clothing incense

Chapter 7
Episode 007

The hand stove is very light, but the size of an apple, it is not burdensome to hold it in the hand, the warm current penetrates into the snowy skin, spreads in the palm of her hand, slowly enters the heart, and the atrium is also warmed.

No matter how the old lady arranges, it is for her consideration...Since the concept is different, then I should think about how to make the old lady understand that entering the palace is a death sentence for a woman.

She believes that the interactions between people are not all intrigues, and the old lady's kindness to her over the years is not a deliberate plan.

Thoughts flashed from the tip of his heart, Dong Yuan felt that the old lady's voice was still kind and soft, calming his mind.Her smile is sweet and pure: "It's very light and warm. Grandma, Fifth Sister's Hening Pavilion is farther away than my Shicui Pavilion. Every time she comes, it's tiring to hold such a heavy hand stove. I want to give it to Fifth Sister ..."

Old Hou Ye glanced at her, and the smile on his brows became deeper and deeper.

Only when sisters are harmonious and friendly, modest and courteous, can the family be united and the clan prosper.

After hearing this, the old lady was immediately displeased: "You think it's troublesome! You take this, grandma has something to reward your sister!"

Dong Yuan had no choice but to smile and slip into the old lady's arms: "You insist on exposing me! I think Kong Rong will give Li a chance to win a good name..."

After hearing this, the old Hou Ye and the old lady burst out laughing.

Before the laughter fell, the felt curtain in the inner room shook slightly, and the eldest maid, Baolu, came in: "Master Hou, old lady, the second lady brought the fifth lady to come here to pay my respects..." Then she paused, waiting for the old lady to show her.

The old lady put her arms around Dong Yuan, and waved her hands to Baolu: "Today, my place is quiet all day, so stop it."

Baolu respectfully said yes, and withdrew.

After a while, there was the sound of clogs kicking outside, and it gradually drifted away.

Old Hou Ye asked Dong Yuan what book he was studying recently.

He seemed to be very interested in Dong Yuan's knowledge.

Even if she has learned the Four Books and Five Classics, she will not be able to use them. Poems and songs are just the icing on the cake for her life, and needlework is the duty she should do.

Because her handwriting is not good, and when she gets married in the future, there will be a lot of places to write, so she spends a lot of time on writing.These facades must be able to pass.Other than that, I just followed Mother Luo and Juhongjuxiang to do needlework, embroider and sew clothes, so why study?

There was eagerness in the old Hou Ye's eyes, and Dong Yuan felt ashamed and shy: "I haven't finished reading the Four Books for Women..."

Then he secretly looked at his grandfather's expression and saw that he was smiling, and after listening to what she said, he was not worried, so he joked mischievously: "I'm too stupid. Master originally thought that when I memorized all the four female books by heart, he would teach me a few poems." The poems of the previous dynasty. But I am not like the fifth sister who has a long-term memory. I can’t memorize one chapter in ten days and a half months. Grandmother's job. He also said, fortunately, I am a daughter, so I don't need to take the examination of merit and study stereotyped essays, otherwise I would be three times as poor as Shuxiu, and I wouldn't be able to sit in a lecture hall at our house..."

Old Hou Ye laughed again.

The longer we spend together, the more the old Hou likes this granddaughter.When there are people around, she is gentle and elegant, she speaks in a whisper, and her manner is elegant and demure; when she is alone, she is mischievous and often has witty remarks to make people laugh.

The old lady pinched her face: "Look, Lord Marquis, she is lazy and doesn't study hard, and she has made a lot of excuses, and I don't know who she looks like... Xiao Wu's knowledge is the best among our children!"

Xiao Wu, Xue Ziming, Xue Dongyuan's father, the champion of Yongxing 45.

"Like me!" Old Hou Ye laughed loudly, "I didn't like studying when I was young, and I always picked on my master's faults in front of my father!"

"Oh, that's where it came from!" The old lady exaggeratedly teased the old Hou Ye, which made the old Hou Ye laugh again.

Dong Yuan also laughed, the dullness in the room was swept away, the spirit of the old Hou Ye was even better than when Dong Yuan first came.

Only then did the old lady feel relieved.

Zi Yuan came in with tea and refilled it for them.

Baolu hastily opened the curtain and entered again, saying: "Master Hou, old lady, Director Ge said that there is something urgent to see Master Hou."

Manager Ge is Ge Taoxiang, the chief manager of the Xue Mansion.

There was a little irritability on the brows of the old Hou Ye, and he said in a deep voice: "Let him come in and talk."

Manager Ge Da is in his forties this year. He used to be a servant of the old Hou Ye and served the old Hou Ye since he was a child.He wore a sky-blue Nara thick fur jacket, first saluted the old Hou Ye, then the old lady and Dong Yuan, and then said: "Hou Ye, Eunuch Lou from Qianqing Palace is here, waiting to see Hou Ye in the study outside."

