Value peace

Chapter 123 The New Year in the Qi Mansion ([-])

The Xianji Courtyard is much larger than Gu Xiyan imagined. The architectural style of the northern quadrangle courtyard and the architectural style of Jiangnan gardens appear here independently.Next to the curved bridge repairing pavilion, there will suddenly appear an exquisite courtyard house. Behind the curved corridor and the fence is a simple one-story house. A rockery made of Taihu Lake rocks emerges between the high eaves and distant trees, making Xianji courtyard look indescribable. It's weird, as if these buildings have not undergone any planning, and they can be built as they want, and they can be built wherever they think.

Qian Nanny led them through a forest, and stopped in front of a five-room bungalow.

Low eaves, short steps, clumps of yellow chrysanthemums blooming in front of the stone steps, and two little girls standing silently like stone sculptures on the right and left in front of the blue woolen curtain.

Qian Momo smiled and said, "Three girls, please wait a moment, let me report."

"Mammy, please!" Liu Meier sent Yong Rong, who was a lady, to entertain Qian Nanny on behalf of the three of them.

Qian Momo walked towards the house with a smile, and the little girl standing in front of the door lifted the curtain for her.

Liu Meier took the opportunity to say to Gu Xiyan: "Don't be nervous, Mrs. Xu is very kind."

kind?

The women in this mansion are probably not compatible with kindness!

But when Gu Xiyan saw Mrs. Xu, the word "kindness" still popped up in her mind involuntarily.

Compared with Mrs. Wei's beauty beyond her age, Mrs. Xu has an appearance that matches her status.

Her silver-like hair was tied neatly behind her head, and the appropriate makeup made her fair but slack skin look rosy and energetic, and her old eyes were transparent, calm and calm after experiencing thousands of mountains and rivers. When she smiled slightly, she revealed a sense of love, kindness, and tranquility.

"The Wei family really produces beauties. Let's not talk about those from the previous generation. Look at these three sisters, each of them is very beautiful, and each of them is very beautiful."

Mrs. Xu smiled and said to Nanny Yi beside her.

"Yes, yes!" Nanny Yi accompanied her smiling face, "Not only is she beautiful, but she is also considerate. Otherwise, why would Mrs. Wei take a few juniors with her every day to relieve boredom!"

Liu Meier hurriedly bowed her knees and saluted: "I dare not praise you as a madam."

Gu Xiyan and Wei Shiying also hurriedly saluted.

Mrs. Xu looked at people very sincerely, she smiled and said, "You are not outsiders, so you don't have to be so formal. A girl Gu came here two days ago, who is it?"

Gu Xiyan hurriedly stepped forward and responded: "Ma'am, my niece is Gu Xiyan!"

Mrs. Xu nodded with a smile, pointed at Wei Shiying and said, "Then you are Wei Shiying?"

Wei Shiying also hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Madam, niece Wei Shiying, I greet you!"

Mrs. Xu nodded with a smile, and said with a smile: "Mrs. Wei's body is weak, you should take more responsibility as juniors..." She rambled and asked them how to take good care of Mrs. Wei, just like Wei The madam is in a panic, and it looks like she is about to die.

Gu Xiyan, on the other hand, carefully observed Mrs. Xu's expression.

She didn't seem to show anything strange about Wei Shiying's appearance!
When she saw Wei Shiying for the first time, she was able to ask herself first, and then Wei Ying again. When she saw her face, there was nothing unusual about it. She was really calm!

When Mrs. Xu spoke for about ten minutes, someone came in and said, "The ancestors of Xiangfeng Hutong have come to greet you!"

This "ancestor of Xiangfeng Hutong" may be some elder of the Qi family. After hearing this, Mrs. Xu said angrily, "Why are you so ignorant? Why did you let her old man come to greet me? Quickly, put the old ancestor in the old Taiyuan. Madam sat down in Xuanhe Junuang Pavilion where she had a rest, don't freeze in this cold weather..." After finishing speaking, she even got up in person to meet the "old ancestor".It was Nanny Yi who stopped her: "Ma'am, the stewards here are all waiting to answer. If you go, who will make up your mind. Let me serve you!"

Mrs. Xu thought for a while, nodded, and instructed very carefully: "The brazier in the house uses the silver charcoal in my house, and the tea uses Laojunmei. Don't let her old man drink oolong tea, it's cold. The fruits are carefully roasted on the stove before being given to her elderly family..." She explained everything in detail, and finally said: "It's good to serve her in front of the elderly, and I will go as soon as I am too busy."

Nanny Yi respectfully agreed, and then went out with a few wives.

Seeing this, Gu Xiyan also gave Liu Meier a wink, Liu Meier naturally knew it well, got up and said goodbye: "Madam is busy here, we sisters will go to Yu Nian Pavilion first, see if there is anything for us over there. Can help."

Mrs. Xu asked someone to grab candy for them, and said with a smile: "You young people, you don't want to accompany us old ladies. Go and play, don't run too far, lest you can't find someone when the lights are on!"

The three of them agreed again and again, bowed to Mrs. Xu, and went out together.

It was deserted in front of the door, and the two maids standing at the door still looked like stone statues without moving their eyebrows or eyes.

Looking at the forest in front of him that was still green even though it was winter, Gu Xiyan asked Liu Meier: "Who will lead us there?"

