Lady Zhao

Chapter 61

The early winter is over, just a few days of snowfall and cold wind, and today is the end of the day.In Mingxu Garden, a few red plums planted next to the old lady’s jade steps are still full of unmelted snow-white cores. Several maidservants are holding white porcelain pottery, and are carefully picking up snow with their toes. Mother Yang rolled up her sleeves and gave a few careful instructions from time to time, when taking the snow water from the flowers and leaves, it must not be stained with ordinary dust. When it is full, it will be sealed in the pottery and buried under the red plum tree. Next year, it will be taken out of boilable water to make tea. Don't have a taste.

Mama Yang was watching, when she suddenly saw two pretty figures approaching from a distance, she immediately smiled and rushed forward, "Eldest Miss, Second Miss, why didn't you hear me when you returned home? .”

Zhao Wenwan smiled, "I wanted to surprise grandma, so I didn't let the boy tell me."

Zhao Wenxi stood with his head bowed and smiled slightly. He seemed happy at first glance, but there was a trace of unhappiness in his heart.I was already tired from the journey, and originally wanted to go back to Jinglian Garden for a rest, but Zhao Wenwan proposed to greet the old lady before Mingxu Garden, Zhao Wenxi had no choice but to return to her own garden this time It seemed that she was ignorant, how could she let Zhao Wenwan do well, so she had no choice but to come together in a tired mood.

The two quietly went to the house together. When the old lady saw the two, she was overjoyed as expected, as if she had been separated for a long time, she sat beside them intimately, asking non-stop.

Zhao Wenwan saw her grandmother miss her so much, she held her generous and warm hand back, and talked about various interesting things about Biyishi, such as Zhang Taishi's daughter's chubby body that collapsed Biyishi's stool, After a big somersault, and the embarrassment of Princess Jinping being chased and bitten by a dog, the old lady squeezed her eyebrows together and was so happy to hear her deliberately funny words that she only heard about the ferret being skinned and killed. The son's face darkened slightly, "Ah, when Wenxuan was punished by Concubine Yue to copy scriptures, grandma heard about it, and she wronged you at that time."

"I'm not wronged, but the two younger sisters were misled and thought it was me who did it. Wenxi almost fainted from crying, and Wenxuan was also implicated in the end. Fortunately, Princess Yongping testified to me, and my innocence was repaid."

As soon as she heard her grandmother say that she knew everything, Zhao Wenxi felt guilty for a while, and said aggrievedly with her eyes that were often bright and watery: "The situation was chaotic at the time, and Wenxi was in a hurry... It was my fault, I shouldn't have doubted my sister. I'm here to make amends to my sister."

Zhao Wenwan smiled naturally and magnanimously, and raised the corners of his mouth. The smile was a little bit more pointed. When he met Zhao Wenxi's watery eyes, he said in a good mood, "Sister, don't blame yourself. My sisters don't have overnight feuds. I hope they will be out in the future." In front of people, we sisters can be united and advance together, but we can't let the situation of that day repeat itself."

The old lady nodded approvingly. Zhao Wenwan's statement shows that she puts the overall situation first, and her words are to the point. This girl is getting more and more sensible, and it's time to talk about marriage.

"My sister taught me a lesson." Zhao Wenxi couldn't get angry, so she could only pursed her lips and responded with resentment in her lowered eyes.

In a short while, Mrs. Ye, Mrs. Xu, and Mrs. Leng all entered the room under the curtain of the maid. When Mrs. Xu entered the door and saw Zhao Wenxi, who looked slightly ill, he burst into greetings, very affectionate.On the other hand, the Leng family congratulated Zhao Wenwan for winning the Qionghua Banquet and conferred the title of county magistrate in a gentle and gentle way, and she was really happy in her words.

The old lady felt even more comfortable listening, and the smile lines at the corners of her eyes became deeper.And Ye Shi on the side just smiled silently, feeling quite uncomfortable in his heart. Now that the two brothers and sisters have become more and more deeply rooted in the mansion, if this root is allowed to take root, it may not be easy to pull it out. A trace of cruelty flashed in the forbearing eyes.

In such a harmonious atmosphere, a discordant sound of retching suddenly cut off everyone's words. Rong Chun, the maid next to Xu's, covered her lips and vomited loudly, and everyone's eyes flashed The different lights, especially Xu's frowning, seemed very surprised.

