Jin and Zhang Erzhen sat in the carriage on the return journey, but their faces were sad. Zhang Erzhen looked sideways and said, "Is my mother unhappy, is it because what the girl of the Li family said made my mother unhappy?"

Jin said angrily: "Talking about a child, my mother is not small enough to have that kind of belly." What kind of bad luck did you say your father, if you can't make a good Jinshi Twelve, you can't get into Hanlin, and it's just that you can't be an official close to Beijing. It's good now, the Tiangao Emperor came here from afar, but it was troublesome, and one by one they had to rush to make trouble. ”

"What does the mother mean by this, is it possible that the lady from the capital has something to entrust to her father, who is a magistrate, and has nothing to do with the lady of the back house, so she has to avoid suspicion. After Zhang Erzhen finished speaking, she added: "My mother wants to refuse her unreasonable request." ”

Jin glanced at Zhang Erzhen and said, "You still need to say this truth, don't I understand?" It's just that, what do you know as a child, it's useless to tell you." ”

Zhang Erzhen also quietly rolled her eyes, leaned against the wall of the car and yawned, and said: "Then whether I will go tomorrow or not, if I cause trouble to my father again, my mother should not blame me, after all, my mother asked me to go, and I was reluctant to come." ”

"Definitely going to go. You're too old to stay in the house all the time. Go out and walk around more often to see what other girls are like, then it will be lively and attractive. I see that the girl from Zhongpingbo's family is very good, and that is what everyone looks like. Look at the way you can't get up every day, you follow Lao Xiucai to learn the sour Confucianism, and the embroidery girl you are looking for is also angry with you. The girl's family doesn't care about the female anthurium's family, and you can't take the imperial examination, and it's a waste of time to learn those poems and inks. The Jin family gushed endlessly, Zhang Erzhen listened with low eyebrows, and agreed from time to time: "Mother is right." ”

Jin looked at his daughter as if he was angry, and said hatefully: "I know that you are dealing with me, you kid has been slippery since he was a child, and he knew how to catch me when he was still in infancy." You are old now, and He'er and Yan'er are still young, so I naturally care more about them. You are the eldest daughter in the family, and you should love your brothers and sisters and respect your parents. Don't blame your mother for not caring enough for you, parents love their children, where are there ruthless parents. ”

Zhang Erzhen listened inattentively, the relationship between her and the Jin family became more and more distant with the passage of time, and the mother and daughter were more like a cooperative relationship and had nothing to do with feelings. Thinking about it, she was a little sad, her eyes were a little hot, she stared hard, and quietly pinched her thighs, what is there to be sad about, she still has a father, Zhang Luan has always treated her very well. She has never been an active person, and the Kim family has been indifferent to her for so many years, she can't greet her with a smile and be warm, and just respect each other like a guest.

Jin saw that his daughter kept her head down, and she couldn't get a response to what she said, like a punch on cotton, and she lost the interest in talking. Thinking of the poignancy when Mrs. Zhongpingbo held her hand, she couldn't help but be even more annoyed, the fourth girl in her family was very good-hearted, but unfortunately if it was really a disease brought by the womb, no matter how much Langzhong Divine Doctor couldn't cure it.

The carriage was quiet, Zhang Erzhen's thoughts were flying, and after a long time, she said softly: "Mother, my daughter caught a cold when she was five years old, and the high fever did not go away at night, and her clothes were wet. Mother still remembers that time, her daughter almost died. ”

Jin said casually: "When you were five years old, He'er was only one year old, and when you couldn't leave people, I didn't have the extra energy to take care of you. Thinking that the Yang family treated you wholeheartedly, it was just that he didn't save her in vain. ”

"Yes, at that time, the crane was still young and needed a mother. As long as the daughter is taken care of by a nurse, the mother does not have to worry. Zhang Erzhen regretted saying something like that, how could she really be like a child if she lived again, and how could she care about a child.

Kim was immersed in annoyance and didn't think much about it, and the conversation between the mother and daughter ended silently. Zhang Erzhen stared at the whiskers hanging down from the beating dark fragrant curtains, her mind was blank, she didn't want to think about anything, she was happy to be a carefree ancient concubine.

When the carriage arrived at the gate of Zhang's mansion, before it could stop, Jin jumped down with Hongliu and hurriedly went to Zhang Luan's study, about discussing the matter of Mrs. Zhongpingbo today. Zhang Erzhen poked her head out slowly, jumped out of the carriage and went straight back to the butterfly courtyard. Zhang Heling did not have the control of the Jin family today, and was already sitting on the Nanmu carved rocking chair made by Zhang Erzhen in the butterfly courtyard, holding the small snacks that the nurse had just made to eat, and the crumbs fell everywhere. Zhang Erzhen saw Zhang Heling's childish state from a distance, swept away the gloomy and sadness just now, and said with a smile: "Whose little monkey is this, who came here to eat and take, and stepped on the cotton mat that I made so easily." ”

When Zhang Heling saw her sister, she giggled with a smile, and said in a milky voice: "My sister is bad, she doesn't come to He'er, she eats such a good cake by herself, and there are such interesting playthings." ”

Zhang Erzhen hugged Zhang Heling down, patted the crumbs falling from the silk straight robe, and gently patted the eight-petal small fur hat on Zhang Heling's little head and said: "Good He'er, go back after eating, my mother is back, I can't find you, I should be in a hurry." ”

"I like my sister here, I'm going to play a little more. Zhang Heling shook off Zhang Erzhen's hand, took another piece of puff pastry hibiscus cake and ate it in a big bite, her bulging cheeks looked very cute.

"If you like this, my sister will let Mingyue send you some later. Zhang Erzhen took a thin brocade handkerchief woven of silk, wiped a hand for Zhang Heling, took his little hand and said: "Mother's mood is not good, if I can't find you later, I will beat you, my sister will send you back, will you come back next time?"

Zhang Heling didn't care and said: "If you don't go, you can't go, I want to stay here, I don't want to go." As he spoke, he was a little aggrieved and said: "Sister doesn't like me, I rarely see my sister, but my sister has to drive the crane away when she sees it." ”

Zhang Heling's grievances are true, the Jin family is very strict, and rarely allows Zhang Heling to come to the butterfly garden to play, and Zhang Erzhen needs to go to Yilan Courtyard to see He'er, and she is generally not very willing to go over. Zhang Erzhen couldn't see the lost look on Zhang Heling's round little face, so she had to order Mingyue to go to Yilan Courtyard and wait for Jin to tell her when she returned, and then led Zhang Heling into the inner room. Zhang Erzhen also made a lot of small objects when she was idle and boring, all of which she liked, and occasionally took them out to see with those distant memories. When she took out the big box containing the objects, Zhang Heling's eyes lit up instantly, and she said happily: "Sister, I like these, I like these." ”

Zhang Heling tilted his little buttocks and toes, and took out the Lego piled up into a pyramid, which was drawn by Zhang Erzhen, and Ruyue and the nurse found wooden blocks. The corners are polished very rounded, and they are finely smeared with tung oil, which looks exquisite. Zhang Heling cheered again, and held a big Pleasant Goat doll in his little hand. The lovely facial features were cut with red silk cloth on the pure white muslin, and they were sewn up finely, and they were stuffed with soft cotton, which was cute and cute. Zhang Heling's two little hands were full, her eyes were still looking inside, and Zhang Erzhen, who was looking at it, laughed for a while, and said, "Which one does He'er like, my sister will give it to you." ”