Ling Ruo didn't know when she fell asleep. When she woke up, it was already bright. Yinzhen's figure was no longer around her, and she was the only one left. She narrowed her eyes and scanned the thin Shark gauze.
A faint figure was reflected outside the tent, asking: "Who is outside?"
After a sound of footsteps, the shark gauze curtain was opened, and a figure flashed in. It was Mo Yu. She helped Ling Ruo up with a smile and said, "Miss, are you awake?"
Ling Ruo was startled for a moment, then he sat up with her hand in his hand, stroked his cheek to cheer up and said, "Why are you here?"
Mo Yu quickly stuffed two embroidered soft pillows behind Ling Ruo and replied: "It's still dark today, so Brother Zhou asked the slaves to bring the things the girl needs and wait here."
Ling Ruo nodded and asked, "What time is it now?" As long as the ladies in the house have someone to sleep with, they must go to Fu Jin's place to pay their respects the next morning.
Mo Yu glanced at the sky and said, "It's almost midnight."
Hearing that it was already so late, Ling Ruo suddenly became anxious, lifted up the brocade quilt and robe, got out of bed and said: "Hurry up and wash and change clothes for me." Then he complained a little: "You too, you are obviously outside, why don't you?
Wake me up earlier? What if I miss the time to pay my respects to my direct descendant Fujin?"
"This slave is unjustly accused. Before Lord Beile left, he ordered the slave not to wake the girl up. He said he wanted the girl to have a good night's sleep, so I just waited and didn't dare to say anything." Mo Yu explained aggrievedly.
Hearing what Yinzhen meant, Ling Ruo was stunned for a moment, and immediately felt a warmth and joy in her heart, not for anything else but for the little concern that Yinzhen inadvertently showed.
"Girl, wash your face." Mo Yu handed the twisted face towel to Ling Ruo's hand, then took the clothes he had prepared early in the morning and helped her change into it. He said happily: "Girl, you are the first one besides several Fujins to be in the open cloud.
We spent the night in the Moon Pavilion. When Brother Zhou came to tell the slaves last night, we couldn't believe it. It seems that Master Beile likes girls very much."
Mo Yu's words reminded her of Yinzhen's enthusiasm last night, and two red clouds flew over her face. She didn't dare to look at herself in the bronze mirror, and whispered, "Don't talk nonsense."
Seeing her nonchalant look, Mo Yu covered her mouth and snickered: "Hehe, the girl is blushing."
Ling Ruo's face turned red as if it was about to burn. She turned around and raised her hands as if to hit you: "You girl, if you dare to talk nonsense again, I won't hit you."
Seeing that she was about to become angry from embarrassment, Mo Yu quickly suppressed her smile and raised her hands and said: "Okay, okay, I'll just keep you silent. Girl, please don't be angry. Sit down quickly and let me help you dress up."
The ivory comb teeth scratched the scalp and there was a slight numbness. Mo Yu's hands were very skillful. In a short while, she twisted the black hair that reached her waist into a flying swallow bun. After tucking the hair one by one, she took it off.
I picked up a sterling silver tassel with azure tassels and a few dark blue beaded flowers in my hair, and decorated it with a swallow tail.
A string of silver tassels, and a pair of gold earrings below the ears. Mo Yu originally wanted to use the exquisite Qibao hairpin that Yinzhen had just rewarded a few days ago. The hairpin was made of red gold and inlaid with emeralds, rubies, and sapphires.
, emerald, pearl, cat's eye, and sky quartz are seven kinds of gemstones. They are luxurious and dazzling. They are treasures awarded by the palace.
Ling Ruo took the Qibao exquisite hairpin in her hand and played with it for a while before putting it back into the dowry. Although the hairpin was gorgeous and luxurious, it was too eye-catching. The fact that she spent the night at the Moon Pavilion in the Hollow Cloud must have been known to everyone by now.
You know, if you carry this hairpin around again, I'm afraid it will cause trouble.
While thinking about it, Mo Yu had already dressed up, put down the makeup in her hand and said, "Girl, can you see if it's okay?"
Ling Ruo took a careful look at herself in the mirror, dressed elegantly and reserved, and immediately nodded and stood up, holding Mo Yu's hand and saying: "Let's go, let's go and pay our respects to our direct descendant Fujin."
There is still quite a short distance from the Kaiyue Pavilion in the Hollow Cloud to the Hanyuan Residence where Nala lives. Even though Ling Ruo hurried away so slowly that he was covered in sweat, it still took him nearly a cup of tea. At this moment, it was already
It's past ten o'clock.
The person guarding outside Hanyuan's residence was the young man Sanfu. He saw Ling Ruo coming over from a distance and rushed to greet him. He smiled and said, "Is the girl here to pay respects to Fujin?"
"Is Fujin in there?" Ling Ruo often came to Hanyuanju, and he was already familiar with Sanfu, so he spoke more casually.
