Early in the morning of the 28th morning, Huaxi took a walk in the courtyard for dinner, and came back to bathe and change clothes.

Cui Ming didn't agree with her for a long time, and finally chose a light green crepe piping silk upper skirt, with a white background embroidered begonia lake silk skirt, Hua Xi nodded. Changing into clothes, Cui Ming tied a lilac belt around her waist again, and decorated with a white satin double butterfly sachet on it.

After changing, Huaxi looked up and down, refreshing, nodded with satisfaction, and said: "Don't make your hair too complicated, put it on the top and tie it in a bun, tie the root of the bun with a lilac ribbon, and buckle a half-palm-sized silver begonia inlaid with tourmaline on the side." ”

Cui Ming stood behind Huaxi with a comb and pouted: "Girl, I know you don't like bright colors, this dress is plain enough, so the old lady is a birthday, your hair accessories can't be so hasty anymore." ”

"The clothes are simple, the hair accessories are complicated, and it makes it top-heavy, so it might as well be so refreshing and neat. I don't want to add two silver hairpins anymore......"

Cui Ming couldn't resist Huaxi, so she had to comb her Uighur bun as she instructed.

After packing up, Huaxi took the birthday gift and went to the Lotus Fragrance Courtyard.

When Huaxi arrived, the old lady had already gotten up, and the housekeeper was holding the gift list in the hall to sing to her old man.

Huaxi didn't go in, talking to Cha Xiang at the door, and heard the housekeeper inside reading: "...... Han is the director of the Ministry of Rites, and there is a statue of Sandalwood Guanyin; Wu Yi, the governor of Luzhou, a pair of sheep fat and jade Ruyi; ……”

"Wait, I'll show you the gift list."

Because Yunyi and Chen Hongfei made a marriage, although they did not hold a birthday banquet this time, the gifts arrived early. The gift list in the housekeeper's hand was full of more than ten pages, and the old lady couldn't bear to listen, and when the housekeeper talked about Cheng Chong's predecessor Wu Yi, she was about to come over and take a look, so she handed it back to the housekeeper, so that he didn't need to read it anymore, just put it in the warehouse.

After the housekeeper retreated, Huaxi entered.

"Why did you come here this early in the morning?" Xiao Shi was in a good mood, with a smile in his eyes.

Huaxi smiled and said: "Today, your old man's birthday, there are many people in this house for a while, Huaxi came to you in advance and went back." Come back at the birthday banquet in the evening. ”

Huaxi handed the slippers and incense to Cha Xiang and asked her to present them to Xiao Shi.

"The old lady doesn't dislike me for being clumsy, I put rabbit down on the bottom of the two pairs of satin flower slippers, which is not suitable at this time, but it is warm to wear in the house in winter, and the other two lavender fragrances are light and suitable for use in summer."

Xiao Shi stroked the upper of the shoe, nodded and said: "You child is careful, look at the shoes made, the stitches are fine, and they feel comfortable to look at." ”

Huaxi replied with a smile: "If you like it, it's fine." ”

Xiao Shi put away the tea incense, and said: "My old woman has a birthday, don't be bored in your courtyard, sit and talk with me." I can't invite the opera troupe to sing today, so the Hou Ye asked the housekeeper to find two storytellers and two singers to wait in Binhu Building, and then your little sisters will come over to have a look, and they will have dinner in Binhu Building at noon. ”

Huaxi really didn't want to join in the excitement today, but Xiao Shi had already spoken, and she couldn't refute Xiao Shi's face, so she had to nod her head in response, thinking in her heart, and looking for an opportunity to return to Qixia Garden when she went to Binhu Tower to sit.

Accompanied by Xiao Shi's Dong Laxi and talked a few words, the ladies, grandmothers, and aunts in each room came over one after another to ask for a salute. Huaxi hurriedly got up and vacated the place for the ladies, and moved to the side to stand.

The main hall of the Lotus Fragrance Courtyard seemed a little crowded, and the chatter was all the sound of auspicious words and joy, and Xiao Shi made a few jokes with everyone with a smile on his face. The eldest lady was busy with the birthday banquet, so she sat down and left, and both the Zhao family and the Feng family followed their mother-in-law to help. Xiao sent away the aunts in each room, leaving Aunt Li, the second lady and the third lady to talk.

