The four siblings sat down to talk.

An Ruojin asked Qiaolu to send tea and fruits.

An Ruolan didn't talk nonsense, stroked his palm and said bluntly: "It's okay now, the two brothers are back, let's discuss the right thing!" ”

There was undisguised joy in his tone.

The two brothers were confused, and An Wensheng laughed: "You ghost elf, what crooked ideas have you come up with?" It's still business! ”

An Wenyan is also funny.

"Isn't that the right thing!" An Ruolan crossed her waist and glared at the two brothers who were laughing at her.

"Oh, don't make a fuss, get down to business!" An Ruojin pulled her and rubbed her puffed cheeks, and then turned to An Wensheng and An Wenyan and said, "That's the case, we plan to find brothers and sisters to paint a birthday gift for our grandmother, do you have any good ideas for the eldest brother and the third brother?" ”

"Painting as a birthday gift?" The two brothers looked at each other and exclaimed in surprise: "Or together?" ”

"That's right, the day after tomorrow is my grandmother's birthday, since I want to send it, of course I have to send it big!" An Ruolan stretched out her arms and exaggerated the size, and both brothers were amused by her.

"It's your idea again, right?" An Wenyan looked at his sister dotingly.

"What the hell, I came up with this!" An Ruojin glared and said angrily.

Hearing this, An Wenyan touched the tip of his nose and said, "The second sister forgives the sin, and the younger brother has no intention." ”

An Ruolan covered her mouth and snickered on the side.

"Okay, let's not talk about that, let's come up with a way, what do we want to draw?" An Ruojin pursed her lips and smiled, waving her hand to spare him this time.

An Wensheng is relatively rational and cautious. Thinking about the long term, he asked, "The idea is good, just." How many siblings do you want to paint together? ”

"Naturally, everyone who is willing to come, even if they can't paint, they can grind ink and adjust colors, no matter how bad they are, they can also wash the pen and bring water, as long as everyone is willing to contribute, why not a few more people? Grandmother saw everyone's mind. Will be happy too. An Ruojin said.

Except for the one who has been out of the cabinet, the oldest concubine in the second room, and now she is the oldest girl in the house. In addition, she is a concubine, and when she says this, she really has the momentum and bearing of an eldest sister.

Both brothers couldn't help but look sideways.

An Ruojin was embarrassed and embarrassed by her brother and brother, so she pretended to be fierce and said, "What." Am I wrong? ”

"Nope." An Wensheng smiled. Quite relieved.

An Wenyan also nodded, and said solemnly: "The second sister's bearing and mind impressed the younger brother. ”

Seeing them so strict, An Ruojin became more and more embarrassed, blushing with shame, twisting her fingers and unable to speak.

An Ruolan relieved the siege and said: "Isn't it time to discuss what to paint?" ”

"Yes, yes, that's the most important thing!" An Ruojin immediately put aside her embarrassment and shyness and shouted.

"Hmm......" An Wensheng muttered, "The pine crane is evergreen? This seems a little too ordinary......"

"Paintings with longevity meanings come and go, and that's it, for a while. I'm afraid I can't come up with any new and brilliant ideas. An Wenyan nodded in agreement.

"That's why Sister Lan and I thought about discussing it with you, and we thought about it for a few days. I didn't come up with a good moral either. An Ruojin sighed.

"......" An Ruolan was silent and did not speak, she carefully recalled the far-reaching and ingenious paintings she had seen in her previous life, many better, but she really didn't find one that could be used as a birthday gift.

The four of them were dejected, and they were all discouraged by the fact that they couldn't think of a way.

After sitting for a while, still clueless, seeing that it was not early, the four of them planned to disperse first, and then think of a way after they returned to their rooms.

Since he came to Yirong Garden, he naturally had to go to the old lady to say goodbye before leaving, and the four brothers and sisters went over together, but they didn't want to meet the third lady and An Ruoke who came to greet the old lady. An Ruolan's face suddenly sneered.

Since the last time she was awkward, the fourth sister really didn't pay attention to her, it's been a few days, although she has the heart to apologize, but every time she meets, the fourth sister has to show her face, and she can't pull her face, and over time, she can't open her mouth.

Looking at An Ruoke, An Ruolan wanted to speak and stopped, and An Ruojin could only sigh helplessly on the side.

"Yo, how many of your brothers and sisters have come to greet the old lady? But coincidentally, Sanniang, I was about to send an interesting play to the old lady, let's go, let's go in and have a look! The third lady greeted first, as always in good spirits, and as she spoke, she patted the basket covered with cotton cloth that she was carrying.

The four brothers and sisters saluted the third lady, and An Ruojin secretly pushed An Ruolan and pushed her to An Ruoke's side with a straight face.

