Zhao Xiu returned home, opened the baggage, took out the padded jacket, checked it carefully, and found that there were not many places to make up, after all, it was only two months of new work, but looking at the elbow position, it had been ground to white, and even the cloth seemed to be a little thinner than other places. How much does Gao Zhen like this padded jacket to wear it like this in a short period of time?

Bilian poured hot tea for Zhao Xiu, looked at the padded jacket in her hand, and recognized it at a glance: "Isn't this the jacket that the girl made for the prince of Guangping when she was on the boat?" Because the winter clothes she brought with her were not enough, and it was not easy to make a fire on the boat, the girl made the jacket particularly thick, and it was still a placket style, which was easy to put on and take off. She also made three pieces at that time, one was made for Zhao Xiu, one was given to her younger brother, and the remaining close-fitting jacket was given to herself.

"That's it." Zhao Xiu said, "The prince often wears it, but it is worn out, so ask me to help make up for it." ”

Bi Lian smiled: "This is strange, could it be that a prince of the royal palace is still missing two winter clothes?" Those dignitaries and nobles in the capital also wear this from time to time. There is really no way to do it on the ship, only cloth and cotton, and it will be done, whether it is His Royal Highness the Prince, or Brother Wei'er, he went ashore, and he has clean new clothes to wear, and he has put away the cotton jacket that he has made in a hurry, but he didn't expect the prince to wear it often. ”

Zhao Xiu's eyes were a little evasive: "Who knows?" Maybe he likes to wear padded jackets? In fact, I also like to wear it, the cotton jacket is soft, and the cloth surface is warm to the touch, not like the silk thing, which is cool and slippery to the touch on a cold day. My hands, which were originally warm, are going to be cold to the touch. And the leather jacket thing. It has a strange smell that makes you want to sneeze when you smell it. ”

"Look at what the girl said. Who doesn't have a padded jacket on the cloth surface? How did it become something better than a silk leather jacket? We can't get silk or fur clothes if we want to. Bilian was used to Zhao Xiu's strange words from time to time, and she didn't take it seriously, and it was over after laughing. The girl and the eldest young master went to Beijing temporarily, although there were a few clothes to wear, but spring was about to begin, and a few more spring clothes should be added, and the two little masters could not replace the four sets of clothes over and over again, that would make people laugh. She now has needlework to do.

Bilian crossed her legs on the big kang in the warm pavilion and began to embroider the flowers on Zhao Xiu's newly made spring clothes. Zhao Xiu looked down at the padded jacket in his hand. Thinking that he had promised Gao Zhen that in addition to mending the old jacket, he would also make him a new one, so he was a little depressed, and he also followed the big kang, pulled the needlework basket, and got busy together.

Zhao Wei went to the Cao family in the General Mansion of Zhuguo today to greet Mrs. Cao, and did not come back until the evening, when he encountered a cold wind and cold rain on the way. It was the door of the house that rode into the house in a trembling horse. He went back to his room and took a hot bath, put on warm homely clothes, and when he saw that the family had begun to light the lamp, he asked, "What is the girl doing?" ”

The next person sued him. Zhao Xiu was doing needlework in the room, but she had already instructed the kitchen to prepare dinner. Zhao Wei said: "Ask the kitchen to boil an extra pot of ginger soup, so that the whole family can drink a bowl." It looks like spring is about to begin. Suddenly there was such a rain, but don't be cold. ”

The man also said, "That's what the girl commanded." Therefore, I specially made a mutton pot for dinner, and the ginger soup was also prepared. Uncle just got drenched in the rain. Would you like to have a bowl too? ”

Zhao Wei thought for a while: "No need, let's drink it again at dinner, I'll go see the girl, ask the kitchen person to send the food directly to her house, and I'll eat with her." ”

The subordinates took the order, Zhao Wei took an umbrella and braved the drizzle to go to Zhao Xiu's room in the backyard.

Zhao Xiu hurriedly welcomed him into the house, and patted the small raindrops on his body for him: "It's dark, it's raining outside, my brother has something to say, just send someone to tell me, why bother to go this way?" ”

Zhao Wei smiled and said, "I came to eat with you, and I have already instructed the people in the kitchen to bring the food here." You're close to the kitchen, and you've got a hot meal in a food box, and it's still hot when it arrives. If you go to the front of the room to eat, not only is the food easy to get cold, but my sister will have to brave the rain when she walks over, in case it gets cold, it's not fun. ”

Zhao Xiu looked at the rain outside, and was also a little worried: "Obviously the weather has warmed up a lot, and there is a lot of sun during the day, why is it raining again in the evening?" The temperature has also dropped a lot. ”

Zhao Wei was a little confused about what the word "temperature" meant, but he just thought about it and didn't ask. He saw a few clothes on the big kang in the warm pavilion, one of which looked familiar, it seemed that when he was on the boat, his sister made the jacket for Gao Zhen, and he was a little curious: "Why did my sister get this thing back?" ”

Zhao Xiu was a little weak-hearted, and said hesitantly: "Shizi seems to like this jacket very much, saying that it is easy to wear and warm at home, but I was in a hurry at that time, and the needlework was not meticulous enough, and some places were opened, so I took it back and made up for it." ”

