Chapter 207: Revisiting the Old Place

In the end, Wen Hui was released.

On February 18, it was the day when the Luwang Mansion held a flower-viewing party. At this time, it is early spring, the weather is warmer, and it rains for several days in a row, which greatly relieves the drought, and at the same time, it also makes the inside and outside of the capital shrouded in a faint smoke, reflecting the green grass color of the first breaking ground, and the tender red of the branches before revealing the buds, which adds a little more spring than in previous years.

The three sisters of the Gu family have all changed their heavy winter clothes and changed to spring jackets, and the color is naturally much more delicate. Wen Yi's clothes were still brought from home, only Wen Xian and Wen Hui were newly made a few days ago. Wen Yi went to participate in the flower viewing party for the sake of friends, so she didn't pay much attention to dressing, but it was just rude, the colors were elegant and light, and she looked more dignified, but not bright enough; Wen Xian made up her mind to win the favor of Princess Lu and the princess again, so she put extra effort into dressing herself up like a fairy; As for Wen Hui, she had already been discouraged by Zhu Jingcheng, the prince of Dongping, and she didn't think about attracting the attention of the other party anymore, but she just thought that Zheng Lijun was also going, so she tried her best to dress herself up more energetically, and she was not stingy with rouge and gouache, and tried her best to show her good complexion, so that Zheng Lijun could see that even if she lost to the other party, she would live a good life.

When the three sisters were ready, they all went to the old lady to ask for peace. Old Madam Yu looked at them carefully, and ordered Wenxian to take off the gold heart inlaid with five-colored gems on her head, and said, "You are young, and you don't need jewelry to stop your beauty, so you don't need to use these valuable things." In the eyes of the nobles, it also looks frivolous. ”

Wen Xian's eyes immediately turned red, she forcibly bent her knees and bowed, and responded in a low voice: The princess likes young girls to dress gorgeously, while the princess likes young girls to dress solemnly. This gold-inlaid treasure was given by her stepmother Duan when she was still at home, and it was her most luxurious jewelry, and the style was solemn, so she didn't dare to wear it to see people. If she hadn't wanted to behave well in front of the two nobles in King Lu's Mansion today, she wouldn't have been willing to bring this thing. But what does grandmother's words mean? Could it be that her old man forgot the preferences of Princess Lu and Princess Shizi?

Mrs. Yu didn't seem to see her look, so she took a black lacquer box and took out a jade hairpin, but it was made of tender pink hibiscus jade polished into thin petals, and the core of the flower was decorated with a soybean-sized pearl, with two jade leaves, and a silver pole, which was only wound with silver filaments of the same color, which was particularly chic and pleasing. When Wen Hui saw it, her eyes lit up immediately, she opened her mouth, but she endured it again, and asked with a smile: "Grandmother, where did this come from?" ”

Old Madam Yu glanced at her and said lightly: "This was ordered from a famous jewelry shop in Beijing a few days ago, when I was young, I had seen others wear such jade hairpins, but they are not as delicate as this." In the end, the craftsmanship of the time-honored shop is better than others, and it is much better than I imagined, and I am reluctant to use it. Let's let Ruyi send the box to Wen Xian, "Wear this, it's spring, this hairpin reflects flowers and plants, brighter than other jewelry." She secretly slandered in her heart, Wen Xian, the eldest granddaughter, was actually confused for the sake of a family business. Can I wear it in the winter in the spring? Wearing a light pink dress, but wearing such luxurious jewelry, these people in Beijing will laugh at it

Although the Luwang Mansion has already had the meaning of changing, there are many people going up to the flower viewing party today, and there are not one or two children of noble families among them, who can read Chinese, it doesn't matter if they are out, as long as they are good people. It's a pity that only three children got the post, and even Wen An, who occasionally participated in similar occasions in the past, didn't get it, let alone Wen Juan and Wen Ya. But even so, the marriage of these children must start to pay attention, and when Wenxian and the others go out, they will have to send someone out to inquire about the situation of the children of school-age officials in Beijing.

Wen Xian didn't know that her grandmother had thought about it so much, but she felt that her old man actually gave herself such a precious jade hairpin, so she left all the previous grievances behind, and took the hairpin happily.

Wen Hui was sullen, looking at the hairpin on her head unwillingly, and suddenly relaxed her brows and glanced at her mother. Jiang Shi nodded slightly with kindness on her face, and she immediately smiled, feeling that she really didn't need to grab things from her sister, wasn't it just a hairpin? How much can't she buy as long as she wants?

However, after getting in the car, Wen Xian solemnly apologized to Wen Hui: "Such a hairpin was always obtained by my sister in the past, but today I don't know why, but my grandmother rewarded me." Sister don't take it to heart, in my jewelry, which one does my sister fancie, just take it, two or three pieces also make it"

Wen Hui suddenly became angry, and said coldly: "My sister is too underestimated, just a hairpin, what's the big deal?" I'm not rare."

Wen Xian sneered, but looking at her expression, she obviously didn't believe it.

Wen Yi remembered Wen Hui's actions in the past, and she had always liked something good, so she refused to let it, but just now she clearly saw Wen Hui and Jiang Shi look at each other, thinking of such a hairpin, although it is delicate and rare, the material is not how valuable it is, the shop in Beijing can make one, and it will naturally be able to make the second and third one. This root was given to Wen Xian by the old lady, and Wen Hui was not forced to take it over. When Wen Xian said such a thing, she really underestimated Wen Hui.

