Nong Zhaohua

Chapter 15

The main courtyard where Mrs. Liu, Mrs. Dingguo lives, is called Qingcang Courtyard. Naturally, it is the largest courtyard in Dingguogong's mansion. It can be said that there are mountains and waters. The pavilion, planting bamboo and flowers, is like a fairyland, passing through the Jiuqu water corridor, crossing the pavilion in the middle of the lake, and entering the garden where guests gather. , a scene of peace and prosperity.

No matter in any corner of the garden, you can hear the flute of Quyi. It is said that the musician of today's birthday banquet is the imperial musician, and his performance is extraordinary.

Many ladies and daughters of famous families stood in the pavilion listening to music and enjoying music, laughing and chatting among themselves, and the serving maids in the garden were all dressed in arse-colored dresses, serving tea and water to and from the guests in an orderly manner.

Yan Zhaohua had already removed his veiled hat outside Qingcang Courtyard, and walked into the courtyard where the female relatives were entertained with dyed incense and green bamboo. Her outstanding appearance immediately attracted the attention of many wives and ladies. Holding a round fan in hand, covering their lips and asking each other, some of them are talking to each other and asking questions in doubt. For such a scene, Qing Zhu and Ran Xiangrao had already prepared their hearts, or were their legs weak from fright, if they hadn't watched Looking at the firm back of their young lady, both of them would probably be frightened by these probing eyes and run away.

Everyone was wondering who this Qingling woman was, Yan Zhaohua had already walked not far from the main hall, and then a nanny sang: "Miss Changning Hou Fu pays homage."

Only then did everyone understand that they were not to blame for their clumsy eyesight, but that Yan Zhaohua came here at this time, and his temperament was not the same as before. Those who had seen her before were not sure if it was her, so they were more confused, you know After her identity, the doubts in everyone's hearts did not decrease but increased. The eldest lady of Changning Hou's mansion is the eldest granddaughter of Mrs. Dingguo. Mrs. Changning Hou came to help yesterday, and the second lady also came with her, but why? This eldest lady is so ostentatious that she didn't come here until now?Also too ignorant.

Ranxiang and Qingzhu glanced at each other, secretly gritted their teeth and felt wronged for their young lady, but they couldn't refute the situation.

After the singing, two teams of four servant girls came out to greet Yan Zhaohua. Immediately, he felt a gust of simplicity rushing towards his face. For no reason, Yan Zhaohua was agitated in his heart, and she still remembered her grandmother's voice and smile. In my mind, in the previous life, I was not able to accept Huan Huan's knees, and I don't know if I have that blessing in this life.

Passing by a huge red sandalwood carving screen, red sandalwood is rare, and such a large piece is even rarer. Standing in front of the door, the calm and delicate fragrance also brought back memories in Yan Zhaohua's mind. He had mixed feelings for a moment. After passing through two outer halls , and finally entered the inner hall, the hall was also very lively, all eyes were full of beautiful clothes and beauties, and ears were full of chatting and laughing, among them there was a saying that Zhaohua was very familiar with, naturally it was Mrs. Xie.

The maid said that after Yan Zhaohua entered the room, the lively atmosphere in the room calmed down a little. Yan Zhaohua came to the main seat placed in the center without looking away, and respectfully kowtowed: "Zhaohua pays homage to grandma, congratulations to grandma Like the East China Sea, Shoubi Nanshan."

I just heard a hearty voice coming from the Lord's seat: "Okay, okay, get up, come to grandma, let me have a good look."

Only then did Yan Zhaohua stand up, raised his head and met the eyes of the luxurious lady sitting on the master seat, Yan Zhaohua only felt that his grandmother was still the same as she remembered, rich and powerful, shrewd and sophisticated, when the Xie family was undefeated, she She is the wife of the family. After the defeat of the Xie family, she can also hold up the lintel. She is a legendary figure.

Mrs. Liu is wearing a Shu brocade double-breasted gown with engraved gold and dark flowers, a huge luminous pearl is inlaid on her forehead, her hair is gathered behind her head, decorated with jade hairpins, and her ears are adorned with auspicious and rich There is a peacock green emerald bead chain hanging on the front of the lapel, and there is a warm jade tablet under the bead chain. There are three golden rings on the hand, but the wrist is empty, only wearing a pair of silver that seems to be quite old. A silk-wrapped double-button bracelet, Yan Zhaohua knew this bracelet. It is said that it was a relic left by her grandmother's mother. Her grandmother passed away early. After this bracelet was passed down, her grandmother wore it for half her body. The eunuch was ruined and his family's wealth was gone, so my grandmother also kept the bracelet well.

Sitting next to Liu Shi were a few young girls who were similar to her age. On the right was Yan Zhaoning, wearing a pleated skirt embroidered with pomegranate red and moon. His whole figure was as eye-catching as a ball of flame. At this moment, he did not know her. Thinking of something, she was staring at her with a pair of eyes, with a smile that was not a smile, and sitting beside her was a little lady in a lotus blue dress, holding a Lingluo palace fan with thorns and chrysanthemums in her hand, Covering half of her face, she is charming and charming; on Liu's left is a girl in a purple tribute satin and lily embroidered dress. Yan Zhaohua has a vague impression of her. Standing beside her were two other little ladies who were also looking at her curiously.

