mrs. Liang was too shy, so she got up and left, leaving Jiang Liuyu alone to talk to Mrs. Bao.
"The princess is noble, do you believe in this market?" Mrs. Bao sat up straight, and quietly straightened her back with this movement.
"It doesn't matter if it's from the market or not, as long as it's useful." Jiang Liuyu replied with a light smile, "The matter is so big just now, Mrs. Bao seems to want to leave this mansion quickly, how could she fall asleep here." ”
"Mrs. Li is very hospitable, I have to stay a little longer." Mrs. Bao smiled helplessly, looking unconcerned. Jiang Liuyu saw that she was afraid that Mrs. Li wanted to compete with Mrs. Bao, so she kept people and didn't let them go.
"Mrs. Bao is broad-minded, no wonder she will become a role model for the whole capital." Jiang Liuyu was a little envious, but Mrs. Bao looked at her words with some meaning, and said with a light smile, "The princess has something to say, you can say it bluntly." ”
"Mrs. Bao is refreshing." Jiang Liuyu was rarely caught but didn't blush, "I want to say, I just arrived in this capital, and I don't have any friends, Mrs. Bao's reputation in front of everyone is very high, I want to make friends with Mrs. Bao, so that they can look down on me and no longer look down on people like this." ”
"It's a good thing that the princess has ambitions, I just listened to the princess's tongue, and it seems that you don't need the protection of others, so you can already be on your own." Mrs. Bao politely refused, "Please forgive me for being bold, I don't dare to have too much interaction with the princess." ”
"Between His Royal Highness King Jing and His Majesty, there is always a knot in his heart. In addition, now that the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Officials are suffering one after another, I don't know when it will be the turn of the Ministry of Rites, my lord is fair and cautious by nature, and I don't want to cause trouble for him. ”
Jiang Liuyu was stunned when she heard this, thinking that when she and Su Jingye first arrived in the capital, many people came up to climb the relationship, but when the wish was not fulfilled, those people became angry and embarrassed, and they blacked themselves and the prince in front of outsiders.
And now Su Jingye didn't do anything, but his status in the hearts of these people plummeted. Jiang Liuyu always felt that they were moody, but she hadn't heard anyone explain the reason to her so seriously.
She was sure that Mrs. Bao had a good character, so it would be even more difficult to give up such a good friend, "Mrs. Bao, can you think about it again." ”