Madam Hou

Chapter 34

The four girls, Qin Nuan and Liu Jianjiao, who were older, got together, while Yin Niang was pulled by Sister Yun, and pointed to the courtyards around Yingyuetai to introduce the scenery of Weibeihou's back garden.

"Look, the yard with two elm trees is my mother's yard. My mother loves to grow flowers and grasses. There are also many small plants in it, including asparagus, begonia, narcissus, cockscomb, evergreen, etc. , My father also specially built a flower house for my mother, there are all kinds of flowers in it, I will take you to see when you go back later, I will have someone cut out any flowers you like and bring them back to you."

"And there, it looks like a thatched house built with bamboo. That's my father's study room. There are a lot of books there, but the books are all about the art of war and so on. I I don't like to read it, if I want to read it, I go to my mother's study, there are some chess and music scores hidden in it, that's interesting."

"By the way, my mother can also make fragrances, all of which are made from the flowers she grows herself. They are delicious. When you go back, you should also take a few bottles back. There are all kinds of flavors."

The beautiful scenery of Weibeihou Mansion is well-known in the capital. Each courtyard has its own characteristics, but they are connected to each other without being obtrusive. Yin Niang also has to admit that the scenery of Weibeihou Mansion is better than that of Yongninghou Mansion. It's more than 01:30.Except for the Plum Blossom Forest and Xuemei Courtyard, the Yongninghou Mansion is similar in appearance, and the layout is monotonous. How can Weibeihou Mansion be pleasing to the eye.

Yinniang likes sister Yun very much, and thinks that although she is a bit naive, she treats people sincerely.When Sister Yun said something, Yinniang would also echo a few words or ask some interesting questions.

A few people played on Yingyue Terrace for a while, and Sister Yun proposed to pick lotus seeds again.

A whole lake of lotus is planted in the lakes around Yingyuetai. It is the time when the lotus seeds grow. They are all girls in their teens. There is no one who does not like to play. Sister Yun's proposal has also been unanimously agreed by everyone. agreed.Sister Yun asked someone to pull the boat in the lake, and the big maid who was serving these ladies next to her was more thoughtful, and even asked two women who could swim to guard by the lake, in case any of the ladies fell off, so that there would be someone to save.

The four of them got into the boat with a woman on a pole, and the boat leisurely arrived in the middle of the lake. Sister Yun stretched out her hand and peeled a lotus seed and put it in her mouth. She just took a bite, but she stuck out her tongue and cried out that she was suffering. , making everyone laugh.Qin Nuan nodded Sister Yun's head, and said, "You deserve it, who told you to eat everything indiscriminately."

A few people wandered around in the lake, picked half a basket of lotus seeds and then came up.

After coming up, you can see a [-]-year-old boy walking along the path beside the lake. The boy was wearing blue clothes, walking on the road unhurriedly, giving people a gentle and quiet feeling. .When Sister Yun saw it, she quickly gave a falsehood to Yinniang and the others, then ran over with her skirt in hand, hid under a willow tree, and threw the lotus seeds she was holding onto the young man one by one.

As you can imagine, a willow tree can hide no one. The young man turned around and saw Sister Yun at a glance, and smiled at her, "Sister Yun, I saw you, come out."

Sister Yun pouted unwillingly, then said to the boy with her hips akimbo: "Today is the chrysanthemum appreciation feast for the female relatives. What are you doing to come to the backyard? You must have sneaked in."

The young man pretended to be serious and said to Sister Yun: "No, I just sneaked in to see you."

The maidservant who was serving Sister Yun next to her interrupted quickly: "Miss, don't talk nonsense. It will be terrible for others to hear it, and it will ruin the reputation of the prince. Mrs. Wang brought the second young master here today, and asked the second young master to go to the Spring Festival. And the courtyard pays homage to Mrs. Tai."

The young man was still talking back and forth with Sister Yun. Behind him, Qin Nuan looked at the pair of golden boys and jade girls in front of him. look.Yinniang saw it and thought about it.

Behind Yinniang, Liu Jianjiao took a few steps forward, and when she reached the place next to Yinniang, she also looked at the pair of boys and girls in front, and said to Yinniang, "Do you know who he is?"

Yin Niang didn't know, but she was curious.Without waiting for Yinniang to ask, Liu Jianjian went on to say: "That is the grandson of Wang Taishi. I heard that he is a good reader. Last year, when he was just 16 years old, he won the Yuan Dynasty. People in the capital said, wait for him. Two years from now, when he leaves the competition, even if he doesn't win the first prize, he will at least be the No. [-] pick. Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Jiang are handkerchiefs, and the two families are close. He and Sister Yun grew up together, and they are considered childhood sweethearts. Now The two families are talking about getting married. I'm afraid that when Sister Yun reaches Ji next year, the two families will get married. Look at their childhood sweethearts, they really look like a pair of lovers. The friendship between childhood sweethearts is naturally fascinating. Envious, don't you think?"

Yin Niang felt that her head was not enough, and she really couldn't understand the meaning of Liu Jianjiao's words.It's not that she doesn't understand the meaning of this passage, but that she doesn't understand the meaning of her unspoken words.

But soon, on the way back, Yin Niang understood what she meant.

The Chrysanthemum Appreciation Banquet always comes to an end, when they go back, Mrs. Yang sent them out, when they got to the door, several adults stood at the door to say goodbye, while Yin Niang and Liu Jianxue stood on the side of the road and waited for the young servants to set them up carriage.At this moment, a carriage drove over quickly, and then stopped beside them, the curtain was lifted, revealing the face of Mr. Lin.

