The Zhang family, Zhao Wei and Zhao Xiu, brothers and sisters, didn't know that the Jiang family had such plans at all. Zhao Xiu was relieved to learn that the Lin family had withdrawn. As for who Zhao Xiang will be promised by the Jiang family after the marriage is gone, it is not her concern. Zhao Xiang is not an important person, does she still have to care about the follow-up? is even more interested in planning a consensual marriage for Zhao Xiang. She only stayed in Jining for two or three days, and she didn't have that much leisure.

She was in the room of the post station at the moment to greet her friend Fang Renzhu, the fifth girl.

Mrs. Fang Da packed her luggage and embarked on the road back to Beijing with a group of servants early this morning. The canal to the north is not easy to walk now, so she simply chose to take the carriage by land, and you can imagine how hard the road will be. But all she thought about was her eldest daughter who was suffering in her husband's family, and she didn't take this hard work to heart at all. As soon as she left, the Fang family's middle feed was handed over to Fang Renzhu. Fortunately, Fang Renzhu studied with her mother for a few months, and she herself is smart, and there are helpers to help her, so it is not difficult to deal with it. After finishing her housework, she still has time to visit her friends at the inn.

When they reunited after a long absence, Zhao Xiu had to talk about Fang Huizhu first, and she didn't have time to talk more with Fang Renzhu, so until today, the two little girls had the opportunity to talk about it. The two talked about their life after parting, the gossip in Beijing, the recent situation of Feng, Liu, Cao and other friends, and the new poetry album, Fang Renzhu mentioned that when she went all the way south to Jining, she saw the scenery along the canal and the paintings she painted.

Her eyes flashed with an unprecedented light: "It wasn't until that day that I really understood the truth that 'it is better to read ten thousand books than to travel ten thousand miles'." It's a pity that I used to think I was knowledgeable, but in fact I was just a frog at the bottom of a well, and I didn't know how big the world was outside. I used to ask myself if my drawing skills were okay. The poems you make can also be handed, and when I see your paintings and poems, I only feel that the atmosphere is novel, not that I can make it, although I envy it, but I don't feel anything. Until I myself took the boat and went down the canal. See the scenery from the shore. I saw the vastness of heaven and earth, the hard work of farmers, and the ruthlessness of wind and rain...... Wait until I see this qiē. I don't know how much I missed before. I'm just a weak girl raised in the boudoir, I have read a few more books, but I don't understand anything at all, how dare I think I'm smart? ”

She sighed. looked at Zhao Xiu again: "You who have seen this qiē are naturally more knowledgeable than me." You don't like to show off to people. In fact, there is a number in the heart. I remembered how much my sisters despised you at the beginning, and I only thought that you were from the countryside, and you must not understand anything, and you could not compare to them everywhere. I didn't say anything. In fact, it is not necessarily that I don't feel the same way. Today I realized that we are the ones who really don't understand anything. You must have thought it was ridiculous when you looked at us at that time, right? ”

Zhao Xiu smiled: "It's ridiculous." Where do I think so much? No one can say that everything in this world is understood. I just know a little more about mundane things than you do. If you see more scenery, you may not be smarter than you. At least my talent for poetry is far less than yours. You say that my poems are good, just because I can think of sentences that you can't think of, but it's not that you're not as talented as me, it's that I've seen some good poems that you don't know. ”

Fang Renzhu pursed his lips and smiled: "You are also too modest, if you want to say that you read more poetry, you must not be as good as mine." Although your family has a library, the largest collection of books is not in the category of poetry. The children of our Fang family have been reading and learning poetry since childhood. I only look at your poems, and I know that you just read less and practice less. But you can still write such good poems, which shows that your talent is not inferior to mine. And your paintings, your characters, which one is not top-notch in the boudoir? It's okay if outsiders don't know, but I know it clearly. ”

