boudoir

Chapter 19

No one spoke for half a day, and they all quietly waited for Shi Yu's instructions.

Liuli looked at Aunt Su from the corner of her eye.At this time, Aunt Su still had the usual demeanor, calm and peaceful, as if everything in front of her had nothing to do with her.And her attention was on looking at Min Hua's embroidery, when Yu Shi suddenly handed over the teacup, she was not surprised, so she took it and put it on the table.

Such a harmonious and harmonious scene really doesn't seem to exist between wives and concubines.

Mrs. Yu sealed her lips with a silk cloth, stared at the threshold, and raised her hand, the servant girl Su'e brought a plate. On the red velvet cloth was a pair of jade bracelets wrapped in silk and inlaid with gold. Mrs. Yu pointed her chin towards the glazed place, E took the plate and went over.When he came to Liuli, he said: "This pair of bracelets is a gift from our wife to the girl, please accept it."

Liuli took a closer look, and saw that the bracelet was golden and shiny, with a plum blossom made of gold thread on each of the bracelets. The flower buds are extremely delicate, and what is rare is that the two bracelets are exactly the same except for the different directions of the petals.Don't say that Liuli has never seen such a precious thing, even Nie who was beside him exclaimed "Ah" when he saw it.

Liuli was not sure what Yu Shi meant, so she stood still for a while.

"This pair of 'Eight Treasure Plum Blossom Bracelets' was a meeting gift from the old lady to our eldest wife. According to legend, it was a palace item. The lady took such a precious treasure as a meeting gift. It was really painful to give up. Ninth Miss, why don't you thank me quickly?"

Aunt Su stood up at this moment, pointed at the bracelet and spoke.

Liuli looked up at her, and saw that although she was smiling, her gaze was as cold as a deep well.

Liuli didn't say much, and immediately bowed to Mrs Yu: "Liuli thanks Madam for her kindness."

Bi Yun laughed beside her and said, "Madam loves the girl so much, it is really the girl's blessing. Ninth Miss will be more filial to the aunt in the future."

Liuli nodded: "Naturally."

Yu said: "Go and see the Fourth Madam and the aunts."

Liuli saluted according to her words.Nie thought she didn't expect Yu to be so generous when he made a move, and felt a little uncomfortable. The maid who was preparing for the meeting ceremony simply didn't call in, and pulled out a sprig of matte gold Huasheng from her head, and took another from her hand. The emerald jade bracelet came: "The things you bring with you are naturally not as good as the eldest lady, and the nine girls don't mind it."

Liuli looked at the water head of the bracelet with a pleasing eye, it was clear and bright, and it was also a very expensive item, knowing that she had cut her heart, she was happy to make a big gift.

Then Aunt Su.Aunt Su also prepared a pair of golden lockets, and Nie teased her sourly: "You will take advantage of it. It only cost you two lockets to be a concubine!"

Aunt Su had no choice but to call Hengwei over with a smile: "Go and pick out some pieces of satin that the old lady rewarded you last month, and take two gold rings."

Nie said: "This is more or less the same!"

After this teasing, the atmosphere seemed to be better again.Nie suddenly turned sideways and pointed in the direction of the next courtyard: "Where is that one?"

In the big room besides Aunt Su, there was also Aunt Chen, the birth mother of Seventh Miss Suhua, who was talking, when someone said outside the curtain: "Aunt Chen and Seventh Miss are here."

Aunt Chen is in her mid-thirties, fair complexion, and very good-looking. She wears a plain velvet embroidered top and ten floral skirts.It was Suhua who came by the hand, let go of her hand after entering the door, and hurried to the front of the hall two steps: "I'm late, I'm really sorry!"

Aunt Chen was the concubine that Mrs. Yu personally accepted, and she was also serving Mr. Yu at first. Mrs. Yu was reluctant to marry her, so she gave her to Tong Fang. Later, when she became pregnant, she was promoted to become a concubine.

Liuli stepped forward and said, "Meet Aunt Chen."

Aunt Chen took the tea, took out a pair of gold pegs and a pair of gold rings, and said with a smile, "I can't compare to Sister Su, no wonder Ninth Miss." Except for a few pieces of satin, the weight is the same as Aunt Su's.

Then it's time for peer salutes.Yu Shi said: "The eldest and third young masters all have official duties, and the eldest grandma is not feeling well today, so there is no need to see her anymore, you sisters can just talk."

Liuli then meets all the girls.Min Hua returned the gift meticulously, and Su Hua also called her "sister" in a decent manner, but Yu Hua remained expressionless.

Liuli was wondering why Mincui said that Yanhua and Nie's had both come here, but why Yanhua never showed up?At this moment, Mrs. Yu got up and said, "I'm going to visit Grandma." Biyun helped her to walk to the front of the hall, and the two aunts Nie and Su Chen also said, "Go and visit Grandma", they got up together and accompanied her. Went to the grandma's yard.

The girls lost all interest in staying, and they all found excuses to leave.Biyun sent Mrs. Yu out of the hospital, came back and took Liuli away, and called for someone to send her back to the small courtyard in the garden.

Cuiying was standing on the porch explaining something to two thirteen or fourteen-year-old maids, and the off-duty daughter-in-law and mother-in-law in the yard surrounded them to inquire about the inside story of Liuli's transformation into a young lady, including Feng Chun'er.

Liuli didn't care, and went back to the house by herself to put away all the things she got back, especially the pair of eight-treasure gold plum bracelets given by Mrs Yu.Liuli would rather she didn't give anything, or just rewarded both.This thing is a big trouble, it can't be exchanged for money, and there is no one to keep it properly, and there is no one trustworthy to look after the house, so many people watch her get this treasure, and it will not take half a day. Everyone in the government knows about the "grace" of the eldest lady. There are people coming and going in this small courtyard. If there is a mistake, it will not only be "disrespect to the eldest lady", but also "disrespect to the old lady", and the consequences will be severe. Very serious.

Thinking of Yanhua's disappearance, Liuli couldn't help but be careful, and put the things in a good place while no one was there.

As soon as she straightened up, Cuiying walked in: "Miss, have you eaten?"

Liuli was so hungry that she remembered that she hadn't had a single grain of rice since breakfast.So she asked, "What's there to eat?" Cuiying thought for a while, then shook her head, "I thought the girl would have to eat before coming back, so they were all evacuated."

Liuli rubbed her stomach, and thought that there was a small kitchen in the courtyard, so she said, "It's fine to borrow a kitchen over there to make a bowl of noodles."

Cuiying said: "The kitchen door is locked, and the mother holding the key is not here."

The kitchen in Xiaokuayuan is never locked, because the hours of duty are different in the morning and evening. Besides, the big kitchen in the mansion is not locked. Is it necessary to lock the small kitchen?Obviously this sentence is an excuse.

Just as she was thinking about it, Cuiying said again: "Why don't you rest for a while, my maidservants go to the big kitchen to see if there is anything to eat."

Liuli looked at her: "Alright."

After she went out, Liuli didn't get out of bed for a long time, walked outside, looked in the direction of the kitchen and saw that it was locked, and saw a five or six-year-old boy picking up dirt in the yard, so she beckoned: "Come here !" The little boy hesitated and did not move, Liuli took out a bamboo dragonfly from the drawer and turned it out, saying: "Do you want it?"

The boy couldn't help coming over.Liuli raised the bamboo dragonfly: "Whose child are you? Why are you here?" The boy looked eagerly at the toy in her hand, bit his finger and said, "My grandmother is a gardener."

(End of this chapter)