On the eighth day of the sixth month of the ninth year of Yong'an, it was the eve of the 50th birthday of Shuntianfu Yin, Shi Zhongyuan, who was blessed by the saint of heaven today, and was ordered to do it. The division is lit up and down, the banquet is open, the outer courtyard invites officials and guests, and the inner courtyard invites guests. In addition, it is rumored that His Majesty is grateful for the three generations of the master's family for their loyalty and conscientiousness for the country, and the special edict of the young lady of the master's family entered the palace.

The next day is the first day of the birthday banquet, so the whole house is full of energy, entertaining guests everywhere during the day, and the work of placing must wait for the day to disperse.

The housekeeper Gao Lianjin sat on the bench under the porch and watched the day's expenses, pointing to the male servants arranging the tables and chairs, but his eyes were staring at the work on the stage outside; A little Si in the hall ran over in a hurry,

"Grandpa is a way to live, General He is in a hurry, the little one takes the general out of Gong, just meets, the little guy around the third master is rich, said that he is very tired today, and after a few busy days, he must have a good rest, who knows that we chatted for a quarter of an hour, and I didn't see the general come out. Looking around, there was no one in the room, General He did not return to the main hall, a small search, the general was slightly drunk, maybe he got lost in the courtyard, in case, in case ......"

Before Wangcai finished speaking, a slap landed firmly on his face, and Wangcai was panicked and frightened, his body shook for a while, and he was half-paralyzed on the executive's lap. The executive kicked it away and drank: "Let your mother's fart, lard blinded thing, if you get into trouble, cut off your head as a murderer." ”

Wangcai pounced on him again and begged for mercy, but Fu was kicked away again; The housekeeper gathered the list and said loudly: "Stop, General He in Prince Rong's mansion is lost in the mansion, everyone hurry up and look around, Lian Sheng——, go to the second door and call your daughter-in-law, and let each room lock the door." Then let the maids come out and look for it. ”

And when they had been commanded, they went everywhere to look for it.

In the attic of the west wing of the Cherished Pavilion, the third lady Wanying pushed open the window, through the blue pearl and jade agate curtains, and saw the people outside the window being in clusters like ants on a hot pot. Itchy, not as hot as noon.

"Die, little hoof, no eyes, is this lantern hanging on my aunt's hall? This is on the begonia tree, that pair, that pair of smaller ones. ”

The second housekeeper Liansheng's insider, Mrs. Gao, stood under the stone steps in front of the courtyard hall, watching the little girl hang red lanterns under the eaves of the Cherishing Pavilion. Seeing a girl holding two gai'er tea bowls, she shouted: "Stop, have you sent the nine pairs of dragon and phoenix red candles that my wife wanted?"

"I didn't ...... Not yet, there were two important guests outside who came to the house to celebrate their birthday, and the master sent me to ask for two cups of Fenglu tea with my aunt and grandmother here. The little girl trembled with fear because she didn't do her errand.

"Hurry up and bring the tea, hold the red candle and the wife, a little later, be careful of your flesh and skin." Lian Shengjia shouted. I saw that the little girl nodded hurriedly and went out eagerly.

The girl Hongfu came to her and whispered: "She is noisy all day long, and his man has a slight face in front of the master in the past two years, and she has become more and more domineering." What kind of shelf did we take in our Treasure Pavilion plainly, and we didn't understand her details. ”

"Hongfu—" Wanying whispered, signaling her to talk a lot. "You and Lu Rong leaned against the window of the concubine, and I sat down for a little bit of my son and blew the moisture on my head." The noise outside the window was originally enjoyable, but the excitement was reduced because of the chaos.

"This time it's still hot outside, if you close the window, Miss is crooked on the couch, I'll fan Miss and blow her hair." Hongfu and Lu Rong moved the chaise longue while talking to Wanying.

"It's okay, it's noisy outside. Close it, and it's never too late to open it when the night sinks. ”

"It's our aunt and grandmother who have a good temperament, and because of this, they don't have a master in their eyes, and some of them are full of nonsense. Is our courtyard also a place for her to display her majesty? Hmph - with her master's upside down, the master just can't move to our Treasure Pavilion. Even if they have three heads and six arms, they can't surpass our grandmother, and their masters and slaves can't do anything to us. Hongfu leaned over to Wanying and began to babble in her ear again.

"Hongfu, what my mother said to you on weekdays, it can be seen that it has been left behind, I will return to my mother and cut your tongue in Ming'er. Look how fast your hoof goes. Hongfu couldn't help but close her mouth when she saw that the young lady had moved.

