: Chu Qing 1

The next morning, I took the clothes back. The goose yellow long gauze skirt dragged the ground, with dark gold lines on it, silver brocade wrapped around my chest, and a lilac ribbon on it, revealing my graceful figure. I wore an eight-treasure jade peony hairpin and decorated with gems during the period, which was elegant and pretty.

Lan Yu held a bronze mirror, and the third lady sometimes twisted her slender waist left and right in front of the mirror, and sometimes adjusted the hairpin on her head.

Zi Luo was holding a rag and wiping the table, chairs and cabinets, and was very listless. He was probably tired and nervous yesterday. Although he fell asleep at night, he still felt sore in his back when he woke up early in the morning. He came to his wife with his energy.

"Zhu'er, bring the clothes made for the eldest lady and congratulate her on being a mother-in-law."

The third lady's yin and yang ceases mixed with smiles.

"Yes." Zhu'er stepped back, and after a moment he returned with a larger sandalwood tray, with two clothes on it, one dark green and the other dark purple.

"Zi Luo, come." Zi Luo's arm bent slightly the moment he took the tray, thinking that this thing is really important.

Zhu'er turned around and supported the third lady, Zi Luo followed them, went out the door, and walked along the corridor to the Grand Lady's Other Courtyard.

The eldest lady's yard is larger than the third lady's. There are no flowers of various colors. Only a few peach trees are planted in the pavilion on the left, and a landscape mountain on the right, with several pots of large bonsai nearby.

The maids Yun'er and Fang Xin who were sweeping the floor in the yard saw them first and bowed to the third lady.

"Three Lady."

The third lady ignored them and walked straight into the house.

The furniture and utensils placed in the house are valuable at a glance. Zi Luo thought that the wife is still different from the concubine. Although the third wife is very favored in the Zhao family, she still cannot be in the face of the eldest wife. It can be seen that the eldest wife's power is not underestimated.

In front of the door was an exquisite sandalwood table against the wall inside. There were two chairs on both sides, and there were soft pads on the chair. The eldest lady was sitting on the chair on the right to drink tea. The fragrance of tea was like a dragon winding onto the beams of the roof, and then scattered, transforming into thousands of little dragons rushing into everyone's nose, which was intoxicating.

"Congratulations to my sister for being promoted to mother-in-law." The third lady was blessed and showed a charming and charming smile.

"Sister, please sit down." As soon as the eldest lady said, Chu Qing brought tea and placed it on the table on the right side below.

The eldest lady is several years older than the third lady. Even though the years left some traces on her face, she can still see her pretty face, delicate facial features, and years of precipitation make her body exude a calm and elegant temperament.

"There are all kinds of rare treasures here, so I made two clothes for my sister to express my feelings."

When Zi Luo heard the third wife's words, he stepped forward and knelt down, and used all his strength to raise his arm again.

When I saw the clothes, the eldest lady changed her face for a moment, but soon returned to her decent smile.

"Thank you for your gift, sister." The eldest lady raised her chin slightly, and the maid Yazhu next to her came forward to take the tray in Ziluo's hand. Ziluo's arms were much more relaxed as if she had removed the shackles. Only then did she notice that Yazhu was indeed tall and had a long face.

"If my sister has nothing else, please come back first. I have a lot of things to arrange today, and I am not as leisurely as my sister."

The eldest lady still kept a faint smile, giving people a sense of freedom that seemed close but awe.

"Then my sister won't bother me anymore. There is nothing to help with. Let my maid Zi Luo stay for a day and you can send it."

Zi Luoru was blown by the head and instantly felt like a gift had been sent out. Fortunately, she and Chu Qing, Yun'er, Fang Xin knew each other, and they were all very good, and finally some tension was eliminated.

"Since my sister said that, I'm not polite. Chu Qing, take Zi Luo to the kitchen to supervise the ingredients to prepare that day." The eldest lady's tone was calm.

"Yes, madam." Chu Qing replied.

After the third wife left, Ziluo followed Chu Qing and left the eldest wife's villa.

"Fortunately, you are here, so I'm so nervous." Zi Luo murmured after leaving the yard.

"The eldest lady looks a little stern." Chu Qing smiled.

"You are new, so you should first understand the situation of the two ladies. The eldest lady is not from a high origin and attracts the master completely based on her beauty. On the contrary, the third lady's family is a famous wealthy businessman. However, when the emperor was still a prince, the eldest lady sent the eldest prince to the palace to accompany her. Now she has become an official. She is really a mother who is noble because of her son."

Chu Qing lowered her voice and chatted with Zi Luo while walking.

"No wonder the third lady was angry when she saw the third young master." Zi Luo said hatefully, and couldn't help but remember what happened to her yesterday.

"Look at it." Chu Qing pointed to the corridor not far away and was very excited.

I saw red silk flowers tied with silver silk on the upper beam of the corridor, which looked very festive at first glance.

Zi Luo seemed to hear a sigh, light and short, seemingly there and not, maybe he heard it wrong, Zi Luo thought about it like this and saw Chu Qing's fleeting sad expression.

As maids, we may not have any grand wedding ceremony in our life, and we will even be alone for the rest of our lives.

Zi Luo became depressed when he thought about this. Then the two of them were speechless and even their paces accelerated a lot. Now, only by being busy can they have no time to think about these sad things.

The kitchen is located away from each residence to prevent the smell of oil smoke from drifting into the interior and hidden in the northeast corner of the entire yard.

When they were about to approach the kitchen, they saw a maid and servant walking towards them with various nut snacks, so Zi Luo and Chu Qing turned around and stood aside and asked them to pass first.

Tomorrow is the day for the eldest son’s wedding, so today we must prepare early.

"I heard that older maids would be assigned here."

When Zi Luo saw that most of the marching team were older maids, he suddenly said this.

"Yes, do you think Fang Xin looks older? She is about the same age as the third wife, but she is pretty and capable. She has served her for many years. Her wife is kind, so she keeps her and continues to be a rough maid by her side."

Chu Qing thought of Fang Xin and said it casually. Suddenly she thought of something and continued: "Lan Yu's mother is also working in the kitchen."

Ziluo looked at Chu Qing in surprise.

"Lan Yu's mother has lost her man, and she is alone with her one-year-old Lan Yu, begging the butler to accept her. In this way, Lan Yu has grown up in the Zhao Mansion."

When Zi Luo heard Chu Qing say these things, his eyes stared at a very small white wild flower in the grass that was stepped on. Although there was a black mark on the white petals, it was still blooming proudly. He couldn't help but feel emotion, thinking in his heart: The little wild flower will not be in the elegant hall after all. Everyone likes peonies and hibiscus, but I just like this little wild flower.

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