Chapter 3: Peony (3)

Everyone laughed for a while, and Xixia's face turned from red to white, and then to blue, and she stared at Shu'er. Seeing that she choked him, Shu'er proudly raised her chin and gave her a disdainful look.

If he can't clean up this yellow-haired girl today, how will he mix it up in the future? Xi Xia sneered: "Don't pay attention to her, let me in, whoever stands in the way will push me away!" After speaking, he took a step back, and the two small guys with big shoulders and round waists squeezed up.

Shu'er smelled the smell of sweat on their bodies, and saw that they were really coming, so she couldn't help but panic, turned around and grabbed the long and thick door latch and stood at the door, and said with a lack of breath: "Who dare? ”

At this moment, a lazy voice came from under the corridor: "Cherish the summer, right?" You led a group of people into my yard without passing the word, and you were not afraid to disturb me, and you wanted to sell my girl? Did I hear me right? ”

The voice was soft and smooth, and it sounded very good, and it sounded like it was gossiping. Everyone opened their eyes wide and looked down the corridor, only to see a tall and slender woman standing under the corridor, with snowy skin and a pomegranate red dress that was particularly dazzling.

For a moment, the little guys standing behind Xi Xia were stunned. This young lady who has been sick for a long time and has not been discharged from the hospital turned out to be like this, why did everyone say that she was a yellow-faced woman who was so sick that she couldn't see it?

Xixia has been with the prince for a long time, but she has seen the young lady a few times, and the young lady has stopped taking care of the family's affairs since she was seriously ill last fall. He still remembers that once Aunt Biwu, who gave birth to the eldest son, relied on the favor of her son, pretended to be crazy with wine, and made trouble in front of her, but she just ordered someone to close the door and ignore it; Gongzi Ye accepted Fangyunzhai's most popular Qingguan slender girl, and the slender girl deliberately accidentally spilled the tea on her jade white embroidered skirt, and praised her skirt for being beautiful. Her actions like this made her wife, who didn't like her very much before, pity her, and said behind her back that her son was a few times, saying that her concubine was respectful and could not be confused.

It's been quiet for so long, is she going to be powerful today? I can't compare to those favored aunts, if I don't rely on her, I will have to suffer a little if I go to Mrs.

Thinking of this, Xi Xia stepped forward to apologize and said, "Xi Xia has seen the young lady. Please forgive the young lady, the little one is to obey the instructions of the princess and come to carry the flowers to decorate, the one who is suitable for the child is misunderstood, and the little one is also owed. It's just a joke, otherwise it's just borrowing ten small dares, and the little ones don't dare to be so bold. ”

Peony was noncommittal, and only asked: "Did the prince tell you which pots to carry?" ”

Xi Xia reported one by one: "Wei Zi, Yao Huang, Yulou Diancui, purple robe and gold belt, Yaotai Yulu." ”

Peony nodded and said, "Shu'er, you pointed out to Xixia which pots." Be careful, don't break the buds. ”

So that this rebellious and impertinent slave will be spared? Shu'er was ten thousand unhappy in her heart, pouting and reluctantly leading Xi Xia in, but she blocked the group of little maids who had long been afraid to squeak outside the courtyard: "Lift one pot at a time, don't all pour in, carefully smoke our young lady." ”

But no one dared to talk nonsense as before, and they all held their breath and peeked at the peony. Peony was indifferent, unhurriedly holding the plain white fan, squinting slightly and instructing: "The most important thing is this pot of Wei Zi, be careful not to touch it." ”

Xi Xia knows in her heart that the protagonist of tomorrow is this pot of jade banbai that Wei Zi and Gongzi spent a lot of effort to get. This Wei Zi is naturally the top priority, and there is no room for mistakes. Therefore, the first thing he looked at was the pot of Wei Zi, which is said to be 30 years old, with a height of nearly three feet and a crown diameter of four feet, which is very rare and precious. Such old peonies are generally planted directly on the ground, but this one, in order to facilitate the marriage, the He family made a super-large flower pot a few years in advance, and invited a florist to carefully maintain it at a high price, so that it has today's situation.

Cherish the summer counted, this year Wei Zi coincided with the New Year, blooming very well, a total of twelve flowers, each about the size of a sea bowl, and three or four flower buds, petals, branches and leaves are neat. Shu'er watched from the side and said with contempt: "Such a beautiful flower, in the eyes of some people, is similar to the money string, only counting the flowers and leaves, and I don't know how to appreciate it at all." ”

Xi Xia glanced at her and walked towards Yao Huang. Yao Huang is the king of flowers, Wei Zi is the queen of flowers, if you talk about ranking, Yao Huang is still before Wei Zi. It's a pity that this pot of Yao Huang is not long, and it is a potted plant, although it has also opened five or six flowers, which is dazzling, but it is far from being comparable to those six-foot-tall trees.

Look at the jade building again, the layers of jade white petals are piled up like a pavilion, and a few emerald green petals in the center of the flower look very fresh and elegant; Yaotai Gyokuro, the petals and stamens are all white; The purple robe is golden, and the petals are like purple fine satin, reflecting a soft light in the sun, and the stamens are golden and colorful. Several kinds of peonies compete to open, competing for beauty, all of which are rare things.

