After Mother Wu left, because the population of the Shen family was too large, Mother Wu talked too much. Fortunately, Liu Yingying had a good memory. As soon as Mother Wu left, she immediately recorded the roster of each room in the Shen family on paper for easy identification.
She checked the age of the concubines carefully, and was the first to cross out the name of the eldest son, the eldest son's direct grandson, on the paper.
Then, he crossed out the names of the second and fourth sons, Shen Mo, one by one.
Chapter 011
It is said that Liu Yingying came to live with the Shen family because of her weak body. Although she was thinking about her life's important events, she didn't know much about the Shen family's family traditions and rules, so she couldn't be too good at dancing.
Therefore, a few days before she came to Shen's house, Liu Yingying excused herself from illness and had been recuperating in the hospital. She never left the front door or took a step forward. She never went out and even entered the east courtyard next door. She acted like a law-abiding and weak person. posture.
You have to pretend to be presentable, right?
However, the proper etiquette is indispensable. After a few days of rest and recuperation, it is time to go and formally greet the old lady.
So Liu Yingying got up very early that day to wash up and dress up.
Because Qinfang Courtyard is located in a remote location and does not have a separate kitchen or stove, you have to travel across mountains and rivers to get food and water from the West Courtyard of Fuzhong every day. It takes two and a quarter of hours to go back and forth. If the kitchen is busy, you will have to go back and forth. Wait, I'm afraid it's not impossible to delay for less than half an hour.
And because of Liu Yingying's health, she had the habit of bathing every morning and evening. It was not because she was too particular, but because she had no choice. Especially during those days in the middle of the month, she wished she could soak in the water every day. Liu Yingying counted the days and distances. There are only about ten days left in the middle of the month, and as the weather gets better and better day by day, a slight frown appears in the usually lazy and carefree peach-petaled phoenix eyes.
Therefore, before dawn, Pinyue was sent to the kitchen early to get water.
Unexpectedly, Pinyue didn't come back for a long time. Seeing that it was getting late and about to be late, Taoyao had no choice but to rush to the kitchen to hurry up.
It turned out that when Pinyue went to the kitchen, she happened to meet Daimei who was going to hold Yuezhu. Daimei was going to get breakfast for her cousin Su Ziqing. The cousin had a bad stomach, so the second wife told them, the maids, to take care of her every day. Before dawn, meals must be prepared early.
Others have to eat three times a day, but my cousin has to eat five times a day.
"But my cousin has a small appetite and doesn't use much, so every time it ends up in our stomachs, but even so, my wife still gave me lots of advice, for fear of wronging this cousin, I looked at her coldly, my wife said to the third girl He has never been so attentive before, which shows how much my wife loves this person."
Dai's eyebrows were beaming as she spoke. While speaking, she occasionally raised her hand to smooth her hair. The wings of a golden butterfly and golden hairpin dangled on her head, which was particularly eye-catching.
When Pinyue asked, she saw that Daimei said proudly: "This is a reward from my cousin."
He added: "Don't look at my cousin and the Su family's poverty. I heard that Mr. Su is very frugal and upright in his official duties. The fact that he has worn the same clothes for ten years is still widely circulated. Even my cousin and my cousin are very poor." Everyone is not dressed to show off, and there is no extravagance, but the etiquette is extremely thorough. When the cousin came, not only did she prepare gifts for all the girls in the house, but the rewards for us maids were also good. It can be seen that the etiquette is thorough and is A true clean house.”
He added: "Although Mr. Su's official position is not high, he is only a fifth-grade censor, but Mr. Su is in an important position. Do you know the salt official? I heard that he was appointed by your majesty. He is on such a fat post. , but he can be clean and honest, which shows that he is upright and has a clean family tradition. I heard that even the old man in Beijing is full of praises, which shows how much the Shen family values the Su family!"
Dai Mei talked about it with relish, obviously very satisfied with going to Lan Yuezhu to serve her.
He also said that his wife was generous and gave them many rewards. He also said that the cousin was a kind person and never made things difficult for them, the maids, which showed how happy the future life would be.
Of course, the most important point is that the Fourth Young Master is getting older, so bringing his cousin over at this time clearly has unclear meaning.
If this cousin girl can marry into the Shen family in the future and become the mistress of the second room of the Shen family, then won't the status of these maids who serve them rise with the tide? The most important thing is that if they have that chance, they can climb bigger branches in the future. It's not impossible to have a head.
Therefore, Dai Mei is now happy and proud, and the ending sounds of her words are always upturned, as if she has really climbed up the high branch now.