"I'll go to the kitchen to get some chilled watermelon, Miss has just finished bathing, and she must be thirsty." Lu Rong and Hong Fu moved the couch under the window, let go of their hands, straightened their skirts, and said.

"Well, go ahead."

"Dead girl, I know that you want to eat watermelon and you have to say that Miss is thirsty, Miss has just finished bathing, and her whole body is hot, so eat chilled watermelon now, and if it is cool, will your body not suffer? I've dried the ready-made tea, it's not hot or cold now," Hongfu went outside, took a cup of tea, and put it on the carved mahogany table on the side of the collapse.

"Go ahead, tell Zhang's mother in the kitchen, and I'll send another plate of milk cake in later." Wanying leaned over and lay on the couch, turning her head to Lu Rong and said.

"Miss doesn't say anything, it's just you." Saying that, Chong Hongfu squeezed a grimace and ran out with a smoke.

"Miss, take care of this girl, it's amazing now."

"She's still young, it's normal to be greedy, and it's good to grow up slowly. Ignore her. ”

"Miss is eccentric, I don't follow. I'm two years older than her, and I wasn't as hungry as she was the year before. Hongfu said unevenly.

"So you're a sister, she's a sister, she's only eleven, and when she's older, I say she is." Wanying comforted Hongfu while shaking the goose feather fan, tickling the tip of the fan.

"Go, find out the ivory double-embroidered fan that Daddy gave, this broken Laoshizi, the heart of the person who scratches it is strange."

"Miss, how can a fan scratch people's hearts, it can't be Miss herself." Hongfu stroked the young lady's hair, and the wind of the fan fanned the smell of the rose essence used by Shicai Huanfa on her face.

"Dead hooves, it really tore your mouth apart, and it became more and more unruly." As he spoke, he was about to get up, but his hair was still in Hongfu's hand, and he couldn't help but scream out.

"Oops—it hurts ——。"

"Good young lady, go around me this time, don't dare again." Hongfu saw that the young lady really wanted to screw her, and begged for mercy again and again. After pulling for a while, Wanying lay on the chaise longue again, fanning her fan for a while. Closing her eyes, Hongfu was still sitting next to her, rubbing her hair with one hand and shaking a fan with the other. The warm smell of roses around the body contains the evening fragrance that the mother has just burned, lush and long, and the jasper curtain shakes and shakes, like a drunken dream.

I didn't hear the footsteps coming from the stairs, it must be Lu Rong coming back, and before she could speak, Hongfu came up to her and said, "It must be that the greedy girl is back." ”

Wanying smiled without saying a word, closing her eyes and resting.

Hongfu deliberately picked up the teacup, rubbed it on the teabowl with the lid of the cup, and when it was over, she brought it to her hand and said: "Miss, it's not hot, take a sip, Longjing before the rain, the second course." ”

Wanying took the tea, straightened up slightly, gently lifted the lid of the cup, took a small sip, and handed it to Hongfu. I only heard Hongfu say: "It's Aunt Gao, what kind of wind blew you here."

Fang Zhishi went upstairs not Lu Rong, but Gao Da Niang. I had no time to worry about why no one passed on, and sat upright: "Aunt Gao has been working very hard these days, and her body is good." "I ordered Hongfu to take tea with her.

"Thank you Miss San for your concern, in the past few days, I am tired, but because I think it is a good thing for the master, we are now helping my wife cook, and I am also happy in my heart."

Wanying smiled secretly in her heart, it can be regarded as fulfilling the wish of your masters and minions.

"The eldest mother has been affected these days, so she should rest early, and tomorrow there are many important errands waiting for the eldest aunt to dispatch, how can you have time to come to us for recreation." Hongfu couldn't get used to what she was doing in the yard just now, so she teased her.

"Yo Yo Yo, Miss Hongfu has also taken out the girl's money now, and she doesn't use the scale pole to weigh herself a few catties and a few taels, how can you interject when I talk to Miss. On weekdays, it is said that Aunt Lin will teach her mother, but today I have seen it. "Aunt Gao was originally here to stir up, and Hongfu's words made her grasp the handle and refuse to relax.

"Mouthy, didn't you courier the tea to the eldest lady?" Although Wanying understands Hongfu's heart to protect the master, she has to be operated on at this time to calm down. Otherwise, something will happen out of thin air and add blockage to my mother's heart.

