In a blink of an eye, September 28, this day is the birthday of the old lady of the Sun family.

Mrs. Sun is the elder brother of the Sun family, and the older Sun family is a teenager. The original transfer of salt and the transfer of the capital of the Si Du was only a few years ago when he was in office and collapsed and could no longer serve as a director. After reporting to the imperial court, the emperor Nian has been conscientious during his tenure as an old lady Sun, and still retains his treatment as a transfer envoy from Sanpindu, and allows him to return to Beijing to raise his honor.

Although the Sun family of these generations is not an important position in the court, it is well known that the Sun family is rich, and the industrial grange under the name of the Sun family is one of the best among the famous families in Beijing, and each generation of the Sun family has children and grandchildren. Therefore, the Sun family is also a family that people dare not underestimate.

Sanniang wore a long jacket with a golden satin face, revealing an off-white collared middle shirt inside, a horse-faced skirt embroidered with green onion and yellow folded flowers, a pair of tired silk inlaid peony golden hairpins on the bun, and a light blue pile of yarn beads and silk flowers on the palm. The end is dignified and rich.

Xue pulled Sanniang up, looked at it carefully, and couldn't help nodding: "Just wear this one, it's better than the pink one you just wore just now." ”

Sanniang smiled at this Xue Shi and was silent.

Xue was embarrassed by Sanniang, and coughed lightly: "Okay, I still can't hide it from you." As he spoke, he glanced at the maids around him, and saw that the maids avoided a few steps away, so he pulled Sanniang to sit on the couch and whispered: "I heard the news that Mrs. Jiang from Prince Zhuang's Mansion is also going to attend the Sun family's birthday banquet, so I rushed over to see you dress." ”

Sanniang was stunned, and reacted to what Xue said that Mrs. Jiang was Xuanshao's mother, Jiang.

No wonder today, the Xue family took his maid to the West Chamber early in the morning to watch her dress up. Seeing that she was wearing a pink dress, she thought that the color was not dignified enough, so she took out the golden dress from her suitcase, and specially asked the maid to go to her jewelry box and take a pair of tired silk inlaid peony golden hairpins to let her match the clothes.

"The elders like their daughters-in-law to be dignified and atmospheric, your pink clothes look delicate on weekdays, but after all, you can't suppress the bunch of purple and red. This is the first time you've met. But it's good to make a good impression, and when you enter the door, you won't be despised by her. The Xue family said in a rare and serious way, so that he really looked like an elder.

Sanniang smiled and leaned over and gently hugged Xue. He quickly let go: "Thank you, Mother." ”

Xue Shi was stunned, and smiled like a flower: "Stupid words!" Dressed up. Let's go to my mother's room. ”

When Sanniang and Xue arrived in Sun's room. Sun has already dressed up, Erniang and Siniang have arrived, Erniang is wearing a silver-red engraved silk placket, and Siniang is wearing a ginger jacket with a green pleated skirt.

Seeing the golden jacket on Sanniang's body, Siniang frowned, and then smiled: "Yo, the third sister is more expensive than her grandmother when she wears it." When outsiders saw it, they thought it was the imperial concubine from somewhere. ”

Her garment was also yellow. It's just that turmeric is much duller than gold, standing together with Sanniang, and it has become the background. No wonder she was jealous.

Sanniang glanced at her lightly: "The fourth sister's unabashed problem has been changed, and if she goes to her uncle's house later, she will talk so indecently." I don't have to embarrass our Wang family. ”

Siniang was stunned when she heard this, in her impression, her third sister has always had an excellent temper, she listened to everything you said about her with a smile, but it was obviously different when she arrived in Beijing, and she swept her face so unceremoniously.

Erniang, who was smiling lightly on the side, also glanced at Sanniang when she heard the words, Sanniang's face was pale and no one paid attention to her.

"Siniang, don't talk nonsense, where is the old lady's style propped up by clothes?" Xue glanced at Siniang reproachfully.

Siniang choked and looked at Sun carefully, fortunately, Sun is not paying attention to these things now, otherwise she will be scolded again. Siniang bit her lip, and was even more angry, now that the mother and daughter are united, no wonder Sanniang, who has always been a wreck, dared to push her words back. Isn't it just bullying her that there is no elder who speaks for her?

But today is a big occasion, Siniang is really unwilling to be suppressed by Sanniang, so she smiled and said to Sun: "Grandmother, after thinking about it, this dress is still not very suitable, it is a little too tight, and my granddaughter will go back and change it." ”

Sun Shi said impatiently: "Didn't you ask for this dress from Erniang?" You're not as tall as hers, so how can you dress tightly? Is there a room full of people waiting for you to change your clothes? ”

Siniang lowered her head when she was scolded by Sun, her eyes swept quietly, and she whispered: "The fifth sister hasn't come yet, and the granddaughter will change her clothes quickly." "Still unwilling.

