Zhuo Ruoning came to Zhuo Xiao's courtyard, and when she heard laughter in the study, she glanced at the door, and was suddenly pushed behind her.

Zhuo Ruoning turned around and saw Geng Kan standing behind him like an iron tower, staring at her condescendingly: "If you want to go in, go in, what are you doing sneaking around?" ”

The guests inside all laughed, Zhuo Ruoning's face turned red, and she rolled her eyes at him.

"Hello sons."

Everyone returned the salute one after another, Zhuo Ruoning only knew Geng Kan and Liu Yong, and the others were all fresh faces. This group of teenagers is obviously different from what Zheng Guogong has seen, except for Geng Kan and Liu Yong, the others are obviously dressed a few grades worse, and the pencil case fan bag is also hung on their waists, and only one is hooked with miscellaneous jade.

The children of ordinary officials are not as lively and jumpy as the children of the nobles, and they are more polite. However, Zhuo Xiao, as a courtesan in the capital, can interact with people of any class, and they are surrounded everywhere.

When Liu Yong saw Zhuo Ruoning, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he couldn't wait to ask: "Miss Zhuo, I don't know how much you know about metaphysics, there are a few questions that have bothered me for many days, and I want to discuss them with you." ”

Zhuo Ruoning: "What is metaphysics?" ”

Liu Yong was stunned by the question, and everyone else laughed, "Brother Liu, you are Miss Zhuo who is embarrassed, and she doesn't have to learn this." ”

Liu Yong still didn't give up, and continued to ask: "What about Fang Tian, Shang Gong and Pythagorean?" ”

Zhuo Ruoning shook his head, not understanding what he said.

Liu Yong's eyes darkened, obviously disappointed.

Zhuo Ruoning's self-esteem was a little hurt: "Although I don't know what you're talking about, I will definitely do it if you come up with the question, if you can't do it, I'll eat the question." ”

With the softest voice and the most ruthless words, the anti-cuteness amused everyone again, Liu Yong took out a book with raw edges from the bookbag, and turned to one of the pages to show her.

Zhuo Ruoning suddenly realized, "You already said that you would know the geometry problem, I will teach you a few ways to draw auxiliary lines, as well as formulas......"

These teenagers are all studying in Guozijian, and Guozijian teaches arithmetic, so they can understand some of them, and they all come around to listen carefully.

After talking about two topics, Xia Sang came over to spread the word, saying that Zhuo Ruoning's aunt was here and asked her to meet the guests.

Everyone listened to her lecture and sighed.

Zhuo Ruoning said that next time she found an opportunity to continue, she followed Xia Sang to the east wing, and wondered: "I still have an uncle?" ”

Xia Sang was not surprised by her nonsense, "Your eldest uncle's name is Lin Jiliang, who is the director of the Ministry of Industry's Camp and Qing Officials Division, and has presided over the palace construction project in Zhongdu all the year round; The eldest aunt Wen is the daughter of the Wen family of the Pujiang family, she lives in Pujiang with her family, not far from our old house, and today you are also your cousin Lin Jiaming and cousin Lin Xianjing.

As he spoke, he had already stepped into the east wing, and there were many people sitting inside and outside the house, and Lin and a plump woman wearing a turmeric over-the-shoulder cloud satin robe held hands, and they were talking affectionately. Behind the woman stood a man and a woman, the man was seventeen or eighteen years old, and the woman was thirteen or fourteen years old, both of whom were quite delicate and looked a little similar to the Lin family.

This should be the eldest aunt, Zhuo Ruoning walked over, saluted the woman, and called softly: "Auntie." ”

"Oh, I haven't seen you for a few days, I'm fat."

Lin said with a smile: "I don't know if Nanjing's feng shui is good, after moving here, I am not a picky eater, and I will be fat if I give you what to eat." ”

"It's good to be fatter, it's blessed." Wen laughed.

Zhuo Ruoning silently looked at her weak and pitiful little arm: Where did you see that you were fat?

She looked up at her cousin and cousin, and just saw Lin Xianjing smiling at her, so she happily took her and said, "The second brother is entertaining the guest son in the West Cross Courtyard, I'll send my cousin over first." We girls are all playing in the back room Moon Shadow Xuan, cousin Jing, you follow me. ”

Lin Xianjing was caught off guard by her sudden enthusiasm, and Wen was surprised: "Nian Nian is really different from before. ”

As she was talking, there was a commotion outside, and Mother Jiang hurriedly ran in: "Big lady, hurry up and prepare a public uniform for the eldest master, the holy decree is here!" ”

"So early?" Lin hurriedly got up, "Which father-in-law came to announce the decree?" Did the second wife prepare the money? ”

Depending on the person who comes, the things prepared will naturally be different.

"The second emperor and grandson came in person, and Captain Xu of Jinyiwei accompanied him."

The Lin family panicked when they heard this, "Is the incense case all set, who is entertaining the second emperor and grandson?" ”

Wen Shi held her: "Don't panic, your second wife has always been capable, and she must have been ready." ”

Zhuo Ruoning only heard "Captain Xu of the Jinyi Guard" in her ears, she said to Lin Xianjing, "I'll go", and left her and hurriedly ran to Moon Shadow Xuan.

When he took his things and went to the front hall, the old lady hadn't changed his clothes yet, Liu Xiao and Zhuo Xiao and other sons were laughing leisurely, and the other guests surrounded him like stars and moons.

Xu Jinchen was wearing a black gauze hat, a big red flying fish suit, and an embroidered spring knife on his waist, standing behind him expressionlessly.

"Xu Jinchen," Zhuo Ruoning beckoned at him from the side of the door, "Come here!" ”

Xu Jinchen glanced at her, and saw that everyone's attention was on the second emperor grandson, so he passed through the crowd and followed her out.

Zhuo Ruoning stood in a corner of the west wing room and the cross-courtyard, his arms folded on his chest, and his face puffed out.

"Didn't you say you would wait until my grandfather's birthday was over?" She was the first to attack.

Xu Jinchen's expression was faint: "I came today to have other official duties." ”

Zhuo Ruoning looked at him and found that he was wearing a more formal dress today, with a red flying fish suit with complex and gorgeous patterns, lining his skin as white as jade, and his facial features were as clean and delicate as ink paintings.

You can't blame me for being a nymphomaniac, it's clear that he's too foul-looking. Zhuo Ruoning made excuses for his heart.

"I've found the book, read it for yourself."

Xu Jinchen took the book, but didn't open it, staring at Zhuo Ruoning for a while, "Miss Zhuo seems to have an opinion on me?" ”

"Don't dare." She stretched out her hand, "Where's my drawing?" I mistook you for my second brother before, why didn't you say anything? ”

"I said no, but you didn't listen."

Zhuo Ruoning took out the hairpin given to her by the county lord of Jiangdu from her purse, "Give me back the drawings, and you can return this to the county lord of Jiangdu." ”

Xu Jinchen's eyes touched the hairpin, and he sank suddenly, and his face became ugly.

Zhuo Ruoning said again: "I was ignorant before, and I said a lot of bad things about the county lord in front of you, please don't take it to heart." ”

Xu Jinchen lowered his eyelids, and collected all his emotions into his dark and deep eyes, without leaking a trace of light.

He silently took the hairpin, took out the drawings folded into small squares and handed them to Zhuo Ruoning, turned around and left, without a trace of expression throughout the whole process.

The drawings seemed to be contaminated with the fragrance of lotus seeds on his body, and the tip of Zhuo Ruoning's nose was a little sour.

She held up the small piece of paper and asked, "Magic Mirror, who is the most pitiful person in the world?" ”

Drawings, of course, could not have answered her.