Chapter 29: The Feast (Part 2)
After drinking the ginger soup, Xiao Yu'er served Xianchen to take a nap, covered two brocade quilts for her, and covered the curtain tightly before retreating to the side to look at the charcoal fire. After sleeping for about half an hour, someone outside came to invite, saying that the luncheon was about to start, and he came to serve the fine dust and freshen up.
Xiao Yu'er hurriedly called Xianchen to get up, and then called the man in. At first glance, she is not an ordinary little girl, sixteen or seventeen years old, delicate and good, with affectionate eyes, and two small pear vortices at the corners of her mouth are even more delicate. She put her hands in front of her, bowed her head and stepped in to ask Andao: "The slave asked Ju, I have seen Miss Yan." Master Hou ordered the slave maid to serve Miss Yan, and the flower hall was about to start. ”
When Xianchen heard this, he immediately got out of bed and helped him up and asked Ju, "Sister doesn't have to salute, then I don't have to bother my sister." After that, Xianchen and her eyes intersected, Xianchen smiled brightly, and asked Ju to look at Xianchen as if he were exploring.
I never thought that someone would ask Ju, Princess Anping's Mei, Lan, Zhu, and Ju's names, although she heard it every day. Princess Anping cherished her children very much, so she gave Pinlan to Ning Luotong and asked Ju to Ning Zhe. The four of them are all good-natured, intimate people, and their status in the Ning Mansion is better than that of ordinary relatives and ladies.
Ask Ju Guo to be as ingenious as the rumors, and in a moment he cleaned up the fine dust, and while tying the cloak for the thin dust, he said: "Miss Yan, forgive me, the flower hall is inconvenient to take a walk, so I have to work hard Miss Yan on foot." ”
Xianchen smiled and said: "It's okay, it's more tiring to sit and walk than to walk, and I'm uncomfortable, wouldn't it be better for us to enjoy all the way." ”
Wen Ju pursed her lips and smiled, said no more, picked up Xianchen and went to the flower hall, Xiao Yu'er was still holding an umbrella on the side. What surprised Xianchen again was that Wen Ju looked at the weak Qianqian, which was very powerful, and it was effortless to hold her, with light steps and steady breath, and eighty percent of them had a good martial arts.
Soon arrived at the flower hall, where the female dependents all had lunch, and there were three Nanmu Eight Immortal Tables in the room, with Nanmu official hat chairs, for Princess Anping and the ladies of the grade to eat; There are more than a dozen tables of mahogany round tables outside, all of which are covered with Shu brocade, and each table is placed with ten brocade offerings for ladies and ladies of no grade.
Ask Ju to serve Xianchen and sit down next to a round table in the east of the outer room, Xianchen said: "I'll just sit, don't move, sister go back and rest, there are little fish here immediately." Thank you very much for today. ”
Ask Ju to salute again: "Master Hou ordered the slave maid to serve Miss today, the rules in this house are probably different from other places, ask Ju may be able to help Miss a thing or two." ”
Seeing her like this, Xianchen no longer postponed. This Ning Zhen really understands her, and she is afraid that she will make some jokes and call the ancestors of the rules to serve her, then she will be able to pass the test safely today. Thinking of this, a trace of warmth crossed my heart.
When noon arrived, the seats were immediately full. Although Mrs. Xiao is not of any grade, she went to the inner room to eat today, leaving Xianchen alone. Also sitting at the same table was the Miss Zhuang I had seen in Yunfu, a beautiful woman next to her called her "Shuhong", Xianchen had been suspended from school for half a year, and it was strange that she could still learn her name.
During the banquet, everyone occasionally exchanged a few pleasantries. Zhuang Shuhong asked the lady beside her, "Mother, what kind of dish is this?" Never seen before. The woman shook her head lightly to indicate that she did not know.
Another well-informed lady spoke: "Miss Zhuang doesn't know, this is called 'pot', which is a way of eating imported by Wen Anhou from Pakistan. Put a small stove below, put a copper pot on top, hold the broth in the pot, and put the rest of the dishes around, whatever you want to eat will be boiled into it, so that it is hot and will not be old, it is really suitable for eating on this snowy day......"
