Chapter eighty-four, one inch of Kesi and one inch of gold
The next day, Yu Xijiao got up not early. After washing herself, she looked at the sky outside and found that it was still early.
"Girl, Madam asked you to wait at the house in the morning. She said that Yapo will come over soon and let you choose the manpower." Aunt Xu came in to report.
There are really too few servants serving here in Yaoshui Pavilion. There are only two or three kittens left. If we don’t increase the number of people, let alone serving them, even the hygiene will not be complete.
"Madam... you didn't go to Zhengyuan Hou Mansion?" Yu Xijiao couldn't help but feel a little excited when she heard this. She didn't see Qian when there was a lot of noise in Zhengyuan Hou Mansion yesterday.
"The second girl is sick. My wife is back to take care of the second girl. I won't go there for the past few days. I will go to see her again when the funeral is held." Mother Xu said.
"Second sister is sick? What disease?" Yu Xijiao reached out to take the wet handkerchief handed over by Qingyue, wiped her hands and asked.
"It was said that I was in the guest room of the Marquis of Zhengyuan's Mansion, and I caught a cold or something. Anyway, the wind and cold hit my body after I came back, and I am recuperating in the mansion at this time. The Marquis said that if you are sick, you should not wander around to avoid collisions."
What did they collide with? The corners of Yu Xijiao's lips curled up silently. This was a good reason. If Yu Yuxi didn't have to go, and Qian couldn't go, was it to avoid getting involved in the troubled waters of Zhengyuan Hou Mansion?
I don’t know if this is what my father means or what my second sister means?
"Mother Xu, go and report to Madam that I will go to Zhengyuan Hou Mansion in the morning and come back in the afternoon, and ask Yapo to come over in the afternoon."
Yu Xijiao was silent for a moment and said.
"Girl, I'm afraid that's not possible." After hearing what she said, Nanny Xu's face turned bitter. "The people around Madam specifically stated that Yapo was coming in the morning."
Yu Xijiao stood up and walked slowly to the window. She made a small sound from the corner of her skirt and said in a cold voice: "It's just a toothpa. Is it possible that I, the daughter of a marquis, can't let a toothpa wait a little longer?"
Going to Zhengyuanhou Mansion in the morning and going to Zhengyuanhou Mansion in the afternoon have completely different meanings. Without a suitable reason, she had to go there in the morning.
What's more, the second aunt is here for her today. She still has an unfinished follow-up to what happened yesterday...
"Mother Xu, just go and report to Madam that it is my wish. I want to go to Zhengyuan Hou Mansion first. If Madam is in any emergency, just ask her to come to me later."
What an urgent matter it is to see a nanny!
If she was really a girl who cared about the world, she might have thought that Qian had good intentions and delayed going to the Zhengyuan Marquis Mansion to help her in order to wait for a nanny. This would be a joke.
A ridiculous joke to myself.
Who is Ya Po, and whose funeral is being held in the Zhengyuan Hou Mansion?
If he is as sick as Yu Yuxi, he can't say anything. Qian's taking care of Yu Yuxi's stay is actually a bit ignorant of etiquette, but Qian must be Mrs. Hou after all. It's nothing to be a little ignorant of etiquette for the sake of her beloved daughter. What about herself? A talented person
It is unreasonable for the Hou family's legitimate daughter to come to the capital and now she is actually putting on a show.
After asking Nanny Xu to reply, Yu Xijiao took Jingyue to the Zhengyuan Hou Mansion. There were many people at the memorial hall, mainly Yu Lanxue, the host. In front of the mourning hall, white canopies were fluttering, except for a few maids.
When making offerings, he looked shivering and nervous, but there was nothing unusual about him.
Yu Lanxue was already there, and when she saw Yu Xijiao coming in, she wanted to come over to talk.
Yu Xijiao took the incense from Qingyue's hand without squinting, stepped forward and bowed respectfully, and then inserted the incense into the incense burner.
After looking around, I found a straw mat in front of the brazier and knelt down. That was the position of "filial son". Yesterday, the daughter of the third family knelt here in this position. There were also other daughters of the Yu clan, but they didn't look at it today.
When I arrived, the only person kneeling on the other side of the mourning hall was Yu Lanxue.
Seeing her kneeling here, it was not convenient for Yu Lanxue to come over again, so she still knelt down opposite Yu Xijiao and silently burned some paper money with Yu Xijiao.
Most of the people who were close to Zhengyuan Hou Mansion had come to pay their respects yesterday, and those who came today were all those who were further away and less important.
There are not many people either.
Not long after Yu Xijiao knelt down, her second aunt Leshi came. After worshiping the spirit tablet above, she turned her head and saw Yu Xijiao and walked over.
"Second aunt!" Yu Xi said softly.
"Jiao'er, please take me to meet the ladies of Zhengyuan Hou Mansion." Leshi reached out and pulled her.
Yu Xijiao stood up, looked around, pointed at a housekeeper of the Zhengyuan Hou Mansion and said, "Come here first."
"Miss Yu San!" Seeing Yu Xijiao greeting her, the housekeeper hurriedly stepped forward to salute.
"This is my second aunt, the wife of the Xie family in Jiangnan. I would like to meet some of the ladies in your house. Who is free?" Yu Xijiao said calmly.
The Xie family in the south of the Yangtze River has always been a big family and was respected by scholars. Even the stewardess knew this. When he heard that the lady in front of him was the Xie family, he hurriedly saluted respectfully: "Madam, please wait a moment. I will go and see some ladies."
Where are they now?"
Mrs. Xie nodded, took Yu Xijiao to the side of the memorial hall and asked about her injuries.