As soon as the aunts left, Yun Lin and Yun Xin arrived.

Yun Lin wore a pink and white Hangzhou shirt, the moon white skirt dragged the ground, the skirt was embroidered with a circle of pink peach blossoms, the flower bun was towering, and three peach hostas were obliquely inserted on the left and right. Because of the draft, Yun Lin lost a lot of weight, her chin became sharp, and her originally bright eyes were a little more misty, but her pitiful delicate appearance was somewhat similar to Yun Xin.

Yun Xin was dressed in a royal blue dress, embroidered with white magnolia on the front placket, a plain white belt was tied around her waist, and a green palace silk decorated with white lotus jade was tied around her waist to press the skirt, and the blue ribbon was tied up and twisted into a peony bun.

The two saluted the old lady, and Yun Lin sat down beside Xiao Shi and said a few auspicious words, Xiao Shi was amused by Yun Lin's words and nodded incessantly.

Yun Lin was amused by Xiao Shi, and Yun Xin walked to Huaxi and stood still, glanced at Huaxi sideways, and praised in a low voice: "My sister is so beautiful today." ”

Huaxi smiled slightly, "Where can I compare to the fifth sister and my sister, I just saw the fifth sister come in, I thought it was a fairy from where?" ”

Yun Xin's eyes were happy, and then she smiled shyly, "My sister has a sweet mouth and is really good at talking." ”

At this time, there was a burst of laughter outside, and Yun Ning opened the curtain first.

Yun Ning wore a goose-yellow silk mattress shirt, embroidered willow branches on the collar and cuffs, a lotus-colored pleated skirt, combed a double bun, tied a light green silk ribbon, and two butterflies embedded with colored gems at the root of the bun, and the whole person looked beautiful and smart.

As soon as Yun Ning entered the door, he stepped forward to salute the old lady with a smile, "I heard the laughter of my grandmother in the house from afar, Yun Ning is late, I apologize to my grandmother here, I wish my grandmother a long life and good health, and eternal youth." ”

When Yun Lin saw Yun Ning coming, her eyes inadvertently revealed a bit sharpness, and she quickly disappeared.

Xiao Shi looked at Yun Ning, shook his head with a smile and said, "Look, you are a good seven girl, you have arranged your grandmother." I'm all old bones, where can I stay young forever? ”

Yun Ning sat down on the other side of Xiao Shi, held Xiao Shi's arm and pouted coquettishly: "Where are you old, why does Xiao Qi look at you getting younger and younger year by year?" ”

Xiao Shi tapped her forehead with his hand, "Yes, my old man can't say you poor girl!" ”

After a while, Yun Yi also arrived, and after entering the door, she saluted the old lady in a dignified manner.

The old lady bowed her head, and turned her head to Yun Ning, who was squeezing her eyebrows at Chao Yunyi, and said: "Look at your fourth sister and then look at you, everyone should act calmly and politely, you leather monkey have to learn from your fourth sister." ”

Yun Yi smiled and snorted, got up and pulled Yun Yi to look at it, and praised it: "The fourth sister is a crystal person, and I am a clay sculpture." Grandmother, you should take a look at it. The fourth sister is so good-looking today! ”

Yunyi wore an orange tufted gown today, a smoke-colored eight-piece pleated skirt, a tassel bun, a few golden spring flowers with large nails inlaid with red treasures scattered in her hair, and a golden hairpin with millet pearl spikes obliquely, swaying and fluttering between her steps, with an elegant and dignified posture, which is very eye-catching.

Hearing Yun Ning praise her, Yun Yi smiled and responded: "You are not bad today, like the flower bones in spring, tender and tender, more delicate and moving than those flowers when they are in full bloom......

Yun Ning blushed, glanced at Yun Yi, and bowed her head shyly and stopped talking.

Everyone smiled, and the old lady said again: "Come on, don't pestle here, maybe I will have someone here later...... You're here with my wife, it's boring. There are singing and storytelling at noon in Binhu Building, so you little sisters should go there and wait for them first. ”

Yun Ning was interested when she heard it, and said to the old lady that she had listened to the song, and pulled Yun Yi away. Yun Xin and Yun Lin naturally bowed and retired, Huaxi wanted to go back to Qixia Garden a moment later, but Yun Xin called her, and the old lady told her to rest well, don't rush back, Huaxi had to follow Yun Xin and them to Binhu Building.

