In a blink of an eye, it was June 16, and it was the day when Zhao Xiu set a small party. Fang Renzhu and Cao Luo, who were originally going to participate, were absent because of their clothes, and Jiang Wen was the only guest left. Zhao Xiu made some modifications to the original arrangement process, and also made arrangements for Jiang Wen's preferences, striving to let this daughter of the Jiang family come and return happy.

Jiang Wen came to the Jiannan Hou Mansion early, Zhao Xiu greeted the second door, and when the two met, they held hands and were very affectionate. Jiang Wen said with a smile: "On weekdays, I go out with my family to be a guest, and I often play with other girls, but I can do as I do today, without the elders watching, and I can do whatever I want." Even if I joke with my sisters, I have to abide by the rules and etiquette, for fear that any sister or niece will find out if I am not and sue the elders. Good sister, your invitation this time is so sweet! ”

Zhao Xiu said with a smile: "It's originally our girl's own game, and it's in the inner house, there are no outsiders, so naturally we can do whatever we want." As for rules and etiquette, with our upbringing since childhood, no matter how presumptuous we are, there is a limit. The elders should trust us. ”

Jiang Wen laughed: "That's true." ”

Today's weather is a little hotter than a few days ago, and there is still the sun, Jiang Wen's family is a famous scholar, and when she goes out as a guest, she comes in a coat. Nowadays, stand-up collar clothes are popular in Beijing, Jiang Wen is wearing a silver-blue stand-up collar Luo shirt today, with an embroidered horse-faced skirt underneath, and the collar is tightly tied to her neck, but she got off the carriage and walked a few steps to the front of the second gate, she was so hot that she sweated, and wiped it with a gauze handkerchief, and the fat powder on her face was a little spent, which made her embarrassed.

Zhao Xiu led Jiang Wen to the Zhang family in the West Courtyard to receive it, and according to the etiquette, Jiang Wen should first go to the Zhang family to meet when she enters the mansion. You can go from the second gate to the west courtyard, although the road is not far, but there is no shade to block it. Jiang Wen walked all the way to the sun, although she had the fan she brought from home in her hand, which could fan the wind and shade the sun, but the sweat still kept coming out, and her little face was hot and red. Zhao Xiu took a step slower, and he could see that the back of her clothes was wet.

Jiang Wen was even more embarrassed, blushing and whispering: "My mother said that I can't be rude when I go out as a guest today, so I must wear a big coat......"

Zhao Xiu understands, why wasn't this the case when she went out? It's just that her coats are made of light and cool fabrics, without a high stand-up collar and not so much embroidery, so it won't be hot to Jiang Wen's. She was quite sympathetic to Jiang Wen: "My grandmother's house is cooler than elsewhere, and when you get to the place in a while, you won't be hot." I told the mothers-in-law to bring an umbrella, it's better than sunburning. ”

Jiang Wen thanked her repeatedly, and while she was talking, they had already arrived in the West Courtyard. Flowers and trees are planted in the front and back of the courtyard here, and there is also a verandah in the courtyard, which is much cooler than other places. When I entered the house, there were ice basins in the four corners of the room, and the room was cool and refreshing. Jiang Wen couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Zhang was very enthusiastic about Jiang Wen. Not only because Jiang Wen is the niece of the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother has always had a good relationship with the Zhang family, but also because Jiang Wen often has the opportunity to get along with noble ladies of high status, has rich experience, and knows how to please them very well. With just a few words of greetings, Zhang's love for Jiang Wen soared. If it weren't for Zhao Xiu's clear words, she would have been eager to leave people in the west courtyard to play all day.

When Zhao Xiu wanted to take people away, Zhang repeatedly instructed her: "If you want to eat or play, just give orders." Miss Jiang rarely comes to our house once, but she has to entertain her. He said to Jiang Wen again: "Miss Jiang has time to come to talk to our sister Xiu, she doesn't have a few good little sisters, and she is lonely on weekdays." ”

Zhao Xiu secretly wiped his sweat and finally pulled the person away. Although it is a good thing that grandmother is enthusiastic about her friends, Jiang Wen is the niece of the Queen Mother, and she is too enthusiastic, which will inevitably make people feel that the Zhao family is stammering with the Queen Mother, why bother?

