Qin Hanzhen went to the Chengenhou Mansion the next day as agreed to participate in Qin Jinhua's tea party for her. said that it was a tea party, but in fact, it was just a small gathering attended by her, Qin Jinhua and Qin Jinchun.

Qin Jinhua is fourteen years old this year, and she will be in time for the spring and summer next year, and now she is slim and elegant, and she is already a big girl. Today she wore a scarlet jacket, a colored embroidered horse-faced skirt, a black hair curled into a bun, and a pearl tassel hairpin with silver filament inlaid with red agate obliquely, except for a bracelet with the same style of silver filament inlaid with red agate on her right wrist, and there were no other ornaments. In addition to being simple, it is also a bit luxurious. Although her own appearance is not outstanding, she is better than her temperament is peaceful and gentle, and she is also a little charming and moving.

Qin Jinchun, who stands side by side with her, is another style. The twelve or thirteen-year-old girl is in the prime of her cardamom years, and although she is still immature, she is better than fresh and lovely. She was wearing an apricot-red jacket and a brown-green skirt, the color scheme seemed a little heavy, her hair was combed into a double mustache, she only wore two pile of yarn flowers, earrings and bracelets, all of which were silver and gilt, and the style was also old and not outstanding. But the words "youth and invincibility" alone are eye-catching enough. Qin Jinchun was born delicate when she was a child, but now that she has grown up, her facial features have gradually grown, and she is becoming more and more like her sister's character back then, becoming more and more delicate. Even if the clothes and accessories are not as luxurious as Qin Jinhua, her appearance can surpass her.

The two sisters stood by the pavilion vividly, and behind them was a golden chrysanthemum garden, which really made them more delicate than flowers. When Qin Hanzhen saw it, he couldn't help but clasp his palms together and smiled: "What a golden autumn reward." You invited me to tea, are you here to enjoy autumn or beauty?"

Qin Jinhua smiled and pulled her into the pavilion and sat down: "But I'm so anxious to die." I thought that the third uncle and you would be able to return to Beijing this summer, and I was going to invite you to our house to celebrate the begging festival, but I didn't expect you to return in October. I heard that you also encountered a strong wind and waves at sea, and almost capsized, is it true? It really scared people to death!"

Qin Hanzhen said with a smile: "It's not so exaggerated, when we saw that the wind and waves were about to hit at sea, we were already about to arrive at Dengzhou Port, so we quickly docked and took shelter on land. However, our ship was badly damaged that time, and if it was not repaired properly, we would not be able to go to sea again. Therefore, while the boat company helped us repair the ship, I accompanied my grandfather to go around the boundary of Shandong, climbed Mount Tai, swam Daming Lake, and walked to the hometown of the saint. After the ship was repaired, we went to Donglai to board the ship and continue north, so the delay was a little longer. ”

Qin Jinhua was amazed when he heard it: "It's so good, the third sister has almost traveled all over the world in the past few years, which is enviable." I'm not even out of the capital, at most I've been to a summer resort, I'm really ashamed. ”

Qin Hanzhen said: "What's this? I am a coincidence, in fact, there are people in this capital who have never left the capital in their lives. Second sister, you have been to Chengde. ”

She turned to Qin Jinchun again: "Fourth sister has always been good, I see that you are a little rounder than in spring, and your complexion is much better." ”

Qin Jinchun grinned, his eyes crooked with a smile: "Of course, I've been living here for two months, and I have delicious food every day, so of course I'll get fat." If I were still at home, I wouldn't have looked so good. ”

Qin Hanzhen was surprised: "What's going on?" The second room would actually let Qin Jinchun live in the long room for a long time?!

Qin Jinhua said with a smile: "I begged my grandmother and mother to let them take my fourth sister over to accompany me." I'm bored by myself now, and my fifth sister followed my third aunt to visit relatives in the Min family's hometown. My brothers are older, and they don't come to my yard anymore. I'm bored at home alone, and it's not fun to go to school. Anyway, the fourth sister originally came to attend classes with me every day, and it was too troublesome to come and go, so it was better to live directly. The houses are all ready-made, and the Peach Blossom Pavilion where she used to live has always been empty. ”

Saying that, Qin Jinhua said to Qin Hanzhen again: "Why don't you come with the third sister?" No one has moved in the west wing of Mingyuewu yet, and I asked them to keep the house the same as when the third sister was there, and you can go and live at any time." Wouldn't it be a good thing that if you came along, the three of us sisters would go to school together and play together, and be as happy as ever?"

Although it sounds quite attractive, Qin Hanzhen lives comfortably now, and he doesn't plan to go back to send people under the fence. She smiled and said, "I've just come home, and I'm sure I'll have to spend a while with my grandmother, so I won't come." Anyway, the two sides are close, and I come to you every day, and it's the same. ”

The Sijin Courtyard on the East Road of Yongjiahou Mansion where she lives is Qingyun Lane across the wall. When she renovated her yard last year, she had a small door open on the east wall of the garden, leading directly to Qingyun Lane, and then another door on the diagonally opposite outer wall. On weekdays, these two small doors are locked, and one key is kept in each hand. When she needs to go to the Chengenhou Mansion, she will go out of Qingyun Lane from the small door, and then out of the mansion, pass through the mezzanine, and enter the newly opened side door of the Chengenhou Mansion, and you can reach the aisle on the west side of Tingyuxuan. Take a few steps and go around to the front of the Evening Fragrance Pavilion, where there is a door that is locked on weekdays, and you can go straight to the garden when you enter the door, and turn to Mingyuewu and Peach Blossom Xuan. Although there are many gates to pass through this way, the distance is very close. Qin Hanzhen didn't even have to sit in the car, he could walk on two legs, and the whole journey took about fifteen minutes.

