Nongmen Jia Niang: The little blessed wife of the general's family

Ye Xiuwen wanted to send Yin Tao to Li's Plum Garden, but Yin Tao refused, but he knew that Yin Tao was afraid of the cold, so he repeatedly told Bai Zhi and the others to bring two more hand stoves, so that Yin Tao could wear thicker clothes.

Zhou Mei and Yao Xueer were invited by Bai Zhi into the small hall to sit and wait. Zhou Mei was very upset, but there was a little girl standing next to her, so she couldn't complain?
Ye Xiuwen sent Yin Tao out of the room, and seeing Yin Tao leaving with a group of people, he was still a little worried, and asked, "Why don't I take you there, and I'll be back when I get to the Plum Garden."

Yin Tao turned her head and gave him a meaningful look, then snorted coldly: "Second Master, you'd better go about your own business."

Zhou Mei and Yao Xue'er were sitting in a simple carriage behind, Zhou Mei said to Yao Xue'er as soon as she sat down, "Have you seen that the second master originally wanted to follow, but the wife refused to let him, she must be afraid that the second master would take a fancy to us."

Yao Xueer smiled lightly, noncommittal.

Zhou Mei opened the curtain and looked outside, and saw that the people following were a little away from the carriage, so she whispered in Yao Xue'er's ear again.

"Sister Xue'er, what do you mean by wife? How can we meet the second master if we are shut up in the side yard so closely? If we don't see the second master, even if we are immortal, there is nothing we can do! "

Yao Xueer patted Zhou Mei's hand reassuringly: "I don't ask for these things, as long as I can live a stable life, that's fine."

"Hmph, it's enough to be wronged to be married to such a small family, and to meet such a jealous wife. By the way, sister, what does she mean by taking us to the plum garden today?"

Yao Xueer also frowned her pretty willow eyebrows, and shook her head lightly: "I don't know, logically speaking, there is no reason to take us to such an occasion."

Zhou Mei tilted her head and thought for a while, then said uncertainly: "Sister, I guess she doesn't understand these rules, or she was frightened by the queen mother, so she took us out to please the queen mother?"

Yao Xueer rolled her eyes and said softly, "I hope that's the case, right?"

"Hmph, what insight can a daughter from a small family have?"

Zhou Mei shook her head triumphantly, the butterfly wings on the golden hairpin trembled, as if they were about to fly.Yao Xue'er couldn't help raising her eyes, and immediately lowered her eyelids to hide her thoughts.

Yin Tao sat in the front carriage with Cailu, Huaijiao, Baizhi and Baishao.

Huaijiao lowered her voice a little and said, "Madam, that girl surnamed Zhou cried secretly for a long time last night."

Everyone looked at Huaijiao together, Yin Tao was a little surprised, and asked in a low voice: "Ah, why is she crying?"

Huaijiao shook her head: "I overheard it on the beam, but I couldn't hear it clearly. She was crying and cursing while hiding under the quilt, as if she was scolding someone for being ruthless and unjust? Who would you like to regret?"

Yin Tao's heart skipped a beat: "Zhou Mei is really suspicious this week. Have you seen her attire? It's impossible for her family to afford it."

Huaijiao said: "Could it be rewarded by the Empress Dowager? If she is very fond of the Empress Dowager, it is not surprising."

Yin Tao shook her head disapprovingly.

"Impossible. If the queen mother likes her very much, she will definitely help her choose a good son-in-law to marry as a wife. How could she be sent to our Ye family to be a concubine?"

Cai Lu also said: "The Queen Mother likes to be lively, so there are many young ladies in the palace. Some of them will be promised to the ministers of the court as wives or concubines, but most of them will be released when they reach the age of marriage. An older girl can marry into a very nice family."

"Isn't it a bad thing for the girl to come to our house this week?" Yin Tao was keenly aware of the strangeness.

"First, the Empress Dowager attaches so much importance to reputation, but it is unreasonable to give it away when we are newly married. Second, Zhou Mei's clothes are too luxurious this week, and she has an inexplicable sense of superiority in her eyes. She is very proud! This Where does this pride come from? In terms of status, her father's official position is low and not worth mentioning. In terms of appearance, Yao Xueer who is with her is prettier than her, but she is very low-key!"

