Evening Shaohua in the Red House

During the two or three days, Princess Yongchang held banquets one after another, and the girls played on their own in the next few days.

All the daughters of rich gold were detained in the back house on weekdays. It was a rare opportunity, and they were all very happy. Fishing side, this one loves this place, that one loves that place, and all the attendant girls and women are also one group to the east and the other group to the west, hustle and bustle.

Fortunately, the maid in charge of the Princess Mansion had expected it a long time ago, and ordered people to divide the banquet into several places, each suitable to avoid chaos.

The Yingchun sisters also made friends with several ladies under Daiyu's introduction. Here, Daiyu throws pots with Zhang Ying and others. Tanchun discusses calligraphy with Qi Ya, the daughter of the head of the Hanlin Academy. Friends, chatted about Danqing with Han Wan, daughter of Marquis of Jinxiang.

Although Yingchun is shy by nature, she is very good at chess. She won two games in a row against others. The girl is so strong, her complexion instantly sank, and she pulled Yingchun and refused to give up. Yingchun didn't want to quarrel with others, seeing that the other party refused to give up, she had to deliberately lose two rounds, and then changed her clothes with an excuse before she escaped.

Siqi was talking to Zicuckoo at the side, but when he saw this, he hurried to get his clothes and baggage.

After changing clothes, Yingchun washed her hands and changed clothes, and was not in a hurry to go back, just strolling slowly with Siqi.

I saw the green grass next to the path along the way covered with glistening dewdrops, gently swaying in the breeze, colorful flowers blooming in full bloom, very bright and beautiful.

Unknowingly, I have reached the willow embankment, and I suddenly feel that my eyes are bright. I can see the gurgling water, the peach and apricot sandwiched between the banks, and the green willows like silk.

Yingchun's mood suddenly became brighter, and she said with a smile: "The scenery here is really beautiful. Although our Grand View Garden is beautiful, it will be done by manpower. It cannot compare with the natural scenery here."

Siqi saw that she was only interested in enjoying the scenery, so he said: "Miss, why don't you go back to play chess? Just now, Miss Zhao was aggressive. Why should Miss be so patient, she should be severely discouraged."

Although Siqi has never studied, but he has followed Yingchun for a long time, and he knows a thing or two about Yu Yiqi, and he often watches Yingchun play chess on weekdays. Naturally, she just gave in to Miss Zhao intentionally.

Yingchun stretched out her hand to break a section of willow branch to play with, and said with a slight smile: "I learn chess for the sake of comfort and cultivation, not to compete with others. Miss Zhao is just a little bit more competitive, and it's not a big mistake. There's no need to make a fuss so that people can't get off the stage.

It's rare to have such a beautiful view here, let's just enjoy the view, why bother to compete with others. "

After many years of training and teaching by Li Wan, Yingchun's cowardly temperament has changed a lot, but she still doesn't like to fight with others.

Siqi knew her temper, sighed and said: "The girl is just too good-natured."

Yingchun smiled, raised the willow branch in her hand, and said, "I learned how to weave flower baskets from Yinger before, and now it's all right, let's weave two too, and we'll bring it together later." Go back and be stubborn to Sister Lin and Sister Zhang."

Siqi agreed, took a handkerchief and put it on the rock beside him for Yingchun to sit on, and went to pick a lot of willow branches.

Yingchun was ingenious and skillful, but in a short while, she made a small flower basket, but it was the size of a palm, and picked various colorful flowers and put them in the basket, which was more colorful and unique against the willow branches and leaves.

Yingchun just finished making one, and suddenly heard a voice laughing and said: "What a delicate and unique flower basket! This idea is very new."

Yingchun was startled, and hurriedly raised her head, only to see a person coming out from behind the rocks, about forty years old, wearing a caramel-colored satin flat gold embroidered longevity pattern beanie, apricot-yellow silk embroidered flower pattern horse-face skirt, with a dignified appearance, She was very kind, and there were two well-dressed maids behind her.

Yingchun only felt a bit kind, and after thinking for a while, she remembered that she was the wife of General Feng Tang, when she first came a few days ago, Mrs. Wang asked her sisters to pay her respects, so she hurriedly stood up and saluted.

Mrs. Feng hurriedly pulled her back, and said with a smile: "There is no need to be so polite, get up quickly."

While talking, she looked carefully, and saw that she was wearing a pair of goose-yellow satin skirts embroidered with folded cherries on a curved mercury pattern, with a taupe-colored satin jacket inside, a peach-red embroidered pleated skirt, white satin socks, and water-red satin shoes. , with a pair of red gold lace play bead bracelets on her wrists.

