Ye Zi lowered her voice and said," Yes, Miss. But Old Master had no choice but to marry Feng Jiaoniang. Back then, Feng Jiaoniang mentioned her name and wanted to marry Old Master. Old Master couldn't stand Lord Liu's face, so he married Feng Jiaoniang." Feng Jiaoniang fell ill after giving birth to Second Miss and Third Miss. It seemed that she had survived a difficult labor, but she fell ill.”
I nodded. I understood the situation at home. Father was a fourth-grade official, but he was a civil servant. Mom and dad are childhood sweethearts. I have a big brother and two younger sisters. Father and mother doted on me the most.
I walked into the hall. Father and Mother were eating. I went to greet my parents and then sat down to eat.
"Ji 'er, Yi' er heard that you've recovered and came to visit you today.”Mother smiled at me. I nodded." Actually, it's nothing. You don't have to come to see me."”Eh, although the rice in ancient times did not have all kinds of seasonings, it was still very exquisite and delicious. "Ji 'er, now that you've recovered, have you started learning the zither?”Father looked at me with a smile while mother looked at me with anticipation. What was going on? Did I learn the zither before?
"Uh…Alright, I'll learn it today.”I'm helpless. It's not easy for girls in ancient times.
"That's great! Ji 'er, you've finally agreed to learn the zither!”Mother was so excited that she spoke a little louder," Ji 'er refused to learn it no matter what! Father and mother tried to persuade him for a long time, but it didn't work!”
…My face was filled with black lines. So I never learned the piano before!
"Ye 'zi, why didn't you tell me that I never learned it!”I angrily walked back to the house. "How would I know that Miss has forgotten about the past and her personality has changed?" Ye 'zi also looked aggrieved.”
"Sister Ji 'er!" A chubby little girl ran towards me. The slightly older girl chased after her."Slow down!"
The little girl threw herself into my arms." Sister Ji 'er, Ying' er misses you so much. I heard that you were sick. Ying 'er wants to go and see you, but Sister said that Ying' er will disturb you!”The little girl who followed behind smiled at me.""Sister Ji 'er, Ying' er is young. She will definitely cry when she sees that you're sick.”
These two girls must be the Second Miss, Wan 'er, and the Third Miss, Ying' er.
I hugged Ying 'er and pinched her nose."You can see me now. What are you doing here?”Ying 'er said in a childish voice,"Greetings to Daddy." Mother said that if I pay my respects to father, he will like me.”I smiled and said to the Second Young Lady,"I will go and see YiNiang in a while. How is she these two days?"”Wan 'er was shocked. Even Leaf was shocked. Wan 'er was stunned and said,"Mother is fine." We're going to pay our respects to Father." Then, he pulled Ying 'er away.
"Miss, why are you going to Feng Jiaoniang's place? You never went before." Leaf followed behind me.
"I have to go and see Feng Jiaoniang. Didn't you hear? Even Third Miss doesn't call my mother 'Mother'. It seems that Feng Jiaoniang is still very strict with these two daughters. They only said that they wanted to pay their respects to their father, but they didn't say that they wanted to pay their respects to their mother.”I glanced at the direction the two ladies left.
"Lead the way." I smiled at Leaf.
"What's there to see about an unfavored concubine?" Ye Zi pouted.”
We passed through small courtyards. They finally arrived at Feng Jiaoniang's courtyard. The silktree flowers here were blooming just right, emitting a sweet smell. The fallen leaves in the courtyard were not swept away.
The door was open, but there was no sound.
I walked into the courtyard and saw a bamboo basket in the corner drying the tea leaves. This woman was really interesting.
When I stepped into the room, a slender woman in pink was lazily leaning on the bed and hugging her white cat. I lightly nodded and said,"YiNiang, I'm here to see you."”
The woman hurriedly raised her head and saw me in shock."Young miss? Young miss, why are you here?" She stood up and invited me to sit down." My place is remote. Usually, servants don't come here often. Why did you specially come here to see me?”
I smiled and asked Ye Zi to take out the snacks from her father and then asked her to pour tea.
"I was sick a few days ago and have recovered now. I saw Ying 'er and Wan' er go to pay their respects to Father just now, so I came to take a look. Are you feeling well now?" I looked at Feng Jiaoniang. She was originally a young lady from a wealthy family, but now she had fallen into such a state. Even the servants were not willing to come to her courtyard, and she felt very uncomfortable. She remembered that people in the modern era were all snobbish.
Feng Jiaoniang smiled and said,"Thank you for your concern, Eldest Miss. My illness is just like this." After giving birth to Ying 'er, she would never get better. Back then, Old Master had also invited many doctors and prescribed many medicines. It didn't look good. On the other hand, the Eldest Miss was in good health. Wan 'er said that the Eldest Miss had a fever for three days, but now she had recovered so cleanly. It's still better to be young."
