But he said that Ji Cheng's side, because of the wind and cold, he couldn't get out of bed the next day, and the doctor came to see it, and the sisters of the Shen family also came to see it.

There are many people in the family who have this kind of trouble, although they are all kind, but Ji Cheng is sick and sick, and his illness is a lot worse, and after two or three days, he is still sluggish, his spirit is not good, and his appetite is lost, which adds a weak and invincible wind.

Shen Jing has always remembered Ji Cheng's illness in his heart, although he returned to Dongshan Academy the day after the Hundred Flowers Banquet, he has always paid attention to the news of the mansion. Dongshan Academy is on the outskirts of Beijing, and it is very convenient for the small girl to go back and forth, not to mention that Ji Yuan is also studying in the academy, and he and Ji Cheng have correspondence from time to time.

In the past few days, Ji Yuan has not received any letter from Ji Cheng or anything sent by him, and Shen Jing judged that Ji Cheng must still be sick.

On the day of the academy's rest, Shen Jing returned to Shen's house with Ji Yuan early in the afternoon of the first day. Ji Yuan didn't get a good chance to study at Dongshan Academy, so he stayed in the academy on weekdays, and even on his rest days, he visited the neighborhood with his classmates and did not return to Shen's house. This time, I listened to Shen Jing talk about Ji Cheng's illness, so I went down the mountain with him.

When they returned to Iron Hat Lane that day, it was getting late, and Ji Yuan and Shen Jing entered the inner courtyard together to greet Ji Lan and the third master, Shen Ying.

Ji Lan said to Ji Yuan: "Ah Cheng is only afraid that she will miss you too, after such a while, she is still sick now, you should go and see her." ”

Ji Yuan nodded yes, Shen Jing was anxious when he heard it, if there was no Ji Yuan, how could he be embarrassed to go to see Ji Cheng alone, and immediately said, "Isn't it okay for Cousin Cheng to fall into the water and catch a cold last time?" I'm going to take a look, too. ”

Ji Lan's apricot eyes looked at Shen Jing with a "sigh", but there was nothing abnormal on Shen Jing's face, she was afraid that she was too careful, if she said a few more words, if it made Shen Jing fall into her heart, it would be worth the loss.

At this moment, in front of Ji Yuan, Ji Lan didn't say much, but he didn't nod his head and agreed, only opened his eyes, hoping that Shen Jing could avoid suspicion by himself.

Shen Jing naturally turned a blind eye and followed Ji Yuan out.

At this time, the moon is already hanging on the top, but this year's weather is so hot that you need to splash water on the ground to cool off.

When Shen Jing and Ji Yuan walked into the courtyard, they saw Ji Cheng leaning on the bamboo soft chair in the courtyard, Yu Qian'er and Liu Ye'er were sitting beside her and waiting, fanning and repelling mosquitoes, and there were melons and fruits placed on the side of the small table, which was very pleasant to look at.

When Ji Yuan saw it, he walked over without stopping.

But Shen Jing stood by the cross-courtyard moon cave door and stopped moving forward.

From his point of view, Ji Cheng was like a white jade ball wrapped in a light cloud of cherry pink, exuding a lustrous luster, making people feel that even approaching was a kind of blasphemy.

But when Shen Jing finally approached, he found that Ji Cheng was wearing a soft smoke skirt with dark silver cloud patterns on the cherry blossom powder. Soft Yanluo is also known for being light and thin, Ji Cheng has always liked this kind of thin shirt, folded yarn into a xia.

Ji Cheng's cheeks seemed to have lost some weight, and the pink light on Su Ri's face disappeared, revealing a kind of extremely crystal clear white because of its fragility, just like glutinous rice balls that had just been boiled out of water, a melted and translucent white.

"Cousin, are you getting better?" Shen Jing felt very guilty about Ji Cheng, he looked at her body that day, but he didn't have the courage to stand up and take responsibility, causing her to fall ill under fright, the more Shen Jing thought about it, the more he felt cowardly and incompetent. I also felt that Ji Cheng jumped into the water to save people without hesitation with his thin body, and he was really a very kind person.

