Chapter 112: What do I do with the practice feast?
Not to mention that she just saved her grandmother last night, let's just say that her grandmother's temperament will not allow Liu Mengxi to rob her yard, based on this, Ling Qingrui has every reason to believe that Liu Mengxi is not lying to deceive her grandmother, or she is lying to deceive her.
Ling Qingrui said slowly: "Today's Yusheng Xiaozhu, no matter whose consent you have, even if your father Lord Liu agrees, I won't let her live in it!" ”
After a pause, Ling Qingrui slipped the lancet between her fingers and gently cut it on a rock, and in the surprised eyes of Liu Mengxi and Liu Mengyan, the rock was like a pastry, and it was easily cut off.
Blowing the lancet, which was not stained with dust at all, Ling Qingrui's gaze swept between the necks of the two of them, and the two of them invariably shrank their necks together.
"If any of you think your neck is harder than this rock, try it."
Ling Qingrui's voice was as cold as ice, making people feel as if they were in a cold winter in an instant, and almost all the maids and women shivered together, and their steps quietly took a few steps back.
Seeing this, Ling Qingrui said, "Isn't there anything you want to try?" So, get out of here now! ”
In Ling Qingrui's fierce gaze, all the maids and women ran away, leaving only the two sisters Liu Mengxi and the maids beside them.
Ling Qingrui also ignored them anymore, walked straight into Yusheng Xiaozhu, and commanded: "Bingyan, you are guarding the gate of the courtyard, if anyone dares to break in, throw it out to me!" ”
"Yes, Miss, don't worry, even if it's a fly, the slave won't let it enter this jade sheng building easily." Bing Yan's delicate face was full of excitement, and she looked at Liu Mengxi and the others, looking like you are coming quickly, so that she can try her skills.
Chu Xue laughed out loud with a "poof", and then hurriedly followed Ling Qingrui's footsteps in, took out the silver ticket and said: "Miss, the master asked Ning Feng to secretly send five thousand taels of silver tickets, saying that if Miss lacks something, she will buy it and use it, and if the silver is not enough, just talk to him." ”
Ling Qingrui's heart warmed slightly, Liu Wenzhe is not a corrupt official, even if he is not much, he thinks about her everywhere.
Walking around and looking at this jade sheng small building, although no one has lived in it, it is often cleaned, although the dresser and wardrobe are not of the highest quality, they are also available, Ling Qingrui feels that there is no need to add more, just buy some change of clothes.
After Chu Xue listened to Ling Qingrui's instructions, she said a little loudly: "Then don't you want to add some jewelry?" The eldest lady changes different jewelry every day, although the second lady is not so public, but which jewelry is cheaper? The young lady was so plain that she didn't even have a decent hairpin. ”
Seeing that Ling Qingrui didn't care, Chu Xue said again: "Besides, there is a practice banquet for the Fifth Highness tomorrow, won't Miss dress up?" ”
Ling Qingrui glanced at her with a smile and said, "The practice banquet of the Fifth Highness, what are you doing with me?" ”
Chu Xue was blocked by this sentence, and suddenly stammered, although she felt that Miss's statement was a little wrong, but she didn't know how to refute it for a while, so she had to sulk on the side.
Ling Qingrui greeted Chu Xue with a smile and said, "Chu Xue, this is Bingyue, and Bingyan is at the gate of the courtyard, the two sisters want to stay with me for a while, you take care of them." ”
"Yes, miss." Hearing that these two people were only staying here temporarily, Chu Xue was very happy to respond, she thought that the young lady had found a new maid, and she didn't want her to be close to her in the future.
Bingyue saw through Chu Xue's careful thinking at a glance, and couldn't help but purse the corners of her lips, and she believed that with her and her sister's skills, she would definitely let the young lady keep them.
Although it was just a practice banquet, after all, there would be two princes to attend, and the people of the entire Liu Mansion were busy, and the time came to the second day in a hurry.
Ling Qingrui was looking at a book of the Tianli Dynasty's chronicles, and Chu Xue hurriedly ran in and said, "Miss, the master just asked someone to pass the word and asked Miss to go to the front yard." ”
Ling Qingrui raised her eyebrows and asked, "Isn't there a practice banquet being held in the front yard, what do you want me to do?" ”
"The messenger said that it was His Royal Highness who heard that Miss had saved a lot of people by prescribing a prescription when the plague broke out, so he wanted to see Miss."
Hearing this, Ling Qingrui said in her heart what tricks are this third prince doing? It's just that no matter what she thinks, it's impossible not to give face to the third prince on the bright side, otherwise the Liu Mansion will be in danger.
"Is Miss going to the banquet like this?" Seeing that Ling Qingrui was dressed in plain clothes and half-new, without fat powder, and only wore a hairpin on her head that fixed her hair, Chu Xue asked with round eyes.
Ling Qingrui nodded slightly, and walked out without pause.
It's just that not far from the Yusheng Xiaozhu just walked out, I saw Liu Mengxi and Liu Mengyan dressed up!
"Sister Rui, I heard that my father was calling at this time, there must be something going on, Yan'er and my eldest sister also want to share their father's worries and solve problems, so I want to ask Sister Rui to take us together."
As if nothing had happened, Liu Mengyan talked and laughed freely, and Ling Qingrui had to admire her for her young age, but her mind was so deep.
