Zhou Shaojin slept well, and when he woke up the next day, he was refreshed, and he combed a hanging bun very carefully, wore a red and gold headband, and was inlaid with pearls and flowers.

Shi Xiang couldn't help but praise: "Second Miss looks so beautiful!" You should have dressed up like this every day a long time ago. ”

The brilliant gems lined Zhou Shaojin's skin like snow, and his eyes were bright.

"That's a lot of trouble!" She straightened her sleeves, and stroked her fingers on the dark pattern of the pink lotus, which became more and more white and slender, "I combed this hair for almost half an hour, and when I took a lunch break at noon, I had to spread it out and comb it again." I have the time to go to the garden and see which flowers are blooming—I'm going to make a few vases of flower dew after I'm done embroidering my sister and my summer clothes. Maybe I can even catch my grandmother's birthday. ”

"Okay!" Shi Xiang likes to see Zhou Shaojin like this, like the first flower blooming in the mist in the morning, not only beautiful, but also has a kind of vitality that makes people yearn for it, and even the atmosphere in the room is brisk, "When the slave maid gives the second lady a hand, I will do whatever you say, and I promise not to delay your business." ”

The Spring Festival Gala who came in with shoes listened to it, and it was too late for Zhou Shaojin to choose the shoes to be worn today, and he said anxiously: "Second Miss, do you want to ask the craftsman to make a bucket that you painted that day?" I wonder if Mr. Ma can find a skilled carpenter? ”

"What's so rare about that bucket?" Zhou Shaojin looked at the shoes in his hand at the Spring Festival Gala, picked out a pair of indigo blue plain high-soled shoes with silver-red bud edges, and said, "It's similar to the steamer of steamed buns in the north, and most of the craftsmen do it well." The difficulty lies in the glass bottle. The fragrance is a fragrance that goes with the wind, and if you want to seal the fragrance in the bottle, you can only find a tinsmith master to make the lid for the glass bottle. It's a handiwork, the lid is thin, and it breaks after a few uses; The lid is thickened, which presses the glass bottle, which looks top-heavy and not good-looking. There are also glass bottles, and I don't know where to order? ”

She was worried, but her eyes lit up with her description at the Spring Festival Gala, and she asked with a salivating face: "Second Miss, can you order a few glass beads when making a glass bottle, and we can set them on the hairpin when the time comes." The other day I saw a woman on the street wearing a hairpin inlaid with glass beads, and the sun shone on it, shining brighter, more beautiful than a precious stone......"

"I didn't expect the Spring Festival Gala to like glass beads?" Zhou Shaojin asked Shi Xiang, "Do you like it?" Why don't we order more beads and let the sisters in the yard share the points? ”

"Good! All right! The Spring Festival Gala applauded.

Zhou Shaojin's house was full of laughter.

Zhou Chujin didn't fall asleep until the second half of the night, and got up a little late in the morning. Hearing the laughter from her sister's side from time to time, she thought about it and instructed Dongwan: "You go and talk to the second lady, just say that I have something to do in the morning and go to my aunt's side, let her go to my grandmother to say hello at three o'clock in the morning, and I will wait for her over there." ”

Dong Wan smiled and went to Zhou Shaojin's side to pass the word.

Zhou Chujin hastily had breakfast and went to Heming Hall.

Mrs. Guan had just finished saluting the incense, and when she saw Zhou Chujin alone, she said curiously: "What about Shaojin?" Were you tired yesterday? Does it matter if she wants to? ”

"It's not!" Zhou Chujin took the teacup in the maid's hand and put it in front of Mrs. Guan, and stopped talking.

Mrs. Guan took a sip of tea, sent the servants in the house, and asked solemnly, "What's wrong?" ”

Zhou Chujin told Mrs. Guan everything that happened between Zhou Shaojin and Wu Baozhang yesterday.

Mrs. Guan frowned when she heard this, but with Zhou Chujin's narration, her face slowly soothed, and by the time Zhou Chujin finished speaking, she was already smiling and said softly: "What are you worried about?" Are you afraid that others will think that Shao Jin's scheming is too heavy and don't like her? ”

Zhou Chujin nodded.

Mrs. Guan smiled: "But you see yesterday, Shao Jin had something to do?" ”

Zhou Chujin whispered: "That's just a fluke...... Pulled a few rooms in......"

"It is up to man to plan things, and it is up to heaven to make things happen. She was lucky enough to get herself out, and that was also her blessing. Mrs. Guan smiled and patted the brocade mat beside her, and motioned for Zhou Chujin to sit down beside her, "With Shaojin's scene at that time, the eldest lady of the Wu family clearly harbored evil intentions, but fortunately she was shrewd, and she shouted about this matter while the old ladies in several rooms were there." If it were another occasion, I am afraid that she would not be so lucky. It can be seen that Shao Jin is only willing to promise on weekdays, but he knows how to protect himself when it is critical, which is a great blessing, so don't worry. ”

Zhou Chujin sat down next to her grandmother and said, "There is one more thing...... The reason why Miss Wu said this was because she saw Cheng Xu chasing after Shao Jin...... "She told Mrs. Guan about Cheng Xu."

Mrs. Guan was so shocked that her jaw was about to fall, holding the teacup and not knowing whether to drink tea or put it down, she said after a while: "You, what you said is true?" ”

"I'll tell you what Shaojin said." Zhou Chujin said, "Not a word has been added or subtracted!" ”

Mrs. Guan stood up and walked around the house for two times, and her mood gradually calmed down.