Zhao Xiu smiled again: "Being top-notch in the boudoir is not a great achievement." Let's not say that the talents in the boudoir we know and come to account for a few percent of the world, just competing in the boudoir is not a glorious thing. I have been studying with my brother since I was a child, and I have to learn everything he learns, until he was admitted to Xiucai, and I have grown up, and I have to help the housekeeper, and what I learn is different. He's also a Yakui in Shuntianxiang, if I'm too stupid, wouldn't it be an insult to his face? I think that if you really want to compare, you should compare with the people of the world, and you should also compare with all the peers in the world. We don't have to be worse than boys, we have to compare them all to dare to say that we are top-notch characters. ”

Fang Renzhu's eyes rippled with brilliance, her cheeks flushed, she looked at Zhao Xiu with some excitement, and stopped talking, but in the end she didn't say anything, just pursed her lips and smiled, and said, "My sister is a person with great ambitions, and I can't be too decadent." ”

The little sisters looked at each other and smiled, each took a sip of the tea bowl, and said nothing.

Fang Renzhu put down the tea bowl and changed the topic: "I was at home for the past two days, and I listened to the discussion of the people below, saying that my sister's family had some accidents with a member of our government office, but is it true? ”

This must be Zhao Xiang's marriage that has been resolved. It's not a secret, and Zhao Xiu didn't mean to hide it from his friends: "There is such a thing, but it has been resolved." She briefly stated the cause of the incident.

Fang Renzhu was thoughtful, Zhao Xiu looked at it and asked, "What's wrong?" Do you think Zhao Xiang is pitiful and unbearable? You used to know each other too, so I just ignored her, but I won't stop you from associating with her. ”

Fang Renzhu shook his head with a solemn expression: "She is a person with corrupt morals, I have heard of it in Beijing. After arriving in Jining, although I heard that the Jiang family had a niece to vote, but because I heard that it was surnamed Niu, I didn't think much about it, and I didn't know that it was her until yesterday. Though she is pitiful, there is something hateful about the pitiful. She was affected by her parents, she was upright, unkind, unfilial and unrighteous, and she was extremely lucky to be able to live a life without worrying about food and clothing today. If she's so lucky, why should I have to deal with her again? However, I won't tell anyone who doesn't know about her old days, that's all. ”

Zhao Xiu smiled, she knew that Fang Renzhu was such a person, so she was not worried that the latter would really re-establish friendship with Zhao Xiang. She asked, "So what are you thinking?" ”

"I'm not worried about Zhao Xiang, but about the Lin family." Fang Renzhu said, "Your stay in Jining is too short, and you don't know the details of this family. They are just small officials, where does the power come from? And when the Jiang family was in office in the past. What a view? The children of their family are all from serious imperial examinations, and they are arrogant, even if they are white now, they will not degenerate to the point of slapping up small officials in a year or two. ”

"Oh?" Zhao Xiu was curious, "Could it be that what is the origin of this Lin family?" ”

Fang Renzhu lowered his voice: "His family is not a good one, but he is an old official." Generations. There have been three generations in this Jining Mansion. In the past, he was just a small family, but because his daughter married into a wealthy family in the province, he made a concubine for the only son of the three-room family. gave birth to the only grandson in that room, and the mother was more precious than the son, and even the mother's family became majestic. It's just because the Lin family is acting in a measured manner, so as not to provoke the anger of the public. Therefore, everyone else is polite to his family, but in fact, they are looking at the face of that gentry. It's not that the Lin family is amazing. After a pause, she lowered her voice, "That wealthy gentleman, I heard that he has a good relationship with the Guo family. used to be an in-law, but he was never involved in a rebellion case, so he is still very beautiful. But my father and uncle told my mother, my brother and me a lot. Say don't associate with their family. ”

Zhao Xiu raised his eyebrows. The Guo family is talking about the maiden family of King Ying's biological mother, Guo Shufei, right? His family is the main supporter of King Ying's rebellion. This gentleman Ruozhen has a close relationship with his family. Whether it really has nothing to do with rebellion is really hard to say. If there was no reason, Brother Fang Chongshan would not have told his family not to associate with his family.

