Chapter 125: The Great Gift
Yang Qiqi raised his thin eyebrows and listened expressionlessly.
Zhuzhi said: "The third girl just sent the slave maid out to give her Tianshui, and then took a needle in our sewing basket and broke the dark lines of the first piece of clothing in a few places," Zhuzhi said, picking up another piece of clothing, and opening the neckline position to Yang Qiqi to see, "Then on the neckline of the second dress, two needles were hidden." ”
It was late autumn in Luoyang, and these two clothes were jackets. The needle was hidden in the clothes, and the bamboo branch pinched the two needles, pushed them out, and asked Yang Qiqi in a low voice: "Did the third girl hear something from the second lady?" ”
Yang Qiqi was naturally inexplicable about Yang Yuyan's sudden decision to deal with her, and she was a little unsure.
She frowned and shook her head, thought for a while, and beckoned Zhuzhi over and whispered a few words. Before he finished speaking, he heard Zhuyi's voice coming in from outside the door.
"Girl, girl!" Zhu Yi ran out of breath, and as soon as he entered the door, he said, "Mr. Girl is back!" ”
Yang Qiqi couldn't come back to his senses a little, and said, "Sir? ”
"Yes, Mr. Pei is here! At this time, I was getting off the bus, and I had already asked Mr. Chu to hand over a letter of worship to Yu Guogong, and he had been invited into the main courtyard. ”
When Yang Qiqi heard this, he was suddenly a little anxious. What did Master do when he went to see Yang Fu? She was afraid that Yang Fu would snub Pei Xin, so she immediately ran out with her skirt.
At this time, Yang Fu was already in the main hall to greet Pei Xin. As soon as he entered the door, Yang Fu immediately helped him and complimented: "You are the little girl's teacher, respect the teacher, should you give me a salute!" ”
Pei Xin said with a smile: "You are the prince of the country and an important minister in the court, so you deserve this gift." ”
The two of them were inevitably polite, and when Yang Qiqi reported that he entered the door, he heard Yang Fu talking to Pei Xin in that rare respectful tone. Seeing that Yang Qiqi was coming, Yang Fu actually told Yang Qiqi very gently to accompany Pei Xin, and arranged a guest house, asking Pei Xin to stay.
Yang Qiqi didn't expect Pei Xin to come back from Nanliang, he was happy and moved, and he was somewhat impatient with what Yang Fu said, and after he got up to leave, Yang Qiqi hurriedly sent Pei Xin to the guest house where he lived.
Between master and apprentice, there are many things to say about reunion after a long absence, so I won't repeat it for the time being.
In a blink of an eye, it was the day of October 23 Yang Qiqi and the big gift.
She was woken up by Zhuyi early in the morning, and her mother-in-law came to dress her up. The grandmothers and maids in the house went in and out preparing rouge, gouache, jewelry, and clothes.
Yang Qiqi didn't need to do anything, just sat honestly in front of the dressing table and was fiddled with by his grandmother.
This busy scene reminded her of the silent conversation in her previous life. Where were the guests, the priests, and the praisers on that day! Only Li Kangping's family came to insert the flute for her, and it was regarded as if she had already made it. At that time, she thought of the third sister and the fifth sister's courtesy, and cried with envy all day.
Not to mention a decent gift, even Mrs. Li refused to give her a wooden box to add makeup.
But now? Caiping said that her ceremony was the most solemn among the entire Dayan nobles. The grooming grandmothers all flattered her for her good fortune. Yang Qiqi couldn't help but laugh in his heart.
How much suffering did she endure and how many sins did she suffer to get her blessing back? Not to mention the previous life, just to say that she lived a new life, and passed by death several times, how can those delicate deep house nobles understand?
was reminiscing about the past, so Yang Yuyan led a few sisters who lived close to Yang Qiqi's house and accompanied her to the main hall.
Yang Yuyan looked like a kind eldest sister, praised Yang Qiqi's clothes, and talked about the excitement in the front yard, "The seventh sister's funeral ceremony is simply more people than the ancestors' funeral!" This is the only one in Dayan! ”
Yang Qiqi stared at her carefully, trying to find some nervousness in Yang Yuyan's eyes, but there was nothing at all. She was almost impatient, as if she was afraid that Yang Qiqi would feel the needle in her neckline at this time, urging Yang Qiqi to go to the flower hall to prepare first.
When he arrived, Yang Qiqi was surrounded by a group of people and went to the front hall of the main courtyard.
The Queen Mother was wearing court clothes and sitting in the main hall, Mrs. Cui sat on the side, and Yang Fu and Mrs. Li sat at the Queen Mother's hand. The main hall was almost full, and some lowly guests could only stand outside or watch the ceremony at the innermost point of the main hall.
Yang Qiqi entered the door, but saw the eldest princess of Wanchun, the eldest princess of Yicheng, the eldest princess of Jiujiang and several princes sitting on both sides. Yang Qiqi swept over unintentionally, but when she saw Murong Xi squeezing her eyebrows at her, Murong Shi smiled at her, the fifth highness was expressionless, and at ten o'clock and the twelfth highness were looking at her with unfriendly inquiring eyes, but Murong Jin's expression was slightly normal, with a slight smile.
Yang Qiqi is not used to being stared at by so many people, and he walks more steadily and carefully.
When he was helped to walk to the Queen Mother, he saw Princess Tong'an holding a gilded lotus flower with pearls, Yang Qinghuan stepped forward and respectfully picked it up and handed it to the Queen Mother.