It's fine if she's an ordinary maid, but this Rong Chun is different from other maids in the mansion, she is Xu's dowry maid.Because Mrs. Xu wanted to drink the congenital decoction, she would not be able to have intercourse for half a year. Mrs. Xu was worried that Zhao Hongming would not be able to live around outside, so she listened to the advice of other grandmothers she had good friends with and gave her personal maid to Zhao Hongming. It's easy to handle the room.This is often the case in rich families. It is better for the wife to send the maid beside her to her husband to vent her anger when she is not feeling well, than to find a woman who does not know the details.

Rong Chun endured the nausea, and quickly knelt on the ground, not daring to raise his face, "I'm not feeling well, I'm afraid it's because of the cold, I hope the old lady and madam forgive me."

Xu stared angrily, "Things that don't know the rules." He seemed to have an ominous premonition, and wanted to kick him.

Mrs. Zhao stopped hurriedly and asked Mama Yang to help her get up first.

Rong Chun was stunned, and raised his eyes subconsciously, but seeing everyone's probing eyes, he felt nervous and couldn't help retching again.

Mrs. Ye interjected at the right time, and told the servant girl beside her, "Go ask Dr. Yuan to have a look, maybe..."

I'm happy... Everyone thought this way, but they didn't dare to say it because of Xu's ugly face.

When Dr. Yuan came to check his pulse, he confirmed that it was hi, and he congratulated repeatedly. The old lady was very happy. After so many years, Hongming had an heir. Worried, he ordered Ren Haosheng to wait on Chunjing. After a few days, he would show her face and ask his aunt to do it.

Tong Fang was flattered at this moment, and quickly thanked the old lady for her kindness, but when he calmed down, he was a little more flustered than before, hiding his eyes and not daring to look at Xu's eyes that were about to kill, and caressing his stomach carefully.

A few days later, Rong Chun was indeed promoted to his aunt, and there was a little "lively" in the house. Of course, there was also Xu's disturbance. The old lady was afraid that she would hurt her grandson in a moment of excitement, and then she would kill Rong Chun. Received Mingxuyuan partial hospital.

There was just a commotion at the Sanfang side, and something happened to Mrs. Ye. Zhao Yuanjin was doing nothing outside and got involved with actors, and his health was broken. Mrs. Ye did not dare to let Mr. Zhao know, so she was busy looking for Zhao Yuanjin. The doctor of the aspect.Zhao Wenwan has cultivated a lot of cronies in the mansion, both inside and outside the mansion, especially when the Holy Majesty named her the county lord, she will have a certain monthly salary in the future, and the gold rewarded by the palace alone is enough for her to use for a long time. The news from all directions is like beads on a thread.

It was rare that the two troublesome women were busy with their own affairs, and Zhao Wenxuan was being punished on July 49, and Zhao Wenxi was very busy learning etiquette with the invited nun these days, so Zhao Wenwan naturally enjoyed leisure.

Today, the weather was fine, and Zhao Wenwan, who was in a panic, planned to go to his elder brother to kill time, when he heard a mellow voice from behind on the way, "Miss Zhao..."

Bao Chan was about to turn her head, but Zhao Wenwan stared back at him before seeing the figure, touched her nose with a puzzled look, and asked cautiously: "Miss, there seems to be a young master calling you from behind?"

"Never mind." Zhao Wenwan squeezed out two words from the gap between his teeth, and walked faster and faster as if he pretended not to hear, thinking to himself why did that person suddenly linger?

"Zhao Wenwan, stop for me." The voice was much louder, although it was cold and unrepentant, but when you listened carefully, there was still traces of helplessness.

Baochan was startled, her body became stiff, Wang... Wang... Prince?What kind of tricks did the young lady do, she dared to show the face of the prince.

Because of the conversation that day, Zhao Wenwan was also a little confused at the moment, unwilling to face Gu Jingxing, so he paused slightly, pulling Baochan who was still in a mess, and suddenly felt a tightness in his arms, making him people grabbed.

"You..." Zhao Wenwan only felt the goosebumps all over his body, as if his fur had exploded, but when he turned his head and was about to explode, he froze when he looked at the person, "Princess..."

Baochan was completely messed up now, the handsome young man dressed as a little follower in front of him turned out to be a princess... ah...it was a princess, Baochan slightly burned her cheeks when she saw it for the first time just now, she just thought he was such a handsome young man, now The son pursed his lips, secretly ashamed and angry.

