Jianqiu said helplessly.
But Liu Yingying was stunned and said: "Isn't this a real naughty kid?" Then she said: "By the way, why is he only afraid of his eldest cousin? He is the eldest son of the big house, right?"
Liu Yingying suddenly became curious.
But Jian Qiu said: "In the past, when the Seventeenth Young Master was a bastard, even if the servants in the mansion were harmed, they would not dare to report it to the superiors. Even if it reached the ears of the fifth master and the fifth wife, they would not be able to persuade him. As for the old lady, Although the Seventeenth Young Master is fooling around, he is very smart and well-behaved as soon as he comes to the old lady. He makes the old lady happy every day, so there are few people who really dare to control him, so he gradually grows up. He has become such a lawless temper, but it seems to be the same as this time last year. The scene of the Seventeenth Young Master chasing the passing slaves with a tree stick was accidentally caught by the Eldest Young Master. The Eldest Young Master is not the Fifth Master. The fifth wife would not turn a blind eye. The eldest son hung the seventeenth son up in a tree with a straight face and starved him for a whole day. I heard that the seventeenth son almost fainted from hunger when he was put down. Later, I was ill for seven or eight days in a row, and I heard that I had nightmares for several days at night, so from then on, when the Seventeenth Young Master heard the name of the Eldest Young Master, his calves started to tremble."
Jian Qiu now feels very happy when she talks about this matter. It can be seen that she has also been yelled at by that naughty child.
When Liu Yingying heard this, she couldn't help but smile and said: "After all, this evil person has to be accepted by evil people."
After laughing, he looked at Jian Qiu and asked casually: "After the eldest young master punished these seventeen young masters like that, does the fifth house have no objections?"
Liu Yingying murmured, and as soon as she finished speaking, before Jianqiu could reply, she quickly shook her head and said to herself: "But I think that the eldest son is the eldest grandson of the mansion, and the future heir of the illustrious Shen family. , I guess my status is extremely noble, the fifth room has some opinions, and I won’t make trouble with the big room."
Liu Yingying took it for granted.
But Jianqiu hesitated and said vaguely: "Actually, I don't know much about the eldest son... I don't know much about the eldest son. The eldest son has been studying abroad all year round and doesn't come back much. I haven't seen him back during the Chinese New Year this year." , I went back at this time last year, but I quickly left and traveled around. Since I entered the mansion, I have only seen the eldest son only three or four times."
Jianqiu's tone was vague, but also seemed to mean something.
But Liu Yingying suddenly felt strange. It had been five or six years since Jianqiu had been in the government, and she had been working as an errand in the old lady's courtyard. How could she have only seen the eldest son three or four times in these five or six years.
Judging from the endless queues of greetings today, don't the juniors in the mansion come here every month to pay their respects? In other words, the eldest son of the Shen family does not often return to the Shen family, at least he does not often come to the old lady's yard?
In the past few days since I came to the Shen family, if it hadn't been for today, almost no one would have mentioned the eldest son of Princess Qinghe. Even the second son and second son, Liu Yingying, had heard the name several times. Liu Yingying was keenly aware that there must be some hidden secrets here.
However, the eldest grandson of Dafang is not something Liu Yingying can think about arbitrarily. Although she is curious in her heart, she is far less excited than the young men of the right age who appear in the old lady's yard.
Although Liu Yingying is beautiful, she is not pretentious. The in-laws who are from the wrong family are obviously unreliable and difficult to succeed. Compared with the several legitimate sons in Shen's eldest and second bedrooms, those who were born from concubines and the in-laws of the Shen family A few are the ones she can have a chance to reach.
In addition, Liu Yingying quickly stopped talking about the eldest son since they were almost at the eldest house.
Along the way, I just felt that the Shen Family Mansion was quaint, and every step was a beautiful sight. I would never get tired of living in a place like this for the rest of my life.
Along the way, I met many maids and ladies. Even the maids in the mansion were all well-behaved and well behaved. They reflected the strict rules and good upbringing of the Shen family. I won’t tell you how everyone would react when they saw Liu Yingying. After walking around most of the mansion, he slowly came to the Nanyuan where Dafang lived.
Shen Yuechan, the eldest daughter of the Shen family, hosted a banquet at Yuehu Lake. When Liu Yingying came to Nanyuan, there was already a maid waiting here. As soon as Liu Yingying arrived, the maid led Liu Yingying around seven times, and then at the Behind the rugged rocks, I saw a fifteen-year-old girl standing there in the distance, as if waiting for someone.
When Liu Yingying came closer, the man actually greeted Liu Yingying and said, "Is this Miss Liu?"
As he spoke, he said with a gentle smile: "Miss Liu is here for the first time. I was supposed to wait for Miss Liu to come with her, but I heard from Mother Wu that the girl went to pay her respects to the old lady, so one person came first, and then I heard When Miss Liu was behind me, I waited here for a while."
