Concubine Raiders Chapter 38: Feast (Part 2)
The sixth Miss Qiao’s family is slightly startled.
She did not expect that the second lady would make scented tea by herself like her...
The second wife of the Xu family, Xiang, was born in the scholarly family. His father was the number one scholar who was founded 30 years ago. He was a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy and Jijiu of the Imperial College. She has a good name when she is young, and the Xu family has failed to match her three times. Later, Xiang Fu met Xu Ling'an, a handsome young man and bright and intelligent, and Bai Taifei was appointed Baoshan, and then he agreed to the marriage.
Who knows, only three years after Xiang's marriage, Xu Lingan passed away.
"Second Madam, she's okay!" The old lady asked with a dark expression.
Mrs. can't hide her sorrow: "Since An'er passed away, her heart has been so calm, she hasn't come out to walk."
The sixth Miss Qiao's face is unbearable.
Mrs. Qiao's eyes turned and smiled: "Then you have to persuade her to go out and move more. She is a smart person, and there is no one to take care of, so she can't help but feel sorry for the spring and autumn. If it wasn't for the third lady I didn’t expect this cup of osmanthus tea to come out. Our sixth sister also likes to make these things very much. Or, let’s take this opportunity to see the second lady. First, let her be more lively, and second, let her and Our six sisters will meet each other and we are sure to fall in love. It’s better if someone comes and goes."
Mrs. was moved: "That’s a good idea." I immediately got up, and stopped drinking the tea, "Let’s go to her and sit down." He called another maid named "Winter Embroidery" next to him, "Talk to the second lady , The wife of in-laws is here, let's sit there with her."
Winter embroidery went away.
Mrs. then ordered a maid named "Jin Rui" next to him: "Arrange for a few small oil trucks to come."
Mrs. shook her hand and said with a smile: "This is a rare good weather today. Let's walk and let the car pick you up when we come back."
The third lady responded. The group headed north back to Guangliangmen just now.
The woman guarding the door hurriedly greeted her, and accompanied the lady into the door.
Facing a rockery made of white Taihu Lake stones, several towering old trees were planted beside the mountain. Going around the rockery, on the left is a large mountain full of green trees, and on the right is a forest with winding paths.
The third lady helped Madam Tai lead them into the woods, along the path paved with stones, but after a cup of tea, I saw a green bamboo forest, and the path led to a small courtyard in the bamboo forest.
The stone steps in front of the courtyard have seven or eight grades. A woman wearing a bleached pigment face makeup and a flower coat, accompanied by winter embroidery and a face-to-face maid, is standing on the stone steps looking around.
Seeing them, Dongxiu and the face-to-face maid helped the woman down the steps.
That woman should be the second wife of the Xu family...
Xi Niang thought, she couldn't help but look at the woman.
looks only 25 or 6 years old, thin body, fair skin, beautiful features, eyes calm and peaceful, walking slowly, there is a kind of calm calmness.
"Yizhen!" Madam Tai was already smiling.
"Mother!" The second lady smiled and saluted Mrs. Tai, and Mrs. Tai was busy taking her up. The old lady and Mrs. Qiao greeted her one after another, and introduced Grandma Luo, Wu Niang, Eleven Niang and Miss Qiao's sixth Know her.
The second lady was very polite, and said with a smile: "There is nothing good, you can play with these strings of sandalwood beads." The maid at the face gave a few small boxes carved in red lacquer to a few people.
A few people accepted the thanks, and the second lady helped Mrs. Tai up the steps: "You slow down! I'm not easy to walk here. If you have anything to do, let someone call me."
The third lady also hurriedly went over to help the other side.
"What's the matter with us." Mrs. Tai is careful to step her feet, "My wife is here in Yanjing, let's sit here with you."
followed by their respective maids helped them up the steps.
Eleven Niang found that the steps were made of Taihu stone with water patterns, and a few grasses appeared from time to time in the cracks of the stone steps. After walking up the steps, I saw the word "Shaohua" written on the door lintel Shanghai Tangmen. After entering the courtyard, there are green bamboos, thick moss, and occasional wind blowing and rustling, which has the ancient meaning of the quietness of the mountains.
entered the door, one of three small rooms, black lacquered floor pillars, white stone paved floor, a picture of Guanyin twisted flowers hung on the nave, and a picture of "Nectar in the bottle is often sprinkled, and the poplar branches in the hand do not count the autumn" The couplet of the purple-black lacquer with golden clouds and dragon notes. The long black lacquer case only has a few citrons on a sweet white porcelain plate. There is a black lacquered square table in front, and a black lacquered master chair on each side.
The second lady let the madam and the big lady sit on the armchair, a little maid brought a black lacquer rose chair out of the room for Mrs. Joe to sit on, and a little maid brought a black lacquer small tartare to other people Wait. For a while, the small hall was crowded with people.
Mrs. called Miss Qiao Liu to follow, and said to the second wife: "She heard that you made osmanthus tea, and she brought it when she came to see the deity."
Miss Qiao Six hurriedly stepped forward to salute the second lady: "I wrapped the tea leaves in gauze at home and placed them in the unopened lotus, but the fragrance was always weaker. There is no lady’s sweet-scented osmanthus tea." The way to ask.
Madam Tai looked at the second lady with scorching eyes.
