Chapter 3 Entering the House (below)
Living in the mansion, the First Mistress will definitely find a close friend around her first to keep an eye on her, Ronghua knows a few trusted people around the First Mistress, and she didn't do a lot of preparations during the time she was outside the mansion.
Everyone has a weakness, she also looked for a long time ......
Fortunately, everything is within her plan, the first wife sent Chun Yao, this girl has been raised by the first wife since childhood, and is not good to collect, can only temporarily take some methods to stabilize her, the other ...... she has to step by step slowly.
Rong Hua looked outside while drinking tea, "It seems to be very lively outside."
"Yes, Missy and Auntie are coming back."
Rong Hua pretended to know nothing about it, "I heard Auntie say before that Eldest Sister married extremely well."
Speaking of this, Chun Yao was very proud, "That's natural, not only is the Aunt Master a good family man, he is also good to the young lady, after a few years of marriage, there is only the eldest young lady by her side," Chun Yao gradually unconsciously envied, "Our eldest young lady, she has had a good life, and her life is also good."
Chun Yao's words were just finished when she heard someone coming into the courtyard, Chun Yao lifted the curtain to see, it turned out to be Jinxiu, who was beside the First Mistress, Jinxiu had not been in the house for long, and was very respectful to the First Mistress's beloved servant girl, saying a few words with a mouthful of a girl, and then stood at the side waiting for Chun Yao's order.
Chun Yao walked over to Rong Hua's side, "Eighth Miss, the eldest miss wants to eat the dim sum I made, and the madam asked me to come over."
Seeing Ronghua nodding her head, Chun Yao continued, "Jinxiu this girl has a fine heart, if Miss Eighth has something to do, just order her to do it, I've already instructed the following to bring the rice into the house today, whatever Miss wants to eat, tell Jinxiu to order the back kitchen to do it."
The first lady returned to her mother's home, who can not care about her this just entered the mansion of the common people's young lady, to put it nicely is to take care of her to bring the meal in, to put it more thoroughly, is not want to let her participate in the evening family feast, for fear that she does not know the rules and make a fool of herself.
Chun Yao hurriedly walked out, next to the Jinxiu slightly relieved, the end of the shoulders unconsciously put down. She was not allowed to be used in front of the First Mistress, and she was usually cautious, afraid that she might make a mistake.
Rong Hua into the house with the things have not been packed, Jinxiu hands and feet to help clean up, in her eyes which lady is the master, her job is to serve the masters properly.
Ronghua looked at the busy Jinxiu, this girl is honest, hardworking, but it is a little bit of the shadow of Qiqi, Qiqi if not with the wrong master, would not have ended up like that, and now she is reborn, I do not know if Qiqi has been reincarnated.
Waiting for Jinxiu to finish her work, Ronghua calls her over to drink tea with her, "How long has it been since you entered the mansion?"
"Some years too."
"Have you always been by mother's side?"
"Neither, only recently transferred over."
The eighth young lady does not have any frame, jinxiu a relaxation, words are also more up, noon meal on the table, jinxiu on the side said: "the eldest young lady back, the kitchen is busy, our side of the cook was also called over to help, the meal is inevitably simple, young lady eat eat look, if not, I will go to the cook called back to redo some."
Rong Hua was a bit strange, Tao House is not an ordinary mansion, there are usually many guests coming and going, there are dozens of people in just one big kitchen, surprisingly it is not enough.
Probably seeing Ronghua's thoughts, Jinxiu said, "The main reason is that I'm afraid that Auntie is not used to the meals in the mansion, so I'm calling a few cooks to go over there and make some specialty dishes."
"The last time Auntie didn't eat much in the mansion, and that's why Mistress called Miss Chun Yao over."
"Miss Chun Yao makes good dim sum, Miss can have Chun Yao make some to try in the future."
He didn't love eating things from the mansion, it was amazing how some things hadn't changed over the years.
She had long thought that things were different, that the past had long since become a fizzle, but she hadn't expected that talking about him would still give her a trance-like feeling.
She had thought that he would keep his promise.
Even if he were to take a wife, he would not marry the first born young lady of the Tao House.
Rong Hua's fingers traced the delicate pattern on the tea bowl.
She always had to let them know that what was exchanged at the cost of a person's life would not only not last, but would also bring unspeakable pain.
Before dinner, Chun Yao entered the house with red eyes, she had joyfully gone to prepare the dim sum, who knew that the eldest miss would pick on her for not doing a good job. After the eldest young lady married out, the food she ate and used was a cut above what she had in the Tao residence, and it was natural that she was not used to eating what she had made at this moment.
The master is not happy in her heart, it's normal to take it out on people, although Chun Yao thinks so, her heart is still aggrieved, originally outside she has tried to adjust her emotions, who knows that she is still seen by the eighth young lady.
"What's wrong? Didn't do your errand well?"
Chun Yao nodded, "I haven't done it for some days, my hands are rusty."
A hint of resignation clearly flickered in Chun Yao's eyes.
Rong Hua read a few pages of the book and said as if offhandedly, "In the past, my mother hired a cook, she made a kind of dim sum that was quite delicious and chic in appearance, I heard that she used to work as an underling for the royal family."
