The plum forest of Rui Wang Fu might not be the most beautiful plum forest in Jing, but it was the most famous plum forest in Jing because these plum trees had been personally bestowed by the Emperor. When Rui Wang had left the palace to build his fu, he had said he liked plum blossoms. The Emperor had sent down an imperial decree to select plum trees for the Ministry of Works to carefully plant.
So, no one in Jing dared to say that the plum blossoms of Rui Wang Fu weren't beautiful. Even though there was a plum mountain in the suburbs of Jing, and many scholars liked to go there to write poetry and paint, but no one dared to say that the plum mountain in the suburbs of Jing was the most beautiful plum forest in Jing.
The scale of Rui Wang Fu was about the same size as He Heng's wang fu. The layout was similar, but the style of the details was very different. If Qu Qing Ju had to use a suitable word to describe it, it would be luxurious.
Covered bridges, fake mountains and flowers, it was everywhere exuding wealth. Qu Qing Ju couldn't help but sigh that He Heng was actually a very thrifty and good child. But this Rui Wang Fu was too ostentatious. It was as though they were afraid that people didn't know that their master was the most favored by the Emperor.
Some people said that it was possible to see a person's taste by looking at the house they lived in. Of course, this could only be said for the rich. If the style of Rui Wang Fu was luxurious, then the fu that He Heng lived in was low-key, luxurious, and profound. From this, it was possible to see the difference in the personalities of the two brothers.
Passing through an arch made of moon, the snow on the bluestone path had been swept away, so that the people admiring the flowers wouldn't be affected by the snow. Qu Qing Ju looked over. This average-sized plum forest, in the swirling snow, really did have an unspeakable beauty. She blinked and smiled at Qin Bai Shuang, commenting: "Dimei is very fortunate to be able to admire such a beautiful plum forest in her own home."
"Not at all," Qin Bai Shuang responded with a smile, "Dimei heard that the lotus pond in er sao's fu is also very beautiful. In the summer, it is a beautiful scene."
"If it is really as meimei says, next summer, I will definitely invite everyone to go and admire the lotuses," The cloak that Qu Qing Ju wore was a bright pomegranate colour, the edges sewn with silver fox fur. The silver and red contrasted against Qu Qing Ju's white face, "It was a pity that when I entered the fu, it was already autumn. I didn't know that the fu had such beautiful scenery."
Ning wang fei Wei Qing E smiled at this time and said: "You are an unmarried girl, how would you know such things. For him to say such words, it can be seen that Second Uncle treats Sister-in-law very well. Otherwise, how could you live so leisurely, not even caring about the good things in the fu? "
When Qu Qing Ju heard this, she knew that Wei Qing E was mocking Qin Bai Shuang for knowing too much as a newlywed girl, and also hinting that she didn't know how to manage a household. But the words were beautiful, and no one could find anything wrong with it. Thus, she smiled and said with admiration, "Sister-in-law, please don't tease me. Sister-in-law is virtuous and can manage the fu well. It's a pity that I, this blockhead, am always in a mess when I manage the fu. Fortunately, our Wangye was magnanimous and did not blame me, otherwise I would not have the face to come out and see people. "
"Er sao's words are somewhat wrong," Qin Bai Lu smiled as she followed up, "You are more capable than me. Yesterday, our wang ye was laughing at me for mixing up a lot of things. In my opinion, we should all learn from sister-in-law. "
Wei Qing E's heart was stabbed by this display of affection, but the smile on her face became even warmer: "That's nothing, you will slowly learn." Right now, the newlyweds are naturally in love. In the future, when there are more newlyweds, let's see if you can still call him Wangye. "When I first married, I was also laughed at. Now that you mention it, I remember the past."
The three looked at each other and smiled again, walking towards the Lin Mei Pavilion in the middle of the plum forest.
The noblewomen behind them smiled as they followed behind the three of them. However, their hearts were taut. It seemed that these three princesses were not easy to fool. Especially Luo shi who was also in the crowd. As Qu Qing Ju's jiumu, she was worried that her niece would accidentally fall into the trap of the two wang fei's words.
Lin Mei Pavilion was a two-storey pavilion, specially used to admire the plum blossoms in the winter. The womenfolk sat on the pavilion to admire the plum blossoms. They didn't have to suffer from the wind and snow and could eat fruits and refreshments. The height from which they could admire the scenery was pretty good.
Qu Qing Ju took off her cloak, revealing a head of black hair that was hidden under the cloak. Mu Jin helped her put on the silver fox fur cloak. After Wei Qing E sat down, Qin Bai Lu led her to sit at the table. Because there were several charcoal basins in the four corners of the room, even with the windows open, she didn't feel cold in the wind.
Just as she held up a cup of hot tea, Qu Qing Ju heard Wei Qing E say, "Is this the best Longjing?" She looked over at the voice and saw the other take a small sip.
"As expected, I can't hide it from da sao," Qin Bai Lu smiled as she commented, "This is the West Lake Longjing imperial tribute tea that the Emperor bestowed a few days ago. Usually, I don't bear to drink it. Today, this tea is very suitable for everyone."
"Rui Wang Fei's tea, even for us commoners, the aftertaste is endless," The Marquis of Bao Rong spoke at this time, "It's all thanks to wang fei that we can taste such delicacies."
Everyone knew that the Marquis of Bao Rong was close to Rui Wang Fu. At this time, the Marquis of Bao Rong had a fawning expression that made people's teeth ache. Those that came to admire the plum blossoms were all of high status. Most of them were careful with their words. There weren't many that were as direct as the Marquis of Bao Rong.
