Before Gao Zhen could say what he wanted, Zhang and Zhao Wei noticed the conversation between the two children and turned their heads: "What are you talking about?" ”

Zhao Xiu was about to answer, but Gao Zhen took the lead and said: "It's nothing, I just remembered that Sister Zhao's birthday has arrived, and I don't know how she is going to spend her birthday today, so I asked casually." ”

Zhao Xiu was puzzled, why did he lie? The conversation between the two told the grandmother and brother that there was nothing wrong with it, right? But when she thought about it, she seemed to understand. Gao Zhen sent the ice, his family was very grateful, he looked polite and didn't need to thank him, but turned his head to ask for a thank you gift to himself, it seems that he can't say anything, right? In fact, this is just a private joke between their best friends, and there is no need to let the adults know. Thinking of this, Zhao Xiu also raised his head, and with Gao Zhen's words, he nodded at Zhang and Zhao Wei, confirming that what he said was true.

Zhang Shi exclaimed: "Yes, the ninth day of June is Sister Xiu'er's birthday, isn't it tomorrow?" I forgot about it! She looked at her granddaughter with some guilt: "It's all grandmother's fault, how can you forget your birthday?" ”

Zhao Xiu smiled: "How old am I?" What's the big deal about having a birthday? It's like that every year, and it's just a meal for your family. Now that it's a national funeral, everything is simple, and I didn't even have a good birthday on my grandfather's memorial day last month, let alone just my birthday? When my brother celebrates his birthday in February this year, isn't it over for our brother and sister to have a meal? If my grandmother feels sorry for me, I will be even happier if Ming'er will give me a big red envelope. ”

Zhang only thinks that she is comforting herself, but she feels that her granddaughter is intimate, and she forgets her granddaughter's birthday, which is even more unusual. She hurriedly called Lu's mother over and instructed Lu's mother to order someone to buy Zhao Xiu's favorite dishes, even if she could only hold a family banquet tomorrow, she had to look decent.

Zhao Wei also apologized to his sister: "I was still thinking about this last month, and I had already asked someone to prepare gifts, but I didn't expect that there would be a lot of things recently, and I forgot about it when I got busy." My sister will wait, and I will find out the gift and send it to you in a moment. He smiled at Gao Zhen: "Thanks to the son of the world for reminding me, otherwise I wouldn't be able to remember it tomorrow." ”

Zhao Xiu also smiled at Gao Zhen, in fact, she forgot that tomorrow was her birthday, but she didn't expect Gao Zhen to remember it so clearly. Where did he learn about this? It's really heartfelt. Thinking so, Zhao Xiu asked him softly: "Ming'er, let's have a family banquet, do you want to come?" "It's normal to invite friends to your birthday party.

It's a pity that before Gao Zhen could answer, Zhang first opened his mouth and reprimanded: "Don't talk nonsense, the son of the world has filial piety, how can it be compared with us?" Don't embarrass the world. ”

Gao Zhen opened his mouth and closed it again. Indeed, he has filial piety, and it is really difficult for him to attend other people's family banquets. If you miss this trip, you will miss it, and there will be opportunities in the future.

Zhao Xiu didn't know Gao Zhen's thoughts, and only felt extremely sorry. When Gao Zhen said goodbye, he asked Zhang to stay and said, "Let Brother Wei and Sister Zhao send me." Although I wonder that my brother Zhao Wei usually sends him out, why do you want to have one more of her today? But Zhao Xiu still agreed without hesitation and accompanied his brother to send Gao Zhen out all the way.

Gao Zhen came by carriage today, firstly, the sun was bright outside, if he came on horseback, he was afraid of the sun, and secondly, because he was now in mourning, he should not have walked around. Now King Guangping is no longer the most virtuous among the princes, the mainstay of the court, or the future prince, but an idle prince. The Imperial Historians no longer respected him as much as they used to, and instead began to provoke his thorns. You must know that if you are a royal historian, you can participate in such a high-ranking royal nobleman, and you can highlight your name. Many imperial histories who are bent on seeking fame are staring at the Guangping Palace on weekdays. Helplessly, the father and son of the king of Guangping have always been low-key, the king of Guangping can't see, and he simply doesn't even go out of the gate of the palace, and the imperial historians have nowhere to start, and they have been staring at the moody king of Jinyang recently. Although Gao Zhen didn't care much about these things, he didn't intend to cause trouble to his father, so he went out in a carriage today.