However, Pin Yueya felt sour when she heard it. In comparison, it made the person in her yard even more incapable of doing anything. The key was that she was a bit more upright than Dai Mei. If she went to her cousin— —
Pinyue's eyebrows were sore for a moment.
But at this moment, Dai Mei turned around and asked, "By the way, where's yours?"
Because the man from the Liu family came on the same day as his cousin, they were inevitably compared.
Pinyue immediately complained and said: "Never mention it, I don't have a high status, but I have a lot of fame. Have you ever seen someone who takes a bath in the morning and evening? The girls in the house are not as refined as she is. She is really poor and particular. It's harmful. I had to carry bath water for her every day, and my elbow almost broke after being there for two days. I had never done such rough work at home, but I didn’t expect that I would give her a bath within two days after I came to the house. It's hard work like this. If it were done for a few girls in the house, I would accept it. But as for this, the daughter of a small county magistrate, how can she be so embarrassed? After all, I am also an old lady in the house. Someone who came out of the house actually assigned me to do such rough work, isn't this a slap in the old lady's face?"
Then he said: "I found that this man really can't be short-sighted. It seems that he has stayed in such a poor and humble place in a remote country for a long time. When he saw the good things from our Shen family, his eyes lit up. Even the bath water makes me want to worry about a few more buckets of it. If you tell me, even if the wild boar wants to eat the fine chaff, it has to eat it slowly. If you devour it like this, you won't be afraid of making people laugh."
Pinyue's mouth crackled, and she compared the one from the Liu family to a wild boar. Dai Mei couldn't stop laughing while covering her face. When she got back, she told Su Ziqing about this conversation as if it were a joke. Of course, these were all That’s a story for another day.
By the way, as soon as Pinyue finished speaking, Tao Yao walked in silently from nowhere. Because she was so quiet, they didn't even notice when she walked up to them. The wooden barrel in her hand was suddenly picked up. Pinyue was startled when she snatched it away. When she raised her eyes, she found that Taoyao had appeared behind her at some point, staring at her expressionlessly.
Pinyue was stunned, her face suddenly turned bad, and she said, "You...when did you come?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the wooden bucket in Taoyao's hand and knew her purpose, but still explained confidently: "There are too many places to use water in the morning, and the kitchen cannot heat it, so we will inevitably have to wait for a while -"
However, before she finished speaking, she saw Taoyao carrying a wooden bucket and heading directly past her towards the kitchen. Within a moment, she saw Taoyao stepping out carrying a bucket of hot water, without even looking at Pinyue. He carried it and walked out, walking as fast as flying, but he only took seven or eight steps. He saw her stop abruptly and said coldly without looking back: "My girl has only been in Shen's house for three days, and she has never assigned you anything." , this work of delivering water is just because we have just arrived at the Shen family and are not familiar with everything. Sister Suoqiu has only bothered you to help us for two days. I won’t bother you anymore. Anyway, my girl is only staying at the Shen family for a few days. , you won’t live long.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Taoyao left without looking back.
Pinyue suddenly became a little anxious after hearing this. She didn't know how much she heard. She just felt that she didn't hear much. Now after hearing these words, she realized that she had heard them all. She was afraid that she would go back and talk to those people. The person named Liu complained. After all, the person named Liu was a descendant of the old lady's old friend. Although Pinyue complained, she did not dare to take her seriously.
But in front of Dai Mei, I didn't want to lose face, so I had to continue to smile and said: "I was just joking, look at her actually taking it seriously."
He added: "He is from the countryside after all. Look at his brute strength."
As he spoke, he hurriedly chased after him.
When she returned to Qinfang Courtyard, Pinyue was worried that Tao Yao would complain, so she had been huddled outside the door and eavesdropping. While sneaking around, she suddenly heard someone in the courtyard ask, "Is Miss Liu there?"
As soon as Pinyue turned her head, she saw someone standing in the center of the courtyard. She looked very dignified. She was actually Lu Sheng, the second-class maid in front of the eldest girl.
Pinyue immediately changed her acrimonious attitude and immediately took a few steps down the steps. She licked her face and walked over with a smile on her face and said, "Sister Lu Sheng, the sun is out in the west today, why are you here with us. "
Then he said hurriedly: "But do you have any instructions from the eldest lady?"
Lu Sheng thought of the sneaky look of the girl in front of her and raised her eyebrows. However, she knew that she was from the old lady's courtyard, but she would not show any contempt. She only looked arrogant and said lightly: "Miss Liu Are you there?"
Pinyue said: "You are there, the girl is washing up. Sister, come in first and sit for a while. I will report it right away."
With that said, the busy man led Lu Sheng into the house, and soon Liu Yingying came out in person.