That person has a gentle and virtuous face, a youthful appearance, and a temperament like an orchid. Although she is not absolutely beautiful, she is still pretty and has a natural beauty. If compared to a flower, Liu Yingying thinks she is like an orchid or a daffodil. She is gentle and pleasant, and her eyes are beautiful. Smiling brings a sense of closeness and goodwill.
Liu Yingying thought for a moment, then reacted and stepped forward with the same friendly smile: "Miss Yao."
Chapter 014
While the two were talking, Liu Yingying had already arrived in front of Yao Yulan.
The two looked at each other, and Yao Yulan's eyes suddenly felt astonished. Although she had already heard Wu's mother and the maids around her praise the beauty of the new girl Liu, the moment she actually saw Liu Yingying For a moment, I still couldn't help but stare fixedly.
Fortunately, Yao Yulan has a stable personality and has seen a lot in the Shen family for many years. She quickly recovered and took the initiative to hold Liu Yingying's hand and said with a smile: "Miss Liu is in better health." Are you acclimated to the local environment when you first came to Qingyuan?"
Then he said: "Miss Liu looks a little younger than me. I will call you Sister Liu from now on. We live in the same courtyard, so I should go and visit my sister earlier. But I heard that my sister is a little sick." , and I happened to catch some colds in the past two days. I was afraid that my sister would get sick after she recovered from the illness, so I resisted not going over to visit her, and I hoped that my sister would not see her outside. "
Yao Yulan said a little guiltily.
Liu Yingying smiled and said: "How can I meet someone else? It's my sister who is seeing someone else. My sister has sent people to greet me every day in the past few days. She also gave me a lot of things. I am too late to thank you. How can I meet my sister?" .”
The two looked at each other and smiled as they spoke, as if they were sure that each other was easy to get along with.
Yao Yulan felt relieved immediately, looked at Liu Yingying up and down, and said repeatedly: "My sister is really beautiful and fragrant. When my sister comes, the entire Shen family seems to be even more dazzling."
Yao Yulan's eyes were full of praise, she paused, and then said: "I have lived in Qinfang Courtyard alone for many years. Although people occasionally come to stay for a short period of time, they only stay for a few days. Now that my sister has come, I am extremely happy. , I will finally have a companion in the future. I have been coming to the Shen family for a few years. If my sister doesn't understand anything, just come to my east courtyard to visit me at any time."
It is said that Yao Yulan has lived in the Shen family for three or four years. She has no relationship with the Shen family. She came to join the Shen family with her elder brother. He was recommended by others, but the official path was not smooth. Later, he came to Qingyuan on the recommendation of his teacher and became a disciple of the Shen family.
Over the years, he has been traveling around with the eldest son.
Therefore, Yao Yulan lived in the Shen family for three or four years.
Although her status was not high, because the Shen family cherished talents and lived in a large house, Shen Yuechan, the eldest daughter of the Shen family, looked at her with a high gaze and would invite her to attend every banquet.
There are many disciples like the Yao family in the Shen family, but there are not many who take care of the family, especially girls. Even if there are, they are not as good as Yao Yulan, who can catch the attention of several girls in the Shen family.
Although she could barely squeeze into the circle of noble ladies, she was not from the same group as them, so now that Liu Yingying was here, she was really happy.
When Liu Yingying came to Shen's house, her eyes darkened. When she saw what Yao Yulan said, she immediately accepted it and said with a faint smile: "Sister, please don't blame your sister for being noisy in the future."
Yao Yulan couldn't help laughing and said: "I have been living in Qinfangyuan for so many years, and I am afraid of everything, except that I am not afraid of being disturbed by someone's noise."
The two chatted and laughed and headed to Moon Lake together.
Yuehu is the largest natural lake in the Shen family. The lake was originally huge and beautiful. However, after the mansion was built, most of it was filled in. However, it is still different from the ones dug in ordinary mansions. The water of Yuehu is different from The moats outside the mansion are connected by living water. Occasionally, you can see wild river fish swimming from the moats in the lake.
Therefore, this Yue Lake is the most famous place in the entire house, the entire Shen family, and even the entire Qingyuan.
As we walked along, the garden gradually receded, and an endless lake appeared in front of us. One side of the lake looked wild, with only overgrown weeds. At first glance, we saw a steady stream of wild reeds. Several small rafts were parked along the reed banks. From a distance, it looks like being in the countryside outside the city. It is inexplicably desolate, lonely, and somewhat poetic. On the other side, there are mountains and plains, an endless sea of flowers, pink, green, purple, white, all kinds of flowers. There are all kinds of exotic flowers and plants. Liu Yingying has never seen so many flowers in her life.