"Second aunt, everything is fine now. She is taking medicine and drinking medicine." Yu Xi said softly.
Leshi uneasily pulled her injured hand and made a slight movement. Seeing that her expression did not change, he couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief: "With such a long wound on your hand, you can't slack off. When my aunt returns to Jiangnan, I will find her."
I want to find out if there is any good scar removal medicine. How could a girl have such a big scar on her body?"
Seeing her second aunt's earnest look, Yu Xijiao suddenly remembered her dream. Yu Xijiao in the dream was also dead, and her reputation was completely lost. How painful it must be for her second aunt to know this news.
Did the second aunt return to Jiangnan at that time, or did she not return?
There was no answer to everything, and Yu Xijiao didn't dare to think about it. Her nose felt sour for no reason. She hugged Leshi, rubbed her head on her shoulder, and murmured: "Second aunt, I will be fine.
, and it won’t make you worry anymore.”
Seeing her little daughter clinging to her side, Leshi's heart softened. She hurriedly stretched out her arms to hug Yu Xijiao, and said domineeringly: "That's good. If someone bullies you, go back to Jiangnan. Second Aunt
And your grandmother will make the decision for you."
After saying that, he looked around and didn't see Mr. Qian, which was really a pity.
This should be said in front of Mrs. Qian to see if she still dares to bully Jiaoer. Even though Jiaoer does not have the pain of her parents, she still has elders and relatives who can make decisions for her.
On the other side of the memorial hall, Yu Lanyan looked at the scene in front of her, a hint of darkness flashed in her eyes, and then she slowly lowered her head and concentrated on burning paper money.
The mother-in-law came back quite quickly, and came over with a smile on her face to report: "Thank you, Madam. Our wife is ill and it is inconvenient to see you. Madam, please come and sit in the flower hall."
Leshi's face darkened, he put down Yu Xijiao's hand and said, "Let's go."
The mother-in-law led the way, and Leshi took Yu Xijiao to the flower hall.
There are fewer and fewer female relatives in the flower hall. After being so frightened last night, many female relatives of the Yu family found various reasons not to come today. They really couldn't excuse themselves, so they decided to come during the day and definitely not at night.
Yes, this thing... is too scary. Who dares to come here?
Nowadays, there are many things that can be said secretly.
Leshi came over with Yu Xijiao, but Ning didn't dare to support him and hurriedly got up to greet him.
After the two parties saluted, the guest and host sat down respectively. Yu Xijiao sat down behind Leshi.
"Mrs. Ning, I am here to deliver sacrificial gifts to Lord Lanxuan County and Marquis Zhengyuan Mansion." Mr. Le said after looking at Mr. Ning for a few times.
"I wonder if Second Madam Xie has any special connection with my sister-in-law and niece?" Ning Shi asked politely. She was also confused when Le Shi came here. The two families had no direct relationship in the first place.
"Three years ago, Lord Lanxuan saved Jiao'er in Jiangnan. This time, he came to thank Lord Lanxuan on behalf of our Xie Mansion." Leshi said, nodding and waving to the four maids behind her.
The four maids came forward, each holding a gift box in their hands, which looked quite a lot.
"Three years ago, when Jiao'er was still a child, she almost got into an accident when she sneaked out of the house. If it weren't for Mr. Lanxuan County, the child's life would not have been spared. However, Mr. Lanxuan County left in a hurry and our family didn't have time to thank you. This time we came in
Jing originally brought gifts here, but now they are being placed as funeral objects in front of Lord Lanxuan County’s soul.”
The so-called funeral objects are the burial objects that are buried in the ground along with the coffin.
Mrs. Ning stood up, walked to some maids, reached out and lifted up the white cloths covering them.
Seeing clearly the gifts in the maid's hands, the people present couldn't help but marvel. One of the four gifts was a set of exquisite jewelry, rubies and round pearls, red and white intertwined. The beauty shocked everyone present, and the jewelry from the capital.
There are some differences, there are more pearls. Although there is this interactive production method here in the capital, the pearls are just embellishments, but this one is equally divided.
There is no sense of interaction.
All the women present were unable to resist such shiny things. A few young ones couldn't help but stand up.
One part is brocade. The brocade from Jiangnan has always been famous. These pieces of material are rare at first sight and can even be compared with tributes.
The second box of extremely delicate looking powder looks like it comes from the most famous Dieyu Pavilion in the capital.
"From Dieyu Pavilion, this is the finest golden shadow."
"It looks like it. There is a circle of gold on the outside, a silver shadow of mine before."
"I heard that there are a hundred boxes of golden shadows a year. They are expensive but not marketable. How come... there are two boxes?" The younger women are paying attention to these two boxes of fragrant powder. The fragrant powder of Dieyu Pavilion has always been the best.
The most sought after daughter of aristocratic families in the capital, what is in front of you is the best among the best. Almost no one present has used it, so the eyes falling on it are somewhat substantial.
Having just one box is already enviable, but now two boxes are actually given away, how can it not be exciting?
The eyes of some older female family members fell on the last gift, which was an exquisite screen with flowers in full bloom on the front and red branches bearing the joy of the father on the back.
"Is this double-sided embroidery?"
"It's really a double-sided embroidery, with flowers on one side and birds on the other. Together they have a good meaning."
"Is this Kesi... made of tapestry?"
"This is really tapestry!"
Double-sided embroidery is unique to Jiangnan, but even if it is unique, it is also rare, and it is made of tapestry silk, which makes it even more precious. There is a saying in Jiangnan that an inch of tapestry is an inch of gold.
The gift in front of her was indeed big and precious enough, attracting the attention of many people, and Ning's breathing quickened involuntarily...