It's another year's birthday, but it's not snowing.

In this way, he is already sixteen years old. Looking at myself in the mirror, it seems that my appearance has not changed much, doesn't it mean that the eighteenth female college has changed? Why do you always look like a child?

Zhu Zhengjing was immersed in cranky thoughts, and a knock on the door sounded, and he got up to open the door, but only found the small box next to the door. The bamboo hoop bent over to pick up the box, and the gold enamel looked very exquisite. Closing the door, the bamboo basket opened the lid, and there was a gold pocket watch lying quietly inside.

A note was pressed under the pocket watch, only three words: Come to me.

Zhu Zheng can't read fonts, and often hears others say that this is so-and-so's handwriting, but she never recognizes it. Who left this note now? Zhu Zhen thought of the thirteenth elder brother first, but immediately dispelled this idea, this kind of tricky trick is not the style of the thirteenth elder brother. Then there are only eight beylers, and when you think about it, eighty percent of the bamboo baskets are certain. But Zhu Zhen immediately complained, thinking that he didn't read novels less back then, the heroine in the novel usually received an anonymous birthday gift, and she would think about it, thinking of six or seven **ten people, and finally couldn't guess who gave the gift, and when she got here, there were only two people who chose to guess for herself, and it was a guess and an accurate, sure enough, there is a gap between the novel and reality.

The box was not big, the bamboo basket was put into the cuffs, and out of the yard, he dragged a small servant at random and asked where Babel was, and the little servant was resting in the study. After groping for a while, the bamboo basket groped to the study, after all, it has only been a few days in Changchun Garden, and it is still a little rusty about the pattern here.

At this time, Concubine Liang was very likely to be in the study, and the bamboo basket was not good to go directly, so she stopped a little palace maid and asked Aunt Hua Shu where she went, and the little palace maid was waiting in Concubine Liang's room. Only then did Zhu Zhen go to the study with confidence.

Seeing Ming Quan waiting outside, Zhu Zhen settled down, walked over and said, "The public is safe, is the eighth master inside?" ”

Ming Quan returned the salute and said, "Only the master is inside, the girl should go in." ”

said "there is labor", and the bamboo hoop opened the curtain and entered the house.

Babeile sat behind the desk and read a book, looking at the way he was reading, Zhu Ji suddenly remembered Kangxi, who was also sitting upright like this, without any ambiguity.

Babel saw the bamboo basket come in, closed the scroll, and smiled as she came over.

The bamboo hoop stood and saluted: "The slave and maid give the eighth master a greeting." ”

Babel shouted, beckoned the bamboo basket to come closer, and when he saw the bamboo basket standing next to the desk, he said, "Where's the thing?" ”

The bamboo basket took out the enamel locket from his sleeve and handed it to Babel. Babel took it, took out the pocket watch, and motioned to the bamboo basket and said, "This is a thing from the West, used to see the time." You carry it with you on weekdays, so it's much more convenient to see it. As he spoke, he opened the lid and said to the bamboo basket, "Can you see it?" ”

Where did Zhu Zhen dare to say that he would, he only shook his head.

Babel said: "It's okay, come here, I'll teach you." ”

Zhu Zhen leaned closer and watched Babel carefully explain the use of the pocket watch, pretending to be humble and asking for advice.

"Got it?" Babel asked softly.

Zhu Zhen nodded.

"And what time is it?" Babel asked with a light smile.

"It's the right time." Zhu Zhen smiled back at him.

Babel was satisfied: "It seems that it is really good, put it away." Babel put the pocket watch in and handed it to the bamboo basket.

Zhu Zhen took the small box, blessed the body, took the short hand, and said sweetly: "Thank you for the reward." ”

Babel never thought that a small pocket watch would be exchanged for the smiling face of the bamboo basket, and his heart became sunny inexplicably, and said with a smile: "Get up, I have already told my mother, let you take a day off, and find a little sister to play." ”

Zhu Zhen was stunned and said, "Let the slave and maid take a day off?" ”

Babeile looked at the bamboo basket like this, and said with a smile: "How can there be a birthday star on duty?" ”

Only then did Zhu Zhen understand, and he apologized a little for the slander of Babel before, and whispered: "This little thing, where to report it to the master." ”

Babel got up, looked at the little daughter's demeanor revealed by the bamboo basket, and after a long time, he finally rubbed her head and sighed: "It's a big girl." ”

Zhu Zhen came out of the study and happened to meet Aunt Hua Shu, Aunt Hua Shu said, Concubine Liang was looking for her. When the two entered, Concubine Liang was leaning on the chaise longue and listening to what the palace maid said to her.

Every time I see Concubine Liang, Zhu Zhen feels that she has a soft and boneless beauty, like a fluttering fairy in an ink painting in the Song Dynasty.

