Da Suining

Chapter 38 The Borneo Flower

If Eunuch Chang hates someone, he can dig out the coffin even if it is buried in the ground.

Eunuch Chang couldn't run if he wanted to hurt anyone.

Eunuch Chang is so kind, respect is worse than obedience.

The matter of clothes is settled.

Even the well-informed old Mrs. Xiang sighed secretly when she saw this hesitant-colored dress, that the royal family is rich. This gold-embellished dress is worth at least 40 taels of silver, which is enough for a country family to spend a few years. .

Cross-necked brocade jacket, wide-sleeved and narrow-waisted long skirt reaching the floor, a watery color, overlapping collars, silver thread hemming, woven with gold thread around the body, embroidered with water pink flower branches, look closely at the layers of phoenix flowers Folding, just for the embroidery, it took more than a month for the embroiderer, not to mention the gold and silver threads, and the material of the Huanhua brocade, which is really rare.

"Grandmother, what kind of flower is this embroidery?" Xiang Suining asked.

Jasmine, sweet-scented osmanthus, peach blossom, rhododendron, datura, rosemary, these flowers, more or less, Xiang Suining also knows some of them, the flowers on this dress are embroidered in a hazy way, and the petals are of different shades and are intertwined with each other. Overlap is very rare.

"I only saw it once or twice when I was in my teens. At that time, I was still a girl at home." Madam Xiang pointed to the petals and said, "This group of flowers is naturally no better than the ones outside. This flower branch is embroidered with Borneo flower."

"Bharat flower?"

"The Udumbara flower is touched by auspicious spirits. It is smallpox, which is unique in the world. It is also known as Wutan and Lingrui flower. You are still young, so it is normal to not know it. There are records of this kind of flower in the scriptures."

"Grandmother knows so much."

"When I was a girl back then, I had some family background, so I also have some knowledge, which is much better than you are now." Mrs. Xiang felt that Xiang Suining was hurt when she said this, and hurriedly said: "Anyway, if you get this The clothes are really a blessing, if you wear this clothes to the banquet, you will definitely stand out."

Tang Xiaoniang found another shop to make shoes for Xiang Yan. A pair of gold embroidered shoes cost a full two taels of silver.

At this time, Xiangyan was accompanied by her maid, Chunyu, who had just returned from wandering around the garden.

New shoes, try wearing them.By the way, you can practice your walking posture.

When Xiang Suining saw Xiang Yan, she was twisting like a snake, shaking every step three times.

It's not surprising, when I met Xiangyan before, she probably walked like this.Tang Xiaoniang said that when a woman walks, she must be graceful and charming, and she walks straight and straight like Xiang Suining. Tang Xiaoniang calls it a corpse.

Xiang Suining walked along the forked road, trying to avoid Xiang Yan.

After passing the Chuihua Gate, after only two steps, I saw Xiangyan coming out of the moon gate, pinching her waist with one hand and shaking a handkerchief with the other.

Chun Yu followed behind her with a flattering smile, and the master and servant laughed crisply like the wind blowing bells.

"It turned out to be the second girl. Passing by here, she must have gone to grandma's place again." After a few steps, Xiangyan sat down on a big rock, and Chunyu hurriedly beat her leg.

"The weather is so nice, the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant. The sound of this bird is so comforting." Xiangyan held up a handkerchief to block the sun: "This bird really knows how to sing."

Xiang Yan really wandered around hallucinating, how could there be any birds singing at this time, and there were not many people on such a remote path, Xiang Yan could really talk nonsense, maybe because she was in a good mood.

Xiangyan squinted her eyes, with a look of enjoyment, and most importantly, she raised one leg high, deliberately revealing her new shoes: "These shoes are two taels of silver, and if someone else wears them, they won't deserve them. "

Xiangyan was proud to take off.

Not because of anything else, just because Xiang Suining didn't have one.

Xiang Suining really didn't wear two pairs of shoes.

"Second girl, look, how about my shoes? Is the color right? Is the embroidery fine?"

