Chapter 52: Bai's Birthday Banquet (I)

He Changan followed Shi Qi every day to learn how to organize this birthday banquet from Mama Zheng, in fact, in the previous life, she worked as a tea foreman palace maid in Yanqing Palace and East Palace, and she was not so unfamiliar with banquets, so sometimes she was more familiar than Shi Qi.

However, after three times and two times, He Changan began to shrink behind, and she also knew in her heart that Shi Qi was the protagonist of the preparation of this banquet, and she was just a starter anyway, so why did she steal Shi Qi's limelight?

But after a busy day, the days passed quickly, and the twenty-eighth day of the winter month soon arrived.

On this day, He Chang'an got up early in the morning, changed into a newly cut Shu satin white background red plum blossom jacket, lined with a silver-red plum blossom skirt underneath, because of the red festive, the whole person looked a lot more energetic. Mama Yang put on a hairpin with eight treasures of gold silk inlaid with rice beads on He Chang'an's head, and a pendant of golden crane and ruby earrings on her ears, and the whole person looked even more red and gorgeous.

He Changan smiled: "Mama, is this a New Year's doll that wants to dress me up and hold a big carp to send blessings?"

Mama Yang also pretended to be angry: "Miss is usually dressed too plainly, either moon white, or light blue, and even lake blue is rare, let alone wearing red." So the lady herself didn't know that the lady was actually very beautiful in red, and she looked more energetic than before. ”

Mama Yang blamed He Changan for not liking to wear red, but how many girls didn't like to wear some bright colors when they were young?

What Mama Yang didn't know was that He Chang'an before, in the previous life, was not that he didn't love Dahong, but that he couldn't wear it. Whether it is the maid of the Fengcha palace in the Yanqing Palace, or on duty in the East Palace, they often have to come into contact with the harem concubines, the harem concubines, except for the queen mother Chen, the rest of the people, even if they are favored like Concubine Qing, it is also a concubine's room, and they can't wear red, if a palace maid can still wear red, wouldn't it stab the eyes of these ladies and nobles?

Later, Ye Hibiscus found out that he fell in love with Lu Yuan, and he also understood that it was impossible to be Lu Yuan's wife with his identity no matter what, so he completely broke off the idea of wearing red, and he was full of it, and he preferred the color of moon white and light blue even more.

"Today is my mother's birthday, as long as my mother looks happy, I can wear anything. ”

Mama Yang fixed the last lock of He Changan's hair with a small bead flower that had always been a ruby, and admired He Changan in the mirror in the bronze mirror: "In the past, the girl liked to be plain, but the old slave didn't say it, and I thought the girl was still young at that time." Now that the girl has grown into a big girl, even if it is not Mrs. Lady's birthday, but whenever it is an important occasion and the girl needs to be dazzling, this red still has to be worn, so as to show the grace of the girl. ”

He Changan couldn't resist Mama Yang, and he also knew that Mama Yang served the Bai family and came to serve herself, and her heart for the rest of her life was on their mother and daughter, and she couldn't refute Mama Yang's heart, so she said: "Okay, okay, I'll just wear red." Mama, my mother should be freshening up, right? You and Biluo should accompany me to Chunxuan Hall to have a look. ”

When he arrived at Chunxuan Hall, the Bai family was already holding his hair, and when Xi Rui saw the three people who came in, he blessed He Chang'an: "The slave maid greets the second young lady." ”

Because the children and girls of the He family have reached the age of marrying relatives, they are not separated from each other as before, and the Bai family also asked the people in Gongchangbo's mansion to change the title of He Chang'an from the original eldest lady to the second miss.

He Changan hurriedly grabbed Xi Rui: "Sister Xi Rui doesn't need to be polite, what kind of hairstyle is this going to comb for my mother?"

Xi Rui compared a set of peony flower heads to Bai's head: "The slave maid thought, today is a good day for Mrs., you must comb a festive hairstyle, Miss, how about combing a peony head with this set of peony flower heads?"

Daxuan's pro-woman, everyone's makeup will have a set of peony flowers, which are all prepared by the woman's mother's family when she is at home, and the meaning is that the peony flowers bloom and become rich. But the pattern of the peony head is almost the same, but the appearance above can make a big fuss.

Bai is the beloved daughter of the old Liang Guogong, when the Bai family got married, the old lady Liang Guogong spent a lot of thought on this set of heads, each peony flower is made of red gold invited by a famous craftsman to carve carefully, each petal has eight stamens, each stamen is inlaid with a fine ruby, with this set of peony head, the whole person walks up and down is swaying, brilliant.

But the Bai family has been in poor health since he got married, and he is also dormant in order to avoid the edge of the Liu family.

