Hearing Haitang said that he had not chatted with anyone for a long time, it touched Su Yiqing's heart disease. She may not have chatted with anyone for a long time. Since she married into the Dingwang Mansion, every conversation seems to be purposeful. Recently, this situation has become even more serious. You have to be careful every time you speak, for fear of saying something wrong. This feeling is really bad.

Looking at the crabapple in front of me, a melon-shaped face, willow-eyed and apricot face, a very standard beauty. Even if ancient aesthetics tend to be round faces, it is a blessing to be like a silver plate, but it is undeniable that melon-shaped faces are always beautiful.

He is also an open-minded person who listens to Haitang's conversation. I don't know why he is willing to stay here?

Su Yiqing thought about it, but just asked a question, Haitang answered very vaguely. She thought that maybe she had difficulties and didn't want to say more, so she didn't ask again.

When Haitang saw Su Yiqing silent, she thought she was frightened by her words, and comforted her: "Actually, you don't have to worry about anything. The life in the Dingwang Mansion is still good. No one beats and scolds me, and she controls food and accommodation. There is a banquet in the mansion, and when you need to perform singing and dancing, there is a silver reward. There is a little money every month, which is much better than elsewhere."

"Is that right?" Su Yiqing forced a smile. Did Haitang have no intention or did she really like this kind of life that was just a muddle? This kind of life seems stable, but it is actually just a temporary one. When the Lord said that, she didn't know where she was going to be sent to. Is it really good?

Haitang said: "Yes, the people in the royal family are very generous in their actions and reward a lot of silver. In the past, the sisters here have saved a lot of money and left the mansion to make another way to make a living."

After hearing Haitang say this, Su Yiqing couldn't help but look at her in confusion. Since that's the case, why didn't she leave? After making enough money, shouldn't she make more plans while she's young?"

At this time, Haitang suddenly said, "Oh, you've been doing it for half a day. I haven't made tea for you yet."

As he said that, Haitang stood up, hurriedly brewed a cup of tea for Su Yiqing, and brought it to Su Yiqing.

Su Yiqing was not very proficient in tea ceremony, but she just picked up the teacup and sniffed it briefly, and couldn't help but be surprised, "Is this the top Pu'er tea?"

"Yes. You can smell it after you smell it. I guess you are good at this. I think we can be a tea friend in the future." Haitang was obviously very excited.

Su Yiqing was a little stunned. Such tea is considered a good tea even for her. Is the treatment of singers in the mansion so good? Haitang took it out and treated the guests with this top-notch tea?

The next scene surprised Su Yiqing even more. He brought out a lot of tea pots like a begonia offering treasures. He showed Su Yiqing one by one, and asked Su Yiqing to guess what kind of tea this is. They are all rare and good tea leaves. Each variety is not large, but the value is very high.

How come Haitang has so many good tea leaves?

Haitang quickly answered this question. Looking at the tea leaves, he smiled with satisfaction: "I have no other hobbies in my life, I like to taste tea. These are all bought by me at a high price. The managers in the mansion are pretty good, and as long as I have money, they can meet some small requirements that are not excessive. I am the manager who is entrusting the purchasing manager to purchase for the royal family, and I will also bring me a little."

"You... spend all your money here?" Su Yiqing pointed to these teas, a little incredible. After all, she was not a real person who grew up in a wealthy village. Some of the concepts of small families in her previous life were left with no imagination. Some people used up a few years of savings to drink a few sips of good tea, and used the money to buy a house and land, or buy some precious jewelry and other things to maintain their value. The tea was finished after drinking it, and it was just to have fun at that time, but afterwards, Is it worth it? Especially if Haitang is helpless, shouldn't he save more money to defend himself?

"Yes." When it comes to personal interests, everyone will say more, not to mention that Haitang is still a talkative person. He pointed to various tea friends and introduced their characteristics one by one. When it comes to excitement, he also brought out a small red stove and made the most tedious Kung Fu tea for Su Yiqing.

Su Yiqing quickly stopped her, saying that she had drunk too much tea and was afraid that she would not be able to sleep at night. Haitang gave up.