A head of black and fine hair is tied in the hairpin, a golden phoenix with silk is tied on the sideburns, a string of pearl tassels is held in the mouth of the phoenix, and the teardrop-shaped ruby ​​at the end hangs down the side of the cheek, making the cheeks look more and more fresh. The nose is greasy and goose fat, gentle and silent, and amiable to watch.

Seeing her like this, Yingchun felt embarrassed and felt a little surprised in her heart. She just smiled and said, "I don't know if Madam is resting here, disturbing your cleanliness."

Mrs. Feng smiled and said: "Where is this? I was also a little bored at the table just now, so I came out to relax, and came here before I knew it. Seeing the exquisiteness of your flower baskets, I couldn't help but speak out. It was me who was being rude."

Si Qi was worried, he didn't know how much Mrs. Feng had heard just now, but Ying Chun was very calm.

Mrs. Feng looked at Yingchunyi

Looking at it, thinking about what he just heard, he couldn't help nodding secretly, smiled slightly, picked up the flower basket and looked at it, and said with a smile: "You made this up yourself? It's really unique."

Yingchun's face turned red, and said: "I learned this from the girl at home, but I have nothing to do to make up stubborn ones. It's hard to be elegant, and my wife will laugh at me."

Mrs. Feng said with a smile: "Such ingenuity, how can it be difficult to be elegant? This flower basket is really delicate, and I love it very much. If you are willing, why not give it to me?"

Yingchun hurriedly laughed and said: "It's not worth anything, Madam, if you don't dislike it, just take it."

Mrs. Feng liked it more and more, so she took Yingchun's hand and asked carefully again, but it was just about what to do at home, what to eat and so on.

Seeing Mrs. Feng being so affectionate, Yingchun was even more surprised, and answered one by one.

After chatting for a while, Mrs. Feng left.

Seeing Mrs. Feng walking away, Siqi wondered: "Girl, General Shenwu's mansion doesn't have much contact with our mansion, why is Mrs. Feng so enthusiastic all of a sudden?"

Yingchun was also full of doubts, she shook her head and said, "I don't know either."

The two thought about it for a long time, but couldn't figure it out, so they had to press down.

Here Daiyu, Zhang Ying and others saw that Yingchun hadn't returned for a long time, so they sent Zijuan to look for it.

Zijuan finally found the two of them, and she couldn't help laughing: "The girl is here, so it's easy for me to find. Our girl and all the girls have gone to the front flower garden, and the girl should go quickly."

Yingchun agreed, and followed the azalea to the flower garden.

I saw hundreds of beautiful peonies planted in this flower garden, surrounded by a double-storey octagonal pavilion in the middle, surrounded by Zhulan, and planted magnolia, snowball, peonies and other famous species.

The two hedges in the east and west are woven into a flower wall, surrounded by roses and roses of various colors.Outside the Nanshouhua wall, there are dozens of zigzag suites and several courtyards.Inside and outside the courtyard, there are two kinds of crabapples, Xifu and Chuisi, and a half pavilion in the middle, named Peony Pavilion, which is more unique than the Butterfly Hall.

Seeing Yingchun, Zhang Ying waved with a smile and said, "Sister Yingchun, come quickly, we are discussing about writing a poem."

Zhang Ying is the granddaughter of Princess Yongchang, she is considered half of the host, and she has already set up a banquet in the flower garden. Each person has a small square table, and on the table are a wine box, a peach-shaped agate cup, and a pair of ebony silver chopsticks. , a black silver plum blossom self-pouring pot, and a pair of silver enamel spoons and saucers.

Yingchun is lazy in poetry by nature, so at this time, she has to follow the time and sit down at the table.

After eating the food and wine, Daiyu smiled and said, "The people are all here, and the food and wine have been used up. My sister should talk about it. What is the topic?"

Zhang Ying took a glance and saw that everyone was

Looking at her expectantly, she didn't hold back any more, and said with a smile, "I thought we were having a peach blossom feast this time, with the theme of 'Peach Blossom', unlimited rhyme, a seven-character verse, and a stick of incense. limit."

Qi Ya, the daughter of the head of the Imperial Academy, and Zhang Ying are close friends in her boudoir, and they have always been close, so she shook her head and smiled immediately: "Peach Blossom is also suitable for the occasion, but this topic is too vulgar, you can think of it."

After hearing this, everyone said: "Peach blossom poems have been the most in ancient times, and it is not easy to come up with new ideas."

Zhang Ying said with a smile: "I don't know that kung fu is seen in the ordinary, and the real brilliance is to be able to draw new ideas from common things." After that, she said: "Of course, if you don't want to write poetry, you can also throw pots, play chess, etc. Grass fighting, drinking cups, fishing, etc., these things are enjoyed by everyone according to their ability, and there is no need to be strong against each other."

