Chapter 188: Heart's Eye

Chun Ying walked into the door of the Evening Fragrance Pavilion. Looking at it, I only feel that the scenery in the courtyard is a little different from that year. The embellished lake stones have long been moved to the garden, the passage has been widened a lot, the path originally paved with small pebbles has been replaced with irregularly shaped stone slabs to form a smooth pavement, the vanilla zhiluo along the house wall has all been eradicated, Xifu begonias are also missing two plants, and there is a group of stone tables and stone chairs on the vacant ground, fortunately, the rose bushes in the courtyard have not changed, and they are worthy of the name of "evening fragrance", but it is not the season when the roses are in full bloom, so at a glance, the whole yard is green, Even the begonia tree has only a few small flower buds.

Chunying couldn't help but sigh secretly, but fortunately, Huo Yi was not attached to this residence, and never mentioned moving back in the past few years, and occasionally came in to have a look when she passed by, just to remember her deceased mother, and she didn't care at all about having guests staying here. However, Chunying thought about it carefully, and felt that there was little meaning here. It's just where Mrs. Gu lived before she died, for Huo Yi, I'm afraid that the main courtyard of the Nanjing mansion is the old residence of her mother in her mind, right? No mistakes in many words

Chunying didn't sigh for long, so she collected her mood and continued to fulfill her task. At this time, it was already dark, the evening incense hall was brightly lit, the four doors of the main house were fully open, the girl was in and out, and there was a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl ring in the house, who was commanding everyone to pack up the house and lay the quilt and place the luggage, and the voice was crisp and capable, and it seemed that she was already very skilled.

Chunying recognized that she was the one who looked at her in the old lady's courtyard, and she didn't pay much attention at the time, but when she saw this, she kept an eye on her and looked at it carefully. I saw that she was wearing a brand-new green and yellow double-placket muslin jacket, a green lotus silk armor, a white fine flower pine silk skirt below, her hair was combed into a double mustache, two purple silk flowers were inserted, silver earrings, and white jade bracelets. Such a precious jewelry is actually casually worn on a girl's wrist, which shows that the Fan family is not an ordinary family.

The girl turned back inadvertently. Seeing Chun Ying standing in front of the court with two boxes, she greeted her with a smile and said, "It turns out that a guest is coming, but I was negligent, please come in." After speaking, he had already arrived in front of Chunying, and he was blessed: "I am serving in front of the young lady, my sister just call me to carve the fence, please come into the house and sit." ”

Chunying returned the salute with a smile, tilted her head and thought, "Carved fence? This name is chic, I wonder if there is a painting girl? Still is...... It's called jade? "The latter name is a bit better......

Carved Lan smiled: "That's not it, but there is a painting screen, but now it's still at home, and I haven't kept up with Beijing." I have heard that the lady in the house is a talented girl who is familiar with poetry and books, and sure enough, even the people waiting around her are extraordinary, and other girls will only laugh at me when they hear it, and they will only laugh at me for not being a girl's name, which one can tell the allusion? As he spoke, he had already entered the house and raised his voice: "Hurry up and make tea!" ”

Chunying hurriedly said: "No need, no need, I just took the order of my young lady to send a few meeting gifts to Miss Fan, please accept it." With that, he put the box on the table. But I was thinking in my heart, when I was in the old lady's courtyard, the carved fence clearly didn't enter the house, and I didn't report my name just now, how did the other party know that she was Huo Yi's girl? Moreover, just knowing two idioms has actually become a proof of "extraordinary", should she be happy for this flattery?

The carving fence took the gift with a smile, and sent it to the inner room to put it away, and the voice came back through the curtain: "Miss Huo is too polite, our young lady is still at the table, and when she comes back, I must come to the door to thank her in person." The first time the sisters met, it was supposed to be our young lady who gave gifts in the past, but now it is the other way around, it is all those of us who serve who are not thoughtful, and please Miss Huo Don't misunderstand that our young lady does not know the number of courtesies. She waited for a short time before she came out with a smile on her face again: "We are really flattered that you have sent such a valuable gift. ”

Chun Ying has lived in this courtyard for a few months, and she is quite clear about the structure of the main house, although she can see that it has been renovated here, but the pattern has not changed, she naturally knows that there are two big multi-treasure grids behind the gauze curtain, which are places to put valuables or ornaments, and the carved fence must have seen the content of the gift. So she laughed and said, "It's not worth anything." In addition to occasionally entering the palace to greet the queen's mother, our young lady only has dealings with Princess Jing and the eldest young grandmother of the Hou Mansion and the two young ladies. I wanted to make friends, but I was afraid of being laughed at, so I was ordered to give a courtesy. If these gadgets can make Miss Fan laugh, it will be in vain for our young lady's heart. ”

Carved Column smiled very cheerfully: "I bet, Miss will like it!" With that, he pulled Chunying to the table and sat down to talk, and seemed to have the intention of listening to those gifts.

Chunying heard it, and didn't talk to her, only said that it was ordered by the young lady: The old man of the Fan family writes well, Miss Fan's family history must not be bad, and the pen, ink, paper, and inkstone are too ordinary, so she gave the inkstone; Peony means wealth and nobility, which is most suitable for the identity of Miss Fan, and white jade is worthy of a gentleman; The copper ruler is because the queen loves to use silver rulers, copper rulers, ivory rulers and other things to reward women, and the queen is the most important rules, especially "Female Virtue", Miss Fan thought that Miss Fan was familiar with this book in her early diary, and the queen naturally liked it, so she sent this one made by herself.

