Chapter 223: Yuan'an Palace
Since she was a child, there have been a bunch of subordinates around her, and she alone has served her, in addition to the nurse, there are three.
But only Sicha is a big girl, and the others are all little girls who are not a few years older than the barbarians, and they are not as tall as a broom!
Although Si Jiu only asked for a rough maid's job, Song Zhi asked her to choose this name, which was sorted according to the name of the big maid, and she would not let her status be too low.
But this wine chef took the initiative to do the work of a rough maid. How many times did Xiao Zhu say it secretly, and Sijiu didn't seem to understand.
Xiaozhu quit his job in Siyuntang and went to the palace to be an embroidery girl, and he could also enter and leave the inner courtyard on weekdays, so that the mother and daughter would not be separated.
On the fifth night that Sijiu stayed in the mansion, a snow fell without warning, and the branches of the trees in the courtyard did not have time to be pruned, and the weight of the snow could not be controlled, and a lot of them were broken.
Last night, when Song Zhi was sleeping hazy, he would always hear the crisp sound of trees breaking from time to time, as long as she turned over a little restlessly, Shen Baiyan would gently pat her, I don't know if he didn't sleep deeply, or in sleep, subconscious behavior.
This night, although he slept lightly, Song Zhi also slept very comfortably.
She was looking at the most popular playbook that Zheng Yanru sent her, when she heard the soft sound of the door opening, and when she raised her eyes, she saw Meteor walking in with the papaya bird's nest cup that Song Zhi often eats, and glanced back at the courtyard as she walked.
"What do you see?" Song Zhi looked at the meteor with a surprised expression, so he asked.
"Regiment...... The girl who is the wine is the same thing, saying that she is a rough maid, and she really thinks of herself as doing rough work. I'm sawing branches with my mother-in-law in the yard. Meteor put the bird's nest down, walked to the window and glanced out again.
"Why do you think she did that?" Song Zhi spooned a small piece of papaya and ate it, and asked Meteor such a question.
Meteor asked her a little confused, and said, "Be stubborn." Xu is embarrassed to climb the relationship between his mother and relatives to make an errand? β
"What kind of relationship is this, her appearance and conversation, even if she is sold by human teeth, she will not be called a rough maid." Song Zhi shook his head and dismissed the idea of meteors.
"What does her lady think?" Meteor asked curiously.
Song Zhi ate bird's nest and did not answer.
Meteor's words are not all wrong, Sijiu's temperament is indeed stubborn, but if it is a straight character, it is easy to say.
But Sijiu is literate and literate, but I'm afraid that she is a person who has a city government and ideas in her heart.
She was shameless because of her biological father's obscenity, and she avoided the palace in order to avoid disasters, saying that it was voluntary, but in fact it was not voluntary. Being a rough maid and doing chores makes her feel better, but if she is asked to serve people, I'm afraid it's even more wrong for her character, right?
If the wine really thinks like this, it is too naΓ―ve. The maid next to the master only pressed the master, but this rough maid was something that everyone in this house could deceive.
Everyone has their own fate, what is the mind of the wine, Song Zhi is not very concerned, just think about it in his heart.
"Madam, have you thought about what clothes to wear for the dinner party in Yuan'an Hall today?" Meteor asked while sorting out the drawing paper scattered on the bookcase for Song Zhi.
The five princesses and the impostor of the northern kingdom have been living in the Yuan'an Palace in the capital for five days, and today they invited the powerful family of the present country to the Yuan'an Palace as guests, saying that they prepared the food and performances of the northern kingdom.
The fifth princess has not been in Beijing for a long time, and she is very clear about the ever-changing situation in Beijing.
Song Zhi speculated that there was probably also the credit behind the guidance of the ten princesses, right?
"What are you doing in such a hurry? The left and right sides should also wait for the prince to return home, and then go together. "With the current identities of Song Zhi and Shen Baiyan, every time they go to these occasions, they will ask others to circle around, and they are very tired.
With such a scene, how can Song Zhi be interested?
"Ma'am." Meteor called in a coquettish tone, "You choose a few more pieces, the slave maid is good to make those little ones hot early, let's be prepared, there must be a lot of people and a lot of wine today, in case there is a collision, it is good to change the wash." β
These things have always been served by special maids, and it is not cumbersome to prepare, but Meteor saw that Song Zhi was so embarrassed and couldn't lift his energy, so he deliberately said this, wanting Song Zhi to dress up carefully and not fall behind.
