41.Chapter 041: Sweat Towel
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The next day, Zhen Baolu didn't have to go to the Yupan Mountain House to attend classes, but she had to stay in the house to learn embroidery.
In the past year, Zhen Baolu has gone from being diligent and hard at the beginning to now becoming a well-behaved and intelligent student in the eyes of Xie Fuzi. She is smart in this area, but she is planted in the course of embroidery.
At this moment, Zhen Baolu looked at the crooked plum blossoms on her handkerchief, and her little face seemed to be a broken white and tender bun.
Zhen Baolu put down the embroidery work in her hand irritably, frowned and looked out the window, smelling the rich fragrance of osmanthus in the room, and she wanted to make the osmanthus cake made by Mama Ge. Zhen Baolu pursed her lips, thinking that she would have to finish embroidering before eating, so she picked up the handkerchief and embroidered it again.
The female gentleman who taught Zhen Baolu embroidery was surnamed Shen. When he saw Zhen Baolu's embroidered handkerchief, he wrinkled his eyebrows and sighed: "Okay, let's embroider here today." ”
Zhen Baolu didn't know that Mr. Shen disliked her. Zhen Baolu said embarrassedly: "I'll embroider for a while." ”
Although she was not good at female work, this was something that the girl's family had to learn. She didn't know what kind of husband she would marry in this life, but she knew that she wanted to be a virtuous wife. The poetry can't fill the stomach, but you can learn embroidery well, but you can make intimate clothes for your husband and children to keep out the cold.
Zhen Baolu knew that she was thinking a little far, but these things should be learned slowly.
Although Mr. Shen sighed that the talent of the sixth girl in embroidery was too bad, and it was too far behind the ingenious fourth girl, but this sixth girl knew the truth that diligence can make up for clumsiness, and Mr. Shen was still very pleased to see it.
For a while, Mr. Shen's attitude was also gentle, and his round face smiled slightly: "The six girls will rest and rest after embroidering for a while, don't hurt your eyes." ”
Zhen Baolu raised her head, met Mr. Shen's concerned gaze, and nodded, "Well, I know." ”
The little girl's voice was very soft.
Mr. Shen left with peace of mind.
Zhen Baolu re-embroidered the plum blossoms she learned today, although it was still a little difficult to see, but it finally looked a little good. That's enough. Zhen Baolu smiled, put away the square handkerchief, and put it on the drawer on the side. But when I opened it, I saw a royal blue sweat towel lying inside.
Isn't this the piece that my eldest cousin gave her yesterday?
I think it was Xianghan who put it away for her.
Zhen Baolu picked up the sweat towel, and saw that there were no patterns on the sweat towel, it was monotonously tight, just like her eldest cousin, who had a sullen temperament.
Thinking of something, Zhen Baolu smiled, picked up the embroidery needle and took action.
In the evening, Zhen Rusong returned home, first came to Yo Youxuan's side, and as soon as he entered the house, he watched his daughter doing embroidery work against her head, but joked: "What did Ah Lu embroider, let Daddy take a look?" ”
Hearing his father's voice, Zhen Baolu hurriedly hid the embroidery work in his hand behind him, shook his head and said, "I haven't embroidered it yet, I'll show it to my father after I'm done." ”
Zhen Rusong doesn't know this daughter, her daily homework and embroidery work, I wish Mama will tell him. Zhen Rusong only said that his daughter loved face at a young age, and he didn't want him to see the crooked work, so he didn't continue.
Zhen Baolu hurriedly changed the topic and said, "Why did Daddy come so early today?" She smiled again, got off the Luohan bed neatly, pulled her father to sit on the Huanghuali circle chair on the side, and said with concern, "Daddy sit." ”
Such an intimate little padded jacket, Zhen Rusong sat down immediately with relief.
Zhen Baolu turned her head again and instructed Xianghan: "Go make a cup of tea for Daddy." ”
Zhen Rusong said: "Okay, Daddy will come to see you, don't drink tea." You go to the study with your father, and your father has something for you. ”
Zhen Baolu, like an ordinary little girl, said that she had a gift to receive, and she was delighted: "What? "During this time, Daddy didn't go far away, so why did he suddenly think of giving her a gift.
