The small side courtyard is beautiful, and there is a small pond leading directly to the lake in the house, but the banks are covered by willows, and it is usually impossible to see the inside from the outside.

Now it is the height of summer, the lotus flowers in the small pond are blooming very well, the breeze is blowing, Zhang Yanjing feels a little comfortable, and she is actually a little envious of her cousin.

Although her yard is larger than this small side yard, there is no pond in the courtyard, and the layout is not so beautiful, more rules, even what flowers are planted must be approved by her mother, saying that she is a concubine, the future princess, every move and every line represents the demeanor of the two families, and you must not do what you want.

Zhang Yanjing's favorite place to come is her grandmother's yard, because her grandmother never asks them to use these rules, saying that girls are more restrained after getting married, and they should be more relaxed at home.

But her mother didn't think so, and even she knew that her mother looked down on her grandmother, and felt that her grandmother was born in the countryside and didn't understand anything.

Zhang Yanjing knows that her mother is for their good, but her grandmother also loves their grandchildren, so she sometimes doesn't know what to do.

"Cousin." Because of the maid's early report, Ye Qiu already knew that Zhang Yanjing was coming, so he stood at the door to greet her, after all, she was just a helpless orphan girl, but Zhang Yanjing was the young lady of this Hou Mansion, and she was the future princess, if she sat in the room and did not move, she would inevitably look arrogant and unruly.

"Cousin." Zhang Yanjing stepped forward and grabbed Ye Qiu's hand to salute, and said with a gentle expression, "We are cousins, and we are in our own family, so there are not so many rules. ”

Ye Qiu smiled slightly, but did not insist: "Cousin, sit inside." ”

Zhang Yanjing took Ye Qiu's hand and walked to the inner room, and asked with a smile as she walked, "Is my cousin still used to living?" Can the people serve you thoughtfully? ”

Ye Qiu bowed his head implicitly: "What's not thoughtful?" I used to do everything myself, but after I came to my aunt's place, I even had a maid to wash my face, and I was a little flattered. ”

Zhang Yanjing listened and didn't mean to look down on her heart, because she knew what Ye Qiu's family background was before, and Ye Qiu's honesty made her a little surprised.

She patted Ye Qiu's hand and said, "You are your grandmother's niece and granddaughter, it is right to let the maids serve, don't worry too much, it's too late for grandmother to hurt you!" ”

"It's my aunt and grandmother who hurt me that I feel uneasy, I'm just an orphan girl, and I can't live in this house for a long time, I will have to leave one day, if I am used to such a rich life, I am afraid that I will not get used to it after leaving the house in the future."

Zhang Yanjing was surprised when she heard this: "Why does my cousin think like this? Grandmother loves you like this, how can she let you out of the house? ”

Ye Qiu smiled calmly, as if he didn't know about her temptation: "Cousin said that I laughed, although my aunt and grandmother love me, I have always been surnamed Ye, and I will marry someone one day in the future, how can I marry a rich family with such an identity?" ”

"Why not? Grandmother is the old lady of our Hou Mansion, what does she say about family affairs? Just don't marry outsiders, you still have a few cousins in this house......"

"Cousin, don't laugh." Ye Qiu interrupted her words, and smiled coldly, "Although I am not from a good background, I still have self-knowledge, although my aunt and grandmother tried their best to match, but I know that my identity is not worthy, my cousins are gold and noble, to put it boldly, even the princess is also worthy, I am a concubine, but although I am an orphan girl, I have backbone, and I don't want my aunt and grandmother to be criticized because of me, even if I marry a farmer in the future, I don't want to marry any cousin in this house." ”

Ye Qiu's heartfelt sentence made Zhang Yanjing a little embarrassed and unable to deal with herself, and at the same time, she regretted listening to her mother's words to tempt her, her cousin was frank and, and they lived the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain.

"Cousin, forgive me, it's my cousin who is abrupt." Zhang Yanjing is also a person who dares to admit his mistakes, and immediately bowed slightly.

Ye Qiu hurriedly supported her, and said with some panic: "What is my cousin doing, shouldn't sisters say some confidant words?" ”

Hearing her say this, Zhang Yanjing knew that her cousin deliberately showed her intentions to her, and at the same time she didn't mind her temptation, which made her feel guilty, and at the same time, she had a good impression of Ye Qiu.

She took Ye Qiu's words and smiled at Ye Qiu: "Yes, it's normal for sisters to say some intimate words between sisters, it's cousin I think too much, cousin doesn't have to say anything too humble, you are your grandmother's niece and granddaughter, and you are also the cousin of our Hou Mansion, how can you marry a mud leg?" ”

"It doesn't matter what status you have, as long as you can be good to me in the future."

"It's this reason, cousin came to see, these fabrics and jewelry are fashionable in the capital, I estimate that my grandmother has also prepared them for you, but this is also my mother's heart, you and you keep it, the girl's clothes and jewelry are never too much."

Ye Qiu didn't have any pretension when he heard this, he looked at it slightly, and then thanked Zhang Yanjing sincerely: "Then thank you cousin and aunt." ”

Speaking of Ye Qiu, he took advantage of it, not to mention the clothes, just these jewelry are extraordinary, the Zhongyong Marquis Mansion followed the first emperor to fight the world back then, not to mention the treasure trove of everyone who looted all the way, even the rewards of the first emperor later, so although this Zhongyong Marquis Mansion is not as famous as the family, but the financial resources in the mansion are superior.

Therefore, the ladies and ladies in this kind of jewelry mansion don't look down on it, so what Zhang Yanjing sent to Ye Qiu is also in excellent condition, and one of these hairpins is comparable to all the family property she sold before she came to Beijing.

However, no matter how good Zhang Yanjing brought, it is not as good as what her aunt and grandmother gave, she is the only maiden relative of the old lady, and she is an orphan girl, the old lady took pity on her, and sent three treasure chests last night, which are full of rare jewelry, including a gem bonsai, a red coral with Nanzhu, sapphire, ruby treasure, tourmaline, crystal and other gemstones, she is afraid of showing the jealousy and red eyes of the people in the house.

The old lady came with the old marquis back then, her preferences are very vulgar, what is expensive and what she likes, the things in her private treasury are what the eldest wife of the family is worried about now, Ye Qiu got these, even the dowry of the concubines of ordinary official eunuchs may not be so much.

The old lady took pity on her, and Ye Qiu also suffered, she thought, in her previous life, she died in vain in this mansion, who is not responsible? It's nothing for her to get some money to live in this world, right? And they all gave it willingly.