"This house was given by the emperor, so I don't dare to change the layout easily." Grandma Rong Qi led Lin Jinrong three times and two times to a warm pavilion, pointing to the few wintersweet trees in full bloom in front of the pavilion.
He smiled and said, "If there was snow, it would be interesting to see. However, this snow is against me. It was still falling when I posted the post the day before yesterday. After I finished posting, it stopped."
Lin Jinrong understood what she meant. In fact, he told himself indirectly that the bachelor's residence was actually small and the plum blossoms were not worth mentioning. They were just a group of boring women looking for an excuse to have fun. Then he smiled slightly and said: "Jing
Born from the heart, if it is that person, three-thirds of the beauty can be seen as ten points; if it is not that person, ten-cent beauty is only three points."
"That's what I mean." Grandma Rong Qi looked at Lin Jinrong without revealing anything, and then led her into the Nuanting Pavilion: "The two of them are my handkerchiefs, and they are not mean people. Just relax.
"
Before she finished speaking, she saw two beauties standing by the copper charcoal basin. They were both around 20 years old. One had a round face and big eyes, a small cherry mouth, and the other had thin eyebrows and phoenix eyes. They had plump lips and both had a cup of milk on their faces.
With a slight smile, he looked Lin Jinrong up and down with some consideration.
Grandma Rong Qi introduced them to Lin Jinrong one by one: "The one with the round face is Xu Erxingniang, and the one with phoenix eyes is Zhao Wuqiong." But she never told Lin Jinrong who their husbands were, or who their husbands were.
Lin Jinrong also knew what was going on and didn't ask, he just greeted them with a polite courtesy, and since they all only called them by their first names, he also reported his rank and name.
Xu Xingniang and Zhao Qiongniang saw that she had a big belly, so of course they would not accept her courtesy. They hurriedly supported her, found a comfortable and warm place for her, and arranged her to sit down: "We are both women. We know that you are struggling, so why bother?"
Are you so open-minded?"
Xu Xingniang said quickly: "Rongniang, I heard that your calligraphy is very good?" This Rongniang calls her Lin Jinrong. Women in the capital call each other, and it is customary to add the word "niang" after the name to get closer.
Zhao Qiongniang and Xu Xingniang may not necessarily be called by this name, but they must have the words "Qiong" and "Xing" in their names.
Lin Jinrong smiled slightly and said nothing. How could she directly say this in front of several strangers? She said so as if she was bragging.
Zhao Qiongniang was older and said hurriedly: "Look at what you said? If you want to praise it, just praise it. How can you ask someone like this?"
Grandma Rong Qi, after giving orders to the maids, turned around and said with a smile: "Ms. Xing, what do you think of my writing? If you think it's barely enough to catch your eye, then Rong Niang's will catch your eyes." This is
It was a self-effacing statement, but in fact, not only she herself knew how well her handwriting was, but also the other two people. Zhao Qiongniang smiled and said: "Since our Zhang Shanniang thinks it is good, it must be good."
Zhang Shanniang was naturally the nickname of Grandma Rong Qi. After hearing her praise Lin Jinrong's words in public again, Xu Xingniang said to Lin Jinrong: "Rong Niang, don't pay attention, that's what I say." As she said this, she fell in love with Lin Jinrong again.
The hairpin on the head: "Is this hairpin from the Tang Family Gold and Silver Shop?"
"Exactly." Lin Jinrong couldn't help but be moved. To suit the occasion, she was using the pair of gold and white jade plum blossom hairpins given to her by Yang Mo today. Unexpectedly, Zhao Qiongniang could tell at a glance that the Tang family's gold and silver shop could master such a craft.
It is really rare to achieve this level.
Xu Xingniang was slightly proud: "Let me tell you, I can recognize it when I see it. Only his family can make such exquisite gold and jade."
"You know best, you talk a lot." Grandma Rong Qi ordered the maid to set up the tea sets and prepared to distribute the tea herself. She smiled and said to Lin Jinrong: "This girl has been a talkative since she was a child. I'm afraid people don't know that she talks a lot."
Xu Xingniang blushed slightly and said, "I was right."
"I know you love the things from the Tang Family Gold and Silver Shop the most." Zhao Qiongniang covered half of her face with a pine fan made of angry plum blossoms in the snow, and said narrowly: "Then tell me, who made these hairpins?"
Xu Xingniang laughed: "You can't test me on this. The person who is best at making gold and jade in the Tang family's gold and silver shop is Tang Laosan. This hairpin must have come from him."
Zhao Qiongniang then asked Lin Jinrong for a hairpin: "Rongniang, let me see, but is it like this?"
Dou'er hurriedly stepped forward to take it off for Lin Jinrong and offered it to her with both hands. When Lin Jinrong saw Zhao Qiongniang holding the hairpin tail to the light, she couldn't help but wonder: "Could it be that anyone who did it can see it?"
Grandma Rong Qi told her: "You don't know something. Even the ladies in the palace love the items in the Tang family's gold and silver shop. Their family has its own way of making jewelry, because the old master is afraid of fighting among his sons.
When something big happened, he gave a whole set of craftsmanship to his sons. Some were specialized in jade, some were specialized in jade, some were specialized in gold and silver, and some were inlays. The symbols were similar. For example, you
The plum blossom hairpin should be Tang Laosan’s craftsmanship.”
Xu Xingniang over there had already laughed: "Did you see it? There is a three-petal flower at the end of the hairpin. Who is it if it's not Tang Laosan?"
