Zhao Wei and Zhao Xiu brothers and sisters had gotten along with Princess Zhong of Guangping when they were young, especially Zhao Xiu, after being rescued from the canal by King Guangping and his wife, he had been raised in front of Zhong and slept with her parent-child Gao Zhen. At that time, Zhao Wei was still sick, living in another room with Zhang's family, although she was concerned, but not always paying attention, but more loving and intimate to Zhao Xiu, she had not seen her for many years, she now saw that Zhao Xiu had grown so big, and she was sensible, cute, lively and healthy, and she was very happy.

Zhao Xiu knew that the Zhong family was depressed because of the Zhong family's affairs, so she picked out good words to say very carefully, and found funny jokes to tell, which made her laugh again and again. Gao Zhen saw it on the sidelines and was quite grateful.

Zhao Xiu racked his brains to think of all kinds of interesting stories to make Zhong happy, but unfortunately there were not enough dry goods in his stomach, and finally even brought out the experience of the brothers and sisters who failed to make lanterns last night. After listening to this, Zhong said funny: "Where did you learn these?" It's great to be able to learn without a teacher. She looked a little distracted: "When I was young, I had just married the prince, and I was still living in the palace at that time. The exquisiteness of the lantern he made is not inferior to the special lantern made by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which is said to have been taught to him by the first emperor himself. At the time of the Yuan Festival, we followed our father, mother and concubines to participate in the feast, and when we returned to the palace after the banquet, the prince took out the lamp he made and hung it in front of the window, and I ate wine and kept warm while enjoying the fun. I still remember what those lights looked like, reflecting the moonlight. It's so beautiful......"

As she spoke, her expression darkened: "Later, the prince began to participate in politics, and there was no longer such leisure and leisure." I have Zhen'er again, and the husband and wife are busy with their own work, and when the prince is injured, we finally really relax, but the prince can no longer make lamps......"

Zhao Xiu opened his mouth, a little unsure of what to say, and finally could only say dryly: "The prince turned out to be such an interesting person." He was so good to the princess. ”

She is young and can still say such a sentence, Gao Zhen and Zhao Wei can only keep silent. Gao Zhen thought of his father's eyes and felt sad, but Zhao Wei didn't know how to comfort him. There was a moment of silence in the room.

Zhong was only sad for a moment before he noticed that the three children were silent. He smiled slightly: "That's all old things." If I hadn't heard Sister Xiu talk about making lanterns, I would have forgotten about it. At that time, I watched the prince make lamps, and I also learned some fur, and I remember that the paper used to make lanterns is different from the paper we usually use for writing and painting. It's very rare that you can make a lamp that can be carried for illumination. ”

Zhao Xiu saw that she took the initiative to change the topic, and hurriedly smiled: "This is the first time I have done it." There was no preparation in advance, so I could only do this in a hurry. I'll be free for another day. We went to the calligraphy, painting and paper shop to find some good materials, and then asked a craftsman who can make lanterns, and then tried to make it, maybe we can do it better. ”

Zhao Wei also joked: "I really have to try to make it again, otherwise every time I talk about making lanterns by myself, what I think of is your crooked paper lantern, which is simply miserable." ”

Zhao Xiu glanced at his brother: "Anyway, what I made is still a lamp, brother, you don't even make a lamp, who is more miserable?" ”

The brother and sister were arguing, and Zhong couldn't help but laugh when he saw it, but he dissipated his previous sorrow a little.

Gao Zhen, who had been sitting silently on the side and listening, suddenly interjected: "Today is the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, although the first day of the Shangyuan Festival has passed, but in previous years, the lantern market always lasted for three days, and today is still the Lantern Festival." Bamboo strips and colored paper are easy to obtain, it is better to ask someone to find it, how about the three of us try to make a few lamps in front of the mother? Yesterday, the mother concubine did not see the lanterns, and there was no lamp market outside, the emperor's grandfather was sick, and we were not good at celebrating, but it must not be too much to make a few lanterns for the festival. ”

Zhong listened excitedly, although her husband was blind and could no longer make lamps for her, but if there was a lamp made by her son, she would be just as happy in her heart.

Zhao Xiu saw that she was moved, and hurriedly took advantage of the iron: "The prince can't make lamps, right?" My brother and I are even more laymen, and that experience is about the same as nothing. Since the princess can make lamps, can you give us a few words? With your teachings, we will be able to make beautiful lanterns! ”

Zhong smiled and nodded: "Okay, then ask someone to find materials, there must be a lot of shops selling lamps outside." ”

This kind of trivial matter is nothing to the steward of the Guangping Palace. The princess and the prince had an order, so they were busy doing things.

Since they planned to stay and make lamps, Zhao Wei and Zhao Xiu couldn't leave according to the original plan, the former thought that someone at home would give gifts at any time, so Aunt Lian didn't know when she would cry again, so she felt upset, and it was better to spend more time in the Guangping Palace. Zhao Xiu made up her mind, she must accompany Princess Guangping more, let her be happy, and she doesn't feel that there is anything wrong with staying for a long time. But Princess Zhong of Guangping was a sick person after all, so she talked to her nephew for a while, and chatted with Zhao Xiu's brothers and sisters for a while, although she was in a much better mood, she was already tired. Gao Zhen asked his mother to rest for a while, he first entertained the guests for lunch, and then found a place for them to rest, so that their mother could wake up from a nap, and then make lanterns, just at that time the stewards below also got the materials back.