Eunuch Lou is the chief eunuch of the Forbidden Palace, serving the emperor by his side.

The old lady hurriedly got up and called the big maids Baojin, Baolu, Ziyuan, and Lufu to come in and change the clothes of the old Hou Ye.

Old Hou Ye stopped her, and said to Ge Taoxiang: "You went back to Lou Gonggong, and said that I was so sick that I was unconscious and was raised in the inner courtyard, so I couldn't go out to see guests."

Chief Manager Ge looked at Old Hou Ye with a hint of embarrassment in his eyes.

The corners of Old Hou Ye's eyes twitched slightly, and his pupils became sharp.

Ge Taoxiang hurriedly saluted and said yes, turned around and ran out quickly.

"Master Hou, why do you..." The old lady's tone was a little worried, she glanced at Xue Dongyuan next to her, and swallowed her words.

For a moment, the old Hou Ye turned frosty, and snorted coldly.

Xue Dongyuan's heart skipped a beat, what happened?Old Master Xue has never been arrogant, what happened this time?Will this refute the new emperor's face, will it attract the new emperor's hatred?
She glanced at the old lady again.

The old lady hesitated to speak.Probably because I was present, some words were inconvenient to say.

"Grandfather, grandma, mother Luo taught me about Suzhou embroidery yesterday, I won't go back, it's time to tell me I'm lazy!" She stood up with a smile, saluted the old lady and the old master, and was about to leave.

The old lady didn't keep her, but just called Ju Hong in, told her to serve Miss Jiu well, and told Dong Yuan to walk slowly on the way back.

The trails are wet with snow these days and it's easy to fall.

Dong Yuan agreed, and followed Ju Hong out of the inner room.

It has been snowing for several days, and today it finally cleared up. The snow on the ground and treetops melted in golden light, the dark yellow of the soil was exposed on the ground, and greenery sprouted quietly on the treetops.

The bright golden light shone under the eaves, the sparrows were chirping, and the wind was chilly, and the coldness hit the face.Dong Yuan was wrapped in a snow fox waistcoat, but still felt the pain on her neck and cheeks from the wind.

The stove in his hand felt even warmer.

She held it tightly, and almost broke the slender jade finger cover.

What happened to the court? Why didn't the old Hou Ye go to the court?
The path back was frozen, muddy and slippery, and Dong Yuan was supported by Ju Hong and a rough servant girl.

After leaving the Rongde Pavilion of the old lady, there is a bluestone path full of bamboos on the left and right.Bamboo leaves are emerald green, as smooth as jade, flowing under the sun.

Opposite the bamboo grove, there is a bluestone wide path leading to the old lady's back kitchen. A few rough maids and mother-in-law carried the ingredients brought in from the outer courtyard and hurried to the kitchen.

They are used to walking, and they won't slip in this kind of weather. They can only hear the sound of wooden clogs, crisp and busy.

Dong Yuan stood still.

Her heart can't be quiet at all.

What happened to the court?
How did grandma think about entering the palace?Didn't the Fifth Sister Xue Dongrong be appointed?Why did she see something unknown from the old lady's expression?

"Miss, it's cold here, let's go back..." Ju Hong gently persuaded in her ear.

Dong Yuan didn't move, his eyes wandered away for a long time.When she came back to her senses, her eyes passed through the bamboo shadows, and the group of women and maids just now disappeared, only a little maid wearing a light green satin jacket, purple cotton trousers, and heavy clogs on her feet was carrying half a bucket of water, and walked quickly. Went to the back kitchen of the old lady.

The servant girls in the family are all dressed in red and green matching clothes, which is nothing at all, but that maid walks alone, which makes Dong Yuan feel that her clothes are very funny.

She laughed.

Ju Hong didn't know, so she followed her gaze.Seeing the little maid, she smiled and said, "That's the rough maid in the old lady's house. It's called Jiuwei. She just bought it the year before last. She stutters a little, but she has great strength. She does all the heavy work in the kitchen. Not much to say, Mama Xing, who is in charge of the old lady's kitchen, likes her..."

Jiuwei...

Dong Yuan felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't remember what was wrong, so he glanced at the maid again, until her back was submerged under the eaves, and then he was supported by Ju Hong back to Shicui Pavilion.

Just after taking two steps, she suddenly remembered something was wrong, and couldn't help but let out a soft sigh.

Ju Hong hurriedly asked what happened?
"The maid just now, she was carrying half a bucket of water, she was wearing clogs, but there was no sound of footsteps when she walked..." Dong Yuan whispered to Ju Hong.

Ju Hong couldn't help but glance at the direction where Jiuwei disappeared.They are on the side of the bamboo forest, so they can see it more clearly.While they were standing in the shade of the bamboo, Jiuwei hurried on her way again and didn't see them.

Just now, it seemed that there was really no sound.

"Miss..." Orange red face changed slightly, "Why does she..."

