Chapter 22: Ling Mansion
"Brother Xinan, why did you come here, and don't tell me, what is there to do with this Zixuan Pavilion." Wan Xiu didn't know when he came, and he took the initiative to sit down without anyone being invited.
The four stools of the stone table were just filling up at this time.
Chunlin pursed her lips and glanced at Miss Wan Xiu lightly, but she still took the initiative to pour tea for Miss Wan Xiu.
Ling Xinan glanced at Wan Xiu, just pursed her lips and smiled, without answering her words, there was a slight feeling of resistance to Wan Xiu.
"Are you okay to do?" Yun Xiu asked.
Wan Xiu smiled, "What can I do, Brother Xinan is here." Wan Xiu said and looked at Ling Xinan again.
Miss Liu picked up the tea and smiled, in her eyes, Wan Xiu seemed to be better. In this way, it is good to disturb Ling Xinan's visit this time, and he will not pay too much attention to himself.
Yun Xiu glanced at Miss Liu and felt that she was not so enthusiastic about Ling Xinan, and felt very strange.
Yun Xiu didn't know if he felt wrong, or if Miss Liu had become indifferent after losing her family, even to Ling Xinan.
When Wan Xiu arrived, what he had just talked about was blocked, and Ling Xinan stopped mentioning it.
Wan Xiu asked about some boring topics, and Ling Xinan just didn't have a match.
"Brother Xinan, won't you go back to Beijing this time?"
"Hmm."
"That Wanxiu accompanied you to have a good time in the capital, you haven't been back for a long time."
"Okay."
"When can Wan Xiu go visit Uncle Ling......
"In two days, my father may have a banquet in the house."
"That's good, Wan Xiu will definitely come."
Miss Liu listened silently to the chatter between the two, very boring, and suddenly stood up and said, "I had an ulcer in my body a few days ago, and I am not well, so I went to rest first." ”
Yun Xiu hurriedly said, "Then you go and rest." ”
Ling Xinan watched Miss Liu walk in without saying hello to him again, and felt sullen in her heart with an indescribable feeling.
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After returning to the Ling Mansion, Ling Xinan sat alone in his room, looking at a sachet in his hand, which was embroidered and given to him by Miss Liu herself two years ago.
The innocent appearance of the woman back then resurfaced in his mind, but now Miss Liu ...... to him
The night was very long, and Ling Xinan was quiet for one night.
When Ling Yunyi went to Liangguang to serve as the governor, he dismissed a lot of domestic servants in the capital house, and this time he returned to Beijing to serve as the secretary of the military department, and he stayed in Beijing for a long time.
The Ling Mansion posted an employment notice at the door and needed a family member. There was a long queue outside the Ling Mansion, all of whom had come to the Ling Mansion to apply for jobs as domestic servants. There were no less than dozens of men and women.
Pan Mao, the housekeeper of the Ling Mansion, set up a table at the door, and after carefully questioning the applicants who came forward one by one, he stayed without any suspicion and signed the slave contract.
"What's your name?" The family member of the Ling Mansion asked about the girl who had her turn.
"Yin Hong." The girl replied quietly.
The housekeeper Pan Mao sat on the side, drinking tea and watching.
"Where?"
"People from Yangcheng." The girl replied quietly.
Pan Mao stared at the very timid girl, and saw that she looked fine, but she just stood there and lowered her head a little fearfully.
"Why did the people from Yangcheng come to the capital?" Pan Mao asked.
Yin Hong replied respectfully, "The little woman came to look for her relatives, but she didn't want her relatives to be deceased, and the little woman had no place to go, so she wanted to find a way to live in the capital." ”
"What will you do?" Pan Mao continued to ask.
"Female workers, meals will be." Yin Hong muttered.
Pan Mao glanced at the woman again and nodded in agreement.
Yin Hong signed the contract of her slave, pressed her handprint, and was led in.
