Chapter 22: Aunt Cui
The sun was just right, and Sanniang was thinking about whether to go for a walk in the garden when she felt that her sleeves were pulled.
When I turned around, I saw a smiling little face
"Third sister, shall I go to your yard to embroider?" Wu Niang said with a pair of big flexible eyes.
Sanniang laughed and deliberately teased her: "Fifth sister, my embroidery work is not good, how can it be good to do embroidery work with me in case you are close to the ink and you will embroider my kind of work in the future?" ”
Wu Niang pursed her lips and said dissatisfiedly: "Why can't it be the third sister, you are close to Zhu Zhechi, embroidering my kind of work?" ”
Sanniang snorted: "Then I'm going to touch Wuniang's light." You go back and say hello to your aunt first, and then come over. ”
Wu Niang's eyes rolled when she heard this, she turned around and took a burden from a little girl, and smiled very proudly: "Third sister, look, I even have things ready." If I go back at this time, my aunt will definitely have a lot of reasons not to let me go out, so you just let me go, I'll let Yugui go back and talk to my aunt. ”
Sanniang was very helpless when she saw her cute elf, so she had to nod her head, and Wuniang immediately turned her head to Yugui and ordered: "You go back and tell your aunt, I went to the third sister, and I want her not to worry." After speaking, he didn't wait for Yugui to answer, and ran away with Sanniang.
Sanniang was speechless when she looked at her sister-in-law, and she didn't know how to develop this innocent temperament.
Sanniang took a drag oil cake and temporarily put on hold her plan to go to the yard, and went straight back to Hefeng Courtyard with Wuniang. Mama Zhao saw Wu Niang following behind Sanniang, her face sank, and she only shouted "Miss Five" with a straight face
Wu Niang saw that Mama Zhao was immediately honest, and she didn't dare to jump out again, so she let go of Sanniang's hand.
Sanniang saw that Wuniang was a little restrained, so she told Mama Zhao to do something else, leaving only Bai Ying and Bai Zhi to wait. Wu Niang saw that Mama Zhao had disappeared out of the main room, so she stuck out her tongue and became active again. She saw from the study to the bedroom, from the bedroom to the bright room, touching here and there, looking like a curious baby.
"Third sister, I haven't been here for a long time, and you haven't changed here?" After Wu Niang finished visiting, she jumped in front of San Niang.
Sanniang took the tea handed over by Bai Ying and gave it to Wuniang, and said with a smile: "It's not been long since you came back here." ”
Wu Niang lowered her head and took a sip of tea, and said hurriedly: "Why is it not long, it has been ten days, and that time I didn't sit on the stool and drank a sip of hot tea before I asked my aunt to send someone to call me away." I don't care, I'm going to finish my meal here today before leaving. ”
Speaking of this, he smacked his lips and wondered: "What kind of tea is this?" Why haven't you drunk it before? ”
Sanniang said with a smile: "This is herbal tea, which is the most thirst-quenching drink in summer, and it is boiled by Bai Ying herself." ”
Wu Niang took another sip when she heard this, nodded and said, "It's really good, I will definitely drink a few more glasses." ”
Bai Ying hurriedly said: "Fifth Miss, this herbal tea should not be drunk too much." ”
Wu Niang glanced at Bai Ying: "Look at you, I'm still so stingy when I ask you for a few cups of tea." ”
Sanniang stretched out her finger and flicked Wu Niang's forehead, and scolded with a smile: "Xiao Xiao, I obviously heard Bai Ying say that it was 'not suitable' and is still bullying people with nonsense." ”
Wu Niang covered her forehead and shouted, "Third sister, who is bullying people!" ”
Everyone laughed at this.
Sanniang asked Bai Zhi to set up the embroidery frame on the left, Wuniang also took out her own embroidery bandage, Sanniang took a look, Wuniang embroidered a pair of cats and butterflies, the color is very lively, to meet Wuniang's temperament, and the stitches are quite fine. Among the boudoir ladies of this age, the embroidery skills are above average, no wonder she dares to dislike Sanniang's craftsmanship.
Wu Niang is a person who can't sit still, and every time she embroiders a few stitches, she chatters to talk to Sanniang. This scene is when Sanniang remembered the scene of her previous life when she was still in elementary school and got together with those friends to write homework after school, and she couldn't write a few words. Wu Niang said on the side, and Sanniang listened to her with a smile, and responded patiently to the strange questions that Wu Niang occasionally popped up.
"I like the third sister the most, they don't like to listen to me, even my aunt always lets me learn the dignified and calm of those ladies, and always sends Yuzhu and Yugui around her to detain me on the side." Wu Niang suddenly popped out such a sentence.
Sanniang couldn't help but shake her head and laugh, and was about to say a few words to her, when Bai Guo lifted the curtain and came in to report that Yuzhu beside Aunt Cui was here.
Hearing this, Wu Niang threw the embroidery shed in her hand to the ground and shouted, "Look what am I talking about?" I just can't see that I have a moment and a half of happiness, and I want to detain me. I'm not going back, let her go! ”
Sanniang patted Wuniang and signaled her not to make trouble. Turning his head, he told Bai Guo to let Yuzhu in.
After a while, Bai Guo led a girl with a delicate face into the house, and the girl must have just heard Wu Niang's words outside, so she came forward to say hello to San Niang and Wu Niang with some restraint.
Sanniang told her to get up, but Wuniang turned her back and didn't look at her.
