"Second Master is back."

In Sister Feng's Courtyard, an unknown person took the lead in shouting, and all the busy people in the whole courtyard hurriedly put down what they were doing and gathered in the direction of the courtyard gate.

Today, Wang Xifeng is wearing an eight-treasure gold walking wave, green jade rings in her earlobes, a bright silk skirt, and a bright red brocade jacket with mink fur trim.

The gorgeous beauty wears such a splendid outfit and walks gracefully, just like the concubine of the fairy family.

When she saw Jia Lian, she had a spring look on her face, and she first said with a smile: "I am respectfully greeting the Marquis."

Behind her, there were maids and servants who were also dressed in bright colors. They also neatly echoed in salutes and greetings.

Faced with Sister Feng’s serious demeanor, Jia Lian smiled slightly and walked over with a wave of his hand, looking at the rows of Ping’er and Qing who were looking at him with the same smile. It crossed Wen, Xiangling and others, and finally landed on Sister Feng. She raised her eyebrows and couldn't help but show affection in her eyes.

Seeing Jia Lian standing in front of her without saying a word, just looking at her with a smile, Sister Feng felt a little shy and gave Jia Lian a slight push, "I'm watching whatever I do."
< br /> With a coquettish expression, he put on a cheerful expression and said with a smile: "The Marquis is going out tomorrow, so I took my family to prepare a simple farewell banquet for him. I don't know if the Marquis is willing to honor him. Are you coming?"

"Thank you, madam."

"Hey..."

Sister Feng smiled, picked up Jia Lian's arm, When she got closer, she keenly smelled an unusual fragrance from Jia Lian's body. A look of understanding appeared on her face, but she didn't pay much attention to it. She still guided Jia Lian into the flower hall with a smile.

Sister Feng’s flower hall is no longer the same as usual. Not only are simple tables and chairs arranged for wine and food in the upper and lower halls, but also many of the potted flowers usually placed in the garden are gone, replaced by Under the empty flower hall, a red carpet two to three feet long and wide was spread on the ground.

The flower hall is open on all sides, and there are many waiters. Lanterns are hung densely at high places such as the eaves and corners, illuminating the entire small garden.

Although this scene does not say that the mansion is magnificent, it still shows the elegance of a famous family.

Sister Feng helped Jia Lian to sit down at the table in front of the flower hall. She also sat down on the side and asked Jia Lian with a smile whether her arrangement was appropriate. After receiving a positive response from Jia Lian, , the smile on her face became brighter and she clapped her hands gently.

As the music played, several women with stunning looks and extremely graceful figures came out and danced gracefully to the rhythm of the music.

It is Gu Qingyi, Shen Paner and other daughters.

Of these four women, it goes without saying that Shen Pan'er is a natural dancer and is known as the number one dancer in Yangzhou Prefecture. In comparison, although Gu Qingyi and the other three girls were slightly inferior in dancing skills, their respective beautiful figures and looks more than made up for it.

Especially Gu Qingyi, who is only seventeen years old, but has already won the title of the most beautiful woman in Jiangnan twice in a row. With her fairy temperament and stunning appearance, even without proficient dancing skills, she is Can easily steal the attention of the audience.

No wonder Shen Paner once acted coquettishly in his arms and said that she didn't like rehearsing dances with Gu Qingyi.

However, according to Jia Lian, it is still difficult for Gu Qingyi to compare with Shen Paner in terms of dance skills. After all, what Shen Pan'er is good at is more dazzling dance music that can easily make men's hearts wander. In this regard, I'm afraid Gu Qingyi is not suitable.

She is definitely suitable for this elegant and beautiful style of interpreting the glory of a prosperous age. However, Jia Lian felt that if there was an opportunity, Shen Pan'er could teach her specially, maybe there would be some interesting contrasting beauty.

Although Sister Feng also likes to watch dances, she is not a man after all, so her attention still remains on Jia Lian.