Zhao Wei didn't think much about it, her sister had already dressed the prince and Gao Zhen, two foreign men, on the way north, and she wanted to avoid it, and she was not in this matter. He also saw a few pieces of cut cloth on the kang, and looked at the color and style, it should be men's clothing, so he smiled and said, "Who is this one for?" Could it be my new clothes? But how can it be used in winter? It's going to be spring. ”

Without waiting for Zhao Xiu to speak, Bilian opened her mouth first: "Brother, that piece was made by the girl for the prince, and the one I am sewing is my brother's." ”

Zhao Xiu's face turned red, and Zhao Wei looked at the clothes that had become shaped in Bilian's hand, and he was a little bored. Why didn't my sister do it for him, but for Gao Zhen? Instead, did he leave his clothes to the girl?

Zhao Xiu said: "This is not ...... Isn't that jacket ready? I told him that I was going to make him a new one, and I was going to talk about it after the autumn, but the weather suddenly turned cold, and I thought that maybe there would be a cold spring, so even if I made him a new one now, he could wear it, so ...... So...... I did it......" The more she spoke, the more weak her heart became, and her voice lowered.

"I see." Zhao Wei not only didn't get angry when he heard this, but smiled, "It's nothing, I remember that the son's birthday was on the second day of the Lunar New Year, but his birthday this year was on the ship, and no one was in the mood to mention it at that time, I simply forgot, looking back on it these days, I really don't want to go." Anyway, we have been friends for many years, and it was rude that I didn't even give a gift for his birthday. My sister made this dress, and she also planned to make up for his birthday. ”

Zhao Xiu secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and said with a smile: "Yes, but his family is like this now, the emperor is sick, the king of Guangping is going to serve in the palace, and the princess has been sick for many days. ”

Zhao Wei nodded: "This is reasonable, in this case, I have to think about what kind of gift I want to prepare for him tonight." ”

Zhao Xiu wanted to change the topic: "Speaking of birthdays, isn't my brother's birthday on February 15?" It didn't take a few days to go. What does my brother want to do? ”

Zhao Wei didn't care much about this: "What time is it?" Who is in the mood for a birthday? According to me, let's have a reunion dinner at home, add two dishes, and that's it. It's better not to tell people to go, so that those who give gifts will come to the door again. ”

Zhao Xiu pursed his lips and smiled: "Let's not talk about it, people may not know that it is your birthday, you have lived in Beijing for several years, maybe there are still people in the homes of those who give gifts who have drunk your full moon wine and participated in your first birthday banquet." ”

When Zhao Wei heard this, he was a little worried: "When will grandmother come to Beijing?" If there is an old man in her house, no matter how many people come and how many gifts are given, I will not panic. ”

Zhao Xiu listened to it, and also thought about Zhang: "Grandmother should have gotten the news at this time, right?" Counting the days, the people who went south to arrest Hong Wencheng should have arrived in Shanghai. I wonder what the situation in Shanghai will be now? ”

In fact, the current change in Shanghai's shape is something that Zhao Xiu never expected.

It all started when they had just left the port by boat and headed north along the coastal road.

On the same day, Hong Wencheng ordered people to search for the missing prince and Gao Zhen, and Zhao Jue also participated. At that time, I thought that the prince's uncle and nephew must be hiding nearby, and they would find someone sooner or later, so Zhao Jue didn't entangle with the ancestors and grandchildren of the Zhao family for too long, so he let them go. But they searched for three days and three nights in and around Chuansha City, and they couldn't find any trace of the prince and Gao Zhen, Hong Wencheng had to start thinking about the possibility that these two nobles might have escaped from Chuansha City.

The two pampered nobles escaped in such a mess, and perhaps were wounded. They are not familiar with the terrain of Chuansha, and if they want to leave without knowing it, someone must help. Hong Wencheng immediately sent someone to carefully investigate the people who were near the dam at that time, and when Zhao Jue received the order, the first one remembered the ancestors of the Zhao family.

The ancestors and grandsons of the Zhao family received the great grace of King Guangping, and the king of Guangping is the prince's brother, and the ancestors and grandsons of the Zhao family are naturally the prince's allies, if they find traces of the prince and the prince of Guangping, they will definitely save them without hesitation. And Zhao Ze, who was seriously injured and unconscious at that time, was carried out to deal with him, maybe it was just a pretense!

As soon as Zhao Jue thought of this possibility, he panicked, and he didn't dare to tell Hong Wencheng the truth, for fear that he would blame him for letting the prince go, so he first sent his cronies to investigate the whereabouts of the ancestors and grandchildren of the Zhao family. They only stayed at Nanhui Port for one night, met a Western caravan with whom they often interacted, and then diverted to Zhang's mother's house in Songjiang City the next day.

There was one thing that aroused Zhao Jue's suspicions, that is, on the morning of the Zhao family's ship leaving Nanhui Port, a ship of the Western caravan also left Nanhui Port, it was said that it was going to Nanjing to sell goods, and the ship was temporarily opened by an official the day before. (To be continued......)