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This Zhen Baoqiong was waiting left and right in the yard, and she didn't see her sister come back, but she was a little anxious.

Zhen Baozhang Shi Shiran came out, saw Zhen Baoqiong, and knew that she was waiting for Zhen Baolu, so he said, "Why hasn't the sixth sister come back yet?" Do you want me to accompany my fourth sister out to search? "They are all cousins under the same roof, where does Zhen Baozhang not understand Zhen Baolu's temperament, but how can she be diligent these days? is not a fun-loving little girl in her bones.

Zhen Baoqiong said: "Thank you, third sister." Ah Lu has always been well-behaved, and she will be back soon. ”

Zhen Baozhang smiled and said, "The fourth sister will wait here, and I will go in to accompany the ancestor." ”

Zhen Baoqiong let out a faint "um", and when she saw Zhen Baozhang enter the old lady's room, her beautiful cheeks showed a look of worry.

At this time, seeing Zhen Baolu's maid Xianghan coming in, Zhen Baoqiong was happy, but when she saw that Xianghan was the only one, she hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Where is Alu?" ”

Seeing that the fourth girl was so anxious, Xiang Han knew that she was worried about the girl, so she smiled and said, "Fourth girl, don't worry, the sixth girl is picking oranges in the orange orchard with Xue Dagongzi at this moment." The slave maid came to fetch the water bladder of the eldest prince of Fang Cai. ”

Zhen Baoqiong breathed a sigh of relief, but after thinking about it, she still didn't feel at ease, she couldn't play outside with her sister's temperament, so she said, "I'll go with you." ”

Xiang Han knew that these four girls looked delicate and soft, and their temperament was docile, but they could manage the six girls, and they had the demeanor of an eldest sister. Fortunately, the sixth girl also listened to this sister. Xianghan took the water bladder and led Zhen Baoqiong to the orange orchard, and when she entered the garden, the road under her feet was not easy to walk, so she reminded: "The fourth girl should go slowly." ”

Zhen Baoqiong was supported by a maid Bizhu who came with her.

After walking a while, she heard someone calling for her.

"Miss Zhen."

It was a man's voice.

Zhen Baoqiong was stunned, Xun Sheng turned his head, and saw a young man in a green robe coming out of the path on the left.

The young man was born with handsome facial features, a temperament like jade, and a very amiable appearance.

Zhen Baoqiong's eyes lit up, and she opened her lips and said, "Second Prince Song." Although there was some surprise, Zhen Baoqiong was still a little happy to meet this second son of Song, and immediately couldn't help asking, "Second son Song can see my sister and Cousin Xue?" ”

Song Zhi came with Xue Rang, and her sister was with Cousin Xue, so Song Zhi naturally knew where her sister was.

Sure enough, seeing Song Zhi bowed slightly, he said, "I know." I'll take Miss Zhen over. "He has always been a kind person, and this Zhen Si girl is only eleven or twelve years old, no matter how stable she is, she is just a little girl. It's about the same age as the third sister in his house.

Zhen Baoqiong was very grateful, and hurriedly said: "That troubles the second son of Song." ”

Song Zhi smiled and said that he was not welcome, seeing that she was so dignified and steady at a young age, and thinking of the cute little girl who was full of praise for her sister, she thought it was worthy of the name.

Zhen Baoqiong walked with Song Zhi towards the depths of the orange grove. She looked up at the figure of the young man in front of her. Thinking about what her sister said, she couldn't help but smile. It's no wonder that her sister has such a temper person, and she only met this second son of Song, and she has a good impression of him. This second son of Song is indeed a polite and warm-hearted person.

Xu was so engrossed that he didn't notice the pebbles under his feet, Zhen Baoqiong's left foot twisted, and she almost fell, but fortunately, Bizhu reacted quickly and helped Zhen Baoqiong up.

Although he didn't fall, the ankle was still twisted, Zhen Baoqiong frowned slightly, and gasped in pain.

Song Zhi hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Fourth girl Zhen? ”

Zhen Baoqiong has always been thin-skinned, when did she ever have such a foreign appearance in front of a foreign man, she lowered her face, and didn't know what to do for a while.