Lin Jinrong went over to take a look, and saw three petals flying in an inconspicuous place behind the Tang family's gold and silver shop. He couldn't see it unless he was looking carefully. He couldn't help but praise: "It's so particular."
Zhao Qiongniang and Xu Xingniang looked at each other and winked at Grandma Rong Qi. Grandma Rong Qi just pretended not to notice, and concentrated on dividing the tea, and made a landscape on the milky white soup surface. Although it dispersed after a moment, but
Finally the idea came out.
Lin Jinrong couldn't help but praise: "It's really a good technique."
Grandma Rong Qi smiled a little shyly: "It's funny, I'm not as good as my eldest sister. I can only take a breath and slow down to lose sight. She can give everyone in the seat time to see clearly."
Xu Xingniang recommended Lin Jinrong: "Rongniang looks like she knows a lot about tea. I wonder if we are so honored to have a cup of tea from you?"
Now it is no different than going to the Lu family to steal Lu Yun's limelight. Lin Jinrong naturally declined: "I have physical inconveniences and cannot sit for a long time. Please forgive me."
Xu Xingniang and Zhao Qiongniang just refused to comply and had to pester her to share the tea. One said that she would roast the tea for her, and the other said that she would grind the tea for her. They both said that they did not want her to do the chores in front of them, as long as they sat down and completed the most critical procedure.
Grandma Qi didn't stop her, she just watched with a smile.
Seeing this situation, Lin Jinrong couldn't help but secretly think that she had to show off her skills today. Although she was invited to sit here today, these people may not really accept her. If she has stage fright or does not have enough talent, then
Next time, she will not be able to get such an invitation. The reason why she was asked if she writes well before and now she is asked to share the tea is the same reason. The truth is obvious, there are always reasons why people are worth interacting with each other.
Lin Jinrong then stood up with a smile: "If you don't dislike it, of course I'm not afraid of being embarrassed." It's not about being competitive, it's just that she doesn't want to be looked down upon. She is a foreigner, powerless, and wants to gain a foothold in Beijing.
It is not easy to squeeze into a circle that does not belong to her and then gain recognition from others.
Grandma Rong Qi showed a smile on her face and wanted to instruct the maid to help. Lin Jinrong refused with a smile, pointing at Dou'er and said: "She is used to serving me every day, she knows everything."
On that day, the sky was half cloudy and half clear, and the breeze carried the fragrance of wintersweet to the warm pavilion. Three young women in luxurious clothes sat in the warm pavilion with various relaxed and leisurely postures, watching Lin Jinrong attentively while serving tea.
Lu Yan once praised Lin Jinrong's charm when serving tea, which can be compared to the flowing clouds in the sky. She has a big belly and is not the most beautiful shape, but the aura exuding from her body is the most real and natural. She deliberately controlled -
—Only slightly inferior to Grandma Rong Qi, just the way to treat guests.
It's really fragrant, but there's no shortage of real flavor. After Grandma Rong Qi took the Jianzhou Rabbit Hair Cup away from her lips, she sincerely praised Lin Jinrong: "It's really rare." She didn't know whether she was praising her tea skills,
Still praise her for being polite.
Zhao Qiongniang said quietly: "I heard that Rongniang is also good at playing the xun. Back then, I also saw a woman playing the xun in the palace. It was really good. It has been many years, and I still recall that feeling all the time."
This time, Grandma Rong Qi interrupted with a smile: "That's a lot of hard work, and she's still pregnant. If Qiong Niang is really so elegant, you can hold a banquet for us after her baby is born."
Lin Jinrong said openly and honestly: "If there is such a time, of course I will not refuse." At this point, she knew that at least she had three-thirds of Grandma Rong Qi's approval.
Xu Xingniang laughed and covered up her words: "Zhao Qiongniang, I don't want you to forget it again. I want to eat delicious food."
Zhao Qiongniang said angrily: "You foodie!" Then she said in a flash: "I'm bored sitting here, how about reciting two sour poems? Otherwise, when I go home, my wife will definitely ask what I have gained today and what I have to say.
If not, he will laugh at us."
This was unanimously praised by others, and Lin Jinrong said with a smile: "I'll apologize first. I'm not good at poetry, so don't laugh at me."
Xu Xingniang said: "None of us want to take the imperial examination. It's just for fun. It doesn't matter what we achieve. Who would have the nerve to laugh at the other?"
"It's limited to one stick of incense, and the loser will be the host next time." Grandma Rong Qi sent someone to bring pen, ink, and paper. Everyone racked their brains for a while and wrote down the poems they got.
Seeing Grandma Rong Qi taking everyone's poems to criticize, Lin Jinrong was a little embarrassed. Although she had learned from her since she was a child, it wasn't that she didn't know how to do it, she was just resting on her laurels. In her previous life, she was sad for spring and autumn, and she would write some when she had nowhere to relieve herself.
In this life, I don’t put much thought into such sour things.
Sure enough, Grandma Rong Qi raised her eyes and smiled at her: "Good calligraphy. This poem is also suitable for the occasion."
Lin Jinrong knew that Grandma Rong Qi did not like the poems she wrote. It was expected, but she was not embarrassed. She smiled calmly: "I told you before that it was embarrassing."
Zhao Qiongniang took her hand and whispered: "You don't know, it would be great if you can get Shanniang to be kind and respond to the situation. Just look at it, the loser today must be Xu Xingniang."
As expected, Xu Xingniang was given a low grade by Grandma Rong Qi, and she was so angry that she said, "You are planning to eat me."
Grandma Rong Qi said coolly: "I am willing to admit defeat." She looked at Lin Jinrong again, her eyes were slightly different: "Are you tired?"
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