The arrival of the Guangping King and his son filled the entire Lianhuanzhuang with a joyful atmosphere, and even the Zhang family, who was a guest, was very happy.

Zhang's was originally walking in the flower garden near the Furong Building, and when he learned that the King of Guangping was staying in the Furong Building, he simply went over to meet him. This is not a special visit, so naturally there are no previous concerns. King Guangping happily received Zhang and Zhao Xiu, who accompanied their father and son all the way, in the flower hall in the front yard of Furong Building, and greeted Zhang's body.

Zhang smiled and said, "It's a lot better." Elderly people, when encountering cold weather, will always inevitably have a few minor illnesses. I really have to thank the prince for his grace, so that our ancestors and grandchildren can live in such a good hot spring village. After a few days, I feel like I'll be completely fine soon. ”

King Guangping smiled with satisfaction: "Our two families have been friends for many years, and their feelings are different from others, so the old lady doesn't have to be polite to me." It should be an honor for us to live in Lianhuanzhuang. If the hot springs here can help the old lady's body, I will be at ease. You just have to recuperate here, and you don't have to rush back to the city. ”

Zhang smiled: "Since the prince is gracious, the old man will be cheeky and stay for a few more days, so that he can be a companion with the prince." ”

She didn't just say this politely. In the days to come, she really every three or two days, as long as the weather is good, she will walk to the flower garden, and then go to the Furong Building to visit the king of Guangping, talk to him about homely gossip, and always pick some interesting things to say, the customs and customs in the south of the Yangtze River and the interesting things of relatives and friends in the countryside are the main topics, and occasionally Zhao Wei and Zhao Xiu will also become the object of her jokes. Grandmothers seem to enjoy divulging their black history as children. caused Zhao Xiu to boast that his face was not thin, and he often made a fuss.

The king of Guangping was in a much better mood, and he began to look forward to the arrival of the Zhang family. I was very interested in the interesting things she said, and even had another yearning for Jiangnan, which I had been to a few times. Perhaps because he was often in a laughing environment, after he moved into this old house, he was saddened by the thought of the former husband and wife and happy situation, and even if he remembered it occasionally, it was all happy and warm memories. Over time, he also understood Zhang's kindness. I was more grateful in my heart, and I respected her as an elder even more. When he wrote to the empress dowager and the emperor in the palace, he mentioned this matter. Two days later, Zhao Wei, who returned to the city to participate in the court, received a reward from the palace. There is no name and no purpose, and he is still depressed in his heart.

He loaded some of these rewards, which he could use in the winter, in a horse-drawn cart, and sent them to the hot spring village to show his grandmother Zhang. Tell her about her doubts. Zhang glanced at it a few times. After listening to his grandson, he knew it in his heart, and said with a light smile: "There is a reward in the palace, you can take it." This is the grace of the Queen Mother, the Emperor and the Queen Mother to our family, you have to keep it in mind, study hard, and contribute to the emperor in the future, you know? ”

Zhao Wei hurriedly put aside the doubts in his heart. Masase replied, "Yes." ”

Zhao Xiu dialed a few horses of woolen material and touched the thickness. smiled and said to Zhang: "This material is very good, I don't need a housekeeper now, I have free every day, how about using this material to make two new clothes for my grandmother?" Make two more for my brother. ”

Zhang smiled: "Nothing else, you can make me two gowns for the material of Doro, and keep the big red feather satin to make your own cloak, your brother doesn't like red, and it is not suitable to wear this, find a material with an older color for him to make, I think the bamboo green and navy blue are very good." The furs are all good, make some robes for your brother, and if there are more, make a cloak, and he will wear them when he goes out. I don't need to. ”

Zhao Wei hurriedly said: "It's all good skin, why did you give it to me?" Grandmother and sister should do the same. ”

Zhang said: "I don't like to wear these big hairs, sheepskins, rabbit skins are enough, and padded jackets." Your sister can still use it except for the two pieces of silver rat skin, and the other colors are not good-looking, so she looks too old. When Zhuangzi handed over the rent, if there was a skin, Sister Xiu would pick it up and keep some by herself. It's just that the needlework people in the family are all brought by us from the south, and the craftsmanship of making leather clothes is poor, and the wind and hair of your robe before are not good-looking, so you still have to find someone else to do it. ”

