Chapter Twenty-Three: A Glimpse

This look is terrible, it turned out to be a box of Qinglian paste that Lieyun gave to Cui Wanning before, because Qinglian paste is really expensive and difficult to buy, so Cui Wanning has been reluctant to use it, only put it on the dresser, hold it in the palm of her hand every day, and then put it on the tip of her nose and smell it. But last night, this box of treasures somehow went down under the dresser, and the balm inside was all drained overnight.

It should be unlucky, although Cui Wanning is only ten years old, but she has also reached the age of Aimei, and she is afraid that the bottles and cans containing her rouge gouache will accidentally fall to the ground and be broken, especially afraid that this box of Qinglian paste will be bumped, so she spread a wool blanket under the dresser and on the ground around her.

For so long, the maids have been very careful, but they really haven't fallen anything on the ground, but who knew that it could be so coincidental, last night I fell on this box of the most expensive and hard-to-buy Qinglian cream, and the paste flowed a blanket, and the three of Naoka's master and servant slept together in a dark place.

Cui Wanning blew up at the time, and she couldn't take care of the rules of the ladies who were usually taught by Cheng Jinsi, first "whooped" and cried her own Qinglian cream, and then forced Yang Zhi and Haitang to ask what was going on, why didn't they put the dresser in place before going to bed, why did they sleep so dead at night, they didn't even know that the balm was destroyed, Yang Zhi and Haitang were also confused, and the two of them were really hard to argue.

It's not over yet, Cui Wanning has had enough trouble in the Fragrance Courtyard, and ran to Rende Courtyard again. Coincidentally, Cui Jing has been dissatisfied with Cheng Jinsi because of the Mid-Autumn Festival night, and he returned home after going to the Ya during the day, and he has been resting in the outer courtyard at night.

Cui Wanning hasn't freshened up since she got up, and she has been tossing in her own yard again, her hair is already messy and her clothes are disheveled. When I went to Rende Hospital to find my mother Cheng Jinsi, I happened to bump into my father Cui Jing who was leaving the hospital and was going to Songhetang for breakfast.

Cui Jing was angry at that time, and called "unorthodox", and then listened to what happened, but it was only because of a box of balm, and he was even more angry and reprimanded Cui Wan, "You are young, don't talk about learning more about the boudoir, and don't cultivate women's virtue and beauty well, you actually let yourself and yourself ...... for a box of balm How your mother taught you! Cui Jing was so angry with her daughter that she didn't know how to phrase it, and in the end, she was even more angry with Cheng Jinsi, and after speaking, she didn't go to Songhetang for breakfast, beckoned Qingshan to take the clothes of the Shangya, and walked away.

Cui Wanning was already extremely aggrieved in her heart, but now when she heard that her father not only comforted herself, but also severely reprimanded her, she was even more sad and tears fell down like broken beads.

The little girl ran into the courtyard to pat her mother's door while wiping her tears, but what Cui Jing said by the courtyard gate just now, Cheng Jinsi had already heard it clearly, and first blamed Cui Wanning for destroying such a valuable Qinglian ointment, but if it was destroyed, it would be ruined, and it would be ruined if it was ruined, and then let Lieyun send a box, but what are you making a fuss about, I finally made your father turn around and come to the house to reconcile with me, and you were so disturbed by a box of balm, and all the previous efforts were abandoned, and even I was complained, blaming me for not teaching you well.

Cheng Jinsi was also angry in his heart, so he said to his daughter through the door, your father is right to reprimand, don't go back to the courtyard to pick up yourself, and reflect on yourself.

Cui Wanning has been hit one after another since she woke up. My father is a big man, he never goes to the rouge gouache shop, he doesn't know the value of the lotus ointment, and he thinks I'm messing around, but my mother is like this, and she doesn't come out to comfort and comfort me.

The little girl wiped her face, stopped crying, and went back to the Fragrance Courtyard with her head in her head, and closed herself into the house, no one called to open the door, let alone go to Songhetang for breakfast.

Yang Zhi and Begonia were still hiding on the side, thinking about what happened last night, Liu Ye and Honeysuckle looked at it, no, the old man was angry and left, the lady closed the door, and the young lady couldn't persuade anyone, come on, go find the old lady, Liu Ye came to Songhe Hall.

After hearing this, Mrs. Cui was expressionless, saying that she couldn't understand how a box of balm could lead to such a mess. After hearing this, Mrs. Cui didn't know whether she should be angry or laugh. Qi Cui Jing and Cheng Jinsi let their granddaughter be wronged like this because of a box of balm, but they couldn't help but want to laugh when they thought of Cui Wanning's teeth and claws that made a fuss when something happened.

