In the afternoon of this day, sure enough, a grandmother from the mission office came to report that someone from the Hu Pavilion had come to deliver a piano to Miss Ru.

Two two-foot square piano boxes were brought in, Jin Yi and Jin Ru opened each other, and two dragon bodies and phoenix heads were placed in the middle. The body of the piano is made of Gadra wood, and the body of Jinru is painted with vermilion lacquer, and the lines decorated with gold are gorgeous and exquisite.

In front of Jin Yi, the body of the piano is pure purple, the wood grain looks simple and vigorous, and the tip of the piano is carved with two phoenixes that are linked to each other, and the eighteen strings on it are made of snow silk twisted with gold wire, which is bright and flashing with a new luster, as if to cover up the old years on the piano.

Jin Yi saw it at a glance, and a familiar feeling suddenly surged in his heart, and the Yekang Palace in his memory, on the piano rack of his mother's piano room, was placed a gorgeous and gorgeous phoenix head gonghou, which was decorated with brilliant gems, the carved gold lines were delicate and smooth, and the pins of the piano fell round malachite beads.

Now in front of him, except for the same color of the body, there is no gorgeous decoration, but the wood of Gadra exudes a vague fragrance, the same as the smell of Duyi incense burned by his mother from the front palace.

She couldn't help but burst into tears, her fingers trembling slightly, and she hesitantly touched the phoenix pattern at the tip of the piano, like a warm current, pouring into her heart from her fingertips, with a mixture of sweet and bitter tastes.

She closed her eyes, tears streaming down her cheeks.

Jinru was really taken aback when she saw her suddenly crying, and looked at her in a daze for a while, and then asked cautiously, "...... Sister Yi, you, what's wrong? ”

Qian Mo's heart moved, remembering that when she told her mother that she wanted to buy Konghou, she had a strange look on her face, could it be that what is the origin of this Konghou?

Jin Yi's face was as white as jade, but there was a joyful smile on her lips, and she gently wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, "Maybe I like this piano too much, and I lost my temper for a while." ”

Jinru had never seen her show such affection, but her eyes were full of joy, and her heart was happy with her. Reaching out and touching the purple body, "This gonghou looks so old." Then he smiled and said, "Since you like it, then the red one belongs to me." ”

said. She took out the gonghou and held it in her arms. It is slightly higher than the pipa, but the slender and curved body is very light, and the strings are gently plucked, and the sound is pleasant, and the sound is soft and clear.

Everyone in the room was startled by the sudden plucking of the strings. They all said: "This voice is so clear. ”

Not long after, the news that Ruyiju had sent two gonghou bodies today spread in the house, and people from all rooms came to see the excitement.

The eldest lady Lin said with a smile: "A few years ago, it was fashionable to play this in Beijing, but in recent years, it has become much less, and it is much more difficult to learn than Yaoqin." ”

She doesn't look very good these days, the powder on her face is thicker than before, and in addition to Juqing, there is a newly selected big girl by her side, who looks average, but looks old and serious. Standing behind her with a solemn face.

Although Bitong has been carried by her aunt now, compared to the scenery when she was a dowry maid, it is already much worse, and she is still in bed after giving birth.

I heard that I had whispered to sù Jinyi, and I heard the little maid in Lin's yard say that Aunt Bi's diet and medicine were often deducted, and the girl who was sent to serve her was also a girl who did rough work on weekdays.

Jinyi is unimaginable. In the past, the Lin family was so cheerful and heroic, and it was unambiguous to do such a ruthless thing, and the husband and wife were really not compatible.

The third lady, An Shi, picked up the small jade piece on the side of the piano case, looked at it and said, "It turns out that Konghou can also pluck the strings with jade pieces." It's easier than Yaoqin, and it won't grind out the cocoons of your fingers. ”

Jinru said with a smile: "Gonghou playing is different from Yaoqin, it doesn't need to make so much finger power, and it won't grind out the cocoon." ”

An Shi smiled a little wryly.

Qin Xiang and Qin Lian watched from the side, with a look of envy, but Qin Jinxiu didn't come.

The crowd talked for a moment. Fang dispersed.

The fourth lady, Xie Shi, stayed at the end, pulled Jinyi aside, and said softly: "I inquired about the Tai'an School in Beijing a few days ago, and I want to send Chen'er to school. What do you think? ”

Jin Yi knew in her heart that she was not worried about Jinchen staying at home, and would rather send him to school outside, and after thinking about it, she felt that it was also a way out. Originally, Jinchen should also be enlightened at this age. Most of the children of the families in Jianye City only invited Xixi at home before the age of ten, and only sent to the school after the age of ten.

Jin Yi nodded gently and smiled: "I don't know if I will be too young to go to school now, the important thing is to find a few reliable people to follow." She pondered for a while, and then said: "Brother Jinxuan seems to have been in Tai'an Academy in the past, so it is better to let Ru'er ask and ask his brother to make arrangements." ”

Xie nodded, "Mama Hu's son is eighteen years old this year, and he is on an errand in the house, so I plan to ask him to follow." I wrote to my second uncle again, asking him to choose two more mature people from the family, which must be enough. It would be safer if Jin Xuan was asked to go to the school to say hello again. ”

When Jinru came over and heard this, she called Rou Tao over and told her to go back to Jinxuan.

Jin Yi asked Xie again, "Have you ever mentioned this to your grandmother?" ”

Xie Shi hesitated for a long time and said, "I want to ask it clearly, and then I will talk to my mother when I go back." ”

Jin Yizhi also had a lot of complaints about the old lady in her heart, and comforted her softly: "Now that Brother Chen'er's illness has been cured, it is also the age to go to school, and presumably grandmother will not object." ”

Jin Yi and Jin Ru accompanied her back to Changyuan Pavilion, where Jin Chen was reading in the study room on the side of the east room. He sat in a high chair with a copy of "A Thousand Words" in his hand.

Xie Shi looked at him, his eyes were full of relief, "In the past, before he was sick, he had already read most of the thousand-character text. Now I have forgotten all about it, and I have to learn it from scratch. But this boy is studious, just like his father......"

When Jin Chen saw them come in, he put down the book in his hand, jumped off the ground happily, and said with a smile: "Sister Yi, you come to listen to Brother Chen's reading." ”

As he spoke, he took her hand and walked back to the table, picked up the book and read it carefully.

After a while, he looked up at Jinyi, as if he wanted her to praise himself. Jin Yi stroked his head with a smile, "Brother Chen'er reads so well!" I'm going to school in a few days, is Brother Chen happy? ”

Jin Chen listened to it but had a sad face, and whispered: "I can't bear to kiss my mother......"

When Xie Shi heard what he said, his eyes turned red.

Jinru smiled and said to Jinchen: "You study hard, become an official in the future, and earn a life for your mother to come back, okay?" ”

Jin Chen looked at her as if he didn't understand, and nodded heavily.

Jin Xuan had just returned home from the Ministry of Industry, and after listening to Rou Tao's words, he followed her, and went to Ruyiju first, only to know that he was in Changyuan Pavilion. I folded it again, and when I entered the door, I saw Jinru, and said to her with a smile, "Let me do things without making it clear, so that I can find it." ”

Jin Ru told Jin Chen that he was going to Tai'an Academy, and after hearing this, Jin Xuan smiled at Xie and said, "Fourth Uncle and Mother don't have to worry, Brother Chen is eight years old this year, and it is not too young to enter school at this age." I'll go to school tomorrow and say it, it just so happens that spring class has just started, so you should pack up your things first these days. ”

Xie Shi nodded hurriedly, and said to Jin Yi: "Then I will go back to the old lady first tomorrow." (To be continued.) )