"Bao Rong Marquis is too serious," Qin Bai Lu didn't like the Marquis of Bao Rong's fawning, but thinking that the Marquis of Bao Rong was one of wang ye's people, she still had a slight smile on her face as she looked at the crowd, "Everyone being able to enjoy it is its greatest merit."
This imperial tribute Longjing tea wasn't even ten catties a year. For Rui Wang Fu to take it out to receive guests, it could be seen how generous the Emperor's gifts were. This was what Qin Bai Lu wanted everyone present to know. Otherwise, of all the teas, why did they have to use Longjing imperial tribute tea?
Was it to let everyone feel that the Emperor favored He Yuan the most and support He Yuan's ascension? Qu Qing Ju blew on the tea leaves, a smile on her face. Who here was an idiot? If they chose a side for this little bit of tea, they probably wouldn't be able to sit at this place.
"San dimei is so generous," Wei Qing E lowered her head to take another sip, "Even the tea that fuhuang bestowed, you are willing to let all of us taste it. Da sao thanks you first."
"Da sao, there's no need to be courteous. We're all one family, there's no need to separate," Her gaze suddenly landed on the Marquis of Xiang Qing, Luo shi, "Speaking of which, Xiang Qing Marquis is actually er sao's paternal family."
Qu Qing Ju heard the conversation turn to her and put down the teacup to smile at jiumu. When she came, she had seen jiumu, Luo shi, but it wasn't easy to talk. Now that Qin Bai Shuang had started the conversation, she naturally followed up, "San dimei is right. This is my jiumu. Ever since I was small, jiumu has taken great care of me. If I had known that jiumu would come today, I would have come early this morning to disturb you."
"It can be seen that the one er sao wants to see the most isn't dixi, but Xiang Qing Marquis," Qin Bai Lu covered her mouth as she laughed. Then she said with a mirthless smile, "It can be seen that I can't compare to Xiang Qing Marquis."
"You and I are one family. In the future, we will often come and go, there's nothing rare. Jiumu is my relative, she can't be as close as you and I are," Qu Qing Ju said in an intimate tone, "Dimei isn't being sarcastic, she's laughing at me."
"I don't dare laugh at sao," Qin Bai Lu hadn't expected that Qu Qing Ju would say such a thing. She smiled and responded, "Sao is close to jiumu, how can others laugh at you."
Luo shi saw that the two had finished joking before warmly interjecting: "Rui wang fei has seen a joke. It must be that chen fu and Duan wang fei haven't seen each other for a long time and wang fei is angry at chen fu's jiumu so she purposefully said that."
Qu Qing Ju smiled as she stood to ask for forgiveness, "Jiumu, don't say it like that. If biao xiong and biao di knew that I wronged you, they definitely wouldn't let me enter the fu in the future."
Luo shi smiled as she half-declined and half-knelt to return the bow. After chatting for a while, she quietly sat down again. She didn't forget herself because of Qu Qing Ju's status.
Everyone present could see the closeness between the two. People always said that a jiumu loved to treat her niece poorly. Look at the other family, weren't they very close?
Qu Qing Ju knew that Tian shi was worried that Qin Bai Lu would make things difficult for her so she stood up. But she didn't want to pull the Tian Family into the fight for succession. She purposefully put the Tian Family in the position of a stern elder, and not the normal people that depended on the wang fu.
Everyone gradually saw that. They sighed inside, this Tian Family was still a hard rock. Other than loyal to the Emperor, they didn't favor anyone. Even when their niece married into the wang fu, they didn't see any change in their attitude. They didn't purposefully distance themselves, but didn't pretend to please. This kind of conduct was really the style of the Tian Family.
So sometimes, the more natural it was, the less people would think. Even Wei Qing E and Qin Bai Lu could see that the Tian Family didn't have any intentions of standing on He Heng's side. They couldn't help but sympathize with Qu Qing Ju. It was one thing to have such a troublesome paternal family, but even her jiujiu's family wouldn't change their attitude because of her. She didn't know how she would survive in Duan Wang Fu in the future.
"The snow is heavy," Wei Qing E turned to look out the window, at the plum blossoms blooming proudly in the snow, "In this white world, the red plum blossoms are the most eye-catching, and beautiful."
"Yes, red is the main color. No matter how beautiful the other colors are, in this wind and snow, they don't show anything," Qin Bai Lu smiled, "What does furen think?"
Qu Qing Ju continued to drink her tea with interest. These words were clearly praising the plum blossoms, but weren't they saying that the main wife was the way, and that the concubines weren't good enough?
Everyone present was the wife of the main wife. Naturally, they all agreed and started to praise the red plum blossoms. It didn't matter if the xiaojie that had come with their mother understood or not, they all smiled as they listened, as though Qin Bai Lu was really praising the plum blossoms.
After admiring the plum blossoms for a while, seeing that the snow was getting heavier, everyone started the noon meal in the attic. After eating, they drank tea and chatted. Qu Qing Ju felt that this kind of gathering was boring as she dealt with Wei and Qin. She drank a lot of tea into her stomach.
Wei Qing E saw that the snow was getting heavier and wanted to stand to bid farewell. Qu Qing Ju and the others saw this and followed to bid farewell. But Qin Bai Lu stopped them. She said that the snow was too heavy and the carriages wouldn't be able to move well on the road. They would wait for the sedan to arrive before letting them leave.
Everyone could only agree and sit down again to chat about the hair ornaments, clothes, and compliment each other.
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