Chapter Forty-Eight: The Jade Garden
Mengxi wanted to find some good cotton satin to give to the eldest grandmother, and the eldest aunt replied that there was a good palace satin in this courtyard, just because the cousin girl liked it, the second master gave it to her, and looked at the second grandmother meaningfully while talking.
With a meaningful look at the eldest aunt, Mengxi frowned, who is this cousin? Putting his mind down, he asked:
"And is there anything else in Curry?"
"Last time on the second master's birthday, the old lady ordered someone to send a good Yunmian, but it has been useless"
"Okay, I'll order someone to go over and pick up the gorgeous pattern and color in a while, prepare two horses, there can be a good inkstone in the library" Mengxi thought of his uncle, and felt that it would be better to send another pair of inkstones, so he asked.
"There is an inkstone here, but most of them are commonly used, and the best one is only a pair of inkstones, a pair of Tao inkstones, and the second grandmother wants to send the inkstone?"
"Just send the inkstone, it's all ready, send it to the upper room first, let the second master see it"
"Yes, the concubine will arrange it"
The eldest aunt glanced at the second grandmother while talking, and said secretly: Don't these two grandmothers know the value of the inkstone, as the saying goes, a pound of end stone is worth a thousand gold, and there is a total of such a pair in the courtyard.
Mengxi only knew that this inkstone was the best in the inkstone, thinking that the Xiao family was rich anyway, and of course it was the best to send things, but how could she know that the little Jiujiu in the belly of the eldest aunt.
When he looked up and saw Hongyu, he remembered something again, so he said to his aunt:
"Go find a quieter garden, the environment should be better, clean it up, and let Hongyu move in after the half-moon period is over."
"The second grandmother can't help it, the concubine doesn't dare to have a separate yard, just live here, it's more convenient to serve the second grandmother"
Hongyu hurriedly stepped forward and said.
"The second grandmother can't help it, Hongyu is just a maid in the room, and according to the regulations, the maid in the room can't have her own yard," Aunt Li also stepped forward and said.
When the four aunts heard the arrangement of the second grandmother, their lungs exploded, and they couldn't wait to step forward and break the red jade into ten thousand pieces, she was just a roommate, how could she be qualified to open the door and set up a courtyard like them? The eldest aunt is still calm, but Aunt Li is not doing it.
Mengxi looked at the four aunts with a look of wanting to eat red jade, and she also felt that she couldn't go, but then she thought: You are comfortable, I am sad, you don't want her to be on an equal footing with you, and I don't want to watch the second master and her dangling in front of me every day, anyway, there are many courtyards in Xiao Mansion, not bad for this place.
"You can't have a separate yard in the house, is this the family rule of the Xiao Mansion?"
Mengxi listened to Aunt Li's words, thinking that she had to figure out this rule, so as not to be picked out by the eldest lady, so she asked.
When Aunt Li heard this, she thought that this was the second grandmother deliberately making things difficult, and she scolded in her heart, her face turned red, and she stepped forward and replied:
"Back to grandma, this is not the family rules of the Xiao Mansion, just a general practice, there is also a favored room, the lord likes it tightly, and the garden is given alone"
"It's not the family rules of the Xiao Mansion, this matter is so decided, Hongyu will also go and see, she will pick what she likes, and if she lacks anything, she will ask the eldest aunt directly."
"Yes, the second grandmother of the concubine Xie carries love"
Seeing that the wood had been completed, Hongyu was secretly happy in her heart, and hurriedly stepped forward to thank her.
"Second grandma, there is a small garden in the west of the chrysanthemum garden, and the scenery is elegant, why don't you choose that place?" The eldest aunt stepped forward and said.
"Juyuan? Where is the chrysanthemum garden? ”
The four aunts are such a nest, the second grandmother really didn't take them seriously, and she didn't even know where they lived after entering the door for so long.
"Juyuan is Aunt Li's garden, and the second master named it"
Khan, why don't you even know this? Mengxi blushed and asked casually:
"And your garden has a name, too?"