It rained two days ago, which eliminated a lot of heat, and it was not as hot and dry as the first five days. To Binhulou is a forest, walking in the forest path with a cool breeze, so comfortable.

Along the way, Yun Ning was as cheerful as a bird, and Yun Yi listened to her most of the time, answering two sentences from time to time. Yun Lin didn't know what to think, and lowered her head and followed them silently. Yun Xin walked side by side with Huaxi, chatted with Huaxi, and thanked Huaxi for sending her incense. Huaxi didn't have the heart to go to Binhu Tower, her mind was wandering, Yun Xin talked to her, and she just dealt with two sentences casually.

There is a small hill built in the northeast of Mufuli, the mountain is planted with trees, it is verdant and verdant in summer, and the old marquis named Yushan by the name of the place he once fought when he was alive. There is a lake at the foot of Yushan, lotus flowers are planted on the lake, and you can take a boat to pick water chestnuts in summer. A three-storey small building with a view was built near the lake, so it was named Binhu Building. There is a water pavilion opposite, which is specially used for opera troupes to sing.

When the five people of Huaxi arrived, the hall in the building had already been iced, and the wind on the lake was cool and cool, which was very comfortable.

The mother in charge of the building asked the maid to serve sour plum soup to Huaxi and them, and the rap song had arrived, so she asked the girls if they needed to call one to sing two songs first.

Yun Yi wanted to wait for the old lady to come and order it, but Yun Ning clapped her hands on the side and said yes, and asked the mother in charge to order two songs. Yun Lin and Yun Xin also agreed. Yun Yi had no choice but to give up and nodded in agreement.

The housekeeper's mother withdrew, and after a while, a woman holding a pipa walked into the water pavilion opposite.

After two "ding" sounds, the sound of the pipa raised on the lake, and the voice of the woman swayed with the wind, ethereal and immortal......

The Binhu Building fell silent, and the attention of Huaxi and the others was attracted by the singing of the Water Pavilion.

After singing a song, everyone couldn't come back to their senses for a long time, but Huaxi was the first to sigh "good song", and Yun Ning woke up and roared that he wanted to reward. As he spoke, he took out an eight-coin silver coin from his purse and asked his mother to bring a plate. Yun Yi and the others naturally followed the reward. Huaxi also rewarded a five-dollar silver bill.

Yun Ning was still unsatisfied, and wanted to order more, so the old lady outside the door sent Lan'er to report the news.

Yun Yi asked Yun Ning to wait first, and invited Lan'er to come into the building.

"Greetings to ladies and gentlemen. I got the news on the outer door just now that the frames of King Ping, King Chengjun and Ouyang Shi had arrived in the mansion. The old lady asked the slave maid to come over to inform the girls, originally thought that the nobles would come after the morning, but I didn't expect that the last morning would come, and I might come to Binhu Tower to listen to music later. The old lady said that she would change the lunch to the Lanyue Building, and let the girls all go over there and wait. ”

I didn't expect King Ping to really come?

Huaxi raised her eyes and looked, Yun Lin and Yun Xin were not too surprised, but Yun Ning was not only surprised but also a little excited, and the people who understood the big house at the moment knew that King Ping would come. At this time, everyone has already entered the mansion, and it is impossible to sneak back to the courtyard by himself, so it is better to be with everyone, so as not to act alone and tell the truth.

Yun Yi was also surprised, but quickly returned to normal, and asked, "Do you know if the nobles came directly or went to the Lotus Fragrance Courtyard first?" ”

Lan'er said: "Hou Ye accompanies me, I think I should have met the old lady before I came." ”

Yunyi nodded and let Lan'er go back, then turned her head and said to the others: "Since the old lady ordered, let's go over Lanyue Tower." ”

"Hmm!" Huaxi was the first to respond.

Yun Lin got up from the waterfront corridor chair, looked at the sky and muttered: "The sun is out at this time, there is still a long way from Binhu Building to Lanyue Tower, and there is no tree planted in between places, which is strange and sunny." Fourth sister, why don't you ask your mother to prepare a few sedan chairs? ”

Yun Yi was stunned for a moment, thought about what Yun Lin said reasonably, and told her mother to get a sedan chair quickly.