The eldest girl Shen Yuechan is not the eldest daughter of the Shen family. She is the youngest daughter of the eldest family member. She ranks eighth among the many brothers and sisters of the Shen family. The third daughter who is the legitimate daughter of the second family member is older than her. However, the eldest family member is noble and she is the only girl. , the maids in the eldest house used to call her eldest girl. As time went by, the entire Shen family couldn't change their tune. In fact, she was two or three years younger than the third girl.
Liu Yingying knew that she had an extraordinary status, and also knew that the maids in her room were more respectable than those around her, so she immediately welcomed her out in person.
Lu Sheng seemed to have heard rumors in the past two days that Miss Liu who came from Yuncheng was a good-looking girl, and she had already made up her mind. Unexpectedly, the moment Liu Yingying came out of the inner room, she was still the same. I couldn't help but be a little dazed.
I couldn't help but feel a little shocked in my heart.
I saw that the person who came was wearing a white inner coat and a dark-colored outer robe. The robe was ordinary in style and hung loosely around the waist. It could be seen that it was thrown on casually, but the ordinary robe seemed to be unusual when it came to her body. When I got up, I couldn't help but look at it again and again, and saw that the other person had three thousand blue hairs spread on the back of his head like a waterfall. The blackness of the hair formed a sharp contrast with the whiteness of the skin, giving a life-like visual impact. .
Before Lu Sheng could recover, she saw that the other party immediately ordered people to come to the tea table and said to her with a smile: "Why bother this sister to come in person? If you have any instructions, just call an errand boy." Just come here and let me know, and it’s a big favor for my sister to go out of her way.”
Then he looked down at his messy clothes and said with an embarrassed look on his face: "Look at me with my unkempt hair and sloppy face. It turned out that I had just finished taking a shower. I wanted to get dressed before coming out, but I was afraid that my sister would wait for a long time and think about it. It doesn’t matter if it’s from the girl’s family, I hope you won’t laugh at it.”
While talking, Liu Yingying put out some snacks brought from her hometown Yuncheng and encouraged them to eat, "They are all small gadgets. Sister, let's try them."
By the way, Liu Yingying had a smile on her face and was polite and considerate, but she was either fawning or considerate, or just plain polite and enthusiastic.
At this moment, Lu Sheng had gradually recovered from the daze she had just been in. Facing that stunningly beautiful face and the generous reception, she immediately put away some of her contempt and came back to her senses. , said with a faint smile: "Miss Liu, you are so polite. It turns out that my girl is here today. She has hosted a banquet at Yue Lake for Miss Su and Miss Liu in the second room. At that time, all the girls in the house will be invited to come together. When we get together, we can introduce each other to each other and recognize each other's faces. However, my girl heard that Miss Liu was unwell, so she specially sent her slave over to greet the girl and see that she was feeling better. Come to see if the girl can join the banquet?"
Lu Sheng explained his intention.
Liu Yingying asked about the specific time and said, "I'm feeling better now, and I'm about to go greet the old lady."
Then he said: "The eldest lady is interested. Since it is the banquet hosted by the eldest lady herself, Ying'er will naturally be fascinated by it. Let's go to Yuehu Lake to visit the eldest lady after I go to say hello to the old lady."
After Lu Sheng received the reply, she hurried away and reported everything she saw in Qinfang Courtyard when she returned to the main room. The eldest girl Shen Yuechan was surprised when she heard that Liu Yingying was going to pay respects to the old lady. For a long time, the corner of his mouth curled up slightly, and a hint of contempt immediately emerged.
Hearing that she was very beautiful, he was a little surprised and said, "How does it compare with cousin Qing'er?"
Lu Sheng said without hesitation: "Better than my cousin."
Listening to the other party's decisive answer, without any hesitation, Shen Yuechan gradually put away the pen and ink in his hand and said: "In your opinion, who is similar to him?"
Lu Sheng said: "I'm afraid I won't be as good as my cousin."
This cousin girl refers to the one from the Mi family in Xiliang.
Suddenly, a drop of thick ink from the brush in Shen Yuechan's hand fell on the white paper.
Shen Yue glanced at Lu Sheng with a look, and looked straight at it for a long time, then she just squinted her eyes, and then said twice: "I am the eldest girl of the Shen family, and this banquet today is for Qing'er's cousin. Yes, I invited her out of courtesy, but I, Shen Yuechan, do not welcome any evil ways, I just hope that Miss Liu will not engage in any evil ways in our Shen family."
While speaking, he suddenly remembered something and couldn't help but frown and said, "Is the second brother coming back soon?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he immediately said: "No, I have to nod her at the banquet later. Not just any cat or dog can get involved with our Shen family!"