Yao Yulan pointed to an octagonal pavilion by the lake and said to Liu Yingying: "The eldest lady has hosted the banquet by the Moon Lake. They have already arrived. Let's go there quickly."
The two of them were walking and chatting. Halfway through, they heard that Liu Yingying was from Yuncheng. Yao Yulan was suddenly surprised and said: "What a coincidence, my brother and I are also from Jiangnan. My grandmother is from Yuncheng, but I He and his elder brother grew up in Yuanling City since childhood."
Yao Yulan looked overjoyed.
Although the Shen family has some influence in the south of the Yangtze River, most of the influence is in the central region, and they are more closely related to the Mi family in Xiliang by marriage. Therefore, most of the relatives, friends and disciples of the Shen family are still from the Central Plains and the west.
There are also people from Jiangnan, most of whom are disciples and former officials of the outer courtyard.
If this is all considered, the two of them are actually half family members.
Because Yun City is only a few hundred miles away from Yuanling City, it is very close, so Yao Yulan will inevitably ask Liu Yingying if she has been to Yuanling City.
After hearing Yao Yulan's words, Liu Yingying paused subconsciously, and her heart suddenly felt inexplicably. After she realized what she was doing, and when she was about to speak, she suddenly heard a silver-like sound coming from the octagonal pavilion in the distance. A cheerful and crisp voice like a bell came from afar, saying: "Sister Qing'er, please tell us the customs and interesting things about Yuanling City. My fourth brother went to Yuanling City in his early years. My wife kept urging me, and it seemed that She looked like she couldn't bear to come back no matter what. When she came back, she was full of praises, saying that Yuanling has beautiful mountains, water, and beautiful scenery. The key is that it is delicious, fun, and beautiful. I heard that there are a lot of beauties there, and everyone is like Sister Qing. As beautiful as a fairy, I’m afraid they all came down from heaven.”
As soon as he said this, another person took over and said, "I haven't been to Yuanling either. I heard that there are talented people and beautiful women everywhere." As soon as he said this, he suddenly saw that person say mysteriously: "That's right. , I heard that the most abundant product there is——"
As he spoke, the man's voice lowered a bit.
Everyone in the pavilion seemed to be curious and came closer, whispering and saying something mysteriously.
Not long after, I heard a slightly familiar voice, who smiled helplessly and said: "Sister Li'er is right. The romantic place at the top of Yuanling City is indeed world-famous. I heard that the most beautiful woman in Yuanling City is from But I haven’t seen that romantic place either.”
There was a hint of helplessness and amusement in Su Ziqing's voice.
But when girls gather together, the topics are all over the place.
The people in Yuanling City are open-minded, but I don't mind it.
"Oh, the most beautiful woman in Yuanling City actually came from Fengyue? As expected of Yuanling City, the folk customs are really unique. If you leave Qingyuan, this is simply unimaginable. By the way, Sister Qing'er, the most beautiful woman what is it call?"
Shen Yueli's eyes flashed with curiosity.
Su Ziqing thought for a while and said: "It seems to be called Hong or something, oh, by the way, it's called Hong Fu——"
There was so much chatting and laughing in the pavilion.
The word "Hong Fu" had just been spoken, and before everyone could react, a maid stepped forward to announce it. After a while, everyone in the pavilion looked outside the pavilion.
After seeing Liu Yingying suddenly appearing outside the pavilion, the pavilion that was chatting and laughing suddenly became quiet.
Chapter 015
There were many people in the pavilion. At first glance, I saw seven or eight pretty young ladies gathered around two round stone tables. Some were sitting, some were standing, and maids and wives were walking back and forth behind them. , at first glance, it was full of people, it was so lively.
I saw people wearing red, green, gold and silver. Against the backdrop of the endless lake scenery and sea of flowers, the picture was so beautiful, like clusters of pretty flowers competing for beauty.
The originally vivid scene was completely silent at this moment, and there was no sound.
Liu Yingying outside the pavilion looked inside the pavilion.
Everyone in the pavilion looked outside the pavilion.
At a glance, they are all young ladies of the same age who are fourteen or fifteen or fifteen or sixteen years old.
When Liu Yingying looked into the pavilion, the first thing she saw was the little lady in front of her, clustered in the center. She was about fifteen years old, with skin like snow, moon-shaped eyebrows and starry eyes, and her eyebrows were dark. She is green in appearance, and her appearance is very beautiful, but her temperament is even better than her appearance. She exudes a touch of heroism and ability. She is elegant and dignified, and her character is dignified. Among a group of people, her jade face is majestic but hidden, and she is seen again. Wearing a lavender jacquard narrow jacket, a rose purple shoulder jacket, a red gold necklace about the size of a thumb around her neck, and a red gold phoenix hairpin inlaid with rubies on her head, she was full of luxury and eye-catching.
