boudoir

Chapter 2 Controversy between sisters-in-law
The day was sunny and breezy.

In fact, Liuli didn't have much time to ponder the whole story, because soon she was brought to the gate of Anxi Hall in the main courtyard by a sedan chair.Another well-dressed woman looked at her twice, and then immediately led her into the side room. The two maids pursed their lips and kept looking at her, washing their hands and face.

Being able to enjoy this kind of treatment is not the attention she thought she received at first, but because she is a "family ugly" and it is inconvenient to publicize it now.And because she came here for something useful, she seemed very cautious.

Liuli silently followed their arrangements, knowing that she was going to visit Mrs. He and the others as usual, so she secretly planned how to deal with it.

Eight years ago, she was really nine years old, and besides He Yu, the biggest official she had ever seen was the county magistrate, and ministers like Shang Shu who could see the emperor every day had only been seen in dramas.

To her, Mrs. He is a high-ranking official, and has never been a grandfather who can be coquettish and pampered.Even if he knew this, he still panicked and showed a lot of timidity when they met.But now it is not like in the past, she is very familiar with the people and things in this mansion, and she has even come into contact with such a mighty and noble person as the Great General Zhen Guo, so naturally she is no longer afraid of facing a second-rank civil servant.

During the conversation, the coral bead curtain rang, followed by the low sound of singing promises, and a maid wearing pink and green braids walked in. Hearing the whisper of the woman who went up, she looked towards Liuli.Liuli sat upright with her hands on her knees, and also glanced at the servant girl.The servant girl looked slightly surprised, smiled at her softly, walked over, and pulled her up: "Miss, please follow me."

The women followed behind, laughing and talking to the maid from time to time.The servant girl just responded with a smile and didn't talk back, she had the demeanor of a first-class maid in charge.

When Xu arrived at the main hall, before he stretched out his hand, someone had already opened the curtain by the door, bent down and smiled and said, "Miss Biyun is back." Still holding Liuli, Biyun entered the curtain, walked around behind the screen, and saw the three parties sitting together. Only then did he let go of the brocade clothes, and rushed to the old man wearing a homely robe with blue satin embroidered with silver crutches, Yingying said, "Go back to the old man, Miss Liuli is here."

Mrs. He hummed, glanced at Liuli, and his frown seemed to tighten again.

Biyun withdrew, and there was no one else in the hall.

He Yu covered his lips and coughed, "This child, why don't you greet him quickly? I think he has never seen the world, so he was shocked."

Mrs. He snorted deeply.

Because they were preparing to chant scriptures, everyone was unadorned, even the female relatives, each of whom only had a skirt with jade rings and ribbons on them, so there was no sound when they moved, and when they didn't speak, the whole hall was silent.

Liuli took two steps forward, knelt down with both legs, rushed to the top and bowed upright three times.He Cistanchi said: "Please greet the old lady." The old lady He scolded: "Woman in the village, who promised to call you that?"

There is a faint smile coming from below.

Liuli kowtowed again: "Minister Xu Liuli, I pay my respects to Lord Shangshu."

The small body bowed to the ground meticulously and saluted.The old man stopped talking, flicked his sleeves, and looked away.

He Yu frowned.On the right, there was a female voice who seemed to be making a rescue, and said with a smile: "Since Miss Xu is here today, why don't many people here come to see her?"

Mrs. He is speechless.He Cistanna extruded some dismay on his face, raised his hand and said, "I'm bothering the second brother and sister, let's invite you to meet them."

The second wife, Mrs. Liang, stood up, went to Liu Li, looked around, raised her lips and said, "It's just that Miss Hai Han, today is special, and she doesn't bring anything with her, I'm afraid I won't be able to give you a meeting gift for the time being."

In any case, Liuli was brought into the mansion as a descendant of the He family to chant scriptures, but she kept her mouth shut in front of the servants, the few members of her family could not avoid this hurdle, and when they met for the first time, some gifts were indispensable.If you give it, you will admit it, but the old man has not spoken, and no one can reach out.

Mrs. Liang used the Sutra of Prayer for Peace as an excuse, and put aside the power of lightly and cleverly, no matter whether he recognized it or not in the future, he would not leave any grounds for talking about it.

Liuli said: "Menwomen don't dare."

Mrs. Liang began to count down from the man in the green shirt under He Yu's head: "This is the second master, the third master, and the fourth master..." Liuli paid a serious visit one by one, and all the masters just hummed and hurried to scan the old man's place. color.This time of bewilderment, it seems that Liuli is the host and everyone is the guest.

The old man stood up with his sleeves back: "Let's go to the Buddhist hall first."

Biyun immediately came in to take care of it.The second master, the third master and the fourth master followed each other. He Yuli took a look at Liuli and went out.Mrs. Liang was hesitant to follow, but Second Master He Jianghong winked at her, and then let her stay.

Seeing this, the rest of the female relatives had to stay.

Mrs. Liang glanced at Liuli, smiled again and said, "Of course I have to see the ladies." He led her to the right, where the seat on the right was empty. , Said: "This is the third lady, and now she is ordered by the third rank, so she must salute properly."

The third lady Qi sat upright, her eyes half down on her fingertips.Liuli was about to bow down, when someone from the Qi family laughed and said: "Second sister-in-law's words sound like there is something in the words, could it be that if the third sister-in-law is not ordered by the third rank, she shouldn't salute properly?"

Although it was a joke, there was a choking smell in the air.

