Chapter Seventy-One: The Qin Family's Invitation

"Why are you here today?" As soon as Wang Tao heard that Qingdai was coming, he hurried to the main house.

Qing Dai smiled and saluted Wang Tao, "Congratulations to my little cousin, Jin Bang Title!" ”

"Hehe, thank you for your good words that day, and get what you want today!" Wang Tao scratched his head and said with a smile, "I will treat you to a good meal in two days, and I will treat you!" ”

Wang Yang looked at Wang Tao and Qing Dai, and asked with a smile: "You kid, you only care about Qing Dai, what about me and your sister-in-law?" ”

Wang Tao was ashamed, "Naturally, we will go together, and there will be Fanghua." ”

Zeng pushed Wang Yang, glanced at him, and then said to Wang Tao with a smile: "You two have been socializing outside for the past two days, where can you be free?" The second brother passed the exam this time, and at the end of the month, I want to go to Tanzhe Temple to make a vow. The scenery in the temple is good, why don't you take Qingdai with us, stay in the nearby Zhuangzi for one night, and then let the second brother treat you when you come back the next day. "Grandmother goes to Guangyuan Temple every time, but Tanzhe Temple has never been there."

"Tanzhe Temple is a royal temple, far away from the capital, quiet, go to get fewer people on weekdays, the ladies of these princely mansions in Beijing are mostly idle in the summer to stay for five or six days to escape the heat. Since you haven't been there, then you have to go to Tanzhe Temple? Zeng explained to Qing Dai, and by the way, asked Wang Yang and Wang Tao what they meant.

Wang Yang had no opinion, Wang Tao said: "It's just right, go out for a walk, come back to continue to study, and there will be the Shu Jishi exam in a month." ”

The four of them agreed, and Qing Dai asked the family about the meaning and then sent the letter over. After dinner at Wang's house, Qingdai returned to Shangguan's mansion.

Qingdai went to Rongxi Hall the next day. Mama Zhu was helping the old lady rub her shoulders, Qingdai went over to replace Mama Zhu, and said to the old lady while pressing: "My cousin-in-law wants me to accompany her to Tanzhe Temple, she is familiar with the temple, and after enjoying the scenery, you can stay in the nearby Zhuangzi for one night, and come back the next day."

I thought that I didn't have to go to Sanxian Hutong at the end of the month, and there was nothing big in the house, so I went out for a walk while the weather was not too hot. Do you always want to go for a walk together? ”

The old lady glanced at Qing Dai with disgust, "You young people go out for a walk, what am I going to do?" Besides, this old arm and old tuǐ can be less tossed or less tossed! I said, why are you so well-behaved today, do you want to go out to play and are afraid that your father and mother will not agree, so you begged me to come here? ”

"Look at what you said, I haven't told my mother yet. I just heard that the scenery over there is good, so I'll ask you what you mean first. Qing Dai hugged the old lady and said, "Besides, my granddaughter has always been very well-behaved, where is only today?" ”

The old lady smiled and nodded Qingdai's forehead, "That's it, you can go if you want." ”

"Thank you, Grandmother!"

Qing Dai came out of Rongxi Hall and went to Jiyaju to ask Xiao Feng for peace.

Xiao Feng frowned when he heard this: "I have always been sensible, why have you been running to your cousin's house outside the house all day long, so that outsiders can see it and don't know how to mess with our family, and I think you are disgusted and go to the house to cry."

When Shangguan Hong asked him to go to Wang's house yesterday, Xiao Feng's face was a little strange, and Qing Dai had expected Xiao Feng's attitude when he mentioned this matter today.

