concubines are respected

Chapter 17
"How did this work? The incense was smoked with great difficulty by us, so how could it be cheaper for the third lady?" Xiang Cao said angrily when she heard the words, and just as the words came out, she caught sight of Su Xian's expression indifferently from the corner of her eye. With a strange look, he understood three points at the moment, leaned forward and whispered to Suxian, "Second Miss, is it possible that Third Miss is the 'greedy person'?"

"Hehe!" Su Xianying smiled, her voice was like a yellow oriole out of the valley, her delicate cheeks glowed faintly, "I wasn't sure who was the greedy one, but now she's greedy for this one" and that's her gone."

Holding the clothes in her hands, Cui Ya looked at the mysterious conversation between the two, her face full of doubts, "Second miss, what are you talking about, the servants can't understand, how can you talk about the clothes when you talk about drinking?" went?"

"Just talking casually." Suxian raised her head and said to Cui Ya, "I ran back and forth a few times, I think I'm tired, sit down and have a rest, this clothes will be changed as soon as I change it, the old lady will give it to me as a gift." The four pieces of clothing here are all of the same brocade, there is no preference for one or the other. Third sister is the same size as me, so it's no big deal if I wear them differently. As long as I don't miss tomorrow's banquet."

While talking, Suxian called Cuiya to sit on the wooden bench beside her.

Cuiya didn't sit down, but put the clothes lightly on the table, turned around and walked to the head of the bed, picked up the knitted basket and sat down beside Suxian, and said angrily, "Miss San is the one you think?" As simple as that, she not only forcibly exchanged our clothes, but also deliberately tore the cuffs of the clothes, making it clear that she deliberately bullied you. Fortunately, the servant girl is still reluctant to embroider, and now she can only embroider a flower pattern on it. Only then can the gap be covered.”

Xiang Cao also sat next to Cui Ya with a resentful face when she heard the words, and said while picking out embroidery thread, "Naturally, evil will be rewarded. The third lady makes things difficult for the second lady, and there will be no good fruit in the future!"

Suxian squinted her eyes slightly, and looked out through the window lattice. In the courtyard, the birds were leaning on the branches and singing loudly. It was a carefree scene. The sky was blue, dotted with white clouds as soft as cotton. Xian murmured softly, "There are a lot of villains in the world. If God collects them all one by one, then it's not too busy to ruin God. It's better to get up and do it yourself, so you can feel at ease."

"Huh? Second Miss, what are you talking about?" Cui Ya lightly picked up the embroidery needle, carefully passed a bright red embroidery thread through the needle hole, and turned her head to ask softly.

"Hehe, it's nothing." Suxian came back to her senses, looked at the rip on the sleeve, and said with a smile, "Why don't I draw the pattern, and you embroider it accordingly."

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The next day, from midnight onwards in the Lin Mansion, the servants and servants in the front yard and the back house were busy working without touching the ground.The front hall is decorated with lights and festoons, and red lanterns are hung high above. In the flower hall beside it, on the carved table of eight immortals made of golden nanmu wood, there are current seasonal fruits and various delicious snacks. Naturally, there are female family guests here. gathering place.

In the lobby of the front hall, on the left and right, there are sandalwood immortals with smooth lacquer surface and dark red color. They are separated by a gold-painted side table. On the side table, bonsai with celadon as the base are decently placed.

The servants were dressed in bright colors and were busy going back and forth, not daring to feel tired at all. After a while, the guests would come to congratulate them. If there was a mistake and the Da Furen's face was swept away, the punishment would be minor, but being expelled from the mansion would be a major issue.

Mama Hu specially wore a dark green gown with gold embroidered satin today, and her shiny hair was neatly tied in the back of her head, probably because she had applied a lot of hair oil.A coral pendant and a silver hairpin were inserted obliquely in the topknot, and the brows were full of shrewdness, and the cuffs were rolled up three inches to look extremely capable, "Oh! You, let's just talk about you, what's going on, today is a birthday party , Shoutao must be placed in front of all the fruits, why did you put it in the back!" Mother Hu pointed to the maid who was placing the fruits on the right side of the hall and shouted.

After finishing speaking, he paused for a while, and continued to call out to the boy on the right, "You, quickly move the stool you used when pasting the birthday characters to the backyard, as the guests are about to arrive, wouldn't it be a waste to leave it like this?" instrument."

Madam Hu really deserves to be an old man in the mansion. She has arranged several banquets with her own hands. In just a short while, she managed the front hall neatly. Get organized.