Princess Yongping smiled narrowly, showing her white teeth, "Why is sister Wan ignoring my sixth brother?"

Zhao Wenwan was slapping Gu Jingxing with the soles of his shoes in his heart, when he met Gu Jingxing's displeased black eyes, grinned innocently and said, "Is there anything?"

Isn't it?Gu Jingxing's face darkened, and just as he was about to open his mouth to say something, Zhao Wenwan quickly looked away, found a topic and only talked to Yongping, "Why is the princess here today?"

Gu Jingxing watched silently, the cunning flashed in those smart eyes, making people unable to look away, he couldn't help sighing in his heart, if I knew today, would it be... just thinking of Zhao Wenwan back then, I always feel like There was a strange feeling that the person in front of him didn't match, as if he was...another person.

"My sixth brother got some rare and good medicinal materials and said he would give them to brother Yuanli. I...I also want to come and see you, so I came here together!"

"Then why didn't the princess go directly to my Xiangzhu Garden?" Zhao Wenwan teased deliberately.

"Ah?" Yongping bit his lip and smiled cutely, his cheeks were flushed, and the spring was beautiful.

Several people entered Qingfeng Residence, Zhao Yuanli was wrapping a blanket on the stove, reading a book in his hands.Yongping concealed his excited expression, and called Brother Sheng Yuanli, but Zhao Wenwan stepped forward and took out the scroll, put it aside, and said brokenly, "Zhao Zhong said that elder brother took a rest very late last night. My son got up to read a book again, even if I feel better, I can’t come like this!”

Zhao Yuanli seemed to be used to her nagging, and pretended to admit his mistake, stood up, took off the blanket and saluted Gu Jingxing and Yong, "I greet the princess, my lord."

Qingfengju is different from the deserted ones in the past. As early as Zhao Wenwan's intervention and arrangement, it has become completely new and has a bit of vitality.In the study room with the largest layout, which is also the place where Zhao Yuanli usually stays, there is a copper stove with the character of "Fu" engraved with the character "Fu", and the charcoal fire is burning very vigorously. , gurgling and boiling water.

The most eye-catching thing is the bookshelf that occupies the entire wall. It is thickly filled with rare books of poems and poems, and there are many studies by Zhao Yuanli. There are a few vibrant green plants for decoration on the side, and the colors are pleasing. .

Yongping brushed the rows of shelves curiously, looking at the old books on the top, and suddenly thought of his father's full of ink, he slammed his mouth secretly, and his eyes unconsciously aimed To Zhao Yuanli's stomach.

Zhao Yuanli, who was making tea and discussing politics with the Sixth Prince, seemed to notice it. He turned his head slightly, and met Yongping's eyes. She blushed and buried her face between the bookshelves.

"Young master Zhao has quite unique insights into the current situation, have you ever thought about becoming an official in the court?" Gu Jingxing couldn't help asking when talking about Xingzhi.

Because Zhao Yuanli and Gu Jingxing didn't like crowds of people, Zhao Wenwan, who had been reduced to serve tea, paused making tea when she heard this, and she felt a little concerned.I just think that the official way is sinister, and according to my elder brother's temperament... I don't necessarily like it.

On the other hand, the protagonist, Zhao Yuanli, looked indifferent, and pushed four kinds of dried fruits such as pear strips, glued dates, fried cherries, and human face placed on the small table towards Zhao Wenwan, "Yuan Li was exhausted by his body in the early years. Self-pity and self-pity wasted time, if it weren't for Wanwan, I'm afraid it's still a piece of mud that can't support the wall... If the Zanying family has no successors, it may disappear in the end. Live as you wish, as a businessman or as an official, just for that person to get what he wants."

Being in business will ensure that you have no worries about food and clothing, and you will be extravagant; being an official will allow you to rely on power.As long as you think, I will definitely do it.

What Zhao Yuanli didn't say, but everyone present could hear it. Zhao Wenwan murmured "Brother" with almost red eyes, and Yongping who came over sat down next to Zhao Wenwan, his round and clear eyes were full of tears. envy.Only another male creature in the room sighed and felt somewhat uncomfortable.

The brother-in-law is a sister-in-law with outstanding abilities, so the pressure is so swollen?
The atmosphere froze for a moment, Gu Jingxing gave a dry cough, turned to the unfinished painting on the sandalwood table, changed the subject, and said, "Brother Zhao, this painting?"