When Yan Zhaohua came to Liu Shi's side, Xie Xinrou took the initiative to move a seat to the side and asked Yan Zhaohua to sit down. Liu Shi held Yan Zhaohua's hand, her eyes lingered on her face, and she was reluctant to leave.

Yan Zhaoning hooked Liu's arm from the side, and said, "Why does grandma ignore Ning'er as soon as she sees eldest sister?"

Mrs. Liu turned around and patted the back of Yan Zhaoning's hand, and said kindly: "Why don't you just ignore it? You have a sharp tongue and no rules, go, go over there and get some fruit for your eldest sister to eat. "

After saying this to Yan Zhaoning, Mrs. Liu turned her head, continued to look at Yan Zhaohua, and asked, "I haven't seen you for a while, how are you doing? I heard that you are not feeling well, are you better now? "

Yan Zhaohua was really moved by the two questions in a row. Holding back his rosy eyes, he nodded and said softly, "It's nothing serious, but my grandmother is thinking about it."

Mrs. Liu heard Yan Zhaohua's extraordinary conversation and dignified temperament, especially this face, which looked more and more like sister Wei's back then. Thinking of her daughter who died young, Liu's eyes also turned red, and Yan Zhaohua held her back. Liu's hand, Liu looked up at her, blinked, and held back the tears that were about to burst. A nanny came to give her a handkerchief to wipe. After some emotion, Xie's voice came from the side. come over.

"It's okay if Sister Hua doesn't come, but it will make mother uncomfortable." Mrs. Xie approached kindly, with a kind expression and gentle tone, and said in her proud sweet voice: "I know mother misses Sister Hua." Son, I wanted to come over earlier to help yesterday. Sister Ning is still young and ignorant, she got up late, and Sister Hua is recovering from a serious illness, and she is not in good spirits. I told them to come early today, just to call mother See her more."

Mrs. Xie's words sounded like she was arguing for Yan Zhaohua, but the actual meaning could not be understood by everyone present. However, it is not surprising that Mrs. Xie has said such things over the years. , these words were broken into pieces, that is to say, she called two people before she went out yesterday, but the two young ladies in the Changning Hou Mansion, Yan Zhaoning was young and ignorant, and slept a little bit, but no matter how ignorant, she In the afternoon, I also took a carriage and drove over. As for Yan Zhaohua, it was a month ago that he fell ill. The little wind and cold are not in good spirits, but it is alluding to the fact that Yan Zhaohua is worse than Yan Zhaoning, who is younger. If you are ignorant, and everyone knows that Yan Zhaohua is still the granddaughter of the Liu family, in such a comparison, some outsiders who don't know it will inevitably have an impression of Yan Zhaohua as "ignorant and heartless".

Yan Zhaohua didn't speak, but only moved the corners of his lips, drooping his big watery eyes slightly, and naturally looked like a wronged little white rabbit. I have to say that such a silent counterattack is better than any confrontation Speech is much better.

Mrs. Xie originally wanted to use these words to get Yan Zhaohua to argue with her, but she was really ignorant and contradicted her aunt's name, but Zhaohua was not fooled, but it seemed that she was aggressive. Ning winked, and Yan Zhaoning came over with a plate of sweet-scented osmanthus cake, and said to Yan Zhaohua in a charming and charming way:

"Don't talk about it, big sister is here to have some snacks. The snacks in grandma's room are the best and most delicious. I have to eat a lot every time I come back."

She has a sweet voice and looks like a little beauty. She speaks with a passionate charm, which eased Xie's embarrassment a lot, but those who know the way can't help but praise this little beauty , because at such a young age, she knows how to use people's hearts, judges the situation, and is so thoughtful. When she grows up, it can be seen what a powerful character she is.

It stands to reason that Yan Zhaohua is the granddaughter of a direct relative. She has always been separated by a layer, but she is more familiar than Yan Zhaohua, a direct descendant. If Yan Zhaohua's psychological quality is worse, how can he not feel inferior? .Several wives looked at each other, those who drank tea drank tea, those who covered their lips covered their lips, and they all sat and waited to watch the small theater of the infighting between Xie and Yan.

Yan Zhaohua was generous, took the pastry from Yan Zhaoning's hand and said, "Thank you, Second Sister, and Grandmother." His tone was respectful and peaceful, and he didn't feel ashamed and angry as a prostitute after hearing these words. Instead, he seemed to be used to it. In general, her neither arrogant nor impetuous attitude made many wives look at this girl who had no sense of existence before with admiration.

Compared with the aggressiveness and status of Xie's mother and daughter, Miss Yan's gentleness and generosity are more distressing, isn't it?
Seeing Yan Zhaohua bowed her head and remained silent, Liu sighed in her heart, even if she was her own granddaughter, if she couldn't stand up, no matter how much help others gave her, it would be useless. It's not a good day.

Mrs. Liu calmly took the ginseng tea handed over by the mother on the side, took a sip, and did not intend to join them at this time, only to hear Yan Zhaoning's flag and drums died down for a while, and the leading voice sounded again:

"By the way, big sister brought some rare treasures to grandmother today as a birthday gift? We have already given away all of our things, and now it's up to big sister, so hurry up and let us all open our eyes. Jiaohan turned around and said to Liu Shi: "Grandmother, do you think this is good? I heard that in order to celebrate your birthday, the eldest sister found a lot of good things behind my back, all of which are better than the ones I gave you." "

(End of this chapter)