At this moment, a middle-aged lady dressed in scarlet Hunan embroidery brocade and wearing five-color hairpins came slowly to the front hall, "Mother Hu, how is the front hall taking care of?"

"Back to Da Furen, the main hall and the flower hall are almost cleaned up. Today is a good day. As usual, the old slave will hold the birthday banquet in the Juxian Hall on the south side of the main courtyard, but it is a little far away from the master's wing room. Madam, you See if it's appropriate?" Mother Hu said respectfully.

Juxian Hall is an extremely gorgeous pavilion built in the Lin Mansion, with red pillars and green tiles, and exquisitely carved pavilion railings. It is the most expensive building in the Lin Mansion.

In the early years, the eldest lady of the family's family was enthroned as a noble concubine, and was bestowed the title of noble concubine Yuan by the emperor.The old matriarch was happy to spend money to build the Chongde Hall in his family's mansion in the capital, to show Concubine Yuan's noble demeanor of convincing others with virtue.Based on the mentality of one being prosperous and the other being damaged, the old lady was naturally very honored to have a noble concubine in Lin's mansion, so she simply followed the example of her own family and built the Juxian Hall in the mansion to praise the imperial concubine's virtue and virtuousness.

The Juxian Hall occupies a large area, and a lot of flowers and plants are planted beside the pavilion. When the flowers bloom, they are always surrounded by beautiful flowers. It is indeed a good place to host a banquet.

The eldest lady nodded in satisfaction, "It's okay, although it's the master's birthday banquet, but the master is sick now, and it is difficult to even stay in the bed. No matter how far or near the land is, I can use a chariot instead. I will order someone to use it later. It won't hurt to send the master to attend on the shoulder chariot."

"Yes, the old slave will go and order someone to take care of it." Mother Hu bowed and retreated.

"Xilian, go and see if the young ladies are all dressed up. If they are ready, let them come to the flower hall to talk with the female relatives of the guests." The eldest lady turned her head and said to Xi Lian, the eldest maid who followed behind her.

"I'll go now, servant." Xi Lian walked towards the main courtyard quietly, respectfully and blessedly.

"Wait!" The eldest lady seemed to remember something, and called anxiously.Xi Lian stepped forward and listened to her, after being instructed by the eldest lady, Xi Lian showed understanding, nodded and retreated.

"Master Liang of Zhizhou is here!" At this time, there was a greeting from outside the main gate. The lady raised her hand and stroked her bun, and greeted her with a decent smile on her face. The young master Lin Shujie was away studying abroad, and it was too late to rush back to Kangzhou .The only man in the mansion - Mr. Lin is sick on the couch, and the heavy responsibility of welcoming the guests naturally falls on the eldest lady.

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"Second miss, the guests have come one after another, and the front yard is already full of people. I heard that the ladies in the mansion have received a message from the eldest lady to go to the flower hall to accompany the female guests. It's time for us to go." Cuiya is wearing a plum red skirt and gown which is rare today, with a pair of buns on her head, tied with light pink silk, and the dark sea is neatly combed, at first glance she looks delicate and cute.

Suxian got up and walked out of the room, the cross bun was delicately tied on the top of her head, her hair was entwined with blue silk, and she was only decorated with the pearl flowers she picked in the garden that day, as if her creamy skin was not covered with a trace of powder, and her curled up Under the eyelashes, aura suddenly appeared in the big watery eyes.Although the lips are not colored, they have rested well recently, and the originally slightly pale lips have become ruddy a lot, "Well, it's almost time, but as for going to the flower hall as a company, the eldest lady doesn't want me to show my face. The people who came to the mansion today to celebrate their birthdays are all young ladies from famous families far and near, and flattering nonsense is inevitable in their conversations. I am too lazy to join in the fun. I just go for a stroll in front and wait for the opportunity to see each other. Father will be fine."

Vanilla smiled and said coherently, "Second Miss said that, because of what Da Furen said yesterday, she is not willing to let you participate in the master's birthday banquet. Although she reluctantly accepted in the end, she still does not want you to be too conspicuous. The servant girl also thinks that it is not a bad thing for the second young lady to have such an indomitable and flat temperament when people have to bow their heads under the eaves. If they can think of a way, it would be a big deal to meet the master in private."

"Hehe, what I'm talking about is that you served in father's room before, and you can go to the east courtyard to inquire later. If the time is right, you can come back and forth with me, so I can play by ear." While speaking, Suxian's master and servant three He stepped out of the sparrow garden and walked towards the front yard.

