Cai Wei was holding the picture, her heart was surging, and her intestines were full of knots, and suddenly a person lifted the curtain and walked in and said: "Sister Wei, I learned the 'Jing Shen' chapter yesterday, and my sister will tell me about it again, I still don't understand." ”

It turned out that when she taught Wu Wan to read on weekdays, her diligent little cousin came to her to ask for teaching.

Cai Wei hurriedly hid the painting in her sleeve and said with a smile: "Don't be busy first, someone brought me some snacks, you can taste this mung bean cake first." ”

These days, she goes to Xuhui Hall every day to accompany her grandmother, and most of the three meals a day are used by Mrs. Tai. The meals sent to Qiutang Courtyard are still the same as before, and the second aunt's wife, Zhao Mingxiang, has never made a noise, but from time to time she takes out a few hundred dollars to order her mother-in-law to go outside to buy some exquisite side dishes or snacks and come back to give a pair of children a tooth sacrifice.

And Zhao Mingxiang quietly bought these delicious foods, naturally there is no part of Wu Juan, a concubine, Wu Juan felt wronged, and cried with Cai Wei once, Cai Wei also felt that she was strange and pitiful, every time she got something delicious, she never forgot to bring her back.

At this time, seeing that she was eating sweetly, she ate two pieces of mung bean cake in a row, so he gave her the remaining three pieces, leaving only the crystal cake that was broken in half.

Wu Juan bit the mung bean cake while tilting her head and looking at Cai Wei intently, Cai Wei was a little embarrassed by her, so she smiled and said: "You don't eat your snacks well, why do you stare at me, can I have a flower on my face?" ”

Wu Juan nodded dumbly, "Sister's face is red, it's better than the roses in the garden!" and my sister's eyes are also shining, which makes people want to take a second look at it. I don't know why, I always feel that my sister is extraordinarily beautiful today, no matter how you look at it, I can't get enough of it! ”

Cai Wei became more and more embarrassed by what she said, and tapped her on the forehead: "I know that you say these words to make me happy, look at you just staring at me, eating a mouth full of dim sum dregs." ”

took a handkerchief to wipe her mouth, might as well move her arm like this, the piece of white yarn hidden in the sleeve fell out first, and fell into Wu Juan's arms.

Wu Juan picked it up and looked at it, and said strangely: "What kind of painting is this, but is my sister painting it?" ”

Cai Wei hurriedly took it and said with a smile: "But I scribble and draw it casually, there is nothing to see, and after eating the snacks, I don't want to wash my hands quickly, so I can continue to tell you the 'respectful' chapter of the "Female Commandment". ”

Taking advantage of Wu Juan's hand washing, Cai Wei hurriedly hid the white yarn in her arms, perhaps afraid that it would fall out again and attract people's eyes, so she always pressed her hand on her chest intentionally or unintentionally when telling Wu Juan. After a lot of times, Wu Juan couldn't help but ask her, "Sister Wei, do you have chest pain?" If you are not feeling well, I will come back to study tomorrow, and my sister will rest for a while. ”

Cai Wei also felt that she would always be unable to concentrate on explaining the words in the book to her, and from time to time she would think of the painting she hid in her arms, as well as her Wenguang brother......

"Hey, Sister Wei, your face is red again, shouldn't my sister be really sick?" Wu Juan said as she touched her forehead with the back of her hand, and suddenly said worriedly, "Oh, Sister Wei, your forehead is really a little hot, do you want me to go and talk to my mother and ask a doctor to come and take a look at you?" He turned around and was about to leave.

Cai Wei hurriedly grabbed her, "Good sister, it's okay, I'll drink a cup of herbal tea and rest." ”

It was easy to send Wu Juan away, Cai Wei said that she wanted to stay alone, so she took out the white yarn again, but she was a little worried about where to hide this bandit stone map. Although Brother Zeng was thoughtful and did not use words to convey his feelings, just to avoid suspicion, but this painting is now like a priceless treasure in her heart, that is, she is not afraid of being seen by others, and she is also afraid that if she loses it, it will not make her regret and sad.

Cai Wei thought for a while, took the jade pendant she had been wearing on her body from her neck, she held the jade pendant in the palm of her hand, and gently rubbed the tip of her right finger. This jade phoenix was carved for her by her father.

On her fifth birthday, her mother gave her a rabbit carved from jasper as a gift. She was so sad that she cried, so her father carved a jade phoenix for her with the largest piece of broken jade, and put it on her neck with his own hands, saying that it was a birthday gift from her parents.

Her father carved a jade phoenix that looked better than the previous jade rabbit, and she liked it as if she liked something, and she has been wearing this jade phoenix on her body ever since. She pinched the crested head with two fingers, twisted it to the left a few times, and actually removed the crested head from the phoenix.

This was because a piece of broken jade was not enough to carve a jade phoenix, her father thought of this idea, and used another piece of broken jade to carve a crested head and then embedded it, for which her father did not know what method was used to hollow out the phoenix body, carved a few circles of threads at the neck, and then carved a few circles of threads at the crested head, and the two pairs were screwed up a few times, and they were connected into one. Her father also smiled at her at the time, saying that this jade phoenix has a hollow belly and can be used to hide some small things.