Is it true that Zhou Mei has taken a fancy to Ye Xiuwen as Zhou Mei said?
What the hell, Ye Xiuwen just came back, and the two of them probably haven't met before, so where did the relationship come from?
Yin Tao rubbed her chin and said slowly: "The queen mother is so anxious to send her out, must they have to leave the palace immediately? And Ye Xiuwen happened to be in the palace, so he just happened to bring her back?"

Several people looked at each other, not quite understanding what Yin Tao meant, but Cai Lu opened her eyes slightly, and looked at Yin Tao in surprise.

Yin Tao said to several people seriously: "Pay more attention to her behavior and diet, and see if she pays special attention to anyone? Or who will change her mood when she sees someone? I want to see if she is Human or ghost?"

Li Family Plum Garden is a separate courtyard, located in the east of the city, with a large area.There are a lot of people who come to admire the plum blossoms today, and there is still one street away from the plum garden, so the carriage can only move forward slowly.

Cailu said: "The Li family is also a famous family in Kyoto. The concubine Mei in the palace is the daughter of the Li family. She was spotted by the emperor in the plum garden back then. Concubine Mei is good at dancing and has a lot of talent, but her personality is cold and aloof. After many years in the palace, there was only one little princess, but the favor has never faded. The Li family opens the garden once a year to hold a plum blossom banquet, which is also ordered by the emperor. It is a great honor for all the houses to receive plum blossom invitations."

Yin Tao looked at the carriage stuck outside and sighed: "What is there to be honored, to endure the cold to watch the snow and plum blossoms in heavy snow? Isn't it a group of women whose dresses are more beautiful? Whose hairpin is more dazzling? Whose hairpin is more beautiful? Husband is more favored by the emperor?"

Cailu smiled and said: "My wife said that I am polite, but what my wife doesn't know is that the Li family's post is very particular. Except for the famous family, there are only wives from the new noble family. If you have been participating in the past, but you didn't accept it this year. If you see the post, it means that this family is probably going to fail."

"Oh, it seems that Concubine Mei's aloofness is worthwhile!" Yin Tao lowered the curtain and said in a low voice.

"No matter how noble you are, you have to think about your mother's family and the little princess. The little princess has also reached the age of choosing a son-in-law."

Cailu knows these things very well, especially in the past few years when she has met many ladies in Xiulou, she can always hear some secret things.

Finally it was Yin Tao's turn and they got out of the carriage, and the carriage immediately drove to another place to park.

Bai Zhi took out the plum blossom stickers and gave them to the gatekeeper. The woman was handsome, and she seemed to be the daughter-in-law of the Li family.

Smiling and reading the post, she handed it back to Bai Zhi, and said to a little maid in the back, "You send Second Mrs. Ye to Mrs. Yong'an Hou in Dongyuan."

Yin Tao and his party followed the little girl on the winding path, with many old plum trees on both sides.

There are gorgeous red plums blooming on the brown Qiu branches. Looking from a distance, the red plums are reflected in the white snow, which is shockingly beautiful.

Mei Xu Xunxue is three points white, but Xue loses Mei for a while.

Yin Tao walked very slowly, and many girls in white dresses wandered among the plum trees with urns, so they were collecting snow from the plum blossoms.

Beauty is also a scene in this plum garden.

The little girl told Yin Tao: "These are all the elder sisters of Concubine Mei in the palace. Every year when the plum blossoms are in bloom, they collect enough pistil snow to make tea for Concubine Mei."

Yin Tao nodded, and said in her heart: Your honor really knows how to enjoy it!

Turning around a courtyard door, a burst of elegant plum fragrance hit, Yin Tao couldn't help but took a deep breath, the fragrance of wintersweet was inhaled into her lungs, which swept away her days of boredom.

Yin Tao suddenly regretted it. In such a beautiful scenery, she should have wandered around holding hands with Ye Xiuwen instead of bringing two women who didn't know what they were thinking.

Zhou Mei looked at Yin Tao, who was wrapped in a thick cloak and holding a hand warmer, staring at the plum tree in a daze, she couldn't bear to remind her: "Madam, can you go inside to warm up, my concubine is too cold to bear. "

Yin Tao came back to her senses and glanced at Zhou Mei. Although she was also wrapped in a cloak, the dress underneath her was a little thin, and she thought to herself: You deserve to be so cold if you wear so little.

Looking at Yao Xue'er again, she is a little better, but her lips are still a little pale, which shows that both of them are very cold.