At this time, Zhen Baolu, who came over after picking oranges, saw her sister, and ran over like a milk swallow returning to the nest, and said, "Sister." When he approached, he saw Bizhu holding his sister's arm, and then he noticed Zhen Baoqiong's foot and said, "Sister, did you twist your foot?" ”

Looking for her sister, Zhen Baoqiong nodded and said, "Well, it's nothing, you can go back with me quickly." ”

Zhen Baolu knew that her sister was worried about coming to look for her before she twisted her foot, and she blamed herself for a while, so she held her sister's other arm and said, "Then I'll help my sister go back." ”

At this time, his heart was full of sisters, and he didn't even glance at the eldest cousin who was following him.

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Lunch is a vegetarian meal at Lingfeng Temple. Vegetarian fried three shreds made of shredded lentils, shredded oyster mushrooms, and shredded fungus are bright in color and refreshing in taste; Pickled radish is sweet and sour and crisp, as well as honey yam, jade tofu, steamed taro...... Although it is a vegetarian meal, it can also make all kinds of tricks. Even Zhen Baolu, who has a picky tongue, also thinks that the vegetarian rice in Lingfeng Temple is delicious. On weekdays, she might be able to eat an extra bowl of rice.

But today, Zhen Baolu is eating quietly and has no appetite.

The old lady glanced at Zhen Baoqiong and said, "Sister Qiong'er's feet are twisted, and she has been resting in the wing room for the past two days." He said to Zhen Baolu again, "Ah Lu will accompany your sister more, and don't run around anymore." ”

Zhen Baolu nodded obediently, knowing that although the old lady did not directly blame, she was also punishing her in disguise.

Today, because the old lady gave Zhen Baolu the most precious Buddha beads, Zhen Baozhang was not happy, but this time Zhen Baolu really ran around outside as he wanted, and this Zhen Baoqiong accidentally sprained her foot, Zhen Baozhang felt a little comfortable. She knew that the old lady liked a steady and decent granddaughter, so what if her six sisters had made great progress in their homework? This noisy little character can't be changed. At this time, even Zhen Baoqiong, who has always been steady, has been infected. It's a good thing.

Zhen Baozhang is a young girl in the end, and she thinks she can hide it very well, but in the eyes of adults, she can see it clearly.

For example, the third lady Xue, who was serving the old lady's meal, couldn't help frowning when she saw Zhen Baozhang's forced smile. The matter of the small test in the school that day, Xue Shi knew very well in his heart. Compared with the pampered Zhen Baolu, she doesn't like her daughter to be friends with Zhen Baozhang even more.

After the old lady said lunch, Zhen Baolu stayed in the wing room to accompany her sister and did not go out half a step.

Zhen Baoqiong knows that her sister has a lively temperament, and she finally came out today, how can she stay in the house with her like this? immediately said: "Sister, you don't have to accompany me, you can go out if you want to go out for a walk, but you have to let Xianghan accompany you." ”

Zhen Baolu had already put away her playfulness, and said with a slight smile: "I was a little tired from walking in the morning, and I wanted to rest in the house." Remembering that she had picked oranges with her eldest cousin before, she felt a little more relieved, turned her head to her sister and said, "The oranges in the orange orchard are very delicious, I originally picked some of them, and I wanted to give them to my sister, but ...... It's all at the big cousin's. At the end of the day, there was a little regret in his tone.

Sister Fang Cai twisted her foot, she was thinking about her sister, where did she remember the orange that her eldest cousin held for her?

Zhen Baoqiong is not a gluttonous person, how can she worry about any oranges? But now that my sister thinks about her in everything, it makes her heart sweeter, and the smile on her face is deeper.

Zhen Baolu was upset, looked up at her sister's smiling face, and muttered, "What is my sister laughing at?" ”

Zhen Baoqiong pursed her lips slightly and said, "It's okay." It's just, it's just that I'm happy. ”

Zhen Baolu understood when she arrived, and she also smiled. Think about yourself in your previous life, you were really stupid, what did you do against such a good sister? She was concerned: "Does my sister's foot still hurt?" ”

Zhen Baoqiong knew that her sister blamed herself, but she was careless about this matter today, how could she blame her sister, and hurriedly said: "The medicine and wine in this Lingfeng Temple are excellent, and I don't hurt anymore." ”

How can there be such a good thing as fast? It's okay to deceive the children. But after thinking about it, isn't she just a child now?