The bamboo basket asked Concubine Liang to say goodbye and stood aside obediently.

Concubine Liang got up and took the hand of the bamboo basket all the way to the inner room, on the bed of Concubine Liang, there was a flag dress with aqua blue pinched purple teeth embroidered with orchid flowers, which was very eye-catching. Concubine Liang said with Zhu Zheng: "Put it on and try it?" ”

Zhu Zhenben was admiring the clothes, and he was unprepared for Concubine Liang's words, and said in a daze: "Me? Uh, slave? Concubine Liang smiled and nodded.

"How does this work?" I don't dare to wear the bamboo basket, although I can't see what the material is, but I can see the embroidery on the clothes, although it is a simple pattern, the stitch layout is all kung fu. Although the bamboo basket has only been in the palace for two years, such a palace dress is enough for ordinary nobles.

"Why not? The little girl should wear such a bright color, not to mention that this is my reward for you, and I am afraid that others will not be able to say it? Concubine Liang leaned over and lifted the flag and sent it to the bamboo basket.

"This, master, slaves and maids can't afford it." Zhu Zhen still excused himself.

"The birthday star is the biggest, Hua Shu, you go and help change the bamboo basket." Concubine Liang commanded with a smile.

The bamboo basket couldn't, so he had to turn behind the screen and put on new clothes. When she returned to Concubine Liang, Concubine Liang looked at the bamboo basket carefully, nodded and said, "It's really a good vision." Then he got up and walked to the dressing table, opened a few jewelry boxes, picked out a set of red stamen, turquoise, rhombic headdress, and beckoned to the bamboo basket, "Come." ”

Zhu Zhen also walked to the dressing table, not knowing what Concubine Liang was going to do.

"Sit here." Concubine Liang sat down in front of the dressing table and said, "Comb her hair again and put on this set of jewelry." ”

Zhu Zhen feels like a Barbie doll at the moment, and Concubine Liang is the owner who dresses her up, just like she did when she was a child. Since the clothes were also changed, Zhu Zhen knew that he couldn't resist anything, so he simply sat in front of the makeup mirror, let Hua Shu spread his hair for himself, and put his head back together.

"The master has a good eye, our bamboo basket is already small, with this set of jewelry, it is said that it is eleven or twelve, and some people believe it." Hua Shu looked at the bamboo basket and said with a smile.

Concubine Liang also watched from the side, liked it in her heart, and said: "When I am older, I love to see the cute appearance of these young girls, Hua Shu, and then put some rouge on her to add some joy." ”

Hua Shu said yes, put rouge on the bamboo basket again, and nodded her lips.

"That's right." Hua Shu Dao.

"Tell me about it!" Concubine Liang said.

Zhu Zhen turned around and smiled faintly at Concubine Liang, making Concubine Liang distracted for a while, looking at the Gege in the palace, this girl's bearing, but people felt that they had pressed the Gege in the palace. I heard that although she Ama is a Beijing official, she is not well-known, and she doesn't know how to raise such a girl, called Bamboo Basket, but she has the charm of peony in it, Xu'er, can you really fold it?

Concubine Liang smiled faintly: "I have been in the palace for a long time, and I have never asked you, how old are you?" ”

Zhu Zhen replied softly: "After today, I will be sixteen years old. ”

"Oh? It's that big? It's still a little girl, I really can't see it. Concubine Liang was surprised.

Zhu Zhen lowered his head and smiled, and said, "The master forgot that the slave maid has a small birthday, and she will be two years old." ”

Hearing this, Concubine Liang suddenly said: "But my memory is useless, you are the birthday of the young year, but you don't want to be two years old!" ”

After chatting for a while, Zhu Zhen retired from Concubine Liang's house.

When he returned to the house, Zhu Zhen thought about changing his clothes and washing off his makeup, but he saw the little flute next to the thirteenth elder brother coming. Xiao Dizi, whose real name is Yang Di, originally the thirteenth elder brother has always called him Xiao Dizi, at the beginning, the bamboo basket joked, saying that the thirteenth elder brother played the flute so well, and simply changed the word "Di" of Xiao Dizi to "flute", which should be the scene. I didn't think that before the thirteenth elder brother could speak, Xiao Dizi himself smiled and thanked Zhu Zhen for his kindness, and changed his name to himself.

The thirteenth elder brother and Zhu Zhen both smiled when they saw him like this, and the thirteenth elder brother also pretended to kick the little flute and said, "You slave has eyesight!" ”

The little flute was kicked, still giggling, and talking good things to the thirteenth elder brother.

The bamboo basket and the little flute asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Xiao Dizi gave the bamboo basket a thousand, and said: "The thirteenth master said, there are good things for the girl to see, and the girl will go with the little one." ”

Zhu Zhen hesitated for a moment and said, "Can you wait for me to change my clothes?" ”

The little flute monkey joked: "Sister Zhen'er, you are dressed as beautiful as the fairy of that day, our master has seen ......"