If only he had the courage to resist his mother, Shen Jing thought to himself. But before he was admitted to the Jinshi, it is estimated that he did not have the strength to fight against the marriage with Ji Lan, but in fact, after the Jinshi examination, Shen Jing also knew that in the face of filial piety, he was powerless to resist at all.

But if he can prove to his mother that even if he doesn't marry those famous ladies, he can get ahead, then maybe he and Ji Cheng still have a chance.

But this glimmer of opportunity was so small that Shen Jing didn't even dare to talk to Ji Cheng, so he could only care from afar.

"Thank you cousin Jing, I'm fine, I'll be able to go to the academy in a few days." Ji Cheng said with a light smile.

Shen Jing opened his mouth to speak, but there were so many people watching next to him, he couldn't say anything, so he had to shut up and listen to Ji Yuan's instructions on how to rest and raise his sister.

When he heard Ji Cheng say, "It's nothing else, it's just a little boring to stay in the yard all day", Shen Jing interjected: "I have a few books there, all of which are poetry collections, travelogues, and those dedicated to our Jingshi scenery, if my cousin is bored, I'll send them to you to see." ”

Ji Cheng hurriedly thanked him.

The next day, he received the book that Shen Jing asked the girl to forward, Ji Cheng skimmed it, and a note fell out of it, which read, "I will never say anything about that day." ”

Although I don't know Shen Jing's handwriting, I think it should have been left by him. Ji Cheng put the note on the candle flame and burned it, but he complained a little about Shen Jing in his heart, if such an illicit message was discovered, it would really be indefensible. And what was the event of that day? If you are seen, you should be held accountable.

Now I'm glad that no one has found this note.

Ji Lan also learned the news that Shen Jing sent a book to Ji Cheng, but she hated that she knew it too late, and she didn't know what the two of them could pass on in private, so she inevitably blamed Ji Cheng for three points in her heart, and was eager to set up a family affair for Shen Jing or Ji Cheng, so as to eliminate the idea that the two should not have.

By the beginning of May, Ji Cheng finally got better, and no matter how bad it was, he should miss the excitement of the Dragon Boat Festival. On this day, she went to Ji Lan's house to say hello, and Ji Lan left her to speak: "On that day of the Hundred Flowers Banquet, have you noticed who among those girls has the most outstanding character?" ”

Ji Cheng instantly understood what Ji Lan meant, and just waited for her to continue.

Ji Lan said with a sad look: "On the day of the Hundred Flowers Banquet, it was easy for your cousin to take a leave of absence in the academy, and come back to see it in private, but he is a nerd, and when he arrives in the garden, he will only hide with your cousin and cousin Che to drink tea, but I am in a hurry." ”

Ji Lan sighed as soon as he said, "It's a pity that almost all the girls in the Jingshi who are the same age as your cousin came that day." After that, he continued: "Hey, I'm heartbroken about your cousin's family affairs, but he is the eldest son in the family, and he can't be cautious about marrying a daughter-in-law. It's just that you and Sister Cui often have the opportunity to get along with them, and you can help your cousin see more in private, but don't let him marry the wrong daughter-in-law. ”

Ji Cheng nodded yes, promising that he would pay attention to it privately.

Ji Lan was very satisfied with Ji Cheng's attitude, so she smiled and patted the back of Ji Cheng's hand, "You are really a sensible girl." ”

A sensible girl shouldn't beat her cousin's idea.

However, the cousins are too good, and the Shen family is in its heyday, so it is inevitable that they will be remembered by their cousins.

Because the Dragon Boat Festival is approaching, Dongshan Academy is also on vacation, and even the yamen is off for three days, the Shen Mansion is more lively than ever, and the number of little girls in the garden has increased a lot.

Lu Yuan, the niece and daughter of the second lady Huang, also went to live in the Shen Mansion. Lu Yuan is the daughter of Mrs. Huang's sister, her father is the general of Shuobei, and the whole family is stationed in Biansai, and Lu Yuan followed her mother back to Beijing this time, to put it bluntly, because she was at the age when she should say goodbye.

