Sweat seeps through the green silk, tomorrow I will bathe in fragrant orchids on Dragon Boat Festival. The fragrance is overflowing and filling the clear river.
The colorful thread gently wraps around the red jade arm, and the small charm is hung diagonally on the green cloud hair. The beauty has seen each other for a thousand years.
——Su Shi.
When the maids in the mansion filed in and out, delivering flowers, goat milk, and spices to Tingyu Pavilion, the Sixth Miss knew that the Fifth Sister she hated had returned...
Goat milk bath, flower bath, plum blossom water... ... and the amazingly large bath... ...
"A wild girl who grew up in the countryside is more particular than a princess! It's just a bath, but she has to make so many changes. Is she going to squander all her uncle's wealth?!" The Sixth Miss of Linhuai Marquis's Mansion glanced in the direction of Tingyuxuan with envy and jealousy, pouting her lips and whispering sarcastically, the handkerchief in her hand was clenched into a ball.
The two little girls beside the Sixth Miss were now silent as a cicada, lowering their heads like ostriches and not daring to look at their own lady.
At this moment, they were extremely envious of Xiao Xing and Chun Tao. They helped Miss Wu pick so many petals this time, so they would definitely get a lot of rewards. Miss Wu was the most generous. Last time, they helped Miss Wu point the way, and they were rewarded with a silver bean, one for each of them.
At this time, Tingyuxuan was bustling and busy, with maids and old women coming and going all the time, carrying in precious items from the second door and arranging them properly; the maid in charge of sweeping the courtyard cleaned Tingyuxuan inside and out over and over again, sweeping it spotlessly; buckets of goat milk soup mixed with plum blossom dew were carried into the bathroom, and baskets of fresh flower petals were also brought into the bathroom.
The bathroom was filled with mist and the spring scenery was dazzling.
There is a wooden hot spring bath in the bathroom, which takes up most of the space. The higher the hot spring bath is, the higher the height is. There is a wooden staircase for people to climb up. The hot spring bath is in an irregular crescent shape and can accommodate several people for bathing. There is also a wooden platform more than two feet wide beside the hot spring bath, on which are placed cushions, fruits, vegetables, and clothes for people to take a short rest between baths.
The pool is ingeniously designed, with several koi and lotus sprinklers installed on the pool wall. The maid would pour buckets of goat milk bath water into a hidden trough outside the pool, and the koi and lotus sprinklers would slowly spit out water, keeping the water temperature in the pool at a constant temperature.
The petals are soaked in water, swaying with the waves, making the bath fragrant and pleasant.
There are wooden steps in the hot spring for people to sit on while bathing, making bathing more comfortable.
At this moment, there are three beauties soaking in the hot spring. Two maid-like girls on the left and right are serving the stunning girl in the middle to bathe. The girl's graceful figure is hidden in the water, and the skin exposed outside the water is whiter and tenderer than the goat milk bath in the hot spring.
The stunning girl leaned back slightly, her black hair immersed in the bath water, like black silk floating in the water, drawing the most beautiful waterfall in the water.
"Hua'er, have all the festival gifts been given out?"
The stunning girl played with a strand of hair with her delicate hands and asked casually. As the girl's hands moved, ripples appeared in the hot spring, and sparkling water appeared.
The chubby-faced maidservant beside her nodded vigorously while helping her mistress bathe. Her chubby face was flushed by the steam and she said, "Don't worry, mistress. They have all been sent. When we first entered the capital, I sent them on horseback as the mistress had ordered."
"Well, that's good." The stunning girl nodded.
"I received the letter just before I came in. They have all been delivered. The delivery to my brother-in-law's teacher's house in the capital was faster, and the delivery to Mr. Yan's house was a little slower. It took some time to buy fans on the way, but they were all delivered before noon. The delivery to the other adults' houses was also received. They have all been accepted." Baozi's little maid was so excited that her face was flushed with excitement, as if she was taking credit.
Received it.
When the stunning girl heard this, a smile spread across her pretty face.
A single smile makes her look charming, and all the beauties in the palace pale in comparison. It's just like this.
"Miss, aren't the thank-you gifts we gave a little too heavy? Many of these things were specially sent from Southeast Asia by the master for you." When the little maid Baozi thought of the thank-you gifts she had given out, she couldn't help but pouting her lips in pain.
"You feel bad for just that little thing?"
Hearing this, the stunning girl glanced over with her big watery eyes, smiling coquettishly. Her rosy little mouth curled up slightly, and she chuckled and said jokingly.
He doesn't care at all about the thank-you gifts he gives out.
"Miss... that's quite a lot." The chubby little maid said seriously, and then stretched out her chubby little hand and counted one by one, "and there are one, two, three, four, five, six, and several more."
"You stupid girl, that's not how you do it." The stunning girl couldn't help but laugh upon seeing this.
"Ah?" Upon hearing this, the chubby little maid opened her mouth wide, looking confused like a lost rabbit.
"As long as they accept it, they'll make a profit." The beautiful girl curved her lips.
"Ah?" The chubby little maid was even more confused after hearing this.
If they accepted it, they would have made a profit? What does this mean? The little maid Baozi felt that her brain was not enough. Why did the young lady say something very simple, but why couldn't she understand it
"If you want to take a bath, you must give it first." The beautiful girl turned her eyes to the west, as if she could see thousands of meters away through the wall. She was in the bath, but her heart was thousands of meters away. There, there was the person she cared about.
All right
It's becoming increasingly difficult to understand.
The little maidservant simply gave up on herself and carefully dressed her mistress for a bath.
"Oh, by the way, Miss. Will the brother-in-law blame us if he finds out?" The chubby little maid suddenly thought of something and looked at her young lady worriedly.
"It's simple. Just don't let him know." The stunning girl looked at the chubby little maid with a smile.
"Ah? Uh-huh-huh, I won't tell you, even if you kill me." It took the little maid Baozi a second to react, and she shook her head vigorously, then looked at the little maid on the other side, "Qin'er, you are not allowed to tell it either, understand?"
"Of course." Another maid, Qin'er, nodded vigorously.
"And, Miss, there is one thing Hua'er doesn't understand. Forget about the Yan family. The father and son of the Yan family, especially the fat student who is studying for a master's degree, are famous in Beijing for their love of money. They will definitely be happy if you give them such an expensive gift. But, what about my brother-in-law's teacher? I have never heard of the Xu family loving money in Beijing. If he is as upright as my brother-in-law's teacher at home, Master Sun, it will be bad." The little maid Baozi remembered something and was worried that she had given the wrong gift. She knew Master Sun's temper. If she gave him a gift for no reason, he would definitely kick her out.
"Some things can't be heard from others, you have to learn to see for yourself." The beautiful girl's watery eyes turned to the face of the bun-shaped little maid, her red lips slightly parted, and she smiled slightly, "The land of the Xu family in Songjiang Prefecture, Yingtian has doubled over the years. Since Master Xu came to Beijing to serve as an official, the land of the Xu family has increased by nearly 100,000 acres. Do you think he loves money?"