Hexi

Chapter 276 A Tasteful Servant
Leading the way by Chang He, Su Qi and Su Zhen entered the Qingzhuzhai located in the back garden of Chang's house along the verandah built with carved railings and jade.

On the way, Chang He introduced the buildings along the way from time to time, avoiding the due unfamiliarity and embarrassment. If it weren't for Su Wei's words first, Su Qi couldn't help but express his intimacy.

A total of six people attended the meeting today, apart from Chang He and Su Qi and Su Zhen, Sun Yan from the Ministry of Rites, Song Yi, the eldest son of the Song family, and a son of an official family named Hu, because this person is Sun Yan. cousin, so it is not within the scope of Su Qi's attention.When they entered the garden, they heard talking and laughing from afar.

Chang He smiled and said, "They're all here."

As soon as he stepped up the steps, a group of people walked towards him. The leader was also a young man, his eyebrows were a little crowded, and his eyes were a little sharp.When he got to the front, he smiled at Chang He: "Second brother invited guests again? I don't know who these two are?"

It turned out to be Chang He's eldest brother.Su Qi went to see Chang He, and Chang He also smiled: "Yes, this is the second and second uncle of the Su family. Brother, did you go to the grandparents' place again?"

Although he was smiling, there was not much warmth in his eyes. It was inconvenient for Su Qi to look too much, so he withdrew his gaze and cupped his hands to the young man in front of him: "I am Su Qi."

He knew that Chang He was Chang Wei's eldest son, and Chang He, the "big brother", didn't need to ask, he could only be his uncle's son.The Chang family has a total of four houses, two of which work as officials in other places, and the second house of the long house is in Beijing. Chang Wei's elder brother also worked in Beijing, but it is not clear which government office he is in.But when it comes to the Chang family, they only know about Chang Wei and not about other people, so it is conceivable that his uncle's official position should not be high.

After the Chang family brothers greeted each other in this way, they parted ways.

Qingzhuzhai is an exquisite small courtyard with a terrace and open pavilion, which is very suitable for banquets.Everyone in the room was present, Song Yi raised his hand to greet Su Qi, and there were some servants and servants serving him.Su Zhen and Sun Yan are familiar with each other, and they greeted everyone one by one, and then sat down on the chair. Chang He introduced to everyone: "This is the young master of Su Shaoqing's family, and his name is called a prayer. Mr. Praying Very talented in the lock lane."

"Long time, long time!"

Sun Yan smiled and clenched his fists, "Although I haven't met, I've heard about it a long time ago."

Aunt Rong, who was pouring wine from the flagon, turned her head when she heard the sound, and her gaze fell directly on Su Qi's face.When Su Qi met her gaze, she turned her head back again, then lowered her head and firmly held the six full cups of wine to the table.

The tray for the wine is a Western Region copper plate inlaid with five-color gemstones. The jug and wine cup are all complete sets. The wonderful thing is that there are one or two sweet-scented osmanthus flowers floating in each cup of wine. The aroma of the wine is mixed with cinnamon. Just come up.

Song Yi praised: "It's really pleasing to the eye! I can't see that a random member of Brother Chang's family has such an ingenious idea."

Chang He laughed and said: "Sister-in-law Rong is not someone who can be found casually. She has been a servant in the clan's mansion in the south since she was a child. Later, the master she served died of illness one after another because of the lack of population. She started to make a living everywhere. Although she is a servant, she has a good eye for craftsmanship, and she knows everything from planting flowers and plants to cooking smoked tea."

Everyone in the audience looked at Sao Rong curiously, and Sun Yan said: "It turns out that this is the Sao Rong who has always been praised by Brother Chang. I have tasted the wine made by her, and it is really good. No wonder I can't enter the house." In a year or two, you can become Lingtang's right-hand man!"

Aunt Rong smiled and said, "Mr. Sun is too much for the prize. You gentlemen are slow to use it, and the slaves will leave first."

After she left, Sun Yan said: "Brother Chang, your sister-in-law Rong doesn't look like a servant. She looks like a golden branch from some pampered family. Could it be that she doesn't belong to any clan at all?" This servant is simply the young lady in the clan's mansion, right?"

Since the founding of the Great Liang Dynasty, many clan children have been entrusted. The offspring of the royal family have experienced many generations of separation, and many of them are already poor. This kind of thing is not unheard of.

"When did Brother Sun meet the family members and nobles living abroad, would he be willing to give it to the current people?" Chang He was completely unmoved, "You can also see that Sister Rong has an excellent appearance and temperament, if she is not used to serving Why doesn't she find a lover to spend the rest of her life in peace? With her, she is worthy of marrying a junior official."

Sun Yan laughed: "Look at you, I just said a few words casually, but you are still protecting a servant."

Chang He smiled: "You don't understand."

Su Qi listened to them in silence, and finally turned his head to look at Sao Rong who was retreating down the steps. Coincidentally, Sao Rong was looking back at him again.But her face and eyes are always calm, but her pretty oval face and beautiful eyebrows make Su Qi never remember any intersection with her, which makes her pay so much attention to herself.

"...If you want to talk about poems and prose, who here is better than Mr. Song? Come, brother Song, please write a poem first!"

Today is the Bureau of Poetry and Prose, and Sun Yan and the others have already entered the topic.

Song Yi gave in, and finally made a song, and then beat the drums to pass the flowers to everyone.Su Qi also made two songs, Su Zhen only made one, and the atmosphere was quite harmonious, but Su Zhen didn't really want to talk to Su Qi today.

It doesn't matter to Su Qi, with his family background, he has nothing to do except in front of the little Hades, and he has never been afraid of other children, and he is just as free.

Not long after, the two pots of wine were finished, and some people on the table were already overwhelmed with alcohol, so Chang He proposed to exchange the wine for tea, and play a bit more refined.

He went to fetch the newly acquired Jun Kiln tea set, and invited Su Zhen, "Master Zhen, let me go. This set of tea set has many trivial things and is left behind. Please help me. I really don't feel at ease when the servants take it. "

Sun Yandao: "He came to be a guest, but you made him come."

Chang He smiled and said: "I can't handle any of you here, but Uncle Zhen has a strong physique, and you are all inferior to him."

After saying that, the two got up and left the table.

Seeing them walking away, Su Qi raised his elbow to support his forehead.

Seeing this, Song Yi said, "Brother Qi, did you drink too much?"

Su Qi raised his head: "I don't know what's going on, maybe this wine is too easy to drink, and I drank two glasses too much before I knew it."

"How old is Second Lord Qi? Su Shaoqing has a strict family education, so he must not have drank a lot in the past!" Sun Yan is straightforward, pointing at Su Qi and laughing.

Song Yi said: "Brother Chang, please get some hangover soup later, just drink it and it will be fine."

"Don't bother." Su Qi declined, looked at the garden and said, "Can I go to the garden to blow some air and let go of the smell of wine?"

"Why not?" Sun Yan raised his chin and signaled, "To set up a situation for us today, the women of the Chang family didn't come in front, you can walk around, it's okay, brother Chang is here, I will take care of it. Just don’t go too far, lest you get lost.”

"Little brother, thank you, Second Brother Sun!"

Su Qi got up and left the table.

(End of this chapter)