She carefully rolled up the piece of white yarn painted by Zeng Yi herself, carefully stuffed it into the body of the jade phoenix, and then twisted the phoenix head on, and put it back on her neck, only to feel extremely relieved.

This night, Cai Wei had a good night's sleep, and on the second day, she went to say hello to Mrs. Tai, and saw Yifei walking in with a spring breeze on her face, and after saying hello to Mrs. Tai, she said to the sisters with a proud face: "Yesterday I went to Anshun Uncle's Mansion, which is a third-class earl's mansion, which is much more magnificent than us, and the food is much more exquisite than ours here, and many things are useful!" Alas, my sisters are really unblessed, and I didn't go to see the world yesterday! ”

Wu Wan has always been at odds with her, and she can't see her arrogant appearance, so she sneered: "No matter how good my cousin says that Anshun Bofu, it is only a third-class Bofu, where can it compare to Cousin Yun's Changping Houfu?" We sisters have all been to the second-class Marquis's Mansion, so isn't this considered to have seen the world? ”

Yi Fei pursed her red lips and sneered: "Otherwise, how can I say that my cousin has never seen the world, and the cousin of the noble family of the high gate in the capital is afraid that she has also been to a Changping Mansion, right?" No wonder you think that Cousin Yun's Changping Houfu is a grand pomp that there is no longer in the world? If my cousin could have gone with us yesterday, I wouldn't have said that again, but unfortunately my cousin couldn't go even if she wanted to! ”

When she said the last sentence, the smug little eyes also glanced at Cai Wei. But there is a little strange in my heart, why can't I see a trace of haggard on Caiwei's face this week, could it be that she couldn't sleep last night?

Wu Wan's eyes lit up, and she grabbed Yi Fei's words and asked: "Listening to the meaning of my cousin's words, I seem to think that Changping Houfu is nothing more than that, and when it comes to pomp, it is far inferior to the third-class Bofu?" My cousin is not afraid that this word will reach Cousin Yun's ears, will he be angry with his cousin? ”

Yi Fei's chin was raised, and she said nonchalantly: "What is my cousin talking about, my cousin and I are just brother and sister, that is, if I don't pay attention to what I said wrong, he is not good at being angry with my sister as an elder brother!" ”

Wu Wan was suddenly a little confused, what does this Yifei mean? Who can't see what she thought about Cousin Yun before? This will fall here and be cleared up! But why is she disrespectful to Changping Houfu, she is not afraid that this word will reach the ears of her aunt, seeing that she still wants to marry into Changping Houfu to be the fourth young grandmother?

Cai Wei watched coldly, but felt that Yifei suddenly didn't take Changping Houfu in her eyes, and said that she and the cousin of the Zhang family were just brother and sister.

Yi Fei was really proud at this time, maybe she had been flattering in front of Jun's grandmother Sun Xiluan for a long time, and seeing that she was about to fly on the branches, she couldn't help but want to show off.

"Before, my sister-in-law took me to Mrs. Zuo Xiang's peach blossom banquet, and I went to so many daughters and famous ladies that day, but I was the only one who got the blue eyes of Mrs. Zuo Xiang, and specially called me to sit beside her, and treated me very affectionately. When Mrs. Zuo Xiang saw me yesterday, she called out my name at once, and introduced me to several princesses, all of whom were full of praise for me! ”

In particular, one of the Mrs. Tai of Dingxi Houfu took her hand and looked at it carefully for a quarter of an hour, listening to the meaning of Mrs. Zuo Xiang's words, because Dingxi Hou died a year ago, his mother wanted to find him another virtuous and beautiful step-room.

Before that, Yifei felt that it would be an excellent family affair if she could marry to Changping Houfu, but after listening to Mrs. Zuo Xiang's words, her mind became lively. Although Dingxi Hou is a little old, and he is stationed at the border all the year round, and he is a stepmother for people, he is a second-class lady who is super good when he marries, and his identity is so noble!

Cousin Yun is no matter how good he is, in the end, he ranks fourth in his family, that is, the first three brothers in front of him have all died of illness, and several of his relatives and nephews, and this title is not his turn.

Think about her, a concubine who has always been looked down upon before, can marry to Dingxi Houfu to be Mrs. Hou, it can be said that she is the highest among the sisters who are married, everyone said that Yihui's husband's family is good, and he is the son of the Xing'an Bo family, hum, but he is a third-class uncle, how can he compare with Dingxi Hou?

What's more, I heard Mrs. Zuo Xiang say that Dingxi Hou is still the general of the Dragon and Tiger, guarding the border passes, and making many military exploits, so I can't say that I will be promoted to a first-class duke in the future!

When she said goodbye from Anshun Bo's house, Mrs. Zuo Xiang also specially told her that Mrs. Dingxi Houtai liked her very much, and in two months, when she finished her filial piety to her uncle, she would order someone to come to the door to propose marriage, so that she could just wait at home for the happy news!

Now that she has a better one, she naturally doesn't care about Cousin Yun in Changping Houfu anymore.