When she reached the front yard, Liu Mengxi suddenly sped up, squeezed Ling Qingrui aside, and Tingting walked in curly.
"The courtiers have seen the Third Highness, and the Fifth Highness." Liu Mengxi didn't see Liu Wenzhe's face turning blue in an instant, just a shy salute, and his eyes kept drifting towards Jing Mofeng.
A gloomy look flashed in the phoenix eyes of the third prince, but he asked pretendedly, "Lord Liu, is this Miss Rui, who is good at medicine?" ”
Without waiting for Liu Wenzhe to answer, Liu Mengxi replied by himself: "The courtier's daughter is the eldest lady of the Liu family, and her name is Mengxi. ”
"Xi'er! This is not the place you should be, go back. Liu Wenzhe scolded with an unusually ugly face.
"Father, how can you be so partial...... Liu Mengxi's aggrieved words rushed out, but before she could finish speaking, she was cut off by Liu Mengyan who followed.
"Father, my sister wants to share my father's worries, I heard that my father summoned Sister Rui to come, for fear that Sister Rui would be nervous when she saw so many guests, so I came to cheer for Sister Rui, and asked my father not to blame my sister."
At the same time, Liu Mengyan gave a deep salute to the two princes, and said in a soft voice: "The courtiers have seen the two highnesses, and I also ask the two highnesses to forgive the sister's crime of collision for the sake of my sister's intention to protect my sister." ”
Compared with Liu Mengxi, who appeared in full costume, although Liu Mengyan's dress is not particularly plain, it is also elegant, a dress sets off her delicate figure very well, but there is no trace of too gorgeous feeling, the words spoken at this time are delicate and soft, and reasonable, plus the tears hidden in her eyes, it looks pitiful and pitiful.
"Miss, please, His Royal Highness and the Fifth Emperor Brother don't mean to blame Sister Ling, Miss doesn't need to panic." The third prince said.
"Thank you, Your Highness, for your grace."
Liu Mengyan pulled Liu Mengxi, who was a little dazed, and she came back to her senses before Liu Mengyan signaled, and the two bowed down together, which was pleasing to the eye.
Ling Qingrui walked forward slowly when they bowed, and everyone's eyes fell on her in surprise, seeing her simple dress, some people even secretly speculated that she might be a maid in the house.
Ignoring everyone's gaze at all, Ling Qingrui stepped forward to salute, and then stood directly beside Liu Wenzhe, not even giving the corner of her eye to the people present.
"This is Miss Rui? Really...... It's different. One of the guests said this, and his deliberate pause made it clear that what he said was different was not a compliment, and some even began to laugh maliciously.
Ling Qingrui stood there with her eyes and nose and nose, and she didn't say a word, which made them bored, and immediately someone coldly ridiculed her as a boudoir woman, but she showed up all day long, which was really not a woman's way.
Seeing this, a trace of viciousness flashed in Liu Mengyan's eyes, but her eyes continued to be misty, as if she was about to cry at any time, and said, "Don't misunderstand Sister Rui, Sister Rui is just ...... It's just that I'm too depressed, so I often go out for a walk, and I don't have any behavior that doesn't follow the discipline of the girl. ”
"I have heard that the second lady of Lord Liu's house is the most kind-hearted, and when I saw it today, I should really be glad to have this daughter." Someone immediately praised it.
Liu Mengyan immediately said delicately: "The little girl deserves the false praise of this adult. Please don't blame Sister Rui, she doesn't like to talk much. ”
Turning her head, Liu Mengyan begged Liu Wenzhe with a little coquettishness: "Father, Yan'er and my sister have practiced a song together, can you present your ugliness to the two princes and all the adults today, and it can be regarded as making amends for Sister Rui to all the adults?" ”
At this time, Liu Wenzhe couldn't scold them anymore and let them go back, so he had to nod in agreement and said, "Please also ask the two highnesses to forgive their sins, the little girl was spoiled by the lower officials." ”
"It doesn't matter." The third prince responded lightly, and turned his eyes to look at Jing Mofeng, he had just seen Liu Mengxi, and he had been looking at him obsessively, perhaps......
The hearts of the three princes began to weigh Liu Wenzhe's family background......
On the piano road, the two sisters of the Liu family have also worked hard, and the sound of a sister ensemble has been completed, and they have won a lot of praise.
Liu Mengxi suddenly got a little carried away, looked at Ling Qingrui provocatively and said, "Sister Rui has always been close to the Fifth Highness, and now that the Fifth Highness is about to leave for Beijing, don't you show your talent?" However, in my opinion, Sister Rui is not proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and she doesn't have any talent to show. ”
When the third prince heard Liu Mengxi's words, a trace of viciousness flashed in his phoenix eyes, and he said: "After listening to this piano sound, His Royal Highness is still unsatisfied, since the fifth emperor brother is very familiar with Miss Rui, it is better to let the fifth emperor brother stroke the qin, how about Miss Rui dance a song?" ”
Jing Mofeng said with a little embarrassment: "Brother Huang has a life, how dare Mo Feng disobey, but Mo Feng's piano skills are really mediocre, I am afraid that it will pollute everyone's ears, so please ask Miss Rui to choose a talent show by herself." ”
At the banquet, it was not a talent competition for the ladies, the only dancers in public were the dancing girls in the house, and Liu Mengxi expected that she would not have any talent, so she would be so provocative.