Chun Yao was really interested and raised his head to look at Rong Hua, "I wonder which kind of dim sum it is."
Ronghua put down the book and smiled, "The shape is ten peony flowers, starting from the bud until it fully opens, each piece of dim sum is a form of a flower bloom, it's very special just from the appearance, and the fillings inside are also well thought out......." Ronghua paused, and Chunyao was really was already listening mesmerized.
"Do you want to learn how to make it?"
Chun Yao couldn't hide his joy, "It's naturally good that eighth miss is willing to teach me, but I'm afraid I'm too stupid to learn."
Ronghua said, "I can see that you are a handy person, it's not that difficult, if you're done, bring it to the eldest miss for a taste."
Chun Yao did not let her down, the dim sum she brought out was almost the same as Rong Hua remembered.
There were ten flowers, and each one was exquisitely made.
Ronghua nodded, and Chun Yao happily took it to the eldest miss.
Eldest Miss will definitely like it when she sees it, and this plate of dim sum will be set up at the family banquet in the evening, when Auntie will see it.
He probably didn't expect to see such dim sum again.
The origin of this dim sum was something Rong Hua lied to Chun Yao about, it wasn't even some cook who made it for her to eat, it was a trick she and Qi Qi came up with.
That day when she was in the house tracing the Flower Blossom Riches picture, Qi Qi wanted to make some exquisite dim sum for her to eat, she gave Qi Qi the idea, "Why don't we use the flower as a mold and make something novel."
Seven Seven's hands are also skillful, surprisingly, according to what she said, made out a plate like a mold.
Qi Qi said, "The name of the dim sum is 'Blossom and Prosperity'?"
She thinks the name is not good, too pretentious, "Ten flowers, let's call it Ten Perfect!"
Later she met him.
By the pond, a chance encounter, he looks gorgeous, elegant like a breeze in the spring, mixed with warmth and gentleness, let her heart pounding.
He was the kind of wonderful person she had imagined.
"I am but a concubine's ...... son."
He laughed at her, "I take it you're not that kind of mediocre."
If she didn't have a sea oath, she wouldn't have risked meeting him again and again.
He is also not accustomed to eating meals at banquets, she remembered those dim sum, and quietly made a plate with Qiqi at night.
Ten Perfections, she originally wanted to dip into the joy of the name, they would end up with a ten perfect ending.
Rong Hua smiled.
But it was because she had too much expectation, in the end it was only ten dough balls, how could it be worthy of the name Ten Perfections.
Rong Hua was plunged into the memories of the past when Chun Yao went and returned.
"By the way miss, I forgot to ask, what is the name of this dim sum?"
"Ten Perfections."
Chun Yao smiled, "That's a good name."
"Yes, it's a good name, Missy and Auntie will definitely like it when they hear it."
He had probably already forgotten the past, so she helped him slowly recall it.
The family banquet began, and the entire mansion was festooned with lights and colors.
The eighth young lady's house was like a forgotten corner.
"Jinxiu, let's go out for a walk."
The garden was enormous, doubled in size compared to when Ronghua was in the mansion a few years ago, and the Tao House had really gotten a lot richer by taking advantage of the eldest young lady's marriage.
Without thinking, he walked to the previous residence.
"Eighth Miss, you can't go over there." Jinxiu hurriedly stopped her.
Ronghua feigned a look of curiosity, "Why?"
Jinxiu stammered, and only after a long time did she say, "That used to be the fifth miss's house, and after the fifth miss disappeared, no one has been there since." It has long been rumored that this house is haunted, and then there were some gossips, saying that the fifth miss died in a strange way, and when she usually passes by here, she walks quickly, not daring to even look at it, for fear of seeing something unclean. Later on, there were more gossips, and the First Mistress simply forbade anyone to mention this courtyard again, much less go in.
"It's nighttime again, it's weirdly creepy. Eighth Miss, let's just go back!"
Rong Hua smiled, "I didn't feel it just now, but now that you said so, I really do feel a chill behind me," Rong Hua purposely looked towards the rest of the garden, revealing a look of unfulfilled wanderlust, "I still want to look elsewhere, so just go back and get a cloak for me! "
Seeing that the eighth young miss was having fun, Jinxiu didn't dare to say anything more, she only had to place Ronghua in a pavilion and then hurriedly turned back.
Ronghua looked at Jinxiu's figure fading away and turned towards the abandoned courtyard.
This courtyard had really not been visited for a long time, and there were weeds growing horizontally everywhere, Rong Hua pushed open the door of the house, and the smell of dust immediately hit her.
Most of the things in the house had already been taken away, and what was left had been rummaged through.
Rong Hua approached the inner room and took away a few green bricks under the bed, inside was a brown box, she opened the box and the dress in the box was revealed.
She reached in and touched it, the dress was still in good condition.
I wonder what he would do when he saw the bodice? It would be even more surprising than tonight, wouldn't it?
Or maybe he would believe that there really was reincarnation in this world.
Rong Hua smiled slightly and closed the box. She was about to walk out of the room when she suddenly heard someone in the courtyard shout in a trembling voice, "Eighth Miss, are you here?"