Miss Qiao Jialiu was slightly stunned.

She didn't expect that the second lady would make flower tea by herself like her......

The second wife of the Xu family, Xiang, was born in a scholarly family, and her father was the champion of the 30-year-old building. She has a good reputation at a young age, and the Xu family has been a matchmaker three times. Later, Xiang's father met the handsome, bright and intelligent young Xu Ling'an, and Concubine Bai was the protector of the mountain, so he agreed to this family business.

Who knows, only three years after Xiang's marriage, Xu Lingan died of illness.

"Second lady, she's okay!" The eldest lady asked with a slightly gloomy expression.

Mrs. Tai couldn't hide her sorrow: "Since An'er passed away, she has been so worried that she doesn't come out and move around much. ”

Miss Qiao Jialiu couldn't bear it.

Mrs. Qiao rolled her eyes and said with a smile: "Then you should also persuade her to come out and walk around more." She is a smart person, and there is no one around her to take care of her, so she can't help but feel sorry for the spring and autumn. If it weren't for the third lady who brought this cup of osmanthus tea, I wouldn't have thought of it. Our sixth sister also likes to make these things. Otherwise, let's take this opportunity to see the second lady. First, let her be more lively there, and second, let her meet our sixth sister, and be ready to fall in love. It's better to have people coming and going. ”

Mrs. Tai was moved: "This is a good idea. "Get up at once, and stop drinking the tea," we went to sit down with her. He called out to a maid named "Winter Embroidery" next to him, "Tell the second lady, the in-laws are here, let's sit with her." ”

Winter embroidery went away.

The third lady instructed a maid named "Jin Rui" beside her: "Arrange a few small oil trucks with green drapasses." ”

Mrs. Tai shook her hand and said with a smile: "Today's rare good weather, let's take a walk, and let the car pick it up when we come back." ”

The third lady answered. The group headed north and returned to the Guangliang Gate just now.

The woman guarding the door hurriedly greeted her and accompanied her into the door.

Facing a rockery made of white Taihu Lake stones, several towering ancient trees are planted next to the mountain. Skirting the rockery, there is a mountain full of green trees on the left and a winding forest on the right.

The third lady helped Mrs. Tai and led them into the woods, and walked all the way along the stone-paved path, but after a cup of tea, they saw a verdant bamboo forest, and the path led to a small courtyard in the bamboo forest.

There are seven or eight stone steps in front of the courtyard gate, and a woman wearing a bleached face makeup gown, accompanied by Dong Xiu and a maid with a raw face, is standing on the stone steps and looking out.

Seeing them, Dong Xiu and the maid carried the woman down the steps.

That woman should be the second lady of the Xu family......

Eleven Niang thought about it, and couldn't help but look at the woman.

He looked no more than twenty-five or sixteen years old, with a thin body, fair skin, beautiful facial features, calm and peaceful eyes, and walked slowly, with a kind of calm and unhurried composure.

"Yizhen!" Mrs. Tai was already smiling.

"Mother!" The second lady smiled and saluted Mrs. Tai, Mrs. Tai hurriedly took her up, the eldest lady and Mrs. Qiao greeted her one after another, and introduced Grandma Luo, Wu Niang, Eleven Niang and Miss Qiao Jia Sixth to know her.

The second lady was very polite and said with a smile: "There are nothing good, you can play with these strings of sandalwood beads." The maid took a few small boxes carved with red lacquer and gave them to a few people.

A few people took it and thanked it, and the second lady helped Mrs. Tai up the steps: "You slow down!" I'm not going to be able to walk here. What's the matter with you, let someone call me. ”

The third lady also hurriedly went over to help the other side.

"What's the matter with us." Mrs. Tai was careful about her steps, "The wife of the in-laws is here in Yanjing, let's just come to sit with you." ”

Those who followed behind were helped up the steps by their respective maids.

Shi Niang found that the steps were made of Taihu Lake stone with water patterns, and a few small grasses appeared from time to time in the gaps in the stone steps. After walking the steps, I saw the word "Shaohua" written on the lintel begonia door number. Wait for the courtyard gate, the green bamboo sandwich road, the moss is thick, the occasional wind blows, the rustle makes a sound, quite a deep mountain quiet ancient meaning.

Entering the door, a small three-room, black lacquer floor pillars, white stone paving, hanging a picture of Guanyin flowers in the middle hall, hanging a "nectar in the bottle is often sprinkled all over, the poplar branches in the hand do not count the autumn" of the purple and black mud gold cloud dragon note couplet. The black lacquer long case is only a few citrons on a sweet white porcelain plate. There is a black lacquered square table in front and a black lacquer Taishi chair on the left and right.

The second lady let Mrs. Tai and the eldest lady sit on the Taishi chair, and a little maid brought out a black lacquer rose chair from the inside for Mrs. Qiao to sit on, and a little maid brought a black lacquer pestle to the others. For a while, the small hall was crowded with people.

Mrs. Tai called Miss Qiao Liu to follow and said to the second wife: "She heard that you made osmanthus tea and wanted to come to see the deity, so she brought it." ”

Miss Qiao Liu hurriedly stepped forward to salute the second lady: "I wrapped the tea leaves in gauze at home and put them in the unopened lotus flowers, but the fragrance is always lighter. There is no lady's osmanthus tea mellow. "He looked like he was in a hurry to ask for advice.

Mrs. Tai looked at the second lady with burning eyes.