Hua Xi saw that he couldn't move yet, so he sat on the circle chair and closed his eyes to recuperate.

Suddenly, there was a "clang", followed by an exclamation of "ah-".

Huaxi opened her eyes and saw a little maid kneeling on the ground in front of Yun Ning.

Yun Ning's skirt had an extra puddle of water stains, and she stood up and pointed at the maid and scolded: "You dead hoof, why are you so careless?" I specially changed my new dress for the old lady's birthday banquet today......"

"Okay, Seventh Sister!" Yun Yi said loudly, "Don't be angry with the maids, there are many people in the house today, you hurry up and go back and change your clothes first." ”

"Go down! For the sake of the old lady's birthday, I will spare you this time. Yun Ning pulled her skirt and glared at the maid angrily, then turned her head and apologized to Yun Yi and the others, "Fourth sister, fifth sister, sister, sister Huaxi, then I will go back to Lijingxuan to change my clothes first, and then I will go directly to Lanyue Tower to find you later." ”

Yun Lin looked at Yun Ning and sneered at the corners of her mouth, and said in a weird way: "Don't worry, you change slowly, it's still too late to ......"

Yun Xin glanced at Yun Ning, her eyes were a little gloomy, and when she heard Yun Lin's words, she lowered her head again.

Yun Yi frowned and wanted to tell Yun Ning, but when she saw that she had already turned around and left, she shook her head at the moment.

After sitting for another half a moment, the sedan came. Yun Yi walked in the front, followed by Hua Xi, followed by Yun Xin and Yun Lin.

Just halfway through, a woman ran up behind to catch up with Yunyi's sedan chair. Yunyi stopped the sedan chair, and Huaxi also stopped.

Through the bamboo curtain, Huaxi saw that the woman didn't know what to say by the Yunyi curtain, so she opened the side curtain and asked Cui Ming, who came with her, to ask.

Cui Ming went up and asked Su Xin to come back, "The girl's sedan chair is broken, so I have to wait here." The fifth girl said that she would accompany the girl, and let you and the fourth girl go first. ”

"Got it. Just keep up with the fourth sister. ”

The corners of Huaxi's lips raised mockingly, hey, these people are really full of tricks, I don't know if there is a success in the end......

Huaxi didn't know what happened to Yun Lin and the others later, she and Yun Yi went to Lanyue Tower. After the two chatted for a while, they didn't see Yun Lin and the others coming, Yun Yi frowned and called Su Xin to take a look, and then asked someone to take a game of Go with Huaxi to relieve boredom.

Huaxi only knew a little about Go, and he didn't play well, and he was killed by Yun Yi after a while.

Yun Yi quipped: "Your ability to make incense is not up to others, but you really can't play chess, you have a stinky chess basket, hehe!" ”

Huaxi sighed, "No one is perfect, how can I do everything?" I can't say it, you have to pull me down......"

While talking, Cui Ming outside the door said that Mu Xiuyuan was waiting for a book to find Huaxi.

Mu Xiuyuan's side is a personal servant with books and chess, and a painter and a piano are maids.

Huaxi frowned, on the reason that Mu Xiuyuan should accompany King Chengjun and the others at this time, why did he send a servant to find it?

Yun Yi was also puzzled, "The servant came to look for you, eighty percent of the nobles have something to ask you, so go and take a look." ”

Huaxi nodded, and followed Cui Ming outside.

The waiter ran sweating profusely, and when he saw Huaxi coming out, he hurriedly went up and said, "Miss Huaxi, King Chengjun wants to ask the girl about some incense products, and the third master asked me to come and find the girl for a visit." ”

Huaxi asked, "What about Master Hou and the others?" Are they all in one place? ”

"Hou Ye and the uncle, the second master accompanied King Ping and Ouyang Shi to Binhulou to listen to the music, and the third master accompanied King Chengjun in the Flower Language Pavilion."

The Flower Language Pavilion is between the Binhu Building and the Lanyue Building, but it is not too far from the place where the Yunlin sedan chair was broken just now.