Thinking of this, Zhen Baolu's little brows frowned again.

This afternoon, Zhen Baolu stayed in the room to accompany her sister, and after dinner, the two sisters were ready to rest together, and Xue came in to see Zhen Baoqiong.

Xue is Zhen Baoqiong's aunt and third aunt, and Zhen Baoqiong's mother died early, so he is quite concerned about her. On this day, she was naturally angry with Zhen Baolu, and as soon as she entered, she looked at Zhen Baolu. Let Zhen Baolu understand that the old lady is here, and her third aunt's attitude towards her has been very restrained.

Although Zhen Baolu was not happy, she couldn't do anything in the end, she just stood quietly beside her sister, and Xue led her personal grandmother to take a look at her sister's injured foot.

Mama Peng came out of the Anguo Mansion with the Xue family, and she has her own set of bruises and sprains. At this time, the Xue family specially took Mama Peng to show Zhen Baoqiong.

When the shoes and socks were taken off, Zhen Baolu saw that her sister's foot was twisted a little strictly, and her ankle was a little bruised.

Xue Shi twisted his eyebrows and said, "Look at you......"

Zhen Baoqiong knew Xue's temper, so she only chattered and didn't dare to say a word.

Mama Peng looked at Zhen Baoqiong's feet and said, "This sprained foot is not a trivial matter, the fourth girl endures it, and the old slave rubs it for you in the ancestral way." It hurts a little, but it gets better faster after rubbing. ”

Zhen Baoqiong believed in Mama Peng's craftsmanship, and said gratefully: "Then it will bother Mama Peng." ”

Mama Peng is old, her hands are a little rough, they are full of folds, and her nails are slightly yellow. In contrast, Zhen Baoqiong's small and white feet are lined with more and more white jade. Mama Peng gently held Zhen Baoqiong's feet and touched them a few times before rubbing them a little harder.

I heard Zhen Baoqiong gasp, and she almost screamed in pain.

Zhen Baolu looked nervous on the side, her little face was twisted, and she couldn't help but say, "Hey, Peng, Mama Peng, you take it lightly." ”

Seeing Zhen Baolu's worried look, Xue Shi was angry, glared at her with slanted eyes, and said, "If you stay in the house and don't run around, why should Sister Qiong suffer such a crime?" Now that I care about people, what did I do earlier? ”

Although Zhen Baolu blames herself for this incident, where has she ever heard such a straightforward accusation? Although she is now well-behaved and steady, the pampering in her bones still can't be changed, and her eyes are red with anger for a while.

Zhen Baoqiong was rubbed by Mama Peng's feet on the one hand, and on the other hand, she was worried about her sister and the third aunt, so she said hurriedly: "The third aunt, I said that this matter has nothing to do with Alu. Third aunt, you ...... You can't say that about my sister. ”

Listening to his niece's words, Xue was really a little angry.

At the beginning, the two sisters married into the Qi State Mansion one after another, and they were both sisters and concubines. Later, she saw that this niece had lost her mother since she was a child, and she was a pitiful person, so she took care of her. At that time, this little niece was as close to her as a mother and daughter, and slept with her at night, until the step-room Xu entered the door, and was raised by the Xu family. It's good now, such a well-behaved niece actually contradicts herself for an arrogant sister?

Xue Duanli's cheeks were stained with anger, and he said angrily: "Cheng, I won't care about you in the future, because of your sisterhood, I am an outsider, and I am not qualified to care about your precious sister." ”

Xue's angry words could be heard by everyone present, because he cared too much about Zhen Baoqiong's niece. Zhen Baoqiong also knew that she was talking a little heavier, but she finally reconciled with her sister, besides, she really couldn't see others talk about her sister like this.

Zhen Baoqiong forgot the pain in her feet and muttered, "Third aunt, I'm ...... That was not what I meant. ”

Xue is an elder in the end, and he is not angry with his niece, but he feels that his niece is too kind-hearted and will inevitably be bullied. I feel that a little girl with no conscience like Zhen Baolu will not take it to heart no matter how hard she takes her heart and lungs.

After Mama Peng finished rubbing Zhen Baoqiong's feet, Xue didn't say a word of concern, and led Mama Peng away.

