pampering wife

Chapter 40

Qingmei's attire first amazed Xu, and she couldn't close her mouth for a long time. When she got to Mrs. Gu's Liufang Hall, even Gu Changqing, who was paying her respects, was a little surprised, and Mrs. Gu even sighed: "Oh! Yo, such a dress, it's really pretty!" As she spoke, she pulled her to look carefully for a while, which made Qing Mei feel a little shy.

She took two steps back to greet Mrs. Gu, and said with a smile: "I have to thank my mother." Looking around, she found that the maids serving in the room today were also dressed more elaborately than usual. Wearing it on your knees, it also looks very nice.

Qingmei took off the crane cloak, and sat down next to Gu Hanying, after a while, she saw Gu Ronghua come out from behind the screen.

Gu Ronghua was originally born bright and charming, but he didn't seem to deliberately dress up today, he only changed into a silk bead hairpin in his hair, a pair of warm pearl earrings, a string of coral bracelets on his wrist, with arse-colored silver patterns The flower dress embroidered with hundreds of butterflies looks even more beautiful when worn on the body.

She went up to greet Mrs. Gu, when the two of them were together, Mrs. Gu was beautiful and dignified, and Gu Ronghua was bright and dignified, really eye-catching.

Qingmei sat beside her and watched with a smile, and suddenly remembered that Mrs. Xu once said that her mother Xu Zhu was extremely beautiful, much better than her sister Xu Zhen.If the mother is still alive...Qing Mei's eyes dimmed, she lowered her head and twisted the drooping tassels on the palace sash.

No one in the house noticed her difference. After the meals were set, the whole family ate in harmony and rested in Liufangtang for a while, and guests arrived one after another.

Mrs. Gu heard that some old wives and girls had arrived, so she hurriedly invited them to drink tea in the living room first, and she and Gu Ronghua went to accompany them.

Qingmei and Gu Hanying were not in a hurry to go out, they just looked at the invited guests from a distance, Gu Hanying pointed to her from a distance and introduced to her: "That is the wife of Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, and next to her is the second girl He Suiyu, She is very close to the eldest sister. The rich-looking lady is Mrs. Shen from Jing Zhaoyin's family, and she is very close to Mrs. The girl next to her is Shen Yuemei and the other is Shen Yueqing. The two sisters are only two months apart."

The age difference is only two months, so it is certain that one of them was not born to Mrs. Shen. However, looking at their behavior and dress from a distance, it is impossible to tell which one is the concubine and which is the concubine. Thinking about it, Mrs. Shen also reluctantly treats the two of them equally. up.

Qingmei couldn't help but look at Gu Hanying who was next to her. Although she was handsome and charming, she lost her bearing compared to Gu Ronghua.This is not only the difference in appearance, but also the aura accumulated over the years - once Gu Ronghua sits there, he can look forward to brilliance, and his natural beauty reveals self-confidence.But Gu Hanying is cautious. Although she looks good, she is not as generous as Gu Ronghua in her actions.

She was slightly distracted, and felt that Gu Hanying squeezed her hand and said: "Did you see the group of servants who came in? That is Mrs. Chu from the Marquis of Wu'an Mansion, and next to her is the daughter of her family, Chu Hongxiu." Gu Hanying is rare. She curled her lips awkwardly, "She has been to the battlefield before, and she is also the apple of the eye of the Marquis of Wu'an. She behaves arrogantly and straightforwardly, and has often quarreled with the eldest sister."

The apple of the eye, arrogant and straightforward?Qingmei smiled, and continued: "Where is Miss Wen mentioned that day?"

"I didn't see her among the people who came, I'm afraid she hasn't arrived yet."

The two of them stood under the eaves for a while, their cheeks felt a little cold, and then they saw the old mother beside Mrs. Gu approaching and said, "You two girls, Madam told you to go to Ruixue Pavilion."

Looking at the past, there are staggered figures in the hall, it seems that they are also setting off, Qingmei and Gu Hanying, led by the old mother, went to Ruixue Pavilion, followed by Luzhu and Yinping.

Outside Ruixue Pavilion, there is a large area of ​​plum groves in full bloom. Under the scorching sun and white snow, they are like clusters of fire, or like rouge, which is very eye-catching.When the two of them arrived at the door of De Pavilion, they could hear the faint laughter and laughter from inside, the maid at the door opened the soft curtain, and Qingmei felt a little dazzled when she walked in.

This room is full of nobles in the capital, although they may not all be first-class people, but they are all respectable in the capital, and their bearing is many times higher than those of the officials in Wancheng.The house is full of silk and satin, and the noble ladies have their own charms when they sit together. The girls are sweet and sweet, or bright and beautiful. In addition, the decorations in the room are appropriate. They are all beautiful and eye-catching.

On this occasion, Qingmei naturally didn't want to look left and right, so she only glanced around a little, then walked to Mrs. Gu's side with a slight smile.Gu Ronghua, who was talking to He Suiyu next to her, unexpectedly smiled at her, causing the girls beside her to look at Qingmei.

When Qingmei came to her, Mrs. Gu stood up at the right time, took Qingmei's hand and said to everyone with a smile: "This is the Qingmei I just mentioned." A lady sitting close said immediately: "It really is Shui Ling is pretty, why is sister Xu surrounded by beauties, please teach me how to do it."

The people next to him laughed, Madam Gu beckoned Gu Ronghua over, and asked her to introduce Qingmei to the ladies present.Everyone in the pavilion was still sitting and chatting and joking, and Qingmei met everyone one by one under Gu Ronghua's guidance.

Because of Gu Hanying's previous guidance, she took a closer look at this time, and immediately matched the number. Besides, she could already practice the ability to recognize people when she opened a tavern.

Gu Ronghua led her and Gu Hanying to the round table where the girls were sitting, everyone was curious, Qingmei took a rough look and made a distinction.There are a few people sitting around the table, and there are people admiring calligraphy, painting and bonsai. There are about ten girls in the room.

Qingmei has sharp eyes, and at a glance, she can see a slender figure standing under the picture of a pine and crane. It seems to be Wu Yujian?She couldn't help but feel slightly happy.

Suddenly feeling a sharp gaze sticking to her body, Qingmei looked over according to her feeling, and saw a girl looking at her, her eyes were undisguisedly critical.Qingmei was taken aback.From this appearance, it seems that she is exactly the daughter of the Marquis of Wu'an's family whom she saw from a distance, Chu Hongxiu?

(End of this chapter)