Song Heng took off the sword from his waist and handed it to the soldiers behind him, and then saluted Mrs. Xue. Mrs. Xue waved her hand to wake him up, so Song Heng met Song Qingyin and Meng Lichuan again, and they were surrounded by servants. Enter the house.
Walking all the way to the main hall, the long pear wood table has been placed with melons, fruits, snacks and other items. Mrs. Xue is sitting on an armchair backed by a large red sandalwood screen with a marble painting of landscapes, still holding the string of sandalwood beads in her hand.
The two sisters Song Qingyin and Song Qinghe sat on either side of her, while Song Heng, Meng Lichuan and other gentlemen sat opposite Mrs. Xue.
After all, Shi Yanwei was not from the Song family, and he didn't intend to live here for a long time, so he went to find a seat near the corner and sat down.
Aristocratic families pay attention to eating and sleeping without saying anything. Although Song Heng's great-grandfather came from a humble background, Mrs. There are also such rules and regulations.
As soon as the meal was over, the maids came forward and removed the dishes from the table, brought tea and rinsed people's mouths. After completing this task, the atmosphere gradually became lively, with jokes and jokes.
Mrs. Xue saw that it was still early, so she asked the juniors to play with the Flying Flower Order to relieve their boredom.
Song Qingyin and his wife were the first to sit down at the planning area next to them. There were only a few people left, but there was still one person missing.
Mrs. Xue then remembered that Shi Yan had come slightly, and looked for her with crooked smiling eyes. After looking for her, she said: "Isn't there another Madam Yang here? Chu Yin, you can also sit over and play with them. "
With so many eyes watching in the hall, it was hard to shirk, so Shi Yanwei had no choice but to nod in agreement and sit next to Song Qinghe.
Shi Yan's slightly black hair was combed into a bun, with a silver hairpin and two gilt hairpins. It glowed with white light under the candlelight, which matched her skin perfectly.
Song Ming sat alone on the lamp-hanging chair with a footrest, sometimes hurriedly humming a tune and closing his eyes to rest, sometimes looking covertly at the juniors on the square plan.
Shu Yu counted the number of people again, this time there were seven neatly, and there was no missing one. He raised his voice and said seriously with a smile: "Since Madam Tai has asked me to be the commander, I should come up with the charter. If there is any Anyone who fails to do something, makes a mistake, or says something wrong will not be tolerated and will be punished with a drink of wine."
Yibi said, Yibi took the lotus tube from Duixue's hand, and Song Qingyin beside her started to take the lotus, and determined the order of execution according to the numbers obtained.
Shi Yanwei had just taken out the sign. Song Qinghe beside him smiled and asked her what it was, and Shi Yanwei made a three-digit sign with his hands.
After a while, the order of execution was decided. Song Heng took one and began to say: "The flower path has never been swept by visitors, and now the gate will be opened for you."
Song Qingyin said: "The wild flowers are becoming more and more charming, and only in Asakusa can there be no horse hooves."
Shi Yan said slightly: "Why does it need light green and light red? It is naturally the best among flowers."
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Song Qinghe said: "There are flying flowers everywhere in the spring city, and the cold food and the east wind keep the willows from slanting."
After the first round, everyone read out poems, and no one was punished with drinking.
In the fourth round, Shi Yanwei paused for a moment, and when Yu Shuyu was about to punish her with a drink, he managed to say: "When the flowers fade, the sky is filled with flowers, and when the red fades and the fragrance fades, no one will pity her."
As soon as this sentence came out, Mrs. Come out with a poem like this.
Song Heng calmly looked at Shi Yanwei with his eyes. When Song Qinghe finished speaking, he closed his eyes and said lightly, not knowing whether it was intentional or not, "Flowers will bloom and fall for a short time, and they will fall red all over the ground and fall into silence."
