Huanxi Pavilion is located on the East Street in the east of the city. It is a three-story building. Looking up from a distance, you can see that the windows on the second and third floors are covered with layers of hazy white gauze. Gently brushing, the layers of white gauze undulate like waves, like a dream, it seems to have an elegant feeling.
As soon as Nangong Yue and their carriage arrived at the gate of Huanxi Pavilion, Xiao Er warmly greeted them.
Since Huanxi Pavilion only entertains women, even Xiao Er is also a woman. The woman who greeted them was a woman in her thirties, wearing a simple and elegant emerald dress. It seems that her behavior is not ordinary and vulgar woman, it should be At least she was born as a servant girl of a wealthy family.
"Guests, please come in!" The lady in Cuiyi warmly greeted her, then she looked at Xiao Fei in surprise, and warmly exchanged greetings with Xiao Fei, "Miss Xiao...you haven't been here for half a year, right?"
The lady in Cuiyi likes to entertain guests like Miss Xiao the most. She doesn't need to be flattering, she doesn't need to deliberately please, but she is extremely generous. Her clothes look ordinary on weekdays, but they actually hide secrets. For example, today Miss Xiao wears a The white jade bracelet on the table is probably enough to buy any shop on the East Main Street.
The lady in Cuiyi welcomed everyone into the hall, while scrutinizing the other three girls beside Xiao Fei.
In the past, this Miss Xiao would come to Huanxi Pavilion almost once a month, mostly alone. It is really rare that she came again after more than half a year and brought a few friends, like this purple lady dressed as a woman Mrs. Qun and the girl in the fiery red dress can tell at a glance that they are from a rich family like Miss Xiao. Not only are the materials of the clothes not ordinary, not to mention the jewelry they wear, each piece is a treasure...
What the woman in Cuiyi couldn't see through was the girl in green on the far right. Judging from the conversation between her and Miss Xiao, she was by no means a slave, but her blue dress was worse than the two accompanying maids. Looking at her honey-tanned skin, it is obvious that she is busy working under the sun on weekdays... But her demeanor and demeanor are extraordinary, and there is no disobedience in standing with Miss Xiao and the others.
The lady in Cuiyi didn't think too much, anyway, it was enough to know that Miss Xiao and the others had extraordinary backgrounds. She smiled slightly, and said politely: "I don't know how many guests want to sit on the first floor, or go upstairs to have a look?"
The first floor of Huanxi Pavilion is an empty lobby. In addition to some tables and chairs, there are also several pots of root carvings, bamboo wares, several clear-flowered porcelains, and calligraphy and paintings hanging on the walls for decoration. After looking around, they felt that the boss's taste was really good, no wonder they were praised by Xiao Fei for his elegance.
The four of them went up to the third floor with the woman in green clothes. One side of the third floor is the lobby, and the other side is the private seat next to the East Street. Guests can sit in the private seat by the window and overlook the scenery on the street. .
The lady in Cuiyi led Nangong Yue and the others to an elegant seat that Xiao Fei often went to, served them Pu'er and some snacks, and then left.
The girls glanced around casually, and Nangong Yue's eyes were quickly attracted by an ink landscape painting hanging on the wall. She saw the layers of peaks and mountains in the painting, and the majesty in the strange dangers.
Xiao Fei introduced from the side: "This painting was painted by Mrs. Jiang, the owner of Huanxi Pavilion."
"Such a bold and valiant pen is actually a woman?" Fu Yunyan couldn't hide her surprise, and stood up with great interest, admiring the landscape painting.
"Mrs. Jiang is indeed a strange woman." Xiao Fei nodded, with a hint of respect in her eyes, and talked about Mrs. Jiang with Nangong Yue and the others.
Mrs. Jiang was originally the concubine's daughter of the uncle's mansion. She was a talented woman who knew everything about piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. She married into a family friend in southern Xinjiang more than ten years ago. , only Mrs. Jiang and an orphan girl were left to be tortured by her husband's family. In a fit of anger, Mrs. Jiang took her daughter out to set up her own family. Five years ago, she opened this Huanxi Pavilion, which does not accept male guests. Many ladies in southern Xinjiang would come here to sit here from time to time, and Huanxi Pavilion gradually became famous.
From time to time, some ladies' calligraphy and paintings will be exhibited in Huanxi Pavilion, and the ladies are also proud of it, and have made several good stories. After someone inquired about the girl's character, she went to the door to propose marriage, and a good relationship was made.
Han Qixia also walked to Fu Yunyan's side, and sighed with emotion: "Such a heart can draw such a painting!"
With that said, the girls were also a little bit embarrassed.