Song Zhi saw the meteor's thoughts, but he didn't break it, he only smiled and said, "Okay." You take out a few of the newly made clothes for me to see, and the princess's clothes, and ask Si Cha to prepare a few more sets. Small children's clothes are more likely to get dirty. The style doesn't have to be too eye-catching, it's just simple. β
Meteor nodded, and asked a little puzzled: "Madam, the princess is so good-looking, no matter how she dresses up, which lady will not praise when she sees it?" Why should we pretend to be simple? β
"When the tenth princess came to have tea the day before yesterday, she said that the daughter of the fifth princess was two years older than the barbarian, and she was very arrogant by the impostor, she was mediocre, and she didn't like to see others look better than her, and I heard that because of jealousy, she hurt the face of the beautiful maidservant, and the impostor also laughed and did not pursue it"
Song Zhi had Song Zhi's own considerations, and after she explained it in detail, Meteor understood, and said worriedly: "Then how does she compare with our princess?" β
Song Zhi didn't know whether to be happy or worried, and said with a wry smile: "The tenth princess said that it is still slightly better than the barbarians." β
Seeing Song Zhi like this, Meteor comforted: "We don't have to be afraid of her, the princess is going with the princess and princess, and in our territory, are you still afraid that she will make trouble with a princess in the north?" β
Song Zhi saw Meteor's solemn face, as if he was about to fight with the person who bullied the barbarian at any time, and said with a smile: "I know, so I don't want to hide the barbarian, just don't deliberately dress up outstanding." β
Meteor nodded and said, "The slave will order to go down." β
Under this arrangement, when Shen Baiyan returned home, he saw that he had two pieces of heart, liver and flesh, one large and one small, already neatly dressed.
The barbarian wore a primrose color, although the color was bright, but the child's clothes were already bright, and it was nothing.
Song Zhi wore a sandalwood cloak, which was only embroidered with a soft white plum blossom on the back, which was extremely simple.
The color of the clothes under the cloak was a little brighter, it was a long skirt of madder, squeezed with madder to make red juice, and it was soaked and dyed a little bit.
The skirt is embroidered with a circle of red plums, which blends in with the color of the skirt itself, but it is not clear.
Shen Baiyan touched the top of Man'er's hair, walked to Song Zhi, who was looking at herself in the mirror, and looked at her in the mirror carefully.
Song Zhi has a pair of blue enamel bell earrings hanging on her earlobes, and a full and round pearl is decorated with a full and round pearl underneath, only this ear bell looks more complicated, making her whole face become bright and dazzling.
"Isn't it too dazzling?" Song Zhi stretched out his hand to remove the ear bell, but was held by Shen Baiyan.
"Which family's ladies don't dress up? If you dress too plainly, you will stand out. I add this pair of earrings and am just right. "How could Shen Baiyan not know the thoughts of the person next to him, in a word.
Song Zhi was persuaded by him, smiled at himself and Shen Baiyan in the mirror, and said, "Do you want to change your clothes?" β
Shen Baiyan lowered his eyes and looked at the dark gray robe on his body, and said, "Just change it to a gold silk belt." β
Song Zhi raised his eyebrows, not surprised at Shen Baiyan's casualness. In this dinner, he is willing to go, which is already very face-saving.
instructed his subordinates to take care of Chu Ji carefully, and Shen Baiyan's family of three went to Yuan'an Hall for a banquet.
When they arrived, it was neither early nor late, and as soon as they got out of the carriage, they were immediately greeted by a small servant, and even the driver of the car was led to rest with a good voice.
"Childish." Song Ling's call called Shen Baiyan and his wife to look back, and when they saw Song Ling coming alone on horseback, Song Zhi couldn't help frowning.
"Brother, why are you here alone? What about sister-in-law? When Song Zhi and Song Ling were talking, Shen Baiyan moved his body to block the cold wind blowing in the corner.
Song Ling smiled reluctantly and said, "She said that she had a bad face and didn't want to come." You also know that her body is weak in winter, and she has been sick several times recently, so she will inevitably lose her mood. β
Song Zhi didn't know what to say, so he was silent for a moment.
"Let's go in first, it's cold outside." Shen Baiyan took Song Zhi's shoulder, took Man'er's little hand, and said.
Song Ling picked up Man'er and smiled at Song Zhi: "It's okay, lend Man'er to me." I'm not alone. β
Man'er affectionately hugged Song Ling's neck and called uncle, Song Zhi smiled at this time, rearranged Man'er's hood, and said, "Brother, why are you so childish?" β
The four of them entered the mansion together, and this bunch of people and heaters pounced, Shen Baiyan frowned slightly, most of the people dispersed, and only a few people who had some friendships on weekdays still came up.
Shen Baiyan and Song Ling inevitably had to socialize, and Song Zhi was also surrounded by several ladies and went to the west hall of the female dependents.
"Childish." Before a few words, the tenth princess and the fifth princess came together, and there was a little girl with jewels stacked all over her side, this was the daughter of the fifth princess, Jiu Cang.
"Five princesses, ten princesses." Song Zhi had never seen the fifth princess before, and this time she felt that she was not similar to the tenth princess at all, her appearance was not very beautiful, but her eyebrow bones were deep and the bridge of her nose was straight, but she looked like a woman of northern blood.
The fifth princess smiled: "My mother is a tribute girl of the northern country. β
Song Zhi only had a polite smile on her face, but the fifth princess was so keenly aware of her thoughts, and Song Zhi didn't show her surprise, and said, "No wonder I feel that the fifth princess has a hearty feeling of snowy mountains." β
"The princess is really good at talking." The fifth princess said without being salty or light.
Man'er suddenly dodged to Song Zhi's side, Song Zhi pretended to glance at randomly, and saw Jiu Cang staring at Man'er.
Song Zhi didn't say anything, just secretly patted Man'er's hand, and smiled at the fifth and tenth princesses: "My daughter is afraid of life, not like a little princess, and her demeanor is downright and generous." β