Everyone is very grateful.Yingchun and Xichun also heaved a sigh of relief.

Not long after, Zhang Ying ordered people to set up a dozen or so small book tables under the brocade shed in front of the flower fence. On the table were flower notes, lake brushes, emblem ink and Duan inkstone, and paper and pens were prepared. On the big desk in the hall, there were other pens. Inkstone long paper for transcription.

A group of maids and servants shuttled among them, delivering tea and fruits.

The people were not in the mood to eat, they were gossiping and pondering in secret, gathering three and clustering five, flowers by the water, and stones outside the pavilion, it was really more lively than Wang Youjun's Lanting Victory Meeting.

After a stick of incense, everyone has manuscripts one after another, and they are transcribed at once for others to comment on.

After the public read it, they appreciated each other. One said: Your couplet is the best, and the other said: This sentence is wonderful.

It's just that in the end, the battle for the top spot is not settled. Some people like Daiyu's romantic style, while others prefer Qiya's grandeur.

Zhang Ying had the highest status among all the people present, and his comments were always fair, so after everyone discussed, they publicly recommended Zhang Ying's comments.

Zhang Ying looked at it carefully, and said: "This time, sister Lin and sister Qi have good lines in their poems. In my opinion, sister Lin's poem is ingenious and ingenious, and she should be the leader. Sister Qi Second, sister Tanchun is Tanhua, what do you all think?"

Everyone said: "The evaluation is very fair."

Daiyu pursed her lips and smiled, and said, "I'm not good at that either, after all it's more delicate."

Zhang Ying smiled and said: "It's a coincidence, but it doesn't show that the pile is blunt."

After reading Daiyu's poems, Qi Ya was convinced, and secretly praised Daiyu for her quick thinking, which she was far behind, so she smiled and said: "I am convinced of Sister Lin's poems. Before, I thought that my sister hadn't gotten through yet. I'm partial to my sister-in-law."

The marriage between Zhang Ying and Jiang Yan has been fixed for three years.

When Yan Hui returned to Beijing, she sent a matchmaker to discuss with Zhang's family. They planned to get married this year, but they haven't yet applied for a date.

Rao Zhang Ying has always been generous, but at this time her face was flushed with shame, and she pinched Qi Ya's cheek anxiously, saying: "If I forgive you today, I won't have to live anymore!"

Everyone laughed and bent over.

Seeing her sisters running one after the other, Daiyu was afraid of falling, so she hurriedly stepped forward to persuade Zhang Ying, stopped in front of Zhang Ying, and said with a smile: "Good sister, let her have this trouble."

Tanchun and the others also came forward to persuade with a smile, Qi Ya couldn't run anymore and was busy begging for mercy, so Zhang Ying just let it go.

On the Peony Pavilion, Princess Yongchang and the others had a panoramic view of everything just now, they couldn't help laughing at this scene, shook their heads and said with a smile: "This girl is too nonsense, she is so old, she still looks like a child."

After finishing speaking, the person facing the head smiled and said: "This girl has always had such a temper, and the empress laughed at her."

I saw Princess Yongchang and Mrs. Shoushanbo sitting on both sides, and one person in the middle was sitting on the top seat, wearing a green woven golden makeup flower cloud shoulder sleeve dragon pattern satin wide sleeve wide sleeve vertical collar jacket, and a bright yellow woven golden cloud dragon sea pattern skirt. Gorgeous, graceful and luxurious, she is the current Empress Jiang.

It turned out that Queen Jiang secretly came to Furong Garden yesterday, but she didn't want to mobilize the crowd, so she didn't make a big fanfare, only Princess Yongchang and Shoushan Bofu and a few close people knew about it.

Empress Jiang looked at the people laughing in the flower garden, and couldn't help thinking of her time in the boudoir. At this time, there were no outsiders, and Empress Jiang's words and deeds were more casual. Yes, the girl's family is only more comfortable in the past few years in the boudoir, and when she gets out of the cabinet and gets married in the future, she will not be so leisurely."

After hearing this, Mrs. Shou Shanbo also remembered her daughter's appearance back then, and smiled at Empress Jiang: "Your Majesty was even more naughty than Ying'er back then. I remember when I was nine years old, I had to fly a kite by myself, but my forehead fell so badly. A bag."

Empress Jiang blushed a little, she held Mrs. Shou Shanbo's hand and said, "In front of the princess and several sister-in-laws, the mother doesn't save her daughter any face."

Everyone laughed when they heard the words, and Yan Hui, sister-in-law and sister-in-law stood behind Mrs. Shou Shanbo, and they couldn't help laughing when they heard the words.

