concubines are respected

Chapter 60 Gift
Lin Suxian's expression was calm, she turned around and leaned slightly towards the strange man, and said softly, "Lin Suxian has met Fifth Master."

"Haha, it turns out that the girl is the second young lady, so don't be polite, don't be polite." The fifth master smiled, raised his hand and waved lightly, and said to Shujie, "I have heard about Miss Lin's beauty and beauty for a long time, but I don't know Lin The girls in the mansion all have the looks of a city, and their beauty surpasses that of the other, so that I actually recognized the wrong person and almost made a joke."

Although this person said it casually, his words were full of praise for Suxian. Lin Zhilan's face froze, and she glanced at Suxian with hatred.

Lin Shujie was slightly stunned, and immediately carefully accompanied his smile, and said to him, "Fifth Master, my mother has already hosted a banquet in the main hall, please move to the main hall to sit in the banquet."

"Ma'am, you are very polite." Fifth Master said politely, and then said softly to Su Xian, "Second Miss, please."

In front of Lin Shujie and Lin Zhilan, the fifth master treated him so affectionately, Suxian took a step back uncomfortably, and said in a deep voice, "Please, fifth master, Suxian feels a little cold today, in order to avoid getting sick, it is really inconvenient Please take the seat, and I hope the fifth master will forgive me."

After finishing speaking, Suxian turned around and said to Lin Shujie, "Brother, please tell mother on your behalf, and hope mother will forgive Suxian for being absent."

Lin Shujie obviously didn't care about Suxian's absence. Hearing what she said, he responded casually, "It's okay, you are not feeling well, and go back to your room to rest. I will tell my mother."

After finishing speaking, he ignored Suxian, raised his hand towards the main hall, and respectfully said to Fifth Master, "Please, Fifth Master."

"Hehe, please!" Wu Ye smiled dryly, with a look of disappointment flashing across his face, and strode in the direction directed by Lin Shujie.

Seeing the backs of Lin Shujie and others leaving, Suxian heaved a sigh of relief, and walked towards Yixiang Pavilion.

"Second Miss, what is the origin of this fifth master? Even the eldest young master respects him so much. Could it be that he is a remarkable figure in the capital?" Yanzi followed behind, asking suspiciously.

Suxian looked around and saw no one moving around, and said in a low voice, "Why is the fifth prince not the fifth prince? This person is clearly the fifth prince today. I don't know why the eldest brother brought him to the mansion, but look at the eldest sister just now. It looks like I know his identity clearly. It seems that Mr. Wu specially mentioned Eldest Sister to the Queen when he returned to Beijing this time, otherwise he would not have mistaken me for Eldest Sister."

"Second miss, why do you know that, you have never met the fifth prince." Yanzi didn't quite believe that the majestic fifth prince would come to Xiatalin mansion.

"Although I haven't met the fifth prince, have you forgotten that my mother was very good at making incense back then. After all these years, I have a little understanding of spices. I just smelled ambergris on this person. Ambergris is an unusual spice, and it is a treasure that can only be used by the royal family. If this person did not come from the heavenly family, how could he carry the fragrance of ambergris. Moreover, the elder brother has been worshiped by the Gaoyuan University scholar all these years, and his heart is extremely high. He Besides his status as a prince, what other reason does Eldest Brother do that?" Su Xian said with a firm expression.

"Ah! So, he is really the fifth prince!" Yanzi whispered in surprise, and immediately subconsciously raised her hand to cover her lips, her voice lowered. Concubine, did the Eldest Young Master come back to the mansion this time to introduce the Eldest Miss on purpose for the Fifth Prince? In this way, the Eldest Miss may really have a chance to become a concubine in the future?"

"This matter has nothing to do with me, it's better for me to be less involved. Today's Da Furen hosted a banquet, it's clear that the drunkard didn't want to drink, and the look of the eldest brother just now, he didn't want me to attend the banquet, so I just excused it. Although this person is a prince, but his eyes are wandering, his behavior is frivolous, and his expression is full of evil spirits. If he really becomes the prince in the future, I don't think it will be a blessing for me." Suxian has a very bad impression of the fifth prince. He frowned and said in a low voice.