An Ruolan was embarrassed, but she wanted to reconcile with the fourth sister, so she pinched the corner of her clothes and twisted: "Fourth, fourth sister, what did Sanniang mention?" ”

After taking the first step, the second step was easy, and she asked again: "Are you free for a while, I have something to tell you with Sister Jin." ”

An Ruoke is already lively and cheerful, and she doesn't want to make any more awkward trouble, now seeing that An Ruolan is soft, her face immediately improved a lot, but she still held it, and only deliberately said lightly: "It depends on the situation." "It can be seen that he is also thin-skinned.

An Ruolan didn't care about this, she immediately took an inch, grinned and grabbed her arm, and looked into the basket carried by the third lady, and asked curiously, "What is this?" Reaching for it, he touched it, "Soft." ”

I wanted to reach out and touch it again, but was stopped by the third lady with a smile.

"You sisters will be teased later, let's talk about it in the first house." The third lady said happily, she saw the scene clearly, no wonder her daughter has been depressed in recent days, it turned out that she was having trouble with her sisters, but now it seems that she is reconciled.

An Wensheng's two brothers were not so careful, and they didn't see the difference between their sisters.

The six of them entered the Songhe Hall together, and were told that the old lady was in the Warm Pavilion, so they went to the Warm Pavilion in the East House.

As soon as the curtain was lifted and I entered the compartment, I heard the old lady laugh and say, "What happened today?" It's all coming together. ”

It turned out that Murong and the second lady, mother and daughter, were also there.

"Ah, the eldest sister-in-law and the second sister-in-law are also there!" The third lady shouted for joy.

The five juniors greeted each other. The old lady let everyone sit on the chairs under the kang.

The second lady's eyes were sharp, and when she saw the basket that the third lady was carrying, she raised her chin and laughed: "What kind of moth are you tossing?" ”

Hear the words. Even An Wensheng and An Wenyan looked at the basket that was carried by the third lady.

The third lady had smugness in her eyes and said with a smile: "Naturally, it's a good thing!" ”

As soon as the words fell, I saw the cotton bag on the basket move, and several little girls couldn't help but exclaim: "It's moving!" His eyes lit up.

The third lady laughed, didn't sell it, and directly lifted the corner of the cloth bag. Then I saw a fluffy, round white head pop up, with two jewel-like eyes, one blue and one green. Holding the frame of the basket and opening his furry mouth, he made a childish cry: "Meow~~"

"Ah, it's a kitten!" An Ruolan and An Ruoyan screamed in surprise and ran over to hug the kitten in the basket.

"Oops. You can't get ahead of you. This is for your grandmother! The third lady laughed and raised the basket so that the two nieces would not touch it.

"Sanniang is so stingy!" The two youngest girls immediately stamped their feet and complained.

At this time, it was time to show the majesty of being a sister, although she also wanted to snatch the kitten to hug her, but An Ruojin still tried her best to restrain herself, and said in a deep voice: "Don't make trouble, Sanniang said that this is for grandmother." ”

"yes, I haven't even touched it." An Ruoke also looked at the kitten with blank eyes.

But there are few women who don't like small things. Especially with such a fluffy, round kitten all the time. I'm sure it's hard for anyone not to like it. Not only a few little girls, but even the old lady and Murong clan, the second and the lady also expressed their interest in the kitten.

Hearing that this was for herself, the old lady smiled and said, "You have a heart." Ignoring the grievances of his granddaughters.

After getting the compliment, the third lady smiled, she sent the basket to the kang table, the old lady's hand, said with a smile: "This cat cub is from the palace, I heard that the noble tribute cat has a litter of kittens, I think about the lack of a living creature around my mother to be a companion, so I asked someone to ask for one back." ”

Not to mention how much thought I put into it.

But if she didn't say it, the old lady could probably guess.

The third lady's maiden family is not prominent, and it must have taken a lot of effort to ask for such a cat cub from the nobles in the palace.

The old lady remembered this intention.

The kitten is only the size of the palm, the whole body is snow-white, the whole body is fat and round, and the small paws are also pink and tender, and it looks particularly cute, the old lady took the kitten out of the basket, and was reluctant to let go of it as soon as she hugged it, and put it on her lap and stroked it.

Murong and the second lady also had envy in their eyes, as if they wanted to go up and touch the soft and slippery fur, the second lady sighed: "The third aunt doesn't have to worry now, this birthday gift is ready." ”

She thought that this was the birthday gift specially prepared by the third lady for the old lady, although she was a little annoyed and a step behind, she didn't mean it.

