Chapter 70 I heard that you broke the Konghou and changed to practice the piano
The following days in the Changning Marquis Mansion were relatively peaceful, and preparations for Gu Xiang's wedding were being made in an orderly manner.
Jiang invited a nun to teach Gu Xiang etiquette. Later, she realized that herding one sheep was the same as herding two sheep, so she had Gu Ying and Gu Yan come over.
It is said that the nanny was very harsh and harsh, which made the girls miserable. In a few days, Gu Yan, who was a little chubby, lost some weight.
Fortunately, Xie Yixiao is recuperating and these matters have nothing to do with her.
But she didn't have to sit idle. After her health got better, she began to practice calligraphy. She also secretly took out the copybooks that the original owner had written before and practiced them, for fear that the secret would be exposed later.
Fortunately, she also has some basic skills. My daughter's handwriting is often elegant and elegant. They are somewhat similar to each other in the first place, but after just a few days of study, I can get 70% to 80% of it.
Another issue was the skill. The original owner was good at the konghou. She didn't know how to do it, but she did have some research on the art of the piano. So she simply asked Ming Jing to tell the public that she had a serious illness, and she had some enlightenment. She dropped the konghou and started practicing the piano instead.
From then on, I no longer touched the konghou.
Plan pass.
The time soon came to the seventh day of April, which was the day before Gu Xiang's wedding. Xie Yixiao took people to add makeup to Gu Xiang.
Previously, Gu Xiang was arranged to live in Youruoyuan by the Zhou family. Later, after returning from Yunzhong Temple, a new courtyard was built for her and she and her maidservant moved in. This courtyard was named
Xiangzhuyuan.
It was already noon when Xie Yixiao came, and there were many girls talking in the courtyard, which was very lively.
When Xie Yixiao entered, the girl next to her quickly called her to come and sit down: "Yixiao, you're finally here, come and sit down."
"Come here." She smiled and gave the box to Gu Xiang, "Congratulations to my second cousin."
Gu Xiang was wearing a pomegranate red waist-length undershirt, and a long-sleeved gown of the same color embroidered with tangled flowers. Her hair was neatly combed, and she wore a silk lotus hairpin with beads hanging from the edge.
, there are small flower hairpins of the same color in the bun, which makes it look dignified, noble and festive.
"Thank you, cousin." Gu Xiang smiled and thanked her.
Gu Ying, who was talking to someone on the side, rolled her eyes and said with a smile: "I don't know what makeup my cousin gave to the second sister. Second sister, please open it and take a look."
Most people would not open a gift on the spot, for fear that it would be a mediocre gift and you would not be able to hold it in your face when the time comes, unless the gift-giver thinks that the gift she gave is very respectable and asks you to open it and take a look.
The smile on Gu Xiang's face did not change, and he glanced at Gu Ying lightly: "Fourth sister."
Gu Ying refused: "Second sister, it's just a look, it's not a big deal. Didn't my grandmother give a lot of good things to my cousin a few days ago? I'm just curious about what gifts my cousin gave to my second sister to add makeup.
Sisters, are you not curious?"
Gu Ying was really dissatisfied with Gu Xiang and Xie Yixiao.
She is the eldest daughter, the biological daughter of the Marquis, and the biological granddaughter of the Jiang family. However, the Marquis of Wu'an's marriage fell to Gu Xiang, the second wife. The Jiang family also preferred her granddaughter Xie Yixiao and gave everything to her.
she.
It's really hateful!
The three or two girls sitting around her immediately nodded in agreement.
Xie Yixiao smiled softly: "It's not a big deal. Since the fourth cousin wants to see it, just take a look."
Gu Xiang laughed: "Since my cousin said so, I will open it and take a look."
With that said, Gu Xiang opened the box. Inside was a pair of lotus gold bracelets. The bracelets were slender, but the texture was exquisite and the workmanship was very good.
This makeup gift is not too expensive, but it is not light either. No one can say that she gave this gift badly.
Gu Ying pursed her lips slightly, her face looking a little ugly.
At this time, someone exclaimed: "Isn't this the latest twelve-flower gold bracelet from Zhenbao Pavilion?"
"Twelve-flower gold bracelet?" The people on the side were also surprised when they heard this, "It is indeed the lotus gold bracelet among the twelve flowers."
Zhenbao Pavilion is one of the three famous silver shops in the Imperial City. Its selling point is its fine workmanship, and the things it makes are indeed more exquisite than others. This spring, Zhenbao Pavilion launched a twelve-flower gold bracelet. One flower and a pair of bracelets, a total of
Three sets were released.
It's not too expensive, a pair costs about two hundred taels, which is nothing to these rich and high-ranking daughters, but it's just a little hard to grab, especially if you want to get the pattern you want.
It's even more difficult.
However, few people know that Zhenbaoge is the property of the Xie family. If Xie Yixiao wants to buy this bracelet, it is very simple. Just ask someone and someone will deliver it.
He didn't even spend any money and kept the Xie family's accounts.
Gu Ying's face became even worse.
Gu Xiang touched the bracelet and then laughed: "Thank you for your trouble, cousin. I particularly like this pair of bracelets."
Xie Yi smiled and said, "As long as my second cousin likes it."
Xie Yixiao sat down in the crowd. A maid brought a cup of tea, and several girls gathered around her to talk.
"I heard that you are getting better. How do you feel now?"
"Looking at my spirits, I feel much better than before."
"We've finally recovered. We were worried about you before, but now that we see you like this, we feel relieved."
Xie Yixiao and Gu You had a very good reputation outside. They were known as the ‘Er Shus of Changning’. Xie Yixiao was gentle and kind, while Gu You was dignified and noble. They also had many little sisters outside.
When she was ill, many girls came to see her.
She smiled and said, "I'm feeling better, but my illness is a bit serious and I need to rest for a year and a half before I can get better."
"I see you have lost a lot of weight, but you are more smiling than before."
In the past, Xie Yixiao was a girl who cherished spring, but it was a pity that the one she loved didn't have her in his heart, and she was a bit depressed when she couldn't get what she wanted, but now it's different.
"I heard that you broke the harp and started practicing piano instead?" One of the girls asked about this.
That girl was Qin Yinqing, the daughter of the Minister of Rites, whose father was the deputy of Marquis Changning. She also learned how to use the konghou, but she had been suppressed by Xie Yixiao before, and she wanted to compete with her.
Xie Yixiao glanced at her, his face not changing at all: "If I fall, I didn't fall. How can such an expensive harp be broken? It's now in the warehouse, but I won't play it anymore, I will only play the piano."
"Why? Why don't you play anymore?" She stood up suddenly, her face flushed with anxiety.
Probably because the person she had always regarded as her opponent suddenly stopped playing, she immediately lost her goal and never had a chance to defeat her opponent.
Xie Yi chuckled, and then said with emotion: "There are so many fun things in the world, so why bother to stick to one thing and suddenly want to change it to another one? I will study the piano seriously in the future."
Qin Yinqing held her breath: "Really you don't want to play anymore?"
"No, I've already made my decision clear by throwing the konghou, so there's no reason to go back on it."