Noble Lady Jing Zhao

Chapter 73

"Hurry up and invite people in."

"Yes."

The maid retreated, and everyone understood.

They entered the table first. The female family members were all in the garden, while the prince greeted his foreign men who were all in the courtyard next to the garden.

The two places are just separated by a clump of bamboo forests.

It's not real, you can only see the clothes of the figure clearly.

The Crown Princess is sitting on the main seat, with Mrs. Jiang, Mrs. Jiang, Second Mrs. Jiang, and the eldest daughter of the Jiang family sitting on her left hand.

The second aunt, Jiang, seldom went to a banquet with her mother, so she took her daughter Ye Jingyun and sat with her parents.

On the right hand of the Crown Princess is Mrs. Liang, the eldest lady of Chengen Bo Mansion.Xie Shiqian gave in and asked Mrs. Qian to sit with her sister-in-law Liang.

She was sitting next to Mrs. Qian, followed by Mrs. Xue from the fourth room and Mrs. Ding from the fifth room.

Then came the girls of the Ye family and Miss Qian.

Since there were no very familiar people at the table, Ms. Qian was a bit reserved.

Perhaps because of the good relationship between father and Master Ye San, mother and Mrs. Ye San got closer.

She is naturally closer to Miss Ye Fourth Ye Jingzhao.

"Sister Qian, how about we go shopping together later?"

Ye Jingzhao offered tea instead of wine and made a toast.

The elders were chatting happily with each other, while the girl's family was chatting among themselves.

"Alright."

Ms. Qian smiled gently, with a decent demeanor.

Today she was wearing a new light purple dress, with a draping begonia pattern embroidered on the front.

There is only a white jade tassel hairpin on the head, and the end of the hairpin is also carved with a pattern of crabapple flowers.

There are two begonia velvet flowers in each hairpin on the temples, which are very attractive to look at.

Ms. Qian's plump figure does not mean she has lost weight.

Although his appearance is not outstanding, he has a calm and peaceful aura.

He is also a very kind person.

His speaking voice was soft and soft, not noisy.

"Sister Qian, this is my second sister Ye Jingmiao, and this is my fourth aunt's niece Xue Miaoyue."

Ye Jingzhao introduced a few people, and everyone toasted each other with tea instead of wine.

After putting down the teacup, the atmosphere in the girl's house became familiar.

"Sister Jing Zhao, I heard that you lived in Song County for a long time. Where can I find something good to eat and do?"

It was only then that Ms. Qian seemed to have opened up a chatterbox, asking about Ye Jingzhao's past.

In fact, she has lived in Kyoto since she was a child, and the outside world is all she heard from other people or read from books.

After all, she was a little envious.

Ye Jingzhao did not shy away from Miss Qian and talked about his days in Song County casually.

"Song County is far away from Kyoto. It is not a prosperous place. Most of the local people can still support their families, and the shops and markets are not very prosperous."

"The food and supplies are naturally not comparable to those in Kyoto."

"However, the folk customs are simple, the people are extremely kind, and there are no bullies who oppress others."

"People there also want to come to Kyoto one day to take a look and see what this enviable and wealthy Kyoto is like."

For some reason, as he spoke, Ye Jingzhao felt a sore nose and felt depressed in his heart.

When my father was in office, he was diligent and dedicated, and he wanted to seek more benefits for the people.

So that the poor people can live a little better life.

However, the power is weak.

It's just occasionally helping some people who really can't survive.

The girls listened to it in their hearts, and they were also affected by their emotions for a moment.

"By the way, Sister Qian, where do you usually go shopping? When we get a chance in the future, how about we go shopping together?"

Seeing that the atmosphere was dull, Ye Jingzhao changed the topic and asked.

Miss Qian pursed her lips and thought about it carefully. In fact, she didn't have any close friends in the capital.

Most of the time I am at home.

Occasionally I would go to the temple with my mother to offer incense.

This has been her life since childhood.

When asked about it, she couldn't answer. She hesitated and said, "I don't go out much. When I go out, I usually follow my mother to burn incense."

"Why don't we wait until spring begins and let's go to Xingshan Mountain outside the city to enjoy the flowers?" Xue Miaoyue suddenly suggested.

Several girls all looked at her, with surprise hidden in their eyes.

They either don't go out of the house very often, or like Ye Jingzhao, they just return to the capital and don't have many days.

Only Xue Miaoyue, even though she was a merchant, followed her mother to visit many places in and outside the city.

Merchants' families, unlike wealthy families, have so many restrictions and requirements for their boudoir ladies.

Thinking of that Xingshan Mountain, Xue Miaoyue still can't forget it.

"Sixty miles outside the city of Kyoto, there is a place called Guanyue Mountain. Because of the many mountains and mountains, the population is sparsely populated. In order to make a living, the local people deliberately planted a mountain full of apricot trees."

"When the apricots are ripe, they will be sold or sold as dried apricots."

"Every year in March, apricot flowers bloom all over the mountain. From a distance, the green mountains and forests are filled with white and pink apricot flowers. It looks so spectacular, so it was renamed Apricot Mountain."

Everyone listened and saw that she described it vividly.

It's like being in the sea of ​​apricot flowers.

Full of expectations and yearning.

It was agreed immediately that when the flowers bloom, several people would go to enjoy the flowers together.

"Why did Sister Xue find this place?"

Ye Jingzhao suddenly became curious, it was the first time she had heard of Xingshan.

"My family is a businessman, and my mother accidentally tasted the dried apricots sold in Xinghua Village. She liked it very much, so she went to explore it herself."

Only then did she understand, "Then do you still sell these dried apricots at home?"

For a while, I felt greedy.

Xue Miaoyue shook her head helplessly.

"I didn't sell it, because the quantity is very small, and my mother likes it, so I keep it, or eat it myself or give it away. I will send a letter back tomorrow, and I will send a copy for everyone to try."

Everyone was grateful.

The annual output of apricots in Xinghua Mountain is not bad.

It's just because of the terrain that dried apricots need suitable weather.

But Xinghua Village rarely has such suitable weather throughout the year.

If dried indoors, the dried apricots will lose their natural flavor.

Therefore, people like to sell fresh apricots, and there is no need to go to such lengths.

"Zhao Zhao."

While he was talking, aunt Liang suddenly called out.

Ye Jingzhao apologized to everyone, and walked up to his aunt to greet her.

"Fourth sister, I have something for you, you come with me." Ye Jingzhen stood up with a smile, led her to where the girls were.

Everyone stood up to see the gift, and Ye Jingzhen said to Miss Qian, "Miss Qian, I have prepared some gifts for you, so you can come with me."

"Yes."

Her mother had mentioned the purpose of coming to the Prince's Mansion today.

Said that he fell in love with the eldest son of the eldest son of Cheng Enbo's mansion.

Tell her not to be cautious. If she seems to be acceptable, then she should agree to the marriage.

He also said that Mrs. Ye Mansion is kind and she is also the Princess of Liang Wangfu.

Her mother-in-law likes her, and no one outside dares to embarrass her.

This marriage is great, but after all, I hope my daughter will like it.

(End of this chapter)