After talking about tea, Haitang suddenly said, "Does it feel strange?"

"No... I just don't understand." Su Yiqing tried to express her tactfully. She was a little disagreeing with Haitang's squandering tea tasting method.

Perhaps this is why Haitang still stayed in the Liuli Courtyard. Even Yufeng went to the border and didn't know when she would come back, so she let out all the singers and the like in the mansion. There was a rule before that, when she signed a contract and wanted to leave, she had to pay the royal family. She did not want to squeeze the hard-earned money of these singers, but some rules could not be broken, so she wanted to find a suitable opportunity to let go. At that time, it was the right opportunity.

Even as Yufeng left, the singers in the mansion had no hope, and there was no need for singing and dancing performances without guests. They had no extra income. Staying in the mansion was useless to waste their youth. Now they could leave without compensation for the contract fee. Naturally, most people left, and some of them had nowhere to go. The custodians also helped introduce them to other families or simply found a good person to marry.

There are really few people who persist in staying like Haitang.

Perhaps Haitang spent all his savings on it, and he couldn't make a living even if he went out. With such a hobby, it was really impossible to go anywhere, so he could only stay in the palace.

Haitang smiled and said, "I know what you want to say. In the past, many kind-hearted sisters and nanny advised me to plan for the future and save some money to prevent myself from getting old and losing my whole body. But my situation is different. I am also a wealthy family. I have raised this kind of hobby for good tea since I was a child. Before I could grow up, I was a little lost. My parents saved money and said they wanted to save my dowry and no longer bought good tea. As a result,

People are not as good as God is. When a plague occurs, my parents are gone. My uncle occupied our family’s wealth and sold me... Of course, he did not fall well. Later, he heard that he died of illness. Another brother in the clan acted as usual and sold his children. I lost even hatred. Thinking about this life, the only thing I felt was that I didn’t force my parents to buy more good tea to taste, but the money saved was cheaper than outsiders.”

Su Yiqing had nothing to say. She had known for a long time that these singers and dancers must have had a sad past. After listening to Haitang's past, it was understandable that she did this.

I think this is also a woman who is cheerful on the surface but is actually desperate about life. She just wants to enjoy the present and no longer care about the future.

This is a way to escape reality. This approach is similar to a man who loves mountains and rivers. It cannot change his destiny and goes with the flow and no longer cares about the future.

In the past, Su Yiqing might have to persuade Haitang to be a little motivated and plan for herself. But now thinking about it, in this world, she can’t control her personal fate. She has a golden finger that can escape at critical moments. She is much better than an ordinary weak woman, but she still has a bad life.

Then Haitang’s method is not a good thing. Enjoy what you should enjoy in time, and it will be worthwhile to have your life without any regrets.

"By the way. Xiaoyi, I don't know what you like or what you are good at?" Haitang asked with a smile.

Su Yiqing thought for a while and said, "I like reading. I am good at it, and there is nothing I am particularly good at... By the way, I still like to play chess occasionally."

"Looking and playing chess." Haitang was a little disappointed, obviously these hobbies were different from hers.

"Can you play chess? Maybe we can play a game when we have time." Su Yiqing suggested.

"Don't, the biggest headache for me is playing chess and other brain-burning things." Haitang waved his hand quickly. Then he said, "I don't like reading books either. The books are all fake. When my child was a child, my mother told me that a woman without talent is virtue. When she read books, she thinks more things and becomes more heart-willing. She always thinks that the stories in the books are real. She wants to live the life described in the books. This is impossible. In contrast, she will only live misfortunes."

There is also such a saying, Su Yiqing felt that it seemed to make some sense. When she thought about herself, did she have too high requirements for everything around her and wanted to live the life she dreamed of, so she always felt unhappy.

Seeing that it was getting late, Su Yiqing found an excuse to say goodbye first.

After leaving Liuliyuan and returning to her room, Haitang's words still echoed in her ears.

Maybe people should find a spiritual sustenance and have a hobby. She likes reading books, but according to Haitang, if you read too much, you will easily be influenced by the descriptions in the books.

Anything else, listening to operas and other things is optional for her, and she doesn't like it very much.

