After the imperial examinations, I grew up by farming

Chapter 69 Women's Clothing
After four years of war, the old lady and the second master had already forgiven Xu Ningcheng. On the way to Wangjing, Ning Yu and the second lady also intentionally facilitated it. In addition, Xu Siyuan was smart and smart, coaxing the old lady and the second master to love and pity him along the way.

Therefore, when Li Fangyun bid farewell to the people who wanted to go to the residence allocated to Xu Ningcheng by the imperial court, the old lady let the mother and son go in together.

"Although my Xu family is no longer the richest man in Sichuan, I can still afford to have two mouths. Siyuan is a descendant of my Xu family, so there is no reason to live outside."

Li Fangyun was flattered, her eyes filled with tears.

"Old lady..."

The second lady pushed Li Fangyun down, "Return old lady! Call grandma."

"grandmother……"

"Go in." The old lady nodded and stretched out her arms towards Li Fangyun.

"Hey!" Li Fangyun smiled through tears, wiped the corners of her eyes, hurriedly held the old lady's arm, and helped the old lady step into the threshold with the second lady on the left and right.

The gorgeous and solemn vermilion gate opened, igniting the human fireworks in Xufu on Shangpin Lane.

That night, Ning Yu appeared in the dining room wearing a goose-yellow acacia flower dark brocade skirt, and the old lady pulled her to her side, announcing the identity of Ning Yu's daughter in public.

There was thunder on the ground, not to mention Xu Linpeng, Liu Xin and other sisters, even Xu Zhuang was so surprised that he didn't fall asleep all night.

Miss Seven has disguised herself as a man for 20 years, taking the examinations for talents, candidates, and Jinshi. The lady is doing well.

So much so that when I saw Ning Yu in women's clothing again the next day, the master and servant all spoke together, and it was rare to call someone who was right when they opened their mouths.

According to the laws of the New Dynasty of Northern Yan, foreigners can settle down if they buy a house, land and shop in the local area.

The eldest master and Xu Ningwen are not here, and the second master is the head of the family.

As soon as the gate of the mansion was opened, the second master held the house deed and land deed, led the whole family into the mansion with a smile on his face, and went through the registration of household registration certificate and property notarization.

According to the agreement in advance, the old lady, the elder, and the elder lady will not change their household registration.

Ning Yu stroked the place where the gender was marked on the household registration, as if in a dream, feeling extremely unreal.

After completing the household registration card, the second master and the second wife went directly to the tooth shop.

The new home is really too big, with scattered courtyards, overlapping eaves and teeth, strange rocks and curved water, and only a few rough envoys and maids brought from the south, it is really not enough.

Most importantly, get the chef in charge.

None of the four former chefs of Xu's mansion came with them, so it's hard for the two wives to take the maids around the stove every day.

It was the first time for Ning Yu to wear a skirt and Peichai. Ning Yu always felt that there was a mountain on top of her head, and ten cloaks were draped over her body. Yuan, can't wait to change back into men's clothing.

Knowing that she has been a young prince for 20 years, she is naturally not used to wearing layers of ladylike dresses, and the whole family understands.

It is a custom in Nanli that when you move to a new house, the hostess needs to prepare pastries, tea and fruit by herself, and give them to neighbors to connect with each other.

After lunch, the old lady led her daughter-in-law, granddaughter-in-law Li Fangyun and several granddaughters into the big kitchen.

Ning Yu was also called, put on the bracelet, and stood aside to watch and study.

The five granddaughters, except Liu Xin, all of them entered the kitchen for the first time. As soon as the flour was rolled out, Xu Linpeng wiped Xu Linfu and Xu Linrong's cheeks a few times. "Pink Doll".

Then it was out of control...

The old lady chased after the culprit, Xu Linpeng, and slapped her several times, and kicked her out angrily.

Xu Linpeng couldn't wish for it, so he went back to his room and took the money, not even the maid, and swaggered out from the main entrance.

Not long after Xu Linpeng went out, Ning Yu was also kicked out.

The reason is too stupid.

For the fine work in the kitchen, the old lady and the third lady agreed to give her a lifetime, but she couldn't make a decent snack.