As soon as she walked into the courtyard, the servant who led her hurriedly saluted Ling Xinan who came over, and called, "Third Young Master." ”
Yin Hong lowered her head and waited for the man to walk over before raising her head.
The servants of the Ling Mansion directly brought Yin Hong to the mother who was in charge of the house. There are four maidservants and Yin Hong who entered the house today, and they are standing in front of the housekeeper's mother at this time.
The housekeeper's mother took the four of them to the slave maid's residence, and after explaining some of the rules of the house, she let the four of them rest and officially do their work tomorrow.
After Yin Hong waited for the housekeeper's mother to leave, she walked out of the room, stood in the courtyard and looked at the wide Ling Mansion in front of her, a strange smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.
Ling Mansion sent invitations widely, and all the mansions that were friendly with Ling Yunyi in the court were all invited.
Ling Yunyi returned to the court to invite officials and family members to come to the mansion for a gathering, and the mansion has been busy inside and out since early morning.
Yin Hong was arranged to clean in the courtyard, and she has been busy cleaning since early in the morning.
She has good cooking skills, but when she first came to the ramp, the housekeeper mother of the Ling Mansion did not arrange for her to enter the kitchen, but did some rough work.
The guests at today's banquet were extraordinary, and the housekeeper's mother did not dare to arrange her in the important kitchen like this.
Yin Hong had no objections, and cleaned the yard in the house very seriously.
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The Kyoto mansion of Li Chengliang, the general soldier of Liaodong.
Miss Li Yuyan was choosing clothes in the room, and in order to attend the banquet in Lingfu today, she got up early in the morning and began to let the maid busy dressing herself.
The clothes were set on the bed, and she couldn't always pick out a wishful one.
Her maid Xue'er said, "Miss, just this pink one, it's pretty good." ”
Li Yuyan sighed, still unsatisfactory, and complained to herself, "Why don't you make a few more pieces, when Sinan hasn't come back yet, you should invite Wanxiu to look at the fabric together." ”
Xue'er smiled and said, "Miss, the slave maid thinks that this pink is really good-looking, tender color, Young Master Ling will definitely be fascinated by Miss." ”
Li Yuyan hesitated, but still listened to Xue'er's mind and chose a pink dress, she couldn't make a decision at all.
After changing into a dress and inserting the hairpin that Wanxiu specially picked for her that day, Li Yuyan remembered her fourth brother Li Ruzhang.
"My fourth brother hasn't returned yet?" Li Yuyan looked at her beautiful self in the mirror and asked Xue'er behind her.
Cher shook her head, "Not yet." ”
"Don't wait for him, let's go by ourselves." Li Yuyan smiled and admired herself, and got up very satisfied.
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Prime Minister's Palace.
Miss Liu had not changed her clothes, and stared indifferently at a vase of flowers on several cases in the room.
Ling Mansion Feast, she was also invited to the middle, but she really had to face Ling Yunyi, she didn't know if she would glare at him or let herself show abnormality if she saw him.
That person is already the secretary of the military department, and he is the commander of all the troops in the imperial court, but even if that person is high, she has to go to see if that person is still the same as he was back then.
Hua Ying took a pink dress and walked up to her and asked, "Miss, is this set okay?" ”
Miss Liu looked at it casually and replied, "Feel free." ”
By the time she went out, Wan Xiu was already waiting in the carriage. Seeing her grinding like this, she flattened her mouth and sneered, "A cousin, who is still dressed up for so long?" ”
Miss Liu just smiled lightly, lifted her skirt and got into the carriage.
Along the way, the two of them were silent, and Miss Liu just sat quietly, completely treating Wan Xiu as air.
The carriage stopped in front of Ling's mansion.
As soon as Miss Liu got out of the carriage, she saw that Jian Xiu was already waiting at the gate of the Ling Mansion.
Miss Liu looked over and saw that he was not wearing a flying fish suit today, but a light blue brocade robe with a silver-white neckline inlaid with dots of beaded flowers.
Miss Liu's expression froze, this man did have a cold beauty.