Chapter 012
Qinfangyuan is not far from Beiyuan where the old lady is, but looking close, it takes less than half a quarter of an hour to go around.
It was still early in the day, so Liu Yingying went there after breakfast. It was not the kind of greetings that juniors in the family would pay to their elders, but the courtesy of relatives, guests, and juniors going to see them.
Maybe Beiyuan had just withdrawn the meal, and when I went there that day, I saw the whole courtyard was very lively. There were maids in red and green clothes in the courtyard, and there was an endless stream. Some were walking back and forth on the corridor with trays, and some were walking back and forth on the corridor. There were people feeding the birds in the cages in the yard, and there were also many people walking back and forth carrying fruits and refreshments.
When I first arrived, I felt that Beiyuan was too quiet. But now that I saw it, I realized that it looked like a lively scene in the courtyard of an old lady from a century-old family with many heirs.
The maids in Beiyuan quickly went in to report. Everyone who passed by her couldn't help but raise their eyes to look at her. However, after one glance, they would all look at her again. What's more, after the surprise, they would also look at her. Will go and see it for a third time.
This kind of look is basically something Liu Yingying has become accustomed to, because everyone who has seen her has this expression without exception.
Even Mrs. Shen was stunned for a long time when she saw Liu Yingying after the veil was lifted. Her eyes were fixed on her stunningly beautiful and enchanting face for several times, and her eyes seemed to be dazzled.
Immediately, his eyes fell on the graceful, plump and swaying figure and looked again and again. At a glance, the first thought was of his niece who was as beautiful as a fairy. I just felt that this was in front of me. Her face was not inferior to that of her Ya'er.
Mi Yaer is the most beautiful woman in Xiliang.
Mrs. Shen was in the capital before her marriage and in Qingyuan after her marriage. In so many years, she has seen the only existence of her precious niece Ya'er. She has seen many noble girls with outstanding looks, beautiful, lovely, and noble. Yes, noble, charming, everything is there, but I always feel that no one can compare to my niece in terms of temperament or appearance. But when I saw Liu Yingying for the first time, I subconsciously thought of my niece Mi Ya'er. .
Not to mention surpassing her, at least not losing.
This is about appearance. As for figure, no matter how outstanding a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl is, her figure will always be green and slender, but this is not the case with Sister Ying in front of her. Even though the clothes on her body are still a bit thick, they are vaguely covered. Although she could see her slender figure, she could not hide her graceful and swaying figure under the heavy clothes. When she raised her steps slightly, she felt lotuses growing under her feet, and willows swaying in the wind. They were charming but not vulgar, yet demonic. Not confused, can't help but be amazed.
It sounds like Sister Biya is a little younger, but she turned out to be so delicate and charming. I don't know how she grew up.
Bright eyes and white teeth, in front of the bright fairy figure and the gorgeous human beings, at first glance, it seems that they are not worth mentioning.
Even she couldn't help but be amazed when she saw her. All the gentlemen of the same age would be stunned when they saw her.
However, Mrs. Shen was well-informed after all, or she had already expected it. Compared with the overly shocked and surprised expressions of others, her experienced, capable and experienced old eyes were only slightly surprised for a moment, and then quickly calmed down as usual. .
With a smile on his face, he asked about his health, and then asked if he had adapted to the Shen family these days, and then asked if the maids were attentive to their service. Finally, with a loving and concerned look on his face, he said: "It will be good if you are feeling better. If there is any If you have a headache, fever, body discomfort, etc., just send someone to report it. Don’t delay in asking for a doctor or getting medicine. Just treat the Shen family as your own and never go out. Otherwise, the old lady I won’t have the shame to see your grandmother in the future.”
Mrs. Shen said cheerfully to Liu Yingying, and finally said: "However, you can't live in the house all the time without going out. This body often gets worse as it becomes more restricted. It's better to go out and walk around properly. Our family That little girl has always been the one who loves fun. If you are new here, you can have fun with them. I heard that they are organizing a banquet these two days. She will have a small banquet every three days and a big banquet every five days. If you have nothing to do , you can go for a walk more often.”
Mrs. Shen smiled happily, like a Maitreya Buddha.
Liu Yingying also smiled and said: "This young lady even sent someone to invite me early this morning, saying that she held a dust-cleansing banquet for Ying'er and Miss Su."
"Let me tell you, that bastard will definitely miss this exciting opportunity."
Mrs. Shen seemed to be particularly doting on the eldest girl, and could not leave her for more than three or five words. As soon as she finished speaking, she immediately said to Liu Yingying: "In that case, go and play with them. I won't hesitate." I'm sorry, it must be very boring to be around an old woman like me."
Mrs. Shen joked with a smile.