Zhen Baolu looked up at the back of the Xue family going out, and suddenly remembered that in her previous life, in order to take care of her and her younger brothers, her sister even retired from the Changning Hou Mansion. At that time, her third aunt came to the door in such a hurry, and only scolded her sister for being stupid. Thinking about it now, it's really stupid. Without her father's eldest daughter, it would be difficult to say about her family, if it weren't for the grandfather's family of Anguo Mansion, where could her sister have such a good family affair? But her sister is just stupid. Fortunately, her brother-in-law is also an infatuated fool and is willing to wait for her sister.

And what about her back then? But he was bent on marrying Xu Chenglang and getting out of the sea of suffering as soon as possible.

Zhen Baoqiong saw that her sister's eyes were red, and knew that she had been wronged, so she took her hand and asked her to sit beside her, and comforted her softly: "Alu, you ...... Don't be angry. The third aunt has that temper, don't you know it? It's really my own accident today, don't be angry, okay? ”

Zhen Baolu muttered, "I'm not ......angry with the third aunt," he said, then lowered his head and looked at the begonia flowers embroidered on the hem of his clothes, and whispered, "...... I just think I'm really annoying. ”

Who can bear the stinky temper before?

My sister didn't cry, but Zhen Baoqiong breathed a sigh of relief. She smiled slightly, raised her hand and pinched her sister's upturned nose, and said, "Where is the suspicion?" My sister is the most likable. ”

Zhen Baolu smiled, but she was not happy in her heart, so she raised her head and said, "Sister, I want to go out for a walk, is it okay?" ”

Still angry......

Zhen Baoqiong thought for a while and said, "Then let's go out for a walk, I'm not good to accompany you, you come back early." ”

Zhen Baolu should go down and go to the yard for a walk.

There are two osmanthus trees planted in this yard, and now it is the season when osmanthus flowers are in full bloom, and the yard is full of the fragrance of osmanthus flowers. However, this fragrant floral fragrance still failed to calm Zhen Baolu's mood.

Her third aunt thinks of her like this, and the rest of the Qi State Mansion also thinks of her like this. Maybe her mother is too...... I was full of confidence, but now I suddenly became a little discouraged.

Zhen Baolu walked slowly in the courtyard, and suddenly saw that there seemed to be a figure outside, and he paused. She changed her face and said, "Who...... Who's there? ”

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a tall young man come out of the shadows.

"Cousin Lu."

Zhen Baolu was surprised and muttered, "Big cousin? She ran over in three or two steps, looked up and said, "What is the eldest cousin doing?" ”

Xue Rang coughed lightly and said, "I didn't take Cousin Fang Cailu's oranges." ”

Zhen Baolu lowered his head, and sure enough, he saw that he was carrying a gray cloth bag with yellow oranges in it.

Since she made a special trip to deliver oranges, Zhen Baolu naturally greeted her with a smile. I think it was her cousin who wanted to deliver oranges, but when she got outside, she was too embarrassed to go in. After all, it's all dark today.

Zhen Baolu smiled, then put away the smile again, and said lightly: "Thank you, big cousin, but ...... I don't want to eat oranges anymore, though. You can keep these orange cousins and eat them for yourself. ”

Although Xue Rang is a man, he also has a careful heart, and he saw that the little cousin's eyes were slightly red, as if he had just cried, or had suffered some grievance. Thinking about her sister's twisted foot today, I'm afraid it's for this, right?

So Xue Rang asked, "What happened to Cousin Qiong's feet?" ”

Zhen Baolu knew that it was because of her sister that she had Xue Rang, a cheap big cousin, and speaking of which, the eldest cousin was always much closer to her sister. It occurred to her that this orange was supposed to be for her sister, and she naturally thought it was for her......

It's her own passion. Zhen Baolu was a little embarrassed, and when she heard Xue Rang ask her sister, she lowered her eyes slightly, and said, "Fang just smeared the medicinal wine before, and Mama Peng rubbed it for her sister again, I think it will be better soon." ”

He wanted to look at her reddened eyes again, but saw her eyes drooping.

Xue Rang hummed and said, "That's fine." But...... You just said you don't want to eat oranges, so what do you want to eat? ”

Well?