Empress Jiang looked at it for a while, and saw that Daiyu was not only born with a refined and unconventional nature, but also far superior in knowledge, so she couldn't help smiling at Yan Hui: "The daughter that the third sister-in-law recognizes is really good, she is talented and quick-witted, I am afraid There are not many men who can catch up."

Yan Hui was really happy in her heart, she hurriedly laughed and said: "Your Majesty is absurd."

Princess Yongchang also took a look

She had seen Daiyu before, so she asked, "Those three girls next to Miss Lin are from Rongfu?"

Yan Hui heard the words and said: "These are the second and third girls from Rongfu, and the fourth girl is from Ningfu."

Princess Yongchang nodded and said: "The brothers in their family are not good, but the girls are all very good."

After hearing this, Grandma Jiang said: "I heard that the elder brother who was born with jade in his family was born beautiful, but he doesn't want to study, and only likes to hang out in the inner curtains. Their old lady protects him, and no one dares to control him. "

Everyone frowned secretly when they heard the words, Madam Shoushan shook her head and said: "This grandmother is too spoiled."

Second Grandma Jiang also said: "The Rongning Second Mansion has been famous for a hundred years, and now it is the fifth generation."

Empress Jiang sighed: "The Ze of a Gentleman has been cut off for the fifth generation. It has been like this since ancient times. But I remember that the third generation, Brother Lang, is pretty good. He is about ten years old now, isn't he?"

Yan Hui laughed and said, "It's eleventh year after the turn of the year. This kid is born smart, and he was selected as a scholar last year."

Empress Jiang was very happy when she heard this, she nodded and smiled and said: "At this age, you have been selected as a scholar, and you can't find many in the capital. Back then, I thought this child was beautiful and talented, and his mother taught him well. There will be no small achievements in the future, and now it looks really good.”

Princess Yongchang was very kind when she heard Queen Jiang's words, she couldn't help being startled, she also knew about Li Wan's rescue of the eldest son of the emperor back then, seeing that the queen didn't treat Li Wan's mother and son differently in the past few years, she thought that the queen had already forgotten what happened back then Forget it, but it doesn't seem to be the case now.

Empress Jiang only sat for half a day and then went back. The others didn't know that the empress had been here, and the families who wanted to send their daughters to the palace were a little disappointed.

In the next few days, families with villas in Xishan returned to the banquet one after another. Mrs. Wang also hosted a banquet in Cuiwei Villa for Princess Yongchang and each family ordered their daughters.

Mrs. Wang wanted to let Yingchun Tanchun show her face in front of everyone, so she handed over the banquet to her sisters. Xichun was still young, so she only assisted from the sidelines.

The two of Yingchun and Tanchun were a little flustered at the beginning, but they were taught by Li Wan for many years, and they were very familiar with all the methods used by the housekeeper and director, so they calmed down quickly. Gold and silver utensils, etc.

Although Yingchun is soft-tempered, she is not a dull person. A person who is good at chess has his own ups and downs in his heart. Over the years, Li Wan has carefully taught him and secretly instructed him.

Tanchun is shrewd, and is responsible for greeting guests in front, and serving maids and servants everywhere.

Waiting for personnel scheduling, etc.

Mrs. Wang entertains all of you, and the three Yingchun sisters in this room greet the daughters of each family.

The two sisters prepared the banquet in an orderly manner, and everyone secretly praised it.

After the banquet, everyone gathered in Xiangxuelou to drink tea.

Tanchun ordered people to serve refreshments again, and Yingchun also asked people to pick fresh fruits such as loquats and cherries from the Zhuangzi for everyone to taste.

Mrs. Feng has been secretly paying attention to Yingchun's words and deeds for the past few days. Seeing that although she is gentle and shy, she speaks very well and behaves well. Now that she sees her housekeeping methods are quite organized, she likes her more and more, so she immediately smiled at Mrs. Wang : "People say that the girls in the mansion are all beautiful. I didn't believe it before, but now I have seen it."

Mrs. Wang said humbly: "Madam is too well-known. The girls are all shy and shy. They rarely walk around outside on weekdays. If there is anything wrong with greetings today, please ask Haihan."

The author has something to say: I couldn’t think of anything new in the end when I was vomiting blood in this section of the poem, so I directly referred to the section of the chrysanthemum poem in the original book, please pat the little angels~

ps: I saw a lot of little angels asking Baoqin if they would go to the Grand View Garden. This is my favorite plot in the Red Chamber, so there will definitely be.

感谢在2020-03-2900:52:47~2020-04-0501:36:37期间为我投出霸王票或灌溉营养液的小天使哦~

Thanks to the little angel who threw the mine: understatement, understatement 1;

Thanks to the little angel of irrigation nutrient solution: 2 bottles of poetry;

Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!