Beauty is like a flower across the clouds! The eyes are shy, and the lips are smiling. Windswept grape belt, sunshine pomegranate skirt.

The thirty-year-old Jin's eyebrows and eyes are full of tenderness, the willow eyebrows are as light as silk, the corners of the eyes are like a spring breeze and soft, the eyes are charming, the figure is slender and slender, and the woman is not tired at all, and she is only twenty-five or sixteen. Zhang Luansheng is also handsome and elegant, the scholarly atmosphere is elegant and square, and between his eyebrows and eyes is a trace of seriousness and ruthlessness that he has experienced in his officialdom career for several years, but he is outstanding. As Zhang Erzhen, who has a high-quality output under the combination of the two, at the age of thirteen, she is even more slim, like a budding peony flower, beautiful but not demonic, glamorous but not vulgar, charming and charming, her cheeks are delicate and delicate like water, her nose is small, her eyebrows are not painted but Zhu, and her lips are not dotted but green. A pair of water-cut autumn eyes are even more breathtaking, looking at it is like seeing all the secluded deep pools, and the complicated mood is much calmer.

Zhang Erzhen was lazily sitting in front of the carved diamond mirror and looking at herself, looking at it for a while before sighing leisurely, muttering dissatisfiedly: "Red face and troubled water, red face and bad water!" I have to say that Wanrong really has a vision, Zhang Erzhen has been born from a immature little purse girl doll to a beauty today in just two years (don't blame her for narcissism), even Zhang Erzhen herself often doesn't know what she looks like in the mirror, and she will muttered when she is confused: "Where did this come from, how did she look so good?" At this time, Mingyue or Jin Qiu, who is waiting for grooming, will laugh, and laugh so that Zhang Erzhen slowly wakes up, and then there will be a short period of distress, although the beauty of life is not wrong, but now she doesn't need the beauty of the outer packaging, she has a prosperous father, a mother who is well-managed, and a fiancé who works hard to take the scientific examination (although he lost the first time), plus the identity of his daughter-in-law, it is not too perfect. But the appearance of this thing, seven points depend on heaven, three points depend on decoration, four sisters and brothers in their own family, all born handsome and clear, only Er Shu has more with Aunt Tang, and she looks more gentle. And Zhang Erzhen's beauty has a flamboyance that cannot be hidden, unrestrained and heroic.

"Girl, are you looking at yourself again?" Mingyue pushed the door in with a delicate one-foot-high box, and while smiling, she put her things on the black wooden table on the side, and combed the girl's waist-length hair with a handful of horns. Zhang Erzhen looked at the things resting on the table through the mirror, and glanced at the bright moon ghost angrily and said, "It's not good to stay in the house, where did you go?"

"Isn't it, Sun Gongzi sent it by someone, and I have already rewarded the person with silver, so the girl can rest assured. Mingyue skillfully pulled out a pendant bun, inserted a jade hairpin obliquely on the side of the left ear, looked at the girl's increasingly delicate face and sighed: "It's a pity, the girl doesn't like those delicate things, many bracelets and hairpins are useless, and they fall into the dust." ”

Zhang Erzhen shook her slightly heavy head and sighed: "It's already very heavy, and if I get some gold and silver to rest on my hair, I don't have to go out to meet people, I'm tired to death." ”

Zhang Erzhen walked slowly to the table, opened the box sent by Sun Baijian, and it was produced by the Treasure Pavilion, the few words on the box were dazzling, and inside the box was a simple painted ceramic doll, with two shy blush on the chubby face, small eyes, and a small mouth dotted with red vermilion. Zhang Erzhen pinched the doll's head and mentioned it, and as Mingyue exclaimed, there was a smaller doll in the big doll, with slightly wrinkled eyebrows, as if she was dissatisfied. Zhang Erzhen mentioned it again, and after four clicks in succession, it was possible to open this whole set of box dolls, which was roughly arranged in a row, with different colors and expressions, and it was gratifying to look at.

"Did Mr. Sun bring a message?" Zhang Erzhen pointed to the top of the smallest doll's head with a large fingernail, pinched and went back one by one.