Seeing that Wen Hui was not angry with Wen Xian's expression, and was about to speak again, Wen Yi hurriedly opened the topic: "I heard that the Luwang Mansion likes to hold various gatherings throughout the year when I went to winter, and invited young men and women in Beijing all over the year, but I don't know what is the difference between this spring flower viewing party and the winter plum viewing party." Sixth sister, you are familiar with these, can you tell me no? ”

Wen Hui turned her head to look at her, her eyes were full of understanding, and she gave a roll of her eyes, but she also followed her meaning and talked about the Four Seasons Tea Party in Luwangfu. Wen Xian was wondering about this, so she put aside other idle thoughts and listened attentively. There was a moment of silence in the carriage.

With this calm, the three of them successfully arrived at the Lu Wang's Mansion.

Luwangfu is still the same as last winter, but because winter has gone to spring, the flowers in the garden have bloomed a lot, and the woods and plants have returned to green, and the color looks fresh and tender, which is much more beautiful than Xiao Suo in winter. There are already many ladies in the garden, everyone has changed into spring clothes, and a few even wear thin silk dresses, as if they are not afraid of the cold wind of early spring, and they are still running among the flowers, and they find bursts of laughter like silver bells, which makes the spring in the garden stronger.

Compared with the reception of men and women in the front and back yards during the plum blossom viewing party, the rules of the cherry blossom viewing party in spring are much looser. Wen Yi just entered the garden, and he could see that around the water pavilion not far ahead, there were many young men standing or sitting in twos and threes, occasionally chatting a few words, but their eyes glanced at the ladies in the garden.

As soon as Wen Yi saw this, she involuntarily stopped and turned her head to look at Wen Hui. Wen Xian also hurriedly raised her sleeves to cover her cheeks, and asked the maid of the palace who led the way in a low voice: "How can there be a male guest here?" The maid smiled and said, "The annual spring appreciation party in the palace is like this. It's been a common practice. Wen Xian's face immediately turned red.

Wen Hui nodded to Wen Yi: "There is this rule, I also said it just now, it doesn't matter, we are only with the girls, those people will not come, it's just that if they make poems for a while, someone will send them to us to enjoy and evaluate." Now it's still early, if it's the third day of March, His Royal Highness King Lu will invite someone to go to his Zhuangzi outside the city, imitate the ancients, and play the game of flowing water, I have been there several times, and one year I even won the first place. ”

When Wen Yi heard her say this, she swallowed a little disapproval in her heart, and only followed everyone. Wen Xian's face was red and white for a while, and she was entangled for a while, and then she continued to walk in with the maid of the palace, but she couldn't help but occasionally raise her sleeves to cover her face along the way, thinking that this might attract people's jokes, and put down her sleeves again, but as if she heard those men talking and laughing softly, as if they were talking about themselves, she immediately blushed again, and walked to the other side of Wen Yi and Wen Hui, covering her figure through them. Wen Hui sneered when she saw this, raised her head and walked forward, Wen Yi's face was calm, but she didn't know.

When they arrived at the place where the ladies gathered, it was not far from the edge of the plum forest, and the people of the palace set up three or four grass pavilions among the flowers, and when they were in the pavilions, it was as if they were falling in a sea of colorful flowers. Wen Yi couldn't help but sigh in her heart that the gardener of the palace had extraordinary skills, and he was able to make so many flowers bloom in this cold early spring, and then found Li Chunxi and Long Ling and others standing not far away, who were turning their heads to look over, she smiled and bowed slightly, Li Chunxi and Long Ling both smiled happily, nodded and returned the salute.

Wen Xian looked around several times, but showed a look of disappointment: "Why don't you see Xiaojunjun?" Wen Hui ignored her, turned her head and saw an acquaintance, and immediately greeted her in surprise, the lady looked over in a flash, I don't know if she didn't see her, she immediately got up and walked to the other side, and greeted people while smiling: "Why did you come?" I've been waiting for a while, come with me, someone is looking for you," and he took the young lady away. Wen Hui opened her mouth to shout, but she still closed her mouth, turned her head and smiled at another person, the lady nodded reservedly, but did not come forward to answer.

Wen Hui's heart was alert, her face sank a little, and she quickly turned to another person. The man was staring at her, raising his sleeves to cover his mouth, and whispering to his companion next to him, but when he saw her coming, he immediately looked away, and his eyes flashed. Wen Hui didn't understand anything, sneered, turned around and left. The man lowered his sleeve in disdain, and her companion whispered, "Seeing that she is so proud, dare not know how many pounds and taels she has?" Although the volume was small, it was enough for Wen Hui to hear.

Wen Hui returned to Wen Yi angrily, Wen Yi also heard the man's words, so she lowered her voice and said: "Sixth sister, don't take it to heart, now is not the time to be angry with others, if you are bored, why don't you go to the young lady of the Liu family to talk?" ”

Wen Hui nodded sullenly, Wen Xian hurriedly said: "Don't be busy with this, let's just come, we have to say hello to the master's house first" Wen Hui sneered: "How could the noble person appear at the beginning?" Sister just wants to please someone, don't be too attentive, but let people see the joke" Wen Xian's face immediately changed: "Sixth sister, what are these words?" When am I going to please someone? Wen Hui just sneered and said nothing.

Wen Yi sighed secretly, and had to persuade them: "There are many people here, the two sisters should be cautious, be careful to let people listen." Wen Hui disagreed, but Wen Xian immediately straightened her expression and made a dignified appearance again.

At this time, someone suddenly shouted: "Yo, our future princess of Dongping is here" There was a commotion in the crowd, and all the ladies stopped joking, looked in the direction of the entrance of the garden, and whispered secretly.

Wen Hui's face suddenly turned pale.