After Xia Xia finished counting, she secretly glanced at the young lady standing under the corridor, and secretly thought, these flowers, a joint of any kind is worth more than five hundred yuan, but the young lady is left to fend for itself, only for her to watch, it is a pity.

Just thinking about it, I suddenly heard Peony say: "Cherish Xia, I heard that this Wei Zi's joint was sold for a thousand yuan last autumn?" I don't know if it's true or not? ”

I really wanted to come to something, Xi Xia was startled, and hurriedly bent down and replied: "That's the case, young lady." ”

I heard the peony say again: "I heard that there is a peony garden in the Cao family in the north of the city, and the world will pay fifty yuan when they go in to watch it?" At least 100 people per day? At one time it was five or six hundred? ”

"That's right."

Peony shook her fan and slowly walked towards Xixia: "Have you ever been there?" ”

The body shape of the peony is different from that of many fat beauties nowadays, but it has its own period of romance, long legs and thin waist, full chest, walking steps of general size, chest and head, there is an indescribable good-looking, especially the two peony flowers embroidered on the placket, charming and flashing, so that people want to see it.

Xi Xia didn't dare to look at it again, and said with a red face: "The villain has never been there." Childe didn't allow anyone from our family to go and see it. ”

"That's right." Peony was very regretful, stood beside him, and said slowly, "I don't know who has been there?" What's inside? ”

The incense on the young lady's body is not as strong as that of other aunts, but it is a very rare peony fragrance, which is faint and lingering, and always inadvertently drills into people's noses. I don't know how much it cost to make this incense? Cherish the summer ghost in general, Sven said: "The villain's sister has been there, she said that the peonies of the Cao family are planted by a big lake, next to the bridge next to the pavilion, and under the strange stones in the center of the lake. ”

Speaking of which, Xi Xia flattered and said, "It's just that they are all ordinary varieties, but there are just a little more varieties." If you want to talk about the rare and precious types of peonies, they are far from being compared with these peonies of the young lady. If the young lady also built such a garden, Hugh would say fifty dollars, even a hundred dollars, and many people would come. ”

Peony smiled charmingly, pointed at him with a fan, and said, "Nonsense." If my son knew that you had given me such a bad idea, I wouldn't have beaten you to death! ”

Xi Xia's face turned white in an instant.

Peony is not an exaggeration at all, Liu Changqi, as the only heir of the three generations of hairpins, has been clothed and fed since he was a child, and he doesn't know what money is, he only knows how to enjoy pastime. Playing the flute before the plum in winter, cooking tea in snow water; In autumn, eagles are released to chase dogs, and horses are hunted; Boating on the lake on the summer solstice, watching the beauties sing and dance; In spring, you can hit the ball and go to the horse, enjoy the flowers and feast the guests. Live a merry and happy life, so not wanton.

Until a few years ago, Master Liu was confused, the amount of ink greed was huge, he was almost investigated, and he urgently needed help. The He family, who had long been in love with Liu Chang's eight characters, took this opportunity to return the stolen money for him, and also exchanged it for a chance for his daughter to be happy. Since then, Liu Chang has fallen in love with money, but he also hates money.

After he became a loose official from the sixth grade, he was idle and hung an official name, not only keen to make friends with the powerful, but also keen to make money. There are dozens of housekeepers in the family, all of whom are trying to make money, and they move back a lot of money for Liu's Mansion every year. He never talks about money, and he doesn't like people to talk about money in front of him, he only loves to be vassal. Such a person, if he learned that his personal servant actually asked his wife from a merchant to open such a garden and openly use peony flowers to make money, he would definitely not spare Xia.

Peony stood aside, watching a lot of fine sweat on the tip of Xixia's nose, and he was at a loss. couldn't help but smile lightly, and said casually: "Look at you kid, a joke is scared like this, it's pitiful." Childe won't know, you can do it with peace of mind, if your sister likes peonies, I'll give her a few joints to play with this fall. ”

"Thank you, young lady." Xi Xia breathed a big sigh of relief, but she didn't dare to say more, lowered her head and silently instructed others to carry the flowers, without the slightest appearance of arrogance just now.

"Be careful." Peony smiled with satisfaction, walked straight down the corridor, and secretly calculated in her heart that if she could really build such a garden, she would sell some joints and flower season sightseeing tours every year, which would be enough for her to live a good life, and if she cultivated several rare varieties, she would be more at ease.

Shu'er dutifully supervised the little guys, and anyone who was a little slower would get a few words of scolding from her, and occasionally scolding Sang and mocking Xia a few words. Xi Xia also changed her previous arrogance, turned a blind eye to her bad attitude, and only concentrated on doing things. Finally, everyone carefully worked together to carry out several pots of flowers one by one, and Shu'er immediately ran to close the door.

The door was about to close, a fat hand pressed against the door tightly, and the fat face covered with fat powder grinned with bright red lips: "Shu'er, don't close the door, Miss Yutong has come to greet the young lady." ”

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