After eating that day, we usually have to sit in the courtyard and chat for a while before leaving, but I didn't pack up my plates, Xia Xia told me that the sedan chair of Zheng Yuanwai's house arrived, and I hurriedly went out after a few words.

Zheng Yuanwai was the richest merchant in Zixu, and his business was in the imperial capital, but the family had been living in the Zheng family's mansion west of Zixu, and no one knew why they didn't move to Kyoto instead of living in such a remote village. This time it is said that Miss Zheng, the pearl of Zheng Yuanwai's palm, is going to get married, and with his financial resources, he only needs to say a word in the Imperial City of Kyoto, and how many famous embroidery institutes are eager to work for him, but he asked Mrs. Zheng to find me in the town to handle the happy things, which makes me feel so stressed.

"Boss Yan, please get on the sedan chair." Mrs. Zheng's housekeeper, Mama Xiong, came to pick me up.

I smiled and said, "Mrs. Zheng doesn't have to be so polite, just come and spread the word, and I'll go by myself." ”

Mama Xiong didn't accept my chatter at all, and said seriously: "The sedan chair is relatively fast, and Mrs. and Miss don't have much work to wait for you." ”

"Oh, then, there are a few big sedan chair drivers." I ate a stalk and quickly got into the sedan chair.

Actually, I don't like to do the business of these big families, there are too many rules, and I have to look at people's faces. Especially the Zheng Mansion, because the Zheng Mansion is at the west end of the town, I am afraid to go west.

The sedan chair flew lightly to the west, and I was not used to sitting in the sedan chair, and I felt a little dizzy.

Lifting the curtain of the sedan chair, I saw Mama Xiong walking on the side of the sedan chair, she turned her head and looked at me coldly and said, "It's coming soon." Now you have to pass through the West Flower Plain. ”

As soon as I heard the words "Xihuayuan", I instinctively shuddered and quickly retracted the sedan chair.

The more scared I became, the more acute and faint my senses became, and I felt myself surrounded by a faint strange fragrance of flowers, and the wind outside the sedan began to grow louder, and the sedan curtain was fluttering and fluttering—

Nishihuahara –

We're walking on the edge of the West Flower Plain—

I felt that the steps of the sedan chair driver had become faster unconsciously, and the speed felt like they were trotting, and I could almost hear their heavy and suppressed breathing, and the wind outside was whimpering, as if someone was crying softly at the source of the wind, and I felt a little out of breath, and the sedan chair was going faster and faster, and the sedan curtain was floating higher and higher-

I felt my heart screaming, as if it was being tightly twisted by an invisible hand—

Suddenly, everything stopped, the whimpering sound was withdrawn, and the palanquin man suddenly slowed down, and the smell became normal, faintly smelling of grass.

I had already walked out of Xihuayuan, I opened the curtains lightly, looked at the low wall covered with vines and grass outside, and immediately breathed a sigh of relief, we entered the realm of Zhengfu.

"Here we are." Mama Bear's voice rang cold again.

The sedan chair was parked, and I leaned over and walked out, and the person was already in the backyard of the Zheng Mansion.

Although it is a backyard, it is surprisingly big, a backyard is bigger than my entire yard, there are mountains and lakes in the yard, there are pavilions and corridors, surrounded by high and low cornices corridors, the corridors are covered with small pavilions at the twists and turns, there are tables and chairs in the pavilions, the yarn is long and mangan, I have touched those floating yarns, fine and smooth, they are all brought back from Kyoto Oshiro, and they are more delicate and expensive than the bed yarns in my boudoir.

"Madame and Mademoiselle are waiting for you in the Jade Pavilion." Mother Bear told me to hurry away.

"Kiss the Jade Pavilion?" I looked at Mama Bear strangely.

Mama Bear glared at me: "What's wrong?" What's wrong? ”

"Oh, no, there's nothing wrong with that." I lowered my head and followed Mama Xiong towards the Kiss Jade Pavilion she had said.

I have only been to Zhengfu a few times, and I only do some shallow embroidery work, most of which are explained to me by Mama Xiong, I give the embroidery to Mama Xiong, and Mama Xiong will show it to Mrs. Zheng. Occasionally, when I go in and out, I will meet Mrs. Zheng, who is a very strict and serious person, and I feel terrified when I look at her more.

This kiss Jade Pavilion, this is the first time I have come, it should be Miss Zheng's boudoir.

