Chapter 99 Aunt and Nephew Gossip
"Feng Guan——"

At noon, Hong Yi, who had just returned to the courtyard with a large box in her arms, was stopped by someone. Shi Fengque, who was holding a black cat in his hand, walked up to her and took a curious look at her arms:

"Didn't you go to the palace? Why did you bring something back?"

“I bought it on the way.”

As he spoke, Shi Fengguan opened the box in his arms. The woman looked inside and saw things like firecrackers, thunder bombs, and sky lanterns all over the box.

"It's rare to celebrate the New Year. Wei Mingqi said before that it would be more lively for our two families to celebrate together, but he hasn't come back yet. I saw these noisy things on the road and bought some. Not only that - look, aunt, I bought some for you and Master Xie."

As she spoke, Shi Fengguan rummaged around for a while, pulling out several sets of dresses with fine stitching and good materials, and even a few boxes of rouge:

"I bought them all from the shop in front of the market. The fat lady there knew Wei Mingqi and Xie Daoshou, and she gave me discounts on everything."

"..."

Shi Fengque had no objection to her buying so many things, especially for Xie Daoshou and Wei Mingqi, and he was willing to spend any amount of money.

but--

She stepped on the cat rope and then picked up a green gauze dress and looked at it, saying, "It's beautiful, but it's too beautiful. I don't think Master Xie would wear it with her personality."

Shi Fengguan was stunned for a moment.

It seems that what my aunt said is true.

Master Xie's dressing style is as simple as she is. Although she usually wears skirts, how can I describe the style and materials...

If she didn't have her hair in a bun, anyone who saw her would think she was an ordinary woman, and a very frugal one at that.

"Then you have to go back and change it quickly."

Shi Fengguan was about to stand up while holding the box: "It's already the 28th of the twelfth lunar month, and the shop will close in the afternoon. If we don't change it, it will be too late."

Shi Fengque immediately held her back and said, "Don't worry. I'll teach you a set of excuses. When Master Xie comes back, tell her this and she will definitely change."

?

Shi Fengguan leaned over curiously, and after listening to a few words, she lowered her head and said thoughtfully: "You know what, it seems to work. How come you seem to know Master Xie so well?"

"Master Xie is such a good person."

Shi Fengque said in a tone that said, "She's easy to understand," and finally said with a little shyness, "If I were a man, I would marry a woman like this no matter what."

? ?
Shi Fengguan's eyes slightly widened when she heard this. Although she knew that the younger aunt and Master Xie had the best relationship in the family, wasn't this too much?

"By the way, Feng Guan, come here."

Shi Fengque suddenly remembered something and excitedly pulled her back to the room, forgetting even to take away the coal briquettes that had been used to discipline her, so that after a whole morning's meal, she turned her gaze back to the eaves.

It’s great to celebrate the New Year——

In the room.

Ever since the aunt and niece moved in, the room has become very different, with a much more feminine feel.

"look--"

Returning to his own 'small workbench', Shi Fengque took out two items from the cabinet and took out the green satin bag embroidered with a few bamboo leaves to show it:
"Isn't the embroidery of the aunt beautiful? I don't know if Master Xie likes it. The materials of the ones she usually wears are too bad. I feel distressed when I see them."

Shi Fengguan in front of him was not looking at the green one at this time, but instead noticed the red one next to it embroidered with peach blossoms.

"..."

After not seeing a response from the person in front of him for a long time, Shi Fengque raised his head and was slightly stunned. After a moment, he smiled knowingly and took her hand:
"Why should I be shy? I sewed it just for you. Now that you've come back, I know you're very different. This is good. I feel relieved now."

"Auntie..." Although she had been like this for several days, this was the first time that the aunt took the initiative to mention it. Shi Fengguan couldn't help but touch the high ponytail behind her, lowered her head and explained shyly:
"It has nothing to do with him. I just find it troublesome to tie my hair."

