Jin Tingjiao

Chapter 134 The Enemy Meets
"You don't need to worry about this layer. In short, I guarantee that it will not be used by men."

Qiu Shi raised her lips, and then took two pieces of spices from the maid: "Here is one piece of ambergris and one piece of agarwood.

"Help me make a string of sachets like yours. Remember that the workmanship must be fine and exquisite. And, you need to give it to me within five days, okay?"

Shen Xi thought for a while while holding her mandarin duck and pastel teacup, and said with a smile, "Of course I have to follow Grandma's orders."

As long as it's not for men.

But it was obviously a sachet for women, but she didn't put in the spices commonly used by noble men in the fortress, there must be something strange in it.

The war in the inner house is nothing more than fighting for power and profit, and she is of course interested in watching this excitement.

When Qiu heard this, she immediately laughed again: "I know you are also an official lady, not a embroiderer, and this kind of thing shouldn't be asked of you.

"But who made you ingenious and capable? This is also a coincidence.

"Although you are several years younger than me, I like you very much. Our old lady also likes such ingenious people. In the future, if you are interested, you can often visit our Han family."

The Han family is a big family, how can anyone come here?
Even ordinary wives of the third and fourth grades may not necessarily drop by whenever they want!
Her Qiu family needs to rely on her to compete for favor in the Han family, and she who was born in a third-rank official household definitely needs to curry favor with her to gain power and aristocrats. For her to make such an invitation, of course it is tantamount to repaying!
Shen Xi thanked him calmly.

"Grandma, the old lady heard that Miss Ning said that Miss Shen was visiting, so she sent someone to pass the message, and asked Miss Shen to come to Anrongtang to meet her."

Here they were drinking tea tacitly, when suddenly a maid came in from outside the door and said.

Qiu suddenly stopped, and then looked at Shen Xi, somehow, the face that was still buoyant with the spring breeze froze for an instant.

Shen Xi also froze.

Wen Chan may not know that Qiu Shi invited her into the mansion today, the reason why she said this must be because Han Ning had brought her words to her.

When she achieved her goal, she looked back at Qiu Shi: "This is really flattering. What should I do?"

Qiu Shi looked at the visitor: "Is that what the old lady really said?"

The servant girl bowed her head: "Exactly, An Rongtang's colored glaze is outside."

Qiu stood there for a while with frowned eyebrows, then suddenly smiled, took Shen Xi's hand and said, "Sister is really lucky!

"Our old lady is not easy to see guests on weekdays. It can be seen that this really adds to the girl's favor! ——Come, come with me!"

When she called her sister, she instantly brought her identity as the second young mistress of a high family closer to Shen Xi.

Shen Xi then stepped out the door, and walked up to the veranda with her calmly.

The two of them passed through the screen door, walked through several corridors under the moon cave door on the west, and headed towards the upper room.

If you don't meet Wen Chan face to face, you will never get to know her bottom, so even if there is a huge difference in strength, this meeting is extremely necessary.

Shen Xi took a brief look at the house along the way, and found that it was not a particularly neat courtyard with four entrances. There were verandahs extending out on both sides. It was estimated that it should have bought the neighbor's land later and expanded it.

There is a small garden between the third entrance and the fourth entrance. The spacious courtyard of the two entrances on the northeast corner of the small garden is the Anrong Hall.

There were quite a few maids standing under the door, and there were frequent laughter in the yard, it seemed that there should be many people there.

Qiu Shi stopped walking and said: "The girls must be here." Pointing to her wrist, he said: "Take off this sachet."

He didn't explain why, and Shen Xi didn't ask too much.He unwrapped the sachet and handed it to Pearl, and then followed her into the courtyard.

Wen Chan, who took her life, sat in the main hall where the laughter was heard.

It is said that when enemies meet, they are extremely jealous, but the one who did something wrong is Wen Chan, not Shen Xi, so she has nothing to be nervous about.

There is nothing to say on the way into the hospital. She has seen this kind of ostentation too much. Even if Wen Chan built a whole palace, she would not take a second look.

On the contrary, since Qiu entered the gate of Anrongtang, his whole person gradually became dignified. He was so lively, but he followed the rules and became a puppet choking his neck.

It seems that this second mistress is still far from the position of Wen Chan's confidant, so it's no wonder she is so eager to compete for favor.

But when I think about it carefully, the person who is so high in Han Dun's position in the court, but Qiu's fawning on him desperately, and never dares to make mistakes, is not Han Dun's wife, her own sister-in-law, but an old lady who has already delegated power. , is quite intriguing.

Thinking about the two times she came to the Han family, she never heard Han Dun's wife, Mrs. Mu, or his mother, Mrs. Tang, mentioned in their words.

In other words, Han Dun's biological mother, Qiu's mother-in-law, and his famous matchmaker's wife, their power and influence in the mansion are actually not as powerful as Wen Chan's?
Shen Xi thought about it in his heart, but he didn't waste a moment on his face.

The door curtain made of pearls the size of rice grains was lifted, and then walked around the large screen with colorful phoenixes flying in the west, and the first time she stepped through the door, she saw several girls sitting around one place.

With the second glance, his gaze fell directly on the old lady sitting on the brocade couch above.

Even though Shen Xi had made preparations earlier, this glance really seemed to have directly spanned 50 years!

Wen Chan on the seat was half leaning on the big welcoming pillow, holding a glass cup in her hand, facing Han Ning who was sitting on the left, with a loving smile on her face.

At that time, graying was occasionally seen in the blue silk, and a half-new purple brocade embroidered silver flower single dress was covered with a crimson horse-face skirt.

What she wears on her head is just as exquisite as she was back then, to the point of being a little too much.

But the exquisite facial features of the past have now become deformed outlines.

Even though the skin is still flat and smooth, it is like an overripe peach after all, the flesh has drooped down, forming creases at the corners of the mouth and jaw.

On the contrary, those eyes that glowed viciously and coldly in the alley behind Xiangguo Temple were relatively bright, making her 66 years old seem to be several years younger invisibly.

Shen Xi thought about it carefully, in fact it was only three months since he left this person, seeing her so old suddenly, he really couldn't take his eyes off it.

"Come in, girl." Qiu greeted.

Shen Xi pursed his lips slightly, lowered his eyes and looked inside.

The moment she raised her eyes, Wen Chan's gaze fell on her.

"Shen Xi, the left servant of the Ministry of Punishment, pays his respects to the old lady."

Shen Xi saluted her.

Wen Chan looked at her who was standing quietly in front of her, and after a long time she raised her lips and waved: "Come here and let me have a look."

As soon as she stretched out her hand, the sleeve slid up, revealing a bracelet on her wrist.

I saw the large glass bottom of this bracelet, the floating green inside stretched like green hills, and there was a touch of eye-catching red floating in the thousands of mountains!
The red was as dazzling as blood, and as hot as fire, just like when she first saw the blood on the back of her hand in the alley that day, her eyes suddenly hurt!
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I’m out today, and I’ll add more tomorrow...(???)
(End of this chapter)