Spring is warm and fragrant

Chapter 41 A good smile and a better voice
"Eldest madam, second madam." Chu Xing took a few steps forward, bowed to the two ladies of the Lu family, and said, "It's hot today, and grandma is waiting for guests in the water pavilion in front, and the tea has been prepared, so I'm tired of taking a few more steps. .”

The man was dressed in a summer gown embroidered with cloud patterns, and he was tall, handsome and strong. Although his face was cold and unsmiling, it made people feel awe at first glance, but when entertaining guests, his words and deeds had the courteous attitude of a nobleman. He is not arrogant, exuding the elegant demeanor of a nobleman from the bottom of his bones.

The eldest lady showed approval, because she was on the same level as Chu Xing in terms of relatives, and Chu Xing was nineteen years old, and he was already a third-rank official. There was a difference between men and women. She just exchanged a few simple greetings and motioned for the children to salute him.

"Uncle Biao." Lu Jinyu and Lu Huaiyu said in unison, and Lu Yan actually called, but her voice was too small to be heard.Just as Lu Mingyu avoided Xiao Huan and sneaked over to hold her hand, his reaction was a step slow, he gave Xiao Huan a look, and when he turned to look at Chu Xing, he put on a bright smile, "Uncle Biao."

Chu Xing nodded, with a dull expression, the same as responding to Lu Jinyu and others, without enthusiasm.

But it seemed weird in his heart, probably because he knew that Lu Mingyu was from the Chu family sooner or later, when a few girls stood together, Chu Xing somehow felt that Lu Mingyu's smile was prettier and her voice was better, as if he called "Uncle Cousin" In his heart, people couldn't help but want to really take care of her as a niece.

When the children were calling for uncle, the lady was secretly watching Chen Lian Shuang, and she was not surprised to find that Chen Lian's beautiful eyes looked at Chu Xing for a few times. A 14-year-old girl's face looks like water without makeup , Delicate and tender, and even showing a bit of shyness, few men can't be tempted.

It's a pity that Luohua was intentional, and running water was ruthless. Chu Xing didn't even look at Chen Lianshuang, but after saying hello, he turned and went to the male guest.Sensing that Chen Lianshuang was about to look over, the eldest lady withdrew her gaze in time, thinking about something while walking forward.After learning that Chen Lianshuang deliberately seduced her uncle, in the eyes of the eldest lady, the daughter of a subordinate sent by her husband became a hot potato.If you marry someone casually, most outsiders will say that she is not dedicated enough to Chen Lianshuang, and that she does not act kindly.Really pick a good one to marry, and send a woman who is easygoing, firstly, the lady feels sorry for the man, and secondly, she really doesn't want Chen Lian to marry too well.

But there are some face-saving tasks that must be done, otherwise Chen Lian will be kept at home all the time, how can he look for someone to help her?Moreover, the eldest lady has a narrow mind, after all, Chen Lianshuang came from a small place, her upbringing was not good since she was a child, and she will show her flaws even if she pretends to be, such as when she faced Chu Xing's frivolity just now.The wives and wives who came to the Duke's mansion today are all good people, and they can find out a lot of faults in Chen Lianshuang after a few meetings. In the future, she will arrange a not-so-perfect marriage for Chen Lianshuang. When others think of Chen Lianshuang's own conditions, I won't make irresponsible remarks.

"Mrs. Tai, you really know how to teach your grandson. The son has become a popular person around the emperor at a young age. Now the second son is the top of the high school. He has a civil and a martial arts. Outsiders say that the two brothers are the reincarnation of civil and martial arts stars." When they arrived at the water pavilion, the eldest lady congratulated Mrs. Tai with a smile.

People are in good spirits on happy occasions, Mrs. Tai is wearing a stone blue embroidered bat pattern today, she looks more energetic, she smiled modestly, glanced at Lu Mingyu and the girls lovingly, pointed to Chen Lian and asked, "That's not right , when did your family have such a beautiful girl?"

Chen Lian blushed with embarrassment.

The lady explained it intimately.

Mrs. Tai is getting old, and she likes to listen to the maids around her every day, learning new things from various families in the capital. How can she not guess Chen Lianshuang's identity, she is just being polite.Mrs. Tai didn't take this orphan girl from a remote town to heart at all, and continued to praise Lu Jinyu and others.Facing Lu Mingyu's peony-like little face, Mrs. Tai liked it from the bottom of her heart, and beckoned to Lu Mingyu lovingly, "Ah Nuan, come here."

