When she woke up in the morning, Shui Lianyue was in a particularly good mood. Just like the sunshine today, it was bright and bright. She slept with her mother last night and slept soundly. She had a dream all night. What made her even more gratified was that although her mother cared about Shui Lianyue very much,
Yun Heng, but my mother will not suffer for it, that is the best.
She is different from her mother, who was born in ancient times, and traditional thoughts and ideas have long been decayed. In a family like the Shui family, it is most common for men to have three wives and four concubines. The only thing is that everyone has different thoughts and attitudes towards life.
And she comes from modern times, and monogamy has been deeply rooted in her bones. Even if she is given the supreme power, she will not share a husband with other women.
Although she is very aware of the decadent ideas of the ancients, what she wants is a pair of people for the rest of her life. If not, she would rather live in the mountains and never get married.
At noon, the sun was shining brightly, and the temperature suddenly rose, causing the capital to be in a high temperature state. In the Lanxiang Pavilion, the flowers and plants in the yard were not busy, and even the koi carp in the celadon tank was too lazy to swim. The breeze was blowing,
All the hot air blowing is hot.[
Especially inside the house, it was stuffy and steamy. Originally, large families had their own ice cellars, and taking out ice cubes to cool off in summer was the most pleasant thing. However, since Shui Lianyue went against Meng Qiuhe for Shui Muyao, Lanxiang Pavilion has enjoyed
The benefits also disappeared.
Shui Lianyue had to admire Meng Qiuhe's methods. Instead of taking a domineering and possessive attitude, she did it in a flawless manner, making it impossible for anyone to hold her back. She only said that when Aunt Liu took charge of the house, she was extravagant and the family's accounts suffered a huge loss.
Many, the few pieces of ice that were shipped earlier are only enough for the master's room, and there is no ice cubes sent to other rooms.
But the reality is not necessarily the case. Hongying happened to go to the warehouse to get some fans, and she met the maid Dongchun from Meng Qiu's house. They also came to the warehouse to pick up things. After chatting for a few words, Dongchun showed her flaws and asked her proudly.
Hongying showed off and said that the eldest lady's room was warm in winter and cool in summer, and it was very refreshing.
She said something too much, and then realized that she had made a mistake and told Hongying not to publicize it, otherwise she would look good.
Hongying was not a meddlesome person. She said a few perfunctory words and told Shui Lianyue when she returned to Lanxiang Pavilion, but she didn't care about it. In the past years, Lanxiang Pavilion had no ice, so it was different? But Meng Qiu
He's intention made her feel confident. I'm afraid he was plotting against her now.
It's not that Shui Lianyue is bothering herself and is suspected of being seriously ill. It's just that her behavior in the past few days may have threatened Meng Qiuhe. Therefore, no matter what she does now, in Meng Qiuhe's eyes, she is already a thorn in the flesh.
It was a scorching sun and there must be very few people walking on the street. After Shui Lianyue gave Hongying some instructions, she asked her to go out and buy some rouge and gouache. Qiaocui was taking a nap while the fourth lady was taking a nap, so it was much more convenient for Hongying to go out.
Three years after arriving in ancient times, even if Shui Lianyue didn't want to, she had to follow the local customs. Women who had not left the court could not show their faces outside at will, so it was inconvenient for Shui Lianyue to do whatever she wanted to do. She was very distressed, and her body was too heavy.
It's not very easy to use, and you can't use it casually unless you have the inner strength.
Until dusk, Hongying returned home. Although she was stopped by Meng Qiuhe's people for questioning, she did buy some rouge and gouache. They had no choice but to let Hongying go back to Lanxiang Pavilion.
At the same time, just as Hongying returned to Lanxiang Pavilion, Lao Zhang, the housekeeper in the mansion, sent a message saying that someone from the palace was coming. He conveyed the imperial concubine's oral instructions and invited Shui Lianyue to come to the palace for an audience.
This news spread in Shuifu. Not long after, Meng Qiuhe brought his maid to Lanxiang Pavilion. It was not to cause trouble, but to bring a set of light blue silver pattern embroidered hundred-butterfly pleated gauze skirt, and a set of pleated gauze skirts.