The carved column comprehended, and hurriedly got up and made a big salute: "I don't know what to say, I dare not forget this kindness!" Miss Huo will definitely not have Miss Huo's good intentions. ”

Chun Ying hurriedly stopped her: "Don't do this, I'm just acting as ordered, thank you." I'm not the main one! "Besides, the carved fence is not the main one.

Thinking of this, Diao Lan also smiled, pulled Chunying to sit down again, and chatted, in addition to gossiping, he also revealed a lot of information about the Fan family.

It turned out that it was her father's youngest brother who sent Miss Fan to Beijing this time, although she was raised in the name of Mrs. Fan and had a very good relationship with her brothers and sisters, she was really a concubine and could not study. There is only one person on his body, and he is responsible for taking care of the family industry on weekdays. Miss Fan's father was promoted to Fujian political envoy last year, and her second uncle was promoted to Ningbo City after the year, both of whom were in office, and her cousin had just added an only son, so she had to ask this little Fan to send her. There were thirty or forty male and female servants who followed, and they went north along the canal, and they were full of three big ships, but after all, they were going out of the house, and they were not as particular as they were at home, and the four big girls only brought two, in addition to the carved railing, the other was called Diancui, and they were now waiting at the table.

As for Miss Fan, she has always had a lively personality, she loves to laugh the most, but she is too solid-eyed, and she often suffers losses and doesn't know, which makes the people around her worried: If she really enters the palace, what can she do with such a temperament? Maybe you'll offend someone on the first day!

Chunying smiled and listened to the carving fence's complaints, but she was a little disappreciative in her heart. Miss Fan: Is that called "too solid eyes"? Why does she look like a girl with a very good heart? And the carving fence only knows itself, just say such a thing, will it be too "solid eyes"? Or did she actually want to pass on the word to Huo Yi through herself? Thinking that the old lady had mentioned that Huo Yi could often see the queen's mother, her heart moved, and suddenly the Fan family was hinting that Miss Fan should not be chosen in the palace!

Why should you run if you don't want to be selected? Now it is not the Qing Dynasty, and the daughters of official eunuchs are generally not required to run for election, and if there are relatives or elders in the family who are concubines or clan daughters, they do not need to run for election. Huo Yi, Li Yijun, and Li Xijun sisters are precisely why they sit at home so calmly. Since you are here, and you don't want to be chosen, is it just to get married? That's no need to participate in the draft at all! With the name of the Fan family, just discuss your relatives directly!

Suspicious of the other party's intentions, Chunying didn't say anything, just chatted with the carved fence around topics such as female red, flowers and plants, and weather, and saw that the time was almost up, and was about to get up and say goodbye. But I heard a little girl outside to report: "The lime girl next to the young grandmother is here." ”

Lime is the big girl next to the young grandmother Jing, who was promoted a few years ago, and is said to be the daughter of the embroidery lady in the embroidery workshop. Chun Ying often went to Jing's place with Huo Yi as a guest, so she naturally recognized her. This seventeen or eighteen-year-old young girl has a very rare and tranquil temperament, she looks light, her expression is light, her speech is light, the whole person feels light, and it is easy to be ignored in the past.

Lime walked in in a signature bean green cloth skirt, and when she saw Chunying, she didn't show surprise, but nodded lightly: "You're here too?" Chunying greeted her with a smile, and then she motioned to the little girl behind her to put a box and a few pieces of material on the table: "The young grandmother thought that Miss Fan had just arrived, and there must be many things that she was not used to, this is a few rouge, gouache, oil, etc., brought by the family from Shandong, and some light and soft materials, which are prepared to sew clothes after entering the summer." Miss Fan uses it first, and if it is not enough, she will tell our grandmother. ”

The carved fence was a little hesitant. She had already heard of the eldest young master of the Hou Mansion, the husband of the eldest young grandmother, who was the confidante of the Hou Ye when her aunt was alive, thinking of the depressed death of the aunt, she was afraid that it would have nothing to do with this matter, and her own young lady could laugh with each other as if she was fine, but in the Fan family, almost everyone did not like to see this "cousin young master". The other party's wife suddenly gave a gift, and the young lady was not there, did she want to accept it?

Chunying noticed that there was some hesitation on the carved fence's face, and after thinking about it, she understood a little, and didn't want to be involved, so she hurriedly said: "It's not too early, I'm afraid that the banquet outside has been dispersed, and I have to go back to wait for the young lady, so I'll leave." ”

Lime nodded at her, she was about to go out as soon as she was blessed, and the carving fence hurriedly opened her mouth to keep her, but before it was done, there was already a noise in the courtyard outside, and Miss Fan was back.

She walked into the room happily and saw Chunying Lime present, and immediately exclaimed in surprise: "Isn't this Sister Lime and Sister Chunying?" How did you come? ”

The carved fence hurriedly stepped forward to explain the reason, but Lime was silent, but Chunying was secretly taken aback. How did Miss Fan know her name? If she was in the old lady's house just now, Huo Yi had called herself, and Miss Fan, who was laughing with the second miss at the time, might have heard it, but Lime never appeared in that room from beginning to end, Miss Fan actually recognized her at a glance, why is this?!

When Miss Fan heard the words of the carved fence, she happily said to them that she was lacking, expressed her gratitude, and said that she would come to the door tomorrow to thank them. Chunying pushed and said that she was leaving, but Miss Fan reluctantly took her hand and said that she had time to play.

But now Chunying is not so easy to be gullible, whether this Miss Fan is a solid eye or a hearty eye, what is the purpose of the words of the carved column, she has to pay careful attention to it, so as not to fall into the way of others. But none of this has anything to do with her, she just needs to do her duty, as long as she doesn't do her own thing, she doesn't bother to care how many eyes they have!

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