Before Xiao Dizi finished speaking, Zhu Zhen said: "You can mix up what you say, wait for me to squeak with the Thirteenth Master, and see how you will be punished!" ”

Xiao Dizi was busy saying mercy, and at the same time went to play with a look, and said: "Good sister, Xiao Dizi is not like you to play tricks, do you think, although it is now in the garden, it is the end of the year, but the schoolwork of the masters has never been relaxed, and the master has recently taken on an errand." My sister is the most sensible person, you see......"

Seeing that he was still making sense of what he said, Zhu Zhen said: "Since this is the case, then let's go." The bamboo basket hurriedly wiped the grease and went out with the little flute.

Xiao Dizi was busy smiling and grinning a "sister", so much so that the bamboo basket couldn't help but smack him.

Zhu Zhen is a road idiot, all the way with the little flute, looking at the unfamiliar environment, Zhu Zhen couldn't help but look around, no wonder Kangxi wants to come here for most of the year, this is really a good place, although it is winter now, but there is also a different scenery in it.

"Sister, this is it." Xiao Dizi stopped and said, "Sister, wait here, the thirteenth master will arrive." ”

Zhu Zhen nodded, and Xiao Dizi left first. Zhu Zhen said secretly, this thirteenth elder brother, it is he who invited people, but he will not see his shadow this time. When I came all the way, I felt that something was wrong, but where was it? The bamboo basket couldn't think of it for a while, so he just walked and stopped by feeling, turning the bamboo forest - there was a lotus pond winding!

What is the difference between the bamboo basket and the road, only then did he understand, and the little flute brought himself all the way over, and the temperature became higher and higher, and when he got here, it was a little different from winter. Think about the bamboo forest, the flowers and plants, where is the winter appearance? And the jade ribbon with lotus flowers floating in front of him completely woke up the bamboo basket.

Walking up the stone bridge erected from the river bank, the texture of white marble is solemn and elegant, and the railing is very clean, and there is not even a trace of carving. Standing at the highest point of the stone bridge, the bamboo basket saw the surroundings clearly, under the bridge is a living water, the water surface is wide, and there are countless clear waters. What's even better is that there is a narrow verandah hidden in the lotus bushes, and if you don't look closely, you can't find it. On the other side of the river, there is a pavilion, and the appearance is not distinguishable from what you see in the Forbidden City.

It's just that Zhu Zhen has never understood why it is so much warmer here than other places, so that this lotus can bloom in a full pool in winter. Wearing a winter coat and standing here for a while, the tip of his nose actually accumulated bright beads of sweat.

After untying the veil, the bamboo basket was about to wipe his sweat, when he heard someone behind him call him. Looking back, the thirteenth elder brother had already appeared in the place where he had just stood.

The bamboo hoop unconsciously raised a smile, and the wind blew, lifting the corners of her clothes. One was not paying attention, and the handkerchief in his hand blew down, fluttering down with the wind. The bamboo basket stretched out his hand to grab it, but it fell into the void, so he simply ignored it, a handkerchief, and lost it.

When he turned around again, the thirteenth elder brother was already standing behind him, and said, "Do you want someone to find you back?" ”

Zhu Zhen shook his head and smiled, "No need." ”

Seeing that the thirteenth elder brother only stared at himself and didn't speak, Zhu Zhen smiled and quipped: "Why have you been looking at me all the time, is it because you haven't seen me for a long time, and you can't recognize it when you see you again?" ”

The thirteenth elder brother didn't refute her as before, but only smiled lightly: "You girl, you are a year older." ”

Zhu Zhen smiled: "What, people are not allowed to grow up?" Is it possible that you have been a milk doll all the time, and let you bully? ”

The thirteenth elder brother smiled and pulled her off the bridge, entered the pavilion, and said, "In the past two years, I don't know who was bullied by whom every time!" ”

This is true, at that time, it seemed that every time the thirteenth elder brother couldn't talk about himself, but now that he is older, the thirteenth elder brother has even become a family, but he can't say anything about him anymore. Zhu Zhen thought so in his heart, but said, "Where is your good thing?" Don't tell me, I came to hear your complaint about your childhood 'history of blood and tears'! ”

The thirteenth elder brother smiled helplessly: "Look, what do you want with me?" ”

"See? What do you see? Zhu Zhen glared, and when he saw the thirteenth elder brother rushing to the lotus pond Nunu's mouth, he suddenly said, "You took me to see the lotus leaves in this winter?" ”

The thirteenth elder brother nodded and said, "I can't get out of the body because of something, I don't want you to find it yourself." ”

Zhu Zhen smiled nonchalantly: "What's the matter, you also brought me here, otherwise how would I know that there is such a wonderful thing?" The gifts you give always speak to my heart, and if I don't return the gift, won't it be unreasonable? With that, the bamboo basket ran to the shore, turned around and smiled at the thirteenth elder brother, and then dodged and got into the lotus bush. This lotus bush blooms extremely high, thinking that it imitates the beautiful scenery of the water town in the south of the Yangtze River, and moved the lotus seeds back to plant.

