Mingzhu looked at the old lady and showed a confident smile, she knew that she had passed the old lady's examination school.

The old lady smiled with a smile and a loving attitude, patted her little head, "Let's go practice calligraphy, I'm going to start hanging stones today." ”

"Yes." Mingzhu obediently sat in her place and hung the special small cloth pocket on the table on her wrist to exercise her wrist strength.

An old man and a young man quietly practiced calligraphy in the study, and the red beast copper incense burner on the bookcase was lit with sandalwood, and the cigarette smoke curled, which made people feel calm.

The old man is writing big characters, and over the years this is not just for practicing words, whenever he is impetuous, he will practice words when he has something to do, so as to calm his mind.

Mingzhu is learning willow and face, although the pen power is insufficient, but the artistic conception of the word has begun to take shape, and it looks quite a bit like that.

After practicing three chapters of big characters, Mingzhu stopped and rubbed his sore wrist, and the old man didn't look back and just said, "I have read the Tang Dynasty part of Zizhi Tongjian, if you don't understand it, I will test you." ”

"Yes."

Mingzhu went to the bookshelf to find the book, took a cup of tea and sat on the chair, drinking tea and reading the book.

Every time she came to the study, in addition to practicing calligraphy, the old lady would also designate books for her to read, and after reading them, she would also examine them, but she didn't say a word about the good or bad.

But Mingzhu felt that the old lady was still satisfied with her, otherwise there would be no behavior to continue to take the school exam, the old lady doesn't like people who are too stupid, the school exam is often sudden, and the questions asked are even more imaginative, but it is quite meaningful when you think about it carefully, and you may fall into the trap he laid if you are not careful.

If you make a mistake, you may not have the next chance, and now the old lady is not completely satisfied with herself, and she is still thinking about how to cultivate herself, but she can't compare it with the treatment of the eldest brother and the second brother.

treats herself gently, but treats the eldest brother and the second brother very harshly, and if she says wrong, she will be beaten with her own eyes, and she saw the second brother being beaten by her grandfather, and her palms are swollen.

As the old saying goes, love is deeply responsible! Grandfather attaches far less importance to herself than her brothers, and she still needs to continue to work hard, and she can't have the slightest slackness.

When Mingzhu was distracted with the book, the old lady suddenly asked, "I heard that you made incense, which is very fragrant?" ”

Mingzhu giggled and put down the book and laughed out loud, the laughter was crisp and good, "I wonder, why are there always such fast-talking people around me?" There was a bit of helplessness in his voice.

The old lady stopped her pen and raised her head and laughed, pointed her hand in the direction of her head, and said with a smile: "Little girl, your vigilance is quite strong, what's the matter?" Don't you want your grandfather to ask? ”

"Okay, why not, it's a little incense, I want to get some peony flowers, and I'm still researching it, last month my grandmother said that peony flowers bloom well, but unfortunately I can't see it all seasons, and it's good to smell it." I saw a recipe in the book, copied it down and pondered it, but I haven't done it yet, so don't tell it, I'll have to ask my grandmother for credit when it's done. She looked proudly at her fair little chin and looked arrogant.

"Good, good! I don't say, let me try it when it's ready, I'll help you taste it, your grandmother likes peony flowers, cherry blossoms are still influenced by me, I like to go to the cherry blossom forest to read when I'm young, the fiery red cherry blossoms are sprinkled all over the sky, not to mention how beautiful it is. The old lady shook her head with a pleasant expression.

Mingzhu also showed a happy expression, "Does the old lady also like cherry blossoms and peonies?" My favorite color of the cherry blossoms is that they bloom and the warm colors are like the sunset reflecting the sky, and the color is so beautiful. ”

"Well, I saw your grandmother under the cherry blossom tree, and she came on horseback in a crimson riding outfit, and she was handsome and ...... beautiful." The old lady's voice gradually deepened until the words were hidden in his heart, his eyes narrowed slightly, the corners of his lips raised, and his eyes were full of memories and happy smiles.

Mingzhu suddenly felt very moved, for her grandfather and grandmother for many years of love and mutual acquaintance and feelings and feel very beautiful, this is her home, less fighting and more warmth, far happier and better than the life of the palace, the mood is also like the sun outside the window, bright and warm.

She smiled slightly, did not disturb her grandfather, and continued to read the book.

In the main hall, the old lady led her granddaughters to discuss happily a pile of flowery fabrics on the mahogany round table, and the eldest daughter-in-law Yongtai waited beside her.

The old lady held a batch of jade-colored crepe in her hand and muttered, "Do you think this color looks good to make a dress for Mingzhu?" Embroidered with green calyx plum, can you match a jade-colored jacket? ”

Yongtai stretched out his head and glanced at it with a smile and nodded, "It's better for you to have a good eye, this color looks refreshing and is best to wear in summer." ”

"Well, it is also good to choose a primrose-colored satin for the skirt, and there is no need to add more pearl red fabrics, which are all tribute satin silk rewarded by the Queen Mother. Let the people below embroider more carefully. The old lady muttered.

Jia Xuan heard this hand holding the crimson brocade for a moment, bowed her head slightly, and felt a little lost in her heart, and the joy of making new clothes and new jewelry was a little eclipsed.

Originally, when she was still happy to get the old lady's blue eyes, the gap between her and Mingzhu was getting bigger and bigger, and before she knew it, Mingzhu became more and more demeanorful, and began to show her edge, even in their sisters, they also had a status of words, and their grandmother and grandfather also acquiesced.

She had a kind of aggrieved depression, obviously she had worked very hard, and she could get close to the goal, but when she looked up, her opponent ran far, but she lost to a child, which made her even more uncomfortable.

Said that the good crossing girl is the protagonist, all kinds of cool and crazy dragging? How did she get here, all of them failed, the space was wasted, the identity was a concubine, even the family style was decent, and the father didn't mean to spoil the concubine and kill his wife, and she didn't have the opportunity to show her skills at all, which was really .......

Could it be that the way she wore it was wrong?

"Sister, why didn't you pick?" Mingya found that Jiaxuan was distracted, and sighed in her heart, this sister is not as peaceful and gentle as the third sister, she has ambition and unwillingness in her heart, just like Cousin Qinglan, the difference is that the second sister is much smarter than her cousin, and she is more calm and introverted.

Jia Xuan came back to her senses, pulled the corners of her mouth and smiled, "I'm wondering if I should leave some good-looking materials for my sister, my sister loves to wear red, this burgundy brocade embroidered with gold is very good, and it can be used as a gown and a Hunan skirt with ivory white." She looked at the material in front of her and smiled.

Yongtai showed a smile, the smile did not reach the bottom of his eyes, but he was still gentle, "Good boy, don't worry about your sister, she can't wear a lot of materials, this is for you, you can rest assured and choose boldly, after you have made your clothes, I will choose jewelry patterns for you, and I will take you to play when I go back." ”

"Mother Xie, then give this material to the fourth sister to make clothes, I don't look as good as my sister in red, I choose this sky blue brocade, I like to be more elegant." Jia Xuan was very aware of the current affairs and gave up this dazzling woven gold satin.