"Miss San's shoes are the most exquisite. They are the best shoes I have ever seen." Chun Yu hurriedly spoke.

"Sycophant." Mingzhu muttered in a low voice.

"It turned out to be Mingzhu." Xiang Yan called her over, and stretched out her hand to give her a slap, but when Mingzhu hid, Xiangyan was caught in the air, and Xiangyan called Chun Yu: "Tear her mouth to pieces."

Mingzhu hurriedly ran behind Xiang Suining.

Xiang Suining stretched out his hand to stop him, but Chunyu had no choice but to retreat to Xiangyan's side.

"Mingzhu is my girl, if she does something wrong, I will punish her, no one else will." Xiang Suining protects Mingzhu: "With me here, no one else can tear her mouth apart."

Xiangyan didn't insist, she was about to go to the Princess Mansion, she had to cultivate herself for two days anyway, don't get a reputation for being harsh on the servants, if it spreads to the noble sons and noble daughters, it would be bad.

Xiangyan couldn't take advantage of it, and Xiangyan was unwilling: "What happened to the second girl's clothes? Did you repair them yourself or let someone from Liuyunfang repair them for you? Do you have any money for the repairs? The clothes are worth 15 taels, and the repair fee is probably Not a lot, did the second girl raise enough money?"

Xiang Suining ignored her, and walked away with Mingzhu.

Xiangyan sat there angrily.

Chunyu thought about the words: "Third girls can't afford to be angry with them. The girls are as beautiful as fairies, and fairies come down to earth. How can they appreciate them?"

"Although you come from a humble background, fortunately you like to tell the truth."

"Thank you, Miss San, for your compliment."

"I'm so beautiful, why should I be angry with her? Anyway, she is not as good as me in appearance, and her dress is not as good as mine, so she is not worthy of me." Xiang Yan grabbed a small yellow flower and crushed it in her hands: "I'm tired from walking, this time The back of my neck is sweating, and my stomach is hungry, so I told the kitchen to make fresh fish and sheep soup for me."

Chunyu hurriedly agreed to do it.

The kitchen made a full pot of fresh fish and sheep soup and when it was brought into the room, the soup was still steaming.

The fish are live fish caught in a small pond, and they have already vomited out the dirty things in their stomachs if they were kept in clean water.

The lamb is freshly slaughtered by the butcher outside, and the meat is fresh and tender.

The combination of the two, just a little salt, is a pot of delicious soup.

Chunyu filled a bowl full for Xiangyan, and Xiangyan put it down after taking a sip.

"What's the matter, Miss San, is there something wrong with the taste?"

Tang Xiaoniang walked in smelling the smell, and shook a handkerchief in front of her nose: "This soup is really strong, I can smell it across the corridor."

Chunyu wanted to serve soup for Tang Xiaoniang, and Tang Xiaoniang waved her hand: "Take out the soup. Miss San, your heart is too big. When is this? You should have put on rouge and powder a long time ago. What kind of fish and sheep soup are you drinking?" This mutton smells very strong, you drink a bowl, open your mouth to talk, it's like sleeping with a sheep for two nights, this smell won't go away for two or three days, if you go out to meet people like this, aren't you afraid they will laugh at you?"

Xiangyan said nothing.

"How do you act like a slave, you don't even think about such trivial things?" Tang Xiaoniang trained Chunyu again: "These three girls are only allowed to eat light food for the past two days, and if they want to eat meaty food, they are only allowed to eat light food .”

Chunyu nodded.

"Just try on the girl's shoes. Don't go too far. It's ridiculous if the shoes are dirty. Have you ironed the clothes? Which cabinet should you put them in?" Tang Xiaoniang was very concerned.

Xiangyan got a little impatient: "Mother, you talk too much. I only took a sip of the soup, and you asked about the clothes three or four times. Everything is ready."

"Why...why have you lost your appetite again? What's wrong with you? Do you want to call a doctor?"

"It's not uncomfortable, it's just something I remembered."

(End of this chapter)