Liu Meier smiled and said, "Come with me!"

They left the forest and walked east along the edge of the forest for about ten minutes. They saw a pagoda with about seven floors. Liu Meier pointed to the pagoda and said, "That's Yu Nian Pavilion."

Gu Xiyan looked up at the red lantern hanging on the pagoda with her neck up, and asked doubtfully, "This, isn't this a pagoda?"

Liu Meier also raised her neck and looked at the pagoda: "Yes, this pagoda is called Yu Nian Pavilion."

Gu Xiyan was completely speechless, and said: "Do you still want to go to the top of the pagoda to have a New Year's meal?"

"Of course not." Liu Meier gave Gu Xiyan a blank look, "The masters are on the second floor, and the others are on the first floor. I spent the New Year in Qi Mansion last year, so I sat on the first floor... The top of this tower is dedicated to the ancestors of the Qi family. Tablets. Before the New Year's Eve dinner, members of the Qi family will go to the top of the pagoda to worship their ancestors, and then wait for them to come down and serve the first family portrait dish. After the Duke and his wife take the first bite, the feast can begin. "

In private, Wei Shiying hardly talked to Liu Meier, she silently followed behind Liu Meier and Gu Xiyan, listening to what they said.

When they reached Yu Nian Pavilion, the sky had already darkened, and there were red lanterns all around, reflecting on the smiling faces, full of festive atmosphere.

The first floor of Yu Nian Pavilion is like a wedding banquet scene that has not yet officially started. The tables, chairs, cups and chopsticks have been set up, and the people participating in the banquet have also arrived one after another. The topics I am interested in, the servants of the Qi mansion in blue clothes and green skirts shuttle around from time to time in front of the round tables and hand tea and water from time to time. sub girl...

When they entered the door, they did not attract any special attention. Only the person sitting at the table by the door looked up at them, and then continued to talk about interesting topics with their tablemates.

Liu Meier was only a little more familiar with Gu Xiyan and the others, seeing this, she was a little at a loss.She weighed her feet and looked around, but she didn't see a familiar face.

Wei Shiying was already at the side and said calmly: "Fifth sister, we will follow you, you have to give us a place after all."

Liu Meier blushed.

Gu Xiyan hurriedly helped her out, pointing to an empty table by the door and said, "Why don't we just sit there?"

Liu Meier quickly responded, and took the lead to walk over.

The group sat down, and someone served them tea. Wei Shiying looked around and said sarcastic words: "No wonder no one is sitting here, it turns out to be a vent."

Wei Shiying's words were also true. The table they were sitting on was facing the wind, and cold wind would blow in from time to time, making it very cold.

Gu Xiyan hurriedly said: "It's all my fault, I chose a table randomly. Or, let's change a table!"

Wei Shiying said with a smile: "Sister Gu, don't get me wrong, I'm not blaming you. The Qi family is also a famous family and nobleman, but Mrs. Ye's family is in such a mess after more than a year. On the big day, there are even seats. Nothing is arranged..."

While she was talking, there was a sudden commotion at the door, and Gu Xiyan and her group all looked towards the door.

It turned out that it was Mrs. Zhou who came in with three young women and several women holding children, and everyone in the room got up to greet them.

Liu Meier was overjoyed, and called out "Mrs. Zhou", but unfortunately there were too many people around Mrs. Zhou, and the voices of greetings one after another suppressed her voice, and Mrs. Zhou's group did not hear her shout at all.A gorgeously dressed woman led Mrs. Zhou's party up to the second floor calmly.

Wei Shiying snorted coldly, turned around and pulled a little girl who was making tea at a nearby table: "Which nanny is in charge of the big banquet at Yu Nian Pavilion?"

The little girl smiled and said: "It's Mother Cai!"

"Okay!" Wei Shiying's eyes showed that kind of aloofness again, "You help me find Madam Cai, just say that we Huaiyuan people need to find her!"

The little girl's smile froze on her face, and there was a trace of panic in her expression. She hurriedly answered "Yes", and then ran away in a panic.

Liu Meier said angrily: "What are you doing?"

Wei Shiying gave Liu Meier a disdainful look: "If we come by ourselves, it doesn't matter where we sit. But today, we are here on behalf of Mrs. Wei, how can we let them ruin it like this!"

Liu Meier's face flushed red, and she couldn't say a word for a long time.

If it was normal, Gu Xiyan would definitely admire Wei Shiying's words, but now they are in this Qi mansion full of monsters and ghosts, and the enemy and the enemy are unknown. Impulse is the devil and a reminder.

Gu Xiyan pulled Wei Shiying back: "Mrs. Xu is not here, and it's not time to officially take the seat. It's too early to say these things now."

Wei Shiying gave Gu Xiyan a cold look, and sat down angrily.

Liu Meier took the opportunity to pull Gu Xiyan: "Sister Gu, accompany me to Dengdong!"

Gu Xiyan used to be a frequent traveler, and the first thing she did when she arrived in a strange place was to find a place to go to the toilet, not to mention they had to attend a banquet later, in case something happened... She got up and said to Wei Shiying : "Sister Wei, wait for us, we will be right back."

Wei Shiying nodded coldly.

(End of this chapter)