At that moment, Song Qingyin and Meng Lichuan finished talking. After a long silence, Shi Yanwei finally failed to say the poem. Shu Yu then came to her place, lifted the white porcelain dragon-handled pot and put it into the filigree-patterned gold cup in front of her. He poured a full glass of wine and said with a smile: "Ms. Yang, it's your turn to drink this glass."
Shi Yanwei held the golden cup in front of everyone's gaze. He closed his eyes and drank it all in one gulp. His throat tightened due to the pain. He touched his heart and coughed a few times before feeling relieved. Within a moment, his face started to burn and then turned red. .
Shuyu raised his hand and held the golden cup horizontally for everyone to see, indicating that Madam Yang had indeed drank the fine wine.
Two quarters of an hour later, after Shi Yanwei drank three glasses of fine wine, he felt extremely dizzy, his stomach felt as if it was on fire, and his little face like lotus petals was flushed and hot. Zu Jiang Languan She seemed very uncomfortable and hurriedly asked someone to bring hangover tea.
Shi Yan held her forehead slightly and drank half the cup. She was already on the verge of falling, and her hair swayed slightly as she walked, which made her even more fragile and weak at this time.
Song Ming had already been fascinated by the sight. Due to the majesty of Mrs. Xue and Song Heng, and considering that she was the sister of Song Yu's benefactor, he never dared to say or do anything out of line towards Shi Yanwei in front of others.
Song Qinghe sincerely regarded her as half an elder sister. When he saw her like this, his heart tightened. He called Yinzhu and Xiaofan who were waiting behind the screen, and carefully ordered: "Yinzhu, you are always with me." If you are kind to Mrs. Yang, I can rest assured that you and Xiaoshan will send her back. She is not feeling well after eating wine, so please help her go to bed early."
As soon as the words fell, Yin Zhu and the others helped Shi Yanwei to stand up. Shi Yanwei was still conscious at this time, and walked out of the door with help from others, heading all the way to her residence.
Yin Zhu came out from behind the screen, revealing only a side face and back. Song Ming could not see her appearance clearly, but he was secretly concerned about her slender figure and white neck.
Song Heng silently looked at Shi Yanwei's slender and thin back, secretly thinking that Xizi's drunkenness was probably nothing more than this, and then he felt a strange feeling in his chest. He frowned slightly, but raised his head. Shou drank another glass of wine.
After stumbling along the way, they finally arrived at Shi Yanwei's small courtyard. Yinzhu and Xiaoshan placed her on the brocade quilt together. Seeing that Shi Yan had a faint intention of vomiting, Xiaofan went to pick up the gold-plated silver saliva bowl. When it was delivered, Yinzhu raised his hand to take it and asked her to help him boil some hot water.
As soon as Xiao Fan left, Shi Yanwei lay on the edge of the window and spit into the spittle basin. When the stomach was empty, Yin Zhu brought her warm tea and rinsed her mouth.
Shi Yan felt slightly better in his stomach and mouth, but his mind began to become unclear.
He grabbed Yin Zhu's hand and refused to let go. A few warm tears came from the corners of his eyes, and he whispered as if talking in his sleep: "Mom, Dad, Chen Rang, Xuanxuan, don't leave... I won't let you." You go, I won’t let you go..."
Because she was a little slurred at this time, Yinzhu only heard intermittently "Hegemony, give in, go, don't give in". It was really meaningless, so Yinzhu didn't take it to heart, and just thought that she had drunk too much. The wine made my brain a little dizzy, and when I recalled my deceased relatives, I felt uncomfortable, so I used this alcohol to vent my energy.
Even if you have a home of gold and silver, if you don’t have any relatives or friends around you, how can you be truly happy alone? What's more, after all, you are living under someone else's roof. No one can predict what the situation will be like in the future. How can you not worry at all?
Thinking of this, Yin Zhu sighed softly, patted the back of Shi Yanwei's hand, and comforted her softly: "I won't leave, I won't leave, so I'll just stay here with you, okay?"
