[Red House] The Twins of Purple Pearls

Within a few days, I received an invitation letter from Duke Li's mansion, and Liu's family held a flower banquet, inviting sisters Yanyu and Daiyu to attend.

The girl of Li Guogong's mansion is Liu Ning'an.

Ever since we parted ways at the South Campus last year, we have only seen Liu Ning'an again until now.

Yanyu and Daiyu dressed up beautifully and went to the Liguo Mansion for a banquet. Liu Ning'an came out to greet her in person when she heard the report; The color bezel looks as beautiful and elegant as a picture of mountains, rivers, mist and rain.

"Sister Yan, Sister Yu, you're here! I've been thinking about you all the time." Liu Ning'an and Daiyu have a book friend friendship, and this friendship is quite extraordinary. Talk to their sisters.

After entering the house, she saw that the second grandma Qi was helping to organize the flower banquet. Liu Ning'an guessed what they were thinking and said in a low voice: "A few days ago, the eldest sister-in-law suddenly fell ill, so I asked the second sister-in-law to come over to help deal with it." on."

Daiyu asked worriedly, "What's wrong with the second cousin? Is it serious?"

Liu Ning'an just sighed: "The doctor said that the elder sister-in-law is suffering from worry. The elder aunt and the fourth aunt have both come to visit, but it is of no help." After a pause, he asked their sisters, "I will go to visit later. How about big sister-in-law?"

The sisters looked at each other apprehensively, and thanked Liu Ning'an.

There were not many official girls who came to the flower banquet of Duke Li's mansion, only two girls from the Zhang family of Yushitai, Jiang Shi from Jiang's family, Ma Linfei, the second girl from Duke Shan's mansion, and the niece of Second Grandma Liu's family. Qi Tong, and then sisters Yanyu and Daiyu; they are all related to the government of Liguo.

Jiang Shi met their sisters, and they were seated nearby.

"I heard that you have come to Beijing before, but it's a pity that we have never had the chance to meet each other. Now we meet again at Sister Ning'an's house." Jiang Shi said with a smile as he made a toast with sweet-scented osmanthus honey.

Zhang Shengping, the second daughter of the Zhang family, teased her with a smile: "It's just the beginning, and you've had a drink with the sister of the Lin family."

Jiang Shi covered her lips and smiled lightly: "It's just that I haven't seen Lin's younger sister for a long time, so I talked about it when I was happy. Would you like to have a drink with me? The sweet-scented osmanthus honey brewed by Sister Ning An's house is really good."

Yingping, the daughter of Zhang's parents, removed the cup in front of Sheng Ping, and said angrily, "Don't coax her! You coaxed Sheng Ping to drink two glasses of wine just now, and if I drink any more, I will entrust her to you." , I just don’t care about it.”

Liu Ning'an then asked the maid to remove the wine cup for Sheng Ping and put on sour plum soup.

"My sister Suai is in charge of me." Sheng Ping pouted and whispered to her cousin Ma Linfei.

Jiang Shi smiled and took Daiyu's hand and said to her, "Sheng Ping is the most worry-free girl. We won't play with her, so as not to be talked about by sister Yingping."

Yingping laughed: "It's as if I'm being unreasonable! I'm going to die unjustly."

It was the first time for Yanyu and Daiyu to come out to participate in the gathering of noble ladies in the capital, and they just listened to their words and kept them in their hearts.

Although the fathers of the Zhang family sisters were in Yushitai, their grandfather was Zhang Gelao, who had become an official. Zhang Gelao’s eldest daughter, Zhang Shi, married into Rongguo Mansion more than 20 years ago, was Jia She’s first wife. Unfortunately, he died while giving birth to Jia Lian.Up to now, the Zhang family and the Jia family have not moved around much, which is equivalent to breaking the in-laws.

In the capital, there are many official family members who are related to relatives, and there are many twists and turns.

Drinking fruit wine and snacks at the banquet and talking, it is also harmonious; the flowers in the greenhouse are in full bloom, Ning An asked the mother-in-law to put the flowers on the stack to watch together, and put the flower wine made from nectar on the table Taste and drink separately.

Daiyu only had a few drinks, and then sat down with Sheng Ping and drank sour plum soup.

Sitting among a crowd of colorful flowers, the fragrance of flowers is fragrant and the fragrance of wine is strong.

"I heard that your sister-in-law's younger sister has become the side concubine of King Zhao?" Qi Tong and Ma Linfei asked, biting their ears; it happened that the voice was neither high nor low, and the other girls listened to it, so they couldn't help but turn their ears. Want to hear what happened.

Ma Linfei tasted the peach blossom honey wine, with a few blush in the corners of his eyes: "I heard it is so. I have seen that Miss Zhen Si, but she is really a beauty with unparalleled beauty."

Hearing that they were getting worse and worse, Liu Ning'an quickly interrupted: "Even peach blossom honey can't stop your mouths!" Then she asked the maid to exchange a plate of rose cakes in front of Qi Tong and Ma Linfei on the case.

"Thank you, Sister Ning'an!" Qi Tong smiled, but couldn't help sighing, "It's a pity that Sister Luo is not here this year, so I miss her."

Yingping lowered her eyes and said in a low voice: "Sister Luo also has a bad fate."

It was only from their conversation that Yanyu learned that Xue Luo had a marriage, which was arranged for her by her mother, Princess Wen'an, when she was alive, and that the other party was Zhao Ge's eldest grandson.The grandson of the Zhao family was also striving for success. He was selected as a Jinshi at a young age and had a bright future. However, he happened to catch up with the Pingfeng Rebellion, and was exempted from official exile because of his family's involvement. The Zhao family's son died of an illness up.

