The Zhang family and Mrs. Mi seem to have some tacit understanding, and they have become closer.

Mrs. Mi went to Hongxiangwu twice in three days, and almost every day she had to send someone to deliver something to Zhang's family, including good books she liked, local snacks in Hangzhou, or one or two chic study toys, although they were not worth much, but they were exactly what these two elegant ladies liked.

Zhang also often sent things to Mrs. Mi, and sometimes when he ate a good dish at dinner, he had to order someone to write it down, and then ordered the Hangzhou chef left by the landlord on the side of Hongxiangwu to make a dish for Mrs. Mi. I happened to hear a maintenance method from Dr. Ye, and I immediately had to write it down, saying that I wanted to sue Mrs. Sùmi. Zhao Xiu looked at it and felt that they were almost as close as mother and daughter, but he never expected that the Zhang family would be able to make such a deed friend.

It's Mi Yingzhi, who rarely comes to see Zhang and Zhao Xiu after her birthday. Zhao Xiu asked about Mrs. Mi, she only said that Mi Yingzhi was unwell, and Zhao Xiu was worried all day. The second time she asked, Mrs. Mi's answer changed to Mi Yingzhi was already in her prime, she was no longer a little girl, she should be cautious when she went out, and she should learn to be a housekeeper, so she let her stay at home and practice more. When encountering this kind of answer, usually Zhang's will take the initiative to open his mouth and invite Mi Yingzhi to relax, but the strange thing is that Zhang's did not open this mouth. Zhao Xiu quietly begged her to invite Mi Yingzhi to come, and Zhang also smiled and said nothing.

Zhao Xiu was a little confused, Mi Yingzhi didn't do anything wrong, right? Didn't you find out when she annoyed Zhang? Looking at the intimacy between Zhang's and Mrs. Mi, it doesn't seem like they are disgusted with each other's daughters. What the hell is going on?

She pestered Zhang's and asked, Zhang's had never been able to resist her, and she kept it a secret, and finally confessed: "Don't you like your cousin Mi?" She is also married now, and it is time to say goodbye. I have the heart to tell her to be your brother's daughter-in-law, and I am discussing it with your aunt. It's just that the marriage is a big deal, and it's not decided so quickly, and your brother is still out on business, so he has to wait until he finishes the matter. lest people know in the future, they will say that he is on business in Hangzhou. Don't worry about anything, but be distracted to talk about your daughter-in-law. Your uncle and aunt only have this one daughter, so you must be cautious and cautious. I discussed such a matter with your aunt, how can your cousin Mi get better? ”

Zhao Xiu suddenly realized. smiled: "What's there to avoid this?" You tell your aunt and uncle about your own private affairs, and my cousin and I will have fun by ourselves. The two families used to come and go, but who in Hangzhou didn't know? Suddenly, Cousin Mi didn't come, and those who knew it were just ordinary and didn't know. Do you think she did something wrong to upset you, didn't it hurt her? ”

Zhang smiled: "In this case, you can go to the post by yourself." In fact, your brother is not at home, there is nothing to avoid, it doesn't matter if she comes or not. ”

Zhao Xiu really gave Mi Yingzhi a post and invited her to Hongxiangwu for tea. Now the spring plum blossoms in the red fragrance dock, it is the time when the scenery is good, and then do not appreciate, and wait for the plum blossoms to wither, it will be good for a while. to smell the fragrance of peach blossoms.

Mi Yingzhi took the post, but I don't know if it was really shy or for other reasons, she didn't agree to go to the meeting, but sent another post to Zhao Xiu. On that day, she and the girl of the Hong family, who served as the secretary at the ceremony, was born in the Qiantang Wang family, and lived in Xixi, and the scenery was very pleasant. Now that the spring is blooming, she intends to invite a few friends to Xixi. Because I saw Zhao Xiu at Mi Yingzhi's house, I felt that although she was the daughter of Houmen. is very kind, and he doesn't put on a show, so he also gave Zhao Xiu a post, and Tommy Yingzhi handed it over. The days of the outing. It happened to be the same day as Zhao Xiu's treat.