Zhao Xiu hurriedly said: "I have a few sheepskin clothes, and there are cashmere, which is warm enough." The prince gave me another squirrel cloak, and there was no need to do anything else. How old am I? Wouldn't it be a pity to wear those precious fur clothes, and when I grow taller next winter, I will no longer be able to wear those clothes. My brother is different, my brother usually goes out to meet people and socialize, if he doesn't dress up enough, others will laugh at him, and he will look down on our family. Besides, my brother is also very tall now, and the new clothes he makes can be worn for several years, and the good ones will not be wasted. ”

Zhao Wei was moved in his heart, and choked up for a while before saying, "What do you want me to say?" It's not that there is nothing at home, if my grandmother and sister are wronged for my sake, how can I feel at ease? ”

Zhang smiled: "Where is the grievance?" I really don't like to wear mink and fox skins, and I can't get used to the smell. ”

Zhao Xiu knew about this, so he comforted his brother and said, "Brother, don't worry, I'll use some small fur to make some warm pockets and lying rabbits for my grandmother when I go back, and I won't freeze her." ”

Zhao Wei pursed his lips and said, "I have two new clothes, and the rest will be stored in the warehouse and used by my grandmother and sister when they need it." ”

Zhao Xiu saw that he had made up his mind, and agreed with a smile, and did not argue with him. Anyway, she finished the clothes and sent them to her brother, will he still not wear them? But speaking of which, there are really a lot of furs and materials from the palace on this trip, thinking of Gao Zhen who gave her a cloak before, Zhao Xiu had an idea in her heart.

She is just a courtesy, even if she makes clothes for Gao Zhen openly in front of her grandmother and brother, presumably they won't say anything, right?

Speaking of Gao Zhen, every time she went to visit King Guangping, she could always see him. In his spare time in winter, he either practiced boxing and archery in his yard, or rode horses in the outer village, or accompanied his father in the Furong Building. Every day he had to read for King Quang Binh for an hour. For the blind King of Quang Binh, he had nothing but touching special books with his own hands for recreation. I can only relieve my boredom by listening to books. In addition to his son, he had two other clerks who read to him every day. He listened to a wide variety of books. Poetry and songs, landscape travels, literati rank affairs, wild history essays, astronomy and geography, hundreds of schools of thought, all-encompassing. Just don't touch anything related to the government, which is also the meaning of avoiding suspicion. Sometimes Zhao Xiu went to see him and saw Gao Zhen studying for him. I'll also help read a few pages.

For a half-grown teenager like Gao Zhen, reading for a long time is actually a burden on his voice. Although there is no problem with his throat at present, Zhao Xiu still can't help but worry about him. Every now and then, I'll bring him something that's good for his throat. I don't know if Gao Zhen understands what she means?

However, Gao Zhen also began to come to Luomei Courtyard every day. In order to get the book. Because this is his former residence in the hot spring village, almost all the supplies are here. After he moved to Qifengzhai, his clothes and daily necessities were delivered, but because he had basically read them, he didn't take them away if they weren't necessary. But now he claimed that the books on the side of the Furong Building could no longer meet the needs of King Guangping, so he came over and took back one or two of some books he had read before, and read them to King Guangping to relieve his boredom. He didn't take much, but only one a day. It's usually good to be able to read it for one day, so I'll definitely come back the next day.

The book was originally Gao Zhen's. Zhang, of course, would not refuse. As for his behavior of coming over every day, he also found an excuse for him: "Presumably, the books that the prince wants to read every day are different." ”

Zhao Xiu was speechless in his heart, and when Gao Zhen came, he excused himself to help him find books, dropped the needlework in his hand, and followed him back to the second room of Xinuan Pavilion.

Gao Zhen looked back at her, picking in front of the bookshelf with a casual look, picking one open, flipping through it, stuffing it back, and picking another one.