Hearing this, everyone suddenly became enlightened, and they all praised this method for being wonderful.
This pot is very delicate, and the body is warm when eating, as if the cold has just been forced out of the body. Xianchen forgot to eat a large piece of food for a while, which attracted the attention of the ladies who were slow and chewing slowly. Seeing this, Wen Ju picked up the chopsticks and put a piece of radish on the plate for the fine dust and said: "The slave maid is a vegetable for the young lady, the young lady is injured, and the fish and shrimp are inedible." I just got cold again, and mutton is a thing that is related to wind and cold, so it is best to eat less. ”
What does this mean? Implying that Xianchen can eat some vegetarian food, or just don't eat it and just make a show? The enthusiasm for dining was extinguished in an instant, and he let out a depressed "oh".
During the banquet, someone had already recognized Wen Ju, and looked at the two of them with an inquiring look, but Xianchen didn't know it, but secretly missed the food.
After lunch, Princess Anping was very interested, and invited the ladies and ladies to go to the garden to enjoy the snow and chant poems. There was a lot of inconvenience in the thin dust's leg injury, so Princess Anping ordered her to rest, which was in her arms, and the poems sounded creepy to her.
The group of three returned to the previous room and sat for a long time, Xian Chen was racking his brains to think about how to pass the time, when suddenly a little maid knocked on the door and came in and said, "Say hello to Miss Yan, Miss Ning invites Miss Yan to go to the side hall of the Frost Pavilion." ”
"Huh? Excuse me? Xian Chen thought to himself that he didn't want to say more to me when he met just now, and he came to invite me again at this moment, what is the reason?
"Exactly, Miss Yan, please."
Xianchen couldn't think of excuses for a while, so he had to go with that girl. As soon as she got out of the room, the maid suddenly remembered something and said: "Sister and Mrs. Ju are looking for you, and the three sisters Mei, Lan, and Zhu are all there, and Mrs. said that she misses you and calls you over." ”
Wen Ju glanced at Xianchen uneasily, and then asked in confidence, "Where is Madam at the moment?" ”
"Fang is still in Bihu, I'm afraid I've arrived at Linlang Tower at this moment." The little maid returned very smoothly, as if she had rehearsed it in advance.
"Didn't Pinlan follow Miss? Didn't the young lady accompany the lady either? ”
"The young lady came back after a walk around, and said that today's lady must be hard to do, so she left Pinlan behind."
Wen Ju thought for a moment, pinched the hand holding Xian Chen, and then handed Xian Chen into Xiao Yu'er's hand, and bowed and retreated.
The frost pavilion and the side room where Xianchen temporarily lives are only separated by a green bamboo forest, and soon arrived, this frost pavilion is as cold as its name, only a small courtyard, a small door, two houses, usually only the master contemplative will come here. As soon as he entered the door, he found a chair to sit down, and then raised his eyes to look, only to see that there was no one in the house except her and Xiao Yu'er, and even the little maid didn't know where to go.
Xian Chen sensed that something was wrong and wanted to leave immediately, only to see a tall man with sword eyebrows and starry eyes, and a little wooden in his fortitude, and the two looked at each other, both of them were shocked. The person who came to know Xianchen was Deputy General Nie, Nie Yuang.
"Vice General Nie...... How did you end up here? This is the inner courtyard. Seeing a man appear, Xianchen felt even more uneasy in his heart.
"I ......" Vice General Nie is not the one who can lie, and said with a blushing face: "I ...... Invited. ”
"Who? Miss Ning Luo, Miss Ning? The first thing that came to Xianchen's mind at the moment was her, and she was the only one.
"......" Vice General Nie blushed, with a spring heart rippling look, although he didn't open his mouth, Xianchen already knew the answer.
The heart said: "It's over, let people move flowers and trees." Xiao Yu'er, who was looking around, was anxiously reported: "Miss is not good, that Miss Zhuang has led Princess Anping and the others over, and she has already entered the door." After saying that, I heard the courtyard door being pushed open with a "bang".