After all, Mrs. Jiang's strength is verified by her misfortune, and which woman does not want her life to be smooth and harmonious with her husband!
Xiao Fei lowered her eyes if touched, and remembered more about Mrs. Jiang. Mrs. Jiang probably had feelings from her own experience, and hired many widowed women in Huanxi Pavilion to give these orphans and widows The family brought a glimmer of hope. Xiao Fei couldn't help but glanced at Nangong Yue, remembering that her sister-in-law asked her to hire poor households for herbal tea shops... The sister-in-law and Mrs. Jiang should get along well.
Don't worry, anyway, my sister-in-law will be in southern Xinjiang in the future, there will be plenty of opportunities!
Thinking about it, Xiao Fei smiled slightly, and said with some expectation: "Sister-in-law, sister Xia, my herbal tea shop is almost ready, I plan to start serving herbal tea next month..."
"Giving herbal tea?" Fu Yunyan was the only one in this private seat who didn't know why, and looked at Xiao Fei curiously.
Xiao Fei hurriedly told Fu Yunyan about her plan to open free herbal tea shops in various cities in southern Xinjiang that they were worried about the hot summer this year.
This matter is easy to say, but Fu Yunyan can imagine that Xiao Fei must have put a lot of effort into it.
In just over half a year, Xiao Fei has really changed a lot!
Looking at Xiao Fei, then at Han Qixia, Fu Yunyan's heart was agitated, and he said with great interest: "A Fei, if there is anything I can do for you, don't be polite to me!"
Xiao Fei complied naturally, at this moment, there were two short knocks on the door outside the private seat, followed by the woman in emerald green who just opened the door and came in. She smiled and said: "Guests, there are some girls fighting on the second floor today. If you are interested, you can go down and have a look."
There was some interest in the eyes of the four girls, Nangong Yue smiled and said: "Dou Hua, I have never seen it before, how about going to see it?"
Fu Yunhe and Han Qixia also felt a little interesting, and the four got up one after another.
The lady in Cuiyi saw that they were interested, she led the way ahead, and continued: "Those girls are all young ladies, and they formed two poetry clubs. Today, they came up by accident, so they came here to fight for paintings." When it comes to "every lady", he deliberately slowed down his speech speed, reminding Nangong Yue and the others that these girls have extraordinary backgrounds.
There are also some ladies in the palace in Wangdu who will form some poetry clubs, and get together from time to time to talk about poetry and painting. Nangong Yue and the others looked at each other and thought: It seems that this king's capital is no different from the ladies in Southern Xinjiang.
The four of them just listened to it as gossip, and didn't pay much attention to it. Fu Yunyan asked curiously: "How to fight?"
The lady in Cuiyi explained the rules of the painting, and a girl drew lots first, and the theme drawn this time was "City Gate", and then the two girls who fought the painting went to the gate of the city to see After a while, come back here and draw the city gate.
During the conversation, Nangong Yue and the others went down the stairs to the second floor. The second floor looked very lively at the moment. Many girls were gathering at the two tables by the window, and two more seemed to be standing and painting.
At this time, the girl on the left seemed to have just put away her pen, and the girls around the table on the right were all attracted to them, and they all commented in whispers:
"Miss Qin really has an unforgettable memory. This picture of the city gate was drawn quickly and well."
"Yeah, it's really like writing a pen!"
But immediately someone said: "What's the use of being fast, you still have to draw well!"
At this moment, someone called out again: "Miss Hua has finished writing!"
The girls forgot to argue for a moment, and leaned over to watch again.
Soon a servant girl held up the two paintings side by side for the girls to comment on.
These girls are all young ladies, and their painting skills are not bad since they were in elementary school. They both painted city gates.
Nangong Yue and the others took a look and recognized that it was the north gate of Luoyue City. They had seen it before on the way to Luoyue City, especially Nangong Yue and Han Qixia. A different meaning means that they will enter a completely strange new life from now on.
For a time, many thoughts lingered in their hearts.
It is obviously the same place, but in the eyes of different people, it is a different scenery, and the feeling of painting is also completely different.
The one on the left was drawn by Miss Qin, who outlined the scenery of the Luoyue city gate with a few strokes. The tall gray city wall and the wide open city gate look solemn, solemn and domineering.
The one on the right was painted by Miss Hua, and her brushstrokes are much more delicate. People queuing up to enter the city are drawn at the gate of the city. warm feeling.
Let's put it this way, Miss Qin's painting is a landscape painting, while Miss Hua's is like a genre painting.
Not to mention the difference in style between the two paintings, the girls who admired the paintings quickly discovered the difference between the city gates in the two paintings. A little girl in a pink dress said strangely: "Why is there no What about this bamboo shed?"
