Push open the window, you can see the large bamboo forest outside, the bamboo leaves are verdant, the eyes are full of green, the breeze blows, the bamboo leaves make a "rustle" sound, like the sound of a gently played piano. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

When the second lady learned that several girls had come to enjoy the scenery in the bamboo forest, she ordered the kitchen to prepare some desserts and preserves, and the little maids came in with trays of different sizes.

The seventh girl, Mu Qingyou, and the eighth girl, Mu Xinwei, were young in the end, and they ate a plate of sugar water and green plums around the table, and the fourth girl, Mu Qinglin, was pulling Mu Jingyun to talk about the scene when she came to this bamboo forest to paint a few days ago.

Mu Zhiyan asked the maid to pull a chair and put it next to Mu Zhiyue, who was standing by the window, and sat down leaning on the back of the chair. Mu Zhiyue found that her second cousin seemed to have a lazy atmosphere wherever she was, and it was rare to see her sitting upright.

Mu Xilan, who proposed to come to the bamboo forest, also stood beside Mu Zhiyue and looked at the bamboo that was close at hand.

It was really embarrassing that several people didn't speak, and Mu Xilan took the lead in breaking this embarrassment and Mu Zhiyue's gossip, "Sixth sister, do you still remember what happened to you a few days ago, the person who surprised your horse is also my cousin, I'm here to accompany you for him." Sun Ergongzi's aunt married into the Rong family and is Mu Xilan's aunt, and she can be regarded as a cousin who can turn a corner.

"What did the fifth sister say, Mrs. Sun had already brought the second son of Sun to our house to accompany me that day, and she also brought a lot of valuables to me to suppress the shock, how can I let the fifth sister apologize to me", Mu Zhiyue replied politely.

Mu Xilan pursed her lips and smiled, "The second cousin of the Sun family, I have met a few times at my uncle's house, and he is a very interesting person. I heard that he had a dispute with his uncle of the Sun family over some things that day, and he grabbed the carriage and wanted to leave home, but he couldn't catch the carriage, so he was thrown off, and the horse ran away with the cart on his own. ”

Mu Zhiyue naturally didn't know these details, and she was not interested in knowing, so she only answered perfunctorily Since everyone is fine.

Mu Xilan didn't see Mu Zhiyue's perfunctory, and continued: "The uncle of the Sun family later asked my eldest aunt to ask my mother to come here, and wanted to ask my mother to help me intercede, and wanted the second cousin of the Sun family to also come to our Mu Mansion to study. ”

This Mu Zhiyue knew that if Sun Yiming didn't come to the Mu family, he wouldn't be his third brother-in-law later.

Mu Jingyun, who had just finished chatting with Mu Qinglin, also came to the window and said, "I heard the maid in the house mention this grandson before, and it is said that he was born with a good appearance and a good temperament. also said that there was a girl from a merchant family in Fengyang Mansion who swore that she would not marry if she was not a gentleman, but Sun Ergongzi didn't look down on her, and the girl almost hung the beam, and she didn't know if it was true or not."

Mu Xilan nodded slightly and said, "Well, I've heard about this too, it's true." I heard my cousin say that the second cousin of the Sun family was just accidentally hit by someone while walking on the road, and happened to touch a fan that the girl had just bought.

Standing by the window for too long and being a little tired, Mu Xilan took Mu Zhiyue and Mu Jingyun's hands and walked to the pine square table in the room and continued: "After inquiring about the identity of the Sun family's cousin, she asked her family to find someone to hand over to marry the Sun family's cousin, and threatened to accompany half of the family's property as a dowry. ”

Several people had never heard of such a bold girl, and they immediately became interested, except for Mu Zhiyan, who was leaning on a chair under the window, and even the four-year-old Mu Xinwei was interested in listening to it.

Mu Xilan poured a cup of tea for everyone present, and then continued: "I heard that Uncle Sun was going to break the leg of the second cousin Sun after he found out, saying that he didn't do his job all day, so he knew how to attract bees and butterflies. ”

After speaking, Mu Xilan sneered and laughed, "That day, I was rushing to my grandfather's house, and as soon as I arrived at the door, I met the carriage of the second cousin Sun, he got out of the car with a blue nose and swollen face, and carried a burden behind him, which scared the porter. He secretly packed up his things and ran out of the house, and ran to my aunt and said that he was going to run away from home, and asked my aunt to lend him some silver. ”

A few people in the house don't go out much, and they are all dumbfounded when they encounter this book-like thing.

Mu Zhiyue has seen Sun Yiming, and she is indeed a Zhilan Yushu and handsome, otherwise she would not have fascinated the third sister. It's just that the behavior is really a little out of tune, and later the Sun family's property was almost lost by him, and the third sister went home all day long to complain that her father didn't pick a good family for her, but she forgot that it was her own trick to let her father marry her.

Mu Qinglin looked at Mu Xilan in disbelief, "Then the second son of the Sun family is really so outstanding, can a little lady not marry him, and even lose his reputation and face?"

Mu Xilan thought for a while and said: "He is indeed quite good-looking, since he has come to our Mufu clan study, he will definitely have a chance to see it."

Mu Zhiyue never knew that her sister would discuss a man so openly in private, was this really not her own delusion? Looking back at Mu Zhiyan, who was still closing her eyes under the window, she was curious if this second cousin was here to sleep.

I really didn't want to hear anything about Sun Yiming anymore, so Mu Zhiyue hurriedly changed the topic and asked Mu Qinglin, who was sitting next to her: "I heard the second uncle in Ciyan Hall just now say that the eldest brother is going out to study?"

