Snow Festival Banquet (1)
Five days later, Feng Nanyin and his party entered Beijing, and the main street was full of people, but they didn't see a person from the Feng family welcoming her at the city gate.
Everyone present was surprised, and they all said that the Feng family's concubine was the most favored, but now it doesn't look like it, as if the Feng family doesn't have this concubine, just when everyone was chatting, a blue carriage walked towards the city gate.
Feng Nanyin lifted the curtain and looked at the street, this has been three years, but everything is still the same.
The carriage passed through the streets and alleys and finally stopped in front of the Dingguo Mansion in the west of the city, Yinhuan took the lead in getting out of the carriage, and then Feng Nanyin was entangled by Fu Bao and also came down, and the wide cloak and hat made it impossible to see her appearance.
The little guy at the door saw it and hurriedly welcomed the person in.
Feng Nanyin's courtyard is on the west side, although it is a little more remote but fortunately, it is quiet, and few people come to disturb it.
She is quiet by nature, so there are very few servants and maids in the courtyard, and after she left Dingdu, there were even fewer people here, and over time there was no popularity.
Feng Nanyin glanced at the maid in the courtyard, turned sideways and said a word to Yinhuan before entering the house.
The furnishings in the house were still the same as before she left, and Fu Bao took off her cloak and hung it aside, and said, "Girl, the slave and maid have changed most of the people in the courtyard. ”
"Well, I think it's all sent by the major families." Feng Nanyin sat on the chair, "You should pay more attention to your actions in the courtyard in the future." ”
"The slave knows."
In the courtyard, Yinhuan asked all the maids and servants to gather in the courtyard.
"My name is Yinhuan, I am the first-class female envoy next to the princess, and I am in charge of the affairs in the house when I was in Qinyang, and now I am back to our Yumu Pavilion, and now I have a look, there are many people in our courtyard that I don't know, I don't care where you came from and who sent them, our princess likes to be quiet and doesn't need so many people, so except for the people I ordered to stay, the rest of the people went to the housekeeper to get paid and left."
Before the words fell, there was a voice of questioning, and a maid dressed in pink clothes and a little conspicuous said: "I am the person sent by His Royal Highness, I only listen to His Highness's words, you are just a little envoy, why do you say let us go, we will go, if the Third Highness blames it, will you bear it?" ”
Yinhuan Zhengse said: "Even if you send it from the saint, it is not easy to use, the princess's courtyard is naturally the princess's decision." ”
"You're ......!"
"What are you, if you talk nonsense, let the housekeeper find someone to take out and sell it."
Seeing that the momentum was not good, the pink-clothed maid actually played a rogue move, lying on the ground and crying, and shouting: "The sky has eyes!" The dignified Princess An Li actually instigated her female envoys to beat people! ”
The sound in the courtyard was so loud that it reached the house.
It's frustrating to have such a farce on the first day home.
Feng Nanyin raised her hand and rubbed her eyebrows, and her tone was not very good: "Fubao, you go and take a look." ”
"Yes, slave maid, let's go and see which one of the non-long-eyed people dares to disturb your purity." Fu Bao came to the courtyard in a rage.
"Come on, don't you pull out such a noise and beat it to death."
"Yes."
The little guy at the door controlled the person by dividing it by two, tied his hands and feet, and stuffed his mouth.
The rest of them stopped saying nothing when they saw the man's fate, and obediently went down to receive the wages according to the arrangement, for fear that they would be the next to be dragged out.
A farce came to an end like this, just when Feng Nanyin thought that she could be quiet for a while, at least there would be no other things today, but a person suddenly visited.
Feng Nanyin, who had just had dinner, sat on the chair, this was her habit, there were too many things pressed on her body since she was reborn, and what she needed most was quiet.
At this time, no one usually comes to disturb him, but today Fubao suddenly ran over in a hurry.
"Girl, Mother Cui is here."
Feng Nanyin slowly opened her eyes, "Mother Cui? What is she doing here, shouldn't she be serving A-Niang's dinner at this time? ”
"I don't know, Mother Cui only said that Mrs. has something important."
Feng Nanyin straightened up, "Bring it in." ”
"Yes."
After a while, Fu Bao led a middle-aged woman towards here, this woman was estimated to be in her forties, short and bloated, with a dark complexion, wearing a navy blue jacket, with a smile in her eyes, looking at Xiao Ruqinglou from a distance.
"The old slave invites the princess to be safe, and the princess is blessed with gold."
Feng Nanyin stared at the tea in her hand, she hated this person, if she hadn't told her father and brother that she had died in battle when her mother was seriously ill in her previous life, how could Xun Zening die in a hurry.