When Ning Yu stepped out of the kitchen, Xu Linfu and Xu Linrong ran away, unable to hold back.

"One is more worrying than the other!" The old lady stomped her feet and walked back to the big case table, feeling that the marriages of several granddaughters were seriously worrying.

Liu Xin held up a flower cake embryo that had just been pushed out of the mold, "Grandma, do you think this can be done?"

The old lady took a look and weighed it, "That's right, the flower print is clear, let's see the effect after steaming it."

"Miss Xin's hands are ingenious," the third lady, who was also thick-handed and thick-footed, looked at Liu Xin's embryo with a smile. Cream mulberry cake."

"When the frosty mulberry leaves come out, grandma will teach you." The old lady patted the back of Liu Xin's hand lovingly.

"Thank you grandma."

Liu Xin smiled peacefully and was in a very good mood.

Frost mulberry cake, a pastry that lives in the memories of the Xu family.

I heard that the process is extremely complicated, time-consuming and labor-intensive, and the second and third aunts didn't learn it. Only the grandmother and the elder brother's mother-in-law in the whole family can do it. I also heard that the elder brother likes frost mulberry cake the most. The family has not seen grandma do it for more than ten years.

……

Shangpin Lane.

No. 12 households from east to west, official office.

The sun sinks slowly, and the gold flakes are scattered.

Broad leaves sway, casting mottled broken light.

A beautiful woman with a slender figure, with snow satin as her skirt and silver mist silk as a thin cover.

Standing beside the white jade table, she holds a slender penis in her hand, and she writes like a dragonfly gliding across the water. She swings her slender hand slowly and then quickly. People were astonished to suffocate.

Start the pen and finish the painting.

A tall horse, a man in black clothes holding a tasselless silver spear, looks like the god of war descending, galloping his horse and flying among thousands of armies.

Putting the paintbrush lightly on the pen holder, the woman picked up the painting and looked at it carefully, her lips curled up, and she smiled whitely.

From the corner of the eye, she caught a glimpse of the servant girl hurriedly climbing up the steps of the gazebo, her red lips parted slightly, "What's the matter?"

"Madam invites the lady to the front hall, it seems that the family surnamed Xu brought food."

Mrs. Wang, the wife of the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, with a strong figure and plump cheeks, was sitting in the grand teacher's chair. Seeing the Pingting woman approaching gracefully with lotus steps, her slightly plump lips grinned in satisfaction.

"Mother." Shi Zhuangxian paid respects to the Wang family first, and then took her seat after paying attention to the etiquette. "I heard from Tweety that the Xu family has come to Beijing?"

"I just moved here the other afternoon. No, I gave you snacks and tea. They said it was a custom in my hometown. I also said that my wife and young lady made it by myself. I didn't care about my identity. I wanted to be like the whole street. Xun Qi, hairpin tassels and tassels build relationships."

Wang's tone was quite disdainful.

Shi Zhuangxian opened the lid of the food box, "Mother, look."

I saw that in the square food box, the exquisite, beautiful, glossy and colorful snacks were arranged neatly, and it could be seen that a lot of thought was poured into it, and it was packed in four layers.

"Maybe where to buy it for courteousness!" Mrs. Wang snorted coldly, "Lowly merchants!"

"But the lord likes it." Shi Zhuangxian picked up a piece of Poria cocos cake, looked at it carefully, and sniffed it.

Mentioning this, Wang hates it.

The Palace of the Eldest Princess of the former dynasty, apart from the best house in the palace in Wangjing, who would have thought that Prince An would actually give it away, even if she wanted to, it should be given to her sister Xian, Prince An is so energetic and elegant A unparalleled person, only her sister Xian is worthy of it.

Shi Zhuangxian put the Poria cocos cake back into the food box, and the maid hurriedly handed over the handkerchief.

"Mother, can you find out clearly?"

Mrs. Wang squinted at the food box, "It was the third lady who came to the door, and she said it was..."

"Chongqing mansion, Xu Houbing." Wang's personal nurse reminded.

"The head of the family is Xu Houbing, a member of the Chongqing government. There are three brothers from one family. The eldest and the second are businessmen, the third is a scholar, and there is an old mother who is over sixty years old."