"..."

Shi Fengque was trying to recall whether he had mentioned him just now.

"ah!"

Shi Fengguan, who confessed himself, also reacted and immediately picked up the green bag and boasted with a red face:
"Your craftsmanship is really good, Auntie! I'm sure Master Xie will like it after seeing it, especially the bamboo leaves, which are noble and elegant. It's the most appropriate metaphor to use objects to describe people."

Shi Fengque showed a half-worried and half-relieved smile on his face, and did not ask any further questions at this time. He just stuffed the peach blossom into her arms and said:

"You will only mess around with me. Don't tie me up anymore. I don't have any other skills. I can only do these chores. From now on, I will take care of all your clothes."

"..."

Although his face was burning, Shi Fengguan didn't refuse in the end. Since he was sure of his feelings, what was the point of being tense? It would come out sooner or later.

On the contrary, it was my aunt——

Shi Fengguan looked at the piles of scraps of fabric on the table, which was enough to show what the woman usually did. Even if it was a hobby, wouldn't it be boring after a long time?

"Gu, you've been out of the palace for so long, have you ever thought about going out for a walk?"

Shi Fengguan looked over with a little worry in her peach blossom eyes and said, "I asked Master Xie when I got back, and she said that you wouldn't leave the house when we weren't around. How can you do that? You have to go out and see the world, right?"

Shi Fengque seemed to have heard something funny. He sat in front of the stage and arranged the fabrics while laughing, "You told your aunt about the world? When your aunt saw the world, you were still a little kid who couldn't even walk."

Although she is now as destitute as a transparent person, more than ten years ago, when she was younger than Shi Fengguan, all the splendors of the prosperous dynasty had flocked to her, begging her to glance down.

Now that I think about it, it doesn’t make any sense.

"Then you can't stay at home all the time, especially during the Chinese New Year."

Shi Fengguan leaned on her shoulder and said in a tender voice: "Aren't you tired of sewing these things all day? No matter how many more you sew, someone has to wear them, right? Please stop busying yourself. I'll take you out for a walk today."

After all, she is my niece, so she becomes more and more spoiled.

Shi Fengque became a little absent-minded as she thought about it. She had no choice but to sew these things in the past because no one was interested in them in those years and the salary in the palace was tight. Half to make a living and half to kill time, she would embroider some girl's toys for the other palace maids.

But I didn’t expect that I would spend more than ten years on this embroidery.

Until now, it seems to have become something hard to let go, and I want to do something when I have free time.

The same thing happened even when she left the palace. Before she left, she dreamed of being outside the red walls. But when her wish came true, she discovered that all she wanted seemed to be just to stay with her family.

As for the palace and the outside world...

It doesn’t seem to be important?
Anyway, she usually doesn't want to go out, and she can't even explain the reason.

"Please spare me, I am a snowman, I will melt when I see the sun——"

Shi Fengque could only laugh at himself, and stroked his niece's head with his hand and said, "Clothes, stockings, shoes and small clothes, I can make everything. If you can't finish them, there are Master Xie and Yu Niang and the others. If not, I will also prepare for your children in the future. There is always something to do, why should I be bored?"

As she spoke, the woman in the yellow skirt turned back to straighten the fabrics and whispered, "As long as you don't bother me, I will stay at home peacefully."

　The two days before the New Year are mainly about daily life, as well as milestones in the protagonist's life.

　　In addition, I have been thinking about it these two days. How should I put it? I still don’t regret arranging the role of "Ping'er", because the main function of this role is to make the heroine Yu Niang more three-dimensional, and it is also a finishing role with an ending similar to "The end of the book".

　　However, there are several good comments, that is, there is nothing wrong with Ping'er not dying, but I chose the worst way to deal with it. I thought about it these two days and may make an adjustment to Chapter 96. Under the premise of not changing the main storyline, I will notify you in the author's statement after the adjustment.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)