Chapter Eight: Ye Jiayi in the Cloud
When I walked to the door of my yard, I saw two girls coming towards me. The taller one had a slightly plump figure and was wearing a light blue silk jacket. There was only a cluster of white orchids at the corner of the clothes. She looked very neat and in the shape of a jade butterfly.
The dropped collar hangs down on the chest, and is tied under a white and blue pleated skirt. The thin pleats are very delicate. The fallen ponytail is meticulously tied on the head, and a Ruixue Hanfang hairpin is simply inserted. It is plain and not rude.
, at first glance she looks like a standard lady.【】
The shorter girl was more slender. She was wearing a pink silk jacket, embroidered with delicate rose-red flowers, and a very beautiful skirt. Yu Zhu recognized it as the recently popular Yuehua skirt, with an unprecedented skirt width.
There are ten pieces of skirts. The pleats on the waist are very dense, and each pleat has a different color. It is light and subtle, and the color is very elegant. When the breeze blows, the color is like moonlight, so it is called "Moonlight Skirt".
Mrs. Cui liked this kind of skirt very much. She made ten pairs of different colors for Yu Zhu in one go and put them in the wardrobe to wear. Yu Zhu was happy and helpless about this. She actually liked the clothes. The key was that she made them last time.
The skirt has not been worn once yet, and now there is a new one. You must know that she is about to enter puberty and grows very fast. It would be a waste if she can no longer wear those clothes without wearing them once.
Obviously the short girl is Ye Rouyun, Yu Zhu thought unkindly, she looks to be eleven or twelve years old, she hasn't even got a hairpin yet, she only has a hairpin, but she is still wearing a small and luxurious golden walking stick.
Like a weak willow supporting the wind, the colorful butterflies on the steps seemed to be flapping their wings, and accompanied by the sound of forbidden steps on the skirt of her clothes, people's eyes suddenly focused on her body.
Seeing Yu Zhu standing at the door, Ye Rouyun's eyes flashed with surprise, followed by jealousy that he couldn't suppress. He saw the girl in front of him with skin as white as snow, wearing an aqua damask jacket, white with green highlights.
She wore a silk skirt with a loose knot on her head and a small emerald flower in it. She stood at the door looking pretty and fresh, like a newly pulled out dew-bearing willow bud. Although she was still young, she had already exposed a few buds.
With an alluring look on her face, she forced a smile and walked two steps quickly, stepped forward to grab Yu Zhu's hand, and said with a smile: "This is sister Yu Zhu, she is really good-looking, even prettier than my aunt."
"Rou Yun, shut up." Seeing her comparing Yu Zhu with his aunt, Yi Yun quickly said, "Sister Zhu, my sister is so ignorant that she made you laugh. My sister is here to apologize to you.
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Yu Zhuxian glanced at Rouyun who was indifferent. She didn't believe that Rouyun was unintentional, but she still smiled and said: "It's nothing. It's not good to talk at the door. Sisters, please come in."
Rouyun couldn't help it for a long time. Only when she arrived at the Lin Mansion did she know what it meant to sit in a well and look at the sky. In the past, the Ye family was considered a famous family in Dengzhou, and Mr. Ye was not short of money, so she was always happy to be a guest in other houses.
I found that no other family was as luxurious as the Ye family. Although she was the concubine of the Ye family, she was the most favored. In the Ye family, only she and her legitimate daughter Yiyun had a separate small courtyard. Although it was not big, it was compared to
The other concubines huddled together were already very satisfied with her.
When they arrived at Lin's house, the concierge had already heard the news and respectfully let them go. Since Mrs. Cui had already ordered to go directly to see the lady without greetings, they were led by a servant girl wearing a dark blue coat and dark green armor to Yuzhu's Youzhu Residence.
Along the way, the girls and servants came and went, all bowing and saluting, with respectful expressions, neither humble nor arrogant. No one raised his head to peek, talk or laugh. The two of them gradually became a little cautious, not daring to look around, and walked forward with their heads lowered, only to see
The courtyards they passed by were paved with green brick cross roads. When they passed a long corridor, the two of them raised their heads and looked at it quietly. It was not very magnificent, but it gave people a sense of awe. On the right side of the corridor was the lake.
, in the early autumn weather, all the lotus flowers in the lake have not withered yet. Coupled with the scattered weeping willows and layers of strange rocks on the shore, it is really a beautiful scenery rarely seen elsewhere.
