Chapter 15: Ingratiating Favor with Grandmother to Find a Backer
The old lady sniffed lightly, and suddenly felt refreshed, and couldn't help but take a sip, the tea fragrance mixed with the fragrance of flowers spread between the lips and teeth, making people have an inexplicable nostalgia.
"It's really good tea, I don't know how Jin'er made it?" Old Madam Bai asked.
"Grandmother praised, this water is the dew collected on the buds in the early morning, the most fresh and fragrant, the tea is just a dragon well before the rain, it is not good, but with some mint leaves and honeysuckle fried, it will make the floral fragrance and the tea fragrance complement each other, plus the cool taste of mint, used to make tea in the hot summer day, can cool down the fire, refresh the mind!" Bai Hibiscus told the process of making tea, and it took a lot of thought.
Old Madam Bai took another sip of tea, and sure enough, she felt that the anger caused by Bai Yunxi just now had dissipated, and said with a smile: "Jin'er is really clever, but how could she happen to bring Brother Chen here?" ”
"This tea has just been made, I originally wanted to send it to my grandmother, but I was afraid that it was not perfect enough, so I took it to Brother Chen to try, he studied in the summer, if there is such a tea refreshing, it should be beneficial and harmless, if he thinks it is good, then I can also rest assured that it will be given to my grandmother and father to taste!" Hibiscus Shiraki explained.
She couldn't clearly say that she was sent to Bai Muchen, which would only make the old lady feel that her status in her heart was not high enough, and she thought about her younger brother first, and forgot her grandmother and father.
When Mrs. Bai heard this, she really showed a pleased smile and said, "Jin'er is really filial, she also knows how to measure proportions, and she is also interested in Brother Chen, grandmother is very happy!" ”
Bai Mu Hibiscus said modestly: "Grandmother likes it, Jin'er will be satisfied, I'll go back and pack one later, and send it to my grandmother!" ”
"Okay, this tea is really refreshing to drink, and it is fragrant!" Old Madam Bai smiled and squinted, she liked elegant things the most, and she was naturally happy to be able to drink such painstaking tea.
"Grandmother, this tea is really delicious, I have never loved flower tea, but this tea makes Chen'er love it!" Bai Muchen said obediently, with an innocent smile on his face.
Old Madam Bai also looked at him with a smile and said, "Your sister has put such a lot of effort into studying so well for you, you have to fight for it, don't let it down!" ”
"Grandmother's words, my grandson remembers, I will definitely study hard, and I will glorify my ancestors in the future!" Bai Muchen said with an oath.
When Mrs. Bai heard this, she was naturally delighted, although the Duke of the Bai family was already prominent, but she had been a Duke of the country for too many years, and she also thought in her heart that if she could have a child and grandson who could compete for power, she would be able to carry forward the Bai family.
"Brother Chen is so ambitious, grandmother believes that you will be able to make my Ningguo Mansion to the next level!" Old Madam Bai said with a smile.
Bai Mujin secretly laughed, it seems that her grandmother is ambitious, and she is no longer satisfied with the title of Duke Guo, I'm afraid that what she is thinking about is to pay homage to the marquis, right?
Bai Mu Hibiscus wanted to hold the old lady Bai on his face and said: "Grandmother is the most blessed, and she will definitely get what she wants!" ”
"Yes, my grandmother looks like Guanyin Niangniang in the painting, I want to come to my grandmother when she is young, she will definitely be the first beauty in the capital!" Brother Chen is now more and more able to speak, praising Old Madam Bai to the sky.
"Huh...... The old lady is really blessed, a pair of grandchildren are filial and sensible, and can speak well! But when the old lady was not out of the cabinet, she was indeed a noble girl who was famous in the capital! Grandma Sun listened and echoed.
Now the old lady Bai is even happier, when she was famous in the capital, even the prince and grandson were very blue-eyed towards her, if it weren't for the old grandfather who promised her that as long as she gave birth to a concubine, she would not accept a concubine, she would never let go of a better marriage and only marry Ning Guogong.
"Grandma Sun, tell us about your grandmother's youth, Jin'er is very curious!" Bai Mu Hibiscus said with a smile, his eyes flashing with admiration for Old Lady Bai.
