The winter of Jingming's eighteenth year was really cold, and before the winter solstice, there was a snowfall.

Snowflakes fluttered one after another, like thin needles falling on the eaves and streets, gradually paving into a patch of white.

The bluestone road, the thin snow, condensed into a kind of pale with a tinge of blue, and the pedestrians' boots stepped on it, making a slight creaking sound, and some slippery.

It's naïve and cold.

The people walking on the road rubbed their hands, covered their ears, and quickened their pace.

In such a cold day, no one would want to go out unless they were forced to make a living or if it was necessary.

However, Dongpingbo Mansion has a guest today.

When Jiang seemed to be invited over by the maid of the Compassion Hall, he was full of doubts.

Seeing that the winter solstice is coming, it is a big festival in every house, and even the imperial court has a big court meeting, why come to be a guest at this time?

Walking to the door of the Compassion Hall, the sound of conversation and laughter inside came out.

"The fourth girl has arrived."

With the spread of the maid, the house was quiet.

Jiang seemed to glance at it.

On the kang sat cross-legged Mrs. Feng, an eighteen or nineteen-year-old woman sat next to the edge of the kang, her eyebrows lowered and her eyes were pleasing to the eyes, and her face could not be seen clearly for a while.

The third girl, Jiang Qiao, the fifth girl, Jiang Li, and the sixth girl, Jiang Pei, have all arrived, and the third wife, Guo, is also there.

Jiang Yi took off his cloak and handed it to the maid, walked in with his feet raised, and saluted Mrs. Feng and Guo: "Grandmother, third aunt." ”

Old Madam Feng looked at Jiang Yi with a smile on the corner of her mouth, and her attitude was rare and gentle: "Come here, meet your cousin." ”

Then he said to the woman next to him: "This is the fourth girl." ”

The woman raised her head and took the initiative to greet Jiang Ru: "Four girls." ”

Jiang seemed to see the woman's appearance clearly.

The unmarried woman's hairstyle, beautiful goose egg face, and moist almond eyes look like a quiet person.

Cousin?

Jiang seemed to be in his heart, thinking about the identity of the woman.

The one who asked her to call her cousin was either the daughter of her grandfather and sister, or the daughter of her grandmother's siblings.

My grandfather has passed away for many years, and with my grandmother's temperament, where is she willing to pay attention to the people over there, then there is a good chance that the woman in front of her is the daughter of my grandmother's brothers and sisters.

I haven't seen the impression before, so it's hard to determine which one it is.

Jiang pondered like this, but his movements did not stop, and he bowed slightly to the woman: "I've seen my cousin." ”

"The fourth girl doesn't need to be polite." The woman gave a handful of help, pursed her lips and smiled.

Jiang seemed to look at the woman's quiet and shy appearance, but he had a good impression.

At this time, Mrs. Feng opened her mouth: "Your cousin is the daughter of your little aunt and grandmother, and she came from Jinsha, and she will live in the mansion in the future, so you should be closer to your cousin." ”

Jiang seemed to know the identity of the woman at this time.

Mrs. Feng's youngest sister married in Jinsha County, south of the capital, and her husband's surname was Dou, because she was more than ten years younger than Mrs. Feng, and her children were not very old, but unfortunately she didn't live long, and she passed away more than two years ago.

So, this cousin has just come out of the filial piety period?

Thinking of this, Jiang Yi's eyelids suddenly jumped, and he felt uncomfortable.

She couldn't tell where that feeling came from, but she chose to trust her instincts.

There is such a cousin who is about to come to the New Year, no matter what her character is, she always feels that her grandmother is going to make trouble again.

Jiang couldn't help but glance at the woman more.

With graceful eyebrows and quiet expressions, she looks really a lovely girl.

Could it be that the grandmother is ready to carry the daughter of the little aunt and grandmother, so she brought someone to the capital and is ready to seek a good family affair for her?

That's understandable.

But Jiang still can't ignore the uncomfortable feeling.