Zhao Xiu glanced at the book he had picked, secretly looked at the other end of the Dongnuan Pavilion, and saw that the girls were not in front of him, even Bilian Bihan went to the glass verandah in the front yard to do needlework, so he lowered his voice and said to Gao Zhen: "Tell me honestly, did you mean it?" ”

Gao Zhen raised his eyebrows: "What are you talking about?" I don't understand. ”

Zhao Xiu pursed his lips, covered his mouth and snickered: "I know what kind of books the prince listens to every day. He is not very obsessed with which one to read, it is all about what you pull out of your hand, and if he is interested, he will let you read it, and he is not picky at all. You just need to take a few of the books he likes to listen to every day, but you have to come and pick them up every day, isn't it intentional? ”

Gao Zhen stared at the bookshelf, the roots of his ears turned red, but he still tried to maintain an expressionless appearance: "How come? If I did it on purpose, then why did I do it? ”

yes, why?

This time, it was Zhao Xiu's turn to be embarrassed. She has a vague guess in her heart, but if she says it, will it make her look too thick-skinned?

Zhao Xiu turned his head and didn't answer, and walked back to sit on the big kang under the window. On the kang table, there are still calligraphy and paintings that she practiced in the morning, which have not yet been put away. She rubbed the edge of the rice paper in a daze.

Gao Zhen casually took a copy of the anthology of the previous dynasty, calmly walked towards the big kang, only glanced in the direction of Dongnuan Pavilion on the way, and saw that Zhang was directing the girl to make a pair of thick cotton soft shoes to wear indoors in winter, and did not look at it, so he sat down opposite Zhao Xiu very calmly.

He wanted to find a topic to talk to her several times, but he always felt that the topic he thought of was not suitable, and when he turned his head and saw the finished painting on the kang table, he finally found it: "This is what you painted?" ”

Zhao Xiu raised his eyes and glanced at him: "Yes." ”

"Good drawing."

"Thank you." Zhao Xiu replied dryly, but he was still very happy to hear him praise himself.

Gao Zhen frowned and resumed his conversation: "I saw that you drew several pictures, why don't you draw something else?" ”

Zhao Xiu looked at him: "There are so many plum blossoms in this courtyard, and the plum blossoms are especially good." My grandmother said that I also have to practice painting on weekdays, so it is better to take advantage of the fact that there are many real flowers nowadays and practice plum blossoms first. Like this, I paint every day, practice hundreds of paintings, and if I want to paint Lamei again in the future, no matter what kind of it is, it will not be difficult for me anymore. That's why I've been drawing this every day lately. ”

Gao Zhen thought of a good reason: "In this case, I have a few excellent collections of paintings by famous predecessors, all of which draw all kinds of plum blossoms, and I can borrow you to copy them." ”

Zhao Xiu blinked, and came to his senses.

He also said: "You have been painting this for days, and you must have used almost all the pigments of Garcinia cambogia and Calambogia that you brought, right?" ”

Zhao Xiu was a little puzzled, and he asked what he was doing here: "I did use a lot, not only yellow pigments, but also other pigments." I was planning to ask my brother to bring some back the next time he came home. ”

Gao Zhen smiled faintly: "It's just some paint, do you still need to bring it from the city?" I have it there, and I have it all year round in the Hibiscus Building. My father doesn't need it now, and I don't have that leisure, so since you can use it, I'll just give it to you, right? ”

Zhao Xiu was very surprised: "Really? ”

"What is this? It's just a little bit of paint. If we need it, give it a command, and the people below will be ready. If it's cold today, if you don't use the paint, maybe it won't work well next spring, so it's better to be cheaper. Gao Zhen gave a very reluctant reason, and finally said his true intention, "In this case, you can go back with me and bring things over, right?" ”

Zhao Xiu was excited, she didn't think much when she heard this, she happily agreed, and immediately went to report to her grandmother, and asked Bihan to help her get the big hair cloak, and she went out to wear it.

Gao Zhen's wish came true, and the corners of his mouth curled slightly. (To be continued......)