The road between the Cheng'en Hou Mansion and the Yongjia Hou Mansion is rarely passed by except for people from the two mansions, and it is no different from a private reserve. Qin Hanzhen went back and forth between the two prefectures to go to and from school, which was very convenient. Now that she has returned from a trip and rested for a few days, she is about to start school again, so she naturally follows the old rules.

However, Qin Jinhua reminded her: "My sister is also approaching the age of Jilu, and there will be outsiders passing by in the middle of the road between the two mansions, even if it is a servant of his own family, it is not very suitable for my sister to meet it." If you want to come to school from home, remember to ask someone to clear the scene in the mezzanine in advance, so that outsiders don't see it. ”

Qin Han really knew that the girl's parents were older, and the rules to be followed would also become stricter, but she had always been free and casual, and it was a little difficult to adapt, so she reluctantly smiled and agreed.

Qin Jinhua's temperament is much more relaxed now than before. If she wanted Qin Hanzhen to move over to accompany her when she was a child, it would be endless, and she would have to beg her mother and brother to help her achieve her goal. But now, as soon as Qin Hanzhen came up with a reason to refuse, she didn't say anything more. In the end, how many years older, people are much more sensible, and they will no longer do willful nonsense.

She also looks like an eldest sister, and said to Qin Hanzhen: "The third sister has been out for more than half a year, but I'm afraid that some of my homework will not be able to keep up." I don't know what books you read with the third uncle, when you are in class, if you don't understand something, just ask Mr. Zeng, don't be shy. If you can't, ask Mr. Zeng to teach you. Although she is a gentleman invited by our family, she is also your husband, so there is no need to divide it too clearly. ”

Well, the eldest lady who is favored by her family will still have times when she is willful.

Qin Hanzhen was noncommittal, and asked Qin Jinhua and Qin Jinchun with a smile: "What new things has Mr. Zeng taught in the past half a year?"

Several of their sisters have been in school for a few years, and Mr. Zeng has actually taught them all the basic knowledge, and the rest depends on their interests and talents. Qin Jinhua is concentrating on learning poetry and allusions, and has practiced piano and calligraphy, while Qin Jinchun prefers to play chess, and other homework is just mediocre, but in recent years, he has made great progress in female red embroidery. Mr. Zeng taught the former poetry, calligraphy and piano, and the latter chess and color matching, and the lessons were much easier than when he was a child. Among them, Qin Jinhua is getting older, and he has fewer courses, and in his spare time, he follows his mother Yao to learn the housekeeping director, so as to prepare for marriage in the future.

Qin Jinhua was a little embarrassed when he said that he was receiving this kind of bridal training. Qin Jinchun didn't have so many scruples, and told Qin Hanzhen with a smile: "The second sister is a talented girl in the capital now." On the birthday of the Queen Mother this year, many daughters of official families were summoned to the palace for a tea party, and the second sister played a tune, which amazed the four seats. The queen mother came up with a topic and asked everyone to compose poems, and the second sister was ranked among the top three and won the flowers. Now everyone in the capital knows that the second sister is both talented and beautiful, and the people who come to our house to ask for relatives are about to break the threshold!"

Qin Hanzhen was surprised and delighted: "Really, that's amazing!"

Qin Jinhua blushed and said, "Third sister, don't listen to the nonsense of the fourth girl! What kind of talent and beauty am I? There are many girls in the capital who are more beautiful than me. On the Queen Mother's birthday, it was also because of the title of the Queen Mother, which happened to be written by me before, so I could prevaricate with the old poems, but I was not very talented, at most I was lucky. If outsiders hear us boasting like this, they will laugh off their big teeth!"

Qin Hanzhen said with a smile: "What's this? Is it true that everyone composes poems in front of nobles, but they can't do what they think about it? Old poems are also their own works, and they should be praised if they are well written." Why should the second sister be too modest? As for appearance, everyone's aesthetics are different, and who is more beautiful can only be said to be a matter of wisdom. The second sister's temperament is outstanding, far better than others, only with good facial features. Good facial features are given by my father and mother, and I am born, but my temperament has to be cultivated by myself. If the second sister was not good enough, she would not have such a good temperament. ”

Qin Jinhua was about to cover his face when he heard this: "Third sister, don't say it, I'm ashamed!"

The three sisters joked, and Qin Jinhua calmed down a little. She said to Qin Hanzhen: "I actually know in my heart, outsiders praise me, it may not be really how good I am, I'm afraid many people praise me because of my family background." The ladies in Beijing are beautiful, and there are more people who are really talented and beautiful. The third sister thinks I'm good because I've never socialized with outsiders. Now that you're older and you're back in the capital, it's time for you to go out and walk around. The third uncle and grandmother are not idle, so I will let my mother take you. The third sister went to various parties and met a few more friends before she knew what a real beauty was. Not to mention anything else, with the beauty of the eldest sister, she is still not ranked in Beijing, let alone me? It's not that I'm too humble, but I'm self-aware, and I won't get carried away because of a few random praises from others. ”

Qin Hanzhen smiled, and when she mentioned Qin Jinyi, she was curious: "How is the eldest sister now?"