In this pavilion, to show that her color is the most outstanding and noble, she must be the eldest daughter of the Shen family, Shen Yuechan.
There are two girls on each side. The one on the left is two years older. She has a pale face, eyes like spring apricots, red lips, a sweet smile, and a gentle and quiet posture. She should be the girl from the second room. The third daughter, Shen Yueyun, is about to be married.
As for the one on the right who is fourteen or fifteen years old, her skin is as clear as snow and crystal clear. She has the whitest complexion in the whole yard. When Liu Yingying looked at her, her eyes couldn't help but light up slightly. She also saw her apricot face and peach cheeks, lightly applied with powder. , with a slim figure and a beautiful posture, she has a clear and beautiful appearance. If you look closely, you can see that her eyes are the best, like apricots, clear and boundless, as if they contain spring water, but they are wet, like a deer. His eyes are clean and attractive.
When he looked again, he felt that he looked slightly familiar. It turned out to be Su Ziqing, whom he had met once before.
When Liu Yingying looked at the other party, the other party also looked directly at her. The corners of her mouth were slightly pursed, and two pear dimples the size of rice grains were exposed on both sides of the lips. She was a little more cute, and her appearance was similar to that of the serious woman. The eldest girls in the family are comparable, one is noble and elegant, the other is light-faced and pretty, both are rare beauties in pink.
The remaining girl with her back to her turned to look at her, with a palm-sized oval face, narrow eyebrows, a thin figure, as thin as a piece of paper, and a beautiful appearance, but her face was slightly mean, but not as good as the others. The one who stood out among the three was the most common among the crowd, Shen Yueli, the concubine of the second wife.
The remaining three people standing must have gathered from the next table. One of them was a little younger, about thirteen or fourteen years old, with an oval face, thick eyebrows and big eyes, with twinkling eyes. With a childish air, she is Shen Yuexi, the legitimate daughter of the fourth room.
The other two were fifteen or sixteen years old, wearing the same lotus root pink jacket. It was still a bit cold in March. The others were wearing forged jackets and thick jackets, but these two were unexpectedly dressed a little lightly, which made people look at them twice. When I looked again, I saw another person with the same hair accessories and the same hairpin, holding a round fan. Even the movements of raising the fan were exactly the same, which made people curious and couldn't help but take another look. When he took a closer look, he saw that these two people had identical faces and were actually a pair of twins.
Twins are rare, but this pair is very pretty. They both have oval faces, slender eyebrows and graceful figures. When looking at people, they like to half-cover their faces with a round fan, revealing their passionate eyes with autumn water. Come, it turns out that they are also a pair of rare twins.
Liu Yingying felt dazzled at first glance, with all kinds of beauties in her eyes. She couldn't help but marvel, after all, it was a century-old family, and none of the daughters in the house was inferior in appearance.
Liu Yingying came from a romantic place and had seen many beauties. However, with such a rich face, she crushed all the beauties in the brothel into vulgar powder.
When Liu Yingying was looking at them, everyone in the pavilion also looked at Liu Yingying.
The weather in March was sunny and sunny. Wild birds and ducks were playing and chasing each other on the sparkling lake. The leaves were rustling in the breeze.
However, everything seemed to have stopped making noise at this moment.
It’s not that I have never seen beauties, especially the Shen family. There are no ugly people in the family. Mrs. Shen was a beauty lover when she was young. There is no one with six daughters-in-law in the six rooms of the Shen family who lacks looks. They are all beauties with outstanding grace. Mrs. Shen I just love all beautiful things.
So, when it comes to the grandchildren, it is no exaggeration to say that any one of the eighteen grandchildren of the Shen family would be an astonishing presence, not to mention the big ones and the second ones, who are even more outstanding. Especially the big rooms.
Shen Yuechan is considered a rare beauty, but her appearance is the most mediocre among the family of five. She inherits not even 50% of the beauty of her parents. She is not like her mother at all, except The heroic spirit in him is somewhat inherited from his father, unlike his two eldest brothers, who are always better than their masters.
The eldest master of the Shen family, Shen Bin, was once one of the most handsome men in Qingyuan. His mother, Princess Qinghe, was famous all over the capital when she was young. She charmed many men. It is easy to imagine the children they gave birth to. The eldest son of the family, Shen Lang, and the second son, Shen Ye, were as bright as the bright moon and as handsome as Pan An. In Shen Yuechan's eyes, she could no longer imagine that there would be a third man in the world who could beyond her two brothers.
Shen Yuechan grew up under the influence of such beauty. For more than ten years, except for her good friend and good sister Mi Fuler, no one can easily fall in her eyes.
And today can be regarded as the first time that the world has opened up.