Miss Qin looked at Miss Fenqun with sharp eyes, and said disapprovingly: "The gate of our Luoyue City is very imposing, and I don't know who built a shed there to attract some rough people to gather around the gate. I'll go back You must talk to my father and let him take care of this matter!"
"Miss Qin is right." A girl with pomegranate-colored makeup and flower gowns echoed, "I see that arbor is really vulgar, and I don't know how Shouzheng does things. Let those people who don't know what to do mess!"
Nahua girl frowned slightly, and was about to speak, but heard a clear female voice from behind: "When the world is in chaos, the people starve to death, the emperor said: 'Why don't you eat minced meat?'"
The faces of Miss Qin and the girls beside her changed dramatically. Anyone who has read the allusion of "why not eat minced meat" knows that the other party is obviously mocking them for not understanding the sufferings of the world!
For a moment, all those eyes followed the sound, but the one who made the sound was a girl in a blue dress with braids, it was Han Qixia.
The sword-like eyes of Miss Qin and the girls beside her stopped for a moment on the coarse cloth dress on Han Qixia's body, showing contempt in their eyes. The coarse cloth on the girl's body looked like it came from a shabby household.
But listening to what she said just now, it is obvious that she has studied, maybe she is a girl from a poor scholar's family. Several girls felt some sympathy for the girl in Tsing Yi. They are all familiar with this girl from Qin's character of vengeance, and this girl in Tsing Yi who speaks out of justice is afraid that she will suffer.
Miss Qin gritted her teeth and said angrily, "Bold! How dare you be rude to me?!"
A few words made the atmosphere on the second floor tense. The woman in Cuiyi who led the way for Nangong Yue and the others broke into a cold sweat secretly, and gave the little girl who was serving her a wink. people go.
Han Qixia looked at the other party indifferently, and said: "Although your painting skills are good, your intention is not as good as this Hua girl."
Miss Qin's face was blue and red, and her color changed a lot. She thought: Where did this little bitch come from? How dare you humiliate yourself in public!
"What are you?!" Miss Qin's words seemed to be squeezed out of her throat, "What qualifications do you have to judge my paintings!"
"It's strange what you said. Who are we and what does it have to do with our painting?" Fu Yunyan walked to Han Qixia's side and interjected with a smile.
Although she was insulted, Han Qixia did not get angry. She looked at Miss Qin calmly, with a hint of sympathy or emotion in her eyes.
She was once envied by others as the eldest daughter of Prince Qi's Mansion. In the future, the canonization of a princess will definitely be rare. Until she had to leave the cage of rich clothes and fine food... now she may be working hard, maybe in the eyes of others, she is just a humble girl, but she lives with her own hands, and she lives more steadily than before. more comforting.
She is so sweet!
Miss Qin keenly caught the look of pity in Han Qixia's eyes, and almost jumped up in anger. The other party dared to pity her? She is the daughter of a general! Her father, Qin Dachuan, is the confidant and beloved general of King Zhennan!
At this time, the girl next to Miss Qin, who was wearing pomegranate-colored makeup and flower gown, said again: "What's wrong with the Huanxi Pavilion? Anyone can be let in!" She said to the woman in green clothes, "Little Er, You still haven't kicked out these crazy talkers!"
"Miss Qian..." The woman in Cuiyi thought of the rare white jade bracelet on Xiao Fei's wrist, showing a look of embarrassment.
At this moment, several women came up the stairs. The leader was a middle-aged woman in a moon-white dress. She looked dignified and virtuous, with a shrewd look in her eyes. Behind her were four mistresses in emerald clothes.
"Master Cheng!" Miss Qin said rudely when she saw the middle-aged woman, "I don't want to see these people in Huanxi Pavilion, why don't I drive them all out!"
Shopkeeper Cheng's face froze, Huanxi Pavilion was a place where they opened their doors for business, and they were famous for being "elegant". If Miss Qin bullied her once today, how could she be "elegant".
But this Miss Qin was the daughter of General Qin, and she was indeed not someone they could offend in Huanxi Pavilion. Unfortunately, Mrs. Jiang is not here today...
Fu Yunyan said coldly: "I'd like to see who dares to drive us out!" As she spoke, she flexed her fists unceremoniously, and made a "cluck, clack" sound, which could be heard in the hearts of those girls. Hairy.
There are the most girls from the families of military generals in southern Xinjiang, but most of these girls are raised like jewels, and very few girls can learn martial arts. Seeing Fu Yunyan's posture of fighting if he disagreed with each other, some of them were really frightened.
At this moment, there was another sound of chaotic footsteps coming from the direction of the stairs, and there was a lot of laughter and chatter.