This world is really impermanent!

The girls knew what to say and what not to say, and that was the end of the subject.

After changing another round of wine cups, Liu Ning'an took them to the warming room to see the flowers.

As soon as I left the house, I saw Second Grandma Liu bringing in a bright and charming girl; she was dressed in a red dress as warm as fire, and the robe was embroidered with dark patterns of hundreds of flowers with gold and silver thread, which was as gorgeous as the sky At a glance, even the gold hairpins and silver cups on the temples are luminous and dim.

Then I heard the servant girl raise her voice and report: "Miss Wen Liu is here!"

It turned out to be Miss Liu, the grandson of Wen Shangshu, whose boudoir name was Qingyuan.

Wen Qingyuan smiled brightly: "Sister Ning'an, forgive me for being late, you won't blame me, will you?" She was full of smiles, and when she came with lotus steps, she was like a raging fire that was about to swallow them all Exhausted.

"It's our greatest honor for Miss Wen to come here." Before Liu Ning'an could speak, Second Grandma Liu had already opened her mouth.

Liu Ning'an smiled softly and said, "Sister Wen came here, I was really surprised!"

Because of Wen Qingyuan's arrival, they couldn't go to the greenhouse to enjoy the flowers, and went back to the house to re-place fruit wine and snacks to continue the feast.

Liu Ning'an was already lacking in spirit, obviously Wen Qingyuan's arrival was not what she expected.

Now that the Wen family is rising, Wen Qingyuan is the most favored girl of the Wen family's grandchildren, who in the capital would dare to blame her?Unexpectedly, she was extremely enthusiastic towards Liu Ning'an, which made Liu Ning'an feel uneasy.

"Sister Ning'an, this nectar is different from other people's." Wen Qingyuan said with a smile while holding the cup, and Liu Ning'an had to talk with her.

The girls were also talking softly and slowly, for fear that the noise would disturb the girls of the Wen family and cause unwarranted disasters.

Wen Qingyuan also only talked to Liu Ning'an, she had a bit of the pride of Zhen Yan in the past, but she seemed to be different from Zhen Yan.

Trembling with each other until dusk, someone from the Wen family came to take Wen Qingyuan back; the girls gradually relaxed and resigned one after another.

Liu Ning'an took the Lin family sisters to the backyard to visit Liu's grandma Xu Yuyun who was sick, and first went to the backyard to meet the eldest wife of the family.The eldest lady was very kind, and her eyes softened when she heard about their intentions, so she asked the housekeeper and daughter-in-law to accompany them there.

Walking through the long corridor with nine twists and turns, I heard Liu Ning'an sighing: "My sister-in-law was fine at first, why did she suddenly become like this!"

The housekeeper's daughter-in-law persuaded her in a good voice: "As the saying goes, illness comes like a mountain, and goes away like a thread. Maybe grandma will take two more medicines and she will be fine."

Liguo's mansion is not smaller than Rongguo's mansion, and it took about a cup of tea to get there; the maid who guarded the courtyard saw them and bowed low, and the housekeeper said that the girl brought the eldest grandma's cousin to visit the eldest grandma. , the servant girl went in to report.

Yanyu Daiyu followed Liu Ning'an into the house, and she smelled a strong smell of medicine, and the heavy and dreary curtains wrapped the house tightly, and there was no light outside.

"Girl, come here." Mother Cai, who was beside Xu Yuyun, led them into the back room, and saw the big maid waiting for Xu Yuyun to take the medicine.

When their sisters saw Xu Yuyun in Qingping Temple, she still had a ruddy complexion, but now her face is pale and thin, and she looks very depressed.

An oil lamp was burning on the table, emitting a faint light, which made the drowsy room even more dull and dead.

Looking up and seeing them coming in, Xu Yuyun showed a bleak smile: "Sister, why are you here?"

"Sister-in-law, I have come to see you with my younger sister from the Lin family." Liu Ning'an said softly to Yu Yun at the side of the cave.

"You guys are determined." Xu Yuyun had a hard time gathering up his strength, and covered his lips and coughed for a while.

"Second cousin." Yanyu took a half-step forward to help Xu Yuyun, felt her pulse with her fingertips, and couldn't help frowning; Xu Yuyun's pulse was weak, apparently exhausted, and it didn't look like she was suffering from illness Or poisoning, as the doctor said, it was caused by worry and illness.

Xu Yuyun calmed down before continuing to ask with difficulty: "Before my sister came to Beijing, did you meet my fifth younger sister Yu Ming?"

Daiyu thought she was thinking about Yu Ming, so she nodded and said: "Sister Ming is fine at home, second cousin don't need to worry about it."

Xu Yuyun coughed again, shook his head and said intermittently: "I, I have not seen Fifth Sister for many years. Fifth Sister was the closest to me when I was young, but unfortunately I will never see her again. See It won't be until she puts on her wedding dress."

Mother Cai quickly reassured Xu Yuyun: "Grandma, please rest well, the eldest wife is still worrying about the fifth girl."

Even though Yu Yun and sister Yu Ming have a good relationship, they are still cousins ​​across the room after all, and Yu Yun is an aunt who has left the court, so it is inappropriate to say these words.

"I'm afraid I won't be able to see Fifth Sister for the last time, but Fifth Sister will definitely understand what I mean." Yu Yun let out a sigh of relief, still looking at Yanyu and Daiyu, as if smiling , "Sister Yan, sister Yu, I still remember that the last time I saw you was at Qingping Temple; the green chrysanthemums behind Qingping Temple were blooming, which was the favorite of Fifth Sister in the past, and Fifth Sister must still remember it. If you see five Sister, you must tell her for me."