However, the third lady waved her hand and said, "No, no, this can be regarded as a congratulatory gift, it is for my mother to occasionally relieve boredom." I'm still discussing the congratulatory gift with Shikang. ”

"......" Murong and the third lady didn't know what to say about her.

The sisters just stared dryly, staring at the kitten and swallowing saliva.

"Ahh I thought of it! Suddenly, An Ruolan clapped his hands and shouted, which immediately shocked everyone.

"Ouch, Sister Lan, look at your shock, you scared everyone!" The third lady patted her chest and said angrily.

An Ruolan scratched her forehead suddenly, she suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and she was too excited to lose her temper.

Murong asked with a smile, "What did you think of?" ”

"Yes, it must be a good thing to see you so excited, to make everyone happy." The second lady also said.

An Ruolan smiled and shook her head, pretending to be mysterious: "This is a secret!" ”

"Yo? Secret? The third lady was interested, and she was about to grab her for questioning, An Ruolan hurriedly threw a look of help to her brothers and sisters.

An Ruojin was blessed to the heart, and instantly guessed that she had thought of a good way to talk about the birthday gift, and immediately rushed up to stop the third lady, and changed the topic with a smile: "Sanniang, are there any kittens born by the tribute cat?" The niece also wants to hug one. ”

An Ruolan is also a ghostly and clever, and when the third lady was stopped, she made up an excuse with a blink of her eyes: "Grandmother, eldest mother, second mother, third mother, Lan'er suddenly remembered that there are still some things to deal with in the room, so I won't bother you, Lan'er will leave first!" ”

After that, the soles of his feet were greased.

"Let her run away!" The third lady stomped her foot in annoyance and glared at An Ruojin angrily, An Ruojin only laughed stupidly.

Soon, An Ruojin, An Ruoke and An Ruoyan also said goodbye and left, which made the third lady more and more itchy.

"These girls are really getting more and more disagreeable, they must be hiding something!" The third lady said firmly.

The two brothers, who had not yet left, quietly exchanged a look and remained silent.

Besides, the four sisters of An Ruolan, after they left Songhe Hall in two, they got together, and the four of them did not go back to the room, but walked around the courtyard in front of Songhe Hall, waiting for the two brothers An Wensheng to come out.

"What the hell is going on, can't you say it now?" An Ruoke is urgent, so she can't bear to ask.

Now that she has spoken, even if she and An Ruolan are reconciled, it will be very hot again.

An Ruoyan has always been quiet and well-behaved, and she doesn't talk much, and when she saw the fourth sister asking, she also persuaded: "Let's wait patiently, when the eldest brother and the third brother come out, we will know." ”

An Ruoke stopped muttering.

Fortunately, after only waiting for a while, An Wensheng and An Wenyan came out.

The six of them met and gathered in the pavilion in the back garden to talk.

"Did you think of a good idea?" An Wenyan was the first to speak, with a little excitement.

"What's the best way to do that?" An Ruoke and An Ruoyan asked in unison, they still didn't know anything.

An Ruojin patiently told them what everyone was planning, and asked, "Even if you want to mix colors and polish ink, are you willing?" ”

"Of course I do!" The two sisters did not hesitate, with a look of great interest and expectation.

"Let's let Lan'er talk about her thoughts first." An Wensheng smiled and spoke.

So several people looked at An Ruolan.

An Ruolan pretended to raise her eyebrows mysteriously, straightened her waist, and said sternly: "I thought we could draw a picture of a kitten fluttering butterflies." ”

"Kitten fluttering butterflies?" No one knows why.

"That's right!" An Ruolan clapped her hands excitedly: "A group of lively and cute kittens, fluttering butterflies among the peony bushes, how good!" Grandmother will love it! ”

"......," An Wenyan frowned, "Because grandmother likes cats, so you came up with this method?" ”

This doesn't seem to be very solemn, the kitten flutters the butterfly, no matter how you look at it, it is a child's favorite play.

"It's child's play." An Wensheng said what An Wenyan thought from the bottom of his heart.

An Ruolan just laughed to herself.

An Ruoke looked at the eldest brother and the third brother, and then at the sixth sister, scratched the corners of her forehead, and said weakly: "Isn't it good for a kitten to flutter butterflies?" I think it's good, how cute the kittens are, and the butterflies and peonies are also beautiful. ”

"......" An Ruojin also felt that it was not good for the kitten to flutter butterflies, but looking at the sparkling eyes of the sixth sister, she couldn't bear to spoil her interest, so she racked her brains and said: "It's okay, the kitten is innocent and romantic, and full of vitality, which can imply eternal youth and good health......"

Hearing this, An Ruolan couldn't help laughing, she knew that the second sister couldn't bear to see her lost, but was it really good to be so far-fetched?

But let's let her buy it! (To be continued......)