Mrs. Wang recalled the conversation with Mrs. Xu Jiasan just now.

"Chongqing Mansion..."

Shi Zhuangxian murmured:

"I heard from my father that the lord left Beijing for a few months this time, and he went to the Chongqing mansion. I don't know how many unmarried maidens Yunying has in his family, and who is the lord's favorite... Mother can tell me something ?”

"I asked this for my mother, but the third Mrs. Xu looks ignorant, but her mouth is very strict. She only said that the five girls in the family are not married, and it is hard to ask which one is on good terms with the prince."

Thinking of Cheng Yaojin who killed half of them, Wang's teeth itch with hatred.

"It's okay." Shi Zhuangxian handed the handkerchief to the maidservant, "He has already entered Beijing, why worry about nothing."

"What's the plan for Sister Xian?" Mrs. Wang leaned forward slightly and asked expectantly.

Shi Zhuangxian said: "Mother forgot, there will be a feast of flowers in two days."

The day when the empress chooses concubines for the prince and Prince An.

……

He also said that the Xu family made cakes, tea and fruits, and the second wife also made them when they came back from the tooth shop. From yesterday afternoon to this afternoon, they only rested for three hours in the middle, and finally gave the whole alley to more than a dozen families for food. The box is full.

Thinking of giving it to high-ranking officials and dignitaries, the ladies really put their heart and soul into it, and were meticulous and meticulous.

Before nightfall, everything except Prince An's Mansion was sent out.

Ning Yu was copying the copybook, and the second lady who had just returned from Prince An's Mansion brought the food box to Yulou Court.

"Do you want me to deliver it? But I haven't finished practicing my calligraphy yet."

The second lady ate the door shut, feeling uncomfortable and her tone was stiff.

"The concierge of the palace said that the prince told you to deliver it in person, and that he would go there before dinner. The second aunt guessed that the prince wanted to keep you in the palace for dinner."

Dinner at the palace...

Ning Yu thought for a while, and replied: "It's all right, I'll go after I finish practicing calligraphy, please tell my second aunt and grandmother, I'll go to the palace for dinner."

"Remember to bring Zhiman."

Although she believes in Prince An's character, the second wife is still afraid that her little lady will suffer.

The second lady left after giving instructions. Ning Yu was curious about what delicacies Yan Shi had prepared for her. After finishing writing on the rice paper in her hand, she didn't write any more. She picked up the food box and went out through the east back door.

Not full.

When the Xu family moved in, they found that the large and small courtyards in the mansion were all named well, and four residential areas were divided.

Fushou Academy, Jubao Academy, Shangwu Academy, Nomination Academy...

It is the same as the division of Nanli Xu Mansion, but the difference is that there are more independent small courtyards in each large area. Yulou Court is in the nomination courtyard, with a quiet environment and elegant decoration, showing care and details everywhere, because the name contains a With the word "Yu", the third lady let Ning Yu live in it.

Ning Yu also likes this yard very much, it is close to the back door, so it is easy to enter and exit.

Exit from the east back gate of Xu Mansion, facing the west back gate of Prince An's Mansion, the street in the middle is about two feet wide.

As soon as she went out, Ning Yu saw Lin Hao waiting at the door across the street.

"Xu Qigong, the prince ordered me to wait here for you, please follow me."

Lin Hao is Yan Shi's personal bodyguard. To be honest, Ning Yu was a little surprised that he was waiting here.

Prince An's Mansion is bigger than Xu's Mansion, and Ning Yu knew it when she saw the deed of the house. She thought she would have to walk for a long time after entering the door, but she didn't expect to arrive at the dining room of the Wang Mansion in less than a quarter of an hour.

On the big round dining table, there were some exquisite snacks and fruit plates, but there was no Yan Shi.

Lin Hao led Ning Yu to sit down at the dining table, and beckoned the pretty maid to pour tea.

"The lord is in the study, and he may not come here for a while. The lord said that if Young Master Xu Qi is hungry, he can pass on the meal first."

"It's okay," Ning Yu put the food box on the dining table, and said to Lin Hao, "Go and do your work first, I'll wait for him here."