Zhao Xiu didn't care if it was a coincidence, she still wanted to take a look after hearing about the reputation of Xixi Wetland for a long time. What is the difference between Xixi hundreds of years ago and modern Xixi?

Although Zhang was a little reluctant to let his granddaughter go out alone, he played with a few strange girls in a strange place. But Mrs. Mi has said several times that the daughter of the family should not let her stay at home all day long. On the contrary, she should be allowed to see the world more in order to broaden her horizons, otherwise what is the difference between her and the pampered girls of small families? The Zhang family is now fighting with Mrs. Mi, and with Mi Yingzhi with her, she is still relieved.

Zhao Xiu happily prepared to go to Qingqing, and specially went to report to King Guangping. King Guangping listened with a longing: "I have also heard of the scenery of Xixi, but I have never been there. Sister Xiu'er is back, remember to tell me. Zhao Xiu agreed with a smile.

Gao Zhen was a little sullen, because he couldn't see Zhao Xiu for at least half a day. He wanted to send Zhao Xiu forward, but Zhao Xiu refused: "Let the Hong family see it, I don't know what to say, and Cousin Mi will inevitably misunderstand." I'll just go by myself, there are so many people following, and Brother You is escorting, what do you have to worry about? She had a firm idea, and Gao Zhen could only give up.

When Zhao Xiu left, King Guangping hated his son a little: "There is more interest!" You didn't see her every day before, why can't you be separated for half a day now? Let her know that you are such a person, but I am afraid that she will look down on her! Hurry up and prepare the paperwork for me, and prepare for someone from the court to take over. On the side of the yamen of Zhejiang's political envoy, you must always pay attention to it, and don't let people take advantage of loopholes. Now that your children are long, you are not as capable as Sister Xiu, if there is any more mistakes, I am embarrassed to speak for you about my daughter-in-law! Gao Zhen was a little embarrassed and went to do something.

Zhao Xiu had a great time this day. The scenery of Xixi is pleasant, and the spring is just right. The girl of the Hong family is careful and thoughtful, with a gentle temperament, and she has a different temperament than Mi Yingzhi, and she arranged the whole trip just right. The tea and snacks are very delicious, and there are no dishes that are out of taste, probably Miss Hong has inquired about everyone's preferences in advance. The girls who went out together were not complete strangers, they had basically seen Mi Yingzhi's ceremony, and two of them were the daughters of the officials of the Hangzhou government. All of them are kind, there are no pricks, and there are no rude and blind fools. They may be curious about Zhao Xiu's identity, but they will not show it, regardless of their family background, they interact on an equal footing and are very harmonious. Zhao Xiu only felt that such a gathering was much more pleasant than when he was in Beijing.

When you are in a good mood, the food you eat is delicious, and even the scenery in front of you is a little more charming. Zhao Xiu sat on the cruise ship and enjoyed the scenery on both sides of the strait, and praised it a few times. The girl from the Hong family smiled and said, "I heard Sister Mi say that Sister Zhao is good at painting. Since Sister Zhao likes the beauty of this place so much, why not draw it down and enjoy it from time to time in the future? ”

She just said it casually, but Zhao Xiu was interested. The girls here can write poetry, and some of them are proficient in piano, chess, poetry and painting, in order to relieve their boredom, paper and pen are also prepared on the cruise ship. Zhao Xiu used these pen and paper to draw a few sketches, and after bringing them back to the garden, he redrew a few beautiful pictures of Xixi based on these sketches according to his memory. She has been painting the West Lake for many days, and has seen many famous paintings in Moxiangzhai, most of which are landscapes. She learned the brushwork of those famous artists and used them in her own paintings, and her painting skills have improved greatly. Today, it is used to paint the scenery of Xixi, but it also looks similar. She also added a cruise ship to the corner of the painting, and a few small beauties on it referred to their group of ladies, just as they were drawing amusement pictures. After finishing the painting, he took it to Zhang's to see.

