Chapter 22: A Clash of Mandarin Ducks in the Grand View Garden, Qingwen Shocked Her Daughter's Heart
When it was night time, Qingwen quietly got up, woke up Xiaohong and Nanny Zheng, and each took a small porcelain altar out of the yard.
It is early summer, the temperature is getting higher and dew is not easy to condense.
Only at this time, when the temperature difference between day and night is the largest, can some dew condense on flowers and grass blades.
It was nearly May 15th, the moon was nearly full, and the moonlight was bright and clear.
The three of them each pulled off a blade of grass and scraped the dewdrops on the flowers and branches into the porcelain altar.
The flowers and leaves nearby were blown away, and they moved down the mountain.
"From now on, the three of us will be night owls, staying awake at night and sleeping during the day," Qingwen said with a smile. "While there is still dew, we can collect some and save them. We won't be able to collect them when the weather gets hot."
"Then if we go out every night to collect the dew on the flowers, wouldn't we become flower-picking thieves?" Xiaohong laughed in a low voice.
"You deserve a beating!" Aunt Zheng scolded, "How dare you say such nonsense in front of a girl?"
Xiao Hong burst out laughing.
Qingwen flicked her finger and smiled too.
The three masters and servants were laughing and joking in low voices, when a "clunking" sound in the distance startled them.
"What's going on?" Nanny Zheng protected Qingwen behind her, searching around with vigilant eyes.
Recalling what was written in the book that the eldest maid Si Qi, the second girl's eldest daughter, had a night party with her cousin Pan You'an in the Grand View Garden, and did unspeakable things in a rock cave, Qingwen said calmly: "Maybe he is really a night owl, right?"
Suddenly she raised her voice and shouted, "Mother Zheng, why don't we call the ladies in the garden, put up lanterns and look carefully to see if any corner door is unlocked and a thief has broken in?"
After a moment of silence, a burst of chaotic footsteps sounded.
Under the dim moonlight, a figure hurriedly walked towards the southwest corner door of the garden.
After a while, another figure went to an unknown courtyard in the garden.
"Girl, are you still going to ask the ladies to look for the night?" Aunt Zheng asked quietly.
"No, I'll have nothing to do tonight."
Qingwen raised the jar and continued to scrape off the dew, "Go and tell the grandma tomorrow. The old lady and the madam asked her to lead the sisters to live in the garden. If something bad happens, her face will not look good."
The three masters and servants worked hard for most of the night, and at dawn they collected about a small jar of dew.
Aunt Zheng carefully scooped out half a bowl and poured it into the purple grass pot. After a meal, the grass really started to "branch".
The tender grass, from stem to leaves, was so red that it looked like it was bleeding.
"Girl, you are so amazing! It really needs to drink dew." Aunt Zheng said happily.
"Yes! This is really a careless master, and the three of us will suffer."
Qingwen shook her head and said with a smile, "From now on, move it to the middle of the yard every night and let it suck the nectar from the sky. We go out to collect it, and we have to save it to feed it when the weather gets hotter."
After breakfast, Qingwen sat for a while and took Xiaohong to the Zhujin Pavilion where the second girl welcomed the spring.
She decided not to tell her eldest grandma Li Wan what happened last night.
Firstly, the eldest grandma has a Buddhist temperament, and she only cares about raising her son Jialan, and does not care about other things. Telling her may not be effective; secondly, Qingwen is also afraid that Li Wan will choose her first in everything, and directly
If you report this to the old lady, she knows that it will make them very angry. She is afraid that the Jia family's thrilling inspection of the Grand View Garden will come early.
When the time comes, we have to drive this person out and hit that person again. Wouldn’t that make everyone feel at risk? People’s hearts will be in chaos.
In the Spring Festival House.
Yingchun sat at the table, holding her favorite "Tai Shang Induction" and reading it.
Siqi, with his hair disheveled and yawning, sat at the table next to her and ate.
"Sister Siqi, the two girls have packed up, why are you eating?"
Qingwen smiled meaningfully, "I couldn't sleep last night, so I got up and walked around the garden, but my sister couldn't sleep either, so she went to the garden?"
"Girl, don't be ridiculous," Si Qi's face turned red. "I had a dream last night and couldn't sleep. I got up late this morning."
Judging from her demeanor, she was the one I met last night.
Qingwen didn't point it out and still smiled brightly: "It's good that my sister didn't go out. I can finally let go of my worries that have been hanging around all night.
Last night I met two people in the garden. I didn't know what they were doing there in the middle of the night. I originally wanted to go up and scare them, but I was afraid that if something happened, it would make everyone look bad.
I thought about this for a while and decided not to let the old lady, the madam and the second grandma know about it, for fear that if they knew about it, neither of them would be well.
I just hope that they will be more careful in the future. If they cause trouble, they will not only ruin their reputations, but also implicate their masters."
Siqi's pale face turned the color of pig liver, and he said with a smile: "The girl is really a kind-hearted person. They will definitely accept her love in the future and will never dare to do such scandalous things again."
Qingwen smiled and said nothing.
A smart person doesn't need to say more, just stop at the point; a confused person doesn't talk much, it's useless, and a person who pretends to be asleep will never be woken up.
Yingchun finally looked up from "Tai Shang Induction Chapter" and asked in confusion: "Sister Qing is here today, but what's the matter?"
This is really a "two piece of wood", how dare she not hear anything after such a long time?
Qingwen didn't want to worry her, so she hugged her shoulders and said, "It's nothing. I just couldn't sleep for a long time last night. When I finally fell asleep, I dreamed of a chess game. I couldn't figure it out. Second sister, help me.
Explain it?"
"Let me tell you, I just heard my sister talking about 'can't sleep' and 'going to the garden'. I didn't really listen carefully, but I dreamed about the endgame? Hurry up and put it up, I will explain it with my sister.
"
The second girl, who doesn't care about anything and just muddles through everything, is still somewhat interested in chess.
Young Master Qingwen had no choice but to play a random game and deal with the matter.
…
Everything is ready for Zizhuxuan and it is finally about to open.
Early in the morning, Qingwen, Xiaohong, and Nanny Zheng went to Baiyun Temple.
Baoyu also came with his servants, Ming Yan, Hoe Yao, Sweeper and Mo Yu.
So far, most people think that Jia Yun is the shopkeeper and owner of Zizhuxuan.
Only a few people know that the real owner of this restaurant is Qingwen.
Among these few people were Mu Nanfeng and Mr. Chen.
When the meal was approaching, Jia Yun took the cook from Zizhuxuan and the servants outside to welcome the guests.
Liu Ruyan and the maid Cai Die came over together and waited in the tea room.
Qingwen was about to send Baoyu's boys to the front yard and back yard to do publicity.
Zizhuxuan is located in a remote location, and the alley is too dark for the aroma of wine, so you still have to shout when you should.
This is a temple, so it's not easy to play gongs, drums, and firecrackers to attract people, so she had to think of a quieter way to advertise.
Chapter completed!