Huaxi was puzzled: "Why didn't the third brother and King Chengjun go to Binhu Tower?" ”

The waiter replied: "King Ping and Ouyang Shi went in a sedan chair, and King Chengjun said that the scenery in our house is good, and we want to take a walk, so the third master and the young master will accompany him in the garden." When he arrived near the Huayu Pavilion, he heard that the girl's sedan chair was broken, so the young master said that he would go over and take a look. King Chengjun said that he was afraid of bumping into the girl, so the third master accompanied him to the Huayu Pavilion to rest. Then King Chengjun asked if the incense in the last birthday gift for King Ping in the palace was made by you, and the third master said yes. The king of the county said that if there was a problem, he would ask the girl for advice. The third master sent his servants to look for you. ”

The king of the county invited, and it was not easy to refuse.

Huaxi had to nod and said: "Then let's go, don't let the king of the county wait for a long time, it's not appropriate to go back and delay the nobles' meal." ”

"Exactly, girl, please!"

The waiter led the way in front, and Huaxi asked Cui Ming to say hello to Yunyi to catch up, and he followed the waiter to the Huayu Pavilion first.

In a moment, Cui Ming caught up from behind and pulled Huaxi's sleeve closely.

Huaxi paused, turned around and asked, "What's the matter?" But what else does the fourth sister command? ”

Cui Ming said in a low voice: "Girl, I saw the red willow over there when I just chased after me...... It seems that he is holding the white jade incense burner that the fourth girl gave you last time......"

Red willow? Huaxi sneered in her heart, will she really find a time to make trouble? I can't keep her anymore today!

Huaxi's eyes suddenly froze, and Cui Ming was startled, "Girl, ...... are you?"

Huaxi said coldly: "It's nothing! You go and pick up the red willow now, and stop me whatever she wants to do!" Even if you drag her, you have to drag her back to Qixia Garden for me, so that Chunying and Mu Xi can watch her. You tell her that if she doesn't want to be beaten to death, just go back to the garden for me. Don't think that she is the mother of the king, the old lady will not dare to do anything to her, cause trouble, and the mother of the king will not be able to protect her! ”

Cui Ming was frightened by Hua Xi's sharp tone, and looked at Hua Xi with wide eyes and horror.

Huaxi knew that her tone was a little heavier, and sighed, "If you don't want to be affected by her, chase people back to me now." By the time she gets into trouble, it's too late...... This can't be helped! Do you think those nobles would care about the life of a maid......

Cui Ming gasped and nodded hurriedly, "I, I'll go!" ”

Huaxi was upset, she originally thought that Hongliu had the idea of Yunyi to marry, but she didn't expect her to jump out today...... What is she going to do with the white jade incense burner?

Seeing that Huaxi and Cui Ming didn't come up, the waiter stopped in front. Huaxi glanced at the waiter, hurriedly suppressed his uneasiness, and followed with steps.

When Huaxi arrived at the Huayu Pavilion, he was told by the people who stayed behind that King Ping wanted to visit the garden, and Ouyang Shi sent someone to invite King Chengjun to go to Binhu Tower.

Hearing the news, Huaxi immediately breathed a sigh of relief, sent the waiter to Mu Xiu's distance, and walked back to Lanyue Tower by himself.

From Binhu Building to the west, through the Flower Language Pavilion and then to the Moon Tower, there are several good scenery on this line, Huaxi thought that King Ping and others wanted to visit the garden, so they did not return from the original road, ready to go north through the quiet and unmanned Shutong Garden and then go back to the Moon Tower in the west.

There is no courtyard wall in the dredging garden, it is surrounded by a large sycamore forest, there is a rockery group in the heart, there is a pond in the cluster, there is a pavilion in the pond, the front and back are connected to both sides by the curved bridge, through the pond pavilion to the north bank, there is a road to go around and back to the moon building.

Huaxi walked through the sycamore forest, walked to the pond, suddenly heard a burst of apricot blossoms sweet fragrance, the sound of the piano sounded, murmuring like water, tenderness lingering, couldn't help but be shocked, looked up, only to see a blue-clothed woman in the pond pavilion bowed her head to stroke the qin, and behind the person was standing a purple-shirted man listening to the piano.

Huaxi secretly screamed in her heart, and hurriedly retreated to the rockery, but before she took two steps back, she hit a wall of flesh behind her. Huaxi was so frightened that she was about to scream, but she was hugged by someone from behind and covered her mouth with the other, and as soon as her body was light, she was pulled into the rockery.

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