Zhen Rusong raised his hand and rubbed his daughter's head, and said, "Just come with Daddy." ”
"Hmm!" Zhen Baolu nodded happily, and was held by her father like this, and came out of Yo Youxuan.
Yidezhai is Zhen Rusong's study, and most of the furniture in it is yellow rosewood, but there is also a small walnut study in the corner. Zhen Baolu knew that the books on the library were all the books that her father read and wrote when he was a child, and the toys that her father played with when he was a child were placed in the double cabinet below.
Zhen Baolu obediently went in, saw the kite on the desk at a glance, her eyes lit up, and she immediately ran over, grabbed the edge of the desk with both hands, and said, "What a beautiful kite." ”
Zhen Rusong picked up his daughter, simply let her sit on the desk, and then picked up the kite and said, "Does Alu like it?" ”
The kite was beautifully made and made into the pattern of a sika deer, but it was a chubby, deformed sika deer. Zhen Baolu looked at it, and naturally liked it, and hugged the kite, but she was worried about breaking it, so she was cautious. She tilted her head and said, "Daddy, why did you think about making a kite for Alu?" ”
Zhen Rusong listened, and then said: "Father knew about your sister yesterday." ”
Speaking of her sister's matter, Zhen Baolu got angry and said, "Then Daddy wants to vent his anger for his sister!" ”
Zhen Rusong smiled and said, "This dad naturally knows." It's just that Ah Lu ......" He lowered his head and looked at his daughter's bright and clear eyes, "Your mother was worried about your sister last night, and her attitude towards Ah Lu was not good, Ah Lu should be generous, don't take it to heart." When you look back, your father will definitely teach you a good lesson. The bachelor, who has always been calm, is now using a childish tone, making people feel that he is on the same position as himself.
Zhen Baolu smiled slightly, and said in a crisp voice: "Okay." She put down the kite in her hand, stopped her father's neck and said, "Daddy is so good." ”
Zhen Rusong rubbed her face: "Then let's Ah Lu not be angry?" ”
Zhen Baolu thought about it like a little adult, and said honestly: "There is still a little bit." Then he stretched out his little white hand and gestured a little distance with his thumb and forefinger. She smiled and said, "Unless Daddy Ming'er makes another kite for Ah Lu." ”
What a ghost. Zhen Rusong smiled and said, "Okay, go back and make one for you." ”
The father and daughter were talking in the study, and the little maid next to Zhen Rusong came to tell him, saying that there was a guest outside.
This day the earth is the biggest, Zhen Rusong hugged the baby daughter in his arms, and said lightly: "What guest?" "A posture that you can't see or can't see.
The little servant said: "It's the old lady of the Marquis of Zhongyong's mansion." ”
Zhen Rusong raised his eyebrows, but he was a little surprised, and then put his daughter on the ground and said, "Ah Lu, go back first, Daddy will go to meet the guests." ”
As soon as Zhen Baolu heard that it was the old lady Song of the Zhongyong Marquis Mansion, she thought of Song Zhi, the second son of the Zhongyong Marquis Mansion. At this time, what is this old lady Song doing here? Zhen Baolu pulled his father's sleeve and said, "Alu is going too." ”
Zhen Rusong didn't have a problem with his daughter, so he smiled and took his daughter's little hand, and said, "Cheng, then go with my father." ”
This big and small, they went out of Yidezhai and went to the front hall of the hospitality.
When Zhen Rusong passed, the old lady was talking to the old lady Song in the Zhongyong Marquis Mansion. Old Mrs. Song looked at the wonderful person carved in Zhen Rusong's hand, and the old man's heart softened, and she exclaimed: "This is Miss Zhen Liu, right?" ”
Zhen Baolu looked up at Mrs. Song, and saw that she was wearing a long gown with lychee red entwined grape ornaments, and her weather-beaten cheeks were wrinkled, which was ridiculously kind, and her grandmother was completely different from the one sitting next to her.
Mrs. Song is a very kind old man, her sister's marriage with Song Zhi has been delayed for so long in her previous life, if it weren't for Mrs. Song, I'm afraid her brother-in-law wouldn't be able to bear so much pressure.
Seeing Mrs. Song at this time, Zhen Baolu felt that she was much younger. The hair is still gray, not full of silver threads like in the previous life. But also, she hasn't grown up yet.