"The thief's step is the lightest!" Dong Yuan looked in the direction of the back kitchen thoughtfully, "You and Zi Yuan are good friends, tell her next time, let her pay attention to this Jiuwei... I bought it two years ago, she I'm afraid I have some kung fu."

Orange hurriedly said yes.

As soon as they finished speaking, there was the sound of hurried and heavy footsteps in front of the path, which should be several men.

Dong Yuan was a little surprised, and asked Ju Hong to help her retreat to the side of the road.

But he saw a [-]-year-old eunuch in palace uniform, carrying a whisk in his hand, rushing to Rongde Pavilion.Behind him, followed by three young eunuchs, all dressed in the same way, only one of the young eunuchs walked steadily, with a straight back, taller and straighter than the father-in-law, very eye-catching.

Although he walked behind, he looked aggressive.

Chief Manager Ge followed at the end with a worried look on his face.

When they met Xue Dongyuan, the group of people were also taken aback.

That distinctive eunuch's eyes fell on Dong Yuan in astonishment, and he never moved his eyes again.

He is tall, with fair skin, and a pair of deep eyes that are as rich as splashed ink. The eyes fell deeply on Dong Yuan's face, as if he lost his soul in an instant.

Dong Yuan hurriedly lowered his head, feeling both confused and annoyed.

She hated the little eunuch's gaze, which was embarrassing.

Chief Steward Ge's face turned pale for a moment, he stepped forward quickly, and said to Dong Yuan: "Miss Nine, these are the father-in-laws of Qianqing Palace, and they are here to visit the old Hou Ye on behalf of His Majesty."

The father-in-law in the lead knew that she was the master when he heard Chief Manager Ge call this Lili girl Miss Nine, and nodded at her.

Dong Yuan was shocked, what a rush to break into the inner house of the Marquis Mansion!On the surface, he remained calm and respectfully blessed the father-in-law.

The tall eunuch was slightly stunned, and another eunuch beside him pulled his sleeve, and he came back to his senses.

"Miss Nine, please..." Manager Ge's face became more and more ugly.

Several eunuchs stopped aside and let Xue Dongyuan go first.

Dong Yuan was also shocked in his heart, but he didn't dare to stay, he smiled and was supported by the maid, and walked past several eunuchs.

Out of the corner of her eye, she felt that the outstanding father-in-law was always looking at her.She vaguely understood something, and couldn't help but quicken her pace.But when they were about to pass by several people, the maid who was supporting Dong Yuan on the left suddenly slipped and fell on all fours.

Dong Yuan also had her feet empty, she couldn't help leaning forward, she turned pale with shock.

Why did the more I wanted to leave quickly, the more accidents happened?
Tangerine exclaimed.

A pair of hands tightly grasped her arm, and together with Ju Hong, she supported her body, and she managed to stabilize herself, her mind was empty for a moment.

Looking up, she could clearly see her own reflection in those black agate-like eyes.

The man let go quickly, then took a few steps back, still standing behind the leading eunuch, behaved well.But the look in his eyes made people's heart skip a beat.

Manager Ge came over to see what was going on.

The little girl was covered in dirt, and she got up as if she was ashes, and she was about to cry: "Miss Jiu..."

"It's okay!" Dong Yuan's voice could not help but be a little harsh, then he nodded to Chief Manager Ge indiscriminately, and with the support of Ju Hong alone, he slowly walked out of the bamboo forest path step by step.

She took a long breath, not daring to look back.

Several father-in-laws also went to Rongde Pavilion by mistake.

The man walking at the back slowed down, looked back at the graceful back of the bluestone feather satin, and smiled.In the palm of his hand, there is a jade pendant with lake water and green rocks tied with a red Huizi, the jade is warm and moist.The man clenched his fists and put the jade pendant in his sleeve.

Arriving at the gate of Shicui Pavilion, Ju Hong, who has always been kind to others, scolded the little maid: "Why are you so useless? Walking well, you fell in front of outsiders!"

The maid's pale face hadn't recovered yet, and she choked up and said, "My knees suddenly became sore, I don't know what happened...it still hurts..."

"You're still quibbling!" Tangerine's face became more and more gloomy, "You made Miss such a shame, tell the old lady later, and sell you!"

"Okay, okay!" Dong Yuan persuaded Ju Hong, and then smiled at the little girl, "The road is difficult, and you didn't do it on purpose....Go, call Mommy Luo."

The little maid touched her tears and went away.

Ju Hong was anxious and called Miss.

Dong Yuan looked back, his face was also gloomy.

The person who helped her was definitely not a eunuch!He has great strength in his hands. Is he a royal guard?
Entering the room, Ju Xiang sees that both Dong Yuan and Ju Hong's faces are not looking good, and winks at Ju Hong frequently.Ju Hong ignored her and just changed Dong Yuan's clothes.

Taking off the cloak, when she was about to change her beige, Ju Hong couldn't bear it any longer, and turned pale with shock: "Where is the jade pendant, where is the jade pendant!"

(End of this chapter)