V2.Chapter 1 (1/2)
The courtyard is deep and secluded. The willow branches outside the wall are graceful and fluttering with the soft wind. Several Yellow Warblers hid in it, making a mellow sound.
The afternoon of late spring and early summer is quiet. It's obvious that the newly painted courtyard is burning with wood honey fragrance that can dispel the evil spirit. Under the porch, six handmaids in colorful clothes were led by two women in charge. They stood together and waited for orders.
They are the servants specially sent by the Shen family. I'm afraid that there are not enough people here for Wei Changying. In fact, they are also polite. How could Wei Changying be short of people to serve her?
After arriving at the Shen family's other courtyard in the capital before noon, Wei Changying met these people, only politely asked for hot water for bathing, and said frankly that he was more used to being served by people around him, and sent them out, leaving only the dowagers around.
At this moment, she went out to bathe, her skin was shining, her eyes were shining, her wet black hair was draped on her shoulders, all the way down to her knee socket, she sat on the couch, and piled down to cover half the couch. Huang commanded the maid to wring the handkerchief for her and said with a smile that what she looks like now is a lotus, and a red lotus.
After a few jokes, Huang ordered Jiao Ge and Han Ge to choose clothes and skirts that were more common but could not be too casual. He explained: ”I'm afraid that the second master has arrived early. It's estimated that the eldest lady will come to visit the eldest lady after she's packed up.”
Because Wei Changying was taken away from the imperial capital in fashion and swaddling, she had no impression of the second uncle. From the old man of Song Dynasty and his population, including song Zaishui's reminder, Wei Shengyi has always been an ambitious person who covets everything in the big house, especially the deep hostility to Wei Changfeng. However, she can only hide this ambition temporarily.
But when Ying, the avant-garde leader, was discredited in the imperial capital, Wei Shengyi helped more or less. Old lady song didn't hide this from her. Of course, old lady song didn't think Wei Shengyi was a good uncle.
In fact, the old lady told Wei Changying: ”you two uncles are very cunning. He knows that your grandmother and my old bone are still there, and there is Changfeng. He doesn't even think about the position of the Lord! If he continues to persevere, only his wife and children will be involved! It's a change of mind. I want to be submissive first. I'll ask your grandfather to protect him. I'll die and then I'll take care of it! You don't pay attention to his hospitality. He is not born to me, but he can't be trusted after all! However, since he wants to be a good looking uncle, you are welcome to trouble him! He dares to ignore you, just write to Fengzhou, and grandma will clean him up for you! ”
Wei Changying understood the meaning of grandma's advice, and decided to meet with the second uncle in a polite manner, to be on guard, but also adhere to the way of the younger generation. After hearing Huang's words, he urged the servant girl to hurry up so that Wei Shengyi could not clean up and ask her uncle to wait outside, which would be rude.
Huang saw that she was in a hurry and smiled again, saying: ”don't worry, young lady. Is there anyone from the Shen family outside? Now the second master is serving tea in the front hall. He has his own uncle's reception. I'll go back to the first lady. The Shen family will tell him that the second master will come. Otherwise, it would be inconvenient for the eldest lady to meet here, and it would be awkward for the second master to wait outside. ”
Wei Changying was relieved and said angrily, ”my aunt didn't tell me all about it. She told me to worry about leaving my uncle out.”
”Yes, my aunt is not good.” Huang smiled. ”How about seeing this red grape pattern, miss?”? With that twelve broken Ru skirt, it's tied with branches, peonies and gold weaving brocade belt. After a while, I dry my hair, and then let the Qin song comb a single snail. After all, I'll see you later. But I don't need to be too ceremonious. I'm more familiar and intimate! ”
Wei Changying looks over his shoulder and says, ”aunt is right. Let's do this.”
After a while, Wei Changying, dressed properly, welcomed the second uncle Wei Shengyi in the courtyard.
Wei Shengyi is three years younger than Wei Zhenghong. He is not like Wei Zhenghong or Wei Huan in appearance, but he is also very upright and beautiful. Wei Changying speculates that it should be like his birth mother Lu.
The second uncle's attitude is as kind and close as Wei Changying thought. His attitude is very sincere and gratified to see the grown-up niece. After a while, he regrets that the grown-up niece and niece will be married.
Both the uncle and nephew were very sad to see each other under such circumstances. When it comes to the emotional part, Wei Shengyi took out a brocade box by herself and said that she added extra makeup to her niece. At the beginning of the year, the congratulation and makeup in the second room were sent to Fengzhou immediately.
…… After Wei Shengyi left, Wei Changying opened the brocade box, but found a pair of baby size jade mandarin ducks, carved lifelike, with holes in their necks, which can be worn with palace ribbons or lace ups. Under the brocade at the bottom of the box, there are eight regular inch palace sashes with different colors and styles, which can be used by Wei Changying at will.
This gift is not valuable, but it's not light, and it's a good metaphor. Huang said: ”it seems that the second master bought a piece of high-quality lanolin jade in his early years, but it has not moved. This time, Xu took out the carving of mandarin ducks specially. It seems that the carver belongs to the Ye family. ”
Ye family, a craftsman, is the same as Ji family, a doctor. They have been handed down for more than a hundred years. Although they belong to the labor level, there are more and more family members from generation to generation, and they have a little identity. It is difficult for ordinary people to invite them to work for them. Can be recognized by the family, their skills will not be bad. But Wei Changying was used to being rich and noble when she was young. This time, the old lady song opened up a warehouse of Wei's family. Thousands of treasures from Liancheng were chosen to press the bottom of the box for her. She also took her to open an eye in the warehouse.Therefore, although the two mandarin ducks were not bad, they only looked at them casually and handed them over to the Huang family to receive the empty cages.
Wei Shengyi comes to visit, send the two mandarin ducks, and send their relatives tomorrow It's just to show an attitude, so he didn't choose the real valuables. The best lanolin jade and ye's handicrafts can be passed on the scene.
Wei Changying thought to himself that his grandmother let him guard against the uncle, but don't feel embarrassed to find him. Now it seems that Wei Shengyi thinks the same way. He is very straightforward and doesn't refuse to do what the uncle should do on the scene. As for the others, it will only be known later.