Zhen Baolu saluted obediently, and said in a sweet voice: "Alu has seen the old lady." ”
Mrs. Song said "good boy" again and again, then she took Zhen Baolu's little hand to her side, and stroked the little girl's cheeks and neatly combed bud bun with one hand, the more she looked at it, the more she felt that the water was smart, and she said enviously to Mrs. Zhen: "The feng shui of the Qi State Mansion is really nurturing, look at this child, how good it looks." I've lived so long, and I've never seen such a girl with such aura. ”
No one would dislike this boast.
When Mrs. Zhen heard this, she was also happy, but she said, "Where, Sister Lu can be skinny on weekdays." At this time, looking at the little granddaughter, I also felt that after a year of hard work, not only was she well-behaved and sensible, but her appearance became more and more pleasing.
Mrs. Song likes Zhen Baolu very much, and she hugs the little girl and refuses to let go. praised for a long time before getting down to business.
Mrs. Song came this time to come for her grandson Song Zhiti.
When Zhen Rusong heard this, he looked at Mrs. Zhen's expression.
Mrs. Zhen was stunned, and said with a smile: "But Sister Qiong'er is still young, and she has just entered the women's school this year......
Mrs. Song seemed to be very satisfied with Zhen Baoqiong, and said no, "My grandson is only sixteen, so I am not in a hurry to get married." ”
Although Zhen Baolu was surprised, she understood that Mrs. Song had always treated Song Zhi's grandson very much, and after her sister married in her previous life, Mrs. Song also loved the house and Wu, not only loved her sister, but also took care of her. I will come to propose marriage today, which is probably what Song Zhi meant. However, the old lady Song's heart is wide, and the men in the aristocratic circle of the imperial city should be married at the age of sixteen. But Mrs. Song was not in a hurry at all, and looked like she could wait.
Mrs. Song is not the first to come to the door to propose marriage, but Mrs. Zhen still has some preference for the Marquis of Zhongyong's mansion, if Mrs. Song is a relative to the eldest grandson at this time, maybe Mrs. Zhen will agree, but Song Zhi is the second son. Mrs. Zhen hesitated for a moment, and then thought about discussing it again.
Mrs. Song was an enlightened person and said, "After all, it is a lifelong event, and it should be reconsidered." Last time, when I sent my granddaughter to girls' school, I saw Miss Zhen Si, the little girl looked so good-looking, I was very happy, thinking about how good it would be for such a good girl to be my granddaughter-in-law. The old lady can rest assured, if the family affairs of our two families can be successful, I will definitely treat Sister Qiong better than my grandson in the future. ”
This is said beautifully, but Mrs. Song is sincere. Zhen Baolu understands best, Mrs. Song is one of the few people she has seen who loves women more than men.
Mrs. Zhen smiled and sent her out of the house with Zhen Rusong.
Old Mrs. Song took Zhen Baolu's little hand, but she was reluctant to let go, and said with a smile: "If you are free, Miss Zhen Liu must come to the Zhongyong Marquis Mansion next time as a guest." ”
Zhen Baolu was flattered, and also took brisk steps to send Mrs. Song out of the house.
After sending off the people, the old lady smiled and said to the little granddaughter: "Ah Lu will go back first, I have something to discuss with your father." ”
Zhen Baolu knew that it must be to discuss her sister's family affairs, so she went back obediently. But she was also worried about whether her grandmother would be able to do this.
Zhen Baolu began to worry again. This life is still a little different from the previous life, and the relationship between her sister and Song Zhi in the previous life was facilitated by her sister's maternal grandmother, Mrs. Xue. According to the identity of her sister in her previous life, her parents both died of illness, and she had to take care of her and her two younger brothers, to find such a good in-law, it can be seen that Mrs. Xue has spent a lot of effort. But right now, her sister is the daughter of the long house of the Duke of Qi, and she is a talented woman who is in the limelight of female studies, with her grandmother's temperament, I am afraid that she will not marry her sister so soon.
But what if you miss this family affair like this?
Little people, like adults, hang their heads, as if they have a lot of troubles.