He Changan stroked his palm and said: "The peony head is good, this set of heads is so beautiful, if you bring it, others will not be able to recognize whether this is my mother or my sister." ”

Bai Shi turned around and nodded at the tip of He Changan's nose: "Just your mouth is sweet, you know Hu Yan." I originally thought that I would never bring this set of peony heads again in my life, but I didn't expect my daughter to become more and more promising, somehow, since you woke up from falling into the water, I feel that you are growing more and more, and even with my status in the He family is much stronger than before, so today I put this set of heads and faces. ”

He Chang'an's heart moved, if the Bai family knew that he was no longer the original He Changan, he was afraid that he would be very sad, but since she survived for He Changan, she would also replace her and protect the Bai family for the rest of her life.

Bai Shi turned back to face the bronze mirror: "Okay, eldest sister, you go to your cousin Qi first, your cousin Qi should already be waiting in the front hall, and there will be guests coming to the door in a while." My mother is a birthday star, and according to the rules, I only show up when the banquet is held, and the front will be handed over to you and your cousin Qi. ”

He Changan nodded: "My daughter is provincial, my mother can rest assured." ”

said that he handed over the task of welcoming guests to Shi Qi and He Chang'an, but it was impossible for the Bai family to let the two little girls who had not yet married be busy in the front, Shi He's volunteered to help the two children, and the Bai family readily agreed, but Shi Qi didn't believe Shi He's and asked: "Mother, you are not familiar with the life in the capital, and your daughter has learned the network of these imperial capitals from Mama Zheng, ...... Can it be done?"

Shi Heshi smiled: "Do you know that the network of contacts is not enough? I will give you a circle on the side, I can't work your grandmother to come out to welcome guests at such an age, right?"

What Shi He said is indeed the truth, if He Jiaqing has already married a daughter-in-law, then this matter will definitely not be the turn of He Changan and Shi Qi to do, but will be handed over to the eldest and young grandmother of the He family to be fully responsible, but now, isn't there even a shadow from the He family to the young grandmother?

Thinking of this, the Bai family was faintly worried, even if He Jiaqing was not her own, but after all, she had been raised by her side for so many years, and she had also developed feelings, if He Jiaqing married a daughter-in-law, she would have to be uncomfortable for the rest of her life.

Shi Heshi persuaded Bai on the side: "Why should the sister-in-law be so worried? Today is a good day for the sister-in-law, and I don't have to let worry ruin my blessing." Children and grandchildren have their own children and grandchildren, and when the sister-in-law celebrates her fortieth birthday, she can hold a big fat boy to help her sister-in-law handle it. ”

This made the Bai family feel a lot more relieved, He Changan also secretly wondered, Shi He's is really a weird person, if she doesn't deal with you, the words she says are piercing, how uncomfortable you think, and you can't live in peace for a few days and nights, but if she is really towards you, then if she says it, it only takes one sentence to make your brows stretch, and I don't know how a daughter like Liu was raised.

As soon as Shi He's voice fell, he heard Fanzhi report: "Madam, Mrs. Auntie, Second Miss, Miss Shi Biao, and Duchess Liang Guo are already coming in with two girls." ”

Sure enough, it was Bai's sister-in-law, and she could come early in the morning, so Shi He hurriedly took the two girls out to greet her.

Duchess of Liang Guo Geng is wearing a complete set of Danfeng Chaoyang's skirts, combing a fallen horse bun, and there are not many hairpin rings on the bun, but it can be seen that everything is a fine product, and the smile on her face is also generous, and she still takes two little girls like the last time she entered the palace for a banquet, one is Bai Hui whom He Changan knows, and the other is not Lu Mianmian, the lord of Zhurun.

Naturally, although Bai's status is not low, but she is just a countess, the lord of Zhurun County, as the daughter of the prince, must participate in the banquet when she enters the palace, but the countess's birthday is a self-surrendering identity.

He Chang'an was the only one among the three who had a real relationship with Duchess Liang Guo, so he spoke first: "My aunt's dress is so beautiful, and my aunt's whole person is radiant. There is also Cousin Hui's pink jacket skirt, Rose pink is beautiful for people with white skin, like me, whose skin is not very white, but I can't wear Cousin Hui's feeling. Hey, this is ......."

After greeting the Duchess of Liang Guo Geng and Bai Hui, he turned the conversation to the girl he had never met.

Geng's face was slightly embarrassed, but he quickly introduced it calmly: "Eldest sister, you are weak when you are young, and you don't usually go out to move around, so you don't know much, this is the little niece of your second uncle's mother's family, it seems that she was still born in a month with you, a few days younger than you, and her name is Du Ruo." ”

He Changan looked this Du Ruo up and down, Du Ruo has small Danfeng eyes, a slight layer of fat powder on his face, Meixin has a little cinnabar mole, and the willow waist is slender, she looks like a beauty, if it is fair, she does look better than Bai Hui, even if it is He Ping'an, Du Ruo is not necessarily worse than her.

It's just that this Du Ruo, before he spoke, his eyes swept around him, which made He Changan feel very uncomfortable, and he didn't have any good feelings in an instant, but said lightly: "It turned out to be the sister of the Du family, but I vaguely remember that the second uncle's mother's house is in Shandong, why, the sister of the Du family went to Beijing so far away to join her aunt alone?"