Lin Hao withdrew as he said.

Ning Yu picked up the teacup and took a sip, his eyes lit up, the slightly sweet fruit tea tasted sweet, and he couldn't help but take another two sips.

She likes sweetness, and she also likes fruit tea or scented tea with a little sweetness.

He is careful...

Yan Shi sent the prince away and rushed over, and saw that the young master who was made of snow and jade was not restrained at all, he had the right to be his own home, drinking tea and eating snacks, he was so happy, Yan Shi saw it, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously raised.

"If you don't come again, I will go back after eating."

Seeing Yan Shi standing outside the door, Ning Yu withdrew his hand that was reaching for the dessert plate.

"Pass the meal." Yan Shi said to the maid outside the door, walked slowly into the dining room, and sat down on Ning Yu's left.

"Here, door-to-door ceremony." Ning Yu pushed the food box over.

Yan Shi opened his eyes and glanced, it was all sweets, "You know I don't eat sweets."

"Every family in Shangpin Alley has them. If you don't eat them, I'll bring them back later. I've got my heart, so I can't waste them." Ning Yu didn't mind.

The maidservants with light gaits filed in, and plates of delicacies with exquisite decoration, color, fragrance and taste were placed on the table.

There are more than 30 hot and cold dishes.

"The surname Yan has only been in the world for a few days, and it's already extravagant and extravagant?" Ning Yu joked.

Yan Shi was not afraid of her teasing, and said calmly: "Today is the first time I have dinner in the Wangfu. It is a celebration of housewarming, and I will clean up the dust for you. Come, let's have a bowl of soup first, and how about a taste of the cooking skills of the Wangfu?"

Yan Shi pushed back the maidservant, and personally served her half a bowl of Baiwei soup.

"As expected of Tianjia's chef, it's delicious." Ning Yu finished his drink in twos and then picked up his chopsticks and started to eat.

Yan Shi gave her a chopstick for each dish, and when he encountered something he hadn't eaten when he was a guest in Xu's mansion, he reported the name of the dish.

"Steamed goose and duck steak, sheep's head in virtual sauce, hand-washed crab, three crispy soup..."

After half an hour.

Ning Yu rubbed her swollen belly, feeling extremely satisfied, remembering that Xu's mansion had been looking for two days, and had examined seven or eight cooks, but none of them were qualified. stuffed.

"How many cooks are there in the palace?"

Yan Shi guessed what she wanted to say, and Lin Hao had already reported to him about Xu's mansion looking for a cook.

"I won't give you as much as you want. If you think Xu's food is not to your taste, you can eat three meals a day at the palace."

"Stingy!" Ning Yu squinted at him.

Then he said: "You didn't ask me to come just for a meal, did you?"

"Of course the most important thing is to eat." Yan Shi stared at her, only to feel that he hadn't seen her for two days. The little scholar's lips became redder and his teeth whiter. Maybe it was because he was too anxious to eat, his little face was flushed, and his delicate skin like warm jade was translucent under the candlelight. hazy beauty.

Ning Yu guessed what he was going to ask.

"Since the most important things have been done, it's the same whether you say or don't talk about insignificant things, so I'll go back first, see you later."

As he spoke, he put his hands on the dining table and stood up, planning to run away.

"You publicize the marriage contract between Xu Mansion and Prince An's Mansion, what is your intention?"

Yan Shi grabbed Ning Yu's forearm, seemed to hold it loosely, felt no pain and tightness, but couldn't break free no matter what.

This afternoon, he entered the city from Dongdaying. As soon as he arrived in the palace, he was bombarded by his father, queen and empress one after another. The city was full of wind and rain... about him and about the Xu family. Ask him what to do with the concubine selection flower banquet two days later, his elder brother also came to ask in the night.

Unable to break free, Ning Yu simply sat down.

Sitting facing Yan, his probing eyes seem to be able to see through people.

Slender and well-proportioned fingers with almost invisible knuckles pointed to his heart and pressed hard.

"It's very simple... Either you, Yanzizhou, marry into the Xu family obediently, or let your emperor Lao Tzu get an equivalent benefit in exchange."

(End of this chapter)