In the evening, Zhen Baolu couldn't wait to tell her sister about this, Zhen Baoqiong listened, her cheeks turned red again, and she looked at her sister and said, "Really...... It's true? ”
Zhen Baolu nodded: "Well, I met with my father, Mrs. Song." Mrs. Song seemed to like me very much, talked to me all the time, and held my hand. ”
Zhen Baoqiong smiled. In fact, she had met Mrs. Song, and when Mrs. Song sent her granddaughter Song Ru to the women's school, she happened to meet Mrs. Song, and she was indeed a very kind old lady as her sister said.
Zhen Baolu covered her mouth and smiled, and then said, "I didn't expect Song Ergongzi to move quite fast." "As if...... She was afraid that her sister would be snatched away.
Zhen Baoqiong was embarrassed to say anything more, so she said: "Okay, you just said where you won't, show me ......" is talking about Zhen Baolu's embroidery work.
Zhen Baolu handed over the half-embroidered plum handkerchief in her hand and asked her sister to guide her, but at this time, she didn't have the heart to learn embroidery, and held her cheeks with both hands and said, "I don't know if my father will agree, I really like Song Ergongzi as my brother-in-law." ”
As soon as she heard the word brother-in-law, Zhen Baoqiong's pretty face burned even more. But she wasn't afraid that her sister would talk nonsense outside, she knew that her sister was young, but she was extremely smart and clever, and she didn't need to be reminded at all. Zhen Baoqiong held the handkerchief in her hand, and her heart was also in a mess. Today, Mrs. Song will come to propose marriage, I am afraid that he will take the initiative to talk about it. But how did he tell Mrs. Song, just say that he wanted to get married and wanted to ...... Want to marry her?
Zhen Baoqiong was so ashamed that she didn't dare to think about it, and looked at her sister's big eyes that made fun of her, and said with even more coquettishness: "You embroider it yourself." Then he put the handkerchief in his hand into his sister's bosom.
Zhen Baolu smiled, and didn't dare to laugh at her sister anymore, so she said obediently: "Okay, I'll embroider it myself." She did the embroidery work in her hands, and the smile on her little face was retracted, and then she said seriously, "Sister." ”
"Huh?" Zhen Baoqiong turned her head sideways to look at her.
Zhen Baolu said: "I really think that if my sister marries Song Ergongzi, Song Ergongzi will definitely be good to my sister." ”
Is it? Zhen Baoqiong thought about it seriously, and her heart was pounding. Looking at her sister's little face, Zhen Baoqiong saw her smiling, her little face was too beautiful.
She knew that her sister was good-looking, and she also knew that her sister's big watery eyes seemed to be able to speak. is obviously a sister who gets along day and night, and now looking at her and smiling, I still can't help but exclaim: how can there be such a beautiful little girl.
Zhen Baoqiong pursed her lips and nodded slightly.
"Hmm." She felt that way too, and he would be nice to her.
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The old lady was still thinking about this family business, and Zhen Rusong and Xu were also thinking about it every day, not knowing whether they should agree or not. And Zhen Baolu, a carefree little girl, also thinks of ways to go to her father's study every day to explore her father's tone, but her father also looks embarrassed.
Zhen Baolu was anxious and muttered: What is there to be embarrassed about? Such a good son-in-law, hurry up and agree.
However, in her previous life, her sister and her relatives were not arranged by her father, and the person was gone. It's been a wonderful experience now. Thinking like this, Zhen Baolu glanced at his father with a solemn face behind the desk, and then walked out of his father's study lightly.
Zhen Baolu replied to Yo Youxuan, and habitually said to Zhu Mama, "Is my sister back today?" ”
Zhu Mama said: "Xiangtao, this girl just told the old slave that the four girls are back, but something happened to the carriage on the way, but fortunately, the cousin sent the four girls back, and they are in the front hall at this time." ”
Zhen Baolu frowned: "Which cousin?" ”
Zhu Mama said: "The eldest son of the Anguo Mansion." ”
Big cousin. Zhen Baolu was stunned.
Zhu Mama knew that her girl had a good relationship with Xue Gongzi, but she was much more estranged from Xu Gongzi, so she looked at it and said, "My cousin is still using tea in front, does the girl want to meet her?" ”
Zhen Baolu thought about it, and said seriously with a small face: "See!" Why don't you see it? With that, she ran into the bedroom, opened the small drawer on the dresser, and there was the royal blue sweat towel she had just processed yesterday.
Zhen Baolu took the sweat towel into her arms and hurriedly ran to the front yard.