Chapter Thirty-Seven: Attending the New Year's Banquet

Shili looked at the table full of good dishes, smiled from ear to ear, and felt that the suffering of these days had disappeared: "Madame is really a loser." For a while, the scenery is a pastime. ”

"What nonsense is telling the truth." Chang Le stuffed the rice bowl and chopsticks into her hand, picked up a bowl himself, and sat down on the hay.

Shili was stunned, staring at the rice bowl in her hand, biting her chopsticks and frowning: "Madam, isn't this table for me alone?" ”

"Are you a pig to eat so much?" Chang Le looked at her in surprise, but she didn't expect her to be such a maid who didn't take care of her master, so she put a piece of duck meat in her bowl, and she sandwiched another piece, and her tail note was raised.

"The food in Qianyun Restaurant, Mrs. Ben is also rare to eat once, okay? In winter and summer, you also sit down and eat. ”

"Madame, eat it."

Although Chang Le bought it for the three of them, after watching Shili's performance, Dong Xia didn't dare to mix it in anymore.

"It's okay, you come quickly, you can't be polite to her just because she's in prison. Just scolded the master so openly. Chang Le ripped off Dong Xia, took out a bowl of rice from the food box and stuffed it into her hand, "You can also taste it, go back and improve your cooking skills according to this level." ”

Seeing this, Shili hurriedly stuffed a mouthful of chicken, puffed out his cheeks and said, "Madam, whose family is the New Year's banquet you went back to?" ”

"Assassin." Chang Le raised his eyebrows at her, smiled mysteriously, stretched his head in the middle, and continued in a low voice, "This time, I plan to find a way to please Mrs. Thorn Shi, and find a way to let Thorn Shi help and release you." ”

"Really?" Shili was happy for a while, but he was worried, "Madam, you must be careful, don't act recklessly." As long as the lady is well, it doesn't matter if the ten miles are closed for ten years. If something happens to Madame, Shili will really be wronged in this prison. ”

Chang Le's heart was warm, he pursed his lips, and put a big chicken leg into her bowl: "Don't worry, your wife and I will be careful and careful, I have already lost you, and it is impossible to fold anyone into it again." ”

"Since Madame came back from the ghost gate last time, her temperament is much bolder than before, and she is much more casual." Shili is like an old mother, because she can't take care of Changle by her side, she entrusts Dongxia with a serious voice, "Dongxia, you must remind Madam at any time." ”

"Sister Shili, don't worry." Winter and summer solemnly nodded.

Chang Le glanced at them, and was indescribably moved in his heart, but his mouth was disgusted: "What you say, why are you like Tuogu?" Mrs. Ben is your master, not a stupid son of a landlord. ”

Shili and Dongxia looked at each other and smiled, and silently bowed their heads to eat. Chang Le looked at their expressions and unconsciously began to doubt himself.

Could it be that she behaves very much like the stupid son of the landlord's family?

The whole meal, Changle and Dongxia have been giving ten miles of vegetables, and they basically haven't moved anything.

Xu is food warmed his stomach, and a warm current surged up from his stomach and blocked his eye sockets. Shili blinked them down, raised his eyes with a smile, and Chang Le and Dongxia also looked at themselves with a smile.

They were speechless for a while.

……

Red Bean Garden.

Five or six maids in pink jackets and white dresses walked in, stepping on the pebble path, passing through the Fangfei Lamerlin, and going straight to the master bedroom, in an orderly manner. Each of them carried a desk with a red handkerchief in his hand.

"Madam, this is a gift from the head of the family, and they are the most fashionable clothes and jewelry in recent days, Madame, take a look."

Ruyu smiled and led people into the door.

Hua Chuer was leaning on a splendid velvet pillow, lying on the couch and reading. Holding a small stove in his arms and a blanket on his body, he was so comfortable.

Spices burned on the table, and a strange fragrance lingered in the room.

Hearing this, Hua Chu'er slowly got up with the support of Ruyu and put the books on the small table beside her. waited all the time for the maids to line up in front of her.

"Madam, please see, southern embroidery has been fashionable recently, and the fabric used for this dress is embroidered in the south."

Ruyu lifted a red handkerchief, and the maid of the tray immediately stepped forward respectfully and asked Hua Chu'er to take a good look. Inside is a white snow-like garment, with a collar embroidered with moire, which looks ethereal and dreamy.

South embroidery, the most prominent is the dreamlike feeling between the virtual and the real.

Hua Chuer's hands are white and the sleeves are long, and the fabric is not abrupt at all. Touching the moire on the collar with emotion, it seemed that this was the only thing that could attract her attention. After some contemplation, he casually rolled his eyes twice, and his eyebrows were stained with a faint sorrow.

After a long time, he waved his hand and let the maid retreat, smiling softly: "Nanxiu is really extraordinary." ”

Ruyu nodded and smiled: "It can be seen that the head of the family has a deep heart for his wife. This southern embroidery is rare. ”

"Hmm." Hua Chu'er smiled sweetly and turned the stove in her arms.

"Madam, there is also a moire mutton fat hosta hairpin here......"

Ruyu tore apart the pieces of red cloth, and every piece of clothing was dazzling, and just looking at it made people envious: "The fashionable cloud pattern this year is in line with the temperament of the lady." ”

"That's a coincidence." Hua Chu'er's eyes didn't fall on these things much, and her thoughts didn't know where to fly. It took a long time to turn around, straighten out the blanket and say, "The master mother, can you confirm whether you went with you?" ”

"Mrs. Hui, the head of the house said that the housemother will go. And ......"