Turning the corridor, a beautiful and gentle small building stands in the east of the courtyard, only to find that all the corridors in the backyard are extending and twisting around this small building, quite the state of the stars and the moon.

Before entering the small building, I looked up, I didn't know how to read, I only recognized the word "jade" in the middle of the plaque inlaid with jade - so magnificent, so luxurious, just this plaque, it is priceless.

After entering the small building, Mama Xiong took me upstairs directly, I quickly turned my head to look at the first floor, which is also a gauze tent, lit with incense, and the layout of the hall, which feels like a bedroom connected to the living room.

Why is there anyone living downstairs in Miss Zheng's boudoir?

I didn't have time to think about it, let alone ask more, so Mama Bear pointed to a brocade cloth at the top of the staircase and said to me, "Wipe your shoes on this cloth, so as not to stain the brocade mat in the lady's room." ”

"Oh." There are so many rules, and I clumsily wiped the soles of my shoes that weren't dirty again.

Following Mama Bear's big ass, I'm already on the second floor.

On the second floor, there is a small hall, with exquisite sandalwood tables and chairs, all of which are covered with soft and thick cushions, and soft cushions on the ground.

The small hall used to be Miss Zheng's bedroom, and now the round Xuankou gauze curtain hangs, and there is a girl ring standing on the side.

Mama Xiong whispered to the veil: "Madam, Miss, Boss Yan has arrived." ”

"Please let her in, you can do your business." Mrs. Zheng's cold voice sounded faintly, falling on my heart like ice water, so panicked.

Yahuanhuan slowly lifted the curtain to let me in, and Mama Xiong had gone downstairs quietly.

Mama Bear –

I was left alone, and I suddenly felt that Mama Bear was also good, although she was always cold, but she had a familiar face.

I walked in tremblingly, the floor was also covered with mats, my feet on the ground were soft, the cushion fabric in this room was more precious than the outside, no wonder Mother Bear asked me to polish the soles of my shoes when I came up just now.

Rich and noble families are just different.

I just thought about it, and immediately bumped into Mrs. Zheng's stern and cold gaze, Mrs. Zheng's eyebrows were flying, her thin lips were crimson, her blue robe was gold, and there was a green jade bead pinned to the knot of her bun.

Rich and vulgar, not angry and majestic.

I suddenly realized that I had seen Madame Zheng several times, and each time her clothes and hair and earrings were different, but this jade was always pinned in the center of her hair, could it be because the color of this jasper matched her crimson mirage?

"Tsk."

A crisp and impatient tsk startled me.

Mrs. Zheng frowned lightly and said calmly: "What does this circle do, the guests have not seen tea for a long time." ”

Huanhuan immediately shrugged his shoulders and walked in with a teacup, and said cautiously: "Yan-Boss Yan, please drink tea." ”

Madame Zheng stared at her with a frown, as if she had a lot of dissatisfaction.

Huanhuan put down the teacup and left immediately, and when he walked to the door, he remembered to turn around and bow to Mrs. Zheng.

"Clumsy." Mrs. Zheng's gaze was drawn back from the circle and cast on me.

"Mrs. Zheng, Mrs. Zheng." My heart was beating wildly.

Mrs. Zheng sat down elegantly and calmly, and politely gave me a shallow smile, although it was an insincere smile, but she still smiled beautifully, and there was a shallow pear vortex at the corner of her mouth, I think she must have been a sweet and lovely woman when she was young.

"Please be seated, Boss Yan." Mrs. Zheng looked at me calmly with her back straight.

I smiled and said, "Just call me Yan Fei." Last time, Mama Xiong should have given all the embroidery samples to Mrs. Zheng, is there any problem? ”

Mrs. Zheng said, "I've seen it." Not so good. ”

I feel a little embarrassed, and very confused, we are just embroidery in a small town, where can we get on the table of such a big family, since it is not agreeable, why do you want to entrust me to do it?

Mrs. Zheng gently pursed her lips, stared at me intently with her long, slightly square eyes, and said, "But I have seen your craftsmanship, it is acceptable, and it may be better with a less tacky embroidery." ”

I whispered: "That's already all the embroidery samples in our embroidery village, and the back and forth of happy things is just a mandarin duck dragon and phoenix." ”

"That's why it's cheesy." Mrs. Zheng stood up, turned her head to look at the dormitory with a gauze tent hanging behind her, and said, "It's rare for our jewelry to have a snack on this happy event, and I, as a mother, will never fail to fulfill it, right?" ”

Jewelry? Miss Zheng's daughter?