Chapter Seventy-Eight: Involvement (I)

The maid stepped forward and lifted the curtain, and the room was suddenly much quieter, and even Xue Sanye was no longer smiling.

And they all looked out the door.

Outside the door was Xue Mingrui, who had changed into his regular clothes.

Xue Mingrui untied the tie on his collar and handed the stone blue big tong to the little guy next to him, and then entered the house.

Xue Mingrui greeted Mrs. Tai and the ladies, and the ladies returned the salute.

Seeing that the second brother was coming, Xue Sanye hurriedly took a step back, respectfully giving up Xue Mingrui's position, and Xue Mingrui sat down beside Mrs. Tai.

The ladies sat down again, and there were very few young ladies who dared to look directly at Hou Ye generously, and Rong Hua and Yaohua were a little reserved.

Miss Chang Ningbo was an exception, blushing and looking at Xue Mingrui from time to time.

While everyone was talking, Rong Hua looked at Xue Mingrui, who was wearing an ultramarine dark flower gown, with a large placket on the right side, and a skirt open, sitting there upright, his slender eyes narrowed slightly, his gaze was unusually clear, and his thin lips were gently pursed, and his perseverance seemed to contain toughness.

Although the guests invited by the Xue Mansion all had some relationship with the Wu Muhou Xue family, after all, several young ladies present were Yun Ying who was unmarried, and the Wu Muhou brothers did not sit for long before leaving.

Miss Chang Ningbo bit her lip lightly.

The banquet was ready, Mrs. Tai and several ladies walked in front, several young ladies walked behind, and the fourth lady Chang Ningbo walked to the end, and the maid Qingqiong next to her quietly replied to the fourth lady: "I just heard the Zi Su next to the lady say that the lady is not happy." ”

The fourth lady pursed her lips, just now she looked at the past coldly, Mrs. Xue didn't say a few words to her mother, but she was very close to the eldest lady of the Tao Mansion, could it be that Mrs. Xue would choose a young lady from the Tao Mansion as her daughter-in-law? The two young ladies of the Tao family, although they seem to be knowledgeable, but the pale faces of the two young ladies always make people feel a little sickly, and Miss Tao Ba is a bit of a boudoir, but she is a concubine.

Qingqiong said: "It's not that the Tao family and Mrs. Xue's mother's family have a little relationship, but this is mostly Mrs. Xue's own meaning, I think Mrs. Xue likes Miss very much, but there are two young ladies in Tao Mansion, I don't know which one is going to ...... It stands to reason that it should be the second lady of the Tao family. ”

Miss Chang Ningbo nodded, although she sat with Miss Tao Er for a while, she could see that this second miss was good-tempered and soft-hearted, and she was defenseless against people. But at this time, you can't back down because of this.

Thinking of this, Miss Chang Ningbo snorted coldly, "Miss Tao Ba is just a concubine, even if she wants to, I'm afraid that if she doesn't have this qualification, it's very eye-catching," and suddenly smiled, "I have a way." He whispered a few words in Qingqiong's ear.

Qing Qiong listened and gradually had a smile on his face, "I think this is okay." Miss, don't worry, I will do this well. ”

Miss Chang Ningbo said, "Have you seen that Master Hou seems to have looked at me a few more times?" ”

Although Qingqiong didn't see it, it was hard to say, so he only followed the meaning of the fourth miss, "Miss and Hou Ye have had a relationship, maybe Hou Ye will recognize Miss." ”

Miss Chang Ningbo blushed with a smile

A "Wing Chun Pavilion" was built in Xue's house, and a pool of hot spring water was drawn in front of it, and in winter, the hot spring was frozen around, but the spring water in the middle was still bubbling and flowing.

There was a mist floating above the spring, like a fairyland on earth, and the ladies who had never been to the Hou Mansion couldn't help but take a few more looks.

When they entered the room, Mrs. Tai entered the table first, and then the ladies humbly sought their seats with each other.

Looking at the furnishings in the room, the eldest lady said: "The poems in this 'Wing Chun Pavilion' are good. “

Mrs. Xue smiled and said: "It was written by Ming Rui when he was a child, and when I built this Wing Chun Pavilion, I thought this poem was the best, so I used it." Speaking of this, Mrs. Xue said again: "No one can compare to Mingrui's intelligence when he was a child, even if ten gentlemen are called to test him, he will not be able to pass the test." ”

Speaking of her son, Mrs. Xue was also full of smiles.

Qingqiong leaned down and whispered in the ear of Miss Chang Ningbo: "Miss, what a coincidence, Master Hou also likes to write poems." ”

Miss Chang Ningbo's ears were red again. Rong Hua smiled slightly when he heard it, didn't he hear Mrs. Xue say that it was when Hou Ye was a child...... What I liked when I was a child may not be what I like now.

When she was a child, she also liked to write poems, but now she is bored with them, and she always feels that those poems have a sour meaning.

After a while, some young ladies couldn't sit still, and Mrs. Xue was also commonplace, and said with a smile: "You young people just can't sit still, just go play whatever you like!" ”

When Mrs. Tai said this, the ladies didn't dare to move, and waited until the banquet was over and went to listen to the play together.

It is said that listening to the opera is just a few scenes that are often listened to, but in fact, it is for the convenience of speaking.

was singing "Li Kui Negative Jing" on stage, and Li Kui was asking Wang Laohan for a token.