The sons of the Shen family, whose family affairs have not yet been decided, have long become braised pork in the eyes of many relatives, and everyone wants a piece of the pie.

It was Lu Yuan who went to live in the Shen Mansion under the arrangement of her mother and the Huang family. But according to Ji Cheng's observation, the Huang family doesn't seem to have any plans to marry Lu Yuan as a daughter-in-law, and it is estimated that he wants to marry Dafang.

For Lu Yuan to come to live, the old lady likes the little girl again, so she simply asked all the girls in the family to move to live in the garden, which is called a summer vacation, but in fact, it is for the little girls to play together to be lively.

Ji Cheng especially likes Mrs. Shen, this old lady is generous and kind, and she loves her juniors even more, it is Ji Cheng's identity that treats her like everyone else.

The hands and feet of the servants in the house were very quick, and several little girls, especially Shen Wei, were very happy, so it was only the second day of the fifth month, and everyone lived in the garden.

Shen Qian, Shen Wei and others all chose their own places to live, Ji Cheng didn't particularly like anything, anyway, wherever Shen Cui lived, she would follow her. But this time Shen Cui was smart, and with Ji Lan's guidance, he chose a courtyard with Shen Qian.

Although the chime garden is large, there are not too many places suitable for girls to live, and they are just a bunch of them for the sake of excitement, so everyone lives not far away.

It took a lot of effort to move, and there were many female celebrities to do during the Dragon Boat Festival, and the school had a special holiday, and several little girls got together all day long, and Aunt Fu, who taught the female red, instructed them to make some gadgets for the Dragon Boat Festival.

Shen Qian made a string of colorful fingernail-sized zongzi for everyone, and Shen Wei used it to make a crepe spider that could be worn on the head on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year.

Su Yun's hands are extra skillful, making sachets containing incense medicine, everyone has it, and embroidering the tricks of fighting cocks and rabbits for Brother Hong in the second room, which is funny and cute.

As for the sachets that Su Yun gave to several cousins, Ji Cheng didn't see them, but looking at Su Yun's expression when he embroidered, Ji Cheng estimated that Su Yun also hoped to stay in the Shen Mansion in the future.

And Ji Cheng's female celebrity is really not fine, she was a wild child when she was young, and then she finally "changed her evil and returned to the right" and had to cultivate herself into a talented woman.

The longevity thread is originally a five-color thread braided together and tied on the hand, which is not complicated, but the girls are fighting to see who is the most ingenious, and there are not many things that can be compared, and the gadgets of the Dragon Boat Festival have turned out a lot of tricks.

This kind of atmosphere is especially prosperous in Beijing, Ji Cheng follows the customs, and can only temporarily apprentice to learn art, and when he was sick, he followed the girl in Shen Qian's yard to learn Luozi for a few days, and then he made up the longevity.

In this way, Ji Cheng's long-lived threads have more cute things such as small zongzi, small bats, and small lizards, and because the color is very bright, it is not too bad among the things made by the girls.

It's just because there is one of the worst - Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan was born in Biansai, although her father and mother were born in famous families and had a strict upbringing, but Mr. Biandi is not easy to find, so Lu Yuan's piano, chess, calligraphy and painting and even female celebrities can only be regarded as so-so, but horseback archery is much more powerful than ordinary girls.

This time during the Dragon Boat Festival, Lu Yuan used cloth to make some snakes, scorpions, lizards and other five poisons, Ji Cheng couldn't say yes with a clear conscience, but it was quite realistic, at least scared a few eight or nine-year-old girls.

On the fourth day of the new year, Ji Cheng and others had to follow Chef Liu to make zongzi and send them to the elders and brothers and sisters in the family to taste.

After a busy life, it was dusk, Ji Cheng's arms were sore, he sorted the longevity strands, and packed them in a box for Yu Qian'er and Liu Ye'er to send them to several cousins and cousins in the house. The elders of the family have already delivered it in the morning.