She wore a box of jewelery and continued to display her virtuous and dignified character. It was said that when entering the palace to meet a noble concubine, no more than other times, she must behave in a decent manner.
Shui Lianyue didn't take off her clothes, so she asked Hongying to take it off and put it inside the house. She thought Meng Qiuhe would have something to say, but unexpectedly, she left in a hurry after delivering the things. She thought Shui Yunheng would have returned from the shop at this time.
The set of light blue pleated gauze skirt was placed on the bedside, showing its gorgeousness and looking out of place with the decoration in the house. Although Lanxiang Pavilion was indeed much better than before after Aunt Liu's downfall, her room was still the same, not too much.
She has seen many changes and extreme luxury. It is not surprising to come to this ancient time, not to mention that it was sent by Meng Qiuhe, so she is not surprised.
After dinner, Shui Lianyue told the fourth lady that she wanted to go to bed early. The fourth lady thought that her daughter would have to enter the palace tomorrow, so she didn't say anything more and asked Hongying to wait for Shui Lianyue to go back to her room early.
"How's it going? Have you found anything?" As soon as she entered the room, Shui Lianyue felt that her surroundings were unusual, so she couldn't wait to take Hongying and sit by the bed and ask.
Hongying nodded, but her fair cheeks were rosy, and she seemed a little shy. Shui Lianyue saw it in her eyes, and she understood in her heart that Hongying was an innocent girl after all, and it was a bit awkward for her to go to a place like that alone.
It's hard to force someone to do something, but the person she trusts the most is Hongying, and there is no other manpower at the moment, so there is nothing she can do.
"How? All the money has been used"?
Hongying nodded again and calmed down before speaking: "Hongying did find a few brothels, but as the lady said, there are not many who are both virgins and beautiful. Even if there are, the price is too high.
Much higher."
Shui Lianyue didn't say anything. She also understood this very well. Among the women in brothels, the most innocent ones are the most expensive, and the more innocent they are, the more they spend their time on. That's why Shui Lianyue specified that she wants this kind of person.[
Seeing that the lady was silent, Hongying paused and continued: "However, Hongying thought that some brothels with a prosperous business would definitely not be willing to do this kind of business, so Hongying visited some secret prostitutes, and there were some good ones with good looks.
Naturally, they are good, and their foundation is clear. They are all women from low-income families. Hongying told them what the young lady told them, but five women were willing. The Shui family has a great business and spreads all over the Three Kingdoms. This kind of temptation
, they naturally want to be young ladies, rather than spend their entire lives as prostitutes.”
Shui Lianyue nodded, looking at Hongying with more approval in her eyes, "Hongying, following me, although it is very difficult, I will not treat you poorly, not to mention, without going through some things,
You are still a naive little girl, and I don’t keep anyone around me. I won’t say these words to you anymore. You just need to understand it yourself.”
Hongying was slightly startled, then stood up and knelt on the ground, lowered her head and whispered: "Hongying naturally knows that the lady is doing it for Hongying's own good, not to mention, Hongying's life belongs to the lady. If you stay with the lady,
Hongying will never complain at all, and she will never let down the young lady’s hard work.”
"Pfft", Shui Lianyue suddenly smiled, and Hongying who smiled was a little at a loss, "Get up, you didn't make a mistake, don't kneel down all the time, it's really disappointing, you and I have other things to do tonight
If you want to do it, go ahead and clean it up."
Watching Hongying's leaving figure, Shui Lianyue felt both relieved and melancholy in her heart. What was gratifying was that Hongying was so loyal, but what was melancholy was that she would enter the palace tomorrow.
At the Queen Mother's birthday party, the imperial concubine made it clear that she had a prejudice against her. Now she invited her to the palace to see her. I'm afraid she didn't have good intentions. There were only four days left, and she didn't have much time or thought to get involved in something.
Another conspiracy, in modern times, maybe she would enjoy it, but now, she doesn't want to pay attention to it at all.