Seeing that Feng Nanyin ignored her, Mama Cui said to herself: "In a few days, it will be the Snow Festival, Your Majesty has invited all officials and families to a banquet in the palace, and the princess has just come back, and Madame will take you with her." ”
Feng Nanyin said lightly: "I know, you go back to your mother first, I will definitely attend at that time, if you have nothing to do, go down first, I am tired and want to rest." ”
"Yes."
Feng Nanyin slammed the teacup in her hand on the table, and the tea splashed out and spilled on the table.
Without others to disturb her, Feng Nanyin finally stopped after a few days, except that something would be sent from time to time.
The days passed day by day, and the day of the Snow Festival Palace Banquet was getting closer and closer.
Midwinter is approaching, heavy snow falls in the capital city, and the cold wind and sleet fall all over the branches at night.
Dingguo Mansion, in the Yumu Pavilion, the red plums full of trees are particularly conspicuous in the silver and white
The candlelight in the room was faint, and a figure was faintly reflected in the window.
After a while, a group of grandmothers and maids hurried over, and it was estimated that there were more than a dozen people, all holding dark red boxes in their hands.
The leader is the bride of the Duchess of the country, Cui's mother.
Inside the house, Fu Bao arranged dinner, and said to the man sitting by the window who was looking out: "Girl, all the food you like to cook in the small kitchen today, the slave and maid look at the snacks and lotus cakes, and they look really exquisite." Seeing that the man didn't answer, he said again: "Madame really loves you, I heard that you ate half a piece of this cake last time and gave you all the chefs you just got, and our small kitchen is about to be unable to accommodate so many people." ”
Fu Bao was about to say when he was interrupted by the silver ring that came in, "Princess, Mother Cui is here with someone." ”
Feng Nanyin came back to her senses and waved her hand.
Silver Ring understood, and turned to greet the people outside.
Xu was brought in by the maid at the door, and when Yinhuan arrived in the main hall, Grandma Cui and a group of people were waiting there.
The candlelight was dim, and I couldn't see the faces clearly, but I could see that the people behind Mama Cui were all second-class maids in emerald clothes, but at the end of the day, they followed a few women who were looking at their faces.
I think that's the people of Treasure Court.
Unlike Fu Bao, who has been by Feng Nanyin's side since childhood, Yinhuan was originally a female soldier in the Feng family's army, and it was only later when Feng Nanyin went to Qinyang that she was assigned by Dingguo Gong to serve by her side, and she didn't come back until a few days ago and was not familiar with Cui Mama.
"Cui Mama An."
Seeing the silver ring come out, Cui Mama stepped forward with a smile and saluted: "Silver ring girl An." As he spoke, his eyes skimmed at the back of the hall.
This little action was naturally seen clearly by Yinhuan, and said with a smile: "The princess knows that you are here, and she is worried about your leg disease, and it is cold and snowy outside, so she specially ordered me to welcome you in." ”
"Princess Lao is worried."
The two exchanged a few words, and Yinhuan led people to the cabinet.
When they arrived at the door, Yinhuan knocked on the door: "Princess, Mother Cui and the people from Baocui Pavilion have arrived." ”
After a moment, a voice came from inside the room: "Come in." ”
The house was brightly lit, and a few more candles were added as someone came. The incense burner was originally lit in summer, but now it smells different in winter.
Feng Nanyin sat on the dining table with dinner, and no one looked at it and raised her eyelids, but fortunately, the people outside the screen couldn't see the inside and could only hear some sounds clearly.
Mama Cui was the first to come forward and introduce: "Say hello to the princess, this is the hairpin girls of Baocui Pavilion, a few days ago, Mrs. specially ordered someone to make a few pairs of hairpin rings, and today I sent it to let the old slave lead it over for you to see." As he spoke, he motioned for the woman of the Treasure Court to come forward and salute.
"The merchant woman asked Princess An, Princess Wanfu Jin'an."
Feng Nanyin raised her eyes and said: "I heard that Baocui Pavilion is the largest jewelry store in Dingdu, and the hairpin style made is exquisite and unique, I hope this thing is really as delicate as you say, and it will not disappoint the palace." ”
Fu Bao let the maids waiting outside come in, and opened the box to Feng Nanyin's palm.
The woman who started her sweat pinched her sweat, and said that the little ancestor of the Dingguo Mansion was the most difficult lord to serve in Dingdu City, although she had just returned from the border a few days ago, but there were a lot of rumors about her over the years, true and false, false and real, but it is undeniable that this person's identity is noble and deep in the sacred heart, since he was a child, he has been raised by the palace gold and jade, and he is used to being delicate, what good things in this world have not been seen by her, and her vision is naturally the most picky.