Zhou Chujin said: "If this is really the case, the Hanbi Mountain House will ...... Don't you go for a while? ”

"No way!" Mrs. Guan didn't think about it and said, "If Shao Jin doesn't go to Hanbi Mountain House anymore because of a few words from the eldest lady of the Wu family, and falls in the eyes of people who have a heart, I'm afraid that it will be 'three hundred taels of silver here'." Shaojin not only wants to go, but also to be as he was in the past. At this point, the old lady changed her tone and said, "However, your worries are also justified. I'll send someone to the Hanbi Mountain House to inquire. There is no wind and no waves, with Mrs. Guo's shrewdness and sophistication, she should have known about this matter at this time. It stands to reason that she should warn Cheng Xu. But she has always hidden something in her heart, and I am really a little unsure what she will do. ”

This is the purpose of Zhou Chujin to meet her grandmother alone.

She nodded repeatedly.

Mrs. Guan asked Liker to invite Mama Wang over, and whispered to Mama Wang, and Mama Wang went to Hanbi Mountain House.

In the Hanbi mountain house, Yuan was standing behind Mrs. Guo with low eyebrows, Mrs. Guo was sitting on the Arhat bed with red lacquer plum blossom pattern, slowly using blood glutinous porridge, Cheng Xu knelt on the bluestone paved floor, his knees were painful, he secretly glanced at his mother and grandmother, and quietly moved his body.

There was a thunderclap in the room, and there was a cold snort from my grandmother.

Cheng Xu hurriedly knelt upright, but couldn't help but glance at his mother from the corner of his eye.

Yuan's heart ached like a knife.

A piece of flesh that fell from her body, she had never been wronged so much when she was so big.

Speaking of which, it's all to blame for that Wu Baozhang, the rumors, and Zhou Shaojin, just expose it in a few words, and it has to be known to everyone, and it is not forbearance.

She looked up at her mother-in-law.

Seeing that her mother-in-law put down the porridge bowl and sandwiched a small steamed bun, Yuan hurriedly handed over a small clay dish and reminded her mother-in-law softly: "Mother, look, it's almost time now, Da Lang has been kneeling for almost half an hour, and he will go to the clan school later......

"He's going to school!" Old Madam Guo put down the small clay dish and said softly, "The teachings of the saints are all taught in the clan studies, and he has been listening to them in the clan studies for almost ten years, right?" I didn't even listen to a word, so what are you going to do in the genealogy? When the shadow of a person dangles there? Or do you want to earn the eight taels of pen and ink silver per month in the clan? ”

The words that came out were extremely harsh.

Yuan's fingertips trembled with anger.

How can a mother-in-law say that about Da Lang? What does Dalang have to do with this......

Cheng Xu's face turned red as if it could drip blood.

He shouted "Grandmother", but when he looked up, he met Mrs. Guo's cold, sharp eyes.

Cheng Xu was stunned.

He had seen his grandmother like this when he was very young, but at that time it was his father kneeling on the ground, he was still young, but he also knew that his grandmother loved them the most, not only did he not feel afraid, but he was very curious.

Now that the person kneeling here has become him, he can understand his father's embarrassment at that time.

Cheng Xu swallowed all the words of his defense, lowered his head, and knelt straighter.

Mrs. Guo looked slightly gloomy and began to eat steamed buns.

The room was silent, and the slight sound of porcelain clinking and chewing made the atmosphere a little oppressive.

Yuan looked anxiously at his son, who was kneeling on the ground.

Mrs. Guo turned a blind eye until she finished her breakfast, cleaned her hands, picked up the teacup, and then said, "Go to school!" After that, you will be spared from fainting. ”

"Mother!"

"Grandmother!"

Yuan and Xu Cheng looked at Mrs. Guo in unison, their faces full of consternation.

Mrs. Guo slammed the teacup on the table and made a "clanging" sound.

She questioned Cheng Xu: "What? I'm still instructing you not to move, can I? ”

"No, no!" Cheng Xu said hurriedly, fine sweat broke out on his forehead, "I, I just didn't think of ......"

"I didn't expect it, there are so many things you didn't expect!" Old Madam Guo sneered, "I have raised three sons, but none of them are like you. When your father was your age, he already knew how to serve your grandfather in his study......"

Next, it should be said who Da Lang's personality looks like, right?

Yuan's heart seemed to be grabbed by something, and he couldn't breathe.

Cheng Xu lowered his head in shame.

But to Yuan's surprise, Mrs. Guo's words ended here, and she did not continue, but waved her hand at Cheng Xu and said lightly: "You retreat!" ”

Cheng Xu didn't dare to stop, and got up on his knees.

Seeing his son stumbling, Yuan's heart ached, and he wanted to step forward to help Cheng Xu, but he was frightened by Mrs. Guo's cold eyes and retreated.

Cheng Xu limped out of the door, and his personal servant happily greeted him.

"Uncle, ...... are you?" he asked while supporting Cheng Xu.

Cheng Xu rubbed his legs, which were so numb that he could barely lift them, and said depressedly: "Don't mention it!" I was taught a hard lesson by my grandmother. ”

Huanxi didn't dare to ask any more, and helped Cheng Xu to walk out slowly.

Da Su silently followed behind them.

Why is this man so wooden?

Huanxi muttered in his heart, and said to Da Su: "I haven't come to help Uncle yet!" ”

Da Su stepped forward silently, who knew that Cheng Xu raised his hand and said, "No need!" I don't need you to serve here, you can help me take a leave of absence from the clan school! ”

"Uncle!" The two exclaimed in unison.

If the lady knew about this, she wouldn't break their legs!

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A few days ago, a reader proposed in a book review that Cheng Chi should be a cousin, not a cousin, I checked it, and it should indeed be a cousin, and I would like to thank that reader.

If there are any mistakes, please correct them.

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