"Second Miss, it's not a good thing to say, if someone else listens to it, it's a big deal!" Although Yanzi was young, she knew what was going on, and immediately said vigilantly.

"Hehe, of course I understand."

The two master and servant whispered and walked slowly, and finally returned to Yixiang Pavilion.

As soon as he entered the door, Xiang Cao came forward and said anxiously, "Second Miss, you are finally back. There was news from the front yard that the Eldest Young Master has returned to his residence, and there is a distinguished guest who came with him. I heard that the Eldest Young Master accompanied him to Zhizhou on business, passed through Kangzhou today, and returned to the mansion for a short stay. At this time, the Eldest Madam has hosted a banquet in the main hall to entertain the distinguished guests. Just now, Xi Lian sent a message to invite Second Miss to attend. "

Cui Ya took the words, "Yes, that distinguished guest seems to be very prestigious. I heard that even the old lady was alarmed. At this time, the old lady must have rushed to the main hall. Second Miss, you should change clothes before it is too late. That's it."

Hearing this, Suxian smiled calmly, and while walking into the main room, she said, "No need. I have already met my eldest brother and this distinguished guest just now. I am not the protagonist of this banquet, I am not The lady was happy to show her face. As for her purposely asking Xi Lian to pass on the message, it is nothing more than a feigned occasion, so don't take it seriously."

The eldest lady is only thinking about climbing the dragon and becoming the phoenix, if she went to join in the fun without being sensible, wouldn't she be deliberately obstructing other people's attention.

Seeing this, Vanilla glanced at Yanzi who was following Suxian.Yanzi nodded again and again, and then Xiangcao felt relieved, and entered the main room with Suxian.

"Well, fortunately, this person is only staying for one night. If he stays longer, I don't know what the lady will do." Suxian sat on the couch, holding the fragrant tea presented by Cuiya in her hand, feeling relaxed. Slightly squinting his eyes, sniffing the faint tea fragrance, his mood eased a lot.

Just now this 'fifth master' spoiled her good mood to appreciate the spring. At this moment, knowing that he will leave tomorrow, Suxian suddenly felt a lot lighter in her body.

"How can we go on and on? The attitudes of the eldest lady and the young master make it clear that they want to promote the eldest lady. However, our second lady is not interested in the status of a prince or concubine. Since we have no intention of fighting, this matter has nothing to do with us. In my servant's opinion, the second lady can just avoid it and stay out of it." Xiang Cao looked closely at Su Xian's expression and knew that she was not interested in the fifth prince, so she quickly comforted her softly.

Cui Ya held a white silk handkerchief in her hand, wiped the tea stains scattered on the table, pouted her lips, and murmured, "Although this is the case, if the eldest lady is really favored by the fifth prince, wouldn't it be even more difficult in the future?" Showing off your power, if the eldest lady gains power, she should trip up the second young lady again."

Suxian frowned and said in a deep voice, "Forget it, don't think about it. Soldiers come to block you, water comes to cover you, even if the elder sister really flies up the branch in the future, if I am not wrong, what can the elder lady do to me! Just be good at it!" Don't discuss the work in the house and other insignificant matters."

Seeing that Suxian didn't want to say more about choosing a concubine, Cuiya stuck out her tongue playfully, tidied up the work in hand quickly, and quietly retreated.

The banquet in the main hall lasted for a long time, and the lingering music of silk and bamboo played together, and joyful laughter came into Yixiang Pavilion from time to time.

Although Suxian heard about it, she sat by the window, quietly reading and practicing calligraphy, as in the past, her mood was not affected by the noise from the main hall.

Seeing that Suxian was calm and relaxed, Xiangcao and the others didn't care about the excitement in the main hall, and no longer worried about her, and each went about their work.

It wasn't until the evening when the sky was dark that the music in the main hall slowed down. It seemed that the banquet was finally over. Suxian didn't care about it, so she turned off the lights early and went to bed as usual.

Although there were many unpleasant guests in the mansion that night, and the thin spring rain fell leisurely all night, Suxian still slept soundly.Looking at her now, everything has nothing to do with her, so why bother.