Lu Mingyu walked over generously.

Mrs. Tai sees the little girl as a candidate for a future granddaughter-in-law, so of course it will be more painful, plus Lu Mingyu's own uncle is related to the Chu family, so Mrs. Tai prefers Miss Lu Si so much, other female relatives here also take it for granted.

"Ah Nuan, why didn't your grandmother come?" Mrs. Tai asked softly.

Lu Mingyu said obediently: "My grandmother said that they are heavy, so I'm afraid it will make you worry too much. She said that she will come to see you next year. My aunt is afraid that my grandmother will not be at home, so I will stay at home with her." Aunt Lu Yun likes to go out to play, but not I like to visit other people's homes, maybe I have heard rumors before, like my grandmother, I like to dig into corners, and I am always afraid of being laughed at.

The seven-year-old girl spoke so pleasantly, and the wife liked it more and more. She patted Lu Mingyu's hand and wanted to chat a few more words. Chu Xiang was in a hurry, ran over and grabbed Lu Mingyu, and acted like a baby to the elders, "Grandmother, we are going to play. Mo Blind, please talk to your aunts, I have been waiting for the sisters of the Lu family for a long time!"

Tong Yan Wuji, Mrs. Tai was teased by her granddaughter, she let Lu Mingyu go, and told the children to have fun and not to quarrel.

"We don't quarrel." Chu Xiang said with his little neck upturned. After speaking, he took Lu Mingyu with one hand and his cousin Chu Ying with the other, and called other little girls to walk to the Wutong Garden on the other side of the lake.There used to be a lady in the Chu family who liked plane trees very much, so she ordered people to plant a circle of plane trees on the wide grassland opposite the lake, and it took eighteen classes. Now these plane trees are as thick as two people hugging each other, and the branches and leaves in summer are as thick as two people's arms. It is lush like a pavilion like a cover, casting a lot of shade on the ground.

This is also Lu Mingyu's favorite scenery after marrying into the Chu family.Revisiting the old place today, except that she has become smaller, and the people around her have changed from her husband Chu Sui to a group of little girls, everything else is exactly the same as in the memory.

"Xiangxiang, your shoes are so beautiful, are they new?"

She stared blankly at the scenery, not paying attention to when Chu Xiang was dragged away by Lu Huaiyu.Lu Mingyu looked over, and saw four-year-old Chu Xiang proudly holding up her skirt, showing a pair of pink satin butterfly embroidered shoes for everyone to see. Her second sister, Lu Huaiyu, looked at it most seriously, with her head lowered, her eyes gleaming, envious and longing .

When Lu Mingyu got closer, he realized that each of Chu Xiang's shoes had a pearl the size of a longan on the toe, which was crystal clear and really beautiful.

"That's right, brother-in-law Qing Wang gave my eldest sister a box of Nanzhu, and the eldest sister ordered the embroidered lady of the palace to make a pair for me and my second sister." Chu Xiang said proudly, and after speaking, he lifted up Chu Ying's skirt, revealing The same pair of small and exquisite embroidered shoes with different designs and colors.

Lu Huaiyu and the others were extremely envious, the pearls were precious, but they were still young, so what they envied even more was this pair of chic pearl embroidered shoes.The children who wanted to play, suddenly started chatting around the Chu sisters, no matter how small they are, it is natural for women to love beauty.

"Why don't Miss Four go?" Chen Lian walked up to Lu Mingyu and asked curiously.Many noble girls around her age also came to the Duke's Mansion today, but Chen Lianshuang didn't know anyone, and no one took the initiative to invite her to play with her, so Chen Lianshuang could only hang out with the girls from the Lu family.

Lu Mingyu originally wanted to quietly recall the love between the husband and wife, but when she saw Chen Lian Shuang approaching to strike up a conversation with her, Lu Mingyu hurriedly yelled, "with great interest" squeezed into the middle of the little girls, and then praised Chu Xiang and Chu Ying.Take a closer look at the two South Pearls, they are radiant, as expected they came out of Prince Qing's residence.

"Xiangxiang, your elder brother has been selected as a scholar, is he going to take the Juren examination next year?" A little girl whose elder brother also took the college examination asked Chu Xiang, not without complacency, "My brother also won the scholar, It's the same subject as your brother."

