happy event

Chapter 150
"Oh, why are you being so polite? I am an old servant, how can I accept such a heavy gift from you?" The old mother hurriedly waved her hand to decline, but her eyes were fixed on the hairpin and she never moved away.

Liu Xiaozhen didn't want to say anything, raised her hand and inserted the hairpin into her bun, and said with a smile, "Don't be too polite, Mammy, you are serving your mother all day, you are doing your filial piety for Zhen'er, how can Zhen'er thank you?" You don't have many."

After hearing this, the old mama no longer refused, smiled and complimented the master a lot, then left.

Liu Xiaozhen turned back to the table from the door, pointed at the teacup that the old mother had drank in disgust, and told Hongyu, "Take this teacup and throw it away, you old man who sprays manure! But he bought it with just one hairpin, really short-sighted. "

Hongyu was afraid that she would become the target of her master's hatred again, so she reached out her hand to hold the tea bowl and said, "The servant has gone down."

But Liu Xiaozhen stared, and scolded, "What are you going to do, you want to be lazy! Don't prepare a dress for me, tomorrow I'm going to the Sun Mansion... to enjoy the flowers!"

Hongyu heard the master bite the word "appreciation of flowers" very hard, and subconsciously remembered the last time she came back from viewing flowers, she was covered in bruises, so she hurriedly asked tremblingly, "Miss, what color are you going to wear tomorrow? Pink Blue... How is it? That color is the most suitable for the complexion of a young lady..."

"No, prepare me the plainest dress!" Liu Xiaozhen narrowed her eyes slightly, and said darkly, "Are they just trying to find out about my cousin from me, then I will "guidance" them a little bit Bar."

Hongyu shrunk her neck, silently and quickly retreated to the closet and began to rummage through her clothes.The coolness coming from her back was like a poisonous snake snaking around, making her fingers tremble all the time...

The Sun Family Courtyard is located between two hills not far from the east gate of Kyoto. A lotus pond covering an area of ​​more than ten acres has been dug in the courtyard. Every summer, thousands of lotus flowers bloom at the same time, and the scenery is extremely beautiful. , so it is hailed as one of the good sights that Kyoto must visit in July by the idlers of the good things in Kyoto.

But on this day, the other courtyard rejected many elegant guests, and sent many servants to strictly guard each door.There was no other reason, the eldest daughter of the Sun family was going to have a banquet by the lotus pond, and the people who came to the door with the post were all ladies from the rich and powerful families in Kyoto, so this safety issue was naturally the top priority.

When the sun is three poles, the ladies from all families will be here.A group of girls sat on the boat to admire the flowers and paint, recite poems and sing songs, and had a lot of fun.But soon the sun came to the top of the head, and a delicate young lady was sweating profusely from the sun, so they moved to sit in the water pavilion in the middle of the lotus pond, eating snacks and gossiping.

From time to time, Miss Sun's family raised her eyes to Liu Xiaozhen who was sitting on the edge of the pavilion, she was very puzzled by her plain makeup today.Although the Liu family is famous for being noble, but the family is not really short of their daughter's clothes and hairpins.Besides, the noble young master I admire is the Liu family's nephew, so why would he not watch his mother's family live in poverty?
Thinking in this way, she called the little maid beside her to give Liu Xiaozhen a plate of dim sum, and said with a smile, "Sister Zhen'er, this is the dim sum I steamed myself this morning, try it and see if it suits your appetite? If you like it, When I go back in a while, I will take two boxes with me."

Hearing this, Liu Xiaozhen hurriedly got up and thanked her with some panic, and finally picked up the dim sum and ate it honestly, and then praised, "Sister Sun is really skillful, this dim sum tastes really good." After finishing speaking, she somehow thought of it What, his face quickly dimmed, and he sighed in a low voice, "Why am I so stupid, if I'm as dexterous as Sister Sun, will I be able to please my cousin..."

Although her voice was low, the pavilion was only one zhang in radius, so Miss Sun and the ladies could hear her clearly.Everyone's eyes lit up at the same time, and they all spoke to comfort, of course, they were more interested in finding out what the cousin she was talking about liked.

Liu Xiaozhen didn't seem to notice anything wrong in it at all, but was extremely moved because she was comforted by so many ladies.She blushed with shame, thanked everyone, and finally said, "Sisters, don't coax me, I'm just clumsy. I heard my aunt said that my cousin likes to drink rock sugar tremella soup, so I cooked it myself A bowl, but my cousin said it was too sweet. Fortunately, I don’t like clothes that are too bright, which suits my cousin. Otherwise, he might not even look at me A glance..."

Halfway through she said this, she seemed to suddenly realize that something was wrong with her words, she hurriedly covered her mouth, and said clumsily, "Oh, Sun... Sister Sun, how do you make this snack? Teach me, How are you?"

Many ladies grew up in the gate of the mansion, and there is no one who is stupid.Although Liu Xiaozhen quickly changed the subject, they each caught a lot of useful "things".

It turned out that the elder son liked to drink rock sugar and white fungus soup, and he liked women to dress plainly.A few days ago, there were rumors that he built another courtyard into a farmyard. Could it be that he prefers plain women in jingchai cloth skirts?Then I want to marry into the palace and spend my whole life with such a handsome and talented man, but I have to learn cooking skills quickly and change my makeup...