"Make lotus tea!" The second lady's smile was faint, "It is best to choose the white lotus, when it does not bloom in the morning, then tie it slightly with hemp skin, pick the flowers the next morning, and dry the tea leaves, so three or four times, it will not take away the taste of tea, and there is the fragrance of lotus." ”

"Ahh Miss Qiao Liu's eyes widened, she covered her mouth and sighed softly, unspeakably innocent, "Do you want to use the White Lotus?" ”

The second lady nodded: "The fragrance of the white lotus is clearer than that of the red lotus." ”

While the two were talking, the maid had already served tea.

There is the fragrance of plum blossoms......

Miss Qiao's sixth lady was already full of surprise: "Mrs. still uses plum blossoms to make tea?" ”

The second lady smiled: "As long as there is a fragrance, you can ......," she said, looking out the window, "The flowers in the garden continue to bloom all year round, and it is easy to make any kind of tea." "I can't hear the taste of loneliness, but there is a sense of leisure.

Eleven Niang thought of the steps in front of her courtyard.

It's a bit steep, like climbing a mountain, and ordinary people won't come up!

Miss Qiao has been asking the second lady some tips on making flower tea, dim sum, and porridge. Eleven Niang felt that it was a little exaggerated, a little delicate and pretentious, and some very reasonable.

The second lady's expression was gentle and polite, but with a little detachment, and a trace of disappointment flashed in Mrs. Tai's eyes when she looked at it.

When Mrs. Qiao saw it, she immediately proposed to go to the garden: "The spring flowers next to the Chunyan Pavilion should be blooming!" ”

The second lady smiled and said, "It just opened yesterday!" "Get up and accompany them to see the spring flowers.

Mrs. Tai took the hand of the second lady out of the Shaohua Courtyard, through the path in the woods, to the bluestone wide road, to the north, facing a small river that winds like a dragon, there is a gate pavilion called Biyi on the river. After the gate pavilion, it is a winding bluestone road in the east-west direction. They went east along the road, with clear waves rippling on the one hand, steep mountains and jungles on the other, and facing the cold breeze, which made people bright from the bottom of their hearts.

Shi Niang's footsteps became slower and slower, and gradually fell behind everyone.

A maid came over and asked her, "Miss in-law is tired, do you want to rest on the side?" ”

Eleven Niang hurriedly said: "Don't be tired, not tired." "It's getting slower.

Holly and Amber were anxious and wanted to go up to her, but she refused: "...... lest the mother ask. ”

The maid listened and followed her with a low brow, and did not urge her.

It seems to be a ...... in the house of the third lady But he is a zealous ......

Eleven Niang thought about it, and while making a look at Amber, she smiled and said, "What do you call my sister?" ”

The maid smiled: "My name is Qiu Aya. ”

Amber said "ah" and said, "I have a sister who has the same 'autumn' character as you......"

Autumn Aya pursed her lips and smiled. Eleven Niang has already walked to the front with Holly.

Amber and Autumn Aya whispered, "This garden is so beautiful! I heard that there are Dingguo Gong and Weibei Hou living next door? ”

Qiu Aya nodded and said with a smile: "The Zheng family of Dingguo Gong lives in front of us, and the Houlin family of Weibei lives to the west of us. ”

Amber looked very envious: "Isn't that coming and going all the hairpins prosperous?" ”

Akiya smiled and nodded.

"Then they are like us, visiting each other from time to time?" Amber asked curiously.

"Of course." Qiu Aya said with a smile, "The eldest grandmother of the Lin family is the best with our fourth lady. I will come to see the fourth lady once in a while. ”

Amber rolled her eyes slightly: "Does the prince of Maoguo also come often?" ”

The corners of Eleven Niang's mouth turned up slightly, and she led Holly to catch up with Wu Niang.

Qiu Aya over there was already stunned: "Why do you ask about that family!" ”

Amber hurriedly explained: "I heard people talk about the powerful family in Yanjing. mentioned your mansion, and also mentioned the Maoguo Mansion......"

"How can their family compare to ours." Before Amber finished speaking, Qiu Aya already showed disdain, "Although our family also lives on the shadow of our ancestors. But our old marquis also did the Ministry of Rites back then, and the grandfather of their family finally found a position as the master of the Yuanma Temple through his in-laws, but he couldn't even figure out the number of horses he was shepherding, and he was dismissed......"

Amber was already surprised: "Got a position by relying on your in-laws? Who is Mao Guogong's in-laws? ”

"The late Wenyuan Pavilion University scholar Jiang Jie?" Qiu Aya said with a smile.

"Jiang Jie?" Amber's eyes flickered, "I've never heard of it. ”

"Of course you haven't heard of it." Qiu Aya covered her mouth and smiled: "Lord Jiang has been dead for more than ten years. ”

Amber sneered, "Sister, tell me...... I used to do needlework at home and had never heard of it. "My sister knows so much!" ”

Qiu Aya smiled: "I also know a little bit about our wife because my wife likes to ask my lord these things." ”

Amber took the initiative to step forward and take Qiu Aya's arm: "Good sister, you tell me about it." I'll go back and tell our young lady to let her listen to it too. ”

Akiya only smiled.

"Good sister...... Amber begged her.

"It's not a secret either." Qiu Aya smiled, "Have you heard of the Le'an Jiang family?" ”

Amber shook her head.

"There have been two emperors in their family......" Qiu Aya's voice gradually lowered, and the pace of the two slowed down.

The two of them stood under a large tree and talked carefully.

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(Wind and rain, and the power went out again in the afternoon...... However, it was not flooded. I hope that those affected by the disaster will be safe...... ）