When the maid who led the way smiled and excused herself, she was shocked to realize that such a big yard in front of her actually belonged to Miss Lin.
Trying to put aside the impact of Yuzhu's appearance, Rouyun shook off her sister-in-law's hand and rushed into Youzhu House. In front of her was a large garden with only a circle of green brick paths around it connecting to the house, and in the middle
It is actually full of flowers and plants. There are thin and unknown grass growing in large areas. It is pleasantly green. Various kinds of flowers are planted on the grass in an orderly manner. Almost all the flowers that bloom in spring, summer, autumn and winter are here.
, there are red roses, autumn peonies, bantam combs, begonias, light red plums, etc. There is also an exquisite and elegant stone pond in the north corner. There are many fat fish swimming leisurely in the clear and transparent water.
There are three trees near the pond, varying in height. Under the tree closest to the pond is a mahogany lounge chair, and next to it is a huanghuali-topped five-legged round flower table with a small tea set on it. The other two trees
There is a swing on the top, and a small legless chair is ingeniously embedded in the sitting area. In the middle of the garden, there are two winding paths paved with snow-white cobblestones, which intersect with the green brick path at the end and connect to all sides of the yard. It is very convenient and interesting.
Yuzhu was very proud to see them marveling at his design, but he still modestly invited them into the house.
Yiyun responded with a smile, and Rouyun, who opened her eyes and wished she could stick to the yard, entered Yuzhu's boudoir. After sitting down, Cuiwei served tea brewed from purple bamboo shoots. She said with a smile: "Miss Ye, try this tea.
It’s our lady’s favorite, it’s very fragrant.”
Rouyun held the tea cup and looked at it calmly. To the east there was an ebony floor-standing cover with a green beaded curtain, and in the center stood an ebony Duobao Pavilion with a number of ornaments.
Small vase of green garlic cattail, bonsai of Yingluo pine, blue and white lotus petal disk and other delicate objects. To the west is a huanghuali two-roll horned harp table with a guqin placed on it, and in the southwest corner is a huanghuali four-sided flat with reliefs.
The desk is neatly lined with pens, ink, paper and inkstones, rosewood inkstone boxes, crystal-carved mountain-shaped pen grids, jade paperweights and pressure rulers. On both sides of the desk, there is a Rao kiln white porcelain flower statue with a warm and blooming hibiscus.
The flowers are very exposed and emerge from the stem. They are clustered at the top and cover the mouth of the bottle. They are very attractive. The "Jiang Tianji Snow Scroll" hanging on the north wall and the fish tank in the northeast corner add a bit of bookishness and vitality to the house.
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He took a sip of the tea with a complicated mood, and immediately felt the aroma, and realized that the tea must be of high quality. Yiyun calmed down, and said: "Sister Yuzhu, I tired you last time at my house... I always felt guilty and dared not disturb you.
, I will definitely accompany you well this time."
Two years later, he came to apologize again. How can this be dismissed with just a word of guilt in his heart? What is the purpose? Yu Zhu was worried in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face. He only showed a sweet smile and said: "It's okay, when?"
I don’t remember it a long time ago. Sister, don’t take it to heart.” Don’t worry so much about irrelevant people.
Yi Yun and Rou Yun seemed to have breathed a sigh of relief together, and started talking and laughing with Yu Zhu again. Yu Zhu felt bored. It turns out that in ancient times, ladies were just talking about these things. Why was there something embroidered on the skirt of the second lady of the Qin family that didn't match her appearance?
, the jewelry of the eldest lady of the Wang family was shabby, and it was still the popular style the year before last. Yu Zhu listened to them approving the clothes of almost all the famous ladies in Dengzhou, and Rou Yun smiled tenderly: "Oh, our sister Zhu is here today.
Why are you dressed so plainly? Could it be that my sisters are here and they are hiding it because they are afraid of being blinding to us."
Yu Zhu was bored and was about to make a joke to fool her. Unexpectedly, Yi Yun also said: "Yes, Sister Zhu, just let us see it." What's going on with these two people? The first time they came to the door, they took the initiative to ask to see the host's house.
The jewelry and clothes were too rude, Tian’s mother already looked hesitant on the side.
Forget it, let’s see what their purpose is first. Yu Zhu smiled and said: “It’s not worth anything.” He stood up and led the way.
Chapter completed!