Concubine's three acres of pastoral garden

Chapter 264
Zhu nodded and said: "Well, be careful, don't let her see the flaws and become suspicious."

Lin said: "Yes, my daughter-in-law knows."

Seeing Zhu shi waving his hand after speaking, he turned around and went out.

After returning to Bianfu, Mrs. Lin, Zhixiang and Lian Gongliang's concubine Mrs. Dong lived in the same yard as before.

Now Zhixiang is no longer careful to avoid Lin's everywhere like when he first entered the mansion. No matter in the house of Liling or now, he will appear in front of one person from time to time, and his attitude is very arrogant, and he will not let the two people go at all. in the eyes.

Today is no exception. After waiting and waiting, no one came to tell them to go over to have dinner. They twisted from her side to Lin's room with their hips in place. Seeing both Lin and Dong, they sat on the side boredly. Sitting on the chair, he lifted the pendant on his temples and said: "Really, really, why haven't you seen dinner yet, do you want to starve to death?"

Lin-shi lowered her eyelids and said: "Oh, my mother-in-law told me just now that my father-in-law just came back, and we will talk about it after he has recovered from fatigue and warmed up."

Speaking of Lianxiu, Zhixiang stopped talking and was used to being spoiled by Lian Gongliang. Now she is a little afraid of this name in the Lian family. After all, she feels a little guilty about Lianxiu. Besides, she even feels that the Zhu family is It's nothing, she's just a half-grown old woman, no matter how tricky she is, she still has to rely on her son to provide for the elderly, holding her son by herself is tantamount to choking her lifeline, what can she do to herself.

Sitting there, her eyes flickered for a moment, and she saw the exquisite box between Lin and Dong, and said, "Hey, what is this, maybe Madam is going to give us red envelopes."

Lin seemed unwilling to talk to her, pulled the box in and pretended not to hear her.

Mrs. Dong looked honest and honest, sat next to her, looked at her face, and said in a low voice: "It's not some red envelopes, but some lotus seed cakes. Madam said that she had a bad relationship with the third lady Lian Xianglai in the past. Taking this opportunity to relax, I personally made this little snack and wanted to give it away, but I didn't know what to say to her. I was discussing it when my sister came."

Zhixiang curled her lips, and said: "When it's New Year's Eve, they give people some lotus seed cakes. How can they get it... Well, it's true. When they first came back, they looked down on them and laughed at them in a different way. Now Now that he is an official, he wants to curry favor again, no wonder he is embarrassed to go..."

Lin raised her eyes and said: "What kind of flattery is this? The son-in-law of the Lian family is either a general or a prince. Her small agricultural history is nothing, but no one goes to her place for the New Year's Eve, thinking that it is my family after all. Sister, just go and visit her for Gongliang."

Zhixiang stood up and said, "Then why be embarrassed, just go directly..."

As he spoke, he walked over and stretched his hand to lift the lid of the box.

Looking inside, I saw eight pieces of lotus seed cake neatly arranged in the box, each piece was made into a lotus shape, and also dotted with tender green lotus heart and lotus tip of water powder, which was quite exquisite.

Zhixiang had never learned these jobs before, and she couldn't help being secretly envious when she saw it, blinked her eyes, and said: "If you are embarrassed, Young Madam, why don't I run for you, although I have no relationship with Miss San There has never been any estrangement, and it is much easier to talk than you."

Mrs. Lin looked at Mrs. Dong, and the two exchanged glances tacitly. Mrs. Dong lowered her head and pretended that she had nothing to do with her. Mrs. Lin deliberately hesitated and said, "Is this okay?"

Zhixiang raised the lid of the box and said: "What's wrong with this, I just said that the young lady is too busy to come over, so let me deliver it for you."

Lin nodded reluctantly and said: "Okay, let's do it like this, but sister Zhixiang can tell Miss San that I made this for her with my own hands, so she must accept it."

Zhixiang said: "I know, but it's just a box of pastries, she will definitely accept it."

After speaking, he picked up the box and went out the door.

It's just that as she walked out, she thought together: said you did it?Think beautifully!When I would be so kind, hmph, what is in my hand is mine...

While thinking about it, she came to Laixiangju, and when she entered the room, she saw a few maidservants playing with sheep bones together, and said, "Hey, this is quite lively."

The maids stood up quickly when they heard someone coming, and someone recognized her and said, "Isn't this sister Zhixiang from the young master's room? Why did you come to us?"

Zhixiang said: "Oh, let me see your young lady, is she there?"

The maids said: "My lady is not here, today the king will have a banquet for the ministers, and the prince asked my lady to go too."

Zhixiang said inwardly: "No wonder Mrs. Lin wants to curry favor with Xianglai. As a woman, it is really enviable to attend the palace banquet like other officials!"

Thinking about it, he said with some regret: "I'm not here. To celebrate the New Year, I specially learned to make the lotus seed cake. I wanted to give your lady a taste, but I don't want to be here yet."

A servant girl said: "Yes, it's not good to be an official, and you have to go to the palace on New Year's Eve. How can ordinary people feel at ease? Well, why don't sister Zhixiang come back later?"

Zhixiang thought for a while, and said: "Forget it, the family banquet in the morning of the meeting has also started, so I don't have time to come out, and your lady may come back, if she comes back after a while, I will Wouldn't this be a gift for next year? I'd better keep it here. When Miss San comes back, tell her that I've been there. I made this lotus seed cake specially for her. Please try it. .”

The servant girl replied: "Well, sister Zhixiang, don't worry, we will definitely tell my lady."

Zhixiang nodded and said: "That's good, I have nothing to do, so I'll go first."

When the maids sent her away and came back, they chattered around the table, "What a wonderful lotus seed cake she made. I'll give this to the Chinese New Year. I'm not afraid of being laughed at."

A maid named Nian Tong said: "Open it and have a look. It is said to be lotus seed cake. Maybe there are jewels and jade in it."

As she said here, she opened the box quickly.

Several people looked inside and saw that there were indeed several pieces of lotus seed cakes, but the lotus seed cakes were indeed very delicately made.

A servant girl was disappointed and said: "Ah, it really is lotus seed cake. It is said that Zhixiang can be favored, why don't you send something to our lady..."

A few people were talking, but they saw that Nian Tong who first proposed to open the box reached out to get the lotus seed cake. The maids knew that she was greedy, so they slapped her and said, "What are you doing? This is for the young lady. Yes, you still want to steal it."

Nian Tong said: "It's okay, our lady is generous, but it's just a piece of cake, she won't be angry if she eats it, and I don't call it stealing, I'm trying it for the lady, you didn't hear what Shen Che said Well, people with status can’t just eat other people’s food, what if it’s poisonous…”

(End of this chapter)