"Make lotus tea!" The second lady smiled faintly, "It is best to choose white lotus, when it is not blooming in the morning, then use hemp skin to tie it, pick the flowers the next morning, dry the tea, and so on. Four times, it will not take away the tea taste, but also the lotus fragrance."
"Ah!" Miss Qiao Liu's eyes widened, she covered her mouth and sighed, she was innocent, "Should I use white lotus?"
The second lady nodded: "The fragrance of white lotus is clearer than that of red lotus."
When the two talked, the maid had already had tea.
there is the fragrance of plum blossom...
Sixth Miss Qiao’s face is full of surprises: "Madam still scented tea with plum blossoms?"
The second wife smiled and said, "As long as there is a fragrance..." Then, she looked out the window, "The garden keeps blooming throughout the year, and it is easy to scent any kind of tea." I can't hear the loneliness. The taste of loneliness, on the contrary, has a kind of leisure.
Xi Niang thought of the steps in front of her courtyard.
is a bit steep, like climbing a mountain, ordinary people will not come up!
The sixth lady of Qiao’s family has been asking the second lady some tips on making scented tea, dim sum and porridge. Eleven Niang felt a little exaggerated, some were feminine and contrived, and some made sense.
The second lady's expression was gentle and polite, but with a little alienation, and Madam Tai looked at her eyes with disappointment.
Mrs. Qiao immediately proposed to walk in the garden when she saw it: "The winter jasmine next to Chunyan Pavilion should be blooming!"
The second lady smiled and said, "Just opened yesterday!" He got up and accompanied them to see the winter jasmine.
Mrs. took the hand of the second lady and went out of the Shaohuayuan, through the path in the woods, to the wide blue stone road, to the north, facing a zhangkuan small river winding like a dragon, there is a seat called Biyi's gate pavilion. After the gate pavilion, there is a winding bluestone corridor going east-west. They walked east along the corridor, rippling with clear waves and steep mountains and jungles, facing the cold breeze, which made people bright from the bottom of their hearts.
Eleven Niang's footsteps became slower and slower, and gradually fell behind everyone.
A maid came over and asked her: "Miss in-law is tired, do you want to rest?"
Eleven Mother hurriedly said: "Not tired, not tired." But the pace is getting slower and slower.
Dongqing and Kohaku were anxious on the sidelines, they wanted to go forward to help her, but she refused: "...so that my mother will ask."
The maid followed her with a low eyebrow and did not urge her.
seems to be in the third lady’s house... but a enthusiastic...
Eleven Niang thought, winking at Amber, and smiling: "What do you call my sister?"
maid smiled and said, "My name is Qiu Ling."
Amber "Ah", and said: "I have a sister who has the same character "autumn" as you..."
Qiu Ling smiled. Eleven Niang has brought Holly to the front.
Amber and Qiu Ling whispered: "This garden is really beautiful! I heard that Dingguo and Weibeihou live next door?"
Qiu Ling nodded and smiled: "The Zheng family of Dingguo lives in front of us, and the family of Weibei Hou Lin lives to the west of us."
Amber looks very envious: "Isn't it always the home of dying prosperity?"
Qiu Ling nodded with a smile.
"Then they are just like us, do they visit each other from time to time?" Amber asked curiously.
"Of course." Qiu Ling smiled, "Lin's grandmother and our fourth wife are the best. I will come to see the fourth wife once every time."
Amber's eyes turned slightly: "Does the Prince of Mao Kingdom come often too?"
Eleven Niang's mouth was slightly tilted, leading Holly to catch up with Wu Niang.
Qiu Ling over there is already startled: "Why do you ask that one!"
Amber hurriedly explained: "I heard people talk about Yanjing’s home of nobles~IndoMTL.com~ mentioned your mansion, and also mentioned the Maoguo mansion..."
"How can their family compare to ours." Before Amber finished speaking, Qiu Ling was already showing disdain, "Although our family also depends on the Yu Yin of our ancestors. But our old man also did the Ministry of Rites back then. The attendant, the father-in-law of their family, finally got a position as the master of Yuanma Temple through his in-laws, but he couldn't even figure out the number of horses he shepherd and was dismissed..."
Amber was already surprised: "I found a job with my in-laws? Who is the father-in-law of Maoguo?"
"The late Wenyuange University fellow Jiang Jie?" Qiu Ling smiled.
"Jiang Jie?" Amber's eyes flashed slightly, "I have never heard of it."
"Of course you haven't heard of it." Qiu Ling covered her mouth and smiled: "Master Jiang has passed away for more than ten years."
Amber sneered: "My sister told me...I used to only do needlework at home, and I have never heard of these things." He looked envious, "My sister knows so much!"
Qiu Ling smiled and said: "I also know a little bit because my wife likes to ask the master these things."
Amber took the initiative to take Qiu Ling's arm: "Good sister, tell me something. I'll talk to our lady when I go back, and let her listen."
Qiu Ling just smiled.
"Good sister..." Amber begged her.
"This is not a secret thing either." Qiu Ling smiled, "Have you heard of Lean Jiang's family?"
Amber shook his head.
"Their family used to have two emperors..." Qiu Ling's voice gradually lowered, and the pace of the two slowed down.
The two stood under a big tree and talked carefully.
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(The wind and rain were heavy, and the power went out in the afternoon... However, there was no flooding at all. I hope those affected by the disaster can be safe...)