Zhen Baolu raised her eyes with some doubts, looking at the handsome and unparalleled face of the young man in front of her, when she looked at it in the past, she was obviously a mature and introverted and silent person, but she treated her little cousin as if she was very concerned. Zhen Baolu looked at him like this, and suddenly had a feeling - if she said that she wanted to eat the queen mother's peach at this moment, he would also fly to the sky and learn to pick the peach for her like Monkey King.

Zhen Baolu was amused by her thoughts, tilted her head and smiled: "I want to eat meat, do you want to?" ”

The little girl's voice was sweet and soft, and compared to the politeness and restraint at the beginning, the tone was a little coquettish in it now.

Xue Rang lowered his eyes slowly, but couldn't help but look at it a few more times. Thinking of her previous life, that cute little girl, standing next to her childhood sweetheart Cousin Xu, was also like this.

Xue Rang's heart was filled with a sourness, but he couldn't suppress a trace of sweetness, and immediately met her beautiful eyes, and said in a low voice: "...... Good. ”

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Zhen Baolu just said it casually, after all, in such a Buddhist land, where can there be meat?

Even if there is, she is here with her ancestors at this time, how dare she eat it?

But seeing that her eldest cousin immediately responded, he caught a few sparrows from the tree in three or two clicks, and then took off his brocade boots, picked up his trousers and prepared to catch fish in the pool.

Now it is late autumn, the night is a little cold, and this Lingfeng Temple is on the mountain, the water in this pool is naturally cold and biting.

Zhen Baolu stood by the pool and said anxiously: "Big cousin, this water is too cold, you hurry up, don't catch fish...... I don't want to eat fish. For fear of alarming the people in the temple, Zhen Baolu didn't dare to shout. If it is discovered that the eldest son of the Duke of Anguo is actually fishing in the pond of other people's temples in the middle of the night, then his eldest cousin's reputation as a gentleman who desecrates the holy land of Buddhism will not be able to escape.

said that Xue Rang was holding a thin bamboo pole to prepare a spearfish, and when he saw the little girl by the pond anxious and worried, he walked over.

Because he was standing in the pool, it was rare to look up at her, and asked, "Really?" ”

Zhen Baolu hurriedly nodded: "Hmm." Don't don't, you hurry up. Then he looked at his bare feet and urged, "Hurry up and put your shoes on." ”

The girl's feet are not easy to show casually, but it is not a good habit for men to show their feet casually, but ...... Her eldest cousin is not very old, but his feet are quite big.

It was the second time she had been surprised by his big feet.

Xue Rang was as good as a stream, and after coming up, he looked at the few sparrows he had just caught, and asked, "Then do you eat this roasted sparrow?" ”

Zhen Baolu should say that she won't eat it, after all, the little girl's family, when she sees a cute little animal like a sparrow, it's too late to like it, where will she eat it? But...... Her big cousin is too heavy, and these cute little sparrows can't fly anymore. Somehow, Zhen Baolu nodded so badly.

Although Xue Rang is a teenager, he is quite neat in doing things, and he disposes of the sparrows in a few clicks, and then roasts them on the fire.

Zhen Baolu sat down next to Xue Rang.

The moonlight is bright and the fire is melting. I just feel that I have never experienced this in my two lifetimes combined.

She turned her little head a little, and in the firelight, she was a young man, but there was a kind of calming calmness.

Looking at the sparrows roasting on the fire, the displeasure in her heart gradually dissipated, and when she smelled the smell of meat, Zhen Baolu became more and more excited, and whispered: "Big cousin, is it roasted?" ”

Xue Rang could hear the excitement in his little cousin's tone, glanced at her sideways, and saw that her eyes were shining, and there was no longer the grievance of Fang Cai's red eyes, so he smiled and said, "...... It's almost there. ”

Sparrows are small and naturally roast faster than fish.

Xue Rang carefully handed over a skewer of grilled sparrows in his hand and said, "Eat this skewer first." Be careful with scalding and wait until it cools before eating. ”

Zhen Baolu raised her hand to take it and nodded vigorously. She took the roasted sparrow, leaned over with her little nose and sniffed it. Although this roasted sparrow is small, it is a rare delicacy, and the meat is fine and tender, and the flavor is incomparable. Zhen Baolu had just used some for dinner today, and she was so hungry that she ate these two skewers of roasted sparrows into her stomach in three or two clicks. After that, he took out a handkerchief and wiped his mouth, waiting for the second string of roasted sparrows in his eldest cousin's hand.