What she was more curious about was where did Fang Renzhu hear the news? This friend was a man of great grace and dignity, and he had never cared about mundane affairs.

Hearing her question, Fang Renzhu immediately blushed and said embarrassedly: "That's because I was young and ignorant. Now that I'm older, my sister is already married, and my mother takes care of the housework alone, which is really hard. As a son of man, I should share my mother's worries, otherwise it would be too unfilial. Besides, Shang Qiong is the eldest son in the family, she has made a family relationship with him, and when she gets married in the future, she will take on the responsibilities of the daughter-in-law of the Shang family. It will not work to only care about poetry and books and ignore mundane things as before.

Zhao Xiu laughed when he heard this, and said: "Actually, these things do not conflict with poetry and books, for example, when we chat, in addition to poetry and songs, we will also talk about interesting things about friends' families." ”

Fang Renzhu smiled, and told her seriously: "Don't have more dealings with that gentry and the people of the Lin family." My father and my third uncle are not untargeted people, and since they have been instructed like this, there must be a reason. I was worried that they were involved in the rebellion case, but they were numerous in the province, and there were many old in-laws, and I heard that they also raised private soldiers. It's better to be farther away, or farther away. ”

Zhao Xiu was a little surprised, but still nodded in agreement and thanked his friend again.

Fang Renzhu came to see a friend today, but she couldn't stay long, and she had to go home to take care of the housework. Seeing that the time was almost up, she said goodbye to Zhao Xiu and gave a few new works to the latter as gifts.

Zhao Xiu was a little ashamed, this way south, because of the cold weather, the ink was not easy to melt, she had not practiced a few paintings in total, but used homemade charcoal to draw some sketches. But now looking at Fang Renzhu's exquisite landscapes and pastorals, how can she get it? This also made her secretly vigilant, some things are like a boat sailing against the current, if you don't advance, you will retreat, and she can't continue to relax.

Zhao Xiu sent Fang Renzhu out, and it happened that Fang Jinqi, the eldest son of the Fang family, came to pick up his sister, stood outside the gate and looked inside, and saw his sister and a girl who was a head taller than her walking out. The girl was wearing a begonia red brocade jacket, a pale yellow embroidered skirt, a fluffy rabbit skin ear protector on her head, and a smiling face that was indescribably delicate and lovely. Fang Jinqi suddenly blushed, knowing that this must be his sister's friend, Miss Zhao, the sister of Jiannan Hou. He hurriedly lowered his head and turned half a way around, but the roots of his ears were still red.

Zhao Xiu didn't know the movement outside the door, this was a post station, not her own house, she knew that there were people coming and going, so she only sent it to the front yard and said goodbye to Fang Renzhu. It is very likely that she will leave in the next two days, so she may not have a chance to see Fang Renzhu again, so she will meet her on the way back to Beijing next spring.

The two girls said goodbye, Zhao Xiu stood in the door, watched Fang Renzhu get into the carriage, and left under the escort of his brother. She was about to turn around, but suddenly she heard a creak at the door, but it was Gao Zhen who walked in. He was wearing the cloak she made today, and he was handsome, and she was slightly stunned when she saw it, and then reacted immediately, and asked with a smile: "Why did the prince come over suddenly?" Don't send anyone to say it first, I'll be prepared. ”

Gao Zhen had a stiff face, and his expression was not very good-looking. He glanced at Zhao Xiu with some grievances: "Who is here just now?" ”

Zhao Xiu replied: "It's the fifth girl of the Fang family, didn't the prince see the mark on his carriage?" ”

"Who will remember the mark on his carriage?" His eyes were on the man on horseback!

Gao Zhen's face looked a little better, thinking that Fang Jinqi must have come to pick up his sister, but his eyes just looked at some places that he shouldn't see. He is not an angry person, so naturally he will not lose his temper at innocent people.

He just said to Zhao Xiu: "Clean up, let's prepare for tomorrow and leave." ”

"Huh?" Zhao Xiu blinked, a little unable to react. (To be continued)

PS: It's my fault! I'm sorry! Tears run ~~~R655