Chu Xiang was only five years old, pampered, and said whatever was on his mind, "But my brother is the leader of the case, No. 1, and he is five years younger than your brother. Your brother is as old as my elder brother. Be the commander!"

A moment ago they were good sisters, chatting about jewelry together, now they are comparing each other.

Lu Mingyu is one head and two older. She is good herself, and she also wants others to be good. Just as she was about to persuade her, someone behind her said disdainfully in a voice louder than Chu Xiang: "No matter how powerful they are, they can't compare to me. When I grow up, I will be good." My lord, they have to salute when they see me!"

The little girls listened and looked at Xiao Huan together. Xiao Huan raised his neck and chest, looking good, and successfully bluffed Chu Xiang and others.Only Lu Mingyu was furious, pulled him a few steps away, and scolded him in a low voice, "Grandpa and uncle are living well, you are so eager to be a prince, you are cursing grandpa and them... Cousin, let me tell you, If you dare to say such things again, I will tell Grandpa to see if Grandpa will beat you."

It's a joke to spread it out.No matter how much Lu Mingyu wanted to alienate Xiao Huan, she also didn't want Xiao Huan to be stupid and not aware of it, and to be ashamed.

Xiao Huan was not very afraid that his grandfather would beat him, but he felt that what his cousin said was right. Seeing that his cousin was furious, he hurriedly assured him: "I won't say anything, Ah Nuan, don't be angry."

Lu Mingyu got angry, and pointed at the male customer to push him away, "Go to the male customer's side, there are only girls here, what do you mean if you play with us all day? Beware of being told that you are also a girl."

The latter threat hit Xiao Huan, he clenched his fists, looked at a group of little girls staring at him over there, wanted to leave but refused to give up, lowered his head to bargain with Lu Mingyu, "Then you go to our house to play with me more, I will You didn't come after waiting for you for so long." His mother didn't let him go to Lu's house, and kept strict watch over him, otherwise he would go every day.

Lu Mingyu nodded indiscriminately.

Xiao Huan ran away contentedly.

Lu Mingyu's headache eased, but she heard Chu Xiang laughing, "Sister Ah Nuan, does he like you?"

When Lu Mingyu heard it, her head hurt again, and she scolded her dumbfoundedly, "Don't talk nonsense, little girl, do you know what liking is?"

Chu Xiang refused to accept it, but Lu Mingyu didn't give her another chance to talk nonsense, and urged everyone to play quickly, and the adults will come to look for it later.Chu Xiang was very playful, and immediately forgot about it, looked at everyone with big eyes, pointed at Chen Lian and said: "You are the biggest, you should be blind first!"

That tone was like ordering a maid at home.

Lu Mingyu was not feeling well, Chen Lian-shuang was a bad character, but she shouldn't be neglected like this, but Chen Lian-shuang readily agreed, and even took the initiative to squat down and ask Chu Xiang to tie a blindfold on her.When Lu Mingyu saw her, the discomfort in her heart melted away. In order to please Chu Xiang, Chen Lianshuang did not hesitate to bear the humiliation. What does she mind as an outsider?
After absent-mindedly playing with her for a while, Lu Mingyu wanted to slip away, so she deliberately dropped the handkerchief on the ground and stepped on it, and then took her big maid Longan to Gongfang with the excuse of washing her hands and washing the handkerchief.Lu Jinyu wanted to accompany his younger sister, but Lu Mingyu didn't even say no, and Lu Huaiyu couldn't bear to part with his playmates, so he grabbed his elder sister and refused to let her go, unintentionally helping Lu Mingyu.

"Fourth Miss, Gong's room is over there." Walking to the fork in the road, she noticed that Lu Mingyu was frequently looking over to the male guest's side, and the servant girl of the Chu family who was in charge of leading the way reminded her with a smile.

Lu Mingyu blinked, then suddenly stuffed the handkerchief to her, and said playfully: "The Duke's mansion is too big, I don't want to leave, you go and wash the handkerchief for me, I'll go and play with my cousin, remember to wash it for me Clean it up, it was given to me by my grandmother!" Before finishing speaking, he dragged Longan to another bluestone path at the fork, laughing while running, laughing cheerfully, like a lark out of its cage.

(End of this chapter)