Shi Yanwei held Yin Zhu's hand in his palm, feeling much more at ease. He rubbed his hot cheek against the brocade quilt, and soon fell asleep.
When Xiao Fan boiled the hot water and brought it in, Shi Yanwei was already asleep. Yin Zhu carefully pulled her hand away and asked Xiao Fan to empty the spit bowl while she untied Shi Yanwei's shirt and wiped it for her. body, and then put on a clean moon-white middle coat.
After finishing all this, it was already the second watch. Yinzhu and Xiaofan carried an octagonal green gauze lantern and went to Dai Xiu's house. They wanted to go to the lady's house tomorrow to reply, but they never thought that the main room would still be lit at this moment. The light, the little lady hasn’t rested yet.
He came out of the room with the screen tilted, and whispered to the two of them: "The little lady is waiting for you."
Yin Zhu blew out the lantern, opened the scarlet felt curtain and walked in quietly, asking: "It's so late, why aren't you sleeping, little lady?"
Song Qinghe held a nine-link ring made of matte silver copper in his hand and untied it one by one. He said calmly: "I drank two more glasses of wine at the table. I still have a little fever in my stomach and can't sleep for a while." . How is Madam Yang’s place?”
Yin Zhu heard this and replied truthfully: "Ms. Yang is fine. She just vomited once and has been asleep for a long time."
Hearing what she said, Song Qinghe felt relieved, put down the Nine Rings, yawned, and said quietly with force: "I knew she couldn't drink wine, so she should have switched to softer fruit wine. "
Yin Zhu turned his head slightly and looked at the window lattice. He saw the wind blowing on the flower branches, the moon shining on the window sill, and the silhouettes of the flower branches on the window rustling. He was so fascinated by it that he didn't know how to talk to her.
On the other hand, the little fan standing in front of the screen felt the smell, and comforted Song Qinghe with a gentle voice: "You know that money can't buy it. I already knew it, so why do you need to think too much about it? It's getting late, so the maid is waiting for you to take off your makeup and undress." Bar."
Song Qinghe hummed softly, stood up and sat in front of the makeup mirror. He brought a gilt copper basin with flower and bird patterns on the screen and left the task of cleaning Song Qinghe's face to Xiaofan.
The next day, Shi Yanwei was awakened by the dazzling sunlight. Looking at the simple and simple house in front of her, Shi Yanwei was distracted for a moment. Her myrobalan was still on her body. It must have been the clothes Yin Zhu changed for her.
The myrobalan was left unsolved all night, causing her two plump balls to ache, and the hangover headache also made her uncomfortable. So she put on a long-sleeved robe and went to the tea room to boil hot water in preparation for a bath.
Shi Yan slightly pushed the door open and walked in. He saw Yin Zhu sitting on a small stool in front of the wrought iron furnace, holding a cattail leaf fan and heating hot water. Before Shi Yan could ask questions, Yin Zhu turned around and looked. She spoke first: "My dear wife, I miss you so much that she asked me to come over and take a look at you when I got up early. I saw you weren't awake just now, so I didn't go in to disturb your sleep."
"Yinzhu, thank you for taking care of me last night. When you go back later, I will also say thank you to Erniang for me." Shi Yanwei gave her a crossed-hand salute.
Yin Zhu looked up at her, pressed her hand and said seriously: "What a big deal this is, stop thanking me. If you really want to thank me, go to her room and play backgammon with her." Thank you for being useful. I have no biological sisters of similar age, but only a married cousin. There is always a time in my heart when I want a companion."
Shi Yan lowered his head in thought, pursed his lips and pondered for a moment, then nodded in agreement.
As soon as the hot water on the stove was boiling, Shi Yanwei went to take a bath. After taking a hot bath, he felt much better and his dizziness was relieved.
