Chapter 30: Befriending
Out of Tinglan Courtyard, Ji Yu suddenly smiled and said, "Cousin Jin has been here for a few days, and she hasn't been to Agarwood Pavilion yet!" If you have time, why not come and sit down with me for a while! ”
Xu Jinyu happily agreed: "I have long heard that Cousin Yu's Agarwood Pavilion is very elegantly arranged, and today I finally have the opportunity to see it with my own eyes." ”
can make Ji Yu take the initiative to open her mouth to invite, and the double-sided embroidered handkerchief is indispensable. What's more, her act of teasing Ji Yu just now won Ji Yu's heart.
Zou and Xu Zheng returned to Yinyan Pavilion, and Xu Jinyu went to Agarwood Pavilion with Ji Yu.
Agarwood Pavilion is on the left rear side of Qianyunju, to go to Agarwood Pavilion, Qianyunju is a must-pass place.
Walking outside the Qianyun Residence, Ji Yu unconsciously slowed down, Gu's voice and smile quietly came to her heart, and she couldn't help but feel a sour feeling in her heart.
"My cousin left too suddenly. Every time I walk here, I always feel that she is still there, and I want to go in and talk to her. Xu Jinyu's soft sigh came into her ears and spoke to Ji Yu's heart.
Ji Yu smiled bitterly: "You have known my sister-in-law for less than half a month, and my sister-in-law and I have been together for eight years. As soon as she left, my heart was empty. ”
Ji Yu has no mother since she was a child, and she has a cold relationship with her stepmother Xiao Zou, and the generous and gentle eldest sister-in-law Gu takes care of her to grow up, and her status in her mind can be imagined.
Gu's death, the saddest thing is not her husband and mother's family, but Ji Yu.
If Ji Yu knew the cause of Gu's lingering sickbed, what would be her reaction? Will Ji Yu love her sister-in-law or her brother-in-law?
This thought flashed quickly in Xu Jinyu's heart, and there was no trace on her face, and she comforted Ji Yu's words: "My cousin-in-law has been sick for so long, and her body has long been exhausted, and it is a relief to leave." The living should live well and take good care of themselves, so that the dead can rest in peace. ”
Ji Yu snorted and glanced at Xu Jinyu with a smile: "I always thought that you were gentle and silent and not good at words, but I didn't understand your sharp teeth until today." ”
Ji Yu's words are meaningful, obviously referring to something else.
Xu Jinyu is the niece and nephew of Xiao Zou's relatives, and came to Xiao Zou with her mother and brother. It is only right to curry favor with Xiao Zou's mother and daughter, but Xu Jinyu is really incomprehensible to play Ji Yu in front of Xiao Zou today.
Xu Jinyu smiled undiminishedly, and said casually: "When people get along with each other, the most important thing is to fall in love." Those who are close by blood may not have the same temperament. ”
The two sentences of understatement euphemistically show that he and Ji Yu are not all the way, and they praise Ji Yu without a trace, but they will never make people feel disgusted by the pat on the horse.
There was a hint of smile and appreciation in Ji Yu's eyes.
Talking to smart people is worry-free.
It's like Ji Yu's idiot! Except for the identity of the third lady of the Weining Hou Mansion and the barely visible face, there is almost nothing. If it weren't for the constant blood relationship, she wouldn't have bothered to take care of Ji Yu.
Compared with Ji Yu, Xu Jinyu is much stronger. Beautiful, intelligent and unassuming, people have to like it. It's a pity that Xu Jinyu is Xiao Zou's maiden niece in the end, otherwise, the two can be a pair of sisters
What Ji Yu was thinking, Xu Jinyu could guess some.
Because of her identity, Ji Yu can't get too close to her. In fact, she has no plans to become close friends with Ji Yu. However, there is nothing in the way of overtures and friendships. Perhaps, one day in the future, when dealing with Xiao Zou's family, Ji Yu will be a big help
One of the two has a heart, the other has an intention, and they talk and laugh along the way, and they are quite similar.
Soon arrived at the Agarwood Pavilion.
Ji Yu led Xu Jinyu around the Agarwood Pavilion.
The Agarwood Pavilion is not big, but it is fresh and elegant. There are a few plum blossoms planted in the yard, and the flowering season has long passed, and I don't know what kind of plum blossoms these plum blossoms are, but they bloom in early spring.
A breeze blew, the branches swayed gently, and some of the white plum petals fell and fluttered in the wind. Under the tree, there was a little girl of twelve or thirteen years old, carrying a delicate bamboo basket and picking up flower petals.
Ji Yu explained with a smile: "The fragrance of plum blossoms is elegant and pleasant, and it is a pity that the fallen petals are swept under the tree. Pick up the petals and wash them, which can be made into sachets and placed in the house. The fragrance fills the room. ”
Miss Ji Er likes plum blossoms, and almost everyone in the Hou Mansion knows it.
