Chapter 1551: Tiger Girl 35
After eating, Zhao Heming wanted to go to the night market. Encouraging: "Auntie, the night market is very lively, with a lot of delicious food and fun. It's rare for you to come out once, so be late. Third uncle is here anyway."
Zhao Yingyue was silent, hesitating. Everyone was having fun, and he didn't want to spoil the fun.
Xining said with a smile: "I'm tired after being out for so long. This night market will be lively until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, and it will be crowded with people during the Lantern Festival. Have a good rest after you go back, and tell the government tomorrow that it won't be too late to come out again."
Zhao Heming thought for a while and nodded.
Zhao Yingyue secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It would be really difficult if these two children made a fuss and refused to go back. He secretly glanced at his little sister and saw that she had indeed grown up and become sensible.
After returning to the mansion, Xining sat down and asked Qiuye to send him the ink and jade belt buckle.
Warning: "Take someone smart and go to Jingxi Courtyard first."
Qiuye saluted slightly with a smile: "I understand."
Xining nodded, picked up the ginseng tea and drank it.
Dongmei was puzzled: "Miss, Beiding Garden is close, why should we go to Jingxi Garden first?"
It is not reasonable to give the things from Beiding Garden to the third young master and then go to Jingxi Court to give them to the second young lady. If you have to send the things far away first, the third young master's things will be carried over and brought back again, which will take you half a circle.
Xining drank half of the warm ginseng tea and handed it to Dongmei. She wrapped her yellow fox fur cloak tightly around her body and squinted her eyes to rest her mind: "Girls have a lot to think about, so send it to her first to make it look more interesting." Attention.”
Dongmei sneered coldly: "That's just what the young lady thinks of her." She's just a concubine, but she can't compare to the third young master who was his direct descendant.
Xining smiled faintly: "She respects me, so of course I treat her sincerely. From now on, don't say anything in front of others and behind their backs, be careful of others hearing it and using it as gossip."
Dongmei responded first and took the ginseng tea to add water. The more I thought about it later, the more I felt that there was something in the young lady's words just now, as if she was in turn implying that she was talking nonsense, but it was not the same. It seems that the young lady is getting more and more thoughtful, so it's better to keep her mouth shut.
After two moments, Qiuye came back. Reportedly, although the second lady didn't ask, the maid who followed was waiting outside the house with the third young master's things. Someone outside the door talked to her and asked who the box was for.
The maid replied that it was for the third young master.
When Qiuye and the maid left Jingxi Courtyard, they vaguely felt someone following them secretly behind them to see if they were going to Beiding Courtyard.
Dongmei, who was sitting next to her doing embroidery, curled her lips, as if she was afraid of lying to them, which was too narrow-minded. She is just a concubine, why should she compete with the third young master who is a direct descendant? But I thought about it and didn't say it out loud.
Xining nodded, and then said: "Don't leave yet, Dongmei, go and call Chun Yu and Xia He in. Yan Hong, come here too."
Yan Hong was sitting on a stool next to her with Dongmei, embroidering, and came over after hearing this.
After a while, Dongmei called Chunyu and Xia He in the small kitchen who were making snacks. When they came in, they had just washed their hands and there was some flour on their cuffs.
"You have been following me and working hard. Take these little things and I will help you find a good family in the future. This can also be used as a dowry." Xining smiled and gave them the things on the pit table.
The five girls thanked each other and took it with a smile. These hairpins all correspond to their respective names, and they are made of silver, equivalent to half a month's monthly payment. Now that I got them for free, I naturally like them. Yan Hong put it on on the spot, touched the smooth red glass on it, and happily asked if it looked good.
Now these maids put them on one after another, looked at each other, and laughed and joked.
In the end, Qiuye reminded him and said with a smile: "Okay, okay, the young lady has a good temper. Just let us have fun with it. If we make trouble again, if people from other courtyards come and spread the word that we have been indulged by the young lady, ." Then the maids calmed down and went about their business happily.
It's getting dark soon, and there's too much food to eat outside today, so there's not much room for dinner. I casually ate a piece of sweet-scented osmanthus cake made by the chef, then washed up and lay down.
The next day, Zhao Yingyue came.
Regardless of the time chosen, it is expected that she likes to sleep in and wait until the sun is three o'clock before coming here.
Looking at the cotton robe that was 70% new at home and silk flowers on her hair, I took a quick look and thought she was Xiaojiabiyu. However, the silk flowers on her head are lifelike and exquisite, they belong to the palace, and her hands are covered with fine-grained gold bracelets as thick as a little finger.
Thinking about attending the Red Plum Poetry Festival at that time, it was also low-key but full of details. Come today and it will be the same.
Zhao Yingyue smiled: "I received the ink from my sister yesterday. I was just thinking about buying cinnabar ink, but my sister sent someone to deliver it. There is also a piece of pine smoke ink, which is of high quality. There is still some ink that has not been used up. I didn't want to use it, so I drew a fan with cinnabar ink and gave it to my sister, hoping that she wouldn't dislike it."
A painted round fan was handed over. Yesterday I gave it the ink, and I returned the gift today.
Xining took it and looked at it. It was still a picture of red plum blossoms, just like the one drawn at that time. The previous fan had been left with Princess Jialin, and Zhao Yingxue painted another one, and with more time, the painting was more detailed. Two kingfishers were also painted on it, with feathers outlined one by one, vividly.
The painting skills are really good, and it's also very clever. So he smiled and replied: "Sister's painting was won by Princess Jialin. If my sister's painting is crude, then there are not many noble ladies in the capital who can be considered fine."
He handed the round fan to Dongmei and asked her to put it away. It's still winter now, so I won't need it until summer.
Zhao Yingxue was asked to sit down. Zhao Yingxue did not sit on the other side of the fire kang table, but sat down at the side table next to him.
Chunyu brought the tea and started making tea.
Zhao Yingxue followed her and waited quietly. After a cup of tea was finished, Chunyu brought the tea with white foam to Zhao Yingxue.
Zhao Yingxue immediately said: "It should be given to my sister first."
Xining said with a smile: "I am not in good health. I have been eating ginseng, so I shouldn't drink tea."
Only then did Zhao Yingxue accept it, took a sip, and nodded: "I didn't expect Chunyu to have such skills."
Xining said with a hint of compliment: "Everyone in Jingxi Courtyard knows how to order tea. Especially Aunt Xu. Even my father and eldest brother who don't like tea say yes. A strong general has no weak soldiers, so he must It must be good for my sister to get the true biography.”
"What the hell, my aunt says I'm stupid and never get good at it." Zhao Yingxue naturally didn't dare to boast. In fact, in order to train her, Aunt Xu specially invited a famous tea girl to come and teach her.
Xi Ning sighed slightly: "I haven't even touched it. My body is too tired to sit, let alone blowing for such a long time."
Zhao Yingxue said quickly: "I think my sister is getting better and better. Take good care of her. When I don't need ginseng anymore, I will come over and make tea for my sister."
"Well, okay!" Xining nodded, as if he was interested in chatting: "I heard that many of the noble ladies in the capital are masters of making tea."
(End of chapter)