"The courtyard of the concubine is called the Plum Garden, and the garden of Aunt Xiao Wang is called the Orchid Garden. Aunt Zhang's garden is called Bamboo Garden, all of which were given by the second master, and the garden picked for Hongyu has no name yet, did the second grandmother ask the second master to give him a name? ”
When the eldest aunt heard the name of the garden, she couldn't help but think of letting the second master give her a name, and this matter naturally let the second master know, and the second master would definitely stop it, and the second master for so many years, she knew that the second master was the most important and what kind of dignity and humility were the most important, so she asked this question.
Let the second master name it, joke, tell him at this time, what should I do if he stops it, anyway, the aunts can't see the second master these days, and when the matter is done, the raw rice is cooked and cooked, and then it's not too late to give the second master, Mengxi thought of this and said to the eldest aunt:
"Speaking of the name, I think of a good poem, a humble gentleman, gentle as jade, it just so happens that there is a jade in the name of the red jade, that garden is called the Jade Garden, if the second master doesn't like this name in the future, let the second master give another gift."
The eldest aunt saw that the second grandmother had made up her mind, so she had to respond, and after gossiping for a while, Mengxi asked the aunts to go back, and told them that they didn't have to come over to say hello at night, they had time to come, and she was too lazy to receive it.
After listening to the arrangement of the second grandmother, the aunts couldn't figure out why this grandmother had such kindness? I don't toss them, but no matter what, it's always a good thing not to ask for a distance, so I got busy and rushed out.
After the aunts left, Mengxi asked the three girls to come in and ask for peace, and ordered someone to serve the three girls snacks and tea made by herself, and after talking for a while, she sent them back.
The hall was quiet, Mengxi leaned back in her chair and squinted her eyes, she wanted to wait for the second master here.
"The second grandmother is tired, so go into the inner room to rest for a while" Hongzhu saw that the second grandmother closed her eyes, thinking that she was tired.
"No need, I'm waiting for the second master here, I have something to discuss"
"Then the slave maid went to invite the second master over?"
"Where is the second master now?"
"I heard the maid say, I went to the inner study early in the morning, thinking it was time to come back"
"Then wait here, you go and prepare tea first."
Xiao Jun slowly walked into the hall, looked up and saw Mengxi sitting there, so he stopped, Mengxi saw Xiao Jun coming in, and hurriedly got up to salute:
"Second Master An"
"Get up," Xiao Jun motioned for Mengxi to get up.
"Serve tea to the second master" After Mengxi got up, he turned his head and ordered Hongzhu.
Xiao Jun listened to Mengxi's order to serve tea, thinking that she had something to do, so he sat down, since he moved to Hongyu's room, this was the first time, she looked for him in the time other than serving him to eat, and her heart was a little excited.
After the two sat down again, Hongzhu had already served tea, Xiao Jun picked it up and drank it slowly, for a long time, Mengxi saw that he didn't take the initiative to speak, so he took the initiative to say:
"Second master, the concubine heard that the uncle will leave the house tomorrow, and she has ordered someone to prepare two good Yunmian, a pair of inkstones, and prepare for the second master to send them over after passing through them, the second master will see if it is suitable, do you need to fill in anything?
Xiao Jun thought for a while and said:
"There is a picture of a hundred birds and a phoenix in the back library, it is a masterpiece of Zhang Dezhong, the prime minister of the former dynasty, Zhang Xiang is a famous calligraphy and painting master of the previous dynasty, his painting is hard to find, but Zhang Xiang has been busy with government affairs all his life, leaving very few authentic traces, the eldest brother has mentioned this picture of a hundred birds and a phoenix, it is very longing, the last time I went to the south to inspect the business, I got it by chance, you went to tell someone to find it, send it over together, one to the eldest brother's love, the second to the eldest brother mixed with officialdom, the real handiwork of the former dynasty Zhang Xiang can also be used as some façade"
"Yes, the concubine will send someone to find it" said and glanced at Hongzhu who was standing on the side, Hongzhu hurriedly turned around and went out to find someone to pass the word, and returned to the second grandmother.
"Second master, the concubine has cleaned up the east wing, and she will move over today, you think it's good."
When Xiao Jun heard this, he was startled, and raised his eyes to look directly at Mengxi.