Chapter 4: Paying Homage
She pointed at the wedding bed and said to Aunt Zhang, "Can this be changed to a different color?"
Aunt Zhang was a little overwhelmed. This bright red wedding bed had to be laid out for a whole month to be auspicious. It was only the second day of the wedding, and it was going to be removed?!
"What? Can't I?" Song Qingci still had a smile on her face, but Aunt Zhang felt that the smile was a little strange.
Just as Aunt Zhang was about to persuade her again, she heard Shan Li's voice, "Listen to the young lady and change it."
Song Qingci raised his head and smiled at Shan Li who walked in, "Thank you."
When the maids and servants in the room saw Shan Li coming in, they knelt on the ground and greeted him.
He saw Song Qingci, who was wearing a dark purple cross-collared skirt and a white fox fur cloak, standing there and smiling at him. The morning light shone through the window onto her smiling face, and he was distracted for a moment.
Immediately, he came to his senses again and reminded himself that this was the same person as the red-clothed female Rakshasa from last night!
Shan Li calmed down and said, "Let's go. It's time to pay respects to our elders at home."
''OK.''
Shan Li and Song Qingci walked out of Chixiao Courtyard side by side.
Outside Chixiao Courtyard, Feng Yi and Feng Er were waiting at the door, and there were four beautiful maids waiting with trays. They were Song Qingci's dowry maids Yin Ping, Yin Qiu, Yin Ling and Yin Xing. But now they belonged to her, Song Qingci.
Shan Li didn't let anyone stay in Chixiao Courtyard last night, so these maids were arranged to live somewhere else and waited outside Chixiao Courtyard this morning.
Feng Yi and Feng Er clasped their fists and saluted, "Meet the master, madam."
The fourth maid also bowed and saluted, "Greetings to the young general and the young lady."
Shan Li didn't say anything and walked straight forward. Song Qingci smiled at them and followed him.
The six people followed behind silently without saying a word.
When passing by the garden, Shan Li suddenly stopped and glanced at Feng Yi and Feng Er, and the two immediately understood and retreated. Seeing this, Song Qingci turned his head and said to Yin Ping, "You go down too."
After everyone had gone far away, Shan Li spoke up, "There are some things I want to talk about first."
Song Qingci nodded to show that he was all ears.
"Did you know that Aunt Zhang is my grandmother's person?"
Song Qingci shook her head. She had just gotten married, so how could she know who belonged to whom?
"Then do you know what Aunt Zhang did at Chixiao Courtyard this morning?"
Song Qingci continued to shake her head. She originally thought that he was just helping her wash up, but when Shan Li asked this, the answer was obviously different from what she thought.
"Ahem~" Shan Li coughed twice, and then said in a lower voice, "Madame Zhang went to collect the Yuanpa."
"Yuan what?" Song Qingci was a little slow to react. "How can we have a Yuanpa!" They didn't consummate their marriage, so how could they have a Yuanpa?
Shan Li almost covered her mouth and suddenly raised her voice, fearing that others could not hear her. Not to mention the maids and servants, the secret guards in the mansion had very good hearing.
Song Qingci seemed to realize that his voice was too loud and stuck out his tongue to ease the embarrassment.
"Madame Zhang saw what happened in Chixiao Courtyard, and grandma must have known about it by now. If grandma asks you about it later, you can push it to me and I will explain it. If anyone else asks, you don't have to answer."
"Oh, ok. I won't say anything." "That saves a lot of trouble. How nice."
After saying that, they walked towards Jing'an Hall again.
Feng Yi and the others quickly followed.
When they arrived at the entrance of Jing'an Hall, a maid was waiting by the door. She smiled and said to Shan Li, "This servant greets the young general and the young lady. Please go in quickly. The old lady and the others are already waiting."
Song Qingci glanced at the nanny and said nothing, then followed Shan Li in.
The main hall of Jing'an Hall.
There are quite a lot of people in the General's Mansion. After Song Qingci stood still, he looked around and felt that there were a whole room of people.
In modern times, with the one-child policy, it's hard to imagine a family of this size for a girl her age. It's a bit new.
An old lady with white hair and a youthful face sat at the top. She must be Shan Li's grandmother, the wife of the old general.
Time never defeats beauty. It can be seen that the old lady must have been very beautiful when she was young.
"Grandson Shan Li and his new wife Song came to see grandmother." Shan Li spoke in a loud voice, and then he took the lead in kneeling down and kowtowed. Judging from the sound, he kowtowed very sincerely.
"Granddaughter-in-law Song Qingci pays respect to her grandmother." "Since we have come to ancient times, we should follow the local customs. Kneel down if you want to. It's worthwhile to kowtow to the old man."
"Okay, okay." The old lady had a kind face and smiled so much that her teeth were showing. The eldest son and grandson of their Shan family had also married. It won't be long before the mansion has another new member. "Hurry up, hurry up. Tan Xiang, bring the things over."
A smart-looking maid came up to the two of them, holding a box.
The old lady gestured to open it, and then said, "This is my wedding gift to you. Grandmother wishes you happiness and happiness."
Song Qingci looked at the box and saw a pair of locks made of pure gold, inlaid with many gems. At first glance, they were dazzling.
Yinping walked forward, took the box from Tanxiang, put it on the tray held by Yinxing, and took out a headband from the tray and handed it to Song Qingci.
Song Qingci was stunned. What was he doing?
She was stunned for only a few seconds, but the room suddenly became quiet. All eyes turned to her.
She wasn't afraid. What was there to be afraid of? Eyes couldn't kill anyone. She just felt a little embarrassed.
"Grandma, this is a gift from Ah Ci. Take a look and see if you like it." Shan Li took the headband from Yin Ping and brought it directly to the old lady.
"I like it, I like it. Ah Ci is thoughtful." The old lady took the headband and looked at it. The stitching was delicate and the pattern was novel. It was obviously made with great care.
"As long as grandma likes it." The steps are in front of you. Only a fool would not go down. Song Qingci was obviously not a fool.
In fact, the original owner's etiquette was impeccable, otherwise why would she be called the most famous lady in the capital? However, Song Qingci's behavior did not include etiquette. Now, she remembered it all at once.
Then, another maid came over and stood beside them with a teacup.
Song Qingci knew what to do next when she saw the teacup. She knew how to do this.
Shan Li took the teacup, bent down and handed it to a woman on the left of the old lady.
''Mother, please have some tea.''
"Mother, please have some tea." Song Qingci slowly handed over the teacup.
Shan Li's mother, Lou, took the teacups one by one and took a sip each~~