Seeing Jia Lian looking at the beauty below with a smile from beginning to end, without concealing her admiration, she picked up a glass of wine and handed it to Jia Lian's mouth, helped him drink it and then put it next to her. He said jokingly: "Seeing that the Marquis likes it so much, why don't we let a few of them stay here tonight to help the Marquis sleep well?"

Jia Lian smiled and said nothing, but secretly wrapped his arms around him. , hugging Sister Feng's very slender waist.

Sister Feng hesitated a little, but she was afraid that her movements would be too big and make people laugh, so she glared at Jia Lian, and could only quietly move the stool closer to Jia Lian, and half-leaned into Jia Lian's arms shyly. inside.

When the shame dissipated and I faced the various glances around me, I felt really sweet in my heart.

Gu Qingyi and others danced two songs in a row. Jia Lian took pity on the cold weather and asked them to leave early, leaving only Gu Qingyi behind to add to the fun with the piano and flute.

“Where is Qiao girl?” Jia Lian suddenly thought of his daughter.

　"Haha, don't mention her. At first, she shouted that she would wait for you to come home, and even said that she would read poems to you. Then she got tired from playing and went to bed before you came back."< br />
Jia Lian smiled. My daughter was still too young, so it was impossible for her to go to school and read poetry, but she couldn't help but have so many aunts at home, and all of them were talented women, and they all disliked her, so it was normal for her to teach her a few lines of poetry casually.

But it’s just like looking at the sky and reciting poems, without knowing the words.

Sister Feng knew the atmosphere best. After drinking with Jia Lian for a few rounds, she felt that she was losing some interest, so she swept away the people sitting with her in the hall and said with a smile: "Girl Ping, you Mr. Hou are clearMy son is about to leave home, and you don’t know how to come up and give him a toast? ”

Following Sister Feng’s words, the maids immediately became enthusiastic, especially Qingwen and a few others. They hurriedly filled their glasses with wine, stood up and followed Ping’er happily.

Even the Feng family (Xiang Lingmu) and other servants who had a good status in the courtyard and were able to sit at a table were very moved. After all, being able to offer Jia Lian a glass of wine in person meant that it was infinite. Fortunately, they all knew Jia Lian’s preferences, so they did not dare to overstep their bounds. Instead, they met behind the maids and came up to toast together.

"It's not interesting to just toast, I also need to say some auspicious words. "

Faced with Sister Feng's last-minute request, Ping'er, who took the lead, did not show any timidity. He bowed and held the wine glass and said with a smile: "I would like to give you a drink to the second master. I hope everything goes well for the second master when he is out there. Then take care of yourself and don't let grandma worry too much at home..."

Sister Feng laughed and scolded: "Bah, little hoof, you are toasting your wine, why do you involve me. "

Jia Lian took Ping'er's wine, but was not in a hurry to drink it. Instead, he smiled and looked at the maids lined up on the front steps of the hall.

He had already I found that not only Sister Feng was dressed gorgeously today, but also the maids, and even the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were dressed more glamorously than usual.

Especially the maids, not only all of them The clothes were brand new, and the colors and styles seemed to be similar. The sudden sight not only gave him the beauty of a uniform, but in such an atmosphere, even the colors of some of the maids, which he usually didn't pay much attention to, also changed. It has to be lively.

So he couldn’t help but tilt his head and ask: “Girls are dressed like this, is this what you mean? ”

Except for Sister Feng, Jia Lian could not think of any reason that could make the maids act in such a consistent manner. After all, the Jia Mansion does not require the maids to dress in uniform, so the low-level ones who just bought the house The maids will be given two sets of crude clothes.

“Before, I went through the warehouse at the back and found a lot of overstocked materials, and they were all excellent. Thinking that it was almost the New Year's Eve, I should have made a set of decent clothes for Ping'er and the others. Later I thought, the maids at home are also sensible and obedient. Why don't you ask me to treat them more kindly? He simply dug out all the materials that were not needed for the time being and put them on all the girls in the family.