Old Madam Bai seemed to be a little shy, took a sip of tea, and pretended to be displeased and said: "You girl, if you mention those old things again, it doesn't make Grandmother panic!" ”
"Grandmother, Jin'er is just very curious, let's talk about it and let Jin'er have a learning goal, although Jin'er is not as good as her grandmother's Hui Lanxin, but after all, she is her grandmother's granddaughter, maybe she also has her grandmother's wisdom, and after her grandmother's teaching, she can also earn a small talent, and she will never lose to other noble girls!"
Bai Mujian's words are not only to please Mrs. Bai, but also to prepare for the Hundred Flowers Banquet a year later, she will never let Bai Yunxi become famous at the banquet and become the biggest winner of that banquet.
When Mrs. Bai heard this, how could she disagree, she also thought in her heart that Bai Mujian was already thirteen years old, and she should discuss marriage in a few years, if she could perform well at next year's Hundred Flowers Banquet, she would definitely have a good marriage, and she would be able to help the Guogong Mansion in the future.
So he smiled and said, "You are a ghost, but if Jin'er has the heart to learn, there is nothing that grandmother will not teach, hehe...... In the future, you will go to Tangli Garden more often, and my eldest lady of Ningguo Mansion will naturally be excellent! ”
Grandma Sun glanced at Bai Hibiscus approvingly, this eldest lady really enlightened, the character of the sunken wooden man in the past was indeed unpleasant, and now she knows how to please the old lady, and there will be endless benefits in the future.
Bai Muhibiscus received Grandma Sun's eyes, nodded to her, expressed his understanding, and then happily agreed to Mrs. Bai's words, and said coquettishly: "Grandmother Xie, then I will rely on Tangli Garden in the future, and if I don't learn my grandmother's skills, I will never give up bothering my grandmother!" Grandmother, don't be annoyed with Jin'er! ”
"My teacher is very strict, you don't have to endure hardship, hehe......" The old lady said with a smile, and she loved this granddaughter even more, which old man doesn't like his children and grandchildren around his knees, and doesn't want his children and grandchildren to be promising, and willing to be motivated?
She didn't think about teaching her granddaughters in person, but she didn't care about them, and Bai Hibiscus's performance these days, she saw it in her eyes and felt that it was a manufacturable material, so she relieved herself to teach her.
Knowing that Old Madam Bai began to teach Bai Hibiscus in person, the Lu family was resentful, as long as Old Madam Bai began to pay attention to Bai Hibiscus, it would be difficult for her to start in the future.
But in several fights, one of his children was defeated by Bai Mujian, one was punished for copying books, the other was punished for confinement, and she had to cut off Mama Hu in order to protect herself, this failure is a great shame for Lu Ningxiang, who has always been smooth.
All she was thinking about was how to set up a situation to make Bai Mujian ruined, and if a daughter's family lost its reputation, it would not be easy for the rest of her life.
Lu also ran to the old lady, and the old lady also taught Bai Yunxi, but the old lady refused on the grounds that Bai Yunxi was still thinking about it behind closed doors.
This made the Lu family hate Bai Hibiscus even more, she was also the concubine of the Guogong Mansion, how could her daughter lose to Bai Hibiscus?
On this day, the Marquis of Weiyuan sent someone to post and invite the daughters of Ning Guogong to the Hou Mansion to attend the banquet.
"Old lady, this is a banquet in the Marquis of Weiyuan's mansion, presumably many celebrities and ladies in Beijing will be invited, Jin'er was timid in the past, and it was rare to go out and show up, so it is better to take this opportunity to let Jin'er go out to see the world!" Lu smiled sincerely, as if he really wanted to push Bai Hibiscus in front of everyone and let her show herself.
Old Madam Bai frowned slightly, Jin'er really rarely went to banquets, and she knew the reason, but after more than a month of teaching, Bai Mu'er was talented and intelligent, and she was already able to get to know some noble girls, since she had the opportunity to meet some noble girls, she was also happy.
So he said: "It's okay, Xi'er is also ten years old, and when the ban expires in January, you also take her to meet the world, our young lady of the Guogong Mansion will definitely not lose to others!" ”
When Lu Shi heard this, he couldn't help but be overjoyed, and said: "Yes, the daughter-in-law also has this intention, Xi'er and Jin'er are both very good, and they will never embarrass the Guogong Mansion!" ”