"Here he is." Sanfu said while leading Ling Ruo to the main hall: "Not only Fujin, but Nian Fujin and the others are also here, and they are talking inside right now."
Among all the flowers, Nala loved peonies the most. It is the season when peonies are in full bloom, so as soon as you enter Hanyuanju, you can see the peonies in full bloom. They are either red, white, pink or purple, and the flowers are blooming alone.
At the ends of the thin stems, there are also some rare varieties that Ling Ruo has never seen before. They have two or three flowers placed side by side, and the colors are different, which is very beautiful.
"Fu Jin, Ling Gege has come to say hello to you." San Fu opened the curtain and went in to report. There were ice cubes that had just been taken out of the ice cellar in the room, so as soon as he entered, he was greeted by a cool breeze.
Ling Ruo quickly raised her head and glanced around, and saw that in addition to the Nala family, there were also the Nian family, the Li family, the Guarjia family, the Song family, etc., except for the Ye family, all the women with some status in the mansion were here.
Seeing her come in at this moment, all eyes were focused on her, which showed that they were not just here to pay regards.
Ling Ruo suppressed the awe in her heart, put her hands on her waist and bowed straightly to the Nala family in the middle, and said crisply: "Niu Hulu family, please see your direct descendants, may your direct descendants be blessed with good fortune!"
Nala kindly signaled her to get up, and ordered someone to bring her an embroidered pier and asked her to sit down. Just as she was about to speak, she suddenly heard Nian chuckle and say: "Sister, listen, this Ling Gege's voice is really nice, even please
The sound was like an oriole's cry, which made one's bones feel numb. If I hadn't seen these words come out of Ling Gege's mouth with my own eyes, I would have thought it was the two oriole singing in my yard.
"
There was something in Nian's words, but Nala just pretended not to know and said with a smile: "My sister really loves to joke. No matter how nice Ling Gege's voice is, it won't be confused with the sound of birds."
Nian flicked his green-on-green fingernails and said, "Perhaps I have heard too many screams of flat-haired animals these days, so my ears don't work very well. Sometimes I can't distinguish between humans and animals. Ling Ge Ge
You won’t be surprised, right?”
These words were clearly intended to compare Ling Ruo to a beast and deliberately humiliate her. Except for the Nala family and the Li family, the other girls were more or less jealous of Ling Ruo's sudden favor. At this moment, Nian heard that
His words were all a relief, and he covered his lips and smiled secretly.
Ling Ruo seemed not to hear it, and bowed and said humbly: "I don't dare." Long before coming here, she had thought that someone would target her with an excuse, so she was not surprised by Nian's attack.
"Is it just that you don't dare?" Nian glanced at her lightly, and said with a twitching of his red lips: "Does this mean that Ling Gege is still feeling strange in his heart?"
Ling Ruo didn't expect that she could find fault in this way. She was slightly startled. When she was thinking about how to answer, Nala had already spoken to smooth things over: "Okay, sister, please stop teasing Ling Gege. Look, she's nervous."
." Then he said to Ling Ruo: "Nian Fujin is joking with you, please sit down if it's okay."
"Thank you, my direct descendant, Fujin." Ling Ruo secretly breathed a sigh of relief, saluted Nala and Nian, then leaned over and sat on the embroidered pier.
Nian smiled leisurely, lowered his head and plucked the twisted silver bracelet on his arm without saying anything. It happened that a servant came in with freshly opened peonies and placed them under the window sill, adding even more fragrance to the room. Jade came forward and folded a bright red flower.
The well-opened peony hairpin on Nala's temples adds a touch of beauty to her dignity, making her look several years younger.
Nian supported the pink peony that was also inserted on the temples and said calmly: "I didn't expect that after so many years, my sister still only loves peonies. Unfortunately, although peonies are beautiful, they are just flowers in the end and cannot be used in elegant halls; they are not as graceful as peonies."
Luxury is the king of flowers."
Nala's eyelids moved, and a faint blue light flashed in her eyes. It was fleeting. She stroked the sleeves embroidered with flowers and branches and said gently: "It's just flowers. There is no need for generals, ministers, and princes. The most important thing is
It’s the time to close the eyes. Peony is too bright and eye-catching, and it is easy to lose the balance and peace. It is better to be restrained and elegant than peony.”
Ling Ruo was secretly surprised. After hearing this, it seemed as if Nian had known Fujin before she entered the mansion, and she had never heard Fujin mention it before.
Nian sneered, obviously not agreeing with Nala's words. What is Zhongzheng and peaceful? All flowers are ordinary flowers. How can they be compared with the peony, the king of flowers? It is really ridiculous that he is the direct descendant of Fujin and likes to wear ordinary flowers.
[Author's digression]: I'm sorry, everyone. I have to be busy with many things during the Chinese New Year these two days, including visiting relatives and taking care of a baby who is less than one year old. I am really too busy. Please forgive me for the slower or less update.