"Yesterday I went to Hehuā Hutong as my father's intention. Qingdai knew that my mother and fourth sister had always treated me kindly, and often reminded me. My cousin-in-law also saw that my cousin was in the capital, so she invited me to accompany her. ”

Qing Dai thought for a while, and said: "Tanzhe Temple is a royal temple, not a familiar pilgrim in the temple, and it does not accept outsiders on ordinary days. I heard that the host and several elders there are all eminent monks, and I also said that the fourth sister is not in good health these days, so I went to ask the host for a jade talisman that opened the light for the fourth sister to keep safe. If my mother didn't agree, I went back to my cousin. ”

When Xiao Feng heard this, his mind turned, and he waved his hand and said, "Forget it, it's rare that you still think about your fourth sister." If you want to go this time, let's go, and don't run to Hehuā Hutong in the future. When you come back, by the way, I'll ask for one more for Brother Xu. ”

Qing Dai didn't use the old lady as a shield, first, because she was afraid that Xiao Feng would think that her grandmother was biased towards her and turn her mouth on Shangguan Hong, and she couldn't always rely on her grandmother's strength to live her life in this family. Again, she knew that Xiao Feng's most precious thing was Shangguan Xu, who tossed on the road back then, and then was small

When Feng gave birth to Guan Xu, he almost had a difficult birth. Shangguan Xu was born with a thin body, and on weekdays, all kinds of ornaments and objects to protect his life and suppress evil spirits, add blessings and increase longevity, Xiao Feng did not stuff them into his house. When she mentioned Qingwei and talked about the Kaiguang Jade Fu, 1 Xiao Feng naturally would not forget Shangguan Xu. If Qing Dai is not in a hurry, I am afraid that she will urge Qing Dai to leave quickly.

"I'll save it."

Qing Dai said goodbye to Xiao Feng and came out of Jiyaju, and met Qinglian and a housekeeper who was preparing to go to Xiao Feng to take care of it.

Qinglian wore a close-fitting pink ground wrapped huā grass pattern satin orange to wrap her delicate figure today, and pinned a red and blue cordyceps hairpin between her sideburns, with a bit of smart and playful. Approaching all the way, Qinglian always had a smile on her face, and she would nod her head whenever she met people, but it was not quite consistent with the image of the tall and jade girl in the past.

Qingdai was surprised, I haven't seen her for many days, Qinglian seems to have changed a lot, when did she change to the people-friendly route?

Qinglian leaned up first and asked! "Third sister, do you want to say hello to your mother?"

Qingdai nodded: "Second sister is good." ”

"Two days after the Dragon Boat Festival, I was preparing to go to my mother." Qinglian leaned over to Qingdai and whispered, "There were a lot of people yesterday, so I didn't bother to talk to you, you meet Cousin Wang Jiatao another day and say hello to him for me." ”

"I will, thank you second sister for my little cousin." Qinglian smiled and said, "What are your relatives polite!" By the way, on the twenty-sixth day, it happened that Mrs. Qin and Qin Zi had a child on the same day, and the Qin family invited the Xinghua class to sing the Three Heavens Club in the house, as well as the new play "The Legend of the Phoenix". Qin Zi invited our sisters to listen to the post today. Last time, you didn't go with us, Qin Zi didn't know you yet, and someone came back to ask you to go with you. "Twenty-six?" Qing Dai didn't know how many days Zeng had decided to leave, and muttered lowly.

"But there's red"

"At the end of the month, I made an appointment with my cousin-in-law to go to Tanzhe Temple, but I haven't set a date yet. I asked my cousin first, and then I talked back to my second sister. "Tanzhe Temple is a royal temple and rarely receives outside pilgrims. However, your cousin-in-law is from Yongningbo's mansion, so she must be familiar with the temple. The smile on Qinglian's face was a little less, "But after all, Qin Zi is the granddaughter of Mrs. Qin's concubine, and they took the initiative to invite you, and they specifically mentioned you, and the three of us sisters are the only ones who miss you, which is always a bit rude." You go and ask first, and I'll wait for your reply. "Shangguan Mansion and the Qin family are not very familiar with each other, and it is already very surprising that Qin Zi invited the three of them sisters to the Qin Mansion. Qin Zi hadn't even seen herself, and even if she wasn't invited, there was nothing rude about it. However, since people specially invited themselves to go, it was a little ignorant to go if they didn't go.