Mingyue hurriedly took out the hot letter from her cuffs, "The slave doesn't want to see it as a girl." The first few times, you told me to put it away and look back. ”

"Alas-" Zhang Erzhen sat on the round chair with the letter and muttered: "It's not that I don't want to read it, isn't it that I don't want to add to my troubles, every time it's those things, and the food is annoyed to death." ”

Mingyue also felt the same way: "Since the last time Sun Gongzi was sick, Mrs. Sun sent a letter to our wife, I see that Mrs. Sun is not too concerned about the affairs of the Sun family." After hearing that the son of the Sun family failed in the examination room this year, Mrs. Sun became more and more tightly restrained by Sun Gongzi. Girl, it won't be the Sun family's ......" Mingyue also understood the art of speaking, half of the words were left, and the remaining half of the sentence was waiting for the girl to think about it.

Zhang Erzhen glanced at the words on the letter, put her arm on the table and said slowly: "Don't pay attention to the things on the side." Did I send the golden hairpin that I wanted to add makeup to the girl of the Li family?"

"It's here, and the nurse has already put it away. ”

Zhang Erzhen folded the letter and put it in the box, patted the dust on the goose-yellow skirt and said, "Let's go, let's go to the Li Mansion." ”

When Zhang Erzhen went to Li Mansion to see Li Zhuozhuo for the first time after returning to Beijing, Li Zhuozhuo's dead and silent eyes did not have a trace of longing, and she smiled far-fetched and desolate: "...... It's more close, it's a blessing for my family to be able to marry Wanjia, how many people want to marry into Wanjia and can't get in, Zhenzhen, don't persuade me, besides...... , with my reputation, being able to marry Wan Rong can be regarded as accumulating good deeds......" The words were smooth and straightforward, as if he had said it many times, Li Zhuozhuo continued: "Although many people sympathize with me for marrying such a gentleman, there are many people who are jealous that I can marry such a gentleman, there is nothing to say." Seeing Li Zhuozhuo's wanton and free appearance, Li Zhuozhuo's cynical abuse, and Li Zhuozhuo's flamboyant smiling face, Zhang Erzhen's heart was sour, and he couldn't bear to let the tears fall, and he was really not qualified to meddle in the affairs of the Li family.

"I heard...... A few days ago, Wan Jia brought out a corpse again, and an old couple cried around the corpse, and then they were hastily dismissed...... "Mingyue bit and was angry at all, she was also worthless for Miss Li."

"Did Madame say that?" Zhang Erzhen walked forward along the white stone green path of willow green, and said, "Is the carriage ready?"

Mingyue said with a smile: "If the girl still has to worry about this matter, the slave will be the first girl in the Butterfly Courtyard for nothing." Mrs. and Aunt Tang took the second girl to Jing'an Temple today, presumably they haven't come back yet. Yesterday the slave and maid ordered the little maid to prepare the carriage, and when it came to the eldest girl going out, they knew where to bring the horse and which carriage to prepare. ”

Zhang Erzhen praised: "In the past few years, you have become more and more stable. If you want to say that you have a high level of understanding, it is better to be taught by the nurse. ”

"Naturally, it was the nurse who taught it well. Mingyue said proudly: "Don't worry, girl, even if you marry into the Sun family in a few years, the slave and maid will follow you, and the people below will take care of the housework." ”

Li Wei was already waiting at the door of the side door, Zhang Erzhen lifted her skirt, stepped on the footstool, Mingyue followed, and then closed the curtain tightly, Mingyue carefully checked it, and made sure that it was strictly in place, even a fly could not fly in. Seeing this, Zhang Erzhen sighed: "Mingyue, every time you go out, you have to be like this, it's really tiring." ”

Mingyue glared at her and said: "Girl, we are taking a big risk when we go out, Mrs. has explained everything, and the slave must take care of the girl." The nurse also reprimanded the slave and maid many times with her ears, and asked the slave and maid to cheer up the spirit of the twelve, and never let the girl come nonsense. The girl was born specially, and she didn't have to have another accident. ”

Zhang Erzhen unconsciously pinched her delicate face, and said a little irritably: "Alas, since I returned to Beijing, I have rarely gone out in a proper manner." Now every time I go out, I have to keep up with a bunch of people looking at me, there are so many official ladies in Beijing, why do I need to be so guarded like this, I'm not happy-" It's been a year since I returned to Beijing, and I've only been out three times, Zhang Erzhen feels that she has done a good enough, and in order to prevent Wanrong's guy from seeing her again, she has tried her best to reduce her sense of existence.