Seeing that the young lady was stern, Hongfu reluctantly handed the tea in her hand to Mrs. Gao.

"Thank you Miss for the tea, this is the body of a young lady like us." The tall lady Hongfu was reprimanded, and she was very proud.

"Auntie is here today, but is there something wrong?" Wan Ying also wanted to send this plague god away quickly.

"That's exactly what I said, Mrs. Shi just ordered, tonight there are many places outside and inside are not in place, the inside and outside of the two doors will not be locked today, let our courtyards be cleaned up as soon as possible, be sure to lock the courtyard doors yourself. Girls and ladies also rest early, it is a rule. ”

"Well, got it. Aunt Lao has come to spread the word, and she must inform the other hospitals, why don't you drink another cup of tea and go to the heat, it's not too late to go again? Wanying knew what she meant, but she was afraid that she would not leave and continue to make trouble, so she had to serve tea and send off guests.

She originally thought that she really wanted her to drink another cup, but when she saw that no one poured tea for her for a long time, she realized the meaning.

"Oh, Miss should rest early, I still have to go to Aunt Zhao's courtyard."

Before Mrs. Gao was discharged from the hospital, she heard someone coming up the stairs again, and when she came in, she saw that it was Zhang's mother in the kitchen.

"Where's Midori?" Hongfu asked.

"Play with my big girl, kids." As he spoke, he gently placed the food box on the table.

"This food box is double-layered, and there is ice hidden underneath, so it is heavier to hold, and I am afraid that she will drop the good things on the plate." Mama Zhang carefully took out a plate of milk sweet cake from the food box.

"The watermelon is still in the box, and the lady can eat it as she likes, it is cold and heartwarming, and it is the most relieving of the heat. Put the food box here first, and I'll pick it up when I get it back. After speaking, he made a gesture and turned to go downstairs.

When she must have gone away, Wan Ying got up and said to Hongfu, "Do you know what is wrong? ”

Hongfu was originally sitting on a small stool playing a fan, but when she saw the young lady like this, she got up and stood up, and put her hands on her skirt. The eyes don't look at the young lady, it is estimated that she is uncomfortable after receiving two heavy words just now.

"Do you know what's wrong?" Seeing that she pouted and asked again.

"Hongfu doesn't know what is wrong today, Hongfu is wholeheartedly grieving for Miss and Auntie, it is clear that the mother-in-law has nothing to do and came to our yard to make trouble, but Miss is not counting me."

"You are still hard-mouthed, you have such a mouth and no intention, when will you grow up, you know that she is coming to make trouble, you should be done everywhere, so that she has no mistakes to pick on. You can do it, carry the ladder and let the family go up and step on our heads. Hongfu heard Miss say this, her eyes turned to Miss, but she still didn't squeak.

"You think it's so simple that she just scolds you twice, you are rude to her like this, if I don't scold you anymore, she must think that her mother taught you like this, if she really makes trouble, others will only blame her mother for teaching people no way, won't even her mother bring it in." Hongfu also realized the key at this moment, and her face was full of shame.

"Miss, it's Hongfu who is doing things frizzily, and Hongfu is wrong."

Wanying saw that her heart was turning, and her heart softened, and she whispered:

"How can I not know your heart? It's just that more things are better than less, my mother is careful all day long, everything is cautious, it's not all for me, so we can't worry about my mother, right? ”

"Got it, Hongfu won't dare in the future."

"The sweet cake on the table is for you, who said that I only favor Lu Rong and don't feel sorry for you. Last time, you only ate one piece of Daddy's reward, and you knew that you loved to eat, so you didn't wipe your tears and tasted it. ”

"I know that Miss still loves Hongfu, thank you, Miss." Hongfu couldn't imagine that the young lady still remembered that she said that the milk cake was delicious, her heart was full of joy, and the tears in her eyes stopped.

After a while, Lu Rong also came back, and Hongfu saw that she was playing with sweat, frowned and said, "Why don't you hurry up and blow off Miss's hair, it's not dry yet, when can you sleep." ”

"If you're fierce, it's in your way, and you won't be able to see me." Lu Rong said unrelentingly, but her hand picked up the fan and fanned it.

"Lu Rong, don't contradict your sister, understand?" Wanying saw that Lu Rong was really not like words, so she said to her.

"Got it, miss, Lu Rong doesn't dare."

"Hmph." Hongfu's voice from her nose seemed to have a triumphant aura.