Chapter 244: The word is like the name of the person who has been admired for a long time
Chapter 244 The word is like the name of the person who has been admired for a long time
It was not until a few days before the Mid-Autumn Festival that Liuli received a greeting card from Zhang Minniang.
In the past half a month or so, prominent figures among the official family members of Xizhou such as the Daji family and the Zhang family visited Pei's house one by one. Some of them expressed their apologies in a roundabout way, and some gave them gifts quietly. Liuli naturally had to pay her respects back out of etiquette, and it took quite a while to come and go.
Bad news probably always spreads very quickly, and Liuli could naturally feel that the attitude of these Xizhou official family members towards her was slightly different. It was Zhang who was originally the most disdainful and resentful towards Liuli. Shi, now he has become much calmer. He joked with others about the weather, skirts, rouge and other nonsense, and then left politely.
Only Zhi mentioned Zhang Minniang intentionally or unintentionally during the visit, lamenting her beauty and bad fate, and then smiled and said, "Now Madam is her sister-in-law, what are your plans? Listen to the Commander-in-Chief He said that Chang Shi had promised to keep her safe and happy throughout her life."
Peace and joy? The smile on Liuli's face became extra soft, "Madam, don't worry, look at the maids who used to serve in this mansion, I can't bear to wrong them, let alone the girl recognized by the chief minister? But the governor seems to have said that , her destiny is a little weird, and ordinary people can't bear it. I thought about it for a long time, and I'm afraid there is no suitable one in Xizhou. However, Xijiang is so big, Xizhou doesn't have Tingzhou, Yizhou, and Qiuci. ? You can probably find one or two suitable people, and if you don't, there's Chang'an! With Min Niang's background and appearance, it's probably much easier to find a worthy sister-in-law in Chang'an than in Xizhou!"
The smile on Madam's face froze slightly when she heard the words that even her maid refused to be wronged. When Liuli mentioned Chang'an, she even waved her hands, "Min Niang has never even gone out of Xizhou City Gate twice in her life." Hui, where can she go to such a far place? She is an orphan. If she leaves Xizhou, she will be like a fallen leaf, and we will not be able to let go. "
Liuli said "Oh" and sighed with regret, "I originally wanted to say that Min Niang can actually go to the palace. She is so smart and beautiful, and the Queen will be happy... It turns out that you are not worried, then But what to do?”
Zhishi was startled, and there was a faint chill on her back. Others in Xizhou didn't know, how could she not know how the Qu family got involved with the Queen's family? Looking at Liuli's brown eyes that looked a bit cold when she wasn't smiling, she felt confused and didn't know how to communicate.
Liuli didn't seem to see her expression. After thinking about it, she laughed, "Well, in that case, I have to search slowly. You have been searching for all these years, but there is no suitable one. Chang Shi and I are facing each other in Xizhou." It’s better to be familiar with you, so I’ll have to spend more time and pay more attention to everything. Since Miss Min is so talented, there will always be opportunities for her.”
What Zhishi wanted to say was immediately choked back. She was just stunned for a moment, and then continued to talk about the fur clothes made in the autumn and the fruits and snacks to prepare for the Mid-Autumn Festival... her tone was soft, her smile was gentle, and she expressed concern and praise twice from time to time, as if she were sitting opposite her. Liuli is the woman she is closest to and admires most in her life.
While Liuli admired her, she couldn't help but think: Could it be that Zhang Minniang is also a beauty in this way? Since they were also specially selected and cultivated for Qu Chongyu, it is likely to be the case!
Just looking at the famous post in front of her, Liuli felt a little surprised for a moment. This name post did not use the most fashionable red stamp nowadays, nor was it smeared with gold or silver, or sprinkled with fragrant powder. It was just a simple line of ink written on a neatly folded piece of fine white paper in Hangzhou. "Xin Yinri takes the liberty of asking for peace." The small regular script is bright and graceful, with a thin font, but the strokes are not weak at all. It is almost impossible to tell that it was written by a weak girl in the boudoir. Liuli had seen a lot of good words, but she still read them for a while before putting them down.
When Pei Xingjian came back, she took out the name card and said, "Look at this calligraphy. How does it compare to yours?"
Pei Xingjian looked at it carefully for a few times, nodded first, and then shook his head, "The writing is quite strong, and the shape is about 50% similar to that of Bachelor Yu, but it's just a little more artificial." He looked at Liuli with a smile, "My regular script Although it’s not good, it’s not that bad.”
He is also... so immodest! Liuli couldn't help but laugh, "Do you know whose greeting card it is?"
Pei Xingjian lowered his head and glanced again, "But my adopted sister?" He shook his head and smiled, "It's true that her words are exactly what she says."
Can you really tell so many things from the words? Liuli glanced at him, somewhat doubting that he actually saw who sent the post at first sight, but she couldn't dig into it, so she could only smile and said, "Logically, as a sister-in-law, shouldn't I also give it to you?" Did she prepare a meeting gift?”
I don’t know what Qu Zhizhan and the nobles of Xizhou think. There are probably not too many people who know about Pei Xingjian’s recognition of this adopted sister. However, in the human exchanges these days, most of the official female relatives are If there is a tacit agreement, keep silent. Governor Qu actually brought a very elegant tea set to Pei Xingjian a few days ago. He said it was a Mid-Autumn Festival gift specially given by Zhang Minniang. Now that she has come to visit, she will probably bring a gift to Liuli, so it is best to prepare the return gift in advance.
Pei Xingjian frowned and said, "How about you prepare another one according to mine?"