Zhao Yuanli glanced at the rice paper with only a few brushstrokes on it, and said with a faint smile, "I've broken the artistic conception, I don't want to force it."

Yongping on the side was watching with great interest. Thinking of the scene when he forced this person to paint that day, his face couldn't help blushing, and he wanted to learn painting, so he asked hesitantly, "Brother Yuanli...can you Can't teach Yongping to paint?"

Zhao Yuanli made her look bring back memories of that day, and said with a smile at the corner of her mouth, "Of course."

Yongping, who received Zhao Yuanli's quick answer, smiled with crooked brows and eagerly stared at the paintings spread out on the desk. Zhao Yuanli got up and walked to her side, and started teaching from grinding.Yongping is like a studious student who loves to ask questions. Zhao Yuanli answered them one by one very patiently. Originally, he only wanted to get closer to Zhao Yuanli, but now he has a strong interest. The two of them asked and answered each other, learning happily .

Perhaps it was because Yongping's maintenance moved him that day. Zhao Yuanli's words unconsciously tinged with pampering for such a well-behaved Princess Yongping, and he didn't even notice it.Seeing that Yongping's way of holding the pen was wrong, he stretched out his hand to correct it without even thinking about it. When he touched the white and tender catkin of the other party, he accidentally bumped into Yongping's round eyes raised in surprise, and his heart suddenly felt like an electric shock. The emotion of the words suddenly swept through the whole body, and the posture of holding her hand froze.

Yongping only felt that those hands were warm and dry, not like her father's, nor like her sixth brother, but they brought her an inexplicable sense of stability. Looking at the small self reflected in those pupils, a little bit of sympathy arose in her heart. Little chuckle, brother Yuanli... likes me too? !
For a moment, the youngest daughter's shyness was covered by straightforwardness and enthusiasm. Yongping stared straight at Zhao Yuanli, as if he wanted to find out the answer. Rao saw Zhao Yuanli, who had always been calm and composed, his ears turned red, and he was busy. She let go, coughed dryly to cover up, diverted her attention and said, "Try drawing according to the Four Seasons Bamboo in the bottle."

"Oh!" Yongping obeyed obediently.

The student is so well-behaved, Zhao Yuanli, who was in a mess of thoughts, secretly heaved a sigh of relief, but when he met Zhao Wenwan's shrewd look blinking at him, the words "brother, you are emotional" were clearly written in her beautiful eyes, which stirred Zhao Yuanli's mood that had just calmed down. up.

I thought it was my little sister...

In the huge study room, Zhao Yuanli and Yongping occupied one corner for painting, leaving Zhao Wenwan and Gu Jingxing to drink tea in the other corner.Gu Jingxing looked at the smooth progress of Yongping's corner, and compared it with himself, Zhao Wenwan secretly rolled his eyes... secretly smiled wryly.

"... Is the tea good?" Gu Jingxing asked determinedly to break the deadlock.

"En." Zhao Wenwan took a sip and replied calmly.

"There are quite a lot of books here."

"Ah."

"The decoration of this house is good, but the green radish is cut a bit ugly."

"...I cut it."

"...It's quite interesting to look at."

"..."

There is no way to have a pleasant chat together!The two of them thought at the same time, but Gu Jingxing just had a persistent heart. Seeing this, he thought of Feng Yuxiu's discussion of what he liked and what he saw in the painting shop, and pondered for a long while and said, "You like watching Jin Ping Mei, I am There is a single copy of this, would you like to see it?"

"Pfft..." Zhao Wenwan couldn't hold back this time, and sprayed tea on Gu Jingxing's upright face.

"What is Jin Ping Mei? Is it a script? Is it good? I want to read it too!" Princess Yongping was just about to come here to serve tea, when she was approaching, she happened to hear the conversation between the two, and interrupted without knowing the world.

"Princess...that kind of book is not suitable for a girl to read." Zhao Yuanli first Gu Jingxing decisively extinguished Yongping's curiosity, and then looked at Zhao Wenwan with deep eyes, seeing the latter very ashamed and full of anger, pinched Gu Jingxing's heart is gone.

"Sister Kewan..."

"Well, I will teach you well afterwards." Zhao Yuanli deliberately emphasized the word "teach", Zhao Wenwan wanted to cry but glared at the instigator angrily.

