Chapter 45: Singing and Juggling
Lin Qingqing's sentence "It's too boring" caused a few days of noise in the inner courtyard of the Li Mansion.
Before the Shangyuan Festival, there were still many juggling teams in Taihe City, and Bai Zhiyu ordered people to invite the Magu Society who sang opera and the Qinghong team who performed juggling to perform in turn.
The maids and ladies in the outer courtyard were all attracted to it, and they carefully hid in front of the threshold all day long, Lin Qingqing smiled and asked people to call them in, saying that there was a good show, everyone watched it together, and had a good time.
The stage for singing and juggling is outside the glass window, and you can see it clearly when you sit on the kang, and the maid who is not on duty walks into the inner courtyard and also sits under the eaves outside the glass window to watch the play.
They chatter outside all day long, making people feel that even the footsteps of spring are near.
Performances often lasted until mid-afternoon, and when Bai Zhiyu returned from Hanlin Temple, it was still bustling outside.
Lin Qingqing hurriedly asked the maid to stop, so he held her shoulder and laughed softly: "If you like it, you can watch more, and it's good not to listen to the sound." ”
She hated him: "Don't you like to be quiet the most, but now your temperament has changed greatly, and I like these worldly and vulgar things." ”
Chang Hua on the side couldn't listen to it, and then interjected: "Childe has changed more than that, today he has just taken over dozens of silk, antique, and pawn shops in Taihe, and the old lady doesn't know how happy she is." ”
Unexpectedly, he also had the idea of starting a business, she thought about it, burned the anthracite stove for a winter, and begged famous doctors everywhere for medicine, that is, the Magu Society and the Qinghong team in front of her were not allowed to ask for money.
Her expression darkened, and she smiled bitterly: "You really plan to develop towards the omnipotence, and you are not afraid of being tired." ”
"With you by my side, I'm not afraid." Bai Zhiyu took off his silver mouse skin coat, rubbed his hands and went to the desk to read the official documents.
Xu is that he has just taken over the Li Mansion's shop in the capital, Xu is has saved too many official duties during the New Year's Festival, or maybe he is like a fish in water in the officialdom, in Lin Qingqing's eyes, it is all because he is busier.
In the blink of an eye, it was the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, and in the morning, several maids in the inner courtyard went to the kitchen to help make rice balls, Lin Qingqing smiled and discussed with the maids beside him, "Why don't you go to the kitchen and also pot glutinous rice noodles, let's pack a few novelties in our small yard." ”
"Good girl, you can spare me." The maid was busy begging for mercy with a face. Last time, Zhao Qi took Lin Qingqing to the courtyard for a walk, although the son didn't say anything, but her heart is still beating.
"The coldest day in Sanjiu has passed, and my legs are getting better, and I'm afraid I'll be tired." Lin Qingqing said and slowly rubbed to the side of the bed, stretched out his feet and tried to step on the ground, paced a few steps, and said with a smile: "Look, it's not good, you can walk and jump." ”
The maid didn't expect her to say that the wind is the rain, and she was startled, and when she reacted, she hurriedly rushed to her to help, "Girl, I have to work hard for you with all my heart!" ”
Lin Qingqing was helped back to the bedside by her, and pouted aggrievedly, "Am I locked up by him?" You can't move this, you can't go there, it's boring. ”
She was complaining when a faint laugh suddenly came from outside, "It's been in vain to say bad things about me while I'm away." ”
She hurriedly leaned out to look, Bai Zhiyu walked in with the quilt curtain, and looked at her with a pair of narrow phoenix eyes showing a playful look.
He was in a very good mood today, Lin Qingqing followed the gloom in his heart, and saw him coming over and hurriedly pulling his sleeves and swaying from side to side: "You are chic outside all day long, I can almost sing those operas......"
She pouted and looked aggrieved, Bai Zhiyu couldn't help pinching her pink cheeks, which provoked her to exclaim in surprise, and then she was satisfied: "Little conscienceless, I'm not chic." ”
Chang Hua added on the side: "The official documents of the court, the official affairs of the Hanlin Academy, the dozens of shops in the Li Mansion in Taihe, the prince is busy, where can he still take care of chic." ”
Lin Qingqing sneered, "Look, he is very protective of food, I just joked with you, and he used a basket of words to prevaricate me, I don't dare to say it anymore." ”
"Say, it's good to talk more." Bai Zhiyu's eyes were full of crumpled starlight, and he stuffed Tang Pozi into her hand, "I knew that you must be stuffy, today's Shangyuan Festival, put it in advance in the court, and I will only accompany you." ”
Bai Zhiyu's words passed on, and the inner and outer courtyards exploded. When people with large families travel, it is indispensable for maids and women to serve, and everyone points to this opportunity to follow and see the lantern festival of the Shangyuan Festival.
After a while, a few heads probed their brains through the quilt curtain, squeezed their eyebrows, and called the maid next to Lin Qingqing away.
Chang Hua gritted his teeth secretly and whispered outside: "It's really getting more and more unruly, the son doesn't care about teaching, the girl is kind-hearted, and she has to let the sheep go one by one." ”
Anyone can say that there are no rules, but he can't say it, Lin Qingqing winked at Bai Zhiyu mischievously, sighing and sighing, "Ouch, I remember that some people used to interject the most, and they blew their beards and glared at Childe's guests, I don't know if this is a rule or no rules." ”
As soon as she finished speaking, Bai Zhiyu also laughed, and reached out to scrape the bridge of her nose, "Your grudge is not bad at all." ”
Chang Hua poked his head out nervously, and when he saw that no one came in, he begged for mercy with a bitter face: "Girl, do you remember those old things, you can save some face for me, I am also a housekeeper now." ”
"Yes, yes, Butler Liu." Lin Qingqing's smile trembled, "It's not what it used to be, and I said something I shouldn't have said again." ”
Chang Hua's face was embarrassed, he stomped his feet at her, and heard her smile happily: "Stomping is also a rule?" Zhiyu, your rules here are really weird. ”
"I ...... I'm really ...... I have nothing to say to you. He stomped his foot again in resentment, turned around and went out with the curtain, but he didn't expect to bump into someone, it was the maid who had gone out before.
The maid saluted him very nervously, and carefully suppressed her voice to apologize: "Steward Liu, I didn't mean to ......"
"Butler Liu is making rules for us to see." Lin Qingqing beckoned her over with a smile and asked, "But what's going on outside, why did they find you here?" ”
The maid hurriedly bent her knees, "The outer courtyard knows that the son and the girl are going out to see the lanterns at night, so they all want to wait, ask me to ask if I can bring a few more people." ”
"What I'm saying doesn't count." Lin Qingqing pointed at Bai Zhiyu, "The money owner who paid for it is there." ”
She hurriedly saluted Bai Zhiyu again, looked at his face, and asked tentatively, "Childe?" ”
Bai Zhiyu only smiled warmly at Lin Qingqing, "I rented a painting boat and walked along the Jinling River at night, and the lanterns on both sides of the river can be seen. ”
Lin Qingqing winked mischievously at the maid, "Childe has spoken, thank him soon, bring your little sisters with you when the time comes, don't have too many people, we will all follow him to have a good time." ”
The maid hurriedly knelt on the ground, kowtowed to Bai Zhiyu and Lin Qingqing, and then hurriedly went to the outer courtyard to inform the good news, and Chang Hua also went with her to prepare for the evening outing.