The thirteenth elder brother was wondering what the bamboo basket was doing in it, and wanted to follow her in to see what was going on, but he didn't want a song to float out of the lotus pond.

"Ruoye Creek picks lotus girls, laughs across lotus flowers, the sun shines on the new makeup, the water is bright, and the fragrance is lifted in the air. Who is on the shore of You Yelang, three, three, five, five reflect the weeping poplars, and the purple horses hiss into the falling flowers, and see this spider emptying and breaking the intestines......"

With the singing, there are also small faces that the bamboo basket shows from everywhere from time to time, sometimes playful, sometimes cheerful, sometimes delicate, sometimes bright, reflecting the green leaves and red lotus, the thirteen elder brothers seem to be in the Jiangnan water town, into the eyes, is a large piece of emerald green lotus leaves swaying gently with the wind, in the pond, the little daughter of Jiangnan in new clothes, took the orchid boat to shuttle under the lotus canopy, while singing the unknown Jiangnan tune, while picking up the fat and tender new lotus seeds in a pair of slender hands, delicate, sweet and glutinous, water spirit shy, so that people can't help but want to probe to see what is going on.

When the song sounded again, the thirteenth elder brother took the flute behind him, and unconsciously looked for the song, while harmonizing the tune, while looking for the blue. But several times, it seemed that he had seen a corner of his clothes, but when he looked for it again, he was gone, but the song was still unbroken, and it floated in another place. For a time, the shadow was full of shadows, illusory, and the voice like the new cry of the milk swallow echoed in the blue lotus of the pond with the light and melodious flute sound, lingering, not earthly.

Suddenly, the singing dispersed. The thirteenth elder brother was still intoxicated, and after a while, he thought of looking for a bamboo basket, but he couldn't see anything because of the tall lotus leaves. He hurriedly suppressed his voice and shouted, "Yu'er, Yu'er, where are you?" Say to me! ”

shouted for a long time, but he didn't see Zhu Zhen reply to him, although he knew that there would be nothing wrong, the thirteenth elder brother's heart still couldn't help but sink down, and he didn't care about the pain of the lotus leaf hitting his face, so he only pushed harder and harder to remove the obstacles in front of him.

Suddenly, I heard a burst of laughter: "Thirteenth Master, what treasure did you lose, and you are in such a hurry?" Even the lotus leaf slapped in the face, and he didn't know how to hide. ”

Hearing the voice of the bamboo basket, the thirteenth elder brother put his mind at ease, and heard her joke about herself, so he couldn't help but stiffen his voice and said, "Don't come out yet?" ”

I saw an aqua blue shadow pop out, bringing a burst of fragrance of lotus leaves, and the smiling little face was so bright that people's eyes hurt, but he didn't dare to blink, for fear that she would disappear in the light and shadow.

The thirteenth elder brother said: "I know that if you are messing around, if you fall into the river, I won't catch you!" ”

Zhu Zhen was in a good mood, and he didn't bother with him, and said with a smile: "I didn't hear the sound of water, how could I fall into the water?" Besides, even if I fall into it, I will be water, and what are I afraid of? Okay, okay, don't frown, just get married, and you're about to become an old man! Zhu Zhen reached out to stroke the frowning brow of the thirteenth elder brother and smiled heartily.

The thirteenth elder brother didn't stop her, but his eyes sank.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Zhu Ji hurriedly said: "There will be no trouble in the future, don't be angry!" I just saw this pool of lotus flowers, and I was happy for a while, so I made a fuss for a while, and I will be very careful and careful in the future. ”

Seeing that the bamboo basket smashed her hands against her chin, her eyes were full of flattering expressions, and her cheeks were naturally and healthy because of Fang Cai's running, the thirteenth elder brother suddenly wanted to pinch her face, and raised his hand, only to realize how frivolous this move was. The raised hand did not stop, and the thirteenth elder brother gave Zhu Zhen a "violent shudder", and said: "I praised you for growing into a big girl, so you are not a little reserved, let's go out." ”

Seeing that the thirteenth elder brother's complexion softened, Zhu Zhen suddenly burst into a big smile, answered sweetly, and went ashore with the thirteenth elder brother.

The bamboo basket took the lead in getting out of the lotus bush, and I saw a back not far away, standing with his hands in his hands, which seemed to be somewhat familiar. At that moment, the man seemed to sigh and turned his head—both of them stunned.

It's him!

It's her!