Chapter 63: Entering the Xie Family for the First Time
The big mansion of Xie Mansion is now rewarded to Taifu Xie. In order to run this boudoir well, Mrs. Xie ordered people to open up the two courtyards, and the layout is very fresh and elegant, with pavilions, towers, small bridges and flowing water, and scenery everywhere. The reason why the boudoir in Xie Mansion was so successful is related to the origin and personality of Mrs. Xie. Mrs. Xie’s maiden surname is Meng, and she was the descendant of Mencius of the great Confucian Mencius. Her great-grandfather was the initiator of the founding emperor of Dafeng. Mrs. Xie also had the talent of singing and shining. She was quite as powerful as a man. She was unwilling to waste her talent in obscurity in the back house. With the encouragement and help of Mrs. Xie, she started the boudoir.
The person who made Mrs. Xie's boudoir school shine was her second daughter Xie Yan. She was selected into the palace for her talent and became the female history of the Empress Xiao Jing, who was ranked third. Then she asked herself to marry Princess Yihui and marry the Hei Khanate far away, and she was famous far away. She is now the queen of the Hei Khanate, and has two sons and two daughters, which has attracted the envy of countless people.
In addition to Xie Yan, Mrs. Xie's boudoir school also trained several wives who married the noble family, and even produced a princess and a county princess. These wives sent their daughters to the Xie family's boudoir school. Now, the female official 6 Youmei, who is around Empress Zhao, is also selected from the Xie family's boudoir school.
Mrs. Xie and her mother were in secret. This time, Shen's mother bowed her head and gave her a heavy gift, so she certainly would not refuse. However, she was old and had already handed over her boudoir school to her second daughter-in-law Mrs. Xie's second daughter-in-law. The gentleman invited was also a famous talented woman or a knowledgeable old Confucian scholar, and would never damage the girls' reputation.
The person waiting in the small flower hall where guests were studying at the boudoir was Mrs. Xie Er. Mrs. Xie Er sat in the small flower hall for tea. When she heard the notice, she stood up and greeted her. Mrs. Xie Er looked up and saw that the woman in the mansion was carrying a beautiful young woman wearing a Hunan yellow floral satin jacket with a dark red kesi double-breasted jacket, a lake green embroidered treasure-celebration cotton silk skirt, a Japanese-falling bun, a treasure-celebration hairpin, and a phoenix-carved jade-carved small step. Although the Shen and Xie families were only separated by an alley, because of the relationship between Mrs. Xie and Shen's mother, the two families did not have much contact. This was the first time Mrs. Xie saw Tao.
Mrs. Xie Er's eyes flashed. Mrs. Shen San was different from the rumors. Her outfit was not tacky at all, simple and generous, and it was in line with her identity as a fifth-rank official. When Mrs. Xie Er looked at her, Mrs. Tao was also looking at her. Along the way, Mrs. Tao had already taken the words of a woman and knew her identity. After getting to the corridor, she smiled politely: "Mrs. Xie Er has been waiting for a long time."
"That's what you say, it's a matter of duty." Mrs. Xie smiled and turned her head to look behind Dow.
Dow said sideways: "You three come here to pay homage to Aunt Xie."
Mrs. Xie Er saw two young men with the same appearance, wearing different patterns in the same color, holding a long-lived lock with red gold-carved cloud patterns on their necks, and a pink and jade-carved white and tender girl who was wearing a pink and jade-carved young girl, who came to school, and knew that this was Shen Danxia, a girl from the Shen family who came to school.
"Baimi (Baiyu, Danxia) paid homage to Aunt Xie and greeted Aunt Xie." The three brothers and sisters were polite.
"No need to thank you, get up quickly." Mrs. Xie Er said with both hands.
Mrs. Xie politely invited the mother and daughter of Tao to the small flower hall for tea. After chatting for a while, Tao solemnly handed Shen Danxia to her hands and said, "I know that your mansion takes care of the girl who comes to school and sends Jiuer over to school. However, my Jiuer turned five a few days ago. I also asked Mrs. Xie to take care of her more for her younger age."
"Mrs. Chen San, please rest assured. The girls who come here to study are all well-educated and well-educated. They will get along well with Miss Jiu. The gentlemen are also kind people and will patiently teach Miss Jiu." Mrs. Xie Er smiled.
The two wives talked a few more times, and Tao was reluctant to leave with the brothers Shen Bomi. Mrs. Xie sent off Tao's mother and son, turned around and took Chen Danxia's fat hand and said, "Miss Nine, let's go over."
"Yeah." Chen Danxia nodded. Mrs. Lu, Hu Jiao and Wufu, who were carrying a suitcase with pen, ink, paper and ink, followed.
Mrs. Xie took Chen Danxia's master and servant to the girl's yard where she studied. From a distance, Chen Danxia heard laughter. He walked around the half-height flower fence and saw a group of girls in beautiful dresses throwing vine balls among the flowers. As soon as one morning class was finished, the girls came out to play.
Hopscotch, shuttlecock kicking, throwing pike balls, and jumping pike balls are the favorite games among the little girls in Jindu. The girls tie brightly colored ribbons on the round pike balls and use the vine net cards to play the game. There are various ways to play pike balls, which can be divided into two teams to fight, and they can also compete with each other. Some see who throws higher, and some see who takes more.
In the flowers were seven girls about seven or eight years old. They held a vine net card in their hands, and their eyes moved with the rise and fall of the vine ball. A maid stood beside them. They were counting the girls. Chen Danxia can tell from this that they were seeing who was getting more.
At this time, among the girls sitting in the corridor watching the game, a girl wearing green and green peony embroidered flowers, saw Mrs. Xie Er and Shen Danxia, got up and walked over, saluted Mrs. Xie Er, and asked, "Mother, is this the ninth girl of the Shen family who came to school today?"
"Yes, Miss Ninth, this is my eldest daughter Xie Xiqing." Mrs. Xie Er introduced.
"Hello Sister Qing'er." Chen Fanxia shouted sweetly.
Xie Xiqing smiled and said, "Hello, Sister Jiuer."
Mrs. Xie Er smiled and said, "Qing'er, Miss Jiu is young, you should take care of her more."
"Don't worry, my mother, my daughter will arrange for the younger sister Jiuer." Xie Xiqing stretched out her hand to Chen Danxia. Chen Danxia was handed to Xie Xiqing by Mrs. Xie Er's hand, and Mrs. Xie Er turned around and left.
The girls who played throwing pickles in the flowers decided the winner and the defeat was decided, and they all stopped. Xie Xiqing greeted them and said, "Everyone come here."
The girls came over obediently, and the group of girls who were a few years older than them sitting in the corridor also walked down the corridor steps and walked over gracefully.
"This is the ninth girl from the Shen family next door. From today on, she will be studying in the Qingguo class." Xie Xiqing smiled. Xie Jiamei's teaching is divided into two classes. Those who are over ten years old go to the Hongliu class, and those under ten years old go to the Qingguo class.
"I thought he was a great person. He was from the Shen family next door. What's your name?" The girl in red who had just won the pickle ball, asked in a stiff tone.
Although Chen Danxia felt that the little girl had an unfriendly aura, she came over on the first day and did not want to offend anyone. She smiled and said, "My name is Chen Danxia."
"What two words are they?" asked the little girl in red. Xie Xiqing frowned slightly, but did not say anything to help Chen Danxia.
Chapter completed!