Mu Qinglin and Mu Chenqian are compatriots of the same mother, so they are naturally very close, and their emotions are not so high when they hear this, and they respond in a low voice, "I heard my mother say that my eldest brother will set off after my grandfather's birthday, and I don't know how long it will take." ”

Mrs. Mu's birthday is at the beginning of July, and every year Mrs. Mu's birthday is far away in Beijing, and the eldest uncle and sixth uncle may not come back, but this year Mrs. Mu is fifty years old, maybe the two rooms will come back.

Mu Zhiyan, who was lying under the window and pretending to sleep, may have been really bored, tidied up his clothes and stood up and walked to his sisters who were chatting happily. Without seeing it, he instructed Ling Yan behind Mu Zhiyue to pour her tea, and nodded appreciatively and said, "Your girl's craftsmanship is really good, better than Tinglan's."

Tinglan is Mu Zhiyan's personal maid, and she has followed Mu Zhiyan to Xiuzhutang every day, and she is already familiar with Lingyan and Xu'er. There was no resentment when he heard this, but Ling Yan lowered his head embarrassedly when he heard the praise.

Mu Qinglin admired and envied this second cousin, originally her mother Chen was in charge of the inner courtyard of the Mu Mansion, and she was the top among the sisters, but since Mu Zhiyan came back, her temperament and occasional talent were beyond her reach. In addition, the eldest uncle is in a high position, so he always has more advantages than himself.

Mu Zhiyan is not a person who likes to contact people, so the two do not have much contact, but this does not prevent her from her own exquisite temperament, so she took the initiative to talk: "I heard my mother say that my grandmother has shown the second sister several people the day before yesterday, and it seems that I have made an appointment to go to Longxing Temple to listen to Master Puzhi's lecture in a few days, and I wish the second sister a good home."

Mu Zhiyan put down the blue and white porcelain teacup in his hand, the tea was a good tea, but the atmosphere was not to his liking, and he said lightly: "The fourth sister has a heart, I don't even know this, thank you for the blessing of the fourth sister."

Mu Zhiyan is already twelve years old, and girls who have not yet decided to marry at this age will always be said to have something unknown to everyone, so Mrs. Mu is really anxious, and she gives Mu Zhiyan a family affair with great fanfare. But it is also limited to Fengyang, if it weren't for the Xia family's affairs, relying on the momentum of the Mu family and the status of Master Mu, he would be able to find a good family in the capital. Mrs. Mu really can't understand her granddaughter's temperament, she is really a weird person when she says she is steady but can break up her family affairs, and she is reckless and cautious in her words and deeds.

Several girls played in the bamboo forest for a while before they dispersed today's tea party, because in addition to Mu Zhiyue and Mu Jingyun who lived in Fangxie Courtyard, and Mu Zhiyan who lived in the main courtyard, the other girls lived in the East Garden, so only the three of them said goodbye and left.

Out of the East Garden, the maid beside Aunt Yan walked over, Mu Zhiyue's eyebrows were almost undetectably wrinkled, she was now very sensitive to the contact between Aunt Yan and Mu Jingyun, as long as the two of them came into contact with her, she had a feeling of a cool breeze behind her.

Mu Jingyun and the maid whispered a few words next to them and then came over to say goodbye, "Second sister, sixth sister, my aunt seems to have eaten something bad, I'll take a step ahead to take a look, I'm sorry." Then Fu Yili took his maid and left.

Mu Zhiyue quietly gave Su'er a color, Su'er was lively, and immediately understood what the girl meant, but it was the first time that the girl had the mood of spying on Aunt Yan's mother and daughter, Su'er couldn't help but be a little excited, quietly half a step behind everyone, and turned around and walked under the corridor on the other side.

None of this escaped Mu Zhiyan's eyes, and Mu Zhiyue didn't want to hide it from her, if there was no means in this inner house, how could she go further, she believed that Mu Zhiyan also understood this truth, otherwise she wouldn't have reminded herself of Aunt Yan last time.

Mu Zhiyue didn't go back to Fangxiyuan immediately, but went to Xiuzhutang, as if only there could she really calm down and think about the problem.

Today, I feel a little chaotic inexplicably, I have been back home for several days, but I can't do it, I can't do what I want to do, and I think everything is too simple.

After the rain, Xiuzhutang has a unique flavor, the air is full of the fragrance of magnolia flowers, and occasionally there are residual raindrops dripping from the wide leaves, and the mind seems to be rendered by this unbridled refreshment.

Mu Zhiyue exhaled a long breath, sucked it back hard, and looked at the Xiuzhutang after the rain. These magnolia trees face the corridor on the east side of the main entrance, the corridor extends to the north, and then there is a row of inverted seats and a hanging flower door, and I have come to Xiuzhutang so many times that it seems that I have never been to the courtyard inside.

My brother should be studying with Master You at this time, and there is nothing to do when he goes back to Fangxi Courtyard, so it is better to visit this Xiuzhu Hall.

Mu Zhiyue, who had made up her mind, asked a little maid who followed her to see if the hanging flower door was locked, Ling Yan looked at the closed courtyard door and asked, "Does the girl want to go in and take a look?" This Xiuzhutang has been abandoned for a long time, and someone can only clean it once a month, I'm afraid it will dirty the girl's clothes."

Mu Zhiyue, who was full of curiosity, said happily, "It's okay", and saw the little maid who checked the door lock waved her hand and gently pushed the door open, indicating that the door was not locked.

Mu Zhiyue lifted the hem of her skirt and walked forward, and said, "I'll go and see, let's go." Lingyan, who followed behind, and another little maid walked together with her to the courtyard she entered.