"Second Master is back."
In Sister Feng's Courtyard, I don't know who led the shouting, and all the busy people in the whole courtyard hurriedly put down what they were doing and gathered in the direction of the courtyard gate.
Today, Wang Xifeng wears an exquisite eight-treasure gold walking wave on her head, green shining jade rings in her earlobes, a bright silk skirt, and a bright red mink fur-edged brocade jacket.
The gorgeous beauty wears such a splendid outfit and walks gracefully, looking just like a divine concubine of the Immortal Family.
When she saw Jia Lian, her face glowed with beauty, and she immediately said with a smile: "I'm here to greet you."
Behind him, the maids and servants, also dressed in bright colors, also neatly echoed in greetings.
Faced with Sister Feng's serious demeanor, Jia Lian smiled slightly and walked over with a wave of his hand. His eyes flickered from the rows of Ping'er, Qingwen, Xiangling and others who were looking at him with the same smile. After passing by, it finally landed on Sister Feng. She raised her brows and couldn't help but show affection in her eyes.
Seeing Jia Lian standing in front of her without saying a word, just looking at her with a smile, Sister Feng felt a little embarrassed and gave Jia Lian a gentle push, "I'm watching everything I do."
With a coquettish expression, he put on a cheerful look and said with a smile: "The Marquis is going out tomorrow, so I took my family to prepare a simple farewell banquet for him. I wonder if the Marquis is willing to come and honor me?" "
"Mrs. I'm here."
"whispering sound……"
Sister Feng smiled and held up Jia Lian's arm. When she got closer, she keenly smelled an unusual fragrance from Jia Lian's body. A look of understanding appeared on her face, but she didn't pay much attention to it. She still smiled and smiled at Jia Lian. In the flower hall.
Sister Feng's flower hall is no longer the same as usual. Not only are simple tables and chairs arranged for food and drinks above and below the hall, but also many of the potted flowers usually placed in the garden are missing. Instead, they are paved on the ground under the empty flower hall. There was a red carpet that was two to three feet long and wide.
The flower hall is open on all sides, and there are many servants. Lanterns are hung densely at heights such as the eaves and corners, illuminating the entire small garden.
Although this scene does not say that the mansion is extremely magnificent, it still shows the elegance of a famous family.
Sister Feng helped Jia Lian to sit down at the table in front of the flower hall. She also sat down on the side and asked Jia Lian with a smile whether her arrangement was appropriate. After receiving Jia Lian's positive response, the smile on her face became brighter. Clap your hands gently.
As the music played, several women with stunning looks and extremely graceful figures came out and danced gracefully to the rhythm of the music.
They are Gu Qingyi, Shen Paner and other daughters.
Of these four women, it goes without saying that Shen Pan'er is a natural dancer and is known as the number one dancer in Yangzhou Prefecture. In comparison, although Gu Qingyi and the other three girls were slightly inferior in dancing skills, their respective beautiful figures and looks more than made up for it.
In particular, Gu Qingyi, who is only seventeen years old but has already been named the most beautiful woman in Jiangnan twice in a row, can easily steal the attention of the audience with her fairy temperament and stunning appearance, even without her proficient dancing skills.
No wonder Shen Pan'er once said coquettishly in his arms that she didn't like rehearsing dances with Gu Qingyi.
However, according to Jia Lian, it is still difficult for Gu Qingyi to compare with Shen Paner in dance skills. After all, what Shen Pan'er is good at is more dazzling dance music that can easily make men's hearts wander. In this regard, I'm afraid Gu Qingyi is not suitable.
She is definitely suitable for this elegant and beautiful style of interpreting the splendor of a prosperous age. However, Jia Lian felt that if there was an opportunity, Shen Pan'er could teach her specially, maybe there would be some interesting contrasting beauty.
Although Sister Feng also likes to watch dances, she is not a man after all, so her attention still remains on Jia Lian.