Thinking in this way, the girls couldn't sit still any longer, and left early on the excuse of the hot weather.Ms. Sun also had no intention of keeping customers. After sending her "girlfriends" out, she hurried home by car and prepared to go.

"You want to grab the position of princess from me, hmph, are you idiots worthy?"

Liu Xiaozhen was sitting in front of the window, quietly looking at the several carriages speeding ahead, the corners of her mouth slowly turned up, the sinister look on her face made Hongyu almost get under the seat in fright...

According to historical records, in the previous dynasty, as long as a certain talented scholar was half drunk, he would export countless good poems, which often attracted the attention of the capital.And during this period of time, there is also one thing in Kyoto that is as expensive as gold, and that is white fungus.I don't know where the news spread, saying that the suave and handsome Zhongshan Wang Shizi likes to drink rock sugar and white fungus soup the most.Countless ladies from all over the world, Biyu from a small family, and even little maids with their hearts flying on the branches are secretly practicing their skills.For a while, the owner of the dry goods store counted the money until his hands cramped, and his mouth was crooked from laughing in his dreams.

It stands to reason that Liu Xiaozhen should be complacent after hearing this, but it's a pity that she was so angry that she tore off countless brocade handkerchiefs like a crazy woman.It turned out that her other plan had failed.The other courtyard of the Zhongshan Prince's Mansion has been rebuilt for many days, and the Liu family has secretly bought out several dental shops that often walk around the Palace.

But Murong Huaide has never found a dental shop to buy staff for a long time. It was a strange time for her. When Hongyu went out, she found that there were suddenly many servants in the other courtyard.From the old servant who guards the gate, to the woman who cooks the stove in the kitchen, and even the boy who waters the vegetable field, it is really complete.These people seem to have fallen from the sky suddenly. The Liu family has asked all the dental shops, but they have never accepted this deal, which is really strange.

Liu Xiaozhen couldn't bear it anymore, so she took a carriage and went to visit the gate of the other courtyard. As a result, more than a dozen carriages were parked outside the side gate.The servants and the guards are busy unloading things from the car, ranging from various decorations, to the large [-]-fold screen on the jade base, the red sandalwood rose chair, the huanghuali bed, and the one-person-high floor-standing Diorama, there is almost everything, as luxurious as you want.

Many passers-by and neighbors on the left and right stopped to watch and discuss, and the sound of envy made the old horse driving the car irritably scratch its hooves.Hongyu has long been taught by "hairpin" to be smart and has a wink, so she quickly got out of the car and tried to find out the news without the master's order.

It's a pity that the servants in the other courtyard don't know whether they have been instructed or are extremely loyal to their master, their mouths are as strict as clamshells, and they even refuse to reveal where they come from.Fortunately, there were two delivery guys who loved money, and vaguely mentioned that they were giving filial piety to their masters.

Hearing this, Liu Xiaozhen was really mixed with joy and anger.Congratulations, it's naturally because my cousin has another property besides the palace. If you marry him, you will not only get the honor of a princess, but also have inexhaustible wealth.But anger is precisely because of these... It doesn't belong to her yet!

"Go back to the palace, I want to see my aunt!"

Concubine Liu was frowning at the moment, flipping through a pile of account books next to her hands, and several old accountants were sitting on the chairs below, all lowering their heads and pretending to be wooden figures.

"Why is there only such a small amount of money in the account? Didn't there be 2000 taels before?" Concubine Liu tried her best to suppress her annoyance and asked in a cold voice.

One of the old tents hurriedly stood up and responded, "Your Majesty, don't be angry, there are accounts for all money in and out of the house. Of the 2000 taels earlier, Housekeeper Zhao paid 500 taels for the birthday gift of the concubine Shu in the palace. There is still 1000 taels to buy the snow ginseng and velvet antlers used by the prince to prepare medicines, and the Fuchu has also spent 300 taels these days, so there are only less than 200 taels left on the account..."

Concubine Liu waved her hand in distaste, signaling the old accountant to stop talking.She rubbed the center of her eyebrows fiercely, feeling annoyed and sad in her heart.What outsiders see is the luxurious scenery of the palace, who knows that this big palace can't even afford 1000 taels of silver now.

The monthly payment will be issued soon, and the queen mother's birthday is coming soon, these two expenses will definitely not be able to cope without 2000 taels.But the several thousand hectares of fertile land in the palace will take two months to harvest. Even if you can get some money by selling grain, the distant water can't quench your thirst.

Thinking in this way, she began to resent the old prince again. It was he who wasted money like water. He only cared about being romantic and unrestrained. In the past few decades, he had spent a lot of money bestowed by the late emperor, and even sold many shops.If not, how could the palace be in such distress?But now he is lying on the bed, breathing in less and exhaling more, no matter how annoyed he is, he can't block his nose and mouth and go to the funeral immediately.

Concubine Liu was so silent, the accountants below were too frightened to breathe.There is no mouse in the world that does not steal food. They are usually in charge of the money in the government, and they have to keep some "moisturizing hands" more or less.Although the accounts are done flawlessly, but if the master really wants to get angry, they will inevitably kneel down and confess their innocence.

So, as soon as the little maid outside the door reported that Miss Biao had come, several old tents all got up and bowed to leave without waiting for Princess Liu to speak.

(End of this chapter)