"I'm from my province, I'll send a letter to Hehuā Hutong when I go back later." "So, I'll go first!" Qinglian took her mother-in-law to find Xiao Feng.

Qing Dai returned to the Chunyi Courtyard, and sent someone to Hehuā Hutong in the next day, and Zeng replied with the news, saying that he would go to Tanzhe Temple on the twenty-eighth. Qingdai went to call Qinglian back.

That night, Guan Hong learned about Qin Zi's post, and after thinking about it for a long time, he finally agreed to Qinglian and the three of them to go, and as for the congratulatory gifts, he didn't arrange them too carefully, and only chose gifts that matched his identity and were not very valuable, and asked the three sisters to give them to Mrs. Qin.

Early in the morning of Erfeng Liuyi, Qingdai got up from the chuáng to wash and make up.

Tao Huā said dissatisfiedly in the back: "Girl, this time it is Mrs. Qin and Miss Qin who have a child together, but the Qin Mansion has invited a lot of people, so you should dress up seriously." "No need, they're all dressed up, what can I do with Miss Qin?" Qing Dai pouted in the mirror, it wasn't that the Qin family was bad, and she was named again, so she didn't want to go to this Lao Shizi's birthday banquet, obviously she didn't know anyone, and she ran to join in the fun!

One didn't pay attention, Ju Yun pinned two tired silk golden hairpins to Qing Dai's head, Qing Dai said hurriedly: "Hey, Ju Yun inserts a few fewer hairpins, I have a headache and neck pain when I wear too much, don't let your girl be crushed to death by gold."

"Poof" Qingwei came to the door, and when she heard Qingdai's words, she couldn't help laughing, "I said, third sister, where is there anyone who was crushed to death by two phoenix hairpins?" "Phew, good luck! The two aunts and grandmothers don't say such bad things. "Apricot huā wrapped a piece of mahogany box in red silk" chrysanthemum rhyme, hurry, the hour has arrived. Later, the second girl will send someone to urge. ”

"That's it!" Ju Yun chose a camellia huā made of copper wire and fine rice pearls, and buttoned it behind the bun of Qing Dai, and looked left and right, "Well, girl, you can go." Momo Huā pinned the two purses he had prepared earlier to Qingdai's waist.

Qing Dai asked, "I can put what I want in." "Well, this goose-yellow ground embroidered kingfisher has little shortbread and raisins in it."

Qingwei laughed, "Third sister, are you still afraid that the Qin Mansion will starve you?" Qing Dai shook her head, "I was scared when I entered the palace last time, I don't want to be a fairy like those girls from other families, and I don't eat the fireworks of the world." In addition to going to Pearl's house and attending banquets at other people's houses, you can't eat when you're hungry, and you have to pay attention to your image, I bring some snacks in case you need them. Peach huā, go get another one for the four girls. ”

Tao Huā familiarly got another one for Qingwei, and before she could go out, Qingwei rattled into the nail-sized shortbread in her purse, shouting that it was delicious and asked which one was made in the kitchen. Qingdai is not good to say that it was a recipe given by herself, let Xinghuā bake milk biscuits, only said that next time let Xinghuā make it again, make more for Qingwei. Qingwei didn't talk in her ear anymore.

When the two arrived at the second gate, Qinglian hadn't arrived yet. When I was surprised, I saw Qinglian Shi Ran coming. Lake sè liuyun hibiscus huā pig, moon platinum line Hunan skirt, black hair pulled into a crescent bun, farewell butterfly love huā dotted cui gold hairpin, sideburns dotted with two cordyceps small buckle pins, forehead wearing a string of pearls to wipe the forehead, pretty and elegant.

Qingwei whispered to Qingdai, "Look at this outfit, I guess I have prepared a tǐng for a long time!" Qing Dai nodded silently.

Qinglian glanced at Qingdai and Qingwei, raised her head and said, "Since the two younger sisters have arrived, let's go!" ”

The three sisters got into the carriage and went to Qin's house.