A crisp female voice said with a smile: "Sister Qiao, it's better to catch up sooner than later. I didn't expect Sister Qin and the others to be so interested in painting here. This time, I want to appreciate Sister Qin's calligraphy."
Immediately afterwards, another thin female voice echoed flatteringly: "That's right, Ms. Qiao's painting skills are extraordinary, but please comment on it so that we can learn a lot."
While speaking, six or seven girls appeared at the stairway, surrounded by a moon-dressed girl like stars, and all the girls looked towards Miss Qin and the others.
Miss Qin's face suddenly blossomed, she turned her face and changed into a soft smile like flipping through a book, and greeted the visitor when she heard the sound: "Miss Qiao."
Miss Qiao glanced around casually, keenly aware of the tense atmosphere in the crowd, and said lightly: "What's going on here?" .
Miss Qin hurriedly pointed at Han Qixia and Fu Yunyan, and sarcastically said: "I don't know where these two rough people came from, and they made a big fuss here, and they wanted to touch us just now..."
"Cousin Fei!"
A twelve or thirteen-year-old girl in yellow clothes beside Ms. Qiao suddenly interrupted Ms. Qin, her expression couldn't hide her surprise.
Now that she met an acquaintance, Xiao Fei also stood up gracefully and greeted the other party: "Cousin Min." Then she looked at Miss Qiao again, "Cousin Lan."
Nangong Yue looked at Miss Qiao and the girl in yellow, her eyebrows twitched, she dared to say that they were still relatives.
Tao Yao hurriedly whispered a few words in Nangong Yue's ear, Nangong Yue suddenly realized that the girl in yellow was surnamed Du, and the two cousins had some grievances with Xiao Yi. First, Du Liancheng was beaten with 30 army sticks by Xiao Yi to make an example of others, and then there was the incident of Qiao Guangyao taking a concubine a few days ago... This is really a narrow road for enemies!
At this moment, all eyes on the second floor fell on Xiao Fei, including the shopkeeper Cheng, and everyone had complicated expressions.
Miss Qin and the others also knew this Miss Du, and knew that she was the daughter of Du Liancheng, Xiaofang's cousin, and that Miss Qiao was Qiao Ruolan, the niece of King Zhennan.
If there is a woman who wants to call Ms. Du as her cousin, and Ms. Qiao as her cousin, then it must be a girl from Zhennan Palace. There are only a few girls in the Zhennan Prince's Mansion, except for those who are not suitable for age, there are only...
The faces of the girls present all changed slightly, and a name naturally appeared in the hearts of everyone——
Xiao Fei, the eldest daughter of Zhennan Palace!
Most of them have never met the eldest daughter of the Zhennan Prince's Mansion. Firstly, their status is not enough, and secondly, Xiao Fei has always lived reclusively and rarely went out to dinner. Even Miss Qin, she only met a few years ago. Xiao Fei just once.
Miss Qin's pupils shrank, and she looked at Xiao Fei carefully. Although I haven't seen her for a few years, this Miss Xiao seems to have grown taller, her face is sharper, and her temperament is calmer, but this face is unmistakable!
How could it be her?! Miss Qin clenched her fist in disbelief.
The moment they learned of Xiao Fei's identity, several girls couldn't help guessing the identity of the person who was traveling with Xiao Fei, their eyes quickly swept across Han Qixia and Fu Yunyan, and finally fell on Nangong Yue who was dressed as a woman , the face is more complicated.
Judging by her age and bearing, could it be the one in the rumors...
The girls beside Ms. Qin secretly rejoiced that they hadn't spoken out loud just now, otherwise it would have really caused trouble for the family.
There are also some people who think deeply about this, for example Miss Hua glanced at Xiao Fei and Nangong Yue meaningfully, she did not expect Miss Xiao to have a good relationship with Shi Zifei. I have to talk to my grandmother and mother about this when I go back.
As for the shopkeepers Cheng and the others of the Huanxi Pavilion, they secretly breathed a sigh of relief. The appearance of Miss Xiao made the turmoil disappear.
The lady in Cuiyi couldn't help but take another look at Xiao Fei. She had been entertaining Xiao Fei for more than three years, and she always thought that this girl Xiao was a good learner, but she was a bit aloof. She is the daughter of the royal family. This is really true that people cannot be judged by appearances, and sea water cannot be measured!
The expressions of Ms. Du and Ms. Qiao were a bit complicated, and they looked at Nangong Yue with a little hostility. However, the other party's status is too noble to offend.
The two of them can only pretend that they don't know each other's identity, so as not to have to bow their knees to each other in humiliation!