Ye Zi poured her some tea and I quickly called out to Feng Jiaoniang,""Try this snack. I like it very much. YiNiang, don't feel too uncomfortable. Illness comes like a mountain, but it goes away like silk. Take it slowly and you will definitely recover.”
Feng Jiaoniang picked up the snack with her fingertips and placed it in her mouth to taste it carefully."I haven't eaten these sweets in a long time. If you didn't come, I would have forgotten what it tasted like. When I was a little girl, I was just like you. I loved eating these sweet things the most.”
" Then I'll bring you more next time." I got up and said goodbye." I'll leave first. I still have to practice the piano later, so I won't disturb your rest."”
Feng Jiaoniang got up to send me off. She opened her mouth but said nothing.
After leaving her courtyard, Yezi asked me,""Miss, why is there a next time? You still want to come?"
"After all, she is the mother of two children. She was also the aunt of this family. Even if her status isn't as high as my mother's, she's still her master. Didn't you hear what she said? The servants don't even come to this house. Do you think she doesn't like sweet food? No one gave it to her. I often come to see her. First, to show these servants so that they don't forget their status. Secondly, he wanted to rope in Feng Jiaoniang. She used to be the daughter of the Liu family. Now that the Liu family is at its peak, if they knew that their daughter was suffering in the Xia family, how could they let it go?”I frowned and looked at Leaf, then she led me back to the courtyard.
"Aiya! If I had known earlier, I would not have left so little to bring back!”I cried out sadly. So I left all the snacks for Feng Jiaoniang, but I didn't leave any for myself.
Ye Zi pursed her lips and smiled. Miss, it's better for you to eat less. I'll go and tidy up the outer room. When Master comes, he can teach you.”Then, she hopped away.
I sighed and looked at my small arms and legs. How did I end up wearing it on such a child! Even though there aren't that many concubines in the family, and this concubine is neglected, it still gives me a bad feeling. After all, his father was an official in the imperial court. Even if he was careful, he would inevitably be implicated.
A servant girl came in from outside. Seeing that I was alone, she opened the window of the room."Young miss, Ye 'zi asked me to call you to the outer room. He said that the piano teacher is here and wants you to go.”When I saw her, I asked lazily,"What's your name?" She quickly turned her head and bowed at me."I am Xiangxia, your maid.”I nodded and said to her,"Let's go."”She was stunned for a moment and quickly went to open the door.
After walking past the pavilion, they arrived at the big house outside. The master had already been invited to sit down. When I walked in, Master immediately stood up and said to me,"Young miss." I walked over and smiled at her.”"This is Master Liu, the best zither master in the city," Ye Zi said. In order to let Young Lady learn the zither, Old Master had always invited Master to stay in the courtyard.”I said to the master in embarrassment,"Master, is learning the piano very hard?"”The master burst out laughing. But Miss, if we want to learn the piano, we can take it slow. I won't be too demanding on you.”
Ye 'zi and Xia Xiang left the room. I sat in front of the piano. The master said,"The zither is actually very easy to learn. Things like the zither should be connected to one's heart. I have to feel it."
I learned piano in modern times. He was no stranger to musical instruments. However, he had never tried these folk instruments before. Thus, he concentrated on listening to Master Liu's explanation.
Outside the door, Xiangxia asked Yezi carefully,""Ye 'zi, what's wrong with Miss? You don't even recognize me today.”Ye Zi stuck out her tongue guiltily." Miss, you probably didn't notice you. How could you not recognize me?"”Xiangxia shook her head thoughtfully." No way. Miss asked for my name."”Leaf waved her hand." How would I know? I'll go and see how the tea is going."”Then, he hurriedly ran away.
"Miss, that's all for today. I didn't expect you to have such a deep understanding of the zither.”Master Liu stood up. I also got up to send her off." It's nothing. I just thought that you played too well, so I wanted to learn."”When he went out, he saw Xiangxia standing at the door and instructed her,"Send Master Liu to the courtyard. Hey, where's Ye?" Xiangxia said," Just now, Master sent someone over. Ye 'zi went over and should be back soon."”I nodded and watched them leave.
Then, he groped his way to the hall in the morning to find Leaf.
On the way, I saw Leaf leading a boy over. Leaf saw me from afar and quickly ran over."Miss! Young Master Yi is here to see you!"
I suddenly remembered that my father said that Xia Yi would come to see me today, so I walked over. Xia Yi also ran over from the other end."Sister Ji 'er, have you recovered?" He looked like he was only about ten years old. I smiled at him. Brother Yi, do you still want to catch koi today?”
Xia Yi smiled awkwardly." I don't want it. I was uneasy for a long time when you fell into the water for me. I was scolded by my father when I went back." Then he turned to me and said," But if you hadn't asked for the koi fish last time, it wouldn't have been such a big deal." Don't tell me you're still thinking about the koi?”
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