Zhao Wei knew this, and saw that he didn't have many people, except for a guard to drive the car, a small guy and a coachman to drive the ice car, there were no extra manpower. He was a little uneasy, so he went to tell the guard himself. Zhao Xiu gets a brief chance to be alone with Gao Zhen.

She remembered what she had promised before, and hurriedly asked, "Brother Zhen, what are you going to ask me to do just now?" Tell me quickly, my brother will be back soon, don't you want him to hear it? ”

Gao Zhen called her out together, originally wanting to talk about it, but he refused to say it directly, only straightened his sleeves: "I mentioned this matter before, you want to go yourself." ”

Zhao Xiu was stunned, his eyes fell on his sleeve, and he suddenly realized: "You mean, ask me to make you a summer dress?" ”

Gao Zhen seemed to be quite satisfied: "It seems that your memory is good, and you haven't forgotten my words." ”

Zhao Xiu only felt that his expression was a little flat now: "I know, I'll just do it for you." He looked at his figure with some worry: "Are you a little taller?" Seems to be a little higher than at the beginning of the year? She was a little unsure: "Or have you lost some weight?" ”

"Do you need to re-measure?" Gao Zhen asked, "Don't make clothes that don't fit, then I won't accept them." ”

Zhao Xiu glanced at him: "Don't worry, you underestimate me too much." ”

At this time, Zhao Wei came back, and Zhao Xiu took the opportunity to use his brother as a reference and quickly compared his figure with Gao Zhen's. She couldn't measure Gao Zhen's figure once, so she could only estimate it by borrowing her brother's figure. Not...... The two of them are about the same height, but Gao Zhen seems to be thinner, especially the waist......

Zhao Wei looked at her a little strangely: "Sister, what are you staring at the world behind my back?" ”

Zhao Xiu hurriedly raised his head, smiled dryly and waved his hand: "It's okay, it's okay, I'm in a daze." ”

Zhao Wei didn't ask, he sent Gao Zhen to the carriage all the way, and told him a lot of words, telling him to be careful on the road, not to be in a hurry, just go back unhurriedly, don't pay attention to people on the road, don't argue with people, Yunyun.

He is only one or two years older than Gao Zhen, and he has known each other since childhood, and he used to get along with each other like little brothers, but now that he has a knighthood, supports the portal, and is getting older and older, he actually treats Gao Zhen as a younger brother and is verbose. Ink Chi was listening to it funny, but when he saw Shizi's appearance, he didn't feel impatient, and he hurriedly covered up the urge to snicker.

It was easy to wait for Zhao Wei to finish his rambling before Gao Zhen crossed his shoulder and waved his hand at Zhao Xiu: "Go back, don't forget what I said." ”

Zhao Xiu waved at him instead: "Got it." Then he watched his party and three carriages leave.

Zhao Wei asked with some curiosity: "What did he tell you?" ”

Zhao Xiu wanted to tell him, but when the words came to his lips, he swallowed again. Gao Zhen didn't want Zhang and Zhao Wei to know, so he would ask her in private, why did she bother to tell it? So she just smiled and shook her head: "It's just those old sayings, let me go to see him when I'm free, he's bored at home alone." Zhao Wei didn't ask.

Back in the house, Zhang had already ordered someone to install a few ice basins and distribute them to Zhao Wei and Zhao Xiu's room, and ordered someone to send one to Lu's mother. Mother Lu had such dignity before, but she didn't feel scared, but she was more grateful.