Fortunately, my cousin is inferior to them, so she won't beat her brother's idea.

Of course, she did not look down on those who took refuge with relatives, but was wary of her grandmother. Anyone who has a relationship with his grandmother can't help but pay no attention to it.

Who made her grandmother's interests more important than anything else.

The woman lowered her eyes to avoid Jiang's gaze, and was secretly surprised in her heart: compared with the other three girls, the eyes of the fourth girl were so sharp, as if she could see through people's hearts.

And Old Madam Feng's attitude towards the four girls surprised her even more.

When the other three girls came in, the aunt was clearly the grandmother's ordinary attitude towards her granddaughter, and after the four girls came in, the aunt changed her relaxed posture, and the whole person seemed to be in good spirits.

It's not like a grandmother treats her granddaughter like this, but-

And what it was, the woman couldn't say it for a while, but she felt that something was not quite right, so she seemed to pay special attention to Jiang.

"Guo Shi, has Qin Fangyuan been cleaned up?"

Guo, who has always been silent, said: "It's cleaned up, and I don't know what style my cousin likes for the screens and curtains, so if I don't like it, I will change it." ”

The woman hurriedly said: "My cousin-in-law is too polite." ”

Old Madam Feng patted the woman's hand: "Don't be formal, Bofu will be your home in the future, and if you live in a place that you are not used to, remember to tell your third cousin." ”

Jiang seemed to be more and more surprised.

Qinfangyuan is the closest courtyard to their big house, and it hasn't been inhabited since my aunt left the pavilion.

Jiang Ancheng has a total of four brothers and sisters in his generation, only Jiang San's master is a concubine, and the other two sons and one daughter are all born to Mrs. Feng.

For her only daughter, Mrs. Feng naturally loves her, and after marrying far away, she will not let the yard be deserted, and someone will clean up and sweep it regularly.

Grandmother let Cousin Dou live in Qinfangyuan, which shows her love for her.

Love? Jiang seemed to quickly deny the idea again.

I don't have much of this kind of affection for my own granddaughter, but I will have it for my sister's daughter?

Old Madam Feng said again: "By the way, your cousin is drinking tea with your father, and you can see you when you go back, so as not to live in the mansion and even the elders don't recognize you." ”

Only then did Jiang seem to know that in addition to Cousin Dou, Uncle Dou also came.

"It seems that Qinfangyuan is not far from Begonia Residence, you and your third aunt will send your cousin over."

"Okay." Jiang seemed to smile and decided to wait and see what happened.

Accompanying the Guo family to send Cousin Dou to Qinfangyuan, Jiang seemed to go to Jiang Yi to sit down and mention the matter of the Dou family brothers and sisters coming to live in the Bofu for a long time.

Xu is process of revealing Zhu Ziyu's true face was too bloody, so that Jiang Yi had no possibility of self-deception, and after relieving these days, her state was much stronger than Jiang seemed to imagine.

Jiang Yi frowned when he heard this: "I have the impression that my cousin is very out-of-the-box, my sister should not be too close to him." ”

"Uncle Dou and Cousin Dou have been here?"

"I did, but you were too young to remember. In short, the fourth sister should stay away from Cousin Dou. ”

"Don't worry, big sister, I know. Uncle Dou doesn't live in the inner courtyard, so there are not many opportunities to meet. ”

The two sisters chatted for a while, and Jiang seemed to return to Begonia House.

In the afternoon, the fifth girl, Jiang Li, actually came to sit in the Begonia Residence.

Jiang Li is a person who doesn't want to cause trouble, and if she can't go out, she won't go out, and she is a rare guest when she comes to Begonia Residence.

Jiang seemed to suppress the surprise in his heart to entertain Jiang Li, and Jiang Li left without much effort.

Jiang seemed to feel strange, pondering what Jiang Li had said, and a sentence suddenly caught her attention.

"Mother may be unwell, but today she has a big temper."