Jiang Wen kept laughing and groaning, and she didn't care. She also said to Zhao Xiu in turn: "In fact, the elders all want the juniors to accompany them more, the old lady said that you are lonely on weekdays and have no good little sisters to associate with, in fact, why is she not like this?" The old lady is kind and kind, and does not pick on my etiquette rules, and I am happy to come often when I have time. ”

Zhao Xiu listened to it, and felt a little guilty in his heart, did he really snub his grandmother these days? Since moving into Jiannanhou Mansion, the house is bigger, and the grandparents live far away, and the time she and her grandmother see each other every day has indeed been greatly reduced, even when she is taking care of housework, she will not go to Zhang's side. Lu's mother moved out again, but only once every three or five days. Maybe Zhang is really lonely, right?

Zhao Xiu thought to herself, it would be better to take the time to accompany her grandmother more in the future. For example, when practicing needlework, you can go to the west courtyard to do it, and chat with the elderly while doing it, and Zhang should be happy.

The mother-in-law had already taken an umbrella and waited outside the gate of the West Courtyard. As soon as Zhao Xiu and Jiang Wen went out, she gave the umbrella. Zhao Xiu personally took the umbrella and took Jiang Wen to his yard first. Jiang Wen came over for the first time, and when she saw that there was a swing under the grape trellis in the corner of the courtyard, she was immediately envious: "It's so good, you can still play this on weekdays?" ”

Zhao Xiu smiled and took the umbrella and pulled her to swing. Jiang Wen also played this when she was a child, but when she was a little older, her family strictly required her etiquette, and this kind of activity that was not stable and elegant enough was naturally no longer able to participate. Now that she can relive her childhood games, she is really a little excited. The girl who came with her persuaded her in a panic: "Girl, don't be like this, it's too rude!" Without waiting for her to answer, Zhao Xiu refuted for her: "What's this?" No outsiders saw it, it was just playing. I often sit here to play when I'm free. ”

Jiang Wen glanced at her girl proudly, sat down on the swing, and swung leisurely.

The swing that Zhao Xiu set up in his yard can only be regarded as a casual type, like a bench, as well as a backrest and armrests, not too high, when the weather is good, sitting on it slowly while reading a book, it is also a good pastime. Therefore, there is no danger for the girl of the Jiang family to see Jiang Wen sitting on it, and there is nothing rude in her behavior, so she won't say much.

The swing is set under the grape trellis, so it's cool. Jiang Wen sat in Zhang's cool room for a while, and the wind blew all the way, and at this time, it was cool, and she felt more and more that the wetness on her back was cold, and she couldn't help but shiver.

Zhao Xiu immediately found out and suggested: "Sister Jiang, your clothes are a little wet, and when you enter the house, there is an ice basin in it, beware of catching a cold, why don't you change your clothes?" ”

Jiang Wen hesitated: "Although I brought clothes, they are also big clothes, but I am afraid that I will sweat again after a while." ”

Zhao Xiu smiled: "This is easy to do." I have new clothes here, which I haven't worn yet. You are about the same size as me, and if you want to come to my clothes, my sister can wear them, so I simply give them to my sister. My clothes are made of summer materials, and they are much cooler than yours. Saying that, she turned around in front of Jiang Wen, "Look, it's me like this, but the colors are different." ”

Zhao Xiu is wearing a cardigan skirt today, a mint green gauze shirt, a goose yellow bandeau top, a milky white embroidered Luo skirt, a red silk ribbon tied around the waist, and a jade lock around her neck. She also combed all her hair to the top of her head, pulled a chic bun, only wore two yarn flowers, and the rest of the hairpin rings were missing, with jade bead earrings, revealing a slender white neck, and it looked even more upright and slender.

Jiang Wen glanced at Zhao Xiu a few times, and noticed that the material of the skirt on her body was indeed rare, and it should be quite cool, so she was tempted. Zhao Xiu dragged her into his room and personally picked out a new set of clothes from the wardrobe for her to replace.

Waiting for the girls to wait for Jiang Wen to change her clothes and come out from behind the screen, Zhao Xiu's eyes suddenly lit up.

