Since Mr. Xia was rescued, the palace has secretly sent a lot of people out to look for him, so Xiao Xia didn't dare to relax.

For the safety of Mr. Xia, she can only be allowed to live in the backyard of Zizhuju temporarily.

The backyard of Zizhuju is full of bamboos of different heights and qualities, about ten acres. Tucked away in the bamboo grove are a few small wooden huts where marshmallows were once hidden.

A small bluestone path leads to the small wooden house deep in the bamboo forest. But if outsiders come, even if they follow the bluestone path, they will get lost, and this place has been set up by Qiu Laobu with a simple ecstasy formation.

Walking into the depths of the bamboo forest, you can quickly see a chic and elegant cabin.

The front of the cabin is a large floor-to-ceiling window, and in summer, the lattices can be taken down and hung with bamboo curtains made of green bamboo chips, which is elegant and cool.

When Xiao Xia followed the bluestone path and counted the steps to approach the cabin, he happened to see Mr. Xia sitting behind the half-covered bamboo curtain, focusing on the paintings on the table. With a faint smile on his face, he looks relaxed.

When Xiao Xia was already standing outside the bamboo curtain, she didn't notice it, she was still swaying her wolf hair, and her pen was smooth. The breeze blew gently into the wooden house, and the ink on the rice paper was quickly blown dry. also blew Mr. Xia's gray hair.

In the past two years, Mr. Xia has been tortured and has aged a lot.

After a cup of tea, Mr. Xia put down his pen, picked up the painting and looked at it carefully, nodded, and seemed very satisfied with his work.

"Mr. Xia."

Hearing Xiao Xia's call, Mr. Xia turned his head and looked behind the bamboo curtain. Seeing Shen Xiaoxia standing in the bamboo shadow, a turquoise Luo skirt and the dark green green bamboo more than ten zhang high behind her complemented each other, like an elf in the bamboo forest, full of aura.

"How long have you been here? Come on in. ”

Xiao Xia nodded, took off her embroidered shoes, and stepped onto the wooden floor in her stockings. Chunhua glanced at it, turned her head and flew away into the bamboo forest. Mr. Xia's rules here are big, and Chunhua can't stand it the most, and he always feels very depressed, so when Xiao Xia accompanies Mr. Xia, Chunhua generally hides far away.

"Say hello to Mr. Xia."

Mr. Xia put down the painting, sat down at the table on the side, and motioned for Xiao Xia to sit down as well.

"You come and make tea."

"Yes."

Xiao Xia obediently sat down and made tea quietly.

Brewing tea is a very elegant art, which is what Mr. Xia deliberately instructed her. Shen Xiaoxia naturally knew Mr. Xia's kindness, so he naturally would not refuse.

Even a little bit of detail in the whole process of making tea can reflect a woman's cultivation, Mr. Xia points out Xiao Xia's shortcomings from time to time, and if there is something good she does, she will also nod, her eyes are full of love and praise.

It didn't take long for the cabin to fill with the aroma of tea.

Mr. Xia elegantly picked up the tea bowl, admired the color of the soup, saw that the tea soup was yellow and clear, and nodded. Smell its aroma, the aroma is noble and delicate, fresh and pleasant, and nod again. Take a sip lightly, and do not swallow the throat, the tea soup is slightly bitter and then sweet, and has strong astringency. Nodding again.

Pour the boiled tea leaves into the lid of the cup, spread the bottom of the leaves evenly, observe its color, state, and finally be satisfied.

"You have improved a lot, different people make different teas, and boiling tea can show a person's conduct and heart. So you have to practice a lot. ”

Xiao Xia's forehead is said to be.

"Thank you, Mr. Xia, for your advice."

Mr. Xia shook his head, looked at the bamboo forest outside while sipping tea, and put down the tea bowl before saying, "What are you doing here to find me!" ”

"I can't hide anything from Mr. Xia, I do have something to find Mr. Xia."

Xiao Xia knew that he couldn't hide it from the shrewd Mr. Xia, so he took out the small brocade box in his arms and pushed it in front of Mr. Xia.

"I don't know if Mr. Xia has never seen such a thing, or knows the origin of such a thing."

Mr. Xia glanced at Xiao Xia when he heard this, although he didn't understand what Xiao Xia let him see, but he didn't refuse.

When Mr. Xia opened the brocade box, he saw the silk handkerchief inside the brocade box, and he could see at a glance that this was a golden yarn woven from golden silk, a good thing that is hard to find. I think that their sisters were among the best ladies in Beijing, and they rarely wore dresses made of this material. It's a pity that things are not human......

"Mr. Xia?" Xiao Xia saw that Mr. Xia was distracted, and he didn't know why, so he called out.

Mr. Xia's mind drifted a little far away, and he was called and came back to his senses. After a closer look, I felt that this handkerchief was a little familiar, as if I had seen it somewhere. When she picked up the silk handkerchief curiously, looked at it carefully, and the dusty past of decades ago was replayed.

"Hong Zhao, you can be regarded as here to show you a good thing." A twenty-eight-year-old girl with delicate facial features, clear eyebrows, and a pair of big eyes with great aura. The body is slightly rounded, and the speech is gentle and beautiful.

It's really more beautiful than flowers.

"This is? Is this Kim Hwan Sa? ”

The girl nodded happily, with a happy face.

"This is sent by the eldest sister, and I heard that there are three horses in the palace this year. My sister gave it to me. ”

"Aren't you about to get married, eldest cousin is helping you save for a dowry!"

was teased by Hong Zhao, and the girl's white and somewhat fleshy little face suddenly blushed.

"Aren't you about to get married, and you dare to tease me?"

A pair of little sisters laughed for a while, but they all looked sad, which is probably the feeling of sadness that every woman to be married in the boudoir will have.

"What are you worried about? I heard that the He family is also a scholarly family, so I heard that the son of the He family is also good-looking, isn't it just a match for you? It's not like I married into the most complicated Hou Mansion, or the eldest son of the Hou Mansion, and there will be a lot of trouble in the future! ”

"I ......"

"What are the sisters whispering? Why don't you notify me? At this time, another girl appeared in the picture, speaking quietly and stingy, apricot eyes, cherry mouth, palm-sized melon seed face, a pair of faint willow eyebrows frowned slightly, walking like a weak willow supporting the wind, not moving like still water to watch the moon, the so-called sinking fish and geese are nothing more than that!

"Is the third sister's stubborn cough better? It's windy today, so I didn't ask you to go out. ”

"Second sister, cousin Hongzhao." The girl was about to bend down to salute when she was pulled up.

"Jinqi, sit down! Look at you like this? I'm sick every day, how did that guy Gu Hong fall in love with you? I've heard he's been proposing three times? ”

"Cousin Hongzhao, don't say it. Ahem...... "Seeing that Jin Qi was anxious, he began to cough again, and no one dared to mention it again.

In order not to make the third sister nervous, the second sister Jinxiu quickly changed the topic. Pointing to the Jin Huan yarn, he said: "I plan to divide this Jin Huan yarn among the three of us, each of whom can make a knee-high armor, and the rest of the cloth heads, make a few silk handkerchiefs, what do you think?" ”

"No, wouldn't this be a waste of this rare Jin Huan yarn, this batch can just be made into a Luo skirt."

Jinxiu shook her head and said, "I'm afraid it's rare for the three of us sisters to get together in the future, so wouldn't it be more meaningful to keep a thought?" ”

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