Zhao Xiu and Zhao Wei retired first and had a hearty lunch with Gao Zhen. The maids came to report to Gao Zhen that the princess had eaten, drank a bowl of medicine, and had taken a nap and slept peacefully. Gao Zhen was most afraid that his mother would be sad and not rest well, but when he heard the return, his heart was much more stable.

Gao Zhen said to Zhao Wei and Zhao Xiu's brothers and sisters: "The materials for making lamps have been bought, but the mother concubine is still taking a nap, why don't you also take a rest, wake up in the afternoon, and have the spirit to make lantern jokes?" ”

Zhao Wei felt that it was too troublesome to take a nap, although he was familiar with the Guangping Wang's family, but after all, this was a palace, not his own place, and he preferred to go to someone's study to read a few books. Zhao Xiu also thinks the same way. Seeing this, Gao Zhen did not force it. Then he said: "There is a warm pavilion on the east side of the mother's house, and there is a small study, and there is a big kang in it. You go there and wait first, you can read a book if you want, and it's very convenient to take a nap if you want to. Besides, it's far from the mother's place, so it won't make a noise for her. I'm going to take care of the affairs of the house, please forgive me for missing me for a moment. ”

Zhao Xiu smiled: "You just have to go, we can take care of ourselves, but we have to leave someone for us." It also saves us from touching things that we shouldn't touch. ”

Gao Zhen smiled slightly: "It's okay, my mother often entertains guests who are close to her there, and there is nothing that should not be touched." ”

Zhao Wei and Zhao Xiu followed to the Dongnuan Pavilion. This is actually the east room of the main house, and the east room further inside is the small study, except for furniture such as the bookcase and piano table. There are also several rows of bookshelves. It is full of books, except for the subset of scriptures and history, most of them are poetry books, as well as painting books, piano scores, chess scores and even embroidery scores, mixed with a few medical books, which are all princesses' things.

The layout of the East Warm Pavilion is simple, there is a large copper brazier in the locality, and the window is a large kang. The kang was covered with big red felt, and a kang table with yellow flowers and pears was placed. There was a tea set and a vase of flowers on the table, and on both sides of the kang table were large mattresses covered with bean blue brocade, two green satin backrests, and a few loose pillows. The west side of the kang is a kang cabinet of Huanghuali, but the east side is a bookshelf, which is integrated with the small study room between the east pins, and there are two large rows of books on it, a stack of books, and two big stationery boxes, one is red sandalwood, the other is black lacquer, look at the wear and tear of the box surface, it is obviously a commonly used old thing, I don't know if it belongs to the king and the princess of Guangping.

Zhao Wei was attracted by the books in the small study, and got permission in advance, so he went in to see what books they had. Zhao Xiu sat down by the kang, and a maid came to serve tea. Zhao Xiu looked at it, but he recognized it, and a smile suddenly appeared on his face: "Sister Yanxia." ”

Yanxia put the tea in front of her with a smile, picked up four small plates of exquisite tea from the tray in the little girl's hand, put them on the kang table, and said, "Miss Xiao Zhao still recognized me, but I almost didn't recognize Miss Xiao Zhao coming." Eight or nine years have passed, you have grown a lot taller, and you are really a woman who has changed eighteen times, and you have become more and more peugeot. ”

Zhao Xiu smiled: "My sister almost didn't recognize me, but I recognized you at a glance, there were many people at the princess's place, I didn't dare to call you." You're still the same as before, not the same at all. ”

When Zhao Xiu first saw Yanxia, the latter was still a little girl, and now she is in her early twenties, obviously an old girl, so Zhao Xiu said that she has not changed at all, Yanxia listened, her heart was as happy as drinking honey, and her face smiled even brighter: "Little Zhao girl is really good at talking, no wonder the princess likes you so much." ”

Zhao Xiu also inquired about other people by the way: "Are Mother Cao and Sister Yanyun here?" I don't seem to see them. ”

The smile on Yanxia's face did not change: "Mother Cao is old, and she has gone home a few years ago, but a few days ago, the princess was sick, and the prince served the emperor in the palace again. Now she must be busy in front of her, and when the princess gets up from a nap, she will come in and wait. Yan Yunyuan was also waiting in this room, but he was not very well, and he didn't come out for a few days. I see that the princess likes girls so much, and I think I will invite you over often in the future, and the girls will always have a chance to see Yanyun. ”

Zhao Xiu just asked in passing, and when she heard her say this, she didn't mention it anymore. She chatted with Yanxia a few more words, and then said no more, the princess was still taking a nap, so as not to disturb her by talking too loudly. There were a few books on the bookshelf on the east side of the kang, which were prose travelogues, so Zhao Xiu took one out and read it.

Yanxia exited the Warm Pavilion, and wanted to go back to the West Warm Pavilion to wait, but saw Yanyun lift the felt curtain and come in to look, and shrank her head when she saw her. She frowned, looked left and right and saw that no one was paying attention, so she lifted the felt curtain and went out, grabbed the smoke cloud, and pulled it to the corner of the verandah: "What are you just looking at?" The princess sent a message and punished you for sweeping the yard, and if she did not nod her head, you would not be allowed to enter the house for a day to wait. Can't you still learn well? Don't you understand the rules of the house? Looking around like this, do you really not know whether you are dead or alive?! (To be continued......)

PS: I only realized today that there are no one hundred and forty-five chapters...... Miscalculated! It's a pity that I can't change the title, so everyone will be wrong~~~~