Chapter 158: Back to the Snow Tower
Huixue Building is in the east of the Qujiang River, close to the river, next to a plum forest, if it is cold and frozen, it is expected to be a dark fragrance floating, but now there is only a deep and shallow green shade surrounded by a three-storey building, the building is not big, but the 'exquisite' ingenious, the eaves and corners, the hanging bell and the column, plus located on the bank of the Qujiang River, borrow the scenery in the Hibiscus Garden, it is really a good place.
Today, because of the Wen family's charter to celebrate Wen Wuniang's birthday, there are lights everywhere, and even a pair of colorful silk silks are tied to the treetops outside the 'door', and the end is a 'flower' cluster.
Ning Shaobi arrived first, but he didn't enter the building, but stood under the weeping willows outside the building and waited for Zhuo Zhaojie, and when he saw Zhuo Zhaojie and Xie Yingmai coming together, he looked at Xie Yingmai suspiciously, and said, "Aren't you the shopkeeper of the pipa shop in Moling?" How did you get here? β
Xie Yingmai smiled slightly: "The son of the world is good at remembering 'sex', the brother-in-law 'wants' to go to the 'spring', and the people's 'daughter' has no other relatives, so he transferred Boya Zhai and accompanied his sister and brother-in-law to Beijing. β
Ning Shaobi sighed and said, "Why do you also have a share of the Wen family's post?" β
"It was specially given by Wen Wuniang." Xie Yingmai said calmly.
"So Zhaojie came here to accompany you?" Ning Shaobi reacted very quickly, glanced at Zhuo Zhaojie and said, "Wen Wu, Wen Liu, Wen Liu came here to wait for you with me, but I drove you away...... This Wen Wu, do you want my help? β
Zhuo Zhaojie secretly screamed bitterly, thinking that Wen Tanrong was too much, and she treated her as an ordinary and good sister, but she didn't care about it, obviously seeing Ning Shaobi, she actually had to say something to wait for herself, is this because she is afraid that Ning Shaobi will not be careful?
Thinking about it like this, her face was a little unnatural, and she said perfunctorily with a little flustery: "Was Wen Liuniang here just now?" She's so gracious. β
Ning Shaobi noticed that she had changed her name to Wen Tanrong, and immediately threw Wen Wu aside, and said, "I didn't let her come over, I just told her to leave." β
Zhuo Zhaojie was only thinking about how to get rid of himself, and he didn't notice that Ning Shaobi was also thinking so, so he agreed casually and said, "Then let's go in." β
On this day, the snow floor was wrapped up by the Wen family, the upper and lower floors were all 'fine' cleaned and arranged, of which the ground floor was rewarded to the next person, the second floor was a formal seat, and the third floor was used for sobering up or resting, when the three of them went in, many guests had already arrived, when Ruan Yunshu entrusted Zhuo Zhaojie before, Zhuo Zhaojie's attention was on Ruan Yunshu's intention to Xie Yingmai, and I didn't notice that Ruan Yunshu said that Wen Wuniang's birthday did not invite a man, and when he entered the 'door', he looked surprised in all directions, and looked at it all dressed up The little lady who was flowering, she only remembered it, and she felt a little embarrassed in her heart.
It's just that Ning Shaobi is obviously accustomed to this kind of eye-catching occasion, as if she is the master here-and the little ladies who recognize him around also know that they can't afford to provoke this, so they all turn their heads, so as not to give birth to right and wrong.
Wen Tanrong has always been close to Zhuo Zhaojie, and today's invitation was also given to Zhuo Zhaojie, which will naturally greet her sister in person, and she was smiling and about to speak, when she saw Xie Yingmai beside her in a blink of an eye, she lost her color slightly, and said, "Sister Zhuo, do you know this?" β
Zhuo Zhaojie smiled reservedly and detachedly, and said lightly: "This sister of the Xie family is the one who taught me the pipa, and she has a friendship with me. β
When Wen Tanrong heard this, his face 'revealed' a complicated 'color', but he quickly smiled: "I see, Xie Niangzi once lived in Ruan's Mansion, and we also met a few times when we went to find my cousin, I don't want such a coincidence, it turned out to be Sister Zhuo's master, Sister Zhuo's pipa I have also heard, it is really like a heavenly sound, I thought that the person who taught Sister Zhuo's pipa must be an elder who has been immersed in 'lewdness' for a long time, where do I know that Xie Niangzi is so young 'spring'?" β
The corners of Xie Yingmai's mouth were slightly hooked, and she said neither humbly nor arrogantly: "Wen Liuniang has a good reputation. β
"Please sit upstairs." Wen Tanrong noticed that Zhuo Zhaojie's attitude towards herself seemed to be cold all of a sudden, and her heart was strange and bitter, but because Xie Yingmai was beside her, she estimated that it should be related to Xie Yingmai, so she beckoned the three of them upstairs, thinking about what she would do with Wen Wuniang when she embarrassed Xie Yingmai for a while.