Zhang Shi looked at it and smiled: "The painting is a little rough, but it is still interesting." ”

Zhang's ancestor is a master of calligraphy and painting, she is used to seeing good words and paintings, and her vision has always been very high, and it is not easy to get her praise. Zhao Xiu was also happy in his heart, and showed it to Gao Zhen the next day. Gao Zhen naturally only boasted, she just listened, returned to Yimeixuan, and made some revisions to make the painting better.

She sent a post to Mi Yingzhi, Miss Hong and another Gao girl, inviting them to Hongxiangwu for tea. All three of them went to the meeting this time. Now they are familiar with each other, and they speak more casually. Seeing the spring scene of Xixi painted by Zhao Xiu, Miss Hong hurriedly said: "I just said casually that day, but I didn't expect you to really draw it, and you also painted it." ”

The high girl is also a famous scholar, familiar with poetry and painting, after carefully studying the paintings, nodded again and again: "We paint in the boudoir, painting more flowers and birds, occasionally there are landscape figures, but there are few people who work on the floor." Sister Zhao's two spring scenes of Xixi have painted several houses and terraces, and she painted them so carefully. Look here, this is a tall building in my home, which is used to climb high and enjoy the scenery. The window on the far side has not been repaired due to the wind blowing a few days ago. Sister Zhao actually painted it the same. ”

When they heard this, they all leaned over to see, and sure enough, it was so. Mi Yingzhi smiled: "Cousin Zhao, what are you doing?" Even this is painted? Zhao Xiu smiled embarrassedly: "I drew a sketch that day, and there was this broken window on it." I thought that since the painting was a Xixi scene, there was no reason to only paint it, and I didn't care about the truth, so I painted it as it was. ”

Everyone praised again, and the Hong girl persuaded Zhao Xiu again: "What about the other scenery?" It's better to simply draw a picture of the ten scenes of Xixi! Zhao Xiu smiled dumbly: "I can't remember it for a long time." I only drew three or four sketches that day. "This is easy to do, the Hong family girl is a scholarly family, her father, brother and uncle can write poetry and paint, and there are a lot of paintings in the family, she voluntarily lent her family painting book for Zhao Xiu to use as a reference for memories, and promised to send it in person when she came back.

It's a pity that she never came back. Officials in many places under the jurisdiction of the Shanghai government have been arrested for corruption cases, and several local big households have been involved, and people are panicking. Their families, relatives and friends are trying to find ways to get them out, and at the same time they are looking for someone to intercede. Nothing that could be asked for was left behind, Zeng Shilang and Zhao Wei naturally didn't need to say it, and even the Fenyang Mansion in Jiading had many people coming to the door. King Guangping was far away in Hangzhou, and he didn't leave home, but he was hiding idle. But as more and more people were arrested, everyone couldn't sit still, and they looked around for all possible ways, wanting to see King Guangping.

According to the ancestors of the Zhao family who live in the garden according to the father and son of King Guangping, they are naturally one of their most important targets, not to mention that Zhao Wei is still the deputy envoy and is in charge of arresting people. However, Zhang and Zhao Xiu rarely went out in Hangzhou, and there were officers and soldiers near their residences, and ordinary people could not approach them. Because the Mi family is close to the Zhao family, they are once again in the city. Even the two girls of Hong Gao, who had been guests at Hongxiangwu, were also targeted. In order to avoid trouble, I had to excuse myself and hide.

Zhao Xiu didn't have any new friends who came to the door, so he had to concentrate on practicing calligraphy and painting. Now there is only one Gao Zhen left by her side, and he can relieve her boredom from time to time. Now she only hoped that the Holy Decree would come down quickly. As long as the Holy Decree appoints a new messenger, they will probably be able to enjoy peace on their side, right? (To be continued.) )