When Zhao Xiu came back, he said to Zhang: "This small mansion does not have an ice cellar, and it is very troublesome to store ice cubes. I was negligent, and if I had remembered it, I should have had someone dig a little cellar in the spring. ”

Zhang smiled: "No, no, no, these two cars are enough for us to use for some time." The matter of storage will be handed over to Wang Fulai, he Lao Tzu has been familiar with this kind of thing before, and he has his own way. When these two truckloads of ice run out, the weather will turn colder. When we move back to the Hou Mansion next year, there is a big ice cellar in the Hou Mansion, so naturally we don't have to worry about this matter anymore. ”

She took the opportunity to teach her granddaughter: "Living in the capital is different from when we were in Fengxian. Although Fengxian is in the south, it is also hot in summer, but it is close to the sea, there is wind, and the terrain is flat and open, there are no mountains around, and the heat quickly dissipates as soon as the wind comes. The capital is very hot in summer, and we are good here, because it is close to Shichahai, which is somewhat cool. The Hou Mansion is not so good, every year in the middle of summer, there is no ice, and the house can hardly stay. When you were a child, you also lived in the Hou Mansion for more than a year, do you remember the situation at that time? ”

Zhao Xiu thought about it for a while and didn't remember anything. When she came through, it was already August, the weather had turned cooler, and besides, her family lived in the desolate old courtyard, surrounded by lush vegetation, and it was a little shady, and she really didn't feel any heat.

After thinking about it, she said to Zhang: "Since the Hou Mansion is not as cool as here, why don't we move back to this small mansion next summer to spend the summer?" ”

Zhang Shi laughed when he heard this: "If you want to spend summer, this small mansion is not enough to see, let's talk about it next year." When the people in Beijing reach the middle of summer, they all go to Xishan to escape the summer, and the emperor and the court will also move over, so many official eunuchs will follow. In the past, our family also had a garden in Xishan, although it was not very exquisite, but it was comfortable to live in, much cooler than in the city. ”

This garden is the private property of the Marquis of Jiannan, and after the title was dismissed, the Niu family was asked to take away the title deed, and later gave it to others. It is impossible for the Zhao family to get it back now, and if they want to go to Xishan next summer to escape the heat, they will have to find another place to go.

Zhao Xiu listened to it with a yearning in his heart, but he was also thoughtful: "It seems that living in the capital, there are many places that are different from our south, and I have to learn slowly." ”

Zhang smiled: "Isn't it?" In the past, my grandmother didn't expect that our family would be able to return to the capital to live so soon, although I taught you some things, but you just memorize them by rote, and you have never experienced them, and it is easy to go wrong when things come to an end. In the future, you have to learn slowly. ”

Zhao Xiu nodded, and suddenly asked, "Grandmother, what kind of clothes do young men from rich and noble families in Beijing like to wear in summer?" ”

Zhang was a little surprised: "What are you asking for?" ”

Zhao Xiu looked at Zhao Wei and decided to use his brother as a shield: "You just said that there are many rules in the capital that are different from those in the south. I want to make a new dress for my brother, so I plan to ask first, so as not to make the clothes that are not in line with the habits of Beijing and make my brother laugh. ”

Zhao Wei smiled: "It's been half a year since I came to Beijing, what is the difference between the clothes I wear and the ones I wear at home?" Who's going to laugh at me? ”

Zhang's said honestly: "The fashionable things in Beijing change every year, I have only been in the capital for a few days, and I have only been to Cao's house, where can I know what young people are wearing this year?" However, most of the children of the Gaomen family in Beijing love to wear Ge in the summer. It just so happened that among the things that the new emperor rewarded the previous time, there were two good Leizhou Ge cloths, and I would like to make a home-style robe for each of your brothers and sisters. That material is made into clothes, and it is the coolest thing to wear in summer. ”

However, this kind of clothing is very precious, a horse costs three taels of silver, although Zhao Xiu's needlework is okay, but she has not made Ge Yi, Zhang is not at ease, she is not allowed to do it, and handed over the material to Lu's mother, and then said to her granddaughter: "Although you are not good at tossing this good Leizhou Ge this time, it is also good to learn how to cook this fine Ge material." There is Jintan Gebu at home, which is inferior to Leizhou's, and it is also good. You learn to do it, you can't do it alone, you have to put it in the clip, be careful when you do it, and show it to me when it's done. As he spoke, he asked Lu's mother to open the box, and took a Jintan Ge cloth, a true color yarn, and a Songjiang muslin cloth to Zhao Xiu: "If you need anything else, just tell your Lu Ma." ”

Zhao Xiu took the little girl and returned to the room with a bunch of clothes, and while enjoying the coolness of the ice basin, she began to worry. RS