It was the Snow Festival Palace to set up a banquet to enjoy the plums, many young ladies of the minister's family were busy cutting new clothes and jewelry, but it happened that the Duchess of the Kingdom somehow heard that Baocui Pavilion had a new batch of gems from the Western Regions, how could her girl not have this rare object, and let people buy out the way of this gem without waiting for the news to come out, and rushed to make such a few sets of jewelry for a few days and nights, and sent them overnight.
Before leaving, the owner also specially told Princess An Li that she must not be lazy, and she must ask her, the hairpin girl, to go and send it in person.
Feng Nanyin glanced at it, the hairpins and hairpins were all made of silver wire and gold threads, and various kinds of jewels were embedded in them, shining with colorful light under the light of the candlelight.
"I can see that I have a heart, so let's stay. Fu Bao, reward. ”
With this phrase "with a heart", the woman's hanging heart finally fell to the ground.
Fu Bao took out a thick stack of silver tickets from his sleeve and handed it to the woman, "You can take this tea money, if there are any new things in your pavilion in the future, you will be bothered to let me know, if it enters the eyes of the princess, this reward will only be much more." ”
"Yes, the merchant woman knows, and she will definitely pay more attention to the princess in the future."
In the end, Yinhuan led a group of people out of the door, stuffed a few more ingots of silver before leaving, and politely sent Cui Mama and the people of Baocui Pavilion out of Yumu Pavilion.
In the warm pavilion, Feng Nanyin supported her chin with her right hand, looked at the dozens of boxes on the ground, and rubbed her temples with her left hand.
"Fubao, seal these things and put them in the warehouse."
"Girl, why do you keep it if you don't like it?" Fu Bao was puzzled, looking at the hairpin in the box, although the style was exquisite, it was too gorgeous, both the material and the style were not liked by Feng Nanyin.
"A-Niang's thoughts, let's keep it. After a while, you ask the shopkeeper of Nanyu Baoxing to send a set according to the previous style. ”
"Yes."
Fu Bao carefully put away the box, and saw Feng Nanyin's wilting appearance and quietly retreated.
When Yinhuan returned, Fu Bao had already packed up and was keeping vigil at the door.
"The princess is asleep?" Silverring asked.
"It's been a day of tossing, and the girl is tired and has rested." Fu Bao replied.
Yinhuan looked around, and saw that there was no one around, so he lowered his voice and said, "I see that the styles of those jewelry are not often worn by girls in their daily lives. ”
Since Qinyang City came back, Yinhuan only called Feng Nanyin as a girl in private, no more than Fubao is a slave of the Dingguo Mansion, Yinhuan came out of the military camp and went to Qinyang, and only lived in the mansion in the past few days, and she had to do her best in speech and demeanor, for fear of making a mistake and causing gossip to the girl, she knew that the girl treated her well, and Fubao had no similarities and differences.
"I don't like it, so as soon as the person left, the girl asked me to seal it up and put it in the warehouse."
"And what about tomorrow's banquet?" Yinhuan couldn't help but be a little worried.
"It's okay, I've already asked Nanyu Baoxing to send it, and I won't miss anything."
Silverring nodded.
Now that he has been back for many days, Feng Nanyin only said that the wind and cold have not healed, and his body is weak and must be recuperated, and it is inconvenient to see guests, but the Feng family does not look at a person who comes to visit, as if there is no such person in the house, but if there is a gap between them, no matter what good things are, whether Feng Nanyin likes it or not, they will all be sent to this courtyard, and the people are even more respectful and respectful, and any good thing can be here.
Yinhuan didn't dare to ask more, and saw that Feng Nanyin was living as usual, and those who accepted whatever they gave were happy to accept, so they also turned a blind eye.
While the two were chatting, a little guy hurried over, holding a red sandalwood moire box in his arms, and a small "Yu" character was engraved in the lower right corner of the box lid.
"Say hello to the two girls, this is the jewelry that the owner wants, and the shopkeeper will send it to you."
Fu Bao got closer to see his face by candlelight, and exclaimed: "Dong Yu! How did you get in. ”
"I came in over the wall, the wall of this mansion is really high, if it weren't for a little effort, I'm afraid I would have broken my leg."
Yinhuan said with a smile: "You can knock on the door and come in, you don't need to be in danger, if you are bumped into by the patrolling guards, I am afraid that you will be arrested as a thief and sent to the lobby of the mansion, and then you will inevitably suffer from a meal of flesh and skin." ”
Dong Yu was a little frightened when he heard this, and his heart trembled: "That's really lucky." After thinking for a while, he said, "It seems that I have to bother the two sisters to be tired and send me a little." ”
"No problem, you wait here for Yinhuan, I'll go back with him." Fu Bao Road.
"There's Sister Lao Fubao."
Yinhuan took the box and watched the two leave.