Chapter Forty-Eight: The Beginning of the Farce
Xue Hainiang knew that Liang Bairou was a concubine, and she was expelled back to the countryside since she was a child, and now she is in Beijing, but she is pressed by the eldest daughter at home, so she is a little afraid of Liang Duanling, but she never expected that she would be so cowardly in temperament.
Xue Hainiang was stunned for a while, and then her red lips were slightly raised.
Liang Bai is soft and cowardly, isn't this one of the reasons why she chose Liang Bairou to be her 'favorite concubine' in the first place?
Nan Jiuxi has always loved this kind of weak and obedient woman.
Xue Hainiang smiled and enlightened, "When you enter the palace in the future, you and her are both show girls, with equal status, if you win the favor of the emperor in the future, you may be a head above her in the position, why should you be afraid of her at that time?"
"But that being said......"
Before Liang Bairou could say anything, Xue Hainiang took the lead in opening her mouth to take the words, "The Ma family is high and powerful, but the Liang family is also a famous family, although you are a concubine, you are burdened with the responsibility of the rise and fall of the family. ”
Her delicate eyebrows, the smile on her lips, are like a delicate poppy, attracting those who look at her step by step.
Liang Bairou never avoided Xue Hainiang's gaze as if she could almost see through her heart, she looked straight at the smiling woman in front of her, and was stunned.
She vaguely remembered that day at the Ma family banquet, everyone chanted poetry, she was entangled and timid, Xue Hainiang was like today, covering her cold fingertips, like today, with phoenix eyes smiling and silently comforting.
"Hai Niang, it is my Liang Bairou's luck to be able to meet you in this life. Liang Bai stared at her eyes that seemed to be smiling, and her tone was so determined that there would be no regrets in this life.
Suddenly, Xue Hainiang only felt that her breathing was stagnant.
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When Xue Hainiang and Liang Bairou and Liang Baiwan arrived in the lobby, the guests were almost there, and Xue Qiaoling, Ma Zaoxiu and Liang Duanling had already taken their seats in the designated seats, and they were talking with the lady who came to the banquet at this moment.
Li and Xu were busy with Zhang Luo, and the little boy was coaxed by the nurse.
"Mrs. Ma has arrived. As the little servant shouted a loud report, the guests all looked sideways, only to see a woman in a crimson floor-length skirt approaching, with a scarlet scarlet coat on her slender shoulders, and a lifelike and delicate peony embroidered with gold thread on the hem of her clothes.
Seeing that Mrs. Ma was actually going to the banquet in person, Li Shi was shocked and hurriedly stepped forward to greet him with a smile, "Mrs. Ma is busy, but she still came in person, which really makes the humble house shine." ”
Mrs. Ma hooked her lips and smiled, disappreciating, and after a few perfunctory words, she sat down at the designated seat.
Xu Shi hurriedly stepped forward with the teacup, and his delicate jade face was full of soft and friendly smiles, "Mrs. Ma came all the way, I'm afraid I'm thirsty, let's drink some tea to moisten my throat first." ”
Mrs. Ma's lips rose, her eyelids drooped slightly, covering the dark light that swept under her eyes, she seemed to have no intention of raising her hand, and gently 'touched' the tea cup handed by Xu, and the hot tea was poured on Xu's carefully maintained, white as onion's ten fingers, which naturally attracted Xu's subconscious exclamation.
Mrs. Ma covered her lips with a handkerchief in surprise, her face was full of surprise and apology, she hurriedly got up and apologized, "Aunt Xu is in a big problem?" Busy wiping the tea stains on Xu's hands with a handkerchief, "It's really a concubine's negligence, if this trip to Xue Mansion burns Aunt Xu's slender ten fingers with scars, the concubine's heart is uneasy." ”
Li Shi also stepped forward to check, and saw that Xu Lianshuang's ten fingers as white as green onion roots were stained with some red marks, and he gasped, but he was afraid that he would offend Mrs. Ma, so he said: "It's just a little burned, Mrs. Ma doesn't need to apologize, just apply some plaster later." ”
Although the Xu family is unwilling, how dare she make a mistake because of Mrs. Ma's identity? This person is different from the Li family and the Lin family, even if she is scheming, she is just relying on Xue Jingzheng to spoil her, but she knows that if she offends the Madam in front of her, I am afraid that Xue Jingzheng will not be able to protect her.
Mrs. Ma breathed a sigh of relief when she heard this, as if she remembered something, and hurriedly instructed the maid beside her: "You go back to the house later, and take the hibiscus cream that the Queen Mother gave to Mrs. Ben some time ago and give it to your aunt." She smiled and said to Xu Lianshuang: "The hibiscus cream is made of manna hibiscus, which has the effect of eliminating scars and whitening. ”
Xu Lianshuang's beautiful eyes lit up, the anger and grievances that had been hoarded in her heart disappeared in an instant, and the value of the things that the Queen Mother personally appreciated must be immeasurable.
"Madame doesn't need to be worried, just a little burned......" Xu Lianshuang's beautiful eyes were shining, and a smile bloomed on her lips.
Mrs. Ma stretched out her hand to cover her soft breast, and said softly: "Auntie doesn't have to push back, just accept it, if you don't accept it, the concubine will also have a bad conscience." ”
Xu Lianshuang naturally half-pushed and half-accepted it on the spot.
For a while, the guests were all very emotional, and they secretly said that this Xu family was really lucky today.
Mrs. Ma shifted her gaze to Xu Lianshuang's delicate scarlet dress, and then looked at Li's extremely simple and elegant dress, her face changed, and she seemed to smile and said: "Auntie's clothes are so good-looking, look at the peony embroidery, it is really vivid and beautiful." ”
When she mentioned this, everyone turned their attention to Xu's body, and suddenly realized that Xu Lianshuang was actually wearing a dress very similar to Mrs. Ma, which was as gorgeous as fire, Mrs. Ma was graceful and luxurious, and her gestures were beyond the reach of the dust.
Xu Lianshuang subconsciously looked at herself, but this look made her frightened, she was wearing clothes very similar to Mrs. Ma today, and she didn't know what her old man thought in her heart.
"This garment was given by the old lady, and the concubine felt that this day was important, so she ordered someone to hurry up and put it on. Xu Lianshuang was frightened, but did not forget to reply with her heart.
"The clothes are indeed good, but ......" Mrs. Ma set her eyes on Li, raising her lips and smiling lightly, but it made Xu's inexplicably tremble, "Mrs. Ben was a little surprised to see Mrs. Li dressed so plainly today." ”
As soon as these words came out, Xu Lianshuang's eyebrows jumped, and uneasy emotions swept over.
Xue Hainiang just like the moment she stepped into this hall and sat down on the seat, holding the tea cup and sipping it lightly, sometimes talking and laughing with the two sisters of the Liang family, and sometimes sighing that the tea prepared by the Li family today is the best, but the only thing that remains unchanged is the smiling eyes, but she has already taken in all the farce in front of her.