Gu Jingxing wasn't annoyed when he was sprayed with tea all over his face, but his aura was weakened by three points when he met the beautiful eyes that were spraying with anger.Zhao Yuanli was afraid that Zhao Wenwan would really offend the sixth prince, so he proposed to take him to change, and left the study temporarily.

"Sister Wan, don't be afraid, Sixth Brother won't blame you." Yongping came to Zhao Wenwan's side to comfort him.

Only now did Zhao Wenwan realize that he had sprayed the face of the sixth prince who seemed to have a cleanliness obsession. He felt that his death was coming soon, and his thoughts were ashamed. "why……"

"Because Sixth Brother likes you!" Yongping said simply.

Zhao Wenwan's ashesed heart did not recover at all, and he still said lazily, "If he likes me, the world will collapse."

"What world? Collapse...broken?" Yongping was completely incapable of understanding the spelling of her words.

Zhao Wenwan sighed quietly, falling into self-pity and self-pity. It is undeniable that there is a slight sign that she agrees with Yongping's statement, otherwise the head on her neck should have been moved just now, but she really can't figure out how the male lead in the script grows. Brain circuit, have you taken a fancy to her?
Seeing her unhappy, Yongping wanted to say something nice for his sixth brother, "Actually, sixth brother was not like this before. When he was young, sixth brother loved to laugh. He was very kind to us and had a good temper, just like Yuan Li. Like my brother."

"But something happened later. Sixth brother locked himself up and didn't see anyone. I was only four or five years old at that time. I don't remember what happened. I just remember that sixth brother who had been locked up for more than half a month came out. The lifeless look made me cry in fright, and my concubine also cried anxiously, but Brother Six seemed to be okay, although he lived a normal life, we all felt that Brother Six was different."

"Sixth Brother is not so gloomy when facing you, so Sister Wan must be different in Sixth Brother's heart!" Finally Yongping came to a conclusion.

"..." Where did you get the illusion? !Zhao Wenwan grumbled silently, then thought of what Princess Yongping said, and vaguely remembered it.When Gu Jingxing was ten years old, he was poisoned by the Queen's plan. To save his life, the nanny replaced him with her own child. In the end, the child died and the nanny's whereabouts were unknown. After the show, his temperament changed drastically, and he developed a vicious temperament in the future.

The conversation between the two ended with the return of Zhao Yuanli and Gu Jingxing, and Yongping made a shush gesture at Zhao Wenwan, signaling her to keep it secret.

"It's getting late, Yongping should go back." Gu Jingxing felt that it was not good to start today, and Yongping couldn't stay here for a long time, so he planned to go back.

Zhao Wenwan looked at Gu Jingxing, who had changed into a new outfit. He was wearing his elder brother's usual calm clothes. He was handsome and extraordinary, with a bit of the charm of being independent and unparalleled in the world.Especially when this person was staring at her, there was a moment of softness in his brows and eyes, a specious illusion, which made her shake her head.

Although Yongping was reluctant, he knew the rules. He straightened his crooked hat, followed behind Gu Jingxing, winked at Zhao Wenwan and said playfully, "Sister Wan, I will come to see you next time!"

"Okay." Zhao Wenwan replied with a smile on his face.

Zhao Yuanli naturally got up to see them off, seeing the interaction between Gu Jingxing and Zhao Wenwan for a long time, a deep thought flashed in his eyes, and after a long while, he said casually, "Hey, where is my purse?"

"What purse?" Zhao Wenwan thought of the ugly purse he embroidered, "The one I embroidered?"

"I clearly remember that it goes with this dress, and I wore it at the Qionghua Banquet today." Zhao Yuanli frowned and searched.

Someone next to him felt guilty and looked away on purpose.

"Maybe it was left in the palace, so forget it if you can't find it. I've been persuading my elder brother to change the ugly one. I'll embroider a nice one tomorrow!" Zhao Wenwan said generously.

The culprit was clutching an ugly purse that he kept privately, and his heart couldn't get any worse.

Zhao Yuanli raised his eyes and glanced at Gu Jingxing with deep meaning, and then looked at his sister, with a gentle smile on the corners of his lips, his dark eyes as bright as obsidian were deep and shallow, and said: "This is the first time my sister embroidered, The meaning is different, alas, I hope the person who picked it up will cherish it.”

(End of this chapter)