At this time, the curtain was lifted outside, and Wu Niang, who was dressed in carmine, walked in. Siniang choked again.

Sun waved his hand: "If you want to go back and change it, you can change it, we won't wait for you." When the people are gathered, go outside and command, and then set off. ”

Siniang was immediately silenced when she heard this. She knew that if she dared to say anything more, the Sun family would definitely leave her at home without any negotiation.

But seeing that the three sisters were dressed up brighter than her, and her turmeric was dull, Siniang couldn't help but have red eyes.

She forgot that she was still wearing a new dress that she had begged from Erniang in a good voice, and she was so beautiful when she first put it on.

Sun didn't care about this, and went out directly with Erniang's hand. Xue hurriedly went to help Sun's other hand.

Sanniang and Wuniang followed closely behind, and Siniang fell behind.

Wu Niang has only gradually come out of the house in recent days, but she was seriously ill a while ago, her face was a little pale, and her small face, which was not big, was the size of a slap, and she no longer saw the bright sunshine she used to be. But because of this, she has a little more pitiful temperament, and her appearance is more eye-catching.

Out of the second door, Sun and Erniang shared a ride, Wuniang had to be in a car with Sanniang, and Xue had to be with Siniang.

got into the carriage, Sanniang didn't speak, only closed her eyes and recuperated.

Wu Niang held back for a long time, and then said to Sanniang: "Third sister, have you heard, my aunt and she, she escaped on the way to exile." ”

Wu Niang knew that Sanniang should not want to hear the news, but if she held it for a long time, it seemed that only Sanniang could say it in the house. She used to have an aunt, but now she only has an older sister. Father, father never cared about them.

Sanniang didn't open her eyes when she heard this, but only let out a faint "um".

This voice gave Wu Niang the courage to continue: "Sister, where do you say Aunt she will run to?" I heard that the officials haven't found her, will she come back to see me? I...... I miss her so much. Wu Niang was a little choked up at the end.

She didn't want Sanniang to answer her words, she just wanted to find someone to talk to.

Sanniang understood this, so she let her sobble quietly, without opening her mouth, let alone persuading, as if she was asleep.

***

The carriage of the Wang family passed through the small alleys of the imperial city, went up the street, and went out of the imperial gate to the inner city. There are seven or eight carriages in a row, which is not eye-catching in the traffic of people in the inner city, because this is the capital. There are more pomp and circumstance than this.

However, when passing through the west of the inner city, at the mouth of a small alley far away from the main street, a woman with a headscarf and a blue coarse cloth dress was firmly fixed on the carriages of the Wang family.

This woman looked like she was about thirty years old, her lips were a little chapped, and her face was a little frosty, but among the ordinary women who came and went around her, she could see that her fair skin and still pitiful temperament made her stand out from the crowd.

The woman watched the carriage go away, her chapped and pale lips trembled, and she muttered a few times, and she had to be very close to hear that she was shouting "Yue'er." ”

She subconsciously stepped forward and took a step, as if she wanted to keep up with the carriage, but her figure was a little staggering, but as soon as she took such a step, her wrist was grabbed.

As if awakened, the woman turned back in horror, but was confronted with a fierce face. It was a burly bearded man, also dressed in coarse cloth, his face was covered by a thick curly beard, and he could not see clearly, only a narrow scar could be seen from the corner of the right eye to the left ear, which was very terrifying.

The bearded man didn't say a word, and took his wife and turned into the alley.

The alley was winding and narrow, lined with debris, wet on the ground, and a few uneven ditches. Embroidered shoes will occasionally step on some unknown sticky substances, which makes people evil. Such an alley has a very evoked name, called Rouge Lane.

The reason why there is such a name is because it is the back alley of a very famous prosperous street in the capital, this street is called the 12th Street in the west of the city, and it is the most famous place where the Goolan Courtyard in the capital gathers.

Every day at noon, the beauties of the Qinglou who are too lazy to make up splash their face water into this back alley, and the wash water is full of the fragrance of fat powder and rouge, and those pretentious literati and ink writers give this alley such a name.

Unfortunately, the beauties like to splash not only their faces, but also bath water, foot wash water, and all kinds of water. Melon seed shells, banana peels, and watermelon seeds are all available, and over the years, this originally ambiguous and beautiful rouge lane has long lost its original scenery and charm.

The woman was dragged by the man in disgust and walked in the alley, and if you look from behind, you will find that the woman who was originally weak and supported by the wind is limping like this.

At this time, I only heard a "squeak", but I didn't know that the window opened, and a basin of water for unknown reason spilled down. The woman was so frightened that she hurried away, but the corners of her skirt were still wet. I looked up in shame, but I only heard the sound of the window closing with a "bang". (To be continued)