Mingyue comforted: "It's easy for us to come back, it's inevitable to be on guard." I went out to see Miss Li today, and I don't know when the girl will go out next time, oh - by the way, it's about the time when Miss Li gets married, and there are still ten days. ”

Zhang Erzhen sighed: "When Miss Li got married, I couldn't go, don't forget who the groom official was at that time?"

Mingyue hurriedly covered her mouth, and a muffled voice came out: "Oh, the slave maid is wrong, when Miss Li gets married, the girl can't go out." No wonder the girl went to the Li Mansion today, but it was the negligence of the slave maid. ”

Zhang Erzhen thought in a daze, I am afraid that today is the last time I will meet Comrade Li Zhuozhuo - after Li Zhuozhuo marries into the Wanjia family, I don't know when we will meet again.

The Li Mansion is located at the end of Ninghua Street, one of the gathering places of the official generation in Shuncheonfu. Located in the southwest of the Forbidden City, Zhang Erzhen's carriage will slowly pass by several magnificent stone lions, first in the mansion of the university scholar Shangle, and then in the mansion of Yao Yan, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry. Both mansions cover several hundred acres, and it takes a long time for the pony carriage to pass. Then there is the mansion of Lord Li of Shaoqing of Guanglu Temple, a large mansion covering an area of 100 acres with two entrances and three courtyards. There were already a few maids waiting at the side door, and when they saw the small carriage coming leisurely, they knew that it was the girl of the Zhang family who had arrived, and a forty-year-old mother-in-law hurriedly led the carriage through the side door into the Li Mansion. Entering the side door, he put on a small yellow flat-topped sedan chair, and the four little maids carried Zhang Erzhen and walked towards the courtyard of the eldest girl.

Li Zhuozhuo is quite chivalrous, the yard where he lives is called Dragon and Tiger Roar, Zhang Erzhen was indeed a little dumbfounded when he saw it for the first time, and then there was a sigh of regret, Dragon and Tiger Roar——, Your master has become a docile and gentle little sheep, what else is it to howl, it should become 'laughing'."

"Girl, you're here. Li Zhuozhu's personal maid Zizhu looked anxious, Zhang Erzhen stepped out of the sedan chair, and saw Zizhu's expression a little puzzled: "It's here now, what is Sister Zizhu anxious about?"

Zizhu looked left and right and couldn't speak, Zhang Erzhen accelerated her pace, Mingyue followed, and the group walked towards the dragon and tiger. After crossing a small rockery and walking across a Shifeng Bridge, it was considered to enter Li Zhuozhuo's yard. The little maids ran all the way in to report, Li Zhuozhuo was bored caressing the fiery red wedding dress, and the irritability between his eyebrows and eyes did not look like a bride to be married. Hearing the voice of "Miss Zhang is here", Li Zhuozhuo also had a slight smile on his face, and the little maid next to him looked at the girl happily, and hurriedly ordered to prepare tea and snacks.

Li Zhuozhuo was wearing a plain willow green placket and a white pomegranate skirt, Zhang Erzhen saw that Li Zhuozhuo's face was a little thinner than the last time she saw her, and took Li Zhuozhuo's hand and said dissatisfiedly: "If Sister Zhuo really misses me, she should come to me early, why torture yourself like this, look at what she has lost weight." ”

Zizhu and Mingyue, who followed, both covered their handkerchiefs and smiled, but their hearts were sad, their own girl (the girl of the Li family) saw that the marriage was approaching, where did they have the appetite to eat. Li Zhuozhuo also smiled, showing his white teeth in an atmospheric manner, pulling Zhang Erzhen towards the house with his backhand, pressing Zhang Erzhen on the chair, and said with a smile: "If you don't come to accompany me to relieve my boredom, I will naturally die of boredom." We haven't seen you a few times since we came back, and alas, it's even harder to see you now. ”

The maids neatly brought a small teacup with a porcelain white and gold rim and rested it on the small table next to Zhang Erzhen, with a few plates of timely fruit snacks, Li Zhuozhuo sat on the left side of the small table, Zhang Erzhen saw the fiery red wedding dress hanging on the mahogany stand, and looked at the disgust that Li Zhuozhuo's eyes couldn't hide, so he also pretended not to see it, and said with a smile: "I remember the first time we met, it was still in the late sister's house." It's been a few years in a blink of an eye, and we've all grown up, thinking that when we first met, Sister Zhuo was the same age as I am now. ”