Unexpectedly, Liu Ye'er didn't take over, but said: "Girl, I saw that Miss Yun and Miss Yuan were all sent by themselves, so they showed sincerity." ”

How did Ji Cheng not know Su Yun and Lu Yuan's thoughts, only Shen Yun, who loved to be lively, shouted for the big guy to send it together, but Su Yun and Lu Yuan didn't say anything, Shen Qian pulled Shen Yun's sleeve, and everyone dispersed.

There is such a good opportunity to send things during the Dragon Boat Festival, so naturally some people have to seize it. Ji Cheng couldn't avoid it, for fear of provoking the Shen family's unsatisfactory feelings, and when she said goodbye in the future, the other party's words would be enough for her to eat a pot.

Ji Cheng rubbed his arm, "I wrapped the zongzi for an afternoon today, my arms are sore, you go and ask the third sister and the fifth sister, the things can be sent out, and how they are delivered, if they also go, I will join them." ”

Liu Ye'er responded, and came back after a while: "The third girl's things have already been delivered, and the fifth girl was about to send them, so I said what the girl meant, and she said to wait for you to go together." ”

Ji Cheng nodded, got up and changed his clothes, and went out to look for Shen Cui, and the two of them went to Shen Yu's courtyard first.

Shen Yu was not there, only Brother Hong was in the yard, and when he saw Ji Cheng, he ran up with his little short legs, and then pretended to be an adult and stood a foot away from Ji Cheng with a reserved attitude, and said arrogantly with his hands behind his back: "Why are you here?" ”

Ji Cheng bent down and couldn't help pinching Brother Hong'er's face, "I'll send you a long life." ”

Brother Hong stretched out his hand, let Ji Cheng look at his arms and wrists, and continued to say arrogantly: "I have it." ”

Ji Cheng didn't care about this, and opened the box in his hand, "What others send is someone else's mind, this is mine, is it okay to pick it for you first?" ”

Brother Hong glanced at the longevity wisp in the box, and didn't think it was too exquisite, but it was interesting, his fingers played in it for a while, and picked a longevity wisp braided with a small gecko, "That's it." ”

Ji Cheng handed the box to Liu Ye'er, and squatted down to tie the longevity thread for Brother Hong.

The two of them were nothing, but Shen Cui and Lan Xiang, who were standing on the side, looked stupid.

Who is Brother Hong? The first grandson in the third room of the Shen family was treated like an eyeball by the old lady, and he was not the first to eat, wear, live and travel, and he developed the momentum of saying the same at a young age, just like Shen Yu's second.

On weekdays, Brother Hong looks cold and indifferent when he sees everyone, young and old, and the people who can get close to him are the ones who serve around him, but they are all trembling and waiting, and there is simply no one like Ji Cheng who dares to pinch Brother Hong's face today.

And the most shocking thing is that Brother Hong didn't say anything, and he didn't lose his temper at all. How not to ask Lan Xiang, who has been serving him all the year round, but still has not a smiling face, to be surprised.

Shen Cui and Brother Hong don't have much contact, but she also knows that this little nephew usually doesn't like people to touch the most, so she didn't have time to remind Ji Cheng first, who knew that Ji Cheng and Brother Hong were so close.

"When did Cousin Cheng become so close to Brother Hong?" Shen Cui couldn't help but sourly.

Ji Cheng didn't expect Shen Cui to even eat this kind of vinegar, this temperament was too domineering. After all, Ji Cheng has been in the house for a short time, where do you know Brother Hong's private temperament.

Shen Cui inevitably thought too much, there were girls who wanted to marry Shen Yu to fill the house before, and they couldn't get through Shen Yu's way, so they tried to get close to Brother Hong, hoping that Shen Yu could love the house and Wu, who knew that Brother Hong's temper was worse than his father. Now that Shen Cui sees that Ji Cheng is so good, even Brother Hong is flattering, and he can't help but admire it a little in his heart.

However, admiration is admiration, but Shen Cui didn't think that Ji Cheng had the possibility of marrying Shen Yu, so he couldn't help pouting and laughing at her for wasting her efforts.

As he was talking, he didn't want Shen Yu to walk in from outside, and Shen Cui hurriedly called out, "Big brother." Although she was horizontal towards Ji Cheng, she turned into a paper tiger in front of Shen Yu.

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