Seeing that Jia Lian was looking at the beauty below with a smile from beginning to end, without concealing her admiration, she picked up a glass of wine and handed it to Jia Lian's mouth, helped him drink it, then whispered in his ear: "Look, Your Majesty I like it so much, why not let them stay here tonight to help the Marquis sleep well?"
Jia Lian smiled and said nothing, but secretly wrapped his arms around Sister Feng's slim waist.
Sister Feng squirmed a little, but was afraid that her movements would be too big and make people laugh, so she glared at Jia Lian, and could only quietly move the stool closer to Jia Lian, half-leaning in Jia Lian's arms shyly.
When the shame dissipated and I faced the various glances around me, I felt sweet in my heart.
Gu Qingyi and others danced two songs in a row. Jia Lian took pity on the cold weather and asked them to leave early, leaving only Gu Qingyi behind to add to the fun with the piano and flute.
"Where's Qiao girl?" Jia Lian suddenly thought of his daughter.
"Haha, don't mention her. At first, she was clamoring to wait for you to come home, and said she wanted to read poems to you. Then she got tired from playing and went to bed before you came back."
Jia Lian smiled. My daughter was still too young, so it was impossible for her to go to school and read poetry, but she couldn't help but have so many aunts at home, and all of them were talented women, and they all disliked her, so it was normal for her to teach her a few lines of poetry casually.
But it’s just like looking at the sky and reciting poems without knowing the words.
Sister Feng knew the atmosphere best. After drinking with Jia Lian for a few rounds, she felt that she was losing some interest. So she swept away the people sitting in the hall and said with a smile: "Ping girl, your Lord Marquis will leave home tomorrow. You Don’t you know how to come up and offer him a toast?”
Following Sister Feng's words, the maids immediately became enthusiastic, especially Qingwen and a few others. They hurriedly filled their glasses with wine, stood up and followed Ping'er happily.
Even the Feng family (Xiang Ling's mother) and other servants who had a good status in the courtyard and were able to sit at a table were very moved. After all, being able to offer Jia Lian a glass of wine in person represents a supreme honor.
Fortunately, they all knew Jia Lian's preferences, so they did not dare to overstep his bounds. Instead, they met behind the maids and came forward to toast together.
"It's not interesting to just toast, I have to say some auspicious words."
Faced with Sister Feng's last-minute request, Ping'er, who took the lead, did not show any timidity. He bowed and held the wine glass and said with a smile, "I would like to offer you a drink to the second master. I hope everything goes well for the second master when he is out there. Secondly, take care of yourself and don't let grandma be around." The family is too worried..."
Sister Feng laughed and scolded: "Bah, little hoof, you are toasting your wine, why are you dragging me with you?"
Jia Lian took Ping'er's wine, but was not in a hurry to drink it. Instead, he smiled and looked at the maids lined up on the front steps of the hall.
He had long discovered that not only Sister Feng was dressed gorgeously today, but also the maids, and even the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were dressed more glamorously than usual.
Especially the maids, not only were their clothes brand new, but the colors and styles seemed to be similar. The sudden sight not only gave him the beauty of a uniform, but in such an atmosphere, even the clothes that he usually didn't care much about were The colors of some of the little maids also became vivid.
So he couldn't help but tilt his head and ask: "Girls dressed like this, is this what you want?"
Except for Sister Feng, Jia Lian could not think of any reason that could make the maids act so unanimously. After all, the Jia family does not require the maids to dress uniformly, so the low-level maids who have just bought into the family will be given two sets of crude clothes.
"Before, I rummaged through the warehouse at the back and found a lot of overstocked materials, all of which were excellent. I thought it was almost the New Year's Eve, so I should have made a set of decent clothes for Ping'er and the others. Then I thought, the maids at home They are all sensible and obedient. Why don't you ask me to treat them better? I simply dug out all the materials that were not needed for the time being and gave them to all the girls in the family.