On the next day, the overnight spring rain finally stopped, Suxian lay down on the bed with her clothes on, pushed open the window lattice, greedily breathed in the fresh and moist air, with a sweet smile on her face.

Carrying the washing water, Xiang Cao walked into the room very lightly, and said with a smile, "Second Miss has woken up, wash up and wake up."

While speaking, Vanilla twisted a handkerchief with a faint floral fragrance into Suxian's hand, and continued, "I picked some fresh and tender flower petals in the garden early in the morning and soaked them in water to cleanse my face. Very refreshing."

"Hehe, Vanilla always has a lot of good ideas, this is a good idea." Suxian took the towel and wiped her face, and gave Vanilla a approving look.

The two masters and servants were chatting softly, and there was a knock on the door outside Yixiang Pavilion.Cui Ya, who was sweeping the yard in the morning, raised her voice and asked, "Who is outside the door?"

Then he put the broom in his hand aside, walked out of the courtyard, and murmured, "It's early in the morning, I don't know who is here?"

Suxian looked back at Vanilla in surprise, and Vanilla shook her head with the same blank expression, "Second Miss, rest for a while, this servant will go and have a look."

"Let's go and have a look together, and relax on the way." Suxian whispered, and walked out of the room.

As soon as she stepped down the stone steps outside the wing room, Cui Ya opened the courtyard door, and saw two strangers walking into the courtyard carrying a huge and exquisitely crafted celadon fish bowl.

"Hey, who are you? What is this? Who asked you to move in?" The two were not slaves in the Lin Mansion, and Cui Ya didn't recognize them. She shouted in surprise, and wanted to stop them, but the two young servants had to bear the burden Underneath, the steps were extremely fast, and without giving Cuiya a chance to stop her, she quickly placed the celadon fish bowl on the stone table in the yard.

One of the young men in Tsing Yi was panting heavily, raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead, blessed Su Xian who was coming, and said respectfully, "Back to the second lady, the slave is serving the master." By order, I sent you a fine porcelain fish basin. The colored carp in the fish basin was a gift from our master, and it is much rarer than the koi in your fish pond, please take a look at it, Second Miss."

Suxian took two steps forward, looked over, and saw that the fish basin was about one meter in diameter, with light blue waves in the basin, and two colorful skirt-tailed carp, swimming leisurely among the green aquatic plants.It seems that what the two young men said is true, this fish is indeed not extraordinary.

And the master that the little servant said must be the fifth prince.

Thinking of the fifth prince flattering herself for no reason, Suxian's thoughts sank, her tone of voice was no longer so cheerful, and she deliberately asked, "Dare to ask, brother, who is your master?"

The little servant was about to reply, but Lin Butler's voice sounded outside the courtyard, "These two little brothers are the accompanying servants of the fifth master."

"Oh, well, the so-called not being rewarded for meritorious deeds, Suxian dare not take such a gift from the fifth prince." Although Suxian had already expected that the fish bowl was a gift from the fifth prince, but at this time, as housekeeper Lin said, Suxian Still pretending to be surprised.

The servant at the side took the conversation, "Second miss, this celadon fish bowl and colored carp originally belonged to Mr. Zeng who lived in the outskirts of Kangzhou and returned home last year. My master, I saw the second miss yesterday. Watching fish by the pond, I know Second Miss that you must like fish. The master said that the rain in spring is quite heavy, and the pond is inevitably slippery. If Second Miss often walks around the pond to watch fish, it would be bad if she stumbled and slipped. So my master thought that Mr. Zeng has a lot of knowledge about flowers, birds, fish and insects, so he ordered his servants to come here early this morning to beg for fish pots and colorful carp, and put them in the second lady's yard for second lady to watch."

After all, he is the fifth prince's domestic slave, and he behaves gracefully, without the expression of fear of an ordinary servant.

It is self-evident that the fifth prince took so much trouble to get the fish basin and colorful carp, and Suxian's mood was much worse.He glanced at the fish basin lightly, and said to Butler Lin depressedly, "Butler Lin, didn't you say that elder brother and fifth master will go to Zhizhou early today? Could it be... Could it be that they changed their itinerary?"

(End of this chapter)