Lie Yun looked at Old Madam Cui's expression and spoke, "Oh, it turns out that my uncle and cousin didn't come to Grandma Cui and Grandpa Cui to eat because of this." Also, my cousin has just reached the age of Aimei, and another box of Qinglian paste is hard to find, and it is damaged in vain, and my cousin is distressed. Speaking of this, Lie Yun's tone carried a hint of regret, "It's a pity that the Qinglian paste in my house has just been used this morning, otherwise I can take it to make my cousin happy first." ”

Hearing this, Old Madam Cui happily touched Lieyun's head, "Good boy, Wanning, as a younger sister, always doesn't have a sister to you on weekdays, it's hard for you to think about her so much, Wanning can have such a sister as you, it's really her blessing." ”

Lie Yun's face showed the doting that her sister should have for her sister at the right time, "Grandmother Cui, don't say that, Sister Wanning is still young, and I don't have any other sisters in the Lie family, so I should spoil Wanning as my own sister." Isn't it just Qinglian ointment, when I have to leave the house one day, I'll buy it and give it to my cousin. ”

When Mrs. Cui heard this, she seemed to think of something, and stroked her palm and said to Lie Yun, "Yes, what kind of paste is here, buy it if you don't have it, our Cui family is now just you two girls, if you can't even afford to use a box of balm, you won't let people laugh out of their teeth when it is passed out." I don't think I have to wait for one day, it just so happens that you haven't been out of the house since you came back from Tanji Temple," Mrs. Cui turned her head and instructed the drummer, "Go to the Fragrance Courtyard and invite the girl, just say that the old woman asked her to come to eat, and when the meal is over, let her cousin take her out, and the two sisters will go together to buy the cream." ”

Gu Se took the order, and the old lady turned to Lie Yun again, "I can't go shopping, old woman, I can't use your little girl's rouge gouache, as for your aunt, she is busy copying scriptures, don't bother her, after breakfast, you will take Wanning, you two sisters go out, go shopping with you today, go shopping with you, let Mingqin follow you, and all the accounts will go from me." ”

Lieyun couldn't refuse, so he had to accept the kindness of Mrs. Cui.

A quarter of an hour passed, and the drummer returned, and Cui Wanning, who followed behind, had already cleaned up the rope under the service of the maids. As soon as she entered the door, the little girl threw herself into Mrs. Cui's arms like a milk swallow throwing into the forest, "Grandmother, grandmother, did you really promise to let me buy Qinglian paste later?" Grandmother is the best. ”

Mrs. Cui smiled and hugged her little granddaughter into her arms, and the grandfather and grandson were intimate.

Lie Yun showed envy in his eyes, and covered it up again.

Because of the matter of the party, the breakfast was over, and the hour had passed. Mrs. Cui gave advice to the two, especially telling Cui Wanning to listen to Lie Yun's words when she went out. Although she was not convinced, she knew that she was able to go out today to buy Qinglian paste because of Lieyun's blessing, and in that place in Baihua Pavilion, it would definitely be better to have Lieyun with her than to go alone, so the little girl still nodded awkwardly.

When they went back to the courtyard, they changed their clothes to wear when they went out, and when they arrived at the second gate, the carriage for the ladies of Cui's house had been prepared, Lieyun brought a Moju, and Cui Wanning brought a willow leaf and a Mingqin. The handlebar whip sounded, and the two carriages left Cui's Mansion, turned out of Bajiao Hutong, turned out of Suzaku Street, and headed towards Zhengyang Street.

Zhengyang Street can be called the most prosperous street in Dingjing, with all kinds of shops on the street. clothing, there are the most exquisite men's and women's ready-to-wear shops in Dingjing; food, there is a drunken immortal residence that makes people with good appetites salivate; Live, there is a Wangxiang Building that can make people who go out, rich or poor, feel at home; The gold shop Duobaomen, which sells different kinds of jewelry, and Baihuage, which has an exclusive secret recipe for making rouge gouache, have attracted the women of Quandingjing to go crazy.

Among them, Wangxianglou and Duobaomen are all century-old shops that existed at the beginning of the founding of the Great Xuan Dynasty. Huafu Fang and Baihua Pavilion started in the 12th year of Mingde and continue to this day, and the main family behind it is still mysterious and unknown. Drunken Immortal Residence suddenly appeared in the most prosperous area of Zhengyang Street three years ago, and the main family behind it has never appeared in front of people, only knowing that its shot is extremely generous, which can be seen from the interior and exterior decoration of Drunken Immortal Residence.

Mo Ju and Cuizhu were trained as secret guards when they were young, and after learning to go out of the mountain, they were sent to Cui Mansion to protect and take care of Lieyun, and the prosperity outside was naturally rarely seen. At this time, it was a good time for the shops to open their doors to welcome guests, sitting in the carriage and listening to the bustling people outside, Mo Ju finally couldn't help but feel itchy, and reached out to secretly open the curtain of the carriage.

Lie Yun knew Mo Ju's temperament, and he didn't care about her, it just so happened that he hadn't been out of the house often in the past three years, so he just took this opportunity to take a good look at how the capital had changed compared to three years ago. Then he took Mo Ju's hand and looked out through the crack in the curtain.

There were many people on the street, and the carriages passed slowly one by one, and at this time they happened to pass by the Duobao Gate, and Lieyun had no interest in gold and silver ornaments, so he just glanced at them at random.

But it was at this glance that a familiar back in front of Duobaomen made Lieyun stunned.