Lin Fengqi happily called out: "Yinniang." Then he jumped down from the carriage, before Yinniang could get excited, Liu Jianjiao next to him got excited first, looking at the boy who hadn't seen him for more than two years in front of him, his eyes were full of excitement. Tears, he wanted to say something and called out: "Brother Feng Qi!"

Lin Fengqi seemed to have noticed that there was another big living person beside him. He glanced at Liu Jianying and said coldly, "You are here too!"

"Brother Feng Qi," she stepped forward and took a step closer, but Lin Fengqi took another step back. Liu Jianying couldn't help but look a little sad, but she didn't dare to go forward any more, she just stood there and said, "We , my mother..." We, my mother, talked back and forth for a long time, but nothing else came out.

Lin Fengqi raised his hand and paused, and said: "Okay, okay, don't leave us, my mother, I understand."

To be honest, Lin Fengqi felt a little complicated towards Liu Jiankan. They grew up together at the beginning. Mrs. Lin Hou and Mrs. Fuyang Hou were handkerchiefs. Since they were young, they planned to bring them together to form a couple.When I was young, I was hinted by this kind of heart, Lin Fengqi also treated her as a future daughter-in-law. Although I don't like it, I don't hate it. Anyway, every man wants a wife. It's easier to get along with an acquaintance. .

But, that's it, when he went to Fujian to fight against the Japanese, it hadn't been two years before his wife became someone else's family.In the beginning, Mrs. Lin Hou wrote a letter saying that he is not too young anymore, and he needs to get married early so that she can have a big fat grandson so that she can enjoy family relationships. Individuals just got married.He thought it was all right, he even adjusted his mood to be the bridegroom's official, but three months had not passed yet, Mrs. Linhou sent another letter, in which Mrs. Linhou used all the words that could be cursed. I talked about Mrs. Hou of Fuyang again, such as clinging to the powerful, shameless, and dishonesty. In short, it means that their family looked down on him, and found another marriage for their daughter.

Although he was not sad in his heart, he was also very sick.Anyone who is disliked and unworthy of their daughter has no temper?It would be fine if they find another person who is more capable and talented than him, but the new son-in-law of their family is a prodigal son who eats, drinks, whoring, gambling, and all kinds of drugs. Take a high look.

In fact, Lin Fengqi also knew that Liu Yaoyao couldn't be blamed for this, the words of the matchmaker ordered by his parents were not necessarily what Liu Yaoyao wanted, but well, he couldn't help but feel uncomfortable when he saw her.

Yin Niang looked at this scene, and then thought about what Liu Jianjiao said before, and there was nothing she didn't understand.Clapping his hands in his heart, he thought: What childhood sweethearts and two little guesses are really enviable friendships, isn't that what they are talking about!

Not far away, Mrs. Fuyang Hou, who had just bid farewell to Mrs. Yang, saw her daughter's inappropriate wink at Lin Fengqi, her face darkened, but she quickly covered this look, and walked up the road with a smile on her face. Come forward and say to Lin Fengqi: "It's Fengqi, are you here to pick up your mother?"

Lin Fengqi said respectfully: "Yes, I left the office early today, so I came to pick up my mother by the way."

Mrs. Fuyang Hou is an elder after all, no matter how much Lin Fengqi hates her, she will not show embarrassment in front of her.

"It's really filial. I haven't seen you for a long time. You have been back for a while, and you haven't come to see your aunt's house."

Mrs. Lin Hou came forward and answered her son directly with a smile: "He is busy. After he came back, he was visiting teachers and friends, and then he started to go to the military office. The dark circles under his eyes have not disappeared yet. .” The subtext is that my son is not a cat or a dog who will go to see him casually.

Mrs. Fuyang Hou also heard Mrs. Lin Hou's meaning, and they both got into their carriages with a little dark face, and went back to their respective homes.

After returning to Yongninghou Mansion, Yinniang bid farewell to Mrs. Linhou early and went back to her own yard.Seeing Yiniang leaving, Lin Fengqi quickly bowed to Mrs. Lin Hou and said, "Mother, then I won't disturb your rest, I'll go back first." Then he hurried out without waiting for Mrs. Lin Hou to agree.

But I didn't expect that Yinniang's small feet were not slow. By the time he left Tangrongyuan, Yinniang had already gone far.Lin Fengqi quickened his pace to catch up, and finally caught up at the gate of Jingxiangyuan. Lin Fengqi took Yinniang's arm and asked, "Yinniang, why are you ignoring me these days?"

Yin Niang said: "No, I have to learn how to embroider these few days, so I can't play casually."

Lin Fengqi said: "You still said no, obviously there is, are you angry?"

"You didn't do anything wrong, why am I angry!"

"That's right, I don't understand why you are angry." After thinking for a while, it seemed that he suddenly realized it, and smiled with his mouth hooked: "Could it be that you are jealous of Liu Jian, then you are eating it for nothing, I Although I almost got engaged to her, I never liked her."

Yin Niang glanced at Lin Fengqi, and then said: "You think too much." After speaking, she opened the door, entered the door, and said to Elder Lin Lin outside the door: "I'm going to embroider." Then the door closed with a slamming sound. Lin Fengqi shut the door.

Prince Lin touched his nose inexplicably, and then remembered a saying from the ancients: Only a villain and a woman are difficult to raise.

(End of this chapter)