Upstairs, a few little ladies gathered together, mixed with the sound of Hulu, but while the banquet had not yet opened, playing with the calamus, I heard someone go upstairs, and a few people looked back, and a little lady shouted: "Hey, how can there be a man?" β
The other few people lost Wumu to look over, and when they saw Ning Shaobi, they all frowned, and secretly thought: Why did this master come over?
The noise was interrupted for a while, and seeing Wen Tanrong leading Zhuo Zhaojie and his party to sit on the seat in Linjiang, someone asked the Wen family in a low voice: "Didn't you say that we don't invite men today, only our 'women'?" This Yongcheng Hou Shizi? β
In the middle of the crowd is Wen Wuniang, she was born like a full moon, thin eyebrows and apricot eyes, white and greasy skin, slightly plump, with a pair of lily buns, decorated with pearl jade, a strand of fiery red coral beads hung to the center of the eyebrows, wearing a purple begonia silk to the deer beads group 'handed' collar undergarment, tied with a silver mud xia silk silk skirt, and a brocade silk embroidered with a hundred 'flowers' blooming on her arms, as He's said, is a beautiful little lady, but it is only beautiful, not to mention the 'flower' of the closed moon, not to mention compared with Zhuo Zhaojie, compared with Xie Yingmai, it is much inferior.
Her master was originally taking the lead in playing with the calamus, and she was winning a big victory, she was extremely relaxed, supported with one hand, her wide sleeves faded all the way to the elbow, and three or four red gold and jade bracelets on her snow-white and plump wrist fell loosely into the elbow, and the other hand was placed on the case at will, and there happened to be an all-black Wumu in front of her - it was a "Lu".
Hearing this, Wen Wuniang didn't look at Zhuo Zhaojie's side, and said casually: "The post on the little lady of the Zhuo family was given by Liuniang, I think if it weren't for this Zhuo Niangzi, she couldn't leave her fiancΓ© for a while, probably because the Hou Shizi of Yongcheng couldn't give up his fiancΓ©e." β
What she said was a little mean, and someone behind her secretly pulled her sleeves, but the people who gathered together to play were all people who were familiar with each other and 'friends' on weekdays, and they didn't have any 'friendship' with Zhuo Zhaojie, so no one refuted it, but someone ate and laughed: "This fiancΓ© is interesting, the decree of marriage has been given, it seems that the six rites of the two families have also been halfway through, why do you have to stick and stick like this and cannot be separated?" β
"Whatever." Wen Wuniang's eyes were fixed on the pouch plate, and said lazily, "Just deal with it, people like Hou Shizi of Yongcheng, it's better not to offend or not to offend." β
Everyone thought so in their hearts, and was about to reveal the matter, but they didn't think that the 'girl' behind Wen Wuniang sighed and said, "Lady, it's Xie's." β
Wen Wuniang was about to move the chess piece's hand for a moment, and her voice was a little colder, and she said, "She's here?" β
ββ¦β¦ It's at the Zhuo family's lady's. The 'girl' said softly, "Liuniang greeted them. β
Wen Wuniang was reminded by the envoy', and then she looked up at Zhuo Zhaojie's side, and sure enough, in addition to a little lady with Yan Dan's green temples and the Marquis of Yongcheng, who few people in Chang'an did not know, Xie Yingmai, who was now annoyed in her heart, was sitting on the seat with Zhuo Zhaojie's hand, talking and laughing.
"Smack!"
Wen Wuniang pressed Wumu the case, raised her chin and asked, "What's going on?" β
"When Fang Cai Liuniang led Zhuo Niangzi and Yongcheng Hou Shizi up, this Xie clan followed them." The 'girl' lowered her eyebrows and said, "Zhuo Niangzi and Shizi's entourage are very large, and the maid didn't see it at first, but then saw that Liuniang didn't bring them over to see the lady, and the maid was curious and looked at it a few more times before finding out." β
Wen Wuniang looked back at the 'girl', didn't say much, got up and gave up the position to a person next to her: "Ah Yu, you will play a few games for me, I'll go over and take a look." β
The people around her had earlier gotten her request, knowing that Wen Wuniang was going to give a certain lady surnamed Xie a dismount at today's birthday banquet, although the specific reason was very vague, but obviously now this person has arrived, and it is also related to the marriage between Minping Hou and Yongcheng Hou, who are the most discussed in Chang'an today-because Ning Shaobi is here, they have any scruples, and now they are relieved to see that Wen Wuniang did not invite everyone to go over to see Xie Yingmai, and Yu Niangzi, who was said by Wen Wuniang, nodded: "Don't worry, I will definitely kill the Quartet for you!" β
"Don't lose all the chips that Wu Niang won." Someone said with a smile.
So here continued to play with the cattail, and Wen Wuniang brought someone to Zhuo Zhaojie.
She walked a few steps and noticed that when Zhuo Zhaojie heard Ruan Yunshu's entrustment before, it seemed that it was this Wen Wuniang who wanted to embarrass Xie Yingmai, and Zhuo Zhaojie was bent on dissociating herself from Wen Tanrong, and now seeing her, she couldn't help but feel a little faint, and noticed her coming, but she didn't even get up, and still whispered to Xie Yingmai.