Miss Chang Ningbo quietly left the table and went to the side to talk to the personal maid.

Na Qingqiong said: "It's all ready, wait for them when the time comes...... The young lady can also go to the study by herself. He leaned over again and whispered a few words in the fourth miss's ear.

Miss Chang Ningbo nodded.

Qingqiong was a little skeptical, "I'm afraid they won't come." ”

Miss Chang Ningbo smiled slightly, "Didn't I ask them not to come to refute my face?" I'm going to ask the elders what they mean, and they won't say anything. Besides, Miss Tao Er has the intention of befriending me, and she will definitely not refuse. ”

Miss Chang Ningbo watched the play for a while, and when the young ladies of the Xue family were almost gone, she went to ask her mother, "Because I just saw that the hot spring water is wonderful, but I didn't have time to take a few looks, and now I want to go over and see it clearly." ”

Mrs. Chang Ningbo couldn't help but ask what the master meant, and looked at Mrs. Xue.

Mrs. Xue smiled and said, "Then let the maid and mother-in-law follow, and be careful not to fall if the ice is frozen around." ”

Fourth Miss Chang Ningbo smiled sweetly, and then looked at the eldest lady, "Madame may let the second sister and eighth sister go with me?" ”

Before the eldest lady could speak, Old Madam Xue had already smiled kindly: "Even we love this, these children also like it, and it's fun to play together." ”

The eldest lady listened to the old lady's words, and naturally agreed.

Rong Hua was looking at the black whirlwind in the stand with relish, and Miss Chang Ningbo and Yaohua had already come over and said, "My sister is also going to the yard with us." ”

Rong Hua seemed reluctant to let go of this scene, "Two sisters, let's go around!" I just like this. ”

Miss Chang Ningbo was very enthusiastic, and she was almost a different person from when she first came, "I don't know how many times I've watched it, but my sister is not tired of it." If it was just the usual, I don't follow it today, I'm going to play with you," he said, holding her arm with one hand, "Let's go, I'm going to suffocate here." ”

Miss Chang Ningbo's voice was not small, and almost everyone around heard it. In front of everyone, Rong Hua couldn't refuse again, so he had to get up and follow Miss Chang Ningbo and Yaohua back to the Wing Chun Pavilion.

A few people were just about to go to see the hot spring water, and met a few maids who were busy in and out of the Wing Chun Pavilion, with some dried fruits and cakes in their hands.

Seeing the young ladies, the maid hurriedly squatted down to salute, and Miss Chang Ningbo asked curiously, "What are you doing?" ”

The maid replied, "When it gets dark, we want to set off fireworks." ”

Miss Chang Ningbo looked around and said, "There are fireworks?" Why didn't you see it? ”

The maid pointed across the bridge, "It's set up right in front." ”

Miss Chang Ningbo said to Yaohua and Ronghua with a smile: "Let's go to the courtyard and come back early, don't miss the fireworks." As he spoke, he let the maids and mothers-in-law follow.

Several people transferred most of the Hou Mansion, and Rong Hua persuaded, "It's better to go back early." ”

Then the people walked back along the winding path.

Miss Chang Ningbo looked ahead, "Let's walk back to the hot springs along this road, and then pass over the bridge above the hot springs to see those elegant scenery." ”

Rong Hua glanced behind him, and the maids and mother-in-law of the Hou Mansion were also tired of following, and they talked while walking behind. Why is Miss Chang Ningbo so strange, she has walked so many ways, and she still looks unfinished.

Miss Chang Ningbo's maid Qingqiong went to the front and came back, and said to several young ladies, "I have to prepare for a trial fireworks in front." ”

Miss Chang Ningbo raised her eyebrows when she heard this, and smiled with interest: "Let's go over and have a look." ”

Rong Hua hesitated a little, "I'm afraid it's not good." "I went to see Yaohua again, Yaohua was still close and kind, "What the eighth sister said is, let's not go over." Wouldn't it be better for us to watch it again when it gets dark for a while? ”

Miss Chang Ningbo refused to follow, "What's wrong with that, we're just passing by, and every time we see the fireworks, we just look at them from a distance, and we haven't seen how the fireworks are set off, so we come back from the bridge at a glance." ”

It sounded reasonable, but he always felt that something was wrong in his heart, Rong Hua turned his head and asked the mother-in-law who followed, "Is there anyone else over there?" ”

The mother-in-law smiled: "I'm afraid there will be when I really put it, but it's also a family in the house, and now it's just some daughters-in-law arranging it over there, and it's okay for the ladies to look at it from a distance." ”

Rong Hua asked again, "What about the other masters in the mansion?" ”

Although Rong Hua's words were vague, the mother-in-law understood and hurriedly replied: "The male masters are all drinking in front, and they know that the inner mansion is full of female dependents, and they will not come over easily." ”

Miss Chang Ningbo persuaded again: "If you set off fireworks for a while, maybe there will be guests coming, and we may not be able to see the real thing." Saying that, he pulled up Yaohua, Rong Hua, "Let's go over quickly!" ”

In front of the winding path is a group of rockeries, Rong Hua just turned to the back of the rockery, suddenly sparks splashed in front of her, a large string of sparks rushed towards her, she was busy dodging, and heard a "poof" sound in her ears, something fell into the hot spring river.

What a poof.

I haven't eaten yet, actually.