I just gave it to them yesterday, and you happen to be leaving Beijing tomorrow, so I asked them to put it on, which can be considered as a practice for you. "
Sister Feng looked at Jia Lian with a smile, and there was a lot of pride in her eyes.
Humph, Jia Lian and others always said that she was stingy and stingy, but she wanted to show them how generous she was.
Indeed, the clothes made for the maids this time are not comparable to those usually issued by the mansion. Every piece of material is of excellent quality and is of great value. I didn’t see the happy look of the maids yesterday after they got it, and the envious eyes and words of the maids elsewhere after putting it on and going out today.
Of course, the main reason why she was so generous was that there was too much material accumulated at home.
Not to mention anything else, there were a lot of palace brocades and satin in the batch of things that the Queen Mother gave to Jia Lian not long ago. Including the previous ones, it can be said that in the past two years, their courtyard has basically not bought any additional satin!
Not only do you not have to buy it, but you can’t use it up at all. Instead of keeping it and throwing it away, why not use it to give gifts?
As for asking the maids to put them on today, apart from what she said, there was also a little bit of Xiao Jiujiu in her heart.
Jia Lian's reputation is so great now that the woman who is staring at him is going out again. If he doesn't worry about the good things at home, he doesn't know how much he will bring to her when he comes back. The woman is back.
Let the girls dress up more beautifully for him to see, which will not only make Jia Lian less susceptible to the temptation of other women when he is outside, but also make him miss home more and return early after finishing his work. This is actually the same reason why she dressed up so carefully tonight.
She is not afraid that Jia Lian will see through her plan. It is a conspiracy.
Jia Lian didn't pay too much attention to Sister Feng's thoughts. He just felt that it was a bit rare. The vinegar jar could also contain soy sauce one day, and he was naturally happy to see it happen.
"I wish the second master to show his great power, complete the errands assigned by the emperor as soon as possible, and be promoted to a higher position!"
Qingwen was the second one to come up and toast Jia Lian. She was always bold, and seeing that the atmosphere was high, after saying auspicious words without any literary grace, she actually passed Jia Lian's extended hand and fed the wine directly into Jia Lian's mouth. .
"I... wish the second master to be safe and go home soon..."
Xiangling was a little nervous.
After these three girls, the other maids were in groups of three or five. Jia Lian also unabashedly admired the appearance and posture of every maid who came up to toast him.
Not to mention, even with Sister Feng's restraint, the quality of the maids in their courtyard is getting better and better now.
Under the fresh clothes and lights, the little girls are either cute or coquettish. Listening to their sweet voices and banter is really an indescribable enjoyment. It makes people want to forget foreign affairs and feel at ease for a moment. Stay at home and enjoy the tenderness.
In short, Sister Feng's preparations for tonight were careful, and Jia Lian also accepted her friendship. So after drinking for seven rounds, Jia Lian saw that Sister Feng was also drunk and looked delicate and affectionate. Jia Lian kicked the stool back, ignored Sister Feng's objection, picked her up and carried her directly to the main courtyard, leaving her alone. The next group of maids and servants stayed where they were, and then each showed a knowing smile.
Sister Feng was taken away, and she was respected as a commoner. Ping'er knew the general knowledge and knew that Jia Lian and Sister Feng had drank a lot, so they were afraid of bumping into each other, so he hurriedly ordered Qingwen and Xiang Ling to follow them and serve them, while she stayed to deal with the aftermath.
After she had arranged many matters, she returned to the main courtyard. When passing by the main house, she hesitated, but did not go in. Instead, she arranged for two more maids to wait outside, while she went back to the house to rest.
After a while, the door was knocked, and when he opened it, he saw the new maid Liu Xinqing. The girl lowered her head slightly, her cheeks were red, and she whispered: "Sister Ping'er, the second master asked you to go over..."
When Ping'er heard this, a torrent suddenly flashed through his stomach, echoing in his heart. Nodding calmly in agreement, Ping'er went back to the house, looked at the makeup mirror and took care of it briefly before getting up and walking into the main room. (End of chapter)