After receiving the order, Xiang Cao smiled slightly and walked to the residence of Master Lin in the East Courtyard first, while Suxian walked slowly to the front yard under Cuiya's service.

Sure enough, as Suxian expected, the master and servant had just walked not far from the front hall when Xi Lian, the maid who was next to the lady, walked towards them. Although she was smiling, her eyes showed her obvious disdain. Seeing the disrespect of the other party, Xilian stiffened her body and bent her knees reluctantly. After paying the blessing, she said coldly, "Second miss, the eldest lady has orders, the boundary of the flower hall is not wide at all. The Eldest Miss, the Third Miss, and the Fourth Miss have already gone to accompany her. The Second Miss has rarely shown up in recent years, and she doesn't know people well, so it's okay not to go. Why don't you go to the Juxian Hall to celebrate your birthday when the banquet starts? .”

The eldest lady's attitude, as long as Suxian expected, made it clear that she deliberately gave soft nails to let her touch, don't you want to participate in the birthday banquet?I will let you participate, as to whether you will be allowed to show your face and mingle with the guests, that is not up to you.

"What Xilian said is that Suxian has lived in seclusion these years, and she really doesn't know too many people. It would be boring to go there. Anyway, I can just stroll around, so I won't bother my mother to worry about me." Suxian's face was calm. He said with a smile, then turned around and walked towards the small pavilion next to the green pond in the main courtyard.

"Second miss, the eldest lady is clearly trying to make things difficult for you. All the ladies in the mansion went to the flower hall to meet guests, but you were the only one not allowed to go. Could it be that we let her decide?" The two walked a few steps, Cui Ya Said softly angrily.

These days, under the influence of Suxian's courageous temperament, Cuiya is no longer as weak as before. Seeing that the eldest lady deliberately made things difficult for Suxian, Cuiya is naturally indignant.

"Didn't I just say that she will do everything I want, that's all, let her go. Those ladies who think they are delicate and extraordinary, always have a look of contempt, and when they go, they just look at people's faces." , these company matters, let the elder sister and the others go. I am also happy to be quiet."

Today, the autumn sun is shining brightly, and the glazed tiles on the top of the small pavilion in the green pool are extremely eye-catching under the light. It is full of colorful colors when viewed from a distance.Suxian leaned casually on the railing of the pavilion, looking back to see that there was no one around, she simply lifted her feet and rested lightly on the railing in a very relaxed manner, squinting at the sun in full bloom with a leisurely expression, which means He said in a deep voice, "This day is quite to my liking."

"The sun? Second Miss, why did you say that?" Cui Ya asked in puzzlement. Seeing Suxian sitting in such a posture in a blink of an eye, she immediately reminded her in disapproval, "Second Miss, put your feet down quickly. No loss of courtesy."

Suxian didn't take it seriously, shaking the lotus shoes embroidered with two plum blossoms, and said with a smile, "At this time, everyone is going to the front hall to join in the fun, who would come here to hang out? Maybe there is a second forest in the mansion. You can't make a fiber, hehe!"

After finishing speaking, he stared at the red and white fish swimming freely in the blue pool, put his fingers lightly on his lips, and said in a low voice to Cui Ya, "The banquet will start in another hour. I will rest here, you go to the front yard to find some fish food, it is not bad for us to enjoy fish."

"Yes, servant girl is going now." Cui Ya thought for a while, everyone is busy in the front yard at this time, who would run around here for nothing, the second young lady is rarely in a good mood today, so she still depends on her, so as not to sweep her interest.

On the side of the rockery next to the pavilion, a man in a dark blue satin shirt stands with his hands behind his back, his piercing eyes staring at the picture scroll not far away.Yiren sits sideways in the pavilion, with her jade feet lightly tilted up on the railing stool. Although this posture looks indecent, she is very delicate and charming. When the breeze blows, the woman's clothes are fluttering in the wind. Although she can't see her face clearly, her appearance It looks like an informal elf descending to earth, quite a fairy appearance.

"Master, it took two days to come to the Lin Mansion, why don't you go back to the front hall and rest?" the gray-clothed boy respectfully whispered.

　Su Jin won't tell you, but I'm actually refreshing the collection data in the background every hour. .Oh, hide your face and run away, rob, rob, leave a ticket for those who have a ticket, and leave a message for those who don't have a ticket, in short, let Sujin know you all.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)