So what exactly is her interest? She used to make flower tea, sachets, etc., but it was just to pass the time and was not considered a real hobby at all.

Su Yiqing was a little distressed, looked around the room and looked on the chessboard.

Well, although she doesn't like playing chess very much, she can slowly cultivate her interests, or she can cultivate her interests from now on and pass the time so that she won't think about it all day long.

Do it as much as you want, Su Yiqing once again set up a chess game. The small chess pieces can change a lot. It is interesting to be serious.

But after all, there is nothing missing when playing chess with yourself, but it doesn’t matter, it’s just passing the time.

...

This is the Mongolian Mansion.

Mrs. Quan Si was chatting with Mrs. Meng. When talking about some recent things in the city, the topic gradually turned to the Dingwang Mansion.

Mrs. Quan Si sighed: "I really admire Princess Ding, and it solved another troublesome thing so easily."

"What my sister is talking about about the girl in the Wei family?" Mrs. Meng asked casually.

"Yes! Who doesn't know about this recently?" Mrs. Quan Si said, "Sister must have heard of it, have you?"

Mrs. Meng nodded, "Someone mentioned that sentence to me, but after all, I had some concerns and didn't say much. What kind of statement did my sister hear?"

Mrs. Quan Si smiled and said, "This rumor is spreading around, and you can probably get a similar truth. It is rumored that Wei took her niece from her parents' family to visit the Ding Prince's Mansion. It happened that her niece was loved by the princess, so she stayed in the mansion for a few days, and then helped to tell her a marriage."

"I heard this too." Mrs. Meng also smiled, "Some people say that it is rare that this princess is so young but likes to be a matchmaker."

Mrs. Quan Si covered her mouth with a veil and smiled, "Sister, don't hide it from us. In fact, not only are we, the family members, who are smart outside, can guess what's going on immediately? Isn't it just that Wei wants to send her niece to the Ding Prince's Mansion to be a concubine, and then the princess used some means to take her niece home and get married?"

Mrs. Meng said: "This is all rumored by outsiders, so this shouldn't be the case. The Wei family's girl was asked by the Wei family to propose marriage by herself, and it has nothing to do with Fu'er."

Mrs. Quan Si smiled again, "Is that right? Speaking of which, the Wei family was a nobleman before, and they were a little unrestrained in their work. How could the woman come to propose marriage? As a result, they asked the matchmaker to pass on the message and asked the lieutenant to propose marriage and spread it out. It was really bad."

Mrs. Meng sighed, thinking that she didn't have to go too far with Mrs. Quan Si, then said, "Maybe, the noble families are too unrestrained to do things. Many absurd things are initiated by the declining noble families. If this good girl's family doesn't find a good family to add, she just wants those who have nothing."

Mrs. Quan Si agreed, "Yes, I'm sorry, Mr. Zhu, who is not greedy or restrained. His official reputation has always been good. Now he has a reputation for sending his niece to flatter the powerful and powerful. As the saying goes, a woman is afraid of marrying the wrong man. This man has a great influence. After many years of hard work as an official, he has obtained such a little good reputation. It's all over in a row. How long will it take to erase this matter?"

"The people in Yancheng are very forgetful. They can't control the corruption and abuse of power and oppression of the people. Who cares about this little problem? Everyone will not remember it in a few days." Mrs. Meng did not think that this was a big deal.

"This is different. Officials all need reputation, and others also like reputation." Mrs. Quan Si also finds it strange sometimes. Many people ignore the bullies who bully men and women, but they like to stare at the occasional mistakes made by good people and keep holding on. Do they think those good people are easy to bully?

Mrs. Meng said, "This is the difference between a real villain and a hypocrite. Anyway, villain has no reputation, and it is reasonable to do anything bad. However, those gentlemen who are usually hypocritical always say politeness, righteousness, integrity and shame, but do things like villains. They want both profit and reputation, and naturally they are easily susceptible to double accusations. Just like among sisters, sisters who usually have good things to you say bad things behind your back, and compared with those sisters who usually have dirty things to say bad things, do you hate that even more?"
Chapter completed!