The second wife, Mrs. Liang, supported Liu Li's shoulders, still smiling softly: "The fourth wife's father is the Minister of Dali Temple, and she has also developed a clever mouth since she was a child. No one can match you when it comes to adding oil and vinegar."

The fourth wife, Nie's face darkened: "Second sister-in-law is too much of an award. Second sister-in-law is rich and powerful, and the words she learned in doing business mixed with business, make me, who came from Zhengqing's mansion, feel ashamed!"

Liang's natal family is an imperial merchant, and they only provide pearls and jade for the noble masters in the palace.If it wasn't for a young lady from the Liang family who became the prince's side concubine, as the daughter of a merchant, she would not be able to reach such a family status as the Shangshu Mansion.This has always been a sore spot that Liang does not want others to touch.

The atmosphere was a little awkward.Liuli didn't intend to make a sound.At this time, they might be wishing that she would come out and be a fire-pit.

However, these things are really not something she can avoid if she wants to.The third wife, Mrs. Qi, who had been silent all this time, flicked her nails and said, "Why doesn't the second sister-in-law take her to see the elder sister-in-law?"

The eldest lady is He Yu's original wife, Mrs. Yu.Ever since I heard that Liuli was going to enter the mansion, Mrs. Yu hadn't shown her face today, wouldn't anyone who brought Liuli over at this time feel uncomfortable?

Liuli sighed inwardly when she met the meaningful gaze of the third lady.

Fortunately, Mrs. Liang is not stupid. She smiled slowly, and sat down on the chair, "I also eat salty carrots and don't worry about it. The third brother and sister are thoughtful, but my son is tired right now, and I don't want to move around."

Nie let out a long snort, pulled out her handkerchief and turned around, leaving the back of her head to face this way.

Liuli quietly retreated to Liang's side.

The third wife Qi said: "Young lady and the second wife are very close."

Liang Shi turned his head, and Qi Shi said again: "It doesn't look like a country boy who is shy like that."

Mrs. Liang said with a smile, "It's rare to get a compliment from the third lady. Miss Xu, why don't you thank me?" "I heard that she is also from a scholarly family. Do you know some etiquette? People like our elder, although they are a bit messy, are very picky. It doesn't matter whether she is a famous lady or a minister's daughter, as long as there is something that doesn't catch your eye. , and absolutely refuse to want it.”

These words sounded like they were flattering Liuli's mother, but in fact, when the eldest son of the He Mansion, Ceng Yu, was not yet married, the young lady of the Nie Mansion and the young lady of the Nie Mansion had expressed their admiration, and the elders of both parties also had a relationship with He Mansion. However, when He Wei heard that Miss Nie was beautiful and good at poetry and prose, but she had big feet, she refused to get married even if she died.The Nie Mansion has been an official for several generations, and the old lady Nie was once the bodyguard of the former emperor. At that time, the old lady He was not yet at the second rank. They were of the same age, so they desperately handed in matchmaking posts, and hastily saved the situation.

The fourth wife's mother is Mrs. Nie's dowry maid, and has always obeyed Mrs. Nie's orders. From the day of engagement, Mrs. Nie changed her name to Mrs. Nie as her mother and Miss Nie as her sister. What happened to the eldest lady back then has become a joke behind everyone's back, and there is always a thorn in my heart.

Although Mrs. Liang didn't name her name, there is no one here who can't tell. Mrs. Nie, who was drinking tea with her head down, turned pale and turned red when she was done. all at once.

Mrs. Liang couldn't hide her complacency, but she couldn't be too inconvenient, so she pulled up Liuli and asked a few trivial words.

The three sisters-in-law were here to shoot openly and secretly, and the maids heard it clearly outside, and they came in early to serve tea and water.Nie was so angry that she didn't know where to go, so she called someone who accidentally spilled some tea, raised her hand and slapped her earcups, and then she was a little satisfied.

Liuli sat on the small twig, sighing inwardly, waiting for the moment when she was summoned to go to the Buddhist hall to chant scriptures, trying her best to suppress the sound of her breathing.

Things have developed to the present, which is basically consistent with the meeting in my memory. If this continues, she will be sold to the He family as a slave, and then she may still have to marry and go to the General's Mansion, or she will be beaten to death again , In this way, her chance of rebirth will be wasted.

Just as he was meditating, a person came in from outside the screen, bowed his head and said to the female relatives: "The eminent monk has arrived, please move the three ladies." From the corner of the eye, he saw Liuli who stood up behind him, and added: "Please come along with Miss Xu." past."

The three sisters-in-law got up immediately, and Liang straightened his sleeves and said, "Has the eldest lady been here?"

The visitor waited for the two of Qi Nie to step over the threshold before turning back and saying: "The second master just had something to say, because last month the northern border won another battle, the emperor issued a decree to approve many orders from the officials to go to the border, this time I'm afraid The second master is also in the list, and he has to ask the Secretary of the Central Committee for some convenience during the introduction. The second master means to let the wife follow the eldest lady for a few days, so as not to get into trouble, and it is difficult to talk in front of Mr. Zuo Cheng. "

After hearing this, Mrs. Liang was startled: "My master wants to be transferred to the border, what happened?!" At the same time, she couldn't help but look at Liuli who was waiting for her by the door, and saw her focusing on the two hibiscus outside the door. So he suppressed his expression, turned around and said calmly: "You go back to the master and just say that I know."

(End of this chapter)