After bathing, Shi Yanwei sat in front of the dressing table, and Yin Zhu helped her with her hair. Shi Yanwei suddenly remembered what happened last night, so he asked her: "Did I talk nonsense under the influence of alcohol last night? Did it scare you?"
Yinzhu shook his head and said: "Yin Niang, you have a very gentle temper. How can you say scary nonsense? Zuo just muttered a few words about Ba A Rang A Xuan A and so on, and even held my hand to prevent me from letting go. I'll go away like a weakling."
He chuckled softly.
After hearing this, Shi Yan's face was stained with a layer of red. He raised his hand to hold his warm face and said with a smile: "I have to thank you very much. When the cherries are ripe tomorrow, I will be the first one to make them for you." Is it good to eat it? I also have Sushan style here that you haven’t eaten before. When summer comes, I will make it for you too. "
"Okay, it's settled." Yin Zhu had her hair tied up as she spoke. Shi Yanwei randomly took a silver hairpin from the mother-of-pearl box and put it into her hair, and stepped out with Yin Zhu.
After walking out of the yard side by side, Shi Yan Weifang and Yin Zhu parted ways and ran towards the sewing room.
Zhang Yu was watching several embroiderers drop needles. When she saw her coming in, she seemed not to be in good spirits. She hurriedly made her sit on a chair and said with concern: "I heard that you were feeling unwell after drinking last night." , If you don’t have a good rest in the house, what are you doing here with all your heart?”
Most of the people in the sewing room were real people. Compared with yesterday's scene, Shi Yanwei was more happy to be with them. He looked at Zhang Yu with a pair of peach blossom eyes and said, "I don't have much fun every day. I'm just talking and laughing with you. Just passing the time, not to mention I’m feeling much better now, so it’s okay.”
After saying that, he got the sewing frame and helped organize the thread.
Two days passed in the blink of an eye. After dinner, Shi Yanwei changed into clothes and went to the laundry room. He gave the clothes to be washed to the maid inside, smiled and grabbed a handful of copper coins from the purse to express his gratitude, and left. After washing the room, he met Rui Sheng on the way. The two chatted for a while, and then Shi Yanwei went for a walk in the garden to eat.
Walking to Tinglan Island, I saw the moonlight pouring down, the lake carrying broken silver, and a zigzag stone bridge connecting the water pavilion. Shi Yanwei stepped on the stone bridge and walked towards the water pavilion with red walls and green tiles, looking at the bright moon in the sky. Sitting alone on the railing.
After sitting down for half a quarter of an hour, I felt the wind was strong and cold by the water in spring, so I stood up and was about to leave the place, when I suddenly heard the sound of soft footsteps not far away.
Shi Yan looked slightly at the sound and saw a girl in a light-colored skirt slowly walking behind the rockery under the jasmine tree over there, holding up the hem of her skirt. The figure looked a bit like silver. candle.
Shi Yanwei then left the waterside pavilion and walked to the stone bridge. Just as he was about to ask her if she was a silver candle, another figure of a slender man came into view. He hugged the girl and was about to lean under the flower tree. Shi Yanwei was shocked. He stood there for a moment, his heart beating like a drum.
Until a candlelight was reflected in the round arch, it seemed that someone was coming here. Shi Yan came back to his senses slightly, covered his mouth with a towel and coughed, scaring the two people into hurriedly separating.
Under the moonlight, Yin Zhufu turned his head to look at the stone bridge, but he slightly bumped into Shi Yan's eyes.
In an instant, Yin Zhu's eyes were full of pleading. He put his fingers on his lips and shook his head to signal Shi Yanwei not to shout.
When Shi Yanwei saw this, he immediately calmed down, nodded to her, and waved her hand to hide behind the rockery.
As soon as the movement of their hands fell, the two people had passed through the circular arch and came this way.
Feng Gui held up a lamp to shine on people. When he saw the person opposite him clearly, he said something more: "It's cold by the water on a spring night. Why did Madam Yang come here?"