I just gave it to them yesterday, and you happen to be leaving Beijing tomorrow, so I asked them to put it on, which can be regarded as a practice for you. ”

Sister Feng looked at Jia Lian with a smile, and her eyes were full of pride.

Humph, Jia Lian and others always said that she was conservative and stingy. Be generous and show them once.

It is true that the clothes made for the maids this time are not comparable to those usually issued by the house. Every piece of material is of excellent quality and is of great value. I didn’t see the happy look of the maids yesterday after they got it, and the envious eyes and words of the maids elsewhere after putting it on and going out today.

Of course, the main reason why she could be so generous was that there were too many materials accumulated at home.

If nothing else, the batch of things the Queen Mother gave to Jia Lian not long ago contained a lot of palace brocade and palace satin. Including the previous ones, it can be said that in the past two years, their courtyard has basically not bought any additional satin!

Not only do you not need to buy it, but you can’t use it up at all. Instead of keeping it and throwing it away, why not use it to give gifts?

As for letting the maids wear it today, besides what she said, there was also a little bit of Xiao Jiujiu in her heart.

Jia Lian's reputation is so great now that the woman who is staring at him is going out again. If he doesn't worry more about the good things at home, who knows when he comes back? How many shady women should I bring back to her?

Let the girls dress up more beautifully for him to see, which will not only make Jia Lian less susceptible to the temptation of other women when he is outside, but also make him think more about home and do things when he is outside. Come back early when you're done. This is actually the same reason why she dressed up so carefully tonight.

She is not afraid that Jia Lian will see through her plan. It is a conspiracy.

Jia Lian didn’t pay too much attention to Sister Feng’s thoughts. He just thought it was a bit rare. The vinegar jar would also be filled with soy sauce one day, and he was naturally happy to see it happen.

"I wish the second master to show his power, finish the errands assigned by the emperor as soon as possible, and be promoted to a higher position!"

Qingwen was the second one to come up to Jia Lian. She was always bold when it came to toasting, and seeing that the atmosphere was high, after saying the auspicious words without any literary grace, she actually passed Jia Lian's extended hand and fed the wine directly into Jia Lian's mouth.

"I... hope that the second master will be safe and go home soon..."

Xiang Ling was a little nervous.

After the three girls passed by, the other maids were in groups of three or five. Jia Lian also unabashedly admired the appearance and posture of every maid who came up to toast him.

Not to mention, even with Sister Feng's restraint, the quality of the maids in their courtyard is getting better and better now.

Under the fresh clothes and lights, the little girls are either cute or coquettish. Listening to their coquettish voices and banter is really an indescribable enjoyment. For a moment, I want to forget about foreign affairs and stay at home with peace of mind to enjoy the tenderness.

In short, Sister Feng prepared tonight carefully, and Jia Lian also accepted her friendship. thereforeAfter drinking for seven rounds, Jia Lian saw that Sister Feng was also drunk and looked delicate and affectionate. Jia Lian kicked the stool back, ignored Sister Feng's objection, picked her up and carried her directly to the main courtyard, leaving her alone. The maids and servants stayed where they were, and then each showed a knowing smile.

Sister Feng’s son was taken away, and she was respected as a commoner. Ping'er knew the general knowledge and knew that Jia Lian and Sister Feng had drank a lot, so they were afraid of bumping into each other, so he hurriedly ordered Qingwen and Xiang Ling to follow them and serve them, while she stayed to deal with the aftermath.

After she had arranged many matters, she returned to the main courtyard. When passing by the main house, she hesitated, but did not go in. Instead, she arranged for two more maids to be dispatched outside, while she herself Go back to the house and rest.

After a while, the door was knocked, and when he opened it, he saw the new maid Liu Xinqing. The girl lowered her head slightly, her cheeks were red, and she whispered: "Sister Ping'er, the second master asked you to go over..."

When Ping'er heard this, a torrent suddenly flashed in his stomach, Echoes in the heart. Nodding calmly in agreement, Ping'er went back to the house, looked at the makeup mirror and took care of it briefly before getting up and walking into the main room.