The set of clothes she picked for Jiang Wen was a smoke-pink cardigan with a jade-colored gauze skirt, embroidered with dotted flowers with silk threads of the same color, and a circle of vines embroidered on the skirt, which was elegant and delicate, which was very flattering to Jiang Wen's temperament. is more than the one Jiang Wen wore before, which can bring out the other party's beauty even more.

Jiang Wen glanced at the mirror a few times, and also found this, happily took Zhao Xiu's hand and said: "Good sister, I think the two sets of clothes you made for me last year are very good-looking, and I went into the palace in them, and the Queen Mother also said yes." Today you gave me a new dress, which looks just as good. How did you come up with such a clever mind? ”

Zhao Xiu smiled and said: "No matter how clever my mind is, I want my sister to be able to afford good clothes, otherwise wouldn't it be a pearl of secret investment?" Besides, I think this dress is actually very ordinary, it is my sister's beauty and good figure that make the clothes look good. ”

Jiang Wen laughed: "You just said that my mouth is sweet at the old lady, but in fact, you are a hundred times sweeter than me!" ”

Although she knew that Zhao Xiu was deliberately praising her, Jiang Wen looked at the mirror and knew that this dress was very suitable for herself, so she turned around a few times and thanked Zhao Xiu again. Zhao Xiu disagreed: "I was in Tianjin last year, and I didn't have a single good dress, but thanks to my sister and Mrs. Jiang who helped me prepare, you sent someone to send me back to Beijing to reunite with my brother." I don't know how grateful I am. Now it's just a set of clothes, what is it worth? This is the material from our own workshop, and it doesn't cost much. Why should my sister be polite to me? ”

"Although things are small, what is rare is this heart." Jiang Wen said, "Good sister, you don't know about me?" If I wear any kind of clothes, I can look good, and I don't have to think about what kind of new clothes to make. She actually understood that this set of clothes must have been selected by Zhao Xiu according to her own characteristics, just looking at the embroidery on the shirt and the vines on the skirt, she knew that this was not a set. Zhao Xiu only glanced at it a few times in her wardrobe, and then picked these two pieces and put them together for her to wear, and her vision naturally went without saying.

Jiang Wen touched her sleeves: "This material is really good, it's light, soft and thin, and it tastes cool to wear, but you don't need to go inside, you make a single coat, and it won't be transparent when you wear it." With such light and cool clothes, it's no wonder that you don't sweat as much as I do when you walk around in the sun. ”

Zhao Xiu said: "This is the material made by the weaving yard on the other side of Songjiang, and I don't know how it is weaved." I named it 'Soft Smoke', and it was specially used to make summer clothes, which were as cool as kudzu clothes and had a beautiful color. So far, it has only five colors, one is the mint green and milky white I wear, and the smoke powder and jade on your body, and then the light soot. My grandmother had two light soot ones, and my brother had one straight one, but he didn't wear them today. ”

Jiang Wen was a little envious: "It's so good, do you sell it in your shop?" I asked someone to buy a few horses, and I also made a set for my grandmother, father and mother, maybe the queen mother in the palace also likes it. ”

Zhao Xiu smiled and said: "The output is not large, and now their weaving yard is studying how to increase the output, and the current weaving is only enough for our own use." If you like, I'll give you a few when you go back, but there's a color for each. ”

Jiang Wen was overjoyed and hurriedly thanked: "This is already excellent, thank you very much, I'm afraid it's too wasteful." ”

Zhao Xiu waved his hand: "It's June now, and the summer clothes we make ourselves are enough to wear, and the rest can't be worn in the autumn, and it's a waste to keep them." Waiting for next year, new materials will be delivered. ”

Jiang Wen didn't say anything more when she heard this, but solemnly thanked her again. Zhao Xiu said: "What's polite?" We're here to thank you for your resignation, the sun has risen high. Today we have to visit the garden, play games, and make a lot of fresh snacks in the kitchen. If you delay any longer, it's time to eat, won't the dim sum be lonely? ”

Jiang Wen laughed, took Zhao Xiu's hand, asked the girl to take the umbrella, and the two went to the garden affectionately.