Chapter 3: The World
Yuefu is not big in Bianjing, but in Leyi's eyes, it is like a Shenfu immortal. The flowers and trees in the house are deep, the pavilions are undulating, and countless maids and maids shuttle among them, without hearing the slightest noise.
Le Yi asked the maidservant, "What is my sister's name?" ”
The young lady at the head said: "The eldest lady can call the maid Lufu." Le Yi was full of doubts, and wanted to ask again, but seeing that both of them pursed their lips tightly, lowered their heads and blindly ran forward, so they stopped talking, saving people from making noise.
Le Yi looked all the way silently, and her mood gradually became lower.
When her parents left her, she was just a few months old. Because her father was admitted to Taixue and wanted to study in Beijing, the family was difficult at that time and could not keep the immature baby by his side, so he put her in foster care at his grandfather's house. For 19 years, she has always thought that her parents could not continue in Bianjing, so they could not take her to her side. No one told her that her father was a scholar and had such a magnificent mansion.
The further he went, the heavier Leyi's mind became.
entered a flower hall, the hall was crowded with people, men and women, and everyone's eyes fell on Le Yi. Le Yi glanced around in a panic, she couldn't guess what was in their eyes, whether it was curiosity, doubt, contempt, or something else, she couldn't tell. A petite lady wearing a blue skirt suddenly appeared on the side, with a bamboo handle piling up a silk embroidered butterfly fan on her chest, tilting her head from behind Mrs. Le, and staring at Le Yi with a smile, "You are Le Yi?" Why doesn't it look like me at all? ”
"Jiao'er, don't be rude!"
Mrs. Le doted on her little daughter, and stretched out her hand to Le Yi, "Good, come to my mother!" In Le Yi's life, the word "mother" never really appeared. She walked forward step by step, her feet seemed to weigh a thousand catties, the anxious mood she had been in Lingfu before was all gone, if there was room for maneuver, she would rather go back to the yellow silk immediately, sit in the stove room and add fire and water.
The lady in front of her made her feel afraid.
Mrs. Le was indebted in the end, and when she saw Le Yi's timid appearance, she felt more and more pity. She greeted Le Yi, held her hands, and her eyes were red, "Your eldest brother said that he would pick you up in the afternoon, your coming is a big event, and the house will also be ceremoniously prepared." Then he asked, "But the people from the Ling Mansion sent you?" Have you ever given a tip? ”
Le Yi said in a low voice: "I came by myself." ”
Le Jiao sneered, "Sure enough, I was raised in the township, and I don't know any etiquette." You are the eldest lady of Yuefu, and you have not left the cabinet, how can you show your face outside? The brightly dressed little lady on the side echoed: "The eldest sister has lived in the countryside for a long time, and her behavior is naturally not as good as ours, so she will follow in the future." Saying that, he walked up to Le Yi and said, "I've seen the eldest lady." ”
Mrs. Le hurriedly said: "This is your eldest brother and daughter-in-law...... only half of the words were spoken, and a mother-in-law outside said: "The master is here." When the sound fell, half of the people in the house disappeared, and even Le Jiao retreated, leaving only Le Yi and the maidservants in the house.
Le Chongming had just come out of the study, and he didn't forget to read even when he was sick, and he always had to turn over half a book every day. He didn't know that Le Yi was already in the house, and when he saw a country woman standing in the house, he thought it was a slave in the house, so he didn't wait for Mrs. Le to speak, so he said, "Go down." Seeing that his face was not good, Mrs. Le was subconsciously a little afraid, and did not speak for a while. Le Yi knew that it was her father, and her mind was settled at this time, so she knelt down calmly, kowtowed, and said, "Daughter Le Yi greets her father and mother." ”
Le Chongyang was looking at Le Yi at this time, and said in surprise: "When did you arrive?" ”
Le Yi said: "A quarter of an hour before my father." ”
Le Chongyang looked at Le Yi in a daze, as if searching for words in his head, but when the words came to his mouth, there was only one sentence: "Get up." He asked Mrs. Le, "Can the yard be tied?" Mrs. Le took out the home-style robe from the cabinet, gave Le Chongyang a wide coat, and said: "I have picked it up early, there are two clean wings in Jiao'er's yard, and she lives just right." Le Chongyang opened his arms, was served by Mrs. Le, and said majestically: "The place is too small, change Ming'er to sort out the Qingquan Pavilion." Then he said to Le Yi, "Go down and rest." ”
Seeing that his father's expression was indifferent, Le Yi's ups and downs became extremely calm as if they were doused with cold water.
Lu Fu stepped forward to lead the way, "Big lady, please follow the servant." ”