Ruyu hesitated twice, and asked the maids to put down their things and exit.

Seeing this, Hua Chu'er put the stove on the table next to her, and gently put her hands on the velvet blanket, waiting for her to continue to report the situation.

"Moreover, the head of the house said that he would let people prepare the clothes and ornaments of the housewife, and the lady would dress herself up, so that she would not have to worry about the housewife." Ruyu has followed Hua Chu'er these days, and her courage has been slowly tempered, and she is much calmer when she says this, "This morning, the master's mother went out of the house, and the head of the family asked Wuze to pay a hundred taels of silver from the account room to follow. The head of the house also said that in the future, the food and drink sent from the kitchen to the pot courtyard would be more relaxed, and ordered Wuze to keep an eye on it personally. ”

When the words fell, Ruyu silently hung her head and waited for a long time, waiting for Hua Chu'er to get angry.

But there was always silence in the room, but the temperature was dropping significantly, and it felt cloudy around me.

Ruyu secretly glanced at the door, which was closed tightly, and there was no air leakage. Thinking that it might be because Hua Chu'er was angry, she slowly raised her eyes a little uneasily.

Sweeping up from the ground, he saw that Hua Chu'er's white hand was pinched out by himself with deep red marks, as if it had been broken. I was surprised, and when I went up, I saw Hua Chu'er with an expressionless face, like a monk in a fixed place.

"Ma'am?" Ruyu asked tentatively.

Hua Chu'er responded for a long time, and said lightly: "You go out first, I want to be alone." ”

"Yes." Ruyu nodded, cautiously retreated, and glanced at her uncomfortably before closing the door.

When the door was closed, Hua Chu'er's body shook, and she fell back a little dizzy, leaning on the backrest, her chest heaving, and her breath was unstable. With a hard effort, the blanket cracked.

"Chang Le, you are really amazing. Before, I really underestimated you. Hua Chu'er's eyes were red, she gritted her teeth, and said softly, "However, I have paid so much, how can I make it easy for you to turn over?" ”

His gaze shifted and landed on the incense burner on the desk. There is a snake coiled on it, the snake spits out lotus flowers, and the lotus heart spits out wisps of smoke, ethereal, and disappears into the air.

The corners of Hua Chu'er's mouth were slightly hooked, but she seemed to have entered a state of madness: "Zhang Changxiu, you can only be me alone." All those who oppose me, I will not let you end well! ”

The air in the room silently condensed little by little, and the temperature in the stove disappeared little by little, gradually cooling.

……

In the blink of an eye, it is the twenty-third day of the lunar month, the small year.

Zhang Changxiu went to the yamen early and took the people of the yamen to sacrifice to the god of the stove. I hope that the god of the stove will listen to the heavens and say something nice. Bless the Yamen with peace and security for the next year.

In the afternoon, it was the time for the yamen to rest.

The maids of the Taishou Mansion also got up to clean up when the rooster crowed, and they received arrangements from Hua Chu'er a few days ago, and they will prepare to start cleaning the Taishou Mansion from today to welcome the arrival of the New Year.

The feast of the Assassin's Mansion was in the afternoon.

The day before attending the banquet, Wuze sent rouge gouache, clothes and jewelry.

Chang Le was not very happy, through this incident, she had clearly realized how mean Zhang Changxiu was. Zhang Changxiu asked Wuze to send it, but there was only one set of clothes, one set of jewelry, and even rouge gouache, and he didn't have to pick one.

So much so that even if she rarely gets up early today, she doesn't have much desire to dress up.

"Madam, do you want to dress up a little more fancy today, or be more elegant." Chun Nuan moved her chubby body, and a pair of small fat hands groped in the makeup box.

"What do you mean by showmanship? Don't learn from the uneducated one in Shili. Chang Le scolded on his lips, but his heart was sweet, and when he heard Chun Nuan's breath, it was like ten miles by his side.

Chun Nuanle smiled, a little naΓ―ve: "Madam, we are not here for a total of ten miles, you are not used to it, so you will learn to speak with her." ”

I am often happy to hear the words, and when I think about it, I don't know whether to be happy or annoyed.

Could it be that she is a person who loves to be hated on weekdays?

looked at the face in the mirror, remembered the matter, and didn't reply: "You asked, as if I had a choice." Didn't Taishou send something like that? You just look at it. ”

"That's the same as before." Chun Nuan seems to recall the past, with a gentle and lovely smile on her chubby face, and a hint of expectation.

"What do you mean by being like before?" Chang Le muttered twice inexplicably.

……

When there was still an hour before he left the banquet, Chang Le was urged by the servants to go to the door.

Unfortunately, in the garden, I met Hua Chuer and Zhang Changxiu who came out of the Red Bean Garden.

Hua Chu'er is still white today. White fox fur, white jacket and white skirt, cloud embroidery back pattern, hairpin and ear hairpin with mutton fat jade texture. Her complexion was fair, and she easily held up the white, and with the white-gold plum blossom between her eyebrows, she was like a plum blossom fairy in the mortal world.

"Dressed in white, I don't know and think it's a funeral." Chang Le muttered in a low voice, pretending not to see it, bowing his head and fiddling with his sleeves, and quickened his pace, wanting to walk into the main path before them.

The moment Zhang Changxiu saw Chang Le, his eyes froze for a moment, his body froze in place, and he couldn't move for a moment.