Yang Qiqi immediately knelt on the futon with the help of Cuiping, tilting his head slightly, revealing his black bun. The Queen Mother carefully inserted Bu Shao into Yang Qiqi's hair, and straightened her hair bun.
Because of the Queen Mother's appearance and etiquette, it is different from the ordinary. After the Queen Mother gave the words, the ceremonial officer asked the Queen Mother to say the precepts. Yang Fu, Mrs. Li and others all became foils. The funniest thing is that the old lady of Dingyuanhou, who was originally going to be the main guest, didn't even achieve the front position at this time.
Yang Qiqi felt relieved for a while, and couldn't help but be grateful in his heart for Pei Xin's friendship with the Queen Mother.
After the salute, the Yuguo Mansion was still in the filial piety period, and it was impossible to put on a banquet. You can only ask the guests of each family to have some refreshments before leaving.
The Queen Mother was extra attentive, and even specially prepared "Rong and Ji" to give to the guests present. Compared with the eldest princess of Tong'an, Yang Qiqi's etiquette is not too much. This made the people present treat the seven girls of the Yang family very differently.
Sent away the queen mother's phoenix drive, and the guests who went to the Yuguo Mansion to watch the ceremony also made birds and beasts and left.
The courtyard of Shuying Building is full of gifts from various houses, and Zhuyi is leading people to register one by one.
Yang Qiqi entered the house and asked Zhuzhi in a suspicious whisper: "That thing, Zhuxin really put it into Yang Yuyan's clothes?" ”
Zhuzhi nodded again and again, "Zhuxin's quasi-head, doesn't the girl still believe it?" It was really blown in, along the neck of the third girl. ”
It turned out that on that day, Yang Qiqi found out that Yang Yuyan was secretly calculating her, so he planned to treat her in the same way. deliberately asked Zhuzhi to find the medicine powder that made people itch, and asked Zhuxin to put it into Yang Yuyan's neck when others were not paying attention. Zhuxin took advantage of Yang Yuyan's efforts to come to the photo studio and gave Yang Yuyan a hand.
originally thought that Yang Yuyan would have a seizure on the spot, but Yang Yuyan seemed to be fine.
The two were puzzled, and as soon as Zhu Xin entered the door, he was extremely surprised and incredulous and said, "The third girl is really ruthless!" The slave gave her the itchy powder, so she paid special attention to her, but when the queen mother gave you a step, the third girl actually grabbed her neck fiercely, and the flesh and blood were blurred, so she couldn't help but not have a seizure on the spot! ”
There are very few tricks under the bamboo heart, and Yang Yuyan relieves the itch with pain, which naturally works.
When Zhuzhi heard this, his face turned white with shock, and he said in a daze: "Ah! The third girl can bear to put such a heavy hand on herself? ”
Yang Qiqi is not surprised, on an occasion like today, if Yang Yuyan is a little ugly, it will damage her reputation. What's more, let her be in front of the Queen Mother and Murong Shi. Yang Qiqi felt a burst of joy just thinking about her difficult and painful face. Let her quietly hide needles in other people's clothes.
If she had really worn a dress with a needle hidden in her collar today, she would have been stabbed when she turned her neck. The first reaction of a person being stabbed must be to scream and dodge, and when the queen mother inserted the flute for her with her own hands, she screamed and turned her head to hide. The needle is hidden deeply, and it may not be able to prick or study abroad. In the eyes of others, it was Yang Qiqi who lost the face of the Queen Mother. That is to make a fool of yourself and have poor etiquette.
Just thinking about it, Zhu Zhi felt palpitations, "The three girls have really bad hearts!" The Queen Mother personally ordered to preside over the ceremony for the girl, and the girl gave the Queen Mother eye medicine at the ceremony, which was not equivalent to slapping the Queen Mother's face! ”
Zhu Xin couldn't help gritting her teeth and said indignantly: "The medicine powder given to the third girl by the slave is too little, I should have known that I should have put a little more, and all of it was applied to her face, and she could still scratch her face!" ”
Yang Qiqi didn't have any pity, and said with a smile: "I was quite relieved just thinking about what she looked like at the time, but it's a pity that I didn't care about her!" ”
Zhu Xin smiled with relief, and learned Yang Qiqi how hard Yang Yuyan endured at that time.
Yang Qiqi was amused by her and laughed, and at this time, a little maid entered the door and said, "Girl, the people from the Eleventh Prince's Mansion have come to greet the girl." ”
When Yang Qiqi heard that it was the person beside Murong Zhao, the smile on his face instantly dissipated, and he repeated in surprise: "Eleventh Prince's Mansion? ”
Zhuzhi said "ah": "I didn't see His Highness Eleventh today, and I didn't see a few gentlemen and adults around His Highness Eleventh coming, I thought His Highness Eleventh really didn't come!" Zhuzhi said, with a happy smile on his face, "Girl, His Highness Eleventh has made it clear to you, but he has sent people from the palace to ask for peace, I think I think I feel that the words are out, and I can't get off the stage." You might as well give him a step to go down, it's better than the old and dead who don't get along! ”
Yang Qiqi was puzzled in his heart, glanced at the bamboo branch, and said happily: "Maybe it's just a little guy sent by His Highness Eleventh, Ying Jing'er sent some gifts, do you see how many people are here today?" ”
Zhuzhi smiled and said: "The gift was also picked by His Highness Eleven, and the slave maid went to invite someone over." ”
Yang Qiqi didn't say anything, he just lowered his head and poured himself a cup of tea. As soon as I took a sip, I saw the bamboo branches go and return dejectedly.