Liuli couldn't help but laugh out loud, "I don't dare to ruin the scenery like this." After Pei Xingjian received the tea set, he asked someone to bring two boxes of fine white tea sets from home and fold them over as a return gift - today's Xizhou, Who doesn't know that Baidie has replaced silk and silk as the most popular currency in the market. His attitude was almost as if he had spent money to buy a tea set. If Pei Xingjian did such a thing like burning a musical instrument and boiling cranes, it could be said that he was careless as a man, but if he wanted to do it himself, it would be a joke.
Pei Xingjian smiled and said, "That makes sense," and waved his hand nonchalantly, "You make up your mind on this matter. Anyway, that's all she has to do. Just stay polite and stay away." He asked again, "What are you busy with these days? I heard that Yun Niang has to stay here for most of the day, and she also plays and sings."
Liuli smiled and said, "I'll tell you in two days!" In the past half month, Pei Xingjian had a lot of social activities, which made her feel a little itchy... There was a sudden movement in her heart, and her eyes couldn't help but light up. Pei Xingjian smiled and looked her up and down, "What bad idea are you having again?"
Liuli snorted and raised her head to look at him sideways, "Of course it's a great idea!"
Her expression was both proud and proud, her eyes were shining with a narrow smile, and she just had two lines of words carved on her face, "You came to ask me, but I didn't tell you!" Pei Xingjian couldn't help but laugh. I got up and wanted to say, "Then I'll wait and see what your good idea is," but the words turned into, "What exactly do you want to do?"
A clear and joyful voice sounded as he wished, "I won't tell you!"
In the next two days, Pei Xingjian went out early and came back late every day. Liuli was busy with Yun Yi's promise and preparing the Mid-Autumn Festival dinner and festival gifts, so she was so busy that she had almost no time to think about it. However, at the beginning of the Xin Yin day on August 14th, when the announcement of "The Zhang family's wife has arrived" came from outside the curtain, she walked out of the curtain much faster than usual, and walked out of the inner courtyard like the wind. , only when he was approaching the vestibule did he slow down his steps.
In the front yard, there stood a slender figure, holding a hat in his hand that he had probably just taken off. He was squinting his eyes and gently combing his hair, and his casual grace was coming to him. Liuli couldn't help but secretly cheer, and walked over in a few steps. Zhang Minniang had already bowed deeply, "Minniang has met Madam, so I dare to disturb you. Madam, please don't blame me."
The voice was really nice. Liuli nodded in her heart. When Zhang Minniang raised her head, she took a closer look and secretly said: Stunning!
The lightly powdered face in front of me has smooth and flawless skin and picturesque facial features. However, the chin seems to be a bit too pointed, which adds a bit of elegance to the originally cold face. She is wearing an apricot-pink cardigan with tangerine edges. Although it is plain, it is made of the softest Wu Ling. It is tied with a six-piece long silk skirt. There is only a crystal peony hairpin on her head. It is elegant and soft, but has an air of luxury that cannot be ignored.
Liuli couldn't help but smile, "Min Niang is so polite, but she is so polite! I have heard her name for a long time, and she is indeed a heart-warming and lovely person. Please come in quickly."
Her smile was firm and bright, even a little satisfied. Zhang Minniang couldn't help but be startled. A long time ago, I had met Mrs. Kudi, who was famous all over Xizhou, several times next to Ashina, but at that time, my whole mind was elsewhere and I didn't pay too much attention. Only then did she realize that although this Kudi's demeanor was completely different from Ashina's, she had a pair of eyes that she was very familiar with. The same long eyelashes, the same eye color, and even the bright and brisk expression were exactly the same... She Subconsciously, she squeezed the curtain hat in her hand, and then smiled, "Thank you, sister-in-law."
Stepping into the main room of Pei's house, Zhang Minniang couldn't help but pause again. The walls of the house in front of her were snow-white, with elegant light green water-rippled silk curtains hanging on them, but the floor was covered with extremely rich apricot yellow treasure tree pattern food. There is a carpet and a valerian mattress with purple scattered patterns on a white background. The table is made of the simplest ebony wood, but the cups placed on it are made of colorful Daqin colored glaze. They all look out of place. To the extreme, it decorates the whole room elegantly and brightly, which can almost lift people's mood.
Zhang Minniang couldn't help but glance at Liuli again. She was wearing a 70% new lotus root color cross-collar shirt and the most ordinary white silk skirt. She only had the light golden folded chrysanthemum on her arm. The valerian and silk robe can barely be considered gorgeous, and it is obvious that she has not done any makeup. She only put some rouge on her lips, but her skin is like snow, and her eyes are clear and her brows are far away from her natural color.
Zhang Minniang had been preparing for what she was wearing for several days before choosing and matching it. She started to get up and dress up at 9 o'clock today. She just looked at the pair of clear eyes opposite her that were only curious and flashing, and the almost careless and calm smile on her face. She suddenly just wanted to take off the crystal hairpin on her head and hide it in her sleeves, and then push up her skirt to make it less eye-catching...
Liuli smiled and asked, "What would Minniang want to drink?"
Zhang Minniang calmed down and smiled gracefully, "I wonder what A-sao is used to? A Min usually drinks tea more often." In any case, since she is here today, she must let the woman opposite see what she should see. to everything! Zhang Minniang looked up at Liuli with a smile, "If I don't mind my sister-in-law, Amin is willing to make tea for her."
Today I received a call from my hometown office. I came to Beijing unexpectedly. I have to take at least one day to eat, drink and have fun with this guy. Tomorrow’s update will be later. Please check it out at four or five in the afternoon.
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