"Liuniang won't let me recognize people?" Seeing her like this, Wen Wuniang naturally thought that Zhuo Zhaojie was a special 'door' for Xie Yingmai to lose face, so she was secretly annoyed, pinched her handkerchief and glanced at Wen Tanrong, and said lukewarmly.
Wen Tanrong was entangled, although Zhuo Zhaojie was invited by her on behalf of Wen Wuniang, but since she came, she should see Wen Wuniang first, and then enter the table after a few greetings, but Zhuo Zhaojie and Xie Yingmai came over together - if only these two people would be okay, Ning Shaobi actually followed, this prince is used to saying anything, just Wen Tanrong wanted to wait for Zhuo Zhaojie outside the building, but he was mercilessly ridiculed and retreated, and Wen Wuniang was embarrassed by Xie Yingmai today, It seems that it has a lot to do with Zhuo Zhaojie, so Wen Tanrong deliberately didn't mention the matter of introducing Wen Wuniang, she was thinking about her sister, lest Wen Wuniang couldn't hold back and lose Xie Yingmai's face in front of Zhuo Zhaojie and Ning Shaobi, and make things bigger.
But I didn't want Wen Wuniang to take the initiative to find it now.
Wen Tanrong was helpless, so she had to get up and introduce the two sides: "Fifth sister, this is the little Qi Niang of the Zhuo family, the fifth sister has heard of it." He said to Zhuo Zhaojie and others, "This is my fifth sister, and I am born today." β
Wen Wuniang glanced at Zhuo Zhaojie lightly, and said, "I have heard the name of Xiao Qi Niang's beauty for a long time, and when I saw it today, it really deserved its reputation." β
"Wen Wuniang has an overreputation." Zhuo Zhaojie noticed her coldness, and couldn't help but suspect that these words were sarcastic that she had nothing to praise except for her beauty, she was already spoiled, when did she compromise and ask for everything? At the moment, the tone became more and more indifferent, "Today is a good day for Wen Wuniangzi, I wish Wuniangzi a happy birthday and a green 'spring' forever." β
These words are good words, but her tone is sloppy, lest Wen Wuniang can't hear the perfunctory and contemptuous in it.
"How can it be too famous?" Wen Wuniang ignored her congratulations, and said lukewarmly, "Zhuo Niangzi's beauty, but Chang'an is famous, I often regret not being able to see the face of Mrs. Liang back then, and now it is a wish to be able to see Zhuo Niangzi, in the end, the granddaughter is like a grandmother." β
Liang's beauty is beautiful, and the fate is also full of Chang'an for several generations, Wen Wuniang's so-called Zhuo Zhaojie is similar to her grandmother, and her intentions can be imagined.
As soon as the two of them greeted each other, it was obviously very wrong, Wen Wuniang continued: "But Xiao Qi Niang actually came with this Xie Niangzi? It's really surprising, I thought it would be very difficult for Xie Niangzi to know her cousin, and I didn't want to know Xiao Qi Niang. The meaning of these words is to mock Xie Yingmai for welcoming the big 'door'.
Xie Yingmai was calm: "It's not difficult, doesn't Mrs. Wen also know Mrs. Zhuo and Mrs. Zhuo?" β
Wen Wuniang's face froze when she heard this, and she sneered and said, "How can you be the same as me?" She said this with contempt.
Zhuo Zhaojie's face sank, and he was about to speak, but he didn't want Xie Yingmai to secretly pinch her fingers, motioned for himself to deal with it, smiled slightly, and said: "What Mrs. Wen said is very right, I and Mrs. Wen are naturally different." β
"If only you knew." Wen Wuniang felt that this was her showing weakness, and said with a sneer, not wanting Xie Yingmai to continue slowly: "If I had chartered this Snow House for a treat today, I would definitely not invite the lady." She smiled lightly and said, "Why should you not find yourself happy at the moment when you are beautiful in a good day?" Wen Wuniang, are you right? She naturally laughed at Wen Wuniang's birthday and had to invite herself, but now she was shooting herself in the foot.
As soon as he heard this, Wen Tanrong hurriedly said: "Fifth sister, I see that people are almost there......
Wen Wuniang's face turned white and red, waved her away, took a step forward, and the red nails that had just wiped the juice of the phoenix fairy 'flower' almost poked Xie Yingmai's face, and shouted angrily: "A mere 'girl' in the rivers and lakes, what is it!" How dare you talk to me like that? β
Zhuo Zhaojie snorted coldly: "Wen Wuniang is so noble and noble, but I don't know if you are a golden branch 'jade' leaf or a 'jade' leaf golden branch?" Sister Xie is my teacher, are you blaming me for not paying a big salute when I saw you? β
Wen Tanrong hurriedly said: "Sister Zhuo, my fifth sister definitely didn't mean this, this is all a misunderstanding!" β
"Sister Xie took the invitation sticker, since Mrs. Wen is not welcome, then let's go now, can't we afford to eat a meal?" Zhuo Zhaojie's mind turned, and he immediately found that this was actually a good opportunity to distance himself from Wen Tanrong, where would he listen to her? Immediately, he said coldly!