Xu Jinyu said with a smile: "Plum blossoms are noble by nature, known as the reputation of a gentleman in flowers, and my cousin likes plum blossoms, which complement each other." ”
Everyone can shoot sycophants, but it is rare to be able to speak like Xu Jinyu.
Ji Yu smiled: "Cousin Jin is so praised, I dare not take it." By the way, the maid Shuqin next to me has excellent cooking skills and will use plum blossoms to make snacks. I'll send her to cook so you can taste it too. ”
Xu Jinyu nodded happily.
The book is quite delicate, with smart apricot eyes and a small dimple on the lips. She neatly took the bamboo basket and picked some fresh plum petals from the tree and went to the kitchen
But in half an hour, Shuqin came with a plate of snacks and said with a smile: "Miss, the plum blossom cake has been prepared." ”
Ji Yu smiled: "This plum blossom cake tastes best when it is hot, cousin Jin, you taste it first." ”
Xu Jinyu picked up a piece, looked at it a few times, and couldn't help but praise: "Shuqin is really ingenious, this plum blossom cake is delicate and small, fragrant, and you have an appetite when you look at it." ”
The plum blossom cake is made in the shape of a plum blossom, exuding the unique refreshing aroma of plum blossoms, and when you bite into it, it is sweet and glutinous, and it is very delicious. Xu Jinyu was already addicted to sweets, so after eating a piece, she couldn't help but eat another piece.
Such a gesture is more pleasant than all the words of praise.
Ji Yu pursed her lips and chuckled, turned her head and instructed Shuqin: "When you make plum blossom cakes in the future, send one to Yinyan Pavilion." ”
Shuqin responded with a smile, and couldn't help but be secretly surprised. The young lady has always been arrogant and cold, and there are very few who can get into her eyes. I don't know what's so special about this second Miss Xu, but in just a few days, the young lady will look at her differently
Xu Jinyu was not polite with Ji Yu, and happily accepted this favor: "Thank you, cousin." After eating my cousin's plum blossom cake, I always have to send some gifts in return to show my gratitude. Why don't you embroider a sachet for your cousin? ”
Ji Yu smiled and quipped: "The plum blossom cake is simple to use, I just need to move my mouth." A sachet Jin cousin has to do it for at least two or three days. In this way, I have taken a big advantage. ”
After speaking, the two looked at each other and smiled.
Ji Yu ordered someone to take the piano, sat under the plum tree and plucked the strings.
The sound of the piano is melodious, like a spring breeze.
Xu Jinyu sat aside, closed her eyes slightly, and listened carefully. After the sound of the piano ended, he opened his eyes and praised: "Cousin Yu's piano skills are really wonderful, this song is very pleasant to the ear and beautiful, and I have worked hard for at least seven or eight years." ”
Ji Yu pursed her lips and smiled: "As soon as I heard it, I knew that Cousin Jin was also a master of piano skills, so come over and stroke a song and let me listen to it." ”
For famous ladies, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting are almost a compulsory course. It is very elegant for girls to talk about poetry and piano together.
Xu Jinyu didn't refuse, and responded with a smile: "I did learn for a few years when I was young, but I rarely played in the past few years, and I probably gave birth to my hands." It's not good to play, cousin, don't laugh at me. ”
Ji Yu got up with a smile, Xu Jinyu sat down in front of the guqin, stretched out her hand and pressed the strings lightly, making a crisp sound.
Ji Yu's eyes fell on Xu Jinyu's hand, and she couldn't help but exclaim: "Your hands are so beautiful." ”
Xu Jinyu's fingers were smooth and slender, white as jade. Ji Yu has always been extremely proud of herself, but at this time, looking at Xu Jinyu's slender jade fingers, she couldn't help but sigh to herself.
Xu Jinyu pursed her lips and chuckled, gently plucking the strings.
She has been learning the piano with her father Xu Han since she was a child, and her piano skills are outstanding. It's just that later I concentrated on embroidery, and I was a little lazy with the piano. I worked hard for ten years in my previous life, and I never touched the piano. In this way, playing the piano is almost a lifetime thing
The sound of the piano was choppy and not smooth at first, and it was only later that it gradually became smoother.
Ji Yu went from being careless to slowly becoming serious.
She is good at the piano, so she can naturally hear that Xu Jinyu has not touched the piano for a long time. However, Xu Jinyu's piano skills are obviously very deep, and she quickly regained her form.
Spring is a sunny day, with a light breeze and a pleasant fragrance of flowers. The beauty under the tree strokes the piano, and the sound of the piano is murmuring.
What a picture of a beautiful woman stroking the piano.
The two of them, who were intoxicated by the sound of the piano, didn't notice that there was an extra figure at the courtyard gate
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