"Third Miss, my aunt asked me to call Fifth Miss back. The aunt said that the fifth lady was healed by the cold, and she was afraid that it would be inappropriate for her to stay outside for a long time. Yuzhu stepped forward and said to Sanniang.
Wu Niang listened but turned her face with her cheeks puffed out: "What's wrong?" I'm staying in this house and embroidering nowhere to go, what's wrong? Besides, my Laoshizi wind and cold have long been cured, and my aunt is simply using excuses to detain me and prevent me from going out, let alone let me come to see my sister. After saying that, he turned back angrily.
Yuzhu was a little embarrassed when she heard this, and she stood there and didn't know what to say.
Sanniang smiled and said to Yuzhu: "You just go back and say to my aunt that the fifth lady is staying in my room well, and she hasn't messed around outside, so you don't have to worry about the cold again." I'll persuade her to go back later. ”
"I'm going to eat before I go back." Wu Niang muttered behind her back.
Sanniang was amused, and Yuzhu saw this situation and knew that this little master would definitely not be able to resist it if he was too temperamental, so he saluted and withdrew.
Wu Niang secretly glanced outside, and saw that Yuzhu had really gone out, so she turned around. Seeing that Sanniang was looking at her with a smile, she blushed a little embarrassed, touched her nose and whispered, "Third sister......"
Sanniang saw that she was really embarrassed, so she stopped laughing at her, and pulled her to sit next to the embroidery frame again.
When it was almost time for lunch, Bai Zhi came up and asked Sanniang about the lunch arrangement. Sanniang glanced at Wu Niang, and saw that although she was embroidering with her head down, her ears were standing up to listen to the movement here, so Sanniang smiled and said: "Fifth Miss is also eating in the Hefeng Courtyard today, and you brought her share together." Wu Niang hooked the corners of her mouth upwards when she heard this, satisfied.
Sanniang saw that the two had been doing embroidery work for a long time, so she asked the girl to put away all the things for fear of hurting her eyes, pulled Wuniang up, and asked her to try to look into the distance. The two sisters were leaning against the window and laughing while looking at the green in the distance, when they saw a young woman at the gate of the courtyard, wearing a light blue gown and not carrying a single piece of jewelry on her body, and a maid entering the courtyard.
Wu Niang froze when she saw the figure and smiled.
The girl guarding outside the main room also came in at this time to report that Aunt Cui was here.
Aunt Cui also has a small face with a big palm and big eyes, and her appearance is seven points similar to Wu Niang. It's just that Wu Niang has a lively temperament, and she looks very cute and pretty with that look, but Aunt Cui is always soft and weak, and she wears plain clothes all year round, which gives people a feeling of weakness.
"The concubine has seen the third lady." Aunt Cui entered the room and bowed to Sanniang Yingying.
Sanniang smiled and nodded at Aunt Cui, and when she saw that Wuniang was still standing by the window and was reluctant to turn around, she smiled and said, "Auntie, please sit down." ”
Seeing this, Bai Ying handed over a brocade pestle, and Aunt Cui thanked her and sat sideways.
"Wu Niang is disturbing the third lady here, and the concubine will make amends to the third lady."
"Who are you? Even if it's your turn to make amends! They are both young ladies of the Wang family, and they are sisters, and if they talk about the relationship, they can't have a concubine to make amends for anyone. ”
When everyone heard this, they looked towards the door, but it was Mama Zhao who came in with a cold face.
Aunt Cui saw that Mama Zhao was busy getting up from the pestle, and stood aside with low eyebrows. Mama Zhao snorted coldly and stood behind Sanniang. Wu Niang over there has been secretly paying attention to the situation here, and when she saw Mama Zhao reprimanding Aunt Cui, she was very uneasy, so she walked over slowly, but she bowed her head and stood beside Aunt Cui. Aunt Cui glanced down at Wu Niang, her eyes were very soft and doting.
"Auntie, you should know, Mama Zhao is such a temper, if you have any offense, please take care of her older and don't worry about her." Sanniang said softly to Aunt Cui.
Aunt Cui hurriedly bowed and didn't dare.
Sanniang glanced at Wuniang and said with a smile: "I really want to keep my fifth sister for dinner, but I don't want my aunt to come here." Why don't your aunts stay in Hefeng Courtyard to eat together? ”
Wu Niang's eyes lit up when she heard this, and she turned her head to look at Aunt Cui, and her eyes dimmed again. She shook her head and said, "I'd better go back with my aunt." ”
Aunt Cui lowered her head and smiled softly at Wu Niang, but Wu Niang bit her lip and lowered her head, and Aunt Cui bowed to San Niang again.
"Then the concubine will go back to Fangzhi Courtyard with the fifth lady."
Sanniang nodded, and said softly: "In that case, then I won't stay longer." Turned his head and smiled at Wu Niang, "Fifth sister, let's do embroidery work together another day, my sister's embroidery is indeed better than me, and the handkerchief embroidered by the cat and butterfly is very expressive." ”
Wu Niang raised her head when she heard this, and finally smiled: "Does my sister like it?" When I finished embroidering it, I gave it to my sister. ”
Sanniang smiled: "That's the best, but I'm afraid I won't be able to return the gift to you." ”
Wu Niang's eyes rolled, clapped her hands and said, "The third sister invited me to drink tea as a return gift." ”
Sanniang responded with a smile and personally sent Sanniang and Aunt Cui out of the yard.